Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index

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Kirkus Review [v56 #23, December 1, 1988] 1689 · Any Old Iron, Anthony Burgess; Random House, 1989. 416pp. · Anon. · br 1710 · The Warrior Lives, Joel Rosenberg; New York: New American Library, 1989. 260pp. · Anon. · br 1710 · The Return of the Shadow: Vol. 1, The History of the Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1988. 497pp. · Anon. · br 1726 · Mary Shelley: Romance and Reality, Emily W. Sunstein; Little, Brown, 1989. 478pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v56 #24, December 15, 1988] 1759 · In a Dark Dream, Charles L. Grant; New York: Tor, 1989. 310pp. · Anon. · br 1772 · Rainbow in the Mist, Phyllis A. Whitney; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1989. 312pp. · Anon. · br 1780 · Serpent’s Silver, Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff; New York: Tor, 1988. 313pp. (Dragon, 2). · Anon. · br 1780-1781 · The Quick, Burt Cole; New York: Morrow, 1989. · Anon. · br 1781 · Who’s Afraid of Beowulf?, Tom Holt; London: Macmillan, 1988. 206pp. · Anon. · br 1781 · The Harrowing of Gwynedd, Katherine Kurtz; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 384pp. · Anon. · br 1782 · Farewell Horizontal, K.W. Jeter; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 249pp. · Anon. · br 1782 · Heatseeker, John Shirley; Los Angeles: Scream/Press, 1988. 280pp. · Anon. · br 1783 · Asimov’s Galaxy: Reflections on Science Fiction, Isaac Asimov; New York: Doubleday, 1989. 318pp. · Anon. · br 1791 · Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places, Ursula K. Le Guin; New York: Grove Press, 1989. 309pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #1, January 1, 1989] 8 · The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three, Stephen King; New York: Plume, 1989. 400pp. · Anon. · br 10 · Mother London, Michael Moorcock; Secker & Warburg, 1988. 496pp. · Anon. · br 16 · Vision of the Hunter, John Tempest; New York: Harper, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br 22 · Prentice Alvin, Orson Scott Card; New York: Tor, 1989. 384pp. · Anon. · br 22 · My Father Immortal, Michael D. Weaver; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 228pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #2, January 15, 1989] 91 · The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, Douglas Adams; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 251pp. · Anon. · br 91-92 · The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories, ed. John L. Apostolou & Martin H. Greenberg; New York: Dembner, 1989. 176pp. · Anon. · br 92 · The Player of Games, Iain Banks; London: Macmillan, 1988. 309pp.; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 309pp. · Anon. · br 92 · The Third Eagle, R.A. MacAvoy; New York: Foundation/Doubleday, 1989. 302pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #3, February 1, 1989] 168 · Twistor, John Cramer; New York: Morrow, 1989. 416pp. · Anon. · br 168 · Seven of Swords, Carole Nelson Douglas; New York: Tor, 1989. · Anon. · br 168-169 · Heart of Red Iron, Phyllis Gotlieb; New York: St. Martins, 1989. 235pp. · Anon. · br 169 · The Bristling Wood, Katherine Kerr; Garden City, NY: Doubleday Foundation, 1989. 357pp. · Anon. · br 169 · The City, Not Long After, Pat Murphy; Garden City, NY: Doubleday/Foundation, 1989. 247pp. · Anon. · br 170 · Endangered Species, Gene Wolfe; New York: Tor, 1989. 506pp. · Anon. · br 218 · Hong on the Range, William F. Wu; New York: Walker, 1989. 296pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #4, February 15, 1989] 256 · Last Orders, Brian W. Aldiss; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1989. 223pp. · Anon. · br 257 · Ancient Light, Mary Gentle; New York: New American Library, 1989. · Anon. · br 257 · Black Milk, Robert Reed; New York: Donald I. Fine, 1989. 327pp. · Anon. · br 258 · Four from the Witch World, Andre Norton; New York: Tor, 1989. 276pp. · Anon. · br 290 · The Starstone, Grace Chetwin; New York: Bradbury, 1989. 244pp. · Anon. · br 294 · The Third Magic, Welwyn Wilton Katz; New York: McElderry, 1988. 204pp. · Anon. · br 298 · Guys from Space, Daniel M. Pinkwater; Macmillan, 1989. unpaged. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #5, March 1, 1989] 308 · Forgotten Life, Brian W. Aldiss; New York: Atheneum, 1989. 