The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

STEELE, JOHN H.; see pseudonym Gherbod Fleming (chron.)

STEPHENS, J. B. (chron.)

• * *The Big Empty (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-006-9, Oct 2004, $6.99, 204pp, tp) [Big Empty] Near-future post-apocalyptic young-adult SF novel, first in a series. Teens fleeing post-plague martial law travel into the forbidden evacuated area in the American Midwest.
• * *The Big Empty, Book 2: Paradise City (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-006-9, Oct 2004, $6.99, 204pp, tp) [Big Empty] Near-future post-apocalyptic young-adult SF. Teens fleeing post-plague martial law find a city in the evacuated, now supposedly empty, Midwest.

STEPHENSON, NEAL (1959- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Confusion (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-052386-7, Apr 2004, $27.95, 815pp, hc) [Baroque Cycle] Historical novel with SF/fantasy elements, the second book in the “Baroque Cycle” after Quicksilver.
• * *The Confusion: Vol. II of The Baroque Cycle (Heinemann 0-434-00878-8, Apr 2004, £16.99, 815pp, hc) [Baroque Cycle] Historical novel with SF/fantasy elements, the sequel to Quicksilver. Simultaneous with the US (Morrow) edition.
• * _Quicksilver (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-059308-3, Oct 2004, $15.95, 927pp, tp) [Baroque Cycle] Reprint (Morrow 2003) historical novel with SF elements, the first book in “The Baroque Cycle”, and a sort of prequel to Cryptonomicon. This includes a separately paginated 15-page reader’s guide.
• * _Quicksilver (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-941068-0, Oct 2004, £8.99, 927pp, tp) [Baroque Cycle] Reprint (Morrow 2003) historical novel with SF elements, the first volume of “The Baroque Cycle”. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The System of the World (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-052387-5, Oct 2004, $27.95, 892pp, hc, cover by Frederick de Wit) [Baroque Cycle] Historical novel with SF elements, third and final in “The Baroque Cycle”.
• * _The System of the World (Heinemann 0-434-01177-0, Oct 2004, £17.99, 887pp, hc) [Baroque Cycle] Reprint (Morrow 2004) historical novel with SF elements, the third volume in “The Baroque Cycle”. [First U.K. edition]

STEPHENSON, ROBERT N. (stories) (chron.)

• * *We Would Be Heroes (Magellan Books/Altair Australia 0-9756096-2-9, Dec 2004, A$25.00, 305pp, tp, cover by k.s. alonen) Collection of 18 stories, seven original. Foreword by Tony Shillitoe. Order from Magellan Books, PO Box 475, Blackwood SA 5051, Australia; [www.altair-australia.com]. (Contents)

STERLING, (Michael) BRUCE (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Zenith Angle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46061-8, May 2004, $24.95, 306pp, hc, cover by David Stevenson) Contemporary SF thriller. A computer wizard joins the government war on cyberterrorism and uncovers a deadly secret.

STERN, D(avid) A. (chron.)

• * *The Punisher (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47556-9, Feb 2004, $6.99, 310pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the comic-book character. Copyrighted by Artisan Entertainment.

STERN, DAVID (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Enterprise: Daedalus’s Children (Pocket 0-7434-7646-8, May 2004, $6.99, 370pp, pb) [Star Trek: Enterprise: Daedalus] Star Trek novelization, second of two parts after Daedalus. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

STEVENS, FRANCIS; pseudonym of Gertrude Bennett, (1884-1948) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Nightmare and Other Tales of Dark Fantasy (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9298-8, Oct 2004, $19.95, 404 + xxv, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Collection of eight dark fantasy stories from 1917-1923 magazines, edited and with an introduction by Gary Hoppenstand. Illustrated by Thomas L. Floyd. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th Street, Lincoln NE 68588-0255; orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu]. (Contents)

