The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004


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Murder of Angels Caitlín R. Kiernan (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45996-2, Sep 2004, $14.00, 335pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel.


God, the Devil and Harry Potter John Killinger (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-30871-X, Apr 2004, $12.95, 196pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2002) non-fiction, critical, a defense of Harry Potter by a Christian minister. A Thomas Dunne book. [J. K. Rowling]


The goth Bible Nancy Kilpatrick (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-30696-2, Oct 2004, $19.95, 281pp, tp) Associational non-fiction book on goth culture, with brief discussions of goth literature.


The Ghost and Mrs. McClure Alice Kimberly (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19461-2, Feb 2004, $5.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Catherine Deeter) [Haunted Bookshop] Mystery with a ghost detective, first in the “Haunted Bookshop” series.


Owl in Love Patrice Kindl (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 0-618-43910-2, Jun 2004, $6.99, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1993) young-adult fantasy novel about a teen wereowl.


The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger Stephen King (SFBC, May 2004, $10.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel, illustrated by Michael Whelan. This follows the original text; it lacks price, ISBN, and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.


The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (SFBC, May 2004, $11.99, 401pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy Western novel. This lacks price, ISBN, and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.


The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Stephen King (SFBC, May 2004, $11.99, 422pp, tp, cover by Don Brautigam) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1991) dark fantasy Western novel, illustrated by Ned Dameron. This is similar to the Plume 1992 edition; it lacks both price and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.


The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass Stephen King (SFBC, May 2004, $12.99, 672pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1997) fantasy novel, book four in “The Dark Tower” series. Illustrated by Dave McKean. This is similar to the 1997 Plume edition; it lacks price and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.


The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Stephen King (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-5162-8, Jan 2005, $18.95, 714pp, tp, cover by Bernie Wrightson) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 2003) dark fantasy Western novel, book five in “The Dark Tower” series.


The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah Stephen King (Grant, Donald M./Scribner 1-880418-59-2, Jun 2004, $30.00, 413pp, hc, cover by Darrel Anderson) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel, book six in “The Dark Tower” series. Color illustrations by Darrel Anderson. Also available in a deluxe boxed, signed, limited edition of 1,400 ($175.00) and an artist edition of 3,500 ($45.00). Order from Donald M. Grant, 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; [www.grantbooks.com].


The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Stephen King (Grant/Scribner, Donald M. 1-880418-62-2, Sep 2004, $35.00, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel, seventh and final(!) in “The Dark Tower” series. Color illustrations by Michael Whelan. Also available in a deluxe slipcased, signed, limited edition of 1500 (-60-6, $225.00) and an artist edition of 5,000 (-61-4, $55.00) signed by Whelan. Order from Donald M. Grant, 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; [www.grantbooks.com]; add $3.00 shipping for the artist edition, $4.00 for deluxe edition.


Four Past Midnight Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21359-9, Mar 2004, $7.99, 744pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas. This is packaged as a tie-in to movie Secret Window. This has a new cover and ISBN and indicates second 13th printing.


The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King, Peter Abrahams, Alan Dingman & Kees Moerbeek (Simon & Schuster/Little Simon 0-689-86272-5, Oct 2004, $24.95, 14pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman) Children’s pop-up picture book based on King’s associational novel (Hodder & Stoughton 1999). Adapted by Peter Abrahams, illustrated by Alan Dingman, and with paper engineering by Kees Moerbeek.


Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season Stephen King & Stewart O’Nan (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-6752-4, Dec 2004, $26.00, 407pp, hc) Associational book about baseball.


Warhammer 40,000: Grey Hunter William King (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-024-6, Apr 2004, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reprint (Black Library UK 2002) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in the “Wolfclaw” or “Space Wolf” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.


Warhammer 40,000: Ragnar’s Claw William King (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-023-8, Apr 2004, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reissue (Black Library UK 2000) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in the “Wolfclaw” or “Space Wolf” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.


Warhammer: Beastslayer William King (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-052-1, Feb 2004, $6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library UK 2001) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.


Warhammer: Vampireslayer William King (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-053-X, Feb 2004, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library UK 2001) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, sixth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.


Ancestral Shadows Russell Kirk (Eerdmans 0-8028-3938-X, Sep 2004, $25.00, 406 + xvii, hc) Collection of 19 ghost stories, plus “A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale” by Kirk. All were previously collected in three earlier collections. Edited and with an introduction by Vigen Guroian. Eerdmans Books, 255 Jefferson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49503-4570; 800-253-7521; [www.eerdmans.com].


The Language of Power Rosemary Kirstein (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46835-X, Sep 2004, $14.95, 389pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Steerswoman] SF novel, fourth in the series begun in The Steerswoman.


Trouble in the Forest, Book 1: A Cold Summer Night Trystam Kith (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-224-6, Aug 2004, $25.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Trouble in the Forest] Medieval dark fantasy novel, the first in a duology. A former Crusader leads a fight against a fearsome enemy in the deadly forest. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].


Trouble in the Forest, Book 2: A Bright Winter Sun Trystam Kith (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-225-4, Dec 2004, $25.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Trouble in the Forest] Dark fantasy novel, second in a duology about vampires in Sherwood Forest. Kith is a pen name for Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].


