The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

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

• * _Black House (with Stephen King) See entry under Stephen King.
• * _The Black House (with Stephen King) See entry under Stephen King.
• * _Koko (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710367-0, May 2001, £6.99, 635pp, pb) [Blue Rose; Tim Underhill] Reprint (Dutton; Viking UK 1988) horror novel.
• * _Magic Terror (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710990-3, Feb 2001, £9.99, 335pp, tp) Reprint (Random House 2000) collection of seven horror stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Magic Terror: Seven Tales (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-00688-3, Sep 2001, $7.99, 370pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 2000) collection of seven stories.
• * _Mr. X (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651375-1, Feb 2001, £6.99, 623pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1999) contemporary dark fantasy novel with Lovecraftian touches, about a man with a doppelgänger. Winner of the 1999 Bram Stoker Award.
• * _Shadowland (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-711957-7, Oct 2001, £7.99, 478pp, tp) Reprint (Coward-McCann 1980) fantasy novel. “Voyager Classics” Number 15.
• * _The Talisman (with Stephen King) See entry under Stephen King.

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

• * _The Specter from the Magician’s Museum (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038652-1, Mar 2001, $5.99, 149pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) [Lewis Barnavelt] Reprint (Dial 1998) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by the Estate of John Bellairs.
• * *The Tower at the End of the World (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2620-1, Sep 2001, $16.99, 146pp, hc, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The House with the Clock in Its Walls, in the “Lewis Barnavelt” series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by The Estate of John Bellairs.
• * _The Wrath of the Grinning Ghost (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131103-7, Mar 2001, $5.99, 166pp, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1999) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Johnny Dixon” series created by John Bellairs. Copyrighted by the Estate of John Bellairs.

STRIEBER, (Louis) WHITLEY (1945- ) (chron.)

• * _The Hunger (Pocket 0-7434-3102-2, Jun 2001, $6.99, 357pp, pb) [Hunger] Reissue (Morrow 1981) vampire novel. This has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _The Hunger (SFBC #39544, Sep 2001, $10.98, 357pp, hc, cover by John Vairo, Jr.) [Hunger] Reissue (Morrow 1981) vampire novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-1997-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Last Vampire (Pocket 0-7434-1720-8, Aug 2001, $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) [Hunger] Vampire novel, sequel to The Hunger. An Interpol agent obsessed with exterminating vampires stalks Miriam Blaylock.
• * _The Last Vampire (SFBC #38657, Sep 2001, $12.50, 303pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) [Hunger] Reprint (Pocket 2001) vampire novel, sequel to The Hunger. This is similar to the Pocket edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

STROUD, JONATHAN (chron.)

• * *The Leap (Red Fox 0-09-940285-8, Jan 2001, £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. A young girl vows to help her missing friend, be he living or dead. Or both. A “Definitions” book.

STROYAR, J. N. (chron.)

• * *The Children’s War (Pocket 0-7434-0739-3, Jun 2001, $29.95, 1157pp, hc) Alternate-world thriller set in a contemporary world in which Europe is ruled by Nazis. A first novel.

SULLIVAN, STEPHEN D. (chron.)

• * *Legend of the Five Rings: The Lion (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1904-3, Nov 2001, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by r. k. post) [Clan War] Novelization based on the card game, “The Clan War” #7. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Legend of the Five Rings: The Phoenix (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1798-9, Mar 2001, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Legend of the Five Rings: Clan War] Novelization based on the card game, “The Clan War” #4. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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

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

• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Ten (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-17-9, Aug 2001, $5.95, xii+148pp+, tp, cover by Jeff Ward) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Eleven (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-22-5, Oct 2001, $5.95, 112pp+, tp, cover by G. W. Thomas) (Contents)
• * *Hadrosaur Tales Volume Twelve (Hadrosaur Productions 1-885093-22-5, Dec 2001, $5.95, 118pp+, tp, cover by Roxell Edward Karr) (Contents)

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

• * _Beowulf: Dragonslayer (Red Fox 0-09-941713-8, Jul 2001, £4.99, 93pp, tp, cover by Charles Keeping) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1961) young-adult retelling of the myth. Illustrated by Charles Keeping. A “Red Fox Classic”.
• * _Sword Song (Red Fox 0-09-925322-4, Apr 2001, £4.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Andrew Warrington) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1997) young-adult historical novel. This is Sutcliff’s unfinished final manuscript, transcribed by Anthony Lawton, and edited by Jill Black. This tale of a banished youngster growing to manhood returns to the Norse world of Sutcliff’s The Shield Ring. A “Red Fox Classic”.

