The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- SNYDER, ZILPHA KEATLEY (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _Below the Root (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21266-9, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $3.50, 231pp, pb) [Green-Sky] Reprint (Atheneum 1975) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of the Green Sky trilogy.
- * _Black and Blue Magic (Dell Yearling 0-440-40053-8, May 88 [Apr 88], $2.95, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1966) young-adult fantasy novel, set in San Francisco, about a boy who sprouts wings.
- * _Black and Blue Magic (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-71848-9, Oct 94 [Nov 94], $3.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) Reprint (Atheneum 1966) young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _The Changeling (Dell/Yearling 0-440-41200-5, Feb 86 [Apr 86], $3.25, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1970) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by Alton Raible.
- * _The Egypt Game (Dell/Yearling 0-440-42225-6, 1986 [Apr 86], $3.25, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1967) juvenile novel of a fantasy game with strange effects; drawings by Alton Raible.
- * _Eyes in the Fishbowl (Dell Yearling 0-440-40060-0, Jul 88, $2.95, 168pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1968) juvenile novel about kids trapped in a department store overnight, and the strange things that happen to them.
- * _A Fabulous Creature (Dell Yearling 0-440-40179-8, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $2.95, 240pp, tp) Reprint (Atheneum 1981) young-adult fantasy novel about a boy who finds a fabulous stag while vacationing in the Sierra Nevada.
- * _The Headless Cupid (Dell Yearling 0-440-43507-2, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $3.25, 203pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1971) young-adult novel, a ghost story about a poltergeist; a Newbery Honor Book.
- * *Song of the Gargoyle (Delacorte 0-385-30301-7, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $14.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) Medieval historical fantasy novel of a boys search for his father, accompanied by a living gargoyle.
- * _Song of the Gargoyle (Dell Yearling 0-440-40898-9, Feb 94, $3.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (Delacorte 1991) medieval historical fantasy novel of a boys search for his father, accompanied by a living gargoyle.
- * *Squeak Saves the Day and Other Tooley Tales (Delacorte 0-385-29661-4, May 88 [Apr 88], $14.95, 116pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy collection of short tales about the Tiddlers, with b&w illustrations by Leslie Morrill.
- * *The Trespassers (Delacorte 0-385-31055-2, Aug 95, $14.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) Young-adult horror novel. Kids play in a haunted mansion where the new residents are more dangerous than the ghosts.
- * _The Trespassers (Dell Yearling 0-440-41277-3, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $3.99, 200pp, tp, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (Delacorte 1995) young-adult horror novel.
- * _The Truth About Stone Hollow (Dell/Yearling 0-440-48846-X, 1986 [Apr 86], $3.25, 211pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by Alton Raible.
- * _Until the Celebration (Tor 0-812-55480-9, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Green-Sky] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) sf novel, the Third Book of Green Sky.
- * _Until the Celebration (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21348-7, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $3.50, 214pp, pb) [Green-Sky] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the Green Sky trilogy.
- * _The Witches of Worm (Dell/Yearling 0-440-49727-2, Mar 86 [Apr 86], $3.25, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1972) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by Alton Raible.
- SOBCHACK, VIVIAN (Carol) (1940- )
- * *Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film (Ungar 0-8044-6886-9, Jan 87, $14.95, 345pp, tp) Non-fiction; film reference/critical study. This is partially a reprint of The Limits of Infinity: The American Science Fiction Film 1950-1975 (1980), with a new chapter added to bring it up to date. Its an academic/philosophical look at sf films.
- SOBCZAK, A. J., ed. (stories)
- * *Magills Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature (Salem Press 0-89356-906-2, Oct 96 [Mar 97], $300.00, 1126pp, hc) Non-fiction guide to SF in four volumes. This is not the same as the earlier two five-volume sets but is 400 new essays essentially plot summaries of SF and fantasy novels. There is one ISBN for all four volumes. Tom Shippey was consulting editor. Order from Salem Press, Englewood Cliffs, NJ; 800-221-1592.
- SOBOL, DONALD J. (1924- )
- * *The Amazing Power of Ashur Fine (Macmillan 0-02-786270-4, Nov 86 [Jan 87], $10.95, 114pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel of a boy endowed with extraordinary powers by an ancient African elephant. Published in 1986, but missed.
- * *My Name Is Amelia (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-31970-3, Oct 94 [Jan 95], $12.95, 105pp, hc, cover by Eunice Roberts) Young-adult SF novel. A shipwrecked girl washes up on a mysterious island where researchers are tampering with time.
- SOESBE, DOUGLAS (Brian) (1948- )
- * *Scream Play (Charter Diamond 1-55773-387-2, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.95, 268pp, pb) Horror novel of a possessed theatre.
- SOKOLOV, ANDREI
- SOLES, CARO, ed. (stories)
- * *Bizarre Dreams (with Stanislaus Tal) (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-187-X, Jun 94, $4.95, 289pp, pb) Anthology of 18 gay erotic horror stories, 14 apparently original, and one poem. With an introduction by Caro Soles. (Contents)
- * *Meltdown! (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-203-5, Aug 94, $12.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Judy Simonian) Anthology of 13 stories of gay mens erotic SF and dark fantasy, nine of them original, plus an excerpt from Samuel R. Delanys new novel The Mad Man. (Contents)
- SOLOMON, CHARLES
- * *Enchanted Drawings: The History of Animation (Knopf 0-394-54684-9, Nov 89, $75.00, 322pp, hc) Associational; non-fiction. A history of animation from the first experiments to the present.
- SOLTER, DAVID IAN
- SOMMER-BODENBURG, ANGELA (1948- )
- * _My Friend, the Vampire (Pocket/Archway 0-671-60383-3, Jul 86 [Jun 86], $2.50, 155pp, pb) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Dial 1982) juvenile fantasy novel, translated from the German Der Kleine Vampir. Illustrations by Amelie Flienke.
- * +The Vampire in Love (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-0905-6, Jun 91 [Apr 92], $12.95, 131pp, hc, cover by Amelie Glienke) [Little Vampire] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel, fifth in the Vampire series. Illustrated by Amelie Glienke. First US edition of the English translation by Sarah Gibson (Andersen Press 1986) of the German original Der kleine Vampir und die grosse Liebe (1985). A 1991 book, not seen until now.
- * _The Vampire in Love (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-75877-2, Oct 93 [Nov 93], $2.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Andersen Press 1986) young-adult humorous fantasy novel, fifth in the Vampire series. Illustrated by Amelie Glienke. English translation by Sarah Gibson of the German original Der Kleine Vampir und die Grosse Liebe (1985).
- * _The Vampire Moves In (S&S/Minstrel 0-671-55422-0, 1986 [Oct 86], $2.50, 155pp, pb) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Anderson Press 1982) juvenile fantasy, translated from the German by Sara Gibson; a boy has to cope with the problems of housing a banished boy-vampire in his basement.
- * +The Vampire on the Farm (Dial 0-8037-0326-0, May 89, $10.95, 136pp, hc) [Little Vampire] Young-adult fantasy about a boy whose best friend is a vampire. Fourth book of a series. Translated from the German by Sarah Gibson (Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag 1983 as Der Kleine Vampir Auf Dem Bauernhof). First American edition of this translation (Andersen Press 1985). Illustrated by Amelia Glienke.
- * _The Vampire on the Farm (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-70236-X, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $2.95, 136pp, pb, cover by Amelie Glienke) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Andersen Press 1985) young-adult fantasy about a boy whose best friend is a vampire. Fourth book of a series. Translated from the German by Sarah Gibson and illustrated by Amelie Glienke.
- * _The Vampire Takes a Trip (Pocket 0-671-64822-5, Oct 87, $2.50, 155pp, pb) [Little Vampire] Reprint (Dial 1984) juvenile fantasy novel. Originally published in German (Rowoht Taschenbuch Verlag 1982).
- SOMMERS, BEVERLY; pseudonym of Joy Freeman, (1934- )
- * *Time and Again (Worldwide Library 0-373-97042-0, Aug 87, $3.95, 253pp, pb) Yet another time travel romance. A modern woman finds herself in 1906 San Francisco.
- SOMMERS, ROBBI (1950- ) (stories)
- * *Uncertain Companions (Naiad Press 1-56280-017-5, Oct 92, $9.95, 188pp, tp) Lesbian fantasy novel. Married woman Veronicas discovery of her lesbianism leads her into another world where she is loved by a woodland moon goddess.
- SOMTOW, S. P.; pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul, (1952- ) (stories)
- * *The Aquiliad, Volume II: Aquila and the Iron Horse (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33868-5, May 88 [Apr 88], $3.50, 261pp, pb) [Aquila] Sf novel of alternate history/time travel, etc.
- * *The Aquiliad, Volume III: Aquila and the Sphinx (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34791-9, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $3.95, 242pp, pb) [Aquila] Humorous science fiction historical novel set in an alternate world.
