The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998

Books, Listed by Author

KURTZ, KATHERINE (Irene) (stories) (chron.) (continued)

• * *The Bishop’s Heir (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31824-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $14.95, 340pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Fantasy novel, first in the new Deryni trilogy “The Histories of King Kelson”. Seventh in the overall series.
• * _The Bishop’s Heir (SFBC #6401, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $5.98, 304pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Ballantine/Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, Book 1 in the “Histories of King Kelson” trilogy, part of the “Deryni” series.
• * _The Bishop’s Heir (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30097-1, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $3.50, 361pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, Vol. I of “The Histories of King Kelson” trilogy, and Book 7 in the “Deryni” series.
• * _The Bishop’s Heir (Arrow 0-09-947800-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 345pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series.
• * _The Bishop’s Heir (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34761-7, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 363pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series, “The Histories of King Kelson” Vol. 1; 4th printing.
• * _Camber of Culdi (Century 0-7126-9548-6, Oct ’86, £9.95, 314pp, hc) [Deryni: Camber] Reprint (Del Rey 1976) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series.
• * _Camber of Culdi (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34767-6, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 314pp, pb) [Deryni: Camber] Reissue (Del Rey 1976) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series, Vol. 1 of “The Legends of Camber of Culdi”; 16th printing.
• * _Camber the Heretic (Arrow 0-09-948090-5, Nov ’86, £4.50, 506pp, pb) [Deryni: Camber] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel, “Camber” #3, part of the “Deryni” series.
• * _Camber the Heretic (Century 0-7126-1585-7, Mar ’87 [Aug ’87], £11.95, 510pp, hc) [Deryni: Camber] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Legends of Camber of Culdi”.
• * *The Chronicles of the Deryni (SFBC #6411, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $9.98, 753pp, hc) [Deryni] Omnibus edition of three “Deryni” fantasy novels. (Contents)
• * *Codex Derynianus (with Robert Reginald) (Underwood Books 1-887424-33-4, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $50.00, 344pp, hc, cover by Hannah M. G. Shapero) [Deryni] Non-fiction guide to the world of the “Deryni” books of Katherine Kurtz, including information “Not Previously Related in Volume Form.” The main listing is in encyclopedic form, plus genealogies, maps, a chronology, a liturgical calendar, and a bibliography. Co-published with Borgo Press. This is a boxed, signed, limited edition of 500. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945. Add $5.00 shipping.
• * *Dagger Magic (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00149-1, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $19.95, 376pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [Adam Sinclair] Dark fantasy detective novel, fourth in “The Adept” series. Sir Adam investigates a sunken German U-boat and finds ancient Tibetan magic.
• * _Dagger Magic (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Severn House 0-7278-4756-2, Nov ’95, £16.99, 376pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1995) dark fantasy detective novel. Book 4 in “The Adept” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Dagger Magic (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00304-4, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1995) dark fantasy detective novel of Nazi and Tibetan magic, fourth in “The Adept” series.
• * *Death of an Adept (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00367-2, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $21.95, 454pp, hc, cover by Joe Burleson) [Adam Sinclair] Dark fantasy detective novel, fifth in “The Adept” series.
• * _Death of an Adept (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Severn House 0-7278-5276-0, Oct ’97, £17.99, 454pp, hc) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1996) dark fantasy detective novel, fifth in “The Adept” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Death of an Adept (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Ace 0-441-00484-9, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $6.50, 435pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) [Adam Sinclair] Reprint (Ace 1996) dark fantasy detective novel, fifth in “The Adept” series.
• * *The Deryni Archives (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32678-4, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.95, 325pp, pb) [Deryni] Collection of 9 fantasy stories set in the world of the “Deryni”; 4 of them appear for the first time. There are also various pieces of background material. (Contents)
• * _The Deryni Archives (SFBC #10350, Nov ’86 [Dec ’86], $4.98, 209pp, hc) [Deryni] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) collection of 8 stories. First hardcover edition.
• * _The Deryni Archives (Legend 0-09-953370-7, Feb ’88, £3.95, 325pp, pb) [Deryni] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) collection of 9 fantasy stories set in the world of the “Deryni”; 4 of them appear for the first time. There are also various pieces of background material. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Deryni Checkmate (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34764-1, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 302pp, pb) [Deryni] Reissue (Del Rey 1972) fantasy novel, second in the “Deryni” series; 16th printing.
• * _Deryni Checkmate (Legend 0-09-961950-4, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.50, 302pp, pb, cover by Melvyn) [Deryni] Reprint (Del Rey 1972) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Deryni” series.
• * *Deryni Magic: A Grimoire (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36117-2, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $5.95, 370pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deryni] Non-fiction; reference. This “grimoire” is a guide to the fantasy world of Kurtz’s Deryni novels.
• * _Deryni Rising (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34763-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 271pp, pb) [Deryni] Reissue (Del Rey 1970) fantasy novel, first in the “Deryni” series; 15th printing.
• * _Deryni Rising (Legend 0-09-961940-7, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.50, 271pp, pb) [Deryni] Reprint (Del Rey 1970) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Chronicles of the Deryni”.
