The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi James Kahn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30767-4, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 181pp, pb) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1983 as The Return of the Jedi) SF novelization based on the third Star Wars film. This is a movie reissue tie-in edition. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. 25th printing.
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Lord of the Vampires Jeanne Kalogridis (SFBC #14969, Mar 97, $10.98, 347pp, hc) [Family Dracul] Reprint (Delacorte; Headline 1996) vampire novel, third in the Diaries of the Family Dracul trilogy. This is similar to the Delacorte edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Flickering Shadows Kwadwo Agymah Kamau (Holt/Owl 0-8050-5472-3, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $13.00, 299pp, tp, cover by Erol Samuel) Literary fantasy novel. Ghosts help residents of a Caribbean island oppose a corrupt government. A first novel.
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Thoughts of God Michael Kanaly (Ace 0-441-00466-0, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $12.00, 311pp, tp, cover by David S. Rheinhardt) SF thriller with metaphysical elements. Tracking down a killer of children leads to the future, the past, otherworlds, and God.
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The Arthurian Companion Phyllis Ann Karr (Chaosium 1-56882-096-8, Apr 97 [Jun 97], $14.95, 569pp, tp, cover by Ed Org) Reprint (Chaosium 1983 as The King Arthur Companion) revised and expanded encyclopedic guide to Arthurian lore. Order from Chaosium, 950 56th St, Oakland CA 94608.
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State of Mind John Katzenbach (Ballantine 0-345-38631-0, Oct 97 [Dec 97], $24.00, 409pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller. A serial killer stalks women in a security-run safe community in 2030 America.
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Ice Anna Kavan (Dufour Editions 0-7206-1029-X, Jul 97 [Aug 97], $21.00, 158pp, tp) Reprint (1967) literary post-holocaust SF metaphysical thriller. This is the Peter Owen edition (previously listed) with Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; (610) 458-5005.
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Resurrected Holmes ed. Marvin Kaye (St. Martins/Griffin 0-312-15639-1, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $14.95, 337pp, tp, cover by Jill Bauman) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (St. Martins 1996) original anthology of 15 stories about Sherlock Holmes.
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The Best of Weird Tales: 1923 ed. Marvin Kaye & John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press/Bleak House 1-880448-53-X, Mar 97, $12.00, 129pp, tp, cover by Stephen Fabian) Anthology of 13 stories from the first year of Weird Tales. Authors include H.P. Lovecraft, Frank Owen, and Farnsworth Wright. The introduction and discussions of each issue are by Kaye. Order from Wildside Press, 522 Park Avenue, Berkeley Heights NY 07922.
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Waffled Michael Keehn (Secret Canyon Press 0-9657821-0-7, Jul 97, $14.95, 324pp, tp, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Fantasy, paranormal novel. A metaphysically inclined lobster fisherman on hallucinogens gets sucked into a multi-dimensional realm and discovers cosmic enemies have designs on Earth. Order from Secret Canyon Press, PO Box 2127, Sedona AZ 86339.
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Bolo Brigade William H. Keith, Jr. (Baen 0-671-87781-X, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by C. W. Kelly) [Bolo] Novel based on Keith Laumers sentient tanks. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
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The Book of Water Marjorie B. Kellogg (DAW 0-88677-688-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Quartet] Fantasy novel, second volume of The Dragon Quartet. The dragon Water calls Erde and Earth from 913 AD Germany to 2013 AD Africa.
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Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories James Patrick Kelly (Golden Gryphon Press 0-9655901-9-4, Aug 97 [Jun 97], $22.95, 275pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 14 stories, including the Hugo-winning novelette of the title. Foreword by John Kessel. Golden Gryphon Press, 364 West Country Lane, Collinsville IL 62234; 618-344-4637.
