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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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DAY, DAVID (stories) (continued)

• * _Tolkien’s Ring (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10327-X, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £12.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) associational study of the myths and legends that were the sources of inspiration for Lord of the Rings. Illustrated by Alan Lee. [Tolkien]

DAY, MARELE (Lorraine) (1947- ) (stories)

• * * Lambs of God (Anchor UK 1-86230-010-0, Sep ’97, £9.99, 336pp, tp, cover by John Alexander) Magic realism novel of three feral nuns confronted with the alien: a man.

DAY, MARTIN (stories)

• * * Another Girl, Another Planet (with Len Beech) (New Adventures 0-426-20528-6, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], £5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Bernice Summerfield] Novelization based on “Doctor Who” without the Doctor. Book 15 in the “Bernice Summerfield” series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Devil Goblins from Neptune (with Keith Topping) See entry under Keith Topping.
• * _Doctor Who: The Discontinuity Guide (with Keith Topping & Paul Cornell) See entry under Paul Cornell.
• * _Doctor Who: The Hollow Men (with Keith Topping) See entry under Keith Topping.
• * * Doctor Who: The Menagerie (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20449-2, May ’95, £4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.

DAY, VOX (chron.)

• * _Rebel Moon (with Bruce Bethke) See entry under Bruce Bethke.

DAZAI, OSAMU (1909- ) (stories)

• * * Blue Bamboo: Tales of Fantasy and Romance (Kodansha International 4-7700-1738-3, Jul ’93, $22.00, 182pp, hc, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) Collection of seven stories, most with fantastic content. With an introduction and translated from the Japanese by Ralph F. McCarthy. (Contents)

DEAKINS, JOHN

• * * Barrow (NAL/Roc 0-451-45004-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 336pp, pb) High fantasy novel, a first novel.
• * _Barrow (Pan 0-330-31623-0, Oct ’91, £4.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Roc 1990) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

DEAN, J. DAVID

• * * The Fire of Han-Thol (Pandea Publications 0-9646604-5-8, May ’98 [Jun ’98], $22.95, 441pp, hc) [_Twelve Pearls_] Semi-allegorical fantasy novel, first in “The Twelve Pearls” series, prequel to Ravennetus. A semi-divine boy raised by lions must find the woman who will lead him to the Wisdom of the Pearls. Order from Pandea Publications, PO Box 680635, Marietta GA 30068-0011.
• * * Ravennetus (Pandea Publications 0-9646604-4-X, 1996 [Dec ’96], $21.95, 379pp, hc) [_Twelve Pearls_] Fantasy novel. The key to world domination is hidden in a boy unaware of either his powers or the secret he holds. Order from Pandea Publications, PO Box 260975, Highlands Ranch CO 80163-0975.

DEAN, JAN

• * +Finders (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-50612-0, May ’95, $15.00, 151pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) Young adult supernatural novel about a girl with psychic powers. First US edition (Pan 1993).

DEAN, LISA; pseudonym of L. Dean James

• * _Trickster (with Chris Curry) See entry under Chris Curry.

DEAN, MARTYN

• * * Dream Makers (with Christopher Evans) (Dragon’s World 1-85028-067-3, Nov ’88, £14.95, 127pp, hc) A look at six fantasy artists (Michael Kaluta, Berni Wrightson, Charles Vess, Melvyn Grant, Julek Heller & Chris Moore) at work.
• * _Magnetic Storm (with Roger Dean) See entry under Roger Dean.

