The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

WILLETT, EDWARD (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Dark Unicorn (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-414-4, Jul ’98 [Mar ’99], $7.99, 158pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson) Young-adult fantasy. A travelling musician opposes the evil Red Knight with the help of a magic amulet. This is dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Royal Fireworks Publishing, First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; 914-726-4444; add $4.00 shipping.

WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *PSI/Net (with Rob MacGregor) (Tor 0-312-86766-2, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $22.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Cliff Neilson) [Calloway] SF psychic thriller. Drugs used by CIA agents in “remote viewing” experiments have long-delayed psychic aftereffects.

WILLIAMS, LINDA V(erLee) (1942- ); see pseudonym Linda Grant (chron.)

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

• * _Baby Is Three: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 6 See entry under Theodore Sturgeon.

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

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

• * *Evergence: The Prodigal Sun (with Shane Dix) (Ace 0-441-00672-8, Nov ’99, $6.99, 393pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Evergence] SF novel, first in a trilogy, revised signicantly from The Unknown Soldier (Aphelion 1995). Morgan Roche, an intelligence officer for the Commonwealth of Empires, is attacked while transporting an AI called “The Box.”

WILLIAMS, SHEILA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Solar System (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Valentines (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Werewolves (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois

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

• * _Otherland 2: River of Blue Fire (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-764-1, Jul ’99, £6.99, 796pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW; Orbit 1998) near-future SF novel, second in the series about intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality.
• * *Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass (DAW 0-88677-849-2, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $24.95, 689pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Near-future SF novel, third in the series about intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Forces converge on a virtual Troy.
• * *Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-748-X, Sep ’99, £16.99, 689pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] SF/fantasy novel, third in the series about a global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Simultaneous with the US (DAW) edition.
• * _Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass (SFBC #05108, Oct ’99, $12.50, 689pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1999) near-future SF/virtual reality fantasy novel, third in the series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Otherland: River of Blue Fire (DAW 0-88677-844-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $7.50, 675pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1998) near-future SF novel, second in the series about intrigue in fantasy virtual reality.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-846-X, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], £5.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Barbara Lofthouse) Reissue (DAW 1985) animal fantasy novel.

WILLIAMS, TESS, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Women of Other Worlds: Excursions Through Science Fiction and Feminism (with Helen Merrick) See entry under Helen Merrick.

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

• * *The Rift (HarperPrism 0-06-105294-9, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $26.00, 726pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) SF thriller of a massive quake on the New Madrid fault in the mid-US. The author also writes as Walter Jon Williams.

WILLIAMSON, CHET; [i.e., Chester Carlton Williamson] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Searchers, Book Three: Siege of Stone (Avon 0-380-79189-7, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 338pp, pb) [Searchers] X-files-ish SF novel in the series about psychic government operatives tracking unexplained phemomena.

WILLIAMSON, GERALD NEAL (1932- ); see under Williamson, J. N. (chron.)

WILLIAMSON, J. N.; [i.e., Gerald Neal “Jerry” Williamson] (1932-2005) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Haunt (Leisure 0-8439-4543-5, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.99, 363pp, pb) Horror novel of a family haunted by a dangerously over-protective spirit.

WILLIAMSON, JACK; [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume One: The Metal Man and Others (Haffner Press 1-893887-02-2, May ’99 [Jul ’99], $32.00, 543pp, hc) Collection of nine stories and an essay, all dating from 1928-1931 and presented in chronological order, plus an appendix of letters and contest entries. There is a foreword by Hal Clement and an afterword by Williamson. A signed, slipcased, limited edition of 100 (-03-0, $100.00) is also available. Order from Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd, Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume Two: Wolves of Darkness (Haffner Press 1-893887-04-9, Sep ’99 [Nov ’99], $32.00, 529pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories, plus five essays and letters, from 1931 to 1933. There is a foreword by Harlan Ellison, and an afterword by Williamson. A signed, slipcased, ltd ed of 100 (-05-7, $100.00) is also available. Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd, Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage. email: haffner@mail.rust.net; web www.rust.net/˜haffner/; 248-288-4765 (no credit card orders) (Contents)
• * _Darker Than You Think (Tor/Orb 0-312-86992-4, Dec ’99, $14.95, 268pp, tp) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) werewolf novel. This has the illustrations by David G. Klein from the 1984 Bluejay edition, and a new introduction by Douglas E. Winter.
• * *The Iron God/Tomorrow (with E. C. Tubb) (Gryphon Books 1-58250-004-5, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $12.00, 46 + 41pp, ph, cover by Ron Turner) Chapbook anthology of two SF stories, the Tubb original, printed in the style of the classic Ace Doubles. Introduction to the Williamson story by Philip Harbottle. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 028209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; 718-646-6126; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *The Ruler of Fate and Xandulu (Gryphon Books 1-58250-017-7, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $20.00, 161pp, tp) Omnibus publication of two SF short novel/novellas, in first book publication for both. The introduction by Harbottle discusses the stories’ history. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *The Silicon Dagger (Tor 0-312-86540-6, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $23.95, 303pp, hc) SF thriller. A brother’s murder leads to investigation that uncovers a secret new technology.
• * _The Silicon Dagger (Tor 0-812-54042-5, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.99, 334pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF thriller.
• * *The Stone from a Green Star (Gryphon Books 1-58250-025-8, Oct ’99, $20.00, 184pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) SF pulp novel originally published in Amazing Stories in 1931, with detailed introduction by Philip Harbottle exploring the story and the state of SF when it was written. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage.

WILLIAMSON, MARY LYNNE (1966- ); see pseudonym Susanna Kearsley (chron.)

WILLIS, CONNIE; [i.e., Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Miracle and Other Christmas Stories (Bantam Spectra 0-553-11111-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $19.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Collection of eight fantastic Christmas stories, two original. (Contents)

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• * *Nebula Awards 33 (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-600601-4, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $13.00, 272pp, tp, cover by Joseph Drivas) Anthology of 10 stories, including the 1997 Nebula winners and some nominees, an excerpt from the winning novel, and stories by Grand Master Poul Anderson and Author Emeritus Nelson Bond. Also includes two Rhysling Award-winning poems, ’A Tribute to Poul Anderson’ by Jack Williamson, and nine essays on various events of 1997 by authors including Kim Stanley Robinson, Beth Meacham, and Wil McCarthy. A hardcover edition (-100372-6, $26.00) is also available. (Contents)

WILSON, CHARLES (P.) (1939- ) (chron.)

• * *Game Plan (St. Martin’s 0-312-25321-4, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $24.95, 293pp, hc, cover by Herman Estevez) Near-future SF thriller about five escaped criminals whose brains have been augmented with computer chips.

WILSON, DAVID A. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hell-Fire (Lorien House 0-934852-44-8, Jan ’99, $8.00, 68pp, ph) Original perfect-bound-chapbook collection of nine stories/vignettes, three reprints, interspersed with scientific “factoids.” Order from Lorien House, PO Box 1112, Black Mountain NC 28711. (Contents)

WILSON, F(rancis) PAUL (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Conspiracies (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-20-5, Apr ’99, $50.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Harry O. Morris) [Repairman Jack] Supernatural thriller featuring “Repairman Jack”, whose search for a missing woman leads him into the world of conspiracy theorists. This is a limited edition of 450 signed by Wilson and Ed Gorman, who provides the afterword. Illustrations by Harry O. Morris. Order from Gauntlet Publications, 309 Powell Road, Springfield PA 19064.
• * _Legacies (Tor/Forge 0-812-57199-1, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $6.99, 436pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Headline 1998) associational non-supernatural horror novel featuring “Repairman Jack”, sequel to The Tomb.
• * _Masque (with Matthew J. Costello) (Warner Aspect 0-446-60676-6, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) near-future SF thriller.

WILSON, GAHAN (1930- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Cleft and Other Odd Tales (Tor 0-312-85291-6, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $14.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Gahan Wilson) Reprint (Tor 1998) collection, illustrated by the author.

WILSON, ROBERT CHARLES (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Bios (Tor 0-312-86857-X, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $22.95, 208pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) SF novel. A woman is genetically engineered to explore the planet Isis, with its biology parallel with, but toxic to, Earth’s.
• * _Darwinia (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-815-9, Apr ’99, £5.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel of an alternate 20th century in which Europe has been replaced by Darwinia, a land of jungles and monsters. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Darwinia (Tor 0-812-56662-9, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel of an alternate 20th century.

WINDLING, TERRI (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Midsummer Night’s Faery Tale (with Wendy Froud) See entry under Wendy Froud.
• * *Voyage of the Basset: The Raven Queen (with Ellen Steiber) (Random House 0-679-89128-5, Oct ’99, $3.99, 187pp, tp, cover by James Christensen) [Voyage of the Basset] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series based on James Christensen’s Voyage of the Basset. Copyrighted by Christensen and The Greenwich Workshop.

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• * _The Essential Bordertown (with Delia Sherman) (Tor 0-312-86703-4, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $14.95, 383pp, tp, cover by Jim Carroll) [Borderland] Reprint (Tor 1998) original anthology of 13 stories, fourth in the “Borderland” shared world of humans and elves.
• * _Silver Birch, Blood Moon (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Twelfth Annual Collection (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

WINDSOR-SMITH, BARRY (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Opus: Volume One: 1999 (Fantagraphics 1-56097-367-6, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], $39.95, 175pp, hc, cover by Barry Windsor-Smith) Art book with paintings, drawings, and autobiographical musings by the noted comic-book artist (Conan, etc.)

WINGERT, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * _Spirit Fox (with Mickey Zucker Reichert) See entry under Mickey Zucker Reichert.

WINTLE, W(illiam) J(ames) (1861-1934) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Ghost Gleams (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-69-9, Feb ’99, C$52.00, xx+168pp, hc, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Reprint (Heath Cranton 1921) collection of 15 ghost stories. This edition is limited to 500 copies and adds a lengthy introduction by Richard Dalby, a 1903 article by Wintle about ghosts, and an afterword by Peter J. Wire. A world-wide edition available in the US for $39.50 and in the UK for £24.50. (Contents)

WOLF, DAVID (E.) (1951- ) (chron.)

• * *King of Infinite Space (Erica House 0-9659308-2-3, Mar ’99 [Jan ’99], $10.95, 217pp, tp) SF mystery novel. A young military woman dies in an experiment that links minds through computer chips. A first novel.

WOLFE, CAMERON (chron.)

• * *Life Unseen (HarperCollins UK 0-00-274004-4, Feb ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 419pp, tp) SF thriller of a physics breakthrough under threat.

WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Fifth Head of Cerberus (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-817-5, May ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) collection. Volume 8 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
• * _Free Live Free (Tor/Orb 0-312-86836-7, Mar ’99, $15.95, 403pp, tp, cover by Jayne Bidaut) Reprint (Ziesing 1984) novel with SF/fantasy elements.
• * *On Blue’s Waters (Tor 0-312-86614-3, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of the Short Sun] SF novel, first in the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun”.
• * *Strange Travelers (Tor 0-312-87227-5, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $25.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Giorgio de Chirico) Collection of 15 recent stories. (Contents)

WOLVERTON, DAVID (John) (1957- ); see pseudonym David Farland (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *A Very Strange Trip (Bridge 1-57318-164-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $25.00, 294pp, hc) Novelization of a screenplay by L. Ron Hubbard. A time machine transports a driver and his truckload of experimental weapons into the past. Copyrighted by the L. Ron Hubbard Library.

WOOD, BRIDGET (1947- ); see pseudonym Frances Gordon (chron.)

WOOD, N. LEE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Bloodrights (Ace 0-441-00650-7, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $22.95, 392pp, hc, cover by Aleta Jenks) Fantasy novel. A princess in disguise seeks to reclaim her lost throne.

WOOD, NANCY (chron.)

• * *Thunderwoman: A Mythic Tale of the Pueblos (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45498-5, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $19.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Richard Erdoes) Fantasy novel based on history and legend, told in the style of Native American myths. Thunderwoman reborn tries to help the North American people survive, from the European invasion on to times of atomic destruction.

WOOTTON, WENDY; see pseudonym Suzanne Blaylock (chron.)

WORTIS, AVI (1937- ); see pseudonym Avi (stories) (chron.)

WRIGHT, RONALD (chron.)

• * _A Scientific Romance (Picador USA 0-312-19999-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $13.00, 352pp, tp) [Time Machine] Reprint (Knopf Canada 1997) SF novel featuring H.G. Wells’s time machine.

WRIGHT, SUSAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Star Trek: The Badlands, Book 1 (Pocket 0-671-03957-1, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $6.50, 271pp, pb) [Star Trek: The Badlands] Star Trek novelization, first in a two-book series. This includes chapter five of the serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
• * *Star Trek: The Badlands, Book 2 (Pocket 0-671-03958-X, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $6.50, 256pp, pb) [Star Trek: The Badlands] Star Trek novelization, second in a two-book series. This includes chapter five of the serial novel Star Trek: Starfleet: Year One by Michael Jan Friedman. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Cycle of Fire (HarperPrism 0-06-107355-5, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $16.00, 694pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Omnibus of “The Cycle of Fire” trilogy: Stormwarden (1984), Keeper of the Keys (1988), and Shadowfane (1988). (Contents)
• * *Grand Conspiracy (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224074-2, Nov ’99 [Sep ’99], £16.99, 596pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, volume five in “The Wars of Light and Shadow” and second book of “The Alliance of Light”. A hardcover edition (-224075-0, £9.99) was announced but not seen.

WYLIE, PHILIP (Gordon) (1902-1971) (chron.)

• * _When Worlds Collide (with Edwin Balmer) (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9814-5, Oct ’99, $14.95, 382pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Lippincott 1951) omnibus of two classic SF novels: When Worlds Collide (1933), and sequel After Worlds Collide (1934). The novels are paginated separately. There is a new introduction by John Varley. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 312 North 14th St, PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ); see pseudonym Quinn Fawcett (chron.)

• * _Blood Roses (Tor 0-312-87248-8, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $15.95, 382pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1998) vampire novel of “Saint-Germain” in plague-ridden 14th-century France.
• * *Communion Blood (Tor 0-312-86793-X, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $26.95, 477pp, hc) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel, 12th in the “Saint-Germain” series. Saint-Germain travels to 17th-century Rome.
• * *Shattered Light 2: Dark Light (Pocket 0-671-03267-4, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.50, 326pp, pb, cover by David A. Cherry) [Shattered Light] Novelization based on the CD-ROM/online game from Catware. Copyrighted by the author.