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Bruce Coville’s Book of Magic: Tales to Cast a Spell on You ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-25931-8, May ’96, $3.99, 178pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult original collection of 11 magic stories, two reprints. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Monsters II: More Tales to Give You the Creeps ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85292-2, Sep ’93 [Aug ’96], $3.95, 178pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult original collection of 11 monster stories, two reprints. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Spine Tinglers: Tales to Make You Shiver ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-25930-X, Jan ’96, $3.99, 177pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Young-adult original collection of 13 chilling stories, three reprints. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary. Individual story copyrights are in the authors’ names.

Olden Tales ed. Bradford M. Day (Hillsville, VA: DayStar Press, 1996, $12.00, 337pp, 8½" x 11" tp)

The Dark Old House Tom Disch (RLB, 1996, no price, 23pp, ph); Poetry collection. Limited to 200 copies.

When I Was Your Age ed. Amy Ehrlich (Candlewick Press 1-56402-306-0, 1996, hc); YA anthology of “original stories about growing up.” Only selected associational stories listed.

The Blue Man and other stories from Wales ed. Christine Evans (Pont 1-85902-228-6, Jun ’96, £4.50, 142pp, tp, cover by Suzanne Carpenter); Reprint (Pont 1995) Anthology of 15 original contempirary/fantasy stories based in Wales. [Not seen]

Once Upon a Time: Erotic Fairy Tales for Women ed. Michael Ford (Masquerade/Richard Kasak 1-56333-449-6, Nov ’96, $12.95, 370pp, tp, cover by Dennis Calero); Original anthology of 27 erotic fairy tales. Authors include Francesca Lia Block, Cecilia Tan, and Christa Faust. Order from Masquerade Books, 801 2nd Ave, New York NY 10017; credit card orders 800-375-2356; add $1.50 postage.

The Convulsion Factory Brian Hodge (Silver Salamander Press, Sep ’96, $35.00, 241pp, hc, cover by Dolly Nickel); Thematic collection of 12 stories based around the theme of urban decay. Limited to 300 signed copies. Also available in a leatherbound edition of 50 signed copies for $70.00.

Virtual Futures: Worldviews of Alternate Tomorrows Lane Jennings (OtherWorlds Press, Jul ’96, 96pp, tp); Poetry collection, each poem is followed by notes & comments. Limited edition of 300 copies.

The Sheep-Pig and Ace Dick King-Smith (Puffin 0-14-038503-7, Oct ’96, £4.99, 242pp, tp); Young-adult animal fantasy omnibus of The Sheep-Pig (Gollancz, 1983; basis of the film Babe) and its sequel Ace (Gollancz, 1990).

Strange Highways Dean Koontz (Warner 0-446-60339-2, Aug ’96 [Sep ’97], $6.99, 614pp, pb, cover by Fernando & Dangelico); Reprint (Warner 1995) collection of 14 pieces, including the original title novel and a revised version of Chase (this latter not in the original Headline edition).

Favourite Scary Stories from Graveside Al ed. Alan Maitland (Viking Penguin Canada 0-670-86863-9, 1996, C$29.99, 302pp, hc, cover by Stephen Snider); Anthology of 23 stories.

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