The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

WOLVERTON, DAVID (John) (1957- ); see pseudonym David Farland (chron.)

WOLVERTON, MARK (chron.)

• * *The Science of Superman (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5273-9, Nov 2002, $22.95, 256pp, hc) [Superman] Associational, science-based tie-in to the comic book character. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; copyrighted by DC Comics.

WOMACK, JACK (1956- ) (chron.)

• * +Going, Going, Gone (Grove 0-8021-3866-7, Feb 2002, $13.00, 218pp, hc) Reprint (Voyager 2000) SF novel.

WOOD, PATRICK (chron.)

• * *Viaduct Child (Scholastic Press UK 0-439-98196-4, Nov 2002, £12.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Pascal Milelli) Young-adult SF novel. Orphaned Dushma is pursued into the forgotten underground railway tunnels guarded by electric dragons. A first novel.

WOODING, CHRIS (chron.)

• * _The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (Scholastic UK 0-439-99452-7, May 2002, £5.99, 338pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2001) young-adult alternate history fantasy novel.

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

• * _Dealing with Dragons (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204566-X, Nov 2002, $5.95, 212pp, pb, cover by Peter de Sève) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”.
• * _The Magician’s Ward (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34248-0, Sep 2002, $5.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Jim Madsen) [Mairelon] Reprint (Tor 1997) Regency fantasy/mystery, sequel to Mairelon the Magician.
• * _Mairelon the Magician (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34232-4, Apr 2002, $5.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Jim Madsen) [Mairelon] Reprint (Tor 1991) Regency fantasy/mystery, repackaged for young adults.
• * _Searching for Dragons (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204565-1, Nov 2002, $5.95, 242pp, pb, cover by Peter de Sève) [Enchanted Forest] Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the “Enchanted Forest Chronicles”.
• * _Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones (Scholastic UK 0-439-98092-5, May 2002, £4.99, 167pp, tp, cover by Louise Bova & Lucasfilm) Reprint (Scholastic 2002) young-adult novelisation of the film. Illustrated with 16 pages of stills. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. [First U.K. edition]

WRIGHT, AUSTIN T(appan) (1883-1931) (chron.)

• * _Islandia (Overlook Press/Tusk 1-58567-148-7, May 2002, $21.95, 1024 + x, tp) Reprint (Farrar & Rinehart 1942) classic utopian fantasy novel. This has a new introduction by John Silbersack.

WRIGHT, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * *The Rebel Fairy (Time Warner 0-7515-3204-5, Mar 2001, £5.99, 499pp, pb) Humorous fantasy novel, bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream up to date. Two mischievous fairies put love spells on the wrong partners.

WRIGHT, JOHN C(harles) (1961- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Golden Age (Tor 0-312-84870-6, Apr 2002, $24.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) [Golden Age] Far-future SF adventure novel, first in a series of two about a man’s quest to recover his memory, and uncover why it was taken. A first novel.

WRIGHT, RONALD (chron.)

• * _A Scientific Romance (Transworld/Black Swan 0-552-77000-0, Jul 2002, £6.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Sarah Perkins) Reprint (Knopf Canada 1997) SF novel.

WULLSCHLÄGER, JACKIE (chron.)

• * _Hans Christian Andersen: The Life of a Storyteller (University of Chicago Press 0-226-91747-9, Jun 2002, $19.00, 489pp, tp) Reprint (Allen Lane 2000, not seen) biography of the Danish writer. [Andersen]

WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (chron.)

• * +Peril’s Gate (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105220-5, Feb 2002, $27.95, 721pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, third book of “The Alliance of Light” trilogy, part of the “Wars of Light and Shadow” series. First US edition (Voyager 7/01).
• * _Peril’s Gate (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710108-2, Jun 2002, £7.99, ii+800pp, pb) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel. Volume six in “The Wars of Light and Shadow”, and third book of the “Alliance of Light”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Peril’s Gate (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105467-4, Jan 2003, $7.99, 940pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 2001) fantasy novel, third book of “The Alliance of Light” trilogy, part of the “Wars of Light and Shadow” series.
• * *To Ride Hell’s Chasm (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710109-0, Dec 2002, £18.99, 483pp, hc, cover by Janny Wurts) Fantasy novel. A princess disappears on the way to her betrothal banquet. A trade paperback edition (-710110-4, £11.99) was announced but not seen.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ); see pseudonym Quinn Fawcett (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _A Feast in Exile (Tor 0-312-87842-7, Oct 2002, $15.95, 496pp, tp, cover by Barry Appell) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 2001) vampire novel in the “Saint-Germain” series. Saint-Germain is in Delhi when the Mongol hordes sweep through.
• * _Hôtel Transylvania (Warner 0-446-61100-X, Sep 2002, $6.99, 362pp, pb) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1978) vampire novel, first in the “Saint-Germain” series.
• * _The Merchant Prince, Volume Two: Outrageous Fortune (with Armin Shimerman) See entry under Armin Shimerman.
• * *Night Blooming (Warner 0-446-52981-8, Oct 2002, $24.95, 429pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel of Count Saint-Germain in A.D. 796 Gaul.

