The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998 (original) (raw)
Contents Lists
The Genesis Code John Case (Century 0-7126-7708-9, Aug ’97 [Oct ’97], £15.99, 435pp, hc) SF thriller of genetic engineering. A heretical Vatican conspiracy causes the murder of mothers and boy children round the world.
Similon: The Chronicles of Theromantia Kathryn Cave (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-65354-X, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £3.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Fred Preston) Fantasy novel.
Babylon 5: The Shadow Within Jeanne Cavelos (Boxtree 0-7522-2339-9, Apr ’97, £4.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Bob Parkin) [_Babylon 5_] Reprint (Dell 1997) SF novelisation. Book seven in the series based on the TV series by J. Michael Straczynski. [First U.K. edition]
1999 Philip Caveney (Headline 0-7472-1942-7, Jul ’97, £17.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel.
Bad to the Bone Philip Caveney (Headline 0-7472-5456-7, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £5.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel.
Scissorman Mark Chadbourn (Gollancz 0-575-06480-3, Nov ’97, £16.99, 352pp, hc, cover by David Farren) Dark fantasy novel. Jon Summers opens the secret door to the Scissorman, a mythical killer whose winter soul demands a bloody season.
Cloud’s Rider C. J. Cherryh (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-68911-0, Feb ’97, £16.99, 373pp, hc) [_Rider at the Gate_] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel, sequel to Rider at the Gate. [First U.K. edition]
Cloud’s Rider C. J. Cherryh (NEL 0-340-68912-9, Jul ’97, £5.99, 373pp, pb) [_Rider at the Gate_] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel. Sequel to Rider at the Gate.
Battle of Dorking & When William Came George Tomkyns Chesney & Saki (Oxford University Press 0-19-283285-9, May ’97, £5.99, xxii+182pp, tp, cover by David Axtell) Collection of two famous early stories about Future War between Britain and Germany: an 1871 novella, and a novel from 1913. There is an Introduction by I.F. Clarke.
- x · Introduction · I. F. Clarke · in, 1997
- 1 · The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer · General Sir George Tomkyns Chesney · na Blackwood’s May, 1871
- 49 · When William Came: A Story of London under the Hohenzollerns · Saki · n. London: John Lane, 1913
The Man Who Was Thursday and Related Pieces G. K. Chesterton (Oxford University Press 0-19-282359-0, Oct ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, xlvi+194pp, tp) Collection of the classic fantasy novel (Arrowsmith, 1907) and some related works. Edited and with an Introduction by Stephen Medcalf.
- 9 · Introduction · Stephen Medcalf · in, 1996
- 39 · Note on the Text · Stephen Medcalf · ms, 1996
- 40 · Select Bibliography · Bernard Bergonzi · bi, 1994; Copyrighted 1994, 1996.
- 42 · A Chronology of G.K. Chesterton · D. J. Conlon · ar, 1987
- 44 · Maps of London · Misc. · pi
- 1 · The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare · G. K. Chesterton · n. Bristol: Arrowsmith, 1907
- 165 · Related Pieces
- 167 · A Picture of Tuesday · G. K. Chesterton · ar The Quarto v1, 1896
- 167 · The Book of Job · G. K. Chesterton · in May ’07; Introduction to a special edition of the book.
- 171 · The Diabolist · G. K. Chesterton · ar The Daily News Nov 7 ’07
- 186 · Explanatory Notes · Stephen Medcalf · ms, 1996
Shocks Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (The British Fantasy Society 0-952-41532-1, Dec ’97, £6.00, 59pp, ph) Collection of four dark fantasy stories, with an introduction by David J. Howe. Issued free to BFS Members with the December 1997 mailing.
- 6 · Introduction · David J. Howe · in
- 9 · Christmas Eve · ss The Night Ghouls, London: Fontana, 1975
- 19 · The Fly-by-Night · nv The Monster Club, London: NEL, 1976
- 35 · Head of the Firm · ss The Unbidden, London: Tandem, 1971
- 45 · The Day of the Underdog · ss Tales of Fear and Fantasy, Fontana, 1977
Veronica Nicholas Christopher (Bantam UK 0-553-50411-8, May ’97 [Jul ’97], £6.99, 319pp, pb) Reprint (Dial Press 1996) fantasy novel.
