The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- STEED, NEVILLE (continued)
- * _Hallowes Hell (Headline 0-7472-3451-5, Apr 91 [Mar 91], £3.99, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel.
- STEELBAUGH, LARRY
- * *Tankwar #2: Fireball (Berkley 0-425-12090-2, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $3.95, 186pp, pb) [Tankwar] Near-future military sf adventure novel.
- * *Tankwar #3: Firestorm (Berkley 0-425-12819-9, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $3.95, 202pp, pb) [Tankwar] Near-future military sf adventure novel.
- * *Tankwar #4: Firebrand (Berkley 0-425-12966-7, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $3.99, 201pp, pb) [Tankwar] Near-future military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
- * *TankWar V: Firefight (Berkley 0-425-13232-3, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $3.99, 185pp, pb) [Tankwar] Near-future military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
- * *Tankwar VI: Desert Prey (Berkley 0-425-13796-1, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $3.99, 167pp, pb) [Tankwar] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, sixth book of a series.
- STEELE, ALLEN (Mulherrin, Jr.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *All-American Alien Boy (Old Earth Books 1-882968-06-9, Aug 96, $15.00, 206pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 11 stories, with a general introduction by Steele, as well as individual introductions for each story. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951. (Contents)
- * _All-American Alien Boy (Ace 0-441-00460-1, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 267pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Old Earth Books 1996) collection of 11 stories, with a general introduction by Steele, as well as individual introductions for each story.
- * *Clarke County, Space (Ace 0-441-11044-4, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $4.50, 231pp, pb, cover by Syd Dutton) Sf novel of mans first orbital colony and its struggle for independence.
- * _Clarke County, Space (Legend 0-09-978750-4, Feb 91, £4.99, 302pp, pb, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Ace 1990) sf novel.
- * _Clarke County, Space (Legend 0-7126-3895-4, Feb 91, £14.99, 302pp, hc, cover by David A. Hardy) Reprint (Ace 1990) sf novel.
- * *The Jericho Iteration (Ace 0-441-00097-5, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $19.95, 279pp, hc, cover by Mark Smollin) Near-future SF thriller set in St. Louis after a devastating earthquake.
- * _The Jericho Iteration (Ace 0-441-00271-4, Nov 95 [Oct 95], $5.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Mark Smollin) Reprint (Ace 1994) near-future SF thriller set in St. Louis after a devastating earthquake.
- * *A King of Infinite Space (HarperPrism 0-06-105286-8, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $23.00, 312pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Near Space] SF novel in the near-future Near Space series. A current-day rich kid gets frozen, and revived in the future.
- * *Labyrinth of Night (Legend 0-7126-5398-8, Jun 92, £8.99, 353pp, tp, cover by Tony Roberts) Sf novel about a mission to Mars. A hardcover edition (-4814-3, £15.99) is also available.
- * +Labyrinth of Night (Ace 0-441-46741-5, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $4.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Sf novel about an alien structure on Mars. First American edition (Legend 1992).
- * _Labyrinth of Night (Legend 0-09-919931-9, Jan 93 [Dec 92], £4.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Legend 1992) sf novel set on Mars.
- * *Lunar Descent (Ace 0-441-50485-X, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $4.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Sf novel of labor unrest on a space station.
- * _Lunar Descent (SFBC #19171, Dec 91, $8.98, 336pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Ace 1991) sf novel. First hardcover edition.
- * _Lunar Descent (Legend 0-09-992900-7, Jan 92, £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Ace 1991) sf novel set on the Moon in 2024. A hardcover edition (0-7126-4813-5, £15.99) is also available.
- * *Orbital Decay (Ace 0-441-49851-5, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $3.95, 324pp, pb) Sf novel about building a space station told in a style reminiscent of early Heinlein. A first novel. Recommended (CNB).
- * _Orbital Decay (Legend 0-09-974190-3, Feb 90, £3.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Nick) Reprint (Ace 1989) gritty sf novel about espionage in space. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hardcover (0-7126-3776-1, £14.95).
- * _Orbital Decay (SFBC #15887, Apr 90 [Feb 90], $7.98, 306pp, hc, cover by Romas) Reprint (Ace 1989) sf novel about building a space station told in a style reminiscent of early Heinlein.
