The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

Books, Listed by Author

KOJA, KATHE (1960- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *Straydog (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-37278-0, Mar 2002, $16.00, 106pp, hc) Associational young-adult novella of a teen who volunteers at an animal shelter.

KONDO, YOJI (1933- ); see pseudonym Eric Kotani (stories) (chron.)

KOOGLER, DORI (chron.)

• * _Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: These Our Actors (with Ashley McConnell) See entry under Ashley McConnell.

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

• * *3 Complete Novels: Dark Rivers of the Heart/Intensity/Sole Survivor (Bright Sky Press 0-9709987-1-6, 2001, $12.95, 700pp, hc) Omnibus of three horror novels: Dark Rivers of the Heart (1994), Intensity (1995), and Sole Survivor (1997). This instant remainder edition is dated 2001, but not seen until now. (Contents)
• * *By the Light of the Moon (Headline 0-7472-7073-2, Nov 2002, £18.99, 373pp, hc) Horror novel. Three people are forcibly injected with a mysterious compound with strange effects.
• * +By the Light of the Moon (Bantam 0-553-80143-0, Jan 2003, $26.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Tom Hallman) Horror novel. A man unwillingly injected with a mysterious substance finds he and his companions are drawn to crime scenes just before the crimes happen. First US edition (Headline 11/02).
• * _The Door to December (Penguin/Signet 0-451-20542-1, Jun 2002, $7.99, 518pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1985 as by Richard Paige) occult thriller, with a new afterword by Koontz.
• * _One Door Away from Heaven (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6681-6, Aug 2002, £6.99, 760pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 2001) horror novel with SF/fantasy elements.
• * _One Door Away from Heaven (Bantam 0-553-58275-5, Nov 2002, $7.99, 686pp, pb, cover by Tom Hallman) Reprint (Headline 2001) horror novel.
• * _Phantoms (Berkley 0-425-18110-3, Feb 2002, $7.99, 434pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1983) horror novel. This has a new afterword by Koontz and a new ISBN, but indicates 62nd printing.
• * _Strangers (Berkley 0-425-18111-1, Oct 2002, $7.99, 689pp, pb) Reissue (W.H. Allen; Putnam 1986) SF/horror novel. This has a new ISBN and a new afterword by Koontz, and indicates first printing.

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

• * _Pharaoh Fantastic (with Martin H. Greenberg) See entry under Martin H. Greenberg

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

• * *The Less Fashionable Side of the Galaxy (with D. F. Lewis & Hertzan Chimera) (Eraserhead Press no ISBN, Jan 2002, $2.25, 20pp, ph, cover by Carlton Mellick, III) Chapbook collection of five experimental stories. Available from Eraserhead Press, 116455 E. Fairlynn Dr., Fountain Hills AZ 85268; [www.eraserheadpress.com].
• * *Skimming the Gumbo Nuclear (Eraserhead Press 0-9713572-6-9, Jan 2002, $16.95, 287pp, tp, cover by Carlton Mellick, III) SF novel of a surreal pandemic plague. Introduction by Jeffrey Thomas. Available from Eraserhead Press, 116455 E. Fairlynn Dr., Fountain Hills AZ 85268; [www.eraserheadpress.com].

KOSITSKY, LYNNE (chron.)

• * *A Question of Will (Roussan Publishers 1-896184-66-9, 2000, $5.95, 141pp, tp) Young-adult time-travel fantasy. A girl transported to Elizabethan England pretends to be a boy and discovers who really wrote Shakespeare’s plays. This is dated 2000, but not seen until now. Available from Roussan Publishers, 4710 St-Ambroise Suite 154, Montreal QC H4C 2C7 Canada.

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

• * _Legacy of Prometheus (with John Maddox Roberts) (Tor/Forge 0-765-30382-5, Oct 2002, $14.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Tony Greco) Reprint (Forge 2000) near-future SF thriller of efforts to harness solar power by satellite.

KOTLER, STEVEN (1967- ) (chron.)

• * _The Angle Quickest for Flight (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-194-7, May 2001, $15.95, 443pp, tp, cover by Timothy Hsu) Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1999) literary fantasy novel of metaphysics and secret conspiracies involving the Vatican and a Kabbalistic text.

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

• * _E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-1602-4, Feb 2002, $14.00, 265pp, tp) [E.T.] Reprint (Putnam 1982 as E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial, In His Adventure on Earth) movie novelization. This is a “20th Anniversary of the Classic Steven Spielberg Film” edition. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.
• * _E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-7432-1640-7, Feb 2002, $14.00, 269pp, tp) [E.T.] Reprint (Putnam 1985) novelization based on characters from the film. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights.

KOZERSKI, PAUL (chron.)

• * *Skylock (Baen 0-7434-3570-2, Nov 2002, $7.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Near-future SF novel. A government courier tries to get a vital breaktrhough to Washington through an America devastated by global famine. A first novel.

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

• * _The Sandman: Book of Dreams (with Neil Gaiman) See entry under Neil Gaiman.

KRAMSKY, JERRY (chron.)

• * _Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (with Lorenzo Mattotti) See entry under Lorenzo Mattotti.

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

• * _A Christmas Carol (with Dean Morrissey & Charles Dickens) See entry under Charles Dickens.
• * _The Winter King (with Dean Morrissey) See entry under Dean Morrissey.

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

• * _Probability Moon (Tor 0-765-34341-X, Sep 2002, $6.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Probability] Reprint (Tor 2000) SF novel, first in a trilogy.
• * *Probability Space (Tor 0-765-30170-9, Sep 2002, $24.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Probability] SF novel, the third volume in the ’"Probability" trilogy.
• * _Probability Space (SFBC #53422, Oct 2002, $12.50, 367pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Probability] Reprint (Tor 2002) SF novel. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

KRITZER, NAOMI (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Fires of the Faithful (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58517-7, Oct 2002, $6.99, 373pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Eliana] Fantasy novel. Music student Eliana is caught up in a conflict between magic and a new religion sweeping the land. A first novel.
• * *Turning the Storm (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58550-9, Jan 2003, $6.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) [Eliana] Fantasy novel, sequel to Fires of the Faithful. Violinist Eliana leads a rebellion against the ruling Circle of Mages.

KRULIK, NANCY E. (stories) (chron.)

• * *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Cordelia Collection (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2746-7, Dec 2002, $5.99, 177pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Collection of three stories based on episodes of the TV show. This includes eight unpaginated pages of color stills. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film. (Contents)
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Off to See the Wizard (Simon Pulse 0-7434-4242-3, Dec 2002, $4.99, 158pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 46th in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
• * *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: The Witch that Launched a Thousand Ships (Simon Pulse 0-7434-4238-5, Apr 2002, $4.99, 150pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 42nd in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions and Archie Comic Publications.

KUBE-McDOWELL, MICHAEL P(aul) (1954- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * *Vectors (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29824-0, Nov 2002, $6.99, 368pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) SF novel. A scientist investigates the existence of the human soul.

KUNZEL, BONNIE (1944- ) (chron.)

• * _Strictly Science Fiction (with Diana Tixier Herald) See entry under Diana Tixier Herald.
• * _Strictly Science Fiction: A Guide to Reading Interests (with Diana Tixier Herald) See entry under Diana Tixier Herald.

KUREISHI, HANIF (chron.)

• * _Gabriel’s Gift (Faber and Faber 0-571-20929-7, 2002, £6.99, 178pp, tp) Reprint (Faber and Faber 2001) literary fantasy novel of a young boy who can bring his pictures to life.

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

• * _St. Patrick’s Gargoyle (Ace 0-441-00905-0, Feb 2002, $7.50, 264pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (Ace 2001) contemporary fantasy novel.
• * *Venture in Vain (Millefleurs 0-8095-0005-1, Nov 2001, $10.00, 16pp, ph) [Deryni] Chapbook fantasy story of the Deryni, published to commemorate the author’s visit to the John M. Pfau Library at California State University at San Bernardino. Available from Millefleurs Information Services, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845.

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• * *Crusade of Fire: Mystical Tales of the Knights Templar (Warner Aspect 0-446-61090-9, Dec 2002, $5.99, 286pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) Original anthology of eight fantasy stories centering on the Knights Templar. Authors include Deborah Turner Harris, Susan Shwartz, and Scott MacMillan. (Contents)
• * *Deryni Tales (Ace 0-441-00944-1, Jun 2002, $6.50, 277pp, pb, cover by Victor Stabin) [Deryni] Anthology of nine fantasy stories set in the world of Kurtz’s Deryni, one original by Kurtz, the rest originally published in Deryni Archives: The Magazine. (Contents)

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

• * *The Fall of the Kings (with Delia Sherman) (Bantam Spectra 0-553-38184-9, Nov 2002, $13.95, 476pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) [Swordspoint] Fantasy novel, a sequel to Kushner’s Swordspoint set 60 years later.

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

• * _The Black Swan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07285-7, Jan 2002, £6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) Reprint (DAW 1999) fantasy novel, a retelling of Swan Lake.
• * _Brightly Burning (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07296-2, Aug 2002, £6.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 2000) fantasy novel, a standalone in the “Heralds of Valdemar” series, the story of legendary Herald Lavan Firestorm.
• * _The Elvenbane (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Elvenblood (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * _Elvenborn (with Andre Norton) See entry under Andre Norton.
• * *Exile’s Honor (DAW 0-7564-0085-6, Oct 2002, $23.95, 433pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar] Fantasy novel, a standalone novel in the “Valdemar” series, telling the story of Weaponsmaster Alberich.
• * _Exile’s Honor (SFBC #53646, Oct 2002, $12.99, 433pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar] Reprint (DAW 2002) fantasy novel in the “Valdemar” series. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * *The Gates of Sleep (DAW 0-7564-0060-0, Apr 2002, $24.95, 389pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Fantasy novel, a retelling of “Sleeping Beauty” set in the same England of elemental magics as The Serpent’s Shadow. A young woman raised by artists and mages discovers her real parents gave her up to avoid an evil aunt’s curse.
• * *The Gates of Sleep (SFBC #19928, Apr 2002, $12.50, 389pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Reprint (DAW 2002) fantasy novel, a retelling of “Sleeping Beauty” set in the same England of elemental magics as The Serpent’s Shadow.
• * _The Serpent’s Shadow (DAW 0-7564-0061-9, Mar 2002, $6.99, 394pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Elemental Masters] Reprint (DAW 2001) fantasy novel.
• * *The Shadow of the Lion (with Eric Flint & Dave Freer) (Baen 0-7434-3523-0, Mar 2002, $27.00, 825pp, hc, cover by Larry Dixon) [Heirs of Alexandria] Historical fantasy novel, first in a new series. Noble orphans hiding in an alternate Renaissance Venice are unwitting pawns in a power struggle spanning Europe.
• * _Spirits White as Lightning (with Rosemary Edghill) (SFBC #14222, Jan 2002, $12.50, 437pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [*Bedlam’s Bard] Reprint (Baen 2001) fantasy novel, third in the series featuring Bard Eric Banyon, after Beyond World’s End. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
• * _Take a Thief (DAW 0-7564-0058-9, Oct 2002, $6.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reprint (DAW 2001) fantasy novel, a prequel to Arrows of the Queen featuring the thief-turned-Herald Skif.

LAFFER, JAX (chron.)

• * *The Blood Within (Yard Dog Press 1-893687-33-3, Nov 2002, $14.00, 187pp, tp, cover by Allison Stein) Vampire novel. Telepathic twin brothers get involved with Satanist vampires. Order from Yard Dog Press, 710 W. Redbud Lane, Alma AR 72921-7247; [srosen.lstran@juno.com]; [www.yarddogpress.com].

LAIMO, MICHAEL (stories) (chron.)

• * *Atmosphere (Delirium Books 1-929653-35-2, Aug 2002, $45.00, 284pp, hc) Horror novel. Detective Frank Ballaro investigates grisly murders linked to a mysterious object called atmosphere. This is a signed limited edition of 300. A first novel. Order from Delirium Books, PO Box 338, North Webster IN 46555; [www.deliriumbooks.com].
• * _Atmosphere (Leisure 0-8439-5041-2, Sep 2002, $5.99, 348pp, pb) Reprint (Delirium Books 2002) horror novel.

LAIN, T. H. (chron.)

• * *Dungeons & Dragons: City of Fire (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2854-9, Nov 2002, $5.99, 183pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Dungeons & Dragons] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Dungeons & Dragons: Oath of Nerull (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2851-4, Sep 2002, $5.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Dungeons & Dragons] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Dungeons & Dragons: The Living Dead (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2848-4, Aug 2002, $5.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Dungeons & Dragons] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
• * *Dungeons & Dragons: The Savage Caves (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2845-X, Jul 2002, $5.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Todd Lockwood) [Dungeons & Dragons] Novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

LAKE, JAY, ed.; [i.e., Joseph Edward Lake, Jr.] (1964- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

• * _Polyphony, Volume 1 (with Deborah Layne) See entry under Deborah Layne.

LAMB, HUGH (Charles), ed. (1946- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _The Invisible Eye See entry under Erckmann-Chatrian.

LANDIS, GEOFFREY A(lan) (1955- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Impact Parameter and Other Quantum Realities (SFBC #17694, Feb 2002, $12.50, 340pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Golden Gryphon Press 2001) collection of 16 stories. This is similar to the Golden Gryphon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

LANG, JEFFREY (chron.)

• * *Star Trek, the Next Generation: Immortal Coil (Pocket 0-7434-0592-7, Jan 2002, $6.99, 331pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

LANGFORD, DAVID (Rowland) (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * *The Wyrdest Link: The Second Discworld Quizbook (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07319-5, Apr 2002, £6.99, x+213pp, tp, cover by Josh Kirby) [Discworld] Humorous book of Discworld trivia. Introduction by Terry Pratchett.

LANGTON, JANE (Gillson) (1922- ) (chron.)

• * _The Astonishing Stereoscope (HarperTrophy 0-06-440133-2, Feb 2002, $5.95, 238pp, tp, cover by Peter Malone) [Hall Family Chronicles] Reprint (Harper 1971) young-adult fantasy, third in the “Hall Family Chronicles”. Illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
• * _The Diamond in the Window (HarperTrophy 0-06-440042-5, Feb 2002, $5.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Peter Malone) [Hall Family Chronicles] Reprint (Harper 1962) young-adult fantasy, first in the “Hall Family Chronicles”. Illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
• * _The Fledgling (HarperTrophy 0-06-440121-9, Jan 2002, $5.95, 182pp, tp, cover by Erik Blegvad) [Hall Family Chronicles] Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy, fourth in the “Eleanor” series. Eleanor flies with the help of a Canada goose.
• * _The Fragile Flag (HarperCollins 0-06-440311-4, Feb 2002, $5.95, 264pp, tp, cover by Erik Blegvad) [Hall Family Chronicles] Reprint (Harper 1984) associational young-adult novel, a non-fantasy sequel to The Fledgling in the “Hall Family Chronicles”.
• * _The Swing in the Summerhouse (HarperTrophy 0-06-440124-3, Feb 2002, $5.95, 194pp, tp, cover by Peter Malone) [Hall Family Chronicles] Reprint (Harper 1967) young-adult fantasy, second in the “Hall Family Chronicles”.
• * _The Time Bike (HarperTrophy 0-06-440792-6, Jun 2002, $5.95, 172pp, tp, cover by Peter Malone) [Hall Family Chronicles] Reprint (HarperCollins 2000) young-adult fantasy novel, the sixth in the “Hall Family Chronicles”.

LANSDALE, JOE R(ichard Harold) (1951- ) (stories) (chron.)

• * _Captains Outrageous (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-82910-6, 2002, £12.99, 319pp, hc, cover by gray318) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Subterranean Press 2001) associational mystery novel in the “Collins & Pine” series. [First U.K. edition]
• * _Captains Outrageous (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-446-67963-1, Jan 2003, $12.95, 319pp, tp) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Reprint (Subterranean Press 2001) associational mystery novel.
• * *A Fine Dark Line (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-729-3, Jan 2003, $24.95, 307pp, hc, cover by Frank B. Whaley) Associational mystery novel.
• * *For a Few Stories More (Subterranean Press 1-931081-30-1, Feb 2002, $40.00, 326pp, hc, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Original collection of 21 stories (seven reprints) and one film proposal. Six stories are collaborations with other authors. Lansdale provides a general introduction and individual story introductions. Book #4 of “The Lost Lansdale”. This is a signed, limited edition of 1000; a lettered edition of 52 ($250.00) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com]. (Contents)