The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

KRESS, NANCY (Anne, née Konigisor) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * _Maximum Light (SFBC #15558, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $11.50, 255pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Tor 1998) near-future SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Maximum Light (Tor 0-812-54037-9, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $5.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Robert Santora) Reprint (Tor 1998) near-future SF novel of illegal genetic engineering.
• * *Oaths and Miracles (Tor/Forge 0-312-85961-9, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $22.95, 300pp, hc) [Oaths and Miracles] SF thriller about bio-tech, the mafia, and murder.
• * _Oaths and Miracles (Penguin/Roc UK 0-451-45577-0, Dec ’96, £5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Gary Marsh) [Oaths and Miracles] Reprint (Forge 1996) SF thriller of an FBI agent tracking a murderer into the labyrinthine secrets of biotechnological research. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Oaths and Miracles (Tor 0-812-54473-0, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $6.99, 372pp, pb) [Oaths and Miracles] Reprint (Forge 1996) SF thriller about bio-tech, the mafia, and murder.
• * *The Price of Oranges (Pulphouse 1-56146-553-4, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana) Sf short story that originally appeared in IASFM. Short Story Paperback #53. A 100-copy signed limited hardcover edition (-933-5, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
• * *Stinger (Tor/Forge 0-312-86536-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $24.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) [Oaths and Miracles] Associational thriller of possibly bioengineered diseases.
• * _Trinity (Ace 0-441-82415-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) collection of 11 stories, with an introduction by Gene Wolfe.
• * *Trinity and Other Stories (Bluejay 0-312-94438-1, Aug ’85, $15.95, 279pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories, plus an introduction by Gene Wolfe. (Contents)
• * *The White Pipes (Bluejay 0-312-94451-9, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $14.95, 218pp, hc) Fantasy novel.
• * _The White Pipes (Berkley 0-425-09107-4, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) fantasy novel.

KRINARD, SUSAN

• * *Prince of Dreams (Bantam Fanfare 0-553-56776-4, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $4.99, 425pp, pb) Romance/vampire novel about a San Francisco psychologist swept off her feet by a gorgeous green-eyed vampire.
• * *Prince of Shadows (Bantam 0-553-56777-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) [Prince of Wolves] Romantic werewolf novel, sequel to Prince of Wolves.
• * *Prince of Wolves (Bantam Fanfare 0-553-56775-6, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $4.99, 456pp, pb) [Prince of Wolves] Romantic werewolf novel about a young woman who finds love with a drifter who is the last survivor of an ancient race of werewolves. A first novel.
• * *Starcrossed (Bantam 0-553-56917-1, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $4.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) SF romance novel. A young aristocrat falls in love with a handsomely humanoid alien, and the two stumble into an intergalactic rebellion.

KROEBER, KARL (Douglas) (1926-2009)

• * *Romantic Fantasy and Science Fiction (Yale University Press 0-300-04241-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $20.00, 188pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study.

KROKER, ARTHUR (stories)

• * *Spasm: Virtual Reality, Android Music, Electric Flesh (St. Martin’s 0-312-09681-X, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $19.95, 176pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, a book and accompanying CD of Mondo 2000-style material with an introduction by Bruce Sterling.

KRUCHTEN, MARCIA H.

• * *Skyborn (Armada 0-00-693319-X, Dec ’88, £2.25, 191pp, pb) [Omni Odysseys] Young-adult sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Omni Odysseys” series.

KRUEGER, MARGERY (1940-2006); see pseudonym Jayge Carr (stories) (chron.)

