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Wild Cards: Card Sharks ed. George R. R. Martin (Baen 0-671-72159-3, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Wild Cards]; Original shared-world anthology, 13th book of the “Wild Cards” series overall and the first of a new cycle. The stories are presented in a chronologically “braided” format and the writers are Roger Zelazny, Melinda Snodgrass, William F. Wu, Laura J. Mixon, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Victor Milan, Stephen Leigh, and Michael Cassut.

A Fairy Tale Reader ed. John & Caitlín Matthews (HarperAquarian 1-85538-283-0, Nov ’93, $16.00, 304pp, tp, cover by Edward R. Hughes); Anthology of classic fairy tales and literary fairy tales by Stockton, Dunsany, etc., plus commentary culled from various sources ranging from Yeats to Jung and Joseph Campbell. This is a worldwide edition with US, UK, Canadian, and Australian prices.

Avant-Pop: Fiction for a Daydream Nation ed. Larry McCaffery (Black Ice Books 0-932511-72-4, Mar ’93, $7.00, 247pp, tp, cover by John Bergin); Original anthology of 21 postmodern pieces, some of which may be sf or fantasy. Includes work by Delany, Acker, Vollmann, and Ferret. Order from Fiction Collection Two, c/o English Department, Publications Center, College Box 494, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO 80309-0494.

The Chronicles of Pern: First Fall Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36898-3, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $22.00, 306pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Pern]; Collection of five Pern pieces, a short story and four novellas. Three of the pieces are apparently original.

The Dolphin’s Bell Anne McCaffrey (Wildside Press 1-880448-33-5, Sep ’93, $40.00, 157pp, hc) [Pern]; Original Pern novella, with illustrations by Pat Morrissey. This edition is signed, numbered, and limited to 400 copies. A 50-copy leatherbound edition (-34-3, $75.00) was announced but not seen.

The Dolphin’s Bell Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #02159, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $6.98, 157pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey) [Pern]; Reprint (Wildside Press 1993) novella in the “Pern” series. This edition has new illustrations by Pat Morrissey and each page of text is surrounded by an illustrated border. This lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Rescue Run Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #05448, Jan ’93, $6.98, 189pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey); Reprint (Wildside Press 1991) sf novella that originally appeared in Analog. This edition has new illustrations by Pat Morrissey, and each page of text is surrounded by an illustrated border. This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Planet Pirates Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon & Jody Lynn Nye (Baen 0-671-72187-9, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $12.00, 890pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Planet Pirates]; Sf omnibus of the three McCaffrey collaborations in the “Planet Pirates” series, Sassinak (Baen 1990), The Death of Sleep (Baen 1990), and Generation Warriors (Baen 1991).

Great American Ghost Stories, Volume Two ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Berkley 0-425-13623-X, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $4.99, 257pp, pb); Reprint (Rutledge Hill Press 1991) anthology of 13 ghost stories, originally part of the larger anthology, Great American Ghost Stories, with an introduction by McSherry.

4 Classic Ghostly Tales ed. Anita Miller (Academy Chicago 0-89733-398-5, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], $10.00, 279pp, tp, cover by Julia Anderson-Miller); Anthology of four classic ghost stories, two novellas and two novelettes, with a long introduction on Victorian and quasi-Victorian ghost stories by the editor. Order from Academy Chicago, 36310 Erie St., Chicago IL 60610.

Ocean of Glass and Fire Rob Hollis Miller (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-87765-04-X, 1992 [May ’93], $7.95, 75pp, tp, cover by Mark Bilokur); Collection of eight surrealist/fantasy stories, six original, with artwork by Mark Bilokur. This has a 1992 copyright but was not seen until now. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.

Little Kingdoms: Three Novellas Steven Millhauser (Simon & Schuster 0-671-86890-X, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $21.00, 239pp, hc, cover by Paolo Guidotti); Collection of three literary novellas, one an original fantasy fairy tale, one a quasi-fantasy.

Borderlands 3 ed. Thomas F. Monteleone (Borderlands Press, Jul ’93 [Dec ’93], $65.00, 286pp, hc, cover by Rick Lieder); Original anthology of 21 horror stories with an introduction by the editor. This is a signed slipcased limited edition. A $20.00 trade edition was announced but apparently has not yet appeared.

City of Truth James Morrow (Harcourt Brace 0-15-618042-1, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $7.95, 144pp, tp, cover by Steven Cooley); Reprint (Legend 1990) sf novella of a city where everyone must tell the truth. Winner of a 1992 Nebula Award.

Nebula Awards 27 ed. James Morrow (Harcourt Brace 0-15-665471-7, Apr ’93, $12.95, 331pp, tp, cover by Craig Stuart Rosenberg); Anthology of nine stories including the 1991 Nebula Award winners plus the Rhysling Poetry Awards winners plus a tribute to Isaac Asimov and other non-fiction commentary. A hardcover edition (-164935-9, $24.95) is also available.

The Elephant Vanishes Haruki Murakami (Knopf 0-679-42057-6, Mar ’93, $21.00, 327pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd); Collection of 17 stories, many sf or fantasy, translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin and Alfred Birnbaum.

Night Terrors Jim Murphy (Scholastic 0-590-45341-6, Oct ’93, $13.95, 177pp, hc, cover by Tim Jacobus); Young-adult collection of 12 horror stories related by an elderly gravedigger.

Bridging the Galaxies Larry Niven (San Francisco Science Fiction Conventions, Nov ’93, $20.00, 197pp, hc, cover by Alicia Austin); Collection of four stories, three essays, and a planetarium script, most apparently original. With an introduction by Niven and illustrations by Alicia Austin. This is the Guest of Honor book for ConFrancisco.

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