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DragonLance: The Second Generation Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 1-56076-822-3, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], $19.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance]; Original collection of five stories continuing the “DragonLance” saga, with poetry by Michael Williams and interior illustrations by Ned Dameron. This is a worldwide edition priced also at £11.95 in the UK and $25.95 in Canada.

A Dragon-Lover’s Treasury of the Fantastic ed. Margaret Weis (Warner Aspect 0-446-67063-4, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], $12.99, 421pp, tp, cover by Ciruelo Cabral); Anthology of 20 stories about dragons.

DragonLance: The Dragons of Krynn ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 1-56076-830-4, Mar ’94, $4.95, 390pp, tp, cover by Paul Jaquays) [DragonLance]; Original anthology of 15 stories and a poem set in the world of the DragonLance game.

Four Complete Novels H. G. Wells (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-446-6, 1994 [Aug ’94], $9.98, 517 + x, hc); Omnibus of The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898). A shorter version of Seven Famous Novels by H.G. Wells (Knopf 1934). This is an instant remainder edition.

Christmas Spirit Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-31260-5, Oct ’94 [Dec ’94], $15.00, 150pp, hc, cover by John Lawrence); Omnibus of two young-adult Christmas stories, one non-fantasy, the other about a “Christmas Ghost” that warns of disaster. With interior illustrations by John Lawrence. Both stories were originally published separately in Great Britain by Methuen, The Christmas Ghost 1992, and The Christmas Cat 1991.

Shades of Darkness: More of the Ghostly Best of Robert Westall Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-36758-2, Apr ’94 [May ’94], $17.00, 312pp, hc, cover by Michael Chesworth); Collection of 11 young-adult ghost stories, one original. Second book of a two-volume “best of” collection.

The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral Robert Westall (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 0-374-47119-3, May ’94, $3.95, 97pp, tp, cover by Bob Harvey); Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1993) horror novella published for young adults about an ancient evil built into the very stones of an English cathedral. This originally appeared in a British collection with the same title (Viking UK 1992).

The Fangs of Morning/The Alchemist Leslie H. Whitten (Leisure 0-8439-3685-1, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], $5.99, 317pp, pb); Omnibus of a previously published horror novel The Alchemist (1973) plus a new one, The Fangs of Morning, a vampire novel set in Washington D.C.

Mysteries of the Word Stanley Wiater (Crossroads Press, Jun ’94, $10.00, 16pp, ph); Lovecraftian short story, with illustrations by Gahan Wilson and an introduction by Jack Ketchum. This is a 250-copy signed numbered limited edition. Availalbe postpaid from Crossroads Press, PO Box 10433, Holyoke MA 01041.

The Beast Within ed. Stewart Wieck (White Wolf 1-56504-086-4, Apr ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 410pp, tp); Original anthology of 13 vampire stories based on the “Vampire: The Masquerade” game, with interior illustrations by Timothy Bradstreet.

When Will You Rage? ed. Stewart Wieck (White Wolf 1-56504-087-2, Jun ’94 [Jul ’94], $4.99, 446pp, tp); Original anthology of 19 werewolf stories based on the “Werewolf: The Apocalypse” game, with interior illustrations by various artists.

Caliban’s Hour Tad Williams (HarperPrism 0-06-105204-3, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $14.99, 201pp, hc, cover by Jim Griffin); Fantasy novella. The monster from Shakespeare’s The Tempest tells his version of the story. First American edition (Legend 1994). This edition has two distinct covers by the same artist.

Uncharted Territory Connie Willis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56294-0, Jul ’94 [Jun ’94], $3.99, 149pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell); SF novella of two human explorers sent to survey an alien world.

The New Hugo Winners: Volume III ed. Connie Willis & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen 0-671-87604-X, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $5.99, 456pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton); Anthology of nine Hugo Award-winning stories, the three for each year 1989-1991, plus an introduction and notes by Willis. Only Willis’ name appears on the cover as “presented by,” but it is copyrighted only by Greenberg.

Wolf’s Complete Book of Terror ed. Leonard Wolf (Newmarket Press 1-55704-214-4, Nov ’94, $16.00, 343pp, tp); Horror anthology of 36 classic stories, by authors ranging from Lucius Apuleius to Kathe Koja, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Joyce Carol Oates, with an introduction by the editor. Revised from the Clarkson N. Potter 1979 edition.

Litany of the Long Sun Gene Wolfe (SFBC #03102, May ’94 [Apr ’94], $11.98, 496pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Long Sun]; Sf omnibus of the first two books in the “Book of the Long Sun” series, Nightside the Long Sun (Tor 1993) and Lake of the Long Sun (Tor 1994). This edition lacks an ISBN and price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume X ed. Dave Wolverton (Bridge 0-88404-900-0, May ’94, $6.99, 465pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta); Original anthology of 13 stories from the 1992-1993 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1992-1993 Illustrators of the Future contest, with non-fiction pieces by well known authors. This 10th-Anniversary edition includes a section, printed on glossy paper with color photos and cover reproductions, covering Hubbard’s life and career, as well as the history of the contest.

The Ghost Comes Calling Betty Ren Wright (Scholastic 0-590-47353-0, Apr ’94, $13.95, 83pp, hc, cover by Bruce Eagle); Young-adult ghost novella about a boy who tries to free the spirit of an old man haunting his family’s vacation cabin.

The Vampire Stories Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Transylvania Press 1-55135-002-5, Nov ’94, $65.00, 324pp, hc, cover by Donna Baspaly & Patricia Peacock) [Saint-Germain]; Collection of 16 stories, including all the stories from Saint-Germain Chronicles (Pocket 1983), plus four more, one original, and an introduction by Gahan Wilson, and appendices including a Saint-Germain chronology and bibliography by Robert Eighteen-Bisang. Signed, limited to 500, slipcased edition. Order from Transylvania Press, P. O. Box 75012, WRPS, White Rock, BC Canada V4A 9M4.

The Ghost Fox Laurence Yep (Scholastic 0-590-47204-6, Jan ’94 [Feb ’94], $13.95, 70pp, hc, cover by Jean & Mou-sien Tseng); Children’s story about a little Chinese boy trying to save his mother’s soul from an evil fox spirit. Illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng.

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