The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

KING, STEPHEN (Edwin) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16352-4, Nov ’98, $7.99, 464pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1987) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. 25th printing.
• * *The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-17-8, Sep ’91, $38.00, 512pp, hc, cover by Ned Dameron) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Dark fantasy novel, third book in the “Gunslinger” series, with full-color illustrations by Ned Dameron. A 1200 copy signed deluxe edition was announced but not seen.
• * _The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (Penguin/Plume 0-452-26740-4, Jan ’92 [Nov ’91], $15.00, 422pp, tp, cover by Don Brautigam & Phil Heffernan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1991) dark fantasy novel, third book in the “Dark Tower” series, with full-color illustrations by Ned Dameron. There are two different versions of this edition, one with a cover by Brautigam, the other with a cover by Heffernan. Other than the cover illustration, the two are identical.
• * _The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (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 (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 (Warner UK 0-7515-0050-X, Nov ’92 [Oct ’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.
• * _The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27962-3, Nov ’97, $17.95, 422pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1991) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. Third printing.
• * _The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17331-7, Nov ’98, $7.99, 590pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1991) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. 14th printing.
• * *The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-38-X, Aug ’97, $45.00, 787pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel, book four in “The Dark Tower” series. Also available in a deluxe boxed, signed, limited edition of 1200 (-37-1, $175.00). Order from Donald M. Grant, 19 Surrey Lane, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NY 03844; add $4.00 shipping, $7.00 for deluxe edition.
• * _The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Dutton/Plume 0-452-27917-8, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $17.95, 672pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1997) fantasy novel, book four in “The Dark Tower” series.
• * _The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69661-3, Nov ’97, £14.99, xvi+672pp, tp, cover by Bob Warner) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1997) fantasy novel. Illustrated by Dave McKean. A limited edition Hodder & Stoughton hardback (500 copies; £100) was published in mid-August 1997. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19486-1, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $7.99, 699pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 199708) fantasy novel, book four in “The Dark Tower” series.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0101-2, 1990 [May ’90], £3.99, 400pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) original fantasy collection. This edition omits the illustrations. This is an ’Open Market’ edition and is not generally available in the UK.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three (Sphere 0-7474-0101-2, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], £3.99, 400pp, pb, cover by John Avon) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) fantasy collection. This edition omits the interior illustrations. Volume Two in the series.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three (NEL 0-340-70751-8, Dec ’97, £6.99, 455pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1987) dark fantasy novel. Book 2 in the series.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-50-X, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $20.00, 224pp, hc) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1982) collection of connected stories, the second edition of this fantasy work which has never appeared in a mass edition (and won’t, according to the author). The new edition has one-color endpapers and a cheaper binding, but the 10,000 copies quickly sold out.
• * _Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (Sphere Overseas 0-7474-0100-4, Jun ’89, £3.50, 249pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) fantasy Western. Volume 1 in the “Dark Tower” series. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (NAL Signet 0-451-16052-5, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $4.95, 315pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) western dark fantasy quasi-novel.
• * _Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (Sphere 0-7474-0100-4, Dec ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.50, 249pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) fantasy collection. Volume 1 in the “Dark Tower” series. This edition omits the illustrations.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (NEL 0-340-70750-X, Dec ’97, £6.99, 212pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) dark fantasy novel. Book 1 in the series.
• * _The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands (NEL 0-340-70752-6, Dec ’97, £6.99, 584pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1991) dark fantasy novel. Book 3 in the series.
• * _The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass (NEL 0-340-69662-1, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], £6.99, 845pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1997) fantasy novel, fourth in the series.
• * _The Dead Zone (Futura 0-7088-1874-9, Jul ’86, £2.95, 467pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1979) horror novel.
• * _The Dead Zone (Warner UK 0-7515-0432-7, Mar ’93, £5.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Christopher Brown) Reissue (Viking 1979) horror novel. Second printing.
