The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Oathbound Wizard (Legend 0-09-955691-X, Jun ’96, £5.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1993) fantasy novel. Sequel to Her Majesty’s Wizard. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Odd Warlock Out (SFBC #15361, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $9.98, 640pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus of three quasi-science fiction novels in the “Warlock” series, The Warlock Heretical (Ace 1987), The Warlock’s Companion (Ace 1988), and The Warlock Insane (Ace 1989). (Contents)
• * *Quicksilver’s Knight (Ace 0-441-00229-3, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 281pp, pb, cover by Tara McGovern) [Warlock] SF novel, with a strong fantasy feel, in the “Warlock” series. Yet another Warlock offspring goes a-wooing and adventuring.
• * *The Secular Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37600-5, Jan ’95, $21.00, 357pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Fantasy novel, fourth in the series “A Wizard in Rhyme”. The Lord Wizard goes undercover to investigate a neighboring ruler who prefers practical economics to Good or Evil.
• * _The Secular Wizard (SFBC #06695, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $9.98, 357pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, book four of “A Wizard in Rhyme”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, but lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Secular Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38854-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel, book four of “A Wizard in Rhyme”.
• * *Sir Harold and the Monkey King (Wildside Press 1-880448-23-8, Jun ’93, $15.00, 76pp, hc) [Harold Shea] A Harold Shea story featuring L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt’s classic character. This originally appeared in The Enchanter Reborn. This is a 100-copy signed numbered hardcover edition. A 26-copy lettered edition ($30.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.
• * _The Star Stone Book 1: The Shaman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39247-7, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel.
• * _The Star Stone Book 2: The Sage (Ballantine Del Rey 0-341-39244-2, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel, second in the series.
• * *The Star Stone Book One: The Shaman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39242-6, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $22.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Fantasy novel. Tribes who live close to nature fend off a bloodthirsty god’s invading hordes.
• * *The Star Stone: Book 2: The Sage (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39239-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $22.00, 374pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Fantasy novel, second in the series. When a hero is needed, the goddes wakes Ohaern from his years-long sleep, but he’s too old to fight.
• * *Starship Troupers #3: A Slight Detour (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37601-3, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Starship Troupers] Humorous SF novel about the adventures of a theatrical troupe on an interstellar tour, third book of the “Starship Troupers” series.
• * *To the Magic Born (SFBC #01247, Mar ’86, $6.98, 501pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus edition of the first two books in the sf “Warlock” series. (Contents)
• * *Warlock and Son (Ace 0-441-87314-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Sf novel, 12th book of the “Warlock” series.
• * _Warlock and Son (Ace 0-441-87314-6, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1991) SF novel, 12th in the “Warlock” series. Third printing.
• * *The Warlock Enlarged (SFBC #01158, Mar ’86, $7.98, 664pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus edition of three novels in an sf series with strong fantasy elements. (Contents)
• * *The Warlock Enlarged (Pan 0-330-31116-6, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £5.99, 442pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Warlock] Sf omnibus of the fourth and fifth books in the “Warlock” series, The Warlock Unlocked and The Warlock Enraged. Note that the 1986 SFBC volume of the same title also contained King Kobold Revived. (Contents)
• * *The Warlock Enraged (Ace 0-441-87340-5, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel, fifth in the “Warlock” series.
• * *The Warlock Heretical (Ace 0-441-87286-7, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 233pp, pb) [Warlock] Quasi-science fiction novel, part of the seemingly endless “Warlock” series. Stasheff’s interest in the role of religion in a medieval society manifests in this tale of an ambitious abbot opposing the rulers of the planet Gramarye. Once again, Rod Gallowglass steps in to promote democracy, but exposition outweighs both puns and action. (CFC)
• * _The Warlock Heretical (Ace 0-441-87286-7, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1987) quasi-SF novel, eighth in the “Warlock” series. Fifth printing.
• * _The Warlock in Spite of Himself (Ace 0-441-00560-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $13.00, 374pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reprint (Ace 1969) humorous quasi-SF novel that spawned more than one series. This has a new introduction by Stasheff.
• * *The Warlock Insane (Ace 0-441-87364-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 247pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel with strong fantasy elements; tenth in the “Warlock” series.
• * _The Warlock Insane (Ace 0-441-87364-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel with fantasy elements, tenth in the “Warlock” series. Third printing.
• * *The Warlock Is Missing (Ace 0-441-84826-5, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 201pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel with strong fantasy elements, Book 7 in the “Warlock” series. While the warlock and his wife are missing, their psionically talented children wander the countryside to save Gramayre from anti-democratic forces from the future.
• * _The Warlock Is Missing (Ace 0-441-84826-5, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 201pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1986) SF novel with fantasy elements, seventh in the “Warlock” series. Sixth printing.
