The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WEIS, MARGARET (Edith Baldwin) (stories) (continued)

• * _A Magic-Lover’s Treasury of the Fantastic (SFBC #20073, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $10.98, 422pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) fantasy anthology. This is the first hc edition. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Treasures of Fantasy (with Tracy Hickman & Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105327-9, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $14.00, 401pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy anthology of 24 stories. Authors include Anne McCaffrey, Mercedes Lacky, Larry Niven, and Poul Anderson. (Contents)

WEISBECKER, A. C.

• * *Cosmic Banditos (Vintage 0-394-74277-X, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $5.95, 193pp, pb) Humorous novel with sf elements, by a Miami Vice script writer. The publisher describes it as a combination of Douglas Adams, Hunter Thompson, and Tom Robbins, involving drugs and physics.

WEISENBURGER, STEVEN

• * *Fables of Subversion: Satire and the American Novel, 1930-1980 (University of Georgia Press 0-8203-1668-7, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $45.00, 320pp, hc) Critical look at postmodern American satire, including a number of SF works, in particular Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow, and the works of Kurt Vonnegut. Order from the University of Georgia Press, 330 Research Drive, Athens GA 30602; 706-369-6160.

WEISMAN, JACOB, ed. (stories)

• * _Neat Sheets: The Poetry of James Tiptree, Jr. See entry under James Tiptree, Jr.
• * _Over the River and Through the Woods: The Best Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak See entry under Clifford D. Simak.

WEISMAN, JORDAN K., ed. (stories)

• * *Shadowrun: Into the Shadows (FASA 1-55560-118-9, May ’90, $5.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Jeff Laubenstein) [Shadowrun] Original anthology of nine stories based on the “Shadowrun” game, illustrated by various artists. (Contents)
• * _Shadowrun: Into the Shadows (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45189-9, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Shadowrun] Reprint (FASA 1990) original anthology of nine stories based on the “Shadowrun” game. This edition replaces “Into the Shadows” by Robert Charrette with “A Plague of Demons” by Tom Dowd and adds a slang glossary. (Contents)
• * _Shadowrun: Into the Shadows (Roc UK 0-14-017544-X, Jan ’93, £4.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Shadowrun] Reprint (FASA 1990) original anthology of nine stories based on the “Shadowrun” game. This follows the contents of the revised Roc 1992 edition. [First U.K. edition]

WEISS, BOBBI J. G. (stories)

• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.
• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Go Fetch! (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.
• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Good Switch, Bad Switch (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.
• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Salem on Trial (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.

WEISS, DANIEL (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Diplodiners (Black Plankton Press no ISBN, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], $8.00, 102pp, tp, cover by Rick Potts) Humorous SF mystery novelette. Earth’s sole purpose is providing television entertainment to the rest of the galaxy. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; email: HLSG94A@prodigy.com; postage free.
• * *Mood Shifts (Black Plankton Press no ISBN, Aug ’96 [Sep ’96], $12.00, 262pp, tp, cover by Rick Potts) SF novel. A man starts to question his world when his wife gets a personality change at the local Mood Shifts outlet. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; postage included in price.
• * *Snugglarea (Black Plankton Press no ISBN, Aug ’96 [Oct ’96], $12.00, 301pp, tp, cover by Rick Potts) SF novel. Earth controls overpopulation by putting all non-essential people in cold storage. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; postage included in price.

WEISS, DANIEL EVAN

• * _The Roaches Have No King (High Risk Books 1-85242-326-9, Aug ’96 [Sep ’96], £8.99, 249pp, tp) Reissue (Black Swan 1990 as Unnatural Selection) literary fantasy novel. Bizarre tale of intelligent cockroaches. Title is that of the 1994 US edition.

