The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

KOONTZ, DEAN R(ay) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-16202-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $7.50, 426pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. This is a movie tie-in edition. 48th printing.
• * _Phantoms (Headline 0-7472-3524-4, Nov ’97, £6.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1983) dark fantasy novel. 13th printing.
• * *Santa’s Twin (HarperPrism 0-06-105355-4, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $20.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Phil Parks) [*Santa’s Twin] Christmas short story/picture book about Santa’s evil twin. Illustrated by Phil Parks.
• * _Santa’s Twin (HarperPrism 0-06-105355-4, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $20.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Phil Parks) [*Santa’s Twin] Reissue (HarperPrism 1996) Christmas short story/picture book about Santa’s evil twin. Illustrated by Phil Parks.
• * *Seize the Night (Headline 0-7472-2056-5, Nov ’98, £16.99, 408pp, hc) [Fear Nothing] SF/dark fantasy novel. Sequel to Fear Nothing. Christopher Snow’s special talents are needed to solve the mystery of missing children in Moonlight Bay. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-7651-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
• * +Seize the Night (Bantam 0-553-10665-1, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $26.95, 401pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) [Fear Nothing] SF thriller of genetic engineering and conspiracy, sequel to Fear Nothing. First US edition (Headline 11/98).
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Dark Harvest 0-913165-24-7, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $18.95, 327pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel. A woman’s son may be the Antichrist.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Dark Harvest 0-913165-14-X, Sep ’88, $45.00, 327pp, hc) Limited edition of the above.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Berkley 0-425-12125-9, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $5.50, 418pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) horror novel.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3638-0, Mar ’91, £4.99, 499pp, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) occult thriller. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Headline 0-7472-3638-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) occult thriller.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Headline 0-7472-0389-X, Aug ’91, £14.95, 313pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) occult thriller.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Berkley 0-425-12125-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $5.99, 418pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols) horror novel; ninth printing.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Berkley 0-425-12125-9, Jul ’94, $6.99, 418pp, pb) Reissue (Dark Harvest 1988) horror novel; 14th printing.
• * _The Servants of Twilight (Berkley 0-425-12125-9, Apr ’96, $7.50, 418pp, pb) Reissue (Dark Harvest 1988) horror novel. 15th printing.
• * _Shadowfires (Dark Harvest 0-913-165-53-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $21.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Reprint (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel, with illustrations by Phil Parks.
• * _Shadowfires (Headline 0-7472-3681-X, Aug ’91, £4.99, 598pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about the gruesome effects of genetic engineering. Recommended. (PSP)
• * _Shadowfires (Headline 0-7472-0427-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], £14.95, 372pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) sf thriller about genetic engineering.
• * _Shadowfires (Berkley 0-425-13698-10, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $6.99, 509pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel.
• * _Shadowfires (Berkley 0-425-13698-1, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $6.99, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel; third printing.
• * _Shadowfires (Berkley 0-425-13698-1, Aug ’94, $6.99, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) horror novel; fifth printing.
• * _Shadowfires (Berkley 0-425-13698-1, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], $7.50, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) SF/horror thriller. Ninth printing.
• * _Shadowfires (Berkley 0-425-13698-1, Jun ’98, $7.99, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols) SF/horror thriller. Eleventh printing.
• * _Shattered (Berkley 0-425-09933-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 215pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) associational non-fantasy terror thriller. A couple is being followed cross-country by a homicidal ax-murderer. 14th printing since 1985!
• * _Shattered (Star 0-352-31440-0, Sep ’89, £2.99, 207pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * _Shattered (Headline 0-7472-3523-6, Mar ’90, £3.99, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
• * _Shattered (Headline 0-7472-3523-6, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Random House 1973, as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * _Shattered (Headline 0-7472-0299-0, Nov ’90, £13.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Random House 1973, as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * _Shattered (Headline 0-7472-3523-6, Jan ’91, £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller of associational interest.
• * _Shattered (Berkley 0-425-09933-4, Jul ’91, $5.50, 289pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) associational non-fantasy thriller; 20th printing.
• * _Shattered (Berkley 0-425-09933-4, Feb ’93 [Mar ’93], $5.99, 289pp, pb) Reissue (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer) thriller; 24th printing. This is the first printing as by Dean Koontz instead of Dean R. Koontz.
