The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

SECOMBE, ANDY (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Last House in the Galaxy (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-43189-7, May 2006, £6.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Tor UK 2005) humorous SF novel.

SEDGWICK, MARCUS (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Book of Dead Days (Random House/Lamb 0-385-74704-7, Apr 2006, $7.95, 273pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Orion 2003) young-adult fantasy.
• * *The Dead Days Omnibus (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5528-6, Sep 2006, £9.99, 564pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Dead Days] Omnibus of two young-adult fantasy novels: The Book of Dead Days (2003) and The Dark Flight Down (2004). The books are separately paginated. (Contents)
• * _The Foreshadowing (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5517-0, May 2006, £5.99, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Orion 2005, not seen) young-adult fantasy novel of a modern Cassandra who can see her brothers’ future fate during World War I.
• * +The Foreshadowing (Random House/Lamb 0-385-74646-6, Jul 2006, $16.95, 293pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy. A teen who can see the future tries to save her brother from dying in one of the worst battles of WWI. First US edition (Orion Children’s Books 2005).
• * *My Swordhand Is Singing (Orion Children’s Books 1-8425-5183-3, Jul 2006, £9.99, 198pp, hc) [My Swordhand Is Singing] Young-adult fantasy novel.

SEE, CAROLYN (Penelope) (1934- ) (chron.)

• * *There Will Never Be Another You (Random House 0-679-46317-8, May 2006, $24.95, 242pp, hc) Mostly mainstream novel with SF elements, set in a very near-future California affected by post-9/11 terrorism and paranoia.

SEELEY, TIM (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Exile (with R. A. Salvatore & Andrew Dabb) See entry under R. A. Salvatore
• * _Forgotten Realms: Homeland (with R. A. Salvatore & Andrew Dabb) See entry under R. A. Salvatore
• * _Forgotten Realms: Sojourn (with R. A. Salvatore & Andrew Dabb) See entry under R. A. Salvatore

SEHESTEDT, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Frostfell (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4245-2, Dec 2006, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book four of The Wizards. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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• * *Eberron: The Tales of the Last War (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3986-9, Apr 2006, $6.99, 338pp, tp, cover by Dana Knutson) Original anthology of nine stories based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

SEIGEL, ANDREA (chron.)

• * *To Feel Stuff (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603150-7, Aug 2006, $14.00, 269pp, tp) Mostly mainstream novel with fantastic elements. A perpetually ill college student starts seeing ghosts.

SELF, WILL (1961- ) (chron.)

• * *The Book of Dave (Penguin/Viking UK 0-670-91443-6, Jun 2006, £17.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Billie Jean) Dystopian SF novel of a London where people live by an ancient book written by a bitter cabdriver in 2000 AD.
• * +The Book of Dave (Bloomsbury USA 1-59691-123-9, Nov 2006, $24.95, 496pp, hc) Dystopian SF novel of a future London where people live according to an ancient book written by a bitter cabdriver in 2000 AD. First US edition (Viking UK 6/06).

SELTZER, DAVID (1920?- ) (chron.)

• * _The Omen (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21942-2, Jun 2006, $7.99, 266pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1976) horror novel. This is a tie-in to the 2006 movie remake.

SENA, HIDEAKI (chron.)

• * *Parasite Eve (Vertical 1-932234-19-5, Oct 2005, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) SF/biochemical horror novel about sentient mitochondria. A first novel.

SENDAK, MAURICE (Bernard) (1928- ) (chron.)

• * *Mommy? (with Arthur Yorinks) (Scholastic 0-439-88050-5, Sep 2006, $24.95, 12pp, hc, cover by Maurice Sendak) Pop-up picture book, with art by Sendak based on a scenario written by Yorkinks, with Paper engineering by Matthew Reinhart. A little boy looking for his Mommy encounters a mad scientist, mummy, vampire, Frankenstein’s Monster, and a werewolf. A Michael Di Capua book.

SERVISS, GARRETT P(utnam) (1851-1929) (chron.)

