The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

SCARBOROUGH, ELIZABETH ANN (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Acorna’s People (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Acorna’s World (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.

SCHAFER, ELIZABETH D. (chron.)

• * *Beacham’s Sourcebooks for Teaching Young Adult Fiction: Exploring Harry Potter (Beacham Publishing 0-933833-57-1, Aug 2000, $24.95, 478pp, hc) Non-fiction teachers’ guide to the Harry Potter books, including an unauthorized biography of author J.K. Rowling. Sections look at Pottermania, archetypes, literary and moral issues, and other YA fantasy. Includes bibliography, appendices, list of online resources, and index. [Rowling]

SCHMIDT, DAN (chron.)

• * *The Demon Circle (Leisure 0-8439-4670-9, Jan 2000, $5.50, 358pp, pb) Horror novel. An ex-cop in Oklahoma tangles with Satanists with real powers.

SCHMITZ, JAMES H(enry) (1911-1981) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Telzey Amberdon (Baen 0-671-57851-0, Apr 2000, $6.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Telzey Amberdon; Complete Federation of the Hub] Collection of eight pieces, the first of four planned volumes featuring Schmitz’s “Federation of the Hub”. All but two stories feature the character Telzey Amberdon, including the contents of The Universe Against Her (Ace 1964) and novel The Lion Game (DAW 1973). Two stories appear to be previously uncollected. Editor Eric Flint’s afterword discusses Schmitz’s career, and credits co-editor Guy Gordon, who provides an overview of Hub history. (Contents)
• * *T’nT: Telzey & Trigger (Baen 0-671-57879-0, Jul 2000, $6.99, 403pp, pb) [Complete Federation of the Hub] Collection of seven stories featuring characters Telzey Amberdon and Trigger Argee, the second volume in a series collecting Schmitz’s ’Complete Federation of the Hub’. Four stories were previously collected as The Telzey Toy (DAW 1973); this adds to one story a prologue previously published as a separate story (’The Pork Chop Tree’); three stories are apparently previously uncollected. Afterword by editor Eric Flint; co-editor Guy Gordon provides an article on Schmitz’s writing style. (Contents)
• * *Trigger & Friends (Baen 0-671-31966-3, Jan 2001, $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Complete Federation of the Hub] Omnibus/collection of five stories, three not previously collected, and the novel Legacy, featuring Trigger Argee. This is the third of four volumes in “The Complete Federation of the Hub”. Edited by Eric Flint and Guy Gordon, with an afterword by Flint and an article on Schmitz’s Psychology Service by Gordon, who also adapted one non-Hub story for this volume. (Contents)
• * _The Witches of Karres (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07144-3, Nov 2000, £9.99, 344pp, tp) [Witches of Karres] Reprint (Chilton 1966) classic SF novel. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

SCHOLZ, CARTER (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Kafka Americana (with Jonathan Lethem) See entry under Jonathan Lethem.

SCHOW, DAVID J. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Lost Angels (Babbage Press 1-930235-06-2, May 2000, $17.95, 202pp, tp, cover by Lydia C. Marano) Reprint (Onyx 1990) collection of five stories. This omits one story and adds a previously unpublished story; Schow’s new afterword discusses the changes, as well as the individual stories. Introduction by Richard Christian Matheson. This is an on-demand edition available online at www.babbagepress.com or write Babbage Press, 8740 Penfield Ave, Northridge CA 91324. (Contents)

SCHROEDER, KARL (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ventus (Tor 0-312-87197-X, Dec 2000, $27.95, 477pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Ventus] SF novel.

SCHULMAN, LESTER MARTIN (1934- ); see pseudonym Les Martin (stories) (chron.)

