The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

SMITH, SHERWOOD (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Derelict for Trade (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _A Mind For Trade (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * *The Phoenix in Flight (with Dave Trowbridge) (Tor 0-812-52024-6, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Exordium] Sf novel, first book of the “Exordium” series. The black sheep son of a star emperor runs from his ceremonial duty, a crime punishable by death.
• * *A Prison Unsought (with Dave Trowbridge) (Tor 0-812-52026-2, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.50, 473pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Exordium] SF novel, third book of the “Exordium” series.
• * *The Rifter’s Covenant (with Dave Trowbridge) (Tor 0-812-52027-0, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 462pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Exordium] SF novel, fourth book of the “Exordium” series.
• * *Ruler of Naught (with Dave Trowbridge) (Tor 0-812-52025-4, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 470pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Exordium] Sf novel, second book of the “Exordium” series.
• * *The Thrones of Kronos (with Dave Trowbridge) (Tor 0-812-52028-9, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 604pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Exordium] SF novel, fifth and final book of the “Exordium” series.
• * *Wren to the Rescue (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200975-2, Sep ’90, $15.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Wren] Young-adult fantasy of an orphan girl who discovers that her best friend is a Princess in hiding.
• * _Wren to the Rescue (Dell Yearling 0-440-40773-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $3.50, 216pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Wren] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990) young-adult fantasy of an orphan girl who discovers that her best friend is a Princess in hiding.
• * *Wren’s Quest (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200976-0, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $16.95, 199pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Wren] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to Wren to the Rescue, about Wren’s search for her parentage, and the machinations of a sinister wizard.
• * *Wren’s War (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200977-9, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $17.00, 210pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Wren] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the “Wren” series. The mage-school students save the kingdom one more time before graduation.

SMITH, SINCLAIR; pseudonym of Dona Smith (stories)

• * *The Diary (Scholastic UK 0-590-55926-5, Jan ’95, £2.99, 189pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A girl is the reincarnation of a murder victim — and the murderer is still around.
• * _Double Date (Scholastic UK 0-590-19751-7, Feb ’98, £3.50, 170pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1996) young-adult ghost novel. A “Point Horror” book. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dream Date (Scholastic 0-590-46126-5, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $3.25, 213pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a young girl whose dream lover becomes more and more real until he begins taking over her waking life.
• * *Let Me Tell You How I Died (Scholastic 0-590-47786-2, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $3.50, 189pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel about a girl who is the reincarnation of a murder victim — whose killer was reincarnated as well.
• * _Second Sight (Scholastic UK 0-590-19066-0, Mar ’97, £3.50, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel. Copyrighted by Dona Smith. [First U.K. edition]

SMITH, STEPHANIE A(nn) (1959- ) (stories)

• * *The Boy Who Was Thrown Away (Atheneum 0-689-31343-8, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $14.95, 250pp, hc) [Snow-Eyes] Young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel to Snow Eyes.
• * _The Boy Who Was Thrown Away (DAW 0-88677-320-2, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 255pp, pb) [Snow-Eyes] Reprint (Atheneum 1987) fantasy novel, sequel to Snow-Eyes.
• * *Other Nature (Tor 0-312-85638-5, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $21.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) SF novel. Adults in a small town on the Oregon coast in the 21st century resist changes to humanity made by genetic engineering.
• * _Other Nature (Tor 0-312-86352-7, Jun ’97, $13.95, 253pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel.
• * *Snow-Eyes (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31129-X, Sep ’85, $13.95, 185pp, hc) [Snow-Eyes] Young-adult fantasy novel, a first novel. Well-written with haunting atmosphere, but the plot is weak. Keep an eye out for Smith’s next book. (DLN)
• * _Snow-Eyes (DAW 0-88677-286-9, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 222pp, pb) [Snow-Eyes] Reprint (Atheneum 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.

