The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999

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KINSELLA, W(illiam) P(atrick) (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Shoeless Joe (Houghton Mifflin/Mariner 0-395-95773-7, Apr ’99, $12.00, 265pp, tp, cover by Christopher J. Moisan) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1982) baseball fantasy novel.
KIRBY, JOSH (1928-2001) (chron.)

* *A Cosmic Cornucopia (Paper Tiger 1-85585-731-6, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], £14.99, 112pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) Art book exhibiting the diverse range of Kirby’s talent over 45 years, with due attention to the Pratchett works, plus numerous examples of more sombre and horrific works. The informative and amusing text is by David Langford; foreword by Tom Holt. The chronological index lists some 400 cover paintings by Kirby.
KIRTS, D. K. (chron.)

* *Book of the Monk (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-012-6, May ’99, $19.95, 299pp, tp, cover by James Mathers) Dystopian SF/martial arts novel. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com
KLAUSE, ANNETTE CURTIS (chron.)

* _Alien Secrets (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22851-4, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Delacorte 1993) young-adult SF mystery.
* _Blood and Chocolate (Corgi 0-552-54612-7, Feb ’99, £4.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Delacorte 1997) young-adult werewolf novel. A 16-year-old suburban werewolf falls for a human. [First U.K. edition]
* _Blood and Chocolate (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-22668-6, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Delacorte 1997) young-adult werewolf novel.
* _The Silver Kiss (Corgi 0-552-54611-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £4.99, 198pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult vampire novel.
* _The Silver Kiss (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21346-0, Oct ’99, $4.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reissue (Delacorte 1990) young-adult vampire novel. 11th printing.
KLAVAN, ANDREW (1954- ) (chron.)

* _The Uncanny (Little, Brown/Warner UK 0-7515-2297-X, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £5.99, 416pp, tp) Reprint (Crown 1998) thriller/ghost story with a nod to M.R. James and other writers of gothic horror. A Hollywood producer finds a real ghost story in England. An earlier UK hardcover (Little, Brown UK, 1998) was not seen.
KNAAK, RICHARD A(llen) (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *DragonLance: Reavers of the Blood Sea (TSR 0-7869-1345-2, May ’99, $5.99, 313pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Chaos War] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing games. Volume five of “The Chaos War”. Copyrighted by TSR.
* *Shattered Light 1: Ruby Flames (Pocket 0-671-03266-6, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $6.50, 392pp, pb, cover by David A. Cherry) [Shattered Light] Novelization based on the CD-ROM/online game. Copyrighted by Catware.
KNIGHT, ANNE; pseudonym of Rhondi Vilott, (1949- ) (chron.)

* *Death Storm (DAW 0-88677-838-7, Oct ’99, $6.99, 455pp, pb) Thriller. Psychic teens in Russia and the U.S. are pursued for their talents. Knight is a pen name for Rhondi V. Salsitz.
KNOX, ELIZABETH (chron.)

