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Dracula/Frankenstein Bram Stoker & Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (BOMC/QPBC, Oct ’91, $10.95, 616pp, tp); Omnibus of two classic horror novels, Dracula (Constable 1897) and Frankenstein (Lackington 1818).

Tales of Magic Realism By Women: Dreams in a Minor Key ed. Susanna J. Sturgis (The Crossing Press 0-89594-474-X, Apr ’91, $10.95, 235pp, tp, cover by Tom Trujillo); Anthology of 15 fantasy/magic realism stories by women writers, ten of them original, with an introduction by the editor.

Cold Shocks ed. Tim Sullivan (Avon 0-380-76160-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom); Original anthology of 16 horror stories connected with cold weather, with an introduction by the editor.

Sexpunks & Savage Sagas Richard Sutphen (Spine-Tingling Press 0-87554-476-2, Oct ’91, $18.95, 255pp, hc, cover by David Dixon); Collection of 14 horror stories, with notes by the author and a novel excerpt. A signed slipcased limited edition (-479-7, $50.00) was announced but not seen.

Dark Voices 3: The Pan Book of Horror ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones (Pan 0-330-32032-7, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £4.50, 309pp, pb, cover by George Underwood); Original horror anthology.

Gravity’s Angels Michael Swanwick (Arkham House 0-87054-162-5, Aug ’91 [May ’91], $20.95, 302pp, hc, cover by Pablo Picasso); Collection of 13 stories, with interior art by Janet Aulisio.

Griffin’s Egg Michael Swanwick (Legend 0-7126-4578-0, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], £9.99, 101pp, hc, cover by Peter Gudynas); Sf novella about a lunar colony, illustrated throughout by Peter Gudynas.

Griffin’s Egg Michael Swanwick (Legend 0-7126-4577-2, Jun ’91, £4.99, 101pp, tp, cover by Peter Gudynas); Reprint (Legend 1991) sf novella.

Griffin’s Egg Michael Swanwick (St. Martin’s 0-312-06989-8, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $15.95, 101pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky); Sf novella about a lunar colony, illustrated by Peter Gudynas. First American edition (Legend 1991).

Daddy’s Side Melanie Tem (Roadkill Press, Aug ’91, $5.00, 19pp, ph, cover by J. K. Abernethy); Horror short story, illustrated by J.K. Abernethy. This is a signed limited edition of 300 copies.

Absences Steve Rasnic Tem (Haunted Library No ISBN, Aug ’91, £2.20, 32pp, ph, cover by Nick Maloret) [Charlie Goode]; Original collection of five stories about the psychic sleuth Charlie Goode. This is Booklet Number Two in the Haunted Library “Psychic Sleuths” series.

Celestial Inventory Steve Rasnic Tem (Chris Drumm Books 0-936055-47-2, Jul ’91, $4.00, 54pp, ph); Horror novella. A signed edition (-48-0, $7.00) was announced but not seen.

The 13 Clocks James Thurber (BOMC, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $11.50, 124pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont); Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1950) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont. This is identical to the 1990 Donald I. Fine edition except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.

Many Moons James Thurber (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-251872-X, Sep ’90 [Jan ’91], $14.95, 48pp, hc); Reprint (Harcourt 1943) fairy tale. This new edition, issued at the same time as the reissue of the original edition, has new illustrations by Marc Simont.

The Wonderful O James Thurber (BOMC, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $11.50, 72pp, hc, cover by Marc Simont); Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1955) humorous fairy tale, with the original illustrations by Marc Simont. This is identical to the 1990 Donald I. Fine edition except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has a BOMC mark on the back cover.

Farmer Giles of Ham J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-57645-8, Apr ’91, $13.95, 79pp, hc, cover by Roger Garland); Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1949) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated by Roger Garland. This is identical — except for the publisher’s name — to the 1990 Allen & Unwin edition.

Smith of Wootton Major J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-57646-6, Apr ’91, $13.95, 74pp, hc, cover by Roger Garland); Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1967) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated by Roger Garland. This is identical — except for the publisher’s name — to the 1990 Allen & Unwin edition.

Earthgrip Harry Turtledove (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37239-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Tales from the Traders’ World]; Collection of interconnected stories, first book of the “Tales from the Traders’ World”. The heroine uses her knowledge of 20th-century sf to help solve problems.

Heaven Chronicles Joan D. Vinge (Warner Questar 0-446-36118-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Donald Clavette) [Heaven Chronicles]; Omnibus of the “Heaven” stories The Outcasts of Heaven Belt (Signet 1978) and Legacy (Dell 1980).

Across Realtime Vernor Vinge (Baen 0-671-72098-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 545pp, pb) [Bobbles]; Revised omnibus of The Peace War (Bluejay 1984), Marooned in Realtime (Bluejay 1986), and the novella “The Ungoverned” (Far Frontiers Fall 1985). The two novels alone appeared under the same title from SFBC (1986). Recommended (CNB).

Where the Summer Ends Karl Edward Wagner (Pulphouse 1-56146-531-3, Nov ’91, $1.95, 43pp, pb, cover by Rob Alexander); Horror story originally appeared in Dark Forces in 1980 and in the collection In a Lonely Place. Short story paperback #31. A signed leatherbound limited edition of 100 copies ($20.00) is also available.

Echoes of Valor III ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Tor 0-812-55758-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland); Anthology of eight obscure heroic fantasy stories plus commentary. Includes an interesting biographical piece on Nictzin Dyalhis written by Sam Moskowitz and an introduction to each author by Wagner.

The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XIX ed. Karl Edward Wagner (DAW 0-88677-488-8, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards); Best-of-the-year horror anthology of 25 stories with an introduction by the editor. Another excellent gathering, many from obscure sources. Recommended (SW).

Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stuff Howard Waldrop (Legend 0-09-987470-9, Oct ’91, £6.99, 326pp, tp, cover by Mark Salwowski); Collection of ten stories, including the nine originally collected in Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories (Ursus, 1990) plus the novella A Dozen Tough Jobs (Zeising, 1989), with notes throughout by Waldrop.

Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories Howard Waldrop (Ursus/Ziesing 0-942681-050-3, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $25.00, 229pp, hc, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz); Collection of ten stories, with nine full-color illustrations by various artists. Filled with Waldrop’s usual high-quality weirdness. Recommended (SW). A signed slipcased limited edition (-06-1, $65.00) is also available.

Strange Monsters of the Recent Past Howard Waldrop (Ace 0-441-16069-7, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 208pp, pb, cover by Alan Clarke); Omnibus of Waldrop’s short fiction, with the contents of All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ursus Imprints 1987), including the introduction by Lewis Shiner, plus the novella A Dozen Tough Jobs (Ziesing 1989). Highly recommended (SW).

Lucifer Unemployed Aleksander Wat (Northwestern University Press 0-8101-0840-2, Jan ’90 [Apr ’91], $8.95, 123pp, tp, cover by Victoria Lowe); Collection of nine literary fantasy stories, with a foreword by Czeslaw Milosz. Translated from the Polish by Lillian Vallee. Originally published as Bezrobotny Lucyfer (Hoesick 1927). A hardcover edition (-0839-9, $17.95) was announced but not seen. First American edition (Polonia Book Fund 1988).

Stalin’s Teardrops and Other Stories Ian Watson (Gollancz 0-575-04942-1, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £13.99, 270pp, hc); Collection of twelve sf/horror stories, one original, mainly published since 1988.

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