SMITH, STEVEN R., ed. (stories)

• * *Folklore, Fable, & Fantasy (Galde Press 1-880090-19-8, 1995 [Jul ’96], $14.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Charles Scogins) Original anthology of 17 stories of myth, magic, and personal transformation. The authors are better known in pagan circles than SF. This book has a 1995 copyright date, but was not seen until now. Available from Galde Press, PO Box 460, Lakeville MN 55044; orders 800-777-3454. (Contents)

SMITH, SUSAN; [i.e., Susan Vernon Smith Mendonca] (1950- )

• * *Changing Places (Scholastic/Point 0-590-33580-4, Dec ’86, $2.50, 155pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel of a boy and girl who switch bodies. The fairy godfather involved is a computer.
• * *Samantha Slade #2: Confessions of a Teenage Frog (Pocket Archway 0-671-63714-2, Oct ’87, $2.50, 133pp, pb) [Samantha Slade] Juvenile fantasy novel.
• * *Samantha Slade #3: Our Friend, Public Nuisance No. 1 (Pocket Archway 0-671-63715-0, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $2.50, 144pp, pb) [Samantha Slade] Juvenile fantasy novel, third in a series about the sitter for an “Addams Family"-like family. Includes magic, pet dinosaurs, etc.
• * *Samantha Slade #4: The Terrors of Rock and Roll (Pocket Archway 0-671-63716-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $2.50, 160pp, pb) [Samantha Slade] Juvenile fantasy novel starring a Charles Addams-type family.
• * *Samantha Slade, Monster-Sitter (Pocket Archway 0-671-63713-4, Oct ’87, $2.50, 130pp, pb) [Samantha Slade] Juvenile fantasy novel, first in a series.

SMITH, TERRENCE LORE (1942-1988)

• * *Yours Truly, from Hell (St. Martin’s 0-312-89828-2, Jul ’87, $17.95, 336pp, hc) Horror novel of a psychic and his visions of Jack the Ripper.
• * _Yours Truly, from Hell (Grafton 0-586-20082-7, Jul ’88, £3.50, 412pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

SMITH, TEVIS CLYDE (1908-1984)

• * *Report On a Writing Man & Other Reminiscences of Robert E. Howard (Necronomicon Press no ISBN, Oct ’91, $6.95, 48pp, ph) Non-fiction, history, a collection of material on Robert E. Howard by one of his friends plus an introduction by Novalyne Price Ellis and an essay on Smith by Rusty Burke.

SMITH, THOMAS G(raham) (1938- )

• * *Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32263-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $50.00, 280pp, hc) Non-fiction, coffee table pictorial book on ILM’s film special effects, with an introduction by George Lucas.
• * _Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects (Columbus 0-86287-142-5, Dec ’86, £35.00, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1986) non-fiction book on film special effects.
• * _Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32263-0, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $55.00, 279pp, hc) Reissue (Del Rey 1986) non-fiction/art book. 2nd printing.
• * _Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-00936-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $60.00, 279pp, hc) Reissue (Del Rey 1986) non-fiction, art book; third printing.

SMITH, TIM, ed. (stories)

• * _The Moon Box (with John Miller) See entry under John Miller.

SMITH, TIMOTHY d’ARCH (stories)

• * *Alembic (Dalkey Archive Press 1-56478-009-0, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $19.95, 226pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of a young historian working for a secret British government agency exploring practical applications of alchemy. A first novel. Recommended (SW). Order from Dalkey Archive Press, Fairchild Hall ISU, Normal IL 61761.

SMITH, WAYNE

• * *Thor (St. Martin’s 0-312-08321-1, Nov ’92, $18.95, 242pp, hc, cover by Gregory M. Dearth) Horror novel of a family who unknowingly harbors a werewolf, told from the point-of-view of the family’s German Shepherd. A first novel.
• * _Thor (NEL 0-450-61747-5, Aug ’94, £4.99, 242pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1992) horror novel. Loyal family dog realises ‘Uncle Ted’ is a werewolf. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Thor (Ballantine 0-345-38455-5, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 232pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1992) horror novel of a family who unknowingly harbors a werewolf. Told from the point-of-view of the family’s German Shepherd.

SMITH, WILBUR (Addison) (1933- )

• * +River God (St. Martin’s 0-312-10612-2, Mar ’94, $24.95, 530pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman) [Egyptian] Historical novel, with fantasy elements, set in ancient Egypt. First American edition (Macmillan UK 1993).
• * _River God (Pan 0-330-33197-3, Jun ’94, £5.99, 662pp, pb, cover by Alan Dingman) [Egyptian] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1993) Egyptian historical with fantasy elements.
• * *The Seventh Scroll (Macmillan UK 0-333-58321-3, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £15.99, 486pp, hc, cover by Syd Brak) [Egyptian] Associational novel with fantasy elements: an Egyptian tomb is uncovered, together with a manuscript biography of Queen Lostris from River God; a race to find the treasure begins.
• * _The Sunbird (Pan 0-330-23948-1, Jul ’88 [Aug ’88], £3.99, 538pp, pb) Reissue (Heinemann 1972) lost race novel.
• * _The Sunbird (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14825-4, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $5.99, 473pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1972) lost-race adventure novel.

