The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

SEDGWICK, MARCUS (chron.) (continued)

• * *Witch Hill (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-858-3, Mar 2001, £4.99, 161pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Young-adult dark fantasy timetravel novel.

SEED, DAVID (A.), ed. (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Speaking Science Fiction: Dialogues and Interpretations (with Andrew Sawyer) See entry under Andrew Sawyer.

SEGARRA, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *Exterminance Cometh (iUniverse.com/Writers Club Press 0-595-09607-7, Feb 2001, $10.95, 156pp, tp) Post-holocaust SF novel. In the chaos after a meteor collides with Earth, freedom-minded groups work to build a new society. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com].

SEGRIFF, LARRY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Past Imperfect (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Silicon Dreams (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

SELF, WILL (1961- ) (chron.)

• * _How the Dead Live (Grove 0-8021-3848-9, Sep 2001, $13.00, 404pp, tp, cover by Erwin Blumenfeld) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2000) satiric literary fantasy novel of death and the afterlife.

SHAHAR, ELUKI bes; see under bes Shahar, Eluki (stories) (chron.)

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

• * +Cirque Du Freak (Little, Brown 0-316-60340-6, Apr 2001, $15.95, 257pp, hc, cover by Jennifer Nelson) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy of a freak show full of vampires, supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. First US edition (Collins 2000).
• * +Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (Little, Brown 0-316-60610-3, Sep 2001, $15.95, 241pp, hc, cover by Sheila Smallwood) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy of vampires, supposedly written by schoolboy Darren Shan — a pen name for Darren O’Shaughnessy. Darren gets to know the rest of the crew of the freak show. First US edition (Collins 2000).
• * *The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 5: Trials of Death (Collins 0-00-711440-0, Oct 2001, £3.99, 167pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy novel. Darren must undertake the Trials of Initiation. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.
• * *Vampire Mountain: The Saga of Darren Shan: Book 4 (Collins 0-00-711441-9, Jun 2001, £3.99, 162pp, tp) [Darren Shan] Young-adult dark fantasy novel, fourth overall but first in a three-part internal sequence. Shan is a pseudonym of Darren O’Shaughnessy.

SHANNON, LIZZY (chron.)

• * *Tempest raised (AmErica House 1-58851-028-X, Aug 2001, $19.95, 232pp, tp, cover by Len Shalansky) SF romance novel of a 20th-century woman thrust into a future where aliens rule Earth. This is copyrighted 2000, but not published until now. Order online from AmErica House Book Publishers at [www.publishamerica.com].

SHAPIRO, MARC (chron.)

• * _J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-28662-7, Nov 2001, $5.99, 163pp, tp) Reprint (Griffin 2000) young-adult non-fiction, an unauthorized biography of the author. This is considerably expanded and revised from the previous edition, and has a new ISBN. [Rowling]

SHATNER, WILLIAM (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _The Law of War (Ace 0-441-00806-2, Feb 2001, $6.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Sean Beavers) [*Man O’ War] Reprint (Putnam 1998) SF novel, sequel to Man O’ War.
• * _Quest for Tomorrow: Beyond the Stars (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105996-X, Mar 2001, $6.50, 264pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Quest for Tomorrow] Reprint (HarperPrism 2000) SF novel, fourth in the series.
• * _Star Trek: Preserver (with Judith Reeves-Stevens & Garfield Reeves-Stevens) (Pocket 0-671-02126-5, Apr 2001, $6.99, 420pp, pb) [Star Trek: Mirror Universe] Reprint (Pocket 2000) Star Trek novelization, third in “The Mirror Universe” series after Dark Victory. Shatner’s co-authors are credited on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

