The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

WAGNER, KARL EDWARD (stories) (continued)

• * _Darkness Weaves with Many Shades (Roc UK 0-14-017523-7, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Christos Achilleos) [Kane] Reprint (Warner 1978 as Darkness Weaves) fantasy novel. An abridged version with this longer title was published earlier by Powell (1970). Volume one in the “Kane” series.
• * *Exorcisms and Ecstasies (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-28-3, Oct ’97, $32.00, 459pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Collection of 32 horror and fantasy stories, two not previously published, and two poems, plus eight appreciations of Wagner by authors including Peter Straub, Brian Lumley, and Ramsay Campbell. Includes 16 unpaginated pages of photos, a “working bibliography” by Scott F. Wyatt and Stephen Jones, and an afterword by C. Bruce Hunter. Edited and with an introduction by Stephen Jones. A limited edition (-32-1) is also available. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 3721 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55406. (Contents)
• * *In a Lonely Place (Scream/Press 0-910489-08-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $35.00 limited signed/numbered/boxed; $15.00 trade, 249pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1983) collection of dark fantasy stories with new illustrations by Val Lakey Lindahn and an introduction by Peter Straub, plus one new story and an afterword by Wagner not in the Warner edition. First hardcover edition. (Contents)
• * _Killer (with David A. Drake) See entry under David A. Drake
• * _Legion from the Shadows (Baen 0-671-69788-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 247pp, pb) [Bran Mak Morn] Reprint (Zebra 1976) fantasy novelization based on the Robert E. Howard character Bran Mak Morn.
• * _Where the Summer Ends (Pulphouse 1-56146-531-3, Nov ’91, $1.95, 43pp, pb, cover by Rob Alexander) Horror story originally appeared in Dark Forces in 1980 and in the collection In a Lonely Place. Short story paperback #31. A signed leatherbound limited edition of 100 copies ($20.00) is also available.
• * *Why Not You and I? (Tor 0-812-52708-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 306pp, pb) Collection of 9 horror stories, one as by “Curtiss Stryker”. (Contents)
• * *Why Not You and I? (Dark Harvest 0-913165-25-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $34.95, 240pp, hc) Collection of 11 horror stories. It contains all of the stories from the September ’87 Tor book of the same title, plus two additional stories, “Lacunae” and “Lost Exits”. Full page illustrations by Ron & Val Lakey Lindahn. Limited to 300 signed numbered boxed copies. (Contents)
• * *Why Not You and I? (Dark Harvest 0-913165-26-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $18.95, 240pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.

