The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- KINCAID, KATHARINE
- * *Promise Me Heaven (Zebra Lovegram 0-8217-4321-X, Oct 93 [Dec 93], $4.50, 448pp, pb) Historical fantasy romance. A woman of ancient Greece incurs the wrath of Zeus by resisting his advances and is sent by his thunderbolt to the Old West. Copyrighted by Pam Daoust.
- KINDER, KATHLEEN; pseudonym of Kathleen Jill Potter, (1932- )
- * *The Wicker Cage (Janus 1-85756-230-5, Nov 95, £7.95, 152pp, tp, cover by Linda Wade) Occult novel. A pregnant woman in an old house is taken over by the spirit of a servant girl.
- KINDER, STUART (1924- )
- * *The Cannibal (Grafton 0-586-07071-0, Apr 88 [Mar 88], £2.50, 171pp, pb) Horror novel about cannibalism.
- KINDL, PATRICE (chron.)
- * _The Woman in the Wall (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-130124-4, Sep 98, $4.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1997) semi-surreal YA novel. A shy girl blends into the background so well even her family cant see her. First edition not seen.
- KING, BERNARD (John Howard) (1946- )
- * *Blood Circle (Sphere 0-7474-0416-X, Jun 90, £3.50, 312pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * *Death-Blinder (NEL 0-450-48490-4, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £2.99, 226pp, pb) [Starkadder] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Starkadder trilogy.
- * *The Destroying Angel (Sphere 0-7221-4869-0, Jul 87 [Jun 87], £3.50, 272pp, tp) [Chronicles of the Keeper] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Chronicles of the Keeper series.
- * +The Destroying Angel (St. Martins 0-312-01419-8, Feb 88 [Apr 88], $16.95, 272pp, hc) [Chronicles of the Keeper] Dark fantasy novel billed as horror; first in a trilogy. First U.S. edition (Sphere 1987).
- * *Skyfire (Sphere 0-7221-4870-4, May 88 [Apr 88], £3.50, 243pp, tp) [Chronicles of the Keeper] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Chronicles of the Keeper series.
- * *Starkadder (New English Library 0-450-06100-0, Jun 85 [May 85], £8.95, 244pp, hc) [Starkadder] Nordic fantasy novel, possibly a first novel.
- * _Starkadder (NEL 0-450-39011-X, May 86, £2.50, 243pp, pb) [Starkadder] Reprint (NEL 1985) fantasy novel; first paperback edition. Volume 1 in the Starkadder series.
- * +Starkadder (St. Martins 0-312-01095-8, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $16.95, 243pp, hc) [Starkadder] Norse mythological fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (NEL 1985).
- * *Time-Fighters (Sphere 0-7221-4868-2, Dec 87 [Nov 87], £3.50, 254pp, tp) [Chronicles of the Keeper] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Chronicles of the Keeper series.
- * *Vargr-Moon (NEL 0-450-06145-0, Mar 86, £9.95, 243pp, hc) [Starkadder] Fantasy novel, second in the Starkadder saga about Odin and the Norns.
- * _Vargr-Moon (NEL 0-450-40848-5, Apr 87, £2.50, 244pp, pb) [Starkadder] Reprint (NEL 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Starkadder series.
- * +Vargr-Moon (St. Martins 0-312-01844-4, Jun 88 [May 88], $16.95, 244pp, hc) [Starkadder] Nordic heroic fantasy novel, sequel to Starkadder. First U.S. edition (NEL 1986).
- KING, BETTY (1948- )
- * *Women of the Future: The Female Main Character in Science Fiction (Scarecrow 0-8108-1664-4, May 84 [Apr 84], $18.50, 273pp, hc) Non-fiction, scholarly study giving capsule views of numerous works, in chronological order. Appendices cover collections and anthologies, erotic sf, and amazons. There is also a bibliography and indices of titles and authors, story particulars, and characters physical and mental/emotional characteristics.
- KING, BRUCE; see under Mark Grant
- * _Christmas Slaughter [as by Mark Grant] See entry under Mark Grant.
- * *Demon Shield (Lynx 1-55802-293-7, May 89, $4.50, 434pp, pb) Horror novel of a ruined church taken over by murderous demons.
