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Devils & Demons ed. Marvin Kaye (Doubleday 0-385-18563-4, Oct ’87, $15.95, 587pp, hc) Anthology of 52 stories of devils and demons, divided into various sections. There is a historical introduction plus an afterword, notes, and a bibliography. At least 10 of the stories are new. There is a simultaneous book club edition.
Baby Grand Joe Keene & William W. Johnstone (Zebra 0-8217-2138-0, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 427pp, pb) Horror novel.
Charles Keeping’s Classic Tales of the Macabre ed. Charles Keeping (Blackie 0-216-92147-3, Sep ’87 [Nov ’87], £8.95, 172pp, hc) Horror/occult anthology. Illustrated throughout by Charles Keeping.

7 · Introduction · Charles Keeping · in
9 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 5, 1891
27 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine Sep, 1839
46 · The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler May, 1896
63 · Lot No. 249 · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Harper’s Sep, 1892
95 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Jan, 1888
124 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Edward Arnold, 1904
143 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant May ’20
150 · Between the Minute and the Hour · A. M. Burrage · ss The Premier Magazine Nov 28 ’22
164 · Notes · Misc. · ms
Battletech: Decision at Thunder Rift William H. Keith, Jr. (FASA 0-931787-69-6, 1986 [May ’87], $3.95, 364pp, pb) [Battletech] Sf novel based on a game; part of a series. This has a 1986 copyright, but we had not seen it until now.
Battletech: Mercenary’s Star William H. Keith, Jr. (FASA 1-55560-030-1, Aug ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 367pp, pb) [Battletech] Military sf novel in the “Battletech” series, based on the game.
The Breeder Ed Kelleher & Harriette Vidal (Leisure 0-8439-2478-0, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 383pp, pb) Horror novel.
The Beast of Heaven Victor Kelleher (University of Queensland Press 0-7022-2033-7, Feb ’87 [May ’87], $8.95, 205pp, tp) Reprint (Univ. of Queensland Press 1984) sf novel, winner of the Ditmar Award. This paperback edition is the 1986 Australian, now available in the U.S.
Taronga Victor Kelleher (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12148-5, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], £6.95, 208pp, hc) Juvenile novel set in Australia in the ‘not too distant’ future. [Not seen]
Lear’s Daughters M. Bradley Kellogg & William Rossow (SFBC #107003, Apr ’87, $8.98, 725pp, hc) [Lear’s Daughters] Omnibus edition of The Wave and the Flame and Reign of Fire (both NAL 1986), a two-part sf novel set on a fascinating planet with a bizarre weather pattern (Rossow provided scientific input). Highly recommended. (FCM)

· The Wave and the Flame · n. New York: New American Library, 1986
· Reign of Fire · n. New York: New American Library, 1986
The Wave and the Flame M. Bradley Kellogg & William Rossow (Gollancz 0-575-04109-9, Sep ’87, £10.95, 368pp, hc) [Lear’s Daughters] Reprint (NAL 1986) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Lear’s Daughters” series. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
Freedom Beach James Patrick Kelly & John Kessel (Unwin 0-04-823385-4, Oct ’87, £2.95, 259pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
Tread Softly Richard Kelly (W.H. Allen 0-491-03327-3, Jun ’87, £11.95, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel. Kelly is a pseudonym of Richard Laymon. [First U.K. edition]
The Throne of Scone Patricia Kennealy (NAL/Signet 0-451-14821-5, May ’87, $3.50, 380pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel of Kelts in space; Book One of “The Keltiad”.
The Throne of Scone Patricia Kennealy (Grafton 0-586-06832-5, Oct ’87, £3.50, 479pp, pb) [Keltiad] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Keltiad” series. [First U.K. edition]
Faces Leigh Kennedy (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-140-4, Aug ’87, $15.95, 152pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories, with more literary/associational than sf/fantasy. First U.S. edition (Jonathan Cape 1986).
The Journal of Nicholas the American Leigh Kennedy (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-108-0, 1986 [Feb ’87], $16.95, 204pp, hc) Sf novel, a first novel and Nebula nominee. Sf by courtesy only — the hero is an empath. First U.S. edition (Cape 1986).
The Crib Paul Kent (Bantam 0-553-26650-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 218pp, pb) Horror novel.
Daggerspell Katharine Kerr (Grafton 0-246-13161-6, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], £10.95, 414pp, hc) [Deverry] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in a new fantasy trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
Daggerspell Katharine Kerr (Grafton 0-246-13168-3, Apr ’87, £6.95, 414pp, tp) [Deverry] Paperback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition]
Daggerspell Katharine Kerr (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34430-8, Dec ’87, $3.50, 395pp, pb) [Deverry] Reprint (Doubleday 1986) fantasy novel, first of a trilogy.