SHEFFIELD, CHARLES (A.) (1935-2002) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Spheres of Heaven (Baen 0-671-31969-8, Feb 2001, $24.00, 440pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Mind Pool] SF novel, sequel to The Mind Pool. A spacer working for the pacifist aliens who keep Earth under quarantine is sent to investigate missing ships.
• * _Spheres of Heaven (SFBC #35530, Mar 2001, $11.98, 440pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Mind Pool] Reprint (Baen 2001) SF novel, sequel to The Mind Pool. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Spheres of Heaven (Baen 0-671-31856-X, Jan 2002, $7.99, 532pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Mind Pool] Reprint (Baen 2001) SF novel, sequel to The Mind Pool.
• * _The Web Between the Worlds (Baen 0-671-31973-6, Feb 2001, $6.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Ace 1979) of SF novel. This has been slightly revised, and has a new introduction by the author, along with Arthur C. Clarke’s 1979 letter to the SFWA Bulletin saying the idea wasn’t stolen from him. Sheffield also provides answers to some of the most common questions about the novel, and

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

SHELLEY, RICHARD M.; see under Shelley, Rick (stories) (chron.)

SHELLEY, RICK; [i.e., Richard Michael Shelley] (1947-2001) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Buchanan Campaign (Ace 0-441-00292-7, Oct 2001, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Buchanan Campaign] Reissue (Ace 1995) military SF novel. Fourth printing.
• * _The Fires of Coventry (Ace 0-441-00385-0, Nov 2001, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Buchanan Campaign] Reissue (Ace 1996) military SF novel, set in the same universe as The Buchanan Campaign. Third printing.
• * _Return to Camerein (Ace 0-441-00496-2, Dec 2001, $6.99, 330pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) Reissue (Ace 1998) military SF novel. This repackaged edition has the same ISBN, but indicates first printing.
• * *Spec Ops Squad: Holding the Line (Ace 0-441-00834-8, Aug 2001, $6.99, 300pp, pb) [Spec Ops Squad] Military SF novel, first in a new series. Sergeant Bart Drak must create a fighting unit with members from every alien race in the Alliance.

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

• * _The Jaguar Hunter (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-186-6, May 2001, $15.95, 500pp, tp) Reprint (Arkham House 1987) collection of twelve stories; it adds Locus Award-winning novella “Radiant Green Star” to the contents of the Arkham House edition. Foreword by Michael Bishop.

SHEPHERD, MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *Blackrose Avenue (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-17-1, May 2001, $14.00, 336pp, tp, cover by Brand Whitlock) Near-future dystopian SF novel. The religious right has taken over the US, AIDS victims are shipped off to over-crowded concentration camps, and rebels are starting to move. Order from Yard Dog Comics, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; e-mail: [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; website: [www.yarddogpress.com]; add $2.00 postage.

SHERMAN, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Starfist: Hangfire (with Dan Cragg) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43592-3, Apr 2001, $6.50, 346pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Starfist] Military SF novel, sixth in a series about 25th-century Marines.

SHETTERLY, WILL(iam Howard) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _Chimera (Tor 0-312-87543-6, Jun 2001, $14.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Michael Koelsch) Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel of a hard-boiled L.A. detective hired by a human/animal genetic chimera.
• * *Voyage of the Basset: Thor’s Hammer (Random House 0-375-80274-6, Nov 2000, $3.99, 212pp, tp, cover by James C. Christensen) [Voyage of the Basset] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in a series based on James Christensen’s Voyage of the Basset. Copyrighted by Christensen and The Greenwich Workshop.

SHIMERMAN, ARMIN (chron.)

• * _The Merchant Prince (with Michael Scott) (Pocket 0-671-03613-0, Jun 2001, $6.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Merchant Prince] Reprint (Pocket 2000) science fiction time-travel novel of Dr. John Dee in 2099. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.

SHINER, LEWIS (Gordon) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Glimpses (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26743-6, Mar 2001, $14.95, 331pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 1993) associational mainstream novel.
• * _Slam (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-26777-0, Mar 2001, $12.95, 233pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) associational mainstream novel.

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

• * _Heart of Gold (Ace 0-441-00821-6, Apr 2001, $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Michael Evans) Reprint (Ace 2000) SF romance novel of a scientist and a rebel on a planet divided between the haves and the have-nots.
• * *Summers at Castle Auburn (Ace 0-441-00803-8, Apr 2001, $14.95, 355pp, tp, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Fantasy novel. The illegitimate daughter of a royal lord learns to see beyond the glitter at court.