- * _Orbital Decay (Legend 0-09-974190-3, Feb 91, £4.99, 414pp, pb, cover by David A. Hardy) Reissue (Ace 1989) sf novel.
- * _Orbital Decay (Ace 0-441-49851-5, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.50, 324pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel. Second printing.
- * *Rude Astronauts (Legend 0-09-926001-8, Jan 93 [Dec 92], £9.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Keith Scaife) Collection of ten sf stories, one original, and a selection of articles from Worcester Magazine. A hardcover edition (-926181-2, £14.99) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * +Rude Astronauts (Old Earth Books 1-882968-01-8, Apr 93, $13.00, 243pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz) Collection of 15 sf stories with NASA photographs as interior illustrations. A hardcover limited, signed 100-copy edition (-00-X, $85.00) was announced but not seen. First American edition (Legend 1993). Order from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211.
- * _Rude Astronauts (Ace 0-441-00184-X, Mar 95 [Feb 95], $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Legend 1992) SF collection, with the introduction from the U.S. edition (Old Earth 1993).
- * *The Tranquillity Alternative (Ace 0-441-00299-4, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $21.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Alternate-world SF novel. An astronaut struggles to keep a terrorist from deploying weapons at a moon base.
- * _The Tranquillity Alternative (Ace 0-441-00433-4, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Ace 1996) alternate-world SF novel of an astronaut and a terrorist at a moon base.
- * *The Weight (Legend 0-09-948901-5, Jan 95 [Dec 94], £12.99, 98pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Near Space] SF novella of a deep-space vessel owned by the extended family Smith.
- STEELE, JOHN H.; see pseudonym Gherbod Fleming (stories)
- * *The World of Darkness: Tower of Babel (White Wolf 1-56504-853-9, Jun 95 [May 95], $5.99, 288pp, tp, cover by Jeff Miracola) [World of Darkness] Novelization based on the Mage: the Ascension game series, copyrighted by White Wolf.
- STEELE, LINDA
- * *Ibis (DAW 0-88677-077-7, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.
- STEELE, MARY Q(uintard Goven) (1922-1992)
- * _The First of the Penguins (Greenwillow 0-688-04801-3, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $10.25, 152pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1973) young-adult fantasy time travel novel.
- * _The First of the Penguins (NAL/Signet 0-451-14792-8, Sep 87 [Nov 87], $2.50, 158pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1973) young-adult fantasy time travel novel.
- STEELEY, ROBERT DEREK (1920-1986); see pseudonym Robert D. Lee
- STEFFEN, ELIZABETH (Allen) (1920-1993) (stories)
- STEFFLER, JOHN
- * +The Afterlife of George Cartwright (Holt 0-8050-2462-X, May 93, $22.50, 296pp, hc, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Literary novel told from the point-of-view of the ghost of 18th-century Labrador explorer George Cartwright. First American edition (McClelland & Stewart 1992).
- STEIBER, ELLEN (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The X Files Omnibus (with Les Martin) See entry under Les Martin.
- * *The X-Files #2: Eve (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648325-9, May 97 [Jul 97], £3.99, 140pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization of the TV series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
- * *X-Files #4: Squeeze (HarperTrophy 0-06-440621-0, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $3.95, 102pp, tp) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
- * *The X-Files #5: Empathy (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648328-3, Sep 97 [Aug 97], £3.99, 140pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelisation of the TV series. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
- * _X-Files #9: Hungry Ghosts (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648332-1, Jun 98, £3.99, 118pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperTrophy 1998) novelisation of an episode of the TV series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The X-Files: Empathy (HarperTrophy 0-06-447173-X, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $4.50, 140pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization, fifth in the series for ages 12+. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
- * *The X-Files: Eve (HarperCollins 0-06-447172-1, May 97 [Apr 97], $4.50, 140pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation, second in the new series for ages 12+. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
- * *The X-Files: Hungry Ghosts (HarperTrophy 0-06-447178-0, Jan 98, $4.50, 118pp, pb) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
- STEIGER, BRAD; pseudonym of Eugene E. Olson, (1936- )
- * *The Chindi (Jove 0-515-10245-8, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $3.95, 264pp, pb) Horror novel. Ancient demon unearthed by landscaping.
- * _The Hypnotist (Charter 1-55773-271-X, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 266pp, pb) Reprint (Quicksilver 1979) horror novel of a hypnotist who controls souls.
