The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SWITHIN, ANTONY (stories) (continued)

• * _The Nine Gods of Safaddné (Fontana 0-00-617855-3, Jun ’93, £4.99, 270pp, pb) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Reprint (Fontana 1993) fantasy novel. Book four of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.
• * *Princes of Sandastre (Fontana 0-00-617938-X, Jun ’90, £5.99, 220pp, tp) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Fantasy novel, a first novel. Book One of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.
• * _Princes of Sandastre (Fontana 0-00-617852-9, Nov ’90, £2.99, 220pp, pb) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Reprint (Fontana 1990) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.
• * *The Winds of the Wastelands (Fontana 0-00-617940-1, Mar ’92, £8.99, 289pp, tp) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Fantasy novel. Book three of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.
• * _The Winds of the Wastelands (Fontana 0-00-617854-5, Oct ’92, £4.99, 289pp, pb) [Perilous Quest for Lyonesse] Reprint (Fontana 1992) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Perilous Quest for Lyonesse”.

SWYCAFFER, JEFFERSON P(utnam) (1956- ) (stories)

• * *Become the Hunted (Avon 0-380-89608-7, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 160pp, pb) [Not in Our Stars] Sf novel; a prequel to his first novel, Not in Our Stars.
• * *The Empire’s Legacy (New Infinities 0-425-11270-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 331pp, pb) [Concordat] Sf novel, Book 1 of “The Concordat”. This is distributed by Berkley.
• * *Not in Our Stars (Avon 0-380-88526-3, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.75, 222pp, pb) [Not in Our Stars] Sf novel.
• * *The Praesidium of Archive (Avon 0-380-89663-X, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 197pp, pb) Collection of 6 connected sf stories. They all seem to be originals. This is the fourth book set in the “Concordat” universe. (Contents)
• * *Revolt and Rebirth (New Infinities 0-425-11343-4, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 329pp, pb) [Concordat] Science fiction novel. Third book of the “Tales of the Concordat”. Centuries after a successful but ruinous revolution, one man attempts to begin a cultural rebirth. There are two slightly different editions: the above is distributed by Berkley, while the New Infinities direct edition lacks the ISBN number and has a code, 20-7004, instead.
• * *The Universal Prey (Avon 0-380-89662-1, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Concordat] Sf novel. “He’s an assassin without fear...on a deadly mission that could blow the Concordat apart.” Third book of a series.
• * *Voyage of the Planetslayer (New Infinities 0-425-11341-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 312pp, pb) [Concordat] Sf space opera. Sequel to The Empirie’s Legacy. Part of “Tales of the Concordat”, a background based on gaming. There are actually two editions: the above one is distributed to the book trade by Berkley sales. The other, a straight New Infinites edition, lacks an ISBN, is numbered 20-7003, and is distributed directly to gaming stores.
• * *Warsprite (TSR 0-88038-915-X, Apr ’90, $3.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) Sf novel of robots from the future battling in Wyoming.
• * *Web of Futures (TSR 1-56076-059-1, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) Sf novel of a drunk who encounters an alien.

SYKES, S(ondra) C(atharine) (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Red Genesis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28874-1, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Sf novel of Mars colonization, first book of “The Next Wave”, a series of unrelated hard sf novels, with an introduction by Isaac Asimov and an essay by Eugene Mallove plus a bibliography. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. The covers on this series are different, and very impressive (CNB).
• * *U.S.S.A. Book 3 (Avon 0-380-75182-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 170pp, pb) [U.S.S.A.] High school students battle a military dictatorship in 1996.

SYMONS, JULIAN (Gustave) (1912-1994) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Conan Doyle: Portrait of an Artist (Mysterious Press 0-89296-926-1, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $9.95, 137pp, tp) Reprint (G. Whizzard 1979) non-fiction, biography. [Doyle]

SYNGE, (Phyllis) URSULA (1930-1981?)

• * *Swan’s Wing (Bodley Head (US) 0-370-30425-X, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $11.95, 155pp, hc) Fantasy novel, another sequel to Andersen’s fairytale “The Wild Swan”.
• * +Swan’s Wing (Ace 0-441-79094-1, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 152pp, pb) Reprint (Bodley Head 1981) fantasy novel. First U.S. edition.

SYVERTSEN, RYDER (Otto) (1941- ); see pseudonym Ryder Stacy; see house pseudonym John Sievert

• * _C.A.D.S. [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 2: Tech Battleground [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 3: Tech Commando [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 4: Tech Strike Force [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 5: Tech Satan [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 6: Tech Inferno [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 7: Doom Commander [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * _C.A.D.S. # 8: Cybertech Killing Zone [as by John Sievert] See entry under John Sievert.
• * *Mystic Rebel #2: The Dancing Dead (Pinnacle 1-55817-079-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Mystic Rebel] Contemporary fantasy novel in a series set in Chinese-occupied Tibet.
• * *Mystic Rebel #3: Darkness Descends (Pinnacle 1-55817-141-X, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Mystic Rebel] Occult suspense novel set in Chinese-occupied Tibet.
• * *Mystic Rebel IV (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-243-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Mystic Rebel] Occult adventure novel about a CIA agent transformed into a hero with occult powers.
• * *Mystic Rebel VI: Fortress of Forbidden Destiny (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-550-4, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.95, 288pp, pb) [Mystic Rebel] Occult adventure novel about a CIA agent transformed into a hero with supernatural powers, sixth book in an ongoing series.
• * *Psychic Spawn (with Adrian Fletcher) (Popular Library 0-445-20420-6, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, pb) Horror novel.

SZCZESUIL, TIMOTHY P., ed. (1961- ) (stories)

• * _Frankensteins and Foreign Devils See entry under Walter Jon Williams.
• * _His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C.M. Kornbluth See entry under C. M. Kornbluth.

SZIEMIANOWICZ, STEFAN

• * _The Core of Ramsey Campbell (with S. T. Joshi & Ramsey Campbell) See entry under Ramsey Campbell.

SZILAGYI, STEVE(n Glenn) (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Photographing Fairies (Ballantine 0-345-37751-6, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $18.00, 321pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel set in Victorian England. An American photographer is hired by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle to help ensure his sole claim to proof of the existence of fairies, which involves him in intrigue and sexual peculiarities. A first novel. Recommended (SW).
• * _Photographing Fairies (Ballantine 0-345-38323-0, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $10.00, 321pp, tp, cover by Edward Robert Hughes) Reprint (Ballantine 1992) historical fantasy novel set in Victorian England.

SZILARD, LEO (1898-1964) (stories)

• * _The Voice of the Dolphins and Other Stories (Stanford University Press 0-8047-1753-2, May ’92, $45.00, 200pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1961) SF collection. This edition adds an introduction by historian Barton Bernstein, an afterword by Helen Weiss and one story from the 1967 Sphere reprint. (Contents)

SZOLLOSI, THOMAS

• * *The Proving (Doubleday 0-385-24239-5, Jun ’88 [Aug ’88], $17.95, 256pp, hc) Psychological horror/detective novel with supernatural elements.
• * _The Proving (Avon 0-380-70788-8, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) psychological horror/detective novel with supernatural elements.

TADIE, ANDREW A., ed.

• * _G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis: The Riddle of Joy (with Michael H. MacDonald) See entry under Michael H. MacDonald

TAGAMI, YOSHI

• * *Grey 1 (VIZ Select Comics 0-929279-15-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 72pp, tp) Art book; graphic novel in b&w, first in a series. Foreword by Harlan Ellison. Translated from the Japanese (Tokuma Shoten 1988).

TAKEI, GEORGE (1937- )

• * _Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
• * _To the Stars (Pocket 0-671-53623-0, Dec ’95, $3.99, 213pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1994) associational non-fiction, the autobiography of Star Trek’s Sulu, with eight unpaginated pages of photos. This is a young-adult abridgement.
• * *To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu (Pocket 0-671-89008-5, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $22.00, 406pp, hc) [Star Trek] Associational non-fiction, the autobiography of Star Trek’s Sulu.
• * *To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-89008-5, Oct ’94 [Jan ’95], £12.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Kelly Campbell) [Star Trek] Illustrated autobiography of the actor. Simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.
• * _To the Stars: The Autobiography of George Takei, Star Trek’s Mr. Sulu (Pocket 0-671-89009-3, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $12.00, 406pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1994) associational non-fiction, the autobiography of Star Trek’s Sulu.

TAL, STANISLAUS, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Bizarre Dreams (with Caro Soles) See entry under Caro Soles.
• * *Bizarre Sex and Other Crimes of Passion (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-213-2, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $12.95, 211pp, tp, cover by Todd Elkin) Anthology of 21 stories of erotic horror and fantasy, ten original and the rest previously published in Tal’s eponymous magazine/anthology. (Contents)

TALBOT, MICHAEL (Coleman) (1953-1992) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Bog (Morrow 0-688-05952-X, Apr ’86 [Jun ’86], $17.95, 310pp, hc) Fantasy/horror novel of an ancient necromancer in modern England, by the author of The Delicate Dependency.
• * _The Bog (Jove 0-515-09049-2, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.95, 314pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1986) horror novel.
• * *Night Things (Morrow 0-688-07163-5, Jul ’88, $16.95, 274pp, hc) Supernatural horror novel featuring a very strange mansion — some good scene setting is foiled by standard characterization. (FCM)
• * _Night Things (Avon 0-380-70897-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by James Warren) Reprint (Morrow 1988) horror novel of a house in the Adirondacks harboring an ancient evil.

TALBOT, NORMAN (Clare), ed. (1936- ) (stories)

• * _Contrary Modes (with Jenny Blackford, Russell Blackford & Lucy Sussex) See entry under Jenny Blackford.

TALBOTT, HUDSON

• * _Into the Woods (with Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine) See entry under Stephen Sondheim.

TALCROFT, BARBARA L.

• * *Death of the Corn King: King and Goddess in Rosemary Sutcliff’s Historical Fiction for Young Adults (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-2982-7, Apr ’95 [Jun ’95], $25.00, 164pp, hc) Non-fiction look at Sutcliff’s use of sacrificial kings and goddess themes in her works, including her Arthurians. There is a short biography of Sutcliff, and a bibliography of her works. Order from University Press of America, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; credit card orders: 800-462-6420. [Sutcliff]

TALLEY, STEVEN

• * _The Secret (with Adrian Malone & Sharlene Bellanger) See entry under Adrian Malone.

TALLIS, ROBYN; house pseudonym

• * *Planet Builders # 1: Mountain of Stolen Dreams (Ballantine Fawcett Ivy 0-8041-0201-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novel. A team of planetary engineers rushes to avoid a natural catastrophe on an unexplored planet. First in a series.
• * *Planet Builders # 2: Night of Ghosts and Lightning [by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald] (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0202-3, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novel. Six teenagers with special powers fight to save a city from being torn apart by earthquakes. “Tallis” is a many-headed author, this time it’s Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. This is a series packaged by Butterfield Press.
• * *Planet Builders # 3: Rebel from Alphorion (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0205-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization about friends linked by a psychic bond who help the rebels of a planet. The series is packaged by Butterfield Press, and the author has at least four heads.
• * *Planet Builders # 5: Zero-Sum Games [by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald] (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0207-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 182pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf series packaged and copyright by Butterfield Press. The “author” is a group, this time it’s Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald.
• * *Planet Builders # 6: Night of Two New Moons (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0209-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization. Part of a series packaged by Butterfield Press. The “author” is a group.
• * *Planet Builders # 8: Horrorvid (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0461-1, Jul ’89 [Aug ’89], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization. The “author” is a group and the series is packaged by Butterfield Press.
• * *Planet Builders # 9: Giants of Elenna (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-9046-X, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization, part of a series packaged by the Butterfield Press. The “author” is a group.
• * *Planet Builders #10: Fire in the Sky (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0463-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization. The “author” is a group and the series is packaged by Butterfield Press.

TALMADGE-BICKMORE, DEBORAH (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Apprentice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36139-3, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Fantasy novel about an evil sorceress and her apprentice. A first novel.
• * *The Heldan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38243-9, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Fantasy novel of a young warrior-apprentice who must discover her own battle magic in order to save her people.

