Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index

Contents Lists

Thrust [#22, Summer 1985] 25 · Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction, David Hartwell; New York: Walker, 1984. 205 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25-26 · The Talisman, Stephen King & Peter Straub; New York: Viking, 1984. 644pp. · Darrell Schweitzer · br 26 · Emergence, David R. Palmer; New York: Bantam, 1984. 304pp. New English Library. · Doug Fratz · br 27 · Alien Stars, ed. Elizabeth Mitchell; New York: Baen, 1985. 208pp. · Doug Fratz · br 27-28 · Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed, Harlan Ellison; San Bernardino: Borgo, 1984. 192pp. · Darrell Schweitzer · br 28 · The Armageddon Rag, George R.R. Martin; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983. 333pp. · Doug Fratz · br 28-29 · The Businessman, Thomas M. Disch; New York: Harper, 1984. 292pp. · J. T. Barbarese · br 29 · The Steps of the Sun, Walter Tevis; New York: Berkley, 1985. 259pp. · David Pettus · br 34 · Universe 14, ed. Terry Carr; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1984. 182pp. · Doug Fratz · br 34 · Palimpsests, Carter Scholz & Glenn Harcourt; New York: Ace, 1984. 272pp. · Anon. · br

Thrust [#23, Fall/Winter 1985] 27 · Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year, No. 13, ed. Terry Carr; New York: Tor, 1985. 384pp. · Doug Fratz · br 27 · The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois; New York: Bluejay, 1985. 573 p. · Doug Fratz · br 27 · The 1985 Annual World’s Best SF, ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha; New York: DAW, 1985. 302pp. · Doug Fratz · br 27-28 · In the Drift, Michael Swanwick; New York: Ace, 1985. 253pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 28 · Medea: Harlan’s World, ed. Harlan Ellison; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1985. 544pp. · Doug Fratz · br 28 · Five-Twelfths of Heaven, Melissa Scott; New York: Baen, 1985. 352pp.; London: Gollancz, 1988. 339pp. · Terry H. Jones · br 29 · Wind Rider, Stephanie T. Hoppe; New York: DAW, 1985. 253 p. · Janrae Frank · br 29 · Brightness Falls from the Air, James Tiptree, Jr.; Sphere, 1986. 334pp.; New York: Tor, 1985. 384pp. · Doug Fratz · br 29 · Chapterhouse Dune, Frank Herbert; London: Gollancz, 1985. 377pp.; New York: Putnam, 1984. 464pp. · Eugene Lin · br 29-30 · Tales by Moonlight, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson; New York: Tor, 1989. 306pp. New York: Tor, c. 1983. 286pp. · Debra L. McBride · br 30 · Tom O’Bedlam, Robert Silverberg; New York: Donald I. Fine, 1985. 320pp.; New York: Warner, 1986. · Andrew Andrews · br 30 · Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed, Harlan Ellison; San Bernardino: Borgo, 1984. 192pp. · Michael A. Morrison · br 30-32 · Emprise, Michael P. Kube-McDowell; New York: Berkley, 1985. 304pp. · Andrew Andrews · br 32 · L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, ed. Algis Budrys; Los Angeles: Bridge, 1985. 356pp. · Doug Fratz · br 32 · The Copper Crown, Patricia Kennealy; New York: Bluejay, 1984. 329pp. · Debra L. McBride · br

