The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Earth David Brin (Futura 0-7088-4872-9, Jul 91, £4.99, 746pp, pb, cover by Kevin W. Kelley) Reprint (Macdonald; Bantam Spectra 1990) epic ecological sf novel.
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Piecework David Brin (Pulphouse 1-56146-523-2, Jul 91, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by Alan Giana) Sf short story. This originally appeared in Interzone. Short story paperback #23. A leatherbound 100-copy limited edition (-915-7, $20.00) is also available.
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The Practice Effect David Brin (Bantam UK 0-553-17184-4, Aug 91, £3.99, 277pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1984) humorous sf novel.
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Startide Rising David Brin (Bantam UK 0-553-17170-4, Aug 91, £4.99, 462pp, pb) [Uplift] Reissue (Bantam 1983) sf novel.
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Sundiver David Brin (Bantam UK 0-553-17162-3, Aug 91, £3.99, 340pp, pb) [Uplift] Reissue (Bantam 1980) sf novel.
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Soft Wars Selmer Bringsjord (Penguin/Signet 0-451-17041-5, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $5.99, 526pp, pb) Espionage technothriller of Earth endangered by a Soviet orbital weapon created in response to Star Wars.
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Wings Bill Brittain (HarperCollins 0-06-020648-9, Oct 91, $13.95, 135pp, hc, cover by Anton C. Kimball) Young-adult fantasy novel about a boy who must cope with suddenly sprouting wings.
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A Bad Spell in Yurt C. Dale Brittain (Baen 0-671-72075-9, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Wizard of Yurt] Fantasy novel of a young wizard whose King and job are threatened by black magic.
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If I Never Get Back Darryl Brock (Ballantine 0-345-37055-4, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $5.95, 470pp, pb) [Samuel Clemens Fowler] Reprint (Crown 1989) fantasy novel about baseball.
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The Black Grail Damien Broderick (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-030-9, Aug 91, A$13.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Reprint (Avon 1986) sf novel of a far-future Earth ruled by godlike beings. A shorter version was published as Sorcerers World (Signet 1970). This is an Australian edition.
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The Dark Between the Stars Damien Broderick (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-083-X, Aug 91, A$13.95, 310pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Collection of ten stories with an introduction by the author. This is an Australian edition.
- 1 · Introduction · in
- 7 · All My Yesterdays · ss Chaos May 15 64
- 15 · A Tooth for Every Child · ss Urban Fantasies, ed. David King & Russell Blackford, Ebony, 1985
- 45 · Resurrection · ss Omega Science Digest Nov/Dec 81
- 70 · Coming Back · ss F&SF Dec 82
- 97 · Thy Sting · ss Omni Jun 87
- 105 · The Ballad of Bowsprit Bears Stead · nv Edges, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Pocket, 1980
- 161 · The Drovers Wifes Dog · ss Mattoid #24 86
- 168 · A Passage in Earth · ss Rooms of Paradise, ed. Lee Harding, South Yarra, Victoria, Australia: Quartet Books, 1978
- 185 · The Writeable Text · ss Age Monthly Review Aug 88
- 196 · The Magi · nv Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982
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Striped Holes Damien Broderick (Mandarin Australia 1-86330-032-5, Aug 91, A$12.95, 179pp, pb, cover by Warren Crossett) Reprint (Avon 1988) sf novel. This is an Australian edition.
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Expatria Keith Brooke (Gollancz 0-575-04921-9, Jul 91, £13.99, 252pp, hc) [Expatria] Sf novel about a Terran colony that has reverted to feudalism. The book ends in mid-action, demanding a sequel.
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Keepers of the Peace Keith Brooke (Corgi 0-552-13724-3, Nov 91 [Oct 91], £3.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reprint (Gollancz 1990) sf novel.
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The Druid of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36298-5, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $19.95, 423pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Fantasy novel, fifth in the overall Shannara series, second book of The Heritage of Shannara.
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The Druid of Shannara Terry Brooks (SFBC #18070, Sep 91 [Oct 91], $9.98, 423pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel, fifth book in the overall Shannara series, second book of The Heritage of Shannara. Similar to the 1991 Del Rey edition without the ISBN or price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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The Druid of Shannara Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-356-20119-8, Nov 91, £13.95, 423pp, hc) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1991) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the Shannara series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30253-2, Mar 91, $17.95, 469pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, second book of the Shannara series, with a new authors note. Has an 11th printing slug inside, but that probably includes the paperback edition.
