The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

FLETCHER, SUSAN (Clemens) (stories) (continued)

• * _Dragon’s Milk (Macmillan Aladdin 0-689-71623-0, Apr ’92, $3.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) [Dragon Kyn] Reprint (Atheneum 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. A young girl must obtain the milk of a dragon to save her sister from death.
• * *Flight of the Dragon Kyn (Macmillan/Atheneum 0-689-31880-4, Oct ’93, $15.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dragon Kyn] Young-adult fantasy novel of a teenage girl who has the power to communicate with the dragons plundering her homeland.
• * *Shadow Spinner (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-81852-1, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $17.00, 219pp, hc, cover by Alex Leon) Associational young-adult novel set in the world of the “Arabian Nights”; not really fantasy, but about storytelling. Shahrazad adds a girl who knows new stories to the sultan’s harem.
• * *Sign of the Dove (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-80460-1, May ’96 [Nov ’96], $17.00, 214pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dragon Kyn] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Dragon Kyn” series. Young Lyf is a reluctant guardian to the last baby dragons in the human world.

FLEWELLING, LYNN (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Luck in the Shadows (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57542-2, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Nightrunner] Fantasy novel, book one of the “Nightrunner” series. A young man, unjustly imprisoned, apprentices himself to the rogue who frees them both. A first novel.
• * *Stalking Darkness (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57543-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Nightrunner] Fantasy novel, sequel to Luck in the Shadow. Seregil and Alec face an evil necromancer while war breaks out.

FLIEGEL, HELLMUTH (1913- ); see pseudonym Stefan Heym

FLIEGER, VERLYN (1933- )

• * *A Question of Time: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Road to “Faërie" (Kent State University Press 0-87338-574-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $35.00, 276pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Tolkien’s work. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Order from Kent State University Press, PO Box 5190, Kent OH 44242-0001. [Tolkien]
• * *Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World (Eerdmans 0-8028-1955-9, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $6.95, 167pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical study focusing on The Silmarillion. [Tolkien]

FLINN, DENNY MARTIN (1947- )

• * *Star Trek: The Fearful Summons (Pocket 0-671-89007-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5/50, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

FLINN, RUSSELL (stories)

• * *Stirring Within (The British Fantasy Society no ISBN, 1990 [Feb ’91], £1.00, 23pp, ph, cover by Jeff Salmon) Collection of three original horror short stories, edited by David Cowperthwaite and illustrated throughout by Jeff Salmon. Volume 15 in the “BFS Special Booklet” series. (Contents)

FLINT, ERIC (1947- ) (stories)

• * *In the Heart of Darkness (with David A. Drake) (Baen 0-671-87885-9, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Oblique Approach] Historical/alternate world SF novel, sequel to An Oblique Approach. Belisarius fights the alien Malwa in 6th century India.
• * *Mother of Demons (Baen 0-671-87800-X, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Fantasy novel. A world of female-dominated beings encounter terrifying demons called humans. A first novel.
• * *An Oblique Approach (with David A. Drake) (Baen 0-671-87865-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Oblique Approach] Historical/alternate world/SF novel. Aliens use mind control to take over northern India, then use their human forces to attack sixth-century Byzantium.

FLINT, HOMER EON (1892-1924)

• * _The Blind Spot (with Austin Hall) See entry under Austin Hall.

FLINT, JAMES

• * *Habitus (Fourth Estate 1-85702-868-6, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], £10.99, 468pp, tp, cover by Tracey Winwood) Literary SF/fantasy satire. A hardcover edition (-824-4) was announced but not seen.

