The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
Books, Listed by Author
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- KOONTZ, DEAN R(ay) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * _Dragon Tears (Berkley 0-425-14003-2, Oct 93 [Sep 93], $6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam 1993) horror novel of a cop who kills in the line of duty and finds himself marked for supernatural vengeance.
- * _Dragon Tears (Headline 0-7472-4167-8, Dec 93, £5.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1993) horror novel about a killer with god-like powers.
- * _Dragon Tears (Berkley 0-425-14003-2, Mar 95 [May 95], $6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam 1993) horror novel. Seventh printing.
- * _Dragon Tears (Berkley 0-425-14003-2, Dec 96 [Jan 97], $7.50, 401pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam; Headline 1993) horror novel. 12th printing.
- * _The Eyes of Darkness (Dark Harvest 0-913165-42-5, Apr 89, $18.95, 257pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel, with new illustrations by Phil Parks. This is a first hardcover edition. Also available in a boxed limited edition of 400 copies signed by both author and artist (-41-7, $45.00).
- * _The Eyes of Darkness (Headline 0-7472-0435-7, Oct 91, £14.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about a young boy infected by an experimental nerve gas.
- * _The Eyes of Darkness (Headline 0-7472-3769-7, May 92 [Apr 92], £4.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about a young boy infected by an experimental nerve gas.
- * _The Eyes of Darkness (Berkley 0-425-15397-5, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $7.50, 369pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) SF thriller. This edition is revised and has a new afterword by Koontz.
- * _The Face of Fear (Headline 0-7472-3296-2, Nov 89 [Oct 89], £3.50, 314pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Bobbs-Merrill 1977 as by Brian Coffey) taut occult thriller in which a psychic is pursued through an office building by a homicidal maniac. Recommended.
- * _The Face of Fear (Headline 0-7472-0174-9, Dec 89 [Jan 90], £12.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Bobbs-Merrill 1977, as by Brian Coffey) occult thriller.
- * _The Face of Fear (Headline 0-7472-3296-2, Jun 91, £4.50, 314pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Bobbs-Merrill 1977 as by Brian Coffey) occult thriller.
- * _The Face of Fear (Berkley 0-425-11984-X, Aug 91, $5.50, 306pp, pb) Reissue (Bobbs-Merrill 1977) psycho/horror thriller; 21st printing.
- * _The Face of Fear (Berkley 0-425-11984-X, Nov 95 [Dec 95], $6.99, 306pp, pb) Reissue (Bobbs-Merrill as by Brian Coffey) occult/psychological thriller. 28th printing.
- * _The Face of Fear (Berkley 0-425-11984-X, Feb 98, $7.50, 306pp, pb) Reissue (Bobbs-Merrill 1977 as by Brian Coffey) occult/psychological thriller. 33rd printing.
- * *Fear Nothing (Headline 0-7472-2055-7, Dec 97, £16.99, 373pp, hc) [Fear Nothing] SF thriller of genetic engineering. Chris Snow, unable to survive in sunlight, uncovers a conspiracy that reaches into his personal genetic past. Said to be first in a series. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-7668-4, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
- * *Fear Nothing (CD Publications 1-881475-27-1, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $150.00, 433pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) [Fear Nothing] SF thriller. A man who cant be exposed to sunlight encounters genetic engineering gone wrong. Includes full-color interior illustrations by Phil Parks. This is a limited edition of 698, signed by Koontz and Parks. Simultaneous with the Headline UK edition. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- * _Fear Nothing (Bantam 0-553-10664-3, Feb 98 [Jan 98], $26.95, 391pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline; CD Publications 1997) SF thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong. The search for a cure for a genetic disorder leads to disaster.
- * _Fear Nothing (SFBC #00046, Jun 98 [May 98], $11.98, 339pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline UK; CD Publications 1997) SF thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong. This is similar to the Bantam edition, except it lacks a price and has a book club number on the back jacket.
- * _Fear Nothing (Headline 0-7472-5832-5, Jun 98 [May 98], £5.99, 503pp, pb) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline; CD Publications 1997) SF horror novel. First in a series. An export edition (same details) was available 1 May 98.
- * _Fear Nothing (Bantam 0-553-57975-4, Dec 98 [Nov 98], $7.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline; CD Publications 1997) SF thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong.
