The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WILHELM, KATE (stories) (continued)

• * _The Best Defence (Severn House 0-7278-5337-6, Feb ’98, £17.99, 422pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1994) associational courtroom mystery. Volume two in the “Barbara Holloway” series.
• * *The Best Defense (St. Martin’s 0-312-10937-7, Jun ’94, $21.95, 342pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Associational courtroom thriller, sequel to Death Qualified.
• * _The Best Defense (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-22314-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $6.99, 422pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1994) associational courtroom thriller, sequel to Death Qualified.
• * *Cambio Bay (St. Martin’s 0-312-03800-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $17.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Fantasy novel set in Northern California.
• * _Children of the Wind (St. Martin’s 0-312-05400-9, Feb ’91, $8.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky.”
• * *Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (St. Martin’s 0-312-03303-6, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $16.95, 263pp, hc) Collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” and the original title story. A first-rate collection of short fiction by a fine writer at the top of her form. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Mar ’90, $8.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St.Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas This edition is the same as the St. Martin’s except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (BOMC #70-0896, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $14.95, 272pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas.
• * _Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (Robert Hale 0-7090-4215-9, Nov ’90, £13.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Helen Hale) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” and the original title story.
• * *Crazy Time (St. Martin’s 0-312-01411-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) Sf thriller/metaphysical novel with humorous elements.
• * _Crazy Time (St. Martin’s 0-312-91387-7, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Comic sf novel. Recommended. (CNB)
• * *The Dark Door (St. Martin’s 0-312-02182-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Science fiction novel about an alien space probe raising havoc on Earth. Despite the sf premise, this reads like an above-average horror novel. (FCM)
• * _The Dark Door (Gollancz 0-575-04695-3, Feb ’90, £13.95, 248pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) marvellous blend of sf, horror and detective novel, with a rogue alien probe that manifests itself in derelict hotels. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Sequel to Smart House.
• * _The Dark Door (Tudor 0-944276-77-6, Mar ’90, $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) associational mystery novel.
• * _The Dark Door (Leisure 0-8439-3416-6, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) associational mystery novel featuring Charlie Meiklejohn and Constance Leidl. Except for ISBN and imprint, this is identical to the 1989 Tudor edition.
• * _Death Qualified (Fawcett Crest 0-449-22155-5, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 438pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1991) mystery/sf novel blending mystery, courtroom drama, and chaos theory. The original subtitle, “A Mystery of Chaos”, appears only on the title page.
• * *Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos (St. Martin’s 0-312-05853-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $22.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Doris Borowsky) [Barbara Holloway] Mystery/sf novel blending mystery, courtroom drama, and chaos theory.
• * *A Flush of Shadows (St. Martin’s 0-312-13075-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $22.95, 336pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Five mystery/fantasy novellas, two original, featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn. (Contents)
• * _A Flush of Shadows (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22434-1, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 353pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) collection of five mystery/fantasy novellas featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn.
• * _For the Defence (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649677-6, Dec ’97, £5.99, 537pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996 as Malice Prepense) associational courtroom mystery, third in the “Barbara Holloway” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _For the Defense (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22556-9, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.99, 472pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996 as Malice Prepense) associational courtroom mystery.
• * _The Girl Who Fell into the Sky (Pulphouse 1-56146-509-7, Jan ’91, $1.95, 50pp, pb, cover by Pat Morrissey) Fantasy novelette. Short story paperback #9. This originally appeared in IASFM 10/86 and is a Nebula winner. It also appears in Wilhelm’s recent collection, Children of the Wind. A 100-copy signed, leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.
• * *The Good Children (St. Martin’s 0-312-17914-6, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $22.95, 246pp, hc) Associational psychological, quasi-gothic character study.
• * *The Hamlet Trap (St. Martin’s 0-312-94000-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 234pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Mystery novel; associational.
