The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004

Books, Listed by Author

KERNAGHAN, EILEEN (Shirley Monk) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *Winter on the Plain of Ghosts (Flying Monkey Press 0-9734012-0-6, Jun 2004, $20.00, 254pp, tp) Historical fantasy novel of ancient Mohenjo-daro, one of the lost cities of the Indus Valley. Flying Monkey Press, 225 Townsend Place, New Westminster BC Canada V3L 1L4; [lonewolf@portal.ca].

KERNER, ELIZABETH (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Redeeming the Lost (Tor 0-312-89065-6, Jun 2004, $25.95, 398pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Song in the Silence] Fantasy novel, third in the series begun in Song in the Silence. The true dragons return to the human world.

KERR, KATHARINE (Nancy Brahtin) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Snare (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648039-X, Jan 2004, £7.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) Reprint (Voyager 2003) SF novel.
• * _Snare (Tor 0-812-55174-5, May 2004, $7.99, 676pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Voyager 2003) fantasy novel of a lost colony.

KERR, P. B. (1956- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure (Scholastic/Orchard 0-439-67019-5, Oct 2004, $16.95, 355pp, hc) [Children of the Lamp] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series about 12-year-old fraternal twins who discover they’re part Djinn. Strange dreams and earthquakes spark a search for lost Djinn enslaved by an ancient Egyptian pharaoh. The author also writes as Philip Kerr.
• * *Children of the Lamp: The Akhenaten Adventure (Scholastic UK 0-439-96365-6, Oct 2004, £12.99, 374pp, hc) [Children of the Lamp] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in a series. Simultaneous with the US (Orchard) edition. The author also writes as Philip Kerr.

KETCHUM, JACK; pseudonym of Dallas William Mayr, (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _She Wakes (Leisure 0-8439-5423-X, Sep 2004, $6.99, 363pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1989) horror novel; this is the author’s revised edition, originally published in 2003 by Cemetery Dance. Ketchum provides an afterword with the novel’s history. Ketchum is a pen name for Dallas Mayr.

KEYES, DANIEL (1927- ) (chron.)

• * _Flowers for Algernon (Harcourt/Harvest 0-15-603008-X, Jun 2004, $7.99, 311pp, tp, cover by Gary Buss) Reprint (Harcourt 1966) classic SF novel, developed from a Hugo-winning shorter version.

KEYES, GREG; see under Keyes, J. Gregory (chron.)

KEYES, J. GREGORY (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Briar King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44070-6, Apr 2004, $7.50, 584pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, first in the four-book series “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”.
• * _The Briar King (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41945-5, Jul 2004, £6.99, 552pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, first in “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”.
• * _A Calculus of Angels (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41998-6, Oct 2004, £7.99, 429pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Del Rey 1999) historical fantasy novel, second in the “Age of Unreason” series. Ben Franklin and Sir Isaac Newton visit Prague and Venice looking for safety in the chaotic aftermath of the asteroid strike on London. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Charnel Prince (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44067-6, Aug 2004, $23.95, 518pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Fantasy novel, book two of “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”.
• * _The Charnel Prince (Macmillan/Tor UK 1-4050-3353-3, Aug 2004, £17.99, 516pp, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 2004) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Charnel Prince (SFBC #1168251, Sep 2004, $11.99, 518pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Tor UK 2004) fantasy novel, book two of “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Newton’s Cannon (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41997-8, Apr 2004, £6.99, pb) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Del Rey 1998 as by J. Gregory Keyes) alternate-history fantasy, book one of “The Age of Unreason” quartet. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Newton’s Cannon (Macmillan/Tor UK 0-330-41997-8, Jul 2004, £6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Dominic Hatman) [Age of Unreason] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1998 as by J. Gregory Keyes) alternate-history fantasy novel. The first book in “The Age of Unreason” series. [First U.K. edition]

KIDBY, PAUL (chron.)

• * _The Art of Discworld (with Terry Pratchett) See entry under Terry Pratchett.

KIDMAN, JAMES (chron.)

• * *Black Fire (Leisure 0-8439-5327-6, May 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb) Horror novel. Eddie Farris is haunted by The Showdown seven years in his past. Kidman is a pen name for Brian Freeman.

KIERNAN, CAITLÍN R. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Dry Salvages (Subterranean Press 1-59606-006-9, Nov 2004, $25.00, 123pp, hc, cover by Ryan Obermeyer) Science fiction novella. A signed, limited edition of 250 with additional chapbook ($40.00) was announced but not seen.
• * *Murder of Angels (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45996-2, Sep 2004, $14.00, 335pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel.

KILLINGER, JOHN (chron.)

• * _God, the Devil and Harry Potter (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-30871-X, Apr 2004, $12.95, 196pp, tp) [Harry Potter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2002) non-fiction, critical, a defense of Harry Potter by a Christian minister. A Thomas Dunne book. [Rowling]

KILPATRICK, NANCY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The goth Bible (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-30696-2, Oct 2004, $19.95, 281pp, tp) Associational non-fiction book on goth culture, with brief discussions of goth literature.

KILWORTH, GARRY (Douglas) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Boggart and Fen (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-11-2, Jul 2004, £4.99, 307pp, tp) [*Knights of Liöfwende] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, third in “The Knights of Liöfwende” series.

KIMBERLY, ALICE; pseudonym of Cleo Coyle (chron.)

• * *The Ghost and Mrs. McClure (Berkley Prime Crime 0-425-19461-2, Feb 2004, $5.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Catherine Deeter) [Haunted Bookshop] Mystery with a ghost detective, first in the “Haunted Bookshop” series.

KINDL, PATRICE (chron.)

• * _Owl in Love (Houghton Mifflin/Graphia 0-618-43910-2, Jun 2004, $6.99, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1993) young-adult fantasy novel about a teen wereowl.

KING, DAREN (chron.)

• * *Jim Giraffe (Cape, Jonathan 0-224-06958-6, Feb 2004, £10.00, 216pp, tp, cover by Daren King) Literary fantasy novel.

KING, STEPHEN (Edwin) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (SFBC no ISBN, May 2004, $10.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel, illustrated by Michael Whelan. This follows the original text; it lacks price, ISBN, and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.
• * _The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (SFBC no ISBN, May 2004, $11.99, 401pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy Western novel. This lacks price, ISBN, and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.
• * _The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (SFBC no ISBN, May 2004, $11.99, 422pp, tp, cover by Don Brautigam) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1991) dark fantasy Western novel, illustrated by Ned Dameron. This is similar to the Plume 1992 edition; it lacks both price and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.
• * _The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (SFBC no ISBN, May 2004, $12.99, 672pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1997) fantasy novel, book four in “The Dark Tower” series. Illustrated by Dave McKean. This is similar to the 1997 Plume edition; it lacks price and SFBC number. Also distributed through “The Stephen King Library”.
• * _The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-5162-8, Jan 2005, $18.95, 714pp, tp, cover by Bernie Wrightson) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 2003) dark fantasy Western novel, book five in “The Dark Tower” series.
• * *The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (Grant, Donald M./Scribner 1-880418-59-2, Jun 2004, $30.00, 413pp, hc, cover by Darrel Anderson) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel, book six in “The Dark Tower” series. Color illustrations by Darrel Anderson. Also available in a deluxe boxed, signed, limited edition of 1,400 ($175.00) and an artist edition of 3,500 ($45.00). Order from Donald M. Grant, 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; [www.grantbooks.com].
• * *The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82718-1, Jun 2004, £20.00, 427pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel. Illustrated in colour by Darrell Anderson. Simultaneous with the US (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) edition.
• * *The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (Grant/Scribner, Donald M. 1-880418-62-2, Sep 2004, $35.00, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel, seventh and final(!) in “The Dark Tower” series. Color illustrations by Michael Whelan. Also available in a deluxe slipcased, signed, limited edition of 1500 (-60-6, $225.00) and an artist edition of 5,000 (-61-4, $55.00) signed by Whelan. Order from Donald M. Grant, 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844; [www.grantbooks.com]; add $3.00 shipping for the artist edition, $4.00 for deluxe edition.
• * *The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82721-1, Sep 2004, £25.00, 686pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Dark fantasy novel, last in the series. Includes colour plates by Michael Whelan. Simultaneous with the US (Donald M. Grant/Scribner) edition.
• * *Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season (with Stewart O’Nan) (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-6752-4, Dec 2004, $26.00, 407pp, hc) Associational book about baseball.
• * _Four Past Midnight (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21359-9, Mar 2004, $7.99, 744pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas. This is packaged as a tie-in to movie Secret Window. This has a new cover and ISBN and indicates second 13th printing.
• * *The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (with Peter Abrahams, Alan Dingman & Kees Moerbeek) (Simon & Schuster/Little Simon 0-689-86272-5, Oct 2004, $24.95, 14pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman) Children’s pop-up picture book based on King’s associational novel (Hodder & Stoughton 1999). Adapted by Peter Abrahams, illustrated by Alan Dingman, and with paper engineering by Kees Moerbeek.

KING, WILLIAM (1959- ) (chron.)

• * _Warhammer 40,000: Grey Hunter (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-024-6, Mar 2004, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reissue (Black Library 2002) novelization based on the roleplaying game, the third in the “Space Wolf” series.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Grey Hunter (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-024-6, Apr 2004, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reprint (Black Library UK 2002) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, third in the “Wolfclaw” or “Space Wolf” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Ragnar’s Claw (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-023-8, Mar 2004, £5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reissue (Black Library 2000) novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, second in the “Space Wolf” series.
• * _Warhammer 40,000: Ragnar’s Claw (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-023-8, Apr 2004, $6.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Wolfclaw] Reissue (Black Library UK 2000) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, second in the “Wolfclaw” or “Space Wolf” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop Ltd.
• * _Warhammer: Beastslayer (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-052-1, Jan 2004, £6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization based on the world of the fantasy roleplaying game. Fifth book in the “Gotrek and Felix” series.
• * _Warhammer: Beastslayer (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-052-1, Feb 2004, $6.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library UK 2001) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, fifth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
• * *Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix: The Second Omnibus (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-126-9, Oct 2004, £30.00, 1005pp, hc, cover by Greg Staples) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Omnibus/collection of three novelizations based on the roleplaying game: Beastslayer (2001), Vampireslayer (2001), and Giantslayer (2003), plus a novella and glossary. [Not seen]
• * _Warhammer: Vampireslayer (BL Publishing/Black Library 1-84416-053-X, Jan 2004, £6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library 2001) novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of the “Gotrek and Felix” series. [Not seen]
• * _Warhammer: Vampireslayer (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-053-X, Feb 2004, $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Reprint (Black Library UK 2001) novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, sixth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

KIRK, RUSSELL (Amos) (1918-1994) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Ancestral Shadows (Eerdmans 0-8028-3938-X, Sep 2004, $25.00, 406 + xvii, hc) Collection of 19 ghost stories, plus “A Cautionary Note on the Ghostly Tale” by Kirk. All were previously collected in three earlier collections. Edited and with an introduction by Vigen Guroian. Eerdmans Books, 255 Jefferson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids MI 49503-4570; 800-253-7521; [www.eerdmans.com]. (Contents)

KIRSTEIN, ROSEMARY (1953- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Language of Power (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-46835-X, Sep 2004, $14.95, 389pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Steerswoman] SF novel, fourth in the series begun in The Steerswoman.

KITH, TRYSTAM (chron.)

• * *Trouble in the Forest, Book 1: A Cold Summer Night (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-224-6, Aug 2004, $25.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Trouble in the Forest] Medieval dark fantasy novel, the first in a duology. A former Crusader leads a fight against a fearsome enemy in the deadly forest. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville, ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
• * *Trouble in the Forest, Book 2: A Bright Winter Sun (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-225-4, Dec 2004, $25.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) [Trouble in the Forest] Dark fantasy novel, second in a duology about vampires in Sherwood Forest. Kith is a pen name for Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg’s Tekno Books and Ed Gorman. Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Dr., Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com].

KLASKY, MINDY L. (1964- ) (chron.)

• * *The Glasswrights’ Master (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45982-2, Jun 2004, $6.99, 339pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Glasswright] Fantasy novel, fifth in the “Glasswright” series.

KLASS, PHILIP (1920- ); see pseudonym William Tenn (stories) (chron.)

KLEIN, SHAWN E., ed. (chron.)

• * _Harry Potter and Philosophy: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts (with David Baggett) See entry under David Baggett.

KLINKOWITZ, JEROME (1943- ) (chron.)

• * *The Vonnegut Effect (University of South Carolina Press 1-57003-520-2, Feb 2004, $39.95, 210 + xv, hc, cover by Mpozi Mshale Tolbert) Non-fiction, a critical, chronological examination of Vonnegut’s works and their social and critical contexts. Includes bibliography and index. Order from University of South Carolina Press, Business Office, 718 Devine St, Columbia SC 29208; 800-768-2500. [Vonnegut]

KNAAK, RICHARD A(llen) (1961- ) (chron.)

• * _DragonLance: Kaz the Minotaur (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3231-7, Jul 2004, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [DragonLance: Heroes] Reprint (TSR 1990) novelization based on the roleplaying game, “Heroes” volume four. Copyrighted TSR 1990, Wizards of the Coast 2004.
• * _DragonLance: The Minotaur Wars, Volume One: Night of Blood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3196-5, Feb 2004, $6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Minotaur Wars] Reprint (Wizards of the Coast 2003) novelization based on the roleplaying game, first in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *DragonLance: The Minotaur Wars, Volume Two: Tides of Blood (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3251-1, Apr 2004, $24.95, 344pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki) [DragonLance: Minotaur Wars] Novelization based on the roleplaying game, second in a series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Warcraft: War of the Ancients Trilogy, Book One: The Well of Eternity (Pocket Star 0-7434-7119-9, Apr 2004, $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Bill Petras) [Warcraft: War of the Ancients] Novelization, the first in a trilogy based on the electronic game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.
• * *Warcraft: War of the Ancients, Book Two: The Demon Soul (Pocket Star 0-7434-7120-2, Nov 2004, $6.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Bill Petras) [Warcraft: War of the Ancients] Novelization, the second in a trilogy based on the electronic game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

KNIGHT, ANGELA (stories) (chron.)

• * *Master of the Night (Berkley Sensation 0-425-19880-4, Oct 2004, $6.99, 309pp, pb) Contemporary dark fantasy/Arthurian novel. Government agent Erin Grayson discovers her latent magical powers when she seduces a Magekind vampire champion descended from the Knights of the Round Table.

KNIGHT, BRIAN (stories) (chron.)

• * *Feral (Gale Group/Five Star 1-59414-065-0, Dec 2003, $25.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Andonis Dragassias) Horror novel. A Bogey Man controls the wild children of Feral Park. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].

KNIGHT, E. E. (chron.)

• * *Choice of the Cat (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45973-3, May 2004, $6.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Koveck) [Vampire Earth] SF horror novel, Book Two of “The Vampire Earth”. Aliens who feed on human souls have taken Earth, opposed by guerillas who call themselves the Wolves.