The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- WATERS, STONE
- * *The Terraformers (Commonwealth Publications 1-55197-122-4, 1997 [Feb 97], $4.99, 209pp, pb) SF/mystery novel. A man searches for his wifes murderer, while corporations and governments compete for control of the bacteria she genetically engineered. Copyrighted 1995; the copyright page indicates this is a 1996 edition; not seen until now. Commonwealth Publications, 9764-45th Ave, Edmonton AB Canada T6E 5C5; orders 800-491-7737; http://www.commonwealthpub.com; add $2.50 postage.
- WATKINS, GRAHAM (1944- ) (stories)
- * *Dark Winds (Berkley 0-425-11609-3, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 328pp, pb) Horror novel about a man haunted by his fathers mistress.
- * *The Fire Within (Berkley 0-425-12647-1, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $5.50, 556pp, pb) Horror novel of possessed vacationers.
- * *Kaleidoscope Eyes (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-929-4, May 93 [Apr 93], $21.00, 382pp, hc, cover by Matt Tepper) Horror novel of eroticism and murder connected by a mysterious kaleidoscope.
- * *Virus (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0194-3, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $25.00, 413pp, hc) SF thriller about computer viruses that affect humans.
- * _Virus (St. Martins 0-312-96003-4, Aug 96 [Dec 96], $5.99, 438pp, pb) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1995) SF thriller about computer viruses that affect humans.
- WATKINS, WILLIAM JOHN (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Centrifugal Rickshaw Dancer (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20131-2, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 233pp, pb) [Legrange League] Sf novel.
- * *Cosmic Thunder (AvoNova 0-380-78203-0, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) Near-future SF novel. Transparent aliens come to help an Earth in chaos due to millennial panic.
- * *Going to See the End of the Sky (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20200-9, Jul 86 [Jun 86], $3.50, 230pp, pb) [Legrange League] Sf novel set in the habitats of the Legrange League, scene of The Centrifugal Rickshaw Dancer.
- * *The Last Deathship of Antares (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20464-8, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $3.95, 204pp, pb) Military sf novel. Human POWs fight to escape from the aliens Death Ships.
- WATKINS, WILLIAM JON; see under Watkins, William John (stories) (chron.)
- WATSON, ANDY, ed. (stories)
- * *Journal Wired #2, Spring 1990 (with Mark V. Ziesing) (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-24-4, May 90, $10.00, 175pp, tp, cover by Bob Haas) Original anthology/quarterly magazine of three stories by Shiner, Di Filippo, and Jonathan Lethem plus five non-fiction pieces and an interview with Pat Cadigan plus a cross-interview with Lisa Tuttle and Colin Greenland. (Contents)
- * *Journal Wired, Summer/Fall 90 (with Mark V. Ziesing) (Watson/Ziesing 0-929480-56-2, Oct 90, $15.00, 353pp, tp) Original anthology of eight stories, nine nonfiction pieces, six interviews (including William Gibson, Patrick McGrath, and William S. Burroughs) and an excerpt from Patrick McGraths novel Spider. (Contents)
- * *Journal Wired, Winter 89 (with Mark V. Ziesing) (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-14-7, Dec 89, $7.95, 118pp, tp, cover by Arnie Fenner & Joseph Truitt) Original anthology/quarterly magazine with two stories (by Rucker and Attanasio) plus four non-fiction pieces by Shirley, Shepard, and others plus interviews with Abbie Hoffman and Iain M. Banks. (Contents)
- WATSON, IAN (1943- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Alien Embassy (Gollancz 0-575-05607-X, Sep 93, £4.99, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) sf novel.
- * *The Book of Being (Gollancz 0-575-03596-X, Jun 85 [May 85], £8.95, 184pp, hc) [Yaleen] Sf novel, conclusion of the Book of the River trilogy.
- * _The Book of Being (Grafton 0-586-06389-7, Aug 86, £2.50, 223pp, pb) [Yaleen] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) sf novel, conclusion of the Yaleen trilogy.
- * _The Book of Being (DAW 0-88677-153-6, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Yaleen] Reprint (Gollancz 1985) sf novel, conclusion of the Yaleen trilogy.
