The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

STURGEON, THEODORE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *A Touch of Sturgeon (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-65526-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], £10.95, 235pp, hc) Collection of 8 stories. Published in Britain only, by the British arm of Simon & Schuster. Available in U.S. as an import. Selected and introduced by David Pringle. (Contents)
• * *The Ultimate Egoist: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 1 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-182-1, Feb ’95 [Dec ’94], $25.00, 387pp, hc, cover by Jacek Yerka) Collection of 46 stories and one poem, nine of them previously unpublished “trunk” stories (literally). This is the first of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work through 1940. A marvelous project. [CNB] Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams, with forewords by Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, and Gene Wolfe. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. (Contents)
• * _The Ultimate Egoist: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 1 (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-299-2, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $18.95, 387pp, tp, cover by Jacek Yerka) Reprint (North Atlantic 1995) collection of 46 stories and one poem, the first of ten volumes; covers Sturgeon’s work through 1940. This indicates second printing, but the hardcover may have been considered the first.
• * _Venus Plus X (Bluejay 0-312-94447-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $7.95, 215pp, tp) Reprint (Pyramid 1960) sf novel, with effective new black & white illustrations by Rowena Morrill.
• * _Venus Plus X (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-387-3, May ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Pyramid 1960) sf novel/discourse on sex and prejudice. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Venus Plus X (Sphere 0-7221-8214-7, Jun ’89, £2.50, 160pp, pb) Reissue (Pyramid 1960) sf novel.

STURGIS, SUSANNA J., ed. (stories)

• * *Memories and Visions: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction (The Crossing Press 0-89594-391-3, Sep ’89, $9.95, 201pp, tp) Anthology of 15 feminist sf and fantasy stories, with an introduction by the editor. Also announced in hardcover (-392-1) but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Tales of Magic Realism By Women: Dreams in a Minor Key (The Crossing Press 0-89594-474-X, Apr ’91, $10.95, 235pp, tp, cover by Tom Trujillo) Anthology of 15 fantasy/magic realism stories by women writers, ten of them original, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *The Women Who Walk Through Fire: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2 (The Crossing Press 0-89594-419-7, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $9.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Beth Avery) Anthology of 16 sf and fantasy stories by women, ten original, with an introduction by the editor. A hardcover edition (-420-0) was announced, but not seen. (Contents)

SUBIAGA, ROBERT, Jr. (stories)

• * *Eyes (Chaos Warrior/XAOS Books 1-884759-99-8, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $12.95, 338pp, tp) Mystical sf novel. A first novel. A hardcover edition (-98-X, $29.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Chaos Warrior Productions, PO Box 14407, University Station, Minneapolis MN 55414-0407.

SUCHARITKUL, SOMTOW (Papinian) (1952- ); see pseudonym S. P. Somtow (stories)

• * _The Alien Swordmaster (NEL 0-450-39251-1, Jan ’87, £1.95, 185pp, pb) [V] Reprint (Pinnacle 1985) sf novel. Volume 7 in the “V” series based on the tv show. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Darkling Wind (Bantam Spectra 0-553-24982-7, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 384pp, pb) [Inquestor] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Inquestor” series.
• * _The Dawning Shadow: The Light on the Sound (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25359-X, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 275pp, pb) [Inquestor] Sf novel, slightly revised and expanded version of The Light on the Sound (Timescape 1982).
• * _The Dawning Shadow: The Throne of Madness (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26028-6, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 262pp, pb) [Inquestor] Reprint (Timescape 1983 as The Throne of Madness) slightly revised edition of the 2nd book in the “Inquestor” saga. I looked through it but didn’t spot any major changes. The earlier edition is not acknowledged on the contents page. (CNB)
• * *The Fallen Country (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25556-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 198pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel of child abuse and a magical land.
• * _Mall World (Tor 0-812-55513-9, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 284pp, pb) [Mallworld] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1982) sf collection stitched together into a “novel” by a few paragraphs new to this edition. The stories seem to be unchanged from the Donning edition except for dropping the story names.
• * _Starship & Haiku (Pocket 0-671-50361-8, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 208pp, pb) Reissue (Timescape 1981) sf novel.
• * *Utopia Hunters (Bantam 0-553-24526-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 225pp, pb) [Inquestor] Collection of interwoven stories in the “Inquestor” series. (Contents)
• * *V: Symphony of Terror (Tor 0-812-55482-5, May ’88 [Apr ’88], 3.50, 243pp, pb) [V] Sf novelization in the “V” series.
• * *V: The Alien Swordmaster (Pinnacle 0-523-42441-8, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [V] Sf novel based on the tv series.

SUCKLING, NIGEL (stories)

• * _The Book of Sea Monsters (with Bob Eggleton) See entry under Bob Eggleton.
• * *The Book of the Unicorn (with Linda Garland & Roger Garland) (Paper Tiger 1-85028-360-5, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £12.99, 128pp, tp, cover by Linda Garland & Roger Garland) Art book. Text by Suckling, profusely illustrated by the Garlands. A natural history of the unicorn in folklore, legend, and worldwide dreams. A hardcover edition (-407-5) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with the US (SFBC) edition.
• * +The Book of the Unicorn (with Linda Garland & Roger Garland) (SFBC 1-85028-407-5, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $19.98, 128pp, hc, cover by Linda Garland & Roger Garland) Art book with text by Nigel Suckling. There is neither a price nor an SFBC number on the jacket. First US edition (Paper Tiger/Dragon’s World 1996).
• * _The Book of the Unicorn (with Linda Garland & Roger Garland) (Overlook Press 0-87951-840-5, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $24.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Linda Garland & Roger Garland) Reprint (Paper Tiger 1996) art book, illustrated by the Garlands with text by Nigel Suckling.
• * _Countdown to Millennium (with Rodney Matthews) See entry under Rodney Matthews.
• * *Heroic Dreams (Paper Tiger 1-85028-035-5, Jul ’87, £14.95, 159pp, hc) Collection of fantasy art with linking text by Suckling.

SUCKSMITH, HARVEY PETER (stories)

• * *Those Whom The Gods Love (Ghost Story Press 0-9520492-4-4, Apr ’94 [1994], £16.50, xxii+218pp, hc, cover by Andrew King) Collection of ten stories, in a signed limited edition of 200. (Contents)

SUE, (Marie Joseph) EUGÈNE (1804-1857) (stories)

• * _The Wandering Jew (Dedalus 0-946626-33-2, Apr ’90, £9.99, 847pp, tp) Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1844-5, in three volumes) literary horror novel. This edition contains an introduction by Brian Stableford. Available in the US from Hippocrene Books.

SUGGS, WELCH

• * _Medallion of the Black Hound (with Shirley Rousseau Murphy) See entry under Shirley Rousseau Murphy.

SULLIVAN, C(harles) W(illiam), III (1944- )

• * *Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy (Greenwood 0-313-24998-9, Mar ’89, $42.95, 181pp, hc) Non-fiction critical about the use of Celtic mythology in works by Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, Alan Garner, Evangeline Walton, and a few others.

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• * *The Dark Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Ninth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts (Greenwood Press 0-313-29477-1, Apr ’97, $65.00, 217pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical anthology of 21 essays on dark themes in SF and fantasy selected from presentations made at the 1988 ICFA. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.
• * *Science Fiction for Young Readers (Greenwood Press 0-313-27289-1, Mar ’93 [May ’93], $49.95, 214pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism; anthology of 16 essays about sf for young adults, with introductory material by the editor. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Rd. West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders (800) 225-5800.

SULLIVAN, ELEANOR (Regis), ed. (1928-1991)

• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 1 (London: Coronet, 1983, 190pp, pb)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 2 (London: Coronet, 1984, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Dial 1977 as first half of Tales to Take Your Breath Away) anthology of horror stories.
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 3 (London: Coronet, 1984, 206pp, pb)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 4 (London: Coronet, 1986, pb) Reprint (Dial 1978 as first half of Tales to Make Your Blood Run Cold) anthology of horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 5 (London: Coronet 0-340-39452-8, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.95, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Dial 1978 as second half of Tales to Make Your Blood Run Cold) anthology of horror stories. (Contents)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 6 (London: Coronet 0-340-41115-5, Jul ’87, £2.25, 190pp, pb) Reprint (Davis 1981, as 1st half of Tales to Make Your Hair Stand on End) horror anthology. (Contents)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 7 (London: Coronet 0-340-41897-4, Jan ’88, £1.95, 157pp, pb) Reprint (Davis 1981, as second half of Tales to Make Your Hair Stand on End) horror collection. (Contents)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 8 (London: Coronet 0-340-42647-0, Jul ’88, £2.95, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Davis 1976, as first half of Tales to Keep You Spellbound) thriller/horror anthology. (Contents)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Book of Horror Stories: Book 9 (London: Coronet 0-340-48765-8, Jan ’89, £2.99, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Davis 1976, as the second half of Alfred Hitchcock’s Tales to Keep You Spellbound) thriller/horror anthology. (Contents)
• * _Alfred Hitchcock’s Tales to Make Your Teeth Chatter (Robert Hale 0-7090-2658-7, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.95, 384pp, hc) Reprint (Dial 1980) anthology of 21 stories, by Edward D. Hoch, Ron Goulart, etc.

