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Tales of Witchcraft ed. Richard Dalby (O’Mara 1-85479-039-0, Oct ’91, £13.99, 243pp, hc, cover by Victoria Orr-Ewing); Anthology of 17 stories about witchcraft, two of them original.

The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two ed. Richard Dalby (Virago 1-85381-454-7, Oct ’91, £13.99, 318pp, hc, cover by Sir James Jebusa Shannon); Anthology of 27 ghost stories, four original, written by women writers in the twentieth century, with an introduction by Sara Maitland. Recommended. (PSP)

Little People! ed. Jack M. Dann & Gardner R. Dozois (Ace 0-441-50391-8, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 221pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne); Anthology of eleven stories featuring elves, gremlins, pixies, etc.

Magicats II ed. Jack M. Dann & Gardner R. Dozois (Ace 0-441-51533-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren); Anthology of 12 fantasy stories about cats.

The Literary Ghost: Great Contemporary Ghost Stories ed. Larry Dark (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-474-8, Oct ’91, $22.95, 369pp, hc, cover by Mary Lynn Blasutta); Anthology of 28 ghost stories by literary writers with an introduction by the editor.

A Whisper of Blood ed. Ellen Datlow (Morrow 0-688-10361-8, Nov ’91, $22.00, 287pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty); Original anthology of 18 vampire stories, three of them reprints, with an introduction by the editor.

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fourth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-06007-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $15.95, 552pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty); Best-of-the-year anthology of 51 horror and fantasy stories and poems from 1990, plus summations of the year in fantasy by Windling, the year in horror by Datlow, and the year in films by Edward Bryant. The best of the bests. Highly recommended (SW). A hardcover edition (-06005-X, $27.95) is also available.

The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy Avram Davidson (Owlswick 0-913896-28-4, Jan ’91, $24.50, 366pp, hc, cover by George Barr) [Dr. Eszterhazy]; Collection of the 13 Eszterhazy stories, including the seven from The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy (Warner 1978), with an introduction by Gene Wolfe, an afterword by the author, and illustrations by Todd Cameron Hamilton. A signed slipcased limited edition (-30-6, $50.00) was announced but not seen.

Sir Harold and the Gnome King L. Sprague de Camp (Wildside Press, Aug ’91, $35.00, 71pp, hc) [Harold Shea]; Fantasy story featuring Harold Shea that originally appeared in the 1990 World Fantasy Convention Program Book, with an afterword by de Camp and illustrated by Stephen Fabian. This is a signed limited edition of 126 copies.

Sir Harold and the Gnome King L. Sprague de Camp (Wildside Press, Oct ’91, $5.99, 71pp, tp, cover by Stephen E. Fabian) [Harold Shea]; Reprint (Wildside Press 1991) fantasy story featuring Harold Shea that originally appeared in the 1990 World Fantasy Convention Program Book, with an afterword by de Camp and illustrations by Stephen Fabian.

Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 22: Hedgework and Guessery Charles de Lint (Pulphouse, Jul ’91, $4.95, 118pp, tp, cover by George Barr); Collection of seven stories and eight poems, plus an introduction by the author. One poem is original. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available, and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.

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