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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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ABRAMS, R. VAUGHAN (1949- )

• * * Para (Seven Suns 0-931783-00-3, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $17.95, 372pp, hc) Mystical fantasy novel, first of a series, with illustrations by Lyn Durham Abrams. Not available in bookstores.

ACHILLÉOS, CHRIS(tos) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * * Medusa (Paper Tiger 1-85028-052-5, Jun ’88 [May ’88], £7.95, 144pp, tp) Collection of artwork and discussion of art techniques. Also available in hc (-051-7) for £14.95.
• * * Sirens (Paper Tiger 1-85028-012-6, Sep ’86, £12.95, 128pp, hc) Superb full colour art book by the King of the Airbrush; text by Nigel Suckling (SJ/JF).
• * * Sirens (Paper Tiger 1-85028-013-4, Sep ’86, £7.95, 128pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.

ACHILLI, JUSTIN, ed.

• * * The World of Darkness: Dark Tyrants (with Rob Hatch) (White Wolf 1-56504-868-7, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $12.99, 254pp, tp) [_World of Darkness_] Original anthology of 13 stories loosely based on the “Vampire: The Dark Ages” role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)

ACKER, KATHY (1944-1997) (stories)

• * * Empire of the Senseless (Picador 0-330-30192-6, May ’88, £10.95, 227pp, hc) Literary sf novel.
• * +Empire of the Senseless (Grove 0-8021-1079-7, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $17.95, 227pp, hc) Literary sf novel of a violent future. Two terrorists narrate this post-apocalyptic story of the “deconstruction of society as we know it.” First American edition (Picador 1988).
• * _Empire of the Senseless (Picador 0-330-30578-6, Aug ’89, £3.99, 229pp, tp, cover by Robert Mason) Reprint (Grove 1988) literary sf novel.
• * _Empire of the Senseless (Grove 0-8021-3179-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 227pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1988) literary sf novel of a violent future.

ACKERMAN, FORREST J(ames) (1916-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Forrest J Ackerman’s World of Science Fiction (General Publishing Group 1-57544-069-5, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], $30.00, 240pp, hc) Non-fiction, a photographic history of SF in print and film. Foreword by John Landis, preface by A.E. van Vogt. Available from General Publishing Group, 2701 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 140, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-314-4000.
• * _Forrest J Ackerman’s World of Science Fiction (Aurum Press 1-85410-573-6, Mar ’98, £20.00, 240pp, hc) Reprint (General Publishing Group 1997) non-fiction, a photographic history of SF in print and film. Foreword by John Landis, preface by A.E. van Vogt. [First U.K. edition]

_____, ed.

• * * Ackermanthology! (General Publishing Group 1-57544-056-3, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $12.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Anthology of 65 short-short SF stories. Authors include Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, A. Merritt, H.G. Wells, and many little-known or completely unknown authors. The introduction is by John Landis. Available from General Publishing Group, 2701 Ocean Park Blvd Suite 140, Santa Monica CA 90405; 310-314-4000. (Contents)
• * _I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead (with Jean Marie Stine) See entry under Jean Marie Stine.
• * _New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow (with Janrae Frank & Jean Marie Stine) See entry under Janrae Frank.
• * * Reel Future (with Jean Marie Stine) (SFBC #03719, Aug ’94, $12.98, 538pp, hc) Anthology of 16 stories that became movies. This edition predates the trade edition. (Contents)
• * _Reel Future (with Jean Marie Stine) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-450-4, Sep ’94, $9.98, 538pp, hc) Reprint (SFBC 1994) anthology of 16 stories that became classic SF films. An instant remainder edition.

