The Locus Index to Science Fiction
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- KURTZ, KATHERINE (Irene) (stories) (continued)
- * _The Legacy of Lehr (Beaver 0-09-960960-6, Nov 89 [Oct 89], £2.99, 205pp, pb, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Walker 1986) young-adult sf novel.
- * *The Quest for Saint Camber (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31826-9, Sep 86, $16.95, 435pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Fantasy novel, Vol. III of The Histories of King Kelson, part of the Deryni series.
- * _The Quest for Saint Camber (SFBC #106294, Mar 87, $5.98, 401pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel in the Deryni series.
- * _The Quest for Saint Camber (Arrow 0-09-950360-3, May 87, £3.50, 435pp, tp) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Histories of King Kelson. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Quest for Saint Camber (Century 0-7126-1616-0, Aug 87 [Dec 87], £11.95, 435pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the History of King Kelson series.
- * _The Quest for Saint Camber (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30099-8, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.95, 449pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel in the Deryni series, Vol. 3 of The Histories of King Kelson.
- * _Saint Camber (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34768-4, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.95, 449pp, pb) [Deryni: Camber] Reissue (Del Rey 1978) fantasy novel in the Deryni series, The Legends of Camber of Culdi Vol. 2; 10th printing.
- * *The Temple and the Stone (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Warner Aspect 0-446-52260-0, Aug 98 [Jul 98], $22.00, 456pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Temple and the Stone] Historical fantasy of the Knights Templar in 13th century Scotland.
- * *Two Crowns For America (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07562-4, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $22.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Historical novel with fantasy elements. Jacobites, Masonic ritual, and a secret organization of men with special powers help guide George Washington and the American Revolution.
- * _Two Crowns For America (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57287-3, Jun 97 [May 97], $6.50, 406pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) historical fantasy about Masonic influence in the American Revolution.
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- * *On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar (Warner Aspect 0-446-67339-0, May 98 [Apr 98], $11.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Original anthology of ten fantasy stories centering on the Knights Templar, with historical introduction by Kurtz. Authors include Diane Duane, Andre Norton, and Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald. (Contents)
- * *Tales of the Knights Templar (Warner Aspect 0-446-60138-1, Jun 95 [May 95], $5.50, 307pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Original anthology of fantasy stories centering on the Knights Templar. Authors include Debra Turner Harris, Elizabeth Moon, and Poul Anderson. (Contents)
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- * _The Work of Katherine Kurtz: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide See entry under Boden Clarke.
- KUSHNER, DONN (Jean) (1927- )
- * _A Book Dragon (Avon 0-380-70769-1, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $3.50, 197pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) Reprint (Holt 1987) young-adult fantasy novel of a trapped dragon released into the modern world.
- KUSHNER, ELLEN (Ruth) (1955- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *St. Nicholas and the Valley Beyond (with Richard W. Burhans) (Viking Studio 0-670-84420-9, Oct 94, $27.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Richard W. Burhans) Oversized picture book with text by Kushner, but created and painted by Burhans, and based on an original story by Virginia Burhans Sturm, Sallie P. Burhans, and Richard W. Burhans.
- * *Swordspoint (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823352-8, Feb 87 [Aug 87], £9.95, 269pp, hc) [Swordspoint] Fantasy novel. A first novel.
- * _Swordspoint (Unwin 0-04-823373-0, Sep 87, £3.95, 269pp, tp) [Swordspoint] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) fantasy novel.
- * +Swordspoint (Arbor House 0-87795-923-4, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $15.95, 269pp, hc) [Swordspoint] Fantasy novel set in an imaginary, elegant, decadent civilization. An outstanding first novel. Recommended. (FCM) First U.S. edition (Unwin Hyman 1987).
- * _Swordspoint (Tor 0-812-54348-3, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $3.95, 269pp, pb) [Swordspoint] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1987) elegant fantasy novel set in a decadent civilization.
- * _Swordspoint (Tor 0-812-51771-7, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $3.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Swordspoint] Reissue (Unwin Hyman 1987) fantasy novel; second printing.
- * _Swordspoint (Tor 0-812-53644-4, Jun 94 [May 94], $4.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Swordspoint] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1987) fantasy novel; third printing.
