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The Bride: A Tale of Love and Doom Les Martin (Random House 0-394-87370-X, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $3.95, 93pp, pb) [Frankenstein]; Brief novelization of the remake of The Bride of Frankenstein, with color stills from the movie.

The Ireta Adventure Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #04743, Sep ’85 [Aug ’85], $7.50, 376pp, hc) [Ireta]; Omnibus edition of a sf series.

Isaac Asimov’s Fantasy ed. Shawna McCarthy (Dial 0-385-23017-6, Apr ’85 [Mar ’85], $12.95, 348pp, hc); Anthology of 19 stories from Asimov’s.

Imaginary Lands ed. Robin McKinley (Ace 0441-36694-5, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 230pp, pb); Original anthology of nine fantasy stories. Recommended. (FCM)

Tesseracts ed. Judith Merril (Press Porcepic 0-88878-242-X, Nov ’85, C$9.95, 292pp, pb); Original and reprint anthology of Canadian sf. Distributed by Beaverbooks. For information, write Press Porcepic.

Beyond Armageddon ed. Walter M. Miller, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-55-1, Oct ’85, $18.95, 387pp, hc); Anthology of 21 post-holocaust sf stories, with an introduction by Miller.

After the Flames ed. Elizabeth Mitchell (Baen 0-671-55998-2, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $2.95, 277pp, pb); Anthology of three novellas set after the Holocaust. Each is in “slightly different form” than as originally published. “Alien Stars” Vol. II.

Alien Stars ed. Elizabeth Mitchell (Baen 0-671-55934-6, Jan ’85 [Dec ’84], $2.95, 254pp, pb); Anthology of three original novellas.

The Chronicles of Castle Brass Michael Moorcock (Granada 0-246-12714-7, Sep ’85 [Jul ’85], £9.95, 150+138+144pp, hc) [Count Brass]; Omnibus edition of three fantasy novels of Dorian Hawkmoon, sequel to “The History of the Runestaff”.

Afterwar ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-55967-2, Jun ’85, $2.95, 284pp, pb); Original anthology of 12 stories set after a nuclear holocaust.

A. Merritt: Reflections in the Moon Pool ed. Sam Moskowitz (Oswald Train, Jul ’85 [Jun ’85], $20.00, 399pp, hc); Collection of Merritt marginalia. Includes poems, letters, stories, and fragments, plus a long biographical introduction by Moskowitz and 16 pages of photos. [Abraham Merritt]

Landscape with Landscape Gerald Murnane (Norstrilia 0-909106-15-0, 1985 [Sep ’85], A$17.00, 267pp, hc); Collection of six loosely connected stories, some with elements of surreal fantasy.

Limits Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32142-1, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $2.95, 240pp, pb); Collection of 12 stories, including several collaborations.

Magic in Ithkar ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams (Tor 0-812-54740-3, May ’85 [Apr ’85], $6.95, 317pp, pb) [Ithkar]; Anthology of original fantasy stories, all set in the same fantasy world.

Magic in Ithkar 2 ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams (Tor 0-812-54745-4, Dec ’85 [Nov ’85], $6.95, 306pp, pb) [Ithkar]; Original anthology of 14 fantasy stories all set in mythical Ithkar.

Top Fantasy ed. Josh Pachter (Dent 0-460-04659-4, Jun ’85 [May ’85], £9.50, 311pp, hc); “Author’s choice” anthology, plus comments by the authors on why each story is their personal favorite. An excellent anthology and well worth the trouble of ordering it from an English dealer. (CNB)

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