The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Forgotten Realms: The Legacy (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3984-2, Apr 2006, $25.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) Reissue (TSR 1992) novelization, the seventh book of The Legend of Drizzt. This adds an introduction by Will Wheaton and a new afterword in the form of an interview with Salvatore. Copyrighted 1992 by TSR, 2006 by Wizards of the Coast.

SAMILOGLU, ERIN (chron.)

• * *Disconnection (Medallion Press 1-932815-24-4, Jul 2005, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock) Horror novel. An inhuman killer is loose in New Orleans. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

SAMPSON, FAY (Elizabeth) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * *The Sorcerer’s Trap (Lion 0-7459-4985-1, Oct 2005, £5.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Sarah Perkins) [Sorcerer] Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series. Published in 2005, but not seen until now.

SAMPSON, JEFF (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: The Wayward Wizard (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-4163-4, Sep 2006, $5.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, first in the Suncatcher trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: Wizard’s Betrayal (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3993-1, Jan 2006, $5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Vinod Rams) Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying games, book two in the Trinistyr trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SAMUELS, MARK F. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Face of Twilight (PS Publishing 1-904619-59-2, Mar 2006, £10.00, 132pp, tp, cover by James Hannah) Horror novella. An author discovers a conspiracy to replace the living with the reanimated dead. Introduction by Mark Morris. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 signed by both Samuels and Morris (-60-6, £25.00) is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

SANDERS, JOSEPH (Lee), ed. (1940- ) (chron.)

• * *The Sandman Papers (Fantagraphics Books 1-56097-748-5, Apr 2006, $18.95, 196 + ix, tp) Non-fiction gathering of 12 critical essays examining the mythology of the Sandman comics created by Neil Gaiman, who provides an introduction. Fantagraphics Books, 7563 Lake City Way NE, Seattle WA 98115; [www.fantagraphics.com].

SANDERS, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: Planar Chaos (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4249-7, Jan 2007, $6.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Daren Bader) Novelization based on the card game, the second book in the Time Spiral Cycle. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SANDERSON, BRANDON (stories) (chron.)

• * _Elantris (Tor 0-765-35037-8, Jun 2006, $7.99, 638pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2005) epic fantasy novel.
• * *Mistborn (Tor 0-765-31178-X, Jul 2006, $27.95, 541pp, hc, cover by John Foster) [Mistborn] Fantasy novel, the first book in a trilogy set in a world where a Dark Lord has ruled for 1,000 years.
• * _Mistborn (SFBC #1215913, Aug 2006, $13.99, 541pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Mistborn] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the first in a series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SARAMAGO, JOSÉ; (1922- ) (chron.)

• * *Seeing (with Margaret Jull Costa,trans.) (Harcourt 0-15-101238-5, Apr 2006, $25.00, 307pp, hc) Literary, satirical novel, a sequel of sorts to Blindness. Government officials overreact to peculiar election results. Translated from the Portuguese Ensaio sobre a Lucidez (Editorial Caminho 2004) by Margaret Jull Costa.

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

• * _Earthseed (Tor Teen 978-0-765-35287-3, Jan 2007, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Daniel Dos Santos) [Earthseed] Reprint (Harper & Row 1983) young-adult SF novel.

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

• * *Horrorween (Leisure 0-8439-5639-9, Oct 2006, $6.99, 324pp, pb) Fix-up horror novel in the Orangefield series.
• * *Queen of Mars (Ace 0-441-01411-9, Jun 2006, $6.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Masters of Mars] Far-future SF novel, the third in the Mars trilogy.

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• * _Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy, Volume I (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46098-7, Feb 2006, $7.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Roc 2004) fantasy anthology with 15 of the 29 stories in the original single-volume edition.
• * _Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy, Volume Two (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46099-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Roc 2004) fantasy anthology with 14 of the 29 stories in the original single-volume edition.

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

• * *In the Dark of the Night (Ballantine 0-345-48701-X, Jul 2006, $25.95, 324pp, hc) Horror novel. Strange things start happening when teens become obsessed with broken objects found at a summer house.
• * _The Manhattan Hunt Club (Ballantine 0-345-49064-9, Mar 2006, $4.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (Ballantine 2001) associational non-supernatural horror novel/thriller. This is a special price edition.
• * _Nightshade (Ballantine 0-449-00590-9, Apr 2006, $4.99, 399pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 2000) horror novel. This is a special price edition.

SAUNDERS, CHARLES R(obert) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Imaro (Night Shade Books 1-59780-036-8, Feb 2006, $14.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Vince Evans) Alternate-Africa fantasy novel. This has been significantly revised from the 1981 DAW edition (as by Charles R. Saunders), with a preface by the author on the changes. Introduction by Charles de Lint. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

SAUNDERS, GEORGE (stories) (chron.)

• * *In Persuasion Nation (Berkley/Riverhead 1-59448-922-X, Apr 2006, $23.95, 229pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories, some previously published in different form. (Contents)

SAVAGE, SAM (chron.)

