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| Author |
Story Title |
Issue Date |
Type |
Comments |
| Wodehouse, P.G. |
Honeysuckle Cottage |
1958 DEC |
nv |
1st pub. in PST, 24 JAN 1925, 4th story in F&SF, Mulliner series; recent colls. incl. The Most of P.G. Wodehouse(1960), The World of Jeeves(1967), The Swoop! and Other Stories(1979), Wodehouse on Crime(1981), Tales from the Drones Club(1982) |
| Wodhams, Jack |
Run of Deuces, A |
1969 JUN |
ss |
(1931- ) U.K.-born writer, in Australia since 1955; 1st story pub. sf "There Is a Crooked Man" in ANA 1967 FEB; has novels Anchor Man(1969), The Authentic Touch(1971), Looking for Blücher(1980), Generation X(1999; w. Paul Collins); coll. Future War(1982) |
| Wolf, Eric Carl |
Wound That Would Not Be Healed, The |
1989 DEC |
ss |
(1947- ) his 1st fiction sale; born & raised in West Virginia; has a BA in English; now lives in Santa Fe, NM, working as a Registered Nurse |
| Wolf, Gary K. |
Slammer |
1974 MAR |
ss |
(1941- ) industrial advertising writer; 1st story pub. sf "Love Story" in WOT 1970 WIN; has novels Killerbowl(1975), A Generation Removed(1977), latter a near-future society where the young have violently taken power, euthanasia among middle aged common |
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Doctor Rivet and Supercon Sal |
1976 JAN |
na |
2 space-roving con artists, Rivet & Sal, join forces against mine owner Warner Weevil & the Volunteer Crimefighters; has novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit?(1981, made into 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), & sequel Who P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?(1991) |
| Wolf, Leonard |
Note on a Grave Situation |
1952 AUG |
pm |
(1923- ) has coll. of poetry, Hamadryad Hunted(1946) |
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Three Recipes for Pletoid Soup: I |
1952 NOV |
pm |
has two books of interviews, Voices from the Love Generation(1968), & The Passion of Israel(1970) |
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Three Recipes for Pletoid Soup: II |
1952 NOV |
pm |
has book of vampire folklore, A Dream of Dracula: In Search of the Living Dead(1972); has books The Annotated Dracula(1975, Bram Stoker's novel), The Essential Dracula(1993), Dracula: The Connoisseur's Guide(1997) |
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Three Recipes for Pletoid Soup: III |
1952 NOV |
pm |
has book The Annotated Frankenstein(1977, Mary Shelley's novel), with artwork by Marcia Huyette |
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Some Facts About Robots (I) |
1953 NOV |
pm |
has anth. Wolf's Complete Book of Terror(1979), Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction(1997) |
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More Facts About Robots (II) |
1954 JAN |
pm |
in anthology, called "Some Facts About Robots II" |
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Some Facts About Robots (III) |
1954 JUL |
pm |
in anthology, called "Some Facts About Robots" |
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Robot Lonely |
1954 OCT |
pm |
has biography, Bluebeard: The Life and Crimes of Gilles de Rais(1980); trans. from the Yiddish, Der Nister(Pinhas Kahanovitch): The Family Mashber(1987), the story of 3 brothres in Russia before the revolution |
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Rules for an Invasion |
1954 OCT |
pm |
has historical novel The False Messiah(1982), based on the life of Shabbatai Zevi(1626-76); novel The Glass Mountain(1993) |
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Useful Knowledge |
1957 MAR |
pm |
has non-fiction book, Horror: A Connoisseur's Guide to Literature & Film(1989), N-1990 STO |
| Wolfe, Gene |
Car Sinister |
1970 JAN |
ss |
(1931- ) born in Brooklyn; lives in Barrington, Il; served in Korean War, experiences written in coll. Letters Home(1991); has mechanical engineering degree, Univ. of Houston; worked as engineer till 1972 to become editor Plant Engineering, retired 1984 |
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Sweet Forest Maid |
1971 JUL |
ss |
has 1st pub. story "The Grave Secret" in The Commentator 1951 JAN, & in his coll. Young Wolfe(1992); has na "The Fifth Head of Cerberus" in Knight(ed): Orbit 10(1972), N-1972 NEB; 1973 HUG, LOC, & which became part of fixup novel of same name(1972) |
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Recording, The |
1972 APR |
vi |
has 1st novel Operation Ares(1970); novels Peace(1975; N-1986 DIT), an afterlife fantasy set in contemporary USA(Clute); The Devil in a Forest(1976; N-1986 DIT), juvenile set during the time of King Wenceslas(Clute); coll. Gene Wolfe's Book of Days(1981) |
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Tarzan of the Grapes |
1972 JUN |
ss |
has Archipelago ser., which incl. "The Death of Doctor Island" in Carr(ed): Universe 3(1973), W-1973 NEB; 1974 LOC; N-1974 HUG, JUP; ser. coll. in The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories(1980), & omnibus The Wolfe Archipelago(1983) |
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Tale of the Student and His Son, The |
1981 OCT |
ss |
to be part of the 2nd vol. of Book of the New Sun series, The Claw of the Conciliator(1981; W-1981 NEB; 1982 LOC, SFC; N-1982 HUG, WFA); 1st vol. The Shadow of the Torturer(1980; W-1981 WFA; 1982 BSF; N-1980 NEB; 1981 BRG, JWC, LOC) |
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Solar Labyrinth, A |
1983 APR |
vi |
also in Book of the New Sun ser., The Sword of the Lictor(1981; W-1983 BFA, LOC, SFC; N-1982 NEB; 1983 BRG, BSF, HUG, WFA), The Citadel of the Autarch(1982; W-1984 JWC; 1985 Apollo; N-1983 BRG, NEB, SCF; 1984 BSF, LOC) |
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From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton |
1983 JUN |
ss |
also in Book of the New Sun ser., The Urth of the New Sun(1987; W-1988 SCF; N-1988 HUG, LOC, NEB), & omnibuses Shadow & Claw(1994), Sword & Citadel(1994), and The Book of the New Sun(1998); has colls. Plan[e]t Engineering(1984), Bibliomen(1984 chap) |
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Cabin on the Coast, A |
1984 FEB |
ss |
N-1984 NEB; 1985 LOC, ss; has novels Free Live Free(1984; N-1986 BSF, DIT, LOC, NEB), a time travel tale; There Are Doors(1988; N-1989 LOC), parallel worlds tale; Castleview(1990; N-1991 LOC), an Arthurian fantasy; Pandora by Holly Hollander(1990) |
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Woman Who Went Out, The |
1985 JUN |
ss |
1st & only story in F&SF in Latro ser.; this story to be part of novel Soldier of the Mist(1986); one other novel in Latro ser., Soldier of Arete(1989), fantasy novels about an ancient Greek soldier with an ability to see & talk with invisible beings |
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Friendship Light, The |
1989 OCT |
ss |
has essay coll. The Castle of the Otter(1982); poetry coll. For Rosemary(1988 chap UK); colls. Storeys from the Old Hotel(1988; W-1989 WFA), Endangered Species(1989; N-1990 LOC), Castle of Days(1992), Strange Travelers(2000); W-1996 WFA, Lifetime Award |
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Legend of Xi Cygnus, The |
1992 OCT/NOV |
ss |
has The Book of the Long Sun ser., Nightside the Long Sun(1993; N-1993 NEB), Lake of the Long Sun(1994), Caldé of the Long Sun(1994; N-1994 NEB), Exodus from the Long Sun(1996); omnibus Litany of the Long Sun(1994), Epiphany of the Long Sun(1997) |
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Man in the Pepper Mill, The |
1996 OCT/NOV |
nv |
N-1997 LOC, novelette; story began after finding a red Barbie bra in a vacuum bag, & getting a birthday card from Melissa Mia Hall with tiny colored dinosaur confetti in it; see his entry in CANR, vol.60, p.427-431 |
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No Planets Strike |
1997 JAN |
ss |
N-1998 HUG, LOC, short story; story title comes from opening scene in Hamlet, quote "no planets strike, no fairy takes, nor witch has power to charm" during Xmas season; combined with the legend that animals can talk at midnight on Xmas Eve |
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Fish Story, A |
1999 OCT/NOV |
ss |
has The Book of the Short Sun trilogy, On Blue's Water(1999; N-2000 LOC), In Green's Jungle(2000; N-2001 LOC), & Return to the Whorl(2001; N-2002 LOC), about the story of Horn, as he goes on a quest across planets & time; see his iv in LOC 2002 SEP(#500) |
| Wolverton, Dave |
After a Lean Winter |
1996 MAR |
nv |
(1957- ) N-1996 NEB; 1997 HUG, LOC; wn. David Wolverton; 3rd/last story in War of the World ser.; 1st story pub. "On My Way to Paradise" (WotF Vol.3, 1987; exp. novel 1989; N-1989 DIC; 1990 LOC); edited WotF Vol.9-11, 15; Lords of the Seventh Swarm(1997) |
| Womack, Jack |
Curiosities: I Remember Lemuria, by Richard S. Shaver, 1948 |
1998 JUN |
br |
(1956- ) coll. of Richard S. Shaver's(1907-1975) of "hoax-like sequence of Shaver Mystery stories, presented as based on fact, pub. in Raymond A. Palmer's AMZ"(Clute); 1st was "I Remember Lemuria" in AMZ 1945 MAR, pub. in coll. in 1948 |
| Wood, Christopher |
Miss Frost |
1951 APR |
ss |
(1935- ) his 1st pub. story; has 1st novel Make It Happen to Me(?), based on his United Nations time in Africa in 1960, as was A Dove Against Death(1983); wrote James Bond screenplays & novelizations of The Spy Who Loved Me(1977), Moonraker(1979) |
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Enemy, The |
1953 FEB |
ss |
has at least 23 humorous erotic novels in Confessions ser. under 3 ps., incl. Timothy Lea: Confessions of a Window Cleaner(1974; 1974 movie), etc; Rosie Dixon: Confessions of a Night Nurse('74; '78 movie), etc; Jonathan May: Confessions from the Beat('75) |
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Mrs. Dalrymple's Cat |
1953 SEP |
ss |
has humorous erotic novels under 2 ps., incl. Penny Sutton: The Stewardesses Down Under(1973); Oliver Grape: Forward Virgins(1975); wrote screenplays for Seven Nights in Japan(1976), Remo Williams(1985), The Unspeakable(1996 TV), Stray Bullet(1998), etc |
| Woodman |
Cartoon |
1988 MAR |
ct |
(1936- ) 1st pub. in NYM, in 1987; William(or Bill) Woodman; born in Bangor, ME; lives in NYC; cartoonist, illustrator, pub. in Cavalier, NYM, PBY, ESQ, SRL; has books as Bill Woodman, Fish and Moose News(1980), Whose Birthday Is It?('80), Buzzwords('83) |
| Woodworth, Stephen |
Her |
1999 FEB |
ss |
lives in Fullerton, CA; First Place winner in WotF contest, novelette "Scary Monsters" in Budrys & Wolverton(ed): WotF, Vol.VIII(1992); acts in local theater; was visible "for approx. 3 nanoseconds" as an extra in an episode of Star Trek: Next Generation |
| Woolrich, Cornell |
Jane Brown's Body |
1951 OCT |
na |
(1903-1968) 1st pub. in All-American Fiction, 1938 MAR/APR; mys. writer born in NYC; used ps. William Irish, George Hopley; see readers' response to this story, F&SF 1952 FEB, p.18; 1st novel, Cover Charge(1926); see website members.toast.net/woolrich.htm |
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Somebody's Clothes—Somebody's Life |
1958 DEC |
ply |
has colls. Nightmare(1956), Nightwebs(1971), etc; has novels Children of the Ritz(1926; 1929 movie), Black Alibi(1942; 1943 movie The Leopard Man), Into the Night(1987), etc; 27 movies made from his stories; bio Nevins: First You Dream, Then You Die(1988) |
| Wornom, Howard |
Puppy Love Land |
1996 APR |
na |
(1958- ) N-1997 STO; 1st pub. short story; has ar "Stephen King: Spawn of Satan," Gauntlet #2 1991; uses ps. Russ T. Howard for Spelljammer novel The Ultimate Helm('93), Nick Baron for Castle of the Undead('93), Michael Andrews for Dungeon of Fear('94) |
| Worthington, Will |
Plenitude |
1959 NOV |
ss |
ps. for William W. Mohler; lives in Washington, D.C.; 1st story pub. sf under this ps. is "A Desert Incident" in FAN 1959 JUN; also has stories as Will Mohler in F&SF 1963 MAR, & GAL 1963 DEC |
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We Are the Ceiling |
1960 FEB |
ss |
has pub. 10 stories in sf/f mags. SCF, F&SF, FAN, & IFS |
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Swamp Road, The |
1960 JUN |
ss |
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Who Dreams of Ivy |
1960 NOV |
ss |
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Package Deal |
1961 JUL |
ss |
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| Wright, Gary |
On the Wings of Imagination, Fly |
1989 NOV |
ss |
(1930- ) Gary Staples Wright; lives in the White Mountains of NH; has 1st story pub. sf "Captain of the Kali" in IFS 1963 JAN; pub. 4 stories between 1963-1967, & 4 more stories between 1989-1991, in sf/f mags, incl. F&SF, GAL, IFS, & PLP |
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Teller Told a Lie, The |
1990 JUL |
ss |
writing career started 20 years ago, left it, & just came back; has much anthologized short story "Mirror of Ice," 1st pub. in GAL 1967 JUN |
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Something on the Stairs There Be |
1991 OCT/NOV |
ss |
has 1st novel fantasy The Road West(1990), about an orphan boy's adventures in a mountain wilderness(B&C) |
| Wright, Waldo Carlton |
Spirit of the White Deer |
1973 MAR |
ss |
full time freelance writer, lives in Northeast PA; has had stories pub. in Yankee, Legion, ESQ, & the story "Little Foxes Sleep Warm" in AHMM 1971 JAN, which was reprinted in Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories to Be Read with the Door Locked(1975) |
| Wyal, Pg |
Freak, The |
1969 APR |
ss |
(1947?- ) 21-year old writer orig. from Southern California, now living in NYC; 1st story pub. sf/f "The Castle on the Crag" in ; has pub. 10 stories in sf/f mags. & anth. betw. 1969-1977, incl. AMZ, F&SF, FAN, WOT, Eternity, Future Pastimes, Protostars |
| Wylde, Thomas |
Incredibly Thick World, The |
1979 MAR |
ss |
(1946- ) Thomas Clarke Wylde, army vet, lives in California; 1st story pub. sf "Target of Opportunity" in GAL 1974 SEP |
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