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The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

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KIRBY, JOSH (stories) (continued)

• * * The Josh Kirby Discworld Portfolio (Paper Tiger 1-85028-259-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], £10.95, 62pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Portfolio of 28 full page (16" x 11") reproductions of Josh Kirby artwork for Terry Pratchett books (not all Discworld), with introductory text by Nigel Suckling. Recommended (PSP).
• * * The Josh Kirby Poster Book (Corgi 0-552-99382-4, Nov ’89, £7.95, 32pp, tp) Collection of 13 A2 posters from Terry Pratchett books, with an introduction by Terry Pratchett

KIRBY, T. J.; pseudonym of V. M. Thompson, (1948- )

• * * Dangerous Nature (Zebra 0-8217-4034-2, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $4.50, 351pp, pb) Sf/horror thriller. Experimental animals mutated in limb regeneration experiments are released by animal rights activists and overrun a small town.
• * * Deadly Breed (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.

KIRBY, WILLIAM S. (1964- )

• * * Iapetus (Ace 0-441-35570-6, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.50, 243pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Cyberpunk PI novel about investigator Jefferson Kayoto’s hunt for a colony of killer telepaths on one of Saturn’s moons.

KIRCHHOFF, FREDERICK (Thomas) (1942- )

• * * William Morris: The Construction of a Male Self, 1856-1872 (Ohio University Press 0-8214-0954-9, May ’90 [Dec ’90], $29.95, 248pp, hc) Non-fiction; a critical look at Morris and his early romantic fiction applying “eidectic and object-relations psychology”. [Morris]

KIRCHNER, PAUL

• * * The Bus (Orbit 0-7088-8244-7, Aug ’87, £2.95, 160pp, pb) Hilarious collection of cartoons from Heavy Metal about a bus on which strange things happen! Recommended.

KIRCHOFF, MARY (Lynn) (1959- ) (stories)

• * * DragonLance Preludes II #2: Flint, the King (with Douglas Niles) (TSR 0-88038-911-7, Jul ’90, $4.95, 308pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [_DragonLance: Preludes II_] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, with interior illustrations by Valerie Valusek.
• * _DragonLance Preludes II #2: Flint, the King (with Douglas Niles) (Penguin 0-14-014369-6, Dec ’90, £4.50, 308pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [_DragonLance: Preludes II_] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume Two in the trilogy.
• * * DragonLance Preludes: Kendermore (TSR 0-88038-754-8, Sep ’89, $3.95, 346pp, tp) [_DragonLance: Preludes_] Fantasy novelization based on the “Dragonlance” game. Second in the series.
• * _DragonLance Preludes: Kendermore (Penguin 0-14-012632-5, Dec ’89, £3.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [_DragonLance: Preludes_] Reprint (TSR 1989) fantasy novelization. Second in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * * DragonLance: Night of the Eye (TSR 1-56076-840-1, Apr ’94, $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [_DragonLance: Defenders of Magic_] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, first book of the “Defenders of Magic” trilogy.
• * * DragonLance: The Black Wing (TSR 1-56076-650-6, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [_DragonLance: Villains_] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, second book of the “Villains” series.
• * * DragonLance: The Medusa Plague (TSR 1-56076-905-X, Oct ’94, $4.95, 314pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [_DragonLance: Defenders of Magic_] Fantasy novelization based on the “DragonLance” game, second volume in the “Defenders of Magic” trilogy.
• * * DragonLance: The Seventh Sentinel (TSR 0-7869-0117-9, Aug ’95, $5.99, 306pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore) [_DragonLance: Defenders of Magic_] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, third in the “Defenders of Magic” trilogy.
• * * DragonLance: Wanderlust (with 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.

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• * * The Art of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Game (TSR 0-88038-605-3, Oct ’89, $16.95, 126pp, tp) Art book, a collection of mostly full-page color artwork used to illustrate various books and products for the popular fantasy game.
• * _The Art of the DragonLance Saga (Penguin 0-14-011141-7, Oct ’88, £9.99, 126pp, tp) [DragonLance] Reprint (TSR 1988) collection of art about the “DragonLance” world. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Art of the DragonLance Saga (TSR 0-7869-1181-6, Sep ’98, $19.99, 126pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reissue (TSR 1987) art book. There is a new foreword by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Second printing.

KIRK, DANIEL

• * _Dune Pop-up Panorama Book (with Maida Silverman) See entry under Maida Silverman.

KIRK, DOUGLAS

• * * The Land of the Nunch (Morton Falls 0-934279-02-0, Jul ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 150pp, pb) [_Nunch_] Fantasy novel of a strange kingdom of Little People and the invention of the “nunchmobile”. First in a proposed series.

KIRK, PAULINE

• * * The Keepers (Virago 1-85381-838-0, Jun ’96 [May ’96], £9.99, 405pp, tp) SF novel. The repressive laws of 22nd Century England are enforced by the clan of Keepers.
• * _The Keepers (Virago 1-86049-337-8, Aug ’97 [Oct ’97], £6.99, 405pp, tp) Reprint (Virago 1996) SF novel.

KIRK, RICHARD; joint pseudonym of Robert Holdstock & Angus Wells

• * +Raven 2: A Time of Ghosts (Ace 0-441-70561-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 199pp, pb) [_Raven_] Fantasy novel, second in a series about a woman warrior. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1978).
• * +Raven 3: The Frozen God (Ace 0-441-70567-7, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 174pp, pb) [_Raven_] Third novel in a sword & sorcery series written by Rob Holdstock and Angus Wells. First American edition (Corgi 1978).
• * +Raven 4: Lords of the Shadows (Ace 0-441-70573-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 204pp, pb) [_Raven_] Heroic fantasy novel in a series featuring a female warrior. First American edition (Corgi 1979). The authors are Angus Wells and Robert Holdstock.
• * +Raven 5: A Time of Dying (Ace 0-441-70575-8, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $2.95, 168pp, pb) [_Raven_] Fantasy novel in a series with a female barbarian swordswoman. First American edition (Corgi 1979). The author is Robert Holdstock or Angus Wells or both.
• * +Raven: Swordsmistress of Chaos (Ace 0-441-70555-3, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 174pp, pb) [_Raven_] Sword & Sorcery fantasy novel, first in a pentology. First American edition (Corgi 1978).

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

• * * Watchers at the Strait Gate (Arkham House 0-87054-098-X, Sep ’84 [Jul ’84], $14.95, 255pp, hc) An excellent collection of supernatural fantasy stories. Recommended. (FCM) (Contents)

KIRKBRIDE, JOHN

• * * Life on Urth (Scholastic UK 0-590-54167-6, Sep ’94, £6.99, 301pp, tp) Young-adult sf novel. Fast, charming, and winningly humorous tale of two young Earth people accidentally translated to Urth - a world not just parallel to our own but also parodied from it.

KIRKLAND, JAMES L.

• * _Star Trek: First Frontier (with Diane Carey) See entry under Diane Carey.

KIRKUP, JAMES (Falconer) (1918-2009) (stories)

• * * Queens Have Died Young and Fair (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-0886-4, 1993 [Jul ’94], $19.95, 175pp, hc) Fantasy novel set in the early 21st century, a satirical reworking of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This is the Peter Owen edition from the UK with a Dufour sticker. We did not list the British edition. This has a 1993 copyright date, but was not seen until now. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425.

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

• * * The Outskirter’s Secret (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36885-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $3.99, 342pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [_Steerswoman_] Sf novel, sequel to The Steerswoman. A steerswoman must search for a guidestar that has fallen to Earth in a land occupied by barbarians.
• * * The Steerswoman (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35762-0, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [_Steerswoman_] Fantasy novel with sf elements, set in a quasi-medieval world. A first novel, first of a series.
• * _The Steerswoman (Pan 0-330-31348-7, Jul ’90, £3.99, 299pp, pb, cover by John Higgins) [_Steerswoman_] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel.

KIRTLEY, BACIL F., ed. (1924- ) (stories)

• * _Horror in Paradise (with A. Grove Day) See entry under A. Grove Day.

KIRWAN-VOGEL, ANNA (stories)

• * * The Jewel of Life (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.

KISLING, LEE

• * * The Fools’ War (HarperCollins 0-06-020836-8, Oct ’92 [Dec ’92], $14.00, 166pp, hc, cover by Michael Koelsch) Young-adult fantasy novel of a boy who is the only saviour of his kingdom when unrequited love paralyzes the king. A first novel.

KISMARIC, CAROLE, ed.

• * _The Art of the X-Files (with Marvin Heiferman) See entry under Marvin Heiferman.

KISNER, JAMES (Martin, Jr.) (1947-2008) (stories)

• * * Earthblood (Zebra 0-8217-3237-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Horror novel of a business built on ancient Indian sacrificial ground.
• * * Poison Pen (Zebra 0-8217-3096-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Horror thriller. A debunker of mediums is faced with genuine psychic vengeance.
• * * The Quagmire (Zebra 0-8217-3512-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 347pp, pb) Horror novel of a quagmire that consumes kids.
• * * Strands (Leisure 0-8439-2614-7, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 364pp, pb) Horror novel — hanged man returns for revenge.

KISSLING, MARK, ed.

• * * 1992 Writer’s Market (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.
• * * 1993 Writer’s Market (Writer’s Digest Books 0-89879-579-6, Sep ’92, $26.95, 995pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. The yearly bible for aspiring writers. Order from Writer’s Digest Books, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnati OH 45207.

KITAMURA, SATOSHI

• * +UFO Diary (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-38026-0, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], $12.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Satoshi Kitamura) Children’s picture book about a child’s encounter with a UFO. Full color illustrations by the author with a bit of text. First American edition (Andersen 1989).

KITCHEN, BERT

• * _Mythical Creatures (Lutterworth Press 0-7188-2646-9, May ’86, £8.95, 32pp, hc) Reprint (U.S. 1985) beautiful full-color picture book which shouldn’t be wasted on children. (SJ/JF)

KITSCH, HIERONYMOUS, ed. (1953- ); pseudonym (stories)

• * * Tales of the Outré: writings celebrating the centenary of H.P. Lovecraft (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. (Contents)

KITTREDGE, MARY; [i.e., Mary Elizabeth Talbot Kittredge Squibb] (1949- ) (stories)

• * * The Shelter (with Kevin O’Donnell, Jr.) (Tor 0-812-52066-1, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Horror novel.

KJELGAARD, JIM; [i.e., James Arthur Kjelgaard] (1910-1959)

• * _The Hunter Returns (with David A. Drake) See entry under David A. Drake

KLAIC, DRAGAN

• * * The Plot of the Future: Utopia and Dystopia in Modern Drama (University of Michigan Press 0-472-10217-6, Jan ’92 [Aug ’92], $39.50, 258pp, hc) Non-fiction, an academic study of the ways many European and American playwrights have imagined the future in dramatic works. Order from University of Michigan Press, PO Box 1104, Ann Arbor MI 48106.

KLAPER, STEVEN

• * * Agents of Insight (Tor 0-812-54308-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Sf novel of spies and psi.

KLASS, JUDY; [i.e., Judith Alexandra Klass] (1967- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * * Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies (Pocket 0-671-68167-2, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.50, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 46 in the series.
• * * Star Trek: The Cry of the Onlies (Titan 1-85286-210-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.95, 255pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.

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

KLASTORIN, MICHAEL

• * * Back to the Future (with Sally Hibbin) (Hamlyn 0-600-57031-2, Jul ’90, £4.95, 80pp, tp) [_Back to the Future_] Official book of the movie trilogy.

KLAUSE, ANNETTE CURTIS (stories)

• * * Alien Secrets (Delacorte 0-385-30928-7, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $14.95, 227pp, hc, cover by Philip Howe) Young-adult sf novel of intrigue surrounding a stolen treasure on a haunted spacecraft.
• * _Alien Secrets (Dell Yearling 0-440-41061-4, Jan ’95 [Dec ’94], $3.99, 227pp, tp, cover by John Porter) Reprint (Delacorte 1993) young-adult SF novel.
• * * Blood and Chocolate (Delacorte 0-385-32305-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $13.45, 264pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult werewolf novel. A 16-year-old suburban werewolf falls for a human.
• * * The Silver Kiss (Delacorte 0-385-30160-X, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $14.95, 198pp, hc, cover by Christopher Rodin) Young-adult romantic vampire novel of a 300 year old teenage vampire and a girl in turmoil over her mother’s death. A first novel.
• * _The Silver Kiss (Doubleday UK 0-385-40154-X, Apr ’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 Silver Kiss (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.
• * _The Silver Kiss (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21346-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Christopher Rodin) Reprint (Delacorte 1990) young-adult romantic vampire novel of the relationship between a 300 year-old teenaged vampire and a girl in turmoil because of her mother’s death. Recommended (SW).

KLAVAN, ANDREW (1954- ) (stories)

• * * The Uncanny (Crown 0-609-60112-1, Feb ’98, $24.00, 343pp, hc) Thriller/ghost story. A Hollywood producer of horror films goes to England and finds a real ghost story — with a nod to M.R. James and other writers of gothic horror.
• * _The Uncanny (Dell 0-440-22577-9, Oct ’98, $6.99, 404pp, pb) Reprint (Crown 1998) thriller/ghost story.

KLAW, RICHARD (stories)

• * _Weird Business (with Joe R. Lansdale) See entry under Joe R. Lansdale

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• * * The Big Bigfoot Book (Mojo Press 1-885418-07-8, Sep ’96 [Jul ’96], $7.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Mark Nelson) Graphic anthology of bigfoot stories by authors including Neal Barrett, Jr., A.A. Attanasio, Norman Partridge, and William Browning Spencer, with various artists. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78714; fax 512-858-7282; [mojo@eden.com].
• * * The Wild West Show (Mojo Press 1-885418-04-3, Apr ’96, $5.95, 91pp, tp, cover by Tim Truman) Graphic anthology of Western stories, with contributors including Joe R. Lansdale, Neal Barrett, Jr., Lewis Shiner, Norman Partridge, and Scott Cupp. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78714; fax 512-858-7282; [mojo@eden.com].

KLEIER, GLENN (1949- )

• * * The Last Day (Warner 0-446-52285-6, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $24.00, 484pp, hc) Near-future millennial thriller. A woman named Jeza may be the new messiah.
• * _The Last Day (Warner 0-446-60598-0, Sep ’98, $7.50, 609pp, pb, cover by Tony Greco) Reprint (Warner 1997) near-future millennial thriller.

KLEIN, JEFFREY (1948- )

• * * The Black Hole Affair (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.

KLEIN, R. E. (stories)

• * * The History of Our World Beyond the Wave (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100411-0, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $22.00, 215pp, hc, cover by David Maisel) Allegorical fantasy novel/parable set in a near-future Earth after a global tidal wave. A first novel.

KLEIN, ROBIN (Nancy Wilga) (1936- ) (stories)

• * _Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80636-6, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $7.95, 144pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1985) juvenile sf novel of a family of aliens exiled on Earth. This edition was printed in Australia in 1985 and is distributed worldwide. The 1985 original is also probably Australian.
• * _Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80636-6, Sep ’86 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 144pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1985) very juvenile sf humor novella. Published in 1986; missed. It’s Australian, and this is an imported worldwide edition from Australia.

KLEIN, T(heodore) E(ibon) D(onald) (1947- ) (stories)

• * * The Ceremonies (Viking 0-670-20982-1, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $15.95, 505pp, hc) Horror novel, a first novel.

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