The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Mother of Storms Adrian Cole (Unwin 0-04-440306-2, Apr 89, £6.99, 378pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Star Requiem series.
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Thief of Dreams Adrian Cole (Unwin 0-04-440403-4, Oct 89, £6.99, 366pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Star Requiem] Fantasy novel. Volume two in the Star Requiem series.
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Revenge of the Damned Allan Cole & Chris Bunch (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33173-7, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 354pp, pb) [Sten] Sf novel, fifth in the Sten series of far-future military adventures.
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The Quick Burt Cole (William Morrow 0-688-08478-8, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $17.95, 307pp, hc) Sf military novel.
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Maze Larry Collins (Grafton 0-246-13521-2, Sep 89 [Oct 89], £12.95, 364pp, hc, cover by John Knights) Thriller about psychics.
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Sunglasses After Dark Nancy Collins (NAL Onyx 0-451-40147-6, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $3.95, 253pp, pb) [Sonja Blue] Vampire horror novel; a first novel. This is intense, erotic, and truly nasty. Highly recommended (SW).
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Annual 1988 ed. Robert Collins (Meckler 0-88736-249-4, Jan 89 [Feb 89], $65.00, 486pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. Approximately 600 reviews by 100 reviewers of fiction and non-fiction from 1987 plus some introductory articles.
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The Fablesinger Judith Woolcock Colombo (The Crossing Press 0-89594-376-X, Sep 89, $7.95, 131pp, tp) Caribbean feminist fantasy, a first novel. The great shaman Fablesinger and her women do battle with the forces of the evil Obeah man to save their world.
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Tetrarch Alex Comfort (Paladin 0-586-08772-9, Jan 89, £4.99, 399pp, tp, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Reprint (Shambhala 1980) literary fantasy novel.
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In the Deep Woods Nicholas Conde (NEL 0-450-50504-9, Sep 89 [Oct 89], £12.95, 286pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martins 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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King of the Scepterd Isle Michael Greatrex Coney (SFBC #15464, Nov 89, $8.98, 399pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Reprint (NAL 1989) quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, sequel to Fang the Gnome.
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King of the Scepterd Isle Michael Greatrex Coney (NAL 0-453-00667-1, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $18.95, 399pp, hc) [Song of Earth] Quasi-Arthurian fantasy novel with sf elements, sequel to Fang the Gnome and part of the Greataway series.
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Genie with the Light Blue Hair Ellen Conford (Bantam 0-553-05806-1, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $13.95, 150pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who gets more than just an old lamp for her birthday. A genie who bears a striking resemblance to Groucho Marx comes with it.
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The Hampton Sisters Bernard F. Conners (Severn House 0-7278-4016-9, Nov 89 [Oct 89], £11.95, 287pp, hc) Reprint (Dell 1988) occult thriller. [First U.K. edition]
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The Houdini Directive Mike Connor (Ace 0-441-34354-6, Dec 89, $3.50, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Harper & Row 1978 as I Am Not the Other Houdini) sf novel set in 21st-century California.
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The Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit Storm Constantine (Tor 0-812-50554-9, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.95, 318pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Wraeththu] Sf novel, first book of the Wraeththu series. First American edition (Macdonald 1987).
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The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire Storm Constantine (Drunken Dragon Press 0-947578-00-5, Aug 89 [Nov 89], £13.95, 424pp, hc, cover by Paul Damon) [Wraeththu] Sf novel. Volume 3 in the Wraeththu series.
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The Fulfilments of Fate and Desire Storm Constantine (Orbit 0-7088-8305-2, Aug 89, £4.99, 424pp, tp) [Wraeththu] Sf novel. Volume 3 in the Wraeththu series.
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The Power Sal Conte (Leisure 0-8439-2747-X, Feb 89, $3.95, 355pp, pb) Horror novel about a boy with the power to kill.
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The Black Company Glen Cook (Tor 0-812-50389-9, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 319pp, pb) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1984) military fantasy novel, first of the Chronicles of the Black Company; second printing.
