The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

SMITH, KATHRYN (chron.)

• * _Be Mine Tonight (SFBC #1213758, Aug 2006, $10.99, 370pp, hc) [Brotherhood of the Blood] Reprint (Avon 2006, not seen) dark fantasy romance combining vampires and the Holy Grail.

SMITH, KYLE (chron.)

• * *A Christmas Caroline (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-111987-3, Dec 2006, $14.95, 309pp, hc, cover by Stan Chow) [Christmas Carol] Fantasy novel taking off on Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Ghosts visit jaded Manhattan fashionista Caroline.

SMITH, MICHAEL MARSHALL (1965- ); see pseudonym Michael Marshall (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, ROBERT PETER (1956- ); see under Morwood, Peter (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, SCOTT C. (chron.)

• * *The Ruins (Random House/Knopf 1-4000-4387-5, Jul 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc) Horror novel. Vacationers in Mexico are attacked by strange vines.
• * _The Ruins (SFBC #1214677, Dec 2006, $15.99, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 2006) horror novel. This is similar to the Knopf edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SMITH, SHERWOOD; pseudonym of Christine I. Smith Lowentrout, (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Inda (DAW 0-7564-0264-6, Aug 2006, $25.95, 568pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Inda] Fantasy novel, the first in a series. A prince’s second son faces brutal training for his future military career.
• * *Trouble Under Oz (HarperCollins 0-06-029609-7, Aug 2006, $16.99, 239pp, hc, cover by William Stout) [Oz] Young-adult contemporary fantasy set in L. Frank Baum’s Oz, sequel to Sherwood’s The Emerald Wand of Oz. Illustrated by William Stout.

SMITH-READY, JERI (chron.)

• * *Eyes of Crow (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80258-7, Nov 2006, $14.95, 473pp, tp) [Aspect of Crow] Fantasy romance novel. Rhia’s unwanted gift is the ability to see how others will die.

SNIEGOSKI, THOMAS E. (chron.)

• * *Hellboy: The God Machine (Pocket Star 1-4165-0784-1, Aug 2006, $7.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Mike Mignola) Novelization based on the dark fantasy movie and comic book by Mike Mignola. Copyrighted by Mike Mignola.
• * *Sleeper Agenda (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-053-0, Jun 2006, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Young-adult SF thriller, part two of the Sleeper Conspiracy. Tom Lovett’s murderous alter-ego is taking over his days.
• * *Sleeper Code (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-052-2, Jun 2006, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Tony Sahara) Young-adult SF thriller, the first in the Sleeper Conspiracy. Tom Lovett discovers he becomes a killer when he sleeps.
• * _Stones Unturned (with Christopher Golden) See entry under Christopher Golden.

SNOW, SUZANNE Y. (chron.)

• * *Forrorrois: The Homecoming (AuthorHouse 1-4208-7179-X, Jan 2006, $23.49, 561pp, tp, cover by Sarah A. LeBlanc) SF novel, sequel to Forrorrois: Innocence Lost. Master Pilot Forrorrois is assigned to covertly protect her homeworld Earth from disruption by offworld advanced technology. A print-on-demand book, available online at [www.AuthorHouse.com]; 800-839-8640.

SNYDER, MARIA V. (chron.)

• * *Magic Study (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80249-8, Oct 2006, $21.95, 392pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Poison Study] Fantasy romance novel, sequel to Poison Study. Yelena has a hard time adjusting to life in Sitia with her long-lost family and new magical training.
• * _Poison Study (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80257-9, Sep 2006, $6.99, 427pp, pb) [Poison Study] Reprint (Luna 2005) fantasy novel.

SNYDER, ZILPHA KEATLEY (1927- ) (chron.)

• * *The Treasures of Weatherby (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 1-4169-1398-X, Jan 2007, $15.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Brandon Dorman) Young-adult novel with possible fantasy elements. An undersized boy being homeschooled by eccentric relatives in a mysterious old mansion meets a girl who claims to have flown over the walls.