Darkspell Katharine Kerr (Doubleday 0-385-23109-1, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $17.95, 369pp, hc) [Deverry] Fantasy novel, sequel to Daggerspell.
Imprisoned in a Tesseract: The Life and Work of James Blish David Ketterer (Kent State University Press 0-87338-334-6, Sep ’87 [Oct ’87], $29.50, hc) Non-fiction, critical and biographical study, an exhaustive study of Blish’s published, unpublished, and fanzine work, both fiction and non-fiction. Highly recommended. (CNB) [James Blish]
Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes (Gollancz 0-575-04061-0, Jun ’87 [Jul ’87], £3.50, 216pp, tp) Reprint (Harcourt 1966) sf novel. Volume 14 in the Gollancz Classic SF series.
The Occult in the Western World: An Annotated Bibliography Cosette Kies (Shoestring Press/Library Professional Publications 0-208-02113-2, Aug ’86 [Jan ’87], $29.50, 233pp, hc) Non-fiction, bibliography — of associational interest. Published in 1986; missed.
The Empire of Time Crawford Kilian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34759-5, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Chronoplane Wars] Reissue (Del Rey 1978) sf/time travel novel, first in the “Chronoplane Wars” series; 5th printing.
The Fall of the Republic Crawford Kilian (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34273-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $3.50, 293pp, pb) [Chronoplane Wars] Sf/time travel novel, second in the “Chronoplane Wars” series.
Blood Hunt Lee Killough (Tor 0-812-50594-8, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.95, 319pp, pb) [Garreth Mikaelian] Horror novel of a homicide detective turned vampire.
The Leopard’s Daughter Lee Killough (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20522-9, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 218pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in Africa.
Spiral Winds Garry Kilworth (The Bodley Head 0-370-31112-4, Aug ’87, £10.95, 203pp, hc) Mainstream novel by author better known for his sf. Based on the short story of the same title.
Theatre of Timesmiths Garry Kilworth (Unwin 0-04-440082-9, Oct ’87, £2.95, 185pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1984) sf novel.
Witchwater Country Garry Kilworth (Grafton 0-586-07271-3, Oct ’87, £2.95, 236pp, pb) Reprint (Bodley Head 1986) mainstream novel by author better known for his sf.
The Wizard of Woodworld Garry Kilworth (Dragon 0-583-31137-7, Nov ’87, £1.95, 142pp, pb) [Woodworld] Juvenile sf novel.
The Destroying Angel Bernard King (Sphere 0-7221-4869-0, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], £3.50, 272pp, tp) [Chronicles of the Keeper] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Chronicles of the Keeper” series.
Starkadder Bernard King (St. Martin’s 0-312-01095-8, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $16.95, 243pp, hc) [Starkadder] Norse mythological fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (NEL 1985).
Time-Fighters Bernard King (Sphere 0-7221-4868-2, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], £3.50, 254pp, tp) [Chronicles of the Keeper] Fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Chronicles of the Keeper” series.
Vargr-Moon Bernard King (NEL 0-450-40848-5, Apr ’87, £2.50, 244pp, pb) [Starkadder] Reprint (NEL 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Starkadder” series.
The Seashore People Clive King (Viking Kestrel 0-670-81723-6, Aug ’87 [Dec ’87], £7.50, 96pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
The Bachman Books Stephen King (NEL 0-450-39249-X, Aug ’87, £4.95, 865pp, pb) Reprint (NAL/Plume 1985) associational/sf omnibus.
Christine Stephen King (NEL 0-450-05674-0, Oct ’87, £3.50, 597pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1983) horror novel.
Cujo Stephen King (Futura 0-7088-2171-5, Oct ’87, £3.50, 345pp, pb) Reissue (Viking 1981) horror novel.
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-91-7, May ’87, $35.00, 400pp, hc) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Fantasy novel made up of three linked novellas, volume 2 of the “Dark Tower” series. It takes up just where The Gunslinger left off. Illustrated in full color by Phil Hale. There is also a limited, signed deluxe edition (ISBN 0-937986-90-9, $100); not seen.

11 · Argument · Stephen King · in *
13 · Prologue: The Sailor · Stephen King · lk *
23 · The Prisoner · Stephen King · na *
159 · Shuffle · Stephen King · lk *
183 · The Lady of Shadows · Stephen King · na *
279 · Reshuffle · Stephen King · lk *
313 · The Pusher · Stephen King · na *
391 · Final Shuffle · Stephen King · lk *
400 · Afterword · Stephen King · aw *
The Eyes of the Dragon Stephen King (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 Stephen King (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 Stephen King (NAL 0-451-15125-9, Jan ’88, $4.50, 380pp, pb) Reprint (Philtrum 1985) young-adult fantasy novel. This follows the revised text of the Viking 1987 edition.
