The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

WHITTEMORE, EDWARD (chron.) (continued)

• * _Jerusalem Poker (Old Earth Books 1-882968-23-9, Dec 2002, $19.95, 424 + xxx, tp) [Jerusalem Quartet] Reprint (Holt 1978) literary fantasy/secret history novel, second in the “Jerusalem Quartet”. Introduction by Lesley Hazleton. This has 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].
• * _Nile Shadows (Old Earth Books 1-882968-24-7, Dec 2002, $19.95, 478 + xxxv, tp) [Jerusalem Quartet] Reprint (Holt 1983) fantastic/secret history novel, third in the “Jerusalem Quartet”. This has an introduction by Ben Gibberd, 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].
• * _Quin’s Shanghai Circus (Old Earth Books 1-882968-21-2, Dec 2002, $17.95, 311 + xxxi, tp) Reprint (Holt 1974) literary novel with fantasy elements. This has an introduction by John Nichols, plus a series foreword by Tom Wallace and afterword by Judy Karasik. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; [www.oldearthbooks.com].
• * _Sinai Tapestry (Old Earth Books 1-882968-22-0, Dec 2002, $17.95, 333 + xxxii, tp) [Jerusalem Quartet] Reprint (Holt 1977) fantastic/secret history novel, first in the “Jerusalem Quartet”. This has an introduction by Jay Neugeboren, 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].

WHYTE, JACK (chron.)

• * _The Eagles’ Brood (Tor/Forge 0-765-30459-7, Nov 2002, $14.95, 412pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1994) historical Arthurian novel, third book in “The Camulod Chronicles”.
• * _The Singing Sword (Tor/Forge 0-765-30458-9, May 2002, $14.95, 383pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1993) historical Arthurian novel, second book in “The Camulod Chronicles”, now retitled “The Dream of Eagles”.

WIATER, STANLEY (Steven), ed. (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Brian Lumley Companion (with Brian Lumley) See entry under Brian Lumley.

WIECK, STEWART, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Scarred Lands: Champions of the Scarred Lands (White Wolf 1-58846-808-9, Feb 2002, $6.50, 284pp, pb, cover by Vincent Dutrait) Original anthology of ten stories based on the game from Sword & Sorcery Studios. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)

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

WILCOX, RHONDA V., ed. (chron.)

• * *Fighting the Forces: What’s at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with David Lavery) (Rowman & Littlefield 0-7425-1681-4, Feb 2002, $24.95, 290 + xxix, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Non-fiction, a gathering of critical essays looking at the TV show as a popular culture phenomenon. Authors include Farah Mendlesohn, Donald Keller, and Justine Larbalestier. Foreword by Camille Bacon-Smith. A bibliography and an index are included. A hardcover edition (-1680-6, $69.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 4720 Boston Way, Lanham MD 20706; 800-462-6420; [www.rowmanlittlefield.com].

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

• * _The Happy Prince and Other Fairy Tales (Dover 0-486-41723-9, Aug 2001, $2.50, 138pp, tp, cover by Jane Wright) Reprint (Signet Classic 1990 as Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde) collection of nine fairy tales.

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

• * _Death Qualified (MIRA Books 1-55166-872-6, Apr 2002, $5.99, 440pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1991) associational mystery.
• * _The Deepest Water (MIRA Books 1-55166-846-7, Jan 2002, $6.50, 376pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2000) associational mystery.
• * *Skeletons (St. Martin’s Minotaur 0-312-30075-1, Aug 2002, $24.95, 280pp, hc) Associational mystery.
• * _Skeletons (Robert Hale 0-7090-7238-4, Dec 2002, £17.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Michael Thomas) Reprint (St. Martin’s Minotaur 2002) associational thriller. [First U.K. edition]

WILKIN, KAREN (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The World of Edward Gorey (with Clifford Ross) See entry under Clifford Ross.

WILKINS, KIM (1970- ) (chron.)

• * _Fallen Angel (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-333-5, Aug 2002, £6.99, 552pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins Australia 2001 as Angel of Ruin) dark fantasy novel of a contemporary London journalist investigating the tale of Milton’s three daughters, seduced and corrupted by an angel. [First U.K. edition]

WILLARD, DALE C. (chron.)

• * *The Linnet’s Tale (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-2498-1, Apr 2002, $12.00, 204pp, tp, cover by James Noel Smith) Fantasy novel. A cat threatens the peaceful lives of the linnet, Waterford Hopstep, and his field-mice friends. Illustrated by James Noel Smith.

WILLEFORD, CHARLES (Ray, III) (1919-1988) (chron.)

• * _The Machine in Ward Eleven (Four Walls Eight Windows/No Exit Press 1-56858-210-2, Aug 2001, $12.95, 141pp, tp) Reprint (Belmont 1963) collection of six stories about a man determined to achieve nothing and finish last in everything. Unsettling satire of the American Dream.

