The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

Books, Listed by Author

KAY, GUY GAVRIEL (1954- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * +Sailing to Sarantium (HarperPrism 0-06-105127-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $24.00, 436pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Sarantine Mosaic] Historical fantasy novel of an alternate Byzantium, volume one of “The Sarantine Mosaic”. First US edition (Earthlight UK 1998).
• * _Sailing to Sarantium (Simon & Schuster/Earthlight 0-671-02193-1, Oct ’99 [Aug ’99], £6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Sarantine Mosaic] Reprint (Viking Canada; Earthlight UK 1998) historical fantasy novel. Book one of “The Sarantine Mosaic” duology.
• * _Sailing to Sarantium (HarperPrism 0-06-105990-0, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $5.99, 533pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Sarantine Mosaic] Reprint (Earthlight UK 1998) historical fantasy novel of an alternate Byzantium, volume one of “The Sarantine Mosaic”.
• * _Tigana (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45776-5, Dec ’99, $17.95, 676pp, tp, cover by Mel Odom) Reprint (Penguin UK 1990) fantasy novel. This is a Tenth Anniversary edition, with a new afterword by Kay.

KAYE, MARILYN (Janice) (1949- ) (chron.)

• * *Last on Earth, Book Three: The Return (Avon 0-380-79834-4, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $4.99, 180pp, pb) Young-adult SF novel. The group finds a teen in California who helps contact the aliens who have stolen the rest of humanity.
• * *replica: And the Two Shall Meet (Bantam Skylark 0-553-48686-1, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $4.50, 182pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, sixth in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.
• * *replica: Another Amy (Bantam Skylark 0-553-49240-3, Jan ’99, $3.99, 155pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, third in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.
• * *replica: Mystery Mother (Bantam Skylark 0-553-48692-6, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $4.50, 153pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, eighth in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.
• * *replica: Perfect Girls (Bantam Skylark 0-553-49241-1, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $3.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, fourth in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.
• * *replica: Secret Clique (Bantam Skylark 0-553-48685-3, Apr ’99, $3.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, fifth in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.
• * *replica: The Best of the Best (Bantam Skylark 0-553-48687-X, Sep ’99 [Nov ’99], $3.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, seventh in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.
• * *replica: The Fever (Bantam Skylark 0-553-48693-4, Jan 2000 [Nov ’99], $4.50, 167pp, tp, cover by Craig White) [Replica] Young-adult SF novel, ninth in a series about a girl who discovers she’s a clone.

KAYE, MARVIN (Nathan), ed. (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-20638-0, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], $14.95, 356pp, tp, cover by Jill Bauman) [Sherlock Holmes] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1998) associational original anthology of 15 stories about Sherlock Holmes.

KEARNEY, PAUL (1967- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Iron Wars: Book 3 of the Monarchies of God (Gollancz 0-575-06313-0, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], £16.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Fantasy novel.

KEARSLEY, SUSANNA; pseudonym of Mary Lynne Williamson, (1966- ) (chron.)

• * +Named of the Dragon (Berkley 0-425-17345-3, Oct ’99, $6.99, 297pp, pb) Gothic/dark fantasy novel. A literary agent suffering from nightmares finds herself drawn into a Welsh community and its ancient legends. Berkley is packaging this as romantic suspense. First US edition (Gollancz 1998).
• * +The Shadowy Horses (Jove 0-515-12464-8, Mar ’99, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Gothic/dark fantasy novel. An archaeological dig in Scotland is haunted by spirit horses and slain Romans. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).

KEEGAN, BILL (chron.)

• * _Death’s Head (The Gay Men’s Press 0-85449-290-9, 1999 [Mar ’99], $12.95, 349pp, tp, cover by Nicholas Hoare) Reissue (GMP 1991) gay SF adventure. This has a new ISBN, and is an international edition published in the UK.

KEITH, WILLIAM H(enry), Jr. (1950- ); see pseudonym Ian Douglas (stories) (chron.)

• * _Diplomatic Act (with Peter Jurasik) See entry under Peter Jurasik.

KELLEHER, BRIAN (1952- ); see pseudonym Mack Maloney (chron.)

KENNEALY-MORRISON, PATRICIA (1946- ) (chron.)

