The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Blood of a Dragon Lawrence Watt-Evans (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36410-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Ethshar] Fantasy novel, fourth book in the “Misenchanted Sword” series.


The Unwilling Warlord Lawrence Watt-Evans (Grafton 0-586-21149-7, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.99, 349pp, pb, cover by Norbert Lösche) [Ethshar] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Newer York ed. Lawrence Watt-Evans (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45045-0, Jun ’91, $4.50, 370pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Original anthology of 24 stories about New York City.


Robot Warriors ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-53166-0, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 240pp, pb, cover by Joe Adams) Anthology of eight stories with an introduction by Gordon R. Dickson.


Space Dogfights ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-53167-9, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 208pp, pb, cover by Joe Adams) Anthology of eight stories about space warfare with an introduction by Gordon R. Dickson. Algis Budrys is listed as an editor on the cover, but not on the copyright page. There is a story by him.


Haunted New England ed. Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg & Frank D. McSherry, Jr. (Yankee Books 0-89909-339-6, 1991 [May ’91], $10.95, 287pp, tp) Reissue (Yankee 1988) reprint anthology of ghost stories, with illustrations by Peter Farrow. Third printing.


Spooky Sea Stories ed. Charles G. Waugh & Frank D. McSherry, Jr. (Yankee Books 0-89909-337-X, 1991 [May ’91], $11.95, 246pp, tp, cover by Anthony Bacon Venti) Anthology of nautical ghost stories by Poe, Conrad, Hodgson, and others.


My Father Immortal Michael D. Weaver (AvoNova 0-380-70863-9, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 228pp, pb, cover by Rick Nemo) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) far-future post-holocaust sf novel of pre-holocaust humans awakening to a world filled with mutations.


Fantasy Cookbook Doreen Webbert & Jean Goddin (1991 World Fantasy Convention, Oct ’91, no price, 86pp, ph) Associational non-fiction, a spiral bound cookbook containing recipes from fantasy writers and others in the field. This was distributed free at the 1991 World Fantasy Convention in Tucson AZ.


Mutineers’ Moon David Weber (Baen 0-671-72085-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 315pp, pb, cover by Paul Alexander) [Mutineers’ Moon] Sf novel of a sentient ship and mutineers from the future on prehistoric Earth.


Lion’s Heart Karen Wehrstein (Baen 0-671-72044-9, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 410pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Cage] Fantasy novel set in the same world as S.M. Stirling & Shirley Meier’s The Cage, first book of a new series.


Lion’s Soul Karen Wehrstein (Baen 0-671-72071-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.95, 324pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Cage] Fantasy novel set in the “Fifth Millennium” world of S.M. Stirling and Shirley Maier’s The Cage. Second book of a series, third “Fifth Millennium” novel overall.


The Armageddon Box Robert Weinberg (Wildside Press, Jan ’91 [May ’91], $35.00, 222pp, hc) [Devil’s Auction] Occult thriller featuring Alex and Valerie Warner, a sequel to The Devil’s Auction. There is a frontispiece by Stephen R. Fabian. This is a slipcased limited edition of 400 numbered and 26 lettered copies, signed by both author and artist.


The Armageddon Box Robert Weinberg (Leisure 0-8439-3222-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 346pp, pb) [Devil’s Auction] Reprint (Wildside Press 1991) occult thriller, sequel to The Devil’s Auction.


The Black Lodge Robert Weinberg (Pocket 0-671-70108-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 275pp, pb, cover by David Fishman) Psychic detective novel of a mysterious lodge and a deadly force of black magic.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: Perchance to Dream Howard Weinstein (Pocket 0-671-70837-6, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 242pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, #19 in the series.


Star Trek, the Next Generation: Perchance to Dream Howard Weinstein (Titan 1-85286-412-5, Dec ’91, £3.50, 239pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with U.S. (Pocket) edition.


Star of the Guardians Volume 1: The Lost King Margaret Weis (Bantam UK 0-553-40274-9, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £3.99, 458pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star of the Guardians] Reprint (Bantam 1990) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Star of the Guardians Volume 2: King’s Test Margaret Weis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28907-1, Apr ’91, $4.95, 450pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star of the Guardians] Swords and spaceships adventure novel of a battle to gain control of a galactic government, second book of a series.


