The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WILLIAMS, SHEILA, ed. (stories) (continued)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Ghosts (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Moons (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Robots (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Skin Deep (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Vampires (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * *The Loch Moose Monster: More Stories from Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (Delacorte 0-385-30600-8, Mar ’93, $16.00, 285pp, hc, cover by Joel Iskowitz) Anthology of 14 stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s, with a foreword by Joan D. Vinge and an afterword by the editor. (Contents)
• * _Science Fiction by Asimov See entry under Isaac Asimov.
• * *Tales from Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (with Cynthia Manson) (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-284209-8, Oct ’86 [Mar ’87], $15.95, 298pp, hc) Young-adult anthology of 17 stories from Asimov’s; introduction by Isaac Asimov. This has a 1986 copyright, but we did not see it until 1987. (Contents)
• * *Why I Left Harry’s All Night Hamburgers and Other Stories (with Charles Ardai) (Delacorte 0-385-30044-1, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $14.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Joel Iskowitz) Anthology of 12 stories, with an introduction by Ardai. (Contents)
• * _Why I Left Harry’s All Night Hamburgers and Other Stories (with Charles Ardai) (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21394-0, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Joel Iskowitz) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) anthology of 12 sf stories, with an introduction by Ardai.

WILLIAMS, SIDNEY; see pseudonym Michael August (stories)

• * *Blood Hunter (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-437-6, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 317pp, pb) Horror novel. Sentient killer swamp.
• * *Gnelfs (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-543-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 352pp, pb) Horror novel of adorable little tv creatures who come out of the set to attack an innocent family.
• * *Night Brothers (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-290-4, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $4.50, 448pp, pb) Horror novel. Vampires in Louisiana.
• * *When Darkness Falls (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-621-7, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.50, 384pp, pb) Horror novel of werewolves preying on a small Louisiana town.

