The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Summit Richard Bowker (Bantam 0-553-27710-3, May 89, $4.50, 313pp, pb) Psychic espionage thriller about a beautiful KGB psychic who turns loyal American operatives into double agents.
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Dualists Stephen Bowkett (Piper 0-330-30807-6, Sep 89 [Aug 89], £2.50, 159pp, pb, cover by The Douglas Brothers) Reprint (Gollancz 1987) young-adult sf novel. This is dated 1988, but has only just appeared.
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The Curse of Slagfid Elizabeth H. Boyer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33265-2, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 341pp, pb) [Wizards War] Norse fantasy novel about two heroes seeking to lift a family curse. Sequel to The Trolls Grindstone.
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The Trolls Grindstone Elizabeth H. Boyer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32182-0, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 342pp, pb) [Wizards War] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) Norse fantasy novel; fourth printing.
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Maidens End Josephine Boyle (St. Martins 0-312-03391-5, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $17.95, 265pp, hc, cover by Pete Rozycki) Gothic psychological thriller with a real poltergeist. First American edition (Piatkus 1988).
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After Sundown Randall Boyll (Charter 1-55773-190-X, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 299pp, pb) Horror novel of possession in a snowbound cabin. A first novel.
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The Nemesis from Terra/Battle for the Stars ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55960-6, May 89 [Apr 89], $2.95, 107 & 141pp, pb) Anthology of two novels, The Nemesis from Terra (Ace 1961) and Battle for the Stars (Torquil 1961) printed back to back á la the old Ace doubles.
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Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34296-8, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 179pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1953) classic sf novel; 78th printing. This edition contains the novel plus the 1982 afterword and the 1979 coda by Bradburythe first edition included two additional short stories.
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The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury (Easton Press, Sep 89, no price, 309pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1950) collection of loosely-connected stories of mans colonization of Mars, with a new introduction by Damon Knight and the 1974 illustrations by Joseph Mugnaini. This special, leatherbound, gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
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The October Country Ray Bradbury (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-25040-0, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $4.95, 276pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1955) collection of 19 stories; 25th printing.
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The Toynbee Convector Ray Bradbury (Grafton 0-246-13430-5, Mar 89 [Feb 89], £12.95, 277pp, hc, cover by Wendell Minor) Reprint (Knopf 1988) collection of 23 stories, sf, fantasy, horror, and mainstream. [First U.K. edition]
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The Toynbee Convector Ray Bradbury (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27957-2, Jun 89, $3.95, 225pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1988) collection of 23 stories.
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The History of Luminous Motion Scott Bradfield (Knopf 0-394-57875-9, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $17.95, 274pp, hc) Associational non-fantasy literary novel by a writer of sf short fiction. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1989).
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The Secret Life of Houses Scott Bradfield (Unwin 0-04-440307-0, May 89, £3.99, 166pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1988) associational/sf collection.
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The Colours of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley (Lightning 0-340-49685-1, Apr 89, £2.50, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1983 as The Colors of Space) young-adult sf novel. Revised from the 1963 edition from Monarch. [First U.K. edition]
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The Firebrand Marion Zimmer Bradley (Sphere 0-7474-0126-8, Apr 89, £3.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Mel Flatt) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) historical novel about the Trojan War.
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The Heirs of Hammerfell Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-395-4, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $18.95, 300pp, hc, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover] Sf novel in the Darkover series.
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Stormqueen! Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-310-5, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $4.50, 364pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1978) sf novel in the Darkover series. 12th printing.
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Stormqueen! Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-4013-4, Oct 89, £12.95, 365pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 1978) sf novel. In the Darkover series.
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The World Wreckers Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-1754-X, Jun 89, £10.95, 190pp, hc, cover by Trevor Newman) [Darkover] Reprint (Ace 1971) sf novel. In the Darkover series.
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The Survivors Marion Zimmer Bradley & Paul Edwin Zimmer (Legend 0-09-938620-8, Apr 89, £2.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones) [Hunters of the Red Moon] Reissue (DAW 1979) sf novel. Sequel to Hunters of the Red Moon.
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Spells of Wonder ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-367-9, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Original anthology of 16 stories, with an introduction by Bradley.
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Sword and Sorceress 1 ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Headline 0-7472-3105-2, Oct 89, £3.50, 255pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1984) original fantasy anthology.
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Sword and Sorceress 4 ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Headline 0-7472-3364-0, Oct 89, £3.50, 285pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1987) original anthology of 18 fantasy stories, by both seasoned professionals and new writers. [First U.K. edition]
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The Colour of Power Gillian Bradshaw (Methuen 0-413-18680-6, Mar 89, £12.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Biz Hull) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1988 as Imperial Purple). Associational. Historical novel set in ancient Tyre, by an authoress known for her fantasy. [First U.K. edition]
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Death Walkers Gary Brandner (Severn House 0-7278-1753-1, May 89, £10.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Trevor Newman) Reprint horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Doomstalker Gary Brandner (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14577-8, Dec 89, $3.95, 234pp, pb) Horror novel. Cop stalked by demons.
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Tribe of the Dead Gary Brandner (Severn House 0-7278-4011-8, Oct 89, £11.95, 251pp, hc, cover by Roger Smith) Reprint (Hamlyn 1984) horror novel.
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Shiva: An Adventure of the Ice Age J. H. Brennan (Collins 0-00-184712-0, Apr 89 [May 89], £5.95, 141pp, hc) [Shiva] Young-adult fantasy novel.
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Look Back on Laurel Hills Joseph Payne Brennan (Jwindz Publishing 0-9618918-2-3, Nov 89, $8.00, 49pp, tp) Poetry collection by a well-known horror writer. A hardcover edition of 60 copies (-1-5, $30.00) was out of print on publication.
- 3 · Summers End · pm
- 4 · Winter Beaches · pm
- 5 · Old Men and Autumn · pm
- 6 · Winter Walk in Deep December · pm Borderland #2 85
- 7 · This Snowy Night · pm World Fantasy Convention Program Book, ed. Kennedy Poyser, 1982
- 8 · Black Oak Leaves · pm
- 9 · April · pm
- 9 · December · pm
- 10 · Heat · pm Escape! Fll 77
- 11 · Cherry Orchard · pm
- 12 · Another August · pm
- 103 · The Country of Autumn · pm
- 14 · Wild Scents · pm
- 15 · The Wall · pm
- 16 · Destined Things · pm
- 17 · That Savage City · pm
- 18 · After a Kittens Death · pm, 1978
- 19 · Never Far Away · pm
- 20 · Ghost-Town Saloon: Winter · pm Fire and Sleet and Candlelight, ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1961
- 21 · Haunted House · pm Weird Tales Sum 88
- 22 · Love Story · pm
- 23 · Never a Love Again · pm
- 24 · Once, at Least · pm All the Devils Are Here, ed. David D. Deyo, Jr., Unnameable Press, 1986
- 25 · Soon Enough · pm
- 26 · Bag Hag · pm Twilight Zone Nov/Dec 84
- 27 · Mountain-Town Widow · pm
- 28 · Last Flat · pm
- 29 · Writers Block · pm
- 30 · Manifesto · pm
- 31 · John Mason Sidd · pm Weird Tales Spr 88
- 32 · Foolish Thing · pm, 1974
- 33 · Brief Achievements · pm
- 34 · Infantryman · pm, 1949
- 35 · Night Guard: Ardennes · pm
- 36 · Permanent Things · pm
- 37 · If Healing Exists · pm Weirdbook #17 83
- 39 · Preludes to Oblivion · pm
- 45 · The Turning Leaves · pm
- 46 · The Laurel Hills · pm
- 48 · Everlasting Instant · pm
- 49 · Return · pm Myrddin #4 78
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Catastrophes Spell Mayer Alan Brenner (DAW 0-88677-357-1, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Dance of the Gods] Comic magical fantasy about a sorcerous war. A first novel.
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Time and Chance Alan Brennert (Tor 0-312-93192-1, Feb 90 [Dec 89], $17.95, 281pp, hc, cover by Lina Levy) Fantasy novel in Twilight Zone style of a man given the opportunity to change places with himself in an alternate reality. This is entertaining and poignant stuff. Recommended (SW).
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The Future at War, Vol. III: Orions Sword ed. Reginald Bretnor (Baen 0-671-69807-9, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.50, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1980) military sf anthology with 17 items.
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Perians Journey Sue Bridgwater & Alistair McGechie (Julia MacRae 0-86203-404-3, Oct 89, £8.95, 133pp, hc, cover by Graham Ward) Young-adult fantasy novel.
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Doctor Who: Dragonfire Ian Briggs (Lyle Stuart/Target 0-426-20322-4, 1989 [Aug 89], $3.95, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization, Doctor Who #137. This is a worldwide edition carrying the names of the publisher and its US, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand distributors and their respective prices.
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Doctor Who: Dragonfire Ian Briggs (Target 0-426-20322-4, Mar 89, £1.99, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Young-adult sf novelization. Volume 137 in the series.
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The Last Ship William Brinkley (Ballantine 0-345-35982-8, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $9.95, 616pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1988) near-future sf holocaust novel.
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Dr. Dredds Wagon of Wonders Bill Brittain (Harper Trophy 0-06-440289-4, Mar 89 [May 89], $3.50, 179pp, tp) [Coven Tree] Reprint (Harper & Row 1987) young-adult fantasy novel, part of the Coven Tree series. Illustrations by Andrew Glass.
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Empires Horizon John Brizzolara (DAW 0-88677-365-2, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) Sf novel about a planets rebellion against the failing Terran Empire; a first novel.
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Sanity Plea: A Study of Schizophrenia in the Novels of Kurt Vonnegut Lawrence R. Broer (UMI 0-8357-1885-9, Dec 88 [Mar 89], $39.95, 216pp, hc) Non-fiction; criticism. Compares the early novels (The Struggle) with the late novels (Resolution). [Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]
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The Manipulator Dana Brookins (Zebra 0-8217-2814-8, Nov 89 [Oct 89], $3.95, 286pp, pb) Horror novel of a little boy who battles a monstrous evil.
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No Kidding Bruce Brooks (Harper & Row 0-06-020722-1, Apr 89 [May 89], $13.95, 207pp, hc) Young-adult novel about alcoholism and family problems set in 21st-century Washington D.C. The Futuristic elements are minor.
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The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-7088-1344-5, Dec 89, £3.99, 726pp, pb, cover by The Brothers Hildebrant) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Shannara series.
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The Wishsong of Shannara Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-7088-8208-0, Dec 89, £3.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Shannara series.
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Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (SFBC #14295, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $5.98, 238pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel; book three of The Magic Kingdom of Landover series.
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Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36227-6, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $4.95, 303pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel, third book in the Magic Kingdom of Landover series.
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Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-7088-8311-7, Dec 89 [Nov 89], £3.50, 291pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Magic Kingdom series.
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The Sky Lords John Brosnan (Gollancz 0-575-04490-X, Apr 89, £3.50, 318pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Sky Lords] Reprint (Gollancz 1988) sf novel. Volume 1 in the Sky Lords trilogy.
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War of the Sky Lords John Brosnan (Gollancz 0-575-04380-6, Oct 89, £12.95, 252pp, hc) [Sky Lords] Sf novel. Volume two in the Sky Lords trilogy.
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Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1988 Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento (Locus Press 0-9616629-6-4, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $50.00, 463pp, hc) Non-fiction; bibliography. Besides book listings from Locus, this includes indexes of all the magazines and anthologies plus commentaries on the year and a research index by Hal W. Hall.
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Day of the Cheetah Dale Brown (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-121-5, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $18.95, 504pp, hc) [Patrick McLanahan] Near-future technothriller about a piloting system that creates symbiotic relationship between man and machine.
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Day of the Cheetah Dale Brown (Grafton 0-246-13611-1, Oct 89, £7.95, 416pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Patrick McLanahan] Reprint (Fine 1989) near-future techno-thriller. Also available in hardcover (-13484-4, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
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Silver Tower Dale Brown (Grafton Overseas 0-586-20269-2, 1989, £3.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Image Bank) Reprint (Fine 1988) sf novel. This special Open Market edition is not available in the UK.
