The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2000

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WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* *In Green’s Jungles (Tor 0-312-87315-8, Aug 2000, $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of the Short Sun] SF novel, second in the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun”.
* _Litany of the Long Sun (Tor/Orb 0-312-87291-7, Apr 2000, $16.95, 543pp, tp, cover by Richard Bober) [Book of the Long Sun] Reprint (SFBC 1994) omnibus of the first two books in “The Book of the Long Sun”: Nightside the Long Sun (1993) and Lake of the Long Sun (1994).
* _On Blue’s Waters (Tor 0-312-87257-7, Sep 2000, $15.95, 381pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) [Book of the Short Sun] Reprint (Tor 1999) SF novel, first in the “Book of the Short Sun” trilogy, sequel to the “Book of the Long Sun”.
* _Strange Travelers (Tor/Orb 0-312-87278-X, Jan 2001, $14.95, 383pp, tp, cover by Giorgio de Chirico) Reprint (Tor 2000) collection of 15 recent stories.
WOLVERTON, DAVID (John) (1957- ); see pseudonym David Farland (stories) (chron.)
WOMACK, JACK (1956- ) (chron.)

* *Going, Going, Gone (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-651105-8, Dec 2000, £6.99, 218pp, pb) SF novel of alternate worlds and time travel.
WOOD, N. LEE (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Bloodrights (Ace 0-441-00763-5, Sep 2000, $6.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Aleta Jenks) Reprint (Ace 1999) fantasy novel. A princess in disguise seeks to reclaim her lost throne.
WOODING, CHRIS (chron.)

* *Endgame (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-99533-7, May 2000, £4.99, 158pp, tp) Young-adult SF novel. Four teenagers test their friendship to destruction in the days before nuclear war begins.
WOOLEY, JOHN (Steven) (1949- ) (chron.)

* *Dark Within (Hawk Publishing 1-930709-08-0, Nov 2000, $21.95, 229pp, hc) Horror novel. A stranger with a mysterious box offers people the fulfillment of their deepest desires. Order from Hawk Publishing, 6420 S. Richmond Ave, Tulsa OK 74136-1619; 877-429-5782; e-mail: [orders@hawkpub.com]; website [www.hawkpub.com]; add $3.00 shipping.
WOOLF, VIRGINIA (Stephen) (1882-1941) (stories) (chron.)

* _Orlando (Random House/Vintage UK 0-09-998220-X, Feb 2000, £5.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Denis Doran) Reprint (Hogarth Press 1928) literary fantasy novel. This edition includes a new foreword by Jeanette Winterson and new introductions by Peter Ackroyd and Margaret Reynolds.
WRIGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

* *Star Trek: Dark Passions, Book One (Pocket 0-671-78785-3, Jan 2001, $6.99, 232pp, pb) [Star Trek: Dark Passions] Cross-series Star Trek novelization, the first of two set in the “mirror universe”. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
* *Star Trek: Dark Passions, Book Two (Pocket 0-671-78786-1, Jan 2001, $6.99, 200pp, pb) [Star Trek: Dark Passions] Cross-series Star Trek novelization, second in a series of two. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
WU, WILLIAM F(ranking) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Isaac Asimov’s Robot City 2 (with Arthur Byron Cover) (Pocket/ibooks 0-671-03905-9, Mar 2000, $14.00, 383pp, tp, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Omnibus of two novelizations in the series based on a concept by Asimov: Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 3: Cyborg (Ace 1987) by Wu and Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 4: Prodigy (Ace 1988) by Cover. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
* _Isaac Asimov’s Robot City 3 (with Robert Chilson) See entry under Robert Chilson.
WÜRF, KARL; pseudonym of George H. Scithers, (1929- ) (chron.)

* _To Serve Man: A Cookbook for People (Wildside Press 1-880448-82-3, 1999, $14.00, 93pp, tp, cover by Jack Bozzi) Reprint (Owlswick Press 1976) associational cookbook of recipes for human flesh, a tongue-in-cheek response to Damon Knight’s story of the same title. Würf is a pen name for George Scithers. This is an on-demand edition available from Wildside Press, PO Box 45, Gillette NJ 07933-0045; www.wildsidepress.com
WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (chron.)

* _Daughter of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
* +Grand Conspiracy (HarperPrism 0-06-105219-1, Jan 2000, $26.00, 626pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, second book of “The Alliance of Light” trilogy, part of the “Wars of Light and Shadow” series. First US edition (Voyager 11/99).
* _Grand Conspiracy (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710222-4, Aug 2000, £6.99, 643pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 1999) fantasy novel. Volume five of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”; second book of “The Alliance of Light” trilogy.
* _Mistress of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
* _Servant of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
WYNDHAM, JOHN; pseudonym of John Beynon Harris, (1903-1969) (stories) (chron.)

