The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

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

• * *Ashes of Victory (Baen 0-671-57854-5, Mar 2000, $25.00, 560pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Military SF novel, ninth in the “Honor Harrington” series. Honor’s return from the dead has political repercussions for both allies and enemies.
• * _Ashes of Victory (SFBC #03346, Jun 2000, $11.98, 560pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 2000) military SF novel, ninth in the “Honor Harrington” series. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Honor of the Queen (Baen 0-671-57864-2, Mar 2000, $5.99, 371pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1993 as Honor Harrington: The Honor of the Queen) military SF novel, second in the series. This is a special repackaged “limited edition” at an introductory price.
• * _The Honor of the Queen (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0823-3, Jul 2000, £5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1993 as Honor Harrington: Honor of the Queen) SF novel, second in the “Honor Harrington” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _On Basilisk Station (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0822-5, Jun 2000, £5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1993 as Honor Harrington: On Basilisk Station) SF novel. First book in a series about the adventures of a female starship commander. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Short Victorious War (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0822-5, Aug 2000, £5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1994 as Honor Harrington #3: The Short Victorious War) military SF novel. Third book in the series about a female starship commander in the “Horatio Hornblower” tradition. [First U.K. edition]

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• * _Worlds of Honor (Baen 0-671-57855-3, Mar 2000, $6.99, 419pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 1999) anthology of five novellas set in the “Honor Harrington” universe.

WEINBERG, ROBERT E(dward) (1946- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Horror of the 20th Century (Collectors Press 1-888054-42-5, Oct 2000, $60.00, 256pp, hc) Lavishly illustrated pictorial history of horror, from literary classics to pulps to current books, comics, and movies. There is an index. Order from Collectors Press, PO Box 230986, Portland OR 97281; credit card orders 800-423-1848; collectorspress.com

WEINGARTEN, ROGER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ghost Writing: Haunted Tales by Contemporary Writers (Invisible Cities Press 0-9679683-0-5, Oct 2000, $24.00, 316 + xi, hc) Original anthology of 21 ghost stories, four reprints, by contemporary writers including Peter Straub, Robert Coover, Louise Erdrich, and T. Coraghessan Boyle. Order from Invisible Cities Press, 50 State St., Montpelier VT 05602; [www.invisiblecitiespress.com]. (Contents)

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

• * _DragonLance: Draconian Measures (with Don Perrin) See entry under Don Perrin.
• * *DragonLance: Dragons of a Fallen Sun (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1564-1, Mar 2000, $27.95, 548pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume one of “The War of Souls” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Dragons of a Fallen Sun (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #11773, May 2000, $13.98, 548pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2000) fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume one of “The War of Souls” series. This is similar to the Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _DragonLance: Dragons of a Fallen Sun (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1807-1, Jan 2001, $7.99, 627pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2000) fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume one of “The War of Souls” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: The Annotated Chronicles (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #17755, Dec ’99, $17.98, 1312pp, hc, cover by Todd Lockwood) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Reprint (TSR 1988) omnibus of three novelizations in the original “DragonLance Chronicles” trilogy: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (1984), Dragons of Winter Night (1985), and Dragons of Spring Dawning (1985). Copyrighted by TSR. This is similar to the TSR 1999 annotated edition with a new prologue by Hickman and extensive notes; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *The Well of Darkness (with Tracy Hickman) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224746-1, Aug 2000, £16.99, iv+450pp, hc, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone] Fantasy novel, book one in “The Sovereign Stone” trilogy based on a concept by artist Larry Elmore. A trade paperback edition (-224747-X, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Well of Darkness (with Tracy Hickman) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105180-2, Sep 2000, $25.00, 450pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Sovereign Stone] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Sovereign Stone” trilogy. First US edition (Voyager 8/00).
• * _Well of Darkness (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #12448, Oct 2000, $12.50, 450pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Voyager 2000) fantasy novel, first book of the “Sovereign Stone” trilogy. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * _A Dragon-Lover’s Treasury of the Fantastic (Warner Aspect 0-446-60842-4, Aug 2000, $6.50, 321pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1994) anthology.
• * *DragonLance: More Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1516-1, Jun 2000, $19.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [DragonLance] Original anthology/sourcebook with 27 articles, four poems, and a story filling in some background (costume, history, recipes, music, etc.) in the DragonLance world. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: Tales of the Fifth Age: Rebels and Tyrants (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1676-1, Apr 2000, $5.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Monte Moore) [DragonLance: Tales of the Fifth Age] Original anthology of 13 stories based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
• * *DragonLance: The Best of Tales (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1567-6, Feb 2000, $5.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Ron Spears) [DragonLance: Tales] Anthology of 15 stories, one original, based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
• * *New Amazons (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-887-5, Feb 2000, $6.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) Original anthology of 18 stories. Authors include Nancy Springer, Jo Clayton, and Nick O’Donohoe. Only Weis is named as editor on the cover, but this is copyrighted by Tekno Books and Weis. (Contents)

