The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- SCOGNAMIGLIO, JOHN, ed.
- SCORTIA, THOMAS N(icholas) (1926-1986) (stories)
- * *Blow-Out! (with Frank M. Robinson) (Franklin Watts 0-531-15030-5, Apr 87, $16.95, 393pp, hc) Near-future disaster novel of threats to a New York-to-Chicago tunnel.
- * _Blow-Out! (with Frank M. Robinson) (St. Martins 0-312-91040-1, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Franklin Watts 1987) future disaster novel.
- * _Blowout! (with Frank M. Robinson) (Sphere 0-7474-0143-8, Jan 90, £3.99, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Franklin Watts 1987) near-future tunnel disaster novel.
- SCOT, MICHAEL; pseudonym of Michael Scott Rohan & Allan Scott
- * +Burial Rites (Berkley 0-425-10109-6, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Horror novel archeologists dig up a Thing. Previously published in England as The Ice King (NEL 1986); first American edition. Scot is a pen name for Michael Scott Rohan and Allan J. Scott.
- * *The Ice King (NEL 0-450-06110-8, Jan 86, £9.95, 252pp, hc) Fantasy/horror novel. This is a pseudonym for Michael Scott Rohan & Allan Scott.
- * _The Ice King (NEL 0-450-40414-5, Feb 87 [Jan 87], £2.50, 252pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1986) fantasy/horror novel. This is a pseudonym for Michael Scott Rohan & Allan Scott.
- SCOTCH, CHERI (stories)
- * *The Werewolfs Kiss (Diamond 1-55773-801-7, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $4.99, 262pp, pb) [*Werewolfs Kiss] Horror novel of werewolves living in the Louisiana bayous, first book of a new series.
- * *The Werewolfs Sin (Diamond 1-55773-973-0, Mar 94 [Feb 94], $4.99, 239pp, pb) [*Werewolfs Kiss] Romantic horror novel of werewolves in the Louisiana bayous, third book of a series.
- * *The Werewolfs Touch (Diamond 1-55773-905-6, Jun 93 [May 93], $4.99, 260pp, pb) [*Werewolfs Kiss] Romantic horror novel of werewolves in the Louisiana bayous, second book of a series.
- SCOTT, ALLAN (James Julius) (1952- ); see pseudonym Michael Scot
- SCOTT, DEBORAH
- * *The California Kid Fights Back (Avon Camelot 0-380-72851-6, Sep 98 [Nov 98], $3.99, 172pp, tp) [California Kid] Young-adult time-travel fantasy, sequel to The Kid Who Got Zapped Through Time.
- * *The Kid Who Got Zapped Through Time (Avon 0-380-97356-1, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $14.00, 154pp, hc, cover by Lee MacLeod) [California Kid] Young-adult fantasy. A cool kid from California ends up in medieval England.
- * _The Kid Who Got Zapped Through Time (Avon Camelot 0-380-72850-8, Sep 98 [Nov 98], $3.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Lee MacLeod) [California Kid] Reprint (Avon 1997) young-adult fantasy about a California kid in medieval England.
- SCOTT, ELEANOR; pseudonym of Helen M. Leys, (1892-1965) (stories)
- * _Randalls Round (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-08-7, Feb 96 [Jul 96], £19.00, xvi+139pp, hc, cover by Douglas Walters) Reprint (Ernest Benn 1929) collection of supernatural stories, with a new Introduction by Richard Dalby. Illustrated with photographs of the author (whose real name was Helen Leys). Limited to 500 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $32.00. (Contents)
- SCOTT, HUGH
- * *A Box of Tricks (Walker 0-7445-1940-3, Jun 91, £8.99, 125pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) Young-adult ghost novel.
- * _A Box of Tricks (Walker 0-7445-3085-7, Aug 93 [Sep 93], £2.99, 125pp, pb, cover by Janet Woolley) Reprint (Walker 1991) young-adult ghost novel.
- * *The Camera Obscura (Walker 0-7445-1905-5, Jul 90 [Aug 90], £8.99, 112pp, hc, cover by Stuart Bodek) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *The Gargoyle (Walker 0-7445-1930-6, May 91 [Jun 91], £8.99, 171pp, hc, cover by Douglas R. Watson) Young-adult occult thriller.
- * _The Gargoyle (Walker 0-7445-2330-3, May 92, £2.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Douglas R. Watson) Reprint (Walker 1991) young-adult horror novel.
