The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

SIMMONS, DAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Crook Factory (Avon 0-380-97368-5, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.00, 436pp, hc) Associational mainstream thriller about Ernest Hemingway’s spy-catching ring in 1942 Cuba.

SIMONSON, WALTER (chron.)

• * _Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse (with Mark Reeve, John Ridgway & Michael Moorcock) See entry under Michael Moorcock.

SIMS, MICHAEL P. N. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Shadows at Midnight (with L. H. Maynard) See entry under L. H. Maynard

SINCLAIR, ALISON (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Cavalcade (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-564-8, Dec ’99, £5.99, 299pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1998) SF novel.

SINCLAIR, IAIN (MacGregor) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Crash (Indiana University Press 0-85170-719-X, Aug ’99 [Oct ’99], $10.95, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of films of J.G. Ballard’s novel, including an interview with Ballard, and discussion of both Ballard and Michael Moorcock. This is the BFI Modern Classics UK edition, available in the US from Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton St., Bloomington IN 47404; credit card orders 800-842-6796; add $4.00 postage. [Ballard]

SIODMAK, CURT (1902-2000) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Donovan’s Brain (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-078-9, Jul ’99, $19.95, 182pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) [Dr. Patrick Cory] Reprint (Knopf 1942) SF novel, in the “Forrest J Ackerman Presents” series of sci-fi classics. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Order from Pulpless.com, 775 E Blithedale Ave, Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com

SIZEMORE, SUSAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Laws of the Blood: The Hunt (Ace 0-441-00660-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Laws of the Blood] Vampire novel, first in a series about vampire Enforcers. Los Angeles vampires want permission to Hunt for fresh blood.

SKURZYNSKI, GLORIA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Virtual War (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-82425-4, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $4.50, 171pp, pb, cover by Francesco Caseres) [Virtual War Chronologs] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1997) young-adult SF novel.

SLEATOR, WILLIAM (Warner, III) (1945- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Beasties (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130639-4, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], $4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) Reprint (Dutton 1997) young-adult horror novel.
• * *Boltzmon! (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46131-0, Sep ’99, $15.99, 150pp, hc, cover by Broeck Steadman) Young-adult SF novel. A boy with a devious older sister gets help from a quantum-physics genie: a shape-shifting fragment of a black hole.
• * _The Duplicate (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130431-6, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $4.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Broeck Steadman) Reprint (Dutton 1988) young-adult SF novel about a boy who copies himself and loses control of the copy.
• * *Rewind (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46130-2, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $15.99, 120pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult SF/horror novel. A young man killed in an accident gets a chance to live his life over and over.

SLONCZEWSKI, JOAN (Lyn) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Children Star (Tor 0-812-56862-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Tor 1998) hard bio-SF novel of a world with a hidden native intelligence.

SLUSSER, GEORGE E(dgar), ed. (1939- ) (chron.)

• * *Transformations of Utopia: Changing Views of the Perfect Society (with Paul K. Alkon, Roger Gaillard & Danièle Chatelain) (AMS Press 0-404-64255-1, Apr ’99, $64.50, 342pp, hc) Critical non-fiction, a collection of 27 essays (seven in French), presented at the 1991 international Utopia conference in Switzerland. Authors include Elisabeth Vonarburg, Eric S. Rabkin, and James Gunn. Preface in French by Gaillard, introduction by Slusser, postscript by Alkon. Includes index and bibliographic references. Order from AMS Press, 56 East 13th St., New York NY 10003.

SMEDMAN, LISA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shadowrun: The Forever Drug (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45747-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $5.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Shadowrun] Novelization, 37th in the series based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by FASA.

SMITH, BEECHER; see under Smith, D. Beecher, II (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, BRENDA GATES (chron.)

• * *Goddess of the Mountain Harvest (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-19548-5, Dec ’99, $6.99, 372pp, pb) Prehistorical novel of goddess worshippers in ancient Turkey.
• * *Secrets of the Ancient Goddess (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19547-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 382pp, pb) Prehistorical novel of goddess worshippers in ancient Turkey.

