The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

SHERRILL, STEVEN (chron.)

• * *The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break (John F. Blair 0-89587-197-1, Mar 2000, $19.95, 313pp, hc, cover by Steven Sherrill) Literary contemporary fantasy novel. The mythic minotaur is living in a trailer park in the American South. A first novel. Order from John F. Blair, 1406 Plaza Drive, Winston-Salem NC 27103; orders 800-222-9796.

SHETTERLY, WILL(iam Howard) (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Chimera (Tor 0-312-86630-5, Jun 2000, $23.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) SF novel of a hard-boiled L.A. detective hired by a human/animal genetic chimera.

SHIEL, M(atthew) P(hipps) (1865-1947) (chron.)

• * _The Purple Cloud (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9279-1, Sep 2000, $13.95, 294pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1901) classic post-holocaust SF novel; this follows the revised 1929 Gollancz edition. Introduction by John Clute. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th St, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; credit card orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu]; add $4.00 postage.
• * _Shapes in the Fire (Tartarus Press 1-87262153-8, Oct 2000, $56.95, 234pp, hc) Reprint (John Lane 1896) decadent collection of five stories, a narrative poem, and an essay. Introduction by Brian Stableford. This is a limited edition of 300, originally published in the UK (£27.50); available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First St., Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-1434; www.firebirddistributing.com

SHIMERMAN, ARMIN (chron.)

• * *The Merchant Prince (with Michael Scott) (Pocket 0-671-03592-4, Jun 2000, $23.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Merchant Prince] Science fiction time-travel novel. Aliens put Elizabethan notable Dr. John Dee in suspended animation and wake him in 2099.

SHINN, SHARON (Ruth) (1957- ) (chron.)

• * *Heart of Gold (Ace 0-441-00691-4, Apr 2000, $14.95, 359pp, tp, cover by Jean Targete) SF romance novel of a scientist and a rebel on a planet divided between the haves and the have-nots.
• * _Wrapt in Crystal (Ace 0-441-00714-7, Apr 2000, $6.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) Reprint (Ace 1999) SF mystery about the murders of priestesses in a planet’s two religions.

SHIPPEY, T. A. (chron.)

• * *J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10400-4, Sep 2000, £16.99, xxxv+347pp, hc) Critical work re-examining the importance and intent of Tolkien’s work, from his “lightweight” folktales to those seemingly disaparate texts - The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion - which all (says Shippey) ask fundamental questions about myth, language, and good and evil. [Tolkien]

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

• * _City Come A-Walkin’ (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-191-2, Jan 2001, $13.95, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Dell 1980) surreal/proto-cyberpunk SF/rock’n’roll novel. This follows the revised 1996 Eyeball Books edition with introduction by William Gibson.
• * _Eclipse Penumbra (Babbage Press 1-930235-01-1, May 2000, $17.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Lydia C. Marano) [Song Called Youth] Reprint (Questar 1988) SF novel, book two of the “pre-holocaust” trilogy, “A Song Called Youth”. This has been significantly revised and updated, and has a new copyright. Available on-demand from at www.babbagepress.com or write Babbage Press, 8740 Penfield Ave, Northridge CA 91324.

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

• * *MindBenders: Stories to Warp Your Brain (Tor 0-812-53872-2, Mar 2000, $3.99, 118pp, tp, cover by David Gaadt) Original collection of nine young-adult horror stories, plus an afterword describing the inspiration for each. (Contents)
• * _The Scorpion Shards (Tor 0-812-52465-9, Jun 2000, $5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Shards Chronicles] Reissue (Tor 1995) young-adult fantasy novel. Teen outcasts confront evil. Second printing.
• * _Thief of Souls (Tor 0-812-57063-4, Jun 2000, $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Shards Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Star Shards Chronicles”, after Scorpion Shards.

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

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

SIBLEY, BRIAN (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Map of Tolkien’s Beleriand and the Lands to the North (with John Howe) (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10372-5, Aug ’99, £5.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by John Howe) Non-fiction, art. A map (the third of three) plus an illustrated booklet by Sibley examining the history of The Silmarillion. [Tolkien]

SIEBERT, STEVEN (chron.)

