The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (stories) (continued)
- * *Life During Wartime (Bantam 0-553-34381-5, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $7.95, 438pp, tp) Sf novel based on Shepards stories of near-future war in Guatamala, including the Nebula-winning R&R.
- * _Life During Wartime (Grafton 0-246-13228-0, May 88, £10.95, 383pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Life During Wartime (Paladin 0-586-08797-4, Apr 89, £4.99, 383pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel.
- * _Life During Wartime (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29066-5, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $4.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel of near-future war in Guatamala.
- * _Life During Wartime (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29066-5, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reissue (Bantam 1987) SF novel. Second printing.
- * _Life During Wartime (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-614-4, Mar 98 [Feb 98], £5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) Reprint (Bantam 1987) SF novel.
- * *Nantucket Slayrides (with Robert Frazier) (Eel Grass Press 0-938075-10-1, Aug 89 [Oct 89], $10.95, 219pp, tp) Anthology of three fantasy/horror stories set in Nantucket, two reprints by Shepard, one original by Frazier. Also announced in a signed, limited hardcover edition of 250 copies (-11-X, $70.00). (Contents)
- * *The Scalehunters Beautiful Daughter (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-9-3, Apr 88, $16.95, 153pp, hc) [Griaule] Fantasy short novel, indirect sequel to The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule. Also available in a signed, limited edition, $35.00.
- * *Sports & Music (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-25-2, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $10.00, 50pp, ph, cover by Arnie Fenner) Collection of two stories, one a fantasy. Both are expanded from their magazine appearances. This is a 1,000-copy signed and numbered edition. Available from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088. (Contents)
- SHEPARD, MARK
- * *A Bards Tale: Escape from Roksamur (Baen 0-671-87797-6, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [*Bards Tale] Novelization based on the Electronic Arts computer game series, sequel to Prison of Souls by Shepard and Mercedes Lackey.
- SHEPHERD, MARK (stories)
- * *Elvendude (Baen 0-671-87630-9, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Fantasy novel about an elven prince raised as a normal suburban teen. Part of Mercedes Lackeys Serrated Edge series.
- * _Prison of Souls (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
- * *Spiritride (Baen 0-671-87775-5, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Elvendude.
- * _Wheels of Fire: A Novel of the Serrated Edge (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
- SHERMAN, CORDELIA CAROLINE; see under Sherman, Delia (stories)
- SHERMAN, DAN(iel Michael) (1950- ); see pseudonym Dan Trevor
- SHERMAN, DAVID
- * *Starfist: First to Fight (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40622-2, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, first in a series about 25th-century Marines. Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his seven men are stranded on an unfriendly planet.
- * *Starfist: School of Fire (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40623-0, Aug 98 [Jul 98], $5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, second in a series about 25th-century Marines.
- * *Starfist: Steel Gauntlet (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42526-X, Jan 99 [Dec 98], $5.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, third in a series about 25th-century Marines.
- SHERMAN, DELIA; [i.e., Cordelia Caroline Sherman] (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *The Porcelain Dove (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93608-4, Jun 93 [May 93], $22.00, 404pp, hc, cover by Francois Boucher) Fantasy novel of an 18th-century chateau where magical things occur, taken out of the bounds of time after the French Revolution. Recommended (SW).
- * _The Porcelain Dove (BOMC no ISBN, Jun 93 [May 93], $18.95, 404pp, hc, cover by Francois Boucher) Reprint (Dutton 1993) fantasy novel of an 18th-century chateau where magical things occur, taken out of the bounds of time after the French Revolution. Similar to the Dutton edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
- * _The Porcelain Dove (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27226-2, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $11.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Jean-Honore Fragonard) Reprint (Dutton 1993) fantasy novel of an 18th-century chateau where magical things occur, taken out of the bounds of time after the French Revolution.
- * *Through a Brazen Mirror (Ace 0-441-89687-1, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $3.50, 233pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A witch orders her daughters execution when a magic mirror prophesies her own death at her daughters hand. A first novel.
- _____, ed.
- SHERMAN, JOEL HENRY (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Corpseman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34461-8, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.50, 277pp, pb) Sf novel. A cyborg pilot is convicted of a crime and sent to a living hell. A first novel.
- * *Random Factor (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36226-8, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $4.95, 329pp, pb, cover by Paul Chadwick) Sf adventure novel of a man whose exile to a backwater space station puts him at the center of a brewing galactic war.
- SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (assoc.)
- * _The Bards Tale: Castle of Deception (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
- * *The Bards Tale: The Chaos Gate (Baen 0-671-87597-3, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Bards Tale] Fantasy novel, a sequel to Sherman and Mercedes Lackeys Castle of Deception, based on the computer game The Bards Tale.
- * _A Cast of Corbies (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
- * *Child of Faerie, Child of Earth (Walker 0-8027-8112-8, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $14.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Rick Farley) Young-adult medieval fantasy novel of a faerie prince who falls in love with a mortal girl.
