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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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WINTERSON, JEANETTE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Sexing the Cherry (Random House/Vintage 0-679-73316-7, Mar ’91, $9.00, 167pp, tp, cover by Filip Pagowski) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1989) historical literary fantasy novel.

WINTHROP, ELIZABETH; [i.e., Elizabeth Winthrop Mahony] (1948- )

• * _The Battle for the Castle (Dell Yearling 0-440-40942-X, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $3.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) [_Castle in the Attic_] Reprint (Holiday House 1993) young-adult time travel/medieval fantasy novel, sequel to The Castle in the Attic.
• * * The Castle in the Attic (Holiday House 0-8234-0579-6, 1985 [Mar ’86], $12.95, 179pp, hc) [_Castle in the Attic_] Juvenile fantasy novel of a boy and an enchanted knight. Has a 1985 copyright, but not seen until 1986.
• * _The Castle in the Attic (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15433-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.75, 179pp, pb) [_Castle in the Attic_] Reprint (Holiday House 1985) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Castle in the Attic (Dell Yearling 0-440-40941-1, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $3.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Jody A. Lee) [_Castle in the Attic_] Reprint (Holiday House 1985) young-adult fantasy.

WIPPERSBERG, W(alter) J. M. (1945- )

• * * Bad Times for Ghosts (HBJ/Gulliver 0-15-200413-0, Sep ’86, $15.95, 156pp, hc) Humorous juvenile novel, illustrated by Kathi Bhend-Zaugg, of a ghost family in hard times looking for work and a new home. First American edition. Translated by Edna McCown from the Swiss Schlechte Zeiten Fur Gespenster (Benziger Verlag Zurich 1984).
• * * Bad Times for Ghosts (HBJ/Gulliver 0-15-200414-9, Oct ’86, $6.95, 156pp, pb) Paperback edition of a humorous juvenile ghost story, translated from the German; probably simultaneous with the hardcover edition.

WISDOM, LINDA RANDALL (1950- )

• * * Free Spirits (Harlequin 0-373-16401-7, Aug ’91 [Dec ’91], $3.25, 253pp, pb) Romance novel with real ghosts. A cartoonist and a doctor fall in love, and the ghosts of the girl’s deceased parents help things along. A Harlequin American romance.

WISE, DAVID (1930- ) (stories)

• * _Forgotten Realms: The Paladins (with James M. Ward) See entry under James M. Ward
• * _The Smarkand Dimension (Avon 0-380-70518-4, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 262pp, pb) Suspense thriller with psychokinetic spying and sabotage between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

WISE, HERBERT A(lvin), ed. (1890-1961)

• * _Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (with Phyllis Cerf Wagner) See entry under Phyllis Cerf Wagner.

WISE, ROBERT L. (1939- )

• * * Midnight (Thomas Nelson 0-8407-3440-9, Feb ’93 [Apr ’93], $11.00, 236pp, tp, cover by Ronni Wadler) Christian horror novel. A woman is haunted by an evil presence which only a man of faith and his ancient Bible can cast out. A first novel.

WISEMAN, DAVID (1916- )

• * * Adam’s Common (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35976-7, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $11.95, 175pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who travels back in time.
• * _Adam’s Common (Blackie 0-216-92098-1, Feb ’87, £7.95, 156pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1985) juvenile supernatural novel. [Not seen]
• * _Adam’s Common (Corgi 0-552-52511-1, Apr ’89 [May ’89], £1.99, 172pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1984) young-adult ghost novel.
• * * The Devil’s Cauldron (Hippo 0-590-76173-0, Dec ’89, £1.95, 104pp, pb) Young-adult ghost story novel. Volume 14 in the “Hauntings” series.

WISHER, BILL

• * _The Terminator (with Randall Frakes) See entry under Randall Frakes.

WISLER, G(ary) CLIFTON (1950- )

• * * The Antrian Messenger (Dutton/Lodestar 0-525-67174-9, Apr ’86 [May ’86], $12.95, 117pp, hc) [_Antrian Messenger_] Young-adult sf novel about a boy from an alien planet.
• * * The Mind Trap (Penguin/Lodestar 0-525-67315-6, Sep ’90 [Apr ’91], $14.95, 118pp, hc, cover by Michael Hays) Young-adult sf novel of a telepathic alien imprisoned in a research institute.
• * * The Seer (Dutton Lodestar 0-525-67262-1, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $12.95, 134pp, hc) [_Antrian Messenger_] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to The Antrian Messenger.

WISMAN, KEN (stories)

• * * Frost on the Window (Pulphouse no ISBN, 1995, $10.00, viii+141pp, tp, cover by Theresa Troise Heidel) Collection of 15 fantasy and horror stories. This edition is limited to 300 copies, although more, and/or a hardback edition, may appear in the future.

