The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WILLIAMS, WALTER JON (stories) (continued)

• * *Hardwired (Tor 0-312-93303-7, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $15.95, 343pp, hc) [Hardwired] Sf novel set in a future that’s a cross between Gibson’s “cyberpunk” and Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley”. Though it’s not original, it’s well done. (FCM)
• * _Hardwired (Tor 0-812-55796-4, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 343pp, pb) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf cyberpunk novel.
• * _Hardwired (Macdonald 0-356-14872-6, Aug ’87, £11.95, 343pp, hc) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Hardwired (Orbit 0-7088-3715-8, Apr ’88, £3.50, 343pp, pb) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel.
• * *House of Shards (Tor 0-812-55783-2, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 309pp, pb) [Drake Maijstral] Sf comedy of manners, sequel to The Crown Jewels.
• * *Knight Moves (Tor 0-812-55794-8, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 317pp, pb) Sf novel. Very early Zelazny-esque, but with its own flavor. Recommended. (DLN)
• * _Knight Moves (Orbit 0-7088-8233-1, Aug ’87, £2.95, 317pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Knight Moves (Tor 0-812-51184-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 317pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Reissue (Tor 1985) sf novel; second printing.
• * *Metropolitan (HarperPrism 0-06-105212-4, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $20.00, 342pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Metropolitan] SF novel of a world-city where technology is powered by geomancy.
• * _Metropolitan (SFBC #07157, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $9.98, 342pp, hc) [Metropolitan] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) SF novel of a world-city where technology is powered by geomancy. Similar to the HarperPrism edition except this lacks a price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Metropolitan (Easton Press no ISBN, Jul ’95, no price, 342pp, hc) [Metropolitan] SF novel of a world-city where technology is powered by geomancy. This special signed, leather-bound, gilt-edged edition is part of the “First Editions of Science Fiction” series, available by subscription only. This is being published “simultaneously” with the HarperPrism edition seen in March.
• * _Metropolitan (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648023-3, Sep ’95, £4.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Metropolitan] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) SF novel. On a bizarre future Earth (enclosed in a shield cutting it off from the universe), where technology is powered by geomancy, the inhabitants of the metropolis Jaspeer are menaced by a titanic burning woman. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Metropolitan (HarperPrism 0-06-105441-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Metropolitan] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) SF novel of a world-city where technology is powered by geomancy. A 1995 Nebula nominee.
• * *Rock of Ages (Tor 0-312-85963-5, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $21.95, 287pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Drake Maijstral] Humorous SF novel. The #1 “Allowed Burglar” in the Human Constellation has to fight to keep his position. Third in the “Drake Maijstral” series.
• * _Rock of Ages (Tor 0-812-51382-7, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Drake Maijstral] Reprint (Tor 1995) humorous SF novel, third in the “Drake Maijstral” series.
• * *Solip:System (Pulphouse/Axolotl Press no ISBN, Oct ’89, $10.00, 71pp, tp) [Hardwired] Sf novella, sequel to Hardwired. The signed trade edition is limited to 500 copies. There is also a signed and numbered limited clothbound edition of 300 copies ($35.00) and a deluxe signed, numbered leatherbound edition of 100 copies ($65.00).
• * *Ten Points for Style (SFBC #10261, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $14.98, 638pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Drake Maijstral] Omnibus of three novels featuring Allowed Burglar Drake Maijstral: The Crown Jewels, House of Shards, and Rock of Ages. (Contents)
• * *Voice of the Whirlwind (Tor 0-312-93013-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $16.95, 278pp, hc) [Hardwired] Sf novel, an indirect sequel to Hardwired, set 200 years in the future. This futuristic novel of murder and conspiracy belongs less obviously to the cyberpunk subgenre than its predecessor. It’s good, taut adventure. (FCM)
• * _Voice of the Whirlwind (Tor 0-812-55785-9, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 278pp, pb) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel, an indirect sequel to Hardwired. Cyberfiction.
• * _Voice of the Whirlwind (Orbit 0-7088-8294-3, Jun ’89, £6.99, 278pp, tp) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Voice of the Whirlwind (Orbit 0-7088-8349-4, Nov ’90, £3.99, 278pp, pb) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel.
• * _Voice of the Whirlwind (Tor 0-812-51924-8, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Hardwired] Reissue (Tor 1987) sf novel; third printing.
• * *Wall, Stone, Craft (Pulphouse/Axolotl no ISBN, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $10.00, 122pp, tp, cover by Harry O. Morris) Alternate-history fantasy novella about Mary Shelley and the creation of Frankenstein. This edition is limited to 525 signed and numbered copies. A 75-copy deluxe edition ($65.00) and a 300-copy hardcover edition ($35.00) are also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, PO Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

