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- Robert Bloch’s Psychos ed. Robert Bloch (CD Publications 1-881475-26-3, Nov ’97 [Dec ’97], $30.00, 341pp, hc, cover by Eric Powell); Original horror anthology in “The Horror Writers Association Presents” series with 22 stories by authors including Stephen King, Richard Christian Matheson, and Charles Grant. This appeared in November, but was not seen until now. Copyrighted by the Horror Writers Association. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- Driving Blind Ray Bradbury (Avon 0-380-97381-2, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $23.00, 261pp, hc, cover by Bernie Fuchs); Original collection of 21 stories, four previously published elsewhere, with a brief afterword by Bradbury.
- 1 · Night Train to Babylon · ss *
- 13 · If MGM Is Killed, Who Gets the Lion? · ss *
- 21 · Hello, I Must Be Going · ss *
- 31 · House Divided · ss *
- 43 · Grand Theft · ss EQMM Jul ’95
- 55 · Remember Me? · ss *
- 65 · Fee Fie Foe Fum · ss Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
- 79 · Driving Blind · nv *
- 101 · I Wonder What’s Become of Sally · ss *
- 111 · Nothing Changes · ss *
- 123 · That Old Dog Lying in the Dust [“Mexicali Mirage”] · ss Westways Oct ’74
- 139 · Someone in the Rain · ss *
- 151 · Madame Et Monsieur Shill · ss *
- 161 · The Mirror · ss *
- 171 · End of Summer · ss Script Sep ’48
- 179 · Thunder in the Morning · ss *
- 191 · The Highest Branch on the Tree · ss *
- 203 · A Woman Is a Fast-Moving Picnic · ss *
- 217 · Virgin Resusitas · ss *
- 229 · Mr. Pale · ss *
- 239 · That Bird That Comes Out of the Clock · ss *
- 257 · A Brief Afterword · aw *
- The Golden Apples of the Sun and Other Stories Ray Bradbury (Avon 0-380-73039-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $10.00, 338pp, tp, cover by Tim O’Brien); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990 as Classic Stories 1) omnibus of The Golden Apples of the Sun (Doubleday 1953) and R is For Rocket (Doubleday 1962). Contains 32 stories, omitting three from The Golden Apples of the Sun. This follows the contents of the third printing (1995) which restored the title story “The Golden Apples of the Sun” omitted from the 1990 edition.
- 1 · The Fog Horn [“The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jun 23 ’51
- 10 · The April Witch · ss The Saturday Evening Post Apr 5 ’52
- 21 · The Wilderness · ss F&SF Nov ’52
- 31 · The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl [“Touch and Go!”] · ss Detective Book Magazine Nov ’48; EQMM Jan ’53
- 43 · The Flying Machine · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1953
- 49 · The Murderer · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1953
- 58 · The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind · ss Epoch Win ’53
- 63 · I See You Never · vi New Yorker Nov 8 ’47
- 67 · Embroidery · vi Marvel Science Fiction Nov ’51
- 71 · The Big Black and White Game · ss The American Mercury Aug ’45
- 83 · The Great Wide World Over There [“Cora and the Great Wide World Over There”] · ss Maclean’s Aug 15 ’52
- 96 · Powerhouse · ss Charm Mar ’48
- 106 · En La Noche [“Torrid Sacrifice”] · ss Cavalier Nov ’52
- 111 · Sun and Shadow · ss The Reporter Mar 17 ’53
- 119 · The Meadow · ss The Golden Apples of the Sun, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1953
- 135 · The Garbage Collector · ss The Nation Oct ’53
- 141 · The Great Fire · ss Seventeen Mar ’49
- 148 · The Golden Apples of the Sun · ss Planet Stories Nov ’53
- 157 · R Is for Rocket [“King of the Gray Spaces”] · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Dec ’43
- 174 · The End of the Beginning [“Next Stop: The Stars”] · ss Maclean’s Oct 27 ’56
- 180 · The Rocket [“Outcast of the Stars”] · ss Super Science Stories Mar ’50
- 191 · The Rocket Man · ss Maclean’s Mar 1 ’51
- 203 · A Sound of Thunder · ss Colliers Jun 28 ’52
- 216 · The Long Rain [“Death-by-Rain”] · ss Planet Stories Sum ’50
- 231 · The Exiles [“The Mad Wizards of Mars”] · ss Maclean’s Sep 15 ’49; F&SF Win ’50
- 246 · Here There Be Tygers · ss New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy, Holt, 1951
- 260 · The Strawberry Window · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
- 269 · The Dragon · vi Esquire Aug ’55
- 273 · Frost and Fire [“The Creatures That Time Forgot”] · nv Planet Stories Fll ’46
- 316 · Uncle Einar · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
- 324 · The Time Machine [“The Last, the Very Last”] · ss The Reporter Jun 2 ’55
- 332 · The Sound of Summer Running [“Summer in the Air”] · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 18 ’56
- The Gratitude of Kings Marion Zimmer Bradley & Elisabeth Waters (SFBC #18196, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $2.98, 110pp, hc, cover by Pat Morrissey) [Lythande]; Fantasy novella featuring the minstrel/magician Lythande. Simultaneous with the Roc gift edition, but packaged differently, in standard-size format, with new cover art and interior illustrations by Keith Minnion. The Roc edition lists Elizabeth Waters as co-holder of the copyright, but she is not listed in this edition. This is supposedly similar to the 1997 Wildside Press limited edition (1-56865-579-7), not seen. The price is a special for book club members, available with any purchase. This edition lacks a price and ISBN, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- The Gratitude of Kings Marion Zimmer Bradley & Elisabeth Waters (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45641-6, Dec ’97 [Oct ’97], $14.95, 106pp, hc, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Lythande]; Fantasy novella/short novel featuring the minstrel/magician Lythande. A gift-book supposedly published simultaneously with a Wildside Press edition (not seen). Waters is mentioned only on the copyright page.
