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Solo Flights Through Shared Worlds Mike Resnick (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-00-6, May ’96 [Oct ’96], $19.95, 172pp, hc, cover by Don Schank); Collection of 16 stories by Resnick, but set in other peoples’ shared worlds. Introduction by Pat Cadigan; illustration by Don Schank. A trade paperback edition (-01-4, $9.95) is also available. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524.

Alternate Worldcons/Again, Alternate Worldcons ed. Mike Resnick (WC Books, Oct ’96, $10.00, 260pp, tp, cover by Joe Mayhew); Anthology containing one previously published anthology, Alternate Worldcons (Pulphouse 1994), and the new Again, Alternate Worldcons with 11 additional fan-fiction stories about what might have happened if other bids had won the right to hold worldcons in years ranging from 1939-2101. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951; or from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First Ave, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660.

A Short, Sharp Shock Kim Stanley Robinson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57461-2, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 180pp, pb, cover by Arnie Fenner); Reprint (Ziesing 1990) surrealistic fantasy short novel.

Deathkiller Spider Robinson (Baen 0-671-87722-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $5.99, 468pp, pb, cover by David Lee Anderson) [Mindkiller]; Omnibus, combining Mindkiller (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1982) and its prequel/sequel Time Pressure (Ace 1987), with some revisions, and an afterword describing the changes.

Noirotica ed. Thomas S. Roche (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-390-2, Mar ’96, $6.95, 319pp, tp); Associational original anthology of 24 stories of erotic crime. Authors include Lucy Taylor, Poppy Z. Brite & Christina Faust, John Shirley, Cecilia Tan, and Nancy Kilpatrick.

Synthesis and Other Virtual Realities Mary Rosenblum (Arkham House 0-87054-170-6, Jul ’96 [Apr ’96], $21.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton); Collection of nine stories, illustrated by Elizabeth Lawhard Bourne. Available from Arkham House, PO Box 546, Sauk City WI 53583.

Sons of Darkness: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality ed. Michael Rowe & Thomas S. Roche (Cleis Press 1-57344-059-0, Oct ’96, $12.95, 174pp, tp); Original anthology of 12 stories, one a reprint, about gay male vampires. Authors include C. Dean Andersson and Poppy Z. Brite. Available from Cleis Press, PO Box 8933, Pittsburgh PA 15221; add 15% shipping; credit-card orders 800-780-2279.

Tesseracts 5 ed. Robert Runté & Yves Meynard (Tesseract 1-895836-25-5, Dec ’96, C$8.95, 352pp, pb, cover by David Vereschagin); Original anthology of 33 stories, eight previously published, by Canadian writers. Authors include Elisabeth Vonarburg (in translation), Candas Jane Dorsey, and James Alan Gardner. A limited hardcover edition (-26-3, C$21.95) was announced but not seen. Order from The Books Collective, 214-21 10405 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton Alberta Canada T5J 0X2; 403-448-0590; add $3.00 postage; US orders pay in US dollars.

With Wounds Still Wet Wayne Allen Sallee (Silver Salamander Press, Mar ’96 [May ’96], $12.00, 203pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl); Collection of 23 horror stories, 10 original, with introduction by Kathy Koja and illustrations by H.E. Fassel. This is a signed, limited edition of 500. A limited hardcover is available for $30.00 and a limited leatherbound for $65.00. Available from Silver Salamander, 4128 Woodland Park Ave N, Seattle WA 98103; credit card orders 1-206-633-1930.

Nebula Awards 30 ed. Pamela Sargent (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100113-8, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $25.00, 350pp, hc); Anthology of 11 stories originally published in 1993 or 1994, including the 1994 Nebula winners and other nominees, three Rhysling Award-winning poems, and discussions of the year 1994 in SF and fantasy. Also available in trade paperback (-600097-0, $13.00).

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline George Saunders (Random House 0-679-44812-8, Feb ’96 [Jun ’96], $22.00, 179pp, hc); Collection of seven surreal and satiric stories of the near future.

Garden of Salt Felicity Savage (SFBC #11823, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $14.98, 632pp, hc, cover by Doug Beekman) [Humility Garden]; Omnibus of fantasy novels Humility Garden (Roc 1995) and Delta City (Roc 1996). This is a special Guild America edition, ISBN 1-56865-190-2.

The Sealed Casket and Others Richard F. Searight (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-85-2, Apr ’96 [May ’96], $5.95, 50pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox); Collection of six stories and 12 poems in a weird/Lovecraftian vein, with an introduction by Franklyn Searight. This is volume two of his “Collected Stories and Poems”. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

The Mortal Immortal: The Complete Supernatural Short Stories of Mary Shelley Mary Shelley (Tachyon Publications, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $10.00, 58pp, tp); Collection of five stories, with a “narrative introduction” by Michael Bishop. These versions of the stories were previously collected as part of Mary Shelley: Collected Tales and Stories (Johns Hopkins University Press 1976, edited by Charles E. Robinson). A limited edition of 900; also available in a signed (by Bishop), limited hardcover edition (not seen) of 100. Order from Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th Street, San Francisco CA 94107.

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