SMOLLETT, DR.; see under Smollett, Tobias

SMOLLETT, [Dr.] TOBIAS (George) (1721-1771)

• * _The History and Adventures of an Atom (University of Georgia Press 0-8203-1437-4, Apr ’92, $20.00, 360pp, tp) Reprint (John Almon 1769) fantasy novel, tales of ancient Japan related by an omniscient atom to a London haberdasher. A political allegory of England during the Seven Years’ War. Edited and with an introduction by Robert Adams Day. A hardcover edition (-1073-5) was announced but not seen. Available from The University of Georgia Press, Athens GA 30602.

SNELL, GORDON (stories)

• * *Tom’s Amazing Machine (Hutchinson 0-09-173559-9, Jun ’88 [1988], £6.50, 157pp, hc) Children’s sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _Tom’s Amazing Machine (Beaver 0-09-960890-1, May ’89, £1.99, 157pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1988) young-adult sf novel.

SNEYD, STEVE; [i.e., Stephen Henry Sneyd] (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Short Circuits/Bad News from the Stars (with Bruce Boston) See entry under Bruce Boston.

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• * *Icons of Starchasm (Hilltop Press no ISBN, 1990, 60, 16pp, ph, cover by Ken Cheslin) Anthology of poetry presented at Iconclasm in Leeds, June 1989. (Contents)

SNODGRASS, MELINDA M(arilyn) (1951- ) (stories)

• * *Circuit (Berkley 0-425-08736-0, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 232pp, pb) [Circuit] Sf novel of a circuit court with jurisdiction over space colonists. First in a trilogy.
• * *Circuit Breaker (Berkley 0-425-09776-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 263pp, pb) [Circuit] Sf novel, sequel to Circuit.
• * *Final Circuit (Ace 0-441-22876-3, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 244pp, pb) [Circuit] Sf novel about lawyers and judges in space. Final volume in the “Circuit” trilogy.
• * *Queen’s Gambit Declined (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20767-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 244pp, pb) Historical fantasy novel set in the 17th century. William of Orange is the protagonist of this “antifantasy” that deals seriously with the conflict between magic and science. Recommended (SW).
• * _Runespear (with Victor Milán) See entry under Victor Milán.
• * _Star Trek #19: The Tears of the Singers (Gregg 0-8398-2932-9, Mar ’86, $11.95, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) Star Trek novel. First hc edition.
• * *Star Trek: The Tears of the Singers (Pocket 0-671-50284-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] “Star Trek” novelization. Number 19 in the series.
• * _Star Trek: The Tears of the Singers (Titan 1-85286-314-5, Sep ’90, £2.99, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) sf novelization.
• * _Star Trek: The Tears of the Singers (Titan 1-85286-314-5, Apr ’96, £4.99, 252pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1984) SF novelization. Second printing.
• * _The Tears of the Singers (Firecrest 0-85997-635-1, Jun ’86, £7.50, 256pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1984) sf novel, “Star Trek” #19.
• * *Wild Cards X: Double Solitaire (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29493-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $5.50, 437pp, pb, cover by Timothy Truman) [Wild Cards] Sf novel of superheroes created by an alien virus, the second actual novel in a series of shared-world books, and the first without any material written by series editor George R. R. Martin, although the book is still copyrighted in his name.

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• * *A Very Large Array (University of New Mexico Press 0-8263-1013-3, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $16.95, 264pp, hc) Anthology of 12 sf stories (3 originals) by writers living in New Mexico. (Contents)

SNODGRASS, RICHARD (1940- )

• * *There’s Something in the Back Yard (Viking 0-670-82821-1, Oct ’89 [Dec ’89], $19.95, 322pp, hc, cover by Nan Parson) Literary fantasy novel of an English professor in Arizona who wakes up one morning to find his back yard occupied by a mysterious Hopi Indian spirit.

SNOW, BRADLEY (1953- )

• * *Andy (Downhome Publishing 1-8895109-00-0, 1990 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 203pp, pb, cover by Rod Snow) Horror novel, with illustrations by John Mercer.

SNOW, GREG

• * +That’s All, Folks! (Random House 0-679-40273-X, Mar ’92, $21.00, 243pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) Literary comic fantasy, a twist on Kafka where a London ad man wakes up one morning to discover that he’s become a living cartoon. A first novel. First American edition (Andre Deutsch 1991 as Surface Tension).

SNOW, JACK (1907-1956) (stories)

• * _The Magical Mimics in Oz (Books of Wonder 0-929605-09-8, May ’91 [Jan ’93], $11.95, tp, cover by Frank Kramer) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1946) children’s fantasy novel based on the characters created by L. Frank Baum, with illustrations by Frank Kramer. This is a facsimile edition. A 1991 book not seen until now.
• * *Spectral Snow (Hungry Tiger Press 0-9644988-3-9, Aug ’96, $9.95, 93pp, tp, cover by Eric Shanower) Collection of eight stories, most dark fantasy, and one “Oz” story. There is an afterword by David Maxine. Illustrated by Eric Shanower. Available from Hungry Tiger Press, 15 Marcy Street, Bloomfield NJ 07003-3814; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)
• * _Who’s Who in Oz (Peter Bedrick 0-87226-188-3, Jan ’89, $15.95, 277pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (??? 1954) non-fiction, reference book with material on the “Oz” characters as well as the various authors and illustrators of the series; illustrations by John R. Neill, Frank Kramer, and “Dirk.” A must for Oz fans. (CNB)

SNYDER, COLLEEN K. (1954- )

• * *Journey to Amanah: The Beginning (Broadman Press 0-8054-6038-1, Jul ’91, $8.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Christian fantasy novel of a faithful man’s children sent on a long quest to avoid persecution.

SNYDER, GENE; [i.e., Eugene Vincent Snyder] (1943- )

• * *The Sigma Project (Jove 0-515-09071-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Sf novel, a near-future techno-thriller.
• * *Tomb Seven (Charter 0-441-81643-6, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $3.50, 279pp, pb) Adventure/horror/fantasy novel.

SNYDER, MIDORI (Madeleine) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Beldan’s Fire (Tor 0-812-50913-7, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $3.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [*Queen’s Quarter] Fantasy novel, final volume in the “New Moon” trilogy.
• * *The Flight of Michael McBride (Tor 0-312-85410-2, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $21.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Enric) Celtic fantasy novel set in the Wild West.
• * _The Flight of Michael McBride (Tor 0-812-52271-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Enric) Reprint (Tor 1994) Celtic-Western fantasy novel.
• * *The Innamorati (Tor 0-312-86197-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by David Gallo & Lauren Helpern) Fantasy novel set in an alternate Renaissance Venice, where a great Labyrinth frees pilgrims of their curses.
• * *New Moon (Ace 0-441-57179-4, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [*Queen’s Quarter] Fantasy novel, first in the “Queen’s Quarter” series. A well-above-average fantasy. Recommended. (TM)
• * _New Moon (Unwin 0-04-440503-0, Oct ’89, £3.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [*Queen’s Quarter] Reprint (Ace 1989) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Queen’s Quarter” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Sadar’s Keep (Unwin 0-04-440531-6, Jul ’90, £3.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [*Queen’s Quarter] Fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Queen’s Quarter”.
• * _Sadar’s Keep (Tor 0-812-50912-9, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 341pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [*Queen’s Quarter] Reprint (Unwin 1990) fantasy novel of elemental magic stirring in a land where it has been suppressed. Sequel to New Moon.
• * *Soulstring (Ace 0-441-77591-8, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 182pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A first novel.

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

• * _And All Between (Tor 0-812-55478-7, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Green-Sky] Reprint (Atheneum 1976) sf novel, second in the “Green Sky” trilogy.
• * _And All Between (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21265-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.50, 218pp, pb) [Green-Sky] Reprint (Atheneum 1976) young-adult fantasy novel, second book of the “Green-Sky” trilogy.
• * _Below the Root (Tor 0-812-55476-0, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Green-Sky] Reprint (Atheneum 1975) sf novel, first book of the “Green-Sky” trilogy.