* _The Vintner’s Luck (Chatto & Windus 0-701-16863-3, Mar ’99, £10.00, 241pp, tp) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998) literary fantasy novel of a 19th century man’s tragic, decades-long relationship with an angel. [First U.K. edition]
KOMAN, VICTOR (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Captain Anger #1: The Microbotic Menace (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-030-4, Jun ’99, $19.95, 158pp, tp, cover by Victor Koman) [Captain Anger] SF novel, first in a series about a band of heroes with high-tech weapons. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com
* *Death’s Dimensions: A Psychotic Space Opera (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-093-2, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $19.95, 252pp, tp, cover by Billy Tackett) SF novel. An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941; 500-367-7353; www.pulpless.com
* _The Jehovah Contract (Pulpless.Com 1-58445-024-X, May ’99, $19.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Victor Koman) Reprint (Franklin Watts 1987) SF novel. Originally published in German (Heyne 1985 as Der Jehova Vertrag). An on-demand edition, also available in a Paperless Book digital edition. Available from Pulpless.Com, 775 East Blithedale Ave., Suite 508, Mill Valley CA 94941-7353; www.pulpless.com
KONDO, YOJI (1933- ); see pseudonym Eric Kotani (stories) (chron.)
KOONTZ, DEAN R(ay) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Dragon Tears (Berkley 0-425-14003-2, Dec ’98 [Mar ’99], $7.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Reissue (Putnam; Headline 1993) horror novel. 14th printing.
* _The Eyes of Darkness (Berkley 0-425-15397-5, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $7.99, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols) SF thriller. This has Koontz’s 1996 afterword. Sixth printing.
* *False Memory (Hodder Headline 0-7472-2057-3, Nov ’99, £16.99, 626pp, hc) Associational psychological thriller. A trade paperback edition (-7564-5, £9.99) is also available.
* +False Memory (Bantam 0-553-10666-X, Jan 2000 [Dec ’99], $26.95, 627pp, hc) Associational psychological horror novel of mind control. First US edition (Hodder Headline 11/99).
* _The Funhouse (Berkley 0-425-14248-5, Oct ’99 [Nov ’99], $7.99, 333pp, pb) Reissue (Jove 1980 as by Owen West) horror movie novelization. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing. Tenth printing.
* _The Key to Midnight (Berkley 0-425-14751-7, Feb ’99 [Jul ’99], $7.99, 419pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket 1979 as by Leigh Nichols) SF/horror thriller, revised and with an afterword describing the revision. Sixth printing.
* _Midnight (Berkley 0-425-11870-3, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $7.99, 471pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1989) horror/SF thriller. 21st printing.
* _Night Chills (Berkley 0-425-09864-8, Nov ’99, $7.99, 369pp, pb) Reissue (Atheneum 1976) SF/horror novel. 46th printing.
* _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-10145-2, May ’99 [Jul ’99], $7.99, 426pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. 57th printing.
* _Seize the Night (SFBC #01961, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $13.50, 358pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline 1998) SF thriller of genetic engineering and conspiracy, sequel to Fear Nothing. This is similar to the Bantam edition, except it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Seize the Night (Headline 0-7472-5833-3, Jun ’99, £5.99, 503pp, pb) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline 1998) SF thriller of genetic engineering and conspiracy. Sequel to Fear Nothing. An export-only paperback (same details) was available 1 May 1999.
* _Seize the Night (Bantam 0-553-58019-1, Dec ’99 [Nov ’99], $7.99, 443pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) [Fear Nothing] Reprint (Headline 1998) SF thriller of genetic engineering and conspiracy, sequel to Fear Nothing.
* _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Jul ’99, $7.99, 681pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) SF/horror novel. 30th printing.
* _Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Apr ’99 [Jul ’99], $7.99, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel, expanded from an earlier (1985) version. 23rd printing.
* _The Vision (Berkley 0-425-09860-5, Jan ’99 [Mar ’99], $7.99, 353pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1977) horror novel. 33rd printing.
* _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Aug ’99, $7.99, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel. 33rd printing.
* _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], $7.99, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel. 46th printing.
KOPASKA-MERKEL, DAVID C. (stories) (chron.)

* *Y2K Survival Kit (Smoldering Banyan Press no ISBN, Mar ’99, $5.00, 40pp, ph) Chapbook collection of 22 SF poems and vignettes, eight previously published. Introduction by Kevin L. Donihe. This is a signed, limited edition of 100. Order from the author at 1300 Kicker Rd, Tuscaloosa AL 35404; postage included in price. (Contents)
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* *The 1999 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association, Apr ’99, no price, 74pp, ph, cover by Cathy Buburuz) Anthology of 25 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Poetry of 1998”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. For information write M.B. Simon, SFPA President, 1412 NE 35th St, Ocala FL 34479. (Contents)
KORZENIOWSKI, TEODOR JOSEF KONRAD (1857-1924); see pseudonym Joseph Conrad (stories) (chron.)
KOTANI, ERIC; pseudonym of Yoji Kondo, (1933- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Star Trek Voyager: Death of a Neutron Star (with Dean Wesley Smith) (Pocket 0-671-00425-5, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.50, 263pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager] Star Trek novelization. Smith is credited only on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
KOTLER, STEVEN (1967- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Angle Quickest for Flight (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-129-7, May ’99, $20.00, 443pp, hc, cover by Timothy Hsu) Literary fantasy novel of metaphysics and secret conspiracies. An odd group conspires to raid the bowels of the Vatican for a Kabbalistic text. A first novel.
KRAMER, EDWARD E., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* _The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams (with James O’Barr) See entry under James O’Barr.
KRANE, STEVEN; pseudonym of S. A. Swiniarski, (1966- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Teek (DAW 0-88677-846-8, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $6.99, 377pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) SF horror novel. A young woman discovers she has strange abilities, the result of a covert Agency’s experiments in psionics. Krane is a pen name for S.A. Swiniarski (aka S. Andrew Swann).
KRAUSSER, HELMUT (chron.)

* *The Great Bagarozy (Dedalus 1-873982-04-6, Jan ’99, £7.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Claudia Andrei) Literary dark fantasy novel of a psychiatrist obsessed by a devilish patient. Translated by Mike Mitchell from Der Grosse Bagarozy (Rowohit Verlag, 1997).
KREMER, RAYMOND JEAN MARIE de (1887-1964); see pseudonym Jean Ray (stories) (chron.)
KRESKI, CHRIS (chron.)

* _Get a Life! (with William Shatner) See entry under William Shatner.
KRESS, NANCY (Anne, née Konigisor) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Beaker’s Dozen (Tor 0-312-86843-X, Aug ’99 [Jul ’99], $13.95, 352pp, tp) Reprint (Tor 1998) collection of 13 stories, including the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning “Beggars in Spain”.
* *David Brin’s Out of Time: Yanked! (Avon 0-380-79968-5, Jun ’99, $4.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger & Cliff Nielsen) [Out of Time] Young-adult SF novel, the first in a series “created by” David Brin. Teens are “yanked” out of the late 20th century and other times to save other a far-future utopia from aliens.
KUBE-McDOWELL, MICHAEL P(aul) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Volumes 1 and 2 (with Mike McQuay) (Pocket/ibooks 0-671-03893-1, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], $14.00, 448pp, tp, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Omnibus of two novels in the series based on a concept by Asimov: Isaac Asimov’s Robot City Book 1: Odyssey (1987) by Michael P. Kube-McDowell and Isaac Asimov’s Robot City Book 2: Suspicion by Mike McQuay (1987). Copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. (Contents)
* _The Trigger (with Arthur C. Clarke) See entry under Arthur C. Clarke
KURTZ, KATHERINE (Irene) (1944- ) (chron.)

* _The Temple and the Stone (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Warner Aspect 0-446-60723-1, Sep ’99 [Aug ’99], $6.99, 544pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Temple and the Stone] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) historical fantasy of the Knights Templar in 13th-century Scotland.
LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *The Black Swan (DAW 0-88677-833-6, May ’99 [Apr ’99], $24.95, 376pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Fantasy novel, a retelling of Swan Lake.
* _The Black Swan (SFBC #01105, Jul ’99, $12.50, 376pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) Reprint (DAW 1999) fantasy novel, a retelling of Swan Lake. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* *The Chrome Borne (with Larry Dixon) (Baen 0-671-57834-0, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 632pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Serrated Edge] Omnibus of two fantasy novels in the “Serrated Edge” series: Born to Run (1992) and Chrome Circle (1994). (Contents)
* _Owlflight (with Larry Dixon) (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-871-X, Sep ’99, £6.99, 293pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1997) fantasy novel, first in a new trilogy in the “Valdemar” series, set after the “Mage Storms” trilogy.
* *Owlknight (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-851-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $24.95, 326pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [*Valdemar: Darian’s Tale] Fantasy novel in the “Valdemar” series, third in the “Darian’s Tale” (or “Owlflight”) trilogy set after the “Mage Storms” trilogy.
* _Owlsight (with Larry Dixon) (SFBC #02200, Mar ’99, $11.98, 389pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [*Valdemar: Darian’s Tale] Reprint (DAW 1998) fantasy novel in the “Valdemar” series, second in the “Owlflight” series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
* _Owlsight (with Larry Dixon) (Orion/Gollancz 1-85798-845-0, Jul ’99, £9.99, 389pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Owlflight] Reprint (DAW 1998) fantasy novel, sequel to Owlflight, set after the “Mage Storms” trilogy. A simultaneous hardcover (-834-5, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
* _Owlsight (with Larry Dixon) (DAW 0-88677-803-4, Oct ’99 [Sep ’99], $6.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [*Valdemar: Darian’s Tale] Reprint (DAW 1998) fantasy novel in the “Valdemar” series, second in the “Dorian’s Tale” series after Owlflight.
* *The River’s Gift (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45759-5, Oct ’99, $14.95, 122pp, hc, cover by David Jermann) Fantasy novelette. A girl with a healing gift and faerie friends may be forced to marry a harsh cousin who dislikes magic.
* *Werehunter (Baen 0-671-57805-7, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], $6.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 14 stories, two original. (Contents)
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* *Flights of Fantasy (with Martin H. Greenberg) (DAW 0-88677-863-8, Dec ’99, $6.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Robert Giusti) Original anthology of 11 fantasy stories about birds of prey. Authors include Diana Paxson, Mike Resnick, and Jody Lynn Nye. Introduction by Lackey. Greenberg is not named as editor, but this is copyrighted by Lackey and Tekno Books. (Contents)
LaFARGE, PAUL (chron.)

