The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998 (original) (raw)
Contents Lists
Shadows of the White Sun Raymond Harris (SFBC #14594, Mar ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.98, hc) Reprint (Ace 1988) sf novel. First hardcover edition.
Shadows of the White Sun Raymond Harris (Headline 0-7472-3142-7, Jun ’89, £2.99, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Silence of the Lambs Thomas Harris (St. Martin’s 0-312-91543-8, Jun ’89, $5.95, 367pp, pb) [_Dr. Hannibal Lector_] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) psychological horror thriller.
Bill the Galactic Hero Harry Harrison (Avon 0-380-00395-3, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 185pp, pb) [_Bill the Galactic Hero_] Reissue (Doubleday 1965) comic sf adventure novel; third printing.
Bill the Galactic Hero Volume 1: The Planet of the Robot Slaves Harry Harrison (Avon 0-380-75661-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 236pp, pb) [_Bill the Galactic Hero_] Humorous satirical sf novel, first book in the new “Bill the Galactic Hero” series based on Harrison’s 1965 novel, with a portfolio of sketches by Michael W. Kaluta. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves Harry Harrison (Gollancz 0-575-04615-5, Oct ’89, £11.95, 236pp, hc) [_Bill the Galactic Hero_] Reprint (Avon 1989 as Bill the Galactic Hero Volume 1: The Planet of the Robot Slaves) humorous sf novel, in which Bill is pitted against Barsoomian apes and King Arthur’s knights, among others. Great fun. (PSP) Volume two in the “Bill, the Galactic Hero” series. [First U.K. edition]
A Rebel in Time Harry Harrison (Tor 0-812-53967-2, Feb ’89, $3.95, 315pp, pb) Sf time travel novel. A Black sergeant is sent back in time to the Civil War to stop a mad colonel who wants to change its outcome. Second printing.
Return to Eden Harry Harrison (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27700-6, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 427pp, pb) [_Eden_] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) alternate-world prehistoric sf novel, third book in the “Eden” series.
Return to Eden Harry Harrison (Grafton 0-586-06481-8, Nov ’89, £4.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Gino D’Achille) [_Eden_] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Eden” trilogy.
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World Harry Harrison (Bantam UK 0-553-17396-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £2.50, 158pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [_Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz_] Reprint (Putnam 1972) sf novel. Volume 4 in the “Stainless Steel Rat” series.
Climbers M. John Harrison (Gollancz 0-575-03632-X, Sep ’89, £12.95, 221pp, hc, cover by Peter Maynard) Mainstream novel set in the world of rock climbing. Listed for Harrison completists.
The Committed Men M. John Harrison (Gollancz 0-575-04220-6, Apr ’89, £3.50, 223pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Hutchinson 1971) sf novel. Volume 32 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
Storming Intrepid Payne Harrison (Crown 0-517-57133-1, Jan ’89, $19.95, 473pp, hc) Techno-thriller about a shuttle hijacked by the Russians.
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder ed. David G. Hartwell (SFBC #14784, 1989 [Oct ’89], $7.98, 656pp, hc) Anthology of 39 stories with an introduction by the editor.
