The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998 (original) (raw)

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Caracole Edmund White (Picador 0-330-29603-5, Dec ’86, £3.95, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Dutton 1985) literary fantasy novel.

Ambulance Ship James White (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8183-1, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.95, 184pp, pb) [Sector General] Reprint (Ballantine 1979) collection of three linked sf stories in the “Sector General” series. This edition differs from the Corgi 1980 edition which adds the story “The Spacebird”.

Hospital Station James White (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8181-5, May ’86, £1.95, 191pp, pb) [Sector General] Reprint (Ballantine 1962) sf novel.

Hospital Station James White (Macdonald 0-356-12149-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.95, 191pp, hc) [Sector General] Reprint (Ballantine 1962) sf novel; library edition.

Star Surgeon James White (Orbit 0-7088-8188-2, Dec ’86, £1.95, 156pp, pb) [Sector General] Reprint (Ballantine 1963) sf novel, “Sector General” #2.

The Sword Bearer John White (InterVarsity 0-87784-590-5, 1986 [Jun ’86], $7.95, 294pp, pb) [_Archives of Anthropos_] Fantasy novel, third in a trilogy of fantasies with religious elements.

England Have My Bones T. H. White (Berkley 0-425-08668-2, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $6.95, 306pp, pb) Reprint (Collins 1936) non-fiction; White’s tribute to his native land. It’s packaged like a fantasy, but is of associational interest only.

Sapphire Road Wynne Whiteford (Ace 0-441-74962-3, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 236pp, pb) Sf novel of a race for matter transmutation. Reprint of an Australian book (Cory & Collins 1982), first U.S. edition.

Winter’s Daughter Charles Whitmore (Avon 0-380-70117-0, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 220pp, pb) Reprint (S&S/Timescape 1984) post-holocaust sf novel.

The Alchemist Les Whitten (Zebra 0-8217-1865-7, Jul ’86, $3.95, 432pp, pb) Reprint (? 1983) horror novel.

A Princess of the Chameln Cherry Wilder (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823295-5, May ’86, £3.50, 275pp, pb) [_Rulers of Hylor_] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, Book 1 of the “Rulers of Hylor” trilogy.

Second Nature Cherry Wilder (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823336-6, Sep ’86, £8.95, 254pp, hc) [_Rhomary Land_] Reprint (Timescape 1982) sf novel.

Second Nature Cherry Wilder (Unwin/Orion 0-04-823358-7, Sep ’86, £3.50, 254pp, pb) [_Rhomary Land_] Reprint (Timescape 1982) sf novel. Paperback edition of the above.

The Summer’s King Cherry Wilder (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31118-4, Mar ’86 [May ’86], $15.95, 244pp, hc) [_Rulers of Hylor_] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the “Rulers of Hylor” trilogy.

Yorath the Wolf Cherry Wilder (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823310-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 178pp, pb) [_Rulers of Hylor_] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, “Rulers of Hylor” #2.

Huysman’s Pets Kate Wilhelm (Bluejay 0-312-94219-2, Jan ’86, $15.95, 247pp, hc) Sf novel of genetic experimentation.

Huysman’s Pets Kate Wilhelm (Gollancz 0-575-03917-5, Oct ’86, £8.95, 247pp, hc) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf thriller novel.

Welcome, Chaos Kate Wilhelm (Gollancz 0-575-03802-0, Mar ’86, £9.95, 297pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel.

The Hills Are Dancing Kate & Richard Wilhelm (Corroboree 0-911169-09-1, Jul ’86, 20.00,97pp,hc)Non−fiction,associational.AbookonOregonwildernessareaswithtextbyKateWilhelmandphotosbyherson,Richard.Thereisalsoasigned,numbereddeluxeeditionof70copies,−08−3,20.00, 97pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational. A book on Oregon wilderness areas with text by Kate Wilhelm and photos by her son, Richard. There is also a signed, numbered deluxe edition of 70 copies, -08-3, 20.00,97pp,hc)Non−fiction,associational.AbookonOregonwildernessareaswithtextbyKateWilhelmandphotosbyherson,Richard.Thereisalsoasigned,numbereddeluxeeditionof70copies,−08−3,30.00, and a paperback, -10-5, $15.00.

After the Bomb Vernon Wilkinson (Interface Press 0-86474-003-4, 1984 [May ’86], $11.95, 146pp, pb) This 1984 sf novel appeared in New Zealand in 1984. It is now being distributed in the U.S. Order from ANZ Religious Publications.

The Island of the Grass King: The Further Adventures of Anatole Nancy Willard (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-239083-9, Dec ’85 [Jan ’86], $5.95, 120pp, pb) [_Anatole_] Reprint (HBJ 1979) juvenile fantasy novella, second in the “Anatole” trilogy. Illustrations by David McPhail.

Sailing to Cythera and Other Anatole Stories Nancy Willard (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-269961-9, Dec ’85 [Jan ’86], $5.95, 72pp, tp) [_Anatole_] Trade paperback reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1974) collection of three juvenile fantasy stories, Book One of the “Anatole” trilogy and winner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. This first paperback edition has no copyright date, but it apparently came out in December 1985. Illustrations by David McPhail.

Uncle Terrible: More Adventures of Anatole Nancy Willard (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-292794-8, Dec ’85 [Jan ’86], $5.95, 120pp, tp) [_Anatole_] Reprint (HBJ 1982) juvenile fantasy novella, third in the “Anatole” trilogy. Illustrations by David McPhail.

Out of One Eye Kit Williams (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02809-X, Sep ’86, £12.95, 112pp, hc) Art book with 78 colour illustrations from Williams’s early work.

The Haunted Garden Mary Williams (William Kimber 0-7183-0599-X, Mar ’86, £8.50, 176pp, hc) Collection of 18 ghost stories.

Martian Spring Michael Lindsay Williams (Avon 0-380-89633-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 277pp, pb) [_Martian Spring_] Sf novel, a first novel.

The Breaking of Northwall Paul O. Williams (Orbit 0-345-29259-6, 1985 [Jan ’86], £1.00, pb) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel.

The Dome in the Forest Paul O. Williams (Orbit 0-7088-8165-3, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.50, 214pp, pb) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) sf novel, #3 in the “Pelbar Cycle”.

Only Apparently Real: The World of Philip K. Dick Paul O. Williams (Arbor House 0-87795-800-9, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $7.95, 184pp, pb) Non-fiction, biographical study. [Philip K. Dick]

Tailchaser’s Song Tad Williams (Futura/Orbit 0-7088-8205-6, Aug ’86, £2.95, 333pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel.

Tailchaser’s Song Tad Williams (DAW 0-88677-162-5, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.95, 375pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel featuring cats.

Hardwired Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-312-93303-7, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $15.95, 343pp, hc) [_Hardwired_] Sf novel set in a future that’s a cross between Gibson’s “cyberpunk” and Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley”. Though it’s not original, it’s well done. (FCM)

Soulstorm Chet Williamson (Tor 0-812-52718-6, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 311pp, pb) Horror novel of a deadly haunted mansion.

Playmates J. N. Williamson (Leisure 0-8439-2362-8, Jun ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 303pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1982) horror novel.

Firechild Jack Williamson (Bluejay 0-312-94165-X, Aug ’86, $16.95, 377pp, hc) Sf novel of a disastrous genetic engineering experiment and its strange outcome.

Manseed Jack Williamson (Sphere 0-7221-9115-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.50, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1982) sf novel.

Fire Watch Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26045-6, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 271pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) collection of 12 stories.

The Personality Surgeon Colin Wilson (Mercury House 0-916515-04-4, 1986 [May ’86], $17.95, 322pp, hc) Reprint (New English Library 1985) novel with elements of sf, about a technique to alter the brain via computer technology. First U.S. edition.

The Tomb F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-39753-X, Sep ’86, £2.50, 365pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reprint (Whispers Press/Berkley 1984) horror novel.

The Touch F. Paul Wilson (Putnam 0-399-13144-2, Apr ’86, $18.95, 367pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a doctor who develops a miraculous healing power.

The Touch F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-39067-5, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.95, 313pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1986) medical fantasy novel of faith healing.

The Touch F. Paul Wilson (Jove 0-515-08733-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.95, 327pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1986) fantasy/horror novel of a doctor with miraculous healing powers.

Gahan Wilson’s America Gahan Wilson (Simon & Schuster/Fireside 0-671-62789-9, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $7.95, 143pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1985) book of cartoons of a bizarre America.

A Hidden Place Robert Charles Wilson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26103-7, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 212pp, pb) Sf novel. Aliens deeply affect two young people in a small American town in the 1930’s. Evocative depiction of time and place and character, but weak sf plot. A first novel.

Spaceache Snoo Wilson (Ballantine 0-345-33455-8, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 203pp, pb) Satirical sf novel. First U.S. publication (Chatto & Windus 1984).

Borderland ed. Terri Windling & Mark Arnold (NAL/Signet 0-451-14172-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Borderland] Original anthology in a shared-world setting featuring punk elves.

Borderland #2: Bordertown ed. Terri Windling & Mark Arnold (NAL/Signet 0-451-14527-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Borderland] Original fantasy anthology of 4 stories, the second volume in a “punk elves” shared universe series. Youth-oriented, but fun if you’re in a silly mood. (FCM)

Legal Daisy Spacing Christopher Winn (Random House 0-394-74157-9, Mar ’86, $7.95, 125pp, hc) Non-fiction; humor. Subtitled “The BUILD-A-PLANET Manual of Official World Improvements.” A bureaucratic guide to making a safe and tidy world. This is the first U.S. edition (Heinemann 1985).

I, Martha Adams Pauline Glen Winslow (Baen 0-671-65569-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 447pp, pb) Reprint (Arlington 1982) sf novel of America conquered by Russians. One cover quote describes it as resembling a Harlequin romance written by Jeanne Kirkpatrick. There is also a 1984 copyright, so the St. Martin’s U.S. hardcover may have been revised.

A Sweet Familiarity Daoma Winston (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-111-0, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $3.50, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1981) horror novel of occult vengeance and reincarnation.

Stephen King: The Art of Darkness, Updated Edition Douglas E. Winter (NAL/Plume 0-452-25804-9, Apr ’86 [Jun ’86], $7.95, 297pp, pb) Non-fiction, non-critical look at King’s work by a friend. Halfway between a critical book and a biography. This is an expansion of the NAL 1984 hardcover edition which was in itself an expansion of a 1982 Starmont House book. [Stephen King]

Stephen King: The Art of Darkness, Updated Edition Douglas E. Winter (NAL/Signet 0-451-14612-3, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $4.50, 327pp, pb) Reprint (NAL/Plume 1986) Non-fiction, critical study. Update of the 1984 NAL hardcover which was itself an expansion of a 1982 Starmont Chapbook. This is the first mass market edition. [Stephen King]

Black Wine ed. Douglas E. Winter (Dark Harvest 0-913165-15-8, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $12.00, 165pp, hc) Dual Anthology/collection of author’s choice-favorite stories by C.L. Grant and Ramsey Campbell, (6 stories by each) with an introduction by Douglas E. Winter and illustrations by J.K. Potter — the four contributors are the Guests of Honor at this year’s World Fantasy Convention. Limited to 1200 copies.

The Castle in the Attic Elizabeth Winthrop (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 Elizabeth Winthrop (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.

Bad Times for Ghosts W. J. M. Wippersberg (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 W. J. M. Wippersberg (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.

The Antrian Messenger G. Clifton Wisler (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.

Jewels of the Dragon Allen L. Wold (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.

Critical Terms for Science Fiction and Fantasy: A Glossary and Guide to Scholarship Gary K. Wolfe (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 Gary K. Wolfe (Greenwood 0-313-22981-3, Nov ’86, £32.50, 198pp, hc) Reprint critical work.

The Citadel of the Autarch Gene Wolfe (Arrow 0-09-932060-6, Nov ’86, £2.50, 317pp, pb) [_Book of the New Sun_] Reissue (Timescape 1982) sf novel, “Book of the New Sun” #4.

The Claw of the Conciliator Gene Wolfe (Arrow 0-09-927470-1, Nov ’86, £2.50, 301pp, pb) [_Book of the New Sun_] Reissue (Timescape 1981) sf novel, “Book of the New Sun” #2.

Free Live Free Gene Wolfe (Arrow 0-09-942020-1, Oct ’86, £2.95, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1984) sf novel. This edition follows the revised text of the 1985 Gollancz edition.

Free Live Free Gene Wolfe (Tor 0-812-55813-8, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.50, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1984) sf novel. This edition follows the revised text of the 1985 Gollancz edition.

The Shadow of the Torturer Gene Wolfe (Arrow 0-09-926320-3, Nov ’86, £2.50, 303pp, pb) [_Book of the New Sun_] Reissue (Timescape 1980) sf novel, “Book of the New Sun” #1.

Soldier of the Mist Gene Wolfe (Gollancz 0-575-03928-0, Oct ’86, £10.95, 335pp, hc) [_Latro_] Fantasy novel set in 479 B.C. Simultaneous with U.S. edition from Tor.

Soldier of the Mist Gene Wolfe (Tor 0-312-93734-2, Nov ’86 [Sep ’86], $15.95, 335pp, hc) [_Latro_] Fantasy novel of an ancient Greek soldier with an ability to see and converse with invisible beings. First of a series.

The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe (Arrow 0-09-929540-7, Nov ’86, £2.50, 301pp, pb) [_Book of the New Sun_] Reissue (Timescape 1981) sf novel, “Book of the New Sun” #3.

The Sword of the Lictor Gene Wolfe (Pocket 0-671-49945-9, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 257pp, pb) [_Book of the New Sun_] Reissue (Simon & Schuster/Timescape 1981) sf novel #3 in “The Book of the New Sun”.

The Dream Book Meg Wolitzer (Greenwillow 0-688-05148-0, Sep ’86 [Dec ’86], $10.25, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel of two girls who share each other’s dreams — literally.

The 1986 Annual World’s Best SF ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha (DAW 0-88677-136-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.50, 303pp, pb) Anthology of 10 stories — the editors’ choice of the best of 1985. Recommended. (CNB)

The 1986 Annual World’s Best SF ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha (SFBC #10047, Aug ’86, $4.98, 274pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1986) anthology; first hardcover edition.

Yesterday’s Child Barbara Wood (NAL/Signet 0-451-14608-5, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday & Co 1979) novel of the supernatural and “love and betrayal beyond time.”

In a Secret Place John Wood (Wolfhound Press 0-86327-180-4, Dec ’86, £6.95, 128pp, hc) Fantasy novel.

The Colonists and the Chronicles of Novae Susan T. Wood (Vantage Press 0-533-06689-1, Apr ’86, $13.95, 215pp, hc) Sf novel from a vanity press.

A Closer Look Patrick Woodroffe (Paper Tiger 1-85028-024-X, Sep ’86, £7.95, 128pp, pb) Discussion of the art techniques of Patrick Woodroffe, with many accompanying illustrations.

A Closer Look Patrick Woodroffe (Paper Tiger 1-85028-025-8, Sep ’86, £12.95, 128pp, hc) Hardcover edition of the above.

The Phoenix Legacy 1: Sword of the Lamb M. K. Wren (NEL 0-450-05848-4, May ’86, £2.95, 436pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1981) sf novel, first in a series.

The Phoenix Legacy 2: Shadow of the Swan M. K. Wren (NEL 0-450-05868-9, Sep ’86, £2.95, 338pp, pb) [_Phoenix Legacy_] Reprint (Berkley 1981) sf novel, #2 in"The Phoenix Legacy".

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