The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2005

Books, Listed by Author

KALAT, DAVID (chron.)

• * _The Strange Case of Dr. Mabuse (McFarland 0-7864-2337-4, Apr 2005, $29.95, 305pp, tp) Reprint (McFarland 2001) non-fiction, an in-depth look at five books and 12 movies about the German criminal mastermind created by Norbert Jacques. Includes bibliography, filmography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

KALSTEIN, DAVE (chron.)

• * *Prodigy (St. Martin’s 0-312-34096-6, Jan 2006, $23.95, 322pp, hc) Near-future SF dystopian novel. Members of Stansbury School’s “enhanced” class of 2036 are being murdered.

KASSIN, ELISA J., ed. (chron.)

• * _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 8 (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.

KAY, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * _Back to the Divide (Chicken House, The 1-904442-47-1, Mar 2005, £5.99, 384pp, tp) [Divide] Reprint (The Chicken House 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Divide.
• * *The Jinx on the Divide (Chicken House, The 1-90444-270-6, Jul 2005, £11.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Ted Dewan & Ian Butterworth) [Divide] Fantasy novel. Third in the series after The Divide and Back to the Divide.
• * +Jinx on the Divide (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-72455-4, Sep 2005, $16.95, 368pp, hc, cover by Ted Dewan) [Divide] Young-adult fantasy, third in the series begun in The Divide. The class bully gets hold of Felix’s magic lamp. First US edition (The Chicken House UK 7/05).

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

• * _The Last Light of the Sun (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45985-7, Apr 2005, $16.00, 499pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking Canada 2004) fantasy alternate-history novel.
• * _The Last Light of the Sun (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-8423-1, Jul 2005, £7.99, 497pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking Canada; Roc 2004) fantasy novel.

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

• * _The Dragon Quintet (Tor 0-765-31136-4, Feb 2005, $13.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (SFBC 2003) anthology of five novellas about dragons by Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, and Michael Swanwick.
• * *The Fair Folk (SFBC #1155128, Jan 2005, $13.99, 328 + viii, hc, cover by J. P. Targete) Original anthlogy of six stories about fairies by authors including Tanith Lee, Kim Newman, and Patricia A. McKillip. This has ISBN 1-58288-150-2; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * _The Vampire Sextette (Ace 0-441-00986-7, Aug 2005, $6.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) Reissue (SFBC 2000) anthology of six stories of traditional bloodsucking, sexy vampires. Second printing.

KAZIC, MIHAJLO (chron.)

• * *Emperor of the Galatians (Florida Academic Press 1-890357-15-4, Sep 2005, $19.95, 209pp, tp) Fantasy/surreal novel full of time shifts. Translated by Sheila Sofrenovic; written in Serbian, this was previously published in Germany as Der Kaiser der Galater (Kiepenheuer 1993). A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available at [www.floridaacademicpress.com] or from Florida Academic Press, PO Box 540, Gainesville FL 32602-0540.

KEARNEY, PAUL (1967- ) (chron.)

• * _The Mark of Ran (Transworld/Corgi 0-553-81374-9, Sep 2005, £6.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Sea Beggars] Reprint (Bantam UK 2004) fantasy novel. First in the Sea Beggars series.
• * +The Mark of Ran (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38361-2, Dec 2005, $12.00, 303pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Sea Beggars] Fantasy novel, book one in “The Sea Beggars”. First US edition (Bantam UK 10/04).

KEARNEY, SUSAN (Hope) (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *The Challenge (Tor 0-765-34891-8, Feb 2005, $6.99, 377pp, pb) Fantasy romance. A Secret Service agent is transported into the future to serve as Earth’s champion.
• * *The Dare (Tor 0-765-35192-7, Jul 2005, $6.99, 360pp, pb) SF romance. An AI with the mind of a teenager transfers her mind into a human body so she can pursue the man she loves.

KEEHN, SALLY M. (chron.)

