The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

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WIATER, STANLEY (Steven), ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Brian Lumley Companion (with Brian Lumley) See entry under Brian Lumley.
* *The Complete Stephen King Universe (with Christopher Golden & Henry W. Wagner) (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-32490-1, Jun 2006, $21.95, 510 + xxxii, tp) Non-fiction, reference, a guide to King’s works through March 2006. Includes an index. This is revised and updated from the 2001 Renaissance Books edition published as The Stephen King Universe (not seen).
WIECK, STEWART (chron.)

* *EverQuest: The Ocean of Tears (CDS Books 1-59315-029-6, Feb 2006, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Novelization, the second based on the world of the online roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Sony Computer Entertainment America.
WILCE, YSABEAU S. (stories) (chron.)

* *Flora Segunda (Harcourt 0-15-205433-2, Jan 2007, $17.00, 431pp, hc, cover by Owen Richardson) Young-adult fantasy novel. Flora gets lost in her family home with its thousands of randomly moving rooms, and stumbles on an intrigue.
WILD, MIKE (chron.)

* +Caballistics, Inc.: Hell on Earth (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-386-5, Sep 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb) Novelization based on the 2000AD comics. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 8/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices. Copyrighted by Rebellion A/S.
WILDE, OSCAR (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) (1854-1900) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Borders Classics 1-58726-469-2, 2006, $5.95, 190pp, tp, cover by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot) Reprint (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891) literary fantasy/horror novel.
* _The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings (Bantam Classics 0-553-21254-0, Jul 2005, $4.95, 565pp, pb, cover by N. Saronay) Reissue (Bantam Classics 1982) collection of the classic literary fantasy/horror novel (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891), plus four plays and a poem. This is the 2005 repackaged edition, but has not been seen until now; 30th printing. (Contents)
WILHELM, KATE; [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Price of Silence (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2216-5, Oct 2005, $23.95, 360pp, hc) Associational mystery.
* _The Price of Silence (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2338-2, Sep 2006, $6.99, 412pp, pb) Reprint (Mira 2005) associational mystery.
* *Sleight of Hand (Harlequin/Mira Books 0-7783-2340-4, Sep 2006, $24.95, 360pp, hc) Associational mystery featuring lawyer Barbara Holloway.
* _The Unbidden Truth (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2204-1, Oct 2005, $6.99, 434pp, pb) Reprint (Mira 2004) associational mystery featuring Barbara Holloway.
WILHITE, TAMARA (chron.)

* *Humanity’s Edge (Blu Phi’er Publishing 0-9772034-2-5, Dec 2005, $12.99, 144pp, tp) Original collection of 13 stories, five previously published online, exploring what it means to be human as technology changes. This is dated 2005 but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.bluphier.com] or from Blu Phi’er Publishing, 6504 Tierra Dr., Shreveport LA 71119.
WILLETT, EDWARD (chron.)

* _Lost in Translation (DAW 0-7564-0340-5, Oct 2006, $6.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) Reprint (Five Star 2005) SF novel. Empaths work to keep humans and batlike aliens from going to war.
* *Orson Scott Card: Architect of Alternate Worlds (Enslow Publishers 0-7660-2354-0, Dec 2006, $31.93, 128pp, hc) Young-adult biography, part of the Authors Teens Love series. Includes a timeline, notes, and index. Enslow Publishers, Box 398, 40 Industrial Road, Berkeley Heights NJ 07922-0398; 800-398-2504; 908-771-9400; [www.enslow.com]. [Card]
WILLIAMS, LIZ; [i.e., Elizabeth Helen Laura Williams] (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Banner of Souls (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42690-7, Feb 2006, £6.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Greg Bridges) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2004) SF novel set in a future where “haunt tech” energy is obtained from the realm of the dead, and the fate of humanity hinges on a Martian warrior and a special child.
* *Darkland (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-405-04125-0, Feb 2006, £12.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Greg Bridges) Gothic SF novel of the far future where an assassin is betrayed by her ex-lover, and seeks revenge.
* *The Demon and the City (Night Shade Books 1-59780-045-7, Sep 2006, $24.95, 242pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) Dark fantasy mystery featuring Detective Inspector Chen. A limited edition (-046-5, $49.00) is also available.
* _Snake Agent (Night Shade Books 1-59780-043-0, Jul 2006, $14.95, 284pp, tp, cover by Jon Foster) Reprint (Night Shade 2005) SF/fantasy mystery novel, the first in a series featuring Detective Inspector Chen. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Avenue, San Francisco CA 94122; 415-759-8901; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
WILLIAMS, LYNDA (stories) (chron.)