YASZEK, LISA (chron.)

• * *The Self Wired: Technology and Subjectivity in Contemporary Narrative (Routledge 0-415-93964-X, Jul 2002, 209pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of the use of the mixing of body and technology (such as cyborgs, androids, and cyberpunks) in SF and other genres. Order from Routledge, 29 West 35th St., New York NY 10001; [www.routledge-ny.com].; credit card orders 800-634-7064.

YEOVIL, JACK; pseudonym of Kim Newman, (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Warhammer: Beasts in Velvet (Black Library 1-84154-235-0, May 2002, £5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Reprint (GW Books 1991) novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game.
• * +Warhammer: Beasts in Velvet (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4307-1, Jun 2002, $6.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (GW Books 1991).
• * _Warhammer: Genevieve Undead (Black Library 1-84154-206-7, Jan 2002, £5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reprint (Boxtree 1993) dark fantasy novel set in the world of the role-playing game. Second in the “Genevieve” series. Copyrighted 1993, 2001, suggesting some possible modification from the original. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman.
• * +Warhammer: Genevieve Undead (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1177-3, Jan 2002, $6.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Martin Hanford) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Novelization based on the role-playing game, second in the “Genevieve” series. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Boxtree 1993).
• * *Warhammer: Silver Nails (Black Library 1-84154-258-X, Sep 2002, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer] Collection of five fantasy stories, including two original novellas. Yeovil is a pseudonym of Kim Newman. (Contents)
• * *Warhammer: Silver Nails (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-4320-9, Sep 2002, $6.95, 282pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer] Collection of five stories, two original, based on the world of the role-playing game. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. Simultaneous with UK edition.

YERMAKOV, NICHOLAS (Valentin) (1951- ); later as Simon Hawke; see under Hawke, Simon (stories) (chron.)

YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Bagpiper’s Ghost (Harcourt 0-15-202310-0, Apr 2002, $16.00, hc, cover by Gustaf Fjelstrom) [Tartan Magic] Young-adult fantasy novel, book three of “Tartan Magic”. American children in Scotland help a girl from the distant past.
• * _Briar Rose (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34230-8, Mar 2002, $5.99, 241pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 1992) associational young-adult novel using the fairy tale to tell a story of WWII.
• * *Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (with Robert J. Harris) (HarperCollins 0-0602-8736-5, Mar 2002, $15.95, 248pp, hc, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Young Heroes] Young-adult fantasy novel based on Greek myth and archaeology. Young Amazon princess Hippolyta fights to save her people from a curse. Second in the “Young Heroes” series about the early adventures of legendary heroes.
• * _Odysseus in the Serpent Maze (with Robert J. Harris) (HarperTrophy 0-06-440847-7, Nov 2002, $5.99, 248pp, tp, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Young Heroes] Reprint (HarperCollins 2001) young-adult fantasy adventure featuring younger versions of some of Homer’s characters.
• * _The Pictish Child (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-216359-X, Apr 2002, $5.95, 135pp, tp, cover by Gustaf Fjelstrom) [Tartan Magic] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, book two of “Tartan Magic”.
• * _The Wizard’s Map (Harcourt 0-15-216365-4, Apr 2002, $5.95, 132pp, tp, cover by Gustaf Fjelstrom) [Tartan Magic] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1999) young-adult fantasy novel, book one of “Tartan Magic”.

