The Locus Index to Science Fiction

Books, Listed by Author

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 book—rich, romantic, and funny. The situations are intensely poignant because Kushner’s 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 Earth’s 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 Mouse’s bottle of water from the Fountain of Youth.

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (assoc.)

• * *Arrow’s 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.
• * _Arrow’s 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]
• * _Arrow’s 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.
• * *Arrow’s 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)
• * _Arrow’s 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]
• * _Arrow’s 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 McCaffrey’s “Harper Hall” books and Bradley’s 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 wench’s 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 Bard’s Tale: Castle of Deception (with Josepha Sherman) (Baen 0-671-72125-9, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [*Bard’s Tale] Fantasy story set in the same universe as the computer adventure “The Bard’s 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.
• * *Bedlam’s Bard (with Ellen Guon) (SFBC #02791, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $12.98, 536pp, hc, cover by Barclay Shaw) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Fantasy omnibus of Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (Baen 1991) and Summoned to Tourney (Baen 1992). (Contents)
• * _Bedlam’s Bard (with Ellen Guon) (Baen 0-671-87863-8, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 617pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [*Bedlam’s 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 Lackey’s 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 Lackey’s “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 Lackey’s “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) [*Bard’s Tale] Fantasy novel, second book of a series set in the same universe as the computer game “The Bard’s Tale”. Copyrighted by the authors with the characters used by permission.