The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe Pip & Jane Baker (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20329-1, Sep 88, £1.99, 126pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 131 in the series.
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Doctor Who: Time and the Rani Pip & Jane Baker (W.H. Allen Target 0-426-20331-3, Apr 88, £1.99, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 128 in the series. Confusingly this is labelled as First Edition and as Volume 127 in the series, neither of which is true.
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Drink the Fire from the Flames Scott Baker (Legend 0-09-962510-5, Oct 88, £3.50, 343pp, pb) [Ashlu Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Ashlu Cycle tetralogy. [First U.K. edition]
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Burning Tears of Sassurum Sharon Baker (Avon 0-380-75113-5, Jun 88, $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Quarreling, They Met the Dragon] Sf novel, sequel to Journey to Membliar.
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The Crystal World J. G. Ballard (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-52096-8, May 88 [Apr 88], $7.95, 210pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1966) sf novel about a journey into a crystalizing forest where all things are transformed into a jeweled leprosy. Ballards tribute to Heart of Darkness. Highly recommended. (CNB)
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The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Grafton 0-586-20100-9, 1988 [May 88], £2.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) associational novel. Special Open Market edition, not available in the UK.
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The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-13527-4, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $17.95, 254pp, hc) Non-sf, associational novel. First American edition (Gollancz 1987).
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The Day of Creation J. G. Ballard (Grafton 0-586-20100-9, Sep 88 [Oct 88], £2.99, 287pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) associational novel.
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Empire of the Sun J. G. Ballard (Grafton 0-586-06430-3, Feb 88, £2.95, 351pp, pb) [Empire of the Sun] Reissue (Gollancz 1984) mainstream novel. Film tie-in edition.
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Hello America J. G. Ballard (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-455-1, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $17.95, 224pp, hc) Surreal sf novel. First U.S. edition (Cape 1981).
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High Rise J. G. Ballard (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-400-4, Jun 88 [May 88], $3.50, 173pp, pb) [Crash] Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1975) sf horror novel.
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Memories of the Space Age J. G. Ballard (Arkham House 0-87054-157-9, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $16.95, 216pp, hc) Collection of eight stories, illustrated by J.K. Potter. This is the negative aspects of the age of space as only Ballard could interpret it. (CNB)
- 1 · The Cage of Sand · nv New Worlds Jun 62
- 29 · A Question of Re-Entry · nv Fantastic Mar 63
- 65 · The Dead Astronaut · ss Playboy May 68
- 79 · My Dream of Flying to Wake Island · ss Ambit #60 74
- 93 · News from the Sun · nv Ambit #87 81
- 131 · Memories of the Space Age · nv Interzone #2 82
- 162 · Myths of the Near Future · nv F&SF Oct 82
- 201 · The Man Who Walked on the Moon · ss Interzone #13 85
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Running Wild J. G. Ballard (Hutchinson 0-09-173498-3, Nov 88, £5.95, 72pp, hc) Fascinating novella about a housing estate where all the adults have been murdered and all the children have vanished. Illustrated throughout by Janet Woolley. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
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Vermilion Sands J. G. Ballard (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-422-5, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1973) collection of stories set in a futuristic resort colony. This differs from the earlier Berkley edition (1971) by one story plus the order.
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The Tea-Planters Daughter Sara Banerji (Gollancz 0-575-04237-0, Jul 88 [Sep 88], £11.95, 190pp, hc) Literary occult novel.
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Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks (Orbit 0-7088-3707-7, Apr 88, £4.95, 471pp, tp) [Culture] Reprint (Macmillan 1987) sf novel.
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Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks (St. Martins 0-312-01752-9, May 88, $18.95, 471pp, hc) [Culture] Entertaining space opera of galactic war, Banks first venture into sf. Recommended. (FCM) First U.S. edition (Macmillan UK 1987).
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Espedair Street Iain M. Banks (Futura 0-7088-3997-5, Sep 88, £4.99, 249pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1987) non-sf novel of associational interest.
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The Player of Games Iain M. Banks (Macmillan 0-333-47110-5, Aug 88, £11.95, 309pp, hc) [Culture] Marvellous tale of a game-player who is manoeuvred into representing The Culture against a rival Empire. Remarkably fresh despite the hackneyed theme. Strongly recommended. (PSP) Sequel to Consider Phlebas.
