The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Tek Kill William Shatner (Ace 0-441-00489-X, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $6.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Jake Cardigan] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1996) SF novel, eighth in the Tek series.
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Tek Net William Shatner (Ace/Putnam 0-399-14339-4, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $22.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Jake Cardigan] SF novel, ninth and apparently last in the Tek series. Jake helps find his partner Sids missing ex-wife.
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Star Trek: Avenger William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-55132-9, May 97 [Apr 97], $23.00, 370pp, hc, cover by James Wang) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization, sequel to Star Trek: The Return. Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens are acknowledged as collaborators on the title page only. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: The Return William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-52609-X, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 371pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1996) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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The Mines of Behemoth Michael Shea (Baen 0-671-87847-6, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Nifft the Lean] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to Nifft the Lean.
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The Alternative Detective Robert Sheckley (Tor/Forge 0-312-85381-5, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $13.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Forge 1993) associational mystery novel, the first featuring Hob Draconian, aging ex-hippie detective.
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Draconian New York Robert Sheckley (Tor/Forge 0-312-86359-4, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $12.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Forge 1996) associational mystery novel featuring Hob Draconian, aging ex-hippie detective.
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Soma Blues Robert Sheckley (Tor/Forge 0-312-86273-3, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $20.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Associational mystery novel featuring Hob Draconian, aging ex-hippie detective.
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The Billion Dollar Boy Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-312-86204-0, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $22.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Vincent di Fate) [Jupiter] Young-adult SF novel, second in the Jupiter series. A rich young man ends up stranded on a mining ship.
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Convergence Charles Sheffield (Baen 0-671-87774-7, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) [Heritage Universe] SF novel, fourth in the Heritage Universe series.
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Convergence Charles Sheffield (SFBC #15654, Jun 97 [May 97], $8.98, 299pp, hc, cover by Gary Freeman) [Heritage Universe] Reprint (Baen 1997) SF novel, fourth in the Heritage Universe series. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Baen paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Putting Up Roots Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-312-86241-5, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $21.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Jupiter] SF novel, third in the Jupiter series. An autistic boy makes contact with alien creatures on a colony planet supposedly devoid of intelligent life.
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow Charles Sheffield (Easton Press, Jan 97, no price, 375pp, hc) SF novel. This is the first hardcover edition, published simultaneously with the Bantam Spectra trade paperback edition listed in December. This special leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the Signed First Editions of SF series available by subscription only.
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow Charles Sheffield (SFBC #15302, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $9.98, 375pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) SF novel of cryogenic time travel. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the Bantam Spectra trade paperback edition. It lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Tomorrow and Tomorrow Charles Sheffield (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57889-8, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) SF novel of cryogenic time travel to the end of the universe.
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Higher Education Charles Sheffield & Jerry Pournelle (Tor 0-812-53890-0, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Vincent di Fate) [Jupiter] Reprint (Tor 1996) young-adult SF novel, first in the Jupiter series.
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Jump Pay Rick Shelley (Ace 0-441-00230-7, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Stephen Gardner) [Lucky 13th] Reissue (Ace 1995) military SF novel. Third in the series featuring the Lucky 13th spaceborne. Second printing.
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Return to Camerein Rick Shelley (Ace 0-441-00496-2, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) Military SF novel. Stranded humans hope to escape the planet Camerein as a truce is called.
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Until Relieved Rick Shelley (Ace 0-441-00019-3, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $5.50, 236pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Lucky 13th] Reissue (Ace 1994) military SF novel, first in the series featuring the Lucky 13th spaceborne. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. Second printing.
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A Bards Tale: Escape from Roksamur Mark Shepard (Baen 0-671-87797-6, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bards Tale] Novelization based on the Electronic Arts computer game series, sequel to Prison of Souls by Shepard and Mercedes Lackey.
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Spiritride Mark Shepherd (Baen 0-671-87775-5, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Elvendude.
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Starfist: First to Fight David Sherman & Dan Cragg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40622-2, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, first in a series about 25th-century Marines. Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his seven men are stranded on an unfriendly planet.
