The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _A Strange and Ancient Name (SFBC #00568, May 93 [Apr 93], $6.98, 386pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Baen 1993) fantasy novel about a half-human prince of Faerie who must return to the world of his mortal mother to lift a curse. First hardcover edition. This edition lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Windleaf (Walker 0-8027-8259-0, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $14.95, 121pp, hc, cover by Rick Farley) Young-adult fantasy novel of a count who loves a faerie girl and follows her into the other world.
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- * *Lammas Night (Baen 0-671-87713-5, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser) Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories based on a ballad (also included) written by Lackey. The cover and title page credit the book as created by Lackey and edited by Sherman. Authors include Lackey, and S.M. Stirling. The book copyright is erroneously credited to Mercedes Lackey. (Contents)
- * *Merlins Kin: Tales of the Heroic Magician (August House 0-87483-519-4, Oct 98, $11.95, 192pp, tp, cover by David Mattingly) Associational folklore collection of 30 tales about magicians from around the world, retold by Sherman. Includes notes and bibliography. A hardcover edition (-523-2, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203; orders 800-284-8784. (Contents)
- * *Orphans of the Night (Walker 0-8027-8368-6, May 95 [Apr 95], $16.95, 162pp, hc, cover by Sue Ellen Brown) Original young-adult, dark fairy-tale anthology of 11 stories and two poems about some of the lesser-known supernatural creatures of the world, including the squonk, the Jersey Devil, Hawaiis menehune, and the njuggle. (Contents)
- * *Urban Nightmares (with Keith R. A. DeCandido) (Baen 0-671-87851-4, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Original anthology of 25 stories based on contemporary urban legends. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, eluki bes shahar, and S.P. Somtow. (Contents)
- SHERRED, T(homas) L. (1915-1985) (stories)
- SHERRELL, CARL (1929-1990)
- * *The Curse (Pageant 0-517-00954-4, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 469pp, pb) Horror novel abourt a town cursed by an Indian woman who was wrongfully killed.
- * *Skraelings (Ace/New Infinities 0-441-76891-1, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $2.95, pb) [Raver] Viking fantasy novel. Probably a sequel to Raver (1977).
- SHERWOOD, DEBORAH
- * *Blood Sisters (Zebra 0-8217-2309-X, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Horror novel. 30 years later....
- SHETTERLY, WILL(iam Howard) (1955- ) (stories)
- * *Cats Have No Lord (Ace 0-441-09493-7, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.75, 224pp, pb) Fantasy novel; a first novel.
- * *Dogland (Tor 0-312-85171-5, Jun 97 [May 97], $25.95, 445pp, hc) Magic realism/quasi-autobiographical novel. A family of Yankees open a tourist attraction in 1950s Florida.
- * _Dogland (Tor 0-312-86605-4, Aug 98 [Jul 98], $15.95, 445pp, tp) [Dogland] Reprint (Tor 1997) magic realism/quasi-autobiographical novel set in 1950s Florida.
- * _Double Feature (with Emma Bull) See entry under Emma Bull.
- * *Elsewhere (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200731-8, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $16.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Young-adult fantasy novel of a runaway living among punk elves in a city where Faerie meets the real world.
- * _Elsewhere (SFBC #19172, Dec 91, $7.98, 248pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. Similar to the HBJ edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
- * _Elsewhere (Tor 0-812-52003-3, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) fantasy novel in the Borderland shared-world series.
- * *Nevernever (Harcourt Brace 0-15-257022-5, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $16.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Young-adult fantasy novel set in the same world as the Bordertown anthologies, sequel to Elsewhere.
- * _Nevernever (Tor 0-812-55151-6, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $4.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult fantasy novel set in the Borderland shared world series; sequel to Elsewhere.
- * *The Tangled Lands (Ace 0-441-79804-7, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 247pp, pb, cover by E. T. Steadman) Fantasy novel set in a world created by a fictional computer game. The programmer has to enter the world to fix the bugs.
- * *Witchblood (Ace 0-441-89644-8, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $2.95, 197pp, pb) Fantasy novel of a soldier who may also be a witch.
