The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

STEVENS-ARCE, JAMES (1945- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Soulsaver (Harcourt 0-15-100472-2, Sep 2000, $24.00, 264pp, hc, cover by Tom Stvan) Satiric SF novel of an American Christian dictatorship and a suicide plague in 2099 Puerto Rico. A first novel.

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (Balfour) (1850-1894) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Viking 0-670-88865-6, Mar 2000, $25.99, 105pp, tp, cover by François Place) Reprint (Scribner 1886) classic horror novella packaged for young readers with notes, photos, and art by François Place. This illustrated edition (with notes in French) was originally published in France by Editions Gallimard Jeunesse 1999. A simultaneous trade paperback edition (-88871-0, $17.99) was announced but not seen.

STEVERMER, CAROLINE (J.) (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *When the King Comes Home (Tor 0-312-87214-3, Nov 2000, $22.95, 236pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) Fantasy novel. An artist’s apprentice obsessed with an old master’s works stumbles onto a magical plot to bring a legendary king back to life.

STEWART, IAN (chron.)

• * _The Science of Discworld (with Jack Cohen & Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * *Wheelers (with Jack Cohen) (Warner Aspect 0-446-52560-X, Nov 2000, $24.95, 505pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel of an archaeologist who finds ancient wheeled artifacted on Callisto.
• * _Wheelers (with Jack Cohen) (SFBC #20034, Nov 2000, $12.50, 356pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

STEWART, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Midnight over Sanctaphrax (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60089-5, Oct 2000, £10.99, 368pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, Book Three of “The Edge Chronicles”.
• * _Stormchaser (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54628-3, Oct 2000, £4.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Edge Chronicles”.

STEWART, (Michael) SEAN (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Galveston (Ace 0-441-00686-8, Mar 2000, $23.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Victor Stabin) Near-future fantasy/magical realist novel. Part of Galveston is trapped in an unending Carnival.
• * _Galveston (SFBC #10858, May 2000, $11.98, 455pp, hc, cover by Victor Stabin) Reprint (Ace 2000) near-future fantasy novel of unending Carnival in Galveston. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Mockingbird (Ace 0-441-00644-2, Mar 2000, $13.00, 278pp, tp, cover by Maggie Taylor) Reprint (Ace 1998) fantasy novel of a woman who inherits an unwanted magic.
• * _Nobody’s Son (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-202259-7, Mar 2000, $6.00, 273pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Maxwell Macmillan Canada 1993) fantasy novel about a common man who weds a princess, and the harsh realities of “happily ever after.” Winner of the Aurora Award.

STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Nightmare Hour (Collins 0-00-675532-1, Aug 2000, £3.99, 148pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins 1999) young-adult original collection of ten horror stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Nightmare Hour (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-440842-6, Sep 2000, $4.99, 148pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary-Soudant) Reprint (HarperCollins 1999) young-adult horror collection.

STIRLING, S(tephen) M(ichael) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Independent Command (with James Doohan) See entry under James Doohan.
• * *On the Oceans of Eternity (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45780-3, Apr 2000, $6.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Don Kueker) [Island in the Sea of Time] Post-holocaust/time travel SF novel, third in the series begun in Island in the Sea of Time about The Republic of Nantucket.
• * _On the Oceans of Eternity (SFBC #10852, May 2000, $10.98, 630pp, hc, cover by Don Keucker) [Republic of Nantucket] Reprint (Roc 2000) post-holocaust/time travel SF novel, third in the series begun in Island in the Sea of Time about The Republic of Nantucket. This has ISBN 0-7394-1007-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Privateer (with James Doohan) See entry under James Doohan.
• * _The Reformer (with David A. Drake) (Baen 0-671-57860-X, Apr 2000, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [General] Reprint (Baen 1999) far-future SF novel, seventh in the “General” series.
• * _The Rising (with James Doohan) See entry under James Doohan.

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• * *Drakas! (Baen 0-671-31946-9, Nov 2000, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Draka] Alternate-history anthology of 12 stories in the “Draka” series, focusing on the Domination of the Draka in Africa. Authors include William Sanders, Jane Lindskold, and John Barnes. (Contents)

STODDARD, JAMES (Coston) (chron.)

