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Spellbound Kisses ed. Anon. (Zebra 0-8217-4335-X, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 349pp, pb); Original anthology of four dark fantasy/romance novellas involving ghosts, witchcraft, and possession.

Timeless Love ed. Anon. (Avon 0-380-76853-4, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 375pp, pb); Original anthology of four time-travel romance novellas, one with magic besides the time-travel.

The Tor SF Sampler ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-53520-0, Jun ’93, no price, 54/60pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo); Anthology of two novel excerpts from Tor’s 1993 Hugo and Nebula Award-nominated books, A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge and China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh. The Wayne Barlowe cover art for China Mountain Zhang is on the back cover. This is a promotional book offered free of charge in the bookstores.

Full Spectrum 4 ed. Lou Aronica, Amy Stout & Betsy Mitchell (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37142-8, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $12.95, 485pp, tp); Original anthology of 20 sf stories.

Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24793-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $23.50, 415pp, hc, cover by Bob Larkin) [Foundation]; Collection of four novellas plus an epilogue, part of the “Foundation” series focusing on the later life of psychohistorian Hari Seldon.

Lucky Starr #1: David Starr, Space Ranger/Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids Isaac Asimov (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29166-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Romas) [David “Lucky” Starr]; Reprint (NEL 1972 as An Isaac Asimov Double) omnibus of the first two young-adult sf novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, David Starr, Space Ranger (Doubleday 1952 as by Paul French) and Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids (Doubleday 1953 as by Paul French). The first American omnibus, The Adventures of Lucky Starr (SFBC 1985), contained the first three novels in the series. This edition also has the 1978 preface.

Lucky Starr Book 2: Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus/Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury Isaac Asimov (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56254-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $4.99, 307pp, pb, cover by Romas) [David “Lucky” Starr]; Omnibus of the third and fourth young-adult sf novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus (Doubleday 1954 as by Paul French) and Lucky Starr and the Big Sun of Mercury (Doubleday 1956 as by Paul French). With 1978 prefaces by the author. First American edition (NEL 1973).

Lucky Starr Book 3: Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter/Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn Isaac Asimov (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29682-5, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Romas) [David “Lucky” Starr]; Omnibus of the fifth and sixth young-adult sf novels in the “Lucky Starr” series, Lucky Starr and the Moons of Jupiter (Doubleday 1957 as by Paul French) and Lucky Starr and the Rings of Saturn (Doubleday 1958 as by Paul French). With 1978 prefaces by the author. First American edition (NEL 1973).

The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1980s ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-959-6, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $9.95, 534pp, tp, cover by Gerry Grace); Anthology of ten sf novellas from the 1980s. Simultaneous with the UK edition from Robinson.

Batman: The Black Egg of Atlantis Neal Barrett, Jr. (Little Brown 0-316-17768-7, Dec ’92 [Mar ’93], $3.95, 75pp, tp, cover by Janice Walker) [Batman]; Young-adult fantasy short story featuring Batman, with illustrations by Sal Amendola.

Yellow Matter William Barton (TAL Publications, Dec ’93, $5.95, 37pp, ph, cover by Kim Colson); Sf short story with an introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. This is a signed numbered limited edition of 1,000 copies. Available from TAL Publications, PO Box 1837, Leesburg VA 22075.

Butterfly & Hellflower Eluki bes Shahar (SFBC #00785, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $12.98, 632pp, hc, cover by Peter Scanlan) [Butterfly St. Cyr]; Omnibus of three space opera novels featuring interstellar smuggler Butterfly St. Cyr, Hellflower (DAW 1991), Darktraders (DAW 1992), and Archangel Blues (DAW 1993). This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Swashbuckling Editor Stories ed. John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press 1-880448-22-X, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $7.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Pat Morrissey); Original anthology of 17 stories about sf, fantasy, and horror editors, two reprints. A numbered hardcover edition (-20-3) and a “lettered and double lettered” hardcover edition (-21-1) were announced but not seen. Order from The Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.

Bears Discover Fire Terry Bisson (Tor 0-312-85411-0, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $19.95, 254pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg); Collection of 19 stories, with an afterword by the author. The first printing left out the drawings that belong in “The Shadow Knows”, so the book went back to press immediately. The two editions are identical except for the difference in the one story, and both are called first editions on the copyright page.

Terror Australis: The Best of Australian Horror ed. Leigh Blackmore (Coronet Australia 0-340-58455-6, Jul ’93 [Sep ’93], A$12.95, 348pp, tp, cover by Grant V. Faint); Anthology of 28 horror stories by Australian writers, 20 apparently original. With an introduction by the editor, who says this is the first Australian mass-market horror anthology.

Mysteries of the Worm Robert Bloch (Chaosium 1-56882-012-7, Nov ’93 [Dec ’93], $9.95, 263pp, tp); A revised and expanded edition of Bloch’s collected Cthulhu Mythos stories (Zebra 1981). This edition contains three additional stories, revised texts of three others, plus a new introduction by Robert M. Price, with the introduction by Lin Carter and the afterword by the author from the original edition following the text.

Monsters in Our Midst ed. Robert Bloch (Tor 0-312-85049-2, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $20.95, 303pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito); Original anthology of 17 horror stories, with an introduction by Bloch. Copyrighted by Bloch and Martin H. Greenberg.

Accursed Wives Bruce Boston (Night Visions, Feb ’93, $3.50, unpaginated, ph, cover by Ree Young); Collection of poems about the wives of various horror fiction stock evils, with illustrations by Ree Young. Order from Night Visions, Ree Young, Rt. 2, Box 357, Troy NC 27371.

Night Eyes Bruce Boston (Chris Drumm Books 0-936055-55-3, Feb ’93, $4.50, 64pp, ph); Collection of eight stories. A signed edition (-56-1, $8.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Chris Drumm Books, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226.

Specula: Selected Uncollected Poems: 1968-1993 Bruce Boston (Talisman 0-9626708-5-5, Sep ’93, $6.95, 63pp, ph); Collection of sf/fantasy poetry, some collaborations, all previously uncollected. Available from Talisman, PO Box 321, Beech Grove IN 46107.

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