The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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Star Trek: Uhura’s Song Janet Kagan (Titan 1-85286-184-3, May ’89, £3.95, 373pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1985) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]

The Cinema of Stanley Kubrick Norman Kagan (Continuum 0-8264-0422-7, Aug ’89, $12.95, 249pp, tp) Associational non-fiction; a guide to Kubrick’s films, including chapters on The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Dr. Strangelove, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Expanded from the 1972 edition.

Strange Invasion Michael Kandel (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28146-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 152pp, pb) Humorous sf novel of a schizophrenic selected to save the world from alien tourists. This is a really demented novel, almost a parody of Philip K. Dick’s strangest work. Recommended (SW). A first novel. Kandel is also Stanislaw Lem’s American translator.

The Shinglo Alex Kane (Charter 1-55773-171-3, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 281pp, pb) Horror novel. It came from the jungles of Vietnam....

The Prince in the Golden Tower Florence Karpin (Viking Kestrel 0-670-82218-3, Oct ’89, $14.95, unpaginated, hc) Children’s fantasy story, with full-color illustrations by David Palladini.

The Third Magic Welwyn Wilton Katz (Macmillan McElderry 0-689-50480-2, Mar ’89, $14.95, 204pp, hc) Young-adult Arthurian time-travel fantasy. First U.S. edition (Douglas & McIntyre, Canada 1988)

Max Goes Bad Marilyn Kaye (Penguin 0-14-032843-2, Apr ’89 [May ’89], £2.25, 151pp, pb, cover by Richard Dunn) [Out of This World] Young-adult sf novel. Volume Five in the “Max” series.

Baily’s Bones Victor Kelleher (Dutton/Dial 0-8037-0662-6, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], $13.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Linda Benson) Young-adult horror novel of possession and ghostly vengeance set in rural Australia. First American edition (Viking Kestrel Australia 1988).

Look Into the Sun James Patrick Kelly (Tor 0-312-93148-4, Apr ’89, $17.95, 280pp, hc) [Messengers Chronicles] Sf novel about Earth becoming part of an interstellar trading consortium and having to cope with new technology, new cultures, and religious philosophies. Sequel to Planet of Whispers.

Equinox Robin Kemp (The Book Guild 0-86332-399-5, Nov ’89, £7.50, 109pp, hc, cover by Peter Newton) Sf novel.

The Silver Branch Patricia Kennealy (NAL Signet 0-451-16277-3, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.95, 445pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (NAL 1988) sf novel in the “Keltiad” series, prequel to The Copper Crown.

The Sarsen Witch Eileen Kernaghan (Ace 0-441-75052-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 217pp, pb) [Journey to Aprilioth] Fantasy novel; third in the “Journey to Aprilioth” series.

The Bristling Wood Katharine Kerr (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24275-1, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $18.95, 357pp, hc) [Deverry] Celtic fantasy novel, third in the “Deverry” series.

Darkspell Katharine Kerr (Grafton 0-586-20079-7, Apr ’89, £3.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry] Reprint (Doubleday 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Deverry” series.

Dawnspell Katharine Kerr (Grafton 0-246-13532-8, Apr ’89, £7.95, 372pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989 as The Bristling Wood) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Deverry” series. Also available in hardcover (-13530-1, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]

Good News from Outer Space John Kessel (Tor 0-312-93178-6, Aug ’89, $18.95, 402pp, hc) Sf novel set in a near-future America controlled by fundamentalist Christians awaiting the arrival of God’s messengers—in a spaceship. Recommended (FCM).

She Wakes Jack Ketchum (Berkley 0-425-11453-8, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 260pp, pb) Horror novel.

Eyas Crawford Kilian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35079-0, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $4.50, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1982) post-holocaust sf novel.

Gryphon Crawford Kilian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35730-2, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 260pp, pb) Sf novel about pampered far-future man facing hostile alien invaders.

Abandonati Garry Kilworth (Unwin 0-04-440391-7, Aug ’89, £3.99, 162pp, pb, cover by David McKean) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1988) marvellous fantasy/sf novel about a world in which anyone with any money has gone away, and only the ‘derelicts’ (or ‘abandonati’) are left to explore their world. Recommended. (PSP)

Cloudrock Garry Kilworth (Unwin 0-04-440308-9, Jun ’89, £3.50, 160pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1988) sf novel.

Hunter’s Moon Garry Kilworth (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440301-1, Mar ’89, £12.95, 330pp, hc, cover by Pinpoint Design) Animal fantasy novel about foxes.

In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave Garry Kilworth (The Bodley Head 0-370-31265-1, Jan ’89, £11.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Mark Holmes) Associational. Fascinating mainstream collection of a short novel and seven short stories, mainly original. Recommended. (PSP)

In the Hollow of the Deep-Sea Wave Garry Kilworth (Unwin 0-04-440530-8, Nov ’89, £3.99, 232pp, tp, cover by Tom Secker) Reprint (Bodley Head 1989) collection of one novel and seven short stories, most original, and all mainly ‘mainstream’, but well worth reading.

