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CORDELL, CLEO (stories)

* *The Flesh Endures (Signet UK 0-451-18914-0, Dec ’96, £5.99, 309pp, pb) [Flesh Endures] Erotic dark fantasy novel. Book 1 of a trilogy.
CORDY, MICHAEL

* *The Miracle Strain (Bantam UK 0-593-04220-4, Sep ’97, £9.99, 365pp, tp) SF thriller. Genetic engineers create a clone from relics of Christ. A first novel.
CORELLI, MARIE; pseudonym of Mary MacKay, (1855-1924) (stories) (assoc.)

* _Romance of Two Worlds (Society of Metaphysicians 1-85228-562-1, Feb ’87, £6.00, 370pp, tp) Reprint (Bentley 1886) occult novel. [Not seen]
* _Song of Miriam and Other Stories (Society of Metaphysicians 1-85228-492-7, Nov ’86, £6.00, 234pp, hc) Reprint (Munro 1898) occult collection.
* _The Sorrows of Satan (Oxford University Press 0-19-283220-4, May ’96 [Jun ’96], £5.99, xxii+390pp, tp, cover by David Axtell) Reprint (Methuen 1895) fantasy novel. Subtitled “or The Strange Experiencesof One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire: A Romance”. Nineteenth century novel of the Devil seeking one person able to resist corruption. Adds a new introduction by Peter Keating.
* _The Sorrows of Satan (Oxford University Press 0-19-283324-3, Jun ’98, £5.99, xxvi+401pp, tp, cover by Paul Mathey) Reprint (Methuen 1895) fantasy novel. Subtitled “or The Strange Experiences of One Geoffrey Tempest, Millionaire: A Romance”. This new Oxford edition includes a revision of the 1996 introduction, with an added chronology and explanatory notes, all by Peter Keating. (Contents)
* _Strange Visitation (Society of Metaphysicians 1-85228-565-6, Mar ’87, £6.50, 188pp, hc) Reprint (Newnes 1904) occult novel. [Not seen]
COREN, MICHAEL (stories) (assoc.)

* *Gilbert: The Man Who Was G.K. Chesterton (Paragon House 1-55778-256-3, Mar ’90 [Dec ’90], $22.95, 304pp, hc) Non-fiction; a biography of the author of The Man Who Was Thursday and the “Father Brown” mysteries. [Chesterton]
* +The Invisible Man: The Life and Liberties of H.G. Wells (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-12119-9, Aug ’93 [Oct ’93], $22.50, 240pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A revisionist biography of Wells. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1993). [Wells]
* +The Man Who Created Narnia (Eerdmans 0-8028-3822-7, Nov ’96, $20.00, 140pp, hc) Biography of C.S. Lewis, written to be accessible to young adults, with 64 photos, and some of the original Narnia illustrations. There is a chronology, a select bibliography, and an index. First US edition (Lester Publishing 1994). [Lewis]
CORLETT, WILLIAM (Albert) (1938- )

* *The Bridge in the Clouds (The Bodley Head 0-370-31763-7, Jun ’92, £8.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Young-adult fantasy novel. The fourth book of “The Magician’s House”.
* _The Bridge in the Clouds (Red Fox 0-09-918391-9, Jun ’93, £2.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. The fourth book of “The Magician’s House”.
* *The Door in the Tree (The Bodley Head 0-370-31532-4, Feb ’91, £7.99, 261pp, hc, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Young-adult fantasy novel. The Second Book of “The Magician’s House.”
* _The Door in the Tree (Red Fox 0-09-997390-1, Jun ’92, £2.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. The second book of “The Magician’s House”.
* _Return to the Gate (The Bodley Head 0-370-31012-8, Sep ’86, £4.50, 166pp, tp) Reprint (Bradbury Press 1977) dystopian sf novel.
* _The Secret Line (Red Fox 0-09-937141-3, Dec ’95, £3.50, 219pp, pb) Reprint (Walker 1988) young-adult fantasy novel. An unhappy young girl finds a train that can reach secret stations on the Underground.
* *The Steps Up the Chimney (The Bodley Head 0-370-31455-7, Oct ’90, £7.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Young-adult fantasy novel about a 16th century alchemist transported through time to help a group of children in the present day. The First Book of “The Magician’s House”.
* _The Steps Up the Chimney (Red Fox 0-09-985370-1, Oct ’91, £2.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1990) young-adult fantasy novel about a 16th century alchemist transported through time to help a group of children in the present day. The First Book of “The Magician’s House.”
* *The Summer of the Haunting (The Bodley Head 0-370-31819-6, Oct ’93, £8.99, 233pp, hc, cover by Derek Colligan) Young-adult horror novel about a teenage girl haunted by ghosts during her summer holidays in Yorkshire.
* _The Summer of the Haunting (Red Fox 0-09-922081-4, Jun ’95 [Feb ’96], £3.50, 233pp, pb) Reprint (The Bodley Head 1993) young-adult dark fantasy novel. Issued in 1995 but not seen until now.
* *The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall (The Bodley Head 0-370-31651-7, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], £8.99, 280pp, hc, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Young-adult fantasy novel. The Third Book of “The Magician’s House.”
* _The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall (Red Fox 0-09-997910-1, Sep ’92 [Oct ’92], £2.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Patrick Downing) [*Magician’s House] Reprint (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. The third book of “The Magician’s House”.
CORMIER, ROBERT (Edmund) (1925-2000)

* *Fade (Gollancz 0-575-04402-0, Sep ’88 [Dec ’88], £9.95, 246pp, hc) Young-adult literary sf novel.
* +Fade (Delacorte 0-440-50105-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $15.95, 310pp, hc) Multigenerational fantasy novel about a family with an inherited power of invisibility. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1988).
* _Fade (Dell 0-440-20487-9, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.50, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) multigenerational fantasy novel about a family who possesses inherited powers of invisibility. A World Fantasy Award nominee.
* _Fade (Tracks 0-00-673339-5, Apr ’90, £2.99, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1988) young-adult sf novel.
* _Fade (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21091-7, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) multigenerational fantasy novel about a family who possesses inherited powers of invisibility. The previous American edition was packaged as an adult novel; this is being sold as young-adult fiction.
* _Fade (Puffin UK 0-14-130052-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], £4.99, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) young-adult fantasy novel; a young boy discovers he can become invisible.
CORN, JOSEPH J. (1938- )

* *Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future (with Brian Horrigan) (Simon & Schuster 0-671-54276-1, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $29.95, 158pp, hc) Non-fiction, associational, an illustrated book based on artwork, models, toys, etc., showing past American visions of the future. Also available in tp (-54133-1, $17.95).
* _Yesterday’s Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future (with Brian Horrigan) (Johns Hopkins University Press 0-8018-5399-0, Jun ’96, $24.95, 157pp, tp, cover by Frank R. Paul) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1984) associational non-fiction, an illustrated look at past predictions of the future, as shown in art, models, toys, SF, etc. Copyrighted by the Smithsonian Institution. Order from The Johns Hopkins University Press, 715 N Charles St, Baltimore MD 21218.
CORNELL, PAUL; see house pseudonym Maria Palmer (stories) (assoc.)

* *Doctor Who: Goth Opera (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20418-2, Jul ’94, £4.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson & JCB) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization. First of a new “Missing Adventures” series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
* *Doctor Who: Human Nature (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20443-3, May ’95, £4.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Bill Donohoe) [Doctor Who] Novelisation based on the TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
* *Doctor Who: The Discontinuity Guide (with Martin Day & Keith Topping) (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20442-5, May ’95 [Jul ’95], £4.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Slatter-Anderson) [Doctor Who] Episode-by-episode guide to Doctor Who, focussing on dialogue triumphs, fluffs, goofs, fashion victims, and such-like, with an Introduction by Terrance Dicks.
* *Happy Endings (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20470-0, May ’96, £4.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Paul Campbell) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition, available in the US for $5.95. Volume 50 in “The New Adventures”.
* _Horrorscopes: Leo: Blood Ties [as by Maria Palmer] See entry under Maria Palmer.
* *Love and War (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20385-2, Oct ’92, £3.99, 235pp, pb, cover by Lee Sullivan) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series, in which Ace finds love, but the Doctor finds only war. An outstanding achievement. Recommended (PSP).
* *The New Adventures: Oh No It Isn’t! (Virgin 0-426-20507-3, May ’97, £4.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Bernice Summerfield] Humorous SF novel. Book 1 in a new series featuring Bernice Summerfield from the Doctor Who “New Adventures”.
* *No Future (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20409-3, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Pete Walbank) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
* *Timewyrm: Revelation (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20360-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £3.50, 220pp, pb, cover by Andrew Skilleter) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the “Doctor Who” series. Volume 4 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $5.95.
* *The Uninvited (Virgin 0-7535-0220-8, Oct ’97 [Jan ’98], £5.99, 160pp, pb) Novelization of the SF TV series of alien infestation.
CORNETT, ROBERT CHARLES (1952- )

* _The Aldebaran Campaign (with Kevin D. Randle) See entry under Kevin D. Randle
* _The Aquarian Attack (with Kevin D. Randle) See entry under Kevin D. Randle
* _Remember Gettysburg! (with Kevin D. Randle) See entry under Kevin D. Randle
* _Remember Little Big Horn! (with Kevin D. Randle) See entry under Kevin D. Randle
* _Remember the Alamo! (with Kevin D. Randle) See entry under Kevin D. Randle
* _Seeds of War (with Kevin D. Randle) See entry under Kevin D. Randle
CORNWELL, BERNARD; pseudonym of Bernard Wiggins, (1944- ) (stories) (assoc.)

* *Enemy of God (Michael Joseph 0-7181-0051-4, Sep ’96, £15.99, 397pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Historical fantasy novel. “The Warlord Chronicles: II”. Second in an Arthurian trilogy after The Winter King.
* _Enemy of God (Michael Joseph 0-7181-0060-3, Mar ’97, £9.99, 397pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1996) associational historical novel of Arthur. Book two of a trilogy.
* +Enemy of God (St. Martin’s 0-312-15523-9, Jul ’97, $24.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory & W. Hatherell) [Warlord Chronicles] Arthurian novel, sequel to The Winter King. First US edition (Michael Joseph 1996).
* _Enemy of God (Penguin 0-14-023247-8, Sep ’97, £5.99, 473pp, pb) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1996) historical fantasy novel. Second in “The Warlord Chronicles” Arthurian trilogy after The Winter King.
* _Enemy of God (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-18714-9, Jun ’98 [Apr ’98], $14.95, 397pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory & W. Hatherell) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1996) Arthurian novel, sequel to The Winter King.
* *Excalibur (Michael Joseph 0-7181-0057-3, Oct ’97, £16.99, 436pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Arthurian novel. Last in the trilogy after The Winter King and Enemy of God.
* +Excalibur (St. Martin’s 0-312-18575-8, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $24.95, 436pp, hc, cover by David Bowers) [Warlord Chronicles] Arthurian novel, final in the trilogy that began with The Winter King. First US edition (Michael Joseph 1997).
* _Excalibur (Penguin UK 0-14-023287-7, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], £5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1997) Arthurian novel. Last in the trilogy after The Winter King and Enemy of God.
* *The Winter King (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3762-0, Oct ’95 [Nov ’95], £15.99, 435pp, hc) [Warlord Chronicles] Associational/non-fantasy Arthurian novel.
* +The Winter King (St. Martin’s 0-312-14447-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $24.95, 431pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Arthurian novel. First US edition (Michael Joseph 1995).
* _The Winter King (Penguin 0-14-023186-2, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], £5.99, 492pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1995) historical Arthurian novel. First of a trilogy.
* _The Winter King (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-15696-0, May ’97, $14.95, 431pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1995) Arthurian novel.
CORNWELL, SUE

* *The Official Price Guide to Star Trek and Star Wars Collectibles (with Mike Kott) (House of Collectibles [dist. Ballantine] 0-87637-299-X, Jul ’86, $7.95, 377pp, pb) [Star Wars; Star Trek] Non-fiction, reference book for collectors.
* *The Official Price Guide to Star Trek and Star Wars Collectibles, Second Edition (with Mike Kott) (Ballantine/House of Collectibles 0-876-37358-9, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $8.95, 415pp, tp) [Star Trek; Star Wars] Non-fiction, reference. A list of prices for various books and other paraphernalia.
* *The Official Price Guide To Star Trek and Star Wars Collectibles: Third Edition (with Mike Kott) (Ballantine/House of Collectibles 0-876-37831-9, Sep ’91, $10.95, 277pp, tp) Non-fiction. Third edition of the price guide to collectible merchandise (including books) connected with Star Trek and Star Wars.
CORRAN, MARY (1953- ) (stories)

* *Darkfell (Millennium 1-85798-456-0, Jul ’96, £9.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) [Imperial Light] Fantasy novel set in the same world as Imperial Light. A hardcover edition (-455-2, £15.99) is also available.
* _Darkfell (Orion 0-75280-665-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 326pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Imperial Light] Reprint (Millennium 1996) fantasy novel, set in the same world as Imperial Light.
* *Fate (Millennium 1-85798-433-1, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], £9.99, 363pp, tp, cover by Steve Crisp) Fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-273-8, £16.99) is also available.
* _Fate (Orion 1-85798-311-4, Jul ’96, £4.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Millennium 1995) fantasy novel.
* *Imperial Light (Millennium 1-85798-161-8, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £16.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Steven Crisp) [Imperial Light] Fantasy novel. A trade paperback edition (-005-0, £8.99) was announced but not seen.
* _Imperial Light (Millennium 1-85798-217-7, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], £4.99, 358pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Imperial Light] Reprint (Millennium 1994) fantasy novel. An orphan girl chosen for sacrifice by a repressive religion is revealed as the key to saving a dying empire.
CORREY, LEE; pseudonym of G. Harry Stine, (1928-1997) (stories)

* _The Abode of Life (Firecrest 0-85997-631-9, Jun ’86, £7.50, 208pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1982) sf novel, “Star Trek” #6. This is a pseudonym for G. Harry Stine.
* *Manna (DAW 0-87997-896-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 239pp, pb) Sf novel.
* *A Matter of Metalaw (DAW 0-88677-155-2, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 256pp, pb) Sf novel.
* _Shuttle Down (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33179-6, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1981) sf novel of the space shuttle making an emergency landing on Easter Island, with ensuing political complications. Second printing.
* _Space Doctor (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32486-2, Jun ’85 [May ’85], $2.95, 245pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1981) sf novel. 5th printing.
* _Star Trek # 6: The Abode of Life (Gregg 0-8398-2931-0, Mar ’86, $11.95, 207pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1982) Star Trek novel. First hc edition.
* _Star Trek: The Abode of Life (Pocket 0-671-47719-6, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 207pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Timescape 1982) Star Trek novel. Number 6 in the series.
* _Star Trek: The Abode of Life (Titan 1-85286-182-7, Jul ’89, £2.95, 207pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1982) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
* _Star Trek: The Abode of Life (Titan 1-85286-182-7, Apr ’96 [May ’96], £4.99, 207pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1982) Star Trek novelisation. Second printing.
CORRICK, JAMES A(dam, Jr.) (1913- ) (stories)

* *Double Your Pleasure: The Ace SF Double (Gryphon Books 0-936071-13-3, Mar ’89 [Jan ’89], $5.95, 85pp, ph) Non-fiction, reference. A bibliography of the Ace Doubles. Limited to 500 copies. Introduction by Donald A. Wollheim, and a long essay by Corrick.
* _Double Your Pleasure: The Ace SF Double (Gryphon Books 0-936071-21-4, Jan ’91, $6.95, 85pp, ph, cover by Ron Wilber) Reissue (Gryphon 1989) non-fiction; reference — a history and annotated checklist of the Ace doubles, with an introduction by Donald A. Wollheim. Second printing.
CORRIN, SARA, ed. (1918- )

* *Imagine That! Fifteen Fantastic Tales (with Stephen Corrin) (Faber 0-571-13843-8, Oct ’86, £6.95, 176pp, hc) Collection of traditional fantasy tales.
CORRIN, STEPHEN, ed. (1914-1998) (stories)

* _Imagine That! Fifteen Fantastic Tales (with Sara Corrin) See entry under Sara Corrin.
corwin, ed. (stories)

* *Feline Fetishes: Erotic Tales of Science Fiction (Circlet Press 0-9633970-2-8, May ’93, $5.95, 67pp, tp, cover by Tristan Alexander,(?)) Anthology of four erotic sf stories involving catlike creatures. Order from Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston MA 02215. Include 95¢ postage. (Contents)
CORYDON, BENT; [i.e., Sean A. Corydon] (1942- )

* *L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman? (with L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) (Lyle Stuart 0-8184-0444-2, Aug ’87, $20.00, 402pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography of sorts — not really a biography or an expose, but a tirade about Hubbard by a scientology believer on the outs with The Church of Scientology and Hubbard. There are some interesting tidbits, but it’s badly written and mostly incoherent. It doesn’t really address the issue of Hubbard as confidence man or sincere believer, and should probably be titled “Messiah and Madman” for its conclusions. (CNB) [Hubbard]

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