The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SINCLAIR, ANDREW (Annandale) (continued)

• * *King Ludd (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-48556-6, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £11.95, 352pp, hc) [Albion] Literary fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Albion” Triptych.
• * _King Ludd (Sceptre 0-340-50245-2, Oct ’89, £6.99, 379pp, tp) [Albion] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1988) literary fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Albion” triptych.

SINCLAIR, CLIVE (John) (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Augustus Rex (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98768-1, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £12.99, 210pp, hc, cover by Yosl Bergner) Literary novel narrated by Beelzebub, claiming that Strindberg sold his soul to the devil, and was raised from the grave in 1961.
• * _Augustus Rex (Penguin 0-14-014455-2, Feb ’93, £5.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Tullio Pericoli) Reprint (Andre Deutsch 1992) literary fantasy novel.
• * _Blood Libels (Picador 0-330-29455-5, Apr ’88, £3.95, 191pp, tp) Reprint (Allison & Busby 1985) novel about anti-Semitism set in an alternate present.

SINCLAIR, IAIN (MacGregor) (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Downriver (Paladin 0-586-09074-6, Mar ’91, £14.99, 407pp, hc, cover by Ludwig Meidner) Surrealist view of the hidden secrets of the Thames, mixing past, present, and future.
• * _Downriver (Paladin 0-586-08791-5, Feb ’92, £5.99, 407pp, tp, cover by Ludwig Meidner) Reprint (Paladin 1991) surrealist view of the hidden secrets of the Thames, mixing past, present, and future.
• * _Downriver (Vintage UK 0-09-957641-4, Jul ’95, £6.99, 408pp, tp) Reprint (Paladin 1991) surrealist view of the secret life of the Thames, mixing past, present, and future.
• * *Radon Daughters (Jonathan Cape 0-224-03887-7, Aug ’94, £15.99, 458pp, hc, cover by Marc Atkins) Dark fantasy novel with a protagonist addicted to X-rays, and a manuscript which might be the sequel to The House on the Borderland.
• * _Radon Daughters (Vintage UK 0-09-942671-4, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £5.99, 458pp, tp, cover by Marc Atkins) Reprint (Cape 1994) dark fantasy: its protagonist addicted to x-rays; a manuscript that might be the sequel to The House of the Borderland; and British society in chaos.
• * *Slow Chocolate Autopsy (with David McKean) (Phoenix House 1-861-59088-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £9.99, 193pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Literary dark fantasy collection about an unstable observer unstable in time, but restricted to London, and its darkest deeds. Subtitled “Incidents from the Notorious Career of Norton, Prisoner of London”. Graphic sections and illustrations by Dave McKean. A hardcover edition (£17.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Slow Chocolate Autopsy (with David McKean) (Phoenix 0-75380-152-3, Jun ’98, £6.99, 195pp, tp) Reprint (Phoenix House 1997) literary dark fantasy collection.
• * _White Chappell Scarlet Tracings (Vintage UK 0-09-958241-4, Jul ’95, £5.99, 400pp, tp) Reissue (Goldmark 1987) literary novel with fantasy elements.

SINCLAIR, MIRANDA JANE (1948- ); see pseudonym Miranda Seymour

SINCLAIR, QUINN

• * *The Boy Who Could Draw Tomorrow (Dell/Emerald 0-440-00745-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 221pp, pb) Sf/horror novel.

SINGER, A. L.; see under F. X. Nine

• * _Worlds of Power: Blaster Master (Hippo 0-590-76481-0, Apr ’91, £1.95, 119pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult sf computer game novelization. Volume 1 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Worlds of Power: Infiltrator [as by F. X. Nine] See entry under F. X. Nine
• * _Worlds of Power: Ninja Gaiden (Hippo 0-590-76484-5, Apr ’91, £1.95, 120pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult sf computer game novelization. Volume 3 in the series. [First U.K. edition]

SINGER, ISAAC BASHEVIS (1904-1991) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Collected Stories (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Noonday 0-374-51788-6, Apr ’96 [Jun ’96], $18.00, 610pp, tp, cover by Laura Ljungkvist) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1982) collection of 47 stories, some with supernatural elements. This appears to be the first Noonday edition, but says 13th printing.
• * _Satan in Goray (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Noonday 0-374-52479-3, Apr ’96 [Jun ’96], $12.00, 239pp, tp, cover by Laura Ljungkvist) Reprint (Noonday 1955) dark fantasy novel of a messianic imposter in medieval Poland. There is a new critical and biographical introduction by Ruth R. Wisse.