• * *The Harrowing of Gwynedd (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33259-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $17.95, 384pp, hc) [Deryni: Heirs] Fantasy novel. Volume I in the “Heirs of Saint Camber” series, and 11th in the “Deryni” series.
• * _The Harrowing of Gwynedd (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36314-0, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $4.95, 432pp, pb) [Deryni: Heirs] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, first book of the “Heirs of Saint Camber” series, 11th in the overall “Deryni” series.
• * _The Harrowing of Gwynedd (Legend 0-7126-3500-9, Dec ’89, £6.95, 384pp, tp) [Deryni: Heirs] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-3495-9, £12.95). Volume 1 in the “Heirs of Saint Camber” trilogy. Volume 11 in the “Deryni” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Harrowing of Gwynedd (Legend 0-09-971070-6, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Deryni: Heirs] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Heirs of St. Camber”. Volume 11 in “The Chronicles of the Deryni”.
• * _High Deryni (Century 0-7126-9499-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.95, 284pp, hc) [Deryni] Reprint (Ballantine 1973) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series.
• * _High Deryni (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34766-8, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 369pp, pb) [Deryni] Reissue (Del Rey 1973) fantasy novel, third in the “Deryni” series; 15th printing.
• * _High Deryni (Legend 0-09-961930-X, Aug ’90, £3.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Deryni] Reprint (Del Rey 1973) fantasy novel. Volume 3 of “The Chronicles of the Deryni”.
• * *King Javan’s Year (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33260-1, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $20.00, 490pp, hc, cover by Michael Herring) [Deryni: Heirs] Fantasy novel, second book of the “Heirs of Saint Camber” series, 12th in the overall “Deryni” series.
• * _King Javan’s Year (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38478-4, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $5.99, 496pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Deryni: Heirs] Reprint (Del Rey 1992) fantasy novel, second book of the “Heirs of Saint Camber” series, 12th in the overall “Deryni” series.
• * *The King’s Justice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31825-0, Nov ’85, $16.95FPT, 337pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Fantasy novel, Vol. II of “The Histories of King Kelson” and eighth in the ongoing “Deryni” series.
• * _The King’s Justice (Arrow 0-09-945870-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 337pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series.
• * _The King’s Justice (Century 0-7126-9509-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £9.95, 384pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series.
• * _The King’s Justice (SFBC #02675, May ’86, $5.98, 305pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, Vol. II of “The Histories of King Kelson” and part of the “Deryni” series.
• * _The King’s Justice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33196-6, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 322pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, Vol. II of “The Histories of King Kelson” in the “Deryni” series. First paperback edition.
• * _The King’s Justice (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34762-5, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 322pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series, Vol. 2 of “The Histories of King Kelson”; 3rd printing.
• * _Lammas Night (Severn House 0-7278-1249-1, Feb ’86, £9.95, 448pp, hc) Reprint horror novel.
• * *The Legacy of Lehr (Walker/Millennium 0-8027-6661-7, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $15.95, 235pp, hc) Sf novel with illustrations by Michael Kaluta.
• * _The Legacy of Lehr (Avon 0-380-70454-4, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 215pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1986) young-adult sf novel, illustrated by Kaluta.
• * _The Legacy of Lehr (Hutchinson 0-09-173761-3, Nov ’88, £6.95, 205pp, hc) Reprint (Walker 1986) young-adult sf novel. In the “Millenium” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Legacy of Lehr (Beaver 0-09-960960-6, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], £2.99, 205pp, pb, cover by Pete Lyon) Reprint (Walker 1986) young-adult sf novel.
• * *The Quest for Saint Camber (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31826-9, Sep ’86, $16.95, 435pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Fantasy novel, Vol. III of “The Histories of King Kelson”, part of the “Deryni” series.
• * _The Quest for Saint Camber (SFBC #106294, Mar ’87, $5.98, 401pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series.
• * _The Quest for Saint Camber (Arrow 0-09-950360-3, May ’87, £3.50, 435pp, tp) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Histories of King Kelson”. [First U.K. edition]
• * _The Quest for Saint Camber (Century 0-7126-1616-0, Aug ’87 [Dec ’87], £11.95, 435pp, hc) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “History of King Kelson” series.
• * _The Quest for Saint Camber (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30099-8, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 449pp, pb) [Deryni: King Kelson] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series, Vol. 3 of “The Histories of King Kelson”.
• * _Saint Camber (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34768-4, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.95, 449pp, pb) [Deryni: Camber] Reissue (Del Rey 1978) fantasy novel in the “Deryni” series, “The Legends of Camber of Culdi” Vol. 2; 10th printing.
• * *The Temple and the Stone (with Deborah Turner Harris) (Warner Aspect 0-446-52260-0, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $22.00, 456pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Temple and the Stone] Historical fantasy of the Knights Templar in 13th century Scotland.
• * *Two Crowns For America (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07562-4, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $22.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Historical novel with fantasy elements. Jacobites, Masonic ritual, and a secret organization of men with special powers help guide George Washington and the American Revolution.
• * _Two Crowns For America (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57287-3, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $6.50, 406pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Y. Craft) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1996) historical fantasy about Masonic influence in the American Revolution.

