The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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Different Seasons Stephen King (Futura 0-7088-2360-2, May ’91, £4.99, 560pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1982) collection of four horror novellas.


Firestarter Stephen King (Futura 0-7088-2101-4, May ’91, £4.99, 510pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1980) sf/horror novel. 14th impression.


Four Past Midnight Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17038-5, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $6.99, 744pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas with an introduction by the author. Recommended (SW).


Four Past Midnight Stephen King (NEL 0-450-54288-2, Oct ’91, £5.99, 930pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1990) collection of four original short horror novels. Recommended. (PSP)


Four Past Midnight Stephen King (BOMC/QPBC, Nov ’91, $11.95, 800pp, tp, cover by Rob Wood & Stansbury) Reprint (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas with an introduction by the author. This is identical to the Viking edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the dust jacket printed as the soft cover.


Misery Stephen King (NEL 0-450-41739-5, Apr ’91, £4.99, 370pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1987) psychological thriller. This is the movie tie-in edition.


Needful Things Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-54673-5, Oct ’91, £15.99, 698pp, hc) Horror novel about a new shop in Castle Rock that offers everyone exactly what they think they need — in exchange for a small favour. Recommended. (PSP) Simultaneous with U.S. (Viking) edition.


Needful Things Stephen King (Viking 0-670-83953-1, Oct ’91, $24.00, 690pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood & Stansbury) Horror novel of a town destroyed by a small shop where you can buy whatever you most desire — for a price. Simultaneous with U.K. (Hodder & Stoughton) edition.


Needful Things Stephen King (BOMC, Oct ’91, $21.95, 704pp, hc) Reprint (Viking; Hodder & Stoughton 1991) horror novel. This is identical to the Viking edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.


Night Shift Stephen King (NEL 0-450-04268-5, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 409pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1978) horror collection. This is the movie tie-in edition for Graveyard Shift.


Night Shift Stephen King (NEL 0-450-03692-8, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], £14.99, 336pp, hc) Reissue (Doubleday 1978) horror collection.


Nouvelles Stephen King (Presses Pocket 2-266-02923-1, 1990 [1991], 223pp, pb, cover by Marc Demoulin) Bilingual (English and French) presentation of two King stories, with annotations on vocabulary and grammar (in French), an index of English words, and a set of questions and answers about the stories (in English). Introduction, annotations, and translation by Michael Oriano.


’Salem’s Lot Stephen King (NEL 0-450-03106-3, May ’91, £4.99, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1975) horror novel. 17th impression.


’Salem’s Lot Stephen King (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26721-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $14.95, 381pp, tp, cover by Neil Stuart) Reprint (Doubleday 1975) vampire horror novel. This is a special “Stephen King Collector’s edition” with an introduction by Clive Barker.


The Shining Stephen King (NEL 0-450-04018-6, May ’91, £4.99, 416pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1977) horror novel. 19th impression.


The Shining Stephen King (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26722-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $14.95, 416pp, tp, cover by Neil Stuart) Reprint (Doubleday 1977) horror novel of a haunted hotel in the Colorado Rockies. This is a special “Stephen King Collector’s edition” with an introduction by Ken Follett.


Skeleton Crew Stephen King (Futura 0-7088-2916-3, May ’91, £4.99, 612pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1985) horror collection. Eighth impression.


The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition Stephen King (BOMC/QPBC, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $12.95, 1152pp, tp, cover by John Cayea) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) revised version of King’s 1978 apocalyptic sf/horror novel. This is identical to the Doubleday edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the jacket is printed as the soft cover.


The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition Stephen King (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16953-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $6.99, 1141pp, pb, cover by John Cayea) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) revised edition of King’s 1978 apocalyptic sf/horror novel.


The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition Stephen King (NEL 0-450-53737-4, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £6.99, 1423pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Doubleday 1990) sf/horror novel. This version contains the full text of the original manuscript, much of which was deleted for the original (Doubleday 1978) edition, with some revisions. Illustrations throughout by Berni Wrightson.


Thinner Stephen King (BOMC, Oct ’91, $17.95, 309pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1984 as by Richard Bachman) horror novel.


Robert Silverberg’s Time Tours Volume 6: Caesar’s Time Legions Jeremy Kingston (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106017-8, Aug ’91, $3.50, 139pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Time Tours] Young-adult sf adventure novel, based on material by Silverberg, with an afterword by Silverberg and interior illustrations by Alex Nino. Series packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.


Deadly Breed T. J. Kirby (Zebra 0-8217-3576-4, Nov ’91, $4.50, 383pp, pb) Sf thriller. Secret genetic experiments to create hybrid animals to replace human soldiers go wrong and unleash monstrous killers.


DragonLance: Wanderlust Mary Kirchoff & Steve Winter (TSR 1-56076-115-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95/£3.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [DragonLance: Meetings] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, second book of “The Meetings Sextet”. This is a worldwide edition with both U.S. and U.K. prices.


The Jewel of Life Anna Kirwan-Vogel (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-200750-4, Mar ’91, $15.95, 105pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus) Young-adult fantasy novel. A young apprentice’s latent magical powers endanger himself and his master. A first novel.


The Quagmire James Kisner (Zebra 0-8217-3512-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 347pp, pb) Horror novel of a quagmire that consumes kids.


1992 Writer’s Market ed. Mark Kissling (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-472-2, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $25.95, 998pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. The latest edition of the yearly guide to markets for writers.


Tales of the Outré: writings celebrating the centenary of H.P. Lovecraft ed. Hieronymous Kitsch (Unspeakable Tomes 0-948518-90-1, 1990 [Apr ’91], £3.50, 43pp, ph) Original anthology of spoof Lovecraft stories, all written under pseudonyms. This appeared in 1990 (in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies) but has only just been seen.


The Silver Kiss Annette Curtis Klause (Doubleday UK 0-385-40154-X, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £6.99, 198pp, tp) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult novel about a romance between a young girl and a vampire. [First U.K. edition]


The Black Hole Affair Jeffrey Klein (Zebra 0-8217-3470-9, Aug ’91, $4.95, 287pp, pb) Sf thriller of a Silicon Valley reporter who discovers a secret government research project that could destroy the world.


Children of the Drake Richard A. Knaak (Warner Questar 0-446-36153-4, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm: Origin of Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Origin of the Dragonrealm” series, a prequel to the “Dragonrealm” series.


The Dragonrealm: Shadow Steed Richard A. Knaak (Orbit 0-7474-0815-7, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £3.99, 263pp, pb) [Dragonrealm] Reprint (Questar 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the series. [First U.K. edition]


The Dragonrealm: Wolfhelm Richard A. Knaak (Orbit 0-7474-0667-7, Mar ’91, £3.99, 251pp, pb) [Dragonrealm] Reprint (Questar 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the series.


The Shrouded Realm Richard A. Knaak (Warner Questar 0-446-36138-0, Jun ’91, $4.95, 297pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Dragonrealm] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Origin of Dragonrealm” series, a prequel to the “Dragonrealm” series.


Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 21: God’s Nose Damon Knight (Pulphouse, Jun ’91, $4.95, 114pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of six stories with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a special leatherbound deluxe edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.


One Side Laughing: Stories Unlike Other Stories Damon Knight (St. Martin’s 0-312-05939-6, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $16.95, 230pp, hc, cover by Morgan Pickard) Collection of 17 stories.


A Reasonable World Damon Knight (Tor 0-312-85077-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $17.95, 272pp, hc, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [CV] Sf novel, third book of the “CV” trilogy.


A Reasonable World Damon Knight (Tor 0-812-50978-1, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 272pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [CV] Reprint (Tor 1991) sf novel, third book of the “CV” trilogy.


Rule Golden & Double Meaning Damon Knight (Tor 0-812-51294-4, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) Collection of two early sf novellas, with an autobiographical introduction which also appeared in Monad.


The Magical World of the Inklings Gareth Knight (Element 1-85230-169-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £9.99, 258pp, tp, cover by Christopher Austin) Biography of four of the main members of the Inklings — J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams & Owen Barfield.


Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannerman Malcolm Kohill (Target 0-426-20333-X, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £2.99, 142pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1989) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 135 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $4.95.


The Cipher Kathe Koja (Dell Abyss 0-440-20782-7, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.50, 356pp, pb) Horror novel of a would-be poet and his experience with a black hole in his apartment building that leads to another dimension. Highly recommended (SW). A first novel.


