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The Golden Years of Science Fiction: Fifth Series ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Bonanza 0-517-47566-9, 1985 [May ’86], $6.98, 641pp, hc); Omnibus edition of The Great SF Stories 9 and The Great SF Stories 10. This has a 1985 copyright but we didn’t see it until 1986. An “instant remainder” book.

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 15 (1953) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-171-4, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 352pp, pb); Anthology of 17 stories first published in 1953 plus a summary of the year in and out of sf plus remarks on the various writers. Recommended (CNB).

The Twelve Frights of Christmas ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh (Avon 0-380-75098-8, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 263pp, pb); Anthology of Yuletide horror tales by Clarke, Block, Lovecraft, and others.

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 6: Mythical Beasties ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-14267-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 343pp, pb); Anthology of 13 stories — one for each mythical beast.

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 7: Magical Wishes ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-14575-5, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.50, 350pp, pb); Anthology of 16 stories.

Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 4: Comets ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-14129-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.95, 339pp, pb); Theme anthology of sf stories.

Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 5: Tin Stars ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-14395-7, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.95, 351pp, pb); Anthology of 15 stories of crime, mystery, and robots.

Young Star Travelers ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper & Row 0-06-020178-9, Mar ’86 [Apr ’86], $13.50, 209pp, hc); library edition -026793-3, $11.89. Anthology of 9 reprint stories.

The Norby Chronicles Janet & Isaac Asimov (Ace 0-441-58633-3, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Norby]; Omnibus edition of very juvenile stories of a boy and his second-hand robot.

The Shattered Sphere ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (SFBC #10469, Dec ’86, $7.98, 728pp, hc) [Thieves’ World]; Omnibus edition of three “Thieves’ World” anthologies.

Thieves’ World Book 9: Blood Ties ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80595-7, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 238pp, pb) [Thieves’ World]; Original anthology of 8 fantasy stories set in Sanctuary. This one, with introductions, afterwords, etc., sounds more and more like a round-robin fanzine.

When the Door Is Shut & Other Ghost Stories B (Rosemary Pardoe 0-906153-10-7, Jan ’86, £1.35, 36pp, pb); Collection of ghost stories. This is probably a pseudonym for A.C. Benson.

Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories Steven Bauer (Ace Charter 0-441-01906-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 234pp, pb); Tv tie-in collection with adaptations of 11 episodes from the show.

Volume II of Steven Speilberg’s Amazing Stories Steven Bauer (Charter (Ace) 0-441-01912-9, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 225pp, pb); TV tie-in collection of 11 stories adapted from the teleplays.

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