Vixens of Night Valentina Cilescu (Headline Delta 0-7472-5582-2, May ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 279pp, pb) [_Kiss of Death_] Explicitly erotic vampire novel: fifth in a series ranging from Ancient Egypt to today.
Shadow Dawn Chris Claremont & George Lucas (Bantam UK 0-593-04056-2, Jan ’97 [Mar ’97], £14.99, 415pp, hc, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [_Shadow War_] Fantasy novel by Claremont, based on a story by George Lucas. Second in a series set after the film Willow, sequel to Shadow Moon. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
Into the Black David Aaron Clark (Eros Plus 1-85286-679-9, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 236pp, tp, cover by Kyo Nakamura) Dark fantasy erotic novel.
King Blood Simon Clark (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66061-9, Feb ’97, £16.99, 534pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel.
King Blood Simon Clark (NEL 0-340-66062-7, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £5.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) dark fantasy novel.
2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-05699-8, Nov ’97, £5.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [_Space Odyssey_] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) SF novel. Sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey.
2061: Odyssey Three Arthur C. Clarke (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20319-2, Nov ’97, £6.99, 302pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [_Space Odyssey_] Reprint (Del Rey; Grafton 1988) SF novel. Third in the series.
3001: The Final Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-246-12689-2, Mar ’97, £16.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [_Space Odyssey_] SF novel. Book four in a series. Simultaneous with the Del Rey edition.
3001: The Final Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-06624-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [_Space Odyssey_] Reprint (Del Rey; Voyager 1997) SF novel. Book 4 in a series after the classic 2001, 2010 and 2061.
The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60153-1, Mar ’97, £4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Roy Virgo) Reprint (Gollancz 1979) SF novel. Includes a 1989 “Addition to the Afterword”.
Imperial Earth Arthur C. Clarke (Vista 0-575-60158-2, Apr ’97 [Feb ’97], £4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Gollancz 1975) SF novel.
The Great War with Germany, 1890-1914: Fictions and Fantasies of the War-to-come ed. I. F. Clarke (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-642-9, Oct ’97, £14.99, xvi+440pp, tp, cover by Michael Mattingley) Anthology of SF stories and extracts published in Britain and Germany at the turn of the last century, Second in the five-volume series, “Future-War Fiction, 1763-2001” after The Tale of the Next Great War, 1871-1914.
- ix · Preface · I. F. Clarke · pr
- xi · List of Illustrations · Misc. · ms
- 1 · ‘Horribly Stuffed with Epithets of War’ · I. F. Clarke · in
- 29 · Chapter One: ‘A Full, Vivid and Interesting Picture of the Great War of the Future’
- 29 · The Great War of 198- · Rear-Admiral P. Colomb & others · ex London: Heinemann, 1893; Includes Editorial Introduction from first part of first serial, ‘The Great War of 1892’; (Black and White, 2 Jan to 21 May 1891).
- 72 · The Final War · Louis Tracy · ex London: Pearson, 1896
- 80 · The Spies of the Wight · Headon Hill · ex London: Pearson, 1899
- 87 · Die Abrechnung mit England · Karl Eisenhart · ex, 1900; originally published by J. F. Lehmamn (Munich).
- 101 · Chapter Two: The Enemy Within and the Enemy beyond the Seas
- 102 · The Invaders · Louis Tracy · ex London: Pearson, 1901
- 108 · The Enemy in Our Midst · Walter Wood · ex London: J. Long, 1903
- 116 · The Riddle of the Sands · Erskine Childers · ex London: Heinemann, 1903
- 129 · A New Trafalgar · A. C. Curtis · ex London: Smith, Elder, 1902
- 139 · The Invasion of 1910 · William Le Queux · ex London: Eveleigh Nash, 1906
- 152 · When the Eagle Flies Seaward · Patrick Vaux & Lionel Yexley · ex London: Hurst and Blackett, 1907
- 167 · The Death Trap · Robert William Cole · ex Greening & Co., 1907
- 178 · The Child’s Guide to Knowledge · Anon. · ss Aldeburgh Lodge Magazine Spr ’09
- 183 · Chapter Three: ‘Denn wir fahren, wir fahren gegen England!’
