The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

WATT-EVANS, LAWRENCE (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Wizard Lord (Tor 0-765-31026-0, Mar 2006, $26.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) Fantasy novel, the first volume in the Annals of the Chosen. The mortal Chosen are given special powers to help them remove an errant Wizard Lord.

WATTS, LEANDER (chron.)

• * *Beautiful City of the Dead (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-59443-4, Jul 2006, $16.00, 254pp, hc, cover by Sammy Yuen, Jr.) Young-adult fantasy. A teen’s Ghost Metal band makes more than music.
• * _Stonecutter (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 0-618-60577-0, Sep 2006, $7.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Sammy Yuen) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2002, not seen) young-adult gothic novel with supernatural elements about an apprentice stonecutter hired to work on a secret project.

WATTS, PETER (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Blindsight (Tor 0-765-31218-2, Oct 2006, $25.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Thomas Pringle) SF first contact novel. Earth sends an oddball crew into space to try to contact uncommunicative aliens.

WEATHERILL, CAT (chron.)

• * _Barkbelly (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31874-0, Apr 2006, £5.99, 341pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) Reprint (Puffin UK 2005) young-adult SF novel. First in the Ashenpeake Island series.
• * *Snowbone (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38118-3, Apr 2006, £9.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Sarah Dearlove) Young-adult fantasy novel. The sequel to Barkbelly in the Ashenpeake Island series.

WEBB, BETH (chron.)

• * *Star Dancer: The Book of Air (Macmillan Childen’s Books 1-4050-9175-4, Sep 2006, £12.99, 343pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. First in a quartet.

WEBB, CATHERINE (chron.)

• * *The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-60-0, Feb 2006, £10.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Sally Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel. Book one in a new series.
• * _The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-61-9, Sep 2006, £5.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Sally Taylor) Reprint (Atom 2006) young-adult fantasy novel. Book 1 in a series.
• * *The Obsidian Dagger, Being the Further Extraordinary Adventures of Horatio Lyle (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-69-4, Sep 2006, £10.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Sally Taylor) Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book in the Horatio Lyle series. A trade paperback edition (-85-6, £8.99) was announced but not seen.

WEBB, DON (1960- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *When They Came (Temporary Culture 0-976-4660-1-5, Nov 2006, $22.50, 222pp, tp) Collection of 23 stories, four original. A signed, silkbound, limited edition of 15 is available only by subscription. Available from Temporary Culture, PO Box 43072, Upper Montclair NJ 07043-0072; [temporaryculture@yahoo.com]. (Contents)

WEBER, DAVID M. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bolo! (Baen 1-4165-2062-7, May 2006, $7.99, 483pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2005) collection of four military SF stories and one technical article about Keith Laumer’s sentient tanks.
• * _Empire from the Ashes (Baen 1-4165-0933-X, Feb 2006, $15.00, 774pp, tp, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2003) omnibus of three novels in a series: Mutineers’ Moon (1991), The Armageddon Inheritance (1993), and Heirs of Empire (1996).
• * *Hell’s Gate (with Linda Evans) (Baen 1-4165-0939-9, Nov 2006, $26.00, 801pp, hc) Fantasy novel. War breaks out when two multi-dimension-spanning civilizations meet, one based on science and the other magic.
• * *In Fury Born (Baen 1-4165-2054-6, Apr 2006, $27.00, 846pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) SF novel, an expanded and much revised version of Path of the Fury (1992).
• * _In Fury Born (SFBC #1212015, Apr 2006, $13.49, 846pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2006) SF novel, an expanded version of Path of the Fury (1992). This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Oath of Swords (Baen 978-1-4165-2086-3, Jan 2007, $15.00, 558pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) Reprint (Baen 1995) fantasy novel, first in the series about paladin Bahzell Bahnakson. This adds a new novella, “Sword Brother”.
• * _We Few (with John Ringo) (Baen 1-4165-2084-8, Sep 2006, $7.99, 540pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2005) military SF novel, fourth in the March/Prince Roger/Empire of Man series.

WEIN, ELIZABETH E. (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Sunbird (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240171-4, Jan 2006, $6.99, 184pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (Viking 2004) associational YA Arthurian novel, third in a series begun in The Winter Prince. Copyrighted by Elizabeth Gatland.

