The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Five Worlds #1: Exile Al Sarrantonio (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45521-5, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Donato) [Five Worlds] SF novel. The ruler of Mars wants to control all five settled planets of the solar system, forcing the King of Earth to flee.


Black Lightning John Saul (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22504-6, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $6.99, 438pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett Columbine; Bantam UK 1995) horror novel. An executed serial killer’s spirit possesses a crime reporter’s husband.


CivilWarLand in Bad Decline George Saunders (Random House 0-679-44812-8, Feb ’96 [Jun ’96], $22.00, 179pp, hc) Collection of seven surreal and satiric stories of the near future.


Delta City Felicity Savage (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45399-9, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) [Humility Garden] Fantasy novel, sequel to Humility Garden.


Garden of Salt Felicity Savage (SFBC #11823, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $14.98, 632pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Humility Garden] Omnibus of fantasy novels Humility Garden (Roc 1995) and Delta City (Roc 1996). This is a special Guild America edition, ISBN 1-56865-190-2.


Starplex Robert J. Sawyer (Ace 0-441-00372-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Doug Struthers) SF novel. A new wormhole by a Starplex space station may signal the start of an intergalactic war.


Starplex Robert J. Sawyer (SFBC #14361, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $8.98, 289pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Reprint (Ace 1996) SF novel. This hardcover edition has new jacket art; the text is that of the Ace mass-market paperback edition. The jacket lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back.


Carol for Another Christmas Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Ace 0-441-00366-4, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $18.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Fantasy novel. The spirit of Ebenezer Scrooge arrives in the 20th Century to teach a woman the meaning of Christmas.


The Godmother’s Apprentice Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Ace 0-441-00358-3, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Tara McGovern) [Godmother] Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel, sequel to “The Godmother”.


Whose Song is Sung Frank Schaefer (Tor 0-312-85756-X, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $23.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) Fantasy novel. Beowulf retold with an emphasis on history.


Damascus Nights Rafik Schami (Simon & Schuster/Scribners 0-684-80265-1, Aug ’95 [Mar ’96], $11.00, 263pp, tp, cover by Etienne Delessert) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993) fantasy novel. A contemporary Arabian storyteller falls under a spell, and his friends gather to tell him stories, mostly fantasy. A first novel. Translated by Philip Boehm from the German (Beltz 1989 as Erzaehler der Nacht). We apparently missed the first edition.


Sacred Prey Vivian Schilling (St. Martin’s 0-312-95693-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.50, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Truman Press 1994) horror novel.


Nobodaddy’s Children Arno Schmidt (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-090-2, Dec ’95 [Feb ’96], $13.95, 236pp, tp) Omnibus of three novels in a trilogy about life in Germany from the Nazi era on. The third novel, Dark Mirrors, is a post-holocaust account of a man who believes he may be the last on Earth. Translated by John E. Woods, who discusses the publication history of the novels: Brand’s Heath (Rohwolt 1950), Dark Mirrors (1951), and Scenes from the Life of a Faun (1953). A hardcover edition (-083-X, $32.00) was announced but not seen.


Aliens and Alien Societies Stanley Schmidt (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-706-3, Mar ’96 [Jan ’96], $17.99, 226pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to creating extraterrestrial life-forms. Part of the “Science Fiction Writing Series” edited by Ben Bova. Available from Writer’s Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnatti OH 45207.


Islands in the Sky: Bold New Ideas for Colonizing Space ed. Stanley Schmidt & Robert Zubrin (John Wiley 0-471-13561-5, Mar ’96, $14.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Julian Baum) Associational non-fiction. Anthology of articles from Analog. The Library of Congress information on the copyright page lists it as Reaching for the Stars: Analog’s Book of Space Exploration.


Night Sky Mine Melissa Scott (Tor 0-312-85875-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) SF novel. An orphan on the asteroids searches for her true identity in a world where people can’t exist without official identities.


