The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

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

• * _Cirque Du Freak: Allies of the Night (Little, Brown 0-316-11437-5, Sep 2005, $7.99, 209pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Darren Shan] Reprint (Collins 2002) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, eighth in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Cirque Du Freak: Hunters of the Dusk (Little, Brown 0-316-00098-1, Sep 2005, $5.95, 208pp, pb, cover by Don Bishop) [Darren Shan] Reprint (Collins 2002) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, seventh in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * +Cirque Du Freak: Killers of the Dawn (Little, Brown 0-316-15626-4, May 2005, $15.99, 206pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, ninth in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (Collins 2003).
• * +Cirque Du Freak: The Lake of Souls (Little, Brown 0-316-15627-2, Oct 2005, $15.99, 292pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, tenth in the series supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (Collins 2003).
• * _Cirque du Freak: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 1 (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-720985-1, Oct 2005, £9.99, 336pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Darren Shan] Reprint (Collins 2000) young-adult horror novel. A mini-hardback edition, issued without cover. Includes an interview with the author. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * _Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire Prince (Little, Brown 0-316-00097-3, Apr 2005, $5.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Rick Raymond) [Darren Shan] Reprint (Collin 2002) young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, sixth in the series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * *Demon Thief (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719322-X, Dec 2005, £12.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Mel Grant) [Demonata] Young-adult horror novel, the second book of The Demonata after Lord Loss. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * +The Demonata: Lord Loss (Little, Brown 0-316-11499-5, Oct 2005, $15.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Demonata] Young-adult dark fantasy, first in the Demonata series. Shan is a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (HarperCollins 6/05).
• * *Lord Loss (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719321-1, Jun 2005, £12.99, 264pp, hc) [Demonata] Young-adult horror novel, book one of The Demonata. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * *The Saga of Darren Shan: Vampire Destiny Trilogy (HarperCollins UK Children’s Books 0-00-717959-6, Oct 2005, £9.99, 592pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult omnibus of Books 10-12 in the dark fantasy series: The Lake of Souls (2003), Lord of the Shadows (2004), and Sons of Destiny (2004). Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy. (Contents)
• * *Vampire War Trilogy (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-717958-8, Feb 2005, £9.99, 554pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy omnibus of books seven through nine in The Saga of Darren Shan. (Contents)

SHANKS, CHARLES P. (chron.)

• * *A Mythical Man: The Saga of Wilhelm Horst von Dirksen, Book One (PublishAmerica 1-4137-4852-X, Dec 2004, $19.95, 238pp, tp) Fantasy novel of a WWI flying ace transported to a magical world where humans are myth. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.publishamerica.com].

SHANNON, TERENCE (chron.)

• * *What Happened to the Indians (Shannon Books 0-9679206-0-4, 2000, $16.99, 250pp, tp) SF novel. Aliens arrive on Earth and set up base in New Mexico.

SHAPIRO, ERIC (stories) (chron.)

• * *It’s Only Temporary (Permuted Press 0-9765559-3-X, May 2005, $8.99, 100pp, tp, cover by Ian Jarvis) SF horror novella with surreal/hallucinatory elements about a young man’s last day on Earth before a giant meteorite hits. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.permutedpress.com].

SHAPIRO, ROCHELLE JEWEL (chron.)

• * *Miriam the Medium (Simon & Schuster 0-7432-4478-8, May 2004, $23.00, hc) Mainstream novel with elements of fantasy. Miriam is a phone psychic whose home life is falling apart. A first novel. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now.

SHAWL, DENISE ANGELA “NISI” (stories) (chron.)

• * *Writing the Other: A Practical Approach (with Cynthia Ward) (Aqueduct Press 1-933500-00-X, Nov 2005, $9.00, 112pp, ph) Non-fiction chapbook collection of three essays, one an original collaboration and two solo reprints by Shawl, plus an excerpt from a forthcoming novel by Shawl. Part of the Conversation Pieces series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com]; [info@aqueductpress.com].

