The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

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

• * *Batman: Dead White (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47944-0, Aug 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by John Van Fleet) Associational novelization based on the comic. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * _Cellars (Writers.com Books/infrapress 0-9742907-8-5, Jul 2006, $15.95, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1982) horror novel. This has been revised and has a new introduction by Edward Lee. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.infrapress.com] or from Writers.com Books, 87 South Meadowcroft Dr., Akron OH 44313.
• * *John Constantine: Hellblazer: Subterranean (Pocket Star 1-4165-0344-7, Dec 2006, $7.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Tim Bradstreet) Novelization based on characters from the comic book. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *John Constantine: Hellblazer: War Lord (Pocket Star 1-4165-0343-9, Feb 2006, $6.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Tim Bradstreet) Novelization based on characters from the comic book. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Predator: Forever Midnight (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-034-5, Mar 2006, $6.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) Novelization based on the world of the movies. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

SHOWALTER, GENA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Awaken Me Darkly (Pocket/Downtown Press 1-4165-1717-0, Mar 2006, $6.99, 358pp, pb) Reprint (Downtown Press 2005) SF detective novel about a police alien hunter.
• * *Enslave Me Sweetly (Pocket/Downtown Press 0-7434-9750-3, Jun 2006, $13.00, 306pp, tp) [Alien Huntress] SF detective novel, second in the Alien Huntress series. Humanoid alien Eden Black gets a hot new partner on a mission to stop aliens enslaving humans.
• * *Jewel of Atlantis (Harlequin/HQN 0-373-77096-0, Jan 2006, $6.99, 377pp, tp) [Atlantis] Fantasy romance novel. An agent for the secret Otherworld Bureau of Investigation sneaks into Atlantis to recover a legendary jewel of great power, not realizing it’s a woman.
• * *Playing with Fire (Harlequin/HQN 0-373-77129-0, Sep 2006, $6.99, 374pp, pb) Paranormal romance novel. An ordinary young woman suddenly acquires superpowers and a government agent out to neutralize her.

SHUMAN, GEORGE D. (chron.)

• * *18 Seconds (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-7716-3, Mar 2006, $23.00, 309pp, hc) [Sherry Moore] Serial killer thriller with psychic elements. A blind psychic can see the last 18 second of a murder victim’s life. A first novel.

SHUSTER, ROBERT (stories) (chron.)

• * *Phase II (Sevenacide 0-9706989-6-8, Aug 2006, $12.00, 176pp, tp) SF horror novella. Aliens exterminate humanity but get a nasty surprise when they try to colonize Earth.

SHUSTERMAN, NEAL (Douglas) (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dark Fusion: Duckling Ugly (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47585-0, Mar 2006, $15.99, 211pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the Dark Fusion trilogy.
• * *Everlost (Simon & Schuster 0-689-87237-2, Oct 2006, $16.95, 313pp, hc) Young-adult supernatural thriller. Dead teens are trapped in a strange world called Everlost.

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

• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul: Exiles (with Josepha Sherman) See entry under Josepha Sherman.

SICLARI, JOSEPH D., ed. (chron.)

• * _Worldcon Guest of Honor Speeches (with Mike Resnick) See entry under Mike Resnick.

SIGLER, SCOTT (chron.)

• * *EarthCore (Dragon Moon Press 1-896944-32-9, Dec 2005, $19.95, 266pp, tp, cover by Kevin Capizzi) SF technothriller. Efforts to dig a three-mile-deep mine shaft unleash something deadly. Dragon Moon Press, PO Box 64312, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2K 6J7; [www.dragonmoonpress.com].

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

• * _The Book of Skulls (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47138-5, Feb 2006, $12.95, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner 1972) SF novel. This is a “soon to be a major motion picture” tie-in edition with a new afterword by the author.
• * *The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg: To Be Continued (Subterranean Press 1-59606-061-1, Nov 2006, $35.00, 392pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 24 stories written between 1953 and 1958. This is cloth bound without dustjacket. Silverberg provides a general introduction and individual story introductions discussing the origins of each. A leatherbound, signed limited edition of 125 is sold out. (Contents)
• * *In the Beginning: Tales from the Pulp Era (Subterranean Press 1-59606-043-3, Feb 2006, $40.00, 335pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 16 pulp SF adventure stories from the 1950s, with a general introduction and story introductions by Silverberg on his early writing career. This is a signed limited edition of 1000; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available. (Contents)

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• * _Science Fiction: 101 (ibooks 0-7434-1294-X, Oct 2005, $14.00, 544pp, tp) Reissue (Warner 1987 as Robert Silverberg’s Worlds of Wonder) anthology of 13 stories. This has the 2001 introduction by Greg Bear. Third printing.

