The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

Books, Listed by Author

WILLIAMS, BILLY DEE (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *Just/in Time (with Rob MacGregor) (Tor 0-312-87271-2, Jun 2000, $22.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Calloway] SF psychic thriller, sequel to PSI/Net. Calloway attempts to use his abilities to travel to the past and prevent the release of a lethal virus.
• * _PSI/Net (with Rob MacGregor) (Tor 0-812-57092-8, Jun 2000, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielson) [Calloway] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF psychic thriller.

WILLIAMS, CHARLES (Walter Stansby) (1886-1945) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Masques of Amen House (The Mythopoeic Press 1-887726-06-3, 2000, $14.00, 204pp, tp, cover by Nancy-Lou Patterson) Collection of three verse plays about publishing, plus related poems and selections from music for the Masques by Hubert J. Foss. An extensive introduction by Bernadette Lynn Bosky discusses Williams and the masques; editor David Bratman provides annotations and a bibliography. Order from The Mythopoeic Society, PO Box 1363, Minnetonka MN 55345. (Contents)

WILLIAMS, GAVIN (chron.)

• * _Hush (with Tim Lebbon) See entry under Tim Lebbon.

WILLIAMS, JAY (1914-1978) (chron.)

• * _Petronella (Moon Mountain Publishing 0-9677929-1-6, Dec 2000, $15.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Margaret Organ-Kean) Reprint (Parents 1973) children’s picture book version of the fairy tale about a strong princess, with new illustrations by Margaret Organ-Kean. Order from Moon Mountain Publishing, 80 Peachtree Road, North Kingstown RI 02852; e-mail [hello@moonmountainpub.com]; website [www.moonmountainpub.com].

WILLIAMS, JOHN A. (chron.)

• * _Captain Blackman (Coffee House Press 1-56689-096-9, Mar 2000, $15.95, 264 + ix, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1972) fantasy time-travel novel. A wounded soldier in Vietnam travels back in time, reliving each US war as an African American soldier. There is a new introduction by Alexs Pate. Order from Coffee House Press, 27 N. 4th St., Suite 400, Minneapolis MN 55401; credit card orders 612-338-0125; add $3.00 postage.

WILLIAMS, LIZ, ed.; [i.e., Elizabeth Helen Laura Williams] (1965- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Fabulous Brighton (with Elizabeth Counihan & Deirdre Counihan) See entry under Elizabeth Counihan.

WILLIAMS, MARK (chron.)

• * _Clickers (with J. F. Gonzalez) See entry under J. F. Gonzalez

WILLIAMS, PAUL (Steven), ed. (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _A Saucer of Loneliness: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Volume VII See entry under Theodore Sturgeon.

WILLIAMS, ROBERT PAUL (1957- ); see pseudonym Tad Williams (stories) (chron.)

WILLIAMS, SEAN (Llewellyn) (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Evergence: The Dying Light (with Shane Dix) (Ace 0-441-00742-2, Jul 2000, $6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Evergence] SF space adventure novel, book two in the series.

WILLIAMS, SHEILA, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Isaac Asimov’s Mother’s Day (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Utopias (with Gardner R. Dozois) See entry under Gardner R. Dozois