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Star Trek: Vulcans Forge Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz (Pocket 0-671-00926-5, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $23.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: Vulcans Forge Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz (SFBC #18319, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $11.50, 256pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1997) Star Trek novelization. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Urban Nightmares ed. Josepha Sherman & Keith R. A. DeCandido (Baen 0-671-87851-4, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Original anthology of 25 stories based on contemporary urban legends. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, eluki bes shahar, and S.P. Somtow.
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Dogland Will Shetterly (Tor 0-312-85171-5, Jun 97 [May 97], $25.95, 445pp, hc) Magic realism/quasi-autobiographical novel. A family of Yankees open a tourist attraction in 1950s Florida.
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Archangel Sharon Shinn (Ace 0-441-00432-6, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $6.50, 390pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] Reprint (Ace 1996) SF novel. A genetically engineered angel must marry a human woman who has other ideas.
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Jovahs Angel Sharon Shinn (Ace 0-441-00404-0, May 97 [Apr 97], $13.95, 389pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Archangel] SF novel, sequel to Archangel.
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Let the Drum Speak Linda Lay Shuler (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19095-5, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $6.99, 495pp, pb) [Time Circle] Reprint (Morrow 1996) prehistoric Native American novel with fantasy elements, third in the Time Circle Quartet.
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The Dark Side of Nowhere Neal Shusterman (Little, Brown 0-316-78907-0, Apr 97 [Jun 97], $15.95, 185pp, hc, cover by Minko T. Dimov) Young-adult horror. A boy whose life is too normal discovers an alien conspiracy.
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MindTwisters Neal Shusterman (Tor 0-812-55199-0, Jun 97 [May 97], $3.99, 114pp, tp, cover by Robert Papp) Original collection of eight young-adult horror stories, plus an afterword describing the inspiration for each.
- 1 · Dark Alley · ss *
- 17 · The In Crowd · ss *
- 37 · Special Deliverance · ss *
- 43 · Mr. Vandermeers Attic of Shame · ss *
- 68 · Pea Soup · ss *
- 86 · The Elsewhere Botique · ss *
- 94 · Ralphy Shermans Bag of Wind · ss *
- 104 · Loveless · ss *
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Cross and Crescent Susan Shwartz (Tor 0-312-85714-4, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $23.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Richard Bober) [Shards of Empire] Historical fantasy of the Byzantine empire, set in the same universe as Shards of Empire.
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Reflections and Refractions Robert Silverberg (Underwood Books 1-887424-22-9, Apr 97 [Feb 97], $19.95, 425pp, tp) Collection of non-fiction essays selected from two decades of Silverbergs opinion columns for Galileo, Amazing Stories, and Asimovs. A hardcover edition (-24-5, $29.95), and a limited signed boxed hardcover edition of 300 (-23-7, $50.00) are also available. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945.
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Sorcerers of Majipoor Robert Silverberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105254-X, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $23.00, 462pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] SF novel in the Majipoor series, a distant prequel to the Lord Valentine books. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1997).
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Sorcerers of Majipoor Robert Silverberg (SFBC #14549, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $11.98, 462pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1997) SF novel. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Starborne Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57334-9, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $6.50, 227pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novel.
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A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg (MJF Books 1-56731-156-3, 1996 [Feb 97], $8.98, 342pp, hc, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) Anthology of 18 fantasy stories, with an introduction by Silverberg. Authors include Roger Zelazny, Joe Haldeman, and Charles de Lint. Series editor is Martin H. Greenberg; copyrighted by Agberg Ltd and Tekno Books.
