The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- 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 Spinrads Asimovs 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 Captains Tale (Timescape 0-671-49899-1, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $2.95, 250pp, pb) [*Void Captains Tale] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) sf novel.
- * _The Void Captains Tale (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25995-4, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $3.50, 217pp, pb) [*Void Captains 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.
- * *Merlins 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 Kings Shadow in Oz (Emerald City Press 0-929605-18-7, Jul 92 [Aug 92], $9.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Donald Abbott) [Oz] Childrens fantasy novel, a direct sequel to Ozma of Oz using Frank L. Baums 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.
- 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 dustjacketthe 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 devils 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 wont 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. Martins 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. Martins 0-312-95253-8, Jan 95, $5.50, 295pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 1995) vampire medical thriller/horror novel. This is similar to the St. Martins 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. Martins 1995) dark fantasy novel. Vampires seen as immortal humans who require blood to survive. First of a series.
- * _Rulers of Darkness (St. Martins 0-312-95668-1, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $6.50, 341pp, pb) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (St. Martins 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. Lovecrafts family tree, comparing some of HPLs 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
- 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 Jacksons 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.
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