The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SEDDON, ANDREW M. (stories)

• * *Red Planet Rising (Crossway Books 0-89107-825-8, Nov ’95, $9.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Rick Courtney) SF novel. Mars colonists decide to worship the planet — and eliminate Christians.

SEE, CAROLYN (Penelope) (1934- )

• * *Golden Days (McGraw-Hill 0-07-056120-6, Oct ’86 [Jan ’87], $15.95, 196pp, hc) Literary novel, partly mainstream but eventually moving into sf and the depiction of nuclear horrors. Published in 1986; missed.
• * _Golden Days (Ballantine Fawcett 0-449-21437-0, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 215pp, pb) Reprint (McGraw-Hill 1986) literary sf/fantasy novel.

SEED, DAVID (A.), ed. (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Anticipations: Essays on Early Science Fiction and its Precursors (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-418-3, Mar ’95 [Aug ’95], £12.25, xvi+225pp, tp, cover by Grandville) Non-fiction, criticism. Eleven essays, most original, on fantastic fiction between the 17th and early-20th centuries. A hardcover edition (-348-9, £27.50) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * +Anticipations: Essays on Early Science Fiction and its Precursors (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-2640-1, May ’95 [Jun ’95], $17.95, 225pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of 11 essays on 19th century SF. Also announced in hardcover (-2632-0, $42.50) but not seen. First US edition (Liverpool 1995).

SEFTON, CATHERINE; pseudonym of Martin S. Waddell, (1941- ) (stories)

• * _The Back House Ghosts (Walker 0-7445-2057-6, Jun ’91, £2.99, 159pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Faber & Faber 1974) young-adult ghost novel.
• * *The Blue Misty Monsters (Faber 0-571-13564-1, 1985, £5.25, 106pp, hc) Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _Blue Misty Monsters (Magnet 0-416-61670-4, Sep ’86, £1.50, 105pp, pb) Reprint (Faber and Faber 1985) juvenile sf novel.
• * _Emer’s Ghost (Puffin 0-14-037117-6, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], £3.50, 137pp, pb, cover by Mark Edwards) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1981) young-adult ghost novel.
• * _Ghost Girl (Magnum 0-416-61530-9, Jun ’86, £1.50, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1985) young-adult ghost novel.
• * _The Ghost Girl (Mammoth 0-7497-0889-1, Sep ’91, £2.50, 124pp, pb, cover by Kay Hodges) Reissue (Hamish Hamilton 1985) young-adult ghost novel.
• * _In a Blue Velvet Dress (... Almost a Ghost Story) (Walker 0-7445-2056-8, Jun ’91, £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) Reprint (Faber & Faber 1972) young-adult ghost novel.

SEGER, MAURA (1951- )

• * *Perchance to Dream (Avon 0-380-75338-3, Nov ’89 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 311pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) Alternate-history historical romance novel set in a world where the South won the Civil War.

SEGRELLES, VINCENTE (1940- )

• * *The Art of Segrelles (NBM Publishing 0-918348-39-0, Jan ’88 [Nov ’87], $13.95, 64pp, tp) 8.5" x 11" book of fantasy art, with comments by the artist.
• * *The Mercenary: The Cult of the Sacred Fire and the Formula (NBM 0-918348-27-7, Oct ’87, $10.95, 96pp, tp) Graphic novel, first in a series. First English language edition (Norma Serveis Grafics, Spain, 1983).
• * *The Mercenary: The Trials, The Sacrifice (NBM 0-918348-49-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $13.95, 45pp, tp) 8½" x 11". Graphic novel about a fantasy hero. This is apparently a translation from the French.

SEGRIFF, LARRY (stories)

• * *Alien Dreams (Baen 0-671-87860-3, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) SF novel. Sequel to Spacer Dreams. Tom Jenkins tries to make his mark as a Space Guard cadet.
• * _The Four Magics (with William R. Forstchen) See entry under William R. Forstchen
• * *Spacer Dreams (Baen 0-671-87696-1, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) SF novel. A troubled youth gets shipped off to space. A first novel.

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• * *An Anthology of Angels (with Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg) (Random House/Glorya Hale Books 0-517-14868-4, 1996, $5.99, 245pp, hc) Anthology of 17 stories about angels. (Contents)
• * _Battle Magic (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _First Contact (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Future Net (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

SEIDICK, KATHRYN AMELIA (1943- ); see pseudonym Kasey Michaels (stories)

SEIDMAN, DAVID L.