The Rain Ghost Garry Kilworth (Hippo 0-590-76089-0, May ’89, £1.95, 121pp, pb) Teenage romance with a supernatural touch. Volume Nine in the “Hauntings” series.

Trivial Tales Garry Kilworth (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov ’88 [Apr ’89], £4.95, 16pp, tp) Collection of three original short stories issued to coincide with Kilworth’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 18. Published last year, but only just seen. Order from Andromeda Bookshop, 84 Suffolk Street, BIRMINGHAM,B1 1TA.

Demon Shield Bruce King (Lynx 1-55802-293-7, May ’89, $4.50, 434pp, pb) Horror novel of a ruined church taken over by murderous demons.

The Dark Half Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-50911-2, Oct ’89, £12.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Davies) Horror novel about an author whose pseudonym has a life of its own. One of King’s better books. Strongly recommended. (PSP)

The Dark Half Stephen King (Viking 0-670-82982-X, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $21.95, 431pp, hc) Horror novel. An author’s pseudonym takes on a life of its own. Published simultaneously with the British edition from Hodder & Stoughton.

The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (NAL Plume 0-452-26214-3, Mar ’89, $12.95, 397pp, tp) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy novel illustrated by Phil Hale.

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Stephen King (NAL Signet 0-451-16052-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 315pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) western dark fantasy quasi-novel.

Dolan’s Cadillac Stephen King (Lord John Press 0-935716-46-7, Jan ’89 [Apr ’89], $150.00, 64pp, hc) Horror novella. This is a signed, numbered, clothbound limited edition of 1,000 copies including several other unseen bound limitations.

Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0102-0, 1989 [May ’89], £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) original fantasy collection. Volume Two in the “Dark Tower” series. This special ‘Open Market’ edition is not available in the UK.

Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (Sphere 0-7474-0102-0, Sep ’89, £6.99, 400pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) original collection of three linked novellas, with colour illustration by Phil Hale. Volume Two in the “Dark Tower” series. The series improves as it goes along. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]

Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (NAL Signet 0-451-16352-4, Jan ’90, $5.95, 463pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger.

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Stephen King (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0100-4, Jun ’89, £3.50, 249pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) fantasy Western. Volume 1 in the “Dark Tower” series. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.

Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Stephen King (Sphere 0-7474-0100-4, Dec ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.50, 249pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) fantasy collection. Volume 1 in the “Dark Tower” series. This edition omits the illustrations.

My Pretty Pony Stephen King (Knopf 0-394-58037-0, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $50.00, unpaginated, hc) Short story by Stephen King accompanying a set of lithographs and full-color graphics. This is an oversize boxed 15,000 copy edition of a book that originally appeared in a deluxe limited edition of 250 copies (at $2200.00!) from the Library Fellows of the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1988.

Pet Sematary Stephen King (NAL Signet 0-451-16207-2, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.95, 410pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1983) horror novel. A movie tie-in edition; 24th printing.

The Tommyknockers Stephen King (NEL 0-450-48835-7, Oct ’89, £4.99, 693pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf/horror novel.

Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Doubleday Zephyr 0-385-26133-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $8.95, 87pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1902 as Just So Stories for Little Children) classic children’s fantasy collection with the 1952 color illustrations by Nicolas in a large size (25 X 28 cm.) edition. The hardcover of this has been in print continuously for over 35 years and has sold over 300,000 copies.

The Josh Kirby Poster Book Josh Kirby (Corgi 0-552-99382-4, Nov ’89, £7.95, 32pp, tp) Collection of 13 A2 posters from Terry Pratchett books, with an introduction by Terry Pratchett

DragonLance Preludes: Kendermore Mary Kirchoff (TSR 0-88038-754-8, Sep ’89, $3.95, 346pp, tp) [DragonLance: Preludes] Fantasy novelization based on the “Dragonlance” game. Second in the series.

DragonLance Preludes: Kendermore Mary Kirchoff (Penguin 0-14-012632-5, Dec ’89, £3.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1989) fantasy novelization. Second in the series. [First U.K. edition]

The Art of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Game ed. Mary Kirchoff (TSR 0-88038-605-3, Oct ’89, $16.95, 126pp, tp) Art book, a collection of mostly full-page color artwork used to illustrate various books and products for the popular fantasy game.

The Steerswoman Rosemary Kirstein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35762-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Steerswoman] Fantasy novel with sf elements, set in a quasi-medieval world. A first novel, first of a series.

UFO Diary Satoshi Kitamura (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).

Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies Judy Klass (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 Judy Klass (Titan 1-85286-210-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.95, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

Raising Goosebumps for Fun and Profit T. E. D. Klein (Footsteps Press, 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.

