The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Evil Eye Ehren M. Ehly (Leisure 0-8439-2865-4, Nov 89, $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel of a ruthless family stalked by a victims vengeful grandmother.
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Sorcerers Son Phyllis Eisenstein (Grafton 0-246-13634-0, Feb 90 [Jan 90], £7.95, 379pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Sorcerers Son] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-13526-3, £12.95).
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A Thunder on Neptune Gordon Eklund (SFBC #15886, Apr 90, $5.98, 242pp, hc, cover by Bob Walters) Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel.
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The Work of George Zebrowski Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-8095-1514-8, Nov 90, $6.95, 118pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Second edition of an annotated bibliography of Zebrowskis work, much expanded from the 1986 Borgo 48-page edition. A hardcover edition (-0517-6, $19.95) was announced but not seen. [George Zebrowski]
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The Work of Jack Dann Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-8095-1506-7, Apr 90 [Aug 90], $9.95, 128pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Dann plus an afterword by Dann plus an interview. A hardcover edition (-0506-1, $19.95) was announced but not seen. [Jack M. Dann]
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The Work of Pamela Sargent Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-89370-494-6, Jan 90 [Mar 90], $9.95, 80pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Sargent plus an afterword by Sargent. A hardcover edition (-394-X, $19.95) was announced but not seen.
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Deathbird Stories Harlan Ellison (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-028361-X, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $4.95, 295pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Reprint (Harper 1975) collection of 19 stories. The text is the corrected version of the 1984 Bluejay edition.
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The Harlan Ellison Hornbook Harlan Ellison (Penzler Books 0-89296-239-9, Nov 90, $22.95, 418pp, hc) Collection of 52 essays, all but four written between 1970-1976, plus an introduction and a closing essay by Ellison and a foreword by Robert Crais.
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Sleepless Nights in the Procrustean Bed Harlan Ellison (Borgo Press 0-89370-270-6, Aug 90, $14.95, 192pp, tp, cover by David Reneric) Reissue (Borgo Press 1984) non-fiction collection of 20 essays edited by Marty Clark; second printing. Identical with the first printing except 1990 appears in roman numerals on the title page and the cover is a different color. A hardcover edition (-170-X, $24.95) was announced but not seen.
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Bloodcircle P. N. Elrod (Ace 0-441-06717-4, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 202pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hard boiled crime novel set in the depression, third book of the Vampire Files series.
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Lifeblood P. N. Elrod (Ace 0-441-84776-5, Jun 90 [May 90], $3.50, 202pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Vampire/hardboiled novel set in depression-era Chicago, second book of the Vampire Files series.
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The Vampire Files #1: Bloodlist P. N. Elrod (Ace 0-441-06795-6, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $3.50, 200pp, pb, cover by Vito DeVito) [Jack Fleming (The Vampire Files)] Hardboiled vampire thriller set in Depression-era Chicago.
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Angelwalk Roger Elwood (Crossway Books 0-89107-440-6, Jun 90 [Jul 90], $7.95, 189pp, tp) [Angelwalk] Christian fantasy novel about an angel who disagrees with Gods decision to banish Lucifer.
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Beauty and the Beast: Masques Ru Emerson (Avon 0-380-76194-7, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Beauty and the Beast] Fantasy novelization based on the cancelled tv series, second book of a series.
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Night-Threads Book 1: The Calling of the Three Ru Emerson (Ace 0-441-58085-8, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Night-Threads] Fantasy novel of three average Californians thrust into a fantasy world, first book of a new series.
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Spell Bound Ru Emerson (Ace 0-441-77792-9, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 243pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Romantic fairy tale of a Prince ensnared by true love and dark sorcery.
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Rune Sword Volume One: Outcasts Clayton Emery (Ace 0-441-73694-7, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $3.50, 181pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel of a warrior, a sorceress, an elf, and an ogre banding together against the evil Dark Lord. First book of a new series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
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Carmen Dog Carol Emshwiller (Mercury House 0-916515-77-X, Mar 90, $9.95, 161pp, tp, cover by Renée Flower) Literary feminist fantasy novel of a world where beasts are becoming women and vice-versa. This is an intriguing premise, masterfully handled. Its also hilarious. Recommended (SW). A hardcover edition (-70-2, $15.95) was announced but not seen. First American edition (Womens Press 1989).
