The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

SPINRAD, NORMAN (Richard) (stories) (continued)

• * *Science Fiction in the Real World (Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1538-6, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $24.95, 234pp, hc) Non-fiction; critical analysis of the sf genre, rewritten and expanded from Spinrad’s Asimov’s column. A trade paperback edition (-1671-4) is also available.
• * _Songs from the Stars (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24879-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1980) sf novel about hippies and ’60s values in the future.
• * *Vampire Junkies (Gryphon Books 0-936071-37-0, Jan ’94 [Feb ’94], $9.95, 74pp, tp, cover by Allen Koszowski) Vampire novella that originally appeared in Tomorrow in 1993.
• * _The Void Captain’s Tale (Timescape 0-671-49899-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 250pp, pb) [*Void Captain’s Tale] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) sf novel.
• * _The Void Captain’s Tale (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25995-4, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 217pp, pb) [*Void Captain’s Tale] Reprint (Timescape 1983) sf novel.
• * _A World Between (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25893-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.95, 344pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1979) satirical sf novel about a war between the sexes.

SPIVACK, CHARLOTTE (Ruth Kesler Roscoe) (1926- )

• * *The Company of Camelot: Arthurian Characters in Romance and Fantasy (with Roberta Lynne Staples) (Greenwood Press 0-313-27981-0, Dec ’94 [Feb ’95], $45.00, 162pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical discussion of the development of Arthurian characters as they appear in contemporary fantasy and romance. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: 800-225-5800.
• * *Merlin’s Daughters: Contemporary Women Writers of Fantasy (Greenwood 0-313-24194-5, Jan ’87 [Mar ’87], $29.95, 185pp, hc) Nonfiction, critical study of 10 women fantasy writers.
• * *Ursula K. Le Guin (Twayne 0-8057-7393-2, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $14.95, 182pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study. Not seen. Also announced in tp (-7430-0, $5.95). [Le Guin]

SPOHRER, C. R.

• * *Femala (Dorrance Publishing 0-8059-3389-1, Sep ’93, $8.95, 140pp, tp, cover by Christopher Schreve) Sf novel of Earth being forced to come to terms with a female-dominated galaxy. A first novel. Available from Dorrance Publishing, 643 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh PA 15222.

SPRAGUE, GILBERT M.

• * *The Nome King’s Shadow in Oz (Emerald City Press 0-929605-18-7, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $9.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Donald Abbott) [Oz] Children’s fantasy novel, a direct sequel to Ozma of Oz using Frank L. Baum’s characters, with illustrations by Donald Abbott in the style of W.W. Denslow. A signed, 350-copy limited hardcover edition (-19-5, $34.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Books of Wonder, 132 7th Ave, New York NY 10011, 800-835-4315.

SPREACHMAN, J. R.

• * *Caribe (Dutton 0-525-24320-8, Jan ’86, $17.95, 280pp, hc) Thriller with supernatural and sf elements, including an immortal dwarf.

SPRING, MICHAEL, ed.

• * *Tomorrow (Scholastic 0-590-34579-6, 1987, 191pp, tp, cover by Georgia O’Keeffe) Textbook. (Contents)

