The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003
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- SPRINGER, NANCY (Connor) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Outlaw Princess of Sherwood (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23721-6, Sep 2003, $16.99, 122pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Rowan Hood] Young-adult fantasy, third in the series begun in Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. Princess Ettardes father wants to capture her and marry her to a rival king.
- SPURRIER, SIMON (stories) (chron.)
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-010-6, Sep 2003, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinksi & Stefan Kopinksi) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization set in the roleplaying game universe.
- * +Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-010-6, Oct 2003, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Karl Kopinski & Stefan Kopinski) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the video game based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/03).
- SQUIRES, CLAIRE (chron.)
- * *Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials Trilogy (Continuum 0-8264-1479-6, May 2003, $9.95, 95pp, tp) Non-fiction study guide to the author, the books, and critical reaction to the trilogy. A bibliography is included. Available from Continuum International Publishing Group, 370 Lexington Ave., New York NY 10017; 800-561-7704; [www.continuumbooks.com]. [Pullman]
- STAB, MARTIN J. (chron.)
- * *Eden-459 (GMA Publishing 1-59268-007-0, 2002, $16.00, 319pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. Astronauts head to a new planet while aliens and an asteroid threaten Earth. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.gmapublishing.com], [GMAPublishing@aol.com].
- STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Complications and Other Stories (Cosmos Books 1-58715-412-9, Sep 2003, $15.00, 171pp, tp, cover by J. T. Lindroos) SF collection. A hardcover edition (-411-0) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * _Dark Ararat (Tor 0-765-30596-8, Apr 2003, $15.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel, fifth in the Emortality future history series.
- * _The Omega Expedition (Tor 0-765-30598-4, Jul 2003, $15.95, 544pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel, sixth and final in the Emortality Future History series.
- * +Swan Songs (SFBC #56610, Apr 2003, $14.99, 647pp, hc, cover by Deirdre Counihan) [Hooded Swan] Omnibus of six SF novels in the Hooded Swan or Star-Pilot Grainger series: Halcyon Drift (1972), Rhapsody in Black (1973), Promised Land (1974), The Paradise Game (1974), The Fenris Device (1974), and Swan Song (1975). This first US edition (Big Engine 2002) has ISBN 0-7394-3296-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * +Year Zero (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5333-9, Apr 2003, $25.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Maria William) Satirical millennial fantasy novel of the year 2000. Molly knows her life is getting weird when she meets Elvis at the supermarket. First US edition (Sarob Press 2000). Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
- * _Year Zero (Gale Group/Five Star 1-4104-0156-1, Oct 2003, $13.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Maria William) Reprint (Sarob Press 2000) satirical millennial fantasy novel of the year 2000.
- STACKPOLE, MICHAEL A(ustin) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Grand Crusade (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37921-6, Dec 2003, $14.95, 463pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [DragonCrown War Cycle] Fantasy novel, the third and final book in the DragonCrown War Cycle.
- * _When Dragons Rage (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57853-7, Nov 2003, $6.50, 658pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [DragonCrown War Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2002) fantasy novel, the second book in the DragonCrown War Cycle series.
- STAMEY, SARA (Lucinda) (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Islands (Tarragon Books 0-9724986-1-3, Mar 2003, $14.95, 302pp, tp) Reprint (XLibris 2001, not seen) horror novel of psychic suspense. An archeologist in the Caribbean investigates petroglyphs and her brothers death. This is slightly revised from the XLibris edition. Order from Tarragon Books, 1424 E. Maplewood Avenue, Bellingham WA 98225; 360-738-7875; [www.TarragonBooks.com].
- STANTON, STEVE, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *Sky Songs: Stories of Spirituality and Speculative Science (Skysong Press 0-9680502-2-0, Apr 2003, $14.95, 268pp, tp) Anthology of 25 Christian SF and fantasy stories, most originally published in Dreams & Visions. Authors include Andrew M. Seddon, Cherith Baldry, and Stephen G. Stiles. Order from Skysong Press, 35 Peter St. S., Orillia, Ontario, Canada L3V 5A8; [www.bconnex.net/skysong]. (Contents)
- STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)
- STEADMAN, RALPH (1936- ) (chron.)
- STEAKLEY, JOHN (1951- ) (chron.)
- * _Armor (DAW 0-88677-368-7, Mar 2003, $7.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reissue (DAW 1984) military SF novel. 19th printing.
- STEELE, ALLEN (Mulherrin, Jr.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *American Beauty (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5339-8, May 2003, $25.95, 258pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of ten stories. Steel discusses the inspirations for his stories in the introduction. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
- * _Coyote (Ace 0-441-01116-0, Dec 2003, $6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Ron Miller) Reprint (Ace 2002) SF fix-up novel.