SCHWARTZ, JULIUS (1915-2004) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Man of Two Worlds: My Life in Science Fiction and Comics (with Brian M. Thomsen) (HarperEntertainment 0-380-81051-4, Jul 2000, $14.00, 197pp, tp, cover by Beth Gwinn) Non-fiction, autobiography of Julie Schwartz, a founder of SF fandom, and as a teen the first literary agent to specialize in SF, with clients including H.P. Lovecraft and Ray Bradbury; he went on to become an influential editor for DC Comics. Introduction by Brian M. Thomsen; afterword by Harlan Ellison.

SCHWEITZER, DARRELL (Charles) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Nightscapes (Wildside Press 1-58715-061-1, Apr 2000, $17.50, 220pp, tp) Collection of 17 weird/dark fantasy tales. This is a print on demand book, available online at www.wildsidepress.com, or from Wildside Press, 522 Park Avenue, Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922; www.wildsidepress.com (Contents)
• * _On Writing Science Fiction: The Editors Strike Back! (with John M. Ford & George H. Scithers) See entry under George H. Scithers
• * _The Shattered Goddess (Wildside Press 1-880448-80-7, 1999, $15.00, 185pp, tp) Reprint (Starblaze 1982) fantasy novel. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. An on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com
• * _The Shattered Goddess (SFBC #12388, Jul 2000, $9.98, 242pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) Reprint (Starblaze 1982) fantasy novel. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1149-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Speaking of Horror (Wildside Press 1-880448-81-5, 1999, $15.00, 135pp, tp) Reprint (Borgo Press 1994) non-fiction collection of 11 interviews with horror writers. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com
• * _We Are All Legends (Wildside Press 1-880448-83-1, 1999, $15.00, 189pp, tp, cover by Stephen Fabian) [Julian] Reprint (Donning Starblaze 1981) fix-up novel/collection of the adventures of a cursed knight. A hardcover edition (-65-3, $30.00) was announced but not seen. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com
• * _Windows of the Imagination: Essays on Fantastic Literature (Wildside Press 1-880448-60-2, 1999, $16.00, 208pp, tp, cover by Dan Campbell) Reprint (Borgo 1998) non-fiction collection of 29 essays. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com

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• * _Discovering Classic Fantasy Fiction (Wildside Press 1-58715-004-2, 1999, $15.00, 176pp, tp) Reprint (Borgo 1997) non-fiction anthology of 11 essays on classic fantasy authors such as Lord Dunsany, James Branch Cabell, and L. Frank Baum. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com
• * _Discovering Modern Horror Fiction I (Wildside Press 1-58715-010-7, 1999, $15.00, 156pp, tp) Reprint (Starmont House 1985) non-fiction anthology of 12 essays on horror writers such as Shirley Jackson, Ramsey Campbell, and Jonathan Carroll, with an annotated bibliography of critical studies in horror. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com

SCITHERS, GEORGE H(arry) (1929- ); see pseudonym Karl Würf (chron.)

• * _On Writing Science Fiction: The Editors Strike Back! (with Darrell Schweitzer & John M. Ford) (Wildside Press & Owlswick Press 1-880448-78-5, 1999, $17.50, 227pp, tp) Reprint (Owlswick 1981) anthology/non-fiction guide to writing SF. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com

SCOTT, HOLDEN; pseudonym of Ben Mezrich, (1969- ) (chron.)

• * _Skeptic (St. Martin’s 0-312-96928-7, Mar 2000, $24.95, 376pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) medical/paranormal thriller about scientifically created ghosts.

SCOTT, MARTIN; pseudonym of Martin Millar (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Thraxas and the Elvish Isles (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-002-4, Aug 2000, £5.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Julian Gibson & Paul Young) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy novel. Book four in the “Thraxas” series. Scott is a pseudonym.

SCOTT, MELISSA (1960- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Jazz (Tor 0-312-86802-2, Jun 2000, $23.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Near-future SF novel. A woman who creates deliberate misinformation, or Jazz, on the Internet, goes on the run with a talented teenaged boy in trouble.

SCOTT, MICHAEL (1959- ) (chron.)

