The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

SABERHAGEN, FRED(erick Thomas) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Last Book of Swords: Shieldbreaker’s Story (Tor 0-812-50577-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 255pp, pb) [Lost Swords] Reissue (Tor 1994) fantasy novel, 11th “Swords” book overall. Second printing.
• * _Shiva in Steel (Tor 0-812-57112-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $5.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Berserker] Reprint (Tor 1998) military SF novel, eighth in the “Berserkers” series.

SALSITZ, RHONDI A. VILOTT; see under Vilott, Rhondi (chron.)

SALVATORE, R(obert) A(nthony) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Demon Apostle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39153-5, Mar ’99, $25.00, 455pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Demon Wars] Fantasy novel, third in the “DemonWars” trilogy.
• * _The Demon Awakens (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-827-2, Sep ’99, £5.99, 607pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel. First in a series. Young people face the evil awakening in their world. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Demon Spirit (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39152-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Demon Awakens.
• * _The Demon Spirit (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-904-X, Dec ’99, £6.99, 521pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Demon Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) fantasy novel. Second in a series after The Demon Awakens. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dragon King (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648345-3, Mar ’99, £5.99, 344pp, pb, cover by Harvey Parker) [Crimson Shadow] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Crimson Shadow”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet Collector’s Edition (TSR 0-7869-1313-4, Jan ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.99, 1036pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Forgotten Realms: Cleric] Omnibus of five novelizations based on the fantasy role-playing game: Canticle (1991), In Sylvan Shadows (1992), Night Masks (1992), The Fallen Fortress (1993), The Chaos Curse (1994). There is a new introduction by Salvatore. Copyrighted by TSR. (Contents)
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale Trilogy (SFBC #19705, May ’99 [Jun ’99], $14.98, 834pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale] Omnibus of three fantasy novelizations based on the “Forgotten Realms” role-playing games: The Crystal Shard (1988), Streams of Silver (1989), The Halfling’s Gem (1990). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0211-0, lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Copyrighted by TSR. (Contents)
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Silent Blade (TSR 0-7869-1388-6, Jun ’99, $6.99, 394pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness] Reprint (TSR 1998) novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Forgotten Realms: The Spine of the World (Wizards of the Coast/TSR 0-7869-1418-1, Sep ’99 [Nov ’99], $23.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42844-7, Oct ’99, $24.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Star Wars novelization set 25 years after the original Star Wars movie. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. Simultaneous with the UK (Century) edition.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (Random House UK/Century 0-7126-8084-5, Oct ’99, £15.99, 387pp, hc) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Original novel based on the films. First in a series set 20 years after the death of Darth Vader and the Battle of Endor. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime (SFBC #06539, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $12.50, 387pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey; Century 1999) Star Wars novelization set 25 years after the original Star Wars movie. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Witch’s Daughter (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42192-2, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Chronicles of Ynis Aielle] Reprint (Roc 1991) fantasy novel, book two in “The Chronicles of Ynis Aielle” after Echoes of the Fourth Magic.

SANDS, KAREN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Back in the Spaceship Again: Juvenile Science Fiction Series Since 1945 (with Marietta Frank) (Greenwood Press 0-313-30192-1, Sep ’99, $55.00, 152pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical reference guide to YA series from “Tom Swift” to “Animorphs”, exploring types of SF for young readers. Includes notes, an annotated bibliography, and index. Part of the “Contributions to the Study of Science Fiction and Fantasy” series. Available from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Greenwood CT 06881; orders 800-225-5800.

SANDS, MARELLA; pseudonym of Martha Pigg, (1966- ) (chron.)

• * *Serpent & Storm (Tor/Forge 0-312-86127-3, Apr ’99, $24.95, 351pp, hc) [Sky Knife] Historical fantasy novel of the ancient Maya, sequel to Sky Knife. The gods send Sky Knife on a mission to the Aztec capital.

SAN SOUCI, ROBERT D(aniel) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * *Tarzan (Hyperion 0-7868-0384-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $14.99, 31pp, hc, cover by Michael McCurdy) [Tarzan] Children’s picture book based on the novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, illustrated with woodcuts by Michael McCurdy.

SAPIR, RICHARD (Ben) (1936-1987) (chron.)

• * _The Destroyer #115: Misfortune Teller (with Warren B. Murphy) See entry under Warren B. Murphy

SARAMAGO, JOSÉ; (1922- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Blindness (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-600775-4, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $14.00, 327pp, tp) Reprint (Harvill 1997) magical realism novel by a Nobel Prize-winning author. Translated from the Portuguese by Giovanni Pontiero.
• * *The Tale of the Unknown Island (Harcourt 0-15-100595-8, Nov ’99, $16.00, 51pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) Fantasy philosophical fable and love story, a short story by a Nobel Prize-winning author, illustrated by Peter Sis. Translated from the Portuguese O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida (1998) by Margaret Jull Costa.

