The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SOMMER-BODENBURG, ANGELA (continued)

• * _The Vampire Moves In (S&S/Minstrel 0-671-55422-0, 1986 [Oct ’86], $2.50, 155pp, pb) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Anderson Press 1982) juvenile fantasy, translated from the German by Sara Gibson; a boy has to cope with the problems of housing a banished boy-vampire in his basement.
• * +The Vampire on the Farm (Dial 0-8037-0326-0, May ’89, $10.95, 136pp, hc) [Little Vampire] Young-adult fantasy about a boy whose best friend is a vampire. Fourth book of a series. Translated from the German by Sarah Gibson (Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag 1983 as Der Kleine Vampir Auf Dem Bauernhof). First American edition of this translation (Andersen Press 1985). Illustrated by Amelia Glienke.
• * _The Vampire on the Farm (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-70236-X, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 136pp, pb, cover by Amelie Glienke) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Andersen Press 1985) young-adult fantasy about a boy whose best friend is a vampire. Fourth book of a series. Translated from the German by Sarah Gibson and illustrated by Amelie Glienke.
• * _The Vampire Takes a Trip (Pocket 0-671-64822-5, Oct ’87, $2.50, 155pp, pb) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Dial 1984) juvenile fantasy novel. Originally published in German (Rowoht Taschenbuch Verlag 1982).

SOMMERS, BEVERLY; pseudonym of Joy Freeman, (1934- )

• * *Time and Again (Worldwide Library 0-373-97042-0, Aug ’87, $3.95, 253pp, pb) Yet another time travel romance. A modern woman finds herself in 1906 San Francisco.

SOMMERS, ROBBI (1950- ) (stories)

• * *Uncertain Companions (Naiad Press 1-56280-017-5, Oct ’92, $9.95, 188pp, tp) Lesbian fantasy novel. Married woman Veronica’s discovery of her lesbianism leads her into another world where she is loved by a woodland moon goddess.