KRUGER, BOB, ed. (stories)

• * *Delta Green: Alien Intelligence (with John Tynes) (Armitage House 1-887797-09-2, Mar ’98 [Jun ’98], $11.95, 189pp, tp) Original shared-world anthology of eight Lovecraftian stories based on the “Delta Green” sourcebook for the “Call of Cthulhu” role-playing games. Introductions by the editors discuss the connections between Lovecraft, games, and this book. Order from Armitage House/The Outsider, 5536 25th Ave NE, Seattle WA 98105-2415; credit card orders 1-206-528-7665; add $3.00 shipping. (Contents)

KRULIK, THEODORE (David) (1948- )

• * *The Complete Amber Sourcebook (Avon 0-380-75409-6, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $15.00, 494pp, tp, cover by Glen Orbik) [Amber] Non-fiction guide to Roger Zelazny’s “Amber” series, presented as if it were written by a scholar in Amber.
• * *Roger Zelazny (Ungar/Continuum 0-8044-2490-X, Nov ’86, $15.95, 178pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study. [Zelazny]

KRUTCHEN, MARCIA (stories)

• * *The Ghost in the Mirror (Willowisp 0-87406-040-0, 1985 [May ’86], $2.25, 96pp, pb) This 1985 fantasy novella/ghost story was apparently only available at book fairs until now.

KUBASIK, CHRISTOPHER (stories)

• * *Battletech: Ideal War (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45212-7, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Sf novelization based on the “Battletech” game, with interior illustrations by Laubenstein. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Battletech: The Ideal War (Roc UK 0-14-017552-0, Apr ’93, £4.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Battletech] Reprint (Roc 1993) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Earth Dawn: The Longing Ring (Roc UK 0-14-023354-7, Nov ’93, £3.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Earthdawn] Fantasy novelization. Simultaneous with US (Roc) edition. Volume one in the series.
• * _Earthdawn 3: Poisoned Memories (Roc UK 0-451-45329-8, Apr ’94, £3.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Earthdawn] Fantasy novelization based on the Earthdawn game. Simultaneous with US (Roc) edition. Volume three in the series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Earthdawn: Mother Speaks (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45297-6, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $4.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Robert Nelson) [Earthdawn] Fantasy novelization based on the “Earthdawn” game, second book of a series. Interior illustrations by Robert Nelson. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Earthdawn: Mother Speaks (Roc UK 0-14-023356-3, Jan ’94, £3.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Robert Nelson) [Earthdawn] Fantasy novelization based on the Earthdawn game. Simultaneous with US (Roc) edition. Volume two in the series.
• * *Earthdawn: Poisoned Memories (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45329-8, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], $4.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Earthdawn] Fantasy novelization based on the Earthdawn game, third book of a series. Interior illustrations by Robert Nelson. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Earthdawn: The Longing Ring (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45277-1, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Earthdawn] Fantasy novelization based on the Earthdawn game, first book of a new series. Interior illustrations by Robert Nelson. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * *Shadowrun #5: Changeling (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45163-5, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.50, 325pp, pb, cover by John Zeleznik) [Shadowrun] Fantasy novelization based on the “Shadowrun” game, with illustrations by Joel Biske. Packaged and copyrighted by FASA.
• * _Shadowrun: Secrets of Power: Volume 5: Changeling (Roc UK 0-14-017542-3, Dec ’92, £4.99, 325pp, pb, cover by John Zeleznik) [Shadowrun] Reprint (Roc 1992) fantasy novelization. [First U.K. edition]

KUBE-McDOWELL, MICHAEL P(aul) (1954- ); see pseudonym Michael Hudson (stories) (chron.)

