The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

STANTON, MARY (stories) (continued)

• * _The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West (NEL 0-450-50812-9, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £3.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Mel Flatt) [Heavenly Horse] Reprint (Baen 1988) fantasy novel.
• * *My Aunt, the Monster (Berkley 0-425-15227-8, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $3.99, 136pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) [Magical Mystery] Young-adult fantasy, first in the “Magical Mystery” series. 13-year-old Natalie must watch bratty brother Denny, whose potent magic turns Aunt Matty into a monster.
• * *Next Door Witch (Berkley 0-425-15905-1, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $3.99, 145pp, tp) [Magical Mystery] Young-adult fantasy, third in the “Magical Mystery” series. Natalie and her wizard-brother think their new neighbor is a witch.
• * *Piper at the Gate (Baen 0-671-69820-6, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.50, 306pp, pb) [Heavenly Horse] Fantasy novel about horses, sequel to The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West.
• * _Piper at the Gates of Dawn (NEL 0-450-50850-1, Nov ’89, £6.95, 307pp, tp) [Heavenly Horse] Reprint (Baen 1989 as Piper at the Gates) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West. Also available in hardcover (-50849-8, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Piper at the Gates of Dawn (NEL 0-450-53223-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £4.99, 307pp, pb) [Heavenly Horse] Reprint (Baen 1989 as Piper at the Gate) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West.
• * *White Magic (Berkley 0-425-15904-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $3.99, 149pp, tp) [Magical Mystery] Young-adult fantasy, second in the “Magical Mystery” series. Natalie wants to magically change her horse into a champion.

STAPLEDON, (William) OLAF (1886-1950) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Last and First Men (Penguin 0-14-008088-0, Mar ’87, £3.95, 327pp, tp) Reissue (Methuen 1930) philosophical sf novel. In the Penguin sf Classics series.
• * _Last and First Men (Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-471-3, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $10.95, hc) Reprint (Methuen 1930) sf speculative/metaphysical/future history/etc. quasi-novel. One of the cornerstones of modern sf. This newly set, easy to read edition has new forewords and afterwords by Gregory Benford and Doris Lessing. Highly recommended. (CNB)
• * _Odd John (Easton Press no ISBN, 1987 [Jul ’88], no price, 157pp, hc) Reprint (Methuen 1935) classic sf novel. New introduction by Alfred Bester. Available only through the Easton Press, as part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Leatherbound, gilt edge, illustrated by Wendy Snow-Lang. Edition dated 1987, but not seen until 1988.
• * *An Olaf Stapledon Reader (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0430-0, May ’97, $17.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Frederick A. Wellner) Collection of 10 stories/exerpts, 12 essays, and assorted letters and poems, meant to be an introduction to Stapledon. Bibliographical notes are included. A hardcover edition (-2724-6, $45.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Syracuse University Press, 1600 Jamesville Ave, Syracuse NY 13244-5160; credit card orders 800-365-8929. (Contents) [ed: Robert Crossley]
• * _Star Maker (St. Martin’s/Jeremy P. Tarcher 0-87477-435-7, Apr ’87, $8.95, 272pp, tp) Reprint (Methuen 1937) classic sf novel, with a new foreword by Brian Aldiss. This contains “the original, unpublished Star Maker glossary.” This is the “50th anniversary edition” of a cross between a novel and a philosophical exploration of the future. It retains all its awesome power and has not dated at all. (CNB)
• * _Star Maker (Penguin 0-14-010152-7, Feb ’88, £3.95, 267pp, tp) Reissue (Methuen 1937) sf novel. Despite its age, this is still one of the best ‘philosophical’ sf novels ever written. In the “Penguin Science Fiction Classics” series.

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• * _The Legacy of Olaf Stapledon See entry under Patrick A. McCarthy.
• * _Olaf Stapledon See entry under John Kinnaird.
• * _Olaf Stapledon - Speaking for the Future See entry under Robert Crossley.
• * _Olaf Stapledon: a Bibliography See entry under Harvey J. Satty.
• * _Olaf Stapledon: Speaking for the Future See entry under Robert Crossley.
• * _Talking Across the World See entry under Robert Crossley.

STAPLES, ROBERTA LYNNE

• * _The Company of Camelot: Arthurian Characters in Romance and Fantasy (with Charlotte Spivack) See entry under Charlotte Spivack.

STAPLETON, AMY (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Utopias for a Dying World: Contemporary German Science Fiction’s Plea for a New Ecological Awareness (Peter Lang 0-8204-1922-2, 1993 [Jun ’94], $37.95, 158pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of Utopian elements and the promotion of ecological concern in modern German SF. This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now. Available from Peter Lang Publishing, 62 West 45th St., 4th Floor, New York NY 10036.

STARBUCK, KATHLYN S. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The House at the Top of the Hill (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648276-7, Oct ’97, £5.99, 346pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
• * *India’s Story (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21768-1, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 338pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
• * +India’s Story (HarperPrism 0-06-105445-3, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) SF novel about a young psychic pursued through many dimensions by unknown foes. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
• * *Time in Mind (Grafton 0-586-21101-2, Jan ’92, £3.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Sf/New Age novel.
• * +Time in Mind (HarperPrism 0-06-105444-5, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.50, 319pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) New Age fantasy novel. People survive disaster by following the ancient wisdoms of organic foods and crystal meditation, but new generations rebel. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1992).

STARHAWK (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Fifth Sacred Thing (Bantam 0-553-09522-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $21.95, 486pp, hc, cover by Keith Batcheller) Utopian novel set in a 21st-century divided California in the throes of a North/South civil war. A first novel.
• * _The Fifth Sacred Thing (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Feb ’94, $14.95, 486pp, tp, cover by Keith Batcheller) Reprint (Bantam 1993) utopian novel set in a 21st-century divided California in the throes of a North/South civil war. Similar to the Bantam edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _The Fifth Sacred Thing (Bantam 0-553-37380-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $12.95, 486pp, tp, cover by Keith Batcheller) Reprint (Bantam 1993) utopian novel set in a 21st-century divided California in the throes of a North/South civil war. A Lambda Award winner.
• * _The Fifth Sacred Thing (Thorsons 0-7225-3502-3, 1997, £6.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Keith Batcheller) Reprint (Bantam 1993) utopian novel set in a 21st-century California in the throes of a North/South civil war. A first novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Walking to Mercury (Bantam 0-553-10233-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $23.95, 489pp, hc, cover by Robert Hunt) Associational contemporary novel, a prequel to New-Age SF novel The Fifth Sacred Thing.

STARK, ED (stories)

• * *Bloodshadows: The Fifth Horseman (West End Games 0-87431-376-7, Jul ’94 [Aug ’94], $8.95, 281pp, tp, cover by Gábor Szikszai & Zoltán Boros) [Bloodshadows] Fantasy novelization based on the “Bloodshadows” game. Copyrighted by West End Games.
• * *Shatterzone: Beyond the ’Zone (West End Games 0-87431-231-0, Apr ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Nick Smith) [Shatterzone] Sf novelization based on the “Shatterzone” game.

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• * *Mysterious Cairo (West End Games 0-87431-346-5, Jun ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.95, 341pp, tp, cover by Dell Harris) [Torg] Original anthology of eight short novelizations based on the “Torg” game, one broken into four parts, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * _Torg: Strange Tales from the Nile Empire (with Greg Farshtey & Greg Gorden) See entry under Greg Farshtey.

STARKEY, DAVID (1952- ) (stories)

• * *Wishes + Fears (2AM 0-937491-01-2, Dec ’88 [Jan ’89], $4.95, 48pp, ph) Horror novella, illustrated by Douglas C. Klauba.

STARKEY, NAOMI

• * *The Lost and the Dreamer (Minstrel 1-85424-014-5, Jun ’90 [1990], £4.25, 288pp, pb) Sf novel. Note that most of the stock of this title was destroyed in a warehouse fire shortly after publication.
• * _The Lost and the Dreamer (Minstrel 1-85424-014-5, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) Reissue (Minstrel 1990) sf novel.

