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OtherRealms Issue 19 Part 04
Electronic OtherRealms #19
Winter, 1987
Part 4
Bibliography
Jack Chalker
Copyright 1987 by Jack Chalker
1. A Jungle of Stars, Ballantine/Del Rey, 1976. Also Editions Albin
Michel, Paris, 1979 (in French). Some German fans insist there
was a German edition circa 1978 but if there was I never saw it.
2. Midnight at the Well of Souls, Del Rey, 1977. Also Penguin Books,
U.K., 1981; Goldmann, Munich, 1978 (in German). Danish and
Dutch editions now appearing, more to come. Series sold to
Italy in 1987, my first seven-figure advance. Unfortunately
it's lira....
3. The Web of the Chosen, Del Rey, 1978. Also Wilhelm Hein Verlag,
Munich, 1981 (in German); also in a highly rewritten Hebrew
edition (Tel Aviv, 1981).
4. Exiles at the Well of Souls, Del Rey, 1978. Also Penguin Books,
U.K., 1982; Goldmann, Munich, 1979 (in German). Danish, Dutch,
Italian editions now appearing.
5. Quest for the Well of Souls, Del Rey, 1978. Foreign editions as above.
6. And the Devil Will Drag You Under, Del Rey, 1979. German edition,
Goldman, 1983, with same cover. French edition 1987 with new
cover in large-size trade paperback format. Optioned to the movies.
7. A War of Shadows, Ace: An Analog Book, 1979. Reprinted with new
(good) cover and packaged like a mainstream thriller, Ace,
October, 1984. Optioned off and on to the movies.
8. Dancers in the Afterglow, Del Rey, 1979, 1982. Also Goldmann,
Munich, 1982 (in German as Der Tourister Planet).
9. The Return of Nathan Brazil Del Rey, 1980. Foreign editions as above
(see Midnight.).
10. The Devil's Voyage Doubleday, 1980, in hardcover. Japanese rights
were sold but no book produced so far in Japanese. Out of print
at Doubleday, after 3 printings. After a long dispute with me
over paperback rights, Doubleday found a loophole and sold it
at the last minute to Critic's Choice paperbacks, a new company
in NYC about which I know nothing except that they seem SF
oriented and bought this for my name. Unfortunately, they
published the Doubleday version, not the one I wrote; 1985,
with a great cover. Book is a WWII novel, not SF, although John
W. Campbell is a minor character.
11. Twilight at the Well of Souls, Del Rey, 1980. Foreign editions as
per Midnight.
12. Lilith: A Snake in the Grass, Del Rey, 1981. Also Goldmann, Munich,
1982 (in German). British edition pending.
13. Cerebus: A Wolf in the Fold, Del Rey, 1982. Also Goldmann, Munich,
1983 (in German). British edition pending.
14. The Identity Matrix, Timescape: Pocket Books, 1982. Reprinted, with
new cover and fresh typesetting, by Baen Books, January, 1986.
Sold to Goldmann, Germany, other foreign sales pending.
Although #14 in publication, this was written #3, immediately
after Midnight at the Well of Souls.
15. Charon: A Dragon at the Gate, Del Rey, 1982. German edition
(Goldmann), 1984. British edition pending.
16. Four Lords of the Diamond The Science Fiction Book Club, 1983,
March main selection. Contains all four "Diamond" books (#s 12,
13, 15, and 17) although slightly rewritten by me to eliminate
some recap that was needed in the four but unnecessary in a
single volume edition. Original cover by Richard Powers for
this book. British and other foreign sales are pending; there
is suddenly a lot of interest in it abroad.
17. Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail, Del Rey, 1983. Also Goldmann, Munich
(in German), 1985. British edition pending.
18. The River of Dancing Gods, Del Rey, delivered in March of 1982 but
Del Rey did not publish it until February, 1984. British
edition, Futura, 1985.
19. Demons of the Dancing Gods, Del Rey, delivered in October, 1982;
published May 24, 1984. British edition, Futura, 1986.
20. Spirits of Flux and Anchor, Tor Books, 1984. First of a large novel
split into 3 books.
