The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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- KEITH, WILLIAM H(enry), Jr. (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * *Renegades Honor (FASA 1-55560-057-3, Nov 88, $4.95, 437pp, pb) Sf novelization of a game. Humanity has constructed a new Roman Empire to govern the galaxy. After thousands of years, it becomes repressive and rebellion breaks out.
- * *Stingray (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100615-7, Jan 94 [Dec 93], $4.50, 314pp, pb, cover by John Berkey) Near-future military sf adventure thriller about a battle between two 21st-century supersubs.
- * *Warstrider (AvoNova 0-380-76879-8, Feb 93 [Jan 93], $4.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Warstrider] Military sf adventure novel about a battle against an alien race whose aim is destroy everyone else in the galaxy; first book of a new series.
- * *Warstrider: Battlemind (AvoNova 0-380-77969-2, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Warstrider] Military SF novel, sixth in the series.
- * *Warstrider: Jackers (AvoNova 0-380-77591-3, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $4.99, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Warstrider] Military SF novel, third in the Warstrider series.
- * *Warstrider: Netlink (AvoNova 0-380-77968-4, Dec 95 [Nov 95], $4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Warstrider] Military SF novel, fifth in the series.
- * *Warstrider: Rebellion (AvoNova 0-380-76880-1, Jun 93 [May 93], $4.99, 310pp, pb) [Warstrider] Military sf novel, second book of a series about the battle against an alien race whose aim is to destroy all other life in the galaxy.
- * *Warstrider: Symbionts (AvoNova 0-380-77592-1, Apr 95 [Mar 95], $4.99, 327pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Warstrider] Military SF novel, fourth in the series.
- KELLEHER, BRIAN (1952- ); see pseudonym Mack Maloney
- KELLEHER, ED (1944?-2005)
- * *Animus (with Harriette Vidal) (Leisure 0-8439-3473-5, Jul 93, $4.50, 272pp, pb) Horror novel of parents who realize that their child is a monstrous inhuman creature.
- * *The Breeder (with Harriette Vidal) (Leisure 0-8439-2478-0, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $3.95, 383pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _Madonna (with Harriette Vidal) (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32239-X, Aug 88, £2.99, 255pp, pb) Reprint (Leisure Books 1985) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Prime Evil (with Harriette Vidal) (Leisure 0-8439-2669-4, Sep 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 293pp, pb) Horror novel about a man who periodically sacrifices a relative in order to remain youthful.
- * *The School (with Harriette Vidal) (Leisure 0-8439-2567-1, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 365pp, pb) Horror novel.
- * _The School (with Harriette Vidal) (Leisure 0-8439-3204-X, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $4.50, 365pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1988) horror novel; second printing.
- * *The Spell (with Harriette Vidal) (Leisure 0-8439-2935-9, Jul 90, $3.95, 312pp, pb) Horror novel of a man who uses black magic to possess the woman he desires.
- KELLEHER, VICTOR (Michael Kitchener) (1939- ) (stories)
- * +Bailys Bones (Dutton/Dial 0-8037-0662-6, Oct 89 [Nov 89], $13.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Linda Benson) Young-adult horror novel of possession and ghostly vengeance set in rural Australia. First American edition (Viking Kestrel Australia 1988).
- * *The Beast of Heaven (University of Queensland Press 0-7022-1795-6, 1984 [Jun 85], $10.00, 205pp, hc) Published in Australia in 1984, this post-holocaust sf novel is now available through Queensland University Press. There doesnt seem to be a separate U.S. edition, just a sticker on the Australian one.
- * _The Beast of Heaven (University of Queensland Press 0-7022-2033-7, Feb 87 [May 87], $8.95, 205pp, tp) Reprint (Univ. of Queensland Press 1984) sf novel, winner of the Ditmar Award. This paperback edition is the 1986 Australian, now available in the U.S.
- * _The Beast of Heaven (University of Queensland Press 0-7022-2831-1, Aug 95, $16.95, 205pp, tp) Reissue (University of Queensland Press 1984) post-holocaust SF novel, winner of the Ditmar Award. This appears to be the Australian edition, available in the US from International Specialized Book Services, 5804 NE Hassalo Street, Portland OR 97213-3644; 503-287-3093.
- * *Brother Night (Walker 0-8027-8100-4, May 91 [Apr 92], $16.95, 179pp, hc, cover by Peter Clarke) Young-adult fantasy novel of a boy who allies himself with a monster to escape the soldiers who destroy his home. This is a 1991 book not seen until now.