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• * _Sherwood (Penguin/Puffin 0-698-11953-3, Jun 2002, $5.99, 130pp, tp, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Robin Hood] Reprint (Philomel 2000) original young-adult anthology of nine Robin Hood stories, at least one with fantasy elements, and one SF.
• * _Vampires (with Martin H. Greenberg) (HarperTrophy 0-06-050222-3, Sep 2002, $5.99, 228pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) young-adult anthology of 13 children’s stories about vampires.

YORKE, MALCOLM (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Mervyn Peake: My Eyes Mint Gold: A Life (Overlook Press 1-58567-211-4, Jun 2002, $37.50, 368pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography, with numerous illustrations by Peake, and 14 unpaginated pages of photos. First US edition (John Murray 2000, not seen). [Peake]

YOUMANS, BRIAN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Best of the Rest 3: The Best Unknown Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2001 (Suddenly Press 0-9670056-1-2, Oct 2002, $14.00, 201pp, tp, cover by Colleen Doran) Best-of anthology of 16 stories published in 2001 by small press magazines, and online magazines, and other lesser-known sources. Authors include John Shirley, Thomas Ligotti, and Mary Soon Lee. Story introductions offer brief evaluations of their sources. Order from Suddenly Press, PO Box 120318, Boston MA 02112; add $3.00 postage. (Contents)

ZACK, P. ORIN (chron.)

• * *The Shoals of Time (1stBooks 0-7596-8322-0, 2001, $17.95, 544pp, tp) SF time-travel novel. Agents of the Temporal Planning Agency keep peace on Earth, but their work threatens a colony world. This is dated 2001, but not seen until now; it is a print-on-demand edition available online from [www.1stbooks.com], or 1stBooks Library, 2595 Vernal Pike, Bloomington IN 47404; credit card orders 800-839-8640.

ZACKEY, CHRISTOPHER A. (chron.)

• * *The Skyslanders (1stBooks 0-7596-7285-7, Jul 2002, $17.50, 151pp, hc) Fantasy novel. In a magical world of islands in the sky, a musician plans to destroy the world with his anti-symphony. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.1stbooks.com]; 800-839-8640.

ZAHN, TIMOTHY (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Angelmass (Tor 0-812-58418-X, Sep 2002, $7.99, 531pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) Reprint (Tor 2001) far-future SF novel.
• * *Manta’s Gift (Tor 0-312-87829-X, Sep 2002, $24.95, 427pp, hc) SF novel. Unknown creatures are discovered in the atmosphere of Jupiter.

ZEBROWSKI, GEORGE (Thaddeus) [originally Jerzy Tadeuz Zebrowski] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Swift Thoughts (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-08-8, Apr 2002, $24.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 24 stories, with notes on each by Zebrowski. Introduction by Gregory Benford. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com]. (Contents)

ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Black Throne (with Fred Saberhagen) (Baen 0-7434-3579-6, Nov 2002, $6.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) Reissue (Baen 1990) fantasy novel about Edgar Allan Poe. Second printing.
• * *The Last Defender of Camelot (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3510-9, Mar 2002, $14.95, 416pp, tp, cover by Scott Grimando) Collection of 11 stories; this has only four stories in common with the earlier (Pocket 1980) collection by the same title. Introduction by Robert Silverberg. (Contents)
• * *To Die in Italbar (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-3510-9, Jan 2003, $13.95, 310pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Omnibus of two novels, To Die in Italbar (1973) and A Dark Travelling (1987). (Contents)

ZELINSKY, PAUL O. (chron.)

• * _Rapunzel (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-230193-0, Oct 2002, $7.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Paul O. Zelinsky) Reprint (Dutton 1997) children’s picture book retelling of the fairy tale.

ZETTEL, SARAH (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Kingdom of Cages (Warner Aspect 0-446-61106-9, Jun 2002, $7.50, 588pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Warner Aspect 2001) SF novel of a colony planet desperate for new genetic material.
• * *A Sorcerer’s Treason (Tor 0-312-87239-9, Apr 2002, $27.95, 525pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Isavalta] Fantasy novel. A female lighthouse keeper is transported to the magical world of Isavalta.
• * *A Sorcerer’s Treason (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711399-4, Apr 2002, £17.99, 525pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta] Fantasy novel, the first in the “Isavalta” trilogy. An ostracized female lighthouse-keeper accepts an offer to travel to a magical world. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition. A trade paperback edition (-711398-6, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _A Sorcerer’s Treason (SFBC #50840, May 2002, $13.99, 525pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Isavalta] Reprint (Tor 2002) fantasy novel. A woman lighthouse keeper is transported to the magical world of Isavalta. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Usurper’s Crown (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711403-6, Nov 2002, £11.99, 531pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta] Fantasy novel, book two of the “Isavalta” series. A hardcover edition (-711401-X, £17.99) was announced but not seen.

ZICREE, MARC SCOTT (1955- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Magic Time (with Barbara Hambly) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105957-9, Nov 2002, $7.50, 423pp, pb, cover by Iain McCaig) Reprint (Eos 2001) fantasy novel, first in a multi-author series. Magic invades the modern world. Copyrighted by Paper Route, Inc.
• * *Magic Time: Angelfire (with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105069-5, Dec 2002, $25.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Iain McCaig) [Magic Time] Fantasy novel, second in a multi-author series. Magic invades the modern world. Copyrighted by Paper Route, Inc.

ZINDELL, DAVID (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Lightstone: Part One: The Ninth Kingdom (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648620-7, Sep 2002, £6.99, 672pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Reprint (Voyager 2001 as part of The Lightstone) fantasy novel. The first half of the first book in a four-book series.
• * _The Lightstone: Part Two: The Silver Sword (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713996-9, Oct 2002, £6.99, 454pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Reprint (Voyager 2001 as half of The Lightstone) fantasy novel, the second part of the first volume of the four-book “Ea Cycle”.
• * _Neverness (HarperCollins/Voyager Classics 0-00-712437-6, Feb 2002, £7.99, 685pp, tp) [Requiem for Homo Sapiens] Reissue (Donald I. Fine 1988) SF novel, set in the universe of his “A Requiem for Homo Sapiens”. “Voyager Classics” Number 24.

ZIPES, JACK (David) (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *The Brothers Grimm: From Enchanted Forests to the Modern World (St. Martin’s/Palgrave Macmillan 0-312-29380-1, Dec 2002, $19.95, 331 + xx, tp) Non-fiction, critical biography of the fairy tale collectors, revised and expanded from the 1988 Routledge Kegan & Paul edition. All chapters have been been revised; the new preface discusses changes in critical and popular attitudes, and a new chapter covers the legacy of the Grimms, and significant new biographical information. There is a bibliography and index. [Grimm, Grimm]

ZIVKOVIC, ZORAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Impossible Encounters (Ministry of Whimsy Press/Polaris no ISBN, 2000, $10.00, 145pp, tp, cover by René Magritte) Collection of six stories. This English-language edition was published in Yugoslavia by Polaris in 2000, translated from the Serbian Nemoguci susreti (Polaris 2000) by Alice Copple-Tosic. Available in the US from Ministry of Whimsy Press, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee FL 32315; [www.ministryofwhimsy.com]; add $1.50 shipping. (Contents)
• * *Seven Touches of Music (Ministry of Whimsy Press/Polaris no ISBN, 2001, $10.00, 162pp, tp, cover by Pablo Picasso) Collection of seven stories. This English-language edition was published in Yugoslavia by Polaris in 2001, translated from the Serbian Sedam dodira muzike (2001) by Alice Copple-Tosic. Available in the US from Ministry of Whimsy Press, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee FL 32315; [www.ministryofwhimsy.com]; add $1.50 shipping. (Contents)
• * *Time-Gifts (Ministry of Whimsy Press/Polaris no ISBN, 1998, $10.00, 145pp, tp, cover by Salvador Dali) Surreal/fantasy novella. This English-language edition was published in Yugoslavia by Polaris in 1998, translated from the Serbian Vremenski darovi (Stubovi Kulture 1997) by Alice Copple-Tosic. Available in the US from Ministry of Whimsy Press, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee FL 32315; [www.ministryofwhimsy.com]; add $1.50 shipping.
• * *The Writer (Ministry of Whimsy Press/Polaris no ISBN, 1999, $8.00, 81pp, tp, cover by Salvador Dali) Surreal novelette. This English-language edition was published in Yugoslavia by Polaris in 1999, translated from the Serbian Pisac (Stubovi Kulture 1998) by Alice Copple-Tosic. Available in the US from Ministry of Whimsy Press, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee FL 32315; [www.ministryofwhimsy.com]; add $1.50 shipping.