The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SCARBOROUGH, ELIZABETH ANN (stories) (continued)

• * *Warrior Princesses (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-783-6, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Original anthology of 20 fantasy stories about warrior princesses. Authors include Megan Lindholm, Elizabeth Moon, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. (Contents)

SCARFONE, JAY

• * _The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History (with William Stillman & John Fricke) See entry under John Fricke.

SCHAEFER, CHARLES

• * *Star of the Sun (University Editions 1-56002-736-3, Jan ’98, $10.00, 277pp, tp) SF novel. An archeological find is somehow tied to a comet’s disastrous appearance in 2077. Available from University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.

SCHAEFER, FRANK (1936- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * +The Scapeweed Goat (Simon & Schuster Poseidon 0-671-67503-6, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $17.95, 200pp, hc) Utopian fantasy novel. In 1845, a hermit records his life in a secret utopian community deep in the heart of America. First American edition (Hamish Hamilton 1989).
• * *Whose Song is Sung (Tor 0-312-85756-X, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $23.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel. Beowulf retold with an emphasis on history.
• * _Whose Song is Sung (Tor 0-812-55012-9, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel, a retelling of Beowulf.

SCHAEFFER, SUSAN FROMBERG (1941- )

• * *The Dragons of North Chittendon (Simon & Schuster/Little Simon 0-671-52587-5, 1986 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 208pp, pb) Juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by Darcy May. There is also supposed to be a hardcover, but we haven’t seen it.
• * *The Four Hoods and Great Dog (St. Martin’s 0-312-01431-7, Mar ’88, $12.95, 131pp, hc) Juvenile sf novel with talking animals that want to take the children back to their own world.

SCHAKEL, PETER J(ames) (1941- )

• * *Reason and Imagination in C.S. Lewis: A Study of ‘Till We Have Faces’ (Eerdmans 0-8028-1998-2, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $8.95, 208pp, tp) Non-fiction, literary criticism. [Lewis]

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• * *Word and Story in C.S. Lewis (with Charles A. Huttar) (University of Missouri Press 0-8262-0760-X, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], $37.50, 316pp, hc) Non-fiction, a collection of 16 critical essays examining the work of C.S. Lewis, mostly his fiction, with an introduction by Peter J. Schakel. Order from University of Missouri Press, 2910 LeMone Blvd., Columbia MO 65201. [Lewis]

SCHAMI, RAFIK (1946- ) (stories)

• * _Damascus Nights (Simon & Schuster/Scribners 0-684-80265-1, Aug ’95 [Mar ’96], $11.00, 263pp, tp, cover by Etienne Delessert) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993) fantasy novel. A contemporary Arabian storyteller falls under a spell, and his friends gather to tell him stories, mostly fantasy. A first novel. Translated by Philip Boehm from the German (Beltz 1989 as Erzaehler der Nacht). We apparently missed the first edition.

SCHAUB, MARY H. (stories)

• * _Flight of Vengeance (with Andre Norton & Pauline M. Griffin) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _The Magestone (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

SCHEICK, WILLIAM J(oseph), ed. (1941- )

• * *The Critical Response to H.G. Wells (Greenwood Press 0-313-28859-3, Feb ’95 [Apr ’95], $55.00, 346pp, hc) Critical collection of 25 reviews and essays, most contemporary with the books, discussing Wells’s work, with an introduction by the editor. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Wells]

SCHEIN, LORRAINE (1953- ) (stories)

• * *The Raw Brunettes (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-12-0, Feb ’95, $6.00, 36pp, ph, cover by Freddie Baer) Surreal fantasy novella in chapbook form, about a group of women with strange powers and magic handbags. There are illustrations by Freddie Baer, and an introduction by Rachel Pollack. A signed, limited edition. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.

SCHELDE, PER (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Androids, Humanoids, and Other Science Fiction Monsters: Science and Soul in Science Fiction Films (New York University Press 0-8147-7930-1, Jul ’93 [Aug ’93], $35.00, 279pp, hc) Associational non-fiction, a study of sf film and its folkloric origins by an anthropologist. Available from New York University Press, Washington Square, New York NY 10003.

SCHELLINGER, PAUL E(dward), ed. (1962- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Twentieth-Century Science Fiction Writers, Third Edition (with Noelle Watson) See entry under Noelle Watson.