SINGER, KURT (Deutsch), ed. (1911-2005) (stories)

• * *The First Target Book of Horror (Target 0-426-19852-2, 1984, £1.60, 143pp, pb) Stories from Weird Tales of the Supernatural (W.H. Allen 1966), Ghouls and Ghosts (W.H. Allen 1972), and Satanic Omnibus (W.H. Allen 1973). (Contents)
• * *The Second Target Book of Horror (Target 0-426-19887-5, 1984, £1.60, 144pp, pb) Stories from Weird Tales of the Supernatural (W.H. Allen 1966), Tales from the Unknown (W.H. Allen 1970), Ghouls and Ghosts (W.H. Allen 1972), Satanic Omnibus (W.H. Allen 1973), and They Are Posessed (W.H. Allen 1976). (Contents)
• * _The Star Bumper Horror Book 1 (Star 0-352-31944-5, Nov ’86, £2.50, 144pp, pb) Reprint (Target 1984) horror anthology. (Contents)
• * _The Star Bumper Horror Book 2 (Star 0-352-31945-3, Nov ’86, £2.50, 142pp, pb) Reprint (Target 1985 as The Third Target Book of Horror) horror anthology.
• * *The Third Target Book of Horror (Target 0-426-20154-X, 1985, £1.60, 142pp, pb) Stories from Tales from the Unknown (W.H. Allen 1970), Ghouls and Ghosts (W.H. Allen 1972), Satanic Omnibus (W.H. Allen 1973), Gothic Horror Book (W.H. Allen 1974), and They Are Posessed (W.H. Allen 1976). (Contents)

SINGER, MARILYN (1948- )

• * *California Demon (Hyperion 1-56282-299-3, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $14.95, 149pp, hc, cover by Mark Buehner) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel about a witch’s daughter who accidently releases an imp.
• * _California Demon (Hyperion 0-7868-1012-2, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.95, 149pp, tp, cover by Mark Buehner) Reprint (Hyperion 1992) young-adult humorous fantasy novel about a witch’s daughter who accidently releases an imp.
• * *Charmed (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31619-4, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $14.95, 219pp, hc, cover by Toby Gowing) Young-adult fantasy novel of a girl named Miranda and her invisible cat-creature companion, Bastable, trying to stop the evil Charmer from taking over the universe.
• * *Deal with a Ghost (Holt 0-8050-4797-2, May ’97 [Jun ’97], $15.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Susan Hudes) Young-adult ghost story. A girl fond of breaking hearts breaks the habit with a ghost’s help.
• * *Ghost Host (Harper & Row 0-06-025623-0, Aug ’87, $11.95, 182pp, hc) Juvenile ghost story, with a teenage football player and a poltergeist.
• * _Ghost Host (Scholastic 0-590-41547-6, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.50, 199pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1987) young-adult ghost story.
• * *Horsemaster (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31102-8, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $13.95, 179pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Horsemaster (Macmillan Collier 0-02-044991-7, Oct ’88, $3.50, 179pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1985) young-adult fantasy novel about a girl, a flying horse, and their mission in a far-off land.
• * *Storm Rising (Scholastic 0-590-42173-5, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $12.95, 215pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy about a boy who falls in love with a girl who has supernatural powers.
• * _Storm Rising (Scholastic 0-590-42174-3, Oct ’92 [Jan ’93], $3.25, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1989) young-adult fantasy about a boy who falls in love with a girl who has supernatural powers.

SINGER, MICHAEL

• * *Batman Returns: The Official Movie Book (Hamlyn 0-600-57493-8, Jul ’92, £4.99, 80pp, tp) [Batman] Heavily-illustrated guide to the recent cult film. Recommended (PSP).

SINGER, RICHARD, ed. (stories)

• * _Air Fish (with Joy E. Oestreicher) See entry under Joy E. Oestreicher

SINGLETON, JACQUI

• * *Heartstone and Saber (Rising Tide Press 1-883061-00-8, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $10.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Evelyn Rysdyk) Young-adult lesbian Sword & Sorcery novel.

SINGTON, PATRICK (1962- ); see pseudonym Patrick Lynch

SINHA-MOREY, BOBBI, ed. (stories)

• * _The 1995 SPGA Showcase (with David G. Barnett) See entry under David G. Barnett

SINYKIN, SHERI COOPER

• * *A Matter of Time (Marshall Cavendish 0-7614-5019-X, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $14.95, 207pp, hc, cover by Mark Mohr) Young-adult time-travel novel. A boy is magically transported back to his father’s boyhood.

SIODMAK, CURT (1902-2000) (stories)

• * _Donovan’s Brain (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-154-4, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 160pp, pb) [Dr. Patrick Cory] Reprint (Knopf 1942) sf novel.
• * *Donovan’s Brain/Hauser’s Memory (Leisure 0-8439-3355-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 444pp, pb) [Dr. Patrick Cory] Omnibus of two sf novels, Donovan’s Brain (Knopf 1942) and Hauser’s Memory (Putnam 1968), with a new introduction by the author. (Contents)
• * *Gabriel’s Body (Leisure 0-8439-3346-1, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 367pp, pb) [Dr. Patrick Cory] Sf/medical thriller. Biochemist Patrick Cory has been disfigured in an explosion and has a plan to restore himself using a perfect but brain-dead body, only to learn that human bodies have wills of their own.

SIRIUS, R. U.

• * *How to Mutate and Take Over the World (with St. Jude) (Ballantine 0-345-39216-7, Feb ’96, $24.00, 303pp, hc) Near-future satirical SF “novel” in the form of online messages and scraps of ’zines and news stories. Hackers, artists, and other fringe rebels fight a censorship-crazed government on the webs. A “cyberpunk” novel in the newer, non-SF sense of the word.

SIROF, HARRIET

• * *Bring Back Yesterday (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-80638-8, Sep ’96 [Nov ’96], $15.00, 167pp, hc, cover by Kelynn Alder) Young-adult fantasy time-travel novel. A girl escapes the present by living in Elizabethan England, while a friend tries to discover time travel to stop the plane crash that killed relatives of both.

SIROTA, MICHAEL B(arry) (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The 22nd Gear (Ace 0-441-83242-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 203pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Bicycling Through Space and Time] Humorous sf novel, third book of the “Bicycling Through Space and Time” series, about a bicycle whose 22nd gear takes the rider into an alternate world.
• * *Bicycling Through Space and Time (Ace 0-441-05735-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) Humorous sf novel about a bicycle whose 22nd gear takes the rider into a different reality.
• * *Demon Shadows (Bantam 0-553-28366-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 233pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Horror novel of demonic evil in a small town.
• * *The Ultimate Bike Path (Ace 0-441-84391-3, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) [Bicycling Through Space and Time] Humorous sf novel, sequel to Bicycling Through Space and Time, about a bicycle whose 22nd gear takes the rider into a different reality.
• * *The Well (Bantam 0-553-28843-1, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.50, 242pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) Horror novel of an ancient Indian curse on the descendants of the early settlers in a small California town.

SIS, PETER (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Monday’s Troll (with Jack Prelutsky) See entry under Jack Prelutsky.
• * *The Three Golden Keys (Doubleday 0-385-47292-7, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Peter Sis) Picture book with fantastic illustrations in a style similar to Edward Gorey. A magic cat leads a man into old Czech legends and scenes from his childhood.

SISK, DAVID W.

• * *Transformations of Language in Modern Dystopias (Greenwood Press 0-313-30411-4, Dec ’97 [Feb ’98], $57.95, 206pp, hc) Critical examination of the use of language as a tool of oppression or liberation in 20th century dystopias, including Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, George Orwell’s 1984, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Suzette Haden Elgin’s Native Tongue, and Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker. Includes a selected bibliography and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

SIZEMORE, SUSAN (1951- )

• * *Forever Knight: A Stirring of Dust (Boulevard 1-57297-238-6, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 252pp, pb) Novelization based on the vampire-detective TV show. Copyrighted by TriStar Television.
• * *Wings of the Storm (HarperMonogram 0-06-108013-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.50, 337pp, pb) Time-travel romance. Dr. Jane Florian’s experiments with space-time anomalies land her in the Middle Ages, where she poses as a noblewoman.

SKAF, ROBERT

• * *The Story of the Planet Candy (Vantage Press 0-533-08393-1, Jan ’90, $13.95, 201pp, hc) Anti-Utopian sf novel from a vanity publisher.

SKAL, DAVID J(ohn) (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Antibodies (Congdon & Weed 0-86553-199-4, Mar ’88, $15.95, 169pp, hc) Sf novel about cyborgs and religion.
• * _Antibodies (Worldwide Library 0-373-30308-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1988) sf/horror novel about cyborgs.
• * *Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of “Dracula” from Novel to Stage to Screen (Norton 0-393-02904-2, Oct ’90, $39.95, 242pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. A detailed look at the 1931 Dracula and the Spanish-language version filmed simultaneously with a different cast. Fascinating material and many rare photographs. Recommended. (SW)
• * _Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of “Dracula” from Novel to Stage to Screen (Norton 0-393-30805-7, Oct ’91, $15.95, 242pp, tp) Reprint (Norton 1990) non-fiction, a history of Stoker’s Dracula as a literary property. Recommended (SW). [Stoker]
• * _Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of “Dracula” from Novel to Stage to Screen (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98766-5, Feb ’92, £15.99, 243pp, hc) Reprint (Norton 1990) detailed look at the history of Dracula as a literary property. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror (Norton 0-393-03419-4, May ’93, $25.00, 432pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Non-fiction, criticism. An analysis of the history of horror and its place in pop culture. Recommended (SW).
• * _The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror (Penguin 0-14-024002-0, Oct ’94 [Aug ’94], $13.95, 432pp, tp) Reprint (Norton 1993) non-fiction criticism.
• * *Screams of Reason: Mad Science and Modern Culture (Norton 0-393-04582-X, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $29.95, 368pp, hc) Critical analysis of the role of the “mad scientist” in movies, books, and comics, and how this view of science reflects cultural changes. Includes notes and index.
• * *V is for Vampire (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27173-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $15.95, 288pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, an A-Z guide to vampires in book and film. Includes a bibliography and appendices listing novels and films.

_____, ed.

• * _Dracula: Authoritative Text, Contexts, Reviews and Reactions, Dramatic and Film Variations, Criticism. (with Nina Auerbach) See entry under Nina Auerbach.
• * _Dracula: The Ultimate Illustrated Edition of the World-Famous Vampire Play See entry under Hamilton Deane.

SKEET, MICHAEL DENNIS, ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Tesseracts⁴ (with Lorna Toolis) See entry under Lorna Toolis.

SKENE-MELVIN, DAVID, ed. (1936- ) (stories)

• * _Crossing the Line: Canadian Mysteries with a Fantastic Twist (with Robert J. Sawyer) See entry under Robert J. Sawyer

SKERL, JENNIE

• * *William S. Burroughs (Twayne 0-8057-7438-6, 1985 [Dec ’85], $15.95, 127pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study. [Burroughs]

SKILLETER, ANDREW

• * _Doctor Who: The Monsters (with Adrian Rigelsford) See entry under Adrian Rigelsford.

SKIMIN, ROBERT (Elwayne) (1929-1990) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Gray Victory (St. Martin’s 0-312-01374-4, Feb ’88, $19.95, 378pp, hc) Alternate world novel, in which the South won the Civil War.
• * _Gray Victory (St. Martin’s 0-312-91375-3, Mar ’89, $4.95, 457pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) alternate-history novel set in 1866, just after the South has won the Civil War.

SKINNER, DAPHNE

• * _Tim Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas (Puffin 0-14-037121-4, Nov ’94 [Dec ’94], £3.50, 77pp, pb) Reprint (Hyperion 1993) juvenile adaptation of the screenplay, including 8 pages of stills.

SKINNER, MARGO; [i.e., Margaret Louise Skinner] (1921-1992) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *As Green As Emeraude (Dawn Heron Press 0-939790-04-1, 1990 [Dec ’90], $15.00, 88pp, tp) Collection of fantasy poetry with an introduction by Fritz Leiber. This is a limited edition of 500 copies, signed by Skinner and Leiber. (Contents)

SKIPP, JOHN M(ason) (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Animals (with Craig Spector) (Bantam 0-553-29924-7, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Horror novel of a man who falls in love with a woman who is actually a predatory shapechanger.
• * *The Bridge (with Craig Spector) (Bantam 0-553-29027-4, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 419pp, pb) Horror novel of sentient toxic waste.
• * _The Clean-up (with Craig Spector) (Bantam UK 0-553-17381-2, Aug ’87, £2.95, 379pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) humorous horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Cleanup (with Craig Spector) (Bantam 0-553-26056-1, Mar ’87, $3.95, 379pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Dead Lines (with Craig Spector) (Bantam 0-553-27633-6, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 309pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *Fright Night (with Craig Spector) (Tor 0-812-52564-7, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 250pp, pb) Novelization of a horror movie script by Tom Holland.