The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

SMITH, WILBUR (Addison) (1933- ) (chron.)

• * _River God (St. Martin’s 0-312-95446-8, Nov 2002, $7.99, 654pp, pb) [Egyptian] Reissue (Macmillan UK 1993) historical fantasy novel of ancient Egypt. Seventh printing.
• * _The Sunbird (St. Martin’s 0-312-98339-5, Dec 2002, $7.99, 615pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1972) lost-race novel.
• * _Warlock (Pan 0-330-37630-6, Jun 2002, £6.99, 693pp, pb, cover by Syd Brak) [Egyptian] Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) historical novel with fantasy elements. Third in a series after River God and The Seventh Scroll.
• * _Warlock (St. Martin’s 0-312-98038-8, Sep 2002, $7.99, 642pp, pb) [Egyptian] Reprint (Macmillan 2001) historical fantasy novel of ancient Egypt, sequel to River God. The hardcover first US edition (St. Martin’s 2001) was not seen.

SNADERS-SELF, MELISSA (chron.)

• * *All That Lives (Warner 0-446-52691-6, May 2002, $23.95, 450pp, hc) Horror novel about the Bell Witch, focusing on how the Bell family learns to deal with their poltergeist.

SNG, CHRISTINA (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Darkside of Eden (Allegra Press 981-04-5750-2, Feb 2002, $4.00, 27pp, ph, cover by Christina Sng) Poetry collection of 18 dark fantasy poems, one original. This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Order from Allegra Press; [www.allegrapress.com]. (Contents)

SNYDER, MIDORI (Madeleine) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Hannah’s Garden (Viking 0-670-03577-7, Oct 2002, $16.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Steven Kenny) Young-adult fantasy. Cassie discovers the old family home is the center of a battle between two supernatural clans.

SOESBEE, REE (chron.)

• * *Legend of the Five Rings: Wind of Honor (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2755-0, Aug 2002, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Stephen Daniele) [Legend of the Five Rings: Four Winds Saga] Novelization based on the card game, first volume in “The Four Winds Saga”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SPALDING, ANDREA (chron.)

• * +The White Horse Talisman (Orca Book Publishers 1-55143-187-4, Jun 2002, $12.95, 185pp, hc, cover by Martin Springett) [Summer of Magic Quartet] Young-adult Celtic fantasy, first in the “Summer of Magic Quartet”. Youngsters visiting England help the Great White Horse find his mate. First US edition (Orca Book Publishers Canada 2001).

SPARKS, CAT, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Agog! Fantastic Fiction (Agog Press 0-958056-70-6, May 2002, A$21.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Cat Sparks) Original anthology of 29 stories, one a reprint. Authors include Stephen Dedman, Damien Broderick, and Terry Dowling. Introduction by Sean Williams. Available from Agog! Press, PO Box U302, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. (Contents)

SPEDDING, SALLY (chron.)

• * *Cloven (Macmillan UK 0-333-90567-9, Sep 2002, £17.99, iii+356pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. The new tenant of a cottage in Wales is haunted by ghostly pleas for help from a 200-year-old tragedy.
• * _Wringland (Macmillan/Pan 0-330-48695-0, Sep 2002, £6.99, 674pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 2001) dark fantasy novel. A first novel.

SPENCER, WEN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tainted Trail (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45887-7, Jun 2002, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Ukiah Oregon] SF mystery novel, sequel to Alien Taste, featuring PI Ukiah Oregon. Ukiah is hired to find a missing hiker, and stumbles on more clues to his past.

SPINKA, PENINA KEEN (chron.)

• * *Picture Maker (HarperCollins UK 0-00-713016-3, Jan 2002, £9.99, 464pp, tp, cover by Saradell Ard Frederick) Historical novel with fantasy elements.

SPINNER, STEPHANIE (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Expiration Date: Never! (with Terry Bisson) (Random House/Yearling 0-440-41560-8, Apr 2002, $4.99, 118pp, tp, cover by Eric Brace) [Be First in the Universe] Reprint (Delacorte 2001) young-adult SF/fantasy novel of a weird store run by aliens at the mall, sequel to Be First in the Universe.

SPINRAD, NORMAN (Richard) (1940- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Child of Fortune (Tor/Orb 0-765-30155-5, Mar 2002, $17.95, 467pp, tp, cover by John Berkey) [*Void Captain’s Tale] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1985) SF novel.