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

• * *Physician to the Universe (Darkside Press 0-9787846-0-X, Nov 2006, $45.00, 254pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) SF collection. Limited to 520 copies, of which 500 have been offered for sale. Volume two in “The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak”. (Contents) [ed: Phil Stephensen-Payne]

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

• * _Endymion (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07639-9, Nov 2006, £7.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hyperion] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) SF novel. Book three of the Hyperion Quartet.
• * _Hyperion Cantos (SFBC #1225172, Nov 2006, $15.99, 929pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Hyperion] Reissue (SFBC 1990) omnibus of two novels in the series: Hyperion (1989) and The Fall of Hyperion (1990). This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7667-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Olympos (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07882-0, Jun 2006, £7.99, 824pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Ilium] Reprint (Gollancz; Eos 2005) SF novel.
• * _Olympos (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81793-4, Aug 2006, $7.99, 893pp, pb) [Ilium] Reprint (Eos 2005) far-future SF novel, sequel to Ilium.
• * _The Rise of Endymion (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07640-2, Nov 2006, £7.99, 804pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Hyperion] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1997) SF novel. Book four of the Hyperion Quartet.
• * _Song of Kali (Earthling Publications 0-9766339-3-0, Dec 2005, $75.00, 308pp, hc, cover by François Baranger) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) dark fantasy novel. Winner of the World Fantasy Award. This is a 20th Anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. A signed, slipcased edition of 400; a traycased, lettered edition of 15 ($650.00) is sold out. Earthling Publications, PO Box 413, Northborough MA 01532; [www.earthlingpub.com].

SIMOLKE, DUANE (chron.)

• * *The Return of Innocence (with Toni Davis) (iUniverse.com 0-595-38988-0, May 2006, $12.95, 151pp, tp) Humorous fantasy romance. Teenaged Sash accidentally causes the death of an evil sorcerer and finds herself a heroine expected to defeat an even more powerful foe. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.iuniverse.com] or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512; 800-288-4677.

SIMPSON, DONNA LEA (chron.)

• * *Awaiting the Moon (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20849-4, Feb 2006, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Vittorio Dangelico) [Awaiting the Moon] Gothic romance with werewolves. The new governess at Wolfram Castle discovers dark secrets.
• * *Awaiting the Night (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21285-8, Nov 2006, $6.99, 313pp, pb) [Awaiting the Moon] Gothic romance with werewolves, a follow-up to Awaiting the Moon. Count Kazimir Vasilov comes to Wolfram Castle to keep a deadly legend from coming true.

SIMS, MICHAEL P. N. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Shelter (with L. H. Maynard) See entry under L. H. Maynard

SINGER, NICKY (chron.)

• * *GemX (Oxford University Press 0-19-274201-9, Oct 2006, £5.99, 305pp, tp, cover by Fredrik Broden) Young-adult novel of a world split into genetically perfect GemX humans and the “dreggies” on the outside.

SINGH, NALINI (chron.)

• * *Slave to Sensation (Berkley Sensation 0-425-21286-6, Sep 2006, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Psy-Changeling] Supernatural romance, the first in a trilogy. A Psy woman and a changeling crave the emotions and passion forbidden by the ruling Psy.

SINGLETON, JOHN (chron.)

• * *Angel Blood (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-138220-1, May 2006, £9.99, 312pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.

SINGLETON, LINDA JOY (chron.)

• * *The Seer: Sword Play (Llewellyn 0-7387-0880-1, May 2006, $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Lisa Novak) Young-adult fantasy mystery, fourth in a series about a psychic teen. Sabina moves back with her mother and reunites with old friends. 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].

