The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

RUSSELL, GARY (chron.) (continued)

• * *Doctor Who: Short Trips: Repercussions (Big Finish 1-84435-048-7, Jun 2004, £14.99, hc) Anthology of original stories based on the TV series. Volume eight in the series. (Contents) [Not seen]

RUSSELL, J. S.; pseudonym; see under Russell, Jay (stories) (chron.)

RUSSELL, JAY (S.) (1961- ); pseudonym (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Twilight Zone: Memphis/The Pool Guy (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-130-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 404pp, pb) [Twilight Zone] Omnibus/original collection of two novelizations based on the TV show: Memphis and The Pool Guy. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. Simultaneous with the Black Flame UK edition. (Contents)

RUSSELL, MARY DORIA (chron.)

• * _The Sparrow (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-91255-8, Nov 2004, $14.95, 408pp, tp, cover by Giotto di Bondone) Reissue (Villard 1996) first contact novel. This is a “Reader’s Circle” edition. 17th printing.

RUSSELL, SEAN (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Shadow Roads (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97491-6, Nov 2004, $25.95, 433pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Swans’ War] Fantasy novel, book three in the “Swans’ War” trilogy.

RUTT, VAL (chron.)

• * *The Race for the Lost Keystone (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131747-7, Jul 2004, £4.99, 331pp, tp, cover by Nick Stearn) Young-adult fantasy novel.

RYAN, BRITTNEY (chron.)

• * *The Legend of Holly Claus (HarperCollins 0-06-058511-0, Oct 2004, $16.99, 533pp, hc, cover by Laurel Long) Young-adult fantasy. Santa Claus’s daughter seeks a cure for her curse in Victorian New York. Illustrated by Laurel Long. Part of “The Julie Andrews Collection”.

RYAN, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Van Helsing (Pocket Star 0-7434-9354-0, May 2004, $6.99, 261pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * _Van Helsing (HarperCollins UK 0-00-718185-X, Jul 2004, £6.99, 261pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket Star 2004) novelization of the film, based on the screenplay by Stephen Sommers. [First U.K. edition]

RYMAN, GEOFF(rey Charles) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Air (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26121-7, Sep 2004, $14.95, 390pp, tp) SF novel. A new communications technology called Air arrives at a remote village.
• * _Lust (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-31212-1, Aug 2004, $14.95, 400pp, tp, cover by Lian Force) Reprint (Flamingo 2001) satirical fantasy novel.

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (1930-2007) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Berserker Man (Baen 0-7434-9878-X, Oct 2004, $22.00, 680pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Berserker] Omnibus of four novels in the “Berserker” series: Brother Assassin (1969), Berserker’s Planet (1975), Berserker Man (1979), and The Berserker Throne (1985). A Baen Mega HC. (Contents)
• * _Berserker Prime (Tor 0-765-34543-9, Jan 2005, $6.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel in the “Berserkers” series.
• * _Berserker’s Star (Tor 0-765-34321-5, Mar 2004, $6.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel in the “Berserkers” series.
• * *Rogue Berserker (Baen 0-7434-9873-9, Jan 2005, $22.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Berserker] SF novel in the “Berserker” series.

SABIN, ELENORA ROSE (chron.)

• * _A Perilous Power (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34760-1, Sep 2004, $5.99, 276pp, tp, cover by Marilee Heyer) [School for Sorcery] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, second in a series about a school for magic users, packaged for young readers. Includes a 10-page reader’s guide.
• * *When the Beast Ravens (Tor 0-765-30858-4, Jan 2005, $23.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Vince Natale) [School for Sorcery] Fantasy novel, the third in the series begun in A School for Sorcery.

SAGAN, NICK (chron.)

• * *Edenborn (Putnam 0-399-15186-9, Aug 2004, $19.95, 311pp, hc) [Idlewild] Post-holocaust SF thriller, sequel to Idlewild. The posthuman survivors of the Black Ep plague are divided about the path their new society should take.
• * _Edenborn (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-05191-2, Aug 2004, £12.99, 311pp, hc) [Idlewild] Reprint (Putnam 2004) SF novel, sequel to Idlewild. A trade paperback edition (-05290-0) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Idlewild (Penguin/NAL 0-451-21206-1, Jun 2004, $12.95, 278pp, tp, cover by Stephanie Huntwork) [Idlewild] Reprint (Putnam 2003) SF thriller of plague and virtual reality.
• * _Idlewild (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81597-0, Aug 2004, £6.99, 375pp, pb) [Idlewild] Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) SF novel.

SAID, S. F. (chron.)

• * _Varjak Paw (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54818-9, Jun 2004, £5.99, 255pp, tp) [Varjak Paw] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) animal-fantasy novel, illustrated by Dave McKean.

SAKERS, DON (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The SF Book of Days (Speed-of-C Productions 0-9716-1476-8, Jan 2004, $14.99, 177pp, tp) Non-fiction, a datebook with fictional and factual information for every day, even some that don’t exist, taken from SF, fantasy, and comics. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.scatteredworlds.com], or from Speed-of-C Productions, PO Box 265, Linthicum MD 21090-0265.

