The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

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

* _DragonLance Tales, Volume VI: The War of the Lance (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3777-7, Dec 2005, $6.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Henry Higginbotham) [DragonLance Tales] Reprint (TSR 1992) anthology of 11 stories based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by TSR 1992, Wizards of the Coast 2005.
WEISSKOPF, T. K. F., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Cosmic Tales: Adventures in Far Futures (Baen 0-7434-9887-9, Feb 2005, $6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Original anthology of six stories and one non-fiction piece by authors including James P. Hogan, Gregory Benford, and Dave Freer & Eric Flint. (Contents)
WELCH, MICHELLE M. (chron.)

* *Chasing Fire (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58823-0, Oct 2005, $6.50, 403pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Five Countries] Fantasy novel, third set in the Five Countries series begun in Confidence Game.
WELLER, SAM (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury (HarperCollins/Morrow 0-06-054581-X, Apr 2005, $26.95, 384pp, hc) Biography based heavily on interviews with Bradbury. Includes notes, a selected bibliography, and index. [Bradbury]
WELLMAN, MANLY WADE (1903-1986) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Giants from Eternity (Night Shade Books 1-892389-96-7, Dec 2004, $25.00, 158pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Omnibus/collection of pulp SF novel Giants from Eternity (Avalon 1959) and novella “The Timeless Tomorrow”. A slipcased limited edition combining this and Strangers on the Heights ($150.00) is also available. Part of the Lost Wellman series. Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)
* *Strangers on the Heights (Night Shade Books 1-892389-95-9, Dec 2004, $25.00, 157pp, hc, cover by Colleen Doran) Omnibus/collection of dark fantasy novel Strangers on the Heights (Pemberton 1950 as The Beasts from Beyond) and novella “Nuisance Value”, previously published in abridged form by Avalon 1950 as The Dark Destroyers. A leatherbound limited edition is available as part of a slipcased set with Giants from Eternity ($150.00). Night Shade Books, 3623 SW Baird St., Portland OR 97219; 503-452-0761; [books@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com]. (Contents)
WELLS, H(erbert) G(eorge) (1866-1946) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Country of the Blind (Penguin UK 0-141-02245-0, May 2005, £1.50, 56pp, pb) SF collection of three stories. A “Penguin Pocket 70s”. (Contents)
* _The First Men in the Moon (Penguin UK 0-141-44108-9, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvii+213pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Newnes 1901) SF novel. This is an annotated edition with introduction by China Miéville. A Penguin Classic.
* *Graphic Classics Volume Three: H.G. Wells, Second Edition (Eureka Productions 0-9746648-3-9, May 2005, $11.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Seth Frail) Illustrated graphic anthology with nine graphic adaptations of stories by Wells. This is significantly revised from the 2002 first edition, with 95 new pages including lengthy adaptations of The Time Machine and The Invisible Man; five of the original adapted stories have been dropped. Order from Eureka Productions, 8778 Oak Grove Road, Mount Horeb WI 53572; [www.graphicclassics.com].
* _The Invisible Man (Scholastic 0-439-57427-7, Sep 2004, $3.99, 196pp, pb) Reissue (Pearson 1897) classic SF novel. Introduction by M.T. Anderson. Third printing.
* _The Invisible Man (Bantam Classic 0-553-21353-9, Jan 2005, $4.95, 137pp, pb, cover by Roger Kastel) Reissue (Pearson 1897) classic SF novel. This has the 1987 introduction by Anthony West. 29th printing.
* _The Invisible Man (Penguin UK 0-141-43998-X, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvi+199pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (C. Arthur Pearson 1897 as The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Christopher Priest. A Penguin Classic.
* _The Island of Doctor Moreau (Penguin Classics 0-141-44102-X, Jun 2005, $9.00, 139 + xxxiv, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel. The text has been edited and emended by Patrick Parrinder, drawing on various editions, and has a new introduction by Margaret Atwood and notes by Steven McLean. This international edition appears to be identical with the UK edition seen in March.
* _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Bantam Classic 0-553-21432-2, Jan 2005, $4.95, 140 + xiii, pb, cover by Rousseau Le Douanier) Reissue (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel. This has the 1994 introduction by Alan Lightman. Tenth printing.
* _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Penguin UK 0-141-44102-X, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxiv+139pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. A Penguin Classic.
* *The Magic Shop (Purple Bear Books 1-933327-02-2, Nov 2005, $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by François Roca) Fantasy story in picture-book form, illustrated by Francois Roca. This is the first English-language edition (Grimm Press Taiwan 1996).
* _A Modern Utopia (Penguin UK 0-141-44112-7, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxviii+281pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Chapman & Hall 1905) SF novel. Includes a 35pp excerpt from The Destiny Mask. Annotated edition, edited and with explanatory notes by Gregory Claeys, plus an introduction by Francis Wheen. A Penguin Classic.
* _The Shape of Things to Come: The Ultimate Revolution (Penguin UK 0-141-44104-6, May 2005, £7.99, xxxv+530pp, tp) Reprint (Hutchinson 1933) SF novel. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction by John Clute. Notes by John D. Partington. (Contents)
* _The Sleeper Awakes (Penguin Classics UK 0-141-44106-2, Mar 2005, £8.99, 252pp, tp) Reprint (Harper 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes) SF novel. This has notes by Andy Sawyer and an introduction by Patrick Parrinder.
* _The Time Machine (Penguin UK 0-14-143997-1, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxiv+104pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novel. Annotated edition. Introduction by Marina Warner. A Penguin Classic.
* _The Time Machine (Penguin Classics 0-141-43997-1, Apr 2005, $9.00, 104 + xxxiv, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) classic SF novel with introduction by Marina Warner and notes by Steven McLean; edited and with biographical and textual notes by Patrick Parrinder. This is an international edition.
* _The Time Machine/The War of the Worlds/The Island of Dr. Moreau (SFBC/QPBC 0-965-36206-X, Nov 2004, $14.99, 484pp, tp) Omnibus of three classic SF novels. This is a Quality Paperback Book Club edition, distributed by SFBC; it lacks both price and SFBC number.
* _Tono-Bungay (Penguin UK 0-141-44111-9, Mar 2005, £8.99, xxxii+414pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Macmillan 1909) associational social satire of a worthless cure-all. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction and notes by Edward Mendelson. A Penguin Classic.
* _The War in the Air (Penguin UK 0-141-44130-5, May 2005, £7.99, xxxii+296pp, tp) Reprint (George Bell & Sons 1908) SF novel. Edited by Patrick Parrinder. Introduction by Jay Winter. Notes by Andy Sawyer. (Contents)
* _The War of the Worlds (Penguin UK 0-141-44103-8, Mar 2005, £7.99, xxxvi+199pp, tp, cover by Kate Gibb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) SF novel. This is an annotated edition. Introduction by Brian Aldiss. A Penguin Classic.
* _The War of the Worlds (Penguin Classics 0-141-44103-8, Apr 2005, $7.00, 199 + xxxvi, tp, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel with introduction by Brian Aldiss and notes by Andy Sawyer; edited and with biographical and textual notes by Patrick Parrinder. This is an international edition, and indicates second printing.
* _The War of the Worlds (New York Review Books 1-59017-158-6, May 2005, $16.95, 251pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel, with illustrations by Edward Gorey from the 1960 Looking Glass Library edition.
* _The War of the Worlds (Tor 0-812-50515-8, Jun 2005, $4.99, 204 + xviii, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel with introduction and afterword by James Gunn. Ninth printing.
* _The War of the Worlds (Random House/Modern Library 0-375-75923-9, Jun 2005, $5.95, 190 + xvii, tp) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. Fifth printing.
* _The War of the Worlds (Tor 0-812-50515-8, Jun 2005, $4.99, 204 + xviii, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel with introduction and afterword by James Gunn. 11th printing.
* _The War of the Worlds (HarperFestival 0-06-079124-1, Jun 2005, $6.99, 230pp, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. This is an Adventure Classics edition, shrinkwrapped and packaged with a snap-together model of a Martian craft.
* _The War of the Worlds (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin Classics 1-4169-0368-2, Jun 2005, $3.99, 308 + xvii, tp) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel, packaged for young adults. Foreword by Bruce Brooks. Includes a reading group guide.
* _The War of the Worlds (Penguin UK 0-141-02418-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 193pp, pb) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) SF novel. Film tie-in edition. Includes notes by Andy Sawyer. Seventh printing. (Contents)
* *The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic (BenBella Books 1-932100-55-5, May 2005, $17.95, 292pp, tp) Critical edition of Wells’s novella, plus 13 essays by authors including Stephen Baxter, Jack Williamson, and Ian Watson, with one reprint by Connie Willis. Historical introduction on Wells’ influence on modern SF by Robert Silverberg. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com]; info: leah@benbellabooks.com (Contents) [ed: Glenn Yeffeth]
WELLS, MARTHA (1964- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Gate of Gods (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97790-7, Nov 2005, $24.95, 409pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Fall of Ile-Rien] Fantasy novel, the third book of The Fall of Ile-Rien. The refugees travel across worlds seeking a way to stop the Gardier.
* _The Ships of Air (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80799-8, Nov 2005, $7.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Fall of Ile-Rien] Reprint (Eos 2004) fantasy novel, the second book of “The Fall of Ile-Rien.”
WENTWORTH, K(athy) D. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Course of Empire (with Eric Flint) See entry under Eric Flint.
WENTZ, MICHAEL L. (chron.)

