The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SPARER, LAURIE AYLAMA TAYLOR; see under Taylor, L. A. (stories)

SPARK, MURIEL; [i.e., Muriel Sarah Camberg Spark Stanford] (1918-2006) (stories)

• * _Mary Shelley (Constable 0-09-468460-X, Jul ’88, £14.95, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1987). Second revised edition of another Mary Shelley biography. [Not seen] [Shelley]
• * *Mary Shelley: A Biography (Dutton/William Abrahms 0-525-24535-9, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $18.95, 248pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography; this may be an expansion of an earlier work.
• * _Mary Shelley: A Biography (NAL Meridian 0-452-00951-0, Oct ’88 [Mar ’89], $8.95, 248pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1987) of the second revised edition of a biography which first appeared as Child of Light: A Reassesment of Mary Shelley (Tower Bridge Ltd 1951). [Shelley]
• * *The Stories of Muriel Spark (The Bodley Head 0-370-31020-9, Apr ’87 [Oct ’87], £12.95, 314pp, hc) Collection of short stories, some with a supernatural element. (Contents)

SPARROW, SUSANNA

• * _Dawn of the Dead (with George A. Romero) See entry under George A. Romero

SPEARING, JUDITH (Mary Harlow) (1922- )

• * _Ghosts Who Went to School (Hippo 0-590-40452-0, Aug ’87, £1.95, 139pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1966) juvenile ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]

SPEARS, HEATHER (1934- ) (stories)

• * *The Child of Atwar (Beach Holme/Tesseract 0-88878-35-3, Apr ’93 [Aug ’93], $7.95, 265pp, tp, cover by Daniel Goldenberg) [Moonfall] Post-holocaust sf novel; sequel to Moonfall. Available from Beach Holme Publishers, 4252 Commerce Circle, Victoria BC V8Z 4M2 Canada.
• * *Moonfall (Beach Holme Publishers 0-88878-306-X, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $6.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Gerald Luxton) [Moonfall] Post-holocaust sf novel. The destruction of the ozone layer has caused humans to mutate into a two-headed form, and when the moon is disintegrating, only the one surviving one-headed human can save the planet. A first novel.
• * *The Taming (Tesseract 1-895836-23-9, Jun ’96 [Sep ’96], C$8.95, 258pp, pb, cover by Daniel Goldenberg) [Moonfall] SF novel, third book in the trilogy that began with Moonfall and Children of Atwar. A limited edition hardcover (-24-7) was announced but not seen. Order from Tesseract Books, 214-21 10405 Jasper Ave, Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3S2; add $3.00 postage.

SPEARS, KERMIT

• * *The Touch of Love (Vantage Press 0-533-07791-5, Jun ’90, $11.95, 158pp, hc) Sf novel of aliens stranded on Earth and trying to adapt.

SPECTOR, CAROLINE (stories)

• * *Shadowrun #18: Worlds Without End (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45496-0, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by FASA Corporation. This first novel is the third book in the “Immortals Trilogy”, with prequels to follow.

SPECTOR, CRAIG (S.) (1958- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Animals (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Bridge (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Clean-up (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Cleanup (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Dead Lines (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Fright Night (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Light At the End (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Light at the End (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Scream (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.

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• * _Book of the Dead (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Book of the Dead 2: Still Dead (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Still Dead (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.

SPEDDING, ALISON (Louise) (1962- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Cloud Over Water (Unwin 0-04-440160-4, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £3.95, 348pp, pb) [Walk in the Dark] Alternate-world historical fantasy novel. Volume Two in the “Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * _A Cloud Over Water (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648266-X, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £5.99, xvi+348pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Unwin 1988 as by Spedding) fantasy novel, second book of “A Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * *The Road and the Hills (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823319-6, May ’86, £10.95, 440pp, hc) [Walk in the Dark] Epic fantasy novel, Vol. 1 of “A Walk in the Dark” trilogy. A first novel. An alternate-history version of Alexander the Great.
• * _The Road and the Hills (Unwin 0-04-823365-X, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.95, 431pp, pb) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * _The Road and the Hills (Voyager 0-00-648267-8, Apr ’97 [May ’97], £5.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986 as by Spedding) SF novel. Book 1 in the “A Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * *Streets of the City (Unwin 0-04-440148-5, Nov ’88, £3.95, 338pp, pb) [Walk in the Dark] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Walk in the Dark” trilogy.