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

DragonLance Heroes: The Legend of Huma Richard A. Knaak (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]

The Dragonrealm: Firedrake Richard A. Knaak (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20940-2, May ’89, $3.95, 268pp, pb) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, first book in the “Dragonrealm” series.

The Dragonrealm: Ice Dragon Richard A. Knaak (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.

A for Anything Damon Knight (Tor 0-812-54310-6, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 217pp, pb, cover by Royo) Reprint (NEL 1961) sf novel. This is a revised text of The People Maker (Zenith 1959).

The Observers Damon Knight (Tor 0-812-50028-8, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.95, 281pp, pb) [CV] Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel about the survivors of a plague; sequel to CV.

Carnosaur Harry Adam Knight (Bart 1-55785-083-6, Feb ’89, $3.50, 214pp, pb) Horror novel featuring genetically engineered prehistoric monsters. First American edition (UK 1984).

The Fungus Harry Adam Knight (Franklin Watts 0-531-15103-4, Mar ’89, $16.95, 218pp, hc) Sf/horror thriller. England is destroyed by mutant fungi. First American edition (Star 1985)

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen Malcolm Kohill (Target 0-426-20333-X, Jan ’89, £1.99, 142pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf tv series novelization. Volume 135 in the “Doctor Who” series.

Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen Malcolm Kohill (Lyle Stuart/Target 0-426-20333-X, 1989 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 142pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization, Doctor Who #135. This is a worldwide edition carrying the names of the publisher and its respective US, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand distributors.

The Jehovah Contract Victor Koman (Avon 0-380-70557-5, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Franklin Watts 1987) sf novel about a man hired by a televangelist to assassinate God. This novel first appeared in Germany as Der Jehova Vertrag (Heyne 1985), although originally written in English.

Solomon’s Knife Victor Koman (Franklin Watts 0-531-15108-5, Apr ’89, $18.95, 275pp, hc) Medical sf thriller dealing with a new technique for abortion—transferring fetuses from the bodies of women who want abortions to the bodies of women who are infertile.

The Eyes of Darkness Dean R. Koontz (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 Face of Fear Dean R. Koontz (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.

Lightning Dean R. Koontz (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 Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11580-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $4.95, 355pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1988) sf/thriller novel.

The Mask Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3262-8, Jul ’89, £3.50, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel. Recommended.

Midnight Dean R. Koontz (Putnam 0-399-13390-9, Jan ’89, $19.95, 383pp, hc) Horror/sf thriller novel.

Midnight Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0124-2, Apr ’89 [Mar ’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 Dean R. Koontz (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 Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $6.25, 470pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1989) horror/sf thriller.

Night Chills Dean R. Koontz (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 Dean R. Koontz (Star 0-352-30164-3, Oct ’89, £3.99, 334pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel.

Oddkins Dean R. Koontz (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 Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $4.95, 425pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel; 23rd printing.

Shattered Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-09933-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 215pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) associational non-fantasy terror thriller. A couple is being followed cross-country by a homicidal ax-murderer. 14th printing since 1985!

Shattered Dean R. Koontz (Star 0-352-31440-0, Sep ’89, £2.99, 207pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.

Strangers Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Oct ’89, $4.95, 681pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1986) sf/horror novel; ninth printing.

Strangers Dean R. Koontz (Star 0-352-31986-0, Nov ’89, £3.95, 710pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1986) sf novel.

Voice of the Night Dean R. Koontz (W.H. Allen 0-491-03169-6, Feb ’89 [Aug ’89], £12.95, 277pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1980) horror novel.

Watchers Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3061-7, Jul ’89, £3.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1987) sf/supernatural thriller.

Whispers Dean R. Koontz (Star 0-352-30935-0, Oct ’89, £3.99, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel.

The Dissertation: The Tinieblas Trilogy R. M. Koster (Norton 0-393-30648-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $9.95, 438pp, tp) [Tinieblas Trilogy] Reprint (Norton 1975) literary novel with fantasy elements set in a fictional Latin American country. This is the second book of a loosely connected trilogy.

Mandragon: The Tinieblas Trilogy R. M. Koster (Norton 0-393-30649-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 346pp, tp) [Tinieblas Trilogy] Reprint (Norton 1979) literary novel with significant fantasy elements set in a fictional Latin American country. This is the third book of a loosely connected trilogy.

The Prince: The Tinieblas Trilogy R. M. Koster (Norton 0-393-30650-X, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 351pp, tp) [Tinieblas Trilogy] Reprint (Norton 1971) literary novel set in a fictional Latin American country. This is the first book of a loosely connected trilogy.

The Hot Jazz Trio William Kotzwinkle (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-50096-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $17.95, 153pp, hc) Collection of three literary fantasy stories, illustrated by Joe Servello.

Eye of the Devil Terence J. Koumaris (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-286-9, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.395, 318pp, pb) Horror novel. Psychic investigator faces fearsome creature.

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