• * _Cleopatra’s Needle (Tor 0-812-57071-5, Dec 2000, $6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielson) Reprint (Forge 1999) thriller with dark-fantasy elements.

SIEGEL, JAN; pseudonym of Amanda Hemingway, (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dragon-Charmer (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225837-4, Nov 2000, £16.99, 346pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Way of the Witch] Fantasy novel. a sequel to Prospero’s Children. A trade paperback edition (-225838-2, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Prospero’s Children (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43901-5, May 2000, $24.00, 350pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Way of the Witch] Fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy. A mermaid’s key leads a contemporary woman to the magics of Atlantis. A first novel. First US edition (Voyager 1999).
• * _Prospero’s Children (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651280-1, Sep 2000, £6.99, xviii+331pp, pb, cover by Alan Lee) [Way of the Witch] Reprint (Voyager 1999) fantasy novel.

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

• * *The Collected Stories of Robert Silverberg: Volume Six: Lion Time in Timbuctoo (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651220-8, Mar 2000, £6.99, 390pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories written between 1989 and 1995, with anecdotal introductions to each, and an overall Introduction by Silverberg. (Contents)
• * _Lord Prestimion (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105810-6, Jun 2000, $6.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor: Prestimion] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) fantasy novel in the “Majipoor” series.
• * _Majipoor Chronicles (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648379-8, May 2000, £5.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] Reprint (Arbor House 1982) SF collection/mosaic novel in the “Majipoor” series.
• * *Sailing to Byzantium (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-0718-0, Sep 2000, $14.00, 419pp, tp, cover by Lawrence Alma-Tadema) Collection of five novellas, with new introductions to the collection and to the individual stories by Silverberg. (Contents)
• * _Thorns (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07146-X, Dec 2000, £9.99, 222pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1967) SF novel of an emotional vampire who feeds on pain. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.
• * _Tower of Glass (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07097-8, Apr 2000, £9.99, 206pp, tp, cover by Sue Michniewicz) Reprint (Scribner’s 1970) SF novel of android emancipation and a tower to touch the stars. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.
• * _Valentine Pontifex (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648378-X, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], £6.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor] Reprint (Arbor House 1983) SF novel in the “Majipoor” cycle.

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• * _Far Horizons (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-79694-5, May 2000, $6.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Gregory Bridges) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) original anthology of 11 SF novellas, with authors writing in their best-known worlds.
• * _Far Horizons (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-968-7, Jul 2000, £7.99, 689pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) original anthology of 11 SF novellas with authors writing in their best-known worlds.
• * _Legends (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648393-3, Apr 2000, £6.99, xiv+380pp, pb) Reprint (Tor; Voyager 1998 as half of Legends) collection of original stories by King, Goodkind, Card, Silverberg, Le Guin, and Feist. This second half of the hardback original bears exactly the same title as the first half. A special overseas edition (same details) was issued in 1999. (Contents)
• * _Legends 3 (Tor 0-812-56664-5, Feb 2000, $6.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 1998 as part of a single volume) anthology of four short novels by modern masters of fantasy. This has stories by Jordan, Le Guin, Tad Williams, and Pratchett. (Contents)
• * _Legends [1] (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648394-1, Nov ’99, £5.99, xiv+352pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Tor; Voyager 1998 as half of Legends) original fantasy anthology of works by Terry Pratchett, Anne McCaffrey, George R.R. Martin, Tad Williams, and Jordan. (Contents)

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

• * _Way Station (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07138-9, Oct 2000, £9.99, 189pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1963) Hugo-winning classic SF novel of immortal loneliness. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

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

• * _The Crook Factory (HarperTorch 0-380-78917-5, Aug 2000, $6.99, 563pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1999) associational mainstream thriller about Ernest Hemingway’s spy-catching ring in 1942 Cuba.
• * *Darwin’s Blade (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97369-3, Nov 2000, $25.00, 368pp, hc) Associational thriller about car insurance fraud and weird automobile accidents.

SIMPSON, PHILIP L. (chron.)

