The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000
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The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10331-8, Apr 2000, £14.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (George Allen & Unwin 1937) classic young adult fantasy novel. Illustrated by Alan Lee.
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Letters from Father Christmas J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10385-7, Nov ’99, £14.99, 157pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1976 as The Father Christmas Letters) associational collection. Revised and expanded edition. Edited by Baillie Tolkien.
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The Lord of the Rings: Millennium Edition J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10387-3, Aug ’99, £29.99, unpaginated, hc) [Middle-Earth] Boxed set of seven small hardbacks collecting the original three volumes, plus an audio CD.
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The Lord of the Rings: Millennium Edition J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710500-2, Sep 2000, £25.00, unpaginated, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1999) boxed set of seven small paperbacks collecting the original three volumes. It does not include the audio CD issued with the 1999 edition. The volumes are individually titled: The Ring Sets Out, The Ring Goes South, The Treason of Isengard, The Ring Goes East, The War of the Ring, The End of the Third Age, and Appendices.
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The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10367-9, Oct 2000, £14.99, 367pp, tp, cover by Ted Nasmith) Reprint (Allen & Unwin; Houghton Mifflin 1977) fantasy collection. The 1998 edition, illustrated by Ted Nasmith.
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Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earth J. R. R. Tolkien (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10215-X, May 2000, £17.99, 611pp, hc, cover by J. R. R. Tolkien) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1980) collection of original stories, edited by Christopher Tolkien, who contributes an introduction. A 20th Anniversary Edition.
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The Hobbit: A Three-Dimensional Picture Book J. R. R. Tolkien & John Howe (HarperCollins UK 0-00-136128-7, Oct ’99, £16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by John Howe) [Middle-Earth] Fold-out pop-up version. There is no substantive text. Illustrations by John Howe.
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The Path of the She-Wolf Theresa Tomlinson (Red Fox 0-09-940265-3, Apr 2000, £3.99, 133pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones) [Forestwife] Young-adult Robin Hood novel with fantasy elements. Last in the “Forestwife” trilogy after The Forestwife (1995) and Child of the May (1998).
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Doctor Who: The King of Terror Keith Topping (BBC Books 0-563-53802-3, Nov 2000, £5.99, 279pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 36 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.
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Doctor Who: Prime Time Mike Tucker (BBC Books 0-563-55597-1, Jul 2000, £5.99, xvi+234pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 32 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series, starring the 7th Doctor and Ace.
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In Spirit Nick Turnbull (Scholastic UK 0-439-99604-X, Aug 2000, £3.99, 228pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel based on legends of the Algarve. A “Point Horror Unleashed” title.
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Colonisation: Second Contact Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-75144-4, Jan 2000, £6.99, 694pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) alternate-history SF novel, first in a trilogy, sequel to the “Worldwar” tetralogy. Aliens and humans on Earth face the turmoil of the 1960s.
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Colonization: Down to Earth Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76868-1, May 2000, £17.99, 489pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) alternate-history SF novel, second in a four-book series. In the 1960s, nations have made accommodations with the alien invaders. [First U.K. edition]
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Colonization: Down to Earth Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-76869-X, Dec 2000, £6.99, 620pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Colonization] Reprint (Del Rey 2000) alternate-history SF novel, second in a four-book series sequel to the “Worldwar” tetralogy.
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Darkness Descending Harry Turtledove (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-684-85827-4, Apr 2000, £9.99, x+594pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Darkness] Epic fantasy novel. Second in a series after Into the Darkness. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
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The Great War: Walk in Hell Harry Turtledove (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71547-2, Jan 2000, £16.99, 484pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) alternate history SF novel, second in a four-book series after The Great War: American Front. The United States and the Confederate States of America fight on opposing sides in WWI. [First U.K. edition]
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The Great War: Walk in Hell Harry Turtledove (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-71548-0, Apr 2000, £6.99, 691pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Great War] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) alternate history SF novel, second in a four-book series.
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Into the Darkness Harry Turtledove (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02282-2, Apr 2000, £6.99, 607pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Darkness] Reprint (Tor 1999) fantasy novel, first in a new series. A king’s bid to regain a duchy may lead to a world war.
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Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Balance Point Kathy Tyers (Random House UK/Century Lucasbooks 0-7126-8496-4, Nov 2000, £15.99, 333pp, hc) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Novelization based on the “Star Wars” series, set more than 25 years after the third film. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.
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After the Plague Jean Ure (Mammoth 0-7497-2711-X, Oct ’99, £4.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Plague 99] Reissue (Methuen 1992 as Come Lucky April) SF novel. Book 2 in a trilogy.