SOESBEE, REE (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: City of Fortune (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-4026-3, Jul 2006, $5.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Vinod Rams) Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, third in the Elidor trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: The Crystal Chalice (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 0-7869-3994-X, Mar 2006, $5.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Vinod Rams) Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, second in the Elidor trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SOKOLOFF, ALEXANDRA (chron.)

• * *The Harrowing (St. Martin’s 0-312-35748-6, Sep 2006, $21.95, 245pp, hc) Ghost story. Five students staying at school for Thanksgiving sense a malevolent presence.

SOLITAIRE, JENNA (chron.)

• * *Keeper of the Earth (Tor Teen 0-765-35360-1, Oct 2006, $6.99, 241pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the Daughter of Destiny series supposedly written by the protagonist.
• * *Keeper of the Flames (Tor Teen 0-765-35358-X, Jun 2006, $6.99, 261pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Daughter of Destiny series. Jenna, new Keeper of the magical Boards, seeks the Board of Fire in Pompeii. Supposedly written by the protagonist. We have no idea who the author is. A machine?
• * *Keeper of the Waters (Tor Teen 0-765-35359-8, Apr 2006, $6.99, 239pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult contemporary fantasy, second in the Daughter of Destiny series supposedly written by Jenna Solitaire, the Keeper of the Boards, and her quest for the missing magic Boards.
• * *Keeper of the Winds (Tor Teen 0-765-35357-1, Feb 2006, $5.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Daughter of Destiny series written by the main character. Jenna, the last in her family, learns she is a hereditary Keeper of the magical Boards of the Elements.

SOMPER, JUSTIN (chron.)

• * +Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean (Little, Brown 0-316-01373-0, Oct 2006, $15.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Young-adult post-holocaust vampire pirate novel set in a future where the oceans have risen greatly. Shipwrecked and separated twins are taken up by different pirate ships. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 6/05).
• * *Vampirates: Tide of Terror (Simon & Schuster UK Children’s Books 1-416-90141-8, Mar 2006, £6.99, 423pp, tp, cover by Bob Lea) [Vampirates] Young-adult post-holocaust vampire novel, second in a series.

SOULBAN, LUCIEN (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The Alien Sea (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4082-4, Aug 2006, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by David Hudnut) Novelization based on the roleplaying games, part of the Champions sub-series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * +Necromunda: Fleshworks (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-329-6, Mar 2006, $7.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (2/06) edition, but only lists prices in US and Canadian dollars.

SPARKES, ALI (chron.)

• * *The Shapeshifter: Finding the Fox (Oxford University Press 0-19-275465-3, May 2006, £5.99, 328pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Shapeshifter] Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a new series.

SPARKS, KERRELYN (chron.)

• * *Vamps and the City (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-075201-7, May 2006, $5.99, 387pp, pb) Vampire romance. A vampire TV network develops a reality show pitting humans against vampires for the title of Sexiest Man on Earth.
• * _Vamps and the City (SFBC #1209153, May 2006, $10.99, 387pp, hc) Reprint (Avon 2006) vampire romance. This has ISBN 0-7394-6772-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SPARTZ, EMERSON, ed. (chron.)

• * _MuggleNet.com’s What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7 (with Andy Gordon, [et al] & Ben Schoen) See entry under Ben Schoen.

SPENCER, WEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Steel City Magic (SFBC #1212408, May 2006, $13.99, 628pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Steel City] Omnibus of two contemporary fantasy novels: Tinker (2003) and Wolf Who Rules (2006). This has ISBN 0-7394-6687-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Wolf Who Rules (Baen 1-4165-2055-4, Apr 2006, $25.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Steel City] Fantasy novel, sequel to Tinker, set in a near-future Pittsburgh mostly in the land of the elves, and a girl genius inventor.

SPENCER, WILLIAM BROWNING (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Ocean and All Its Devices (Subterranean Press 1-59606-047-6, Jun 2006, $40.00, 195pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of nine stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 750. (Contents)

SPERLONGA, LORENZO (chron.)

• * *The Art of Lorenzo Sperlonga (SQP/Fanfare 0-86562-067-9, Feb 2006, $24.95, 104pp, tp, cover by Lorenzo Sperlonga) Art book with mostly color pin-up art showing women, many fantastic. Co-published in North America by SQP and Fanfare UK. SQP Inc, PO Box 248, Columbus NJ 08022; [www.sqpinc.com].

SPINRAD, NORMAN (Richard) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mexica (Little, Brown UK 0-316-72604-4, Oct 2005, £18.99, 506pp, hc) Associational historical novel based on the 16th-century Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
• * _Mexica (Little, Brown UK/Abacus 0-349-11904-X, Oct 2006, £8.99, 506pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 2005) historical novel based on the 16th century Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.

SPITERI, PAUL, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Pearls from Peoria See entry under Philip José Farmer.

SPOOR, RYK E. (chron.)

• * _Boundary (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.

SPRADLIN, MICHAEL P. (chron.)

• * _Spy Goddess, Book One: Live and Let Shop (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-059409-8, Feb 2006, $5.99, 271pp, pb) [Spy Goddess] Reprint (HarperCollins 2005) young-adult supernatural spy novel.
• * *Spy Goddess, Book Two: To Hawaii, with Love (HarperCollins 0-06-059410-1, Feb 2006, $15.99, 198pp, hc) [Spy Goddess] Young-adult supernatural spy novel, second in the series. Reincarnated goddess Rachel and her friends seek an ancient artifact in Hawaii.

SPRINGER, NANCY (Connor) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Rowan Hood Returns (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240685-6, Nov 2006, $5.99, 169pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) [Rowan Hood] Reprint (Philomel 2005) young-adult fantasy, fifth and final in the series begun in Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest.

SPRUILL, STEVEN G(regory) (1946- ); see pseudonym Steve Lyon (chron.)

SPURGEON, BRAD (chron.)

• * *Colin Wilson: Philosopher of Optimism (Butterworth, Michael 0-9552672-0-X, May 2006, £9.99, 119 + xxviii, tp) Non-fiction look at Wilson’s philosophy and works, primarily through interviews and four articles by Wilson. [Wilson]

SPURLOCK, J. DAVID (chron.)

• * _Wally’s World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World’s Second-Best Comic Book Artist (with Steve Starger) See entry under Steve Starger.

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• * _Fantastic Art of Arthur Suydam See entry under Arthur Suydam.

SQUIRES, CLAIRE (chron.)

• * *Philip Pullman, Master Storyteller: A Guide to the Worlds of His Dark Materials (Continuum 0-8264-1716-7, Dec 2006, $14.95, 214 + x, tp, cover by Laura Diehl) Non-fiction, a critical exploration of the trilogy and its author, also looking at some of his other works in context of the trilogy. Includes bibliography and index. [Pullman]

SQUIRES, SUSAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Burning (St. Martin’s 0-312-99855-4, Apr 2006, $6.99, 376pp, pb) Erotic historical vampire novel. Psychic Ann Van Helsing is drawn to a vampire vigilante in 1822 England.

STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Slaves of the Death Spiders and Other Essays on Fantastic Literature (The Borgo Press 0-8095-1910-0, Nov 2006, $19.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Chris Harvey) Critical book. (Contents)
• * *Space, Time, and Infinity: Essays on Fantastic Literature (Borgo Press, The 0-8095-1911-9, Dec 2006, $19.95, 208pp, tp, cover by Petronilo Dangoy) Critical book. (Contents)
• * *The Stones of Camelot (Black Coat Press 1-932983-69-4, Mar 2006, $22.95, 327pp, tp, cover by Anne-Claire Payet) Arthurian metaphysical fantasy novel, expanded and altered from “The Architect of Worlds”. A young man once taken into Faerie as a changeling returns to the world of men to witness the fall of Camelot. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.blackcoatpress.com], or from Hollywood Comics.com, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416.
• * *Streaking (PS Publishing 1-904619-40-1, Jun 2006, £25.00, 322pp, hc, cover by Vincent Chong) Fantasy novel of a family gifted or cursed with uncanny luck. Introduction by Storm Constantine. This is a signed limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-41-X, £60.00) signed by Stableford and Constantine is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

STACKPOLE, MICHAEL A(ustin) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cartomancy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38238-1, Mar 2006, $15.00, 427pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Age of Discovery] Fantasy novel, second in The Age of Discovery series.
• * _Cartomancy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58664-5, Dec 2006, $6.99, 558pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Age of Discovery] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2006) fantasy novel, second in The Age of Discovery series.
• * _A Secret Atlas (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58663-7, Feb 2006, $6.99, 604pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Age of Discovery] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2005) fantasy novel, the first in “The Age of Discovery” series.

STAHLER, DAVID, Jr. (chron.)

• * *Doppelganger (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-087232-2, May 2006, $16.99, 258pp, hc, cover by Ashley Wood) Young-adult dark fantasy about a reluctant shape-changing doppelganger who gets involved in the troubled life of the high school athlete he’s replaced.

STANDISH, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Hollow Earth (Perseus Books Group/Da Capo Press 0-306-81373-4, 2006, $24.95, 303pp, hc) Non-fiction, subtitled “The Long and Curious History of Imagining Strange Lands, Fantastical Creatures, Advanced Civilizations, and Marvelous Machines Below the Earth’s Surface”. Looks at the evolution of the idea in science, folklore, art, and literature, and cultural implications, with separate chapters on Jules Verne, Edgar Rice Burroughs, and Edgar Allen Poe.

STANLEY, DIANE (chron.)

• * *Bella at Midnight (HarperCollins 0-06-077573-4, Apr 2006, $15.99, 278pp, hc, cover by Bagram Ibatoulline) Young-adult fantasy loosely based on Cinderella. A peasant girl discovers she’s really the daughter of a knight.

STARGER, STEVE (chron.)

• * *Wally’s World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World’s Second-Best Comic Book Artist (with J. David Spurlock) (Vanguard Productions 1-887591-80-X, Oct 2006, $24.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Daniel Clowes) Non-fiction, a heavily illustrated biography of Wally Wood. Introduction by Peter Max. A hardcover edition (-81-8, $34.95) and a deluxe hardcover with an added 16-page portfolio (-82-6, $49.95) are also available. Vanguard Productions, 390 Campus Drive, Somerset NY 08873; [www.creativemix.com/vanguard].

STARTA, GARY (chron.)

• * *What Are You Made Of? (PublishAmerica 1-4241-2316-X, 2005, $24.95, 374pp, tp, cover by Federico Dallocchio) SF novel. Dying colonists can only be saved by illegal mind transfers into android bodies. A first novel. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now; a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

STASHOWER, DANIEL (Meyer), ed. (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ghosts in Baker Street (with Martin H. Greenberg & Jon L. Lellenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

STATON, CARMEN (chron.)

• * _Ruby (with Francesca Lia Block) See entry under Francesca Lia Block.

STEELE, ALLEN (Mulherrin, Jr.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Coyote Frontier (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-369-4, Feb 2006, £6.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Peter Cotton) [Coyote] Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel. Book three in the Coyote series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Coyote Frontier (Ace 0-441-01357-0, Dec 2006, $7.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Ron Miller) [Coyote] Reprint (Ace 2005) SF novel, third in the Coyote series.

STEIN, JEANNE C. (chron.)

• * *The Becoming (Ace 0-441-01456-9, Dec 2006, $7.99, 293pp, pb) [Anna Strong] Dark fantasy novel. Bounty hunter Anna Strong pursues the vampire who changed her.

STEMPLE, ADAM (stories) (chron.)

• * _Pay the Piper (with Jane Yolen) See entry under Jane Yolen.
• * _Singer of Souls (Tor 0-765-35027-0, Oct 2006, $6.99, 237pp, pb, cover by Charles Vess) [Singer of Souls] Reprint (Tor 2005) contemporary fantasy novel about a street musician and faeries.
• * _Troll Bridge: A Rock ’n’ Roll Fairy Tale (with Jane Yolen) See entry under Jane Yolen.

STEPHENSEN-PAYNE, PHIL(ip Andrew), ed. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Darker Tides: The Weird Tales of Eric Frank Russell See entry under Eric Frank Russell.