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

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Fandom Directory No. 10 ed. Mariane S. Hopkins (Fandata 0-933215-10-X, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], $12.95, 528pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. The 1988-89 edition of an address and telephone list of fans, clubs, stores, etc., connected with comics, movies, and sf. A good reference, especially for its lists of bookstores. (CNB)

Still Life E. E. Horlak (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27656-5, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 200pp, pb) Dark fantasy novel involving Indian magic. Horlak is a pen-name for Sheri S. Tepper.

Groosham Grange Anthony Horowitz (Methuen 0-416-02462-9, Mar ’88, £7.50, 128pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]

Groosham Grange Anthony Horowitz (Teens 0-416-10172-0, Nov ’88, £1.95, 111pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1988) young-adult humorous horror novel.

Duncton Quest William Horwood (Century 0-7126-1695-0, Sep ’88, £12.95, 717pp, hc) [_Duncton_] Fantasy novel. Sequel to Duncton Wood.

Skallagrigg William Horwood (Penguin 0-14-007206-3, Apr ’88, £4.50, 728pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1987) sf novel.

Sultana’s Dream Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (Feminist Press 0-935312-83-8, Jun ’88 [Aug ’88], 6.95,89pp,tp)EditedbyRoushanJahanandHannaPapanek.Collectionofthetitlestory—thefirstfeministUtopiastorywritteninEnglish(1905)—plustranslationsofselectionsfrom∗∗TheSecludedOnes∗∗,a1929seriesofstoriesonpurdah.(“Sultana’sDream”isareversepurdahstory.)Ahardcoverislistedat6.95, 89pp, tp) Edited by Roushan Jahan and Hanna Papanek. Collection of the title story — the first feminist Utopia story written in English (1905) — plus translations of selections from The Secluded Ones, a 1929 series of stories on purdah. (“Sultana’s Dream” is a reverse purdah story.) A hardcover is listed at 6.95,89pp,tp)EditedbyRoushanJahanandHannaPapanek.Collectionofthetitlestory—thefirstfeministUtopiastorywritteninEnglish(1905)—plustranslationsofselectionsfrom∗∗TheSecludedOnes∗∗,a1929seriesofstoriesonpurdah.(“Sultana’sDream”isareversepurdahstory.)Ahardcoverislistedat16.95 — not seen. Order from The Talman Company, 150 5th Ave., New York NY 10011.

Derelict Robert L. Hovorka, Jr. (Ace 0-441-14254-0, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 199pp, pb) Sf/horror/space opera novel a la Alien, a first novel.

Conan the Adventurer Robert E. Howard (Sphere 0-7221-4751-1, Oct ’88, £2.99, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1966) fantasy collection. Volume 1 in the “Conan” series.

Conan the Warrior Robert E. Howard (Sphere 0-7221-4748-1, Jun ’88, £2.75, 192pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1967) fantasy collection. Volume 2 in the “Conan” series.

Conan the Freebooter Robert E. Howard & L. Sprague de Camp (Sphere 0-7221-4739-2, Apr ’88, £2.75, 205pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Lancer 1968) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Conan” series.

Glamorous Powers Susan Howatch (Collins 0-00-223263-4, Jun ’88, £11.95, 514pp, hc) [_Glittering Images_] Novel about a monk with psychic powers. Sequel to Glittering Images.

Glamorous Powers Susan Howatch (Knopf 0-394-57145-2, Nov ’88, $18.95, 403pp, hc) [_Glittering Images_] Mainstream novel of a clergyman with psychic powers, sequel to Glittering Images. First U.S. edition (Collins 1988).

Nighty-Nightmare James Howe (Avon Camelot 0-380-70490-0, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $2.95, 121pp, pb) [_Bunnicula_] Reprint (Atheneum 1987) children’s animal adventure; in the “Bunnicula the Vampire Bunny” series.

Scorpio Attack Trevor Hoyle (Citadel Press 0-8065-1082-X, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 156pp, pb) [_Blake’s 7_] Reprint (BBC Books 1981) sf novelization of a Blake’s Seven tv episode.

Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7: Project Avalon Trevor Hoyle (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1102-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 181pp, pb) [_Blake’s 7_] Sf novelization.

Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7: Scorpio Attack Trevor Hoyle (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1082-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 156pp, pb) [_Blake’s 7_] Sf novelization. First U.S. edition (BBC Books 1981).

Terry Nation’s Blake’s 7: Their First Adventure Trevor Hoyle (Lyle Stuart/Citadel Press 0-8065-1103-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 204pp, pb) [_Blake’s 7_] Sf novelization.