• * _The Hamlet Trap (Gollancz 0-575-04247-8, May ’88, £10.95, 234pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) thriller, of associational interest. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Hamlet Trap (St. Martin’s 0-312-91125-4, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 234pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988). Associational — mystery by an sf author.
• * _The Hamlet Trap (St. Martin’s 0-312-91125-4, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.50, 234pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1987) first Charlie Meikeljohn and Constance Liddell associational mystery; second printing.
• * *The Hills Are Dancing (with Richard Wilhelm) (Corroboree 0-911169-09-1, Jul ’86, $20.00, 97pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational. A book on Oregon wilderness areas with text by Kate Wilhelm and photos by her son, Richard. There is also a signed, numbered deluxe edition of 70 copies, -08-3, $30.00, and a paperback, -10-5, $15.00.
• * *Huysman’s Pets (Bluejay 0-312-94219-2, Jan ’86, $15.95, 247pp, hc) Sf novel of genetic experimentation.
• * _Huysman’s Pets (Gollancz 0-575-03917-5, Oct ’86, £8.95, 247pp, hc) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf thriller novel.
• * _Huysman’s Pets (Legend 0-09-951660-8, Mar ’88, £2.99, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) thriller about a scientist who experimented on telepathic twins. Well constructed and eminently readable. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * _Huysman’s Pets (Ace 0-441-35441-6, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) science fiction novel about genetic engineering.
• * *Justice for Some (St. Martin’s 0-312-09319-5, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $18.95, 260pp, hc, cover by Lawrence Ratzkin) Associational thriller about a judge who suspects that there is a killer in her immediate family.
• * _Justice for Some (Fawcett Crest 0-449-22247-0, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.99, 330pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1993) associational thriller about a judge who suspects that there is a killer in her immediate family.
• * _Listen, Listen (Berkley 0-425-07327-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 263pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1981) collection of four long stories plus a speech.
• * *Malice Prepense (St. Martin’s 0-312-14364-8, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $24.95, 412pp, hc) Associational courtroom mystery.
• * *Naming the Flowers (Pulphouse/Axolotl 1-56146-122-9, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $10.00, 86pp, tp, cover by Donna Gordon) Fantasy novella of a publisher who becomes embroiled in the search for a missing little girl that takes some very strange twists. This trade paperback edition is limited to 525 copies. A 300-copy hardcover edition ($35.00) and a 75-copy deluxe leatherbound limited edition ($60.00) are also available. All states are signed. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * _Oh, Susannah! (Berkley 0-425-05976-6, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 233pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1982) adventure novel; not quite sf or fantasy, but listed for Wilhelm fans — and anyone who likes hilarious fiction. Highly recommended. (FCM)
• * *Seven Kinds of Death (St. Martin’s 0-312-08290-8, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $18.95, 249pp, hc, cover by Paul Cozzolino) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Associational mystery novel, the fifth featuring Charlie Meiklejohn and Constance Liedl, who investigate the murder of an editor at a Maryland artists’ colony. Some of the books in the series (but not this one) are sf or fantasy.
• * *Smart House (St. Martin’s 0-312-02642-0, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $16.95, 266pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Associational; mystery novel. Sequel to The Hamlet Trap. A murder takes place in an automated “house of the future.”
• * _Smart House (Gollancz 0-575-04588-4, Aug ’89, £11.95, 272pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) associational novel. Sequel to The Hamlet Trap. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _Smart House (Leisure 0-8439-3043-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 266pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) associational mystery novel, sequel to The Hamlet Trap.
• * _Sweet, Sweet Poison (Leisure 0-8439-3163-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 262pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) associational mystery novel, the third featuring Charlie Meiklejohn and Constance Leidl, who investigate murder among the nouveau-riche.
• * _Welcome Chaos (Arrow 0-09-950080-9, Sep ’87, £2.95, 297pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel.
• * _Welcome, Chaos (Berkley 0-425-07585-0, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 297pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel. Recommended. (CNB)
• * _Welcome, Chaos (Gollancz 0-575-03802-0, Mar ’86, £9.95, 297pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel.
• * _Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Easton Press no ISBN, Jun ’89, no price, 251pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) Hugo award-winning sf novel, with a new introduction by Pamela Sargent and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This special leatherbound gilt-edge limited edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Macmillan Collier 0-02-026482-8, May ’91, $4.95, 207pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) Hugo-winning sf novel. Recommended (CNB).
• * _Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (Tor/Orb 0-312-86615-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $13.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Lauren Helpern & David Gallo) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) Hugo-winning post-holocaust SF novel.

