The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

SMITH, JEFF (chron.)

• * _Bone: Old Man’s Cave (Scholastic/Graphix 978-0-439-70635-3, Aug 2007, $9.99, 118pp, tp, cover by Jeff Smith) [Bone] Reprint (Cartoon Books ????) graphic novel, the sixth volume collecting the epic fantasy comic book, now appearing for the first time in color. A hardcover edition (-70628-5, $18.99) is also available.
• * _Bone: Rock Jaw: Master of the Eastern Border (Scholastic/Graphix 978-0-439-70636-0, Feb 2007, $9.99, 116pp, tp, cover by Jeff Smith) [Bone] Reprint (Cartoon Books ????) graphic novel, the fifth collection of the epic fantasy comic book, now appearing for the first time in color. A hardcover edition (-70627-8, $18.99) is also available.

SMITH, KATHRYN (chron.)

• * *Night of the Huntress (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-084991-7, Feb 2007, $5.99, 370pp, pb) [Brotherhood of the Blood] Paranormal romance. Bishop, a vampire who fights evil, faces the determined female vampire hunter Marika.
• * *Taken by the Night (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-124502-2, Nov 2007, $5.99, 370pp, pb) [Brotherhood of the Blood] Paranormal romance. A vampire called Saint helps a madam’s daughter track a killer.

SMITH, KRISTINE (chron.)

• * *Endgame (HarperCollins/Eos 978-0-06-050359-8, Nov 2007, $7.99, 404pp, pb, cover by McGrath) [Jani Kilian] SF novel, the fifth in the Jani Kilian series. An assassination threatens the Thalassan community of human-alien hybrids.

SMITH, L. J. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening (Hodder Children’s Books 978-0-340-94501-8, Jul 2007, £4.99, 228pp, tp, cover by David McKay) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper Paperbacks 1991) young-adult horror novel, the first in a series.
• * *The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening and The Struggle (HarperTeen 978-0-06-114097-6, Sep 2007, $7.99, 492pp, tp, cover by Chad Michael Ward) [Vampire Diaries] Omnibus of the first two young-adult vampire romance novels in the series: The Vampire Diaries, Volume I: The Awakening (1991) and Volume II: The Struggle (1991). Copyrighted by the author and packager Daniel Weiss & Associates. (Contents)
• * *The Vampire Diaries: The Fury and Dark Reunion (HarperTeen 978-0-06-114098-3, Jan 2008, $8.99, 520pp, tp, cover by Chad Michael Ward) [Vampire Diaries] Omnibus of the third and fourth young-adult vampire romance novels in the series: The Vampire Diaries, Volume III: The Fury (1991) and Volume IV: Dark Reunion (1992). Copyrighted by the author and packager Daniel Weiss & Associates. (Contents)
• * _The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle (Hodder Children’s Books 978-0-340-94502-5, Jul 2007, £4.99, 215pp, tp, cover by David McKay) [Vampire Diaries] Reprint (Harper Paperbacks 1991) young-adult horror novel, second in a series.

SMITH, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * *Tomes of the Dead: The Words of Their Roaring (Abaddon Books 978-1-905437-13-9, Jun 2007, £6.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Shared-world historical zombie horror novel.
• * +Tomes of the Dead: The Words of Their Roaring (Abaddon Books US 978-1-905437-13-9, Jul 2007, $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Tomes of the Dead] Historical zombie horror novel, the second in a shared-world series. This first US edition is the Abaddon UK (4/07) edition. Copyrighted by Rebellion.

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

SMITH, RUSSELL J. (chron.)

• * *The Phenomenon (Pegasus Elliot MacKenzie Publishers/Vanguard Press 978-1-84386-317-5, Jan 2007, £8.99, 259pp, tp) SF novel. The government is trying to wipe out a “disease” that causes telepathy. Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers, Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge CB2 OAX UK; [www.pegasuspublishers.com].

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

• * *The Fox (DAW 978-0-7564-0421-5, Aug 2007, $25.95, 691pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Inda] Fantasy novel, the second in a series about an exiled prince. Inda escapes pirates and decides to put them out of business.
• * _Inda (DAW 978-0-7564-0422-2, Aug 2007, $7.99, 612pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Inda] Reprint (DAW 2006) fantasy novel, the first in a series.

SMITH, TARA BRAY (chron.)

• * *Betwixt (Little, Brown 978-0-316-6033-2, Oct 2007, $17.99, 488pp, hc, cover by Jimmy Turrell) Young-adult fantasy novel. Three teens with odd abilities learn of their true origins and uncertain destinies.

