The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Full Circle (Corgi 0-552-10471-X, Jan ’87, £2.50, 254pp, pb) Reissue (US 1975 as Julia) horror novel.
• * _Ghost Story (Hill House 0-931771-00-5, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $50.00 + $1.75 postage, 483pp, hc) Reprint (Coward McCann 1979) fantasy novel, in a boxed, signed, numbered edition of 400 copies. There are excellent illustrations by Stephen Gervais. This is the first book from a new limited editions publisher.
• * _Ghost Story (Warner UK 0-7515-0702-4, Feb ’97, £5.99, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Coward McCann 1979) horror novel.
• * _Ghost Story (Pocket 0-671-68563-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.99, 567pp, pb) Reissue (Coward McCann 1979) horror novel. 28th printing.
• * _The Hellfire Club (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, 1996 [Feb ’97], $12.95, 463pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. This is a trade paperback replica of the Random House hardcover edition.
• * *The Hellfire Club (Random House 0-679-40137-7, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $25.95, 463pp, hc) Associational serial-killer psychological horror novel.
• * _The Hellfire Club (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225454-9, Jul ’96, £15.99, 463pp, hc) Reprint (Random House 1996) associational novel [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Hellfire Club (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649848-5, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 588pp, pb, cover by Michael Trevillion) Reprint (Random House 1996) associational horror novel.
• * _The Hellfire Club (Ballantine 0-345-41500-0, Jul ’97, $6.99, 526pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1996) associational serial-killer psychological horror novel. An international edition was scheduled for March 1997.
• * *Houses Without Doors (Grafton 0-246-13759-2, Oct ’90, £13.99, 303pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Collection of six stories, only a couple of which are supernatural. Four of the stories seem to be original. Simultaneous with the Dutton US edition. (Contents)
• * *Houses Without Doors (Dutton 0-525-24924-9, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $19.95, 358pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Collection of six stories, with seven “interludes” that tell a single story. Simultaneous with the Grafton UK edition.
• * _Houses Without Doors (BOMC no ISBN, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $17.95, 356pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Reprint (Dutton 1990) collection. This is identical to the Dutton edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a special BOMC mark on the back.
• * _Houses Without Doors (Grafton Overseas 0-586-21202-7, 1991 [Sep ’91], £4.50, 448pp, pb, cover by Stuart Bodek) Reprint (Grafton; Dutton 1990) collection of six original stories, two of which are supernatural. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _Houses Without Doors (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $9.95, 356pp, tp, cover by Rob Wood) Reprint (Grafton; Dutton 1990) collection. This is identical to the Dutton edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the paperback cover.
• * _Houses Without Doors (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17082-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.99, 454pp, pb) Reprint (Grafton; Dutton 1990) collection of six stories with seven “interludes” that tell a single story.
• * _Houses Without Doors (Grafton 0-586-21202-7, Apr ’92, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Stuart Bodek) Reprint (Grafton 1990) collection of six original stories, two of which are supernatural.
• * _Houses Without Doors (Grafton 0-586-21202-7, Jun ’93, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reissue (Grafton; Dutton 1990) collection of six stories.
• * _If You Could See Me Now (Pocket 0-671-50633-1, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $3.95, 328pp, pb) Reissue (Cape 1977) horror novel, 7th printing.
• * *Koko (Dutton 0-525-24660-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $19.95, 562pp, hc) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Associational, psychological thriller about a psychotic Vietnam War veteran.
• * *Koko (Viking UK 0-670-80131-3, Oct ’88, £12.95, 562pp, hc) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Thriller about a psychotic Vietnam War veteran. Listed for Straub completists. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Koko (Penguin Overseas 0-14-007187-3, 1989 [May ’89], £3.99, 635pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reprint (Dutton/Viking UK 1988) non-fantasy/horror thriller about a psychotic Vietnam war veteran. This special ‘Open Market’ edition is not available in the UK.
• * _Koko (QPBC no ISBN, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $9.95, 562pp, tp) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Associational thriller. This edition is exactly the same as the Dutton hardcover except it has no ISBN and has the dust jacket printed as the cover.
• * _Koko (NAL Signet 0-451-16208-0, Jun ’89, 595pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reprint (Dutton/Viking UK 1988) associational psychological thriller about a psychotic Vietnam vet. This is a special edition distributed at the ABA, not for sale. The book is the Signet international edition with a special ABA cancel sticker.
• * _Koko (Penguin 0-14-007187-3, Jun ’89, £3.99, 635pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reprint (Dutton/Viking UK 1988) non-fantasy/horror thriller about a psychotic Vietnam war veteran.
• * _Koko (NAL Signet 0-451-16214-5, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $5.95, 595pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reprint (Dutton/Viking UK 1988) associational psychological thriller about a psychotic Vietnam vet. Winner of this year’s World Fantasy (!) Award.
• * *Mrs. God (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-97-6, Dec ’90 [Feb ’91], $30.00, 195pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Dark fantasy short novel, with illustrations by Rick Berry. A shorter version was included in Houses Without Doors. A signed deluxe edition (-96-8, $65.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *Mystery (Dutton 0-525-24818-8, Nov ’89, $19.95, 548pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Psychological horror/mystery novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Mystery (Grafton Overseas 0-586-20958-1, 1990 [Dec ’90], £4.50, 548pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1989) psychological horror/mystery novel with fantasy touches. This is an ‘Open Market’ edition and is not available in the UK.
• * _Mystery (Grafton 0-246-13655-3, Feb ’90, £13.95, 548pp, hc, cover by Alun Hood) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1989) psychological horror/mystery novel with minor fantasy elements.
• * _Mystery (Grafton Overseas 0-586-20958-1, Jun ’90, £4.50, 548pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1989) psychological horror/mystery novel with fantasy elements. This is an ’open market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.
• * _Mystery (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16869-0, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $5.95, 545pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1989) epic mystery thriller with some fantasy elements.
• * _Mystery (Grafton 0-586-20958-1, Apr ’91, £4.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1989) psychological horror/mystery novel with fantasy elements.
• * _Mystery (Grafton 0-586-20958-1, Jun ’93, £5.99, 548pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Blue Rose; Tom Pasmore] Reissue (Dutton 1989) psychological horror/mystery novel with minor fantasy elements.
• * _Shadowland (Berkley 0-425-08207-5, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $4.50, 468pp, pb) Reissue (Coward, McCann 1980) horror/dark fantasy novel of a magician’s apprentices in an old house in Vermont; 13th Berkley printing.
• * _Shadowland (Fontana 0-00-616546-X, Sep ’89, £3.99, 478pp, pb) Reissue (Coward, McCann 1980) dark fantasy novel. Seventh printing.
• * _Shadowland (Grafton 0-00-616546-X, Jun ’93, £4.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Coward-McCann 1980) horror novel.
• * _Shadowland (Gauntlet Publications 1-887368-00-0, Aug ’95, $60.00, 598pp, hc, cover by Harry O. Morris) Reprint (Coward, McCann 1980) horror novel. Signed, limited, slipcased edition. There is an introduction by Ramsey Campbell and an afterword by Thomas Tessier. All three have signed the deluxe edition. Order from Gauntlet Publications, 309 Powell Rd, Springfield PA 19064. Please include $5.00 for first class shipment.
• * _The Talisman (with Stephen King) See entry under Stephen King.
• * *The Throat (Borderlands Press no ISBN, Mar ’93, $100.00, 689pp, hc) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Associational thriller, a sequel to both Koko and Mystery. This is a signed slipcased 500-copy limited edition, effectively simultaneous with the trade edition from Dutton.
• * *The Throat (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93503-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $24.00, 689pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Associational thriller; a sequel to both Koko and Mystery.
• * _The Throat (BOMC no ISBN, Apr ’93, $19.95, 689pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1993) associational thriller; a sequel to both Koko and Mystery. Similar to the Dutton edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _The Throat (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224178-1, Jun ’93, £15.99, 689pp, hc, cover by Pam Ronsaville) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1993) associational thriller. In the “Blue Rose” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Throat (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Dec ’93, $12.95, 689pp, tp, cover by Rob Wood) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1993) associational thriller; a sequel to both Koko and Mystery. Similar to the Dutton edition except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _The Throat (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17918-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $6.99, 697pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Dutton 1993) associational thriller, a sequel to both Koko and Mystery.
• * _The Throat (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21849-1, May ’94, £5.99, 875pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill; Tom Pasmore] Reprint (Borderlands 1993) associational thriller. In the “Blue Rose” series.
• * _Under Venus (Berkley 0-425-07033-6, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $3.95, 289pp, pb) Reprint from the omnibus volume Wild Animals (Putnam 1984). Associational — non-fantasy. This is Straub’s previously unpublished second novel. This edition is the first separate one.
• * *Wild Animals (Putnam 0-399-13013-6, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $18.95, 591pp, hc) Omnibus edition of Straub’s early novels Julia (1975) and If You Could See Me Now (1978), plus his never-before-published second novel Under Venus. All have some elements of the supernatural. (Contents)
• * _Wild Animals (Quality Paperback Book Club/Putnam no ISBN, 1985 [Oct ’85], no price given, 591pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1984) omnibus edition of Julia (1975), If You Could See Me Now (1978), and his previously unpublished second novel Under Venus. Hardcover printing with trade paperback binding; available only to book club members.