- STEIGLER, MARC
- STEIN, GARTH (Ferguson) (1964- )
- * *Raven Stole the Moon (Pocket 0-671-00459-X, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $22.00, 371pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) Horror novel/supernatural thriller. A woman investigating her sons disappearance in Alaska uncovers forces out of Tlingit myth. A first novel.
- STEIN, GERTRUDE (1874-1946) (stories)
- * _The World Is Round (Shambhala/Barefoot Books 1-56957-905-9, Sep 93 [Oct 93], $6.00, 145pp, hc, cover by Roberta Arenson) Reprint (William R. Scott 1939) childrens fable, with new illustrations by Roberta Arenson and a preface by series editor Jonathan Cott. This is a minature (8x12 cm.) book.
- STEIN, KEVIN T(odd) (1965- ) (stories)
- * *DragonLance Preludes: Brothers Majere (TSR 0-88038-776-9, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Preludes] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game universe, with illustrations by Tom Baxa and an introduction by Margaret Weis. Third in the series.
- * _DragonLance Preludes: Volume Three: Brothers Majere (Penguin 0-14-012633-3, Mar 90, £3.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization.
- * *The Guide to Larry Nivens Ringworld (Baen 0-671-72205-0, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $14.00, 188pp, tp, cover by David Mattingly) [Ringworld] Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Nivens Known Space universe, including sections devoted to alien races, history of Known Space, technical data, and a glossary. With black-&-white illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton and James Clouse. [Niven]
- * *Twisted Dragon (Ace 0-441-83326-8, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $4.50, 187pp, pb, cover by Erik Olson) [Elfwood] Fantasy novel, third book of the Elfwood series. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- STEIN, STEVEN L.
- * *Hex (Pocket 0-671-66325-9, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 362pp, pb) Horror novel about voodoo rituals in a small town.
- STEINBACH, MEREDITH
- * *The Birth of the World As We Know It; Or, Teiresias (Northwestern University/Triquarterly 0-8101-5060-3, Nov 96 [Jan 97], $24.95, 192pp, hc, cover by Bernardino Luini) Literary fantasy novel. Teiresias, the Theban seer, recounts life in the past, in the contemporary world, and in the underworld. Order from Northwestern University Press, 625 Colfax St., Evanston IL 60208-4120; 847-491-7420; fax 847-491-8150.
- STEINBERG, A. N.
- * *Manroot (Headline 0-7472-0960-X, Feb 94, £16.99, 312pp, hc, cover by David Bergen) Dark romance novel of AmerIndian legends and soul transference.
- * _Manroot (Headline 0-7472-4501-0, Sep 94, £5.99, 312pp, tp, cover by David Bergen) Reprint (Headline 1994) fantasy novel.
- STEINER, BARBARA (Annette) (1934- ) (stories)
- * *The Coffin (Avon Flare 0-380-77783-5, Jul 96 [Sep 96], $3.99, 137pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A coffin raised by floods holds evil.
- * *The Dark Chronicles Book 1: The Dance (Avon Flare 0-380-77441-0, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $3.99, 229pp, pb) [Dark Chronicles] Young-adult horror novel. A young ballerina joins a troupe that dances for the devil.
- * *The Dark Chronicles Book 2: The Gallery (Avon Flare 0-380-77689-8, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $3.99, 170pp, pb) [Dark Chronicles] Young-adult horror novel. A young artist is helped by an invisible presence.
- * *The Dark Chronicles Book 3: The Calling (Avon Flare 0-380-77994-3, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $3.99, 200pp, pb) [Dark Chronicles] Young-adult horror novel. A young dancer finds her companys piece about vampires isnt just a dance.
- * *The Dreamstalker (Avon Flare 0-380-76611-6, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $3.50, 150pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a teenage girl whose dreams doom anyone she dreams of to a horrible death.
- * *The Mummy (Scholastic UK 0-590-13595-3, Jun 96, £3.50, 210pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel.
- * *Night Cries (Avon Flare 0-380-76990-5, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $3.50, 132pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. 13 people are stranded on an island haunted by the murderous dead.
- * *The Phantom (Scholastic 0-590-46425-6, Oct 93, $3.50, 198pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a high school quarterback who shows up for a pep rally even though hes dead.