WILLETT, EDWARD (1830-1889) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Spirit Singer (Awe-Struck E-Books/Earthling Press 1-58749-224-5, May 2002, $14.95, 150pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. An apprentice spirit singer must learn to use all her talents after her teacher is killed. Available online at [www.awe-struck.net].

WILLIAMS, JIM (1947- ) (chron.)

• * _Recherché: A Tale of Memories and Murder (Simon & Schuster/Scribner UK 0-684-86040-6, 2001, £6.99, 392pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner 1999) literary fantasy novel. An adulterous couple come under the spell of their mysterious neighbour, revealed as a vampire. Published in 2001, but not seen until now.

WILLIAMS, LIZ; [i.e., Elizabeth Helen Laura Williams] (1965- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Empire of Bones (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58377-8, Apr 2002, $5.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) SF novel. Aliens who long-ago seeded Earth with their genetic material return when they sense a woman with the ability to communicate with them.
• * *The Poison Master (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58498-7, Jan 2003, $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) SF novel. A human alchemist on the planet Latent Emanation questions the rule of her mysterious alien masters.

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

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

• * *Echoes of Earth (with Shane Dix) (Ace 0-441-00892-5, Jan 2002, $6.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) SF novel of first contact in the 22nd century, when humans travel space in electronic reproductions called engrams.
• * *The Sky Warden & the Sun (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-6996-2, 2002, A$27.95, 433pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) [The Change] Fantasy novel, the second book of “The Change”.
• * *The Stone Mage & the Sea (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-6994-6, 2001, A$27.95, 342pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) [The Change] Fantasy novel, the first book of “The Change”. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.
• * *The Storm Weaver & the Sand (HarperCollins/Voyager Australia 0-7322-6998-9, Nov 2002, A$29.95, 438pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan) [The Change] Fantasy novel, the third book in “The Change” trilogy. Sal and Shilly are forced to go to the island home of the Sky Wardens.

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

• * _Otherland: Sea of Silver Light (DAW 0-7564-0030-9, Apr 2002, $7.99, 1066pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 2001) near-future SF/fantasy novel, fourth and final in the series.
• * _Otherland: Volume Four: Sea of Silver Light (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-064-4, May 2002, £7.99, 1265pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW; Orbit 2001) near-future SF/fantasy novel. Fourth and final in the series.

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

• * *The Praxis (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-6110-X, Oct 2002, £10.99, 418pp, tp) [*Dread Empire’s Fall] Far-future SF novel, the first book of “Dread Empire’s Fall”. The death of the alien Shaa leaves humans caught in a war for control of the galaxy. A hardcover edition (-6111-8, £17.99) is also available.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42850-1, Oct 2002, $25.95, 448pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way (Random House UK/Century/LucasBooks 0-7126-2358-2, Oct 2002, £16.99, xii+448pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
• * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: Destiny’s Way (SFBC #54238, Nov 2002, $14.99, 448pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey 2002) Star Wars novelization. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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

• * *Figures in Rain (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-039-5, Jul 2002, C$60.00, xii+313pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Collection of 27 supernatural stories, two specially written for this volume, with an Introduction by Joe R. Lansdale. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.50 and in the UK for £29.00. (Contents)
• * _Second Chance (Leisure 0-8439-5060-9, Aug 2002, $5.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (CD Publications 1994) horror novel. Reunited friends are transported back to the ’60s.

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.)

• * *Darker Masques (Kensington/Pinnacle 0-7860-1505-5, Dec 2002, $6.99, 574pp, pb) Horror anthology omnibus of Masques III (1989) and Masques IV (1991). (Contents)

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

• * *Dragon’s Island and Other Stories (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4314-7, Aug 2002, $24.95, 339pp, hc, cover by Ken Barr) Collection of two stories and the novel Dragon’s Island (1951). Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
• * *Spider Island: The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume Four (Haffner Press 1-893887-14-6, Apr 2002, $35.00, 589 + xxiii, hc, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Collection of 12 stories from 1936-8, in chronological order, plus a brief 1936 interview, and six non-fiction pieces. There is a foreword by Edward Bryant, and an afterword by Williamson. A signed, slipcased, limited edition (-15-4, $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)

WILLIS, CLINT, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Swords & Sorcerers: Stories from the Worlds of Fantasy and Adventure (Thunder’s Mouth 1-56025-415-7, Dec 2002, $16.95, 333pp, tp, cover by N. C. Wyeth) Anthology of five stories and 12 excerpts from longer works, by authors including William Goldman, Alexandre Dumas, Lord Dunsany, and John Steinbeck. (Contents)

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

• * _Passage (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711826-0, May 2002, £6.99, 780pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 2001) SF novel. Winner of the Locus Award.
• * *Roswell, Vegas, and Area 51: Travels with Courtney (Wormhole Books 1-932030-09-3, Jul 2002, $15.00, 39pp, ph, cover by Edward Bryant & Joanna Erbach) Chapbook non-fiction, a biographical account of a road trip that included alien-related sites. This is a signed, limited edition of 750, with a numbered hardcover edition of 250 and a lettered edition of 52 also available. Order online at [www.wormholebooks.com], or order from Wormhole Books, 413 High Street, Fort Wayne IN 46808; [info@wormholebooks.com].

