The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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

* _The Amazing Dr. Darwin (Baen 0-7434-3613-X, Jun 2003, $7.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2002) collection of six stories of the astounding adventures of Charles Darwin’s grandfather Erasmus.
* _The Billion Dollar Boy (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34566-8, May 2003, $5.99, 255pp, tp, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Jupiter] Reprint (Tor 1997) young-adult SF novel, second in the “Jupiter” series.
* _The Cyborg from Earth (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34624-9, Nov 2003, $5.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Tim O’Brien) [Jupiter] Reprint (Tor 1998) young-adult SF novel in the “Jupiter” series.
* _Dark As Day (Tor 0-812-58031-1, Apr 2003, $7.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Cold As Ice] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel, sequel to Cold As Ice.
* _Putting Up Roots (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34569-2, Apr 2003, $5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Jupiter] Reprint (Tor 1997) young-adult SF novel, third in the “Jupiter” series.
* _Resurgence (SFBC #55013, Jan 2003, $11.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Heritage Universe] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF novel, the fifth in the “Heritage Universe” series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
_____, ed. * _Interstellar Travel and Multi-Generation Space Ships (with Yoji Kondo, Frederick Bruhweiler & John Moore) See entry under Yoji Kondo.
SHELLEY, MARY W(ollstonecraft Godwin) (1797-1851) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Frankenstein (Barnes & Noble Classics 1-59308-005-0, May 2003, $3.95, 247pp, pb, cover by Francisco José Goya y Lucientes) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington 1818) classic SF novel. Introduction and notes by Karen Harbiener. Third printing.
* _Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (Penguin UK 0-14-143947-5, Jan 2003, £3.99, lxiv+273pp, tp, cover by Nicolai Abildgaard) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington 1818) classic horror novel; the text follows the Colburn and Bentley 1831 edition. This is revised and updated from the Penguin UK 1985 edition with introduction and notes by Maurice Hindle, and added pieces by Byron and Polidori. A “Penguin Classics” edition. (Contents)
SHELLEY, RICHARD M.; see under Shelley, Rick (chron.)
SHELLEY, RICK; [i.e., Richard Michael Shelley] (1947-2001) (chron.)

* _Jump Pay (Ace 0-441-00230-7, Jul 2003, $5.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Steve Gardner) [Lucky 13th] Reissue (Ace 1995) military SF. Third in the series featuring the “Lucky 13th” spaceborne. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. Third printing.
* _Side Show (Ace 0-441-00123-8, Jun 2003, $5.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Steve Gardiner) [Lucky 13th] Reissue (Ace 1994) military SF novel, second in the series featuring the “Lucky 13th” spaceborne. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. Fourth printing.
* *Spec Ops Squad: Sucker Punch (Ace 0-441-01007-5, Jan 2003, $6.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Spec Ops Squad] Military SF novel, third in the series.
* _Until Relieved (Ace 0-441-00019-3, May 2003, $5.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Lucky 13th] Reissue (Ace 1994) military SF novel, first in the series featuring the “Lucky 13th” spaceborne. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. This indicates second printing, though a second printing was listed in 1997.
SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Aztechs (Subterranean Press 1-931081-50-6, Apr 2003, $35.00, 112pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Near-future SF novella set in the same world as Life During Wartime. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition of 26 is also available.
* *Colonel Rutherford’s Colt (Subterranean Press 1-931081-74-3, Feb 2003, $40.00, 171pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Dark fantasy novel. A gun dealer acquires a gun with a perverse history. This appeared previously as an ebook; this is its first book publication. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
* *Floater (PS Publishing 1-902880-79-X, Sep 2003, £10.00, 154 + ix, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Dark fantasy/noir novel. A detective’s eye problems may be a victim’s voodoo revenge. Introduction by Jeffrey Ford. This is a limited edition of 500, signed by Shepard; a hardcover edition of 400 (-80-3, £25.00) signed by Shepard and Ford, is also available. Available from Hamilton House, 4 Park Ave., Harrogate, HG2 9BQ. UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
* *Louisiana Breakdown (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-14-2, Apr 2003, $21.95, 145 + xi, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Dark fantasy novella. A man stuck in a small Louisiana town encounters romance and the supernatural. Foreword by Poppy Z. Brite. Illustrations and afterword by J.K. Potter. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
SHEPHERD, JOEL (chron.)

