The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Futures Past James White (Orbit 0-7088-8250-1, Jan 88, £2.50, 228pp, pb) Sf collection, revised from Ballantine 1982 edition. This version drops Spacebird and includes the previously-uncollected Custom Fitting worth the price of admission on its own! Highly recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
- 1 · Custom Fitting [Sector General] · nv Stellar #2, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976
- 23 · Commuter · ss New Writings in SF. 21, ed. John Carnell, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1972
- 40 · Assisted Passage · ss New Worlds Jan 53
- 59 · Curtain Call · ss Nebula #9 54
- 68 · Boarding Party · nv New Worlds Jul 55
- 94 · Patrol · nv New Worlds Jan 57
- 120 · Fast Trip · nv F&SF Apr 63
- 160 · Question of Cruelty · ss New Worlds Feb 56
- 173 · False Alarm · nv New Worlds Jul 57
- 193 · Dynasty of One · ss Science-Fantasy #15 55
- 199 · Outrider · nv New Worlds May 55
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The Iron Sceptre John White (Minstrel 1-85424-041-2, Sep 88, £3.95, 408pp, pb) [Archives of Anthropos] Reprint (Inter-Varsity Press 1981) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Archives of Anthropos series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Official Prisoner Companion Matthew White & Jaffer Ali (Warner 0-446-38744-4, Jul 88, $9.95, 244pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. Complete guide to the tv series.
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy World of Tim White Tim White (Paper Tiger 1-85028-057-6, May 88 [Apr 88], £7.95, 143pp, tp) Reissue (Paper Tiger 1981) collection of Tim Whites art, now somewhat dated. Also available in hc (-058-4) for £12.95.
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Chimney Witch Chase Victoria Whitehead (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05772-0, Sep 88 [Oct 88], $12.95, 104pp, hc) [Chimney Witches] Childrens fantasy novel of a mischievous witch boy and an enchanted wood, sequel to The Chimney Witches. Illustrations by Linda Fay North. First U.S. edition (Orchard 1987).
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Counterings: Utopian Dialectics in Contemporary Contexts Kingsley Widmer (UMI 0-8357-1861-1, May 88 [Sep 88], $44.95, 196pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study of utopian literature from Plato to Le Guin.
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Free Fall David Wiesner (Lothrop Lee & Shepard 0-688-05583-4, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $13.95, unpaginated, hc) Fantasy art. Beautifully illustrated Escher-style childrens book no words.
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The Suiting Kelley Wilde (Tor 0-312-93069-0, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $16.95, 245pp, hc) Horror novel. A man is possessed by his suit.
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Cruel Designs Cherry Wilder (Piatkus 0-86188-764-6, Nov 88 [Dec 88], £10.95, 304pp, hc) Occult novel. [Not seen]
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Crazy Time Kate Wilhelm (St. Martins 0-312-01411-2, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) Sf thriller/metaphysical novel with humorous elements.
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The Dark Door Kate Wilhelm (St. Martins 0-312-02182-8, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $16.95, 248pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Science fiction novel about an alien space probe raising havoc on Earth. Despite the sf premise, this reads like an above-average horror novel. (FCM)
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The Hamlet Trap Kate Wilhelm (Gollancz 0-575-04247-8, May 88 [Jun 88], £10.95, 234pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martins 1987) thriller, of associational interest. [First U.K. edition]
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The Hamlet Trap Kate Wilhelm (St. Martins 0-312-91125-4, Jun 88, $3.50, 234pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martins 1988). Associational mystery by an sf author.
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Huysmans Pets Kate Wilhelm (Legend 0-09-951660-8, Mar 88 [Feb 88], £2.99, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) thriller about a scientist who experimented on telepathic twins. Well constructed and eminently readable. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
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Huysmans Pets Kate Wilhelm (Ace 0-441-35441-6, Dec 88, $3.50, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) science fiction novel about genetic engineering.
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Firebrat Nancy Willard (Knopf 0-394-89008-6, May 88 [Jun 88], $11.95, 121pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel of children finding an entrance to another world at an abandoned subway station. Illustrations by David Wiesner.
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Things Invisible to See Nancy Willard (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27652-2, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $3.95, 262pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1985) literary fantasy novel set in a New England town just before WWII. Second printing.
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Black Magic Nigel Williams (Hutchinson 0-09-170950-4, Jul 88, £8.95, 117pp, hc) Fantasy novella. Illustrated throughout by Julek Heller.
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The Dragonbone Chair Tad Williams (DAW 0-8099-0003-3, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $19.95, 654pp, hc) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Tolkienesque fantasy novel, Book One of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.