WILHELM, RICHARD (1953- ) (stories)

• * _The Hills Are Dancing (with Kate Wilhelm) See entry under Kate Wilhelm.

WILKES, MARILYN Z.

• * _C.L.U.T.Z. and the Fizzion Formula (Gollancz 0-575-03692-3, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], £6.50, 136pp, hc) Reprint (Dial 1985) juvenile sf novel. We have not seen the Dial edition and it may not exist, in which case this would be the first edition.

WILKIN, KAREN

• * _The World of Edward Gorey (with Clifford Ross) See entry under Clifford Ross.

WILKINS, CARY (1954- ) (stories)

• * _The Mammoth Book of Classic Fantasy (Robinson 0-948164-40-9, May ’87, £4.95, 472pp, tp) Reprint (Crown 1984 as A Treasury of Fantasy) fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Mammoth Book of Classic Fantasy (Firecrest 0-85997-934-2, Jul ’87 [1987], £9.95, 472pp, hc) Reprint (Crown 1984, as A Treasury of Fantasy) fantasy anthology. [Not seen]

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• * _A Treasury of Fantasy (Crown, 1984, hc) Reprint (Avenel 1981) fantasy anthology from an “instant remainder” publisher. Also as The Mammoth Book of Classic Fantasy (Robinson 1987). (Contents)

WILKINS-FREEMAN, MARY E.; see under Freeman, Mary E. Wilkins (stories)

WILKINSON, VERNON (Francis) (1916- )

• * *After the Bomb (Interface Press 0-86474-003-4, 1984 [May ’86], $11.95, 146pp, pb) This 1984 sf novel appeared in New Zealand in 1984. It is now being distributed in the U.S. Order from ANZ Religious Publications.

WILLARD, MARK (stories)

• * _Dune Master: A Frank Herbert Bibliography (with Daniel J. H. Levack) See entry under Daniel J. H. Levack

