The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SMITH, JAMES V., Jr. (continued)

• * *Beastmaker (Dell 0-440-20042-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) [Beastmaker] Biological horror novel.
• * _Beastmaker (Grafton 0-586-20441-5, Jun ’89, £3.50, 336pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) [Beastmaker] Reprint (Dell 1988) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Beaststalker (Dell 0-440-20172-1, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 373pp, pb) [Beastmaker] Sf/horror novel, sequel to Beastmaker. U.S. military genetic mutation eats children and pets.
• * _Beaststalker (Grafton 0-586-20779-1, May ’90, £3.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) [Beastmaker] Reprint (Dell 1988) horror novel. Sequel to Beastmaker.
• * *The Lurker (Dell 0-440-20232-9, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 299pp, pb) Horror novel about a “ghost” who kills.
• * _The Lurker (Grafton 0-586-20903-4, Apr ’91, £3.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) Reprint (Dell 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

SMITH, JENNIFER

• * *Anne Rice: A Critical Companion (Greenwood Press 0-313-29612-X, Dec ’96, $29.95, 193pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical guide focusing on Rice’s non-erotic supernatural fiction. Includes a brief biography, bibliography and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Rice]

SMITH, JOHANNA M.

• * _Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (St. Martin’s/Bedford 0-312-04469-0, Jun ’95, $10.95, 358pp, tp) [Frankenstein] Reissue (Bedford 1992) non-fiction, part of the “Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism” series. Seventh printing. This contains the complete 1831 text, plus five critical essays that examine the work from different contemporary critical perspectives: Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic, cultural, and reader-response criticism. Also includes an introduction providing biographical and historical contexts, and a survey of major critical response over time. [Shelley]

SMITH, JULIA; see pseudonym Jonathan Wylie (stories)

• * _Shadow-Maze (with Mark J. A. Smith) See entry under Mark J. A. Smith

SMITH, JULIE DEAN (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Call of Madness (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36327-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 311pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Fantasy novel of a kingdom endangered by renegade magic. A first novel.
• * *Mission of Magic (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36627-1, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 324pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caithan Crusade] Fantasy novel of a Princess trying to help wizards struck by uncontrollable magic, second book of the “Caithan Crusade” series.
• * *The Sage of Sare (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37154-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caithan Crusade] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Caithan Crusade” series.
• * *The Wizard King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37153-4, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $5.50, 337pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caithan Crusade] Fantasy novel, fourth book of “A Caithan Crusade”.

SMITH, KAREN PATRICIA

• * *The Fabulous Realm: A Literary-Historical Approach to British Fantasy, 1780-1990 (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-2673-9, Dec ’93 [Feb ’94], $55.00, 521pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. Despite the general title, this is an analysis of British children’s fantasy, with an emphasis on the historical events that influenced the works. It also covers modern work in New Zealand and Australia. Available from Scarecrow Press, PO Box 4167, Metuchen NJ 08840.

SMITH, KAY NOLTE (1932-1993)

• * *Mindspell (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-35097-0, 1984, £8.95, 311pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _Mindspell (Coronet 0-340-38262-7, Nov ’86, £2.95, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1984) horror novel.

SMITH, KENT (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Future X (Holloway House 0-87067-549-4, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 384pp, pb, cover by Glen Tarnowski) Sf novel of a future descendent of Malcolm X going back to the ’60s to save him.

SMITH, KIM, ed. (1955- ) (stories)

• * _Mysterious Cat Stories (with John Richard Stephens) See entry under John Richard Stephens.

