The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

WATERS, GALADRIEL (chron.)

• * _New Clues to Harry Potter: Book 5 (with Astre Mithrandir & E. L. Fossa) (Wizarding World Press 0-9723936-2-5, Mar 2004, $10.95, 134pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Reissue (Wizarding World Press 2003) non-fiction guide to the fifth book in the series. Third printing. [Rowling]

WATSON, H(enry) B(rereton) MARRIOTT (1863-1921) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Devil of the Marsh and Other Stories (Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-070-0, May 2004, C$59.00, xxii+209pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Edited, with an Introduction, by James Doig. Limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.00 and in the UK for £28.00. (Contents)

WATSON, IAN (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shell Shock (Birmingham Science Fiction Group no ISBN, Nov 2004, no price, 20pp, ph) Original short story issued in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, to coincide with Watson’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 34.
• * *Warhammer 40,000: The Inquisition War (Black Library 1-84416-138-2, Jul 2004, £7.99, 762pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Omnibus of three novels and two stories set in the “Warhammer 40,000” universe, with an introduction by Watson. The novels are Draco (1990 as Inquisitor), Harlequin (1994), and Chaos Child (1995). (Contents)
• * +Warhammer 40,000: The Inquisition War (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-138-2, Aug 2004, $9.99, 762pp, tp, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisition War] Omnibus of three novelizations in the trilogy and two related stories, all based on the roleplaying game world. The novelizations are Draco (1990), Harlequin (1994) and Chaos Child (1995). A new introduction by Watson discusses the difficulties of writing novels based on an insane far-future. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 7/04).
• * _Whores of Babylon (Immanion Press 1-9048-5310-2, Apr 2004, £12.99, 226pp, tp) Reprint (Paladin 1988) SF novel; this has been revised and updated. Immanion Pres, 8 Rowley Grove, Stafford, Staffordshire ST17 9BJ UK; [www.immanionpress.wox.org].
• * _Yaleen (BenBella Books 1-932100-24-5, Apr 2004, $14.95, 536pp, tp, cover by Jael) [Yaleen] Reprint (SFBC 1986 as The Books of the Black Current) omnibus of three SF novels in a trilogy: The Book of the River (1984), The Book of the Stars (1984), and The Book of Being (1985). This has a new introduction by Stephen Baxter. BenBella Books, 6440 N Central Expressway, Suite 508, Dallas TX 75206; [www.benbellabooks.com].

WATSON, JUDE (chron.)

• * *Premonitions (Scholastic 0-439-60995-X, Jul 2004, $6.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Craig White) [Premonitions] Young-adult thriller. Grace’s unwanted premonitions are her only clue to her best friend’s disappearance.

WATSON, MARRIOTT; see under Watson, H. B. Marriott (stories) (chron.)

WATT-EVANS, LAWRENCE (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dragon Venom (Tor 0-765-34170-0, Nov 2004, $7.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Obsidian Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel. Third in the “Obsidian Chronicles” series begun in Dragon Weather.

WATTS, PETER (stories) (chron.)

• * *Behemoth, Book One: B-Max (Tor 0-765-30721-9, Jul 2004, $24.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Lenie Clarke] SF novel, the first half of a novel set in the same worlds as Starfish and Maelstrom. Lenie Clark confronts the mess the world has become since she released the Behemoth microbe.
• * *Behemoth, Book Two: Seppuku (Tor 0-765-31172-0, Jan 2005, $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Behemoth] SF novel, second in a series of two set in the same worlds as Starfish and Maelstrom. Watts includes notes and references on the science involved.

WAUGH, CHARLES G., ed. (1943- ) (chron.)

• * _Jack the Ripper (with Frank D. McSherry, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg
• * _Time Wars (with Martin H. Greenberg) (ibooks/BP Books 0-7434-9778-3, Nov 2004, $6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Iacopo Bruno) Reprint (Tor 1986) anthology of eight stories, “created by” and with an introduction by Poul Anderson.
• * _Vamps (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

WAUGH, SYLVIA (1935?- ) (chron.)