SMITH, CORDWAINER; pseudonym of Paul M. A. Linebarger, (1913-1966) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Rediscovery of Man (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-819-1, May ’99 [Jun ’99], £6.99, xx+378pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ballantine 1975 as The Best of Cordwainer Smith) collection of 12 SF stories, set among the worlds of the Instrumentality of Mankind. Cordwainer Smith was the pseudonym of Dr. Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger. Volume #10 in the “SF Masterworks” series.

SMITH, D. BEECHER, II (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Guardian (Hot Biscuit Productions 0-9671667-0-5, Oct ’99, $14.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Billy Bob Patterson & Mona H. Irving) Vampire novel. A centuries-old guardian returns to protect mankind from evil. A first novel. Order from Hot Biscuit Productions, 44 North 2nd St, 10th Floor, Memphis TN 38103-2220.

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• * *More Monsters from Memphis (Zapizdat Publications 1-880964-24-4, 1998 [Feb ’99], $14.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Charles H. Davis, III) Original anthology of 31 stories of horror set in or otherwise related to Memphis, Tennessee — including four Elvis-related tales. Authors include Gerard Houarner, Tina Jens, Janet Berliner, and Tom Piccirilli. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Zapizdat Publications, PO Box 326, Palo Alto CA 94302. (Contents)

SMITH, D. W. “PROF”; see under Smith, Dean Wesley (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, DEAN WESLEY (1950- ); see pseudonym Sandy Schofield (stories) (chron.)

• * *Men in Black: The Grazer Conspiracy (Bantam 0-553-57769-7, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $5.99, 263pp, pb) [Men in Black] Novelization based on the sci-fi movie based on the comic book. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.
• * *Men in Black: The Green Saliva Blues (Bantam 0-553-57768-9, Jun ’99, $5.99, 274pp, pb) [Men in Black] Novelization, the first “original novel” based on the sci-fi movie based on the comic book. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.
• * *Star Trek Voyager: Captain Proton! (Pocket 0-671-03646-7, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $14.95, 110pp, tp) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization/collection in the form of a 1940s SF pulp magazine about the character featured in episodes of the TV series. The author is Dean Wesley Smith. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * _Star Trek Voyager: Death of a Neutron Star (with Eric Kotani) See entry under Eric Kotani.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix 2: Vectors (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Pocket 0-671-03256-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.50, 260pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: Double Helix] Star Trek novelization, second in a series of six. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _The Tenth Planet (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) See entry under Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

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• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (with John J. Ordover & Paula M. Block) (Pocket 0-671-01447-1, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.50, 457pp, pb, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1998) original anthology of 20 short stories set in the Star Trek worlds. This has chapter six of Michael Jan Friedman’s serial novel, Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II (Pocket 0-671-02692-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $14.00, 341pp, tp, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek] Original Star Trek anthology of 17 stories written by fans as part of a contest. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds II (with John J. Ordover & Paula M. Block) (Pocket 0-671-02693-3, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.50, 398pp, pb, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1999) original Star Trek anthology of 17 stories. This has chapter six of Michael Jan Friedman’s serial novel, Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

SMITH, DOC; see under Smith, Edward E. (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, DONA; see pseudonym Sinclair Smith (chron.)

SMITH, E(dward) E(lmer) “DOC”; (1890-1965) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Chronicles of the Lensmen, Vol. 2 (SFBC #20163, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $15.98, 731pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) [Lensmen] Omnibus of novels 4-6 in the “Lensman” series: Grey Lensman (1951), Second Stage Lensman (1953), and Children of the Lens (1954). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0262-5; it lacks a price, has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art. (Contents)

SMITH, ELTON E., ed. (chron.)

• * *The Haunted Mind: The Supernatural in Victorian Literature (with Robert Haas) (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-3412-X, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $35.00, 138pp, hc) Collection of nine critical essays on the Victorian use of the supernatural in works ranging from Frankenstein to The Wind in the Willows and A Christmas Carol. Authors include Kath Filmer, Roger C. Schlobin, and Elaine Showalter. There is an index. Order from Scarecrow Press, 15200 NBN Way, PO Box 191, Blue Ridge Summit PA 17214-0191; credit card orders 800-462-6420; add $3.00 postage.