* *Righteous Anger (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-38-4, Nov 2006, $19.95, 320pp, tp, cover by David Willicome) Fantasy novel, sequel to The Courtesan Prince, book two of the Okal Rel saga. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com].
WILLIAMS, MARK LONDON (chron.)

* _Danger Boy: Episode 1: Ancient Fire (Candlewick Press 0-7636-3092-6, May 2006, $5.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Michael Koelsch) Reprint (Tricycle Press 2001) young-adult SF time-travel novel.
WILLIAMS, PAUL O(sborne) (1935- ) (chron.)

* _The Song of the Axe (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9846-3, May 2006, $15.95, 248pp, tp, cover by David Burton) Reprint (Del Rey 1984) SF novel, part six of The Pelbar Cycle. Part of the Beyond Armageddon series.
* _The Sword of Forbearance (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9847-1, May 2006, $15.95, 245pp, tp, cover by David Burton) Reprint (Del Rey 1985) SF novel, part seven of The Pelbar Cycle. Part of the Beyond Armageddon series.
WILLIAMS, ROBERT PAUL (1957- ); see pseudonym Tad Williams (stories) (chron.)
WILLIAMS, ROBINA (chron.)

* *Angelos (Twilight Times Books/Paladin Timeless Books 1-933353-60-0, Oct 2006, $16.95, 171pp, tp, cover by Judith Huey) Fantasy novel featuring Quant the quantum cat, sequel to Jerome and the Seraph. This appeared as an ebook in 2003. Twilight Times Books, PO Box 3340, Kingsport TN 37664; [www.twilighttimesbooks.com].
WILLIAMS, SEAN (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* +The Blood Debt (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-493-5, Oct 2006, $25.00, 461pp, hc, cover by Greg Bridges) Fantasy novel, book two of the Books of the Cataclysm series. First US edition (Voyager Australia 4/05).
* +The Crooked Letter (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-438-2, Apr 2006, $25.00, 508pp, hc, cover by Greg Bridges) Fantasy novel, the first in the Books of the Cataclysm series. First US edition (Voyager Australia 6/04). Order from Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.pyrsf.com].
* *Geodesica (with Shane Dix) (SFBC #1206972, Feb 2006, $12.99, 644pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Geodesica] Omnibus of two SF novels in the series: Ascent (2005) and Descent (2006). This has ISBN 0-7394-6391-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* *Geodesica: Descent (with Shane Dix) (Ace 0-441-01378-3, Feb 2006, $7.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Geodesica] SF novel, second in the duology.
WILLIAMS, TAD; pseudonym of Robert Paul Williams, (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Shadowmarch (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-443-7, Mar 2006, £7.99, 848pp, tp) Reprint (Orbit 2004) fantasy novel, the first in a trilogy.
* _Shadowmarch (DAW 0-7564-0359-6, Sep 2006, $8.99, 777pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (DAW 2004) fantasy novel, the first volume in a trilogy based on the Internet-only serial.
* _The Wood Boy/The Burning Man (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
WILLIAMS, WALTER JON (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Hardwired (Night Shade Books 1-59780-062-7, Oct 2006, $14.95, 257pp, tp, cover by David Martin) Reprint (Tor 1986) SF novel. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
WILLIAMSON, GERALD NEAL (1932- ); see under Williamson, J. N. (stories) (chron.)
WILLIAMSON, J. N., ed.; [i.e., Gerald Neal “Jerry” Williamson] (1932-2005) (stories) (chron.)

