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Midnight Tales Bram Stoker (Peter Owen 0-7206-0777-9, Jun ’90, £13.50, 182pp, hc, cover by Thomi Wroblewski); Collection of rare horror and adventure stories, edited by Peter Haining and with a foreword by Christopher Lee.

Houses Without Doors Peter Straub (Grafton 0-246-13759-2, Oct ’90, £13.99, 303pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow); Collection of six stories, only a couple of which are supernatural. Four of the stories seem to be original. Simultaneous with the Dutton US edition.

The Dreaming Jewels/The Cosmic Rape/Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon (BOMC #80-2874, Jul ’90 [May ’90], $15.95, 544pp, hc); Omnibus of three sf novels.

The Women Who Walk Through Fire: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2 ed. Susanna J. Sturgis (The Crossing Press 0-89594-419-7, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], $9.95, 275pp, tp, cover by Beth Avery); Anthology of 16 sf and fantasy stories by women, ten original, with an introduction by the editor. A hardcover edition (-420-0) was announced, but not seen.

My Lady Tongue & Other Tales Lucy Sussex (William Heinemann Australia 0-85561-363-7, 1990 [Jan ’91], no price, 280pp, tp, cover by Jon Quinn); Collection of nine stories including the Ditmar Award winning “My Lady Tongue”. This is an Australian edition.

Dark Voices 2: The Pan Book of Horror ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones (Pan 0-330-31373-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Marshall Arisman); Original horror anthology.

Fairytales Steve Rasnic Tem (Roadkill Press, 1990 [Dec ’90], $3.00, 27pp, ph, cover by Timothy Standish); Horror short story. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of 400 copies.

The Marianne Trilogy Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-13192-X, Jul ’90, £4.99, 525pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Marianne]; Fantasy omnibus.

The 13 Clocks James Thurber (Donald I. Fine 1-556-11188-6, Sep ’90, $13.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont); Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1950) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.

Many Moons James Thurber (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-251873-8, Sep ’90 [Dec ’90], $14.95, 48pp, hc, cover by Louis Slobodkin); Reissue (Harcourt 1943) charming fairy tale with the 1943 Caldecott-award winning illustrations. 23rd printing.

The Wonderful O James Thurber (Donald I. Fine 1-556-11189-4, Sep ’90, $10.95, 72pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont); Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1955) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont.

Kevin Browne’s Nightales John Tigges (Upper West Side Publishing 0-9626368-9-4, Oct ’90 [Aug ’90], $14.95, 295pp, tp, cover by Stephen Blue); Collection of 14 horror stories based on screenplays by Kevin Browne, with connecting material in comic form. All illustrations are by Stephen Blue.

Her Smoke Rose Up Forever James Tiptree, Jr. (Arkham House 0-87054-160-9, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $25.95, 520pp, hc, cover by Andrew Smith); Collection of 18 stories, with an introduction by John Clute and illustrations by Andrew Smith.

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440726-2, Aug ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 75pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland); Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1962) collection of fantasy poetry, illustrated throughout by Roger Garland. Also available in hardcover (-440727-0, £8.99).

Bilbo’s Last Song J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-53810-6, Sep ’90, $14.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Middle-Earth]; Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1974) picture book, an illustrated poem with art by Pauline Baynes. This new edition has the correct text.

Bilbo’s Last Song J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440728-9, Sep ’90, £6.95, 32pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Middle-Earth]; Lavishly-illustrated edition of a 24-line poem by Tolkien (previously published as a poster) with 40 original illustrations by Pauline Baynes, with notes on each of the illustrations. Simultaneous with the American edition.

Farmer Giles of Ham J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440723-8, Aug ’90, £3.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland); Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1949) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated throughout by Roger Garland. Also available in hardcover (-440724-6, £8.99).

Smith of Wootton Major J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440722-X, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £3.99, 74pp, tp, cover by Roger Garland); Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1967) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated throughout by Roger Garland. Also available in hardcover (-440725-4, £8.99).

What the Maid Saw Yasutaka Tsutsui (Kodansha International 0-87011-992-3, Jun ’90 [Sep ’90], $18.95, 189pp, hc, cover by The Douglas Brothers); Collection of eight stories featuring a psychic maid. Translated from the Japanese by Adam Kabat. Published in Japan as Kazoku Hakkei (Kodansha 1990).

A Pursuit of Miracles George Turner (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-00-7, Mar ’90, $12.95, 209pp, tp, cover by Jean-François Podevin); Collection of eight stories, one original. This is an Australian publication.

Kaleidoscope Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36477-5, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 249pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw); Collection of 13 stories.

Skin of the Soul ed. Lisa Tuttle (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4220-0, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], £5.95, 231pp, tp, cover by Denise Vale & Virginia Betts); Original horror anthology. Also available in a limited (600 copy) hardcover (£13.95).

Chateau D’If Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-098-3, Sep ’90, $29.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Ilene Meyer); Collection of five novellas. A 300 copy signed, numbered, slipcased limited edition (-99-1, $75.00) is also available.

The Demon Crown Trilogy Robert E. Vardeman (NEL 0-450-53170-8, Oct ’90, £6.99, 844pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Demon Crown]; Omnibus of sf trilogy The Glass Warrior (Tor 1989), Phantoms on the Wind (Tor 1989) and A Symphony of Storms (Tor 1990).

Masters of Space Robert E. Vardeman (NEL 0-450-52092-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £4.99, 553pp, tp, cover by Davies) [Masters of Space]; Sf omnibus of Masters of Space: The Stellar Death Plan (Avon 1987), Masters of Space #2: The Alien Web (Avon 1987), and Masters of Space #3: A Plague in Paradise (Avon 1987).

Sherlock Holmes in the Adventure of the Ancient Gods Ralph E. Vaughan (Gryphon Books 0-936071-19-2, May ’90 [Mar ’90], $5.00, 37pp, ph, cover by Earl Geier) [Sherlock Holmes]; Mystery/fantasy Holmes pastiche short story with the great detective facing Cthuloid horrors.

Cat’s Cradle/God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater/Slaughterhouse-Five Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (BOMC/QPBC, Oct ’90, $12.95, 231/271/186pp, tp, cover by Winslow Pinney Pels); Omnibus of three Vonnegut novels.

Horrorstory: Volume 4 ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-094-0, Oct ’90, $39.95, 641pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan); Omnibus collection of 51 horror stories, comprising the contents of The Year’s Best Horror Stories X (DAW 1982), The Year’s Best Horror Stories XI (DAW 1983), and The Year’s Best Horror Stories XII (DAW 1984). A signed edition (-095-9) was announced but not seen.

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