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The Player of Games Iain M. Banks (Macmillan 0-333-47143-1, Aug 88, £75.00, 309pp, hc) [Culture] Clothbound and casebound edition of the above, limited to 200 signed copies. This edition is only available from dealers. [Not seen]
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The Fairy Rebel Lynne Reid Banks (Doubleday 0-385-24483-5, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $12.95, 125pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel. First U.S. edition (Dent 1985).
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The Farthest Away Mountain Lynne Reid Banks (Lions 0-00-672998-3, Feb 88 [Mar 88], £1.95, 142pp, pb) Reprint (Abelard-Schumann 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Books of Blood Clive Barker (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13343-7, May 88 [Apr 88], $19.95, 462pp, hc) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) omnibus edition of the first three volumes of Clive Barkers Books of Blood (Sphere 1984). This edition has the original Ramsey Campbell introduction instead of the later Scream/Press one, and adds the final story/postscript from Volume 6 which ties up the series. The copyediting and americanization is also somewhat different from the Scream/Press edition.
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Books of Blood Volumes 1 - 3 Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7474-0164-0, Mar 88, £4.99, 494pp, tp) Reprint (Scream/Press 1985) horror omnibus.
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Books of Blood Volumes 4 - 6 Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7474-0165-9, Mar 88, £4.99, 466pp, tp) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1988) horror omnibus.
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Books of Blood: Volumes IV, V & VI Clive Barker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-79258-X, Jan 88, £12.95, 452pp, hc) First omnibus of three original horror collections, first published by Sphere.
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Cabal Clive Barker (Poseidon 0-671-62688-4, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $18.95, 377pp, hc) Collection of five horror stories; the title work is a new short novel, and the other four are works from Clive Barkers Books of Blood #6.
- 13 · Cabal · n. *
- 195 · The Life of Death · nv Clive Barkers Books of Blood v6, Sphere, 1985
- 231 · How Spoilers Bleed · nv Clive Barkers Books of Blood v6, Sphere, 1985
- 265 · Twilight at the Towers · nv Clive Barkers Books of Blood v6, Sphere, 1985
- 299 · The Last Illusion · na Clive Barkers Books of Blood v6, Sphere, 1985
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Cabal Clive Barker (Poseidon 0-671-67340-8, Nov 88, $85.00, 377pp, hc) Reprint (S&S Poseidon 1988) horror collection of an original short novel plus four stories. This is the signed, limited, boxed edition of 750 copies. It has the same inside sheets as the original including the earlier ISBN. Only the box has the new number.
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Clive Barkers Books of Blood, Vol. IV Clive Barker (Scream/Press, 1987 [May 88], $60.00, 152pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1986) original horror collection, with new illustrations by Harry O. Morris. Dated 1987, not seen until 1988. Edition of 333 copies, boxed and numbered, sold out before publication.
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The Damnation Game Clive Barker (Charter 1-55773-113-6, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $4.95, 433pp, pb) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1985) horror novel.
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Weaveworld Clive Barker (Fontana 0-00-617489-2, 1988 [May 88], £3.95, 722pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) horror novel. Special Open Market edition, not available in the UK.
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Weaveworld Clive Barker (Pocket 0-671-31152-2, May 88, no price, 704pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy/semi-horror novel. ABA advance edition, preceding the regular Pocket edition.
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Weaveworld Clive Barker (QPB, Aug 88, $9.95, 704pp, tp) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy/horror novel. This is exactly the same as the Simon & Schuster hardcover, except that it has no ISBN.
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Weaveworld Clive Barker (Fontana 0-00-617489-2, Aug 88, £3.95, 722pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) horror novel.
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Weaveworld Clive Barker (Pocket 0-671-66506-5, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $4.95, 704pp, pb) Reprint (Collins/Poseidon 1987) fantasy novel with horror elements.
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Red Ice Nicholas Barker & Anthony Masters (St. Martins 0-312-91129-7, Jun 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martins 1986) near-future thriller. Theres an ultimate secret weapon hidden at Antarctica.