Mission Earth, Vol. 1: The Invaders Plan L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-07-4, May ’88, £3.95, 615pp, pb) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1985) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Mission Earth” series.

Mission Earth, Vol. 1: The Invaders Plan L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge 0-88404-282-0, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $4.95, 615pp, pb) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1985) sf novel, first in the “Mission Earth” dekalogy.

Mission Earth, Vol. 2: Black Genesis L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge 0-88404-283-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.95, 477pp, pb) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel, second in the dekalogy.

Mission Earth, Vol. 2: Black Genesis L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-08-2, Oct ’88, £3.95, 477pp, pb) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel.

Mission Earth, Vol. 3: The Enemy Within L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge 0-88404-284-7, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 429pp, pb) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1986) sf novel, third in the dekalogy.

Mission Earth, Vol. 7: Voyage of Vengeance L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-03-1, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], £10.95, 377pp, hc) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel. Volume 7 in the “Mission Earth” series. [First U.K. edition]

Mission Earth, Vol. 8: Disaster L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-04-X, Jun ’88, £10.95, 333pp, hc) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel. Volume 8 in the “Mission Earth” series. [First U.K. edition]

Mission Earth, Vol. 9: Villainy Victorious L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-05-8, Sep ’88, £10.95, 416pp, hc) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

Mission Earth, Vol.10: The Doomed Planet L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-06-6, Dec ’88, £10.95, 329pp, hc) [_Mission Earth_] Reprint (Bridge 1987) sf novel. Volume 10 in the “Mission Earth” series. [First U.K. edition]

Water Witch Jan Hudson (Bantam 0-553-21945-6, Nov ’88, 2.50, 192pp, pb) Romance/fantasy novel about a woman who uses a divining rod (a la Card’s “Tales of Alvin Maker”) to find water. “Loveswept” #293.

Child of the Grove Tanya Huff (DAW 0-88677-272-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 288pp, pb) [_Wizard Crystal_] Fantasy novel about 3 generations of a royal family’s fight with an evil wizard. A first novel.

The Story of the Stone Barry Hughart (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24636-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $17.95, 236pp, hc) [_Master Li_] Oriental fantasy/horror novel (with some humor as well), sequel to Bridge of Birds — more of the same engaging mixture of authentic Chinese lore, peasant earthiness, and Western pulp melodrama. Recommended. (FCM)

The Story of the Stone Barry Hughart (SFBC #14229, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], $4.98, 249pp, hc) [_Master Li_] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) oriental fantasy novel, sequel to Bridge of Birds.

The Dream Catcher Monica Hughes (Magnet 0-416-05202-9, Jan ’88, £1.95, 171pp, pb) [_Arc One_] Reprint (Julia Macrae 1986) young-adult sf novel. Sequel to The Devil on My Back.

Sandwriter Monica Hughes (Henry Holt 0-8050-0617-6, Mar ’88, $12.95, 159pp, hc) [_Sandwriter_] Young-adult fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Julia MacRae 1985).

Tales of the Early World Ted Hughes (Faber and Faber 0-571-15126-4, Jul ’88, £5.95, 122pp, hc) Fantasy collection about God during the Creation.

Life Force Zach Hughes (DAW 0-88677-297-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 269pp, pb) Sf novel set on an alien planet which isn’t as paradise-like as it seems.

The Mermaid Summer Mollie Hunter (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12225-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], £6.95, 127pp, hc) Well-constructed young-adult fantasy about a mermaid who is terrorizing a small fishing village. Recommended. (PSP)

Assassin Shaun Hutson (W.H. Allen 0-491-03296-X, Oct ’88, £11.95, 320pp, hc) Horror novel.

Deathday Shaun Hutson (W.H. Allen 0-491-03286-2, Jan ’88, £11.95, 384pp, hc) Reprint (Star 1987) horror novel. [Not seen]

Erebus Shaun Hutson (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-31498-2, Feb ’88, £2.95, 309pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel.

Erebus Shaun Hutson (Leisure 0-8439-2708-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 368pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel of a small farming community whose people have developed strange cravings. No 1988 statement of printing inside.

Spawn Shaun Hutson (Leisure 0-8439-2622-8, May ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 367pp, pb) Reprint (UK 1983) horror novel. Aborted fetuses come back from the grave to kill. No 1988 statement of printing inside.

Victims Shaun Hutson (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32029-X, Oct ’88, £2.99, 288pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.