- * *Forging the Runes (Baen 0-671-87752-6, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Prince of the Sidhe] Fantasy novel about a faerie prince in medieval Ireland. Book two of Prince of the Sidhe. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- * *Gleaming Bright (Walker 0-8027-8296-5, Mar 94, $16.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Sue Ellen Brown) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young princess who must save her people by regaining the magical wish-granting box stolen from them by the evil Dark Druid.
- * *Highlander: The Captive Soul (Warner Aspect 0-446-60571-9, Aug 98 [Jul 98], $5.99, 216pp, pb) [Highlander] Fantasy novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Warner Books.
- * *The Horse of Flame (Avon 0-380-75815-6, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $3.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Fantasy novel of young Princess Marya and her struggle with the evil Deathless who threatens her land.
- * *Kings Son, Magics Son (Baen 0-671-87602-3, Jun 94 [May 94], $5.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Fantasy novel. An unambitious magician is forced to provide his half-brother the King with magical assistance.
- * *Once Upon a Galaxy (August House 0-87483-386-8, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $19.95, 251pp, hc) Associational non-fiction collection of the original folktales and myths behind contemporary legends such as Superman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Bugs Bunny. Includes brief introductions and notes by Sherman, and lists of recommended reading and viewing. A tp edition (-387-6, $11.95) was announced but not seen. Order from August House, Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203. Credit cards: 800-284-8784.
- * *Rachel the Clever and Other Jewish Folktales (August House 0-87483-306-X, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $18.95, 171pp, hc, cover by Jeanne Seagle) Associational book of Jewish folktales and lore retold by a fantasy writer, illustrated by Jeanne Seagle. A trade paperback edition (-307-8, $9.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203.
- * *A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore (August House 0-87483-193-8, May 92 [Apr 92], $11.95, 215pp, tp, cover by Jacqueline Chwast) Associational book of Jewish folktales and lore by a fantasy writer, illustrated by Jacqueline Chwast. A hardcover edition (-194-6, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203.
- * *The Secret of the Unicorn Queen 1: Swept Away (Ballantine Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90295-1, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 121pp, pb) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Teenage fantasy romance novel for girls, first in a series written by different authors and packaged by Parachute Press.
- * _The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 1: Swept Away (Beaver 0-09-965470-9, Apr 89, £1.99, 121pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 5: The Dark Gods (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90359-1, May 89 [Apr 89], $3.95, 117pp, pb) Fifth book in a teenage fantasy/romance series for girls written by different authors and packaged by Parachute Press.
- * _The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 5: The Dark Gods (Beaver 0-09-965510-1, Dec 89, £1.99, 117pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1989) book in young-adult fantasy series written by different authors. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Shattered Oath (Baen 0-671-87672-4, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Prince of the Sidhe] Fantasy novel. A faerie prince is banished to the land of the humans in medieval Ireland. Book one of Prince of the Sidhe.
- * *The Shining Falcon (Avon 0-380-75436-3, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $3.95, 341pp, pb) Romantic fairy-tale fantasy novel based on Slavic mythology.
- * _The Shining Falcon (Corgi 0-552-13700-6, Dec 91, £3.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Avon 1989) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Son of Darkness (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45666-1, May 98 [Apr 98], $5.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Contemporary fantasy novel. A New York museum curator faces a demon with the help of an extra-dimensional renegade.
- * _Son of Darkness (SFBC #18676, Sep 98, $8.98, 300pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Reprint (Roc 1998) contemporary fantasy novel. This is the first hardcover edition, and has ISBN 1-56865-828-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Star Trek: Vulcans Forge (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-671-00926-5, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $23.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * _Star Trek: Vulcans Forge (with Susan M. Shwartz) (SFBC #18319, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $11.50, 256pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1997) Star Trek novelization. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Star Trek: Vulcans Forge (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-671-00927-3, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $6.50, 328pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1997) Star Trek novel. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *A Strange and Ancient Name (Baen 0-671-72151-8, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel about a half-human prince of Faerie who must return to the world of his mortal mother to lift a curse.
- * _A Strange and Ancient Name (SFBC #00568, May 93 [Apr 93], $6.98, 386pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Baen 1993) fantasy novel about a half-human prince of Faerie who must return to the world of his mortal mother to lift a curse. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Windleaf (Walker 0-8027-8259-0, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $14.95, 121pp, hc, cover by Rick Farley) Young-adult fantasy novel of a count who loves a faerie girl and follows her into the other world.
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- * *Lammas Night (Baen 0-671-87713-5, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser) Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories based on a ballad (also included) written by Lackey. The cover and title page credit the book as created by Lackey and edited by Sherman. Authors include Lackey, and S.M. Stirling. The book copyright is erroneously credited to Mercedes Lackey. (Contents)
- * *Merlins Kin: Tales of the Heroic Magician (August House 0-87483-519-4, Oct 98, $11.95, 192pp, tp, cover by David Mattingly) Associational folklore collection of 30 tales about magicians from around the world, retold by Sherman. Includes notes and bibliography. A hardcover edition (-523-2, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203; orders 800-284-8784. (Contents)
- * *Orphans of the Night (Walker 0-8027-8368-6, May 95 [Apr 95], $16.95, 162pp, hc, cover by Sue Ellen Brown) Original young-adult, dark fairy-tale anthology of 11 stories and two poems about some of the lesser-known supernatural creatures of the world, including the squonk, the Jersey Devil, Hawaiis menehune, and the njuggle. (Contents)
- * *Urban Nightmares (with Keith R. A. DeCandido) (Baen 0-671-87851-4, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Original anthology of 25 stories based on contemporary urban legends. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, eluki bes shahar, and S.P. Somtow. (Contents)
- SHERRED, T(homas) L. (1915-1985) (stories) (assoc.)