284pp. · Anon. · br 328 · The Mummy, Or Ramses the Damned, Anne Rice; New York: Ballantine, 1989. 436pp. · Anon. · br 329 · Creature, John Saul; New York: Bantam, 1989. 329pp. · Anon. · br 340-341 · Unicorn Point, Piers Anthony; New York: Ace/Putnam, 1989. 303pp. (Apprentice Adept, 6). · Anon. · br 341 · Nebula Awards 23, ed. Michael Bishop; Harcourt, 1989. 374pp. · Anon. · br 341 · The Best of the Nebulas, ed. Ben Bova; New York: Tor, 1989. 608pp. · Anon. · br 342 · Look Into the Sun, James Patrick Kelly; New York: TOR, 1989. 281pp. · Anon. · br 342 · Homegoing, Frederik Pohl; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #6, March 15, 1989] 417 · Soft and Others, F. Paul Wilson; New York: Tor, 1989. 306pp. · Anon. · br 423 · Full Spectrum 2, ed. Lou Aronica & Shawna McCarthy; New York: Doubleday Foundation, 1989. 464pp. · Anon. · br 423-424 · Avon: The Terrible Aspect, Paul Darrow; Secaucus, NJ: Citadel, 1989. 189 p. · Anon. · br 424 · Final Blackout, L. Ron Hubbard; Los Angeles: Bridge, 1989. · Anon. · br 424 · Nighteyesy, Garfield Reeves-Stevens; New York: Doubleday/Foundation, 1989. 548pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #7, April 1, 1989] 482 · Ancient Images, Ramsey Campbell; New York: Scribner’s, 1989. 311pp.; Legend, 1989. 299pp. · Anon. · br 508 · Cyberbooks, Ben Bova; New York: Tor, 1989. 283pp. · Anon. · br 508 · Imago, Octavia E. Butler; New York: Questar, 1989. 272pp. (Xenogenesis, 3). · Anon. · br 508-509 · The Diamond Throne, David Eddings; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 448pp. (Elenium, 1). · Anon. · br 509 · Callahan’s Lady, Spider Robinson; New York: Ace, 1989. 191pp. · Anon. · br 509 · Light Raid, Connis Willis & Cynthia Felice; New York: Ace, 1989. 229pp. · Anon. · br 510 · Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult, ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg; New York: Prometheus, 1989. 354pp. · Anon. · br 510 · Snow White and Rose Red, Patricia C. Wrede; New York: Tor, 1989. 273pp. · Anon. · br 510 · Synergy: Volume Four, ed. George Zebrowski; New York: Harcourt, 1989. 158pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #8, April 15, 1989] 573 · The Eyes of Darkness, Dean R. Koontz; Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1989. · Anon. · br 591-592 · The Mace of Souls: A Novel of the Six Kingdoms, Bruce Fergusson; New York: Morrow, 1989. 352pp. · Anon. · br 592 · Buying Time, Joe Haldeman; New York: Morrow, 1989. 300pp. · Anon. · br 592 · Paradise: A Chronicle of a Distant World, Michael Resnick; New York: Tor, 1989. 321pp. · Anon. · br 621-622 · The Dying Sun, Gary L. Blackwood; New York: Atheneum, 1989. 213pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #9, May 1, 1989] 665 · The Devil You Don’t, Ron Moody; Robson/Parkwest, 1989. ?. · Anon. · br 665 · Sugar Rain, Paul Park; New York: Morrow, 1989. 384pp. (Starbridge Chronicles, 2). · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #10, May 15, 1989] 737 · The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940’s, ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1989. 504pp. · Anon. · br 737 · Rimrunners, C.J. Cherryh; New York: Questar, 1989. 336pp. · Anon. · br 737 · The Year’s Best Science Fiction, Sixth Annual Collection, ed. Gardner Dozois; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 595pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #11, June 1, 1989] 783 · Lori, Robert Bloch; New York: Tor, 1989. 282pp. · Anon. · br 792 · Scare Care, ed. Graham Masterton; New York: Tor, 1989. 403pp. · Anon. · br 803 · The Honorable Barbarian, L. Sprague De Camp; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 256pp. · Anon. · br 803-804 · Farslayer’s Story, Fred Saberhagen; New York: Tor, 1989. 252pp. (Book of Lost Swords, 4). · Anon. · br 804 · Apocalypse, Nancy Springer; Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989. 267pp.; New York: Baen, 1989. 341pp. · Anon. · br 804 · Crystal Express, Bruce Sterling; Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1989. 264pp. · Anon. · br 804-805 · Frost and Fire, Roger Zelazny; New York: Morrow, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br 833-834 · The Golden Thread, Suzy McKee Charnas; New York: Bantam, 1989. 209pp. · Anon. · br 840 · Future Forward, Susan Beth Pfeffer; New York: Delacorte, 1989. 123pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #12, June 15, 1989] 851-852 · Screams, Robert Bloch; Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989. · Anon. · br 853 · The Psi Delegation, Allan Conan; Denver, CO: Mid-List, 1989. · Anon. · br 873 · Majestic, Whitley Strieber; New York: Putnam, 1989. 317pp. · Anon. · br 873-874 · Born Burning, Thomas Sullivan; New York: Dutton, 1989. · Anon. · br 885 · Lavondyss, Robert Holdstock; New York: Morrow, 1989. 384pp.; London: Gollancz, 1988. 367pp. · Anon. · br 885 · Lavondyss: Journey to an Unknown Region, Robert Holdstock; New York: Morrow, 1989. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #13, July 1, 1989] 958 · Tangents: Nine Tales of the Imagination, Greg Bear; New York: Warner, 1989. 290pp. · Anon. · br 958 · King of the Scepter’d Isle, Michael Coney; New York: New American Library, 1989. 400pp. · Anon. · br 958-959 · Prince of the Blood, Raymond E. Feist; New York: Foundation, 1989. 293pp. · Anon. · br 959 · The Snake Oil Wars, Or Scheherazade Ginsberg Strikes Again, Parke Godwin; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1989. 224pp. · Anon. · br 959 · Imperial Lady: A Fantasy of Han China, Andre Norton & Susan Swartz; New York: Tor, 1989. 293pp. · Anon. · br 959-960 · The Argus Gambit, David D. Ross; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 406pp. (Dreamers of the Day, 1). · Anon. · br 960 · What Did Miss Darrington See?, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson; New York: Feminist Press, 1989. 263pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #14, July 15, 1989] 1020-1021 · The Dark Half, Stephen King; New York: Viking, 1989. 431pp. · Anon. · br 1023 · Walkers, Graham Masterton; New York: Tor, 1989. 345pp. · Anon. · br 1023-1024 · Thunder Rise, G. Wayne Miller; New York: Arbor House, 1989. 282pp. · Anon. · br 1042-1043 · The Last Legends of Earth, A.A. Attanasio; New York: Doubleday/Foundation, 1989. 482pp. · Anon. · br 1043 · Nightshade, Jack Butler; New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. 276pp. · Anon. · br 1043 · Eden, Stanislaw Lem; New York: Harcourt, 1989. 262pp. · Anon. · br 1044 · Angel Station, Walter Jon Williams; New York: Tor, 1989. 393pp. · Anon. · br 1053-1054 · Harlan Ellison’s Watching, Harlan Ellison; Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989. 514pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #15, August 1, 1989] 1114 · Masques III, ed. J.N. Williamson; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 320pp. · Anon. · br 1119 · The Man in His Time, Brian W. Aldiss; New York: Atheneum, 1989. 336pp. · Anon. · br 1119 · Total Recall, Piers Anthony; New York: Morrow, 1989. 246pp. · Anon. · br 1119 · The Wall Around Eden, Joan Slonczewski; New York: Morrow, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br 1120 · Memories and Visions: Women’s Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Susanna Sturgis; Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1989. 250pp. · Anon. · br 1120 · Grass, Sheri S. Tepper; New York: Foundation/Doubleday, 1989. 426pp. · Anon. · br 1120 · The Coachman Rat, David Henry Wilson; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1989. 171pp. · Anon. · br 1155-1156 · The Glass Salamander, Ann Downer; New York: Atheneum, 1989. 216pp. · Anon. · br 1163-1164 · Orchard of the Cresent Moon, Jenny Nimmo; New York: Dutton, 1989. 170 p. · Anon. · br 1166-1167 · The Martlet Box, Jean Ross; Canongate, 1989. 160pp. · Anon. · br 1171 · Things That Go Bump in the Night, ed. Jane Yolen; New York: Harper, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br 1172 · The Faery Flag: Stories and Poems of Fantasy and the Supernatural, Jane Yolen; New York: Orchard Books, 1989. 120pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #16, August 15, 1989] 1205 · Nemesis, Isaac Asimov; New York: Doubleday/Foundation, 1989. 364pp. · Anon. · br 1205-1206 · Rusalka, C.J. Cherryh; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 370pp. · Anon. · br 1206 · The Fortress of the Pearl, Michael Moorcock; London: Gollancz, 1989. 248pp.; New York: Ace, 1989. 240pp. · Anon. · br 1206 · Tekwar, William Shatner; New York: Ace/Putnam, 1989. 229pp. · Anon. · br 1206 · White Jenna, Jane Yolen; New York: Tor, 1989. 270pp. · Anon. · br 1218 · Dracula, Prince of Many Faces: His Life and Times, Radu R. Florescu & Raymond T. McNally; Boston: Little, Brown, 1989. 