Star of the Guardians Volume 2: King’s Test Margaret Weis (Bantam UK 0-553-40275-7, Oct ’91, £4.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star of the Guardians] Reprint (Bantam 1991) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Star of the Guardians Volume 3: King’s Sacrifice Margaret Weis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29360-5, Nov ’91, $4.99, 519pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Star of the Guardians] Sf adventure novel, third book of a series.


The Death Gate Cycle, Volume 1: Dragon Wing Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-553-40265-X, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], £4.99, 432pp, pb, 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 UK 0-593-02175-4, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], £12.99, 386pp, 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 UK 0-553-40266-8, Dec ’91, £4.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam 1990) fantasy novel.


The Death Gate Cycle, Volume 3: Fire Sea Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-593-02356-0, Dec ’91, £13.99, 368pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam 1991) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]


Elven Star Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29098-3, Aug ’91, $5.50, 369pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “The Death Gate Cycle”.


Fire Sea Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07406-7, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $20.00, 364pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Death Gate Cycle”.


Fire Sea Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (SFBC #18764, Oct ’91, $9.98, 366pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) fantasy novel, third book of the “Death Gate Cycle”. Similar to the 1991 Bantam edition except it lacks the ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.


DragonLance Tales ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-015742-5, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £9.99, 698pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Tales] Omnibus of the first three anthologies of stories set in the DragonLance world - The Magic of Krynn (TSR 1987), Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes (TSR 1987) and Love and War (TSR 1987).


The Cloning of Joanna May Fay Weldon (Penguin 0-14-012851-4, Mar ’91, $8.95, 265pp, tp, cover by Debra White) Reprint (Collins 1989) literary sf novel.


Forbidden Magic Angus Wells (Orbit 0-7474-0490-9, Jul ’91, £4.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Godwars] Fantasy novel. Book One of “The Godwars”.


The Earth Is All That Lasts Catherine Wells (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37178-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.95, 339pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Children of Earth] Post-holocaust American Indian sf novel, a first novel.


The Empire of the Ants and Other Short Stories H. G. Wells (Le Livre de Poche: Paris 8734, May ’91, 311pp, pb) Bilingual collection, translated and with notes by Joseph Dobrinsky.


The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Bantam 0-553-21351-2, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $2.95, 115pp, pb, cover by James Tissot) [Time Machine] Reissue (Heinemann 1895) classic sf novel; 12th printing.


The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Easton Press, Nov ’91, no price, 188pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel with an introduction by J.B. Priestly and illustrations by Joe Mugnaini. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.


The Sixth Seal Mary Wesley (Pan Piper 0-330-30513-1, Dec ’91, £3.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Linda Schwab) Reprint (Macdonald 1969) young-adult sf novel.


The Call and Other Stories Robert Westall (Penguin Plus 0-14-032921-8, Sep ’91 [Nov ’91], £2.99, 118pp, pb, cover by Mark Thomas) Reprint (Viking UK 1990) original collection of sf and ghost/horror stories. Recommended. (PSP)


The Promise Robert Westall (Scholastic 0-590-43760-7, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $13.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Stephanie Gerber) Young-adult ghost novel. First American edition (Firefly Plus 1990).


The Promise Robert Westall (Piper 0-330-31741-5, Jun ’91, £3.50, 170pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Firefly Plus 1990) young-adult ghost novel.


The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral Robert Westall (Viking UK 0-670-84093-9, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], £8.99, 156pp, hc, cover by Bob Harvey) Collection of two original, young-adult, supernatural novellas.


A Walk on the Wild Side Robert Westall (Mammoth 0-7497-0147-1, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Reprint (Methuen 1989) collection of seven young-adult ghost stories about cats, mainly original.


Yaxley’s Cat Robert Westall (Macmillan 0-333-55075-7, Jun ’91 [Sep ’91], £8.50, 137pp, hc, cover by Barry Jones) Young-adult occult fantasy novel.


Ghost Stories ed. Robert Westall (Kingfisher 0-86272-802-9, Jul ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.95, 253pp, tp) Reprint (Kingfisher 1988) young-adult ghost anthology.


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