The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Chestnut Soldier Jenny Nimmo (Mammoth 0-7497-0150-1, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], £2.50, 167pp, pb, cover by Bruce Hogarth) [Snow Spider] Reprint (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Snow Spider” trilogy.
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Emlyn’s Moon Jenny Nimmo (Mammoth 0-7497-0703-8, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], £2.50, 158pp, pb, cover photo) [Snow Spider] Reissue (Methuen 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, illustrated throughout by Joanna Carey. Volume 2 in the “Snow Spider” trilogy.
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Worlds of Power #1: Blaster Master F. X. Nine (Scholastic 0-590-43778-X, Jul ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 119pp, pb) [Worlds of Power] Young-adult sf novelization based on Nintendo games.
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Worlds of Power #2: Metal Gear F. X. Nine (Scholastic 0-590-43777-1, Jul ’90, $2.95, 122pp, pb) [Worlds of Power] Young-adult sf novelization based on Nintendo games.
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Worlds of Power #3: Ninja Gaiden F. X. Nine (Scholastic 0-590-43776-3, Jul ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 120pp, pb) [Worlds of Power] Young-adult sf novelization based on Nintendo games.
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Worlds of Power #4: Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest F. X. Nine (Scholastic 0-590-43775-5, Jul ’90 [Sep ’90], $2.95, 138pp, pb) [Worlds of Power] Young-adult sf novelization based on Nintendo games.
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Worlds of Power #5: Wizards and Warriors F. X. Nine (Scholastic 0-590-43769-0, Sep ’90, $2.95, 121pp, pb) [Worlds of Power] Young-adult sf novelization based on Nintendo games.
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The Magic Goes Away Larry Niven (Ace 0-441-51554-1, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 213pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1978) short fantasy novel with the original illustrations by Esteban Maroto; 10th printing.
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N-Space Larry Niven (Tor 0-312-85089-1, Sep ’90, $19.95, 529pp, hc, cover by Dave Archer) Collection of Niven material, both fiction and non-fiction, with stories, essays, and novel excerpts, with an introduction by Tom Clancy.
- 1 · Introduction: The Maker of Worlds · Tom Clancy · in *
- 3 · On Niven · David Brin · bg * [Larry Niven]
- 4 · On Niven · Gregory Benford · bg * [Larry Niven]
- 5 · On Niven · Wendy All · bg * [Larry Niven]
- 6 · On Niven · John Hertz · bg * [Larry Niven]
- 7 · On Niven · Steven Barnes · bg * [Larry Niven]
- 9 · On Niven · Frederik Pohl · bg * [Larry Niven]
- 14 · Dramatis Personae · pr *
- 23 · Foreword: Playgrounds for the Mind · fw *
- 29 · from World of PTAVVS · ex New York: Ballantine, 1966
- 33 · Bordered in Black · ss F&SF Apr ’66
- 50 · Convergent Series [“The Long Night”] · ss F&SF Mar ’67
- 55 · All the Myriad Ways · ss Galaxy Oct ’68
- 65 · from A Gift from Earth · ex New York: Ballantine, 1968
- 73 · For a Foggy Night · ss Decal Jul ’68
- 80 · The Meddler · nv F&SF Oct ’68
- 99 · Passerby · ss Galaxy Sep ’69
- 111 · Down in Flames · ar Trumpet #9 ’69
- 122 · from Ringworld · ex New York: Ballantine, 1970
- 129 · The Fourth Profession · nv Quark #4, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971
- 170 · “Shall We Indulge in Rishathra?” · lt Science Fiction Review Nov ’78
- 174 · Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex · hu Knight Dec ’69
- 181 · Inconstant Moon · nv All the Myriad Ways, Ballantine, 1971
- 203 · What Can You Say About Chocolate Covered Manhole Covers? · ss All the Myriad Ways, Ballantine, 1971
- 213 · Cloak of Anarchy · ss Analog Mar ’72
- 233 · from Protector · ex New York: Ballantine, 1973
- 242 · The Hole Man · ss Analog Jan ’74
- 254 · Night on Mispec Moor · ss Vertex Aug ’74
- 264 · Flare Time [Medea] · nv Andromeda 3, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1978
- 300 · The Locusts · Larry Niven & Steven Barnes · nv Analog Jun ’79
- 335 · from The Mote in God’s Eye [Mote] · Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle · ex New York: Simon & Schuster, 1974
- 339 · Building the Mote in God’s Eye [Mote] · Larry Niven & Jerry E. Pournelle · ar Galaxy Jan ’76
- 361 · Brenda [Haven] · na New Destinies, Vol. III, ed. Jim Baen, Baen, 1988
- 399 · The Return of William Proxmire · ss What Might Have Been? Volume I: Alternate Empires, ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam Spectra, 1989
- 408 · The Tale of the Jinni and the Sisters · ss Argos Win ’88
- 422 · Madness Has Its Place [Man-Kzin Wars] · nv IASFM Jun ’90
- 446 · Niven’s Laws [revised from Owlswick Press] · ar *
- 454 · The Kiteman · nv *
- 489 · The Alien in Our Minds · ar *
- 496 · Space · ar *
- 510 · Bibliography of Larry Niven · bi *
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The Barsoom Project Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (SFBC #15751, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $7.98, 340pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Dream Park] Reprint (Ace 1989) sf novel, sequel to Dream Park. First hardcover edition.
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The Barsoom Project Larry Niven & Steven Barnes (Pan 0-330-31445-9, Apr ’90, £7.99, 340pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [Dream Park] Reprint (Ace 1989) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-31568-4, £13.95). Volume Two in the “Dream Park” series.
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The Magic May Return ed. Larry Niven (Ace 0-441-51549-5, Mar ’90, $3.95, 256pp, pb) [Mana] Reissue (Ace 1981) shared-world anthology of five stories, with illustrations by Alicia Austin; third printing.
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Man-Kzin Wars III ed. Larry Niven (Baen 0-671-72008-2, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars] Original anthology of three stories set in the Kzin universe created by Niven.
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The Work of Charles Beaumont William F. Nolan (Borgo Press 0-8095-1517-2, Nov ’90, $9.95, 92pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Second edition of an annotated bibliography of Beaumont’s work, much expanded and revised from the 1986 Borgo 48-page pamphlet. A hardcover edition (-0517-7, $19.95) was announced but not seen. [Charles Beaumont]
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Urban Horrors ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg (Dark Harvest 0-913165-54-9, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $19.95, 246pp, hc, cover by Robert W. Lavoie) Anthology of 18 stories, with illustrations by Robert W. Lavoie. A limited edition ($49.00) was announced but not seen.
- 11 · Introduction · William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg · in
- 15 · Smoke Ghost · Fritz Leiber · ss Unknown Oct ’41
- 29 · A Careful Man Dies · Ray Bradbury · ss New Detective Magazine Nov ’46
- 43 · The Tooth · Shirley Jackson · ss New Yorker, 1948
- 59 · Torch Song · John Cheever · ss New Yorker Oct 4 ’47
- 75 · Prey · Richard Matheson · ss Playboy Apr ’69
- 87 · The Father-Thing · Philip K. Dick · ss F&SF Dec ’54
- 99 · The Jungle · Charles Beaumont · nv If Dec ’54
- 119 · The Tunnel Ahead · Alice Glaser · ss F&SF Nov ’61
- 127 · Did You Ever Slip on Red Blood? · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Harper’s, 1989
- 145 · The Chimney · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977
- 161 · The Wine of Life · Ray Russell · ss, 1980
- 171 · The Pool · William F. Nolan · ss Horrors, ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1981
- 181 · Talking in the Dark · Dennis Etchison · ss Shadows #7, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1984
- 199 · The Litter · James Kisner · ss Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
- 211 · New York Night · John Maclay · ss Other Engagements, Madison, WI: Dream House, 1987
- 219 · Hell · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 225 · The Shaggy House · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Horror Show Fll ’86
- 235 · The Book of Webster’s · J. N. Williamson · ss Night Cry Spr ’86
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Tales of the Unsuspected Graham Nordsieck (The Book Guild 0-86332-425-8, Mar ’90, £7.50, 88p, hc, cover by Teresa Brunton) Original sf collection.
- 7 · Revenge of The Tranquillizer · nv *
- 32 · 2001: A Space Oddity · ss *
- 49 · The Doppelgänger · nv *
- 79 · The Hypno-Raider · ss *
- 86 · Is There or Isn’t There? · vi *
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Albion’s Dream Roger Norman (Faber 0-571-15425-5, Apr ’90, £7.99, 184pp, hc, cover by Alan Baker) Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Young Astronauts Rick North (Zebra, Jul ’90 [May ’90], no price, 158pp, pb) [Young Astronauts] Young-adult sf novel of teenagers preparing for a Mars voyage, first book of a new series. This is a special promotional edition distributed at the ABA.
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The Young Astronauts Rick North (Zebra 0-8217-3000-2, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $2.95, 158pp, pb) [Young Astronauts] Young-adult sf novel of teenagers preparing for a Mars voyage, first book of a new series.
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The Young Astronauts #2: Blastoff! Rick North (Zebra 0-8217-3173-4, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $2.95, 157pp, pb) [Young Astronauts] Young-adult sf novel, second book of the “Young Astronauts” series.
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Dare to Go A-Hunting Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-54712-8, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser) [Moonsinger] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel sequel to Flight in Yiktor.
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Wizards’ Worlds Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-54750-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.95, 500pp, pb, cover by Lucy Synk) Reprint (Tor 1989) collection of 13 stories.
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Imperial Lady Andre Norton & Susan M. Shwartz (Tor 0-812-50722-3, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $3.95, 293pp, pb, cover by Royo) Reprint (Tor 1989) oriental fantasy novel.
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Four from the Witch World ed. Andre Norton (Tor 0-812-51006-2, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $3.95, 275pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser) [Witch World] Reprint (Tor 1989) original anthology of four “Witch World” stories.
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Tales of the Witch World 3 ed. Andre Norton (Tor 0-312-85044-1, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $18.95, 467pp, hc, cover by Victoria Lisi) [Witch World] Original anthology of 19 stories set in Norton’s “Witch World” universe. Includes brief author’s afterword to each story.
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Catfantastic II ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-461-6, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 318pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) Original anthology of 18 cat fantasy stories.
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Forgotten Realms: The Wyvern’s Spur Kate Novak & Jeff Grubb (TSR 0-88038-902-8, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Finder’s Stone] Fantasy series based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, second book of “The Finder’s Stone Trilogy”.
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Forgotten Realms: The Wyvern’s Spur Kate Novak & Jeff Grubb (Penguin 0-14-014365-3, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], £3.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms: Finder’s Stone] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Book Two in the “Finder’s Stone” trilogy.
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Mythology 101 Jody Lynn Nye (Popular Library Questar 0-445-21021-4, Feb ’90, $4.95, 264pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Mythology] Humorous fantasy novel about elves living in a university library.
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The Dragonlover’s Guide to Pern Jody Lynn Nye & Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #56737, Jan ’90 [Apr ’90], $10.98, hc) [Pern] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) non-fiction; reference. A guide to the world of McCaffrey’s “Pern” books.
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Witch Hunt Devin O’Branagan (Pocket 0-671-68455-8, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $4.50, 338pp, pb) Horror novel about a family of witches.
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Strange Disappearances Elliott O’Donnell (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1140-0, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $9.95, 297pp, tp, cover by René Magritte) Reprint (University 1972) collection of 13 tales of “real” mysterious disappearances, told as fiction.
- i · New Foreword · Leslie Shepard · fw, 1971
- 1 · The Mystery of the Masked Sultana · nv
- 28 · The Skeleton in the Cellar · nv
- 52 · Benjamin Bathurst · nv
- 93 · The Mysteries of Eishausen · nv
- 118 · Philip Christopher von Königsmarck · nv
- 149 · What Became of Martin Guerre · nv
- 171 · The Nun of Gibraltar · ss
- 186 · Jean petit, “Lord of the Bloody Hand” · ss
- 204 · The Prisoner of Weichselmunde · ss
- 224 · A Northampton Disappearance · ss
- 239 · The Cripple of Mogsden · ss
- 257 · The Case of the Rev. Benjamin Speke · nv
- 281 · Urban Napoleon Stanger and the Disappearances at West Ham · ss
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Fire on the Border Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45030-2, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.50, 368pp, pb) Military sf adventure novel.
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Black Snow Days Claudia O’Keefe (Ace 0-441-06689-5, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 344pp, pb, cover by Kevin Jankauski) Post-apocalypse sf novel; a first novel.
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An Abyss of Light Kathleen M. O’Neal (DAW 0-88677-418-7, May ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.95, 464pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Powers of Light] Sf novel exploring the nature of God. A first novel.
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A Treasure of Light Kathleen M. O’Neal (DAW 0-88677-455-1, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 544pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Powers of Light] Sf novel of alien conquerors and human rebels, second book of the “Powers of Light” series.
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Deathknight Andrew J. Offutt (Ace 0-441-14159-5, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $3.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Sword and sorcery novel.
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Swords Against Darkness 1 ed. Andrew J. Offutt (Zebra 0-8217-2972-1, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $3.95, 288pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Reissue (Zebra 1977) anthology of eight sword and sorcery stories; third printing.
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Confessional Jack Olesker (Leisure 0-8439-2949-9, Mar ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 361pp, pb) Horror novel of a church with a haunted confessional.
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Live from Earth Lance Olsen (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-36916-5, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $7.95, 196pp, tp, cover by Sandra Filippuci) Literary fantasy novel of a love that lasts beyond death.
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Post Mortem: New Tales of Ghostly Horror ed. Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva (Corgi 0-552-13652-2, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.99, 349pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) original horror anthology of 17 ghost stories, with an afterword by Dean R. Koontz.
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Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Robots and Aliens 4: Alliance Jerry Oltion (Ace 0-441-73130-9, May ’90, $3.95, 168pp, pb, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Sf novelization in a round robin series based on Asimov’s “Robot” stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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Isaac Asimov’s Robot City: Robots and Aliens 6: Humanity Jerry Oltion (Ace 0-441-37386-0, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 177pp, pb, cover by Paul Rivoche) [Robot City] Sf novelization in a round-robin series based on Asimov’s “Robot” stories, with illustrations by Paul Rivoche. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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Death and the Dog-Walker A. J. Orde (Doubleday 0-385-26671-5, Apr ’90, $18.95, 216pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Jason Lynx] Associational mystery novel, second book of the “Jason Lynx” series.
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A Little Neighborhood Murder A. J. Orde (Doubleday 0-385-26037-7, Aug ’89 [Jun ’90], $16.95, 212pp, hc, cover by Robert Goldstrom) [Jason Lynx] Associational mystery novel, first book of the"Jason Lynx" series. This was published in 1989, but not seen until 1990.
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Human to Human Rebecca Ore (Tor 0-812-50045-8, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 282pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Becoming Alien] Sf novel of a human kidnapped by aliens and returned to Earth to bring humanity into the Galactic civilization, third book of the “Becoming Alien” series.
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Human to Human Rebecca Ore (SFBC #17611, Nov ’90, $6.98, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Becoming Alien] Reprint (Tor 1990) sf novel, third book in the “Becoming Alien” series. First hardcover edition.
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Head to Toe Joe Orton (Minerva 0-7493-9029-8, Feb ’90, £3.99, 187pp, tp, cover by Darrel Rees) Reprint (Anthony Blond 1971) literary fantasy novel.
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Quest Dorothy Oxley (Lion 0-7459-1846-8, Apr ’90, £2.25, 188pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) Young-adult sf novel.
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As in Music and Other Stories Kathy Page (Methuen 0-413-62430-7, Nov ’90, £13.99, 205pp, hc, cover by Judy Stevens) Original collection of 14 short stories, including some sf.
- 7 · I Like to Look · ss *
- 17 · Of Romance · ss *
- 29 · Saving Grace · ss *
- 41 · The Ancient Siddanese · nv *
- 67 · Lambing · ss *
- 79 · The Silver Man · ss *
- 95 · The Kissing Disease · ss *
- 107 · The Reason for Geese · ss *
- 117 · The Biggest Memory in the World · ss *
- 135 · Just Dial This Number · ss *
- 155 · Anaesthesia · ss *
- 165 · Faith · ss *; this story was broadcast on Radio 4’s “Morning Story” in September 1989.
- 175 · Nursery Versery · ss *
- 185 · As in Music · nv *
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Island Paradise Kathy Page (Minerva 0-7493-9071-9, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £4.50, 192pp, pb, cover by The Douglas Brothers) Reprint (Methuen 1989) literary sf novel.
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The Door to December Richard Paige (NAL/Signet 0-451-13605-5, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 405pp, pb) Reissue (NAL/Signet 1985) psychic thriller; fifth printing.
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Cities of the Dead Michael Paine (Futura 0-7088-4561-4, Jun ’90, £3.50, 246pp, pb, cover by David Senior) Reprint (Charter 1988) horror novel. A first novel.
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