SPEEDIE, JULIE (stories)

• * *Arthur Machen and The Sphinx (Tartarus Press 1-872621-08-2, Jul ’91, no price, 24pp, ph) Article about Machen and Ada Leverson issued in a limited edition booklet of 100 copies, complete with pasted-in photographs. [Machen]

SPEER, FLORA

• * *Destiny’s Lovers (Leisure 0-8439-2985-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 361pp, pb) Romance novel with an sf setting, marketed as a “futuristic romance”.
• * *A Love Beyond Time (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51948-8, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 437pp, pb) Time-travel romance with a male protagonist. A virtual reality experiment gone wrong sends a 20th-century computer whiz to Charlemagne’s camp, where he falls in love with a lusty serving wench...
• * *No Other Love (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51916-X, Dec ’93, $4.99, 395pp, pb) Futuristic romance. A ghostly woman appears to a member of an exploration team in a ruined city and fascinates him, particularly because she bears a striking resemblance to a fellow scientist.

SPELLMAN, CATHY CASH (1941- )

• * _Bless the Child (Orion 1-85797-430-1, May ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 510pp, pb) Reprint (Chapmans 1993) occult novel.

SPENCE, DERMOT CHESSON (1904-1966) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Little Red Shoes and Other Tales of the Odd and Unseen (Ghost Story Press no ISBN, 1995, £35.00, xvi+235pp, hc, cover by Steven Stapleton) Reprint (Williams & Norgate 1936) ghost collection. This edition adds an introduction by the author’s son, and is limited to 350 numbered copies. [Not seen]

SPENCE, WALTER (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Devil & Dan Cooley (with Holly Lisle) See entry under Holly Lisle.

SPENCER, DAVID (1954- )

• * *Alien Nation #6: Passing Fancy (Pocket 0-671-79517-1, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $5.50, 289pp, pb) [Alien Nation] Novelization based on the television series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox.

SPENCER, JAKE

• * *Swamp Master (Diamond 1-55773-661-8, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 232pp, pb) [Swamp Master] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, first book of a new series about an Indian shaman dedicated to preserving freedom in the ruins of civilization.
• * *Swamp Master #2: Hell on Earth (Diamond 1-55773-757-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 215pp, pb) [Swamp Master] Sf novel set in post-holocaust Florida, second book of a series. A shaman leads freedom fighters against mutant death squads.
• * *Swamp Master #3: Unholy Alliance (Diamond 1-55773-836-X, Nov ’92, $3.99, 197pp, pb) [Swamp Master] Post-holocaust men’s adventure sf novel, third book of a series.

SPENCER, JOHN (Barry) (1944-2002)

• * +Quake City (Dufour/Do-Not Press 1-899344-02-0, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $12.95, 146pp, tp) [Charley Case] SF mystery novel, third in the “Charley Case” series, set in the “future” — 1997 Los Angeles after “the big one” has turned LA into an island. First US edition; this is the Do-Not Press edition (not previously listed) with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; (610) 458-5005; fax (610) 458-7103.

SPENCER, JOHN R.

• * *Icequake (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-296-4, 1996 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 413pp, pb) Post-holocaust SF novel. Rebels in a new Ice Age live in ice-buried cities. Copyrighted 1995; the copyright page indicates this is a 1996 edition; not seen until now. Commonwealth Publications, 9764-45th Ave, Edmonton AB Canada T6E 5C5; orders 800-491-7737; http://www.commonwealthpub.com

SPENCER, KATHLEEN (Louise) (1947- )

• * *Charles Williams (Starmont House 0-916732-79-7, Jan ’87, $7.95, 104pp, tp) Nonfiction, critical study. [Williams]

