The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

SUYIN, HAN (continued)

• * _The Enchantress (Bantam 0-553-25151-1, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $3.95, 375pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam hc 1985) historical novel with elements of fantasy.
• * _The Enchantress (Bantam UK 0-553-17192-5, May ’86, £2.95, 375pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1985) historical novel with elements of fantasy.

SVENDSEN, HANNE MARIE (1933- )

• * +The Gold Ball (Knopf 0-394-57185-1, Dec ’89, $18.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Walton Ford) Fantasy/historical family saga, translated from the Danish by Jorgen Schiott. First American edition (Lindhardt og Ringhof: Denmark 1985 as Guldkuglen).

SWAIN, DWIGHT VREELAND (1915-1992) (stories)

• * *Creating Characters: How to Build Story People (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-417-X, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], $16.95, 195pp, hc) Associational non-fiction book on writing by an sf writer. Available from 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207.

SWAIN, [Rev. Canon] E(dmund) G(ill) (1861-1938) (stories)

• * *Bone to His Bone: The Stoneground Ghost Tales (Equation 1-85336-097-X, Jul ’89, £3.50, 192pp, tp) Collection of ghost stories, originally published by Heffers in 1912. This edition adds an introduction by Michael Cox, and six original stories in the same series by David Rowlands. (Contents)
• * _The Stoneground Ghost Tales (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-17-6, Oct ’96, C$40.00, xviii+117pp, hc, cover by Rachel Crittenden) Reprint (Heffers 1912) collection of nine ghost stories. This edition is limited to 400 copies and adds an introduction by Cardinal Cox, a tailpiece by Jack Adrian, and a lengthy obituary of Swain. Title page, only, adds the subtitle “Compiled from the Recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the Parish”. A world-wide edition available in the US for $28.50 and in the UK for £20.00. (Contents)

SWANBECK, JAN (B.) (1948- )

• * _Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Index, Volume 7 (with Hal W. Hall) See entry under Hal W. Hall

SWANN, BRIAN (stories)

• * _Aesop’s Forest/The Plot of the Mice (with Robert Coover) See entry under Robert Coover.

SWANN, S. ANDREW; pseudonym of S. A. Swiniarski, (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Emperors of the Twilight (DAW 0-88677-589-2, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Moreau] Sf thriller about a bioengineered superagent who’s the target of an assassination squad.
• * *Forests of the Night (DAW 0-88677-565-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $3.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Moreau] Sf/PI novel about a sentient tiger investigator who accepts a human murder case. First book in a new series.
• * *God’s Dice (DAW 0-88677-742-9, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Fantasy novel. Four versions of one man, in four alternate worlds, attempt to save the fantasy world Midland from evil magic.
• * *Partisan (DAW 0-88677-670-8, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Hostile Takeover] SF novel, second in the “Hostile Takeover” series.
• * *Profiteer (DAW 0-88677-647-3, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Hostile Takeover] SF novel, first in the “Hostile Takeover” series, set in the same world as Swann’s “Moreau” mysteries, but centuries later. The Terran Confederacy decides to bring an anarchic planet into line and encounters unexpected opposition.
• * *Revolutionary (DAW 0-88677-699-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.50, 351pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Hostile Takeover] SF novel, third in the “Hostile Takeover” series. The anarchists of Bakunin fight off a government imposed from outside with the help of time-travellers, nanotech, rogue AIs, and non-humans.
• * *Specters of the Dawn (DAW 0-88677-613-9, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.50, 284pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Moreau] SF thriller about a bioengineered rabbit/human woman drawn into a web of political intrigue in 21st-century San Francisco. Set in the same world as Forests of the Night and Emperors of the Twilight.