* *Breakaway (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-7596-2, Feb 2003, A$18.95, 563pp, pb, cover by Carol McLean-Carr) [Cassandra Kresnov] SF thriller, the second novel featuring android Cassandra Kresnov. Cassandra fights anti-Federation terrorists on the planet Callay.
SHERMAN, CORDELIA CAROLINE; see under Sherman, Delia (stories) (chron.)
SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

* *Demontech: Gulf Run (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44376-4, Jan 2004, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Demontech] Military fantasy novel, third in the series. Marines fight the Dark Prince in an alternate universe.
* *Demontech: Rally Point (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44375-6, Feb 2003, $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Demontech] Military fantasy novel, second in the series. Marines fight the Dark Prince in an alternate universe.
* *Starfist: Lazarus Rising (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46000-6, Dec 2003, $19.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Starfist] Military SF novel, ninth in a series about 25th-century Marines.
SHERMAN, DELIA; [i.e., Cordelia Caroline Sherman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Fall of the Kings (with Ellen Kushner) See entry under Ellen Kushner.
SHILLITOE, TONY (chron.)

* *Passion (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-7195-9, Feb 2003, A$18.95, 609pp, pb, cover by Shane Parker) [Ashuak Chronicles] Fantasy novel, Book Two in “The Ashuak Chronicles”.
SHIMELD, THOMAS J. (chron.)

* *Walter B. Gibson and The Shadow (McFarland 0-7864-1466-9, Mar 2003, $45.00, 190pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography of the prolific writer who as Maxwell Grant created The Shadow. Foreword by Gibson’s son, Robert W. Gibson. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage. [Gibson]
SHIMERMAN, ARMIN (chron.)

* *The Merchant Prince, Volume Three: Capital Offense (Pocket Star 0-671-03594-0, Dec 2003, $7.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Merchant Prince] Science fiction time-travel novel, the third featuring Elizabethan notable Dr. John Dee. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
SHINN, SHARON (Ruth) (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Angelica (Ace 0-441-01013-X, Mar 2003, $23.95, 485pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Samaria] SF novel in the “Samaria” series, set earlier in the planet’s history.
* _Jenna Starborn (Ace 0-441-01029-6, Mar 2003, $7.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Reprint (Ace 2002) SF novel, a far-future twist on Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre.
* _The Shape-Changer’s Wife (Ace 0-441-01061-X, Aug 2003, $12.95, 215pp, tp, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Ace 1995) fantasy novel.
SHIPPEY, TOM; [i.e., Thomas A. Shippey] (1943- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Road to Middle-Earth: How J.R.R. Tolkien Created a New Mythology (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-25760-8, May 2003, $13.00, 379 + xviii, tp) Non-fiction, a critical examination of Tolkien’s works. Originally published in 1982 by Allen & Unwin, this first US edition has been updated from the 1992 revised and expanded Grafton edition. [Tolkien]
_____, ed. * _The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-280382-4, Jan 2003, £9.99, xxii+499pp, tp) Reissue (Oxford University Press 1994) anthology of 31 stories. Second printing. * _The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-280382-4, Mar 2003, $16.95, 499pp, tp, cover by Dianne Harris) Reprint (Oxford UK 1994) anthology of 31 fantasy stories tracing the development of fantasy from the 1880s to the present, with an introduction by the editor and a selected bibliography. This is an international edition. * _The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6, Jan 2003, £9.99, xxvi+587pp, tp) Reissue (Oxford University Press 1992) anthology of 30 stories tracing the development of SF. * _The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-280381-6, Mar 2003, $16.95, 587 + xxvi, tp, cover by Michael Llewellyn) Reprint (Oxford 1992) anthology of 30 SF stories tracing the development of science fiction from the 1900s to the present, with an introduction by the editor and a selected bibliography. This is an international edition.
SHIRLEY, JOHN (Patrick) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Crawlers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44652-6, Nov 2003, $14.95, 383pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) SF horror novel. A top-secret government project goes terribly wrong.
* _Demons (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44649-6, Apr 2003, $14.95, 372pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) Reprint (Del Rey 2002) near-future post-apocalypse horror novel in two parts.
SHUSTERMAN, NEAL (Douglas) (1962- ) (chron.)