SPENCER, WILLIAM BROWNING (1946- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Irrational Fears (White Wolf 1-56504-871-7, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $19.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Bill Koeb) Dark fantasy novel of an alcoholic contending with AA and a cult that believes alcoholism is an alien curse, and DTs are other-dimensional demons.
• * *Résumé with Monsters (The Permanent Press 1-877946-53-2, Feb ’95, $22.00, 212pp, hc, cover by Bob Rowe) Associational satiric contemporary novel of a man whose working places are supposedly haunted by Lovecraft’s monsters. Available from The Permanent Press, Noyac Road, Sag Harbor NY 11963.
• * _Résumé with Monsters (White Wolf 1-56504-913-6, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Bill Koeb) Reprint (The Permanent Press 1995) associational satiric contemporary novel of a man whose working places are supposedly haunted by Lovecraft’s monsters.
• * _The Return of Count Electric (White Wolf 1-56504-871-7, Feb ’98, $5.99, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Permanent Press 1993) collection of 11 stories. (Contents)
• * *Zod Wallop (St. Martin’s 0-312-13629-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $21.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Denis Tiani) Magic realism/fantasy novel. A children’s book illustrator’s last book is coming to life.
• * _Zod Wallop (White Wolf 1-56504-870-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 360pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) magic realism/fantasy novel. A children’s book illustrator’s last book is coming to life.

SPIELBERG, STEVEN (Alan), [ref.] (1947- )

• * _The Steven Spielberg Story See entry under Tony Crawley.

SPIGEL, LYNN, ed.

• * _Close Encounters: Film, Feminism, and Science Fiction (with Janet Bergstrom, Constance Penley & Elisabeth Lyon) See entry under Constance Penley.

SPIGNESI, STEPHEN J(ohn) (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia (Contemporary Books 0-8092-3911-6, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], $35.00, 778pp, hc) Reprint (Popular Culture Ink 1991 as The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia) non-fiction, reference book. A complete guide to everything that concerns Stephen King.
• * _The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia (Contemporary Books 0-8092-3818-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $21.95, 778pp, tp) Reprint (Popular Culture Ink 1991) non-fiction, reference book. A complete guide to everything that concerns Stephen King.
• * *The Lost Work of Stephen King: A Guide to Unpublished Manuscripts, Story Fragments, Alternative Versions, and Oddities (Carol Publishing Group/Birch Lane Press 1-55972-469-2, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], $24.95, 361pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographic look at King’s lesser-known works, arranged in chronological order, interspersed with biographical information. This is the first trade edition; a limited edition from Overlook Connection was announced but not seen. Carol Publishing/Birch Lane, 120 Enterprise Ave, Secaucus NJ 07094; credit card orders 800-866-1966. [King]
• * *The Second Stephen King Quiz Book (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17306-6, Jul ’92, $3.99, 252pp, pb) Non-fiction, the second collection of quizzes and puzzles with King and his work as the subject. [King]
• * *The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia (Popular Culture Ink 1-56075-018-9, Oct ’91 [Apr ’92], $110.00, 778pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A complete guide to everything that concerns Stephen King, laden with minutae. Includes an index to characters in King’s work plus primary and secondary bibliographies. This is a limited edition, a 1991 book not seen until now.
• * *The Stephen King Quiz Book (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16708-2, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 203pp, pb) Non-fiction; quiz book of 100 quizzes with King and his work as the subject.
• * _The Stephen King Quiz Book (NEL 0-450-54573-3, Sep ’91, £3.99, 203pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1990) collection of quizzes based on Stephen King’s stories and novels. This also contains a bibliography of all of King’s books and stories, but only quotes current U.S. editions thereof! [First U.K. edition]
• * *The V.C. Andrews Trivia and Quiz Book (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17925-0, Mar ’94, $3.99, 385pp, pb) Non-fiction. A collection of quizzes and puzzles about Andrews’ (and Andrews™’s) books. Includes a detailed synopsis of all the novels. [Andrews, Andrewsą]

