The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

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) (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. D. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *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.
• * *The Imperium Game (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38729-5, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.50, 252pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) Sf novel of a Roman Empire computer game that becomes deadly reality as the player who reigns as Emperor is murdered in the real world as well. A first novel.
• * *Moonspeaker (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38973-5, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $4.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [House of Moons] SF novel. A girl falsely accused of killing her father uses psychic powers to escape and enter alternate timelines.

WENZEL, DAVID (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Book Two (Eclipse Books 0-913035-81-5, Apr ’90, $4.95, 44pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) Second volume of a graphic novel version of Tolkien’s classic, adapted by Charles Dixon and illustrated by David Wenzel.

WERBER, BERNARD (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Empire of the Ants (Bantam UK 0-593-03385-X, Feb ’96 [Apr ’96], £9.99, 275pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. Translated from the French (Les Fourmis, Albin Michel, 1991) by Margaret Rocques.
• * _Empire of the Ants (Corgi 0-552-14112-7, Jan ’97, £5.99, 349pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam UK 1996) insect fantasy novel. Translated by Margaret Rocques from the French, Les Fourmis (Albin, 1991).
• * +Empire of the Ants (Bantam 0-553-09613-3, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $23.95, 263pp, hc) SF novel. People disappear into a mysterious cellar while the ants outside try to uncover a secret weapon. Translated by Margaret Rocques from the French (Albin 1991 as Les Fourmis). First US edition (Bantam UK 1996).

WESCOTT, EARLE (1946- )

• * *Winter Wolves (Yankee Books 0-89909-160-1, 1988 [Jun ’88], $13.95, 192pp, hc) Horror novel of wolves, and worse, in Maine.
• * _Winter Wolves (Bantam 0-553-27923-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 261pp, pb) Reprint (Yankee Books 1988) horror novel. Ghost wolves come back to avenge their slaughter on the descendents of the butchers, 150 years later.
• * _Winter Wolves (NEL 0-450-50255-4, Sep ’89, £2.99, 261pp, pb) Reprint (Yankee Books 1988) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]

WESLEY, MARY; pseudonym of Mary Aline Farmar Siepmann, (1912-2002) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Haphazard House (Overlook Press 0-87951-470-1, Jun ’93, $14.95, 144pp, hc, cover by Andrew Moore & Anna Nebor) Young-adult fantasy novel of a family that moves onto a run-down estate where time is fluid. First American edition (UK 1983).
• * _The Sixth Seal (Piper 0-330-30513-1, Nov ’88, £2.50, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Macdonald 1969) young-adult sf novel.
• * _The Sixth Seal (Pan Piper 0-330-30513-1, Dec ’91, £3.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Linda Schwab) Reprint (Macdonald 1969) young-adult sf novel.
• * +The Sixth Seal (Overlook Press 0-87951-506-6, Mar ’94 [Jan ’94], $14.95, 187pp, hc) Young-adult post-apocalypse sf novel about the few survivors learning how to coexist in the face of the disaster. This is apparently a revision of a 1969 version of the text. First American edition (J.M. Dent 1984).
• * +Speaking Terms (Overlook Press 0-87951-524-4, Aug ’94 [Apr ’94], $14.95, 116pp, hc, cover by Andre Moore & Anna Nebor) Young-adult talking animal fantasy novel. First American edition (J.M. Dent 1969).

WEST, ANTHONY (Panther) (1914-1987) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *H.G. Wells: Aspects of a Life (Random House 0-394-53196-5, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $22.95, 405pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography by Wells’ son, with 40 pages of photos. [Wells]
• * _H.G. Wells: Aspects of a Life (NAL/Meridian 0-452-00735-6, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $10.95, 405pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1984) biography by the author’s son. Non-fiction, associational. [Wells]

WEST, CHARLES

• * *The Tenant (Write Way 1-885173-12-1, 1996 [Sep ’96], $21.95, 284pp, hc) SF medical thriller with echoes of Shelley’s Frankenstein. A man’s brain is transplanted into the body of a disfigured sociopath. A first novel. Order from Write Way Publishing, 3806 S Fraser, Aurora CO 80014.

WEST, JOHN G., Jr., ed.

• * _The C.S. Lewis Readers’ Encyclopedia (with Jeffrey D. Schultz) See entry under Jeffrey D. Schultz

WEST, MICHELLE SAGARA; also as Michelle M. Sagara (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Broken Crown (DAW 0-88677-740-2, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $6.99, 764pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Sun Sword] Fantasy novel, first in the “Sun Swords” series, set in the same world as Hunter’s Oath and Hunter’s Death. Women in harems secretly use magic to manipulate political affairs, while men deal with dark forces. West is a pen name for Michelle Sagara.
• * *Hunter’s Death (DAW 0-88677-706-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $6.99, 670pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [*Hunter’s Oath] Fantasy novel, sequel to Hunter’s Oath. The battle against darkness is fought in a highly civilized city. West is a pen name for Michelle Sagara.
• * *Hunter’s Oath (DAW 0-88677-681-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.50, 427pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [*Hunter’s Oath] Fantasy novel, first in a series set in a kingdom where hunters must annually become their god’s prey.
• * *The Uncrowned King (DAW 0-88677-801-8, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 687pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Sun Sword] Fantasy novel, second in the “Sun Sword” series, set in the same world as Hunter’s Oath and Hunter’s Death. The young king in exile seeks to impress his countrymen by competing in a contest that exposes him to assassins.

WEST, PAMELA; [i.e., Pamela Elizabeth West Katkin] (1945- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *20/20 Vision (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36736-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 228pp, pb, cover by Hector Garrido) Time-travel sf/mystery novel of a archivist in 2040 trying to solve a 1995 murder and changing the course of history.

WEST, PAUL (Noden) (1930- ) (stories)

• * *Sporting with Amaryllis (Overlook Press 0-87951-666-6, Nov ’96 [Dec ’96], $19.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Michael Hornburg) Literary fantasy. Young John Milton encounters living myth in London, a woman who teaches him about sex and poetry.
• * *The Universe and Other Fictions (Overlook Press 0-87951-303-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $16.95, 187pp, hc) Collection of 18 stories. Some are sf while others use sf as “magic realism." (Contents)

WESTALL, ROBERT (Atkinson) (1929-1993) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Antique Dust (Viking UK 0-670-81201-3, Apr ’89 [May ’89], £11.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Graham Miller) [Geoff Ashden] Ghost collection. (Contents)
• * +Antique Dust (Viking 0-670-81201-3, Sep ’89 [Dec ’89], $17.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Fiona Carpenter) [Geoff Ashden] Original collection of seven ghost stories set in the world of antiques and featuring dealer Geoff Ashden. This is Westall’s first adult work. These are wonderful stories, with echoes of both M.R. James and Charles Birkin. Highly recommended (SW). First American edition (Viking UK 1989).
• * *The Call and Other Stories (Viking UK 0-670-82484-4, Mar ’90, £7.99, 119pp, hc, cover by Mark Thomas) Outstanding original collection of sf and ghost/horror stories. Strongly recommended. (PSP) This has a 1989 copyright date but has only just appeared. (Contents)
• * _The Call and Other Stories (Penguin Plus 0-14-032921-8, Sep ’91 [Nov ’91], £2.99, 118pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) Reprint (Viking UK 1990) original collection of sf and ghost/horror stories. Recommended. (PSP)
• * +The Call and Other Stories (Viking 0-670-82484-4, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $13.00, 119pp, hc) Collection of six supernatural stories. This is actually a second printing of the Viking UK edition with US, UK, and Canadian prices on the jacket. First American edition (Viking UK 1989).
• * _The Call and Other Stories (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037345-4, Jul ’95, $3.99, 119pp, tp, cover by Mark Thomas) Reprint (Viking UK 1989) young-adult collection of supernatural stories. This is an international edition.
• * *The Cats of Seroster (Macmillan 0-333-37549-1, Oct ’84, £6.95, 288pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Cats of Seroster (Piccolo 0-330-29239-0, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £1.95, 278pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1984) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Cats of Seroster (Piper 0-330-29239-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], £2.25, 278pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) Reissue (Macmillan 1984) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *The Christmas Ghost (Methuen 0-416-18691-2, Aug ’92 [Oct ’92], £9.99, 64pp, hc, cover by John Lawrence) Children’s ghost story, illustrated by John Lawrence.
• * _The Christmas Ghost (Mammoth 0-7497-1769-6, Oct ’94, £2.99, 64pp, ph, cover by John Lawrence) Reprint (Methuen 1992) ghost story set on Tyneside in the 1930s; illustrated by John Lawrence.
• * *Christmas Spirit (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-31260-5, Oct ’94 [Dec ’94], $15.00, 150pp, hc, cover by John Lawrence) Omnibus of two young-adult Christmas stories, one non-fantasy, the other about a “Christmas Ghost” that warns of disaster. With interior illustrations by John Lawrence. Both stories were originally published separately in Great Britain by Methuen, The Christmas Ghost 1992, and The Christmas Cat 1991. (Contents)
• * _Christmas Spirit (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-41125-5, Oct ’96, $4.95, 150pp, pb, cover by John Lawrence) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994) omnibus of two young-adult Christmas stories, one a ghost story.
• * _Demons and Shadows: The Ghostly Best Stories of Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sunburst 0-374-41701-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.95, 264pp, pb, cover by Roxanna Bikadoroff) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993) young-adult collection of 11 stories.
• * *Demons and Shadows: The Ghostly Best of Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-31768-2, Oct ’93, $16.00, 264pp, hc, cover by Michael Chesworth) Collection of 11 ghost stories for young-adults, one original. A couple of the stories originally appeared in Westall’s adult ghost story collection Antique Dust. This is the first of two projected volumes. (Contents)
• * _The Devil on the Road (Ace 0-441-14290-7, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.75, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1978) fantasy novel of time travel into the 17th century, where the hero meets a witch. A less-than-traditional hero, a time-traveling cat, and an excellent sense of place combine to make this a well-above-average fantasy for all ages. Recommended. (DLN)
• * _The Devil on the Road (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-34064-6, Jan ’96 [Jul ’96], £3.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Macmillan 1978) young-adult fantasy novel. Motorcyclist is hurled back to 17th centruy.
• * *The Fearful Lovers (Macmillan UK 0-333-56362-X, Aug ’92, £8.99, 152pp, hc, cover by Barry Jones) Collection of five original young-adult fantasy/horror stories. Confusingly the book is called Fearful Lovers and Other Stories on the cover. (Contents)
• * _Fearful Lovers (Pan 0-330-32925-1, Aug ’93, £3.50, 152pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1992 as The Fearful Lovers) collection of five original young-adult fantasy/horror stories.
• * +Futuretrack 5 (Greenwillow 0-688-02598-6, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $10.50, 276pp, hc) Sf novel. First U.S. edition (Kestrel 1983).
• * *Ghost Abbey (Hippo 0-590-70967-4, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £1.95, 172pp, pb) Young-adult ghost novel. Volume One in the “Hauntings” series.
• * *Ghost Abbey (Macmillan 0-333-47564-X, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £7.95, 172pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above.
• * +Ghost Abbey (Scholastic 0-590-41693-6, 1990 [May ’90], $2.95, 169pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of deadly evil lurking in an old abbey. First American edition (Macmillan UK 1985).
• * _Ghost Abbey (Scholastic 0-590-41693-6, Feb ’94 [Apr ’94], $3.25, 169pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan UK 1985) young-adult ghost novel; fifth printing.
• * *Ghosts and Journeys (Macmillan 0-333-46266-1, 1988 [Dec ’88], £6.95, 169pp, hc) Original young-adult sf/horror collection. (Contents)
• * _Ghosts and Journeys (Piper 0-330-30904-8, Nov ’89, £2.50, 169pp, pb, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Macmillan 1988) young-adult fantasy/horror collection.
• * +In Camera and Other Stories (Scholastic 0-590-45920-1, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $13.95, 152pp, hc, cover by Tim O’Brien) Collection of five young adult fantasy/horror stories. First American edition (Pan Macmillan 1992).
• * *Old Man on a Horse (Hippo 0-590-76082-3, Apr ’89 [Feb ’89], £1.95, 83pp, pb) Entertaining time-slip novella alternating between the present and the English Civil War. Volume 8 in the “Hauntings” series. (PSP)
• * *Old Man on a Horse (Blackie 0-216-92760-9, Apr ’89 [May ’89], £6.95, 112pp, hc) Young-adult sf novella. [Not seen]
• * *The Promise (Firefly Plus 0-333-52222-2, Sep ’90, £7.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Gillian Andrae-Reid) Young-adult ghost novel.
• * +The Promise (Scholastic 0-590-43760-7, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $13.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Stephanie Gerber) Young-adult ghost novel. First American edition (Firefly Plus 1990).
• * _The Promise (Piper 0-330-31741-5, Jun ’91, £3.50, 170pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Firefly Plus 1990) young-adult ghost novel.
• * *Rachel and the Angel (Macmillan UK 0-333-42903-6, Oct ’86, £7.50, 192pp, hc) Major new collection of young-adult stories. (SJ) (Contents)
• * _Rachel and the Angel (Piper 0-330-30235-3, Apr ’88, £1.99, 156pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1986) young-adult horror/occult collection. Omits the final story. (Contents)
• * _Rachel and the Angel and Other Stories (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-07370-0, 1987 [Oct ’87], $10.25, 187pp, hc) Collection of 7 young-adult fantasy and horror stories. First U.S. edition (Macmillan UK 1986).
• * *Shades of Darkness: More of the Ghostly Best of Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-36758-2, Apr ’94 [May ’94], $17.00, 312pp, hc, cover by Michael Chesworth) Collection of 11 young-adult ghost stories, one original. Second book of a two-volume “best of” collection. (Contents)
• * *The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (Viking UK 0-670-84093-9, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], £8.99, 156pp, hc, cover by Bob Harvey) Collection of two original, young-adult, supernatural novellas. (Contents)
• * *The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-37263-2, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $11.00, 97pp, hc, cover by Bob Harvey) Horror novella published for young adults about an ancient evil built into the very stones of an English cathedral. This originally appeared in a British collection with the same title (Viking UK 1991). Recommended (SW).