Night Sky Mine Melissa Scott (SFBC #13942, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $11.98, 384pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Shadow Man Melissa Scott (Tor 0-312-86206-7, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $13.95, 443pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel of a future in which there are five human sexes.


Works of Thy Hands Gyla Beth Seal & January Taylor (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-299-0, 1996 [Jan ’96], $7.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson) Young-adult SF. Children discover they are the result of their mother’s genetic experiments. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.


The Sealed Casket and Others Richard F. Searight (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-85-2, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $5.95, 50pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Collection of six stories and 12 poems in a weird/Lovecraftian vein, with an introduction by Franklyn Searight. This is volume two of his “Collected Stories and Poems”. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.


Flight to Hollow Mountain Mark Sebanc (Eerdmans 0-8028-3794-8, Jul ’96, $25.00, 412pp, hc, cover by Ted Nasmith) [Talamadh] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Talamadh” trilogy. A boy searches for the stolen Talamadh, the harp that holds the world in harmony. A first novel.


The Quantity Theory of Insanity Will Self (Random House/Vintage 0-679-75094-0, Mar ’96, $12.00, 211pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1991) collection of six literary stories, some fantasy, some horror, all bizarre.


Man O’ War William Shatner (Ace/Putnam 0-399-14131-6, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $22.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Man O’ War] SF novel. A career diplomat in disgrace is assigned to stop revolution on Mars.


Star Trek: The Ashes of Eden William Shatner (Pocket 0-671-52036-9, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 309pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1995) SF novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Tek Kill William Shatner (Ace/Putnam 0-399-14202-9, Oct ’96, $22.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Jake Cardigan] SF novel, eighth in the “Tek” series. Jake Cardigan has to clear his boss of murder charges.


Tek Money William Shatner (Ace 0-441-00390-7, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Jake Cardigan] Reprint (Ace 1995) SF novel, sixth in the “Tek” series.


Star Trek: The Return William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-52610-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $22.00, 371pp, hc) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. The Borg bring Kirk back to confront Picard. The co-authors are credited on the inside jacket flap and on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.


Star Trek: The Return William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (SFBC #11990, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $10.98, 371pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1996) Star Trek novelization. The co-authors are credited on the inside jacket flap and on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Draconian New York Robert Sheckley (Tor/Forge 0-312-85130-8, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $20.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Associational mystery novel featuring “Hob Draconian”, aging ex-hippie detective.


The Ganymede Club Charles Sheffield (SFBC #11433, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $11.98, 352pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) [Cold As Ice] Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel, set in the same universe as Cold As Ice. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Ganymede Club Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-812-54460-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) [Cold As Ice] Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel, set in the same universe as Cold As Ice.


Georgia on My Mind and Other Places Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-312-86225-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $13.95, 350pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1995) collection.


Tomorrow and Tomorrow Charles Sheffield (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37808-2, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $13.95, 375pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A man freezes himself and his dying wife in hope of finding a future cure, and wakes millions of years in the future.


Frankenstein Mary Shelley (Norton 0-393-96458-2, May ’96 [Nov ’96], $7.95, 336pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) [Frankenstein] A critical edition of the classic horror novel, edited by J. Paul Hunter, with a section of “Nineteenth-Century Responses” and a collection of 12 modern essays. The novel itself is based on the 1818 Lackington first edition, with notes. A chronology and selected bibliography are included, along with related writings by Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron, and John William Polidori.


The Mortal Immortal: The Complete Supernatural Short Stories of Mary Shelley Mary Shelley (Tachyon Publications, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $10.00, 58pp, tp) Collection of five stories, with a “narrative introduction” by Michael Bishop. These versions of the stories were previously collected as part of Mary Shelley: Collected Tales and Stories (Johns Hopkins University Press 1976, edited by Charles E. Robinson). A limited edition of 900; also available in a signed (by Bishop), limited hardcover edition (not seen) of 100. Order from Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94107.