21. Empires of Flux and Anchor, Tor Books, 1984. Second in the Soul
Rider books, delivered in May, 1983 and written continuously
with #20 above. Marketed as Soul Rider: Book Two with the title
off to one side.
22. Downtiming the Night Side, Tor Books, May, 1985. A complex time
travel novel not connected to a series or other works.
Delivered December, 1983.
23. Masters of Flux and Anchor, Tor Books, January, 1985. Third but not
last in the Soul Rider saga, although it completes the original
novel as outlined. Delivered January 25, 1984. Copies were
received in Nov. 84. The Danish edition of this one will be
abridged, and not by me.
24. Vengeance of the Dancing Gods, Del Rey, July, 1985. Third but not
the last of the Dancing Gods series, although the last written
to date. Delivered April, 1984. Futura, U.K., 1986.
25. The Messiah Choice, St. Martins/Blue Jay, May, 1985 in hardcover.
Mass market paperback, Tor Books, May 1986. A horror novel with
SF overtones, should appeal to my regular readers who don't
like horror. Delivered August 1, 1984. Blue Jay is bankrupt
(not my doing!) and the copies were remaindered by St. Martins
and may be available cheap somewhere. The Tor paperback is
still in print, though.
26. The Birth of Flux and Anchor, Tor Books, 1985. A "prequel" to #s
20, 21, and 23 above, set 2600 years earlier. Delivered January
15, 1985, copies received November 14, 1985. No, they called it
Soul Rider: Book 4, not Book 0.
27. Children of Flux and Anchor, Tor Books, September, 1986. Not a
sequel, as originally intended, but actually the last part of
the mega-novel I thought I could cover in #3 but ran out of
room to do.
28. Lords of the Middle Dark, Del Rey Books, June, 1986. First volume
in a new mega-novel, The Rings of the Master, which was not my
series title (I called it The Malebolge Rings). Delivered July
15, 1985. Entire series sold to Hodder in Great Britain for
publication starting late in 1987 and going through late 1988.
29. Pirates of the Thunder, Del Rey Books, March, 1987. Continuation of
the Rings of the Master series begun with #28 above. Delivered
March 27, 1986. British edition from Hodder.
30. The Labyrinth of Dreams, Tor Books, March, 1987. First in an open-
ended series of at least 3 stand-alone novels with the same
lead characters and premise. The series overtitle is G.O.D.,
Inc. Originally intended as a mega-novel, this turned out to be
a true series, each book complete. I had so much fun with the
first one I wrote it in near record time and delivered it on
August 10, 1985, five months before it was due. It sort of does
to parallel worlds and thirties' detective fiction what the
Dancing Gods series does for Conan. Rescheduled because of the
St. Martins buyout of Tor so while I had no books for 9 months
come out this comes out the same month as Pirates. This book
and its sequels have been banned in parts of Alabama, Tennessee,
and the Carolinas because distributors considered the overtitle
sacreligious. Chain book stores there will have it, though.
31. The Shadow Dancers, Tor Books, July, 1987. Second of the G.O.D.,
Inc. books. The first was sort of Raymond Chandler; this one is
more like Alternate World Vice although it has a fun parody of
The Thin Man at the end. More serious than #29 but still fun.
Delivered December 15, 1985, copies received June 17, 1987. See
banning notice on #30 above.
32. Warriors of the Storm, Del Rey Books, August, 1987. Third in the
Rings of the Master series begun with #28 and #31 above.
Delivered May 25, 1986 at Disclave. British: Hodder.
33. When the Changewinds Blow, Ace/Putnam, September, 1987. After 3
books from 3 publishers in 3 consecutive months people are
going to think I have Clark Kent's typing speed. First in a
projected trilogy that is one long continuous novel and is a
totally continuous narrative. It is fantasy, not terribly
comedic although it is satire of a different sort, but it has
all the elements you've come to expect from me (and the worst
pun I have ever had the guts to commit in a book). Delivered
October 20, 1986. The book has a really fine wrap-around
Darrell Sweet cover.
Written And Delivered
But Not Yet Published
34. Masks of the Martyrs, Del Rey, January, 1988. Last of the Rings of
the Master series, delivered February 24, 1987. Yes, it ends
the series, and quite bizarrely, too. British: Hodder.