- * *The Book of Ian Watson (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-4-2, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $35.00 signed, 366pp, hc) Collection of fiction and essays, mostly culled from a wide variety of magazines, put together as a sort of autobiography. (Contents)
- * *The Book of Ian Watson (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-3-4, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $18.50, 366pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
- * *The Book of the River (Gollancz 0-575-03396-7, May 84 [Apr 84], £7.95, 208pp, hc) [Yaleen] Uncharacteristically straightforward, this reads almost like standard adventure fiction though some theological overtones appear. Upbeat Watson which may bring him a bigger audience while putting off some long-time fans. The first of an sf trilogy, The Book of the River. (Contents)
- * +The Book of the River (DAW 0-88677-104-8, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $3.50, 256pp, pb) [Yaleen] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) sf quasi-novel (the four parts appeared earlier in magazines), first U.S. edition. The first of a trilogy.
- * *The Book of the Stars (Gollancz 0-575-03508-0, Dec 84 [Nov 84], £8.95, 208pp, hc) [Yaleen] Sf novel. This sequel to The Book of the River takes the perky heroine through four episodes of increasing metaphysical strangeness, bringing what began as sf adventure into Watsons more usual realms of thoughtalthough the tone remains breezy in the manner of some Heinlein juveniles. (FCM)
- * _The Book of the Stars (Grafton 0-586-06388-9, Mar 86, £2.50, 236pp, pb) [Yaleen] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) sf novel, second in the Yaleen trilogy.
- * +The Book of the Stars (DAW 0-88677-130-7, May 86 [Apr 86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Yaleen] Sf novel, Book #2 in the Yaleen trilogy. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1984).
- * *The Books of the Black Current (SFBC #10292, 1986 [Nov 86], $6.98, 536pp, hc) [Yaleen] Omnibus edition of the sf Yaleen trilogy. (Contents)
- * +Chekhovs Journey (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-523-X, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $16.95, 183pp, hc) Alternate-history sf novel revolving around Anton Chekhovs travels in Siberia. First American edition (Gollancz 1983).
- * _Chekhovs Journey (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-675-9, Feb 91 [Jan 91], $3.95, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) alternate-history sf novel revolving around Anton Chekhovs travels in Siberia.
- * _The Coming of Vertumnus (Gollancz 0-575-05921-4, Jun 95 [May 95], £5.99, 288pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1994 as The Coming of Vertumnus and Other Stories) SF collection of 11 stories.
- * *The Coming of Vertumnus and Other Stories (Gollancz 0-575-05766-1, May 94, £15.99, 288pp, hc) SF collection. (Contents)
- * *Converts (Granada 0-586-05895-8, Jul 84 [Jun 84], £1.95, 191pp, pb) Sf novel of strange transformations.
- * +Converts (St. Martins 0-312-16945-0, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $11.95, 191pp, hc) Sf novel; first American edition (Panther 1984) and first hardcover edition.
- * +Deathhunter (St. Martins 0-312-18556-1, Aug 86 [Jul 86], $12.95, 173pp, hc) Metaphysical fantasy novel of a man attempting to trap Death. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1981).
- * _Deathhunter (St. Martins 0-312-90033-3, Jul 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 173pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1981) metaphysical sf novel.
- * _The Embedding (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-554-X, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.95, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) sf novel. Recommended (CNB).
- * _The Embedding (Gollancz 0-575-04784-4, Jul 90, £3.99, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) sf novel. Volume 44 in the VGSF Classics series.
- * _The Embedding (Easton Press no ISBN, Jul 92, no price, 254pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1973) sf novel, with an introduction by Pamela Sargent and artwork by Pat Morrissey. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
- * *Evil Water (Gollancz 0-575-03953-1, Mar 87 [Aug 87], £10.95, 200pp, hc) Sf collection. (Contents)
- * _Evil Water (Grafton 0-586-20193-9, Oct 88, £2.99, 222pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) sf collection.
- * *The Fallen Moon (Gollancz 0-575-05424-7, Sep 94, £16.99, 546pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of Mana] Sf novel. The Second (and last) Book of Mana.
- * _The Fallen Moon (Gollancz 0-575-06098-0, Sep 95, £5.99, 546pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of Mana] Reprint (Gollancz 1994) SF novel based on the Finnish epic, the Kalevala. Sequel to Luckys Harvest, it is the second (and last) Book of Mana.
- * *The Fire Worm (Gollancz 0-575-04300-8, Jun 88, £10.95, 207pp, hc) Exceedingly offbeat sf/horror novel, involving reincarnation and the Lambton Worm, based on Watsons short story Jingling Geordies Hole.
- * _The Fire Worm (Grafton 0-586-20763-5, May 90, £3.50, 240pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) fantasy/horror novel.