- 183 · The Coming Conquest of England · August Niemann; trans. by J. H. Freese · ex Routledge, 1906
- 201 · Armageddon 190- · Seestern; trans. by G. Herring · ex London: Kegan, Paul & Trench, 1907
- 225 · Die ’Offensiv-Invasion’ gegen England · Karl Bliebtreu · ex, 1907; originally published by Schall & Rentel (Berlin).
- 233 · Berlin-Bagdad: Das Deutsche Weltreich im Zeitalter der Luftschifffahrt, 1910-1931 [from ‘The Age of the Air-ship: Facts and Fantasies’] · Rudolf Martin · ex Review of Reviews #35; original, full version published as Berlin-Bagdad.. (Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1907).
- 249 · Chapter Four: Views, Reviews, and Downright Ridicule
- 249 · The Real Le Queux · N. St. Barbe Sladen · ex London: Nicholson & Watson, 1938
- 256 · Bouquets for Fleet Street · Bernard Falk · ex London: Hutchinson, 1951
- 256 · Before the Lights Went Out · Esmé Wingfield-Stratford · ex London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1945
- 258 · About German Spies · Charles Lowe · ar Contemporary Review Jan ’10
- 276 · The Essence of Parliament · Anon. · ss Punch, 1908
- 278 · Les Fictions guerrières anglaises · Louis C. · pr, 1910; Preface from book (Bertrand, Paris).
- 281 · Incidents of the Coming Invasion of England · W. Heath Robinson · ct Daily Sketch Apr 20-Jun 6 ’10
- 293 · Die Invasion Englands in englischer Belechtung · Anon. · ar, 1909; originally in German, Marine-Rundschau, Nov 1908.
- 296 · Vademecum für Phantasiestrategen · Carl Siwinna · ar, 1909; originally published by Phönix Verlag (Kattowitz and Leipzig, 1908).
- 313 · The Swoop! or, How Clarence Saved England · P. G. Wodehouse · ex London: Alston Rivers, 1909
- 326 · Chapter Five: The Victors and the Vanquished
- 326 · The Boy Galloper [by L. James] · Anon. · ex William Blackwood & Sons, 1903
- 339 · The Message · A. J. Dawson · ex London: Grant Richards, 1907
- 356 · When England Slept · Capt. H. Curties · ss, 1909; originally published by Everett (London).
- 363 · The North Sea Bubble · Ernest Oldmeadow · ss London: Grant Richards, 1906
- 368 · When William Came [from When William Came: A Story of London under the Hohenzollerns] · ‘Saki’ · ex London: John Lane, 1913
- 377 · The Cliffs [from The Clouds] · Charles Doughty · pm London: Duckworth, 1909
- 381 · The Battle of the North Sea [by Rear Admiral Eardley-Wilmot] · Anon. · ex, 1912; published by H. Rees (London).
- 385 · ‘Sink, Burn, Destroy’: Der Schlag gegen Deutschland · Anon. · ex, 1905; published by Vogelsberger (Darmstradt).
- 390 · The Germans in Hampton Court [from The Coming Conquest of England] · August Niemann; trans. by J. H. Freese · ex Routledge, 1904; translation of Die Weltkrieg-Deutsche Traüme (F. W. Vobach, 1904).
- 398 · 100 Jahre deutsche Zukunft · Max Heinrichka · ex, 1913; originally published by Vogel & Vogel (Leipzig).
- 408 · Hindenburgs Einbmarsch in London [from Hindenburg’s March into London] · Paul Georg Münch; trans. by L. G. Redmond-Howard · ex London: J. Long, 1916; translation of original (Greithlein, 1915).