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Tailchasers Song Tad Williams (DAW 0-88677-278-8, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $4.50, 375pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1985) anthropomorphic cat novel. Sixth printing.
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Hardwired Walter Jon Williams (Orbit 0-7088-3715-8, Apr 88, £3.50, 343pp, pb) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel.
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House of Shards Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-812-55783-2, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 309pp, pb) [Drake Maijstral] Sf comedy of manners, sequel to The Crown Jewels.
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Voice of the Whirlwind Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-812-55785-9, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 278pp, pb) [Hardwired] Reprint (Tor 1987) sf novel, an indirect sequel to Hardwired. Cyberfiction.
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Ash Wednesday Chet Williamson (Headline 0-7472-3073-0, Apr 88 [Mar 88], £3.50, 372pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1987) horror novel about a town in which all all the dead reappear as unmoving ghosts where they died. [First U.K. edition]
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Lowland Rider Chet Williamson (Tor 0-812-52722-4, Aug 88, $3.95, 342pp, pb) Horror novel set in the New York City subway.
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Lowland Rider Chet Williamson (Headline 0-7472-3158-3, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £3.50, 342pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1988) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Banished J. N. Williamson (Leisure 0-8439-2609-0, Jul 88, $3.50, 255pp, pb) Horror novel. Malformed children suddenly disappear.
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Dead to the World J. N. Williamson (Leisure 0-8439-2627-9, Jun 88, $3.95, 366pp, pb) Horror novel. The walking dead kill.
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Horror House J. N. Williamson (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32240-3, Jun 88, £2.99, 243pp, pb) Reprint (Leisure 1981) horror novel.
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The Longest Night J. N. Williamson (Leisure 0-8439-2713-5, Dec 88, $3.95, 368pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1985) horror novel. The undead are out for revenge. Second printing.
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The Best of Masques ed. J. N. Williamson (Berkley 0-425-10693-4, Jun 88 [May 88], $3.50, 228pp, pb) Anthology of 20 horror stories, culled from Masques and Masques II.
- ix · Best of MASQUES: Introduction · J. N. Williamson · in
- 1 · Nightcrawlers · Robert R. McCammon · nv Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 23 · Buried Talents · Richard Matheson · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 30 · Soft · F. Paul Wilson · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 43 · Second Sight · Ramsey Campbell · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 49 · Everybody Needs a Little Love · Robert Bloch · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 65 · The Yard · William F. Nolan · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 73 · The Substitute · Gahan Wilson · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 84 · Maurice and Mog · James Herbert · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 92 · Angels Exchange · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · vi Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 94 · Hidey Hole · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 99 · Long After Ecclesiastes · Ray Bradbury · pm Satellite Orbit Sep 83
- 102 · The Night Is Freezing Fast · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 111 · The Old Men Know · Charles L. Grant · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 127 · Splatter: A Cautionary Tale · Douglas E. Winter · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 137 · Czadek · Ray Russell · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 147 · Wordsong · J. N. Williamson · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 154 · Down by the Sea Near the Great Big Rock · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 159 · Outsteppin Fetchit · Charles R. Saunders · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 165 · Somebody Like You · Dennis Etchison · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 173 · Third Wind · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 182 · The Boy Who Came Back from the Dead · Alan Rodgers · nv Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 209 · Popsy · Stephen King · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 221 · Behind the Masques · J. N. Williamson · bg
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Masques ed. J. N. Williamson (Futura 0-7088-4051-5, Dec 88, £3.50, 306pp, pb) Reprint (Maclay 1984) original horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
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Firechild Jack Williamson (Methuen 0-413-16330-X, Mar 88, £3.50, 377pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Humanoids Jack Williamson (Easton Press, Jun 88, no price listed, 239pp, hc) [Humanoids] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1949) sf novel with a new introduction by F.M. Busby and illustrations by David G. Klein. Part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series. Leatherbound, gilt edge limited edition.
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Lincolns Dreams Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27025-7, May 88 [Apr 88], $3.95, 228pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) literary sf novel.
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Lincolns Dreams Connie Willis (Grafton 0-586-20015-0, Aug 88 [Jul 88], £2.99, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1987) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
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A World for the Meek Harry Willson (Amador 0-938513-01-X, 1987, $9.00, 184pp, tp) Post-Holocaust Zen fantasy novel. Published in 1987; not seen until 1988.
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Magical Quest: The Use of Magic in Arthurian Romance Anne Deirdre Wilson (Manchester University Press 0-7190-2373-4, Jun 88 [Jul 88], £25.00, 242pp, hc) Critical study of the way that magic is used in Arthurian legends. Distributed in the US by St. Martins Press.
