The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

SHEPARD, JIM (1956- ) (stories)

• * *Lights Out in the Reptile House (Norton 0-393-02784-8, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $18.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Lars Hokanson) Political allegory with fantasy elements, set in an imaginary world.

SHEPARD, LESLIE A(lan), ed. (1917-2004) (stories)

• * _The Book of Dracula (Wings 0-517-03758-0, Oct ’91, $9.99, 269/288pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Omnibus of two horror anthologies edited by Shepard, The Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories (Citadel 1977) and The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories (Citadel 1981). This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _The Dracula Book of Classic Horror Stories (Robert Hale 0-7090-4843-2, Jul ’92, £14.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Helen Hale) Reprint (Citadel 1981) horror anthology. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dracula Book of Great Horror Stories (Carol Paperbacks 0-8216-2505-5, Nov ’91, $4.50, 288pp, pb, cover by Es Rouya) Reprint (Citadel 1981) anthology of 14 classic horror stories with an introduction by the editor.
• * _Dracula Book of Great Vampire Stories (Citadel Press 0-8065-0704-7, May ’87, £6.95, 270pp, tp) Reissue (Citadel 1977) horror anthology. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * *Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, Second Edition (Gale 0-8103-0196-2, Aug ’85 [Oct ’85], $245.00, 3 vols., 1,617pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book of interest as a tool for writers. Revised, updated edition of “a compendium of information on the occult sciences, magic, demonology, superstitions, spiritism, mysticism, metaphysics, psychical science, and parapsychology.”

