The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2003
Books, Listed by Author
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- JOYCE, GRAHAM (William) (stories) (chron.) (continued)
- * +The Stormwatcher (Night Shade Books 1-892389-36-3, Oct 2003, $40.00, 271pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) Mainstream novel with fantasy/horror elements. This is a signed limited edition of 1000. First US edition (Penguin UK 1998).
- JUDE, DICK (chron.) (assoc.)
- * +More Fantasy Art Masters: The Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Artists Show How They Work (Watson-Guptill 0-8230-3127-6, Apr 2003, $24.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Keith Parkinson) Art book focusing on 10 artists, with discussions by the artists of their techniques, from traditional to digital. Artists include Keith Parkinson, Judith Clute, John Harris, and J.K. Potter. First US edition (Collins 11/02 as Fantasy Art Masters: The Best in Fantasy and SF Art Worldwide).
- JUNG, REINHARDT (stories) (chron.)
- * +Dreaming in Black and White (Penguin/Fogelman 0-8037-2811-5, Jun 2003, $15.99, 112pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy time-travel novelette. Dreams transport a handicapped German boy back to 1930s Germany. Translated by Anthea Bell from the German Auszeit oder Der Loewe von Kauha (Jungbrunnen 1996). First US edition (Mammoth 2000).
- KAABERBØL, LENE (1960- ) (chron.)
- * *The Shamer’s Signet (Hodder Silver 0-340-85068-X, May 2003, £5.99, 282pp, tp) [Shamer Chronicles] Young-adult fantasy novel of a girl who can see directly into people’s hearts. Translated from the Danish Skammertegnet (Forlag Forum 2001). This is a sequel to The Shamer’s Daughter.
- KADREY, RICHARD (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)
- KALIS, MYRANDA (chron.)
- KANE, PAUL (stories) (chron.)
- _____, ed.
- KAY, ELIZABETH (chron.)
- * *The Divide (Chicken House, The 1-9034-3496-3, May 2003, £11.99, 520pp, hc, cover by Ted Dewan) [Divide] Young-adult fantasy novel. A sick young boy wakes in a world where magic is real and humans are merely a legend. First book in an intended series of 16.
- * +The Divide (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-45696-7, Jul 2003, $15.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Ted Dewan) [Divide] Young-adult fantasy. A boy on vacation in Costa Rica finds a magical world where humans are legend. This has no dustjacket, and is bound so it opens in the middle of the front cover. First US edition (The Chicken House UK 5/03).
- KAY, GUY GAVRIEL (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- KAYE, MARVIN (Nathan), ed. (1938- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Dragon Quintet (SFBC #37118, Apr 2003, $12.99, 277 + x, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Original anthology of five novellas about dragons by Orson Scott Card, Elizabeth Moon, Tanith Lee, Mercedes Lackey, and Michael Swanwick. This has ISBN 0-7394-3523-X; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. (Contents)
- * _The Ultimate Halloween (ibooks 0-7434-7513-5, Oct 2003, $6.99, 325pp, pb) Reprint (ibooks 2001) anthology of 17 stories about Halloween.
- KEARNEY, PAUL (1967- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * +Ships from the West (Ace 0-441-00929-8, Jan 2003, $6.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Monarchies of God] Fantasy novel, fifth and final in “The Monarchies of God” series. First US edition (Gollancz 2002).
- * _Ships from the West (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07400-0, May 2003, £6.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Monarchies of God] Reprint (Gollancz 2002) fantasy novel. Book five of “The Monarchies of God”.
- KEENE, BRIAN (stories) (chron.)
- KEESEY, PAM, ed. (chron.)
- KEITH, WILLIAM H(enry), Jr. (1950- ); see pseudonym Ian Douglas (stories) (chron.)
- KELLEHER, BRIAN (1952- ); see pseudonym Mack Maloney (chron.)
- KELLOGG, M(arjorie) BRADLEY (1946- ) (chron.)
- * *The Book of Air (DAW 0-7564-0080-5, Nov 2003, $6.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Dragon Quartet] Fantasy novel, fourth volume of “The Dragon Quartet”.
- KELLY, JAMES PATRICK (1951- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _Think Like a Dinosaur and Other Stories (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-20-7, Sep 2003, $15.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Golden Gryphon 1997) collection of 14 stories, including the Hugo winning novelette of the title. Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 E. Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; 217-840-0672; [www.goldengryphon.com].
- KELLY, SHEILA; see pseudonym S. L. Viehl (stories) (chron.)
- KEMP, PAUL S. (chron.)
- KENYON, KAY; [i.e., Katherine L. Kenyon Overcast] (1956- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Braided World (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58379-4, Feb 2003, $6.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) SF first contact novel. A starship from Earth follows a signal to a distant planet, hoping to recover humanity’s lost genetic diversity.
