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

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Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks Ben Aaronovitch (Target 0-426-20337-2, Jun ’90, £2.50, 160pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf tv series novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $3.95. Volume 148 in the series.

Warriorwards Dafydd ab Hugh (Baen 0-671-72019-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.50, 344pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Fantasy novel of a female hero-for-hire breaking in a new apprentice.

The Last Whales Lloyd Abbey (Grove Weidenfeld 0-8021-1100-9, Feb ’90, $19.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Douglas Smith) Near-future sf novel about the fate of whales after a nuclear war.

The Last Whales Lloyd Abbey (Doubleday UK 0-385-40115-9, Jul ’90, £7.99, 319pp, tp, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Grove Weidenfeld 1990) near-future mainstream novel about the last of the blue whales. Also available in hardcover (-40027-6, £12.95).

The Forge of Virtue Lynn Abbey (Popular Library Questar 0-445-21065-6, Jan ’91, $4.50, 312pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [_Ultima Saga_] Fantasy novelization based on the “Ultima Saga” game.

First Light Peter Ackroyd (Abacus 0-349-10132-9, Apr ’90, £3.99, 328pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1989) literary sf novel.

The Deeper Meaning of Liff Douglas Adams & John Lloyd (Pan 0-330-31606-0, Nov ’90, £9.99, 146pp, hc, cover by Bert Kitchen) Humorous collection of real place names used to represent all those things for which there should be, but aren’t, words. Expanded from The Meaning of Liff (Pan 1983) and illustrated throughout by Bert Kitchen. Of associational interest to Douglas Adams fans.

Traveller Richard Adams (Penguin 0-14-011934-5, Jul ’90, £3.99, 366pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1988) fantasy novel about the US Civil War as seen through the eyes of Robert E. Lee’s horse.

Phantom Regiments ed. Robert & Pamela Crippen Adams & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen 0-671-69862-1, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 271pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) Anthology of 15 stories featuring ghostly warriors, with an introduction by David Drake.

Lord of the Crooked Paths Patrick Adkins (Orbit 0-7088-8322-2, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £3.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [_Titans_] Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel, set in the era of the Greek Titans.

Sons of the Titans Patrick Adkins (Ace 0-441-77524-1, Aug ’90, $4.50, 264pp, pb, cover by Michael Racz) [_Titans_] Fantasy novel about the Titans of Greek myth, third book of a series.

Eddie’s Blue-Winged Dragon C. S. Adler (Avon Camelot 0-380-70768-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $2.95, 144pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1988) young-adult fantasy novel of a magical brass dragon.

Redeye Richard Aellen (Sphere 0-7474-0456-9, Apr ’90, £3.99, 453pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1988) thriller about twins with a psychic bond.

The Survivalist #17: The Ordeal Jerry Ahern (NEL 0-450-50936-2, Jan ’90, £2.50, 220pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1988) post-holocaust adventure novel.

The Survivalist #18: The Struggle Jerry Ahern (NEL 0-450-53088-4, Jul ’90, £2.99, 223pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1988) post-holocaust adventure novel.

The Survivalist #19: Final Rain Jerry Ahern (NEL 0-450-53089-2, Nov ’90, £2.99, 220pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Reprint (Zebra 1989) post-holocaust adventure novel.

The Survivalist #20: Firestorm Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-2990-X, May ’90, $2.95, 192pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust military sf novel.

The Survivalist #21: To End All War Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-3144-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 223pp, pb) [_Survivalist_] Post-holocaust military sf novel.

The Survivalist: The Legend Jerry Ahern (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 Freeman Jerry & Sharon 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.

WerewolveSS Jerry & Sharon 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.

The Unsettled Dust Robert Aickman (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).

The Wine-Dark Sea Robert Aickman (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.

A Fit of Shivers Joan Aiken (Gollancz 0-575-04803-4, Aug ’90, £8.95, 140pp, hc, cover by Alan Fraser) Original young-adult collection of ten stories of the “mysterious, macabre and paranormal”.

The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories Joan Aiken (Harper Trophy 0-06-440334-3, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 144pp, tp, cover by Mona Conner) Reprint (Cape 1985) young-adult collection of nine stories.

Trial of the Seventh Carrier Peter Albano (Zebra 0-8217-3213-7, Nov ’90, $3.95, 382pp, pb) [_Seventh Carrier_] Military adventure novel with sf elements featuring a WWII Japanese supercarrier thawed out of Arctic ice, fourth book of a series.

Ghostly Companions Vivien Alcock (Dell Yearling 0-440-40276-X, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $2.95, 132pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1984) young-adult collection of 10 stories of the supernatural.

