The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

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

• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Oct ’95, $6.99, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel. 22nd printing.
• * _Watchers (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $7.50, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel. 27th printing.
• * _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $4.95, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) thriller/horror novel.
• * _Whispers (Star 0-352-30935-0, Oct ’89, £3.99, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel.
• * _Whispers (Headline 0-7472-3521-X, Mar ’90 [May ’90], £4.50, 502pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1980) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
• * _Whispers (Headline 0-7472-3521-X, Jul ’90, £4.50, 502pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1980) horror novel.
• * _Whispers (Headline 0-7472-0297-4, Dec ’90, £14.95, 444pp, hc, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Putnam 1980) horror novel.
• * _Whispers (Headline 0-7472-3521-X, Jan ’91, £4.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1980) thriller/horror novel.
• * _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.95, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel; 29th printing.
• * _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, Sep ’93, $6.99, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel; 34th printing.
• * _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, Jul ’95, $6.99, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel; 37th printing.
• * _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, May ’97 [Jun ’97], $7.50, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel. 42nd printing.
• * *Winter Moon (Headline 0-7472-0910-3, Jan ’94, £16.99, 345pp, hc, cover by Lee Gibbons) Horror novel, inspired by the author’s earlier novel Invasion (Laser 1975 as by Aaron Wolfe). The book has been completely rewritten.
• * +Winter Moon (Ballantine 0-345-38610-8, Feb ’94, $6.99, 472pp, pb) Sf/horror novel, revised and considerably expanded from Invasion (Laser 1975 as by Aaron Wolfe). First American edition (Headline 1994).
• * _Winter Moon (Headline 0-7472-4289-5, Dec ’94 [Jan ’95], £5.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Reprint (Headline 1994) horror novel, inspired by the author’s earlier novel Invasion (Laser 1975 as by Aaron Wolfe).

KOPASKA-MERKEL, DAVID C., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * *The 1996 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, May ’96 [Jun ’96], no price, 82pp, ph, cover by Sheila Kopaska-Merkel) Anthology of 36 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Poetry of 1995,” this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. Available from David C. Kopaska-Merkel, Stone Lightning Press, 1300 Kicker Rd., Tuscaloosa AL 35404 (email: dkm.alageol@genie.com). (Contents)
• * *The 1998 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, Apr ’98 [Dec ’98], no price, 87pp, ph, cover by M. B. Simon) Anthology of 38 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Poetry of 1996 and 1997”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. (There was no 1997 anthology.) For information write M.B. Simon, SFPA President, 1412 NE 35th St, Ocala FL 34479. (Contents)
• * *Magic (with Morgan L. Kopaska-Merkel) (Stone Lightning Press no ISBN, May ’95 [Jun ’95], $10.00, 172pp, ph) Original anthology of 11 “fantastical” stories, with illustrations, in a perfect-bound chapbook format. Available from David Kopaska-Merkel, 1300 Kicker Rd., Tuscaloosa AL 35404. Price includes postage; checks payable to David Kopaska-Merkel. (Contents)

KOPASKA-MERKEL, MORGAN L., ed. (stories)

• * _Magic (with David C. Kopaska-Merkel) See entry under David C. Kopaska-Merkel

KOPE, SPENCER

• * *Perception (WJC Press 0-9638471-3-9, Jul ’94, $10.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Peter Lucero) Allegorical fantasy in the tradition of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. A first novel. Available from WJC Press, 4900 Leesburg Pike, Suite 205, Alexandria VA 22302.

KOPPANY, B., III

• * *Tempting Letters: Letters from an Experienced Demon to a Novice (Striking Impressions 0-9639422-1-2, 1995 [May ’98], $27.00, 166pp, hc, cover by Sue Casey Thompson) Satiric, epistolary fantasy novel, an updated version of The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. A demon official in Hell writes advice to his nephew on tempting modern Christians. This is dated 1995, but not seen until now. Order from Striking Impressions, PO Box 926, Hawthorne CA 90251-0926.

KOPPEL, TED (1940- )

• * *Chronography: A Chronological Bibliography of Books by Charles L. Harness (Chris Drumm Books 0-936055-57-X, Feb ’93, $3.50, 27pp, ph, cover by T. Koppel) Non-fiction, reference. A bibliography of Harness’ work, both English and foreign-language editions. Order from Chris Drumm Books, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226. [Harness]

KOPPESCHAAR, CARL

• * *Moon Handbook: A 21st-Century Travel Guide (Moon Publications 1-56691-066-8, 1996 [Feb ’96], $10.00, 141pp, tp) Astronomical non-fiction with fictional elements, a guide to travel on the moon in the year 2020. Translated from the Dutch (1993 as De Maan (Dominicus reisgids)) by Susan Massotty. Order from Moon Publications, Box 3030, Chico CA 95927.