STARLIN, JIM (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Among Madmen (with Daina Graziunas) (NAL/Roc 0-451-45003-5, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 268pp, pb) Near-future sf adventure novel set in a world where almost everyone has lost their minds, with fifty illustrations by Starlin.
• * *Lady El (with Daina Graziunas) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45161-9, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 324pp, pb) Sf novel. The brain of a woman killed in an accident is used in a government experiment to link human minds with computers, and she falls in love with her creator. With illustrations by the authors.

STARRETT, (Charles) VINCENT (Emerson) (1886-1974) (stories)

• * *Containing a Number of Things (with Christopher Millard) (Tartarus Press no ISBN, Feb ’93, £10.00, 114pp, hc) A collection of letters between Starrett and Millard over the collecting of works by Arthur Machen. Includes a series of appendices of Machen’s rarer works in facsimile form. Issued in a limited edition of 74 copies. (Contents)

STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER (1944- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Company of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36888-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $19.00, 307pp, hc, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Starship Troupers] Sf novel of a 23rd-century repertory theatre company planning to take live theatre to Earth’s interstellar colonies despite conservative political opposition. First book of the “Starship Troupers” series.
• * _A Company of Stars (Pan 0-330-32043-2, Jul ’92, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) [Starship Troupers] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) humorous sf novel. Volume one in the “Starship Troupers” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _A Company of Stars (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36889-4, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Starship Troupers] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) sf novel of a 23rd-century repertory theatre company planning to take live theatre to Earth’s interstellar colonies despite conservative political opposition. First book of the “Starship Troupers” series.
• * _Escape Velocity (Ace 0-441-21603-X, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1983) SF novel, prequel to the “Warlock” series. Ninth printing.
• * *Her Majesty’s Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27456-3, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 342pp, pb) [Wizard in Rhyme] Fantasy novel in the Harold Shea/Incomplete Enchanter style. Not part of any series. Yet.
• * _Her Majesty’s Wizard (SFBC #10906, Jun ’87, $5.98, 343pp, hc) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel; first hc edition.
• * _Her Majesty’s Wizard (Legend 0-09-955681-2, Nov ’95, £5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) SF/fantasy novel. Book one of “A Wizard in Rhyme”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *King Kobold Revived (Ace 0-441-44488-1, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 216pp, pb) [Warlock] Fantasy novel, a “complete revision” of King Kobold (Ace 1971), the second book in the “Warlock” series.
• * _King Kobold Revived (Ace 0-441-44491-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Steve Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1984) of the revised version of King Kobold (Ace 1971), the second book in the “Warlock” series.
• * *M’Lady Witch (Ace 0-441-00113-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.50, 247pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) [Warlock] Fantasy novel, second in the “Heirs to the Warlock” series. The Warlock’s daughter turns down the Prince Alain, who goes questing to win her heart.
• * *My Son, the Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37602-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $11.95, 297pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horn) [Wizard in Rhyme] Fantasy novel, fifth in the series “A Wizard in Rhyme”. Matt takes his parents from New Jersey to live in magical Merovence.
• * *The Oathbound Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34713-7, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $20.00, 392pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Her Majesty’s Wizard.
• * _The Oathbound Wizard (SFBC #00912, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $9.98, 392pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel, sequel to Her Majesty’s Wizard. Similar to the Del Rey edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Oathbound Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38547-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $5.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) humorous fantasy novel, sequel to Her Majesty’s Wizard.
• * _The Oathbound Wizard (Legend 0-09-955691-X, Jun ’96, £5.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel. Sequel to Her Majesty’s Wizard. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Odd Warlock Out (SFBC #15361, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $9.98, 640pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus of three quasi-science fiction novels in the “Warlock” series, The Warlock Heretical (Ace 1987), The Warlock’s Companion (Ace 1988), and The Warlock Insane (Ace 1989). (Contents)
• * *Quicksilver’s Knight (Ace 0-441-00229-3, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 281pp, pb, cover by Tara McGovern) [Warlock] SF novel, with a strong fantasy feel, in the “Warlock” series. Yet another Warlock offspring goes a-wooing and adventuring.