ACKROYD, PETER (Warwick) (1949- ) (stories)

• * +First Light (Grove 0-8021-1161-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $19.95, 328pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. The ancient night sky reappears during the excavation of a neolithic grave in Dorset and other strange things happen. First American edition (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1989).
• * _First Light (Abacus 0-349-10132-9, Apr ’90, £3.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) literary sf novel.
• * _First Light (Ballantine 0-345-36887-8, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $8.95, 328pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) literary sf novel.
• * * Hawksmoor (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11664-3, Sep ’85 [1985], £8.95, 320pp, hc) Literary macabre novel. [Not seen]
• * +Hawksmoor (Harper & Row 0-06-015503-5, Jan ’86 [Feb ’86], $16.95, 217pp, hc) Mystery/horror alternating between the 18th century and the present day and featuring a demon-worshipping 18th-century architect vs. a modern detective. This is the first American edition (Hamish Hamilton 1985).
• * _Hawksmoor (Abacus 0-349-10057-8, Oct ’86, £3.95, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1985) literary macabre novel.
• * _Hawksmoor (Harper & Row/Perennial Library 0-06-091390-8, Jan ’87 [Mar ’87], $8.95, 290pp, tp) Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1985) mystery/horror novel.
• * * The House of Doctor Dee (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12500-6, 1993 [Nov ’93], £14.99, 277pp, hc) Literary ghost story.
• * _The House of Doctor Dee (Penguin 0-14-017117-7, Jul ’94, £5.99, tp, cover by Paula Silcox) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1993) literary ghost novel.

ACRES, MARK (Douglas) (1949- )

• * * Dragon War (AvoNova 0-380-77296-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [_Dragonspawn_] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dragonspawn. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * * Dragonspawn (AvoNova 0-380-77295-7, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) [_Dragonspawn_] Fantasy novel of an evil wizard guarding the golden eggs of the last dragon. First book of a new series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * * Runesword Volume Five: Dark Divide (Ace 0-441-73698-X, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [_Runesword_] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Runesword” series (each book is by a different author). Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * * Thunderscape #3: Indomitable Thunder (HarperPrism 0-06-105458-5, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.50, 229pp, pb, cover by Ben Perini) [_Thunderscape_] Novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Strategic Simulations.

ADAIR, GILBERT (stories)

• * * Alice Through the Needle’s Eye (Macmillan 0-333-37361-8, Sep ’84, £6.95, 150pp, hc) [Alice] Fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _Alice Through the Needle’s Eye (Picador 0-330-29158-0, 1985 [Jan ’86], £2.95, 186pp, pb) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1984) fantasy novel, a sequel to Lewis Carroll’s “Alice” books.
• * _Alice Through the Needle’s Eye: The Further Adventures of Lewis Carroll’s Alice (Dutton 0-525-48375-6, 1988 [Nov ’88], $7.95, 185pp, hc) [Alice] Reprint (Macmillan 1984) young-adult fantasy novel. A sequel to Lewis Carroll’s classic fantasies.

ADAIR, JAMES B.

• * * Deepcore (Berkley 0-425-13029-0, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Yuji Kaida) [_Deepcore_] Sf technothriller of an undersea weapons research facility sabotaged by a high-tech enemy, first book of a series.
• * * Deepcore 2: Boomer Down (Berkley 0-425-13180-7, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $4.50, 247pp, pb) [_Deepcore_] Sf technothriller of an undersea weapons facility out to stop a Third World dictator from getting his hands on a crippled British sub, second book of a series.

ADAMANT, NADIA

• * * Hot Pursuit (Headline 0-7472-4266-6, Nov ’93, £4.99, 311pp, pb) Erotic sf novel about cryogenics.

ADAMS, BILL; [i.e., William Adams]

• * * The End of Fame (with Cecil Brooks) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37839-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) [_Unwound Way_] SF novel, sequel to The Unwound Way. In disguise, famed playwright Evan Larkspur participates in a play and a rebellion run by a false Larkspur.
• * * The Unwound Way (with Cecil Brooks) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37238-7, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [_Unwound Way_] Sf novel of a playwright missing in space for 100 years who returns to a different world.
• * _The Unwound Way (with Cecil Brooks) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37238-7, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [_Unwound Way_] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1991) SF novel. Third printing.

