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The Golem Barbara Rogasky (Holiday House 0-8234-0964-3, Oct ’96 [Jan ’97], $18.95, 96pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman); Young-adult novellette, a retelling of the Jewish legend. Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.


Brothers of the Night: Tales of Men, Blood, and Immortality ed. Michael Rowe & Thomas S. Roche (Cleis Press 1-57344-025-6, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], $14.95, 164pp, tp); Original anthology of 11 stories of gay erotica. Authors include Edo van Belkom, Thomas S. Roche, and Caitlin R. McKiernan.


Moldies & Meatbops Rudy Rucker (SFBC #17425, Aug ’97, $12.98, 552pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Software]; Omnibus of three SF novels: Software (Ace 1982), Wetware (Avon 1988) and Freeware (Avon 1997). This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


Pilgrim Fred Saberhagen (Baen 0-671-87856-5, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $6.99, 526pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Pilgrim]; Omnibus of two SF novels about the rogue time-traveller “Pilgrim”: Pyramids (1987) and After the Fact (1988).


Nebula Awards 31 ed. Pamela Sargent (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100108-1, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $26.00, 334pp, hc); Anthology of 11 stories originally published in 1994 or 1995, including the 1995 Nebula winners and some other nominees, two Rhysling Award-winning poems, and discussions of the year 1995 in SF and fantasy. Also available in trade paperback (-600114-4, $13.00).


The Blackstone Chronicles John Saul (SFBC #15186, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $12.98, 416pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak); Reprint (Ballantine/Fawcett 1997) horror novel originally published in serial form. This is the first publication as a single volume. This lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.


The Drag Queen of Elfland Lawrence Schimel (Circlet/Ultra Violet Library 1-885865-17-1, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $10.95, 202pp, tp); Collection of 17 stories, four original to this volume, most with fantasy elements, all with homosexual themes. Introduction by Tanya Huff. This is the first book in the non-erotic, gay SF and fantasy imprint “The Ultra Violet Library”.


Blood Lines: Vampire Stories from New England ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg (Cumberland House 1-888952-50-4, Sep ’97 [Oct ’97], $12.95, 225pp, tp); Vampire anthology of ten stories, one original. Authors include Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Manly Wade Wellman, H.P. Lovecraft, and Esther Friesner. Introduction by Schimel.


The Fortune Teller ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-748-8, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Jean-François Podevin); Original fantasy anthology of 16 stories and one poem about prognostication. Authors include Brian Stableford, Neil Gaiman, Nancy Springer, and Storm Constantine; there is a new “Vicki Nelson” vampire-mystery story by Tanya Huff.


Southern Blood: Vampire Stories from the American South ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg (Cumberland House 1-888952-49-0, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $12.95, 205pp, tp); Vampire anthology of 12 stories set in the South, one original to this volume. Authors include Dan Simmons, Esther Friesner, William Tenn, and Fred Chappel. Available from Cumberland House, 431-433 Harding Industrial Park Drive, Nashville TN 37211.


Star Wars: Tales from the Empire ed. Peter Schweighofer (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57876-6, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $5.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Matt Busch) [Star Wars]; Anthology of 13 stories based on the Star Wars universe, all previously published in The Official Star Wars Adventure Journal gaming magazine from West End Games. The introduction by magazine editor Schweighofer discusses the evolution of Star Wars, from film to comics, games and fiction. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.


Urban Nightmares ed. Josepha Sherman & Keith R. A. DeCandido (Baen 0-671-87851-4, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly); Original anthology of 25 stories based on contemporary urban legends. Authors include Kristine Kathryn Rusch, eluki bes shahar, and S.P. Somtow.


MindTwisters Neal Shusterman (Tor 0-812-55199-0, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $3.99, 114pp, tp, cover by Robert Papp); Original collection of eight young-adult horror stories, plus an afterword describing the inspiration for each.


A Century of Fantasy 1980-1989 ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg (MJF Books 1-56731-156-3, 1996 [Feb ’97], $8.98, 342pp, hc, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe); Anthology of 18 fantasy stories, with an introduction by Silverberg. Authors include Roger Zelazny, Joe Haldeman, and Charles de Lint. Series editor is Martin H. Greenberg; copyrighted by Agberg Ltd and Tekno Books.


A Century of Science Fiction 1950-1959 ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg (MJF Books 1-56731-154-7, 1996 [Feb ’97], $8.98, 341pp, hc, cover by Vincent DiFate); Anthology of 18 SF stories, with an introduction by Silverberg. Authors include Fritz Leiber, Ray Bradbury, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Series editor is Martin H. Greenberg; copyrighted by Agberg Ltd and Tekno Books.


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