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• * * The Guide to Fantasy Art Techniques (Dragon’s Dream 0-905895-52-5, Nov ’84, £6.95, 112pp, tp) Art book. Also available in a hardback edition (-97-5) for £10.95. [Not seen]
• * +The Guide to Fantasy Art Techniques (Arco 0-668-06233-9, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $19.95, 111pp, hc) Non-fiction, collection of articles on artists and their work (reproduced in full color), and how they work (based on interviews). Included are Burns, Woodroffe, Vallejo, Foss, and others. Published in England by Paper Tiger/Dragon’s Dream (1984). Highly recommended. (CNB)

DEAN, PAMELA; [i.e., Pamela Collins Dean Dyer-Bennet] (1953- ) (stories)

• * * The Dubious Hills (Tor 0-312-85442-0, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $21.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Dave Henderson) Fantasy novel about a land where magic has changed human nature.
• * _The Dubious Hills (Tor 0-812-52362-8, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Dave Henderson) Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel.
• * * The Hidden Land (Ace 0-441-32909-8, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [_Secret Country_] Fantasy novel of children in a magic land where their real-world make-believe games become real. As war and treachery loom, they realize that power and position have serious implications. Sequel to The Secret Country.
• * * Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary (Tor 0-312-86004-8, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $24.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Peter Gudynas) Fantasy novel. A strange young man brings magic into the lives of three sisters.
• * * The Secret Country (Ace 0-441-75739-1, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 293pp, pb) [_Secret Country_] Fantasy novel of gaming turned real, a first novel.
• * * Tam Lin (Tor 0-312-85137-5, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $19.95, 468pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Fantasy novel, a retelling of the classic fairy tale set in a Midwestern college during the Vietnam war. Part of the “Fairy Tales” series packaged by The Endicott Studios but copyrighted in the author’s names.
• * _Tam Lin (Tor 0-812-54450-1, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1991) fantasy novel, a retelling of the classic fairy tale set in a Midwestern college during the Vietnam war. Part of the “Fairy Tales” series packaged by the Endicott Studios.
• * * The Whim of the Dragon (Ace 0-441-85513-X, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.50, 328pp, pb) [_Secret Country_] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Secret Country” series.

DEAN, ROGER (1944- ) (stories)

• * * Magnetic Storm (with Martyn Dean) (Dragon’s World 0-905895-95-9, Oct ’84, £7.95, 156pp, tp) Art book. Also available in a hardback edition (-96-7) for £12.95. [Not seen]
• * +Magnetic Storm (with Martyn Dean) (Harmony 0-517-55626-X, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $12.95, 155pp, pb) Reprint (Dragon’s World 1984), first U.S. edition. Non-fiction, art. This successor to Views tells and shows what the Dean brothers have been doing in publishing, the rock world, architecture, movies, etc., these last ten years. It’s marvelous stuff and a prime sampler of the Deans’ talents. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _Magnetic Storm (with Martyn Dean) (Pomegranate Artbooks 1-56640-449-5, Aug ’93, $25.00, 166pp, tp, cover by Roger Dean) Reprint (Dragon’s World 1984) art book, with text by Colin Greenland. Available from Pomegranate, Box 6099, Rohnert Park CA 94927.
• * _Views (Pomegranate Artbooks 1-56640-448-7, Jun ’93 [Aug ’93], $25.00, 155pp, tp, cover by Roger Dean) Reprint (Dragon’s Dream 1975) art book of fantasy, architecture, record jackets, etc. Recommended (CNB). Available from Pomegranate, Box 6099, Rohnert Park CA 94927.

DEANE, HAMILTON (_c_1880-1958) (stories)

• * * Dracula: The Ultimate Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Play (with John L. Balderston) (St. Martin’s 0-312-09279-2, May ’93, $14.95, 151pp, tp) [Dracula] Collection of two plays, the British (by Deane alone) and American (Deane’s version as rewritten by Balderston) stage versions of Dracula. Edited, annotated, and with an introduction by David J. Skal. (Contents)
• * _Dracula: The Ultimate Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Play (with John L. Balderston) (SFBC #01350, Jan ’94, $14.98, 151pp, hc) [Dracula] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1993) collection of two plays, the British (by Deane alone) and American (Deane’s version as rewritten by Balderston) stage versions of Dracula. Edited, annotated, and with an introduction by David J. Skal. This edition lacks an ISBN and price, and the SFBC number also does not appear. First hardcover edition.

DEATON, HOLLY LISLE; see under Lisle, Holly (stories) (chron.)