SCHENCK, HILBERT (van Nydeck), Jr. (1926- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Chronosequence (Tor 0-312-93079-8, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $17.95, 314pp, hc) Sf novel of historic mysteries, strange phenomena on a small island off the coast of New England — and the power of love. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Chronosequence (Tor 0-812-50320-1, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel.
• * _A Rose for Armageddon (Allison & Busby 0-85031-548-4, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £7.95, 190pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket Timescape 1982) sf novel. This is the first hardcover edition. Schocken is distributing it in the U.S. It’s an excellent novel by a masterful writer. (CNB)
• * *Steam Bird (Tor 0-812-55400-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 213pp, pb) Collection of the novella “Steam Bird” and the novelette “Hurricane Claude”. Recommended. (TM) (Contents)

SCHIFF, STUART DAVID, ed. (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Best of Whispers (Borderlands Press 1-880325-11-X, Nov ’94, $65.00, 471pp, hc, cover by Lee Brown Coye) Anthology of 23 horror stories from Whispers magazine, seven of them new stories from the unpublished Whispers VII, and an earlier version of “The Golden”, originally planned for the Lucius Shepard issue. Other authors include Ray Bradbury, Karl Edward Wagner, Fritz Leiber, Connie Willis, Melanie Tem, and Roger Zelazny. Includes a preface, “The End”, and an afterword by the editor. Order from Borderlands Press, PO Box 146, Brooklandville MD 21022; 800-528-3310. (Contents)
• * _Whispers (Jove 0-515-08881-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1977) horror original anthology.
• * _Whispers II (Jove 0-515-09252-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1979) horror original anthology.
• * _Whispers III (Jove 0-515-09363-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1981) original anthology of 14 horror stories.
• * _Whispers III (Jove 0-515-09363-7, Jan ’88, $3.95, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1981) horror anthology of 14 stories.
• * _Whispers IV (Jove 0-515-09482-X, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) anthology of horror stories.
• * *Whispers V (Doubleday 0-385-18944-3, Feb ’85, $11.95, 208pp, hc) Anthology of 14 stories of horror/fantasy; most are originals. (Contents)
• * _Whispers V (Jove 0-515-09641-5, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1985) horror anthology.
• * *Whispers VI (Doubleday 0-385-19927-9, Jul ’87, $12.95, 181pp, hc) Original anthology of 15 horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Whispers VI (Jove 0-515-10010-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 257pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1987) original horror anthology of 15 stories.

SCHILLING, VIVIAN; pseudonym of Vivian Schilling-Parkinson, (1962- )

• * *Sacred Prey (Truman Press 0-9637846-0-9, Jan ’94, $19.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Manny Rodriguez) Horror novel of a killer loanshark who finds himself in the body of one of his victims before the murder happens. A first novel.
• * _Sacred Prey (St. Martin’s 0-312-95693-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.50, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Truman Press 1994) horror novel.

SCHILLING-PARKINSON, VIVIAN (1962- ); see pseudonym Vivian Schilling

SCHIMEL, LAWRENCE (1971- ) (stories)

• * *The Drag Queen of Elfland (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library 1-885865-17-1, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $10.95, 202pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories, four original to this volume, most with fantasy elements, all with homosexual themes. Introduction by Tanya Huff. This is the first book in the non-erotic, gay SF and fantasy imprint “The Ultra Violet Library”. (Contents)