- xiii · Worlds of Wonder, Worlds of Difference · David G. Hartwell · in
- 3 · Green Is the Color [_Liavek_] · John M. Ford · na Liavek: Wizard’s Row, ed. Will Shetterly & Emma Bull, Ace, 1987
- 58 · Wooden Tony · Lucy Lane Clifford · ss The Last Touches and Other Stories, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1892
- 71 · Lest Levitation Come Upon Us · Suzette Haden Elgin · nv Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982
- 93 · Prince Bull · Charles Dickens · ss Household Words Feb 17, 1855
- 99 · The Triumph of Vice · W. S. Gilbert · ss, 1867
- 111 · Turandina · Fyodor Sologub · ss The Sweat-Scented Name, Putnam, 1915
- 122 · The Princess and the Frog · Robin McKinley · ss The Door in the Hedge, New York: Greenwillow, 1981
- 139 · Darkness Box · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Fantastic Nov ’63
- 148 · Jack and the Beanstalk · Osbert Sitwell · ss Argosy (UK) Jan ’59
- 157 · Peter Pan [from **The Little White Bird**; Peter Pan] · Sir James M. Barrie · ex London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1902
- 164 · The Thrush’s Nest [from **The Little White Bird**; Peter Pan] · Sir James M. Barrie · ex London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1902
- 171 · Lock-out Time [from **The Little White Bird**; Peter Pan] · Sir James M. Barrie · ex London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1902
- 180 · The Mouse Festival [1965] · Johannes Bobrowski; trans. by Kathryn Cramer · vi *
- 183 · A Proper Santa Claus · Anne McCaffrey · ss Demon Kind, ed. Roger Elwood, Avon, 1973
- 192 · Inside Out · Rudy Rucker · nv Synergy v1, ed. George Zebrowski, HBJ Harvest, 1987
- 213 · The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime · Mark Twain · ss Atlantic Monthly Jun, 1876
- 229 · The Woman Who Thought She Could Read · Avram Davidson · ss F&SF Jan ’59
- 238 · The Third Level · Jack Finney · ss Colliers Oct 7 ’50; F&SF Oct ’52
- 245 · The Griffin and the Minor Canon · Frank R. Stockton · ss St. Nicholas Magazine Oct, 1885
- 259 · The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles [as by Idris Seabright] · Margaret St. Clair · ss F&SF Oct ’51
- 264 · The Dragons [1965] · Murilo Rubião; trans. by Thomas Colchie · ss, 1979
- 269 · On the Downhill Side · Harlan Ellison · ss Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972
- 284 · The Parrot · Isaac Bashevis Singer; trans. by Ruth Whitman · ss Harper’s Jun ’66
- 300 · The Gray Wolf · George MacDonald · ss Works of Fancy and Imagination, 1871
- 306 · The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath · Patricia A. McKillip · nv Elsewhere v2, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1982
- 325 · The Last of the Dragons [“The Fiery Dragon”] · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Sep, 1899
- 332 · Lila the Werewolf [“Farrell and Lila the Werewolf”; _Sam Farrell_] · Peter S. Beagle · nv guabi #1 ’69
- 353 · The Drowned Giant · J. G. Ballard · ss The Terminal Beach, London: Gollancz, 1964
- 367 · The Enchanted Buffalo · L. Frank Baum · ss The Delineator May ’05
- 375 · Narrow Valley · R. A. Lafferty · ss F&SF Sep ’66
- 389 · Beyond the Dead Reef · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv F&SF Jan ’83
- 406 · The King’s Bride · E. T. A. Hoffmann; trans. by Michael Bullock · na Four Tales, NEL, 1963; “Die Königsbraut”, in Die Serapionsbrüder, 1819
- 451 · Under the Garden · Graham Greene · na A Sense of Reality, Bodley Head, 1963
- 503 · The Things That Are Gods [_Traveler in Black_] · John Brunner · na Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fll ’79
- 540 · The King of Nodland and His Dwarf · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv American Whig Review Dec, 1852
- 571 · The Seventeen Virgins [Cugel; _Dying Earth_] · Jack Vance · nv F&SF Oct ’74
- 596 · The Bagful of Dreams [Cugel; _Dying Earth_] · Jack Vance · nv Flashing Swords! #4, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1977
- 623 · The Hollow Land · William Morris · nv Oxford and Cambridge Magazine Sep-Oct, 1856
The World Treasury of Science Fiction ed. David G. Hartwell (Little, Brown 0-316-34941-0, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $29.95, 1083pp, hc) Sf anthology of 52 stories with an introduction by Clifton Fadiman. This is set to become the standard Book-of-the-Month Club offering on sf. The BOMC edition actually appeared a month earlier. Available in the U.K. for £12.95.
- xi · Foreword · Clifton Fadiman · fw
- xiii · Introduction · David G. Hartwell · in
- 3 · Harrison Bergeron · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss F&SF Oct ’61
- 10 · Forgetfulness [as by Don A. Stuart] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · nv Astounding Jun ’37
- 34 · Special Flight · John Berryman · nv Astounding May ’39
- 70 · Chronopolis · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Jun ’60
- 92 · Triceratops [1974] · Tensei Kono; trans. by David Lewis · ss Omni Aug ’82
- 104 · The Man Who Lost the Sea · Theodore Sturgeon · ss F&SF Oct ’59
- 115 · On the Inside Track · Karl-Michael Armer · nv Entropie, 1986
- 135 · The Golem · Avram Davidson · ss F&SF Mar ’55
- 141 · The New Prehistory [1972] · René Rebetez-Cortes; trans. by Damon Knight · ss F&SF Jun ’83
- 146 · A Meeting with Medusa · Arthur C. Clarke · nv Playboy Dec ’71
- 184 · The Valley of Echoes · Gerard Klein · ss View from Another Shore, ed. Franz Rottensteiner, Seabury Press, 1973
- 193 · The Fifth Head of Cerberus · Gene Wolfe · nv Orbit 10, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
- 245 · The Chaste Planet · John Updike · ss New Yorker Nov 10 ’75
- 250 · The Blind Pilot · Nathalie-Charles Henneberg; trans. by Damon Knight · ss F&SF Jan ’60
- 266 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss F&SF Oct ’58
- 278 · Pairpuppets · Manuel van Loggem · ss The Best from the Rest of the World, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976; translated from the Dutch Paarpoppen, 1974.
- 286 · Two Dooms · C. M. Kornbluth · na Venture Jul ’58
- 328 · The Tale of the Computer that Fought a Dragon · Stanislaw Lem · ss Mortal Engines, Seabury Press, 1977
- 334 · The Green Hills of Earth · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 8 ’47
- 345 · Ghost V [AAA Ace] · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Oct ’54
- 359 · The Phantom of Kansas · John Varley · nv Galaxy Feb ’76
- 392 · Captain Nemo’s Last Adventure · Josef Nesvadba · nv View from Another Shore, ed. Franz Rottensteiner, Seabury Press, 1973
- 415 · Inconstant Moon · Larry Niven · nv All the Myriad Ways, Ballantine, 1971
- 439 · The Gold at the Starbow’s End · Frederik Pohl · na Analog Mar ’72
- 485 · A Sign in Space · Italo Calvino · ss Cosmicomics, Harcourt Brace World, 1968
- 493 · The Spiral · Italo Calvino · ss Cosmicomics, Harcourt Brace World, 1968
- 503 · The Dead Past · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Apr ’56
- 545 · The Lens · Annemarie van Ewyck · ss, 1984
- 554 · The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast · Theodore Sturgeon · ss F&SF Fll ’49
- 562 · Zero Hour · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fll ’47
- 572 · Nine Lives [revised from Playboy Nov ’69] · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv World’s Best Science Fiction: 1970, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Terry Carr, DAW, 1970
- 595 · The Muse · Anthony Burgess · ss The Hudson Review Spr ’68
- 611 · The Public Hating · Steve Allen · ss Bluebook Jan ’55
- 618 · Poor Superman [“Appointment in Tomorrow”] · Fritz Leiber · nv Galaxy Jul ’51
- 642 · Angouleme · Thomas M. Disch · ss New Worlds Quarterly, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1971
- 657 · Stranger Station · Damon Knight · nv F&SF Dec ’56
- 679 · The Dead Fish [1955] · Boris Vian; trans. by Damon Knight · ss 13 French Science-Fiction Stories, ed. Damon Knight, Bantam, 1965
- 690 · I Was the First to Find You · Kirill Bulychev; trans. by Helen Saltz Jacobson · ss, 1977
- 701 · The Lineman · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · na F&SF Aug ’57
- 755 · Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius [1941] · Jorge Luís Borges · ss Labyrinths, New Directions, 1962
- 769 · Codemus · Tor Åge Bringsvaerd; trans. by Steven T. Murray · ss The Best from the Rest of the World, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976; “Kodémus, eller Datamaskinen some tenkte at hva faen”, from Probok 1968.