• * *The Warlock Rock (Ace 0-441-87313-8, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Sf novel, 11th book of the “Warlock” series.
• * _The Warlock Rock (Ace 0-441-87313-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1990) SF/fantasy novel, 11th in the “Warlock” series.
• * _The Warlock Unlocked (Ace 0-441-87332-4, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $4.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1982) SF/fantasy novel, fourth in the “Warlock” series. Fourteenth printing.
• * *The Warlock Wandering (Ace 0-441-87361-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 297pp, pb) [Warlock] Sf novel, sixth in the “Warlock” series. The warlock and his psionic-"witch" wife are transported in space and time (to the setting of Escape Velocity) and wander from planet to planet in an attempt to return home to the future.
• * _The Warlock Wandering (Ace 0-441-87362-6, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Warlock] Reissue SF novel in the “Warlock” series. Fifth printing.
• * *Warlock: To the Magic Born (Pan 0-330-31370-3, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £5.99, 696pp, tp, cover by David Bergen) Sf omnibus of the first three books in the “Warlock” series. The 1986 SFBC volume of the same title contained only the first two books. (Contents)
• * *The Warlock’s Companion (Ace 0-441-87341-3, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 235pp, pb) [Warlock] Humorous sf novel. The warlock’s cybernetic horse finally has his story told. Ninth in the series.
• * _The Warlock’s Companion (Ace 0-441-87341-3, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $4.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1988) SF novel in the “Warlock” series. 2nd printing.
• * *The Warlock’s Night Out (SFBC #13750, Aug ’88 [Jan ’89], $7.98, 437pp, hc) [Warlock] Omnibus of the sf novels The Warlock Wandering (Ace 1986) and The Warlock Is Missing (Ace 1986). (Contents)
• * *The Warlock’s Night Out (Pan 0-330-31306-1, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £6.99, 576pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Warlock] Sf omnibus of the sixth, seventh and eighth books in the “Warlock” series, The Warlock Wandering, The Warlock Is Missing and The Warlock Heretical. Note that the SFBC (1988) volume of the same title contained only the first two volumes. (Contents)
• * *We Open on Venus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36891-6, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $5.99, 329pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Starship Troupers] Sf novel about the adventures of a theatrical troupe on an interstellar tour, second book of the “Starship Troupers” series.
• * *Wing Commander: End Run (with William R. Forstchen) (Baen 0-671-72200-X, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Wing Commander] Sf novelization based on a computer game, second book of a series. Copyrighted by ORIGIN Systems, Inc.
• * *The Witch Doctor (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37584-X, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $20.00, 404pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Fantasy novel, third book of “A Wizard in Rhyme”.
• * _The Witch Doctor (SFBC #03176, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $9.98, 404pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, third book of “A Wizard in Rhyme”. Similar to the Del Rey edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Witch Doctor (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38851-8, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, Book III of “A Wizard in Rhyme”.
• * _The Witch Doctor (Legend 0-09-955701-0, Nov ’96, £5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel. Book 3 of “A Wizard in Rhyme”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *A Wizard in Absentia (Ace 0-441-51569-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Sf novel, 13th book in the long-running mostly humorous “Warlock” series.
• * _A Wizard in Bedlam (Ace 0-441-90214-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Doubleday 1979) sf novel featuring clones, wizards, and churls. Part of the “Warlock” series.
• * _A Wizard in Bedlam (Tor 0-812-53647-9, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Roger De Welks) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Doubleday 1979) SF novel, actually the third “Warlock” novel written, but now part of a new spin-off series, the “Chronicles of Magnus d’Armand, Son of Rod Gallowglass”.
• * *A Wizard in Chaos (Tor 0-312-86032-3, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $21.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Science-fantasy novel, fifth in “The Rogue Wizard” series featuring the eldest son of the “Warlock”.
• * _A Wizard in Chaos (Tor 0-812-54928-7, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 283pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1997) science-fantasy novel, fifth in “The Rogue Wizard” series featuring the eldest son of the “Warlock”.
• * *A Wizard in Midgard (Tor 0-312-86033-1, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $21.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] SF/fantasy novel in the “Rogue Wizard” series featuring the son of the “Warlock”. Gar tries to help a planet modelled after Norse myth.
• * *A Wizard in Mind (Tor 0-312-85695-4, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $19.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] SF novel following the son of the “Warlock”.
• * _A Wizard in Mind (Tor 0-812-53648-7, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1995) SF novel, second in the series following the son of the “Warlock”.
• * *A Wizard in Peace (Tor 0-312-86031-5, Sep ’96, $22.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Science-fantasy novel, fourth in “The Rogue Wizard” series featuring the eldest son of the “Warlock”.
• * _A Wizard in Peace (Tor 0-812-56797-8, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1996) science-fantasy novel, fourth in “The Rogue Wizard” series featuring the eldest son of the “Warlock”.
• * *A Wizard in War (Tor 0-312-85696-2, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $20.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Science-fantasy novel, third in “The Rogue Wizard” series featuring the eldest son of the “Warlock”, spreading democracy on backslid, medieval-style planets.
• * _A Wizard in War (Tor 0-812-53649-5, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1995) science-fantasy novel, third in “The Rogue Wizard” series.

