The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

STRIEBER, (Louis) WHITLEY (stories) (continued)

• * _The Night Church (Avon 0-380-70899-X, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 293pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1983) horror novel.
• * *Unholy Fire (Macdonald 0-356-20333-6, Feb ’92, £14.99, 375pp, hc) Horror novel about demonic possession.
• * *Unholy Fire (Dutton 0-525-93415-4, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $21.00, 327pp, hc) Horror novel of a priest suspected of the murder of a young woman in his church who is forced to confront the demon responsible.
• * _Unholy Fire (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17496-8, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $5.99, 414pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1992) horror novel of a priest suspected of the murder of a young woman in his church who is forced to confront the demon responsible.
• * _Unholy Fire (Warner UK 0-7515-0185-9, Aug ’93, £4.99, 375pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1992) horror novel.
• * *War Day (with James W. Kunetka) (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-070731-5, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $15.95, 374pp, hc) Post-holocaust “documentary” novel. The first printing was 150,000 copies, making it an instant bestseller.
• * _War Day (with James W. Kunetka) (Warner 0-446-32630-5, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $4.50, 515pp, pb) Reprint (Holt 1984) post-holocaust sf novel, with a 1,400,000 first printing.
• * _Warday (with James W. Kunetka) (Warner 0-446-32630-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $4.50, 515pp, pb) Reissue (Holt 1984) post-holocaust sf novel.
• * *The Wild (Tor 0-812-51277-4, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $5.95, 378pp, pb, cover by TK) Werewolf novel.
• * _The Wild (Macdonald 0-356-20118-X, Sep ’91, £12.95, 315pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Wild (Futura Overseas 0-7088-4969-5, 1992 [Apr ’92], £3.99, 315pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _The Wild (Warner UK 0-7088-4969-5, Aug ’92, £4.99, 315pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1991) horror novel.
• * *Wolf of Shadows (Sierra Club/Knopf 0-394-87224-X, Sep ’85, $9.95, 105pp, hc) Young-adult sf novella of a wolf pack during a nuclear winter.
• * _Wolf of Shadows (Fawcett/Crest 0-449-21089-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.50, 100pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1985) young-adult short novel set after a nuclear holocaust.
• * _Wolf of Shadows (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-39704-7, Sep ’86, £6.95, 126pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1985) juvenile post-holocaust novel.
• * _Wolf of Shadows (Lightning 0-340-42611-X, Jun ’88, £1.95, 124pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1985) young-adult sf novel.
• * _The Wolfen (Avon 0-380-70440-4, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $4.50, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1978) horror novel.
• * _The Wolfen (Coronet 0-340-24167-5, Jan ’92, £4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reissue (Morrow 1978) horror novel.

STRINGER, TIM, ed.

• * *Other Worlds (Thomas Nelson 0-17-4322569, 1990, 48pp, tp) Anthology of extracts from SF stories. (Contents)

STRNAD, JAN S(teven)

• * _Starship Troopers (with Bruce Jones, Warren Ellis & Gordon Rennie) See entry under Warren Ellis.
• * _The Voyage of Sindbad (with Richard Corben) See entry under Richard Corben.

STRUGATSKY, ARKADY (Natanovich) (1925-1991) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Time Wanderers (with Boris Strugatsky) (Richardson & Steirman 0-931933-31-5, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $16.95, 213pp, hc) Sf novel, translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis.
• * _The Time Wanderers (with Boris Strugatsky) (St. Martin’s 0-312-91020-7, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 213pp, pb) Reprint (Richardson Steirman 1986) sf novel, translated from the Russian by Antonina W. Bouis.

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• * _Aliens, Travelers, and Other Strangers (with Boris Strugatsky) See entry under Boris Strugatsky.

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• * _The Second Marxian Invasion: The Fiction of the Strugatsky Brothers See entry under Stephen W. Potts.

STRUGATSKY, BORIS (Natanovich) (1933- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Time Wanderers (with Arkady Strugatsky) See entry under Arkady Strugatsky.