• * +The False House (Warner Aspect 0-446-60701-0, Jan 2000, $6.50, 401pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [High House] Fantasy novel, sequel to The High House. The power of Evenmere has been stolen by a false House. First US edition (Earthlight 12/99).
• * _The High House (SoulWave Publishers 1-891347-02-0, Nov 2000, $100.00, 265pp, hc, cover by Nancy Hall) [High House] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) fantasy novel of a mystical dwelling that protects a crossroad between worlds. This is a signed, limited edition of 200; a leatherbound, lettered edition of 26 ($250.00) is also available. Order from SoulWave Publishers, 631 2nd Ave. S., Suite 1-R, Nashville TN 37210; add $5.00 postage.

STOKER, BRAM; [i.e., Abraham Stoker] (1847-1912) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dracula (HarperCollins/Books of Wonder 0-688-13921-3, Sep 2000, $21.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Barry Moser) [Dracula] Reprint (Constable 1897) classic horror novel. Illustrated by Barry Moser. Afterword by Peter Glassman.

STONE, DAVE (1964- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Heart of Tardis (BBC Books 0-563-55596-3, Jun 2000, £5.99, iv+280pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Original novel based on the TV series, starring the 2nd and 4th Doctors. Book 31 of the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

STORR, CATHERINE (Cole) (1913-2001) (chron.)

• * _Marianne Dreams (Faber and Faber 0-571-20212-8, Apr 2000, £4.99, 179pp, pb, cover by Liz Pyle) Reprint (Faber and Faber 1958) young-adult fantasy novel. A “Faber Children’s Classic” edition. The first-stage printing of this has Marianne Drems on the spine.
• * _The Mirror Image Ghost (Faber and Faber 0-571-20217-9, Apr 2000, £4.99, 143pp, pb, cover by Mark Edwards) Reprint (Faber and Faber 1994) young-adult fantasy novel. A “Faber Children’s Classic” edition.

STRACZYNSKI, J(oseph) MICHAEL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tribulations (DarkTales Publications 1-930997-03-5, Aug 2000, $24.99, 236pp, tp) Supernatural serial-killer mystery/horror novel. This is an on-demand book, available online at www.darktales.com, or from PO Box 675, Grandview MO 64030; add $4.95 postage.

STRASSER, TODD (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Here Comes Heavenly: Pastabilities (Pocket Archway 0-671-03628-9, Feb 2000, $4.99, 163pp, pb, cover by Miro Sinovic) [Here Comes Heavenly] Young-adult fantasy, third in the series about a magic nanny.
• * *Here Comes Heavenly: Spell Danger (Pocket Archway 0-671-03629-7, Apr 2000, $4.99, 163pp, pb, cover by Miro Sinovic) [Here Comes Heavenly] Young-adult fantasy, fourth in the series about a magic nanny.

STRAUB, PETER (Francis) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _If You Could See Me Now (Ballantine 0-345-43867-1, Jul 2000, $7.99, 322pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1977) horror novel of love and ghostly vengeance.
• * _Julia (Ballantine 0-345-43865-5, Jul 2000, $7.99, 291pp, pb) Reprint (Coward, McDann & Geoghegan 1975) horror novel of a family haunted by a terrifying child.
• * *Magic Terror: Seven Tales (Random House 0-375-50393-5, Jul 2000, $24.95, 335pp, hc) Collection of seven stories, including the award-winning “Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff”. (Contents)
• * _Mr. X (HarperCollins UK 0-00-225955-9, Mar 2000, £10.99, 483pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 1999) contemporary dark fantasy novel with Lovecraftian touches, about a man with a doppelänger. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Mr. X (Ballantine 0-449-14990-0, Jul 2000, $7.99, 511pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1999) contemporary dark fantasy novel with Lovecraftian touches, about a man with a doppelgänger. Winner of the Stoker Award.