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

• * *The Quest (Macmillan UK 978-1-4050-0580-7, Apr 2007, £18.99, 504pp, hc) [Egyptian] Fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in River God.
• * +The Quest (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-31842-0, May 2007, $27.95, 504pp, hc) [Egyptian] Historical fantasy novel of ancient Egypt, continuing Smith’s Egyptian series, following the warlock Taita as terrible drought and plagues strike the kingdom. First US edition (Macmillan UK 4/07).

SMITH, ZAK (chron.)

• * *Gravity’s Rainbow Illustrated: One Picture for Every Page (Tin House Books 978-0-9773127-9-5, Dec 2006, $39.95, 760+xvii, tp, cover by Frank Miller) Art book with illustrations, most in b&w, for each page of Pynchon’s novel (in the Viking 1973 first edtion). Introduction by Steve Erickson, foreword by the artist. This is the 2006 first edition, pulled when Pynchon’s publisher objected to the title, which was changed to and retitled Pictures Showing What Happened on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon’s Novel Gravity’s Rainbow; this has the new title pasted over the old. The second printing (with the new title) was listed last month. Tin House Books [www.tinhouse.com].
• * _Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon’s Novel Gravity’s Rainbow (Tin House Books 978-0-9773127-9-5, Dec 2006, $39.95, 760+xvii, tp, cover by Frank Miller) Reprint (Tin House Books 2006, not seen) art book with illustrations, most in b&w, for each page of Pynchon’s novel (in the Viking 1973 first edtion). Introduction by Steve Erickson, foreword by the artist. This indicates second printing, but was not seen previously.

SMITH-READY, JERI (chron.)

• * *Voice of Crow (Harlequin/Luna 978-0-373-80290-6, Oct 2007, $14.95, 457pp, tp) [Aspect of Crow] Fantasy romance novel, second in the Aspect of Crow series after Eyes of Crow.

SNELL, D. L. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Roses of Blood on Barbwire Vines (Permuted Press 978-0-9789707-1-0, May 2007, $12.95, 243pp, tp, cover by Stephen Blundell) Horror novel. Vampires protect their human livestock from zombies. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.permutedpress.com].

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• * *The Undead, Volume 2: Skin and Bones (with Travis Adkins) (Permuted Press 0978970748, Aug 2007, $14.95, 308pp, tp) (Contents)
• * *The Undead, Volume 3: Flesh Feast (with Travis Adkins) (Permuted Press 0978970756, Sep 2007, $14.95, 260pp, tp) (Contents)

SNIEGOSKI, THOMAS E. (chron.)

• * _Crashing Paradise (with Christopher Golden) See entry under Christopher Golden.

SNYDER, LUCY A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Installing Linux on a Dead Badger (and Other Oddities) (Creative Guy Publishing 1-894953-47-9, Nov 2007, $13.95, 105pp, tp) Collection of 12 stories, two original, many originally published online. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.creativeguypublishing.com]; Creative Guy Publishing, 206-7600 Moffatt Rd., Richmond BC V6Y 3V1 Canada. (Contents)
• * *Sparks and Shadows (HW Press 978-0-9792346-1-3, May 2007, $18.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Deena Warner) Collection of 17 stories (four original), four humor essays (one original), and seven poems (four original). Introduction by Nalo Hopkinson. This is a limited edition of 300 signed by both Snyder & Hopkinson. HW Press, Fair Lawn NJ 07410; [www.horrorworld.org]. (Contents)

SNYDER, MARIA V. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Magic Study (Harlequin/Mira 978-0-7783-2392-1, Sep 2007, $13.95, 419pp, tp) [Poison Study] Reprint (Luna 2006) fantasy romance novel, sequel to Poison Study.
• * _Poison Study (Harlequin/Luna 978-0-7782-2433-1, Feb 2007, $13.95, 409pp, tp) [Poison Study] Reprint (Luna 2005) fantasy novel.
• * _Poison Study (Harlequin/MIRA UK 978-0-7783-0163-9, Sep 2007, £6.99, 409pp, pb) [Poison Study] Reprint (Luna 2005) fantasy romance novel, the first in a series.

SOESBEE, REE (chron.)

• * *DragonLance: The New Adventures: Pillar of Flame (Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone 978-0-7869-4248-0, Jan 2007, $5.99, 243pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) [DragonLance: The New Adventures: Elements] Young-adult novelization based on the world roleplaying game, the first book in the Elements subseries. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

SOKOLOFF, ALEXANDRA (chron.)