WEISS, DAVID CODY (stories)

• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Pocket Archway 0-671-01433-1, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $3.99, 150pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Novelization based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Go Fetch! (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Pocket Archway 0-671-02117-6, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $4.50, 151pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 13th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Good Switch, Bad Switch (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Pocket Archway 0-671-01435-8, Aug ’97 [Mar ’98], $3.99, 163pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Novelization, the third based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Salem on Trial (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Pocket Archway 0-671-01757-8, Mar ’98, $4.50, 164pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, eighth in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

WEISS, ELLEN (1953- )

• * *The Poof Point (with Mel Friedman) (Knopf 0-679-83257-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $14.00, 166pp, hc, cover by Mark Buehner) [Tiny Parents] Young-adult sf novel of two kids who try to save their inventor parents when their time machine backfires and they’re getting progressively younger. Sequel to Tiny Parents.

WEISSKOPF, T. K. F., ed. (stories)

• * _Tomorrow Bites (with Greg Cox) See entry under Greg Cox.
• * _Tomorrow Sucks (with Greg Cox) See entry under Greg Cox.

WELCH, JANE (stories)

• * *The Lament of Abalone (Earthlight 0-671-01787-X, Jun ’98 [May ’98], £5.99, ix+450pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Ond] Fantasy novel. Volume One of “The Book of Önd”, set three years after “The Runespell Trilogy”.
• * *The Lost Runes (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648200-7, Oct ’96, £5.99, 609pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Runespell Trilogy] Fantasy novel. A sequel to The Runes of War.
• * *The Runes of Sorcery (Voyager 0-00-647023-8, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 466pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Runespell Trilogy] Fantasy novel. Last in the “Runespell” trilogy.
• * *The Runes of War (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648025-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], £5.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Runespell Trilogy] Fantasy novel, book one of “The Runespell Trilogy”. The castle of Torra Alta is the last defence against barbaric northern hordes fleeing a new ice age. A first novel.

WELCH, R(obert) C. (stories)

• * *Scary Stories for Stormy Nights (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-262-2, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.95, 127pp, pb, cover by Bernard Custodio) Collection of ten young-adult horror stories, with illustrations by Bernard Custodio. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Distributed by Contemporary Books, Chicago 312-540-4500; Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)

WELDON, FAY; [born Franklin Birkinshaw] (1933- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Cloning of Joanna May (Collins 0-00-223349-5, May ’89 [Apr ’89], £12.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) Literary sf novel.
• * +The Cloning of Joanna May (Viking 0-670-83090-9, Mar ’90, $18.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Emily Lisker) Literary sf novel. First American edition (Collins 1989).
• * _The Cloning of Joanna May (Fontana 0-00-617845-6, May ’90, £3.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1989) sf novel.
• * _The Cloning of Joanna May (SFBC #17210, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $8.98, hc, cover by Emily Lisker) Reprint (Collins 1989) literary sf novel.
• * _The Cloning of Joanna May (Penguin 0-14-012851-4, Mar ’91, $8.95, 265pp, tp, cover by Debra White) Reprint (Collins 1989) literary sf novel.
• * *Growing Rich (Flamingo 0-00-654495-9, Apr ’92, £4.99, 250pp, pb) Fantasy novelization.
• * *Growing Rich (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223982-5, Apr ’92, £14.99, 250pp, hc) Hardcover edition of the above.
• * *Wolf: The Mechanical Dog (Collins 0-00-184792-9, Dec ’88 [Jan ’89], £4.95, 48pp, hc) Children’s sf novelette, illustrated throughout by Pat Leyshun.

WELFARE, MARY

• * *Yeti of the Glen (Pied Piper 0-416-00652-3, Apr ’87, £5.95, 96pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]

WELFARE, SIMON

• * *Arthur C. Clarke’s A-Z of Mysteries: From Atlantis to Zombies (with John Fairley) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-215588-5, Nov ’93, £20.00, 250pp, hc) Associational non-fiction collection of oddities, including a foreword and one article (“The Mona Lisa of Mars”) by Clarke. [Clarke]
• * _Arthur C. Clarke’s Chronicles of the Strange and Mysterious (with John Fairley) See entry under John Fairley.
• * _Arthur C. Clarke’s World of Strange Powers (with John Fairley) See entry under John Fairley.

