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Transients and Other Disquieting Stories Darrell Schweitzer (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-55-1, Apr ’93, $8.95, 191pp, hc, cover by Stephen E. Fabian); Collection of 15 horror stories, with illustrations by Stephen E. Fabian. A hardcover edition (-56-X, $26.50) and a deluxe signed edition (-57-8, $42.50) were announced but not seen. Order from W. Paul Ganley, PO Box 149, Amherst Branch, Buffalo NY 14226-0149.

All’s Faire Pamela F. Service (Fawcett Juniper 0-449-70421-1, Apr ’93 [May ’93], $3.99, 87pp, pb); Young-adult fantasy novella. A young boy unhappy with his parents’ involvement in the SCA learns to appreciate history when he’s transported back to medieval England.

Stinker’s Return Pamela F. Service (Macmillan Scribner’s 0-684-19542-9, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $12.95, 96pp, hc, cover by Gail Owens) [Stinker]; Children’s sf novella, sequel to Stinker from Space.

I, Said the Fly [revised] Michael Shea (Silver Salamander Press, Jun ’93 [Aug ’93], $10.00, 104pp, tp, cover by James Burton); Horror novella, rewritten from an earlier version of the story. The trade paperback is limited to 500 signed copies. A 300-copy numbered hardcover edition ($35.00) is also available and a 50-copy leatherbound edition ($65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Silver Salamander Press, 22926 Woodinville-Duval Rd., Woodinville WA 98072.

Dancing with Myself Charles Sheffield (Baen 0-671-72185-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $4.99, 366pp, pb, cover by Stanislaw Fernandes); Collection of 11 stories and five non-fiction articles, one original.

One Man’s Universe Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-812-52399-7, Dec ’93, $9.99, 308pp, tp, cover by Vincent DiFate) [McAndrew]; Sf novel/collection expanded from The McAndrew Chronicles (Tor 1983), with a new introduction by the author.

Kalimantan Lucius Shepard (Tor 0-812-53004-7, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $3.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Richard Andri); Collection of the title fantasy novella and two other stories.

New Noir John Shirley (Black Ice Books 0-932511-55-4, Mar ’93, $7.00, 115pp, tp, cover by Tim Ferret); Associational collection of six stories in the noir tradition, with illustrations by Ferret. Order from Fiction Collective Two, c/o English Department, Publications Center, College Box 494, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder CO 80309-0494.

Darkness Creeping Neal Shusterman (Contemporary Books/Lowell House 1-56565-069-7, Aug ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.95, 126pp, tp, cover by Michael Coy); Young-adult collection of nine horror stories and one poem, illustrated by Michael Coy.

The Beyond José D. Sigaud (Dorrance Publishing 0-8059-3415-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $5.95, 34pp, ph, cover by Christopher Shreve); Sf short story about two hunters who encounter aliens and are taken back to their planet. Available from Dorrance Publishing, 643 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh PA 15222.

Lovedeath Dan Simmons (Warner 0-446-51756-9, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $19.95, 310pp, hc); Collection of five novellas, three apparently original.

Shudder Again ed. Michele Slung (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45185-6, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $20.00, 357pp, hc, cover by Mel Odom); Anthology of 22 stories of sexual horror, four apparently original, and a revised version of Lisa Tuttle’s “A Birthday”. Recommended (SW).

The Dweller in the Gulf [“Dweller in Martian Depths”] Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-07-0, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $2.50, 14pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox); Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1987) dark fantasy short story; third printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

Mother of Toads Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-08-9, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $2.50, 12pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox); Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1987) dark fantasy short story; third printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

Nostalgia of the Unknown: The Complete Prose Poetry of Clark Ashton Smith Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-01-1, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $5.95, 32pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox); Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1988) collection of prose poems and fragments; second printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

The Vaults of Yoh-Vombis Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-09-7, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], $3.50, 16pp, ph); Reissue (Necronomicon Press 1988) dark fantasy short story; third printing. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith Cordwainer Smith (NESFA Press 0-915368-56-0, Jun ’93, $24.95, 671pp, hc, cover by Jack Gaughan); Collection of 33 stories (including two unpublished works), Smith’s complete output of short sf, with an introduction by John J. Pierce, edited by James A. Mann. Highly recommended (CNB). Order from NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 07101-0203.

Future Boston ed. David Alexander Smith (Tor 0-312-85589-3, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $22.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe); Shared-world anthology of 27 stories by eight writers, 20 original, that establish a history of Boston from 1990-2100. Smith’s novel In the Cube is also part of this sequence, developed by the Cambridge Science Fiction Writers Workshop. With an afterword by the editor.

Ex Libris Miskatonici: A Catalogue of Selected Items from the Special Collections in the Miskatonic University Library Joan C. Stanley (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-56-9, Aug ’93, $7.95, 66pp, ph); Unique fiction piece, an annotated catalogue of books mentioned in the Cthulhu Mythos stories by Lovecraft and others, supposedly in the library of the fictional Miskatonic University. Available from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.

A Wizard’s Dozen: Stories of the Fantastic ed. Michael Stearns (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200965-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $16.95, 186pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar); Young-adult original anthology of 13 fantasy stories. The paperback edition referred to on the copyright page does not exist.

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