• * *Sole Survivor (Headline 0-7472-1756-4, Jan ’97, £16.99, 312pp, hc) Dark fantasy/SF novel of a plane crash whose sole survivor hides a secret. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-7705-2, £9.99) was announcedbut not seen.
• * +Sole Survivor (Knopf 0-679-42526-8, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $25.95, 321pp, hc) Dark Fantasy thriller. First US edition (Headline 1997).
• * _Sole Survivor (Headline 0-7472-5434-6, Oct ’97, £5.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Jake Pegg) Reprint (Headline 1997) dark fantasy thriller. An export edition (same details) was available 1 Sept 1997.
• * _Sole Survivor (Ballantine 0-345-38437-7, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $7.99, 403pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1997) dark SF thriller. An international mass market edition scheduled for September 1997 was not seen.
• * *Strange Highways (Headline 0-7472-1333-X, Apr ’95, £16.99, 439pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) Collection of 12 fantasy, supernatural and SF stories (four of them revised), plus the never-before-published novel, Strange Highways wherein Joey Shannon is allowed the chance to travel the road he did not take - a road that has not existed for decades. (Contents)
• * +Strange Highways (Warner 0-446-51974-X, May ’95, $23.95, 561pp, hc) Collection of 14 pieces, including the original title novel. First US edition (Headline 1995).
• * _Strange Highways (CD Publications 1-881475-15-8, Aug ’95 [Oct ’95], $150.00, 715pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Collection of 14 pieces, including the original title novel. This signed, slipcased, leatherbound, limited edition of 750 was apparently delayed, and preceded by the trade. It’s still the only signed limited edition and can be ordered from CD Publications, PO Box 18433, Baltimore MD 21237.
• * _Strange Highways (Headline 0-7472-4839-7, Apr ’96, £5.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Headline 1995) collection of 12 fantasy, supernatural and SF stories (four revised), plus the title novel. The contents differ from the US edition. An export edition (same details) was published on 1 March 96.
• * _Strange Highways (Warner 0-446-60339-2, Aug ’96 [Sep ’97], $6.99, 614pp, pb, cover by Fernando & Dangelico) Reprint (Warner 1995) collection of 14 pieces, including the original title novel and a revised version of Chase (this latter not in the original Headline edition). (Contents)
• * *Strangers (W.H. Allen 0-491-03802-X, Mar ’86, £10.95, 712pp, hc) Suspense/sf novel involving weird phobias and an obsession with the moon. This is probably simultaneous with the U.S. edition from Putnam.
• * *Strangers (Putnam 0-399-13143-4, Apr ’86, $17.95, 526pp, hc) Thriller with sf elements.
• * _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-09217-8, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $4.50, 681pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1986) sf/horror novel.
• * _Strangers (Star 0-352-31986-0, Mar ’87, £3.95, 710pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen/Putnam 1986) sf/horror novel.
• * _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Oct ’89, $4.95, 681pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1986) sf/horror novel; ninth printing.
• * _Strangers (Star 0-352-31986-0, Nov ’89, £3.95, 710pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1986) sf novel.
• * _Strangers (Headline 0-7472-3516-3, May ’90, £4.99, 710pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen/Putnam 1986) thriller with sf elements.
• * _Strangers (Headline 0-7472-0292-3, Apr ’91, £14.95, 537pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) sf novel.
• * _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Nov ’91, $5.99, 681pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) thriller with sf elements; 14th printing.
• * _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $6.99, 0-425-11992-0pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) SF/horror novel. 21st printing.
• * _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-11992-0, Jun ’97, $7.50, 681pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) SF/horror novel. 23rd printing.