SALLIS, JAMES (Chappell) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *A City Equal to My Desire (Point Blank 1-930997-68-X, Sep 2004, $29.95, 178pp, hc, cover by Oiva Design Group) (Contents)

SALMONSON, JESSICA AMANDA, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Empire of Death and Other Strange Stories See entry under Alice Brown.

SALSITZ, RHONDI A. VILOTT; see under Vilott, Rhondi (chron.)

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Exile (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3126-4, Jun 2004, $25.95, 333pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Second volume in “The Legend of Drizzt” series; originally published as book two of the “Dark Elf” trilogy. Introduction by Matthew Woodring Stover. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Homeland (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3123-X, Mar 2004, $25.95, 329pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game. First volume in the “Dark Elf” trilogy in “The Legend of Drizzt” series. This has a new introduction by Ed Greenwood, and an afterword-interview with Salvatore. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness Collector’s Edition (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3155-8, Feb 2004, $27.95, 1166pp, hc, cover by Daren Bader) [Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness] Omnibus of four novelizations in the series based on the fantasy roleplaying game: The Silent Blade (1998), The Spine of the World (1999), Servant of the Shard (2000), and Sea of Swords (2001). Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
• * _Forgotten Realms: Sojourn (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3081-0, Dec 2004, $25.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy; Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Reprint (TSR 1991) novelization based on the roleplaying game, with a new introduction by Margaret Weis and afterword by Salvatore. Third volume in the “Dark Elf Trilogy” and in “The Legend of Drizzt” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Lone Drow (SFBC #63132, Jan 2004, $12.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2003) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book two in “The Hunter’s Blades” trilogy. This is similar to the WotC edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Lone Drow (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3228-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2003) 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, Oct 2004, $7.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Reissue (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. Second printing.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Two Swords (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3360-7, Oct 2004, $25.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book three in “The Hunter’s Blades” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *The Highwayman (CDS Books 1-59315-016-4, Mar 2004, $25.95, 372pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Chronicles of Corona] Fantasy novel, the first book of the “Chronicles of Corona” set long before the “Demon Wars”. Includes an original story of Drizzt Do’Urden. CDS Books, 425 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10017; [www.shopcdsbooks.com]. (Contents)
• * _Immortalis (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44123-0, Mar 2004, $7.99, 589pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, third and final in the “Second DemonWars Saga”.
• * *Spearwielder’s Tale (Ace 0-441-01194-2, Sep 2004, $16.00, 662pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) [*Spearwielder’s Tale] Omnibus of three fantasy novels in the trilogy: The Woods Out Back (1993), The Dragon’s Dagger (1994), and Dragonslayer’s Return (1995). (Contents)
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47933-5, Oct 2004, $4.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reissue (Del Rey LucasBooks 1999) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Second printing.

SANDERSON, JEANNETTE (chron.)

• * *Scholastic Bookfiles: A Reading Guide to The Giver by Lois Lowry (Scholastic 0-439-46356-4, Jul 2003, $4.99, 64pp, tp) Young-adult reference, a guide to the YA SF novel and its author, with an interview with Lowry, bibliography, and suggestions for further reading. [Lowry]

SANDNER, DAVID (Matthew), ed. (1966- ) (chron.)

• * *Fantastic Literature (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-275-98053-7, Jul 2004, $59.95, 357 + xiii, hc) Non-fiction anthology of 35 essays on fantasy by authors ranging from Plato to China Miéville, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Sigmund Freud, H.P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin, Gary Wolfe, and John Clute. There is an index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].

SAN SOUCI, ROBERT D(aniel) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Double-Dare to Be Scared (Cricket Books 0-8126-2716-4, May 2004, $15.95, 170pp, hc, cover by David Ouimet) Young-adult original collection of 13 horror stories. Illustrated by David Ouimet. (Contents)

SARAMAGO, JOSÉ; (1922- ) (chron.)

• * +The Double (Harcourt 0-15-101040-4, Oct 2004, $25.00, 325pp, hc, cover by Claudine G. Mansour) Literary, semi-allegorical novel with possible fantasy elements. A man discovers he has an exact double. Translated from the Portuguese O Homen Duplicado (Editorial Caminho 2002) by Margaret Jull Costa. First US edition (Harvill 8/04).

SARGENT, PAMELA (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eye of Flame: Fantasies (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-064-2, Dec 2003, $25.95, 256pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Collection of nine fantasy stories. Introduction by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
• * _The Shore of Women (BenBella Books 1-932100-36-9, Nov 2004, $14.95, 469pp, tp, cover by Jael) Reprint (Crown 1986) SF novel. This has a new introduction by Catherine Asaro. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
• * *Thumbprints (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-29-0, Oct 2004, $25.95, 281 + xiii, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Collection of 12 stories, one original. Introduction by James Morrow. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)

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• * *Conqueror Fantastic (DAW 0-7564-0191-7, Apr 2004, $6.99, 318pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 fantasy alternate-history stories. Authors include Paul Di Filippo, Jack Dann, George Alec Effinger, and Michaela Roessner. This is copyrighted by Sargent and Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)

SARGENT, STANLEY C. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ancient Exhumations +2 (Elder Signs Press 0-9759229-0-4, Jul 2004, $14.00, 200pp, tp, cover by David Alan Ross) Reprint (Mythos Books 1999, not seen) collection of nine horror stories, most in the Lovecraftian Mythos; this corrected second edition adds two stories, one original. Preface by Robert M. Price; introduction by Peter Worthy. Elder Signs Press, PO Box 389, Lake Orion MI 48361-0389; [www.eldersignspress.com]. (Contents)

SARRANTONIO, AL (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Hallows Eve (Leisure 0-8439-5175-3, Oct 2004, $6.99, 326pp, pb) [Orangefield] Horror novel in the “Orangefield” series. Photographer Corrie Phaeder returns in disgrace to his home town and gets caught up in its Halloween horror.

