The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SMETHURST, WILLIAM (continued)

• * _Pasiphae (Headline 0-7472-4817-6, Feb ’98, £5.99, 502pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1997) SF/fantasy novel. An export-only edition was issued on 1 February 1998.

SMILEY, JANE (Graves) (1949- )

• * *The Greenlanders (Knopf 0-394-55120-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $19.95, 558pp, hc) Historical novel, written in the style of the Icelandic Sagas. There are some slight fantasy elements. It tells the story of the “lost” Greenland colony, which eventually died out.
• * _The Greenlanders (Ballantine Ivy 0-345-35127-5, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.95, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1988) historical novel of a doomed Greenland settlement, with minor fantasy elements.

SMITH, A(nthony) C(harles) H(ockley) (1935- )

• * _Labyrinth (P. Maitland 0-03-062436-3, Oct ’87 [1987], £3.25, 186pp, hc) Reprint (Holt 1986) juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * *Labyrinth: The Novel (Holt 0-03-007322-7, Jun ’86, $3.95, 183pp, pb) Novelization of the fantasy film, with 8 pages of stills.
• * _Labyrinth: The Novel (Virgin 0-86369-151-X, Jun ’86 [Nov ’86], £2.50, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1986) novelization of fantasy film. Published in June, 1986, but not distributed to bookshops until November.

SMITH, BEECHER; see under Smith, D. Beecher, II (stories)

SMITH, BRIAN SCOTT

• * *When Shadows Fall (Leisure 0-8439-4313-0, Oct ’97 [Apr ’98], $4.99, 362pp, pb) Horror novel. A man must stop Satanists’ Halloween ritual to open a door to Darkness. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.

SMITH, CARA LOCKHART (stories) (assoc.)

• * +Parchment House (Macmillan/Four Winds 0-02-785845-6, Oct ’89 [Apr ’90], $12.95, 152pp, hc, cover by Cara Lockhart Smith) Young-adult fantasy novel set in a near-future English orphanage. First American edition (Methuen 1989). A dark and disturbing book, with a perverse gothic sensibility. Recommended (SW).

SMITH, CHERYL A.

• * *The Falcon and the Serpent (Crossway Books 0-89107-556-9, Feb ’90, $8.95, 318pp, tp, cover by David Yorke) Christian fantasy novel of an evil wizard and a battle for the souls of men.
• * _The Falcon and the Serpent (Minstrel 1-85424-127-3, May ’91, £4.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) Reprint (Crossway 1990) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

SMITH, CLARK ASHTON (1893-1961) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Book of Hyperborea (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-87-9, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], $9.95, 173pp, tp, cover by Robert H. Knox) Collection of 14 related stories, edited by Will Murray. The introduction and postscript by Murray give a history of the story cycle, and lost stories. This is a much-revised edition of Hyperborea (Ballantine 1971) edited by Lin Carter, with additional fragments, re-orderings, and reconciliation of texts — enough to consider it a new book. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. (Contents)
• * *The Devil’s Notebook (Starmont House 1-557421-160-9, 1990 [Apr ’91], $9.95, 82pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Collection of epigrams and pensées by Smith plus a short collection of epigrams by others selected by him, with an introduction by Don Herron. A hardcover edition (-161-7, $19.95) was announced but not seen.
• * _The Dweller in the Gulf (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-07-0, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $2.50, 14pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1987) dark fantasy short story; third printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.
• * _Mother of Toads (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-08-9, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $2.50, 12pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1987) dark fantasy short story; third printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.
• * _Nostalgia of the Unknown: The Complete Prose Poetry of Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-01-1, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.95, 32pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1988) collection of prose poems and fragments; second printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893. (Contents)
• * *A Prophecy of Monsters (13th Hour Books no ISBN, Jan ’96, $3.50, 8pp, ph, cover by Stanley Sargent) Lovecraftian short-short story first published in F&SF in 1954, reprinted here for the first time in book form, with an introduction by Paul A. Roales. Available from 13th Hour Books, 5714 Fenwick Drive, Alexandria VA 22303; add $1.50 postage.
• * *A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith (Arkham House 0-87054-156-0, May ’88, $22.95, 472pp, hc) Collection culled from various other collections, including the original uncut version of “The City of Singing Flame”. Introduction by Ray Bradbury; illustrations by J.K. Potter. (Contents)
• * *Strange Shadows: The Uncollected Fiction and Essays of Clark Ashton Smith (Greenwood 0-313-26611-5, May ’89, $39.95, 281pp, hc) Annotated collection of Smith’s previously unpublished work including short stories, prose-poems, plays, fragments and story synopses. Edited by Steve Behrends, Donald Sidney-Fryer, and Rah Hoffman, with an introduction by Robert Bloch. (Contents)
• * *Tales of Zothique (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-71-2, Jun ’95, $11.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt & Homer D. Eckhardt) [Zothique] Collection of 21 related stories, edited by Will Murray with Steve Behrends. The introduction and postscript by Murray give a history of the story cycle, and lost stories. This is a much-revised edition of Zothique (Ballantine 1970) edited by Lin Carter, with additional fragments, re-orderings, and reconciliation of texts — enough to consider it a new book. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. (Contents)
• * _The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-09-7, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $3.50, 16pp, ph) Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1988) dark fantasy short story; third printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