The Glasswrights’ Master Mindy L. Klasky (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45982-2, Jun 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Glasswright] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Glasswright” series.


The Vonnegut Effect Jerome Klinkowitz (University of South Carolina Press 1-57003-520-2, Feb 2004, $39.95, 210 + xv, hc, cover by Mpozi Mshale Tolbert) Non-fiction, a critical, chronological examination of Vonnegut’s works and their social and critical contexts. Includes bibliography and index. Order from University of South Carolina Press, Business Office, 718 Devine St, Columbia SC 29208; 800-768-2500. [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]


DragonLance: Kaz the Minotaur Richard A. Knaak (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3231-7, Jul 2004, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [DragonLance: Heroes] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game, “Heroes” volume four. Copyrighted TSR 1990, Wizards of the Coast 2004.


DragonLance: The Minotaur Wars, Volume One: Night of Blood Richard A. Knaak (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3196-5, Feb 2004, $6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Minotaur Wars] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2003) novelization based on the roleplaying game, first in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


DragonLance: The Minotaur Wars, Volume Two: Tides of Blood Richard A. Knaak (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3251-1, Apr 2004, $24.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Minotaur Wars] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.


Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy, Book One: The Well of Eternity Richard A. Knaak (Pocket Star 0-7434-7119-9, Apr 2004, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Bill Petras) [Warcraft: War of the Ancients] Novelization, the first in a trilogy based on the electronic game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.


Warcraft: War of the Ancients, Book Two: The Demon Soul Richard A. Knaak (Pocket Star 0-7434-7120-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Bill Petras) [Warcraft: War of the Ancients] Novelization, the second in a trilogy based on the electronic game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.


Master of the Night Angela Knight (Berkley Sensation 0-425-19880-4, Oct 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Contemporary dark fantasy/Arthurian novel. Government agent Erin Grayson discovers her latent magical powers when she seduces a Magekind vampire champion descended from the Knights of the Round Table.


Feral Brian Knight (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-065-0, Dec 2003, $25.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Andonis Dragassias) Horror novel. A Bogey Man controls the wild children of Feral Park. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].


Choice of the Cat E. E. Knight (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45973-3, May 2004, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Koveck) [Vampire Earth] SF horror novel, Book Two of “The Vampire Earth”. Aliens who feed on human souls have taken Earth, opposed by guerillas who call themselves the Wolves.


Lara Croft: Tomb Raider: The Lost Cult E. E. Knight (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46172-X, Aug 2004, $6.99, 310pp, pb) [Lara Croft] Novelization based on the world of the video games. Copyrighted by Core Design.


The Astonished Eye Tracy Knight (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-066-9, Dec 2003, $25.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Contemporary dark fantasy/SF novel. Introduction by Philip José Farmer. First US edition (PS Publishing 2001); we previously listed the PS Publishing edition as available in the US from Griffin Skye. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].


The Blue Mirror Kathe Koja (Farrar Straus Giroux/Foster 0-374-30849-7, Mar 2004, $16.00, 119pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder) Associational young-adult horror novella. A teenaged girl gets in a destructive relationship with a homeless boy. A Frances Foster book.


Buddha Boy Kathe Koja (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240209-5, Nov 2004, $5.99, 117pp, pb) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2003) associational young-adult novella.


Straydog Kathe Koja (Penguin/Speak 0-14-240071-8, Mar 2004, $5.99, 106pp, pb) Reprint (Farrar Straus Giroux 2002) associational young-adult novella.


The Keepers, Book Three: The Wizard’s Scepter Jackie French Koller (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85593-1, Feb 2004, $4.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Rebecca Guay) [Keepers] Young-adult fantasy novel, third in a trilogy.


The Bad Place Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-19548-1, Jul 2004, $7.99, 427pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1990) horror novel. This has a new afterword by Koontz. 28th printing.


Cold Fire Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-19958-4, Dec 2004, $7.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Headline 1991) horror novel. This has a new afterword by the author. 24th printing.


The Face Dean Koontz (Bantam 0-553-58448-0, May 2004, $7.99, 651pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Bantam 2003) horror novel.


Life Expectancy Dean Koontz (Bantam 0-553-80414-6, Dec 2004, $27.00, 401pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Horror novel. His dying grandfather predicts newborn Jimmy Tock will face terrible events on five dates in the future.


Midnight Dean Koontz (Berkley 0-425-19451-5, Feb 2004, $7.99, 477pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) horror/SF thriller. This has a new afterword by Koontz. 28th printing.


Odd Thomas Dean Koontz (Bantam 0-553-58449-9, Nov 2004, $7.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [Odd Thomas] Reprint (Bantam 2003) suspense novel/thriller about a short-order cook who communicates with the dead.


Robot Santa: The Further Adventures of Santa’s Twin Dean Koontz (HarperCollins 0-06-050943-0, Oct 2004, $19.99, unpaginated, hc, cover by Phil Parks) [Santa’s Twin] Christmas short story/picture book, sequel to Santa’s Twin. Bob builds a robot meant to help deliver presents. Illustrated by Phil Parks.


Santa’s Twin Dean Koontz (HarperCollins/Perennial Currents 0-06-057223-X, Oct 2004, $12.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Phil Parks) [Santa’s Twin] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) Christmas short story/picture book about Santa’s evil twin. Illustrated by Phil Parks.


The Taking Dean Koontz (Bantam 0-553-80250-X, Jun 2004, $27.00, 338pp, hc) SF horror novel. A small community is cut off from the rest of the world by the arrival of aliens.


The Taking Dean Koontz (SFBC #65834, Oct 2004, $13.49, 338pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Bantam 2004) SF horror novel. This is similar to the Bantam edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Swamp Witch Sauce Piquante and Scream Queen Bisque (Over a Bed of Rice) M. F. Korn (Silver Lake Publishing 1-931095-78-7, Feb 2004, $13.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Jason Just) Horror collection of short novel The White Trash Witches’ Coven and novella “Pavane for a Scream Queen”. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.silverlakepublishing.com], or from Silver Lake Publishing, 11 S. Mansfield Road, Lansdowne PA 19050.


Moons’ Dancing Marguerite Krause & Susan Sizemore (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-063-4, Dec 2003, $25.95, 418pp, hc, cover by Charles Bernard) [Children of the Rock] Fantasy novel, the second of two parts, originally published in electronic form as Part Two of The Children of the Rock (Dark Star 1999). Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].


Moons’ Dreaming Marguerite Krause & Susan Sizemore (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-062-6, Nov 2003, $25.95, 463pp, hc, cover by Charles Bernard) [Children of the Rock] Fantasy novel, the first of two volumes, originally published in electronic form as part one of The Children of the Rock (Dark Star 1999). A Shaper and a Keeper give birth to one of the rare Dreamers who can work the magic needed to save their world. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].


Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-073348-9, Dec 2004, $13.95, 400pp, tp, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (Morrow AvoNova 1993) SF novel, with a new preface by the author.


Crossfire Nancy Kress (Tor 0-765-34389-4, Apr 2004, $6.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Crossfire] Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel.


Crucible Nancy Kress (Tor 0-765-30688-3, Aug 2004, $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Crossfire] SF novel, sequel to Crossfire. Humans, allied with the alien Vines, hope an anti-aggressiveness virus can stop the war with the militaristic Furs.


Kinsman’s Oath Susan Krinard (Berkley Sensation 0-425-19655-0, May 2004, $6.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) SF romance novel. A telepathic human kidnapped and raised by the alien shaauri is rescued by a human ship.


Shield of the Sky Susan Krinard (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80211-0, Oct 2004, $13.95, 504pp, tp) [Rhenna] Alternate-history fantasy novel, first in a trilogy set in an alternate Mediterranean circa 290 BC. Rhenna of the Free People seeks to save a shapeshifter from the followers of the evil Stone God.


Freedom’s Gate Naomi Kritzer (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58673-4, Jul 2004, $6.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Dead Rivers] Fantasy novel, first in the “Dead Rivers” trilogy based on Ancient Greek culture.


Tainaron: Mail from Another City Leena Krohn (Wildside Press/Prime Books 1-930997-81-7, Dec 2004, $15.95, 124pp, tp, cover by Inari Krohn) Epistolary fantasy/surreal novella, written as a series of letters from a city of insects. Translated from the Finnish by Hildi Hawkins. Illustrated by Inari Krohn. A hardcover edition (-82-5, $29.95) was announced but not seen. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.primebooks.net] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301.


The Sorcerer’s Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Second Edition Allan Zola & Elizabeth Kronzek (Broadway Books 0-7679-1944-0, Aug 2004, $15.95, 331 + xv, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Broadway 2001) non-fiction, an encyclopedic look at magic in the Harry Potter books. This is a revised and expanded edition. [J. K. Rowling]


The Sorcerer’s Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter, Second Edition Allan Zola & Elizabeth Kronzek (SFBC #1167442, Oct 2004, $10.99, 331pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Broadway 2001) non-fiction. This is similar to the Broadway 2004 revised and expanded edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back cover. [J. K. Rowling]


The Best Ghost Stories Ever ed. Christopher Krovatin (Scholastic 0-439-57426-9, Sep 2004, $3.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Josh Graham) Reissue (Scholastic 2003) young-adult anthology of nine classic ghost stories.


When She Sleeps Leora Krygier (Toby Press 1-59264-086-9, Nov 2004, $19.95, 205pp, hc) Fantasy novel. Half-sisters, one in America and one in Vietnam, see each other in their dreams.


Empery Michael P. Kube-McDowell (ibooks 0-7434-8655-2, May 2004, $14.95, 454 + ix, tp) [Trigon Disunity] Reprint (Berkley 1987) SF novel, book three of the “Trigon Disunity” series. This has introductions by the author copyrighted 2003.


Enigma Michael P. Kube-McDowell (ibooks 0-7434-7916-5, Mar 2004, $13.95, 503pp, tp) [Trigon Disunity] Reprint (Berkley 1986) SF novel, book two of the “Trigon Disunity” series.


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