- KENYON, SHERRILYN (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Dance with the Devil (St. Martin’s 0-312-98483-9, Dec 2003, $6.99, 361pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Vampire romance novel, third in the “Dark-Hunters” series about vampire-like Daimon hunters; this follows psychotic Zarek in Alaska. A short story is included. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
- * *Night Embrace (St. Martin’s 0-312-98482-0, Jul 2003, $6.99, 408pp, pb) [Dark-Hunter] Vampire romance novel, second in the “Dark-Hunters” series about vampire-like Daimon hunters. Dark-Hunter Talon faces a plot to raise an ancient evil at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
- * _Night Embrace (SFBC #58701, Sep 2003, $9.99, 408pp, hc) [Dark-Hunter] Reprint (St. Martin’s 2003) vampire romance novel, second in the “Dark-Hunters” series about vampire-like Daimon hunters. Kenyon also writes as Kinley MacGregor.
- KERN, EDMUND M. (chron.)
- * *The Wisdom of Harry Potter: What Our Favorite Hero Teaches Us About Moral Choices (Prometheus Books 1-59102-133-2, Sep 2003, $17.00, 296pp, tp) Associational non-fiction, designed to help parents discuss Rowling’s work with their children. Includes notes, bibliography, and index. Prometheus Books, 59 John Glenn Dr., Amherst NY 14228-2197; 800-421-0351; [www.prometheusbooks.com]. [marketing@prometheusbooks.com]. [Rowling]
- KERNER, ELIZABETH (chron.)
- * _Song in the Silence (Tor/Starscape 0-765-34268-5, Mar 2003, $5.99, 345pp, tp, cover by Kazuhiko Sano) Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel, repackaged and abridged slightly for younger readers.
- KERR, KATHARINE (Nancy Brahtin) (1944- ) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Snare (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224617-1, Jan 2003, £12.99, 630pp, tp, cover by Geoff Taylor) SF novel.
- * +The Snare (Tor 0-312-89045-1, Apr 2003, $27.95, 591pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) Fantasy novel. A lost colony on a desert planet struggles with conflicts between religion and magic. First US edition (Voyager 1/03).
- KESSLER, ANGELA, ed. (stories) (chron.)
- * *The Best of Dreams of Decadence (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45918-0, Mar 2003, $6.99, 337 + xiv, pb) Anthology of 21 vampire stories and 22 poems originally published in Dreams of Decadence. Authors include Tanith Lee, Brian Stableford, and Charlee Jacob. (Contents)
- KETCHUM, JACK; pseudonym of Dallas William Mayr, (1946- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Girl Next Door (Overlook Connection Press 1-892950-61-8, Jul 2003, $24.95, 233pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Warner 1989) psychological horror novel. Ketchum is a pen name for Dallas Mayr. Available from Overlook Connection Press, PO Box 1934, Hiram GA 30141; [www.overlookconnection.com].
- * _Peaceable Kingdom (Leisure 0-8439-5216-4, Aug 2003, $6.99, 416pp, pb) Reprint (Subterranean Press 2003) collection of 32 stories, three original. Ketchum is a pen name for Dallas Mayr. (Contents)
- KEYES, GREG; see under Keyes, J. Gregory (chron.)
- KEYES, J. GREGORY (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *The Briar King (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44066-8, Jan 2003, $24.95, 553pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Fantasy novel, first in the four-book series “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”. Treachery and strange creatures accompany the waking of the legendary Briar King.
- * _The Briar King (SFBC #55605, Feb 2003, $11.99, 553pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, first in the four-book series “The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone”. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * _The Briar King (Tor UK 1-4050-3351-7, Jul 2003, £16.99, 552pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson) [Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone] Reprint (Ballantine Del Rey 2003) fantasy novel, first in the “Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone” quartet. Treachery and strange creatures accompany the waking of the legendary Briar King. A hardcover edition (-3352-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
- * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-42875-7, Oct 2003, $6.99, 305pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
- * _Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy (SFBC #60371, Oct 2003, $9.99, 305pp, hc, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Reprint (Del Rey 2003) Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm. This has ISBN 0-7394-3802-6; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- * *Star Wars: The New Jedi Order: The Final Prophecy (Random House/Arrow Lucasbooks 0-09-941043-5, Oct 2003, £6.99, xiii+305pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) [Star Wars: New Jedi Order] Novelization set in the Star Wars universe. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey Lucasbooks) edition.
- KIDBY, PAUL (chron.)
- KIDD, CHICO (1953- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Visions & Voyages (Chico Kidd no ISBN, 2003, £4.50, 75pp, ph, cover by Chico Kidd) Original collection of four stories featuring Luís da Silva. (Contents)
- KIDD, THOMAS (chron.)
- KIENIEWICZ, PAUL (chron.)
