The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

SILVERBERG, ROBERT (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Great SF Stories: 1964 (with Martin H. Greenberg) (NESFA Press 1-886778-21-3, Jan 2002, $25.00, 395pp, hc, cover by Eddie Jones) Anthology of 15 stories first published in 1964, a continuation of the series originally edited by Isaac Asimov and Greenberg. Authors include Norman Spinrad, Poul Anderson, and John Brunner. Foreword and introduction by Silverberg, who discusses why he decided to do the anthology, and the state of the US and science fiction in 1964. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfapress.com]. (Contents)
• * *Science Fiction: The Best of 2001 (with Karen Haber) (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3498-6, Feb 2002, $7.99, 496 + ix, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) Best-of-the-year anthology of 11 stories. Authors include Gregory Benford, Stephen Baxter, and Dan Simmons. Copyrighted by ibooks. (Contents)

SILVERMAN (chron.)

• * +Mirror, Mirror: Twisted Tales (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-29593-9, Mar 2002, $15.95, hc) Young-adult collection of ten stories and two poems of bizarre happenings and strange transformations. First US edition (Chicken House UK 2002, not seen).

SIMA, CAROL ANN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Mermaid That Came Between Them (Coffee House Press 1-56689-124-8, Apr 2002, $24.95, 217pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A writer and his son are torn apart by a pre-menopausal mermaid looking for a man to father her child. Order from Coffee House Press, 27 N. 4th St., Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 55401; credit card orders 612-338-0125; [www.coffeehousepress.org].

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

• * *Hard Freeze (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-27854-3, Aug 2002, $24.95, 296pp, hc) [Joe Kurtz] Associational mystery, the second featuring ex-PI Joe Kurtz.
• * _Summer of Night (Warner Aspect 0-446-36266-2, Feb 2002, $7.99, 600pp, pb) [Dale Stewart] Reissue (Putnam 1991) horror novel. This has the ISBN of previous Warner paperback editions, but says “Reissued: February 2002” and indicates first printing.
• * *A Winter Haunting (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-380-97886-5, Feb 2002, $25.95, 303pp, hc) [Dale Stewart] Horror novel, sequel to Summer of Night. Dale Stewart returns to his home town and finds new horrors.
• * _A Winter Haunting (SFBC #15906, Feb 2002, $12.99, 303pp, hc) [Dale Stewart] Reprint (Morrow 2/02) horror novel, sequel to Summer of Night. This is similar to the Morrow edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _A Winter Haunting (HarperTorch 0-380-81716-0, Jan 2003, $7.50, 371pp, pb) [Dale Stewart] Reprint (Morrow 2002) horror novel, sequel to Summer of Night.
• * _Worlds Enough & Time (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-050604-0, Dec 2002, $14.95, 262pp, tp) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2002) collection of five novellas.
• * *Worlds Enough and Time (Subterranean Press 1-931081-54-9, Mar 2002, $40.00, 243pp, hc) Collection of five novellas, one original. Simmons provides an overall introduction plus introductions to the individual stories. A signed, limited edition is also available (-55-7, $100.00). Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519. (Contents)

SIMMONS, WILLIAM MARK (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dreamland Chronicles (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-60-6, May 2002, $20.00, 953pp, tp, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Dreamland] Omnibus of three SF/fantasy novels of a virtual theme park, the third not previously published: In the Net of Dreams (1990), When Dreams Collide (1992), and The Woman of His Dreams. The first two novels have been somewhat revised. Order from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.MeishaMerlin.com]. (Contents)

SIMMONS, WILLIAM P. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Becoming October (Flesh & Blood Press no ISBN, Nov 2002, $5.00, 28pp, ph, cover by Chad Savage) Chapbook original collection of three stories, one a reprint. Introduction by T.M. Wright. Order from Flesh & Blood Press, 121 Joseph St., Bayville NJ 08721; [zombie.horrorseek.com/horror/fleshnblood/main.htm]. (Contents)

SIMPSON, ROBERT (1886-1934) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Mission: Gamma Book Four: Lesser Evil (Pocket 0-7434-1024-6, Oct 2002, $6.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Mission: Gamma] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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

• * _Landor’s Tower (Granta 1-86207-488-7, Oct 2002, $12.95, 367pp, tp) Reprint (Granta 2001 as Landor’s Tower, or The Imaginary Conversations) fantasy novel. A man is obsessed by a valley on the border of England and Wales where the past seems to be alive in the present. The hardcover first US edition (Granta 9/01) was not seen.
• * _Landor’s Tower, or The Imaginary Conversations (Granta 1-86207-488-7, 2002, £7.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Granta 2001) literary fantasy novel; illustrated by Dave McKean.

SINCLAIR, MIRANDA JANE (1948- ); see pseudonym Miranda Seymour (chron.)

SINOR, BRADLEY H. (stories) (chron.)

• * *In the Shadows (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-32-5, Aug 2002, $6.00, 64pp, ph, cover by Tania Mears) Chapbook collection of six stories. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

SIRATORI, KENJI (chron.)

• * _Blood Electric (Creation Books 1-84068-060-1, Jul 2002, $14.95, 224pp, tp) Experimental SF cyberpunk novel of an artificial intelligence coming to consciousness. A first novel. Order from Creation Books, 1228 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles CA 90017; [www.creationbooks.com].

SIXBURY, GLENN R. (chron.)

• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: Legacy (Tor 0-765-30040-0, Jun 2002, $14.95, 335pp, tp) [Earth: Final Conflict] Novelization based on the TV series. A hardcover edition (-30039-7, $24.95) is also available. Copyrighted by Tribune Entertainment and Alliance Atlantic Communications.

SIZEMORE, SUSAN (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Laws of the Blood: Deceptions (Ace 0-441-00984-0, Oct 2002, $5.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Miro Sinovic) [Laws of the Blood] Vampire novel, fourth in a series about vampire Enforcers.

SKIDMORE, STEVE (chron.)

• * _Tales of the Dark Forest: 2: Whizzard! (with Steve Barlow) See entry under Steve Barlow.

SKURZYNSKI, GLORIA (chron.)

• * *The Clones (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-84263-5, Jul 2002, $16.00, 181pp, hc) [Virtual War Chronologs] Young-adult SF novel, second in the “Virtual War Chronologs”. Cloned twins make life difficult for Corgan.

SLADEK, JOHN (Thomas) (1937-2000) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek (Big Engine 1-903468-08-6, Jul 2002, £9.99, x+359pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) Collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. Stories, collaborations, reviews, cartoon strips, plays, and autobiographical pieces. (Contents)
• * _The Reproductive System (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07116-8, Jan 2002, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel. This is a special printing (dated 8/01) of the 2000 Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * _Tik-Tok (Sterling Publishing/Gollancz 0-575-07235-0, Feb 2003, $14.95, 184pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) SF novel. This is a special second printing (dated 2002) of the 2001 Gollancz “SF Collectors’” edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].

SLEATOR, WILLIAM (Warner, III) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Marco’s Millions (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230217-1, Oct 2002, $5.99, 161pp, tp, cover by Victor Lee) [Boxes] Reprint (Dutton 2001) young-adult SF novel, prequel to The Boxes.
• * *Parasite Pig (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-46918-4, Oct 2002, $15.99, 212pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Barney] Young-adult SF novel, sequel to Interstellar Pig. Intelligent parasites force Barney to continue the game off Earth.

SLUNG, MICHELE B(eth), ed. (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters (HarperPerennial 0-06-105245-0, Feb 2002, $13.95, 371pp, tp, cover by Alexei Titarenko) Anthology of 22 horror stories, five original. Authors with original stories include Muriel Gray, Tabitha King, and Jay Russell; other authors include Ray Bradbury, Shirley Jackson, Thomas M. Disch, and Lisa Tuttle. (Contents)
• * _Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters (SFBC #17602, Mar 2002, $10.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Alexei Titarenko) Reprint (HarperPerennial 2002) anthology of 22 horror stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-2433-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SLUSSER, GEORGE E(dgar), ed. (1939- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization and the Academy (with Gary Westfahl) See entry under Gary Westfahl.