WEIN, LEN, ed.; [i.e., Leonard Norman Wein] (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (with Leah Wilson) (BenBella Books/Smart Pop 1-932100-74-1, Apr 2006, $17.95, 215pp, tp) [X-Men] Associational non-fiction, a gathering of 17 essays about the comic book by authors including Keith R.A. DeCandido, Adam Roberts, Adam-Troy Castro, and Karen Haber.

WEINER, ANDREW (Simon) (1949- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Getting Near the End (Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Robert J. Sawyer Books 0-88995-344-9, Apr 2006, $16.95, 268pp, tp) Reprint (Sawyer 2004) near-future SF novel. Robert J. Sawyer Books c/o Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 195 Allstate Parkway, Markham ON L3R 4T8; [www.robertjsawyerbooks.com].

WEINER, EDMUND (chron.)

• * _The Ring of Words (with Peter Gilliver & Jeremy Marshall) See entry under Peter Gilliver.

WEIS, MARGARET (Edith Baldwin) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance Chronicles Special Edition (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 1107, Oct 2006, $75.00, 243pp, hc) Reprint (TSR 1988) omnibus of the trilogy. This gilt-edged, leatherbound collectors’ edition appears to be the 1999 annotated edition (as Dragonlance: The Annotated Chronicles), without the preface by Hickman, but adds new appreciations of artist Keith Parkinson by both authors, and has color plates by Parkinson, b&w illustrations by Denis Beauvais and Jeffrey Butler, and a fold-out color map. Copyrighted 2006 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Tracy Hickman, Andrew Dabb & et al) (Devil’s Due Publishing 1-932796-50-9, May 2006, $17.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Steve Kurth & Blond) Graphic novel adaptation of Weis & Hickman’s first novel in the original DragonLance Chronicles series, adapted by Andrew Dabb with art by Steve Kurth & Stefano Raffaele. Originally published in comic book form. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: Amber and Iron (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3796-3, Feb 2006, $25.95, 364pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second volume of The Dark Disciple. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Amber and Iron (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4086-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Matthew Stawicki) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2006) novelization based on the roleplaying game, second volume of The Dark Disciple. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: Dragons of the Dwarven Depths (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4099-9, Jul 2006, $25.95, 430pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) Novelization based on the role-playing game, the first volume in The Lost Chronicles. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Rose of the Prophet Trilogy (with Tracey Hickman) (Margaret Weis Productions 1-931567-43-3, Oct 2006, $24.99, 1120pp, tp) Omnibus of the three novels in the trilogy: The Will of the Wanderer (1988), The Paladin of the Night (1989), and The Prophet of Akhran (1989). This has a new introduction by Weis.

WEISS, HELEN S., ed. (chron.)

• * _Dreams and Visions (with M. Jerry Weiss) See entry under M. Jerry Weiss.

WEISS, M. JERRY, ed. (chron.)

• * *Dreams and Visions (with Helen S. Weiss) (Tor/Starscape 0-765-31249-2, Apr 2006, $19.95, 251pp, hc, cover by Paul Hess) Young-adult original anthology of 14 stories. Authors include Charles de Lint, Nancy Springer, and Tamora Pierce. (Contents)

WELLER, SAM (chron.)

• * _The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury (Harper Perennial 0-06-054584-4, Feb 2006, $15.95, 384pp, tp) Reprint (Morrow 2005) biography based heavily on interviews with Bradbury. This adds a “P.S.” section with comments by Weller and Bradbury. [Bradbury]

WELLINGTON, DAVID (chron.)

• * *Monster Island (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-850-0, Apr 2006, $13.95, 282pp, tp, cover by Christine Schneider) Horror novel, the first book in a trilogy. In a world overrun by zombies, a heavily armed group of schoolgirls comes to NYC in search of medicine. Originally serialized online on the author’s website.
• * *Monster Nation (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-866-7, Oct 2006, $13.95, 285pp, tp, cover by Christine Schneider) Horror novel, the second book in a trilogy, set in a world overrun by zombies. Originally serialized online on the author’s website in 2004.

