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Snakes S. Darnbrook Colson (TAL Publications, May ’92, $5.95, ph); Horror short story, a limited edition of 500 copies. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075. Add $1.00 for postage.

Space Brat Bruce Coville (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-74567-0, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $2.99, 68pp, tp); Children’s short story about an alien boy, illustrated by Katherine Coville.

George’s Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034641-4, Sep ’91 [Feb ’92], $3.95, 89pp, pb, cover by Quentin Blake); Reissue (Knopf 1982) children’s fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake; second printing.

The Minpins Roald Dahl (Viking 0-670-84168-4, Oct ’91 [Mar ’92], $16.95, 48pp, hc); Children’s fantasy illustrated by Patrick Benson. A 1991 book not seen until now. First American edition (Cape 1991).

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Roald Dahl (Overlook Press 0-670-84384-9, Mar ’92, $12.50, 24pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake); Satiric short story with illustrations by Quentin Blake and an afterword by the artist. All profits are to go to the Dyslexia Institute. First American edition (Century 1991).

Star Wars: The Han Solo Adventures Brian Daley (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37980-2, Jun ’92 [May ’92], $4.99, 564pp, pb) [Star Wars: Han Solo]; Omnibus of Han Solo at Stars’ End (Del Rey 1979), Han Solo’s Revenge (Del Rey 1979) and Han Solo and the Lost Legacy (Del Rey 1980).

The Orc Wars: The Yngling Saga, Books I & II John Dalmas (Baen 0-671-72130-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $5.99, 442pp, pb, cover by Frank Kelly Freas) [Nils Järnhand]; Sf omnibus of The Yngling (Pyramid 1971), the novelette “Exodus — Genesis” (a revised version of a story that originally appeared in Analog 10/70), and Homecoming (Tor 1984).

What Rough Book: Dark Poems and Light Keith Allen Daniels (Anamnesis Press 0-9631203-2-8, Apr ’92, $12.95, 140pp, tp); Collection of black comedy and macabre poetry, with a foreword by Michael R. Collings. Limited to 1000 copies. Winner of the 1992 Fallot Literary Award. Available from Anamnesis Press, PO Box 1351, Clute TX 77531.

Unicorns II ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-84564-9, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters); Anthology of 12 stories about unicorns, two original.

OMNI Best Science Fiction One ed. Ellen Datlow (OMNI Books 0-87455-277-X, Oct ’92 [Sep ’92], $8.95, 267pp, tp, cover by Michael Parkes); Anthology of ten stories, six original.

OMNI Best Science Fiction Two ed. Ellen Datlow (OMNI Books 0-87455-278-8, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $8.95, 250pp, tp, cover by Di-Maccio); Anthology of ten stories, six original, with an introduction by the editor.

Snow White, Blood Red ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-10913-6, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $22.00, 411pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty); Original anthology of 20 stories based on fairy tales, with introductions by both editors. Highly recommended (SW).

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Fifth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-07888-9, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], $15.95, 518pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty); Best-of-the-year anthology of 44 stories and six poems, plus a summation of the year in horror and fantasy by the editors, a survey of fantasy and sf in the media, and a necrology. This is the best of the horror/fantasy “bests” Highly recommended (SW). A hardcover edition (-07887-0, $27.95) was announced but not seen.

The Cornish Trilogy Robertson Davies (Viking 0-670-84186-2, Nov ’91 [Jan ’92], $30.00, 1136pp, hc, cover by Bascove) [Rebel Angels]; Omnibus of three literary novels with fantasy elements, The Rebel Angels (Macmillan Canada 1981), What’s Bred in the Bone (Macmillan Canada 1985), and The Lyre of Orpheus (Macmillan Canada 1989). A Penguin trade paperback edition was published simultaneously with this one.

The Enchanter Reborn ed. L. Sprague de Camp & Christopher Stasheff (Baen 0-671-72134-8, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 296pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Harold Shea]; Original shared-world anthology of five stories featuring Harold Shea, with an introduction by Christopher Stasheff.

Merlin Dreams in the Mondream Wood Charles de Lint (Pulphouse 1-56146-552-6, Jul ’92, $1.95, 38pp, pb, cover by Donna Gordon) [Sara Kendell; Moonheart]; Fantasy short story that originally appeared in Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, Issue 7 and in the collection Spiritwalk. Short Story Paperback #52. A 100-copy signed limited hardcover (-932-7, $20.00) edition is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.

Spiritwalk Charles de Lint (Tor 0-312-85204-5, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $19.95, 365pp, hc, cover by David Bergen) [Moonheart]; Omnibus of one novel (Ghostwood (Axolotl 1990)), two novellas (Ascian in Rose (Axoltol 1987) & Westlin Wind (Axoltol 1989)), and one short story plus original introductory material. This omnibus is a sequel to Moonheart.

Blue Tyson Terry Dowling (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-05-8, Apr ’92, $10.00, 238pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [Tom Tyson]; Sf collection of 10 connected stories, the sequel to Rynosseros. With an introduction by Jack Vance. Available for $10.00 US (airmail postpaid to anywhere in the world). From Aphelion Publications, PO Box 619, North Adelaide SA 5006 Australia.

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