Crestwood Heights Christopher Hyde (Avon 0-380-75371-5, Feb ’88, $4.50, 328pp, pb) Near future technothriller sf novel.

Jericho Falls Christopher Hyde (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-69919-9, Apr ’88 [Jul ’88], £10.95, 281pp, hc) Thriller about a super-virus.

Which Witch Eva Ibbotson (Oxford Windrush 1-85089-922-3, Mar ’88, $13.95, 213pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1979) juvenile fantasy novel. Large print edition. Illustrations by Annabel Large. This is the same as the British edition.

The Flat Man Rose Impey (Barron’s 0-8120-5975-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $8.95, unpaginated, hc) Children’s horror short story, illustrated in full color by Moira Kemp.

Scare Yourself to Sleep Rose Impey (Barron’s 0-8120-5974-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $8.95, unpaginated, hc) Children’s horror short story, illustrated in full color by Moira Kemp.

The Big Lifters Dean Ing (Tor 0-312-93067-4, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $16.95, 243pp, hc) Sf novel of futuristic trucking and terrorists, plus various skullduggery.

Celestial Hit List Charles Ingrid (DAW 0-88677-306-7, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 285pp, pb) [_Sand Wars_] Sf adventure novel, “Sand Wars” #3.

Lasertown Blues Charles Ingrid (DAW 0-88677-260-5, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 286pp, pb) [_Sand Wars_] Sf adventure novel, second in the “Sand Wars” series.

Lasertown Blues Charles Ingrid (DAW 0-88677-260-5, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 286pp, pb) [_Sand Wars_] Reissue (DAW 1988) sf adventure novel, “Sand Wars” #2; third printing.

Solarkill Charles Ingrid (DAW 0-88677-209-5, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 301pp, pb) [_Sand Wars_] Reissue (DAW 1987) sf adventure novel, “Sand Wars” #1; third printing.

America 2040 #4: The Return Evan Innes (Bantam 0-553-27184-9, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 374pp, pb) [_America 2040_] Sf novel; fourth book in the series.

America 2040 #5: The Star Explorer Evan Innes (Bantam 0-553-27402-3, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 322pp, pb) [_America 2040_] Sf novel, Volume Five and final book in the “America 2040” series, packaged by Book Creations Inc.

The Arabian Nightmare Robert Irwin (Viking 0-670-81661-2, 1987 [Mar ’88], $16.95, 282pp, hc) Literary novel of an innocent caught in labyrinthine schemes and dreams in medieval Cairo. A haunting phantasmagoria. (FCM) “Slightly revised” edition, dated 1987 — not seen until 1988. It was printed in Britain and is identical to a British release, except for the dust jacket. First U.S. edition (Dedalus 1983).

The Arabian Nightmare Robert Irwin (Penguin 0-14-011216-2, Nov ’88, $6.95, 282pp, tp) Reprint (Dedalus 1983) historical fantasy novel. This edition follows the slightly revised text (Viking 1987).

The Best of Trek #13 ed. Walter Irwin & G. B. Love (NAL Signet 0-451-15325-1, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 204pp, pb) [Star Trek] Non-fiction, essays on Star Trek from Trek magazine.

The Best of Trek #14 ed. Walter Irwin & G. B. Love (NAL Signet 0-451-15614-5, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Star Trek] Non-fiction, anthology of essays about Star Trek.

I’ll Cry When I Kill You Peter Israel (Mysterious Press 0-89296-268-2, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $15.95, 264pp, hc) Associational; mystery novel with a famed sf author murdered at a convention.

The Werewolf’s Tale Richard Jaccoma (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-13290-0, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 283pp, pb) [_Werewolf’s Tale_] Horror novel about Nazi spies and a werewolf, set just before WWII in New York.

The Lottery: Adventures of the Daemon Lover Shirley Jackson (Robinson 0-948164-75-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.50, 222pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar Strauss 1949) collection.

Born Into Light Paul Samuel Jacobs (Scholastic 0-590-40710-4, Mar ’88 [Jun ’88], $11.95, 149pp, hc) Young-adult sf novella of extraterrestrial “feral children.” A first novel.

Her Story Dan Jacobson (Flamingo 0-00-654270-0, May ’88, £3.95, 141pp, tp) Reprint (Andre Deutsch 1987) literary sf novel.

Mossflower Brian Jacques (Hutchinson 0-09-172160-1, Sep ’88, £8.95, 431pp, hc) [Redwall] Young-adult talking mouse fantasy novel. Prequel to Redwall.

Mossflower Brian Jacques (Putnam Philomel 0-399-21549-2, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $16.95, 431pp, hc) [Redwall] Young-adult fantasy novel about heroic mice, a prequel to Redwall. Illustrated by Gary Chalk. First U.S. edition (Hutchinson 1988).

Future & Fantastic Worlds: A Bibliographical Retrospective of DAW Books (1972-1987) Sheldon R. Jaffery (Starmont 1-55742-002-5, 1988 [Feb ’88], 19.95,297pp,tp)Non−fiction,bibliographicallistingofDAWbooksinnumericalorder.Italsoreproducestheoriginalcoverblurbs,givesthecoverartist,andnotesifitispartofaseries.Alsoavailableinhardcover(−003−3)for19.95, 297pp, tp) Non-fiction, bibliographical listing of DAW books in numerical order. It also reproduces the original cover blurbs, gives the cover artist, and notes if it is part of a series. Also available in hardcover (-003-3) for 19.95,297pp,tp)Non−fiction,bibliographicallistingofDAWbooksinnumericalorder.Italsoreproducestheoriginalcoverblurbs,givesthecoverartist,andnotesifitispartofaseries.Alsoavailableinhardcover(−003−3)for29.95.

Black in Time John Jakes (Bart 1-55785-008-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $2.95, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Paperback Library 1970) sf time travel novel. Has a new introduction by the author.

Brak the Barbarian: The Mark of Demons John Jakes (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32176-8, Mar ’88, £1.99, 159pp, pb) [_Brak_] Reprint (Paperback Library 1969) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Brak the Barbarian” series.

Brak the Barbarian: The Sorceress John Jakes (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32172-5, Feb ’88, £1.95, 156pp, pb) [_Brak_] Reprint (Paperback Library 1969) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Brak the Barbarian” series.

Mention My Name in Atlantis John Jakes (Bart 1-55785-003-8, Jan ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 142pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1972) humorous fantasy novel with sf elements. Contains a new introduction by the author.

Men Went to Cattraeth John James (Bantam UK 0-553-17360-X, Jul ’88, £2.99, 240pp, pb) [_Photinus_] Reprint (Cassell 1969) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Photinus” trilogy.

Not for All the Gold in Ireland John James (Bantam UK 0-553-17359-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], £2.95, 348pp, pb) [_Photinus_] Reprint (Cassell 1968) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Photinus” trilogy.

More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary M. R. James (Dover 0-486-25700-2, Jul ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 116pp, tp) Reprint (Arnold 1911) collection.

A Warning to the Curious M. R. James (Arrow 0-09-952630-1, Jan ’88, £3.50, 257pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1987) ghost collection.

Possession Peter James (Gollancz 0-575-04272-9, May ’88, £10.95, 282pp, hc) Horror/occult novel.

Possession Peter James (Doubleday 0-385-24705-2, Oct ’88, $17.95, 270pp, hc) Horror novel about a dead son trying to possess his mother. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1988).

The Best of Science Fiction TV John Javna (Harmony 0-517-56650-8, Jan ’88, $8.95, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, illustrated guide to the best and worst of tv sf.

The Best of Science Fiction TV John Javna (Titan 1-85286-074-X, Apr ’88 [May ’88], £5.95, 144pp, tp) Reprint (Harmony 1987) study of some of the most popular (and unpopular) science fiction series on TV, ranging from The Prisoner to Lost in Space. [First U.K. edition]

Apocalypse 2000: Economic Breakdown and the Suicide of Democracy, 1989 - 2000 Peter Jay & Michael Stewart (Sphere 0-7474-0225-6, Aug ’88, £3.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Sidgwick & Jackson 1987) sf quasi-novel.

Shadowlight Mike Jefferies (Fontana 0-00-617468-X, Sep ’88, £2.95, 346pp, pb) [_Loremasters of Elundium_] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Loremasters of Elundium” trilogy.

The Bug Life Chronicles Phillip C. Jennings (Baen 0-671-69801-X, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 304pp, pb) Collection of 15 stories set in the same universe as Tower to the Sky.

Tower to the Sky Phillip C. Jennings (Baen 0-671-65393-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 316pp, pb) Sf novel. A revived Earth civilization vs. the solar system’s silicon chips. A first novel.

House of Illusions Ruby Jean Jensen (Zebra 0-8217-2324-3, Apr ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.95, 384pp, pb) Horror novel. Killer clowns at a carnival.

Jump Rope Ruby Jean Jensen (Zebra 0-8217-2506-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 383pp, pb) Horror novel about an evil girl who kills with a jump rope.

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