The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

WILSON, F(rancis) PAUL (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Harbingers (Tor/Forge 0-765-31276-X, Sep 2006, $24.95, 336pp, hc) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet Press 2006) thriller/horror novel, tenth in the Repairman Jack series.
• * _Infernal (Tor 0-765-35138-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 421pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet Press 2005) thriller/horror novel, ninth in the Repairman Jack series.
• * *The Last Rakosh (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-75-8, Nov 2005, $29.95, 94pp, hc) [Repairman Jack] Horror novella in the Repairman Jack series, expanded from an earlier short story. A signed limited edition of 500 ($34.95) and a leatherbound, lettered edition of 26 ($300.00) are also available. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com].
• * _The Tomb (Tor 0-765-35513-2, Aug 2006, $4.99, 425pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reissue (Whispers Press/Berkley 1984) horror novel, the first in the Repairman Jack series. This is the revised “Author’s Definitive Edition” (Borderlands Press 2004) with a special price and a mail-in rebate offer.

WILSON, GAYLE; pseudonym of Mona Gay Thomas, (1945- ) (chron.)

• * *Bogeyman (Harlequin/Mira 0-7783-2361-7, Nov 2006, $6.99, 420pp, pb) Horror novel. A widow with a small child moves back to her home town, but her new house seems to be haunted. Copyrighted by Mona Gay Thomas.

WILSON, LEAH, ed. (chron.)

• * _Boarding the Enterprise: Transporters, Tribbles and the Vulcan Death Grip in Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek (with David Gerrold & Robert J. Sawyer) See entry under David Gerrold.
• * _The Unauthorized X-Men: SF and Comic Writers on Mutants, Prejudice, and Adamantium (with Len Wein) See entry under Len Wein.

WILSON, ROBERT C. (chron.)

• * _Crooked Tree (University of Michigan Press/Petoskey 0-472-03152-X, May 2006, $14.95, 372pp, tp) Reprint (Putnam 1980) horror novel. Co-published by UMP and The Petoskey Publishing Company.

WILSON, ROBERT CHARLES (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Julian: A Christmas Story (PS Publishing 1-905834-26-8, Nov 2006, £10.00, 86 + ix, tp, cover by Edward Miller) SF novella of small-town America in 2176 during elections and war. Introduction by Robert J. Sawyer. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-27-6, £25.00) signed by both Wilson and Sawyer is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK.
• * _Spin (Tor 0-765-34825-X, Feb 2006, $7.99, 454pp, pb) [Spin] Reprint (Tor 2005) SF novel.

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• * *Tesseracts Ten (with Edo van Belkom) (Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 1-894063-36-8, Oct 2006, $20.95, 301pp, tp, cover by Colleen McDonald) Original anthology of 17 stories and three poems (two reprints) by Canadian writers. Authors include Scott Mackay, Matthew Hughes, and Lisa Smedman. Introduction by Wilson, afterword by van Belkom. Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing, PO Box 1714, Calgary AB T2P 2L7, Canada; [www.edgewebsite.com]. (Contents)

WILSON, STEVEN H. (chron.)

• * *Taken Liberty (Firebringer Press 0-9773851-0-8, Feb 2006, $17.95, 267pp, tp) [Arbiter Chronicles] SF novel in The Arbiter Chronicles. A non-human pleasure slave masquerades as a human in the navy of the Confederated Worlds. This is a print-on-demand edition. Firebringer Press, 6101 Hunt Club Road, Elkridge MD 21075.

WINDLING, TERRI, ed. (1958- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Dark of the Woods (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _The Faery Reel: Tales from the Twilight Realm (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.
• * _Salon Fantastique (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

WINNINGTON, G. PETER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Mervyn Peake: The Man and his Art (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1284-5, Sep 2006, £20.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Mervyn Peake) Art book/biography, a heavily illustrated collection of art, poetry, photographs, book illustrations, memoirs, and other works by Peake or about Peake. Compiled by Sebastian Peake & Alison Eldred. There are an introduction by Michael Moorcock, and articles by Winnington, with contributions from Moorcock, Langdon Jones, Joanne Harris, John Howe, and others. The book has no cover price. (Contents)

WINTERSON, JEANETTE (1959- ) (chron.)

• * *Tanglewreck (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8064-2, Jun 2006, £12.99, 415pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Tanglewreck (Bloomsbury USA 1-58234-919-3, Aug 2006, $16.95, 415pp, hc) Young-adult gothic/fantasy novel. First US edition (Bloomsbury 7/06).

WITCOVER, PAUL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Dracula: Asylum (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-018-3, Apr 2006, $6.99, 318pp, tp, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dracula] Novelization based on the Universal Studios movie version of Stoker’s vampire. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
• * _Tumbling After (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-105364-3, Aug 2006, $13.95, 329pp, tp) Reprint (Eos 2005) slipstream SF novel.

WITTERSTAETTER, RENEE, ed.

• * _Fantastic Art of Arthur Suydam See entry under Arthur Suydam.

WLUDYKA, PETER (chron.)

• * *The Myth of Death (Xlibris 1-59926-111-1, Nov 2005, $20.99, 110pp, tp, cover by Allan Wendt) SF novel. Anti-cloning operatives who terminate clones grown to receive brain transplants make a startling discovery. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; 888-795-4274.

WOLFE, GENE (Rodman) (1931- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Christmas Inn (PS Publishing 1-904619-90-8, Jan 2006, £25.00, 28pp, hc, cover by James Hannah) Fantasy novelette. An inn gets some unusual guests for Christmas. This is a signed, limited edition sent free to hardcover Postscripts subscribers, with 200 copies for sale. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * *Soldier of Sidon (Tor 0-765-31664-1, Oct 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by David Grove) [Latro] Fantasy novel, the third in the Latro series. The man without long-term memory travels to Egypt.
• * _Starwater Strains (Tor/Orb 0-765-31203-4, May 2006, $15.95, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 2005) collection of 25 stories.
• * *Strange Birds (Dreamhaven Books no ISBN, Aug 2006, $10.00, 40pp, ph, cover by Lisa Snellings-Clark) Chapbook collection of two stories by Wolfe illustrated by Lisa Snellings-Clark, the first in a projected series of stories by various authors inspired by Snellings-Clark’s work. A limited edition of 1000. Order from Dreamhaven Books, 912 W. Lake Street, Minneapolis MN 55408; [www.dreamhavenbooks.com]; [dream@dreamhavenbooks.com]. (Contents)
• * _The Wizard (Tor 0-765-35050-5, Sep 2006, $7.99, 587pp, pb, cover by Gregory Manchess) [Wizard Knight] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the second half of The Wizard Knight.

WOLFMAN, MARV(in A.) (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _Crisis on Infinite Earths (ibooks 1-59687-343-4, Mar 2006, $12.95, 347pp, tp, cover by George Perez & Alex Ross) Reprint (ibooks 2005) novelization based on the 1980’s comic-book series from DC Comics.
• * *Superman Returns (Warner 0-446-60652-9, May 2006, $6.99, 330pp, pb) [Superman] Movie novelization. Copyrighted by DC Comics.

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

WOOD, PATRICK (chron.)

• * *Fireglass Machine (Scholastic UK 0-439-96337-0, Sep 2005, £4.99, 521pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in a series. This was published in 2005 but not seen until now.

WOODALL, CLIVE (chron.)

• * _One for Sorrow, Two for Joy (Ace 0-441-01302-3, Jan 2006, $14.00, 312pp, tp, cover by Tim Jessell) Reprint (Ziji Publishing 2002) fantasy novel of conflict between groups of birds.

WOODING, CHRIS (chron.)

• * _The Ascendancy Veil (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07769-7, May 2006, £6.99, 451pp, pb) [Braided Path] Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel. Book three of The Braided Path after The Weavers of Saramyr and The Skein of Lament.
• * +The Ascendancy Veil (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07769-7, Nov 2006, $7.99, 451pp, pb) [Braided Path] Fantasy novel, the third book of The Braided Path. This first US edition (Gollancz 2005) is the 2006 Gollancz paperback with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * _The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray (Scholastic UK 0-439-96395-8, Jan 2006, £5.99, 378pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +Poison (Scholastic/Point 0-439-75571-9, Sep 2006, $7.99, 273pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * +The Skein of Lament (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07646-1, Sep 2006, $7.99, 536pp, pb) [Braided Path] Fantasy novel, the second book of The Braided Path. This first US edition (Gollancz 5/04) is the 2005 Gollancz paperback with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
• * *Storm Thief (Scholastic UK 0-439-95948-9, Jan 2006, £12.99, 387pp, hc) Young-adult SF/fantasy novel about a city plagued by probability storms.
• * +Storm Thief (Scholastic Press 0-439-86513-1, Sep 2006, $16.99, 310pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about children surviving as thieves in a city beset by probability storms. First US edition (Scholastic UK 1/06).
• * +The Weavers of Saramyr (Trafalgar Square/Gollancz 0-575-07542-2, Sep 2006, $7.99, 440pp, pb) [Braided Path] Fantasy novel, the first book of The Braided Path. This first US edition (Gollancz 2003) is the 2004 Gollancz paperback with stickers, distributed in the US by Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, Howe Hill Road, North Pomfret VT 05053; 800-423-4525; [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].

WOODWORTH, STEPHEN (chron.)

• * *From Black Rooms (Bantam 0-440-24253-3, Nov 2006, $6.99, 334pp, pb) [Violet] Alternate world SF thriller, fourth in the “Violet” sequence set in a world where violet-eyed people channel dead people in court. Natalie Lindstrom’s new career channeling artists is disrupted by a killer’s escape from prison.

WORTIS, AVI (1937- ); see pseudonym Avi (stories) (chron.)

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

• * _The Grand Tour (with Caroline Stevermer) (Harcourt/Magic Carpet 0-15-205556-8, Apr 2006, $6.95, 469pp, tp, cover by Tristan Elwell) [Sorcery & Cecelia] Reprint (Harcourt 2004) young-adult Regency fantasy novel, sequel to Sorcery and Cecelia.
• * *The Mislaid Magician, or Ten Years After (with Caroline Stevermer) (Harcourt 0-15-205548-7, Nov 2006, $17.00, 328pp, hc) [Sorcery & Cecelia] Young-adult Regency fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Sorcery and Cecelia. Cousins Kate and Cecy, both now parents, help investigate the disappearance of a missing railway surveyor-magician.

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

• * _Islandia (Overlook Duckworth 1-58567-825-2, Aug 2006, $27.95, 1024 + x, tp) Reissue (Farrar & Rinehart 1942) classic utopian fantasy novel. This international edition has the 2002 introduction by John Silbersack.

WRIGHT, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * *The History of Lucy’s Love Life in 10½ Chapters (Sphere 0-7515-3703-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 374pp, tp) Humorous SF/fantasy novel.
• * *Love Eternally (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3704-7, Sep 2005, £6.99, 371pp, pb) Ghost novel.

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

• * *Fugitives of Chaos (Tor 0-765-31496-7, Nov 2006, $24.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Chronicles of Chaos] Fantasy novel, sequel to Orphans of Chaos.
• * _Mists of Everness (Tor 0-765-35179-X, Jun 2006, $7.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Justin Sweet) [War of the Dreaming] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy novel, second in The War of the Dreaming series (AKA The Chronicles of Everness) after The Guardian of Everness.
• * _Orphans of Chaos (Tor 0-765-34995-7, Nov 2006, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Chronicles of Chaos] Reprint (Tor 2005) fantasy.

WRIGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *To Serve and Submit (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46068-5, Apr 2006, $14.00, 299pp, tp, cover by Chad Michael Ward) [To Serve and Submit] Erotic fantasy novel. A girl of the fens who communes with the spirits is sold to a procurer.

WRIGHT, T(errance) M(ichael) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *I Am the Bird (PS Publishing 1-905834-83-9, Sep 2006, £10.00, 143pp, tp, cover by Robert Sammelin) Dark fantasy novella. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 (-84-6, £25.00) signed by Wright and Campbell is also available. PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
• * _A Manhattan Ghost Story (Telos 1-84583-048-2, Sep 2006, £9.99, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1984) horror novel. This edition adds an introduction by Wright. Available from 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth, Surrey KT5 9JP.
• * *A Spider on My Tongue (Nyx Books 0-9776681-2-6, Feb 2006, $12.00, 123pp, tp, cover by Robert Sammelin) [Manhattan Ghost Story] Horror novella, a sequel to A Manhattan Ghost Story. A print-on-demand edition. Nyx Books, 923 Nancy Drive, Murfreesboro TN 37129.

WULF, RICH (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Voyage of the Mourning Dawn (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4006-9, Jun 2006, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Thomas Thiemeyer) [Eberron: Heirs of Ash] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the first book of the Heirs of Ash series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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

• * _Traitor’s Knot (Meisha Merlin 978-1-59222-082-3, Aug 2006, $18.95, 572pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Reprint (Voyager 12/04) fantasy novel, book four of Alliance of Light, part of The Wars of Light and Shadow series.

WYATT, JAMES (stories) (chron.)

• * *Eberron: In the Claws of the Tiger (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4015-8, Jul 2006, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Wayne Reynolds) [Eberron: War-Torn] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third volume in The War-Torn series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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

• * _The Marvellous Land of Snergs (Dover 0-486-45255-7, Nov 2006, $9.95, 210pp, tp, cover by George Morrow) Reprint (Ernest Benn 1927) classic children’s fantasy, a possible influence for The Hobbit. This has the text and b&w illustrations of the 1928 Harper & Brothers edition.

YAMADA, FUTARO (chron.)

• * *The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-49510-5, Dec 2006, $13.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Masaki Segawa) Historical fantasy novel of ninjas in Shogunate Japan, the inspiration for the manga Basilisk and film Shinobi: Heart Under Blade. Translated from the 1959 Japanese Kouga Ninpocho by Geoff Sant.

YANCEY, RICK (chron.)

• * _The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8289-0, May 2006, £6.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Yarger) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. A modern teenager steals Excalibur and puts it in the wrong hands.
• * _The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-044-5, Jan 2007, $7.95, 339pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Yarger) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult contemporary Arthurian fantasy novel.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Roman Dusk (Tor 0-765-31391-X, Sep 2006, $27.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Hubert Robert) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel, the 19th of Count Saint-Germain. The vampire draws the ire of a minor functionary in third-century Rome.
• * _States of Grace (Tor 0-765-31392-8, Oct 2006, $14.95, 332pp, tp) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 2005) vampire novel, the 18th of Count Saint-Germain.

YATES, GEORGE WORTHING (1900-1975); see pseudonym Peter Hunt (chron.)

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

• * +Dark Future: Krokodil Tears (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-379-2, Aug 2006, $7.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, the third book in the Demon Download cycle. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 7/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * +Dark Future: Route 666 (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-327-X, Apr 2006, $7.99, 251pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, book two of the Demon Download Cycle. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. This first US edition (Boxtree 1994) has been somewhat revised; it has the same ISBN as the Black Flame UK 3/06 edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * *The Vampire Genevieve (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-8441-6244-3, Oct 2005, £8.99, 763pp, tp, cover by Christer Sveen) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Omnibus of Warhammer novelizations Drachenfels (1989), Genevieve Undead (1993), and Beasts in Velvet (1991), and the collection Silver Nails (2002), all featuring the eponymous heroine. Yeovil is a pseudonym of Kim Newman. (Contents)
• * _Warhammer: The Vampire Genevieve (SFBC #1209262, May 2006, $14.99, 763pp, hc, cover by Christer Sveen) [Warhammer; Genevieve Dieudonne] Reprint (Black Library UK 2005) omnibus/collection of four novelizations in the series: Drachenfels (1989), Genevieve Undead (1993), Beasts in Velvet (1993), and collection Silver Nails (2002). Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This has ISBN 0-7394-6801-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

YEP, LAURENCE (Michael) (1948- ) (chron.)

• * *Tiger Magic (HarperCollins 0-06-001019-3, Oct 2006, $16.99, 274pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [*Tiger’s Apprentice] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Tiger’s Apprentice” trilogy. The tiger’s apprentice Tom is in charge of the prematurely hatched phoenix.