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The Garrett Files Glen Cook (SFBC 14378, Jan 89, $8.98, 695pp, hc) [Garrett] Omnibus of three fantasy detective novels: Sweet Silver Blues (1987), Bitter Gold Hearts (1988), and Cold Copper Tears (1989). All originally from NAL Signet.
- 1 · Sweet Silver Blues · n. New York: New American Library, 1987
- 219 · Bitter Gold Hearts · n. New York: New American Library, 1988
- 463 · Cold Copper Tears · n. New York: New American Library, 1989
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Old Tin Sorrows Glen Cook (NAL Signet 0-451-16013-4, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 252pp, pb) [Garrett] Fantasy/Private eye novel, fourth book in the Garrett series.
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Shadow Games Glen Cook (Tor 0-812-53382-8, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 311pp, pb) [Black Company] Military fantasy novel, Book four of the Chronicles of the Black Company series, and first Book of the South.
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The Silver Spike Glen Cook (Tor 0-812-50220-5, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $3.95, 313pp, pb) [Black Company] Fantasy novel set in the same world as Chronicles of the Black Company.
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The Tower of Fear Glen Cook (Tor 0-312-93193-X, Aug 89, $16.95, 375pp, hc) Fantasy novel of intrigue and wizardry, set in a barbarian city. Not part of any past series.
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The Oracle Hugh Cook (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20914-3, Jul 89 [Jun 89], $3.95, 346pp, pb) [Age of Darkness] Reprint (Corgi 1987 as The Women and the Warlords) humorous sword and sorcery novel, fourth in the American version of the Wizard War Chronicles (third in the British version).
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The Wicked and the Witless Hugh Cook (Corgi 0-552-13439-2, Mar 89 [Feb 89], £3.99, 459pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Age of Darkness] Fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the Chronicles of an Age of Darkness series.
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The Women and the Warlords Hugh Cook (Colin Smythe 0-86140-265-0, Mar 89 [Apr 89], £10.95, 283pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Reprint (Corgi 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 3 in The Chronicles of an Age of Darkness. [Not seen]
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The Women and the Warlords Hugh Cook (Dufour/Corgi 0-8023-1286-1, May 89 [Apr 89], $19.95, 283pp, hc) [Age of Darkness] Humorous sword and sorcery novel, third book in the Chronicles of an Age of Darkness series of an announced 24 (!). First American edition (Corgi 1987). Actually this is the fourth volume, since the American editions have been broken up into more volumes.
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Limbo System Rick Cook (Baen 0-671-69835-4, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $3.50, 305pp, pb) Sf novel about demonic aliens trapped in a planetless system and released by Earthmen.
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Wizards Bane Rick Cook (Baen 0-671-69803-6, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.50, 310pp, pb) [Wiz Zumwalt] Fantasy novel about a computer hacker transported to a magical world. A first novel.
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Wizards Bane Rick Cook (Baen 0-671-69803-6, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Wiz Zumwalt] Reissue (Baen 1989) fantasy novel about a computer hacker transported to a magical world; second printing.
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The Wizardry Compiled Rick Cook (Baen 0-671-69856-7, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.95, 307pp, pb, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Wiz Zumwalt] Fantasy novel of a computer geek in a magical world, sequel to Wizards Bane.
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Mortal Fear Robin Cook (Berkley 0-425-11388-4, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $4.95, 364pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1988) medical horror novel of genetics.
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Mortal Fear Robin Cook (Pan 0-330-30760-6, Mar 89, £3.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Putnam 1988) medical horror novel.
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Mutation Robin Cook (Putnam 0-399-13402-6, Jan 89, $18.95, 367pp, hc) Medical thriller about the results of genetic engineering. Father creates the perfect son with horrible results.
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Mutation Robin Cook (Macmillan 0-333-49656-6, Apr 89 [Mar 89], £11.95, 367pp, hc, cover by Jerry Bauer) Reprint (Putnam 1989) medical thriller about the horrific results of genetic engineering. [First U.K. edition]
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The Crimson Goddess Catherine Cooke (Ace 0-441-12199-3, Nov 89, $3.95, 232pp, pb) [Winged Assassin] Fantasy novel, third book in the Winged Assassin series.