SINISALO, JOHANNA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dedalus Book of Finnish Fantasy (Dedalus 1-903517-29-X, Jan 2006, £9.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Hugo Simberg) Original collection of 27 vignettes, excerpts, and short stories published in Finland between 1870 and 2003. Translated by David Hackston. (Contents)

SIZEMORE, JASON B., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Aegri Somnia (with Gill Ainsworth) (Apex Publications 0-9788676-2-9, Dec 2006, $14.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Michael Bielaczyc) Original anthology of 12 horror stories on a theme of nightmares. Authors include Christopher Rowe, Scott Nicholson, Lavie Tidhar, and Cherie Priest. Introduction by Sizemore. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.apexdigest.com] or from Apex Publications, PO Box 2223, Lexington KY 40588. (Contents)

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

• * _I Thirst for You (Pocket Star 1-4165-2354-5, Apr 2006, $4.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reissue (Pocket Star 2004) vampire romance novel, sequel to I Burn for You.
• * *Master of Darkness (Pocket Star 1-4165-1334-5, Feb 2006, $6.99, 303pp, pb) Vampire romance novel. A beautiful hacker and vampire huntress meets a sexy vampire warrior with stolen encrypted files.
• * _Master of Darkness (SFBC #1209094, Apr 2006, $10.99, 303pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket Star 2006) vampire romance novel. this has ISBN 0-7394-6321-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Primal Heat (Pocket Star 1-4165-1335-3, Aug 2006, $6.99, 350pp, pb) Vampire romance novel. A vampire protector falls a for police officer.
• * _Primal Heat (SFBC #1216957, Sep 2006, $10.99, 350pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Pocket Star 2006) vampire romance novel. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7331-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SKAL, DAVID J(ohn), ed. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Vampires: Encounters with the Undead (SFBC #1202391, Feb 2006, $14.99, 587pp, tp) Reprint (Black Dog & Leventhal 2001, not seen) annotated vampire anthology with 25 stories, three novel excerpts, and eight non-fiction pieces ranging from the Romantic period to the Post-Modern. This has ISBN 0-7394-6407-8; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back. (Contents)

SKELTON, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *Endymion Spring (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38239-2, Mar 2006, £10.99, 442pp, hc, cover by Bill Sanderson) Young-adult fantasy novel. A present-day boy finds a mysterious blank book sought for centuries. A first novel.
• * +Endymion Spring (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-73380-1, Aug 2006, $17.95, 392pp, hc, cover by Peter Ferguson) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy visiting modern-day oxford finds a legendary book and has to evade cutthroat antiquarians. A first novel. First US edition (Puffin UK 3/06).

SKETCHLEY, MARTIN (chron.)

• * +The Destiny Mask (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-439-0, Apr 2006, $15.00, 364pp, tp, cover by Dave Seeley) [Structure] SF novel, book two of the Structure Series. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 3/05).
• * _The Destiny Mask (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-6844-9, Apr 2006, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) [Structure] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) SF novel. Book two in the Structure series after The Affinity Trap.
• * *The Liberty Gun (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-492-7, Nov 2006, $15.00, 310pp, tp, cover by Dave Seeley) [Structure] SF novel, book three of the Structure Series.

SKIPP, JOHN (Mason), ed. (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mondo Zombie (Cemetery Dance Publications 1587670402, Jun 2006, 497pp, hc) (Contents)

SKYE, OBERT (chron.)

• * _Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 1-4169-2806-5, Jul 2006, $7.99, 368pp, tp, cover by Ben Sowards) Reprint (Shadow Mountain 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series about an Oklahoma boy and the dream land of Foo.

SLATER, LAUREN (chron.)

• * _Blue Beyond Blue: Extraordinary Tales for Ordinary Dilemmas (Norton 0-393-32858-9, Jul 2006, $13.95, 211pp, tp, cover by Sam Weber) Reprint (Norton 2005) collection of 16 fairytales for adults.

SLAY, JACK, Jr. (chron.)

• * _Sleeping Policemen (with Dale Bailey) See entry under Dale Bailey.

