The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

SOMTOW, S. P. (stories) (continued)

• * _Vanitas (Vista 0-575-60051-9, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Transylvania Press Canada; Gollancz 1995) vampire novel, third in the “Timothy Valentine” series.
• * _Vanitas (Tor 0-812-52478-0, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Joe DiVito) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Transylvania Press 1995) vampire novel, third in the “Timmy Valentine” trilogy.
• * *The Wizard’s Apprentice (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31576-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $14.95, 132pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Young-adult humorous fantasy novel of a teenager in Encino offered the chance to become an immortal wizard’s apprentice. With illustrations by Nicholas Jainschigg. A “Dragonflight” book packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. Recommended (SW).

SONDHEIM, STEPHEN (Joshua) (1930- )

• * *Into the Woods (with James Lapine & Hudson Talbott) (Crown 0-517-57077-7, Nov ’88, $24.95, 91pp, hc) Art book. Illustrated adaptation of the fantasy musical by Sondheim and Lapine (based on fairy tales by Grimm), illustrated by Talbott.

SONNTAG, LINDA, ed. (1950- )

• * +The Ghost Story Treasury (Putnam 0-399-21477-1, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $12.95, 93pp, hc) Anthology of 15 ghost stories. First U.S. edition (Kingfisher 1987). (Contents)
• * *Ghost Train and Other Spooky Stories (Kingfisher 0-86272-309-4, Aug ’87 [1987], £6.95, 96pp, hc) Young adult ghost anthology. [Not seen]

SONTUP, DAN(iel) (1922-2003); see pseudonym David Saunders

SØRENSEN, VILLY (1929-2001) (stories)

• * +The Downfall of the Gods (University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-4201-8, May ’89 [Mar ’90], $14.95, 123pp, hc) Allegorical retelling of the Edda. Translated from the Norwegian by Paula Hostrup-Jessen. Originally published in Norway by Centrum as En Gudefortaelling.

SOROKA, CYNTHIA

• * *The Dark Chronicles: The Light Years I: Heaven Hell or Freedom (Ariel Starr Productions 1-889122-73-4, 1996 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles: Light Years] Fantasy novel, first book in the second “Dark Chronicles” trilogy. Adventurers must delve into the collective unconscious to remove the world’s curse of eternal misery. Order from Publishers Book & Audio, Box 070059, Staten Island NY 10307; add $1.50 postage for first, $.50 for subsequent books; credit card orders 800-288-2131.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: The Light Years II: The Will for Change (Ariel Starr Productions 1-889122-74-2, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles: Light Years] Fantasy novel, second in the second “Dark Chronicles” trilogy. Order from Publishers’ Book & Audio, Box 070059, Staten Island NY 10307; add $1.50 postage for first, $.50 for subsequent books; credit card orders 800-288-2131.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: Volume III: Triumph (Flash Blasters 1-881374-72-6, Jan ’95, $5.99, 428pp, pb, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles] Sword & Sorcery novel, third book in the series. Available from Flash Blasters, 253 Closter Dock Road, Closter NJ 07624.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: Volume One: The Beginning (Flash Blasters 1-881374-70-X, Nov ’93 [May ’94], $5.99, 337pp, tp, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles] Sword-&-Sorcery novel, first book of a new series. A first novel. This has a 1993 date but was not seen until now. Available from Flash Blasters, Inc., 253 Closter Dock Rd., Suite 6, Closter NJ 07624.
• * *The Dark Chronicles: Volume Two: Red Blood (Flash Blasters 1-881374-71-8, May ’94, $5.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Theodore Johnson) [Dark Chronicles] Sword-&-Sorcery novel, second book of a series. Available from Flash Blasters, Inc., 253 Closter Dock Rd., Suite 6, Closter NJ 07624.

SORRELS, ROY (W.) (1938- ) (stories)

• * *The Eyes of Torie Webster (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-388-9, Aug ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Horror novel of a beautiful tv anchorwoman and her cursed legacy.

