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Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy: Faeries ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45061-2, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 374pp, pb); Anthology with 18 stories.

The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1960s ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 1-85487-084-X, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £5.99, 506pp, tp, cover by Mike Masters); Sf anthology. Simultaneous with U.S. (Carroll & Graf) edition.

The Crystal World/Crash/Concrete Island J. G. Ballard (BOMC/QPBC, May ’91, $11.95, 210+224+176pp, tp, cover by Michael Samuel); Omnibus of three novels, The Crystal World (Cape 1966), Crash (Cape 1973), and Concrete Island (Cape 1973).

The State of the Art Iain M. Banks (Orbit 0-356-19669-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £12.95, 182pp, hc); Collection of eight sf stories, including the title novella, which was previously published separately (Zeising 1989), illustrated by Nick Day. Recommended. (PSP)

The Hellbound Heart Clive Barker (Fontana 0-00-647065-3, Oct ’91, £3.50, 128pp, pb); Horror novella. First separate publication. This edition contains a 32-page extract from Imajica.

The Hellbound Heart Clive Barker (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100282-8, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $4.50, 164pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert); Horror novella that the film Hellraiser was based on. This is its first solo appearance; it was originally available in Night Visions 3 (Dark Harvest 1986).

Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens & Peter and Wendy J. M. Barrie (World’s Classics 0-19-282593-3, Feb ’91, £3.99, 240pp, pb, cover by Arthur Rackham) [Peter Pan]; Collection of the two classic children’s fantasy stories, edited and with an introduction by Peter Hollindale.

Supernatural Romance of Suzanne, The Conquest of Demon Cabeto and Alien Mountain Giants Louis Barrow (Barrow 0-9518240-0-7, Sep ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.25, 104pp, tp); Collection of three original sf/fantasy stories. Order from 184B Wisbech Rd, March, PE15 8EZ, U.K.

The Last Unicorn/A Fine and Private Place Peter S. Beagle (BOMC, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $14.95, hc, cover by Kathleen McCutcheon); Omnibus of two fantasy novels, The Last Unicorn (Viking 1968), and A Fine and Private Place (Viking 1960).

Heads Greg Bear (St. Martin’s 0-312-06367-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $14.95, 125pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino); Sf novella, illustrated by Fred Gambino. First American edition (Legend 1990).

Heads Greg Bear (Legend 0-09-971480-9, Nov ’91, £3.99, 117pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones); Reprint (Legend 1990) sf novella. [First U.K. edition]

Inuit M. Shayne Bell (Pulphouse 1-56146-534-8, Nov ’91, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana); Original sf short story of an orbital Inuit Eskimo colony. Short story paperback #34.

What Might Have Been? Volume 3: Alternate Wars ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29008-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen); Original anthology of 12 alternate-history stories, with an introduction by Benford.

Slab’s Tavern and Other Uncanny Places John Gregory Betancourt (W. Paul Ganley 0-923445-41-1, 1990 [Apr ’91], $15.00, 96pp, hc, cover by George Barr); Collection of nine fantasy stories, one original, set in his Zelloque world. Illustrations by George Barr. A signed deluxe hardcover edition (-42-X; $35.00) is also available.

Monkey Brain Sushi ed. Alfred Birnbaum (Kodansha International 4-7700-1543-7, May ’91, $18.95, 304pp, hc, cover by Johnnie Dentsu); Anthology of 11 stories translated from the Japanese by the editor and others. A lot of these stories seem to be fantasy.

Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 15: Emphatically Not SF, Almost Michael Bishop (Pulphouse, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 102pp+, tp, cover by George Barr); Collection of nine stories with an introduction by the author. A hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available. A deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.

The Quickening Michael Bishop (Pulphouse 1-56146-512-7, May ’91, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by George Barr); Reprint sf short story, a Nebula Award winner that originally appeared in Universe 11 and in Bishop’s collection One Winter in Eden. Short story paperback #12.

Nebula Awards 25 ed. Michael Bishop (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-164933-2, Apr ’91, $24.95, 346pp, hc, cover by Vaughan Andrews); Anthology of 11 stories including the 1989 Nebula winners plus an excerpt from the winning novel The Healer’s War plus the Rhysling Poetry Award winners and some non-fiction commentary. A trade paperback edition (-665473-3, $14.95) was announced but not seen.

After Such Knowledge James Blish (Legend 0-09-983100-7, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £4.99, 730pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [After Such Knowledge]; Omnibus edition of the classic quartet Dr. Mirabilis, Black Easter, The Day After Judgement and A Case of Conscience. One of the best series in the history of sf & fantasy. Recommended. (PSP)

Cities in Flight, Vol. 1 James Blish (Baen 0-671-72050-3, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 309pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Okie]; Reprint (Avon 1970 as one volume) first part of the omnibus edition of Blish’s classic series. This volume contains They Shall Have Stars (Avon 1957 as Year 2018) and A Life for the Stars (Putnam 1962). This is one of the classics of the sf field. Highly recommended (SW).

Cities in Flight, Vol. 2 James Blish (Baen 0-671-72070-8, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.95, 393pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Okie]; Reprint (Avon 1970 as one volume) second part of the omnibus edition of Blish’s classic series. This volume contains Earthman, Come Home (Putnam 1955) and The Triumph of Time (Avon 1958). This is one of the classics of the sf field. Highly recommended (SW).

Star Trek: The Classic Episodes 2 James Blish (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29139-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 647pp, pb) [Star Trek]; Collection of 25 novelizations based on Star Trek episodes that originally appeared in Star Trek #1-#12 plus a new introduction by David Gerrold. The novelizations are presented in order of television appearance. This volume contains material from the second season.

Star Trek: The Classic Episodes 1 James Blish & Judith Ann Lawrence (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29138-6, Sep ’91, $5.99, 646pp, pb) [Star Trek]; Collection of 27 novelizations based on Star Trek episodes that originally appeared in Star Trek #1-#12 plus a new introduction by D.C. Fontana, the prefaces to the original volumes by Blish and to Star Trek 12 by J.A. Lawrence, Blish’s wife, who completed parts of Star Trek #11-#12. The novelizations are presented in order of television appearance. This volume contains material from the first season.

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