- Sword & Sorceress XV ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-768-2, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Greg Call); Original anthology of 22 fantasy stories. Authors include Diana L. Paxson, Deborah Wheeler, and Paul Edwin Zimmer.
- Sword & Sorceress XIV ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley & Rachel E. Holmen (DAW 0-88677-741-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 348pp, pb, cover by David Kramer); Original anthology of 26 fantasy stories. Authors include Diana L. Paxson, Deborah Wheeler, Adrienne Martine-Barnes, and Elisabeth Waters. Editor Holmen is listed only on the title page, and has an afterword.
- Things Left Behind Gary A. Braunbeck (CD Publications 1-881475-21-2, Oct ’97, $35.00, 568pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark); Collection of 39 related stories and “fragments”, 16 originally published elsewhere. Preface by J.N. Williamson; introduction by William F. Nolan; afterword by Ed Gorman. Interior illustrations by Allen Koszowski. This is a limited edition of 500, signed by all contributors. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- 11 · Preface · J. N. Williamson · pr
- 17 · Beyond the Chrysalis: An Introduction · William F. Nolan · in
- 23 · Geoff #1: Dreams and Permanence · ss *
- 29 · All Over, All Gone, Bye-Bye · ss After Hours Win ’90
- 37 · Fragment: The Last Defender of the Valley Forge · uw *
- 41 · Some Touch of Pity [Cedar Hill] · nv Werewolves, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 85 · Fragment: My Mother’s Tears · uw *
- 89 · Cyrano · ss Frankenstein: The Monster Wakes, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1993
- 105 · Fragment: She So Loved Her Garden · uw *
- 107 · I Never Spent the Money · ss *
- 119 · Fragment: Mermaid in Denim Lonely · uw *
- 121 · Drowning with Others · ss Tombs, Edward E. Kramer & Peter Crowther, White Wolf, 1995
- 137 · Fragment: Cocteau Prayers · uw *
- 141 · From the Books of Alice Redfearn: A Didactic Parable · ss *
- 151 · Fragment: Esmeralda; No Fanfare, Please · uw *
- 153 · Dead Hearts and Rag Dolls [“Rag Dolls”] · ss After Hours Fll ’93
- 177 · Fragment: Coffin County · uw *
- 179 · By Civilized Means · ss Cemetery Dance Spr ’92
- 193 · Geoff #2: Frozen Mammoth · ss *
- 201 · Fragment: Sometimes, First Thing in the Morning or Very Late at Night · uw *
- 205 · After the Elephant Ballet [Cedar Hill] · nv Heaven Sent, ed. Peter Crowther & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 233 · Fragment: Dell Memorial Park, December · uw *
- 235 · Chow Hound · ss Dead of Night Spr/Sum ’93
- 245 · Fragment: No One Has Ever Asked · uw *
- 249 · Rose of Sharon · ss *
- 269 · Fragment: The Obscenity of Gloves · uw *
- 273 · Saviour · ss Cemetery Dance Sum ’91
- 291 · Fragment: The Projectionist · uw *
- 293 · Bloody Sam · nv Celebrity Vampires, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995
- 321 · Fragment: In the House of the Hangman One Does Not Talk of Rope · uw *
- 327 · Union Dues · nv Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994
- 351 · Fragment: The Ordered, the Necessary, the Unavoidable · uw *
- 353 · Afterthoughts [Cedar Hill] · ss After Hours Fll ’90
- 363 · Fragment: Long Red and the Needle Patrol · uw *
- 369 · In Hollow Houses · nv *
- 403 · Fragment: Words in Dark Corners · uw *
- 405 · Small Song · nv *
- 431 · Fragment: All the People I Wish I Were · uw *