KORBEL, KATHLEEN (stories)

• * *A Fine Madness (Silhouette 0-373-05668-0, Oct ’91 [Apr ’92], $2.79, 186pp, pb) Romance novel with a real ghost. An American restoration expert’s pursuit of an English secret agent gets some help from the castle ghost. A “Silhouette Desire” romance. This is a 1991 book not seen until now.

KORN, MICHAEL F. (stories)

• * *The Spectral Carnival Show and Other Stories (Golden Meteorite Press Limited 189538561X, Jan ’98, $30.95, 140pp, hc) Original collection. (partial contents?) (Contents)
• * *Stygian Relics of the Lachrymose (Golden Meteorite Press Limited 1895385636, Jan ’98, 178pp, hc) (Contents)

KORNBLUTH, C. M.; [i.e., Cyril Kornbluth] (1923-1958) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Gladiator-at-Law (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.
• * *His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C.M. Kornbluth (NESFA Press 0-915368-60-9, Feb ’97, $27.00, 670pp, hc, cover by Richard Powers) Collection of 56 stories, a complete collection of Kornbluth’s solo short SF. There is an introduction by Frederik Pohl, and another by editor Timothy P. Szczesuil that outlines some of the difficulties in determining authorship of some stories. Order from NESFA Press, Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0203; add $2.00 postage. (Contents)
• * _His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C.M. Kornbluth (SFBC #17419, Aug ’97, $14.98, 670pp, hc, cover by Richard Powers) Reprint (NESFA Press 1997) collection of 56 stories, a complete collection of Kornbluth’s solo short SF, with introductions by Frederik Pohl and editor Timothy P. Szczesuil. This is similar to the NESFA edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Not This August (Tor 0-812-54318-1, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 255pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1955) sf novel of occupied America. This edition follows the slightly revised (by Frederik Pohl) text of the 1981 Tor edition and includes the 1981 foreword and afterword by Pohl.
• * _Our Best: The Best of Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.
• * _Search the Sky (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.
• * _The Space Merchants (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.
• * _Venus, Inc. (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.
• * _Wolfbane (with Frederik Pohl) See entry under Frederik Pohl.

KORNWISE, ROBERT (Ian) (1971?-1987) (stories)

• * _Through the Ice (with Piers Anthony) See entry under Piers Anthony.

KORSHAK, STEPHEN D., ed.

• * _A Hannes Bok Showcase See entry under Hannes Bok.

KOSKO, BART (Andrew) (1960- )

• * *Nanotime (Avon 0-380-97466-5, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $24.00, 311pp, hc) Near-future cyberthriller. A man with a new, cheap fuel is pursued by forces determined to stop him — even if it means starting WWIII. A first novel by a noted non-fiction writer.
• * _Nanotime (Avon 0-380-79147-1, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $6.99, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Avon 1997) near-future cyberthriller.

KOST, BRUCE

• * *Reclusive Authority (American Literary Press 1-56167-386-2, Mar ’98, $12.50, 389pp, tp, cover by Charlie Miller) SF novel. An elite force, teamed with a woman renegade with an invaluable prototype spaceship, fight evil in space. Order from American Literary Press, 8019 Belair Road, Suite 10, Baltimore MD 21236; credit card orders 800-873-2003.

KOSTER, ELAINE, ed. (stories)

• * *The Best of the Best (with Joseph Pittman) (Penguin/Signet 0-451-19390-3, Jan ’98, $22.95, 335pp, hc) Associational original anthology of 18 stories by big name authors, many having dabbled in the fantastic, including Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Sharyn McCrumb, Linda Lay Shuler, and E.L. Doctorow. A commemorative anthology for Signet’s 50th anniversary. Fantasy/SF content uncertain. (Contents)

KOSTER, R(ichard) M(orton) (1934- )