WISMER, DONALD (Richard) (1946- ) (stories)

• * * Planet of the Dead (Baen 0-671-65400-4, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Sf novel about drugs destroying several worlds, and the psi/samurai warriors sent to combat the problem.
• * * A Roil of Stars (Baen 0-671-72040-6, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.95, 281pp, pb, cover by Debbie Hughes) Sf adventure novel.
• * * Warrior Planet (Baen 0-671-65642-2, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Sf novel with fantasy elements — “thieves vs. wizards — and the galaxy is the prize!”

WISNIEWSKI, DAVID (1953-2002)

• * * Elfwyn’s Saga (Morrow/Lothrop Lee & Shepard 0-688-09589-5, Sep ’90, $13.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by David Wisniewski) Children’s picture book based on an Icelandic legend, with full-color illustrations by the author.

WITCOVER, PAUL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * Waking Beauty (HarperPrism 0-06-105249-3, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $24.00, 419pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) Fantasy novel. A scent called Beauty draws unwary men to a deadly forest. A first novel.
• * _Waking Beauty (HarperPrism 0-06-105338-4, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $14.00, 419pp, tp) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) erotic fantasy novel.

WITTIG, MONIQUE (1935- )

• * +Across the Acheron (Dufour Editions/Peter Owen 0-7206-0664-0, Dec ’87, $17.95, 119pp, hc) Surreal fantasy novel, translated from French. This is the 1987 British edition from Peter Owen, with a Dufour paste-in.

WLUDYKA, PETER

• * * The Past Is Another Country (Simon & Schuster 0-671-65253-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $18.95, 396pp, hc) Part speculative fiction, part coming-of-age tale, part moral fable, part detective story — literary novel set in the future but about the present.

WOLD, ALLEN L(ester) (1943- ) (stories)

• * _The Crivit Experiment (NEL 0-450-42142-2, Mar ’88, £1.95, 181pp, pb) [_V_] Reprint (Pinnacle 1985) sf novel. Volume 6 in the “V” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * * Crown of the Serpent (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20624-1, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Sf novel of a young adventurer’s (“the fastest gun in outer space”) quest on an alien world.
• * * The Eye in the Stone (Pageant 0-517-00725-8, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 344pp, pb) Fantasy novel about a town which has fallen under the spell of evil sorcerers.
• * * Jewels of the Dragon (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20056-1, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 263pp, pb) Despite the title (and dragons and a quest for treasure), this is an sf novel. A young man tries to trace his father on a planet of criminals and ancient ruins.
• * * The Lair of the Cyclops (Warner Questar 0-446-36247-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.50, 282pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) Sf novel of an adventurer seeking evidence of a mysterious ancient race’s destruction.
• * _Star God (Bart 1-55785-065-8, Dec ’88, $3.50, 191pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1980) science fiction novel.
• * * V: Below the Threshhold (Tor 0-812-55732-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 246pp, pb) [_V_] Sf novelization in the “V” series, based on a defunct tv show.
• * * V: The Crivit Experiment (Pinnacle 0-523-42466-3, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 181pp, pb) [_V_] Media tie-in sf novel.
• * * V: The Pursuit of Diana (Pinnacle 0-523-42401-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [_V_] Sf novelization in the series based on the tv saga.
• * _V: The Pursuit of Diana (Gregg 0-8398-2868-3, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $12.95, 186pp, hc) [_V_] Reprint (Pinnacle 1984) sf novel based on the tv show. First hardcover edition.

WOLF, CHRISTA (1929- )

• * * Medea (Doubleday/Talese 0-385-49060-7, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $22.95, 186pp, hc, cover by Gustave Moreau) Literary retelling of the classic myth as an allegory of political, religious, and sexual power struggles. This assumes Medea was innocent of the witchy horrors generally attributed to her; fantasy elements appear minimal. Introduction by Margaret Atwood. Translated by John Cullen from the German (Luchterhand 1996).

WOLF, FRED ALAN

• * * Parallel Universes (Simon & Schuster 0-671-66091-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $19.95, 351pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational. Parallel universes and other concepts of theoretical physics.

WOLF, GARY K(enneth) (1941- )

• * _Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Ballantine 0-345-30325-3, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 218pp, pb) [_Roger Rabbit_] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1981) alternate world fantasy/mystery novel. Movie tie-in edition, but not a novelization. This is the original novel, basis of the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
• * _Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Ballantine 0-345-30325-3, Jul ’91, $4.95, 218pp, pb) [_Roger Rabbit_] Reissue (St. Martin’s 1981) fantasy hard-boiled detective novel; tenth printing.
• * * Who P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit? (Villard 0-679-40094-X, Jul ’91, $17.00, 255pp, hc, cover by Dayna Stedry) [_Roger Rabbit_] Fantasy hard-boiled detective novel, a sequel to Who Censored Roger Rabbit? Roger hires Eddie Valiant to prove that Jessica is not having an affair with Clark Gable.

WOLF, JOAN (1943- )

• * * Daughter of the Red Deer (Dutton 0-525-93379-4, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $19.95, 420pp, hc, cover by Mark Spicak) [_Daughter of the Red Deer_] Prehistoric adventure novel set in what is now southern France.
• * _The Edge of Light (Grafton 0-586-21195-0, Sep ’91, £4.99, 556pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (NAL 1990) historical fantasy about King Alfred. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Horsemasters (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-93589-4, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $22.00, 401pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood & Karen Barnes) [_Daughter of the Red Deer_] Associational prehistoric novel, sequel to Daughter of the Red Deer.
• * * The Road to Avalon (NAL 0-453-00607-8, Aug ’88, $18.95, 358pp, hc) Arthurian romance novel.
• * _The Road to Avalon (Grafton 0-586-20478-4, Jul ’89, £3.99, 475pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) Reprint (NAL 1988) Arthurian fantasy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Road to Avalon (NAL Onyx 0-451-40138-7, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.50, 422pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1988) Arthurian romance novel.

WOLF, JOYCE (1949- )

• * * Between the Cracks (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1270-7, Oct ’92 [Jan ’93], $14.95, 172pp, hc, cover by Linda Benson) Young-adult fantasy novel of a teenage girl determined to help her friend when he falls under the spell of an evil wizard.

WOLF, LEONARD (1923- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Dracula: The Connoisseur’s Guide (Broadway 0-553-06907-1, Mar ’97, $16.00, tp) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to Dracula lore in books, movies, etc., written as a series of ten essays.
• * * The Glass Mountain (Overlook Press 0-87951-498-1, Dec ’93, $19.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Michael Hornburg) Literary fairy tale fantasy novel of a quest to rescue a princess imprisoned atop a glass mountain. A first novel.
• * * Horror: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Literature and Film (Facts on File 0-8160-1274-1, May ’89, $27.95, 262pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference; an encyclopedia-arranged large size (22 x 28 cm.) guide to horror in film and fiction. Mostly on film, but a surprising amount of short stories as well as novels are covered. All are arranged, unfortunately, by title, not author. Still, a well-written interesting look at the field (CNB). A trade paperback edition (-2197-X) was announced but not seen.
• * _Horror: A Connoisseur’s Guide to Literature and Film (Facts on File 0-8160-2197-X, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $17.95, 262pp, tp, cover by Rubens) Reprint (Facts on File 1989) guide to horror in film and fiction. This is a Bram Stoker Award nominee.

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• * * Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction (Oxford University Press 0-19-511593-7, Oct ’97, $25.00, 379pp, hc, cover by Gary A. Lippincott) Anthology of 27 vampire stories, by authors including Edward Bryant, Roger Zelazny, Tanith Lee, and Stephen King. Illustrated by Max Douglas. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
• * _Carmilla and Other Classic Tales of Mystery See entry under Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
• * * Doubles, Dummies and Dolls (Newmarket Press 1-55704-245-4, Nov ’95 [Dec ’95], $16.00, 210pp, tp) Horror anthology of 21 “Terror Tales of Replication” by authors including Edgar Allan Poe, E. Nesbit, Robert Bloch and Joyce Carol Oates. The introduction by Wolf discusses the use of “semblables” in horror literature and film. Available from Newmarket Press, 18 East 48th Street, New York NY 10017; 212-832-3575. (Contents)
• * * The Essential Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Definitive Annotated Edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Classic Novel (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26969-5, Sep ’95, $14.95, 295pp, tp, cover by Phil Zimelman) Non-fiction look at the classic SF/horror novel. The complete text is included, along with commentary from fans past and present, contemporary reviews, a filmography, photos, and a detailed introduction. There are interior illustrations by Michael Lank. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. [Stevenson]
• * * The Essential Dracula (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26943-1, Feb ’93, $12.00, 445pp, tp) [Dracula] Newly annotated edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Constable 1897) plus “Dracula’s Guest”, a long introductory essay by Wolf, and illustrations by Christopher Bing.
• * _The Essential Dracula (Plume UK 0-452-26943-1, Feb ’94, £8.99, 484pp, tp) [Dracula] Reprint (Plume 1993) horror anthology. This is the 2nd (undated) US Edition with a UK price sticker. First US Edition dated Feb 1993. [First U.K. edition]
• * * The Essential Frankenstein: The Definitive Annotated Edition of Mary Shelley’s Classic Novel (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26968-7, Oct ’93, $15.00, 357pp, tp) [Frankenstein] Completely annotated edition of Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein (Lackington 1818), revised and expanded from The Annotated Frankenstein (Clarkson N. Potter 1977), with the original 1818 text rather than the more common 1831 revision. This includes a filmography, contemporary reviews, and a bibliography. [Shelley]
• * * Wolf’s Complete Book of Terror (Newmarket Press 1-55704-214-4, Nov ’94, $16.00, 343pp, tp) Horror anthology of 36 classic stories, by authors ranging from Lucius Apuleius to Kathe Koja, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Joyce Carol Oates, with an introduction by the editor. Revised from the Clarkson N. Potter 1979 edition. (Contents)