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• * _Clark Ashton Smith See entry under Steve Behrends.

SMITH, CORDWAINER; pseudonym of Paul M. A. Linebarger, (1913-1966) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Best of Cordwainer Smith (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32302-5, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 377pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1975) collection edited by John J. Pierce. The one Smith book to read if you haven’t read any. Recommended. (CNB) 3rd Del Rey printing.
• * _The Instrumentality of Mankind (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32301-7, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 238pp, pb) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reissue (Del Rey 1979) collection. 2nd Del Rey printing.
• * _The Instrumentality of Mankind (Gollancz 0-575-04167-6, Nov ’88, £3.50, 238pp, pb) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) sf collection. Volume 28 in the “VGSF Classics” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Instrumentality of Mankind (Gollancz 0-575-04459-4, Mar ’89, £11.95, 238pp, hc, cover by John Avon) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) sf collection.
• * _Norstrilia (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32300-9, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reissue (Del Rey 1975) omnibus sf novel. Contains the complete text of the connected novels The Planet Buyer (1964) and The Underpeople (1968). The only novel (under this name) by one of the most individual writers in the field. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Norstrilia (Gollancz 0-575-04235-4, Mar ’88, £10.95, 275pp, hc) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reprint (Del Rey 1975) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Norstrilia (Gollancz 0-575-04166-8, May ’88, £2.95, 275pp, pb) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reprint (Del Rey 1975) sf novel. Volume 24 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
• * _Norstrilia (NESFA Press 0-915368-61-7, Feb ’95 [Mar ’95], $20.95, 249pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reprint (Del Rey 1975) SF novel, with an appendix of the material changed when the novel was split up for magazine publication, published as two volumes, then later recombined. The introduction is by Alan C. Elms. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage.
• * _Quest of the Three Worlds (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32931-7, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 208pp, pb) [Instrumentality of Mankind; *Casher O’Neill] Reissue (Ace 1966) collection of 4 connected sf stories of adventurer Casher O’Neill. This edition has the 1978 introduction by J.J. Pierce. Second Del Rey printing.
• * _Quest of the Three Worlds (Gollancz 0-575-04125-0, Dec ’87, £2.50, 184pp, pb) [Instrumentality of Mankind; *Casher O’Neill] Reprint (Ace 1966) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Quest of the Three Worlds (Gollancz 0-575-04598-1, Oct ’89 [1989], £11.95, 184pp, hc) [Instrumentality of Mankind; *Casher O’Neill] Reprint (Ace 1966) sf collection. This edition contains the 1978 introduction. [Not seen]
• * _The Rediscovery of Man (Gollancz 0-575-04165-X, Jun ’88, £3.50, 377pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1975, as The Best of Cordwainer Smith) sf collection. This book really lives up to its original title as the best of Cordwainer Smith and deserves a place on anyone’s bookshelf. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Volume 25 in the “VGSF Classics” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Rediscovery of Man (Gollancz 0-575-04352-0, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £11.95, 377pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1975, as The Best of Cordwainer Smith) sf collection.
• * *The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0, Jun ’93, $24.95, 671pp, hc, cover by Jack Gaughan) Collection of 33 stories (including two unpublished works), Smith’s complete output of short sf, with an introduction by John J. Pierce, edited by James A. Mann. Highly recommended (CNB). Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 07101-0203. (Contents)
• * _Space Lords (Ace 0-441-77743-0, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 206pp, pb) Reprint (Pyramid 1965) collection by one of the most fascinating voices in sf. Recommended. (CNB)

