The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WEHRENBERG, CHARLES (Craig) (1944- ) (stories)

• * *Radio-Reactive Apples (SoloZone 1-886163-00-6, 1995 [Jun ’95], $11.00, 298pp, tp) Collection of nine stories. Order from: SoloZone, PO Box 410792, San Francisco CA 94141-0792. (Contents)
• * *WillBall (SoloZone 1-886163-02-2, 1995 [Jun ’95], $11.00, 204pp, tp) SF satiric novel about a female WillBall champion determined to make a baby with Name Brand Sperm. Order from: SoloZone, PO Box 410792, San Francisco CA 94141-0792.

WEHRSTEIN, KAREN (Miriam) (1961- ) (stories)

• * *Lion’s Heart (Baen 0-671-72044-9, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 410pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Cage] Fantasy novel set in the same world as S.M. Stirling & Shirley Meier’s The Cage, first book of a new series.
• * *Lion’s Soul (Baen 0-671-72071-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.95, 324pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Cage] Fantasy novel set in the “Fifth Millennium” world of S.M. Stirling and Shirley Maier’s The Cage. Second book of a series, third “Fifth Millennium” novel overall.
• * _Shadow’s Son (with Shirley Meier & S. M. Stirling) See entry under Shirley Meier.

WEIGHELL, RON (1950- ) (stories)

• * *The Greater Arcana (Haunted Library 0-906153-27-1, Jun ’94, £2.50, 32pp, ph) Chapbook of three occult stories, one revised, two original. (Contents)
• * *The White Road: The Collected Supernatural Stories of Ron Weighell (Ghost Story Press 1-900441-01-2, Mar ’97, 453pp, hc) Ghost collection. (Contents)

WEILER, DENNIS E., ed. (stories)

• * _Don’t Dream See entry under Donald Wandrei.

WEIN, ELIZABETH E. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Winter Prince (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31747-6, Sep ’93, $14.95, 202pp, hc, cover by Scott Multer) [Winter Prince] Young-adult historical Arthurian novel based on Welsh versions of the legends. A first novel.
• * _The Winter Prince (Baen 0-671-87621-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Winter Prince] Reprint (Atheneum 1993) young-adult historical Arthurian novel based on Welsh versions of the legends.

WEINBAUM, STANLEY G(rauman) (1902-1935) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _The Black Flame (Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-0-3, Dec ’95, $26.00, 202pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow) [Black Margot] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) short SF novel about immortals. This is the “complete text” of part two only (the original book publication included the novella “Dawn of Flame”), from a rediscovered manuscript. The introduction by Sam Moskowitz gives the book’s publishing history. This is a limited edition of 1024; a deluxe leatherbound edition of 100, signed by Moskowitz, is available for $45.00; a boxed and lettered version of the deluxe edition is $80.00. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; add $2.00 shipping per book.
• * _The Black Flame (Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-8-9, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $14.00, 202pp, tp, cover by Michael Dashow) [Black Margot] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) short SF novel about immortals. This is the “complete text” of part two only (the original book publication included the novella “Dawn of Flame”), from a rediscovered manuscript. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; add $2.00 shipping per book.

WEINBERG, GEORGE

• * *Numberland: A Fable (St. Martin’s 0-312-00170-3, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $9.99, 119pp, hc) Numerical fantasy whose hero is the number Six. A first novel.

WEINBERG, LAWRENCE (stories)

• * *Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Storybook (Simon & Schuster 0-671-47662-9, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $6.95, unpaginated, hc) [Star Trek] Juvenile film tie-in with lots of color stills.