SMITH, L. J. (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Awakening (Bantam UK 0-553-40604-3, May ’93, £2.99, 276pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper 1991) young-adult horror novel. Volume one in “The Vampire Diaries”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dark Visions #1: The Strange Power (Pocket Archway 0-671-87454-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $3.50, 230pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Dark Visions] Young adult horror novel. Psychically gifted students at a special school are threatened by experimenters.
• * _Dark Visions #1: The Strange Power (HarperCollins UK 0-00-675194-6, Nov ’95, £2.50, 230pp, pb) [Dark Visions] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1994) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dark Visions #2: The Possessed (Pocket Archway 0-671-87455-1, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $3.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Dark Visions] Young-adult horror novel about a group of psychic teens haunted by a vision of a white house on a cliff.
• * _Dark Visions #2: The Possessed (Collins 0-00-675195-4, Nov ’95, £2.50, 212pp, pb) [Dark Visions] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1995) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dark Visions #3: The Passion (HarperCollins UK 0-00-675196-2, Jan ’96, £2.50, 211pp, pb) [Dark Visions] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1995) young-adult horror novel, third in a series about a group of psychic teens. A powerful crystal is needed to stop a dangerous experiment that turns one teen into a psychic vampire. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dark Visions Collector’s Edition: The Strange Power, The Possessed, The Passion (Pocket Archway 0-671-02330-6, Dec ’98, $6.99, 230+212+211pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) [Dark Visions] Omnibus of three young-adult horror novels in a trilogy about psychic teens: The Strange Power (1994), The Possessed (1995), and The Passion (1995). (Contents)
• * *Dark Visions III: The Passion (Pocket Archway 0-671-87456-X, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $3.50, 211pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Dark Visions] Young-adult horror novel, third in the series about a group of psychic teens. A powerful crystal is needed to stop a dangerous experiment that turns one teen into a psychic vampire.
• * _The Forbidden Game 1: The Hunter (Scholastic UK 0-590-55947-8, May ’95, £2.99, 228pp, pb) [Forbidden Game] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1994) young-adult horror novel. Jenny and her friends play a new game that suddenly propels them into a nightmare world. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Forbidden Game 2: The Chase (Scholastic UK 0-590-13156-7, Aug ’95, £2.99, 226pp, pb) [Forbidden Game] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1994) young-adult horror novel, second book of a series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Forbidden Game 3: The Kill (Scholastic UK 0-590-13244-X, Oct ’95, £3.50, 228pp, pb) [Forbidden Game] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1994) young-adult horror novel, third book of a series. Jenny and her friends are trapped by an evil spirit in a nightmare amusement park. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Forbidden Game Collector’s Edition (Pocket Archway 0-671-01716-0, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $6.99, 686pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Forbidden Game] Omnibus of three young adult horror novels in the series: The Hunter, The Chase, and The Kill (all Archway 1994). Each novel is paginated separately. (Contents)
• * _The Forbidden Game Volume 1: The Hunter (Pocket Archway 0-671-87451-9, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], $3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by David Jarvis) [Forbidden Game] Reissue (Archway 1994) young adult horror novel, first in the series. Third printing.
• * _The Forbidden Game Volume 2: The Chase (Pocket Archway 0-671-87452-7, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $3.50, 226pp, pb, cover by David Jarvis) [Forbidden Game] Reissue (Archway 1994) young adult horror novel, second in the series.
• * *The Forbidden Game Volume I: The Hunter (Pocket Archway 0-671-87451-9, Mar ’94, $3.50, 228pp, pb, cover by David Jarvis) [Forbidden Game] Young-adult horror novel. Jenny and her friends play a new game that suddenly propels them into a nightmare world. First book of a new series.
• * *The Forbidden Game Volume II: The Chase (Pocket Archway 0-671-87452-7, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.50, 226pp, pb, cover by David Jarvis) [Forbidden Game] Young-adult horror novel, second book of a series. Jenny and her friends are again the victims of a deadly ancient power who plays games with their lives as the stakes.
• * *The Forbidden Game Volume III: The Kill (Pocket Archway 0-671-87453-5, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 228pp, pb, cover by David Jarvis) [Forbidden Game] Young-adult horror novel, third book of a series. Jenny and her friends are trapped by an evil spirit in a nightmare amusement park.
• * _The Forbidden Game Volume III: The Kill (Pocket Archway 0-671-87453-5, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by David Jarvis) [Forbidden Game] Reissue (Archway 1994) young adult horror novel, third in the series. Second printing.