WILLIAMS, TAD; pseudonym of Robert Paul Williams, (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Dragonbane Chair (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-616-5, Sep ’99, £6.99, 930pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Book 1 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _The Dragonbone Chair (DAW 0-88677-384-9, Sep 2000, $7.99, 783pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, first volume of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. 19th printing.
• * _Otherland: City of Golden Shadow (DAW 0-88677-763-1, Sep 2000, $7.99, 780pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1996) near-future SF novel of virtual-reality intrigue. Seventh printing.
• * _Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass (DAW 0-88677-906-5, Sep 2000, $7.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (DAW 1999) near-future SF/virtual-reality fantasy novel, third in the series.
• * _Otherland: Mountain of Black Glass (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-990-3, Sep 2000, £7.99, 924pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reprint (Orbit 1999) SF/fantasy novel. Third novel of intrigue and global conspiracy conducted in a fantasy virtual reality. Forces converge on a virtual Troy.
• * _Otherland: River of Blue Fire (DAW 0-88677-844-1, Sep 2000, $7.99, 675pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Otherland] Reissue (DAW 1998) near-future SF novel, second in the series about intrigue in fantasy virtual reality. Second printing.
• * _Stone of Farewell (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-786-2, Sep ’99, £6.99, 874pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _Stone of Farewell (DAW 0-88677-480-2, Sep 2000, $7.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second volume of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. 18th printing.
• * _Tailchaser’s Song (DAW 0-88677-953-7, Dec 2000, $6.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) Reissue (DAW 1985) feline fantasy novel. This is a 15th anniversary edition, with a new introduction by the author and new ISBN, and indicates first printing.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 1 (DAW 0-88677-598-1, Sep 2000, $7.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, first half of the third book in “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. Eighth printing.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (DAW 0-88677-606-6, Sep 2000, $7.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, second half of the third book in “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. Fifth printing.
• * _To Green Angel Tower, Part 2 (DAW 0-88677-606-6, Oct 2000, $7.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993) fantasy novel, second half of the third book in “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”. Sixth printing.
• * _To Green Angel Tower: Siege (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-787-0, Sep ’99, £6.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel. First Part of Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.
• * _To Green Angel Tower: Storm (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-583-5, Sep ’99, £6.99, 815pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reissue (DAW 1993 as part of To Green Angel Tower) fantasy novel. Second Part of Book 3 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”.

WILLIAMS, TENNESSEE; pseudonym of Thomas Lanier Williams, (1911-1983) (chron.)

• * *Stairs to the Roof (New Directions 0-8112-1435-4, May 2000, $11.95, 101pp, tp) Stage play with SF/fantasy elements, a comedy about a clerk in 2001 who stages a one-man rebellion against the monotony of his job. Edited and with an introduction by Allean Hale.

WILLIAMS, THOMAS LANIER (1911-1983); see pseudonym Tennessee Williams (chron.)

WILLIAMS, WALTER JON (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Rift (HarperPrism 0-06-105794-0, Apr 2000, $6.99, 932pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) SF thriller of a massive quake in the mid-US. The author also writes as Walter Jon Williams.

WILLIAMSON, GERALD NEAL (1932- ); see under Williamson, J. N. (stories) (chron.)

WILLIAMSON, J. N.; [i.e., Gerald Neal “Jerry” Williamson] (1932-2005) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Frights of Fancy (Leisure 0-8439-4728-4, Jun 2000, $5.50, 361pp, pb) Collection of 16 horror stories, three original. Introduction by Ed Gorman. The author discusses writing short fiction in general in his “prelude”, and the writing of each story in separate introductions. (Contents)

WILLIAMSON, JACK; [i.e., John Stewart Williamson] (1908-2006) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Blue Spot and Entropy Reversed (Gryphon Books 1-58250-026-6, May 2000, $20.00, 172pp, tp, cover by Ron Turner) Omnibus publication of two SF short novel/novellas, in first book publication for both. The introduction by Philip Harbottle discusses the stories’ history. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; add $1.00 postage. (Contents)
• * *The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson, Volume Three: Wizard’s Isle (Haffner Press 1-893887-08-1, Sep 2000, $35.00, 540pp, hc, cover by Margaret Brundage) Collection of 16 stories,in chronological order, plus a story preface and a ’novelty feature’ by Williamson. There is a foreword by Ray Bradbury, and an afterword by Williamson. A signed, slipcased, limited edition of 100 (-09-X, $125.00) is also available. This is designed to match Williamson’s 1950s titles from Fantasy Press. Haffner Press, 5005 Crooks Rd, Suite 35, Royal Oak MI 48073-1239; add $5.00 postage. email: [haffner@mail.rust.net]; web [www.rust.net/˜haffner/] (Contents)
• * _Darker Than You Think (SFBC #00128, Jun 2000, $11.98, 267pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Reprint (Fantasy Press 1948) werewolf novel. This follows the 1999 Orb edition, with the 1984 illustrations by David G. Klein, and a new introduction by Douglas E. Winter; this SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-1050-4.

WILLINGHAM, ELAINE (chron.)

• * *Cooking in Oz: Kitchen Wizardry from America’s Favorite Fairy Tale (with Steve Cox) (Cumberland House 1-58182-051-8, Nov ’99, $16.95, 237pp, tp) [Oz] Associational cookbook, full of photos and Oz memorabilia and interesting facts. Recipes were provided primarily by Baum family members and by people associated with various stage and film productions. Foreword by movie Munchkin Margaret Pellegrini. Includes recipe index and “Oz Index”. Available from Cumberland House, 431 Harding Industrial Park Drive, Nashville TN 37211; orders: 888-439-2665.

WILLIS, BRIAN, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Hideous Progeny (RazorBlade Press 0-9531468-3-9, Mar 2000, $12.00, 293 + ix, tp, cover by Chris Nurse) [Frankenstein] Original anthology of 19 stories speculating on what our world might have been like if Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein had been history, not fiction. Authors include Peter Crowther, James Lovegrove, and Steve Rasnic Tem. Introduction by Kim Newman. This was originally published in the UK, but not previously listed; it is available in the US from Firebird Distributing, 2030 First Street, Unit 5, Eureka CA 95501; 800-353-3575. (Contents)

WILLIS, CLINT, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder and the Supernatural (Thunder’s Mouth/Adrenaline 1-56025-277-4, Sep 2000, $16.95, 381pp, tp) Anthology of 21 horror stories (six excerpts) by authors including Rudyard Kipling, Shirley Jackson, Iain Banks, and Edgar Allan Poe. Adrenaline is an imprint of Balliett & Fitzgerald, co-publishers with Thunder’s Mouth. (Contents)

WILLIS, CONNIE; [i.e., Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Doomsday Book (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56273-8, Apr 2000, $6.50, 578pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning SF novel. Eighth printing.
• * _Miracle and Other Christmas Stories (SFBC #07083, Dec ’99, $9.98, 328pp, hc, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) collection. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Miracle and Other Christmas Stories (Bantam 0-553-58048-5, Nov 2000, $6.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) collection of eight fantastic Christmas stories.

WILLITS, MALCOLM (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Wonderful Edison Time Machine (Hypostyle Hall Publishers 0-9675253-0-6, Jul 2000, $65.00, 224pp, hc, cover by Toby Bluth) Young-adult SF time-travel novel of three boys who journey back to 1929 to save the American automobile industry. Extensively illustrated by Toby Bluth, with numerous full-color illustrations, including several gatefolds. Available from Hypostyle Hall Publishers, 6225 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood CA 90028; 323-467-9459; fax 323-467-4536.

WILSON, DIANE LEE (chron.)

• * _I Rode a Horse of Milk White Jade (HarperTrophy 0-06-440773-X, Sep ’99, $5.95, 288pp, tp, cover by David Bowers) Reissue (Orchard 1998) young-adult historical fantasy novel of a Mongol girl with an unusual talent with horses. Fourth printing.

WILSON, F(rancis) PAUL (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _All the Rage (Tor/Forge 0-312-86796-4, Oct 2000, $25.95, 383pp, hc) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet 2000, not seen) dark fantasy thriller featuring Repairman Jack. A maleficent force is behind a rage-producing drug.
• * _The Barrens and Others (Tor/Forge 0-312-86950-9, Dec 2000, $15.95, 379pp, tp) Reprint (Forge 1998) collection of 12 horror stories, plus a stage adaptation and a teleplay.
• * _Conspiracies (Tor/Forge 0-312-86797-2, Jan 2000, $24.95, 319pp, hc) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet 1999) supernatural horror novel featuring Repairman Jack. Jack enters the world of conspiracy theorists to find a missing woman.
• * _Conspiracies (Tor 0-812-56699-8, Oct 2000, $6.99, 407pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet 1999) Repairman Jack novel with supernatural elements.
• * _The Keep (Tor 0-812-57925-9, May 2000, $6.99, 403pp, pb) [Adversary] Reprint (Morrow 1981) horror novel, first in the “Nightworld” cycle.