• * *Gnat Stokes and the Foggy Bottom Swamp Queen (Penguin/Philomel 0-399-24287-2, Apr 2005, $16.99, 153pp, hc, cover by Greg Swearingen) Young-adult fantasy novel retelling the story of Tam Lin with an Appalachian setting.

KEENE, BRIAN (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _City of the Dead (Leisure 0-8439-5415-9, Jun 2005, $6.99, 357pp, pb) [Rising] Reprint (Delirium Books 2005, not seen) horror novel, sequel to The Rising.
• * *Terminal (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58738-2, Jun 2005, $6.99, 306pp, pb) Horror novel. A man with terminal cancer tries to rob a bank.

KEITH, WILLIAM H(enry), Jr. (1950- ) (chron.)

• * *Retief’s Peace (Baen 1-4165-0900-3, Sep 2005, $25.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Kurt Miller) [Jame Retief] SF novel based on Keith Laumer’s character.

KELLEHER, ANNE (chron.)

• * *Silver’s Bane (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80222-6, Jun 2005, $13.95, 458pp, tp) [Through the Shadowlands] Fantasy novel, second in the “Through the Shadowlands” duo.

KELLOGG, M(arjorie) BRADLEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Dragon Quartet, Volume One (DAW 0-7564-0327-8, Dec 2005, $7.99, 676pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Dragon Quartet] Omnibus of the first two novels in the series: The Book of Earth (1995) and The Book of Water (1997). (Contents)

KELLY, JAMES PATRICK (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Burn (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-27-9, Nov 2005, $19.95, 178pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) SF novella. A planet’s new owner wants to turn it into a rural paradise like Thoreau’s Walden. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com].

KELLY, SHEILA; see pseudonyms Lynn Viehl & S. L. Viehl (chron.)

KELSO, SYLVIA (chron.)

• * *Everran’s Bane (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-353-6, Jun 2005, $25.95, 238pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Fantasy novel. The kingdom of Everran is being destroyed by a dragon. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

KEMP, PAUL S. (chron.)

• * *Forgotten Realms: Midnight’s Mask (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3643-6, Nov 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Ron Spears) [Forgotten Realms: Erevis Cale] Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, book three in the Erevis Cale trilogy. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Resurrection (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3640-1, Apr 2005, $24.95, 343pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, sixth and final in R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * _Forgotten Realms: Resurrection (SFBC #1188994, Apr 2005, $12.49, 343pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) [Forgotten Realms: Spider Queen] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2005) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, sixth and final in R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. This is similar to the WotC edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KENNER, JULIE (chron.)

• * *Carpe Demon (Berkley 0-425-20252-6, Jul 2005, $12.95, 360pp, tp) Humorous dark fantasy about a demon-slaying soccer mom, first in a new series.

KENSON, STEPHEN (c1969- ) (chron.)

• * *Shadowrun: Born to Run (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46058-8, Nov 2005, $6.99, 287pp, pb) [Shadowrun] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the first in a trilogy. Copyrighted by WizKids.

KENYON, SHERRILYN (stories) (chron.)

• * _Dance with the Devil (Piatkus 0-7499-3610-X, Jul 2005, £6.99, 343pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) dark fantasy novel. Book three in the Dark-Hunter series. Includes the short story, “A Dark-Hunter Christmas”. (Contents)
• * _Dragonswan (Jove 0-515-14079-1, Oct 2005, $2.99, 86pp, pb) Reprint supernatural romance novella originally published in the anonymously-edited anthology Tapestry (Jove 9/02). A woman researching an ancient tapestry meets a dragon slayer trapped between worlds.
• * _Night Embrace (Piatkus 0-7499-3609-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 424pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) fantasy novel, the first in the Dark-Hunter series.
• * _Night Pleasures (Piatkus 0-7499-3608-8, Apr 2005, £6.99, 356pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) dark fantasy novel, second in the Dark Hunter series.
• * *Seize the Night (St. Martin’s 0-312-99243-2, Jan 2005, $6.99, 325pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Vampire romance novel, sixth in the “Dark-Hunters” series about vampire-like Daimon hunters; this follows Dark-Hunter Valerius. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
• * *Seize the Night (SFBC #1179961, Feb 2005, $9.99, 289pp, hc) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2005) vampire romance novel, sixth in the “Dark-Hunters” series. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor. This has ISBN 0-7394-4867-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Seize the Night (Piatkus 0-7499-3587-1, Mar 2005, £6.99, 339pp, pb) [Dark Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2005) fantasy novel. Book six in the Dark Hunter series.
• * +Sins of the Night (St. Martin’s 0-312-93432-7, Jul 2005, $6.99, 365pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Vampire romance novel, seventh in the “Dark-Hunters” series about vampire-like Daimon hunters; this follows Dark-Hunter Alexion, and adds the story “The Beginning”. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor. First US edition (Piatkus 6/05). (Contents)
• * _Sins of the Night (Piatkus 0-7499-3592-8, Jul 2005, £6.99, 331pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (Piatkus 2005) fantasy novel, seventh in the Dark-Hunter series. Includes the reprint short story, “The Beginning”.
• * _Sins of the Night (SFBC #1192425, Aug 2005, $10.99, 276pp, hc) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (PIatkus 2005) vampire romance novel, seventh in the “Dark-Hunters” series. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor. This has ISBN 0-7394-5546-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * +Unleash the Night (St. Martin’s 0-312-93433-5, Jan 2006, $6.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Bob Osonitsch) [Dark-Hunter] Supernatural romance novel, eighth in the world of shapeshifter Were-Hunters and vampire-like Dark-Hunters; this follows Were-Hunter Wren. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor. First US edition (Piatkus 12/05).

KERNER, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * _Redeeming the Lost (Tor 0-812-56876-1, Dec 2005, $6.99, 398pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Song in the Silence] Reprint (Tor 2004) fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Song in the Silence. The true dragons return to the human world.

KERR, P. B. (1956- ) (chron.)

• * _The Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure (Scholastic/Apple 0-439-67020-9, Sep 2005, $6.99, 355pp, tp, cover by Peter Meseldzija) [Children of the Lamp] Reprint (Orchard 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series about part-Djinn twins. The author also writes as Philip Kerr. This includes an unpaginated 21-page After Words section of bonus material.
• * _Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure (Scholastic UK 0-439-95951-9, Sep 2005, £4.99, 392pp, tp) [Children of the Lamp] Reprint (Scholastic UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in a series about young djinn twins. This is a pen-name for Philip Kerr.
• * *Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Scholastic UK 0-439-95950-0, Sep 2005, £9.99, 350pp, hc) [Children of the Lamp] Young-adult fantasy novel, second in a series. This is a pen-name for Philip Kerr.

KETCHUM, JACK; pseudonym of Dallas William Mayr, (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Girl Next Door (Leisure 0-8439-5543-0, Jun 2005, $6.99, 370pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1989) psychological horror novel. This adds an author’s note and two stories, one original. Ketchum is a pen name for Dallas Mayr. (Contents)
• * _Off Season: The Unexpurgated Edition (Overlook Connection Press 1-89295-020-0, Oct 2004, $22.95, 211pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Ballantine 1981) associational horror novel. Introduction by Douglas E. Winter, afterword by Jack Ketchum. This is the unexpurgated version, copyrighted 1999; the previous limited hardcovers were not seen. A print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.overlookconnection.com], or from The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141.

KETTER, GREG, ed. (chron.)

• * _Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores (DreamHaven Books 1-892058-09-X, Jul 2005, $25.00, 285pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Reprint (DreamHaven 2002) anthology of 16 stories about bookstores published to celebrate DreamHaven Books’ 25th anniversary; this is the first trade edition. Order from DreamHaven Books, 912 W. Lake St., Minneapolis MN 55408; 612-823-6161; [dream@dreamhavenbooks.com]; [www.dreamhavenbooks.com]; add $4.00 postage.

KETTERER, DAVID (Anthony Theodor), ed. (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Flashes of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the War of the Worlds Centennial (Greenwood Press/Praeger 0-313-31607-4, Dec 2004, $92.95, 254pp, hc) Non-fiction, a critical anthology of 21 “Selected Essays from The War of the Worlds Centennial, Nineteenth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts” (full subtitle). Authors include Alexander C. Irvine, Peter Straub, and Brian W. Aldiss. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800; [www.greenwood.com].

KEYES, DANIEL (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _Flowers for Algernon (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603030-6, May 2005, $12.00, 311pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 1966) classic SF novel, developed from a Hugo-winning shorter version.

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

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

• * _The Charnel Prince (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44071-4, Nov 2005, $7.50, 496pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel, book two of “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone.”
• * _Empire of Unreason (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41999-4, Jul 2005, £7.99, 395pp, pb) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2000) historical fantasy novel. Book Three of The Age of Unreason. [First U.K. edition]

KIDBY PAUL (chron.)

• * _The Art of Discworld (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

KIERNAN, CAITLÍN R. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *To Charles Fort, With Love (Subterranean Press 1-59606-034-4, Aug 2005, $25.00, 264pp, hc, cover by Ryan Obermeyer) Collection of 13 stories, one original. The author provides a preface and comments on each story. Afterword by Ramsey Campbell. A signed, limited edition (-035-2, $40.00) is also available. (Contents)

KIKUCHI, HIDEYUKI (chron.)

• * *Vampire Hunter D (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-012-4, May 2005, $8.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Vampire Hunter D] Vampire novel, the first in a series which has spawned anime films. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1983). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano.
• * *Vampire Hunter D: Raiser of Gales (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-014-0, May 2005, $8.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Vampire Hunter D] Vampire novel, the second in a series which has spawned anime films. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1985). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano.

KILLOUGH, (Karen) LEE (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Killer Karma (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-006-1, Aug 2005, $23.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Hoang Nguyen) Mystery with dark fantasy elements, featuring a ghost detective.

KILPATRICK, NANCY (1946- ); see pseudonym Amarantha Knight (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Jason X: Planet of the Beast (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-183-8, Jun 2005, $7.99, 398pp, pb) [Friday the 13th] Novelization based on the movie character. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

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• * _Outsiders: 22 All-New Stories from the Edge (with Nancy Holder) See entry under Nancy Holder.

KILWORTH, GARY (chron.)

• * *The Silver Claw (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55187-2, Apr 2005, £5.99, 280pp, tp) Young-adult animal fantasy novel. Investigative otter Udolphus Beck is summoned to Vequince to expose a conspiracy.

KIMBERLIN, WADE A. (chron.)

• * *Electronic Echoes of the Mind (Mundania Press 1-59426-108-3, Jun 2005, $12.00, 173pp, tp) SF novel. A space pilot becomes involved in a plot involving a genetically engineered super soldier, an evil corporation, and a computer-worshipping cult. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.mundania.com], or from Mundania Press, 6470A Glenway Ave. #109, Cincinnati OH 45211-5222.

KINDL, PATRICE (chron.)

• * _Lost in the Labyrinth (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 0-618-39402-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 194pp, tp, cover by Pamela A. Consolazio) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 2002) young-adult fantasy novel retelling the story of the minotaur.

KING, JOSEPH HILLSTROM (1971- ); see pseudonym Joe Hill (stories) (chron.)

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

• * _Carrie (Pocket 1-4165-2430-4, Sep 2005, $5.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Lisa Litwack) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) horror novel. This has the 1999 introduction by King. Second printing.
• * *The Colorado Kid (Dorchester/Hard Case Crime 0-8439-5584-8, Oct 2005, $5.99, 178pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) Associational thriller/crime novel with possible connections to the Dark Tower series. Afterword by King.
• * _The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89622-1, Nov 2005, £10.99, 454pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) fantasy novel.
• * _The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-89624-8, Nov 2005, £12.99, 672pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1997) fantasy novel.