The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SCHWEITZER, DARRELL (Charles) (stories) (continued)

• * *Tom O’Bedlam’s Night Out, and Other Strange Excursions (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-14-4, Nov ’85, $7.50, 191pp, pb) Collection of 18 stories and a poem, with illustrations by Stephen E. Fabian. This has also been announced in hc for $20.00 and a “very limited” signed, numbered slipcased edition for $35; we have seen neither. (Contents)
• * *Transients and Other Disquieting Stories (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-55-1, Apr ’93, $8.95, 191pp, hc, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) Collection of 15 horror stories, with illustrations by Stephen E. Fabian. A hardcover edition (-56-X, $26.50) and a deluxe signed edition (-57-8, $42.50) were announced but not seen. Order from W. Paul Ganley, PO Box 149, Amherst Branch, Buffalo NY 14226-0149. (Contents)
• * *The White Isle (Owlswick Press 0-913896-26-8, Feb ’90, $18.95, 139pp, hc, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) Fantasy novel, with illustrations by Stephen Fabian. This is substantially rewritten from the 1980 magazine version. A signed slipcased limited edition ($40.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *Windows of the Imagination: Essays on Fantastic Literature (Borgo Press 0-8095-1921-6, 1998 [Nov ’98], $23.00, 208pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 29 essays, one original and some revised from their original magazine appearance. Includes notes, a selected bibliography, and index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $5.00 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.

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• * _Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (with George H. Scithers) See entry under George H. Scithers
• * *Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction (Borgo Press 1-55742-087-4, 1996 [Feb ’97], $21.00, 176pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical. An anthology of 11 “Essays on the Antecedents of Fantastic Literature”, discussing fantasy writers of the early 20th century such as Lord Dunsany, James Branch Cabell, and L. Frank Baum. These essays are mostly new or revised from earlier versions. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
• * *Discovering Classic Horror Fiction I (Starmont House 1-55742-084-X, Mar ’92 [Jul ’92], $11.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Collection of 11 essays on classic writers of ghost and horror fiction, with an introduction by the editor. A hardcover edition (-085-8, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Starmont House, PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040.
• * *Discovering H.P. Lovecraft (Starmont House 0-916732-81-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $9.95, 153pp, tp) Non-fiction, essays on and by Lovecraft.
• * *Discovering Modern Horror Fiction I (Starmont 0-916732-93-2, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $9.95, 156pp, pb) Non-fiction, anthology of critical essays on 12 horror writers (Russell Kirk, Stephen King, T. E.D. Klein, and others), plus a selected, annotated bibliography of critical studies in horror. This is also available in hardcover.
• * *Discovering Modern Horror Fiction II (Starmont 0-916732-93-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $9.95, 169pp, tp) Non-fiction, anthology of critical essays on various writers.
• * *Discovering Stephen King (Starmont 0-930261-06-2, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $9.95, 219pp, pb) Non-fiction, anthology of critical essays on King and his works, plus synopses and a bibliography. Also available in hardcover (-07-0, $17.95). [King]
• * *Exploring Fantasy Worlds (Borgo Press 0-89370-262-5, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $6.95, 112pp, pb) Non-fiction; criticism. Essays by Moorcock, de Camp, Leiber, and others, some original while others first appeared in magazines. A hardcover version is also available for $14.95.
• * _Tales from the Spaceport Bar (with George H. Scithers) See entry under George H. Scithers
• * *Weird Tales Number 291 (with John Gregory Betancourt & George H. Scithers) (Weird Tales no ISBN, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $20.00, 130pp, hc) Anthology/magazine. A hardcover edition of the special Tanith Lee issue. There is also a signed, limited edition at $50.00.
• * _Weird Tales Number 292 (with George H. Scithers & John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under John Gregory Betancourt.
• * _Weird Tales: Spring 1988 (with George H. Scithers & John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under George H. Scithers

SCHWERIN, DORIS

• * *The Missing Years (Piatkus 0-86188-520-1, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.95, 416pp, hc) Sf novel of cryogenics.
• * _The Rainbow Walkers (Ballantine/Futura 0-345-30387-3, Dec ’86, £2.50, 384pp, pb) Reprint fantasy novel. Probably the Del Rey edition with a U.K. price sticker.

SCHWERTBERGER, DE ES (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Heavy Light: The Art of De Es (Morpheus International 0-9623447-8-8, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $19.95, 83pp, tp, cover by De Es Schwertberger) Art book, a collection of full-color artwork by De Es Schwertberger, with an introduction by James R. Cowan. A hardcover edition (1-883398-04-5, $39.95) and a 350-copy signed slipcased limited edition (1-883398-01-0, $95.00) were announced but not seen. Available from Morpheus International, 200 North Robertson Blvd., Suite 326, Beverly Hills CA 90211.