SPRINGER, NANCY (Connor) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _The Hex Witch of Seldom (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-230220-1, Sep 2002, $6.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Stephanie Henderson) Reprint (Baen 1988) contemporary fantasy novel, repackaged for young adults.
• * _I Am Morgan le Fay (Penguin/Firebird 0-698-11974-6, Sep 2002, $5.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [I Am Mordred] Reprint (Philomel 2001) young-adult Arthurian novel, companion to I am Mordred.
• * *Lionclaw (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23716-X, Sep 2002, $16.99, 122pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Rowan Hood] Young-adult fantasy, sequel to Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest. The outlaw minstrel Lionel starts trouble when he tries to make peace with his father.
• * _Rowan Hood, Outlaw Girl of Sherwood Forest (Penguin/Puffin 0-698-11972-X, Sep 2002, $5.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Rowan Hood] Reprint (Philomel 2001) young-adult fantasy of Robin Hood’s daughter, Rowan.

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• * _Ribbiting Tales (Penguin/Puffin 0-698-11952-5, Jun 2002, $5.99, 117pp, tp, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) Reprint (Philomel 2000) young-adult anthology of eight stories about frogs.

SQUIRES, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *Body Electric (Leisure 0-8439-5036-6, Aug 2002, $6.99, 367pp, pb) SF cyberthriller/romance. A woman tries to find a body for the artificial intelligence she has created.

STABLEFORD, BRIAN, trans.

• * _Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker (with Jean Lorrain) See entry under Jean Lorrain.

STABLEFORD, BRIAN (Michael) (1948- ); see pseudonym Brian Craig (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Cassandra Complex (Tor 0-765-34289-8, Mar 2002, $6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Alan Pollack) [Emortality] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel set in Stableford’s “Future History”, prequel to Inherit the Earth.
• * *Dark Ararat (Tor 0-765-30168-7, Mar 2002, $25.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Emortality] SF novel, fifth in the “Emortality” future history series. Murder erupts when colonists arrive at their new home and find evidence of alien habitation.
• * *The Omega Expedition (Tor 0-765-30169-5, Dec 2002, $27.95, 544pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack) [Emortality] SF novel, sixth and final in the “Emortality” “Future History” series.
• * *Swan Songs: The Complete Hooded Swan Collection (Big Engine 1-903468-04-3, Apr 2002, £16.99, 647pp, tp, cover by Deirdre Counihan) [Hooded Swan] SF omnibus of the six “Hooded Swan” novels: Halcyon Drift (1972), Rhapsody in Black (1973), Promised Land (1974), The Paradise Game (1974), The Fenris Device (1974), and Swan Song (1975). There is a new introduction by Stableford. (Contents)

STACKPOLE, MICHAEL A(ustin) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Fortress Draconis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57849-9, Nov 2002, $6.50, 706pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [DragonCrown War Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) fantasy novel; first book in the “DragonCrown War Cycle”.
• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Ghost War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45905-9, Dec 2002, $6.99, 295pp, tp) [MechWarrior: Dark Age] Novelization based on the “Battletech” role-playing game. Copyrighted by WizKids.
• * *When Dragons Rage (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37920-8, Dec 2002, $14.95, 465pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [DragonCrown War Cycle] Fantasy novel, the second book in the “DragonCrown War Cycle” series.

STALEY, SHANE RYAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *I’ll Be Damned (Delirium Books 1-929653-21-2, 2001, $18.00, 203pp, tp, cover by R. S. Connett) Collection of 30 horror stories, seven original. Introduction by Brian Keene. A signed, limited edition of 250. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]; add $4.00 postage. (Contents)

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• * *Dark Testament (Delirium Books 1-929653-22-0, Feb 2002, $45.00, 214pp, hc, cover by GAK) Anthology of 21 horror stories, one a reprint. Authors include Charlee Jacob, Gerard Houarner, and W.H. Pugmire. A limited edition of 200, signed by all participants. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]; add $4.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *The Dead Inn (Delirium Books 1-929653-12-3, Feb 2001, $25.00, 232pp, hc, cover by Jamie Oberschlake) Anthology of 25 horror stories, subtitled “Gross Oddities, Erotic Perversities & Supernatural Entities”. Authors include Charlee Jacob, Trey R. Barker, and Don D’Ammassa. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; e-mail: [deliriumbooks@kconline.com]; website: [www.deliriumbooks.com]; add $4.00 postage. (Contents)

