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Nebula Awards 29 ed. Pamela Sargent (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100107-3, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $25.00, 308pp, hc); Best-of-the-year (1992-1993) anthology of nine stories, two Rhysling Award-winning poems, discussions of the year (1993) in SF and fantasy, plus appreciations for Avram Davidson. Also available in trade paperback (-600119-5, $13.00).

Women of Wonder: The Classic Years ed. Pamela Sargent (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600031-8, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $15.00, 440pp, tp, cover by Michael Koelsch); Anthology of 21 SF stories by women, with most of the authors from the original 1970s series, some represented by new selections, and several new authors, with a new introduction by Sargent.

Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years ed. Pamela Sargent (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600033-4, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $15.00, 422pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen); Anthology of 21 SF stories by women writing since the ’70s, with an introduction by Pamela Sargent.

Three Complete Novels John Saul (Random House/Wings 0-517-12334-7, Jul ’95, $12.99, 791pp, hc); Omnibus of three novels: Brainchild (Bantam 1985), Nathaniel (Bantam 1984), and The God Project (Bantam 1982). This is an instant remainder edition.

The Raw Brunettes Lorrain Schein (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-12-0, Feb ’95, $6.00, 36pp, ph, cover by Freddie Baer); Surreal fantasy novella in chapbook form, about a group of women with strange powers and magic handbags. There are illustrations by Freddie Baer, and an introduction by Rachel Pollack. A signed, limited edition. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.

Darkness Creeping II Neal Shusterman (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-285-1, Sep ’95, $5.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Barbara Kiwak); Young-adult collection of eight horror stories, with interior illustrations by Barbara Kiwak. Distributed by Contemporary Books, Chicago 312-540-4500; Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067.

The Quantity Theory of Insanity Will Self (Atlantic Monthly Press 0-87113-585-X, Feb ’95 [Jan ’95], $21.00, 211pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley); Collection of six literary stories, some fantasy, some horror, all bizarre. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1991).

Adventures in the Twilight Zone ed. Carol Serling & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-662-7, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin); Original anthology of 24 stories, only one (by Rod Serling) a reprint. This is the third in the “Twilight Zone” anthology series.

Georgia on My Mind and Other Places Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-312-85663-6, Feb ’95, $21.95, 350pp, hc); Collection of 14 stories, with an introduction by the author, and an afterword to each story describing how it came to be written.

How to Save the World ed. Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-312-85577-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $23.95, 349pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly); Original anthology of 13 SF stories featuring outrageous, high-tech solutions to the world’s problems.

The Last Time Lucius Shepard (A.S.A.P., Nov ’95, $95.00, 82pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks); Horror novella which first appeared in the British edition only of Little Deaths edited by Ellen Datlow. There is an introduction by James Blaylock, an essay by Tom Joyce, and an American and English bibliography. A limited edition of 150 in acrylic slipcase, signed by the three authors and the cover artist. Order from A.S.A.P. Publishing, 23852 Via Navarra, Mission Viejo, CA 92691; 714-455-1319.

Orphans of the Night ed. Josepha Sherman (Walker 0-8027-8368-6, May ’95 [Apr ’95], $16.95, 162pp, hc, cover by Sue Ellen Brown); Original young-adult, dark fairy-tale anthology of 11 stories and two poems about some of the lesser-known supernatural creatures of the world, including the squonk, the Jersey Devil, Hawaii’s menehune, and the njuggle.

Sisters in Fantasy ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45292-5, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom); Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories about heroic women. Authors include Andre Norton, Lisa Goldstein, Nancy Kress, and Katharine Kerr. The introduction by Susan Shwartz discusses the need to dispel the stereotype of the Female Fantasy Writer as a writer of “elfy-welfy” stuff.

Tales of Zothique Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-71-2, Jun ’95, $11.95, 224pp, tp, cover by Jason C. & Homer D. Eckhardt) [Zothique]; Collection of 21 related stories, edited by Will Murray with Steve Behrends. The introduction and postscript by Murray give a history of the story cycle, and lost stories. This is a much-revised edition of Zothique (Ballantine 1970) edited by Lin Carter, with additional fragments, re-orderings, and reconciliation of texts — enough to consider it a new book. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

Journals of the Plague Years Norman Spinrad (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37399-4, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $9.95, 147pp, tp); SF novella first published in 1988 as part of the Full Spectrum anthology. This is its first solo publication, and includes a new afterword by Spinrad.

Happy Deathday to You G. E. Stanley (Avon Flare 0-380-77741-X, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.99, 113pp, pb); Collection of 18 young-adult horror stories.

Rats in the Attic and Other Stories to Make Your Skin Crawl G. E. Stanley (Avon Flare 0-380-77389-9, Feb ’95 [May ’95], $3.99, 119pp, tp); Young-adult collection of 20 creepy tales.

The Day the Magic Stopped ed. Christopher Stasheff & Bill Fawcett (Baen 0-671-87690-2, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore); Original anthology of 13 stories about what happens in a fantasy world that runs out of magic. Packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.

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