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Hook Terry Brooks (Arrow 0-09-914141-8, Dec 91, £9.99, 273pp, hc, cover by William C. Toth) [Peter Pan] Fantasy film novelization, based on the screenplay by Jim V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. This is simultaneous with the U.S. (Ivy; Fawcett Columbine) editions.
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Hook Terry Brooks (Fawcett Columbine 0-449-90707-4, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $15.00, 273pp, hc) [Peter Pan] Fantasy novelization of the Steven Spielberg film variation on J.M. Barries Peter Pan. Published simultaneously in paperback by Ivy.
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Hook Terry Brooks (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0982-6, Jan 92 [Dec 91], $5.99, 211pp, pb) [Peter Pan] Fantasy novelization of the Steven Spielberg film variation on J.M. Barries Peter Pan. Published simultaneously in hardcover by Fawcett Columbine.
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The Scions of Shannara Terry Brooks (Orbit Overseas 0-7088-4899-0, 1991 [Sep 91], £4.50, 507pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the Shannara series. This is an Open Market edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
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The Scions of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37074-0, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $5.95, 419pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel, fourth book of the overall Shannara series and first book of The Heritage of Shannara.
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The Scions of Shannara Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-7088-4899-0, Nov 91, £4.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Shannara: Heritage of Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) fantasy novel. Book One of The Heritage of Shannara.
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The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37143-7, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $17.95, 726pp, hc, cover by Greg & Tim Hildebrandt) [Shannara] Reprint (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, first book of the Shannara series, with a new authors note. This is the first hardcover edition under the Del Rey imprint. The original color foldout has been dropped.
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The Wishsong of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31823-4, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $17.95, 498pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, third book of the Shannara series, with a new authors note. There is a 15th printing slug, but that probably includes the paperback edition.
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The Fall of the Sky Lords John Brosnan (Gollancz 0-575-04381-4, Jun 91, £14.99, 284pp, hc) [Sky Lords] Sf novel. Volume 3 in the Sky Lords trilogy.
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The Fall of the Sky Lords John Brosnan (Gollancz 0-575-04556-6, Oct 91, £3.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Sky Lords] Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf novel. The Third Volume of the Sky Lords trilogy.
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The Primal Screen: A History of Science Fiction Film John Brosnan (Orbit 0-356-20222-4, Oct 91 [Sep 91], £16.95, 402pp, hc) Personal and discursive survey of sf movies from 1910 to 1990. Recommended. (PSP)
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The Sky Lords John Brosnan (St. Martins 0-312-05964-7, May 91 [Apr 91], $17.95, 317pp, hc) [Sky Lords] Post-holocaust sf novel set in a world ruled by feudal warlords in giant airships. First American edition (Gollancz 1988).
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Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1990 Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento (Locus Press 0-9616629-8-0, Aug 91, $60.00, 587pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. This bibliography includes book listings from Locus, indexes of all the magazines and anthologies plus commentaries on the year in the field and a research index by Hal W. Hall. A list of cover artists has been added this year.
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Tombleys Walk Crosland Brown (Avon 0-380-76097-5, Feb 91 [Jan 91], $4.50, 407pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) Horror novel about werewolves infesting a small Texas town. Brown is a pen name for A.W. Grey.
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Sky Masters Dale Brown (Donald I. Fine/Putnam 0-399-13705-X, Jun 91 [Jul 91], $21.95, 510pp, hc, cover by Rob Wood) [Patrick McLanahan] Near-future technothriller about an experimental bomber and a Chinese nuclear strike against the Philippines.
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Herzone: Fantasy Short Stories by Women ed. Norma Brown, Jane Broughton & Di Williams (Crocus 0-946745-80-3, Mar 91 [Aug 91], £4.50, 103pp, tp, cover by Anthea Helliwell) Anthology of 16 original fantasy short stories, all written by women.
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A Man Worth Loving Pamela Browning (Harlequin 0-373-16384-3, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $2.75, 253pp, pb) Fantasy romance of a woman who loves the psychic who cured her.
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No Ordinary Man Robert Browning (The Book Guild 0-86332-610-2, Aug 91, £12.95, 312pp, hc, cover by John Grey) Sf/supernatural novel about a New Age teacher who can communicate with aliens.
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A Case of Painters Ear John Brunner (Pulphouse 1-56146-502-X, Jan 91, $1.95, 34pp, pb, cover by Paul Clift) Fantasy story. Short story paperback #2. Originally appeared in Tales from the Forbidden Planet (Titan 1987). This is its first book publication under Brunners byline. A 100-copy, signed leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.
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A Maze of Stars John Brunner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36541-0, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $18.00, 393pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) Sf novel of a great sentient ship charged with protecting human settlements on other worlds.
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A Maze of Stars John Brunner (Easton Press, Aug 91, no price, 393pp, hc) Sf novel of a great sentient ship charged with protecting human settlements on other worlds, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by John Berkey. This edition is published simultaneously with the Del Rey edition which appeared two months earlier. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
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The Sheep Look Up John Brunner (Legend 0-09-937770-5, Jan 91, £4.99, 461pp, pb) Reissue (Harper & Row 1972) classic sf novel. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
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The Demon Pig Karen Brush (AvoNova 0-380-75760-5, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $4.50, 241pp, pb) Fantasy novel, second book of a series. A fairy pig must defeat the Queen of the Dead to save his people.
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Brokedown Palace Steven Brust (Pan 0-330-30793-2, Nov 91, £5.99, 270pp, tp, cover by Julek Heller) Reprint (Ace 1986) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Phoenix Guards Steven Brust (Tor 0-312-85157-X, Sep 91, $19.95, 331pp, hc, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Dragaeran] Fantasy novel set in the same world as the Vlad Taltos series, but a thousand years previously. Four adventurers swashbuckle their way through a maze of court intrigue to save their empire in an hommage to Dumas and Sabatini.
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Taltos and the Paths of the Dead Steven Brust (Pan 0-330-30792-4, Jul 91, £4.99, 181pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Vlad Taltos] Reprint (Ace 1988 as Taltos) fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the Vlad Taltos series. [First U.K. edition]
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Taltos the Assassin Steven Brust (Pan 0-330-31612-5, Feb 91, £6.99, 684pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Vlad Taltos] Fantasy omnibus of Jhereg, Yendi and Teckla.
- 1 · Jhereg · n. New York: Ace, 1983
- 249 · Yendi · n. New York: Ace, 1984
- 467 · Teckla · n. New York: Ace, 1987
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The Cutter Edward Bryant (Pulphouse 1-56146-508-9, Jan 91, $1.95, 52pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) Fantasy story. Short story paperback #8. This originally appeared in Silver Scream (Dark Harvest 1988) and is published under Bryants byline for the first time. A 100-copy signed, leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.
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Fetish Edward Bryant (Pulphouse/Axolotl, Aug 91, $10.00, 132pp, tp, cover by Jill Bauman) Short horror novel, Bryants longest work in many years. This trade paperback edition is limited to 525 copies. A 300-copy hardcover edition ($35.00) and a 75-copy deluxe leatherbound edition of 75 copies ($65.00) are also available. All states are signed by the author.
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The Best Supernatural Stories of John Buchan John Buchan (Robert Hale 0-7090-4293-0, Apr 91 [Mar 91], £15.95, 254pp, hc) Collection of 15 supernatural short stories by John Buchan, edited and with an introduction by Peter Haining.
- 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 25 · The Keeper of Cademuir · ss Glasgow University Magazine Oct, 1894
- 30 · A Journey of Little Profit · ss The Yellow Book Apr, 1896
- 39 · The Outgoing of the Tide · nv Atlantic Monthly Jan 02
- 54 · No-Mans-Land · na Blackwoods Jan, 1899
- 92 · The Watcher by the Threshold · ss Atlantic Monthly Christmas 00; a longer version of this story appeared simultaneously in Blackwoods Magazine; and later in the book of the same title.
