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In Alien Flesh Gregory Benford (Tor 0-312-93344-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $14.95, 280pp, hc); Collection of 13 stories and a poem plus commentary by the author.

Hitler Victorious: 11 Stories of the German Victory in World War II ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Garland 0-8240-8658-9, Oct ’86 [Aug ’86], $19.95, 299pp, hc); Anthology of alternate-history sf stories. Several are originals.

The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost Stories E. F. Benson (Black Swan 0-552-99222-4, Nov ’86, £3.95, 232pp, pb); Collection of ghost stories.

Close Encounters with the Deity Michael Bishop (Peachtree 0-931948-96-7, Sep ’86 [Jun ’86], $15.95, 306pp, hc); Collection of 14 stories, with a foreword by Isaac Asimov. The stories are previously uncollected magazine reprints; so is the foreword, which originally appeared in IASFM.

Out of My Head Robert Bloch (NESFA Press 0-915368-87-0, Feb ’86, $30.00, 193pp, hc); Collection of 22 stories and articles. This signed, slipcased, limited edition of 200 sold out at Boskone 23.

Unholy Trinity: Three Novels of Suspense Robert Bloch (Scream/Press 0-910489-09-2, Oct ’86, $30.00, 350pp, hc); Non-fantasy, psychological horror suspense. Omnibus edition of The Scarf (Dial 1947, revised Fawcett 1966), The Couch (Fawcett 1962), and The Deadbeat (Simon & Schuster 1960). Three of Bloch’s famous psychological horror pieces with illustrations by Harry O. Morris.

Prometheans Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-53219-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 278pp, pb); Collection of stories and non-fiction.

Lythande Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-154-4, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 237pp, pb) [Lythande; Thieves’ World]; Collection of fantasy stories featuring the Pilgrim Adept Lythande, a Thieves’ World character. There is also a story by Vonda N. McIntyre, with the same heroine.

Sword and Sorceress III ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-141-2, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 285pp, pb); Original anthology of 20 very short heroic fantasy stories about strong women characters. The introduction by Bradley is a market report for future books in the series.

The Borders Just Beyond Joseph Payne Brennan (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-80-1, Oct ’86, $30.00, 200pp, hc); Collection of 25 horror stories, mostly original to this volume (some of them appeared before in fanzines, etc.). Limited to 750 signed copies.

The River of Time David Brin (Dark Harvest 0-913165-10-7, Jun ’86, $38.00 signed, boxed, limited (400 copy) edition, 366pp, hc); Collection of 11 stories, illustrated by Paul Sonju, including Hugo winner “The Crystal Spheres”. Four of the stories are originals. This is Brin’s first collection.

The Freak Show Murders Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan 0-9609986-4-0, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $5.95, 206pp, pb, cover by William L. McMillan); Reprint (Dennis McMillan 1985) collection; non-sf/fantasy, associational. “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps”, Vol. 5. Six pulp mystery stories plus an appreciation by Richard Lupoff.

Red Is the Hue of Hell Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], $40.00, 184pp, hc); Associational; a collection of 7 mysteries plus a reminiscence by Walt Sheldon and an article on writing. This is a limited edition of 300 copies, Vol. 7 of “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps”. Those of you who only know Brown from his sf are missing out on some of his sharpest work. This worthwhile project of reprinting all his short detective fiction should be applauded. (CNB)

Sex Life on the Planet Mars Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Nov ’86 [Dec ’86], $40.00, 190pp, hc); Collection of 6 mystery stories plus part of an unfinished non-fiction book on sf, plus an appreciation by Charles Willeford. Limited edition of 400 copies.

Thirty Corpses Every Thursday Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan 0-9609986-5-9, Aug ’86, $5.95, 193pp, pb); Reprint (Dennis McMillan 1986) collection of mysteries; associational. Brown was excellent in both sf and mystery writing. These 40-year-old pulp stories are still fine. (CNB) “Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps”, Vol. 6.

The Compleat Traveler in Black John Brunner (Bluejay 0-312-94060-2, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $8.95, 252pp, pb) [Traveler in Black]; Revised collection of all the tales of the mysterious title character, with illustrations by Martin Springett. Adds one story to the earlier collection, The Traveler in Black (Ace 1971).

L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Vol. II ed. Algis Budrys (Bridge 0-88404-155-7, Mar ’86, $4.95, 391pp, pb); Original anthology with stories from the winners of the 1985 Writers of the Future Contest.

Guardians of the Tall Stones Moyra Caldecott (Arrow 0-09-942810-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £4.95, 234+232+160pp, pb) [Tall Stones]; Omnibus edition of an epic fantasy trilogy.

Seven Worlds Mary Caraker (NAL/Signet 0-451-14498-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 223pp, pb) [Seven Worlds]; Sf novel based on some early shorter work (used here as the first two sections) about Morgan Farraday, Space Corps agent. A first novel.

Ender’s War Orson Scott Card (SFBC #02858, Jun ’86, $7.98, 634pp, hc) [Ender Wiggin]; Omnibus edition of two sf novels of Ender Wiggins’ adventures in space and through time.

Between Two Worlds/Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle Terry Carr & Bob Shaw (NESFA Press 0-915368-33-1, Sep ’86 [Oct ’86], $15.00, 68 + 103pp, hc); Back-to-back collections of fannish writing and stories by Carr and Shaw, in a 775-copy trade edition; add $1 for postage/handling.

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