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• * *Aliens, Travelers, and Other Strangers (with Arkady Strugatsky) (Macmillan 0-02-615230-4, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $19.95, 220pp, hc) Anthology (the actual editor and translator is Roger DeGaris, but his name does not appear on the book) of 13 stories by Russian sf authors, including Gansovsky’s outstanding novella “Vincent Van Gogh”. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)

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• * _The Second Marxian Invasion: The Fiction of the Strugatsky Brothers See entry under Stephen W. Potts.

STRUTTON, BILL; [i.e., William Harold Strutton] (1918-2003) (stories)

• * _Doctor Who: The Web Planet (Target 0-426-20356-9, Jan ’91, £2.50, 174pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Muller 1965 as Doctor Who and the Zarbi) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 73 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.

STRYKER, DANIEL; pseudonym of Jane Stump & Chris Morris

• * *Cobra (Jove 0-515-10706-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 281pp, pb) Technothriller with sf elements. A new experimental aerospace plane is the first target of a new international coalition opposing the U.S. and USSR.
• * *Hawkeye (Jove 0-515-10509-0, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 311pp, pb) Technothriller with sf elements. High-tech sabotage cripples secret super U.S. weapons systems.

STRYKER, HAL; pseudonym of George Henry Smith, (1922-1996)

• * *NYPD 2025 (Pinnacle 0-523-42514-7, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [NYPD 2025] Sf novel; near-future police adventure, first of a new series.

STUART, DORIS, ed. (1924- ) (stories)

• * *Creepy Classics II (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-716-0, 1997 [Apr ’98], $5.95, 120pp, tp, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Young-adult anthology of eight horror stories. Authors include Edgar Allan Poe, E. Nesbit, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Illustrated by Barbara Kiwak. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. This is copyrighted 1997, but not seen until now. Order from Lowell House Juvenile, 2020 Ave of the Stars, Suite 300, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)

STUART, RICK, et al

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation Officer’s Manual (with John Terra) (FASA 1-55560-079-4, Sep ’88, $15.00, 144pp, tp) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Associational: artwork and a gaming aid.

STUART, W. J.; pseudonym of Philip MacDonald, (1900-1980)

• * _Forbidden Planet (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-42445-4, Nov ’90, $3.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Jon Agee) Reprint (Farrar Straus & Cudahy 1956) young-adult novelization of the classic sf film.

STUBBS, HARRY CLEMENT (1922-2003); see pseudonym Hal Clement (stories)

STUBBS, JEAN (1926- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Witching Time (Gollancz 0-575-06613-X, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], £16.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Occult novel. A young widow joins a coven of white witches just as it is threatened by deadly black magic.
• * +The Witching Time (St. Martin’s 0-312-19367-X, Oct ’98, $24.95, 383pp, hc) Contemporary novel with fantasy elements. A widow befriended by local witches helps stage a truly magical performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. First US edition (Gollancz 1998).

STUDEBAKER, DON(ald Valentine) (1941- ); see pseudonym Jon DeCles (stories)