SHAYNE, DAVID (chron.)

• * *MADvertising: A MAD Look at 50 Years of MADison Avenue (Watson-Guptill 0-8230-3081-4, Oct 2005, $24.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Patricia Dwyer) Associational art book, a collection of advertising parodies from MAD magazine, many by Frank Kelly Freas, with a sprinkling of other SF artists.

SHAYNE, MAGGIE; pseudonym of Margaret Benson (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20576-2, Dec 2005, $13.00, 278pp, tp, cover by Robin Davis) Collection of three paranormal romances. (Contents)
• * *Edge of Twilight (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2265-3, Sep 2005, $5.99, 395pp, pb) [Wings in the Night] Reprint (Mira 2004) vampire romance novel in the “Wings in the Night” series.
• * _Immortality (Jove 0-515-14078-3, Oct 2005, $2.99, 84pp, pb) Reprint paranormal romance novella, originally published in the anthology Out of This World (Jove 2001). Copyrighted by Margaret Benson.
• * *Two by Twilight (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2266-1, Sep 2005, $5.99, 296pp, pb) [Wings in the Night] Omnibus/collection of two vampire romance novels in the Wings in the Night series: the original Run from Twilight and Twilight Vows (1998 as part of Brides of the Night, ed. by Anonymous). (Contents)

SHECKLEY, ROBERT (1928-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Masque of Mañana (NESFA Press 1-886778-60-4, Aug 2005, $29.00, 569pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 41 stories, including all the AAA Ace Interplanetary Decontamination stories. Introduction by David Hartwell. This was published for Sheckley’s aborted appearance as a guest of honor at the 2005 Worldcon. NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfapress.com]; [sales@nesfa.org]; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)
• * _The Masque of Mañana (SFBC #1202183, Dec 2005, $14.50, 569pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (NESFA Press 2005) collection of 41 stories, including all the AAA Ace Interplanetary Decontamination stories. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SHEEHAN, BILL, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Night Visions 11 (Subterranean Press 1-931081-94-8, Jun 2004, $30.00, 244pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Original anthology of three novellas. Authors are Kim Newman (with a story featuring Richard Jeperson and the Diogenes Club), Tim Lebbon, and Lucius Shepard. A limited edition of 250 ($50.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

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

SHELDON, ANNE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Adventures of the Faithful Counselor (Aqueduct Press 0-9746559-8-8, May 2005, $9.00, 79pp, ph) Narrative poem in perfect-bound chapbook form, telling a series of stories about ancient gods Inanna and Gilgamesh. Part of the “Conversation Pieces” chapbook series. Aqueduct Press, PO Box 95787, Seattle WA 98145-2787; [www.aqueductpress.com].

SHELDON, JEREMY (chron.)

• * *The Smiling Affair (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06281-6, Jul 2005, £12.99, 465pp, tp) Supernatural detective novel featuring paranormal investigator Jay Richards.

SHELTON, GAIL; see pseudonym Gail Dayton (chron.)

SHEPARD, LUCIUS (Taylor) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Eternity and Other Stories (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-662-1, Sep 2005, $15.95, 442pp, tp) Collection of seven stories from the last six years. (Contents)
• * +Trujillo (Night Shade Books 1-59780-012-0, Sep 2005, $24.95, 192pp, hc) Fantasy novella. First US edition (PS Publishing 8/04 as part of the collection Trujillo). Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

SHEPHERD, MIKE; pseudonym of Michael Moscoe (chron.)

• * *Kris Longknife: Defiant (Ace 0-441-01349-X, Nov 2005, $7.99, 390pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Kris Longknife] SF novel, third in the “Kris Longknife” series. Shepherd is a pen name for Mike Moscoe.

SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * _Star Wars: Jedi Trial (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46115-0, Jun 2005, $6.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Steven D. Anderson) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * _Starfist: A World of Hurt (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46053-7, Dec 2005, $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Starfist] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) military SF novel, tenth in a series about 25th-century Marines.
• * *Starfist: Force Recon, Book 1: Backshot (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46058-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 356pp, pb) Military SF novel, 11th overall in the Starfist series, and the first in a spinoff series.