DEAVER, JEFFERY (Wilds) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Voodoo (Paperjacks 0-7701-0772-9, Mar ’88, $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel.

de BALZAC, HONORÉ; see under Balzac, Honoré de (stories) (chron.)

de BERNIÈRES, LOUIS; pseudonym of Louis Henry Piers de Bernier-Smart, (1954- )

• * +Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord (Morrow 0-688-11130-0, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $21.00, 251pp, hc, cover by Raúl Colón) Literary fantasy/magical realism novel set in an imaginary South American country being destroyed by the drug trade, where old gods walk the streets and corpses mysteriously appear. First American edition (Secker & Warburg 1991).

de BERNIER-SMART, LOUIS HENRY PIERS (1954- ); see pseudonym Louis de Bernières

deBOER, JEFF

• * * Articulation (Muttart Public Art Gallery 1-895160-17-0, Nov ’94 [Jan ’95], C$21.00, unpaginated, tp, cover by Jeff deBoer) Art book, a guide to deBoer’s show of fantastic sculptures Nov.-Dec. 1994. Artworks include armored mice, rocketships, and futuristic guns. Introduction by William Gibson. Available from Muttart Public Art Gallery, 1221 2nd St. SW, Calgary AB Canada, T2R 0W5; VISA orders (403) 266-2764. For U.S. buyers, the price is C$24.63 (includes shipping). Payment must be in Canadian dollars, or by VISA card.

DeBRANDT, DON H. (stories) (chron.)

• * * The Quicksilver Screen (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37341-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Sf novel of a 21st century world where the major entertainment is a television window on alternate realities. A first novel.
• * * Steeldriver (Ace 0-441-00520-9, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [_Cyber-myth_] SF novel. A cyborg races a mining machine for the prize of freedom in the retelling of the “John Henry” legend.

DEBRETT’s PEERAGE

• * _The Discovery of King Arthur (with Geoffrey Ashe) See entry under Geoffrey Ashe.

DeBREW, STEPHEN

• * * Death of a Native Alien (Steladon Press 0-9629179-0-7, Oct ’91 [Apr ’92], $17.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Mark Seidler) Allegorical sf novel of an oppressed minority as pawns in a covert war on an alternate Earth. A 1991 book not seen until now. Available from Steladon Press, PO Box 4732, Upper Marlboro MD 20775.

de CAMP, CATHERINE (Adelaide) CROOK (1907-2000) (stories)

• * _The Bones of Zora (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard (with Jane Whittington Griffin & L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Incorporated Knight (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Incorporated Knight (with L. Sprague de Camp) (Baen 0-671-65435-7, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 245pp, pb) Reprint (Phantasia 1987) humorous fantasy novel.
• * _The Stones of Nomuru (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Swords of Zinjaban (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.

