The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Comic Inferno: The Satirical World of Robert Sheckley Gregory Stephenson (Borgo Press 0-916732-61-4, 1997 [Jul ’97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Critical examination of the works of Robert Sheckley. There are notes, a chronology, annotated bibliographies, and an index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $3.00 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.


The Artificial Kid Bruce Sterling (HardWired 1-888869-16-X, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.95, 309pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) SF novel. Introduction by William Gibson.


Holy Fire Bruce Sterling (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57549-X, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $6.50, 358pp, pb, cover by Eric Dinyer) Reprint (Orion 1996) SF novel of life extension and rebellion.


The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Suicide Club Robert Louis Stevenson (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036764-0, Aug ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 224pp, tp, cover by David Bergen) Reprint (Puffin 1985) collection of the classic SF novel (1886) plus “The Suicide Club”, three linked stories about a secret society. We appear to have missed the previous 1985 Puffin edition.


The Crystal Cave Mary Stewart (Ballantine/Fawcett Columbine 0-449-91161-6, Aug ’96 [Jan ’97], $12.95, 520pp, tp, cover by Erich Lessing) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1970) Arthurian fantasy novel, first in the “Merlin” series.


The Hollow Hills Mary Stewart (Ballantine/Fawcett Columbine 0-449-91173-X, Aug ’96 [Jan ’97], $12.95, 497pp, tp, cover by Lawrence Cherney) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1973) Arthurian fantasy novel, second in the “Merlin” series.


The Last Enchantment Mary Stewart (Ballantine/Fawcett Columbine 0-449-91176-4, Aug ’96 [Jan ’97], $12.95, 538pp, tp, cover by Lawrence Cherney) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1979) Arthurian fantasy novel, third in the “Merlin” series.


The Prince and the Pilgrim Mary Stewart (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22443-0, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $6.50, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1995) Arthurian novel.


A Walk in Wolf Wood Mary Stewart (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-21422-2, 1997 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 188pp, pb, cover by Bob Alcorn) Reissue (Morrow 1980) young-adult fantasy novel. 20th printing.


The Wicked Day Mary Stewart (Ballantine/Fawcett Columbine 0-449-91185-3, Aug ’96 [Jan ’97], $12.95, 452pp, tp, cover by Lawrence Cherney) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1983) Arthurian fantasy novel.


The Night Watch Sean Stewart (Ace 0-441-00445-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $21.95, 325pp, hc, cover by Tara McGovern-Benson) Near-future fantasy novel, set in the world of Resurrection Man.


Fear Street Sagas #10: The Awakening Evil [by Eric Weiner] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00297-X, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $3.99, 146pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. The copyright page indicates “written by Eric Weiner”. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street Sagas: Children of Fear [by Brandon Alexander] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00294-5, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. The copyright page notes “written by Brandon Alexander.” Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street Sagas: Dance of Death [by Cameron Dokey] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00295-3, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $3.99, 150pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. “Written by Cameron Dokey.” Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street Sagas: Daughters of Silence [by Wendy Haley] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00293-7, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $3.99, 150pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. The copyright page says “written by Wendy Haley.” Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street Sagas: Heart of the Hunter [by Eric Weiner] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00296-1, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel of Native American shapechangers. The copyright page credits Eric Weiner as author. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street Sagas: The Hidden Evil [by Wendy Haley] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00292-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. Copyright page says “Written by Wendy Haley.” Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street Super Chiller: Cheerleaders: The Evil Lives! R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52972-2, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $3.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street: Cat R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52963-3, May ’97, $3.99, 132pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street: Fear Hall: The Beginning R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00874-9, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $3.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) Young-adult horror novel. Part one of two. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street: Fear Hall: The Conclusion R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00875-7, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) Young-adult horror novel; second of two parts. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street: Goodnight Kiss: Collector’s Edition R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-01377-7, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 447pp, pb) Young-adult omnibus of vampire novels Goodnight Kiss (1992) and Goodnight Kiss 2 (1996) with a new short story, “The Vampire Club”. The novels and story are all paginated separately. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street: Runaway R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52959-5, Jan ’97, $3.99, 145pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


Fear Street: Trapped R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-01500-1, Nov ’97, $3.99, 146pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Teens discover an old evil in the tunnels under their high school. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.


The Ship Avenged S. M. Stirling (Baen 0-671-87766-6, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $21.00, 364pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Ship Who Sang] SF novel, sequel to The City Who Fought, his collaboration with Anne McCaffrey.


The Ship Avenged S. M. Stirling (SFBC #15895, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $8.98, 364pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Ship Who Sang] Reprint (Baen 1997) SF novel, sequel to The City Who Fought, his collaboration with Anne McCaffrey. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Reckoning Infinity John E. Stith (Tor 0-312-86298-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Nenov) SF novel. An alien object enters the solar system.


Reckoning Infinity John E. Stith (SFBC #17060, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $11.98, 383pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Nenov) Reprint (Tor 1997) SF novel. An alien object enters the solar system. This is similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Best Ghost Stories Bram Stoker (Dover 0-486-29716-0, 1997 [Nov ’97], $8.95, 242pp, tp) Collection of 14 horror stories. Introduction by Richard Dalby, who co-edited with Stefan Dziemianowicz and S. T. Joshi.


