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    Very Merry Mysteries (Mystery Guild, 2003, 544478, $12.49, hc, om)
        Omnibus of three Christmas mysteries.


    Very Superstitious: Myths, Legends, and Tales of Superstition (Month9Books, October 2013, 978-0-9883409-4-7, $14.95, 243pp, tp, oa)
        Young-adult original anthology, the second in a series of annual charity anthologies, with eight stories of magic and folklore. Authors include Shannon Delany, Jackie Morse Kessler, and Mari Mancusi.


    A Victorian Christmas (Signet, November 1992, 0-451-17442-9, $4.99, 349pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    Victorian Erotic Tales (Michael O’Mara, October 20, 1995, 1-85479-751-4, £13.99, 246pp, hc, an, cover by Daniel Hernandez)
        Anthology of 12 novel excerpts, including one from Dracula.
    • 1 · Eveline · [uncredited] · ex 1843
    • 7 · My Secret Life · Walter · ex 1888
    • 36 · Rosa Fielding · [uncredited] · ex 1867, as “Victim of Lust!”
    • 53 · Thérèse Raquin · Émile Zola · ex 1886
    • 60 · My Life and Loves · Frank Harris · ex Obelisk Press, 1931
    • 94 · Venus in India · Charles Devereaux · ex 1889
    • 116 · The Cremorne · [uncredited] · ex 18??
    • 138 · The Voluptuous Night · [uncredited] · ex 17??
    • 150 · Flossie · [uncredited] · ex 18??
    • 198 · The Perfumed Garden · Sir Richard Burton · ex 1886
    • 229 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex Constable, 1897; same passage as in Classic Erotic Tales, 1994.
    • 232 · The Lustful Memoirs of a Young and Passionate Girl · [uncredited] · ex 1904; same passage as in Classic Erotic Tales, 1994.


    A Victorian Family Christmas (Harlequin, October 2021, 978-1-335-40737-5, $6.50, 285pp, pb, oa)
        Historical Romances.
    Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    The Visionary: The Life Story of Flicker of the Serpentine/Wonders Hidden: Audubon’s Early Years (Capra Press, October 1984, 0-88496-219-9, $7.50, 122pp, tp, an)
        Two novellas in Capra’s Back-to-Back series. The Le Guin is an excerpt from her upcoming sf novel Always Coming Home; the Sanders is non-sf/fantasy.


    The Visionary: The Life Story of Flicker of the Serpentine/Wonders Hidden: Audubon’s Early Years (Capra Press, October 1984, 0-88496-219-9, $25.00, 122pp, hc, an)
        200 copy, signed, limited edition of the above.



    Voyager 5: Collector’s Edition (Voyager, September 2000, 0-00-761265-6, free, 118pp, pb, oa)
        Anthology of five original stories by Kim Stanley Robinson, Robin Hobb, Juliet Marillier, Jan Siegel, and Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter. Issued free to celebrate the Voyager imprint’s fifth anniversary.


    Voyager: A Sampler of Some of the Finest Science Fiction and Fantasy Talents Working Today (Voyager, October 1995, 0-583-50620-8, free, 108pp, pb, an)
        Anthology of extracts from 9 titles forthcoming from HarperCollins UK. The cover title is Voyager: The Very Best in SF and Fantasy.




    Waltz with a Rogue (Zebra, March 2005, 0-8217-7761-0, $4.99, 254pp, pb, oa)
        Regency Romances.
    Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    The WarCraft Archive (Pocket, November 2006, 1-4165-2582-3, $14.95, ix+613pp, tp, om, cover by Glenn Rane) [Warcraft]
        Omnibus of four novelizations based on the computer game: Day of the Dragon by Richard A. Knaak (2001), Lord of the Clans by Christie Golden (2001), The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb (2002), and novella Of Blood and Honor by Chris Metzen (published 2000 as an ebook). Introduction by Metzen. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.


    The WarCraft Archive (SFBC, November 2006, #1226602, $14.99, 613+ixpp, hc, om, cover by Glenn Rane) [Warcraft]
        Reprint (Pocket 2006) omnibus of four novelizations based on the computer game: WarCraft: Day of the Dragon by Richard A. Knaak (2001), Lord of the Clans by Christie Golden (2001), The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb (2002), and novella Of Blood and Honor by Chris Metzen (published 2000 as an ebook). Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-8024-3, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.






































    Warriors of the Imperium (Black Library US, August 2014, 978-1-84970-742-8, $17.50, 663pp, tp, an, cover by Jon Cave) [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines]
        Reprint (Black Library 2014) omnibus of two tie-in novels based on the roleplaying game: Hunt for Voldorious by Andy Hoare (2010) and The Gildar Rift by Sarah Cawkwell (2011).



    War Storm (Black Library, August 25, 2016, 978-1-78496-263-0, £8.99, 314pp, tp, oa) [Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]
        Reprint (Black Library 2015) anthology of 3 novelettes by Nick Kyme, Guy Haley, and Josh Reynolds. A ’Warhammer’ collection.


    War Storm (Black Library US, September 2016, 978-1784962630, $16.00, 314pp, tp, oa) [Warhammer: Age of Sigmar]
        Reprint (Black Library 2015) gaming tie-in original anthology of three novellas in the Realmgate Wars sub-series: Borne by the Storm by Nick Kyme, Storm of Blades by Guy Haley, and The Gates of Dawn by Josh Reynolds. First US edition.




    The Web 2027 (Millennium, May 5, 1999, 1-85798-599-0, £5.99, 568pp, pb, om, cover by Black Sheep) [Web]
        SF Omnibus of the first six books in “The Web” series: Gulliverzone by Stephen Baxter (1997), Dreamcastle by Stephen Bowkett (1997), Untouchable by Eric Brown (1997), Spiderbite by Graham Joyce (1997), Lightstorm by Peter F. Hamilton (1998), and Sorceress by Maggie Furey (1998).


    The Web 2028 (Millennium, November 25, 1999, 1-85798-870-1, £6.99, 630pp, pb, om, cover by blacksheep) [Web]
        SF omnibus of the second six books in “The Web” series (all Dolphin 1998-1999). Authors are Stephen Baxter, Ken MacLeod, James Lovegrove, Maggie Furey, Pat Cadigan, and Eric Brown.


    Wedding Belles (Signet, May 2004, 0-451-21189-8, $6.99, 311pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    A Wedding Bouquet (Signet, May 1996, 0-451-18785-7, $5.99, 348pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    Wedding Day Kittens (Zebra Books, May 2005, 0-8217-7843-9, $4.99, 256pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology


    Weddings from Hell (Harper, June 2008, 978-0-06-147268-8, $7.99, 373pp, pb, oa)
        Original anthology of four supernatural romance stories by Maggie Shayne, Jeaniene Frost, Terri Garey, and Kathryn Smith.









    Weird Stories (Illustrated Newspapers, 1927, 192pp, hc, nf)
        A collection of apparently true stories submitted by readers to the Tatler. Most take the form of brief matter-of-fact recollections of ghostly incidents either experienced first hand or related by a friend. The stories are mostly credited by initials only. Fully credited stories are “The Phantom Actress” L. G. Eady, “The Cedar of Lebanon” Colin H. Cattley, “The Phantom Paper” Frazer Nash, “The Call from Beyond” Robert Darrell, “A Ghostly ‘Thos. Cook’!” Arthur Dunsmore, “A Meeting With the Devil” Maude M. C. ffoulkes, “An Unsolved Mystery” Mabel Mellor, “Resurgam” Valerie Ponsford, “The Evil Stone” Mrs. Gilbert Coleridge, “Footsteps” A.C.G. Hastings, “The Crucifix” Katherine Hortin.


    Weird Tales: American (W. Paterson, 1888, 1/-, 256pp, hc, an)
        Volume 8 in Paterson’s Nuggets for Travellers series. Reprinted in a new hc edition as Weird Tales by American Writers (London: J.M. Dent, 1895). US edition retitled Weird Tit-Bits: American (White & Allen, 1895).


    Weird Tales: English (W. Paterson, 1888, 1/-, 256pp, hc, an)
        Volume 5 in Paterson’s Nuggets for Travellers series. Reprinted in a new hc edition as Weird Tales by English Writers (London: J.M. Dent, 1895). US edition retitled Weird Tit-Bits: English (White & Allen, 1895).


    Weird Tales: German (W. Paterson, 1888, 1/-, 256pp, hc, an)
        Volume 9 in Paterson’s Nuggets for Travellers series. Reprinted in a new hc edition as Weird Tales from the German (London: J.M. Dent, 1895). US edition retitled Weird Tit-Bits: German (White & Allen, 1895).
    • 5 · The Severed Hand · Wilhelm Hauff · ss (r)
      translated from the German (“Die Geschichte von der Abgehauenen Hand”, Märchen-Almanach auf das Jahr 1826, 1825).
    • 23 · The Elementary Spirit · E. T. A. Hoffmann · nv (r)
      translated from the German (“Der Elementargeist”, Letzte Erzählungen, 1825).
    • 81 · The Ghost-Seer · Friedrich von Schiller · ex Verner and Hood, 1795
      translated from the German (Der Geisterseher, Thalia, 1786).
    • 141 · The Fortunes of Martin Waldeck · translated by Sir Walter Scott · ss (r), as “Waldeck: a Tale from the German”
    • 157 · The Klausenburg · Ludwig Tieck · nv (r)
      translated from the German (“Die Klausenburg”, 1837).
    • 214 · The Bracelet · [uncredited] · nv (r)
    • 251 · The Evil Conscience · J. W. von Göethe · ss (r), as “Antonelli”
      translated from the German (“Die Sängerin Antonelli”, part of the story sequence “Unterhaltungen deutscher Ausgewanderten” in Die Horen, 1795).



    Weird Tales: Scottish (W. Paterson, 1888, 1/-, 256pp, hc, an)
        Volume 6 in Paterson’s Nuggets for Travellers series. Reprinted in a new hc edition as Weird Tales by Scottish Writers (London: J.M. Dent, 1895). US edition retitled Weird Tit-Bits: Scottish (White & Allen, 1895).
    • 5 · The Vision of Campbell of Inverawe · Sir Thomas Dick Lauder · nv Legendary Tales of the Highlands by Thomas Dick Lauder, 1841
    • 81 · The Tapestried Chamber · Sir Walter Scott · ss The Keepsake 1829, 1828
    • 103 · Highland Snowstorm · John Wilson · ss (r)
    • 119 · Legend of the Dropping Well · Hugh Miller · ss Tales of the Borders 1835
    • 135 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824
    • 161 · The Haunted Ships · Allan Cunningham · ss The London Magazine November 1821
    • 184 · The Unknown · John Mackay Wilson · nv Tales of the Borders 1834
    • 224 · The Rescue · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 233 · The Witch of Laggan · W. Grant Stewart · ss (r)
    • 244 · Allan Mactavish’s Fishing · [uncredited] · ss (r)







    What Dreams May Come (Berkley Sensation, July 2005, 0-425-20268-2, $14.00, tp, oa)
        Original anthology of three supernatural romance stories by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Robin Owens, and Rebecca York.


    What Dreams May Come (Berkley Sensation, July 2006, 0-425-21085-5, $7.99, 294pp, pb, oa)
        Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2005) anthology of three supernatural romance stories.



    What Lay Beyond (Pocket, November 2002, 0-7434-5683-1, $6.99, 488pp, pb, oa) [Star Trek]
        Reprint (Pocket 2001) Star Trek original anthology/mosaic novelization, the seventh and final volume in the crossover “Gateways” series, credited as by all six authors of the first six volumes: Diane Carey, Peter David, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Christie Golden, Robert Greenberger, and Susan Wright. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.




    What You Can’t See (Pocket, January 2008, 978-1-4165-4229-2, $7.50, 425pp, pb, oa)
        Original anthology of three paranormal romance stories. Authors are Allison Brennan, Karin Tabke, and Roxanne St. Claire.


    When Darkness Falls (Harlequin/Silhouette, October 2003, 0-373-21822-2, $6.50, 378pp, pb, oa)
        Original anthology of three dark fantasy romance novellas by Susan Krinard, Tanith Lee, and Evelyn Vaughn.



    Where’s My Hero? (Avon Books, September 2003, 0-06-050524-9, $7.50, 375pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.



    The Whispering Gorilla/Return of the Whispering Gorilla (Gryphon Books, December 1998, 1-58250-012-6, $20.00, 192pp, tp, an, cover by Ron Turner)
        Anthology/omnibus of two pulp stories, featuring Don Wilcox’s novelette “The Whispering Gorilla” (first book publication), and the sequel by David V. Reed, Return of the Whispering Gorilla, in its first US edition (World Distributors 1950 as The Whispering Gorilla). Reed is a pen name for David Vern. Philip Harbottle’s introduction explains how bibliographic errors led to the belief that Wilcox’s story was part of the World Distributors book. An edition signed by Wilcox (-013-4, $40.00) was announced but not seen.


    Whispers from Beyond--- see under 1972WFB# 1.


    The White Sybil and Men of Avalon ed. William L. Crawford, uncredited (Fantasy Publications, 1934, 15¢, 40pp, pb, oa)
        An early small press publication pairing two rather disparate stories. 500 copies printed of which only about half were bound.



    A Wife for Papa (Zebra Books, May 2004, 0-8217-7665-7, $4.99, 253pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    Wild (St. Martin’s Griffin, October 4, 2016, 978-1-250-07859-9, $16.99, 564pp, tp, oa)
        Original anthology of three erotic/paranormal romance novellas about shapeshifters by Eve Langlais, Kate Douglas, and A.C. Arthur.
    Details taken from online listing.



    Wild Thing (Berkley Sensation, May 2007, 978-0-425-21516-6, $14.00, 394pp, tp, oa)
        Original anthology of four paranormal romance stories by Maggie Shayne, Marjorie M. Liu, Alyssa Day, and Meljean Brook.


    Wild Thing (Berkley Sensation, January 2009, 978-0-425-22544-8, $7.99, 369pp, pb, oa, cover by Don Sipley)
        Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2007) original anthology of four paranormal romance stories by Maggie Shayne, Marjorie M. Liu, Alyssa Day, and Meljean Brook.


    Winter Kissed (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne, November 2008, 978-0-373-61799-9, $5.25, 276pp, pb, oa)
        Original anthology of two paranormal romance novellas about creatures of winter by Michele Hauf and Vivi Anna.


    Winter Moon (Luna, November 2005, 0-373-80239-0, $13.95, 393pp, tp, oa)
        Original anthology of three novellas by Mercedes Lackey (set in the world of the Five Hundred Kingdoms), Tanith Lee, and C.E. Murphy (part of the Walker Papers series).


    Winter Moon (Luna, October 2009, 978-0-373-80302-6, $7.99, 377pp, pb, oa)
        Reprint (Luna 2005) anthology of three novellas by Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee, and C.E. Murphy.


    Winter’s Desire (Harlequin/Spice Books, November 2009, 978-0-373-60535-4, $13.95, 345pp, tp, oa)
        Original anthology of three erotic supernatural stories by Amanda McIntyre, Charlotte Featherstone, and Kristi Astor. The passion of a Druid priestess affects three women of later times.


    Witchblade Combo (Pocket/ibooks, February 2005, 1-4165-0405-2, $7.99, 250 + 238pp, pb, om, cover by Greg Land, Jay Leisten & Justin Ponsor) [Witchblade]
        Omnibus of two novelizations based on the TV show: Talons by John DeChancie (2002) and A Terrible Beauty by John J. Miller (2002). The novels are paginated separately. Copyrighted by Top Cow Productions.



    Witchy Business (Harlequin, September 2007, 037383716X, $5.99, 304pp, pb, oa)
        Original anthology of three supernatural romance novellas.


    With This Ring (Zebra Books, June 2004, 0-8217-7677-0, $4.99, 256pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.



    Women of the Apocalypse (Absolute Xpress, September 29, 2009, 978-1-77053-000-3, $16.95, 230pp, tp, oa, cover by Herman Lau)
        Original anthology of four linked stories about four women accidentally chosen by the archangels as champions against the coming of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
    Details taken from online listing.


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