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• * *Blood Lines: Vampire Stories from New England (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Cumberland House 1-888952-50-4, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], $12.95, 225pp, tp) Vampire anthology of ten stories, one original. Authors include Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Manly Wade Wellman, H.P. Lovecraft, and Esther Friesner. Introduction by Schimel. (Contents)
• * *Camelot Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-790-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by John Howe) Original anthology of seven Arthurian fantasy stories. Authors include Nancy Springer, Brian Stableford, and Rosemary Edghill. Introduction by Schimel. (Contents)
• * *Fields of Blood: Vampire Stories of the Heartland (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Cumberland House 1-888952-79-2, Apr ’98, $12.95, 209pp, tp) Vampire anthology of 13 stories, four original. Authors include Nancy Holder, Henry Kuttner, and P.N. Elrod. Introduction by Schimel. (Contents)
• * *The Fortune Teller (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-748-8, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Jean-François Podevin) Original fantasy anthology of 16 stories and one poem about prognostication. Authors include Brian Stableford, Neil Gaiman, Nancy Springer, and Storm Constantine; there is a new “Vicki Nelson” vampire-mystery story by Tanya Huff. (Contents)
• * *Southern Blood: Vampire Stories from the American South (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Cumberland House 1-888952-49-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.95, 205pp, tp) Vampire anthology of 12 stories set in the South, one original to this volume. Authors include Dan Simmons, Esther Friesner, William Tenn, and Fred Chappel. Available from Cumberland House, 431-433 Harding Industrial Park Drive, Nashville TN 37211. (Contents)
• * *Streets of Blood: Vampire Stories from New York City (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Cumberland House 1-888952-78-4, Mar ’98 [Apr ’98], $12.95, 232pp, tp) Vampire anthology of 13 stories, two original. Authors include Esther M. Friesner, Edward Bryant, and Suzy McKee Charnas. Introduction by Schimel. (Contents)
• * _Tarot Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * *Things Invisible to See (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library 1-885865-22-8, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], $12.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Mel Odom) Anthology of 11 stories of gay and lesbian magic realism, one original. Authors include Martha Soukup, Nancy Springer, and Michelle Sagara West. (Contents)

SCHINTO, JEANNE, ed. (stories)

• * *Virtually Now: Stories of Science, Technology, and the Future (Persea Books 0-89255-220-4, Nov ’96 [Feb ’98], $13.95, 254pp, tp) Anthology of 15 futuristic tales, three original, intended for literary-minded readers who normally wouldn’t touch SF with a 10-foot pole. Authors include Margaret Atwood, Octavia Butler, Michael Bishop, and Terry Bisson. (Contents)

SCHLOBIN, ROGER C(lark) (1944- ) (stories)

• * *Urania’s Daughters: A Checklist of Women Science Fiction Writers, 1692-1982 (Starmont 0-916732-56-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $6.95, 79pp, pb) Non-fiction, a non-annotated checklist with indices.

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• * *Andre Norton: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography (with Irene R. Harrison) (NESFA Press 0-915368-64-1, Feb ’95, $12.50, 92pp, tp, cover by Barbara Tiffany-Eglinton) Non-fiction reference; an update of the G.K. Hall 1980 bibliography edited by Schlobin. Includes a new preface by Andre Norton, and a new introduction by Harrison. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage in the US, $4.00 elsewhere.

SCHMIDT, ARNO (Otto) (1914-1979)

• * +Nobodaddy’s Children (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-090-2, Dec ’95 [Feb ’96], $13.95, 236pp, tp) Omnibus of three novels in a trilogy about life in Germany from the Nazi era on. The third novel, Dark Mirrors, is a post-holocaust account of a man who believes he may be the last on Earth. Translated by John E. Woods, who discusses the publication history of the novels: Brand’s Heath (Rohwolt 1950), Dark Mirrors (1951), and Scenes from the Life of a Faun (1953). A hardcover edition (-083-X, $32.00) was announced but not seen.

SCHMIDT, DAN

• * *Silent Scream (Leisure 0-8439-4342-4, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.50, 361pp, pb) Horror novel. The family black sheep uses a dark power for revenge.

SCHMIDT, DENNIS A.

