The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

WYLIE, JONATHAN (stories) (continued)

• * +The Unbalanced Earth Trilogy Volume 3: The Age of Chaos (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28454-1, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 299pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. This series is a sequel to the “Servants of Ark” trilogy. First American edition (Corgi 1989).
• * *The Unbalanced Earth Trilogy, Volume 1: Dreams of Stone (Corgi 0-552-13416-3, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], £2.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Unbalanced Earth] Fantasy novel.
• * +The Unbalanced Earth Trilogy, Volume 1: Dreams of Stone (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27974-2, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 297pp, pb) [Unbalanced Earth] Fantasy quest novel, sequel to the “Servants of the Ark” trilogy. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1989).
• * *The Unbalanced Earth Trilogy, Volume 2: The Lightless Kingdom (Corgi 0-552-13417-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], £2.99, 351pp, pb) [Unbalanced Earth] Second book in a fantasy series.
• * +The Unbalanced Earth Trilogy, Volume 2: The Lightless Kingdom (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28147-X, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 298pp, pb) [Unbalanced Earth] Quest fantasy novel. This series is a sequel to the “Servant of Ark” trilogy. First American edition (Corgi 1988).
• * *The Unbalanced Earth Trilogy, Volume 3: The Age of Chaos (Corgi 0-552-13418-X, Oct ’89, £3.50, 352pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Unbalanced Earth] Third book in a fantasy series.

WYLIE, LAURA; pseudonym of Patricia Matthews, (1927-2006)

• * _The Night Visitor (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-174-9, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Pinnacle 1979) horror novel.

WYLIE, PHILIP (Gordon) (1902-1971) (stories)

• * _The End of the Dream (DAW 0-87997-900-3, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.25, 206pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1972) novel, 6th DAW printing. “Special 1984 edition”, with an introduction by John Brunner.

WYNDHAM, JOHN; pseudonym of John Beynon Harris, (1903-1969) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Chocky (Penguin 0-14-003121-9, Aug ’87, £2.25, 153pp, pb) [Chocky] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel.
• * _Chocky (Puffin Plus 0-14-032644-8, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £1.99, 153pp, pb) [Chocky] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel.
• * _The Chrysalids (Penguin 0-14-001308-3, Aug ’87, £2.50, 200pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1955) sf novel.
• * _The Chrysalids (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0041-6, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $3.95, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1955 as Re-Birth) sf novel. This follows the shorter text (and title) of the British edition.
• * _The Day of the Triffids (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32817-5, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 191pp, pb) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) sf novel.
• * _The Day of the Triffids (Easton Press no ISBN, May ’89, no price, 222pp, hc) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic sf novel with an introduction by Marshall B. Tymn and illustrations by Richard Powers. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Day of the Triffids (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-989-8, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $3.95, 272pp, pb) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic sf novel.
• * _The Kraken Wakes (Penguin 0-14-001075-0, Aug ’87, £2.50, 240pp, pb) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1953) sf novel.
• * _The Midwich Cuckoos (Michael Joseph 0-7181-0236-3, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.95, 240pp, hc) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1957) sf novel.
• * _The Midwich Cuckoos (Penguin 0-14-001440-3, Aug ’87, £2.50, 220pp, pb) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1957) sf novel.
• * _The Secret People (NEL 0-450-42014-0, Aug ’87, £2.50, 192pp, pb) Reprint (George Newnes 1935) sf novel.
• * _Sleepers of Mars (NEL 0-450-42023-X, Aug ’87, £2.25, 155pp, pb) Reprint (Coronet 1973) sf collection.
• * _Stowaway to Mars (NEL 0-450-42024-8, Aug ’87, £2.50, 189pp, pb) Reprint (George Newnes 1936, as Planet Plane) sf novel.
• * _Stowaway to Mars (Severn House 0-7278-1761-2, Apr ’89 [Jul ’89], £10.95, 189pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (George Newnes 1936 as Planet Plane) sf novel.
• * _Wanderers of Time (NEL 0-450-42015-9, Aug ’87, £2.25, 158pp, pb) Reprint (Coronet 1973) sf collection.
• * _Web (Penguin 0-14-005338-7, Jun ’87, £1.95, 141pp, pb) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1979) sf novel.

WYNN, DAVID, ed. (stories)

• * *Mythos Tales & Others (Mythos Books no ISBN, 1996 [Nov ’96], $6.00, 94pp, ph, cover by Stanley Sargent) Chapbook original anthology of 11 stories, two essays, and 11 poems in a Lovecraftian vein. Authors include Don Webb, Gary Lovisi, and S.T. Joshi. This is a limited edition of 200. Order from Mythos Books, 218 Hickory Meadow Lane, Poplar Bluff MO 63901-2160; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)

WYNNE-JONES, TIM(othy) (1948- ) (stories)

• * _Voices (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-51080-3, May ’90, £12.95, 312pp, hc) Reprint (Lester & Orpen Dennys 1988 as Fastyngange) literary fantasy novel, about a woman who finds, or thinks she finds, a haunted castle with a talking well.
• * _Voices (NEL 0-450-56249-2, May ’92, £4.99, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Lester & Orpen Dennys 1988 as Fastyngange) literary fantasy novel, about a woman who finds, or thinks she finds, a haunted castle with a talking well.

WYSS, THELMA HATCH

• * *A Stranger Here (HarperCollins 0-06-021438-4, Feb ’93 [May ’93], $14.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Joanie Schwarz) Young-adult fantasy novel of a teenage girl and the ghost of a boy killed in WWII.

YAMASHITA, KAREN TEI (1951- )

• * *Through the Arc of the Rain Forest (Coffee House Press 0-918273-82-X, Sep ’90, $9.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Ronaldo Lopes de Olivera) Ecological fantasy/magic realism novel. A first novel.
• * *Tropic of Orange (Coffee House Press 1-56689-064-0, Sep ’97 [Apr ’98], $14.95, 270pp, tp, cover by Ronaldo Lopes de Oliveira) Satirical literary fantasy/magic realism mystery novel of drugs, bootleg body parts, and cultural collisions as a magic orange drags the Tropic of Cancer to Los Angeles. This is dated 1997, but not seen until now. Order from Coffee House Press, 27 North Fourth Street, Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 55401.

