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

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Against the Horde David Gemmell (New Infinities 0-441-00995-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 383pp, pb) [_Drenai_] Quasi-Celtic fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Also available in a New Infinities edition (50-7004) sold in gaming stores. First American edition (Century 1984 as Legend).

Ghost King David Gemmell (Century 0-7126-2299-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], £6.95, 266pp, tp) [_Sipstrassi: Stones of Power_] Fantasy novel that attempts to combine elements of Greek mythology, Arthurian legend and Atlantis, with the ‘Eagle of the Ninth’ thrown in for good measure. Also available in hc (-1989-5) for £11.95.

Ghost King David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-956550-1, Oct ’88, £2.50, 266pp, pb) [_Sipstrassi: Stones of Power_] Reprint (Century 1988) fantasy novel.

The Jerusalem Man David Gemmell (Baen 0-671-65421-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 343pp, pb) [_Sipstrassi_] Post-catastrophe science fantasy novel set 300 years after the disaster, featuring a “Shane"-like hero. First U.S. edition (Century 1987 as Wolf in Shadow).

The King Beyond the Gate David Gemmell (New Infinities 0-425-11271-3, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 336pp, pb) [_Drenai_] Fantasy novel, 3rd in the “Legend” trilogy. First American edition (Century Hutchinson 1985). This edition has a “BSM” logo but does not say Berkley. There is also a New Infinities edition (50-7006) without the “BSM” logo and ISBN on the cover, for sale to game stores.

Last Sword of Power David Gemmell (Legend 0-7126-2322-1, Oct ’88 [Aug ’88], £6.95, 275pp, tp) [_Sipstrassi: Stones of Power_] Fantasy novel, sequel to Ghost King. Also available in hc (-2327-2) for £11.95.

Waylander David Gemmell (New Infinities 0-425-11269-1, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 317pp, pb) [Drenai; _Waylander_] Fantasy novel, Vol. 2 of the “Legend” trilogy. First U.S. edition (Arrow 1986). There are two slightly different editions of this: a Berkley-distributed one with the above ISBN and a “BSM” logo; and a gaming store edition without those and with a New Infinities number (50-7005) added on the spine and cover.

Wolf in Shadow David Gemmell (Legend 0-09-953470-3, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], £3.50, 326pp, pb) [Sipstrassi: Stones of Power; _Jon Shannow_] Reprint (Century 1987) fantasy novel.

Ancient Light Mary Gentle (Legend 0-09-934940-X, Aug ’88, £3.99, 732pp, pb) [_Orthe_] Reprint (Gollancz 1987) sf novel. Sequel to Golden Witchbreed.

Golden Witchbreed Mary Gentle (Legend 0-09-937300-9, Aug ’88, £3.50, 479pp, pb) [_Orthe_] Reissue (Gollancz 1983) sf novel.

A Hawk in Silver Mary Gentle (Beaver 0-09-955480-1, Aug ’88, £1.99, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.

When Spirits Walk Christine Gentry (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-227-3, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 279pp, pb) Horror novel. The cover features a fanged “attack rabbit.”

Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Peter George (Oxford 0-19-281840-6, May ’88 [Jun ’88], £3.95, 145pp, tp) Reprint (Corgi 1963) sf novel.

Chess with a Dragon David Gerrold (Avon 0-380-70662-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult science fiction novel — Earth’s credit on the Galactic information market has run out. It must find a way to pay the bill or be enslaved to cover the debt.

Chess with a Dragon David Gerrold (Hutchinson 0-09-173766-4, Nov ’88, £6.95, 127pp, hc) Reprint (Walker 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. In the “Millenium” series. [First U.K. edition]

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint David Gerrold (Titan 1-85286-060-X, Feb ’88, £2.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reprint (Pocket 1987) novelization of the new television series. [First U.K. edition]

Star Trek, the Next Generation: Encounter at Farpoint David Gerrold (Pocket 0-671-65241-9, Jul ’88, $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Reissue (Pocket 1987) sf novelization.

