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The Dragonslayers Bruce Coville (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-79832-4, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.50, 119pp, tp, cover by Tim Hildebrandt); Young-adult fantasy novella about a kingdom threatened by a dragon conjured up by a witch. Interior illustrations by Katherine Coville.

Oddly Enough Bruce Coville (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200093-3, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $15.95, 122pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar); Collection of nine young-adult fantasy stories, three original. With illustrations by Michael Hussar.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Aliens: Tales to Warp Your Mind ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-46162-1, Feb ’94, $2.95, 177pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult collection of 11 sf stories. Three are reprints, and the rest seem to be original. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Ghosts: Tales to Haunt You ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-46160-5, Sep ’94, $2.95, 180pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult original collection of 12 ghost stories, one a reprint. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

Tomorrow Sucks ed. Greg Cox & T. K. F. Weisskopf (Baen 0-671-87626-0, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly); Anthology of 11 SF vampire stories with an introductory piece by Cox and a concluding one by Weisskopf.

A Night in Moonbeam County Alexander Cramer (Macmillan Scribners 0-684-19704-9, Apr ’94 [May ’94], $15.95, 197pp, hc, cover by Gregory Manchess); Young-adult collection of ten connected ghost stories told by a group of hobos to two teenage boys over a campfire, plus a framing story.

A New Collection of Novels Michael Crichton (Wings 0-517-10135-1, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], $12.99, 711pp, hc); Omnibus of lost race novel Congo (Knopf 1980), sf novel Sphere (Knopf 1987), and adventure novel Eaters of the Dead (Knopf 1976). This is an instant remainder edition.

Three Complete Novels Michael Crichton (Wings 0-517-08479-1, 1993 [Apr ’94], $11.99, 675pp, hc); Omnibus of three novels, The Andromeda Strain (Knopf 1969), The Terminal Man (Knopf 1972), and the mainstream The Great Train Robbery. This is an instant remainder edition.

Three Novels John Crowley (Bantam 0-553-37398-6, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $12.95, 548pp, tp); Omnibus of The Deep (1975), Beasts (1976), and Engine Summer (Doubleday 1979), Crowley’s first three novels.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037009-9, Jun ’94, $3.99, 79pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake); Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1985) children’s story, with illustrations by Quentin Blake.

The Minpins Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-054970-6, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 48pp, pb, cover by Patrick Benson); Reprint (Cape 1991) children’s fantasy illustrated by Patrick Benson.

The Vicar of Nibbleswicke Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036837-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $3.99, 41pp, tp, cover by Quentin Blake); Reprint (Century 1991) satiric short story with illustrations by Quentin Blake.

Horses! ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00057-6, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $4.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais); Anthology of 12 fantastic stories about horses.

Omni Visions Two ed. Ellen Datlow (Omni Books 0-87455-308-3, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $10.00, 222pp, tp, cover by Gervasio Gallardo); Anthology of 13 stories from Omni.

Black Thorn, White Rose ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-13713-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], $22.00, 386pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty); Original anthology of 18 adult fairy tales, a follow-up volume to Snow White, Blood Red.

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventh Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-11102-9, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $16.95, 523pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty); Best-of-the-year anthology of 50 stories and four poems, plus a summation of the year in horror and fantasy by the editors, a survey of fantasy and sf in the media, and a necrology. A hardcover edition (-11103-7, $26.95) is also available.

Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-10504-5, Feb ’94, $27.95, 657pp, hc, cover by Kim Poor); Anthology of 13 sf novellas published after 1960, with a preface by the editor.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-11104-5, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], $16.95, 593pp, tp, cover by Kim Poor); Best-of-the-year anthology of 23 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A hardcover edition (-11105-3, $26.95) is also available.

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