• * _Earthborn (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41838-0, Apr 2004, $5.50, 273pp, tp, cover by Martin Matje) [Ormingat] Reprint (Delacorte 2002) young-adult SF novel, sequel to Space Race.
• * +Who Goes Home? (Random House/Delacorte 0-385-72965-0, Apr 2004, $15.95, 213pp, hc, cover by Martin Matje) [Ormingat] Young-adult SF novel, third in series begun in Space Race. Thirteen-year-old Jacob struggles with the revelation that he’s an alien. First US edition (The Bodley Head 7/03).
• * _Who Goes Home? (Random House UK/Red Fox 0-09-943314-1, Jul 2004, £4.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Tracey Hurst) [Ormingat] Reprint (The Bodley Head 2003) young-adult SF novel, last in the “Ormingat” trilogy.

WEBB, CATHERINE (chron.)

• * *Timekeepers (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-43-0, May 2004, £5.99, 309pp, tp) [Waywalkers] YA fantasy novel, sequel to Waywalkers.

WEBB, MAGGIE; see pseudonym Samantha Lee (chron.)

WEBER, DAVID M. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Bolo! (Baen 0-7434-9872-0, Jan 2005, $25.00, 389pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Bolo] Collection of four military SF stories, one original, and one technical article about Keith Laumer’s sentient tanks. (Contents)
• * _March to the Stars (with John Ringo) (Baen 0-7434-8818-0, Apr 2004, $7.99, 589pp, pb, cover by Patrick Turner) [Captain March] Reprint (Baen 2003) military SF novel, third in the “March” series.
• * *The Shadow of Saganami (Baen 0-7434-8852-0, Nov 2004, $26.00, 755pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honorverse] Military SF novel, first in a new series in the “Honorverse” featuring students of Honor Harrington.
• * _The Shadow of Saganami (SFBC #1174483, Nov 2004, $12.99, 755pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honorverse] Reprint (Baen 2004) military SF novel, first in a new series in the “Honorverse” featuring students of Honor Harrington.
• * *The Stars at War (with Steve White) (Baen 0-7434-8841-5, Aug 2004, $25.00, 806pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) Omnibus of two military SF novels: Crusade (1992) and In Death Ground (1997). (Contents)
• * *Wind Rider’s Oath (Baen 0-7434-8821-0, May 2004, $26.00, 498pp, hc, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Bahzell Bahnakson] Fantasy novel, the third in the series featuring reluctant hero Bahzell Bahnakson.

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• * _Worlds of Honor #4: The Service of the Sword (Baen 0-7434-8836-9, Jul 2004, $7.99, 665pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington] Reprint (Baen 2003) original anthology of six stories set in the “Honor Harrington” universe.

WEBER, NANCY (1942- ) (chron.)

• * _The Playgroup (ibooks 0-7434-9762-7, Nov 2004, $6.99, 262pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1982) horror novel.

WEIDE, TERRY (chron.)

• * *Dream of Power, Dream of Glory (New Age Dimensions/VitalCore 1-59611-011-2, Aug 2004, $14.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Melissa Alvarez) Fantasy novel. A beautiful witch, a young champion, and their allies face an evil god. Available from New Age Dimensions, PO Box 772097, Coral Springs FL 33077; [www.vitalcore.com].

WEIN, ELIZABETH E. (chron.)

• * _A Coalition of Lions (Penguin/Firebird 0-14-240129-3, Aug 2004, $6.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Winter Prince] Reprint (Viking 2003) associational YA Arthurian novel. Second in a series after The Winter Prince. Copyrighted by Elizabeth Gatland.
• * *The Sunbird (Viking 0-670-03691-9, Apr 2004, $16.99, 189pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) [Winter Prince] Associational YA Arthurian novel, third in a series begun in The Winter Prince. Telemakos, grandson of Artos of Britain and an African noble, must find a man spreading plague. Copyrighted by Elizabeth Gatland.

WEINER, ANDREW (Simon) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Getting Near the End (Red Deer Press/Robert J. Sawyer Books 0-88995-307-4, Sep 2004, $19.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Marilyn Mets & Peter Ledwon) Near-future SF novel. New Year’s Eve brings apocalyptic madness and terror in 2023. Introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. Red Deer Press, 813 Mackimmie Library Tower, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary AB Canada T2N 1N4; US orders: 800-805-1083; 403-220-4334; [www.reddeerpress.com].

