The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999
Books, Listed by Author
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- SPARER, LAURIE AYLAMA TAYLOR; see under Taylor, L. A. (chron.)
- SPARK, MURIEL; [i.e., Muriel Sarah Camberg Spark Stanford] (1918-2006) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Bachelors (New Directions 0-8112-1424-9, Sep 99 [Aug 99], $12.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Evelyn Hofer) Reprint (1960) literary novel with fantasy elements about some beleagured bachelors and a spiritualist in London.
- SPEDDING, ALISON (Louise) (1962- ) (chron.)
- SPIGNESI, STEPHEN J(ohn) (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Lost Work of Stephen King: A Guide to Unpublished Manuscripts, Story Fragments, Alternative Versions, and Oddities (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-03-0, Jan 99 [Apr 99], $60.00, 437pp, hc) Reprint (Birch Lane 1998) non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographic look at Kings lesser-known works, arranged in chronological order. This leatherbound, limited edition of 1,000 contains 20 pages of photos, and several items not available in the trade edition, most notably an essay on a humorous essay by King, The Irish King. It is signed by Stephen Spignesi, Tyson Blue, and James Cole. A boxed, lettered edition of 52 copies (-04-9, $350) was announced but not seen. Order from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA 30188; credit card orders 770-926-1762. [King]
- * _The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia (Overlook Connection Press no ISBN, 1991 [Apr 99], $175.00, 780pp, hc) Reprint (Popular Culture Ink 1991) non-fiction, reference. This is a slipcased, limited edition of 350, not previously listed. It is dated 1991, but not seen until now. Order from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA 30188; credit card orders 770-926-1762. [King]
- SPINRAD, NORMAN (Richard) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Agent of Chaos (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-042-8, Jun 99, $19.95, 197pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Reprint (Belmont 1967) SF novel. This has a 1988 introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. 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; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com
- * _Bug Jack Barron (Toxic 1-902002-18-0, Dec 99 [Nov 99], £6.99, 254pp, tp) Reprint (Avon; Walker 1969) SF novel, with a new Afterword by Michael Moorcock. A controversial novel about media manipulation and immortality treatment.
- * *Greenhouse Summer (Tor 0-312-86799-9, Nov 99 [Oct 99], $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar & Jan Uretsky) Near-future, semi-comedic SF novel about the drastic ecological changes caused by the greenhouse effect.
- * _The Iron Dream (Toxic 1-902002-16-4, Sep 99, £6.99, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1972) SF novel, an alternate-Earths Adolf Hitlers novel, Lord of the Swastika. This edition adds an afterword by James Sallis. Available from P O Box 5880, Birmingham B16 8JF, UK.
- SPRINGER, NANCY (Connor) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Sky Rider (Avon Tempest 0-380-97604-8, Jul 99 [Sep 99], $15.00, 117pp, hc, cover by Griesbach & Martucci) Young-adult about a teen, her dying horse, and a ghost.
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- * *Prom Night (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-840-9, May 99 [Apr 99], $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Original anthology of 22 stories of out-of-the-world prom nights. Authors include Dave Smeds, Fred Saberhagen, and Billie Sue Mosiman. Greenberg isnt named as co-editor, but this is copyrighted by Springer and Tekno Books. (Contents)
- SPRUILL, STEVEN G(regory) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _Daughter of Darkness (SFBC #15592, Oct 97 [Jan 99], $10.98, 307pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) vampire medical thriller/horror novel. This is similar to the Doubleday edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. It was scheduled for 1997, but not seen until now.
- * _Daughter of Darkness (St. Martins 0-312-97081-1, Aug 99 [Jul 99], $6.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) vampire medical thriller/horror novel.
- * *Lords of Light (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-70811-5, Mar 99 [Aug 99], £16.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness. A contemporary female vampire falls in love with a son of Light.
- * _Lords of Light (NEL 0-340-70812-3, Aug 99, £5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness.
- STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Architects of Emortality (Tor 0-312-87207-0, Sep 99, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Emortality] SF novel, sequel to Inherit the Earth. A historian using the persona of Oscar Wilde investigates murders in a society of eccentrics created by extended life-spans.
- * _Architects of Emortality (SFBC #06223, Nov 99, $12.50, 319pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, sequel to Inherit the Earth. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (Simon & Schuster/Fireside 0-684-84958-5, Apr 99 [Mar 99], $19.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet & Tim Hildebrandt) Non-fiction reference book, illustrated by Jeff White. It lists and describes places in various SF stories. Copyrighted by the author and The Wonderland Press.
