Kate Wilhelm (1928–2018)

Author of Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang

178+ Works 9,803 Members 253 Reviews 17 Favorited

About the Author

Kate Wilhelm was born Katie Gertrude Meredith in Dayton, Ohio on June 8, 1928. Her first book, More Bitter Than Death, was published in 1963. She wrote over 75 books in many genres including science fiction, mystery, and fantasy. Her books included The Clone, the Barbara Holloway mystery series, show more and Welcome, Chaos. Her short stories and novellas won several Nebula Awards. Her novel Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang and her how-to book Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More From 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop won Hugo Awards. She and her husband, author and editor Damon Knight, trained numerous writers through their Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop and the annual Milford Writers' Conference. She died from respiratory failure on March 8, 2018 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1976) 1,790 copies

Death Qualified (1991) 439 copies

Storyteller: Writing Lessons and More from 27 Years of the Clarion Writers' Workshop (2005) 318 copies

Juniper Time (1980) 312 copies

The Unbidden Truth (2004) 278 copies

The Deepest Water (2000) 277 copies

The Best Defense (1994) 247 copies

Clear and Convincing Proof (2003) 245 copies

A Wrongful Death (2007) 227 copies

Welcome, Chaos (1983) 224 copies

Skeletons (2002) 218 copies

Sleight of Hand (2006) 213 copies

Desperate Measures (2001) 212 copies

No Defense (2000) 201 copies

Cold Case (2008) 198 copies

Infinity Box (1970) 194 copies

Defense for the Devil (1999) 193 copies

The Killer Thing (1967) 191 copies

For the Defense (1996) — Author — 184 copies

The Good Children (1998) 174 copies

The Price Of Silence (2005) 174 copies

Nebula Award Stories 9 (1974) — Editor; Foreword — 150 copies

Death of an Artist: A Mystery (2012) 145 copies

Huysman's Pets (1986) 135 copies

The Clewiston Test (1976) 129 copies

Children of the Wind (1989) 122 copies

Let the Fire Fall (1969) 114 copies

The Dark Door (1988) 109 copies

Listen Listen (1981) 106 copies

Heaven Is High (2011) 104 copies

Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions (1969) 98 copies

He Who Shapes/The Infinity Box (1989) — Author — 96 copies

Margaret and I (1971) 93 copies

The Downstairs Room and Other Speculative Fiction (1960) 92 copies

The Mile-Long Spaceship (1957) 91 copies

Crazy Time (1988) 90 copies

City of Cain (1974) 82 copies

Seven Kinds of Death (1992) 81 copies

Justice for Some (1993) 81 copies

Abyss (1971) — Author — 77 copies

The Hamlet Trap (1987) 76 copies

A Sense of Shadow (1981) 75 copies

The Clone (1965) — Author — 72 copies

Fault Lines (1977) 65 copies

By Stone, by Blade, by Fire (Barbara Holloway Mysteries) (2012) 59 copies

The Fullness of Time (2012) 58 copies

Flush of Shadows (1981) 57 copies

Year of the Cloud (1970) — Author — 56 copies

Smart House (1989) 50 copies

Clarion SF (1977) — Editor — 49 copies

Sweet, Sweet Poison (1990) 46 copies

And the Angels Sing: Stories (1992) 38 copies

The Casebook of Constance and Charlie, Vol. 1 (1987) 36 copies

The Casebook of Constance & Charlie Volume 2 (1988) 28 copies

Oh, Susannah! (1982) 28 copies

Better Than One (1980) 22 copies

Whisper Her Name (2012) 20 copies

The Girl Who Fell into the Sky (1986) 18 copies

The Clewiston Test / The Infinity Box / Welcome, Chaos (2013) 18 copies

Naming the Flowers [short fiction] (1992) 17 copies

State of Grace (1977) 17 copies

Mirror, Mirror (2016) 16 copies

Cambio Bay (1990) 16 copies

Forever Yours, Anna [short fiction] (1987) 15 copies

The Nevermore Affair (1966) 14 copies

The Winter Beach (1981) 14 copies

The Encounter [novelette] (1970) 13 copies

The Planners [short fiction] (1968) 13 copies

Masters of Science Fiction: Kate Wilhelm, volume one (2020) 10 copies

With Thimbles, with Forks, and Hope {short story} (1981) 10 copies

The Invention of the American Art Museum: From Craft to Kulturgeschichte, 1870-1930 by Kathleen Curran (2016-07-15) (1843) 10 copies

Masters of Science Fiction: Kate Wilhelm, volume two (2020) 9 copies

And the Angels Sing [short fiction] (1990) 9 copies

In Between (2014) 8 copies

The Funeral (1972) 7 copies

Masters of science fiction, Kate Wilhelm (2020) 7 copies

Baby You Were Great (1967) 6 copies

Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis [short fiction] (1976) 6 copies

Le Village (1978) 6 copies

The Gorgon Field [novella] (1985) 6 copies

Moongate (1979) 5 copies

The Bird Cage (2012) 5 copies

A Brother to Dragons, a Companion of Owls (1974) 5 copies

The Scream [novelette] 5 copies

Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One (2014) 4 copies

Demain, le silence (2022) 4 copies

Mrs. Bagley Goes to Mars (1978) 4 copies

The romanesque revival : religion, politics, and transnational exchange (2003) 4 copies

More bitter than death (An Inner sanctum mystery) 4 copies

Where Have You Been Billy Boy Billy Boy? (1971) 4 copies

The Infinity Box [novella] (1971) 4 copies

Forget Luck {short story} 4 copies

April Fool's Day Forever (1970) 4 copies

Fear is a Cold Black [novelette] (1963) 3 copies

Shadows on the Wall of the Cave 3 copies

The Day of the Sharks [short fiction] 3 copies

Somerset Dreams {short story} (1969) 3 copies

The Hills Are Dancing (1986) 3 copies

The Village [short story] (1973) 3 copies

Julian (1978) 3 copies

Sister Angel [novelette] (1983) 3 copies

Tränen der Unsterblichkeit. Leben in einer Welt ohne Tod. Enthält: Leben ohne Tod / Qualen der… (1989) 3 copies

Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume Two (2014) 3 copies

The Mile-Long Spaceship [short story] 3 copies

Introduction to Nebula Award Stories 9 3 copies

Windsong [novelette] (1968) 3 copies

All for One [novella] (1995) 3 copies

Unde cândva, suave păsări cântătoare... 2 copies

Whatever Happened To The Olmecs? 2 copies

Jenny with Wings [short story] (1963) 2 copies

"O Homo, O Femina, O Tempora" (1985) 2 copies

Symbiosis (1972) 2 copies

Strangers When We Meet [short fiction] 2 copies

The Late Night Train [short fiction] 2 copies

Staras Flonderans [short story] (1966) 2 copies

Planet Story (1975) 2 copies

How Many Miles to Babylon? [short story] (1968) 2 copies

When the Moon Was Red [short story] (1960) 2 copies

The Fusion Bomb [novelette] (1972) 2 copies

Sirloin and White Wine [short story] (1968) 2 copies

Perchance to Dream [short story] (1968) 2 copies

Countdown [short story] (1968) 2 copies

The Plausible Improbable [short story] (1968) 2 copies

The Feel of Desperation [short story] (1964) 2 copies

A Time to Keep [short story] (1962) 2 copies

The Most Beautiful Woman in the World [short story] (1968) 2 copies

I know what you're thinking (short story) 2 copies

The Downstairs Room [short story] (1968) 2 copies

The Man on the Persian Carpet 2 copies

Unbirthday Party [short story] (1968) 2 copies

The Time Piece [novelette] (1975) 2 copies

The Red Canary [short story] (1973) 2 copies

On The Road To Honeyville 2 copies

The Promise 2 copies

Yesterday's Tomorrows (2015) 2 copies

The Hounds (1974) 2 copies

The Man of Letters [short story] (1975) 2 copies

A Cold Dark Night With Snow 1 copy

SEANCHAI (2017) 1 copy

Vorwort (Der Plan ist Liebe und Tod) (1974) 1 copy

Why Is It So Hard? 1 copy

Le Temps de Genévriers 1 copy

The Fountain Of Neptune 1 copy

The Midwich Cuckoos 1 copy

His Deadliest Enemy 1 copy

The Plastic Abyss 1 copy

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang 1 copy

Rules Of The Game 1 copy

Earth's Blood 1 copy

The Happiest Day of Her Life 1 copy

On Point of View 1 copy

Naming The Flowers 1 copy

Dark Tower 1 copy

The Blue Ladies [novella] (1983) 1 copy

The Loiterer 1 copy

Children of the Wind [novella] 1 copy

Changing The World 1 copy

Gift from the Stars [short story] (1958) 1 copy

No Light in the Window [short story] (1963) 1 copy

One for the Road [short story] (1959) 1 copy

The Man Without a Planet [short story] (1962) 1 copy

The Apostolic Travelers [short story] (1963) 1 copy

The Last Days of the Captain [short story] (1962) 1 copy

An Imperfect Gift [novelette] (1999) 1 copy

Christ's Tears [novella] (1996) 1 copy

The Source (in Clarion III - WILSON) 1 copy

Torch Song [novella] (1995) 1 copy

Strangeness, Charm, and Spin 1 copy

Bloodletting 1 copy

Andover and the Android [short story] (1963) 1 copy

An Ordinary Day With Jason 1 copy

The Book of Ylin: A Trilogy 1 copy

Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang [short story] 1 copy

The Look Alike 1 copy

DON'T GET CAUGHT 1 copy

Isosceles {short story} 1 copy

A is for Automation [short story] (1959) 1 copy

The Invention of the American Art Museum 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Knight, Katie Gertrude Meredith Wilhelm
Other names: Curran, Kathleen
Meredith, Katie Gertrude
Birthdate: 1928-06-08
Date of death: 2018-03-08
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, USA
Place of death: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Cause of death: respiratory failure
Places of residence: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Occupations: science fiction writer
fantasy writer
Relationships: Knight, Damon (spouse)
Organizations: Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference
Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Awards and honors: SF Hall Of Fame (Living Inductee, 2003)

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Reviews

The Invention of the American Art Museum by Kathleen Curran

Cultural history of museums in America

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Docent-MFAStPete | May 27, 2024 |

Huysman's Pets by Kate Wilhelm

A convoluted, twisty story of outlandish coincidences that explores the potential minefield of who funds human genetic engineering, and to what end.

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fred_mouse | 1 other review | May 10, 2024 |

Where late the sweet birds sang by Kate Wilhelm

It’s hard not to read as an allegory of the pitfalls of communism versus the benefits of rugged individualism. In any case, it’s a paean to individuality. A quibble I had was that the devolution of the clones seemed like it would have taken far longer than the given timeline of three or four generations.

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Charon07 | 65 other reviews | Apr 4, 2024 |