SHIPPEY, TOM; [i.e., Thomas A. Shippey] (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-12764-X, Apr 2001, $26.00, 347pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical examination of Tolkien’s works, focusing primarily on The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion. Includes index and list of references. First US edition (HarrperCollins UK 2000). [Tolkien]
• * _J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the Century (HarperCollins UK 0-261-10401-2, Aug 2001, £7.99, xxxv+347pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 2000) critical work re-examining the importance and intent of Tolkien’s work. [Tolkien]

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

• * *...And the Angel with the Television Eyes (Night Shade Books 1-892389-13-4, Dec 2001, $27.00, 240pp, hc, cover by Matt Harpold) SF novel. A signed, slipcased edition of 100 (-14-2, $55.00) is also available. Order from Night Shade Books, 560 Scott #304, San Francisco CA 94117; e-mail [books@nightshadebooks.com]; website [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * _Black Butterflies (Leisure 0-8439-4844-2, Mar 2001, $5.99, 350pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1998) collection of 17 horror stories, nine surreal or supernatural. Foreword by Paula Guran.
• * *Darkness Divided (Stealth Press 1-58881-016-X, Mar 2001, 337pp, hc) Collection of 22 stories, four original, including SF, horror, and crime fiction. Two stories are co-authored, one with William Gibson, one with Bruce Sterling. Introduction by Poppy Z. Brite. Available online at [www.stealthpress.com], or from Stealth Press, 336 College Ave., Lancaster PA 17603. (Contents)
• * *The View from Hell (Subterranean Press 1-931081-09-3, Jan 2001, $35.00, 193pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Horror novel of human horrors and interdimensional beings. This is a signed, limited edition of 1000; a lettered edition of 26 (-10-7, $150.00) was announced but not seen.

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

• * _Downsiders (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-83969-3, Jan 2001, $4.99, 244pp, tp, cover by Greg Harlin) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1999) young-adult thriller about a lost civilization in the forgotten tunnels under New York City.

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

• * *Second Chances (Tor 0-312-87342-5, Aug 2001, $24.95, 382pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) SF novel inspired by Joseph Conrad, particularly Lord Jim. A soldier involved in a scandal fights for his honor.
• * _Second Chances (SFBC #10587, Nov 2001, $12.50, 382pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel inspired by Joseph Conrad, particularly Lord Jim. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SIBLEY, BRIAN (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *The Lord of the Rings Official Movie Guide (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-15403-5, Nov 2001, $14.95, 119pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to the movie, extensively illustrated with stills, but also discussing the work of artists including Alan Lee and John Howe, who helped design the film. A hardcover edition (-15402-7, $24.95) was announced but not seen. [Tolkien]
• * *The Lord of the Rings: Official Movie Guide (HarperCollins UK 0-00-711908-9, Nov 2001, £10.99, 120pp, tp) Illustrated reference guide to the first film in the planned trilogy. Including articles on Tolkien, fictional characters, actors, settings and effects. A limited edition hardcover edition (-711909-7, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [Tolkien]

SICILIANO, SAM (Joseph) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * *Darkness (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1421-0, Oct 2001, $5.99, 444pp, pb) Vampire novel. A doctor in 1899 London investigates murders in which bodies have been drained of their blood.

SIEGEL, JAN; pseudonym of Amanda Hemingway, (1955- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +The Dragon Charmer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43902-3, Aug 2001, $24.00, 371pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Way of the Witch] Fantasy novel, the second in the trilogy begun in Prospero’s Children. First US edition (Voyager 11/00 as The Dragon-Charmer).
• * _The Dragon-Charmer (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651281-X, Nov 2001, £6.99, 346pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Way of the Witch] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, sequel to Prospero’s Children.
• * _Prospero’s Children (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44143-5, Jun 2001, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Way of the Witch] Reprint (Voyager 1999) contemporary fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.

SIERRA, JUDY (chron.)

• * *Monster Goose (with Jack E. Davis) (Harcourt 0-15-202034-9, Jul 2001, $16.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Jack E. Davis) Children’s picture book/poetry collection of twisted Mother Goose rhymes by Sierra, illustrated by Davis.

SILVA, DAVID (Beecher) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Family: Special Effects, Book 1 (with Kevin McCarthy) See entry under Kevin McCarthy.

