The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- KIRBY, JOSH (stories) (continued)
- * *The Josh Kirby Discworld Portfolio (Paper Tiger 1-85028-259-5, Nov 93 [Oct 93], £10.95, 62pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Portfolio of 28 full page (16" x 11") reproductions of Josh Kirby artwork for Terry Pratchett books (not all Discworld), with introductory text by Nigel Suckling. Recommended (PSP).
- * *The Josh Kirby Poster Book (Corgi 0-552-99382-4, Nov 89, £7.95, 32pp, tp) Collection of 13 A2 posters from Terry Pratchett books, with an introduction by Terry Pratchett
- KIRBY, T. J.; pseudonym of V. M. Thompson, (1948- )
- * *Dangerous Nature (Zebra 0-8217-4034-2, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $4.50, 351pp, pb) Sf/horror thriller. Experimental animals mutated in limb regeneration experiments are released by animal rights activists and overrun a small town.
- * *Deadly Breed (Zebra 0-8217-3576-4, Nov 91, $4.50, 383pp, pb) Sf thriller. Secret genetic experiments to create hybrid animals to replace human soldiers go wrong and unleash monstrous killers.
- KIRBY, WILLIAM S. (1964- )
- * *Iapetus (Ace 0-441-35570-6, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $4.50, 243pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Cyberpunk PI novel about investigator Jefferson Kayotos hunt for a colony of killer telepaths on one of Saturns moons.
- KIRCHHOFF, FREDERICK (Thomas) (1942- )
- * *William Morris: The Construction of a Male Self, 1856-1872 (Ohio University Press 0-8214-0954-9, May 90 [Dec 90], $29.95, 248pp, hc) Non-fiction; a critical look at Morris and his early romantic fiction applying eidectic and object-relations psychology. [Morris]
- KIRCHNER, PAUL
- * *The Bus (Orbit 0-7088-8244-7, Aug 87, £2.95, 160pp, pb) Hilarious collection of cartoons from Heavy Metal about a bus on which strange things happen! Recommended.
- KIRCHOFF, MARY (Lynn) (1959- ) (stories)
- * *DragonLance Preludes II #2: Flint, the King (with Douglas Niles) (TSR 0-88038-911-7, Jul 90, $4.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Preludes II] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, with interior illustrations by Valerie Valusek.
- * _DragonLance Preludes II #2: Flint, the King (with Douglas Niles) (Penguin 0-14-014369-6, Dec 90, £4.50, 308pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Preludes II] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume Two in the trilogy.
- * *DragonLance Preludes: Kendermore (TSR 0-88038-754-8, Sep 89, $3.95, 346pp, tp) [DragonLance: Preludes] Fantasy novelization based on the Dragonlance game. Second in the series.
- * _DragonLance Preludes: Kendermore (Penguin 0-14-012632-5, Dec 89, £3.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1989) fantasy novelization. Second in the series. [First U.K. edition]
- * *DragonLance: Night of the Eye (TSR 1-56076-840-1, Apr 94, $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Defenders of Magic] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, first book of the Defenders of Magic trilogy.
- * *DragonLance: The Black Wing (TSR 1-56076-650-6, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Villains] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, second book of the Villains series.
- * *DragonLance: The Medusa Plague (TSR 1-56076-905-X, Oct 94, $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Defenders of Magic] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, second volume in the Defenders of Magic trilogy.
- * *DragonLance: The Seventh Sentinel (TSR 0-7869-0117-9, Aug 95, $5.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Defenders of Magic] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, third in the Defenders of Magic trilogy.
- * *DragonLance: Wanderlust (with Steve Winter) (TSR 1-56076-115-6, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $4.95/£3.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Meetings] Fantasy novelization based on the DragonLance game, second book of The Meetings Sextet. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices.
- _____, ed.
- * *The Art of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Game (TSR 0-88038-605-3, Oct 89, $16.95, 126pp, tp) Art book, a collection of mostly full-page color artwork used to illustrate various books and products for the popular fantasy game.