WILLIAMSON, CHET; [i.e., Chester Carlton Williamson] (1948- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Ash Wednesday (Tor 0-312-93002-X, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $16.95, 372pp, hc) Horror novel. All the dead in a small town rise as ghosts in the form they had at the moment of their deaths.
• * _Ash Wednesday (Headline 0-7472-3073-0, Apr ’88, £3.50, 372pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel about a town in which all all the dead reappear as unmoving ‘ghosts’ where they died. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ash Wednesday (Tor 0-812-52720-8, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel. Ghosts haunt a small town.
• * *The Crow: City of Angels (Boulevard 1-57297-218-1, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 250pp, pb) Novelization based on the second movie about the comic-book character. Copyrighted by EPREC Releasing.
• * *The Crow: Clash by Night (HarperPrism 0-06-105826-2, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $13.00, 335pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Crow] Novelization based on the movies about the comic-book character. Copyrighted by Edward R. Pressman Film Corporation.
• * _The Crow: Clash by Night (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648366-6, Nov ’98, £5.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Crow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) dark fantasy novelization based on the comic book and movies. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Crow: The City of Angels (Boxtree 0-7522-2257-0, Nov ’96, £4.99, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Boulevard 1996) novelisation of the film. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Dreamthorp (Dark Harvest 0-913165-40-9, Jan ’89, $19.95, 325pp, hc) Horror novel set in a Pennsylvania town, with illustrations by Bob Eggleton. There is also a limited boxed edition of 400 signed copies available for $39.00 (-39-5).
• * _Dreamthorp (Avon 0-380-75669-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989) horror novel set in a small Pennsylvania town.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Murder In Cormyr (TSR 0-7869-0486-0, Mar ’96, $18.99, 247pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Forgotten Realms] Fantasy-mystery novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Murder In Cormyr (TSR 0-7869-1173-5, Jul ’98, $5.99, 248pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [Forgotten Realms] Reprint (TSR 1996) fantasy-mystery novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0069-3, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 315pp, pb) Novelization based on the computer game of the same title. Copyrighted by Take 2 Interactive Software.
• * *The House of Fear (Footsteps Press no ISBN, Jul ’89, $10.00, 23pp, ph) Original horror story, with illustrations by Douglas Klauba. This is a signed, numbered, 500 copy limited edition.
• * *Lowland Rider (Tor 0-812-52722-4, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 342pp, pb) Horror novel set in the New York City subway.
• * _Lowland Rider (Headline 0-7472-3158-3, Dec ’88, £3.50, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Ravenloft: Mordenheim (TSR 1-56076-852-5, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Roger Loveless) [Ravenloft] Dark fantasy novelization based on the “Ravenloft” game.
• * *Reign (Dark Harvest 0-913165-56-5, Sep ’90, $20.95, 425pp, hc, cover by John Lakey & Laura Lakey) Horror novel of a haunted theater. A signed limited edition ($45.00) is also available.
• * *The Searchers, Book Two: Empire of Dust (Avon 0-380-79188-9, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 338pp, pb) [Searchers] X-files-ish SF novel of psychic government operatives tracking unexplained phemomena. Second in the trilogy.
• * *The Searchers: City of Iron (Avon 0-380-79187-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 340pp, pb) [Searchers] Paranormal thriller in the X-Files mode. Book one in a series about psychic CIA agents investigating mysterious cases.
• * *Second Chance (CD Publications 1-881475-12-3, Dec ’94 [Feb ’95], $25.00, 449pp, hc, cover by Richard W. Huck) Horror novel of ’60s nostalgia, alternate worlds, and ecological terrorism. Also announced in a limited hardcover edition (-13-1, $50.00). Order from CD Publications, PO Box 18433, Baltimore MD 21237.
• * *Soulstorm (Tor 0-812-52718-6, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Horror novel of a deadly haunted mansion.
• * _Soulstorm (Headline 0-7472-3072-2, Dec ’87, £2.95, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

WILLIAMSON, DUNCAN (1928- )

• * +The Broonie, Silkies & Fairies: Travellers’ Tales of the Other World (Crown/Harmony 0-517-56525-0, Mar ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 153pp, hc) Collection of retold tales from Scotland’s West Country, illustrated by Alan B. Herriot. First U.S. edition (Canongate 1985).

