The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2006
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You Don’t Have to be Evil to Work Here, But it Helps Tom Holt (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-284-1, Nov 2006, £6.99, 346pp, tp, cover by James Nicol); Reprint (Orbit 2006) humorous fantasy novel, fourth in the J. Wellington Wells & Co. series.
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The Power of Five: Book Two: Evil Star Anthony Horowitz (Walker UK 1-84428-620-7, Apr 2006, £7.99, 350pp, tp); Young-adult SF/fantasy novel, the second in a five-book series much rewritten from his Pentagram series published in the 1980s.
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H.P. Lovecraft: Against the World, Against Life Michel Houellebecq (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-85138-1, Jul 2006, £10.00, 245pp, tp); Reprint (Believer Books 2005) critical work on Lovecraft, including a 90-page essay by Houellebecq, two longer stories by Lovecraft, and an introduction by Stephen King. Translated by Dorna Khazeni from the French original, H.P. Lovecraft: contre le monde, contre la vie (Editions du Rocher 1991). [First U.K. edition]
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The Possibility of an Island Michel Houellebecq (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-85098-9, Nov 2005, £12.99, 345pp, hc); Literary SF novel in the form of a comedian’s memoir with comments by his far-future clone.
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The Possibility of an Island Michel Houellebecq (Orion/Phoenix 0-75382-118-4, Jul 2006, £7.99, 423pp, tp); Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005) literary SF novel.
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The Dream Merchant Isabel Hoving (Walker UK 1-4063-0182-5, Mar 2006, £7.99, 639pp, tp, cover by Phil Schramm); Reprint (Walker 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Translated by Hester Velmans from the prize-winning Dutch original The Winged Cat (2002).
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The Key to Chintak: The Zamorian Chronicles John Howard (Antony Rowe 1-905200-13-7, Mar 2006, £6.99, 327pp, tp, cover by Jurgen Ziewe); Reprint (Antony Rowe 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. The original edition was not seen.
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The Complete Chronicles of Conan: Centenary Edition Robert E. Howard (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07766-2, Jan 2006, £18.99, 925pp, hc); Fantasy omnibus of The People of the Black Circle (Gollancz 2000) and The Hour of the Dragon (Gollancz 2001) with the contents rearranged. Edited and with an afterword by Stephen Jones. This is a special edition celebrating the Centenary of Howard’s birth; it lacks a dustjacket. Illustrated and with a colour frontispiece by Les Edwards.
- 1 · The Hyborian Age · ar LANY Cooperative Publications, 1938; the first half was published in The Phantagraph, Feb, Aug, & Oct/Nov ’36.
- 21 · Cimmeria [Conan] · pm The Howard Collector Win ’65
- 23 · The Phoenix on the Sword [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Dec ’32
- 44 · The Scarlet Citadel [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan ’33
- 79 · The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Mar ’33
- 101 · Black Colossus [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jun ’33
- 134 · The Slithering Shadow [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Sep ’33
- 163 · The Pool of the Black One [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Oct ’33
- 188 · Rogues in the House [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Jan ’34
- 209 · Shadows in the Moonlight [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Apr ’34
- 236 · Queen of the Black Coast [Conan] · nv Weird Tales May ’34
- 262 · The Devil in Iron [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Aug ’34
- 289 · The People of the Black Circle [Conan] · na Weird Tales Sep ’34 (+2)
- 356 · A Witch Shall Be Born [Conan] · na Weird Tales Dec ’34
- 393 · Jewels of Gwahlur [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Mar ’35
- 431 · Beyond the Black River [Conan] · na Weird Tales May ’35 (+1)
- 478 · Shadows in Zamboula [Conan] · nv Weird Tales Nov ’35
- 505 · Red Nails [Conan] · na Weird Tales Jul ’36 (+2)
- 574 · The Hour of the Dragon · pm The Howard Collector Spr ’69
- 575 · The Hour of the Dragon [Conan] · n. Weird Tales Dec ’35 (+4)
- 733 · The God in the Bowl [Conan] · ss The Tower of the Elephant, Donald M. Grant, 1975; originally published in a somewhat different version in Super Science Fiction, September 1952.
- 751 · The Black Stranger [Conan] · na Echoes of Valor, ed. Karl Edward Wagner, Tor, 1987; Published in a different version in Fantasy Magazine, Feb-Mar 1953.
- 818 · The Frost-Giant’s Daughter [Conan] · ss Rogues in the House, Donald M. Grant, 1976; originally published in a somewhat different version in Fantasy Fiction, August 1953.