WEINBERG, ROBERT E(dward) (1946- ); see under Anon. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Armageddon Box (Wildside Press no ISBN, Jan ’91 [May ’91], $35.00, 222pp, hc) [*Devil’s Auction] Occult thriller featuring Alex and Valerie Warner, a sequel to The Devil’s Auction. There is a frontispiece by Stephen R. Fabian. This is a slipcased limited edition of 400 numbered and 26 lettered copies, signed by both author and artist.
• * _The Armageddon Box (Leisure 0-8439-3222-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 346pp, pb) [*Devil’s Auction] Reprint (Wildside Press 1991) occult thriller, sequel to The Devil’s Auction.
• * *A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists (Greenwood 0-313-24349-2, May ’88, $49.95, 346pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. This first biographical work devoted to artists is very welcome and useful. It’s not complete, and the lists of covers cited are spotty, but it’s the indispensible source until superceded. Highly recommended. (CNB).
• * *The Black Lodge (Pocket 0-671-70108-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by David Fishman) Psychic detective novel of a mysterious lodge and a deadly force of black magic.
• * *A Calculated Magic (Ace 0-441-00144-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Peter Scanlan) [*Today’s Sorcery] Fantasy novel, sequel to A Logical Magician. A mathematician working for Merlin fights dark forces in Las Vegas.
• * _A Calculated Magic (Raven 1-85487-350-4, Aug ’95, £4.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [*Today’s Sorcery] Reprint (Ace 1994) humorous fantasy novel in the Unknown style. Sequel to A Modern Magician (U.S.: A Logical Magician). [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Dead Man’s Kiss (Pocket 0-671-73269-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 248pp, pb, cover by David Fishman) Horror novel. The spirit of an ancient Egyptian priest uses a modern white supremacist to plan a massive blood sacrifice.
• * *The Devil’s Auction (Owlswick/Weird Tales Library 0-913896-25-X, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $18.95, 155pp, hc) [*Devil’s Auction] Occult horror novel. There is also a 50-copy limited, boxed, signed edition, $40.00. Illustrations by Stephen Fabian.
• * _The Devil’s Auction (Leisure 0-8439-2997-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 310pp, pb) [*Devil’s Auction] Reprint (Owlswick 1988) horror novel of an auction for witches and warlocks.
• * *A Logical Magician (Ace 0-441-00059-2, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $4.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Peter Scanlan) [*Today’s Sorcery] Occult fantasy novel in the Unknown style. A college grad’s first job is helping Merlin track down a demon on the streets of Chicago.
• * _A Modern Magician (Raven 1-85487-344-X, Feb ’95, £4.99, 232pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [*Today’s Sorcery] Reprint (Ace 1994 as A Logical Magician) fantasy novel. The First Book of “Today’s Sorcery”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Red Twilight/World’s End [as by Anonymous] See entry under Anonymous.
• * *Vampire Diary: The Embrace (with Mark Rein-Hagen) (White Wolf 1-56504-800-8, Feb ’95, $14.99, unpaginated, hc) [World of Darkness] Story/graphic novel in diary format, complete with the lock on the cover, handwritten, with drawings and inserts; slipcased in cardboard. Based on the “World of Darkness” games, and copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: The Ascension Warrior (White Wolf 1-56504-848-2, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Jason Felix) [World of Darkness] Horror novelization based on the dark fantasy role-playing game “Mage: the Ascension”. Second book in the “Horizon War” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: The Road to Hell (White Wolf 1-56504-847-4, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Jason Felix) [World of Darkness] Horror novelization based on the dark fantasy role-playing games. First in the “Horizon War” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: The Unbeholden (White Wolf 1-56504-842-3, Jun ’96, $5.99, 372pp, pb) [World of Darkness] Dark fantasy novelization set in the world of the “Vampire: the Masquerade” role-playing game; third volume in the “Masquerade of the Red Death” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: The War in Heaven (White Wolf 1-56504-890-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $5.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Jason Felix) [World of Darkness: Horizon War] Horror novelization based on the dark fantasy role-playing games. Third book in the “Horizon War” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: Unholy Allies (White Wolf 1-56504-841-5, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 376pp, pb) [World of Darkness: Masquerade of the Red Death] Horror novelization, second in the “Masquerade of the Red Death” trilogy, based on the role-playing game “Vampire: The Masquerade”. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * *The World of Darkness: Vampire: Blood War (White Wolf 1-56504-840-7, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Brom) [World of Darkness: Masquerade of the Red Death] Novelization based on the dark fantasy role-playing game. First volume in the “Masquerade of the Red Death” trilogy. Copyrighted by White Wolf.
• * _Worlds Within Worlds [as by Anonymous] See entry under Anonymous.