WILSON, JOHN ANTHONY BURGESS (1917-1993); see pseudonym Anthony Burgess (chron.)

WILSON, ROBERT CHARLES (1953- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Bios (SFBC #06244, Dec ’99, $11.50, 208pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Bios (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-737-3, Aug 2000, £5.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel. A woman is genetically engineered to explore the planet Isis, with its biology parallel with, but toxic to, Earth’s. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Bios (Tor 0-812-57574-1, Nov 2000, $6.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel of genetic engineering and planetary exploration.
• * *The Perseids and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-87374-3, Aug 2000, $22.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Collection of nine stories, three original. (Contents)

WINDLING, TERRI, ed. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Black Heart, Ivory Bones (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _A Wolf at the Door and Other Retold Fairy Tales (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Thirteenth Annual Collection (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

WINGERT, JENNIFER (chron.)

• * _Spirit Fox (with Mickey Zucker Reichert) See entry under Mickey Zucker Reichert.

WINNINGTON, G. PETER (chron.)

• * *Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake (Peter Owen 0-7206-1079-6, Feb 2000, £18.95, 263pp, hc) Biography of the author, with an introduction by Michael Moorcock. Detailed research illuminates Peake’s life and achievements as raconteur, reporter, author, poet, painter, caricaturist, and fiendish practical joker. The Peake Estate has allowed only the briefest quotes from Peake’s work. [Peake]
• * +Vast Alchemies: The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-1079-6, Aug 2000, $39.95, 263pp, hc) Critical biography of Peake. Foreword by Michael Moorcock. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. This is the 1999 Peter Owen UK edition with Dufour stickers. Available from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005. [Peake]

WINTER, DOUGLAS E. (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Run (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40838-X, Mar 2000, $23.00, 259pp, hc) Associational thriller of a gunrunning deal gone wrong. A first novel.

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• * _Dark Visions (Orion/Indigo 0-575-40290-3, Aug 2000, £6.99, 381pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1988 as Night Visions 5) anthology of seven original stories by Stephen King, George R.R. Martin, and Dan Simmons.

WINTER, LAUREL (née Hjelvik) (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Growing Wings (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-07405-8, Sep 2000, $15.00, 195pp, hc, cover by Joyce Tenneson) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who grows wings. A first novel.

WINTERSON, JEANETTE (1959- ) (chron.)

• * +The PowerBook (Random House/Knopf 0-375-41111-9, Nov 2000, $24.00, 289pp, hc) SF/fantasy novel about storytelling and e-relationships. An e-writer named Ali or Alix will write anything to order for anyone willing to enter the story and accept the consequences. First US edition (Cape 2000).

WOLF, LEONARD, ed. (1923- ) (chron.)

• * _Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction (Oxford University Press 0-19-513250-5, Sep ’99, $16.95, 380pp, tp, cover by Gary A. Lippincott) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1997) anthology of 27 vampire stories. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.

WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Book of the New Sun: Volume 1: Shadow and Claw (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-977-5, Mar 2000, £7.99, 603pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of the New Sun] Reprint (Sidgwick & Jackson 1983 as The Book of the New Sun, Volumes I & II) omnibus of The Shadow of the Torturer (1980) and The Claw of the Conciliator (1981). Shadow won the World Fantasy Award; Claw won the Nebula Award. Volume 1 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series.
• * _The Book of the New Sun: Volume 2: Sword and Citadel (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-700-4, Dec 2000, £7.99, 615pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of the New Sun] Reprint (Sidgwick & Jackson 1985 as The Book of the New Sun, Volumes III & IV) compendium of The Sword of the Lictor (1981) & The Citadel of the Autarch (1983). Sword won the British Fantasy Award in 1983. Volume 12 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. (Contents)
• * _Epiphany of the Long Sun (Tor/Orb 0-312-86072-2, Nov 2000, $17.95, 718pp, tp, cover by Richard Bober) [Book of the Long Sun] Reprint (SFBC 1997) omnibus of the final two novels in the “Long Sun” series: Caldé of the Long Sun (Hodder & Stoughton 1994) and Exodus from the Long Sun (Hodder & Stoughton 1996). (Contents)