The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

WIESNER, DAVID (continued)

• * *June 29, 1999 (Clarion Books 0-395-59762-5, Oct ’92, $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by David Wiesner) Children’s picture book by last year’s Caldecott winner, an sf tale of an invasion by giant vegetables. Beautiful artwork with some haunting and hilarious images. Recommended (SW).
• * _Night of the Gargoyles (with Eve Bunting) See entry under Eve Bunting.

WIGGIN, KATE DOUGLAS (Smith), ed. [Mrs. George Christopher Riggs] (1857-?)

• * _The Arabian Nights (with Nora A. Smith) (Macmillan/Scribner’s 0-684-19589-5, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], $25.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Maxfield Parrish) Reprint (Scribner’s 1909) collection of ten Arabian Nights stories, with illustrations by Maxfield Parrish.

WIGGINS, BERNARD (1944- ); see pseudonym Bernard Cornwell

WIGGINS, MARIANNE (1947- )

• * *John Dollar (Harper & Row 0-06-016070-5, Feb ’89 [Mar ’89], $17.95, 214pp, hc) Associational; literary novel about eight young girls shipwrecked with a paralyzed sailor on the Island of Our Outlawed Dreams. Not quite fantasy, but enigmatic and touched with horror. Beautifully written. (FCM)
• * _John Dollar (Harper Perennial 0-06-091655-9, Apr ’90, $8.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Paul Davis) Reprint (Harper & Row 1989) literary horror novel.
• * _John Dollar (HarperPerennial 0-06-091655-9, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $10.00, 214pp, tp, cover by Paul Davis) Reissue (Harper & Row 1989) associational literary horror novel; second printing.

WIGGINS, TODD (1962- )

• * *Zeitgeist (Gollancz 0-575-06316-5, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], £9.99, 320pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) SF/fantasy novel set in a disintegrating USA in 1999. A hardcover edition (-06234-7, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Zeitgeist (Holt 0-8050-4417-5, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $17.95, 511pp, hc, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Darkly satirical literary SF novel of the millennium. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
• * _Zeitgeist (Gollancz/Indigo 0-575-40082-X, May ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 320pp, tp) Reprint (Gollancz 1996) literary SF/fantasy novel set in a disintegrating USA in 1999.

WIGHTMAN, WAYNE (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Ganglion and Other Stories (Tachyon Publications no ISBN, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], $21.00, 217pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow) Collection of 10 stories. A signed, limited edition of 674. Order from Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94107. (Contents)

WIGNELL, EDEL; [i.e., Edna Wignell] (1936- )

• * _Escape by Deluge (The Bodley Head 0-370-31454-9, May ’90, £6.95, 157pp, hc, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Walter McVitty 1989) young-adult fantasy novel.

WILBER, ALIX

• * *The Wives’ Tale (Norton 0-393-02975-1, Aug ’91 [Nov ’91], $19.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Julie Scott) Literary fantasy novel about the strange Dufore family of the hamlet of Esperance, Vermont, who must cope with unusual problems; spontaneous combustion, decades-long insomnia, second sight, and transformations into trout. A first novel.
• * _The Wives’ Tale (Dell Laurel 0-440-50485-6, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $10.00, 351pp, tp, cover by Julie Scott) Reprint (Norton 1991) literary fantasy novel about the strange Dufore family of the hamlet of Esperance, Vermont, who must cope with unusual problems; spontaneous combustion, decades-long insomnia, second sight, and transformations into trout.

WILBER, RICHARD; see under Wilber, Rick (stories)

WILBER, RICK, ed.; [i.e., Richard Arnold Wilber] (1948- ) (stories)

• * *Subtropical Speculations: An Anthology of Florida Science Fiction (with Richard Mathews) (Pineapple Press 0-910923-82-5, Feb ’91, $12.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Larry Kresek) Anthology of 16 stories set in Florida, seven original, with an introduction by the editors. (Contents)

WILCOX, CLYDE, ed.