YANOFF, DAVID

• * *Night Spell (Ashley Books 0-87949-293-7, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $12.95, 250pp, tp, cover by John Flagg) Historical fantasy novel. A first novel.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ); see pseudonym Quinn Fawcett (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Ariosto (Tor 0-812-55852-9, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 361pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1980) alternate world historical fantasy novel.
• * _Bad Medicine (Jove 0-515-10399-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 243pp, pb) [Charlie Spotted Moon] Reprint (Putnam 1976 as Ogilvie, Tallant & Moon) associational mystery novel, first book of the “Charlie Moon” series. On this edition, the author is listed as “C.Q. Yarbro” throughout.
• * *A Baroque Fable (Berkley 0-425-09081-7, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 243pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novel of an amnesiac wizard, a dragon “too cute to kill”, etc. Based on an original play which has been performed. Words and music are included.
• * *Beastnights (Warner 0-446-35591-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 330pp, pb) Horror novel about a werewolf-like creature stalking women on the San Francisco streets.
• * *Better in the Dark (Tor 0-312-85504-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $23.95, 412pp, hc, cover by Maren) [Saint-Germain] Historical vampire novel set in the Dark Ages, part of the “Saint-Germain” series.
• * _Better in the Dark (Tor/Orb 0-312-85978-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $14.95, 412pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1993) historical vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series, set in Germany in A.D. 938.
• * _Blood Games (Tor 0-812-52801-8, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $4.95, 472pp, pb) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1979) fantasy/horror/historical vampire novel set mostly in ancient Rome.
• * *Blood Roses (Tor 0-312-86529-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $24.95, 382pp, hc) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel of “Saint-Germain”. The vampire faces plague in 14th-century France.
• * *A Candle for D’Artagnan (Tor 0-312-93202-2, Oct ’89, $22.95, 485pp, hc) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Historical vampire horror novel, the third featuring Atta Olivia Clemens.
• * _A Candle for D’Artagnan (Tor/Orb 0-312-89019-2, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $14.95, 485pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Reprint (Tor 1989) historical vampire novel, the third featuring Atta Olivia Clemens.
• * *Cat’s Claw (Jove 0-515-10805-7, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $3.99, 261pp, pb) [Charlie Spotted Moon] Associational mystery, the fourth featuring San Francisco attorney and Ojibwa Indian Charlie Spotted Moon, who takes on the case of a fellow lawyer arrested for a series of murders. Charlie can win the case but has to use shamanistic magic to learn whether or not his client is guilty. The author is identified as C.Q. Yarbro on the book.
• * *Crown of Empire (Baen 0-671-72208-5, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $4.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Crisis of Empire] Sf novel set in a future of interstellar conflict between humans and alien enemies, fourth book of the “Crisis of Empire” series “formulated” by David Drake. Each book is written by a different author. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
• * *Crusader’s Torch (Tor 0-312-93088-7, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $18.95, 459pp, hc) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Historical horror novel, second in the “Olivia” series of vampire novels.
• * _Crusader’s Torch (SFBC #14584, Apr ’89 [Jun ’89], $8.98, hc) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Reprint (Tor 1988) historical horror/vampire novel. Second in the “Olivia” series.
• * _Crusader’s Torch (Tor 0-812-50178-0, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $4.95, 459pp, pb) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Reprint (Tor 1988) historical horror/vampire novel, second in the “Olivia” series.
• * *Darker Jewels (Tor 0-312-85296-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $19.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Maren) [Saint-Germain] Historical vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series, placing the immortal Count in the court of Ivan the Terrible.
• * _Darker Jewels (Tor/Orb 0-312-89031-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $13.95, 398pp, tp, cover by Maren) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1993) vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series.
• * _False Notes (Jove 0-515-10523-6, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 245pp, pb) [Charlie Spotted Moon] Reprint (Putnam 1979 as Music When Sweet Voices Die) associational mystery novel with some minor fantasy elements, second book featuring American Indian lawyer Charlie Spotted Moon. The author is listed as C.Q. Yarbro.
• * *Firecode (Popular Library 0-445-20229-7, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 453pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * *A Flame in Byzantium (Tor 0-312-93026-7, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $17.95, 470pp, hc) [Atta Olivia Clemens] First in a new historical/vampire trilogy, featuring Olivia. A spinoff from her “Saint Germain” series.
• * _A Flame in Byzantium (SFBC #11835, Feb ’88, $7.98, 400pp, hc) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Reprint (Tor 1987) dark fantasy novel, first in a new series set in her “St. Germain” universe.
• * _A Flame in Byzantium (Tor 0-812-52804-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.50, 417pp, pb) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Reprint (Tor 1987) historical horror novel, first of the “Olivia” spinoff to the “Saint Germain” vampire series.
• * *Floating Illusions (Harper & Row 0-06-026642-2, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $12.95, 215pp, hc) Non-fantasy, associational young-adult novel. The publisher calls it a tale of “murder, magic and mayhem...on board a luxury ocean liner at the turn of the century.” It contains stage magic and suspicions of the real sort.
• * *Four Horses for Tishtry (Harper & Row 0-06-026638-4, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $12.50, 224pp, hc) Non-sf/fantasy, associational—listed for Yarbro fans. This a young-adult historical novel set during the Roman Empire.
• * _Hôtel Transylvania (Tor 0-812-55850-2, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 344pp, pb) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1978) fantasy novel, first in the “St. Germain” vampire series.
• * *The Law in Charity (Doubleday 0-385-23955-6, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $12.95, 184pp, hc) Associational; western by a fantasy author.
• * *Locadio’s Apprentice (Harper & Row 0-06-026636-8, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $12.50, 219pp, hc) Non-sf/fantasy, associational. Historical novel for young-adults.
• * *Mansions of Darkness (Tor 0-312-85759-4, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $24.95, 430pp, hc) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel. Count Saint-Germain travels to 17th-century Peru.
• * _Mansions of Darkness (Tor 0-312-86382-9, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $15.95, 430pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1996) vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series.
• * *Monet’s Ghost (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum/Dragonflight 0-689-80732-5, Apr ’97 [May ’97], $17.00, 151pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey) Young-adult fantasy. A girl can project herself into paintings, and finds a ghost in a Monet. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. Text copyrighted by the author.
• * *More Messages from Michael (Berkley 0-425-08662-3, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.95, 318pp, pb) Non-sf/fantasy, associational; a work of occult “non-fiction” giving messages received through a ouija board. Listed for Yarbro completists.
• * *A Mortal Glamour (Bantam 0-553-24587-2, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $3.50, 308pp, pb) Fantasy novel of evil in a 14th-century convent.
• * *Nomads (Bantam 0-553-23422-6, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 232pp, pb) Sf/horror novelization based on a film script by John McTiernan.
• * *Out of the House of Life (Tor 0-312-93126-3, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $19.95, 446pp, hc, cover by Larry Noble) [Saint-Germain] Historical horror novel set in ancient Egypt, part of the “Saint-Germain Chronicles”.
• * _Out of the House of Life (Tor/Orb 0-312-89026-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $13.95, 446pp, tp, cover by Larry Noble) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1990) vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series.
• * _The Palace (Tor 0-812-52802-6, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 471pp, pb) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1978) historical fantasy/vampire novel.
• * _Path of the Eclipse (Tor 0-812-52810-7, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 467pp, pb) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1981) historical dark fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Saint-Germain” series.
• * *Poison Fruit (Jove 0-515-10666-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.95, 245pp, pb) [Charlie Spotted Moon] Associational mystery with minor fantasy elements, the third featuring San Francisco attorney and Ojibwa Indian Charlie Spotted Moon. Moon is defending a teacher accused of molestation and murder, and only a shamanistic ritual can reveal what really occurred. The author is listed as C.Q. Yarbro.
• * *Signs and Portents (Dream/Press no ISBN, Aug ’84 [Sep ’84], $35, 162pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories, with illustrations by Glen Iwasaki and a foreword by Charles L. Grant. There was an L.A.con preview edition of 200 ($20.00), followed by a signed, numbered, boxed edition of 250 copies. (Contents)
• * _Signs and Portents (Jove 0-515-09345-9, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 188pp, pb) Reprint (Dream Press 1984) collection of 10 stories, with an introduction by Charles L. Grant and an afterword by the author.
• * *Sisters of the Night: The Angry Angel (Avon 0-380-97400-2, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $23.00, 359pp, hc, cover by Christopher H. Bing) [Sisters of the Night] Vampire novel, first in a trilogy about the three “weird sisters” from Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Illustrated by Christopher H. Bing. Packaged by Swordsmith Productions, who share the copyright with the author.
• * _The Spider Glass (Pulphouse 1-56146-516-X, May ’91, $1.95, 51pp, pb, cover by Pat Morrissey) [Saint-Germain] Reprint horror short story featuring Yarbro’s series character, Saint-Germain, originally in Shadows 4 and in her collection The Saint-Germain Chronicles. Short story paperback #16. A 100-copy signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($20.00) is also available.
• * *Taji’s Syndrome (Popular Library 0-445-20474-5, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 439pp, pb) Medical thriller sf novel of a future plague.
• * *To the High Redoubt (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20122-3, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $3.50, 370pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in the 16th century and featuring a Polish warrior and a tantric adept. An interesting attempt at bringing together very different historical cultures. (DLN)
• * *The Vampire Stories (Transylvania Press 1-55135-002-5, Nov ’94, $65.00, 324pp, hc, cover by Donna Baspaly & Patricia Peacock) [Saint-Germain] Collection of 16 stories, including all the stories from Saint-Germain Chronicles (Pocket 1983), plus four more, one original, and an introduction by Gahan Wilson, and appendices including a Saint-Germain chronology and bibliography by Robert Eighteen-Bisang. Signed, limited to 500, slipcased edition. Order from Transylvania Press, P. O. Box 75012, WRPS, White Rock, BC Canada V4A 9M4. (Contents)
• * *Writ in Blood (Tor 0-312-86318-7, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $26.95, 543pp, hc) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel of “Saint-Germaine”, set on the eve of WWI.
• * _Writ in Blood (Tor 0-312-86480-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $15.95, 543pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1997) vampire novel of “Saint-Germaine” on the eve of WWI.