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• * _Concordance to Cordwainer Smith See entry under Anthony R. Lewis.

SMITH, CURTIS C(ooper) (1939- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Olaf Stapledon: a Bibliography (with Harvey J. Satty) See entry under Harvey J. Satty
• * *Welcome to the Revolution: The Literary Legacy of Mack Reynolds (Borgo Press 1-55742-236-2, 1995 [Feb ’96], $17.00, 136pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical. A survey of Reynolds’s political and literary career, with chronology, notes, selected bibliographies, and index. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942. [Reynolds]

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• * *Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers, Second Edition (St. James 0-912289-27-9, Sep ’86, $67.50, 933pp, hc) Non-fiction, bibliography/biography/critical study covering nearly all the American and English sf writers of the 20th century, plus pieces on selected foreign writers, 19th century writers, and fantasy writers. There are, individually, better bibliographical, biographical, and critical studies elsewhere, but not in one convenient place. It also does a good job on minor writers not covered anywhere else. Some of the work is sloppy and unchecked, but, on the whole, this is the best one-volume work of its kind and the only up-to-date one. Highly recommended. (CNB)

SMITH, D. BEECHER, II, ed. (stories)

• * *Monsters from Memphis (Zapizdat Publications 1-880964-21-X, 1997 [Nov ’97], $12.95, 345pp, tp, cover by Judith Wagner Hanson) Original anthology of 31 stories of SF, fantasy, or horror set in or otherwise related to Memphis, Tennessee. Authors include Tom Piccirilli, Don Webb, and Brent Monahan. This is a limited edition of 1,000. Order from Zapizdat Publications, PO Box 36, Palo Alto CA 94302. (Contents)

SMITH, D. W. “PROF”; see under Smith, Dean Wesley (stories)

SMITH, DAVID ALEXANDER (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Homecoming (Ace 0-441-34259-0, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 296pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) [Marathon] Space opera sf novel, third book of the “Marathon” trilogy.
• * *In the Cube (Tor 0-312-85448-X, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $18.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Sf/PI novel set in 21st-century Boston.
• * _In the Cube (Tor 0-812-52374-1, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (Tor 1993) SF/PI novel set in 21st-century Boston.
• * *Rendezvous (Ace 0-441-71354-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Marathon] Sf novel, sequel to Marathon. Space opera.

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• * *Future Boston (Tor 0-312-85589-3, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $22.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Shared-world anthology of 27 stories by eight writers, 20 original, that establish a history of Boston from 1990-2100. Smith’s novel In the Cube is also part of this sequence, developed by the Cambridge Science Fiction Writers Workshop. With an afterword by the editor. (Contents)
• * _Future Boston (Tor/Orb 0-312-89028-1, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $13.95, 384pp, tp, cover by Wayne Barlowe) Reprint (Tor 1994) shared-world anthology of 27 stories by eight authors.