• * *Psycho Paths: Tracking the Serial Killer Through Contemporary American Film and Fiction (Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-2329-X, Oct 2000, $18.95, 244pp, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of serial killers as part of a contemporary mythology, rising out of the same Gothic traditions as vampires and werewolves. A hardcover edition (-2328-1, $49.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Southern Illinois University Press, PO Box 3697, Carbondale IL 62902-3697; 618-453-6633; website: [www.siu.edu/˜siupress].

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

• * _Echoes of Darkness (with L. H. Maynard) See entry under L. H. Maynard

SINCLAIR, UPTON (Beall) (1878-1968) (chron.)

• * _The Millennium: A Comedy of the Year 2000 (Seven Stories Press 1-58322-021-6, May 2000, $16.95, 196pp, hc) Reprint (Haldeman-Julius 1924 in three volumes) utopian SF novel, based on Sinclair’s play of the same name. Introduction by Carl Jensen.

SINGER, MARILYN (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *The Circus Lunicus (Holt 0-8050-6268-8, Oct 2000, $17.00, 168pp, hc, cover by Janet Drew) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy uncovers the mystery of his unusual heritage when a circus comes to town.
• * _Deal with a Ghost (Avon Tempest 0-380-73183-5, Sep ’99, $6.99, 179pp, tp) Reprint (Holt 1997) young-adult ghost story. This is dated 1999, but not seen until now.

SINGLETON, LINDA JOY (chron.)

• * *Regeneration (Berkley Jam 0-425-17302-X, Jan 2000, $4.50, 176pp, pb) [Regeneration] Young-adult SF novel. Five “perfect” cloned children join to stop the madman who made them.
• * *Regeneration #2: The Search (Berkley Jam 0-425-17368-2, Mar 2000, $4.50, 177pp, pb) [Regeneration] Young-adult SF novel of cloning, second in the series.
• * *Regeneration #3: The Truth (Berkley Jam 0-425-17415-8, May 2000, $4.50, 183pp, pb) [Regeneration] Young-adult SF novel of cloning, third in the series.
• * *Regeneration: The Imposter (Berkley Jam 0-425-17635-5, Sep 2000, $4.50, 180pp, pb) [Regeneration] Young-adult SF novel of cloning, fourth in the series.
• * *Regeneration: The Killer (Berkley Jam 0-425-17864-1, Jan 2001, $4.50, 180pp, pb) [Regeneration] Young-adult SF novel of cloned teens, fifth in the series.

SINGLETON, SARAH (1966- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *In the Mirror (Enigmatic Press no ISBN, Jul ’99, £4.00, 60pp, ph, cover by Gerald Gaubert) Chapbook dark fantasy novella. Illustrated by Gerald Gaubert. This has ISSN 1464-1461; it was published in 1999, but not seen until now. Enigmatic press, 1 Gibbs Field, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM23 4EY England; www.epress.force9.co.uk

SIPOS, THOMAS M. (chron.)

• * *Vampire Nation (XLibris 0-7388-1141-6, Feb 2000, $18.00, 556pp, tp) Vampire novel. A visitor to Communist Transylvania discovers the communists are really vampires. A hardcover edition (-1140-8, $25.00) was announced but not seen. This is copyrighted 1998, but not published until now. A first novel. A print-on-demand book, available online from www.Xlibris.com; 888-7-Xlibris.

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

• * *Gates of Hell (Speculation Press 0-9671979-2-9, Jan 2000, $11.50, 268pp, tp, cover by Judith Huey) SF novel. A space pirate and a telempathic healer join forces to find a cure for plague. This is an on-demand edition, available online at www.speculationpress.com, or from Speculation Press, PO Box 543, DeKalb IL 60115.
• * *Laws of the Blood: Partners (Ace 0-441-00783-X, Nov 2000, $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Laws of the Blood] Vampire novel, second in a series about vampire Enforcers.

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

• * _The Light at the End (with Craig Spector) (Stealth Press 1-5888-1002-X, Dec 2000, $24.95, 370pp, hc, cover by Steve Montiglio) Reprint (Bantam 1986) horror novel. Avilable from Stealth Press, 336 College Ave., Lancaster PA 17603; [www.stealthpress.com].