WEISS, DANIEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Sewerelf (Black Plankton Press 0-9611236-2-1, Sep 2000, $9.95, 122pp, tp, cover by Jane Irwin) SF novel. A man runs into trouble when he tries to use off-world technology to keep his daughter from growing up. Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; e-mail: [Bplankton@netscape.net].

WEISSINGER, NORBERT (1953- ) (chron.)

• * *Soul of the Algorithm (iUniverse.com 0-595-13837-3, Oct 2000, $19.95, 403pp, tp) SF thriller. A scientist trying to develop a quantum computer falls afoul of a sinister company run by an artificial intelligence. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.iuniverse.com], or write iUniverse.com, 620 North 48th St. Suite 201, Lincoln NE 68504-3467.

WEIST, JERRY (chron.)

• * *The Original Comic Art Price Guide, Second Edition (Arcturian Books 0-9700922-0-2, Jul 2000, $26.95, 569pp, tp, cover by Alex Ross) Non-fiction guide to original art for comics, pulps, and more, subtitled (on the copyright page; cover and spine vary): Including Prices for Science Fiction Art, Pulps, Monster Mags, Fanzines, and Underground Comix. Includes general discussions of trends, price ranges, preservation, and auctions; extensively illustrated with b&w reproductions, plus eight unpaginated color pages. A hardcover edition (-1-0, $45.00) and a signed and numbered edition signed by author and cover artist ($75.00) were announced for Fall 2000. Order from Jerry Weist, Arcturian Books, 18 Edgemoor Road, Gloucester MA 01930.

WELCH, JANE (chron.)

• * *The Lord of Necrönd (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-77346-1, Feb 2000, £6.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Ond] Fantasy novel, Volume Three of “The Book of Önd” trilogy.

WELFARE, SIMON (chron.)

• * _Arthur C. Clarke’s Mysteries (with John Fairley) See entry under John Fairley.

WELLMAN, MANLY WADE (1903-1986) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Third Cry to Legba and Other Invocations (Night Shade Books 1-892389-07-X, May 2000, $35.00, 305pp, hc) Collection of 21 stories, the first volume in “The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman”, a projected series of five. Introduction by editor John Pelan. This has the complete John Thunstone stories, plus five stories featuring Lee Cobbett. A series subscription ($140.00) will include a slipcase for the set. Night Shade Books, 560 Scott #304, San Francisco CA 94117; books@nightshadebooks.com; www.nightshadebooks.com (Contents)

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

• * _The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-872-2, Nov ’99, £14.99, xii+883pp, tp, cover by Andrea Perdie) Reprint (Dent 1998) collection of 84 short stories and extracts, selected, edited and introduced by John Hammond. Includes The Stolen Bacillus and Other Incidents (1895); The Plattner Story and others (1897); Tales of Space and Time (1899); Twelve Stories and a Dream (1903); The Door in the Wall and other stories — all previously collected (with “The Time Machine”) as The (Complete) Short Stories of H.G. Wells (1927); plus a new section, “Uncollected Stories”, containing all of the small-press The Man with a Nose and Other Uncollected Short Stories (1984), adding two uncollected works, and two more only recently discovered.
• * _The Sleeper Awakes (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9818-8, Sep 2000, $13.95, 302pp, tp) Reprint (Harper 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes) classic SF novel. This commemorative edition follows Wells’s preferred revision (Thomas Nelson 1910) and includes his prefaces to the 1910 and 1921 editions. There is a new introduction by J. Gregory Keyes, and afterword by Gareth Davies-Morris. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 N. 8th Street, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; credit card orders 800-755-1105; website: [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu]; e-mail: [pressmail@unl.edu.]; add $4.00 postage.