SMITH, DAVID C(laude) (1952- ) (stories)

• * *The Eyes of Night (Avon 0-380-76011-8, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 254pp, pb, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Fair Rules of Evil] Horror novel of an evil medieval cult operating in the modern world. Sequel to The Fair Rules of Evil.
• * *The Fair Rules of Evil (Avon 0-380-75684-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 180pp, pb) [Fair Rules of Evil] Horror novel. A young woman raises her parents from the dead.
• * *H.G. Wells, Desperately Mortal (Yale 0-300-03672-8, Sep ’86 [Jan ’87], $29.95, 634pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography by “a believer in the possibility of a Wellsian future.” Published in 1986 but missed. This is a fascinating story of Wells’ life and loves. Wells the fiction writer gets little notice. (CNB) [Wells]
• * *The Passing of the Gods (Pinnacle 0-523-43073-6, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.50, 344pp, pb) [Fall of the First World] Fantasy novel, third in the “Fall of the First World” series.

SMITH, DAVID VanMETER (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Trinity Grove (Avon 0-380-75835-0, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 277pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Horror novel of drug smugglers and druids. A first novel.

SMITH, DEAN WESLEY (1950- ); see pseudonyms Smith Gustafson & Sandy Schofield (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Abductors: Conspiracy (with Jonathan Frakes) See entry under Jonathan Frakes.
• * *Iron Man: Steel Terror (Pocket 0-671-00321-6, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $4.99, 140pp, pb, cover by Mike Zeck & Phil Zimelman) [Iron Man] Novelization based on the comic-book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *Laying the Music to Rest (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20934-8, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 194pp, pb) Time-travel sf novel. A man seeking to exorcise a ghost becomes trapped in a time warp that lands him on the decks of the Titanic, doomed to relive the ship’s last six hours over and over. A first novel. This is an fascinating time-travel novel, crisply plotted and entertaining. Recommended (SW).
• * *Shadow Warrior: For Dead Eyes Only (Pocket 0-671-01879-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 227pp, pb) Novelization based on an SF/martial arts CD-ROM game from 3D Realms Entertainment. Copyrighted by Apogee Software.
• * _Spider-Man: Carnage in New York (with David Michelinie) See entry under David Michelinie.
• * *Spider-Man: Goblin’s Revenge (Boulevard 1-57297-172-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the comic book characters, sequel to Spider-Man: Carnage in New York. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * _Spiderman: Carnage in New York (with David Michelinie) See entry under David Michelinie.
• * *Star Trek Voyager: Echoes (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Nina Kiriki Hoffman) (Pocket 0-671-00200-7, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 278pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek Voyager: The Escape (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-52096-2, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 244pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation #41: Invasion! Book Two: The Soldiers of Fear (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-54174-9, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 234pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; Invasion] Star Trek novelization, #41 in the ST:TNG series, second of four in the “Invasion!” series. Copyrighted by Paramount Picturs.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Klingon! (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-00257-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, a tie-in to the Klingon CD-ROM.
• * *Star Trek: Day of Honor #4: Treaty’s Law (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-00424-7, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek; Day of Honor] Star Trek novelization. Fourth and final in the crossover series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Captain’s Table, Book Three: The Mist (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-01471-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.50, 271pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine; *Captain’s Table] Star Trek novelization. Includes a biography of Captain Sisko by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Long Night (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-55165-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 274pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization, #14 in the sub-series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Rings of Tautee (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-00171-X, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 242pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Steel (Tor 0-812-53931-1, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $6.99, 216pp, pb) Novelization of the film based on the comic books. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Unreal #2: Prophet’s Power (Pocket 0-671-01882-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 214pp, pb) Novelization based on the CD-ROM game. Copyrighted by Epic Megagames.
• * *X-Men: The Jewels of Cyttorak (Boulevard 1-57297-329-3, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $6.50, 285pp, pb, cover by Vince Evans) [X-Men] Novelization based on the comic books. Packaged by Bryon Preiss, copyrighted by Marvel Characters.

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• * _SFWA Handbook: The Professional Writer’s Guide to Writing Professionally (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) See entry under Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• * *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (with John J. Ordover & Paula M. Block) (Pocket 0-671-01446-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $14.00, 371pp, tp, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek] Original anthology of 20 short stories set in the Star Trek worlds, written as part of a contest for non-professional writers. (Rules for next year’s contest are included.) Introduction by Smith; afterwords by Ordover and Block. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)