SPILLSBURY, JULIAN; see pseudonym John Tempest

SPINRAD, NORMAN (Richard) (1940- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Agent of Chaos (Franklin Watts 0-531-15072-0, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $16.95, 179pp, hc) Reprint (Belmont 1967) sf novel, with a new introduction by Barry Malzberg. This is the first hardcover edition.
• * _Bug Jack Barron (Grafton 0-586-03535-4, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], £3.50, 384pp, pb) Reissue (Avon; Walker 1969) sf novel. Still one of Spinrad’s best books. (PSP)
• * _Bug Jack Barron (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29795-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Avon; Walker 1969) sf novel.
• * _Bug Jack Barron (Easton Press no ISBN, Feb ’93, no price, 327pp, hc) Reprint (Walker 1969) sf novel, with an introduction by James Blaylock and illustrations by Frank Kelly Freas. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * *Child of Fortune (Bantam Spectra 0-553-5089-3, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $16.95, 483pp, hc) [*Void Captain’s Tale] Sf novel. A companion volume (but not a sequel) to The Void Captain’s Tale.
• * _Child of Fortune (SFBC #6291, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $6.50, 467pp, hc) [*Void Captain’s Tale] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1985) sf novel. A companion volume to The Void Captain’s Tale.
• * _Child of Fortune (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25690-4, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $4.50, 499pp, pb) [*Void Captain’s Tale] Reprint (Bantam 1985) sf novel.
• * *The Children of Hamelin (Tafford Publishing 0-9623712-3-8, Oct ’91 [Aug ’91], $19.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Kent Bash) Associational mainstream novel about 1960s New York City and a couple drawn into a dangerous cult.
• * *Deus X (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29677-9, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $3.99, 177pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Sf novella about the Catholic Church.
• * _The Iron Dream (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25289-5, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1972) alternate-world sf novel where Hitler is an sf writer. This one was banned in Germany.
• * *Journals of the Plague Years (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37399-4, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $9.95, 147pp, tp) SF novella first published in 1988 as part of the Full Spectrum anthology. This is its first solo publication, and includes a new afterword by Spinrad.
• * *Little Heroes (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05207-1, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $18.95, 486pp, hc) Sf novel of sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll.
• * _Little Heroes (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27033-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.95, 563pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) near-future rock’n’roll sf novel.
• * _Little Heroes (Grafton 0-586-20362-1, Aug ’89, £6.99, 733pp, tp, cover by Alan Craddock) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Little Heroes (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27033-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reissue (Bantam 1987) near-future sf novel; second printing.
• * _The Men in the Jungle (Grafton 0-586-20420-2, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £3.50, 316pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Doubleday 1967) sf novel.
• * _The Mind Game (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25061-2, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $3.50, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1980) novel. Non-sf, set in Hollywood, listed for Spinrad completists only.
• * *Other Americas (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27214-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 273pp, pb) Collection of four novellas. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _Pictures at 11 (Bantam 0-553-57265-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Francisco Maruca) Reprint (Bantam 1994) associational thriller.
• * *Pictures at Eleven (Bantam 0-553-37384-6, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $12.95, 455pp, tp) Associational thriller novel about a television news team covering their own kidnapping by ecoterrorists.
• * *Riding the Torch (Bluejay 0-312-94391-1, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $6.95, 166pp, tp) This novella first appeared in a three-novella anthology, The Threads of Time (1974), was reprinted in a two-novella anthology, Binary Star #1 (1978), and now appears alone for the first time. This edition is illustrated by Tom Kidd and has afterwords by Robert L. Forward and James Frenkel. It’s one of Spinrad’s best stories. Recommended. (CNB)
• * *Russian Spring (Bantam 0-553-07586-1, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $22.50, 567pp, hc, cover by Mick McGinty) Near-future sf novel set in a world where America is declining and the success of perestroika has made Russia the world’s strongest power.
• * _Russian Spring (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29869-0, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.99, 643pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam 1991) near-future sf novel set in a world where America is declining and the success of perestroika has made Russia the world’s strongest power.