261pp. · Anon. · br 1230-1231 · The Godwins and the Shelleys: The Biography of a Family, William St. Clair; New York: Norton, 1989. 572pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #17, September 1, 1989] 1266 · Running Wild, J.G. Ballard; London: Hutchinson, 1988. 72pp. · Anon. · br 1286 · The Brains of Rats, Michael Blumlein; Los Angeles: Scream Press, 1989. 232pp. · Anon. · br 1287 · The Tower of Fear, Glen Cook; New York: Tor, 1989. 375pp. · Anon. · br 1287 · The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: A 40th Anniversary Anthology, ed. Edward L. Ferman; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 376pp. · Anon. · br 1287 · Salvage Rites, Ian Watson; London: Gollancz, 1989. 223pp. · Anon. · br 1288 · Children of the Wind: Five Novellas, Kate Wilhelm; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 263pp. · Anon. · br 1288 · Soldier of Arete, Gene Wolfe; New York: Tor, 1989. 354pp. · Anon. · br 1325 · The Lone Sentinel, Jo Dereske; New York: Atheneum, 1989. 169pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #18, September 15, 1989] 1360-1361 · A Candle for D’Artagnan, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro; New York: Tor, 1989. 484pp. · Anon. · br 1367 · Through the Ice, Piers Anthony & Robert Kornwise; Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989. 203pp. · Anon. · br 1367 · Rama II, Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee; New York: Bantam, 1989. 420pp. · Anon. · br 1367-1368 · Good News from Outer Space, John Kessel; New York: Tor, 1989. 402pp. · Anon. · br 1368 · The Renegades of Pern, Anne McCaffrey; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 389pp. · Anon. · br 1368 · Dark Night in Toyland, Bob Shaw; London: Gollancz, 1989. 190pp. · Anon. · br 1368-1369 · Henry Martyn, L. Neil Smith; New York: Tor, 1989. · Anon. · br 1369 · Chekhov’s Journey, Ian Watson; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1989. 184pp.; London: Granada. 176pp. · Anon. · br 1375 · Rod Serling: The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone, Joel Engel; Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989. 353pp. · Anon. · br 1386-1387 · The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence, Alexei Panshin; Los Angeles: Tarcher, 1989. 685pp. · Anon. · br 1392 · A Short History of the Future, W. Warren Wagar; University of Chicago Press, 1989. 323 p. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #19, October 1, 1989] 1420 · The Devil’s Mode, Anthony Burgess; New York: Random House, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br 1422 · Stalkers, ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greeenberg; Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1989. 310pp. · Anon. · br 1435 · The Boat of a Million Years, Poul Anderson; New York: TOR, 1989. 470pp. · Anon. · br 1436 · Foundation’s Friends, Martin H. Greenberg; New York: Tor, 1989. 403pp. · Anon. · br 1436 · Ash Ock, Christopher Hinz; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 308pp. (Paratwa Saga, 2). · Anon. · br 1436-1437 · Death Arms, K.W. Jeter; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 192pp.; London: Grafton, 1989. 239pp. · Anon. · br 1437 · Wizards’ Worlds, Andre Norton; New York: Tor, 1989. 500pp. · Anon. · br 1437 · Coinspinner’s Story, Fred Saberhagen; New York: Tor, 1989. 244pp. (Book of Lost Swords, 5). · Anon. · br 1437-1438 · Echoes of Valor II, ed. Karl Edward Wagner; New York: Tor, 1989. 288pp. · Anon. · br 1438 · Knight of Shadows, Roger Zelazny; New York: Morrow, 1989. 251pp. · Anon. · br 1460 · Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick, Lawrence Sutin; Harmony Books, 1990. 340pp. · Anon. · br

Kirkus Review [v57 #20, October 15, 1989] 1505 · Sorceress of Darshiva, David Eddings; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 408pp. (Malloreon, 4). · Anon. · br 1505-1506 · Dreamspy, Jacqueline Lichtenberg; New York: St. Martin’s, 1989. 337pp. · Anon. · br 1506 · Escape from Kathmandu, Kim Stanley Robinson; New York: Tor, 1989. 314pp. · Anon. · br 1506 · The Treason of Isengard: The History of the Lord of the Rings, Part Two, J.R.R. Tolkien; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1989. 504pp. (History of Middle-Earth, VII). · Anon. · br 1531 · The Homecoming, Barry B. Longyear; New York: Walker, 1989. 150pp. · Anon. · br