- * _The Aquiliad: Aquila in the New World (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33867-7, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $3.50, 247pp, pb) [Aquila] Reprint (Timescape 1983) alternate-world novel with the whole world ruled by a more modern Rome.
- * _Armorica (Orbit 1-85723-188-0, Aug 94, £4.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Riverrun] Reprint (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night) fantasy novel. Sequel to Riverrun. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Darker Angels (Gollancz 0-575-06122-7, Nov 97, £16.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Historical dark fantasy novel of voodoo, Civil War, and regeneration.
- * +Darker Angels (Tor 0-312-85931-7, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Amy Grigg) Horror novel. A one-eyed shaman raises the dead from Civil War battlefields. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).
- * _Darker Angels (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60060-8, Nov 98, £5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) historical dark fantasy novel of voodoo, Civil War, and regeneration.
- * *Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes [as by Somtow Sucharitkul] (Pulphouse 1-56146-547-X, Feb 92, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) Sf short story that originally appeared in Analog in 1986 (as by Somtow Sucharitkul), with an afterword by the author. Short story paperback #47. Available from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
- * *Forest of the Night (AvoNova 0-380-76628-0, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Riverrun] Fantasy novel; sequel to Riverrun. After young Theo Etchisons escape from the Darkling dimension, the Darklings power over the world of men increases, and Theos brother falls victim. Recommended (SW).
- * *Forgetting Places (Tor 0-312-93030-5, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $14.95, 216pp, hc) Non-sf, associational. A straight novel by a well-known sf writer (Somtow Sucharitkul).
- * *I Wake from a Dream of a Drowned City (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-120-2, May 92, $35.00, 95pp, hc, cover by Donna Gordon) Sf novella about a cloned prince who struggles to understand the kingdom he may one day rule. This is a 300-copy hardcover edition; a 525-copy trade paperback edition ($10.00) and a 75-copy leatherbound limited edition ($60.00) are also available. All states are signed. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
- * *Jasmine Nights (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-00200-1, May 94, £9.99, 380pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) Associational novel.
- * +Jasmine Nights (St. Martins/Wyatt 0-312-11834-1, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $23.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Steve Wallace) Associational novel. A sheltered Thai boy becomes disillusioned by his pampered existence and gets an introduction to the best and worst of Sixties American culture. First American edition (Hamish Hamilton 1994).
- * _Jasmine Nights (Penguin 0-14-023466-7, May 95, £6.99, 380pp, tp, cover by Steve Wallace) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1994) associational autobiographical novel. A sheltered Thai boy becomes disillusioned by his pampered existence and gets an introduction to the best and worst of sixties American culture.
- * *Moon Dance (Tor 0-312-93203-0, Jan 90, $24.95, 564pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) Werewolf horror/fantasy novel set in the nineteenth century American West. This is a splashy epic that never fails to surprise and entertain. Recommended (SW).
- * _Moon Dance (Gollancz 0-575-05017-9, Feb 91, £14.99, 564pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic horror novel about vampires. This is a pseudonym for Somtow Sucharitkul.
- * _Moon Dance (Tor 0-812-51127-1, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $4.95, 535pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic American historical/werewolf novel.
- * _Moon Dance (Gollancz 0-575-05072-1, Oct 91, £4.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic horror novel about werewolves. This is a pseudonym for Somtow Sucharitkul.
- * *The Pavilion of Frozen Women (Gollancz 0-575-06120-0, Aug 96 [Jul 96], £16.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Collection of 8 SF, fantasy, and mainstream stories. (Contents)
- * _The Pavilion of Frozen Women (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60074-8, Aug 97, £5.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) collection of ten SF, fantasy and mainstream stories, each with a small paragraph on its origin. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
- * *Riverrun (Avon 0-380-75925-X, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $3.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Riverrun] Fantasy novel of two teenagers and their parents drawn into the conflicts of another dimension. First book of a new series. Highly recommended (SW).
- * _Riverrun (Orbit 1-85723-195-3, Feb 94, £4.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Riverrun] Reprint (Avon 1991) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Riverrun Trilogy (White Wolf 1-56504-943-8, Jun 96 [May 96], $14.99, 580pp, tp, cover by Troy Eittreim) [Riverrun] Omnibus of three dark fantasy novels in the Riverrun Trilogy: Riverrun (Avon 1991), Armorica (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night), and Yestern. The third novel is original to this volume. (Contents)
- * _The Riverrun Trilogy (SFBC #12396, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $14.98, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Riverrun] Reprint (White Wolf 1996) omnibus of three Joycean dark fantasy novels: Riverrun (Avon 1991), Armorica (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night), and Yestern. This first hardcover edition has new jacket art (with a White Wolf logo), and has a new ISBN on the copyright page (1-56865-194-5); the jacket lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *The Shattered Horse (Tor 0-312-93730-X, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $16.95, 464pp, hc) Historical fantasy novel with an alternate outcome of the Trojan War. The author also writes as Somtow Sucharitkul.
