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Mind Fields: The Art of Jacek Yerka Jacek Yerka & Harlan Ellison (Morpheus International 0-9623447-9-6, Mar ’94, $24.95, 71pp, tp, cover by Jacek Yerka); Art book, a collection of 33 full-color paintings, each paired with an accompanying original short-short or prose poem by Harlan Ellison based on the painting. With notes by Ellison. A 1,000-copy hardcover edition (-03-7, $45.00 — already sold out) and a signed, slipcased, leatherbound 475-copy limited edition (-00-2, $95.00) were announced but not seen. Available from Morpheus International, 200 North Robertson Blvd., Suite 326, Beverly Hills CA 90211.

Here There Be Unicorns Jane Yolen (Harcourt Brace 0-15-209902-6, Oct ’94, $16.95, 115pp, hc, cover by David Wilgus); Young-adult collection of 10 stories and eight poems about unicorns. Illustrated by David Wilgus.

Xanadu 2 ed. Jane Yolen (Tor 0-312-85368-8, Jan ’94, $19.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts); Original anthology of 17 fantasy stories and nine poems, with an introduction by the editor.

The Outspoken Princess and the Gentle Knight ed. Jack Zipes (Bantam 0-553-09699-0, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], $22.95, 237pp, hc, cover by Stephane Poulin); Anthology of 15 modern fairy tales by authors including Ernest Hemingway, Tanith Lee, Lloyd Alexander, Jane Yolen, and A.S. Byatt. There is an introduction by the editor and illustrations by Stephanie Poulin.

Creepy Stories ed. Anon. (Bracken Books 1-85891-136-2, Nov ’94, £5.99, 614pp, hc); Reprint (Hutchinson 1934 as A Century of Creepy Stories) compendium including many stories from the anthologies The Black Cap, The Ghost Book, Shudders, and When Churchyards Yawn edited by Cynthia Asquith. This edition adds an introduction by Fred Urquhart, but omits 23 of the stories.

Edgar Allan Poe and Arthur Machen ed. Anon. (Tartarus Press 1-872621-14-7, Jul ’94, £5.00, 24pp, ph); Non-fiction chapbook anthology demonstrating similarities between Poe and Machen. Edition limited to 100 copies. The unnamed editor is Ray B. Russell. [Edgar Allan Poe; Arthur Machen]

Four Gothic Novels ed. Anon. (Oxford University Press 0-19-282331-0, Jul ’94, £8.99, 606pp, tp, cover by Frank Moss); Horror omnibus.

Point Horror Collection 5: A Terrifying Trio in One! ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-55877-3, Nov ’94, £5.99, 521pp, pb); Omnibus of The Cemetery by D. E. Athkins, Freeze Tag by Caroline B. Cooney, and The Fever by Diane Hoh.

Tales of Terror and the Supernatural ed. Anon. (Bracken Books 1-85891-137-0, Oct ’94, £5.99, 611pp, hc); Reprint (Random House 1944 as Great Tales of Terror & the Supernatural edited by Herbert A. Wise & Phyllis Fraser) anthology of 38 classic horror stories (removing the Introductions and 14 stories from the original), with an introduction by Michael Moorcock.

Thrillers ed. Anon. (Bracken Books 1-85891-159-1, Oct ’94, £5.99, 612pp, hc); Reprint (Daily Express 1935 as Century of Thrillers: Second Series) anthology of 32 classic horror stories (ten omitted from the original), with an introduction by Robert Sheckley.

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