STRAUSS, VICTORIA (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Garden of the Stone (SFBC #19138, Jan 2000, $10.98, 485pp, hc, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Arm of the Stone] Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) fantasy novel, sequel to The Arm of the Stone. This has ISBN 0-7394-0654-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

STRICKLAND, (William) BRAD(ley) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *The Beast Under the Wizard’s Bridge (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2220-6, Sep 2000, $16.99, 151pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by The Estate of John Bellairs.
• * _The Bell, the Book, and the Spellbinder (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130362-X, Mar 2000, $4.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1997) young-adult fantasy novel in John Bellairs’ “Johnny Dixon” series.
• * _The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder (with John Bellairs) See entry under John Bellairs.

STROUD, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * _Buried Fire (Red Fox 0-09-940247-5, Jan 2000, £3.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones & Andrew Warrington) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1999) young-adult dark fantasy novel. The furious thoughts of a sleeping, buried dragon corrupt the peace of the land above. Our land.

STRUGATSKY, ARKADY (Natanovich) (1925-1991) (chron.)

• * _Roadside Picnic (with Boris Strugatsky) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07053-6, Aug 2000, £9.99, x+145pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1977 as part of Roadside Picnic/Tales of the Troika) SF novel. translated from the Russian (Avrora 1972) by Antonina W. Bouis. Introduction by Theodore Sturgeon. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

STRUGATSKY, BORIS (Natanovich) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _Roadside Picnic (with Arkady Strugatsky) See entry under Arkady Strugatsky.

STUBBS, HARRY CLEMENT (1922-2003); see pseudonym Hal Clement (stories) (chron.)

STURGEON, THEODORE; [born Edward Hamilton Waldo] (1918-1985) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dreaming Jewels (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70373-X, Oct 2000, $12.00, 217pp, tp, cover by Kevin Irby) Reissue (Greenberg 1950) SF novel. Second printing.
• * _The Dreaming Jewels (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07140-0, Oct 2000, £9.99, 156pp, tp) Reprint (Greenberg 1950) SF novel. An abused child runs away to the carnival - into the world of freaks and marvels and mutations, and the secret of himself. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.
• * _More Than Human (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-852-3, Apr 2000, £6.99, 233pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Farrar, Straus & Young 1953) classic SF novel, winner of the International Fantasy Award. Volume 28 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _The Perfect Host: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 5 (North Atlantic 1-55643-360-3, Sep 2000, $18.95, 386pp, tp, cover by Hal Robins) Reprint (North Atlantic 1998) collection, covering Sturgeon’s work from 1947 to 1949. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712.
• * *A Saucer of Loneliness: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume VII (North Atlantic 1-55643-350-6, Oct 2000, $30.00, 388 + ix, hc, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Collection of 12 stories. The foreword by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. discusses the connection between his character Kilgore Trout and Sturgeon. This is the seventh of ten volumes, and covers work written from 1952 to 1953. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. (Contents)
• * *Selected Stories (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70375-6, Oct 2000, $14.00, 439pp, tp) Collection of 13 stories. (Contents)
• * _Venus Plus X (Random House/Vintage 0-375-70374-8, Oct 2000, $12.00, 213pp, tp, cover by Kevin Irby) Reissue (Pyramid 1960) SF novel. Second printing.

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

SUCKLING, NIGEL (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Greetings from Earth: The Art of Bob Eggleton (with Bob Eggleton) See entry under Bob Eggleton.

SULLIVAN, STEPHEN D. (chron.)

• * *Legend of the Five Rings: The Scorpion (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1684-2, Jul 2000, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Legend of the Five Rings: Clan War] Fantasy novelization based on the trading-card game, “First Scroll” of “The Clan War” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SULLIVAN, THOMAS (William) (1940- ) (chron.)

• * _The Martyring (Tor 0-312-87498-7, Jun 2000, $13.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Brian Romero) Reprint (Tor 1998) novel of gothic suspense. We apparently missed the hardcover first edition ($21.95, 0-312-86361-6). Nominated for the World Fantasy Award.

SULLIVAN, TRICIA (1968- ); see pseudonym Valery Leith (chron.) (assoc.)