FLINT, KENNETH C.; see pseudonym Casey Flynn (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Challenge of the Clans (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25553-3, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 328pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Celtic fantasy novel.
• * _Challenge of the Clans (Bantam UK 0-553-17384-7, Sep ’87, £2.95, 328pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Reprint (Bantam 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Champions of the Sidhe (Bantam 0-553-24543-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Fantasy novel, sequel to Riders of the Sidhe.
• * _Champions of the Sidhe (Bantam UK 0-553-17256-5, Feb ’87, £2.50, 277pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Champions of the Sidhe (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27654-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 277pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reissue (Bantam 1984) Celtic fantasy novel, second in a trilogy. Fifth printing.
• * *Cromm (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26750-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $8.95, 387pp, tp, cover by Chris Hopkins) Celtic dark fantasy. Also available in hc (-26749-5, $19.95).
• * _Cromm (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28851-2, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 387pp, pb, cover by Chris Hopkins) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) Celtic dark fantasy novel.
• * *The Dark Druid (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26715-9, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.50, 326pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Celtic fantasy novel, conclusion to the “Challenge of the Clans” trilogy.
• * _The Dark Druid (Bantam UK 0-553-17588-2, Sep ’88, £3.50, 326pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 7 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Darkening Flood (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57163-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Bryan Leister) Dark fantasy novel. An ancient evil returns to modern Ireland.
• * _The Hound of Culain (Bantam UK 0-553-17247-6, Oct ’86, £2.50, 309pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reprint (Bantam 1981 as A Storm Upon Ulster) fantasy novel, a prequel to the “Sidhe” series now called the first of the “Sidhe” books.
• * *Isle of Destiny (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27544-5, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.50, 438pp, pb) Fantasy novel of ancient Ireland.
• * _Isle of Destiny (Bantam UK 0-553-40037-1, Jan ’90, £3.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) fantasy novel. This is the US edition with a UK ISBN/price sticker.
• * *Legends Reborn (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29919-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) Celtic fantasy novel of a real estate mogul who becomes involved with a woman from the realm of the Sidhe — whose people have come to New York to take her back.
• * *Master of the Sidhe (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25261-5, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 248pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Fantasy novel, conclusion of a trilogy.
• * _Master of the Sidhe (Bantam UK 0-553-17292-1, May ’87, £2.50, 248pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reprint (Bantam 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Master of the Sidhe (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27655-7, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 248pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reissue (Bantam 1985) Celtic fantasy novel, third in the “Sidhe” trilogy. Fourth printing.
• * *Otherworld (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29415-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 384pp, pb) Dark fantasy thriller. A U.S. government agent investigating a murder discovers that dark forces are preparing to invade our universe.
• * *The Riders of the Sidhe (Bantam 0-553-24175-3, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 260pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Celtic fantasy novel, first in a series.
• * _Riders of the Sidhe (Bantam UK 0-553-17250-6, Oct ’86, £2.50, 260pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reprint (Bantam 1984) fantasy novel, originally first in the “Sidhe” trilogy, now second in the series.
• * _Riders of the Sidhe (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27653-0, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 260pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reissue (Bantam 1984) Celtic fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Sixth printing.
• * *Storm Shield (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26191-6, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 310pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Celtic fantasy novel, sequel to Challenge of the Clans.
• * _Storm Shield (Bantam UK 0-553-17450-9, Feb ’88, £2.95, 310pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends; Finn MacCumhal] Reprint (Bantam 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 6 in the “Sidhe Legends” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Storm Upon Ulster (Bantam 0-553-24710-7, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.50, 309pp, pb) [Sidhe Legends] Reissue (Bantam 1981) fantasy novel.

FLOOD, E. L.

• * *Welcome Inn #2: Ghost of a Chance (Troll/Rainbow Bridge 0-8167-3428-3, Oct ’94, $2.95, 141pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Welcome Inn] Young-adult mystery/ghost novel, second in the “Welcome Inn” series. Copyrighted by Twelfth House Productions.

FLOOD, ELOISE

• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Chains of Command (with Bill McCay) See entry under Bill McCay.

FLORESCU, RADU R.

