The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

Books, Listed by Author

WEIS, MARGARET (Edith Baldwin) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Mistress of Dragons (Tor 0-765-30468-6, May 2003, $25.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Fantasy novel, the first book of “The Dragonvald” trilogy. Amazonian priestesses and their Mistress of Dragons hold the balance of power between humans and dragons.
• * _Mistress of Dragons (SFBC #00272, Aug 2003, $12.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the first book of “The Dragonvald” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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• * *DragonLance: The Players of Gilean: Tales from the World of Krynn (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2920-0, Feb 2003, $6.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Stephen Daniele) [DragonLance: Players of Gilean] Original anthology of six stories based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

WEISS, BOBBI J. G. (chron.)

• * _Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Now and Again (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.
• * _Smallville: Animal Rage (with David Cody Weiss) See entry under David Cody Weiss.

WEISS, DAVID CODY (chron.)

• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Now and Again (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Simon Pulse 0-689-85581-8, Dec 2003, $4.99, 158pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 52nd in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Archie Comics and Viacom Productions.
• * *Smallville: Animal Rage (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Little, Brown 0-316-17421-1, Dec 2002, $5.99, 160pp, pb) [Smallville] Novelization. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
• * *Smallville: Animal Rage (with Bobbi J. G. Weiss) (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-24-4, Mar 2003, £5.00, 160pp, tp) [Smallville] Novelization based on the TV series. Simultaneous with the US (Little, Brown) edition.

WELCH, JANE (chron.)

• * *The Allegiance of Man (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711251-3, Apr 2003, £6.99, 516pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Book of Man] Fantasy novel, the third in “The Book of Man” trilogy Set in the world of “The Book of O’nd”.

WELCH, MICHELLE M. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Confidence Game (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58627-0, Oct 2003, $5.99, 419pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Five Countries] Fantasy novel. A spy in a repressive land hides her magic powers from her employers. A first novel.

WELDES, JUTTA (chron.)

• * *To Seek Out New Worlds: Science Fiction and World Politics (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 1-4039-6058-5, Jul 2003, $22.95, 230pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical. A gathering of nine essays, primarily by professors of politics or international affairs, with particular attention to Star Trek. Authors provide notes and bibliographies; an index is provided. A hardcover edition (0-312-29557-X, $69.95) was announced but not seen.

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

• * _Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens (Night Shade Books 1-892389-23-1, Mar 2003, $35.00, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Baen 1988 as John the Balladeer) collection of 19 dark fantasy stories featuring “John the Balladeer”. Volume five in “The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman”. (Contents) [ed: John Selan]
• * _Owls Hoot in the Daytime and Other Omens (Night Shade Books 1-892389-23-1, May 2003, $35.00, 245pp, hc) Reprint (Baen 1988 as John the Balladeer) collection of 19 stories, the fifth and final volume in “The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman”. This has the complete stories of “Silver John/John the Balladeer”, the 1988 introduction by editor Karl Edward Wagner, and a new afterword by Gerald W. Page. Notes on the text by John Pelan. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
• * *Sin’s Doorway and Other Ominous Entrances (Night Shade Books 1-892389-22-3, Feb 2003, $35.00, 302pp, hc) Collection of 25 stories, the fourth of five volumes in “The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman”. Introduction by David Drake. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)

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

• * _The First Men in the Moon (Random House/Modern Library Classics 0-8129-6831-X, 2003, $7.95, 242 + xviv, tp) Reprint (Newnes 1901) classic SF novel. This has a new introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin, plus a biographical note copyrighted 1996, a Reading Group Guide, and commentary by T.S. Eliot and Darko Suvin.
• * *The H.G. Wells Reader: A Complete Anthology from Science Fiction to Social Satire (Rowman & Littlefield/Taylor Trade Publishing 0-87833-306-1, Aug 2003, $19.95, 478pp, tp) Collection of four stories and nine novel excerpts, most SF, plus the mainstream novel The History of Mr. Polly (1910). Edited and with an introduction and chronology by John Huntington. (Contents)
• * _The Time Machine and The Invisible Man (Barnes & Noble Classics 1-59308-032-8, Aug 2003, $4.95, 284pp, pb, cover by Anton Brzezinski) Reprint omnibus of two classic SF novels: The Time Machine (1895) and The Invisible Man (1897). Introduction and notes by Alfred Mac Adam.

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

• * *The Wizard Hunters (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97788-5, May 2003, $24.95, 392pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Fall of Ile-Rien] Fantasy novel, next-generation sequel to The Death of the Necromancer and first volume of “The Fall of Ile-Rien”. Tremaine Valiarde joins the war against extra-dimensional attackers with superior technology.

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

• * _The Course of Empire (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
• * _Moonspeaker (ibooks 0-7434-7983-1, Jan 2004, $6.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [House of Moons] Reprint (Ballantine 1994 as Moon Speaker) SF novel, first in the “House of Moons” series.