• * _Etruscans (with Morgan Llywelyn) See entry under Morgan Llywelyn.
• * _The Merchant Prince (with Armin Shimerman) See entry under Armin Shimerman.

SEARS, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _First Born (Tor/Forge 0-812-56666-1, Dec 2000, $6.99, 371pp, pb) Reprint (Forge 2000) millennial psychic thriller.

SEDGWICK, MARCUS (chron.)

• * *Floodland (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-763-3, Mar 2000, £4.99, 122pp, tp, cover by Ian Butterworth) Young-adult SF novel. A young girl battles for survival in a near-future Britain sinking below the sea. Illustrated with woodcuts by the author. A first novel.

SEED, DAVID (A.) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *American Science Fiction and the Cold War: Literature and Film (Fitzroy Dearborn 1-57958-195-1, Jan 2000, $35.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Non-fiction, a critical examination of how science fiction used and transformed the metaphors of the Cold War, with sections examining works by specific authors including Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson, Bernard Wolfe, and Walter M. Miller. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. This is dated 1999, but did not appear until now. Order from Fitzroy Dearborn, 919 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 760, Chicago Il 60611; 800-850-8102.

SEGRIFF, LARRY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Far Frontiers (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Guardsmen of Tomorrow (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Spell Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

SELF, WILL (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +How the Dead Live (Grove 0-8021-1671-X, Sep 2000, $24.00, 404pp, hc) Satiric literary fantasy novel looking at death. A dying woman gets an Aboriginal Australian man as her guide to the afterlife. First US edition (Bloomsbury 2000).

SELLERS, PETER (A.) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Whistling Past the Graveyard (Mosaic Press 0-88962-675-8, 1999, $15.00, 228pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories, five original, of bizarre crime and dark fantasy. Introduction by Don Hutchison. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now. Order from Mosaic Press, PO Box 1032, Oakville ONT L6J 5E9 Canada; in the US order from Mosaic Press, 85 River Rock Dr., Suite 202, Buffalo NY 14207. Phone/fax: 1-800-387-8992. (Contents)

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

SHAFFER, ANTHONY (Joshua) (1926-2001) (chron.)

• * _The Wicker Man: A Novel (with Robin Hardy) See entry under Robin Hardy.

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

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

• * *Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 1 (Collins 0-00-675416-3, Jan 2000, £3.99, 183pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy novel. Two boys attend a freak show, and encounter an agent of death. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * *Tunnels of Blood: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 3 (Collins 0-00-675514-3, Nov 2000, £3.99, 162pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult horror novel. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * *The Vampire’s Assistant: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 2 (Collins 0-00-675513-5, Jun 2000, £3.99, 168pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult horror novel. Shan, newly become half-vampire, travels with the Cirque du Freak towards an encounter with the wolfman. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

SHATNER, WILLIAM (1931- ) (chron.)

• * *Quest for Tomorrow: Beyond the Stars (HarperPrism 0-06-105118-7, Feb 2000, $24.00, 223pp, hc, cover by Peter Peebles) [Quest for Tomorrow] SF novel, fourth in the series.
• * _Star Trek: Dark Victory (with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket 0-671-00884-6, Apr 2000, $6.50, 303pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1999) Star Trek novelization, sequel to Spectre. Shatner’s co-authors are credited on the title page only. This includes chapter nine of the serial novel by Michael Jan Friedman, Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: Preserver (with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket 0-671-02125-7, Jul 2000, $23.95, 374pp, hc) [Star Trek: Mirror Universe] Star Trek novelization, third in “The Mirror Universe” series after Dark Victory. Shatner’s co-authors are credited on the title page and inside back cover only. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: Preserver (with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (SFBC #13695, Jul 2000, $11.98, 374pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 2000) Star Trek novelization, sequel to Dark Victory. Shatner’s co-authors are credited on the title page and inside back cover only. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SHAW, BOB; [i.e., Robert Shaw] (1931-1996) (chron.)

