The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

WEIS, MARGARET (Edith Baldwin) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Treasures of Fantasy (with Tracy Hickman & Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperPrism 0-06-105630-8, Sep ’99, $6.50, 559pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy anthology.

WEISS, BOBBI J. G. (chron.)

• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Age of Aquariums (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.
• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Prom Time (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.

WEISS, DANIEL (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mood Shifts (Black Plankton Press 0-9611236-1-3, Nov ’98 [Feb ’99], 168pp, tp, cover by Cathy Buburuz) Reprint (Black Plankton Press 1996) SF novel of a world where personality changes can be bought at the local Mood Shifts outlet. This is a heavily revised fourth edition. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; postage included in price.

WEISS, DANIEL EVAN (chron.)

• * *Honk if You Love Aphrodite (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-453-2, Jun ’99, £8.99, 155pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel told in prose and verse. Aphrodite sends her son to help one man cross New York City to reach the woman he loves.

WEISS, DAVID CODY (chron.)

• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Age of Aquariums (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Pocket Archway 0-671-02676-3, Mar ’99, $4.50, 165pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 20th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Prom Time (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Pocket Archway 0-671-02816-2, May ’99, $4.50, 163pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 21st in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.

WELCH, JANE (chron.)

• * *The Bard of Castaguard (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-671-03391-3, Apr ’99, £5.99, 529pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Ond] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Lament of Abalone. Second volume of “The Book of Ond”.

WELFORD, SUE (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _Starlight City (Oxford University Press 0-19-275041-0, Jun ’99 [Aug ’99], £3.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Rob Hefferan) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1998) young-adult SF novel. The original edition was not seen.

WELLS, CATHERINE; [i.e., Catherine Jean Wells Dimenstein] (1952- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Beyond the Gates (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45696-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) SF novel. Scientists called to identify an unknown creature upset a planet settled by an isolationist religious group.

WELLS, H(erbert) G(eorge) (1866-1946) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Annotated H.G. Wells 5: When the Sleeper Wakes: A Critical Text of the 1899 New York and London First Edition (with Leon E. Stover) (McFarland 0-7864-0666-6, Nov ’99, $55.00, 465pp, hc) Critical edition of the classic SF novel, edited and with introduction and appendices by Leon Stover. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; add $4.00 postage.
• * _Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human LIfe and Thought (Dover 0-486-40673-3, 1999 [Jul ’99], $9.95, 179 + xvi, tp, cover by Jeff A. Menges) Reprint (Tauschnitz 1902) associational non-fiction, a collection of predictive essays. This has the author’s preface to the 1914 edition and a new introduction by Martin Gardner.
• * _The Time Machine/The War of The Worlds (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-887-6, Dec ’99, £6.99, 274pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint omnibus of two seminal SF works: The Time Machine (1895) and The War of the Worlds (1898). Volume 24 in the “SF Masterworks” series. (Contents)

WELLS, MARTHA (1964- ) (chron.)

• * _The Death of the Necromancer (Avon Eos 0-380-78814-4, Jul ’99, $6.99, 573pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Element of Fire] Reprint (Avon Eos 1998) fantasy mystery novel, set in the same world as The Element of Fire. A Nebula nominee.

WELLS, STEVEN (chron.)

• * *Tits-Out Teenage Terror Totty (Creation Books/Attack 1-84068-032-6, Oct ’99 [Dec ’99], £6.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Paul McCaffery) Satirical fantasy novel. A Britain of berserker Margaret Thatcher sex-golems, mutant anarchist witches, and chimpanzee novelists; where Princess Diana is repeatedly resurrected for murder, and God prepares for Armageddon. Attack! is a new imprint from Creation Books (www.creationbooks.com).

WELLS, STUART W., III (chron.)

• * *Science Fiction Collectibles Identification & Price Guide (Krause Publications 0-87341-684-8, Mar ’99, $19.95, 249pp, tp) Non-fiction guide to thousands of SF collectibles, mostly media-related and largely not text-based, but there are separate sections on books (classics and media tie-ins), and brief coverage of pulp magazines. Order from Krause Publications, Book Department PR99, 700 E. State St., Iola WI 54990-0001; credit card orders 800-258-0929; add $3.25 shipping.

