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The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories ed. John L. Apostolou & Martin H. Greenberg (Dembner 0-942637-06-2, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], $16.95, 176pp, hc); Anthology of 13 stories translated from the Japanese, plus a reading list of Japanese sf in English. Recommended. (CNB)

Full Spectrum 2 ed. Lou Aronica, Shawna McCarthy, Amy Stout & Patrick LoBrutto (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26019-9, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $19.95, 464pp, hc); Original anthology of 27 stories.

Red Moon, Red Lake Ascher-Straus (McPherson 0-914232-97-5, Dec ’88 [Jan ’89], $8.00, 128pp, tp); Collection of seven interrelated fantasy/paranoid/magic realism stories on (maybe) collective nightmares. Also announced in hardcover (-96-7, $16.00) but not seen.

The Asimov Chronicles: Fifty Years of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Dark Harvest 0-913165-44-1, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $21.95, 678pp, hc); Oversize (18x26cm) collection of Asimov’s short stories and non-fiction (one from each year) published to commemorate his golden anniversary as a professional writer. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and illustrated by Ron Lindahn and Val Lakey Lindahn. Also available in a boxed limited edition of 500 copies signed by author and artists (-43-3, $49.00).

The Ugly Little Boy/The [Widget], the [Wadget], and Boff ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55966-5, Jun ’89 [May ’89], $3.50, 60/123pp, pb); Anthology of an Asimov novelette and a Sturgeon novella.

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 19 (1957) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-326-1, Feb ’89, $4.50, 350pp, pb); Anthology of 15 stories from 1957 plus commentary. This long-running anthology series is an excellent way to look at the sf field year by year. Recommended. (CNB)

The New Hugo Winners: Award-Winning Science Fiction Stories ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Wynwood 0-922066-21-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $17.95, 320pp, hc); Anthology of nine stories, the Hugo Award-winning short fiction from 1983-1985 plus an introduction by Asimov and a list of all winners from 1976-1985.

Visions of Fantasy ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Doubleday 0-385-26359-7, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $14.95, 180pp, hc); Anthology of 12 stories for young-adults primarily by well-known writers in the genre, with an introduction by Asimov.

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #11: Curses ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL Signet 0-451-16305-2, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $4.50, 350pp, pb); Anthology of 17 stories, with an introduction by Asimov.

Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 9: Robots ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL Signet 0-451-15926-8, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 351pp, pb); Anthology of seventeen stories about robots.

Tales of the Occult ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Prometheus 0-87975-506-7, Apr ’89, $22.95, 354pp, hc); Anthology of 22 stories of supernatural fiction, each based on an occult subject, plus skeptic comment on each by Asimov, plus further reading lists. Also announced in a trade paperback edition (-531-8, $14.95).

The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s ed. Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Robinson 1-85487-017-3, Jun ’89, £4.99, 504pp, tp); Sf anthology. Simultaneous with an American edition.

Thieves’ World Book 12: Stealers’ Sky ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80612-0, Dec ’89, $3.95, 240pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Thieves’ World]; Original shared-world anthology of eight stories, with an introduction by Asprin. Its marked “The Triumphant Conclusion” on the cover, so maybe this is the last of the series.

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