• * *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: The First Casualty (Boulevard 1-57297-239-4, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 211pp, pb) [Hercules] Novelization based on the television show based on Greek myth. Fourth in the series. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.

SEIDMAN, MICHAEL (stories)

• * *From Printout to Published (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-822-0, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $10.95, 180pp, tp) Non-fiction, associational writer’s guide to the publishing process. This is revised and updated from the 1988 CompuPress edition. One of the best overviews of the publishing process (CNB).

SEIGNOLLE, CLAUDE (1917- ) (stories)

• * *The Nightcharmer and Other Tales of Claude Seignolle (Texas A&M Univ Press 0-89096-169-7, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $9.95, 112pp, hc) Eric Hollingsworth Deudon, ed. & trans. First English translation of horror stories by a well-known French fantasist. Illustrations by Kristin Parsons. (Contents)

SELDON, KEITH

• * *The Faceless Tarot (with Jocelyn Almond) (Dunscaith 1-871685-01-X, Jan ’89 [Apr ’89], £3.95, 155pp, pb, cover by Durer) Fantasy novel.

SELF, WILL (1961- ) (stories)

• * +Cock and Bull (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-531-0, May ’93, $20.00, 310pp, hc, cover by Sandra Hendler) Collection of two literary fantasy novellas about a woman and a man who suddenly develop the genitalia of the other sex. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1992).
• * _Cock and Bull (Random House/Vintage 0-679-75092-4, Apr ’94, $11.00, 310pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1992) collection of two literary fantasy novellas about a woman and a man who suddenly develop the genitalia of the other sex.
• * *Great Apes (Bloomsbury 0-7475-2987-6, May ’97 [Jul ’97], £15.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Daniel Lee) Literary fantasy novel.
• * +Great Apes (Grove 0-8021-1617-5, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $24.00, 404pp, hc) Satiric literary fantasy novel looking at mankind as apes, described as Planet of the Apes written by Jonathan Swift. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1997).
• * _Great Apes (Grove 0-8021-3576-5, Sep ’98, $12.00, 404pp, tp, cover by Daniel Lee) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1997) satiric literary fantasy novel looking at mankind as apes.
• * _My Idea of Fun (Random House/Vintage 0-679-75093-2, Mar ’95 [May ’95], $12.00, 309pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1993) literary fantasy novel. A man sells his soul to the devil.
• * +The Quantity Theory of Insanity (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-585-X, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $21.00, 211pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) Collection of six literary stories, some fantasy, some horror, all bizarre. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1991). (Contents)
• * _The Quantity Theory of Insanity (Random House/Vintage 0-679-75094-0, Mar ’96, $12.00, 211pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1991) collection of six literary stories, some fantasy, some horror, all bizarre.

SELINGER, BERNARD (George) (1949- )

• * *Le Guin and Identity in Contemporary Fiction (UMI 0-8357-1831-X, Jan ’88 [Feb ’88], $37.95, 183pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. [Le Guin]

SELNICK, GERARD J., ed.

• * *Children’s Literature Review, Vol. 10 (with Melissa Reiff Hugg) (Gale 0-8103-0342-6, Mar ’86 [Jun ’86], $78.00, 276pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational; latest in a series with reviews, author commentaries, etc., dealing with children’s books. This volume covers 12 authors, including Robin McKinley.

SELVES, DAVID (1949- )

• * *Life Goes on Forever... (Ansty 0-9511740-0-2, Mar ’87 [1987], £9.95, 545pp, hc) Literary sf novel. [Not seen]

SENF, CAROL A.

• * *The Vampire in 19th Century English Literature (Popular Press 0-87972-425-0, Apr ’90, $15.95, 204pp, tp, cover by Gary Dumm) Non-fiction; reference. A study of the development of the vampire as a symbol in English literature. A hardcover edition (-424-2) was announced but not seen. This has a 1988 copyright date, but was not seen until now.

