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A Starfarer’s Dozen: Stories of Things to Come ed. Michael Stearns (Harcourt Brace 0-15-299871-3, Oct ’95 [Sep ’95], $17.00, 218pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar); Original anthology of 13 young-adult SF stories. Authors include Will Shetterly, Sherwood Smith, Martha Soukup, and Nancy Springer.

Disney’s Enter if You Dare!: Scary Tales from the Haunted Mansion Nicholas Stephens (Disney Press 0-7868-4003-X, Oct ’95 [Aug ’95], $3.50, 75pp, tp, cover by Sergio Martinez); Young-adult collection of six horror stories, with illustrations by Sergio Martinez. Also announced in hardcover (-5002-7) but not seen.

The Secret Prophecies of Nostradamus ed. Cynthia Sternau & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-646-5, Mar ’95 [Feb ’95], $4.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Jean François Podevin); Original anthology of 11 stories based on the works of Nostradamus.

I, Vampire: Interviews with the Undead ed. Jean Stine & Forrest J Ackerman (Longmeadow Press 0-681-00798-2, Sep ’95 [Jul ’95], $12.95, 235pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark); Original anthology of 12 vampire stories, told from the vampires’ point of view. Order from Longmeadow Press, 201 High Ridge Rd., Stamford CT 06904; orders 800-937-5557.

Blue Rose Peter Straub (Penguin 0-14-600107-9, Aug ’95, $.95, 87pp, tp, cover by Charles Burchfield) [Blue Rose]; Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1985) horror novella. A “Penguin 60s” anniversary edition.

Peter Straub’s Ghosts ed. Peter Straub (Pocket Star 0-671-88599-5, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert); Original anthology of 15 ghost stories, in “The Horror Writers Association Presents” series. Copyrighted by The Horror Writers Association.

Strangers in the Night ed. Anon. (Silhouette 0-373-48312-0, Oct ’95, $4.99, 377pp, pb); Original anthology of three supernatural love stories.

Microcosmic God: The Complete Short Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 2 Theodore Sturgeon (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-213-5, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $25.00, 372pp, hc, cover by Jacek Yerka); Collection of 17 stories, two previously unpublished. This is the second of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work from 1940 to 1943. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. There is a foreword by Samuel R. Delany. Order from North Atlantic Books, PO Box 12327, Berkeley CA 94712.

The Lottery ed. Lucy Sussex (Scholastic/Omnibus 1-86291-209-2, 1994 [Aug ’95], A$9.95, 164pp, tp, cover by Patricia Howes); Original anthology of nine SF stories, six original to this volume. This is copyrighted 1994, but not seen until now. Published in Australia. (A US edition is due from Scholastic US in 1996.) Available from Justin Ackroyd, Slow Glass Books, GPO 270X, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; tel/fax: (61) 3 9639-1511.

The Patternmaker ed. Lucy Sussex (Scholastic/Omnibus 1-86291-208-4, 1994 [Aug ’95], A$9.95, 164pp, tp, cover by Patricia Howes); Original young-adult anthology of nine SF stories, all but one original. This is copyrighted 1994, but not seen until now. Published in Australia. Available from Justin Ackroyd, Slow Glass Books, GPO 270X, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia; tel/fax: (61) 3 9639-1511.

S/M Futures ed. Cecilia Tan (Circlet Press 1-885865-02-3, Aug ’95, $12.95, 169pp, tp, cover by Michael Manning); Original anthology of 10 erotic SF stories about sadomasochism in the future. Available from Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston MA 02215.

Selling Venus ed. Cecilia Tan (Circlet Press 1-885865-05-8, Aug ’95, $9.95, 143pp, tp, cover by Lee Seed); Original anthology of 10 erotic SF stories (one a reprint) about the sex industry. Circlet Press, PO Box 15143, Boston MA 02215.

Forgotten Realms: Realms of Magic ed. Brian Thomsen & J. Robert King (TSR 0-7869-0303-1, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $5.99, 316pp, tp, cover by Blas Gallego) [Forgotten Realms]; Original anthology of 17 stories based on the role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.

Illumined Black and Other Adventures Mac Tonnies (Phantom Press 0-9644759-0-1, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $9.95, 133pp, tp); Collection of 11 SF stories. Available from Phantom Press Publications, 5A Green Meadow Drive, Nantucket Island MA 02554; add $2.00 postage.

The 2069 Trilogy Larry Townsend (Masquerade/Badboy 1-56333-244-2, Oct ’94 [Feb ’95], $6.95, 656pp, pb) [2069]; Omnibus edition of the erotic gay SF trilogy, originally published by Phenix in 1969 and 1970: 2069, 2069 + 1, and 2069 + 2.

Cthulhu 2000: A Lovecraftian Anthology ed. Jim Turner (Arkham House 0-87054-169-2, Dec ’95 [Sep ’95], $24.95, 413pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton); Anthology of 18 Lovecraft-"inspired" stories; sometimes the inspiration is very apparent, and sometimes it is pretty subtle, as in Zelazny’s award-winning “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai”. Available from Arkham House, Sauk City WI 53583.

Instead of Three Wishes Megan Whalen Turner (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-13922-1, Aug ’95 [Jul ’95], $15.00, 132pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith); Young-adult collection of seven fantasy stories.

Alastor Jack Vance (Tor 0-312-85966-X, Sep ’95, $25.95, 479pp, hc) [Alastor cluster (Connatic)]; Omnibus of three “Alastor” novels: Trullion: Alastor 2262 (Ballantine 1973), Marune: Alastor 933 (Ballantine 1975), and Wyst: Alastor 1716 (DAW 1978).

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird Vivian Vande Velde (Harcourt Brace 0-15-200220-0, Sep ’95, $17.00, 128pp, hc, cover by Brad Weinman); Young-adult collection of 13 tongue-in-cheek revisions of fairy tales. Illustrations by Brad Weinman.

Three Complete Novels Kurt Vonnegut (Random House/Wings 0-517-12436-X, May ’95 [Jul ’95], $12.99, 527pp, hc, cover by John Paul Genzo); Omnibus of three novels: Cat’s Cradle (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1963), God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1965), and Breakfast of Champions (Delacorte 1973). This is an instant remainder edition.

The Sea-Rabbit Wendy Walker (Sun & Moon Press 1-55713-001-9, Nov ’94 [Feb ’95], $12.95, 272pp, tp, cover by Ann Klefstad); Reissue (Sun & Moon 1988) collection of nine literary stories and fairy tales. Second printing.

More Phobias ed. Wendy Webb, Richard Gilliam, Edward E. Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg (Pocket 0-671-89547-8, Jul ’95 [Jun ’95], $5.99, 386pp, pb); Original anthology of 27 horror stories about phobias.

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