* *Full Tilt (Simon & Schuster 0-689-80374-5, Jun 2003, $16.95, 201pp, hc) Young-adult horror novel about a phantom carnival.
* _The Shattered Sky (Tor 0-812-52466-7, Nov 2003, $6.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Shards] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel, the third in the “Star Shards” trilogy. The grown-up Star Shards face an alien invasion.
SIBLEY, BRIAN (1949- ) (chron.)

* +The Maps of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth (with John Howe) (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-39110-X, Oct 2003, $29.95, 80pp, hc, cover by John Howe) Slipcased set of four maps and a book describing the lands of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, with text by Sibley and art by Howe. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 8/03). [Tolkien]
SIDNEY-FRYER, DONALD; pseudonym of Donald S. Fryer, (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Songs & Sonnets Atlantean: The Second Series (Wildside Press 1-59224-148-4, Jul 2003, $15.00, 152pp, tp) Poetry collection with 39 poems, some reprints, including translations of ten poems by Jose-Maria de Heredia. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.wildsidepress.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)
SIEGEL, BARBARA (B.) (1952?- ) (chron.)

* _DragonLance: Tanis, The Shadow Years (with Scott Siegel) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3039-X, Dec 2003, $6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the sixth in the “Preludes” series. Copyrighted 1990 by TSR, 2000 by Wizards of the Coast.
SIEGEL, JAN; pseudonym of Amanda Hemingway, (1955- ) (chron.)

* _The Witch Queen (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44259-8, Oct 2003, $6.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Way of the Witch] Reprint (Voyager 2002 as Witch’s Honour) fantasy novel, the third in the trilogy begun in Prospero’s Children.
* _Witch’s Honour (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651282-8, Jan 2003, £6.99, i+312pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Way of the Witch] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, third in the trilogy after Prospero’s Children and The Dragon-Charmer. Siegel is a pseudonym of Amanda Hemingway.
SIEGEL, MARK (Richard) (1949-2003) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Echo and Narcissus (Aardwolf Press 0-9706225-2-X, Jan 2003, $14.95, 249pp, tp, cover by Frank Wu) Dark fantasy novel. A singer and her songwriter companion must contend with the supernatural in Los Angeles. Available from Aardwolf Press, PO Box 14792, Durham NC 27709-4792; [www.aardwolfpress.com].
SIEGEL, SCOTT (Warren) (1951- ) (chron.)

* _DragonLance: Tanis, The Shadow Years (with Barbara Siegel) See entry under Barbara Siegel.
SIGURDSON, KIRK (chron.)

* *Cowslip (Terminus Books 0-9722893-0-5, Dec 2002, $14.00, 283pp, tp) Novel with fantasy elements, in the form of a journal. A rock star dying of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease has visions that appear to be supernatural. Order from Terminus Books, 1090 Farraday Road, Durango CO 81303; [terminusbooks@aol.com]; [www.terminusbooks.com]; add $2.00 postage.
SILVA, DAVID (Beecher) (1950- ) (chron.)