SOMTOW, S. P.; pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul, (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Aquiliad, Volume II: Aquila and the Iron Horse (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33868-5, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 261pp, pb) [Aquila] Sf novel of alternate history/time travel, etc.
• * *The Aquiliad, Volume III: Aquila and the Sphinx (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34791-9, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 242pp, pb) [Aquila] Humorous science fiction historical novel set in an alternate world.
• * _The Aquiliad: Aquila in the New World (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33867-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 247pp, pb) [Aquila] Reprint (Timescape 1983) alternate-world novel with the whole world ruled by a more modern Rome.
• * _Armorica (Orbit 1-85723-188-0, Aug ’94, £4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Riverrun] Reprint (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night) fantasy novel. Sequel to Riverrun. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Darker Angels (Gollancz 0-575-06122-7, Nov ’97, £16.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Historical dark fantasy novel of voodoo, Civil War, and regeneration.
• * +Darker Angels (Tor 0-312-85931-7, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Amy Grigg) Horror novel. A one-eyed shaman raises the dead from Civil War battlefields. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).
• * _Darker Angels (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60060-8, Nov ’98, £5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) historical dark fantasy novel of voodoo, Civil War, and regeneration.
• * *Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes [as by Somtow Sucharitkul] (Pulphouse 1-56146-547-X, Feb ’92, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) Sf short story that originally appeared in Analog in 1986 (as by Somtow Sucharitkul), with an afterword by the author. Short story paperback #47. Available from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Forest of the Night (AvoNova 0-380-76628-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Riverrun] Fantasy novel; sequel to Riverrun. After young Theo Etchison’s escape from the Darkling dimension, the Darklings’ power over the world of men increases, and Theo’s brother falls victim. Recommended (SW).
• * *Forgetting Places (Tor 0-312-93030-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $14.95, 216pp, hc) Non-sf, associational. A straight novel by a well-known sf writer (Somtow Sucharitkul).
• * *I Wake from a Dream of a Drowned City (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-120-2, May ’92, $35.00, 95pp, hc, cover by Donna Gordon) Sf novella about a cloned prince who struggles to understand the kingdom he may one day rule. This is a 300-copy hardcover edition; a 525-copy trade paperback edition ($10.00) and a 75-copy leatherbound limited edition ($60.00) are also available. All states are signed. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Jasmine Nights (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-00200-1, May ’94, £9.99, 380pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) Associational novel.
• * +Jasmine Nights (St. Martin’s/Wyatt 0-312-11834-1, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $23.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Steve Wallace) Associational novel. A sheltered Thai boy becomes disillusioned by his pampered existence and gets an introduction to the best and worst of Sixties American culture. First American edition (Hamish Hamilton 1994).
• * _Jasmine Nights (Penguin 0-14-023466-7, May ’95, £6.99, 380pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1994) associational autobiographical novel. A sheltered Thai boy becomes disillusioned by his pampered existence and gets an introduction to the best and worst of sixties American culture.
• * *Moon Dance (Tor 0-312-93203-0, Jan ’90, $24.95, 564pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) Werewolf horror/fantasy novel set in the nineteenth century American West. This is a splashy epic that never fails to surprise and entertain. Recommended (SW).
• * _Moon Dance (Gollancz 0-575-05017-9, Feb ’91, £14.99, 564pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic horror novel about vampires. This is a pseudonym for Somtow Sucharitkul.
• * _Moon Dance (Tor 0-812-51127-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 535pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic American historical/werewolf novel.
• * _Moon Dance (Gollancz 0-575-05072-1, Oct ’91, £4.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic horror novel about werewolves. This is a pseudonym for Somtow Sucharitkul.
• * *The Pavilion of Frozen Women (Gollancz 0-575-06120-0, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £16.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Collection of 8 SF, fantasy, and mainstream stories. (Contents)
• * _The Pavilion of Frozen Women (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60074-8, Aug ’97, £5.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) collection of ten SF, fantasy and mainstream stories, each with a small paragraph on its origin. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
• * *Riverrun (Avon 0-380-75925-X, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Riverrun] Fantasy novel of two teenagers and their parents drawn into the conflicts of another dimension. First book of a new series. Highly recommended (SW).
• * _Riverrun (Orbit 1-85723-195-3, Feb ’94, £4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Riverrun] Reprint (Avon 1991) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Riverrun Trilogy (White Wolf 1-56504-943-8, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $14.99, 580pp, tp, cover by Troy Eittreim) [Riverrun] Omnibus of three dark fantasy novels in the “Riverrun Trilogy”: Riverrun (Avon 1991), Armorica (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night), and Yestern. The third novel is original to this volume. (Contents)
• * _The Riverrun Trilogy (SFBC #12396, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $14.98, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Riverrun] Reprint (White Wolf 1996) omnibus of three Joycean dark fantasy novels: Riverrun (Avon 1991), Armorica (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night), and Yestern. This first hardcover edition has new jacket art (with a White Wolf logo), and has a new ISBN on the copyright page (1-56865-194-5); the jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Shattered Horse (Tor 0-312-93730-X, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $16.95, 464pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel with an alternate outcome of the Trojan War. The author also writes as Somtow Sucharitkul.
• * _The Shattered Horse (Tor 0-812-55515-5, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 464pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novel about the Trojan War.
• * _The Shattered Horse (Headline 0-7472-3092-7, Feb ’88, £3.50, 464pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novel about an alternate Trojan War. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Starship & Haiku (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33866-9, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Somtow Sucharitkul) sf novel.
• * *Valentine (Gollancz 0-575-05018-7, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £14.99, 383pp, hc, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Horror novel. Sequel to Vampire Junction.
• * +Valentine (Tor 0-312-85145-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $21.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Vampire horror novel, sequel to Vampire Junction. Child-vampire and rock star Timmy Valentine returns to life to stalk Los Angeles. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1992).
• * _Valentine (Gollancz 0-575-05570-7, May ’93, £4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) horror novel. Sequel to Vampire Junction.
• * _Valentine (Tor 0-812-51240-5, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) horror novel, sequel to Vampire Junction.
• * *Vampire Junction (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-367-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $15.95, 280pp, hc) [Timmy Valentine] Limited edition, signed and numbered, available for $35.00. Horror/gross-out fantasy novel by Somtow Sucharitkul in clever plastic disguise. The limited edition is the same as the regular in plain, cheap box plus pasted-in signed book-plate.
• * _Vampire Junction (Berkley 0-425-07746-2, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $3.50, 362pp, pb) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning 1984) horror/fantasy novel. The author is Somtow Sucharitkul.
• * _Vampire Junction (Macdonald 0-356-10991-7, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], £8.95, 288pp, hc) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning 1984) dark fantasy/horror novel; the author is Somtow Sucharitkul. Library edition.
• * _Vampire Junction (Tor 0-812-52596-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.99, 362pp, pb) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1984) horror/fantasy novel about a teen idol rock star who is actually a 2000 year-old vampire. Highly recommended (SW).
• * _Vampire Junction (Gollancz 0-575-05057-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £4.99, 362pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Starblaze 1984) horror novel.
• * _Vampire Junction (Tor 0-812-52596-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Reissue (Starblaze 1984) vampire novel. Second printing.
• * *The Vampire’s Beautiful Daughter (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-31968-1, Sep ’97, $17.00, 116pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott) Young-adult vampire novel. Johnny has trouble adjusting to California until he meets a half-human girl who’s trying to decide whether of not she wants to be a vampire like her father. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; text copyrighted by Somtow Sucharitkul, illustrations by Gary Lippincott.
• * _The Vampire’s Beautiful Daughter (SFBC #15484, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $7.98, 116pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott) Reprint (Atheneum 1997) young-adult vampire novella. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; text copyrighted by Somtow Sucharitkul. This is similar to the Atheneum edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Vanitas (Transylvania Press 1-55135-003-3, May ’95 [Jul ’95], $65.00, 333pp, hc, cover by Val Lakey-Lindahn) [Timmy Valentine] Third novel in the “Valentine” trilogy. Signed, limited edition of 500. This is the official (Canadian) first edition (the Gollancz UK edition is due in July), and the author’s preferred text. Order from Transylvania Press, PO Box 75012 - WRPS, White Rock BC Canada V4A 9M4.
• * *Vanitas (Gollancz 0-575-05655-X, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £16.99, 352pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) [Timmy Valentine] Horror novel. Timothy Valentine, the child rock god and vampire from Valentine and Vampire Junction, resurfaces after his supposed death. Simultaneous with the Canadian (Transylvania Press) edition.
• * +Vanitas (Tor 0-312-85513-3, Nov ’95, $23.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Vampire novel, third in the “Timmy Valentine” trilogy. First US edition. (Transylvania Press Canada; Gollancz UK 1995)
• * _Vanitas (Vista 0-575-60051-9, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Transylvania Press Canada; Gollancz 1995) vampire novel, third in the “Timothy Valentine” series.
• * _Vanitas (Tor 0-812-52478-0, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Joe DiVito) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Transylvania Press 1995) vampire novel, third in the “Timmy Valentine” trilogy.
• * *The Wizard’s Apprentice (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31576-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $14.95, 132pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel of a teenager in Encino offered the chance to become an immortal wizard’s apprentice. With illustrations by Nicholas Jainschigg. A “Dragonflight” book packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. Recommended (SW).

SONDHEIM, STEPHEN (1930- )

• * *Into the Woods (with James Lapine & Hudson Talbott) (Crown 0-517-57077-7, Nov ’88, $24.95, 91pp, hc) Art book. Illustrated adaptation of the fantasy musical by Sondheim and Lapine (based on fairy tales by Grimm), illustrated by Talbott.

SONNTAG, LINDA, ed. (1950- )

• * +The Ghost Story Treasury (Putnam 0-399-21477-1, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $12.95, 93pp, hc) Anthology of 15 ghost stories. First U.S. edition (Kingfisher 1987). (Contents)
• * *Ghost Train and Other Spooky Stories (Kingfisher 0-86272-309-4, Aug ’87 [1987], £6.95, 96pp, hc) Young adult ghost anthology. [Not seen]

SONTUP, DAN(iel) (1922-2003); see pseudonym David Saunders

SØRENSEN, VILLY (1929-2001) (stories)

• * +The Downfall of the Gods (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-4201-8, May ’89 [Mar ’90], $14.95, 123pp, hc) Allegorical retelling of the Edda. Translated from the Norwegian by Paula Hostrup-Jessen. Originally published in Norway by Centrum as En Gudefortaelling.

SOROKA, CYNTHIA

• * *The Dark Chronicles: The Light Years I: Heaven Hell or Freedom (Ariel Starr Productions 1-889122-73-4, 1996 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles: Light Years] Fantasy novel, first book in the second “Dark Chronicles” trilogy. Adventurers must delve into the collective unconscious to remove the world’s curse of eternal misery. Order from Publishers Book & Audio, Box 070059, Staten Island NY 10307; add $1.50 postage for first, $.50 for subsequent books; credit card orders 800-288-2131.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: The Light Years II: The Will for Change (Ariel Starr Productions 1-889122-74-2, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles: Light Years] Fantasy novel, second in the second “Dark Chronicles” trilogy. Order from Publishers’ Book & Audio, Box 070059, Staten Island NY 10307; add $1.50 postage for first, $.50 for subsequent books; credit card orders 800-288-2131.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: Volume III: Triumph (Flash Blasters 1-881374-72-6, Jan ’95, $5.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles] Sword & Sorcery novel, third book in the series. Available from Flash Blasters, 253 Closter Dock Road, Closter NJ 07624.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: Volume One: The Beginning (Flash Blasters 1-881374-70-X, Nov ’93 [May ’94], $5.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles] Sword-&-Sorcery novel, first book of a new series. A first novel. This has a 1993 date but was not seen until now. Available from Flash Blasters, Inc., 253 Closter Dock Rd., Suite 6, Closter NJ 07624.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: Volume Two: Red Blood (Flash Blasters 1-881374-71-8, May ’94, $5.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles] Sword-&-Sorcery novel, second book of a series. Available from Flash Blasters, Inc., 253 Closter Dock Rd., Suite 6, Closter NJ 07624.

SORRELS, ROY (W.) (1938- ) (stories)

• * *The Eyes of Torie Webster (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-388-9, Aug ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Horror novel of a beautiful tv anchorwoman and her cursed legacy.

SOSNOWSKI, DAVID J. (stories)

• * *Rapture (Villard 0-679-45174-9, Sep ’96, $23.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Mona Mark) Literary fantasy novel. A virus makes its victims sprout wings. A first novel.
• * _Rapture (Sceptre 0-340-68554-9, Dec ’96, £9.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Rapture (Sceptre 0-340-68555-7, Jul ’97, £6.99, 343pp, tp) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary SF novel.
• * _Rapture (Bantam 0-553-37896-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $11.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary fantasy novel.

SOUKUP, MARTHA (1959- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Arbitrary Placement of Walls (DreamHaven Books 0-9630944-9-1, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $25.00, 206pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of 17 stories. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. DreamHaven Books, 912 West Lake St., Minneapolis MN 55408. (Contents)
• * *Rosemary’s Brain and Other Tales of Weird Wonder (Wildside Press 1-880448-07-6, Sep ’92, $2.29, 63pp, tp) Collection of three stories in a smaller, thin papgerback (13½ by 10½ cm) size with an introduction by John Gregory Betancourt. A 200-copy hardcover edition (-08-44, $13.99) and a 26-copy leatherbound edition (-09-2, $22.50) were announced but not seen. Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105. (Contents)

SOUTH, MALCOLM

• * _Mythical and Fabulous Creatures (Peter Bedrick 0-87226-208-1, Sep ’88, $14.95, 393pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwood 1987) non-fiction study, “A Sourcebook and Research Guide”, with essays, bibliographies, and references to authors from Aeschylus to Tolkien, Lewis, Beagle, and Anthony.

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• * *Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Sourcebook and Research Guide (Greenwood 0-313-24338-7, Mar ’87 [Apr ’87], $49.95, 393pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book. Of particular interest to would-be fantasy trilogists.

SOUZA, MÁRCIO (1946- )

• * *Lost World II: The End of the Third World (Avon 0-380-89829-2, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $12.00, 362pp, tp, cover by Richard Bober) Literary magic realist fantasy novel about the hunt through the Amazon jungles for that long-extinct creature the classical capitalist, with appearances by immortals and time-travelers. Originally published in Brazil as O Fim Do Terceiro Mundo (Marco Zero 1990). Translated from the Portuguese by Lana Santamaria.
• * *The Order of the Day: An Unidentified Flying Opus (Avon/Bard 0-380-89765-2, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $4.50, 223pp, pb) Satiric sf novel of “an extra-terrestrial coup brewing deep in the Brazilian jungle.” Translated by Thomas Colchie. First published in Brazil, 1983.

SPANGBERG, REX MILLER (1939-2004); see pseudonym Rex Miller (stories)

SPANO, CHARLES A., Jr. (1948- )

• * _Spock, Messiah (with Theodore R. Cogswell) See entry under Theodore R. Cogswell
• * _Spock, Messiah! (with Theodore R. Cogswell) See entry under Theodore R. Cogswell