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Stirring Within Russell Flinn (The British Fantasy Society, 1990 [Feb ’91], £1.00, 23pp, ph, cover by Jeff Salmon); Collection of three original horror short stories, edited by David Cowperthwaite and illustrated throughout by Jeff Salmon. Volume 15 in the “BFS Special Booklet” series.

The Nanotech Chronicles Michael Flynn (Baen 0-671-72080-5, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.95, 339pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell); Collection of six interconnected stories that appeared previously in Analog.

Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves ed. Alan Dean Foster & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-18481-2, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 340pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace); Anthology of 18 humorous fantasy stories with an introduction and an afterword by Foster.

The War of the Roses Karen Joy Fowler (Pulphouse 1-56146-528-3, Jul ’91, $1.95, 43pp, pb, cover by Donna Gordon); Sf short story that originally appeared in IASFM and Artificial Things. Short story paperback #28. A 100-copy leatherbound limited edition (-918-1, $20.00) is also available.

Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 23: It’s Been Fun Esther M. Friesner (Pulphouse, Sep ’91, $4.95, 110pp, tp, cover by George Barr); Collection of six stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($20.00) is also available and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.

Ecce Hominid Esther M. Friesner (Pulphouse 1-56146-506-2, Jan ’91, $1.95, 37pp, pb, cover by Armand Cabrera); Humorous fantasy story. Short story paperback #6.

Now We Are Sick ed. Neil Gaiman & Stephen Jones (DreamHaven 0-9630944-1-6, Oct ’91, $20.00, 93pp, hc, cover by Clive Barker); Anthology of mostly original “nasty verse” and macabre poetry, with illustrations by Andrew Smith. Limited to 1,000 copies. A leatherbound limited edition of 300 copies (-0-8) was announced but not seen.

Temps Volume 1 ed. Neil Gaiman & Alex Stewart (Roc UK 0-14-014560-5, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £4.50, 354pp, pb); Anthology of downbeat stories about mediocre British superheroes.

Embracing the Dark ed. Eric Garber (Alyson 1-55583-167-2, Oct ’91, $8.95, 190pp, tp, cover by George Barr); Anthology of 11 gay/lesbian horror stories, six original. Recommended (SW).

Chilled to the Bone ed. Robert T. Garcia (Mayfair Games 0-923763-44-9, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $9.95, 245pp, tp); Original anthology of 15 horror stories, with an introduction by the editor.

The Cineverse Cycle Craig Shaw Gardner (SFBC #17954, Feb ’91, $11.98, 519pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Cineverse Cycle]; Omnibus of the first three volumes in a funny fantasy series: Slaves of the Volcano God (Headline 1989), Bride of the Slime Monster (Ace 1990), and Revenge of the Fluffy Bunnies (Headline 1990).

Time Frames: A Speculative Poetry Anthology ed. Terry A. Garey (Rune Press 0-960-26562-0, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], $12.00, 97pp, hc, cover by Terry A. Garey); Anthology of speculative poetry by 11 poets, most of it original.

New Worlds 1 ed. David S. Garnett (Gollancz 0-575-05134-5, Sep ’91, £4.99, 267pp, pb); Reincarnation of New Worlds magazine, with ten new stories, including pieces by Moorcock and Aldiss, plus an introduction from Moorcock and an excellent article on “SF Novels of the Year” by John Clute. Gollancz have numbered this as #1, but a note inside explains that it is really Vol. 62 No. 217. Recommended. (PSP)

Dream Time Toss Gascoigne, Jo Goodman & Margot Tyrrell (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-57434-X, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $13.95, 184pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty); Original anthology of 16 stories by Australian authors about the “dream time.” Most of the stories are sf or fantasy and the contributors include Gillian Rubinstein, Patricia Wrightson, and Victor Kelleher. First American edition (Penguin Australia 1989).

Shock Rock ed. Jeff Gelb (Pocket 0-671-70150-9, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Mark Watts); Original anthology of 20 horror stories involving rock music, with an introduction by the editor and a foreword by Alice Cooper.

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