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

• * *Wheel of the Infinite (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97335-9, Jul 2000, $24.00, 355pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Fantasy novel. An exiled priestess has to return home to save the world from disintegration.
• * _Wheel of the Infinite (SFBC #11529, Jul 2000, $11.98, 355pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Eos 2000) fantasy novel. This is similar to the Eos edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

WENTWORTH, K(athy) D. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Moon Speaker (Hawk Publishing 0-9673131-6-3, Aug 2000, $14.95, 281pp, tp) [House of Moons] Reprint (Ballantine 1994) SF novel, first in the “House of Moons” series. This appears to be a print-on-demand book, available online at www.hawkpub.com, or from Hawk Publishing, 6420 S. Richmond Ave, Tulsa OK 74136-1619; 877-429-5782.

WESLEY, KATHRYN; pseudonym of Dean Wesley Smith & Kristine Kathryn Rusch (chron.)

• * *The 10th Kingdom (Kensington/Hallmark Entertainment 1-57566-537-9, Jan 2000, $6.99, 479pp, pb) TV movie novelization, with 16 unpaginated pages of color photos. Introduction by Robert Halmi, Sr. A hardcover edition (-536-0, $22.00) was announced but not seen. Copyrighted by Hallmark Entertainment Books. Wesley is a pen name for Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• * _The 10th Kingdom (HarperCollins Entertainment UK 0-00-710265-8, May 2000, £6.99, 421pp, tp) Reprint (Kensington/Hallmark Entertainment 2000) novelization of the 10-hour TV fairy-tale serial from Hallmark. Wesley is a pseudonym for Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Arabian Nights (Kensington/Hallmark Entertainment 1-57566-581-6, Apr 2000, $5.99, 284pp, pb) TV movie novelization, with 16 unpaginated pages of color photos. Introduction by Robert Halmi, Sr. Copyrighted by Hallmark Entertainment Books. Wesley is a pen name for Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

WESTFAHL, GARY (stories) (chron.)

• * *Science Fiction, Children’s Literature, and Popular Culture: Coming of Age in Fantasyland (Greenwood Press 0-313-30847-0, May 2000, $59.95, 157pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of 11 critical essays, only one previously published, exploring the appeal of fantasy and SF, in various media, to children and the general public. Among other topics, essays focus specifically on Superman, R.L. Stine, Raymond F. Jones’s This Island Earth (novel and film), Star Trek, and H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine. Includes bibliography and index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

WHAT, LESLIE (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Sweet and Sour Tongue (Wildside Press 1-58715-158-8, Oct 2000, $13.95, 146pp, tp) Collection of 14 stories, four original. This is a print on demand book, available online at www.wildsidepress.com, or from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette, NJ 07933. (Contents)

WHEAT, LEONARD F. (chron.)

• * *Kubrick’s 2001: A Triple Allegory (Scarecrow Press 0-8108-3796-X, Jun 2000, $32.50, 162pp, hc) [Space Odyssey] Nonfiction literary critique of Kubrick’s movie, a loose adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s story “The Sentinel”, and Clarke’s novel based on the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Wheat examines the movie as a triple allegory (Odysseus, man-machine symbiosis, and Zarathustra) with different symbols; Clarke’s work is used primarily to help clarify obscure aspects of the movie. Includes index and notes. Order from Scarecrow Press, Inc., 15200 NBN Way, PO Box 191, Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214-0191; 800-462-6420; www.scarecrowpress.com; add $4.00 postage. [Kubrick, ]

WHITBOURN, JOHN (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Downs-Lord Day (Simon & Schuster UK/Earthlight 0-671-03301-8, Dec 2000, £5.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Downs-Lord Triptych] Satirical alternate-history fantasy novel, “Panel Two of the Downs-Lord Triptych”, it also involves Theophilus Oglethorpe (or his avatar) from The Royal Changeling.

