The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

WELLS, H(erbert) G(eorge) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells (St. Martin’s 0-312-15855-6, 1987 [Feb ’88], $19.95, 1038pp, hc) Reissue (Ernest Benn Ltd 1927) collection; 23rd printing. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988.
• * *The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells (J.M. Dent 0-460-87964-2, Aug ’98, £30.00, 883pp, hc) Collection of 84 short stories and extracts, selected, edited and introduced by John Hammond. Includes The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895); The Plattner Story and others (1897); Tales of Space and Time (1899); Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903); The Door in the Wall and other stories — all previously collected (with “The Time Machine”) as The (Complete) Short Stories of H.G. Wells (1927); plus a new section, ‘Uncollected Stories’, containing all of the small-press The Man with a Nose and Other Uncollected Short Stories (1984), adding two uncollected works, and two more only recently discovered. (Contents)
• * _The Country of the Blind and Other Science Fiction Stories (Dover 0-486-29569-9, 1997 [Nov ’98], $1.00, 90pp, tp) Collection of six stories. Edited and with an introduction by Martin Gardner. The stories previously appeared as part of the Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells (Ernest Benn Ltd 1927).
• * *A Critical Edition of The War of the Worlds (Indiana University Press 0-253-32853-5, Aug ’93, $35.00, 319pp, hc, cover by Matt Williamson) The corrected text of Wells’ classic novel (Heinemann 1898), with an introduction and notes by David Y. Hughes and Harry M. Geduld. Also included are annotations, maps, commentary on radio and film adaptations, essays on pre-publication and post-publication treatment of the text, and related non-fiction pieces by Wells. Order from Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton St., Bloomington IN 47404.
• * _The Dream (The Hogarth Press 0-7012-0705-1, Aug ’87, £5.95, 336pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1923) scientific romance with a new introduction by Brian Aldiss.
• * *The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories (Le Livre de Poche: Paris 8734, May ’91, 311pp, pb) Bilingual collection, translated and with notes by Joseph Dobrinsky. (Contents)
• * _The First Men in the Moon (Penguin 0-14-007999-8, Jan ’87, £3.50, 191pp, pb) Reprint (Newnes 1901) sf novel. In the “Penguin Science Fiction Classics” series.
• * _First Men in the Moon (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-785-7, Dec ’89 [Apr ’90], $12.95, 164pp, tp, cover by Joan Croyder) Reprint (Newnes 1901) classic sf novel, heavily illustrated in both color and black & white by Bob Eggleton.
• * _The First Men in the Moon (Everyman 0-460-87304-0, Oct ’93 [Jan ’94], £4.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Percy Wyndham Lewis) Reprint (George Newnes 1901) classic sf novel, with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke.
• * _The First Men in the Moon (Oxford University Press 0-19-282828-2, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $6.95, 229pp, tp) Reprint (Newnes 1901) classic SF novel, with a new biographical preface, chronology, and select bibliography by Patrick Parrinder; plus a critical introduction, notes on the text, and an appendix examining Wells’ science, by David Lake. Part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series.
• * _Four Complete Novels (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-446-6, 1994 [Aug ’94], $9.98, 517 + x, hc) Omnibus of The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). A shorter version of Seven Famous Novels by H.G. Wells (Knopf 1934). This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * _In the Days of the Comet (Hogarth 0-7012-0580-6, Sep ’85 [Oct ’85], £3.95, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1906) visonary sf novel of England transformed by a comet into a Utopia. Introduction by Brian Aldiss.
• * _The Inexperienced Ghost (Books of Wonder 0-929605-82-9, May ’98, $5.95, 55pp, tp, cover by Jeff White) Horror short story packaged as a “Classic Frights” book for young adults. Illustrated by Jeff White.
• * _The Invisible Man (Bantam Classics 0-553-21253-2, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.50, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Pearson 1897) classic novel. New introduction by Anthony West, Wells’ grandson and biographer.
• * _The Invisible Man (Pan 0-330-29785-6, Oct ’87, £2.50, 102pp, pb) Reissue (C. Arthur Pearson 1897) sf novel.
• * _The Invisible Man (Easton Press no ISBN, Apr ’89, no price, 164pp, hc) Reprint (Pearson 1897) classic sf/horror novel with an introduction by Bernard Bergonzi and illustrations by Charles Mozley. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only. The special contents of this edition have a 1967 copyright date and are identical inside to the 1967 Heritage Press edition.
• * _The Invisible Man (Dover 0-486-27071-8, Feb ’92, $1.00, 110pp, tp, cover by Paul E. Kennedy) Reprint (Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) classic sf novella. A Dover Thrift edition.
• * _The Invisible Man (Tor 0-812-50467-4, Sep ’92 [Nov ’92], $2.50, 178pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) Reprint (Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) classic sf short novel, with a foreword and afterword by Gregory Benford.
• * _The Invisible Man (Everyman 0-460-87628-7, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £4.99, 182pp, pb, cover by René Magritte) Reprint (Pearson 1897) classic SF novel, with an introduction, annotations, and notes by Macdonald Daly. This is a textually corrected reprint of the first American edition (Arnold, 1897) which had added an Epilogue. (Contents)