- * _The Funhouse (Headline 0-7472-0560-4, Aug 92 [Jul 92], £15.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Jove 1980 as by Owen West) novelization of a horror film scripted by Larry Block. This edition includes an afterword on the genesis of the book.
- * _The Funhouse (Headline 0-7472-3898-7, Aug 93 [Jul 93], £4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Jove 1980 as by Owen West) novelization of a horror film scripted by Larry Block. This edition includes the 1992 afterword on the genesis of the book.
- * *The Funhouse (Berkley 0-425-14248-5, Jun 94 [May 94], $6.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1980 as by Owen West) horror novelization based on the film script by Larry Block. This edition includes an afterword by Koontz, apparently an updated version of the one found in the 1992 Headline edition.
- * _The Funhouse (Berkley 0-425-14248-5, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $7.50, 333pp, pb) Reissue (Jove 1980 as by Owen West) horror movie novelization. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing. Sixth printing.
- * *Hideaway (Putnam 0-399-13673-8, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $22.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror/fantasy novel. A man resuscitated after a near-death experience gradually realizes that hes brought an evil being back from the other side.
- * *Hideaway (Putnam 0-399-13682-7, Jan 92, $150.00, 384pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror/fantasy novel. A man resuscitated after a near-death experience gradually realizes that hes brought an evil being back from the other side. This is an 800-copy signed numbered slipcased limited edition, effectively simultaneous with the trade edition listed last month. There are interior black & white illustrations by Phil Parks, a new cover by Brautigam, and the cover art is reproduced in full color on the slipcase.
- * *Hideaway (Headline 0-7472-0481-0, Jan 92 [Oct 91], £14.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Horror novel about a man who is resuscitated from the dead, but brings back something unexpected with him. Simultaneous with US (Putnam) edition. Proof copies of this edition were distributed in October 1991 as a limited edition of 100 numbered copies, each signed by Koontz.
- * _Hideaway (SFBC #18205, Jul 92 [Aug 92], $10.98, 312pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam 1992) horror/fantasy novel. Similar to the Putnam edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
- * _Hideaway (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3815-4, Aug 92, £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Headline; Putnam 1992) horror novel. This is an Open Market edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
- * _Hideaway (Berkley 0-425-13525-X, Dec 92 [Oct 92], $5.99, 400pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1992) horror/fantasy novel. This has a December publication date but was available in stores in mid-October.
- * _Hideaway (Headline 0-7472-3815-4, Dec 92 [Nov 92], £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1992) horror novel about a man who is resuscitated from the dead.
- * _Hideaway (Berkley 0-425-13525-X, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $6.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam 1992) horror/fantasy novel. Sixth printing.
- * _House of Thunder (Dark Harvest 0-913165-34-4, Sep 88 [Nov 88], $18.95, 255pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1982) horror novel, originally published as by Leigh Nichols. A limited edition of 550 copies (0-913165-33-6, $45) is also available.
- * _The House of Thunder (Headline 0-7472-0480-2, Apr 92 [Mar 92], £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest. Recommended (PSP).
- * _The House of Thunder (Berkley 0-425-13295-1, Jun 92 [May 92], $5.99, 360pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel.
- * _The House of Thunder (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3661-5, Aug 92, £4.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest. This is an Open Market edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
- * _The House of Thunder (Headline 0-7472-3661-5, Apr 94, £5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest.
- * _The House of Thunder (Berkley 0-425-13295-1, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $6.99, 360pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) associational horror novel. 8th Printing.
- * _The House of Thunder (Berkley 0-425-13295-1, Sep 96 [Oct 96], $7.50, 360pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) associational horror novel. 12th printing.
- * *Icebound (Headline 0-7472-1195-7, Jan 95, £16.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Lippincott 1976 as Prison of Ice by David Axton) revised version of an associated thriller, including an afterword (A Note To The Reader) by Koontz. First World hardcover. Simultaneous with the US (Ballantine) edition.
- * *Icebound (Ballantine 0-345-38435-0, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $6.99, 408pp, pb) Revision of Koontzs earlier associational thriller Prison of Ice (Lippincott 1976 as by David Axton); in his own words, a hommage to Alistair MacLean. Simultaneous with the British edition (Headline).
- * _Icebound (Headline 0-7472-4740-4, Aug 95, £4.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Headline 1995) revised version of a thriller originally published as Prison of Ice by David Axton (Lippincott, 1976). It includes an afterword by Koontz.