- * *Immortality Machine (Aventine Press 1-59330-006-9, Feb 2003, $14.95, 286pp, tp, cover by Elaine Needham) SF novel. A grieving biologist searches for a legendary alien device that can give immortality. A first novel. This is a print-on-demand edition.
- KIERNAN, CAITLÍN R. (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * *Low Red Moon (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45948-2, Nov 2003, $14.00, 337pp, tp) [Threshold] Dark fantasy novel, sequel to Threshold.
- KIHN, GREG, ed. (1952- ) (stories) (chron.)
- * *Carved in Rock: Short Stories by Musicians (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-453-X, Apr 2003, $15.95, 330pp, tp) Associational original anthology of 27 stories (eight novel excerpts), six reprints, written by rock musicians. About ten stories are fantasy or SF; authors include Greg Kihn, Mick Farren, and Mark Laidlaw & John Shirley. (Contents)
- KILEY, ELLEN PORTER (chron.)
- KILGORE, DE WITT DOUGLAS (chron.)
- * *Astrofuturism: Science, Race, and Visions of Utopia in Space (University of Pennsylvania Press 0-8122-1847-7, Jun 2003, $19.95, 294pp, tp) Non-fiction, history, a discussion of how popular science and science fiction encouraged solving social problems through technology and the conquest of space, with separate chapters on the influence of Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ben Bova. Includes notes and index. A hardcover edition (-3719-6, $55.00) was announced but not seen. Order from University of Pennsylvania Press, PO Box 50370, Hampden Station, Baltimore MD 21211; 800-537-5487; [www.upenn.edu/pennpress]; add $5.00 shipping.
- KILLINGER, JOHN (chron.)
- * *God, the Devil and Harry Potter (St. Martin’s 0-312-30869-8, Dec 2002, $22.95, 196pp, hc) [Harry Potter] Non-fiction, critical. A Christian minister defends the Harry Potter books. A Thomas Dunne book. [Rowling]
- KILPATRICK, MICHAEL (chron.)
- KILPATRICK, NANCY (1946- ); see pseudonym Amarantha Knight (chron.)
- KILWORTH, GARRY (Douglas) (1941- ) (chron.)
- * *Heastward Ho! (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54706-9, Jul 2003, £5.99, 365pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Welkin Weasels: Montague Sylver] Young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book six of the “Welkin Weasels” series, and last in the “Monty” trilogy.
- * *Mallmoc’s Castle (Time Warner UK/Atom 1-904233-12-0, Jul 2003, £5.00, 325pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Knights of Liofwende] Young-adult fantasy novel, second of “The Knights of Liöfwende” after Spiggot’s Quest.
- KING, J. ROBERT (stories) (chron.)
- * _Lancelot du Lethe (Tor 0-765-34070-4, Feb 2003, $7.99, 461pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Mad Merlin] Reprint (Tor 2001) Arthurian fantasy novel, sequel to Mad Merlin.
- * *Magic, the Gathering: Scourge (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2956-1, May 2003, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Ron Spears) [Magic: The Gathering: Onslaught Cycle] Novelization based on the card game, Book III of the “Onslaught Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
- * *Magic: The Gathering: Legions (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2914-6, Jan 2003, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Magic: The Gathering: Onslaught Cycle] Novelization based on the fantasy card game, second in the “Onslaught Cycle”. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
- * *LeMorte D’Avalon (Tor 0-765-30594-1, Sep 2003, $26.95, 463pp, hc, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Mad Merlin] Arthurian fantasy novel, third in the trilogy begun in Mad Merlin, this time telling Morgan le Fey’s story.
- _____, ed.
- KING, STEPHEN (Edwin) (1947- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Penguin/Signet 0-451-16052-5, Dec 2002, $7.99, 315pp, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reissue (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. 39th printing.
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Viking 0-670-03254-9, Jun 2003, $25.00, 231 + xxx, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel. This revised and expanded edition adds about 9,000 words; a new foreword by King discusses the changes. This also has King’s new introduction to the series, and Michael Whelan’s color illustrations from the Grant edition.
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21084-0, Jul 2003, $7.99, 300 + xxviii, pb) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Grant 1982) dark-fantasy Western quasi-novel, first in the series. This is a revised expanded edition, with the new series introduction by King, who also provides a foreword on the revisions. A simultaneous Plume trade paperback (0-452-28469-4, $15.95, xxv + 231pp, cover by Steve Stone) and Viking hardcover edition (0-670-03254-9, $25.00) are also available, with the original illustrations (including color plates) by Michael Whelan.
- * _The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82975-3, Aug 2003, £7.99, xxx+238pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) [Roland (Gunslinger)] Reprint (Donald M. Grant 1982) dark fantasy Western quasi-novel, first in the series. This follows the revised Viking 2003 edition with the new introduction and foreword. The original illustrations and afterword have been dropped. (Contents)
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