SLEATOR, WILLIAM (Warner, III) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Among the Dolls (Tor/Starscape 0-765-35239-7, May 2006, $5.99, 91pp, tp) Reprint (Bullseye Books 1975) young-adult horror novella. A girl finds herself trapped in her dollhouse with the dolls she’s abused.
• * _Fingers (Tor/Teen 0-765-35349-0, Jul 2006, $6.99, 197pp, pb, cover by James Jean) Reprint (Atheneum 1983) young-adult horror novel.
• * *Hell Phone (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-5479-6, Sep 2006, $16.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Jonathan Beckerman) Young-adult horror novel. Nick buys a used cell phone that gets strange calls and plays weird games.
• * _The Last Universe (Abrams/Amulet 0-8109-9213-2, Mar 2006, $6.95, 217pp, tp) Reprint (Amulet 2005) young-adult SF horror novel of alternate realities.

SMALL, BERTRICE (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *Lara (Harlequin/HQN 0-373-77154-1, May 2006, $7.99, 540pp, pb) Fantasy romance novel, the first in The World of Hetar. A half-faerie woman goes on a journey that exposes her to rebellion and passion.

SMEDLEY, MICHAEL JOHN (chron.)

• * *The Sirius Phenomenon (The Book Guild 1-85776-904-X, Mar 2006, £17.50, 394pp, hc) SF novel. A first novel. In the near-future, the Earth is about to be plunged into an ice age impelled by an intergalactic gas cloud; the discovery of a buried meteorite older than the known universe may be the only key to survival.

SMEDMAN, LISA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Vanity’s Brood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3982-6, Mar 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book three of House of Serpents. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SMITH, BRIAN (chron.)

• * *Deathbringer (Leisure 0-8439-5677-1, Mar 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Zombie horror novel.

SMITH, CLARK ASHTON (1893-1961) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Lost Worlds (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9351-8, Oct 2006, $16.95, 419 + x, tp) Reprint (Arkham House 1944) collection of 23 stories. This has a new introduction by Jeff VanderMeer. Order from University of Nebraska Press, PO Box 84555, Lincoln NE 68501-4555; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com]. (Contents)
• * _Out of Space and Time (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9352-6, Oct 2006, $16.95, 370pp, tp, cover by Eodoekis. Stasys) Reprint (Arkham House 1942) collection of 20 stories. There is a new introduction by Jeff VanderMeer. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

SMITH, CORDWAINER; pseudonym of Paul M. A. Linebarger, (1913-1966) (stories) (chron.)

• * *We the Underpeople (Baen 1-4165-2095-3, Dec 2006, $15.00, 465 + xiii, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of the novel Norstrilia and five related stories. This has a 2002 introduction by Robert Silverberg. Edited by Hank Davis. (Contents)

SMITH, D. W. “PROF”; see under Smith, Dean Wesley (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, DEAN WESLEY, ed. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 9 (with Elisa J. Kassin & Paula M. Block) (Pocket 1-4165-2048-1, Aug 2006, $16.00, 381pp, tp, cover by Doug Drexler) [Star Trek] Original Star Trek anthology of 23 stories written by fans as part of a contest (rules included), the ninth in a series. Introduction by Smith. Copyrighted by CBS Studios. (Contents)

SMITH, GORDON (Winslow) (1907- ) (chron.)

• * *The Forest in the Hallway (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-68847-1, Sep 2006, $16.00, 232pp, hc, cover by Jaime Zollars) Young-adult fantasy novel. Beatriz’s search for her missing parents leads her to a New York City apartment building with a very strange 19th floor.

SMITH, JEFF (chron.)

• * _Bone: Eyes of the Storm (Scholastic/Graphix 0-439-70638-6, Feb 2006, $9.99, 174pp, tp, cover by Jeff Smith) Reprint (Cartoon Books 1997) graphic novel, the third collection of the b&w epic fantasy comic book, now appearing for the first time in color. A hardcover edition (-70625-4, $18.95) is also available.
• * _Bone: The Dragonslayer (Scholastic/Graphix 0-439-70626-2, Aug 2006, $9.99, 168pp, tp, cover by Jeff Smith) Reprint (Cartoon Books 1997) graphic novel, the third collection of the epic fantasy comic book, now appearing for the first time in color. A hardcover edition (-70637-8, $18.95) is also available.

SMITH, JEFFREY D., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The James Tiptree Award Anthology 3 (with Karen Joy Fowler, Pat Murphy & Deborah L. Notkin) See entry under Karen Joy Fowler.