The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

WEIL, ELLEN (R. “Dede”) (1944-2000) (chron.)

• * *Harlan Ellison: The Edge of Forever (with Gary K. Wolfe) (Ohio State University Press 0-8142-5089-0, Jan 2002, $21.95, 276pp, tp, cover by Dan O’Dair) Non-fiction, a critical study of the works of Harlan Ellison. Includes bibliography and index. A hardcover edition (-0892-4, $60.00) was announced but not seen.

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

• * _Art of Imagination: 20th Century Visions of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy (with Randy Broecker & Frank M. Robinson) See entry under Frank M. Robinson

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

• * _DragonLance: Dragons of a Lost Star (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2706-2, Mar 2002, $7.99, 550pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2001) fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume two of “The War of Souls” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: Dragons of a Vanished Moon (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2740-2, Jun 2002, $27.95, 548pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume three of “The War of Souls” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Dragons of a Vanished Moon (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #52095, Sep 2002, $13.99, 548pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: War of Souls] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2002) fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume three of “The War of Souls” trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the WotC edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _DragonLance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3064-0, Jan 2003, $27.95, 408pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Reprint (TSR 1984) novelization, first in the original “DragonLance Chronicles” series. Copyrighted 1984 by TSR, 2003 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Dragons of Summer Flame (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2708-9, Feb 2002, $7.99, 586pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Reprint (TSR 1995) fantasy novelization, based on the role-playing games, volume four of the original “Chronicles” series. Copyrighted 1995 by TSR, 2001 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: The Annotated Chronicles (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1870-5, Oct 2002, $27.95, 1312pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) [DragonLance] Reprint (TSR 1988 as DragonLance Chronicles) omnibus of the three novelizations in the original “DragonLance Chronicles” series: Dragons of Autumn Twilight (1984), Dragons of Winter Night (1985), and Dragons of Spring Dawning (1985). This is the 1999 annotated edition; copyrighted 1999 by TSR and 2002 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: The Second Generation (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2694-5, Feb 2002, $7.99, 434pp, tp, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance] Reprint (TSR 1994) collection of five stories based on the role-playing game, with poetry by Michael Williams and interior illustrations by Ned Dameron.
• * _Guardians of the Lost (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #12336, Jan 2002, $12.99, 500pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel, second 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.
• * _Guardians of the Lost (with Tracy Hickman) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648615-0, Jul 2002, £7.99, 676pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel. Book two of “The Sovereign Stone Trilogy” after Well of Darkness.
• * _Guardians of the Lost (with Tracy Hickman) (HarperTorch 0-06-102058-3, Sep 2002, $7.99, 642pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel, second book of the “Sovereign Stone” trilogy.

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• * *A Quest-Lover’s Treasury of the Fantastic (Warner Aspect 0-446-67927-5, May 2002, $13.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Kevin Jenkins) Anthology of 11 fantasy stories. Authors include C.J. Cherryh, Karl Edward Wagner, and Neil Gaiman. (Contents)

WEISS, DANIEL (stories) (chron.)

• * _Snugglarea (Black Plankton Press 0-9611236-3-X, Jun 2002, $15.00, 213pp, tp, cover by ehrad) Reissue (Black Plankton Press 1996) SF novel. This indicates “2nd Edition.” Available from Black Plankton Press, PO Box 1351, Cobb CA 95426; postage included in price.

WEIST, JERRY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Bradbury: An Illustrated Life: A Journey to Far Metaphor (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-001182-3, Oct 2002, $34.95, 195pp, hc, cover by Joseph Mugnaini) Extensively illustrated biography of Ray Bradbury, compiled by Weist. It has most of his book covers. Foreword by Donn Albright and introduction by Bradbury. There is an index.

WELCH, JANE (chron.)

• * *The Broken Chalice (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711250-5, Apr 2002, £6.99, 529pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Man] Fantasy novel, volume two of “The Book of Man” trilogy.

WELFORD, SUE (1942- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Waiting for Mermaids (Oxford University Press 0-19-271896-7, Nov 2002, £4.99, 118pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy/ghost novel. A young boy, unable to communicate with his family, meets a strange girl on the beach.
• * *DPWhispers on the Wind (Oxford University Press 0-19-271885-1, Jan 2002, £6.99, 161pp, tp)

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

• * _The Annotated H.G. Wells, 8: Man Who Could Work Miracles: A Critical Text of the 1936 New York First Edition (with Leon E. Stover) (McFarland 0-7864-1237-2, Apr 2003, $49.50, 142pp, hc) Critical edition of the 1936 Macmillan edition of a film story, based on an 1898 story “The Man Who Could Work Miracles” (included). Edited and with introduction, notes, and appendices by Leon Stover. This also has two additional stories, an excerpt from a radio broadcast, a bibliography, and an index. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage.
• * _The Annotated H.G. Wells: The Sea Lady: A Tissue of Moonshine: A Critical Text of the 1902 London First Edition (with Leon E. Stover) (McFarland 0-7864-0996-7, Mar 2001, $49.50, 170pp, hc) Critical edition of the 1902 Methuen edition of the utopian mermaid fantasy novel, edited and with introduction and appendices by Leon Stover. A related story and an essay by Wells, a bibliography, and an index are included. This is the seventh volume in a series of annotated works by Wells; it is dated 2001, but not seen until now. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com]; add $4.00 postage.
• * _The Annotated H.G. Wells: The War of the Worlds: A Critical Text of the 1898 London First Edition (with Leon E. Stover) (McFarland 0-7864-0780-8, Jul 2001, $55.00, 321pp, hc) Critical edition of the classic SF novel, edited and with introduction and appendices by Leon Stover, the fourth book in the series of annotated works by Wells. Includes four non-fiction pieces by Wells, and two pieces believed to have influenced him. There are illustrations from various print and film versions. This is dated 2001 but not seen until now. Order from McFarland & Company, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; add $4.00 postage.
• * *The Brothers and The Croquet Player (House of Stratus 0-7551-0394-7, May 2002, £7.99, 160pp, hc) Omnibus of two novellas (both 1936). This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX. (Contents)
• * _The Dream (House of Stratus 0-7551-0399-8, May 2002, £9.99, 290pp, hc) Reprint (Cape 1924) fantasy novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The First Men in the Moon (House of Stratus 0-7551-0401-3, May 2002, £9.99, 256pp, hc) Reprint (George Newnes 1901) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The Food of the Gods (House of Stratus 0-7551-0402-1, May 2002, £9.99, 284pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1904 as The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _Four Complete Novels: The Time Machine/The Island of Dr. Moreau/The Invisible Man/The War of the Worlds (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-1576-9, 2002, $9.95, 517 + x, tp) Reissue (Knopf 1934 as part of Seven Famous Novels by H.G. Wells) omnibus of The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). This reprints the 1994 Barnes & Noble hardcover edition, not previously seen in trade paperback, and indicates fifth printing; a 2002 fourth printing of the hardcover edition (1-56619-446-6, $9.95) was also seen.
• * *Graphic Classics #3: H.G. Wells (Eureka Productions 0-9712464-3-2, Jul 2002, $9.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Illustrated anthology/graphic novel with 12 graphic adaptations of stories by Wells. Includes a sample from a childhood book written and illustrated by Wells, and a comic version of what happened during Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast. Introduction by Ray Vukcevich. Artists include Shary Flenniken, Dan O’Neill, and M.K. Brown. Order from Eureka Productions, 8778 Oak Grove Road, Mount Horeb WI 53572; [www.graphicclassics.com]. (Contents)