SWANN, THOMAS BURNETT (Jr.) (1928-1976) (stories)

• * *The Minotaur Trilogy (Mathew D. Hargreaves 0-9641476-1-0, Mar ’96, $50.00, 452pp, hc, cover by George Barr) [Minotaur] Omnibus of Cry Silver Bells, The Forest of Forever, and Day of the Minotaur. Includes an introduction by Charles de Lint, an expanded introduction to Swann and his writings by Robert Collins, a comprehensive international bibliography of Swann’s writings, and illustrations by George Barr. A limited edition of 500, signed by de Lint, Barr, Collins, and Hargreaves. Mathew D. Hargreaves, PO Box 66099, Seattle WA 98166-0099; 206-246-0645; add $5.00 shipping. (Contents)

SWANWICK, MICHAEL (Jurgen) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Geography of Unknown Lands (Tigereyes Press 0-931763-06-1, Jul ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.00, 154pp, tp, cover by Lee Moyer) Collection of five stories, one previously unpublished. A hardcover edition (-07X, $25.00) is also available. Order from Tigereyes Press, PO Box 172, Lemoyne PA 17043; 717-763-6803; e-mail: clebooks@aol.com (Contents)
• * *Gravity’s Angels (Arkham House 0-87054-162-5, Aug ’91 [May ’91], $20.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Pablo Picasso) Collection of 13 stories, with interior art by Janet Aulisio. (Contents)
• * *Griffin’s Egg (Legend 0-7126-4578-0, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £9.99, 101pp, hc, cover by Peter Gudynas) Sf novella about a lunar colony, illustrated throughout by Peter Gudynas.
• * _Griffin’s Egg (Legend 0-7126-4577-2, Jun ’91, £4.99, 101pp, tp, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella.
• * +Griffin’s Egg (St. Martin’s 0-312-06989-8, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $15.95, 101pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Sf novella about a lunar colony, illustrated by Peter Gudynas. First American edition (Legend 1991).
• * *In the Drift (Ace 0-441-35869-1, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 195pp, pb) Ace SF Special, a first novel. Although this has flashes of Swanwick’s fine writing, it’s extremely uneven. (DLN)
• * _In the Drift (Ace 0-441-37072-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 195pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1985) sf novel; 2nd printing.
• * _In the Drift (Legend 0-7126-3431-2, Apr ’89, £4.95, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1985) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-2379-5) for £10.95. [First U.K. edition]
• * _In the Drift (Legend 0-09-961530-4, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.50, 214pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Ace 1985) sf novel.
• * _In the Drift (Ace 0-441-35869-1, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.50, 195pp, pb, cover by Ron Lieberman) Reprint (Ace 1985) SF novel. Third printing.
• * *The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (Millennium 1-85798-080-8, Nov ’93, £14.99, 343pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Offbeat fantasy novel about ironclad “Stealth” dragons and shopping malls protected by witches’ spells.
• * +The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13174-3, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $23.00, 424pp, hc, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Fantasy novel. A young slave girl agrees to help a junked metal dragon fly again in exchange for a chance to escape her fate of backbreaking toil and early death. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Millennium 1993).
• * _The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (Millennium 1-85798-081-6, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £8.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Reprint (Millennium 1993) fantasy novel.
• * _The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (SFBC #03050, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $10.98, 424pp, hc, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Reprint (Millennium 1993) Dickensian fantasy novel set in a strange world of spells, shopping malls, and steam-powered iron dragons. Similar to the 1993 Morrow AvoNova edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (Easton Press no ISBN, May ’94, no price, 424pp, hc) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Reprint (Millennium 1993) Dickensian fantasy novel set in a strange world of spells, shopping malls, and steam-powered iron dragons. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (Orion 1-85797-146-4, Nov ’94, £4.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Reprint (Millennium 1993) fantasy novel.
• * _The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (AvoNova 0-380-72098-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Reprint (Millennium 1993) Dickensian fantasy novel with steam-powered dragons.
• * _The Iron Dragon’s Daughter (Avon 0-380-73046-4, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $13.00, 424pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [*Iron Dragon’s Daughter] Reprint (Millennium 1993) Dickensian fantasy novel.
• * *Jack Faust (Avon 0-380-97444-4, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $23.00, 337pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Fantasy novel, an updated version of Goethe’s “Faust”. Mephistopheles gives Faust technology far advanced for the period.
• * _Jack Faust (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-516-8, Sep ’97, £9.99, 325pp, tp, cover by Phillipe de Louthebourg) Reprint (Avon 1997) fantasy novel. In the 16th century, Mephistopheles offers Faust the secrets of science, but technology plus feudal attitudes leads to destruction. A hardcover edition (-517-6, £16.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Jack Faust (SFBC #18171, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $10.98, 337pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Avon 1997) fantasy novel, an updated version of Goethe’s “Faust”. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Jack Faust (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-646-2, Jun ’98, £5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Phillipe de Louthebourg) Reprint (Avon 1997) alternate history SF/fantasy novel.
• * _Jack Faust (Avon 0-380-79070-X, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $12.50, 337pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Avon 1997) fantasy novel, an updated version of Goethe’s “Faust” written with SF/alternate world iconography. A Hugo nominee.
• * *The Postmodern Archipelago: Two Essays on Science Fiction and Fantasy (Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-6-2, Oct ’97, $7.50, 66pp, ph, cover by Michael Dashow) Non-fiction collection in chapbook form of two critical essays previously published in Asimov’s.
• * *Stations of the Tide (Morrow 0-688-10451-7, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $19.95, 252pp, hc, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Far future sf novel.
• * _Stations of the Tide (SFBC #17953, Feb ’91, $8.98, 252pp, hc, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Reprint (Morrow 1991) science fiction novel.
• * _Stations of the Tide (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’91, no price, 252pp, hc) Sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Byron Taylor. This edition is published “simultaneously” with the Morrow edition which appeared a month earlier. This leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Signed First Editions of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Stations of the Tide (Legend 0-7126-5104-7, Jan ’92, £7.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel. A hardcover edition (-5103-9, £13.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Stations of the Tide (AvoNova 0-380-71524-4, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.50, 252pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Reprint (Morrow 1991) far future sf/detective novel.
• * _Stations of the Tide (Legend 0-09-998510-1, Feb ’93, £4.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Reprint (Morrow 1991) sf novel.
• * _Stations of the Tide (Avon 0-380-73045-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $13.00, 252pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Morrow 1991) Nebula award-winning SF novel.
• * *Vacuum Flowers (Arbor House 0-87795-870-X, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $15.95, 248pp, hc) Sf “cyberpunk” novel set in the far future.
• * _Vacuum Flowers (SFBC #10905, Jun ’87, $4.98, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1987) cyberpunk sf novel.
• * _Vacuum Flowers (Ace 0-441-85876-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $2.95, 248pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf cyberpunk novel.
• * _Vacuum Flowers (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-65535-3, Apr ’88, £10.95, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Vacuum Flowers (Legend 0-09-961040-X, Apr ’89, £3.50, 335pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf novel.
• * _Vacuum Flowers (Ace 0-441-85876-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Ron Miller) Reissue (Arbor House 1987) early “cyberpunk” SF novel. Second printing.

SWASEY, MELVIN O.

• * *Beachland House (University Editions 1-56002-461-5, 1995 [Aug ’95], $10.00, 240pp, tp, cover by Darcie Park) Dark fantasy/ghost novel. A rich playboy’s family exiles him to a small town where a ghost teaches him generosity. University Editions, 59 Oak Lane, Spring Valley, Huntington WV 25704.

SWEENEY, JOYCE (Kay) (1955- )

• * _The Dream Collector (Doubleday UK 0-385-40030-6, Aug ’90, £5.99, 196pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1989) young-adult novel about a teenager who finds that dreams can come true.
• * *Shadow (Delacorte 0-385-32051-5, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $15.95, 216pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel. Sarah is haunted by the ghost of her cat, Shadow, trying to protect her from something terrible.
• * _Shadow (Dell/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21986-8, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $3.99, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1994) young-adult horror novel. Sarah is haunted by the ghost of her cat, Shadow.

SWEENEY, PAULA

• * _Jake Montana: A Matter of Destiny (with James Pirone) See entry under James Pirone.
• * _Mystery at Deep Ravine (with James Pirone) See entry under James Pirone.

SWEET, DARRELL K. (1934- )

• * *Beyond Fantasy: The Art of Darrell K. Sweet (FPG 1-887569-12-X, Jan ’97, $24.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Art book with 60 paintings by Sweet. There is an introduction by John Zaphyr, and a foreword by Piers Anthony.

