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Lammas Night ed. Josepha Sherman (Baen 0-671-87713-5, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 282pp, pb, cover by Victoria Poyser); Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories based on a ballad (also included) written by Lackey. The cover and title page credit the book as “created by” Lackey and edited by Sherman. Authors include Lackey, and S.M. Stirling. The book copyright is erroneously credited to Mercedes Lackey.

The Exploded Heart John Shirley (Eyeball Books 0-9642505-0-0, Aug ’96, $10.00, 309pp, tp, cover by Rick Berry); Collection of 14 stories (one previously unpublished, the rest revised from previous publication) and the lyrics to six songs. There is a foreword by Bruce Sterling. Order from Eyeball Books, PO Box 18539, Asheville NC 28814.

MindQuakes: Stories to Shatter Your Brain Neal Shusterman (Tor 0-812-55197-4, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $3.99, 118pp, tp, cover by Robert Papp); Original collection of ten young-adult horror stories, plus an afterword describing the inspiration for each.

Sisters in Fantasy 2 ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45503-7, Apr ’96 [Mar ’96], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom); Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories by women writers. Authors include Mercedes Lackey, Rebecca Ore, and Patricia McKillip.

Dragon Charmer Ruth Siburt (Royal Fireworks Press 0-88092-350-4, 1996 [Aug ’96], $6.99, 93pp, tp, cover by Ruth Thompson); Young-adult SF/fantasy novella. A girl in 2080 is obsessed with dragons, and finds a magic library book that will leader her to both dragons and her missing father.

Over the River and Through the Woods: The Best Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak Clifford D. Simak (Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-2-X, Oct ’96 [Nov ’96], $25.00, 218pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow); Collection of eight stories. There is an introduction by Poul Anderson. This is a limited edition of 874. It is also available in a leatherbound edition of 100 ($40.00), or a boxed, leatherbound, lettered edition ($65.00); both special editions signed by Poul Anderson.

Tales of the South William Gilmore Simms (University of South Carolina Press 1-57003-086-3, Jul ’96, $49.95, 332pp, hc); Collection of 12 “fanciful” 19th-century stories about the American South, some supernatural and most with elements of folk tales. There is a chronology of Simms’s life (1806-1870) and works, and an introduction by editor Mary Ann Wimsatt. A trade paperback edition (-087-1, $17.95) was announced but not seen. Available from University of South Carolina Press, Business Office, 205 Pickens Street, Columbia SC 29208; orders 800-768-2500; add $4.00 postage.

The Dechronization of Sam Magruder George Gaylord Simpson (St. Martin’s 0-312-13963-2, Jan ’96, $17.95, 137pp, hc, cover by Bob Bakker); Time-travel/dinosaur novella by a famed paleontologist. There is an introduction by Arthur C. Clarke, and an afterword by Stephen Jay Gould. A posthumous first novel.

The Book of Hyperborea Clark Ashton Smith (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-87-9, Jul ’96 [Aug ’96], $9.95, 173pp, tp, cover by Robert H. Knox); Collection of 14 related stories, edited by Will Murray. The introduction and postscript by Murray give a history of the story cycle, and lost stories. This is a much-revised edition of Hyperborea (Ballantine 1971) edited by Lin Carter, with additional fragments, re-orderings, and reconciliation of texts — enough to consider it a new book. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

A Prophecy of Monsters Clark Ashton Smith (13th Hour Books, Jan ’96, $3.50, 8pp, ph, cover by Stanley Sargent); Lovecraftian short-short story first published in F&SF in 1954, reprinted here for the first time in book form, with an introduction by Paul A. Roales. Available from 13th Hour Books, 5714 Fenwick Drive, Alexandria VA 22303; add $1.50 postage.

Folklore, Fable, & Fantasy ed. Steven R. Smith (Galde Press 1-880090-19-8, 1995 [Jul ’96], $14.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Charles Scogins); Original anthology of 17 stories of myth, magic, and personal transformation. The authors are better known in pagan circles than SF. This book has a 1995 copyright date, but was not seen until now. Available from Galde Press, PO Box 460, Lakeville MN 55044; orders 800-777-3454.

Spectral Snow Jack Snow (Hungry Tiger Press 0-9644988-3-9, Aug ’96, $9.95, 93pp, tp, cover by Eric Shanower); Collection of eight stories, most dark fantasy, and one “Oz” story. There is an afterword by David Maxine. Illustrated by Eric Shanower. Available from Hungry Tiger Press, 15 Marcy Street, Bloomfield NJ 07003-3814; add $3.00 postage.

The Riverrun Trilogy S. P. Somtow (White Wolf 1-56504-943-8, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $14.99, 580pp, tp, cover by Troy Eittreim) [Riverrun]; Omnibus of three dark fantasy novels in the “Riverrun Trilogy”: Riverrun (Avon 1991), Armorica (AvoNova 1992 as Forest of the Night), and Yestern. The third novel is original to this volume.

Fables & Fantasies Brian Stableford (Necronomicon Press, Oct ’96 [Dec ’96], $4.95, 30pp, ph, cover by Joey Zone); Chapbook collection of ten stories, two original to this volume, with illustrations by Joey Zone. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893.

A Nightmare’s Dozen: Stories from the Dark ed. Michael Stearns (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201247-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $17.00, 239pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar); Original anthology of 14 young-adult dark fantasy stories. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Bruce Coville, Nancy Springer, and Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Michael Hussar.

All-American Alien Boy Allen Steele (Old Earth Books 1-882968-06-9, Aug ’96, $15.00, 206pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton); Collection of 11 stories, with a general introduction by Steele, as well as individual introductions for each story. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951.

X-Files #4: Squeeze Ellen Steiber (HarperTrophy 0-06-440621-0, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $3.95, 102pp, tp) [X-Files]; Young-adult novellazation based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.

Schismatrix Plus Bruce Sterling (Ace 0-441-00370-2, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $13.00, 319pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Mechanist-Shapers]; Collection of the novel Schismatrix plus short fiction (originally collected as part of Crystal Express) set in the “Shapers-Mechanists” universe. There is a new introduction by Sterling.

Sunfire Francis Stevens (Apex International, 1996 [Nov ’96], $12.00, 74pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay); Fantasy adventure novella originally published in two parts in Weird Tales in 1923. A facsimile of the original first page of the magazine edition is included. Stevens is a pen-name of Gertrude Barrows Bennet. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies; an additional 60-copy special edition is also available ($18.00). Order from Editions Antares, La Magali, Chemin Calabro, 83160 La Valette, France; add $2.00 postage; checks in US or Canadian funds should be made out to Jean-Guy Harvey.

The Bottle Imp Robert Louis Stevenson (Clarion Books 0-395-72101-6, Feb ’96, $16.95, 60pp, hc, cover by Jacqueline Mair); Young-adult novella about a cursed bottle with a wish-granting imp inside, with color illustrations by Jacqueline Mair. The Stevenson story was first published in Samoan in 1891, appearing later that year in English. First US edition (Albion Press 1995).

Fear Street Saga: Collector’s Edition R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00298-8, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $6.99, 161+147+179pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern); Young-adult omnibus of the three horror novels in the “Fear Street Saga”: The Betrayal, The Secret, and The Burning (all Archway 1993). There is a pull-out color Fear family tree. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.

Scary Stories from 1313 Wicked Way Craig Strickland (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-484-6, 1996 [Sep ’96], $5.95, 124pp, tp, cover by James McConnell); Young-adult collection of ten stories about a haunted house, from 1798 to the present. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Available from Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067.

Killdozer!: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 3 Theodore Sturgeon (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-227-5, Nov ’96 [Oct ’96], $25.00, 367pp, hc, cover by Paul Orban); Collection of 15 stories, four previously unpublished, and two not previously collected. This is the third of ten volumes and covers Sturgeon’s work from 1941 to 1946. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. There is a foreword by Robert Silverberg, and an afterword by Robert A. Heinlein (excerpted from the 1985 introduction to Godbody).

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