• * *Three Complete Novels (Wings 0-517-06487-1, Aug ’91, $10.99, 739pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) Omnibus of three horror novels: The Servants of Twilight (Pocket 1984 as Twilight by Leigh Nichols), Darkfall (Putnam 1984), and Phantoms (Putnam 1983). This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *Three Complete Novels (Wings 0-517-07369-2, 1992 [Aug ’94], $11.98, 691pp, hc) Omnibus of Shattered (Random House 1973 as by K.R. Dwyer), Whispers (Putnam 1980), and Watchers (Putnam 1987). This is an instant remainder edition. It has a 1992 copyright date but was not seen until now. (Contents)
• * *Three Complete Novels (Putnam 0-399-13843-9, May ’93 [Jun ’93], $11.98, 704pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Omnibus of three horror novels, Lightning (Putnam 1988), The Face of Fear (Bobbs-Merrill 1977 as by Brian Coffey), and The Vision (Putnam 1977). (Contents)
• * *Three Complete Novels (Putnam 0-399-13927-3, Apr ’94 [Aug ’94], $11.98, 752pp, hc) Omnibus of three horror novels, Strangers (1986), The Voice of the Night (1980), and The Mask (1981 as by Owen West). This is an instant remainder edition. (Contents)
• * *Three Complete Novels (Putnam 0-399-14125-1, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $12.98, 804pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Omnibus of three horror novels, The House of Thunder (Pocket 1982 as by Leigh Nichols), Shadowfires (Avon 1987 as by Leigh Nichols), and Midnight (Putnam 1989). This is an instant remainder edition, the third Putnam omnibus titled Three Complete Novels (in addition to one Wings edition). (Contents)
• * *Three Complete Novels (Putnam 0-399-14442-0, Nov ’98, $12.98, 776pp, hc, cover by Don Brautigam) Omnibus of three horror novels, The Bad Place (Putnam 1990), Demon Seed (Bantam 1973), and The Eyes of Darkness (Pocket 1981 as by Leigh Nichols). This is an instant remainder edition, the fourth Putnam omnibus titled Three Complete Novels (in addition to one Wings edition). (Contents)
• * *Ticktock (Headline 0-7472-1398-4, Jul ’96, £16.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) Fantasy/SF novel of a Vietnamese-American youth pursued by a menace that continually changes in form and threat. Koontz’s first purely comic novel in 25 years.
• * _Ticktock (Headline 0-7472-4972-5, Jan ’97, £5.99, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1996) dark fantasy novel. This edition is issued in two separate cover designs.
• * +Ticktock (Ballantine 0-345-38430-X, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $7.99, 338pp, pb) SF/dark fantasy thriller. An international edition (same information) was issued August 1996. First US edition (Headline 1996).
• * _Ticktock (SFBC #14435, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $8.98, 335pp, hc) Reprint (Headline 1996) SF/dark fantasy thriller. Similar to the Ballantine paperback edition. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *Trapped (Eclipse Books 1-56060-177-9, Feb ’93 [Apr ’93], $9.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Anthony Bilau) Associational graphic novel adapted from a Koontz novella by Edward Gorman, with illustrations by Anthony Bilau. A hardcover edition was announced but not seen.
• * _Trapped (with Ed Gorman) (HarperCollins/Eclipse 0-06-105004-0, Apr ’93, $9.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Anthony Bilau) Reprint (Eclipse 1992) associational graphic novel adapted from a Koontz novella by Edward Gorman, with illustrations by Anthony Bilau.
• * *Trapped (Eclipse UK 0-586-21753-3, Apr ’93, £6.99, 75pp, tp, cover by Graham Potts) Graphic adaptation by Ed Gorman of a short story about mutant rats, illustrated by Anthony Bilau. Simultaneous with US (Eclipse) edition.
• * *Twilight Eyes (Land of Enchantment 0-9603828-4-4, Dec ’85, $32.00, 263pp, hc) Novel of dark fantasy, 8.5" x 11," with numerous illustrations by Phil Parks in both color and black & white. Also available in a signed, limited edition, price unknown.
• * *Twilight Eyes (W.H. Allen 0-491-03475-X, Apr ’87, £11.95, 478pp, hc) Fantasy novel expanded and revised from an earlier version (Land of Enchantment 1985).
• * +Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $4.95, 451pp, pb) Horror novel. A slightly different version of Part 1 appeared from The Land of Enchantment (under the same title) in 1985. This is the first complete American edition (W.H. Allen 1987).
• * _Twilight Eyes (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32019-2, Mar ’88, £3.50, 478pp, pb) Reprint (Land of Enchantment 1987) sf/horror novel.
• * _Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $4.95, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) dark fantasy novel; seventh printing.
• * _Twilight Eyes (Headline 0-7472-3517-1, Jul ’90, £4.50, 478pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) sf/horror novel, expanded from an earlier book of the same name (Land of Enchantment 1986).
• * _Twilight Eyes (Headline 0-7472-0293-1, May ’91, £14.95, 478pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) sf/horror novel, expanded from an earlier book of the same name (Land of Enchantment 1986).
• * _Twilight Eyes (Headline 0-7472-3517-1, Jun ’91, £4.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) sf/horror novel, expanded from an earlier book of the same name (Land of Enchantment 1986).
• * _Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) dark fantasy novel; 12th printing.
• * _Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $5.99, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) dark fantasy novel; 13th printing.
• * _Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Apr ’95 [May ’95], $6.99, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel, expanded from an earlier (1985) version. 18th printing.
• * _Twilight Eyes (Berkley 0-425-10065-0, Mar ’97, $7.50, 451pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel, expanded from an earlier (1985) version. 21st printing.
• * _The Vision (Berkley 0-425-08532-5, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1977) horror novel with ESP, clairvoyance, etc.
• * _The Vision (Star 0-352-31950-X, Dec ’86, £1.95, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1977) supernatural novel.
• * _The Vision (W.H. Allen 0-491-03308-7, Nov ’88, £12.95, 272pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1977) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Vision (Headline 0-7472-3518-X, Jul ’90, £3.99, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1977) horror novel.
• * _The Vision (Headline 0-7472-3518-X, Jun ’91, £3.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1977) horror novel.
• * _The Vision (Headline 0-7472-0294-X, Jun ’91 [Sep ’91], £13.95, 270pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1977) horror novel.
• * _The Vision (Berkley 0-425-09860-5, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $6.99, 353pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1977) horror novel. 24th printing.
• * _The Vision (Berkley 0-425-09860-5, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $7.50, 353pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1977) horror novel. 28th printing.
• * _The Voice of the Night (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-31608-X, Mar ’88, £2.99, 277pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1980) horror novel.
• * _The Voice of the Night (W.H. Allen 0-491-03169-6, Feb ’89, £12.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1980) horror novel. [Not seen]
• * _Voice of the Night (W.H. Allen 0-491-03169-6, Feb ’89 [Aug ’89], £12.95, 277pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1980) horror novel.
• * _Voice of the Night (Star 0-352-31608-X, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], £3.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Doubleday 1980, as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.
• * _Voice of the Night (Headline 0-7472-3519-8, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.99, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1980) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
• * _Voice of the Night (Headline 0-7472-3519-8, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £3.99, 340pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Doubleday 1980) horror novel.
• * _The Voice of the Night (Headline 0-7472-0295-8, Mar ’91, £14.95, 340pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.
• * _Voice of the Night (Headline 0-7472-3519-8, Jun ’91, £4.50, 340pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.
• * _The Voice of the Night (Berkley 0-425-12816-4, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $5.95, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.
• * _The Voice of the Night (Berkley 0-425-12816-4, Jun ’94 [Jul ’94], $6.99, 339pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1980) horror novel; seventh printing.
• * _The Voice of the Night (Berkley 0-425-12816-4, May ’96 [Aug ’96], $7.50, 339pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel. 12th printing.
• * *Watchers (Putnam 0-399-13263-5, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $17.95, 352pp, hc) Supernatural/sf thriller about genetically manipulated dogs with unusual powers.
• * _Watchers (Headline 0-7472-0041-6, Sep ’87, £10.95, 352pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1987) plausible, yet terrifying, horror novel about two very different experimental animals escaped from the research labs. Highly recommended. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Watchers (SFBC #10749, Oct ’87, $5.98, 406pp, hc) Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf/horror thriller.
• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $4.95, 483pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1987) sf/horror/thriller novel.
• * _Watchers (Headline 0-7472-3061-7, May ’88, £3.50, 507pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1987) horror novel.
• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Nov ’88, $4.95, 483pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1987) bio-engineering horror novel. Sixth printing.
• * _Watchers (Headline 0-7472-3061-7, Jul ’89, £3.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1987) sf/supernatural thriller.
• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Mar ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) bio-engineering horror novel; 12th printing.
• * _Watchers (Headline 0-7472-3061-7, Jun ’91, £4.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1987) sf/supernatural thriller.
• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel; 16th printing.
• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $6.99, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel; 19th printing.