• * _A Columbus of Space (Apogee Books 0-9738203-7-3, Aug 2006, $9.95, 231pp, pb, cover by Ron Miller) Reprint (Appleton 1911) SF adventure novel. The afterword by Rob Godwin discusses the novel’s history. This is a WorldCon edition. Apogee Books, Box 62034, Burlington Ont Canada L7R 4K2; [www.apogeespacebooks.com].
• * _Edison’s Conquest of Mars (Apogee Books 0-9738203-0-6, Aug 2006, $9.95, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Carcosa House 1947) SF novel, a sequel to Wells’s The War of the Worlds featuring a human invasion of Mars, written “in collaboration with” protagonist Thomas Edison. This follows the original text from the 1898 Boston Post serial, complete with illustrations by G.Y. Kauffman. A foreword and afterword by Robert Godwin discuss the novel’s history. Apogee Books, Box 62034, Burlington Ont Canada L7R 4K2; [www.apogeespacebooks.com].

SETTERFIELD, DIANE (chron.)

• * *The Thirteenth Tale (Simon & Schuster/Atria 0-7432-9802-0, Sep 2006, $26.00, 406pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A reclusive author decides to finally tell the gothic true story of her life.

SEYMOUR, LEE EDWARD (1957- ); see pseudonym Edward Lee (chron.)

SHAHAR, ELUKI bes; see under bes Shahar, Eluki (stories) (chron.)

SHAN, DARREN; pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bec (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-723131-8, Oct 2006, £12.99, 266pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata] Young-adult horror novel, book four of The Demonata series. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Cirque Du Freak: Allies of the Night (Little, Brown 0-316-10653-4, May 2006, $6.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Don Bishop) Reprint (Collins 2002) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, eighth in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Cirque Du Freak: Killers of the Dawn (Little, Brown 0-316-10654-2, Apr 2006, $7.99, 208pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) Reprint (Collins 2003) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, ninth in the series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Cirque Du Freak: Killers of the Dawn (Little, Brown 0-316-01666-7, Aug 2006, $6.99, 206pp, pb, cover by Don Bishop) Reprint (Collins 2003) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, ninth in the series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * +Cirque Du Freak: Lord of the Shadows (Little, Brown 0-316-15628-0, May 2006, $15.99, 220pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) Young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, 11th in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (Collins 6/04).
• * +Cirque Du Freak: Sons of Destiny (Little, Brown 0-316-15629-9, Sep 2006, $16.99, 240pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) Young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, 12th and final in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (Collins 10/04).
• * _Cirque Du Freak: The Lake of Souls (Little, Brown 0-316-01665-9, Sep 2006, $7.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) Reprint (Collins 2003) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, tenth in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Demon Thief (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-719323-8, Jun 2006, £5.99, 275pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata] Reprint (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 2005) young-adult horror novel. Book two of The Demonata after Lord Loss. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _The Demonata, Book 1: Lord Loss (Little, Brown 0-316-01233-5, Apr 2006, $8.99, 233pp, hc) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2005) young-adult dark fantasy, first in the Demonata series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * +The Demonata: Demon Thief (Little, Brown 0-316-01237-8, Jun 2006, $15.99, 244pp, hc) Young-adult dark fantasy, second in the Demonata series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 12/05).
• * +The Demonata: Slawter (Little, Brown 0-316-01387-0, Nov 2006, $16.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) Young-adult dark fantasy, third in the Demonata series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 6/06).
• * *Koyasan (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-722138-X, Mar 2006, £1.00, 107pp, pb, cover by Mel Grant) Young-adult horror novel. Produced for World Book Day 2006. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Lord Loss (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-719320-3, Jan 2006, £5.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata] Reprint (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 2005) young-adult horror novel. Book one of The Demonata. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * *Slawter (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-722955-0, Jun 2006, £12.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata] Young-adult horror novel. Book three of The Demonata after Lord Loss and Demon Thief. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

SHANNON, COLLEEN (chron.)