WOLF, MILTON T., ed. (stories)

• * * Imaginative Futures (with Daryl F. Mallett) (SFRA Press 0-913960-35-7, Jul ’95, 31.00,364pp,tp)Non−fiction,criticism,ananthologyof28essaysandinterludessubtitled“Proceedingsofthe1993ScienceFictionResearchAssociationConference”.OrderfromBorgoPress,POBox2845,SanBernardinoCA92406−2845;add31.00, 364pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism, an anthology of 28 essays and interludes subtitled “Proceedings of the 1993 Science Fiction Research Association Conference”. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add 31.00,364pp,tp)Non−fiction,criticism,ananthologyof28essaysandinterludessubtitled“Proceedingsofthe1993ScienceFictionResearchAssociationConference”.OrderfromBorgoPress,POBox2845,SanBernardinoCA92406−2845;add2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
• * * SHAW #17: Shaw and Science Fiction (Penn State University Press 0-271-01681-7, Jul ’97, $35.00, 294pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical. Volume 17 in an annual collection of essays about George Bernard Shaw; this is a special SF edition with 15 essays on the topic, with a foreword by editor Wolf. (plus six reviews and a checklist of current works about Shaw.) Authors include Ray Bradbury, Elizabeth Anne Hull, George Slusser, and Tom Shippey. Order from: Penn State University Press, 820 North University Dr, University Support Building 1, Suite C, University Park PA 16802-1003.
• * _Thinking Robots: An Aware Internet and Cyberpunk Librarians (with R. Bruce Miller) See entry under R. Bruce Miller.
• * _Visions of Wonder (with David G. Hartwell) See entry under David G. Hartwell

WOLFE, BERNARD (1915-1985)

• * _Limbo (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-327-X, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $4.95, 413pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1952) black-humor sf novel where war is prevented by voluntary amputation. A science fiction classic. Highly recommended (CNB). Also published as Limbo 90.

WOLFE, CHRIS ANNE

• * * Fires of Aggar (New Victoria Publishers 0-934678-58-8, Nov ’94, $10.95, 281pp, tp, cover by Ginger Brown) [_Shadows of Aggar_] Feminist SF fantasy novel, sequel to Shadows of Aggar. Amazons help defend the planet Aggar after the fall of the Terran Empire. Order from New Victoria Publishers, PO Box 27, Norwich VT 05055-0027.

WOLFE, GARY K(ent) (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * * Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Glossary and Guide to Scholarship (Greenwood 0-313-22981-3, Jul ’86 [Oct ’86], $35.00, xxxvi + 162pp, hc) Non-fiction. Dictionary of terms used in sf critical studies. There is also a historical essay on sf criticism.
• * _Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Glossary and Guide to Scholarship (Greenwood 0-313-22981-3, Nov ’86, £32.50, 198pp, hc) Reprint critical work.

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

• * * Bibliomen (Broken Mirrors Press 1-880910-01-2, Oct ’95, $7.50, 94pp, tp, cover by Stephen Alcorn) Collection of 21 short, imaginary biographies, with interior illustrations by Ian Miller. This is an expanded version of the Cheap Street 1985 limited edition. Order from Broken Mirrors Press, PO Box 380473, Cambridge MA 02238. (Contents)
• * * The Book of the New Sun (SFBC #18097, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $15.98, 950pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [_Book of the New Sun_] Omnibus of four novels: The Shadow of the Torturer (1980), The Claw of the Conciliator (1981), The Sword of the Lictor (1981), and The Citadel of the Autarch (1983). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-807-9; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art. (Contents)
• * * The Book of the New Sun, Vols. I & II (Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-99029-5, 1983 [May ’84], £9.95, 604pp, hc) [_Book of the New Sun_] This omnibus edition appeared in 1983, but we did not see it until 1984. (Contents)
• * * Caldé of the Long Sun (NEL 0-450-61000-4, Aug ’94, £16.99, 291pp, hc) [_Book of the Long Sun_] SF novel. Third Volume of “The Book of the Long Sun”.

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