The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Wildlife James Patrick Kelly (Tor 0-812-53415-8, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $4.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1994) near-future SF novel of biotech and AI gone wild.
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Ghosts, Ghouls, & Other Nightmares ed. Gene Kemp (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037858-8, Sep 95, $4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Jim Carroll) Young-adult anthology of 14 ghost stories, with illustrations by Nick Harris. Authors include Philippa Pearce, Ray Bradbury, and Joan Aiken. First US edition (Viking UK 1992 as The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls).
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Human Resources: A Corporate Nightmare Floyd Kemske (Catbird Press 0-945774-29-X, Oct 95, $12.95, 223pp, tp) Satiric vampire novel. A company is being reorganized by a vampire who feeds on fresh ideas as well as blood. Catbird Press, 16 Windsor Rd, North Haven CT 06473; 800-360-2391; catbird@pipeline.com.
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The Oak Above the Kings Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45451-0, Jun 95 [May 95], $5.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (Roc 1994) science-fantasy Arthurian novel set on Kennealy-Morrisons planet Keltia.
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Make Me Disappear Cameron Kent (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-100-5, 1995 [Mar 95], $5.00, 141pp, tp, cover by Bill Coffin) Young-adult fantasy novel. A boy who loves magic tricks becomes a real magicians apprentice. Dated 1994, but not seen until now. A hardcover edition (-101-3, $15.00) was announced but not seen. A first novel. Order from Royal Fireworks Printing Co., First Avenue, Unionville, NY 10988; add $3.00 shipping.
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Dance of the Snow Dragon Eileen Kernaghan (Thistledown Press 1-895449-41-3, 1995 [May 95], C$7.95, 325pp, tp, cover by Rand Walsh) Fantasy novel set in 18th-century Bhutan. Order from Neville Books, 7793 Royal Oak Ave, Burnaby BC V5J 4K2, Canada; 604-435-6500. Add C$2.00 postage.
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Days of Air and Darkness Katharine Kerr (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57262-8, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $5.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Deverry: Westlands] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1994 as A Time of Justice) Celtic fantasy novel, fourth book of the Westlands Sequence, and eighth book in the Deverry series overall.
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Freeze Frames Katharine Kerr (Tor 0-312-89044-3, May 95 [Apr 95], $21.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Joseph M. Danisi) SF/fantasy quasi-novel of connected stories about a family in an alternate future California, a fix-up centered on the novella Resurrection. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1995 as Freezeframes).
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Enchanted Forests ed. Katharine Kerr & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-672-4, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $5.50, 368pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin) Original anthology of 25 fantasy stories about magical woods.
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Soul Catcher Colin Kersey (St. Martins 0-312-13606-4, Nov 95 [Dec 95], $21.95, 340pp, hc) Horror novel. A spirit wind is unleashed against Seattle. A first novel.
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Good News from Outer Space John Kessel (Tor/Orb 0-312-89041-9, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $13.95, 403pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1989) satiric SF novel of aliens among us.
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Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner (Tor 0-312-86090-0, Jan 96 [Dec 95], $23.95, 384pp, hc) Anthology of stories written at the 1994 invitation-only Sycamore Hill Writers Conference, with comments by the writers about their experiences. Authors include Karen Joy Fowler, Alexander Jablokov, Michaela Roessner, and Maureen F. McHugh.
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Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Her Progress Toward Utopia and Selected Writings Carol Farley Kessler (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0304-5, Mar 95, $16.95, 316pp, tp) Non-fiction critical work looking at Utopian themes in Gilmans work. A hardcover edition (-2644-4, $34.95) was announced but not seen. Order from Syracuse University Press, 1600 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse NY 13244-5160; 315-443-5547. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]
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Daring to Dream: Utopian Fiction by United States Women Before 1950, Second Edition ed. Carol Farley Kessler (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-2655-X, Oct 95 [Nov 95], $17.95, 326pp, hc) Critical anthology of 12 feminist Utopian stories (five excerpted from novels). There are extensive notes, a reference bibliography, and an Annotated Bibliography of US Womens Utopian Fiction 1836-1988. This is revised and updated from Daring to Dream: Utopian Studies by United States Women, 1836-1919 (Routledge & Kegan Paul/Pandora 1984); five pieces in the earlier edition do not appear here. A hardcover edition (-2654-1, $49.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Syracuse University Press, 1600 Jamesville Ave., Syracuse NY 13244-5160; 315-443-5547.