Thrust [#24, Summer 1986] 21 · In Alien Flesh, Gregory Benford; New York: Tor, 1986. 280 p. · Doug Fratz · br 21 · Schismatrix, Bruce Sterling; New York: Arbor House, 1985. 288pp.; Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1986. 288pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 21-22 · In Memory of Whiteness, Kim Stanley Robinson; New York: Tor, 1985. 351pp.; New York: Tor, 1986. 351pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 22 · Converts, Ian Watson; New York: St. Martins, 1985. 191pp. · Darrell Schweitzer · br 22 · Eclipse: Vol. 1: A Song Called Youth, John Shirley; New York: Bluejay, 1985. 330pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 23 · The Invaders Plan, L. Ron Hubbard; London: New Era, 1988. (Mission Earth, 1). · Janrae Frank · br 23-24 · The Postman, David Brin; New York: Bantam, 1985. 295 p. · W. Ritchie Benedict · br 24 · Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle; London: Xanadu, 1985; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1986. 224 p. · Doug Fratz · br 24 · Artifact, Gregory Benford; New York: Tor, 1985. 533pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 24-26 · Freedom Beach, James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel; New York: Bluejay, 1985. 259 p. · Andrew Andrews · br 25 · Science Fiction Films of the Seventies, Craig W. Anderson; Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1985. 261pp. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Vintage Science Fiction Films, Michael Benson; McFarland, 1985. 219p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf, Algis Budrys; Southern Illinois University Press, 1986. 349 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume 1, ed. Perry A. Chapdelaine, Tony Chapdelaine & George Hay; A. C. Projects, 1985. 610 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Some Kind of Paradise: The Emergence of American Science Fiction, Thomas D. Clareson; Westport: Greenwood, 1985. 248 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Spacebase 2000, Stewart Cowley; New York: St. Martin’s, 1986. 192 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · The Work of Julian May, Thaddeus Dikty & R. Reginald; San Bernardino: Borgo, 1985. 66pp. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index, 1980-1984, Hal W. Hall; Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. 761 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Inside Outer Space: Science Fiction Professionals Look at Their Craft, ed. Sharon Jarvis; New York: Ungar, 1986. 148 p. ; 1985, 170pp. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · The Sound of Wonder: Interviews from ’The Science Fiction Radio Show’, Daryl Lane, William Vernon & David Carson; Oryx Press, 1985. 2 v. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Future Visions: The New Golden Age of the Science Fiction Film, Douglas Menville & R. Reginald; North Hollywood: Newcastle, 1985. 192 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Monthly Terrors: And Index to the Weird Fantasy Magazines Published in the United States and Great Britain, Frank H. Parnell; Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1985. 602pp. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Exploring Fantasy Worlds, Darrell Schweitzer; San Bernardino, CA: Borgo, 1985. 112pp. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, ed. Marshall B. Tymn & Mike Ashley; Westport: Greenwood, 1985. 970 p. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Fantasy Art Techniques, Doris Vallejo; Arco, 1985. 128 p. ,. · Doug Fratz · br 25 · Wonder’s Child: My Life in Science Fiction, Jack Williamson; New York: Bluejay, 1984. 276pp. · Doug Fratz · br 26 · An Edge in My Voice, Harlan Ellison; Norfolk, VA: Donning, 1985. 548pp. · David F. Hamilton · br 26 · The Initiate, Louise Cooper; New York: Tor, 1985. 278 p. (Time Master, 1). · Debra L. McBride · br 26 · The Last Rainbow, Parke Godwin; New York: Bantam, 1985. 358 p. · Debra L. McBride · br 26 · Masters of Glass, M. Colemen Easton; New York: Popular Library, 1985. 246 p. [M. Coleman Easton] · Neal Wilgus · br

Thrust [#25, Winter 1986] 23 · Godbody, Theodore Sturgeon; New York: Donald I. Fine, 1986. · Doug Fratz · br 23 · The Golden Helix, Theodore Sturgeon; Garden City, NY: SFBC, 1979. · Doug Fratz · br 23 · Visible Light, C.J. Cherryh; West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia, 1986. 230 p. ; New York: DAW, 1986. 348 p. · Eugene Lin · br 23-24 · Bloodsongs, Robin W. Bailey; New York: Tor, 1986. 314 p. · Janrae Frank · br 24 · Heroes in Hell, ed. Janet Morris; New York: Baen, 1985. 274 p. · Doug Fratz · br 24 · Leigh Brackett: American Writer, John L. Carr; Polk City, IA: Drumm, 1986. 67 p. · Darrell Schweitzer · br 24-25 · The Coming of the Quantum Cats, Frederik Pohl; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1986. 296 p. · Eugene Lin · br 25 · Time After Time, Allen Appel; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1985. 372pp. (Alex Balfour, 1). · Darrell Schweitzer · br 25 · Trinity and Other Stories, Nancy Kress; New York: Bluejay, 1985. 279 p. · Neal Wilgus · br 25-26 · Speaker for the Dead, Orson Scott Card; New York: Tor, 1986. 416 p. · Ardath Mayhar · br 26 · Shadows 8, ed. Charles L. Grant; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. 191 p. · Stefan Dziemianowicz · br 26,30 · Tailchaser’s Song, Tad Williams; New York: DAW, 1985. 333 p. · Dan Crawford · br 30 · Night of Power, Spider Robinson; New York: Baen, 1985. · Andrew Andrews · br 30 · The Cybernetic Samurai, Victor Milan; New York: Arbor House, 1985. 298pp. · Neal Wilgus · br

