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Dark Gods T. E. D. Klein (Viking 0-670-80590-4, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $15.95, 259pp, hc); Collection of fantasy/horror tales. Three of them were previously published “in slightly different form”; “Nadelman’s God” seems to be new.

Late Knight Edition Damon Knight (NESFA Press 0-915368-85-4, Mar ’85 [Feb ’85], 200 copy signed/boxed/numbered edition $25.00; 600 copy regular edition $13.00 + $1.00 postage per order, 150pp, hc); Collection of 6 stories (one an original) and two essays, published in conjunction with Knight’s appearance as Guest of Honor at Boskone XXII. The boxed, signed edition sold out at the convention.

E.T.: The Storybook of the Green Planet William Kotzwinkle (Putnam 0-399-21257-4, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $8.95, 78pp, hc) [E.T.]; Juvenile story with illustrations by David Wiesner, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. Its relationship to the previously published Book of the Green Planet by Kotzwinkle isn’t made clear.

Jewel of the Moon William Kotzwinkle (Putnam 0-399-13113-2, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $14.95, 160pp, hc); Collection of 15 stories, only two of them previously published. Most are very short fantasies.

Trinity and Other Stories Nancy Kress (Bluejay 0-312-94438-1, Aug ’85, $15.95, 279pp, hc); Collection of 11 stories, plus an introduction by Gene Wolfe.

The Chronicles of the Deryni Katherine Kurtz (SFBC #6411, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $9.98, 753pp, hc) [Deryni]; Omnibus edition of three “Deryni” fantasy novels.

Slippery and Other Stories R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, Feb ’85, $5.00, 40pp, pb); Collection of four new stories. This is the limited edition version, 176 signed/numbered copies with a stiff cover and a Lafferty sonnet on the back. The regular edition price is $2.00. Drumm Booklet #19.

Rogue Bolo Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-65545-0, Jan ’86 [Dec ’85], $2.95, 233pp, pb) [Bolo]; Collection of two connected short novels, apparently new, plus a reprint of “A Short History of the Bolo Fighting Machines”.

Always Coming Home Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper & Row 0-06-015456-X, Oct ’85 [Sep ’85], $25.00, 525pp, pb); An unusual combination of sf “novel” by Le Guin, line drawings by Margaret Chodos, and a cassette of music by Todd Barton (plus readings by Le Guin), depicting a far-future California society. One of the most complex and exciting future cultures ever created, including everything from plays to recipes. A major book. (DLN)

Five Complete Novels Ursula K. Le Guin (Avenel 0-517-48010-7, Nov ’85, $7.98, 579pp, hc) [League of All Worlds]; Omnibus edition. “Instant remainder” book published by Bonanza and distributed by Crown, for sale mainly in discount stores. The text of the 3 earlier books is the slightly corrected one from the Harper & Row reprints.

The Gorgon and Other Beastly Tales Tanith Lee (DAW 0-88677-003-3, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 288pp, pb); Collection of 11 stories. Though only 8 are credited in the acknowledgements, these may all be reprints.

Three By Ira Levin: Rosemary’s Baby, This Perfect Day, The Stepford Wives Ira Levin (Random House 0-394-54512-5, Aug ’85 [Jul ’85], $12.95, 485pp, hc); Omnibus of three horror/sf/dark fantasy novels.

Boxen: The Imaginary World of the Young C.S. Lewis C. S. Lewis (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-113630-0, Oct ’85 [Nov ’85], $13.95, 206pp, hc); Fantasy collection and miscellania. Stories and drawings set in the imaginary world of Boxen and featuring “assorted animals and gentlemen”; these were done when Lewis was a boy. First American edition. The British one appeared several months earlier.

Uninvited Ghosts Penelope Lively (Dutton 0-525-44165-4, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $10.95, 120pp, hc); Reprint (Heinemann 1984) collection of eight juvenile fantasy stories. First U.S. edition.

It Came from Schenectady Barry B. Longyear (Bluejay 0-312-94239-7, Dec ’84, $15.95, 346pp, hc); Sf collection of 12 stories.

At the Mountains of Madness H. P. Lovecraft (Arkham House 0-87054-038-6, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $16.95, xvii+458pp, hc); Reissue (Arkham House 1964) collection. The Derleth introduction has been dropped, but there is a new introduction by James Turner and a note on the texts by S.T. Joshi. This is a corrected “definitive” version, second in what will be a three-volume set.

The Dunwich Horror and Others H. P. Lovecraft (Arkham House 0-87054-037-8, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $15.95, 433pp, hc); Reissue (Arkham House 1963), “corrected 6th printing” of this Lovecraft collection, the first in a projected three-volume critical edition based on the author’s original texts. S.T. Joshi edited it, and there’s a new introduction by Robert Bloch, reprinted from the 1982 Ballantine collection Blood Curdling Tales of Supernatural Horror: The Best of H.P. Lovecraft. There are thousands of minor changes from the 1963 edition.

The House of Cthulhu and Other Tales of the Primal Land Brian Lumley (Weirdbook 0-932445-08-X, 1984 [Dec ’84], $7.50 + $1 postage, 94pp, pb) [Primal Land]; Collection of 11 stories. There is also an announced hardcover edition for $20.00.

Baaa David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-38948-8, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $12.95, 63pp, hc—library edition); Satiric fantasy written and illustrated by Macaulay; sheep take over the world and don’t do much better than the people had.

Baaa David Macaulay (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-39588-7, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $4.95, 63pp, pb); Paperback edition of the above.

A Trio for Lute R. A. MacAvoy (SFBC #3842, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $7.98, 632pp, hc) [Damiano]; Omnibus edition of a fantasy trilogy.

Nightflyers George R. R. Martin (Bluejay 0-312-94332-6, Dec ’85, $8.95, 295pp, pb); Collection of 6 stories.

Songs the Dead Men Sing George R. R. Martin (Gollancz 0-575-03566-8, Nov ’85, £8.95, 224pp, hc); Reprint (Dark Harvest 1983) collection. This edition has only 7 of the 9 stories in the original and also omits the Budrys introduction.

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