The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eternity and Other Stories (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-662-1, Sep 2005, $15.95, 442pp, tp) Collection of seven stories from the last six years. (Contents)
• * +Trujillo (Night Shade Books 1-59780-012-0, Sep 2005, $24.95, 192pp, hc) Fantasy novella. First US edition (PS Publishing 8/04 as part of the collection Trujillo). Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

SHEPHERD, MIKE; pseudonym of Mike Moscoe (chron.)

• * *Kris Longknife: Defiant (Ace 0-441-01349-X, Nov 2005, $7.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Kris Longknife] SF novel, third in the “Kris Longknife” series. Shepherd is a pen name for Mike Moscoe.

SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Jedi Trial (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46115-0, Jun 2005, $6.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Starfist: A World of Hurt (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46053-7, Dec 2005, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Starfist] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) military SF novel, tenth in a series about 25th-century Marines.
• * *Starfist: Force Recon, Book 1: Backshot (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46058-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 356pp, pb) Military SF novel, 11th overall in the Starfist series, and the first in a spinoff series.

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: Through the Looking Glass (Tor 0-765-30486-4, Feb 2005, $24.95, 236pp, hc) [Andromeda] Novelization, the fourth based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Fireworks Entertainment.
• * _Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: Through the Looking Glass (Tor 0-765-34410-6, Jun 2005, $6.99, 236pp, pb) [Andromeda] Reprint (Tor 2004) novelization, the fourth based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Alliance Atlantis Communications.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul, Book 1: Exodus (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-7434-6357-9, Sep 2005, $7.99, 292pp, pb) [*Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul] Reprint (Pocket 2004) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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• * _Young Warriors (with Tamora Pierce) See entry under Tamora Pierce.

SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The House of Sounds (Hippocampus Press 0-9748789-6-0, Jul 2005, $20.00, 299pp, tp) Collection of seven stories and novel The Purple Cloud in its original 1901 version. An appendix adds an earlier version of the title story. This is part of the Lovecraft’s Library series, edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi discussing HPL’s reactions to the works. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]

SHINN, SHARON (Ruth) (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Angel-Seeker (Ace 0-441-01260-4, Mar 2005, $7.99, 497pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Samaria] Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel in the Samaria series.
• * *Mystic and Rider (Ace 0-441-01246-9, Mar 2005, $23.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Twelve Houses] Fantasy novel, the first in the Twelve Houses series. The king sends a young mystic with distrustful Riders to investigate rumors of unrest over the use of magic.
• * _The Safe-Keeper’s Secret (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240357-1, Nov 2005, $6.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Matt Mahurin) Reprint (Viking 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Truth-Teller’s Tale (Penguin/Viking 0-670-06000-3, Jul 2005, $16.99, 276pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Safe-Keeper’s Secret. Mirror twins, a Safe-Keeper and Truth-Teller, get involved in romance and mistaken identity.

SHIPTON, PAUL (chron.)

• * *The Pig Scrolls (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2702-X, Oct 2005, $15.99, 275pp, hc, cover by David Roberts) Young-adult fantasy satire based on Greek myth, supposedly written by Gryllus the Pig, one of Odysseus’s crewmen who preferred to keep his porcine form.

SHIRLEY, JOHN (Patrick) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Constantine (Pocket Star 0-7434-9755-4, Jan 2005, $6.99, 321pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the Vertigo comics. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Doom (Pocket Star 1-4165-0995-X, Aug 2005, $6.99, 304pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * _In Darkness Waiting (Writers.com Books/infrapress 0-9742907-3-4, Feb 2005, $15.95, 257pp, tp) Reprint (NAL 1988) horror novel. A hardcover edition (-5-0, $29.99) is also available. This is a POD edition, available online at [www.writers.com/publishing] or from Writers.com Books, 87 South Meadowcroft Dr., Akron OH 44313.
• * *Spider Moon (CD Publications 1-58767-054-2, Aug 2002, $35.00, 170pp, hc, cover by Paul Mavrides) Associational crime novel. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. A signed, limited edition of 1500 copies.

