Sydney J. Van Scyoc

Sydney Joyce Van Scyoc (born July 27, 1939 in Mount Vernon , Indiana ) is an American science fiction writer.

Life

Van Scyoc is the daughter of postal worker John William Brown and Geneva Alberta Blanche, née Curry. After graduating from high school, she married US Air Force Officer Jim R. Van Scyoc in 1957 , with whom she has a daughter (born 1965) and a son (born 1967). She attended college courses at Florida State University in Tallahassee , the University of Hawaii in Honolulu , Chabot College, and California State University in Hayward , California . She has been a full-time writer since 1962. She was secretary from 1975 to 1977 and chairwoman of the Starr King Unitarian Church in Hayward from 1977 to 1979 .

In 1962, she published her first short story Shatter the Wall in Galaxy magazine . During the 1960s she continued to write other short stories. Her first novel Salzblume was published in 1971 . Further novels appeared until 1992. That year she ended her writing career and began designing and selling jewelry. She is now retired, works as a hobby gardener and has started writing science fiction again.

According to Dani Zweig, a book critic, growing up and human evolution are central themes in her stories. One example is Order: Nor'Dyren , where the two main characters set out to explore an extraterrestrial world. Tollen Bailey didn't get along with the post-industrial world of work on earth, but Nor'Dyren provided him with an environment that suited his interests very well. Struggling to develop a professional career, Laarica Johns flees to Nor'Dyren to escape her overprotective parents.

Works

Daughters of the Sunstone (novel trilogy)

• 1 Darkchild (1982)
  • German: child of darkness. Translated by Inge Holm. Heyne-Science-Fiction & Fantasy # 4111, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31069-1 .
• 2 bluesong (1983)
  • German: The blue song. Translated by Inge Holm. Heyne-Science-Fiction & Fantasy # 4112, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31083-7 .
• 3 Starsilk (1984)
  • German: Sternenseide. Translated by Malte Heim . Heyne-Science-Fiction & Fantasy # 4164, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31120-5 .
• Daughters of the Sunstone (1985, collective edition of 1–3)

Novels

• Saltflower (1971)
  • German: Salzblume. Translated by Birgit Reß-Bohusch . Heyne-Science-Fiction & Fantasy # 4372, 1987, ISBN 3-453-00467-1 .
• Assignment Nor 'Dyren (1973)
  • German: Order: Nor'Dyren . Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4739, 1990, ISBN 3-453-04463-0 .
• Starmother (1976)
• Cloudcry (1977)
• Sunwaifs (1981)
  • German: Forgotten under a strange sun. Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5782, 1984, ISBN 3-426-05782-4 .
• Drowntide (1987)
• Feather Stroke (1989)
• Deepwater Dreams (1991)

Short stories

• Shatter the Wall (1962)
• Bimmie Says (1962)
• Pollony Undiverted (1963)
• Zack With His Scar (1963)
  • German: Zac the ugly. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Venice 2. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4199, 1985, ISBN 3-453-31174-4 .
• Cornie on the Walls (1963)
• Soft and Soupy Whispers (1964)
  • German: Trixie. In: Walter Ernsting , Thomas Schlück (Ed.): Galaxy 14. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3175, 1970.
• One Man's Dream (1964)
• The Dead Ones (1965)
• A Visit to Cleveland General (1968)
  • German: The survivor. In: Walter Spiegl (Ed.): Science-Fiction-Stories 52. Ullstein 2000 # 99 (3166), 1975, ISBN 3-548-03166-8 . Also as: A visit to Cleveland General Hospital. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Magazin, # 1. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3848, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30777-1 .
• Unidentified Fallen Object (1969)
• Little Blue Hawk (1969)
  • German: Blaufalke. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1991. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4770, 1991, ISBN 3-453-04477-0 .
• Summons to the Medicmat (1971)
• Noepti-Noe (1972)
• Mnarra Mobilis (1973)
  • German: Mnarra Mobilis. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Science Fiction Story Reader 1. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3374, 1974, ISBN 3-453-30251-6 . Also called: Mnarra Mobilis. In: Walter Spiegl (Ed.): Science-Fiction-Stories 78. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31006, 1979, ISBN 3-548-31006-0 .
• Sweet Sister, Green Brother (1973)
  • German: sweet sister, green brother. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Heyne Science Fiction Annual Volume 1984. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4060, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31007-1 .
• When Petals Fall (1973)
  • English: When blossoms wither. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (Ed.): Johann Sebastian Bach Memorial Barbecue. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4697, 1990, ISBN 3-453-04279-4 .
• Death Song (1974)
  • German: Song of Death. In: Wolfgang Jeschke (ed.): The garment of Nessa. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4097, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31057-8 .
• Skyveil (1974)
• Aberrant (1974)
  • German: anomalous. In: Werner Fuchs (ed.): Visa for eternity. Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy # 5743), 1982, ISBN 3-426-05743-3 .
• Nightfire (1978)
• Mountain Wings (1979)
  • German: Silbervögel. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine 9th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3789, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30690-2 .
• Darkmorning (1980)
  • German: The long sleep. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 10th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3807, 1981, ISBN 3-453-30709-7 .
• Stonefoal (1980)
  • German: Felsfohlen. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 13th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3873, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30759-3 .
• Laughing Man (1980)
• Bluewater Dreams (1981)
  • English: dreams in blue waters. In: Birgit Reß-Bohusch (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 14th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3894, 1982, ISBN 3-453-30817-4 .
• The Teaching (1982)
  • German: The instruction. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine 17th episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 3958, 1983, ISBN 3-453-30889-1 .
• Fire Caller (1983)
  • German: The fire priestess. Translated by Jürgen Langowski. In: Friedel Wahren (Ed.): Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazin 22nd episode. Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy # 4107, 1984, ISBN 3-453-31067-5 . Also as: fire caller. Translated by Uwe Anton . In: Shawna McCarthy (ed.): Isaac Asimov's Space Women 2. Ullstein Science Fiction & Fantasy # 31129, 1986, ISBN 3-548-31129-6 .
• Meadows of Light (1985)
• Virgin Wings (2004)
• Poppies by Moonlight (2005)

literature

• Hans Joachim Alpers , Werner Fuchs , Ronald M. Hahn : Reclam's science fiction guide. Reclam, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-15-010312-6 , p. 423.
• Hans Joachim Alpers, Werner Fuchs, Ronald M. Hahn, Wolfgang Jeschke : Lexicon of Science Fiction Literature. Heyne, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-453-02453-2 , p. 994 f.
• John Clute : van Scyoc, Sydney J. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated August 12, 2018.
• Stephen H. Goldman: Van Scyoc, Sydney J (oyce) . In: James Gunn : The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Viking, New York et al. a. 1988, ISBN 0-670-81041-X , p. 485.
• Diane Parkin-Speer: Van Scyoc, Sydney J (oyce) . In: Noelle Watson, Paul E. Schellinger: Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers. St. James Press, Chicago 1991, ISBN 1-55862-111-3 , pp. 822-824.
• Robert Reginald : Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature. A Checklist, 1700-1974 with Contemporary Science Fiction Authors II. Gale, Detroit 1979, ISBN 0-8103-1051-1 , p. 1110.

Web links

• Sydney J. Van Scyoc in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• Works by Van Scyoc, Sydney J. in Project Gutenberg ( currently usually not available for users from Germany )
• Works by and about Sydney J. Van Scyoc at Open Library
• Sydney J Van Scyoc in Fantastic Fiction (English)
• Sydney J. Van Scyoc , official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zweig's review of the Darkchild trilogy in English