The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003

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WRIGHT, T(errance) M(ichael) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* *The House on Orchid Street (Leisure 0-8439-5090-0, Nov 2003, $6.99, 322pp, pb) Horror novel. A charming country house hides dark secrets.
* *Laughing Man (Leisure 0-8439-5084-6, Feb 2003, $5.99, 306pp, pb) Horror novel. A detective tracking an impossible killer starts to go mad himself.
WRZOS, JOSEPH, ed. (1929- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Night Creatures See entry under Seabury Quinn.
WULF, RICH (chron.)

* *Legend of the Five Rings: Wind of Justice (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3073-X, Jun 2003, $6.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Stephen Daniele) [Legend of the Five Rings: Four Winds Saga] Novelization based on the card game, third volume in “The Four Winds Saga”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
WUNDERLICH, RICHARD (chron.)

* *Pinocchio Goes Postmodern: Perils of a Puppet in the United States (with Thomas J. Morrissey) (Routledge 0-8153-3896-1, 2002, $90.00, 257 + xviii, hc) Non-fiction, a critical examination of the cultural implications of the American revamping of Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio in books, film, and stage. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Part of the Children’s Literature and Culture series. Order from Routledge, 29 W. 35th St., New York NY 10001; [www.routledge-ny.com].
WURTS, JANNY (1953- ) (chron.)

* _To Ride Hell’s Chasm (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-710111-2, Aug 2003, £7.99, 692pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel of the search for a princess who vanished en route to her betrothal banquet.
WYNDHAM, JOHN; pseudonym of John Beynon Harris, (1903-1969) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Day of the Triffids (Random House/Modern Library Classics 0-8129-6712-7, 2003, $11.95, 230 + xv, tp) [Triffids] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) SF novel. Introduction by Edmund Morris.
* *No Place Like Earth (Darkside Press 0-9707349-9-9, Apr 2003, $40.00, 285pp, hc, cover by Allen Koszowski) Collection of 16 stories, one original, several collected for the first time. Introduction by John Pelan. Notes by Phillip Stephensen-Payne. This is a limited edition of 510. Wyndham is a pen name for John Beynon Harris. Order from Darkside Press, 4128 Woodland Park Ave. N., Seattle WA 98103; [www.darksidepress.com]. (Contents)
YAMADA, TAICHI (chron.)

* *Strangers (Vertical 1-932234-03-9, Sep 2003, $14.95, 203pp, tp) Ghost story. A middle-aged scriptwriter encounters his long-dead parents. Translated from the Japanese Ijin-tachi to no Natsu (Shinchosha 1987) by Wayne P. Lammers.
YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ); see pseudonym Quinn Fawcett (stories) (chron.)

* *Apprehensions and Other Delusions (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5352-5, Nov 2003, $25.95, 344pp, hc) Collection of 13 dark fantasy stories, one original. Introduction by Pat LoBrutto. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. (Contents)
* *Midnight Harvest (Warner 0-446-53240-1, Sep 2003, $24.95, 434pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel of Count Saint-Germain, this time in 1930s California.
* _Night Blooming (Warner 0-446-61102-6, Sep 2003, $6.99, 646pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Warner 2002) vampire novel of Count Saint-Germain in A.D. 796 Gaul.
* _The Palace (Warner 0-446-61099-2, Mar 2003, $6.99, 519pp, pb, cover by Phil Heffernan) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1978) vampire novel, second in the “Saint-Germain” series. The text has been slightly revised and is copyrighted 2002.
YEFFETH, GLENN, ed. (chron.)

* *Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show (BenBella Books 1-932100-08-3, Oct 2003, $15.95, 205 + xii, tp) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Non-fiction gathering of 22 essays on the TV show by authors including David Brin, Nancy Kilpatrick, and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Foreword by Drew Goddard. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
* *Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and Religion in The Matrix (BenBella Books 1-932100-02-4, Apr 2003, $17.95, 277pp, tp) Non-fiction selection of essays on The Matrix, with considerable consideration of its science fiction roots. Authors include James Gunn, Ray Kurzweil, and Robert J. Sawyer. Introduction by David Gerrold. BenBella Books, 6440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].
YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The Magic Paintbrush (HarperTrophy 0-06-440852-3, Mar 2003, $4.99, 89pp, tp, cover by Suling Wang) Reprint (HarperCollins 2000) young-adult fantasy novella. Illustrated by Suling Wang.
* _Sweetwater (HarperCollins 0-06-056028-2, Jan 2004, $16.99, 191pp, hc, cover by William O’Connor) Reprint (Harper & Row 1973) young-adult SF novel of a star colony.
* *The Tiger’s Apprentice (HarperCollins 0-06-001013-4, Apr 2003, $15.99, 184pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Tom Lee is recruited by a talking tiger to help protect an ancient talisman.
YERMAKOV, NICHOLAS (Valentin) (1951- ); later as Simon Hawke; see under Hawke, Simon (chron.)
YOKE, CARL B(ernard), ed. (1937- ) (chron.)

* _Classic and Iconoclastic Alternate History Science Fiction (with Edgar L. Chapman) See entry under Edgar L. Chapman
YOLEN, JANE; [i.e., Jane Hyatt Yolen Stemple] (1939- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Atalanta and the Arcadian Beast (with Robert J. Harris) (HarperCollins 0-06-029454-X, Mar 2003, $15.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Young Heroes] Young-adult fantasy novel based on Greek myth and archaeology. Third in the “Young Heroes” series about the early adventures of legendary heroes.
* _The Bagpiper’s Ghost (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-204913-4, Oct 2003, $5.95, 129pp, tp, cover by Gustaf Fjelstrom) [Tartan Magic] Reprint (Harcourt 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, book three of “Tartan Magic”.
* _Boots and the Seven Leaguers: A Rock-and-Troll Novel (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-202563-4, May 2003, $5.95, 163pp, tp, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi) Reprint (Harcourt 2000) young-adult fantasy novel about teen trolls trying to get into a concert.
* *The Flying Witch (with Vladimir Vagin) (HarperCollins 0-06-028536-2, Aug 2003, $15.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Vladimir Vagin) Children’s picture book about the Russian witch Baba Yaga, with text by Yolen and illustrations by Vagin.
* _Hippolyta and the Curse of the Amazons (with Robert J. Harris) (HarperTrophy 0-06-440848-5, Apr 2003, $5.99, 248pp, tp, cover by Hala Wittwer) [Young Heroes] Reprint (HarperCollins 2002) young-adult fantasy novel based on Greek myth and archaeology, second in the “Young Heroes” series.
* _Sister Light, Sister Dark (Tor Teen 0-765-34357-6, Sep 2003, $6.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel, packaged for young adults.
* *Sword of the Rightful King (Harcourt 0-15-202527-8, May 2003, $17.00, 351pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult Arthurian fantasy about the early days of Arthur’s court.
* _Where Have the Unicorns Gone? (with Ruth Sanderson) (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-86359-4, Dec 2003, $6.99, 32pp, tp, cover by Ruth Sanderson) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 2000) young-adult picture book illustrated by Ruth Sanderson.
* _White Jenna (Tor Teen 0-765-34358-4, Jan 2004, $6.99, 260pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Great Alta] Reprint (Tor 1989) fantasy novel, second in the “Great Alta” series.
YOUD, C. S.; see under Youd, Sam (chron.)
YOUD, CHRISTOPHER S.; see under Youd, Sam (chron.)
YOUD, (Christopher) SAMUEL [born Sam Youd] (1922- ); see pseudonym John Christopher (chron.)
YOUMANS, MARLY (chron.)

* *The Curse of the Raven Mocker (Farrar Straus Giroux 0-374-31667-8, Sep 2003, $18.00, 280pp, hc, cover by Steve Cieslawski) [Adantis] Young-adult fantasy based on Cherokee mythology. A young woman trying to reunite her family encounters a strange man she believes is a raven mocker, a shapechanger-bird that drains the life from the ill.
YOUNG, ISABEL ADOMAKOH; see pseudonym Zizou Corder (chron.)
YOUNG, LOUISA; see pseudonym Zizou Corder (chron.)
YOUNG, STUART (stories) (chron.)

* *Spare Parts (Rainfall Books 0-9546178-0-0, 2003, no price, 98pp, tp, cover by Bob Covington & Dave Bezzina) Original collection of six stories. (Contents)
ZAHN, TIMOTHY (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Dragon and Thief (Tor 0-765-30124-5, Feb 2003, $24.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Jon Foster) [Dragonback Adventures] SF novel, the first novel in the “Dragonback” series about a teen on the run and his dragonlike alien symbiote.
* _Manta’s Gift (SFBC #55118, Jan 2003, $12.99, 427pp, hc, cover by Stephan Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Manta’s Gift (Tor 0-812-58032-X, Aug 2003, $6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Stephen Martiniere) Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel. Unknown creatures are discovered in the atmosphere of Jupiter.
* *Star Song and Other Stories (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4696-0, Dec 2002, $24.95, 283pp, hc, cover by Mark Stijnman) Collection of six stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
ZEBROWSKI, GEORGE (Thaddeus) [originally Jerzy Tadeuz Zebrowski] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *In the Distance, and Ahead in Time (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-4687-1, Dec 2002, $23.95, 231pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of ten stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. This is dated 2002, but not seen until now. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar]. (Contents)
* _Star Trek: Garth of Izar (with Pamela Sargent) See entry under Pamela Sargent.
ZEDDIES, ANN TONSOR (1951- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Steel Helix (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41873-5, Mar 2003, $6.99, 362pp, pb, cover by John Dismukes) [*Typhon’s Children] SF novel set in the same universe as the “Typhon’s Children” series published as by Toni Anzetti. A geneticist is captured by a genetically engineered superior race bent on controlling the galaxy.
ZELAZNY, ROGER (Joseph Christopher) (1937-1995) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Changeling (Pocket/ibooks 0-7434-5819-2, Feb 2003, $11.95, 244pp, tp, cover by Lebbeus Woods) Reprint (Ace 1980) fantasy novel.
* _Damnation Alley (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07346-2, Oct 2003, £9.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Putnam 1969) SF novel set in a post-nuclear war America. A “Gollancz SF Collectors’ Edition”.
* _Deus Irae (with Philip K. Dick) See entry under Philip K. Dick
* _The Last Defender of Camelot (ibooks 0-7434-7970-X, Dec 2003, $7.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (ibooks 2002) collection of 11 stories; this has only four stories in common with the earlier (Pocket 1980) collection by the same title.
* *Manna from Heaven (The Fantastic Book Club 0-8095-3095-3, 2003, no price, 255pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 21 short stories, most previously uncollected, including all five “Amber” short stories and the prologue to The Trumps of Doom. (Contents) [ed: Scott Zrubeck]
ZETTEL, SARAH (1966- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _A Sorcerer’s Treason (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-711400-1, Mar 2003, £6.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Isavalta] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, Book one of the “Isavalta” trilogy.
* _A Sorcerer’s Treason (Tor 0-765-34374-6, Jun 2003, $7.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Isavalta] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. A female lighthouse keeper is transported to the magical world of Isavalta.
* +The Usurper’s Crown (Tor 0-312-87442-1, Apr 2003, $27.95, 524pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Isavalta] Fantasy novel, a prequel to A Sorcerer’s Treason in the Isavalta series. First US edition (Voyager 11/02).
* _The Usurper’s Crown (SFBC #56676, Apr 2003, $13.99, 474pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Isavalta] Reprint (Voyager 2002) fantasy novel, a prequel to A Sorcerer’s Treason in the Isavalta series. This is similar to the Tor US edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
ZICREE, MARC SCOTT (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Magic Time: Angelfire (with Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105958-7, Oct 2003, $7.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Iain McCaig) [Magic Time] Reprint (Eos 2002) fantasy novel, second in a multi-author series. Copyrighted by Paper Route, Inc.
ZINDEL, PAUL (1936-2003) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Night of the Bat (Hyperion 0-7868-1226-5, Sep 2003, $5.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Hyperion 2001) young adult horror novel.
ZINDELL, DAVID (1952- ) (chron.)

* *Lord of Lies (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224758-5, Sep 2003, £12.99, iii+548pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Ea Cycle] Fantasy novel, the second book of the “Ea Cycle”. Many think Valashu Elahad is the prophesied Maitreya, but a false claim would change him into an evil Red Dragon. A hardcover edition (-224757-7, £18.99) is also available.
ZIOLKOWSKI, THEODORE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _Pictor’s Metamorphoses and Other Fantasies See entry under Hermann Hesse.
ZIPES, JACK (David) (1937- ) (chron.)

* *Breaking the Magic Spell: Radical Theories of Folk and Fairy Tales: Revised and Expanded Edition (University Press of Kentucky 0-8131-9030-4, Aug 2002, $22.50, 278 + xxv, tp, cover by Kay Nielson) Critical non-fiction, an examination of fairy tales and their criticism in a socio-political and cultural context. This has a new preface, and has been substantially revised and updated from the 1979 Heinemann edition, and now includes discussion of such items as Harry Potter and Shrek. There are notes, bibliography, and index. Order from the University Press of Kentucky, Order Department, PO Box 11578, Lexington KY 40576-1578; 800-839-6855; 859-257-8400; [www.kentuckypress.com]; add $4.00 postage.
_____, ed. * _The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales (Oxford University Press 0-19-860509-9, Aug 2003, $24.95, 603 + xxxii, tp, cover by Edmund Dulac) Reprint (Oxford 2000) non-fiction, an encyclopedic guide to fairy tales, their authors, artists, and major themes, with some corrections. This appears to be the Oxford UK 2002 edition, not previously listed.
ZIVKOVIC, ZORAN (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Book (Ministry of Whimsy Press/Polaris 86-83741-04-4, Sep 2003, $11.00, 272pp, tp, cover by Theodore Roussel) Fantasy novel narrated by a book, which discusses writers, publishing, bookstores, and other aspects of a book’s life. Originally published in Serbia by Stubovi kulture in 1999 as Knjiga; this English-language edition was published by Polaris in 2003, translated from the Serbian by Aleksandar B. Ndeljkovic with editing by Tamar Yellin. Available in the US from Ministry of Whimsy Press, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee FL 32315; [www.ministryofwhimsy.com]; add $1.50 shipping.
* *Steps Through the Mist (Ministry of Whimsy Press/Polaris 86-83741-18-4, Jan 2003, $11.00, 134pp, tp, cover by Predrag Popara) Collection of five stories. This English-language edition was published in Serbia by Polaris in 2003, translated from the Serbian Koraci kroz maglu (2003) 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)
ZRUBECK, SCOTT, ed.

* _Manna from Heaven See entry under Roger Zelazny.
[et al], ed. (chron.)

* _World of Darkness: Vampire: The Clan Novel Saga, Volume One: The Fall of Atlanta (with Stewart Wieck, Gherbod Fleming & Eric Griffin) See entry under Stewart Wieck.

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