SWEETMAN, DAVID

• * +Mary Renault: A Biography (Harcourt Brace 0-15-193110-0, Jun ’93, $24.95, 322pp, hc) Non-fiction, a biography of the author of The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea. First American edition (Chatto & Windus 1993). [Renault]
• * _Mary Renault: A Biography (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600060-1, Jul ’94, $13.95, 322pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1993) non-fiction, a biography of the author of The King Must Die and The Bull from the Sea. [Renault]

SWEZEY, STUART, ed. (stories)

• * _The Wild Palms Reader (with Roger Trilling) See entry under Roger Trilling.

SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667-1745) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Gulliver’s Travels (Longman 0-582-52285-4, Jun ’87, £1.25, 64pp, pb) [Gulliver] Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726) classic satirical sf novel. Abridged by D.K. Swan and M. West. [Not seen]
• * _Gulliver’s Travels: A Voyage to Lilliput (Armada 0-00-692899-4, Dec ’87, £1.75, 94pp, tp) [Gulliver] Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726) first book of the classic satirical sf novel.

SWIGART, ROB; [i.e., Eugene Robison Swigart] (1941- ) (stories)

• * *Portal (St. Martin’s 0-312-01494-5, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $18.95, 346pp, hc) Sf novel based on a computer game, or vice versa.
• * _Portal (Grafton 0-586-20649-3, Dec ’89, £3.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Toxin (St. Martin’s 0-312-02661-7, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $18.95, 385pp, pb) [Cobb Takamura; Charles Koenig] Sf mystery. Sequel to Vector — a satellite falls to earth carrying a toxin which poisons people and causes a panic.
• * *Vector (Bluejay 0-312-94446-2, Sep ’86 [Oct ’86], $14.95, 288pp, hc) [Cobb Takamura; Charles Koenig] Sf/mystery novel of deadly bio-engineering.
• * _Vector (St. Martin’s 0-312-90453-3, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 288pp, pb) [Cobb Takamura; Charles Koenig] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) near-future sf thriller.
• * *Venom (St. Martin’s 0-312-05986-8, Jun ’91, $17.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Cobb Takamura; Charles Koenig] Horror thriller. Murders in Hawaii are being committed with a lethal venom unknown to science, and a policeman and a biologist are determined to stop them.

SWINDELLS, ROBERT (Edward) (1939- ) (stories)

• * _Daz4Zoe (Puffin Plus 0-14-034320-2, Feb ’92, £3.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1990) young-adult romance set in the not-so-distant future.
• * _Fallout (Beech Tree 0-688-11778-3, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $3.95, 151pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford UK 1984 as Brother in the Land) young-adult sf novel of children caught up in a nuclear disaster.
• * _The Ghost Messengers (Knight 0-340-48668-6, Oct ’88, £1.99, 96pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1986) young-adult ghost novel.
• * _The Ghost Messengers (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-48668-6, Dec ’95, £3.50, 143pp, pb, cover by Paul Hunt) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1986) young-adult ghost novel.
• * *Horror Collection (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86364-3, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], £4.99, 348pp, pb) [Fliss] Young-adult horror omnibus of Room 13 and Inside the Worm. The books are separately paginated. (Contents)
• * *Hydra (Doubleday UK 0-385-40151-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £8.99, 208pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel.
• * _Hydra (Yearling 0-440-86313-9, May ’93, £2.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1991) young-adult sf novel.
• * _Inside the Worm (Yearling 0-440-86300-7, Mar ’94, £2.99, 190pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) [Fliss] Reprint (Doubleday 1993) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Room 13.
• * *Jacqueline Hyde (Doubleday UK 0-385-40508-1, Mar ’96 [May ’96], £9.99, 160pp, hc, cover by Angelo Renaldi) Young-adult variation on the potent potion theme. Illustrated by Angelo Renaldi.
• * _Jacqueline Hyde (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86329-5, Jun ’97 [Oct ’97], £3.99, 160pp, pb, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel. A good young girl drinks a certain potion.
• * *Nightmare Stairs (Doubleday UK 0-385-40509-X, Jun ’97 [Oct ’97], £9.99, 174pp, hc, cover by Max Schindler) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young girl’s nightmare has roots beyond her own life.
• * _Nightmare Stairs (Corgi Yearling 0-440-86330-9, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £3.99, 174pp, tp, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1997) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Room 13 (Doubleday UK 0-385-26967-6, Oct ’89, £7.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Fliss] Children’s horror novel.