• * _The Deer’s Cry (HarperPrism 0-06-105927-7, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.50, 489pp, pb, cover by John Ennis) [Keltiad] Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) science fantasy novel, eighth volume in, but a prequel to, the “Keltiad” series.

KENSON, STEPHEN (M.) (1969- ) (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Ghost of Winter (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45760-9, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Doug Chaffee) [Battletech: MechWarrior] Novelization, first in a spin-off series based on the computer games set in the universe of the “Battletech” role-playing games. Copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Shadowrun: Crossroads (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45740-4, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Michael Evans) [Shadowrun] Novelization, 36th in the series based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by FASA.

KENYON, KAY; [i.e., Katherine L. Kenyon Overcast] (1956- ) (chron.)

• * *Rift (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58023-X, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $5.99, 513pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) SF novel. A crew fleeing a damaged space station must stop a planet’s destruction to survive.

KEPHART, CAROLYN (chron.)

• * *Wysard (SterlingHouse 1-56315-144-8, Nov ’99, $11.95, 188pp, tp) Fantasy novel, first of two parts. A lord journeys to free his kinsman’s spirit from a sorcerer’s curse. Order from SterlingHouse Publisher, The Sterling Building, 440 Friday Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15209; www.SterlingHousePublisher.com

KERR, KATHARINE (Nancy Brahtin) (1944- ) (chron.)

• * *The Black Raven (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224644-9, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £16.99, 323pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry: Dragon Mage] Fantasy novel. Book two of “The Dragon Mage”, seventh in the “Deverry” cycle overall. A trade paperback edition (-224646-5, £11.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +The Black Raven (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37950-X, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $13.95, 333pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Deverry: Dragon Mage] Fantasy novel in the “Deverry” series, book two of the “Dragon Mage” sub-series. First US edition (Voyager 7/99).

KERR, PEG (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Wild Swans (Warner Aspect 0-446-67366-8, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $13.99, 392pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Fantasy novel, a retelling of the fairy tale set in Puritan New England alternating with a story of gays in New York and the onset of AIDS.

KERR, PHILIP (1956- ) (chron.)

• * +The Second Angel (Holt 0-8050-5962-8, Jan ’99, $25.00, 392pp, hc) Near-future SF thriller set in an apocalyptic 2069 where clean blood is the currency of choice, and blood banks are kept on the moon. First US edition (Orion 1998).
• * _The Second Angel (Orion 0-75282-686-7, Aug ’99, £6.99, 432pp, pb) Reprint (Orion 1998) near-future SF thriller of blood banks on the moon in 2069.

KESSEL, JOHN (Joseph Vincent) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Corrupting Dr. Nice (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-893-0, Sep ’99, £6.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Tor 1997) satirical SF novel of time travel.
• * _The Pure Product (Tor 0-312-86680-1, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $14.95, 383pp, tp, cover by Ed Gazsi) Reprint (Tor 1997) collection of 16 stories, two poems, and a previously unpublished play.

KEYES, GREG; see under Keyes, J. Gregory (stories) (chron.)

KEYES, J. GREGORY (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Babylon 5: Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42716-5, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Babylon 5: Psi-Corps] Novelization based on the TV show, second in the “Psi-Corps” trilogy. Copyrighted by Warner Bros.
• * *Babylon 5: Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant (Boxtree 0-7522-2113-2, Mar ’99, £5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Babylon 5: Psi-Corps] Novelization based on the TV show, second book of a trilogy, 11th book in the series. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
• * *Babylon 5: Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42717-3, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $5.99, 257pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Babylon 5: Psi-Corps] Novelization based on the TV show, third in the “Psi-Corps” trilogy. Copyrighted by Warner Bros.
• * _Babylon 5: Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester (Boxtree 0-7522-2114-0, Nov ’99, £5.99, 257pp, pb) [Babylon 5: Psi-Corps] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) novelization based on the TV series. Last of a trilogy, Book 12 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Babylon 5: The Psi-Corps Trilogy (SFBC #06324, Nov ’99 [Dec ’99], $14.98, 712pp, hc) [Babylon 5: Psi-Corps] Omnibus of three novelizations in the trilogy: Dark Genesis: The Birth of the Psi-Corps (1998), Deadly Relations: Bester Ascendant (1999), Final Reckoning: The Fate of Bester (1999). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0656-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *A Calculus of Angels (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40607-9, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $14.00, 406pp, tp, cover by Terese Neilsen) [Age of Unreason] Historical fantasy novel, second in the “Age of Unreason” series. Ben Franklin and Sir Isaac Newton visit Prague and Venice looking for safety in the chaotic aftermath of the asteroid strike on London.
• * _A Calculus of Angels (SFBC #18420, Jun ’99, $10.98, 406pp, hc, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) historical fantasy novel, second in the “Age of Unreason” series. This is similar to the Del Rey trade paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Newton’s Cannon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-43378-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Del Rey 1998) historical fantasy novel, first in the “Age of Unreason” series.