- * _The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (SFBC #18442, Jun 99, $14.98, 384pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet & Tim Hildebrandt) Reprint (Fireside 1999) non-fiction reference and art book, illustrated by Tim White. This is similar to the Fireside edition, except it has ISBN 0-7394-0195-5, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
- * _Inherit the Earth (Tor 0-812-58429-5, Jul 99 [Jun 99], $6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Giancola Donato) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 1998) hard SF thriller of nanotechnology and life extension in the seemingly utopian 22nd century.
- STACKPOLE, MICHAEL A(ustin) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Star Wars X-Wing: Isards Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57903-7, Apr 99 [Mar 99], $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelization, eighth in the series based on the computer game based on the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * _Star Wars: I, Jedi (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57873-1, Jun 99 [May 99], $5.99, 577pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Bantam UK 1998) Star Wars novelization copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * _Star Wars: I, Jedi (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50602-1, Jul 99 [Jun 99], £5.99, 577pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Bantam UK 1998) Star Wars novelization, copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * *Star Wars: X-Wing Book Eight: Isards Revenge (Transworld/Bantam 0-553-50688-9, May 99 [Apr 99], £5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelisation. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
- STAN!; pseudonym of Stan Brown (chron.)
- STAPLEDON, (William) OLAF (1886-1950) (chron.)
- * _Last and First Men (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-806-X, Jun 99, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1930) classic SF novel. This edition contains a foreword by Gregory Benford and an afterword by Doris Lessing. Volume #11 in the SF Masterworks series.
- * _Last and First Men (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-806-X, Jun 99 [Jul 99], £6.99, xx+312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1930) SF novel telling the history of 2,000 million years. Includes a foreword (dated 1987) by Gregory Benford, and afterword (1988) by Doris Lessing. Volume #11 in the SF Masterworks series.
- * _Star Maker (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-807-8, Nov 99, £6.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1937) SF novel of a human mind ranging out through near-infinite times and distances, to finally meet the infinite mind of the Star Maker. Includes a (1987) foreword by Aldiss, and a glossary produced for a 1987 edition. Volume 21 in the SF Masterworks series.
- STARHAWK (chron.)
- * _The Fifth Sacred Thing (Thorsons 0-7225-3889-8, Aug 99, £8.99, 486pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1993) New-Age SF novel. Copyrighted by Miriam Simos.
- * _Walking to Mercury (Thorsons 0-7225-3888-X, Aug 99, £8.99, 489pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1997) associational New-Age novel, A prequel to The Fifth Sacred Thing, telling the early life of its heroine. Copyrighted by Miriam Simos.
- STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER (1944- ) (chron.)
- * _My Son, the Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42480-8, Jul 99 [Jun 99], $6.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horn) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, fifth in the series A Wizard in Rhyme.
- * *The Spell-Bound Scholar (Ace 0-441-00636-1, Aug 99 [Jul 99], $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Tim Barrall) [Warlock] Science-fantasy novel in the Warlock series, featuring the Warlocks youngest son, finally grown up, and a dangerously eligible bachelor.
- * _A Wizard in Absentia (Ace 0-441-51569-X, Aug 99 [Jul 99], $5.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Ace 1993) science-fantasy novel, first in The Rogue Wizard series featuring the eldest son of the Warlock. Second printing.
- * _A Wizard in Bedlam (Tor 0-812-53647-9, May 99, $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Ratler De Welks) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Doubleday 1979) SF novel, actually the third Warlock novel written, but now the second book of The Rogue Wizard. Third printing.
- * _A Wizard in Midgard (Tor 0-812-54927-9, May 99 [Apr 99], $5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF/fantasy novel in the Rogue Wizard series featuring the son of the Warlock.
- * _A Wizard in Mind (Tor 0-812-53648-7, Sep 99, $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Tor 1995) SF novel, second in the series following the son of the Warlock. Second printing.
- * _A Wizard in War (Tor 0-812-53649-5, May 99, $5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Tor 1995) science-fantasy novel, third in The Rogue Wizard series. Second printing.
- STEARNS, MICHAEL, ed. (chron.)
- * _A Nightmares Dozen: Stories from the Dark (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22746-1, Sep 99 [Aug 99], $4.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Kevin Odhner) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) original anthology of 14 young-adult dark fantasy stories.
- STEELE, ALLEN (Mulherrin, Jr.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _A King of Infinite Space (HarperPrism 0-06-105756-8, Feb 99 [Jan 99], $5.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Near Space] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) SF novel in the near-future Near Space series.
- * *Sex and Violence in Zero Gee (Meisha Merlin 0-9658345-9-X, Jan 99 [Feb 99], $16.00, 450pp, tp, cover by Ron Miller) [Near Space] Collection of 15 stories, one original, including first U.S. publication of the short novel The Weight (Legend 1994). This has all the short fiction set in Steeles Near Space in chronological order, with timeline. Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. A hardcover edition (1-892065-13-4, $30.00) is also available. Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; add $4.00 postage. (Contents)
- STEELE, JOHN H.; see pseudonym Gherbod Fleming (chron.)
