Библиография фантастики: 1996

100 Amazing Little Alien Stories / Ed. by Robert E. Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin Harry Greenberg. – Barnes & Noble, 1996.

Ab Hugh Dafydd. Star Trek Voyager: Invasion! Book Four: Final Fury. – Pocket, 1996. – 308 pp. – (Star Trek Voyager: Invasion. 4). (pb) ISBN 0-671-54181-1.
Star Trek novelization; book four of the «Invasion» crossover saga. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Ab Hugh Dafydd, Linaweaver Brad. Doom: Endgame / Cover by Romas Kukalis. – Pocket, 1996. – 250 pp. – (Doom. 4). (pb) ISBN 0-671-52566-2.
Military SF novelization, fourth in the series based on the computer games. Copyrighted by Id Software.

Ab Hugh Dafydd, Linaweaver Brad. Doom: Infernal Sky / Cover by Romas Kukalis. – Pocket, 1996. – 248 pp. – (Doom. 3). (pb) ISBN 0-671-52563-8.

Abbey Lynn. Dark Sun: The Rise and Fall of a Dragon King / Cover by Brom. – TSR, 1996. – 310 pp. – (Chronicles of Athas. 5). (tp) ISBN 0-7869-0476-3.
Novelization based on the role-playing game.

Abbey Lynn. Seige of Shadows. – Ace, 1996.
Noble twins seek a throne rumored to grant the power of the gods.

Acres Mark. Thunderscape # 3: Indomitable Thunder / Cover by Ben Perini. – HarperPrism, 1996. – 229 pp. – (Thunderscape. 3). (pb) ISBN 0-06-105458-5.
Novelization based on the computer game.

Adams Carmen. The Claw. – Scholastic, 1996. – 177 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-590-13970-3.

Adams Carmen. Song of the Vampire. – Avon Flare, 1996. – 153 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-380-78031-3.
Young-adult horror novel, sequel to The Band. Megan and Iris are recruited by a mysterious organization to stop vampires feeding on runaway teens. Copyrighted by Carol Anshaw.

Adams Douglas. The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy / Cover by Peter Cross. – Random House/Wings, 1996. – 815 pp. – (Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy). (hc) ISBN 0-517-14925-7.

Adams Richard. Tales From Watership Down / Cover by John Lawrence. – Hutchinson, 1996. – 198 pp. – (Watership Down). (hc) ISBN 0-09-180166-4.
Collection of original animal fantasy stories in the «Watership Down» series.

Adams Richard. Tales From Watership Down / Cover by John Lawrence; Illustrated by John Lawrence. – Knopf, 1996. – 267 pp. – (Watership Down). (hc) ISBN 0-679-45125-0.
Collection of 19 stories continuing the rabbit tales of Watership Down.

Aiken Joan. The Cockatrice Boys / Cover by Jamie Tanner. – Gollancz, 1996. – 190 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-575-06266-5.

Aiken Joan. The Cockatrice Boys / Cover by Jason Van Hollander. – Tor, 1996. – 221 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-312-86056-0.
Young-adult fantasy novel. The world is invaded by strange monsters, and it's up to the boys of the Cockatrice Corp to bring a trainful of food to beseiged Manchester.

Aiken Joan. Cold Shoulder Road. – Red Fox, 1996. – 233 pp. – (Wolves Chronicles. 11). (pb) ISBN 0-09-955851-3.

Aiken Joan. Cold Shoulder Road / Cover by Edward Gorey. – Delacorte, 1996. – 283 pp. – (Wolves Chronicles. 11). (hc) ISBN 0-385-32182-1.

Alcock Vivien. The Red-Eared Ghosts. – Methuen Children's Books, 1996.
Young-adult novel of time travel and alternate worlds, described by the author as a time fantasy. Young Mary Frewin sees ghosts, and follows them to an alternate England afflicted by timequakes.

Alcock Vivien. Time Wreck / Cover by Barry Jones. – Mammoth, 1996. – 217 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-7497-2821-3.
Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of time-travel and possible worlds.

Alcott Louisa. A Whisper in the Dark: Twelve Thrilling Tales / Ed. by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz; Introduction by Susie Mee; Cover by Jean Beraud. – Barnes & Noble, 1996. – 496 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-7607-0185-7.
Collection of gothic stories, subtitled «Twelve Thrilling Tales».