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Realm of the Gods Catherine Cooke (Orbit 0-7088-8297-8, Jun 89 [May 89], £2.99, 218pp, pb) [Winged Assassin] Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel. Sequel to The Winged Assassin. [First U.K. edition]
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The Lake John Peyton Cooke (Avon 0-380-75768-0, Aug 89, $3.95, 218pp, pb) Horror novel about monstrous evil lurking at the bottom of a lake. A first novel.
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The Nightmares on Elm Street, Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story Jeffrey Cooper (St. Martins 0-312-90517-3, Aug 89 [Jul 89], $3.95, 216pp, pb) Reissue (St. Martins 1987) movie tie-in horror novelization; third printing.
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Infanta Louise Cooper (Unwin 0-04-440303-8, Apr 89, £3.50, 318pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the Indigo 8-part series.
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Inferno Louise Cooper (Tor 0-812-50246-9, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $3.95, 276pp, pb) [Indigo] Fantasy novel, second book in the Indigo series. The text of this edition has been revised from the original British edition. First American edition (Unwin 1988).
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Nemesis Louise Cooper (Tor 0-812-53401-8, Jun 89 [May 89], $3.95, 294pp, pb) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. First American edition (Unwin Hyman 1988). This is a revised edition of Book One of Indigo, an announced octology.
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Nocturne Louise Cooper (Unwin 0-04-440392-5, Aug 89, £3.50, 291pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Indigo] Fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the Indigo 8-part series.
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The Dark Is Rising Susan Cooper (Macmillan Educational 0-333-47580-1, Jan 89, £3.25, 256pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1973) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the The Dark is Rising series. [Not seen]
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Over Sea, Under Stone Susan Cooper (Macmillan Collier 0-02-042785-9, Apr 89 [May 89], $2.95, 243pp, pb) [Dark Is Rising] Reprint (Cape 1965) young-adult fantasy novel, first book in The Dark Is Rising series.
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The Vampire: In Legend and Fact Basil Copper (Citadel Press 0-8065-1126-5, Jun 89, $7.95, 208pp, tp) Reprint (Hale 1973 as The Vampire: In Legend, Fact, and Art) non-fiction study of vampirism.
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Vic and Blood Richard Corben & Harlan Ellison (St. Martins 0-312-03471-7, Nov 89, $8.95, 63pp, tp, cover by Richard Corben) [Vic & Blood] Graphic novel adaptation of Ellisons three post-Apocalypse sf stories, Eggsucker, A Boy and His Dog, and Run, Spot, Run.
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Fade Robert Cormier (Dell 0-440-20487-9, Sep 89 [Aug 89], $4.50, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1988) multigenerational fantasy novel about a family who possesses inherited powers of invisibility. A World Fantasy Award nominee.
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Star Trek: The Abode of Life Lee Correy (Titan 1-85286-182-7, Jul 89, £2.95, 207pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket Books 1982) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition]
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Double Your Pleasure: The Ace SF Double James A. Corrick (Gryphon Books 0-936071-13-3, Mar 89, $5.95, 85pp, ph) Non-fiction, reference. A bibliography of the Ace Doubles. Limited to 500 copies. Introduction by Donald A. Wollheim, and a long essay by Corrick.
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Beneath Still Waters Matthew J. Costello (Berkley 0-425-11532-1, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 266pp, pb) Horror novel about lake creature. It reaches up with gnarled, rotted fingers...
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Guardians of the Three Volume Three: The Wizard of Tizare Matthew J. Costello (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28303-0, Jan 90 [Dec 89], $3.95, 313pp, pb, cover by Steve Assel) [Guardians of the Three] Fantasy round-robin series by various authors, packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates. The credit on the cover reads Created by Bill Fawcett. The authors name is on the back in smaller type.
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Edens Eyes Sean Costello (Pocket 0-671-66853-6, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 278pp, pb) Horror novel. A woman given sight by an eye transplant is haunted by horrifying visions.
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Edens Eyes Sean Costello (Pan 0-330-30810-6, Oct 89, £3.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Melvyn) Reprint (Pocket 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Beyond the Looking Glass ed. Jonathan Cott (Viking Overlook Tusk 0-87951-238-5, May 88, $9.95, 519pp, tp) Reprint (Stonehill 1973) anthology of ten Victorian fantasy tales and poems, with an introduction by Leslie Fiedler and an essay by the editor plus 200 black-and-white period illustrations. This edition has a 1987 date, was announced for 1988, and not seen until 1989. A hardcover edition (-995-9) was also offered but not seen.
- xi · Introduction · Leslie Fiedler · in
- xxi · Notes on Fairy Faith and the Idea of Childhood · Jonathan Cott · ar *
- 1 · The King of the Golden River, or The Black Brothers · John Ruskin · nv London: Smith, Elder, 1841
- 39 · Petsetillas Posy · Tom Hood · na, 1870
- 147 · Wooden Tony · Lucy Lane Clifford · ss The Last Touches and Other Stories, London: Adam & Charles Black, 1892
- 163 · Through the Fire · Mary de Morgan · nv On a Pincushion, London: Seeley, Jackson & Halliday, 1877
- 193 · The Wanderings of Arasmon · Mary de Morgan · nv The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde, 1888
- 215 · WantedA King · Maggie Browne · na, 1890
- 309 · Tinykins Transformations · Mark Lemon · na booklet, 1869
- 391 · The Golden Key · George MacDonald · nv Dealings with the Fairies, Arthur Strahan, 1867
- 421 · The Day Boy and the Night Girl [The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris] · George MacDonald · nv The Graphic Christmas, 1879
- 465 · Goblin Market [1859] · Christina Georgina Rossetti · pm The Goblin Market and Other Poems, 1862
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Legacy of Earth Juanita Coulson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28180-2, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 357pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Sf novel; book three of the multi-generational Children of the Stars family saga.
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Outward Bound Juanita Coulson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28179-9, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 371pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey (1982) sf novel; second book in the multi-generational Children of the Stars family saga. Second printing.
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The Past of Forever Juanita Coulson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28181-0, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $3.95, 327pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Sf novel of archaeologists on an alien world, book four of the Children of the Stars series.
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Tomorrows Heritage Juanita Coulson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31065-9, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Children of the Stars] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1981) sf novel; book one of the multi-generational Children of the Stars family saga. Fourth printing.
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An Index to DAW Books Ian Covell (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-15-7, Jul 89, £2.50, 58pp, ph) Index to DAW books, including reprints and reissues. Photocopied letter-size sheets in a heavy paper binder.
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Stationfall Arthur Byron Cover (Avon 0-380-75387-1, Dec 89 [Nov 89], $3.95, 297pp, pb, cover by Alex Jay & Studio J) [Infocom] Humorous sf novelization based on the Infocom computer game, second book in a series packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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Monster of the Year Bruce Coville (Pocket 0-671-64749-0, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $2,75, 135pp, tp) Childrens fantasy about a contest that draws monsters from as far away as Transylvania, illustrated by Harvey Kurtzman.
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My Teacher is an Alien Bruce Coville (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-64748-2, Jun 89, $2.75, 124pp, tp) [My Teacher Is an Alien] Childrens sf novel about sixth graders who discover that their substitute teacher is an extraterrestrial. Illustrated by Mike Wimmer.
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Philip José Farmers The Dungeon, Volume 2: The Dark Abyss Bruce Coville (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27640-9, Feb 89 [Jan 89], $3.95, 321pp, pb) [Dungeon] Fantasy novelization set in a world created by Philip José Farmer, who also did the introduction. The series is packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. The authors name does not appear on the cover or on the copyright page.
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The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories ed. Michael Cox & R. A. Gilbert (Oxford 0-19-282666-2, Oct 89, £5.95, 504pp, tp, cover by Atkinson Grimshaw) Reprint (Oxford University Press 1986) ghost story anthology of 42 stories.
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The Munsters Stephen Cox (Contemporary Books 0-8092-4291-5, Oct 89, $9.95, 174pp, tp) Non-fiction. A guide to the classic monster sitcom of the 1960s, with many photos.
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Team Yankee Harold Coyle (Star 0-352-32325-6, Apr 89, £3.50, 306pp, pb) Reprint (Presidio 1987) novel about World War III. This Open Market edition is not generally available in the UK.
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Fury John Coyne (Warner 0-446-51420-9, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $18.95, 280pp, hc) Horror novel of possession.
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The Gift of Stones Jim Crace (Macmillan Scribners 0-684-19070-2, Apr 89 [Mar 89], $16.95, 170pp, hc) Literary novel about prehistoric man and the coming of the Bronze Age. First American edition (Martin, Secker & Warburg 1988).
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The Gift of Stones Jim Crace (Picador 0-330-30601-4, Sep 89, £3.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Geoff Brightling) Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1988) literary fantasy novel.
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Warhammer: Zaragoz Brian Craig (GW Books 1-85515-003-4, Nov 89, £4.99, 245pp, tp, cover by Ian Miller) [Warhammer: Orfeo] Highly enjoyable fantasy about the decaying empire of Zaragoz as seen through the eyes of the wandering minstrel Orfeo. Despite being part of the Warhammer series, this has few of the stereotyped situations of most such novelizations. Strongly recommended. Volume 1 in the Tales of Orfeo series. This is a pseudonym for Brian Stableford.
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Twistor John Cramer (William Morrow 0-877-95967-6, Mar 89 [Feb 89], $18.95, 250pp, hc) Hard sf thriller. A first novel.
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Twistor John Cramer (SFBC #15033, Jul 89 [Oct 89], $8.98, 309pp, hc) Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel.
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Spirits of Christmas ed. Kathryn Cramer & David G. Hartwell (Wynwood 0-922066-16-7, Oct 89 [Sep 89], $18.95, 284pp, hc) Anthology of 20 Christmas ghost stories, seven of them originals.
- 19 · The Prescription · Marjorie Bowen · ss The London Magazine Jan 29
- 34 · The Mystery of My Grandmothers Hair Sofa · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harpers Weekly Dec 14, 1895
- 41 · How the Bishop Sailed to Inniskeen · Gene Wolfe · ss *
- 48 · Old Applejoys Ghost · Frank R. Stockton · ss Afield and Afloat, Scribner, 1900
- 61 · Green Holly · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Demon Lover and Other Stories, J. Cape, 1945
- 70 · Floodlights · Martha Soukup · ss *
- 79 · The Real and the Counterfeit · Alfred Baldwin, Mrs. · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories, Dent, 1895
- 93 · Snow Ghosts · Richard A. Lupoff · ss *
- 103 · Unawares · Hildegarde Hawthorne · ss New England Magazine Dec 08
- 108 · A Midwinters Tale · Michael Swanwick · ss IASFM Dec 88
- 122 · The Haunted Man · Charles Dickens · na Bradbury & Evans, 1848
- 196 · The Haunted Man: A Christmas Story by Ch-r-s D-c-k-n-s · Bret Harte · ss Sensation Novels: Condensed, Holten, 1871
- 203 · The Confessions of Ebenezer Scrooge · James Morrow · ss *
- 210 · O Come Little Children... · Chet Williamson · ss *
- 219 · But Do You Recall...? · Greg Cox · ss *
- 224 · A Handful of Silver · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Travellers By Night, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1967
- 231 · A Masquerade of Voices · Susan Palwick · ss Amazing Nov 88
- 242 · The Breakdown · Marjorie Bowen · ss
- 250 · The Peculiar Demesne · Russell Kirk · nv Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 274 · Icicle Music · Michael Bishop · ss *
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