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Fantastic Tales: Visionary and Everyday ed. Italo Calvino (Random House/Pantheon 0-679-41526-2, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $30.00, 588pp, hc); Anthology of 26 stories of 19th-century fantastic literature, by authors as varied as Rudyard Kipling, Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol, Edgar Allan Poe, and H.G. Wells. Calvino divides the stories into two types, visionary and everyday, discussing this division in his introduction and prefatory notes to each story. Introduction, notes, and four stories are translated by Alfred MacAdam. Originally published in Italian in two volumes (Mondadori 1983 as Racconti Fantastici Dell’Ottocento: Volume Primo, Il Fantastico Visionario and Volume Secondo, Il Fantastico Quotidiano).

Apocryphal Tales Karel Capek (Catbird Press 0-945774-34-6, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], $13.95, 190pp, tp); Associational collection of Capek’s “Fables”, “Apocryphal Tales”, and “Would-Be Tales” — short takes on history, myth, and literature, not really SF or fantasy. Translated and introduced by Norma Comrada.

Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures ed. Orson Scott Card & Keith Ferrell (DAW 0-88677-767-4, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns); Original anthology of five stories about Japanese in the future. Authors include Richard A. Lupoff, Pat Cadigan, and Janeen Webb & Jack Dann. Introduction by Ferrell. Martin H. Greenberg may be an uncredited third editor, as this is copyrighted by Tekno Books as well as Card and Ferrell.

The Xothic Legend Cycle: The Complete Mythos Fiction of Lin Carter Lin Carter (Chaosium 1-56882-078-X, Feb ’97 [Mar ’97], $10.95, 271pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl); Collection of 15 of Lovecraftian Mythos stories, 12 by Lin Carter, two in collaboration with (editor) Robert M. Price and H.P. Lovecraft, and one solo story by Price. There is an introduction by Price.

Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men Peter Cashorali (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-251309-5, Mar ’97, $11.00, 181pp, tp, cover by Brian Williams); Reprint (HarperSanFrancisco 1995) original collection of 17 retold fairy tales. There is a foreword by Robert H. Hopcke. We apparently missed the first hardcover edition.

Gay Fairy & Folk Tales: More Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men Peter Cashorali (Faber and Faber 0-571-19926-7, 1997 [Nov ’97], $19.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Brian Williams); Original collection of 13 retold tales.

The Door Below Hugh B. Cave (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-30-5, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $27.00, 332pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark); Collection of 25 horror stories, a retrospective sampling of stories from the 1930s to ’90s arranged in chronological order, with a preface and biographical commentary by Cave. Illustrated by Alan M. Clark. A limited edition (-31-3, $95.00) is also available. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 3721 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55406.

Isaac Asimov’s History of I-Botics ed. James Chambers (HarperPrism 0-06-105539-5, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $22.00, 135pp, hc); Original anthology of three stories, plus informational segments, based (supposedly) on a new take on robots by Asimov; described on the cover as an illustrated “novel.” Authors named are Steven Grant, John Gregory Betancourt, and Karen Haber. Packaged and copyrighted by Big Entertainment.

Blood Brothers Richard T. Chizmar (Subterranean Press, Feb ’97, $8.00, 16pp, ph, cover by Rodger Gerberding); Chapbook publication of a short horror story. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; postage free; email: wks@tir.com

Screamplays ed. Richard Chizmar & Martin H. Greenberg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39429-1, Sep ’97, $14.50, 545pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean); Original anthology of seven horror screenplays, none previously published, by Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Ed Gorman, and Richard Laymon. Introduction by Dean Koontz.

The Wiz Biz Rick Cook (Baen 0-671-87846-8, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $6.99, 615pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Wiz Zumwalt]; Omnibus of the first two humorous fantasy novels in the series featuring Wiz Zumwalt: Wizard’s Bane (1989) and The Wizardry Compiled (1990).

The Diary of Victor Frankenstein Roscoe Cooper (DK Ink 0-7894-2456-8, Sep ’97, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Timothy Basil Ering) [Frankenstein]; Young-adult retelling/art/gift book version of Frankenstein. Illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering.

Briar Rose Robert Coover (Grove/Atlantic 0-8021-1591-8, Jan ’97, $18.00, 86pp, hc); Literary fantasy novella. A retelling of “Sleeping Beauty” with a spell-casting fairy interested in the nature of human desire.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Magic II ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85297-3, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $3.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Original anthology of 12 (four reprint) fantasy young-adult stories by authors including Bruce Coville, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Patricia C. Wrede, and Margaret Bechard. Interior illustrations by John Pierard. Copyrighted by General Licensing Company.

Bruce Coville’s Book of Nightmares II ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85295-7, Mar ’97 [Jun ’97], $3.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner); Original anthology of 12 (4 reprint) scary young-adult stories (two exerpts from longer works) by authors including Michael Stearns, Al Sarrantonio, Bruce Coville, etc. Interior illustrations by John Pierard. Copyrighted by General Licensing Company.

Twelve Tales of the Supernatural ed. Michael Cox (Oxford Paperbacks 0-19-288027-6, 1997 [Nov ’97], $9.95, 189pp, tp); Anthology of 12 horror stories. Authors include M.R. James, Marjorie Bowen, and Shamus Frazer. This has no price on the jacket, and appears to be a simultaneous UK/US edition printed in the UK.

Twelve Victorian Ghost Stories ed. Michael Cox (Oxford Paperbacks 0-19-288026-8, 1997 [Nov ’97], $9.95, 213pp, tp); Anthology of 12 ghost stories. Authors include Henry James, J.S. Le Fanu, and Amelia B. Edwards. This has no price on the jacket, and appears to be a simultaneous UK/US edition printed in the UK.

Michael Crichton’s Jurassic World Michael Crichton (Random House/Knopf 0-375-40107-5, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $14.95, 801pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Jurassic Park]; Omnibus combining Jurassic Park (Knopf 1990) and The Lost World (Knopf 1995).

Forest Plains Peter Crowther (Hypatia Press, 1996 [Mar ’97], $40.00, 65pp, hc); Dark fantasy novella. A dead Indian with a magical sense of smell investigates a scent of wrongness in a small town. The introduction is by Charles de Lint. This is a signed, limited edition of 125; a lettered, leatherbound edition ($100.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Blue Moon Books, 360 West First, Eugene OR 97401; credit card orders 800-738-2660; email: hypatia@teleport.com

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