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Silver Tower Dale Brown (Berkley 0-425-11529-1, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $4.95, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Fine 1988) near-future high-tech political/sf novel about limited nuclear war in space.
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Silver Tower Dale Brown (Grafton 0-586-20269-2, Jun 89, £3.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Image Bank) Reprint (Fine 1988) high-tech thriller set in a military space station.
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Whispering Death Fredric Brown (McMillan, Dennis, Jan 89 [Feb 89], $35.00, 201pp, hc) Associational. Mystery collection. Limited, numbered edition of 450 copies.
- 5 · Murder Set to Music [Murder to Music] · na The Saint Detective Magazine Jan 57
- 57 · The Corpse and the Candle · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Jul 43
- 79 · Wheels Across the Night · ss G-Men Detective Jul 41
- 91 · Where Theres Smoke · ss Black Book Detective Sep 42
- 111 · Herbie Rides His Hunch · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Oct 19 40
- 123 · Encore for a Killer · nv Street & Smiths Mystery Magazine Mar 43
- 147 · Whispering Death · ss Dime Mystery Magazine Sep 43
- 169 · Trial by Darkness · ss Clues Mar 43
- 181 · Market for Murder · ss Shadow Mystery May 43
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Earthfall Jerry Earl Brown (Ace 0-441-85914-3, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.95, 278pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Sf novel about humans trying to survive on an Earth overrun by carnivorous mutants.
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Deus Ex Machina J. V. Brummels (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27977-7, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 277pp, pb) Sf novel. The world is ending and a few people must choose whether or not to escape into space. A first novel.
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The Compleat Traveller in Black John Brunner (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-030720-9, Oct 89, $3.95, 233pp, pb) [Traveler in Black] Reprint (Bluejay 1986) collection of five stories featuring the title character. This is a reprint of the Bluejay revised edition, but lacks the Martin Springett illustrations. The original edition, lacking one story, appeared from Ace in 1971.
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The Compleat Traveller in Black John Brunner (Mandarin 0-7493-0105-8, Oct 89 [Sep 89], £3.50, 233pp, pb, cover by Patrick Mortemore) [Traveler in Black] Reprint (Bluejay 1986 as The Compleat Traveler in Black) fantasy collection.
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Victims of the Nova John Brunner (Legend 0-09-962440-0, Mar 89, £3.99, 473pp, pb, cover by Eddie Jones) [Zarathustra Planet] Omnibus of the Zarathustra Planet series: Polymath, The Avengers of Carrig, and The Repairmen of Cyclops. Volume 22 in the Venture SF series.
- 5 · Polymath [expanded from Castaways World, Ace 1963] · n. New York: DAW, 1974
- 161 · The Avengers of Carrig [expanded from Secret Agent of Terra, Ace 1962] · n. New York: Dell, 1969
- 317 · The Repairmen of Cyclops · n. New York: Ace, 1965
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Cowboy Fengs Space Bar and Grille Steven Brust (Ace 0-441-11816-X, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.50, 224pp, pb, cover by Jim Gurney) Sf adventure novel of a bar that moves through space.
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Witch Wood John Buchan (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-496-9, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $4.50, 292pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1927) historical novel with fantasy elements set in 18th-century Scotland.
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The Master Cure Charles H. Buck (Jove 0-515-10187-7, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 284pp, pb) Near-future medical/political thriller about deadly virus unleashed by white supremacists who wish to rid the world of undesirables.
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Cerberus Algis Budrys (Pulphouse, Apr 89, 24pp, hc) Sf short story, first of Pulphouses Convention Series of signed, numbered, hardbound limited editions published to honor convention guests. Limited to 126 copies (including a special binding).
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Rogue Moon Algis Budrys (Easton Press, Apr 89 [Mar 89], no price, 176pp, hc) Reprint (Fawcett 1960) classic sf novel, with a new introduction by Willis E. McNelly and a 1977 foreword by the author from the Gregg Press edition. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of SF series and is available by subscription only.
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Writers of the Future Volume V ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge 0-88404-379-7, May 89 [Apr 89], $4.95, 427pp, pb) Original anthology of 14 stories from the 1988 Writers of the Future contest plus essays by various well known authors.
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