• * _The Invisible Man (Oxford University Press 0-19-283195-X, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $6.95, 160pp, tp) Reprint (Pearson 1897) classic SF novel, with a biographical preface, chronology, and select bibliography by Patrick Parrinder, and an introduction by John Sutherland. The text for this edition is primarily taken from the 1924 Atlantic edition; notes on the variant texts by editor David Lake are included. Part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series.
• * *The Island of Doctor Moreau: A Critical Text (with Leon E. Stover) (McFarland 0-7864-0123-0, 1996 [Feb ’98], $55.00, 289pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical annotated text of the 1896 London first edition, with an introduction and appendices. This is copyrighted 1996, but was not seen until now. McFarland & Co., Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; orders 800-253-2187; add $4.00 postage.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (NAL Signet 0-451-52191-9, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $2.50, 144pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic sf novel of a mad scientist who turns animals into semi-human creatures ... with disastrous results. New afterword by Brian Aldiss.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87258-3, Jul ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, xxxvi+137pp, tp, cover by Haughton Forrest) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) sf novel, edited, and with an introduction, by Brian Aldiss.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Bantam 0-553-21432-2, Jun ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.95, 157pp, pb, cover by Rousseau Le Douanier) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel, with a new introduction by Alan Lightman.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19189-7, Aug ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel. This follows the 1988 Signet Classic edition. Movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Tor 0-812-56707-2, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $2.99, 146pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel. This is an unofficial movie tie-in edition.
• * *The Island of Dr. Moreau: A Variorum Text (with Robert M. Philmus,ed.) (University of Georgia Press 0-8203-1411-0, Mar ’93, $40.00, 240pp, hc, cover by Edwin Landseer) The text of Wells’ classic novel (Heinemann 1896), edited and with an introduction by Robert M. Philmus. Also included are detailed descriptions and comments on manuscript deviations, two Wells essays relating to the novel, plus material on fiction influenced by and stage and screen adaptations of The Island of Doctor Moreau. Order from The University of Georgia Press, Athens GA 30602.
• * _Men Like Gods (Penguin 0-14-007998-X, May ’87, £3.95, 232pp, tp) Reprint (Cassell 1923) sf novel. In the Penguin Classic SF series.
• * *The Red Room and other stories (Phoenix 0-75380-453-0, May ’98, £3.99, viii+243pp, tp, cover by Janie Coath) Collection of 21 stories. selected and with an Introduction by John Hammond. (Contents)
• * _The Science Fiction Volume 1 (J.M. Dent 0-460-87732-1, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], £15.99, 474pp, tp, cover by Cyril Power) Reprint (Dover 1951 as Seven SF Novels of H.G. Wells) SF Omnibus of The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The War of the Worlds and The First Men in the Moon. A Phoenix Giant trade paperback edition (1-85799-352-7, £9.99, 474pp) is also available. (Contents)
• * *The Science Fiction: Volume 2 (J.M. Dent 0-460-87767-4, May ’96 [Jul ’96], £20.00, 673pp, hc, cover by Andrea Purdie) SF omnibus. (Contents)
• * _Science Fiction: Volume 2 (Phoenix Giant 1-85799-434-5, Aug ’96 [Jun ’96], £12.99, 673pp, tp, cover by Cyril Power) Reprint (Dent 1996) SF omnibus of The Invisible Man, When the Sleeper Wakes and The Shape of Things To Come. (Contents)
• * _Seven Science Fiction Novels of H.G. Wells (Dover 0-486-20264-X, 1995 [May ’95], $29.95, 1015pp, hc) Reissue (Dover 1950) omnibus of The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Food of the Gods, and In the Days of the Comet. This edition has no date or printing indication.
• * _The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87351-2, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £5.99, 433pp, tp, cover by Cyril Power) Reprint (Hutchinson 1933) classic sf novel, edited and introduced by John Hammond.
• * _Thirty Strange Stories (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0488-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $12.95, 406pp, tp) Reprint (Arnold 1897) collections of 30 stories, primarily horror and dark fantasy, with a new introduction by Stephen Jones.
• * _The Time Machine (Everyman 0-460-11915-X, Aug ’85 [1985], £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Time Machine (Everyman, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.50, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) sf novel.
• * _The Time Machine (Pan 0-330-01697-0, Jan ’87, £2.50, 123pp, pb) [Time Machine] Reissue (Pan 1953) sf collection.
• * _The Time Machine (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’88, price unknown, 98pp, hc) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) sf novella, with an introduction by Brian Aldiss and illustrations by Joseph Mugnaini. In the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. Leatherbound and gilt-edged.