ADAMS, CARMEN

• * * The Band (Avon Flare 0-380-77328-7, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.99, 133pp, pb) [_Band_] Young-adult horror novel about a rock band that is hiding an ancient evil. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw.
• * _The Claw (Scholastic UK 0-590-13970-3, Nov ’96, £3.50, 177pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw. [First U.K. edition]
• * * Song of the Vampire (Avon Flare 0-380-78031-3, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $3.99, 153pp, pb) [_Band_] Young-adult horror novel, sequel to The Band. Megan and Iris are recruited by a mysterious organization to stop vampires feeding on runaway teens. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw.

ADAMS, DOUGLAS (Noel) (1952-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * The Deeper Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd) (Pan 0-330-31606-0, Nov ’90, £9.99, 146pp, hc, cover by Bert Kitchen) Humorous collection of real place names used to represent all those things for which there should be, but aren’t, words. Expanded from The Meaning of Liff (Pan 1983) and illustrated throughout by Bert Kitchen. Of associational interest to Douglas Adams fans.
• * * Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Simon & Schuster 0-671-62582-9, May ’87, $14.95, 247pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] A “ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic comedy epic”, according to the blurb. It ends with a “to be continued” line. Simultaneous with the British edition.
• * _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Heinemann 0-434-00900-8, Jun ’87, £9.95, 247pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) humorous sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Pan 0-330-30162-4, 1988 [May ’88], £3.50, 247pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) sf novel. Special ‘Open Market’ edition, not available in the UK. Volume 1 in the “Dirk Gently” series.
• * _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Pocket 0-671-66063-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $4.50, 306pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) “ghost-horror-detective-time travel-romantic-comedy-epic”, according to the blurb.
• * _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (Pan 0-330-30162-4, Jun ’88, £2.99, 247pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Dirk Gently” series.
• * _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (SFBC #14643, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $4.98, 247pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Heinneman 1987) humorous sf novel.
• * * Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Pan 0-330-33431-X, Oct ’93, £4.99, 494pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Omnibus of the two novels in the “Dirk Gently” series. (Contents)
• * _Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Millennium 1-85798-201-0, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 178pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel. Volume one in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy. Collector’s Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.
• * * The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts (Heinemann 0-434-00348-4, Oct ’95, £7.99, 750pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus of the five novels, with an introduction by Adams. (Contents)
• * _The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (Heinemann 0-434-00920-2, Oct ’92, £6.99, 590pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Heinemann 1986) omnibus of the first 4 volumes in the “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
• * _The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (Pan 0-330-31611-7, Oct ’92, £9.99, 590pp, tp, cover by Peter Mennim) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1986) omnibus of the first 4 volumes in the “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
• * _The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Pan 0-330-25864-8, Nov ’88, £2.99, 159pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1979) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” quartet.
• * _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Crown/Harmony 0-517-54209-9, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $12.95, 215pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1979) humorous sf novel. This is a special 10th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author. Seventh printing.
• * _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Ballantine 0-345-39180-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $6.99, 216pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1979) humorous SF novel, first in the “Hitchhiker’s Trilogy”.
• * * The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts (Heinemann 0-434-00920-2, Sep ’86, £9.95, 590pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of the best-selling humorous series. (Contents)
• * _The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts (with Geoffrey Perkins) (Pan 0-330-29288-9, Oct ’86, £2.95, 249pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1985) with sticker reducing price from £4.99.
• * * The Hitchhiker’s Quartet (Crown/Harmony 0-517-56425-4, Nov ’86, $19.95, 624pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of the four novels in the “Hitchiker” series plus a new “Hitchhiker” short story. Simultaneous with a British edition. (Contents)
• * * The Hitchhiker’s Trilogy (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55200-0, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $15.95, 468pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Pan 1979), The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Pan 1980), and Life, the Universe and Everything (Pan 1982). There’s a new introduction by the author. (Contents)
• * _The Illustrated Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-83393-6, Sep ’94, £25.00, 96pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Photo/art book with the original novel (Pan 1979) as text. Simultaneous with the US (Crown) edition.