SCITHERS, GEORGE H(arry), ed. (1929- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (with Darrell Schweitzer) (Avon 0-380-75650-1, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Anthology of eighteen sf barroom stories, second in a series. (Contents)
• * _Another Round at the Spaceport Bar (with Darrell Schweitzer) (NEL 0-450-54418-4, Jan ’92, £4.99, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1989) anthology of 18 sf barroom stories, second in a series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Tales from the Spaceport Bar (with Darrell Schweitzer) (Avon 0-380-89943-4, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 235pp, pb) Anthology of 22 stories. (Contents)
• * _Tales from the Spaceport Bar (with Darrell Schweitzer) (NEL 0-450-48909-4, Nov ’88, £2.99, 235pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1987) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Weird Tales Number 291 (with Darrell Schweitzer & John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under Darrell Schweitzer.
• * _Weird Tales Number 292 (with John Gregory Betancourt & Darrell Schweitzer) See entry under John Gregory Betancourt.
• * *Weird Tales: Spring 1988 (with John Gregory Betancourt & Darrell Schweitzer) (Terminus no ISBN, Feb ’88, $50.00, 146pp, hc) Fantasy anthology magazine, “special Gene Wolfe issue.” A signed, limited edition of the 65th anniversary issue of Weird Tales. This is one of 100 signed, numbered copies. A trade edition of 400 copies was also published, at $20.00.

SCLIAR, MOACYR (Jaime) (1937- ) (stories)

• * *The Carnival of the Animals (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-32853-1, Jan ’86 [Jul ’86], $4.95, 1986pp, pb) Collection of 23 short stories, mostly fantasy or “magical realism.” First English-language edition, translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli, of O Carnival Dos Animals (Editora Movimento SA, Brazil 1976). (Contents)
• * *The Centaur in the Garden (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-31669-X, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $5.95, 215pp, pb) The first English-language edition (translated by Margaret A. Neves) of O Centauro No Jardin (Editoria Nova Fronteira S.A. 1980). Fantasy novel about a Brazilian Jewish centaur. As the hero gradually leaves centaur-hood behind him, it becomes more and more mainstream. The New York Times review aptly labeled it “Yuppies with fetlocks.” Offbeat, but pretty lightweight. (FCM)
• * _The Centaur in the Garden (Ballantine 0-345-35194-0, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Available Press 1985) magic realism fantasy novel. Originally published in Portugal by Editora Nova Fronteira in 1984.
• * *The Enigmatic Eye (Ballantine 0-345-35969-0, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $5.95, 100pp, tp) Collection of literary magic realism stories. Translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli from the Portuguese. Originally published as O Olho Enigmatico (Editora Guanabara 1986). (Contents)
• * *The Gods of Raquel (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-33643-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $4.95, 107pp, pb) “Phantasmagorical” fantasy novel of a Brazilian Jewish girl who meets gods. Translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli. Originally published as Os Deuses de Raquel (L&PM Editores Ltda. 1978). First English-language edition.
• * _The Gods of Raquel (Ballantine 0-345-35357-9, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 119pp, pb) Reprint (Available Press 1986) religious fantasy novel. Originally published in Portugal by L&PM Editoes Ltda., 1978.
• * *Max and the Cats (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-36707-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $7.95, 99pp, tp, cover by William Geller) Collection of three magic realism stories, translated from the Portugese by Eloah F. Giacomelli. Originally published as Max Os Felinos (Brazil; L&PM Editores 1981).
• * *The One-Man Army (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-32858-2, Jan ’86 [Jul ’86], $5.95, 153pp, pb) Scliar’s first novel; maybe mainstream, possibly “magic realism” like his other works. A man starts a collective farm in the late ’20s, to follow his dream. First English-language edition, translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli.
• * _The Strange Nation of Rafael Mendes (Ballantine 0-345-34861-3, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $4.95, 298pp, pb) Reprint (Harmony 1987) novel of magic realism; translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli.

SCOBIE, PAM

• * *Children of the Wheel: A History of the Future (Oxford University Press 0-19-271662-X, Nov ’95 [May ’96], £6.99, 216pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel, written ‘from an original idea by Geoff Husson’. Published in 1995, but not seen until now.

SCOGNAMIGLIO, JOHN, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Dark Seductions (with Alice Alfonsi) See entry under Alice Alfonsi.

SCORTIA, THOMAS N(icholas) (1926-1986) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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. Martin’s 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

• * *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.

SCOTCH, CHERI (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Werewolf’s Kiss (Diamond 1-55773-801-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 262pp, pb) [*Werewolf’s Kiss] Horror novel of werewolves living in the Louisiana bayous, first book of a new series.
• * *The Werewolf’s Sin (Diamond 1-55773-973-0, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 239pp, pb) [*Werewolf’s Kiss] Romantic horror novel of werewolves in the Louisiana bayous, third book of a series.
• * *The Werewolf’s Touch (Diamond 1-55773-905-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 260pp, pb) [*Werewolf’s Kiss] Romantic horror novel of werewolves in the Louisiana bayous, second book of a series.

SCOTT, ALLAN (James Julius) (1952- ); see pseudonym Michael Scot (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Dragon in the Stone (Orbit 0-7088-8354-0, May ’91, £3.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Fantasy novel based on Norse mythology.
• * _The Ice King (with Michael Scott Rohan) See entry under Michael Scott Rohan.
• * _A Spell of Empire: The Horns of Tartarus (with Michael Scott Rohan) See entry under Michael Scott Rohan.

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) (assoc.)

• * _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 (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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 Children’s 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 O’Shaughnessy) 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 O’Shaughnessy) 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 Children’s 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 Shaman’s Stone (Andersen Press 0-86264-195-0, Apr ’88, £5.95, 144pp, hc) Young-adult occult novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Shaman’s 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 (Huguelet Wood) (1923- ) (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 Women’s 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 Women’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *Nudists May be Encountered (Serpent’s 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) (assoc.)

• * *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.