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The Start of the End of it All and Other Stories Carol Emshwiller (The Womens Press 0-7043-4219-7, Apr 90 [Mar 90], £4.95, 163pp, tp, cover by Miss Moss) Collection of 18 stories, 4 previously unpublished.
- 1 · The Start of the End of It All [The Start of the End of the World] · ss Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1981
- 13 · Looking Down · ss Omni Jan 90
- 26 · Eclipse · ss The Little Magazine v15 #2 86
- 32 · The Circular Library of Stones · ss Omni Feb 87
- 42 · Fledged · ss Omni Dec 88
- 51 · Vilcabamba · ss Twilight Zone Aug 87
- 60 · Acceptance Speech · ss *
- 68 · If the Word was to the Wise · ss *
- 78 · Living at the Center · ss Ice River #4 89; revised
- 89 · Moon Songs · ss *
- 99 · But Soft, What Light... · ss F&SF Apr 66
- 104 · Pelt · ss F&SF Nov 58
- 114 · Début · ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnams, 1970
- 120 · The Institute · ss Alchemy & Academe, ed. Anne McCaffrey, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970
- 125 · Woman Waiting · ss Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnams, 1970
- 132 · Chicken Icarus [A Dream of Flying] · ss Cavalier Oct 66
- 144 · Sex and/or Mr. Morrison · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
- 152 · Glory, Glory · ss *
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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver Michael Ende (Viking Overlook 0-87951-391-8, Jul 90 [Nov 90], $13.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Reinhard Michl) Young-adult fantasy novel about an expedition to discover the world undertaken by an engine driver and a mischievous boy delivered by mistake in a parcel. Translated from the German by Anthea Bell, with illustrations by Maurice S. Dodd.
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Quick Chills: The Years Best Horror Stories from the Small Press Volume One ed. Peter Enfantino (Deadline Publications, Aug 90, $14.95, 172pp, hc) Anthology of 13 stories, representing the years best from the small press horror magazines.
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Rod Serling: The Dreams and Nightmares of Life in the Twilight Zone Joel Engel (Contemporary Books 0-8092-4075-0, Sep 90, $10.95, 353pp, tp) Reprint (Contemporary 1989) non-fiction; biography of Serling. [Rod Serling]
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Body Mortgage Richard Engling (Headline 0-7472-3342-X, Mar 90 [Feb 90], £3.50, 254pp, pb) Reprint (NAL Onyx 1989) horror novel.
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Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson (Futura 0-7088-4752-8, Jun 90, £4.50, 320pp, tp, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) literary fantasy novel.
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Tours of the Black Clock Steve Erickson (Avon 0-380-70944-9, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $8.95, 320pp, tp, cover by Amy Guip) Reprint (Poseidon 1989) surreal fantasy novel. Recommended (SW).
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Encounters Barbara Erskine (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3350-1, Feb 90, £13.99, 360pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Collection of 44 stories (18 original) including some fantasy.