- * *Primary Ignition (DNA Publications & Wildside Press 1-58715-348-3, Jul 2003, $19.95, 252pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 21 essays and articles on space exploration, science fiction, and other topics, most originally appearing as columns in Artemis and Absolute Magnitude; others include an unpublished article, a GoH speech, and written testimony on space exploration given to the US House of Representatives. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301. (Contents)
- STEELE, JOHN H.; see pseudonym Gherbod Fleming (chron.)
- STEELGRAVE, LEON (chron.)
- STEFFEN, ELIZABETH (Allen) (1920-1993) (chron.)
- STEIN, HENRY EUGENE; see under Stine, Hank (chron.)
- STEIN, KEVIN T(odd) (1965- ) (chron.)
- * _DragonLance: Brothers Majere (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2971-5, Jun 2003, $6.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third in the Preludes series. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2000 by Wizards of the Coast.
- STEPHENSEN-PAYNE, PHIL(ip Andrew) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *A. Bertram Chandler: Master Navigator of Space, 3rd Revised Edition (with Gordon Benson, Jr.) (Galactic Central 1-871133-62-9, Jun 2003, $4.50, x + 61pp, ph) Non-fiction reference, a primary and secondary bibliography in its third revision. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445; [Cdrummbks@aol.com]; [www.philsp.cwc.net]. [Chandler]
- * *A. Bertram Chandler: Master Navigator of Space: A Working Bibliography (with Gordon Benson, Jr.) (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-62-9, May 2003, £3.00, x+61pp, A5) The third (revised) edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Chandler, published in chapbook form. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Chandler]
- * *Barry N. Malzberg: Dweller in the Deeps: A Working Bibliography (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-63-7, Oct 2003, £5.00, x+120pp, ph) A chapbook primary and secondary bibliography of Malzberg. Bibliographies for the Avid Reader Volume 58. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, IA 50226-0445, USA. [Malzberg]
- * *Daniel F. Galouye: Counterfeiter of Worlds (Galactic Central 1-871133-64-5, Aug 2003, $3.00, x + 24pp, ph) Non-fiction reference, a primary and secondary bibliography. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445; [Cdrummbks@aol.com]; [www.philsp.cwc.net]. [Galouye]
- * *Daniel F. Galouye: Counterfeiter of Worlds: A Working Bibliography (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-64-5, Aug 2002, £2.00, x+24pp, ph) Chapbook primary and secondary bibliography of Galouye. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Galouye]
- STEPHENSON, NEAL (Town) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Diamond Age (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38096-6, Sep 2003, $13.95, 499pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1995) neo-Victorian SF novel. This indicates reissue September 2003 and first printing.
- * *Quicksilver (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97742-7, Oct 2003, $27.95, 927pp, hc) [Baroque Cycle] Historical novel with possible SF elements, the first book in The Baroque Cycle, and a sort of prequel to Cryptonomicon.
- * _Quicksilver (Heinemann 0-434-00817-6, Oct 2003, £17.99, 927pp, hc) [Baroque Cycle] Reprint (Morrow 2003) historical novel, the first in The Baroque Cycle set in the 17th century, and featuring the ancestors of characters in Cryptonomicon.
- * _Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38095-8, Sep 2003, $13.95, 470pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reissue (Bantam Spectra 1992) SF novel. Eighth printing.
- STERLING, (Michael) BRUCE (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Difference Engine (with William Gibson) See entry under William Gibson.
- * _Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years (Random House 0-8129-6976-6, Dec 2003, $13.95, 334 + xxiv, tp) Reprint (Random House 2002) non-fiction book speculating on the near future. This is copyrighted 2003 and has apparently been somewhat revised; there is a new afterword by Sterling.
- STERN, DAVID (1958- ) (chron.)
- * *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Pocket Star 0-7434-7709-X, Jul 2003, $6.99, 293pp, pb) Movie novelization. This includes eight unpaginated pages of color stills. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- * *Star Trek: Enterprise: Daedalus (Pocket 0-7434-7118-0, Dec 2003, $6.99, 344pp, pb) [Star Trek: Enterprise: Daedalus] Star Trek novelization, the first in a series of two. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
- STEVENS, FRANCIS; pseudonym of Gertrude Bennett, (1884-1948) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Elf Trap (Editions Antares/Apex International no ISBN, Mar 2003, 72pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) Collection of five stories from the pulp era. Introduction and bibliography by Kevin L. Cook. Stevens is a pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennet. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Order from Editions Antares, J.P. Moumon, 19 rue Thiers, 83590 Gonfaron, France. (Contents)
- * *The Nightmare (Editions Antares/Apex International no ISBN, Mar 2003, 84pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) SF/adventure novella from the pulp era. Introduction and bibliography by Kevin L. Cook. Stevens is a pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennet. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Order from Editions Antares, J.P. Moumon, 19 rue Thiers, 83590 Gonfaron, France.
- * *Serapion (Editions Antares/Apex International no ISBN, Mar 2003, 106pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) SF/adventure novella from the pulp era. Stevens is a pen name of Gertrude Barrows Bennet. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Order from Editions Antares, J.P. Moumon, 19 rue Thiers, 83590 Gonfaron, France.