• * _In the Days of the Comet (House of Stratus 0-7551-0406-4, May 2002, £9.99, 287pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1906) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The Invisible Man (House of Stratus 0-7551-0407-2, May 2002, £7.99, 203pp, hc) Reprint (C. Arthur Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) seminal SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The Invisible Man (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52852-2, Sep 2002, $4.95, 176pp, pb) Reprint (Pearson 1897) classic SF novel. This has a new introduction by W. Warren Wagar. There is a selected bibliography.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-76096-2, 2002, $7.95, 206 + xxxi, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel, with three essays commenting on it. This has a 1996 foreword by Peter Straub.
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (House of Stratus 0-7551-0408-0, May 2002, £7.99, 170pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _Men Like Gods (House of Stratus 0-7551-0413-7, May 2002, £9.99, 298pp, hc) Reprint (Cassell 1923) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _A Modern Utopia (House of Stratus 0-7551-0414-5, May 2002, £9.99, 318pp, hc) Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1905) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The Science Fiction: Volume 1 (Sterling Publishing/Phoenix 1-84212-638-5, 2002, $21.95, 474pp, tp) Reprint (Dover 1951 as part of Seven SF Novels of H.G. Wells) omnibus of four SF novels: The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The First Men in the Moon (1901), and The War of the Worlds (1898). This is a 2002 reissue of the 1995 Phoenix UK trade paperback edition, distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, 387 Park Ave. S., New York NY 10016-8810; 800-805-5489; [www.sterlingpub.com].
• * _The Time Machine (Everyman 0-460-88225-2, May 2002, £4.99, xiv+97pp, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Henry Holt 1895 as The Time Machine: An Invention) classic SF novel. This is a film tie-in edition with a new introduction by Simon Finlay Wells. This is the revised Heinemann text, also of 1895.
• * _The Time Machine (House of Stratus 0-7551-0422-6, May 2002, £7.99, 116pp, hc) [Time Machine] Reprint (Henry Holt 1895 as The Time Machine: An Invention) classic SF novel. This is the revised Heinemann text, also 1895. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The Time Machine (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52855-7, Nov 2002, $3.95, 108 + xix, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novel. Introduction by Greg Bear. This includes an appendix with a longer version of one chapter, and a selected bibliography.
• * _The War in the Air (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9831-5, Nov 2002, $16.00, 258 + xi, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (George Bell & Sons 1908) SF novel. Introduction by Dave Duncan. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 233 North 8th Street, Lincoln NE 68588-0255; orders 800-755-1105; [pressmail@unl.edu]; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].
• * _The War in the Air, and Particularly How Mr Bert Smallways Fared While It Lasted (House of Stratus 0-7551-0425-0, May 2002, £9.99, 341pp, hc) Reprint (George Bell 1908) SF novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75923-9, 2002, $5.95, 190 + xvii, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. This has a new introduction by Arthur C. Clarke. There are two pieces of contemporary commentary, and a two-page reading group guide.
• * _When the Sleeper Wakes (House of Stratus 0-7551-0421-8, May 2002, £9.99, 287pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Brothers 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes: A Story of the Years to Come) SF novel. Includes a 1921 preface by Wells. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.
• * _The Wonderful Visit (House of Stratus 0-7551-0429-3, May 2002, £7.99, 172pp, hc) Reprint (Dent 1895) fantasy novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.houseofstratus.com], or from House of Stratus Ltd., Thirsk Industrial Estate, York Rd., Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 3BX.