• * _Political Science Fiction (with Donald M. Hassler) See entry under Donald M. Hassler

WILDE, KELLEY (Colter) (1947- )

• * *Angel Kiss (Dell Abyss 0-440-20728-2, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 370pp, pb) Horror novel of two Atlanta men who join a dating service to match up with Asian women, only to find that their new brides are monstrous killers.
• * *Makoto (Tor 0-312-85045-X, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $18.95, 406pp, hc, cover by Joe Curcio) Horror novel of a Japanese girl haunted by the ghosts of her past.
• * _Makoto (Tor 0-812-50036-9, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 402pp, pb, cover by Paul Stinson) Reprint (Tor 1990) horror thriller.
• * *Mastery (Dell Abyss 0-440-20727-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 450pp, pb) Horror novel of a vampire loose on a train in a killing frenzy.
• * *The Suiting (Tor 0-312-93069-0, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $16.95, 245pp, hc) Horror novel. A man is possessed by his suit.
• * _The Suiting (Tor 0-812-50253-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 239pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel, winner of the Stoker Award for best first novel.

WILDE, NICHOLAS

• * _Into the Dark (Lions 0-00-673517-7, Aug ’89, £2.50, 172pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1987) young-adult ghost novel.
• * +Into the Dark (Scholastic 0-590-43424-1, Sep ’90 [Feb ’91], $12.95, 201pp, hc, cover by E. T. Steadman) Young-adult ghost novel. First American edition (Collins 1987).

WILDE, OSCAR (Fingal O’Flahertie Wills) (1854-1900) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52435-7, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $2.95, 221pp, pb) Collection of nine fairy tales, edited and with an afterword by Jack Zipes plus illustrations from the original editions and a bibliography.
• * *The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (Holt 0-8050-1009-2, Mar ’93 [May ’93], $19.95, 183pp, hc, cover by Michael Hague) Collection of nine Wilde fairy tales, with full-color illustrations by Michael Hague. (Contents)
• * _The Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde (Viking 0-670-85585-5, Sep ’94, $19.99, 141pp, hc, cover by Isabelle Brent) Wilde’s nine fairy tales, an omnibus of The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891). With full-color illustrations by Isabelle Brent and an introduction by Neil Philip. First American edition (Little, Brown UK 1994).
• * *Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde 2 (NBM 1-56163-085-3, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by P. Craig Russell) Collection of two graphic adaptations of Wilde fairy tales, with art by P. Craig Russell.
• * _The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-10390-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $16.95, 134pp, hc, cover by Charles Robinson) Reprint (England 1888) classic collection of fairy tales. This is a facsimile of a 1913 edition with black-and-white and full-color illustrations by Charles Robinson.
• * _The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Penguin/Godfrey Cave 0-14-062137-7, Oct ’94 [Apr ’95], £1.00, 204pp, pb, cover by Ackerman) Reprint (??? ???) young-adult fantasy collection. Omnibus of The Happy Prince (1888) and A House of Pomegranates (1891). An Afterword by Jack Zipes plus other material is listed but not included. Published in 1994 but not seen until now. (Contents)
• * _The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Penguin 0-14-600025-0, Jul ’95, 60p, 56pp, pb, cover by James Pryde) Collection of four stories. One of the ‘Penguin 60s’ collection: mini-books celebrating their 60th anniversary. (Contents)
• * _The Happy Prince and Other Stories (Penguin 0-14-600025-0, Aug ’95, $.95, 56pp, tp, cover by James Pryde) Collection of four stories taken from Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories. A “Penguin 60s” anniversary edition.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Wordsworth 1-85326-836-4, 1994 [Nov ’94], £3.99, 177pp, hc, cover by Anthony Frederick Sandys) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock 1891) horror novel. Thrift hardback edition.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray (Penguin Popular Classics 0-14-062033-8, Feb ’94 [Mar ’94], £1.00, 256pp, pb, cover by Vilhelm Hammershoi) [Dorian Gray] Reprint (Ward, Lock 1891) horror novel. Thrift paperback edition of the classic.
• * _The Picture of Dorian Gray: And Three Stories (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52601-5, Jun ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.95, 305pp, pb) Reprint (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891) literary classic, with three additional short stories, two of them fairy tales. There is a new introduction by Gary Schmidgall. (Contents)