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• * *100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-142-3, Sep ’96, $7.98, 544pp, hc, cover by Cheryl Knippenburg) Anthology of 100 SF stories, three original. Authors include Andre Norton, James Tiptree, Jr., and Philip K. Dick. This is an instant remainder edition. The jacket lists editors as above; the title page and copyright put Dziemianowicz first. (Contents)
• * _100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-919-0, Jul ’95, $4.98, 585pp, tp) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1994) horror anthology. This is an instant remainder edition.
• * *100 Creepy Little Creatures (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-511-X, Aug ’94, $7.98, 585pp, hc, cover by Kevin McGuinness) Anthology of 100 dark fantasy and horror stories featuring monsters, seven apparently original, with an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *100 Tiny Tales of Terror (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-76070-140-7, Sep ’96, $7.98, 565pp, hc, cover by Cheryl Knippenburg) Anthology of 100 horror stories, one original. Authors include Ambrose Bierce, Joe R. Lansdale, Nancy A. Collins, and John Shirley. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-558-6, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $7.98, 588pp, hc) Anthology of 100 vampire stories, 81 original. There is an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0206-3, 1997 [Jun ’97], $4.98, 588pp, tp) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1995) anthology of 100 vampire stories, 81 original. This is an instant remainder edition. We have not listed a previous trade paperback edition, but this indicates second printing.
• * _100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *100 Wild Little Weird Tales (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-557-8, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $7.98, 581pp, hc, cover by Kevin McGuinness) Anthology of 100 short-short horror stories that appeared in the original Weird Tales pulp fiction magazine. Authors include Fritz Leiber, Edgar Allan Poe, Clark Ashton Smith, H.P. Lovecraft, and Bram Stoker. There is an introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _100 Wild Little Weird Tales (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0205-5, 1997 [Jun ’97], $4.98, 581pp, tp, cover by Kevin McGuinness) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1994) anthology of 100 short-short horror stories that appeared in the original Weird Tales pulp fiction magazine. This is an instant remainder edition. We have not listed a previous trade paperback edition; this indicates second printing.
• * *Between Time and Terror (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45452-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 384pp, pb) Anthology of 17 tales of weird SF and scientific horror from authors including H.P. Lovecraft, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Dan Simmons, and Clive Barker. There is an introduction by Dziemianowicz. (Contents)
• * *The Eighth Green Man & Other Strange Folk (Starmont House 1-55742-066-1, 1989 [Aug ’90], $9.95, 171pp, tp) Anthology of ten stories and one poem that originally appeared in Weird Tales in the ’20s and ’30s. A hardcover edition (-067-X, $19.95) was announced but not seen. This is a 1989 book that was not seen until 1990. (Contents)
• * _Famous Fantastic Mysteries (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _Far Below and Other Horrors (Starmont House 0-930261-56-9, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $9.95, 151pp, tp) Reprint (Fax 1974) anthology of horror stories.
• * _Girls’ Night Out: Twenty-Nine Female Vampire Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _Great Writers & Kids Write Spooky Stories (with Martin H. Greenberg & J. M. Morgan) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Horrors! 365 Scary Stories: Get Your Daily Dose of Terror (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *Lovecraft’s Legacy (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Tor 0-312-85091-3, Nov ’90, $18.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Duncan Eagleson) Original anthology of 13 stories based on Lovecraft’s ideas, with an introduction by Robert Bloch. (Contents)
• * _Lovecraft’s Legacy (with Martin H. Greenberg) (Tor 0-312-86140-0, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $13.95, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1990) original anthology of 13 stories in homage to Lovecraft.
• * _Miskatonic University (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Mistresses of the Dark: 25 Macabre Tales by Master Storytellers (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Denise Little) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *The Mists from Beyond (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45239-9, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $20.00, 350pp, hc) Anthology of 20 ghost stories with an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _The Mists from Beyond (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45498-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 362pp, pb) Reprint (Roc 1993) horror anthology.
• * _Nursery Crimes (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * *Rivals of Dracula (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0175-X, Sep ’96, $7.98, 377pp, hc) Anthology of 19 vampire stories. Authors include Kevin J. Anderson, F. Paul Wilson, Tanith Lee, and Dan Simmons. There is an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *Rivals of Weird Tales (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Bonanza 0-517-69331-3, May ’90, $9.99, 486pp, hc, cover by John Rosato) Anthology of 30 fantasy and horror stories from the pulps, with an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _A Taste for Blood (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _A Taste For Blood (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _To Sleep, Perchance to Dream...Nightmare (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _Virtuous Vampires (with Martin H. Greenberg & Stefan Dziemianowicz) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _Weird Tales: 32 Unearthed Terrors (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Stefan Dziemianowicz.
• * _Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror (with John Gregory Betancourt) See entry under John Gregory Betancourt.
• * *Weird Vampire Tales (with Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg) (Gramercy 0-517-06018-3, Aug ’92 [Sep ’92], $9.95, 442pp, hc, cover by Harold de Lay) Anthology of 30 vampire stories that originally appeared in the pulps, with an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *World Fantasy Convention 1990 (Weird Tales Ltd. no ISBN, Oct ’90, free with membership, 96pp, tp, cover by David B. Mattingly) Program book of the 1990 World Fantasy Convention. (Contents)

WEINER, ANDREW (Simon) (1949- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Distant Signals and Other Stories (Porcépic Press 0-88878-284-5, Feb ’90, $9.95, 236pp, tp, cover by Jeff Kuipers) Collection of 12 sf stories, two apparently originals. (Contents)
• * *Station Gehenna (Congdon & Weed 0-86553-191-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 216pp, hc) Sf/mystery novel set on a planetary station, a first novel in the series “Isaac Asimov Presents”.
• * _Station Gehenna (Worldwide Library 0-373-30306-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) offworld sf mystery novel.
• * *This is the Year Zero (Pottersfield Press 1-895900-14-X, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $16.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Geoff Butler) Collection of 13 stories, two original. Order from Pottersfield Press, Lawrencetown Beach, 83 Leslie Road, East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Canada B2Z 1P8; credit card orders 1-800-646-2879. (Contents)

WEINER, ELLIS (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Howard the Duck (Berkley 0-425-09275-5, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 232pp, pb) Novelization of a humorous sf film, based on a screenplay by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz (and drawn from the original comic-book version). Howard is an alien from another world, who happens to be a duck.
• * _Howard the Duck (Fontana 0-00-617375-6, Dec ’86, £1.95, 202pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1986) novelization of the sf film.
• * *National Lampoon’s Doon (Pocket 0-671-54144-7, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [Dune] Parody of the sound-alike sf novel.
• * _National Lampoon’s Doon (Grafton 0-586-06635-7, Nov ’85, £2.50, 176pp, pb) [Dune] Reprint (Pocket 1984) sf parody. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * *Northern Exposure: Letters from Cicely (Pocket 0-671-77735-1, May ’92, $10.00, 218pp, tp) Epistolary novelization based on the TV series. Cicely is in the grip of a mysterious phenomenon that prevents the entire town from sleeping for three months.