KIDBY, PAUL (chron.)

• * _Death’s Domain: A Discworld Mapp (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

KIDD, PAUL (1963- ) (chron.)

• * *Greyhawk: White Plume Mountain (Wizards of the Coast/TSR 0-7869-1424-6, Oct ’99, $5.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Ravenwood) [Greyhawk] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.

KIHN, GREG (1952- ) (chron.)

• * *Mojo Hand (Tor/Forge 0-312-87246-1, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $23.95, 255pp, hc, cover by Waldo Tejada & Shelley Eshkar) Dark-fantasy mystery novel. Beau Young uncovers a voodoo plot to kill the remaining blues masters.

KILPATRICK, NANCY, ed. (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _In the Shadow of the Gargoyle (with Thomas S. Roche) (Ace 0-441-00700-7, Oct ’99, $6.50, 272pp, pb, cover by Victor Stabin) Reprint (Ace 1998) original dark fantasy anthology of 17 stories.

KILWORTH, GARRY (Douglas) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Land-of-Mists (Orbit 1-85723-762-5, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], £6.99, xvi+380pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Navigator Kings] Reprint (Orbit 1998) fantasy novel. Book III of “The Navigator Kings”.
• * *Shadow-Hawk (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-742-0, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £6.99, xii+434pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Fantasy novel based on the legends of the Borneo jungles in Malaysia.
• * *Windjammer Run (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54548-1, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £4.99, 412pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Welkin Weasels] Animal fantasy novel, book three in “The Welkin Weasels” trilogy.

KING, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison (chron.)

• * _The Golden Cat (Arrow 0-09-924422-5, Jan ’99 [Oct ’98], £5.99, 350pp, pb) [Wild Road] Reprint (Century 1998) animal fantasy novel; sequel to The Wild Road. King is a pseudonym for Jane Johnson and M. John Harrison.
• * +The Golden Cat (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42304-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $24.50, 287pp, hc, cover by Donna Diamond) [Wild Road] Contemporary talking-animal fantasy about cats, sequel to The Wild Road. King is a pen-name for Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison. First US edition (Arrow 1999).
• * _The Golden Cat (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42305-4, Dec ’99, $6.99, 350pp, pb, cover by Donna Diamond) [Wild Road] Reprint (Arrow 1999) contemporary talking-animal fantasy about cats, sequel to the Wild Road. King is a pen-name for Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison.
• * _The Wild Road (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42303-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Donna Diamond) [Wild Road] Reprint (Arrow 1997) contemporary talking-cat fantasy. King is a pen-name for Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison.

KING, J. ROBERT (stories) (chron.)

• * *Magic: The Gathering: The Thran (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1600-1, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $5.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Magic: The Gathering] Novelization based on the fantasy card game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Time Streams (TSR/Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1344-4, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $5.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Dave Dorman) [Magic: The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle] Novelization based on the fantasy card game, book three of the “Artifacts Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