• * *Alternities (Ace 0-441-01774-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 383pp, pb) Sf novel of multiple parallel universes.
• * _Alternities (Sphere 0-7474-0458-5, Sep ’89, £3.99, 383pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1988) thought-provoking sf novel about alternative Earths. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Empery (Berkley 0-425-09887-7, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 325pp, pb) [Trigon Disunity] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Trigon Disunity” trilogy.
• * *Empery (Legend 0-09-953860-1, Sep ’88, £3.50, 325pp, pb) [Trigon Disunity] Reprint (Berkley 1987) sf novel. Volume 3 in the “Trigon Disunity” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Emprise (Berkley 0-425-07763-2, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 304pp, pb) [Trigon Disunity] Sf novel, Book One of “the Trigon Disunity”. An excellent first novel. (FCM)
• * _Emprise (Legend 0-09-953360-X, Mar ’88, £3.50, 304pp, pb) [Trigon Disunity] Reprint (Berkley 1985) sf novel. A well-constructed tale of a group of scientists attempting to rebuild the abandoned space industry in time to meet an approaching alien probe. (PSP) Volume 1 in the “Trigon Disunity” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *Enigma (Berkley 0-425-08767-0, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 355pp, pb) [Trigon Disunity] Sf novel, Book 2 of the “Trigon Disunity”. Recommended. (FCM)
• * _Enigma (Legend 0-09-953630-7, May ’88, £2.99, 355pp, pb) [Trigon Disunity] Reprint (Berkley 1986) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Trigon Disunity” series. Humanity spreads through the galaxy looking for more colonies and for traces of the Forefathers, only to find more than they expected. An intriguing book that leaves one waiting impatiently for the concluding volume. Strongly recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
• * *Exile (Ace 0-441-22211-0, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $17.95, 289pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) Sf novel of a bureaucrat’s conflict with a government which insists that the rebellion he witnessed never happened.
• * _Exile (SFBC #19838, Jun ’92 [Aug ’92], $7.98, 289pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel. Similar to the Ace edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
• * _Exile (Headline 0-7472-3949-5, Nov ’92, £4.99, 289pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Exile (Ace 0-441-22212-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 289pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) Reprint (Ace 1992) sf novel.
• * *Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 1: Odyssey (Ace 0-441-73122-8, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.95, 211pp, pb) [Robot City] Sf novel, first in a shared-world series based on Asimov’s Laws of Robotics (and Humanics).
• * _Isaac Asimov’s Robot City, Book 1: Odyssey (Orbit 0-7088-8280-3, Dec ’88, £2.99, 211pp, pb) [Robot City] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novelization in shared-world series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Quiet Pools (Ace 0-441-69911-1, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $17.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Sf novel of the conflict over the plan to send Earth’s best people on a lifelong star voyage. Recommended (CNB).
• * _The Quiet Pools (Ace 0-441-69912-X, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 366pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1990) sf novel about a project aimed at sending the best of mankind on a voyage into space.
• * _The Quiet Pools (BOMC no ISBN, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $15.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1990) sf novel. This edition is identical to the Ace hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
• * *Star Wars: Before the Storm (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57273-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization, book one in The Black Fleet Crisis. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: Shield of Lies (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57277-6, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $5.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization, book two in The Black Fleet Crisis. An export edition (0-553-84010-X) was announced but not seen. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
• * *Star Wars: Shield of Lies (Bantam UK 0-553-50479-7, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], £4.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
• * *Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis (SFBC #15119, Mar ’97, $14.98, 785pp, hc, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis] Omnibus of the Star Wars novelization trilogy: Before the Storm, Shield of Lies, and Tyrant’s Test (all Bantam Spectra 1996). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This special Guild America edition has ISBN 1-56865-292-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
• * *Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis Book One: Before the Storm (Bantam UK 0-553-50431-2, Apr ’96, £4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis] Star Wars novelisation. Book 1 of a trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
• * *Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis: Book Three: Tyrant’s Test (Bantam UK 0-553-50480-0, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], £4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars: The Black Fleet Crisis] Star Wars novelisation. Book three in “The Black Fleet Crisis”. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
• * *Star Wars: Tyrant’s Test (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57275-X, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $5.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] Star Wars novelization, book three in The Black Fleet Crisis. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

KUNETKA, JAMES W. (1944- ) (stories)

• * _Nature’s End (with Whitley Strieber) See entry under Whitley Strieber.
• * _War Day (with Whitley Strieber) See entry under Whitley Strieber.
• * _Warday (with Whitley Strieber) See entry under Whitley Strieber.

KUNSTLER, JAMES HOWARD (1948- ) (stories)

• * *The Hunt (Tor 0-812-52093-9, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 217pp, pb) Horror novel. Bigfoot hunts the hunters.

KUPPERBERG, PAUL (stories)

• * _The Magic Goes Away (with Larry Niven & Jan Duursema) See entry under Jan Duursema.

KUPPIG, C. J., ed.