SOSNOWSKI, DAVID J. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Rapture (Villard 0-679-45174-9, Sep ’96, $23.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Mona Mark) Literary fantasy novel. A virus makes its victims sprout wings. A first novel.
• * _Rapture (Sceptre 0-340-68554-9, Dec ’96, £9.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Rapture (Sceptre 0-340-68555-7, Jul ’97, £6.99, 343pp, tp) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary SF novel.
• * _Rapture (Bantam 0-553-37896-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $11.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Robert Hunt) Reprint (Villard 1996) literary fantasy novel.

SOUKUP, MARTHA (1959- ) (stories)

• * *The Arbitrary Placement of Walls (DreamHaven Books 0-9630944-9-1, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $25.00, 206pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of 17 stories. Introduction by Neil Gaiman. DreamHaven Books, 912 West Lake St., Minneapolis MN 55408. (Contents)
• * *Rosemary’s Brain and Other Tales of Weird Wonder (Wildside Press 1-880448-07-6, Sep ’92, $2.29, 63pp, tp) Collection of three stories in a smaller, thin papgerback (13½ by 10½ cm) size with an introduction by John Gregory Betancourt. A 200-copy hardcover edition (-08-44, $13.99) and a 26-copy leatherbound edition (-09-2, $22.50) were announced but not seen. Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105. (Contents)

SOUTH, MALCOLM

• * _Mythical and Fabulous Creatures (Peter Bedrick 0-87226-208-1, Sep ’88, $14.95, 393pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwood 1987) non-fiction study, “A Sourcebook and Research Guide”, with essays, bibliographies, and references to authors from Aeschylus to Tolkien, Lewis, Beagle, and Anthony.

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• * *Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Sourcebook and Research Guide (Greenwood 0-313-24338-7, Mar ’87 [Apr ’87], $49.95, 393pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book. Of particular interest to would-be fantasy trilogists.

SOUZA, MÁRCIO (1946- )

• * *Lost World II: The End of the Third World (Avon 0-380-89829-2, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $12.00, 362pp, tp, cover by Richard Bober) Literary magic realist fantasy novel about the hunt through the Amazon jungles for that long-extinct creature the classical capitalist, with appearances by immortals and time-travelers. Originally published in Brazil as O Fim Do Terceiro Mundo (Marco Zero 1990). Translated from the Portuguese by Lana Santamaria.
• * *The Order of the Day: An Unidentified Flying Opus (Avon/Bard 0-380-89765-2, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $4.50, 223pp, pb) Satiric sf novel of “an extra-terrestrial coup brewing deep in the Brazilian jungle.” Translated by Thomas Colchie. First published in Brazil, 1983.

SPANGBERG, REX MILLER (1939-2004); see pseudonym Rex Miller (stories)

SPANO, CHARLES A., Jr. (1948- )

• * _Spock, Messiah (with Theodore R. Cogswell) See entry under Theodore R. Cogswell
• * _Spock, Messiah! (with Theodore R. Cogswell) See entry under Theodore R. Cogswell

SPARER, LAURIE AYLAMA TAYLOR; see under Taylor, L. A. (stories)

SPARK, MURIEL; [i.e., Muriel Sarah Camberg Spark Stanford] (1918-2006) (stories)

• * _Mary Shelley (Constable 0-09-468460-X, Jul ’88, £14.95, 248pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1987). Second revised edition of another Mary Shelley biography. [Not seen] [Shelley]
• * *Mary Shelley: A Biography (Dutton/William Abrahms 0-525-24535-9, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $18.95, 248pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography; this may be an expansion of an earlier work.
• * _Mary Shelley: A Biography (NAL Meridian 0-452-00951-0, Oct ’88 [Mar ’89], $8.95, 248pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1987) of the second revised edition of a biography which first appeared as Child of Light: A Reassesment of Mary Shelley (Tower Bridge Ltd 1951). [Shelley]
• * *The Stories of Muriel Spark (The Bodley Head 0-370-31020-9, Apr ’87 [Oct ’87], £12.95, 314pp, hc) Collection of short stories, some with a supernatural element. (Contents)

SPARROW, SUSANNA (1944- )

• * _Dawn of the Dead (with George A. Romero) See entry under George A. Romero

SPEARING, JUDITH (Mary Harlow) (1922- )

• * _Ghosts Who Went to School (Hippo 0-590-40452-0, Aug ’87, £1.95, 139pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1966) juvenile ghost novel. [First U.K. edition]