• * *Dracula, Prince of Many Faces (with Raymond T. McNally) (Little Brown 0-316-28655-9, Oct ’89 [Dec ’89], $19.95, 261pp, hc) Associational; non-fiction. Book on the historical Dracula with reference to legends of vampirism.
• * _In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires (with Raymond T. McNally) See entry under Raymond T. McNally

FLUKE, JOANNE (1942- ); see pseudonym Jo Gibson

• * *Video Kill (Pocket 0-671-66663-0, Mar ’89, $3.95, 294pp, pb) Horror novel with no fantasy elements. Psychokiller murders Hollywood starlets and videotapes their deaths.

FLYNN, CASEY; pseudonym of Kenneth C. Flint (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Gods of Ireland Book I: Most Ancient Song (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28832-6, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 261pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Gods of Ireland] Fantasy novel of ancient Ireland, first book of a new series. Flynn is a pseudonym for Kenneth C. Flint.
• * *The Gods of Ireland Book II: The Enchanted Isles (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29151-3, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Gods of Ireland] Celtic fantasy novel set in ancient Ireland, second book of a series. Flynn is a pseudonym for Kenneth C. Flint.

FLYNN, DANNY (Anthony) (1958- )

• * *Only Visiting This Planet: The Art of Danny Flynn (Paper Tiger 1-85028-267-6, Jun ’94, £10.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Danny Flynn) Art book. Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. Nigel Suckling contributes a long, personal biographical text to this portfolio of the prolific and distinctive cover artist.

FLYNN, JOHN L.

• * *Cinematic Vampires (McFarland & Company 0-89950-659-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $39.95, 320pp, hc) Associational filmography of vampire films from 1886 to 1992, with various appendices that include movies that were planned but never made and films scheduled for 1993 release. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640.
• * *Future Threads: Costume Design for the Science Fiction World (New Media no ISBN, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $9.95, 80pp, pb) Media-oriented book for costumers; mostly Star Trek. There is also supposed to be a hardcover edition for $19.95, but we have not seen it.

FLYNN, MICHAEL F(rancis) (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Fallen Angels (with Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle) See entry under Larry Niven.
• * *Firestar (Tor 0-312-85525-7, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $27.95, 573pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Firestar] Near-future SF novel, first in a new series. A rich woman with a vision funds education and a new space program.
• * _Firestar (SFBC #11984, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $8.98, 573pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Firestar] Reprint (Tor 1996) near-future SF novel, first in a new series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Firestar (Tor 0-812-53006-3, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.99, 885pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Firestar] Reprint (Tor 1996) near-future SF novel.
• * *The Forest of Time and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-85526-5, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $23.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Collection of nine stories, with comments by the author on the background and writing of each. (Contents)
• * _The Forest of Time and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-86587-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $13.95, 381pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1997) collection of nine stories, with comments by the author on the background and writing of each.
• * *In the Country of the Blind (Baen 0-671-69886-9, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 527pp, pb, cover by John Rheaume) Alternate history sf novel. A secret society formed in the 19th-century to shape the course of the world through mathematical predictions performed on the Babbage Engine is falling apart. A first novel. A tense and enthralling conspiracy thriller. Recommended (SW).
• * _In the Country of the Blind (Pan 0-330-32908-1, Nov ’93, £4.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Baen 1990) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Nanotech Chronicles (Baen 0-671-72080-5, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95, 339pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Collection of six interconnected stories that appeared previously in Analog. (Contents)
• * *Rogue Star (Tor 0-312-86136-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $25.95, 446pp, hc) [Firestar] Near-future SF novel, sequel to Firestar.
• * _Rogue Star (SFBC #05453, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $12.98, 570pp, hc) [Firestar] Reprint (Tor 1998) near-future SF novel, sequel to Firestar. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

FOGARTY, JOHN (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Haunt (Popular Library 0-445-21005-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Gothic horror novel of an evil revenant set in Ireland. A first novel.