YATES, JESSICA, ed.

• * *Dragons and Warrior Daughters (Lions Tracks 0-00-673179-1, Oct ’89, £2.50, 223pp, pb, cover by Damon) Young-adult fantasy anthology. (Contents)

YATES, W(illiam) R(olla) (1950- )

• * *Diasporah (Baen 0-671-55974-5, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $2.95, 307pp, pb) Sf novel of “New Israel” in space; a first novel.

YEAGER, [General] CHUCK (1923- )

• * *Yeager: An Autobiography (with Leo Janos) (Bantam 0-553-05093-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $17.95, 342pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational. A marvelous autobiography (including contributions from colleagues and relatives) of a remarkable man — fascinating for sf fans as well as anyone interested in aviation history and adventure. (FCM)

YEATES, THOMAS

• * _The DragonLance Saga, Book Two (with Roy Thomas) See entry under Roy Thomas.

YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER (1865-1939) (stories)

• * +Fairy Tales of Ireland (Delacorte 0-385-30249-5, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $16.95, 160pp, hc, cover by P. J. Lynch) Young-adult collection of 20 Yeats fairy tales, selected and with an introduction by Neil Philip, and illustrated by P.J. Lynch. First American edition (Collins 1990).

YEH, PHIL

• * *Mr. Frank Goes to Washington D.C. (Fragments West 0-916063-00-3, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $4.95, unpaginated, pb) Cartoon fantasy of strange candidates for office. (Frank is a unicorn.)

YEOVIL, JACK; pseudonym of Kim Newman, (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dark Future: Comeback Tour (The Sky Belongs to the Stars) (GW Books 1-872372-19-8, Apr ’91, £4.99, 234pp, tp, cover by Gary Walton) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Sf novelization, third in the loosely-connected “Demon Download” series, with a note by Yeovil on the chronology of the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $8.99. This is a pseudonym for Kim Newman.