SPRINGER, NANCY (Connor) (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Apocalypse (Baen 0-671-69819-2, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 341pp, pb) Fantasy novel about the four horsewomen of the apocalypse invading a Pennsylvania town.
• * _Apocalypse (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-081-0, Nov ’89 [Dec ’89], $25.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Ned Dameron) Reprint (Baen 1989) fantasy novel. There is no dustjacket—the cover art is printed on the cloth binding. This is a first hardcover edition of 1,000 copies.
• * _The Black Beast (Corgi 0-552-12428-1, 1985 [Sep ’85], £1.75, 207pp, pb) [Book of the Isle] Reprint (Timescape 1982) fantasy novel.
• * *The Blind God is Watching (Silver Salamander Press 0-940841-67-3, Dec ’94 [Mar ’95], $30.00, 182pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Very dark fantasy novel, with an introduction by Lucy Taylor. Signed, limited edition; dated 1994, but just seen. A deluxe limited edition ($65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660.
• * *Chains of Gold (Arbor House 0-87795-830-0, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $15.95, 230pp, hc) Romantic fantasy novel of intended victims fleeing ritual sacrifice.
• * _Chains of Gold (Macdonald 0-356-14801-7, Aug ’87, £10.95, 230pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Chains of Gold (Orbit 0-7088-8257-9, May ’88, £2.95, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novel.
• * _Chains of Gold (Tor 0-812-55494-9, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novel of romance.
• * *Chance & Other Gestures of the Hand of Fate (Baen 0-671-65337-7, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 240pp, pb) Collection of 8 stories and three poems; the second half of the title work is a new continuation. Grim, effective fantasy and horror (FCM). (Contents)
• * *Damnbanna (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-119-9, Mar ’92, $10.00, 79pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Dark fantasy novella of a girl who takes up with the devil’s rebellious son. This trade paperback edition is limited to 525 copies. A 300-copy hardcover edition (-149-0, $35.00) and a 75-copy limited leatherbound edition (-179-2, $60.00) are also available. All states are signed by the author. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Fair Peril (Avon 0-380-78413-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $12.00, 246pp, tp, cover by Mary Grandpré) Contemporary fantasy novel. A recently divorced storyteller declines to kiss a frog prince, so he lures her daughter to fairyland at the mall. A hardcover edition (-97345-6, $23.00) is also available.
• * _Fair Peril (SFBC #14733, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $10.98, 246pp, hc, cover by Mary Grandpré) Reprint (Avon 1996) contemporary fantasy novel. This is similar to the Avon hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Fair Peril (AvoNova 0-380-79430-6, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Mary Grandpré) Reprint (Avon 1996) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * *Godbond (Tor 0-812-55496-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 278pp, pb) [Sea King] Fantasy novel, Book Three in “The Sea King” trilogy.
• * _Godbond (Orbit 0-7088-4439-1, Jan ’90, £3.50, 278pp, pb) [Sea King] Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Sea King” trilogy.
• * *The Hex Witch of Seldom (Baen 0-671-65389-X, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $15.95, 276pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a modern girl and an enchanted horse.
• * _The Hex Witch of Seldom (Baen 0-671-69808-7, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Baen 1988) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * *A Horse to Love (Harper & Row 0-06-025824-1, 1987 [Feb ’87], $11.50, 181pp, hc) Non-sf/fantasy, associational; juvenile novel by an sf author.
• * *I Am Mordred (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23143-9, Apr ’98, $16.99, 184pp, hc, cover by Bryan Leister) [I Am Mordred] Young-adult Arthurian novel. Young Mordred is unable to escape his destiny.
• * *Larque on the Wing (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13175-1, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $20.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Rick Lovell) Fantasy novel. A 40-year-old wife and mother mysteriously conjures up a “doppelganger” of herself at age ten, who won’t accept her later life choices and refuses to leave her alone.
• * _Larque on the Wing (AvoNova 0-380-76742-2, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Rick Lovell) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1994) contemporary fantasy novel. Winner of the Tiptree Award.
• * *Madbond (Tor 0-812-55486-8, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 214pp, pb) [Sea King] Fantasy novel, Book I in the “Sea King” trilogy.
• * _Madbond (Orbit 0-7088-8263-3, Jun ’88, £2.99, 214pp, pb) [Sea King] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Sea King” trilogy..
• * *Metal Angel (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45330-1, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 316pp, pb) Fantasy novel of an angel who comes to Earth and becomes a rock star.
• * *Mindbond (Tor 0-812-55492-2, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 243pp, pb) [Sea King] Fantasy novel, Vol. II of “The Sea King Trilogy”.
• * _Mindbond (Orbit 0-7088-8291-9, Apr ’89, £3.50, 243pp, pb) [Sea King] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Sea King” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Not on a White Horse (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31366-7, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], $13.95, 182pp, hc) Associational. Non-sf young-adult horse novel by a fantasy author.
• * *Red Wizard (Macmillan/Atheneum 0-689-31485-X, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $13.95, 138pp, hc, cover by Toby Gowing) Young-adult fantasy novel of a boy transported to an alternate world where he must defeat an evil warlock.
• * _The Sable Moon (Corgi 0-552-12427-3, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], £1.95, 264pp, pb) [Book of the Isle] Reprint (Pocket 1981) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Book of the Isle” trilogy. First British edition.
• * _The Silver Sun (Pocket 0-671-61117-8, Dec ’85, $3.50, 292pp, pb) [Book of the Isle] Reissue (Pocket 1980) fantasy novel, Vol. II of “Book of the Isles”. This is a revised version of The Book of Suns (Pocket 1977).
• * *Stardark Songs (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-58-6, Sep ’93 [Mar ’94], $20.00, 96pp, hc, cover by Teanna Byerts) Poetry collection, with illustrations by Teanna Byerts. A trade paperback edition (-49-7, $7.95) and a signed deluxe edition (-50-0, $35.00) were announced but not seen. This is a 1993 book not seen until now. Available from W. Paul Ganley, PO Box 149, Buffalo NY 14226-0149. (Contents)
• * _The White Hart (Corgi 0-552-12403-6, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], £1.75, 202pp, pb) [Book of the Isle] Reprint (Pocket 1979) fantasy novel, first in “The Book of the Isle” trilogy.
• * _The White Hart (Pocket 0-671-60683-2, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $3.50, 222pp, pb) [Book of the Isle] Reissue (Pocket 1979) fantasy novel.
• * *Wings of Flame (Tor 0-312-93932-9, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $13.95, 252pp, hc) Fantasy quest novel.
• * _Wings of Flame (Tor 0-812-55484-1, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) fantasy novel.
• * _Wings of Flame (Arrow 0-09-945860-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) fantasy novel.

SPRUG, JOSEPH W., comp.

• * *Index to Fairy Tales, 1987-1992: Including 310 Collections of Fairy Tales, Folktales, Myths, and Legends... (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-2750-6, Sep ’94 [Oct ’94], $59.50, 588pp, hc) Non-fiction reference book, seventh in a series of fairy tale indexes. Full subtitle: Including 310 Collections of Fairy Tales, Folktales, Myths, and Legends with Significant pre-1987 Titles Not Previously Indexed. The index is of subject (Basket, Bats, etc.), not of specific fantasy images, and few fiction books are mentioned. Order from Scarecrow Press, 52 Liberty St, Metuchen NJ 08840.

SPRUILL, STEVEN G(regory) (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Daughter of Darkness (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-64941-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £16.99, 312pp, hc) [Rulers of Darkness] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to Rulers of Darkness. The vampire cop dedicated to killing other vampires must confront his own son and granddaughter.
• * +Daughter of Darkness (Doubleday 0-385-48432-1, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $22.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Rulers of Darkness] Vampire medical thriller/horror novel. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1996).
• * _Daughter of Darkness (NEL 0-340-64942-9, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) horror novel. Sequel to Rulers of Darkness.
• * _The Genesis Shield (Tor 0-812-53508-1, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $5.99, 374pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1985) near-future political/medical thriller; second printing.
• * _The Imperator Plot (Tor 0-812-55488-4, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 283pp, pb) [Kane & Pendrake] Reprint (Doubleday 1983) sf novel.
• * *My Soul to Take (St. Martin’s 0-312-09879-0, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) Medical thriller with sf elements. A new microchip implant designed to restore sight has the side effect of allowing the recipients to also see the future.
• * _My Soul to Take (St. Martin’s 0-312-95253-8, Jan ’95, $5.50, 295pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1994) associational medical thriller with SF elements.
• * *Paradox Planet (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24486-X, Jun ’88, $14.95, 182pp, hc) [Kane & Pendrake] Sf novel, sequel to The Imperator Plot and The Psychopath Plague.
• * _The Paradox Planet (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27922-X, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 229pp, pb) [Kane & Pendrake] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) sf novel. Third in the “Kane and Pendrake” series.
• * _The Psychopath Plague (Tor 0-812-55490-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Kane & Pendrake] Reprint (Doubleday 1978) sf novel of Earth struck by mass-psychosis.
• * *Rulers of Darkness (St. Martin’s 0-312-13163-1, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $22.95, 358pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Rulers of Darkness] Vampire medical thriller/horror novel.
• * _Rulers of Darkness (SFBC #07539, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $10.98, 358pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) vampire medical thriller/horror novel. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Rulers of Darkness (Coronet 0-340-64940-2, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], £5.99, 391pp, pb, cover by George Smith) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) dark fantasy novel. Vampires seen as immortal humans who require blood to survive. First of a series.
• * _Rulers of Darkness (St. Martin’s 0-312-95668-1, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.50, 341pp, pb) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) vampire medical thriller/horror novel.

SPUFFORD, FRANCIS, ed.

• * _The Vintage Book of The Devil (Vintage UK 0-09-974461-9, Nov ’97, £7.99, 390pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1992 as The Chatto Book of the Devil) anthology of devilish pieces from scripture, fiction, drama, poetry and myth.