Thrust [#26, Spring 1987] 26 · Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology, ed. Bruce Sterling; New York: Ace, 1986. 239pp. · Doug Fratz · br 26-27 · The Hercules Text, Jack McDevitt; New York: Ace, 1986. 370 p. ; Sphere, 1988. 307pp. · Eugene Lin · br 27 · Second Genesis, Donald Moffitt; New York: Del Rey, 1986. 329 p. Sphere, 1988. 329pp. · Steve Brown · br 27 · The Genesis Quest, Donald Moffitt; New York: Del Rey, 1986. 341 p. · Steve Brown · br 27-28 · Foundation and Earth, Isaac Asimov; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. 356pp. · Doug Fratz · br 27-28 · Songs of Distant Earth, Arthur C. Clarke; New York: Del Rey, 1986. 257 p. ; London: Grafton, 1987. 231pp. · Doug Fratz · br 28 · Vacuum Flowers, Michael Swanwick; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 235pp.; London: Arrow, 1989. 335pp.; Simon & Schuster, 1988. 248pp. · Steve Brown · br 28 · A Hidden Place, Robert Charles Wilson; New York: Bantam, 1986. 212pp. · Eugene Lin · br 28-29 · Fire Sanctuary, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel; New York: Popular Library/Questar, 1986. 370pp. · Ardath Mayhar · br 29-30 · Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Frank Miller; New York: Warner, 1986. 77pp. · Mark J. McGarry · br 30 · Wild Cards, ed. George R.R. Martin; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1986. 410 p. (Wild Cards, 1). · Steve Brown · br 30 · Wild Cards II: Aces High, ed. George R.R. Martin; New York: Bantam Sepctra, 1987. 329pp. New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. 467pp.(Wild Cards, 2). · Steve Brown · br 30,34 · Star of Gypsies, Robert Silverberg; New York: Donald I. Fine, 1986. 281pp. · Eugene Lin · br 34 · Buck Godot, Zap Gun for Hire, No. 1, Phil Foglio; Starblaze, 1986. 72pp. · Dan Crawford · br 34 · The Outcast, Louise Cooper; New York: Tor, 1986. 316 p. (Time Master, 2). · Debra L. McBride · br

Thrust [#27, Summer 1987] 18 · The Jaguar Hunter, Lucius Shepard; Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1987. 402pp.; Kerosina, 1988. 429pp. · Doug Fratz · br 18 · Trillion Year Spree, Brian W. Aldiss & David Wingrove; New York: Atheneum, 1986. 463pp. · Eugene Lin · br 18-19 · The Journal of Nicholas the American, Leigh Kennedy; New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1986. 204 p. · Dean R. Lambe · br 19 · Talking Man, Terry Bisson; New York: Arbor House, 1986. 192 p. · Howard Coleman · br 19-20 · Glass and Amber, C.J. Cherryh; Cambridge, Mass: NESFA Press, 1987. 212pp. · Doug Fratz · br 20 · Marlborough Street, Richard Bowker; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987. · Mark J. McGarry · br 20-21 · Sea of Glass, Barry B. Longyear; New York: Bluejay, 1986. 375pp. Legend, 1988. 375pp. · Dean R. Lambe · br 21 · Universe 16, ed. Terry Carr; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. 181pp. · Doug Fratz · br 21-22 · The Unicorn Quest, John Lee; New York: Tor, 1986. 381 p. · David F. Hamilton · br 22 · In the Field of Fire, ed. Jeanne Van Buren Dann & Jack Dann; New York: Tor, 1987. 416 p. · Andrew Andrews · br 22-23 · Ash Wednesday, Chet Williamson; New York: Tor, 1987. 372pp. · Mark J. McGarry · br 23 · The Year’s Best Horror Stories XIV, ed. Karl Edward Wagner; New York: DAW, 1986. 291pp. · Andrew Andrews · br 23 · Stalking the Unicorn: A Fable of Tonight, Michael Resnick; New York: Tor, 1987. ; London: Arrow. · Dean R. Lambe · br 23,26 · At Amberleaf Fair, Phyllis Ann Karr; New York: Ace, 1986. 186 p. · Ron Hambien · br 26 · Death Is a Lonely Business, Ray Bradbury; New York: Knopf, 1985. 278 p. ; London: Grafton, 1986. 239 p. · Andrew Andrews · br 26 · The Annals of the Heechee, Frederik Pohl; New York: Del Rey, 1987. 338pp. · Dean R. Lambe · br 26,30 · Cutting Edge, ed. Dennis Etchison; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986. 290 p. · Andrew Andrews · br 30 · Down Town, Viido Polikarpus & Tappan King; New York: Tor, 1987. 293pp. New York: Arbor House, 1985. 280pp. · Andrew Andrews · br