• * *Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife (Coffee House Press 1-56689-181-7, Apr 2006, $14.95, 148pp, tp, cover by Michael Mikolowski) Fantasy novel about a bookstore rat that learns to read. A first novel. Order from Coffee House Press, 27 N. 4th St., Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 55401; 612-338-0125; [www.coffeehousepress.org].

SAVILE, STEVE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sláine the Exile (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-387-3, Dec 2006, $7.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Max Bertolini) Novelization based on the Mongoose Celtic fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Library UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer: Dominion (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-292-3, Jul 2006, £6.99, 414pp, pb, cover by John Gravato) [Warhammer: Von Carstein] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in the Von Carstein trilogy.
• * +Warhammer: Dominion (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-292-3, Sep 2006, $7.99, 414pp, pb, cover by John Gravato) [Warhammer: Von Carstein] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, book two in the Von Carstein trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (8/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *Warhammer: Inheritance (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-291-5, Feb 2006, £6.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Andrea Udurzo) [Warhammer: Von Carstein] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, book on in the Von Carstein trilogy.
• * +Warhammer: Inheritance (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-291-5, Apr 2006, $7.99, pb, cover by Andrea Uderzo) [Warhammer: Von Carstein] Novelization based on the world of the fantasy roleplaying game, the first volume in the Von Carstein trilogy. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (3/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

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• * *Elemental: The Tsunami Relief Anthology (with Alethea Kontis) (Tor 0-765-31563-7, May 2006, $13.95, 380pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Original anthology of 23 stories, published to benefit victims of the 2004 tidal wave. Authors include Brian Aldiss, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, and Joe Haldeman. Introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. A hardcover edition (-31562-9, $24.95) is also available. (Contents)

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

• * _Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles and the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek (with Leah Wilson & David Gerrold) See entry under David Gerrold.

SCALZI, JOHN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Agent to the Stars (Subterranean Press 1-59606-020-4, Jul 2005, $30.00, 286pp, hc, cover by Mike Krahulik) Humorous SF novel, previously available online. Ugly, smelly aliens making first contact with Earth get a Hollywood agent to help. This signed, limited edition is sold out; a lettered edition ($150.00) is available. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.
• * *The Android’s Dream (Tor 0-765-30941-6, Nov 2006, $24.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) SF novel. Diplomat Harry Creek has to find a sheep to stop aliens from taking over Earth.
• * _The Android’s Dream (SFBC #12258822, Nov 2006, $12.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Ghost Brigades (Tor 0-765-31502-5, Mar 2006, $23.95, 317pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [*Old Man’s War] SF novel, sequel to Old Man’s War.
• * _The Ghost Brigades (SFBC #1208752, Mar 2006, $11.99, 317pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [*Old Man’s War] Reprint (Tor 2006) SF novel, sequel to Old Man’s War. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Old Man’s War (Tor 978-0-765-34827-2, Jan 2007, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [*Old Man’s War] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel.

SCANLON, MITCHEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Anderson PSI Division: Red Shadows (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-377-6, May 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb) Novelization based on the 2000 AD comic book character. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S.
• * +Anderson, PSI Division: Fear the Darkness (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-326-1, Mar 2006, $7.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Sean Thomas) Novelization based on the 2000 AD comic book character. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: Fifteen Hours (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6231-1, May 2005, £5.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Klaus Scherwinski) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game. A first novel. Published in 2005 but not seen until now.

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

• * _Acorna’s Children: First Warning (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Acorna’s Children: Second Wave (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Changelings (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Cleopatra 7.2 (Ace 0-441-01254-X, Jan 2006, $7.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Ace 2004) near-future SF novel, sequel to Channeling Cleopatra, involving DNA mind-transfer technology.
• * _Maelstrom (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.

SCHAFER, WILLIAM K., ed. (chron.)

• * _Joe R. Lansdale’s Lords of the Razor (with Bill Sheehan) See entry under Bill Sheehan.

SCHÄTZING, FRANK (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Swarm (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89523-3, May 2006, £10.99, 881pp, tp) SF thriller. Sea life starts to take revenge on humanity for ecological abuses. Translated by Sally-Ann Spencer from Der Schwarm (Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2004).
• * *The Swarm (HarperCollins/ReganBooks 0-06-081326-1, Jun 2006, $24.95, 881pp, hc) SF thriller. An intelligent force inhabits marine creatures, causing them to take revenge on humanity for ecological abuses.

SCHEIN, LORRAINE (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Futurist’s Mistress (Mayapple Press 0-932412-39-4, Apr 2006, $13.00, 43pp, tp, cover by Judith Kerman & Lorraine Schein) Poetry collection of 35 poems. Mayapple Press, 408 N. Lincoln St., Bay City MI 48708; [www.mayapplepress.com]. (Contents)

SCHEND, STEVEN E. (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Blackstaff (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4016-6, Jul 2006, $6.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book one of The Wizards. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SCHIEFELBEIN, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * *Vampire Transgression (St. Martin’s 0-312-33021-9, May 2006, $23.95, 268pp, hc) [Victor Decimus] Gay vampire novel, third in the Victor Decimus series begun in Vampire Vow.