WERNER, C. L. (1973- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * +Warhammer: Blood & Steel (Black Library 0-7434-4356-X, Jul 2003, $6.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, the second featuring Brunner Bounty Hunter. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 6/03).
• * *Warhammer: Blood and Steel (Black Library 1-84416-009-2, Jun 2003, £5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Fantasy novelization set in the world of the roleplaying game, in the “Brunner Bounty Hunter” series.
• * *Warhammer: Blood Money (Black Library 1-84154-267-9, Jan 2003, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanaford) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game.
• * +Warhammer: Blood Money (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4330-6, Feb 2003, $6.95, 282pp, tp, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, featuring Brunner Bounty Hunter. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd. First US edition (Black Library UK 1/03).

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

• * *Swept Away (Pocket 0-7434-6414-1, Oct 2002, $6.99, 230pp, pb) Associational movie novelization. Wesley is a pen name for Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Copyrighted by Columbia Pictures Industries.

WESSELLS, HENRY, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _¡Limekiller! See entry under Avram Davidson.

WEST, MARK; pseudonym of Charles W. Runyon, (1928- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Strange Tales (Rainfall Books 0-9540877-9-8, 2003, £7.99, 84pp, tp) Collection of 11 horror stories, one original. (Contents)

WEST, MICHELLE SAGARA (1963- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Riven Shield (DAW 0-7564-0146-1, Jul 2003, $6.99, 828pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Sun Sword] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Sun Sword” series.
• * *Speaking with Angels (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5343-6, Jun 2003, $25.95, 341pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) Collection of 13 stories. Introduction by Tanya Huff. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)

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

• * _Break of Dark (Red Fox Definitions 0-09-943953-0, Feb 2003, £4.99, 197pp, tp) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1982) young-adult dark fantasy collection of five stories. (Contents)
• * _The Call and Other Strange Stories (Oxford University Press 0-19-271940-8, Jan 2003, £6.99, 130pp, tp, cover by Mark Preston) Reprint (Viking UK 1990 as The Call and Other Stories) collection of six SF and ghost/horror stories.

WESTERFELD, SCOTT (David) (1963- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Killing of Worlds (Tor 0-765-30850-9, Oct 2003, $25.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Succession] SF novel, sequel to The Risen Empire. Book two of “Succession”.
• * *The Risen Empire (Tor 0-765-30555-0, Mar 2003, $24.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Succession] SF novel, first in a series of two. An interstellar empire ruled by an undead emperor is threatened by fanatical machine-augmented humans who worship AIs.
• * *Succession (SFBC #60501, Nov 2003, $13.99, 530pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Succession] Omnibus of two SF novels in the series: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2003). This has ISBN 0-7394-3801-8; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

WESTFIELD, MORVEN (chron.)

• * *Darksome Thirst (Harvest Shadows 0-9741740-3-3, Jun 2003, $14.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Roxanna Benson) Vampire novel. A first novel. Harvest Shadows, PO BOX 378, Southborough MA 01772; [www.harvestshadows.com].

WEXLER, ROBERT FREEMAN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *In Springdale Town (PS Publishing 1-902880-53-6, Apr 2003, £25.00, 86pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Surreal/dark fantasy novella about an American small town. Introduction by Lucius Shepherd. This is a signed, limited edition of 300; a signed trade paperback edition of 500 (-52-8, £8.00) is also available. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

WHARTON, THOMAS (chron.)

• * _Salamander (HarperCollins/Flamingo 0-00-712866-5, Jan 2003, £6.99, 368pp, tp) Reprint (McClelland and Stewart 2001) fantasy novel. The UK hardcover (Flamingo 2002) was not seen.

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

• * *General Practice (Tor/Orb 0-765-30663-8, May 2003, $19.95, 510pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Sector General] Omnibus of the seventh and eighth books in the “Sector General” series: Code Blue: Emergency (1987) and The Genocidal Healer (1992). Introduction by John Clute. (Contents)
• * _General Practice (SFBC #57360, Jun 2003, $12.99, 510pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Sector General] Reprint (Orb 2003) omnibus of the seventh and eighth books in the “Sector General” series: Code Blue: Emergency (1987) and The Genocidal Healer (1991). This follows the Orb text with the John Clute introduction. It has ISBN 0-7394-3387-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Tales of Sector General (SFBC #10064, Jun 2003, $14.99, 703pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Sector General] Omnibus of three SF novels in the “Sector General” series: The Galactic Gourmet (1996), Final Diagnosis (1997), and Mind Changer (1998). This has ISBN 0-7394-0159-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)

WHITE, JON (Ewbank) MANCHIP (1924- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Echoes and Shadows (Tartarus Press 1-872621-79-1, Nov 2003, £27.50, 218pp, hc, cover by Paul Delvaux) Original ghost/horror collection. Limited to 300 copies. (Contents)

WHITE, MICHAEL (chron.)