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The Delta Colin Wilson (Grafton 0-586-06371-4, Sep 88 [Aug 88], £3.50, 352pp, pb) [Spider World] Reprint (Grafton 1987) sf novel. Sequel to The Tower.
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Spider World, Book 1: The Desert Colin Wilson (Ace 0-441-77810-0, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $2.95, 163pp, pb) [Spider World] Sf novel with giant spiders ruling the Earth. This first American edition is only the first third of Spider World: The Tower (Grafton 1987).
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Spider World, Book 2: The Tower Colin Wilson (Ace 0-441-77811-9, Jan 89, $3.50, 181pp, pb) [Spider World] Sf novel about a future Earth ruled by giant intelligent spiders. First American edition. This is only part two of the original British novel Spider World: The Tower (Grafton 1987).
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Spider World: The Tower Colin Wilson (Grafton 0-586-07288-8, Apr 88, £3.50, 496pp, pb) [Spider World] Reprint (Grafton 1987) sf/fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the series.
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Black Wind F. Paul Wilson (Tor 0-312-93064-X, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $18.95, 465pp, hc) Novel of World War II with slight occult content a secret weapon centuries old. Primarily a straight novel with associational interest.
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The Keep F. Paul Wilson (Jove 0-515-08875-7, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $4.50, 406pp, pb) [Adversary] Reprint (Morrow 1981) horror novel set in a Nazi-occupied castle in Eastern Europe. A malignant force escapes its prison and starts killing the soldiers. Fourth printing.
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The Tomb F. Paul Wilson (Jove 0-515-08876-5, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $4.50, 404pp, pb) [Repairman Jack] Reissue (Whispers Press/Berkley 1984) horror novel. An ancient evil awakes and is sent to America to fulfill its curse. Second printing.
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The Touch F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-42168-6, Mar 88, £2.95, 313pp, pb) Reprint (Putnams 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Eddy Decos Last Caper Gahan Wilson (McGraw-Hill 0-07-070728-6, Dec 88, $5.95, 213pp, tp) Reprint (Times Books 1987) fantasy/detective farce.
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The Earth Will Shake Robert Anton Wilson (Lynx 1-55802-176-0, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $4.95, 385pp, pb) [Historical Illuminatus Chronicles] Reprint (Bluejay 1984) historical fantasy novel of worldwide conspiracies, Vol. 1 of The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles.
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Illuminatus: The Widows Son Robert Anton Wilson (Lynx 1-55802-177-9, Jan 89 [Dec 88], $4.95, 392pp, pb) [Historical Illuminatus Chronicles] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) historical fantasy novel, Volume Two in the Historical Illuminatus Chronicles.
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Schrödingers Cat Trilogy Robert Anton Wilson (Dell 0-440-50070-2, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $10.95, 545pp, pb) [Schrodingers Cat Trilogy] Omnibus of The Universe Next Door, The Trick Top Hat, and The Homing Pigeons (all Pocket 1979).
- 1 · The Universe Next Door · n. New York: Pocket Books, 1979
- 191 · The Trick Top Hat · n. New York: Pocket Books, 1979
- 349 · The Homing Pigeons · n. New York: Pocket Books, 1979
- 540 · Glossary · Misc. · ms
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The Hero Patricia Windsor (Delacorte 0-385-29624-X, May 88 [Apr 88], $14.95, 224pp, hc) YA SF ESP novel.
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The Sorcerers Daoma Winston (Severn House 0-7278-1533-4, Jun 88, £9.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Avon 1973, as by Dorian Winslow) novel about black magic and witchcraft. [First U.K. edition]
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Night Visions 5 ed. Paul J. Mikol (Dark Harvest 0-913165-31-X, May 88, $75.00, 274pp, hc) Original horror anthology with three stories by Stephen King, three by Dan Simmons, and a novelette by George R.R. Martin. Limited to 850 signed, numbered, boxed copies.
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Night Visions 5 ed. Douglas E. Winter (Dark Harvest 0-913165-32-8, May 88, $22.00, 274pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
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Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter (NAL Signet 0-453-00572-1, Jun 88 [May 88], $18.95, 322pp, hc) Original horror anthology of 13 stories, including work by Stephen King and Clive Barker.
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Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter (Bantam UK 0-593-01542-8, Sep 88, £11.95, 322pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1988). original horror anthology of 13 stories, including work by Stephen King and Clive Barker. [First U.K. edition]
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Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-84-8, Oct 88, $200.00, 352pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1988) original horror anthology of 13 stories. This is the special limited edition (1,000 copies) signed by all 13 contributors plus the editor and artist. It is bound in full black leather and comes in a black leather three-piece box lined in red velvet. There are full-color illustrations by Thomas Canty (who also designed the book) which are some of the most striking work he has ever done. The text has been completely reset. A marvelous piece of bookmaking. The publisher is sold out, but copies may still be available through dealers. (CNB)
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Prime Evil ed. Douglas E. Winter (SFBC #13683, Dec 88, $6.98, 304pp, hc) Reprint (NAL 1988) original horror anthology of 13 stories.
