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Challenges Ben Bova (Tor 0-312-85550-8, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $21.95, 348pp, hc, cover by John Berkey); Collection of 12 stories, two original, and six essays on sf and writing.

Jamie and Other Stories: The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Zimmer Bradley (Academy Chicago 0-89733-358-6, Apr ’93, $25.00, 393pp, hc, cover by Armen Kojoyian); Reprint (Academy Chicago 1985 as The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley) collection of 17 stories, adding one original 24-page mainstream story, “Jamie”, plus an introduction, to the 1985 text, which has been shot up from the original paperback size. Edited by Martin H. Greenberg.

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-593-0, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.99, 335pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover]; Collection of 14 “Darkover” stories by Bradley, including two new ones.

Sword & Sorceress X ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-552-3, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $4.99, 285pp, pb, cover by David A. Cherry); Original anthology of 29 fantasy stories, with an introduction by the editor.

Towers of Darkover ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-553-1, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Richard Hescox) [Darkover]; Original shared-world “Darkover” anthology of 20 stories, with an introduction by the editor.

Swamp Foetus Poppy Z. Brite (Borderlands Press, Apr ’93, $50.00, 190pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder); Collection of 12 horror stories with an introduction by the author. This is a signed numbered slipcased 350-copy limited edition, with the trade edition due in six months or so.

Demons and Deviants ed. Michael Brown (Phantom Press/Fantaco 0-938782-24-X, Dec ’92 [Jan ’93], $4.95, 70pp, tp, cover by John Bolton); Original anthology of four horror stories, including one by Clive Barker, set in the same universe as The Great and Secret Show. Illustrations by John Bolton, Clive Barker, Allen Koszowski, and Jim Whiting. Order from Phantom Press, 180 Woodward Ave., Staten Island NY 10314.

Mate: And More Stories from the Erotic Edge of SF/Fantasy Lauren P. Burka (Circlet Press 0-9633970-1-X, Dec ’92 [Aug ’93], $3.95, unpaginated, tp, cover by Andii Briggs); Original collection of three S&M sf and fantasy stories.

Dirty Work Pat Cadigan (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-27-9, Sep ’93, $29.95, 311pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry); Collection of 18 stories with an introduction by Storm Constantine. A signed slipcased limited edition (-28-7, $65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.

Alone with the Horrors Ramsey Campbell (Arkham House 0-87054-165-X, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $26.95, 515pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter); Collection of 39 horror stories with an introduction by the author, a retrospective of Campbell’s 30-year career, with illustrations by J.K. Potter. Available from Arkham House, Sauk City WI 53583.

Strange Things and Stranger Places Ramsey Campbell (Tor 0-312-85514-1, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $18.95, 256pp, hc, cover by Eric Peterson); Collection of 10 horror stories, including the novella “Needing Ghosts”, originally published separately, plus an introduction by the author.

Two Obscure Tales Ramsey Campbell (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-53-4, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.50, 27pp, ph, cover by Allen Koszowski); Collection of two original horror stories, with an afterword by the author and illustrations by Allen Koszowski. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

Deathport ed. Ramsey Campbell (Pocket 0-671-69575-4, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Ben Perini); Original shared-world anthology of 28 airport horror stories, with an introduction by Ramsey Campbell. A Horror Writers of America anthology.

Monkey Sonatas Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-52367-9, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Peter Scanlan); Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of ten stories, originally book three of the massive collection Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card, with an introduction and afterword by the author.

Lost in Booth Nine Adam-Troy Castro (Silver Salamander Press, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $10.00, 208pp, tp); Collection of four horror stories, all apparently original to this volume, with an introduction by Kristine Kathryn Rusch & Dean Wesley Smith. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A 300-copy signed and numbered hardcover edition ($35.00) is also available and a 50-copy leatherbound edition ($65.00) was announced but not seen. Available from Silver Salamander Press, 22926 NE Old Woodinville-Duval Rd., Woodinville WA 98072.

The Lodger Fred Chappell (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-47-X, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $4.50, 28pp, ph, cover by Stephen E. Fabian); Original horror short story, with artwork by Stephen E. Fabian. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

Intimate Armageddons ed. Bill Congreve (Five Islands Press 1-875604-03-0, Jun ’92 [Jul ’93], no price, 144pp, tp, cover by Robert Hood); Original anthology of 11 horror stories by Australian writers. “Maggie’s Place” by Steven Proposch is a reprint and “Dream” by Bill Congreve is a revised version of a previously published piece. This is a 1992 book not seen until now. Available from Five Islands Press, PO Box 1946, Wollongong NSW 2500, Australia.

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