The Locus Index to Science Fiction

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James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl (Knopf 0-679-88090-0, Mar ’96, $16.00, 126pp, hc, cover by Lane Smith); Reprint (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel with new cover art and b&w illustrations by Lane Smith. Published “simultaneously by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. and Puffin Books.”

James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037424-8, Mar ’96, $4.99, 126pp, tp, cover by Lane Smith); Reprint (Knopf 1961) young-adult fantasy novel with b&w illustrations and new cover art by by Lane Smith. A movie tie-in edition.

Hackers ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois (Ace 0-441-00375-3, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.50, 239pp, pb, cover by Sharmen Liao); Anthology of thirteen stories about cyberspace and virtual reality. Authors include William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Neal Stephenson, and Greg Egan.

Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex ed. Ellen Datlow (St. Martin’s 0-312-14019-3, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $22.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Alan Dingman); Original anthology of 20 stories (four reprints) of alien sex, alienated sex, etc. Authors include Scott Bradfield, Richard Christian Matheson, Joyce Carol Oates, and Neil Gaiman. There is a foreword by Robert Silverberg, and an introduction by Datlow.

Twists of the Tale ed. Ellen Datlow (Dell 0-440-21771-7, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.50, 366pp, pb); Original anthology of 23 horror stories about cats. Two are reprints, one a story by William S. Burroughs previously published only in chapbook form. Authors include Nancy Kress, Storm Constantine, Joyce Carol Oates, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman.

The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror: Ninth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martin’s 0-312-14450-4, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $17.95, 534pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty); Best-of-the-year anthology of 34 stories and 11 poems. There are also 87 additional pages containing a necrology by James Frenkel, summations of 1995 fantasy and horror by the editors, and a media summary by Edward Bryant. Also available in hardcover (-14449-0, $27.95). Packaged and copyrighted by James Frenkel & Associates.

Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light L. Sprague de Camp & David Drake (Baen 0-671-87736-4, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Ken Tunnell); Omnibus of de Camp’s 1939 alternate-history classic, with Drake’s original novella on the same theme. There is an introduction by Harry Turtledove.

Castle Fantastic ed. John DeChancie & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-686-4, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by John Howe); Original anthology of 16 stories, most fantasy, about castles, including an “Amber” story by Roger Zelazny. There is an introduction by DeChancie.

Ribofunk Paul Di Filippo (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-062-2, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $20.00, 295pp, hc, cover by Christine Francis); Collection of 13 linked stories, two previously unpublished, dealing with possible developments in biology and genetic engineering.

A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-13606-0, Sep ’96, $18.00, 56pp, hc, cover by Carter Goodrich); Reprint novelette version of the classic Christmas ghost story, as edited by Dickens himself for public readings. The afterword by Peter Glassman describes how this edition was transcribed from Dickens’ own prompt copy. Illustrated in full color by Carter Goodrich.

Chuck and Danielle Peter Dickinson (Delacorte 0-385-32118-0, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $14.95, 115pp, hc, cover by Kees de Kiefte); Associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog, who tries to become a hero. Illustrated by Kees de Kiefte.

Modern Classics of Fantasy ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-15173-X, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $35.00, 647pp, hc, cover by James Gurney); Anthology of 32 stories. Authors include Peter S. Beagle, Ursula K. Le Guin, John Crowley, and Terry Bisson. There is a list of recommended reading.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-14452-0, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $17.95, 592pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton); Best-of-the-Year anthology of 24 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A hardcover edition (-14451-2, $27.95) was announced but not seen.

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