SARBAN; pseudonym of John W. Wall, (1910-1989) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Doll Maker and Other Tales of the Uncanny (Tartarus Press 1-872621-41-4, Apr ’99, £25.00, 227pp, hc) Reprint (Peter Davies 1953) collection of the title novel and two stories, with a new afterword by Mark Valentine. Available in the US through Firebird Distribution at $49.95. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA. (Contents)
• * _The Doll Maker and Other Tales of the Uncanny (Tartarus Press 1-87262141-4, May ’99, $49.95, 227pp, hc) Reprint (Peter Davies 1953) collection of the title novel and two stories. This also includes a biographical afterword and a bibliography. Sarban was a pen-name for John William Well. This is a limited edition of 200, originally published in the UK; available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575.
• * *The Sound of His Horn/The King of the Lake (Tartarus Press 1-872621-43-0, Sep ’99, £27.50, 175pp, hc, cover by Ray Russell) Omnibus of the dark fantasy classic (Davies 1952), plus a newly discovered novella. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA. (Contents)

SARGENT, PAMELA (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Climb the Wind (HarperPrism 0-06-105808-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) alternate-history SF novel. The North American plains Indians unite and drive back United States forces.
• * *Star Trek: Across the Universe (with George Zebrowski) (Pocket 0-671-01989-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.50, 221pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. This includes chapter three of serial novel “Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One” by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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• * _Nebula Awards 31 (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600114-4, Jul ’99, $19.00, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1997) anthology of 11 stories including the 1995 Nebula winners. This appears to be an “on-demand” book, an electronic reproduction of the 1997 Harvest edition; it still indicates first printing, but has the Lightning Print logo on back.

SARRANTONIO, AL, ed. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *999 (Avon 0-380-97740-0, Sep ’99, $27.50, 666pp, hc, cover by Amy Halperin) Original anthology of 29 horror stories picked to demonstrate the state of the art at the end of the millennium. (Contents)
• * _999 (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-74861-3, Oct ’99, £9.99, xviii+665pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1999) anthology of 29 original stories by highly acclaimed authors, including Kim Newman, Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, and William Peter Blatty (an original novel). A hardcover edition (-74859-1, £16.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

SAUL, JOHN (Woodruff, III) (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *The Right Hand of Evil (Ballantine 0-345-43316-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $25.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Larry Lurin) Southern Gothic horror novel. A family inherits an old house in Louisiana with a dark history.

SAWYER, ROBERT J(ames) (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Factoring Humanity (Tor 0-812-57129-0, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Shelley Eshkar & Jan Uretsky) Reprint (Tor 1998) near-future SF novel.
• * *Flashforward (Tor 0-312-86712-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $23.95, 319pp, hc) SF novel. An experiment gone awry gives the whole world an unexpected glimpse of the future.
• * _Frameshift (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648320-8, Jul ’99, £5.99, 343pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1997) SF thriller about insurance companies, a Nazi in hiding, and the Human Genome Project. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Golden Fleece (Tor 0-312-86865-0, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $13.95, 249pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Questar 1990) near-future SF thriller. This is a revised edition, copyrighted 1999.

SAXON, VICTORIA (chron.)

• * _Disney’s Tarzan: Special Collector’s Edition (with Russell Schroeder) See entry under Russell Schroeder.

SCALORA, SUZA (chron.)

• * *The Fairies (HarperCollins/Cotler 0-06-028234-7, Oct ’99, $19.95, 44pp, hc, cover by Suza Scalora) Art book, a straight-faced guide to fairies extensively illustrated with photos taken “in the wild.” (Some of the photos previously appeared as covers for YA books by Francesca Lia Block.)

SCARBOROUGH, ELIZABETH ANN (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Acorna’s People (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _The Godmother’s Web (Ace 0-441-00600-0, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Tara McGovern-Benson) [Godmother] Reprint (Ace 1998) fantasy novel, third in the “Godmother” series.
• * _The Lady in the Loch (Ace 0-441-00666-3, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Jean-Yves Kervevain) Reprint (Ace 1998) alternate-history fantasy/mystery novel.

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• * *Past Lives, Present Tense (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Ace 0-441-00649-3, Nov ’99, $13.00, 342pp, tp, cover by Diane Fenster) Original anthology of 15 stories of people who use a technique involving DNA to share their minds with famous figures from the past. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, and Rod Garcia & Robertson. Only Scarborough is named as editor, but this is copyrighted by her and Greenberg’s Tekno Books. (Contents)
• * _Vampire Slayers: Stories of Those who Dare to Take Back the Night (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

SCHAFER, WILLIAM K., ed. (chron.)

• * _California Sorcery (with William F. Nolan) See entry under William F. Nolan
• * _Subterranean Gallery (with Richard T. Chizmar) See entry under Richard T. Chizmar

SCHENK, MARTIN (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _A Small Dark Place (Ballantine 0-345-43047-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Villard 1997) horror novel of revenge and media saturation. A little girl develops strange powers after her family drops her down an abandoned mine to get money and fame. First edition not seen.

SCHOFIELD, SANDY; pseudonym of Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch (stories) (chron.)

• * *Predator: Big Game (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57733-6, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $4.99, 226pp, pb, cover by John Bolton) [Predator] SF novelization based on the movie and Dark Horse Comics series. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. Schofield is a pen-name for Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

SCHOW, DAVID J. (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Seeing Red (Alexander Publishing/EMR 1-893475-13-1, 1999 [Apr ’99], $17.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Lydia Marano) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of 14 horror stories. Introduction by T.E.D. Klein. The earlier edition is not mentioned or the copyright listed. Order from Alexander Publishing, 13243 Vanowen Ave. #5, North Hollywood CA 91605.

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• * _The Lost Bloch, Volume 1: The Devil With You! See entry under Robert Bloch.

SCHROEDER, RUSSELL (chron.)

• * *Disney’s Tarzan: Special Collector’s Edition (with Victoria Saxon) (Hyperion 0-7868-3221-5, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $15.99, 72pp, tp) [Tarzan] Art book about the designing of the animated movie, with additional background information on the life of Edgar Rice Burroughs and the development of his most famous character, with numerous photos.

SCHUETZ, MELVIN H. (chron.)

• * *A Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology (Universal Publishers 1-58112-829-0, 1999 [Jun ’99], $25.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Chesley Bonestell) Non-fiction listing of publications in which Bonestall’s space art appeared, with indexes, but no illustrations. His non-space art is not listed. There is an extensive biographical introduction by Ron Miller, and a biographical chronology by Schuetz and Mrs. Chesley Bonestell. An on-demand book, also available online at upublish.com in electronic format. Order online or from uPUBLISH.com, 525 NW 61 Terrace, Suite 2603, Parkland FL 33067-2421; add $4.90 shipping.

SCHULMAN, J(oseph) NEIL (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Alongside Night (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-120-3, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $19.95, 300pp, tp) Reprint (Crown 1979) SF novel, with a new afterword by the author, plus a speech first printed in the 1982 Ace edition, the afterword by Samuel Edward Konkin III from the 1987 Avon edition, a 1989 speech by Schulman, and an essay by J. Kent Hastings. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com
• * *Nasty, Brutish, and Short Stories (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-126-2, Sep ’99, $19.95, 159pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Collection of nine stories, two original. Foreword by Brad Linaweaver; introduction by the author. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com (Contents)
• * *The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-015-0, May ’99, $19.95, 200pp, tp, cover by Julius Schulman) Non-fiction collection of 14 articles on Robert A. Heinlein. There have been two earlier digital editions (SoftServ 1990, Pulpless.Com 1996); this is the first book publication. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com

SCHUYLER, GEORGE SAMUEL (1895-1977) (chron.)

• * _Black No More (Northeastern University Press 1-55553-063-X, 1999 [Dec ’99], $13.95, 222pp, tp, cover by Michael McCurdy) Reissue (Macaulay 1931) satiric SF novel of a scientific process to turn black people white. Foreword by James A. Miller. This is the sixth printing of a 1989 edition not previously listed.

SCHWEIGHOFER, PETER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Wars: Tales from the New Republic (with Craig Carey) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57882-0, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars] Anthology of 11 stories based on the Star Wars universe, all previously published in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal gaming magazine from West End Games. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. (Contents)
• * *Star Wars: Tales from the New Republic (with Craig Carey) (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50598-X, Dec ’99 [Oct ’99], £5.99, 401pp, pb) [Star Wars] Anthology of 10 stories and a wraparound novella set in the Star Wars universe. Some stories were previously published in The Star Wars Adventure Journal. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.

SCHWEITZER, DARRELL (Charles) (1952- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +The Mask of the Sorcerer (SFBC #02604, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $9.98, 385pp, hc, cover by Mick Van Houten) Fantasy novel. This first US edition (NEL 1995) has ISBN 0-7394-0581-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Refugees from an Imaginary Country (W. Paul Ganley/Owlswick Press 0-932445-65-9, Mar ’99, $15.00, 232pp, tp, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) Collection of 19 horror and fantasy stories, illustrated by Stephen E. Fabian. A signed, limited hardcover edition of 300 (-64-0, $30.00) was announced but not seen. Order from W. Paul Ganley, PO Box 149 Amherst Branch, Buffalo NY 14667-0149. (Contents)

SCIABARRA, CHRIS MATTHEW, ed. (chron.)

• * _Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand (with Mimi Reisel Gladstein) See entry under Mimi Reisel Gladstein.

SCOTT, HOLDEN; pseudonym of Ben Mezrich, (1969- ) (chron.)

• * *Skeptic (St. Martin’s 0-312-19334-3, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.95, 322pp, hc) Medical/paranormal thriller about scientifically created ghosts.

SCOTT, MARTIN; pseudonym of Martin Millar (chron.)

• * *Thraxas (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-729-3, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £5.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Julian Gibson) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy hard-boiled detective novel, first in a series. Thraxas — ex-soldier, failed sorcerer, and epic drinker — works amid the dark streets and darker magics of a corrupt city. A first novel.
• * *Thraxas and the Warrior Monks (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-731-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Julian Gibson) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy mystery novel, second in the “Thraxas” series. PI Thraxas must find a lost golden statue to save his client.