SHOWERS, BRIAN J. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Old Tailor & the Gaunt Man (Swan River Press no ISBN, Mar 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Meggan Kehrli) Reissue (Swan River Press 2003) chapbook ghost short story, illustrated by Meggan Kehrli; second printing. Brian Showers/Swan River Press, 10 Leinster Road #3, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland; [bshowers@usalumni.com]; the price includes international postage.
• * _The Snow Came Softly Down; or, The Kindness of Ghosts (Swan River Press no ISBN, Sep 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Duane Spurlock) Reissue (Swan River Press 2004) chapbook ghost short story, illustrated by Duane Spurlock; second printing. Brian Showers/Swan River Press, 10 Leinster Road Flat 3, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland; [bshowers@usalumni.com]; the price includes international postage.
• * *Tigh an Bhreithimh (Swan River Press no ISBN, Oct 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Duane Spurlock) Chapbook ghost short story, illustrated by Duane Spurlock. This is a limited edition of 300. Brian Showers/Swan River Press, 10 Leinster Road #3, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland; the price includes international postage.

SHUSTERMAN, NEAL (c1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Dark Fusion: Red Rider’s Hood (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47562-1, Oct 2005, $15.99, 181pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Dark Fusion] Young-adult contemporary dark fantasy novel, second in the series mixing fairy tales and myth. Red’s grandmother gets mugged by members of the Wolves gang.
• * *Dread Locks (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47554-0, May 2005, $15.99, 164pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Dark Fusion] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, first in the Dark Fusion series based on a mix of myths and fairy tales.

SHWARTZ, SUSAN M(artha) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Hostile Takeover (Tor 0-765-34382-7, Dec 2005, $6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. A financial analyst’s audit on a colony planet uncovers a complicated plot that threatens humankind.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul, Book 1: Exodus (with Josepha Sherman) See entry under Josepha Sherman.

SIEWERS, ALFRED K. (chron.)

• * _Tolkien’s Modern Middle Ages (with Jane Chance) See entry under Jane Chance.

SILVERBERG, ROBERT (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _At Winter’s End (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9330-5, Oct 2005, $18.95, 491 + xiv, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) [New Springtime] Reprint (Warner 1988) SF novel, part one of The New Springtime. This has a new introduction by the author. Part of the Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _Dying Inside (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07525-2, Apr 2005, £6.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) classic SF novel of a telepath beginning to lose his ability. Volume 59 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _The Gate of Worlds (ibooks 1-59687-157-1, Dec 2005, $11.95, 151pp, tp, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1967) SF novel. This is copyrighted 2005, but apparently only a date on page one was changed.
• * _The Man in the Maze (ibooks 0-7434-9777-5, Jan 2005, $6.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Avon 1969) SF novel, with the 2002 introduction by Neil Gaiman.
• * _The Queen of Springtime (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9331-3, Oct 2005, $18.95, 368 + x, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) [New Springtime] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) SF novel, part two of The New Springtime. This includes the outline for the unpublished third volume and a new introduction by the author. Part of the Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _Star of Gypsies (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-309-2, Mar 2005, $15.00, 470pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Fine 1986) SF novel.

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• * _Far Horizons (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-081712-7, Dec 2005, $14.95, 484pp, tp, cover by Bob Keck) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) original anthology of 11 SF novellas, with authors writing in their best-known worlds.
• * _The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (Tor/Orb 0-765-30537-2, Feb 2005, $17.95, 560pp, tp, cover by Kenn Brown) Reprint (Doubleday 1970 as The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 1) anthology of 26 classic SF stories.