- * *Intensity (Headline 0-7472-1334-8, Nov 95 [Oct 95], £14.99, 343pp, hc, cover by J. James) Associational thriller. A young woman is trapped in the lair of a serial killer.
- * +Intensity (Knopf 0-679-42525-X, Jan 96, $25.00, 308pp, hc) Associational thriller about a homicidal adventurer and the girl who is the sole survivor of his latest killing spree. First US edition (Headline 1995).
- * _Intensity (Headline 0-7472-4840-0, Oct 96 [Sep 96], £5.99, 469pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1995) associational novel.
- * _Intensity (Ballantine 0-345-38436-9, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $7.99, 436pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1995) associational thriller. An international edition with the same information was issued in October.
- * _Intensity (Ballantine 0-345-38436-9, May 97 [Jul 97], $7.99, 436pp, pb) Reissue (Headline 1995) associational thriller. TV miniseries tie-in edition. Second printing.
- * _The Key to Midnight (Dark Harvest 0-913165-51-4, Jan 90, $19.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) sf/horror thriller, illustrated by Phil Parks. A signed limited edition ($48.00) was announced but not seen.
- * _The Key to Midnight (Headline 0-7472-0398-9, Feb 92, £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest.
- * _The Key to Midnight (Headline 0-7472-3646-1, Aug 92 [Jul 92], £4.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest.
- * _The Key to Midnight (Berkley 0-425-14751-7, Jun 95 [May 95], $6.99, 419pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) SF/horror thriller, revised and with an afterword describing the revision.
- * *Lightning (Putnam 0-399-13319-4, Jan 88, $18.95, 351pp, hc) Science fiction/suspense novel. It isnt a horror novel (although there is a fair amount of terror), despite the packaging.
- * _Lightning (Headline 0-7472-0069-6, May 88, £11.95, 329pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1988) sf/suspense novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Lightning (Headline 0-7472-3164-8, Mar 89 [Feb 89], £3.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1988) very effective sf time-travel novel. Recommended. (PSP)
- * _Lightning (Berkley 0-425-11580-1, May 89 [Apr 89], $4.95, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1988) sf/thriller novel.
- * _Lightning (Headline 0-7472-3164-8, Jun 91, £4.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1988) sf time-travel novel.
- * _Lightning (Berkley 0-425-11580-1, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $5.99, 355pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1988) sf/horror thriller; 13th printing.
- * _Lightning (Berkley 0-425-11580-1, Oct 94 [Sep 94], $6.99, 355pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1988) SF suspense novel; 16th printing.
- * _Lightning (Berkley 0-425-11580-1, Oct 96, $7.50, 355pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1988) SF suspense novel. 20th printing.
- * _Lightning (Berkley 0-425-11580-1, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $7.99, 355pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1988) SF suspense novel. 24th printing.
- * *Lightning/Midnight/The Bad Place (Chancellor Press 1-85152-214-X, Jul 92 [Aug 92], £6.99, 842pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) Omnibus of three Dean R. Koontz novels. (Contents)
- * _The Mask (Berkley 0-425-09777-3, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $4.50, 305pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel about an evil teenager threatening an unsuspecting family.
- * _The Mask (Headline 0-7472-3262-8, Jul 89, £3.50, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel. Recommended.
- * _The Mask (Headline 0-7472-0134-X, Aug 89 [Jan 90], £12.95, 341pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above.
- * _The Mask (Headline 0-7472-3262-8, Jun 91, £4.50, 342pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel.
- * _The Mask (Berkley 0-425-12758-3, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $5.99, 305pp, pb) Reissue (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel; 16th printing.
- * _The Mask (Berkley 0-425-12758-3, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $6.99, 305pp, pb) Reissue (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel; 20th printing.
- * _The Mask (Berkley 0-425-12758-3, Jun 96 [Aug 96], $7.50, 305pp, pb) Reissue (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel. 23rd printing.
- * *Midnight (Putnam 0-399-13390-9, Jan 89, $19.95, 383pp, hc) Horror/sf thriller novel.
- * _Midnight (Headline 0-7472-0124-2, Apr 89, £12.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1989) technophobic horror novel about a scientific experiment gone terribly wrong. Gripping stuff as always. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
- * _Midnight (Headline Open Market 0-7472-3272-5, Oct 89, £3.99, 502pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1989) sf/horror novel. This is an Open Market edition and is not generally available in the UK.
