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The Giants Novels James P. Hogan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37381-2, Oct ’91, $16.00, 520pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Giants]; Omnibus of the first three books in the “Giants” series, Inherit the Stars (Del Rey 1977), The Gentle Giants of Ganymede (Del Rey 1978), and Giants’ Star (Del Rey 1981).


The Bone Forest Robert Holdstock (Grafton 0-246-13833-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £13.99, 229pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor); Collection of eight fantasy stories, including the title novella that forms a prequel to Mythago Wood, illustrated by Geoff Taylor.


Robert E. Howard’s Fight Magazine #3 Robert E. Howard (Necronomicon Press, Sep ’91 [Oct ’91], $5.00, 45pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox); Associational collection of six stories about boxing, edited by Robert M. Price.


Silent Thunder/Universe Dean Ing & Robert A. Heinlein (Tor 0-812-50265-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito); Anthology of an original short novel by Ing concerning a Nazi secret weapon endangering the world, and a classic novella by Heinlein. Tor SF Double #31.


The Lottery and Other Stories/The Haunting of Hill House/We Have Always Lived in the Castle Shirley Jackson (BOMC/QPBC, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $12.95, 784pp, tp); Omnibus of Jackson’s three classics of the macabre and ghostly, The Lottery and Other Stories (Farrar, Straus 1949), The Haunting of Hill House (Viking 1959), and We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Viking 1962).


Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales Brian Jacques (Hutchinson 0-09-176364-9, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £7.99, 151pp, hc, cover by Terry Oakes); Collection of seven original young-adult ghost/horror stories.


The Rim-World Legacy and Beyond Frank A. Javor (DAW 0-88677-505-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Eli Pike]; Collection containing Javor’s first novel, The Rim-World Legacy (Signet 1967), and two stories, one original. All feature the interstellar adventurer Eli Pike.


After Supper Ghost Stories and Other Tales Jerome K. Jerome (Alan Sutton 0-86299-762-3, 1990 [Apr ’91], £3.95, 175pp, tp, cover by John Collier); Collection of twelve ghost stories, illustrated by K.M. Skeeping and G.G. Fraser. The first half of the book reprints Told After Supper (Leadenhall Press, 1891). This appeared in 1990 but has only just been seen.


The Dark Entry and Other Tales Kelvin I. Jones (Sir Hugo Books, Mar ’91 [Jun ’91], £2.50, 52pp, ph, cover by Douglas Waters) [Dr. John Carter]; Original collection of three gothic horror stories featuring the psychic detective Dr. John Carter.


Clive Barker’s Shadows in Eden ed. Stephen Jones (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-073-8, Oct ’91, $39.95, 466pp, hc); Non-fiction, a collection of interviews, articles and essays about Barker and his career, some original, plus many drawings and photographs, some in full color. This is a beautifully made book, and the text is littered with fascinating quotes. Recommended (SW). A signed (by Barker) edition of 500 copies is also available for $75.00. [Clive Barker]


The Mammoth Book of Terror ed. Stephen Jones (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-622-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $8.95, 587pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey); Anthology of 18 horror stories with an introduction by the editor, simultaneous with the U.K. edition from Robinson.


Best New Horror 2 ed. Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell (Robinson 1-85487-094-7, Aug ’91, £7.99, 433pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey); Anthology of the 28 best horror stories of 1990.


Fantasy Tales 6 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Robinson 1-85487-059-9, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £2.95, 186pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter); Original fantasy anthology.


Fantasy Tales 7 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Robinson 1-85487-064-5, Oct ’91, £3.99, 185pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter); Fantasy/horror anthology/magazine with seven original stories and two reprints.


A Book of Dreams ed. Trevor Jones & George P. Townsend (Weller Publications 1-873326-00-9, Mar ’91, £1.95, 80pp, ph, cover by Alan Hunter); Anthology of ten stories first published in the magazines Dream and New Moon.


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