- * _The Phantom (Scholastic UK 0-590-55521-9, Jun 94, £2.99, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Photographer (Avon Flare 0-380-75758-3, Oct 89 [Jan 90], $2.95, 138pp, pb) Young-adult horror novela high-school homecoming court has the life drained out of them through their photograph.
- * _Spring Break (Scholastic UK 0-590-13947-9, Feb 97, £3.50, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- STEINER, MERRILEE
- * *Eileen Goudges Swept Away #7: Pirate Moon (Avon Flare 0-380-75134-8, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $2.50, 168pp, pb) Juvenile time travel romance novel. A computer sends Ramona back to pirate times to meet the perfect boy.
- STEMP, JANE
- * +Waterbound (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1994-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $15.99, 229pp, hc, cover by Stephen Marchesi) Young-adult SF novel. Forgotten children live by an undergroung river under a futuristic city. First US edition (Hodder Childrens Books 1995).
- STEPHANS, BRYNNE
- * *Dragonflight #1 (with Anne McCaffrey) (Eclipse Books 1-56060-074-8, Mar 91, $4.95, 44pp, tp, cover by Mark Ferrari) [Pern] First part of a three-book graphic adaptation of McCaffreys novel, adapted by Brynne Stephens and illustrated by Lela Dowling and Cynthia Martin. Available from Eclipse Books, Box 1099. Forestville CA 95436.
- STEPHEN, DAVID (1910- )
- * +Bodach the Badger (St. Martins 0-312-08737-3, May 84 [Apr 84], $10.95, 191pp, hc) Talking animal fantasy novel by the author of String Lug the Fox. First U.S. edition (Century 1983).
- STEPHENS, BRYNNE (1958- ) (stories)
- * *The Dream Palace (Baen 0-671-65557-4, Mar 86 [Feb 86], $2.95, 258pp, pb) Sort of an interactive-fiction book disguised as a straight fantasy novel. Its associated with a contest offering a $500 prize plus a solid gold mage.
- STEPHENS, J(ohn) HALL (1925- )
- * *Lift Off (Rodmell Press 1-872020-00-3, Dec 89 [Jan 90], £5.99, 148pp, tp, cover by Danny Flynn) Sf novel in which a geologist struggles to prevent part of the Earths crust breaking away and lifting off into orbit.
- STEPHENS, JAMES (1882-1950) (stories)
- * _The Crock of Gold (Dover 0-486-29931-7, 1997 [Apr 98], $6.95, 228pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1912) fantasy novel about a stolen crock of leprechaun gold. This is a reproduction of the first edition. Illustrations by Thomas Mackenzie. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.
- STEPHENS, JOHN RICHARD, ed. (1958- ) (stories)
- * *Mysterious Cat Stories (with Kim Smith) (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-948-0, Jun 93 [Jul 93], $19.95, 303pp, hc) Anthology of 26 ghost and horror stories (both fiction and pseudo-non-fiction) concerning cats, from sources as varied as Lovecraft and an anonymous contributor to the San Francisco Examiner. This also includes editor Stephens rewritten version of William Baldwins 1553 story, Beware the Cat. (Contents)
- * _Mysterious Cat Stories (with Kim Smith) (Galahad Books 0-88365-872-0, 1994 [Nov 94], $7.98, 303pp, hc) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1993) anthology of 26 fantastic stories about cats by such authors as Robert Bloch, H.P. Lovecraft, Saki, M.J. Engh, and Bram Stoker, with an introduction by the editors. This is an instant remainder edition.
- * *Vampires, Wine & Roses (Berkley 0-425-15741-5, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $14.00, 384pp, tp, cover by Victor Stabin) Anthology of 34 vampire stories, poems, and excerpts written by famous writers. The editors introduction discusses literary references to vampires dating back to ancient times. Authors include Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, Woody Allen, and Sting. (Contents)
- STEPHENS, NICHOLAS (stories)
- * *Disneys Enter if You Dare!: Scary Tales from the Haunted Mansion (Disney Press 0-7868-4003-X, Oct 95 [Aug 95], $3.50, 75pp, tp, cover by Sergio Martinez) Young-adult collection of six horror stories, with illustrations by Sergio Martinez. Also announced in hardcover (-5002-7) but not seen. (Contents)
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