* *Resurrection of Liberty (Novalibre Publishing 0-9767973-2-1, Oct 2005, $27.95, 339pp, hc) SF novel. Daniel Foster discovers his grandfather came from outer space and must recontact the aliens to save the Earth. Novalibre Publishing, 428 East Thunderbird Road #250; Phoenix AZ 85022.
WERNER, C. L. (1973- ) (stories) (chron.)

* +Warhammer: Witch Finder (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-161-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Stefan Kopinski) [Warhammer: Witch Hunter] Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. First US edition (Black Library 1/05).
WEST, MICHELLE SAGARA (1963- ); also as Michelle M. Sagara (stories) (chron.)

* _Into the Dark Lands (BenBella Books 1-932100-58-X, Sep 2005, $14.95, 315 + xi, tp) [Sundered] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1991 as by Michelle M. Sagara) fantasy novel, book one of The Sundered. This has a new introduction by the author. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
WESTALL, ROBERT (Atkinson) (1929-1993) (chron.)

* _The Scarecrows (Random House UK/Definitions 0-09-948234-7, Jul 2005, £5.99, 260pp, tp) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. Winner of the Carnegie Medal.
WESTERFELD, SCOTT (David) (1963- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _The Killing of Worlds (Tor 0-765-34749-0, Feb 2005, $7.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Stephan Martiniere) [Succession] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel, sequel to The Risen Empire. Book two of “Succession.”
* _Midnighters, Book One: The Secret Hour (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051953-3, Mar 2005, $6.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Midnighters] Reprint (Eos 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Westerfeld and packager 17th Street Productions.
* *Midnighters, Book Two: Touching Darkness (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-051954-1, Mar 2005, $15.99, 330pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Midnighters] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a trilogy about teens with special talents that give them an extra hour each day.
* *Peeps (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-031-X, Sep 2005, $16.99, 312pp, hc) [Peeps] Young-adult contemporary SF vampire novel. A carrier tracks down the women he accidentally infected with a parasite that turned them into vampires.
* *Pretties (Simon Pulse 0-689-86539-2, Nov 2005, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Carissa Pelleteri) [Uglies] Young-adult SF novel, second in a trilogy set in a world where almost everyone is made beautiful on their 16th birthday.
* *The Risen Empire (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-371-6, Mar 2005, £12.99, 626pp, tp, cover by Stephen Martiniere) [Succession] SF novel, published in two parts by Tor in the US as the Succession novels: The Risen Empire (2003) and The Killing of Worlds (2004). An interstellar empire ruled by an undead emperor is threatened by fanatical machine-augmented humans who worship AIs.
* _So Yesterday (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-032-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 228pp, tp) Reprint (Razorbill 2004) associational satiric young-adult novel.
* *Uglies (Simon Pulse 0-689-86538-4, Mar 2005, $6.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Carissa Pelleteri) [Uglies] Young-adult SF novel, first in a trilogy set in a world where almost everyone is made beautiful on their 16th birthday.
WESTFAHL, GARY, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Themes, Works, and Wonders (Greenwood Press 0-313-32950-8, Oct 2005, $349.95, 1395 + xxix, hc) Non-fiction, an encyclopedic three-volume set with the first two volumes covering themes and the third providing synopses and discussion of classic books and movies. Includes bibliography and index. Foreword by Neil Gaiman. The individual volumes have separate ISBNs: vol. 1 0-313-32951-6, vol. 2 -32952-4, and vol. 3 -32953-2. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].
* *Science Fiction Quotations: From the Inner Mind to the Outer Limits (Yale University Press 0-300-10800-1, Nov 2005, $25.00, 461 + xxi, tp) Reference book, a collection of quotations on over 100 topics, taken primarily from books, plus films and TV shows. Preface by Arthur C. Clarke. Includes indexes of authors and titles.
WETA WORKSHOP (chron.)

