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- Starhunters Vol. III: Bluebloods ed. David Drake (Baen 0-671-69866-4, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Pat Ortega); Anthology of nine stories, of “Men and Things Hunting Together”.
- Space Dreadnoughts ed. David Drake, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Ace 0-441-77735-X, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez); Anthology of nine stories of future war, with an introduction by Drake.
- The Fleet Book 4: Sworn Allies ed. David Drake & Bill Fawcett (Ace 0-441-24090-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet]; Original shared-world anthology of 10 stories with “interludes” by Bill Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- The Fleet Book 5: Total War ed. David Drake & Bill Fawcett (Ace 0-441-24093-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 278pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) [Fleet]; Original military sf shared-world anthology of 12 stories with “interludes” by Bill Fawcett. Includes work by Anne McCaffrey.
- Support Your Local Wizard Diane Duane (SFBC #17293, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $10.98, 473pp, hc, cover by Mark Ferrari) [Nita & Kit]; Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels in the “Nita & Kit” series, So You Want to Be a Wizard (Delacorte 1983), Deep Wizardry (Delacorte 1985), and High Wizardry (Delacorte 1990).
- 1 · So You Want to Be a Wizard · n. New York: Delacorte, 1983
- 155 · Deep Wizardry · n. New York: Delacorte, 1985
- 325 · High Wizardry · n. New York: Delacorte, 1990
- Look Away George Alec Effinger (Pulphouse/Axolotl, Mar ’90, $10.00, 90pp, tp, cover by Donna Gordon); Original novella, with an introduction by Gregory Benford. This is a signed limited edition of 500 copies. Also available in a signed, numbered, limited hardcover edition of 300 copies ($35.00) and a signed, numbered, leatherbound limited edition of 100 copies ($65.00).
- The Start of the End of it All and Other Stories Carol Emshwiller (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4219-7, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], £4.95, 163pp, tp, cover by Miss Moss); Collection of 18 stories, 4 previously unpublished.
- 1 · The Start of the End of It All [“The Start of the End of the World”] · ss Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1981
- 13 · Looking Down · ss Omni Jan ’90
- 26 · Eclipse · ss The Little Magazine v15 #2 ’86
- 32 · The Circular Library of Stones · ss Omni Feb ’87
- 42 · Fledged · ss Omni Dec ’88
- 51 · Vilcabamba · ss Twilight Zone Aug ’87
- 60 · Acceptance Speech · ss *
- 68 · If the Word was to the Wise · ss *
- 78 · Living at the Center · ss Ice River #4 ’89; revised
- 89 · Moon Songs · ss *
- 99 · But Soft, What Light... · ss F&SF Apr ’66
- 104 · Pelt · ss F&SF Nov ’58
- 114 · Début · ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
- 120 · The Institute · ss Alchemy & Academe, ed. Anne McCaffrey, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970
- 125 · Woman Waiting · ss Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
- 132 · Chicken Icarus [“A Dream of Flying”] · ss Cavalier Oct ’66
- 144 · Sex and/or Mr. Morrison · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
- 152 · Glory, Glory · ss *
- Quick Chills: The Year’s Best Horror Stories from the Small Press Volume One ed. Peter Enfantino (Deadline Publications, Aug ’90, $14.95, 172pp, hc); Anthology of 13 stories, representing the year’s best from the small press horror magazines.
- Encounters Barbara Erskine (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3350-1, Feb ’90, £13.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury); Collection of 44 stories (18 original) including some fantasy.
- vii · Preface · pr
- 1 · A Step Out of Time · ss *
- 15 · Visitors · ss *
- 21 · Cabbage a la Carte · ss Woman’s Weekly, 1976
- 28 · Metamorphosis · ss *
- 35 · Feline Express [“Cupid Was a Kitten”] · ss New Love Magazine, 1978
- 40 · The Consolation Prize [“A Loving Invitation”] · ss Woman’s World, 1984
- 49 · The Valentine’s Day Plot · ss *
- 52 · ‘There was a time when I was almost happy...’ · ss Woman’s World, 1979
- 61 · Summer Treachery · ss Rio, 1981
- 83 · Trade Reunions · ss Best, 1988
- 88 · All you Need to Do is Smile · ss *
- 95 · The Bath - a Summer Ghost Story · ss Living, 1987
- 102 · A Private Ceremony · ss *
- 106 · The Green Leaves of Summer · ss Woman’s Own Summer Stories, 1979
- 112 · Encounters · ss Woman’s World, 1977
- 120 · The Touch of Gold · ss The Writer, 1976
- 123 · The Helpless Heart [“Give Me Back My Dreams”] · ss Woman’s World, 1978
- 141 · The Indian Summer of Mary McQueen · ss Secrets, 1980
- 148 · The Magic of Make Believe · ss Woman’s World, 1984
- 159 · Destiny · ss *
- 164 · A Summer Full of Poppies · ss Secret Story, Robinson, 1989
- 172 · A Face in the Crowd [“Forsaking All Others”] · ss Woman’s World, 1983
- 184 · A Woman’s Choice · ss *
- 193 · Flowers Shouldn’t Make You Cry · ss Woman’s World, 1979
- 200 · Footsteps in the Attic · ss *
- 209 · Someone to Dream About · ss Woman’s World, 1986
- 219 · A Fair Revenge · ss *
- 222 · Milestones · ss New Idea, 1980
- 233 · The Magic Carpet · ss *
- 241 · The Proposal · ss *
- 246 · Spaces · ss *
- 256 · Marcus Nicholls [“Window on the Past”] · ss Red Star Weekly, 1980
- 269 · Salesmanship! · ss *
- 275 · A Quest for Identity · ss Woman’s World, 1977
