The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

KELLY, RICHARD; pseudonym of Richard Laymon, (1947-2001)

• * *Midnight’s Lair (W.H. Allen 0-491-03228-5, Jun ’88 [Jul ’88], £12.95, 253pp, hc) Horror novel.
• * _Tread Softly (W.H. Allen 0-491-03327-3, Jun ’87, £11.95, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel. Kelly is a pseudonym of Richard Laymon. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Tread Softly (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32097-4, May ’88, £2.99, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987 as by Richard Laymon) horror novel.

KELLY, ROBERT (1935- ) (stories)

• * *The Cloud People (TSR 1-56076-077-X, Oct ’91, $3.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) Sf novel, a first novel.

KELLY, RONALD (1959- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Blood Kin (Zebra 0-8217-5331-2, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $4.99, 381pp, pb) Horror novel. A Tennessee backwoods family resurrects Great-Grandpa — the vampire.
• * *Father’s Little Helper (Zebra 0-8217-3957-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.50, 384pp, pb) Horror novel. Sonny McFarland’s father died in the electric chair and years later his spirit uses his son for revenge.
• * *Fear (Zebra 0-8217-4693-6, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.50, 477pp, pb) Horror novel. A young boy goes after a supernatural child killer in the Tennessee backwoods after his best friend disappears.
• * *Hindsight (Zebra 0-8217-2869-5, Jan ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 350pp, pb) Horror novel. A psychic little girl encounters child-murdering evil in an old barn.
• * *Moon of the Werewolf (Zebra 0-8217-3625-6, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.50, 368pp, pb) Horror novel. A clan of werewolves are driven from Ireland to run free under the Kentucky moon. Author’s name is given as Ron rather than Ronald on the cover.
• * *Pitfall (Zebra 0-8217-3069-X, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Horror novel of Satanic killer dogs.
• * *The Possession (Zebra 0-8217-4368-6, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], $4.50, 381pp, pb) Horror novel of a modern couple caught up in an ongoing spectral drama begun during the Civil War.
• * *Something Out There (Zebra 0-8217-3338-9, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 406pp, pb) Horror novel of a monstrous and legendary beast roaming the Tennessee mountains.

KELLY, SUSAN (B.) (1955- ) (stories)

• * *The Ghosts of Albi (Severn House 0-7278-5350-3, May ’98, £16.99, 248pp, hc) Fantasy/time-travel novel in which people of today affect the events of the Albigensian massacre, changing history.

KELLY-FREAS, FRANK; see under Freas, Frank Kelly (stories)

KELMAN, JUDITH (Ann) (1945- ) (stories)

• * *Prime Evil (Berkley 0-425-09326-3, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.50, 263pp, pb) Horror novel of “grim secrets and hidden terrors” on Bramble Farm.
• * _Prime Evil (Mandarin 0-7493-1207-6, Mar ’93, £3.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Berkley 1986) horror novel.
• * _While Angels Sleep (Grafton 0-586-20782-1, Jun ’90, £3.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Terry Oakes) Reprint (Berkley 1988) horror novel.

KEMP, GENE, ed. (1926- ) (stories)

• * +Ghosts, Ghouls, & Other Nightmares (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037858-8, Sep ’95, $4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Jim Carroll) Young-adult anthology of 14 ghost stories, with illustrations by Nick Harris. Authors include Philippa Pearce, Ray Bradbury, and Joan Aiken. First US edition (Viking UK 1992 as The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls).
• * *The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls (Viking UK 0-670-83849-7, Jul ’92, £9.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Nick Harris) Young-adult ghost/horror anthology. (Contents)
• * _The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls (Puffin 0-14-034748-8, Oct ’93, £3.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Viking UK 1992) young-adult ghost/horror anthology.

KEMP, ROBIN

• * *Equinox (The Book Guild 0-86332-399-5, Nov ’89, £7.50, 109pp, hc, cover by Peter Newton) Sf novel.

KEMSKE, FLOYD (1947- ) (stories)

• * *Human Resources: A Corporate Nightmare (Catbird Press 0-945774-29-X, Oct ’95, $12.95, 223pp, tp) Satiric vampire novel. A company is being reorganized by a vampire who feeds on fresh ideas as well as blood. Catbird Press, 16 Windsor Rd, North Haven CT 06473; 800-360-2391; catbird@pipeline.com.

KENDALL, CAROL (Seegar) (1917- )

• * _The Firelings (Ace 0-441-23865-3, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1982) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _The Gammage Cup (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-634277-4, Apr ’86 [May ’86], $4.95, 221pp, pb) [Minnipins] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1959) juvenile fantasy novel.
• * _The Gammage Cup (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-230575-0, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 283pp, tp) [Minnipins] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1959) children’s fantasy novel, a Newbery Honor book.
• * _The Whisper of Glocken (HBJ/Voyager 0-15-295699-9, Apr ’86 [May ’86], $4.95, 256pp, pb) [Minnipins] Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1965) juvenile fantasy novel. Sequel to The Gammage Cup. Illustrated by Imero Gobbato.

KENDALL, GORDON; pseudonym of Susan M. Shwartz & S. N. Lewitt (stories) (assoc.)

• * *White Wing (Tor 0-812-54297-5, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $2.95, 319pp, pb) Sf novel; better than average military space opera. (FCM) This is actually a collaboration by Susan Shwartz and Shariann Lewitt.
• * _White Wing (Sphere 0-7221-5177-2, Sep ’86, £2.95, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
• * _White Wing (Tor 0-812-51770-9, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Janny Wurts) Reissue (Tor 1985) military sf novel. Kendall is a pseudonym for Susan Shwartz and S.N. Lewitt. Second printing.

KENDRICK, WALTER (M.) (1947-1998) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Thrill of Fear: 250 Years of Scary Entertainment (Grove Weidenfeld 0-8021-1162-9, Nov ’91 [Feb ’92], $19.95, 292pp, hc) Non-fiction, history. A historical survey of horror in our culture, including books, films, and novelty items plus a bibliography.
• * _The Thrill of Fear: 250 Years of Scary Entertainment (Grove 0-8021-3246-4, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $12.95, 292pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1991) non-fiction, history. A historical survey of horror in our culture, including books, films, and novelty items, plus a bibliography.

KENDYL, SHARICE; pseudonym of Sharry Michels & Bernice Carstensen

• * *To Share a Sunset (Leisure 0-8439-3006-3, Oct ’90, $3.95, 368pp, pb) Fantasy romance of a trek across a perilous desert in another world. Part of the new Leisure futuristic romance line.

KENNEALY, PATRICIA; [i.e., Patricia Kennealy-Morrison] (1946- ); also as Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Copper Crown (Bluejay 0-312-94062-9, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $15.95, 329pp, hc) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel of a “Keltic” empire in space, first of a nine-book series. A first novel.
• * _The Copper Crown (NAL/Signet 0-451-14394-9, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 428pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) fantasy novel, #1 in “The Keltiad”. Celts in space.
• * _The Copper Crown (Grafton 0-586-06831-7, Sep ’86, £2.95, 512pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel about Kelts in space, vol. 1 in a series.
• * _The Copper Crown (NAL Signet 0-451-14394-9, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 430pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel, Volume One of “The Keltiad”. Fourth printing.
• * _The Copper Crown (Grafton 0-586-06831-7, Mar ’92, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reissue (Bluejay 1985) Celtic fantasy novel. The Second Book of “The Keltiad”.
• * *The Hawk’s Gray Feather (NAL/Roc 0-451-45005-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $18.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel, fourth in “The Keltiad” series, and first of the “Tales of Arthur” series.
• * _The Hawk’s Gray Feather (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45053-1, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.95, 400pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (Roc 1990) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Keltiad” series, and first of the “Tales of Arthur” series.
• * _The Hawk’s Grey Feather (Grafton 0-586-21249-3, Nov ’92, £4.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (Roc 1990) Celtic fantasy novel. A book of “The Keltiad”. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Silver Branch (NAL 0-453-00627-2, Dec ’88, $18.95, 445pp, hc) [Keltiad] Sf novel in the “Keltiad” series, prequel to The Copper Crown.
• * _The Silver Branch (NAL Signet 0-451-16277-3, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.95, 445pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (NAL 1988) sf novel in the “Keltiad” series, prequel to The Copper Crown.
• * _The Silver Branch (Grafton 0-586-21248-5, Dec ’91, £4.99, 557pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (NAL 1988) Celtic fantasy novel. The First Book of “The Keltiad.” [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Throne of Scone (Bluejay 0-312-94424-1, May ’86, $16.95, 332pp, hc) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel, Part 2 of “The Keltiad”, a Celtic fantasy series set in space.
• * _The Throne of Scone (NAL/Signet 0-451-14821-5, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 380pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel of Kelts in space; Book One of “The Keltiad”.
• * _The Throne of Scone (Grafton 0-586-06832-5, Oct ’87, £3.50, 479pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Keltiad” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Throne of Scone (Grafton 0-586-06832-5, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], £4.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reissue (Bluejay 1986) Celtic fantasy novel. The Third Book of “The Keltiad”.

KENNEALY-MORRISON, PATRICIA (1946- ); also as Patricia Kennealy

• * *Blackmantle (HarperPrism 0-06-105231-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $24.00, 519pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel, seventh volume in the “Keltiad” series. Aliens move into the worlds of the leaderless Kelts.
• * _Blackmantle (HarperPrism 0-06-105610-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 599pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) [Keltiad] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel, seventh volume in the “Keltiad” series.
• * *Deer’s Cry (HarperPrism 0-06-105059-8, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $24.00, 361pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Keltiad] Science fantasy novel, eighth volume in, but a prequel to, the “Keltiad” series. The Danaans flee Ireland for the stars, to preserve the Old Ways.
• * *The Hedge of Mist (HarperPrism 0-06-105230-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $22.00, 503pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel in the “Keltiad” series, third in “The Tales of Arthur”.
• * _The Hedge of Mist (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648230-9, May ’96, £5.99, 493pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) fantasy novel. Volume three in “The Tales of Arthur”. Book 6 in the planned set of 12. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Hedge of Mist (HarperPrism 0-06-105604-9, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 553pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) fantasy novel in the “Keltiad” series, third in “The Tales of Arthur”.
• * *The Oak Above the Kings (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45352-2, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $17.95, 410pp, hc) [Keltiad] Sf/fantasy novel in the “Keltiad” series, second book of “The Tales of Arthur” and fifth book overall. This is the first of the series published under the name Kennealy-Morrison.
• * _The Oak Above the Kings (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21250-7, Aug ’94, £5.99, 412pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (Roc 1994) fantasy novel. In the “Keltiad” series. Book Two of ‘The Tale of Arthur’ trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Oak Above the Kings (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45451-0, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (Roc 1994) science-fantasy Arthurian novel set on Kennealy-Morrison’s planet Keltia.

KENNEDY, EDWARD DONALD, ed.

• * *King Arthur: A Casebook (Garland 0-8153-0495-1, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $45.00, 311pp, hc) Critical examination of Arthurian legend and major trends in literary portrayals; of sixteen essays, one deals explicitly with T.H. White, another with “Conceptions of King Arthur in the Twentieth Century”. The introduction by the editor gives a detailed overview and select bibliography. Available from Garland Publishing, 717 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500, New York NY 10022-8101; 212-751-7447.

KENNEDY, J(ohn) GERALD, ed. (1947- ) (stories)

• * _Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket and Related Tales See entry under Edgar Allan Poe.

KENNEDY, LEIGH (1951- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Faces (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02807-3, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], £8.95, 152pp, hc) Collection of 10 dark fantasy stories. (Contents)
• * +Faces (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-140-4, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $15.95, 152pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories, with more literary/associational than sf/fantasy. First U.S. edition (Jonathan Cape 1986).
• * +The Journal of Nicholas the American (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-108-0, 1986 [Feb ’87], $16.95, 204pp, hc) Sf novel, a first novel and Nebula nominee. Sf by courtesy only — the hero is an empath. First U.S. edition (Cape 1986).
• * *The Journal of Nicholas the American (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02349-7, Oct ’86 [1986], £9.95, 208pp, hc) Literary sf novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Journal of Nicholas the American (St. Martin’s 0-312-90974-8, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1986) borderline-sf literary novel.
• * +Saint Hiroshima (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-179160-0, Apr ’90 [May ’90], $19.95, 296pp, hc, cover by Paul Bacon) Associational mainstream novel. First American edition (Methuen 1989).

KENNEDY, PEGGY, ed.; [i.e., Margaret Kennedy, née Weiner] (1929-2000)

• * *Kennedy Masquerade Compendium, Revised Edition (Firepearl no ISBN, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $10.00, 110pp, pb) A “greatly revised and expanded” second edition of the guide to running a masquerade at conventions.

KENNEDY, (Jerome) RICHARD (1932- ) (stories)

• * *Amy’s Eyes (Harper & Row 0-06-023219-6, 1985 [Dec ’85], $13.50, 437pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel sea epic, illustrated by Richard Egielski.
• * _Amy’s Eyes (Julia MacRae 0-86203-223-7, Mar ’86, £9.95, 378pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.
• * _Amy’s Eyes (Harper Trophy 0-06-440220-7, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $6.95, 437pp, tp) Reprint (Harper & Row 1985) young-adult fantasy novel. Amy becomes a doll, her doll becomes a man, and almost anything happens.

KENNEDY, THOMAS E. (stories)

• * *The Book of Angels (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-23-6, May ’97, $12.95, 231pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel. A writer is forced to use his imagination to aid a ruthless magician. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850; e-mail: wordcraft@oregontrail.net

KENNEDY, WILLIAM (Joseph, Jr.) (1928- )

• * _Quinn’s Book (Picador 0-330-30806-8, Jun ’89 [Feb ’90], £4.99, 289pp, tp, cover by Angus Mewse) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1988) literary fantasy novel.

KENNEDY, WILLIAM P.

• * _The Masakado Lesson (Gold Eagle 0-373-62105-1, Oct ’88, £2.95, 447pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s Press 1986) near-future spy thriller about a Japanese super-computer. [First U.K. edition]

KENNETT, RICK(y) (1956- ) (stories)

• * _No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki: The Untold Stories (with A. F. Kidd) See entry under A. F. Kidd
• * *The Reluctant Ghost-Hunter (Haunted Library No ISBN, Oct ’91, £2.50, 35pp, ph, cover by Dallas Clive Goffin & Alan Hunter) [Ernie Pine] Collection of three stories about ghost-hunter Ernie Pine, two original. Volume 3 in the “Psychic Sleuths” series. (Contents)

KENSON, STEPHEN (c1969- )

• * *Shadowrun: Technobabel (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45699-8, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing game, 31st in the series. A first novel. Copyrighted by FASA.

KENT, CAMERON

• * *Make Me Disappear (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-100-5, 1995 [Mar ’95], $5.00, 141pp, tp, cover by Bill Coffin) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy who loves magic tricks becomes a real magician’s apprentice. Dated 1994, but not seen until now. A hardcover edition (-101-3, $15.00) was announced but not seen. A first novel. Order from Royal Fireworks Printing Co., First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; add $3.00 shipping.

KENT, MELANIE

• * *Quantum Leap XV: Heat Wave (Boulevard 1-57297-312-9, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Stephen Gardner) Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.

KENT, PAUL

• * *The Crib (Bantam 0-553-26650-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 218pp, pb) Horror novel.

KENWORTHY, CHRIS(topher I.), ed. (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Science of Sadness (Barrington 1-897729-69-3, Mar ’94 [Jun ’94], £4.99, 138pp, pb) Original sf/horror collection. Available from Bartle Hall, Liverpool Rd, Hutton, Preston, Lancs PR4 5HB. (Contents)
• * *Sugar Sleep (Barrington 1-897729-01-4, Apr ’93, £4.50, 125pp, pb) Original anthology of 13 “slipstream” stories. (Contents)
• * *The Sun Rises Red (Barrington 1-897729-00-6, Oct ’92 [Jan ’93], £3.95, 117pp, tp) Original anthology of seven “left-wing” sf stories. (Contents)
• * *The Sun Rises Red (Barrington 1-897729-00-6, Oct ’92 [Jan ’93], £3.95, 117pp, tp) Original anthology of seven “left-wing” sf stories. (Contents)

KENYON, KAY (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Leap Point (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57682-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Near-future SF novel. A small farming community is invaded by an addictive VR game and aliens.
• * *The Seeds of Time (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57681-X, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 513pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. Time/space travellers seek green planets from which to restock the dying Earth. A first novel.