- * _The Art of the DragonLance Saga (Penguin 0-14-011141-7, Oct 88, £9.99, 126pp, tp) [DragonLance] Reprint (TSR 1988) collection of art about the DragonLance world. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Art of the DragonLance Saga (TSR 0-7869-1181-6, Sep 98, $19.99, 126pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reissue (TSR 1987) art book. There is a new foreword by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Second printing.
- KIRK, DANIEL
- KIRK, DOUGLAS
- * *The Land of the Nunch (Morton Falls 0-934279-02-0, Jul 86 [May 86], $3.95, 150pp, pb) [Nunch] Fantasy novel of a strange kingdom of Little People and the invention of the nunchmobile. First in a proposed series.
- KIRK, PAULINE
- * *The Keepers (Virago 1-85381-838-0, Jun 96 [May 96], £9.99, 405pp, tp) SF novel. The repressive laws of 22nd Century England are enforced by the clan of Keepers.
- * _The Keepers (Virago 1-86049-337-8, Aug 97 [Oct 97], £6.99, 405pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1996) SF novel.
- KIRK, RICHARD; joint pseudonym of Robert Holdstock & Angus Wells
- * +Raven 2: A Time of Ghosts (Ace 0-441-70561-8, May 87 [Apr 87], $2.95, 199pp, pb) [Raven] Fantasy novel, second in a series about a woman warrior. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1978).
- * +Raven 3: The Frozen God (Ace 0-441-70567-7, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $2.95, 174pp, pb) [Raven] Third novel in a sword & sorcery series written by Rob Holdstock and Angus Wells. First American edition (Corgi 1978).
- * +Raven 4: Lords of the Shadows (Ace 0-441-70573-1, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $2.95, 204pp, pb) [Raven] Heroic fantasy novel in a series featuring a female warrior. First American edition (Corgi 1979). The authors are Angus Wells and Robert Holdstock.
- * +Raven 5: A Time of Dying (Ace 0-441-70575-8, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $2.95, 168pp, pb) [Raven] Fantasy novel in a series with a female barbarian swordswoman. First American edition (Corgi 1979). The author is Robert Holdstock or Angus Wells or both.
- * +Raven: Swordsmistress of Chaos (Ace 0-441-70555-3, Feb 87 [Jan 87], $2.95, 174pp, pb) [Raven] Sword & Sorcery fantasy novel, first in a pentology. First American edition (Corgi 1978).
- KIRK, RUSSELL (Amos) (1918-1994) (stories)
- * *Watchers at the Strait Gate (Arkham House 0-87054-098-X, Sep 84 [Jul 84], $14.95, 255pp, hc) An excellent collection of supernatural fantasy stories. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
- KIRKBRIDE, JOHN
- * *Life on Urth (Scholastic UK 0-590-54167-6, Sep 94, £6.99, 301pp, tp) Young-adult sf novel. Fast, charming, and winningly humorous tale of two young Earth people accidentally translated to Urth - a world not just parallel to our own but also parodied from it.
- KIRKLAND, JAMES L.
- KIRKUP, JAMES (Falconer) (1918-2009) (stories)
- * *Queens Have Died Young and Fair (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0886-4, 1993 [Jul 94], $19.95, 175pp, hc) Fantasy novel set in the early 21st century, a satirical reworking of Shakespeares The Tempest. This is the Peter Owen edition from the UK with a Dufour sticker. We did not list the British edition. This has a 1993 copyright date, but was not seen until now. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425.
- KIRSTEIN, ROSEMARY (1953- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *The Outskirters Secret (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36885-1, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $3.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Steerswoman] Sf novel, sequel to The Steerswoman. A steerswoman must search for a guidestar that has fallen to Earth in a land occupied by barbarians.
- * *The Steerswoman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35762-0, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Steerswoman] Fantasy novel with sf elements, set in a quasi-medieval world. A first novel, first of a series.
- * _The Steerswoman (Pan 0-330-31348-7, Jul 90, £3.99, 299pp, pb, cover by John Higgins) [Steerswoman] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel.
- KIRTLEY, BACIL F., ed. (1924- ) (stories)
- KIRWAN-VOGEL, ANNA (stories)
- * *The Jewel of Life (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200750-4, Mar 91, $15.95, 105pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young apprentices latent magical powers endanger himself and his master. A first novel.
- KISLING, LEE
- * *The Fools War (HarperCollins 0-06-020836-8, Oct 92 [Dec 92], $14.00, 166pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) Young-adult fantasy novel of a boy who is the only saviour of his kingdom when unrequited love paralyzes the king. A first novel.
- KISMARIC, CAROLE, ed.
- KISNER, JAMES (Martin, Jr.) (1947-2008) (stories)
- * *Earthblood (Zebra 0-8217-3237-4, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Horror novel of a business built on ancient Indian sacrificial ground.
- * *Poison Pen (Zebra 0-8217-3096-7, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Horror thriller. A debunker of mediums is faced with genuine psychic vengeance.
- * *The Quagmire (Zebra 0-8217-3512-8, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $4.50, 347pp, pb) Horror novel of a quagmire that consumes kids.
- * *Strands (Leisure 0-8439-2614-7, May 88 [Apr 88], $3.95, 364pp, pb) Horror novel hanged man returns for revenge.
- KISSLING, MARK, ed.
- * *1992 Writers Market (Writers Digest 0-89879-472-2, Sep 91 [Oct 91], $25.95, 998pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. The latest edition of the yearly guide to markets for writers.
- * *1993 Writers Market (Writers Digest Books 0-89879-579-6, Sep 92, $26.95, 995pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. The yearly bible for aspiring writers. Order from Writers Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207.
- KITAMURA, SATOSHI
- * +UFO Diary (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-38026-0, Oct 89 [Nov 89], $12.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Satoshi Kitamura) Childrens picture book about a childs encounter with a UFO. Full color illustrations by the author with a bit of text. First American edition (Andersen 1989).
- KITCHEN, BERT
- * _Mythical Creatures (Lutterworth Press 0-7188-2646-9, May 86, £8.95, 32pp, hc) Reprint (U.S. 1985) beautiful full-color picture book which shouldnt be wasted on children. (SJ/JF)
- KITSCH, HIERONYMOUS, ed. (1953- ); pseudonym (stories)
- * *Tales of the Outré: writings celebrating the centenary of H.P. Lovecraft (Unspeakable Tomes 0-948518-90-1, 1990 [Apr 91], £3.50, 43pp, ph) Original anthology of spoof Lovecraft stories, all written under pseudonyms. This appeared in 1990 (in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies) but has only just been seen. (Contents)
- KITTREDGE, MARY; [i.e., Mary Elizabeth Talbot Kittredge Squibb] (1949- ) (stories)
- KJELGAARD, JIM; [i.e., James Arthur Kjelgaard] (1910-1959)
- KLAIC, DRAGAN
- * *The Plot of the Future: Utopia and Dystopia in Modern Drama (University of Michigan Press 0-472-10217-6, Jan 92 [Aug 92], $39.50, 258pp, hc) Non-fiction, an academic study of the ways many European and American playwrights have imagined the future in dramatic works. Order from University of Michigan Press, PO Box 1104, Ann Arbor MI 48106.
- KLAPER, STEVEN
- * *Agents of Insight (Tor 0-812-54308-4, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Sf novel of spies and psi.
- KLASS, JUDY; [i.e., Judith Alexandra Klass] (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies (Pocket 0-671-68167-2, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $4.50, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 46 in the series.
- * *Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies (Titan 1-85286-210-6, Nov 89 [Oct 89], £2.95, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
- KLASS, PHILIP (1920- ); see pseudonym William Tenn (stories) (chron.)
- KLASTORIN, MICHAEL
- * *Back to the Future (with Sally Hibbin) (Hamlyn 0-600-57031-2, Jul 90, £4.95, 80pp, tp) [Back to the Future] Official book of the movie trilogy.
- KLAUSE, ANNETTE CURTIS (stories)
- * *Alien Secrets (Delacorte 0-385-30928-7, Sep 93 [Aug 93], $14.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Philip Howe) Young-adult sf novel of intrigue surrounding a stolen treasure on a haunted spacecraft.
