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Radio-Reactive Apples Charles Wehrenberg (SoloZone 1-886163-00-6, 1995 [Jun ’95], $11.00, 298pp, tp); Collection of nine stories. Order from: SoloZone, PO Box 410792, San Francisco CA 94141-0792.

100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-558-6, Sep ’95 [Aug ’95], $7.98, 588pp, hc); Anthology of 100 vampire stories, 81 original. There is an introduction by Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition.

Between Time and Terror ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45452-9, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $4.99, 384pp, pb); Anthology of 17 tales of weird SF and scientific horror from authors including H.P. Lovecraft, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Dan Simmons, and Clive Barker. There is an introduction by Dziemianowicz.

Fantastic Alice ed. Margaret Weis & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-00253-6, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $12.00, 291pp, tp, cover by Richard Bober); Original anthology of 17 stories based on Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” tales, with an introduction by Weis. Greenberg is credited only in the copyright.

Scary Stories for Stormy Nights R. C. Welch (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-262-2, Aug ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.95, 127pp, pb, cover by Bernard Custodio); Collection of ten young-adult horror stories, with illustrations by Bernard Custodio. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Distributed by Contemporary Books, Chicago 312-540-4500; Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067.

The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Penguin 0-14-600072-2, Aug ’95, $.95, 92pp, tp, cover by Morris Kantor) [Time Machine]; Reprint (Heinemann 1895) SF novella. A “Penguin 60s” anniversary edition.

The Acid House Irvine Welsh (Norton 0-393-31280-1, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $11.00, 289pp, tp); Collection of 22 literary stories, many with fantasy elements — author is described as “a mad, postmodern Roald Dahl.” First American edition (Cape 1994).

Ganglion and Other Stories Wayne Wightman (Tachyon Publications, Jun ’95 [Jul ’95], $21.00, 217pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow); Collection of 10 stories. A signed, limited edition of 674. Order from Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94107.

The Picture of Dorian Gray: And Three Stories Oscar Wilde (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52601-5, Jun ’95 [Sep ’95], $4.95, 305pp, pb); Reprint (Ward, Locke & Co. 1891) literary classic, with three additional short stories, two of them fairy tales. There is a new introduction by Gary Schmidgall.

Dealers in Light and Darkness Cherry Wilder (Edgewood Press 0-9629066-4-6, Feb ’95, $9.00, 166pp, tp, cover by Nick Stathopoulos); Collection of nine stories. Order from Edgewood Press, PO Box 380264, Cambridge MA 02238.

A Flush of Shadows Kate Wilhelm (St. Martin’s 0-312-13075-9, Jun ’95 [May ’95], $22.95, 336pp, hc) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl]; Five mystery/fantasy novellas, two original, featuring Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn.

Doorway to Eternity Sean Williams (MirrorDanse Books 0-646-19084-9, Jan ’95 [Feb ’95], A$8.95, 99pp, tp, cover by Antoinette Rydyr & Robert Hood); Collection of three SF novelettes “by Australia’s rising young SF writer”, with a foreword by Bill Congreve, and a bibliography of Williams’ work to date. Illustrations by Antoinette Rydyr and Robert Hood. A limited edition of 400 copies. Available from MirrorDanse Books, 1/26 Central Avenue, Westmead NSW Australia 2145.

Caliban’s Hour Tad Williams (HarperPrism 0-06-105413-5, Nov ’95 [Oct ’95], $4.99, 194pp, pb, cover by Jim Griffin); Reprint (Legend 1994) fantasy novella. Shakespeare’s character tells his side of the story.

Ten Points for Style Walter Jon Williams (SFBC #10261, Jan ’96 [Dec ’95], $14.98, 638pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [Drake Maijstral]; Omnibus of three novels featuring Allowed Burglar Drake Maijstral: The Crown Jewels, House of Shards, and Rock of Ages.

Mr. Templeton’s Toyshop Thomas Wiloch (Wordcraft of Oregon/Jazz Police Books 1-877655-16-3, Dec ’95 [Nov ’95], $9.95, 103pp, ph, cover by Thomas Wiloch); Collection of 45 “prose poems”, a series of dark fantasy vignettes, with illustrations by the author. Available from Wordcraft of Oregon/Jazz Police Books, PO Box 3235, La Grande, OR 97850.

The Armless Maiden ed. Terri Windling (Tor 0-312-85234-7, Apr ’95 [Mar ’95], $22.95, 382pp, hc); Anthology of 46 stories, poems, and essays, 31 original, with a theme of “childhood and its darker passages.”

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