• * *The Secular Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37600-5, Jan ’95, $21.00, 357pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Fantasy novel, fourth in the series “A Wizard in Rhyme”. The Lord Wizard goes undercover to investigate a neighboring ruler who prefers practical economics to Good or Evil.
• * _The Secular Wizard (SFBC #06695, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $9.98, 357pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, book four of “A Wizard in Rhyme”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, but lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Secular Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38854-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel, book four of “A Wizard in Rhyme”.
• * *Sir Harold and the Monkey King (Wildside Press 1-880448-23-8, Jun ’93, $15.00, 76pp, hc) [Harold Shea] A Harold Shea story featuring L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt’s classic character. This originally appeared in The Enchanter Reborn. This is a 100-copy signed numbered hardcover edition. A 26-copy lettered edition ($30.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.
• * _The Star Stone Book 1: The Shaman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39247-7, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel.
• * _The Star Stone Book 2: The Sage (Ballantine Del Rey 0-341-39244-2, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel, second in the series.
• * *The Star Stone Book One: The Shaman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39242-6, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $22.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Fantasy novel. Tribes who live close to nature fend off a bloodthirsty god’s invading hordes.
• * *The Star Stone: Book 2: The Sage (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39239-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $22.00, 374pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Fantasy novel, second in the series. When a hero is needed, the goddes wakes Ohaern from his years-long sleep, but he’s too old to fight.
• * *Starship Troupers #3: A Slight Detour (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37601-3, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Starship Troupers] Humorous SF novel about the adventures of a theatrical troupe on an interstellar tour, third book of the “Starship Troupers” series.
• * *To the Magic Born (SFBC #01247, Mar ’86, $6.98, 501pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus edition of the first two books in the sf “Warlock” series. (Contents)
• * *Warlock and Son (Ace 0-441-87314-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Sf novel, 12th book of the “Warlock” series.
• * _Warlock and Son (Ace 0-441-87314-6, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1991) SF novel, 12th in the “Warlock” series. Third printing.
• * *The Warlock Enlarged (SFBC #01158, Mar ’86, $7.98, 664pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus edition of three novels in an sf series with strong fantasy elements. (Contents)
• * *The Warlock Enlarged (Pan 0-330-31116-6, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £5.99, 442pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Warlock] Sf omnibus of the fourth and fifth books in the “Warlock” series, The Warlock Unlocked and The Warlock Enraged. Note that the 1986 SFBC volume of the same title also contained King Kobold Revived. (Contents)
• * *The Warlock Enraged (Ace 0-441-87340-5, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel, fifth in the “Warlock” series.
• * *The Warlock Heretical (Ace 0-441-87286-7, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 233pp, pb) [Warlock] Quasi-science fiction novel, part of the seemingly endless “Warlock” series. Stasheff’s interest in the role of religion in a medieval society manifests in this tale of an ambitious abbot opposing the rulers of the planet Gramarye. Once again, Rod Gallowglass steps in to promote democracy, but exposition outweighs both puns and action. (CFC)
• * _The Warlock Heretical (Ace 0-441-87286-7, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1987) quasi-SF novel, eighth in the “Warlock” series. Fifth printing.
• * _The Warlock in Spite of Himself (Ace 0-441-00560-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $13.00, 374pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reprint (Ace 1969) humorous quasi-SF novel that spawned more than one series. This has a new introduction by Stasheff.
• * *The Warlock Insane (Ace 0-441-87364-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 247pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel with strong fantasy elements; tenth in the “Warlock” series.
• * _The Warlock Insane (Ace 0-441-87364-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel with fantasy elements, tenth in the “Warlock” series. Third printing.
• * *The Warlock Is Missing (Ace 0-441-84826-5, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 201pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel with strong fantasy elements, Book 7 in the “Warlock” series. While the warlock and his wife are missing, their psionically talented children wander the countryside to save Gramayre from anti-democratic forces from the future.
• * _The Warlock Is Missing (Ace 0-441-84826-5, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 201pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1986) SF novel with fantasy elements, seventh in the “Warlock” series. Sixth printing.