35. Dance Band on the Titanic, Del Rey Books, 1988. Story collection
with lots of commentary. You will even learn such things as why
I write a lot of books on transformation themes. Lots of
prefatory matter, commentary, barbs and darts, and even some
memoir, much taken from the stuff I do at conventions but a lot
blunter, particularly my views on critics, criticism, and
failed writers. Some sting may be lessened by publisher's lawyers.
36. Riders of the Winds, Second book in the Changewinds series (see #33 above)
for Ace/Putnam. Delivered May 22, 1987. Now slated for May, 1988.
37. The Maze in the Mirror, Tor Books, 1988. Third in the G.O.D., Inc.
series begun with #29.
38. The War of the Maelstrom, Ace/Putnam, 1988 (maybe). Not due until
October of 1987. The third and climactic Changewinds book. If
you ever liked the wildest parts of my writing you won't want
to overlook this. If you want a book with a wild and woolly
hundred plus page climax including sword and sorcery battles
with tactical nuclear weapons -- and the swords win -- you will
like this one.
39. Swords of the Dancing Gods, Del Rey, late 1988 (at least). This may
-- or may not -- be the last book, but considering what the
series satirizes there was no way I could leave it at a cliched
trilogy. Be warned: this involves a massive frozen
battleground, the Master of the Dead, the Baron, both Irvings,
and a strange and epic fantasy quest involving Gilligan's Island.
40. The Quintara Marathon, This is the overtitle of a three-book series
I will be writing starting in 1988 for 1989 publication for The
Berkley Group. It will be issued first in hardcover as part of
the deal, so it might be 1990 before the pb of the first one
appears.All I can tell you is that it's SF, really cosmic, has
lots of alien worlds and creatures but does not have a
transformation motif (although people find it in books I write
without it anyway and probably will here) and should appeal to
those who liked Four Lords and the Rings series.
Stuff Received
Avon
Deitz, Tom. Fireshaper's Doom, 306pp, $3.50, 1987, 0-380-75329-4.
Sequel to Windmaster's Bane.
McDonough, Thomas R. The Architects of Hyperspace, 265pp, $2.95,
December, 1987, 0-380-75144-5.
Baen Books
abHugh, Dafydd. Heroing, 352pp, $3.50, October, 1987, 0-671-65344-X.
First Fantasy novel.
Asire, Nancy. Twilight's Kingdoms, 376pps, November, 1987, $3.50,
0-671-65362-8.
Brown, Mary. The Unlikely Ones, 426pps, November, 1987 reprint of a
1986 novel, $3.95, 0-671-65361-X.
Callin, Grant. A Lion on Tharthee, 352 pages, October, 1987,
0-671-65357-1, $3.50. Standalone sequel to Saturnalia.
Drake, David. Hammer's Slammers: Counting the Cost, 267pps,
November, 1987, 0-671-65355-5, $3.50.
Laumer, Keith. Retief: Diplomat at Arms, 214 pages, October, 1987,
0-671-65358-X, $2.95. New edition of a collection of Retief stories.
McLoughlin, John. Toolmaker Koan, 416 pages, $15.95, October, 1987,
0-617-65354-7.
Pournelle, Jerry. Imperial Stars #2: Republic and Empire, 399 pages,
October, 1987, $3.95, 0-671-65359-8. Anthology edited by John F. Carr.
Scott, Melissa. The Empress of Earth, 346pps, November, 1987, $3.50,
0-671-65364-4. Conclusion of the Silence Trilogy.
Shaw, Bob. A Wreath of Stars, 220pps, November 1987 reprint of a
1976 novel, $2.95, 0-671-65365-2.
Vinge, Vernor. True Names... and Other Dangers, 275pps, November,
1987, $2.95.
Bantam/Spectra
Benford, Gregory. Great Sky River, 326pp, December, 1987, $17.95,
0-553-05238-1.
Bowker, Richard. Dover Beach, 272pp, $3.95, 0-553-26810-4.
Busby, F.M. The Rebel Dynasty, 443pp, $4.95, 0-553-26954-2.
Combined novels Star Rebel and Rebel's Quest.
Carver, Jeffrey A. Clypsis, 192pp, $3.50, 0-553-26536-9. First in the
Alien Speedway series created by Roger Zelazny and Byron Preiss.
Estes, Rose. Blood of the Tiger, 198pp, December, 1987, $3.50,
0-553-26411-7. Volume one of the Saga of the Lost Lands series.
Goldstein, Lisa. A Mask for the General, 201pps, November, 1987,
$14.95, 0-553-05239-X.
Hazel, Paul. Winterking, 259pp, $3.50, December, 1987, 0-553-26945-3.
Volume 3 of the Finnbranch Trilogy.
Martin, George R.R. Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild, 374pps, November,
1987, $3.95, 0-553-26699-3.
Preiss, Byron. The Universe, 335pps (oversized clothbound with color
plates), November, 1987, $27.95, 0-553-05227-6. A combination
of science Fiction and science fact on related topics with high
quality color photos and illustrations.
Sargent, Pamela. The Shore of Women, 480pp, $4.95, 0-553-26854-6.
Scarborough, Elizabeth. The Goldcamp Vampire, 247pps, November,
1987, $3.50, 0-553-26717-5
Scarborough, Elizabeth. Song from the Seashell Archives, 560pp, $4.95,
0-553-26957-7. Combined edition of the novels Song of Sorcery
and The Unicorn Creed.
Tepper, Sheri. After Long Silence, 344pp, December, 1987, $3.95,
0-553-26944-5.
Wylie, Jonathan. The First Named, 281pps, November, 1987, $3.95,
0-553-26953-4. Servants of the Ark Volume 1.
Carroll & Graf
Ballard, J.G. The Terminal Beach, 300pp, $3.50, 0-88184-370-9.
Reprint of a 1964 collection.
Dick, Philip K. Time Out of Joint, 263pps, $3.95, 0-88184-352-0.
Reprint of a 1959 novel.
Moorcock, Michael. Behold the Man, 143 pages, $2.95, October, 1987,
0-88184-369-5. Reprint of a classic time travel book.
Pringle, David. Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, 220pps, $7.95
trade paperback, 0-88184-346-6. Non-fiction.
Delacorte
Vonnegut, Kurt. Bluebeard: A Novel, 300 pages, $17.95, October, 1987,
0-385-29590-1.
Dell
Naha, Ed. Robocop, 189pp, $3.50, 0-440-17479-1. Novelization of the movie.
Rose, Colin. Accelerated Learning, 256pp, $8.95, 0-440-50044-3. Non-fiction.
Smith, Guy N. Entombed, 192pp, $3.50, 0-440-12280-5.
Dell/Laurel Leaf
Bell, Clare. Ratha's Creature, 259pp, $2.95, 0-440-97298-1. Marketed
as an older Juvenile, this is a good read for adults as well.
Harris, Geraldine. The Seventh Gate, 241pp, $2.95, 0-440-97747-9.
Del Rey
Faust, Joe Clifford. A Death of Honor, 326pps, February, 1987, $3.50,
0-345-34026-4. A first novel.
Forstchen, William R. The Alexandrian Ring, 295pps, October, 1987,
$3.50, 0-345-33581-3. Book one of the Gamester Wars.
Gadallah, Leslie. Cat's Pawn, 262pps, March, 1987, $2.95,
0-345-33742-5. A first novel.
Gauger, Rick. Charon's Ark, 375pps, August, 1987, $3.50, 0-345-31773-4.
A first novel.
Kilian, Crawford. The Fall of the Republic, 293pps, September, 1987,
$4.75, 0-345-34273-9. A novel of the chronoplane wars.
Steussy, Marti. Forest of the Night, 265pps, 1987, $2.95, 0-345-33815-4.
Dolphin/Doubleday
Carlisle, Anne. Liquid Sky: The Novel, 186pp, December, 1987, $9.95
trade paperback, 0-385-23930-0. Novelization of the cult movie.
Franklin Watts
Dvorkin, David. Budspy, 268 pages, $17.95, October, 1987. Science
Fiction/Spy cross genre.
Harvey, M. Elayn. Warhaven, 288pp, $15.95, 0-521-15068.