SMEDMAN, LISA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Heirs of Prophecy (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2737-2, Jun 2002, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, fifth in the “Sembia” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SMEDS, DAVE (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Embracing the Starlight (Dark Regions Press/Tachyon Publications 1-888993-32-4, Oct 2002, $15.95, 338pp, tp) Collection of 12 stories, one original, with introductions to each by Smeds. A signed, lettered hardcover edition of 26 (-33-2, $100.00) that drops three stories and adds four others was announced but not seen. Co-published by Tachyon Publications and Dark Regions Press; order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 1558, Brentwood CA 94513; [darkregions.hypermart.net]. (Contents)
• * *Piper in the Night (Wildside Press 1-58715-575-3, Mar 2002, $37.95, 241pp, hc, cover by Lauren Halkon) Dark fantasy novel. A Vietnam veteran is drawn into a mythic world in Hawaii. A print-on-demand edition available online from [www.wildsidepress.com], or from PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.

SMITH, ALI (1962- ) (chron.)

• * *Hotel World (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-14109-5, 2001, £10.99, 238pp, tp) Literary ghost novel of intertwined lives (one ghostly) over one night in a hotel. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.

SMITH, CLARK ASHTON (1893-1961) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Black Diamonds (Hippocampus Press 0-9673215-2-2, Mar 2002, $15.00, 181pp, tp, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Arabian Nights adventure novel with minor supernatural elements, a trunk novel apparently written in 1907. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. Order from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156; e-mail: [yaddith@aol.com]; add $3.50 postage.
• * *The Emperor of Dreams (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07373-X, Mar 2002, £7.99, 580pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 45 stories (most published between 1926 and 1938) plus an article and poem by Smith. Compiled, edited, and with an informative afterword by Stephen Jones. Volume 26 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. (Contents)
• * *The Last Oblivion: Best Fantastic Poems of Clark Ashton Smith (Hippocampus Press 0-9673215-5-7, Oct 2002, $15.00, 194pp, tp, cover by Clark Ashton Smith) Poetry collection of 159 fantastic poems, three not previously published; 131 were previously collected as part of Smith’s Collected Poems (Arkham House 1971). Edited and with an introduction by S. T. Joshi and David E. Schultz. Includes a glossary, a bibliography of the poems’ first appearances and inclusion in collections, and indexes by title and first line. Order from Hippocampus Press, PO Box 641, New York NY 10156; [www.hippocampuspress.com]. (Contents)

SMITH, D. W. “PROF”; see under Smith, Dean Wesley (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, DALE (chron.)

• * *Doctor Who: Heritage (BBC Books 0-563-53864-3, Oct 2002, £5.99, 280pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 56 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series starring the 7th Doctor and Ace.

SMITH, DEAN WESLEY (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Brute Force: Betrayals (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-45850-8, Sep 2002, $6.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Mark Goldsworthy) Novelization based on a computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft.
• * *Roswell: Little Green Men (with Kristine Kathryn Rusch) (Simon Pulse 0-7434-1836-0, Apr 2002, $6.99, 197pp, pb) [Roswell] Novelization based on the TV show based on the “Roswell High” series by Melinda Metz. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: A Hard Rain (Pocket 0-7434-1926-X, Mar 2002, $6.99, 233pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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• * *Star Trek: Strange New Worlds V (with John J. Ordover & Paula M. Block) (Pocket 0-7434-3778-0, May 2002, $14.95, 371pp, tp) [Star Trek] Original Star Trek anthology of 23 stories written by fans as part of a contest (rules included). Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)

SMITH, DEREK (Howe) (1926-2003) (chron.)

• * *Rat2rap (www.greatunpublished.com 1-58898-368-4, 2001, $15.00, 285pp, tp) SF novel. An entity is watching to make sure humanity doesn’t escape the galaxy before a trap can be sprung. A first novel. This is dated 2001 but not seen until now. Available online from [www.greatunpublished.com].

SMITH, DOC; see under Smith, Edward E. (stories) (chron.)

SMITH, DON G. (chron.)

• * _H.G. Wells on Film: The Utopian Nightmare (McFarland 0-7864-1058-2, Feb 2003, $39.95, 197pp, hc) Non-fiction study of films from 1909 to 1997 based on Wells’s works, comparing films and the works on which they’re based. Includes an annotated bibliography and an index. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; add $4.00 postage. [Wells]

SMITH, E(dward) E(lmer) “DOC”; (1890-1965) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Have Trenchcoat — Will Travel and Others (Advent:Publishers 0-911682-33-3, May 2001, $20.00, 274pp, hc) Associational non-SF collection of one mystery novel and three stories. Edited and with an introduction by Lloyd A. Eshbach. Order from Advent:Publishers, PO Box A3228, Chicago IL 60690. (Contents)

SMITH, FRED(erick Lindsay) (1927- ) (chron.)

• * *Once There Was a Magazine: A Personal View of Unknown and Unknown Worlds (Beccon Publications 1-870824-45-8, Jul 2002, £7.00, 108pp, A5, cover by Sue Mason) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to the magazines compiled, annotated, and with an introduction by Smith. Illustrated by Sue Mason. Each issue of the magazines (plus the UK reprints) is critically described by story and author; the contents are indexed by title, author, artist, letter writer, and issue. Available from Roger Robinson, 75 Rosslyn Avenue, Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG. Add 75p p&p.

SMITH, L. J. (chron.)

• * _The Night World: Black Dawn (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70954-5, May 2002, £4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1997 as Nightworld: Black Dawn) young-adult horror novel, eighth in the series. A teen looking for her brother finds the Nightworld, and a slave-keeping vampire soulmate.
• * _The Night World: Dark Angel (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69002-X, Jan 2002, £4.99, 209pp, pb) [Nightworld] Reprint (Archway 1996 as Nightworld: Dark Angel) young-adult dark fantasy novel, fourth in the series. A near-death experience draws a young woman too close to the Night World.
• * _The Night World: Witchlight (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-70955-3, Jun 2002, £4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) [Nightworld] Reissue (Pocket Archway 1998 as Nightworld: Witchlight) young-adult dark fantasy novel. Book 9 in the series. Fourth printing.

SMITH, L(ester) NEIL (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The American Zone (Tor 0-312-87526-6, Oct 2002, $15.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Probability Broach] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel, sequel to The Probability Broach.

SMITH, MARK EDDY (chron.)

• * *Tolkien’s Ordinary Virtues: Exploring the Spiritual Themes of The Lord of the Rings (InterVarsity Press 0-8308-2312-3, Feb 2002, $10.99, 143pp, tp, cover by Jack Stockman) Non-fiction, a Christian-oriented look at spiritual themes in Tolkien’s work. Order from InterVarsity Press, PO Box 1400, Downers Grove IL 60515-1426; [www.ivpress.com]; [mail@ivpress.com]. [Tolkien]

SMITH, MICHAEL MARSHALL (1965- ); see pseudonym Michael Marshall (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Only Forward (Subterranean Press 1-931081-11-5, Mar 2002, $40.00, 269pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a lettered edition of 26 is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]; [subpress@earthlink.net].
• * _Only Forward (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712775-8, Jun 2002, £8.99, 310pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) SF novel. “Voyager Classics” Number 36.

SMITH, (Cameron) MITCHELL (1935- ) (chron.)

• * *Snowfall (Tor/Forge 0-312-87896-6, Feb 2002, $23.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Sam Monroe] Post-holocaust SF novel. A new Ice Age leaves civilization in shards in the northern US, but Trappers fleeing invaders in Colorado find a much different world to the south.

SMITH, SHERWOOD; pseudonym of Christine I. Smith Lowentrout, (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Atlantis Endgame (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Crown Duel (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-230151-5, Jun 2002, $7.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Victor Lee) [Crown and Court Duet] Omnibus of two young-adult fantasy novels in “The Crown and Court Duet”: Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998). (Contents)

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• * *Beyond the Last Star: Stories from the Next Beginning (SFF Net 0-96696-985-5, Aug 2002, $14.95, 340pp, tp) (Contents)