The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

KISNER, JAMES (Martin, Jr.) (stories) (continued)

• * *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 Writer’s Market (Writer’s 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 Writer’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-579-6, Sep ’92, $26.95, 995pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. The yearly bible for aspiring writers. Order from Writer’s 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) Children’s picture book about a child’s 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 shouldn’t 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 (Elizabeth Talbot) (1949- ) (stories)

• * *The Shelter (with Kevin O’Donnell, Jr.) (Tor 0-812-52066-1, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Horror novel.

KJELGAARD, JIM; [i.e., James Arthur Kjelgaard] (1910-1959)

• * _The Hunter Returns (with David A. Drake) See entry under David A. Drake

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)

• * *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)

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) (assoc.)

• * *Alien Secrets (Delacorte 0-385-30928-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $14.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Phillip 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 mother’s 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 mother’s 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) (assoc.)

• * _Weird Business (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

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• * *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

• * *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) (assoc.)

• * *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. It’s Australian, and this is an imported worldwide edition from Australia.

KLEIN, T(heodore) E(ibon) D(onald) (1947- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Ceremonies (Viking 0-670-20982-1, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $15.95, 505pp, hc) Horror novel, a first novel.
• * _The Ceremonies (Bantam 0-553-25055-8, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.95, 555pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1984) dark fantasy novel.
• * _The Ceremonies (Pan 0-330-28969-1, Feb ’86, £2.95, 549pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1984) fantasy/occult novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _The Ceremonies (Pan 0-330-29543-8, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £9.95, hc) Reprint (Viking 1984) novel of supernatural horror/fantasy.
• * _The Ceremonies (Pan 0-330-28969-1, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.95, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
• * *Dark Gods (Viking 0-670-80590-4, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $15.95, 259pp, hc) Collection of fantasy/horror tales. Three of them were previously published “in slightly different form”; “Nadelman’s God” seems to be new. (Contents)
• * _Dark Gods (Bantam 0-553-25801-X, Jul ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 261pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1985) collection of four horror novellas, one an original.
• * _Dark Gods (Pan 0-330-29714-7, Jan ’87, £2.50, 259pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1985) collection of 4 horror novellas. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Events at Poroth Farm (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-31-3, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $7.95, 40pp, ph, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt) Lovecraftian short story that eventually became The Ceremonies, originally published in From Beyond the Dark Gateway in 1972. Text revised for this edition.
• * *Raising Goosebumps for Fun and Profit (Footsteps Press no ISBN, Dec ’88 [Jan ’89], $13.95, 88pp, ph) Nonfiction essay on horror writing expanded from a Writers Digest article, plus descriptions of the 25 most familiar horror plots. Limited to 500 signed copies.

KLEINBAUM, N. H.

• * _D.A.R.Y.L. (Coronet 0-340-38795-5, Mar ’86, £1.95, 175pp, pb) Reissue (Pacer/Putnam 1985) novelization of an sf film.

KLEYPAS, LISA (1964- )

• * *Give Me Tonight (NAL Onyx 0-451-40123-9, Apr ’89, $4.50, 383pp, pb) Time-travel fantasy historical romance.

KLINE, ROBERT Y.

• * *Ancestors (Pageant 0-517-00676-6, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Quasi-horror/occult novel about ancestral memories.
• * *Campfire Story (Charter Diamond 1-55773-424-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 264pp, pb) Horror novel of children stalked by their deepest fears made real.

KLINK, WILLIAM J.

• * *The Divided Future (Dorrance Publishing 0-8059-3443-X, Jan ’94, $7.95, 104pp, tp, cover by Eric Chaikowsky) Sf novel of human life giving way to a mechanical race on a future Earth. A first novel from a vanity publisher. Available from Dorrance Publishing, 643 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh PA 15222.

KLINKOWITZ, JEROME (1943- )

• * *Vonnegut in Fact: The Public Spokesmanship of Personal Fiction (University of South Carolina Press 1-57003-237-8, Jun ’98, $24.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Jill Krementz) Non-fiction, critical look at Vonnegut’s nonfiction and public speaking, and its relationship to his novels. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Order from University of South Carolina Press, Business Office, 718 Devine St, Columbia SC 29208; credit card orders 800-768-2500; add $4.00 postage. [Vonnegut]

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• * _Kurt Vonnegut: A Comprehensive Bibliography (with Asa Pieratt & Julie Huffman-Klinkowitz) See entry under Asa Pieratt.

KLUGE, ALEXANDER (stories)

• * *Learning Processes with a Deadly Outcome (Duke University Press 0-8223-1735-4, Jun ’96, $13.95, 112pp, tp, cover by Alexander Kluge) SF novella of events after WWIII, illustrated by the author. Translated from the German (published as part of a collection by the same title, Lernprozesse mit Toedlichem Ausgang, Suhrkamp 1973) by Christopher Pavsek, who also provides an introduction and afterword. This is copyrighted 1996, but not seen until now.