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• * *Echoes of Valor (Tor 0-812-55750-6, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 286pp, pb) Anthology of 3 novelettes by Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, and Henry Kuttner. The Howard Conan story, “The Black Stranger”, appears here complete for the first time. The Leiber, “Adept’s Gambit”, a Grey Mouser/Fafhrd tale, appears here in its original 1947 form, which is different from its later book versions. (Contents)
• * *Echoes of Valor II (Tor 0-312-93189-1, Oct ’89, $17.95, 274pp, hc) Anthology of 12 obscure stories of heroic fantasy, with non-fiction commentary by C.L. Moore, Forrest J Ackerman, Sam Moskowitz, and the editor. This contains the minor rare items from famous series and is mainly of historical interest. (Contents)
• * _Echoes of Valor II (Tor 0-812-55752-2, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 274pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) Reprint (Tor 1989) anthology of 12 obscure heroic fantasy stories with commentary by various authors.
• * *Echoes of Valor III (Tor 0-812-55758-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) Anthology of eight obscure heroic fantasy stories plus commentary. Includes an interesting biographical piece on Nictzin Dyalhis written by Sam Moskowitz and an introduction to each author by Wagner. (Contents)
• * *Horrorstory Volume 5 (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-078-9, Nov ’89 [Dec ’89], $40.00, 704pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Omnibus edition of DAW’s The Year’s Best Horror Stories #13, The Years’s Best Horror Stories #14, and The Year’s Best Horror Stories #15 anthologies. Contains 55 stories, with the original introductions by Wagner. A special leatherbound edition (-077-0, $150.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * *Horrorstory Volume Three (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-107-6, Jan ’92, $39.95, 541pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Omnibus of three “year’s best” anthologies, The Year’s Best Horror Stories: VII (DAW 1979) edited by Gerald W. Page, The Year’s Best Horror Stories: VIII (DAW 1980), and The Year’s Best Horror Stories: IX (DAW 1981) edited by Karl Edward Wagner. A signed edition (-108-4, $150.00) is scheduled to appear in March. Available from Underwood-Miller, 7708 Westover Dr., Lancaster PA 17601. (Contents)
• * *Horrorstory: Volume 4 (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-094-0, Oct ’90, $39.95, 641pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Omnibus collection of 51 horror stories, comprising the contents of The Year’s Best Horror Stories X (DAW 1982), The Year’s Best Horror Stories XI (DAW 1983), and The Year’s Best Horror Stories XII (DAW 1984). A signed edition (-095-9) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _Horrorstory: Volume 4 (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-095-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $150.00, 641pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Omnibus collection of 51 horror stories, comprising the contents of The Year’s Best Horror Stories X (DAW 1982), The Year’s Best Horror Stories XI (DAW 1983), and The Year’s Best Horror Stories XII (DAW 1984). This is a signed cased limited edition (350 copies) of a book that appeared in its trade edition October 1990.
• * *Intensive Scare (DAW 0-88677-402-0, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 303pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Anthology of 13 horror stories with medical backgrounds. (Contents)
• * _The Valley So Low: Southern Mountain Stories See entry under Manly Wade Wellman.
• * _The Year’s Best Horror Stories VIII (DAW 0-88677-158-7, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1980) anthology; 3rd printing.
• * _The Year’s Best Horror Stories IX (DAW 0-88677-159-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 223pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1981) anthology; 3rd printing.
• * _The Year’s Best Horror Stories X (DAW 0-88677-160-9, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 240pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1982) anthology; 3rd printing.
• * _The Year’s Best Horror Stories XI (DAW 0-88677-161-7, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 237pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1983) anthology; 3rd printing.
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XII (DAW 0-87997-973-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 239pp, pb) Anthology of 19 horror stories from 1983 including the World Fantasy Award winner “Elle Est Trois (La Mort)” by Tanith Lee. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XIII (DAW 0-88677-086-6, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Anthology of 18 horror and fantasy stories from 1984. Wagner searches out some totally obscure sources. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories XIV (DAW 0-88677-156-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 291pp, pb) Anthology of 19 stories from 1985. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XV (DAW 0-88677-226-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 300pp, pb) Anthology of 18 horror stories from 1986. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror XVI (DAW 0-88677-300-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 303pp, pb) Anthology of 16 horror stories from 1987 plus an introduction. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XVII (DAW 0-88677-381-4, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Anthology of 20 horror stories from 1988, with an introduction by the editor. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories XVIII (DAW 0-88677-446-2, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 367pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year anthology of 26 horror stories, plus an introduction by Wagner. As always, a fascinating and eclectic selection, many from obscure sources. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XIX (DAW 0-88677-488-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year horror anthology of 25 stories with an introduction by the editor. Another excellent gathering, many from obscure sources. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XX (DAW 0-88677-526-4, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $5.50, 349pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Best-of-the-year horror anthology of 22 stories, with an introduction by the editor on the state of the horror field. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XXI (DAW 0-88677-572-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.50, 352pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year anthology of 26 horror stories, with an introduction by the editor on the state of the horror field. (Contents)
• * *The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XXII (DAW 0-88677-645-7, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year anthology of 31 horror stories, with an introducton by the editor. (Contents)

WAGNER, LAUREN McGRAW

• * _Merry-Go-Round in Oz (with Eloise Jarvis McGraw) See entry under Eloise Jarvis McGraw.

WAGNER, MATT (1961- )

• * *Mage Three: The Hero Discovered (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-616-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $12.95, 144pp, tp) [Mage] Graphic novel.
• * *Mage, Vol. Two: The Hero Discovered (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-560-9, Sep ’87 [Jan ’88], $12.95, unpaginated, tp) [Mage] Graphic novel, fantasy. Dated 1987 — not seen until 1988.
• * *Mage, Volume One: The Hero Discovered (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-465-3, May ’87, $12.95, 144pp, tp) [Mage] Graphic novel. Omnibus of the first 5 issues of the Arthurian/ contemporary fantasy comic “Mage”.

WAGNER, PHYLLIS CERF, ed. (1915-2006)

• * _Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (with Herbert A. Wise) (Random House Modern Library 0-679-60128-7, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], $21.00, 1034pp, hc, cover by Fuseli) Reprint (Modern Library 1944) anthology of 52 classic horror stories by authors including Edgar Allan Poe, Henry James, O. Henry, H.G. Wells, and H.P. Lovecraft, with introduction and notes by the editors.