- 1 · Introduction · Robert Silverberg · in
- 4 · The George Business · Roger Zelazny · ss Dragons of Light, ed. Orson Scott Card, Ace, 1980
- 13 · Lindsay and the Red City Blues · Joe Haldeman · ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 29 · The Quickening · Michael Bishop · nv Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1981
- 51 · A Pattern of Silver Strings [Cerin Songweaver] · Charles de Lint · nv A Pattern of Silver Strings, Triskell Press, 1981
- 80 · Remembering Melody · George R. R. Martin · ss Twilight Zone Apr 81
- 98 · The Unicorn Masque · Ellen Kushner · nv Elsewhere v1, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1981
- 122 · Instant with Loud Voices · Alan Dean Foster · ss Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982
- 133 · Not Our Brother · Robert Silverberg · nv Twilight Zone Jul 82
- 154 · Beyond the Dead Reef · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv F&SF Jan 83
- 172 · Wongs Lost and Found Emporium [Wong] · William F. Wu · ss Amazing May 83
- 186 · Laugh Track · Harlan Ellison · ss Weird Tales Fll 84
- 207 · Dead Run · Greg Bear · ss Omni Apr 85
- 233 · The Boy Who Plaited Manes · Nancy Springer · ss F&SF Oct 86
- 247 · Buffalo Gals, Wont You Come Out Tonight · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences, Capra Press, 1987
- 276 · The Dowry of the Rag Pickers Daughter · Andre Norton · ss Arabesques, ed. Susan Shwartz, Avon, 1988
- 294 · The Edge of the World · Michael Swanwick · ss Full Spectrum 2, ed. Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout & Patrick LoBrutto, Doubleday Foundation, 1989
- 310 · Lost Boys · Orson Scott Card · ss F&SF Oct 89
- 329 · The Wishing Game · Larry Niven · ss Aboriginal SF May/Jun 89
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A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg (MJF Books 1-56731-154-7, 1996 [Feb 97], $8.98, 341pp, hc, cover by Vincent DiFate) Anthology of 18 SF stories, with an introduction by Silverberg. Authors include Fritz Leiber, Ray Bradbury, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Series editor is Martin H. Greenberg; copyrighted by Agberg Ltd and Tekno Books.
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The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons (Bantam Spectra 0-553-10652-X, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $23.95, 579pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Hyperion] SF novel, fourth and final book in the Hyperion series.
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The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons (SFBC #17846, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $12.98, 579pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Hyperion] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) SF novel, fourth book in the Hyperion series. This is similar to the Bantam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Dechronization of Sam Magruder George Gaylord Simpson (St. Martins/Griffin 0-312-15514-X, May 97 [Apr 97], $9.95, 136pp, tp, cover by Bob Bakker) Reprint (St. Martins 1996) time-travel/dinosaur novella by a famed paleontologist.
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Deal with a Ghost Marilyn Singer (Holt 0-8050-4797-2, May 97 [Jun 97], $15.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Susan Hudes) Young-adult ghost story. A girl fond of breaking hearts breaks the habit with a ghosts help.
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Forever Knight: A Stirring of Dust Susan Sizemore (Boulevard 1-57297-238-6, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 252pp, pb) Novelization based on the vampire-detective TV show. Copyrighted by TriStar Television.
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Virtual War Gloria Skurzynski (Simon & Schuster 0-689-81374-0, Jun 97, $16.00, 152pp, hc, cover by Francesco Caseres) [Virtual War Chronologs] Young-adult SF novel. A young man trained to fight a virtual war only days away learns some disturbing facts about the real world.
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The Beasties William Sleator (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45598-1, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $15.99, 198pp, hc, cover by Wendy Feldheim) Young-adult horror novel. A boy and his sister encounter deadly Beasties that survive by stealing human body parts.
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Dangerous Wishes William Sleator (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038174-0, Sep 97, $4.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) [Spirit House] Reprint (Dutton 1995) young-adult fantasy/ghost novel set in Thailand, sequel to The Spirit House.
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The Mind Reader Jan Slepian (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-23150-1, Sep 97, $15.95, 132pp, hc, cover by Brian Selznick) Young-adult fantasy novel. A vaudeville mind-readers son discovers he can really read minds, and sees too much of peoples dark sides.
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Shadowrun: Blood Sport Lisa Smedman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45625-4, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.
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Monsters from Memphis ed. Beecher Smith (Zapizdat Publications 1-880964-21-X, 1997 [Nov 97], $12.95, 345pp, tp, cover by Judith Wagner Hanson) Original anthology of 31 stories of SF, fantasy, or horror set in or otherwise related to Memphis, Tennessee. Authors include Tom Piccirilli, Don Webb, and Brent Monahan. This is a limited edition of 1,000. Order from Zapizdat Publications, PO Box 36, Palo Alto CA 94302.
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