• * *Catspell (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52611-5, Jan 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Dark fantasy novel of psychic investigator Shelly Holmes, who investigates supernatural phenomena in Victorian England. An earl’s daughter is afflicted by ancient Egyptian magic. Copyrighted by Colleen M. Fuglaar.

SHANNON, LORELEI (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rags and Old Iron (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5624-3, Dec 2006, $12.95, 282pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Reprint (Wildside 2002, not seen) fantasy romance novel. Wildside Press, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].

SHATNER, WILLIAM (1931- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Captain’s Glory (with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket 0-7434-5343-3, Aug 2006, $25.00, 350pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Star Trek novelization, third in the Totality series after Captain’s Blood. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.
• * _Star Trek: Captain’s Glory (with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (SFBC #1206523, Aug 2006, $12.49, 350pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) Reprint (Pocket 2006) Star Trek novelization, sequel to Captain’s Blood in the Totality series. Copyrighted by CBS Studios. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SHAYNE, MAGGIE; pseudonym of Margaret Benson (chron.)

• * _Embrace the Twilight (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2264-5, Sep 2006, $4.99, 392pp, pb) Reissue (Mira 2003) vampire romance novel in the Wings in the Night series.
• * *Prince of Twilight (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2279-3, Oct 2006, $6.99, 392pp, pb) Vampire romance novel in the Wings in the Night series.
• * _Twilight Hunger (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2263-7, Sep 2006, $4.99, 392pp, pb) [Wings in the Night] Reissue (Mira 2002) vampire romance novel in the Wings in the Night series.

SHECKLEY, ROBERT (1928-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mindswap (Tor/Orb 0-765-31560-2, Jun 2006, $14.95, 216pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Delacorte 1966) SF novel.

SHEEHAN, BILL, ed. (chron.)

• * *Joe R. Lansdale’s Lords of the Razor (with William K. Schafer) (Subterranean Press 1-931081-34-4, Jun 2006, $100.00, 281pp, hc, cover by Tim Truman) Original anthology of 12 stories based on Lansdale’s “The God of the Razor”, the lone reprint here; Lansdale also provides a new story. Other authors include Elizabeth Massie, Bradley Denton, and Thomas Tessier. This is a signed, slipcased edition of 500; a leatherbound, traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($300.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

SHELLEY, MARY W(ollstonecraft Godwin) (1797-1851) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Frankenstein (with Gary Reed & Frazer Irving) (Penguin/Puffin Graphics 0-14-240407-1, May 2005, $9.99, 174pp, tp, cover by Frazer Irving) Young-adult graphic novel adaptation of Shelley’s classic SF novel (Lackington 1818) with text by Gary Reed and art by Frazer Irving. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _Frankenstein (Borders Classics 1-58726-453-6, 2006, $5.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Caspar David Friedrich) Reprint (Lackington 1818) classic SF novel.
• * _Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus (Penguin UK 0-141-02444-5, Jan 2006, £5.99, 279pp, tp) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones 1818) horror novel. A Penguin Red Classic edition.
• * _The Last Man (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9350-X, May 2006, $16.95, 345 + xi, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Colburn 1826) SF novel. This apparently follows a 1965 University of Nebraska Press edition using the first edition text with minor corrections. There is a new introduction by Judith Tarr. Order from University of Nebraska Press, PO Box 84555, Lincoln NE 68501-4555; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

SHELTON, GAIL; see pseudonym Gail Dayton (chron.)

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

• * _The Golden (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-38-X, Apr 2006, $14.95, 203pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (1993) horror novel.
• * _Life During Wartime (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07734-4, Jun 2006, £6.99, 418pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Bantam 1987) SF novel. Volume 66 in the SF Masterworks series.

SHEPHERD, JOEL (chron.)