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• * *The Crafters (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-12130-6, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Original shared-world fantasy anthology of ten stories with a prologue by Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * *The Crafters Book 2: Blessings and Curses (with Bill Fawcett) (Ace 0-441-12131-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Original shared-world anthology of ten stories and one poem, with a prologue by Bill Fawcett; second book of a series packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * *The Day the Magic Stopped (with Bill Fawcett) (Baen 0-671-87690-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Original anthology of 13 stories about what happens in a fantasy world that runs out of magic. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates. (Contents)
• * *Dragon’s Eye (Baen 0-671-87609-0, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Original anthology of 12 fantasy stories about dragons. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)
• * _The Enchanter Reborn (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * _The Exotic Enchanter (with L. Sprague de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
• * *The Gods of War (Baen 0-671-72146-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Original anthology of 11 stories about a war deity, with interludes by Bill Fawcett. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates. (Contents)

STASHOWER, DANIEL (Meyer) (1960- )

• * _The Adventures of the Ectoplasmic Man (Penguin 0-14-008343-X, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.50, 203pp, pb) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (Morrow 1985) fantasy adventure novel with Sherlock Holmes and Harry Houdini.

STAUB, WENDY CORSI (1964- )

• * *Summer Lightning (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106778-4, Jul ’93, $3.50, 229pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of a girl torn between her living boyfriend and a dead boy’s ghost. Packaged by Daniel Weiss Associates, and copyrighted by both the author and the packager.
• * *Witch Hunt (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4878-5, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $3.99, 255pp, pb) Young-adult time-travel horror novel.

STAUDINGER, M. C.

• * *The Falcon Rises (TSR 1-56076-075-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Ron Lakey) Fantasy novel of a college professor who finds himself in a fantasy world.

STCHUR, JOHN

• * *Down on the Farm (St. Martin’s 0-312-01021-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $15.95, 216pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * _Down on the Farm (St. Martin’s 0-312-91221-8, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 216pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) horror novel about a barn that hides an ancient and evil presence.
• * *Paddywhack (St. Martin’s 0-312-91535-7, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 297pp, pb) Horror novel about a monstrous woman and her monstrous dog.

STEACY, KEN

• * _Night and the Enemy (with Harlan Ellison) See entry under Harlan Ellison.

STEAKLEY, JOHN (1951- ) (stories)

• * *Armor (DAW 0-87997-979-8, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.95, 426pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.
• * _Armor (DAW 0-87997-979-8, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.95, 426pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1984) military sf novel; 5th printing.
• * _Armor (DAW 0-88677-368-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 426pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reissue (DAW 1984) military sf novel; eighth printing.
• * _Armor (DAW 0-88677-368-7, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $5.50, 426pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reissue (DAW 1984) sf novel; ninth printing.
• * _Armor (DAW 0-88677-368-7, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reissue (DAW 1984) military SF novel. 11th printing.
• * *Vampire$ (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45033-7, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $8.95, 357pp, tp) Horror novel about professional vampire hunters.
• * _Vampire$ (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45153-8, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.99, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Roc 1990) horror thriller about professional vampire hunters hired by the Pope to clean up America’s vampire population.
• * _Vampire$ (Roc UK 0-451-45562-2, Jan ’97, £5.99, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Roc 1990) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Vampires (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45153-8, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $6.50, 357pp, pb) Reissue (Roc 1990 as Vampire$) horror novel about vampire hunters. This is a movie tie-in edition; ninth printing.

STEARNS, MICHAEL, ed. (stories)

• * *A Nightmare’s Dozen: Stories from the Dark (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201247-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $17.00, 239pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar) Original anthology of 14 young-adult dark fantasy stories. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Bruce Coville, Nancy Springer, and Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Michael Hussar. (Contents)
• * *A Starfarer’s Dozen: Stories of Things to Come (Harcourt Brace 0-15-299871-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $17.00, 218pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar) Original anthology of 13 young-adult SF stories. Authors include Will Shetterly, Sherwood Smith, Martha Soukup, and Nancy Springer. (Contents)
• * _A Wizard’s Dozen (Scholastic 0-590-86542-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $3.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult original fantasy anthology.
• * *A Wizard’s Dozen: Stories of the Fantastic (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200965-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $16.95, 186pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar) Young-adult original anthology of 13 fantasy stories. The paperback edition referred to on the copyright page does not exist. (Contents)

STEBEL, S(idney) L(eo) (1924- )

• * *Spring Thaw (Walker 0-8027-1068-9, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $17.95, 236pp, hc) Fantasy adventure novel set in the arctic wastes, with an afterword by Ray Bradbury.

STEED, NEVILLE; pseudonym of Norman Sharam

• * *Hallowes’ Hell (Headline 0-7472-0240-0, Oct ’90, £12.95, 276pp, hc) Horror novel.