The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006

Books, Listed by Author

KECK, DAVID (chron.)

• * *In the Eye of Heaven (Tor 0-765-31320-0, Apr 2006, $25.95, 412pp, hc, cover by David Grove) Medieval fantasy novel, the first in a new series. Desperate young knight-errant Durand seeks work but finds troubling magic and conspiracies. A first novel.
• * _In the Eye of Heaven (SFBC #1206806, Apr 2006, $12.99, 412pp, hc, cover by David Grove) Reprint (Tor 2006) epic fantasy novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KEEFE, MATT (chron.)

• * +Necromunda: Outlander (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-411-X, Jan 2007, $7.99, 254pp, pb, cover by clint Langley) Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (12/06) edition but gives only US and Canadian prices.

KEEGAN, KEN, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _ParaSpheres: Extending Beyond the Spheres of Literary and Genre Fiction: Fabulist and New Wave Fabulist Stories (with Rusty Morrison) See entry under Rusty Morrison.

KEENE, BRIAN (chron.)

• * *The Conqueror Worms (Leisure 0-8439-5416-7, May 2006, $6.99, 326pp, pb) Horror novel. Unending rain and floods drive monstrous worms to the surface.

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

KELLEHER, ANNE (chron.)

• * *Silver’s Lure (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80237-4, Sep 2006, $14.95, 459pp, tp) Fantasy romance novel, a prequel to the Through the Shadowlands series. The author also writes as Anne Kelleher Bush.

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

• * *The Dragon Quartet, Volume Two (DAW 0-7564-0332-4, Jan 2006, $7.99, 900pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll & Dan Craig) [Dragon Quartet] Omnibus of the third and fourth novels in the series: The Book of Fire (2000) and The Book of Air (2003). (Contents)

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

• * *Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology (with John Kessel) (Tachyon Publications 1-892391-35-X, Jun 2006, $14.95, 288 + xv, tp) Anthology of 15 genre-bending stories, one original. Authors include Carol Emshwiller, Kelly Link, Jonathan Lethem, and Howard Waldrop. This also includes excerpts from a discussion on the definition of “slipstream” from David Moles’ blog. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; [www.tachyonpublications.com]. (Contents)

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

KELSO, SYLVIA (chron.)

• * _Everran’s Bane (Gale Group/Five Star 1-4104-0256-8, Jul 2006, $13.95, 238pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Reprint (Five Star 2005) fantasy novel. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman.

KEMP, EARL, et al., ed. (chron.)

• * _Sin-a-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties (with Brittany A. Daley & Hedi Kholti) See entry under Brittany A. Daley

KEMP, GENE (1926- ) (chron.)

• * *Nothing Scares Me (Faber and Faber 0-571-22823-2, Apr 2006, £5.99, 162pp, tp, cover by Mandy Norman) Young-adult fantasy novel.

KEMP, PAUL S. (chron.)

• * _Forgotten Realms: Resurrection (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3981-8, Feb 2006, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2005) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, sixth and final in the series R.A. Salvatore’s War of the Spider Queen. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Forgotten Realms: Shadowbred (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-4077-8, Nov 2006, $6.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swainland) Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, book one in the Twilight War series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

KENNER, JULIE (stories) (chron.)

• * *California Demon (Berkley 0-425-21043-X, Jun 2006, $14.00, 342pp, tp, cover by Mark Gerber) Humorous dark fantasy about a demon-slaying soccer mom, second in a series after Carpe Demon.
• * _Carpe Demon (Jove 0-515-14221-2, Nov 2006, $7.99, 307pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 2005) humorous dark fantasy about demon-slaying soccer mom Kate Connor, first in a series.

KENSON, STEPHEN (c1969- ) (chron.)

• * *Shadowrun: Fallen Angels (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46076-6, Mar 2006, $6.99, 271pp, pb) Novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third in a new series. Copyrighted by WizKids.
• * *Shadowrun: Poison Agendas (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46063-4, Jan 2006, $6.99, 277pp, pb) Novelization based on the roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

KENT, STEVEN L. (chron.)