WILDER, CHERRY; pseudonym of Cherry Barbara Grimm, (1930-2002) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Cruel Designs (Piatkus 0-86188-764-6, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], £10.95, 304pp, hc) Occult novel. [Not seen]
• * *Dealers in Light and Darkness (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-4-6, Feb ’95, $9.00, 166pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) Collection of nine stories. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238. (Contents)
• * _The Luck of Brin’s Five (HarperCollinsAustralia/Moonstone 0-7322-5124-9, May ’95, A$9.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Tony Pyrzakowski) [Torin the Toymaker] Reprint (Atheneum 1977) young-adult SF novel, first in the “Torin” trilogy. A survey team crashes on a planet inhabited by people with strange powers.
• * *A Princess of the Chameln (Atheneum 0-689-31025-0, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $14.95, 275pp, hc) [Rulers of Hylor] Fantasy novel, Volume One of “The Rulers of Hylor”.
• * _A Princess of the Chameln (Baen 0-671-55966-4, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 345pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, first of a trilogy.
• * _A Princess of the Chameln (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823295-5, May ’86, £3.50, 275pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, Book 1 of the “Rulers of Hylor” trilogy.
• * _Second Nature (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823336-6, Sep ’86, £8.95, 254pp, hc) [Rhomary Land] Reprint (Timescape 1982) sf novel.
• * _Second Nature (Unwin/Orion 0-04-823358-7, Sep ’86, £3.50, 254pp, pb) [Rhomary Land] Reprint (Timescape 1982) sf novel. Paperback edition of the above.
• * *Signs of Life (Tor 0-312-86171-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $23.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Rhomary Land] SF novel set in “Rhomary Land”, scene of her first novel, Second Nature. A high-tech spaceship crashes and the low-tech Rhomarians have to rescue the survivers.
• * _Signs of Life (Tor 0-812-55396-9, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Rhomary Land] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel set in “Rhomary Land,” scene of her first novel, Second Nature.
• * *The Summer’s King (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31118-4, Mar ’86 [May ’86], $15.95, 244pp, hc) [Rulers of Hylor] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Rulers of Hylor” trilogy.
• * _The Summer’s King (Unicorn 0-04-823311-0, Jan ’87, £3.50, 244pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Rulers of Hylor” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Summer’s King (Baen 0-671-65617-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 281pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1986) fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Rulers of Hylor” trilogy.
• * *Yorath the Wolf (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31060-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Rulers of Hylor] Fantasy novel, second in the “Rulers of Hylor” trilogy.
• * _Yorath the Wolf (Baen 0-671-55987-7, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 246pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, #2 in “The Rulers of Hylor”.
• * _Yorath the Wolf (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823310-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 178pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, “Rulers of Hylor” #2.

WILDER, JOAN; pseudonym of Catherine Lanigan, (1947- )

• * *The Jewel of the Nile (Avon 0-380-89984-1, Nov ’85, $3.50, 281pp, pb) Novelization of the romantic fantasy sequel to Romancing the Stone. The author is given as “Catherine Lanigan writing as Joan Wilder;” based on a screenplay by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner.

WILDER, MYLES

• * _Freeze (with William Raynor) See entry under William Raynor.

WILE, EDITH B.

• * *One Way Weekend (Ashley Books 0-87949-196-5, 1989 [Jun ’89], $12.95, 294pp, tp) Sf novel about a geneticist confronted by an alien race that needs her help.

WILEY, BASIL LESLIE (1930- ); see pseudonym Gareth Knight (stories)

WILGUS, NEAL (F.) (stories)

• * *Seven by Seven (Borgo Press 0-89370-273-0, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 136pp, tp) Non-fiction. A collection of seven interviews with American SF writers of the West and Southwest: Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Shea, Suzy McKee Charnas, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fred Saberhagen, Roger Zelazny, and Jack Williamson. Most date back to the early ’80s. There is a general index, and a character index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.

WILHELM, KATE; [i.e., Katie Gertrude Meredeth Wilhelm Knight] (1928- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *And the Angels Sing (St. Martin’s 0-312-06898-0, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $19.95, 260pp, hc, cover by Morgan Pickard) Collection of 12 stories, one original. Most are sf or fantasy. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * *Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 16: State of Grace (Pulphouse no ISBN, Jan ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 98pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of six stories, each with a new introduction by the author. A signed 300-copy hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available and a deluxe 50-copy leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
• * _The Best Defence (Severn House 0-7278-5337-6, Feb ’98, £17.99, 422pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1994) associational courtroom mystery. Volume two in the “Barbara Holloway” series.
• * *The Best Defense (St. Martin’s 0-312-10937-7, Jun ’94, $21.95, 342pp, hc) [Barbara Holloway] Associational courtroom thriller, sequel to Death Qualified.
• * _The Best Defense (Ballantine/Fawcett 0-449-22314-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $6.99, 422pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1994) associational courtroom thriller, sequel to Death Qualified.
• * *Cambio Bay (St. Martin’s 0-312-03800-3, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $17.95, 294pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Fantasy novel set in Northern California.
• * _Children of the Wind (St. Martin’s 0-312-05400-9, Feb ’91, $8.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky.”
• * *Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (St. Martin’s 0-312-03303-6, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $16.95, 263pp, hc) Collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” and the original title story. A first-rate collection of short fiction by a fine writer at the top of her form. Recommended (SW). (Contents)
• * _Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, Mar ’90, $8.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St.Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas This edition is the same as the St. Martin’s except it lacks an ISBN and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.
• * _Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (BOMC #70-0896, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $14.95, 272pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas.
• * _Children of the Wind: Five Novellas (Robert Hale 0-7090-4215-9, Nov ’90, £13.95, 263pp, hc, cover by Helen Hale) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell into the Sky” and the original title story.
• * *Crazy Time (St. Martin’s 0-312-01411-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) Sf thriller/metaphysical novel with humorous elements.
• * _Crazy Time (St. Martin’s 0-312-91387-7, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $3.50, 248pp, pb) Comic sf novel. Recommended. (CNB)
• * *The Dark Door (St. Martin’s 0-312-02182-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Science fiction novel about an alien space probe raising havoc on Earth. Despite the sf premise, this reads like an above-average horror novel. (FCM)
• * _The Dark Door (Gollancz 0-575-04695-3, Feb ’90, £13.95, 248pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) marvellous blend of sf, horror and detective novel, with a rogue alien probe that manifests itself in derelict hotels. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Sequel to Smart House.
• * _The Dark Door (Tudor 0-944276-77-6, Mar ’90, $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) associational mystery novel.
• * _The Dark Door (Leisure 0-8439-3416-6, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) associational mystery novel featuring Charlie Meiklejohn and Constance Leidl. Except for ISBN and imprint, this is identical to the 1989 Tudor edition.
• * _Death Qualified (Fawcett Crest 0-449-22155-5, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 438pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1991) mystery/sf novel blending mystery, courtroom drama, and chaos theory. The original subtitle, “A Mystery of Chaos”, appears only on the title page.
• * *Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos (St. Martin’s 0-312-05853-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $22.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Doris Borowsky) [Barbara Holloway] Mystery/sf novel blending mystery, courtroom drama, and chaos theory.
• * *A Flush of Shadows (St. Martin’s 0-312-13075-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $22.95, 336pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Five mystery/fantasy novellas, two original, featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn. (Contents)
• * _A Flush of Shadows (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22434-1, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 353pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) collection of five mystery/fantasy novellas featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn.
• * _For the Defence (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649677-6, Dec ’97, £5.99, 537pp, pb) [Barbara Holloway] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996 as Malice Prepense) associational courtroom mystery, third in the “Barbara Holloway” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _For the Defense (Ballantine/Fawcett Crest 0-449-22556-9, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.99, 472pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996 as Malice Prepense) associational courtroom mystery.
• * _The Girl Who Fell into the Sky (Pulphouse 1-56146-509-7, Jan ’91, $1.95, 50pp, pb, cover by Pat Morrissey) Fantasy novelette. Short story paperback #9. This originally appeared in IASFM 10/86 and is a Nebula winner. It also appears in Wilhelm’s recent collection, Children of the Wind. A 100-copy signed, leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.