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- * *Liavek (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48180-9, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 274pp, pb) [Liavek] Original anthology set in the fantasy city Liavek. Another Thieves World clone. The background is more interesting than the essentially one-note stories, though the Wolfe does stand out. (FCM) (Contents)
- * *Liavek: Festival Week (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48192-2, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Liavek] Original shared-world anthology of 15 stories, fifth book of the Liavek series. (Contents)
- * *Liavek: Spells of Binding (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48191-4, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 245pp, pb) [Liavek] Original fantasy shared world anthology of nine stories, Liavek #4. (Contents)
- * *Liavek: The Players of Luck (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48184-1, Jun 86 [May 86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) [Liavek] Original fantasy anthology set in exotic Liavek, #2 in the shared-world series. (Contents)
- * *Liavek: Wizards Row (with Emma Bull) (Ace 0-441-48190-6, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 212pp, pb) [Liavek] Shared-world original anthology, third in the series. 8 stories, plus appendices of songs and background material. (Contents)
- SHETTLE, ANDREA
- * *Flute Song Magic (Avon Flare 0-380-76225-0, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $2.95, 217pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) Young-adult fantasy novel about music and social structure. This was the winner of the Avon Flare competition for authors between 13 and 18. A first novel.
- SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Purple Cloud (Allison & Busby 0-85031-625-1, Oct 86, £3.95, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1901) sf novel.
- * _Xélucha and The Primate of the Rose (Tartarus Press 1-872621-17-1, Aug 94 [Jul 94], £5.00, 30pp, ph) Fantasy collection. Chapbook limited to 100 copies, reprinting two stories from the 1975 Arkham House edition of Xélucha. (Contents)
- SHI-kuo, CHANG
- * *Chess King (Asiapac 9971-985-06-3, 1986 [Jan 88], $8.90 [Singapore], 182pp, pb) Fantasy adventure novel by a Taiwanese author, translated by Ivan David Zimmerman. This appeared in 1986, but we didnt see it until 1988.
- SHILLITOE, TONY (stories)
- * *Dragon Lords (Pan Australia 0-330-27395-7, 1993 [Oct 93], A$12.95, 519pp, pb, cover by Mike Worrall) [Andrakis] Fantasy novel, third book of the Andrakis series. This is an Australian first edition.
- * *Guardians (Pan Australia 0-330-27243-8, 1992 [Oct 93], A$12.95, 417pp, pb, cover by Mike Worrall) [Andrakis] Fantasy novel, first book of the Andrakis series. This is a 1992 book not seen until now. An Australian first edition.
- * *Kingmaker (Pan Australia 0-330-27298-5, 1993 [Oct 93], A$12.95, 385pp, pb, cover by Mike Worrall) [Andrakis] Fantasy novel, second book of the Andrakis series. This is an Australian first edition.
- SHIMADA, MASAHIKO (1961- ) (stories)
- * *Dream Messenger (Kodansha International 4-77001-543-7, Jan 93, $22.00, 293pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a telepathic young Japanese man who sells his unique ability to enter other peoples dreams. Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. Originally published as Yumetsukai (Kodansha 1989).
- SHINER, LEWIS (Gordon) (1950- ) (stories)
- * *Authors Choice Monthly Issue 4: Nine Hard Questions About the Nature of the Universe (Pulphouse no ISBN, Jan 90 [Feb 90], $4.95, 120pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of nine stories, two of them original, the others revised, with an introduction by the author. Also available in a signed hardcover edition ($25.00). A signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * *Deserted Cities of the Heart (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24637-4, Jun 88 [May 88], $17.95, 273pp, hc) Fantasy novel of near-future politics and old gods in Central America. The mixture of gritty adventure and neo-60s mysticism is odd, but the storytelling is generally compelling. (FCM)
- * _Deserted Cities of the Heart (Abacus 0-349-10001-2, Jul 88, £3.99, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) near-future fantasy/sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Deserted Cities of the Heart (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27975-0, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $4.50, 335pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) sf novel of the near future and ancient Mayan mysticism. A Nebula nominee.
