The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

WILLIAMS, MARK LONDON (chron.)

• * *Danger Boy #1: Ancient Fire (Tricycle Press 1-58246-032-9, Apr 2001, $5.95, 169pp, tp, cover by J. H. Williams, Mike Gray & Jeremy Cox) [Danger Boy] Young-adult near-future SF novel. Eli Sands searches through time for his mother, lost after one of his father’s timesphere experiments. A hardcover edtion (-033-7, $16.95) was announced but not seen. Tricycle Press, PO Box 7123, Berkeley CA 94707; website [www.tenspeed.com].
• * *Danger Boy #2: Dino Sword (Tricycle Press 1-58246-035-3, Apr 2001, $5.95, 185pp, tp, cover by J. H. Williams, Mike Gray & Jeremy Cox) [Danger Boy] Young-adult near-future SF novel. Eli Sands’s search through time for his mother takes him to WWII San Francisco and Arthurian England. Tricycle Press, PO Box 7123, Berkeley CA 94707; website [www.tenspeed.com].

WILLIAMS, ROBERT PAUL (1957- ); see pseudonym Tad Williams (chron.)

WILLIAMS, SEAN (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Evergence (with Shane Dix) (SFBC #36621, May 2001, $15.98, 805pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) [Evergence] Omnibus of three novels in the series: The Prodigal Sun (1999), The Dying Light (2000), and A Dark Imbalance (2001). This has ISBN 0-7394-1746-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Evergence: A Dark Imbalance (with Shane Dix) (Ace 0-441-00811-9, Mar 2001, $6.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Evergence] SF novel, third in the series.

WILLIAMS, SHEILA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Father’s Day (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Halloween (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _A Woman’s Liberation: A Choice of Futures By and About Women (with Connie Willis) See entry under Connie Willis.

WILLIAMS, TAD; pseudonym of Robert Paul Williams, (1957- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Otherland: Sea of Silver Light (DAW 0-88677-977-4, Apr 2001, $24.95, 922pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Near-future SF/fantasy novel, fourth and final in the series about intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality.
• * _Otherland: Sea of Silver Light (SFBC #36964, May 2001, $12.50, 888pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 2001) near-future SF/fantasy novel, fourth and final in the series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Otherland: Volume Four: Sea of Silver Light (Little Brown/Orbit 1-85723-991-1, Apr 2001, £17.99, xxxviii+922pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] SF/fantasy novel, final volume in the series of intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition.

WILLIAMS, WALTER JON (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Frankensteins and Foreign Devils (NESFA Press 1-886778-30-2, Feb 2001, $14.00, 379pp, tp, cover by Omar Rayyan) Reprint (NESFA 1998) collection of ten stories, originally published in conjunction with Williams’s Guest of Honor appearance at Boskone 36. Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701; [www.nesfa.org/press]; add $2.50 postage.

WILLIAMSON, GERALD NEAL (1932- ); see under Williamson, J. N. (stories) (chron.)

WILLIAMSON, J. N.; [i.e., Gerald Neal “Jerry” Williamson] (1932-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Affinity (Leisure 0-8439-4912-0, Sep 2001, $5.99, 361pp, pb) Horror novel. A young man starts experiencing someone else’s memories and strange powers.

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• * *Dark Masques (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1455-5, Dec 2001, $6.99, 508pp, pb) Horror anthology omnibus combining Masques (1984) and Masques II (1987). Introduction by J.N. Williamson. (Contents)

WILLIAMSON, JACK; [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Terraforming Earth (Tor 0-312-87200-3, Jun 2001, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) SF novel. Refugees on the moon plan the rebuilding of Earth after a disastrous meteor strike.
• * _Terraforming Earth (SFBC #38594, Aug 2001, $12.50, 348pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

WILLIS, CLINT, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural (Mainstream Publishing 1-84018-523-6, Oct 2001, £9.99, xiii+343pp, tp) Reprint (Thunder’s Mouth Press 2000) anthology of 18 pieces — fiction, essay, and memoir — about the insanities of life, real and imagined. Each story is accompanied by a photograph, and a brief introduction by Willis. An “Adrenaline” book. Available from 7 Albany Street, Edinburgh EH1 3UG. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]

