The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Rivals of Weird Tales ed. Robert E. Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Bonanza 0-517-69331-3, May ’90, $9.99, 486pp, hc, cover by John Rosato) Anthology of 30 fantasy and horror stories from the pulps, with an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition.


Lovecraft’s Legacy ed. Robert E. Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Tor 0-312-85091-3, Nov ’90, $18.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Duncan Eagleson) Original anthology of 13 stories based on Lovecraft’s ideas, with an introduction by Robert Bloch.


Distant Signals and Other Stories Andrew Weiner (Porcépic Press 0-88878-284-5, Feb ’90, $9.95, 236pp, tp, cover by Jeff Kuipers) Collection of 12 sf stories, two apparently originals.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: Exiles Howard Weinstein (Pocket 0-671-70560-1, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 271pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Number 14 in the series.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: Exiles Howard Weinstein (Titan 1-85286-320-X, Nov ’90, £2.99, 271pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket Books) edition.


Star of the Guardians Volume One: The Lost King Margaret Weis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28600-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.95, 457pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star of the Guardians] Space adventure novel of the rightful heir of a galactic empire stalked by a usurping warlord. First book of a new series.


The Death Gate Cycle Volume 1: Dragon Wing Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-593-02072-3, Mar ’90, £11.95, 434pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam 1990) fantasy novel.


The Death Gate Cycle Volume 2: Elven Star Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07039-8, Oct ’90, $19.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Death Gate Cycle”. The actual pub date for this is October 15, despite the copyright page still listing November.


Dragon Wing Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05727-8, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $18.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Death Gate Cycle”.


Dragon Wing Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (SFBC #17188, Jun ’90, $8.98, 431pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) fantasy novel, first book of the “Death Gate Cycle”.


Dragon Wing Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28639-0, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.95, 430pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) fantasy novel, first book of the “Death Gate Cycle”.


Elven Star Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (SFBC #17793, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $9.98, 367pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) fantasy novel, second book of the “Death Gate Cycle”.


Rose of the Prophet, Volume One: The Will of the Wanderer Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-553-17684-6, Mar ’90, £3.99, 444pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) fantasy novel. Includes a 12-page preview of The Paladin of the Night.


Rose of the Prophet, Volume Three: The Prophet of Akhran Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-553-40177-7, Nov ’90, £4.50, 390pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) fantasy novel. This edition includes a 16-page “preview” of Death’s Gate (published as The Death Gate Cycle).


Rose of the Prophet, Volume Two: The Paladin of the Night Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-553-40045-2, Jun ’90, £3.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Rose of the Prophet] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) fantasy novel.


Shadowrun: Into the Shadows ed. Jordan K. Weisman (FASA 1-55560-118-9, May ’90, $5.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Jeff Laubenstein) [Shadowrun] Original anthology of nine stories based on the “Shadowrun” game, illustrated by various artists.


The Cloning of Joanna May Fay Weldon (Viking 0-670-83090-9, Mar ’90, $18.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Emily Lisker) Literary sf novel. First American edition (Collins 1989).


The Cloning of Joanna May Fay Weldon (Fontana 0-00-617845-6, May ’90, £3.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1989) sf novel.


The Cloning of Joanna May Fay Weldon (SFBC #17210, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $8.98, hc, cover by Emily Lisker) Reprint (Collins 1989) literary sf novel.


Kobald, the First Showdwortian M. J. Weller (ITMA 0-9512052-3-4, Aug ’90 [May ’90], £1.00, 14pp, ph) Sf short story.


The Book of the Kingdoms: Wrath of Ashar Angus Wells (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28371-5, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.50, 404pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, first book of a series. First American edition (Sphere 1988).


The Second Book of the Kingdoms: The Usurper Angus Wells (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28566-1, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 356pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Kingdoms” series. First American edition (Sphere 1989).


The Third Book of the Kingdoms: The Way Beneath Angus Wells (Orbit 0-7474-0263-9, May ’90, £4.50, 345pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Kingdoms] Fantasy novel.


The Third Book of the Kingdoms: The Way Beneath Angus Wells (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28823-7, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 372pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Kingdoms] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Kingdoms” series. First American edition (Orbit 1990).


First Men in the Moon H. G. Wells (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-785-7, Dec ’89 [Apr ’90], $12.95, 164pp, tp, cover by Joan Croyder) Reprint (Newnes 1901) classic sf novel, heavily illustrated in both color and black & white by Bob Eggleton.


J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit: Book Two David Wenzel (Eclipse Books 0-913035-81-5, Apr ’90, $4.95, 44pp, tp, cover by David Wenzel) Second volume of a graphic novel version of Tolkien’s classic, adapted by Charles Dixon and illustrated by David Wenzel.


20/20 Vision Pamela West (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36736-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 228pp, pb, cover by Hector Garrido) Time-travel sf/mystery novel of a archivist in 2040 trying to solve a 1995 murder and changing the course of history.


The Call and Other Stories Robert Westall (Viking UK 0-670-82484-4, Mar ’90, £7.99, 119pp, hc, cover by Mark Thomas) Outstanding original collection of sf and ghost/horror stories. Strongly recommended. (PSP) This has a 1989 copyright date but has only just appeared.


Ghost Abbey Robert Westall (Scholastic 0-590-41693-6, 1990 [May ’90], $2.95, 169pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel of deadly evil lurking in an old abbey. First American edition (Macmillan UK 1985).