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: Through the Looking Glass (Tor 0-765-30486-4, Feb 2005, $24.95, 236pp, hc) [Andromeda] Novelization, the fourth based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Fireworks Entertainment.
• * _Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda: Through the Looking Glass (Tor 0-765-34410-6, Jun 2005, $6.99, 236pp, pb) [Andromeda] Reprint (Tor 2004) novelization, the fourth based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment Company and Alliance Atlantis Communications.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul, Book 1: Exodus (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-7434-6357-9, Sep 2005, $7.99, 292pp, pb) [*Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul] Reprint (Pocket 2004) Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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• * _Young Warriors (with Tamora Pierce) See entry under Tamora Pierce.

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

• * *The House of Sounds (Hippocampus Press 0-9748789-6-0, Jul 2005, $20.00, 299pp, tp) Collection of seven stories and novel The Purple Cloud in its original 1901 version. An appendix adds an earlier version of the title story. This is part of the Lovecraft’s Library series, edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi discussing HPL’s reactions to the works. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online from [www.hippocampuspress.com] or from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156. (Contents) [ed: S. T. Joshi]

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

• * _Angel-Seeker (Ace 0-441-01260-4, Mar 2005, $7.99, 497pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Samaria] Reprint (Ace 2004) SF novel in the Samaria series.
• * *Mystic and Rider (Ace 0-441-01246-9, Mar 2005, $23.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Twelve Houses] Fantasy novel, the first in the Twelve Houses series. The king sends a young mystic with distrustful Riders to investigate rumors of unrest over the use of magic.
• * _The Safe-Keeper’s Secret (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240357-1, Nov 2005, $6.99, 222pp, tp, cover by Matt Mahurin) [*Safe-Keeper’s Secret] Reprint (Viking 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Truth-Teller’s Tale (Penguin/Viking 0-670-06000-3, Jul 2005, $16.99, 276pp, hc) [*Safe-Keeper’s Secret] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Safe-Keeper’s Secret. Mirror twins, a Safe-Keeper and Truth-Teller, get involved in romance and mistaken identity.

SHIPTON, PAUL (chron.)

• * *The Pig Scrolls (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2702-X, Oct 2005, $15.99, 275pp, hc, cover by David Roberts) [Gryllus the Pig] Young-adult fantasy satire based on Greek myth, supposedly written by Gryllus the Pig, one of Odysseus’s crewmen who preferred to keep his porcine form.

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

• * *Constantine (Pocket Star 0-7434-9755-4, Jan 2005, $6.99, 321pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the Vertigo comics. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Doom (Pocket Star 1-4165-0995-X, Aug 2005, $6.99, 304pp, pb) Novelization of the movie based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * _In Darkness Waiting (Writers.com Books/infrapress 0-9742907-3-4, Feb 2005, $15.95, 257pp, tp) Reprint (NAL 1988) horror novel. A hardcover edition (-5-0, $29.99) is also available. This is a POD edition, available online at [www.writers.com/publishing] or from Writers.com Books, 87 South Meadowcroft Dr., Akron OH 44313.
• * *Spider Moon (CD Publications 1-58767-054-2, Aug 2002, $35.00, 170pp, hc, cover by Paul Mavrides) Associational crime novel. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. A signed, limited edition of 1500 copies.