WAID, MARK (stories)

• * _Kingdom Come (with Alex Ross & Elliot S. Maggin) See entry under Elliot S. Maggin

WAINWRIGHT, RICHARD M.

• * *The Crystal Palace of Adamas (Family Life Publishing 0-9619566-8-2, 1995 [Sep ’95], $18.00, 69pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Young-adult SF story in picture-book form, illustrated by SF artist Ron Walotsky. An explorer from an overcrowded planet finds a colorful, idyllic world. Available from Family Life Publishing, Box 2010, Dennis MA 02638; 800-633-1357. (Shipping included in price if ordered direct from publisher.)

WAITMAN, KATIE; [i.e., Katharine Lura Waitman] (1956- )

• * *The Merro Tree (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41436-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) SF novel. A performer famed on many worlds risks his life to defy the ban of his greatest act. A first novel.

WAKE, DAVID B., ed. (1964- ) (stories)

• * _Drabble II: Double Century (with Rob Meades) See entry under Rob Meades.
• * _The Drabble Project (with Rob Meades) See entry under Rob Meades.
• * _Drabble Who (with David J. Howe) See entry under David J. Howe

WAKE, PAUL, ed.

• * *Waterstone’s Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror (with Steve Andrews & Ariel) (Waterstone’s 0-9527405-8-3, Apr ’98, £3.99, 204pp, tp) Reference work, produced for sale in Waterstone’s Bookshops. A bio-bibliographic index to more than 200 authors, concentrating on more recent, available work. (Contents)

WAKEFIELD, H(erbert) RUSSELL (1888-1964) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Clock Strikes Twelve and Other Stories (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-45-1, Apr ’98, C$51.00, xxii+265pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Reprint (Jenkins 1940) collection of 22 horror stories; three previously uncollected stories have been added. Introduction by Barbara Roden. This is a limited edition of 500. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.50 and in the UK for £24.00. (Contents)
• * _Imagine a Man in a Box (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-26-5, Jun ’97, C$49.50, xiv+183pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Reprint (Philip Allan 1931) collection of 13 stories, seven of which are supernatural. This edition is limited to 500 copies and adds an introduction by Barbara Roden, and a biblographical afterword by Jack Adrian A world-wide edition available in the US for $37.00 and in the UK for £22.50. (Contents)
• * _Old Man’s Beard: Fifteen Disturbing Tales (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-12-5, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £19.00, xxi+146pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Reprint (Appleton 1929 as Others Who Returned) collection of ghost / supernatural stories, with a new Introduction by Barbara Roden. Limited to 400 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $31.00. (Contents)
• * _They Return at Evening (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-06-0, Oct ’95 [Jul ’96], £18.50, xvi+156pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Reprint (Appleton 1928) collection of ten ghost stories, with a new introduction by Barbara Roden. Limited to 300 numbered copies. Available from Ashcroft, 2 Abbottsford Drive, Penyfford, Chester CH4 0JG. Issued in 1995, but not seen until now. (Contents)
• * _They Return at Evening: A Book of Ghost Stories (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-06-0, Oct ’95 [Jul ’96], £18.50, xvi+156pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe) Reprint (Appleton 1928) collection of ten stories, with a new Introduction by Barbara Roden. Limited to 300 numbered copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $31.00. (Contents)

