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The Steampunk Trilogy Paul Di Filippo (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-028-2, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $20.00, 352pp, hc, cover by Christine Francis) [Steampunk]; Collection of three interrelated short novels set in an alternate 19th century.

Hardy Boys: Ghost Stories Franklin W. Dixon (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-69133-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $3.99, 137pp, tp); Reissue (Minstrel 1987) collection of six ghost stories featuring the boy detectives. Not previously listed. Unlike the usual “Hardy Boys” adventures, several have definite supernatural elements. Ninth printing.

An Intimate Knowledge of the Night Terry Dowling (Aphelion Publications 1-875346-15-5, May ’95, $10.00, 284pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos); Collection of 13 horror stories, tied together with telephone conversations between the author and Raymond, a former mental patient. Available in Australia from Aphelion Publications, 3 Pepper Tree Lane, North Adelaide, South Australia, 5006, Australia (A$14.95); in the US from Mark V. Zeising, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.

The Man Who Lost Red Terry Dowling (MirrorDanse Books 0-646-214918, Dec ’94 [Jan ’95], A$9.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan); Collection of two stories, one original, with a foreword by Nick Stathopoulos and illustrated by Shaun Tan. A limited edition of 500 copies. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia.

The Spellkey Trilogy Ann Downer (Baen 0-671-87644-9, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $5.99, 630pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Spellkey]; Omnibus of three young-adult fantasy novels, The Spellkey (1987), The Glass Salamander (1989), and The Books of the Keepers (1993), all originally published by Macmillan Atheneum. Much of The Spellkey has been rewritten for this edition, including two new chapters.

Killing Me Softly ed. Gardner Dozois (HarperPrism 0-06-105328-7, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $12.00, 326pp, tp); Anthology of 15 stories, seven original, of “Erotic Tales of Unearthly Love”. Authors include Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Cadigan, Michael Swanwick, and Michael Bishop.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-13221-2, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $16.95, 590pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton); Best-of-the-Year anthology of 23 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A hardcover edition (-13222-0, $26.95) is also available.

Isaac Asimov’s Ghosts ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00254-4, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.50, 225pp, pb, cover by Bill Binger); Anthology of 12 “ghost” stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s magazine. Many are still straight SF.

Isaac Asimov’s Skin Deep ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00190-4, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 227pp, pb, cover by Hajime Sorayama); Anthology of ten stories from Asimov’s.

The Military Dimension: Mark II David Drake (Baen 0-671-87697-X, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Newell Convers & John Pierrard); Collection of 14 stories, revised from The Military Dimension (Baen 1991), with four new stories and a foreword and afterword by Drake.

100 Wicked Little Witch Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-762-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $7.98, 610pp, hc); Anthology of 100 horror stories, 88 original, about witches, with an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition.

Palace Corbie #6 ed. Wayne Edwards (Merrimack Books 1-888283-03-3, Dec ’95, $9.95, 217pp, tp, cover by David Grilla); Original anthology/book-format magazine with 29 horror stories and poems, two previously published. Merrimack Books, PO Box 83514, Lincoln NE 68501-3514.

Our Lady of Chernobyl Greg Egan (MirrorDanse Books 0-646-23230-4, 1995 [Apr ’95], A$9.95, 111pp, tp, cover by Shaun Tan); Collection of four SF stories, with interior illustrations by Shaun Tan. This is a limited edition of 500. Available from MirrorDanse Books, PO Box 3542, Parramatta NSW 2124, Australia.

Netherworld Kim Elizabeth (Ghost Girl Graphix 1-886216-00-2, Jan ’95, $10.95, 178pp, tp, cover by Leilah Wendell); Collection of six horror stories and 20 dark poems. Interior illustrations by Leilah Wendell. Order from Ghost Girl Graphix, 22000 Mauer, St. Clair Shores, MI 48080; add $2.00 postage.

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