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

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Alien Resurrection A. C. Crispin (Warner UK 0-7515-1419-5, Nov ’97, £5.99, 276pp, pb) SF novelization based on the motion picture. A simultaneous hardcover (Little, Brown UK 0-316-87539-2, £16.99) was announced but not seen.

Star Wars: The Hutt Gambit A. C. Crispin (Bantam UK 0-553-50547-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], £5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [_Star Wars: Han Solo_] SF novelisation, book two of the “Han Solo” trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

Star Wars: The Paradise Snare A. C. Crispin (Bantam UK 0-553-50546-7, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [_Star Wars: Han Solo_] Reprint (Bantam 1997) SF novelisation. Book one of the “Han Solo Trilogy”. [First U.K. edition]

The Great Automatic Grammatizer and other stories Roald Dahl (Puffin 0-14-037915-0, Feb ’97, £5.99, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1996) collection of 14 stories aimed at young-adults, selected from Dahl’s earlier collections. There is an introduction by Wendy Cooling.

Matilda Roald Dahl (Puffin 0-14-037468-X, Dec ’96 [Jan ’97], £4.99, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1988) young-adult fantasy novel of girl with telekinetic powers. Film tie-in edition.

The Roald Dahl Treasury Roald Dahl (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04691-8, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], £19.99, 444pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Associational collection of stories, extracts, autobiography and letters, including the complete text (and illustrations) of four of his children’s books and 8 items never previously published. Simultaneous with the US (Viking) edition.

The Giant Book of Classic Ghost Stories: The Great Stories from the Victorian and Edwardian Era ed. Richard Dalby (Magpie 1-85487-672-4, 1996 [Apr ’97], £3.99, xiv+573pp, tp) Reprint (Robinson 1995 as The Mammoth Book of Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories) anthology of 42 stories and 1 poem. This is an instant remainder edition. Published in 1996, but not seen until now.

Neanderthal John Darnton (Arrow 0-09-963101-6, Feb ’97 [Mar ’97], £5.99, 402pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1996) fantasy novel.

Novel of Queen: The Eye Paul Darrow (Boxtree 0-7522-0371-1, Sep ’97 [Jul ’97], £6.99, 408pp, pb) Novelisation of the interactive music CD game created by the group, Queen.

Lambs of God Marele Day (Anchor UK 1-86230-010-0, Sep ’97, £9.99, 336pp, tp, cover by John Alexander) Magic realism novel of three feral nuns confronted with the alien: a man.

Mulengro Charles de Lint (Pan 0-330-32113-7, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £6.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reprint (Ace 1985) contemporary gypsy fantasy. It adds an Afterword (1995) by de Lint. [First U.K. edition]

Trader Charles de Lint (Macmillan UK 0-333-67212-7, Nov ’97, £16.99, 448pp, hc, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reprint (Tor 1997) contemporary fantasy novel. A quiet, responsible guitar-maker trades bodies with a drunken loser. [First U.K. edition]

A Son of the Rock Jack Deighton (Orbit 0-75280-452-9, Feb ’97, £5.99, 374pp, pb) SF novel. A first novel.

The Snake Melanie Desmoulins (Velvet Publications 1-871592-82-8, Oct ’97 [Dec ’97], £7.95, 154pp, tp) Erotic dark fantasy novel. A young widow is seduced into the coils of Satan.

The Sex Files: File 3: Unnatural Blonde John Desoto (Headline Delta 0-7472-5730-2, Sep ’97, £5.99, 218pp, pb) [_Sex Files_] Explicitly erotic SF/fantasy novel in a series emulating The X-Files. A famous sex symbol makes a comeback from the dead.

Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art Vincent Di Fate (Virgin 1-85227-664-9, Oct ’97 [Dec ’97], £35.00, 320pp, hc, cover by Paul Lehr) Art book, a history of SF art, with separate sections on the artists. Foreword by Ray Bradbury. Simultaneous with the US (Penguin Studio) edition.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick (Voyager 0-00-648280-5, May ’97, £5.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) SF novel. The basis of Blade Runner, and the subsequent sequels by K. W. Jeter.

We Can Build You Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648279-1, Mar ’97, £5.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (DAW 1972) SF novel.

Doctor Who: The Eight Doctors Terrance Dicks (BBC Books 0-563-40563-5, Jun ’97, £4.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Novelization based on the TV series.

Jonathan’s Ghost Terrance Dicks (Piccadilly 1-85340-462-4, 1997 [Nov ’97], £4.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Andrew Skilleter) Young-adult omnibus of three ghost novellas: Spitfire Summer (1989); The School Spirit (1989), and Jonathan and the Superstar (1991). Illustrated by Adriano Gon. A hardcover edition (-428-4) was announced but not seen.

The New Adventures: Mean Streets Terrance Dicks (New Adventures 0-426-20519-7, Dec ’97 [Oct ’97], £4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Bernice Summerfield] Novelization based on characters from Doctor Who books, without the Doctor. Book 8 in the Bernice Summerfield series.

Running on Ice Berlie Doherty (Mammoth 0-7497-2873-6, Nov ’97, £4.50, 117pp, tp, cover by Emma Cabrera) Young-adult collection of eight genre and mainstream stories.

The Snake-Stone Berlie Doherty (Collins 0-00-674022-7, Jan ’97, £3.99, 173pp, pb) Reprint (Hamilton 1995) young-adult fantasy novel.

The Gap Into Ruin: This Day All Gods Die Stephen Donaldson (Voyager 0-00-647023-8, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £6.99, 749pp, pb, cover by David O’Connor) [_Gap_] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF novel. Last in the epic “Gap” quintet.

Incubus Joe Donnelly (Signet UK 0-451-18638-9, Jan ’97, £4.99, 442pp, pb) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1996) horror novel.

Twitchy Eyes Joe Donnelly (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3980-1, Jan ’97, £16.99, 444pp, hc) Associational thriller. A serial killer of children confronts five frightened, but determined, young boys.

Zoo Event John Douglas (NEL 0-340-66053-8, Feb ’97, £5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) horror novel.

Beyond the Hanging Wall Sara Douglass (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69960-4, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], £3.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Nina Davis) Reprint (Hodder Headline Australia 1996) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

The Best New Science Fiction: 10th Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (Raven 1-85487-971-5, Oct ’97, £7.99, lviii+676pp, tp, cover by Phil Marritt) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1997 as The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection) SF anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Babylon 5: To Dream in the City of Sorrows Kathryn M. Drennan (Boxtree 0-7522-2354-2, Jul ’97, £4.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Bob Parkin) [_Babylon 5_] SF novelization. Book nine in the series based on the TV show. Simultaneous with the US (Dell) edition. A first novel.

The Book of Night with Moon Diane Duane (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69328-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £17.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [_Book of Night with Moon_] Animal fantasy novel. Super-intelligent cats secretly work to protect our world against dark forces. First in a series.

The Book of Night with Moon Diane Duane (NEL 0-340-69329-0, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £5.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [_Book of Night with Moon_] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) animal fantasy novel. First in a series.

My Soul to Keep Tananarive Due (Piatkus 0-7499-3037-3, Nov ’97, £6.99, 347pp, tp) [_My Soul to Keep_] Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) dark fantasy novel with an underlying SF rationale of bloodlines and genetic manipulation. [First U.K. edition]

Past Imperative Dave Duncan (Corgi 0-552-14509-2, Feb ’97, £5.99, 477pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [_Great Game_] Reprint (Avon 1996) fantasy novel, subtitled “Round One of The Great Game”. [First U.K. edition]

Present Tense: Round Two of The Great Game Dave Duncan (Corgi 0-552-14500-9, Nov ’97, £5.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [_Great Game_] Reprint (Avon 1996) fantasy novel, sequel to Past Imperative. [First U.K. edition]

Monsieur Shoushana’s Lemon Trees Patricia Duncker (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-572-5, Aug ’97, £9.99, x+197pp, tp, cover by Oscar Zarate) Collection of 13 lesbian/feminist stories, including the fantasy novella, “The Arrival Matters” (from Insides Out: A Trio, 1997) and other surreal and related works. Several are original.