* _Chocky (Penguin UK 0-14-003121-9, Jun 2000, £5.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Spencer Wilson) [Chocky] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) SF novel. 26th printing.
* _The Chrysalids (Penguin UK 0-14-001308-3, 2000, £6.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Ballantine 1955 as Re-Birth) SF novel. 65th printing.
* _The Chrysalids (Penguin Classic UK 0-14-118147-8, Mar 2000, £6.99, xi+187pp, tp) Reprint (Ballantine 1955 as Re-Birth) SF novel. This edition includes a new introduction by M. John Harrison.
* _The Day of the Triffids (Penguin UK 0-14-118145-1, 1999, £5.99, xviii+233pp, tp) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic alien-invasion novel. Includes a new Introduction by Barry Langford. In the “Penguin Classic” series. Published in 1999, but not seen until now.
* _The Day of the Triffids (Penguin UK 0-140-28553-9, 1999, £4.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Linda Noble) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) classic alien-invasion novel. Published in 1999, but not seen until now.
* _The Day of the Triffids (Penguin UK 0-14-000993-0, 2000, £5.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Triffids] Reissue (Doubleday 1951) classic alien-invasion novel. 57th printing.
* _The Kraken Wakes (Penguin UK 0-14-001075-0, Jun 2000, £5.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Spencer Wilson) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1953) SF novel. 35th printing.
* _The Midwich Cuckoos (Penguin UK 0-14-001440-3, 2000, £5.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1957) SF novel. 41st printing.
* _The Midwich Cuckoos (Penguin Classic UK 0-14-118146-X, Mar 2000, £6.99, xii+190pp, tp) Reprint (Michael Joseph 1957) SF novel. This edition includes a new introduction by Christopher Priest.
* _The Seeds of Time (Penguin UK 0-14-001385-7, 2000, £5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1956) SF collection. 31st printing.
* _Trouble with Lichen (Penguin 0-14-001986-3, Jun 2000, £5.99, 204pp, pb, cover by Spencer Wilson) Reissue (Michael Joseph 1960) SF novel. 25th printing.
YACO, LINK (stories) (chron.)

* *The Science of the X-Men (with Karen Haber) (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-0020-8, Aug 2000, $22.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Mike Rivilis) [X-Men] Science-based tie-in to the Marvel comic book characters, with a reference on the flap to the new movie. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
YAN, MO (chron.)

* *The Republic of Wine (Arcade Publishing 1-55970-531-0, 2000, $26.95, 356pp, hc) Satire of post-Mao China with fantasy/surreal elements. An inspector investigates excessive feasting and odd events in a fictional province. Translated by Howard Goldblatt from the Chinese Jiu Guo (Hung-fan Book Company Taiwan 1992).
YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ); see pseudonym Quinn Fawcett (stories) (chron.)

* _A Candle for D’Artagnan (Tor/Orb 0-312-89019-2, Jun 2000, $14.95, 485pp, tp, cover by Sanjulian) [Atta Olivia Clemens] Reprint (Tor 1989) historical vampire novel, third in the “Atta Olivia Clemens” series.
* *Come Twilight (Tor 0-312-87330-1, Oct 2000, $27.95, 479pp, hc, cover by Barry Appell) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series, set in Spain from the seventh to 12th centuries. Csimenae, a beautiful vampire created by Saint-Germain, has a dangerous disdain for humanity.
* _Communion Blood (Tor 0-312-86794-8, Oct 2000, $16.95, 477pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 1999) vampire novel, 12th in the “Saint-Germain” series.
YATROMANOLAKIS, YORYIS (chron.)

* *The Spiritual Meadow (Dedalus 1-873982-44-5, May 2000, £8.99, 178pp, tp, cover by Lise Weisberger) Literary fantasy novel of a teacher experiencing the past and future life of Greece and himself, on the day of his arrival on Porphyri. Translated from the Greek (Kedros Publishers, 1974) by Mary Argyraki, who also contributes an introduction.
YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *The Magic Paintbrush (HarperCollins 0-06-028199-5, Mar 2000, $13.95, 89pp, hc, cover by Suling Wang) Young-adult fantasy novella. Everything a boy paints becomes real. Illustrated by Suling Wang.
YERMAKOV, NICHOLAS (Valentin) (1951- ); later as Simon Hawke; see under Hawke, Simon (chron.)
YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Boots and the Seven Leaguers: A Rock-and-Troll Novel (Harcourt 0-15-202557-X, Oct 2000, $17.00, 163pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) Young-adult fantasy novel. Two magically untalented teen trolls pose as roadies to see a troll band.
* *Sister Emily’s Lightship and Other Stories (Tor 0-312-87378-6, Aug 2000, $22.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Brigid Collins) Collection of 28 stories, three original. Yolen’s afterword describes the inspirations for each story. (Contents)
* *Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie & Folklore in the Literature of Childhood (August House 0-87483-591-7, 2000, $11.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Don Bell) Critical non-fiction, a collection of 16 essays on children’s fantasy and fairy tales. Expanded from the 1981 Philomel edition with six additional essays.
* *Where Have the Unicorns Gone? (with Ruth Sanderson) (Simon & Schuster 0-689-82465-3, Sep 2000, $16.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Young-adult picture book about unicorns driven from their rural homes by modern technology. Illustrated by Ruth Sanderson.
_____, ed.

