The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WHITE, JUDE (née Gilliam) (1947- ); see pseudonym Jude Deveraux

WHITE, MARIE ARDELL

• * *The Beast (with James Gordon White) (Leisure 0-8439-3618-5, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.50, 365pp, pb) Horror novel. Evil creature waits to consume souls of the innocent.

WHITE, MARK J.

• * *An Idol Killing (AK Press 1-873176-89-9, 1997 [Feb ’98], $12.95, 222pp, tp, cover by Bruce Grant) Near-future SF novel. A rock star/eco-activist is murdered in a Britain facing ecological collapse. This is copyrighted 1997, but not seen until now.

WHITE, MATTHEW

• * *The Official Prisoner Companion (with Jaffer Ali) (Warner 0-446-38744-4, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $9.95, 244pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. Complete guide to the tv series.

WHITE, MEL (1949- ) (stories)

• * _Duncan and Mallory (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
• * _Duncan and Mallory: The Bar-None Ranch (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.
• * _Duncan and Mallory: The Raiders (with Robert Lynn Asprin) See entry under Robert Lynn Asprin.

WHITE, MELVIN R.

• * _The Tell-Tale Heart (with Edgar Allan Poe) See entry under Edgar Allan Poe.

WHITE, MICHAEL (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Asimov: The Unauthorized Life (Millennium 1-85798-120-0, May ’94, £17.99, 257pp, hc) Non-fiction; biography. [Asimov]
• * _Asimov: The Unauthorized Life (Millennium 1-85798-605-9, Sep ’95, £5.99, 257pp, pb) Reprint (Millennium 1994) biography of the late author. A revealing view of Asimov, even though many friends refused to be interviewed. [Asimov]

WHITE, STEVE; pseudonym of Robert McGarvey, (1948- )

• * _Crusade (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
• * *Debt of Ages (Baen 0-671-87689-9, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Disinherited] SF novel, third in the series that began with The Disinherited. King Arthur saved humanity from aliens, but now needs rescue himself.
• * *The Disinherited (Baen 0-671-72194-1, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Disinherited] Sf novel of the imminent approach of warlike aliens to a near-future Earth where the US Space Force is mankind’s only defense.
• * _In Death Ground (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
• * _Insurrection (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
• * *Legacy (Baen 0-671-87643-0, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Disinherited] SF novel, sequel to The Disinherited. The U.S. Space Force meets King Arthur in a battle to save the universe.
• * *Prince of Sunset (Baen 0-671-87869-7, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, pb) [Prince of Sunset] SF novel. Alien “dragons” help recent graduates of the Imperial Deep Space Fleet Academy save the galaxy.

WHITE, T(erence) H(anbury) (1906-1964) (stories)

• * _The Book of Merlyn (Fontana 0-00-615725-4, Dec ’87, £2.95, 176pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reissue (University of Texas Press 1977) fantasy novel.
• * _The Book of Merlyn (Fontana 0-00-615725-4, 1994 [Jan ’95], £3.99, 176pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reprint (University of Texas 1977) fantasy novel, sequel to The Once and Future King. Includes a prologue by Sylvia Townsend Warner.
• * _The Elephant and the Kangaroo (NAL Signet 0-451-16015-0, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.95, 237pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1947) comic fantasy novel about an English writer trying to save the world from a second Flood.
• * _England Have My Bones (Berkley 0-425-08668-2, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $6.95, 306pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1936) non-fiction; White’s tribute to his native land. It’s packaged like a fantasy, but is of associational interest only.
• * _Letters of a Friend (Berkley 0-425-06816-1, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $6.95, 286pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1982). Non-fiction, associational.
• * _Mistress Masham’s Repose (Ace 0-441-53577-1, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 231pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1946) juvenile fantasy novel, with the original illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg. This is the first Ace printing after a Berkley edition.
• * _Mistress Masham’s Repose (ACC Children’s Classics 1-85149-700-5, Sep ’98 [Nov ’98], $24.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Martin Hargreaves) Reprint (Cape 1947) young-adult fantasy novel, with new illustrations by Martin Hargreaves. Introduction by Anne Fine.
• * _The Once and Future King (Fontana 0-00-615310-0, Dec ’87, £4.95, 638pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reissue (Collins 1958) fantasy omnibus.
• * _The Once and Future King (HarperCollins UK 0-00-221601-9, Jun ’91, £14.99, 677pp, hc) [Once and Future King] Reissue (Collins 1958) fantasy novel.
• * _The Once and Future King (HarperCollins UK 0-00-615310-0, 1994 [Jan ’95], £7.99, 638pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reprint (Collins 1958) Arthurian fantasy omnibus.
• * _The Once and Future King (Ace 0-441-00383-4, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $16.95, 677pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reprint (Collins 1958) classic Arthurian fantasy.
• * *The Once and Future King (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648301-1, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], £7.99, 825pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Once and Future King] Fantasy omnibus of the 5 Arthur books. The first edition to include The Book of Merlyn. Adds an Afterword by Sylvia Townsend Warner. (Contents)
• * _The Sword in the Stone (Lions 0-00-674200-9, 1994 [Feb ’95], £3.99, 298pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reissue (Collins 1938) fantasy novel: first in the Arthurian series known collectively as The Once and Future King. This is the undated 28th printing.

WHITE, TED; [i.e., Theodore Edward White] (1938- ) (stories)

• * _Forbidden World (with David F. Bischoff) (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20017-0, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett/Popular Library 1978) sf novel. Since this was originally a Fawcett/Popular Library book and is now Warner/Popular Library/Questar, it’s hard to decide if we should call it a reprint or a reissue....

WHITE, TIM(othy) (1952- ) (stories)

• * *Chiaroscuro (Dragon’s World 1-85028-072-X, Jan ’89, £7.95, 144pp, tp) Marvellous collection of Tim White’s recent book covers, with an extended section about the creation of the cover for Weaveworld. Recommended. (PSP) Also announced in hardcover (-071-1, £14.95) but not seen.
• * _The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White (Paper Tiger 1-85028-057-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], £7.95, 143pp, tp) Reissue (Paper Tiger 1981) collection of Tim White’s art, now somewhat dated. Also available in hc (-058-4) for £12.95.
• * _T.W. (Paper Tiger 1-85028-275-7, Aug ’94 [Sep ’94], £3.99, 43pp, hc, cover by Tim White) Miniature (100mm x 75mm) art book of 20 paintings from Chiaroscuro.

WHITE, WILLIAM A(nthony) P(arker) (1911-1968); see pseudonym Anthony Boucher (stories)

WHITEFORD, WYNNE (Noel) (1915-2002) (stories)

• * +Breathing Space Only (Ace 0-441-07288-7, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.75, 152pp, pb) Reprint (Cory & Collins 1980) sf novel, first U.S. edition.
• * *The Hyades Contact (Ace 0-441-35446-7, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 249pp, pb) Sf novel of Earthlings kidnapped by aliens. Parts of the book previously appeared in Australian anthologies.
• * *Lake of the Sun (Ace 0-441-46991-4, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.50, 249pp, pb) Alien-invasion sf novel with Martian heroes and human invaders.
• * +Sapphire Road (Ace 0-441-74962-3, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 236pp, pb) Sf novel of a race for matter transmutation. Reprint of an Australian book (Cory & Collins 1982), first U.S. edition.
• * *The Specialist (Ace 0-441-77789-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 246pp, pb, cover by Angus McKie) Sf novel of an alien conspiracy in a Martian colony.
• * +Thor’s Hammer (Ace 0-441-80755-0, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.75, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Cory & Collins 1983), first U.S. edition; short sf novel about troubleshooters vs. a rebellious asteroid miner.

WHITEHEAD, COLSON (1969- )

• * *The Intuitionist (Doubleday/Anchor 0-385-49299-5, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $19.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Jane Yeomans) Literary fantasy novel of politics and race, with deadpan satirical elements. A black female Elevator Inspector who can Intuit mechanical problems is caught in a conspiracy over plans for the perfect, world-changing elevator. A first novel.

WHITEHEAD, VICTORIA (1944- )

• * *Chimney Witch Chase (Orchard 1-85213-063-6, Oct ’87 [1987], £6.95, 144pp, hc) [Chimney Witches] Young adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * +Chimney Witch Chase (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05772-0, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $12.95, 104pp, hc) [Chimney Witches] Children’s fantasy novel of a mischievous witch boy and an enchanted wood, sequel to The Chimney Witches. Illustrations by Linda Fay North. First U.S. edition (Orchard 1987).