WALDROP, HOWARD (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ursus Imprints 0-942681-00-2, Jun ’87, $35.00, 125pp, hc) Collection by one of the wildest talents in short fiction; includes one original story. Introduction by Gardner Dozois. Numbered, signed (by Waldrop, Dozois, and the artists), slipcased, limited edition of 600 copies; illustrations in b&w and color by various artists. An elegantly designed book — highly recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Custer’s Last Jump (with Steven Utley) See entry under Steven Utley.
• * *A Dozen Tough Jobs (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-01-5, Apr ’89, $16.00, 135pp, hc) Fantasy novella that transplants the Labors of Hercules to the rural south in the 1920’s. Highly recommended (FCM). Also available in a limited signed edition (-02-3, $40.00).
• * *Going Home Again (Eidolon 0-9586864-0-8, Feb ’97, A$19.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry) Collection of nine stories, one original. There is an introduction by Waldrop, a foreword by Lucius Shepard, and a bibliography of Waldrop’s work. Order from Eidolon Publications, PO Box 225, North Perth, Western Australia 6006; eidolon@midnight.com.au (Contents)
• * +Going Home Again (St. Martin’s 0-312-18589-8, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $22.95, 223pp, hc, cover by Thomas Cole) Collection of nine stories, one original. There is an introduction by Waldrop, a foreword by Lucius Shepard, and a bibliography of Waldrop’s work. Illustrations by Shaun Tan. First US edition (Eidolon 1997).
• * *Howard, Who? (Doubleday 0-385-19708-X, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $12.95, 181pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories including Nebula winner “The Ugly Chickens”. Introduction by George R.R. Martin, and fascinating story introductions by the author. Highly recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
• * _Night of the Cooters (Ace 0-441-57473-4, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) Reprint (Ursus/Ziesing 1990 as Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories) collection of ten stories, with an introduction by Chad Oliver. The British edition (Legend 1991 as Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stuff) added the novella “A Dozen Tough Jobs”.
• * *Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stuff (Legend 0-09-987470-9, Oct ’91, £6.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Collection of ten stories, including the nine originally collected in Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories (Ursus, 1990) plus the novella A Dozen Tough Jobs (Zeising, 1989), with notes throughout by Waldrop. (Contents)
• * *Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories (Ursus/Ziesing 0-942681-050-3, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $25.00, 229pp, hc, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) Collection of ten stories, with nine full-color illustrations by various artists. Filled with Waldrop’s usual high-quality weirdness. Recommended (SW). A signed slipcased limited edition (-06-1, $65.00) is also available. (Contents)
• * *Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ace 0-441-16069-7, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 208pp, pb, cover by Alan Clarke) Omnibus of Waldrop’s short fiction, with the contents of All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ursus Imprints 1987), including the introduction by Lewis Shiner, plus the novella A Dozen Tough Jobs (Ziesing 1989). Highly recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * *Strange Things in Close-up: The Nearly Complete Howard Waldrop (Legend 0-09-964440-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £4.50, 363pp, tp) Omnibus of Howard, Who? (Doubleday 1986) and All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ursus 1987). (Contents)
• * *Them Bones (Ace 0-441-80557-4, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 225pp, pb) Sf novel of time travel and parallel worlds, an Ace Special and a first independent novel.
• * _Them Bones (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-04-X, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $20.00, 250pp, hc) Reprint (Ace 1984) alternate history sf novel. This is the first hardcover edition. Also published in a limited signed edition (-05-8 at $50.00).
• * _Them Bones (Legend 0-7126-3426-6, Sep ’89, £5.95, 218pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-2944-0, £11.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Them Bones (Legend 0-09-966210-8, Apr ’91, £3.99, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1984) sf novel.

WALKER, BARBARA G. (stories)

• * *Amazon (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-250975-6, May ’92 [Jun ’92], $15.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Feminist fantasy novel of a young Amazon warrior suddenly transported from pre-Christian Europe to contemporary America. A first novel.
• * _Amazon (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-250944-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $9.00, 178pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (HarperSanFrancisco 1992) feminist fantasy novel of a young Amazon warrior suddenly transported from pre-Christian Europe to contemporary America.
• * _Feminist Fairy Tales (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-251320-6, Feb ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.00, 244pp, tp) Reprint (HarperSanFrancisco 1996) collection of 28 feminist revisions of fairy tales and myths.
• * *Feminist Fairytales (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-251319-2, Jan ’96, $22.00, 244pp, hc) Collection of 28 stories, mostly feminist revisions of fairy tales and myths such as “Snow Night” and “Ugly and the Beast”. Illustrated by Laurie Harden. (Contents)

WALKER, LARS (stories)

• * *Erling’s Word (Baen 0-671-87850-6, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Historical fantasy novel. An Irishman captured by Vikings pretends to be a priest.

WALKER, MARY ALEXANDER (1927- )

• * *The Scathach and Maeve’s Daughters (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31638-0, Nov ’90, $12.95, 119pp, hc, cover by Patricia Mulvihill) Young-adult fantasy novel of the supernatural Scathach, sworn to aid all female descendants of an eighth century Celtic princess. The book covers four eras as quasi-independent stories.

WALKER, NANCY A(nne Cheney) (1942- )

• * *Feminist Alternatives: Irony and Fantasy in the Contemporary Novel by Women (University Press of Mississippi 0-87805-442-1, May ’90 [Feb ’91], $14.95, 220pp, tp) Non-fiction; criticism. An analysis of 25 women’s novels of the last quarter century, including Joanna Russ’ The Female Man, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and Marge Piercy’s Woman on the Edge of Time. A hardcover edition ($35.00) was announced but not seen.