WILLIS, CONNIE; [i.e., Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Passage (Bantam Spectra 0-553-11124-8, Apr 2001, $23.95, 594pp, hc, cover by Royce M. Becker) SF novel. A psychologist takes part in experiments to simulate near-death experience.
• * _Passage (SFBC #36184, May 2001, $11.98, 674pp, hc, cover by Royce M. Becker) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) quasi-SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Passage (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711825-2, Jun 2001, £11.99, 594pp, tp) Reprint (Bantam 2001) SF novel of near-death experience. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Passage (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58051-5, Jan 2002, $6.99, 780pp, pb, cover by Royce M. Becker) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) SF novel. A psychologist takes part in experiments to simulate near-death experience.

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• * *A Woman’s Liberation: A Choice of Futures By and About Women (with Sheila Williams) (Warner Aspect 0-446-67742-6, Oct 2001, $12.95, 302 + xvi, tp, cover by Franco Accornero) Anthology of 10 feminist stories from Analog and Asimov’s. Authors include Octavia E. Butler, Anne McCaffrey, Ursula K. Le Guin. Introduction by Willis on the “liberation” of SF. Copyrighted by Penny Publications. (Contents)

WILLIS, JENNIFER SCHWAMM, ed. (chron.)

• * *Wizards: Stories of Mischief, Magic and Mayhem (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-320-7, Oct 2001, $16.95, 323pp, tp, cover by N. C. Wyeth) Anthology of six stories and 13 excerpts from longer works. Authors include T.H. White, E. Nesbit, Roald Dahl, and Ursula K. Le Guin. (Contents)

WILSON, CHARLES (P.) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * _Game Plan (St. Martin’s 0-312-97443-4, Dec 2000, $6.99, 305pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2000) near-future SF thriller about five escaped criminals whose brains have been augmented with computer chips.

WILSON, COLIN (Henry) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _Spider World, Volume 2: The Delta (Hampton Roads 1-57174-273-5, Oct 2001, $21.95, 250pp, hc) [Spider World] Reprint (Grafton 1987) visionary science fiction novel, second in a series. Order from Hampton Roads Publishing, 1125 Stoney Ridge Rd, Charlottesville VA 22902; 800-766-8009; [www.hrpub.com].
• * _Spider World: The Tower (Hampton Roads 1-57174-239-5, Apr 2001, $22.95, 389pp, hc) [Spider World] Reprint (Grafton 1987) visionary science fiction novel, first in a series. This appears to be the first US publication as a single volume. Order from Hampton Roads Publishing, 1125 Stoney Ridge Rd, Charlottesville VA 22902; 800-766-8009; [www.hrpub.com].

WILSON, F(rancis) PAUL (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _All the Rage (Tor 0-812-56654-8, Oct 2001, $7.99, 503pp, pb) Reprint (Gauntlet 2000) dark fantasy thriller featuring Repairman Jack. A maleficent force is behind a rage-producing drug.
• * _An Enemy of the State (Stealth Press 1-58881-015-1, Mar 2001, $29.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Marc Radle) [LaNague] Collection of the title SF novel (Doubleday 1980) about the birth of the “LaNague Federation”, plus two related stories. Available from Stealth Press, 336 College Ave., Lancaster PA 17603; website [www.stealthpress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Healer (Stealth Press 1-58881-008-9, Jan 2001, $24.95, 261pp, hc) [LaNague] Reprint (Doubleday 1976) SF collection/fix-up novel of the LaNague Federation. This has a new preface by Wilson, and adds one barely related story. Available from Stealth Press, 336 College Ave., Lancaster PA 17603; website: [www.stealthpress.com]. (Contents)
• * _Hosts (Tor/Forge 0-312-87866-4, Oct 2001, $25.95, 383pp, hc) Reprint (Gauntlet 4/01, not seen) dark fantasy/SF thriller featuring Repairman Jack, who faces a virus that forces minds to merge into a single group mind. This is the first trade edition.