WHITELAW, STELLA (1941- ) (stories)

• * +Grimalkin’s Tales (with Judy Gardiner & Mark Ronson) (St. Martin’s 0-312-35057-0, Sep ’85, $10.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (U.K. 1983) original anthology of 12 stories, 4 by each author, dealing with cats; the tales include sf and fantasy. (Contents)

WHITFIELD, STEPHEN E.; pseudonym of Stephen Edward Poe, (1937?-2000)

• * _The Making of Star Trek (with Gene Roddenberry) (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34019-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 414pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) non-fiction book on Star Trek; 27th printing.
• * _The Making of Star Trek (with Gene Roddenberry) (Titan 1-85286-363-3, Nov ’91, £5.99, 363pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Ballantine 1968) book about the making of the cult TV series.

WHITMAN, JOHN

• * *Disturbing Behavior (Bantam 0-553-57139-7, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $4.99, 188pp, pb) Novelization of the SF horror movie about brain-altered teens. Includes eight unpaginated pages of photos. Copyrighted by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
• * _Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear: Book 6: Army of Terror (Bantam UK 0-553-50657-9, Dec ’97, £3.50, 127pp, tp, cover by Steve Chorney) [Star Wars: Galaxy of Fear] Reprint (Bantam 1997) young-adult Star Wars novelisation. [First U.K. edition]

WHITMORE, ANDREW (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Fortress of Eternity (Avon 0-380-75744-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) Fantasy novel of three outcasts determined to free their four kingdoms from the evil Waiting God. A first novel.

WHITMORE, CHARLES (Stanleigh) (1949- )

• * _Winter’s Daughter (Avon 0-380-70117-0, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 220pp, pb) Reprint (S&S/Timescape 1984) post-holocaust sf novel.
• * *Winter’s Daughter: The Saying of Signe Ragnhilds-Datter (Simon & Schuster 0-671-49984-X, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $14.95, 220pp, hc) Near-future novel set after a limited nuclear war. A first novel.

WHITNEY, PHYLLIS A(yame) (1903- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Rainbow in the Mist (Doubleday 0-385-24954-3, Mar ’89, $18.95, 310pp, hc) Romantic suspense novel with a psychic heroine.
• * _Rainbow in the Mist (Fawcett Crest 0-449-21742-6, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $5.95, 329pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1989) romantic suspense novel with a psychic heroine.
• * *The Singing Stones (Doubleday 0-385-41221-5, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $19.95, 301pp, hc) Romantic suspense novel with fantasy elements.

WHITNEY, ROSS

• * _Dragon’s Teeth (with Patricia Lucas-Morris) See entry under Patricia Lucas-Morris.

WHITTEN, LESLIE H(unter, Jr.) (1928- ) (stories)

• * _The Alchemist (Zebra 0-8217-1865-7, Jul ’86, $3.95, 432pp, pb) Reprint (? 1983) horror novel.
• * *The Fangs of Morning/The Alchemist (Leisure 0-8439-3685-1, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 317pp, pb) Omnibus of a previously published horror novel The Alchemist (1973) plus a new one, The Fangs of Morning, a vampire novel set in Washington D.C. (Contents)
• * *Moon of the Wolf/Progeny of the Adder (Leisure 0-8439-3295-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $4.99, 188/189pp, pb) Omnibus of two horror novels, Moon of the Wolf (Doubleday 1967) and Progeny of the Adder (Doubleday 1965). (Contents)

WHITTINGTON, DON

• * *Dark Charm (Avon Flare 0-380-78090-9, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $3.99, 122pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A blind hillbilly boy with special powers moves to Texas, where evil follows.

WHITTINGTON GRIFFIN, JANE

• * _Dark Valley Destiny: The Life of Robert E. Howard (with L. Sprague de Camp & Catherine Crook de Camp) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.

WHYTE, CHRISTOPHER

• * _Euphemia MacFarrigle and the Laughing Virgin (Indigo 0-575-40038-2, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £5.99, 208pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1995) literary fantasy novel.
• * *The Warlock of Strathearn (Gollancz 0-575-06506-0, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], £9.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) Magic realism novel.
• * _The Warlock of Strathearn (Gollancz/Indigo 0-575-40122-2, Jul ’98, £5.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) magic realism novel.

WHYTE, JACK (stories) (assoc.)