• * _The Fury (Bantam UK 0-553-40606-X, May ’93, £2.99, 285pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper 1991) young-adult horror novel. Volume three in “The Vampire Diaries”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Heart of Valor (Macmillan 0-02-785861-8, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $14.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh) [Night of the Solstice] Young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel, a sequel to The Night of the Solstice.
• * _Heart of Valor (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106173-5, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $3.50, 228pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Night of the Solstice] Reprint (Macmillan 1990) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel, a sequel to The Night of the Solstice.
• * *The Night of the Solstice (Macmillan 0-02-785840-5, Oct ’87, $14.95, 231pp, hc) [Night of the Solstice] Young-adult fantasy novel of magic and an evil sorcerer trying to gain entrance to our world. A first novel.
• * _The Night of the Solstice (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106172-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $3.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Night of the Solstice] Reprint (Macmillan 1987) young-adult fantasy novel of an evil sorcerer trying to gain entrance to our world.
• * _Night World: Witchlight (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70955-3, May ’98, £3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1998 as Nightworld: Witchlight) young-adult horror novel. Book 9 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld #1: Secret Vampire (Pocket Archway 0-671-55133-7, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult vampire novel, first in a series about a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of darkness.
• * *Nightworld #3: Spellbinder (Pocket Archway 0-671-55135-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror novel. Two teenage witches fall in love with the same human boy.
• * _Nightworld 4: Dark Angel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69002-X, Apr ’97, £3.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Nightworld 5: The Chosen (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69003-8, May ’97, £3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1997) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld: Black Dawn (Pocket Archway 0-671-01476-5, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror novel, eighth in the series. A teen looking for her brother finds the Nightworld, and a slave-keeping vampire soulmate.
• * _Nightworld: Black Dawn (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70954-5, Feb ’98, £3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1997) young-adult horror novel, eighth in the series. A teen looking for her brother finds the Nightworld, and a slave-keeping vampire soulmate. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld: Dark Angel (Pocket Archway 0-671-55136-1, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $3.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror novel, fourth in the series. A girl has a near-death experience that draws her too close to the Nightworld.
• * *Nightworld: Daughters of Darkness (Pocket Archway 0-671-55134-5, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult vampire novel. Vampire sisters escape the Nightworld and find forbidden love with humans.
• * _Nightworld: Daughters of Darkness (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68982-X, Mar ’97, £3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996) young-adult vampire novel. Book two in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Nightworld: Enchantress (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69001-1, Mar ’97, £3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996 as Nightworld: Spellbinder) young-adult vampire novel. Book three in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld: Huntress (Pocket Archway 0-671-01475-7, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $3.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror novel, seventh in the series. A half-vampire is torn between her human friends and vampire gang.
• * _Nightworld: Secret Vampire (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-68751-7, Mar ’97, £3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996 as Nightworld #1: Secret Vampire) young-adult vampire novel. First in a series about a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of darkness. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld: Soulmate (Pocket Archway 0-671-55138-8, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $3.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror novel, sixth in the series.
• * _Nightworld: Soulmate (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69004-6, Jul ’97, £3.99, 208pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1997) young-adult vampire novel. Book six in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld: The Chosen (Pocket Archway 0-671-55137-X, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror/romance novel, fifth in the series.
• * _Nightworld: The Huntress (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70953-7, Dec ’97, £3.99, 226pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) [Nightworld] Reprint (Pocket Archway 1997) young-adult vampire novel. Book 7 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nightworld: Two Books in One (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-72271-1, Feb ’98 [Apr ’98], £4.99, 228+228pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley) Omnibus of Nightworld: Secret Vampire and Nightworld: Daughters of Darkness, both originally published by Pocket Archway in 1996. The books are paginated separately. (Contents)