- * _Deserted Cities of the Heart (Bantam 0-553-35457-4, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $9.50, 272pp, tp, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) fantasy novel of old gods and near-future politics in Central America. Recommended (SW).
- * *The Edges of Things (WSFA Press 0-9621725-2-9, Jun 91 [Jul 91], $45.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Alicia Austin) Collection of 13 stories, four original, with illustrations by Alicia Austin and an introduction by Mark L. Van Name. This is a numbered limited edition of 600 copies signed by author and artist, commemorating the two GoHs at the 1991 Disclave. (Contents)
- * *Frontera (Baen 0-671-55899-4, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $2.95, 286pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.
- * *Glimpses (Morrow 0-688-12411-9, Jul 93, $21.00, 331pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Rock n roll fantasy novel about a fan who is suddenly able to hear and then bootleg tapes of dead rock stars performances that were never recorded. Recommended (SW).
- * _Glimpses (AvoNova 0-380-72364-6, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $5.50, 328pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1993) rock n roll alternate-world/magic realism novel. Winner of the 1994 World Fantasy Award.
- * _Private Eye Action As You Like It (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale
- * *Slam (Doubleday 0-385-26683-9, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $18.95, 233pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) Associational mainstream novel.
- * _Slam (Bantam 0-553-35449-3, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $8.50, 233pp, tp, cover by Tim Jacobus) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) associational mainstream novel.
- * *Twilight Time (Pulphouse 1-56146-530-5, Jul 91, $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana) Sf short story about a time traveler who goes back to his own past and finds it changed. This originally appeared in IASFM. Short story paperback #30. A 100-copy limited leatherbound edition (-917-3, $20.00) is also available.
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- * *When the Musics Over (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28985-3, May 91 [Apr 91], $4.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Ken Jacobus) Original anthology of 18 antiwar stories, with an introduction by the editor and an afterword by Richard Kadrey. The editors proceeds are to be donated to Greenpeace. (Contents)
- SHINEROCK, SIMON M.
- SHINN, SHARON (Ruth) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Alleluia Files (Ace 0-441-00505-5, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $13.95, 474pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] SF novel, third in the Archangel series.
- * *Archangel (Ace 0-441-00330-3, May 96 [Apr 96], $13.95, 390pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] SF novel. Genetically engineered angels keep peace on a colony planet, until oracles require one to marry a human woman who has other ideas.
- * _Archangel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648257-0, Nov 96, £5.99, 390pp, pb) [Archangel] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Archangel (Ace 0-441-00432-6, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $6.50, 390pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] Reprint (Ace 1996) SF novel. A genetically engineered angel must marry a human woman who has other ideas.
- * *Jovahs Angel (Ace 0-441-00404-0, May 97 [Apr 97], $13.95, 389pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] SF novel, sequel to Archangel.
- * _Jovahs Angel (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648258-9, Oct 97, £5.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Chris Baker) [Archangel] Reprint (Ace 1997) fantasy novel. Sequel to Archangel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Jovahs Angel (Ace 0-441-00519-5, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $6.50, 358pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] Reprint (Ace 1997) SF novel, sequel to Archangel.
- * *The Shape-Changers Wife (Ace 0-441-00261-7, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $4.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Fantasy novel. A student of sorcery is tempted by his masters wife. A first novel.
- * _The Shape-Changers Wife (SFBC #11565, May 96 [Apr 96], $7.98, 200pp, hc, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Ace paperback, and lacks a price and has an SFBC number on the back jacket.
- SHINN, THELMA J. (Wardrop) (1942- )
- * _Worlds with Women: Myth and Mythmaking in Fantastic Literature by Women (Greenwood 0-313-25101-0, Jan 87, £27.00, 240pp, hc) Reprint (Greenwood 1986) critical study of sf written by women. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Worlds Within Women: Myth & Mythmaking in Fantastic Literature By Women (Greenwood 0-313-25101-0, Oct 86 [Nov 86], $29.95, xiv + 214pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study. Among authors discussed are Bradley, Butler, Charnas, Cherryh, Norton, Russ, and Walton.
- SHIPMAN, DAVID (1932- )
- * *A Pictorial History of Science Fiction Films (Hamlyn 0-600-38520-5, 1985 [Apr 86], $17.95, 172pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. Lots of stills. This is a 1985 British book imported and repriced.
- SHIPPEY, T. A.
- * _The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien created a new mythology (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10275-3, Dec 97 [Jan 98], £8.99, 336pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1982) reference book. [Tolkien]
- SHIPPEY, TOM; [i.e., Thomas A. Shippey] (1943- ); see pseudonym John Holm (stories)
- * _The Road to Middle-Earth (Grafton 0-261-10275-3, Nov 92 [Oct 92], £6.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1982) critical study of J.R.R. Tolkien. This edition is revised and contains a new preface. [Tolkien]
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- * _Fiction 2000: Cyberpunk and the Future of Narrative (with George E. Slusser) See entry under George E. Slusser
- * *Fictional Space: Essays on Contemporary Science Fiction (Basil Blackwell/Humanities Press 0-391-03688-2, Jun 91, $70.00, 227pp, hc) Criticism, a collection of eight essays on sf. This is a world-wide edition.
- * *The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-214216-X, Feb 94 [Jan 94], £17.95, xxii+499pp, hc, cover by Pete Lyon) Anthology of 31 stories tracing the development of fantasy from Richard Garnett in 1888 to Terry Pratchett in 1992. (Contents)
- * +The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-214216-X, Mar 94, $25.00, 499pp, hc, cover by Pete Lyon) Anthology of 31 fantasy stories tracing the development of fantasy from the 1880s to the present, with an introduction by the editor and a selected bibliography. First American Edition (Oxford UK 1994).
- * _The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-282398-1, Mar 95, £7.99, 499pp, tp, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Oxford 1994) anthology of 31 stories tracing the development of fantasy from Richard Garnett in 1888 to Terry Pratchett in 1992.
- * _The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-282398-1, May 95 [Jun 95], $14.95, 499pp, tp, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Oxford UK 1994) anthology of 31 fantasy stories tracing the development of fantasy from the 1880s to the present, with an introduction by the editor and a selected bibliography.
- * *The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-214204-6, Oct 92 [Aug 92], $22.50, 587pp, hc, cover by Victor Stabin) Anthology of 30 sf stories written from 1903 to 1990, with an introduction by Shippey and a selected bibliography. (Contents)
- * _The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-283167-4, Oct 93, £6.99, 582pp, tp, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Oxford 1992) anthology of 30 sf stories.
- SHIRLEY, JEAN
- SHIRLEY, JOHN (Patrick) (1953- ); see house pseudonym D. B. Drumm (stories) (chron.)
- * *Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-86-4, May 98 [Apr 98], $16.95, 252pp, tp, cover by John Bergin) Collection of 17 horror stories, divided into stories of This World and nine surreal or supernatural stories of That World. Illustrated by John Bergin. Foreword by Paula Guran. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088. (Contents)
- * _City Come A-Walkin (Eyeball Books 0-9642505-1-9, Aug 96, $10.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Surreal/proto-cyberpunk SF/rocknroll novel, revised from the 1980 Dell edition. An avatar of the City of San Francisco comes to the help of a beleaguered rock club owner. Foreword by William Gibson. Order from Eyeball Books, PO Box 18539, Asheville NC 28814.
- * _Dracula in Love (Zebra 0-8217-3001-0, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 283pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1979) vampire novel; second printing.
- * *Eclipse (Bluejay 0-312-94130-7, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $8.95, 339pp, pb) [Song Called Youth] Sf novel, first volume in the Punk saga of A Song Called Youth.
- * _Eclipse (Methuen 0-413-41920-7, Nov 86, £2.50, 310pp, pb) [Song Called Youth] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel, #1 in the Song Called Youth trilogy.
- * _Eclipse (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20506-7, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.50, 310pp, pb) [Song Called Youth] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel, first in trilogy A Song Called Youth. A post-holocaust apolyptic, pop-inflected, rock-driven vision! (or so it says on the cover, which also dubs this The Ultimate Cyberpunk Saga).
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