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer Vivien Alcock (Dell Yearling 0-440-43370-3, Jan ’90 [Apr ’90], $2.95, 169pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Monster Garden Vivien Alcock (Dell Yearling 0-440-40257-3, Jan ’90, $2.95, 134pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1988) young-adult sf novel about genetic engineering.

The Stonewalkers Vivien Alcock (Dell Yearling 0-440-40300-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $2.95, 151pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1981) young-adult fantasy novel of living statues.

The Archivist Gill Alderman (Unwin 0-04-440689-4, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) sf novel.

The Land Beyond Gill Alderman (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440729-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £13.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Terry Pastor) Sf novel loosely based on Inuit legends.

Barefoot in the Head Brian W. Aldiss (Gollancz 0-575-04181-1, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Faber & Faber 1969) sf novel. Volume 46 in the “VGSF Classics” series.

Bury my Heart at W.H. Smith’s: A Writing Life Brian W. Aldiss (Avernus 1-871503-04-3, Jul ’90, £40.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Terry Griffiths) Autobiographical look at the life of a writer, by England’s greatest living sf writer. This edition contains six chapters (comprising 56 pages) more than the Hodder & Stoughton edition and is limited to 250 copies. Each copy contains a special signed Aldiss ’associational item’ (such as an airline ticket or a convention program) with each book containing a full list of all 250 items.

Bury my Heart at W.H. Smith’s: A Writing Life Brian W. Aldiss (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-53661-6, Jul ’90, £13.95, 221pp, hc, cover by Terry Griffiths) Trade edition of the above.

Frankenstein Unbound Brian W. Aldiss (Warner 0-446-36036-8, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 157pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Cape 1973) sf novel; movie tie-in edition.

Hothouse Brian W. Aldiss (Gollancz 0-575-04735-6, Mar ’90, £3.99, 206pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [_Gren (Hothouse)_] Reprint (Faber & Faber 1962) sf/fantasy novel. This edition contains the introduction by Joseph Milicia written for the 1979 Gregg Press edition. Volume 41 in the “VGSF Classics” series.

Last Orders Brian W. Aldiss (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-617-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1977 as Last Orders and Other Stories) collection of nine stories and five “enigmas”.

Life in the West Brian W. Aldiss (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-570-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $17.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Richard Rossiter) Associational mainstream novel. First American edition (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1980).

The Malacia Tapestry Brian W. Aldiss (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100063-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 402pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1976) alternate-world fantasy novel.

Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Brian W. Aldiss (Macmillan Collier 0-02-030225-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 328pp, pb, cover by Edward Soyka) Reprint (Gollancz 1988 as Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss) collection of 22 stories, with an introduction by the author from the 1989 Gollancz paperback edition.

A Romance of the Equator: Best Fantasy Stories Brian W. Aldiss (Gollancz 0-575-04778-X, May ’90, £3.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Lanfranco) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) fantasy collection.

A Romance of the Equator: The Best Fantasy Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Brian W. Aldiss (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-12053-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $18.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Lanfranco) Collection of 26 stories, with an introduction by the author. First American edition (Gollancz 1989 as A Romance of the Equator: The Best Fantasy Stories).

Sex and the Black Machine Brian W. Aldiss (Avernus, Jul ’90, 26pp, 7½" x 9" ph) Collage of words and images put together by Brian Aldiss and distributed free with the August issue of Interzone, which was a special Brian Aldiss issue. This is subtitled “the first Aldiss cutup”.

Starswarm Brian W. Aldiss (Gollancz 0-575-04182-X, Aug ’90, £3.50, 190pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1964) sf collection. Volume 45 in the “VGSF Classics” series.

The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40649-8, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 229pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, second book of the “Chronicles of Prydain” series; 23rd printing.

The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40702-8, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 224pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1964) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of the “Chronicles of Prydain” series; 25th printing.

The Castle of Llyr Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-41125-4, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 206pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1966) young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the “Chronicles of Prydain” series; 18th printing.

The Drackenberg Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40296-4, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.50, 152pp, tp, cover by Michael Conway) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1988) young-adult alternate-world Victorian adventure novel, third book of the “Vesper Holly” series.

The El Dorado Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40298-0, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.50, 164pp, tp, cover by Michael Conway) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1987) young-adult alternate-world Victorian adventure novel, second book of the “Vesper Holly” series.

The High King Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-43574-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 304pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winsont 1968) young-adult fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Chronicles of Prydain” series; 10th printing.

The Jedera Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-40295-6, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.50, 152pp, tp, cover by Michael Conway) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1989) young-adult alternate-world Victorian adventure novel, fourth book of the “Vesper Holly” series.

