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The Temptation of Wilfred Malachey William F. Buckley, Jr. (Workman/Ariel 0-89480-923-7, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $10.95, 45pp, hc); Juvenile fantasy short story, illustrated by John Gurney.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge 0-88404-170-0, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], $3.95, 354pp, pb); Original anthology of 15 stories by winners and runners-up in Hubbard’s New Writers contest, plus essays by some of the judges.

Cold Print Ramsey Campbell (Scream/Press 0-910489-13-0, Mar ’85 [Apr ’85], $37.50 signed/boxed edition of 250; $17.50 trade edition, 219pp, hc); Collection of 15 “Cthulhu Mythos” stories, plus two essays, with illustrations by J.K. Potter.

A Monster At Christmas Thomas Canty (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-67-4, Oct ’85, $30.00, 44pp, hc); Fantasy/horror poem with text by Canty, color illustrations by Phil Hale, a jauntily gruesome production a la Gremlins, guaranteed to give nightmares to sensitive tots. (FCM) Oversized volume in limited edition signed by author and artist.

Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #14 ed. Terry Carr (Tor 0-812-53273-2, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.50, 384pp, pb); Anthology, one of the four year’s bests. Recommended. (CNB)

Universe 15 ed. Terry Carr (Doubleday 0-385-19890-6, Aug ’85, $12.95, 179pp, hc); Original anthology. On the whole, a disappointing offering this time, with good writers not at their best. The standout is “The Slovo Stove” by Avram Davidson, typically quirky but haunting (and funny). (FCM)

Black Venus Angela Carter (Chatto & Windus/Hogarth Press 0-7011-3964-1, Oct ’85, £8.95, 121pp, hc); Collection of 8 stories, first book publication.

Out of Time ed. Aidan Chambers (Harper & Row 0-06-021201-2, Sep ’85, $11.95, 186pp, hc); Reprint (Bodley Head 1984) young-adult sf original anthology. First U.S. edition.

Dark Banquet: A Feast of 12 Great Ghost Stories ed. Lincoln Child (St. Martin’s 0-312-18233-3, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $15.95, 255pp, hc); Anthology of 12 tales of the supernatural.

A Bait of Dreams Jo Clayton (DAW 0-88677-001-7, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $3.50, 404pp, pb) [Gleia]; Fantasy novel composed of fairly similar short stories, hence rather choppy, but entertaining. (DLN)

Interzone: The 1st Anthology ed. John Clute, Colin Greenland & David Pringle (J.M. Dent/Everyman 0-460-02294-6, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], £3.95, 206pp, pb); Anthology of 13 stories, 12 from Interzone and one an original. One of the year’s best anthologies. (FCM)

Earthchange Clare Cooper (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-35167-5, Jun ’85 [May ’85], £5.95, 96pp, hc); Young-adult sf novella about Earth after a catastrophe.

Bestiary! ed. Jack M. Dann & Gardner R. Dozois (Ace 0-441-05506-0, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $2.95, 304pp, pb, cover by Carl Lundgren); Anthology of fantasy stories about dragons, unicorns, centaurs, etc.

Mermaids! ed. Jack M. Dann & Gardner R. Dozois (Ace 0-441-52567-9, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 260pp, pb); Anthology of 17 fantasy tales featuring mermaids, plus an original essay on the subject by Avram Davidson.

The Fourth Omni Book of Science Fiction ed. Ellen Datlow (Zebra 0-8217-1630-1, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.95, 397pp, pb); Anthology of 19 stories, most from Omni. There are 1 2/3 originals — the fraction’s part of a Gene Wolfe triptych.

The Third Omni Book of Science Fiction ed. Ellen Datlow (Zebra 0-8217-1575-5, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $3.95, 479pp, pb); Anthology of 19 stories including one original.

The Night Nemesis: The Complete Adventures of the Moon Man—Vol. One Frederick C. Davis (Purple Prose Press 0-931801-1, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $30.00, 469pp, hc) [Steve Thatcher (“Moon Man”)]; Edited by Garyn G. Roberts & Gary Hoppenstand. 1,000-copy edition signed by the editors. Pulp mystery/fantasy adventure offset from the original Ten Detective Aces, 1933-1934.

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