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Tales from the New Twilight Zone J. Michael Straczynski (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28286-7, Dec ’89, $3.95, 255pp, pb); Collection of 11 short novelizations based on episodes of the 1985-89 The Twilight Zone tv series. Eight were based on original scripts by Straczynski.

Memories and Visions: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction ed. Susanna J. Sturgis (The Crossing Press 0-89594-391-3, Sep ’89, $9.95, 201pp, tp); Anthology of 15 feminist sf and fantasy stories, with an introduction by the editor. Also announced in hardcover (-392-1) but not seen.

Bone to His Bone: The Stoneground Ghost Tales E. G. Swain (Equation 1-85336-097-X, Jul ’89, £3.50, 192pp, tp); Collection of ghost stories, originally published by Heffers in 1912. This edition adds an introduction by Michael Cox, and six original stories in the same series by David Rowlands.

The Color of Neanderthal Eyes/And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55964-9, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.50, 76/133pp, pb, cover by Dave Archer & Brian Waugh); Anthology of a novella and a short novel.

Houston, Houston, Do You Read?/Souls ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55962-2, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $3.50, 92/84pp, pb); Anthology of two Hugo Award-winning novellas. The Tiptree also won the Nebula Award. These are wonderful, perceptive stories of conflict between disparate cultures, perfect companion pieces. Highly recommended (SW).

The Treason of Isengard J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440396-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £17.95, 504pp, hc) [Middle-Earth]; Collection of notes on, and variant texts for, the second part of The Lord of the Rings, edited by Christopher Tolkien. Only material published previously has been indexed. Volume 7 in “The History of Middle-Earth”. Volume 2 in “The History of The Lord of the Rings”.

Symbol of Terra and The Temple of Truth E. C. Tubb (Legend 0-09-963100-8, Mar ’89, £3.50, 460pp, pb) [Dumarest]; Sf omnibus. Volumes 30 & 31 in the “Dumarest” series.

Durdane Jack Vance (Gollancz 0-575-04576-0, Jul ’89, £3.99, 613pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Durdane]; Sf omnibus of The Faceless Man (Dell 1973 as The Anome), The Brave Free Men (Dell 1973), and The Asutra (Dell 1974).

The Last Castle/Nightwings ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-50194-2, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 101/81pp, pb); Anthology of two novellas. The Vance won the Hugo and the Nebula Awards.

The Book of Frog Jeff VanderMeer (The Ministry of Whimsy Press, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 45pp, ph); Extremely bizarre collection of eleven vignettes about frogs, most of them humorous and fantastic.

Weapons of Chaos Robert E. Vardeman (NEL 0-450-42854-0, Mar ’89 [Jan ’89], £4.50, 596pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Weapons of Chaos]; Sf omnibus of the “Weapons of Chaos” trilogy.

The Rainbow Stories William T. Vollmann (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-11961-5, Jul ’89, $19.95, 541pp, hc); Very literary collection of 13 stories with some fantasy content. First American edition (Andre Deutsch 1989).

Micromegas (and Other Stories) Voltaire (Dedalus 0-946626-55-3, Nov ’89, £4.95, 171pp, tp, cover by Tim Gray); Collection of classic sf stories, translated by W. Fleming. This edition is available in the USA from Hippocrene Books.

Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 2: Unthreatened by the Morning Light Karl Edward Wagner (Pulphouse, Oct ’89, $4.95, 101pp, tp); Collection of three stories, with an introduction by the author. Also available in a signed hardcover edition ($25.00). A Signed deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.

Echoes of Valor II ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Tor 0-312-93189-1, Oct ’89, $17.95, 274pp, hc); Anthology of 12 obscure stories of heroic fantasy, with non-fiction commentary by C.L. Moore, Forrest J Ackerman, Sam Moskowitz, and the editor. This contains the minor rare items from famous series and is mainly of historical interest.

Horrorstory Volume 5 ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-078-9, Nov ’89 [Dec ’89], $40.00, 704pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan); Omnibus edition of DAW’s The Year’s Best Horror Stories #13, The Years’s Best Horror Stories #14, and The Year’s Best Horror Stories #15 anthologies. Contains 55 stories, with the original introductions by Wagner. A special leatherbound edition (-077-0, $150.00) was announced but not seen.

Intensive Scare ed. Karl Edward Wagner (DAW 0-88677-402-0, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 303pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter); Anthology of 13 horror stories with medical backgrounds.

The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XVII ed. Karl Edward Wagner (DAW 0-88677-381-4, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 351pp, pb); Anthology of 20 horror stories from 1988, with an introduction by the editor.

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