de CAMP, L(yon) SPRAGUE (1907-2000); see also Robert E. Howard (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Ancient Engineers (Ballantine 0-345-32029-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.95, 450pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) non-fiction, associational. History of early engineering. Fifteenth printing.
• * _The Best of L. Sprague de Camp (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32930-9, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 362pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1978) collection.
• * _Blond Barbarians and Noble Savages (Borgo Press 0-89370-545-4, Nov ’86 [Jul ’88], $15.95, 49pp, ph/hc) Reprint (T.K. Graphics 1975). Non-fiction, collection of short essays on the noble savage in literature and reality. This pamphlet is dated 1986, but not seen until 1988.
• * _The Bones of Zora (with Catherine Crook de Camp) (Ace 0-441-07012-4, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 256pp, pb) [_Krishna_] Reprint (Phantasia 1983) fantasy novel, 6th in the “Krishna” series.
• * _The Clocks of Iraz (Grafton 0-586-07213-6, Jan ’88, £2.50, 191pp, pb) [_Novarian_] Reprint (Pyramid 1971) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Reluctant King” series.
• * _The Clocks of Iraz (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35212-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 161pp, pb) [_Novarian_] Reissue (Pyramid 1971) humorous fantasy novel, second book in the “Reluctant King” series; fifth printing.
• * _The Compleat Enchanter (with Fletcher Pratt) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31435-2, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 420pp, pb) [_Harold Shea_] Reissue (SFBC 1975) omnibus edition of the “Harold Shea” tales, The Incomplete Enchanter and The Castle of Iron. 4th printing; over 218,000 in print.
• * * The Complete Compleat Enchanter (with Fletcher Pratt) (Baen 0-671-69809-5, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $4.50, 532pp, pb) [_Harold Shea_] Omnibus of the complete “Harold Shea” stories. The five novellas originally appeared as three books: The Incomplete Enchanter (Holt 1941), The Castle of Iron (Gnome 1950), and The Wall of Serpents (Avalon 1960). The first two also appeared as The Compleat Enchanter (SFBC 1975) and the third as The Enchanter Completed (Sphere 1980). These appeared earlier in the UK (Sphere 1988 as The Intrepid Enchanter) with a foreword by Catherine Crook de Camp. This edition has a new preface by David Drake. One of the classics of fantasy fiction. Highly recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _The Complete Compleat Enchanter (with Fletcher Pratt) (SFBC #15035, Jul ’89 [Oct ’89], $8.98, 498pp, hc) [_Harold Shea_] Reprint (Baen 1989) omnibus of the complete “Harold Shea” stories, which originally appeared in three books. This is the first complete hardcover edition.
• * _Conan (with Lin Carter & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan (with Robert E. Howard & Lin Carter) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan and the Spider God (Ace 0-441-11609-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 147pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1980) fantasy novelization; 18th book in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan and the Spider God (Ace 0-441-11609-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.95, 147pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1980) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s character, 18th book of the “Conan” series; 19th printing.
• * _The Conan Chronicles (with Lin Carter & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _The Conan Chronicles 2 (with Lin Carter & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan of Aquilonia (with Robert E. Howard & Lin Carter) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan of Aquilonia (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11460-1, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 171pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1977) collection of stories based on the Robert E. Howard character. “Conan” #11, 10th Ace printing.
• * _Conan of Aquilonia (with Lin Carter) (Sphere 0-7221-4744-9, Jul ’88, £2.50, 155pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1977) fantasy collection. Volume 12 in the “Conan” series.
• * _Conan of Aquilonia (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11484-9, Jun ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 171pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1977) collection of four heroic fantasy stories based on Robert E. Howard’s character, 11th book in the Ace “Conan” series; 15th printing.
• * _Conan of Aquilonia (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-44111484-9, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.50, 171pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Ace 1977) collection of four stories based on Robert E. Howard’s character; 16th printing.
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with Lin Carter & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan of Cimmeria (with Robert E. Howard & Lin Carter) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan of the Isles (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11461-X, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 189pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel based on the Robert E. Howard character. “Conan” #12, 13th Ace printing.
• * _Conan of the Isles (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11473-3, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 189pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel by de Camp and Carter, based on the Robert E. Howard character. “Conan” #12; 16th Ace printing.
• * _Conan of the Isles (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11623-X, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 189pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel based on the Robert E. Howard character, 12th book in the Ace “Conan” series; 18th printing.
• * _Conan of the Isles (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11623-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.50, 189pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel based on Robert E. Howard’s classic character; 19th printing.
• * _Conan the Adventurer (with Lin Carter & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Adventurer (with Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Avenger (with Björn Nyberg & Robert E. Howard) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Avenger (with Robert E. Howard & Björn Nyberg) See entry under Robert E. Howard
• * _Conan the Barbarian (with Lin Carter) (Sphere 0-7221-4750-3, Apr ’88, £2.75, 181pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1982) fantasy novelization.
• * _Conan the Buccaneer (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11458-X, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 191pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1971) fantasy novel based on the Robert E. Howard character. “Conan” #6, 9th Ace printing.
• * _Conan the Buccaneer (with Lin Carter) (Ace 0-441-11585-3, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1971) fantasy novel by de Camp and Carter, based on the Robert E. Howard character. “Conan” #6. Tenth printing.

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