Putnam
King, Stephen. The Tommyknockers, 448pps, $19.95, 0-399-13314.
Starblaze Graphics
Asprin, Robert & White, Mel. Duncan & Mallory: The Bar-None Ranch,
$6.95, 0-89865-506-4.
Asprin, Robert. Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections, 180pp, $7.95 trade
paperback, December, 1987, 0-89865-529-3. Eighth in the Myth
Adventures series.
Doran, Colleen. A Distant Soil: Immigrant Song, $6.95 color graphic
novel, 0-89865-514-5
Fancher, Jane. Gate of Ivrel: Claiming Rites, $6.95 color graphic novel,
0-898675-515-3. Based on the novel by C.J. Cherryh.
Reynolds, Kay. Robtech Art 2, 131pps, color graphic novel, $12.95,
0-89865-417-3.
St. Martin's Press
Bradbury, Ray. Fever Dream, 32pp, $6.95 clothbound, 0-312-57285-9. The
Night Light's line of illustrated stories for children,
illustrated by Darrel Anderson. A Glow in the Dark Book.
Clute, John, et al. Interzone: The 2nd Anthology, 208pp, $16.95, 0-312-01325-6.
Goulart, Ron. Starpirate's Brain, 184 pages, $2.95. The Exchameleon #2.
Stchur, John. Down on the Farm, 216pp, $15.95, 0-312-01021-4.
Tremaine, Peter. Zombie!, 183pp, $2.95, 0-312-90923-3. Reprint of a 1981 book.
Weaver, Michael D. Mercedes Night, 240pp, 16.95, 0-312-01066-4.
Tor
Bishop, Michael. The Secret Ascension, 341pps, $16.95, November,
1987, 0-312-93031-3.
Bova, Ben. The Kinsman Saga, 566 pages, $17.95, October, 1987, 0-312-93028-3.
Saberhagen, Fred. The Second book of Lost Swords: Sightblinder's
Story, 248pps, November, 1987, $14.95, 0-312-93032-1.
Wolfe, Gene. The Urth of the New Sun, 372pps, $17.95, November,
1987, 0-312-93033-X. Recommended.
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. A Flame in Byzantium, 470 pages, October, 1987,
$17.95, 0-312-93026-7. First in a series of books about Olivia,
a character from the St. Germain series.
Fan & Other Zines
CinemaScore #15. Randall Larson, Ed. 160 pages (double issue), $8.95.
Irregular heading towards semi-annual. Coverage of Film Music.
Subscriptions $13.00/3 issues. Fandom Unlimited Enterprises,
P.O. Box 70868, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.
File 770 #69. Mike Glyer. Irregular fannish newszine. $5.00/5 issues
from 5828 Woodman Ave. #2, Van Nuys, CA 91401.
Lan's Lantern #23. George "Lan" Laskowski. Irregular, for the regular
or $2.00 from 55 Valley Way, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48013. A Hugo
finalist this year and previous winner of Best Fanzine.
Locus #332. Charles Brown. Winner of Best Semi-prozine Hugo. Industry
Newszine. Monthly. $24/year from Box 13305, Oakland, CA. 94661.
The Ozoids: Limericks in Oz. Neil Wilgus. $5.95, Booklet of limericks
with an Oz background, from Juxtapedia Press, Box 25771,
Alburquerque, NM, 87125.
Rune 76. Jeanne Mealy & Dave Romm, editors. 17pps, irregular, available
for the regular from the Minnesota SF Society, box 8297 Lake
Street Station, Minneapolis, MN, 55408.
Scavenger's Newsletter #45. Janet Fox. Monthly small press market
reports. $8/yr from 5129 Ellinwood, Osage City, Ks.
66523-1329.
Science Fiction Chronicle. Andy Porter. Industry Newszine. Monthly.
#23.40/yr from Box 4175, New York, NY 10163.
SPWAO Newsletter. Stephanie Stearns, editor. Bi-monthly, to members of
Small Press Writers and Artists Organization, $12.50 to George
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Thrust #28. D. Douglas Fratz. Quarterly semi-pro reviewzine, $8/year
from Thrust Publications, 8217 Langport Terrace, Gaithersburg,
MD 20877.
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Winter, 1987
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