• * +The Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Crown/Harmony 0-517-59924-4, Oct ’94, $42.00, 96pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1994) photo/art book with the original novel (Pan 1979) as text.
• * _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Pan 0-330-26738-8, Nov ’88, £2.99, 162pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1982) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” quartet.
• * _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Millennium 1-85798-209-6, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel. Volume three in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy. Collector’s Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.
• * _Life, the Universe, and Everything (Ballantine 0-345-39182-9, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $6.99, 232pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1982) humorous SF novel, third in the “Hitchhiker’s” trilogy.
• * * The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Heinemann 0-434-00921-0, Oct ’88, £10.95, 246pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Dirk Gently” series.
• * +The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Simon & Schuster 0-671-62583-7, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $17.95, 319pp, hc) [Dirk Gently] Humorous sf detective novel, sequel to Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. First U.S. edition (Heinemann 1988).
• * _The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Pan 0-330-30955-2, Oct ’89, £3.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Heinemann 1988) humorous sf novel. Volume two in the “Dirk Gently” series.
• * _The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Pocket 0-671-69404-9, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $4.95, 307pp, pb) [Dirk Gently] Reprint (Heinemann 1988) humorous sf detective novel, sequel to Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
• * * The Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd) (Pan 0-330-28121-6, 1983 [May ’84], £1.95, 191pp, pb) Associational; non-sf, humor. This is the original book, published in England in 1983 but not seen until 1984. It’s designed to look like a pocket Bible. Listed for Adams fans.
• * +The Meaning of Liff (with John Lloyd) (Crown 0-517-55347-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $8.95, hc) Non-sf humor book, listed for Adams fans. First U.S. edition (Pan 1983).
• * * Mostly Harmless (Heinemann 0-434-00926-1, Oct ’92, £12.99, 219pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel. Volume five in the “Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
• * +Mostly Harmless (Crown 0-517-57740-2, Nov ’92, $20.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”. First American edition (Heinemann 1992).
• * _Mostly Harmless (SFBC #05547, Jan ’93, $6.98, 277pp, hc, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”. Similar to the 1992 Crown edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Mostly Harmless (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’93, no price, 277pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”. Part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” program, supposedly simultaneous with the 1992 Crown edition. Available by subscription only.
• * _Mostly Harmless (Pan 0-330-32311-3, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 219pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel. Volume five in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy.
• * _Mostly Harmless (Ballantine 0-345-37933-0, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $12.00, 277pp, tp, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Heinemann 1992) humorous sf novel, the fifth volume of the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”.
• * * The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (Pan 0-330-29288-9, Nov ’85, £4.99, 249pp, tp) [Hitchhiker] Compendium of scripts from the radio series.
• * +The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55950-1, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $9.95, 248pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1985), first American edition of a compendium of scripts, with a new introduction by the author plus comments and some material not broadcast.
• * _The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts (Crown/Harmony 0-517-88384-8, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $15.00, 248pp, tp, cover by Peter Cross) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1985 as The Hitch-hikers Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts) compendium of radio scripts. This is the 10th anniversary edition, but only the cover has changed.
• * _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Pan 0-330-26213-0, Nov ’88, £2.99, 187pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reissue (Pan 1980) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” quartet.
• * _Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Millennium 1-85798-208-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 196pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1980) humorous SF novel. Volume two in the “Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” trilogy. Collector’s Edition: a hardback at a paperback size and price.
• * _The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Ballantine 0-345-39181-0, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $6.99, 245pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1980) humorous SF novel, second in the “Hitchhiker’s” trilogy.
• * * So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Pan 0-330-28498-3, Nov ’84, £6.95, 191pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel. [Not seen]
• * +So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55439-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.95, 204pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1984) sf novel, fourth book in the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”. This is the first American edition.
• * _So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Pan 0-330-28700-1, May ’85 [1985], £1.95, 191pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1984) sf novel.

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