* *Masques V (with Gary A. Braunbeck) (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-85-X, Jun 2006, $55.00, 469pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker) Original anthology of 28 horror stories, the fifth and final in the series. Authors include Poppy Z. Brite, Richard Matheson, and Ray Bradbury. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Williamson and all contributors except Matheson, Bradbury, and the late Ray Russell; a lettered edition with draft versions of the stories by Bradbury and Richard Christian Matheson, a color frontispiece by Clive Barker, and signed by all except Ray Russell ($250.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
WILLIAMSON, JACK; [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Crucible of Power: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume Five (Haffner Press 1-893887-22-7, Apr 2006, $40.00, 521 + xviii, hc, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Collection of 12 stories from 1938-40, in chronological order, plus five non-fiction pieces. There is a foreword by Frank M. Robinson and an afterword by Williamson. A signed, slipcased, limited edition (-23-5, $125.00) is also available. Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd, Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage; [info@haffnerpress.com]; [www.haffnerpress.com]. (Contents)
* _The Stonehenge Gate (Tor 0-765-34795-4, May 2006, $6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by John Harris) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel. Explorers in the Sahara uncover an ancient gateway between worlds.
WILLIS, CONNIE; [i.e., Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Nonstop to Portales (Cacahuete Press no ISBN, Feb 2006, $15.00, 26pp, ph) Short story and afterword originally published in The Williamson Effect; this adds photos of some of the locales mentioned. This is a signed, limited edition of 200. Available from Cacahuete Press, 304 East 17th St., Portales NM 88130; [rhauptmann@yucca.net]; add $2.00 postage.
WILLIS, DAN (chron.)

* *DragonLance: The New Adventures: Wizard’s Return (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4025-5, May 2006, $5.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Vinod Rams) Young-adult novelization based on the roleplaying games; volume three in the Trinistyr Trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
WILOCH, THOMAS (J.) (chron.)

* *Screaming in Code (Naked Snake Press no ISBN, Oct 2006, $8.00, 56pp, ph, cover by Thomas Wiloch) Collection of 35 prose poems/vignettes, with photo-collage art by the Author. Naked Snake Press, 6 Rain Tree Lane, Pawleys Island SC 29585; [www.nakedsnakepress.com].
WILSON, A(ndrew) N(orman) (1950- ) (chron.)

* _A Jealous Ghost (Random House UK/Arrow 0-09-947866-8, Mar 2006, £6.99, 186pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 2005) literary ghost novel.
WILSON, COLIN (Henry) (1931- ) (chron.)

* _The Mind Parasites (Monkfish Book Publishing 0-9749359-9-9, Feb 2005, $14.95, 199pp, tp) Reprint (Arthur Barker 1967) Lovecraftian thriller. This has a new preface by Gary Lachman and the original preface by Wilson, who adds a new afterword.
WILSON, F(rancis) PAUL (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Crisscross (Tor 0-765-34606-0, Jun 2006, $7.99, 500pp, pb) Reprint (Gauntlet 2004) thriller/horror novel, eighth in the “Repairman Jack” series.
* _Gateways (Tor 0-765-34605-2, Feb 2006, $7.99, 437pp, pb) Reprint (Gauntlet 2003) thriller/horror novel, seventh in the “Repairman Jack” series.
* *Harbingers (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-84-1, May 2006, $60.00, 359pp, hc, cover by Harry O. Morris) Thriller/horror novel, tenth in the Repairman Jack series. This signed limited edition is sold out; a deluxe lettered edition ($200.00) is still available.
* _Harbingers (Tor/Forge 0-765-31276-X, Sep 2006, $24.95, 336pp, hc) Reprint (Gauntlet Press 2006) thriller/horror novel, tenth in the Repairman Jack series.
* _Infernal (Tor 0-765-35138-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 421pp, pb) Reprint (Gauntlet Press 2005) thriller/horror novel, ninth in the Repairman Jack series.
* *The Last Rakosh (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-75-8, Nov 2005, $29.95, 94pp, hc) Horror novella in the Repairman Jack series, expanded from an earlier short story. A signed limited edition of 500 ($34.95) and a leatherbound, lettered edition of 26 ($300.00) are also available. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com].
* _The Tomb (Tor 0-765-35513-2, Aug 2006, $4.99, 425pp, pb) Reissue (Whispers Press/Berkley 1984) horror novel, the first in the Repairman Jack series. This is the revised “Author’s Definitive Edition” (Borderlands Press 2004) with a special price and a mail-in rebate offer.
WILSON, GAYLE; pseudonym of Mona Gay Thomas, (1945- ) (chron.)

* *Bogeyman (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2361-7, Nov 2006, $6.99, 420pp, pb) Horror novel. A widow with a small child moves back to her home town, but her new house seems to be haunted. Copyrighted by Mona Gay Thomas.
WILSON, LEAH, ed. (chron.)