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• * *Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45977-6, Jun 2004, $24.95, 578 + xiii, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Original fantasy anthology of 29 stories, a companion of sorts to Redshift. Authors include Robert Silverberg, Tim Powers, Neil Gaiman, Patricia A. McKillip, and Gene Wolfe. (Contents)
• * _Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (SFBC #1166120, Jul 2004, $12.49, 578pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Roc 2004) original fantasy anthology of 29 stories. This is similar to the Roc edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SAUL, JOHN (Woodruff, III) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Black Creek Crossing (Ballantine 0-345-43332-7, Mar 2004, $25.95, 358pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Horror novel. A family moves into a small-town house with a dark history.
• * _Black Creek Crossing (SFBC #64424, Jun 2004, $12.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (Ballantine 2004) horror novel. This is similar to the Ballantine edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SAUTER, DORIS ELAINE, ed. (chron.)

• * _What If Our World Is Their Heaven?: The Final Conversations of Philip K. Dick (with Gwen Lee) See entry under Gwen Lee.

SAVILE, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Houdini’s Last Illusion (Telos 1-903889-66-9, Jul 2004, £7.99, 74pp, tp, cover by David J. Howe & Anh Nguyen) Fantasy novella, expanded from the short story “Bury My Heart at the Garrick”, a winner of the 2002 Writers of the Future Award.

SAWYER, ROBERT J(ames) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Far-Seer (Tor 0-765-30974-2, May 2004, $14.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Tom Kidd) [Quintaglio Ascension] Reprint (Ace 1992) novel, first in “The Quintaglio Ascension” trilogy set in a world inhabited by intelligent dinosaurs.
• * _Hybrids (Tor 0-765-34906-X, Nov 2004, $7.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Neanderthal Parallax] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel of parallel worlds, the third book of “The Neanderthal Parallax”.
• * _Iterations (Red Deer Press 0-88995-303-1, Mar 2004, $16.95, 301pp, tp) Reprint (Out of this World 2002) collection of 22 stories, including three Aurora Award winners. Introduction by James Alan Gardner. Order from Red Deer Press, 813 MacKimmie Library Tower, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary Alberta Canada T2N 1N4; [www.reddeerpress.com].
• * *Relativity (ISFiC Press 0-9759156-0-6, Nov 2004, $25.00, 304pp, hc, cover by Jael) Collection of eight stories and 28 non-fiction pieces, with comments on each by Sawyer. Introduction by Mike Resnick. Critical article and crossword puzzle by Valerie Broege. A bibliography of Sawyer’s work is included. ISFiC Press, 707 Sapling Lane, Deerfield IL 60015; [www.isficpress.com]. (Contents)

SCALZI, JOHN (chron.)

• * *Old Man’s War (Tor 0-765-30940-8, Jan 2005, $23.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) SF novel. John Perry joins the war against aliens on his 75th birthday. This is the author’s first novel to appear in book form; an earlier novel appeared online in 1999.

SCARBOROUGH, ELIZABETH ANN (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Acorna’s Triumph (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * *Cleopatra 7.2 (Ace 0-441-01206-X, Dec 2004, $23.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Scott Grimando) [Cleopatra] Near-future SF novel, sequel to Channeling Cleopatra, involving the mind-transfer technology introduced in Scarborough’s anthology Past Lives, Present Tense. Two women have the cellular memories of Cleopatra, one unauthorized.

SCHMIDT, STANLEY (Albert) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Which Way to the Future? (Tor 0-765-30105-9, Jan 2004, $15.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Rick Fischer) Reprint (Tor 2001) non-fiction collection of 35 essays originally published in Analog.

SCHMITZ, JAMES H(enry) (1911-1981) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Eternal Frontier (Baen 0-7434-7190-3, Mar 2004, $7.99, 727pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2002) collection of 21 stories and the novel The Eternal Frontiers (1973).
• * _The Witches of Karres (Baen 0-7434-8837-7, Jul 2004, $16.00, 294pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Witches of Karres] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF/fantasy novel.

SCHOENFELD, HOWARD (1915-2004) (stories) (chron.)

• * *True and Almost True Stories (Gryphon Books 1-58250-072-X, Oct 2004, $16.00, 124pp, tp) Collection of eight SF and fantasy stories (including the classic “Built Up Logically”), four crime stories, and an autobiographical account of his imprisonment as a conscientious objector during WWII. Introduction by Michael Kurland. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)