- KING, (David) CLIVE (1924- )
- * *The Seashore People (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81723-6, Aug 87 [Dec 87], £7.50, 96pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
- KING, DAVID A., ed. (1960- ) (stories)
- KING, FRANK(lin) (1936- )
- * *Southpaw (Lynx 1-55802-000-4, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 240pp, pb) Baseball horror novel.
- KING, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison
- * *The Golden Cat (Century 0-7126-7890-5, Nov 98 [Oct 98], £16.99, 350pp, hc) [Wild Road] Animal fantasy novel. Sequel to The Wild Road. King is a pseudonym for Jane Johnson and M. John Harrison.
- * *The Wild Road (Arrow 0-09-924252-4, Nov 97 [Oct 97], £5.99, 463pp, pb) [Wild Road] Animal fantasy novel. A young cat must save the king and queen of cats. First of a series. King is a pseudonym for Jane Johnson and M. John Harrison. Simultaneous with the Century hardcover (0-7126-7870-0, £16.99) edition.
- * +The Wild Road (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42302-X, Mar 98, $24.95, 365pp, hc, cover by Donna Diamond) [Wild Road] Contemporary talking-animal fantasy. A young cat on a quest joins feral felines. King is a pen-name for Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison. First US edition (Arrow 1997).
- * _The Wild Road (SFBC #15463, Jul 98 [Jun 98], $12.50, 379pp, hc, cover by Donna Diamond) [Wild Road] Reprint (Arrow 1997) talking-cat fantasy. King is a pen-name for Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- KING, HAROLD (1945- )
- * _The Hahnemann Sequela (Star 0-352-31631-4, May 86, £2.75, 349pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) medical horror novel.
- KING, J. ROBERT (stories)
- * *DragonLance: Vinas Solamnus (TSR 0-7869-0787-8, Aug 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. Lost Legends #1. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *First Quest: Rogues to Riches (TSR 1-56076-825-8, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $3.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [First Quest] Young adult fantasy novel, a humorous gaming-style adventure aimed at a younger audience. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *First Quest: Summerhill Hounds (TSR 0-7869-0196-9, Nov 95, $3.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [First Quest] Young-adult novelization based on the First Quest game. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Forgotten Realms: Conspiracy (TSR 0-7869-0869-6, Apr 98, $2.99, 88pp, tp, cover by Heather LeMay) [Forgotten Realms] Novellazation based on the role-playing game, Double Diamond Triangle Saga #6. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Forgotten Realms: The Abduction (TSR 0-7869-0864-5, Jan 98 [Feb 98], $1.99, 86pp, tp, cover by Heather LeMay) [Forgotten Realms: Double Diamond Triangle] Novellazation based on the role-playing game. Book one in the Double Diamond Triangle Saga. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * _Forgotten Realms: The Diamond (with Ed Greenwood) See entry under Ed Greenwood.
- * *Planescape: Abyssal Warriors (TSR 0-7869-0501-8, Jun 96, $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Planescape] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, second in the Blood Wars trilogy. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Planescape: Blood Hostages (TSR 0-7869-0473-9, Jan 96, $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Alan Pollack) [Planescape] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, first in the Blood Wars trilogy. Copyrighted by TSR.
- * *Ravenloft: Carnival of Fear (TSR 1-56076-628-X, Jul 93 [Jun 93], $4.95, 332pp, tp, cover by Philip Babilo) [Ravenloft] Fantasy novelization based on the Ravenloft game.
- * *Ravenloft: Heart of Midnight (TSR 1-56076-355-8, Dec 92, $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Ravenloft] Fantasy novelization based on the Ravenloft game.
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- KING, JAMES B., ed. (stories)
- * *Dragons (Sovereign Seal Books 0-9627030-4-4, Dec 95 [Jan 96], $15.95, 127pp, tp, cover by Den Beauvais) Anthology in an 8 1/2 X 11 format of 16 stories, four original, about dragons, with five poems and b&w illustrations by various artists. Authors include eluki bes shahar, Nancy Varian Berberick, and Dave Smeds. Available from StarLance Publications, 50 Basin Drive, Basin City WA 99343. (Contents)
- * *Fantastic Fantasy Cartoons (Sovereign Seal 0-9627030-3-6, Dec 92 [Jan 93], $5.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Richard Tomasic) Book of fantasy-oriented cartoon panels by 10 artists. Order from StarLance Publications, 50 Basin Drive, Mesa WA 99343.
- * *Mirth of Yore (StarLance Publications 0-9627030-0-1, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $7.95, 95pp, tp) Anthology of fantasy cartoons.
- KING, KEITH MICHAEL; see pseudonym Bentley Carr
- KING, MICHAEL
- * *Lorien Lost (St. Martins/Wyatt 0-312-14349-4, Jun 96 [May 96], $20.00, 195pp, hc, cover by Myles Birket Foster) Fantasy novel. A Victorian art collector enters the worlds of paintings. A first novel.
- KING, PAULA; see pseudonym P. K. McAllister; see under Downing, Paula E.
- * *Mad Roys Light (Baen 0-671-72015-5, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.50, 275pp, pb, cover by Donald Clavette) Sf novel of a woman torn between loyalty to alien friends and her own people. A first novel.
- KING, RACHEL
- * *Alba (Anchor UK 1-86230-006-2, Sep 97 [Oct 97], £9.99, 331pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel.
- KING, STEPHEN (Edwin) (1947- ); see pseudonym Richard Bachman (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Bachman Books (Hodder & Stoughton 0-450-39552-9, Jun 86 [May 86], £10.95, 692pp, hc) Reprint (NAL/Plume 1985) omnibus edition of Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man.
- * _The Bachman Books (NAL/Signet 0-451-14736-7, Nov 86 [Aug 86], $5.95, 923pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1985) omnibus of Kings Bachman"-pseudonym books. First mass market edition. Although its a November book, it appeared in the bookstores in late August.
- * _The Bachman Books (NEL 0-450-39249-X, Aug 87, £4.95, 865pp, pb) Reprint (NAL/Plume 1985) associational/sf omnibus.
- * _The Bachman Books (BOMC no ISBN, Oct 91, $17.95, 692pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1985) omnibus of the four novels King wrote as Richard Bachman.
- * _The Bachman Books (Penguin/Signet 0-451-14736-7, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $6.99, 923pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1985) omnibus of four novels originally published as by Richard Bachman; 15th printing.
- * *The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels By Stephen King (NAL 0-453-00507-1, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $19.95, 692pp, hc) Omnibus edition of the books King published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. Theres a new foreword by King. (Contents)
- * *The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels By Stephen King (NAL/Plume 0-452-25774-3, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $9.95, 692pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
- * *Bag of Bones (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-71819-6, Aug 98 [Sep 98], £16.99, 516pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel of past evil and present guilt. A trade paperback (-71873-0, £9.99) open-market edition is also available.
- * +Bag of Bones (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-85350-7, Sep 98, $28.00, 529pp, hc, cover by Frank Onderan, John Fontana & Brown Brothers) Horror novel. A novelist with nightmares goes back to Maine to find his small hometown haunted by ghosts. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 8/98).
- * _Bag of Bones (BCA UK CN2545, Oct 98, £9.99, 516pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) dark fantasy novel of past evil and present guilt.
- * _Carrie (NEL 0-450-02517-9, May 91, £3.99, 222pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) horror novel.
- * _Carrie (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26719-6, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $12.95, 152pp, tp, cover by Neil Stuart) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) horror novel, Kings first novel. This is a special Stephen King Collectors edition with an introduction by Tabitha King.
- * _Carrie (Penguin/Signet 0-451-15744-3, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 213pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) horror novel; 67th printing.
- * _Carrie (Doubleday 0-385-08695-4, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $25.00, 181pp, hc, cover by Thomas Holdorf) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) horror novel; third printing. Apparently identical to previous printings except for the new Doubleday address.
- * *Carrie/The Tommyknockers (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-62335-7, Jul 94, £6.99, 791pp, hc) Omnibus. The page numbering is separate for each novel. (Contents)
- * _Christine (NAL/Signet 0-451-12838-9, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $3.95, 503pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1983) fantasy horror novel, movie tie-in edition with a photo section.
- * _Christine (NEL 0-450-05674-0, Oct 87, £3.50, 597pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1983) horror novel.
- * _Christine (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-33161-5, May 91, £15.99, 482pp, hc, cover by Gerald Grace) Reissue (Viking 1983) horror novel. Fifth impression.
- * _Christine (Penguin/Signet 0-451-12838-9, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 503pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1983) horror novel; 33rd printing.
- * _Cujo (Futura 0-7088-2171-5, Oct 87, £3.50, 345pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1981) horror novel.
- * _Cujo (Futura 0-7088-2171-5, May 91, £4.50, 345pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1981) horror novel. 10th impression.
- * _Cujo (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27328-5, Oct 94 [Nov 94], $14.95, 277pp, tp, cover by Geoff Gove) Reprint (Viking 1981) horror novel. This is a Collectors Edition with a new introduction by Dan Simmons.
- * _Cycle of the Werewolf (NAL/Signet 0-451-82111-4, May 85 [Apr 85], $8.95, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Land of Enchantment 1983) horror tale with illustrations by Berni Wrightson. First trade edition.
- * _Cycle of the Werewolf (NAL/Signet 0-451-82111-4, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $8.95, 128pp, pb) Reissue (Land of Enchantment 1983) werewolf novella with illustrations by Berni Wrightson. Third printing.
- * _Danse Macabre (Futura 0-7088-2181-2, Jul 86 [Aug 86], £2.95, 479pp, pb) Reissue (Everest House 1981) non-fiction study of horror.
- * _Danse Macabre (Futura 0-7088-2181-2, May 91, £4.99, 479pp, pb) Reissue (Everest House 1981) non-fiction book about horror movies. 10th impression.
- * *The Dark Half (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-50911-2, Oct 89, £12.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Davies) Horror novel about an author whose pseudonym has a life of its own. One of Kings better books. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
- * *The Dark Half (Viking 0-670-82982-X, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $21.95, 431pp, hc) Horror novel. An authors pseudonym takes on a life of its own. Published simultaneously with the British edition from Hodder & Stoughton.
- * _The Dark Half (BOMC #77-7662, Jul 90 [May 90], $18.95, 413pp, hc) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1989) horror novel.
- * _The Dark Half (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16731-7, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $5.95, 484pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1989) horror novel.
- * _The Dark Half (NEL 0-450-52468-X, Oct 90 [Sep 90], £4.99, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton/Viking 1989) horror novel about an author whose pseudonym takes on a life of its own. Recommended. (PSP)
- * _The Dark Half (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17181-0, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 484pp, pb) Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1989) horror novel; seventh printing.
- * _The Dark Half (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17181-0, Apr 93, $5.99, 467pp, pb) Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1989) horror novel; 15th printing. This is a movie tie-in edition.
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (NAL Plume 0-452-26134-1, Sep 88, $10.95, 224pp, tp) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) dark fantasy quasi-novel, first in a quest series.
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27960-7, Nov 97, $12.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. Second printing.
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16052-5, Nov 98, $7.99, 315pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. 35th printing.
- * *The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-91-7, May 87, $35.00, 400pp, hc) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel made up of three linked novellas, volume 2 of the Dark Tower series. It takes up just where The Gunslinger left off. Illustrated in full color by Phil Hale. There is also a limited, signed deluxe edition (ISBN 0-937986-90-9, $100); not seen. (Contents)
- * _Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0102-0, 1989 [May 89], £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) original fantasy collection. Volume Two in the Dark Tower series. This special Open Market edition is not available in the UK.
- * _The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (NAL Plume 0-452-26214-3, Mar 89, $12.95, 397pp, tp) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy novel illustrated by Phil Hale.
- * _Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Sphere 0-7474-0102-0, Sep 89, £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) original collection of three linked novellas, with colour illustration by Phil Hale. Volume Two in the Dark Tower series. The series improves as it goes along. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
- * _Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (NAL Signet 0-451-16352-4, Jan 90 [Nov 89], $5.95, 463pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger.
- * _The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27961-5, Nov 97, $16.95, 400pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1987) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. Fifth printing.
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