- STEVENSON, JENNIFER (stories) (chron.)
- * _Solstice (Green Man Review no ISBN, Aug 2003, $15.00, 15pp, ph) Reprint (Roc 1997 as part of The Horns of Elfland edited by Ellen Kushner, Delia Sherman, & Donald G. Keller) chapbook story of a musician who gets to play for the folk under the hill. This is a signed, limited edition of 100. Available by check or money order from Grey Walker, Green Man Review, 1115 N. Hancock Ave., Colorado Springs CO 80903.
- STEVENSON, LAURA C(aroline) (1946- ) (chron.)
- STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (Balfour) (1850-1894) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and other Tales of Terror (Penguin UK 0-14-143973-4, Feb 2003, £3.50, xliv+178pp, tp) Reissue (Penguin 2002) collection of three dark fantasy stories, including the title novella (1886). Edited and with an introduction and essay by Robert Mighall. A Penguin Classics edition.
- * _The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics 1-59308-054-9, Oct 2003, $3.95, 269 + xlviii, pb, cover by E. O. Hoppe) Reprint (as part of The Complete Shorter Fiction Robinson 1991) collection of the classic horror novel (1886) plus five additional stories. Introduction and notes by Jenny Davidson. (Contents)
- STEVERMER, CAROLINE (J.) (1955- ) (chron.)
- STEWART, ALEX; [i.e., Alexander Michael Stewart] (1958- ); see pseudonym Sandy Mitchell (stories) (chron.)
- STEWART, IAN (chron.)
- STEWART, MARY (Florence Elinor, née Rainbow) (1916- ) (chron.)
- * _The Crystal Cave (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054825-8, May 2003, $14.95, 495pp, tp, cover by Steven Stone) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1970) Arthurian fantasy novel, first in The Arthurian Saga.
- * _The Hollow Hills (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054826-6, May 2003, $14.95, 475pp, tp, cover by Steven Stone) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1973) Arthurian fantasy novel, second in The Arthurian Saga.
- * _The Last Enchantment (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054827-4, May 2003, $14.95, 513pp, tp, cover by Steven Stone) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1979) Arthurian fantasy novel, third in the The Arthurian Saga.
- * _The Wicked Day (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-054828-2, May 2003, $14.95, 417pp, tp, cover by Steven Stone) [Merlin] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1983) Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth in The Arthurian Saga.
- STEWART, PAUL (chron.)
- * _The Last of the Sky Pirates (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54732-8, Sep 2003, £5.99, 379pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Rook Barkwater] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2002) young-adult fantasy novel. The fifth book overall of The Edge Chronicles and the first in the Rook Barkwater sequence.
- * *Muddle Earth (with Chris Riddell) (Macmillan Childrens Books 0-333-94799-1, Mar 2003, £12.99, 449pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) Humorous young-adult fantasy novel. Muddle Earths greatest (and only) wizard summons a schoolboy to become a warrior hero.
- * *Vox (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60461-0, Sep 2003, £12.99, 395pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Rook Barkwater] Young-adult fantasy novel, book six in The Edge Chronicles, second in the Rook Barkwater sequence.
- STINE, HANK; [i.e., Henry Eugene Stein] (1945- ) (chron.)
- * _The Prisoner: A Day in the Life (ibooks 0-7434-5275-5, Dec 2003, $11.95, 134pp, tp) [Prisoner] Reprint (Ace 1970) novelization of the TV series. Copyrighted by Carlton International Media Limited
- STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (chron.)
- * *Dangerous Girls (HarperCollins 0-06-053080-4, Aug 2003, $13.99, 247pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel about twins who seem to be turning into vampires.
- * *The Sitter (Ballantine 0-345-45980-6, Jul 2003, $12.95, 309pp, tp) Horror novel. A nannys four-year-old charge appears to be possessed.
- STIRLING, S(tephen) M(ichael) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Conqueror (with David A. Drake) (Baen 0-7434-3594-X, Mar 2003, $25.00, 633pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [General] Omnibus of volumes 3-5 in the General series: The Anvil (1993), The Steel (1993), and The Sword (1995). (Contents)
- * *Conquistador (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45908-3, Feb 2003, $23.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) SF novel. A man creates a portal to an alternate America where the Europeans never arrived.
- * _Conquistador (SFBC #55854, Feb 2003, $11.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Roc 2003) SF novel. This is similar to the Roc edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Jimmy the Hand (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
- * _The Peshawar Lancers (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45873-7, Jan 2003, $6.99, 483pp, pb, cover by Duane Myers) Reprint (Roc 2002) alternate history SF novel set in a 21st century where technology and politics are still at a Victorian level.
- * _T2: Rising Storm (HarperEntertainment 0-380-80817-X, Jun 2003, $7.99, 577pp, pb) [Terminator] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2002) novelization based on the world of the movie Terminator 2. Copyrighted by Studio Canal Image SA.
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