WILLARD, NANCY (Margaret) (1936- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Among Angels (with Jane Yolen) (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100195-2, Nov ’95 [Jan ’96], $20.00, 55pp, hc, cover by Saelig Gallagher) Associational poetry book, mostly fantasy, illustrated by S. Saelig Gallagher.
• * *The Ballad of Biddy Early (Knopf 0-394-88414-0, Sep ’89, $13.95, unpaginated, hc) Children’s collection of poetry telling the Irish story of the Wise Woman of Clare, illustrated with watercolors by Barry Moser.
• * *Beauty and the Beast (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-206052-9, Oct ’92, $19.95, 69pp, hc, cover by Barry Moser) [Beauty and the Beast] A retelling of the classic fairy tale set in New York City during the Victorian era, with illustrations by Barry Moser.
• * *Firebrat (Knopf 0-394-89008-6, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $11.95, 121pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel of children finding an entrance to another world at an abandoned subway station. Illustrations by David Wiesner.
• * _Firebrat (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15985-2, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $3.50, 120pp, tp, cover by David Weisner) Reprint (Knopf 1988) children’s fantasy novel about two children who discover the entrance to another world in an abandoned Manhattan subway station. Illustrations by David Weisner.
• * _The Island of the Grass King: The Further Adventures of Anatole (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-239083-9, Dec ’85 [Jan ’86], $5.95, 120pp, pb) [Anatole] Reprint (HBJ 1979) juvenile fantasy novella, second in the “Anatole” trilogy. Illustrations by David McPhail.
• * *Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymous Bosch (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-262210-1, Oct ’91, $18.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon & Lee Dillon) Children’s picture book suitable for all ages. The full-color illustrations are by Leo and Diane Dillon with their son, Lee Dillon.
• * _Sailing to Cythera and Other Anatole Stories (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-269961-9, Dec ’85 [Jan ’86], $5.95, 72pp, tp) [Anatole] Trade paperback reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1974) collection of three juvenile fantasy stories, Book One of the “Anatole” trilogy and winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. This first paperback edition has no copyright date, but it apparently came out in December 1985. Illustrations by David McPhail.
• * *Sister Water (Knopf 0-679-40702-2, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $21.00, 255pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel of an old woman who renews her childhood acquaintance with the angel of death.
• * _Sister Water (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0876-5, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $5.99, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1993) literary fantasy novel of an old woman who renews her childhood acquaintance with the angel of death.
• * *The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (Scholastic/Blue Sky Press 0-590-47329-8, Oct ’93, $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Children’s picture book, a retelling of the fairy tale in verse by Willard, with full-color illustrations by the Dillons.
• * *Telling Time: Angels, Ancestors, and Stories (Harcourt Brace 0-15-693130-3, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $12.95, 267pp, tp) Non-fiction collection of 13 pieces, including essays, an interview, and Willard’s Newbery Award acceptance speech.
• * *Things Invisible to See (Knopf 0-394-54058-1, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $14.95 FPT, 263pp, hc) A delightful literary fantasy of metaphysics, baseball, and nostalgia. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Things Invisible to See (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25563-0, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $3.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1985) fantasy novel of baseball, love, and World War II.
• * _Things Invisible to See (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27652-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 262pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1985) literary fantasy novel set in a New England town just before WWII. Second printing.
• * _Uncle Terrible: More Adventures of Anatole (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-292794-8, Dec ’85 [Jan ’86], $5.95, 120pp, tp) [Anatole] Reprint (HBJ 1982) juvenile fantasy novella, third in the “Anatole” trilogy. Illustrations by David McPhail.

WILLARD, TOM; see pseudonym Bill Dolan

WILLETT, EDWARD (stories)

• * *Soul Worm (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-411-X, Sep ’97, $7.99, 236pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson) Young-adult fantasy. A woman from a parallel world saves humanity from an evil soulworm. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.

WILLETT, JOHN (William Mills) (1932- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Aubade for Gamelon (Baen 0-671-55924-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 342pp, pb) Sf novel.

WILLEY, ELIZABETH (1960- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Price of Blood and Honor (Tor 0-312-85784-5, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $25.95, 445pp, hc, cover by Charles Vess) [Well-Favored Man] Fantasy novel, third in the series that began with The Well-Favored Man. The feud between Prospero and his brother, Emperor Avril, breaks into open warfare.
• * _The Price of Blood and Honor (Tor 0-812-55049-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Charles Vess) [Well-Favored Man] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel, third in the series that began with The Well-Favored Man.
• * *A Sorcerer and a Gentleman (Tor 0-312-85783-7, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $23.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Charles Vess) [Well-Favored Man] Fantasy novel, a prequel to The Well-Favored Man, loosely derived from Shakespeare’s Tempest; war breaks out, and Prospero decides it’s time to leave his island exile and seize his family’s throne.
• * _A Sorcerer and a Gentleman (SFBC #07892, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $11.98, 444pp, hc, cover by Charles Vess) [Well-Favored Man] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _A Sorcerer and a Gentleman (Tor 0-812-55047-1, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Charles Vess) [Well-Favored Man] Reprint (Tor 1995) fantasy novel, a prequel to The Well-Favored Man, loosely derived from Shakespeare’s Tempest.
• * *The Well-Favored Man (Tor 0-312-85590-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $23.95, 447pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Well-Favored Man] Fantasy novel with sf elements about a small kingdom ruled by a young prince bedevilled by monsters, dragons, and aliens. A first novel.
• * _The Well-Favored Man (SFBC #02947, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $8.98, 447pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Well-Favored Man] Reprint (Tor 1993) fantasy novel. Similar to the Tor edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.