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Plague Jean Ure (Mammoth 0-7497-0333-4, Oct ’99, £4.99, 150pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Plague 99] Reissue (Methuen Children’s Books 1989 as Plague 99) SF novel. Book one in a trilogy.
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The Boris Vallejo Portfolio Boris Vallejo (Paper Tiger 1-85585-792-8, May 2000, £12.99, 64pp, tp) Reprint (Paper Tiger 1994) collection of 28 poster-size paintings, now reduced to limpback size.
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Titans: The Heroic Visions of Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell Boris Vallejo & Julie Bell (Paper Tiger 1-85585-850-9, Sep 2000, £20.00, 160pp, hc) Art book showing illustrations of Marvel superheroes. Text by Nigel Suckling.
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Alien Plots: Female subjectivity and the Divine in the Light of James Tiptree’s ‘A Momentary Taste of Being’ Inez van der Spek (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-824-3, Feb 2000, £14.00, 241pp, tp, cover by Lucebert) Critical study of Tiptree/Sheldon’s fiction and life, focussing on a single story (not included) interpreted in a variety of ways. A hardcover edition (-814-6, £32.99) was announced but not seen. [James Tiptree, Jr.]
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Big Planet Jack Vance (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07117-6, Jul 2000, £9.99, 218pp, tp) Reprint (Avalon 1957) SF novel. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”. [First U.K. edition]
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Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-994-5, Apr 2000, £7.99, 741pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dying Earth] Fantasy omnibus of all the “Dying Earth” books: The Dying Earth (1950); The Eyes of the Overworld (1966); Cugel’s Saga (1983); and Rhialto the Marvellous (1984). Volume 4 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. [First U.K. edition]
- · The Dying Earth · oc New York: Hillman Books, 1950
- 3 · Turjan of Miir · ss The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- 17 · Mazirian the Magician · ss The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- 32 · T’sais · nv The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- 55 · Liane the Wayfarer · ss The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- 65 · Ulan Dhor [“Ulan Dhor Ends a Dream”] · nv The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- 89 · Guyal of Sfere · nv The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- · The Eyes of the Overworld [Cugel] · co New York: Ace, 1966
- 133 · The Overworld [Cugel] · nv F&SF Dec ’65
- 158 · Cil [Cugel] · nv The Eyes of the Overworld, Ace, 1966
- 180 · The Mountains of Magnatz [Cugel] · nv F&SF Feb ’66
- 206 · The Sorcerer Pharesm [Cugel] · nv F&SF Apr ’66
- 228 · The Pilgrims [Cugel] · nv F&SF Jun ’66
- 261 · The Cave in the Forest [Cugel] · ss F&SF Jul ’66
- 273 · The Manse of Iucounu [Cugel] · ss F&SF Jul ’66
- · Cugel’s Saga [Cugel] · n. Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA, 1983
- 501 · The Seventeen Virgins [Cugel] · nv F&SF Oct ’74
- 523 · The Bagful of Dreams [Cugel] · nv Flashing Swords! #4, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1977
- · Rhialto the Marvelous · co Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA, 1984
- 581 · Foreword · fw
- 585 · The Murthe · na Rhialto the Marvellous, Underwood-Miller/Brandywyne, 1984
- 609 · Fader’s Waft · na Rhialto the Marvellous, Underwood-Miller/Brandywyne, 1984
- 701 · Morreion · na Flashing Swords! #1, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1973
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Hermes in Paris Peter Vansittart (Peter Owen 0-7206-1106-7, Sep 2000, £16.50, 234pp, hc, cover by Andrew Corbett) Literary fantasy novel. The god Hermes holidays in Paris at the court of Napoleon III, creating a series of illusions that disturb, but cannot change, the reality of a society heading for war.
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The Eternal Adam and Other Stories Jules Verne (Everyman 0-75380-870-6, Nov ’99, £4.99, viii+247pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Collection of twelve stories. Edited by Peter Costello.
- iv · Note on the Author and Editor · Misc. · ms
- v · Introduction · Peter Costello · in
- 3 · Recollections of Childhood and Youth · ar; similar to “The Story of My Boyhood” in The Youth’s Companion Boston vol. 64, 9 April 1891, p.221.; That article was based on a French manuscript “Souvenirs d’enfance et de jeunesse” which has since ; been published (1974). The version in this book restores some passages from the manuscript cut by ; the US editor “and a few changes are made in the translation.”
- 11 · First Ships of the Mexican Navy · nv; “L’Amérique du Nord, études historique: Les Premiers Navires de la marine mexicaine” in Musée des Familles July 1851.