- * *The Flies of Memory (Gollancz 0-575-04873-5, Nov 90 [Oct 90], £13.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Mike Litherland) Sf novel of alien contact, created from the novella of the same name by adding four further episodes investigating the effect of the Flies on Earth.
- * _The Flies of Memory (Gollancz 0-575-05163-9, Oct 91, £3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel, expanded from the short story of the same name.
- * +The Flies of Memory (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-782-8, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $18.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Kersti OLeary) Sf novel of alien contact. First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
- * +Gods World (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-574-4, May 90 [Apr 90], $17.95, 254pp, hc) Sf novel of alien angels and a Heaven light years from Earth. First American edition (Gollancz 1979).
- * *Hard Questions (Gollancz 0-575-06189-8, Jun 96, £16.99, 288pp, hc) SF thriller about a conference on the human mind, and a quantum computer that touches alternate worlds.
- * _Hard Questions (Vista 0-575-60067-5, May 97 [Apr 97], £5.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Splash) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) SF novel.
- * _The Jonah Kit (Gollancz 0-575-05002-0, Feb 91, £3.99, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1975) sf novel.
- * *Luckys Harvest (Gollancz 0-575-05423-9, Sep 93, £15.99, 537pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of Mana] Epic sf novel based on the Finnish Kalevala. The First Book of Mana.
- * _Luckys Harvest (Gollancz 0-575-05779-3, Sep 94, £5.99, 537pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of Mana] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) sf novel. The First Book of Mana.
- * _The Martian Inca (Gollancz 0-575-05558-8, Mar 93, £3.99, 203pp, pb, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) sf novel.
- * *Meat (Headline 0-7472-3130-3, Nov 88, £2.99, 246pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _Miracle Visitors (Gollancz 0-575-04645-7, Jan 90, £3.50, 239pp, pb, cover by Jean-François Podevin) Reprint (Gollancz 1978) sf novel. Volume 39 in the VGSF Classics series.
- * _Miracle Visitors (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-608-2, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1978) sf novel of UFOs and alien contact.
- * *Oracle (Gollancz 0-575-06487-0, Sep 97, £16.99, 287pp, hc) SF novel. An ancient Roman soldier is propelled into the 20th century by the first test of the time-probe, Oracle, triggering responses from the IRA and the British Secret Service.
- * _Oracle (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60226-0, Aug 98, £5.99, 287pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1997) SF novel.
- * *The Power (Headline 0-7472-3041-2, Sep 87, £2.50, 232pp, pb) Uneasy mixture of political manifesto about courageous anti-nuclear protestors and horror novel about re-animated, but rotting, corpses.
- * _The Power (Headline 0-7472-0031-9, Oct 87, £8.95, 240pp, hc) Reprint (Headline 1987) horror novel. [Not seen]
- * *Queenmagic, Kingmagic (Gollancz 0-575-03883-7, Sep 86, £9.95, 205pp, hc) Fantasy novel.
- * +Queenmagic, Kingmagic (St. Martins 0-312-01503-8, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $14.95, 205pp, hc) Fantasy novel based on chess and other games. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1986).
- * _Queenmagic, Kingmagic (Grafton 0-586-07414-7, Feb 88 [Jan 88], £2.95, 239pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1986) fantasy novel set in a worlds governed by the rules of games such as Chess and Snakes and Ladders. Highly entertaining and strongly recommended. (PSP)
- * _Queenmagic, Kingmagic (St. Martins 0-312-91293-5, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $3.50, 205pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1986) sf novel.
- * _Salvage Rites (Grafton 0-586-20853-4, Aug 90, £3.50, 252pp, pb, cover by Mike Van Houten) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) sf collection.
- * *Salvage Rites and Other Stories (Gollancz 0-575-04447-0, Feb 89, £11.95, 223pp, hc) Excellent collection of 15 of Watsons more recent short stories confirming his place as one of the leading craftsmen of the genre. Recommended. (PSP) (Contents)
- * _Slow Birds (Grafton 0-586-07143-1, Jul 87, £2.50, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) sf collection.
- * *Slow Birds and Other Stories (Gollancz 0-575-03675-3, Oct 85, £8.95, 190pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
- * _Stalins Teardrops (Gollancz 0-575-05281-3, Mar 92 [Feb 92], £3.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf collection.
- * *Stalins Teardrops and Other Stories (Gollancz 0-575-04942-1, May 91 [Apr 91], £13.99, 270pp, hc) Collection of twelve sf/horror stories, one original, mainly published since 1988. (Contents)
- * _Warhammer 40,000 - Harlequin (Boxtree 0-7522-0610-9, Apr 95, £4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Dave Gallagher) [Warhammer 40,000] Reprint (Boxtree 1994) SF novelisation set in the Warhammer universe of the 41st Century.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Child (Boxtree 0-7522-0621-4, Jun 95, £15.99, 259pp, hc, cover by Mark Craven) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] SF novel set in the Warhammer universe of the 41st Century. Third book in the Inquisition War trilogy.
- * _Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Child (Boxtree 0-7522-0772-5, Dec 95, £4.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Mark Craven) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Reprint (Boxtree 1995) SF novelisation set in the Warhammer universe of the 41st Century. Third book of the Inquisition War trilogy.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Harlequin (Boxtree 0-7522-0965-5, Oct 94, £15.99, 246pp, hc) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] SF novelization set in the Warhammer universe of the 41st Century. Second in the Inquisition War trilogy, after Inquisitor.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor (GW Books 1-872372-29-5, Nov 90, $8.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Fantasy novelization based on the Warhammer game. This is a worldwide edition with both UK and US prices.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor (GW Books 1-872372-29-5, Nov 90, £4.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Sf novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Book 1 in the Inquisition War trilogy.
- * _Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor (Boxtree 1-85283-835-3, Feb 93, £3.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Dave Gallagher) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Reprint (GW Books 1990) sf novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Book 1 in the Inquisition War trilogy.
- * *Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (Boxtree 1-85283-840-X, Feb 93, £3.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Warhammer 40,000] Sf novel set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.
- * *Whores of Babylon (Paladin 0-586-08773-7, Jul 88, £3.95, 302pp, tp) Sf novel, based on his short story I Remember Babylon.
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- WATSON, NOELLE (Anne), ed. (1958- )
- * *Twentieth-Century Science Fiction Writers, Third Edition (with Paul E. Schellinger) (St. James Press 1-55862-111-3, Dec 91 [Mar 92], $125.00, 1016pp, hc) Reference book on sf writers with both biographical and bibliographical information. This is the update of the earlier (1981, 1986) editions edited by Curtis C. Smith. There are numerous errors, but its still one of the most valuable one-volume reference books in the field.
- WATSON, ROBERT (1947- )
- * +Whilom (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-386-5, Sep 90, $18.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Jeff Fisher) Literary comic fantasy novel retelling Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1990).
- WATT, LAURA
- * *Carry Me Back (St. Martins 0-312-15075-X, Feb 97 [Apr 97], $21.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Honi Werner) Fantasy novel. An enchanted banjo carries a country-music lover back in time to meet Hank Williams. Compared to Jack Finneys Time & Again.
- WATT-EVANS, LAWRENCE (1954- ); see pseudonym Nathan Archer (stories) (chron.)
- * *Blood of a Dragon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36410-4, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $4.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Ethshar] Fantasy novel, fourth book in the Misenchanted Sword series.
- * _The Book of Silence (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33963-0, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $3.50, 326pp, pb) [Lords of Dus] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, Book Four of The Lords of Dus; fourth printing.
- * _The Book of Silence (Grafton 0-586-07152-0, Sep 87, £3.50, 399pp, pb) [Lords of Dus] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the Lords of Dus series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *The Book of Silence: Book Four of the Gods of Dus (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30880-8, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $2.95, 362pp, pb) [Lords of Dus] Conclusion of a fantasy tetralogy.
- * *The Chromosomal Code (Avon 0-380-87205-6, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.50, 204pp, pb) Sf novel.
- * *Crosstime Traffic (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37395-2, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $3.99, 247pp, pb) Collection of 19 stories plus an autobiographical introduction. (Contents)
- * _The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34439-1, Aug 87, $2.95, 248pp, pb) [Cyborg and the Sorcerers] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) science fantasy novel, first in a series; 6th printing.
- * _The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (Grafton 0-586-20748-1, Apr 90, £3.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cyborg and the Sorcerers] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel.
- * *Denners Wreck (Avon 0-380-75250-6, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $2.95, 199pp, pb) Sf adventure novel.
- * _Denners Wreck (SFBC #13539, Jun 88, $4.98, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1988) sf adventure novel.
- * *In the Empire of Shadow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37246-8, Mar 95 [Feb 95], $10.00, 354pp, tp, cover by Peter Peebles) [Three Worlds] Science fantasy novel, second in the Three Worlds trilogy.
- * _In the Empire of Shadow (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39786-X, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Three Worlds] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1995) science fantasy novel, second in the Three Worlds trilogy.
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