STEVENSON, JENNIFER (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Trash Sex Magic (Small Beer Press 1-931520-06-2, Jun 2004, $26.00, 294pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel. A first novel. Stevenson also writes as Jen Dornfeld.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (Balfour) (1850-1894) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Bookspan/SpellBinders/SFBC #1172745, Nov 2004, $10.99, 173pp, hc) Reprint (Munro 1886) classic horror novel. An 80-page SparkNotes Reader’s Companion (copyrighted 2002) is included. This is a SpellBinders edition available through the SFBC; it has ISBN 1-58288-138-3, lacks a price, and has the book club number on the back jacket.
• * *Graphic Classics, Volume Nine: Robert Louis Stevenson (Eureka Productions 0-9746648-0-4, Jun 2004, $9.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Michael Slack) Illustrated anthology/graphic novel with 21 illustrated or comic-style adaptations of works by Stevenson, including “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” adapted by Tom Pomplun, illustrated by Simon Gane & Michael Slack; and “The Bottle Imp” adapted and illustrated by Lance Tooks. Eureka Productions, 8778 Oak Grove Road, Mount Horeb WI 53572; [www.graphicclassics.com]. (Contents)

STEVERMER, CAROLINE (J.) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Grand Tour (with Patricia C. Wrede) See entry under Patricia C. Wrede
• * *A Scholar of Magics (Tor 0-765-30308-6, Apr 2004, $19.95, 300pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) [Jane Brailsford] Fantasy novel, sequel to College of Magics. An American sharpshooter working on a secret project at prestigious Glasscastle University gets involved with Jane Brailsford’s mission to find a missing Warden of magic.
• * *Scholarly Magics (SFBC #64778, May 2004, $12.99, 566pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) [Jane Brailsford] Omnibus of two volumes set in a magical alternate early 20th century: A College of Magics (1994) and A Scholar of Magics (2004). This has ISBN 0-7394-4317-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _Sorcery & Cecelia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot (with Patricia C. Wrede) See entry under Patricia C. Wrede

STEWART, ALEX; [i.e., Alexander Michael Stewart] (1958- ); see pseudonym Sandy Mitchell (stories) (chron.)

STEWART, IAN (chron.)

• * *Heaven (with Jack Cohen) (Warner Aspect 0-446-52983-4, May 2004, $24.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) SF novel. A mission from the galactic religion Cosmic Unity targets an ocean planet for forced conversion.
• * _Heaven (with Jack Cohen) (SFBC #65605, May 2004, $12.49, 343pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2004) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _What Does a Martian Look Like? (with Jack Cohen) See entry under Jack Cohen.

STEWART, MARY (Florence Elinor, née Rainbow) (1916- ) (chron.)

• * _The Merlin Trilogy (HarperCollins/Eos 0-688-00347-8, Sep 2004, $29.95, 917pp, hc, cover by Steven Stone) [Merlin] Reprint (Morrow 1980 as Mary Stewart’s Merlin Trilogy) omnibus of three Arthurian novels: The Crystal Cave (1970), The Hollow Hills (1973), and The Last Enchantment (1979). There is a fourth book in the series not included.

STEWART, PAUL (chron.)

• * +Beyond the Deepwoods (with Chris Riddell) (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75068-4, Jul 2004, $12.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the “Edge Chronicles”. Twig sets out to find out who his real parents are. First US edition (Doubleday UK 1998).
• * *The Edge Chronicles: Maps (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55125-2, Sep 2004, £5.99, 32pp, ph, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult reference, a folder with a double-sided map and an illustrated booklet containing details of the creatures of that world.
• * *Freeglader (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60462-9, Sep 2004, £12.99, 415pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Rook Barkwater] Young-adult fantasy novel, seventh overall in “The Edge Chronicles” and third in the “Rook Barkwater” trilogy.
• * +Midnight Over Sanctaphrax (with Chris Riddell) (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75072-2, Sep 2004, $12.95, 362pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Edge Chronicles”. First US edition (Doubleday UK 2000).
• * _Muddle Earth (with Chris Riddell) (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-42628-1, Mar 2004, £5.99, 449pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Stormchaser (with Chris Riddell) (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75070-6, Jul 2004, $12.95, 386pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Edge Chronicles”. First US edition (Doubleday UK 1999).
• * _Vox (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54849-9, Sep 2004, £5.99, 395pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Rook Barkwater] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, sixth overall in “The Edge Chronicles” and second in the “Rook Barkwater” sub-trilogy.