KNAAK, RICHARD A(llen) (1961- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Children of the Drake (Warner Questar 0-446-36153-4, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm: Origin of Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Origin of the Dragonrealm” series, a prequel to the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * *The Crystal Dragon (Warner Questar 0-446-36432-0, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, seventh book in the overall “Dragonrealm” series.
• * *The Dragon Crown (Warner Questar 0-446-36464-9, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $5.50, 322pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, the ninth book in the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * *Dragon Tome (Warner Questar 0-446-36252-2, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm: Origin of Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Origin of Dragonrealm” series, a prequel to the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * *DragonLance Heroes II #1: Kaz, the Minotaur (TSR 0-88038-910-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Heroes II] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, first book of a new series.
• * _DragonLance Heroes II #1: Kaz, the Minotaur (Penguin 0-14-014368-8, Nov ’90, £3.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Heroes II] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization.
• * *DragonLance Heroes: The Legend of Huma (TSR 0-88038-548-0, Apr ’88, $3.95, 379pp, pb) [DragonLance: Heroes] Fantasy novel, Book 1 in a new “DragonLance” series by a new author for the series.
• * _DragonLance Heroes: The Legend of Huma (Penguin 0-14-011647-8, Apr ’89, £3.99, 379pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Heroes] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy novel. First in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *DragonLance: Land of the Minotaurs (TSR 0-7869-0472-0, Jan ’96, $5.99, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing games. Volume four of “The Lost Histories”. Copyrighted by TSR.
• * *The Dragonrealm: Firedrake (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20940-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, first book in the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * _The Dragonrealm: Firedrake (Orbit 0-7474-0665-0, Apr ’90, £3.50, 258pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Reprint (Questar 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the series.
• * *The Dragonrealm: Ice Dragon (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20942-9, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, second book in the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * _The Dragonrealm: Icedragon (Orbit 0-7474-0666-9, Sep ’90, £3.50, 248pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Reprint (Questar 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the series.
• * *The Dragonrealm: Shadow Steed (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20967-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * _The Dragonrealm: Shadow Steed (Orbit 0-7474-0815-7, Sep ’91, £3.99, 263pp, pb) [Dragonrealm] Reprint (Questar 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Dragonrealm: Wolfhelm (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20966-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 251pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * _The Dragonrealm: Wolfhelm (Orbit 0-7474-0667-7, Mar ’91, £3.99, 251pp, pb) [Dragonrealm] Reprint (Questar 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the series.
• * *Dutchman (Warner Aspect 0-446-60151-9, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) Dark fantasy novels. Refugees from a world-destroying demon god find the ghost ship of the [Flying] Dutchman.
• * *Frostwing (Warner Aspect 0-446-60149-7, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $5.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Contemporary fantasy novel of a centuries-old human haunted by a memory-stealing gargoyle.
• * *The Horse King (Warner Aspect 0-446-60353-8, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, tenth in the “Dragonrealm” series.
• * *The Janus Mask (Warner Aspect 0-446-60150-0, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $5.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Dark fantasy novel. A despot makes party guests wear masks possessed by his dead enemies — and one of them comes back to life.
• * *King of the Grey (Warner Questar 0-446-36463-0, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.50, 282pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Fantasy novel of a human chosen to be the king of a twilight world of phantoms.
• * *The Shrouded Realm (Warner Questar 0-446-36138-0, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 297pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Origin of Dragonrealm” series, a prequel to the “Dragonrealm” series.

KNAPP, LEONARD; see under del Rey, Lester (stories)

KNEECE, MARK

• * _Verdilak (with Bo Hampton) See entry under Bo Hampton.

KNIGGE, A. C., ed.

• * _Breakthrough (with P. Christin) See entry under P. Christin

KNIGHT, AMARANTHA; pseudonym of Nancy Kilpatrick, (1946- ) (stories)

• * *The Darker Passions: Carmilla (Masquerade 1-56333-578-6, Nov ’97, $6.95, 335pp, tp) Erotic dark fantasy novel loosely based on the short novel by Sheridan Le Fanu.
• * *The Darker Passions: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Masquerade 1-56333-227-2, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.95, 263pp, pb) [Darker Passions] Horror novel, an erotic revision of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic.
• * *The Darker Passions: Dracula (Masquerade 1-56333-147-0, Jul ’94 [Feb ’95], $4.95, 309pp, pb, cover by Vida Pavesich) [Darker Passions; Dracula] Vampire novel, an erotic revision of Stoker’s classic. This has a December 1993 publication date, but was not seen until now.
• * *The Darker Passions: Frankenstein (Masquerade 1-56333-248-5, Apr ’95 [May ’95], $5.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Mistress Jane Rubin) [Darker Passions; Frankenstein] Erotic horror novel based on Mary Shelley’s classic.