Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index

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Vector [#152, October/November 1989] 16 · The Reindeer People, Megan Lindholm; New York: Ace, 1988. ; 272pp. Unwin, 1989. 266pp. · Helen McNabb · br 19 · Heaven Cent, Piers Anthony; New York: Avon, 1988. 324pp. (Xanth, 1). · Martin H. Brice · br 19 · Devils, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh; New York: Signet, 1987. 351pp. (Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy, 8). · Alan Dorey · br 19 · Monsters: Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, 8, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh; New York: Signet, 1988. 349pp. · Alan Dorey · br 19-20 · The Great and Secret Show, Clive Barker; London: Collins, 1989. 698pp.; New York: Harper, 1990. 435pp. · Jim England · br 20 · The Magic Mirror: Lost Supernatural and Mystery Stories of Algernon Blackwood, Algernon Blackwood; Wellingborough: Thorsons, 1989. 235pp. · Rosemary Pardoe · br 20 · Midnight, Dean R. Koontz; New York: Putnam, 1989. 383pp. · Jon Wallace · br 20 · Night Fears, Dean R. Koontz, Edward Bryant & Robert R. McCammon; London: Headline, 1989. 308pp. · Jon Wallace · br 20 · Blue World and Other Stories, Robert R. McCammon; London: Grafton, 1989. 306pp. · Jon Wallace · br 20,22 · Imago, Octavia E. Butler; New York: Questar, 1989. 272pp. (Xenogenesis, 3). · L. J. Hurst · br 22 · Night Maze, Annie Dalton; Methuen, 1989. 256pp. · Barbara Davies · br 22 · Astounding Days: A Science Fictional Autobiography, Arthur C. Clarke; London: Gollancz, 1989. 256pp. · Edward James · br 22,24 · Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 1, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling; Legend, 1989. 482pp. · Nik Morton · br 24 · Best New SF 3, ed. Gardner Dozois; Robinson, 1989. 596pp. · John Gribbin · br 24 · The Diamond Throne, David Eddings; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 448pp. (Elenium, 1). · Valerie Housden · br 24 · The Fraxilly Fracas, Douglas Hill; London: Gollancz, 1989. 220pp. · Ken Lake · br 24,26 · Dreamer, Peter James; London: Gollancz, 1989. 319pp. · Gareth Davies · br 26-27 · The Fortress of the Pearl, Michael Moorcock; London: Gollancz, 1989. 248pp.; New York: Ace, 1989. 240pp. · Tom Jones · br 27 · Voice of the Whirlwind, Walter Jon Williams; London: Orbit, 1989. 278pp. · Ken Lake · br 27 · Pyramids, Terry Pratchett; London: Gollancz, 1989. 272pp. · Cecil Nurse · br 27-28 · The Dragonbone Chair, Tad Williams; New York: DAW, 1988. 654pp. (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, 1). · John Newsinger · br 28 · The Middle Kingdom, David Wingrove; London: New English Library, 1989. 500pp.; New York: Delacorte, 1990. 592pp. (Chung Kuo, 1). · K. V. Bailey · br 28 · The Middle Kingdom, David Wingrove; London: New English Library, 1989. 500pp.; New York: Delacorte, 1990. 592pp. (Chung Kuo, 1). · Ken Lake · br

Vector [#153, December 1989/January 1990] 16 · 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. · Keith Freeman · br 16 · Nemesis, Isaac Asimov; New York: Doubleday/Foundation, 1989. 364pp. · Cecil Nurse · br 16-17 · Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: 1987, ed. Charles N. Brown & William Contento; Oakland: Locus, 1988. 417pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 16-17 · The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, James Gunn; New York: Viking, 1988. 520pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 17-18 · Stories in the Dark, ed. Hugh Lamb; Equation, 1989. 223pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 17-18 · Bone to His Bone, E.G. Swain; Equation, 1989. 192pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 17-18 · The Black Reaper, Bernard Capes; Equation, 1989. 192pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 18 · A Child Across the Sky, Jonathan Carroll; London: Century, 1989. 272pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 18 · Red Prophet, Orson Scott Card; New York: Tor, 1988. 311pp. (Tales of Alvin Maker, 2). · Martin Waller · br 18,20 · Interzone: The 4th Anthology, ed. David Pringle, John Clute & Simon Ounsley; London: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 208pp. · Martyn Taylor · br 20 · Winter in Aphelion, Chris Dixon; London: Unwin, 1989. 220pp. · Nik Morton · br 20 · The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Anne Jordan; New York: Viking, 1989. 403pp. · Alex Stewart · br 20,22 · Zenith: The Best in New British Science Fiction, ed. David Garnett; London: Sphere, 1989. 298pp. · Michael Fearn · br 22 · Angel Fire, Andrew Greeley; New York: Tor, 1989. 354pp. · Neale Vickery · br 23 · The Total Devotion Machine, Rosaleen Love; London: Women’s Press, 1989. 167pp. · Chris Amies · br 23 · The Warlord’s Domain, Peter Morwood; Legend, 1989. 283pp. · Terry Broome · br 23 · Jane Saint and the Backlash, Josephine Saxton; London: Women’s Press, 1989. 167pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 24 · Plague 99, Jean Ure; Methuen, 1989. 150pp. · Paul Brazier · br 24 · Them Bones, Howard Waldrop; New York: Ace, 1984. 224pp.; Legend, 1989. 218pp. · Ken Lake · br 24 · Dark Toys and Consumer Goods, Laurence Staig; Macmillan, 1989. 151pp. · Maureen Porter · br 24 · Digital Vampires, Laurence Staig; Collins, 1989. 144pp. · Maureen Porter · br 24 · The Network, Laurence Staig; Collins, 1989. 177pp. · Maureen Porter · br 24 · Killer Planet, Bob Shaw; London: Gollancz, 1989. 105pp. · Paul Brazier · br

Vector [#154, February/March 1990] 15 · Robot Adept, Piers Anthony; New English Library, 1989. 286pp. · Gareth Davies · br 15 · Total Recall, Piers Anthony; New York: Morrow, 1989. 246pp. · Gareth Davies · br 15 · The Archivist: A Black Romance, Gill Alberman; London: Unwin Hyman, 1989. 380pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 15 · A Romance of the Equator: The Best Fantasy Stories of Brian W. Aldiss, Alfredo Alcala; New York: Atheneum, 1990. 345pp. · Edward James · br 15-16 · A Dozen Tough Jobs, Howard Waldrop; Willimantic, CT: Zeising, 1989. 135pp. · David Hodson · br 15-16 · The State of the Art, Howard Waldrop; Willimantic, CT: Ziesing, 1989. · David Hodson · br 15-16 · Them Bones, Howard Waldrop; London: Legend, 1989. · David Hodson · br 16 · Tides of Light, Gregory Benford; London: Gollancz, 1989. 362pp. · Ken Lake · br 16 · Unicorn Mountain, Michael Bishop; New York: Arbor House, 1988. 367pp. · Helen McNabb · br 16,18 · The Abyss, Orson Scott Card; New York: Pocket Books, 1989. 363pp. · Martin Waller · br 18 · Walk the The End of the World and Motherlines, Suzy McKee Charnas; London: Women’s Press, 1989. 436pp. · Barbara Davies · br 18 · Other Edens III, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock; London: Unwin, 1989. 287pp. · Jim England · br 18,20 · The Bureau of Lost Souls, Christopher Fowler; London: Century, 1989. 244pp. · Alan Dorey · br 20 · Father to the Man, John Gribbin; New York: Tor, 1990. 246pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 20 · Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Thomas Ligotti; London: Robinson, 1989. 275pp.; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1990. 275pp. · Nik Morton · br 20 · Dark Visions, Stephen King, Dan Simmons & George R.R. Martin; London: Gollancz, 1989. 264pp. · Jon Wallace · br 20 · Act of Love, Joe R. Lansdale; Kinnell, 1989. 301pp. · Jon Wallace · br 20-21 · Wolf’s Brother, Megan Lindholm; London: Unwin, 1989. 236pp. · Terry Broome · br 21 · History of the Future, Peter Lorie & Sidd Murray-Clark; Pyramid, 1989. 224pp. · John Gribbin · br 21 · A Talent for War, Jack McDevitt; Kinnell, 1989. 310pp. · Valerie Housden · br 21-22 · Alligator Alley, Mike Mole & Dr. Adder; Morrigan, 1989. 