The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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RUSHDIE, (Ahmed) SALMAN (1947- ) (chron.)

* _Grimus (Random House/Modern LIbrary 0-8129-6999-5, 2003, $13.95, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1975) literary fantasy novel.
RUSSELL, GARY (stories) (chron.)

* +The Lord of the Rings: The Art of The Two Towers (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-33130-1, Apr 2003, $35.00, 187pp, hc) Art book with sketches and studies for the film. Includes works by Alan Lee, John Howe, and many others. Afterword by Andy Serkis. First US edition (HarperCollins 3/03). [Tolkien]
RUSSELL, P. CRAIG (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Magic Flute (NBM 1-56163-350-X, Mar 2003, $24.95, 138pp, hc, cover by P. Craig Russell) Reprint (Eclipse 1992) graphic novel adaptation of Mozart’s opera, originally published in comic-book form in 1990. This is the first volume in “The P. Craig Russell Library of Opera Adaptations”.
RUSSELL, SEAN (1952- ); see pseudonym T. F. Banks (chron.)

* _The Isle of Battle (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-193-4, Apr 2003, £6.99, 562pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2002) fantasy novel. Book Two of The “Swans’ War” trilogy.
* _The Isle of Battle (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79322-9, Jun 2003, $7.99, 451pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Reprint (Eos 2002) fantasy novel, book two in the “Swans’ War” trilogy.
RUSSO, RICHARD PAUL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Carlucci (Ace 0-441-01054-7, Sep 2003, $16.00, 611pp, tp) [Frank Carlucci] Omnibus of three SF novels featuring police detective Frank Carlucci: Destroying Angel (1992), Carlucci’s Edge (1995), and Carlucci’s Heart (1997). (Contents)
* _Unto Leviathan (Orbit 1-84149-270-1, Nov 2003, £6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jenson) Reprint (Ace 2001 as Ship of Fools) SF novel. A generation starship that has forgotten both its origins and destination stumbles across an alien mystery. Winner of the 2002 Philip K. Dick Award.
RYAN, DERMOT (stories) (chron.)

* *This Way Up (with Nigel Quinlan) (Aeon Press 0-9534784-1-6, Dec 2002, $12.99, 92 + 85pp, tp, cover by Arron Roebuck) Collection printed in double format, with four stories by Ryan and six (two original) by Quinlan. All but one of the reprint stories appeared originally in Albedo One. Order from Aeon Press, 8 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland, or online at [http://homepage.tinet.ie/˜albedo1/editoral.html]; add $2.00 shipping. (Contents)
RYAN, KATHLEEN (chron.)

* *World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Setite (White Wolf 1-58846-821-6, Feb 2003, $6.99, 287pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [World of Darkness: Dark Ages: Clan] Novelization, the fourth “Clan” novel in the “Dark Ages” series, based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
RYAN, KEVIN (chron.)

* *Roswell: A New Beginning (Simon Pulse 0-689-85520-6, Jun 2003, $5.99, 238pp, pb) [Roswell] Novelization based on the TV show based on the “Roswell High” series by Melinda Metz. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film, Regency Entertainment (USA), and Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
* *Roswell: Nightscape (Simon Pulse 0-689-85521-4, Jul 2003, $5.99, 194pp, pb) Novelization based on the TV show based on the “Roswell High” series by Melinda Metz. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film, Regency Entertainment (USA), and Monarchy Enterprises B.V.
RYDILL, JESSICA (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Children of the Shaman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45911-3, Feb 2003, $6.50, 355pp, pb) Fantasy novel. Two teens travel to live with the shaman father they hardly remember. A first novel. First US edition (Orbit 2001).
RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +Lust (St. Martin’s 0-312-31211-3, Aug 2003, $25.95, 400pp, hc) Satirical fantasy novel. First US edition (Flamingo 2001).
SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (chron.)

