The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

WOOLLEY, PERSIA (continued)

• * _Child of the Northern Spring (Pocket 0-671-62199-8, Aug ’91, $5.50, 468pp, pb) [Guinevere] Reissue (Poseidon 1987) associational Arthurian historical, first book of a series; second printing.
• * _Guinevere, Queen of the Summer Stars (Grafton 0-586-20003-7, Jul ’91, £4.99, 495pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Guinevere] Reprint (Poseidon 1990 as Queen of the Summer Stars) Arthurian fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Arthur and Guinevere” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Guinevere: The Legend in Autumn (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-70831-7, Oct ’91 [Nov ’91], $22.00, 432pp, hc) [Guinevere] Associational Arthurian historical novel with a few mystical elements, third book of a series.
• * _Guinevere: The Legend in Autumn (Pocket 0-671-70832-5, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.99, 423pp, pb, cover by Gregg Gulbronson) [Guinevere] Reprint (Poseidon 1991) associational Arthurian historical novel with a few mystical elements, third in a series.
• * *Queen of the Summer Stars (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-62201-3, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $19.95, 415pp, hc, cover by Wilson McClean) [Guinevere] Associational Arthurian historical with no obvious fantasy elements.
• * _Queen of the Summer Stars (BOMC no ISBN, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $16.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Wilson McClean) [Guinevere] Reprint (Poseidon 1990) Arthurian novel without fantasy elements, sequel to Child of the Northern Spring.
• * _Queen of the Summer Stars (Pocket 0-671-62202-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.50, 426pp, pb) [Guinevere] Reprint (Poseidon 1990) associational Arthurian historical with no obvious fantasy elements, second book of a series.

WOOLRICH, CORNELL; [i.e., Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich] (1903-1968) (stories)

• * *Darkness at Dawn: the Early Suspense Classics of Cornell Woolrich (Peter Bedrick 0-87226-204-9, Jun ’88, $8.95, 297pp, tp) Edited by Francis M. Nevins Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg. Collection of early mystery/horror/suspense stories, some with supernatural elements. (Contents)

WOOLVERTON, LINDA

• * _Star Wind (Corgi 0-552-52459-X, Jul ’87, £1.95, 177pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]

WOOTTON, WENDY; see pseudonym Delaney Silver

WORBOYS, ANNE; [i.e., Annette Isobel Worboys, née Eyre] (1920-2007)

• * _You Can’t Sing Without Me (Piatkus 0-7499-3012-8, Feb ’97 [Apr ’97], £5.99, 296pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) Reprint (Piatkus 1996) dark fantasy romance.

WORNOM, HOWARD (1958- ); see pseudonym Russ T. Howard (stories)

WORTIS, AVI (1937- ); see pseudonym Avi (chron.)

WORTS, GEORGE F(rank) (1892-1967) (stories)

• * *The Monster of the Lagoon (Starmont House 1-55724-242-7, 1991 [Jul ’92], $10.95, 145pp, tp) [Singapore Sammy] Collection of two fantasy adventure pulp pieces featuring Singapore Sammy: the novelette “Buddha’s Whisker” and short novel “The Monster of the Lagoon”. A hardcover edition (-243-5; $20.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Starmont House, Inc., PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. (Contents)