* _Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles and the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek (with David Gerrold & Robert J. Sawyer) See entry under David Gerrold.
* _The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (with Len Wein) See entry under Len Wein.
WILSON, ROBERT C. (chron.)

* _Crooked Tree (University of Michigan Press/Petoskey 0-472-03152-X, May 2006, $14.95, 372pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1980) horror novel. Co-published by UMP and The Petoskey Publishing Company.
WILSON, ROBERT CHARLES (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Julian: A Christmas Story (PS Publishing 1-905834-26-8, Nov 2006, £10.00, 86 + ix, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF novella of small-town America in 2176 during elections and war. Introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-27-6, £25.00) signed by both Wilson and Sawyer is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK.
* _Spin (Tor 0-765-34825-X, Feb 2006, $7.99, 454pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel.
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* *Tesseracts Ten (with Edo van Belkom) (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-36-8, Oct 2006, $20.95, 301pp, tp, cover by Colleen McDonald) Original anthology of 17 stories and three poems (two reprints) by Canadian writers. Authors include Scott Mackay, Matthew Hughes, and Lisa Smedman. Introduction by Wilson, afterword by van Belkom. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com].
WILSON, STEVEN H. (chron.)

* *Taken Liberty (Firebringer Press 0-9773851-0-8, Feb 2006, $17.95, 267pp, tp) SF novel in The Arbiter Chronicles. A non-human pleasure slave masquerades as a human in the navy of the Confederated Worlds. This is a print-on-demand edition. Firebringer Press, 6101 Hunt Club Road, Elkridge MD 21075.
WINDLING, TERRI, ed. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Dark of the Woods (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
* _The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
* _Salon Fantastique (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
WINNINGTON, G. PETER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Mervyn Peake: The Man and his Art (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1284-5, Sep 2006, £20.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Mervyn Peake) Art book/biography, a heavily illustrated collection of art, poetry, photographs, book illustrations, memoirs, and other works by Peake or about Peake. Compiled by Sebastian Peake and Alison Eldred. There is an introduction by Michael Moorcock, and articles by Winnington, with contributions from Moorcock, Langdon Jones, Joanne Harris, John Howe, and others. The book has no cover price. (Contents)
WINTERSON, JEANETTE (1959- ) (chron.)

* *Tanglewreck (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8064-2, Jun 2006, £12.99, 415pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
* +Tanglewreck (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-919-3, Aug 2006, $16.95, 415pp, hc) Young-adult gothic/fantasy novel. First US edition (Bloomsbury 7/06).
WITCOVER, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

* *Dracula: Asylum (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-018-3, Apr 2006, $6.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) Novelization based on the Universal Studios movie version of Stoker’s vampire. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
* _Tumbling After (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105364-3, Aug 2006, $13.95, 329pp, tp) Reprint (Eos 2005) slipstream SF novel.
WLUDYKA, PETERHY (chron.)

* *The Myth of Death (Xlibris 1-59926-111-1, Nov 2005, $20.99, 110pp, tp, cover by Allan Wendt) SF novel. Anti-cloning operatives who terminate clones grown to receive brain transplants make a startling discovery. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; 888-795-4274.
WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Christmas Inn (PS Publishing 1-904619-90-8, Jan 2006, £25.00, 28pp, hc, cover by James Hannah) Fantasy novelette. An inn gets some unusual guests for Christmas. This is a signed, limited edition sent free to hardcover Postscripts subscribers, with 200 copies for sale. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
* *Soldier of Sidon (Tor 0-765-31664-1, Oct 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by David Grove) Fantasy novel, the third in the Latro series. The man without long-term memory travels to Egypt.
* _Starwater Strains (Tor/Orb 0-765-31203-4, May 2006, $15.95, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2005) collection of 25 stories.
* *Strange Birds (Dreamhaven Books no ISBN, Aug 2006, $10.00, 40pp, ph, cover by Lisa Snellings-Clark) Chapbook collection of two stories by Wolfe illustrated by Lisa Snellings-Clark, the first in a projected series of stories by various authors inspired by Snellings-Clark’s work. A limited edition of 1000. Order from Dreamhaven Books, 912 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis MN 55408; [www.dreamhavenbooks.com]; [dream@dreamhavenbooks.com]. (Contents)

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