- 32 · A Drama in the Air · ss; “Un Voyage en Ballon”, Musée des Familles Aug 1851.
- 50 · Master Zacharius · nv, 1874; “Maître Zacharius, ou L’Horloger Qui A Perdu Son Âme”, Musée des Familles April to May 1854.
- 82 · The Humbug · nv The Jules Verne Encyclopedia, ed. Taves and Michaluk, 1996; “Le Humbug”, Hier et Demain Paris 1910. The version published here is a translation from the original manuscript.
- 108 · Dr. Ox’s Experiment · na, 1874; “Une Fantaisie du Docteur Ox”, Musée des Familles March to May 1872.
- 160 · An Ideal City · ss; “Amiens en l’an 2000” in Mémoires de l’Académie d’Amiens 1874-1875.
- 177 · Dr. Trifulgas [“Frritt-Flacc”] · ss The Strand Jul, 1892; Le Figaro Illustre December 1884.
- 184 · Gil Braltar · ss, 1857; first published with Le Chemin de France (a novel) by Hetzel in 1889.
- 191 · In the 29th Century · Jules & Michel Verne · ss The Forum Feb, 1889; originally written in English by Michel Verne from an idea by Jules. Jules then wrote a revised French version. This is apparently a translation of the latter version.
- 207 · An Express of the Future · Jules & Michel Verne · ss The Strand Jan, 1895; apparently first published in Russian in Vokroug Svieta 1890. It appeared as “Un express de l’avenir” in Les Annales politiques et littéraires (Paris) in 1893.
- 211 · The Eternal Adam · Jules & Michel Verne · nv Saturn Mar ’57; “L’Eternel Adam Dans Quelques Vingt Mille Ans”, La Revue de Paris 1 October 1910.; written by Michel from a manuscript entitled “Edom” supposedly written by Jules.
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The Smithsonian Institution Gore Vidal (Little, Brown/Abacus 0-349-11072-7, Jan 2000 [Oct ’99], £6.99, 260pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1998) surreal, quasi-SF time-travel novel. A Little, Brown UK hardcover (1998) was not seen.
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Across Realtime Vernor Vinge (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-147-2, Mar 2000, £6.99, ii+533pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Bobbles] Reissue (SFBC 1986) omnibus of The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime.
- i · The Peace War · Vernor Vinge · n. New York: Bluejay, 1984
- 279 · Marooned in Realtime · Vernor Vinge · n. New York: Bluejay, 1986
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A Deepness in the Sky Vernor Vinge (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-851-5, Apr 2000, £6.99, 757pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. A prequel to the award-winning A Fire Upon the Deep.
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A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-127-8, Mar 2000, £6.99, 579pp, pb) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) Hugo Award-winning far-future SF novel.
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Inner Visions: The Art of Ron Walotsky Ron Walotsky (Paper Tiger 1-85585-774-X, Apr 2000, £14.99, 112pp, tp, cover by Ron Walotsky) Massive collection of artwork from the last 30 years, with a complete bibliography as appendix. Book, magazine, and album covers; personal works. Foreword by Joe Haldeman, Afterword by Alan Dean Foster. Middlewords by Jim Burns, Vincent Di Fate, Bob Eggleton, Ed Ferman, Jane and Howard Frank, Don Maitz, and others.
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Doctor Who: The Fall of Yquatine Nick Walters (BBC Books 0-563-55594-7, Mar 2000, £5.99, 286pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, starring the 8th Doctor. Book 32 of the BBC “New Adventures” series.
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From the Beast to the Blonde: On Fairy Tales and Their Tellers Marina Warner (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-947951-6, Feb 2000, £10.99, xxii+458pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1994) critical history of folk tales and fairy stories, and the underlying social realities, particularly for females.
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No Go the Bogeyman: Scaring, Lulling, and Making Mock Marina Warner (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-973981-X, Feb 2000, £10.99, xii+435pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1998) heavily illustrated companion to From the Beast to the Blonde, moving from its feminist themes to a discussion of anxiety and figures of terror (mainly identified as male) in myth, fantasy fiction, and the modern horror thriller.
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The Sapphire Throne Freda Warrington (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0826-8, Apr 2000, £6.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Mick van Houten) [Jewelfire Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Jewelfire Trilogy” after The Amber Citadel.
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The Embedding Ian Watson (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07133-8, Sep 2000, £9.99, 254pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) SF novel about the power and influence of linguisitics. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”. Winner of the 1975 Prix Apollo.
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Space Race Sylvia Waugh (The Bodley Head 0-370-32671-7, Jan 2000, £10.99, 208pp, hc, cover by Mark Edwards) [Ormingat] Young-adult SF novel. Aliens living secretly on Earth must try to get back to their ship.
