The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

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

• * *Cosmic Engineers: A Study of Hard Science Fiction (Greenwood Press 0-313-29727-4, Feb ’96, $49.95, 148pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study of the roots and development of hard SF, with close examination of A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke, Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement, and Between the Strokes of Night by Charles Sheffield. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800.
• * *Islands in the Sky (Borgo Press 0-89370-407-5, 1996 [Feb ’97], $23.00, 223pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical. An examination of fictional space stations, from their earliest appearances in literature to television’s Babylon 5. There is a preface by Gregory Benford. Includes notes, a bibliography of works involving space stations, and three indexes (general, title, and character). Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
• * *The Mechanics of Wonder: The Creation of the Idea of Science Fiction (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-573-2, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], £14.95, viii+344pp, tp) Critical work re-evaluating the genesis of SF and the importance and influences of Hugo Gernsback and John W. Campbell. A hardcover edition (-563-5, £32.00) was announced but not seen.

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• * _Immortal Engines: Life Extension and Immortality in Science Fiction and Fantasy (with Eric S. Rabkin & George E. Slusser) See entry under George E. Slusser

WESTHEIM, MICHAEL

• * *The Callisto Group (Dolphin Books 0-9647507-9-1, Dec ’95 [Oct ’95], $15.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Manette Wiederhold) Young-adult SF novel. Kids raised in space resent being returned to Earth. Order from Dolphin Books, PO Box 2877, Decatur IL 62524. 217-876-1232; Fax 217-876-9210.

WESTLAKE, ABBY (1929- )

• * _High Jinx (with Donald E. Westlake) See entry under Donald E. Westlake
• * _Transylvania Station (with Donald E. Westlake) See entry under Donald E. Westlake

WESTLAKE, DONALD E(dwin Edmund) (1933-2008) (stories) (chron.)

• * *High Jinx (with Abby Westlake) (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-04-X, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 121pp, tp) Associational; humor/mystery/horror novel, based on one of the Mohonk Mystery Weekends. Introduction by Martin Cruz Smith. Illustrated with photos.
• * *Humans (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-468-5, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $18.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Wilson McLean) Fantasy novel of an angel sent by God to bring about Armageddon.
• * _Humans (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40094-7, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Wilson McLean) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1992) fantasy novel of an angel sent by God to bring about Armageddon.
• * *Smoke (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-534-7, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $21.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Jeff Fitz Maurice) Humorous SF mystery. A burglar breaks into a lab and ends up invisible — and badly wanted by good guys and bad.
• * _Smoke (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-40344-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $6.50, 439pp, pb, cover by Jeff Fitz Maurice) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1995) humorous SF mystery. A burglar breaks into a lab and ends up invisible.
• * *Tomorrow’s Crimes (Mysterious Press 0-89296-299-2, Sep ’89, $18.95, 263pp, hc) Collection of nine early sf stories and one short novel by a well-known mystery writer. (Contents)
• * _Tomorrow’s Crimes (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-445-40917-7, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Sonja Jakesvic & Nenad Jakesvic) Reprint (Mysterious Press 1989) collection of ten sf/mystery stories.
• * *Transylvania Station (with Abby Westlake) (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-05-8, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 125pp, tp) Associational. Humorous/mystery/horror novel based on one of the Mohonk Mystery Weekends. Introduction by Stephen King. Illustrated with photos.

WESTLAKE, MICHAEL (1942- )

• * *The Utopian (Carcanet 0-85635-798-7, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], £12.95, 158pp, hc) Novel about a futuristic Britain under a Communist matriarchy.

WESTON, CAROLYN (1921-2001)

• * _Children of the Light (St. Martin’s 0-312-90305-7, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1985) post-holocaust sf novel. A fine first novel; recommended. (FCM)

WESTON, SUSAN (Brown) (1943- )

• * *Children of the Light (St. Martin’s 0-312-13236-0, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $15.95, 262pp, hc) Post holocaust sf novel, a first novel. It’s beautifully written, avoiding despair as well as pulpish adventure to focus on the continuing richness of human nature. Highly recommended. (FCM)

WESTWOOD, CHRIS (1959- ) (stories)