- * _The Shattered Horse (Tor 0-812-55515-5, Dec 87 [Nov 87], $3.95, 464pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novel about the Trojan War.
- * _The Shattered Horse (Headline 0-7472-3092-7, Feb 88, £3.50, 464pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) fantasy novel about an alternate Trojan War. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Starship & Haiku (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33866-9, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.50, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Somtow Sucharitkul) sf novel.
- * *Valentine (Gollancz 0-575-05018-7, Apr 92 [Mar 92], £14.99, 383pp, hc, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Horror novel. Sequel to Vampire Junction.
- * +Valentine (Tor 0-312-85145-6, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $21.95, 373pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Vampire horror novel, sequel to Vampire Junction. Child-vampire and rock star Timmy Valentine returns to life to stalk Los Angeles. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1992).
- * _Valentine (Gollancz 0-575-05570-7, May 93, £4.99, 383pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) horror novel. Sequel to Vampire Junction.
- * _Valentine (Tor 0-812-51240-5, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) horror novel, sequel to Vampire Junction.
- * *Vampire Junction (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-367-3, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $15.95, 280pp, hc) [Timmy Valentine] Limited edition, signed and numbered, available for $35.00. Horror/gross-out fantasy novel by Somtow Sucharitkul in clever plastic disguise. The limited edition is the same as the regular in plain, cheap box plus pasted-in signed book-plate.
- * _Vampire Junction (Berkley 0-425-07746-2, Aug 85 [Jul 85], $3.50, 362pp, pb) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning 1984) horror/fantasy novel. The author is Somtow Sucharitkul.
- * _Vampire Junction (Macdonald 0-356-10991-7, Feb 86 [Mar 86], £8.95, 288pp, hc) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning 1984) dark fantasy/horror novel; the author is Somtow Sucharitkul. Library edition.
- * _Vampire Junction (Tor 0-812-52596-5, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $3.99, 362pp, pb) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1984) horror/fantasy novel about a teen idol rock star who is actually a 2000 year-old vampire. Highly recommended (SW).
- * _Vampire Junction (Gollancz 0-575-05057-8, Apr 92 [Mar 92], £4.99, 362pp, pb, cover by David Farren) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Starblaze 1984) horror novel.
- * _Vampire Junction (Tor 0-812-52596-5, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $5.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Reissue (Starblaze 1984) vampire novel. Second printing.
- * *The Vampires Beautiful Daughter (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-31968-1, Sep 97, $17.00, 116pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott) Young-adult vampire novel. Johnny has trouble adjusting to California until he meets a half-human girl whos trying to decide whether of not she wants to be a vampire like her father. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; text copyrighted by Somtow Sucharitkul, illustrations by Gary Lippincott.
- * _The Vampires Beautiful Daughter (SFBC #15484, Jul 98 [Jun 98], $7.98, 116pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott) Reprint (Atheneum 1997) young-adult vampire novella. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; text copyrighted by Somtow Sucharitkul. This is similar to the Atheneum edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Vanitas (Transylvania Press 1-55135-003-3, May 95 [Jul 95], $65.00, 333pp, hc, cover by Val Lakey-Lindahn) [Timmy Valentine] Third novel in the Valentine trilogy. Signed, limited edition of 500. This is the official (Canadian) first edition (the Gollancz UK edition is due in July), and the authors preferred text. Order from Transylvania Press, PO Box 75012 - WRPS, White Rock BC Canada V4A 9M4.
- * *Vanitas (Gollancz 0-575-05655-X, Jul 95 [Jun 95], £16.99, 352pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) [Timmy Valentine] Horror novel. Timothy Valentine, the child rock god and vampire from Valentine and Vampire Junction, resurfaces after his supposed death. Simultaneous with the Canadian (Transylvania Press) edition.
- * +Vanitas (Tor 0-312-85513-3, Nov 95, $23.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito) [Timmy Valentine] Vampire novel, third in the Timmy Valentine trilogy. First US edition. (Transylvania Press Canada; Gollancz UK 1995)
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