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The Honor of the Queen David Weber (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0823-3, Jul 2000, £5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1993 as Honor Harrington: Honor of the Queen) SF novel, second in the “Honor Harrington” series. [First U.K. edition]
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On Basilisk Station David Weber (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0822-5, Jun 2000, £5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1993 as Honor Harrington: On Basilisk Station) SF novel. First book in a series about the adventures of a female starship commander. [First U.K. edition]
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The Short Victorious War David Weber (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0822-5, Aug 2000, £5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1994 as Honor Harrington #3: The Short Victorious War) military SF novel. Third book in the series about a female starship commander in the “Horatio Hornblower” tradition. [First U.K. edition]
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The Well of Darkness Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224746-1, Aug 2000, £16.99, iv+450pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone] Fantasy novel, book one in “The Sovereign Stone” trilogy based on a concept by artist Larry Elmore. A trade paperback edition (-224747-X, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
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The Lord of Necrönd Jane Welch (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-77346-1, Feb 2000, £6.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Ond] Fantasy novel, Volume Three of “The Book of Önd” trilogy.
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The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells H. G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-872-2, Nov ’99, £14.99, xii+883pp, tp, cover by Andrea Perdie) Reprint (Dent 1998) collection of 84 short stories and extracts, selected, edited and introduced by John Hammond. Includes The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895); The Plattner Story and others (1897); Tales of Space and Time (1899); Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903); The Door in the Wall and other stories — all previously collected (with “The Time Machine”) as The (Complete) Short Stories of H.G. Wells (1927); plus a new section, “Uncollected Stories”, containing all of the small-press The Man with a Nose and Other Uncollected Short Stories (1984), adding two uncollected works, and two more only recently discovered.
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The 10th Kingdom Kathryn Wesley (HarperCollins Entertainment UK 0-00-710265-8, May 2000, £6.99, 421pp, tp) Reprint (Kensington/Hallmark Entertainment 2000) novelization of the 10-hour TV fairy-tale serial from Hallmark. Wesley is a pseudonym for Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. [First U.K. edition]
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Downs-Lord Day John Whitbourn (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-671-03301-8, Dec 2000, £5.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Downs-Lord Triptych] Satirical alternate-history fantasy novel, “Panel Two of the Downs-Lord Triptych”, it also involves Theophilus Oglethorpe (or his avatar) from The Royal Changeling.
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Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: The First Protector James White (Ebury Press 0-09-187263-4, Feb 2000, £5.99, 284pp, pb) [Earth: Final Conflict] Original novel based on the TV serial, second in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White Tim White (Paper Tiger 1-85028-057-6, Apr 2000, £14.99, 144pp, tp) Reprint (Dragon’s World 1981) collection of artwork.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde (Creation Press 1-84068-017-2, Mar 2000, £7.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Aubrey Beardsley) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock 1891) dark fantasy classic. The original Lippincott’s magazine version, with the Preface and Chapter XVI from the 1891 edition, and a long contextual introduction by Jeremy Reed. A “Creation Classic Artefact”.
- 5 · Introduction · Jeremy Reed · in
- 15 · The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · n. Lippincott’s Jul, 1890
- 179 · Appendix One: The Preface to the 1891 Edition · Oscar Wilde · pr The Fortnightly Review Mar, 1891
- 181 · Appendix Two: Chapter XVI from the 1891 Edition · Oscar Wilde · ex London: Ward, Lock, 1891
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The Dragonbane Chair Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-616-5, Sep ’99, £6.99, 930pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Book 1 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
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Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-990-3, Sep 2000, £7.99, 924pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF/fantasy novel. Third novel of intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Forces converge on a virtual Troy.
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Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-786-2, Sep ’99, £6.99, 874pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
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To Green Angel Tower: Siege Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-787-0, Sep ’99, £6.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel. First Part of Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
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To Green Angel Tower: Storm Tad Williams (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-583-5, Sep ’99, £6.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel. Second Part of Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
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Bios Robert Charles Wilson (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-737-3, Aug 2000, £5.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. A woman is genetically engineered to explore the planet Isis, with its biology parallel with, but toxic to, Earth’s. [First U.K. edition]
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Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake G. Peter Winnington (Peter Owen 0-7206-1079-6, Feb 2000, £18.95, 263pp, hc) Biography of the author, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock. Detailed research illuminates Peake’s life and achievements as raconteur, reporter, author, poet, painter, caricaturist, and fiendish practical joker. The Peake Estate has allowed only the briefest quotes from Peake’s work. [Mervyn Peake]
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