The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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SPARER, LAURIE AYLAMA TAYLOR; see under Taylor, L. A. (chron.)
SPARK, MURIEL; [i.e., Muriel Sarah Camberg Spark Stanford] (1918-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Bachelors (New Directions 0-8112-1424-9, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $12.95, 186pp, tp, cover by Evelyn Hofer) Reprint (1960) literary novel with fantasy elements about some beleagured bachelors and a spiritualist in London.
SPEDDING, ALISON (Louise) (1962- ) (chron.)

* _The Streets of the City (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-04-440148-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £5.99, xiv+338pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Walk in the Dark] Reprint (Unwin 1988 as by Spedding) fantasy novel. Last in the trilogy “A Walk in the Dark”.
SPIGNESI, STEPHEN J(ohn) (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Lost Work of Stephen King: A Guide to Unpublished Manuscripts, Story Fragments, Alternative Versions, and Oddities (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-03-0, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], $60.00, 437pp, hc) Reprint (Birch Lane 1998) non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographic look at King’s lesser-known works, arranged in chronological order. This leatherbound, limited edition of 1,000 contains 20 pages of photos, and several items not available in the trade edition, most notably an essay on a humorous essay by King, “The Irish King”. It is signed by Stephen Spignesi, Tyson Blue, and James Cole. A boxed, lettered edition of 52 copies (-04-9, $350) was announced but not seen. Order from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA 30188; credit card orders 770-926-1762. [King]
* _The Shape Under the Sheet: The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia (Overlook Connection Press no ISBN, 1991 [Apr ’99], $175.00, 780pp, hc) Reprint (Popular Culture Ink 1991) non-fiction, reference. This is a slipcased, limited edition of 350, not previously listed. It is dated 1991, but not seen until now. Order from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA 30188; credit card orders 770-926-1762. [King]
SPINRAD, NORMAN (Richard) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Agent of Chaos (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-042-8, Jun ’99, $19.95, 197pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) Reprint (Belmont 1967) SF novel. This has a 1988 introduction by Barry N. Malzberg. 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
* _Bug Jack Barron (Toxic 1-902002-18-0, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], £6.99, 254pp, tp) Reprint (Avon; Walker 1969) SF novel, with a new Afterword by Michael Moorcock. A controversial novel about media manipulation and immortality treatment.
* *Greenhouse Summer (Tor 0-312-86799-9, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar & Jan Uretsky) Near-future, semi-comedic SF novel about the drastic ecological changes caused by the greenhouse effect.
* _The Iron Dream (Toxic 1-902002-16-4, Sep ’99, £6.99, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Avon 1972) SF novel, an alternate-Earth’s Adolf Hitler’s novel, Lord of the Swastika. This edition adds an afterword by James Sallis. Available from P O Box 5880, Birmingham B16 8JF, UK.
SPRINGER, NANCY (Connor) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Sky Rider (Avon Tempest 0-380-97604-8, Jul ’99 [Sep ’99], $15.00, 117pp, hc, cover by Griesbach & Martucci) Young-adult about a teen, her dying horse, and a ghost.
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* *Prom Night (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-840-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Original anthology of 22 stories of out-of-the-world prom nights. Authors include Dave Smeds, Fred Saberhagen, and Billie Sue Mosiman. Greenberg isn’t named as co-editor, but this is copyrighted by Springer and Tekno Books. (Contents)
SPRUILL, STEVEN G(regory) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Daughter of Darkness (SFBC #15592, Oct ’97 [Jan ’99], $10.98, 307pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) vampire medical thriller/horror novel. This is similar to the Doubleday edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. It was scheduled for 1997, but not seen until now.
* _Daughter of Darkness (St. Martin’s 0-312-97081-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Rulers of Darkness] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1996) vampire medical thriller/horror novel.
* *Lords of Light (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-70811-5, Mar ’99 [Aug ’99], £16.99, 308pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness. A contemporary female vampire falls in love with a son of Light.
* _Lords of Light (NEL 0-340-70812-3, Aug ’99, £5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1999) dark fantasy novel. Third in a series after Rulers of Darkness and Daughter of Darkness.
STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Architects of Emortality (Tor 0-312-87207-0, Sep ’99, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Emortality] SF novel, sequel to Inherit the Earth. A historian using the persona of Oscar Wilde investigates murders in a society of eccentrics created by extended life-spans.
* _Architects of Emortality (SFBC #06223, Nov ’99, $12.50, 319pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, sequel to Inherit the Earth. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (Simon & Schuster/Fireside 0-684-84958-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $19.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet & Tim Hildebrandt) Non-fiction reference book, illustrated by Jeff White. It lists and describes places in various SF stories. Copyrighted by the author and The Wonderland Press.
* _The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (SFBC #18442, Jun ’99, $14.98, 384pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet & Tim Hildebrandt) Reprint (Fireside 1999) non-fiction reference and art book, illustrated by Tim White. This is similar to the Fireside edition, except it has ISBN 0-7394-0195-5, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back cover.
* _Inherit the Earth (Tor 0-812-58429-5, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Giancola Donato) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 1998) hard SF thriller of nanotechnology and life extension in the seemingly utopian 22nd century.
STACKPOLE, MICHAEL A(ustin) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Star Wars X-Wing: Isard’s Revenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57903-7, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelization, eighth in the series based on the computer game based on the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: I, Jedi (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57873-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $5.99, 577pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Bantam UK 1998) Star Wars novelization copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* _Star Wars: I, Jedi (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-50602-1, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £5.99, 577pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Bantam UK 1998) Star Wars novelization, copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
* *Star Wars: X-Wing Book Eight: Isard’s Revenge (Transworld/Bantam 0-553-50688-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelisation. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
STAN!; pseudonym of Stan Brown (chron.)