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

• * _The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth (Dover 0-486-44846-0, Mar 2006, $6.95, 193pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1904) classic SF novel. This follows the Scribner 1904 US edition.
• * _H.G. Wells: Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6729-9, Sep 2006, $22.95, 156pp, hc) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1937) dystopian novel. Edited and with a critical introduction and notes by John Huntington. Wesleyan University Press c/o University Press of New England, 1 Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766-1358; 800-421-1561; [www.upne.com]; [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu].
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Penguin/Signet Classics 0-451-52989-8, Sep 2005, $4.95, 224pp, pb, cover by Emily Mahon) Reissue (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel, with a new afterword by John L. Flynn. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now.
• * _A Modern Utopia (Penguin Classics 0-141-44112-7, Apr 2006, $14.00, 281 + xxxviii, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reissue (Chapman & Hall 1905) utopian SF novel. This primarily follows the “definitive” 1925 Atlantic edition, with notes on changes. Introduction by Francis Wheen; notes by Gregory Claeys & Andy Sawyer. This is an international edition. Second printing.
• * _Seven Novels (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-7499-4, 2006, $12.95, 928 + xi, hc) Reprint (Dover 1950 as Seven Science Fiction Novels of H.G. Wells) omnibus of The Time Machine, The Island of Dr. Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon, The Food of the Gods, and In the Days of the Comet. This has a new introduction by Brian Stableford.
• * _The Sleeper Awakes (Penguin Classics 0-141-44106-2, Apr 2006, $13.00, 252 + xxxvi, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reissue (Harper 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes) classic SF novel. This primarily follows the 1924 Atlantic (Unwin; Scribner) edition, with a detailed discussion of Wells’s various revisions. Notes by Andy Sawwyer. Introduction by Patrick Parrinder. This is an international edition. Second printing.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Pocket 1-4165-2369-3, Jun 2006, $4.95, 264 + xx, pb, cover by Mark Burckhardt) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. This is an Enriched Classic edition with supplemental material including introduction, chronology, notes, and critical excerpts.

WELLS, MARTHA (1964- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Gate of Gods (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80800-5, Aug 2006, $7.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Fall of Ile-Rien] Reprint (Eos 2005) fantasy novel, the third book of The Fall of Ile-Rien.
• * *Stargate Atlantis: Reliquary (Fandemonium 0-9547343-7-8, Mar 2006, £7.99, 225pp, pb) SF novelization. Second in a series of novelisations of the TV series.

WELSH, T. K. (chron.)

• * *The Unresolved (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47731-4, Aug 2006, $16.99, 149pp, hc) Young adult ghost story. A teen killed in a steamship disaster haunts those responsible.

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

• * +Warhammer: Witch Killer (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-395-4, Jan 2007, $7.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Darius Hinks) Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (12/06) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

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

• * _Children of the Blood (BenBella Books 1-932100-75-X, Apr 2006, $14.95, 307pp, tp) Reprint (Del Rey 1992 as by Michelle Sagara) fantasy novel, book two of the Sundered. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 617, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
• * _Lady of Mercy (BenBella Books 1-932100-92-X, Sep 2006, $14.95, 339pp, tp) Reprint (Del Rey 1993 as by Michelle Sagara) fantasy novel, book three of the Sundered. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 617, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

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

• * *The Last Days (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-062-X, Sep 2006, $16.99, 289pp, hc) Young-adult contemporary SF vampire novel, a loose sequel to Peeps. Teens try to start a rock band amid plague and weird events in New York City.
• * _Midnighters, Book Two: Touching Darkness (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051956-8, Mar 2006, $6.99, 439pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Eos 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, second in a trilogy about teens with special talents that give them an extra hour each day.
• * *Midnighters, Vol. 3: Blue Noon (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051957-6, Mar 2006, $15.99, 378pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a trilogy about teens with special talents that give them an extra hour each day.
• * _Midnighters: Blue Noon (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-84-8, Nov 2006, £6.99, 344pp, tp) Reprint (Eos 2005) young-adult SF novel, third in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Midnighters: The Secret Hour (Atom 1-904233-82-1, Apr 2006, £6.99, 276pp, tp, cover by Trevor Scobie) Reprint (Eos 2004 as Midnighters, Book One: The Secret Hour) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Midnighters: Touching Darkness (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-83-X, Aug 2006, £6.99, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Eos 2005) fantasy novel. Second in the trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Peeps (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-083-2, Sep 2006, $8.99, 312pp, tp) Reprint (Razorbill 2005) young-adult contemporary SF vampire novel.
• * _The Risen Empire (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-372-4, Jan 2006, £7.99, 704pp, pb, cover by Stephen Martiniere) Reprint (Orbit 2005) SF novel of the Succession, originally published as two novels: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2004).
• * *Specials (Simon Pulse 0-689-86540-6, Jun 2006, $15.95, 372pp, hc) Young-adult SF novel, third in a trilogy set in a world where almost everyone is made beautiful on their 16th birthday.

