The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

KOONTZ, DEAN R(ay) (1945- ); see pseudonyms Leigh Nichols & Richard Paige (stories) (assoc.)

• * *The Bad Place (Putnam 0-399-13498-0, Jan ’90, $19.95, 382pp, hc) Sf/horror/thriller.
• * _The Bad Place (Headline 0-7472-0222-2, Mar ’90, £12.95, 372pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1990) very effective sf/horror novel about a pair of private investigators who become embroiled with a very strange family. One of Koontz’s best. Very strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * _The Bad Place (SFBC #58642, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $9.98, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam 1989) sf/horror novel.
• * _The Bad Place (Berkley 0-425-12434-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $5.95, 417pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1990) sf/horror novel.
• * _The Bad Place (Headline 0-7472-3444-2, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1990) horror novel.
• * _The Bad Place (Berkley 0-425-12434-7, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $6.99, 417pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1990) horror novel; 11th printing.
• * _The Bad Place (Berkley 0-425-12434-7, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $7.50, 417pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam 1990) horror novel. 14th printing.
• * _Beastchild (Charnel House 0-927389-07-X, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $150.00, 195pp, hc) Reprint (Lancer 1970) sf/horror novel with a new introduction by the author and full-color illustrations by Pamela Lee. This edition follows the original manuscript and differs slightly from the edited Lancer version. This is a signed numbered slipcased 750-copy limited edition. A 26-copy lettered edition (-06-1) was announced but not seen. Order from Charnel House, PO Box 663, Lynbrook NY 11563.
• * _Chase (Headline 0-7472-3525-2, May ’90, £3.50, 214pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1972, as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * _Chase (Headline 0-7472-3525-2, Jan ’91, £3.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Random House 1972 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * _Chase (Headline 0-7472-0301-6, Jul ’91, £14.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Random House 1972 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * *Cold Fire (Putnam 0-399-13579-0, Jan ’91, $22.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Thriller about a man who uses his uncanny powers to save lives faced with destruction by a stronger enemy. A signed, limited 750-copy slipcased edition ($150) was announced but not seen.
• * *Cold Fire (Headline 0-7472-0328-8, Jan ’91 [Oct ’90], £13.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Horror novel. Simultaneous with U.S. (Putnam) edition. Note that proof copies of this edition were distributed in October 1990 as a limited edition of 200 numbered copies, each signed by Koontz.
• * _Cold Fire (SFBC #179143, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $10.98, 326pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1991) sf/horror thriller.
• * _Cold Fire (Berkley 0-425-13071-1, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1991) horror/psychic thriller.
• * _Cold Fire (Headline 0-7472-3605-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], £4.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1991) horror novel.
• * _Cold Fire (Berkley 0-425-13071-1, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $6.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Headline 1991) horror/psychic thriller. Seventh printing.
• * _Cold Fire (Berkley 0-425-13071-1, Aug ’98 [Sep ’98], $7.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Headline 1991) horror novel. 16th printing.
• * _Dark Rivers of the Heart (Charnel House 0-927389-09-6, Sep ’94 [Nov ’94], $250.00, 501pp, hc, cover by Stephen Gervais) High-tech thriller set in a U.S. that may or may not be today. A special numbered, boxed and signed limited edition with illustrations by Stephen Gervais. A lettered edition (-08-8) was also announced but has not been seen. This elegant edition is essentially simultaneous with the Knopf edition listed last month. Order from Charnel House, P.O. Box 633, Lynbrook NY 11563; 516-887-2565: add $6.00 postage.
• * *Dark Rivers of the Heart (Knopf 0-679-42524-1, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $24.00, 487pp, hc) High-tech thriller set in a U.S. that may or may not be today. A limited, signed edition from Charnel House was supposed to appear last month, but has not been seen.
