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Isaac Asimov’s Vampires ed. Gardner Dozois & Sheila Williams (Ace 0-441-00387-7, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $5.50, 257pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais); Anthology of eight vampire stories that originally appeared in Asimov’s magazine. Authors include Tanith Lee, Connie Willis, and Pat Cadigan.

All the Way to the Gallows David Drake (Baen 0-671-87753-4, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton); Collection of eight humorous stories.

Speaking Bones Denise Dumars (Dark Regions Press, Oct ’96, $4.95, 37pp, ph, cover by Roman Scott); Collection of dark fantasy poetry. There is an introduction by W. Gregory Stewart. Illustration by Roman Scott. This is a limited edition of 125 signed by both author and artist. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524.

Night Terrors ed. Lois Duncan (Simon & Schuster 0-689-80346-X, Jun ’96 [Apr ’96], $16.00, 175pp, hc, cover by John Dawson); Original anthology of 11 young-adult horror stories. Authors include Joan Aiken, Joan Lowery Nixon, and Annette Curtis Klause.

The Hashish Man and Other Stories Lord Dunsany (Manic D Press 0-916397-45-9, 1996 [Nov ’96], $9.95, 148pp, tp); Collection of 25 stories and one preface, with an introduction by editor Jon Longhi. The stories had been previously collected in A Dreamer’s Tales (1910), Fifty-One Tales (1915), and Tales of Wonder (1916). Order from Manic D Press, PO Box 410804, San Francisco CA 94141.

Virtuous Vampires ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0174-1, Sep ’96, $9.98, 470pp, hc); Anthology of 18 vampire stories. Authors include Robert Bloch, Ray Bradbury, Suzy McKee Charnas, and Roger Zelazny. There is an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. This is an instant remainder edition.

Edgeworks Harlan Ellison (White Wolf 1-56504-960-8, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $21.99, 434pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman); Omnibus. Includes a revised version of Over the Edge; of the nine stories and three essays, six are new to the collection, and there is an updated forward by Norman Spinrad. An Edge in My Voice, a collection of non-fiction columns, seems unchanged. There is a new introduction by Ellison. Volume 1 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”.

Edgeworks 2 Harlan Ellison (White Wolf 1-56504-961-6, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $21.99, 200 + 271pp, hc, cover by John K. Snyder, III); Omnibus of the crime novel Spider Kiss (Fawcett/Gold Medal 1961 as Rockabilly) and collection Stalking the Nightmare (Phantasia Press 1982). There is a new introduction by Ellison; Spider Kiss has the introduction from the Armchair Detective Library 1990 edition. Volume 2 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”.

Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire P. N. Elrod (SFBC 1-56865-188-0, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $14.98, 954pp, hc, cover by Maren) [Jonathan Barrett]; Omnibus of four vampire novels originally published in paperback by Ace: Red Death (1993), Death and the Maiden (1994), Death Masque (1995), and Dance of Death (1996). This is a special Guild America edition, SFBC #11563.

The Time of the Vampires ed. P. N. Elrod & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-693-7, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.50, 319pp, pb, cover by Harvey Parker); Original anthology of 18 historical vampire stories. Authors include P.N. Elrod, Lois Tilton, and Tanya Huff (with a Regency story featuring Henry Fitzroy from the “Victory Nelson” mysteries).

Seafort’s Challenge David Feintuch (SFBC 1-56865-189-9, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $14.98, 885pp, hc, cover by Cortney Skinner) [Nicholas Seafort]; Omnibus of two space-navy novels, Prisoner’s Hope (1995) and Fisherman’s Hope (1996), books three and four in the “Nicholas Seafort Saga”. There is a new introduction by the author. This is a special Guild America edition, SFBC #11567.

Happily Ever After ed. Michael Ford (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-450-X, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $12.95, 438pp, tp, cover by Dayna Navaro); Original anthology of 28 erotic fairy tales adapted for gay men. Authors include Poppy Z. Brite.

Mad Amos Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39362-7, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Peter Bollinger) [Mad Amos Malone]; Collection of 10 fantasy Old West stories, two original, featuring mountain man Amos Malone.

Star Trek: Log One/Log Two Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40939-6, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $11.00, 370pp, tp) [Star Trek Log]; Reprint (Ballantine 1993 as part of Star Trek: Log One/Log Two/Log Three) omnibus of two collections (both Ballantine 1974) of novelizations based on the animated Star Trek show. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek: Log Three/Log Four Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40940-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $11.00, 400pp, tp) [Star Trek Log]; Reprint (Ballantine 1993 as part of Star Trek: Log One/Log Two/Log Three and Star Trek: Log Four/Log Five/Log Six) omnibus of two collections (both Ballantine 1975) of novelizations based on the animated TV show. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Star Trek: Log Five/Log Six Alan Dean Foster (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40941-8, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $11.00, 388pp, tp) [Star Trek Log]; Reprint (Ballantine 1993 as part of Star Trek: Log Four/Log Five/Log Six) omnibus of two collections (Ballantine 1975 and 1976) of novelizations based on the animated TV show. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

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