SULLIVAN, FAITH (1933- )

• * *Mrs. Demming and the Mythical Beast (Macmillan 0-02-527320-5, Nov ’85 [Dec ’85], $16.95FPT, 341pp, hc) A housewife encounters the god Pan in this literary fantasy novel.
• * _Mrs. Demming and the Mythical Beast (Tor 0-812-52598-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $4.50, 407pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1985) dark fantasy novel.

SULLIVAN, JACK, ed. (1946- ) (stories)

• * *The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural (Viking 0-670-80902-0, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $29.95, 482pp, hc) 9" x12" non-fiction, illustrated reference book. Contributors include E.F. Bleiler, Ramsey Campbell, T.E.D. Klein, and Whitley Streiber. Short entries, plus essays and numerous illustrations. It covers movies, art, books, etc.
• * *The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural (Viking UK 0-670-80902-0, Oct ’86, £14.95, 482pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book with essays and articles on all aspects of horror and supernatural. Strongly recommended. (PS-P) Same as the U.S. edition.

SULLIVAN, JENNY (1944- ) (stories)

• * *The Magic Apostrophe (Pont Books 1-85902-116-6, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £4.95, 213pp, pb, cover by Suzanne Carpenter) Young-adult fantasy novel. On her thirteenth birthday, a Welsh girl discovers she is a witch.

SULLIVAN, PAUL

• * *Legend of the North (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-308-3, 1995 [Apr ’98], $7.00, 156pp, tp, cover by John Gampert) Young-adult talking-animal fantasy about a white wolf, based loosely on Inuit legend. This is dated 1995 but not seen until now. Copyrighted by Royal Fireworks. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; (914) 726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.

SULLIVAN, THOMAS (William) (1940- ) (stories)

• * _Born Burning (Pan 0-330-31529-3, Sep ’91, £4.50, 262pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Dutton 1989) horror novel.
• * _Petersen’s Field Guide to Cthulhu Monsters (with Lynn Willis & Sandy Petersen) See entry under Sandy Petersen.
• * _S. Petersen’s Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands (with Sandy Petersen, Mark J. Ferrari & Lynn Willis) See entry under Sandy Petersen.

SULLIVAN, TIMOTHY ROBERT (1948- ); see pseudonym Thomas Shadwell (stories)

• * *Destiny’s End (Avon 0-380-75352-9, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $2.95, 307pp, pb) Sf novel — transcendental, philosophical space opera.
• * *Lords of Creation (AvoNova 0-380-76284-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $3.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Sf novel about a paleontologist who discovers living dinosaur eggs while aliens prepare to invade the Earth.
• * *The Martian Viking (Avon 0-380-75814-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.50, 242pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) Sf novel. A man uses an experimental hallucinogenic drug to escape from life in a Martian penal colony.
• * *The Parasite War (Avon 0-380-75550-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) Parasitic alien invasion sf novel.
• * *V: The Florida Project (Pinnacle 0-523-43418-9, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 178pp, pb) [V] Novelization based on the tv series. Fifth book in the series.
• * _V: The Florida Project (NEL 0-450-05870-0, Jan ’86, £1.95, 178pp, pb) [V] Reprint (Pinnacle 1985) novelization based on the tv sf show.
• * *V: The New England Resistance (Pinnacle 0-523-42467-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 180pp, pb) [V] Media tie-in sf novel.
• * _V: The New England Resistance (NEL 0-450-40229-0, May ’87, £1.95, 180pp, pb) [V] Reprint (Warner 1985) novelization of TV sf series. Volume 8 in the “V” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *V: To Conquer the Throne (Tor 0-812-55728-X, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.95, 216pp, pb) [V] Sf novelization, latest in a series based on the tv show.