300pp. · Boyd Parkinson · br 22 · The Night Mayor, Kim Newman; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989. 186pp.; Carrol & Graf, 1990. · Alex Stewart · br 22-23 · Dragon Prince, Melanie Rawn; Sidgwick & Jackson, 1989. 574pp. · Martin H. Brice · br 22-23 · Ragnarok, Anne Thackery; Bantam, 1989. 492pp. · Martin H. Brice · br 23 · Winterwood and Other Hauntings, Keith Roberts; Morrigan, 1989. 182pp. · Barbara Davies · br 23 · Winterwood and Other Hauntings, Keith Roberts; Morrigan, 1989. 182pp. · Paul Fraser · br 23-24 · The Child Garden, Geoff Ryman; New York: St. Martin’s, 1990. 400pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 24 · Drachenfels, Jack Yeovil; GW Books, 1989. 247pp. · Christopher Amies · br 24 · Lift Off, J. Hall Stephens; Rodmell Press, 1989. 148pp. · Paul Brazier · br 24 · The Treason of Isengard, J.R.R. Tolkien; Houghton Mifflin, 1989. 504 p. · Maureen Porter · br

Vector [#155, April/May 1990] 18 · Canal Dreams, Iain M. Banks; London: Macmillan, 1989. 198pp. · Kev McVeigh · br 18 · Azazel, Isaac Asimov; New York: Doubleday, 1989. 221pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 18-19 · War of the Sky Lords, John Brosnan; London: Gollancz, 1990. 252pp. · Keith Freeman · br 19 · Tales from the Planet Earth, Arthur C. Clarke; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1990. 320pp. · Keith Freeman · br 19 · Rama II, Arthur C. Clarke & Gentry Lee; New York: Bantam, 1989. 420 p. · Cecil Nurse · br 19 · Prentice Alvin, Orson Scott Card; New York: Tor, 1989. 342pp. (Tales of Alvin Maker, 3). · Martin Waller · br 19-20 · Thief of Dreams, Stephen Paul Cohen; London: Unwin, 1989. 366pp. · Martin H. Brice · br 20 · Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual 1988, ed. Robert A. Collins & Robert Latham; Westport, CT: Meckler, 1989. 486pp. · David V. Barrett · br 20 · Zaragoz, Brian Craig; GW Books, 1989. 245pp. (Warhammer). · John Newsinger · br 20 · Wolf Riders, David Pringle; GW Books, 1989. 236pp. · John Newsinger · br 20 · Through the Nightsea Wall, Otto Coontz; Methuen, 1989. 225pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 20 · Truckers, Terry Pratchett; New York: Doubleday, 1989. 190pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 20,22 · The Father-Thing, Philip K. Dick; London: Gollancz, 1989. 376pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 22 · Prince of the Blood, Raymond E. Feist; New York: Doubleday Foundation, 1989. 293pp. · Terry Broome · br 22 · Reach, Edward Gibson; New York: Bantam Spectra, c. 1989. 386pp.; London: Macdonald, 1989. 328pp. · John Gribbin · br 22 · The Last Guardian, David Gemmell; London: Legend, 1989. 279pp. · Valerie Housden · br 22,24 · Bill, The Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves, Harry Harrison; London: Gollancz, 1989. 236pp. · Neale Vickery · br 24 · Glitterspike Hall, Mike Jefferies; Fontana, 1989. 413pp. · Alan Dorey · br 24 · The Dark Half, Stephen King; New York: Viking, 1989. 431pp. · John Newsinger · br 24,26 · The Language of the Night, Ursula K. Le Guin; Women’s Press, 1989. 210pp. · Jim England · br 26 · The Wolf’s Hour, Robert R. McCammon; London: Grafton, 1989. 475pp. · Christopher Amies · br 26 · Ivory, Mike Resnick; London: Century, 1989. 374pp. · Ken Lake · br 26 · Casablanca, Michael Moorcock; London: Gollancz, 1989. 267pp. · Cecil Nurse · br 26-27 · The Fugitive Worlds, Bob Shaw; London: Gollancz, 1989. 254pp. · Tom Jones · br 27 · Wolf-Dreams, Michael D. Weaver; London: New English Library, 1989. 686pp. · Christopher Amies · br 27 · Arrows of Eros, ed. Alex Stewart; New English Library, 1989. 262pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 27 · Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Mary Stanton; London: New English Library, 1989. 307pp. · Barbara Davies · br