• * _The Harrowing (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-35749-8, Nov 2007, $6.99, 299pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) ghost story.

SOLES, CARO (chron.)

• * *The Danger Dance (Haworth Positronic Press 978-1-56023-621-4, Mar 2007, $16.95, 244pp, tp) [Abulon Dance] SF novel about hermaphroditic dancers from the planet Merculian, sequel to The Abulon Dance. Dancer Eulio and his lover Beny are ordered to become undercover investigators looking for a spy on a military starship. Haworth Press, 10 Alice Street, Binghamton NY 13904-1580; [www.HaworthPress.com].

SOMERS, JEFF (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Electric Church (Orbit US 978-0-316-02172-2, Sep 2007, $12.99, 353pp, tp, cover by Jae Lee) [Avery Cates] SF novel. Simultaneous with the Orbit UK edition.
• * *The Electric Church (Little, Brown UK/Orbit 978-1-84149-615-3, Sep 2007, £9.99, 353+9pp, tp, cover by Jae Lee) [Avery Cates] SF novel, the first in the Avery Cates series. Includes an interview with Somers. (Contents)

SOMOZA, JOSÉ; CARLOS (chron.)

• * *Zig Zag (HarperCollins/Rayo 978-0-06-119371-2, Apr 2007, $24.95, 504pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. A secret project researching String Theory uncovers a way to view the past, and unleashes a deadly threat.

SOMPER, JUSTIN (chron.)

• * _Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean (Little, Brown 978-0-316-01444-1, Apr 2007, $5.99, 330pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) young-adult postholocaust vampire pirate novel.
• * +Vampirates: Tide of Terror (Little, Brown 978-0-316-01374-1, Jun 2007, $15.99, 459pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Vampirates] Young-adult postholocaust vampire pirate novel, the second in a series. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 3/06).

SOULBAN, LUCIEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer 40,000: Desert Raiders (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-492-9, Dec 2007, £6.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Klaus Sherwinski) [Warhammer 40,000: Imperial Guard] Novelization based on the far-future roleplaying game, part of the Imperial Guard series.

SPANGLER, CATHERINE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Touched by Darkness (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21400-8, Jan 2007, $6.99, 292pp, pb) [Sentinel] Paranormal dark fantasy romance. A woman tries to escape the supernatural underword by moving to a small Texas town.
• * *Touched by Fire (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21795-5, Oct 2007, $6.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Don Sipley) [Sentinel] Paranormal dark fantasy romance, sequel to Touched by Darkness in the Sentinel series about superhumans who fight evil.

SPARER, LAURIE AYLAMA TAYLOR; see under Taylor, L. A. (chron.)

SPARKES, ALI (chron.)

• * *The Shapeshifter: Dowsing the Dead (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-275468-4, Aug 2007, £5.99, 355pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Shapeshifter] Young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth in a series.
• * *The Shapeshifter: Going to Ground (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-275467-7, May 2007, £5.99, 346pp, tp) [Shapeshifter] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in a series.
• * *The Shapeshifter: Running the Risk (Oxford University Press 978-0-19-275466-0, Jan 2007, £6.99, 363pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Shapeshifter] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series.

SPARKS, KERRELYN (chron.)

• * *Be Still My Vampire Heart (HarperCollins/Avon 978-0-06-111844-9, Apr 2007, $5.99, 372pp, pb) [Love at Stake] Vampire romance, sequel to How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire.

SPENCER, GREGORY (chron.)

• * *Guardian of the Veil (Simon & Schuster/Howard Books 978-1-4165-4341-1, Aug 2007, $13.00, 382pp, tp) [Three-Dimensional Tales] Christian fantasy novel in the Three-Dimensional Tales series, sequel to The Welkening. The four Misfits, back from the world of Welken, keep seeing signs that suggest the two worlds are merging.

SPENCER, WEN (chron.)

• * *Endless Blue (Baen 978-1-4165-7385-2, Dec 2007, $25.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) SF novel. A mission seeking a missing spaceship ends up in the Sargasso of space.
• * _Wolf Who Rules (Baen 978-1-4165-7381-4, Nov 2007, $7.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) [Steel City] Reprint (Baen 2006) fantasy novel, sequel to Tinker.

SPIEGEL, ALLEN, ed. (chron.)

