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The Larger Earth David Memmott (Permeable Press 1-882633-18-0, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $9.95, 102pp, tp, cover by Freddie Baer); Collection of 22 linked SF poems, subtitled “Descending Notes of a Grounded Astronaut”. Available from Permeable Press, 47 Noe Street, Suite 4, San Francisco CA 94114-1017; add $1.50 postage.

Burn, Witch, Burn!/Creep, Shadow, Creep! A. Merritt (Leisure 0-8439-3944-3, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 392pp, pb) [Dr. Lowell]; Omnibus of two classic pulp horror novels, Burn, Witch, Burn! (Liveright 1933) and Creep, Shadow, Creep (Crime Club, Doubleday, Doran 1934 as Creep, Shadow), printed in “double” format.

The Father, The Son, and the Walkperson Michel Méry (III Publishing 0-9622937-9-2, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $10.00, 190pp, tp, cover by François Méry); Original collection of 22 stories, four previously published, many surreal or with elements of SF. Available from III Publishing, PO Box 1581, Gualala CA 95445.

The Moon Box ed. John Miller & Tim Smith (Chronicle Books 0-8118-1060-7, Nov ’95 [Jan ’96], $29.95, 610pp, bx); Boxed set of four books of moon myths and musings (Moon Lore, The Moon Goddess) and two anthologies: The Were-Wolf with 10 items, three of them poems, and five stories by authors including Angela Carter, Saki, Guy de Maupassant, and Bram Stoker; and "Somnium" & Other Trips to the Moon, an SF anthology with five stories by authors including H.G. Wells, Cyrano de Bergerac, and Johannes Kepler. The Werewolf has 148pp; the rest have 154pp each.

The Legacy of Gird Elizabeth Moon (Baen 0-671-87747-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $15.00, 852pp, tp, cover by Larry Elmore & Gary Ruddell) [Deed of Paksenarrion]; Omnibus of two fantasy novels set in the same world as “The Deed of Paksenarrion”: Surrender None (Baen 1990) and Liar’s Oath (Baen 1992). The cover art is a computer-generated composite of the cover art from those two books.

Behold the Man Michael Moorcock (Mojo Press 1-885418-05-1, Jun ’96 [Jul ’96], $12.95, 129pp, hc, cover by John Picacio) [Karl Glogauer]; Nebula Award-winning SF novella. This is a special 30th-anniversary edition, with corrected text and a new afterword by Moorcock, a foreword by Jonathan Carroll, and illustrations by John Picacio. Order from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78714; fax 512-858-7282; [mojo@eden.com].

The Roads Between the Worlds: The Eternal Champion Vol. 6 Michael Moorcock (White Wolf 1-56504-821-0, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $21.99, 391pp, hc, cover by Brom) [Von Bek]; Omnibus of three SF novels, The Wrecks of Time (Ace 1967), The Winds of Limbo (Compact 1965 as The Fireclown), and The Shores of Death (Compact 1966 as The Twilight Man). The introduction by Moorcock explains how he came to write three such pulpish novels; framing passages tie the novels into the “Eternal Champion” theme through Renark Von Bek. The ISBN on the jacket (-181-X) does not match that on the copyright page.

Lot & Lot’s Daughter Ward Moore (Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-1-1, Mar ’96, $10.00, 72pp, tp, cover by William Reid) [David Jimmon]; Collection of two SF novelettes, with a new introduction by Michael Swanwick. A limited edition of 300; also announced in a leatherbound limited edition of 100, signed by Swanwick ($21.00). Order from Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94107.

Bible Stories for Adults James Morrow (Harcourt Brace/Harvest 0-15-100192-8, Feb ’96, $22.00, 245pp, hc); Collection of 12 stories, many dealing with religious topics, including the Nebula Award-winning “Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge”. Also announced in trade paperback (-600244-2, 12.00), but not seen.

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Tom Mula (Adams 1-55850-537-7, Oct ’95 [Apr ’96], $10.00, 117pp, hc) [Christmas Carol]; Fantasy novella inspired by Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. Scrooge’s late partner tells his side of the story. Illustrated by Larry Wojick. This is copyrighted 1995 but not seen until now.

Broken Heroes David Murphy (Albedo One Publications, Aug ’95 [Mar ’96], £2.95, 76pp, ph, cover by Paul Sheridan); Collection of eight stories, with an introduction by Morgan Llywelyn, and illustrations by Paul Sheridan. This is a second printing; we did not list the first. Available from albedo one publications, 8, Commons Road, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, Ireland.

Starlight 1 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Tor 0-312-86215-6, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $13.95, 316pp, hc, cover by Jeff Adams); Original anthology of 12 stories by authors including Michael Swanwick, Jane Yolen, Robert Reed, and Maureen F. McHugh. A hardcover edition (-86214-8, $24.95) is also available.

Three Books of Known Space Larry Niven (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40448-3, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $12.95, 575pp, tp, cover by David Stevenson) [Known Space]; Omnibus of two SF novels World of Ptavvs (1966) and A Gift from Earth (1968), and one collection, Tales of Known Space (1975), plus one other story. The stories and novels are arranged in chronological order, according to the history of Known Space (a timeline is included), with added notes by Niven to fill in the gaps. There is an explanatory introduction by Niven, and a bibliography.

Catfantastic IV ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-711-9, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Mark Hess); Original anthology of 18 stories about cats and magic. Authors include Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, Mercedes Lackey, and Andre Norton.

The Outer Limits, Volume 1 ed. Debbie Notkin & Roger Stewart (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0619-5, Sep ’96 [Oct ’96], $12.00, 250pp, tp); Anthology of four stories that inspired, or were based on, episodes of the television show (both original and new series), including Harlan Ellison’s previously published “Soldier”. Other authors are Diane Duane, Howard Hendrix, and John M. Ford. Copyrighted by Outer Limits Productions, with trademark licensing from MGM/UA.

Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear ed. Jody Lynn Nye (Baen 0-671-87732-1, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 306pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly); Original anthology of 19 stories about mothers in space, including a new Maureen Birnbaum story by George Alec Effinger. Other authors include Anne McCaffrey, Elizabeth Moon, and Esther M. Friesner.

Demon and Other Tales Joyce Carol Oates (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-82-8, Jan ’96 [Feb ’96], $4.95, 36pp, ph, cover by Jason Eckhardt); Collection of seven stories of the macabre, two original, with illustrations by Jason Eckhardt. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

First Love Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco Press 0-88001-457-1, Aug ’96, $18.00, 86pp, hc, cover by Barry Moser); Gothic non-fantasy horror novella, illustrated by Barry Moser.

American Gothic Tales ed. Joyce Carol Oates (Penguin/Plume 0-452-27489-3, Dec ’96, $14.95, 547pp, tp, cover by Albert Pinkham Ryder); Anthology of 46 literary stories of horror and suspense, arranged chronologically. Authors include Washington Irving, Joyce Carol Oates, Anne Rice, Harlan Ellison, and Stephen King.

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