When HARLIE Was One, Release 2.0 David Gerrold (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26465-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 287pp, pb) [_Harlie_] Sf sentient computer novel. A rewrite of When HARLIE Was One (SFBC 1972).

Burning Chrome William Gibson (Grafton 0-586-07461-9, Apr ’88, £2.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) sf collection.

Mona Lisa Overdrive William Gibson (Gollancz 0-575-04020-3, Jun ’88 [May ’88], £10.95, 251pp, hc) [_Neuromancer_] Sf novel. Various characters from Neuromancer and Count Zero team up to find out the truth behind the ‘Voodoo gods’ in the Matrix. Volume 3 in the “Cyberspace” series.

Mona Lisa Overdrive William Gibson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05250-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $17.95, 260pp, hc) [_Neuromancer_] Sf “cyberpunk” novel, sequel to Neuromancer and Count Zero. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1988).

Aiki John Gilbert (Grafton 0-586-07373-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], £2.95, 317pp, pb) Reprint (Donald Fine 1986) futuristic martial arts thriller. [First U.K. edition]

The Pet of Frankenstein Mel Gilden (Avon Camelot 0-380-75185-2, Feb ’88, $2.50, 96pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Short children’s fantasy novel, fourth in a series.

Surfing Samurai Robots Mel Gilden (Lynx 1-55802-001-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 246pp, pb) [_Zoot Marlowe_] Humorous sf/private eye novel.

Z is For Zombie Mel Gilden (Avon Camelot 0-380-75686-2, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.50, 89pp, tp) Children’s fantasy short novel about P.S. 13, where the students are monsters.

Angel Island Inez Haynes Gillmore (NAL Plume 0-452-26200-3, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $8.95, 351pp, tp) Reprint (Holt 1914) feminist fantasy novel. Five shipwrecked men are washed up on a South Seas island populated by mysterious and perfect women. Introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin.

The Crystal Keep Sheila Gilluly (NAL Signet 0-451-15560-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 348pp, pb) [_Greenbriar Queen_] Fantasy novel, sequel to Greenbriar Queen.

Moebius 4: The Long Tomorrow Jean “Moebius” Giraud (Epic 0-87135-281-8, 1987 [May ’88], $9.95, unpaginated, tp) Collection of graphic stories which appeared individually in the 1970s, with new afterwords. Text translated from the French. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988.

Moebius 5: The Gardens of Aedena Jean “Moebius” Giraud (Epic 0-87135-282-6, 1988 [May ’88], $9.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novelette and two graphic stories.

Moebius 6: Pharagonesa & Other Strange Stories Jean “Moebius” Giraud (Epic 0-87135-283-4, 1988 [May ’88], $9.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic collection, text translated from the French.

A Truce with Time Parke Godwin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05201-2, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $16.95, 310pp, hc) Contemporary fantasy novel, “a love story with ghosts.”

A Truce with Time Parke Godwin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27500-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.50, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) fantasy novel billed as “a love story with occasional ghosts.”

Waiting for the Galactic Bus Parke Godwin (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24635-8, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $17.95, 229pp, hc) [_Waiting for the Galactic Bus_] Satiric sf novel of godlike aliens, evangelism, and showbiz.

Waiting for the Galactic Bus Parke Godwin (SFBC #14320, Dec ’88, $4.98, 244pp, hc) [_Waiting for the Galactic Bus_] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) satiric sf novel.

Invitation to Camelot ed. Parke Godwin (Ace 0-441-37200-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 258pp, pb) Original fantasy anthology of 12 stories, based on Arthurian legend.

Shrine of the Desert Mage Stephen Goldin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27212-8, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 243pp, pb) [_Parsina Saga_] Arabian Nights-style fantasy novel. “The Parsina Saga”, Vol. I.

The Storyteller and the Jann Stephen Goldin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27532-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 277pp, pb) [_Parsina Saga_] Arabian Nights fantasy novel, sequel to Shrine of the Desert Mage.

