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Shayol [v3 #1, Whole No. 7, 1985] ed. Arnie Fenner & Pat Cadigan (Flight Unlimited, Inc., $4.50, 48pp, pb)

Stardate [# 8, v1 # 8, October 1985] ed. Ted White & David F. Bischoff (Associates International, Inc., $2.00, 48pp, pb)

Stardate [# 9, v2 #1, November/December 1985] ed. Ted White & David F. Bischoff (Associates International, Inc., $2.00, 54pp, pb)

Weirdbook [#20, Spring 1985] ed. W. Paul Ganley (W. Paul Ganley, $5.00, 64pp, quarto)

Weirdbook [#21, Autumn 1985] ed. W. Paul Ganley (W. Paul Ganley, $6.00, 64pp, quarto)

Whispers [#21/22, v6 #1-2, December 1984] ed. Stuart David Schiff (Stuart David Schiff, $6.00, 176pp, pb)

_SF in Non-Genre Publications [1985]

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts Douglas Adams (Heinemann 0-434-00920-2, Sep ’86, £9.95, 590pp, hc) [Hitchhiker]; Omnibus edition of the best-selling humorous series.

The Hitchhiker’s Quartet Douglas Adams (Crown/Harmony 0-517-56425-4, Nov ’86, $19.95, 624pp, hc) [Hitchhiker]; Omnibus edition of the four novels in the “Hitchiker” series plus a new “Hitchhiker” short story. Simultaneous with a British edition.

The Legend of Te Tuna Richard Adams (Sidgwick & Jackson 0-283-99393-6, Oct ’86, £8.95, 71pp, hc); Reprint (Sylvester & Orphanos 1982) fantasy. Retelling of a South Sea legend, illustrated by Ul de Rico.

The Kingdom Under the Sea Joan Aiken (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-030641-2, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.95, 104pp, pb); Juvenile fantasy collection (retelling Eastern European tales), illustrated by Jan Pienkowski. Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1971). This worldwide edition is the first distributed in the U.S.

Tale of a One-Way Street Joan Aiken (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-31700-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.95, 127pp, pb); Collection of fantasy stories, illustrated with color and b&w silhouettes by Jan Pienkowski. Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1978). This worldwide edition is probably the first release in the U.S.

Seasons in Flight Brian W. Aldiss (Grafton 0-586-06604-7, Mar ’86, £1.95, 176pp, pb); Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1984) collection. Adds original story “Juniper.”

The Penguin World Omnibus of Science Fiction ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Sam J. Lundwall (Penguin 0-14-008067-8, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.50, 320pp, pb); Anthology of sf from many lands.

The First Chronicles of Prydain Lloyd Alexander (Fontana 0-00-617371-3, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £4.95, 472pp, tp) [Chronicles of Prydain]; Omnibus of the first three novels in Alexander’s “Prydain” fantasy series.

The Second Chronicles of Prydain Lloyd Alexander (Fontana 0-00-617372-1, Aug ’86, £4.95, 413pp, pb) [Chronicles of Prydain]; Omnibus edition of young-adult fantasy novels Taran Wanderer and The High King.

The Angry Dead Mary Ann Allen (Crimson Altar Press, 1986 [Dec ’86], £1.30, 37pp, pb); Collection of 10 ghost stories, illustrated by Colin P. Langeveld. This is a pseudonym for Rosemary Pardoe.

Bringing Down the Moon ed. Jani Anderson (Space & Time 0-917053-02-8, Oct ’85 [Apr ’86], $7.95, 251pp, tp); This original semi-pro anthology of 15 stories of fantasy and terror appeared in 1985, but we missed it. A hardcover edition has also been announced; we haven’t seen it.

Time Wars ed. Poul Anderson, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Tor 0-812-54318-1, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.50, 374pp, pb); Anthology “created” by Poul Anderson, edited by Waugh and Greenberg, with 8 stories.

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