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

• * *Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-500-1, Mar ’97, £9.99, 292pp, tp) Collection of seven long stories, including the Nebula Award-winning title novella. A hardcover edition (-501-X, £16.99) is also available. (Contents)
• * _Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-609-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £5.99, 292pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1997) SF/fantasy collection of seven stories, including the Nebula Award-winning title novella.
• * *The Ends of the Earth (Arkham House 0-87054-161-7, Mar ’91 [Dec ’90], $24.95, 484pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 14 stories, with illustrations by J.K. Potter. Despite a March 1991 publication date, the book was available in bookstores during 1990. (Contents)
• * _The Ends of the Earth (Millennium 1-85798-113-8, Feb ’94, £8.99, 484pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Arkham House 1991) collection of 14 stories. A hardcover edition (-114-6, £15.99) is also available. The copyright and publication date inside is 1993, but this edition didn’t appear until 1994. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Ends of the Earth (Millennium 1-85798-169-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £5.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Arkham House 1991) collection of 14 powerful and unique stories.
• * *The Father of Stones (Washington Science Fiction Association 0-9621725-0-2, Jun ’89, no price, 133pp, hc) [Griaule] Fantasy novella set in the same world as “The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule” and “The Scalehunter’s Beautiful Daughter”, with illustrations by J.K. Potter. Signed, limited edition of 500 copies published for Disclave ’89. There is a 1988 copyright, but this seems to be the first appearance.
• * *The Golden (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-73-2, Apr ’93, $29.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Arnie Fenner) Vampire horror novel about the hunt for the killer of a girl bred for ritual sacrifice at a gathering of the vampire community. A limited, signed, slipcased hardcover (-74-0, $65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, P.O. Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
• * _The Golden (Millennium 1-85798-110-3, Jul ’93, £14.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Ziesing 1993) horror novel about vampires. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Golden (Bantam 0-553-56303-3, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $4.99, 291pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1993) vampire horror novel about the hunt for the killer of a girl bred for ritual sacrifice at a gathering of the vampire community.
• * _The Golden (SFBC #02038, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $7.98, 196pp, hc) Reprint (Ziesing 1993) vampire horror novel about the hunt for the killer of a girl bred for ritual sacrifice at a gathering of the vampire community. Similar to the Bantam paperback edition, this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Golden (Millennium 1-85798-111-1, Feb ’94 [Dec ’93], £5.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Ziesing 1993) horror novel.
• * *Green Eyes (Ace 0-441-30274-2, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Sf novel of voodoo and zombies, a first novel. Second of the revived Ace Science Fiction Specials.
• * _Green Eyes (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3033-4, Mar ’86, £9.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel; first hardcover edition.
• * _Green Eyes (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-3055-5, Mar ’86, £3.95, 275pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * _Green Eyes (Grafton 0-586-07104-0, Jun ’87, £3.50, 332pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf/occult novel.
• * _Green Eyes (Ace 0-441-30274-2, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reissue (Ace 1984) sf novel with occult elements; second printing.
• * _Green Eyes (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-613-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) Reprint (Ace 1984) SF/dark fantasy novel of the revivified dead.
• * *The Jaguar Hunter (Arkham House 0-87054-154-4, May ’87 [Mar ’87], $21.95, 404pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories by the best of the new writers. Most of these were awards nominees. Highly recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * *The Jaguar Hunter (Paladin 0-586-08719-2, Oct ’88, £5.95, 429pp, tp) Sf collection. This edition differs from the 1987 Arkham House version — it drops “R & R”, and adds “Solitario’s Eyes”, “Delta Sly Honey” and “The Exercise of Faith”. (Contents)
• * _The Jaguar Hunter (Kerosina 0-948893-37-0, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], £13.95, 430pp, hc) Reprint (Paladin 1988) sf collection. Revised contents from the Arkham House edition. This is the first world hardcover as such. Limited to 1000 copies. Also issued in a 750-copy signed collector’s edition (-36-2, £40).
• * _The Jaguar Hunter (Bantam 0-553-34695-4, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $7.95, 356pp, tp) Abridged reprint (Arkham House 1987) collection of ten stories. (Lacks “R&R”). (Contents)
• * *Kalimantan (Legend 0-7126-3673-0, Aug ’90, £27.50, 160pp, hc) Fantasy novella. This is a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, signed by the author.
• * *Kalimantan (Legend 0-7126-2169-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £4.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Jamel Akib) Fantasy novella, illustrated throughout by Jamel Akib. Also available in hardcover (-3679-X, £8.99). This trade edition was preceded by a limited edition.
• * +Kalimantan (St. Martin’s 0-312-07007-1, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $16.95, 160pp, hc, cover by Jamel Akib) Fantasy novella, illustrated by Jamel Akib. First American edition (Legend 1990).
• * _Kalimantan (Tor 0-812-53004-7, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Richard Andri) Collection of the title fantasy novella and two other stories. (Contents)
• * *The Last Time (A.S.A.P. no ISBN, Nov ’95, $95.00, 82pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Horror novella which first appeared in the British edition only of Little Deaths edited by Ellen Datlow. There is an introduction by James Blaylock, an essay by Tom Joyce, and an American and English bibliography. A limited edition of 150 in acrylic slipcase, signed by the three authors and the cover artist. Order from A.S.A.P. Publishing, 23852 Via Navarra, Mission Viejo, CA 92691; 714-455-1319.
• * *Life During Wartime (Bantam 0-553-34381-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $7.95, 438pp, tp) Sf novel based on Shepard’s stories of near-future war in Guatamala, including the Nebula-winning “R&R”.
• * _Life During Wartime (Grafton 0-246-13228-0, May ’88, £10.95, 383pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Life During Wartime (Paladin 0-586-08797-4, Apr ’89, £4.99, 383pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel.
• * _Life During Wartime (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29066-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel of near-future war in Guatamala.
• * _Life During Wartime (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29066-5, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reissue (Bantam 1987) SF novel. Second printing.
• * _Life During Wartime (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-614-4, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) Reprint (Bantam 1987) SF novel.
• * *Nantucket Slayrides (with Robert Frazier) (Eel Grass Press 0-938075-10-1, Aug ’89 [Oct ’89], $10.95, 219pp, tp) Anthology of three fantasy/horror stories set in Nantucket, two reprints by Shepard, one original by Frazier. Also announced in a signed, limited hardcover edition of 250 copies (-11-X, $70.00). (Contents)
• * *The Scalehunter’s Beautiful Daughter (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-9-3, Apr ’88, $16.95, 153pp, hc) [Griaule] Fantasy short novel, indirect sequel to “The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule”. Also available in a signed, limited edition, $35.00.
• * *Sports & Music (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-25-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $10.00, 50pp, ph, cover by Arnie Fenner) Collection of two stories, one a fantasy. Both are expanded from their magazine appearances. This is a 1,000-copy signed and numbered edition. Available from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088. (Contents)