WILSON, NEIL (chron.)

• * *Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to British Supernatural Fiction 1820-1950 (The British Library 0-7123-1074-6, Nov 2000, £45.00, 554pp, hc, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) Non-fiction reference, a bibliographic guide to supernatural fiction by British authors, with biographical notes on each. Wilson’s foreword discusses the difficulty of categorizing fiction as supernatural. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Included are an index by title, and a list of sources consulted.

WILSON, ROBERT CHARLES (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Chronoliths (Tor 0-312-87384-0, Aug 2001, $23.95, 301pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Near-future SF novel. Mysterious pillars from the future appear in Thailand with destructive effects.
• * _The Chronoliths (SFBC #39632, Sep 2001, $11.50, 301pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 2001) near-future SF novel of mysterious monuments from the future. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Perseids and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-87524-X, Jul 2001, $12.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2000) collection of nine stories.

WILSON, STACI LAYNE (chron.)

• * *Horrors of the Holy: 13 Sinful, Sacrilegious, Supernatural Stories (Running Free Press 0-9675185-1-2, Jan 2000, $12.95, 106pp, tp) Original collection of horror stories, three previously published. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Order from Running Free Press, PO Box 6778 - Eastview, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90734-6778; [www.staciwilson.com]; add $3.50 postage.

WINDLING, TERRI (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Winter Child (with Wendy Froud) See entry under Wendy Froud.

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• * _A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourteenth Annual Collection (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

WINTER, DOUGLAS E. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic (HarperCollins UK 0-00-255041-5, Dec 2001, £17.99, xiv+671pp, hc) Biography of the author and film-maker. Includes eight pages of colour stills, chapter headings by Barker, and a story by Barker, ‘The Wood on the Hill’, written when he was 14. [Barker]

WINTER-DAMON, t. (chron.)

• * *Duet for the Devil (with Randy Chandler) (Necro Publications 1-889186-16-3, Oct 2000, $15.95, 341pp, tp) Hard-core, sometimes hallucinogenic horror novel of the Zodiac killer, drugs, detectives, and demented sex, with possible occult elements and some definite SF, with psychokillers implanted with computer chips that let others experience their kills. Introduction by Edward Lee. This is a signed limited edition of 400; a hardcover edition of 100 (-17-1, $45.00) is also available. Necro Publications, PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; add $1.50 postage; e-mail [necropublications@earthlink.net]; website [www.necropublications.com].

WINTERSON, JEANETTE (1959- ) (chron.)

• * _The PowerBook (Random House/Vintage 0-375-72505-9, Oct 2001, $13.00, 289pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 2000) SF/fantasy novel about storytelling and e-relationships.

WISMAN, KEN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eden (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-24-3, Nov 2001, $4.95, 45pp, ph, cover by A. B. Word) Allegorical fantasy novelette. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 1558, Brentwood CA 94513; [isedmorey1@aol.com]; [http://darkregions.hypermart.net/].

WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Book of the Short Sun (SFBC #35610, Apr 2001, $17.98, 752pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Short Sun] Omnibus of three novels in the series, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun” series: On Blue’s Waters (1999), In Green’s Jungles (2000), and Return to the Whorl (2001). This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1689-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _In Green’s Jungles (Tor 0-312-87363-8, May 2001, $14.95, 384pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Short Sun] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel, second in the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun”.
• * *Return to the Whorl (Tor 0-312-87314-X, Feb 2001, $25.95, 412pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Short Sun] SF novel, third in the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun”.
• * _There Are Doors (Tor/Orb 0-312-87230-5, Oct 2001, $14.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Richard Bober) Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel.

WOLVERTON, DAVID (John) (1957- ); see pseudonym David Farland (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Mummy Chronicles: Revenge of the Scorpion King (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86473-9, Jun 2001, £3.99, 135pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Bantam Skylark 2001) young-adult novelisation based on the fantasy film. [First U.K. edition]

WOMACK, JACK (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Going, Going, Gone (Grove 0-8021-1685-X, Mar 2001, $24.00, 218pp, hc) SF novel of a 1968 government psychotropics-tester on a mission to save New York. First US edition (Gollancz 2000).