- 435 · The Sisterhood of Plain-Faced Women [Cedar Hill] · nv SPWAO Showcase #7 ’89
- 507 · A Sort of Homecoming: I. Geoff #3: Actualization; II. Hoopsticks · ss *
- 519 · Searching for Survivors [Cedar Hill] · na *
- 563 · Afterword · Ed Gorman · aw
- The Timeless Tales of Reginald Bretnor Reginald Bretnor (Story Books 1-891513-00-1, 1997 [Dec ’97], $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Reginald Bretnor); Collection of 15 stories. Introduction by Poul Anderson. Story introductions and a brief biography are provided by editor Fred Flaxman. This is a limited edition of 1000. Order from Story Books, Story Lane, 385 Hawk Road, Medford OR 97501-8518; 541-772-7305; e-mail: fflaxman@jeffnet.org
- 6 · About the Author · Misc. Material · bg
- 7 · About the Editor · Misc. Material · bg
- 8 · Introduction · Poul Anderson · in
- 12 · Cat · ss F&SF Apr ’53
- 34 · Maybe Just a Little One · ss Harper’s Aug ’47
- 53 · Unknown Things · ss Twilight Zone Feb ’89
- 65 · Bug-Getter · vi F&SF Jan ’60
- 70 · Aunt’s Flight · ss F&SF Jul ’88
- 85 · Dr. Birdmouse · ss Fantastic Apr ’62
- 105 · The Man on Top · ss Esquire Oct ’51
- 113 · The Beasts That Perish [“The Accident Epidemic”] · ss EQMM Dec ’77
- 137 · Without (General) Issue · ss IASFM Nov 23 ’81
- 145 · Mating Season · ss The Southwest Review #37 ’52
- 160 · Mrs. Pigafetta Swims Well · ss Peninsula Spectator Oct 23 ’59
- 170 · The Murderers’ Circle · ss EQMM Jul ’88
- 180 · Paper Tiger · ss EQMM May ’69
- 199 · Fungo the Unrighteous · ss Amazing Nov ’86
- 211 · All the Tea in China · ss F&SF May ’61
- Scared in School Roberta Simpson Brown (August House 0-87483-496-1, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $8.95, 144pp, tp); Collection of 17 young-adult stories, with four framing passages, about the horrifying happenings at 13th Street School. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203; orders 800-284-8784; email: order@augusthouse.com.
- 11 · A Grave Opening · lk *
- 13 · Dire Alarms · vi *
- 15 · The Chill-dren · ss *
- 19 · Clouds’ Shrouds · ss *
- 22 · Crybaby, Die Maybe · ss *
- 26 · School Spirit · ss *
- 31 · Opening Daze · lk *
- 32 · Creature Teacher · ss *
- 40 · Death Row · ss *
- 48 · Extinguished Educators · ss *
- 61 · Student Bodies · ss *
- 72 · Dead Ahead · ss *
- 75 · Five O’Clock Feedings · ss *
- 79 · Ghoul School · lk *
- 81 · Science Slab · ss *
- 97 · Belly Foot · ss *
- 110 · Hall Walker · ss *
- 120 · Shoe Souls · ss *
- 129 · Cutting · ss *
- 136 · Erasers · ss *
- 143 · Slay Ground · lk *
- Twelve Times Zero/Carbon-Copy Killer Howard Browne (Gryphon Books 0-936071-81-8, Mar ’97, $10.00, 63+49pp, ph, cover by Alfred R. Klosterman); Chapbook collection of two SF mystery stories printed in the style of the classic Ace Doubles. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; 718-646-6126.
- 3 · Twelve Times Zero · na If Mar ’52
- 3 · Carbon-Copy Killer [as by Alexander Blade] · nv Amazing Jul ’43
- Entertainment Algis Budrys (NESFA Press 1-886778-05-1, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.00, 241pp, tp, cover by Don Maitz); Collection of 10 stories from the 1950s, with an introduction by Rick Katze, and “An Incomplete Bibliography” by Anthony R. Lewis. This edition was published in honor of Budrys’ appearance as Guest of Honor at LoneStarCon 2, the 1997 World SF convention. NESFA Press, PO Box 809, Framingham MA 01701-0809.