- vii · Foreword · John Kessel · fw
- 3 · Think Like a Dinosaur · nv Asimovs Jun 95
- 22 · Heroics · ss IASFM Nov 87
- 36 · Pogrom [Home Front] · ss IASFM Jan 91
- 52 · Faith · nv IASFM Jun 89
- 74 · Big Guy · ss Asimovs Jun 94
- 89 · Dancing with the Chairs · ss IASFM Mar 89
- 99 · Rat · ss F&SF Jun 86
- 112 · The First Law of Thermodynamics · nv Intersections, ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner, Tor, 1996
- 133 · Breakaway, Backdown · ss Asimovs Jun 96
- 142 · Standing in Line with Mr. Jimmy · nv IASFM Jun 91
- 164 · Crow · ss IASFM Sep 84
- 181 · Monsters · nv IASFM Jun 92
- 204 · Itsy Bitsy Spider · ss Asimovs Jun 97
- 216 · Mr. Boy · na IASFM Jun 90
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Blackmantle Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (HarperPrism 0-06-105231-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $24.00, 519pp, hc, cover by John Ennis) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel, seventh volume in the Keltiad series. Aliens move into the worlds of the leaderless Kelts.
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The Book of Angels Thomas E. Kennedy (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-23-6, May 97, $12.95, 231pp, tp) Contemporary fantasy novel. A writer is forced to use his imagination to aid a ruthless magician. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850; e-mail: wordcraft@oregontrail.net
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Quantum Leap XV: Heat Wave Melanie Kent (Boulevard 1-57297-312-9, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Stephen Gardner) Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
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The Seeds of Time Kay Kenyon (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57681-X, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 513pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. Time/space travellers seek green planets from which to restock the dying Earth. A first novel.
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Song in the Silence Elizabeth Kerner (Tor 0-312-85780-2, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $23.95, 379pp, hc, cover by Peter Bollinger) [Song in the Silence] Fantasy novel. A young woman seeks dragons. A first novel.
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The Red Wyvern Katharine Kerr (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37290-4, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $12.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Deverry: Dragon Mage] Fantasy novel in the Deverry series, book one of the Dragon Mage sub-series. First US edition (Voyager 1997).
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Emerald House Rising Peg Kerr (Warner Aspect 0-446-60393-7, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 325pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) Fantasy novel. A gemcutters daughter is caught in court intrigues. A first novel.
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Corrupting Dr. Nice John Kessel (Tor 0-312-86116-8, Jan 97, $24.95, 317pp, hc, cover by Peter Bollinger) Satirical SF novel. Time-traveling con artists and a scientist with a baby dinosaur cross paths in Jerusalem at the time of Christ.
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The Pure Product John Kessel (Tor 0-312-86117-6, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $24.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Ed Gazsi) Collection of 16 stories, one original, plus two poems and a previously unpublished play. Nine stories were previously collected in Meeting in Infinity.
- 11 · Some Like It Cold [Hollywood] · ss Omni Fll 95
- 25 · Herman Melville: Space Opera Virtuoso · ss F&SF Jan 80
- 31 · Buddha Nostril Bird · nv IASFM Mar 90
- 55 · A Clean Escape · ss IASFM May 85
- 70 · Invaders · nv F&SF Oct 90
- 95 · Reading Lesson · pm IASFM mid-Dec 90
- 97 · The Lecturer · ss Light Years and Dark, ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984
- 108 · The Einstein Express · ss Omni Dec 93
- 119 · Faustfeathers: A Comedy · nv Meeting in Infinity, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1992
- 158 · Animals · ss New Dimensions 10, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1980
- 172 · The Franchise · nv Asimovs Aug 93
- 215 · The Pure Product · nv IASFM Mar 86
- 238 · Man · nv IASFM May 92
- 258 · Mr. Hyde Visits the Home of Dr. Jekyll · pm Aboriginal SF Mar/Apr 89
- 260 · Hearts Do Not in Eyes Shine · nv IASFM Oct 83
- 282 · Buffalo · ss F&SF Jan 91
- 303 · Not Responsible! Park and Lock It! · nv F&SF Sep 81
- 329 · Gulliver at Home · ss *
- 344 · The Miracle of Ivar Avenue [Hollywood] · nv Intersections, ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner, Tor, 1996
- 383 · Authors Note · aw
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The Girl Next Door Jack Ketchum (Overlook Connection Press 0-9633397-0-2, Oct 96 [Mar 97], $75.00, 391pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Warner 1989) psychological horror novel. This corrected definitive edition has an introduction by Stephen King, afterwords by Christopher Golden, Lucy Taylor, Edward Lee, and Philip Nutman; and an interview with Ketchum conducted by Stanley Wiater. This is a limited edition of 500. A mahogany-boxed, lettered edition of 52, signed by all contributors (no ISBN, $300.00) was announced but not seen. Ketchum is a pen name for Dallas Mayr. Available from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 526, Woodstock GA; credit card orders 770-926-1762; add $5.00 postage.
