The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- WULFFSON, DON (L.) (1943- ) (stories)
- * *Future Fright: Tales of High-Tech Terror (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-393-9, Apr 96 [Dec 96], $5.95, 95pp, pb, cover by Scott Fray) Original collection of six SF horror stories for young adults. Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)
- WULLSCHLÄGER, JACKIE
- * *Inventing Wonderland (Methuen 0-413-67840-7, May 95, £25.00, 228pp, hc, cover by John Singer Sargent) Non-fiction. Heavily illustrated reference work subtitled The Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J. M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A. A. Milne. Based on letters, diaries and memoirs, it is an often disturbing study of the five most revered childrens writers of the late 19th/early 20th century, seminal writers whose work, supposedly about childhood fantasies and fears, is revealed to be more often about their own negative reactions to adulthood, and a flight from social conformity.
- * +Inventing Wonderland (Simon & Schuster/Free Press 0-684-82286-5, Feb 96, $24.00, 228pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical. A look at Victorian childhood as seen through the lives and fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame, and A.A. Milne. Included 16 unpaginated pages of photos. First US edition (Methuen 1995).
- WURLITZER, RUDOLPH
- * _Flats (Midnight Classics 1-85242-410-9, May 96 [Jul 96], £6.99, 159pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1970) literary fantasy novel set in a post-apocalyptic city. This is a worldwide edition and is available in the US for $11.99.
- WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Curse of the Mistwraith (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224071-8, May 93, £8.99, 560pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel about a pair of warring half-brothers. A hardcover edition (-224070-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume one in the Wars of Light and Shadows series.
- * +Curse of the Mistwraith (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45306-9, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $22.00, 611pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel of two princes who must work together to save their land from the evil of the Mistwraith. First book of The Wars of Light and Shadow. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993 as The Curse of the Mistwraith).
- * _The Curse of the Mistwraith (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21069-5, Aug 94, £5.99, 831pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy novel. Volume one in the Wars of Light and Shadows series.
- * _Curse of the Mistwraith (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45416-2, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $5.99, 690pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993 as The Curse of the Mistwraith) fantasy novel. First book of The Wars of Light and Shadow.
- * _Daughter of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
- * *Fugitive Prince (HarperPrism 0-06-105291-4, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $24.00, 565pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel, first book of The Alliance of Light, the third part of The Wars of Light and Shadow. Two half brothers are cursed to be enemies.
- * *Fugitive Prince (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224076-9, Nov 97 [Oct 97], £16.99, 565pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel, volume four in The Wars of Light and Shadows, and first book of The Alliance of Light. Simultaneous with the US (HarperPrism) edition. A trade paperback edition (-224077-7, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
- * _Fugitive Prince (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648299-6, Apr 98 [Mar 98], £6.99, 565pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel, subtitled The Wars of Light and Shadows: Volume 4: First Book of The Alliance of Light.
- * _Fugitive Prince (HarperPrism 0-06-105468-2, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $6.50, 704pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel, first book of The Alliance of Light, the third part of The Wars of Light and Shadow.
- * *Keeper of the Keys (Ace 0-441-43275-1, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.50, 269pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Fantasy novel, sequel to Stormwarden. Contains the 1st chapter of the third book, Shadowfane. Cover & interior art by the author.
- * _Keeper of the Keys (Grafton 0-246-13426-7, Sep 89, £7.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume Two in The Cycle of Fire. Also available in hardcover (-13415-1, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
- * _Keeper of the Keys (Grafton 0-586-20484-9, Oct 90, £3.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book Two of The Cycle of Fire.
- * _Keeper of the Keys (HarperPrism 0-06-105461-5, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel, book two of The Cycle of Fire.
- * _Keeper of the Keys (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20484-9, Nov 95, £4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reissue (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the Cycle of Fire. Third printing.
- * *The Master of White Storm (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45167-8, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $4.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Fantasy novel of a galley slave determined to win himself a castle.
- * *The Master of Whitestorm (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223990-6, Apr 92 [Mar 92], £8.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-223932-9, £15.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with US (Roc as The Master of White Storm) edition.
- * _The Master of Whitestorm (Grafton 0-586-21068-7, Nov 92, £4.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Roc 1992) fantasy novel.
- * _Mistress of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
- * _Servant of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
- * *Shadowfane (Ace 0-441-76082-1, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.50, 260pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Fantasy novel, Book Three of The Cycle of Fire series.
- * _Shadowfane (Grafton 0-246-13597-2, Mar 90, £7.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book Three of The Cycle of Fire. Also available in hardcover (-13417-8, £12.95).
- * _Shadowfane (Grafton 0-586-20485-7, Mar 91, £3.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book Three of The Cycle of Fire.
- * _Shadowfane (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20485-7, Mar 96, £4.99, 352pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume three in Cycle of Fire.
- * _Shadowfane (HarperPrism 0-06-105470-4, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel, book three in The Cycle of Fire.
- * *The Ships of Merior (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224078-5, Oct 94 [Sep 94], £9.99, 494pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-224072-6, £15.99) is also available. Volume two in the Wars of Light and Shadows series.
- * *The Ships of Merior (HarperPrism 0-06-105216-7, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $23.00, 917pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel, second in The Wars of Light and Shadow. This edition follows a British edition of the same title (HarperCollins UK 1994) which contains the first half of the novel only.
- * _The Ships of Merior (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21070-9, May 95, £5.99, 740pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) fantasy novel. Volume 2 of The Wars of Light and Shadows.
- * _Ships of Merior (HarperPrism 0-06-105465-8, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $5.99, 637pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994 as The Ships of Merior) fantasy novel, volume two of The Wars of Light and Shadow. HarperPrism published this plus the next volume, Warhost of Vastmark, as one volume in 1995. This edition has a note on why the US hardcover was broken up into two volumes.
- * _Sorcerers Legacy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27846-0, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1982) fantasy novel.
- * _Sorcerers Legacy (Grafton 0-586-20482-2, Jul 89, £3.50, 303pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Ace 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Sorcerers Legacy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27846-0, May 93, $4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reissue (Ace 1982) fantasy novel; second printing.
- * *Stormwarden (Ace 0-441-78757-6, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $2.95, 325pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Fantasy novel, with cover and illustrations by the author.
- * _Stormwarden (Ace 0-441-78757-6, Jun 88 [May 88], $3.50, 325pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Reissue (Ace 1984) fantasy novel, Book One of the Cycle of Fire trilogy. Second printing.
- * _Stormwarden (Grafton 0-246-13446-1, Mar 89, £7.95, 378pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Cycle of Fire trilogy. Also available in hc (-13414-3, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
- * _Stormwarden (Grafton 0-586-20483-0, Mar 90 [Feb 90], £3.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel. Book One of The Cycle of Fire.
- * _Stormwarden (HarperPrism 0-06-105462-3, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $4.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel, first volume in the Cycle of Fire.
- * _Stormwarden (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20483-0, Aug 95 [Sep 95], £4.99, 447pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel. Volume one in Cycle of Fire.
- * *That Way Lies Camelot (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224501-9, May 94, £8.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) Collection of 15 stories, including four originals. A hardcover edition (-224602-3, £15.99) is also available. (Contents)
- * _That Way Lies Camelot (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648003-9, Feb 95 [Jan 95], £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) collection of all Wurtss short stories, including four originals.
- * +That Way Lies Camelot (HarperPrism 0-06-105221-3, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $20.00, 275pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) Collection of 15 stories, four original. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
- * _That Way Lies Camelot (HarperPrism 0-06-105778-9, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.50, 337pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) collection of 15 stories.
- * *Warhost of Vastmark (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224620-1, Aug 95 [Jul 95], £8.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel. Third in a series after The Curse of the Mistwraith and The Ships of Merior. The US edition of The Ships of Merior includes the original UK novel plus this. A hardcover edition (-224619-8, £15.99) is also available.
- * _Warhost of Vastmark (HarperPrism 0-06-105667-7, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) fantasy novel. This originally appeared in the US as the second part of Ships of Merior; it appeared in the UK as a separate volume, Warhost of Vastmark (HarperCollins UK 1995).
- * _Warhost of Vastmark (Voyager 0-00-648207-4, Feb 96 [Jan 96], £5.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in The Wars of Light and Shadow after The Curse of the Mistwraith and The Ships of Merior.
- WYATT, GARRY, ed. (stories)
- WYATT, STEPHEN (John) (1948- ) (stories)
- * *Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20330-5, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £1.99, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 134 in the series.
- * _Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (Target 0-426-20330-5, Oct 91, £2.50, 143pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 134 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
- * *Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Target 0-426-20341-0, Dec 89, £1.99, 141pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 144 in the series.
- * _Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Target 0-426-20341-0, Dec 91, £2.99, 141pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1989) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 144 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
- WYKE-SMITH, E(dward) A(ugustine) (1871-1935)
- * _The Marvellous Land of Snergs (Old Earth Books 1-882968-03-4, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $35.00, 220pp, tp, cover by George Morrow) Reprint (Ernest Benn 1927) classic childrens fantasy, a precursor and possible influence for The Hobbit. This is a facsimile, with corrections, of the 1928 Harper & Brothers edition. There are illustrations by George Morrow, an introduction by Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson, and a bibliography of Wyke-Smiths books. A hardcover edition (-04-2, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951.
- WYLDE, THOMAS (Clarke) (1946- ) (stories)
- * *Dr. Bones Book 3: Garukan Blood (Ace 0-441-15674-6, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.50, 173pp, pb) [Dr. Bones] Sf novelization in a series packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. As usual with this series, the copyright page contains the names of eleven people and two organizationsthe authors name is not among them.
- * *Dr. Bones Book 6: Journey to Rilla (Ace 0-441-15678-9, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.50, 189pp, pb, cover by David Dorman) [Dr. Bones] Sf adventure series by different authors packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications, with visual data by Joel Hagen. The copyright page credits many editors, consultants, and packagersthe author isnt mentioned. This is billed as the last of the series.
- * *Roger Zelaznys Alien Speedway: Pitfall (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26946-1, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.50, 198pp, pb) [Alien Speedway] Sf novelization. Second book in a young-adult series based on an outline by Zelazny.
- * *Roger Zelaznys Alien Speedway: The Web (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27166-0, Jun 88 [May 88], $3.50, 245pp, pb) [Alien Speedway] Sf novelization, third in a series. Illustrations by Hayashi, packaging by Byron Preiss.
- WYLIE, ELINOR (née Hoyt) (1885-1928)
- * _The Venetian Glass Nephew (Academy Chicago 0-89733-112-5, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $6.95, 182pp, tp) Reprint (George Doran 1925) fantasy novel.
- WYLIE, JAYEL; see pseudonym Anne Hathaway-Nayne
- WYLIE, JONATHAN; pseudonym of Julia Smith & Mark J. A. Smith (stories)
- * *Across the Flame (Orbit 1-85723-395-6, Jun 96 [May 96], £16.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Keith Scaife) Dark fantasy novel. A young female artist is pursued for help by a sorcerer who has been trapped in a painting for centuries. Wylie is a pseudonym of Julia Smith and Mark J. A. Smith.
- * _Across the Flame (Orbit 1-85723-468-5, Apr 97 [Mar 97], £6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Orbit 1996) dark fantasy novel. A young female artist is pursued for help by a sorcerer who has been trapped in a painting for centuries. Wylie is a pseudonym of Julia Smith and Mark J.A. Smith.
- * +The Center of the Circle (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27056-7, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel, second in the Servants of Ark trilogy. First American edition (Corgi 1987).
- * *The Centre of the Circle (Corgi 0-552-13134-2, Jul 87 [Jun 87], £2.95, 351pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Servants of Ark trilogy. This is a pseudonym for Mark J.A. Smith & Julia Smith.
- * *Dream Weaver (Corgi 0-552-13757-X, Aug 91 [Jul 91], £4.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel. This is a pseudonym for Mark J.A. Smith & Julia Smith.
- * *The First Named (Corgi 0-552-13101-6, Mar 87, £2.50, 349pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 of the Servants of Ark trilogy. This is a pseudonym for Mark J.A. Smith & Julia Smith. This is their first novel.
- * +The First Named (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26953-4, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel, first in a trilogy, Servants of Ark. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1987). Wylie is a pen name for Mark and Julia Smith.
- * _The First Named (Corgi 0-552-13101-6, Aug 88 [Dec 88], £2.99, 349pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Reissue (Corgi 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Servants of Ark trilogy.
- * *Island and Empire: Book One: Dark Fire (Corgi 0-552-13978-5, Apr 93 [Mar 93], £3.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.
- * *Island and Empire: Book Three: The Last Augury (Corgi 0-552-13980-7, Apr 94 [Mar 94], £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.
- * *Island and Empire: Book Two: Echoes of Flame (Corgi 0-552-13979-3, Jan 94 [Dec 93], £4.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.
- * *The Mage-Born Child (Corgi 0-552-13161-X, Jan 88 [Dec 87], £2.95, 350pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Servants of Ark trilogy.
- * +The Mage-Born Child (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27270-5, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 277pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel, 3rd in the Servants of Ark trilogy. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1988).
- * _The Mage-Born Child (Corgi 0-552-13161-X, Aug 88 [Dec 88], £2.99, 350pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Reissue (Corgi 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Servants of Ark trilogy.
- * *Magister (Orbit 1-85723-515-0, Dec 97 [Nov 97], £6.99, 388pp, pb) Contemporary fantasy novel set in a world where magic is considered a performing art. A student investigates a late masters secrets.
- * *Other Lands (Orbit 1-85723-309-3, Jun 95, £16.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Keith Scaife) Fantasy novel. Michael Glover, comatose after a car accident, somehow calls to his lover for help. She must break through to another, fantastic world where she finds analogues of herself and her situation. Wylie is a joint pseudonym for Julia Smith & Mark J. A. Smith.
- * _Other Lands (Orbit 1-85723-364-6, Jun 96 [May 96], £5.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Orbit 1995) fantasy novel. A woman must brave a world which mirrors her abused life, in order to rescue her lover. Wylie is a pseudonym of Julia Smith and Mark J. A. Smith.
- * *Shadow-Maze (Corgi 0-552-13929-7, Oct 92 [Sep 92], £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel.
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