STUMP, JANE (Barr) (1936- ); see pseudonym Daniel Stryker

STURGEON, THEODORE; [born Edward Hamilton Waldo] (1918-1985) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Alien Cargo (Bluejay 0-312-94008-4, Jun ’84 [Jul ’84], $14.95, 284pp, hc) Collection of 14 early stories culled from other collections (there are no copyright acknowledgements), with a few lines of new introduction to each. (Contents)
• * _Alien Cargo (Bluejay 0-312-94007-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $8.95, 284pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1984) collection; first paperback edition.
• * *Argyll: A Memoir (The Sturgeon Project 0-934558-16-7, Jul ’93, $10.00, 79pp, ph) Collection of Sturgeon material, including an autobiographical essay about his relationship with his stepfather, a letter to his mother and stepfather, an introduction by Paul Williams, and an afterword by Samuel R. Delany. All proceeds after cost go toward the projected publication costs for Sturgeon’s collected stories. Available from Paul Williams, P. O. Box 232517, Encinitas, CA 92023. Please include $2.00 for postage.
• * _The Dreaming Jewels (Bluejay 0-312-94118-8, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $7.95, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Greenberg 1950) sf novel, with new b&w illustrations by Rowena Morrill. Despite the jacket blurb, this book did not win the International Fantasy Award. It’s Sturgeon’s first novel and quite good. (CNB)
• * _The Dreaming Jewels (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-351-2, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 180pp, pb) Reprint (Greenberg 1950) sf novel.
• * *The Dreaming Jewels/The Cosmic Rape/Venus Plus X (BOMC #80-2874, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $15.95, 544pp, hc) Omnibus of three sf novels. (Contents)
• * *The Dreaming Jewels/The Cosmic Rape/Venus Plus X (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $11.95, 544pp, tp, cover by Theo Rudnak) Omnibus of three sf novels, published simultaneously with the BOMC edition listed above. This was done from old plates, so the type size and book design varies widely from novel to novel.
• * _E Pluribus Unicorn (Timescape 0-671-50223-9, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 211pp, pb) Reissue (Abelard 1953) collection. Contains some of Sturgeon’s best work. (CNB)
• * *Godbody (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-79-9, Mar ’86, $50.00, boxed & numbered limited edition of 350, 159pp, hc) This special edition is not signed by anyone. It has a better binding, a photo, a limitation page, and no dust jacket.
• * *Godbody (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-61-6, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $14.95, 159pp, hc) Sturgeon’s last novel, which was written 18 years ago, is a sexual fantasy about the second coming. It’s weak as a novel, but has some excellent writing. There is a foreword by Heinlein and an afterword by Donaldson. (CNB)
• * _Godbody (SFBC #05434, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], $4.98, 159pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1986) fantasy novel.
• * _Godbody (NAL/Signet 0-451-14702-2, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 205pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1986) fantasy novel. This was Sturgeon’s final novel.
• * _Godbody (NAL Signet 0-451-16304-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 205pp, pb) Reissue (Fine 1986) fantasy novel, with the original introduction by Heinlein and the afterword by Stephen R. Donaldson; third printing.
• * _The Golden Helix (Bluejay 0-312-94186-2, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $7.95, 335pp, pb) Reprint (SFBC 1979) collection.
• * _The Golden Helix (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-450-0, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.95, 335pp, pb) Reprint (SFBC 1979) collection of 10 fantasy stories.
• * *Killdozer!: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 3 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-227-5, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $25.00, 367pp, hc, cover by Paul Orban) Collection of 15 stories, four previously unpublished, and two not previously collected. This is the third of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work from 1941 to 1946. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. There is a foreword by Robert Silverberg, and an afterword by Robert A. Heinlein (excerpted from the 1985 introduction to Godbody). (Contents)
• * *Microcosmic God: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 2 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-213-5, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $25.00, 372pp, hc, cover by Jacek Yerka) Collection of 17 stories, two previously unpublished. This is the second of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work from 1940 to 1943. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. There is a foreword by Samuel R. Delany. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. (Contents)
• * _Microcosmic God: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 2 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-301-8, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $18.95, 372pp, tp, cover by Jacek Yerka) Reprint (North Atlantic 1996) collection of 17 stories, the second of ten volumes, with works from 1940 to 1943. This indicates second printing, but the hardcover may have been considered the first.
• * _More Than Human (Gollancz 0-575-03821-7, Mar ’86, £2.95, 353pp, pb) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) sf novel, #2 in the new “Gollancz Classic SF” paperback line.
• * _More Than Human (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’89, no price, 233pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine/Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) sf novel, with a new introduction by Michael Bishop and artwork by Jeff Fisher. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _More Than Human (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-918-9, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $3.95, 233pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine/Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) classic sf novel. Winner of the International Fantasy Award. One of the cornerstones of sf. Highly recommended (CNB).
• * _More Than Human (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60207-4, Jun ’97, £5.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Splash) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) classic SF novel.
• * _More Than Human (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70371-3, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $11.00, 186pp, tp, cover by Kevin Irby) Reprint (Ballantine/Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) classic SF novel.
• * *The Perfect Host: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 5 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-284-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $27.50, 386pp, hc, cover by Hal Robins) Collection of 17 stories, two previously unpublished, and seven not previously collected. Foreword by Larry McCaffery. This is the fifth of ten volumes, and covers Sturgeon’s work from 1947 to 1949. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. (Contents)
• * *Pruzy’s Pot (Hypatia Press no ISBN, Oct ’86 [Jan ’87], $17.95, 32pp, hc) Short story by Sturgeon, with an introduction by Spider Robinson and an afterword by Jane Tannehill Sturgeon. There are 333 copies of this regular edition and 133 special leather slipcase with a cassette of Sturgeon reading the story. This came out in late 1986, but we did not see it until now. (Contents)
• * _Some of Your Blood (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0103-X, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $3.95, 143pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1961) associational non-fantasy novel about vampirism.
• * _Star Trek: The Joy Machine (with James E. Gunn) See entry under James E. Gunn
• * _The Stars Are the Styx (Bluejay 0-312-94419-5, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $6.95, 382pp, tp) Reprint (Dell 1979) collection. First trade paperback edition.
• * *Thunder and Roses: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 4 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-252-6, Nov ’97, $25.00, 380pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, one previously unpublished, and three not previously collected. This is the fourth of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work from 1946 to 1947. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. The foreword by James Gunn originally appeared in Star Trek: The Joy Machine by Sturgeon & Gunn (1996). Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. (Contents)
• * *To Marry Medusa (Baen 0-671-65370-9, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Collection of two stories, “To Marry Medusa” (1958) and “Killdozer” (1944). The former is actually a reprint of The Cosmic Rape (Dell 1958) instead of “To Marry Medusa” (Galaxy 1958). The magazine version was much shorter. (Contents)
• * *A Touch of Sturgeon (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-65526-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], £10.95, 235pp, hc) Collection of 8 stories. Published in Britain only, by the British arm of Simon & Schuster. Available in U.S. as an import. Selected and introduced by David Pringle. (Contents)
• * *The Ultimate Egoist: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 1 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-182-1, Feb ’95 [Dec ’94], $25.00, 387pp, hc, cover by Jacek Yerka) Collection of 46 stories and one poem, nine of them previously unpublished “trunk” stories (literally). This is the first of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work through 1940. A marvelous project. [CNB] Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams, with forewords by Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Gene Wolfe. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. (Contents)
• * _The Ultimate Egoist: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 1 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-299-2, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $18.95, 387pp, tp, cover by Jacek Yerka) Reprint (North Atlantic 1995) collection of 46 stories and one poem, the first of ten volumes; covers Sturgeon’s work through 1940. This indicates second printing, but the hardcover may have been considered the first.
• * _Venus Plus X (Bluejay 0-312-94447-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $7.95, 215pp, tp) Reprint (Pyramid 1960) sf novel, with effective new black & white illustrations by Rowena Morrill.
• * _Venus Plus X (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-387-3, May ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Pyramid 1960) sf novel/discourse on sex and prejudice. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Venus Plus X (Sphere 0-7221-8214-7, Jun ’89, £2.50, 160pp, pb) Reissue (Pyramid 1960) sf novel.