TAN, CECILIA (stories)

• * *Black Feathers: Erotic Dreams (HarperPerennial 0-06-098501-1, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $13.00, 295pp, tp) Collection of 23 erotic stories, two original, many with elements of fantasy or SF. (Contents)
• * *Telepaths Don’t Need Safewords and Other Stories from the Erotic Edge of SF/Fantasy (Circlet Press 0-9633970-0-1, Dec ’92 [Aug ’93], $2.95, unpaginated, pb, cover by D. Cameron Calkins) Original collection of three S&M sf and fantasy stories. (Contents)

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• * *The Beast Within (Circlet Press 1-885865-01-5, Dec ’94, $7.95, 96pp, tp) Original anthology of four erotic tales of werewolves and wolf totems. (Contents)
• * *Blood Kiss (Circlet Press 1-885865-00-7, Dec ’94, $9.95, 128pp, tp) Original anthology of seven stories about erotic symbolism and sublimation in the vampire mythos. (Contents)
• * _Blood Kiss (Circlet Press 1-885865-00-7, Jul ’96 [Oct ’96], $9.95, 128pp, tp) Reissue (Circlet 1994) original anthology of erotic vampire stories. This is a new package with gold foil cover. Third printing.
• * *Cherished Blood (Circlet Press 1-885865-18-X, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.95, 208pp, tp, cover by Pete Abrams) Original anthology of ten erotic vampire stories. (Contents)
• * *Erotica Vampirica (Circlet Press 1-885865-08-2, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $11.95, 188pp, tp, cover by Pete Abrams) Original anthology of 10 erotic vampire stories. Authors include Robert Boyczuk, Lela E. Buis, and Steve Eller. Available from Circlet Press, 1770 Mass. Ave. #278, Cambridge MA 02140. (Contents)
• * *Forged Bonds: Erotic Tales of High Fantasy (Circlet Press 0-9633970-3-6, May ’93, $4.95, 54pp, tp, cover by D. Cameron Calkins) Original anthology of three erotic high fantasy stories, with illustrations by D. Cameron Calkins. Order from Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston MA 02215. Include 95¢ postage. (Contents)
• * *Genderflex (Circlet Press 1-885865-12-0, Sep ’96, $12.95, 203pp, tp, cover by Cathy Miller Burgoyne) Original anthology of 12 erotic SF stories that play with gender. (Contents)
• * *The New Worlds of Women (Circlet Press 1-885865-15-5, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $10.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Judith Holman) Anthology of 11 erotic SF stories by, for, and about lesbian and bisexual women. Six stories are original to this edition, which is an expanded edition of a 1993 anthology in which five of the stories first appeared. Available from Circlet Press, 1770 Mass. Ave. #278, Cambridge MA 02140. (Contents)
• * *Of Princes and Beauties: Adult Erotic Faerie Tales (Circlet Press 1-885865-03-1, Dec ’95 [Feb ’96], $7.95, 95pp, tp, cover by Lisa Hunt) Original anthology of five erotic faerie tales, and one reprinted poem. Available from Circlet Press, 1770 Mass. Ave. #278, Cambridge MA 02140. (Contents)
• * *S/M Futures (Circlet Press 1-885865-02-3, Aug ’95, $12.95, 169pp, tp, cover by Michael Manning) Original anthology of 10 erotic SF stories about sadomasochism in the future. Available from Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston MA 02215. (Contents)
• * *S/M Pasts (Circlet Press 1-885865-06-6, Dec ’95 [Feb ’96], $12.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Lee Seed) Original anthology of 10 erotic stories, one a reprint, many fantasy, about sadomasochism in the past. Available from Circlet Press, 1770 Mass. Ave. #278, Cambridge MA 02140. (Contents)
• * *Selling Venus (Circlet Press 1-885865-05-8, Aug ’95, $9.95, 143pp, tp, cover by Lee Seed) Original anthology of 10 erotic SF stories (one a reprint) about the sex industry. Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston MA 02215. (Contents)
• * _SexMagick I (Circlet Press 1-885865-14-7, Jun ’97, $7.95, 88pp, tp) Reissue (Circlet 1993 as SexMagick) anthology of erotic fantasy stories by women. Order from Circlet Press, 1770 Mass. Ave. #278, Cambridge MA 02140.