• * *Calling All Monsters (Viking Kestrel 0-670-83293-6, Jul ’90, £5.99, 192pp, tp, cover by Mark Longworth) Young-adult horror novel about a horror writer whose stories start coming true.
• * _Calling All Monsters (Puffin 0-14-034421-7, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £3.99, 192pp, pb, cover by Mark Longworth) Reprint (Viking UK 1990) young-adult horror novel.
• * +Calling All Monsters (HarperCollins 0-06-022461-4, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $15.00, 218pp, hc, cover by Lambert Davis) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young girl haunted by the monsters in her favorite horror writer’s books, who come to life and stalk her. First American edition (Viking Kestrel UK 1990).
• * *Dark Brigade (Headline 0-7472-3479-5, Aug ’91, £4.50, 340pp, pb) Horror novel.
• * +He Came from the Shadows (HarperCollins 0-06-021658-1, Apr ’91, $14.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Anton C. Kimball) Young-adult dark fantasy about a small town endangered by a man who can fulfill any fantasy. First American edition (Viking Kestrel 1989 as A Light in the Black).
• * _He Came from the Shadows (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70430-0, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $3.99, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1989 as A Light in the Black) young-adult dark fantasy.
• * *Virtual World (Viking 0-670-87546-5, Sep ’97, $15.99, 217pp, hc, cover by Diane Fenster) Young-adult SF novel of a sinister virtual-reality game.

WESTWOOD, JENNIFER (née Fulcher) (1940-2008)

• * _Albion: A Guide to Legendary Britain (Paladin 0-586-08416-9, Feb ’87, £6.95, 567pp, tp) Reprint (Granada 1985) gazetteer of British legends and folklore.

WEYN, SUZANNE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Jeepers Creepers (HarperTrophy 0-06-44059-1, Mar ’95, $3.95, 129pp, tp, cover by Eric Petersen) [House of Horrors] Young-adult horror novel, #3 in the “House of Horrors” series. The kids are home alone when they discover a nest of deadly creatures in a hidden room. Packaged and copyrighted by Parachute Press.
• * *The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 4: Into the Dream (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90358-3, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 123pp, pb) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Fourth in a teenage fantasy/romance series for girls written by different authors and packaged by Parachute Press.
• * _The Secret of the Unicorn Queen Book 4: Into the Dream (Beaver 0-09-965500-4, Sep ’89, £1.99, 123pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Secret of the Unicorn Queen] Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]

WEYRICH, BECKY LEE (stories)

• * *Sweet Forever (Pinnacle 1-55817-604-7, May ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 384pp, pb) Ghost/time-travel romance. Turn-of-the-century girl Julianna Doran experiments with a Ouija board and calls up the spirit of a 17th-century sea captain and is determined to solve the mystery of his death.

WHALEN, (William) PATRICK (1944- )

• * *Deathwalker (Pocket 0-671-74636-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel of a creature who uses dead tourists to invade a town.
• * *Monastery (Pocket 0-671-66187-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 346pp, pb) Horror/supernatural novel with vampires, unchained monsters, etc.
• * *Night Thirst (Pocket 0-671-70654-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 356pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Horror novel of vampires overrunning Seattle.
• * *Out of Night (Pocket 0-671-67994-5, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber & Stephanie Gerber) Horror novel of a small town in California plagued by mysterious murders.

WHALEY, BARTON STEWART (1928- ); see pseudonym S. W. Barton

WHAM, TOM (stories)

• * _Rune Sword Volume Two: Skryling’s Blade (with Rose Estes) See entry under Rose Estes.
• * _Runesword: The Stone of Time (with Rose Estes) See entry under Rose Estes.

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

• * +The Ghost Feeler (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0996-8, Nov ’96 [Aug ’96], $28.95, 188pp, hc) Collection of nine “Stories of Terror and the Supernatural”, edited and with a critical and biographical introduction by Peter Haining. This is the Peter Owen UK 1996 edition with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 1-610-458-5005.
• * _The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Scribner’s 0-684-18582-X, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $8.95, 276pp, pb) Reissue (Scribner’s 1973) collection of 11 stories. Also available (-14829-3) in a library hc edition.
• * _The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Virago 1-86049-122-7, Jan ’96, £6.99, 270pp, tp, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) Reprint (Scribner’s 1973) collection of 11 ghost stories, plus an introduction and postscript by the author. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-84257-2, 1997 [Oct ’97], $11.00, 303pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner’s 1973) collection of 11 ghost stories, with a preface and “Autobiographical Postscript” by Wharton.
• * *The Ghost-Feeler: Stories of Terror and the Supernatural (Peter Owen 0-7206-0996-8, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £16.50, 188pp, hc, cover by Thomi Wroblewski) Collection of nine stories, many appearing for the first time since their original magazine publication. Edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining. (Contents)

WHATMORE, D. E.