- STEIBER, ELLEN (1955- ) (chron.)
- STEIN, GARTH (Ferguson) (1964- ) (chron.)
- * _Raven Stole the Moon (Pocket 0-671-00460-3, Feb 99 [Jan 99], $6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) Reprint (Pocket 1998) horror novel/supernatural thriller.
- STEINER, BARBARA (Annette) (1934- ) (chron.)
- * _The Mummy (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01163-9, Sep 99, £3.99, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- STEPHENSEN-PAYNE, PHIL(ip Andrew) (1952- ) (chron.)
- * *Eric Frank Russell: Our Sentinel in Space: A Working Bibliography (with Sean Wallace) (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-55-6, Aug 99, £5.00, ix+97pp, ph) Third revised edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Russell, issued as an A5-sized booklet. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Russell]
- STEPHENSON, NEAL (Town) (1959- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Cryptonomicon (Avon 0-380-97346-4, May 99, $27.50, 918pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) Pynchonesque quasi-SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildren efforts to preserve digital liberty from government and corporate repression.
- * _Cryptonomicon (SFBC #02945, Sep 99, $13.98, 918pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) Reprint (Avon 1999) SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildren. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Cryptonomicon (Heinemann 0-434-00883-4, Nov 99, £12.99, 918pp, tp, cover by Attick) Reprint (Avon 1999) Pynchonesque quasi-SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildrens efforts to preserve digital liberty from government and corporate repression. [First U.K. edition]
- * *In the Beginning...Was the Command Line (Avon 0-380-81593-1, Nov 99 [Oct 99], $10.00, 151pp, tp) Associational non-fiction commentary, occasionally humorous, on computer operating systems and what they reveal about our culture.
- * _Snow Crash (SFBC #02049, Feb 99 [Jan 99], $9.98, 470pp, hc, cover by Jean-François Podevin) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- STERLING, (Michael) BRUCE (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Distraction (SFBC #01999, Feb 99, $11.98, 439pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Distraction (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-831-0, Aug 99, £9.99, 439pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) humorous near-future SF novel. A Washington spin-doctor faces a powerful opponent in Louisiana while American culture crumbles. A hardcover edition (-830-2, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Distraction (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57639-9, Oct 99 [Sep 99], $6.50, 532pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) near-future SF novel of a fragmented US. A Hugo nominee.
- * *A Good Old-Fashioned Future (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57642-9, Jun 99 [May 99], $6.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Eric Dinyer) Collection of seven stories, one co-authored with Rudy Rucker. (Contents)
- STEWART, DANIEL BLAIR (chron.)
- * *Tesla: The Modern Sorcerer (North Atlantic Books/Frog Ltd. 1-883319-91-9, Aug 99 [Oct 99], $18.95, 426pp, tp) Biographic novel of Teslas life, with alternate science if not outright SF. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. [Tesla]
- STEWART, GEORGE R(ippey) (1895-1980) (chron.)
- * _Earth Abides (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-821-3, Jun 99, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Random House 1949) SF novel. Volume #12 in the SF Masterworks series.
- STEWART, IAN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- STEWART, PAUL (chron.)
- * _Beyond the Deepwoods: The Edge Chronicles (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54592-9, Oct 99 [Sep 99], £4.99, 284pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, first in The Edge Chronicles tales set at the Edge of the world.
- * _The Midnight Hand (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86348-1, Oct 99 [Jul 99], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Corgi Yearling 1997) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a severed hand seeking justice.
- * *Stormchaser (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60004-6, Nov 99 [Oct 99], £10.99, 394pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, book two of The Edge Chronicles, sequel to Beyond the Deepwoods.
- * _The Wakening (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86347-3, Oct 99 [Jul 99], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Yearling 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a revenant haunting childrens dreams.
- STIEGLER, MARC (chron.)
- * *Earthweb (Baen 0-671-57809-X, May 99 [Apr 99], $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Military SF novel of an alien threat fought by billions of humans linked by computer web.
- STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * _The Boyfriend (Scholastic UK 0-590-11368-2, Jan 99 [Apr 99], £3.50, 165pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel. A Point Horror book.
- * _The Dead Girlfriend (Scholastic UK 0-590-11369-0, Jan 99 [Apr 99], £3.50, 182pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel. A Point Horror book.
- * *Fear Street Collectors Edition #12: Cheerleaders (Pocket Archway 0-671-02308-X, Jan 99 [Feb 99], $6.99, 166+167+165pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult omnibus of three horror novels, all from 1992: Cheerleaders: the First Evil, Cheerleaders: The Second Evil, and Cheerleaders: The Third Evil. The novels are all paginated separately. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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