* *Sherwood (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-23182-X, Jun 2000, $19.99, 134pp, hc, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Robin Hood] Original young-adult anthology of eight Robin Hood stories, at least one with fantasy elements, and one SF. Illustrated by Dennis Nolan. Authors include Nancy Springer, Mary Frances Zambreno, and Timons Esaias. (Contents)
YORK, J(ames) STEVEN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Generation X: Genogoths (Berkley Boulevard 0-425-17143-4, Sep 2000, $6.99, 267pp, pb, cover by Julie Bell) [Generation X] SF novelization based on the comic book characters. Packaged by BP Books; copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
YORKE, CHRISTY (chron.)

* *The Wishing Garden (Bantam 0-553-58036-1, Aug 2000, $5.99, 354pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) Mainstream novel with fantasy elements. An advertising copy writer with a real talent at tarot reading has trouble dealing with her father’s impending death.
YOUNG, JANINE ELLEN (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Bridge (Warner Aspect 0-446-60799-1, Sep 2000, $6.50, 348pp, pb, cover by Victor Lee) SF novel. An unintentionally deadly alien virus leaves its survivors on Earth changed, with an obsession to build a bridge to the stars.
* _The Bridge (SFBC #33287, Nov 2000, $9.98, 348pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-1334-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _The Bridge (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-7434-0415-7, Nov 2000, £6.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel. An alien communication appears as a virus that mutates humanity. [First U.K. edition]
ZAHN, TIMOTHY (1951- ) (chron.)

* _The Icarus Hunt (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57391-8, Jul 2000, $6.50, 457pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1999) SF novel. A star-freighter’s mysterious cargo leads to trouble.
ZEBROWSKI, GEORGE (Thaddeus) [originally Jerzy Tadeuz Zebrowski] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Cave of Stars (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105806-8, Dec 2000, $6.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Macrolife] Reprint (HarperPrism 1999) SF novel, sequel to Macrolife.
_____, ed. * _Skylife (with Gregory Benford) See entry under Gregory Benford.
ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (stories) (chron.)

* _Chronicles of Amber (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-726-8, Jun 2000, £8.99, 772pp, tp, cover by John Howe) [Amber] Reprint (SFBC 1999 as The First Chronicles of Amber) fantasy omnibus of the first 5 novels in the 10-book “Amber” sequence: Nine Princes in Amber (1970), The Guns of Avalon (1972), Sign of the Unicorn (1975), The Hand of Oberon (1976), and The Courts of Chaos (1978), Volume 6 in the “Fantasy Masterworks” series. [First U.K. edition]
* *The First Chronicles of Amber (SFBC #06235, Nov ’99, $14.98, 730pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Amber] Omnibus of the first five “Amber” novels: Nine Princes in Amber (1970), The Guns of Avalon (1972), Sign of the Unicorn (1975), The Hand of Oberon (1976), and The Courts of Chaos (1978). This is actually the two earlier SFBC omnibuses The Chronicles of Amber Volumes I & II (1979) combined in one. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0700-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
* _Lord Demon (with Jane M. Lindskold) (Avon Eos 0-380-77023-7, Feb 2000, $6.99, 303pp, pb) Reprint (Avon Eos 1999) fantasy novel. Demons vanquished in a war with gods find refuge on Earth.
* _Lord of Light (Avon Eos 0-380-01403-3, Mar 2000, $6.50, 279pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1967) Hugo-winning SF novel of Hindu gods and demons.
* _This Immortal (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07115-X, Jun 2000, £9.99, 174pp, tp, cover by Sue Michniewicz) Reprint (Ace 1966) classic novel of an immortal, Conrad Nomikos. Co-winner of the Hugo Award for best novel, 1966. An “SF Collectors’ Edition” in the distinctive yellow jacket.
ZETTEL, SARAH (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Quiet Invasion (Warner Aspect 0-446-52489-1, Feb 2000, $23.95, 419pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) SF novel. Humans panic on learning an advanced alien race is trying to colonize Venus.
* _The Quiet Invasion (SFBC #05678, Mar 2000, $11.98, 419pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2000) SF novel of aliens trying to colonize Venus.
ZIPES, JACK (David), ed. (1937- ) (chron.)

* *The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (Oxford University Press 0-19-860115-8, Mar 2000, £35.00, xxxii+603pp, hc, cover by Edmund Dulac) Critical guide to the history, traditions, and development of fairy tales and related works, with sections on authors, films, art, illustration, psychology, and much more.
* +The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (Oxford University Press 0-19-860115-8, Apr 2000, $49.95, 601pp, hc, cover by Edmund Dulac) Non-fiction, an encyclopedic guide to fairy tales, their authors, artists, and major themes. There is a bibliography. This has the same ISBN as the UK edition. First US edition (Oxford University Press 3/00).
ZWERGER, LISBETH (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Alice in Wonderland (with Lewis Carroll) See entry under Lewis Carroll.

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