SPEARS, HEATHER (1934- ) (stories)

• * *The Child of Atwar (Beach Holme/Tesseract 0-88878-35-3, Apr ’93 [Aug ’93], $7.95, 265pp, tp, cover by Daniel Goldenberg) [Moonfall] Post-holocaust sf novel; sequel to Moonfall. Available from Beach Holme Publishers, 4252 Commerce Circle, Victoria BC V8Z 4M2 Canada.
• * *Moonfall (Beach Holme Publishers 0-88878-306-X, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $6.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Gerald Luxton) [Moonfall] Post-holocaust sf novel. The destruction of the ozone layer has caused humans to mutate into a two-headed form, and when the moon is disintegrating, only the one surviving one-headed human can save the planet. A first novel.
• * *The Taming (Tesseract 1-895836-23-9, Jun ’96 [Sep ’96], C$8.95, 258pp, pb, cover by Daniel Goldenberg) [Moonfall] SF novel, third book in the trilogy that began with Moonfall and Children of Atwar. A limited edition hardcover (-24-7) was announced but not seen. Order from Tesseract Books, 214-21 10405 Jasper Ave, Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3S2; add $3.00 postage.

SPEARS, KERMIT

• * *The Touch of Love (Vantage Press 0-533-07791-5, Jun ’90, $11.95, 158pp, hc) Sf novel of aliens stranded on Earth and trying to adapt.

SPECTOR, CAROLINE (stories)

• * *Shadowrun #18: Worlds Without End (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45496-0, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by FASA Corporation. This first novel is the third book in the “Immortals Trilogy”, with prequels to follow.

SPECTOR, CRAIG (S.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Animals (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Bridge (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Clean-up (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Cleanup (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Dead Lines (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Fright Night (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Light At the End (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Light at the End (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _The Scream (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.

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• * _Book of the Dead (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Book of the Dead 2: Still Dead (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.
• * _Still Dead (with John Mason Skipp) See entry under John Mason Skipp.

SPEDDING, ALISON (Louise) (1962- ) (stories)

• * *A Cloud Over Water (Unwin 0-04-440160-4, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £3.95, 348pp, pb) [Walk in the Dark] Alternate-world historical fantasy novel. Volume Two in the “Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * _A Cloud Over Water (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648266-X, May ’98 [Apr ’98], £5.99, xvi+348pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Unwin 1988 as by Spedding) fantasy novel, second book of “A Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * *The Road and the Hills (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823319-6, May ’86, £10.95, 440pp, hc) [Walk in the Dark] Epic fantasy novel, Vol. 1 of “A Walk in the Dark” trilogy. A first novel. An alternate-history version of Alexander the Great.
• * _The Road and the Hills (Unwin 0-04-823365-X, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.95, 431pp, pb) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * _The Road and the Hills (Voyager 0-00-648267-8, Apr ’97 [May ’97], £5.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1986 as by Spedding) SF novel. Book 1 in the “A Walk in the Dark” trilogy.
• * *Streets of the City (Unwin 0-04-440148-5, Nov ’88, £3.95, 338pp, pb) [Walk in the Dark] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Walk in the Dark” trilogy.

SPEEDIE, JULIE (stories)

• * *Arthur Machen and The Sphinx (Tartarus Press 1-872621-08-2, Jul ’91, no price, 24pp, ph) Article about Machen and Ada Leverson issued in a limited edition booklet of 100 copies, complete with pasted-in photographs. [Machen]

SPEER, FLORA

• * *Destiny’s Lovers (Leisure 0-8439-2985-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 361pp, pb) Romance novel with an sf setting, marketed as a “futuristic romance”.
• * *A Love Beyond Time (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51948-8, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 437pp, pb) Time-travel romance with a male protagonist. A virtual reality experiment gone wrong sends a 20th-century computer whiz to Charlemagne’s camp, where he falls in love with a lusty serving wench...
• * *No Other Love (Leisure Love Spell 0-505-51916-X, Dec ’93, $4.99, 395pp, pb) Futuristic romance. A ghostly woman appears to a member of an exploration team in a ruined city and fascinates him, particularly because she bears a striking resemblance to a fellow scientist.

SPELLMAN, CATHY CASH (1941- )

• * _Bless the Child (Orion 1-85797-430-1, May ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 510pp, pb) Reprint (Chapmans 1993) occult novel.