• * _The Dead Zone (Easton Press no ISBN, Jan ’94, no price, 426pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1979) horror novel. With an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Jill Bauman. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * _The Dead Zone (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27329-3, Oct ’94, $14.95, 399pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1979) horror novel. This is a “Collectors Edition” with a new introduction by Anne Rivers Siddons.
• * *Desperation (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-36-3, Aug ’96, $75.00, 524pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) Horror novel. This is a limited, slipcased edition of 4,000. A signed, numbered, and traycased edition of 2000 (-35-5, $175.00) was announced but not seen. Illustrated by Don Maitz. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls, NH 03844.
• * _Desperation (Viking 0-670-86836-1, Sep ’96, $27.95, 690pp, hc, cover by Mark Ryden) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Donald M. Grant 1996) horror novel, a companion to The Regulators by King as Richard Bachman. Travellers find a small Nevada town is taken over by evil.
• * *Desperation (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-65427-9, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £16.99, 545pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint dark fantasy novel. Travellers find themselves trapped in Desperation, Nevada. A ghost town whose only inhabitant is a lone cop with strong ideas on law enforcement. This novel is a companion to The Regulators by “Richard Bachman”, containing many of the same characters in an alternate version of the world, or story, or both. A limited boxed edition of both appeared last month. This is the first trade edition. Simultaneous with the US (Viking) edition.
• * _Desperation (NEL 0-340-65428-7, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £6.99, 720pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Donald M. Grant 1996) dark fantasy novel.
• * _Desperation (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18846-2, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $7.99, 547pp, pb, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton; Donald M. Grant 1996) horror novel.
• * *Desperation & The Regulators (with Richard Bachman) (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-66575-0, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], £125.00, 545+334pp, hc) Limited, slipcased edition of the two books, limited to 250 copies, with Desperation signed by King. Bachman is a pen-name for King. The two books will not be sold separately in this edition.
• * _Different Seasons (Futura 0-7088-2360-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 560pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1982) collection of 4 horror tales.
• * _Different Seasons (NAL/Signet 0-451-14764-2, Oct ’86 [Aug ’86], $4.50, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1982) collection. Movie tie-in edition for Stand by Me (based on “The Body”). 13th printing.
• * _Different Seasons (Futura 0-7088-2360-2, May ’91, £4.99, 560pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1982) collection of four horror novellas.
• * _Different Seasons (Penguin/Signet 0-451-14764-2, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 507pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1982) collection of four horror novellas; 22nd printing.
• * _Different Seasons (Warner UK 0-7515-0433-5, Mar ’93, £5.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Christopher Brown) Reissue (Viking 1982) horror collection. Second printing.
• * _Different Seasons (Warner UK 0-7515-1462-4, Feb ’95, £5.99, 560pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1982) collection. A tie-in to the new film, The Shawshank Redemption. Its cover title is The Shawshank Redemption, and the spine shows Different Seasons featuring The Shawshank Redemption. The actual title only appears on the title page.
• * _Different Seasons (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19712-7, Nov ’98, $7.99, 508pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1982) collection. This is a movie tie-in edition for “Apt Pupil”.
• * *Dolan’s Cadillac (Lord John Press 0-935716-46-7, Jan ’89 [Apr ’89], $150.00, 64pp, hc) Horror novella. This is a signed, numbered, clothbound limited edition of 1,000 copies including several other unseen bound limitations.
• * *Dolores Claiborne (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.
• * +Dolores Claiborne (Viking 0-670-84452-7, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $23.50, 305pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Associational mainstream crime novel with virtually no horror/fantasy elements. First American edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1992).
• * _Dolores Claiborne (BOMC no ISBN, Dec ’92, $19.95, 305pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1992) associational mainstream crime novel with virtually no horror/fantasy elements. Similar to the Viking edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * _Dolores Claiborne (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-54672-7, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], £14.99, 241pp, hc) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1992) associational mainstream crime novel with passing references to the events in Gerald’s Game.
• * _Dolores Claiborne (NEL 0-450-58886-6, Oct ’93, £4.99, 307pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1992) associational novel.
• * _Dolores Claiborne (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17709-6, Dec ’93, $6.99, 372pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1992) associational mainstream crime novel with virtually no horror/fantasy elements.
• * _Dolores Claiborne (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18411-4, Mar ’95 [Apr ’95], $6.99, 372pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1992) associational mainstream crime novel with virtually no horror/supernatural elements. This is the movie tie-in edition. 11th printing.
• * _Dolores Claiborne (NEL 0-450-58886-6, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], £5.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1992) associational novel. A film tie-in edition. Fourth NEL print.
• * *The Eyes of the Dragon (Philtrum no ISBN, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $120.00, 314pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel, in a signed, boxed, numbered edition of 1250 copies, with illustrations by Kenneth R. Linkhauser. A special giant-size (8.5" x 13," 4.5 lb) first edition on fine paper with linen slipcase and binding.
• * _The Eyes of the Dragon (Viking 0-670-81458-X, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $18.95, 326pp, hc) Reprint (Philtrum 1985) juvenile fantasy novel about a young prince who has to defeat a wizard to gain control of his kingdom. The earlier special limited edition is not mentioned in the copyright page. There are some excellent illustrations by David Palladini. (CNB)
• * _The Eyes of the Dragon (Macdonald 0-356-14224-8, Apr ’87, £10.95, 326pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1987 revised from an earlier edition, Philtrum 1985) fantasy novel. Interior illustrations by David Palladini. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Eyes of the Dragon (NAL 0-451-15125-9, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $4.50, 380pp, pb) Reprint (Philtrum 1985) young-adult fantasy novel. This follows the revised text of the Viking 1987 edition.
• * _The Eyes of the Dragon (Futura 0-7088-3574-0, Jan ’88, £3.50, 427pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1987, revised from an earlier edition from Philtrum in 1985) young-adult fantasy novel. An amusing tale, despite its young-adult overtones. Illustrated by David Palladini.
• * _The Eyes of the Dragon (Chivers Press 0-86220-237-X, May ’88, £9.95, 456pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1987, revised from an earlier edition from Philtrum in 1985) young-adult fantasy novel. Large Print edition.
• * _Fire-Starter (Signet 0-451-13234-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $3.95, 404pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1980) horror novel; 9th Signet printing. Although this is a “movie tie-in”, there’s no photo insert from the film.
• * _Firestarter (Futura 0-7088-2101-4, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 510pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1980) horror novel.
• * _Firestarter (Futura 0-7088-2101-4, May ’91, £4.99, 510pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1980) sf/horror novel. 14th impression.
• * _Firestarter (Penguin/Signet 0-451-13234-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $5.99, 404pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1980) horror novel; 35th printing.
• * _Firestarter (Warner UK 0-7515-0439-4, Mar ’93, £5.99, 510pp, pb, cover by Christopher Brown) Reissue (Viking 1980) horror novel. Second printing.
• * _Firestarter (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27330-7, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], $14.95, 382pp, tp, cover by Geoff Gove) Reprint (Viking 1980) horror novel, with a new introduction by John Grisham. A “Collectors Edition.”
• * *Four Past Midnight (Viking 0-670-83538-2, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $22.95, 763pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood & Stansbury) Collection of four novellas with an introductory note by King. (Contents)
• * _Four Past Midnight (BOMC no ISBN, Sep ’90, $19.95, 713pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood & Stansbury) Reprint (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas. This edition differs from the original by a special BOMC mark on the back and the lack of an ISBN and price.
• * _Four Past Midnight (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-53526-1, Oct ’90, £14.99, 676pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1990) collection of four very long horror novellas, each almost a book in itself, ranging from the good to the brilliant. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
• * _Four Past Midnight (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 (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 (BOMC/QPBC no ISBN, 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.
• * _Four Past Midnight: Featuring The Langoliers (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18597-8, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $6.99, 744pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1990) collection of four novellas. This is packaged as a tie-in to the TV miniseries, and is subtitled “Featuring The Langoliers” with the story’s title in larger type than the book’s. This has a new cover and an ISBN we have not listed before, but is marked as the 13th printing.
• * *Gerald’s Game (Viking 0-670-84650-3, May ’92, no price, 332pp, hc) Horror novel. This is a special limited advance edition of a new King novel given out by Viking to booksellers at the ABA. This is identical to the forthcoming hardcover trade edition except for a facsimile note from King on the flyleaf and a cardboard slipcase rather than a dustjacket.
• * *Gerald’s Game (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.
• * _Gerald’s Game (BOMC no ISBN, Aug ’92, $19.95, 332pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Reprint (Viking 1992) horror novel about a woman left handcuffed to a bed after her husband suffers a heart attack during a bondage game in a secluded cabin. There are no supernatural elements. Similar to the Viking edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a special BOMC mark on the back.
• * *Gerald’s Game (Viking 0-670-84650-3, Sep ’92 [Jun ’92], $23.50, 332pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) Horror novel about a woman left handcuffed to a bed after her husband suffers a heart attack during a bondage game in a secluded cabin. There are no supernatural elements.
• * _Gerald’s Game (NEL 0-450-58623-5, May ’93 [Apr ’93], £5.99, 394pp, pb) Reprint (Viking 1992) associational thriller about a woman trapped in a deadly bondage game.
• * _Gerald’s Game (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17646-4, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $6.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Rob Wood) Reprint (Viking 1992) horror novel about a woman left handcuffed to a bed after her husband suffers a heart attack during a bondage game in a secluded cabin. There are no supernatural elements.
• * *The Green Mile (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27890-2, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $14.95, 465pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Reprint (Signet 1996 in six parts) associational novel published as a serial. There is a new introduction by King.
• * _The Green Mile (Orion 0-75282-146-6, Nov ’98, £10.99, xiv+465pp, tp) Reprint (Plume 1997) associational novel previously published as a six-part serial (Signet; Penguin UK 1996). There is a new introduction by King, along with the original ‘Foreword’ and ‘Afterword’. (Contents) [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19049-1, Mar ’96, $2.99, 92pp, pb) [Green Mile] Associational serial novel, part one of six, with a foreword by King.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 1: The Two Dead Girls (Penguin 0-14-025856-6, Mar ’96, £1.99, 92pp, pb) [Green Mile] First part of a thriller being published as a 6-part serial, with one part each month. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 2: Mouse on the Mile (Penguin 0-14-025857-4, Apr ’96, £1.99, 92pp, pb) [Green Mile] Second part of an associational thriller being published as a 6-part serial, with one part each month. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 2: The Mouse on the Mile (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19052-1, Apr ’96, $2.99, 92pp, pb) [Green Mile] Associational serial novel, part two.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 3: Coffey’s Hands (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19054-8, May ’96, $2.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Associational serial novel, part three.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 3: Coffey’s Hands (Penguin 0-14-025858-2, May ’96, £1.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Third part of an associational thriller being published as a 6-part serial with one part per month. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19055-6, Jun ’96, $2.99, 90pp, pb, cover by Robert Hunt) [Green Mile] Associational serial novel, part four.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 4: The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix (Penguin 0-14-025859-0, Jun ’96, £1.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Fourth part of a thriller being published as a 6-part serial, with one part each month. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 5: Night Journey (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19056-4, Jul ’96, $2.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Associational serial novel, part five.
• * *The Green Mile, Part 5: The Night Journey (Penguin 0-14-025860-4, Jul ’96, £1.99, 90pp, pb) [Green Mile] Fifth part of a thriller being published as a 6-part serial. Simultaneous with the US (Signet) edition.