- 782 · A Kind of Artistry · Brian W. Aldiss · nv F&SF Oct ’62
- 803 · Second Variety · Philip K. Dick · nv Space Science Fiction May ’53
- 844 · Weihnachtsabend [“Weihnachtabend”] · Keith Roberts · nv New Worlds Quarterly 4, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1972
- 876 · I Do Not Love Thee, Doctor Fell · Robert Bloch · ss F&SF Mar ’55
- 885 · Aye, and Gomorrah... · Samuel R. Delany · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
- 895 · How Erg the Self-Inducting Slew a Paleface · Stanislaw Lem · ss Mortal Engines, Seabury Press, 1977
- 906 · Nobody’s Home · Joanna Russ · ss New Dimensions II, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972
- 920 · Party Line · Gerard Klein; trans. by Arline Higuily · nv The Best from the Rest of the World, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976; from La Loi de Talion, Éditions Robert Laffont 1973.
- 948 · The Proud Robot [Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Oct ’43
- 980 · Vintage Season [as by Lawrence O’Donnell] · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · na Astounding Sep ’46
- 1019 · The Way to Amalteia · Arkady & Boris Strugatsky · na Earth and Elsewhere, ed. Roger DeGaris, Macmillan, 1985
The World Treasury of Science Fiction ed. David G. Hartwell (QPBC, Jun ’89, $12.95, 1083pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 1989) sf anthology of 52 stories with an introduction by Clifton Fadiman. This is identical to the hardcover edition except it lacks an ISBN and has the dust jacket printed as the cover.
Moon Walker Rick Hautala (Zebra 0-8217-2598-X, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $4.50, 544pp, pb) Zombie horror novel.
Winter Wake Rick Hautala (Warner 0-446-35204-7, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.95, 407pp, pb) Horror novel about a vengeful wraith haunting an island off the coast of Maine.
A Rustle in the Grass Robin Hawdon (Tor 0-812-50068-7, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Arrow 1984) anthropomorphic ant novel.
The Argonaut Affair Simon Hawke (Headline 0-7472-3311-X, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £2.99, 195pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [_Time Wars_] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel. Volume 7 in the “Time Wars” series. [First U.K. edition]
The Khyber Connection Simon Hawke (Headline 0-7472-3197-4, Feb ’89, £2.99, 195pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [_Time Wars_] Reprint (Ace 1986) sf novel. Volume Six in the “Time Wars” series. [First U.K. edition]
Timewars # 9: The Lilliput Legion Simon Hawke (Ace 0-441-50395-0, Aug ’89, $3.50, 190pp, pb) [_Time Wars_] Sf novel. The Time Commandos and Doctor Lemuel Gulliver battle the Lilliputians.
The Wizard of Sunset Strip Simon Hawke (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20702-7, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 202pp, pb) [_Wizard_] Arthurian fantasy adventure novel set in near-future Hollywood, third book in the “Wizard” series.
Julian’s House Judith Hawkes (Ticknor & Fields 0-89919-906-2, Nov ’89, $18.95, 354pp, hc, cover by Cary Henrie) Ghost/horror novel of two parapsychologists investigating a haunted house in Massachusets. A first novel. The author’s photo is particularly fascinating.
Some Chinese Ghosts Lafcadio Hearn (Graham Brash 9971-4-9096-X, Jan ’89, £4.50, 203pp, tp) Reprint (Roberts Brothers 1887) ghost collection. Facsimile of the 1887 edition. [Not seen]
Beyond This Horizon Robert A. Heinlein (NAL Signet 0-451-15616-1, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 158pp, pb) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) sf novel.
Farnham’s Freehold Robert A. Heinlein (Ace 0-441-22834-8, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1964) sf novel; 22nd combined Ace/Berkley printing.
Grumbles from the Grave Robert A. Heinlein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36246-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $19.95, 281pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Non-fiction; a selection of Heinlein’s letters, edited by Virginia Heinlein.
I Will Fear No Evil Robert A. Heinlein (Ace 0-441-35917-5, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.95, 512pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1970) science fiction novel. Fourth Ace printing after 38 Berkley printings.
I Will Fear No Evil Robert A. Heinlein (NEL 0-450-02948-4, Oct ’89, £3.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reissue (Putnam 1970) sf novel; 11th Printing.
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein (NEL 0-450-50280-5, Jun ’89, £11.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1966) sf novel. [Not seen]
Orphans of the Sky Robert A. Heinlein (Ace 0-441-63913-5, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 150pp, pb) [_Future History_] Reprint (Gollancz 1963) classic sf novel. Third Ace printing.
Podkayne of Mars Robert A. Heinlein (Ace 0-441-67402-X, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 176pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1963) young-adult sf novel, second Ace printing.
The Puppet Masters Robert A. Heinlein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33014-5, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $4.95, 340pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Sf novel. This is a revised edition of an earlier book (Doubleday 1951). This is Heinlein’s preferred version of the manuscript before it was cut to editorial direction. It’s about 25% longer than previous editions.
Red Planet Robert A. Heinlein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34039-6, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 196pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) Sf novel, revised edition of an earlier book (Scribner’s 1949). This contains several additional scenes cut to editorial direction. This edition has Heinlein’s preferred text.
Revolt in 2100 Robert A. Heinlein (SFBC #15301, 1989 [Oct ’89], 213pp, hc) [_Future History_] Reprint (Shasta 1953) sf novel plus two short stories, third book of Heinlein’s “Future History” series.
Stranger in a Strange Land Robert A. Heinlein (Easton Press, Aug ’89, no price, 414pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1961) classic sf novel with a new introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Kent Bash. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of SF” series and is available by subscription only.
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag Robert A. Heinlein (Ace 0-441-85457-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 214pp, pb) Reissue (Gnome Press 1959) collection of six sf stories; second Ace printing.
Swan Lake Mark Helprin (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-49858-9, Oct ’89, $19.95, 81pp, hc) [_Swan Lake_] Novella adaptation of the classic fantasy ballet, with full-color illustrations by Chris van Allsburg.
The 90s: A Look Back Tony Hendra & Peter Elbling (Avon 0-380-75866-0, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $12.95, 192pp, tp) Associational humor. A collection of short comic pieces on the 1990s from the year 2000.
The Dragon in the Sea Frank Herbert (NEL 0-450-05461-6, Mar ’89 [Apr ’89], £2.50, 189pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1956) sf novel.
The Ascension Factor Frank Herbert & Bill Ransom (Ace 0-441-03127-7, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $4.50, 359pp, pb) [_Destination Void_] Reprint (Putnam 1988) science fiction novel, sequel to The Jesus Incident and The Lazarus Effect.
Fluke James Herbert (NAL Signet 0-451-16490-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 215pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1977) horror/fantasy novel; fourth printing.
Haunted James Herbert (NEL 0-450-49355-5, Aug ’89, £3.50, 224pp, pb) [_David Ash_] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1988) horror novel.
Haunted James Herbert (Putnam 0-399-13486-7, Oct ’89, $18.95, 220pp, hc) [_David Ash_] Horror novel about a psychic investigator. First American edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1988).
The Rats James Herbert (NAL Signet 0-451-15999-3, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 204pp, pb) [_Rats_] Reissue (NEL 1974) horror novel, first in the “Rats” series; 11th printing.
Sepulchre James Herbert (Jove 0-515-10101-X, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $4.95, 334pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1987) psychic horror novel.
Bride of the Spear Kathleen Herbert (Corgi 0-552-13331-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £3.50, 297pp, pb) [_Dark Ages_] Reprint (Bodley Head 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in her Dark Ages trilogy.
The Penal Colony Richard Herley (Ballantine 0-345-35875-9, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 327pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1988) near-future prison thriller.
The Child Buyer John Hersey (Random House Vintage 0-394-75698-3, Feb ’89, $6.95, 258pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1960) literary sf novel.
The Weaving of a Dream Marilee Heyer (Viking Puffin 0-14-050528-8, Oct ’89, $4.95, unpaginated, tp) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1986) Chinese folktale for children, retold and with full-color illustrations by Marilee Heyer.