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• * *The Critical Response to Bram Stoker (Greenwood Press 0-313-28527-6, Dec ’93 [Feb ’94], $55.00, 195pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A collection of reviews of Stoker’s work, both period and contemporary, with a long introduction on Stoker’s life and works by the editor. Available from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Stoker]

SENIOR, W. A. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Stephen R. Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (Kent State University Press 0-87338-528-4, Nov ’95, $35.00, 275pp, hc) [Thomas Covenant] Non-fiction, criticism. An analysis of Donaldson’s particular “Variations on the Fantasy Tradition” (the subtitle). Two interviews with Donaldson are included as appendixes; there are also notes, a bibliography, and an index. Available from Kent State University Press, PO Box 5190, Kent OH 44242-0001. [Donaldson]

SENKOVSKY, OSIP

• * *The Fantastic Journeys of Baron Brambeus (Peter Lang 0-8204-2203-7, Dec ’93 [May ’94], $32.95, 232pp, tp) Collection of four Russian SF stories from the mid-19th century, translated and with a long introduction and notes by Louis Pedrotti. This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now. Available from Peter Lang Publishing, 62 West 45th St., New York NY 10036.

SENN, BRYAN

• * *Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide: A Topical Index to 2500 Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy Films (with John Johnson) (McFarland & Company 0-89950-681-X, Apr ’93 [Jun ’93], $45.00, 682pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. An fully annotated and cross-indexed filmography arranging films by categories such as Aliens (subdivided into On Earth, In Outer Space, and Benevolent categories), Robots, and Zombie Flesh Eaters.

SENN, STEVEN

• * _The Double Disappearance of Walter Fozbek (Avon Camelot 0-380-62737-X, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.50, 120pp, pb) Reissue (Hastings House 1980) juvenile sf novel of a boy who wakes up to find that everyone else in the world is a dinosaur. Third printing.
• * *Ralph Fozbek and the Amazing Black Hole Patrol (Avon Camelot 0-380-89905-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.50, 102pp, pb) Juvenile sf novel of a boy chasing after an escaping black hole and finding himself in outer space.
• * *The Sand Witch (Avon Camelot 0-380-75298-0, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.50, 88pp, pb) Juvenile sf short novel with witches and aliens.

SERJEANT, WILLIAM (Antony Swithin) (1935-2002); see pseudonym Antony Swithin (stories)

SERLING, CAROL, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Adventures in the Twilight Zone (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-662-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) Original anthology of 24 stories, only one (by Rod Serling) a reprint. This is the third in the “Twilight Zone” anthology series. (Contents)
• * *Journeys to the Twilight Zone (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-525-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by George Long) Anthology of 16 stories with a Twilight Zone flavor, 15 original. Rod Serling’s story “Suggestion” is a reprint. Only Carol Serling’s name appears on the outside of the book. (Contents)
• * _Journeys to the Twilight Zone (with Martin H. Greenberg) (MJF Books 1-56731-093-1, 1997 [Sep ’97], $7.98, 287pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1993) original anthology of 16 stories, one a reprint by Rod Serling. This is an instant remainder edition; it has no date other than the 1993 copyright; not seen until now.
• * *Return to the Twilight Zone (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-576-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) Original anthology of 19 stories, 18 original, with one reprint by Rod Serling, and an introduction by Carol Serling. (Contents)
• * _Return to the Twilight Zone (with Martin H. Greenberg) (MJF Books 1-56731-092-3, 1997 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 336pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1994) original anthology of 19 stories, one a reprint by Rod Serling. This is an instant remainder edition; it has no date other than the 1994 copyright; not seen until now.
• * *Rod Serling’s Night Gallery Reader (with Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh) (Dembner 0-934878-93-5, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $15.95, 326pp, hc) Anthology of 18 stories that were made into Night Gallery tv episodes. (Contents)

SERLING, ROBERT J(erome) (1918- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Something’s Alive on the Titanic (St. Martin’s 0-312-05159-X, Oct ’90, $18.95, 399pp, hc) Horror thriller about an expedition to retrieve smuggled gold from the sunken Titanic discovering that the ship is haunted.
• * _Something’s Alive on the Titanic (St. Martin’s 0-312-92999-4, Sep ’93, $5.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) ghost/horror novel about ghostly forces on the sunken Titanic.