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• * _Ghosts (Borderlands Press no ISBN, May ’95, $65.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder) Reprint (Pocket 1995 as Peter Straub’s Ghosts) original anthology of 15 ghost stories. This is a 350-copy signed numbered slipcased limited edition. Copyrighted by the Horror Writers Association, with no ISBN listed. Order from Borderlands Press, Box 146, Brooklandville MD 21022; credit card orders 800-528-3310.
• * *Peter Straub’s Ghosts (Pocket Star 0-671-88599-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Original anthology of 15 ghost stories, in “The Horror Writers Association Presents” series. Copyrighted by The Horror Writers Association. (Contents)

STRAUCH, ARNOLD BRUCE (1947- ); see pseudonyms Athena Alexis & Katina Alexis

STRAUCH, KATINA PARTHEMOS (1946- ); see pseudonyms Athena Alexis & Katina Alexis

STRAUS, DENNIS (David) (1940?- ); see pseudonym Ascher-Straus (stories)

STRAUSS, GWEN (stories)

• * +Trail of Stones (Knopf Borzoi 0-679-80582-6, Mar ’90, $6.95, 35pp, tp, cover by Anthony Browne) Collection of 12 poems based on fairy tales, illustrated by Anthony Browne. First American edition (Julia MacRae 1989).

STRAUSS, VICTORIA

• * *The Arm of the Stone (Avon Eos 0-380-79751-8, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $5.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Hal Just) [Arm of the Stone] Fantasy novel. The hereditary keeper must recover the stolen Stone from those who have turned it to evil.
• * _The Arm of the Stone (SFBC #18503, Aug ’98, $10.98, 426pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Arm of the Stone] Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy novel. This edition has ISBN 1-56865-825-7, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Guardian of the Hills (Morrow Junior 0-688-06998-3, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], $15.00, 229pp, hc, cover by Ed Martinez) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. An archaeological dig unearths ancient Native American secrets.
• * *Worldstone (Macmillan/Four Winds 0-02-788380-9, Oct ’85 [Jan ’86], $14.95, 245pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Worldstone (NAL/Signet 0-451-14756-1, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 301pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan/Four Winds 1985) young-adult fantasy novel of parallel worlds.

STREETER, NEWTON E(verett) (1925- ) (stories)

• * *Noise & Other Night Terrors (Boneyard Press 0-9663780-0-8, May ’98, $5.99, 117pp, tp, cover by Leslie Jermaine Edwards) Collection of seven horror stories, most apparently original or published in small presses, plus a novel excerpt. Foreword by Cindie Geddes. A signed edition ($15.99) was announced but not seen. Order from Boneyard Press, 5805 State Bridge Road, Suite G-177, Duluth GA 30097; make checks out to Connected Resources, Inc.; add $3.50 postage. (Contents)

STRETE, CRAIG (Kee) (1950- ); see pseudonym Sovereign Falconer (stories)

• * *Death Chants (Doubleday 0-385-23353-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $12.95, 180pp, hc) Collection of 15 sf and fantasy stories, many appearing for the first time. (Contents)
• * *Death in the Spirit House (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-17826-3, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $14.95, 179pp, hc) Contemporary Native American fantasy novel.