Alderman Gill. The Memory Palace. – HarperCollins/Voyager, 1996. – 433 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-00-649773-X.
Ornate fantasy novel.

Aldiss Brian. Common Clay / Cover by Gary Embury; Illustrated by Brian W. Aldiss, Rosamond Chorley. – St. Martin's, 1996. – 334 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-312-13948-9.
Collection of 23 stories, with linking material.

Aldiss Brian. Helliconia / Cover by Peter Goodfellow. – HarperCollins/Voyager, 1996. – 1070 pp. – (Helliconia). (tp) ISBN 0-00-648223-6.
SF omnibus of the three novels: Helliconia Spring (1982), Helliconia Summer (1983) and Helliconia Winter (1985). A boxed set of the earlier books appeared with a separate ISBN, but this is the first combined edition. This edition adds a new introduction and 26 pages of appendices on the planet's scientific, physical, and social background. The books are separately paginated.

Aldiss Brian. The Secret of This Book / Cover by Gary Embury; Illustrated by Brian W. Aldiss. – HarperCollins, 1996. – 334 pp. (tp) ISBN 0-00-649793-4.

Aldrin Buzz, Barnes John. Encounter With Tiber. – NEL, 1996. – 560 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-340-62451-5.

Aldrin Buzz, Barnes John. Encounter With Tiber / Cover by Bob Eggleton. – Warner Aspect, 1996. – 560 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-446-60404-6.
SF novel. A message from deep space helps set off a new space race.

Aldrin Buzz, Barnes John. Encounter With Tiber / Foreword by Arthur C. Clarke. – Hodder & Stoughton, 1996. – 560 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-340-62450-7.
Near-future SF novel.

Alexander David. Star Trek Creator: The Authorised Biography of Gene Roddenberry. – Boxtree, 1996. – 599 pp. – (Star Trek). (pb) ISBN 0-7522-0368-1.
Non-fiction. The authorised, but still revealing biography of Roddenberry, from soldier to policeman to writer to propagandist for the future. Includes 16pp of photographs.

Alexander Lloyd. The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain / Cover by Steve Johnson. – Penguin/Puffin, 1996. – 122 pp. – (Prydain). (tp) ISBN 0-14-037825-1.
Young-adult fantasy collection.

Alexander Lloyd. The High King / Cover by Jody Lee. – Dell Yearling Newbery, 1996. – 304 pp. – (Prydain. 5). (pb) ISBN 0-440-22030-0.

Alexander Lloyd. Time Cat / Cover by Wayne McLoughlin. – Penguin/Puffin, 1996. – 206 pp. (tp) ISBN 0-14-037827-8.

Alexie Sherman. Reservation Blues / Cover by Wendell Minor. – Warner, 1996. – 306 pp. (tp) ISBN 0-446-67235-1.
Literary fantasy novel about Native Americans and a deal with the devil.

Allen Roger. Isaac Asimov's Utopia / Cover by Bruce Jensen. – Ace, 1996. – 351 pp. – (Robots. 3). (tp) ISBN 0-441-00245-5.

Allen Roger. Isaac Asimov's Utopia / Cover by Bruce Jensen. – Orion, 1996. – 320 pp. – (Robots. 3). (tp) ISBN 1-85798-279-7.

Allen Vergie. Journeys. – Commonwealth Publications, 1996. – 309 pp. (pb) ISBN 1-55.
SF novel with mystic elements. A troubleshooter tries to restore order on a quake- and war-torn planet.

     

Altshuller Genrich. And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared: TRIZ, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving / Translated by Lev Shulyak. – Worcester: Technical Innivation Center, Inc., 1996. – 171 pp. ISBN 0-9640740-2-8.
2 edition (May 1, 1996)
[Альтов Генрих. И тут появился изобретатель]

Ambrose David. Mother of God / Cover by Michaelangelo Buonarroti. – Simon & Schuster, 1996. – 352 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-684-82418-3.
Near-future SF thriller. A woman's artificial intelligence program is loose on the nets and out to kill its creator, with a serial killer's help.

Anderson Kevin. Star Wars: Darksaber / Cover by Drew Struzan. – Bantam Spectra, 1996. – 430 pp. – (Star Wars). (pb) ISBN 0-553-57611-9.
Novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Anderson Kevin. Star Wars: Darksaber / Cover by Drew Struzan. – Bantam UK, 1996. – 430 pp. – (Star Wars). (pb) ISBN 0-553-40880-1.

