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Dream Protocols Lee Ballentine (Talisman 0-9626708-1-2, Oct ’92 [Aug ’92], $9.95, 95pp, tp, cover by Richard Kadrey); Collection of 36 poems, most with sf allusions. A limited hardcover edition (-2-0) was announced but not seen. Order from Talisman, Box 321, Beech Grove IN 46107.

Slightly Off Center: Eleven Extraordinarily Exhilarating Tales Neal Barrett, Jr. (Swan Press, Nov ’92, $9.50, 155pp, tp); Collection of 11 stories, five original, with an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale and illustrations by Brad W. Foster. Order from Swan Press, PO Box 90006, Austin TX 78709-0006.

Bear’s Fantasies Greg Bear (PSFS/Wildside Press 1-880448-17-3, Nov ’92 [Dec ’92], $10.00, 160pp, tp); Collection of seven fantasy stories with an introduction by the author. Published to commemorate Bear’s GoH appearance at the 1992 Philcon. A 200-copy hardcover edition (-18-1, $30.00) and a 26-copy lettered edition (-19-X, $75.00) were announced but not seen. Order from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.

Heads Greg Bear (BOMC, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], $12.95, 128pp, hc); Reprint (Legend 1990) sf novella. Identical to the 1991 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.

Heads Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-51996-5, Jun ’92, $3.99, 151pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton); Reprint (Legend 1990) sf novella set on the moon. Highly recommended (CNB).

Heads Greg Bear (BOMC/QPBC, Jul ’92, $7.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino); Reprint (Legend 1990) sf novella. Similar to the 1991 St. Martin’s edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has the jacket printed as the soft cover.

Sisters Greg Bear (Pulphouse 1-56146-543-7, Feb ’92, $1.95, 48pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana); Sf short story that first appeared in the collection Tangents. Short story paperback #43. A limited 100-copy signed leatherbound hardcover edition (-926-2, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, PO Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

Steps of Destiny Mark Bement (Vantage Press 0-533-08582-9, May ’92, $7.95, 63pp, hc); Sf novella about members of a survival sect preparing for world holocaust because they see visions which are becoming real. Published by a vanity publisher. Available through Vantage Press, Inc., 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.

What Might Have Been Volume 4: Alternate Americas ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29007-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $4.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell); Original anthology of 14 alternate history stories, with an introduction by Benford.

What Might Have Been, Volumes III & IV ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (SFBC #03335, Dec ’92 [Nov ’92], $11.98, 453pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey); Omnibus of two original anthologies, What Might Have Been?: Volume III: Alternate Wars (Bantam Spectra 1991) and What Might Have Been?: Volume IV: Alternate Americas (Bantam Spectra 1992). This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Performance Art John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press 1-880448-02-5, Apr ’92, no price, 64pp, tp, cover by Gahan Wilson); Collection of four stories, one original, with an introduction by the author. This is a 300-copy promotional edition sent to people on Wildside Press’ mailing list. A 100-copy numbered hardcover edition (-03-3, $12.50) is also available, and a 26-copy lettered hardcover edition (-01-1, $17.50) was announced but not seen. Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.

Paper Dragons James P. Blaylock (Pulphouse 1-56146-557-7, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $1.95, 46pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) [Paper Dragons]; World Fantasy Award-winning short story that originally appeared in Imaginary Lands in 1985. Short Story Paperback #57. A limited 100-copy signed hardcover edition (-937-8, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

The Skull of the Marquis de Sade Robert Bloch (Pulphouse 1-56146-551-8, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $1.95, 43pp, pb, cover by Brian Cooper); Classic horror short story that originally appeared in Weird Tales and in the collections Bogey Men and The Skull of the Marquis de Sade. Short Story Paperback #51. A limited 100-copy signed hardcover edition (-931-9, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

Weetzie Bat Francesca Lia Block (HarperTrophy 0-06-447068-7, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $3.95, 88pp, pb) [Weetzie Bat]; Reissue (Harper & Row 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, first book of the “Weetzie Bat” series set in a post-punk fairytale L.A. This has a new cover and is at least the second printing, despite the copyright page indicating that it’s the first.

Visions & Imaginings: Classic Fantasy Fiction ed. Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski (Academy Chicago 0-89733-361-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $10.95, 329pp, tp, cover by Barbara Corey); Anthology of 17 stories with a new introduction by the editors. This is a “best of” anthology from the five volumes of classic fantasy they edited in the 1970s.

The Toynbee Convector Ray Bradbury (Turner 1-878685-15-5, Apr ’92 [Jun ’92], $10.95, 30pp, hc, cover by Anita Kunz); Sf story that originally appeared in Playboy, and in the eponymous collection; illustrations by Anita Kunz.

Yestermorrow: Obvious Answers to Impossible Futures Ray Bradbury (Capra Press 1-877741-04-3, Feb ’92, $19.95, 240pp, hc, cover by Barbara de Wilde); Collection of 24 essays on various subjects mostly connected with sf in some way. Available from Capra Press, 1209 De La Vina Street, Santa Barbara CA 93120.

Sword and Sorceress IX ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-509-4, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], $4.50, 299pp, pb, cover by David Cherry); Original anthology of 26 heroic fantasy stories, with an introduction by Bradley.

Dr. Pak’s Preschool David Brin (Pulphouse 1-56146-545-3, Feb ’92, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana); Reprint (Cheap Street 1989) sf novelette. A limited 100-copy signed leatherbound hardcover edition (-927-0, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, PO Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

Untold Tales William J. Brooke (HarperCollins 0-06-020688-8, Jun ’92, $13.00, 144pp, hc, cover by Eric Beddoes); Young-adult collection of four perversely retold fairy tales.

Darker Passions Edward Bryant (Roadkill Press, Dec ’92, $6.00, 43pp, ph, cover by Melissa Sherman); Collection of three stories, one original, with an introduction by Dan Simmons and illustrations by Melissa Sherman. Limited to 500 signed copies. Order from Little Bookshop of Horrors, 10380 Ralston Ave., Arvada CO 80004.

The Thermals of August Edward Bryant (Pulphouse 1-56146-556-9, Jun ’92 [Jul ’92], $1.95, 50pp, pb, cover by Stacy Drum); Sf novelette that originally appeared in F&SF and in the collection Particle Theory. Short Story Paperback #56. A 100-copy signed limited hardcover edition (-936-X, $20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents: Writers of the Future Vol. VIII ed. Algis Budrys & Dave Wolverton (Bridge 0-88404-772-5, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $5.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Gary Meyer); Original anthology of 17 stories from the 1991 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1991 Illustrators of the Future contest, plus five non-fiction pieces by well-known authors and artists.

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