• * _Groa’s Other Eye (Orbit 0-7088-3041-2, Jan ’87, £2.50, 295pp, pb) [Twilight of the Gods] Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Twilight of the Gods” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Kensho (Ace 0-441-43527-0, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 314pp, pb) [Kensho] Reissue (Ace 1979) sf novel, second in a series featuring planetary exploration and oriental martial arts. 3rd printing.
• * *Labyrinth (Ace 0-441-69337-7, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.50, 179pp, pb) [Questioner Trilogy] Sf novel about the training of an elite intergalactic peacekeeping force, first book in the “Questioner” trilogy.
• * *Questioner Trilogy #2: City of Crystal Shadow (Ace 0-441-69779-8, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.50, 180pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Questioner Trilogy] Sf novel of an interstellar peacekeeping force, second book of the “Questioner” trilogy.
• * *Questioner Trilogy #3: Dark Paradise (Ace 0-441-69780-1, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 186pp, pb, cover by Jill Bauman) [Questioner Trilogy] Sf novel of an interstellar peacekeeping force, third book of the “Questioner Trilogy”.
• * _Satori (Ace 0-441-75059-1, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 293pp, pb) [Kensho] Reissue (Ace 1981) sf/martial arts/meditation novel, #3 in the “Kensho” series. 3rd printing.
• * _Three Trumps Sounding (Orbit 0-7088-3983-5, Sep ’88, £3.50, 342pp, pb) [Twilight of the Gods] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Twilight of the Gods” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Twilight of the Gods II: Groa’s Other Eye (Ace 0-441-83284-9, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 295pp, pb) [Twilight of the Gods] Heroic fantasy novel, sequel to The First Name.
• * *Twilight of the Gods, Book III: Three Trumps Sounding (Ace 0-441-83287-3, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 342pp, pb) [Twilight of the Gods] Nordic fantasy novel.
• * *Twilight of the Gods: The First Name (Ace 0-441-23929-3, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 307pp, pb) [Twilight of the Gods] Fantasy novel, beginning of “the savage epic of ancient Yggdrasil.”
• * _Twilight of the Gods: The First Name (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-3040-4, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.50, 307pp, pb) [Twilight of the Gods] Reprint (Ace 1985) fantasy novel, first in the “Twilight of the Gods” trilogy.
• * *Wanderer (Ace 0-441-87160-7, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Kensho] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Kensho” tetralogy. Zen and martial arts in space.
• * _Way-Farer (Ace 0-441-87421-5, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [Kensho] Reissue (Ace 1978) sf novel, first in the “Kensho” series. 3rd printing.

SCHMIDT, GARY D.

• * *Pilgrim’s Progress: A Retelling of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (with Barry Moser) (Eerdmans 0-8028-5080-4, Oct ’94, $24.99, 77pp, hc, cover by Barry Moser) Young-adult retelling of Bunyan’s classic, in picture-book format with color illustrations by Barry Moser.

SCHMIDT, JONATHAN (stories)

• * *Shadows (Lowell House Juvenile/Roxbury Park 1-56565-776-4, 1997 [Apr ’98], $5.95, 96pp, tp) Young-adult collection of seven horror stories. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Available from Lowell House Juvenile, 2020 Ave of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)

SCHMIDT, STANLEY (Albert) (1944- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Aliens and Alien Societies (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-706-3, Mar ’96 [Jan ’96], $17.99, 226pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to creating extraterrestrial life-forms. Part of the “Science Fiction Writing Series” edited by Ben Bova. Available from Writer’s Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnatti OH 45207.
• * *Tweedlioop (Tor 0-312-94441-1, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $17.95, 233pp, hc) Sf novel of “a shipwrecked alien and the girl who loved him.” Originally announced as a Bluejay title.
• * *Tweedlioop (Tor 0-312-94442-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $8.95, 233pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * _Tweedlioop (Tor 0-812-53155-8, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 233pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987) humorous sf novel about a stranded alien who looks like a cute squirrel.

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• * *6 Decades: The Best of Analog (Davis no ISBN, 1986, free to subscribers, 128pp, pb) Anthology of 6 science fiction stories sent free to new subscribers of Analog. (Contents)
• * *Analog: Writers’ Choice, Volume II (Davis no ISBN, Apr ’84 [May ’84], $3.50, 285pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories from Analog/Astounding, picked by the writers. It includes “Gulf” by Heinlein. (Contents)
• * _Analog: Writers’ Choice, Volume II (Dial 0-385-27994-9, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $12.95, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1984) anthology, first hardcover edition. Various authors pick favorites of their own fiction and provide introductions.
• * *Analog’s Expanding Universe (Longmeadow 0-681-40032-3, Jul ’86, $7.95, 285pp, hc) Anthology of stories from Analog. Longmeadow is an imprint of Waldenbooks, and this is only available there. (Contents)
• * *From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog (Davis no ISBN, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $3.50, 288pp, pb) Analog anthology #9. 16 stories by Boucher, Cartier, Vance, Russell, etc. (Contents)
• * _From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog (Dial 0-385-19646-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1984) anthology. First hardcover edition.
• * *Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space (with Robert M. Zubrin) (John Wiley 0-471-13561-5, Mar ’96, $14.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Julian Baum) Associational non-fiction. Anthology of articles from Analog. The Library of Congress information on the copyright page lists it as Reaching for the Stars: Analog’s Book of Space Exploration.
• * _Roads Not Taken: Tales of Alternate History (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois