The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2001

Books, Listed by Author

KILLOUGH, (Karen) LEE (1942- ) (chron.)

• * *Blood Games (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-41-X, May 2001, $16.00, 341pp, tp, cover by Kevin Murphy) [Garreth Mikaelian] Vampire detective novel, third in the series featuring vampire cop Garreth Mikaelian. Order online at [www.meishamerlin.com], or from Meisha Merlin Publishing, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031.

KILPATRICK, NANCY (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Cold Comfort (DarkTales Publications 1-930997-09-4, Aug 2001, $17.99, xix + 183pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 27 stories, four original, Kilpatrick provides a preface and comments on each of the stories. Foreword by Paula Guran. A bibliography is included. Order online at [www.darktales.com], or from PO Box 675, Grandview MO 64030; add $4.95 postage. (Contents)

KILWORTH, GARRY (Douglas) (1941- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Gaslight Geezers (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54704-2, Jul 2001, £4.99, 382pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Welkin Weasels: Montague Sylver] Young-adult animal fantasy novel. First in a new sub-series of the “Welkin Weasels” books. Illustrations by Dave Hopkins.

KIMMEL, ELIZABETH CODY (chron.)

• * _In the Stone Circle (Scholastic 0-439-06259-4, Aug 2001, $4.50, 225pp, tp, cover by Joanie Schwarz) Reprint (Scholastic 1998) young-adult ghost story set in Wales.

KINDL, PATRICE (chron.)

• * *Goose Chase (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-03377-7, Mar 2001, $15.00, 214pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. A beauty with magical treasure escapes her tower prison and unwanted suitors with the help of a flock of geese.

KING, GABRIEL; pseudonym of Jane Johnson & M. John Harrison (chron.)

• * _The Knot Garden (Random House/Arrow 0-09-929700-0, Nov 2001, £5.99, 495pp, pb) [Wild Road] Reprint (Century 2001) feline fantasy novel in the “Wild Roads” sequence. King is a pseudonym for Jane Johnson and M. John Harrison.

KING, J. ROBERT (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Lancelot du Lethe (Tor 0-765-30118-0, Dec 2001, $25.95, 461pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Mad Merlin] Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to Mad Merlin.
• * _Mad Merlin (Tor 0-812-58427-9, Aug 2001, $6.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Mad Merlin] Reprint (Tor 2000) Arthurian fantasy novel, with Merlin as a fallen god meddling in human affairs.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Apocalypse (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1880-2, Jun 2001, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Magic: The Gathering: Invasion Cycle] Novelization based on the card game, third book in the “Invasion Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Magic: The Gathering: Planeshift (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1802-0, Feb 2001, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Magic: The Gathering: Invasion Cycle] Novelization based on the card game, second book in the “Invasion Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

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• * *Magic: The Gathering: The Dragons of Magic (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-1872-1, Aug 2001, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Magic: The Gathering] Original anthology of 12 stories based on the card game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast. (Contents)

KING, STEPHEN (Edwin) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Black House (with Peter Straub) (Random House 0-375-50439-7, Sep 2001, $28.95, 625pp, hc) [Talisman] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Talisman.
• * _Black House (with Peter Straub) (SFBC #38817, Sep 2001, $15.98, 565pp, hc) [Talisman] Reprint (Random House 2001) dark fantasy novel, sequel to The Talisman. This is simlar to the Random House edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Black House (with Peter Straub) (HarperCollins UK 0-00-710042-6, Sep 2001, £17.99, 625pp, hc) [Talisman] Fantasy novel, a sequel to The Talisman; also connected to the “Dark Tower” series. A middle-America police chief tries to persuade an ex-detective to join the hunt for a serial child-killer, a hunt that will lead beyond the world. Simultaneous with the US (Random House) edition.
• * *Dreamcatcher (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-1138-3, Mar 2001, $28.00, 620pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) SF/horror novel. Four guys from Kings’s town of Derry Maine face alien invaders.
• * *Dreamcatcher (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-77071-6, Mar 2001, £17.99, 599pp, hc) SF/dark fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-79235-3, £10.00) is also available. Simultaneous with the US (Scribner) edition.
• * _Dreamcatcher (SFBC #35436, Apr 2001, $13.98, 573pp, hc, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Reprint (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton 2001) horror novel. This is similar to the Scribner edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Dreamcatcher (Pocket 0-7434-3627-X, Dec 2001, $7.99, 882pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton 2001) SF/horror novel set in King’s town of Derry Maine.
• * _Hearts in Atlantis (Pocket 0-7434-3621-0, Oct 2001, $7.99, 673pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reissue (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton 1999) collection of five interconnected stories, with some supernatural elements, about the ’60s. This is a movie tie-in edition; it has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _On Writing (Pocket 0-671-02425-6, Jun 2001, $14.95, 288pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner 2000) non-fiction writing book with elements of autobiography.
• * _On Writing (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82046-2, Sep 2001, £6.99, xv+367pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton 2000) non-fiction, a combination of “how-to” book and autobiography. This edition adds the story “Jumper” by Garrett Adams, chosen by King as winner of the competition run by Hodder & Stoughton and the Observer.
• * _Pet Sematary (Pocket 0-7434-1227-3, Jan 2001, $7.99, 562+xiii, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) horror novel. This has a new introduction by King on his inspirations for the novel.
• * _The Shining (Pocket 0-7434-2442-5, Sep 2001, $7.50, 683pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1977) horror novel. This has a new introduction by King. 59th printing.
• * _The Stand (Random House/Gramercy 0-517-21901-8, 2001, $19.99, 1153pp, hc, cover by William L. Villarreal) Reprint (Doubleday 1990) revised edition of King’s 1978 horror novel. This instant remainder edition has the 1990 illustrations by Bernie Wrightson.
• * _Stephen King’s Danse Macabre (Berkley 0-425-18160-X, Sep 2001, $14.95, 400pp, tp) Reissue (Everest House 1981) non-fiction about horror in books and film. This “Second Berkley trade paperback edition” has a new ISBN and indicates first printing.
• * _The Talisman (with Peter Straub) (Ballantine 0-345-44488-4, Aug 2001, $7.99, 735pp, pb) [Talisman] Reprint (1984) dark fantasy novel. This has a teaser for the sequel, Black House.
• * _The Talisman (with Peter Straub) (Random House 0-375-50777-9, Sep 2001, $28.95, 653pp, hc) [Talisman] Reprint (Viking 1984) dark fantasy novel. This is the first Random House hardcover seen, but indicates second printing.
• * _The Talisman (with Peter Straub) (SFBC/BOMC no ISBN, Oct 2001, no price, 653pp, hc) [Talisman] Reprint (Viking 1984) dark fantasy novel. This is similar to the Random House hardcover seen in September, except it lacks a price.

KING, WILLIAM (1959- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Warhammer: Beastslayer (Black Library 1-84154-137-0, Feb 2001, £5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing games, fifth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
• * +Warhammer: Beastslayer (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1161-7, Mar 2001, $6.95, 273pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, fifth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. First US edition (Black Library UK 2/02). Copyrighted by Games Workshop.
• * *Warhammer: Vampireslayer (Black Library 1-84154-153-2, Sep 2001, £5.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Fantasy novelization, sixth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series, set in the world of “Warhammer”.
• * *Warhammer: Vampireslayer (Games Workshop/Black Library 0-7434-1168-4, Sep 2001, $6.95, 299pp, tp, cover by Adrian Smith) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Novelization based on the fantasy role-playing game, sixth in the “Gotrek & Felix” series. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Black Library UK). Copyrighted by Games Workshop.

KINGDOM, WILL; pseudonym of Phil Rickman (chron.)

• * *Mean Spirit (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04896-2, Jul 2001, £9.99, 441pp, tp) Dark fantasy novel. A reclusive psychic finds herself stalked — from both sides of the grave.

KINGSBURY, DONALD (MacDonald) (1929- ) (chron.)

• * *Psychohistorical Crisis (Tor 0-312-86102-8, Dec 2001, $27.95, 511pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) SF novel, an update and homage to Asimov’s concept of “psychohistory”. A criminal punished by removal of his artificial memory struggles to recover it.
• * _Psychohistorical Crisis (SFBC #10628, Dec 2001, $13.99, 587pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) Reprint (Tor 12/01) SF novel, an update and homage to Asimov’s concept of “psychohistory”. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KING-SMITH, DICK; [i.e., Ronald Gordon King-Smith] (1922- ) (chron.)

• * _Spider Sparrow (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-440-41664-7, Jul 2001, $4.99, 163pp, tp, cover by Brad Yeo) Reprint (Doubleday UK 1998 as The Crowstarver) young-adult fantasy novel.

KINSELLA, W(illiam) P(atrick), ed. (1935- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Baseball Fantastic (Quarry/Out of This World 1-55082-268-3, Apr 2000, $21.95, tp) Anthology of 17 baseball fantasy stories, two original stories by Kinsella himself; other authors include George Alec Effinger, Rick Wilber, Edo van Belkom, Andrew Weiner, and John Kessel. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Order from Out of This World Books, PO Box 1061, Kingston ONT K7L 4Y5, Canada; e-mail: [info@quarrypress.com]. (Contents)

KIPLING, (Joseph) RUDYARD (1865-1936) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Jungle Book (Dover 0-486-41024-2, 2000, $2.00, 151pp, tp) [Jungle Book] Reprint (Macmillan 1894) classic young-adult collection. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. A Dover thrift edition.
• * *The Mark of the Beast and Other Horror Tales (Dover 0-486-41429-9, 2000, $8.95, 188pp, tp) Collection of 17 stories. Edited and with an introduction by S.T. Joshi. All but one story previously appeared in The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling (W.H. Allen 1987). This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. (Contents)

KIRBY, JOSH (1928-2001) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _The Josh Kirby Discworld Portfolio (Paper Tiger 1-85585-895-9, Apr 2001, £12.99, 61pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Reissue (Paper Tiger 1993) art book collecting the original cover art work for the “Discworld” books to 1992, plus four from other Pratchett books. Introduction by Nigel Suckling.
• * +The Josh Kirby Discworld Portfolio (Sterling Publishing/Paper Tiger 1-85585-895-9, Oct 2001, $19.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Art book, with 28 full-page color illustrations done for various books by Terry Pratchett, not all “Discworld”. Introductory text by Nigel Suckling. This is the 2001 Paper Tiger reissue of the 1993 edition; first US edition.

KLASKY, MINDY L. (1964- ) (chron.)

• * *The Glasswrights’ Progress (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45835-4, Jul 2001, $6.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Jerry Vanderstelt) [Glasswrights] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Glasswrights’ Apprentice. Treachery makes Rani Trader prisoner of an enemy king building an army of children.

KLASS, PHILIP (1920- ); see pseudonym William Tenn (stories) (chron.)

KNAAK, RICHARD A(llen) (1961- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Diablo #1: Legacy of Blood (Pocket 0-671-04155-X, May 2001, $6.50, 355pp, pb) [Diablo] Novelization of the dark fantasy computer game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.
• * *Warcraft: Day of the Dragon (Pocket 0-671-04152-5, Feb 2001, $6.50, 378pp, pb, cover by Sam Didier) [Warcraft: Day of the Dragon] Novelization based on the electronic game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

KNIGHT, DAMON (Francis), ed. (1922-2002) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Nebula Award Stories (Stealth Press 1-58881-018-6, Feb 2001, $29.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Frank R. Paul) Reprint (Doubleday 1966) anthology, the first in the series. Available online at [www.stealthpress.com]; or from Stealth Press, 336 College Ave., Lancaster PA 17603.

KNIGHT, TRACY ALBERT (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *The Astonished Eye (PS Publishing 1-902880-24-2, Sep 2001, £40.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Fantasy novel. A tabloid reporter investigating a crashed UFO finds other strangenesses in the small town. Introduction by Philip José Farmer. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a deluxe lettered edition of 26 (-25-0) was announced but not seen. Available from PS Publishing, 98 High Ash Drive, Leeds LS17 8RE, UK.
• * +The Astonished Eye (Griffin Skye/PS Publishing 1-902880-24-2, Sep 2001, $55.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Contemporary fantasy novel. A tabloid reporter investigates weird happenings in the small town he lived in as a boy. Introduction by Philip José Farmer. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a deluxe lettered edition of 26 (-25-0) was announced but not seen. The hardcover is available in the US from Griffin Skye, 1945 P Street, Eureka CA 95501; 707-444-8768.

KNOX, ELIZABETH (chron.)

• * *Black Oxen (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-11405-6, Jun 2001, $25.00, 436pp, hc) Literary novel with elements of fantasy and SF. A woman in narrative therapy in 2022 tells the story of her life with her possibly non-human father, through journals dated 1987, 2003, and 2010.

KOEHLER, KAREN (chron.)

• * *Slayer (Xlibris 0-7388-4724-0, 2000, $16.00, 379pp, tp) [Alek Knight] Vampire novel. A slayer begins to question his calling. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. A print-on-demand book available online at [www.xlibris.com], or at 1-888-7-XLIBRIS.

KOONTZ, DEAN R(ay) (1945- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _From the Corner of His Eye (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6680-8, Aug 2001, £6.99, 820pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 2000) quasi-SF horror novel.
• * _From the Corner of His Eye (Bantam 0-553-58274-7, Dec 2001, $7.99, 231pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Bantam 2000) quasi-SF horror novel involving quantum mechanics and human relationships.
• * *One Door Away from Heaven (Hodder Headline 0-7472-7072-4, Nov 2001, £16.99, 597pp, hc) Horror novel with SF/fantasy elements.
• * +One Door Away from Heaven (Bantam 0-553-80137-6, Dec 2001, $26.95, 610pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Horror novel. A woman looking for meaning in her life becomes involved with a disabled child whose life is in danger from her UFO-fanatic stepfather. First US edition (Headline 11/01).
• * *The Paper Doorway: Funny Verse and Nothing Worse (HarperCollins 0-06-029488-4, Oct 2001, $17.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Young-adult poetry collection, illustrated by Phil Parks. (Contents)
• * *Watchers/Mr Murder (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6788-X, Apr 2001, £5.99, 507+565pp, pb) Omnibus of two thrillers, available only in W.H. Smith’s. (Contents)
• * _Whispers (Berkley 0-425-18109-X, Jun 2001, $7.99, 509pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel. This has a new afterword by Koontz and a new ISBN. 48th printing.
• * _Winter Moon (Bantam 0-553-58293-3, Feb 2001, $7.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) Reprint (Headline 1994) SF horror novel, expanded from Invasion (Laser 1975 as by Aaron Wolfe).

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

• * *The 2001 Rhysling Anthology (Science Fiction Poetry Association no ISBN, Apr 2001, no price, 65pp, ph, cover by Julia Morgan-Scott) Anthology of 35 poems. Subtitled “The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror Poetry of 2000”, this serves as the ballot for the SFPA’s Rhysling Awards. For information write Scott E. Green, SFPA President, 47 Byledge Rd., Manchester NH 03104-2101; [sgreen@grolen.com]. (Contents)

KOREN, BRITTIANY A., ed. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Single White Vampire Seeks Same (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

KORN, MICHAEL F. (stories) (chron.)

• * _Aliens, Minibikes and Other Staples of Suburbia (Silver Lake Publishing 1-931095-27-2, Jul 2001, $14.95, 110pp, tp) Reprint (Golden Meteorite Press 1998 as The Spectral Carnival Show and Other Stories, not seen) collection of eight stories. This adds one story and has a new introduction by Sherry Decker. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.silverlakepublishing.com]. (Contents)
• * *Confessions of a Ghoul and Other Stories (Silver Lake Publishing 1-931095-17-5, May 2001, $14.95, 118pp, tp, cover by Lawrence D. P. Miller) Collection of seven stories. Introduction by D.F. Lewis. (Contents)

KRAMER, EDWARD E., ed. (chron.)

• * _The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams (with James O’Barr) See entry under James O’Barr.

KRAUSE, MARGUERITE (1955- ) (chron.)

• * *Blind Vision (Speculation Press 0-9671979-4-5, Jan 2001, $11.50, 266pp, tp, cover by Judith Huey) Fantasy novel. A seer can’t get anyone to help him prevent a disastrous future. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.speculationpress.com], or write PO Box 543, DeKalb IL 60115; add $3.00 postage.

KRENSKY, STEPHEN (Alan) (1953- ) (chron.)

• * _The Moon Robber (with Dean Morrissey) See entry under Dean Morrissey.

KRESS, NANCY (Anne, née Konigisor) (1948- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Probability Sun (Tor 0-312-87407-3, Jul 2001, $24.95, 348pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Probability] SF novel. Sequel to Probability Moon. Scientists study a mysterious artifact hoping for help in their war against the alien Fallers.
• * _Probability Sun (SFBC #38707, Aug 2001, $12.50, 348pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Probability] Reprint (Tor 2001) SF novel. Sequel to Probability Moon. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KRONZEK, ALLAN ZOLA (chron.)

• * *The Sorcerer’s Companion: A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter (with Elizabeth Kronzek) (Broadway Books 0-7679-0847-3, Sep 2001, $15.00, 286pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction, an encyclopedic look at the history and folklore of magical methods and items encountered in the Harry Potter books. [Rowling]