The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

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Star Trek: Captain’s Blood William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (SFBC #63013, Feb 2004, $12.99, 335pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 2003) Star Trek novelization. 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.

Star Trek: Captain’s Blood William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-02130-3, Jan 2005, $6.99, 333pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 2003) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek: Captain’s Peril William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-02128-1, Feb 2004, $6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 2002) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Edge of Twilight Maggie Shayne (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2022-7, Mar 2004, $6.99, 392pp, hc) [Wings in the Night] Vampire romance novel in the “Wings in the Night” series. Edge needs the legendary Golden Child to get vengeance on the man who murdered his young charges.

Edge of Twilight Maggie Shayne (SFBC #64952, May 2004, $9.99, 392pp, hc) [Wings in the Night] Reprint (Mira 2004) vampire romance novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-4163-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Twilight Begins Maggie Shayne (Harlequin/Mira 0-778-32247-5, Oct 2004, $12.95, 507pp, tp) [Wings in the Night] Omnibus of two vampire romance novels in the “Wings in the Night” series: Twilight Phantasies (1993) and Twilight Memories (1994). Copyrighted by Margaret Benson.

Great Blue Yonder Alex Shearer (Scholastic/Apple 0-439-56127-2, Oct 2004, $4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Oliver Burston) Reprint (Clarion 2002) young-adult fantasy.

Between the Strokes of Night Charles Sheffield (Baen 0-7434-8824-5, May 2004, $7.99, 424pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2002, revised from the 1985 edition) hard SF novel.

Resurgence Charles Sheffield (Baen 0-7434-8819-9, Apr 2004, $7.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Heritage Universe] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF novel, the fifth in the “Heritage Universe” series.

Frankenstein Mary Shelley (Borders 1-58726-088-3, 2003, $7.95, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Lackington 1818) classic SF novel. This is an instant remainder edition dated 2003, but not previously listed.

I See You with Extrasensory Eyes Artemus Shelton (Strong Signal Publishing 0-9740246-9-4, Oct 2003, $12.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Cory & Catska Ench) SF novel. Telepathic lovers on different worlds plan to meet despite a war over silicon-based aliens.

A Handbook of American Prayer Lucius Shepard (Thunder’s Mouth 1-56858-281-1, Sep 2004, $22.00, 264pp, hc) Fantasy novel. Wardlin Stuart’s prayers are answered, but his growing fame brings conflict with a fundamentalist minister.

Liar’s House Lucius Shepard (Subterranean Press 1-59606-002-6, Aug 2004, $35.00, 90pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) [Griaule] Fantasy novel set in the world of the dragon Griaule. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a traycased, leatherbound, lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

Two Trains Running Lucius Shepard (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-23-1, Mar 2004, $22.95, 112 + xiv, hc, cover by John Picacio) Collection of an article and two novellas, one original, about hobos. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].

Viator Lucius Shepard (Night Shade Books 1-892389-44-4, Aug 2004, $25.00, 170pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Horror novel. Men investigating a wrecked ship go insane. A limited edition of 150 (-45-2, $45.00) is also available.

Kris Longknife: Deserter Mike Shepherd (Ace 0-441-01227-2, Dec 2004, $7.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Kris Longknife] SF novel, second in the “Kris Longknife” series. Kris seeks a missing friend. Shepherd is a pen name for Mike Moscoe.

Kris Longknife: Mutineer Mike Shepherd (Ace 0-441-01142-X, Feb 2004, $7.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Kris Longknife] SF novel. A privileged young woman enlists in the marines against her parents’ wishes, and gets caught in fighting between Earth and warring colony worlds. Shepherd is a pen name for Mike Moscoe.

Star Wars: Jedi Trial David Sherman & Dan Cragg (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46114-2, Nov 2004, $25.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Jedi Trial David Sherman & Dan Cragg (SFBC #1171166, Nov 2004, $14.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Starfist: A World of Hurt David Sherman & Dan Cragg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46052-9, Dec 2004, $19.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Starfist] Military SF novel, tenth in a series about 25th-century Marines.

Starfist: Lazarus Rising David Sherman & Dan Cragg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44373-X, Dec 2004, $6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Del Rey 2003) military SF novel, ninth in a series about 25th-century Marines.

The Secret of the Unicorn Queen, Volume I: Swept Away!/Sun Blind Josepha Sherman & Gwen Hansen (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46849-X, Aug 2004, $6.99, 233pp, tp, cover by Scott Fischer) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Young-adult omnibus of two fantasy novels: Swept Away (1988) by Sherman and Sun Blind (1988) by Hansen. Part of the Imagine program for young adults. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.

Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul, Book One: Exodus Josepha Sherman & Susan Shwartz (Pocket 0-7434-6356-0, Jul 2004, $24.95, 262pp, hc) [Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Goorg-Chee: A Sci-Fi Quest For Freedom C. G. Sherrow (iUniverse 0-595-27921-X, Oct 2003, $14.95, 184pp, tp) SF novel. A man and various aliens find themselves without memory, stranded on a strange world. This is dated 2003, but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512.

Elsewhere Will Shetterly (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205209-7, Aug 2004, $6.95, 248pp, tp) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Borderland” shared-world series.

Nevernever Will Shetterly (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205210-0, Aug 2004, $6.95, 226pp, tp) [Borderland] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult fantasy in the “Borderland” shared-world series, sequel to Elsewhere.

Angel-Seeker Sharon Shinn (Ace 0-441-01134-9, Mar 2004, $23.95, 483pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Samaria] SF novel in the “Samaria” series.

Angelica Sharon Shinn (Ace 0-441-01146-2, Mar 2004, $7.99, 545pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Samaria] Reprint (Ace 2003) SF novel in the “Samaria” series, set earlier in the planet’s history.

Heart of Gold Sharon Shinn (Ace 0-441-00821-6, Oct 2004, $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Michael Evans) Reissue (Ace 2000) SF romance novel of a scientist and a rebel on a planet divided between the haves and the have-nots. Second printing.

The Safe-Keeper’s Secret Sharon Shinn (Viking 0-670-05910-2, May 2004, $16.99, 222pp, hc, cover by Matt Mahurin) [Safe-Keeper’s Secret] Young-adult fantasy novel. Fiona wants to follow in her mother’s footsteps as village Safe-Keeper, but family secrets may intrude.

Children of the Atom Wilmar H. Shiras (Red Jacket Press 0-9748895-0-4, Sep 2004, $39.95, 240pp, hc, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) Reprint (Gnome Press 1953) classic SF novel. This is a deluxe, slipcased facsimile of the Gnome Press edition. Red Jacket Press, 3099 Maqua Place, Mohegan Lake NY 10547; [www.redjacketpress.com].

Gurdjieff: An Introduction to His Life and Ideas John Shirley (Penguin/Tarcher 1-58542-287-8, Apr 2004, $15.95, 301pp, tp) Associational biography of G.I. Gurdjieff. [G. I. Gurdjieff]

Bulletproof Soul Steven L. Shrewsbury (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9747680-0-6, Dec 2003, $20.00, 256pp, hc) [Dack Shannon] Original collection of 20 horror/noir stories, most previously published online, many with genre elements, about albino covert agent Dack Shannon in the Majestic Universe. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

The Eyes of Kid Midas Neal Shusterman (Simon Pulse 0-689-87349-2, Sep 2004, $4.99, 182pp, pb) Reprint (Little, Brown 1992) young-adult fantasy novel about a boy with magic sunglasses.

Full Tilt Neal Shusterman (Simon Pulse 0-689-87325-5, Sep 2004, $4.99, 201pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2003) young-adult horror novel about a phantom carnival.

Hostile Takeover Susan Shwartz (Tor 0-765-30461-9, Dec 2004, $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel. A financial analyst’s audit on a colony planet uncovers a complicated plot that threatens humankind.

The House Next Door Anne Rivers Siddons (SFBC #1174453, Feb 2005, $10.99, 346pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1978) horror novel about a haunted house. A 1981 introduction by Stephen King is included. This is a special “Stephen King Horror Library” edition distributed by SFBC.

Phases of the Moon: Six Decades of Masterpieces by the SFWA Grand Master Robert Silverberg (ibooks 0-7434-9801-1, Oct 2004, $15.95, 623pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Subterranean 2004 subtitled Stories from Six Decades) collection of 23 stories spanning Silverberg’s career.

Phases of the Moon: Stories from Six Decades Robert Silverberg (Subterranean Press 1-931081-99-9, Aug 2004, $40.00, 625pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Collection of 23 stories spanning Silverberg’s career, with introductions by the author. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,500; a lettered edition of 26 ($150.00) is also available.

Roma Eterna Robert Silverberg (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81488-9, May 2004, $7.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Eos 2003) SF alternate-history quasi-novel in ten parts, covering millennia in a Roman Empire that never fell.

Sailing to Byzantium Robert Silverberg (ibooks 0-7434-8711-7, Jun 2004, $7.99, 419 + viii, pb, cover by Lawrence Alma-Tadema) Reprint (ibooks 2000) collection of five novellas.

The World Inside Robert Silverberg (ibooks 0-7434-8723-0, Sep 2004, $11.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Luis Royo) Reprint (Doubleday 1971) SF novel.

Between Worlds ed. Robert Silverberg (SFBC #1152964, Aug 2004, $12.99, 398pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Original anthology of six far-future SF stories, with an introduction by Silverberg. Authors include Stephen Baxter, Nancy Kress, and Mike Resnick. This has ISBN 1-58288-108-1; it lacks a price and has the book club number on the back jacket.