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

• * *Cronos (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-2390-9, Sep 2001, $14.95, 437pp, tp, cover by Gustav Klimt) Omnibus of three time-travel SF novels: Letters from Atlantis (1990), Project Pendulum (1987), The Time Hoppers (1967). There is a new introduction by Silverberg. (Contents)
• * *The King of Dreams (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224745-3, Feb 2001, £11.99, 514pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor: Prestimion] SF novel in “The Majipoor Cycle”. Prestimion’s plan to hand power to Dekkeret is challenged by the scheming Mandralisca of Zimroel.
• * +The King of Dreams (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105171-3, Jun 2001, $25.00, 451pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Majipoor: Prestimion] Fantasy novel in the “Majipoor” series, third in the “Prestimion” sub-series, and “the concluding volume in the Majipoor Cycle.” Coronal Lord Prestimion’s plans to step down are delayed by the return of an old evil. First US edition (Voyager 2/01).
• * _Nightwings (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4474-4, Dec 2001, $12.00, 218pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) [Watcher] Reprint (Avon 1969) SF novel. This has a new introduction by Robert Silverberg.
• * _The Realm of Prester John (Phoenix Press 1-84212-409-9, Nov 2001, £12.99, iv+348pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) non-fiction work examining the genesis of the myth of Prester John. Includes 16 pages of black-and-white plates. This edition adds a new afterword by Silverberg. Copyrighted 1972, 1990. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Stochastic Man (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-05123-X, Jul 2001, £10.99, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) SF novel of a business analyst who begins to really see the future. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

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• * _Legends (Tor 0-765-30035-4, Aug 2001, $15.95, 715pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor; Voyager 1998) original anthology of 11 short novels by modern masters of fantasy, set in their most popular series.
• * *Nebula Awards Showcase 2001 (Harcourt 0-15-100581-8, Apr 2001, $28.00, 252 + xv, hc) Anthology of seven stories (including the 1999 Nebula winners and some nominees, and an excerpt from Octavia E. Butler’s winning novel, Parable of the Talents), two Rhysling Award-winning poems, an article on SF in 1999 by Gary K. Wolfe, and articles about and pieces by Author Emeritus Daniel Keyes and Grand Master Brian Aldiss. Despite the title change, this is 35th in the Nebula series. A Harvest trade paperback edition (-601335-5, $14.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * _Science Fiction: 101 (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-1294-X, Mar 2001, $14.00, 544pp, tp) Reprint (Warner 1987 as Robert Silverberg’s Worlds of Wonder) anthology of 13 stories with commentary on each by Silverberg, plus a long autobiographical piece. There is a new introduction by Greg Bear.

SILVIS, RANDALL (Glenn) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *On Night’s Shore (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-26201-9, Jan 2001, $24.95, 338pp, hc) Associational mystery featuring Edgar Allan Poe. A Thomas Dunne book.

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

• * _Darwin’s Blade (HarperTorch 0-380-78918-3, Oct 2001, $7.50, 434pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 2000) associational thriller about car insurance fraud.
• * *Hardcase (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-27497-1, Jul 2001, $23.95, 263pp, hc) [Joe Kurtz] Associational mystery. An ex-con PI tracks a missing mob accountant.
• * _Phases of Gravity (Olmstead Press 1-58754-106-8, Apr 2001, $14.95, 305pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) mainstream novel with metaphysical f/SF elements.

SIMPSON, M. J. (chron.)

• * *The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker’s Guide (Simon & Schuster/Pocket Essentials 1-903047-40-4, Apr 2001, £3.99, 94pp, pb) [Hitchhiker] Reference book, an unauthorized guide to Douglas Adams’s The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — books and radio/TV series. Foreword by Simon Jones.

SIMS, MICHAEL P. N., ed. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Darkness Rising I: Night’s Soft Pains (with L. H. Maynard) See entry under L. H. Maynard
• * _Darkness Rising, Volume Two: Night’s Soft Pains (with L. H. Maynard) See entry under L. H. Maynard

SINCLAIR, IAIN (MacGregor) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Landor’s Tower, or The Imaginary Conversations (Granta 1-86207-018-0, May 2001, £15.99, 365pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. Illustrated by Dave McKean.