The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

WESTERFELD, SCOTT (David) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Midnighters, Vol. 3: Blue Noon (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051957-6, Mar 2006, $15.99, 378pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Midnighters] 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) [Midnighters] 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) [Midnighters] 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) [Midnighters] 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) [Peeps] 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) [Succession] 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) [Uglies] 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) [Starfire] 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) [Texas Vampires] 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) [Texas Vampires] 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) [Silverskin Legacy] 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) [Camulod Chronicles] Historical Arthurian novel, ninth and final in The Camulod Chronicles. First US edition (Viking Canada 11/05).

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) [EverQuest] Novelization, the second based on the world of the online roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Sony Computer Entertainment America.

WILBANKS, DAVID T., ed. (chron.)

• * _Damned Nation (with Robert N. Lee) See entry under Robert N. Lee

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) [2000AD] 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) [Dorian Gray] 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) [Barbara Holloway] Associational mystery featuring lawyer Barbara Holloway.
• * _The Unbidden Truth (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2204-1, Oct 2005, $6.99, 434pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] 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 (1830-1889) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _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) [Darkland] 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) [Detective Inspector Chen] 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) [Detective Inspector Chen] 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) [Okal Rel] 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) (1935-2009) (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) [Pelbar Cycle] 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) [Quant the quantum cat] 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 (Llewellyn) (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +The Blood Debt (Prometheus/Pyr 1-59102-493-5, Oct 2006, $25.00, 461pp, hc, cover by Greg Bridges) [Books of the Cataclysm] 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) [Books of the Cataclysm] 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) [Shadowmarch] 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) [Shadowmarch] 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) [DragonLance: The New Adventures: Trinistyr] 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.) (assoc.)

• * _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) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet 2004) thriller/horror novel, eighth in the “Repairman Jack” series.
• * _Gateways (Tor 0-765-34605-2, Feb 2006, $7.99, 437pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] 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) [Repairman Jack] 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.