SLADEK, JOHN (Thomas) (1937-2000) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Reproductive System (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07116-8, Jul 2000, £9.99, 192pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1968) satirical SF novel, once published as Mechasm in the US (Ace 1969). Self-replicating mechanisms multiply uncontrollably in a small town. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

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

• * _The Boxes (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130810-9, Aug 2000, $4.99, 196pp, pb, cover by Victor Lee) [Boxes] Reprint (Dutton 1998) young-adult SF/horror novel.
• * _Into the Dream (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130814-1, Aug 2000, $4.99, 127pp, pb, cover by Broeck Steadman) Reprint (Dutton 1979) young-adult fantasy novel of two teens having the same nightmare.

SLONCZEWSKI, JOAN (Lyn) (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Brain Plague (Tor 0-312-86718-2, Aug 2000, $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) SF novel of intelligent microbes colonizing the human race.
• * _A Door Into Ocean (Tor/Orb 0-312-87652-1, Oct 2000, $15.95, 403pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Door Into Ocean] Reprint (Arbor House 1986) SF novel.

SMART, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *The Year of the Lemming (Xlibris Corporation 0-7388-1569-1, May 2000, $14.40, 254pp, tp) Dystopian SF novel of a future in which all men are psychopathic killers and women hide in armed safe houses. This is a print-on-demand book, also available in hardcover (-1568-3, $25.00); order online at www.xlibris.com; or from Xlibris Corporation, 426 Walnut St., Philadelphia PA 19106; credit card orders 888-7-xlibris; add $4.00 shipping.

SMEDMAN, LISA (stories) (chron.)

• * *VOR: The Playback War (Warner Aspect 0-446-60489-5, Jan 2000, $6.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [VOR] SF novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by FASA.

SMETHURST, WILLIAM (Knowles) (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _Woken’s Eye (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6147-4, Sep 2000, £6.99, 470pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1999) fantasy novel.

SMITH, ANDREW (chron.)

• * *Gothic Radicalism: Literature, Philosophy, and Psychoanalysis in the Nineteenth Century (St. Martin’s/Palgrave 0-312-23042-7, Aug 2000, $59.95, 188pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical analysis of Frankenstein, Dracula, etc. This is the same as the Macmillan UK edition, with both publishers listed on the copyright page.

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

• * _Norstrilia (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07018-8, Jun 2000, £9.99, 277pp, tp) [Instrumentality of Mankind] Reprint (Del Rey 1975) SF novel in the “Instrumentality” series, with an afterword by J.J. Pierce. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

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

SMITH, DEAN WESLEY (1950- ); see pseudonym Kathryn Wesley (stories) (chron.)

• * _Men in Black: The Grazer Conspiracy (SFBC #11451, May 2000, $9.98, 263pp, hc) [Men in Black] Reprint (Bantam 2000) novelization based on the movie based on the comic book. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries. This has ISBN 0-7394-0980-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Spider-Man: Emerald Mystery (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-17037-3, Oct 2000, $6.99, 206pp, pb, cover by Vince Evans) [Spider-Man] Novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by Byron Preiss Multimedia Company; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
• * *Star Trek: New Earth, Book 2: Belle Terre (with Diane Carey) (Pocket 0-671-04297-1, Jun 2000, $6.50, 237pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Earth] Star Trek novelization, second in a series of six. This includes chapter 11 of Michael Jan Friedman’s serial novel, Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: New Earth, Book 5: Thin Air (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) See entry under Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• * *The Tenth Planet: Final Assault (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42142-6, Dec 2000, $6.50, 247pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Tenth Planet] SF novelization, third in a trilogy based on the computer game from Bethesda Softworks. Copyrighted by Creative Licensing Corporation and Media Technologies Ltd.
• * *The Tenth Planet: Oblivion (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42141-8, Feb 2000, $6.50, 261pp, pb) [Tenth Planet] SF novelization, second in a trilogy based on the computer game from Bethesda Softworks. Copyrighted by Creative Licensing Corporation and Media Technologies Ltd.
• * *VOR: Island of Power (Warner Aspect 0-446-60490-9, Apr 2000, $6.50, 255pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [VOR] SF novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA.