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Myth Adventures Robert Lynn Asprin (SFBC #5417, Jun ’84, $7.50, 599pp, hc) [Myth]; Omnibus edition of Another Fine Myth (Donning/Starblaze 1978), Myth Conceptions (Donning/Starblaze 1980), Myth Directions (Donning/Starblaze 1982), and Hit or Myth (Donning/Starblaze 1983); humorous fantasy.

Wings of Omen ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80593-0, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 277pp, pb) [Thieves’ World]; “Thieves’ World”, sixth in this series of original fantasy anthologies with a continuing cast.

Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. I Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1412-5, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], £1.50/$3.95, 149pp, pb); Collection of six stories of horror/dark fantasy. All the stories in this and the other two collections seem to be originals. The books are big sellers in England, now appearing as imports in the U.S., and they’re getting rave reviews from horror writers.

Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. II Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1413-3, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], £1.50/$3.95, 150pp, pb); The next collection in the series, with five stories.

Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. III Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1414-1, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], £1.50/$3.95, 182pp, pb); Third collection by Barker, with five tales of horror/dark fantasy.

One Winter in Eden Michael Bishop (Arkham House 0-87054-096-3, Mar ’84 [Jan ’84], $13.95, 273pp, hc); Collection of 12 stories, with illustrations by Andrew Smith.

Light Years and Dark ed. Michael Bishop (Berkley 0-425-07214-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $8.95, 498pp, tp); Massive anthology of original and reprint stories by authors including Gregory Benford, Urusla K. Le Guin, Gene Wolfe, and Roger Zelazny.

Red Star: The First Bolshevik Utopia Alexander Bogdanov (Indiana University Press 0-253-17350-7, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $22.50, 257pp, hc); Edited by Loren R. Graham and Richard Stites, translated by Charles Rougle. Collection of two novellas and a poem, plus essays on Bogdanov and a selected bibliography of this pioneer Russian sf writer. Also available in tp (-20317-1, $12.50).

Escape Plus Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-53212-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 285pp, pb); Collection of 11 stories with a foreword by Bova.

A Memory of Murder Ray Bradbury (Dell 0-440-15559-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 192pp, pb); Non-sf/fantasy, associational. Collection of 15 stories of crime and terror written for the mystery pulps. “Revealed — for the first time! The skeletons in Ray Bradbury’s closet!”, the blurb announces.

Oath of the Renunciates Marion Zimmer Bradley (SFBC #3651, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $7.50, 593pp, hc) [Darkover]; Omnibus edition of “Darkover” sf novels The Shattered Chain (DAW 1976) and Thendara House (DAW 1983).

Sword and Sorceress ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-87997-928-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 255pp, pb); Original anthology of 15 stories plus an introduction on the theme of heroic women in fantasy.

Savoy Dreams ed. David Britton & Michael Butterworth (Savoy 0-86130-068-8, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], £13.95, 260pp, hc); The second Savoy miscellany, this one includes accounts of the owners’ bust for carrying “porn” (by sf authors) in their bookstores, plus excerpts from Savoy books, fiction, and reviews. Contributors include Michael Moorcock and M. John Harrison. (Also available in tp (-069-6, £7.95).

Before She Kills Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, 1984, 197pp, hc); Collection; non-sf/fantasy associational. “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps”, Vol. 2. Six pulp mystery stories plus a personal remembrance by William F. Nolan.

Homicide Sanitarium Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, 1984, 194pp, hc); Associational, non-sf collection. Listed for Brown collectors. Limited hardcover edition. Contains seven pulp mysteries plus an introduction by Bill Pronzini.

The Far Islands and Other Tales of Fantasy John Buchan (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-68-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $17.00, 206pp, hc); Collection of six fantasy stories edited by John Bell, with illustrations by Larry Dickison and a long bio-bibliographical introduction by Bell. Buchan, an important figure in the adventure field, has been sadly neglected.

Restless Nights: Selected Stories of Dino Buzzati Dino Buzzati (North Point Press 0-86547-100-2, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $12.00, 122pp, hc); Collection of literary stories with some sf and fantasy elements.

New Terrors II ed. Ramsey Campbell (Pocket 0-671-45117-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 256pp, pb); Horror anthology of 15 stories selected from the Pan 1980 original anthologies New Terrors 1 and New Terrors 2.

Pulptime P. H. Cannon (Weirdbook, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $15.00, 94pp, hc); “An apocryphal tale of H.P. Lovecraft and his friends, as if narrated by Frank Belknap Long, Jr.” Illustrations by Stephen Fabian. Also available in a trade paperback edition for $5.00.

The Best from Universe ed. Terry Carr (Doubleday 0-385-17512-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $11.95, 209pp, hc); Anthology of 9 stories from the “Universe” series, plus an index to vol.s 1-10.

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