The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

WERNER, C. L. (1973- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer: Witch Finder (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-161-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Stefan Kopinski) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. First US edition (Black Library 1/05).

WEST, MICHELLE SAGARA; also as Michelle M. Sagara (stories) (chron.)

• * _Into the Dark Lands (BenBella Books 1-932100-58-X, Sep 2005, $14.95, 315 + xi, tp) [Sundered] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1991 as by Michelle M. Sagara) fantasy novel, book one of The Sundered. This has a new introduction by the author. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

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

• * _The Scarecrows (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-948234-7, Jul 2005, £5.99, 260pp, tp) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of the Carnegie Medal.

WESTERFELD, SCOTT (David) (1963- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Killing of Worlds (Tor 0-765-34749-0, Feb 2005, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Succession] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel, sequel to The Risen Empire. Book two of “Succession.”
• * _Midnighters, Book One: The Secret Hour (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051953-3, Mar 2005, $6.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Midnighters] Reprint (Eos 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Westerfeld and packager 17th Street Productions.
• * *Midnighters, Book Two: Touching Darkness (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051954-1, Mar 2005, $15.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Midnighters] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a trilogy about teens with special talents that give them an extra hour each day.
• * *Peeps (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-031-X, Sep 2005, $16.99, 312pp, hc) Young-adult contemporary SF vampire novel. A carrier tracks down the women he accidentally infected with a parasite that turned them into vampires.
• * *Pretties (Simon Pulse 0-689-86539-2, Nov 2005, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Carissa Pelleteri) Young-adult SF novel, second in a trilogy set in a world where almost everyone is made beautiful on their 16th birthday.
• * *The Risen Empire (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-371-6, Mar 2005, £12.99, 626pp, tp, cover by Stephen Martiniere) [Succession] SF novel, published in two parts by Tor in the US as the Succession novels: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2004). An interstellar empire ruled by an undead emperor is threatened by fanatical machine-augmented humans who worship AIs.
• * _So Yesterday (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-032-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 228pp, tp) Reprint (Razorbill 2004) associational satiric young-adult novel.
• * *Uglies (Simon Pulse 0-689-86538-4, Mar 2005, $6.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Carissa Pelleteri) Young-adult SF novel, first in a trilogy set in a world where almost everyone is made beautiful on their 16th birthday.

WESTFAHL, GARY, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders (Greenwood Press 0-313-32950-8, Oct 2005, $349.95, 1395 + xxix, hc) Non-fiction, an encyclopedic three-volume set with the first two volumes covering themes and the third providing synopses and discussion of classic books and movies. Includes bibliography and index. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. The individual volumes have separate ISBNs: vol. 1 0-313-32951-6, vol. 2 -32952-4, and vol. 3 -32953-2. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].
• * *Science Fiction Quotations: From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits (Yale University Press 0-300-10800-1, Nov 2005, $25.00, 461 + xxi, tp) Reference book, a collection of quotations on over 100 topics, taken primarily from books, plus films and TV shows. Preface by Arthur C. Clarke. Includes indexes of authors and titles.

WETA WORKSHOP (chron.)

• * *The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island (Pocket 1-4165-0519-9, Nov 2005, $35.00, 223pp, hc, cover by Gus Hunter) [King Kong] Art book, a tie-in using design work for the new King Kong movie to create a nature guide to the creatures on Skull Island. Copyrighted by Universal Studios.

WEYN, SUZANNE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *The Night Dance (Simon Pulse 1-4169-0579-0, Dec 2005, $5.99, 193pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult fantasy, a retelling of the story of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.”

WHARTON, GREG, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Big Book of Erotic Ghost Stories (Avalon Publishing Group/Blue Moon Books 1-56201-503-6, Nov 2005, $12.95, 227pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 erotic ghost stories, seven reprints. Authors include Maxim Jakubowski, Felice Picano, and M. Christian. (Contents)

WHEELER, ANDREW, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein See entry under Robert A. Heinlein.

WHEELER, TOM (chron.)

• * _The Arcanum (Bantam 0-553-38199-7, Jul 2005, $14.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Jules Elis Delaunay) Reprint (Bantam 2004) Lovecraftian dark fantasy novel.

WHELAN, GERALDINE; see pseudonym O. R. Melling (chron.)

WHITCOMB, LAURA (chron.)

• * *A Certain Slant of Light (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 0-618-58532-X, Sep 2005, $8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult supernatural romance about a ghost and the only boy who can see her. A first novel.

WHITE, ANDREA (chron.)

• * *Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-055454-1, Apr 2005, $15.99, 327pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Young-adult SF novel about a future reality TV show that sends kids to recreat Scott’s doomed expedition to the South Pole.

WHITE, KEITH (chron.)

• * *The Portal (Little Moose Press 0-9720227-2-4, Jan 2005, $23.95, 446pp, hc) Fantasy adventure novel of WWII. Nazis seek to learn the allies’ future plans from a tribe of time travelers in the Amazon jungle.

WHITE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _C.S. Lewis: Creator of Narnia (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1611-8, Nov 2005, $14.95, 268pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2004 as C.S. Lewis: A Life) critical biography of Lewis. Includes notes, bibliography, chronology, and index. [Lewis]
• * +Isaac Asimov: A Life of the Grand Master of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1518-9, May 2005, $15.95, 285 + xi, tp) Biography. Includes bibliography, chronology, and index. This first US edition (Millennium 1994) has been expanded with an afterword on the real cause of Asimov’s death, and his continuing legacy in movies and elsewhere. [Asimov]

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

• * *Blood of the Heroes (Baen 1-4165-0924-0, Jan 2006, $24.00, 274pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Time-travel SF novel. An academic trip to Ancient Greece goes bad when gods turn out to be real.
• * _Demon’s Gate (Baen 1-4165-0922-4, Dec 2005, $7.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Reprint (Baen 2004) fantasy novel set in an alternate Bronze Age.
• * _Forge of the Titans (Baen 0-7434-9895-X, Feb 2005, $7.99, 325pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2003) SF novel about a war between titans, gods, and human telepaths.
• * *The Prometheus Project (Baen 0-7434-9891-7, Mar 2005, $24.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. A hoax keeps Earth from being taken over by aliens.
• * _The Stars at War II (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber

WHITLEY, JASON (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Midnight Hour: Saint Lawn Hill and Other Tales (with James Chambers) See entry under James Chambers.

WHITLOCK, DEAN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Sky Carver (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-44393-2, Jul 2005, $16.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) Young-adult fantasy novel. A painter’s apprentice who’d rather be a woodcarver finds a magic wand. A first novel.

WHYTE, JACK (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Lance Thrower (Tor/Forge 0-812-57013-8, Nov 2005, $7.99, 622pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Penguin Canada 2003 as Clothar the Frank) historical Arthurian novel, eighth in the series, following Lancelot’s life before joining Arthur.

WICHMAN, LINDA (chron.)

• * *Legend of the Emerald Rose (Kregel 0-8254-4109-9, Feb 2005, $14.99, 456pp, tp) Christian Arthurian fantasy novel. Kregel Publications, PO Box 2607, Grand Rapids MI 49501-2607; [www.kregel.com].

WILD, MIKE (chron.)

• * +2000 AD: ABC Warriors: Rage Against the Machines (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-178-1, Jul 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Karl Richardson) Novelization based on the comic books. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S. This first US edition (Black Flame 6/05) has the same ISBN as the UK, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

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

• * _The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, Volume 4 (with P. Craig Russell) (NBM 1-56163-392-5, Oct 2004, $15.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by P. Craig Russell) Reprint (NBM 2004) collection of two stories by Wilde, adapted and illustrated by Russell: “The Devoted Friend” and “The Nightingale and the Rose”. This is dated 2004 but not seen until now.

WILDER, CHERRY; pseudonym of Cherry Barbara Grimm, (1930-2002) (chron.)

• * _The Wanderer (with Katya Reimann) (Tor 0-812-56781-1, Dec 2005, $7.99, 452pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Hylor] Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel, the fourth in Wilder’s “Hylor” series, begun by Wilder and finished after her death by Reimann.

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

• * *Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop (Small Beer Press 1-931520-16-X, Aug 2005, $16.00, 190pp, tp) Non-fiction, a combination of memoir about founding the writing workshop and writing guide.
• * _Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers’ Workshop (SFBC #1192191, Aug 2005, $10.99, 190pp, hc) Reprint (Small Beer Press 2005) non-fiction, a memoir about founding the writing workshop. This first hardcover edition has ISBN 0-7394-5613-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

WILKINS, KIM (chron.)

• * +The Autumn Castle (Warner Aspect 0-446-61663-X, Mar 2005, $6.99, 535pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) [Europa Suite] Dark fantasy, the first book in the “Europa Suite”. First US edition (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 2003).
• * _The Autumn Castle (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07648-8, Mar 2005, £6.99, 463pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Europa Suite] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2003) fantasy novel, the first in the Europa Suite.
• * _Giants of the Frost (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07721-2, Oct 2005, £6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Laura Brett) [Europa Suite] Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2004) fantasy novel. Book two of the Europa Suite.
• * +Giants of the Frost (Warner 0-446-61728-8, Jan 2006, $6.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Shasti O’Leary Soudant) Dark fantasy novel. First US edition (Harper Australia 2004).

WILKINSON, CAROLE (chron.)

