The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

WOMACK, JACK (stories) (continued)

• * _Elvissey (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21301-5, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 319pp, pb, cover by George Snow) Reprint (Tor 1993) sf novel about the Church of Elvis in New York in 2033.
• * _Elvissey (Grove 0-8021-3495-5, 1997 [Jan ’97], $12.00, 319pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel of the Church of Elvis in 2033.
• * *Heathern (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440691-6, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £12.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Terraplane] Sf novel.
• * +Heathern (Tor 0-312-85078-6, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $16.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Terraplane] Dystopian sf novel set in the same world as Terraplane about the results of a corporation’s search for a genuine messiah. This is a powerful novel, with a lot to say about obsession and sacrifice. Highly recommended (SW). First American edition (Unwin Hyman 1990).
• * _Heathern (Tor 0-812-50872-6, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Terraplane] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) sf novel set in the same world as Terraplane about a corporation’s search for a genuine messiah. Recommended (SW).
• * _Heathern (Grafton 0-586-21342-2, Oct ’91, £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Terraplane] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) sf novel.
• * _Heathern (Grove 0-8021-3563-3, May ’98, $12.00, 213pp, tp, cover by Miguel Santana) [Terraplane] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) dystopian SF novel, third in the “Ambient” series.
• * *Let’s Put the Future Behind Us (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-627-9, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $23.00, 310pp, hc) Associational novel. In post-Soviet Russia, a man juggles wife, mistress, brother, the Russian mob, and historical truth.
• * _Let’s Put the Future Behind Us (Flamingo 0-00-225562-6, Jan ’97, £8.99, 310pp, tp, cover by John Gall) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1996) associational novel set in a post-Soviet Russia. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Let’s Put the Future Behind Us (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-655007-X, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], £6.99, 310pp, tp) Reprint (Atlantic Monthly 1996) associational novel set in a post-Soviet Russia.
• * *Random Acts of Senseless Violence (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13850-5, Oct ’93, £14.99, 256pp, hc, cover by George Snow) Sf novel about a near-future New York during the collapse of civilization.
• * +Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-577-9, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $21.00, 256pp, hc) Near-future SF novel of urban decay and despair. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993).
• * _Random Acts of Senseless Violence (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21320-1, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £4.99, 255pp, pb, cover by George Snow) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel.
• * _Random Acts of Senseless Violence (Grove 0-8021-3424-6, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $12.00, 256pp, tp) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) near-future SF novel of urban decay and despair.
• * *Terraplane (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1-55584-165-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $16.95, 227pp, hc) [Terraplane] Science fiction novel, a darkly comic, surreal vision of 21st-century protagonists catapulted back into the New York City of 1939.
• * _Terraplane (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440302-X, Mar ’89, £12.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Peter Jones) [Terraplane] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Terraplane (Unwin 0-04-440616-9, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], £3.50, 227pp, pb, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) [Terraplane] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988) sf novel.
• * _Terraplane (Tor 0-812-50623-5, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 227pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Terraplane] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988) dystopian sf novel set in near-future alternate-world New York.
• * _Terraplane (Grafton 0-586-21341-4, Oct ’91, £3.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Terraplane] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988) sf novel.
• * _Terraplane (Grove 0-8021-3562-5, May ’98 [Jun ’98], $12.00, 227pp, tp, cover by Miguel Santana) [Terraplane] Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 1988) dystopian SF novel, second in the “Ambient” series.

WONGAR, B.; pseudonym of Streten Bozic, (1932- )

• * +Gabo Djara (Dodd Mead 0-396-08861-9, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $16.95, 242pp, hc) [Nuclear Trilogy] Allegorical literary fantasy novel (third in a trilogy) about the destruction of aboriginal Australia, told from the point of view of a giant green ant (part of aboriginal mythology). First American edition (Australia 1987).
• * _Gabo Djara (George Braziller 0-8076-1243-X, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $9.95, 242pp, tp, cover by Yumayna Burarwana) [Nuclear Trilogy] Reprint (Australia 1987) literary fantasy novel, third book of the “Nuclear Trilogy.” After British nuclear tests on Australian tribal lands, Gabo Djara, an immense green ant spirit, rises to defend his people and repel the white man.
• * _Karan (George Braziller 0-8076-1242-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $9.95, 248pp, tp, cover by Yumayna Burarwana) [Nuclear Trilogy] Reprint (Australia 1985) literary fantasy novel, second book of the “Nuclear Trilogy.” After British nuclear tests on Australian tribal lands, the British are hunting down aborigines to use in genetic experiments.
• * _Walg (George Braziller 0-8076-1241-3, Sep ’90 [Feb ’91], $9.95, 213pp, tp, cover by Yumayna Burarwana) [Nuclear Trilogy] Reprint (Australia 1983) literary fantasy novel, first book of the “Nuclear Trilogy.” After British nuclear tests on Australian tribal lands, an aboriginal girl wanders through the devastation carrying the soul of her unborn child in her dilly bag.