WREDE, PATRICIA C(ollins) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Book of Enchantments (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201255-9, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $17.00, 234pp, hc, cover by Amy Ning) Collection of ten fantasy stories, five original, including a new one set in the “Enchanted Forest”, about Queen Cimorene’s Frying Pan of Doom, with an accompanying recipe for ’Quick After-Battle Triple Chocolate Cake’. Notes by the author describe the inspiration for several stories. (Contents)
• * _Book of Enchantments (SFBC #12456, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $7.98, 234pp, hc, cover by Amy Ning) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) collection of ten fantasy stories. This is similar to the Harcourt Brace edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Book of Enchantments (Scholastic/Point 0-590-97218-9, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $4.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Amy Ning) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1996) young-adult fantasy collection.
• * *Calling on Dragons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200950-7, Mar ’93, $16.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Enchanted Forest] Young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”.
• * *Caught in Crystal (Ace 0-441-76006-6, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 293pp, pb) [Lyra] Fantasy novel set in the world of Shadow Magic and Daughter of Witches. Now settled as a mother and innkeeper, Kayl is forced to retrace her adventurer’s steps as dark forces resurface.
• * _Caught in Crystal (Orbit 0-7088-8313-3, Dec ’89, £3.50, 293pp, pb) [Lyra] Reprint (Ace 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Lyra” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Daughter of Witches (Orbit 0-7088-4784-6, Oct ’90, £3.50, 215pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Lyra] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Lyra” series.
• * *Dealing with Dragons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-222900-0, Sep ’90, $15.95, 212pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Enchanted Forest] Young-adult fairy tale fantasy about a runaway Princess.
• * _Dealing with Dragons (Scholastic 0-590-45722-5, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $3.25, 212pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (HBJ 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of a series.
• * _Dealing with Dragons (Scholastic/Point 0-590-45722-5, Feb ’98 [Mar ’98], $4.50, 212pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Enchanted Forest] Reissue (Ace/Tempo 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”. 13th printing.
• * _Dragon Search (Scholastic UK 0-590-55584-7, Jul ’94, £3.50, 289pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1991 as Searching for Dragons.) young-adult fantasy novel. Book Two in “The Enchanted Forest Chronicles”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dragonsbane (Scholastic UK 0-590-55292-9, Oct ’93, £3.50, 250pp, pb, cover by Paul Young) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Enchanted Forest Chronicles (SFBC #10828, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $14.98, 617pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott) [Enchanted Forest] Fantasy omnibus of four young-adult novels, Dealing with Dragons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990), Searching for Dragons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991), Calling on Dragons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1993), and Talking to Dragons (Ace/Tempo 1985). The jacket lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back. (Contents)
• * *The Harp of Imach Thyssel (Ace 0-441-31756-1, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $2.95, 234pp, pb) [Lyra] Fantasy novel.
• * *Magic & Malice (SFBC #03715, May ’98, $12.98, 420pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Mairelon] Omnibus edition of Regency fantasy mysteries Mairelon the Magician (1991) and Magician’s Ward (1997). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-684-X, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *The Magician’s Ward (Tor 0-312-85369-6, Nov ’97, $22.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Dave Kramer) [Mairelon] Regency fantasy novel, sequel to Mairelon the Magician. Kim prefers investigating a magic mystery to becoming a lady in high society.
• * _The Magician’s Ward (Tor 0-812-52085-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $5.99, 288pp, pb, cover by David Kramer) [Mairelon] Reprint (Tor 1997) Regency fantasy/mystery, sequel to Mairelon the Magician.
• * *Mairelon the Magician (Tor 0-312-85041-7, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $17.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Mairelon] Historical fantasy novel about a traveling magician and a street urchin in medieval London.
• * _Mairelon the Magician (Tor 0-812-50896-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Mairelon] Reprint (Tor 1991) historical fantasy novel about a traveling magician and a street urchin in mediaeval London.
• * *The Raven Ring (Tor 0-312-85040-9, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $21.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Lyra] Fantasy novel set in the world of “Lyra”.
• * _The Raven Ring (Tor 0-812-51432-7, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Lyra] Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel set in the world of “Lyra”.
• * *Searching for Dragons (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200898-5, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $16.95, 242pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Enchanted Forest] Young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel to Dealing with Dragons. A young king and a princess are on a quest for the King of the Dragons, who has been kidnapped by evil wizards. A Jane Yolen Book.
• * _Searching for Dragons (Scholastic 0-590-45721-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.25, 242pp, pb) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, a sequel to Dealing with Dragons.
• * _Searching for Dragons (Scholastic/Point 0-590-45721-7, Feb ’98 [Mar ’98], $4.50, 242pp, pb) [Enchanted Forest] Reissue (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”. Ninth printing.
• * *The Seven Towers (Ace 0-441-75973-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.50, 264pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
• * _Shadow Magic (Ace 0-441-76012-0, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.50, 279pp, pb) [Lyra] Reissue (Ace 1982) fantasy novel, Book 1 of the “Lyra” series.
• * _Shadow Magic (Orbit 0-7088-8331-1, May ’90, £3.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Lyra] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Lyra” series.
• * *Shadows Over Lyra (Tor 0-812-56759-5, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $11.99, 535pp, tp, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [Lyra] Omnibus of three fantasy novels in the “Lyra” series: Shadow Magic (1982), Daughter of Witches (1983), and The Harp of Imach Thyssel (1985). Also includes a timeline and overview of Lyran history. (Contents)
• * _Snow White & Rose Red (Tor 0-812-55825-1, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 273pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1989) fairy tale fantasy novel, an Elizabethan retelling of the classic tale.
• * _Snow White and Rose Red (Tor 0-812-53497-2, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reissue (Tor 1989) fairy tale fantasy novel; second printing.
• * *Sorcery and Cecelia (with Caroline Stevermer) (Ace 0-441-77559-4, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 197pp, pb) [Sorcery & Cecelia] Epistolary fantasy novel of murder, magic, manners, and romance, set in Regency London.
• * *Talking to Dragons (Ace/Tempo 0-441-79591-9, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.25, 232pp, pb) [Enchanted Forest] Juvenile fantasy novel, the first original novel in Tempo’s MagicQuest line. Illustrations by Judy Mitchell.
• * _Talking to Dragons (Ace 0-441-79592-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 232pp, pb) [Enchanted Forest] Reissue (Ace Tempo 1985) humorous young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Talking to Dragons (Harcourt Brace 0-15-284247-0, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $16.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (Ace/Tempo 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”. This was the first book written in the series.
• * _Talking to Dragons (Scholastic/Point 0-590-48475-3, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $3.99, 255pp, pb) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (Ace/Tempo 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, first written but fourth in the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”.
• * _Talking to Dragons (Scholastic/Point 0-590-48475-3, Feb ’98 [Mar ’98], $4.50, 255pp, pb) [Enchanted Forest] Reissue (Ace/Tempo 1985) young-adult fantasy novel, first written but fourth in the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”. Sixth printing.