• * *Dark Rivers of the Heart (Headline 0-7472-0962-6, Nov ’94, £14.99, 537pp, hc) Associational thriller of a young couple, both with deep and dangerous secrets, on the run from an Agency which has subverted and corrupted the justice system of the U.S.A. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition.
• * _Dark Rivers of the Heart (Headline 0-7472-4449-9, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], £5.99, 728pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf; Headline 1994) associational thriller of a young couple on the run from a group which has subverted the democratic processes of the USA. The Export edition (same details) was available 1 August 1995.
• * _Dark Rivers of the Heart (Ballantine 0-345-39657-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $7.99, 566pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf/Charnal House 1994) high-tech thriller set in a U.S. that may or may not be today. An identical mass-market international edition appeared in September 1995.
• * +Darkfall (Berkley 0-425-07187-1, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.95, 371pp, pb) Horror novel. First U.S. edition (W.H. Allen 1984, as Darkness Comes).
• * _Darkfall (Berkley 0-425-10434-6, Apr ’90, $4.95, 371pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1984) horror novel; 20th printing.
• * _Darkfall (Berkley 0-425-10434-6, Mar ’96, $6.99, 371pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984 as Darkness Comes) horror novel. 34th printing.
• * _Darkfall (Berkley 0-425-10434-6, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $7.50, 371pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984 as Darkness Comes) horror novel. 37th printing.
• * *Darkness Comes (W.H. Allen 0-491-03152-1, Feb ’84, £11.95, 351pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _Darkness Comes (Star 0-352-31479-6, Apr ’85, £2.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
• * _Darkness Comes (Headline 0-7472-3520-1, May ’90, £3.99, 351pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel.
• * _Darkness Comes (Headline 0-7472-0296-6, Oct ’90, £13.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel.
• * _Darkness Comes (Headline 0-7472-3520-1, Jan ’91, £4.50, 351pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel.
• * *Dean Koontz Omnibus (Headline 0-7472-0805-0, Jul ’93, £7.99, 792pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Horror omnibus of Cold Fire, The Face of Fear, and The Mask. (Contents)
• * *Dean Koontz Omnibus (Headline 0-7472-1031-4, Aug ’94, £6.99, 564pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Omnibus of Hideaway (1992) and The Vision (1977). (Contents)
• * *Demon Seed (Headline 0-7472-0831-X, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £16.99, 213pp, hc) SF/horror novel. Revised version of the original (Bantam, 1973). First UK hardcover edition.
• * _Demon Seed (Berkley 0-425-15859-4, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $7.50, 303pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1973) SF/horror novel. According to the afterword by Koontz, this has been revised and is “an entirely new version.”
• * _Demon Seed (Headline 0-7472-3489-2, Jan ’98 [May ’97], £5.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Headline 1997) SF/horror novel. Revised version of the original (Bantam, 1973), which was made into a film. An export edition (same details) was available 1 December 1997.
• * _The Door to December (Headline 0-7472-0436-5, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £14.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (NAL 1985 as by Richard Paige) occult thriller.
• * _The Door to December (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3705-0, 1992 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (NAL 1985 as by Richard Paige) occult thriller. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries. The forthcoming British edition will have the same ISBN.
• * _The Door to December (Headline 0-7472-3705-0, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £4.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (NAL 1985 as by Richard Paige) occult thriller.
• * *The Door to December (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18137-9, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $6.99, 510pp, pb) Revised edition of a horror novel, originally published by Signet in 1985 as by Richard Paige.
• * *Dragon Tears (Putnam 0-399-13773-4, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $22.95, 377pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror novel of a cop who kills in the line of duty and finds himself marked for supernatural vengeance.
• * *Dragon Tears (Headline 0-7472-0643-0, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], £15.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Horror novel about a killer with god-like powers. Simultaneous with US (Putnam) edition.
• * _Dragon Tears (SFBC #19418, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $10.98, 377pp, hc, 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. Similar to the Putnam edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _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 can’t 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 he’s 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 he’s 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 Koontz’s 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.