• * +Crossover (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-443-9, Aug 2006, $15.00, 457pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Cassandra Kresnov] Military SF novel, the first featuring android Cassandra Kresnov. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2001).
• * _Crossover (SFBC #1221715, Nov 2006, $12.99, 457pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Cassandra Kresnov] Reprint (Voyager Australia 2001) military SF novel, the first featuring android Cassandra Kresnov. This follows the Pyr US edition; it has ISBN 978-0-7394-7700-7, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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

• * *Kris Longknife: Resolute (Ace 0-441-01453-4, Nov 2006, $7.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Kris Longknife] SF novel, fourth in the Kris Longknife series. Shepherd is a pen name for Mike Moscoe.

SHERIDAN, RIE; pseudonym of Adrienne E. Rose (stories) (chron.)

• * *Tales from the Home for Wayward Spirits and Bar-B-Que Grill (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-71-6, Aug 2006, $6.00, 52pp, ph, cover by Sherri Dean) [Bruce & Roxanne] Chapbook collection of four humorous horror stories, one original. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

SHERMAN, CORDELIA CAROLINE; see under Sherman, Delia (stories) (chron.)

SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Jedi Trial (with Dan Cragg) (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-948687-3, Nov 2005, £6.99, 337pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey Lucasbooks; Century Lucasbooks 2004) novelization set in the Star Wars universe.
• * *Starfist: Flashfire (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46054-5, Feb 2006, $19.95, 320pp, hc) Military SF novel, 12th in a series about 25th-century Marines.
• * *Starfist: Force Recon, Book 2: Pointblank (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46059-6, Sep 2006, $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) Military SF novel, 13th overall in the Starfist series, and second in a spinoff series.

SHERMAN, DELIA; [i.e., Cordelia Caroline Sherman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Changeling (Penguin/Viking 0670059676, Aug 2006, $16.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) Young-adult urban fantasy. A human girl raised by fairies lives in New York Between, a place sharing the space but not quite the reality of human Manhattan.
• * _Changeling (SFBC #1212649, Aug 2006, $10.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) Reprint (Viking 2006) young-adult urban fantasy. This is similar to the Viking edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul: Exiles (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-7434-6359-5, Jun 2006, $25.00, 324pp, hc, cover by Craig White) [*Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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

SHERRIFF, R(obert) C(edric) (1896-1975) (chron.)

• * _The Hopkins Manuscript (Persephone Books 1-903-155-487, Jun 2005, £10.00, 419pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1939) SF novel. This has a new preface by Michael Moorcock and a 1963 afterword by George Gamow. Persephone Books, 59 Lamb’s Conduit St., London WC1N 3NB, UK; [www.persephonebooks.co.uk].

SHIELDS, TODD (chron.)

• * *Target: Akai — I Refuse to Die (The New and Improved Edition) (Shields, Todd 1-4196-0305-1, May 2006, 430pp, tp, cover by David Mack) Humorous post-holocaust fantasy novel. The girl Akai, born with strange powers, journeys through the much-changed North America of 2259 to challenge the evil Nasti Establishment. Available online at [www.booksurge.com] or from BookSurge, 5431 Dorchester Rd., Suite 16, North Charleston SC 29418; 866-308-6235.

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

• * *Dark Moon Defender (Ace 0-441-01430-5, Oct 2006, $23.95, 435pp, hc) [Twelve Houses] Fantasy novel, third in the Twelve Houses series. King’s Rider Justin goes undercover and falls for a mystically talented novice at a convent believed to be persecuting mystics.
• * *The Dream-Maker’s Magic (Penguin/Viking 0-670-06070-4, May 2006, $16.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Matt Mahurin) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in The Safe-Keeper’s Secret. Two mistreated young people in a small town help each other survive.
• * _Mystic and Rider (Ace 0-441-01303-1, Mar 2006, $7.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Ace 2005) fantasy novel, the first in the Twelve Houses series.
• * *The Thirteenth House (Ace 0-441-01368-6, Mar 2006, $24.95, 423pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Fantasy novel, sequel to Mystic and Rider in the Twelve Houses series. Shapeshifter Kirra, disguised as her sister, accompanies the royal heir on a social tour of the Twelve Houses.