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

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Faun and Games Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-55511-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 1997) humorous fantasy novel, 21st in the “Xanth” series.

Hope of Earth Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-57111-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 631pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [_Geodyssey_] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel, book three in the “Geodyssey” series.

Isle of Woman Piers Anthony (Tor 0-812-53366-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [_Geodyssey_] Reissue (Tor 1993) fantasy novel covering 35 million years of human history. First book of the “Geodyssey” series. Third printing.

A Spell for Chameleon Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34753-6, May ’98, $3.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Xanth] Reissue (Del Rey 1977) humorous fantasy novel, volume one in the “Xanth” series. This is part of the “Classic Fantasy” promotion. 45th printing.

Zombie Lover Piers Anthony (Tor 0-312-86690-9, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $23.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Xanth] Fantasy novel, 22nd in the “Xanth” series.

Dream a Little Dream Piers Anthony & Julie Brady (Tor 0-312-86466-3, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $23.95, 301pp, hc) Fantasy novel about two troubled girls with the ability to turn dreams into reality, based on the dream journal of Julie Brady.

Quest for the Fallen Star Piers Anthony, James Richey & Alan Riggs (Tor 0-312-86409-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $25.95, 414pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Fantasy novel. Questers search for a way to stop the Dark One and the evil power of the Fallen Star. Authors’ notes describe the process of three-way collaboration.

The Willing Spirit Piers Anthony & Alfred Tella (Tor 0-812-57146-0, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $6.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 1996) humorous fantasy novel.

Magic: The Gathering: Rath and Storm ed. Peter Archer (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1175-1, Jul ’98, $5.99, 311pp, tp) [Magic: The Gathering] Original anthology of nine related stories, with framing material before and after each, based on the card games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Writhing in Darkness: Part I Michael Arnzen (Dark Regions Press, 1997 [Jan ’98], $4.95, 34pp, ph, cover by Renate Müller) Chapbook poetry collection of 19 pieces of “horrific verse”, five original. Introduction by Wayne Edwards. This is a signed, limited edition of 125. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524.

Writhing in Darkness: Part II Michael Arnzen (Dark Regions Press, 1997 [Jan ’98], $4.95, 31pp, ph, cover by Renate Müller) Chapbook poetry collection of 17 pieces of “horrific verse”, nine original. Introduction by John Grey. This is a signed, limited edition of 125. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524.

The Last Hawk Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-812-55110-9, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Skolian Empire] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel of the “Skolian Empire”.

The Radiant Seas Catherine Asaro (Tor 0-312-86714-X, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $26.95, 463pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Skolian Empire; _Soz_] SF novel set in the Skolian Empire, a direct sequel to Primary Inversion. Interstellar war pulls the heirs to two empires apart.

The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legends ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0532-9, Jun ’98, $10.95, 566pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 27 stories, five original. Authors include Jane Yolen, Hillaire Belloc, and Rosemary Sutcliff. First US edition (Robinson 1998).

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0533-7, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $10.95, 524pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Anthology of 35 humorous fantasy stories, eight original. Authors include James Bibby, Peter Cannon, Louise Cooper, and Neil Gaiman. First American edition (Robinson/Raven 4/98).

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (SFBC #17365, Jun ’98, $11.98, 524pp, hc, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Robinson 1998) anthology of 35 stories. This is similar to the Carroll & Graf trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Shakespearean Detectives ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0596-5, Oct ’98, $10.95, 440pp, tp) Associational original anthology of 29 non-fantasy detective stories. Authors include Stephen Baxter, Darrell Schweitzer, Dave Langford, and Tom Holt. Introduction by Edward Marston. First US edition (Robinson 1998).

50 Short Science Fiction Tales ed. Isaac Asimov & Groff Conklin (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-84296-3, 1997 [Sep ’98], $6.95, 287pp, pb, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) Reprint (Macmillan 1963) anthology. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.

The Avengers and the Thunderbolts Pierce Askegren (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16675-9, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [_Avengers_] Novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

Fantastic Four: Countdown to Chaos Pierce Askegren (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16373-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.50, 264pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Novelization based on the comic books. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company; copyrighted by Marvel Characters, Inc.

