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Twisted Images Don D’Ammassa (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-64-X, Apr ’95 [May ’95], $4.95, 31pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox); Horror short story with frontispiece by Robert H. Knox. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

Angels! ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00220-X, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 225pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais); Anthology of 12 stories and two poems about angels.

Dinosaurs II ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00285-4, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $4.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton); Anthology of 11 dinosaur stories.

Little Deaths ed. Ellen Datlow (Dell 0-440-21852-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom); Original anthology of 16 stories, three reprints, of erotic horror. This first US edition drops nine of the stories found in the 1994 Millennium edition, and adds “Dying in Bangkok” by Dan Simmons.

Ruby Slippers, Golden Tears ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-14363-6, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $22.00, 416pp, hc, cover by Matt Stawicki); Original anthology of 22 contemporary retellings of fairy tales. Authors include Tanith Lee, Lisa Goldstein, John Brunner, and Gene Wolfe. There is an introduction by the editors, and an annotated list of “Recommended Reading”.

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-13220-4, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $27.95, 542pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty); Best-of-the-year anthology of 48 stories, four poems, and one essay. There are also a necrology and summations of 1994 fantasy and horror by the editors; Ed Bryant discusses “Horror and Fantasy in the Media: 1994”, and Will Shetterly and Emma Bull cover “Comics 1994”. Also available in trade paperback (-13219-0, $16.95).

A Gathering of Ghost Stories Robertson Davies (Penguin 0-14-600112-5, Aug ’95, $.95, 84pp, tp, cover by Frans Hals); Collection of five ghost stories, taken from the larger collection High Spirits (Penguin 1982). A “Penguin 60s” anniversary edition.

The Exotic Enchanter ed. L. Sprague de Camp & Christopher Stasheff (Baen 0-671-87666-X, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Ruth Sanderson) [Harold Shea]; Original anthology of four stories based on de Camp’s “Incompleat Enchanter”. The editors provide one story each; the others are by Tom Wham and Roland J. Green & Frieda A. Murray.

The Ivory and the Horn Charles de Lint (Tor 0-312-85573-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $21.95, 318pp, hc, cover by Terri Windling) [Newford]; Collection of 15 urban fantasy stories, one original, set in the magical city of Newford.

Jack of Kinrowan Charles de Lint (Tor 0-812-53898-6, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Jack of Kinrowan]; Omnibus of two contemporary fantasy novels, Jack the Giant Killer (Ace 1987) and Drink Down the Moon (Ace 1990).

Midnight Journeys ed. Davi Dee & Bill Allen (Ozark Triangle Press, Jul ’95, $9.95, 87pp, tp, cover by Charles S. Fallis); Anthology of 19 horror vignettes, five original, the remainder previously published only in small-press form, 10 in Iguana Informer. Authors include Edward Bryant, Michael A. Arnzen, and Edo van Belkom. The introduction is by William D. Gagliani. Order from: Bill Allen, Ozark Triangle Press, 305 North Beaumont, Owasso OK 74055. Make checks payable to Bill Allen; add $1.50 postage.

Atlantis: Three Tales Samuel R. Delany (Incunabula 0-9633637-4-3, Jun ’95, $60.00, 219pp, hc, cover by Joseph Stella); Collection of three stories, plus “Microflorilegium”, a selection (exclusive to this edition) of excerpts from the author’s correspondence and early drafts. A signed, limited edition of 334. Order from Incunabula, PO Box 30146, Seattle WA 98103.

Mortal Kombat Martin Delrio (Tor 0-812-54453-6, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $3.99, 57pp, pb); Young-adult “novelization” (under 10,000 words) based on the movie based on the video game. This is the abridged digest version. Copyrighted by New Line Productions.

The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians Bradley Denton (Wildside Press 1-880448-38-6, Oct ’94 [Feb ’95], 208pp, hc); Collection of five stories, with an introduction by Howard Waldrop and illustrations by Doug Potter. Available only in a boxed set with A Conflagration Artist, also by Denton; the set is also available in limited editions, with different bindings (snakeskin, etc.) for each edition (-36-X, $250.00, lettered; -37-8, $125.00, 100 copies numbered.) Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore Street, Newark NJ 07105.

A Conflagration Artist Bradley Denton (Wildside Press 1-880448-42-4, Oct ’94 [Feb ’95], $70.00, 207pp, hc); Collection of eight stories, with an introduction by Steven Gould and illustrations by Doug Potter. Available only as part of a boxed set with The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Commedians; the set is also available in limited editions, each edition with a different binding (-40-8, $250.00, 26 lettered copies; -41-6, $125.00, 100 numbered copies.) Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore Street, Newark NJ 07105.

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