SHEPARD, MARK

• * *A Bard’s Tale: Escape from Roksamur (Baen 0-671-87797-6, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [*Bard’s Tale] Novelization based on the Electronic Arts computer game series, sequel to Prison of Souls by Shepard and Mercedes Lackey.

SHEPHERD, MARK (stories)

• * *Elvendude (Baen 0-671-87630-9, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Fantasy novel about an elven prince raised as a normal suburban teen. Part of Mercedes Lackey’s “Serrated Edge” series.
• * _Prison of Souls (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
• * *Spiritride (Baen 0-671-87775-5, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to Elvendude.
• * _Wheels of Fire: A Novel of the Serrated Edge (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey

SHERMAN, CORDELIA CAROLINE; see under Sherman, Delia (stories) (chron.)

SHERMAN, DAN(iel Michael) (1950- ); see pseudonym Dan Trevor

SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Starfist: First to Fight (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40622-2, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, first in a series about 25th-century Marines. Staff Sergeant Charlie Bass and his seven men are stranded on an unfriendly planet.
• * *Starfist: School of Fire (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40623-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, second in a series about 25th-century Marines.
• * *Starfist: Steel Gauntlet (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42526-X, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, third in a series about 25th-century Marines.

SHERMAN, DELIA; [i.e., Cordelia Caroline Sherman] (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Porcelain Dove (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93608-4, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $22.00, 404pp, hc, cover by François Boucher) Fantasy novel of an 18th-century chateau where magical things occur, taken out of the bounds of time after the French Revolution. Recommended (SW).
• * _The Porcelain Dove (BOMC no ISBN, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $18.95, 404pp, hc, cover by François Boucher) Reprint (Dutton 1993) fantasy novel of an 18th-century chateau where magical things occur, taken out of the bounds of time after the French Revolution. Similar to the Dutton edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _The Porcelain Dove (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27226-2, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $11.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Jean-Honore Fragonard) Reprint (Dutton 1993) fantasy novel of an 18th-century chateau where magical things occur, taken out of the bounds of time after the French Revolution.
• * *Through a Brazen Mirror (Ace 0-441-89687-1, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 233pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A witch orders her daughter’s execution when a magic mirror prophesies her own death at her daughter’s hand. A first novel.

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• * _The Essential Bordertown (with Terri Windling) See entry under Terri Windling.
• * _The Horns of Elfland (with Donald G. Keller & Ellen Kushner) See entry under Ellen Kushner.

SHERMAN, JOEL HENRY (1957- ) (stories)

• * *Corpseman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34461-8, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 277pp, pb) Sf novel. A cyborg pilot is convicted of a crime and sent to a living hell. A first novel.
• * *Random Factor (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36226-8, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 329pp, pb, cover by Paul Chadwick) Sf adventure novel of a man whose exile to a backwater space station puts him at the center of a brewing galactic war.