WHITE, JAMES (1928-1999) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Double Contact (Tor 0-812-56860-5, Aug 2000, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) [Sector General] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel in the “Sector General” series.
• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: The First Protector (Tor 0-312-87409-X, Feb 2000, $13.95, 315pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Earth: Final Conflict] Novelization, the second based on the TV series. A hardcover edition (-84890-0, $23.95) is also available. Copyrighted 1999 by Tribune Entertainment Company and Alliance Atlantis Communication; copyrighted 2000 by The Norway Corp.
• * *Gene Roddenberry’s Earth: Final Conflict: The First Protector (Ebury Press 0-09-187263-4, Feb 2000, £5.99, 284pp, pb) [Earth: Final Conflict] Original novel based on the TV serial, second in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition.

WHITE, TIM(othy) (1952- ) (chron.)

• * _The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White (Paper Tiger 1-85028-057-6, Apr 2000, £14.99, 144pp, tp) Reprint (Dragon’s World 1981) collection of artwork.

WHITHAM, KIRK, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Skull Full of Spurs: A Roundup of Weird Westerns (with Jason Bovberg) See entry under Jason Bovberg.

WHYTE, JACK (chron.)

• * _The Fort at River’s Bend (Tor 0-812-54418-8, Mar 2000, $6.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles: Sorcerer] Reprint (Viking Canada 1999?) historical Arthurian novel, fifth book in the overall “Camulod Chronicles”. First US edition (Viking Canada 199?).
• * _The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis (Tor/Forge 0-812-54419-6, Jun 2000, $6.99, 494pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles: Sorcerer] Reprint (Viking Canada 1997) historical Arthurian novel, second in “The Sorcerer” subseries, sixth overall in “The Camulod Chronicles”.

WIECK, STEWART (stories) (chron.)

• * *World of Darkness: Malkavian (White Wolf 1-56504-819-9, Mar 2000, $5.99, 267pp, tp, cover by John Van Fleet) [World of Darkness: Clan] Novelization of the “Clan”, based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

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• * *World of Darkness: Clan Novel Anthology (White Wolf 1-56504-876-8, Nov 2000, $6.50, 288pp, pb) [World of Darkness: Clan] Original anthology of 13 stories based on characters from the “Clan Novels” based on the “Vampire: the Masquerade” role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)

WIGGINS, BERNARD (1944- ); see pseudonym Bernard Cornwell (chron.)

WILDE, OSCAR (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) (1854-1900) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Creation Press 1-84068-017-2, Mar 2000, £7.95, 189pp, tp, cover by Aubrey Beardsley) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock 1891) dark fantasy classic. The original Lippincott’s magazine version, with the Preface and Chapter XVI from the 1891 edition, and a long contextual introduction by Jeremy Reed. A “Creation Classic Artefact”. (Contents)

WILHELM, KATE; [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Casebook of Constance & Charlie, Volume 1 (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-24501-7, Dec ’99, $18.95, 614pp, tp) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Associational omnibus of three mysteries featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn: The Hamlet Trap (1988), Smart House (1989), and Seven Kinds of Death (1992). (Contents)
• * *The Casebook of Constance & Charlie, Volume 2 (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-25378-8, Feb 2000, $16.95, 598pp, tp) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Associational collection/omnibus of mystery fiction featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn, with three stories and two novels: The Dark Door (1988) and Sweet, Sweet Poison (1991). (Contents)
• * *The Deepest Water (St. Martin’s 0-312-26143-8, Oct 2000, $23.95, 278pp, hc) Associational mystery.
• * *No Defense (St. Martin’s 0-312-20953-3, Mar 2000, $24.95, 376pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Associational courtroom mystery in the “Barbara Holloway” series.

WILKINS, KIM (1970- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Resurrectionists (HarperCollins Australia 0-7322-6797-8, Oct 2000, A$27.50, 527pp, tp) Contemporary horror novel. An Australian woman discovers her late grandmother was a psychic in a small Yorkshire village with a dark secret.