- * *Thomas the Rhymer (Morrow 1-55710-046-2, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $18.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Celtic fantasy novel based on the Scottish ballad. This is a beautiful bookrich, romantic, and funny. The situations are intensely poignant because Kushners characters are so real. Highly recommended (SW).
- * _Thomas the Rhymer (SFBC #17328, Jul 90 [Aug 90], $8.98, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1990) Celtic fantasy novel.
- * _Thomas the Rhymer (Gollancz 0-575-05005-5, Feb 91, £13.99, 249pp, hc, cover by Peter Kettle) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy retelling of the True Thomas legend.
- * _Thomas the Rhymer (Tor 0-812-51445-9, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $3.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1990) Celtic fantasy novel based on the Scottish ballad. A World Fantasy Award winner.
- * _Thomas the Rhymer (Gollancz 0-575-05174-4, Feb 92 [Jan 92], £3.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel set in the land of Faerie.
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- * _Basilisk (Ace 0-441-05080-8, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.50, 244pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1980) fantasy anthology.
- * *The Horns of Elfland (with Delia Sherman & Donald G. Keller) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45599-1, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 347pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 stories about magic and music. Authors include Jack Womack, Lucy Sussex, Gene Wolfe, and John Brunner. (Contents)
- KUTTNER, HENRY (1915-1958) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Book of Iod (Chaosium 1-56882-045-3, Jul 95 [Aug 95], $10.95, 204pp, tp, cover by Earl Geier) Collection of 11 early Kuttner stories in the Lovecraftian mode, one co-written by Robert Bloch, plus one story (and the introduction) by Robert M. Price, and one story by Lin Carter. Price has also done extended notes on each story. (Contents)
- * _Fury (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar 90, no price, 186pp, hc) Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1947) classic sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by David R. Deitrick. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
- * *Kuttner Times Three (Virgil Utter no ISBN, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $4.00, 29pp, ph) Associational. Collection of 3 non-sf stories from various pulps, in pamphlet form. Edition of 200 copies. (Contents)
- * *Prince Raynor (Gryphon 0-936071-06-0, Jul 87, $5.95, 79pp, tp) [Prince Raynor] Small booklet containing 2 Kuttner fantasies from 1939 pulps, plus an introduction by L. Sprague de Camp. Limited to 500 copies. (Contents)
- * *Secret of the Earth Star (Starmont House 1-55742-134-X, 1991 [Jul 92], $10.95, 157pp, tp) Collection of the title novella and seven other sf and fantasy pulp stories edited by Sheldon Jaffery. This a facsimile edition with the original magazine illustrations. A hardcover edition (-135-8; $20.95) was announced but not seen. This has a 1991 copyright but was not seen until now. Available from Starmont House, Inc., PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. (Contents)
- * *The Startling Worlds of Henry Kuttner (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20328-5, Jan 87 [Dec 86], $3.95, 357pp, pb) Omnibus of 3 science fantasy adventure novels: The Portal in the Picture (Ace 1954, as Beyond Earths Gates), Valley of the Flame (Ace 1964), and The Dark World (Ace 1965). All three, written in collaboration with C.L. Moore, appeared first in Startling Stories in the Forties. (Contents)
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- * _C.L. Moore & Henry Kuttner: A Marriage of Souls and Talent See entry under Virgil Utter.
- * _Catherine Lucille Moore & Henry Kuttner: A Marriage of Souls and Talent See entry under Virgil Utter.
- * _H.P. Lovecraft Letters to Henry Kuttner See entry under David E. Schultz.
- KWITZ, MARY DeBALL
- * *The Bell Tolls at Mousehaven Manor (Scholastic 0-590-43840-9, Nov 91 [Aug 91], $13.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Stella Ormai) [Mousehaven Manor] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, sequel to Shadow Over Mousehaven Manor. A vampire wants Minabell Mouses bottle of water from the Fountain of Youth.
- LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)
- * *Arrows Fall (DAW 0-88677-255-9, Jan 88 [Dec 87], $3.50, 319pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Fantasy novel, third in the Arrows of the Queen trilogy.
- * _Arrows Fall (Legend 0-09-962560-1, Nov 89, £3.99, 319pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Arrows Fall (DAW 0-88677-400-4, Oct 98 [Sep 98], $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, book three of The Heralds of Valdemar. 14th printing.
- * *Arrows Flight (DAW 0-88677-222-2, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.50, 318pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Fantasy novel, second in the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy. Despite some signs of middle book syndrome, this is better written than its predecessor. Recommended. (TM)
- * _Arrows Flight (Legend 0-09-962550-4, Jun 89, £3.50, 318pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Heralds of Valdemar trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Arrows Flight (DAW 0-88677-377-6, Oct 98, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reissue (DAW 1987) fantasy novel, book two of The Heralds of Valdemar. 15th printing.
- * *Arrows of the Queen (DAW 0-88677-189-7, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $2.95, 320pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Fantasy novel a girl with unusual talents finds a place where she is accepted and trained; a cross between McCaffreys Harper Hall books and Bradleys Free Amazons of Darkover. (CFC) A first novel and the first of an announced trilogy.
- * _Arrows of the Queen (Legend 0-09-962540-7, Nov 88, £2.99, 320pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 1987) enjoyable fantasy novel. Recommended. (PSP) Volume 1 in the Arrows trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Arrows of the Queen (DAW 0-88677-378-4, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $4.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reissue (DAW 1987) fantasy novel, first book of the Heralds of Valdemar series; sixth printing.
- * _Arrows of the Queen (DAW 0-88677-378-4, Oct 98, $6.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reissue (DAW 1987) fantasy novel, book one of The Heralds of Valdemar. 14th printing.
- * *Bardic Voices Book I: The Lark & The Wren (Baen 0-671-72099-6, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $4.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Fantasy novel of a tavern wenchs daughter who strikes a bargain with a fearsome ghost in her quest to become a bard. First book of a new series.
- * _Bardic Voices Book I: The Lark & The Wren (Baen 0-671-72099-6, Nov 94 [Sep 94], $5.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Reissue (Baen 1992) fantasy novel, first book of the Bardic Voices series; fourth printing.
- * *The Bards Tale: Castle of Deception (with Josepha Sherman) (Baen 0-671-72125-9, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Bards Tale] Fantasy story set in the same universe as the computer adventure The Bards Tale IV. An apprentice bard gets tangled in intrigue when asked to search for a beautiful girl apparently kidnapped by elves. Unlike most computer scenarios, this is copyrighted by the authors, not the games company.
- * *Bedlams Bard (with Ellen Guon) (SFBC #02791, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $12.98, 536pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) [*Bedlams Bard] Fantasy omnibus of Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (Baen 1991) and Summoned to Tourney (Baen 1992). (Contents)
- * _Bedlams Bard (with Ellen Guon) (Baen 0-671-87863-8, Mar 98 [Feb 98], $6.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [*Bedlams Bard] Reprint (SFBC 1992) omnibus of two fantasy novels, Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (1991) and Summoned to Tourney (1992).
- * *The Black Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-577-9, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $22.00, 383pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Fantasy novel set in Valdemar, taking place a thousand years before the Heralds of Valdemar series. With black & white illustrations by Dixon.
- * _The Black Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-182-0, Apr 94, £9.99, 330pp, tp, cover by Mick Posen) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1994) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-181-2, £14.99) was announced but not seen. Volume one in a new Valdemar series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Black Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (SFBC #03175, Jun 94 [May 94], $7.98, 319pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1994) fantasy novel set in Valdemar, taking place a thousand years before the Heralds of Valdemar series. With black & white illustrations by Dixon. Similar to the DAW edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Black Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-643-0, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $5.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1994) fantasy novel, first in The Mage Wars series set centuries before the founding of Lackeys kingdom of Valdemar.
- * _The Black Gryphon (with Larry Dixon) (Millennium 1-85798-237-1, Feb 95 [Jan 95], £4.99, 330pp, pb, cover by John Barber) [Valdemar: Mage Wars] Reprint (DAW 1994) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in a new Valdemar series.
- * *Born To Run (with Larry Dixon) (Baen 0-671-72110-0, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Serrated Edge] Fantasy novel, first book of The Serrated Edge series. Three runaways are trapped in a conflict between elves who have invaded our world, one group into stock cars, the other into kiddie porn and snuff films.