- * _The Gargoyle (Walker 0-7445-2330-3, Jun 95 [Aug 95], £3.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Bruce Pennington) Reissue (Walker 1991) young-adult horror novel.
- * *A Ghost Waiting (Walker 0-7445-2439-3, Jun 93, £4.99, 139pp, tp, cover by Liz Pyle) Young-adult ghost novel.
- * _Ghost Waiting (Walker 0-7445-3181-0, Feb 94 [Apr 94], £2.99, 139pp, pb, cover by Liz Pyle) Reprint (Walker 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * *The Grave-digger (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-68331-7, Dec 97 [Nov 97], £3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Paul Davies) Young-adult horror novel.
- * *The Haunted Sand (Walker 0-7445-1281-6, Mar 90, £8.95, 149pp, hc, cover by Bruce Pennington) Young-adult ghost story about a beach haunted by the chieftain who is buried there.
- * _The Haunted Sand (Walker 0-7445-1427-4, Apr 91 [May 91], £2.99, 149pp, pb, cover by Bruce Pennington) Reprint (Walker 1990) young-adult ghost novel.
- * *The Place Between (Walker 0-7445-2470-9, Aug 94 [Dec 94], £4.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Michael OShaughnessy) Young-adult SF novel. Seemingly supernatural beings and an invisible gateway are the clues to a scientific mystery that goes back centuries.
- * _The Place Between (Walker 0-7445-3680-4, Mar 95, £3.99, 179pp, pb, cover by Michael OShaughnessy) Reprint (Walker 1994) young-adult SF novel. Seemingly supernatural beings and an invisible gateway are the clues to a scientific mystery that goes back centuries.
- * *The Secret of the Pit (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-70435-7, Aug 98, £3.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Paul Davies) Humorous young-adult fantasy novel of devilish goings-on.
- * *The Shamans Stone (Andersen Press 0-86264-195-0, Apr 88, £5.95, 144pp, hc) Young-adult occult novel. [Not seen]
- * _The Shamans Stone (Faber 0-571-14111-0, Oct 89, £1.99, 110pp, pb, cover by P. J. Lynch) Reprint (Andersen Press 1988) young-adult occult novel.
- * *Something Watching (Walker 0-7445-1549-1, Sep 90, £8.99, 168pp, hc, cover by Richard Parent) Young-adult supernatural novel.
- * _Something Watching (Walker 0-7445-2308-7, Sep 92, £2.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Richard Parent) Reprint (Walker 1990) young-adult horror novel.
- * _Something Watching (Walker 0-7445-2308-7, Jun 95 [Aug 95], £3.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Bruce Pennington) Reissue (Walker 1990) young-adult horror novel.
- * *Why Weeps the Brogan? (Walker 0-7445-1280-8, Nov 89, £7.95, 103pp, hc, cover by James Marsh) Young-adult sf novel.
- * _Why Weeps the Brogan? (Walker 0-7445-2040-1, Jul 91 [Aug 91], £2.99, 103pp, pb, cover by James Marsh) Reprint (Walker 1989) young-adult sf novel.
- * _Why Weeps the Brogan? (Walker 0-7445-2040-1, May 95 [Aug 95], £3.99, 103pp, pb, cover by Bruce Pennington) Reprint (Walker 1989) young-adult horror novel.
- SCOTT, JODY; [i.e., Joann Huguelet Scott Wood] (1923-2007) (stories)
- * *I, Vampire (Ace 0-441-37750-5, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.50, 206pp, pb) [Passing for Human] Sf/fantasy novel, humorous vampire tale.
- * _I, Vampire (The Womens Press 0-7043-4036-4, Sep 86, £2.50, 216pp, pb) [Passing for Human] Reprint (Ace 1984) humorous fantasy novel. Sequel to Passing for Human.
- * _Passing for Human (The Womens Press 0-7043-3990-0, Mar 86, £2.50, 191pp, pb) [Passing for Human] Reprint (DAW 1977) sf novel.
- SCOTT, JOSEPHINE
- * *Time of Her Life (Nexus 0-352-32894-0, Oct 93 [Nov 93], £4.99, 192pp, pb) Erotic sf novel about time travel.
- SCOTT, KATHRYN LEIGH, ed. (1943- )
- * *The Dark Shadows Companion: 25th Anniversary Collection (Pomegranate Press 0-938817-25-6, Oct 90 [Nov 90], $15.95, 207pp, tp) [Dark Shadows] Non-fiction book on the gothic horror tv series, with many photos, cast reminiscences, and a complete episode guide. Also available in hardcover (-26-4, $29.95).
