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The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Vol. IV ed. Terry Carr (Avon 0-380-89710-5, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $4.95, 434pp, pb); Anthology of Nebula Award winning stories from 1970-1974.

Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year #15 ed. Terry Carr (Tor 0-812-53267-8, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 379pp, pb); Anthology featuring Carr’s choice for 1985. Also has a summary of the year by Locus editor Charles N. Brown.

Universe 16 ed. Terry Carr (Doubleday 0-385-23389-2, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $12.95, 181pp, hc); Original anthology of sf and fantasy stories, highlighted by a magnificent tale by Lucius Shepard, “Voyage South from Thousand Willows”. The rest is uneven, but this is probably worth getting for the Shepard alone. (FCM)

Bred Any Good Rooks Lately? ed. James Charlton (Doubleday 0-385-23477-5, 1986 [Dec ’86], $4.95, 117pp, tp); Original humor anthology of puns, spoonerisms and shaggy dog stories, many by sf authors. Illustrated by Mary Kornblum.

Visible Light C. J. Cherryh (Phantasia 0-932096-40-9, Jan ’86, $40.00 [signed, boxed, limited edition of 300], $17.00 [trade edition of 1200], 230pp, hc); Collection of six stories, one an original, with philosophical running commentary by the author (who is also pictured on the jacket). Illustrations by David Cherry.

The Gates of Hell C. J. Cherryh & Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65561-2, Apr ’86 [Feb ’86], $14.95, 250pp, hc) [Heroes in Hell]; Fantasy novel set in the Inferno of the shared-world original anthology Heroes in Hell. The nine sections have separate copyrights, but it still seems to be a novel.

Daylight and Nightmare G. K. Chesterton (Xanadu 0-947761-17-9, Aug ’86, £9.95, 144pp, hc); Story collection, including many fantasy stories.

Tales from the Haunted House R. Chetwynd-Hayes (Kimber 0-7183-0622-8, Oct ’86, £8.95, 192pp, hc); New collection of ghost stories.

Tales from the Shadows R. Chetwynd-Hayes (William Kimber 0-7183-0598-1, Mar ’86, £8.50, 192pp, hc); Collection of 10 supernatural stories.

Thrump-o-Moto James Clavell (Delacorte 0-385-29504-9, Sep ’86, $20.00, 89pp, hc); Juvenile fantasy story, illustrated by George Sharp. A Japanese wizard finds himself in the Australian Outback and sets out on a quest. Issued simultaneous with the British edition.

Thrump-o-Moto James Clavell (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-38014-4, Sep ’86 [Oct ’86], £9.95, 89pp, hc); Juvenile oriental fantasy illustrated by George Sharp; simultaneous with the U.S. edition.

The Omnibus of Science Fiction ed. Groff Conklin (Chatham River 0-517-45370-3, Jun ’86, $1.98, 561pp, pb); Reprint (Crown 1952) anthology; an “instant remainder” book. In typical instant remainder fashion, one last story is omitted, “Counter Charm” by Peter Phillips. The original plates were used. The price makes it an eye-popping bargain.

Annals of the Black Company Glen Cook (SFBC #01792, Jun ’86, $8.98, 759pp, hc) [Black Company]; Omnibus edition of a fantasy trilogy — wizardry combined with gritty military life.

Best of Fiction Magazine ed. Judy Cooke & Elizabeth Bunster (J.M. Dent 0-460-02464-7, Mar ’86, £4.95, 312pp, tp); Anthology with stories by Brian Aldiss, Alasdair Gray, Russell Hoban, etc. Mostly associational.

Earthchange Clare Cooper (Lerner 0-8225-0730-7, Jun ’86, $9.95, 96pp, hc); Juvenile sf novella of an almost destroyed Earth. First U.S. edition. First published Hodder & Stoughton 1985.

Aesop’s Forest/The Plot of the Mice Robert Coover & Brian Swann (Capra Press 0-88496-252-0, Dec ’86, $7.50, 39 + 76pp, pb); Back-to-back edition of two fantasy/literary/surreal works, a novelette by Coover and a group of “bedtime [fantasy] stories...for adults” by Swann. Both are illustrated by Michael McCurdy.

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