- 826 · Drums of Tombalku (draft) [Conan] · uw The Pool of the Black One, Donald M. Grant, 1986; originally published in a somewhat different version in Conan the Adventurer (Lancer, 1966).
- 847 · The Vale of Lost Women [Conan] · ss Magazine of Horror Spr ’67
- 862 · Wolves Beyond the Border (Draft) [Conan] · uw The Conan Chronicles: Volume 2: The Hour of the Dragon, Gollancz, 2001
- 880 · The Snout in the Dark (draft) [Conan] · uw Jewels of Gwahlur, Donald M. Grant, 1979; originally published in a somewhat different version in Conan of Cimmeria (Lancer, 1969).
- 888 · The Hall of the Dead (synopsis) [Conan] · uw The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 890 · The Hand of Nergal (fragment) [Conan] · uw The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, Glenn Lord, Donald M. Grant, 1976
- 893 · Notes on Various Peoples of the Hyborian Age · Anonymous · ar REHUPA
- 897 · Robert E. Howard and Conan · Stephen Jones · aw (*), 2006; Copyrighted 2000, 2006, this is revised and updated from the two earlier afterwords,; ‘Robert E. Howard and Conan: The Early Years’ (The Conan Chronicles: Volume 1, Gollancz, 2000); and ‘Robert E. Howard and Conan: The Final Years’ (The Conan Chronicles: Volume 2, Gollancz, 2001)
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MapHead Lesley Howarth (Walker UK 1-84428-142-6, Oct 2005, £7.99, 362pp, tp) [Maphead]; Omnibus of two young-adult SF novels: MapHead (1994) and MapHead 2 (1997).
- 9 · MapHead · n. Walker, 1994
- 161 · MapHead 2 · n. Walker, 1997
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Smoke and Mirrors Tanya Huff (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-477-1, Dec 2006, £6.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley); Reprint (DAW 2005) dark fantasy novel, related to the Victory Nelson series. Second in a series featuring Henry’s friend Tony. The TV crew of a vampire-detective show gets trapped in a real haunted house. [First U.K. edition]
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Smoke and Shadows Tanya Huff (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-476-3, Mar 2006, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by Sam Hadley); Reprint (DAW 2004) dark fantasy novel, first in a new series related to the Victory Nelson series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Fire and Ice Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-721788-9, Apr 2006, £4.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLaughlin); Reprint (HarperCollins 2003 as Warriors: Fire and Ice) animal fantasy novel. Book two in a sub-series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Forest of Secrets Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-714004-5, Apr 2006, £4.99, 349pp, tp, cover by Wayne McLaughlin); Reprint (HarperCollins 2003 as Warriors: Forest of Secrets) young-adult fantasy novel. Book three in a series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Into the Wild Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-721787-0, Apr 2006, £4.99, tp, cover by Wayne McLaughlin); Reprint (HarperCollins 2003 as Warriors: Into the Wild) young-adult fantasy novel. The first book in a new series. [First U.K. edition]
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Warrior Cats: Rising Storm Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-714005-3, Oct 2006, £4.99, 352pp, tp); Reprint (HarperCollins 2004) animal fantasy novel. Book four in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Dying Words Shaun Hutson (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-432-1, Aug 2006, £17.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant); Horror novel.
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Twisted Souls Shaun Hutson (Time Warner UK 0-7515-3523-0, Mar 2006, £6.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant); Reprint (Time Warner UK 2005) horror novel.
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La-Bas: A Journey into the Self J. K. Huysmans (Dedalus 1-873982-74-7, May 2006, £8.99, 329pp, tp, cover by Beardsley. Aubrey); Reissue (Dedalus 2001) literary horror novel about Satanism, translated from the French original (1891). Introduction and notes by Brendan King; afterword by Robert Irwin. Second printing.
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The Beasts of Clawstone Castle Eva Ibbotson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-43465-9, May 2006, £4.99, 222pp, tp, cover by David Roberts); Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 2005) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Fate of the Fallen Ian Irvine (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-468-2, Sep 2006, £12.99, ii+600pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons); Reprint (Penguin Australia 2006 as Torments of the Traitor) fantasy novel. Book one of The Song of Tears series in the Three Worlds universe, set ten years after the end of The Well of Echoes quartet. [First U.K. edition]
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Exquisite Corpse Robert Irwin (Dedalus 1-903517-38-9, Jul 2006, £6.99, 235pp, tp, cover by Ben Mitchell); Reprint (Dedalus 1995) literary fantasy novel.
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Never Le Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber and Faber 0-571-22413-X, Mar 2006, £7.99, 282pp, tp); Reprint (Faber and Faber 2005) literary SF novel of human-clones used for spare parts.
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High Rhulain Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-38160-4, Jun 2006, £6.99, 341pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Puffin 2005) young-adult fantasy novel in the Redwall series.
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Martin the Warrior Brian Jacques (Random House UK/Red Fox 1-8623-0143-3, Aug 2006, £6.99, 383pp, tp, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Hutchinson 1993) young-adult fantasy novel in the Redwall series.
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Mattimeo Brian Jacques (Random House UK/Red Fox 1-8623-0140-9, Aug 2006, £6.99, 431pp, tp, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Hutchinson 1989) young-adult fantasy novel in the Redwall series.
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Mossflower Brian Jacques (Random House UK/Red Fox 1-8623-0139-5, Aug 2006, £6.99, 431pp, tp, cover by blacksheep); Reprint (Hutchinson 1988) young-adult fantasy novel in the Redwall series.
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Rakkety Tam Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-14-131283-1, Dec 2005, £5.99, 371pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (Philomel 2004) young-adult animal fantasy novel in the Redwall series. Illustrated by David Elliot.
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Voyage of Slaves Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-67-091324-3, Oct 2006, £12.99, 356pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt); Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. Simultaneous with the US (Philomel) edition.
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The Children of Men P. D. James (Faber 0-571-22852-6, Jan 2006, £6.99, 278pp, tp); Reprint (Faber 1992) SF novel.
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Sweet Heart Peter James (Orion 0-7528-7677-5, Nov 2005, £6.99, 335pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 1990) fantasy novel.
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Peace Weavers Julia Jarman (Scholastic UK 0-439-97771-1, Jan 2006, £4.99, 226pp, tp); Reprint (Andersen Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. Includes an afterword by Jarman.
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The Captain’s Witch Rosemary Hawley Jarman (Egerton House 1-905016-07-7, 2005, £14.50, 401pp, tp, cover by John Kaiine); Dark fantasy novel. This is dated 2005, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition. Egerton House, 3 Egerton Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN39 3HH, UK; [books@egertonhousepublishing.co.uk].
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Terry Pratchett’s Hogfather: The Illustrated Screenplay Vadim Jean & Terry Pratchett (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07929-0, Nov 2006, £20.00, 252pp, hc); Non-fiction. The shooting script for the TV movie, illustrated with numerous stills and design sketches. Includes separate forewords by Jean and Pratchett, and an afterword by producers Rod Brown & Ian Sharples.
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The New World Order Ben Jeapes (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-55096-5, Jan 2006, £5.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Mark Oldroyd); Reprint (David Fickling Books 2004) alternate-history SF novel of alien interference in 17th-century England.
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The Waking T. M. Jenkins (Macmillan UK 1-4050-8987-3, May 2006, £12.99, 371pp, hc); SF novel. Nate Sheehan’s cryogenically-frozen brain is transplanted into a new body 60 years after his murder.
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My Dirty Little Book of Stolen Time Liz Jensen (Bloomsbury 0-7475-8418-4, Jul 2006, £12.99, 305pp, hc); Fantasy novel.
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The Secret Country Jane Johnson (Simon & Schuster Children’s Books UK 0-689-86080-3, Mar 2006, £5.99, 247pp, tp, cover by Adam Stower); Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. First in a series.
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Ghost Trouble Pete Johnson (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86691-X, Oct 2006, £5.99, 301pp, tp, cover by Jerry Paris); Omnibus of two young-adult horror novels: The Ghost Dog and The Creeper.
- 5 · The Ghost Dog · n.
- 145 · The Creeper · n. London: Corgi, 2000
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Love Potions Christina Jones (Piatkus 0-7499-3735-1, Oct 2006, £6.99, 303pp, tp); Reprint (Piatkus 2006, not seen) fantasy novel.
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Conrad’s Fate Diana Wynne Jones (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-719087-5, Mar 2006, £5.99, 348pp, tp); Reprint (Collins 2005) young-adult fantasy novel in the Chrestomanci series.
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The Pinhoe Egg Diana Wynne Jones (HarperCollins Children’s Books UK 0-00-722854-6, Sep 2006, £12.99, 458pp, hc); Young-adult fantasy novel in the Chrestomanci series.
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Band of Gypsys Gwyneth Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07645-3, Jun 2006, £6.99, 297pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 2005) futuristic Arthurian fantasy novel, fourth in the series begun in Bold as Love.
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Rainbow Bridge Gwyneth Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07715-8, Jun 2006, £12.99, 374pp, tp); Near-future fantasy novel, the fifth and final in the Last in the quintet begun in Bold as Love.
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The Serpents of Arakesh: Karazan the First V. M. Jones (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31942-9, Apr 2006, £5.99, 232pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt); Reprint (HarperCollins New Zealand 2003 as Serpents of Arakesh: The Karazan Quartet) young-adult fantasy novel, book one in a series.
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Knife of Dreams Robert Jordan (Little Brown UK/Orbit 1-84149-228-0, Aug 2006, £8.99, 813pp, pb); Reprint (Orbit 2005) fantasy novel. Book 11 of The Wheel of Time.
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The Limits of Enchantment Graham Joyce (Orion/Phoenix 0-75381-929-5, Jan 2006, £6.99, 264pp, tp); Reprint (Gollancz 2005) fantasy novel. A maybe-witch accepts her heritage as she comes of age in the 1960s.
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TWOC Graham Joyce (Faber 0-571-22513-6, Jun 2005, £6.99, 225pp, tp); Reprint (PS Publishing 2005) associational young-adult novel. This appeared in 2005 but was not seen until now.
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Star Wars: Darth Bane: Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic Drew Karpyshyn (Random House UK/Century/Lucasbooks 1-8441-3318-4, Oct 2006, £17.99, x+324pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar); SF novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition.
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Ice Anna Kavan (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1268-3, Aug 2006, £8.95, vi+158pp, tp); Reissue (Peter Owen 1967) fantasy novel. Includes a new foreword by Christopher Priest.
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Back to the Divide Elizabeth Kay (Chicken House, The 1-905294-19-0, Apr 2006, £5.99, 384pp, tp); Reprint (The Chicken House US 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Divide Elizabeth Kay (Chicken House, The 1-905294-20-4, Apr 2006, £5.99, 320pp, tp); Reprint (The Chicken House US 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Jinx on the Divide Elizabeth Kay (Chicken House, The 1-904442-76-5, Apr 2006, £5.99, 373pp, tp); Reprint (The Chicken House 2005) young-adult fantasy novel. Third in the series after The Divide and Back to the Divide.
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The Darkest Road Guy Gavriel Kay (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721726-9, Feb 2006, £6.99, 420pp, pb, cover by Martin Springett); Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novel. Book three of The Fionavar Tapestry.
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The Summer Tree Guy Gavriel Kay (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721724-2, Feb 2006, £6.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Martin Springett); Reprint (McClelland & Stewart 1984) fantasy novel. Book one of The Fionavar Tapestry.
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The Wandering Fire Guy Gavriel Kay (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-721725-0, Feb 2006, £6.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Martin Springett); Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novel. Book two of The Fionavar Tapestry.
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The Sea Beggars Paul Kearney (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04777-X, Jul 2006, £11.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone); Fantasy novel, book two of This Forsaken Earth.
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Nothing Scares Me Gene Kemp (Faber and Faber 0-571-22823-2, Apr 2006, £5.99, 162pp, tp, cover by Mandy Norman); Young-adult fantasy novel.
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Fantasy Lover Sherrilyn Kenyon (Piatkus 0-7499-3613-4, May 2006, £6.99, 307pp, pb); Reprint (St. Martin’s 2002) fantasy novel.
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Kiss of the Night Sherrilyn Kenyon (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.
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Night Play Sherrilyn Kenyon (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.
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Unleash the Night Sherrilyn Kenyon (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.
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The Gold Falcon Katharine Kerr (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.
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Children of the Lamp: The Blue Djinn of Babylon P. B. Kerr (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.
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Children of the Lamp: The Cobra King of Kathmandu P. B. Kerr (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.
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Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes (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.
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The Blood Knight Greg Keyes (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]
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The Charnel Prince Greg Keyes (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.
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Shadows of God Greg Keyes (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]
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Kiddography: The Art & Life of Tom Kidd 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.
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Jason X: To the Third Power Nancy Kilpatrick (Games Workshop/Black Flame 1-84416-281-8, Apr 2006, £6.99, 412pp, pb); Horror novelization.
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Attica Garry Kilworth (Little Brown UK/Atom 1-904233-55-4, Mar 2006, £12.99, 330pp, hc, cover by David Franklin); Young-adult fantasy novel.
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Moby Jack and Other Tall Tales Garry Kilworth (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].
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Bag of Bones Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-92135-8, Sep 2006, £7.99, 660pp, pb); Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1998) SF/horror novel.
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Carrie Stephen King (Hodder 0-340-92094-7, Sep 2006, £7.99, 231pp, tp); Reprint (Doubleday 1974) horror novel.
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Cell Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-92144-7, Feb 2006, £17.99, 398pp, hc); SF/horror novel. Simultaneous with the US (Scribner) edition.
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