The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007

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The Dark-Hunter Companion Sherrilyn Kenyon & Alethea Kontis (St. Martin’s Griffin 978-0-312-36343-2, Nov 2007, $19.95, 420pp, tp) [Dark-Hunter] Non-fiction, reference, a guide to the books and characters in Kenyon’s paranormal romance series about the Dark-Hunters, Were-Hunters, and others, in the form of a handbook for new Dark-Hunters, complete with interesting tidbits of information like recipes and a travel guide to New Orleans. First US edition (Piatkus 10/07).

The Gold Falcon Katharine Kerr (DAW 978-0-7564-0419-2, May 2007, $7.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Deverry: Silver Worm] Reprint (Voyager 2006) fantasy novel, book one in the Silver Worm series, 12th overall in the Deverry series.

The Spirit Stone Katharine Kerr (DAW 978-0-7564-0433-8, Jun 2007, $24.95, 466pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Deverry: Silver Worm] Fantasy novel, book two in the Silver Worm duology, part of the Deverry series. Simultaneous with the Voyager UK edition.

Children of the Lamp: The Cobra King of Kathmandu P. B. Kerr (Scholastic/Apple 978-0-439-67024-1, Dec 2007, $6.99, 373pp, tp, cover by Petar Meseldzija) [Children of the Lamp] Reprint (Scholastic UK 2006) young-adult fantasy novel, third in the series.

Children of the Lamp: The Day of the Djinn Warriors P. B. Kerr (Scholastic/Orchard 978-0-439-93214-1, Jan 2008, $17.99, 395pp, hc, cover by Petar Meseldzija) [Children of the Lamp] Young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series about half-djinn twins. First US edition (Scholastic UK 8/07).

The Road to Hell Jackie Kessler (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-8103-0, Nov 2007, $15.00, tp, cover by Chad Michael Ward) [Hell’s Belles] Supernatural romance, the second in a trilogy about a succubus turned mortal.

Offspring Jack Ketchum (Leisure 978-0-8439-586456, Jun 2007, $7.99, 293pp, pb) [Off Season] Reprint (Berkley 1991) associational horror novel about cannibals, sequel to Off Season. This appears to be the text from the 2006 Overlook Connection definitive edition, but drops the author’s afterword.

Weed Species Jack Ketchum (CD Publications 1-58767-154-9, Oct 2006, $35.00, 860pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Associational non-supernatural horror novella. This is a signed, limited edition of 1500, dated 2006, but not seen until now. Order from CD Publications, 132-B Industry Lane, Unit 7, Forest Hill MD 21050; [www.cemeterydance.com].

The Literature of Hope in the Middle Ages and Today: Connections in Medieval Romance, Modern Fantasy, and Science Fiction Flo Keyes (McFarland 0-7864-2596-2, Mar 2006, $35.00, 255pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical, a look at the sense of hope and the use of archetypes in medieval romances and modern SF. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; 800-253-2187; [www.mcfarlandpub.com].

The Blood Knight Greg Keyes (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-44072-3, May 2007, $7.99, 547pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) fantasy novel, book three of The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone.

Beowulf Caitlín R. Kiernan (HarperEntertainment 978-0-06-134128-1, Oct 2007, $7.99, 371pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures and Shangri-Ka Entertainment.

Daughter of Hounds Caitlín R. Kiernan (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46125-8, Jan 2007, $14.00, 431pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Threshold] Horror set in the world of Threshold and Low Red Moon. A girl discovers she’s a changeling, and dark forces are after her.

Low Red Moon Caitlín R. Kiernan (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46164-3, Aug 2007, $7.99, 371pp, pb) [Threshold] Reprint (Roc 2003) dark fantasy novel, sequel to Threshold.

Silk Caitlín R. Kiernan (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-45668-7, Dec 2007, $7.99, 351pp, pb) Reissue (Roc 1998) dark fantasy novel.