• * +Dragon Keeper (Hyperion 0-7868-5581-9, Apr 2005, $16.99, 339pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A slave girl in Han China discovers her destiny as a Dragon Keeper. First US edition (Black Dog Books Australia 2003).

WILKS, EILEEN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Mortal Danger (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20290-9, Nov 2005, $6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by John Blackford) [Lily Yu] Dark fantasy/romantic suspense novel, sequel to Tempting Danger, about Lily Yu, an FBI agent in a special Magical Crimes Division. Lily tracks down an evil cult leader.

WILLETT, EDWARD (chron.)

• * *Lost in Translation (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-305-6, Feb 2005, $25.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) SF novel. Empaths from both sides are mentally Linked to help stop war between humans and batlike aliens colonizing the same planet. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

WILLIAMS, CONRAD (1969- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +London Revenant (Night Shade Books 1-597800-10-4, Oct 2005, $24.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Caniglia) Horror novel. Adam Buckley sees strange figures in London’s Underground. A limited edition (-11-2, $49.00) is also available. First US edition (The Do-Not Press 6/04). Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; 503-643-5824; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

WILLIAMS, LIZ; [i.e., Elizabeth Helen Laura Williams] (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Banner of Souls (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-4124-2, Feb 2005, £12.99, 426pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges) Reprint (Bantam 2004) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Nine Layers of Sky (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41249-3, Feb 2005, £7.99, 427pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2003) SF novel with elements out of Russian fantasy. A female former Soviet astrophysicist, reduced to janitorial work, meets a centuries old mythic hero.
• * *Snake Agent (Night Shade Books 1-59780-018-X, Sep 2005, $24.95, 267pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Detective Inspector Chen] SF/fantasy mystery novel, the first in a series featuring Detective Inspector Chen. A limited edition (-019-8, $49.00) is also available, and includes an additional story, “Insecticide”. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; 503-643-5824; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

WILLIAMS, LYNDA (chron.)

• * *The Courtesan Prince (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-28-7, Oct 2005, $20.95, 453pp, tp, cover by Echo Chernik) [Okal Rel] SF novel, first part of the Okal Rel series. Members of rival interstellar cultures are drawn together as war threatens. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com].

WILLIAMS, MARK LONDON (chron.)

• * *Danger Boy 3: Trail of Bones (Candlewick Press 0-7636-2154-4, May 2005, $9.99, 300pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Danger Boy] Young-adult time-travel SF novel, third in the series. Eli Sands and his friends end up with the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804.

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

• * _The Man Who Lost the Sea: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume X See entry under Theodore Sturgeon.

WILLIAMS, PAUL O(sborne) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * _An Ambush of Shadows (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9852-8, Oct 2005, $14.95, 248pp, tp, cover by David Burton) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) SF novel, part five of The Pelbar Cycle. This is part of the Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _The Breaking of Northwall (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9851-X, Apr 2005, $14.95, 280 + xiii, tp, cover by David Burton) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) SF novel, part one of The Pelbar Cycle, with a new introduction by the author. This is part of the new Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _The Dome in the Forest (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9850-1, Apr 2005, $13.95, 214pp, tp, cover by David Burton) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) SF novel, part three of The Pelbar Cycle. This is part of the new Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _The Ends of the Circle (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9849-8, Apr 2005, $13.95, 203pp, tp, cover by David Burton) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) SF novel, part two of “The Pelbar Cycle”. This is part of the new Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].
• * _The Fall of the Shell (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9848-X, Oct 2005, $14.95, 214pp, tp, cover by David Burton) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) SF novel, part four of The Pelbar Cycle. This is part of the Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.bisonbooks.com].

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

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

• * *Geodesica: Ascent (with Shane Dix) (Ace 0-441-01269-8, Feb 2005, $7.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Geodesica] SF novel, first in a new series.
• * +The Resurrected Man (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-311-4, Apr 2005, $25.00, 527pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) SF novel. Investigators seek a serial killer using transporter technology to duplicate the people he wants to kill. First US edition (Voyager Australia 1998). Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].

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

• * _The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-7564-0269-7, Mar 2005, $15.95, 654pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.
• * _Shadowmarch (SFBC #1172661, Dec 2004, $12.99, 656pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel, the first volume in a trilogy based on the Internet-only serial.
• * _Shadowmarch (DAW 0-7564-0270-0, Nov 2005, $15.95, 656pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel, the first volume in a trilogy.
• * _Stone of Farewell (DAW 0-7564-0298-0, Apr 2005, $15.95, 588pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second volume of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.”
• * _To Green Angel Tower (DAW 0-7564-0298-0, May 2005, $18.95, 1083pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, the third book in “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.”

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

• * *Dread Empire’s Fall, Book Three: Conventions of War (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5677-8, Nov 2005, £10.99, 677pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [*Dread Empire’s Fall] SF novel. Last in a trilogy after The Praxis and The Sundering.