- * *Del-Del (Walker 0-8027-8154-3, Jun 92 [Apr 92], $16.95, 180pp, hc, cover by Peter Clarke) Young-adult horror novel of a young boy possessed by an entity that might be a demon or an alien, but is definitely evil and bent on destroying his family. Illustrations by Peter Clarke.
- * _Del-Del (Red Fox 0-09-918271-8, Mar 93, £3.50, 195pp, pb) Reissue (Random House Australia 1991) young-adult horror novel.
- * _Master of the Grove (Puffin 0-14-031386-9, Feb 88 [Mar 88], $3.95, 183pp, pb) Reissue (Kestrel 1982) young-adult fantasy novel. Worldwide edition, printed in Australia.
- * _Parkland (Viking UK 0-670-85904-4, Apr 95, £5.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Tony Pyrzakowski) Reprint (Penguin Australia 1994) young-adult SF novel. A future in which humans are caged with other great apes in Parkland. [First U.K. edition]
- * +The Red King (Dial 0-8037-0758-4, Jun 90 [May 90], $14.95, 185pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel of a land tyrannized by an evil magician/king. First American edition (Viking Kestrel Australia 1989).
- * *Taronga (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12148-5, Sep 87 [Oct 87], £6.95, 208pp, hc) Juvenile novel set in Australia in the not too distant future. [Not seen]
- * *To the Dark Tower (Julia MacRae 1-85681-086-0, Nov 92, £8.99, 184pp, hc, cover by Liz Pyle) Young-adult fantasy novel.
- * _To the Dark Tower (Red Fox 0-09-921141-6, Nov 94 [Oct 94], £3.50, 184pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Julia MacRae 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. A young man dreams of peoplewho subsequently fall into comas in the real world.
- KELLER, B. L.; see under Keller, Beverly
- KELLER, BEVERLY (Lou) (1926- )
- * *A Small, Elderly Dragon (Morrow 0-688-02553-6, Jun 84 [May 84], $10.50, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel with illustrations by Nola Langner Malone.
- KELLER, DAVID (M.), ed. (1941- )
- KELLER, DONALD G., ed. (stories)
- KELLERHALS-STEWART, HEATHER (1937- )
- * *Stuck Fast in Yesterday (Groundwood 0-88899-024-3, 1983 [Aug 86], $5.95, 135pp, pb) Juvenile fantasy novel. This is a Canadian book from 1983 which we missed then; its now being distributed in the U.S. by Salem House, c/o Mercedes Distribution Center, Inc., 160 Imlay St., Brooklyn NY 11231. The price given here is for the U.S. import.
- KELLERMAN, JONATHAN (Seth) (1949- )
- * *Jonathan Kellermans ABC of Weird Creatures (A.S.A.P. no ISBN, Nov 95, $50.00, 66pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Childrens picture book; a collection of poems about weird, imaginary creatures, with illustrations by the author. A signed, limited hardcover of 150 copies; a trade paperback edition ($25.00) of 324 copies was announced but not seen. Order from A.S.A.P. Publishing, 23852 Via Navarra, Mission Viejo, CA 92691; 714-455-1319.
- KELLET, ARNOLD, ed. (stories)
- KELLOGG, M(arjorie) BRADLEY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Book of Earth (DAW 0-88677-574-4, Feb 95 [Jan 95], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Quartet] Fantasy novel, first volume of The Dragon Quartet. A lords daughter and an amnesiac dragon named Earth team up to save the world.
- * *The Book of Water (DAW 0-88677-688-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Quartet] Fantasy novel, second volume of The Dragon Quartet. The dragon Water calls Erde and Earth from 913 AD Germany to 2013 AD Africa.
- * *Harmony (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45109-0, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $5.50, 473pp, pb) Sf novel set on a future Earth that is completely poisoned. People live in biosphere communities and only one dome on Earth preserves culture and the arts.
- * *Lears Daughters (with William B. Rossow) (SFBC #107003, Apr 87, $8.98, 725pp, hc) [*Lears Daughters] Omnibus edition of The Wave and the Flame and Reign of Fire (both NAL 1986), a two-part sf novel set on a fascinating planet with a bizarre weather pattern (Rossow provided scientific input). Highly recommended. (FCM) (Contents)
- * *Reign of Fire (with William B. Rossow) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14526-7, Oct 86 [Sep 86], $3.50, 382pp, pb) [*Lears Daughters] Sf novel, conclusion of the Lears Daughters duology. Recommended. (FCM)
- * _Reign of Fire (with William B. Rossow) (Gollancz 0-575-04157-9, Mar 88, £11.95, 382pp, hc) [*Lears Daughters] Reprint (Signet 1986) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Lears Daughters series. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Reign of Fire (with William B. Rossow) (Gollancz 0-575-04342-3, Nov 88, £3.99, 382pp, pb) [*Lears Daughters] Reprint (NAL 1986) sf novel. Volume 2 in the Lears Daughters duology.