WOODERSON, PHILIP (chron.)

• * *Fly-Blown (Scholastic UK 0-439-99244-3, Nov 2001, £4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Bob Lea) Young-adult SF/dark fantasy novel. Mutated blowflies with a guiding intelligence. A “Mutant Point Horror” title.

WOODING, CHRIS (chron.)

• * *The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (Scholastic UK 0-439-99896-4, Jun 2001, £12.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Young-adult alternate history fantasy novel. In a London decimated by the Vernichtung and threatened by the wych-kind, the mysterious Alaizabel Cray is the key to an even greater evil. A paperback edition (-97918-8) was announced but not seen.

WOOLF, VIRGINIA (Stephen) (1882-1941) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Mark on the Wall and Other Short Fiction (Oxford University Press 0-19-283969-1, Sep 2001, £6.99, xliii+109pp, tp, cover by F. C. B. Cadell) Collection of 15 stories, including several genre pieces; edited, with an introduction and notes, by David Bradshaw. The first eight stories were collected as Monday or Tuesday (1921). An “Oxford World’s Classics” edition. (Contents)

WORMSER, G(wendolyn) RANGER (1893-1953) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Scarecrow and Other Stories (Midnight House 0-9707349-1-3, 2001, $40.00, 285pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of 17 horror stories, adding five stories to the Dutton 1918 collection of the same title. The introduction by Douglas A. Anderson discusses Wormser’s life and work. This is a limited edition of 460. Order from Midnight House, 4128 Woodland Park Ave. N, Seattle WA 98103; [www.darksidepress.com]. (Contents)

WRIGHT, SUSAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: Gateways, Book One: One Small Step (Pocket 0-7434-1854-9, Aug 2001, $6.99, 237pp, pb) [Star Trek; Gateways] Star Trek novelization, the first in a series of seven. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

WRIGHT, T(errance) M(ichael) (1947- ) (chron.)

• * +The Last Vampire (Leisure 0-8439-4939-2, Nov 2001, $5.99, 275pp, pb) Post-holocaust vampire horror novel. First US edition (Gollancz 1991); this is copyrighted 2001 and may have been updated somewhat.
• * +Sleepeasy (Leisure 0-8439-4864-7, Apr 2001, $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by T. M. Wright) [*Goodlow’s Ghosts] Ghost/detective novel, a sequel of sorts to Goodlow’s Ghosts. Harry Briggs dies and becomes a detective in the supernatural town of Silver Lake. First US edition (Gollancz 1993).

WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Grand Conspiracy (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105466-6, Jan 2001, $6.99, 717pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 1999) fantasy novel, second book of “The Alliance of Light” trilogy, part of the “Wars of Light and Shadow” series.
• * *Peril’s Gate (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710106-6, Jul 2001, £17.99, 675pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, Third Book of “The Alliance of Light”, and sixth in “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. A trade paperback edition (-710107-4, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

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

• * _The Day of the Triffids (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07338-1, Oct 2001, £14.99, 272pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic SF novel of a blinded humanity under attack from carnivorous plants. Volume X in the “SF Masterworks” hardcover series.

YAGHER, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *Heverly (North-South/SeaStar 1-58717-062-0, 2001, $15.95, 48pp, hc, cover by Kevin Yagher) Young-adult picture book of the elf-like people of Heverly, with story and photographic illustrations (done with models and computer alterations) by a Hollywood special-effects makeup artist. Prince Eli must save the throne from his wicked uncle.

YAN, MO (chron.)

• * _The Republic of Wine (Arcade Publishing 1-55970-576-0, Aug 2001, $13.95, 356pp, tp) Reprint (Arcade 2000) satire of post-Mao China with fantasy/surreal elements. Translated by Howard Goldblatt from the Chinese Jiu Guo (Hung-fan Book Company Taiwan 1992).

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

• * _Come Twilight (Tor 0-312-87371-9, Sep 2001, $17.95, 479pp, tp, cover by Barry Appell) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 2000) vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series, set in Spain from the seventh to 12th centuries.