- ix · Preface · Carol Farley Kessler · pr
- xiii · Introduction · Carol Farley Kessler · in
- 3 · Mans Rights; or, How Would You Like It · Annie Denton Cridge · na Woodhull & Claflins Weekly Sep 3-Nov 19, 1870
- 61 · Dream Within a Dream · Elizabeth Stuart Phelps · ss The Independent Feb 19, 1874
- 68 · Papas Own Girl · Marie Howland · ex New York: John P. Jewett, 1874
- 94 · A Divided Republic: An Allegory of the Future · Lillie Devereux Blake · ss, 1885
- 104 · A Feminine Iconoclast · Mary H. Ford · ss The Nationalist Nov, 1889
- 111 · Hildas Home: A Story of Womans Emancipation · Rosa Graul · ex Lucifer, the Light Bearer Jun, 1896-Dec 1897
- 125 · A Dream of the Twenty-first Century · Winnifred Harper Cooley · ss The Arena Nov 02
- 131 · A Womans Utopia [chap. 1-4, plus chap. 5 from ms.] · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ex The Times Magazine Jan-Mar 07
- 175 · Five Generations Hence · Lillian B. Jones · ex Fort Worth, TX: Dotson-Jones Company, 1916
- 189 · Seth Way: A Romance of the New Harmony Community · Caroline Dale Snedeker · ex, 1917
- 193 · Mildred Carver, U.S.A. · Martha S. Bruère · ex Ladies Home Journal Jun 18-Feb 1919
- 212 · A Visitor from Venus · Gertrude Short · nv New York: William-Frederick Press, 1949
- 247 · Appendix: Annotated Bibliography of U.S. Womens Utopian Fiction, 1836-1988 · Misc. · bi
- 305 · Notes · Misc. · ms
- 317 · References · Misc. · bi
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Demons of the Night: Tales of the Fantastic, Madness, and the Supernatural from Nineteenth-Century France ed. Joan C. Kessler (University of Chicago 0-226-43208-4, Apr 95 [May 95], $14.95, 347pp, tp, cover by Tony Johannot) Anthology of 13 fantastic stories by such authors as Balzac, Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Guy de Maupssant, and Theophile Gautier. Edited with notes to each story by Kessler, who also translated nine of the stories, and wrote a 51-page critical introduction (not included in the page count). This edition also gives an ISBN for a hardcover edition (-43207-6, $45.00) not seen. Order from University of Chicago Press, Order Department, 11030 South Langley Avenue, Chicago IL 60628; 800-621-2736.
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Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100163-4, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $16.00, 286pp, hc, cover by David Diaz) Reprint (Harcourt 1966) classic SF novel, developed from a Hugo-winning shorter version.
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The Printers Devil Chico Kidd (Baen 0-671-87668-6, Jun 95 [May 95], $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Newell Convers & Cortney Skinner) Fantasy novel. Bellringers in the past and present are caught in an evil wizards spells. A first novel.
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Mus of Kerbridge Paul Kidd (TSR 0-7869-0094-6, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Paul Jaquays) Humorous fantasy novel. An enchanted, swashbuckling mouse helps noble centaurs defend their country against invasion. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Redmagic Crawford Kilian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38370-2, Jun 95 [May 95], $5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Greenmagic] Fantasy novel, sequel to Greenmagic. A wizard studying dragons runs into a sea monster.
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First Quest: Rogues to Riches J. Robert King (TSR 1-56076-825-8, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $3.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [First Quest] Young adult fantasy novel, a humorous gaming-style adventure aimed at a younger audience. Copyrighted by TSR.
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First Quest: Summerhill Hounds J. Robert King (TSR 0-7869-0196-9, Nov 95, $3.99, 250pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [First Quest] Young-adult novelization based on the First Quest game. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Dolores Claiborne Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18411-4, Mar 95 [Apr 95], $6.99, 372pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1992) associational mainstream crime novel with virtually no horror/supernatural elements. This is the movie tie-in edition. 11th printing.
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Four Past Midnight: Featuring The Langoliers Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18597-8, May 95 [Apr 95], $6.99, 744pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas. This is packaged as a tie-in to the TV miniseries, and is subtitled Featuring The Langoliers with the storys title in larger type than the books. This has a new cover and an ISBN we have not listed before, but is marked as the 13th printing.
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Insomnia Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18496-3, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $7.50, 663pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1994) horror novel.
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Rose Madder Stephen King (Viking 0-670-85869-2, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $25.95, 420pp, hc) Horror novel. A battered wife builds a new life and gets revenge with the help of a mysterious painting.