• * _The Time Machine (Bantam 0-553-21351-2, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $2.95, 115pp, pb, cover by James Tissot) [Time Machine] Reissue (Heinemann 1895) classic sf novel; 12th printing.
• * _The Time Machine (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87120-X, May ’92, £2.50, 104pp, tp) [Time Machine] Reissue (Heinemann 1895) classic sf novel.
• * _The Time Machine (Tor 0-812-50504-2, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $2.50, 125pp, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) sf novel, with a biographical note, an introduction, and an afterword by James Gunn from the 1986 Aerie Books edition.
• * _The Time Machine (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87120-X, Jul ’93 [Sep ’93], £3.50, xli+98pp, pb, cover by Léon Augustin) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) classic sf novel, edited and with a new long introduction by Michael Moorcock.
• * _The Time Machine (Dover 0-486-28472-7, 1995 [Dec ’97], $1.00, 76pp, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) classic SF novel. There is a brief new introductory note. This has a 1995 copyright date, but was not seen until now.
• * _The Time Machine (Penguin 0-14-600072-2, Aug ’95, $.95, 92pp, tp, cover by Morris Kantor) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novella. A “Penguin 60s” anniversary edition.
• * _The Time Machine and The Invisible Man (NAL/Signet 0-451-51877-2, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, pb) Reprint of two 19th-century classics in one volume.
• * _The Time Machine/The Island of Doctor Moreau (Oxford University Press 0-19-282825-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $7.95, 229pp, tp) Omnibus of two classic SF novels, The Time Machine (Heinemann 1895) and The Island of Doctor Moreau (Heinemann 1896), with a new biographical preface, chronology, and select bibliography by Patrick Parrinder. For The Time Machine (Heinemann 1895) the text primarily follows the Atlantic 1924 editions; notes on the variant texts are included. Part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series.
• * *The Time Machine: An Invention: A Critical Text (with Leon E. Stover) (McFarland 0-7864-0124-9, 1996 [Feb ’98], $45.00, 258pp, hc) [Time Machine] Non-fiction, a critical annotated text of the 1895 London first edition, with an introduction and appendices. This is copyrighted 1996, but was not seen until now. McFarland & Co., Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; orders 800-253-2187; add $4.00 postage.
• * _The War of the Worlds (NAL/Signet 0-451-52063-7, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $1.95, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) sf novel, with a new forward by Isaac Asimov.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Pocket 0-671-67304-1, Aug ’88, $1.95, 190pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Ace 0-441-87311-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 173pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) sf classic.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Tor 0-812-55754-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel of alien invasion.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Bantam 0-553-21338-5, Nov ’88, $1.95, 164pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Easton Press no ISBN, Nov ’91, no price, 188pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel with an introduction by J.B. Priestly and illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Tor 0-812-50515-8, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $2.50, 204pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel; second printing.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Everyman’s Library 0-460-87303-2, Oct ’93 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 188pp, tp, cover by Percy Wyndham Lewis) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel, with an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Bantam 0-553-21338-5, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $2.95, 164pp, pb, cover by Chris Hopkins) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel; fifth printing.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Oxford University Press 0-19-282826-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $6.95, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel, with a new biographical preface, chronology, and select bibliography by Patrick Parrinder; plus a critical introduction by Brian Aldiss. The text for this edition is taken from the Atlantic 1924 edition, and is the same as the 1993 Indiana Press critical edition. Part of the Oxford “World’s Classics” series.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Dover 0-486-29506-0, Feb ’97 [Dec ’97], $1.00, 145pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. There is a brief new introductory note.
• * _When the Sleeper Wakes (Everyman 0-460-87499-3, Nov ’94 [Apr ’95], £5.99, 248pp, pb, cover by William Roberts) Reprint (Harper 1899) SF novel. Edited by John Lawton. Published in 1994 but not seen until now.
• * _The Works of H.G. Wells (Longmeadow Press 0-681-00729-X, Dec ’94, $18.95, 548pp, hc) Omnibus of four classic novels: The Invisible Man (1897), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Time Machine (1895), and The War of the Worlds (1898). Bonded-leatherbound “Classic Library” edition, with color illustrations by Frank Mayo.
• * _The World Set Free (Hogarth Press 0-7012-0576-8, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £4.95, 192pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1914) sf novel. Includes a new introduction by Brian Aldiss.

