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Slewfoot Sally and the Flying Mule and Other Tales from Cotton County Ardath Mayhar (Blue Lantern 1-887303-00-6, 1995 [May ’95], $12.00, 223pp, tp, cover by Ardath Mayhar); Collection of “folklore, tall tales, and outright lies from East Texas.” Order from Blue Lantern Publishing, P.O. Box 5833, Kingwood, TX 77325.

After Yesterday’s Crash: The Avant-Pop Anthology ed. Larry McCaffery (Penguin 0-14-024085-3, Aug ’95, $12.95, 348pp, tp); Literary anthology of 32 stories, 13 original, tracing post-cyberpunk trends, including several stories about ghosts, UFOs, and the devil. Authors include Paul Auster, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Marc Laidlaw, Tom Robbins, and Mark Leyner. There is a lengthy introduction by the editor.

An Exchange of Gifts Anne McCaffrey (Wildside Press 1-880448-47-5, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $7.99, 92pp, tp, cover by Pat Morrissey); Fantasy novelette or short story. A princess with a special Gift for growing things runs away and finds a Wisp of a boy to help her live on her own. This trade paperback edition has been distributed primarily through B. Dalton. A limited segned leatherbound edition ($75.00) and a limited hardcover edition ($25.00) are listed but have not been seen. Order from The Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St., Newark NJ 07105.

An Exchange of Gifts Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #07069, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $2.98, 92pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey); Reprint (Wildside Press 1995) fantasy novelette or short story. This edition has three full-page interior illustrations by Pat Morrissey not included in the Wildside edition. The price is a special for book club members, available with any purchase.

An Exchange of Gifts Anne McCaffrey (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45520-7, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $12.95, 97pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey); Reprint (Wildside Press 1995) fantasy novelette or short story.

Robotech: Southern Cross/Metal Fire/The Final Nightmare Jack McKinney (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39184-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 503pp, pb) [Robotech]; SF omnibus of the seventh, eighth and ninth volumes in the ongoing series based on the animated TV program. Copyrighted by Harmony Gold U.S.A. and Tatsunoko Production Company.

The Sentinels: The Devil’s Hand/Dark Powers/Death Dance Jack McKinney (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38901-8, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $5.99, 467pp, pb) [Robotech: Sentinels]; Omnibus of the first three “Robotech” novelizations in the “Sentinels” sub-series. Copyrighted by Harmony Gold USA and Tatsunoko Production Co.

The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft ed. D. M. Mitchell (Creation Books 1-871592-32-1, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $15.95, 177pp, tp, cover by Peter Smith); Anthology of 23 stories, some in graphic form, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. Authors and artists include J.G. Ballard, William S. Burroughs, Ramsey Campbell, and Alan Moore. This is a simultaneous US/UK edition, available in the U.S. from A.K. Press, PO Box 4062, San Francisco CA 94140-0682.

Amazing Stories: The Anthology ed. Kim Mohan (Tor 0-312-89048-6, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $13.95, 320pp, tp); Anthology of 13 stories, 8 original and 5 reprinted from Amazing, with an introduction by Mohan and a reprint of an autobiographical piece by Robert Bloch as an afterword.

Lunching with the Anti-Christ Michael Moorcock (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-46-5, Feb ’95, $25.00, 216pp, hc, cover by Phil Hale); Collection of seven interconnected stories, subtitled “A Family History: 1925-2015”, dealing with various families from other Moorcock books. Also available in signed, slipcased limited edition (-47-3, $60.00). Available from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.

Von Bek: The Eternal Champion Vol. 2 Michael Moorcock (White Wolf 1-56504-177-1, Jan ’95, $19.99, 704pp, hc, cover by Janet Aulisio) [Von Bek]; Omnibus of the “Von Bek” novels: The War Hound and the World’s Pain (Timescape 1981), The City in the Autumn Stars (Grafton 1986), The Dragon in the Sword (Ace 1986), and ’The Pleasure Garden of Felipe Sagittarius’. Similar to the 1992 Millennium omnibus, which lacks the new introduction by Moorcock and The Dragon in the Sword.

The Dragon Path: The Collected Tales of Kenneth Morris Kenneth Morris (Tor 0-312-85309-2, Mar ’95, $23.95, 382pp, hc, cover by Deirdre E. Snowdon); Collection of 40 fantasy tales with elements from the mythology of many cultures, edited and with an introduction by Douglas A. Anderson. Includes the earlier collection The Secret Mountain and Other Tales (Faber & Gwyer 1926).

Flatlander Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39480-1, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $5.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Gil Hamilton]; Collection of the three Gil “the Arm” stories originally collected in The Long ARM of Gil Hamilton (Ballantine 1976), the short novel The Patchwork Girl (Ace 1980), plus one new story. There is a new afterword on the problems of writing the stories. The book lacks both a contents page and copyright information.

Man-Kzin Wars VII ed. Larry Niven (Baen 0-671-87670-8, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Man-Kzin Wars]; Original anthology of three pieces set in Niven’s Known Space universe, including a short SF novel by Gregory Benford & Mark O. Martin.

Night Shapes William F. Nolan (CD Publications 1-881475-14-X, Aug ’95 [Oct ’95], $50.00, 341pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark); Collection of 25 horror stories, one original, with an introduction by Peter Straub and an afterword by Robert Bloch. A signed (by Nolan and Straub), limited, slipcased edition of 500. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 18433, Baltimore MD 21237.

ON SPEC: The First Five Years The ON SPEC Editorial Collective (Tesseract 1-895836-08-5, Jun ’95, C$7.95, 255pp, pb); Anthology of 22 stories from On Spec: the Canadian Magazine of Speculative Writing. There is an introduction by editor Barry Hammond. A hardcover edition (-12-3, C$21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Tesseract Books/The Books Collective, 214-21 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 3S2; 403-448-0590.

The Bars on Satan’s Jailhouse Norman Partridge (Roadkill Press, Jul ’95, $7.00, 38pp, ph, cover by Melissa Sherman); Western horror short story printed as a limited-edition pamphlet. A gunslinger with magic boots goes after an evil rancher. Available from Roadkill Press, 10380 Ralston Road, Arvada CO 80004; add $1.00 postage.

Spyder Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, Nov ’95, $8.00, 22pp, ph, cover by Timothy Standish); Horror story in chapbook form. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519. The price includes postage.

The Final Dream & Other Fictions Daniel Pearlman (Permeable Press 1-882633-05-9, Jul ’95 [Sep ’95], $14.95, 268pp, tp, cover by Ellen Alva Hales); Collection of 12 SF stories, with an introduction by George Zebrowski and illustrations by Jill Tyler. Available from Permeable Press, 47 Noe Street, Suite 4, San Francisco CA 94114-1017.

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