SQUIRES, RICHARD D. (stories)

• * *Stern Fathers ’Neath the Mould: The Lovecraft Family in Rochester (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-70-4, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], $7.95, 60pp, ph) Non-fiction biography, a heavily geneological look at one branch of Howard P. Lovecraft’s family tree, comparing some of HPL’s written comments with known historical fact, and speculating on possible influences on his works. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. [Lovecraft]

SQUIRREL, ALAN

• * *Miracle Man (The Book Guild 0-86332-409-6, Nov ’89 [Dec ’89], £10.50, 177pp, hc) Sf novel. [Not seen]

ST. JUDE

• * _How to Mutate and Take Over the World (with R. U. Sirius) See entry under R. U. Sirius

STABENOW, DANA (Helen) (1952- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Handful of Stars (Ace 0-441-31615-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 215pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) [Star Svensdotter] Sf novel of pioneers trying to make their fortunes in the asteroid belt, sequel to Second Star.
• * _A Handful of Stars (Ace 0-441-31615-8, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $4.50, 215pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) [Star Svensdotter] Reissue (Ace 1991) SF novel, second in the “Star Svensdotter” series. Second printing.
• * *Red Planet Run (Ace 0-441-00135-1, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.50, 230pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Star Svensdotter] SF novel, third in the “Star Svensdotter” series. Star accepts a dangerous commission to explore Mars.
• * *Second Star (Ace 0-441-75722-7, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.95, 202pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Star Svensdotter] Sf novel of a frontier space colony in danger from “flatlanders”, first book of a series. A first novel.
• * _Second Star (Ace 0-441-75722-7, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.50, 202pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) [Star Svensdotter] Reissue (Ace 1991) SF novel; second printing.

STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (1948- ); see pseudonym Brian Craig (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Algebraic Fantasies and Realistic Romances: More Masters of Science Fiction (Borgo Press 0-89370-283-8, 1995 [Mar ’95], $15.00, 128pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of seven essays on writers John Gloag, Bob Shaw, Stephen R. Donaldson, Edgar Fawcett, M.P. Shiel, Douglas Adams, and Michael Jackson (for his Thriller video). A hardcover edition (-183-1, $25.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * _Algebraic Fantasies and Realistic Romances: More Masters of Science Fiction (Borgo Press 0-89370-283-8, 1997 [Feb ’97], $17.00, 128pp, tp) Reissue (Borgo 1995) non-fiction, collection of seven essays on writers John Gloag, Bob Shaw, Stephen R. Donaldson, Edgar Fawcett, M.P. Shiel, and Douglas Adams, and on Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * *The Angel of Pain (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71727-8, Aug ’91, £14.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Francisco Goya) [David Lydyard] Metaphysical fantasy/horror novel set in 19th century London. Sequel to The Werewolves of London.
• * _The Angel of Pain (Pan 0-330-32607-4, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £4.99, 396pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [David Lydyard] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1991) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “David Lydyard” trilogy.
• * +The Angel of Pain (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-932-4, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $21.00, 396pp, hc) [David Lydyard] Alternate history dark fantasy novel about the activities of fallen angels on Earth, second book of the series begun in The Werewolves of London. First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1991).
• * _The Angel of Pain (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0286-9, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.95, 396pp, pb) [David Lydyard] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1991) dark fantasy novel, second in the “David Lydyard” series.
• * *The Carnival of Destruction (Pocket UK 0-671-85198-5, Oct ’94, £4.99, 487pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [David Lydyard] Last of the “David Lydyard” trilogy of epic horror novels, following The Werewolves of London and The Angel of Pain.
• * +The Carnival of Destruction (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0122-6, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $21.95, 433pp, hc, cover by Tony Greco) [David Lydyard] Dark fantasy novel, third in the trilogy featuring David Lydyard, that began with The Werewolves of London. First American edition (Pocket UK 1994).
• * _The Carnival of Destruction (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0333-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $6.95, 433pp, pb, cover by Tony Greco) [David Lydyard] Reprint (Pocket UK 1994) dark fantasy novel, third in the trilogy featuring David Lydyard, that began with The Werewolves of London.
• * *The Centre Cannot Hold (NEL 0-450-51107-3, Jun ’90 [May ’90], £3.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [Asgard] Sf novel. Volume Three in the “Asgard” trilogy.