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The Blackgod J. Gregory Keyes (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40394-0, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $23.50, 559pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Children of the Changeling] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Waterborn. Perkar and Hezhi face the River at its source.
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The Blackgod J. Gregory Keyes (SFBC #15813, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $11.98, 559pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) [Children of the Changeling] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to The Waterborn. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Waterborn J. Gregory Keyes (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39670-7, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Children of the Changeling] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel.
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Forgotten Realms: The Council of Blades Paul Kidd (TSR 0-7869-0531-X, Sep 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Walter Velez) [Forgotten Realms: Nobles] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing games. The Nobles #5. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Horror Show Greg Kihn (Tor 0-812-55108-7, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Tor 1996) horror novel.
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Shade of Pale Greg Kihn (Tor/Forge 0-312-86046-3, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $21.95, 255pp, hc, cover by David Kramer) Dark-fantasy mystery novel. A Manhattan psychiatrist trying to find his sister is pursued by a Banshee.
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The Electric Kid Garry Kilworth (Avon Flare 0-380-72847-8, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $3.99, 137pp, pb) [Electric Kid] Reprint (Bantam UK 1994) young-adult SF novel about street kids in 2061.
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Kindred Rites Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (HarperPrism 0-06-105796-7, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 359pp, pb) [Night Calls] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to Night Calls.
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DragonLance: Vinas Solamnus J. Robert King (TSR 0-7869-0787-8, Aug 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 302pp, tp, cover by Todd Lockwood) Fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. Lost Legends #1. Copyrighted by TSR.
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The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Stephen King (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27960-7, Nov 97, $12.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. Second printing.
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The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27961-5, Nov 97, $16.95, 400pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1987) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. Fifth printing.
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The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Stephen King (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27962-3, Nov 97, $17.95, 422pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1991) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. Third printing.
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The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Stephen King (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-38-X, Aug 97, $45.00, 787pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel, book four in The Dark Tower series. Also available in a deluxe boxed, signed, limited edition of 1200 (-37-1, $175.00). Order from Donald M. Grant, 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NY 03844; add $4.00 shipping, $7.00 for deluxe edition.
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The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Stephen King (Dutton/Plume 0-452-27917-8, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $17.95, 672pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1997) fantasy novel, book four in The Dark Tower series.
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Desperation Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18846-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $7.99, 547pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Donald M. Grant 1996) horror novel.
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The Green Mile Stephen King (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27890-2, May 97 [Apr 97], $14.95, 465pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Signet 1996 in six parts) associational novel published as a serial. There is a new introduction by King.
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The Shining Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19388-1, May 97 [Apr 97], $7.50, 464pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1977) horror novel. This is the TV movie tie-in edition. 59th printing.
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The Regulators (as Richard Bachman) Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19101-3, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $7.99, 498pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Dutton 1996) horror novel, companion to Stephen Kings Desperation. The book originally appeared as by Bachman without Kings name on the cover.
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Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause (Delacorte 0-385-32305-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $13.45, 264pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult werewolf novel. A 16-year-old suburban werewolf falls for a human.