- 109 · The Grove of Ashtaroth · nv Blackwoods Jun 10
- 129 · The Green Wildebeest · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Sep 27
- 145 · Space · ss Blackwoods May 11
- 160 · Basilissa · ss Blackwoods Apr 14
- 174 · Tendebant Manus · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Dec 27
- 186 · The Wind in the Portico · nv The Pall Mall Magazine Mar 28
- 204 · Fullcircle · ss Atlantic Monthly Jun 20
- 217 · The Magic Walking Stick · ss Sails of Gold, ed. Cynthia Asquith, 1927
- 228 · The Strange Adventure of Mr. Andrew Hawthorn · ss The Silver Ship, ed. Cynthia Asquith, 1932
- 234 · The Death Notice · ss The Gap in the Curtain, Hodder & Stoughton, 1932
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State of Play Doug Buckley (Albatross Books 0-86760-098-5, 1990 [Jul 91], A$11.95, US$8.95, 228pp, tp) Sf novel set in 21st century Australia. This is the 1990 Australian edition, available in the U.S. from Albatross Books, PO Box 131, Claremont CA 91711.
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L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VII ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge 0-88404-641-9, Jul 91, $5.95, 459pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) Original anthology of 15 stories from the 1990 Writers of the Future contest, illustrated by the winners of the 1990 Illustrators of the Future contest, plus six non-fiction pieces by well-known authors and artists.
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Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-72083-X, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $4.99, 389pp, pb) [Miles Vorkosigan] Sf novel in the ongoing Miles Vorkosigan series. Recommended (FCM).
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Barrayar Lois McMaster Bujold (Easton Press, Oct 91, no price, 389pp, hc) [Miles Vorkosigan] Sf novel in the ongoing Miles Vorkosigan saga, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by N. Taylor Blanchard. This edition is published simultaneously with the Baen edition which appeared a month earlier. This special leatherbound gilt edge edition is part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
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Bone Dance Emma Bull (Ace 0-441-57457-2, May 91 [Apr 91], $4.50, 278pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) Sf novel of mind-control weapons in a post-nuclear war world.
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Bone Dance Emma Bull (SFBC #18463, Jul 91 [Oct 91], $7.98, 279pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) Reprint (Ace 1991) sf novel. First hardcover edition.
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The Work of Dean Ing: An Annotated Bibliography & Guide Scott Alan Burgess (Borgo Press 0-89370-495-4, May 91 [Apr 91], $9.95, 82pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. Annotated primary and secondary bibliography of works by and about Ing plus an afterword by him. A hardcover edition (-395-8, $19.95) was announced but not seen. [Dean C. Ing]
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Clive Barker, Illustrator Fred Burke (Arcane/Eclipse 1-56060-028-4, Jan 91, $19.95, 125pp, tp, cover by Clive Barker) Art book, a collection of Barkers sketches plus 16 full-color pages and an introduction by Stephen R. Bissette and text by Fred Burke. A hardcover edition (-027-6, $39.95) and a signed limited hardcover edition ($120.00) were announced but not seen.
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The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett (Tor 0-812-51910-8, Jul 91 [Nov 91], $3.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Doug Johnson) Reissue (Heinemann 1911) classic juvenile fantasy/ghost novel; third printing. This edition is a tie-in to the Broadway musical adaptation.
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Sex & Other Acts of the Imagination Cliff Burns (Harman Burns Publications 0-9694853-0-1, Dec 90 [Jan 91], $6.95, 115pp, tp, cover by Laurel Johannesson) Collection of 19 horror stories from small press sources, with an introduction by Jeff Vandermeer.
- · Introduction · Jeff VanderMeer · in
- 1 · Apocalypse Beach · vi Portents #5 87
- 3 · Invisible Boy · ss, 1987
- 10 · Walt Disney in Hell · vi
- 12 · Carl · ss New Blood
- 17 · The Cattletruck · ss Midnight Graffiti Spr 89
- 22 · The Strange Music · vi
- 25 · Murder of John Lennon (A Collage) · ss EOTU
- 29 · The End · ss
- 39 · Sex * Tet: A Horrific Medley of Old Favourites · gp
- 44 · Teenage Wasteland · ss
- 57 · Public Enemy · vi Not One of Us Nov 88
- 60 · Dry · ss
- 68 · Old Friends · vi
- 71 · Live! From Planet Earth! · ss
- 75 · Man Disassembling · vi EOTU
- 77 · Arrival · ss
- 91 · Final Showing · ss
- 98 · Monologue · vi
- 102 · The Hibakusha · ss Nøctulpa #2 88
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