Marc Miller’s Traveller: Gateway to the Stars Pierce Askegren (Pocket 0-671-01188-X, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Chris Foss) Novelization based on the SF role-playing game. Includes a 12-page “bonus module” on the game. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company; copyrighted by Imperium Games.

Forgotten Realms: Realms of Mystery ed. Philip Athans (TSR 0-7869-1171-9, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 336pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Forgotten Realms] Original anthology of 14 fantasy/mystery stories set in the world of the role-playing game. Authors include Mary H. Herbert, Brian M. Thomsen, and Ed Greenwood. Copyrighted by TSR.

Aunt Dimity Digs In Nancy Atherton (Viking 0-670-87061-7, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $21.95, 277pp, hc, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Mystery/ghost novel. Fourth in the series.

Aunt Dimity’s Good Deed Nancy Atherton (Penguin US 0-14-025881-7, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Jerry Lofaro) [Aunt Dimity] Reprint (Viking 1996) mystery/ghost novel. Third in the series.

The Goulep Stella Atrium (University Editions 1-56002-617-0, Apr ’98, $11.95, 269pp, tp, cover by Mark Grosskopf) SF novel. Tribes on the planet Dolvia band together to stop offworld mining corporations. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Star Hall. A first novel. Available from University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.

The Eagle and the Sword A. A. Attanasio (HarperPrism 0-06-105839-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $6.50, 436pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [_Arthor_] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996 as Arthor) Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to The Dragon and the Unicorn.

The Wolf and the Crown A. A. Attanasio (HarperPrism 0-06-105370-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $14.00, 326pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [_Arthor_] Arthurian fantasy, third in a series after The Dragon and the Unicorn and The Eagle and the Sword.

The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-49081-X, Mar ’98, $11.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Fred Marcellino) Reprint (McClelland and Stewart 1985) SF novel. This includes a new “Reader’s Companion” section in back.

The Clan of the Cave Bear Jean Auel (Random House/Wings 0-517-18918-6, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], $9.99, 468pp, hc, cover by Hiroko) [_Earth’s Children_] Reprint (Crown 1980) prehistoric novel, first in the “Earth’s Children” series. This is an instant remainder edition.

Frontiers/Fronteiras ed. Maria Augusta & António de Macedo (Simetria Portugal 972-97495-1-5, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], no price, 193 + 199pp, tp, cover by Ricardo Monteiro) Original anthology of 10 SF stories, eight original, printed double format in both English and Portuguese. There is a “Frontiers Manifesto” by Daniel Tércio and an article on “SF in Portugal” by Teresa Sousa de Almeida. Authors include Roberto de Sousa Causo, Gwyneth Jones, and Stephen Baxter.

Perloo the Bold Avi (Scholastic 0-590-11002-0, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $16.95, 225pp, hc, cover by Marcie Reed) Young-adult fantasy novel. Timid, scholarly Perloo faces armed opposition when selected to be the new ruler of the rabbit-like Montmers.

Deathlands: Dark Emblem James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62543-X, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel. Ryan Cawdor’s company encounters a mad scientist. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Deathlands: Freedom Lost James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62541-3, Mar ’98, $5.99, 346pp, pb) Post-holocaust SF adventure novel. Ryan Cawdor gets caught up in a war over an old mall in the Carolinas. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Deathlands: Way of the Wolf James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-62542-1, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deathlands] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel. Ryan Cawdor encounters Neanderthals in the Arctic. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Destiny Run [by Mark Ellis] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63815-9, Sep ’97 [May ’98], $5.50, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, second in the series. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Doomstar Relic [by Mark Ellis] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63819-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, sixth in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Omega Path [by Mark Ellis] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63817-5, Feb ’98, $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, fourth in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Parallax Red [by Mark Ellis] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63818-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 347pp, pb) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, fifth in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Outlanders: Savage Sun [by Mark Ellis] James Axler (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63816-7, Dec ’97 [Feb ’98], $5.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Outlanders] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, third in the series. Copyrighted by Worldwide Library.