SHERMAN, JOSEPHA (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Bard’s Tale: Castle of Deception (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
• * *The Bard’s Tale: The Chaos Gate (Baen 0-671-87597-3, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Bard’s Tale] Fantasy novel, a sequel to Sherman and Mercedes Lackey’s Castle of Deception, based on the computer game The Bard’s Tale.
• * _A Cast of Corbies (with Mercedes R. Lackey) See entry under Mercedes R. Lackey
• * *Child of Faerie, Child of Earth (Walker 0-8027-8112-8, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $14.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Rick Farley) Young-adult medieval fantasy novel of a faerie prince who falls in love with a mortal girl.
• * *Forging the Runes (Baen 0-671-87752-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Prince of the Sidhe] Fantasy novel about a faerie prince in medieval Ireland. Book two of “Prince of the Sidhe”. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * *Gleaming Bright (Walker 0-8027-8296-5, Mar ’94, $16.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Sue Ellen Brown) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young princess who must save her people by regaining the magical wish-granting box stolen from them by the evil Dark Druid.
• * *Highlander: The Captive Soul (Warner Aspect 0-446-60571-9, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 216pp, pb) [Highlander] Fantasy novelization based on the TV show based on the movie. Copyrighted by Warner Books.
• * *The Horse of Flame (Avon 0-380-75815-6, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Fantasy novel of young Princess Marya and her struggle with the evil Deathless who threatens her land.
• * *King’s Son, Magic’s Son (Baen 0-671-87602-3, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Fantasy novel. An unambitious magician is forced to provide his half-brother the King with magical assistance.
• * *Once Upon a Galaxy (August House 0-87483-386-8, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $19.95, 251pp, hc) Associational non-fiction collection of the original folktales and myths behind contemporary legends such as Superman, Star Trek, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Bugs Bunny. Includes brief introductions and notes by Sherman, and lists of recommended reading and viewing. A tp edition (-387-6, $11.95) was announced but not seen. Order from August House, Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203. Credit cards: 800-284-8784.
• * *Rachel the Clever and Other Jewish Folktales (August House 0-87483-306-X, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $18.95, 171pp, hc, cover by Jeanne Seagle) Associational book of Jewish folktales and lore retold by a fantasy writer, illustrated by Jeanne Seagle. A trade paperback edition (-307-8, $9.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203.
• * *A Sampler of Jewish-American Folklore (August House 0-87483-193-8, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $11.95, 215pp, tp, cover by Jacqueline Chwast) Associational book of Jewish folktales and lore by a fantasy writer, illustrated by Jacqueline Chwast. A hardcover edition (-194-6, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203.
• * *The Secret of the Unicorn Queen 1: Swept Away (Ballantine Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90295-1, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 121pp, pb) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Teenage fantasy romance novel for girls, first in a series written by different authors and packaged by Parachute Press.
• * _The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 1: Swept Away (Beaver 0-09-965470-9, Apr ’89, £1.99, 121pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 5: The Dark Gods (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90359-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 117pp, pb) Fifth book in a teenage fantasy/romance series for girls written by different authors and packaged by Parachute Press.
• * _The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 5: The Dark Gods (Beaver 0-09-965510-1, Dec ’89, £1.99, 117pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1989) book in young-adult fantasy series written by different authors. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Shattered Oath (Baen 0-671-87672-4, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Prince of the Sidhe] Fantasy novel. A faerie prince is banished to the land of the humans in medieval Ireland. Book one of “Prince of the Sidhe”.
• * *The Shining Falcon (Avon 0-380-75436-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 341pp, pb) Romantic fairy-tale fantasy novel based on Slavic mythology.
• * _The Shining Falcon (Corgi 0-552-13700-6, Dec ’91, £3.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Avon 1989) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Son of Darkness (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45666-1, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Contemporary fantasy novel. A New York museum curator faces a demon with the help of an extra-dimensional renegade.
• * _Son of Darkness (SFBC #18676, Sep ’98, $8.98, 300pp, hc, cover by Luis Royo) Reprint (Roc 1998) contemporary fantasy novel. This is the first hardcover edition, and has ISBN 1-56865-828-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Star Trek: Vulcan’s Forge (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-671-00926-5, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $23.00, 343pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Forge (with Susan M. Shwartz) (SFBC #18319, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.50, 256pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1997) Star Trek novelization. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Star Trek: Vulcan’s Forge (with Susan M. Shwartz) (Pocket 0-671-00927-3, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.50, 328pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1997) Star Trek novel. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *A Strange and Ancient Name (Baen 0-671-72151-8, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel about a half-human prince of Faerie who must return to the world of his mortal mother to lift a curse.