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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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ADRIAN, JACK (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Strange Tales from the Strand (Oxford University Press 0-19-282997-1, Oct ’92, £6.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Mick Brownfield) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1991) anthology of 29 ghost/horror stories from Strand magazine.
• * _Warning Whispers See entry under A. M. Burrage.

AELLEN, RICHARD (Rhodes) (1945- )

• * * Redeye (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-082-0, Sep ’88 [Nov ’88], $18.95, 374pp, hc) Psychic thriller of twin brothers separated at birth, and East-West shenanigans.
• * _Redeye (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12693-2, May ’89, £12.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Pat Doyle) Reprint (Fine 1988) thriller about twins with a psychic bond. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Redeye (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0456-9, Jun ’89, £3.50, 453pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1988) psychic thriller. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Redeye (Sphere 0-7474-0456-9, Apr ’90, £3.99, 453pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1988) thriller about twins with a psychic bond.

AGINS, PHYLLIS CAROL (1947- )

• * * Suisan (Baen 0-671-72112-7, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fairy tale fantasy, a retelling of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”. A first novel.

AGOSIN, MARJORIE, ed.; [i.e., Marjorie Stela Agosin Halpern] (1955- ) (stories)

• * * The Secret Weavers: Stories of the Fantastic by Women of Argentina and Chile (White Pine Press 1-877727-15-6, Oct ’91 [Dec ’91], $11.00, 339pp, tp, cover by Remedios Varo) Anthology of many stories, excerpts, and fragments with fantastic elements ranging from fairy tale to sf, by women from Argentina and Chile. Translated from the Spanish by various translators. (Contents)

AHERN, JEROME MORRELL; see under Ahern, Jerry (stories)

AHERN, JERRY; [i.e., Jerome Morrell Ahern] (1946- ) (stories)

• * _The Freeman (with Sharon A. Ahern) (Merril Press 0-936783-07-9, Aug ’90, $9.95, 372pp, tp, cover by Northwoods Studio) Reprint (Bantam 1986) near-future political sf adventure thriller about a Soviet-dominated USA.
• * * Miamigrad (with Sharon A. Ahern) (Pocket 0-671-62667-1, May ’87, $3.95, 373pp, pb) Near-future sf novel. Russia invades Miami.
• * * The Survivalist # 8: The End is Coming (Zebra 0-8217-1374-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 234pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure.
• * * The Survivalist # 9: Earth Fire (Zebra 0-8217-1405-8, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.50, 237pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust men’s adventure sf novel.
• * * The Survivalist #10: The Awakening (Zebra 0-8217-1478-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.50, 235pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Novel in a post-holocaust series.
• * _The Survivalist #10: The Awakening (NEL 0-450-05887-5, Mar ’86, £1.95, 235pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1984) post-holocaust sf adventure novel, #10 in the series.
• * _The Survivalist #11: The Reprisal (NEL 0-450-38997-9, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.95, 224pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1985) post-holocaust adventure novel, 11th in the series.
• * * The Survivalist #12: The Rebellion (Zebra 0-8217-1676-X, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.50, 252pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Sf novel in a post-holocaust adventure series.
• * _The Survivalist #12: The Rebellion (NEL 0-450-39988-5, Nov ’86, £1.95, 252pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1985) post-holocaust adventure novel, 12th in the series.
• * * The Survivalist #13: Pursuit (Zebra 0-8217-1877-0, Aug ’86, $2.50, 240pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * _The Survivalist #13: Pursuit (NEL 0-450-40577-X, Mar ’87, £1.95, 240pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1986) post-holocaust adventure novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Survivalist #14: Terror (NEL 0-450-41123-0, Jul ’87, £1.95, 222pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1987) post-holocaust adventure novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Survivalist #15: Overlord (Zebra 0-8217-2070-8, May ’87, $2.50, 252pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust survivalist sf novel.
• * _The Survivalist #15: Overlord (NEL 0-450-41348-9, Dec ’87, £1.95, 252pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Survivalist #16: The Arsenal (Zebra 00-8217-2355-3, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 236pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
• * _The Survivalist #16: The Arsenal (NEL 0-450-42141-4, Feb ’89, £2.50, 236pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1988) post-holocaust adventure novel. Volume 16 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Survivalist #17: The Ordeal (Zebra 0-8217-2513-0, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * _The Survivalist #17: The Ordeal (NEL 0-450-50936-2, Jan ’90, £2.50, 220pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1988) post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * * The Survivalist #18: The Struggle (Zebra 0-8217-2581-5, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $2.95, 223pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust adventure.
• * _The Survivalist #18: The Struggle (NEL 0-450-53088-4, Jul ’90, £2.99, 223pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1988) post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * * The Survivalist #19: Final Rain (Zebra 0-8217-2684-6, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * _The Survivalist #19: Final Rain (NEL 0-450-53089-2, Nov ’90, £2.99, 220pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1989) post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * * The Survivalist #20: Firestorm (Zebra 0-8217-2990-X, May ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 192pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * _The Survivalist #20: Firestorm (NEL 0-450-53090-6, Dec ’91, £3.50, 192pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1990) post-holocaust thriller. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Survivalist #21: To End All War (Zebra 0-8217-3144-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 223pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust military sf novel.
• * * The Survivalist #22: Brutal Conquest (Zebra 0-8217-3538-1, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust military sf novel in an ongoing series.
• * * The Survivalist #23: Call To Battle (Zebra 0-8217-3698-1, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the ongoing series.
• * * The Survivalist #24: Blood Assassins (Zebra 0-8217-3909-3, Sep ’92, $3.50, 384pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the ongoing series.
• * * The Survivalist #25: War Mountain (Zebra 0-8217-4100-4, Mar ’93 [Jun ’93], $3.50, 320pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the long-running series.
• * * The Survivalist #26: Countdown (Zebra 0-8217-4229-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $3.50, 351pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the long-running series.
• * * The Survivalist #27: Death Watch (Zebra 0-8217-4410-0, Dec ’93, $3.50, 251pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel in the long-running series.
• * * The Survivalist: Mid-Wake (Zebra 0-8217-2279-4, Feb ’88, $3.95, 476pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust adventure novel, un-numbered giant novel in the continuing series.
• * _The Survivalist: Mid-Wake (NEL 0-450-49736-4, Jun ’89, £3.50, 476pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1988) post-holocaust adventure novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Survivalist: The Legend (Zebra 0-8217-3271-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 383pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, an unnumbered giant novel in the continuing series.
• * _The Survivalist: The Legend (NEL 0-450-57101-7, Sep ’92, £4.99, 383pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1991) post-holocaust adventure novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * * WerewolveSS (with Sharon A. Ahern) (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-335-8, Apr ’90, $4.50, 383pp, pb) Horror novel. Genetically engineered Nazi werewolves are loose in a small colllege town.

AHERN, SHARON A(nn) (1948- ) (stories)

• * _The Freeman (with Jerry Ahern) See entry under Jerry Ahern.
• * _Miamigrad (with Jerry Ahern) See entry under Jerry Ahern.
• * _WerewolveSS (with Jerry Ahern) See entry under Jerry Ahern.

AICKMAN, ROBERT (Fordyce) (1914-1981) (stories)

• * _Cold Hand in Mine (Robinson 0-948164-59-X, Oct ’88, £3.50, 252pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner’s 1975) fantasy collection. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Model (Arbor House 0-87795-878-5, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $14.95, 138pp, hc) Fantasy novel set in early 20th century Russia.
• * _The Model (Robinson 0-948164-69-7, Oct ’88, £2.95, 138pp, tp) Reprint (Arbor House 1987) fantasy novel. Also available in hc (-64-6) for £9.95. [First U.K. edition]
• * * Night Voices: Strange Stories (Gollancz 0-575-03648-6, Nov ’85, £8.95, 185pp, hc) Collection of horror stories, with a foreword by Barry Humphries. (Contents)
• * * The Unsettled Dust (Mandarin 0-7493-0173-2, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.99, 302pp, pb) Collection of eight fantasy/horror stories, 3 from the American edition of The Wine-Dark Sea (Morrow 1988) and 5 from Sub-Rosa (Gollancz 1968). (Contents)
• * * The Wine-Dark Sea (Morrow/Arbor House 1-55710-035-7, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $18.95, 388pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories of the strange and supernatural, with an introduction by Peter Straub. (Contents)
• * _The Wine-Dark Sea (Mandarin 0-7493-0172-4, Mar ’90, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Morrow/Arbor House 1988) collection of stories of the strange and supernatural, with an introduction by Peter Straub. Note that this edition contains only eight of the eleven stories that were in the original edition. (Contents)

AIGNER, KURT W.

• * * Allistar: Journey Through a Mind (Vantage Press 0-533-06159-8, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $8.95, 101pp, hc) Fantasy novel, published by a vanity press.

AIKEN, JOAN (Delano) (1924-2004) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Black Hearts in Battersea (Dell/Yearling 0-440-40904-7, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.25, 240pp, pb) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reissue (Cape 1965) young-adult alternate world historical fantasy novel.
• * _Black Hearts in Battersea (Red Fox 0-09-988860-2, Feb ’92, £3.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Cape 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume two in the “James III” sequence.
• * _Bridle the Wind (Puffin 0-14-031896-8, Sep ’86, £2.50, 272pp, pb) [_Felix_] Reprint (Cape 1983) fantasy novel.
• * _Bridle the Wind (Red Fox 0-09-953781-8, Feb ’97, £3.99, 333pp, pb) [_Felix_] Reprint (Cape 1983) associational young-adult historical novel set in early-19th century Spain. Book 2 in the “Felix” trilogy.
• * _The Cockatrice Boys (Gollancz 0-575-06266-5, Aug ’96, £10.99, 190pp, hc, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reissue (Gollancz 1966) young-adult SF novel of a disrupted England. Copyrighted 1993, 1996.
• * +The Cockatrice Boys (Tor 0-312-86056-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $20.95, 221pp, hc, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Young-adult fantasy novel. The world is invaded by strange monsters, and it’s up to the boys of the Cockatrice Corp to bring a trainful of food to beseiged Manchester. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _The Cockatrice Boys (Tor 0-312-86390-X, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $12.95, 221pp, tp, cover by Jason Van Hollander) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Cockatrice Boys (Puffin UK 0-14-130010-8, Aug ’98, £4.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Jamie Tanner) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) young-adult fantasy novel of a disrupted England.
• * * Cold Shoulder Road (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04740-X, Sep ’95 [Feb ’96], £10.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; _James III_] Young-adult alternate world fantasy novel, book eight in the series about the Twite family, which began in The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
• * +Cold Shoulder Road (Delacorte 0-385-32182-1, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $15.95, 283pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Alternate England; _James III_] Young-adult alternate-history fantasy novel, the eighth book in the “Wolves Chronicles”. Is Twite helps cousin Arun search for his missing mother. First US edition (Jonathan Cape 1995).
• * _Cold Shoulder Road (Red Fox 0-09-955851-3, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £3.50, 233pp, pb) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Cape 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume eight in the alternate history series that began with The Wolves of Willoughby Chase.
• * _Cold Shoulder Road (Dell Yearling 0-440-41341-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $4.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Edward Gorey) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1995) young-adult fantasy novel, the eighth book in the alternate-history series featuring the Twite family.
• * * A Creepy Company (Gollancz 0-575-05544-8, Jun ’93, £9.99, 156pp, hc, cover by Alan Fraser) Young-adult collection of 11 ghost/horror stories, six original. (Contents)
• * +A Creepy Company (Dell Yearling 0-440-40993-4, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $3.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Mary Grandpré) Young-adult collection of ten “ghostly” stories. Reprints eight of the 11 stories from the British edition (Gollancz 1993) and adds two later ones. First American edition. (Contents)
• * _A Creepy Company (Puffin 0-14-036789-6, Mar ’95, £4.50, 156pp, pb, cover by Stephen Player) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) young-adult collection of 11 ghost/horror stories, 6 original. This differs from the US (Dell Yearling) edition.
• * _The Cuckoo Tree (Dell Yearling 0-440-40046-5, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.25, 314pp, pb) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1971) young-adult alternate history historical novel in the “Dido Twite” series.
• * _The Cuckoo Tree (Red Fox 0-09-988870-X, Feb ’92, £3.50, 303pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Cape 1971) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume five in the “James III” sequence.
• * * Dido and Pa (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02364-0, Jun ’86 [Oct ’86], £7.95, 251pp, hc) [Alternate England; _James III_] Fantasy novel, latest in the “Dido Twite” series.
• * +Dido and Pa (Delacorte 0-385-29480-8, Sep ’86, $14.95, 258pp, hc) [Alternate England; _James III_] Young-adult alternate world novel, latest in the “Dido Twite” series. First U.S. edition (Cape 1986).
• * _Dido and Pa (Dell Yearling 0-440-40052-X, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.25, 295pp, pb) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1986) young-adult alternate-world historical novel, part of the “Dido Twite” series.
• * _Dido and Pa (Red Fox 0-09-988850-5, Feb ’92, £3.50, 314pp, pb) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Cape 1986) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume six in the “James III” sequence.
• * * A Fit of Shivers (Gollancz 0-575-04803-4, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £8.95, 140pp, hc, cover by Alan Fraser) Original young-adult collection of ten stories of the “mysterious, macabre and paranormal”. (Contents)
• * _A Fit of Shivers (Penguin 0-14-034949-9, Oct ’92, £3.50, 140pp, pb, cover by Alan Fraser) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) original young-adult collection of ten stories of the “mysterious, macabre and paranormal.”
• * _A Fit of Shivers (Dell Yearling 0-440-41120-3, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $4.50, 147pp, tp, cover by Mary Grandpré) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) young-adult collection of ten “ghostly” stories.
• * +A Fit of Shivers: Tales for Late at Night (Delacorte 0-385-30691-1, Sep ’92 [Jan ’93], $15.00, 147pp, hc, cover by Linda Benson) Young-adult collection of ten ghost and macabre stories. First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
• * * Fog Hounds, Wind Cat, Sea Mice (Macmillan 0-333-36574-7, Aug ’84, £4.95, 64pp, hc) Collection of three juvenile tales of magic and the supernatural. Pagination from Piccolo 1987 edition. (Contents) [Not seen]
• * _Fog Hounds, Wind Cat, Sea Mice (Piccolo 0-330-29511-X, Mar ’87, £1.75, 75pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1984) collection of three juvenile tales of magic and the supernatural.
• * * A Foot in the Grave (with Jan Pienkowski) (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02705-0, Oct ’89, £8.95, 128pp, hc) Collection of eight stories by Aiken written around fantastic paintings by Pienkowski. (Contents)
• * +A Foot in the Grave (with Jan Pienkowski) (Viking 0-670-84169-2, Feb ’92 [Mar ’92], $15.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Jan Pienkowski) Collection of eight stories by Aiken written around fantastic paintings by Pienkowski. First American edition (Cape 1989).
• * _A Foot in the Grave (with Jan Pienkowski) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036111-1, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.99, 128pp, pb, cover by Jan Pienkowski) Reprint (Cape 1989) collection of eight stories by Aiken written around fantastic paintings by Pienkowski.
• * * Give Yourself a Fright (Delacorte 0-440-50120-2, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $14.95, 180pp, hc) Young-adult collection; 13 tales of the supernatural. (Contents)
• * _Give Yourself a Fright (Dell Yearling 0-440-41014-2, May ’95, $3.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Mary Grandpré) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult collection of 13 stories of the supernatural.
• * _Go Saddle the Sea (Red Fox 0-09-953771-0, Feb ’97, £3.99, 365pp, pb) [_Felix_] Reprint (Cape 1977) associational young-adult historical novel set in early-19th century Spain. Book 1 in the “Felix” trilogy.
• * * A Goose on Your Grave (Gollancz 0-575-03985-X, May ’87 [Dec ’87], £6.95, 159pp, hc) Collection of stories, many of them fantasy or supernatural. (Contents)
• * _A Goose on Your Grave (Lions Tracks 0-00-673055-8, Aug ’89, £2.50, 159pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) young-adult ghost collection.
• * _A Handful of Gold (Red Fox 0-09-968361-X, Aug ’97, £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Cape 1995) young-adult collection of 15 stories. (Contents)
• * _A Harp of Fishbones (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68129-2, Aug ’97 [Sep ’97], £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Tracy Morgan) Reprint (Cape 1972) young-adult collection of 14 stories. (Contents)
• * * The Haunting of Lamb House (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03041-8, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £12.99, 200pp, hc, cover by Liz Pyle) Ghost story based on a famous haunted house.
• * +The Haunting of Lamb House (St. Martin’s 0-312-09060-9, Jan ’93, $17.95, 200pp, hc) Ghost novel of a haunted English mansion that tells the story of three inhabitants, including writers Henry James and E.F. Benson. First American edition (Cape 1991).
• * * Is (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03296-8, May ’92, £8.99, 221pp, hc, cover by Pat Marriott) [Alternate England; _James III_] Young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Volume seven in the “James III” sequence.
• * _Is (Red Fox 0-09-910921-2, Jun ’93, £3.50, 284pp, pb, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; _James III_] Reprint (Cape 1992) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated by Pat Marriott. Volume seven in the “Alternate England” sequence.
• * +Is Underground (Delacorte 0-385-30898-1, May ’93 [Jun ’93], $15.00, 242pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Alternate England; _James III_] Young-adult fantasy novel, seventh book of the “Alternate England” series. Is Twite, Dido’s younger sister, travels to London to discover why half the city’s children have disappeared. First American edition (Jonathan Cape 1992).

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