* *All the Lonely People (Delirium Books 1-929653-57-3, Dec 2003, $45.00, 200pp, hc, cover by Mike Bohatch) Horror novel. A strange box changes the lives of those who look in it. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; a deluxe leatherbound edition of 26 ($175.00) is also available. Order from Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; [www.deliriumbooks.com].
SILVER, STEVEN H., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Horrible Beginnings (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-7564-0123-2, Mar 2003, $6.99, 316pp, pb) Anthology of 17 horror stories, the first-published stories by noted authors including Edward Bryant, Kim Newman, and Neil Gaiman. The living authors introduce their own stories; Stefan R. Dziemianowicz provides an introduction for Robert Bloch, and Frederik Pohl for Henry Kuttner. (Contents)
* *Magical Beginnings (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-7564-0121-6, Feb 2003, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Anthology of 16 stories that were their authors’ first sales, with new introductions by the authors, who include Andre Norton, Peter S. Beagle, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Introduction by Silver. (Contents)
* *Wondrous Beginnings (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-7564-0098-8, Jan 2003, $6.99, 316pp, pb) Anthology of 17 SF stories, all their author’s first SF sale, with introductions to each by the author. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Anne McCaffrey, and Gene Wolfe. Introduction by Silver. (Contents)
SILVERBERG, ROBERT (1935- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Longest Way Home (SFBC #51995, Aug 2002, $12.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Longest Way Home (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81487-0, Mar 2003, $7.50, 367pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel.
* _The Longest Way Home (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07393-4, Jul 2003, £6.99, 262pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 2002) SF novel.
* _Nightwings (ibooks 0-7434-7446-5, Jul 2003, $6.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Avon 1969) SF novel.
* *Other Dimensions (SFBC #57609, Sep 2003, $14.99, 736pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Omnibus of four SF novels: The Man in the Maze (1969), Nightwings (1969), Up the Line (1969), and Dying Inside (1972). This has ISBN 0-7394-3637-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *Roma Eterna (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97859-8, Jun 2003, $25.95, 396pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Roma Eterna] SF alternate history quasi-novel in ten parts, three new, covering millennia in a Roman Empire that never fell. (Contents)
* _Roma Eterna (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07354-3, Aug 2003, £10.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Emma Wallace) [Roma Eterna] Reprint (Eos 2003) SF mosaic novel collecting 10 alternate-history stories set in a world where the Roman Empire did not fall. A hardcover edition (-07353-5, £16.99) is also available.
* _Shadrach in the Furnace (ibooks 0-7434-5847-8, Jan 2004, $11.95, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Bobbs-Merrill 1976) SF novel.
* _Son of Man (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07501-5, Mar 2003, £9.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Ballantine 1971) SF novel of a contemporary man transported to a far-future Earth. A Gollancz SF Collectors’ Edition.
* _Son of Man (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07501-5, Jun 2003, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Ballantine 1971) SF novel. This is the Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
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* *Fantasy: The Best of 2002 (with Karen Haber) (ibooks 0-7434-5867-2, May 2003, $7.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo) Best-of-the-year anthology of 11 stories. Authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Sheckley, and James Patrick Kelly. Copyrighted by ibooks. (Contents)
* *Legends II (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-715434-8, Sep 2003, £18.99, 645pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) Original anthology of 11 short novels by noted fantasy authors writing in their popular series. Authors include Terry Brooks with a “Shannara” story, Orson Scott Card , Diana Gabaldon (“Outlander”), Tad Williams (“Otherland”), and Neil Gaiman (“American Gods”). (Contents)
* +Legends II (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45644-0, Jan 2004, $28.95, 642pp, hc) Original anthology of 11 short novels by modern masters of fantasy, set in their most popular series. Authors include George R.R. Martin (“A Song of Ice and Fire”), Robin Hobb (“Realm of the Elderlings”), Orson Scott Card (“Tales of Alvin Maker”), Diana Gabaldon (“Outlander”), Tad Williams (“Otherland”), Terry Brooks (“Shannara”), and Neil Gaiman (“American Gods”). First US edition (Voyager 9/03).
* _The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (Tor 0-765-30536-4, Feb 2003, $27.95, 560pp, hc, cover by Kenn Brown) Reprint (Doubleday 1970 as The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 1) anthology of 26 classic SF stories.
* *Science Fiction: The Best of 2002 (with Karen Haber) (ibooks 0-7434-5816-8, Feb 2003, $7.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Best-of-the-year anthology of 11 stories. Authors include Charles Stross, Geoffrey A. Landis, and Ted Chiang. Copyrighted by ibooks. (Contents)
SIMAK, CLIFFORD D(onald) (1904-1988) (chron.)

* _City (SFBC #55568, Sep 2003, $9.99, 191pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [City (Websters)] Reissue (Gnome 1952) classic SF novel; it follows the text of the original edition, leaving out the “Epilog” added later. This is the fifth volume in the SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection; it has ISBN 0-7394-3526-4, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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