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The Smarkand Dimension David Wise (Avon 0-380-70518-4, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $3.95, 262pp, pb) Suspense thriller with psychokinetic spying and sabotage between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
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The Seer G. Clifton Wisler (Dutton Lodestar 0-525-67262-1, Oct 88 [Nov 88], $12.95, 134pp, hc) [Antrian Messenger] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to The Antrian Messenger.
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Planet of the Dead Donald Wismer (Baen 0-671-65400-4, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Sf novel about drugs destroying several worlds, and the psi/samurai warriors sent to combat the problem.
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The Past Is Another Country Peter Wludyka (Simon & Schuster 0-671-65253-2, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $18.95, 396pp, hc) Part speculative fiction, part coming-of-age tale, part moral fable, part detective story literary novel set in the future but about the present.
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The Crivit Experiment Allen Wold (NEL 0-450-42142-2, Mar 88 [Feb 88], £1.95, 181pp, pb) [V] Reprint (Pinnacle 1985) sf novel. Volume 6 in the V series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Eye in the Stone Allen Wold (Pageant 0-517-00725-8, Nov 88, $3.95, 344pp, pb) Fantasy novel about a town which has fallen under the spell of evil sorcerers.
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Star God Allen Wold (Bart 1-55785-065-8, Dec 88, $3.50, 191pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martins 1980) science fiction novel.
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V: Below the Threshhold Allen Wold (Tor 0-812-55732-8, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.50, 246pp, pb) [V] Sf novelization in the V series, based on a defunct tv show.
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Who Censored Roger Rabbit? Gary Wolf (Ballantine 0-345-30325-3, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.50, 218pp, pb) [Roger Rabbit] Reissue (St. Martins 1981) alternate world fantasy/mystery novel. Movie tie-in edition, but not a novelization. This is the original novel, basis of the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
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The Road to Avalon Joan Wolf (NAL 0-453-00607-8, Aug 88, $18.95, 358pp, hc) Arthurian romance novel.
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For Rosemary Gene Wolfe (Kerosina 0-948893-31-1, Nov 88, £4.50, 46pp, tp) Poetry collection. Limited to 350 copies.
- 5 · About These Pieces · in
- 7 · December Twenty-Fourth Nineteen Fifty-Five · pm *
- 8 · January Nineteenth · pm *
- 9 · February Twenty-Eighth · pm *
- 10 · May Ninth · pm *
- 11 · Six A.M. · pm *
- 12 · Book Report with Dragons · pm *
- 13 · Looking Over The Valley · pm *
- 14 · For The Strawberry Girl · pm *
- 15 · The Computer Iterates the Greater Trumps · pm Speculative Poetry Review #2 77
- 19 · Mondays Class · pm *
- 20 · Maybe Weve Been Doing It Wrong, or You Cant Turn the Clock Back, But If You Put Off Winding It Long Enough Its The Same Thing · pm *
- 21 · Oh God Mother I Want To Ride The Turtles Back Again · pm *
- 22 · The Talent · pm *
- 23 · Markets · pm *
- 24 · On The Bus · pm *
- 25 · A Flash of Insight · pm *
- 26 · Solar Myth · pm *
- 27 · To Melville · pm Amazing Jan 85
- 28 · After The Runaway · pm *
- 29 · To My Wife · pm *
- 30 · Connect The Dots · pm *
- 31 · The Traveler · pm Amazing Jan 85
- 33 · Letters · pm *
- 34 · Last Night in the Garden of Forking Tongues · pm Plan[e]t Engineering, NESFA, 1984
- 35 · Old People Die Like Toads · pm *
- 36 · Our Speaker Tonight · pm *
- 37 · British Soldier Near Rapier Antiaircraft Missile Battery Scans for the Enemy · pm Plan[e]t Engineering, NESFA, 1984
- 38 · To Be Continued · pm *
- 39 · Why Private War, or Why They Pinned This Name On My Progenitor · pm *
- 41 · The Riddle · pm *
- 42 · Science-Fiction Poem · pm *
- 43 · On An Album Cover · pm *
- 44 · How Beautiful with Springs · pm Amazing Mar 86
- 45 · Rosa Damascena Bifera · pm *
- 45 · Persian Yellow · pm *
- 46 · Rosa Centifolia · pm *
- 46 · Rosa Gallica Officinalis · pm *
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