* _DragonLance Reader’s Companion: The Odyssey of Gilthanas (with Douglas Niles & Steve Miller) See entry under Douglas Niles.
STAPLEDON, (William) OLAF (1886-1950) (chron.)

* _Last and First Men (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-806-X, Jun ’99, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1930) classic SF novel. This edition contains a foreword by Gregory Benford and an afterword by Doris Lessing. Volume #11 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
* _Last and First Men (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-806-X, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], £6.99, xx+312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1930) SF novel telling the history of 2,000 million years. Includes a foreword (dated 1987) by Gregory Benford, and afterword (1988) by Doris Lessing. Volume #11 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
* _Star Maker (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-807-8, Nov ’99, £6.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Methuen 1937) SF novel of a human mind ranging out through near-infinite times and distances, to finally meet the infinite mind of the Star Maker. Includes a (1987) foreword by Aldiss, and a glossary produced for a 1987 edition. Volume 21 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
STARHAWK (chron.)

* _The Fifth Sacred Thing (Thorsons 0-7225-3889-8, Aug ’99, £8.99, 486pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1993) New-Age SF novel. Copyrighted by Miriam Simos.
* _Walking to Mercury (Thorsons 0-7225-3888-X, Aug ’99, £8.99, 489pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 1997) associational New-Age novel, A prequel to The Fifth Sacred Thing, telling the early life of its heroine. Copyrighted by Miriam Simos.
STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER (1944- ) (chron.)

* _My Son, the Wizard (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42480-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horn) [Wizard in Rhyme] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, fifth in the series “A Wizard in Rhyme”.
* *The Spell-Bound Scholar (Ace 0-441-00636-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Tim Barrall) [Warlock] Science-fantasy novel in the “Warlock” series, featuring the Warlock’s youngest son, finally grown up, and a dangerously eligible bachelor.
* _A Wizard in Absentia (Ace 0-441-51569-X, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $5.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Ace 1993) science-fantasy novel, first in “The Rogue Wizard” series featuring the eldest son of the “Warlock”. Second printing.
* _A Wizard in Bedlam (Tor 0-812-53647-9, May ’99, $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Ratler De Welks) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Doubleday 1979) SF novel, actually the third “Warlock” novel written, but now the second book of “The Rogue Wizard”. Third printing.
* _A Wizard in Midgard (Tor 0-812-54927-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF/fantasy novel in the “Rogue Wizard” series featuring the son of the “Warlock”.
* _A Wizard in Mind (Tor 0-812-53648-7, Sep ’99, $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Tor 1995) SF novel, second in the series following the son of the “Warlock”. Second printing.
* _A Wizard in War (Tor 0-812-53649-5, May ’99, $5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reissue (Tor 1995) science-fantasy novel, third in “The Rogue Wizard” series. Second printing.
STEARNS, MICHAEL, ed. (chron.)

* _A Nightmare’s Dozen: Stories from the Dark (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22746-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $4.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Kevin Odhner) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) original anthology of 14 young-adult dark fantasy stories.
STEELE, ALLEN (Mulherrin, Jr.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _A King of Infinite Space (HarperPrism 0-06-105756-8, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Near Space] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) SF novel in the near-future “Near Space” series.
* *Sex and Violence in Zero Gee (Meisha Merlin 0-9658345-9-X, Jan ’99 [Feb ’99], $16.00, 450pp, tp, cover by Ron Miller) [Near Space] Collection of 15 stories, one original, including first U.S. publication of the short novel The Weight (Legend 1994). This has all the short fiction set in Steele’s “Near Space” in chronological order, with timeline. Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. A hardcover edition (1-892065-13-4, $30.00) is also available. Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; add $4.00 postage. (Contents)
STEELE, JOHN H.; see pseudonym Gherbod Fleming (chron.)
STEIBER, ELLEN (1955- ) (chron.)

* _Voyage of the Basset: The Raven Queen (with Terri Windling) See entry under Terri Windling.
* _The X-Files: Grotesque (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648351-8, Oct ’99, £3.99, 136pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Reprint (HarperEntertainment 1999) young-adult novelisation. Book 12 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
STEIN, GARTH (Ferguson) (1964- ) (chron.)

* _Raven Stole the Moon (Pocket 0-671-00460-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) Reprint (Pocket 1998) horror novel/supernatural thriller.
STEINER, BARBARA (Annette) (1934- ) (chron.)

* _The Mummy (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01163-9, Sep ’99, £3.99, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1995) young-adult dark fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
STEPHENSEN-PAYNE, PHIL(ip Andrew) (1952- ) (chron.)

* *Eric Frank Russell: Our Sentinel in Space: A Working Bibliography (with Sean Wallace) (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-55-6, Aug ’99, £5.00, ix+97pp, ph) Third revised edition of a primary and secondary bibliography of Russell, issued as an A5-sized booklet. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Russell]
STEPHENSON, NEAL (Town) (1959- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Cryptonomicon (Avon 0-380-97346-4, May ’99, $27.50, 918pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) Pynchonesque quasi-SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildren efforts to preserve digital liberty from government and corporate repression.
* _Cryptonomicon (SFBC #02945, Sep ’99, $13.98, 918pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) Reprint (Avon 1999) SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildren. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Cryptonomicon (Heinemann 0-434-00883-4, Nov ’99, £12.99, 918pp, tp, cover by Attick) Reprint (Avon 1999) Pynchonesque quasi-SF thriller of cryptographers in WWII, and their present-day grandchildren’s efforts to preserve digital liberty from government and corporate repression. [First U.K. edition]
* *In the Beginning...Was the Command Line (Avon 0-380-81593-1, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $10.00, 151pp, tp) Associational non-fiction commentary, occasionally humorous, on computer operating systems and what they reveal about our culture.
* _Snow Crash (SFBC #02049, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $9.98, 470pp, hc, cover by Jean-François Podevin) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
STERLING, (Michael) BRUCE (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Distraction (SFBC #01999, Feb ’99, $11.98, 439pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Distraction (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-831-0, Aug ’99, £9.99, 439pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) humorous near-future SF novel. A Washington spin-doctor faces a powerful opponent in Louisiana while American culture crumbles. A hardcover edition (-830-2, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
* _Distraction (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57639-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.50, 532pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1998) near-future SF novel of a fragmented US. A Hugo nominee.
* *A Good Old-Fashioned Future (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57642-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Eric Dinyer) Collection of seven stories, one co-authored with Rudy Rucker. (Contents)
STEWART, DANIEL BLAIR (chron.)

* *Tesla: The Modern Sorcerer (North Atlantic Books/Frog Ltd. 1-883319-91-9, Aug ’99 [Oct ’99], $18.95, 426pp, tp) Biographic novel of Tesla’s life, with alternate science if not outright SF. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712. [Tesla]
STEWART, GEORGE R(ippey) (1895-1980) (chron.)

* _Earth Abides (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-821-3, Jun ’99, £6.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards) Reprint (Random House 1949) SF novel. Volume #12 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
STEWART, IAN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Reinventing the Wall (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov ’99, no price, 27pp, ph, cover by Harry Turner) [Qish] Original novelette in the “Qish” series issued in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, to coincide with Stewart’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 29.
* _The Science of Discworld (with Jack Cohen & Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
STEWART, PAUL (chron.)

* _Beyond the Deepwoods: The Edge Chronicles (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54592-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £4.99, 284pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) young-adult fantasy novel, first in “The Edge Chronicles” tales set at the Edge of the world.
* _The Midnight Hand (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86348-1, Oct ’99 [Jul ’99], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Corgi Yearling 1997) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a severed hand seeking justice.
* *Stormchaser (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60004-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £10.99, 394pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, book two of “The Edge Chronicles”, sequel to Beyond the Deepwoods.
* _The Wakening (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86347-3, Oct ’99 [Jul ’99], £3.99, 188pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Yearling 1996) young-adult dark fantasy novel of a revenant haunting children’s dreams.
STIEGLER, MARC (chron.)

* *Earthweb (Baen 0-671-57809-X, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Military SF novel of an alien threat fought by billions of humans linked by computer web.
STINE, R(obert) L(awrence) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Boyfriend (Scholastic UK 0-590-11368-2, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.50, 165pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.
* _The Dead Girlfriend (Scholastic UK 0-590-11369-0, Jan ’99 [Apr ’99], £3.50, 182pp, pb) Reissue (Scholastic 1993) young-adult horror novel. A “Point Horror” book.
* *Fear Street Collector’s Edition #12: Cheerleaders (Pocket Archway 0-671-02308-X, Jan ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 166+167+165pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult omnibus of three horror novels, all from 1992: Cheerleaders: the First Evil, Cheerleaders: The Second Evil, and Cheerleaders: The Third Evil. The novels are all paginated separately. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.

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