The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998 (original) (raw)

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Hound Dunnit ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh (Robson 0-86051-507-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], £10.95, 339pp, hc) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1987) anthology of thriller stories about, or involving, dogs. Of associational interest to Asimov fans. [First U.K. edition]

Asimov’s Ghosts & Monsters ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg & Charles Waugh (Armada 0-00-693176-6, Jun ’88, £2.50, 413pp, pb) Sf/occult omnibus.

Encounters ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Headline 0-7472-3091-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], £3.50, 399pp, pb) Anthology of stories about encounters between humans and aliens.

Extraterrestrials ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper Starwanderer 0-694-05628-6, Jul ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.25, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1984) anthology of 11 stories, originally titled Young Extraterrestrials.

Intergalactic Empires ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 0-948164-97-2, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], £2.95, 303pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1983) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #10: Ghosts ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL Signet 0-451-15723-0, Dec ’88, $4.50, 347pp, pb) Anthology of 14 ghost stories.

Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 8: Monsters ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL Signet 0-451-15411-8, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 349pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories.

The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 0-948164-72-7, Jun ’88, £4.95, 572pp, tp) Sf anthology.

The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-410-1, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $8.95, 572pp, tp) Anthology of 10 sf short novels from the ’30s, by Lovecraft, John W. Campbell, de Camp, and others. First U.S. edition (Robinson UK 1988).

The Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 0-948164-12-3, Jun ’88, £4.95, 612pp, tp) Reissue (Bonanza 1985, as Baker’s Dozen - 13 Short Fantasy Novels) fantasy anthology.

Mutants ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper Starwanderer 0-694-05629-4, Mar ’88, $2.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1984 as Young Mutants) young-adult anthology of 12 sf stories.

Mythic Beasts ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 0-948164-62-X, Apr ’88, £3.50, 343pp, tp) Reprint (Signet 1986, as Mythical Beasties) fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Supermen ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 0-948164-98-0, Jul ’88, £2.95, 350pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1984) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]

The Twelve Frights of Christmas ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Avon 0-380-75098-8, Dec ’88, $3.50, 263pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1986) anthology of 13 Christmas horror stories. Second printing.

Spells ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Robinson 0-948164-63-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.50, 350pp, tp) Reprint (Signet 1985) fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Mind Transfer Janet Asimov (Walker 0-8027-6748-6, Apr ’88, $17.95, 312pp, hc) Sf novel about robots. It’s by Isaac Asimov’s wife, but is not part of his robot series. It’s more of a philosophical discourse on the possibilities of future robot/human interactions.

Mind Transfer Janet Asimov (Ace 0-441-53306-X, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1988) sf novel. Serious philosophical novel of humanity gaining immortality through the use of robot bodies, and the social problems that arise.

Norby Through Time and Space Janet & Isaac Asimov (Ace 0-441-58637-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [_Norby_] Omnibus of two YA novellas, Norby Finds a Villain (Walker 1987) and The Queen’s Necklace (Walker 1986). This is the third book in the Ace edition of the series.

Another Fine Myth Robert Lynn Asprin (Legend 0-09-962750-7, Dec ’88, £2.50, 200pp, pb) [Myth] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1978) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Myth” series. [First U.K. edition]

Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections Robert Lynn Asprin (Ace 0-441-55279-X, Nov ’88, $3.50, 200pp, pb) [Myth] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1987) humorous fantasy novel, 8th in the “Myth” series.

Duncan and Mallory: The Raiders Robert Lynn Asprin & Mel. White (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-558-7, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], $7.95, 58pp, tp) [_Duncan and Mallory_] Humorous fantasy graphic novel.

Thieves’ World #11: Uneasy Alliances ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80610-4, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 258pp, pb) [_Thieves’ World_] Original shared world fantasy anthology of 8 stories.

Journey Into Space Stuart Atkinson (Viking Kestrel 0-670-82306-6, May ’88 [Sep ’88], $14.95, 80pp, hc) Associational, mostly non-fiction; a discussion of the solar system told from the point of view of someone on a grand tour of it in 2090. Introduction by Isaac Asimov.

Arc of the Dream A. A. Attanasio (Grafton 0-586-06913-5, Jun ’88, £3.95, 335pp, tp) [_Radix_] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1986) sf novel.

Wyvern A. A. Attanasio (Houghton Mifflin/Ticknor & Fields 0-89919-409-5, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $19.95, 422pp, hc) Fantasy adventure historical novel of pirates, sorcery, love, and revenge.

Bluebeard’s Egg Margaret Atwood (Virago 0-86068-996-4, Jun ’88, £3.95, 281pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) associational/sf collection.

The Guardians: Freedom Fight Richard Austin (Jove 0-515-09484-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 201pp, pb) [_Guardians_] Post-holocaust adventure, 10th in the series.

The Guardians: The Plague Years Richard Austin (Jove 0-515-09841-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 200pp, pb) [_Guardians_] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, 12th in the series..

The Guardians: Valley of the Gods Richard Austin (Jove 0-515-09642-3, Aug ’88, $2.95, 197pp, pb) [_Guardians_] Post-holocaust men’s macho adventure novel, 11th in the series.

Bright Shadow Avi (Macmillan Aladdin 0-689-71256-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan Bradbury 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.

Something Upstairs Avi (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05782-8, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $11.95, 120pp, hc) Young-adult short novel about ghosts.

Death Lands: Crater Lake [by Laurence James] James Axler (Worldwide Gold Eagle 0-373-62504-9, May ’88 [Aug ’88], £2.50, 250pp, pb) [Deathlands] Reprint (Gold Eagle 1987) post-holocaust adventure novel. Volume 4 in the “Deathlands” series. [First U.K. edition]

Death Lands: Dectra Chain [by Laurence James] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62507-3, Sep ’88, $3.95, 349pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust adventure novel, seventh in the series.

Death Lands: Ice and Fire [by Laurence James] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62508-1, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 348pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust adventure novel, eighth in the series.

Death Lands: Neutron Solstice [by Laurence James] James Axler (Worldwide Gold Eagle 0-373-62503-0, Jan ’88, £2.50, 252pp, pb) [Deathlands] Reprint (Worldwide 1987) post-holocaust adventure novel. Volume 3 in the “Deathlands” series. [First U.K. edition]

Death Lands: Pony Soldiers [by Laurence James] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62506-5, May ’88, $3.95, 348pp, pb) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust adventure novel.

One Richard Bach (Morrow 0-688-07802-8, Oct ’88, $16.95, 284pp, hc) Fantasy novel about the nature of self.

New Destinies, Vol. III ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65385-7, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 273pp, pb) Paperback original anthology “magazine”, with non-fiction, 3 stories, and some “speculative fact.” Two of the stories, by Niven and Ing, will be part of Baen “shared world” books later this year.

New Destinies, Vol. IV ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65408-X, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 287pp, pb) Original anthology of sf stories and non-fiction, dated Summer 1988.

New Destinies, Vol. VI ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-69796-X, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 284pp, pb) Science fiction/non-fiction original anthology series, Winter 1988. Special Heinlein memorial issue includes several poems by Heinlein (never before published) as well as various Heinlein reprints, and appreciations by others. There is also the usual new fiction and non-fiction. Note to collectors, there is no New Destinies, Vol. V.

Where Time Ends Thomas Baird (Harper & Row 0-06-020359-5, Oct ’88, $13.95, 230pp, hc) Young-adult near-future sf novel of biological warfare.

Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids Pip & Jane Baker (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20313-5, Feb ’88, £1.95, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 125 in the series.

Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe Pip & Jane Baker (W.H. Allen 0-491-03106-8, Apr ’88, £7.95, 126pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf TV series novelization. Distributed in the US by Lyle Stuart. Volume 131 in the series.

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