- * _Midnight (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $6.25, 470pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1989) horror/sf thriller.
- * _Midnight (Headline 0-7472-3272-5, Mar 90, £4.50, 502pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1989) sf/horror novel.
- * _Midnight (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Jun 91 [Jul 91], $5.95, 470pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) sf/horror novel; seventh printing.
- * _Midnight (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Dec 95, $6.99, 470pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) horror/SF thriller. 16th printing.
- * _Midnight (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Aug 97, $7.50, 470pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) horror/SF thriller. 17th printing.
- * *Mr Murder (Headline 0-7472-0832-8, Sep 93 [Aug 93], £16.99, 409pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) Sf/horror novel about a thriller writer pursued by an implacable foe. Recommended (PSP). A limited (200 copy), numbered and signed proof edition was distributed in July.
- * _Mr Murder (Headline 0-7472-4223-2, Aug 94 [Jul 94], £5.99, 567pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Headline 1993) SF/Horror novel about a thriller writer pursued by an implacable foe.
- * +Mr. Murder (Putnam 0-399-13874-9, Oct 93, $23.95, 415pp, hc) Sf/horror novel of a psychopathic clone stalking a family, insisting that hes really the man and that the life they are living is actually his. A signed illustrated 750-copy limited edition ($150.00) was announced but not seen. First American edition (Headline 1993).
- * _Mr. Murder (Berkley 0-425-1442-9, Dec 94 [Oct 94], $6.99, 481pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1993) SF/horror novel.
- * _Mr. Murder (Berkley 0-425-14442-9, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $7.50, 481pp, pb) Reissue (Headline 1993) SF/horror novel. Seventh printing.
- * _Night Chills (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $4.50, 306pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) thriller/horror novel about a mind-controlling drug; 23rd printing.
- * _Night Chills (Star 0-352-30164-3, Oct 89, £3.99, 334pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel.
- * _Night Chills (Headline 0-7472-3522-8, Mar 90 [Apr 90], £3.99, 334pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1976) sf novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
- * _Night Chills (Headline 0-7472-3522-8, Jul 90, £3.99, 334pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1976) sf novel.
- * _Night Chills (Headline 0-7472-3522-8, Jan 91, £4.50, 334pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel.
- * _Night Chills (Headline 0-7472-0298-2, Feb 91, £14.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel.
- * _Night Chills (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Oct 91, $5.99, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel; 30th printing.
- * _Night Chills (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Mar 93, $5.99, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976 as by Dean R. Koontz) sf/horror novel; 33th printing. This is the first printing as by Dean Koontz instead of Dean R. Koontz.
- * _Night Chills (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $6.99, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) SF/horror novel. 37th printing.
- * _Night Chills (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Nov 97, $7.50, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) SF/horror novel. 43rd printing.
- * *Oddkins (Warner 0-446-51490-X, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $17.95, 183pp, hc) Modern childrens fable lavishly illustrated in full color by Phil Parks. This is not a horror book; its closer to a Grimm fairy tale. The book was created by Christopher Zavisa and packaged by Land of Enchantment.
- * _Oddkins (Headline 0-7472-0112-9, Nov 88, £12.95, 183pp, hc) Reprint (Warner 1988) delightful young-adult fantasy novel about a battle between a group of good toys and a group of bad toys. Heavily illustrated throughout by Phil Parks. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
- * _Oddkins (Headline 0-7472-7992-6, Oct 89 [Nov 89], £6.95, 185pp, tp, cover by Phil Parks) Reprint (Warner 1988) juvenile fantasy/horror novel, illustrated throughout by Phil Parks.
- * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Jun 89 [May 89], $4.95, 425pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel; 23rd printing.
- * _Phantoms (Headline 0-7472-3524-4, Mar 90 [Apr 90], £3.99, 446pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1983) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
- * _Phantoms (Headline 0-7472-3524-4, Sep 90 [Aug 90], £4.50, 446pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1983) horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-0300-8, £13.95).
- * _Phantoms (Headline 0-7472-3524-4, Jan 91, £4.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel.
- * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $5.95, 425pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel; 29th printing.
- * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Jul 93 [Sep 93], $6.99, 425pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel; 38th printing.
- * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Jun 95 [May 95], $6.99, 426pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. 40th printing.
- * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $7.50, 426pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. 44th printing.
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