Tales from the Woeful Platypus Caitlín R. Kiernan (Subterranean Press 1-59606-090-5, Jan 2007, $20.00, 114pp, hc) Collection of eight erotic stories. This is clothbound without dustjacket; the sold-out leatherbound limited edition has one additional vignette, plus another story in an accompanying chapbook. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

Threshold Caitlín R. Kiernan (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46124-7, Jan 2007, $6.99, 312pp, pb) [Threshold] Reprint (Roc 2001) dark fantasy novel.

Vampire Hunter D: Demon Deathchase Hideyuki Kikuchi (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-031-0, Jan 2006, $8.95, 211pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Vampire Hunter D] Vampire novel, the third in a series that has spawned anime films. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1985). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

Vampire Hunter D: Mysterious Journey to the North Sea, Part One Hideyuki Kikuchi (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 978-1-59582-107-2, Apr 2007, $8.95, 170pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Vampire Hunter D] Vampire novel, the seventh in a series which has spawned anime films. This has a mew afterword by Kikuchi. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1988). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Copublished with Digital Manga Publishing.

Vampire Hunter D: Mysterious Journey to the North Sea, Part Two Hideyuki Kikuchi (Dark Horse Books 978-1-59582-108-9, Sep 2007, $8.95, 246pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Vampire Hunter D] Vampire novel, the eighth in a series which has spawned anime films. This has a new afterword by Kikuchi. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1988). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Co-published with Digital Manga Publishing.

Vampire Hunter D: The Stuff of Dreams Hideyuki Kikuchi (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 978-1-59582-094-5, Sep 2006, $8.95, 175pp, tp, cover by Yoshitaka Amano) [Vampire Hunter D] Vampire novel, the fifth in a series which has spawned anime films. Translated by Kevin Leahy from the Japanese (Asahi Sonorama 1985). Illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

Reborn Nancy Kilpatrick (Mosaic Press 978-0-88962-840-3, Nov 2006, $18.00, 267pp, tp) [Power of the Blood World] Reprint (Pumpkin Books 1998) horror novel in the Power of the Blood World series. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

The Quantum July Ron King (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73418-9, Oct 2007, $15.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Jon Lezinsky) Young-adult quasi-SF novel. In a quantum physics experiment, 13-year-old Danny discovers the ability to shift between possible realities, and start looking for a world where his family is still together.

Everything’s Eventual Stephen King (Pocket 978-1-4165-3781-6, Feb 2007, $7.99, 583pp, pb) Reissue (Scribner 2002) collection of 14 stories. This is a movie tie-in edition for 1408.

Lisey’s Story Stephen King (SFBC #1202944, Oct 2006, $14.99, 513pp, hc) Reprint (Scribner 2006) horror novel. This is similar to the Scribner edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Lisey’s Story Stephen King (Pocket 978-1-4165-2335-2, Jul 2007, $9.99, 656pp, pb, cover by Mark Stutzman) Reprint (Scribner 2006) horror novel. This is a tall rack-size edition.

The Mist Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-22329-6, Nov 2007, $6.99, 230pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1980 as part of Dark Forces ed. by Kirby McCauley) horror novella. This is a movie tie-in edition.

’Salem’s Lot Stephen King (Pocket 978-0-671-03974-5, 2007, $7.99, 631pp, pb, cover by Lisa Litwack) Reissue (Doubleday 1975) vampire horror novel. This has the 1999 introduction by King; 16th printing.

The Stand Stephen King (Random House/Gramercy 978-0-517-21901-0, 2007, $14.99, 1153pp, hc, cover by William L. Villarreal) Reissue (Doubleday 1990) revised edition of King’s 1978 horror novel. An instant remainder edition. Seventh printing.

Three Complete Novels: Carrie/’Salem’s Lot/The Shining Stephen King (Random House/Wings 978-0-517-21902-7, 2007, $17.99, 1096pp, hc) Reissue (2002) omnibus of three horror novels: Carrie (1974), ’Salem’s Lot (1975), and The Shining (1977). This is an instant remainder edition. Fifth printing.

Warhammer 40,000: The Space Wolf Omnibus William King (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-457-8, Feb 2007, $11.99, 766pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Omnibus of three novelizations based on the roleplaying game in the Space Wolf or Wolfclaw subseries: Space Wolf (1999), Ragnar’s Claw (2000), and Grey Hunter (2002). Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (1/07) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.

Mina Marie Kiraly (Berkley 978-0-425-21746-7, Dec 2007, $14.00, 342pp, tp, cover by Tony Mauro) [Dracula] Reprint (Berkley 1994) horror novel based on Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Kiraly is a pen name for Elaine Bergstrom.

Imminent Michael Kirchhoff (iUniverse 0-595-41104-5, Dec 2006, $19.95, 317pp, tp) SF novel. Two alien races, the pacifist Imminent and the warlike Zeastians, pay for permission to hold their war in the Alaskan wilderness. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand edition available online at [www.iuniverse.com] or from iUniverse, 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100, Lincoln NE 68512; 800-288-4677.

Across the Face of the World Russell Kirkpatrick (Orbit US 978-0-316-00341-4, Jan 2008, $7.99, 701pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Fire of Heaven] Fantasy novel, book one of the Fire of Heaven trilogy. First US edition (HarperCollins Australia 2004).

The Unbinding Walter Kirn (Random House/Anchor 978-0-307-27741-1, Jan 2007, $13.95, 165+ix, tp) Near-future SF novel. An operator at AidSat uses his company’s omnipresent assistance network to spy on others. Previously published online as a serial at Slate.com, with some revisions.

Portable Childhoods Ellen Klages (Tachyon Publications 978-1-892391-45-2, Apr 2007, $14.95, 210pp, tp) Collection of 16 stories, three original. Introduction by Neil Gaiman.

Blood and Chocolate Annette Curtis Klause (Random House/Delacorte 978-0-385-73421-9, Aug 2007, $8.99, 264pp, tp, cover by Shane Rebenschied) Reprint (Delacorte 1997) young-adult werewolf romance.

Freaks Annette Curtis Klause (Simon Pulse 978-0-689-87038-5, Jul 2007, $6.99, 331pp, pb, cover by James Jean) Reprint (McElderry 2006) young-adult historical fantasy novel about the normal son of freak show entertainers.

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories ed. John Klima (Bantam Spectra 978-0-553-38433-8, May 2007, $13.00, 433pp, pb, cover by Jamie S. Warren Youll) Original anthology of 21 stories, two reprints, based on winning spelling bee words. Authors include Liz Williams, Michael Moorcock, Elizabeth Hand, and Jay Lake.

Nacky Patcher and the Curse of the Dry-Land Boats Jeffrey Kluger (Penguin/Philomel 978-0-599-24606-3, Jun 2007, $18.99, 374pp, hc, cover by David Elliott) Young-adult novel with fantasy elements. The people of the landlocked town of Yole decide to rebuild a damaged ship they find, hoping to end a curse.

Diablo: The Sin War, Book Three: The Veiled Prophet Richard A. Knaak (Pocket Star 978-0-7434-7124-4, Oct 2007, $7.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Glenn Rane) [Diablo: The Sin War] Novelization based on the dark fantasy computer game, the third volume in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

Diablo: The Sin War, Book Two: Scales of the Serpent Richard A. Knaak (Pocket Star 978-0-7434-7123-7, Apr 2007, $7.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Glenn Rane) [Diablo: The Sin War] Novelization based on the dark fantasy computer game, the second volume in a trilogy. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

DragonLance: Black Talon Richard A. Knaak (Wizards of the Coast 978-0-7869-4299-2, Dec 2007, $6.99, 405pp, pb, cover by Aleksi Briclot) [DragonLance: Ogre Titans] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, volume one of the Ogre Titans series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

Master of Dragons Angela Knight (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21424-4, Jun 2007, $7.99, 293pp, pb) [Mageverse] Paranormal romance set in the Mageverse.

Master of Swords Angela Knight (SFBC #1222500, Nov 2006, $10.99, 305pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Magekind] Reprint (Berkley Sensation 2006) contemporary dark fantasy romance novel with Arthurian elements in the Magekind series. This has ISBN 978-0-7394-7368-9, lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Warlord Angela Knight (Berkley Sensation 978-0-425-21784-9, Sep 2007, $14.00, 410pp, tp) Erotic paranormal romance collection, with the novel Jane’s Warlord (2004), novella “Warfem”, and two original stories.

Captive Dreams Angela Knight & Diane Whiteside (Berkley Sensation 0-425-20775-7, Sep 2006, $14.00, 330pp, tp, cover by Jim Griffin) Erotic paranormal romance anthology, with two novellas by the authors individually, and collaborative prologue and epilogue. Previously published in ebook form (Ellora’s Cave 2002). Two fantasy writers are kidnapped by their hunky fantasy and SF heroes, who fear they’re about to be written off. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.

Parallel Desire Deidre Knight (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22244-2, Dec 2007, $6.99, 335pp, pb) [Midnight Warriors] SF paranormal romance novel, fourth in the Midnight Warriors series begun in Parallel Attraction.

Parallel Seduction Deidre Knight (Penguin/Signet Eclipse 978-0-451-22096-7, Apr 2007, $6.99, 332pp, pb) [Midnight Warriors] SF paranormal romance novel, third in the series begun in Parallel Attraction.

Valentine’s Exile E. E. Knight (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46161-2, Jul 2007, $7.99, 345pp, pb) [Vampire Earth] Reprint (Roc 2006) SF horror novel, book five of The Vampire Earth.

Valentine’s Resolve E. E. Knight (Penguin/Roc 978-0-451-46146-9, Jul 2007, $23.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Vampire Earth] SF horror novel, book six of The Vampire Earth. David Valentine travels to enemy-held Seattle to free allies.

Legends of the Mountain State: Ghostly Tales from the State of West Virginia ed. Michael Knost (Woodland Press 978-0-9793236-0-7, Nov 2007, $18.95, 150pp, tp) Original anthology of 13 ghost stories based on Appalachian folklore. Authors include Thomas F. Monteleone, Scott Nicholson, and Kealan Patrick Burke. Foreword by Rick Hautala. Woodland Press, 118 Woodland Drive, Chapmanville WV 25508; [www.woodlandpress.com].

Dreamquake Elizabeth Knox (Farrar Straus Giroux 978-0-374-31854-3, Mar 2007, $19.00, 449pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) [Dreamhunter Duet] Young-adult fantasy novel, the second book of the Dreamhunter Duet. A Frances Foster book. First US edition (Faber Children’s Books 1/07 as The Dream Quake).

Kockroach Tyler Knox (HarperCollins/Morrow 978-0-06-114333-5, Jan 2007, $23.95, 356pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel, an inversion of Kafka’s Metamorphosis in which a cockroach becomes human in the mid-1950s.

Kissing the Bee Kathe Koja (Farrar Straus Giroux/Foster 978-0-374-39938-2, Oct 2007, $16.00, 121pp, hc) Associational young-adult novella about high school seniors in a love triangle. A Frances Foster book.

The Red Queen’s Daughter Jacqueline Kolosov (Hyperion 978-1-4232-0797-2, Oct 2007, $16.99, 404pp, hc, cover by Michael Frost) Young-adult historical fantasy. Mary Seymour learns white magic to help Queen Elizabeth.

Brother Odd Dean Koontz (Bantam 978-0-553-58910-8, Nov 2007, $7.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [Odd Thomas] Reprint (Bantam 2006) thriller/psych horror novel, third in the Odd Thomas series.

The Darkest Evening of the Year Dean Koontz (Bantam 978-0-553-80482-9, Dec 2007, $27.00, 354pp, hc) Thriller with supernatural elements. A woman who helps abused dogs is attacked by humans.

Darkfall Dean Koontz (Berkley 978-0-425-21459-6, Feb 2007, $7.99, 374pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984 as Darkness Comes) horror novel. This has a new afterword by Koontz; 51st printing.

Forever Odd Dean Koontz (Bantam 978-0-553-38451-2, Dec 2007, $14.00, 334pp, tp, cover by Tom Hallman) [Odd Thomas] Reprint (Bantam 2005) horror novel, sequel to Odd Thomas.

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