Anderson Kevin. Star Wars: Darksaber / Cover by Drew Struzan. – SFBC, 1996. – 370 pp. – (Star Wars). (hc).
SF novelization based on characters from the movies. This is similar to the Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
SFBC # 10655.

Anderson Kevin. The X-Files: Ground Zero. – HarperCollins/Voyager, 1996. – 292 pp. – (The X-Files. 3). (pb) ISBN 0-00-648206-6.
SF novelisation.

Anderson Kevin. The X-Files: Ground Zero. – HarperPrism, 1996. – 292 pp. – (The X-Files. 3). (pb) ISBN 0-06-105677-4.
Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. A similar paperback export edition was published December 1995, with some differences in the cover, and in the front and back matter.

Anderson Kevin. The X-Files: Ruins. – HarperPrism, 1996. – 291 pp. – (The X-Files). (hc) ISBN 0-06-105247-7.
Novelization based on the TV show. FBI agents investigate Mayan ruins.

Anderson Kevin. The X-Files: Ruins / Cover by Cliff Nielsen. – HarperCollins/Voyager, 1996. – 291 pp. – (The X-Files). (hc) ISBN 0-00-224637-6.
SF novelisation.

Anderson Kevin, Beason Doug. Ignition. – Coronet, 1996. – 452 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-340-67455-5.
Near-future thriller.

Anderson Kevin, Beason Doug. Ignition. – Hodder & Stoughton, 1996.

Anderson Kevin, Beason Doug. Ill Wind / Cover by Tim Jacobus. – Tor/Forge, 1996. – 563 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-812-55018-8.
SF thriller of biotechnology and ecological disaster.

Anderson Kevin, Beason Doug. Virtual Destruction / Cover by Doug Struthers. – Ace, 1996. – 327 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-441-00308-7.
SF thriller. A scientist working on virtual reality in a top-secret lab is killed.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Darkest Knight. – Boulevard, 1996. – 216 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights. 5). (pb) ISBN 1-57297-129-0.
Young-adult Star Wars novelization, fifth in the series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Heirs to the Force / Cover by Dave Dorman. – Boxtree, 1996. – 217 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights. 1). (pb) ISBN 0-7522-0350-9.
Young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Jedi Under Siege. – Boulevard, 1996. – 230 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights. 6). (pb) ISBN 1-57297-163-0.
Young-adult Star Wars novelization, sixth in the series, and the conclusion to the current story arc. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights # 4: Lightsabers. – Boulevard, 1996. – 232 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights. 4). (pb) ISBN 1-57297-091-X.
Young-adult Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones / Cover by Dave Dorman. – Boxtree, 1996. – 215 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights. 3). (pb) ISBN 0-7522-0360-6.
Young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: The Rise of the Shadow Academy / Cover by Dave Dorman. – SFBC, 1996. – 709 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights). (hc).
SFBC # 13979. Omnibus of the six young-adult novels in the «Young Jedi Knight» series based on characters from Star Wars.

Anderson Kevin, Moesta Rebecca. Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy / Cover by Dave Dorman. – Boxtree, 1996. – 206 pp. – (Star Wars: Young Jedi Knights. 2). (pb) ISBN 0-7522-0355-X.
Young-adult novelisation set in the Star Wars universe.

Anderson Poul. All One Universe / Cover by Vincent Di Fate. – SFBC, 1996. – 304 pp. (hc).
SFBC # 11417. Collection of 18 pieces, a mix of fiction and non-fiction.

Anderson Poul. All One Universe / Introduction and comments by Poul Anderson; Cover by Vincent Di Fate. – Tor, 1996. – 304 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-312-85873-6.
Collection of 18 pieces, a mix of fiction and non-fiction.

Klein Jay. Biolog: Ian Randal Strock // Analog. – 1996. – Feb.

Lem Stanislaw. In Response to Franz Rottensteiner // Science-Fiction Studies (Montreal). – 1996. – Vol. 23, Part 2, # 69 (July). – P. 310.
Mr. F.Rottensteiner is no more my literary agent.