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War of the Ninja Master II: The Shibo Discipline Wade Barker (Warner 0-446-34709-4, May 88 [Apr 88], $2.95, 208pp, pb) [War of the Ninja Master] Superhero adventure with possible fantasy elements. Wade Barker is a pseudonym for Richard Myers, author of the Doomstar series.
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The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky John Barnes (Worldwide Library 0-383-30303-3, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) hard sf novel of war, politics, and revolution.
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The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky John Barnes (NEL 0-450-42896-6, Sep 88 [Aug 88], £2.99, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel. Volume 3 in the Isaac Asimov Presents series. [First U.K. edition]
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Sin of Origin John Barnes (Congdon & Weed 0-86553-195-1, May 88, $15.95, 269pp, hc) Sociological sf novel of xenobiologists vs. aliens.
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Camelot 3000 Mike W. Barr & Brian Bolland (Warner 0-446-38797-5, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $12.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel collected from the special series of comics, 1982-1985. This edition is for distribution to book stores. There is a different cover for the DC edition.
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Camelot 3000 Mike W. Barr & Brian Bolland (DC 0-930289-30-7, Mar 88, $12.95, unpaginated, tp) Graphic novel. This edition is for distribution to comic book stores. The Warner edition, listed above, is for regular book distribution.
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Through Darkest America Neal Barrett, Jr. (NEL 0-450-42173-2, Mar 88 [Feb 88], £2.95, 275pp, tp) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) curiously old-fashioned novel of cannibalism and Civil War in post-holocaust America. Reads like a cross between The Chrysalids and Men in the Jungle. (PSP) Volume 1 in the Isaac Asimov Presents series. [First U.K. edition]
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Through Darkest America Neal Barrett, Jr. (Worldwide Library 0-373-30302-5, Sep 88, $3.95, 256pp, pb) [Through Darkest America] Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) sf novel of post-apocalypse America.
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Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Armada 0-00-692905-2, Jan 88, £1.95, 158pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Robin Lawrie.
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Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Methuen 0-416-09392-2, Jan 88, £9.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Hague.
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Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Puffin 0-14-032007-5, Jan 88, £1.95, 206pp, tp) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.
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Peter Pan J. M. Barrie (Viking Kestrel 0-670-80862-8, Jan 88, £7.95, 206pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Jan Omerod.
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Peter Pan & Wendy J. M. Barrie (Pavilion 1-85145-179-X, Jan 88, £8.95, 158pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1911, as Peter Pan) young-adult fantasy novel. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman.
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Banshee Dan Barton (Worldwide Library 0-373-97075-7, Jun 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 382pp, pb) Horror novel, a first novel.
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The Way to Ground Zero: The Atomic Bomb in American Science Fiction Martha Bartter (Greenwood 0-313-25892-9, Dec 88, $39.95, 278pp, hc) Non-fiction. Historical study of how science fiction influenced the decision to build and use atomic weapons.
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Loch Ness Conspiracy John Bateman (Speller 0-8315-0192-8, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $14.95, 196pp, hc) Sf novel about a scientist and the fabled monster.
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Dragonsword Gael Baudino (Lynx Omeiga 1-55802-003-9, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $4.95, 452pp, pb) [Dragonsword] Fantasy novel. Two people from UCLA, a student and a professor, are transported to another world where they must battle the evil Dremords. First in a trilogy. Probably a first novel.
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The Emerald City of Oz L. Frank Baum (Dover 0-486-25681-2, Jun 88 [Oct 88], $6.95, 296pp, tp) [Oz] Reprint (Reiley 1910) childrens fantasy classic, Oz #6. This has the original illustrations.
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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus L. Frank Baum (NAL Signet 0-451-52064-5, Nov 88 [Dec 88], $2.25, 151pp, pb) Reissue (Bowen Merrill 1902) young-adult Christmas fantasy. Contains an afterword by Max Apple. Third printing.
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Little Wizard Stories of Oz L. Frank Baum (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15617-9, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $2.95, 96pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Britton 1914) childrens collection of six fantasy stories set in Oz.
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Spirits and Other Stories Richard Bausch (Viking Penguin 0-14-010963-3, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $6.95, 237pp, tp) Reprint (S&S/Linden Press 1987) collection of nine stories with strange or supernatural themes.
