The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

SALISBURY, GAVIN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Foreign Parts (D-Press no ISBN, Apr 2005, £2.00, 31pp, ph, cover by Marcia Borell) Fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)

SALO, DAVID (chron.)

• * *A Gateway to Sindarin: A Grammar of an Elvish Language from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings (University of Utah Press 0-87480-800-6, 2004, $49.95, 438 + xvi, hc) Non-fiction guide to one of the languages created by Tolkien as part of the world of The Lord of the Rings, based on Tolkien’s published material. Includes appendices with glossaries, and an annotated bibliography. [Tolkien]

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

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

• * _Forgotten Realms: Homeland (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3953-2, Dec 2005, $7.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt; Forgotten Realms: Dark Elf Trilogy] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization, book one of the Legend of Drizzt; originally the first book of the Dark Elf trilogy. This drops the introduction and afterword from the 2004 hardcover edition. Copyrighted 1990 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3995-8, Sep 2005, $19.95, 1166pp, tp, cover by Daren Bader) [Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) omnibus of four novelizations in the series based on the fantasy roleplaying game: The Silent Blade (1998), The Spine of the World (1999), Servant of the Shard (2000), and Sea of Swords (2001). Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Promise of the Witch-King (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3823-4, Oct 2005, $27.95, 345pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Sellswords] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, Book II of The Sellswords. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Servant of the Shard (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3950-8, Jun 2005, $7.99, 371pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Sellswords] Reissue (Wizards of the Coast 2000) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, the first book of “The Sellswords”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Streams of Silver (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3762-9, Jul 2005, $25.95, 340pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Reprint (TSR 1989) novelization based on the roleplaying game, fifth volume in “The Legend of Drizzt” series, originally published as book two of the Icewind Dale trilogy. Copyrighted 1989 by TSR, 2005 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Crystal Shard (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3613-4, Mar 2005, $25.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Legend of Drizzt] Reprint (TSR 1988) novelization based on the roleplaying game, fourth volume in “The Legend of Drizzt” series. Introduction by Mary Kirchoff. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Halfling’s Gem (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3825-0, Nov 2005, $25.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Forgotten Realms: Icewind Dale] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization, the third book of the Icewind Dale trilogy and the sixth book of the Legend of Drizzt. This has a new introduction by James Merendino. Copyrighted by TSR 1990, Wizards of the Coast 2005.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Two Swords (SFBC #1180265, Dec 2004, $12.99, 339pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book three in the Hunter’s Blades trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Forgotten Realms: The Two Swords (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3790-4, Sep 2005, $7.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [*Forgotten Realms: Hunter’s Blades] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2004) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Book three in the Hunter’s Blades trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _The Highwayman (CDS Books 1-59315-214-0, Apr 2005, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Chronicles of Corona] Reprint (CDS Books 2004) fantasy novel, the first book of the Chronicles of Corona in the world of the Demon Wars. This drops the Drizzt Do’Urden story included in the first edition. CDS Books, 425 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10017; [www.shopcdsbooks.com].

SAMPSON, JEFF (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures, Volume 8: Dragon Spell (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3744-0, Jul 2005, $5.99, 239pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: New Adventures] Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SANDERSON, BRANDON (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Elantris (Tor 0-765-31177-1, May 2005, $24.95, 492pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Standalone epic fantasy. A first novel.
• * _Elantris (SFBC #1181983, May 2005, $12.49, 492pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2005) Standalone epic fantasy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

SANDERSON, RUTH (chron.)

• * *The Snow Princess (Little, Brown 0-316-77982-2, Oct 2004, $16.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Children’s picture book based on a Russian ballet, illustrated by the author. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.

SARAMAGO, JOSÉ; (1922- ) (chron.)

• * _The Double (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603258-9, Oct 2005, $14.00, 324pp, tp, cover by Claudine G. Mansour) Reprint (Harvill 2004) literary, semi-allegorical novel with possible fantasy elements. Translated from the Portuguese O Homen Duplicado (Editorial Caminho 2002) by Margaret Jull Costa.

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

• * *Haydn of Mars (Ace 0-441-01236-1, Jan 2005, $6.50, 262pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Masters of Mars] Far-future SF novel, the first in a trilogy. A princess in exile vows to save her beloved Republic.
• * *Hornets and Others (CD Publications 1-58767-098-4, Jun 2005, $40.00, 226pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 17 horror stories, two original. A signed, limited edition of 750; a traycased lettered edition of 26 ($175.00) is also available. This is dated 2004 but did not appear until now. Cemetery Dance Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com]. (Contents)
• * *Sebastian of Mars (Ace 0-441-01337-6, Oct 2005, $6.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Masters of Mars] Far-future SF novel, the second in a trilogy after Haydn of Mars.

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• * _Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46036-7, Jun 2005, $16.00, 578pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Roc 2004) original fantasy anthology of 29 stories.

SASSER, CHARLES W(ayne) (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *Dark Planet (Medallion Press 1-932815-13-9, Apr 2005, $6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Adam Mock) Military SF novel. A human-alien crossbreed is sent on a mission to investigate an enemy base. Medallion Pres, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

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

• * _Black Creek Crossing (Ballantine 0-449-00654-9, May 2005, $7.99, 459pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) Reprint (Ballantine 2004) horror novel.

SAUNDERS, GEORGE (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil (Berkley/Riverhead 1-59448-152-0, Sep 2005, $13.00, 131pp, tp, cover by Benjamin Gibson) Satirical allegorical novella. Inner Horner, a country large enough for only one resident at a time, suddenly shrinks until it’s too small to hold an entire person, and Outer Horner declares an invasion. Illustrated by Benjamin Gibson. This indicates third printing, but no previous editions were seen.

SAVORY, BRETT ALEXANDER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Last Pentacle of the Sun: Writings in Support of the West Memphis Three (with M. W. Anderson) See entry under M. W. Anderson

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

• * _Foreigner (Tor 0-765-30972-6, Aug 2005, $13.95, 318pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Quintaglio Ascension] Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novel, third in The Quintaglio Ascension series.
• * _Fossil Hunter (Tor 0-765-30973-4, Mar 2005, $14.95, 299pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Quintaglio Ascension] Reprint (Ace 1993) SF novel, the second of “The Quintaglio Ascension”, set in a world inhabited by intelligent dinosaurs.
• * _Frameshift (Tor 0-765-31316-2, Nov 2005, $14.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1997) SF thriller.
• * *Mindscan (Tor 0-765-31107-0, Apr 2005, $24.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel. A man who cheated death by having his consciousness placed in an android body is sued by his daughter for her interitance, and his biological self wants his rights back.
• * _Mindscan (SFBC #1182023, Apr 2005, $12.49, 302pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Mindscan (Tor 0-765-34975-2, Jan 2006, $6.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel.

SAXTON, JOHN (1962- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bloodshot (D-Press no ISBN, Jan 2005, £2.00, 27pp, ph, cover by Carole Humphreys) Fantasy/horror collection. (Contents)

SCALZI, JOHN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Old Man’s War (SFBC #1177949, Feb 2005, $11.99, 316pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [*Old Man’s War] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Old Man’s War (Tor 0-765-31524-6, Jan 2006, $12.95, 316pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [*Old Man’s War] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. John Perry joins the war against aliens on his 75th birthday.

SCANLON, MITCHEL (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer 40,000: Fifteen Hours (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-231-1, Jul 2005, $6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Klaus Scherwinski) [Warhammer 40,000] Novelization based on the universe of the roleplaying game. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK 6/05 edition, but gives only US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

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

• * _Acorna’s Children: First Warning (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Acorna’s Rebels (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Acorna’s Search (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Acorna’s Triumph (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Changelings (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.
• * _Powers That Be (with Anne McCaffrey) See entry under Anne McCaffrey.

SCHEERER, TERRY D. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dreams of Darkness, Dreams of Night (Gateway Press 0-9770940-0-6, Aug 2005, $13.00, 113pp, tp, cover by David Guillory) Original collection of 19 poems (nine reprints) and six stories (three reprints). The author provides notes on the inspiration for each story. This is a limited edition of 500. Gateway Press, 16604 Verde Street, Hesperia CA 92345. (Contents)

SCHMIDT, ALICE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mecca/Mettle (Payseur & Schmidt no ISBN, Oct 2005, $30.00, 102pp, hc, cover by Tim Kirk) Anthology of five stories by members of the band Blöödhag and Thomas M. Disch. Includes a CD with music by BlöödHag and “word-jazz” by Disch. Illustrated by Tim Kirk. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by all contributors. Payseur & Schmidt c/o Alice Schmidt, PO Box 61249, Seattle WA 98141; [payseurandschmidt.com]. (Contents)

SCHMITZ, JAMES H(enry) (1911-1981) (chron.)

• * _The Witches of Karres (Baen 1-4165-0915-1, Nov 2005, $7.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) [Witches of Karres] Reprint (Chilton 1966) SF/fantasy novel.

SCHONSTEIN, PATRICIA (chron.)

• * _A Time of Angels (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-056243-9, Dec 2005, $13.95, 223pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam UK 2003) contemporary fantasy novel. This has a separately paginated 16-page readers guide.

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

• * *Zombie Jam (Subterranean Press 1-931081-77-8, Mar 2005, $40.00, 136pp, hc, cover by Bernie Wrightson) Collection of four zombie stories with new interstitial material and introduction and afterword on zombie horror by Schow. Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; a leatherbound, slipcased, lettered edition of 26 ($100.00) is also available. (Contents)

SCHREIBER, ELLEN (chron.)

• * *Kissing Coffins (HarperCollins 0-06-077622-6, Aug 2005, $15.99, 165pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Vampire Kisses] Young-adult novel, sequel to Vampire Kisses about a teen goth whose boyfriend is a vampire.
• * _Vampire Kisses (HarperTrophy 0-06-009336-6, Aug 2005, $5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Vampire Kisses] Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult vampire novel. A Katherine Tegen book.

SCHROEDER, KARL (1962- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lady of Mazes (Tor 0-765-31219-0, Aug 2005, $24.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Ventus] Far-future SF epic set in the future of Ventus, about a diplomat in a ringworld with multiple civilizations chosing to use different technologies.

SCHULZ, CHARLAINE HARRIS; see under Harris, Charlaine (stories) (chron.)

SCOTT, HARPER (chron.)

• * *How I Helped the Chicago Cubs (Finally!) Win the World Series (Aardwolf Press 0-9706225-7-0, Nov 2005, $24.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Frank Wu) SF time-travel baseball novel. Fed-up fans in 2160 travel to 1908 to bring back players from the Cubs’ last team to win the World Series.

SCOTT, MANDA (Catriona) (1962- ) (chron.)

• * _Boudica: Dreaming the Bull (Dell/Delta Spectra 0-385-33774-4, Jun 2005, $14.00, 345pp, tp) [Boudica] Reprint (Bantam Press UK 2004) historical novel with fantasy elements, the second in a trilogy about the ancient British warrior queen.
• * _Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle (Dell/Delta Spectra 0-385-33773-6, Jun 2005, $14.00, 466pp, tp) [Boudica] Reissue (Delacorte 2003) historical novel with fantasy elements, the first in a trilogy about Boudica. Second printing.

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

• * +Thraxas and the Dance of Death (Baen 1-4165-0907-0, Oct 2005, $22.00, 247pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Thraxas] Fantasy detective novel, the sixth in a series about a portly private eye in a magical city. First US edition (Orbit 2002). Scott is a pen name for Martin Millar.
• * +Thraxas and the Sorcerers (Baen 0-7434-9908-5, Jun 2005, $22.00, 262pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy detective novel, the fifth in a series about portly private eye Thraxas in a magical city. First US edition (Orbit 11/01).
• * *Thraxas under Siege (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-254-X, May 2005, £6.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) [Thraxas] Humorous fantasy detective novel, eighth in the Thraxas series. Scott is the pseudonym of Martin Millar.

SCOTT, ROBERT (chron.)

• * *The Hickory Staff (with Jay M. Gordon) (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07607-0, Aug 2005, £14.99, ii+577pp, tp) [Eldarn Sequence] Fantasy novel, the first in the Eldarn Sequence. A hardcover edition (-07606-2, £18.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]

SCULL, CHRISTINA (chron.)

• * _The Lord of the Rings: A Reader’s Companion (with Wayne G. Hammond) See entry under Wayne G. Hammond

SECOMBE, ANDY (chron.)

• * *The Last House in the Galaxy (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4618-X, May 2005, £10.99, 335pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Humorous SF novel. Galactic war comes to rural England, which is a bit hard on the flower beds.
• * _Limbo II: The Final Chapter (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41162-4, May 2005, £6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Limbo] Reprint (Tor UK 2004) humorous fantasy/SF novel, sequel to Limbo.

SEDGWICK, MARCUS (chron.)

• * _The Dark Flight Down (Orion/Dolphin 1-84255-136-1, Jul 2005, £5.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Book of Dead Days] Reprint (Orion Children’s Books 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to The Book of Dead Days.
• * +The Dark Flight Down (Random House/Lamb 0-385-74645-8, Oct 2005, $15.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Dead Days] Young-adult fantasy about magic set in the 18th century, third in the series begun in The Book of Dead Days. First US edition (Orion Children’s Books 7/04).

SEIDLER, TOR (chron.)

• * _Brainboy and the Deathmaster (HarperTrophy 0-06-440935-X, Jul 2005, $5.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Brett Helquist) Reprint (HarperCollins 2003) young-adult SF novel.

SELF, WILL (1961- ) (chron.)

• * _My Idea of Fun (Grove 0-8021-4213-3, Sep 2005, $14.00, 309pp, tp, cover by Marc Quinn) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1993) literary fantasy novel. A man sells his soul to the devil.

SEVERIN, TIM (chron.)

• * *Viking: Odinn’s Child (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4112-9, Jan 2005, £12.99, 325pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Viking] Historical novel with fantasy elements, the first in a series.
• * *Viking: Sworn Brother (Macmillan UK 1-4050-4114-5, Jun 2005, £12.99, 354pp, hc) [Viking] Historical novel with fantasy elements, sequel to Odinn’s Child.

SEYMOUR, LEE EDWARD (1957- ); see pseudonym Edward Lee (stories) (chron.)

SHAHAR, ELUKI bes; see under bes Shahar, Eluki (stories) (chron.)