The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- WILHELM, KATE (stories) (continued)
- * _The Best Defence (Severn House 0-7278-5337-6, Feb 98, £17.99, 422pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martins 1994) associational courtroom mystery. Volume two in the Barbara Holloway series.
- * *The Best Defense (St. Martins 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. Martins 1994) associational courtroom thriller, sequel to Death Qualified.
- * *Cambio Bay (St. Martins 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. Martins 0-312-05400-9, Feb 91, $8.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St. Martins 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky.
- * *Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (St. Martins 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.Martins 1989) collection of five novellas This edition is the same as the St. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 0-312-01411-2, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) Sf thriller/metaphysical novel with humorous elements.
- * _Crazy Time (St. Martins 0-312-91387-7, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Comic sf novel. Recommended. (CNB)
- * *The Dark Door (St. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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 Wilhelms recent collection, Children of the Wind. A 100-copy signed, leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.
- * *The Good Children (St. Martins 0-312-17914-6, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $22.95, 246pp, hc) Associational psychological, quasi-gothic character study.
- * *The Hamlet Trap (St. Martins 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. Martins 1987) thriller, of associational interest. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Hamlet Trap (St. Martins 0-312-91125-4, Jun 88 [May 88], $3.50, 234pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martins 1988). Associational mystery by an sf author.
- * _The Hamlet Trap (St. Martins 0-312-91125-4, Jun 94 [May 94], $4.50, 234pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reissue (St. Martins 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.
- * *Huysmans Pets (Bluejay 0-312-94219-2, Jan 86, $15.95, 247pp, hc) Sf novel of genetic experimentation.
- * _Huysmans Pets (Gollancz 0-575-03917-5, Oct 86, £8.95, 247pp, hc) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf thriller novel.
- * _Huysmans 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]
- * _Huysmans 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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. Martins 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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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) Childrens 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) childrens 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) Childrens 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 Sorcerers Apprentice (Scholastic/Blue Sky Press 0-590-47329-8, Oct 93, $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Leo Dillon & Diane Dillon) Childrens 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 Willards 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 Shakespeares Tempest; war breaks out, and Prospero decides its time to leave his island exile and seize his familys 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 Shakespeares 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.
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