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

• * _Dark Terrors 5: The Gollancz Book of Horror (with Stephen Jones) See entry under Stephen Jones.

SUTTON, TOM (1937-2002) (chron.)

• * _The Roadkill of Middle Earth (with John Carnell) See entry under John Carnell.

SWALLOW, JAMES (chron.)

• * *The Sundowners: Ghost Town (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99903-0, 2001, £4.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Dan Crisp) [Sundowners] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of the Old West. Book 1 in a new series.
• * *The Sundowners: Iron Dragon (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99213-3, Aug 2001, £4.99, 198pp, tp, cover by Dan Crisp) [Sundowners] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of the Old West. Third book in a series.
• * *The Sundowners: Underworld (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-99904-9, 2001, £4.99, 197pp, tp, cover by Dan Crisp) [Sundowners] Young-adult SF/fantasy novel of the Old West. Book 2 in a new series.

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

• * *The Dragons of the Cuyahoga (DAW 0-7564-0009-0, Oct 2001, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Kline Maxwell] Contemporary fantasy novel. Cleveland has a magical portal that messes up electronics and lets in magical creatures. Swann also writes as S.A. Swiniarski.

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

• * *Being Gardner Dozois (Old Earth Books 1-882968-19-0, Aug 2001, $25.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Omar Rayyan) Non-fiction, an in-depth interview with Dozois conducted by Michael Swanwick. A bibliography of first publications is included. Order from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951. [Dozois]
• * _Gravity’s Angels (North Atlantic/Frog/Tachyon Publications 1-58394-029-4, Mar 2001, $16.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Michael Dashow) Reprint (Arkham House 1991) collection of 13 stories, co-published by Frog and Tachyon. Available from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712; 800-337-2665; website: [www.northatlanticbooks.com].
• * _Stations of the Tide (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-81761-6, Mar 2001, $6.50, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1991) Nebula award-winning SF novel. This indicates second printing.
• * _Tales of Old Earth (North Atlantic/Frog/Tachyon Publications 1-58394-056-1, Aug 2001, $16.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Michael Dashow) Reprint (North Atlantic/Frog/Tachyon 2000) 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.

SWINIARSKI, S(teven) A. (1966- ); see pseudonym S. Andrew Swann (chron.)

SWIRSKI, PETER (chron.)

• * _Between Literature and Science: Poe, Lem, and Explorations in Aesthetics, Cognitive Science, and Literary Knowledge (McGill-Queens University Press 0-7735-2078-3, Apr 2001, $24.95, 183pp, tp) Reprint (McGill-Queen 2000, not seen) non-fiction, a critical examination and comparison of the two authors’ works, and the connections between science and literature. Order from McGill-Queen’s University Press, 3430 McTavish St., Montreal Quebec Canada H3A 1X9. [Poe, Lem]
• * _Between Literature and Science: Poe, Lem, and Explorations in Aesthetics, Cognitive Science, and Literary Knowledge (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-906-1, May 2001, £15.95, xviii+183pp, tp, cover by David Drummond) Reprint (McGill-Queen’s University Press 2000) critical work examining the fiction of Edgar Allan Poe and Stanislaw Lem and their attitudes towards literature and science. A hardcover edition (-896-0, £29.95) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

SZERETO, MITZI (stories) (chron.)

• * *Erotic Fairy Tales: A Romp through the Classics (Cleis Press 1-57344-124-4, Jan 2001, $14.95, 316 + xii, tp) Original collection of 15 fairy tales retold with erotic elements. The author provides introductions to the stories discussing the original stories and modifications. The author also writes as M.S. Valentine. (Contents)

TAEUSCH, JO ANNE (chron.)

• * _The Secret of Spring (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.

TALLIS, FRANK (1958- ) (chron.)

• * _Sensing Others (Penguin UK 0-140-27884-2, Nov 2001, £6.99, 295pp, tp) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 2000) literary SF novel about a drug that allows people to recall other people’s memories.

TAN, CECILIA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Velderet: A CyberSex S/M Serial (Circlet Press 1-885865-27-9, Jun 2001, $14.95, 183pp, tp, cover by Lorie Josephsen) Erotic SF novel. Members of a utopian society seek outlets for their sexual domination fantasies. The first six chapters appeared as a serial in the magazine Taste of Latex, which folded before the serial could be completed. Order from Circlet Press, 1770 Massachusetts Ave, Suite 278, Cambridge MA 02140; 617-864-0492; email: [circlet-info@circlet.com]; website: [www.circlet.com]; add $3.50 postage.

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• * *Sextopia (Circlet Press 1-885865-31-7, Jun 2001, $14.95, 181pp, tp, cover by H. Samarel) Original anthology of 11 erotic SF stories. Authors include Catherine Asaro, Suzy McKee Charnas, and A.R. Morlan. Order from Circlet Press, 1770 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 278, Cambridge MA 02140; 617-864-0492; [circlet-info@circlet.com]; [www.circlet.com]; add $3.50 postage. (Contents)

TAN, SHAUN (Chi Yeong) (1974- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Red Tree (Lothian 0-7344-0172-8, Jul 2001, A$24.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Shaun Tan) Picture book, illustrated by the author. A depressing day is relieved by a special tree. Available from Lothian Books, 11 Munro Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria 3207 Australia; [www.lothian.com.au].

TARR, JUDITH (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Daughter of Lir (Tor/Forge 0-312-87616-5, Jun 2001, $27.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Franz Marc) [Epona] Historical novel with fantasy elements, second in the “Epona” trilogy.
• * *Pride of Kings (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45847-8, Sep 2001, $14.95, 451pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Richard Coeur de Lion] Alternate-history fantasy novel, first of two about Richard Coeur de Lion.
• * _Pride of Kings (SFBC #01113, Oct 2001, $12.99, 451pp, hc, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Richard Coeur de Lion] Reprint (Roc 2001) alternate-history fantasy novel, first of two about Richard Coeur de Lion. This has ISBN 0-7394-2162-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Shepherd Kings (Tor/Forge 0-312-87422-7, Dec 2001, $18.95, 523pp, tp) [Epona] Reprint (Forge 1999) historical novel with fantasy elements, sequel to White Mare’s Daughter.
• * _White Mare’s Daughter (Tor/Forge 0-312-87556-8, Jun 2001, $15.95, 494pp, tp, cover by Peter Paul Rubens) [Epona] Reprint (Forge 1998) historical novel with fantasy elements, first book in the “Epona” trilogy.

TAYLOR, BRUCE (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Final Trick of Funnyman and Other Stories (Fairwood Press 1-890464-00-7, Oct 2001, $16.99, 184pp, tp, cover by Carl Sloan) Reprint (The Ministry of Whimsy Press 1996) collection of 30 stories. Order from Fairwood Press, 5203 Quincy Ave SE, Auburn WA 98092; add $1.00 postage.

TAYLOR, CHAD (1964- ) (chron.)

• * +Shirker (Walker 0-8027-3350-6, Nov 2000, $23.95, 232pp, hc) Surreal noir mystery novel with fantastic elements. A futures broker stumbles on a murder somehow linked to the story of a man from 1875 who “leaped” through time. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. First US edition (Canongate Crime 2000).

TAYLOR, KAREN E. (1954?- ) (chron.)

• * *The Vampire Vivienne (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1206-4, Sep 2001, $5.99, 300pp, pb) [Vampire Legacy] Vampire detective novel, fifth in the “Vampire Legacy” series featuring vampires Diedre Griffin and her ex-detective husband.

TAYLOR, LUCY; [i.e., Lucile Campbell Taylor] (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *Nailed (Penguin/Signet 0-451-40990-6, Jul 2001, $5.99, 341pp, pb) Associational suspense novel.

TCHANA, KATRIN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Serpent Slayer and Other Stories of Strong Women (Little, Brown 0-316-38701-0, Sep 2000, $21.95, 113pp, tp, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Young-adult collection of 18 stories retold by Tchana, with illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now.

TCHEN, RICHARD (chron.)

• * _Spinners (with Donna Jo Napoli) See entry under Donna Jo Napoli.

TELLA, ALFRED (chron.)

• * *Zuralia Dreaming (Creative Arts Book Company 0-88739-378-0, Aug 2001, $14.95, 237pp, tp, cover by Hannah M. G. Shpero) Fantasy novel. A young man dreams of an idyllic world to which he is transported to fight against the evil mistress of nightmare worlds. Order from Creative Arts Book Company, 833 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94710; 800-848-7789; [www.creativeartsbooks.com].

TEM, MELANIE (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Pioneer (Wormhole Books 0-9709657-0-2, Jun 2001, $13.00, 26pp, ph, cover by Joanna Erbach) SF story in chapbook form. Introduction by Nancy Holder. This is a signed, limited edition of 750, with 250 copies reserved for boxed gift sets; a lettered edition of 52 is also available. Order online for $12.00 (postpaid) at [www.wormholebooks.com], or order from Wormhole Books, 7719 Stonewall Run, Fort Wayne IN 46825; email: [info@wormholebooks.com]

TEM, STEVE RASNIC (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *City Fishing (Silver Salamander Press no ISBN, Mar 2000, $15.00, 340pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 38 stories, four original. This is dated 2000 but not seen until now. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. A limited hardcover edition of 300 ($40.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Silver Salamander, 4128 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle WA 98103. (Contents)
• * *The Far Side of the Lake (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-022-0, May 2001, C$59.00, 284pp, hc, cover by Tony Patrick) Collection of Tem’s choice of the stories he considers his best over his career to date. The title story is original. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00. (Contents)
• * *In These Final Days of Sales (Wormhole Books 0-9709657-8-8, Nov 2001, $13.00, 34pp, ph, cover by Joyce Abramson) Chapbook dark fantasy short story, with an afterword by Tem. This is a signed, limited edition of 750, with 250 copies reserved for boxed gift sets; a hardcover edition of 200 and a lettered edition of 52 are also available. Order online for $13.00 (postpaid) at [www.wormholebooks.com], or order from Wormhole Books, 7719 Stonewall Run, Fort Wayne IN 46825; email: [info@wormholebooks.com].

TENN, WILLIAM; pseudonym of Philip Klass, (1920- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Here Comes Civilization (NESFA Press 1-886778-28-0, Sep 2001, $29.00, 545pp, hc, cover by Rolf Mohr) Collection of 25 stories, an essay, and the novel Of Men and Monsters, with afterwords to each story by Tenn. Volume Two of two in The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. Afterword by George Zebrowski. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfapress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Immodest Proposals: The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Volume One (NESFA Press 1-886778-19-1, Feb 2001, $29.00, 618pp, hc, cover by H. R. Van Dongen) Collection of 33 stories, the first of two volumes. Introduction by Connie Willis; Philip Klass (Tenn) provides afterwords to each story, describing how they came to be written. Available from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $2.50 postage. (Contents)
• * _Of Men and Monsters (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07234-2, Jan 2001, £9.99, 251pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1968) SF novel of an alien-occupied Earth, where humanity has been reduced to the status of vermin which must be destroyed. Tenn is the pseudonym of Philip Klass. An “SF Collectors’ Edition”.

TEPPER, SHERI S. (1929- ) (chron.)

• * _Beauty (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-722-5, Feb 2001, £6.99, 476pp, tp, cover by Sir Edward Burne-Jones) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 14 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
• * _The Fresco (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07191-5, Mar 2001, £17.99, 406pp, hc, cover by Adrian Chesterman) Reprint (Eos 2000) satirical SF novel of a downtrodden Hispanic woman becoming the saviour of Earth. A trade paperback edition (-07192-3, £10.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Singer from the Sea (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-749-7, Mar 2001, £6.99, viii+512pp, pb, cover by Steve Rawlings) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) SF novel. A proper young lady of the planet Haven questions her fate, and uncovers dark secrets.

THESMAN, JEAN (chron.)

• * _The Other Ones (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-131246-7, Jul 2001, $5.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Viking 1999) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel about a 15-year-old witch having trouble accepting her powers.