Loginov Svyatoslav. Antinicotine Story // World in Palms (Kiev). – 1996. – № 1. – P. 33. – (Eco-F).
[Святослав Логинов. Антиникотиновое].

Poole Josephine. Scared to Death and Other Ghostly Stories. – Red Fox, 1996. – 158 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-09-928971-7.

Popescu Petru. Almost Adam. – Morrow, 1996. – 544 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-688-14863-8.
Lost-race novel. An anthropologist stumbles across a living missing link, and his tribe. A first novel by a filmmaker and non-fiction writer.

Posey Ernest. Hormone Pirates of Xenobia and Dream Studs of Kama Loka / Cover by Beau. – Alyson, 1996. – 170 pp. (tp) ISBN 1-55583-385-3.
Original collection of two novellas of erotic gay SF.

Potocki Jan. The Manuscript Found in Saragossa / Translated from the French by Ian Maclean; Cover by Francisco Goya. – Penguin, 1996. – 631 pp. (tp) ISBN 0-14-044580-3.

Potter Dennis. Karaoke and Cold Lazarus. – Faber and Faber, 1996. – 392 pp. (tp) ISBN 0-571-17478-7.
Collection of 2 teleplays, a contempoary thriller, and its SF sequel set in the year 2368.

Potter J. Neurotica: Images of the Bizarre. – Overlook Press, 1996.
Photographic art collection of work from books, magazines, and his private portfolio.

Potter J. Neurotica: Images of the Bizarre / Introduction by Lydia Lunch; Text by J. K. Potter. – Paper Tiger, 1996. – 128 pp. (tp) ISBN 1-85028-359-1.

Potter J. Neurotica: The Darkest Art of J.K.Potter. – Paper Tiger, 1996.
Art book.

Potter J. Neurotica: The Darkest Art of J.K.Potter / Introduction by Lydia Lunch; Text by J. K. Potter; Cover by J. K. Potter. – Overlook Press, 1996. – 128 pp. (tp) ISBN 0-87951-687-9.

Potter Tessa. Dark Waters / Cover by Alan Fraser. – Hodder Children's Books, 1996. – 166 pp. (pb) ISBN 0-340-68754-1.

Pournelle Jerry. Falkenberg's Legion / Cover by Keith Parkinson. – Baen, 1996. – 432 pp. – (Falkenberg's Legion). (pb) ISBN 0-671-72018-X.
Sf omnibus of The Mercenary (Pocket 1977) and West of Honor (Laser 1976) with a bit of story rearrangement and bridging material.

Pournelle Jerry. Janissaries / Cover by John Pound. – Baen, 1996. – 245 pp. – (Janissaries. 1). (pb) ISBN 0-671-87709-7.

Pournelle Jerry, Sheffield Charles. Higher Education / Cover by Vincent Di Fate. – Tor, 1996. – 286 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-312-86174-5.
Young-adult SF novel. A young man kicked out of school signs up to be an asteroid miner.

Rottensteiner Franz. To Set the Record Straight // Science-Fiction Studies (Montreal). – 1996. – Vol. 23, Part 2, # 69 (July). – P. 310.
The statement published in SFS #53 (18:99-100, March 1991) as by Stanislaw Lem, was actually wholly written by me and only signed by Mr. Lem.

Space Stories / Ed. by Mike Ashley. – Robinson Children's Books, 1996.

Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace / Ed. by Kevin J. Anderson; Cover by Stephen Youll. – Bantam Spectra, 1996. – 427 pp. – (Star Wars). (pb) ISBN 0-553-56815-9.
Original anthology of 20 interlocking stories based on the Star Wars universe. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace / Ed. by Kevin J. Anderson; Cover by Stephen Youll. – Bantam UK, 1996. – 427 pp. – (Star Wars). (pb) ISBN 0-553-50413-4.
Anthology of 19 original Star Wars stories about the characters surrounding Jabba the Hut.

Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters / Ed. by Kevin J. Anderson; Cover by Stephen Youll. – Bantam Spectra, 1996. – 339 pp. – (Star Wars). (pb) ISBN 0-553-56816-7.
Original anthology of five stories based on the Star Wars universe. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters / Ed. by Kevin J. Anderson; Cover by Stephen Youll. – Bantam UK, 1996. – 339 pp. – (Star Wars). (pb) ISBN 0-553-50471-1.
Original Star Wars anthology.

Strickland Craig. Scary Stories From 1313 Wicked Way / Cover by James McConnell. – Lowell House Juvenile, 1996. – 124 pp. (tp) ISBN 1-56565-484-6.
Young-adult collection of ten stories about a haunted house, from 1798 to the present.

Strock Ian. The Coming of the Money Card: Boon or Bane? // Analog. – 1996. – Oct.

Strock Ian. Living It Is the Best Revenge // Analog. – 1996. – Feb.

Stross Charles. Dechlorinating the Moderator // Interzone. – 1996. – Mar.

Strout E. Deep Freeze: [Short Story] // Crossroads. – 1996. – Jun.

Strysik John. The Demon's Tear: [Short Story] // Plot. – 1996. – Sum.

Stuart Kiel. Dear Daddy: [Short Story] // Worlds of Fantasy & Horror. – 1996. – Sum.

Stuart Kiel. Real, True Story of the Big Turkey and Those Lights in the Sky: [Short Story] // Stygian Articles. – 1996. – Win.

Stuart Kiel. Shopping for Sampal Goreng // Not One of Us. – 1996. – Sep.

Sturgeon Theodore. Killdozer!: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon. Vol. 3 / Ed. by Paul Williams; Foreword by Robert Silverberg; Afterword by Robert A. Heinlein; Cover by Paul Orban. – North Atlantic Books, 1996. – 367 pp. (hc) ISBN 1-55643-227-5.
Collection of 15 stories, four previously unpublished, and two not previously collected. This is the third of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon's work from 1941 to 1946.

Sturgeon Theodore. Microcosmic God: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon. Vol. 2 / Ed. by Paul Williams; Foreword by Samuel R. Delany; Cover by Jacek Yerka. – North Atlantic Books, 1996. – 372 pp. (hc) ISBN 1-55643-213-5.
Collection of 17 stories, two previously unpublished. This is the second of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon's work from 1940 to 1943.

     

The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: The Definitive Illustrated Guide / General Editor: David Pringle; Other Contributors: David Langford, Brian Stableford, Paul Di Filippo, John Grant, Chris Gilmore; Project Editor: Simon Kirrane; Editorial assistant: Roland Hall; Designer: Norma Martin; Picture Research: Sarah Moule. – North Dighton: JG Press, 1996. – 304 pp. ISBN 1-57215-212-5.

    Contents:

      P. 6-7: Foreword
      P. 8-19: Introduction
      P. 20-61: Astounding Stories: A guide to major plot templates which Science Fiction employs in its exploration of time and space and the ideas it has generated in the process
      P. 62-123: They Came from Hollywood: And increasingly they came from Britain, Europe, the Far East and Australia. In this chapter we survey the wide diversity of movie SF
      P. 124-173: TV 2000: In 1900 television was just one more idea in the SF lexicon; by the year 2000 television will be the medium through which the genre reaches its largest audience
      P. 174-243: The SF Files: Throughout the history of SF individuals have stood out at pioneers and groundbreakers all of whom are found in this Who's Who of SF
      P. 244-289: A-Z of Heroes & Villains: The characters and entities of science-fiction literature and film – human and alien, robotic and transhuman...
      P. 290-294: Propaganda: Science-fiction magazines
      P. 295-297: Glossary
      P. 298-303: Index
      P. 304: Acknowledgements

War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches / Ed. by Kevin J. Anderson; Cover by Roger Dean, Tim White. – Bantam Spectra, 1996. – 274 pp. (hc) ISBN 0-553-10353-9.
Original anthology of 18 «eyewitness tales» of Wells' classic invasion, told from the point of view of such diverse historical figures as Rudyard Kipling (Barbara Hambly), Jules Verne (Gregory Benford and David Brin), Albert Einstein (Doug Beason), and Emily Dickinson (Connie Willis).

War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches / Ed. by Kevin J. Anderson; Cover by Roger Dean, Tim White. – SFBC, 1996. – 274 pp. (hc).
SFBC # 13620. Original anthology of 19 «eyewitness tales» of Wells' classic invasion, told from the point of view of such diverse historical figures as Rudyard Kipling (Barbara Hambly), Jules Verne (Gregory Benford and David Brin), Albert Einstein (Doug Beason), and Emily Dickinson (Connie Willis).