STRICKLAND, BARBARA

• * _Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #8: Starfall (with Brad Strickland) See entry under Brad Strickland.

STRICKLAND, (William) BRAD(ley) (1947- ); see pseudonym Will Bradley (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1831-4, Sep ’97, $14.99, 149pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Johnny Dixon] Young-adult fantasy novel in John Bellairs’ “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * *Children of the Knife (Penguin/Onyx 0-451-40208-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 317pp, pb) Medical horror novel about children, reported as dead by hospitals, being used for experimentation.
• * _The Doom of the Haunted Opera (with John Bellairs) See entry under John Bellairs.
• * *Dragon’s Plunder (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31573-2, Nov ’92, $14.95, 153pp, hc, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe) Young-adult fantasy novel of a boy kidnaped by pirates and taken on a quest for a dragon’s hoard of gold. With illustrations by Wayne D. Barlowe. A “Dragonflight” book packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * _The Drum, the Doll, and the Zombie (with John Bellairs) See entry under John Bellairs.
• * *The Hand of the Necromancer (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1829-2, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $14.99, 168pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel in John Bellairs’ “Lewis Barnavelt” series. This appears to be the first solo Strickland novel in the series.
• * _The Hand of the Necromancer (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038695-5, Sep ’98, $4.99, 168pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1996) young-adult fantasy novel in John Bellairs’ “Lewis Barnavelt” series.
• * *Moon Dreams (NAL Signet 0-451-15323-5, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 288pp, pb) [Thaumia] Fantasy novel. Each night, ad man Jeremy Moon is plunged into a dream world where magic really exists.
• * _Moon Dreams (Headline 0-7472-3299-7, Jul ’89, £3.50, 288pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Thaumia] Reprint (NAL Signet 1988) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Thaumia” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Nul’s Quest (NAL Signet 0-451-15815-6, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.95, 374pp, pb) [Thaumia] Fantasy novel, sequel to Moon Dreams.
• * _Nul’s Quest (Headline 0-7472-3343-8, Jan ’90, £3.50, 274pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) [Thaumia] Reprint (NAL Signet 1989) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Thaumia” series.
• * *ShadowShow (NAL Onyx 0-451-40109-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 372pp, pb) Horror novel. A small town theater owner offers “savage sex and bloodcurdling violence” to his audience. But that was just a preview of what the audience would soon be doing to themselves.
• * *The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2202-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $15.99, 149pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by the Estate of John Bellairs.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #8: Starfall (with Barbara Strickland) (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-51010-X, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $3.99, 111pp, pb, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Starfleet Academy #9: Nova Command (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-51009-6, Dec ’95, $3.99, 116pp, tp, cover by Catherine Huerta) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Young-adult Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #1: The Star Ghost (Pocket 0-671-87999-5, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $3.50, 118pp, tp, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Young-adult Star Trek novelization, first book of a new series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine #2: Stowaways (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-88000-4, Apr ’94, $3.99, 112pp, tp, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Young-adult Star Trek novelization with interior illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *To Stand Beneath the Sun (NAL/Signet 0-451-14238-1, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.75, 256pp, pb) Sf novel of a spacefarer stranded on “a world where biology and destiny made women supreme.”
• * _The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder (with John Bellairs) See entry under John Bellairs.
• * *Wizard’s Mole (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45056-6, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 284pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Thaumia] Fantasy novel of an ad man turned mage battling the Great Dark One in a magical kingdom, third book of the “Moon Dreams” series.

STRICKLAND, CRAIG A. (stories)

• * *Scary Stories from 1313 Wicked Way (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-484-6, 1996 [Sep ’96], $5.95, 124pp, tp, cover by James McConnell) Young-adult collection of ten stories about a haunted house, from 1798 to the present. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Available from Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)