WEST, PAUL (Noden) (1930- ) (chron.)

• * *Cheops: A Cupboard for the Sun (New Directions 0-8112-1519-9, Nov 2002, $25.95, 261pp, hc) Literary historical novel with fantasy elements, set in ancient Egypt. The god Osiris and Herodotus are among the narrators of this sometimes hallucinatory account of palace intrigues that links Cheops’s burial plans with the music of Frederic Delius.

WESTALL, ROBERT (Atkinson) (1929-1993) (chron.)

• * _Futuretrack 5 (CollinsVoyager 0-00-712691-3, Jan 2002, £4.99, 346pp, tp, cover by Marion Lefebvre) Reprint (Kestrel 1983) young-adult SF novel of a future Britain divided into Zones and castes.
• * _The Watch House (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39863-6, Feb 2002, £4.99, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel.

WESTFAHL, GARY, ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Science Fiction, Canonization, Marginalization and the Academy (with George E. Slusser) (Greenwood Press 0-313-32064-0, Feb 2002, $63.95, 182pp, hc) Non-fiction, a gathering of 13 critical essays examining the treatment given SF by the academic community, and SF’s own treatment of other “marginalized” groups. Authors include Tom Shippey, George Slusser, and Howard V. Hendrix. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.

WHARTON, EDITH (Newbold, née Jones) (1862-1937) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Ghost Feeler (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-1152-0, Jul 2002, $18.95, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Peter Owen 1996) collection of nine “Stories of Terror and the Supernatural”, edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining. This is the Peter Owen UK 2002 edition with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 1-610-458-5005.
• * _The Ghost-Feeler (Peter Owen 0-7206-1152-0, Feb 2002, £9.95, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Peter Owen 1996) collection of 9 “Stories of Terror and the Supernatural”. Edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining. (Contents)

WHARTON, THOMAS (chron.)

• * _Salamander (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712864-9, Mar 2002, £15.99, 372pp, hc, cover by Haludar) Reprint (McClelland and Stewart 2001) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * +Salamander (Simon & Schuster/Washington Square Press 0-7434-4415-9, Aug 2002, $14.00, 372pp, tp, cover by Rafal Olbinski) Fantasy novel. An eccentric count wants to create an infinite book. First US edition (McClelland & Stewart Canada 2001, not seen).

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

• * *Downs-Lord Doomsday (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-03302-6, Feb 2002, £6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jenkins) [Downs-Lord Triptych] Satirical alternate-history fantasy novel, third and final in the “Downs-Lord Triptych”.

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

• * *Alien Emergencies (Tor/Orb 0-312-87770-6, Apr 2002, $19.95, 606pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Sector General] Omnibus of three “Sector General” novels and collections: Ambulance Ship (1980), Sector General (1983), and Star Healer (1984), plus “The Secret Hisotry of Sector General”, originally written as an introduction to Ambulance Ship. Introduction by David Langford. (Contents)
• * _Alien Emergencies (SFBC #50724, May 2002, $14.99, 606pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Sector General] Reprint (Orb 2002) omnibus of three “Sector General” novels and collections: Ambulance Ship (1980), Sector General (1983), and Star Healer (1984). This has ISBN 0-7394-2588-9; it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

WHITE, STEVE; pseudonym of Robert McGarvey, (1948- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Shiva Option (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber

WHITED, LANA A., ed. (chron.)

• * *The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon (University of Missouri Press 0-8262-1443-6, Jan 2003, $34.95, 408pp, hc) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction, a gathering of 16 critical essays exploring the Harry Potter books’ literary roots, their treatment of moral and gender issues, and the worldwide popularity of the series. Includes bibliography and index. Available from the University of Missouri Press, 2910 LeMone Blvd, Columbia MO 65201; 800-828-1894.

WHITNEY-ROBINSON, VORONICA (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Sands of the Soul (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2813-1, Nov 2002, $6.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Forgotten Realms: Sembia] Novelization based on the role-playing games, sixth in the “Sembia” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

WHITTEMORE, EDWARD (1933-1995) (chron.)

• * _Jericho Mosaic (Old Earth Books 1-882968-25-5, Dec 2002, $17.95, 395 + xxx, tp) [Jerusalem Quartet] Reprint (Norton 1987) fantastic/secret history novel, fourth in the “Jerusalem Quartet”. This has an introduction by James Hougan, plus the series’ biographical foreword by Tom Wallace and afterword by Judy Karasik. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; [www.oldearthbooks.com].