- * _Alien Secrets (Dell Yearling 0-440-41061-4, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $3.99, 227pp, tp, cover by John Porter) Reprint (Delacorte 1993) young-adult SF novel.
- * *Blood and Chocolate (Delacorte 0-385-32305-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $13.45, 264pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult werewolf novel. A 16-year-old suburban werewolf falls for a human.
- * *The Silver Kiss (Delacorte 0-385-30160-X, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $14.95, 198pp, hc, cover by Christopher Rodin) Young-adult romantic vampire novel of a 300 year old teenage vampire and a girl in turmoil over her mothers death. A first novel.
- * _The Silver Kiss (Doubleday UK 0-385-40154-X, Apr 91, £6.99, 198pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult novel about a romance between a young girl and a vampire. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Silver Kiss (Bantam UK 0-553-40359-1, Feb 92, £2.99, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult horror novel about a teenage girl in love with a vampire.
- * _The Silver Kiss (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21346-0, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $3.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Christopher Rodin) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult romantic vampire novel of the relationship between a 300 year-old teenaged vampire and a girl in turmoil because of her mothers death. Recommended (SW).
- KLAVAN, ANDREW (1954- ) (stories)
- * *The Uncanny (Crown 0-609-60112-1, Feb 98, $24.00, 343pp, hc) Thriller/ghost story. A Hollywood producer of horror films goes to England and finds a real ghost story with a nod to M.R. James and other writers of gothic horror.
- * _The Uncanny (Dell 0-440-22577-9, Oct 98, $6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1998) thriller/ghost story.
- KLAW, RICHARD (stories)
- _____, ed.
- * *The Big Bigfoot Book (Mojo Press 1-885418-07-8, Sep 96 [Jul 96], $7.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Mark Nelson) Graphic anthology of bigfoot stories by authors including Neal Barrett, Jr., A.A. Attanasio, Norman Partridge, and William Browning Spencer, with various artists. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78714; fax 512-858-7282; [mojo@eden.com].
- * *The Wild West Show (Mojo Press 1-885418-04-3, Apr 96, $5.95, 91pp, tp, cover by Tim Truman) Graphic anthology of Western stories, with contributors including Joe R. Lansdale, Neal Barrett, Jr., Lewis Shiner, Norman Partridge, and Scott Cupp. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78714; fax 512-858-7282; [mojo@eden.com].
- KLEIER, GLENN (1949- )
- * *The Last Day (Warner 0-446-52285-6, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $24.00, 484pp, hc) Near-future millennial thriller. A woman named Jeza may be the new messiah.
- * _The Last Day (Warner 0-446-60598-0, Sep 98, $7.50, 609pp, pb, cover by Tony Greco) Reprint (Warner 1997) near-future millennial thriller.
- KLEIN, JEFFREY (1948- )
- * *The Black Hole Affair (Zebra 0-8217-3470-9, Aug 91, $4.95, 287pp, pb) Sf thriller of a Silicon Valley reporter who discovers a secret government research project that could destroy the world.
- KLEIN, R. E. (stories)
- * *The History of Our World Beyond the Wave (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100411-0, Nov 98 [Oct 98], $22.00, 215pp, hc, cover by David Maisel) Allegorical fantasy novel/parable set in a near-future Earth after a global tidal wave. A first novel.
- KLEIN, ROBIN (Nancy Wilga) (1936- ) (stories)
- * _Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80636-6, Apr 86 [Mar 86], $7.95, 144pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1985) juvenile sf novel of a family of aliens exiled on Earth. This edition was printed in Australia in 1985 and is distributed worldwide. The 1985 original is also probably Australian.
- * _Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80636-6, Sep 86 [Jan 87], $3.50, 144pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1985) very juvenile sf humor novella. Published in 1986; missed. Its Australian, and this is an imported worldwide edition from Australia.
- KLEIN, T(heodore) E(ibon) D(onald) (1947- ) (stories)
- * *The Ceremonies (Viking 0-670-20982-1, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $15.95, 505pp, hc) Horror novel, a first novel.
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