WILLIAMSON, GERALD NEAL (1932- ); see under Williamson, J. N. (stories)

WILLIAMSON, J. N.; [i.e., Gerald Neal “Jerry” Williamson] (1932-2005) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 24: The Naked Flesh of Feeling (Pulphouse no ISBN, Sep ’91, $4.95, 107pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of eight stories with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Babel’s Children (Leisure 0-8439-2888-3, Jan ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 284pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1984) horror novel of children with demonic powers.
• * *The Banished (Leisure 0-8439-2609-0, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 255pp, pb) Horror novel. Malformed children suddenly disappear.
• * *The Black School (Dell 0-440-20265-5, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 273pp, pb) Horror novel about an eleven-year-old girl kidnapped by Satan’s minions.
• * _The Black School (Severn House 0-7278-4088-6, Jul ’90, £12.95, 273pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1989) horror novel. This is the first world hardcover edition and is also available in the US.
• * *Bloodlines (Longmeadow Press 0-681-00693-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $19.95, 270pp, hc, cover by Kelly Freas) Vampire novel. A father with a dark secret tries to find his children.
• * _Bloodlines (Leisure 0-8439-4468-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $4.99, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Longmeadow Press 1994) vampire novel.
• * _Brotherkind (Leisure 0-8439-2436-5, Oct ’86 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 286pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1982) sf horror novel about aliens who impregnate a human.
• * *Dead to the World (Leisure 0-8439-2627-9, Jun ’88, $3.95, 366pp, pb) Horror novel. The walking dead kill.
• * *Don’t Take Away the Light (Zebra 0-8217-4128-4, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.50, 414pp, pb) Horror novel of a young boy haunted by mysterious music in his backyard that leads him into a dangerous nightmare.
• * *Evil Offspring (Leisure 0-8439-2468-3, Apr ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 394pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * _The Evil One (Zebra 0-8217-2144-5, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 333pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1982) horror novel, 2nd printing.
• * *Hell Storm (Dell 0-440-20706-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.50, 269pp, pb) Horror novel of an evil book, lost for centuries, now found and endangering the world.
• * _Horror House (Leisure 0-8439-2492-6, May ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1981) horror novel.
• * _Horror House (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32240-3, Jun ’88, £2.99, 243pp, pb) Reprint (Leisure 1981) horror novel.
• * _The Longest Night (Leisure 0-8439-2713-5, Dec ’88, $3.95, 368pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1985) horror novel. The undead are out for revenge. Second printing.
• * *The Monastery (Zebra 0-8217-3797-X, Jul ’92, $4.99, 351pp, pb) Horror novel. A stranded family is given refuge in a monastery haunted by a monstrous evil.
• * *The New Devil’s Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-13-6, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $15.00, 57pp, hc) Less a dictionary than a compendium of horror cliches, with estimates of the percentage of authors who resort to them. Suitably gruesome illustrations by J.K. Potter. A deluxe signed edition (-20-9, $30.00) is also available.
• * *The New Devil’s Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-12-8, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $5.00, 57pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * *The Night Seasons (Zebra 0-8217-3567-5, Nov ’91, $4.99, 398pp, pb) Horror novel. Monstrous plants kill the inmates of a county jail.
• * _Playmates (Leisure 0-8439-2362-8, Jun ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 303pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1982) horror novel.
• * *Shadows of Death (Dell 0-440-20490-9, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 278pp, pb) Horror novel. A house in Arizona holds evil spirits.