WELFORD, SUE (1942- ) (stories)

• * *Dreamstalker (Mammoth 0-7497-2759-4, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £3.50, 171pp, pb) Young-adult dark fantasy novel. In the new “Suspense” series of books.
• * *Siren Song (Scholastic UK 0-590-13386-1, Feb ’96 [Mar ’96], £3.99, 192pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult SF novel. A young emigree to a distant planet gets entangled in its hidden past, and uncertain future. In the ‘Point SF’ series.

WELLBROCK, GLADYS BALE; see pseudonym G. F. Bale

WELLER, ARCHIE (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Land of the Golden Clouds (Allen & Unwin Australia 1-86448-338-5, 1998 [Mar ’98], 378pp, tp) Post-holocaust SF quest novel set in Australia 3000 years in the future; travellers from different tribes join to defeat a common enemy.

WELLER, M(ike) J. (stories)

• * *Kobald, the First Showdwortian (ITMA 0-9512052-3-4, Aug ’90 [May ’90], £1.00, 14pp, ph) Sf short story.

WELLER, TOM (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Cvltvre Made Stvpid (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-40461-4, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $7.95, 73pp, tp) Associational, part-pictorial humor — a look at Cvltvre vs. Culture.
• * *Science Made Stupid (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36646-1, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $6.95, 80pp, pb) Non-sf, associational. Written and illustrated by Weller, this humor book does for science what Airplane did for plane-in-distress movies. It’s utterly silly, and hilarious. Don’t miss the typographical credits and the ads at the back. (FCM)

WELLES, PATRICIA (1934- )

• * _Sara’s Ghost (Paperjacks 0-7701-0663-3, Aug ’87, $3.50, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Donald I. Fine 1986 as The Ghost of S.W.1) ghostly love story.

WELLMAN, MANLY WADE (1903-1986) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _After Dark (Berkley 0-425-07103-0, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.75, 184pp, pb) [Silver John] Reprint (Doubleday 1980) fantasy novel in the “Silver John” series.
• * _The Beyonders (Baen 0-671-69853-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 213pp, pb, cover by Todd Hamilton) Reprint (Warner 1977) sf novel of an alien invasion in the Carolina mountains.
• * *Cahena (Doubleday 0-385-19824-8, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $12.95, 182pp, hc) Historical novel (with a bit of fantasy) about a real life 7th century warrior queen.
• * _The Hanging Stones (Berkley 0-425-07104-9, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 172pp, pb) [Silver John] Reprint (Doubleday 1982) “Silver John” fantasy novel.
• * *John the Balladeer (Baen 0-671-65418-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 306pp, pb) [John] Collection of 19 dark fantasy stories featuring the title character. This is the first complete collection of the series, incorporating the earlier Who Fears the Devil? and adding all the later-written stories. Recommended. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _John the Balladeer (SFBC #14437, Jan ’89 [Jun ’89], $5.98, hc) [John] Reprint (Baen 1988) collection of all the “John” stories. First hardcover edition.
• * _The Lost and the Lurking (Berkley 0-425-07023-9, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 179pp, pb) [Silver John] Reprint (Doubleday 1981) fantasy novel of “Silver John”.
• * _The Old Gods Waken (Berkley 0-425-07015-8, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.75, 186pp, pb) [Silver John] Reprint (Doubleday 1979) fantasy novel of Silver John.
• * *The School of Darkness (Doubleday 0-385-19065-4, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $12.95, 182pp, hc) Fantasy novel featuring John Thunstone, psychic investigator.
• * *Twice in Time (Baen 0-671-69791-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 214pp, pb) Collection of two time travel adventures, a short novel and a novelette. Introduction by Karl Edward Wagner. An abridged version of Twice in Time appeared from Avalon in 1957. This edition uses the original magazine text. (Contents)
• * *The Valley So Low: Southern Mountain Stories (Doubleday 0-385-23675-1, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $12.95, 212pp, hc) Collection of 23 stories, edited and with an introduction by Karl Edward Wagner. (Contents)
• * *The Voice of the Mountain (Doubleday 0-385-18397-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Silver John] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Silver John” series.
• * *The Voice of the Mountain (Doubleday 0-385-18397-6, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Silver John] Fantasy novel of “Silver John.”