• * +The Eagles’ Brood (Tor/Forge 0-312-85289-4, Sep ’97, $25.95, 412pp, hc) [Camulod Chronicles] Historical Arthurian novel, third book in “The Camulod Chronicles”. Merlyn and Uther defend Britain from invaders. First US edition (Viking Canada 1994).
• * _The Eagles’ Brood (Tor/Forge 0-812-55140-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $6.99, 623pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1994) historical Arthurian novel, third book in “The Camulod Chronicles”.
• * +The Saxon Shore (Tor/Forge 0-312-86596-1, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $26.95, 496pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Camulod Chronicles] Historical Arthurian novel, fourth book in “The Camulod Chronicles”. Colony leader Merlyn Britannicus adopts his orphaned baby cousin, Arthur. First US edition (Viking Canada 1995).
• * _The Saxon Shore (Tor 0-812-54416-1, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.99, 716pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1995) historical Arthurian novel, fourth book in “The Camulod Chronicles”.
• * +The Singing Sword (Tor/Forge 0-312-85292-4, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $23.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Edmund Nagele) [Camulod Chronicles] Historical Arthurian novel, second book in “The Camulod Chronicles”. Roman soldiers in Britain try to keep civilization going after the fall of Rome. First US edition (Viking Canada 1993).
• * _The Singing Sword (Tor 0-812-55139-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $6.99, 542pp, pb) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1993) historical Arthurian novel, second book in “The Camulod Chronicles”.
• * +The Skystone (Tor/Forge 0-312-86091-9, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $22.95, 352pp, hc, cover by John Howe & Paul Stinson) [Camulod Chronicles] Historical Arthurian novel, first book in “The Camulod Chronicles”. Roman soldiers in Britain retire there to build a fortress against the fall of Rome. First US edition (Viking Canada 1992).
• * _The Skystone (Tor 0-812-55138-9, Oct ’96, $6.99, 494pp, pb, cover by John Howe & Paul Stinson) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1992) historical Arthurian novel, first book in “The Camulod Chronicles”.

WIATER, STANLEY (Steven) (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * _Comic Book Rebels: Conversations with the Creators of the New Comics (with Stephen R. Bissette) (Underwood Books 1-887424-32-6, May ’97, $65.00, 319pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1993) associational non-fiction, a critical look at recent trends in comics, covering writers and artists including Neal Gaiman, Dave McKean, and Alan Moore. A new afterword covers developments in the field since 1993. This is a slipcased edition limited to 750 copies, signed by eight contributors. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945.
• * *Dark Dreamers: Conversations with the Masters of Horror (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-100-9, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $125.00, 206pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of 24 interviews with horror writers, all conducted by Wiater. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of 405 copies. The first 297 copies were signed by considerably more authors than the rest.
• * _Dark Dreamers: Conversations with the Masters of Horror (Avon 0-380-75990-X, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $7.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Peter Mueller) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1990) non-fiction; reference book of interviews with 24 horror writers plus an interview with Wiater.
• * *Mysteries of the Word (Crossroads Press no ISBN, Jun ’94, $10.00, 16pp, ph) Lovecraftian short story, with illustrations by Gahan Wilson and an introduction by Jack Ketchum. This is a 250-copy signed numbered limited edition. Availalbe postpaid from Crossroads Press, PO Box 10433, Holyoke MA 01041.

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• * *After the Darkness (Maclay & Associates 0-940776-28-6, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $50.00, 239pp, hc) Original anthology of 17 horror stories, with an introduction by the editor. This is a signed slipcased 750-copy limited edition. Available from Maclay & Associates, PO Box 16253, Baltimore MD 21210. (Contents)
• * *Dark Thoughts: On Writing (Underwood Books 1-887424-30-X, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $13.00, 205pp, tp) Non-fiction compilation of quotes and comments about writing horror, subtitled Advice and Commentary from Fifty Masters of Fear and Suspense. Contributing authors include Clive Barker, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Anne Rice. Some material was previously collected in Dark Dreamers (Avon 1990), Dark Visions (Avon 1992), and Comic Book Rebels, co-authored with Stephen R. Bissette (Fine 1993). Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945.
• * *Night Visions VII (Dark Harvest 0-913165-50-6, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], $19.95, 241pp, hc, cover by Charles Lang & Wendy Snow-Lang) Original anthology of eight stories, four by Richard Laymon, three by Chet Williamson, and one novella by Gary Brandner. There is an introduction by Wiater, mini-interviews with each author, and illustrations by Charles Lang and Wendy Snow-Lang. (Contents)