STEWART, (Michael) SEAN (1965- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Perfect Circle (Small Beer Press 1-931520-07-0, Jun 2004, $24.00, 243pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Fantasy ghost novel. Will Kennedy’s life is complicated by ghosts, a family reunion, and family ghosts. Order from Small Beer Press, 176 Prospect Ave., Northampton MA 01060; [www.smallbeerpress.com]; [info@smallbeerpress.com].
• * _Perfect Circle (Small Beer Press 1-931520-11-9, Jul 2004, $15.00, 243pp, tp) Reprint (Small Beer Press 2004) fantasy ghost novel. This was supposedly simultaneous with the hardcover, but not seen until now.
• * *Star Wars: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46309-9, Dec 2004, $7.50, 329pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: Yoda: Dark Rendezvous (Random House UK/Arrow Lucasbooks 0-09-948186-3, Dec 2004, £6.99, 329pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars: Yoda] Novelization based on the Star Wars universe. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.

STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _The Boyfriend (Scholastic/Point 0-590-43279-6, Sep 2004, $5.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Rudy Muller) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel. Dead boyfriend comes back.
• * _Dangerous Girls (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-053082-0, Aug 2004, $5.99, 292pp, pb) [Dangerous Girls] Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult horror novel about twins who seem to be turning into vampires. Packaged and copyrighted by Parachute Publishing.
• * *Dangerous Girls 2: The Taste of Night (HarperCollins 0-06-059616-3, Aug 2004, $14.99, 230pp, hc) [Dangerous Girls] Young-adult horror novel, second in the series about twins, one of whom has decided to become a vampire. Packaged and copyrighted by Parachute Publishing.
• * *Eye Candy (Ballantine 0-345-46693-4, Oct 2004, $6.99, 311pp, pb) Associational non-supernatural horror novel.
• * _The Girlfriend (Scholastic/Point 0-590-44333-X, Sep 2004, $5.99, 165pp, pb, cover by Rudy Muller) Reprint (Scholastic 1991) young-adult horror novel.
• * _Hit and Run (Scholastic/Point 0-590-45385-8, Sep 2004, $5.99, 164pp, pb, cover by Rudy Muller) Reprint (Scholastic 1992) young-adult horror novel.
• * _The Sitter (Ballantine 0-345-47654-9, Oct 2004, $6.99, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 2003) horror novel.

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• * _Beware! R.L. Stine Picks His Favorite Scary Stories (HarperCollins 0-06-055547-5, Aug 2004, $5.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Mike Fredrickson) Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult anthology.

STIRLING, S(tephen) M(ichael) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The City and the Ship (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Conquistador (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45933-4, Mar 2004, $7.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Roc 2003) SF novel. A man creates a portal to an alternate America where the Europeans never arrived.
• * *Dies the Fire (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45979-2, Aug 2004, $23.95, 483pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Dies the Fire] SF novel, the first in a trilogy set in the world that the island of Nantucket left behind in the “Island in the Sea of Time” trilogy. All electronic devices suddenly stop working.
• * _Dies the Fire (SFBC #1168434, Sep 2004, $11.99, 501pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Dies the Fire] Reprint (Roc 2004) SF novel, the first in a trilogy set in the world that the island of Nantucket left behind in “Island in the Sea of Time”.
• * _T2: The Future War (HarperEntertainment 0-380-80818-8, Jun 2004, $7.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Susan Sanguily) [Terminator] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 2003) novelization based on the world of the movie Terminator 2. Copyrighted by StudioCanal Image S.A.
• * _T2: The Future War (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07551-1, Jun 2004, £6.99, 357pp, pb) [Terminator] Reprint (Gollancz 2003) original novel based in the films’ world.

STIRLING, STEVE (chron.)

• * _Jimmy the Hand (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist

STOCKTON, FRANK R.; [i.e., Francis Richard Stockton] (1834-1902) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Bee-Man of Orn (with P. J. Lynch) (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2239-7, Feb 2004, $17.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by P. J. Lynch) Reprint (Scribner 1887 as part of The Bee-man of Orn and Other Fanciful Tales) fantasy story with new illustrations by P.J. Lynch. This comes with a DVD Making Fairy Tales showing artist Lynch at work. This is copyrighted 2003, but not seen until now.