* *The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island (Pocket 1-4165-0519-9, Nov 2005, $35.00, 223pp, hc, cover by Gus Hunter) [King Kong] Art book, a tie-in using design work for the new King Kong movie to create a nature guide to the creatures on Skull Island. Copyrighted by Universal Studios.
WEYN, SUZANNE (1955- ) (chron.)

* *The Night Dance (Simon Pulse 1-4169-0579-0, Dec 2005, $5.99, 193pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Young-adult fantasy, a retelling of the story of “The Twelve Dancing Princesses.”
WHARTON, GREG, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Big Book of Erotic Ghost Stories (Avalon Publishing Group/Blue Moon Books 1-56201-503-6, Nov 2005, $12.95, 227pp, tp) Original anthology of 20 erotic ghost stories, seven reprints. Authors include Maxim Jakubowski, Felice Picano, and M. Christian. (Contents)
WHEELER, ANDREW, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein See entry under Robert A. Heinlein.
WHEELER, TOM (chron.)

* _The Arcanum (Bantam 0-553-38199-7, Jul 2005, $14.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Jules Elis Delaunay) Reprint (Bantam 2004) Lovecraftian dark fantasy novel.
WHELAN, GERALDINE; see pseudonym O. R. Melling (chron.)
WHITCOMB, LAURA (chron.)

* *A Certain Slant of Light (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 0-618-58532-X, Sep 2005, $8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult supernatural romance about a ghost and the only boy who can see her. A first novel.
WHITE, ANDREA (chron.)

* *Surviving Antarctica: Reality TV 2083 (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-055454-1, Apr 2005, $15.99, 327pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) Young-adult SF novel about a future reality TV show that sends kids to recreat Scott’s doomed expedition to the South Pole.
WHITE, KEITH (chron.)

* *The Portal (Little Moose Press 0-9720227-2-4, Jan 2005, $23.95, 446pp, hc) Fantasy adventure novel of WWII. Nazis seek to learn the allies’ future plans from a tribe of time travelers in the Amazon jungle.
WHITE, MICHAEL (chron.)

* _C.S. Lewis: Creator of Narnia (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1611-8, Nov 2005, $14.95, 268pp, tp) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2004 as C.S. Lewis: A Life) critical biography of Lewis. Includes notes, bibliography, chronology, and index. [Lewis]
* +Isaac Asimov: A Life of the Grand Master of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-1518-9, May 2005, $15.95, 285 + xi, tp) Biography. Includes bibliography, chronology, and index. This first US edition (Millennium 1994) has been expanded with an afterword on the real cause of Asimov’s death, and his continuing legacy in movies and elsewhere. [Asimov]
WHITE, STEVE; pseudonym of Robert McGarvey, (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Blood of the Heroes (Baen 1-4165-0924-0, Jan 2006, $24.00, 274pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Time-travel SF novel. An academic trip to Ancient Greece goes bad when gods turn out to be real.
* _Demon’s Gate (Baen 1-4165-0922-4, Dec 2005, $7.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Reprint (Baen 2004) fantasy novel set in an alternate Bronze Age.
* _Forge of the Titans (Baen 0-7434-9895-X, Feb 2005, $7.99, 325pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Baen 2003) SF novel about a war between titans, gods, and human telepaths.
* *The Prometheus Project (Baen 0-7434-9891-7, Mar 2005, $24.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. A hoax keeps Earth from being taken over by aliens.
* _The Stars at War II (with David M. Weber) See entry under David M. Weber
WHITLEY, JASON (stories) (chron.)

* _The Midnight Hour: Saint Lawn Hill and Other Tales (with James Chambers) See entry under James Chambers.
WHITLOCK, DEAN (1950?- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Sky Carver (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-618-44393-2, Jul 2005, $16.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Sky Carver] Young-adult fantasy novel. A painter’s apprentice who’d rather be a woodcarver finds a magic wand. A first novel.
WHYTE, JACK (stories) (chron.)

* _The Lance Thrower (Tor/Forge 0-812-57013-8, Nov 2005, $7.99, 622pp, pb, cover by Edward Miller) [Camulod Chronicles] Reprint (Penguin Canada 2003 as Clothar the Frank) historical Arthurian novel, eighth in the series, following Lancelot’s life before joining Arthur.
WICHMAN, LINDA (chron.)

* *Legend of the Emerald Rose (Kregel 0-8254-4109-9, Feb 2005, $14.99, 456pp, tp) Christian Arthurian fantasy novel. Kregel Publications, PO Box 2607, Grand Rapids MI 49501-2607; [www.kregel.com].

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