* *The Artist of the Missing (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-52580-3, Jun ’99 [May ’99], $13.00, 241pp, tp, cover by Stephen Alcorn) Literary fantasy/magical realism novel of missing persons, speaking dolls, and the politics of a nameless city. Illustrated by Stephan Alcorn.
LAIDLAW, MARC (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _The 37th Mandala (Leisure 0-8439-4658-X, Dec ’99, $4.99, 352pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996) New Age satire/Lovecraftian horror novel.
LAIMO, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Demons, Freaks, and Other Abnormalities (Warsaw, IN: Delirium Books 1-929653-01-8, Oct ’99, $25.00, 142pp, hc, cover by Keith Minnion) Collection of 12 stories, three new. Published in a signed, limited edition of 150 copies. (Contents)
LAMB, HUGH (Charles), ed. (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Out of the Dark, Volume Two: Diversions See entry under Robert W. Chambers.
LANCASTER, KURT (chron.)

* *Warlocks and Warpdrive: Contemporary Fantasy Entertainments with Interactive and Virtual Environments (McFarland 0-7864-0691-7, Dec ’99 [Oct ’99], $32.50, 186pp, hc) Non-fiction, a sociological look at the ways fantasy has come to be an interactive field, including computer and role-playing games, theme parks, fandom, and UFO cultists. Includes bibliography and index. McFarland, Box 611, Jefferson NC 28640; credit card orders 800-253-2187; add $4.00 postage.
LANE, MARY E. BRADLEY (chron.)

* _Mizora: A World of Women (University of Nebraska Press/Bison Books 0-8032-7992-2, Oct ’99, $9.95, 147pp, tp) Reprint (Dillingham 1890 as Mizora; a Prophecy by Princess Vera Zarovitch) feminist utopian SF novel. There is a new introduction by Joan Saberhagen. Order from University of Nebraska Press, 312 North 14th St, PO Box 880484, Lincoln NE 68588-0484; 800-755-1105.
LANKFORD, TERRILL (Lee) (1959- ) (chron.)

* _Angry Moon (Tor 0-812-54834-5, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], $5.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsch) Reprint (Forge 1997) supernatural thriller of a hit man with an unkillable target.
LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Bad Chili (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-60602-2, Oct ’98 [Jan ’99], $6.50, 245pp, pb, cover by Woody Pirtle) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Mojo 1997) associational mystery novel.
* *Freezer Burn (Crossroads Press 1-892300-05-2, Jul ’99 [Aug ’99], $60.00, hc, cover by George Pratt) Blackly comic, Southern Gothic fantasy novel of carnival freaks including a frozen man who emmanates occult power. Illustrated by George Pratt. This is a signed, limited edition of 400; a leatherbound, lettered edition (-06-0) was announced but not seen.
* _Freezer Burn (Mysterious Press 0-89296-703-X, Sep ’99, $23.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Herman Estevez) Reprint (Crossroads Press 1999) associational, blackly comic hardboiled detective novel of carnival freaks, a standalone.
* _Freezer Burn (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06792-6, Sep ’99, £9.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) Reprint (Crossroads Press 1999) associational thriller set in a decaying carnival. A hardcover edition (-06796-9, £16.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
* *Red Range (with Sam Glanzman) (Mojo Press 1-885418-19-1, Apr ’99, $10.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by N. D. Wyeth) Weird-western graphic novel with a lost-world twist. Story by Lansdale and art by Glanzman. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 1215, Dripping Springs TX 78620; add $3.00 postage.

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