SILVERTHORNE, LISA S. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Sound of Angels (Wildside Press 0-8095-5606-5, Dec 2005, $17.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Rita Isabel) Collection of 19 stories, three original. Introduction by Dean Wesley Smith. This is a print-on-demand edition available from [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

SIMAK, CLIFFORD D(onald) (1904-1988) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eternity Lost (Darkside Press 0-9740589-4-7, May 2005, $45.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) SF collection. Limited to 520 copies, of which 500 have been offered for sale. Dated 2004 internally. Volume one in “The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak”. (Contents) [ed: Phil Stephensen-Payne]

SIMMONS, DAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Endymion Omnibus (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07634-8, Dec 2005, £12.99, 983pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Endymion] Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Hyperion Quartet: Endymion (1996) and The Rise of Endymion (1997). (Contents)
• * _The Fall of Hyperion (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07638-0, Dec 2005, £7.99, 535pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hyperion] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) epic far-future SF novel. Second book in the Hyperion Quartet after Hyperion.
• * _Hyperion (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07637-2, Dec 2005, £7.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hyperion] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) epic far-future SF novel. First book of the Hyperion Quartet.
• * _Ilium (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81792-6, Jul 2005, $7.99, 731pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Ilium] Reprint (Subterranean Press 2003) far-future SF novel, a re-telling of The Iliad, among many other things.
• * *Olympos (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07262-8, Jun 2005, £10.99, 690pp, tp, cover by Larry Rotant) [Ilium] SF novel, sequel to Ilium. A hardcover edition (-07261-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
• * *Olympos (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97894-6, Jul 2005, $25.95, 691pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Ilium] Far-future SF novel, a retelling of The Iliad, among many other things. This was scheduled for July, but received in May, and is at least simultaneous with the Gollancz 6/05 edition.
• * _Olympos (SFBC #1186165, Aug 2005, $12.99, 737pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Ilium] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) SF novel, sequel to Ilium. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Olympos (Subterranean Press 159606-038-7, Aug 2005, $75.00, 899pp, hc) [Ilium] Reprint (Eos 2005) science fiction novel, sequel to Ilium, a retelling of The Iliad, and many other things. This is a signed, leatherbound limited edition of 724; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * _Song of Kali (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07659-3, Mar 2005, £7.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Richard Carr) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) dark fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Volume 44 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.

SIMMONS, WILLIAM MARK (chron.)

• * _Dead on My Feet (Baen 1-4165-0910-0, Oct 2005, $7.99, 546pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Chris Csejthe] Reprint (Baen 2003) humorous horror novel, sequel to One Foot in the Grave.
• * *Habeas Corpses (Baen 1-4165-0913-5, Nov 2005, $22.00, 403pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Chris Csejthe] Humorous horror novel, third in series begun in One Foot in the Grave.

SIMPSON, M. J. (chron.)

• * _Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams (Justin, Charles & Co. 1-932112-35-9, May 2005, $14.99, 418 + xxv, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2003) non-fiction, biography. This follows the Justin Charles 2003 first US edition with its updated introduction and foreword by Neil Gaiman. Includes notes and index. Justin, Charles & Co., 20 Park Plaza, Suite 909, Boston MA 02116; 617-426-4406; [www.justincharlesbooks.com]. [Adams]
• * _The Hitchhiker’s Guide (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket Essentials 1-904048-46-3, Apr 2005, £4.99, 160pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket Essentials 2001) reference book. Completely rewritten from the original to concentrate on the new movie, rather than the general look at Douglas Adams’ overall work. Includes a new foreword by Simon Jones. The copyright does not mention the original edition. (Contents)

SIMPSON, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * *The Dark Horse (Tor 0-765-35324-5, Nov 2005, $6.99, 366pp, pb) [Forbidden Tarot] Dark fantasy romance, second in The Forbidden Tarot series. A psychic female code expert helps hunt for the Fountain of Youth with a cursed tarot deck and a group that includes a shapechanger and the Egyptian god Set.
• * *The Dark Lord (Tor 0-765-34861-6, Jan 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Judy York) Dark fantasy romance. A woman learns one of the men in her life may be the embodiment of the deadly Forbidden Tarot. This is copyrighted 2003, but no previous publication is known.

SIMS, KASSANDRA (chron.)