• * _Orbitsville (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07098-6, May 2000, £9.99, 187pp, tp) [Orbitsville] Reprint (Gollancz 1975) epic SF novel. First in a trilogy about a Dyson sphere. Winner of the British SF Award, 1976. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.
• * _A Wreath of Stars (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07147-8, Dec 2000, £9.99, 189pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1976) SF novel of an anti-neutrino star intersecting with Earth. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

SHEA, MICHAEL (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The A’rak (Baen 0-671-31947-7, Oct 2000, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Nifft the Lean] Dark fantasy novel, third in the series featuring thief “Nifft the Lean”.
• * *The Incompleat Nifft (Baen 0-671-57869-3, May 2000, $6.99, 557pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Nifft the Lean] Omnibus of two fantasy books featuring the character Nifft: collection/fix-up Nifft the Lean (1982) and The Mines of Behemoth (1997). (Contents)

SHECKLEY, ALISA; see pseudonym Alisa Kwitney (chron.)

SHEEHAN, BILL (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *At the Foot of the Story Tree: The Fiction of Peter Straub (Subterranean Press 1-892284-77-4, May 2000, $40.00, 359pp, hc, cover by Alan Clark) Non-fiction, a critical look at the work of Peter Straub. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; www.subterraneanpress.com

SHEFFIELD, CHARLES (A.) (1935-2002) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Borderlands of Science (Baen 0-671-31953-1, Nov 2000, $6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) Reprint (Baen 1999) associational non-fiction book on “How to think like a scientist and write science fiction.”
• * *The Compleat McAndrew (Baen 0-671-57857-X, Apr 2000, $6.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [McAndrew] Collection of the nine McAndrew stories published to date, with an introduction by the author and an appendix on “Science & Science Fiction”. This adds two stories and minor revisions to One Man’s Universe (Tor 1993), itself an expansion of The McAndrew Chronicles (Tor 1983). (Contents)
• * _My Brother’s Keeper (Baen 0-671-57873-1, Jun 2000, $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Ace 1982) SF novel of a man with part of his brother’s brain and memories.
• * _Starfire (SFBC #05153, Feb 2000, $11.98, 401pp, hc, cover by Cliff Mills) [Aftermath] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) SF novel, sequel to Aftermath. This has ISBN 0-7394-0791-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Starfire (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57739-5, May 2000, $6.50, 497pp, pb, cover by Cliff Mills) [Aftermath] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) SF novel, sequel to Aftermath.

SHELDON, ALICE (Hastings Bradley Davey) (1915-1987); see pseudonym James Tiptree, Jr. (stories) (chron.)

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

• * _Frankenstein (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52771-2, Aug 2000, $3.95, xxviii + 212pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington 1818) classic horror novel. There is a new foreword by Walter James Miller, a previously published afterword by Harold Bloom, and a revised and updated bibliography.

SHELLEY, RICHARD M.; see under Shelley, Rick (chron.)

SHELLEY, RICK; [i.e., Richard Michael Shelley] (1947-2001) (chron.)

• * *Colonel (Ace 0-441-00782-1, Nov 2000, $5.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Dirigent Mercenary Corps] Military SF novel, sixth in the “Dirigent Mercenary Corps” series.
• * *Lieutenant Colonel (Ace 0-441-00722-8, May 2000, $5.99, 279pp, pb) [Dirigent Mercenary Corps] Military SF novel, fifth in the “Dirigent Mercenary Corps” series.

SHEPHERD, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Otherworld (with Holly Lisle & Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Starfist: Technokill (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43591-5, Aug 2000, $6.99, 346pp, pb) Military SF novel, fifth in a series about 25th-century Marines.

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (chron.)

• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Deep Water (with Laura Anne Gilman) See entry under Laura Anne Gilman.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Heart (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-671-01545-1, May 2000, $6.50, 378pp, pb, cover by Dru Blair) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1999) Star Trek novelization. This includes chapter ten of Michael Jan Friedman’s serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.