- SCOTT, MARY (1948?-2002) (stories)
- * *Nudists May be Encountered (Serpents Tail 1-85242-173-8, Feb 91 [Jan 91], £7.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Sue Lamble) Collection of 14 original stories, including some sf. This edition is available in the U.S. for $14.95. (Contents)
- SCOTT, MELISSA (1960- ) (stories)
- * *The Armor of Light (with Lisa A. Barnett) (Baen 0-671-69783-8, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.95, 504pp, pb) Alternate-world fantasy novel in which witches threaten the King of Scotland in 1593. Elizabeth I sends her champion to help him keep his throne.
- * _The Armor of Light (with Lisa A. Barnett) (NESFA Press 0-915368-29-3, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $23.00, 396pp, hc, cover by Margaret Organ-Kean) Reprint (Baen 1988) alternate-world historical fantasy. This is the first hardcover edition. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage.
- * *Burning Bright (Tor 0-312-85502-8, May 93 [Apr 93], $21.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Sf novel of a virtual reality game designer caught up in the conflict between two interstellar empires.
- * _Burning Bright (SFBC #00744, Jun 93 [May 93], $6.98, 307pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel of a virtual reality game designer caught up in the conflict between two interstellar empires. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Burning Bright (Tor 0-812-52175-7, May 94 [Apr 94], $4.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Joe Curcio) Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel of a virtual reality game designer caught up in the conflict between two interstellar empires.
- * *A Choice of Destinies (Baen 0-671-65563-9, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.95, 314pp, pb) Alternate-history sf novel of Alexander the Great marching west instead of east.
- * *Conceiving the Heavens: Creating the Science Fiction Novel (Heinemann 0-435-07008-8, Oct 97, $16.95, 198pp, tp) Non-fiction writers guide.
- * *Dreaming Metal (Tor 0-312-85876-0, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $22.95, 318pp, hc) [Dreamships] SF novel, set in the world of Dreamships. An entertainer combines new computer chips to enhance her act, and comes up with an artificial intelligence.
- * _Dreaming Metal (SFBC #18385, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $11.50, 259pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Dreamships] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel of artificial intelligence, set in the world of Dreamships. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Dreaming Metal (Tor 0-312-86658-5, Sep 98 [Aug 98], $14.95, 318pp, tp) [Dreamships] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel, set in the world of Dreamships.
- * *Dreamships (Tor 0-312-85153-7, May 92, $21.95, 342pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) [Dreamships] Sf novel about a freelance space pilot and her crew, who discover an AI that might be sentient, designed by the insane founder of a civil rights movement for AIs.
- * _Dreamships (SFBC #02778, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $6.98, 342pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) [Dreamships] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel about a freelance space pilot and her crew. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
- * _Dreamships (Tor 0-812-51302-9, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $4.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Dreamships] Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel about a freelance space pilot and her crew, who discover an AI that might be sentient, designed by the insane founder of a civil rights movement for AIs.
- * *The Empress of Earth (Baen 0-671-65364-4, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.50, 346pp, pb) [Silence Leigh] Sf novel, third in the Silence Leigh trilogy.
- * _The Empress of Earth (Gollancz 0-575-04360-1, Sep 89, £3.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) [Silence Leigh] Reprint (Baen 1987) sf novel. Volume Three in the Silence Leigh trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Five Twelfths of Heaven (Baen 0-671-55952-4, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.95, 339pp, pb) [Silence Leigh] Sf novel. Good combination of science and quasi-magic keeps this space opera entertaining despite some cliches of character. Recommended. (DLN)
- * _Five-Twelfths of Heaven (Gollancz 0-575-04287-7, Jun 88, £3.50, 339pp, pb) [Silence Leigh] Reprint (Baen 1985) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Silence Leigh trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Game Beyond (Baen 0-671-55918-4, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.95, 350pp, pb) Sf novel, galactic empire a la Roman empire. A first novel.
- * *The Kindly Ones (Baen 0-671-65351-2, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.50, 373pp, pb) Sf novel. Absorbing story of a society with an extremely rigid code of honor. (TM)
- * _The Kindly Ones (SFBC #11443, Oct 87 [Nov 87], $5.98, 342pp, hc) Reprint (Baen 1987) sf novel, first hardcover edition.
- * _The Kindly Ones (Gollancz 0-575-04361-X, Jun 90, £3.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Baen 1987) sf novel.