• * *The Clone Republic (Ace 0-441-01393-7, Apr 2006, $7.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) Military SF novel. A natural-born soldier in a mostly clone military makes the mistake of doing too good a job.
• * *Rogue Clone (Ace 0-441-01450-X, Oct 2006, $7.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Christian McGrath) Military SF novel, second in the Clone Republic series.

KENYON, SHERRILYN; also as Kinley MacGregor (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Dance with the Devil (St. Martin’s 0-312-94938-3, Sep 2006, $4.99, 361pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martin’s 2003) vampire romance novel, third in the Dark-Hunters series. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
• * *Dark Side of the Moon (St. Martin’s 0-312-35743-5, Jun 2006, $19.95, 322pp, hc, cover by Craig White) Supernatural romance novel, ninth in the world of shapeshifter Were-Hunters and vampire-like Dark-Hunters; this follows Dark-Hunter Ravyn. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
• * _Dark Side of the Moon (SFBC #1213285, Sep 2006, $11.99, 290pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) supernatural romance novel, ninth in the world of shapeshifter Were-Hunters and vampire-like Dark-Hunters. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor. This is similar to the St. Martin’s edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dark Side of the Moon (St. Martin’s 0-312-93434-3, Dec 2006, $7.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Craig White) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) supernatural romance novel, ninth in the world of shapeshifter Were-Hunters and vampire-like Dark-Hunters; this follows Dark-Hunter Ravyn. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
• * _Fantasy Lover (Piatkus 0-7499-3613-4, May 2006, £6.99, 307pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2002) fantasy novel.
• * _Kiss of the Night (Piatkus 0-7499-3611-8, Oct 2005, £6.99, 376pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) dark fantasy novel. Book four in the Dark Hunter series.
• * _Night Play (Piatkus 0-7499-3612-6, Dec 2005, £6.99, 362pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2004) dark fantasy novel. Book five in the Dark Hunter series.
• * _Unleash the Night (SFBC #1204437, Feb 2006, $10.99, 294pp, hc, cover by Bob Osonitsch) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (Piatkus 2005) supernatural romance novel, eighth in the world of Were-Hunters and Dark-Hunters. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor. This has ISBN 0-7394-6281-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Unleash the Night (Piatkus 0-7499-3630-4, Mar 2006, £6.99, 269pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 2006) dark fantasy novel, eighth in the Dark-Hunter series.

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

• * *The Gold Falcon (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-712870-3, May 2006, £11.99, 405pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) Fantasy novel, book four of the Dragon Mage, and twelfth overall in the Deverry sequence. A hardcover edition (-712868-1, £18.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +The Gold Falcon (DAW 0-7564-0386-3, Jul 2006, $24.95, 496pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Fantasy novel, book one in The Silver Worm series, 12th overall in the Deverry series. First US edition (Voyager 5/06).

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

• * +The Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-67021-7, Feb 2006, $16.99, 371pp, hc, cover by Petar Meseldzija) Young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series about half-djinn twins. First US edition (Orchard UK 2005).
• * _Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Scholastic UK 0-439-95585-8, Jun 2006, £5.99, 350pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series. The author also write as Philip Kerr.
• * _The Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon (Scholastic/Apple 0-439-67022-5, Oct 2006, $6.99, 371pp, tp, cover by Petar Meseldzija) Reprint (Orchard UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel, second in the series about half-djinn twins.
• * *Children of the Lamp: The Cobra King of Kathmandu (Scholastic UK 0-439-95958-6, Aug 2006, £12.99, 342pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series. This is a bound-in-boards edition. The author also write as Philip Kerr.
• * +Children of the Lamp: The Cobra King of Kathmandu (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-67023-3, Jan 2007, $16.99, 373pp, hc, cover by Petar Meseldzija) Young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series about half-djinn twins. First US edition (Scholastic UK 8/06).

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

• * _Feeling Very Strange: The Slipstream Anthology (with James Patrick Kelly) See entry under James Patrick Kelly.

KESSLER, JACKIE (chron.)

• * *Hell’s Belles (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-8102-2, Jan 2007, $15.00, 274pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Supernatural romance, the first in a trilogy. A succubus is in hiding from Hell, working as an exotic dancer.

KETCHERSID, LARRY (chron.)

• * *Dusk Before the Dawn (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-3016-9, Apr 2006, $13.95, 204pp, tp) Near-future thriller involving nanotechnology, the first book in the Enlightenment Cycle. Infinity Publishing.com, 1094 New DeHaven Street, Suite 100, West Conshohocken PA 19428-2713; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].

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

• * _Off Season (Leisure 0-8439-5696-8, Jun 2006, $6.99, 308pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1981) associational horror novel. This follows the 1999 unexpurgated text, and adds one story. (Contents)
• * _Offspring (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-70-7, Oct 2005, $44.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Berkley 1991) associational horror novel about cannibals, sequel to Off Season. This definitive edition restores sections cut from the first edition, as discussed in the afterword, which consists of a new author’s note and a 1991 article. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000; a slipcased edition of 100 ($85.00) and a boxed, leatherbound, lettered edition of 52 ($500.00) are also available; a trade paperback edition (-78-2, $17.95) was announced but not seen. Order from The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com].
• * _Offspring (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-78-2, Nov 2006, $17.95, 243pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Berkley 1991) associational horror novel, sequel to Off Season. This follows the Overlook connection 2005 definitive edition. The Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com].

KEYES, DANIEL (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _Flowers for Algernon (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07920-7, Aug 2006, £7.99, xi+238pp, tp, cover by Marc Adams) Reprint (Harcourt Brace World 1966) classic SF novel, with a new introduction by Jon Courtenay Grimwood. Part of the Ten Greatest SF Books of All Time series. (Contents)

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

KEYES, J. GREGORY (chron.)

• * *The Blood Knight (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44068-4, May 2006, $25.95, 495pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) Fantasy novel, book three of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone.
• * _The Blood Knight (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3355-X, Jul 2006, £17.99, 495pp, hc, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, book three of The Kingdom of Thorn and Bone. A trade paperback (OME) edition was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Blood Knight (SFBC #1211293, Aug 2006, $13.99, 495pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, book three of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _The Charnel Prince (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41946-3, Oct 2005, £6.99, 626pp, pb, cover by Eric Petterson & Steven Youll) Reprint (Tor UK 2004) fantasy novel, second in The Kingdom of Thorn and Bone.
• * _Shadows of God (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-42000-3, Jan 2006, £6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2001) historical fantasy novel, fourth and final in The Age of Unreason. [First U.K. edition]

KHOLTI, HEDI, ed. (chron.)

• * _Sin-a-Rama: Sleaze Sex Paperbacks of the Sixties (with Earl Kemp, et al. & Brittany A. Daley) See entry under Brittany A. Daley

KIDD, THOMAS (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Kiddography: The Art & Life of Tom Kidd (Paper Tiger 1-84340-201-7, Nov 2005, £20.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Art book with fantasy, SF, and other art, with text by the artist.
• * +Kiddography: The Art and Life of Tom Kidd (SFBC 1-84340-201-7, Sep 2006, $19.99, 128pp, hc, cover by Tom Kidd) Art book. This appears to be the Paper Tiger UK 2005 edition, supposedly distributed in the US by Sterling Publishing, but not seen previously.

KIERANS, GENEVIEVE, ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Mythspring (with Julie E. Czerneda) See entry under Julie E. Czerneda

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

• * *Alabaster (Subterranean Press 1-59606-060-3, Aug 2006, $25.00, 179pp, hc, cover by Ted Naifeh) [Dancy Flammarion] Collection of five stories, one original, about Dancy Flammarion, with a new foreword and reprint afterword by the author. Illustrated by Ted Naifeh. A signed, limited edition of 350 with an added chapbook original story (-064-6, $40.00) is sold out. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)

KIKUCHI, HIDEYUKI (chron.)

• * *Vampire Hunter D: Pilgrimage of the Sacred and the Profane (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-106-6, Dec 2006, $8.95, 178pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) Vampire novel, the sixth in a series which has spawned anime films. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1988). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano.
• * *Vampire Hunter D: Tale of the Dead Town (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-093-0, May 2006, $8.95, 171pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) Vampire novel, the fourth in a series which has spawned anime films. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1986). This has a new postscript by the author. Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano.

KILLIANY, KEVIN (chron.)

• * *MechWarrior: Dark Age: Wolf Hunters (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46095-2, Nov 2006, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Novelization, the 22nd based on the computer game based on the Battletech roleplaying game. Copyrighted by WizKids.

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

• * *The Leopard’s Daughter (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-77-5, Mar 2006, $16.00, 233pp, tp, cover by John Kaufmann) African fantasy novel about warrior woman Jeneba Karamoke. Includes story “Aftershock”. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com].

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

• * *Jason X: To the Third Power (Games Workshop/Black Flame 1-84416-281-8, Apr 2006, £6.99, 412pp, pb) Horror novelization.
• * *Jason X: To the Third Power (BL Publishing/Black Flame US 1-84416-281-8, May 2006, $7.99, 412pp, pb) Horror novelization based on the character from the movies. Copyrighted by New Line Cinema. This has the same ISBN as the simultaneous Black Flame UK edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.

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

• * *Attica (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-55-4, Mar 2006, £12.99, 330pp, hc, cover by David Franklin) Young-adult fantasy novel.
• * *Moby Jack and Other Tall Tales (PS Publishing 1-904619-53-3, Aug 2006, £35.00, 300 + x, hc, cover by Abel Grimer) Collection of 21 stories. Introduction by Robert Holdstock. This is a limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-54-1, £60.00) signed by Kilworth and Holdstock is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].

KIMBERLY, ALICE (chron.)

• * *The Ghost and the Dead Deb (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19944-4, Sep 2005, $6.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Catherine Deeter) Mystery with a ghost detective, second in the Haunted Bookshop series. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now.
• * *The Ghost and the Dead Man’s Library (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-21265-3, Sep 2006, $6.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Catherine Deeter) Mystery with a ghost detective, first in the “Haunted Bookshop” series. Buyers of rare editions of Poe are dying.

KIMBRIEL, KATHARINE ELISKA (1956- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Wings of Morning (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-67-8, Jun 2005, $6.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Christopher Hershberger) Chapbook collection of two stories, one original and the other revised. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [www.yarddogpress.com]. (Contents)

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

• * _Bag of Bones (Hodder 0-340-92135-8, Sep 2006, £7.99, 660pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) SF/horror novel.
• * _Carrie (Hodder 0-340-92094-7, Sep 2006, £7.99, 231pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) horror novel.
• * _Carrie (SFBC, Sep 2006, $12.49, 199pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) horror novel. This is similar to the Doubleday first edition, except it lacks a price.
• * *Cell (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-9233-2, Feb 2006, $26.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Mark Stutzman) SF horror novel. Civilization is wiped out by The Pulse, delivered by cell phones.
• * _Cell (SFBC #1206192, Feb 2006, $13.49, 351pp, hc, cover by Mark Stutzman) Reprint (Scribner 2006) SF horror novel. This is similar to the Scribner edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Cell (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-92144-7, Feb 2006, £17.99, 398pp, hc) SF/horror novel. Simultaneous with the US (Scribner) edition.
• * _Cell (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-92145-5, Feb 2006, £11.99, 398pp, tp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2006) SF/horror novel. This edition is only available for sale in airports. [First U.K. edition]