Jade Darcy and the Affair of Honor Stephen Goldin & Mary Mason (NAL Signet 0-451-15613-7, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [_Rehumanization of Jade Darcy_] Science fiction adventure novel, Book One in “The Rehumanization of Jade Darcy”.

Brothers William Goldman (Warner 0-446-34680-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $4.95, 339pp, pb) [_Marathon Man_] Reprint (Warner 1987) sf thriller with mad scientists and strange inventions. A sequel to Marathon Man.

Brothers William Goldman (Grafton 0-586-06292-0, Jul ’88 [Aug ’88], £2.95, 335pp, pb) [_Marathon Man_] Reprint (Warner 1987) SF thriller. Sequel to Marathon Man.

The Princess Bride William Goldman (Futura 0-7088-3978-9, Mar ’88, £2.95, 283pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973) fantasy novel. This is the ‘film tie-in’ edition. [First U.K. edition]

The Princess Bride William Goldman (Severn House 0-7278-1674-8, Jul ’88, £9.95, 283pp, hc) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1973) fantasy novel.

The Dream Years Lisa Goldstein (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27657-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 195pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1985) fantasy novel set in pre-WWI France (and other eras) and dealing with the surrealist movement. Second printing.

A Mask for the General Lisa Goldstein (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27312-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) near-future sf novel set in Berkeley CA after the world economy has collapsed and a general has taken over the U.S. Recommended. (TM)

The Quelling Eye John Gordon (Lions 0-00-672841-3, Apr ’88, £1.95, 156pp, pb) Reprint (Bodley Head 1986) young-adult supernatural thriller.

Archon Stuart Gordon (Orbit 0-7088-3708-5, Apr ’88, £3.50, 384pp, pb) [Watchers] Reprint (Macdonald 1987) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Watchers” trilogy.

The Hidden World Stuart Gordon (Macdonald 0-356-15421-1, Apr ’88, £12.95, 352pp, hc) [Watchers] Sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Watchers” trilogy.

The Hidden World Stuart Gordon (Orbit 0-7088-8273-0, Nov ’88, £3.50, 352pp, pb) [Watchers] Reprint (Macdonald 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Watchers” series.

Paul’s Volcano Beatrice Gormley (Avon Camelot 0-380-70562-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $2.50, 120pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) children’s sf/mad scientist/science project novel.

The Dime Detectives Ron Goulart (Mysterious Press 0-89296-191-0, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $17.95, 248pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational. A history of the detective fiction pulps.

Everybody Comes to Cosmo’s Ron Goulart (St. Martin’s 0-312-90931-4, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [_Ex-Chameleon_] Humorous sf novel, third in the “Ex-Chameleon” series, sequel series to the “Chameleon Corps” series.

The Great Comic Book Artists Volume 2 Ron Goulart (St. Martin’s 0-312-01768-5, Dec ’88, $12.95, 113pp, tp) Non-fiction, biography. One-page articles plus one page of art from 56 artists.

Woman of Fire Deborah Grabien (Piatkus 0-86188-722-0, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £10.50, 250pp, hc) Time-travel fantasy set in the present and the Celtic age.

The Wind in the Willows Kenneth Grahame (Contemporary Calico 0-8092-4489-6, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $7.95, 254pp, tp) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (Scribner 1908) children’s fantasy classic, with new color illustrations by Arthur Suydam, in the style of Arthur Rackham. There is also a new historical introduction by Noel Perrin.

For Fear of the Night Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-312-93046-1, Mar ’88 [Jan ’88], $17.95, 277pp, hc) Horror/ghost novel.

For Fear of the Night Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-812-51834-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) horror/ghost novel.

For Fear of the Night Charles L. Grant (Futura 0-7088-4032-9, Nov ’88, £2.99, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Grave Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-812-51843-8, Dec ’88, $3.95, 250pp, pb) [_Oxrun Station_] Reprint (Popular Library 1981) horror novel, part of the “Oxrun Station” series.

The Last Call of Mourning Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-812-51846-2, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [_Oxrun Station_] Reprint (Doubleday 1979) horror novel, part of the “Oxrun Station” series.