• * +H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography (Meckler 0-88736-102-1, 1987 [Jan ’88], $47.50, 187pp, hc) Bibliography of Haggard’s work. Not as useful as the earlier work by Scott (1947), but this one is at least available. It lists, but does not give coverage to, the American editions, even when they predated the British. First U.S. edition (Mansell 1987). [Haggard]
• * *H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography (Mansell 0-7201-1806-9, Mar ’87 [1987], £35.00, 207pp, hc) Bibliography of H. Rider Haggard. [Not seen]

WHEAL, DONALD JAMES (1931-2008); see pseudonym Donald James

WHEATLEY, DENNIS (Yeats) (1897-1977) (stories)

• * _The Devil Rides Out (with Alison Sage) See entry under Alison Sage.
• * _The Devil Rides Out (Arrow 0-09-907240-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £2.95, pb) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1935) fantasy novel.
• * _The Devil Rides Out (Century 0-7126-2207-1, Jun ’88, £11.95, 320pp, hc) [Duke de Richleau] Reissue (Hutchinson 1935) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Devil Rides Out (Mandarin 0-7493-0678-5, Feb ’91, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1935) occult thriller.
• * *The Devil Rides Out and Gateway to Hell (Chancellor Press 1-851-52186-0, Apr ’92, £3.99, 397pp, hc, cover by Terry Oakes) [Duke de Richleau] Omnibus of two classic occult thrillers. This is an “Instant Remainder” edition. (Contents)
• * _Gateway to Hell (Mandarin 0-7493-0676-9, Feb ’91, £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) occult thriller.
• * _The Haunting of Toby Jugg (Mandarin 0-7493-0675-0, Feb ’91, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1948) occult thriller.
• * _The Irish Witch (Century 0-7126-2252-7, Aug ’88, £12.95, 448pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1973) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Irish Witch (Mandarin 0-7493-0674-2, Feb ’91, £4.50, 446pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1973) occult thriller.
• * _The Ka of Gifford Hillary (Mandarin 0-7493-0672-6, Feb ’91, £4.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1956) occult thriller.
• * _The Satanist (Century 0-7126-1934-8, Mar ’88, £12.95, 448pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1960) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Satanist (Mandarin 0-7493-0670-X, Feb ’91, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1960) occult thriller.
• * _The Satanist (Reed Trade Books/Mandarin 0-7493-2272-1, Oct ’95 [May ’96], $6.99, 512pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1960) occult thriller. This has an American cover, but is internally the same as the 1995 Mandarin UK reprint. Available from Reed Trade Books, 225 Wildwood Ave, Woburn MA 01801; orders: 1-800-366-2665, fax 1-800-446-6520.
• * _Strange Conflict (Mandarin 0-7493-0679-3, Feb ’91, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1941) occult thriller.
• * _They Used Dark Forces (Mandarin 0-7493-0677-7, Feb ’91, £4.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1964) occult thriller.
• * _They Used Dark Forces (Reed Trade Books/Mandarin 0-7493-2277-2, 1995 [Apr ’96], $6.99, 511pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1964) occult thriller set in WWII. Available fro Reed Trade Books, 225 Wildwood Ave, Woburn MA 01801; orders: 800-366-2665, fax 800-446-6520.
• * _To the Devil - A Daughter (Mandarin 0-7493-0673-4, Feb ’91, £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1953) occult thriller.
• * _To the Devil a Daughter (Century 0-7126-2247-0, Aug ’88, £12.95, 384pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1953) horror novel. [Not seen]

WHEELER, DAVID, ed. (stories)

• * *No, But I Saw the Movie (Penguin 0-14-011090-9, May ’89, $9.95, 411pp, tp) Anthology of 18 stories that well-known films were based on. Seven of the stories are fantasy or horror. (Contents)

WHEELER, DEBORAH (1947- ) (stories)

• * *Jaydium (DAW 0-88677-556-6, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Sf novel of two miners from a remote planet who are accidentally shot back in time to an earlier culture on their world. A first novel.
• * *Northlight (DAW 0-88677-639-2, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) SF novel with a fantasy feel. On a world where colonists have deliberately forgone and forgotten technology, someone wants to bring back the old weapons.