KING, STEPHEN (Edwin) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Bag of Bones (NEL 0-340-71820-X, Mar ’99, £6.99, 660pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) horror novel. This edition is not generally available in the UK until 6/99, but is on sale in various UK airports and overseas markets.
• * _Bag of Bones (Pocket 0-671-02423-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $7.99, 732pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) horror novel of a novelist with a haunted hometown in Maine. Winner of the Stoker Award.
• * _Bag of Bones (NEL 0-340-71820-X, Jun ’99 [May ’99], £6.99, 660pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) dark fantasy novel of past evil and present guilt. This edition was available in airports/overseas markets in March 1999. Note that there is a special edition, available only in W.H. Smith’s, that contains an additional 60-page story (‘Blind Willie’) from the forthcoming Hearts in Atlantis, but is otherwise identical.
• * _Carrie (Pocket 0-671-03972-5, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $7.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Lisa Litwack) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) horror novel. This features a new introduction by King.
• * *The Dark Tower (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-40-1, Feb ’99, $117.00, bx) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Boxed set of three dark fantasy novel/collections in the series: The Gunslinger (1982; third printing), The Drawing of the Three (1987), and The Waste Lands (Grant 1991; trade edition first printing). This is Grant’s second edition of The Drawing of the Three, ISBN -39-8, with new illustrations and cover by Phil Hale, and is available in this set only; it and The Gunslinger third printing are both dated 1998, but not seen until now. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls, NH 03844; price includes postage; the slipcase can be ordered separately for $25.00.
• * _The Dead Zone (Penguin/Signet 0-451-15575-0, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], $7.99, 402pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1979) horror novel. 50th printing.
• * _Different Seasons (Warner UK 0-7515-2567-7, Apr ’99, £6.99, 560pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1982) original SF/fantasy/horror collection. A film tie-in edition, cover-titled Apt Pupil, with the actual title only used inside.
• * +The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-86762-1, Apr ’99, $16.95, 224pp, hc, cover by Shasti O’Leary) Associational novel about a girl lost in the woods of Maine who starts fantasizing about Red Sox relief pitcher Tom Gordon. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton UK 4/99).
• * *The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-76558-5, Apr ’99, £12.99, 216pp, hc, cover by Colin Thomas) Associational novel of a nine-year-old girl lost in the woods, sustained by the words of Tom Gordon, a baseball player. A trade paperback edition (-76560-7, £8.99) is also available.
• * _The Green Mile (Pocket 0-671-03265-8, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $7.99, 536pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Signet 1996 in six parts) associational novel. This is a “soon to be” movie tie-in edition.
• * _The Green Mile (Orion 0-75282-675-1, Sep ’99, £6.99, xviii+453pp, pb) Reprint (Plume 1997) associational novel originally published as a six-book serial.
• * _The Green Mile (Pocket 0-671-03265-8, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $7.99, 536pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reissue (Plume 1997) associational novel that originally appeared as a six-part serial (Signet 1996). This is a movie tie-in edition.
• * *Hearts in Atlantis (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-85351-5, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $28.00, 523pp, hc, cover by Phil Heffernan) Original collection of five interconnected stories, one previously published, at least two with supernatural elements, about the ’60s and their lasting effects.
• * *Hearts in Atlantis (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-73890-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], £17.99, 500pp, hc) Original collection of five interwoven stories, at least two with fantasy elements, about the ’60s and their aftermath. A trade paperback edition (75125-8, £9.99) is also available. Simultaneous with the US edition. (Contents)
• * _Night Shift (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17011-3, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], $7.99, 326pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1978) collection. 66th printing.
• * _Roadwork (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19787-9, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $7.99, 307pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1981 as by Richard Bachman) associational non-supernatural horror novel. This has King’s 1996 introduction to the Penguin/Plume omnibus The Bachman Books.
• * _The Running Man (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19796-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $7.99, 317pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1982 as by Richard Bachman) associational non-supernatural horror novel. This has King’s 1996 introduction to the Plume omnibus The Bachman Books.
• * _’Salem’s Lot (Pocket 0-671-03974-1, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $7.99, 631pp, pb, cover by Lisa Litwack) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) vampire horror novel. This has a new introduction by King.
• * *Storm of the Century (Pocket 0-671-03264-X, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], $15.00, 377pp, tp) Associational screenplay for the television miniseries. The introduction by King discusses the writing and filming of the script.

KING-SMITH, DICK; [i.e., Ronald Gordon King-Smith] (1922- ) (chron.)

• * _The Crowstarver (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54603-8, Jul ’99 [Jun ’99], £3.99, 188pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998) young-adult fantasy novel.