STAMEY, SARA (Lucinda) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _Islands (FirstPublish.com 1-931743-43-6, Apr 2002, $14.95, 363pp, tp) Reprint (XLibris 2001, not seen) horror novel of psychic suspense. An archeologist in the Caribbean investigates petroglyphs and her brother’s death. This is slightly revised from the XLibris edition which had limited distribution in the author’s local area. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [FirstPublish.com]; [orders@FirstPublish.com]; 888-707-7634.

STANLEY, DIANE (chron.)

• * _The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine (HarperTrophy 0-380-73327-7, Sep 2002, $5.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Joanne Scribner) Reprint (HarperCollins 2001) young-adult mystery/satire.

STANTON, MICHAEL N. (chron.)

• * *Hobbits, Elves, and Wizards: Exploring the Wonders and Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings" (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-6025-9, Sep 2002, $12.95, 202pp, tp) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Palgrave 2001) non-fiction reference guide to characters and places in Tolkien’s work. This adds a new essay on the movie version of The Fellowship of the Ring. [Tolkien]

STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Wizard in a Feud (Tor 0-812-54152-9, Feb 2002, $6.99, 206pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel in the “Rogue Wizard” series featuring the son of the “Warlock”.

STEAKLEY, JOHN (1951- ) (chron.)

• * _Vampire$ (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45153-8, Oct 2002, $6.99, 357pp, pb) Reissue (Roc 1990) horror novel about vampire hunters. Thirteenth printing.

STEELE, ALLEN (Mulherrin, Jr.) (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Chronospace (Ace 0-441-00906-9, Feb 2002, $6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Ace 2001) SF novel, expanded from the Hugo and Locus Award-winning novella “...Where Angels Fear to Tread”.
• * *Coyote (Ace 0-441-00974-3, Nov 2002, $23.95, 390pp, hc, cover by Ron Miller) [Coyote] SF fix-up novel formed from eight stories, most altered (some substantially) from their originally published form. A hijacked starship takes political dissidents to found Earth’s first colony on another world. (Contents)
• * _Coyote (SFBC #54201, Nov 2002, $11.99, 390pp, hc, cover by Ron Miller) [Coyote] Reprint (Ace 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Ace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

STEELE, JOHN H.; see pseudonym Gherbod Fleming (stories) (chron.)

STEPHENSEN-PAYNE, PHIL(ip Andrew) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *Michael G. Coney: Troubadour of Earth (Galactic Central 1-871133-61-0, Jul 2002, $3.00, ix + 30pp, ph) Non-fiction reference, a primary and secondary bibliography. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445; [Cdrummbks@aol.com]; [www.philsp.cwc.net]. [Coney]
• * *Michael G. Coney: Troubadour of Earth: A Working Bibliography (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-61-0, Aug 2002, £2.00, ix+30pp, A5) Chapbook primary and secondary bibliography of Coney’s work. “Bibliographies for the Avid Reader” Volume 56. Available from 25a Copgrove Road, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS8 2SP, and from PO Box 445, Polk City, Iowa 50226-0445, USA. [Coney]

STEPHENSON, NEAL (Town) (1959- ) (chron.)

• * _Cryptonomicon (HarperCollins/Avon 0-06-051280-6, Dec 2002, $7.99, 1152pp, pb, cover by Liz Kenyon) Reissue (Avon 1999) quasi-SF thriller of cryptographers. Winner of the Locus Award for Best SF Novel.
• * _Interface (with Frederick George) (Random House/Arrow 0-09-942775-3, Jul 2002, £6.99, 641pp, tp, cover by Cyberlab) Reprint (Bantam 1994 as by Stephen Bury) SF/political thriller about a near-future presidential candidate with a biochip implant.

STERLING, (Michael) BRUCE (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Years (Random House 0-679-46322-4, Dec 2002, $24.95, 320 + xxiv, hc) Non-fiction book looking at what the near future might look like. This includes an index.