WOOD, BARBARA (née Lewandowski) (1947- )

• * _Yesterday’s Child (NAL/Signet 0-451-14608-5, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday & Co 1979) novel of the supernatural and “love and betrayal beyond time.”
• * _Yesterday’s Child (Severn House 0-7278-5125-X, Jul ’96, £15.99, 254pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1979) dark fantasy novel of a revenant seeking a lost love. [First U.K. edition]

WOOD, BARI (1936- )

• * *Amy Girl (NAL 0-453-00534-9, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $17.95, 346pp, hc) Horror novel about a 9-year-old psychic who can dominate other people’s minds.
• * _Amy Girl (NAL Onyx 0-451-40069-0, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $4.95, 365pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1987) horror novel.
• * _Amy Girl (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2965-2, May ’88, £11.95, 346pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1987) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Amy Girl (Sphere 0-7474-0075-X, Nov ’88, £3.50, 346pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1987) horror novel.
• * *The Basement (Morrow 0-688-13351-7, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $17.95, 326pp, hc, cover by Alan Ayers) Horror novel. Myra Ludens fears her basement is haunted by the ghost of a woman hanged for witchcraft.
• * _The Basement (Avon 0-380-72305-0, Jun ’96, $5.99, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1995) ghost novel. A basement may be haunted by a woman hanged for witchcraft.
• * _The Killing Gift (NAL/Signet 0-451-14003-6, Apr ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.95, 313pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1975) horror novel; 13th printing.
• * _The Killing Gift (NAL Signet 0-451-14003-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 313pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1975) horror novel; 14th printing.
• * _The Tribe (NAL/Signet 0-451-14004-4, Apr ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.95, 339pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1981) horror novel; 6th printing.
• * _The Tribe (NAL Signet 0-451-14004-4, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 339pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1981) horror novel; seventh printing.
• * _Twins (with Jack Geasland) (NAL/Signet 0-451-13654-3, Apr ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 343pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1977) horror novel; 10th printing.
• * _Twins (NAL Signet 0-451-13654-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 346pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1977) horror novel; 14th printing.
• * _Twins/Dead Ringers (with Jack Geasland) (NAL Signet 0-451-15989-6, Oct ’88, $4.50, 343pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1978) horror novel, movie tie-in edition for Dead Ringers, which title appears on cover and spine. The title page still calls it Twins. 16th printing.

WOOD, BRIDGET (1947- ); see pseudonym Frances Gordon (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Lost Prince (Headline 0-7472-7969-1, Jan ’92, £9.99, 440pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Dark fantasy blending the Ireland of Celtic myth and a bleak Ireland of the far future. A hardcover edition (-0291-5, £15.99) is also available. Sequel to Wolfking.
• * _The Lost Prince (Headline 0-7472-3515-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £5.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Wolfking” series.
• * +The Lost Prince (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37976-4, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $10.00, 601pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Wolfking] Fantasy novel set in post-holocaust Ireland, second book of the “Wolfking” series. This edition has been slightly revised. First American edition (Headline 1992).
• * _The Lost Prince (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38853-4, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $5.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1992) Celtic time-travel fantasy novel, sequel to Wolfking.
• * *The Minstrel’s Lute (Robert Hale 0-7090-2880-6, Jan ’87, £9.95, 208pp, hc) Supernatural thriller. [Not seen]
• * *Rebel Angel (Headline 0-7472-7909-8, Mar ’93, £8.99, 441pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-0695-3, £16.99) is also available. Volume three in the “Wolfking” series.
• * _Rebel Angel (Headline 0-7472-4122-8, Sep ’93, £5.99, 662pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Wolfking” series.
• * *Satanic Lute (Robert Hale 0-7090-2881-4, May ’87, £10.25, 208pp, hc) Supernatural thriller. Sequel to The Minstrel’s Lute. [Not seen]
• * *Sorceress (Headline 0-7472-7861-X, Mar ’94, £9.99, 442pp, tp, cover by Paul Young) [Wolfking] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-1002-0, £17.99) was announced but not seen. Volume four in the “Wolfking” series.
• * _Sorceress (Headline 0-7472-4490-1, Sep ’94, £5.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1994) fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Wolfking” series.
• * *Wolfking (Headline 0-7472-7968-3, Mar ’91, £7.99, 376pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-0290-7, £14.95).
• * _Wolfking (Headline 0-7472-3514-7, Sep ’91, £4.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1991) fantasy novel.
• * +Wolfking (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37626-9, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $10.00, 614pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Wolfking] Fantasy novel set in post-holocaust Ireland where a gateway is opened to the glory of Ireland’s distant past. First American edition (Headline 1991).
• * _Wolfking (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38328-1, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.99, 538pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Wolfking] Reprint (Headline 1991) fantasy novel set in post-holocaust Ireland where a gateway is opened to the glory of Ireland’s distant past.