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Rose Madder Stephen King (BOMC, Aug 95, $20.75, 420pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1995) horror novel. This is identical to the Viking edition, except it lacks a price and has the BOMC number on the back jacket.
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Thinner Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16134-3, Jan 95, $6.99, 318pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1984 as by Richard Bachman) horror novel, reprinting the Signet 1985 edition with a new cover and a higher price; 25th printing. (We listed a Penguin/Signet edition with a lower price and page count, and different ISBN back in 1992 as the 29th printing.)
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Umneys Last Case Stephen King (Penguin 0-14-600074-9, Aug 95, $.95, 88pp, tp, cover by George Tooker) Hard-boiled time-travel novella first published in Kings Nightmares and Dreamscapes (Viking/Hodder & Stoughton 1993). This is its first single book publication. A Penguin 60s anniversary edition.
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Sacrifice Richard Kinion (Zebra 0-8217-5047-X, Aug 95, $4.50, 380pp, pb) Horror novel. A woman is possessed by a spirit that makes her feel beautiful, and makes her kill. Copyrighted by Lee Seymour.
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James Thurber: His Life and Times Harrison Kinney (Holt 0-8050-3966-X, Nov 95 [Dec 95], $40.00, 1238pp, hc) Biography commemorating Thurbers 100th birthday. There are 32 unpaginated pages of photos, several appendices including a list of Thurbers books and a chronology, extensive notes, acknowledgements of sources, and an index. [James Thurber]
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The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling (Penguin/Puffin Classics 0-14-036686-5, Mar 95, $3.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Sally Taylor) [Jungle Book] Reissue (Macmillan 1894) classic young-adult collection. This is a repackaged, worldwide edition of the Puffin 1987 edition illustrated by Alan Langford. Second printing.
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Jungle Book 2 Rudyard Kipling (Tor 0-812-52278-8, Aug 95 [Jul 95], $2.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Ken Lager) [Jungle Book] Reprint (Scribner 1895) classic collection of childrens stories, with a foreword, afterword, and brief biography of Kipling by Jane Yolen.
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DragonLance: The Seventh Sentinel Mary Kirchoff (TSR 0-7869-0117-9, Aug 95, $5.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance: Defenders of Magic] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, third in the Defenders of Magic trilogy.
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The Janus Mask Richard A. Knaak (Warner Aspect 0-446-60150-0, Sep 95 [Aug 95], $5.99, 337pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) Dark fantasy novel. A despot makes party guests wear masks possessed by his dead enemies and one of them comes back to life.
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The Darker Passions: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Amarantha Knight (Masquerade 1-56333-227-2, Jan 95 [Feb 95], $4.95, 263pp, pb) [Darker Passions] Horror novel, an erotic revision of Robert Louis Stevensons classic.
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The Darker Passions: Dracula Amarantha Knight (Masquerade 1-56333-147-0, Jul 94 [Feb 95], $4.95, 309pp, pb, cover by Vida Pavesich) [Darker Passions; Dracula] Vampire novel, an erotic revision of Stokers classic. This has a December 1993 publication date, but was not seen until now.
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The Darker Passions: Frankenstein Amarantha Knight (Masquerade 1-56333-248-5, Apr 95 [May 95], $5.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Mistress Jane Rubin) [Darker Passions; Frankenstein] Erotic horror novel based on Mary Shelleys classic.
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The Darker Passions: The Fall of the House of Usher Amarantha Knight (Masquerade 1-56333-313-9, May 95 [Jun 95], $5.95, 276pp, tp) [Darker Passions] Erotic horror novel loosely based on Poes story.
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Flesh Fantastic ed. Amarantha Knight (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-352-X, 1994 [Dec 95], $6.95, 340pp, tp) Original anthology of 11 stories of fantastic erotica.
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Love Bites ed. Amarantha Knight (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-234-5, Feb 95, $12.95, 202pp, tp, cover by Bryan Lynch) Original anthology of 11 erotic vampire stories, with an introduction by the editor.
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Strange Angels Kathe Koja (Dell 0-440-21498-X, Mar 95 [Feb 95], $5.50, 356pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1994) associational psychological horror novel about art and obsession.
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Dark Rivers of the Heart Dean Koontz (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.
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Dragon Tears Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-14003-2, Mar 95 [May 95], $6.99, 401pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam 1993) horror novel. Seventh printing.
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The Face of Fear Dean Koontz (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.
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Hideaway Dean Koontz (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.
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Icebound Dean Koontz (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).
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The Key to Midnight Dean Koontz (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.
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