Helium Tim Earnshaw (Gollancz 0-575-06471-4, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £9.99, 189pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [_L.A. Trilogy_] Literary fantasy novel.

K Daniel Easterman (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225603-7, Oct ’97, £16.99, 398pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) Alternate history novel set in a 1940 USA with repression, concentration camps, an arrangement with Nazi Germany, all under the eyes of the Ku Klux Klan. Easterman also writes as Jonathan Ayclffe.

Polgara the Sorceress David & Leigh Eddings (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-246-13844-0, Jul ’97, £17.99, 697pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [_Belgariad_] Fantasy novel, prequel to “The Belgariad”, and sequel to Belgarath the Sorcerer.

Dragonflame Graham Edwards (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648233-3, Oct ’97, £5.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [_Dragoncharm_] Dragon fantasy novel. Last in the trilogy after Dragoncharm and Dragonstorm.

Diaspora Greg Egan (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-439-0, Sep ’97, £9.99, 295pp, tp) Far-future SF novel. An AI containing copies of billions of human personalities is affected by discovery of a new alien race. A hardcover edition (-438-2, £16.99) is also available.

The X-Files: Our Town Eric Elfman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648327-5, Jul ’97, £3.99, 152pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [_X-Files_] Young-adult novelization. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.

King’s Dragon Kate Elliott (Legend 0-09-925536-7, Aug ’97, £15.99, 532pp, hc, cover by Melvin Grant) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 1997) fantasy novel. Volume One of “Crown of Stars”. Copyrighted by Katrina Elliott. Elliott is a pen-name of Alis Rasmussen. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-925537-5, £9.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

No Man’s Land Barry England (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04369-2, Aug ’97, £14.99, 282pp, hc) SF novel.

Distant Voices Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649613-X, Oct ’97, £5.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) collection of 30 stories, a majority with fantastic elements.

House of Echoes Barbara Erskine (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647927-8, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 535pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) ghost/romance novel.

God’s Gift John Evans (Arrow 0-09-922582-4, Oct ’97, £5.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Michael Mascaro) [_The Book_] Dark fantasy novel. A first novel.

The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm Nancy Farmer (Dolphin 1-85881-289-5, Jul ’96 [Jan ’97], £4.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Orchard 1994) young-adult SF novel.

The Warm Place Nancy Farmer (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-267-4, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £3.99, 124pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Orchard 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

Dragonfly John Farris (Severn House 0-7278-5159-4, Feb ’97, £17.99, 506pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1995) associational novel with fantasy elements. First UK hardcover.

Fisherman’s Hope David Feintuch (Orbit 1-85723-440-5, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [_Nicholas Seafort_] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel. Volume four in “The Seafort Saga”. [First U.K. edition]

Fisherman’s Hope David Feintuch (Orbit 1-85723-440-5, Feb ’97, £5.99, 482pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [_Nicholas Seafort_] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel. Volume 4 in “The Seafort Saga”. [First U.K. edition]

Prisoner’s Hope David Feintuch (Orbit 1-85723-439-1, Jan ’97, £5.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [_Nicholas Seafort_] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1995) SF novel. Volume 3 in “The Seafort Saga”. [First U.K. edition]

Voices of Hope David Feintuch (Orbit 1-85723-516-9, Nov ’97, £5.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [_Nicholas Seafort_] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF novel. Volume 5 in “The Seafort Saga”. [First U.K. edition]

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