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• * _Theodore Sturgeon: A Working Bibliography See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.

STURGIS, SUSANNA J., ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Memories and Visions: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction (The Crossing Press 0-89594-391-3, Sep ’89, $9.95, 201pp, tp) Anthology of 15 feminist sf and fantasy stories, with an introduction by the editor. Also announced in hardcover (-392-1) but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Tales of Magic Realism By Women: Dreams in a Minor Key (The Crossing Press 0-89594-474-X, Apr ’91, $10.95, 235pp, tp, cover by Tom Trujillo) Anthology of 15 fantasy/magic realism stories by women writers, ten of them original, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *The Women Who Walk Through Fire: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2 (The Crossing Press 0-89594-419-7, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $9.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Beth Avery) Anthology of 16 sf and fantasy stories by women, ten original, with an introduction by the editor. A hardcover edition (-420-0) was announced, but not seen. (Contents)

SUBIAGA, ROBERT, Jr. (stories)

• * *Eyes (Chaos Warrior/XAOS Books 1-884759-99-8, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $12.95, 338pp, tp) Mystical sf novel. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-98-X, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Chaos Warrior Productions, PO Box 14407, University Station, Minneapolis MN 55414-0407.

SUCHARITKUL, SOMTOW (Papinian) (1952- ); see pseudonym S. P. Somtow (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Alien Swordmaster (NEL 0-450-39251-1, Jan ’87, £1.95, 185pp, pb) [V] Reprint (Pinnacle 1985) sf novel. Volume 7 in the “V” series based on the tv show. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Darkling Wind (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24982-7, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 384pp, pb) [Inquestor] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Inquestor” series.