WHEELER, J(ohn) CRAIG (1943- )

• * *The Krone Experiment (Pressworks 0-939722-21-6, 1986 [Oct ’86], $15.95, 412pp, hc) Sf novel of orbital warfare and the possible destruction of the solar system, by an astrophysicist. A first novel.
• * _The Krone Experiment (Souvenir Press 0-285-62829-1, Feb ’88, £10.95, 412pp, hc) Reprint (Pressworks 1986). Combination thriller/detective/science fiction novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Krone Experiment (NAL Onyx 0-451-40103-4, Nov ’88, $4.50, pb) Reprint (Pressworks 1986) near future/nuclear war/star wars/space satellite suspense novel.
• * _The Krone Experiment (Grafton 0-586-20446-6, Jun ’89, £3.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Pressworks 1986) thriller/detective/sf novel.

WHEELER, SCOTT

• * *Matters of Form (DAW 0-88677-225-7, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 240pp, pb) Sf novel of aliens shipwrecked on Earth.

WHELAN, GERALDINE; see pseudonym O. R. Melling (chron.)

WHELAN, MICHAEL (Raymond) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Art of Michael Whelan (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07447-4, Oct ’93, $60.00, 201pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Art book, a collection of Whelan’s work, with both full-color and black-&-white illustrations, plus a gallery of his more personal work. The text includes interviews conducted by Anne McCaffrey and David Cherry.
• * *Michael Whelan’s Works of Wonder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32679-2, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $25.00, 109pp, hc) Non-fiction, art book with sf and fantasy illustrations by multiple Hugo winner Whelan. This book is limited to Del Rey covers.
• * _Michael Whelan’s Works of Wonder (SFBC #11620, Feb ’88, $17.50, 109pp, hc) This is a false entry. The Book Club took copies of the Del Rey edition. There is no price (or mention of the Book Club) on the jacket.
• * _Michael Whelan’s Works of Wonder (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-00937-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $25.00, 109pp, hc) Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf/fantasy art book; second printing.
• * *Something in My Eye (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-82-1, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $18.95, unpaginated, tp) Art Book. A poster book with 17 full-color horror illustrations. There is an introduction by Whelan. A hardcover edition (-83-X, $50.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
• * _Works of Wonder (Columbus 0-86287-391-6, Oct ’87, £16.95, 128pp, hc) Reprint art book. [First U.K. edition]

WHITAKER, ALEXANDRA

• * _Dream Sister (Dell Yearling 0-440-40156-9, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 156pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1986) children’s ghost story.

WHITAKER, DAVID (stories)

• * _Doctor Who: The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Crusaders (with Terrance Dicks) See entry under Terrance Dicks.
• * _Doctor Who: The Daleks (Target 0-426-10110-3, Jan ’92, £2.99, 157pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Muller 1964 as Doctor Who) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 16 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Scripts: Power of the Daleks (Titan 1-85286-327-7, Apr ’93, £4.99, 191pp, tp) [Doctor Who] Script from a classic episode of Doctor Who, edited by John McElroy and with a background article by Stephen James Walker.
• * *Doctor Who: The Scripts: The Crusade (Titan 1-85286-564-4, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 140pp, tp, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Script from a classic episode of Doctor Who edited by John McElroy, with a background article by Stephen James Walker.

WHITBOURN, JOHN (1958- ) (stories)

• * *Binscombe Tales (Haunted Library No ISBN, Sep ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.25, 44pp, ph) [Binscombe] Original collection of four linked supernatural tales. Available in the UK from Rosemary Pardoe, Flat One, 36 Hamilton Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3JQ, and in the US (for $4) from Richard Fawcett, 61 Teecomwas Drive, Uncasville, CT 06382. (Contents)