WENTWORTH, K. D. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Black on Black (Baen 0-671-57788-3, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Black on Black] SF novel. A felinoid raised by humans seeks his roots and finds a hostile welcome.

WERBER, BERNARD (chron.)

• * _Empire of the Ants (Bantam 0-553-57352-7, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Honi Werner) Reprint (Bantam UK 1996) SF novel of ants and a mysterious cellar. Translated by Margaret Rocques from the French (Albin 1991 as Les Fourmis).

WEST, MICHELLE SAGARA (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Shining Court (DAW 0-88677-837-9, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 737pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Sun Sword] Fantasy novel, third in the “Sun Sword” series. Demon-made masks appear for the Festival of the Moon in Tor Leonne.

WESTALL, ROBERT (Atkinson) (1929-1993) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Best of Robert Westall: Volume 2: Shades of Darkness (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-35318-7, Oct ’99, £4.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1994 as Shades of Darkness: More of the Ghostly Best of Robert Westall) collection of 11 young-adult ghost stories, one original. A revised edition, which replaces ‘The Red House Clock’ and ‘The Call’ with ‘Portland Bill’ and ‘The Bus’. The hardcover first UK edition (1998) was not seen. (Contents)
• * _The Best of Robert Westall: Volume One: Demons and Shadows (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-35016-1, Oct ’99, £4.99, 258pp, tp, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993 as Demons and Shadows: The Ghostly Best of Robert Westall) collection of 11 ghost stories for young adults. The hardcover first UK edition (1998) was not seen.

WHEAL, DONALD JAMES (1931- ); see pseudonym Donald James (chron.)

WHITBOURN, JOHN (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Downs-Lord Dawn (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-671-03300-X, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Downs-Lord Triptych] Fantasy novel, “Panel One of the Downs-Lord Triptych”. After finding a door to an alternate Earth ruled by the predatory Null, a 17th century curate builds an empire, with himself as god-king, in an effort to save humanity.
• * *More Binscombe Tales: Sinister Sutangli Stories (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-72-9, Apr ’99, C$53.00, xvi+225pp, hc, cover by Alan Hunter) Collection of 12 supernatural stories, five original, set in the “Downs Country” of southern England. The afterword and introduction by Whitbourn discuss the story series. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00. (Contents)

WHITE, DONNA R. (chron.)

• * *A Century of Welsh Myth in Children’s Literature (Greenwood Press 0-313-30570-6, Jul ’98 [Jan ’99], $55.00, 162pp, hc) Non-fiction, a historical overview of the use of Welsh myth in YA fiction, from the 19th century to the present. Discusses works based on the Mabinogion, from retellings to fiction by authors including Kenneth Morris, Alan Garner, Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, and Jenny Nimmo. There are notes, bibliography and index. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

WHITE, JAMES (1928-1999) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Double Contact (Tor 0-312-87041-8, Oct ’99, $24.95, 300pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) [Sector General] SF novel in the “Sector General” series. An ambulance mission into unknown space leads to first contact with two new races.
• * _Mind Changer (Tor 0-812-54196-0, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 301pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) [Sector General] Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel in the “Sector General” series. Chief psychologist O’Mara retires.

WHITE, STEVE; pseudonym of Robert McGarvey, (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Eagle Against the Stars (Baen 0-671-57846-4, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) SF novel. Aliens force America to trade with them as a first step in taking over the planet.
• * *Emperor of Dawn (Baen 0-671-57797-2, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $6.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Prince of Sunset] SF novel, sequel to Prince of Sunset. An interstellar Empire needs heroes out of legend to save it.

WHITE, T(erence) H(anbury) (1906-1964) (chron.)