SPENCE, DERMOT CHESSON (1904-1966) (stories)

• * _Little Red Shoes and Other Tales of the Odd and Unseen (Ghost Story Press no ISBN, 1995, £35.00, xvi+235pp, hc, cover by Steven Stapleton) Reprint (Williams & Norgate 1937) ghost collection. This edition adds an introduction by the author’s son, and is limited to 350 numbered copies. [Not seen]

SPENCE, WALTER

• * _The Devil & Dan Cooley (with Holly Lisle) See entry under Holly Lisle.

SPENCER, DAVID (1954- )

• * *Alien Nation #6: Passing Fancy (Pocket 0-671-79517-1, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $5.50, 289pp, pb) [Alien Nation] Novelization based on the television series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox.

SPENCER, JAKE

• * *Swamp Master (Diamond 1-55773-661-8, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $3.99, 232pp, pb) [Swamp Master] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel, first book of a new series about an Indian shaman dedicated to preserving freedom in the ruins of civilization.
• * *Swamp Master #2: Hell on Earth (Diamond 1-55773-757-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $3.99, 215pp, pb) [Swamp Master] Sf novel set in post-holocaust Florida, second book of a series. A shaman leads freedom fighters against mutant death squads.
• * *Swamp Master #3: Unholy Alliance (Diamond 1-55773-836-X, Nov ’92, $3.99, 197pp, pb) [Swamp Master] Post-holocaust men’s adventure sf novel, third book of a series.

SPENCER, JOHN (Barry) (1944-2002)

• * +Quake City (Dufour/Do-Not Press 1-899344-02-0, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $12.95, 146pp, tp) [Charley Case] SF mystery novel, third in the “Charley Case” series, set in the “future” — 1997 Los Angeles after “the big one” has turned LA into an island. First US edition; this is the Do-Not Press edition (not previously listed) with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, PO Box 7, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; (610) 458-5005; fax (610) 458-7103.

SPENCER, JOHN R.

• * *Icequake (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-296-4, 1996 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 413pp, pb) Post-holocaust SF novel. Rebels in a new Ice Age live in ice-buried cities. Copyrighted 1995; the copyright page indicates this is a 1996 edition; not seen until now. Commonwealth Publications, 9764-45th Ave, Edmonton AB Canada T6E 5C5; orders 800-491-7737; http://www.commonwealthpub.com

SPENCER, KATHLEEN (Louise) (1947- )

• * *Charles Williams (Starmont House 0-916732-79-7, Jan ’87, $7.95, 104pp, tp) Nonfiction, critical study. [Williams]

SPENCER, WILLIAM BROWNING (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Irrational Fears (White Wolf 1-56504-871-7, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $19.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Bill Koeb) Dark fantasy novel of an alcoholic contending with AA and a cult that believes alcoholism is an alien curse, and DTs are other-dimensional demons.
• * *Résumé with Monsters (The Permanent Press 1-877946-53-2, Feb ’95, $22.00, 212pp, hc, cover by Bob Rowe) Associational satiric contemporary novel of a man whose working places are supposedly haunted by Lovecraft’s monsters. Available from The Permanent Press, Noyac Road, Sag Harbor NY 11963.
• * _Résumé with Monsters (White Wolf 1-56504-913-6, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Bill Koeb) Reprint (The Permanent Press 1995) associational satiric contemporary novel of a man whose working places are supposedly haunted by Lovecraft’s monsters.
• * _The Return of Count Electric (White Wolf 1-56504-871-7, Feb ’98, $5.99, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Permanent Press 1993) collection of 11 stories. (Contents)
• * *Zod Wallop (St. Martin’s 0-312-13629-3, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $21.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Denis Tiani) Magic realism/fantasy novel. A children’s book illustrator’s last book is coming to life.
• * _Zod Wallop (White Wolf 1-56504-870-9, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 360pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) magic realism/fantasy novel. A children’s book illustrator’s last book is coming to life.

SPIGEL, LYNN, ed.

• * _Close Encounters: Film, Feminism, and Science Fiction (with Janet Bergstrom, Constance Penley & Elisabeth Lyon) See entry under Constance Penley.