Slaughtermatic Steve Aylett (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-103-3, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], $13.95, 153pp, tp) [_Beerlight_] Near-future SF novel of violence, virtual reality, time travel, and a bank heist gone wrong.

Eyes of the Empress Camille Bacon-Smith (DAW 0-88677-796-8, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [_Kevin Bradley_] Dark fantasy detective novel. Demon detectives are hired to recover crystal orbs stolen from major museums.

Swords Against the Shadowland Robin Wayne Bailey (White Wolf 1-56504-893-8, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $9.99, 244pp, tp, cover by Mike Chaney) [_Fafhrd & Gray Mouser_] Fantasy novel, first in a new series featuring Fritz Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. The duo battle a spell-wrought plague in Lankhmar.

In the Garden of Iden Kage Baker (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100299-1, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $23.00, 329pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [The Company] SF time-travel novel. A cyborg is sent to save an extinct plant in Renaissance England. Subtitled “A Novel of the Company”. A first novel. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1997).

In the Garden of Iden Kage Baker (Avon Eos 0-380-73179-7, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 294pp, pb) [The Company] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1997) SF time-travel novel of “The Company”.

DragonLance: Tears of the Night Sky Linda P. Baker & Nancy Varian Berberick (TSR 0-7869-1185-9, Oct ’98, $5.99, 309pp, tp, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [_DragonLance: Chaos War_] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Volume three in “The Chaos War” series. Copyrighted by TSR.

Forgotten Realms: Easy Betrayals Richard Baker (TSR 0-7869-0871-8, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $2.99, 90pp, tp, cover by Heather LeMay) [Forgotten Realms] Novellazation based on the role-playing game. “Double Diamond Triangle Saga” book eight. Copyrighted by TSR.

Forgotten Realms: The Shadow Stone Richard Baker (TSR 0-7869-1186-7, Sep ’98, $5.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.

Lives of the Monster Dogs Kirsten Bakis (Warner 0-446-67416-8, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $12.99, 291pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1997) SF literary satirical novel about intelligent dogs in 2008.

The Art of Magic: The Gathering: The Rath Cycle ed. Lizz Baldwin (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1178-6, Aug ’98, $19.99, 122pp, tp, cover by Mark Tedin, et al.) [Magic: The Gathering] Art book with illustrations by various artists from the trading-card game “Magic: The Gathering”, including design drawings and discussions of how the game was created. Text by Anthony Waters; introduction by Richard Garfield. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Cocaine Nights J. G. Ballard (Counterpoint 1-887178-66-X, May ’98 [Jun ’98], $23.00, 329pp, hc, cover by Tamara de Lempicka) Associational crime novel of sex, suntans, and scandal among the British at a Gibraltar resort. First US edition (Flamingo 1996).

A Song of Stone Iain Banks (Simon & Schuster 0-684-85353-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Peter Brown) Associational novel of civil war in modern Europe. Rebels hold a sexually perverse lord and lady hostage. First US edition.

The Wasp Factory Iain Banks (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-85315-9, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $12.00, 184pp, tp, cover by Amy Guip) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1984) literary horror novel.

Excession Iain M. Banks (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57537-6, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $5.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [_Culture_] Reprint (Orbit 1996) space opera novel in “The Culture” series.

The Forgetting Room Nick Bantock (HarperPerennial 0-06-093126-4, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $14.00, 106pp, tp, cover by Nick Bantock) Reprint (HarperCollins 1997) illustrated literary fantasy novella.

Books of Blood: Volumes One to Three Clive Barker (Berkley 0-425-16558-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $14.00, 507pp, tp) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) horror collection omnibus. There is a new introduction by Barker.

Galilee Clive Barker (HarperCollins 0-06-017947-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $26.00, 582pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Dark fantasy novel of two feuding families, one powerful, the other more than human, and a woman torn between the two in a love affair. A limited, signed edition was reportedly published by B.E. Trice, but has not been seen.

Galilee Clive Barker (SFBC #00230, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $12.98, 582pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (HarperCollins 1998) dark fantasy novel of two feuding families and a love affair. This is similar to the HarperCollins edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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