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• * *Cold Shocks (Avon 0-380-76160-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Original anthology of 16 horror stories connected with cold weather, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *Tropical Chills (Avon 0-380-75500-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 258pp, pb) Anthology of 14 horror short stories, most originals. Highly recommended. (FCM) (Contents)

SULLIVAN, TRICIA (1968- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Dreaming in Smoke (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-539-7, Apr ’98 [May ’98], £9.99, 291pp, tp, cover by Holly Warburton) SF novel. A hardcover edition (-525-7, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
• * *Dreaming in Smoke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57703-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Pamela Lee) SF novel. A human virtual reality interface is caught in the crash of the AI that keeps a colony planet alive. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Millennium 4/98).
• * +Lethe (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56858-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.50, 401pp, pb, cover by Donato) SF novel. Researchers in 2166 discover dangerous legacies from long-past Gene Wars. A first novel. First US edition (Gollancz 1995).
• * *Lethe (Gollancz 0-575-06036-0, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], £16.99, 384pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) SF novel. Eighty years after the Gene Wars almost destroy Earth, a researcher falls through an interstellar gate to a seemingly Edenic planet. The inhabitants are descendants of refugees from the Wars, whose price for this paradise is to undergo a violent transformation when they reach adulthood. The secret colony is also the key to the ultimate mystery of the Gene Wars. A first novel.
• * _Lethe (Vista 0-575-60039-X, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £5.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Gollancz 1995) SF novel.
• * *Someone to Watch Over Me (Orion 1-85798-523-0, May ’97, £16.99, 289pp, hc) SF novel of the near-future. The troubled love affair between a woman and a man whose body is periodically inhabited, via brain implant and satellite link, with an obsessive Watcher. A trade paperback edition (-524-9, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Someone to Watch Over Me (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57702-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by M. H. Anthony) Near-future hard SF novel of mind control and body transfer. First US edition (Orion/Millennium May 1997).
• * _Someone to Watch Over Me (Orion/Millennium 0-75281-638-1, Apr ’98 [May ’98], £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Holly Warburton) Reprint (Orion 1997) SF novel of the near-future.

SUMMERS, DAVID LEE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume One (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-08-X, 1995, $5.95, 102pp+, tp) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Two (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-09-8, 1997, $5.95, 120pp, tp, cover by Paul Lucas) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Three (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-10-1, Jul ’97, $5.95, 100pp, tp, cover by GAK) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Four (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-11-X, Mar ’98, $5.95, 144pp+, tp) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Five (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-12-8, Aug ’98, $5.95, 134pp, tp) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Six (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-13-6, 1998, $5.95, 150pp, tp, cover by Jeff Ward) (Contents)

SUMMERS, IAN (1939- )

• * _Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials (with Wayne Douglas Barlowe & Beth Meacham) See entry under Wayne Douglas Barlowe.

SUMNER, MARK C.; see pseudonym Kenyon Morr (stories)

• * *3 Books of Blood (Lions 0-00-675072-9, Oct ’94, £5.99, 659pp, pb) [Principal] Horror omnibus set in a school seemingly infested with vampire teachers; including The Principal, The Hunger [The Substitute], and The Coach (all HarperPaperbacks, 1994). The books are separately paginated. (Contents)
• * *The Coach (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106180-8, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $3.50, 211pp, pb) [Principal] Young-adult horror novel, third book of a series. Westerberg High has new vampire on campus, one of the coaches. Packaged by Daniel Weiss & Associates and copyrighted by them and the author.
• * _The Coach (Lions 0-00-675018-4, Sep ’94, £2.99, 211pp, pb) [Principal] Reprint (HarperCollins 1994) young-adult horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Dark (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106275-8, Aug ’94, $3.50, 214pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of teenagers stalked by monstrous creatures. Packaged by Daniel Weiss & Associates, and copyrighted by them and the author.
• * *Devil’s Engine (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40210-3, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Alternate world post-Civil-War fantasy.
• * *Devil’s Tower (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40209-X, Nov ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Alternate-world Western fantasy novel. Jake Bird searches for his father’s killer, the magician George Armstrong Custer.