Vector [#156, June/July 1990] 14 · Starfield, ed. Duncan Lunan; Orkney Press, 1990. 211pp. · Jon Wallace · br 14-15 · Verbivore, Christine Brooke-Rose; Carcanet, 1990. 196pp. · Christopher Amies · br 15 · The Monstrous Regiment, Storm Constantine; London: Orbit, 1990. 344pp. · Barbara Davies · br 15 · Demons and Dreams: The Best Fantasy and Horror 2, ed. Terri Windling & Ellen Datlow; Legend, 1990. 650pp. · Maureen Porter · br 15-16 · The Days of Perky Pat, Philip K. Dick; London: Gollancz, 1990. 380pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 16 · Aura, Roberto Fuentes; Deutsch, 1990. 88pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 16 · The Orbit SF Yearbook 2, ed. David S. Garnett; London: Orbit/Futura, 1989. 347pp. · Maureen Porter · br 16 · Rain, Stephen Gallagher; London: New English Library, 1990. 244pp. · Alex Stewart · br 16,18 · Cold in July, Joe R. Lansdale; Shingleton, CA: Mark V. Ziesing, 1990. 234pp. · David Hodson · br 16,18 · The Drive-In, Joe R. Lansdale; London: New English Library, 1990. · David Hodson · br 16,18 · The Drive-In 2, Joe R. Lansdale; London: Bantam, 1990. · David Hodson · br 18 · Konrad, David Ferring; GW Books, 1990. 228pp. · Gareth Davies · br 18-19 · The Knight and Knave of Swords, Fritz Leiber; London: Grafton, 1990. 304pp. · Tom Jones · br 19 · The Rainbow Gate, Freda Warrington; London: New English Library, 1990. 381pp. · Nik Morton · br 19 · The Start of the End of It All, Carol Emshwiller; San Francisco: Mercury, 1990. 204pp. · Martin Waller · br 19-20 · Secret Harmonies, Paul J. McAuley; London: Gollancz, 1989. 333pp. · Paul Brazier · br 20 · Sorceress of Darshiva, David Eddings; London: Bantam, 1989. 381pp. · Martin H. Brice · br 20 · The Harrowing of Gwynedd, Katherine Kurtz; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 384pp. · Martin H. Brice · br 20 · Mercurius, Patrick Harpur; Macmillan, 1989. 478pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 20 · The Hope, James Lovegrove; Macmillan, 1990. 232pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 20,22 · Scholars and Soldiers, Mary Gentle; Macdonald, 1989. 192pp. · Maureen Porter · br 22 · Guards! Guards!, Terry Pratchett; London: Gollancz, 1989. 288pp. · Ben Gribbin · br 22 · Heatseeker, John Shirley; Los Angeles: Scream/Press, 1989. · Kev McVeigh · br 22 · Little Heroes, Norman Spinrad; London: Grafton, 1989. 733pp. · Kev McVeigh · br 22 · Ignorant Armies, ed. David Pringle; G.W. Books, 1989. 252pp. (Warhammer). · Martyn Taylor · br 22-23 · The Queen of Springtime, Robert Silverberg; London: Gollacz, 1989. 415pp. · Tom Jones · br 23 · The Wall Around Eden, Joan Slonczewski; New York: Morrow, 1989. 288pp. · Nik Morton · br 23-24 · Orbital Decay, Allen Steele; New York: Ace, 1989. 324pp. · Ken Lake · br 24 · Majestic, Whitley Strieber; Macdonald, 1990. 317pp. · Jim England · br 24 · Diggers, Terry Pratchett; New York: Doubleday, 1990. 153pp. · Ben Gribbin · br 24 · Puzzles of the Black Widowers, Isaac Asimov; Doublday, 1990. 253pp. · Valerie Housden · br 24 · The Dark Door, Kate Wilhelm; London: Gollancz, 1990. 248pp. · Valerie Housden · br

Vector [#157, October/November 1990] 15 · Nightfall, Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg; New York: Doubleday, 1990. 384pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 15 · Ratspike, John Blanche & Ian Miller; East Sussex: GW Books, 1990. 140pp. · Richard Middleton · br 15 · Blood & Iron, Les Edwards; Baltimore, MD: GW Books, 1990. 98pp. · Richard Middleton · br 15-16 · Earth, David Brin; New York: Bantam Spectra, 1990. 601pp. · John Gribbin · br 16 · The Folk of the Fringe, Orson Scott Card; Bloomfield, WI: Phantasia, 1989. 245pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 16-17 · Moonheart, Charles De Lint; London: Pan, 1990. 485pp. · David Mitchell · br 17 · Star Trek: The Lost Years, J.M. Dillard; New York: Pocket Books, 1989. 307pp. · Terry Broome · br 17 · DE SADE, MARQUIS, August Derleth; The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade. London: Peter Owen, 1990. 