Dracula Bram Stoker (Tor 0-312-86358-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $19.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dracula] Reprint (Constable 1897) classic horror novel.


Dracula Bram Stoker (SFBC #17514, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $9.98, 520pp, hc) [Dracula] Reprint (Constable 1897) classic vampire novel. The text is that of the Penguin 1993 trade paperback critical edition with introduction by Maurice Hindle.


Under the Lizard Trees Sue Storm (Pirate Writings 0-964-01688-5, Oct ’96 [Jan ’97], $4.95, 44pp, ph, cover by David Grilla) Chapbook collection of six fantasy stories, one previously unpublished. Introduction by Tom Piccirilli. Order from Pirate Writings Publishing, PO Box 329, Brightwaters NY 11718; add $1.50 postage.


Iron Dawn Matthew Woodring Stover (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45590-8, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $12.95, 402pp, tp, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Iron Dawn] Fantasy novel, set in the Mediterranean just after the Trojan War. A Pict warrior-woman, an Athenian, and an Egyptian mage battle an evil necromancer. A first novel.


The Year’s Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Jonathan Strahan & Jeremy G. Byrne (HarperCollinsAustralia/Voyager 0-7322-5751-4, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], A$19.95, 365pp, tp, cover by Gregory Bridges) Best of the year anthology of 15 stories, including two Aurealis award-winning stories. The introduction by the editors discusses the history of Australian SF.


The Hellfire Club Peter Straub (BOMC/QPBC, 1996 [Feb ’97], $12.95, 463pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. This is a trade paperback replica of the Random House hardcover edition.


The Hellfire Club Peter Straub (Ballantine 0-345-41500-0, Jul ’97, $6.99, 526pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. An international edition was scheduled for March 1997.


The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder Brad Strickland (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1831-4, Sep ’97, $14.99, 149pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Johnny Dixon] Young-adult fantasy novel in John Bellairs’ “Johnny Dixon” series.


Thunder and Roses: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 4 Theodore Sturgeon (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.


The Dark Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Ninth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts ed. C. W. Sullivan, III (Greenwood Press 0-313-29477-1, Apr ’97, $65.00, 217pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical anthology of 21 essays on dark themes in SF and fantasy selected from presentations made at the 1988 ICFA. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.


Someone to Watch Over Me Tricia Sullivan (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57702-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by M. H. Anthony) Near-future hard SF novel of mind control and body transfer. First US edition (Orion/Millennium May 1997).


Extreme Zone: Common Enemy M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-01411-0, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $3.99, 185pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult horror novel, fifth in the series.


Extreme Zone: Dark Lies M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-00242-2, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $3.99, 184pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult quasi-SF horror novel, second in a new series about teens investigating a mysterious project possibly involving ESP and aliens. Copyrighted by Daniel Weiss Associates and the author.


Extreme Zone: Deadly Secrets M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-00244-9, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $3.99, 185pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult SF/horror novel, fourth in the series. Copyrighted by Mark C. Sumner and Daniel Weis Associates.


Extreme Zone: Inhuman Fury M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-01412-9, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $3.99, 183pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult horror novel, sixth in the series. Copyrighted by Mark C. Sumner and Daniel Weiss Associates.


Extreme Zone: Lost Soul M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-01413-7, Dec ’97, $3.99, 185pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult horror novel, seventh in the series. Copyrighted by the author and Daniel Weiss Associates.


Extreme Zone: Night Terrors M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-00241-4, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $3.99, 201pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult horror novel, first in a new quasi-SF (in the X-Files vein) series. Two teens run into unknown forces when they investigate one’s strange dreams and the disappearance of the other’s father. Copyrighted by Daniel Weiss Associates and the author.


Extreme Zone: Unseen Powers M. C. Sumner (Pocket Archway 0-671-00243-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $3.99, 186pp, pb) [Extreme Zone] Young-adult SF/horror novel, third in the series. Copyrighted by Daniel Weiss Associates and the author.


Devil’s Engine Mark Sumner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40210-3, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Alternate world post-Civil-War fantasy.


News from the Edge: The Monster of Minnesota Mark Sumner (Ace 0-441-00459-8, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Savvy McKinnon] Humorous SF mystery novel. A tabloid reported investigates a lake monster.


God’s Dice S. Andrew Swann (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.


A Geography of Unknown Lands Michael Swanwick (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


In the Drift Michael Swanwick (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 Michael Swanwick (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 Michael Swanwick (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 Michael Swanwick (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.


The Postmodern Archipelago: Two Essays on Science Fiction and Fantasy Michael Swanwick (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 Michael Swanwick (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 Michael Swanwick (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.


Beyond Fantasy: The Art of Darrell K. Sweet 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.


Cherished Blood ed. Cecilia Tan (Circlet Press 1-885865-18-X, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $12.95, 208pp, tp, cover by Pete Abrams) Original anthology of ten erotic vampire stories.


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