The Long Night of the Grave Charles L. Grant (Berkley 0-425-10627-6, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $2.95, 153pp, pb) [_Oxrun Station_] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1986) horror novel, part of a trilogy and also part of the “Oxrun Station” series.

Tales from the Nightside Charles L. Grant (Futura 0-7088-3713-1, Apr ’88, £2.95, 228pp, hc) Reprint (Arkham House 1981) horror collection. [First U.K. edition]

Tales from the Nightside Charles L. Grant (Macdonald 0-356-15424-6, May ’88, £11.95, 240pp, hc) Reprint (Arkham House 1981) horror collection. [Not seen]

The Best of Shadows ed. Charles L. Grant (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-23894-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $15.95, 219pp, hc) Anthology of 13 horror stories.

Shadows 9 ed. Charles L. Grant (Berkley 0-425-10842-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) original anthology of 18 horror stories.

Rumors of Spring Richard Grant (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26648-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $4.50, 458pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf/fantasy novel, a slyly humorous romance of future Earth. Highly recommended. (FCM)

Rumours of Spring Richard Grant (Bantam UK 0-553-17448-7, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.50, 458pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf/fantasy novel. Illustrated by Judy Stagnitto. [First U.K. edition]

Tangerine Linda Crockett Gray (Tor 0-812-51876-4, Feb ’88, $3.95, 344pp, pb) Horror novel.

Angel Fire Andrew M. Greeley (Warner 0-446-51437-3, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $17.95, 394pp, hc) [_Angel Fire_] Fantasy novel about an angel helping a man on Earth.

The Final Planet Andrew M. Greeley (Tor 0-812-58338-8, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $4.95, 398pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1987) somewhat steamy sf novel about aliens, love, etc.

The Final Planet Andrew M. Greeley (Legend 0-7126-2225-X, Nov ’88, £11.95, 302pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1987) sf novel.

Biography of C.S. Lewis Roger Lancelyn Green & Walter Hooper (Souvenir Press 0-285-62882-8, Oct ’88, £8.95, 320pp, tp) Biography of C.S. Lewis. [Not seen] [C. S. Lewis]

Conan the Valiant Roland J. Green (Tor 0-812-54270-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 280pp, tp) [Conan] Fantasy novelization.

Mists of the Ages Sharon Green (DAW 0-88677-296-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 317pp, pb) [_Thief and the Warrior_] Sf novel. Thief/undercover agent Dalisse Imbro investigates strange doings on a vacation planet. Book One of “The Thief and the Warrior” series.

The Warrior Challenged Sharon Green (DAW 0-88677-144-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 382pp, pb) [_Terrilian_] Reissue (DAW 1986) sf novel, “Terrilian” #4; third printing.

The Warrior Enchained Sharon Green (DAW 0-88677-118-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 352pp, pb) [_Terrilian_] Reissue (DAW 1983) sf novel, “Terrilian” #2; fourth printing.

The Warrior Rearmed Sharon Green (DAW 0-88677-147-1, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 253pp, pb) [_Terrilian_] Reissue (DAW 1984) sf novel, “Terrilian” #3; fourth printing.

The Warrior Victorious Sharon Green (DAW 0-88677-264-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 415pp, pb) [_Terrilian_] Sf novel, fifth in the “Terrilian” series.

The Warrior Within Sharon Green (DAW 0-88677-146-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 224pp, pb) [_Terrilian_] Reissue (DAW 1982) sf novel, “Terrilian” #1; fifth printing.

Barking Dogs Terence M. Green (St. Martin’s 0-312-01424-4, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $15.95, 214pp, hc) [_Barking Dogs_] Near future sf hardboiled cop novel.

Barking Dogs Terence M. Green (St. Martin’s 0-312-91355-9, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 214pp, pb) [_Barking Dogs_] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) near-future sf detective thriller.

The Secret Life of Algernon Pendleton Russell H. Greenan (Bantam 0-553-27280-2, Apr ’88, $3.50, 182pp, pb) Humorous fantasy/macabre murder mystery novel.

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