STOKER, BRAM; [i.e., Abraham Stoker] (1847-1912) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dracula (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-5819-0, 2004, $12.95, 427 + xxxvi, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Dracula] Reissue (Constable 1897) classic vampire novel. The text follows the Oxford World Classics edition, plus the missing chapter “Dracula’s Guest”. Introduction, biography, select bibliography, and appendices by Marvin Kaye. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
• * _Dracula (Borders Classics 1-58726-045-X, 2004, $9.95, 370pp, hc, cover by Philip Burne-Jones) Reprint (Constable 1897) classic vampire novel. An instant remainder edition.
• * _Dracula (Bantam Classics 0-553-21271-0, Mar 2004, $4.95, 416pp, pb, cover by Mark English) [Dracula] Reissue (Constable 1897) classic horror novel. Introduction by George Stade. 31st printing.

STOLARZ, LAURIE FARIA (chron.)

• * *Blue Is for Nightmares (Llewellyn Publications 0-7387-0391-5, Nov 2003, $8.95, 284pp, tp) [Blue Is for Nightmares] Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A Wiccan teen turns to folk magic when her dreams of murder become real. This is dated 2003 but not seen until now. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.lllewellyn.com].

STOLZE, GREG (stories) (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: A Hunger Like Fire (White Wolf 1-58846-862-3, Dec 2004, $6.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Jason Alexander) [World of Darkness: Vampire: The Requiem] Novelization based on the “Vampire: The Requiem” roleplaying game. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

STONE, DAVID LEE (chron.)

• * _The Illmoor Chronicles: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87397-3, Jan 2004, £5.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Bob Lee) [Illmoor Chronicles] Reprint (Hodder Children’s Books 2003) young-adult humorous fantasy novel. Book 1 in a series.
• * *The Illmoor Chronicles: The Yowler Foul-Up (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-87398-1, Jun 2004, £10.99, 259pp, hc, cover by Bob Lea) [Illmoor Chronicles] Humorous YA fantasy novel, second in the series after The Ratastrophe Catastrophe.
• * +The Illmore Chronicles: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe (Hyperion 0-7868-5128-7, Oct 2004, $16.99, 273pp, hc, cover by Bob Lea) [Illmore Chronicles] Young-adult humorous dark fantasy loosely inspired by “The Pied Piper”, first in the “Illmore Chronicles” trilogy. First US edition (Hodder 1/04).

STOVER, MATTHEW WOODRING (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Shatterpoint (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-45574-6, May 2004, $7.50, 419pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) Star Wars novelization. This has a new prolog by George Lucas, and adds a story by Stover. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Star Wars: Shatterpoint (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-941048-6, May 2004, £6.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Century 2003) SF novelization. This includes a story by Stover.

STRACZYNSKI, J(oseph) MICHAEL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Othersyde (ibooks 0-7434-8720-6, Sep 2004, $11.95, 294pp, tp, cover by Brandon Diaz) Reprint (Dutton 1990) horror novel.
• * *Straczynski Unplugged (ibooks 0-7434-7956-4, May 2004, $11.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Cameron Redwine) Collection of 11 stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. Seven stories were previously collected as part of Tales from the New Twilight Zone (Bantam 1989). (Contents)
• * _Tribulations (ibooks 0-7434-9785-6, Dec 2004, $6.99, 362pp, pb) Reprint (DarkTales 2000) supernatural serial-killer mystery/horror novel.

STRAHAN, JONATHAN, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Best Short Novels: 2004 (SFBC #1161172, May 2004, $11.99, 572pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards) Year’s Best anthology with nine novellas published in 2003. Authors include Kage Baker, Terry Bisson, Lucius Shepard, and Connie Willis. This has ISBN 1-58288-086-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown) See entry under Charles N. Brown
• * *The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown) (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-7872-4, Jul 2004, A$32.95, 561 + xiii, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Anthology of 18 Locus Award-winning stories. Authors include Greg Egan, George R.R. Martin, Octavia E. Butler, and Lucius Shepard. Simultaneous with the US (Eos as by Brown & Strahan) edition.
• * _Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 (with Karen Haber) See entry under Karen Haber.

STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Hellfire Club (Ballantine 0-345-47727-8, Oct 2004, $4.99, 526pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. This is a “special price” edition.