Thrust [#28, Fall 1987] 17 · The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1986. 311pp.; London: Cape, 1986. 350pp. · Doug Fratz · br 17-18 · Misery, Stephen King; New York: Viking, 1987. 310pp. · Mark J. McGarry · br 18 · Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder, ed. Rudy Rucker; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 300pp. · Steve Brown · br 18-19 · The Uplift War, David Brin; Phantasia, 1987. 505pp.; New York: Bantam, 1987. 672pp. · Eugene Lin · br 19 · Replay, Ken Grimwood; New York: Arbor House, 1986. 311pp. · Steve Brown · br 19 · Station Gehenna, Andrew Weiner; New York: Congdon & Weed, 1987. 224pp. · Doug Fratz · br 19 · Circuit Breaker, Melinda Snodgrass; New York: Berkley, 1987. 263pp. · Dean R. Lambe · br 20 · To Sail Beyond the Sunset, Robert A. Heinlein; New York: Putnam/Ace, 1987. 419pp. · Fernando Q. Gouvêa · br 20 · The Net, Loren J. MacGregor; New York: Ace, 1987. 225pp. Orbit, 1989. 225pp. · Eugene Lin · br 20-21 · Wyrms, Orson Scott Card; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 263pp. · Ardath Mayhar · br 21-22 · Universe 17, ed. Terry Carr; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987. 184pp. · Fernando Q. Gouvêa · br 22 · Lincoln’s Dreams, Connie Willis; New York: Bantam, 1987. 224pp. · Fernando Q. Gouvêa · br 22 · The Folk of the Air, Peter S. Beagle; New York: Del Rey, 1987. 330 p. · David L. Transue · br 22 · The Year Before Yesterday: A Novel in Three Acts, Brian W. Aldiss; New York: Franklin Watts, 1987. 216pp. · Neal Wilgus · br 22-23 · Countersolar!, Richard A. Lupoff; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 266pp.; London: Grafton, 1988. 319pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 23 · Vergil in Averno, Avram Davidson; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1987. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 23 · The Planet on the Table, Kim Stanley Robinson; New York: Tor, 1986. 241 pp.; New York: Tor, 1987. 241pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 23-24 · The Maker of Dune: Insights of a Master of Science Fiction, ed. Timothy O’Reilly; New York: Berkley, 1987. 288pp. · July A. Jolly · br 24 · The Unconquered Country, Geoff Ryman; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. 131pp.; London: Unwin, 1986. 134 p. ; Unicorn, 1986. · Andrew Andrews · br 24 · The Grey Horse, R.A. MacAvoy; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. 247pp. · Debra L. McBride · br 24 · Dawn, Octavia E. Butler; New York: Warner, 1987. 264pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br

Thrust [#29, Winter 1988] 22 · Little Heroes, Norman Spinrad; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. 426pp.; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1988. 564pp. · Doug Fratz · br 22 · The Forge of God, Greg Bear; New York: Tor, 1987. 474pp. · Dean R. Lambe · br 22-23 · Land of Dreams, James P. Blaylock; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 242pp. · Neal Wilgus · br 23 · Life During Wartime, Lucius Shepard; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1987. 438pp.; London: Grafton, 1988. 383pp. · Doug Fratz · br 23-24 · Aegypt, John Crowley; New York: Bantam, 1987. 390pp. · Eugene Lin · br 24 · Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 1: Odyssey, Michael P. Kube-McDowell; New York: Ace, 1987. 211p. · Doug Fratz · br 24 · Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 2: Suspicion, Mike McQuay; New York: Ace, 1987. 178pp. · Doug Fratz · br 24 · Trekmaster, James B. Johnson; New York: DAW, 1987. 397pp. · Patrick Reilly · br 24-25 · Mindplayers, Pat Cadigan; New York: Bantam, 1987. · Andrew Andrews · br 25 · Stories from ’The Complete Robot’, Isaac Asimov; New York: Warner Audio, 1985. 2 cassettes, 120 minutes. · David F. Hamilton · br 25 · The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov; London: Gollancz, 1985. 288pp. · David F. Hamilton · br 25 · Childhood’s End, Arthur C. Clarke; Random House Sound Editions, 1985. 2 cassettes. · David F. Hamilton · br 25 · The Songs of Distant Earth, Arthur C. Clarke; Random House Audio Books, 1986. 2 cassettes, ca 3 hours. · David F. Hamilton · br 25-26 · Through Darkest America, Neal Barrett, Jr.; New York: Congdon & Weed, 1987. 320pp. · Howard Coleman · br 26 · Glory Lane, Alan Dean Foster; New York: Ace, 1987. 295pp. · Dean R. Lambe · br 26 · Godslayer, Mickey Zucker Reichert; New York: DAW, 1987. 222pp. New York: DAW, 1987. 224pp. · Patrick Reilly · br 26-27 · Sign of Chaos, Roger Zelazny; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 214pp. · Neal Wilgus · br 27 · Still River, Hal Clement; New York: Del Rey, 1987. 280pp. · Dean R. Lambe · br 27,30 · Faces, Leigh Kennedy; New York: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1987. 152pp. · Neal Wilgus · br

Thrust [#30, Summer 1988] 18 · Starfire, Paul Preuss; New York: Tor, 1988. 310pp. · Mark J. McGarry · br 18 · The Gold Coast, Kim Stanley Robinson; New York: St. Martin’s, 1988. 441pp; New York: Tor, 1988. 389pp.; New York: Tor, 1989. 389pp.; London: Orbit, 1989. 389pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 18-19 · Metrophage, Richard Kadrey; New York: Ace, 1988. 240pp. · Eugene Lin · br 19 · A Splendid Chaos: An Interplanetary Fantasy, John Shirley; New York: Franklin Watts, 1988. 357pp. · Andrew Andrews · br 19 · Great Sky River, Gregory Benford; New York: Bantam, 1987. 292pp. · Pascal J. Thomas · br 19-20 · The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 13, ed. Arthur W. Saha; New York: DAW, 1987. 238pp. · Patrick Reilly · br 20 · The Motion of Light in Water: Sex and Science Fiction Writing in the East Village, 1957-1965, Samuel R. Delany; New York: Arbor House, 1988. 302pp. · Andrew Andrews · br 20-22 · Fear Book, John L. Byrne; New York: Warner, 1988. 249pp. · Mark J. McGarry · br 20-22 · First Flight, Chris Claremont; New York: Ace, 1987. 243pp. · Mark J. McGarry · br 21 · Dirk Gentry’s Holistic Detective Agency, Read by Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams; New York: Simon & Schuster Audioworks, 1987. 2 cassettes, 180 minutes abridged. · David F. Hamilton · br 21 · Friday, Read by Samantha Eggar, Robert A. Heinlein; Listen for Pleasure, 1987. 2 cassettes, 3 hours. · David F. Hamilton · br 21 · Slaughterhouse 5, Read by Jose Ferrar, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; Lewiston, NY: Listen for Pleasure, 1985. · David F. Hamilton · br 22 · Matters of Form, Scott Wheeler; New York: DAW, 1987. 240pp. · Eugene Lin · br 22-23 · Limbo, Bernard Wolfe; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1987. 413pp. · Patrick Reilly · br 23-24 · Moon of Ice, Brad Linaweaver; New York: Arbor House, 1988. 256pp. New York: Arbor House, 1988. 248pp; London: Grafton, 1989. 319pp. · Neal Wilgus · br 24 · Hunter/Victim, Robert Sheckley; Methuen, 1988. 238pp.; New York: Signet, 1988. 269pp. · Jon M. Gilbertson · br 24 · Shadow Dancers, Lillian Stewart Carl; New York: Ace, 1987. 283pp. · Ardath Mayhar · br 24-25 · The Curse of the Obelisk, Ron Goulart; New York: Avon, 1987. 139pp. · Patrick Reilly · br 25 · Radio Free Albemuth, Philip K. Dick; New York: Arbor House, 1985. 207pp. New York: Avon, 1987. 212pp. · Andrew Andrews · br 25 · A Collection: Polyphemus, Michael Shea; Sauk City: Arkham House, 1987. 245pp. · Dan Temianka · br 25-26 · The Rod of Light, Barrington J. Bayley; New York: Arbor House, 1987. 193pp. · Neal Wilgus · br 26 · Barking Dogs, Terence M. Green; New York: St. Martin’s, 1988. 214pp. · Andrew Andrews · br