The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998


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The Copper Crown Patricia Kennealy (Grafton 0-586-06831-7, Mar ’92, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reissue (Bluejay 1985) Celtic fantasy novel. The Second Book of “The Keltiad”.


The Hawk’s Grey Feather Patricia Kennealy (Grafton 0-586-21249-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (Roc 1990) Celtic fantasy novel. A book of “The Keltiad”. [First U.K. edition]


The Throne of Scone Patricia Kennealy (Grafton 0-586-06832-5, Jul ’92, £4.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reissue (Bluejay 1986) Celtic fantasy novel. The Third Book of “The Keltiad”.


The Sun Rises Red ed. Chris Kenworthy (Barrington 1-897729-00-6, Oct ’92 [Jan ’93], £3.95, 117pp, tp) Original anthology of seven “left-wing” sf stories.


Polar City Blues Katharine Kerr (Grafton 0-586-20789-9, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Mick Van Houten) [Polar City] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) sf novel.


A Time of Exile Katharine Kerr (Grafton 0-586-20788-0, Jun ’92, £4.99, 476pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry: Westlands] Reprint (Grafton; Doubleday Foundation 1991) fantasy novel. Book one of “The Westlands Cycle”. Volume five in the “Deverry” series.


A Time of Omens Katharine Kerr (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224017-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £8.99, 355pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Deverry: Westlands] Fantasy novel. Book two of “The Westlands Cycle”. Volume six in the “Deverry” series. A hardcover edition (0-246-13781-9, £14.99) was announced but not seen.


A Philosophical Investigation Philip Kerr (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-4553-6, 1992 [Dec ’92], £14.99, 330pp, hc) Literary thriller set in London in 2013.


No. 472 Cheyne Walk: Carnacki: The Untold Stories A. F. Kidd & Rick Kennett (The Ghost Story Society, Sep ’92, no price, 31pp, ph, cover by Allen Koszowski) [Carnacki] Collection of four original ghost stories featuring William Hope Hodgson’s “Carnacki the Ghost-Finder”. This is the fourth in the series of “special booklets” produced by The Ghost Story Society for its members.


The Drowners Garry Kilworth (Mammoth 0-7497-1049-7, Nov ’92, £2.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Andrew Lloyd Jones) Reprint (Methuen 1991) young-adult ghost novel.


Frost Dancers Garry Kilworth (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13915-3, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £14.99, 381pp, hc, cover by Terry White) Animal fantasy novel about hares.


Midnight’s Sun Garry Kilworth (Grafton 0-586-21495-X, Mar ’92, £4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Barry Jones) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1990) animal fantasy novel about wolves.


Standing on Shamsan Garry Kilworth (HarperCollins UK 0-246-13895-5, Mar ’92 [Apr ’92], £14.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Bruce Hogarth) Associational novel set in Aden in 1966.


The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Stephen King (Warner UK Overseas 0-7474-1187-5, Aug ’92, £3.99, 512pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1991) fantasy/horror novel about the mysterious Gunslinger Roland. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.


The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Stephen King (Sphere 0-7474-1188-3, Jan ’92, £8.99, 512pp, tp, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1991) fantasy/horror novel about the mysterious Gunslinger Roland, with colour illustrations by Ned Dameron. Recommended (PSP). [First U.K. edition]


The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands Stephen King (Warner UK 0-7515-0050-X, Nov ’92, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1991) fantasy/horror novel about the mysterious Gunslinger Roland. This edition omits the colour illustrations by Ned Dameron.


Dolores Claiborne Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-54675-1, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], £29.95, 241pp, hc) Associational mainstream crime thriller. This is a deluxe boxed edition, with a facsimile author’s signature, limited to 2000 copies.


Gerald’s Game Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-57493-3, Jul ’92, £14.99, 342pp, hc, cover by Davies) Associational thriller about a woman trapped in a deadly bondage game.


Misery Stephen King (NEL 0-450-41739-5, Aug ’92, £4.99, 370pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1987) thriller of associational interest. 17th printing.


Needful Things Stephen King (NEL Open Market 0-450-57458-X, Aug ’92, £5.99, 790pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Viking 1991) horror novel. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.


Needful Things Stephen King (NEL 0-450-57458-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], £5.99, 790pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Viking 1991) horror novel.


Night Shift Stephen King (NEL 0-450-04268-5, Aug ’92, £4.99, 409pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1978) horror collection. 23rd printing.


Pet Sematary Stephen King (NEL 0-450-05769-0, Aug ’92, £4.99, 424pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1983) horror novel. 23rd printing.


The Shining/Carrie/Misery Stephen King (Chancellor Press 1-85152-247-6, Sep ’92 [Nov ’92], £6.99, 686pp, hc, cover by Stuart Bodek) Omnibus of three classic Stephen King novels.


Thinner Stephen King (NEL 0-450-05883-2, Aug ’92, £4.50, 282pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1984 as by Richard Bachman) horror novel. 14th printing.


In the Garden of Unearthly Delights: The Paintings of Josh Kirby Josh Kirby (Paper Tiger 1-85028-154-8, Feb ’92 [Dec ’91], £9.95, 144pp, tp) Collection of art by Josh Kirby, with linking text by Nigel Suckling, and a foreword by Brian Aldiss. Recommended (PSP).


The Silver Kiss Annette Curtis Klause (Bantam UK 0-553-40359-1, Feb ’92, £2.99, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult horror novel about a teenage girl in love with a vampire.


Bedlam [by John Brosnan] Harry Adam Knight (Gollancz 0-575-04995-2, May ’92, £14.99, 215pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Horror novel about a serial killer with the power to alter reality.


Hideaway Dean R. Koontz (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3815-4, Aug ’92, £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Headline; Putnam 1992) horror novel. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.


Hideaway Dean Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3815-4, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1992) horror novel about a man who is resuscitated from the dead.


Cold Fire Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3605-4, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], £4.99, 506pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam; Headline 1991) horror novel.


The Door to December Dean R. Koontz (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3705-0, 1992 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (NAL 1985 as by Richard Paige) occult thriller. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries. The forthcoming British edition will have the same ISBN.


The Eyes of Darkness Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3769-7, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 468pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about a young boy infected by an experimental nerve gas.


The Funhouse Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0560-4, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £15.99, 313pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Jove 1980 as by Owen West) novelization of a horror film scripted by Larry Block. This edition includes an afterword on the genesis of the book.


Hideaway Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0481-0, Jan ’92 [Oct ’91], £14.99, 307pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Horror novel about a man who is resuscitated from the dead, but brings back something unexpected with him. Simultaneous with US (Putnam) edition. Proof copies of this edition were distributed in October 1991 as a limited edition of 100 numbered copies, each signed by Koontz.


The House of Thunder Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0480-2, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest. Recommended (PSP).


The House of Thunder Dean R. Koontz (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3661-5, Aug ’92, £4.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.


The Key to Midnight Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-0398-9, Feb ’92, £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest.


The Key to Midnight Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3646-1, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) thriller of associational interest.


Lightning/Midnight/The Bad Place Dean R. Koontz (Chancellor Press 1-85152-214-X, Jul ’92 [Aug ’92], £6.99, 842pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) Omnibus of three Dean R. Koontz novels.


Shadowrun: Secrets of Power: Volume 5: Changeling Chris Kubasik (Roc UK 0-14-017542-3, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 325pp, pb, cover by John Zeleznik) [Shadowrun] Reprint (Roc 1992) fantasy novelization. [First U.K. edition]


Exile Michael P. Kube-McDowell (Headline 0-7472-3949-5, Nov ’92, £4.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]


The Adept Katherine Kurtz & Deborah Turner Harris (Severn House 0-7278-4382-6, Aug ’92, £13.99, 323pp, hc) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel. First world hardcover edition. Available in the US for $20.00. Volume one in the “Adam Sinclair” series. [First U.K. edition]


Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner (Gollancz 0-575-05174-4, Feb ’92, £3.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel set in the land of Faerie.


Magic’s Pawn Mercedes R. Lackey (Roc UK 0-14-016751-X, Apr ’92, £4.99, 349pp, pb) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Reprint (DAW 1989) fantasy novel. Book one of “The Last Herald-Mage”. [First U.K. edition]


Magic’s Price Mercedes R. Lackey (Roc UK 0-14-016753-6, Aug ’92, £4.99, 351pp, pb) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Last Herald-Mage” series. [First U.K. edition]


Magic’s Promise Mercedes R. Lackey (Roc UK 0-14-016752-8, Jun ’92, £4.99, 320pp, pb) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book two of “The Last Herald-Mage”. [First U.K. edition]


Major Gentl and the Achimota Wars Kojo Laing (Heinemann 0-435-90978-9, May ’92, £5.99, 185pp, tp, cover by Keith Pointing & Celeste Henney) Novel set in 2020 about the rebirth of Africa.


Terror by Gaslight: An Anthology of Rare Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb (Constable 0-09-471720-6, Oct ’92, £13.99, 282pp, hc, cover by Christopher Brown) Anthology of 14 Victorian horror stories, culled from previous Lamb anthologies. Note that this volume is not the same as Terror by Gaslight: More Victorian Tales of Terror by the same editor.


By Bizarre Hands Joe R. Lansdale (NEL 0-450-55417-1, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £4.99, 242pp, pb) Reprint (Ziesing 1989) horror collection. [First U.K. edition]


Savage Season Joe R. Lansdale (NEL 0-450-56798-2, Aug ’92, £4.99, 210pp, pb) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Ziesing; Bantam 1990) associational crime thriller. [First U.K. edition]


The Paradise War Stephen Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-2242-2, Mar ’92, £7.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Reprint (Lion 1991) Celtic fantasy novel. Book one of the “Song of Albion” trilogy.


The Silver Hand Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-2230-9, May ’92, £13.99, 399pp, hc, cover by Rodney Matthews) [Song of Albion] Celtic fantasy novel. Book two of the “Song of Albion” trilogy.


Ben-Harran’s Castle Louise Lawrence (The Bodley Head 0-370-31715-7, Dec ’92, £7.99, 228pp, hc, cover by Mark Salwowski) Young-adult sf novel about Ben-Harran, ruler of the galaxy.


Darkfall Stephen Laws (NEL 0-450-55674-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £14.99, 276pp, hc) Horror novel about the occupants of an office building caught in an unholy storm.


All Hallow’s Eve Richard Laymon (Kinnell 1-870532-26-0, Mar ’92 [1992], £12.95, 202pp, hc) Reprint (NEL 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]


All Hallow’s Eve Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Nov ’92, £4.50, 200pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.


The Beast House Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-39353-4, Nov ’92, £4.50, 294pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.


Beware Richard Laymon (Kinnell 1-870532-28-7, Mar ’92 [1992], £12.95, 218pp, hc) Reprint (NEL 1985) horror novel. [Not seen]


Beware Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-05803-4, Nov ’92, £4.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel.


Blood Games Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-0454-3, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £15.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel about a group of nubile young girls in a deserted holiday resort.


Blood Games Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3821-9, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £4.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1992) horror novel.


Dark Mountain [“Tread Softly”, as by Richard Kelly] Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3921-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987 as Tread Softly by Richard Kelly) horror novel.


Darkness, Tell Us Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3665-8, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £4.99, 504pp, pb) Reprint (Headline Overseas 1991) horror novel.


Midnight’s Lair Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-0567-1, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988 as by Richard Kelly) horror novel.


Night Show Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-05706-2, Nov ’92, £4.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1984) horror novel.


Dancing at the Edge of the World Ursula K. Le Guin (Paladin 0-586-09134-3, Mar ’92, £5.99, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays on fantasy, travel writing, etc., plus a collection of reviews.


The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin (Roc UK 0-14-015778-6, Jan ’92 [Feb ’92], £3.99, 214pp, pb) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1972) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three of the “Earthsea” books.


The Farthest Shore Ursula K. Le Guin (Puffin 0-14-030694-3, Mar ’92, £3.50, 214pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Reissue (Atheneum 1972) young-adult fantasy novel. “The Third Book of Earthsea”.


Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-05277-5, Mar ’92, £14.99, 193pp, hc, cover by Steven McLeod) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) associational collection of ten mainstream stories set in a village on the coast of Oregon. [First U.K. edition]


Searoad: Chronicles of Klatsand Ursula K. Le Guin (TSP #747, Sep ’92, £7.99, 193pp, tp, cover by Steven McLeod) Reprint (HarperCollins 1991) bookclub edition of the above. [Not seen]


Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin (Puffin 0-14-034802-6, Mar ’92, £3.50, 204pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Earthsea” trilogy.


The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin (Puffin 0-14-030632-3, Mar ’92, £3.50, 155pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Reissue (Atheneum 1971) young-adult fantasy novel. “The Second Book of Earthsea”.


A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin (Puffin 0-14-030477-0, Apr ’92, £3.50, 203pp, pb, cover by David Bergen) [Earthsea] Reissue (Parnassus Press 1968) young-adult fantasy novel. “The First Book of Earthsea”.


Spirits of Another Sort Alan W. Lear (Haunted Library, Jul ’92, £2.50, 36pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter) Collection of four original ghost stories set in Tompion College.


Dark Dance Tanith Lee (Macdonald 0-356-20253-4, Mar ’92 [Feb ’92], £13.99, 409pp, hc) [Blood Opera] Gothic horror novel about a decaying family of not-quite-vampires. First in the “Blood Opera” sequence.


Heart-Beast Tanith Lee (Headline 0-7472-7923-3, Jun ’92 [Mar ’92], £8.99, 282pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski) Fantasy/horror novel about a magic jewel and a shapechanger. A hardcover edition (-0594-9, £15.99) is also available.


Heart-Beast Tanith Lee (Headline 0-7472-3916-9, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], £4.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Headline 1992) fantasy/horror novel about a magic jewel and a shapechanger.


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