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• * *The Best of Masques (Berkley 0-425-10693-4, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 228pp, pb) Anthology of 20 horror stories, culled from Masques and Masques II. (Contents)
• * _Flesh Creepers (Robson 0-86051-684-9, Oct ’90, £12.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Trevor Newman) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989 as Masques III) original anthology of 28 horror stories and five poems, with an introduction by the editor.
• * *How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-270-3, Apr ’87, $15.95, 242pp, hc) Non-fiction, writer’s guide, an anthology of new articles by Bloch, Bradbury, Bradley, etc. (Contents)
• * _How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (Robinson 1-85487-078-5, Mar ’91, £4.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) Reprint (Writer’s Digest Books 1987) anthology of original articles by authors such as Dean R. Koontz and Ramsey Campbell on writing horror, fantasy, and science fiction. [First U.K. edition]
• * _How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-483-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $12.95, 242pp, tp) Reprint (Writer’s Digest 1987) non-fiction book on writing, with articles by Bloch, Bradbury, etc.
• * *Masques (Maclay & Associates 0-940776-18-9, Oct ’84 [Nov ’84], $14.95, 306pp, hc) Original anthology of 21 previously unpublished stories by Bradbury, Bloch, Grant, Gene Wolfe, and others, plus an interview with Richard Matheson and an unpublished Beaumont story. These are “works of horror and the supernatural.” Probably not available in many bookstores—this is definitely worthwhile. (CNB) (Contents)
• * _Masques (Futura 0-7088-4051-5, Dec ’88, £3.50, 306pp, pb) Reprint (Maclay 1984) original horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Masques II (Maclay & Associates 0-940776-24-3, Jun ’87 [Jul ’87], $19.95, 221pp, hc) Original anthology of 27 horror stories, including work by Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, and Richard Matheson. Issued in silver boards without dust wrapper. (Contents)
• * *Masques III (St. Martin’s 0-312-02948-9, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $17.95, 317pp, hc) Original anthology of 28 horror stories and five poems, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *Masques IV (Maclay 0-940776-26-X, Oct ’91, $19.95, 247pp, hc) Original anthology of 26 stories, one a reprint. A signed limited edition of 750 copies ($49.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Masques IV (Pulphouse 0-940776-26-X, Jul ’93, $12.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Donna Gordon) Reprint (Maclay 1991) original anthology of 26 horror stories, one a reprint.
• * _Masques Two (Futura 0-7088-4285-2, Jun ’89, £3.50, 221pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Maclay 1987) original horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Masques Two (Severn House 0-7278-4004-5, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £10.95, 221pp, hc) Reprint (Maclay 1987) original horror anthology.

WILLIAMSON, JACK; [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 5: Into the Eighth Decade (Pulphouse no ISBN, Feb ’90, $4.95, 118pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of four stories, with an introduction by the author. Also available in a signed hardcover edition ($25.00). A signed deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Beachhead (Tor 0-312-85154-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $21.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Ron Miller) Sf novel of man’s first attempt to colonize Mars, with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke.
• * _Beachhead (Tor 0-812-51308-8, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Ron Miller) Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel of man’s first attempt to colonize Mars.
• * _The Best of Jack Williamson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31343-7, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 368pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1978) collection.
• * *The Black Sun (Tor 0-312-85937-6, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $23.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Ron Miller) Near-future SF novel. Human colonists take a one-way trip to the system of a dead star.
• * _The Black Sun (Tor 0-812-55362-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Ron Miller) Reprint (Tor 1997) near-future SF novel of human colonists trapped in a dead star’s system.
• * _Darker Than You Think (Bluejay 0-312-94078-5, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $8.95, 266pp, tp) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) fantasy/horror novel, with new illustrations by David G. Klein.
• * _Darker Than You Think (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-038350-9, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.95, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) classic fantasy novel about werewolves.
• * *Demon Moon (Tor 0-312-85718-7, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Sf novel of a land threatened by an onslaught of demons who were banished a millenium ago.
• * _Demon Moon (SFBC #05182, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $9.98, 349pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel of a land threatened by an onslaught of demons who were banished a millenium ago. Similar to the Tor edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Demon Moon (Tor 0-812-52226-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Tor 1994) SF novel.
• * *Firechild (Bluejay 0-312-94165-X, Aug ’86, $16.95, 377pp, hc) Sf novel of a disastrous genetic engineering experiment and its strange outcome.
• * _Firechild (SFBC #10581, Feb ’87, $7.98, 281pp, hc) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel.
• * _Firechild (Tor 0-812-55800-6, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 377pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel.
• * _Firechild (Methuen 0-413-16330-X, Mar ’88, £3.50, 377pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Fortress of Utopia (Gryphon Books 0-936071-60-5, May ’98 [Mar ’98], $15.00, 156pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) SF pulp novel originally published in Startling Stories in 1939, with a new introduction by Jack Williamson. An additional introductory piece by Philip Harbottle explains the book’s history, and why it was not previously published in book form. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage.