The Locus Index to Science Fiction

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WESTALL, ROBERT (Atkinson) (stories) (continued)

* _The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (Puffin 0-14-034843-3, May ’93, £3.99, 156pp, pb, cover by Bob Harvey) Reprint (Viking UK 1991) original young-adult ghost collection.
* _The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-47119-3, May ’94, $3.95, 97pp, tp, cover by Bob Harvey) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993) 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 1992).
* *Urn Burial (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81537-3, Jun ’87 [Jul ’87], £6.95, 157pp, hc) Juvenile supernatural novel.
* +Urn Burial (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-07595-9, Mar ’88, $11.95, 170pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel. Ancient aliens awaken. First U.S. edition (Viking Kestrel UK 1987).
* _Urn Burial (Puffin Plus 0-14-032266-3, Jan ’89, £1.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1987) young-adult sf novel.
* _Urn Burial (Puffin 0-14-037317-9, May ’95 [Dec ’95], £4.50, 157pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1987) young-adult fantasy novel.
* _A Walk on the Wild Side (Mammoth 0-7497-0147-1, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Reprint (Methuen 1989) collection of seven young-adult ghost stories about cats, mainly original. (Contents)
* _The Watch House (Puffin 0-14-032765-7, Dec ’88, £2.25, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1977) young-adult ghost novel.
* _The Watch House (Knopf Borzoi 0-679-80129-4, May ’90, $3.50, 232pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult ghost novel.
* _The Watch House (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-16372-6, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $4.95, 218pp, tp, cover by Joseph Guillette) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult ghost novel.
* *The Wheatstone Pond (Viking UK 0-670-84898-0, Mar ’93, £8.99, 183pp, hc, cover by Bob Harvey) Young-adult horror novel.
* _The Wind Eye (Pan Piper 0-330-32234-6, Dec ’92, £3.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult horror novel.
* *Yaxley’s Cat (Macmillan 0-333-55075-7, Jun ’91 [Sep ’91], £8.50, 137pp, hc, cover by Barry Jones) Young-adult occult fantasy novel.
* _Yaxley’s Cat (Pan Piper 0-330-32499-3, Aug ’92, £2.99, 137pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1991) young-adult horror novel.
* _Yaxley’s Cat (Scholastic 0-590-45176-6, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $3.25, 147pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1991) young-adult horror thriller.
_____, ed.

* *Ghost Stories (Kingfisher 0-86272-323-X, Mar ’88, £6.95, 253pp, hc) Young-adult ghost anthology. (Contents)
* _Ghost Stories (Kingfisher 0-86272-802-9, Jul ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.95, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Kingfisher 1988) young-adult ghost anthology.
* +Ghost Stories (Kingfisher 1-85697-884-2, 1993, $6.95, 253pp, hc) Young adult ghost anthology. First American edition (Kingfisher 1988).
* _Ghost Stories (Kingfisher 0-86272-802-9, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 253pp, tp) Reissue (Kingfisher 1988) young-adult ghost anthology. Illustrated by Sean Eckett. 13th printing.
WESTCOTT, C(harles) T.

* *Eagleheart 1: Silver Wings and Leather Jackets (Dell 0-440-20239-6, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 227pp, pb) [Eagleheart] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
* *Eagleheart 2: Broadsides and Brass (Dell 0-440-20240-X, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.50, 240pp, pb) [Eagleheart] Post-holocaust military adventure novel.
* *Eagleheart 3: Blood and Bones (Dell 0-440-20241-8, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 249pp, pb) [Eagleheart] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
WESTERFELD, SCOTT (David) (1963- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Fine Prey (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45697-1, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 288pp, pb) Near-future SF novel. Humans adopt alien ways, but some fear losing their human heritage.
* *Polymorph (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45660-2, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Near-future SF novel. A shapeshifter in New York discovers another of her kind with sinister schemes. A first novel.
WESTERLY, DANIEL; pseudonym of Bairj Donabedian

* *Devotion (Pocket 0-671-63175-6, Mar ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 279pp, pb) Horror novel.
WESTFAHL, GARY (stories) (assoc.)

* *Cosmic Engineers: A Study of Hard Science Fiction (Greenwood Press 0-313-29727-4, Feb ’96, $49.95, 148pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study of the roots and development of hard SF, with close examination of A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke, Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, and Between the Strokes of Night by Charles Sheffield. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.
* *Islands in the Sky (Borgo Press 0-89370-407-5, 1996 [Feb ’97], $23.00, 223pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical. An examination of fictional space stations, from their earliest appearances in literature to television’s Babylon 5. There is a preface by Gregory Benford. Includes notes, a bibliography of works involving space stations, and three indexes (general, title, and character). Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
* *The Mechanics of Wonder: The Creation of the Idea of Science Fiction (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-573-2, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], £14.95, viii+344pp, tp) Critical work re-evaluating the genesis of SF and the importance and influences of Hugo Gernsback and John W. Campbell. A hardcover edition (-563-5, £32.00) was announced but not seen.
_____, ed. * _Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy (with Eric S. Rabkin & George E. Slusser) See entry under George E. Slusser
WESTHEIM, MICHAEL (stories) (assoc.)

* *The Callisto Group (Dolphin Books 0-9647507-9-1, Dec ’95 [Oct ’95], $15.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Manette Wiederhold) Young-adult SF novel. Kids raised in space resent being returned to Earth. Order from Dolphin Books, PO Box 2877, Decatur IL 62524. 217-876-1232; Fax 217-876-9210.
WESTLAKE, ABBY (1929- )

* _High Jinx (with Donald E. Westlake) See entry under Donald E. Westlake
* _Transylvania Station (with Donald E. Westlake) See entry under Donald E. Westlake
WESTLAKE, DONALD E(dwin Edmund) (1933- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *High Jinx (with Abby Westlake) (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-04-X, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 121pp, tp) Associational; humor/mystery/horror novel, based on one of the Mohonk Mystery Weekends. Introduction by Martin Cruz Smith. Illustrated with photos.
* *Humans (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-468-5, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $18.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Wilson McLean) Fantasy novel of an angel sent by God to bring about Armageddon.
* _Humans (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40094-7, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Wilson McLean) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1992) fantasy novel of an angel sent by God to bring about Armageddon.
* *Smoke (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-534-7, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $21.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Jeff Fitz Maurice) Humorous SF mystery. A burglar breaks into a lab and ends up invisible — and badly wanted by good guys and bad.
* _Smoke (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40344-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.50, 439pp, pb, cover by Jeff Fitz Maurice) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1995) humorous SF mystery. A burglar breaks into a lab and ends up invisible.
* *Tomorrow’s Crimes (Mysterious Press 0-89296-299-2, Sep ’89, $18.95, 263pp, hc) Collection of nine early sf stories and one short novel by a well-known mystery writer. (Contents)
* _Tomorrow’s Crimes (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-445-40917-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Sonja Jakesvic & Nenad Jakesvic) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1989) collection of ten sf/mystery stories.
* *Transylvania Station (with Abby Westlake) (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-05-8, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 125pp, tp) Associational. Humorous/mystery/horror novel based on one of the Mohonk Mystery Weekends. Introduction by Stephen King. Illustrated with photos.
WESTLAKE, MICHAEL (1942- )

* *The Utopian (Carcanet 0-85635-798-7, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], £12.95, 158pp, hc) Novel about a futuristic Britain under a Communist matriarchy.
WESTON, CAROLYN (1921-2001)

* _Children of the Light (St. Martin’s 0-312-90305-7, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1985) post-holocaust sf novel. A fine first novel; recommended. (FCM)
WESTON, SUSAN (Brown) (1943- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Children of the Light (St. Martin’s 0-312-13236-0, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $15.95, 262pp, hc) Post holocaust sf novel, a first novel. It’s beautifully written, avoiding despair as well as pulpish adventure to focus on the continuing richness of human nature. Highly recommended. (FCM)
WESTWOOD, CHRIS (1959- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Calling All Monsters (Viking Kestrel 0-670-83293-6, Jul ’90, £5.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Mark Longworth) Young-adult horror novel about a horror writer whose stories start coming true.
* _Calling All Monsters (Puffin 0-14-034421-7, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £3.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Mark Longworth) Reprint (Viking UK 1990) young-adult horror novel.
* +Calling All Monsters (HarperCollins 0-06-022461-4, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $15.00, 218pp, hc, cover by Lambert Davis) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young girl haunted by the monsters in her favorite horror writer’s books, who come to life and stalk her. First American edition (Viking Kestrel UK 1990).
* *Dark Brigade (Headline 0-7472-3479-5, Aug ’91, £4.50, 340pp, pb) Horror novel.
* +He Came from the Shadows (HarperCollins 0-06-021658-1, Apr ’91, $14.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Anton C. Kimball) Young-adult dark fantasy about a small town endangered by a man who can fulfill any fantasy. First American edition (Viking Kestrel 1989 as A Light in the Black).
* _He Came from the Shadows (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70430-0, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $3.99, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1989 as A Light in the Black) young-adult dark fantasy.
* *Virtual World (Viking 0-670-87546-5, Sep ’97, $15.99, 217pp, hc, cover by Diane Fenster) Young-adult SF novel of a sinister virtual-reality game.
WESTWOOD, JENNIFER (1940- )

* _Albion: A Guide to Legendary Britain (Paladin 0-586-08416-9, Feb ’87, £6.95, 567pp, tp) Reprint (Granada 1985) gazetteer of British legends and folklore.
WEYN, SUZANNE (1955- )

* *Jeepers Creepers (HarperTrophy 0-06-44059-1, Mar ’95, $3.95, 129pp, tp, cover by Eric Petersen) [House of Horrors] Young-adult horror novel, #3 in the “House of Horrors” series. The kids are home alone when they discover a nest of deadly creatures in a hidden room. Packaged and copyrighted by Parachute Press.
* *The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 4: Into the Dream (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90358-3, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 123pp, pb) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Fourth in a teenage fantasy/romance series for girls written by different authors and packaged by Parachute Press.
* _The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 4: Into the Dream (Beaver 0-09-965500-4, Sep ’89, £1.99, 123pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
WEYRICH, BECKY LEE (stories)

* *Sweet Forever (Pinnacle 1-55817-604-7, May ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 384pp, pb) Ghost/time-travel romance. Turn-of-the-century girl Julianna Doran experiments with a Ouija board and calls up the spirit of a 17th-century sea captain and is determined to solve the mystery of his death.
WHALEN, (William) PATRICK (1944- )

* *Deathwalker (Pocket 0-671-74636-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel of a creature who uses dead tourists to invade a town.
* *Monastery (Pocket 0-671-66187-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 346pp, pb) Horror/supernatural novel with vampires, unchained monsters, etc.
* *Night Thirst (Pocket 0-671-70654-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 356pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Horror novel of vampires overrunning Seattle.
* *Out of Night (Pocket 0-671-67994-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber & Stephanie Gerber) Horror novel of a small town in California plagued by mysterious murders.
WHALEY, BARTON STEWART (1928- ); see pseudonym S. W. Barton
WHAM, TOM (stories)

* _Rune Sword Volume Two: Skryling’s Blade (with Rose Estes) See entry under Rose Estes.
* _Runesword: The Stone of Time (with Rose Estes) See entry under Rose Estes.
WHARTON, EDITH (Newbold, née Jones) (1862-1937) (stories)

* +The Ghost Feeler (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0996-8, Nov ’96 [Aug ’96], $28.95, 188pp, hc) Collection of nine “Stories of Terror and the Supernatural”, edited and with a critical and biographical introduction by Peter Haining. This is the Peter Owen UK 1996 edition with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 1-610-458-5005.
* _The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Scribner’s 0-684-18582-X, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $8.95, 276pp, pb) Reissue (Scribner’s 1973) collection of 11 stories. Also available (-14829-3) in a library hc edition.
* _The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Virago 1-86049-122-7, Jan ’96, £6.99, 270pp, tp, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) Reprint (Scribner’s 1973) collection of 11 ghost stories, plus an introduction and postscript by the author. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
* _The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-84257-2, 1997 [Oct ’97], $11.00, 303pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner’s 1973) collection of 11 ghost stories, with a preface and “Autobiographical Postscript” by Wharton.
* *The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural (Peter Owen 0-7206-0996-8, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £16.50, 188pp, hc, cover by Thomi Wroblewski) Collection of nine stories, many appearing for the first time since their original magazine publication. Edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining. (Contents)
WHATMORE, D. E. (stories) (assoc.)

* +H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography (Meckler 0-88736-102-1, 1987 [Jan ’88], $47.50, 187pp, hc) Bibliography of Haggard’s work. Not as useful as the earlier work by Scott (1947), but this one is at least available. It lists, but does not give coverage to, the American editions, even when they predated the British. First U.S. edition (Mansell 1987). [Haggard]
* *H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography (Mansell 0-7201-1806-9, Mar ’87 [1987], £35.00, 207pp, hc) Bibliography of H. Rider Haggard. [Not seen]
WHEAL, DONALD JAMES (1931- ); see pseudonym Donald James
WHEATLEY, DENNIS (Yeats) (1897-1977) (stories)

* _The Devil Rides Out (with Alison Sage) See entry under Alison Sage.
* _The Devil Rides Out (Arrow 0-09-907240-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £2.95, pb) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1935) fantasy novel.
* _The Devil Rides Out (Century 0-7126-2207-1, Jun ’88, £11.95, 320pp, hc) [Duke de Richleau] Reissue (Hutchinson 1935) horror novel. [Not seen]
* _The Devil Rides Out (Mandarin 0-7493-0678-5, Feb ’91, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1935) occult thriller.
* *The Devil Rides Out and Gateway to Hell (Chancellor Press 1-851-52186-0, Apr ’92, £3.99, 397pp, hc, cover by Terry Oakes) [Duke de Richleau] Omnibus of two classic occult thrillers. This is an “Instant Remainder” edition. (Contents)
* _Gateway to Hell (Mandarin 0-7493-0676-9, Feb ’91, £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) occult thriller.
* _The Haunting of Toby Jugg (Mandarin 0-7493-0675-0, Feb ’91, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1948) occult thriller.
* _The Irish Witch (Century 0-7126-2252-7, Aug ’88, £12.95, 448pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1973) horror novel. [Not seen]
* _The Irish Witch (Mandarin 0-7493-0674-2, Feb ’91, £4.50, 446pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1973) occult thriller.
* _The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Mandarin 0-7493-0672-6, Feb ’91, £4.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1956) occult thriller.
* _The Satanist (Century 0-7126-1934-8, Mar ’88, £12.95, 448pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1960) horror novel. [Not seen]
* _The Satanist (Mandarin 0-7493-0670-X, Feb ’91, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1960) occult thriller.
* _The Satanist (Reed Trade Books/Mandarin 0-7493-2272-1, Oct ’95 [May ’96], $6.99, 512pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1960) occult thriller. This has an American cover, but is internally the same as the 1995 Mandarin UK reprint. Available from Reed Trade Books, 225 Wildwood Ave, Woburn MA 01801; orders: 1-800-366-2665, fax 1-800-446-6520.
* _Strange Conflict (Mandarin 0-7493-0679-3, Feb ’91, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1941) occult thriller.
* _They Used Dark Forces (Mandarin 0-7493-0677-7, Feb ’91, £4.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1964) occult thriller.
* _They Used Dark Forces (Reed Trade Books/Mandarin 0-7493-2277-2, 1995 [Apr ’96], $6.99, 511pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1964) occult thriller set in WWII. Available fro Reed Trade Books, 225 Wildwood Ave, Woburn MA 01801; orders: 800-366-2665, fax 800-446-6520.
* _To the Devil - A Daughter (Mandarin 0-7493-0673-4, Feb ’91, £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1953) occult thriller.
* _To the Devil a Daughter (Century 0-7126-2247-0, Aug ’88, £12.95, 384pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1953) horror novel. [Not seen]
WHEELER, DAVID, ed. (stories)

* *No, But I Saw the Movie (Penguin 0-14-011090-9, May ’89, $9.95, 411pp, tp) Anthology of 18 stories that well-known films were based on. Seven of the stories are fantasy or horror. (Contents)

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