The Promise Robert Westall (Firefly Plus 0-333-52222-2, Sep ’90, £7.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Gillian Andrae-Reid) Young-adult ghost novel.


The Watch House Robert Westall (Knopf Borzoi 0-679-80129-4, May ’90, $3.50, 232pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult ghost novel.


Tomorrow’s Crimes Donald E. Westlake (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-445-40917-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Sonja & Nenad Jakesvic) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1989) collection of ten sf/mystery stories.


Calling All Monsters Chris Westwood (Viking Kestrel 0-670-83293-6, Jul ’90, £5.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Mark Longworth) Young-adult horror novel about a horror writer whose stories start coming true.


Out of Night Patrick Whalen (Pocket 0-671-67994-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Mark & Stephanie Gerber) Horror novel of a small town in California plagued by mysterious murders.


Rollover Night John Whitbourn (Haunted Library No ISBN, Nov ’90, £2.50, 36pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) [Binscombe] Collection of three original ghost stories in the “Binscombe Tales” sequence, together with an introduction by Rosemary Pardoe and a bibliography of the series. Available from Rosemary Pardoe, Flat One, 36 Hamilton Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JQ or from Richard Fawcett, 61 Teecomwas Drive, Uncasville, CT 06382, USA ($5).


The Plague Stone Gill White (Century 0-7126-3749-4, Apr ’90, £12.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Pat Doyle) Horror novel.


Code Blue — Emergency James White (Severn House 0-7278-4090-8, Sep ’90, £12.95, 280pp, hc) [Sector General] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) sf novel. First world hardcover. In the “Sector General” series.


Federation World James White (Orbit 0-7088-8335-4, Jun ’90, £3.50, 283pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1988) sf novel, based on a series of short stories in Analog. Recommended. (PSP)


The Specialist Wynne Whiteford (Ace 0-441-77789-9, Jun ’90, $3.95, 246pp, pb, cover by Angus McKie) Sf novel of an alien conspiracy in a Martian colony.


The Fortress of Eternity Andrew Whitmore (Avon 0-380-75744-3, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) Fantasy novel of three outcasts determined to free their four kingdoms from the evil Waiting God. A first novel.


Rainbow in the Mist Phyllis A. Whitney (Fawcett Crest 0-449-21742-6, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $5.95, 329pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1989) romantic suspense novel with a psychic heroine.


The Singing Stones Phyllis A. Whitney (Doubleday 0-385-41221-5, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $19.95, 301pp, hc) Romantic suspense novel with fantasy elements.


Dark Dreamers: Conversations with the Masters of Horror Stanley J. Wiater (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-100-9, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $125.00, 206pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of 24 interviews with horror writers, all conducted by Wiater. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of 405 copies. The first 297 copies were signed by considerably more authors than the rest.


Dark Dreamers: Conversations with the Masters of Horror Stanley J. Wiater (Avon 0-380-75990-X, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $7.95, 227pp, tp, cover by Peter Mueller) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1990) non-fiction; reference book of interviews with 24 horror writers plus an interview with Wiater.


John Dollar Marianne Wiggins (Harper Perennial 0-06-091655-9, Apr ’90, $8.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Paul Davis) Reprint (Harper & Row 1989) literary horror novel.


Escape by Deluge Edel Wignell (The Bodley Head 0-370-31454-9, May ’90, £6.95, 157pp, hc, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Walter McVitty 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.


Makoto Kelley Wilde (Tor 0-312-85045-X, Sep ’90, $18.95, 406pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Horror novel of a Japanese girl haunted by the ghosts of her past.


Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52435-7, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Collection of nine fairy tales, edited and with an afterword by Jack Zipes plus illustrations from the original editions and a bibliography.


Cambio Bay Kate Wilhelm (St. Martin’s 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: Five Novellas Kate Wilhelm (BOMC/QPBC, Mar ’90, $8.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St.Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas This edition is the same as the St. Martin’s except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.


Children of the Wind: Five Novellas Kate Wilhelm (BOMC #70-0896, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $14.95, 272pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas.


Children of the Wind: Five Novellas Kate Wilhelm (Robert Hale 0-7090-4215-9, Nov ’90, £13.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Helen Hale) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” and the original title story.


The Dark Door Kate Wilhelm (Gollancz 0-575-04695-3, Feb ’90, £13.95, 248pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 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 Kate Wilhelm (Tudor 0-944276-77-6, Mar ’90, $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) associational mystery novel.


A Fast Ride to Hell Arthur J. Williams (Vantage Press 0-533-08190-4, Jan ’90, $7.95, 51pp, hc) Short horror novella from a vanity publisher. Spirit of murdered girl attacks Detroit.


DragonLance Heroes II #3: Galen Beknighted Michael Williams (TSR 0-88038-921-4, Dec ’90, $4.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Heroes II] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, with illustrations by Valerie Valusek.


A Sorcerer’s Apprentice Michael Williams (Popular Library Questar 0-445-21054-0, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $4.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) Fantasy novel of a thief who becomes the apprentice of a powerful wizard and discovers his true destiny.


The Night Hunter Russ Williams (New Horizon Press, Jul ’90, $15.00, 448pp, tp) Horror thriller from a gay small press about a ghostly cougar stalking a small Appalachian town during a blizzard. This consists of 21½ x 28 cm. sheets perfectbound without a wraparound cover — the spine is just the glue.


Why I Left Harry’s All Night Hamburgers and Other Stories ed. Sheila Williams & 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.


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