WILSON, A(ndrew) N(orman) (1950- ) (chron.)

• * _C.S. Lewis (Norton 0-393-32340-4, Aug 2002, $15.95, 334pp, tp) Reprint (Norton UK 1990) non-fiction biography. [Lewis]

WILSON, COLIN (Henry) (1931- ) (chron.)

• * _Spider World, Volume 3: The Magician (Hampton Roads 1-57174-280-8, Aug 2002, $21.95, 286pp, hc) [Spider World] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1992) visionary science fiction novel, third in a series. Order from Hampton Roads Publishing, 1125 Stoney Ridge Rd., Charlottesville VA 22902; 800-766-8009; [www.hrpub.com].

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

• * _The Haunted Air (Tor/Forge 0-312-87868-0, Oct 2002, $25.95, 415pp, hc) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet 2002, not seen) thriller/horror novel, sixth in the “Repairman Jack” series.

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

• * *Gahan Wilson’s Gravediggers’ Party (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-4548-1, Oct 2002, $9.95, 166pp, tp, cover by Gahan Wilson) Cartoon collection.

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

• * _The Chronoliths (Tor 0-812-54524-9, Jun 2002, $6.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 2001) near-future SF novel. Mysterious pillars from the future appear in Thailand with destructive effects.
• * _A Hidden Place (Tor/Orb 0-765-30261-6, Sep 2002, $14.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Gregory Manchess) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1986) SF novel.

WILSON, STACI LAYNE (stories) (chron.)

• * *Rock & Roll Fantasy (Double Dragon Publishing 1-894841-86-7, Sep 2002, $14.99, 273pp, tp, cover by Marc Uptergrove & Jinny Lee) Fantasy novel, the memoir of a spoiled hieress and her adventures in a fantasy world that mixes the tarot and rock music. Double Dragon Publishing, PO Box 54016, 1-5762 Highway 7 East, Markham ON L3P 7Y4, Canada; [www.double-dragon-ebooks.com].

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

• * _The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

WINGROVE, DAVID (John) (1954- ) (chron.)

• * _Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction (with Brian W. Aldiss) See entry under Brian W. Aldiss

WINTER, DOUGLAS E. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic (HarperCollins 0-06-621392-4, Jul 2002, $34.95, 671pp, hc, cover by David Armstrong) Non-fiction, an authorized biography. Includes 16 unpaginated pages of photos, notes, primary and secondary bibliography, and index. A CD Publications edition was announced but not seen. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 11/01). [Barker]

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• * _Revelations (HarperPerennial 0-06-093773-4, Oct 2001, $16.95, 642pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) anthology of 12 dark (mostly) fantasy stories, each set in a different decade of the 20th century.

WINTER, LAUREL (née Hjelvik) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Growing Wings (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-230219-8, Sep 2002, $6.99, 195pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2000) young-adult fantasy.

WINTERFELD, HENRY (1901-1990) (chron.)

• * _Castaways in Lilliput (Harcourt/Odyssey Classics 0-15-216286-0, Nov 2002, $5.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Kurt Cyrus) Reprint (Harcourt 1960) young-adult fantasy. Translated from the 1958 German by Kyrill Schabert. A hardcover edition (-216298-4, $17.00) was announced but not seen.

WOLFE, GARY K(ent) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Harlan Ellison: The Edge of Forever (with Ellen Weil) See entry under Ellen Weil.

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

• * _Peace (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07376-4, Apr 2002, £6.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Anne Sudworth) Reprint (Harper & Row 1975) fantasy ghost novel. Volume 28 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
• * _Return to the Whorl (Tor 0-312-87364-6, Mar 2002, $15.95, 412pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of the Short Sun] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel, third in the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun”.
• * _A Walking Tour of the Shambles: Little Walks for Sightseers #16 (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

WOLLHEIM, ELIZABETH R., ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *30th Anniversary DAW: Fantasy (with Sheila E. Gilbert) (DAW 0-7564-0070-8, May 2002, $24.95, 421 + xix, hc) Original anthology of 18 stories in honor of DAW’s anniversary. Retrospective introductions by the editors also appear in the companion SF volume. Authors include Andre Norton, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, and Michael Shea. (Contents)
• * *30th Anniversary DAW: Science Fiction (with Sheila E. Gilbert) (DAW 0-7564-0064-3, May 2002, $24.95, 462 + xviii, hc) Original anthology of 19 SF stories in honor of DAW’s anniversary, with introductions to each by the authors. The editors discuss DAW’s founding in their introductions, which also appear in the companion fantasy volume. Authors include Brian Stableford, Brian W. Aldiss, Ron Goulart, and C.J. Cherryh. (Contents)