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Short Circuits: Thirteen Shocking Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults ed. Donald R. Gallo (Delacorte 0-385-30785-3, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $16.00, 206pp, hc); Original anthology of 13 young-adult ghost and horror stories, including work by Joan Aiken, Robert Westall, and Annette Curtis Klause.


Hottest Blood: The Ultimate in Erotic Horror ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett (Pocket 0-671-75367-3, Jan ’93 [Dec ’92], $5.50, 256pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) [Hot Blood]; Original anthology of 20 erotic horror stories.


Grails: Quests, Visitations and Other Occurences ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer (Unnameable Press 0-934227-09-8, Oct ’92, no price, 639pp, hc); Original anthology of 35 stories about quests for grails, with a poem by Jane Yolen and an introduction by Fritz Leiber. A 1500-copy limited edition (-08-X) was announced but not seen, and a special 1000-copy edition was presented at the 1992 World Fantasy Convention. Order from Unnameable Press, PO Box 11689, Atlanta GA 30355-1689.


Herland and Selected Stories Charlotte Perkins Gilman (Penguin/Signet 0-451-52562-0, Jul ’92, $5.95, 349pp, pb); Collection of 20 stories, including macabre and ghostly tales, plus the Utopian short novel Herland. Edited and with an introduction by Barbara H. Solomon.


Prisoners and Other Stories Ed Gorman (CD Publications 1-881475-00-X, Nov ’92, $20.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Bob Korn); Collection of 22 horror and crime stories, one original, with an introduction by the author and an afterword by Dean Koontz. A signed limited edition (-01-8) was announced but not seen. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 18433, Baltimore MD 21237.


Invitation to Murder ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg (Dark Harvest 0-913165-65-4, Dec ’91 [Jan ’92], $21.95, 292pp, hc, cover by Robert Lavoie); Associational original anthology of 18 mystery stories, a few with fantasy elements. All the stories are based on a single broad premise, and the contributors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, William F. Nolan, Richard Laymon, and Gary Brandner.


Great Ghost Stories ed. John Grafton (Dover 0-486-27270-2, Oct ’92 [Nov ’92], $1.00, 100pp, tp, cover by Paul E. Kennedy); Anthology of ten classic ghost stories with an introduction by the editor. A Dover Thrift edition.


Dracula: Prince of Darkness ed. Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-531-0, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren); Original anthology of 15 horror stories featuring Dracula, with an introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz.


The Further Adventures of Batman 2: Featuring the Penguin ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56012-3, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 425pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) [Batman]; Original anthology of 11 stories about Batman and the Penguin, most with marginal sf or fantasy elements and all but two by veteran sf writers.


Isaac’s Universe Volume Three: Unnatural Diplomacy ed. Martin H. Greenberg (AvoNova 0-380-75753-2, Jul ’92 [Jun ’92], $4.99, 258pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Isaac’s Universe]; Original shared-world anthology of seven sf stories, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, set in a universe created by Asimov just for this series.


The Super Hugos ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Baen 0-671-72135-6, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], $4.99, 424pp, pb, cover by Frank Kelly-Freas); Anthology of ten Hugo Award-winning stories, selected as “the best of the best” by the 1992 Hugo voters. With an introduction by Charles Sheffield plus an analysis of the voting and a list of all Hugo Award winners. The volume is attributed only as “Presented by Isaac Asimov” with a note that he was unable to do so before his death.


A Taste for Blood ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Robert Weinberg (Dorset 0-88029-770-0, Aug ’92 [Sep ’92], $9.95, 589pp, hc); Anthology of 15 vampire novellas with an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition. Only Greenberg’s name appears on the cover.


Christmas Bestiary ed. Rosalind M. & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-528-0, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], $4.99, 315pp, pb, cover by John Howe); Original anthology of 19 fantasy Christmas stories featuring mythical beasts, with a field guide to Christmas Beasts by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz.


Dragon Fantastic ed. Rosalind M. & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-511-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], $4.50, 299pp, pb, cover by John Howe); Original anthology of 16 stories about dragons, with an introduction by Tad Williams.


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