FOGLIO, PHIL (1956- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Buck Godot — PSmith (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-459-9, Jan ’88, $7.95, 72pp, tp) Humorous sf graphic novel.
• * *Buck Godot: Zap Gun for Hire (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-365-7, Jul ’86, $7.95, unpaginated, pb) Graphic novel, humorous sf adventure in full color.
• * _Illegal Aliens (with Nick Pollotta) See entry under Nick Pollotta.
• * _Myth Adventures One (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
• * *Myth Adventures One (with Robert Lynn Asprin) (Donning 0-89865-414-9, 1985 [Jan ’86], $12.95, 104pp, pb) [Myth] Omnibus edition of the first 4 issues of Myth Adventures magazine (Warp Graphics), a comic book version of the “Myth” stories, written by Asprin and illustrated by Foglio. A special limited hardcover edition has also been announced, but we have not seen it.
• * *Myth Adventures Two (with Robert Lynn Asprin) (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-473-4, Jan ’87, $12.95, 110pp, tp) [Myth] Graphic novel, a gathering of issues 5 through 8 of the “Myth Adventures” comic, with art by Foglio (now in a color version) and captions by Asprin, based on his humorous fantasy series. There is also supposed to be a 2,000-copy “limited” hardcover (0-89865-414-2, $40.00) but we have not seen it.

FOLLETT, JAMES (1939- )

• * *Deathship (Severn House 0-7278-4452-0, Jun ’93, £13.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Robert Welch) [Earthsearch] Sf novel, the second volume in the “Earthsearch” saga. This edition has been fully revised (from BBC Books 1982), and includes new material by the author. First world hardcover edition.
• * _Earthsearch (Severn House 0-7278-4689-2, Nov ’94, £14.99, 242pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Earthsearch] Reprint (BBC Books 1981) completely revised version of the SF novel derived from the radio serial. The star-born crew of the spaceship Challenger discover their ancestral home, Earth, was moved out of its solar system...half a million years ago. First in the “Earthsearch” series.
• * *Mindwarp: Prelude to Earthsearch (Severn House 0-7278-4621-3, May ’94, £15.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Gordon E. Davies) [Earthsearch] SF novel in the “Earthsearch” series.
• * *Savant (Heinemann 0-434-26766-X, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], £14.99, 470pp, hc) Sf techno-thriller about a young girl with psionic powers involved in the Gulf War.
• * _Savant (Mandarin 0-7493-1139-8, Nov ’93, £4.99, 470pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1993) sf techno-thriller about a young girl with psionic powers involved in the Gulf War.
• * _Second Atlantis (Severn House 0-7278-5371-6, May ’98, £16.99, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1978 as Ice) SF novel, substantially revised and updated from the original. A giant iceberg causes global disaster.
• * *Torus (Methuen 0-413-62860-4, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £12.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Richard Dunn) Near-future techno-thriller about a particle beam weapon.
• * _Torus (Mandarin 0-7493-0492-8, Feb ’91, £3.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1990) sf novel.
• * *Trojan (Lime Tree 0-413-45241-7, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £14.99, 490pp, hc) Near-future sf thriller about a Martian computer virus.
• * _Trojan (Mandarin 0-7493-0363-8, Jun ’92, £4.99, 490pp, pb) Reprint (Lime Tree 1991) near-future sf thriller about a Martian computer virus.

FOLLETT, KEN(neth Martin) (1949- )

• * +The Power Twins (Morrow 0-688-08723-X, Sep ’90, $12.95, 90pp, hc, cover by Stephen Marchesi) Young-adult sf novel of two children whose uncle sends them 17 light years away to help resolve a conflict on the mysterious Worm Planet. First American edition (Abelard Schuman 1976 as The Power Twins and the Worm People).
• * _The Third Twin (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22742-1, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $7.99, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1996) SF thriller of genetic engineering. An international edition was scheduled for June 1997.
• * _The Third Twin (Pan 0-330-34837-X, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £5.99, 632pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1996) genetic/SF thriller. The original hardcover was not seen.

FONSTAD, KAREN WYNN (1945- )

• * _The Atlas of Middle Earth (Grafton 0-261-10277-X, Jul ’92, £12.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Karen Wynn Fonstad) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1991) revised edition of the 1981 Houghton Mifflin book containing maps based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s books. [First U.K. edition] [Tolkien]