SMITH, KRISTINE (chron.)

• * *Code of Conduct (Avon Eos 0-380-80783-1, Nov ’99, $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Jani Kilian] SF novel. An ex-soldier with a body rebuilt by aliens investigates the death of her ex-lover’s wife, uncovering high-level conspiracies. A first novel.

SMITH, L. J. (chron.)

• * _The Secret Circle Volume I: The Initiation (HarperPrism 0-06-106712-1, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.50, 311pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Reprint (Harper Paperbacks 1992) young-adult horror novel. The high-school in crowd is a coven. Packaged by Daniel Weiss and Associates, and copyrighted by them and the author.
• * _The Secret Circle Volume II: The Captive (HarperPrism 0-06-106715-6, Sep ’99, $4.50, 306pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Reprint (HarperPaperbacks 1992) young-adult horror novel, second in the series about a high-school coven. Packaged by Daniel Weiss Associates, and copyrighted by them and the author.
• * _The Secret Circle Volume III: The Power (HarperPrism 0-06-106719-9, Nov ’99, $4.50, 310pp, pb) [Secret Circle] Reprint (HarperPaperbacks 1992) young-adult horror novel. The high-school in crowd is a coven. Packaged by Daniel Weiss Associates, and copyrighted by them and the author.
• * _Vampire Diaries, Volume I: The Awakening (HarperPrism 0-06-102000-1, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $4.50, 311pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (HarperPaperbacks 1991) young-adult vampire novel. Copyrighted by the author and packager Daniel Weiss & Associates.
• * _Vampire Diaries, Volume II: The Struggle (HarperPrism 0-06-102001-X, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $4.50, 313pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (HarperPaperbacks 1991) young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by the author and packager Daniel Weiss & Associates.
• * _Vampire Diaries, Volume III: The Fury (HarperPrism 0-06-105991-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $4.50, 309pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (HarperPaperbacks 1991) young-adult vampire novel. Packaged by Daniel Weiss and Associates, copyrighted by them and the author.
• * _Vampire Diaries, Volume IV: Dark Reunion (HarperPrism 0-06-105992-7, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $4.50, 311pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (HarperPaperbacks 1992) young-adult vampire novel. Packaged by Daniel Weiss and Associates, copyrighted by them and the author.

SMITH, L(ester) NEIL (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The WarDove (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-027-4, May ’99, $19.95, 218pp, tp, cover by John Ng) [Nathaniel Blackburn] Reprint (Berkley 1986) SF novel, volume I of the “Nathaniel Blackburn” trilogy, a prequel to Henry Martyn. This has a new introduction by the author. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com

SMITH, MICHAEL MARSHALL (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _One of Us (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649997-X, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], £6.99, 307pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Bantam 1998) SF suspense novel.
• * _One of Us (Bantam 0-553-58069-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.50, 349pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Bantam 1998) SF/suspense novel.
• * _Spares (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651267-4, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], £6.99, 317pp, tp) Reissue (Voyager 1996) SF/horror novel of harvesting body parts. Second printing.
• * _Spares: Special Edition (Overlook Connection Press 0-9633397-6-1, Jun ’99, $45.00, 429pp, hc, cover by Alan Clark) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) SF/horror novel of cloning for body parts. This contains the author’s preferred text, plus three related stories, a “lost chapter”, and an afterword by the author on where he got his ideas. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a slipcased “sterling” edition of 100 (-5-3, $85.00) and a leatherbound, wood-cased, lettered edition (-7-X, $400.00) were announced but not seen. Available from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA; credit card orders 770-926-1762; add $5.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *The Vaccinator (PS Publishing 1-902880-06-4, Oct ’99, £8.00, 66pp, tp) SF thriller novella of aliens and a kidnapping in Florida. Introduction by M. John Harrison. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 150 (-07-2, £25.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, England.
• * *What You Make It (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225602-9, May ’99 [Jun ’99], £12.99, x+400pp, hc) Collection of 17 stories, two original, and one poem. (Contents)

SMITH, SHERWOOD; pseudonym of Christine I. Smith Lowentrout, (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Echoes in Time (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.

SMITH, SINCLAIR; pseudonym of Dona Smith (chron.)

• * _Dream Date (Scholastic UK 0-590-11367-4, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.50, 213pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.

SMITH, (James) THORNE (Jr.) (1893-1934) (chron.)

• * _The Night Life of the Gods (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75306-0, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $12.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (Doubleday, Doran 1931) humorous novel of statues brought to life. This has a new introduction by Carolyn See.
• * _Topper (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75305-2, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $11.95, 218pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) Reprint (McBride 1926) humorous ghost novel. This has a new introduction by Carolyn See.
• * _Topper Takes a Trip (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75307-9, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $12.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Ruth Marten) [Topper] Reprint (Doubleday, Doran 1932) humorous ghost novel, sequel to Topper. This has a new introduction by Carolyn See.

SNEVE, VIRGINIA DRIVING HAWK (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Trickster and the Troll (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9263-5, Feb ’99, $8.00, 110pp, tp) Reprint (University of Nebraska 1997) young-adult fantasy novella of a Native-American trickster and a Norse troll, both forgotten by their peoples, who find solace together. We apparently missed the first edition. University of Nebraska Press, Bison Books, 312 North 14th, PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105. AGE?

SNEYD, STEVE, ed.; [i.e., Stephen Henry Sneyd] (1941- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dreamers on the Sea of Fate: an Anthology of SF Poetry (Sol Publications 0-907376-15-0, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], £2.85, 67pp, ph, cover by John Light) Anthology of SF poetry. (Contents)

SNYDER, MIDORI (Madeleine) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Innamorati (Tor 0-312-86924-X, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $14.95, 381pp, tp, cover by David Gallo & Lauren Helpern) Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel set in an alternate Renaissance Venice.

SNYDER, ZILPHA KEATLEY (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _The Headless Cupid (Dell Yearling Newbery 0-440-22895-6, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $2.99, 203pp, pb, cover by D. F. Henderson) Reprint (Atheneum 1971) young-adult ghost novel, a Newbery Honor book. This is a special promotional edition, marked “Special low price” on the cover, with a new ISBN, and indicates first printing.

SOMTOW, S. P.; pseudonym of Somtow Sucharitkul, (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Crow: Temple of Night (HarperEntertainment 0-06-107348-2, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $13.00, 224pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Crow] Novelization based on the movies about the comic-book character. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.
• * _Darker Angels (Tor 0-312-87241-0, Nov ’99, $14.95, 381pp, tp, cover by Amy Grigg) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) Civil War fantasy horror novel.
• * *Dragon’s Fin Soup (Alexander Publishing/EMR 1-893475-00-X, Nov ’98 [Apr ’99], $15.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Lydia Marano) Collection of eight “modern Siamese tales”, one apparently original (there is no acknoledgements page), with an introduction by the author discussing his, and the stories’, cultural background. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Alexander Publishing, 13243 Vanowen Ave. #5, North Hollywood CA 91605. (Contents)
• * *A Lap Dance with the Lobster Lady (Bereshith/ShadowLands Press 0-9665662-8-9, 1998, $6.00, 28pp, ph, cover by Daniel Robison) Chapbook edition of a dark fantasy story, intended as part of an anthology inspired by Lisa Snellings’s sculpture of a fantastic ferris wheel. This is a signed, limited edition of 150. It is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Shadowlands Press, Bereshith Publishing, PO Box 2366, Centreville VA 20120; 703-222-9387.

SOROKA, CYNTHIA (chron.)

• * *The Dark Chronicles: The Light Years III: The Unknown (Ariel Starr Productions 1-889122-75-0, Nov ’98 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles: Light Years] Fantasy novel, third book in the second trilogy. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Ariel Starr Productions, PO Box 17, Demarest NJ 07627.