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• * *On Crusade: More Tales of the Knights Templar (Warner Aspect 0-446-67339-0, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $11.99, 246pp, tp, cover by Greg Call) Original anthology of ten fantasy stories centering on the Knights Templar, with historical introduction by Kurtz. Authors include Diane Duane, Andre Norton, and Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald. (Contents)
• * *Tales of the Knights Templar (Warner Aspect 0-446-60138-1, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.50, 307pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Original anthology of fantasy stories centering on the Knights Templar. Authors include Debra Turner Harris, Elizabeth Moon, and Poul Anderson. (Contents)

KUSHNER, DONN (Jean) (1927- )

• * _A Book Dragon (Avon 0-380-70769-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.50, 197pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) Reprint (Holt 1987) young-adult fantasy novel of a trapped dragon released into the modern world.

KUSHNER, ELLEN (Ruth) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *St. Nicholas and the Valley Beyond (with Richard W. Burhans) (Viking Studio 0-670-84420-9, Oct ’94, $27.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Richard W. Burhans) Oversized picture book with text by Kushner, but “created and painted by” Burhans, and based on an original story by Virginia Burhans Sturm, Sallie P. Burhans, and Richard W. Burhans.
• * *Swordspoint (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823352-8, Feb ’87 [Aug ’87], £9.95, 269pp, hc) [Swordspoint] Fantasy novel. A first novel.
• * _Swordspoint (Unwin 0-04-823373-0, Sep ’87, £3.95, 269pp, tp) [Swordspoint] Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1987) fantasy novel.
• * +Swordspoint (Arbor House 0-87795-923-4, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $15.95, 269pp, hc) [Swordspoint] Fantasy novel set in an imaginary, elegant, decadent civilization. An outstanding first novel. Recommended. (FCM) First U.S. edition (Unwin Hyman 1987).
• * _Swordspoint (Tor 0-812-54348-3, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 269pp, pb) [Swordspoint] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1987) elegant fantasy novel set in a decadent civilization.
• * _Swordspoint (Tor 0-812-51771-7, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Swordspoint] Reissue (Unwin Hyman 1987) fantasy novel; second printing.
• * _Swordspoint (Tor 0-812-53644-4, Jun ’94 [May ’94], $4.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) [Swordspoint] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1987) fantasy novel; third printing.
• * *Thomas the Rhymer (Morrow 1-55710-046-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $18.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Celtic fantasy novel based on the Scottish ballad. This is a beautiful book—rich, romantic, and funny. The situations are intensely poignant because Kushner’s characters are so real. Highly recommended (SW).
• * _Thomas the Rhymer (SFBC #17328, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $8.98, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1990) Celtic fantasy novel.
• * _Thomas the Rhymer (Gollancz 0-575-05005-5, Feb ’91, £13.99, 249pp, hc, cover by Peter Kettle) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy retelling of the “True Thomas” legend.
• * _Thomas the Rhymer (Tor 0-812-51445-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1990) Celtic fantasy novel based on the Scottish ballad. A World Fantasy Award winner.
• * _Thomas the Rhymer (Gollancz 0-575-05174-4, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel set in the land of Faerie.