WESTFAHL, GARY, ed. (chron.)

• * _World Weavers: Globalization, Science Fiction, and the Cybernetic Revolution (with Amy Kit-sze Chan & Wong Kin Yuen) See entry under Wong Kin Yuen.

WEXLER, DJANGO (chron.)

• * *Memories of Empire (Medallion Press 1-932815-14-7, Sep 2005, $14.99, 561pp, tp, cover by Adam Mock) Epic fantasy novel. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].

WEYN, SUZANNE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Water Song (Simon Pulse 1-4169-4013-8, Nov 2006, $5.99, 194pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult fantasy novel based on “The Frog Prince” set in WWI Europe. Part of the Once Upon a Time series of fairy-tale retellings.

WHATES, IAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Time Pieces (NewCon Press 0-9538190-4-3, Nov 2006, £9.99, 99pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) Original anthology of eight stories and the opening speech from Novacon3 by Ian Watson as H.G. Wells. Authors include Stephen Baxter, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Ian Watson, and Liz Williams. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by all contributors. NewCon Press, 41 Wheatsheaf Road, Alconbury Weston, Cambs, PE28 4LF, UK; [www.newconpress.com].

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

WHIDDON, KAREN (chron.)

• * *Missing Magic (Dorchester/Love Spell 0-505-52642-5, Oct 2006, $6.99, 305pp, pb) Fantasy novel. Prince Cenrick, heir to the kingdom of Rune, undertakes a quest in the human world and gets help from a suspended policewoman.

WHITE, ANDREA (chron.)

• * _Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-055456-8, Nov 2006, $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Eos 2005) young-adult SF novel about a future reality TV show.

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

• * *Exodus (with Shirley Meier) (Baen 978-1-4165-2098-6, Jan 2007, $26.00, 272pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Military SF novel, sequel to The Shiva Option by David Weber & White in their Starfire series.
• * _The Prometheus Project (Baen 1-4165-2097-X, Dec 2006, $7.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel.

WHITELAW, STELLA (1941- ) (chron.)

• * *Mirror Mirror (Severn House 0-7278-6333-9, Jan 2006, £18.99, 220pp, hc) Romantic thriller with ghost and fantasy elements.

WHITESIDE, DIANE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Bond of Blood (Berkley 0-425-20774-9, Oct 2006, $14.00, 326pp, tp) Erotic vampire novel, the first in the Texas Vampires trilogy.
• * *The Hunter’s Prey: Erotic Tales of Texas Vampires (Berkley Heat 0-425-21035-9, Feb 2006, $14.00, 258pp, tp) Collection of 12 erotic stories of the Texas Vampires. Previously published in different form as an e-book (Ellora’s Cave 2001). (Contents)

WHITFIELD, KIT (chron.)

• * +Benighted (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-49163-7, Sep 2006, $14.95, 532pp, tp) Fantasy novel. This includes a reading group guide. A first novel. First US edition (Cape 8/06 as Bareback).

WHITTEMORE, JO (chron.)

• * *Curse of Arastold (Llewellyn 0-7387-0917-4, Jul 2006, $8.95, 308pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the Silverskin Legacy series begun in Escape from Arylon. Megan must stay in Arylon to find a cure for the magical illness infecting Ainsley.

WHYTE, JACK (chron.)

• * +The Eagle (Tor/Forge 978-0-312-87007-2, Jan 2007, $27.95, 574pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Historical Arthurian novel, ninth and final in The Camulod Chronicles. First US edition (Viking Canada 11/05).