- vii · Preface · pr
- 1 · A Step Out of Time · ss *
- 15 · Visitors · ss *
- 21 · Cabbage a la Carte · ss Womans Weekly, 1976
- 28 · Metamorphosis · ss *
- 35 · Feline Express [Cupid Was a Kitten] · ss New Love Magazine, 1978
- 40 · The Consolation Prize [A Loving Invitation] · ss Womans World, 1984
- 49 · The Valentines Day Plot · ss *
- 52 · There was a time when I was almost happy... · ss Womans World, 1979
- 61 · Summer Treachery · ss Rio, 1981
- 83 · Trade Reunions · ss Best, 1988
- 88 · All you Need to Do is Smile · ss *
- 95 · The Bath - a Summer Ghost Story · ss Living, 1987
- 102 · A Private Ceremony · ss *
- 106 · The Green Leaves of Summer · ss Womans Own Summer Stories, 1979
- 112 · Encounters · ss Womans World, 1977
- 120 · The Touch of Gold · ss The Writer, 1976
- 123 · The Helpless Heart [Give Me Back My Dreams] · ss Womans World, 1978
- 141 · The Indian Summer of Mary McQueen · ss Secrets, 1980
- 148 · The Magic of Make Believe · ss Womans World, 1984
- 159 · Destiny · ss *
- 164 · A Summer Full of Poppies · ss Secret Story, Robinson, 1989
- 172 · A Face in the Crowd [Forsaking All Others] · ss Womans World, 1983
- 184 · A Womans Choice · ss *
- 193 · Flowers Shouldnt Make You Cry · ss Womans World, 1979
- 200 · Footsteps in the Attic · ss *
- 209 · Someone to Dream About · ss Womans World, 1986
- 219 · A Fair Revenge · ss *
- 222 · Milestones · ss New Idea, 1980
- 233 · The Magic Carpet · ss *
- 241 · The Proposal · ss *
- 246 · Spaces · ss *
- 256 · Marcus Nicholls [Window on the Past] · ss Red Star Weekly, 1980
- 269 · Salesmanship! · ss *
- 275 · A Quest for Identity · ss Womans World, 1977
- 286 · Such a Silly Thing · ss *
- 292 · The Heart Will Understand · ss Womans World, 1980
- 301 · Party Games · ss *
- 308 · A Stranger with No Name · ss Womans World, 1980
- 317 · Just an Old-Fashioned Girl [Love Never Changes] · ss Womans World, 1981
- 325 · All This Childish Nonsense [A Promise is Forever] · ss Womans World, 1977
- 331 · A Love Story · ss My Story, 1976
- 340 · A Window on the World · ss *
- 347 · A Promise of Love [Dont Tread on My Dreams] · ss Womans World, 1978
- 353 · Excavations · ss *
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The Armlet of the Gods Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32463-3, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 261pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, second book of the Gates of Lucifer series; fourth printing.
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The Land Beyond the Gate Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31647-9, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 209pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, first book of the Gates of Lucifer series; fifth printing.
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The Scroll of Lucifer Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32465-X, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 242pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] High fantasy novel of a mans struggle against Lucifers domination of alternate worlds, fourth book of the Gates of Lucifer series.
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The Sorceress of Scath Lloyd Arthur Eshbach (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32464-1, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.95, 241pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Gates of Lucifer] Reissue (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel, third book of the Gates of Lucifer series; second printing.
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From Below William Essex (Leisure 0-8439-2867-0, Nov 89 [Apr 90], $3.95, 359pp, pb) Horror novel. Town attacked by mutant leeches.
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The Hunter Rose Estes (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20970-4, May 90 [Apr 90], $4.95, 279pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Hunter] Sf novel of an Ice Age warrior enslaved as a gladiator by aliens.
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Rune Sword Volume Two: Skrylings Blade Rose Estes & Tom Wham (Ace 0-441-73695-5, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $3.95, 220pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Runesword] Fantasy novel of an outlaw warrior who must face the Dark Lords deadliest dragon. Second book of a series.
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Classics of the Horror Film William K. Everson (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel 0-8065-0900-7, Jul 90, $15.95, 247pp, tp) Reissue (Citadel 1974) non-fiction, a reference book on horror films; eighth printing.
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The Lyssa Syndrome Christopher Fahy (Zebra 0-8217-2961-6, Apr 90, $3.95, 352pp, pb) Sf/horror novel of a town devestated by a mutant strain of rabies.
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The Parents of Howard Phillips Lovecraft Kenneth W. Faig, Jr. (Necronomicon Press, Jul 90 [Aug 90], $5.95, 47pp, ph) Non-fiction discussion of Lovecrafts family. [H. P. Lovecraft]
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Darkscope Margaret Falk (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-364-1, Jun 90 [Jul 90], $4.50, 382pp, pb) Horror novel of a haunted box camera. A first novel.
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The Heart of the Fire Cerridwen Fallingstar (Cauldron Publications 0-9621470-0-1, May 90 [Jul 90], $12.95, 520pp, tp) New-Age fantasy novel of witches in 16th-century Scotland. Supposedly based on an authentic past-life chronicle.
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Dayworld Breakup Philip José Farmer (Tor 0-312-85035-2, Jun 90 [May 90], $18.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [Dayworld] Sf novel, third book of the Dayworld series.
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The Green Odyssey Philip José Farmer (BOMC, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $14.95, 152pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1957) sf novel. This is an exclusive BOMC edition.
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Armageddon Crazy Mick Farren (Orbit 0-7474-0470-4, Apr 90, £3.50, 282pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1989 as The Armageddon Crazy) sf novel.
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The Feelies Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36186-5, Jun 90, $3.95, 197pp, pb, cover by David Schleinkofer) Sf novel of a machine that allows you to live out your fantasies and the corporate intrigue surrounding it. Revised from an earlier British edition (Big O 1978).
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The Last Stand of the DNA Cowboys Mick Farren (Orbit 0-7474-0469-0, Oct 90 [Sep 90], £3.50, 283pp, pb) [DNA Cowboys] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf novel. Volume 4 in the DNA Cowboys series.
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The Long Orbit Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35318-8, Mar 90, $3.95, 264pp, pb, cover by David Schleinkofer) Reissue (Del Rey 1988) sf/pi novel; second printing.
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MarsThe Red Planet Mick Farren (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35809-0, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $3.95, 315pp, pb, cover by David Schleinkofer) Sf novel of cold war intrigue surrounding an alien artifact on a KGB-controlled Mars.
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The Acts of the Apostates Geoffrey Farrington (Dedalus 0-946626-46-4, Apr 90, £6.99, 272pp, tp) Literary fantasy novel. Distributed in the US by Hippocrene Books.
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The Axeman Cometh John Farris (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-52226-7, Feb 90, £11.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1989) horror novel. First World hardcover edition.
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Fiends John Farris (Dark Harvest 0-913165-16-6, Apr 90, $19.95, 314pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Horror novel about the sole survivor of a mass disappearance. A limited edition ($45.00) was announced but not seen.
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Fiends John Farris (Tor 0-812-51786-5, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $4.95, 438pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1990) vampire horror novel.
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King Windom John Farris (Tor 0-812-51793-8, Apr 90, $4.95, 568pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Reprint (Playboy 1967) mainstream novel with some psychic content, packaged as a horror novel.
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Scare Tactics John Farris (NEL 0-450-52254-7, Feb 90, £3.50, 365pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1989) original horror collection. This follows the text of the Tor paperback edition in adding two stories I Scream. You Scream. We All Scream for Ice Cream. and Scare Tactics, that did not appear in the hardcover edition.
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Shatter John Farris (Gollancz 0-575-04781-X, Jun 90, £3.50, 317pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1980) horror novel.
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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Elizabeth Faucher (Fantail 0-14-090212-0, Mar 90, £2.50, 108pp, pb) Reprint (US 1989) sf film novelization, based on the screenplay by Ed Naha and Tom Schulman.
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Desperate Measures Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #15749, Feb 90, $4.98, 245pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Angels Luck] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) sf adventure novel, first book of the Angels Luck series. First hardcover edition.
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The Essence of Evil Joe Clifford Faust (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36089-3, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $3.95, 281pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Angels Luck] Sf space opera adventure novel, third book of the Angels Luck series.
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The Essence of Evil Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #17397, Aug 90, $7.98, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Angels Luck] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf adventure novel, third book of the Angels Luck trilogy. First hardcover edition.
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Precious Cargo Joe Clifford Faust (SFBC #17007, May 90 [Apr 90], $5.98, hc, cover by A. C. Farley) [Angels Luck] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel, second book of the Angels Luck series. First hardcover edition.
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The War Years #1: The Far Stars War ed. Bill Fawcett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45019-1, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $3.95, 255pp, pb) Original anthology of ten shared-world military adventure stories based on a premise by David Drake, with connecting material by Fawcett. First book of a series. Packaged by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
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The War Years #2: The Siege of Arista ed. Bill Fawcett (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45055-8, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $4.50, 252pp, pb) Original anthology of eight shared-world military adventure stories based on a premise by Christopher Stasheff, with connecting material by Fawcett. Packaged by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
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The Oxygen Barons Gregory Feeley (Ace 0-441-64571-2, Jul 90 [Jun 90], $3.95, 264pp, pb, cover by Dave Archer) Sf novel set on the Moon, where a Lunar Republic is struggling for survival. A first novel, the last of the Terry Carr Ace Specials. This one was picked and edited by Damon Knight.
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