The Fires of Coventry Rick Shelley (Ace 0-441-00385-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Buchanan Campaign] Military SF novel, set in the same universe as The Buchanan Campaign.


Forging the Runes Josepha Sherman (Baen 0-671-87752-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Prince of the Sidhe] Fantasy novel about a faerie prince in medieval Ireland. Book two of “Prince of the Sidhe”. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.


Lammas Night ed. Josepha Sherman (Baen 0-671-87713-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser) Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories based on a ballad (also included) written by Lackey. The cover and title page credit the book as “created by” Lackey and edited by Sherman. Authors include Lackey, and S.M. Stirling. The book copyright is erroneously credited to Mercedes Lackey.


Archangel Sharon Shinn (Ace 0-441-00330-3, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $13.95, 390pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] SF novel. Genetically engineered angels keep peace on a colony planet, until oracles require one to marry a human woman — who has other ideas.


The Shape-Changer’s Wife Sharon Shinn (SFBC #11565, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $7.98, 200pp, hc, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Ace paperback, and lacks a price and has an SFBC number on the back jacket.


City Come A-Walkin’ John Shirley (Eyeball Books 0-9642505-1-9, Aug ’96, $10.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Surreal/proto-cyberpunk SF/rock’n’roll novel, revised from the 1980 Dell edition. An avatar of the City of San Francisco comes to the help of a beleaguered rock club owner. Foreword by William Gibson. Order from Eyeball Books, PO Box 18539, Asheville NC 28814.


The Exploded Heart John Shirley (Eyeball Books 0-9642505-0-0, Aug ’96, $10.00, 309pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of 14 stories (one previously unpublished, the rest revised from previous publication) and the lyrics to six songs. There is a foreword by Bruce Sterling. Order from Eyeball Books, PO Box 18539, Asheville NC 28814.


Silicon Embrace John Shirley (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-44-9, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $29.95, 282pp, hc, cover by Paul Mavrides) Near-future SF novel of cybernetic shamanism and secrets in a civil-war-torn US, and the truth about what’s going on in Area 51. A signed, limited edition (-44-7, $65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.


Let the Drum Speak Linda Lay Shuler (Morrow 0-688-12834-3, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], $25.00, 446pp, hc, cover by Bryant Eastman) [Time Circle] Prehistoric Native American novel with fantasy elements, third in the “Time Circle Quartet”.


MindQuakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain Neal Shusterman (Tor 0-812-55197-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $3.99, 118pp, tp, cover by Robert Papp) Original collection of ten young-adult horror stories, plus an afterword describing the inspiration for each.


The Scorpion Shards Neal Shusterman (Tor 0-812-52465-9, Oct ’96, $4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Gabriel Picart) [Star Shards Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. Teen outcasts confront evil.


Shards of Empire Susan Shwartz (Tor 0-312-85716-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Richard Bober) [Shards of Empire] Fantasy novel of 10th-century Byzantium.


Shards of Empire Susan Shwartz (Tor 0-812-54817-5, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 455pp, pb, cover by Richard Bober) [Shards of Empire] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel of 10th-century Byzantium.


Sisters in Fantasy 2 ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45503-7, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories by women writers. Authors include Mercedes Lackey, Rebecca Ore, and Patricia McKillip.


Dragon Charmer Ruth Siburt (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-350-4, 1996 [Aug ’96], $6.99, 93pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson) Young-adult SF/fantasy novella. A girl in 2080 is obsessed with dragons, and finds a magic library book that will leader her to both dragons and her missing father.


Majipoor Chronicles Robert Silverberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105485-2, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] Reprint (Arbor House 1981) SF collection.


The Mountains of Majipoor Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57327-6, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 225pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Macmillan UK 1995) short novel in the world of “Majipoor”.


Starborne Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10264-8, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $22.95, 291pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. Stagnant Earth sends a colony ship to another galaxy in hopes of revitalization.


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