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The Last Day Glenn Kleier (Warner 0-446-52285-6, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $24.00, 484pp, hc) Near-future millennial thriller. A woman named Jeza may be the new messiah.
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The Horse King Richard A. Knaak (Warner Aspect 0-446-60353-8, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $5.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, tenth in the Dragonrealm series.
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The Darker Passions: Carmilla Amarantha Knight (Masquerade 1-56333-578-6, Nov 97, $6.95, 335pp, tp) Erotic dark fantasy novel loosely based on the short novel by Sheridan Le Fanu.
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Creating Short Fiction Damon Knight (St. Martins/Griffin 0-312-15095-4, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $13.95, 209pp, tp) Reprint (Writers Digest 1981) guide to writing. This is the revised and updated third edition.
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Humpty Dumpty: An Oval Damon Knight (Tor 0-312-86383-7, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $13.95, 287pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1996) surreal SF novel.
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Shadowrun #26: Stranger Souls Jak Koke (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45610-6, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Doug Anderson) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Book One of the Dragon Heart Saga. Copyrighted by FASA.
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Shadowrun: Clockwork Asylum Jak Koke (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45620-3, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Doug Anderson) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the role-playing game, book two of the Dragonheart Saga. Copyrighted by FASA.
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Demon Seed Dean Koontz (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.
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Dragon Tears Dean Koontz (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.
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Fear Nothing Dean Koontz (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 cant 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.
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The Funhouse Dean Koontz (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.
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Intensity Dean Koontz (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.
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Midnight Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Aug 97, $7.50, 470pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) horror/SF thriller. 17th printing.
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Mr. Murder Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-14442-9, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $7.50, 481pp, pb) Reissue (Headline 1993) SF/horror novel. Seventh printing.
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Night Chills Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Nov 97, $7.50, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) SF/horror novel. 43rd printing.
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Phantoms Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $7.50, 426pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. 44th printing.
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Phantoms Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-16202-8, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $7.50, 426pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. This is a movie tie-in edition. 48th printing.
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Santas Twin Dean Koontz (HarperPrism 0-06-105355-4, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $20.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Phil Parks) [Santas Twin] Reissue (HarperPrism 1996) Christmas short story/picture book about Santas evil twin. Illustrated by Phil Parks.
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Shadowfires Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-13698-1, Nov 96 [Jan 97], $7.50, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) SF/horror thriller. Ninth printing.
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Sole Survivor Dean Koontz (Knopf 0-679-42526-8, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $25.95, 321pp, hc) Dark Fantasy thriller. First US edition (Headline 1997).
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Sole Survivor Dean Koontz (Ballantine 0-345-38437-7, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $7.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1997) dark SF thriller. An international mass market edition scheduled for September 1997 was not seen.
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Strangers Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Jun 97, $7.50, 681pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) SF/horror novel. 23rd printing.
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Ticktock Dean Koontz (Ballantine 0-345-38430-X, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $7.99, 338pp, pb) SF/dark fantasy thriller. An international edition (same information) was issued August 1996. First US edition (Headline 1996).
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Ticktock Dean Koontz (SFBC #14435, May 97 [Apr 97], $8.98, 335pp, hc) Reprint (Headline 1996) SF/dark fantasy thriller. Similar to the Ballantine paperback edition. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Twilight Eyes Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Mar 97, $7.50, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel, expanded from an earlier (1985) version. 21st printing.
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Watchers Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $7.50, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel. 27th printing.
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Whispers Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, May 97 [Jun 97], $7.50, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel. 42nd printing.
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His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C.M. Kornbluth C. M. Kornbluth (SFBC #17419, Aug 97, $14.98, 670pp, hc, cover by Richard Powers) Reprint (NESFA Press 1997) collection of 56 stories, a complete collection of Kornbluths solo short SF, with introductions by Frederik Pohl and editor Timothy P. Szczesuil. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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