The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

WULFFSON, DON (L.) (1943- ) (stories)

• * *Future Fright: Tales of High-Tech Terror (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-393-9, Apr ’96 [Dec ’96], $5.95, 95pp, pb, cover by Scott Fray) Original collection of six SF horror stories for young adults. Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067. (Contents)

WULLSCHLÄGER, JACKIE

• * *Inventing Wonderland (Methuen 0-413-67840-7, May ’95, £25.00, 228pp, hc, cover by John Singer Sargent) Non-fiction. Heavily illustrated reference work subtitled “The Lives and Fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J. M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame and A. A. Milne”. Based on letters, diaries and memoirs, it is an often disturbing study of the five most revered ‘children’s writers’ of the late 19th/early 20th century, seminal writers whose work, supposedly about childhood fantasies and fears, is revealed to be more often about their own negative reactions to adulthood, and a flight from social conformity.
• * +Inventing Wonderland (Simon & Schuster/Free Press 0-684-82286-5, Feb ’96, $24.00, 228pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical. A look at Victorian childhood as seen through the lives and fantasies of Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, J.M. Barrie, Kenneth Grahame, and A.A. Milne. Included 16 unpaginated pages of photos. First US edition (Methuen 1995).

WURLITZER, RUDOLPH

• * _Flats (Midnight Classics 1-85242-410-9, May ’96 [Jul ’96], £6.99, 159pp, tp) Reprint (Dutton 1970) literary fantasy novel set in a post-apocalyptic city. This is a worldwide edition and is available in the US for $11.99.

WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Curse of the Mistwraith (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224071-8, May ’93, £8.99, 560pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel about a pair of warring half-brothers. A hardcover edition (-224070-X, £14.99) is also available. Volume one in the “Wars of Light and Shadows” series.
• * +Curse of the Mistwraith (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45306-9, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $22.00, 611pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel of two princes who must work together to save their land from the evil of the Mistwraith. First book of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1993 as The Curse of the Mistwraith).
• * _The Curse of the Mistwraith (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21069-5, Aug ’94, £5.99, 831pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Wars of Light and Shadows” series.
• * _Curse of the Mistwraith (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45416-2, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $5.99, 690pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993 as The Curse of the Mistwraith) fantasy novel. First book of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”.
• * _Daughter of the Empire (with Raymond E. Feist) See entry under Raymond E. Feist
• * *Fugitive Prince (HarperPrism 0-06-105291-4, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $24.00, 565pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel, first book of “The Alliance of Light”, the third part of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. Two half brothers are cursed to be enemies.
• * *Fugitive Prince (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224076-9, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £16.99, 565pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel, volume four in “The Wars of Light and Shadows”, and first book of “The Alliance of Light”. Simultaneous with the US (HarperPrism) edition. A trade paperback edition (-224077-7, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Fugitive Prince (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648299-6, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], £6.99, 565pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel, subtitled “The Wars of Light and Shadows: Volume 4: First Book of The Alliance of Light”.
• * _Fugitive Prince (HarperPrism 0-06-105468-2, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.50, 704pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel, first book of “The Alliance of Light”, the third part of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”.
• * *Keeper of the Keys (Ace 0-441-43275-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 269pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Fantasy novel, sequel to Stormwarden. Contains the 1st chapter of the third book, Shadowfane. Cover & interior art by the author.
• * _Keeper of the Keys (Grafton 0-246-13426-7, Sep ’89, £7.95, 306pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume Two in “The Cycle of Fire”. Also available in hardcover (-13415-1, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Keeper of the Keys (Grafton 0-586-20484-9, Oct ’90, £3.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book Two of “The Cycle of Fire”.
• * _Keeper of the Keys (HarperPrism 0-06-105461-5, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel, book two of “The Cycle of Fire”.
• * _Keeper of the Keys (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20484-9, Nov ’95, £4.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reissue (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book 2 in the “Cycle of Fire”. Third printing.
• * *The Master of White Storm (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45167-8, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], $4.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Fantasy novel of a galley slave determined to win himself a castle.
• * *The Master of Whitestorm (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223990-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £8.99, 448pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-223932-9, £15.99) was announced but not seen. Simultaneous with US (Roc as The Master of White Storm) edition.
• * _The Master of Whitestorm (Grafton 0-586-21068-7, Nov ’92, £4.99, 413pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (HarperCollins UK; Roc 1992) fantasy novel.
• * _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
• * *Shadowfane (Ace 0-441-76082-1, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.50, 260pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Fantasy novel, Book Three of “The Cycle of Fire” series.
• * _Shadowfane (Grafton 0-246-13597-2, Mar ’90, £7.99, 317pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Cycle of Fire”. Also available in hardcover (-13417-8, £12.95).
• * _Shadowfane (Grafton 0-586-20485-7, Mar ’91, £3.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Book Three of “The Cycle of Fire”.
• * _Shadowfane (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-586-20485-7, Mar ’96, £4.99, 352pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume three in “Cycle of Fire”.
• * _Shadowfane (HarperPrism 0-06-105470-4, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel, book three in “The Cycle of Fire”.
• * *The Ships of Merior (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224078-5, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £9.99, 494pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-224072-6, £15.99) is also available. Volume two in the “Wars of Light and Shadows” series.
• * *The Ships of Merior (HarperPrism 0-06-105216-7, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $23.00, 917pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel, second in “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. This edition follows a British edition of the same title (HarperCollins UK 1994) which contains the first half of the novel only.
• * _The Ships of Merior (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21070-9, May ’95, £5.99, 740pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) fantasy novel. Volume 2 of “The Wars of Light and Shadows”.
• * _Ships of Merior (HarperPrism 0-06-105465-8, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 637pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994 as The Ships of Merior) fantasy novel, volume two of “The Wars of Light and Shadow”. HarperPrism published this plus the next volume, Warhost of Vastmark, as one volume in 1995. This edition has a note on why the US hardcover was broken up into two volumes.
• * _Sorcerer’s Legacy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27846-0, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1982) fantasy novel.
• * _Sorcerer’s Legacy (Grafton 0-586-20482-2, Jul ’89, £3.50, 303pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Ace 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Sorcerer’s Legacy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27846-0, May ’93, $4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reissue (Ace 1982) fantasy novel; second printing.
• * *Stormwarden (Ace 0-441-78757-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 325pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Fantasy novel, with cover and illustrations by the author.
• * _Stormwarden (Ace 0-441-78757-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 325pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Reissue (Ace 1984) fantasy novel, Book One of the “Cycle of Fire” trilogy. Second printing.
• * _Stormwarden (Grafton 0-246-13446-1, Mar ’89, £7.95, 378pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Cycle of Fire” trilogy. Also available in hc (-13414-3, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Stormwarden (Grafton 0-586-20483-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £3.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Cycle of Fire”.
• * _Stormwarden (HarperPrism 0-06-105462-3, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel, first volume in the “Cycle of Fire”.
• * _Stormwarden (HarperCollins UK 0-586-20483-0, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], £4.99, 447pp, pb) [Cycle of Fire] Reprint (Ace 1984) fantasy novel. Volume one in “Cycle of Fire”.
• * *That Way Lies Camelot (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224501-9, May ’94, £8.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) Collection of 15 stories, including four originals. A hardcover edition (-224602-3, £15.99) is also available. (Contents)
• * _That Way Lies Camelot (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648003-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) collection of all Wurts’s short stories, including four originals.
• * +That Way Lies Camelot (HarperPrism 0-06-105221-3, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $20.00, 275pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) Collection of 15 stories, four original. First American edition (HarperCollins UK 1994).
• * _That Way Lies Camelot (HarperPrism 0-06-105778-9, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.50, 337pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994) collection of 15 stories.
• * *Warhost of Vastmark (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224620-1, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], £8.99, 384pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Fantasy novel. Third in a series after The Curse of the Mistwraith and The Ships of Merior. The US edition of The Ships of Merior includes the original UK novel plus this. A hardcover edition (-224619-8, £15.99) is also available.
• * _Warhost of Vastmark (HarperPrism 0-06-105667-7, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperPrism 1995) fantasy novel. This originally appeared in the US as the second part of Ships of Merior; it appeared in the UK as a separate volume, Warhost of Vastmark (HarperCollins UK 1995).
• * _Warhost of Vastmark (Voyager 0-00-648207-4, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], £5.99, 563pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Wars of Light and Shadow” after The Curse of the Mistwraith and The Ships of Merior.

WYATT, GARRY, ed. (stories)

• * *Singularities: Stories from the 1989 Canberra Science Fiction Society Short Story Competition (Canberra Science Fiction Society, Inc. 0 7316 6793 X, 1989, 64pp, tp s/s) Original anthology. [DKL] (Contents)

WYATT, STEPHEN (John) (1948- ) (stories)

• * *Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20330-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £1.99, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 134 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: Paradise Towers (Target 0-426-20330-5, Oct ’91, £2.50, 143pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 134 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.
• * *Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Target 0-426-20341-0, Dec ’89, £1.99, 141pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 144 in the series.
• * _Doctor Who: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (Target 0-426-20341-0, Dec ’91, £2.99, 141pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1989) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 144 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.

WYKE-SMITH, E(dward) A(ugustine) (1871-1935)

• * _The Marvellous Land of Snergs (Old Earth Books 1-882968-03-4, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $35.00, 220pp, tp, cover by George Morrow) Reprint (Ernest Benn 1927) classic children’s fantasy, a precursor and possible influence for The Hobbit. This is a facsimile, with corrections, of the 1928 Harper & Brothers edition. There are illustrations by George Morrow, an introduction by Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson, and a bibliography of Wyke-Smith’s books. A hardcover edition (-04-2, $35.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951.

WYLDE, THOMAS (Clarke) (1946- ) (stories)

• * *Dr. Bones Book 3: Garukan Blood (Ace 0-441-15674-6, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 173pp, pb) [Dr. Bones] Sf novelization in a series packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. As usual with this series, the copyright page contains the names of eleven people and two organizations—the author’s name is not among them.
• * *Dr. Bones Book 6: Journey to Rilla (Ace 0-441-15678-9, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 189pp, pb, cover by David Dorman) [Dr. Bones] Sf adventure series by different authors packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications, with “visual data” by Joel Hagen. The copyright page credits many editors, consultants, and packagers—the author isn’t mentioned. This is billed as the last of the series.
• * *Roger Zelazny’s Alien Speedway: Pitfall (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26946-1, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 198pp, pb) [Alien Speedway] Sf novelization. Second book in a young-adult series based on an outline by Zelazny.
• * *Roger Zelazny’s Alien Speedway: The Web (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27166-0, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 245pp, pb) [Alien Speedway] Sf novelization, third in a series. Illustrations by Hayashi, packaging by Byron Preiss.

WYLIE, ELINOR (née Hoyt) (1885-1928)

• * _The Venetian Glass Nephew (Academy Chicago 0-89733-112-5, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $6.95, 182pp, tp) Reprint (George Doran 1925) fantasy novel.

WYLIE, JAYEL; see pseudonym Anne Hathaway-Nayne

WYLIE, JONATHAN; pseudonym of Julia Smith & Mark J. A. Smith (stories)

• * *Across the Flame (Orbit 1-85723-395-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £16.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Keith Scaife) Dark fantasy novel. A young female artist is pursued for help by a sorcerer who has been trapped in a painting for centuries. Wylie is a pseudonym of Julia Smith and Mark J. A. Smith.
• * _Across the Flame (Orbit 1-85723-468-5, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Orbit 1996) dark fantasy novel. A young female artist is pursued for help by a sorcerer who has been trapped in a painting for centuries. Wylie is a pseudonym of Julia Smith and Mark J.A. Smith.
• * +The Center of the Circle (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27056-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel, second in the “Servants of Ark” trilogy. First American edition (Corgi 1987).
• * *The Centre of the Circle (Corgi 0-552-13134-2, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], £2.95, 351pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Servants of Ark” trilogy. This is a pseudonym for Mark J.A. Smith & Julia Smith.
• * *Dream Weaver (Corgi 0-552-13757-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £4.99, 655pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel. This is a pseudonym for Mark J.A. Smith & Julia Smith.
• * *The First Named (Corgi 0-552-13101-6, Mar ’87, £2.50, 349pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 of the “Servants of Ark” trilogy. This is a pseudonym for Mark J.A. Smith & Julia Smith. This is their first novel.
• * +The First Named (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26953-4, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel, first in a trilogy, “Servants of Ark”. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1987). “Wylie” is a pen name for Mark and Julia Smith.
• * _The First Named (Corgi 0-552-13101-6, Aug ’88 [Dec ’88], £2.99, 349pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Reissue (Corgi 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Servants of Ark” trilogy.
• * *Island and Empire: Book One: Dark Fire (Corgi 0-552-13978-5, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £3.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.
• * *Island and Empire: Book Three: The Last Augury (Corgi 0-552-13980-7, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.
• * *Island and Empire: Book Two: Echoes of Flame (Corgi 0-552-13979-3, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Island and Empire] Fantasy novel.
• * *The Mage-Born Child (Corgi 0-552-13161-X, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], £2.95, 350pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Servants of Ark” trilogy.
• * +The Mage-Born Child (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27270-5, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 277pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Fantasy novel, 3rd in the “Servants of Ark” trilogy. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1988).
• * _The Mage-Born Child (Corgi 0-552-13161-X, Aug ’88 [Dec ’88], £2.99, 350pp, pb) [Servants of Ark] Reissue (Corgi 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Servants of Ark” trilogy.
• * *Magister (Orbit 1-85723-515-0, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], £6.99, 388pp, pb) Contemporary fantasy novel set in a world where magic is considered a performing art. A student investigates a late master’s secrets.
• * *Other Lands (Orbit 1-85723-309-3, Jun ’95, £16.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Keith Scaife) Fantasy novel. Michael Glover, comatose after a car accident, somehow calls to his lover for help. She must break through to another, fantastic world where she finds analogues of herself and her situation. Wylie is a joint pseudonym for Julia Smith & Mark J. A. Smith.
• * _Other Lands (Orbit 1-85723-364-6, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £5.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Orbit 1995) fantasy novel. A woman must brave a world which mirrors her abused life, in order to rescue her lover. Wylie is a pseudonym of Julia Smith and Mark J. A. Smith.
• * *Shadow-Maze (Corgi 0-552-13929-7, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel.