The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

Books, Listed by Author

WILLIAMS, WALTER JON (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Conventions of War (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-2899-4, Nov 2006, £7.99, 677pp, pb) [*Dread Empire’s Fall] Reprint (HarperCollins/Eos 2005) SF novel, the third book in the Dread Empire’s Fall series.
• * _Voice of the Whirlwind (Night Shade Books 978-1-59780-087-7, Jul 2007, $14.95, 230pp, tp, cover by David Martin) Reprint (Tor 1987) SF novel, set 100 years after Hardwired. Night Shade Books, 1423 33rd Ave., San Francisco CA 94122; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].

WILLIAMSON, CHET; [i.e., Chester Carlton Williamson] (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Story of Noichi the Blind (CD Publications 978-1-58767-167-8, Dec 2007, $35.00, 97pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Horror novella drawing on Japanese folktales, supposedly a lost manuscript by Lafcadio Hearn, with introduction by “editor” Williamson and scholarly afterword by Alan Drew. This is a signed, limited edition of 1500. Order from CD Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

WILLIAMSON, MICHAEL Z. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Better to Beg Forgiveness... (Baen 978-1-4165-5508-7, Nov 2007, $24.00, 424pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) Military SF novel. Mercenaries protect a reformer-president on a poor and corrupt planet.
• * _The Weapon (Baen 978-1-4165-2118-1, Apr 2007, $7.99, 637pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller) Reprint (Baen 2005) military SF novel.

WILLIS, CONNIE; [i.e., Constance Elaine Trimmer Willis] (1945- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *All Seated on the Ground (Subterranean Press 978-159606-161-3, Dec 2007, $20.00, 126pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) SF novella about the arrival of aliens who refuse to respond to anything until the Christmas season. A leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 200 ($45.00) is also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * _D.A. (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-120-0, Jun 2007, $20.00, 76pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (SCIFI 2006 as part of Space Cadets) young-adult humorous SF novelette about a teen determined to get out of going to the space academy. Illustrated by J.K. Potter. This trade edition is sold out; a leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 400 ($45.00) is still available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
• * *The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories (Subterranean Press 978-1-59606-110-1, Sep 2007, $40.00, 700pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) Collection of 23 stories, including three winners of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. Willis discusses some of her inspirations in her introduction. A signed, slipcased edition ($125.00) and lettered edition are sold out. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

WILLIS, JEANNE (chron.)

• * *Shamanka (Walker UK 978-1-84428-649-2, Mar 2007, £7.99, 391pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy novel. Trade paperback issued in dustjacket.

WILLS, LARRIANE (chron.)

• * *Looking Glass Portal (Swimming Kangaroo Books 978-1-934041-18-5, Mar 2007, $17.99, 372pp, tp, cover by Berin Uriegas) SF novel. A cowboy and his horse are taken aboard an alien spaceship. This is a pen name for Larriane Barnard, who also writes as Larion Wills. This is a print-on-demand edition available from [www.swimmingkangaroo.com]; Swimming Kangaroo Books, 1907 Green Apple Lane, Arlington TX 76014.

WILSON, C. L. (chron.)

• * *Lord of the Fading Lands (Leisure 978-0-8439-5977-2, Oct 2007, $7.99, 406pp, pb) [Tairen Soul] Paranormal romance, the first in the Tairen Soul series.

WILSON, DEREK (Alan) (1935- ) (chron.)

• * +Unquiet Spirit (Carroll & Graf 978-0-78671-854-2, Nov 2006, $25.95, 187pp, tp) Academic mystery with possible dark fantasy/ghost elements, featuring Nathaniel Gye, Paranormal Investigator. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. First US edition (Robinson 9/06).

WILSON, F(rancis) PAUL (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Bloodline (Tor/Forge 978-0-7653-1706-3, Oct 2007, $25.95, 384pp, hc) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet Press 2007, not seen) thriller/horror novel, 11th in the Repairman Jack series.
• * _Harbingers (Tor 978-0-7653-5139-5, Sep 2007, $7.99, 429pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Gauntlet Press 2006) thriller/horror novel, tenth in the Repairman Jack series.
• * _The Tery (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-32-4, Jul 2007, $17.95, 177pp, tp, cover by Rick Sardinha) [Steven Dalt] Reprint (Baen 1990) SF horror novel, connected to the LaNague Federation series. This is the Overlook Connection 2006 revised edition, not seen. Foreword by the author, illustrated by Stephen Fabian. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.overlookconnection.com], or from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141.

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

• * *Axis (Tor 978-0-7653-0939-6, Sep 2007, $25.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [Spin] SF novel, sequel to Spin.
• * _Darwinia (Tor/Orb 978-0-7653-1905-0, Sep 2007, $14.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Tor 1998) SF novel of an alternate 20th-century.
• * _Spin (Tor 978-0-765-34825-8, May 2007, $7.99, 454pp, pb) [Spin] Reissue (Tor 2005) Hugo-winning SF novel. Fourth printing.

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

• * _The Coyote Road (with Ellen Datlow) See entry under Ellen Datlow.

WINNER, J. B. B. (chron.)

• * *The Strand Prophecy (Missile Rider Publications 978-0-9790548-8-5, Mar 2007, $24.99, 346pp, hc, cover by Rob Prior) [Strand] SF adventure novel of superheroes, the first in a series. The reluctant superhero Strand discovers a rapid new evolutionary cycle threatens the human race. Illustrated by Rob Prior. J.B.B. Winner is a pen name for a father-daughters team of Jeff, Brittany, & Brianna Weiner. Missile Rider Publishing, 515 E. Commonwealth Suite 207, Fullerton CA 92832; [www.strandthebook.com].

WINNINGTON, G. PETER (chron.)

• * *The Voice of the Heart: The Working of Mervyn Peake’s Imagination (Liverpool University Press 1-84631-030-X, Sep 2006, £18.50, xiii+290pp, tp, cover by Mervyn Peake) Critical work, examining Peake’s fiction in the context of his poetry, plays, illustrations, and motifs. This is the 48th volume in the Liverpool English Texts and Studies series. A hardcover edition (-022-9, £50.00) was announced but not seen. [Peake]

WINTERSON, JEANETTE (1959- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Stone Gods (Hamish Hamilton 978-0-241-14395-7, Sep 2007, £16.99, 255pp, hc) SF novel.
• * _Tanglewreck (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-081-0, May 2007, $6.95, 415pp, tp) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult gothic/fantasy novel.
• * _Tanglewreck (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8075-1, Jun 2007, £6.99, 415pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Bloomsbury 2006) young-adult fantasy novel.

WIXON, DAVID W. (chron.)

• * _Antagonist (with Gordon R. Dickson) See entry under Gordon R. Dickson

WOLF, ALLAN (chron.)

• * *Zane’s Trace (Candlewick Press 978-0-7636-2858-1, Sep 2007, $16.99, 193pp, hc) Young-adult novel with possible supernatural elements, written in blank verse. A teen goes on a road trip intending to kill himself at his mother’s gravesite.

WOLF, K. J. (chron.)

• * *Planet Torn Asunder (Xlibris 978-1-4257-1920-3, Dec 2006, $15.99, 281pp, tp, cover by Todd Rosenbaum) SF novel about a planet inhabited by warring lizard-like aliens. This is a print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com]; (888) 795-4274.

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

• * _The Knight (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08033-1, Apr 2007, £7.99, 457pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Wizard Knight] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the first part of in The Wizard Knight. A young man is transported to a magical realm and becomes a knight.
• * *Pirate Freedom (Tor 978-0-7653-1878-7, Nov 2007, $24.95, 320pp, hc, cover by David Grove) Historical fantasy novel of a young priest transported into the past where he becomes a pirate.
• * _Severian of the Guild (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08130-7, Oct 2007, £14.99, 905pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Book of the New Sun] Reprint (SFBC 1998 as The Book of the New Sun) omnibus of the four novels in the Book of the New Sun series: The Shadow of the Torturer (1980), The Claw of the Conciliator (1981), The Sword of the Lictor (1981), and The Citadel of the Autarch (1982). [First U.K. edition]
• * _Soldier of Sidon (Tor 978-0-7653-1670-7, Dec 2007, $14.95, 319pp, tp, cover by David Grove) [Latro] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, the third in the Latro series.
• * _The Wizard (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-08025-6, Dec 2007, £7.99, 536pp, tp, cover by Laura Brett) [Wizard Knight] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, the second part of The Wizard Knight.

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

WONG, DAVID; pseudonym of Jason Pargin (chron.)

• * *John Dies at the End (Permuted Press 978-0-9789707-6-5, Sep 2007, $16.95, 362pp, tp) Darkly humorous horror novel. A new drug opens a door to an otherworldly invasion, and mankind’s fate rests in the hands of college dropouts John and David. Originally serialized in somewhat different form online. Wong is a pen name for Jason Pargin. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.permutedpress.com].

WOOD, A. J. (chron.)

• * _A Guide to Wizards of the World (with Dugald A. Steer) See entry under Dugald A. Steer

WOOD, MARYROSE (chron.)

• * *Why I Let My Hair Grow Out (Berkley JAM 978-0-425-21380-3, Mar 2007, $9.99, 218pp, tp) Young-adult fantasy. A rebellious teen gets sent to Ireland, where she runs into some legendary creatures.

WOODALL, CLIVE (chron.)

• * _One for Sorrow, Two for Joy (Ace 978-0-441-01463-7, Jan 2007, $6.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Tim Jessell) Reprint (Ziji Publishing 2002) fantasy novel of conflict between groups of birds.

WOODING, CHRIS (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Braided Path (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07881-2, Oct 2006, £14.99, 976pp, tp) [Braided Path] Fantasy omnibus of The Weavers of Saramyr (2003), The Skein of Lament (2004), and The Ascendancy Veil (2005). (Contents)
• * *The Fade (Orion/Gollancz 978-0-575-07699-0, Oct 2007, £10.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller) Fantasy novel of a subterranean civilization with a vast conspiracy. A hardcover edition (-07700-3, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
• * _Storm Thief (Scholastic 978-0-439-86514-2, Oct 2007, $8.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Craig White) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2006) young-adult fantasy novel about children surviving as thieves in a city beset by probability storms.

WOODING, JONATHAN, ed. (chron.)

• * *Classic Tales of Horror Volume 2 (Bloody Books 978-1-905636-11-2, Sep 2007, £9.99, 251pp, tp) Horror anthology. [Not seen]

WRIGHT, CHANTAL, trans.

• * _Tell Me What You See (with Zoran Drvenkar) See entry under Zoran Drvenkar.

WRIGHT, DEBORAH (chron.)

• * *The History of Lucy’s Love Life in 10½ Chapters (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3703-9, Sep 2006, £6.99, 374pp, tp) Humorous SF romance novel. Lucy steals a time machine to check out some famous lovers from history.

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

• * _Fugitives of Chaos (Tor 978-0-7653-5387-0, Jul 2007, $7.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Chronicles of Chaos] Reprint (Tor 2006) fantasy novel, sequel to Orphans of Chaos.
• * *Titans of Chaos (Tor 978-0-765-31648-6, Apr 2007, $25.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Scott M. Fischer) [Chronicles of Chaos] Fantasy novel, third and final in the Chronicles of Chaos trilogy.

WRIGHT, PETER, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Shadows of the New Sun: Wolfe on Writing/Writers on Wolfe (Liverpool University Press 978-1-84631-058-4, Jun 2007, £15.99, xiv+256pp, tp, cover by Bruce Pennington) Non-fiction book combining a section of interviews with Wolfe with 13 articles (one a reprint) by Wolfe on writing, writers, reviewers, etc. A hardcover edition (-057-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents) [Wolfe]

WRIGHT, SUSAN (chron.)

• * *A Pound of Flesh (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46127-8, Feb 2007, $14.00, 291pp, tp, cover by Gordon Crabb) [To Serve and Submit] Erotic fantasy novel, sequel to To Serve and Submit.
• * _To Serve and Submit (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-4613845, Feb 2007, $6.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Chad Michael Ward) [To Serve and Submit] Reprint (Roc 2006) erotic fantasy novel, the first in a series.

WULF, RICH (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Flight of the Dying Sun (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4316-6, Feb 2007, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Philip Straub) [Eberron: Heirs of Ash] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the second book of the Heirs of Ash series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Eberron: Rise of the Seventh Moon (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4342-5, Nov 2007, $6.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Philip Straub) [Eberron: Heirs of Ash] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book three of Heirs of Ash. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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

• * *Stormed Fortress (HarperVoyager 978-0-00-721780-9, Nov 2007, £12.99, 616pp, tp, cover by Janny Wurts) [Wars of Light and Shadow: Alliance of Light] Fantasy novel, the fifth book in the Alliance of Light series, volume eight in The Wars of Light and Shadow overall series. A hardcover edition (£18.99) was announced but not seen.

WYATT, JAMES (chron.)

• * *Eberron: Storm Dragon (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4710-2, Sep 2007, $25.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Eberron: Draconic Prophecies] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, book one of the Draconic Prophecies. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

WYLIE, PHILIP (Gordon) (1902-1971) (chron.)

• * _Triumph (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 978-0-8032-6013-9, Dec 2007, $16.95, 277pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1963) post-apocalypse SF novel of 14 American survivors of WWIII. Part of Bison’s Beyond Armageddon series. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln NE 68588-0630; 800-755-1105; [www.nebraskapress.unl.edu].

YANAGISAWA, KAZUAKI (chron.)

• * _The Guin Saga Manga: The Seven Magi: Vol. 1 (with Kaoru Kurimoto) See entry under Kaoru Kurimoto.

YANCEY, RICK (chron.)

• * _Alfred Kropp II: The Seal of Solomon (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-8933-4, Jun 2007, £6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Steinar Lund) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury US 2007) young-adult fantasy novel, the second in a series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon (Bloomsbury USA 978-1-59990-045-2, May 2007, $16.95, 329pp, hc, cover by Ian Keltie) [Alfred Kropp] Young-adult contemporary fantasy, sequel to The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp.
• * _The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (Bloomsbury 978-0-7475-9160-3, Jun 2007, £6.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Steinar Lund) [Alfred Kropp] Reprint (Bloomsbury 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series.

YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN (1942- ); see pseudonym Camille Gabor (stories) (chron.)

• * *Borne in Blood (Tor 978-0-7653-1713-1, Dec 2007, $27.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres & Bernardo Bellotto) [Saint-Germain] Vampire novel, the 20th of Count Saint-Germain, this time in 1817 Switzerland.
• * *A Mortal Glamour (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5794-3, Jan 2007, $12.95, 365pp, tp, cover by Jennifer Reagles) Historical dark fantasy romance. A possessed nun brings passion, pain, and defilement to a convent. Wildside Press/Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].
• * _Roman Dusk (Tor 978-0-7653-1393-5, Jan 2008, $14.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Hubert Robert) [Saint-Germain] Reprint (Tor 2006) vampire novel, the 19th of Count Saint-Germain, set in third-century Rome.

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

• * +Dark Future: Comeback Tour (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 978-1-84416-410-3, Apr 2007, $7.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, the fourth book in the Demon Download cycle. This first US edition (GW Books 1991) has been somewhat revised. Copyrighted by Game Workshop. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
• * _Dark Future: Comeback Tour (BL Publishing/Black Library 978-1-84416-410-3, Apr 2007, £6.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Jaime Jones) [Dark Future: Demon Download] Reprint (GW Books 1991) novelization based on the near-future roleplaying game, the final book in the Demon Download quartet. Yeovil is a pen name for Kim Newman.

YING, LEONG (chron.)

• * *Klystar (Tate Publishing 978-1-60247-627-1, Dec 2007, $21.99, 277pp, tp) SF novel of the reunion of religion and science when a parallel universe ruled by an omnipotent consciousness is discovered. Tate Publishing, 127 E. Trade Center Terrace, Mustang OK 73064; [www.tatepublishing.com].

YOKE, CARL B(ernard), ed. (1937- ) (chron.)

• * *The Cultural Influences of William Gibson, the “Father” of Cyberpunk Science Fiction: Critical and Interpretive Essays (with Carol L. Robinson) (Mellen Press, Edwin 978-0-7734-5467-5, 2007, $119.95, 333+viii, hc) Non-fiction, a gathering of 15 essays on Gibson’s work and influence. Authors include William A. Senior, F. Brett Cox, and Donald E. Morse. Includes notes, bibliographies of works by and about Gibson, and index. The Edwin Mellen Press, Box 450, Lewiston NY 14092-0450; [www.mellenpress.com]. [Gibson]

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

• * _Troll Bridge: A Rock ’n’ Roll Fairy Tale (with Adam Stemple) (Tor/Starscape 978-0-7653-5284-2, Jul 2007, $5.99, 240pp, tp, cover by August Hall) Reprint (Starscape 2006) young-adult contemporary fantasy novel drawing on Scandinavian fairy tales.