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• * _Basilisk (Ace 0-441-05080-8, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 244pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1980) fantasy anthology.
• * *The Horns of Elfland (with Delia Sherman & Donald G. Keller) (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45599-1, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 347pp, pb) Original anthology of 15 stories about magic and music. Authors include Jack Womack, Lucy Sussex, Gene Wolfe, and John Brunner. (Contents)

KUTTNER, HENRY (1915-1958) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Book of Iod (Chaosium 1-56882-045-3, Jul ’95 [Aug ’95], $10.95, 204pp, tp, cover by Earl Geier) Collection of 11 early Kuttner stories in the Lovecraftian mode, one co-written by Robert Bloch, plus one story (and the introduction) by Robert M. Price, and one story by Lin Carter. Price has also done extended notes on each story. (Contents)
• * _Fury (Easton Press no ISBN, Mar ’90, no price, 186pp, hc) Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1947) classic sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by David R. Deitrick. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
• * *Kuttner Times Three (Virgil Utter no ISBN, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $4.00, 29pp, ph) Associational. Collection of 3 non-sf stories from various pulps, in pamphlet form. Edition of 200 copies. (Contents)
• * *Prince Raynor (Gryphon 0-936071-06-0, Jul ’87, $5.95, 79pp, tp) [Prince Raynor] Small booklet containing 2 Kuttner fantasies from 1939 pulps, plus an introduction by L. Sprague de Camp. Limited to 500 copies. (Contents)
• * *Secret of the Earth Star (Starmont House 1-55742-134-X, 1991 [Jul ’92], $10.95, 157pp, tp) Collection of the title novella and seven other sf and fantasy pulp stories edited by Sheldon Jaffery. This a facsimile edition with the original magazine illustrations. A hardcover edition (-135-8; $20.95) was announced but not seen. This has a 1991 copyright but was not seen until now. Available from Starmont House, Inc., PO Box 851, Mercer Island WA 98040. (Contents)
• * *The Startling Worlds of Henry Kuttner (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20328-5, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 357pp, pb) Omnibus of 3 science fantasy adventure novels: The Portal in the Picture (Ace 1954, as Beyond Earth’s Gates), Valley of the Flame (Ace 1964), and The Dark World (Ace 1965). All three, written in collaboration with C.L. Moore, appeared first in Startling Stories in the Forties. (Contents)

KWITZ, MARY DeBALL

• * *The Bell Tolls at Mousehaven Manor (Scholastic 0-590-43840-9, Nov ’91 [Aug ’91], $13.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Stella Ormai) [Mousehaven Manor] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, sequel to Shadow Over Mousehaven Manor. A vampire wants Minabell Mouse’s bottle of water from the Fountain of Youth.

LACKEY, MERCEDES (Ritche) (1950- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Arrow’s Fall (DAW 0-88677-255-9, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 319pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Fantasy novel, third in the “Arrows of the Queen” trilogy.
• * _Arrow’s Fall (Legend 0-09-962560-1, Nov ’89, £3.99, 319pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Heralds of Valdemar” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Arrow’s Fall (DAW 0-88677-400-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, book three of “The Heralds of Valdemar”. 14th printing.
• * *Arrow’s Flight (DAW 0-88677-222-2, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 318pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Fantasy novel, second in the “Heralds of Valdemar” trilogy. Despite some signs of “middle book syndrome”, this is better written than its predecessor. Recommended. (TM)
• * _Arrow’s Flight (Legend 0-09-962550-4, Jun ’89, £3.50, 318pp, pb) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Heralds of Valdemar” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]