SHOWERS, BRIAN J. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Old Tailor & the Gaunt Man (Swan River Press no ISBN, Mar 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Meggan Kehrli) Reissue (Swan River Press 2003) chapbook ghost short story, illustrated by Meggan Kehrli; second printing. Brian Showers/Swan River Press, 10 Leinster Road #3, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland; [bshowers@usalumni.com]; the price includes international postage.
• * _The Snow Came Softly Down; or, The Kindness of Ghosts (Swan River Press no ISBN, Sep 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Duane Spurlock) Reissue (Swan River Press 2004) chapbook ghost short story, illustrated by Duane Spurlock; second printing. Brian Showers/Swan River Press, 10 Leinster Road Flat 3, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland; [bshowers@usalumni.com]; the price includes international postage.
• * *Tigh an Bhreithimh (Swan River Press no ISBN, Oct 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Duane Spurlock) Chapbook ghost short story, illustrated by Duane Spurlock. This is a limited edition of 300. Brian Showers/Swan River Press, 10 Leinster Road #3, Rathmines, Dublin 6, Ireland; the price includes international postage.

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

• * *Dark Fusion: Red Rider’s Hood (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47562-1, Oct 2005, $15.99, 181pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Dark Fusion] Young-adult contemporary dark fantasy novel, second in the series mixing fairy tales and myth. Red’s grandmother gets mugged by members of the Wolves gang.
• * *Dread Locks (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47554-0, May 2005, $15.99, 164pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Dark Fusion] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, first in the Dark Fusion series based on a mix of myths and fairy tales.

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

• * _Hostile Takeover (Tor 0-765-34382-7, Dec 2005, $6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel. A financial analyst’s audit on a colony planet uncovers a complicated plot that threatens humankind.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Soul, Book 1: Exodus (with Josepha Sherman) See entry under Josepha Sherman.

SIEWERS, ALFRED K. (chron.)

• * _Tolkien’s Modern Middle Ages (with Jane Chance) See entry under Jane Chance.

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

• * _At Winter’s End (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9330-5, Oct 2005, $18.95, 491 + xiv, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) [New Springtime] Reprint (Warner 1988) SF novel, part one of The New Springtime. This has a new introduction by the author. Part of the Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _Dying Inside (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07525-2, Apr 2005, £6.99, 199pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) classic SF novel of a telepath beginning to lose his ability. Volume 59 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _The Gate of Worlds (ibooks 1-59687-157-1, Dec 2005, $11.95, 151pp, tp, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1967) SF novel. This is copyrighted 2005, but apparently only a date on page one was changed.
• * _The Man in the Maze (ibooks 0-7434-9777-5, Jan 2005, $6.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Avon 1969) SF novel, with the 2002 introduction by Neil Gaiman.
• * _The Queen of Springtime (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9331-3, Oct 2005, $18.95, 368 + x, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) [New Springtime] Reprint (Gollancz 1989) SF novel, part two of The New Springtime. This includes the outline for the unpublished third volume and a new introduction by the author. Part of the Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _Star of Gypsies (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-309-2, Mar 2005, $15.00, 470pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Fine 1986) SF novel.

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• * _Far Horizons (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-081712-7, Dec 2005, $14.95, 484pp, tp, cover by Bob Keck) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) original anthology of 11 SF novellas, with authors writing in their best-known worlds.
• * _The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 (Tor/Orb 0-765-30537-2, Feb 2005, $17.95, 560pp, tp, cover by Kenn Brown) Reprint (Doubleday 1970 as The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume 1) anthology of 26 classic SF stories.

SILVERTHORNE, LISA S. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Sound of Angels (Wildside Press 0-8095-5606-5, Dec 2005, $17.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Rita Isabel) Collection of 19 stories, three original. Introduction by Dean Wesley Smith. This is a print-on-demand edition available from [www.wildsidepress.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)

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

• * *Eternity Lost (Darkside Press 0-9740589-4-7, May 2005, $45.00, 302pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) SF collection. Limited to 520 copies, of which 500 have been offered for sale. Dated 2004 internally. Volume one in “The Collected Stories of Clifford D. Simak”. (Contents) [ed: Phil Stephensen-Payne]

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

• * *The Endymion Omnibus (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07634-8, Dec 2005, £12.99, 983pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Endymion] Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the Hyperion Quartet: Endymion (1996) and The Rise of Endymion (1997). (Contents)