- vii · Introduction · Rick Katze · in
- 1 · The Executioner · nv Astounding Jan ’56
- 45 · Silent Brother · ss Astounding Feb ’56
- 67 · Never Meet Again · ss Infinity Science Fiction Mar ’58
- 87 · Go and Behold Them [“The End of Winter”, as William Scarff] · ss Venture Jan ’58
- 101 · The Burning World · nv Infinity Science Fiction Jul ’57
- 145 · The Distant Sound of Engines · ss F&SF Mar ’59
- 151 · Contact Between Equals · ss Venture Jul ’58
- 169 · First to Serve · ss Astounding May ’54
- 189 · The Skirmisher · ss Infinity Science Fiction Nov ’57
- 197 · The End of Summer · nv Astounding Nov ’54
- 229 · Algis Budrys—An Incomplete Bibliography · Anthony R. Lewis · bi
- Young Miles Lois McMaster Bujold (Baen 0-671-87782-8, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $15.00, 584pp, tp, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Miles Vorkosigan]; Omnibus of The Warrior’s Apprentice, “The Mountains of Mourning”, and The Vor Game. There is a new afterword by Bujold discussing the genesis of these novels. A hardcover edition (-87787-9, $22.00) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · The Warrior’s Apprentice · n. New York: Baen, 1986
- 261 · The Mountains of Mourning · n. New York: Baen, 1989
- 327 · The Vor Game · n. New York: Baen, 1990
- 577 · Author’s Afterword · aw
- Tarzan and the Golden Lion/Tarzan and the Ant Men Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41348-2, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan) [Tarzan]; Omnibus of Tarzan #9 & #10.
- · Tarzan and the Golden Lion · n. Argosy All-Story Weekly Dec 9 ’22 (+6)
- · Tarzan and the Ant Men · n. Argosy All-Story Weekly Feb 3 ’24 (+6)
- Tarzan at the Earth’s Core/Tarzan the Invincible Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41349-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Gerald Brom) [Tarzan]; Omnibus of Tarzan #13 & #14.
- · Tarzan at the Earth’s Core · n. Blue Book Sep ’29 (+6)
- · Tarzan the Invincible · n. Tarzana, CA: Burroughs Publishing, 1931
- Tarzan the Untamed/Tarzan the Terrible Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40832-2, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 467pp, pb, cover by J. Allen St. John) [Tarzan]; Omnibus of Tarzan #7 and #8.
- · Tarzan the Untamed · co Chicago: McClurg, 1920
- · Tarzan the Untamed · n. The Red Book Magazine Mar ’19 (+5)
- · Tarzan and the Valley of Luna · n. All-Story Weekly Mar 20 ’20 (+5)
- · Tarzan the Terrible · n. Argosy All-Story Weekly Feb 12 ’21 (+6); Chicago: McClurg, 1921
- Tarzan Triumphant/Tarzan and the City of Gold Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41641-4, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $6.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Tarzan]; Omnibus of Tarzan #15 & #16.
- 1 · Tarzan Triumphant · n. Blue Book Oct ’31 (+5); Tarzana, CA: Burroughs Publishing, 1932
- 239 · Tarzan and the City of Gold · n. Argosy Mar 12 ’32 (+5)
- Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle/Tarzan and the Lost Empire Edgar Rice Burroughs (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41347-4, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [Tarzan]; Omnibus of Tarzan #11 & #12.
- 1 · Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle · n. Blue Book Dec ’27 (+5)
- 209 · Tarzan and the Lost Empire · n. Blue Book Oct ’28 (+4)
- Leavings P. D. Cacek (StarsEnd Creations 1-889120-10-3, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 230pp, pb, cover by David Martin); Collection of 13 stories, six apparently original, with introduction by Cacek, and foreword by Edward Bryant. Order from StarsEnd Creations, 8547 East Arapahoe Rd. #J224, Greenwood Village, CO 80112.
- ix · Foreword: Believings · Edward Bryant · fw
- xiii · Introduction · in
- 1 · Leavings · nv *
- 25 · Baby Dolls · ss *
- 45 · Mime Games · ss Pulphouse #19 ’95
- 57 · The Princess · ss *
- 71 · Gilgamesh Recidivus · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn, ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995
- 91 · Ancient One · nv Paper Moon, 1995
- 119 · Tomb with a View · ss Newer York, ed. Lawrence Watt-Evans, Roc, 1991
- 133 · Under the Haystack · ss *
- 153 · Heart of Stone · ss *
- 173 · Here There Be Dragons · ss Grails: Visitations of the Night, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Penguin/Roc, 1994
- 187 · Letting Go · ss *
- 199 · Yrena · ss Blood Muse, Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, Fine, 1995
- 219 · Just a Little Bug · ss David Copperfield’s Tales of the Impossible, ed. David Copperfield, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995
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