WEIS, MARGARET (Edith Baldwin) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance Chronicles Part 6: A Dawn of Dragons (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3102-7, Mar 2004, $5.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Glen Angus) [DragonLance Chronicles] Reprint (TSR 1985 as part of DragonLance: Dragons of Spring Dawning) novelization, the second half of the third novel in the original “DragonLance Chronicles” series, repackaged for young readers. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: Amber and Ashes (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3257-0, Aug 2004, $25.95, 336pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: Dark Disciple] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, first volume of “The Dark Disciple”. Introduction by R.A. Salvatore. Appendix of gaming information by Jamie Chambers. This lacks a copyright.
• * _DragonLance: Test of the Twins (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3388-7, Nov 2004, $24.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: Legends] Reprint (TSR 1986) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Book three of the “Legends” trilogy. Copyrighted 1986 by TSR, 2000 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: The Annotated Legends (with Tracy Hickman) (SFBC #63996, Feb 2004, $17.99, 1190pp, hc, cover by Christophe Vacher) [DragonLance: Legends] Reprint (TSR 1988 as DragonLance Legends) omnibus of the three novelizations in the original “DragonLance Legends” series: Time of the Twins (1986), War of the Twins (1986), and Test of the Twins (1986), with extensive new annotations. This is similar to the 2003 Wizards of the Coast edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: Time of the Twins (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3158-2, Mar 2004, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Legends] Reprint (TSR 1986) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Book one of the “Legends” trilogy. Copyrighted 1986 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _DragonLance: War of the Twins (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3217-1, Jun 2004, $24.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Matthew Stawicki) [DragonLance: Legends] Reissue (TSR 1986) novelization based on the roleplaying game. Book two of the “Legends” trilogy. Copyrighted 1986 by TSR, 2004 by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *The Dragon’s Son (Tor 0-765-30469-4, Jul 2004, $25.95, 335pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Fantasy novel, the second book of “The Dragonvald” trilogy.
• * _The Dragon’s Son (SFBC #1164774, Jul 2004, $12.99, 349pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvarld] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the second book of “The Dragonvarld” trilogy. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Journey into the Void (with Tracy Hickman) (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648616-9, Mar 2004, £7.99, 566pp, pb, cover by Martin McKenna) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, the third book of “The Sovereign Stone” trilogy. Copyrighted by Weis, Hickman, and Larry Elmore.
• * _Journey into the Void (with Tracy Hickman) (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-102059-1, Aug 2004, $7.99, 578pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Sovereign Stone] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, the third book of the “Sovereign Stone” trilogy.
• * _Mistress of Dragons (Tor 0-765-34390-8, May 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dragonvald] Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the first book of “The Dragonvald” trilogy.

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• * *Dragonlance: The Best of Weis & Hickman: Dragons in the Archives (with Tracy Hickman) (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3669-X, Nov 2004, $7.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Michael Komarck) [DragonLance] Anthology of nine stories set in the gaming world by Weis: three written solo, three with Tracy Hickman, two with Don Perrin, and one with Aron Eisenberg. Introduction by Weis. This anniversary edition “Celebrating 20 Years of Dragonlance” also includes five reminiscences by various authors, and excerpts of interviews with Weis & Hickman. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)
• * *DragonLance: The Search for Power: Dragons from the War of Souls (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3193-0, May 2004, $6.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Michael Komarck) [DragonLance] Original anthology of 14 stories based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

WEISSKOPF, T. K. F., ed. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Cosmic Tales: Adventures in Sol System (Baen 0-7434-8832-6, Jun 2004, $6.99, 449pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Original anthology of 11 stories and two non-fiction pieces by authors including Allen M. Steele, Charles Sheffield, and Jack McDevitt. (Contents)

WELCH, MICHELLE M. (chron.)

• * *The Bright and the Dark (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58628-9, Aug 2004, $6.50, 390pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Five Countries] Fantasy novel, sequel to Confidence Game, set in the world of Dabion.

WELLS, H(erbert) G(eorge) (1866-1946) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Croquet Player (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-9842-0, Oct 2004, $11.95, 109pp, tp, cover by R. W. Boeche) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1936) horror novella. Afterword by John Huntington. Illustration by Clifton Line. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 312 North 14th St, PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105.
• * _The First Men in the Moon (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-022-6, Feb 2004, £5.99, 186pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) Reprint (George Newnes 1901) classic SF novel.
• * *Five Great Novels (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07572-4, Apr 2004, £10.99, 593pp, tp, cover by Sonar) Omnibus of the classics, The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The First Men in the Moon. (Contents)
• * _The Invisible Man (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-011-0, Feb 2004, £5.99, 143pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) Reprint (C. Arthur Pearson 1897) classic SF novel, including a preface by Wells from 1933. (Contents)
• * _The Island of Dr. Moreau (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-012-9, Feb 2004, £5.99, 129pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic SF novel.
• * _Selected Stories of H.G. Wells (Random House/Modern Library Classics 0-8129-7075-6, Jun 2004, $13.95, 399 + xvii, tp) Collection of 26 stories. Edited and with introductions by Ursula K. Le Guin. (Contents)
• * _The Time Machine/The War of the Worlds/The Island of Dr. Moreau (BOMC/QPBC/SFBC 0-965-36206-X, Oct 2004, $14.99, 484pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1934 as part of Seven Famous Novels by H.G. Wells) omnibus of The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), and The War of the Worlds (1898). This is a Quality Paperback Book Club edition distributed through the SFBC. (Contents)
• * _The Time Machine (Scholastic Classics 0-439-43654-0, Jan 2004, $3.99, 123pp, pb, cover by Jonathan Barkat) [Time Machine] Reissue (Heinemann 1895) classic SF novel. This is the 2002 edition with introduction by Melvin Burgess. Fifth printing.
• * _The Time Machine (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-013-7, Feb 2004, £5.99, 83pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) [Time Machine] Reprint (Henry Holt 1895 as The Time Machine: An Invention) classic SF novel. This is a “Revised Edition”, origin unknown.
• * _The Time Machine (Pocket 0-7434-8773-7, Jul 2004, $3.95, 150 + xx, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novel. This “Pocket Books Enriched Classic” includes a chronology and historical context, notes, excerpts from critical essays, discussion questions, and recommended reading.
• * _The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds (Borders Classics 1-58726-161-8, 2004, $7.95, 240pp, hc) Reprint omnibus of two classic SF novels: The Time Machine (1895) and The War of the Worlds (1898).
• * _The War of the Worlds (Scholastic Classics 0-439-51849-0, 2003, $4.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger) Reissue (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. Introduction by Orson Scott Card. This is dated 2003, but was not seen until now. Second printing.
• * _The War of the Worlds (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-014-5, Feb 2004, £5.99, 172pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic SF novel. This is a “Revised Edition”, origins unknown.
• * _When the Sleeper Wakes (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-015-3, Feb 2004, £5.99, 228pp, tp, cover by Two Associates) Reprint (Harper and Brothers 1899 as When the Sleeper Wakes: A Story of the Years to Come) classic SF novel.

WELLS, MARTHA (1964- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Ships of Air (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-97789-3, Jul 2004, $24.95, 409pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Fall of Ile-Rien] Fantasy novel, the second book of “The Fall of Ile-Rien”. Tremaine Valiarde and her Syprian allies “capture” an enemy airship that takes them back to the Gardier homeland.
• * _The Wizard Hunters (HarperCollins/Eos 0-380-80798-X, Jun 2004, $7.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Fall of Ile-Rien] Reprint (Eos 2003) fantasy novel, next-generation sequel to The Death of the Necromancer and first volume of “The Fall of Ile-Rien”.

WENTWORTH, K(athy) D. (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _House of Moons (ibooks 0-7434-8002-3, Apr 2004, $6.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Yvonne Gilbert) [House of Moons] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) SF “Mindtalent” novel with a fantasy feel, second in the “House of Moons Chronicles” after Moonspeaker.
• * _The Imperium Game (ibooks 0-7434-8700-1, Aug 2004, $6.99, 242pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) Reprint (Del Rey 1994) SF novel of a computer game gone deadly.

WERLIN, NANCY (chron.)

• * *Double Helix (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-2606-6, Mar 2004, $15.99, 248pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult SF thriller of genetic engineering. Eli’s new job at a transgenics lab leads to unsettling discoveries about his family.

WERNER, C. L. (1973- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer: Blood of the Dragon (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-095-5, Aug 2004, £5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer: Brunner the Bounty Hunter] Novelization set in the world of the roleplaying game, third in the “Brunner the Bounty Hunter” series.