• * *Nineteen Eighty-Four to 1984 (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-085-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Non-fiction, collection of critical essays on the novel, plus Orwell’s memoir of his childhood. [Orwell]

KURAHASHI, YUMIKO (1935- ) (stories)

• * *The Woman with the Flying Head (Sharpe/East Gate 0-7656-0158-3, Dec ’97 [May ’98], $19.95, 157pp, tp) Collection of 11 fantastic tales by a Japanese experimental writer. Translated and with an introduction by Atsuko Sakaki. (Contents)

KURLAND, MICHAEL J(oseph) (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Button Bright (Jove 0-515-10295-4, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 268pp, pb) Horror novel. A little girl has incredible psychic powers.
• * _The Last President (with S. W. Barton) (Critic’s Choice 0-931773-09-1, 1985 [Oct ’85], $3.50, 357pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1980) futuristic political novel.
• * _The Last President (with S. W. Barton) (Critic’s Choice 1-55547-248-6, Jun ’88, $3.95, 357pp, pb) Reissue (Bernard Geis 1980) thriller/alternate world novel. second Critic’s Choice printing.
• * *Perchance (NAL Signet 0-451-15765-6, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Chronicles of Elsewhen] Science fiction novel, “Chronicles of Elsewhen” #1. Humorous alternate world/time travel sf novel.
• * *Star Griffin (Doubleday 0-385-19395-5, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $12.95, 180pp, hc) Sf/fantasy novel of decadence and “futuristic wizardry.”
• * *A Study in Sorcery (Ace 0-441-79092-5, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.50, 184pp, pb) [Lord Darcy] Sherlockian fantasy novel set in the alternate world of Randall Garrett’s “Lord Darcy” series, second Lord Darcy novel by Kurland.
• * *Ten Little Wizards (Ace 0-441-80057-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 188pp, pb) [Lord Darcy] Fantasy novel in the alternate world of Randall Garrett’s Lord Darcy. This novel is from an outline by Garrett.

KURTÉN, BJÖRN (Olaf) (1924-1988)

• * +Singletusk (Pantheon 0-394-55352-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $14.95, 211pp, hc) [Dance of the Tiger] Sf novel of the Ice Age, sequel to Dance of the Tiger. First U.S. edition and possibly first edition in English. Translated from the Swedish Mammutens Radare (Alba 1984), apparently by the author.

KURTINSKI, PYOTYR

• * *Thirst (Leisure 0-8439-3826-9, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.99, 346pp, pb) Vampire novel. Copyrighted by Dorchester Publishing.

KURTZ, KATHERINE (Irene) (1944- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Adept (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00343-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 321pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Adam Sinclair] Contemporary fantasy novel set in Scotland of a powerful white magician who protects humanity from the forces of black magic.
• * _The Adept (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Severn House 0-7278-4382-6, Aug ’92, £13.99, 323pp, hc) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1991) fantasy novel. First world hardcover edition. Available in the US for $20.00. Volume one in the “Adam Sinclair” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Adept Book Three: The Templar Treasure (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00345-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Bryant Eastman) [Adam Sinclair] Fantasy detective novel, third book of the series featuring Master of the Hunt Sir Adam Sinclair, who is on a dangerous quest for the ancient Seal of Solomon.
• * _The Adept III: The Templar Treasure (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Severn House 0-7278-4632-9, Apr ’94, £14.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Tony Masero) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1993) dark fantasy novel. First world hardcover. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Adept: Book Two: The Lodge of the Lynx (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Severn House 0-7278-4420-2, Feb ’93, £14.99, 426pp, hc) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1992) fantasy novel. This is the first World hardcover edition. [First U.K. edition]
• * *The Adept: The Lodge of the Lynx (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00344-3, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Adam Sinclair] Contemporary fantasy novel, second book of a series featuring a powerful white magician in modern Scotland, protecting the land from the danger of a Druid artifact in the wrong hands.
• * *The Bastard Prince (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33262-8, Jun ’94 [Apr ’94], $22.00, 420pp, hc, cover by Edwin Herder) [Deryni: Heirs] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Heirs of Saint Camber” series, 12th in the overall “Deryni” series.
• * _The Bastard Prince (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39177-2, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 433pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Deryni: Heirs] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 1994) fantasy novel, volume three of “The Heirs of Saint Camber”.