- 286 · Such a Silly Thing · ss *
- 292 · The Heart Will Understand · ss Woman’s World, 1980
- 301 · Party Games · ss *
- 308 · A Stranger with No Name · ss Woman’s World, 1980
- 317 · Just an Old-Fashioned Girl [“Love Never Changes”] · ss Woman’s World, 1981
- 325 · All This Childish Nonsense [“A Promise is Forever”] · ss Woman’s World, 1977
- 331 · A Love Story · ss My Story, 1976
- 340 · A Window on the World · ss *
- 347 · A Promise of Love [“Don’t Tread on My Dreams”] · ss Woman’s World, 1978
- 353 · Excavations · ss *
- The War Years #1: The Far Stars War ed. Bill Fawcett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45019-1, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 255pp, pb); Original anthology of ten shared-world military adventure stories based on a premise by David Drake, with connecting material by Fawcett. First book of a series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
- The War Years #2: The Siege of Arista ed. Bill Fawcett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45055-8, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 252pp, pb); Original anthology of eight shared-world military adventure stories based on a premise by Christopher Stasheff, with connecting material by Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
- The Conjuror’s Game Catherine Fisher (The Bodley Head 0-370-31412-3, May ’90, £6.95, 97pp, hc, cover by Keith Scaife); Young-adult fantasy novel about the mysterious game of Fidchell. Recommended. (PSP)
- Confiction Souvenir Book ed. Johan-Martijn Flaton (Confiction, Aug ’90, no price, 152pp, tp, cover by Len De Vries); Souvenir book for the 48th World Science Fiction Convention, containing a new story by Harry Harrison, reprint stories by Wolfgang Jeschke and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and three poems by Joe Haldeman. Actually published in Holland rather than Great Britain but all the contents are in English.
- The Midnight Horse Sid Fleischman (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-09441-4, Sep ’90, $12.95, 84pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis); Young-adult fantasy novella about an orphan boy and his relationship with the ghost of a great magician.
- The Metrognome and Other Stories Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36356-6, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.95, 243pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw); Collection of 15 stories.
- 1 · Introduction · in
- 4 · Operator Assisted Calls Are Charged at a Higher Rate · ss Amazing May ’83
- 19 · The Metrognome · nv *
- 41 · Thrust · ss
- 52 · Pipe Dream · ss AHMM Sep ’73
- 65 · Mother Thunder · ss
- 75 · The Chair · Alan Dean Foster & Jane Cozart · ss Shadows #2, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979
- 92 · The Inheritance · ss Horrors, ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1981
- 102 · Running · ss Rigel Spr ’83
- 120 · Unamusing · ss Amazing Mar ’84
- 127 · The Thunderer · ss F&SF Apr ’87
- 143 · Pleistosport · ss Fantasy Book Sep ’86
- 153 · Norg Gleeble Gop · ss F&SF Aug ’87
- 162 · Batrachian · ss Amazing Sep ’85
- 175 · The Tessellated Tetrahexahedral Yellow Rose of Texas · na
- 231 · Collectible · ss F&SF Apr ’85
- Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 6: Peripheral Vision Karen Joy Fowler (Pulphouse, Mar ’90, $4.95, 97pp, tp, cover by George Barr); Collection of five 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.
- 1 · Introduction · in
- 3 · The Faithful Companion at Forty · ss IASFM Jul ’87
- 17 · Lily Red · ss IASFM Jul ’88
- 39 · Contention · ss Artificial Things, Bantam, 1986
- 45 · Lieserl · ss *
- 57 · The View from Venus · nv Artificial Things, Bantam, 1986
- Aura [1962] Carlos Fuentes (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98562-X, Apr ’90, £4.95, 88pp, tp, cover by Barbara Griffiths); Reprint (??? 1965) love story with supernatural overtones, including a long afterword (“How I Wrote Aura”) by the author. Also available in hardcover (-98470-4, £9.95).
- The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook Three ed. David S. Garnett (Orbit 0-7088-8337-0, Aug ’90, £4.99, 361pp, tp); Anthology of 12 of the best short stories of 1989, plus articles on the year in sf by Brian Aldiss, John Clute and David Garnett. Recommended. (PSP)
- Zenith 2: The Best in New British Science Fiction ed. David S. Garnett (Orbit 0-7474-0591-3, Jul ’90, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas); Original sf anthology.
- Methods of Madness Ray Garton (Dark Harvest 0-913165-45-X, Jul ’90, $19.95, 243pp, hc, cover by Paul Sonju); Collection of six horror stories, five original, illustrated by Paul Sonju. A limited edition ($45.00) was announced but not seen.
- 11 · Fat · nv Dark Harvest Summer/Fall Preview: 1990, ed. Anon., Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1990
- 51 · Active Member · ss New Blood #2 ’87
- 57 · Something Kinky · nv *
- 91 · Sinema · nv Silver Scream, ed. David J. Schow, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1988
- 133 · Shock Radio · ss *
- 153 · Dr. Krusadian’s Method · na *
- Hotter Blood: More Tales of Erotic Horror ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett (Pocket 0-671-70149-5, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.95, 330pp, pb) [Hot Blood]; Original horror anthology of 24 stories of “erotic horror”.
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