- 413 · Epilogue: Meanwhile, Across the Atlantic
- 413 · Introduction [from America Fallen by J. Bernard Walker] · George Haven Putnam · in New York: Ballantine, 1915
- 413 · America Fallen · J. Bernard Walker · ex New York: Ballantine, 1915
- 422 · Notes · I. F. Clarke · ms
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy John Clute & John Grant (Orbit 1-85723-368-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £50.00, xvi+1049pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Critical book. Launched at Eastercon, 28 March 1997.
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ed. John Clute & John Grant (Orbit 1-85723-368-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £50.00, 1049pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Critical book.
Web Weaver Ann Coburn (Red Fox 0-09-964321-9, Mar ’97, £2.99, 119pp, pb, cover by Angelo Renaldi) [_Borderland Sequence_] Young-adult fantasy novel. Book two in “The Borderlands Sequence” set on the border of two countries, and the membrane between past and present. A hardcover from The Bodley Head (0-370-32352-1, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
Lewis Carroll: A Biography Morton N. Cohen (Picador 0-333-66033-1, Oct ’96 [Jan ’97], £12.00, 580pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1995) biographical book. [First U.K. edition] [Lewis Carroll]
The Selected Letters of Lewis Carroll ed. Morton N. Cohen (Papermac 0-333-64258-9, Oct ’96, £12.00, 302pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1982) associational reference work. Copyrighted 1982, 1989. [Lewis Carroll]
The Timura Trilogy Volume 1: When the Gods Slept Allan Cole (NEL 0-340-68192-6, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [_Timuras_] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) fantasy novel. First volume in the “Timura” trilogy.
When the Gods Slept Allan Cole (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-68191-8, Feb ’97, £16.99, 469pp, hc, cover by Peter Elson) [_Timuras_] Fantasy novel. First volume in the “Timura” trilogy.
Back of Town Blues D. G. Compton (Vista 0-575-60131-0, Jan ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 208pp, pb) [_Alec Duncan_] Reprint (Gollancz 1996) mystery novel. Volume two in the “Alex Duncan” series.
Invasion Robin Cook (Pan 0-330-35288-1, Nov ’97, £5.99, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1997) near-future thriller of an alien plague. A TV tie-in. [First U.K. edition]
Aliens to Earth ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-443-X, Mar ’97, £1.00, 71pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Young-adult anthology of five original SF stories by authors including Eric Brown and Douglas Hill.
- 1 · Mel and Squid and the Dustbin from Space · Douglas Hill · ss *
- 17 · The Boy from the Back of Beyond · Helen Johnson · ss *
- 33 · Come and Join the Party · Sue Welford · ss *
- 49 · Sponsored · Hazel Townson · ss *
- 57 · A World of Difference · Eric Brown · ss *
Bad Dreams ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-452-9, Mar ’97, £1.00, 74pp, pb) Young-adult anthology of six original horror stories by authors including Ann Halam.
- 1 · The Worm Under the Skin · Ann Halam · ss *
- 15 · Pulling the Plug · Colin Pearce · ss *
- 25 · Take Me Home · Angela Bull · ss *
- 37 · A Midsmummer Night’s Scream · Sebastian Vince · ss *
- 51 · Golden Slumbers · Jean Richardson · ss *
- 63 · Worms · John Gatehouse · ss *
Spine Chillers ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-454-5, Mar ’97, £1.00, 73pp, pb) Young-adult anthology of six original ghost stories.
- 1 · Beads in a Hollow · Hazel Townson · ss *
- 9 · The Ghost on the Track · Roger Stevens · ss *
- 23 · The Grey Pony · Mal Lewis Jones · ss *
- 35 · Fingle Hall · Angela Bull · ss *
- 47 · Flute · Marjorie Darke · ss *
- 61 · Ghost Trains · John West · ss *
Time-Watch ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-450-2, Mar ’97, £1.00, 74pp, pb) Young-adult anthology of six original SF stories of ‘The Past and the Future’. Authors include Stephen Bowkett.
- 1 · Helping Hercules · Francesca Simon · ss *
- 13 · The Final Program · Stephen Bowkett · ss *
- 27 · Knightmare · Jean Richardson · ss *
- 39 · The Zarg Tyranny · Valerie Thame · ss *
- 51 · The Gingerbread Channel · Paul Bright · ss *
- 63 · Mummy Go Home! · Alan MacDonald · ss *
Weird and Wonderful ed. Wendy Cooling (Dolphin 1-85881-446-4, Mar ’97, £1.00, 70pp, pb) Young-adult anthology of six original weird stories.
- 1 · The Gingerbread House · Adèle Geras · ss *
- 13 · The Magic Fruit Machine · Hazel Townson · ss *
- 21 · Babblish · Richard Brassey · ss *
- 35 · Unlucky for Some · Helen McCann · ss *
- 49 · Paradise Loft · Alison Leonard · ss *
- 59 · Clownface · John Gatehouse · ss *
Both Sides of Time Caroline B. Cooney (Mammoth 0-7497-2678-4, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £3.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [_Time Travelers_] Reprint (Delacorte 1995) young-adult time-travel romance. First of a series. [First U.K. edition]
Out of Time Caroline B. Cooney (Mammoth 0-7497-2478-1, Jun ’97, £3.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [_Time Travelers_] Reprint (Delacorte 1996) young-adult time-travel romance, sequel to Both Sides of Time. [First U.K. edition]
The Night Walkers Otto Coontz (Mammoth 0-7497-0044-0, Sep ’97, £3.99, 179pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1982) young-adult horror novel.
The Dark Caller Louise Cooper (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68173-X, Dec ’97, £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [_Shar Tillmer_] Young-adult fantasy novel. A sequel to Daughter of Storms.
The King’s Demon Louise Cooper (Headline 0-7472-5371-4, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by J. Sullivan) Reprint (Headline 1996) fantasy novel. An export edition (same details) was available 1 April 1997.
Sacrament of Night Louise Cooper (Headline 0-7472-1716-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], £17.99, 344pp, hc, cover by J. Sullivan) Fantasy novel.
The Shrouded Mirror Louise Cooper (Puffin 0-14-038218-6, Sep ’96 [Jan ’97], £2.99, 91pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [_Dark Enchantment_] Dark fantasy novel. In the “Dark Enchantment” series.
The Miracle Strain Michael Cordy (Bantam UK 0-593-04220-4, Sep ’97, £9.99, 365pp, tp) SF thriller. Genetic engineers create a clone from relics of Christ. A first novel.
The New Adventures: Oh No It Isn’t! Paul Cornell (Virgin 0-426-20507-3, May ’97, £4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Bernice Summerfield] Humorous SF novel. Book 1 in a new series featuring Bernice Summerfield from the Doctor Who “New Adventures”.
Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell (Michael Joseph 0-7181-0060-3, Mar ’97, £9.99, 397pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory) [_Warlord Chronicles_] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1996) associational historical novel of Arthur. Book two of a trilogy.
Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell (Penguin 0-14-023247-8, Sep ’97, £5.99, 473pp, pb) [_Warlord Chronicles_] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1996) historical fantasy novel. Second in “The Warlord Chronicles” Arthurian trilogy after The Winter King.
Excalibur Bernard Cornwell (Michael Joseph 0-7181-0057-3, Oct ’97, £16.99, 436pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [_Warlord Chronicles_] Arthurian novel. Last in the trilogy after The Winter King and Enemy of God.
Darkfell Mary Corran (Orion 0-75280-665-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [_Imperial Light_] Reprint (Millennium 1996) fantasy novel, set in the same world as Imperial Light.
Bag of Bones Helen Cresswell (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-67301-X, Mar ’97 [Jul ’97], £10.99, 207pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
Bag of Bones Helen Cresswell (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-67302-8, Sep ’97, £3.99, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.
Congo Michael Crichton (Arrow 0-09-932081-9, Jul ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 370pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1980) SF novel. Second printing.
The Lost World Michael Crichton (Arrow 0-09-924062-9, Jul ’97, £5.99, 431pp, pb) [_Jurassic Park_] Reprint (Knopf 1995) SF novel. A sequel to Jurassic Park.
Sphere Michael Crichton (Pan 0-330-30127-6, Apr ’97, £5.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Geoff Hunt) Reissue (Knopf 1987) SF novel.