- * *Mighty Good Road (Baen 0-671-69873-7, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 306pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) Sf novel of a salvage team on a dangerous planet.
- * _Mighty Good Road (SFBC #17186, Jun 90, $5.98, 306pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Reprint (Baen 1990) sf novel. First hardcover edition.
- * *Night Sky Mine (Tor 0-312-85875-2, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) SF novel. An orphan on the asteroids searches for her true identity in a world where people cant exist without official identities.
- * _Night Sky Mine (SFBC #13942, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $11.98, 384pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Night Sky Mine (Tor 0-312-86156-7, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $14.95, 384pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel.
- * *Point of Hopes (with Lisa A. Barnett) (Tor 0-312-85844-2, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $23.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Kevin Eugene Johnson) [Point of Hopes] Fantasy novel set in an world of gunpowder, swordplay and magic.
- * _Point of Hopes (with Lisa A. Barnett) (Tor 0-812-55099-4, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $6.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Kevin Eugene Johnson) [Point of Hopes] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel set in an world of gunpowder, swordplay and magic.
- * *The Roads of Heaven (SFBC #12385, May 88 [Jun 88], $8.98, 760pp, hc) [Silence Leigh] Omnibus edition of the Silence Leigh sf trilogy Five-Twelfths of Heaven (1985), Silence in Solitude (1986) and The Empress of Earth (1987), all originally from Baen. (Contents)
- * *Shadow Man (Tor 0-312-85800-0, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $22.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) SF novel of a future in which there are five human sexes, but one planet forcibly limits choices to the traditional two, regardless of biology.
- * _Shadow Man (SFBC #10191, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $10.98, 320pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel of a future in which there are five human sexes. This is similar to the Tor edition, but lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Shadow Man (Tor 0-312-86206-7, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $13.95, 443pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel of a future in which there are five human sexes.
- * *The Shapes of Their Hearts (Tor 0-312-85877-9, Jun 98 [May 98], $22.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) SF novel. An AI merged with the mind of a prophet becomes a godlike being that spreads its message through terrorism.
- * _The Shapes of Their Hearts (SFBC #19150, Sep 98, $11.50, 301pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel of an AI merged with the mind of a prophet. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Silence in Solitude (Baen 0-671-65699-7, Nov 86 [Oct 86], $2.95, 313pp, pb) [Silence Leigh] Sf novel of a female starpilot/mage, sequel to Five-Twelfths of Heaven.
- * _Silence in Solitude (Gollancz 0-575-04405-5, Jan 89, £3.50, 313pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) [Silence Leigh] Reprint (Baen 1986) sf novel. Volume Two in the Silence Leigh trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Star Trek Voyager: The Garden (Pocket 0-671-56799-3, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $5.99, 278pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek, Deep Space Nine #9: Proud Helios (Pocket 0-671-88390-9, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $5.50, 277pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] SF novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Trouble and Her Friends (Tor 0-312-85733-0, May 94 [Apr 94], $22.95, 379pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Cyberpunk sf novel about 21st-century law-and-order cracking down on the cyberspace frontier.
- * _Trouble and Her Friends (SFBC #05178, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $8.98, 379pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1994) cyberpunk SF novel about 21st-century law-and-order cracking down on the cyberspace frontier. Similar to the Tor edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Trouble and Her Friends (Tor 0-812-52213-3, Jun 95 [May 95], $4.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1994) cyberpunk SF novel. Winner of a 1995 Lambda Award.
- * _Trouble and Her Friends (Tor 0-812-52213-3, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $6.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reissue (Tor 1994) cyberpunk SF novel. Winner of a 1995 Lambda Award. Second printing.
- SCOTT, MICHAEL (1959- ); see pseudonym Anna Dillon (stories)
- * _The Arcana, Book I: Silverhand (with Morgan Llywelyn) See entry under Morgan Llywelyn.
- * _The Arcana, Book II: Silverlight (with Morgan Llywelyn) See entry under Morgan Llywelyn.
- * *Banshee (Mandarin 0-7493-0111-2, Jan 90, £3.50, 248pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * *The Children of Lir (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-55000-2, May 86, £1.95, 91pp, pb) Juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by Jim Fitzpatrick.
- * *Deaths Law (Sphere 0-7221-7777-1, Apr 89 [Mar 89], £3.99, 276pp, tp) [Tales of the Bard] Fantasy novel. Volume three in the Tales of the Bard series.
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