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Vacuum Diagrams Stephen Baxter (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-225425-5, Apr ’97, £16.99, xii+464pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) [Xeelee]; SF collection of 21 stories presented in the form of a mosaic novel. All but one of the stories were written between 1987 and 1995, and all have been revised for this book. A paperback (-649812-4, £5.99) was announced but not seen.


The Web: Gulliverzone Stephen Baxter (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-423-5, Jul ’97, £3.50, 118pp, pb, cover by Leigh Jones) [Web]; Young-adult SF novella set in the worldwide Virtual Reality Web of 2027. Book 1 in a series of six linked novellas, each written by a different author. A hardcover edition (-475-8, £9.99) was announced but not seen.


Matter’s End Gregory Benford (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60072-1, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton); Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) collection of 21 stories.


Best of Friends ed. Valerie Bierman (Mammoth 0-7497-2597-4, Jan ’97, £3.50, 109pp, pb); Reprint (Methuen 1995) original anthology of young-adult stories. Most of the authors write genre fiction, and one of the stories is a ghost tale.


The Web: Dreamcastle Stephen Bowkett (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-424-3, Jul ’97, £3.50, 101pp, pb, cover by Leigh Jones) [Web]; Young-adult SF novella set in the worldwide Virtual Reality Web of 2027. Book 2 in a series of six linked novellas. A hardcover edition (-474-X, £9.99) was announced but not seen.


Incredibly Creepy Stories ed. Tony Bradman (Corgi 0-552-52837-4, Oct ’97, £3.99, 171pp, tp, cover by George Smith); Reprint (Doubleday UK 1996) young-adult horror anthology of 10 original stories. The original hardcover was not seen.


Sensational Cyber Stories ed. Tony Bradman (Doubleday UK 0-385-40836-6, Nov ’97, £9.99, 190pp, hc, cover by George Smith); Anthology of 10 original young-adult SF stories about computers and virtual realitty.


The Dancing Floor John Buchan (Oxford University Press 0-19-283287-5, Apr ’97 [May ’97], £4.99, xxxviii+231pp, tp, cover by Parthenis Constantin); Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1926) literary fantasy novel. Edited, with an Introduction and Notes by Marilyn Deegan. The text is that of the 1928 Thomas Nelson edition.


R. U. R. and The Insect Play Josef & Karel Capek (Oxford University Press 0-19-281010-3, Oct ’96 [Dec ’96], £7.99, 177pp, tp); Reprint (??? ???) collection of 2 classic satirical SF/fantasy plays. Originally published separately by Oxford University Press in 1923.


The Curious Room: Plays, Film Scripts and an Opera Angela Carter (Vintage UK 0-09-958621-5, Jun ’97 [Jul ’97], £9.99, x+510pp, tp); Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1996) associational collection, including radio plays, screenplays (The Company of Wolves, The Magic Toyshop etc) and the stage play for Lulu. Includes the whole contents of Come Unto These Yellow Sands (Bloodaxe Books, 1985). Edited and with Production Notes by Mark Bell.


Shaking a Leg: Journalism and Writings Angela Carter (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-6336-4, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], £25.00, xiv+641pp, hc, cover by Angela Carter); Collection of essays, articles, book and film reviews, biographical sketches,and other pieces. Edited by Jenny Uglow, with research by Charlotte Crofts.


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