- * *Burning Water (Tor 0-812-52104-8, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Diana Tregarde] Occult horror novel. First in a series about a white witch who solves occult crimes.
- * _Burning Water (Tor 0-812-52485-3, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Maren) [Diana Tregarde] Reissue (Tor 1989) occult thriller, first book of the Diana Tregarde series; fourth printing.
- * *By the Sword (DAW 0-88677-463-2, Feb 91 [Jan 91], $4.95, 492pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar; Vows and Honor] Fantasy novel set in the same world as the Heralds of Valdemar and Vows and Honor series.
- * _By the Sword (DAW 0-88677-463-2, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $5.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar; Vows and Honor] Reissue (DAW 1991) fantasy novel set in the same world as the Heralds of Valdemar series; fourth printing.
- * _By the Sword (SFBC #06463, Jan 95, $10.98, 492pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar; Vows and Honor] Reprint (DAW 1991) fantasy novel set in the same world as Lackeys Valdemar series. This has the SFBC number and the ISBN from the DAW paperback (0-88677-463-2) on the back jacket. First hardcover edition.
- * _By the Sword (DAW 0-88677-463-2, Apr 98, $6.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar; Vows and Honor] Reprint (DAW 1991) fantasy novel in the Valdemar"/"Vows and Honor world. 12th printing.
- * *A Cast of Corbies (with Josepha Sherman) (Baen 0-671-72207-7, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Fantasy novel set in the same world as Lackeys Bardic Voices books. This one has the subtitle Bardic Choices.
- * *Children of the Night (Tor 0-812-52112-9, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 313pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Diana Tregarde] Occult adventure novel, second book of the Diana Tregarde series.
- * *Chrome Circle (with Larry Dixon) (Baen 0-671-87615-5, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $5.99, 362pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Serrated Edge] Urban fantasy novel of elven magic used to help humans, fourth book of the Serrated Edge series.
- * *The Eagle and the Nightingales (Baen 0-671-87636-8, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $22.00, 410pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Fantasy novel, third in the Bardic Voices series. The gypsy Free Bard Nightingale takes a risky trip to the capital to see why humans and the Church are becoming more hostile to non-humans, gypsies, and Free Bards.
- * _The Eagle and the Nightingales (SFBC #06860, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $9.98, 250pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Reprint (Baen 1994) fantasy novel, third in the Bardic Voices series. This is similar to the Baen edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Eagle and the Nightingales (HarperCollins Voyager 0-00-648036-5, Jan 96, £4.99, 410pp, pb) [Bardic Voices] Reprint (Baen 1995) fantasy novel. A human woman falls in love with a semi-human bird-headed male. Third in the Bardic Voices series - Books 1 and 2 have never been published in the UK. [First U.K. edition]
- * _The Eagle and the Nightingales (Baen 0-671-87706-2, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Reprint (Baen 1995) fantasy novel, book three in the Bardic Voices series.
- * _The Elvenbane (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
- * _Elvenblood (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
- * *Fiddler Fair (Baen 0-671-87866-2, Apr 98 [Mar 98], $5.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) Collection of 12 stories, one original, with an introduction by Lackey and Larry Dixon describing their writing process. (Three stories are co-credited with Dixon.) (Contents)
- * *The Fire Rose (Baen 0-671-87687-2, Oct 95 [Sep 95], $22.00, 433pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Fantasy novel set in 1905 San Francisco; a mix of gothic romance and Beauty and the Beast.
- * _The Fire Rose (Baen 0-671-87750-X, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $6.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) Reprint (Baen 1995) gothic fantasy novel.
- * *Firebird (Tor 0-312-85812-4, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Nenov) Fantasy novel based on the Russian fairy tale.
- * _Firebird (SFBC #15117, Mar 97, $8.98, 352pp, hc, cover by Vladimir Nenov) Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel based on the Russian fairy tale. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _Firebird (Tor 0-812-55074-9, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $6.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Vladimir Nenov) Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel based on Russian fairy tale.
- * *Fortress of Frost and Fire (with Ru Emerson) (Baen 0-671-72162-3, Apr 93 [Mar 93], $5.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Bards Tale] Fantasy novel, second book of a series set in the same universe as the computer game The Bards Tale. Copyrighted by the authors with the characters used by permission.
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