• * *108 Drawings (Allen Spiegel Fine Arts 0-9642069-9-4, Jul 2006, $27.00, 108pp, tp) Art book, a selection of 108 drawings and sketches by 12 artists including Dave McKean, Jon J. Muth, Phil Hale, and Greg Spalenka. There is limited fantastic content; many of the works are nonfantastic figure studies and nudes. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. Allen Spiegel Fine Arts, 221 Lobos Ave, Pacific Grove CA 93950; [www.asfa.biz/107drawings.html]; add $6.00 shipping.

SPIEGELMAN, ART, ed. (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Big Fat Little Lit (with Françoise Mouly) (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-240706-2, Sep 2006, $14.99, 144pp, tp, cover by Art Spiegelman) Art book, an anthology of the 36 best graphic stories chosen from the editors’ previous three books in the series: Little Lit: Folklore and Fairytale Funnies (2000), Little Lit: Strange Stories for Strange Kids (2001), and Little Lit: It Was a Dark and Silly Night (2003). This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

SPRADLIN, MICHAEL P. (chron.)

• * _Spy Goddess, Book Two: To Hawaii, with Love (HarperTeen 978-0-06-059412-1, Jan 2008, $6.99, 269pp, pb) [Spy Goddess] Reprint (HarperCollins 2006) young-adult supernatural spy novel, second in the series.

SPRANGE, MATTHEW (chron.)

• * +Tomes of the Dead: Death Hulk (Abaddon Books US 1-905437-03-X, Apr 2007, $7.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Tomes of the Dead] Historical zombie horror novel, the first in a shared-world series. This first US edition is the Abaddon UK (2006) edition. Copyrighted by Rebellion.

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

• * *Dusssie (Bloomsbury/Walker US 978-0-8027-9649-3, Oct 2007, $16.95, 166pp, hc, cover by Tristan Elwell) Young-adult fantasy novel. A girl hits puberty and her hair turns into snakes — just like her long-lost aunt Medusa’s.

SPURLOCK, J. DAVID (chron.)

• * _Mythos: The Fantasy Art Realms of Frank Brunner (with Dean Motter & Frank Brunner) See entry under Frank Brunner.

SPURRIER, SIMON (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Afterblight Chronicles: The Culled (Abaddon Books 1-905437-01-3, Aug 2006, £6.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Afterblight Chronicles] Shared-world postapocalype SF novel, the first in the series. Published in 2006, but not seen till now.
• * +The Afterblight Chronicles: The Culled (Abaddon Books US 1-905437-01-3, Apr 2007, $7.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Afterblight Chronicles] Postholocaust SF novel, the first in a shared-world series about a world devastated by plague. This first US edition is the Abaddon UK (2006) edition. Copyrighted by Rebellion.
• * *Contract (Hodder Headline 978-0-7553-3588-6, Jun 2007, £19.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Richard Green) Dark fantasy thriller of a killer whose victims seem to come back. The novel was originally serialized online at [www.itsallaboutthemoney.co.uk/].
• * _Contract (Hodder Headline 978-0-7553-3590-9, Oct 2007, £7.99, 408pp, tp, cover by Richard Green) Reprint (Headline 2007) dark fantasy thriller of a killer whose victims come back.

SQUIRES, SUSAN (chron.)

• * _Body Electric (Dorchester/Love Spell 978-0-8439-5036-6, Dec 2007, $6.99, 367pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 2002) SF cyberthriller/romance.
• * *One with the Night (St. Martin’s 978-0-94102-4, Apr 2007, $6.99, 341pp, pb) [One with the Night] Historical vampire romance, the first in a series. A woman in 1822 London gets infected by a blood sample from a vampire seeking a cure.
• * *One with the Shadows (St. Martin’s 978-0-312-94103-1, Dec 2007, $6.99, 322pp, pb) [One with the Night] Historical vampire romance, the second in a series after One with the Night.

STABENOW, DANA (Helen), ed. (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _Powers of Detection: Stories of Mystery & Fantasy (Ace 978-0-441-01464-4, Jan 2007, $7.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Ace 2004) anthology of 12 fantasy mystery stories. This is copyrighted by Stabenow and Tekno Books.

STABLEFORD, BRIAN, trans.

• * _Anne of the Isles and Other Legends of Brittany (with Paul Féval) See entry under Paul Féval.
• * _Captain Vampire (with Marie Nizet) See entry under Marie Nizet.
• * _Felifax the Tiger Man (with Paul Féval, Fils) See entry under Paul Féval, Fils.
• * _The Nyctalope vs Lucifer (with Jean de La Hire) See entry under Jean de La Hire.
• * _The Vampire and the Devil’s Son (with Pierre-Alexis de Ponson du Terrail) See entry under Pierre-Alexis de Ponson du Terrail.