WREN, M. K.; pseudonym of Martha Kay Renfroe, (1938- )

• * *A Gift Upon the Shore (Ballantine 0-345-36341-8, Mar ’90, $18.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Jeff Walker) Near-future post-holocaust sf novel of the preservation of books and knowledge in a ravaged world.
• * _A Gift Upon the Shore (Penguin 0-14-013087-X, May ’90, £7.99, 375pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Ballantine 1990) post-holocaust adventure novel.
• * _A Gift Upon the Shore (Ballantine 0-345-37088-0, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1990) sf post-apocalypse novel.
• * _A Gift Upon the Shore (Roc UK 0-14-013088-8, Sep ’91, £4.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Ballantine 1990) sf novel.
• * _House of the Wolf (Berkley 0-425-08273-3, Nov ’85 [Oct ’85], $2.95, 310pp, pb) [Phoenix Legacy] Reissue (Berkley 1981) sf novel, Book Three of “The Phoenix Legacy”; 2nd printing.
• * _The Phoenix Legacy 1: Sword of the Lamb (NEL 0-450-05848-4, May ’86, £2.95, 436pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1981) sf novel, first in a series.
• * _The Phoenix Legacy 2: Shadow of the Swan (NEL 0-450-05868-9, Sep ’86, £2.95, 338pp, pb) [Phoenix Legacy] Reprint (Berkley 1981) sf novel, #2 in"The Phoenix Legacy".
• * _The Phoenix Legacy 3: House of the Wolf (NEL 0-450-39378-X, Dec ’86, £2.95, 310pp, pb) [Phoenix Legacy] Reprint (Berkley 1981) sf novel, “Phoenix Legacy” #3.
• * _Shadow of the Swan (Berkley 0-425-07965-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 338pp, pb) [Phoenix Legacy] Reissue (Berkley 1981) sf novel, Book Two of “The Phoenix Legacy”. A family saga in outer space. 3rd printing.
• * _Sword of the Lamb (Berkley 0-425-07587-7, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.50, 436pp, pb) [Phoenix Legacy] Reissue (Berkley 1981) sf novel, Book One of “The Phoenix Legacy”. 3rd printing.

WREN, THOMAS; pseudonym of Thomas T. Thomas, (1948- )

• * *The Doomsday Effect (Baen 0-671-65579-5, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) Sf novel of a tiny black hole destroying Earth. A first novel.

WRENCH, SARAH J.

• * *The Duke of Sumava (Baen 0-671-87785-2, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Fantasy novel. A duke in distress is offered otherworldly help to save his lands. A first novel.

WRIGHT, BETTY REN (1927- ) (stories)

• * _Christina’s Ghost (Scholastic Apple 0-590-40284-6, Oct ’87, $2.50, 105pp, pb) Reprint (Holiday House 1985) juvenile short novel of ghosts.
• * _Christina’s Ghost (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-42709-1, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $3.50, 105pp, tp) Reprint (Holiday House 1985) young-adult ghost novel. 15th printing.
• * _The Dollhouse Murders (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-43461-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $3.50, 149pp, tp) Reprint (Holiday House 1983) young-adult horror novel about a haunted dollhouse.
• * *The Ghost Comes Calling (Scholastic 0-590-47353-0, Apr ’94, $13.95, 83pp, hc, cover by Bruce Eagle) Young-adult ghost novella about a boy who tries to free the spirit of an old man haunting his family’s vacation cabin.
• * *A Ghost in the House (Scholastic 0-590-43606-6, Nov ’91 [Aug ’91], $13.95, 164pp, hc, cover by Aleta Jenks) Young-adult ghost novel. Sarah is left alone with her great aunt, who is being victimized by a ghost seeking revenge.
• * _A Ghost in the House (Scholastic 0-590-43603-1, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $2.95, 164pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic 1991) young-adult ghost novel. Sarah’s great-aunt is being victimized by a ghost seeking revenge.
• * _Ghosts Beneath Our Feet (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-43444-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $2.75, 137pp, tp) Reissue (Holiday House 1984) young-adult ghost novel. 11th printing.
• * *The Ghosts of Mercy Manor (Scholastic 0-590-43601-5, Sep ’93 [Oct ’93], $13.95, 172pp, hc, cover by Liana Soman) Young-adult ghost fantasy novel. 12 year-old Gwen moves into a haunted house and is determined to find out why the ghost of a girl her own age walks there.

WRIGHT, BRUCE LANIER

• * *Yesterday’s Tomorrows: The Golden Age of Science Fiction Movie Posters (Taylor Publishing 0-87833-824-1, May ’93 [Jun ’93], $19.95, 184pp, tp) A history of sf movie poster art from 1950-1964, with nearly 100 full-color reproductions. Order from Taylor Publishing, 1550 West Mockingbird Lane, Dallas TX 75235.

WRIGHT, EVAN [or Wilbur] (1919-1994); see pseudonym David Graham

WRIGHT, GARY (Staples) (1930- ) (stories)

• * *The Road West (TSR 0-88038-927-3, Oct ’90, $3.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Carol Heyer & Roy Parker) Fantasy novel of an orphan boy’s adventures in a mountainous wilderness. A first novel.

WRIGHT, GENE; [i.e., Eugene Alden Wright] (1939- )

• * _Horror Shows (David & Charles 0-7153-9012-0, Mar ’87, £15.00, 296pp, hc) Reprint (Facts on File 1986) book on horror films, TV and radio shows. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Horrorshows (Facts on File 0-8160-1014-5, Apr ’86 [Jun ’86], $24.95, 296pp, hc) 8.5" x 11". Non-fiction, indexed sourcebook on late-night fantasy/horror films, with 125 photos.

WRIGHT, GLOVER; [i.e., Geoffrey Glover-Wright] (1940- )

• * *The Hound of Heaven (Hutchinson 0-09-155600-7, Sep ’84, £8.95, 316pp, hc) Fantasy/thriller novel. [Not seen]
• * +The Hound of Heaven (Arbor House 0-87795-767-3, Apr ’86, $15.95, 316pp, hc) Fantasy/thriller novel of a mysterious resurrection and a priest who could be saint, Lucifer, or something more. First published in England in 1984; this is the first American edition.

WRIGHT, HELEN S.

• * *A Matter of Oaths (Methuen 0-413-18040-9, Oct ’88, £3.50, 283pp, pb) Sf novel. A first novel.
• * +A Matter of Oaths (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20983-6, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.50, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) Sf adventure novel of an outlaw ship pitted against an interstellar conspiracy. First American edition (Methuen 1988). A first novel.

WRIGHT, MARY M(aude Dunn) (1894-1967); see pseudonym Lilith Lorraine (stories)

WRIGHT, RONALD

• * *A Scientific Romance (Anchor UK 1-86230-011-9, Sep ’97, £9.99, 352pp, tp, cover by Pedro Lobo) [Time Machine] SF novel. A first novel. The return of H.G. Wells’s time machine allows an archeologist to travel into a decimated future Britain.
• * +A Scientific Romance (St. Martin’s/Picador 0-312-18172-8, Mar ’98, $23.00, 352pp, hc) [Time Machine] SF novel. A 1999 archaeologist experiments with H.G. Wells’s time machine. A first novel by a noted non-fiction writer. First US edition (Knopf Canada 1997).
• * _A Scientific Romance (Anchor UK 1-86230-019-4, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], £6.99, 352pp, tp) [Time Machine] Reprint (Knopf Canada 1997) SF novel of a 1999 archaeologist’s experiments with H.G. Wells’s time machine.

WRIGHT, S(ydney) FOWLER (1874-1965) (stories)

• * *S. Fowler Wright’s Short Stories (FWB 1-900848-00-7, 1996 [Jul ’97], $20.00, 216pp, tp) Collection of 19 poems and stories, with forewords by Brian Stableford and S. Fowler Wright, and a compiler’s note. All stories but one (two pages) appeared in The Throne of Saturn (1951); all the other material is new. There is an extensive bibliography that also notes books available on CD. This is a worldwide edition listed for the first time. Order from PO Box 3, Ludlow SY8 4ZZ, England; email: http://www.sfw.org.uk (Contents)