WELLS, JESS (stories)

• * *AfterShocks (Third Side Press 1-879427-08-7, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $9.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Brian Clark) Lesbian near-future novel about life in San Francisco after the Big One.
• * _Aftershocks: A Novel (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4383-5, Sep ’93, £6.99, 227pp, tp, cover by Claudia Schmid) Reprint (Third Side Press 1992) near-future novel set after the San Francisco earthquake. [First U.K. edition]

WELLS, MARTHA (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *City of Bones (Tor 0-312-85686-5, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $22.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Richard Bober) Arabian Nights/post-holocaust fantasy novel.
• * _City of Bones (SFBC #10657, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $8.98, 383pp, hc, cover by Richard Bober) Reprint (Tor 1995) Arabian Nights/post-holocaust fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _City of Bones (Tor 0-812-56708-0, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $6.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Richard Bober) Reprint (Tor 1995) Arabian Nights/post-holocaust fantasy novel.
• * *The Death of the Necromancer (Avon Eos 0-380-97334-0, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $23.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) [Element of Fire] Fantasy novel, set in the same world as The Element of Fire. A noble-turned-thief uncovers a conspiracy that may cost him his reputation and his life.
• * _The Death of the Necromancer (SFBC #19662, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $11.50, 359pp, hc, cover by Liz Kenyon) [Element of Fire] Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy mystery novel, set in the same world as The Element of Fire. This is similar to the Avon Eos edition, except it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Element of Fire (Tor 0-312-85374-2, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $23.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Element of Fire] Fantasy adventure novel of a magical threat to a peaceful kingdom. A first novel.
• * _The Element of Fire (Tor 0-812-52097-1, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $4.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Element of Fire] Reprint (Tor 1993) fantasy adventure novel of a magical threat to a peaceful kingdom.

WELSH, IRVINE (1958- ) (stories)

• * +The Acid House (Norton 0-393-31280-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $11.00, 289pp, tp) Collection of 22 literary stories, many with fantasy elements — author is described as “a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl.” First American edition (Cape 1994). (Contents)

WENDELL, (B.) LEILAH (stories)

• * *Shadows in the Half-Light (Westgate Press 0-944087-02-7, Nov ’89, $10.95, 66pp, tp, cover by Leilah Wendell) Collection of macabre poetry and art. (Contents)

WENDLAND, ALBERT (William) (1948- )

• * *Science, Myth, and the Fictional Creation of Alien Worlds (UMI 0-8357-1608-2, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $24.95 + postage, 200pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. This is a revision of a thesis.

WENDORF, PATRICIA (1928- )

• * *Blanche (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11744-5, Apr ’86 [1986], £11.95, 384pp, hc) [Patteran] Historical romance with a touch of fantasy. [Not seen]
• * _Blanche (Futura 0-7088-2861-2, Apr ’87, £2.95, 504pp, pb) [Patteran] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1986) historical novel with a touch of fantasy in the form of a magic coral necklace. Volume 2 in the “Patteran” trilogy.
• * *Bye Bye Blackbird (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12387-9, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £10.95, 388pp, hc) [Patteran] Historical romance with fantasy touches. Volume 3 in the “Patteran” trilogy.
• * _Bye Bye Blackbird (Futura 0-7088-3676-3, Nov ’88, £3.50, 503pp, pb) [Patteran] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1987) historical romance with fantasy touches. Volume 3 in the “Patteran” trilogy.
• * *Larksleve (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11441-1, Apr ’85 [1985], £11.95, 320pp, hc) [Patteran] Historical romance with a touch of fantasy. [Not seen]
• * *Larksleve (Futura 0-7088-2860-4, May ’86, £2.50, 352pp, pb) [Patteran] This novel, packaged as a historical saga, has a strong fantasy thread in the form of a magic coral necklace.
• * _Larksleve (Chivers Press 0-85119-397-8, Jun ’86, £9.50, 480pp, hc) [Patteran] Reprint (Futura 1986) large print edition of a fantasy novel.

WENTWORTH, K(athy) D. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *House of Moons (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39461-5, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.50, 284pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [House of Moons] SF “Mindtalent” novel with a fantasy feel, sequel to Moonspeaker.