• * _Tolkien: A Biography (Penguin/NAL 0-451-21242-8, Nov 2003, $13.95, 292pp, tp) Reprint (Alpha Books 2001 as Critical Lives: J.R.R. Tolkien) critical biography of Tolkien. Includes notes, chronology, bibliography, and index. [Tolkien]

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

• * *Demon’s Gate (Baen 0-7434-7176-8, Jan 2004, $24.00, 277pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Fantasy novel set in an alternate Bronze Age. A summoning threatens to open a gate that will let demons back into the world.
• * *Forge of the Titans (Baen 0-7434-3611-3, Jun 2003, $22.00, 282pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) SF novel. The godlike titans return to Earth and a handful of human telepaths join forces with the ancient gods to defeat them.
• * _The Shiva Option (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber

WHITFIELD, TIMOTHY (chron.)

• * *Witchblood (KHP Industries/Black Death Books 0-9679220-5-4, Apr 2003, $16.00, 286pp, tp) Horror novel, the first in a series. An angelic albino girl faces an evil graveworm that grew out of the slums and pollution of Pittsburgh’s steel industry. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.khpindustries.com], or from KHP Industries, PO Box 588, Effort PA 18330.

WHITNEY-ROBINSON, VORONICA (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: The Crimson Gold (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3120-5, Dec 2003, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Mark Zug) [Forgotten Realms: Rogues] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, third in “The Rogues”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine (with Haden Blackman) (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-47066-4, Jan 2004, $7.50, 286pp, pb) [Star Wars] Novelization based on the computer game based on the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

WHYTE, JACK (chron.)

• * _The Saxon Shore (Tor/Forge 0-765-30650-6, Nov 2003, $17.95, 496pp, tp, cover by John Harris) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Viking Canada 1995) historical Arthurian novel, fourth book in “The Camulod Chronicles”.

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

• * _Collected Stories, Volume 1 See entry under Richard Matheson.

WIBBERLEY, LEONARD (Patrick O’Connor) (1915-1983) (chron.)

• * _The Mouse That Roared (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-249-8, Jan 2003, $13.95, 280pp, tp) [Grand Fenwick] Reprint (Little, Brown 1955) satirical SF novel about a tiny nation that attacks the US and captures a superweapon, first in the “Grand Fenwick” series.

WIDDER, WILLIAM J. (1926-2004) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Master Storyteller: An Illustrated Tour of the Fiction of L. Ron Hubbard (Bridge/Galaxy 1-59212-054-7, Aug 2003, $49.95, 194pp, hc) Non-fiction, art book and biography of Hubbard’s fiction-writing career, with reproductions of covers from books and magazines featuring Hubbard’s work, and photos of Hubbard’s life. This touches only lightly on Hubbard’s work in Scientology and Dianetics. Preface by Frank Kelly Freas. Includes an index and separate chronologies of Hubbard’s life and fiction. [Hubbard]

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

• * *World of Darkness: Vampire: The Clan Novel Saga, Volume One: The Fall of Atlanta (with Gherbod Fleming, Eric Griffin & [et al]) (White Wolf 1-58846-845-3, Aug 2003, $17.99, 590pp, tp, cover by John Van Fleet) [World of Darkness: Vampire: Clan] Omnibus/anthology based on the roleplaying game, part one of four combining the original 13 ’Clan’ novelizations, with chapters from the various novels arranged chronologically, plus added material from anthologies (Clan Novel Anthology and The Beast Within), online publications, and original material. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)

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

WILBER, RICHARD; see under Wilber, Rick (chron.)

WILBER, RICK; [i.e., Richard Arnold Wilber] (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *The Cold Road (Tor/Forge 0-312-86621-6, Jun 2003, $25.95, 395pp, hc) Dark fantasy thriller. A woman with obeah power uncovers disturbing rumors about her new employers.

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

• * _The Complete Short Fiction (Penguin UK 0-14-143969-6, Feb 2003, £3.50, xxxvi+280pp, tp, cover by Charles Robinson) Reprint (Penguin 1994) collection, edited and with an introduction and notes by Ian Small. Revised from the 1994 edition. Includes The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888), A House of Pomegranates (1891), Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories (1891), and others. A “Penguin Classics” edition. (Contents)
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin UK 0-14-143957-2, Jan 2003, £3.99, xliii+253pp, tp, cover by John Singer Sargent) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock 1891) dark fantasy novel. Edited and with an introduction and notes by Robert Mighall. The 2000 Peter Ackroyd introduction has been moved to the rear of the book. A “Penguin Classics” edition.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-4867-5, Jun 2003, $4.95, 288pp, hc) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891) classic literary fantasy/horror novel. Afterword by Peter Harness. This is a “Collector’s Library” gilt-edged mini-hardcover edition.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Barnes & Noble Classics 1-59308-025-5, Jun 2003, $4.95, 248 + xxxiii, pb, cover by Henri Lehmann) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891) classic literary fantasy/horror novel. Introduction and notes by Camille Cauti.

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

• * *Clear and Convincing Proof (Harlequin/Mira Books 1-55166-697-9, Aug 2003, $23.95, 344pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Associational mystery featuring lawyer Barbara Holloway.
• * *Skeletons (Mira 1-55166-749-5, 2003, $6.50, 378pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s Minotaur 2002) associational mystery.