If I Had One Wish... Jackie French Koller (Little, Brown 0-316-50150-6, Nov ’91 [Dec ’91], $14.95, 168pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. Alec is granted one magical wish by a homeless person at the mall, and he uses it to eliminate his baby brother, only to discover that life is much worse without him.


The Bad Place Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3444-2, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 500pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1990) horror novel.


Chase Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3525-2, Jan ’91, £3.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Random House 1972 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.


Chase Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0301-6, Jul ’91, £14.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Random House 1972 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.


Cold Fire Dean R. Koontz (Putnam 0-399-13579-0, Jan ’91, $22.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Thriller about a man who uses his uncanny powers to save lives faced with destruction by a stronger enemy. A signed, limited 750-copy slipcased edition ($150) was announced but not seen.


Cold Fire Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0328-8, Jan ’91 [Oct ’90], £13.95, 374pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Horror novel. Simultaneous with U.S. (Putnam) edition. Note that proof copies of this edition were distributed in October 1990 as a limited edition of 200 numbered copies, each signed by Koontz.


Cold Fire Dean R. Koontz (SFBC #179143, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $10.98, 326pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1991) sf/horror thriller.


Cold Fire Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-13071-1, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 421pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1991) horror/psychic thriller.


Darkness Comes Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3520-1, Jan ’91, £4.50, 351pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel.


The Door to December Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0436-5, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £14.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (NAL 1985 as by Richard Paige) occult thriller.


The Eyes of Darkness Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0435-7, Oct ’91, £14.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about a young boy infected by an experimental nerve gas.


The Face of Fear Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3296-2, Jun ’91, £4.50, 314pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Bobbs-Merrill 1977 as by Brian Coffey) occult thriller.


The Face of Fear Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11984-X, Aug ’91, $5.50, 306pp, pb) Reissue (Bobbs-Merrill 1977) psycho/horror thriller; 21st printing.


Hideaway Dean R. Koontz (Putnam 0-399-13673-8, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $22.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Horror/fantasy novel. A man resuscitated after a near-death experience gradually realizes that he’s brought an evil being back from the other side.


Lightning Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3164-8, Jun ’91, £4.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1988) sf time-travel novel.


The Mask Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3262-8, Jun ’91, £4.50, 342pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Jove 1981 as by Owen West) horror novel.


Midnight Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Jun ’91 [Jul ’91], $5.95, 470pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) sf/horror novel; seventh printing.


Night Chills Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3522-8, Jan ’91, £4.50, 334pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel.


Night Chills Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0298-2, Feb ’91, £14.95, 334pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel.


Night Chills Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Oct ’91, $5.99, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) sf/horror novel; 30th printing.


Phantoms Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3524-4, Jan ’91, £4.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel.


Phantoms Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $5.95, 425pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel; 29th printing.


The Servants of Twilight Dean R. Koontz (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3638-0, Mar ’91, £4.99, 499pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) occult thriller. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.


The Servants of Twilight Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3638-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) occult thriller.


The Servants of Twilight Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0389-X, Aug ’91, £14.95, 313pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) occult thriller.


Shadowfires Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3681-X, Aug ’91, £4.99, 598pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about the gruesome effects of genetic engineering. Recommended. (PSP)


Shadowfires Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0427-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £14.95, 372pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about genetic engineering.


Shattered Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3523-6, Jan ’91, £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.


Shattered Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-09933-4, Jul ’91, $5.50, 289pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) associational non-fantasy thriller; 20th printing.


Strangers Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0292-3, Apr ’91, £14.95, 537pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) sf novel.


Strangers Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Nov ’91, $5.99, 681pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) thriller with sf elements; 14th printing.


Three Complete Novels Dean R. Koontz (Wings 0-517-06487-1, Aug ’91, $10.99, 739pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Omnibus of three horror novels: The Servants of Twilight (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols), Darkfall (Putnam 1984), and Phantoms (Putnam 1983). This is an instant remainder edition.


Twilight Eyes Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0293-1, May ’91, £14.95, 478pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) sf/horror novel, expanded from an earlier book of the same name (Land of Enchantment 1986).


Twilight Eyes Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3517-1, Jun ’91, £4.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) sf/horror novel, expanded from an earlier book of the same name (Land of Enchantment 1986).


Twilight Eyes Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) dark fantasy novel; 12th printing.


The Vision Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3518-X, Jun ’91, £3.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1977) horror novel.


The Voice of the Night Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0295-8, Mar ’91, £14.95, 340pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.


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