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• * _Manly Wade Wellman: The Gentleman from Chapel Hill: A Working Bibliography See entry under Phil Stephensen-Payne.

WELLS, ANGUS (1943-2006); see pseudonym Richard Kirk (stories) (assoc.)

• * +The Book of the Kingdoms: Wrath of Ashar (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28371-5, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.50, 404pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, first book of a series. First American edition (Sphere 1988).
• * *Exile’s Challenge (Millennium 1-85798-469-2, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], £9.99, 440pp, tp) [Exiles Saga] Fantasy novel. Sequel to Exile’s Children. A hardcover edition (-468-4, £16.99) is also available.
• * +Exile’s Challenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37812-0, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $12.95, 481pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Exiles Saga] Fantasy novel. Part two of the “Exiles Saga”. First US edition. (Millennium 1996).
• * _Exile’s Challenge (Orion 0-75280-689-0, Aug ’97 [Sep ’97], £6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Exiles Saga] Reprint (Millennium 1996) fantasy novel, sequel to Exile’s Children.
• * _Exile’s Challenge (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57778-6, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 485pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Exiles Saga] Reprint (Millennium 1996) fantasy novel. Part two of the “Exiles Saga”.
• * +Exile’s Children (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37486-9, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $12.95, 582pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Exiles Saga] Fantasy novel. The magic of dreams links two very different peoples. Part one of the “Exiles Saga”. First US edition (Millennium 1995).
• * *Exile’s Children (Millennium 0-75280-633-9, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], £10.99, 582pp, tp, cover by Mick Posen) [Exiles Saga] Fantasy novel. Destined to be driven from their lands, the People’s only hope lies with three misfits. A hardcover edition (1-85798-289-4, £16.99) is also available. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
• * _Exile’s Children (Orion 1-85798-304-1, May ’96 [Apr ’96], £5.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Exiles Saga] Reprint (Millennium 1996) fantasy novel.
• * _Exile’s Children (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29903-4, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.99, 660pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Exiles Saga] Reprint (Bantam Spectra; Millennium 1996) fantasy novel. Part one of the “Exiles Saga”.
• * *Forbidden Magic (Orbit 0-7474-0490-9, Jul ’91, £4.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Godwars] Fantasy novel. Book One of “The Godwars”.
• * +The Godwars Book 1: Forbidden Magic (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29128-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Godwars] Fantasy novel of an evil wizard’s plan to unleash a mad god on the world. First book of the “Godwars” series. First American edition (Orbit 1991).
• * *The Godwars Book 2: Dark Magic (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29129-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $5.50, 519pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Godwars] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Godwars” series. An evil necromancer plans to loose two mad lesser deities on the world, and only an exiled prince can stop him.
• * *The Godwars Book 3: Wild Magic (Bantam 0-553-29130-0, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $5.50, 518pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Godwars] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Godwars” series. Three warriors pursue a wizard threatening to awaken a mad god and provoke the apocalypse. Listed as the final novel in the series.
• * *The Guardian (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57789-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.50, 471pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) Fantasy novel. A warrior is assigned to guard a spoiled royal princess from an evil sorcerer.
• * *Lords of the Sky (Millennium 1-85798-088-3, Jul ’94 [Aug ’94], £9.99, 583pp, tp, cover by Mick Posen) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-085-9, £14.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Lords of the Sky (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37395-1, Oct ’94 [Aug ’94], $12.95, 579pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel of a land beset by airborne warriors who can only be stopped by the dragons thought to be extinct. First American edition (Millennium 1994).
• * _Lords of the Sky (SFBC #06638, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $10.98, 579pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Reprint (Millennium 1994) fantasy novel of a war fought with airships and dragons. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Lords of the Sky (Millennium 1-85798-400-5, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], £5.99, 679pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Reprint (Millennium 1994) fantasy novel.