• * *Nightworld: Witchlight (Pocket Archway 0-671-01477-3, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Nightworld] Young-adult horror novel, ninth in the series.
• * _The Secret Circle 3: Power (Bantam UK 0-553-40675-2, May ’95, £2.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) [Secret Circle] Reprint (Harper Paperbacks 1992) third novel in a young-adult horror trilogy: a secret circle of teenagers continuing a centuries-long heritage of magic find their group being torn apart by betrayal and mistrust. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Secret Circle Volume I: The Initiation (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106712-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.99, 311pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Young-adult horror novel, first book of a new series. Cassie is initiated into the 300 year-old coven that has secretly ruled the town of New Salem.
• * *The Secret Circle Volume II: The Captive (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106715-6, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.99, 306pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Young-adult horror novel, second book of a series. New coven convert Cassie is caught between two girls determined to use the power of the coven that has ruled the town of New Salem for 300 years for their own ends.
• * _The Secret Circle Volume II: The Captive (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106406-8, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $1.99, 306pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Reissue (HarperPaperbacks 1992) young-adult horror novel. The high-school in crowd is a coven. This is a special edition with a new ISBN and the “special value” price printed on the cover. Packaged by Daniel Weiss and Associates, and copyrighted by them and the author.
• * *The Secret Circle Volume III: The Power (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106719-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $3.99, 310pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Young-adult horror novel, third book of a series. Teenage coven member Cassie is faced with sacrificing her boyfriend to save the town of New Salem from an evil witch.
• * _The Secret Circle: The Captive (Bantam UK 0-553-40674-4, Mar ’95, £2.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) [Secret Circle] Reprint (Harper 1992) second novel in a young-adult horror trilogy. The book is copyrighted by the author and Daniel Weiss Associates. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Secret Circle: The Initiation (Bantam UK 0-553-40673-6, Mar ’95, £2.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) [Secret Circle] Reprint (Harper 1992) first novel in a young-adult horror trilogy. The book is copyrighted by the author and Daniel Weiss Associates. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Struggle (Bantam UK 0-553-40605-1, May ’93, £2.99, 271pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper 1991) young-adult horror novel. Volume two in “The Vampire Diaries”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Vampire Diaries Volume I: The Awakening (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106097-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 311pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult vampire novel of a young girl torn between two vampire brothers, first book of a new series.
• * *The Vampire Diaries Volume II: The Struggle (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106098-4, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 313pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult vampire novel of a young girl torn between two vampire brothers, second book of a series.
• * *The Vampire Diaries Volume III: The Fury (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106099-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 309pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult vampire novel of a young girl torn between two vampire brothers, third book of a series.
• * *The Vampire Diaries Volume IV: Dark Reunion (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106775-X, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $3.99, 311pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult horror novel, fourth book of the “Vampire Diaries” series. Two vampire brothers and the girl they both love unite against an ancient evil.

SMITH, L(ester) NEIL (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Bretta Martyn (Tor 0-312-85893-0, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Bill Sinkiewicz) [Nathaniel Blackburn] SF space pirate novel, a swashbuckling sequel to Henry Martyn featuring his daughter Robretta.
• * _Bretta Martyn (Tor 0-812-55262-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Nathaniel Blackburn] Reprint (Tor 1997) SF space pirate novel, a swashbuckling sequel to Henry Martyn featuring his daughter Robretta.
• * *Brightsuit Macbear (Avon 0-380-75324-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 212pp, pb) [North American Confederacy] Sf novel in the “Tom Paine Maru” universe. Start of a new series.
• * *Classic Star Wars: The Lando Calrissian Adventures (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39110-1, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 409pp, pb, cover by William Schmidt) [Star Wars: Lando Calrissian] Omnibus of three novelizations based on characters from the Star Wars films, Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu (Ballantine 1983), Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon (Ballantine 1983), and Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka (Ballantine 1983). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. (Contents)