SCHIMEL, LAWRENCE, ed. (1971- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Future Is Queer (with Richard Labonte) See entry under Richard Labonte.

SCHOEN, BEN, ed. (chron.)

• * *MuggleNet.com’s What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 (with Emerson Spartz, Andy Gordon & [et al]) (Ulysses Press 1-56975-583-3, Nov 2006, $13.95, 214pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction, an unauthorized collection of predictions for the last Harry Potter novel taken from the popular fan website.

SCHOLES, KEN(neth George) (1968- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Last Flight of the Goddess (Fairwood Press 0-9789078-0-9, Dec 2006, $25.00, 105pp, hc, cover by Patrick Swenson) Fantasy novelette. Retired hero Andro Giantslayer and his legendary wife Luendyl the Fierce have a last adventure. Introduction by Jay Lake. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092; [www.fairwoodpress.com].

SCHOW, DAVID J. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Havoc Swims Jaded (Subterranean Press 1-59606-067-0, Oct 2006, $25.00, 298pp, hc, cover by Frank Dietz) Collection of 14 stories (one in the form of a fake editorial), with an afterword by the author. (Contents)

SCHREIBER, ELLEN (chron.)

• * *Vampireville (HarperCollins 0-06-077625-0, Aug 2006, $15.99, 176pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Vampire Kisses] Young-adult novel, third in the series begun in Vampire Kisses. A pair of teen vampire twins seek revenge on goth-girl Raven’s vampire boyfriend.

SCHREUDERS, PIET (chron.)

• * _The Paperback Art of James Avati (with Kenneth Fulton & James Avati) See entry under James Avati.

SCHROEDER, KARL (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Lady of Mazes (Tor 0-76535078-5, Jul 2006, $7.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ventus] Reprint (Tor 2005) near-future SF epic set in the future of Ventus.
• * *Sun of Suns (Tor 0-765-31543-2, Oct 2006, $24.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Virga] Far-future SF adventure novel, the first in the Virga series. A young man on the artificial world of Virga seeks revenge for his parents’ death.

SCHULZ, CHARLAINE HARRIS; see under Harris, Charlaine (stories) (chron.)

SCHWARTZ, HELEN RUTH (chron.)

• * *The Meadowlark Sings (Haworth/Harrington Park/Alice Street Editions 1-56023-575-6, Mar 2006, $14.95, 188pp, tp) Lesbian near-future SF novel. The right-wing elite banishes American gays and lesbians to an island created after a great earthquake hits California. Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton NY 13904-1580; 800-429-6784; [www.haworthpress.com].

SCOTT, MANDA (Catriona) (1962- ) (chron.)

• * +Boudica: Dreaming the Hound (Delacorte Spectra 0-385-33672-1, Feb 2006, $23.00, 415pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Historical novel with fantasy elements, the third in a series about ancient British warrior queen Boudica. First US edition (Bantam Press UK 2/05).

SCOTT, MARTIN; pseudonym of Martin Millar (chron.)

• * *Thraxas at War (Baen 1-4165-2050-3, Feb 2006, $24.00, 260pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy detective novel, the seventh in the series about a portly private eye in a magical city. First US edition (Orbit 7/03).
• * +Thraxas Under Siege (Baen 1-4165-2088-0, Oct 2006, $24.00, 257pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy detective novel, the eighth in the series. First US edition (Orbit 4/05).

SCOTT, ROBERT (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Hickory Staff (with Jay M. Gordon) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07775-1, Aug 2006, £7.99, 737pp, tp) [Eldarn Sequence] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) humorous fantasy novel, book one in The Eldarn Sequence.
• * _Lessek’s Key (with Jay M. Gordon) See entry under Jay M. Gordon

SEABROOK, JACK (chron.)

• * *Stealing Through Time: On the Writings of Jack Finney (McFarland 0-7864-2437-0, Jul 2006, $32.00, 220 + x, tp) Non-fiction, an analysis of Finney’s works and correspondence, with discussion of dramatic adaptations. Includes bibliographies and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]. [Finney]

SEBOLD, ALICE (chron.)

• * _The Lovely Bones (Little, Brown 0-316-16668-5, Sep 2006, $7.50, 372pp, pb, cover by Daniel Lee) Reprint (Little, Brown 2002) quasi-fantasy novel. A girl watches from heaven while her father tracks her murderer.

SECOMBE, ANDY (chron.)

• * *Endgame (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-5358-5, Sep 2006, £10.99, 280pp, tp) Humorous fantasy novel. A wager between God and Satan on whether humans will destroy the planet now depends on a computer game.