- SHERRELL, CARL (1929-1990) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *The Curse (Pageant 0-517-00954-4, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 469pp, pb) Horror novel abourt a town cursed by an Indian woman who was wrongfully killed.
- * *Skraelings (Ace/New Infinities 0-441-76891-1, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $2.95, pb) [Raver] Viking fantasy novel. Probably a sequel to Raver (1977).
- SHERWOOD, DEBORAH
- * *Blood Sisters (Zebra 0-8217-2309-X, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Horror novel. 30 years later....
- SHETTERLY, WILL(iam Howard) (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Cats Have No Lord (Ace 0-441-09493-7, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.75, 224pp, pb) Fantasy novel; a first novel.
- * *Dogland (Tor 0-312-85171-5, Jun 97 [May 97], $25.95, 445pp, hc) Magic realism/quasi-autobiographical novel. A family of Yankees open a tourist attraction in 1950s Florida.
- * _Dogland (Tor 0-312-86605-4, Aug 98 [Jul 98], $15.95, 445pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1997) magic realism/quasi-autobiographical novel set in 1950s Florida.
- * _Double Feature (with Emma Bull) See entry under Emma Bull.
- * *Elsewhere (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200731-8, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $16.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Young-adult fantasy novel of a runaway living among punk elves in a city where Faerie meets the real world.
- * _Elsewhere (SFBC #19172, Dec 91, $7.98, 248pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. Similar to the HBJ edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
- * _Elsewhere (Tor 0-812-52003-3, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) fantasy novel in the Borderland shared-world series.
- * *Nevernever (Harcourt Brace 0-15-257022-5, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $16.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Young-adult fantasy novel set in the same world as the Bordertown anthologies, sequel to Elsewhere.
- * _Nevernever (Tor 0-812-55151-6, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $4.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult fantasy novel set in the Borderland shared world series; sequel to Elsewhere.
- * *The Tangled Lands (Ace 0-441-79804-7, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 247pp, pb, cover by E. T. Steadman) Fantasy novel set in a world created by a fictional computer game. The programmer has to enter the world to fix the bugs.
- * *Witchblood (Ace 0-441-89644-8, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $2.95, 197pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a soldier who may also be a witch.
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- * *Liavek (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48180-9, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 274pp, pb) [Liavek] Original anthology set in the fantasy city Liavek. Another Thieves World clone. The background is more interesting than the essentially one-note stories, though the Wolfe does stand out. (FCM) (Contents)
- * *Liavek: Festival Week (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48192-2, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Liavek] Original shared-world anthology of 15 stories, fifth book of the Liavek series. (Contents)
- * *Liavek: Spells of Binding (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48191-4, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 245pp, pb) [Liavek] Original fantasy shared world anthology of nine stories, Liavek #4. (Contents)
- * *Liavek: The Players of Luck (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48184-1, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) [Liavek] Original fantasy anthology set in exotic Liavek, #2 in the shared-world series. (Contents)
- * *Liavek: Wizards Row (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48190-6, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 212pp, pb) [Liavek] Shared-world original anthology, third in the series. 8 stories, plus appendices of songs and background material. (Contents)
- SHETTLE, ANDREA (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Flute Song Magic (Avon Flare 0-380-76225-0, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $2.95, 217pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) Young-adult fantasy novel about music and social structure. This was the winner of the Avon Flare competition for authors between 13 and 18. A first novel.
- SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (stories) (assoc.)
- * _The Purple Cloud (Allison & Busby 0-85031-625-1, Oct 86, £3.95, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1901) sf novel.
- * _Xélucha and The Primate of the Rose (Tartarus Press 1-872621-17-1, Aug 94 [Jul 94], £5.00, 30pp, ph) Fantasy collection. Chapbook limited to 100 copies, reprinting two stories from the 1975 Arkham House edition of Xélucha. (Contents)
- SHI-kuo, CHANG
- * *Chess King (Asiapac 9971-985-06-3, 1986 [Jan 88], $8.90 [Singapore], 182pp, pb) Fantasy adventure novel by a Taiwanese author, translated by Ivan David Zimmerman. This appeared in 1986, but we didnt see it until 1988.
- SHILLITOE, TONY (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Dragon Lords (Pan Australia 0-330-27395-7, 1993 [Oct 93], A$12.95, 519pp, pb, cover by Mike Worrall) [Andrakis] Fantasy novel, third book of the Andrakis series. This is an Australian first edition.
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