WOOD, CRYSTAL (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Cut Him Out in Little Stars (Tattersall Publishing 0-9640513-0-3, Sep ’94 [Dec ’94], $11.95, 291pp, tp, cover by Shannon Bryant-Hankes) [Cut Him Out in Little Stars] SF mystery novel about SF and fandom in Texas. Available from Tattersall Publishing, PO Box 8194, Denton TX 76203-3194.
• * _Cut Him Out in Little Stars (Tattersall Publishing 0-9640513-1-1, Jun ’98 [Jul ’98], $11.95, 290pp, tp, cover by Shannon Bryant-Hankes) [Cut Him Out in Little Stars] Reprint (Tattersall 1994) SF mystery novel; the FBI investigates an ex-TV star’s stories of alien encounters. This somewhat revised edition has updated pop culture references. Order from Tattersall Publishing, PO Box 308194, Denton TX 76203-8194.
• * *Fool’s Joust (Tattersall Publishing 0-9640513-7-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $14.95, 273pp, tp, cover by James Hobdy) [Cut Him Out in Little Stars] Humorous fantasy/mystery novel, sequel to Cut Him Out in Little Stars. FBI special agent Tay Silvestri investigates her nephew’s involvement with a supposed King Arthur building his new kingdom in Texas. Order from Tattersall Publishing, PO Box 308194, Denton TX 76203-8194.

WOOD, FRANCES M.

• * *Becoming Rosemary (Delacorte 0-385-32248-8, Apr ’97 [May ’97], $14.95, 247pp, hc) Young-adult historical novel with fantasy elements. Members of Rosemary’s family have strange powers of healing during a period of witch hunts.

WOOD, JOHN (1942- )

• * *In a Secret Place (Wolfhound Press 0-86327-180-4, Dec ’86, £6.95, 128pp, hc) Fantasy novel.

WOOD, MACKAY

• * *Wolf’s Cub (Write Way 1-885173-30-X, 1998 [Oct ’98], $14.95, 400pp, tp) Fantasy novel. A scholarly prince has to become a warrior. A first novel. Order from Write Way Publishing, 10555 E Dartmouth, Suite 210, Aurora CO 80014.

WOOD, MARTINE

• * *The Work of Gary Brandner (Borgo Press 0-8095-1519-9, 1995 [Feb ’96], $15.00, 112pp, tp) Non-fiction reference, an annotated bibliography and guide to the work of Brandner, including dark fantasy and horror. There is a foreword by Richard Laymon, an introduction by Kim Greenblatt, and a postscript by Brandner. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942. [Brandner]

WOOD, N. LEE (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Faraday’s Orphans (Gollancz 0-575-06392-0, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], £16.99, 351pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) SF novel.
• * +Faraday’s Orphans (Ace 0-441-00446-6, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $13.00, 294pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Post-holocaust SF novel. A recon pilot becomes stranded Outside the protective domes. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _Faraday’s Orphans (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60130-2, Jul ’97, £5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) SF novel.
• * _Faraday’s Orphans (Ace 0-441-00588-8, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $5.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) post-holocaust SF novel.
• * *Looking for the Mahdi (Ace 0-441-00298-6, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $12.00, 293pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Near-future SF novel. Intelligence agents pressure a female journalist into masquerading as a man and smuggling an android agent into a Middle Eastern country. A first novel.
• * _Looking for the Mahdi (Vista 0-575-60109-4, Nov ’96, £5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Ace 1996) SF espionage novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Looking for the Mahdi (Ace 0-441-00450-4, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Ace 1996) near-future SF spy novel.