SERLING, (Edward) ROD(man) (1924-1975) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone (Bonanza/Crown, 1984, hc) Omnibus edition of two collections of stories adapted by Walter B. Gibson from The Twilight Zone TV show. (Contents)
• * *Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam Spectra 0-553-34329-7, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $9.95, 418pp, pb) Omnibus edition of 3 earlier collections: Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam 1960), More Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam 1961), and New Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam 1962), with 19 stories plus a new introduction by T.E.D. Klein. (Contents)
• * _The Twilight Zone: Complete Stories (TV Books 1-57500-111-X, Nov ’98, $22.95, 413pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1986 as Stories from the Twilight Zone) omnibus/collection of 19 short stories previously collected in Stories from the Twilight Zone (1960), More Stories from the Twilight Zone (1961), and New Stories from the Twilight Zone (1962). Introduction by T.E.D. Klein. Order from TV Books, 1619 Broadway, Ninth Floor, New York NY 10019.

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• * _Rod Serling: The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone See entry under Joel Engel.
• * _Serling: The Rise and Twilight of Television’s Last Angry Man See entry under Gordon Sander.

SERRANO, JOE; see pseudonym Adrian Savage (stories)

SERVER, LEE

• * *Danger Is My Business: An Illustrated History of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines 1896-1953 (Chronicle Books 0-8118-0112-8, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $17.95, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A lavishly illustrated history of the pulps, with chapters on the horror, sf, and Weird Tales-style publications. A hardcover edition (-0355-4, $27.50) was announced but not seen. Recommended (SW).
• * *Over My Dead Body: The Sensational Age of American Paperbacks 1945-1955 (Chronicle Books 0-8118-0550-6, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $16.95, 108pp, tp) Associational non-fiction. A brief history of American paperbacks (including some sf) before 1955, copiously illustrated with full-color cover reproductions. A hardcover edition (-0646-4, $29.95) was announced but not seen.

SERVICE, PAMELA F. (1945- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *All’s Faire (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70421-1, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $3.99, 87pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novella. A young boy unhappy with his parents’ involvement in the SCA learns to appreciate history when he’s transported back to medieval England.
• * *Being of Two Minds (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31524-4, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $13.95, 169pp, hc, cover by Michael Hays) Young-adult fantasy thriller of a telepathic young girl’s adventures being in communication with the kidnapped prince of a small kingdom.
• * _Being of Two Minds (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70415-7, Dec ’92 [Jan ’93], $3.99, 149pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *A Question of Destiny (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31181-8, May ’86, $12.95, 160pp, hc) Young-adult sf/thriller novel of a sinister presidential advisor.
• * _A Question of Destiny (Macmillan Collier 0-02-044981-X, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 160pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1986) young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Reluctant God (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31404-3, Apr ’88, $13.95, 211pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about two teenagers, one an ancient Egyptian who has been in suspended animation, and their adventures in the present.
• * _The Reluctant God (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70339-8, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $2.95, 182pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1988) young-adult fantasy novel of an ancient Egyptian boy Pharoah resurrected.
• * *Stinker from Space (Macmillan Scribner’s 0-684-18910-0, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], $11.95, 83pp, hc) [Stinker] Young-adult sf novella. An alien takes over the body of a skunk.
• * _Stinker from Space (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70330-4, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $2.95, 84pp, pb) [Stinker] Reprint (Scribner’s 1988) Young-adult sf novella about an alien in the body of a skunk.
• * *Stinker’s Return (Macmillan Scribner’s 0-684-19542-9, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $12.95, 96pp, hc, cover by Gail Owens) [Stinker] Children’s sf novella, sequel to Stinker from Space.
• * _Stinker’s Return (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70438-6, Aug ’94, $3.99, 88pp, pb) [Stinker] Reprint (Scribners 1993) children’s SF novella about an alien, sequel to Stinker from Space.
• * *Storm at the Edge of Time (Walker 0-8027-8306-6, Oct ’94 [Jan ’95], $16.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) Young-adult fantasy novel about a modern girl who joins forces with a Viking boy and a boy from the far future in fighting the Forces of Darkness.
• * *Tomorrow’s Magic (Atheneum 0-689-31320-9, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $14.95, 191pp, hc) [*Winter of Magic’s Return] Arthurian post-holocaust fantasy novel, sequel to The Winter of Magic’s Return.
• * _Tomorrow’s Magic (Ballantine Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70305-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 196pp, pb) [*Winter of Magic’s Return] Reprint (Atheneum 1987) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Winter of Magic’s Return.