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

• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Eight (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-15-2, 2000, $5.95, 168pp, tp, cover by Jeff Ward) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume IX (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-16-0, 2000, tp) (Contents)

SUMNER, MARK C. (chron.)

• * _News from the Edge: Insanity, Illinois (Ace 0-441-00511-X, Dec 2000, $6.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Savvy McKinnon] Reissue (Ace 1998) humorous SF mystery novel. Second printing.
• * _News from the Edge: The Monster of Minnesota (Ace 0-441-00459-8, Dec 2000, $6.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Savvy McKinnon] Reissue (Ace 1997) humorous SF mystery novel. A tabloid reporter investigates a lake monster. Second printing.
• * _News from the Edge: Vampires of Vermont (Ace 0-441-00628-0, Dec 2000, $6.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Savvy McKinnon] Reissue (Ace 1999) humorous SF mystery novel, third in the series featuring tabloid reporter Savvy McKinnon. Second printing.

SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY (1920-1992) (stories) (chron.)

• * *King Arthur Stories: Three Books in One (Red Fox 0-09-940164-9, 1999, £4.99, 652pp, tp) [Legends of King Arthur] Omnibus of three YA Arthurian novels in a series: The Light Beyond the Forest, The Sword and the Circle, and The Road to Camlann (all The Bodley Head, 1979-1981). Published in 1999, but not seen until now. (Contents)

SUTTON, DAVID A(mbrose), ed. (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark Terrors 5 (with Stephen Jones) See entry under Stephen Jones.

SWANN, S. ANDREW; pseudonym of S. A. Swiniarski, (1966- ) (chron.)

• * *Zimmerman’s Algorithm (DAW 0-88677-865-4, Jan 2000, $6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) Associational thriller of computer terrorism, a stolen supercomputer, and the ultimate AI program. S. Andrew Swann also writes as S.A. Swiniarski.

SWANWICK, MICHAEL (Jurgen) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Moon Dogs (NESFA Press 1-886778-22-1, Feb 2000, $25.00, 409pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of seven stories, six essays, two speeches, and a play, published in conjunction with Swanwick’s Guest of Honor appearance at Boskone 37. Two stories are original, one finished by Swanwick from notes by Avram Davidson. Other collaborators are Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, who provides the introduction. This is a limited edition of 815; a signed, slipcased limited edition of 175 (-23-X, $36.00) is also available. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *Tales of Old Earth (North Atlantic/Frog/Tachyon Publications 1-58394-016-2, May 2000, $25.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow) Collection of 19 stories, one original. Foreword by Bruce Sterling. A co-publishing venture of North Atlantic/Frog and editor Jacob Weisman’s Tachyon Publications. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. (Contents)

SWARTZ, MARK EVANS (chron.)

• * *Oz Before the Rainbow: L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz on Stage and Screen to 1939 (Johns Hopkins University Press 0-8018-6477-1, 2000, $34.95, 293pp, hc) [Oz] Non-fiction look at dramatizations of Baum’s work before the famous MGM movie, and how that movie drew on previous productions. There are b&w photos throughout, and eight unpaginated color pages. Includes a bibliography and index. [Baum]

SWIFT, JONATHAN (1667-1745) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Gulliver’s Travels (Oxford World’s Classics 0-19-210037-8, Feb 2000, $13.00, 316 + xii, hc) [Gulliver] Reprint (Benjamin Motte 1726) classical fantasy-satire novel. This has a new introduction by Jeanette Winterson.

SWINDELLS, ROBERT (Edward) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _Inside the Worm (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86464-X, Oct 2000, £4.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Fliss] Reissue (Doubleday 1993) young-adult fantasy novel. Second in the “Fliss” series. Illustrated by Jon Riley.
• * _Invisible! (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86363-5, Aug 2000, £3.99, 204pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1999) young-adult fantasy novel of invisible children tracking down a criminal gang.
• * _Room 13 (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86465-8, Oct 2000, £4.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Fliss] Reissue (Doubleday UK 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. First in the “Fliss” series. Illustrated by Jon Riley.