- 15 · All the Way in Flagstaff, Arizona · ss Atlantic Monthly Apr 83
- 35 · Wise Men at Their End · nv *
- 59 · Police Dreams · nv Atlantic Monthly May 87
- 81 · The Wifes Tale · ss Ploughshares Win 78
- 97 · Contrition · ss The New Virginia Review
- 109 · Ancient History · nv *
- 133 · What Feels Like the World · ss Atlantic Monthly Oct 85
- 155 · The Man Who Knew Belle Starr · nv Atlantic Monthly Apr 87
- 183 · Spirits · na *
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The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle (Headline 0-7472-3138-9, Aug 88 [Jul 88], £2.99, 330pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel.
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Beyond Heavens River Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04089-0, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £2.99, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1980) sf novel. This has a 1988 copyright date so is possibly revised. [First U.K. edition]
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Blood Music Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-952340-X, Jan 88, £2.95, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel.
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Early Harvest Greg Bear (NESFA Press 0-915368-36-6, Mar 88 [May 88], $15.00, 131pp, hc) Collection of rewritten early stories plus essays. Originally available at the 1988 Boskone, now available generally through the mail. A signed limited edition (-91-9) sold out at the convention. There were 800 printed, with 275 signed.
- v · Introduction · in
- 3 · A Martian Ricorso · nv *; revised from Analog Feb 76.
- 31 · Webster · ss *; revised from Alternities ed. David Gerrald, Dell 1974.
- 51 · Alien · mr *; revised from Los Angeles Times 1980.
- 61 · Raiders of the Lost ArkOn the Side of the Angels · mr Los Angeles Times Jul 5 81
- 67 · The Ayatolla of Dune · mr *
- 73 · Superman: Leaping Over the Changing Decades · mr Los Angeles Times
- 81 · The Shining · mr *
- 89 · Spiritless Night in Room 502 · ar The San Diego Union Oct 79
- 97 · Fahrenheit 451A 1984 with Hope · ar The San Diego Union Oct 79
- 103 · The Machineries of Joy · ar *
- 129 · Memorial Service for Ted Sturgeon · ar Locus Jul 85
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Eon Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-954710-4, Nov 88, £3.50, 503pp, pb) [Eon] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel.
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Eternity Greg Bear (Warner 0-446-51402-0, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $16.95, 399pp, hc) [Eon] Science fiction novel, sequel to Eon.
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Eternity Greg Bear (SFBC #14228, Nov 88 [Dec 88], $5.98, 339pp, hc) [Eon] Reprint (Warner 1988) sf novel, sequel to Eon.
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The Forge of God Greg Bear (SFBC #11710, Jan 88 [Feb 88], $5.98, 372pp, hc) [Forge of God] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel.
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The Forge of God Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53167-1, Jun 88 [May 88], $4.50, 473pp, pb) [Forge of God] Reprint (Tor 1987) hard sf novel about the end of the world. Highly recommended. (CNB)
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Hegira Greg Bear (Severn House 0-7278-1563-6, Feb 88 [Apr 88], £9.95, 222pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1979) sf novel.
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Hegira Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53163-9, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $3.95, 222pp, pb) Sf quest/coming-of-age novel. This edition follows the 1987 Gollancz revised text and is the first U.S. edition of the revised book. The original version was published in 1979 by Dell.
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The Infinity Concerto Greg Bear (Century 0-7126-1174-6, Jan 88, £5.95, 342pp, tp) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1984) unusual and gripping fantasy novel, in which a 20th century youth is transported to The Realm, peopled by Sidhe, humans and Breeds. Recommended. (PSP) Also available in hc (-1816-3) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]
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The Infinity Concerto Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-953330-8, Apr 88, £3.50, 342pp, pb) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1984) fantasy novel.
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Psychlone Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53165-5, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.95, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1979) sf novel.
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The Serpent Mage Greg Bear (Century 0-7126-1677-2, Jan 88, £5.95, 343pp, tp) [Infinity Concerto] Reprint (Berkley 1986) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Infinity Concerto in which youth, and Sidhe, return to Earth to continue their struggle. Also available in hc (-1672-1) for £11.95. [First U.K. edition]
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Strength of Stones Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-04090-4, Feb 88, £2.95, 221pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1981) sf novel from related novelettes. [First U.K. edition]
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Hardfought/Cascade Point ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55971-1, Nov 88, $2.95, 97 + 82pp, pb) Anthology of two back-to-back sf novellas, Ace Double style. The Bear won the Nebula, the Zahn won the Hugo.
- 1 · Hardfought · Greg Bear · na IASFM Feb 83
- 1 · Cascade Point [Pall Durriken] · Timothy Zahn · na Analog Dec 83
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Selected Stories Charles Beaumont (Dark Harvest 0-913165-23-9, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $19.95, 404pp, hc) Collection of 29 stories, including several previously unpublished items. Most were selected by various friends, including Bradbury, Ellison, and Bloch, who also wrote introductions to each. Editor Roger Anker furnishes a short biography.
- 11 · Introduction · Roger Anker · in
- 21 · Preface · Christopher Beaumont · pr
- 23 · Introduction to Miss Gentilbelle · Ray Bradbury · is *
- 24 · Miss Gentilbelle · ss Stories for the Dead of Night, ed. Don Congdon, Dell, 1957
- 39 · Introduction to The Vanishing American · John Tomerlin · is *
- 40 · The Vanishing American · ss F&SF Aug 55
- 49 · Place of Meeting · ss Orbit #2 53
- 53 · Introduction to The Devil, You Say? · Howard Browne · is *
- 54 · The Devil, You Say? · nv Amazing Jan 51
- 73 · Introduction to Free Dirt · Dennis Etchison · is *
- 75 · Free Dirt · ss F&SF May 55
- 85 · Song for a Lady · ss Night Ride and Other Journeys, Bantam, 1960
- 97 · Introduction to Last Rites · Richard Matheson · is *
- 97 · Last Rites · ss If Oct 55
- 111 · Introduction to The Howling Man · Harlan Ellison · is *
- 115 · The Howling Man [as by C. B. Lovehill] · ss Rogue Nov 59
- 127 · The Dark Music · ss Playboy Dec 56
- 139 · Introduction to The Magic Man · Charles E. Fritch · is *
- 140 · The Magic Man · ss Night Ride and Other Journeys, Bantam, 1960
- 155 · Introduction to Fair Lady · George Clayton Johnson · is *
- 157 · Fair Lady · ss The Hunger and Other Stories, Putnam, 1957
- 161 · A Point of Honor [Ill Do Anything] · ss Manhunt Nov 55
- 171 · Introduction to The Hunger · Richard Christian Matheson · is *
- 171 · The Hunger · ss Playboy Apr 55
- 183 · Introduction to Black Country · Ray Russell · is *
- 184 · Black Country · ss Playboy Sep 54
- 201 · Introduction to Gentlemen, Be Seated · Frank M. Robinson · is *
- 202 · Gentlemen, Be Seated [as by C. B. Lovehill] · ss Rogue Apr 60
- 215 · The Jungle · nv If Dec 54
- 233 · Introduction to The New People · Saul David · is *
- 234 · The New People [as by Michael Phillips] · ss Rogue Aug 58
- 251 · Perchance to Dream · ss Playboy Oct 58
- 259 · Introduction to The Crooked Man · Robert Bloch · is *
- 261 · The Crooked Man · ss Playboy Aug 55
- 269 · Blood Brother · ss Playboy Apr 61
- 275 · Introduction to A Death in the Country · William F. Nolan · is *
- 276 · A Death in the Country [The Deadly Will to Win] · ss Playboy Nov 57
- 287 · The Music of the Yellow Brass · ss Playboy Jan 59
- 299 · Night Ride · ss Playboy Mar 57
- 313 · Introduction to The Intruder · Roger Corman · is *
- 314 · The Intruder (chapter 10) · ex New York: Putnam Aug 59
- 333 · Introduction to Mourning Song · Jerry Sohl · is *
- 343 · Mourning Song · ss Gamma #1 63
- 347 · Introduction to To Hell with Claude · Chad Oliver · is *
- 348 · To Hell with Claude · Charles Beaumont & Chad Oliver · ss *
- 361 · Appointment with Eddie · ss *
- 373 · The Crime of Willie Washington · ss *
- 385 · The Man with the Crooked Nose · ss *
- 393 · The Carnival · ss *
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