* *Berserker Prime (Tor 0-765-30625-5, Jan 2004, $25.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Berserkers] SF novel in the “Berserkers” series.
* *Berserker’s Star (Tor 0-765-30423-6, Jun 2003, $24.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Berserker] SF novel in the “Berserkers” series. Notorious pilot Harry Silver takes on a passenger seeking her missing husband.
* _Berserker’s Star (SFBC #57936, Jul 2003, $12.50, 368pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Berserkers” series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _A Coldness in the Blood (Tor 0-765-34011-9, Oct 2003, $6.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Vince Natale) [Dracula] Reprint (Tor 2002) vampire novel, eighth in the “Dracula” series.
* _Empire of the East (Tor 0-765-30742-1, Nov 2003, $17.95, 512pp, tp, cover by Vince Natale) [Empire of the East] Reprint (Ace 1979) science fantasy omnibus of revised versions of The Broken Lands (1968), The Black Mountains (1971), and Changeling Earth (1973). This has the 1979 prologue by Roger Zelazny.
* _Gods of Fire and Thunder (Tor 0-765-34151-4, Sep 2003, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Book of the Gods] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, fifth in the “Book of the Gods” series.
SABIN, ELENORA ROSE (chron.)

* *A Perilous Power (Tor 0-765-30859-2, Jan 2004, $19.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [School for Sorcery] Fantasy novel, a prequel to A School for Sorcery. Trevor Blake travels to a big city to learn to use his magical gifts.
* _A School for Sorcery (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34219-7, Aug 2003, $5.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Marilee Heyer) [School for Sorcery] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel, repackaged for young adults.
SAGAN, NICK (chron.)

* *Idlewild (Putnam 0-399-15097-8, Aug 2003, $23.95, 278pp, hc) [Idlewild] SF thriller of plague and virtual reality. A first novel by the son of Carl Sagan.
* *Idlewild (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05190-4, Aug 2003, £10.00, 275pp, hc) [Idlewild] SF thriller. A genetic virus threatens to destroy the human race while ten children pursue a mystery in a virtual world. Simultaneous with the US (Putnam) edition. A first novel.
SAID, S. F. (chron.)

* *Varjak Paw (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60415-7, Jan 2003, £10.99, 256pp, hc) [Varjak Paw] Animal fantasy novel, illustrated by Dave McKean. A young cat must learn the secret martial arts of cats to survive in the dangerous city.
* +Varjak Paw (Random House/David Fickling Books 0-385-75019-6, May 2003, $16.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Varjak Paw] Young-adult talking animal fantasy, illustrated by Dave McKean. Mesopotamian Blue kitten Varjak wants to explore the world Outside. First US edition (David Fickling UK 2/03).
SAKERS, DON (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Curse of the Zwilling (Speed-of-C Productions 0-9716147-2-5, Dec 2003, $19.99, 379pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Dark fantasy novel. Something dark has come to Patapsco University, where the Comparative Religion department deals in ancient magics. Order from Speed-of-C Productions, PO Box 265, Linthicum MD 21090-0265; [www.scatteredworlds.com].
* *A Voice in Every Wind (Speed-of-C Productions 0-9716147-5-X, Jul 2003, $7.50, 103pp, tp) [Scattered Worlds] Collection of two stories set on the planet Kaa in Sakers’ “Scattered Worlds” universe. Order from Speed-of-C Productions, PO Box 265, Linthicum MD 21090-0265; [www.scatteredworlds.com]; [speed-of-c@scatteredworlds.com]. (Contents)
SALMONSON, JESSICA AMANDA (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Deep Museum: Ghost Stories of a Melancholic (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-059-X, Dec 2003, C$60.00, xvii+267pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) World Fantasy Award-winning writer and editor Jessica Amanda Salmonson has collected together the majority of her ghostly tales and poems for this long-awaited volume. Limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $47.50 and in the UK for £29.00. (Contents)
SALSITZ, RHONDI A. VILOTT; see under Vilott, Rhondi (chron.)
SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Forgotten Realms: Legacy of the Drow Collector’s Edition (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2908-1, Jan 2003, $19.95, 1077pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2001) omnibus of four novelizations based on the fantasy roleplaying game: The Legacy (1992), Starless Night (1993), Siege of Darkness (1994), and Passage to Dawn (1996). Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *Forgotten Realms: The Lone Drow (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3012-8, Oct 2003, $25.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book two in “The Hunter’s Blades” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* _Forgotten Realms: The Thousand Orcs (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2980-4, Jul 2003, $7.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book one in “The Hunter’s Blades” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *Immortalis (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44122-2, May 2003, $26.95, 488pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Demon Wars] Fantasy novel, third and final in the second “DemonWars” saga.
* _Immortalis (SFBC #57250, May 2003, $13.50, 487pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, book three of the second “DemonWars” saga. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42882-X, Apr 2003, $7.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) Star Wars novelization of the movie. This includes 32 unpaginated pages of movie storyboards. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-941057-5, Apr 2003, £6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Century 2002) novelization of the second film in the first Star Wars trilogy.
* _Transcendence (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43044-1, May 2003, $7.99, 571pp, pb, cover by Dean Williams) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) fantasy novel, book two of the second “DemonWars” saga.
SAMMS, TARA (stories) (chron.)

* *Doctor Who Novellas: Frayed (Telos 1-903889-22-7, Nov 2003, £10.00, 134pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Novellazation based on the TV series. Foreword by Stephen Laws. A deluxe edition (-23-5, £25.00) with frontispiece by Chris Moore and signed by Samms, Laws and Moore is also available. Licensed by the BBC. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
SAMUELS, MARK F. (stories) (chron.)

* *Black Altars (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-8-X, 2003, no price, 85pp, tp) Original horror collection. (Contents)
* *The White Hands and Other Weird Tales (Tartarus Press 1-872621-72-4, Jan 2003, £25.00, 193pp, hc) Collection of strange stories from a contemporary writer born in London in 1967. Limited to 350 copies. (Contents) [Not seen]
SÁNCHEZ, JAVIER GARCÍA (chron.)

* *The Others (Dedalus 1-903517-12-5, Mar 2003, £7.99, 182pp, tp, cover by Willis Gray) Literary fantasy novel, translated by Margaret Jull Costa from the Spanish original Los otros (Ediciones B 1998).
SANDERSON, RUTH (chron.)

* _Where Have the Unicorns Gone? (with Jane Yolen) See entry under Jane Yolen.
SanGIOVANNI, MARY (stories) (chron.)

* *Under Cover of Night (Flesh & Blood Press 1-894815-99-8, Oct 2002, $16.00, 165pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of seven stories, three original. Foreword by John R. Platt, introduction by Shikhar Dixit. This is a print-on-demand edition. Order from Flesh & Blood Press, 121 Joseph St., Bayville NJ 08721; [www.fleshandbloodpress.com]. (Contents)
SARAMAGO, JOSÉ; (1922- ) (chron.)

* _The Cave (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-602879-4, Oct 2003, $14.00, 307pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 2002) associational novel, an allegory with surreal elements, by a Nobel Prize-winning author. Translated from the Portuguese A Caverna (Editorial Caminho 2000) by Margaret Jull Costa.
SARGENT, PAMELA (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Star Trek: Garth of Izar (with George Zebrowski) (Pocket 0-7434-0641-9, Mar 2003, $6.99, 263pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
SARRANTONIO, AL (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Toybox (Leisure 0-8439-5174-5, Sep 2003, $6.99, 258pp, pb) Reprint (CD Publications 2000, not seen) collection of 18 stories of supernatural horror. Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale.
_____, ed. * _100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Sterling 1-4027-0975-7, 2003, $12.95, 496pp, tp) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1993) horror anthology.
SAUL, JOHN (Woodruff, III) (1942- ) (chron.)

* _Midnight Voices (Ballantine 0-449-00653-0, Mar 2003, $7.99, 375pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 2002) horror novel.
SAVILE, STEVE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _The Black Gondolier & Other Stories See entry under Fritz Leiber.
SAWYER, ROBERT J(ames) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Factoring Humanity (Tor/Orb 0-765-30903-3, Jan 2004, $14.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar & Jan Uretsky) Reprint (Tor 1998) near-future SF novel.
* _Hominids (Tor 0-765-34500-5, Feb 2003, $6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Neanderthal Parallax] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel of parallel worlds, the first book of “The Neanderthal Parallax”.
* *Humans (Tor 0-312-87691-2, Feb 2003, $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Neanderthal Parallax] SF novel of parallel worlds, the second book of “The Neanderthal Parallax”. Cultural exchanges begin between the world of humans and the parallel Neanderthal-dominated world of physicist Ponder Boddit.
* _Humans (Tor 0-765-34675-3, Sep 2003, $6.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Neanderthal Parallax] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel of parallel worlds, the second book of “The Neanderthal Parallax”.
* _Humans (Tor 0-765-34675-3, Dec 2003, $6.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Neanderthal Parallax] Reissue (Tor 2003) SF novel of parallel worlds, the second book of “The Neanderthal Parallax”. Second printing.
* *Hybrids (Tor 0-312-87690-4, Sep 2003, $24.95, 394pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Neanderthal Parallax] SF novel of parallel worlds, the third book of “The Neanderthal Parallax”. Neanderthal physicist Ponder Boddit and his Homo sapiens lover plot to create a hybrid child.
SCARBOROUGH, ELIZABETH ANN (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Acorna’s Rebels (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
* _Acorna’s Search (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
* _Channeling Cleopatra (Ace 0-441-01021-0, Jun 2003, $6.50, 244pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Cleopatra] Reprint (Ace 2002) near-future SF novel involving the mind-transfer technology introduced in Scarborough’s anthology Past Lives, Present Tense.
* *Scarborough Fair and Other Stories (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5053-4, Mar 2003, $25.95, 279pp, hc, cover by Ursula Vernon) Collection of 11 stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
_____, ed. * _Vampire Slayers: Stories of Those Who Dare to Take Back the Night (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
SCHELLY, BILL (chron.)

* *Words of Wonder: The Life and Times of Otto Binder (Hamster Press 0-9645669-9-0, Nov 2003, $18.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Jerry Ordway & Bill Schelly) Biography of the pulp fiction and comic book writer, who wrote as Eando Binder in collaboration with his brother Earl. Introduction by Richard A. Lupoff. Illustrated with numerous photos and comic reproductions in b&w, plus eight unpaginated pages of color photos and cover reproductions. This includes bibliography, index, and an appendix listing Binder’s SF writing. Hamster Press, PO Box 27471, Seattle WA 98125; [HamstrPres@aol.com]; [www.billschelly.com]. [Binder]
SCHIEFELBEIN, MICHAEL (chron.)

* *Vampire Thrall (Alyson 1-55583-728-X, Jun 2003, $13.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Roberto Roma) [Victor Decimus] Gay vampire novel, sequel to Vampire Vow.
SCHILLING, VIVIAN; pseudonym of Vivian Schilling-Parkinson, (1962- ) (chron.)

* _Quietus (Penguin 0-14-200306-9, Aug 2003, $14.00, 598pp, tp, cover by Adam Fuss) Reprint (Hannover House 2002) horror novel/psychological thriller with supernatural elements.
SCHILLING-PARKINSON, VIVIAN (1962- ); see pseudonym Vivian Schilling (chron.)
SCHMIDT, STANLEY (Albert) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Argonaut (Tor 0-312-87727-7, Aug 2003, $15.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) Reprint (Tor 2002) near-future SF novel.
SCHNEIDER, ROCKY (chron.)

* *Space Coast (1stBooks 0-7596-8611-4, Apr 2002, $14.95, 178pp, tp) SF novel. Friends in Florida uncover an alien plot to eliminate human life on Earth. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now; a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 800-839-8640.
SCHOEN, LAWRENCE M. (stories) (chron.)

* *Buffalogic, Inc. (SRM Publisher 0-9722473-2-7, Jul 2003, $9.00, 46pp, ph, cover by Rachael Mayo) [The Amazing Conroy] Chapbook collection of two stories, one original. This is “Tales of the Amazing Conroy No. 1”. Order from SRM Publisher, PO Box 179, Unity ME 04988; [www.korval.com]. (Contents)

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