• * *The Midnight Work (Tor 0-765-35394-6, Dec 2005, $6.99, 355pp, pb) Contemporary dark fantasy novel. Sophie’s Christmas is complicated by her turning into a vampire and a threat from a crazy death fairy.

SINCLAIR, LINNEA (chron.)

• * _An Accidental Goddess (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58799-4, Jan 2006, $6.99, 434pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) Reprint (LTDBooks 2002 as by Megan Sybil Baker) science fantasy novel. This is copyrighted 2006 with no indication of a previous edition.
• * _Finders Keepers (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58798-6, May 2005, $6.99, 453pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) Reprint (Novel Books Inc. 2001) science fiction novel. A space trader gets some help from a military officer stuck on an enemy planet.
• * _Gabriel’s Ghost (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58797-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) SF novel. Space pilot Chasidah Bergren, convicted of a crime she didn’t commit, escapes with the help of a ghost from her past. Reprint (LtdBooks 2002 as by Megan Sybil Baker). This has been revised and has a different final chapter.

SINGER, NICKY (chron.)

• * *The Innocent’s Story (Oxford University Press 0-19-275449-1, Oct 2005, £12.99, 217pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. The spirit of a murdered girl discovers her killer is about to strike again.

SINGLETON, LINDA JOY (chron.)

• * *Sea Switch (Llewellyn 0-7387-0712-0, Sep 2005, $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Mike Harper) [Strange Encounters] Young-adult fantasy novel in the Strange Encounters series. Cassie is tricked into trading bodies with a mermaid. The author also writes as L.J. Singleton. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].
• * *The Seer: Last Dance (Llewellyn 0-7387-0638-8, Jun 2005, $5.99, 242pp, pb) [Seer] Young-adult fantasy mystery, second in a series about a psychic teen. A ghost teen wants Sabine to investigate her death 50 years ago. The author also writes as L.J. Singleton. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].
• * *The Seer: Witch Ball (Llewellyn 0-7387-0821-6, Jan 2006, $5.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Lisa Novak) [Seer] Young-adult fantasy mystery, third in a series about a psychic teen. Sabine volunteers to help run the psychic booth at the school carnival. The author also writes as L.J. Singleton. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].

SIZEMORE, SUSAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Crave the Night (Pocket 1-4165-1083-4, Sep 2005, $13.95, 679pp, tp, cover by Tom Hallman) [I Burn for You] Omnibus of three vampire romance novels in a series: I Burn for You (2003), I Thirst for You (2004), and I Hunger for You (2005). (Contents)
• * *I Hunger for You (Pocket Star 0-7434-6744-2, Apr 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [I Burn for You] Vampire romance novel, third in the series begun in I Burn for You.

SKETCHLEY, MARTIN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Affinity Trap (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6848-1, Mar 2005, £6.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Structure] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) SF novel, the first in the Structure series.
• * +The Affinity Trap (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-339-4, Sep 2005, $15.00, 304pp, tp, cover by Dave Seeley) [Structure] Science fiction novel, the first book of the Structure series. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 2/04).
• * *The Destiny Mask (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5680-8, Mar 2005, £10.99, 369pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Structure] SF novel. Book two in the Structure series.

SKURZYNSKI, GLORIA (chron.)

• * *The Revolt (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-84265-1, Jun 2005, $16.95, 247pp, hc) [Virtual War Chronologs] Young-adult SF novel, third in the “Virtual War Chronologs.”

SKYE, OBERT (chron.)

• * *Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Shadow Mountain 1-59038-369-9, Apr 2005, $17.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Ben Sowards) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series. An Oklahoma boy is sought by creatures who believe he alone has the power to save the dream land of Foo.

SLATER, LAUREN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Blue Beyond Blue: Extraordinary Tales for Ordinary Dilemmas (Norton 0-393-05959-6, Jun 2005, $23.95, 211pp, hc, cover by René Magritte) Original collection of 16 fairy tales for adults. The author, a psychologist, discusses the therapeutic aspects of fairy tales and the process of writing. (Contents)