• * _The Book of Merlyn (Ace 0-441-00663-9, Oct ’99, $12.00, 193pp, tp) [Once and Future King] Reprint (University of Texas Press 1977) fantasy novel, companion to The Once and Future King.
• * _The Sword in the Stone (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-98445-9, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.50, 288pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Once and Future King] Reissue (Collins 1938) young-adult Arthurian fantasy novel, first in the series published collectively as The Once and Future King. 44th printing.

WHITE, TONY (chron.)

• * *Satan! Satan! Satan! (Creation Books/Attack 1-84068-030-X, Oct ’99, £6.99, 127pp, pb, cover by Paul McCaffery) Dark fantasy novel of a rock star pursuing a Goth girl to Whitby — landing place of Dracula and the site of the new arrival of Hell on Earth, guided by rock’n’roll. Attack! is a new imprint from Creation Books (www.creationbooks.com).

WHITE, WILLIAM A(nthony) P(arker) (1911-1968); see pseudonym Anthony Boucher (stories) (chron.)

WHITMORE, ARVELLA (chron.)

• * *Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2384-9, Jan ’99, $16.99, 185pp, hc, cover by David Kahl) Young-adult time-travel fantasy. An African-American boy planning to join a contemporary gang travels back in time to a slave plantation.

WHITNEY-ROBINSON, VORONICA (chron.)

• * _Ravenloft: Spectre of the Black Rose (with James Lowder) See entry under James Lowder.

WHYTE, JACK (chron.)

• * +The Fort at River’s Bend (Tor/Forge 0-312-86597-X, Apr ’99, $24.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles: Sorcerer] Historical Arthurian novel, fifth book in “The Camulod Chronicles”. First US edition (Viking Canada 1997 as The Sorcerer: Book One: The Fort at River’s Bend).
• * _The Singing Sword (Tor 0-812-55139-7, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 542pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles] Reissue (Viking Canada 1993) historical Arthurian novel, second book in “The Camulod Chronicles”, now retitled “The Dream of Eagles”. Second printing.
• * +The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis (Tor/Forge 0-312-86598-8, Jun ’99, $23.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles: Sorcerer] Historical Arthurian novel narrated by Merlin, second in “The Sorcerer” subseries, sixth book overall in “The Camulod Chronicles”. First US edition (Viking Canada 1997).

WIECK, STEWART (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: Toreador (White Wolf 1-56504-801-6, Feb ’99, $5.99, 262pp, tp, cover by John Van Fleet) [World of Darkness] Dark fantasy novel based on the “Clan” roleplaying games. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

WIELER, DIAN (chron.)

• * _RanVan: Magic Nation (Groundwood Books 0-88899-316-1, Oct ’98 [Dec ’99], $7.95, 229pp, tp, cover by Ludmilla Temertey) [RanVan] Reprint (Groundwood Books Canada 1997) young-adult fantasy novel, third in a trilogy.

WIGGINS, BERNARD (1944- ); see pseudonym Bernard Cornwell (chron.)

WILBER, RICHARD; see under Wilber, Rick (stories) (chron.)

WILBER, RICK; [i.e., Richard Arnold Wilber] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Where Garagiola Waits and Other Baseball Stories (University of Tampa Press 1-879852-61-6, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $24.95, 168pp, hc) Collection of seven stories, one original, most fantasy or SF, plus four essays on baseball, and a poem. Wilber discusses how baseball, family, and writing came together in these pieces in the introduction and notes to each story. Order from the University of Tampa Press, 401 West Kennedy Blvd, Tampa FL 33606; add $2.50 shipping. (Contents)

WILCOX, DON; [i.e., Cleo Eldon Wilcox] (1905-2000) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Whispering Gorilla/Return of the Whispering Gorilla (with David V. Reed) (Gryphon Books 1-58250-012-6, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], $20.00, 192pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Anthology/omnibus of two pulp stories, featuring Don Wilcox’s novelette “The Whispering Gorilla” (first book publication), and the sequel by David V. Reed, Return of the Whispering Gorilla, in its first US edition (World Distributors 1950 as The Whispering Gorilla). Reed is a pen name for David Vern. Philip Harbottle’s introduction explains how bibliographic errors led to the belief that Wilcox’s story was part of the World Distributors book. An edition signed by Wilcox (-013-4, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)