STERN, DAVID (1958- ) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Enterprise: What Price Honor? (Pocket 0-7434-6278-5, Nov 2002, $6.99, 300pp, pb) [Star Trek: Enterprise] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

STERN, ROGER (chron.)

• * *Smallville: Strange Visitors (Warner Aspect 0-446-61213-8, Oct 2002, $5.99, 285pp, pb) [Smallville] Novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * _Smallville: Strange Visitors (SFBC #54223, Nov 2002, $9.99, 285pp, hc) [Smallville] Reprint (Warner Aspect 2002) novelization based on the television series based on DC Comics’ Superman. Copyrighted by DC Comics. This has ISBN 0-7394-3072-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Smallville: Strange Visitors (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-246-9, Dec 2002, £5.99, 285pp, pb) [Smallville] Reprint (Warner 2002) original novel based on the TV series. [First U.K. edition]

STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS (Balfour) (1850-1894) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Complete Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson: Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Nineteen Others (Random House/Modern Library Classics 0-375-76135-7, 2002, $14.95, 818 + liii, tp) Reprint (Robinson 1991 as The Complete Shorter Fiction) collection of 20 stories, many with fantastic elements. Edited and with a critical introduction and notes by Barry Menikoff. This includes a Scots glossary, notes, and a listing of words cited from Stevenson’s stories by the Oxford English Dictionary.
• * _The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Children’s Classics 0-7607-2113-0, 2002, $5.98, 187pp, hc, cover by Leonid Gore) Reissue (as part of an Everyman 1992 collection of the same title) collection of the classic horror novella (1886) plus three additional stories; this has the 1995 Barnes & Noble introduction by Laura Victoria Levin. Third printing. An instant remainder edition.
• * *The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror (Penguin Classics 0-14-043911-0, 2002, $8.00, 178 + xliii, tp, cover by Arthur Batut) Collection of the classic horror novella plus a story and an excerpt from a related article by Stevenson. This includes an introduction, notes, and an essay by Robert Mighall. (Contents)

STEVERMER, CAROLINE (J.) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * _A College of Magics (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34245-6, Oct 2002, $5.99, 468pp, tp, cover by Tom Kidd) [Jane Brailsford] Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel.

STEWART, IAN (chron.)

• * _Flatterland: Like Flatland, Only More So (Perseus Publishing 0-7382-0675-X, May 2002, $14.00, 301pp, tp) [Flatland] Reprint (Perseus Publishing 2001) SF/fantasy novel, an update/sequel to Edwin A. Abbot’s Flatland, with echoes of Alice in Wonderland.
• * _The Science of Discworld (with Jack Cohen & Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * _The Science of Discworld II: The Globe (with Jack Cohen & Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.
• * _Wheelers (with Jack Cohen) (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-2902-8, Nov 2002, £7.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel.

STEWART, MARY (Florence Elinor, née Rainbow) (1916- ) (chron.)

• * _A Walk in Wolf Wood (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-79663-4, Dec 2001, £4.99, 169pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1980) young-adult fantasy novel.

STEWART, PAUL (chron.)

• * _The Curse of the Gloamglozer (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54733-6, Sep 2002, £5.99, 381pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles: Quint] Reprint (Doubleday UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel, book four in “The Edge Chronicles”.
• * *The Last of the Sky Pirates (with Chris Riddell) (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60200-6, Sep 2002, £10.99, 379pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) [Edge Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel, fifth overall in “The Edge Chronicles” and first in the “Rook Barkwater” sequence.
• * _The Weather Witch (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86504-2, Jun 2002, £4.99, 285pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1989) young-adult fantasy novel of an Elizabethan village that vanishes for 400 years.

STEWART, (Michael) SEAN (1965- ) (chron.)

• * _Galveston (Ace 0-441-00996-4, Apr 2002, $7.99, 455pp, pb, cover by Victor Stabin) Reprint (Ace 2000) near-future fantasy/magical realist novel.

STEWART, SHARON (stories) (chron.)

• * *City of the Dead (Red Deer Press 0-88995-229-9, Oct 2001, $7.95, 231pp, tp) Young-adult original collection of ten horror stories about spirits. Red Deer Press, 1 Yonge Street, Suite 1900, Toronto ON Canada M5E 1E5; US orders: 800-805-1083; [www.reddeerpress.com]. (Contents)