• * *Carmichael’s Dog (Norton 0-393-03391-0, Sep ’92, $21.95, 311pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel about an sf writer tormented by demons.
• * _The Dissertation: The Tinieblas Trilogy (Norton 0-393-30648-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $9.95, 438pp, tp) [Tinieblas Trilogy] Reprint (Norton 1975) literary novel with fantasy elements set in a fictional Latin American country. This is the second book of a loosely connected trilogy.
• * _Mandragon: The Tinieblas Trilogy (Norton 0-393-30649-6, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 346pp, tp) [Tinieblas Trilogy] Reprint (Norton 1979) literary novel with significant fantasy elements set in a fictional Latin American country. This is the third book of a loosely connected trilogy.
• * _The Prince: The Tinieblas Trilogy (Norton 0-393-30650-X, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $8.95, 351pp, tp) [Tinieblas Trilogy] Reprint (Norton 1971) literary novel set in a fictional Latin American country. This is the first book of a loosely connected trilogy.

KOTANI, ERIC; pseudonym of Yoji Kondo, (1933- ) (stories)

• * *Act of God (with John Maddox Roberts) (Baen 0-671-55979-6, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $2.95, 282pp, pb) [Act of God] Near-future war novel. Russians hatch a plot to bomb the U.S. with comet fragments. Kotani is supposedly the pseudonym for a “world-class space scientist.”
• * *Between the Stars (with John Maddox Roberts) (Baen 0-671-65392-X, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 225pp, pb) [Act of God] Sf novel, sequel to The Island Worlds and Act of God.
• * *Delta Pavonis (with John Maddox Roberts) (Baen 0-671-72020-1, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.50, 250pp, pb) Sf adventure novel.
• * *The Island Worlds (with John Maddox Roberts) (Baen 0-671-65648-1, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 279pp, pb) [Act of God] Sf novel of Earth vs. the asteroid belt in a war of independence.
• * _Supernova (with Roger MacBride Allen) See entry under Roger MacBride Allen.

KOTKER, JOAN G.

• * *Dean Koontz: A Critical Companion (Greenwood Press 0-313-29528-X, Aug ’96 [Oct ’96], $29.95, 184pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical guide with bibliography, and an index. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Koontz]

KOTLAN, C(harles) M(ichael) (1940- )

• * _The Black Magician (with G. C. Edmondson) See entry under G. C. Edmondson
• * _The Cunningham Equations (with G. C. Edmondson) See entry under G. C. Edmondson
• * _Maximum Effort (with G. C. Edmondson) See entry under G. C. Edmondson
• * _The Takeover (with G. C. Edmondson) See entry under G. C. Edmondson

KOTT, MIKE

• * _The Official Price Guide to Star Trek and Star Wars Collectibles (with Sue Cornwell) See entry under Sue Cornwell.
• * _The Official Price Guide to Star Trek and Star Wars Collectibles, Second Edition (with Sue Cornwell) See entry under Sue Cornwell.
• * _The Official Price Guide To Star Trek and Star Wars Collectibles: Third Edition (with Sue Cornwell) See entry under Sue Cornwell.