WILDE, OSCAR (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) (1854-1900) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford University Press 0-19-210031-9, Apr ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, xx+218pp, hc) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward Lock 1891) dark fantasy novel, with a new introduction by Edmund White. A Pocket hardback edition.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford University Press 0-19-210031-9, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $13.50, 218pp, hc) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock & Co. 1891) literary fantasy novel, with a new introduction by Edmund White. Part of the “Oxford World’s Classics” series.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Tor 0-812-56711-0, Sep ’99, $3.99, 237pp, pb, cover by George Bush) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891) classic literary fantasy/horror novel. Foreword and afterword by Nancy Springer.

WILHELM, KATE; [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Defense for the Devil (St. Martin’s 0-312-19854-X, Apr ’99, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Marc Yankus) [Barbara Holloway] Associational courtroom mystery, the fourth featuring attorney Barbara Holloway.
• * _Defense for the Devil (Harlequin/Mira 1-55166-628-6, Dec ’99, $5.99, 443pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1999) associational courtroom mystery, the fourth featuring attorney Barbara Holloway.
• * _The Good Children (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-00455-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 262pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1998) associational psychological, quasi-gothic character study.

WILKINS, KIM (chron.)

• * *Grimoire (Random/Arrow Australia 0-09-183918-1, 1999 [Sep ’99], A$14.95, 625pp, pb, cover by Louise Lister) Horror novel. Students try to restore a Victorian grimoire that will let them call up Satan.
• * _Grimoire (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06786-1, Oct ’99, £6.99, 625pp, tp) Reprint (Arrow Australia 1999) dark fantasy romance novel. Power-hungry academics trying to reassemble the grimoire of a 19th century warlock, are opposed by three people - one in love with a ghost. [First U.K. edition]
• * +The Infernal (Random/Arrow Australia 0-09-183417-1, 1997 [Sep ’99], A$14.95, 478pp, pb) Horror novel. Winner of the Aurealis Awards for Best Fantasy and Best Horror novel. This was published in 1997, but not seen until now.
• * _The Infernal (Oriel 0-75282-167-9, Apr ’99, £5.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Stuart Knowles) Reprint (Random House Australia 1997) dark fantasy novel of reincarnation and a satanic pact. Winner of the Australian Aurealis awards for both best fantasy and best horror novel of 1997. [First U.K. edition]

WILLARD, ELIZA (chron.)

• * *Charmed: The Power of Three (Pocket Pulse 0-671-04162-2, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $4.99, 181pp, pb) Young-adult novelization, the first based on the TV show about three contemporary witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

WILLETT, EDWARD (stories) (chron.)

• * *Andy Nebula: Interstellar Rock Star (Roussan Publishers 1-896184-52-9, 1999 [Jul ’99], $6.95, 166pp, tp, cover by Mico) Young-adult SF novel of a streetkid from a backwater who becomes an interplanetary rock star. Order from University of Toronto Press; 800-565-9523. For information: Roussan Publishers, 2110 Decarie Blvd, Suite 100, Montreal QC H4A 3J3 Canada, or P.O. Box 156, Schuyler Falls NY 12985, USA.
• * *The Dark Unicorn (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-414-4, Jul ’98 [Mar ’99], $7.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson) Young-adult fantasy. A travelling musician opposes the evil Red Knight with the help of a magic amulet. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.

WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *PSI/Net (with Rob MacGregor) (Tor 0-312-86766-2, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $22.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Cliff Neilson) [Calloway] SF psychic thriller. Drugs used by CIA agents in “remote viewing” experiments have long-delayed psychic aftereffects.

WILLIAMS, LINDA V(erLee) (1942- ); see pseudonym Linda Grant (chron.)

WILLIAMS, PAUL (Steven), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Baby Is Three: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 6 See entry under Theodore Sturgeon.