The Philadelphia Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dutton 0-525-44564-1, Apr ’90, $13.95, 150pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Vesper Holly] Young-adult alternate-world Victorian adventure novel, fifth book of the “Vesper Holly” series.

Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-48483-9, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 272pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1967) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Chronicles of Prydain” series; 12th printing.

The Town Cat and Other Tales Lloyd Alexander (Dell Yearling 0-440-48989-X, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.25, 126pp, pb, cover by Laszlo Kubinyi) Reissue (Dutton 1977) children’s collection of eight stories about cats, illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi.

Witch Katina Alexis (Pocket 0-671-67627-X, Nov ’90, $4.50, 343pp, pb) Horror novel of a Satanist murdering women through psychic attack in a small Georgia town.

Locos Felipe Alfau (Vintage 0-679-72846-5, Jul ’90, $8.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Marc J. Cohen) Reprint (Dalkey Archive 1988) early magic realism novel, revised from an earlier edition (Farrar & Rinehart 1936).

All Our Tomorrows Ted Allbeury (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-445-40914-2, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 296pp, pb, cover by Sonja & Nenad Jakesvic) Reprint (Panther 1982) sf/espionage thriller about underground resistance in Soviet-controlled near-future England.

The Ring of Charon Roger MacBride Allen (Tor 0-812-53014-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 500pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [_Hunted Earth_] Hard science fiction novel.

The Helpful Ghost Sheila Rosalynd Allen (Walker 0-8027-1118-9, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $19.95, 224pp, hc) [_Lovers of Steadford Abbey_] Regency ghost story/romance novel, third book of the “Lovers of Steadford Abbey” series, featuring the meddlesome spirit of Sir Harry.

Wolf Kill Gregg Almquist (Pocket 0-671-67184-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 273pp, pb) Horror novel. A little girl/werewolf comes after her family seeking revenge.

The Green Man Kingsley Amis (Penguin 0-14-013043-8, Oct ’90, £3.99, 175pp, pb) Reissue (Cape 1969) ghost story. This is the TV tie-in edition.

Einstein’s Monsters Martin Amis (Vintage 0-679-72996-8, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $8.95, 149pp, tp, cover by Arthur Trees) Reprint (Harmony 1987) collection of five literary sf and fantasy stories.

London Fields Martin Amis (Harmony 0-517-57718-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $19.95, 470pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. First American edition (Cape 1989).

The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories Hans Christian Andersen (Doubleday Anchor 0-385-18951-6, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $14.95, 1101pp, tp, cover by E. S. Hardy) Reissue (Anchor 1974) collection of fantasy stories and fairy tales, translated from the Danish by Erik Haugaard with a foreword by Virginia Haviland; 11th printing.

Heatshield Don Anderson (Pan 0-330-30981-1, Feb ’90 [1990], £3.99, 288pp, pb) Near-future techno-thriller.

Game’s End Kevin J. Anderson (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45031-0, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.50, 333pp, pb) [_Gamearth_] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Game” trilogy.

Lifeline Kevin J. Anderson & Doug Beason (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28787-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 460pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Sf novel of the only survivors of global war — those living in orbital space stations.

The Ghost Inside the Monitor Margaret J. Anderson (Knopf Bullseye 0-679-80359-9, Aug ’90, $2.95, 119pp, tp, cover by Randy Berrett) Young-adult fantasy novel of a girl named Sarah who discovers a turn-of-the-century ghost inside a computer in her father’s store.

Daddy’s Home Paul Dale Anderson (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-412-5, Oct ’90, $3.95, 320pp, pb) Horror novel of a psychic boy who has dreams about a serial killer.

The Boat of a Million Years Poul Anderson (Easton Press, Jan ’90, no price, 470pp, hc) Sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and illustrations by Bob Eggleton. This is a signed, leatherbound gilt-edge edition being published “simultaneously” with the Tor hardcover edition listed three months ago. It is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.

The Boat of a Million Years Poul Anderson (BOMC/QPBC, Mar ’90, $9.95, 480pp, tp, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Tor 1989) Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated sf novel. This edition is the same as the Tor except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.

The Boat of a Million Years Poul Anderson (BOMC, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $17.95, 480pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel.

The Boat of a Million Years Poul Anderson (Orbit 0-7474-0609-X, Aug ’90, £3.99, 604pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel. A Hugo and Nebula nominee.

The Boat of a Million Years Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-50270-1, Jan ’91, $4.95, 530pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel. An awards nominee. This edition is identical to the 1989 Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.

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