Legends II ed. Robert Silverberg (SFBC #61772, Feb 2004, $14.99, 642pp, hc) Reprint (Voyager 2003) original anthology of 11 short novels by modern masters of fantasy, set in their most popular series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Legends II: Dragon, Sword, and King ed. Robert Silverberg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47577-1, Nov 2004, $7.99, 401 + x, pb) Reprint (Voyager 2003) second half of the original anthology of 11 short novels by modern masters of fantasy;this has stories by Terry Brooks, George R.R. Martin, Diana Gabaldon, Orson Scott Card, and Elizabeth Haydon.

Legends II: Shadows, Gods, and Demons ed. Robert Silverberg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-47577-1, Nov 2004, $7.99, 370 + x, pb) Reprint (Voyager 2003) first half of the original anthology of 11 short novels by modern masters of fantasy; this has stories by Neil Gaiman, Anne McCaffrey, Tad Williams, Robin Hobb, Robert Silverberg, and Raymond E. Feist.

City Clifford D. Simak (Old Earth Books 1-882968-28-X, Sep 2004, $27.00, 251pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [City (Websters)] Reprint (Gnome 1952) classic SF fix-up novel/collection. This is a “Clifford D. Simak Centennial Edition”. Order from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211; [www.oldearthbooks.com].

Way Station Clifford D. Simak (Old Earth Books 1-882968-27-1, Aug 2004, $27.00, 225pp, hc, cover by Randy J. Lagana) Reprint (Doubleday 1963) Hugo-winning SF novel. This is a Clifford D. Simak Centennial Edition. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; [www.oldearthbooks.com].

Hard as Nails Dan Simmons (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-99468-0, Sep 2004, $6.99, 357pp, pb) [Joe Kurtz] Reprint (St. Martin’s Minotaur 2003) associational mystery, the third featuring ex-PI Joe Kurtz.

By Reason of Darkness William P. Simmons (Prime Books/House of Dominion 1-930997-44-2, Mar 2004, $29.95, 282pp, hc, cover by Joakim Back) Collection of 23 stories of dark and fantastic fiction, 12 original. Introduction by Gary Braunbeck; afterword by T.M. Wright. Order from Prime Books, PO Box 36503, Canton OH 44735; [www.primebooks.net].

Echoes of a Distant Storm Wendy Simpson (New Age Dimensions/Kids’ Dimension 1-59611-014-7, Aug 2004, $15.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Melissa Alvarez) Young-adult fantasy novel. Descendants of five heroes must keep an evil being bound. Available from New Age Dimensions, PO Box 772097, Coral Springs FL 33077; [www.vitalcore.com].

Goddess for Hire Sonia Singh (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-059036-X, Jul 2004, $13.95, 305pp, tp, cover by Lisa Plaskett) Fantasy novel. An unemployed California woman discovers she is the incarnation of Kali. A first novel.

The Seer: Don’t Die, Dragonfly Linda Joy Singleton (Llewellyn Publications 0-7387-0526-8, Oct 2004, $4.99, 269pp, tp) [Sabine Rose] Young-adult fantasy mystery, first in a series about a psychic teen. Sabine Rose pretends to be normal at her new school. The author also writes as L.J. Singleton. Available from Llewellyn Publications, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-THE-MOON; [www.llewellyn.com].

Troll: A Love Story Johanna Sinisalo (Grove 0-8021-4129-3, May 2004, $12.00, 278pp, tp, cover by Honi Werner) SF horror novel mixing romance and black humor, winner of Finland’s prestigious Finlandia Award. A young, gay photographer finds a troll. Translated by Herbert Lomas from the 2000 Finnish Ennen päivänlaskua ei voi. First US edition (Peter Owen 5/03 as Not Before Sundown). A first novel.

I Thirst for You Susan Sizemore (Pocket Star 0-7434-6743-4, Jun 2004, $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [I Burn for You] Vampire romance novel, sequel to I Burn for You.

I Thirst for You Susan Sizemore (SFBC #66114, Jul 2004, $9.99, 325pp, hc) [I Burn for You] Reprint (Pocket Star 2004) vampire romance novel, sequel to I Burn for You. This has ISBN 0-7394-4295-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Clones Gloria Skurzynski (Simon Pulse 0-689-84264-3, Jan 2004, $5.99, 204pp, pb) [Virtual War Chronologs] Reprint (Atheneum 2002) young-adult SF novel, second in the “Virtual War Chronologs”.

Virtual War Gloria Skurzynski (Simon Pulse 0-689-86785-9, Jan 2004, $5.99, 182pp, pb) [Virtual War Chronologs] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1997) young-adult SF novel.

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