WILLIAMS, TAD; pseudonym of Robert Paul Williams, (1957- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Caliban’s Hour (Legend 0-09-926361-0, Oct ’94, £12.99, 180pp, hc, cover by Bruce Pennington) Short fantasy novel of magic and menace derived from Shakespeare’s The Tempest, wherein Caliban confronts Miranda 20 years after she left the island, seeking revenge for the cruelties she inflicted.
• * +Caliban’s Hour (HarperPrism 0-06-105204-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $14.99, 201pp, hc, cover by Jim Griffin) Fantasy novella. The monster from Shakespeare’s The Tempest tells his version of the story. First American edition (Legend 1994). This edition has two distinct covers by the same artist.
• * _Caliban’s Hour (Legend 0-09-926171-5, Sep ’95, £4.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Bruce Pennington) Reprint (Legend 1994) fantasy novel. A tale of magic and menace derived from Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”, wherein Caliban confronts Miranda twenty years after she left the island, seeking revenge for the cruelties she inflicted.
• * _Caliban’s Hour (HarperPrism 0-06-105413-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 194pp, pb, cover by Jim Griffin) Reprint (Legend 1994) fantasy novella. Shakespeare’s character tells his side of the story.
• * *Child of an Ancient City (with Nina Kiriki Hoffman) (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31577-5, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $14.95, 137pp, hc, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) Young-adult fantasy novel, with illustrations by Greg Hildebrandt. An Arabian Nights-style story of a merchant’s son traveling with a caravan whose members fall victim to a vampire. This is part of the “Dragonflight” series packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
• * *Child of an Ancient City (with Nina Kiriki Hoffman) (Legend 0-7126-5499-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £7.99, 80pp, tp, cover by Bruce Pennington) Arabian Nights fantasy novella, illustrated throughout by Bruce Pennington. A hardcover edition (-5492-5, £12.99) is also available. Simultaneous with US (Atheneum) edition.
• * _Child of an Ancient City (with Nina Kiriki Hoffman) (Tor 0-812-53391-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $6.99, 280pp, tp, cover by Greg Hildebrandt) Reprint (Atheneum 1992) young-adult fantasy novel, with illustrations by Greg Hildebrandt. An Arabian Nights-style story of a merchant’s son traveling with a caravan whose members fall victim to a vampire.
• * *The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-8099-0003-3, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $19.95, 654pp, hc) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Tolkienesque fantasy novel, Book One of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (SFBC #14507, Feb ’89 [Mar ’89], $9.98, 785pp, hc) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, book one of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (Legend 0-7126-3432-0, Aug ’89, £7.50, 654pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn” series. Also available in hardcover (-3427-4, £14.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-88677-384-9, Nov ’89 [Aug ’89], $5.95, 783pp, pb) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, book one of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-88677-384-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $5.95, 783pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1988) epic fantasy novel, book one of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”; third printing.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (Legend 0-09-970490-0, Oct ’90, £4.99, 930pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Book One of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-88677-384-9, Mar ’93, $5.99, 783pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, first book of “Memory, Sorrow & Thorn”; fifth printing.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (Legend 0-09-936691-6, Nov ’93, £15.99, 654pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) epic fantasy novel. Book one of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-88677-384-9, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $6.99, 783pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, first volume of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. 14th printing.
• * *Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (DAW 0-88677-710-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $24.95, 770pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Near-future SF novel, first in a new series. Mysterious appearances of a golden city in virtual reality lead investigators from around the world to a deadly conspiracy. Originally announced for January 1997, but moved up to November 1996.
• * *Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (Legend 0-09-968301-6, Dec ’96, £16.99, 770pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] SF novel. First in a planned four-book series. A deadly virtual super-reality is controlled by the mercenary Grail Brotherhood. A trade paperback (export) edition (0-09-968311-3, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (DAW 0-88677-763-1, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 780pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1996) near-future SF novel of virtual-reality intrigue.
• * _Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (Orbit 1-85723-604-1, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], £6.99, 943pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (Legend 1996) SF/fantasy novel. First in a planned four-book series.
• * _Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (SFBC #00240, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $12.50, 770pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1996) SF novel of virtual reality, first in the series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Otherland: River of Blue Fire (DAW 0-88677-777-1, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $24.95, 634pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Near-future SF novel, second in the series about intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality.
• * _Otherland: River of Blue Fire (SFBC #00243, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $12.50, 634pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1998) SF/fantasy novel of virtual reality, second in the series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Siege: To Green Angel Tower Part 1 (Legend 0-09-931441-X, Apr ’94, £5.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) epic fantasy novel. The first half of To Green Angel Tower, Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”. Includes a page-long explanation by John Jarrold on why the book had to be split for its paperback printing.
• * *Stone of Farewell (DAW 0-88677-435-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $21.95, 589pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Fantasy novel, second book of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
• * _Stone of Farewell (Legend 0-7126-3517-3, Oct ’90, £7.99, 589pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book Two of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”. Also available in hardcover (-3507-6, £14.99).
• * _Stone of Farewell (Legend Overseas 0-09-984810-4, 1991 [Sep ’91], £5.99, 873pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _Stone of Farewell (SFBC #17749, Jan ’91, $12.98, 589pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
• * _Stone of Farewell (DAW 0-88677-480-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $5.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
• * _Stone of Farewell (Legend 0-09-984810-4, Dec ’91, £5.99, 874pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.”
• * _Stone of Farewell (Legend 0-09-936701-7, Nov ’93, £15.99, 589pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) epic fantasy novel. Book two of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _Stone of Farewell (DAW 0-88677-480-2, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $6.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second volume of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. 12th printing.
• * _Storm: To Green Angel Tower Part II (Legend 0-09-938261-X, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], £5.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993 as To Green Angel Tower) epic fantasy novel. The second half of To Green Angel Tower, Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * *Tailchaser’s Song (DAW 0-8099-0002-5, Nov ’85, $15.95FPT, 333pp, hc) Fantasy novel, a first novel. A feline version of Watership Down.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8205-6, Aug ’86, £2.95, 333pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (DAW 0-88677-162-5, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.95, 375pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel featuring cats.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (DAW 0-88677-278-8, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.50, 375pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1985) anthropomorphic cat novel. Sixth printing.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (DAW 0-88677-374-1, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.95, 375pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1985) feline fantasy novel; ninth printing.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (Legend 0-7126-5002-4, Oct ’91, £8.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel about cats.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (Legend 0-09-995940-2, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (DAW 0-88677-374-1, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) Reissue (DAW 1985) feline fantasy novel. 15th printing.
• * *To Green Angel Tower (DAW 0-88677-521-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $25.00, 1083pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Epic fantasy novel, third book of “Memory, Sorrow & Thorn”.
• * _To Green Angel Tower (Legend 0-09-926221-5, Apr ’93, £16.99, 1083pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) epic fantasy novel. Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _To Green Angel Tower (SFBC #00743, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $12.98, 1083pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) epic fantasy novel, third book of “Memory, Sorrow & Thorn”. Similar to the DAW edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (DAW 0-88677-598-1, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], $5.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel. This is the first half of the third book of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”, published in hardcover as a single volume. The appendix will appear in both paperbacks.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (DAW 0-88677-598-1, Jul ’98, $6.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, first half of the third book in “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. Fifth printing.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (DAW 0-88677-606-6, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel. This is the second half of the third book of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”, published in hardcover as a single volume. The appendix appears in both paperbacks, and this volume includes a brief synopsis of the first.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (DAW 0-88677-606-6, Jul ’98, $6.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, second half of the third book in “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. Third printing.

WILLIAMS, TERI (stories)

• * _Dragonlance: Before the Mask (with Michael Williams) See entry under Michael Williams.
• * _DragonLance: The Dark Queen (with Michael Williams) See entry under Michael Williams.

WILLIAMS, TESS (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Map of Power (Random House Australia/Arrow 0-09-183328-0, Oct ’96 [Nov ’96], A$14.95, 506pp, pb, cover by Vivien Kubbos) Post-holocaust science fantasy novel. Humans survive in scattered communities in Australia and Antarctica, and on a forgotten skywheel in orbit.

WILLIAMS, WALTER JON (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Ambassador of Progress (Tor 0-812-55789-1, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 432pp, pb) Sf novel.
• * _Ambassador of Progress (Orbit 0-7088-8221-8, Mar ’87, £3.50, 432pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Ambassador of Progress (Tor 0-812-55791-3, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 432pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1984) sf novel; 2nd printing.
• * *Angel Station (Tor 0-312-93187-5, Jul ’89 [Aug ’89], $18.95, 393pp, hc) Sf adventure novel of interstellar intrigue.
• * _Angel Station (SFBC #15671, Jan ’90, $8.98, 393pp, hc, cover by Royo) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf adventure novel.
• * _Angel Station (Orbit 0-356-18807-8, Feb ’90, £12.95, 393pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel.
• * _Angel Station (Tor 0-812-55787-5, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 393pp, pb, cover by Royo) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf adventure novel.
• * _Angel Station (Orbit 0-7088-4908-3, May ’91, £4.50, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel.
• * *Aristoi (Tor 0-312-85172-3, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $22.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Far-future sf novel set in a universe where a benevolent ruling class controls technology. Recommended (FCM).
• * _Aristoi (SFBC #03502, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $10.98, 448pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel set in a universe where a benevolent ruling class controls technology. Similar to the Tor edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on he back jacket next to the ISBN.
• * _Aristoi (Grafton 0-586-21388-0, May ’93, £4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1992) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Aristoi (Tor 0-812-51409-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel set in a universe where a benevolent ruling class controls technology.
• * *City on Fire (HarperPrism 0-06-105213-2, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $22.00, 498pp, hc, cover by Tim White) [Metropolitan] SF novel, sequel to Metropolitan.
• * _City on Fire (SFBC #15412, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $10.98, 498pp, hc, cover by Tim White) [Metropolitan] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) urban fantasy novel, sequel to Metropolitan. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _City on Fire (HarperPrism 0-06-105442-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $6.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Metropolitan] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) urban fantasy novel, sequel to Metropolitan.
• * *The Crown Jewels (Tor 0-812-55798-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 247pp, pb) [Drake Maijstral] Sf novel of manners.
• * *Days of Atonement (Tor 0-312-85118-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $19.95, 437pp, hc, cover by Martin Andrews) Sf police procedural novel set in 21st-century New Mexico.
• * _Days of Atonement (Tor 0-812-50180-2, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) Reprint (Tor 1991) sf detective novel set in 21st-century New Mexico.
• * _Days of Atonement (Grafton 0-586-21386-4, Jul ’92, £4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Days of Atonement (Tor 0-812-50180-2, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) Reissue (Tor 1991) sf detective novel set in 21st-century New Mexico; second printing.
• * _Dinosaurs (Pulphouse 1-56146-518-6, May ’91, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Reprint sf short story originally in IASFM and in his collection Facets. Short story paperback #18. A 100-copy signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($20.00) is also available.
• * *Facets (Tor 0-312-85019-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $18.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) Collection of nine stories, with an introduction by Roger Zelazny. (Contents)
• * _Facets (Tor 0-812-50181-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 370pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of nine stories.
• * _Facets (Grafton 0-586-21387-2, Oct ’92, £4.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of nine stories. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Frankensteins and Foreign Devils (NESFA Press 1-886778-03-5, Feb ’98 [Aug ’98], $23.00, 381pp, hc, cover by Omar Rayyan) Collection of ten stories, two previously unpublished, and two that first appeared as limited-edition chapbooks. There is an introduction by Gardner Dozois. Edited by Timothy P. Szczesuil. A limited edition of 1015; a signed, slipcased edition of 175 with special endpapers (-04-3, $33.00) is also available. Published in conjunction with Williams’s Guest of Honor appearance at Boskone 36. NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)