WOOD, ROBERT (1953- )

• * *The Avatar (Poplar 0-907657-14-1, May ’87 [Jul ’87], £9.95, 290pp, hc) Mainstream novel with fantasy touches.

WOOD, ROBIN; [i.e., Robert Paul Wood] (1931- )

• * *People of Pern (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-635-4, Oct ’88, $19.95, 151pp, hc) [Pern] Art book. Portraits of the characters from McCaffrey’s Pern novels. McCaffrey contributed “biographical” sketches of the characters and an introduction. [McCaffrey]

WOOD, SUSAN (Joan) (1948-1980)

• * *The Poison Maiden & the Great Bitch: Female Stereotypes in Marvel Superhero Comics (Borgo Press 0-89370-537-3, Sep ’89 [Mar ’90], $15.95, 27pp, tp) Reprint (T.K. Graphics 1974 as by Susan Wood Glicksohn) non-fiction; reference, an essay on comic book characters.

WOOD, SUSAN T.

• * *The Colonists and the Chronicles of Novae (Vantage Press 0-533-06689-1, Apr ’86, $13.95, 215pp, hc) Sf novel from a vanity press.

WOODARD, WAYNE (1914-1964); see pseudonym Hannes Bok (stories)

WOODBURY, FRANCINE G. (c1964- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Shade and Shadow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39428-3, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Fantasy mystery. An Oxford professor of magic is accused of murdering his department head. A first novel.

WOODCOCK, GEORGE R. (stories)

• * _The Crystal Spirit: A Study of George Orwell (Schocken 0-8052-0755-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $9.95, 366pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown 1966). Non-fiction, critical study. There’s a new introduction by the author.

WOODING, CHRIS

• * *Catchman (Scholastic UK 0-590-11321-6, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], £3.50, 196pp, pb) Dark fantasy novel of a youth pursued by a menace he can never escape.

WOODLEY, RICHARD (Allen) (1937- )

• * *Volcano (HarperCollins UK 0-00-651048-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], £5.99, 210pp, pb) Novelization of the near-future SF film of a volcanic eruption in Los Angeles.

WOODROFFE, PATRICK (1940- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *A Closer Look (Paper Tiger 1-85028-024-X, Sep ’86, £7.95, 128pp, pb) Discussion of the art techniques of Patrick Woodroffe, with many accompanying illustrations.
• * *A Closer Look (Paper Tiger 1-85028-025-8, Sep ’86, £12.95, 128pp, hc) Hardcover edition of the above.
• * +A Closer Look: The Art Techniques of Patrick Woodroffe (Crown/Harmony 0-517-56506-4, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $14.95, 127pp, tp) Fantasy art including work in progress and discussions on technique. First U.S. edition (Paper Tiger 1986).
• * *The Dorbott of Vacuo (Paper Tiger 1-85028-047-9, Feb ’88, £7.95, 89pp, tp) Delightful novella about a world where everything must be tied down to stop it moving around. Woodroffe’s depictions, in words and drawings, of “itinerant semi-detached bungalows and volcanoes of no fixed address” are hilarious. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Also avaliable in hc (-046-0) for £12.95.
• * *Hallelujah Anyway (Salem House 0-905895-88-6, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $14.95, 135pp, hc) A collection of illustrated lyrics by the author/artist. The art here emphasizes fantasy over the grotesqueness of Woodroffe’s previous Mythopoeikon. While the juxtapositions of photographed settings and dream creatures are sometimes cutesy, many of these new inventions are fascinating. (FCM) This is an import of the British edition from Paper Tiger.
• * _P.W. (Paper Tiger 1-85028-272-2, Aug ’94, £3.99, 43pp, hc, cover by Patrick Woodroffe) Miniature (100mm x 75mm) art book of 20 paintings, selected from Mythopoeikon.
• * *Pastures in the Sky (Pomegranate Artbooks 1-56640-676-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $30.00, 111pp, hc, cover by Patrick Woodroffe) Art book, a collection of Woodruffe art, mostly full-color, with a foreword by Roger Dean. Available from Pomegranate, Box 6099, Rohnert Park CA 94927.