It Stephen King (NAL/Signet 0-451-14951-3, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $4.95, 1093pp, pb) Reprint (Viking Penguin 1986) horror novel. It weighs a lot.
It Stephen King (NEL 0-450-41143-5, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], £4.50, 1116pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton/Viking 1986) horror novel.
It Stephen King (NEL 0-450-42305-0, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], £4.50, 1116pp, pb) This is identical to the above edition except for the ISBN, the colour of the title (yellow instead of white) and a brief note on the cover and inside front page proclaiming it the “Special Collector’s Edition”.
Misery Stephen King (QPB, 1987 [Sep ’87], $9.50, 310pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1987) non-occult horror novel; associational. This is an exact reproduction of the Viking hardcover, minus the ISBN and softbound.
Misery Stephen King (Viking 0-670-81364-8, Jun ’87 [Apr ’87], $18.95, 310pp, hc) Non-sf/fantasy, associational. A psychological thriller about a writer held captive by a maniacal fan.
Misery Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-39070-0, Sep ’87, £11.95, 320pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1987) psychological thriller. [First U.K. edition]
Night Shift Stephen King (NEL 0-450-04268-5, Oct ’87, £3.50, 409pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1978) horror collection.
Pet Sematary Stephen King (NEL 0-450-05769-0, Oct ’87, £3.50, 424pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1983) horror novel.
’Salem’s Lot Stephen King (NEL 0-450-03106-3, Oct ’87, £3.50, 439pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1975) horror novel.
The Shining Stephen King (NEL 0-450-04018-6, Oct ’87, £2.95, 416pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1977) horror novel.
The Stand Stephen King (NEL 0-450-04552-8, Oct ’87, £3.95, 734pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1978) sf novel.
Thinner Stephen King (NEL 0-450-05883-2, Aug ’87, £2.50, 282pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1984 as by Richard Bachman) horror novel.
The Tommyknockers Stephen King (Putnam 0-399-13314-3, Nov ’87, $19.95, 558pp, hc) Sf/horror novel.
Down Town Tappan King & Viido Polikarpus (Orbit 0-7088-8213-7, Mar ’87, £2.95, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) fantasy novel.
Tumbleweed Dick King-Smith (Gollancz 0-575-03975-2, Apr ’87 [Dec ’87], £5.95, 119pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel.
The Moon Goddess and the Son Donald M. Kingsbury (Baen 0-671-65381-4, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 471pp, pb) Reprint (Baen 1986), an excellent near-future hard sf novel. (TM)
The Iowa Baseball Confederacy W. P. Kinsella (Ballantine 0-345-34230-5, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1986) literary baseball fantasy novel.
Shoeless Joe W. P. Kinsella (Ballantine 0-345-34256-9, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 224pp, pb) Reissue (Houghton Mifflin 1982) literary baseball fantasy novel.
The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling (W.H. Allen 0-491-03285-4, Jan ’87, £12.95, 427pp, hc) Collection of supernatural stories, edited by Peter Haining.

ix · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
1 · The Dream of Duncan Parrenness · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Dec 25, 1884
7 · The Phantom ’Rickshaw · nv Quartette Christmas, 1885
27 · The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes · nv Quartette Christmas, 1885
47 · The Unlimited Draw of Tick Boileau · ss Quartette Christmas, 1885
57 · An Indian Ghost in England · ss The Pioneer Dec 10, 1885
63 · In the House of Suddhoo [“Section 420, I.P.C.”] · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Apr 30, 1886
71 · The Bisara of Pooree · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Mar 4, 1887
77 · Haunted Subalterns · ss The Civil and Military Gazette May 27, 1887
83 · By Word of Mouth · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Jun 10, 1887
89 · The Recurring Smash [as by S. T.] · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Oct 13, 1887
93 · The Dreitarbund · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Oct 22, 1887
99 · Bubbling Well Road [as by The Traveler] · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Jan 18, 1888
105 · The Sending of Dana Da · ss The Week’s News Feb 11, 1888
115 · My Own True Ghost Story · ss The Week’s News Feb 25, 1888
123 · The Solid Muldoon · ss The Week’s News Jun 2, 1888
133 · The Courting of Dinah Shadd · ss Macmillan’s Mar, 1890
155 · Sleipner, Late Thurinda · ss The Week’s News May 12, 1888
165 · Baboo Mookerji’s Undertaking [as by The Witness] · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Sep 1, 1888
169 · The Joker [as by Anon.] · ss The Pioneer Jan 1, 1889
175 · The Mark of the Beast · ss The Pioneer Jul 12&14, 1890
187 · The Return of Imray [“The Recrudescence of Imray”; E. Strickland] · ss Life’s Handicap, Macmillan, 1891; EQMM Sep ’58
199 · At the End of the Passage · ss Boston Herald Jul 20, 1890
219 · The Lost Legion · ss The Strand May, 1892
231 · The Finest Story in the World · nv Contemporary Review Jul, 1891
257 · The Brushwood Boy · nv The Century Dec, 1895
289 · The Tomb of His Ancestors · nv McClure’s Dec, 1897
317 · Wireless · ss Scribner’s Aug ’02
335 · “They” · nv Scribner’s Aug ’04
355 · The House Surgeon · nv Harper’s Monthly Sep ’09 (+1)
377 · Swept and Garnished · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’15
387 · A Madonna of the Trenches · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Sep ’24
401 · The Wish House · ss Maclean’s Oct 15 ’24
417 · The Gardener · ss McCall’s Apr ’26
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling (Puffin 0-14-031794-5, Jan ’87, £2.25, 175pp, pb) [Jungle Book] Reissue (Macmillan 1894) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by Michael Foreman.