- * *The Wave and the Flame (with William B. Rossow) (NAL/Signet 0-451-14269-1, Jun 86 [May 86], $3.50, 358pp, pb) [*Lears Daughters] Sf novel, Part 1 of Lears Daughters; written with Rossow, who apparently advised on the scientific background. This is a fascinating start to a series set on a planet with cataclysmic weather cycles. (FCM)
- * _The Wave and the Flame (with William B. Rossow) (Gollancz 0-575-04109-9, Sep 87, £10.95, 368pp, hc) [*Lears Daughters] Reprint (NAL 1986) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Lears Daughters series. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
- * _The Wave and the Flame (with William B. Rossow) (Gollancz 0-575-04277-X, Jun 88, £3.50, 358pp, pb) [*Lears Daughters] Reprint (Signet 1986) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Lears Daughters series.
- KELLY, ERIN E., ed.
- * *The World of Darkness: City of Darkness: Unseen (with Stewart Wieck) (White Wolf 1-56504-810-5, Apr 95, $5.99, 400pp, pb, cover by Doug Alexander Gregory) [World of Darkness] Original anthology of 19 dark fantasy stories based loosely on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- * *The World of Darkness: The Splendour Falls (White Wolf 1-56504-863-6, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $5.99, 378pp, pb, cover by Henry Gordon Higginbotham) [World of Darkness] Original anthology of 22 stories based on the Changeling: The Dreaming storytelling game set in the World of Darkness. Copyrighted by White Wolf. (Contents)
- KELLY, JAMES PATRICK (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Authors Choice Monthly Issue 9: Heroines (Pulphouse no ISBN, Jun 90 [May 90], $4.95, 119pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of four stories and four poems, one poem original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen. (Contents)
- * _Freedom Beach (with John Kessel) See entry under John Kessel.
- * *Freedom Beach (with John Kessel) (Bluejay 0-312-94167-6, Nov 85 [Dec 85], $15.95, 259pp, hc) Sf novel rewritten from novelettes. (Contents)
- * *Freedom Beach (with John Kessel) (Bluejay 0-312-94168-4, Nov 85 [Dec 85], $8.95, 259pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
- * _Freedom Beach (with John Kessel) (Unwin 0-04-823385-4, Oct 87, £2.95, 259pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
- * *Look Into the Sun (Tor 0-312-93148-4, Apr 89, $17.95, 280pp, hc) [Messengers Chronicles] Sf novel about Earth becoming part of an interstellar trading consortium and having to cope with new technology, new cultures, and religious philosophies. Sequel to Planet of Whispers.
- * _Look Into the Sun (Tor 0-812-54293-2, Feb 90 [Jan 90], $3.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Royo) [Messengers Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel of human/alien interaction.
- * _Look Into the Sun (Mandarin 0-7493-0354-9, Jul 90, £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Richard Dunn) [Messengers Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel. Sequel to Planet of Whispers.
- * *Planet of Whispers (Bluejay 0-312-94369-5, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $14.95, 234pp, hc) [Messengers Chronicles] Sf novel, Vol. 1 of The Messengers Chronicles.
- * _Planet of Whispers (Tor 0-812-54291-6, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 234pp, pb) [Messengers Chronicles] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) sf novel, Volume 1 of The Messengers Chronicles.
- * *Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories (Golden Gryphon Press 0-9655901-9-4, Aug 97 [Jun 97], $22.95, 275pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 14 stories, including the Hugo-winning novelette of the title. Foreword by John Kessel. Golden Gryphon Press, 364 West Country Lane, Collinsville IL 62234; 618-344-4637. (Contents)
- * *Wildlife (Tor 0-312-85578-8, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $21.95, 299pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Sf novel of outlawed AIs in a culture that aims to program all biological variables.
- * _Wildlife (Tor 0-812-53415-8, Jul 95 [Jun 95], $4.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1994) near-future SF novel of biotech and AI gone wild.
- KELLY, KEN (1946- )
- * *The Art of Ken Kelly (Friedlander Publishing Group 0-9627154-0-9, Nov 90, $19.95, 95pp, tp, cover by Ken Kelly) Art book, with 41 full-color plates plus black-and-white illustrations and a full-color foldout. Introduction by Frank Frazetta.
- KELLY, RICHARD; pseudonym of Richard Laymon, (1947-2001)
- * *Midnights Lair (W.H. Allen 0-491-03228-5, Jun 88 [Jul 88], £12.95, 253pp, hc) Horror novel.
- * _Tread Softly (W.H. Allen 0-491-03327-3, Jun 87, £11.95, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel. Kelly is a pseudonym of Richard Laymon. [First U.K. edition]
- * _Tread Softly (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32097-4, May 88, £2.99, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987 as by Richard Laymon) horror novel.
- KELLY, ROBERT (1935- ) (stories)
- * *The Cloud People (TSR 1-56076-077-X, Oct 91, $3.95, 311pp, tp, cover by Gerald Brom) Sf novel, a first novel.
- KELLY, RONALD (1959- ) (stories)
- * *Blood Kin (Zebra 0-8217-5331-2, Jun 96 [May 96], $4.99, 381pp, pb) Horror novel. A Tennessee backwoods family resurrects Great-Grandpa the vampire.
- * *Fathers Little Helper (Zebra 0-8217-3957-3, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $4.50, 384pp, pb) Horror novel. Sonny McFarlands father died in the electric chair and years later his spirit uses his son for revenge.
- * *Fear (Zebra 0-8217-4693-6, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $4.50, 477pp, pb) Horror novel. A young boy goes after a supernatural child killer in the Tennessee backwoods after his best friend disappears.
- * *Hindsight (Zebra 0-8217-2869-5, Jan 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 350pp, pb) Horror novel. A psychic little girl encounters child-murdering evil in an old barn.
- * *Moon of the Werewolf (Zebra 0-8217-3625-6, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $4.50, 368pp, pb) Horror novel. A clan of werewolves are driven from Ireland to run free under the Kentucky moon. Authors name is given as Ron rather than Ronald on the cover.
- * *Pitfall (Zebra 0-8217-3069-X, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Horror novel of Satanic killer dogs.
- * *The Possession (Zebra 0-8217-4368-6, Nov 93 [Dec 93], $4.50, 381pp, pb) Horror novel of a modern couple caught up in an ongoing spectral drama begun during the Civil War.
- * *Something Out There (Zebra 0-8217-3338-9, Mar 91 [Apr 91], $4.50, 406pp, pb) Horror novel of a monstrous and legendary beast roaming the Tennessee mountains.
- KELLY, SUSAN (B.) (1955- ) (stories)
- * *The Ghosts of Albi (Severn House 0-7278-5350-3, May 98, £16.99, 248pp, hc) Fantasy/time-travel novel in which people of today affect the events of the Albigensian massacre, changing history.
- KELLY-FREAS, FRANK; see under Freas, Frank Kelly (stories)
- KELMAN, JUDITH (Ann) (1945- ) (stories)
- * *Prime Evil (Berkley 0-425-09326-3, Sep 86 [Aug 86], $3.50, 263pp, pb) Horror novel of grim secrets and hidden terrors on Bramble Farm.
- * _Prime Evil (Mandarin 0-7493-1207-6, Mar 93, £3.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Berkley 1986) horror novel.
- * _While Angels Sleep (Grafton 0-586-20782-1, Jun 90, £3.50, 280pp, pb, cover by Terry Oakes) Reprint (Berkley 1988) horror novel.
- KEMP, GENE, ed. (1926- ) (stories)
- * +Ghosts, Ghouls, & Other Nightmares (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037858-8, Sep 95, $4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Jim Carroll) Young-adult anthology of 14 ghost stories, with illustrations by Nick Harris. Authors include Philippa Pearce, Ray Bradbury, and Joan Aiken. First US edition (Viking UK 1992 as The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls).
- * *The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls (Viking UK 0-670-83849-7, Jul 92, £9.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Nick Harris) Young-adult ghost/horror anthology. (Contents)
- * _The Puffin Book of Ghosts and Ghouls (Puffin 0-14-034748-8, Oct 93, £3.99, 254pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Viking UK 1992) young-adult ghost/horror anthology.
- KEMP, ROBIN
- KEMSKE, FLOYD (1947- ) (stories)
- * *Human Resources: A Corporate Nightmare (Catbird Press 0-945774-29-X, Oct 95, $12.95, 223pp, tp) Satiric vampire novel. A company is being reorganized by a vampire who feeds on fresh ideas as well as blood. Catbird Press, 16 Windsor Rd, North Haven CT 06473; 800-360-2391; catbird@pipeline.com.
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