KOTZWINKLE, WILLIAM E. (1938- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Bear Went Over the Mountain (Doubleday 0-385-48428-3, Oct ’96, $22.50, 307pp, hc, cover by Peter de Seve) Fantasy publishing satire and talking animal story. A bear finds a professor’s lost manuscript, and makes himself a bestselling author — while the professor starts turning into a bear.
• * _The Bear Went Over the Mountain (Black Swan 0-552-99748-X, Aug ’97, £6.99, 252pp, tp, cover by Chris Riddell) Reprint (Doubleday 1996) fantasy publishing satire and talking animal story. Nominated for the World Fantasy Award. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Bear Went Over the Mountain (Holt/Owl 0-8050-5438-3, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $13.00, 306pp, tp, cover by Peter de Seve) Reprint (Doubleday 1996) talking-animal fantasy/publishing satire.
• * _Dr. Rat (Marlowe & Company 1-56924-714-5, Sep ’97, $12.95, 244pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf; Henley-on-Thames 1976) fantasy satire about animal experiments.
• * _E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Berkley 0-425-08168-0, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 246pp, pb) [E.T.] Reissue (Putnam 1982) novelization of the cutesy film. 26th Berkley printing.
• * *E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet (Berkley 0-425-08001-3, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $2.95, 89pp, pb) [E.T.] This edition is the “illustrated novel for young readers” with pictures by David Wiesner, a simple version of the above.
• * _E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet (Berkley 0-425-07642-3, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.50, 245pp, pb) [E.T.] Reprint (Putnam 1985). This sequel to the E.T. novelization is based on a story by Stephen Spielberg. This is not the story of the next movie, but the bridge to that movie. You will have to read it to understand what will be going on.
• * _E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial in His Adventure on Earth (Berkley 0-425-08168-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 246pp, pb) Reissue (Berkley 1982) sf novelization. 27th printing.
• * *E.T.: The Storybook of the Green Planet (Putnam 0-399-21257-4, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $8.95, 78pp, hc) [E.T.] Juvenile story with illustrations by David Wiesner, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. Its relationship to the previously published Book of the Green Planet by Kotzwinkle isn’t made clear.
• * *The Exile (The Bodley Head 0-370-31148-5, Nov ’87 [1987], £10.95, 256pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
• * _The Exile (Pan 0-330-30191-8, Nov ’88, £3.99, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Bodley Head 1987) literary fantasy novel.
• * _The Exile (Marlowe & Company 1-56924-728-5, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $12.95, 277pp, tp) Reprint (Bodley Head 1987) satiric literary fantasy novel.
• * _Fata Morgana (Marlowe & Company 1-56924-787-0, 1996 [Nov ’96], $12.95, 209pp, tp, cover by Joe Servello) Reprint (Knopf; Hutchinson 1977) fantasy mystery novel. Available from Marlowe & Co, 632 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York NY 10012; http://www.marlowepub.com.
• * *Hearts of Wood and Other Timeless Tales (Godine 0-87923-648-5, Oct ’86 [Dec ’86], $12.95, 85pp, hc) Collection of 5 new fantasy/fairytale stories, illustrated by Joe Servello. There’s a 1971 copyright which may cover earlier versions of the stories. (Contents)
• * *The Hot Jazz Trio (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-50096-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $17.95, 153pp, hc) Collection of three literary fantasy stories, illustrated by Joe Servello. (Contents)
• * *Jewel of the Moon (Putnam 0-399-13113-2, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $14.95, 160pp, hc) Collection of 15 stories, only two of them previously published. Most are very short fantasies. (Contents)
• * *Queen of Swords (Putnam 0-399-12847-6, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $13.95, 175pp, hc) Novel of “contemporary enchantment.” It’s a modern novel, not sf or fantasy. Listed for Kotzwinkle fans. (EAL)
• * *Tales from the Empty Notebook (Marlowe & Company 1-56924-786-2, 1996 [Sep ’96], $7.95, 154pp, tp, cover by Joe Servello) Collection of four fantasy stories, with a frame story about a magic notebook. Available from Marlowe & Co, 632 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York NY 10012; http://www.marlowepub.com.
• * _Trouble in Bugland (Godine 0-87923-555-1, May ’86, $9.95, 152pp, pb) Reprint (Godine 1983) collection of “Inspector Mantis” mysteries, juvenile mystery/fantasy tales, illustrated by Joe Servello.

KOUMARIS, TERENCE J.

• * *Eye of the Devil (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-286-9, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.395, 318pp, pb) Horror novel. Psychic investigator faces fearsome creature.

KOZAK, ELLEN M. (1944- ); see pseudonym Jarrod Comstock

• * *Every Writer’s Guide to Copyright & Publishing Law (Henry Holt 0-8050-1222-2, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $7.95, 118pp, tp) Associational; non-fiction book on law problems for writers by an sf writer/lawyer.
• * *From Pen to Print: The Secrets of Getting Published Successfully (Henry Holt 0-8050-1013-0, Jun ’90, $19.95, 257pp, hc) Associational non-fiction book on being a working writer by a sometimes sf writer.

KRAILING, TESSA (1935- ) (stories)

• * *The Nightmare Man (Hippo 0-590-76028-9, Dec ’88, £1.95, 102pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. Volume 4 in the “Hauntings” series.

KRAMER, EDWARD E., ed. (stories)

• * _Confederacy of the Dead (with Richard Gilliam & Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Richard Gilliam.
• * _The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams (with James O’Barr) See entry under James O’Barr.
• * _Dante’s Disciples (with Peter Crowther) See entry under Peter Crowther.
• * *Dark Destiny (White Wolf 1-56504-811-3, Dec ’94 [Oct ’94], $19.99, 398pp, hc, cover by John Cobb) [World of Darkness] Horror anthology of 22 original stories and poems very loosely based on “The World of Darkness” game series. Includes stories by Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Nancy Holder, and Robert Weinberg, with a foreword by the editor and an introduction by John Mason Skipp. (Contents)