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling (Puffin 0-14-035074-8, Jan ’87, £1.75, 186pp, pb) [Jungle Book] Reissue (Macmillan 1894) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by the author.
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80241-7, Jan ’87 [Feb ’87], £8.95, 175pp, hc) [Jungle Book] Reissue (Macmillan 1894) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by Michael Foreman.
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling (Windrush 1-85089-904-5, Feb ’87 [Dec ’87], £7.65, 232pp, hc) [Jungle Book] Reprint (Macmillan 1894) juvenile fantasy collection. Large print edition.
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling (Purnell 0-361-07468-9, Mar ’87 [Dec ’87], £2.99, 186pp, hc) [Jungle Book] Reprint (Macmillan 1894) classic fantasy collection.
Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling (Hamlyn 0-600-55309-4, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £4.95, 416pp, hc) [Jungle Book] Reprint omnibus of The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book. [Not seen]
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Pavilion 1-85145-105-6, Jan ’87, £7.95, 96pp, hc) Reissue (Macmillan 1902) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by Safaya Salter.
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Puffin 0-14-031795-3, Jan ’87, £1.95, 128pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1902) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Puffin 0-14-035075-6, Jan ’87, £1.75, 172pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1902) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by the author.
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80242-5, Jan ’87 [Feb ’87], £7.95, 128pp, hc) Reissue (Macmillan 1902) juvenile fantasy collection, illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Purnell 0-361-07469-7, Mar ’87, £2.99, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1902) classic fantasy collection. [Not seen]
Just So Stories Rudyard Kipling (Collins 0-00-184425-3, Apr ’87 [1987], £4.95, 128pp, hc) Reprint (Macmillan 1902) juvenile fantasy collection. [Not seen]
The Bus Paul Kirchner (Orbit 0-7088-8244-7, Aug ’87, £2.95, 160pp, pb) Hilarious collection of cartoons from Heavy Metal about a bus on which strange things happen! Recommended.
Raven 2: A Time of Ghosts Richard Kirk (Ace 0-441-70561-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $2.95, 199pp, pb) [Raven] Fantasy novel, second in a series about a woman warrior. First U.S. edition (Corgi 1978).
Raven 3: The Frozen God Richard Kirk (Ace 0-441-70567-7, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 174pp, pb) [Raven] Third novel in a sword & sorcery series written by Rob Holdstock and Angus Wells. First American edition (Corgi 1978).
Raven 4: Lords of the Shadows Richard Kirk (Ace 0-441-70573-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $2.95, 204pp, pb) [Raven] Heroic fantasy novel in a series featuring a female warrior. First American edition (Corgi 1979). The authors are Angus Wells and Robert Holdstock.
Raven 5: A Time of Dying Richard Kirk (Ace 0-441-70575-8, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $2.95, 168pp, pb) [Raven] Fantasy novel in a series with a female barbarian swordswoman. First American edition (Corgi 1979). The author is Robert Holdstock or Angus Wells or both.
Raven: Swordsmistress of Chaos Richard Kirk (Ace 0-441-70555-3, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 174pp, pb) [Raven] Sword & Sorcery fantasy novel, first in a pentology. First American edition (Corgi 1978).
The Shelter Mary Kittredge & Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. (Tor 0-812-52066-1, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $3.95, 376pp, pb) Horror novel.
Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Robin Klein (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80636-6, Sep ’86 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 144pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1985) very juvenile sf humor novella. Published in 1986; missed. It’s Australian, and this is an imported worldwide edition from Australia.

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