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Domains of Darkover ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-407-1, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 254pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover]; Original shared-world anthology of 17 stories, with an introduction by the editor.

Sword and Sorceress VI ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-423-3, Jun ’90, $4.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Corey Wolfe); Original anthology of 21 stories of heroic fantasy, with an introduction by Bradley.

Sword and Sorceress VII ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-457-8, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 288pp, pb, cover by David Cherry); Original anthology of 25 stories of heroic fantasy, with an introduction by Bradley.

The Adventures of Lucius Leffing Joseph Payne Brennan (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-95-X, Apr ’90, $30.00, 224pp, hc, cover by Luis Ferreira) [Lucius Leffing]; Collection of 13 stories featuring occult detective Leffing, illustrated by Luis Ferreira, with an introduction by Jack L. Chalker. Nine stories are original. This is a limited edition of 1000 copies signed by the author and the artist.

Her Pilgrim Soul and Other Stories Alan Brennert (Tor 0-312-85101-4, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $17.95, 244pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo); Collection of eight stories.

Matilda at the Speed of Light ed. Damien Broderick (Australia: Angus & Robertson 0-207-15734-0, 1988, 263pp, tp, cover by Warren Crossett); Anthology of 14 stories, including a Ditmar Award winner by Lucy Sussex. Published in 1988 but missed.

The Time-Lapsed Man and Other Stories Eric Brown (Pan 0-330-31366-5, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], £3.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Philip Tonkyn); Sf collection.

Happy Ending Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Jun ’90 [Aug ’90], $40.00, 230pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello); Collection of various pieces of Brown material, mostly sf stories, including poetry and an essay by Brown’s wife Elizabeth. Some of the stories are appearing for the first time. This is a numbered limited edition of 450 copies. Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps Volume 16.

The Water Walker Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Oct ’90, $35.00, 188pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello); Collection of 23 stories, including the novella versions of “The Wench Is Dead” and “Martians, Go Home!”. This edition is limited to 425 numbered copies. Volume 17 in the “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps” series.

Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 7: Neon Twilight Edward Bryant (Pulphouse, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 110pp, tp, cover by George Barr); Collection of three space opera stories, one an original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.

The Man of the Future Edward Bryant (Roadkill Press, Dec ’90, $3.00, 25pp, ph, cover by Dan Simmons); Horror short story which originally appeared in the October 1984 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, in somewhat different form. This is a limited edition of 400 copies of which 100 are reserved for private distribution and 300 are for sale. Numbered and signed by author and illustrator.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. VI ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge 0-88404-504-8, Jun ’90, $4.95, 409pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta); Original anthology of 18 stories from the 1989 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by winners of the 1989 Illustrators of the Future contest, with non-fiction pieces by well-known authors.

The Vor Game Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-72014-7, Sep ’90, $4.50, 345pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Miles Vorkosigan]; Miles Vorkosigan novel that includes “The Weatherman”, a novella originally published in Analog.

Vorkosigan’s Game Lois McMaster Bujold (SFBC #17469, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $9.98, 484pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Miles Vorkosigan]; Omnibus of the Miles Vorkosigan novel, The Vor Game (Baen 1990) and the collection Borders of Infinity (Baen 1989).

Needing Ghosts Ramsey Campbell (Legend 0-7126-3685-4, Aug ’90, £25.00, 80pp, hc); Horror novella. This is a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, signed by the author.

Needing Ghosts Ramsey Campbell (Legend 0-7126-2159-8, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £4.50, 80pp, tp, cover by Jamel Akib); Horror novella, illustrated throughout by Jamel Akib. This trade edition was preceded by a limited edition. Also available in hardcover (-3691-9, £8.99).

Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-85047-6, Oct ’90, $22.95, 675pp, hc); Collection of 46 stories spanning Card’s entire career. The book is divided into five sections, with an introduction and afterword by Card for each.

The Worthing Saga Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-50927-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 463pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Worthing]; Collection of nine stories, six from Capital (Ace 1979) plus the novel The Worthing Chronicle (Ace 1983), a revised version of Card’s first novel, Hot Sleep (Baronet 1979) which includes pieces of other stories from Capitol. Two stories seem to be early work appearing for the first time.

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