183pp. · Mary R. Gentle · br 17 · Sorcerer’s Son, Phyllis Eisenstein; London: Grafton, 1990. 379pp. · Helen McNabb · br 17-18 · Double Helix Fall, Neil Ferguson; Abacus, 1990. 272pp. · Christopher Amies · br 18 · The Bad Place, Dean R. Koontz; New York: Putnam, 1990. 382pp. · Alan Dorey · br 18 · The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition, Stephen King; New York: Doubleday, 1990. 1153pp. · Jon Wallace · br 18-19 · The Blood of Roses, Tanith Lee; London: Legend, 1990. 678pp. · Valerie Housden · br 19 · The Barsoom Project, Larry Niven & Steve Barnes; New York: Ace, 1989. 340pp. · Barbara Davies · br 19 · Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences, Ursula K. Le Guin; London: Gollancz, 1990. 196pp. · Michael Fearn · br 19 · The Land of Eternal Fire, T.P. Newark; Muller, 1990. 232pp. · Nik Morton · br 19-20 · The Barsoom Project, Larry Niven & Steve Barnes; New York: Ace, 1989. 340pp. · Keith Freeman · br 20 · Narabedla Ltd, Frederik Pohl; London: Gollancz, 1990. 375pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 20 · Star Scroll, Melanie Rawn; London: Pan, 1990. 591pp. · Martin H. Brice · br 20-21 · Escape from Kathmandu, Kim Stanley Robinson; London: Unwin Hyman.; New York: Tor, 1989. 314pp. · Neale Vickery · br 21 · Summertide, Charles Sheffield; New York: Del Rey, 1990. 257pp. (Heritage Universe, 1). · Ken Lake · br 21-22 · Carrion Comfort, Dan Simmons; Dark Harvest, 1989. 636pp. · Martin Waller · br 21-22 · Voices, Tim Wynne-Jones; Hodder, 1990. 312pp. · Martin Waller · br 22 · The Ice-Shirt, William T. Vollmann; London: Deutsch, 1990. 404pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 22 · Skin of the Soul, ed. Lisa Tuttle; New York: Pocket Books, 1990. 270pp. · John Newsinger · br 22 · Perspectives, John Spencer; Macdonald, 1990. 255pp. · Darroll Pardoe · br 22-23 · Angel Station, Walter Jon Williams; New York: Tor, 1989. 448pp. · Kev McVeigh · br 23 · Gypsies, Robert Charles Wilson; New York: Bantam, 1989. 211pp. · Michael Fearn · br 23 · Soldier of Arete, Gene Wolfe; New York: Tor, 1989. 354pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 24 · The Renegades of Pern, Anne McCaffrey; New York: Del Rey, 1989. 384pp. · Neale Vickery · br 24-25 · The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories, Richard Dalby; London: Robinson, 1990. 654pp.; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1990. 654pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 24-25 · Midnight Tales, ed. Peter Haining; London: Peter Owen, 1990. 182pp. · Andy Sawyer · br 25 · Mindsail, Anne Gay; London: Orbit, 1990. 303pp. · Barbara Davies · br 25 · Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Reference: An Annotated Bibliography of Works About Literature and Film, Keith Justice; Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1989. 226pp. · Paul Kincaid · br 25 · The Scions of Shannara, Terry Brooks; New York: Ballantine, 1990. 465pp. · Neale Vickery · br 25-26 · Nightbreed: The Making of the Film, Clive Barker; London: Fontana, 1990. 239pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 25-26 · Alien Zone: Cultural Theory and Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema, ed. Annette Kuhn; Routledge: Chapman & Hall, 1990. 231pp. · K. V. Bailey · br 26 · Roderick at Random, John Sladek; Kerosina, 1990. 317pp. · L. J. Hurst · br 26 · Black Milk, Robert Reed; Orbit, 1990. 327pp. · David Mitchell · br 26 · The Silent City, Elisabeth Vonarburg; Women’s Press, 1990. 247pp. · Martyn Taylor · br 26-27 · Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman; London: Gollancz, 1990. ; New York: Workman, 1990. 354pp. · Maureen Porter · br 27 · Red Spider, White Web, Misha; Scotforth, UK: Morrigan, 1990. 216pp. · Jon Wallace · br 157 · The Night of the Moonbow, Thomas Tryon; Hodder, 1990. 320pp. · Alan Dorey · br