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The Startling Worlds of Henry Kuttner Henry Kuttner (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20328-5, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 357pp, pb); Omnibus of 3 science fantasy adventure novels: The Portal in the Picture (Ace 1954, as Beyond Earth’s Gates), Valley of the Flame (Ace 1964), and The Dark World (Ace 1965). All three, written in collaboration with C.L. Moore, appeared first in Startling Stories in the Forties.

The Curious Quests of Brigadier Ffellowes Sterling E. Lanier (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-89-5, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $30.00, 254pp, hc) [Brigadier Ffellowes]; Collection of 6 fantasy stories featuring the Brigadier, including 1 original, plus an introduction. Signed, limited edition of 1200 copies; illustrated by Ned Dameron.

Retief and the Pangalactic Pageant of Pulchritude Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-65556-6, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 278pp, pb) [Jame Retief]; Collection of an original novelette which gives the book its new title plus the novel Retief’s Ransom (Putnam 1971).

Retief in the Ruins Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-65599-X, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 247pp, pb) [Jame Retief]; Collection of three stories: two originals (the title story and “The Woomy”) plus “There is a Tide”. “Retief” #5.

The Star Treasure Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-65596-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 271pp, pb); Collection, including the complete novel The Star Treasure (Putnam 1971), plus 3 short stories. There is no contents page.

Howard Had a Spaceship Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-1101-3, Aug ’86, £2.95, 32pp, hc); Juvenile sf story with space art/photos.

Enemies and Other Strangers Christopher Leach (J.M. Dent 0-460-04686-1, Jan ’86 [Aug ’86], £9.50, 162pp, hc); Original collection of literary stories, apparently with elements of dark fantasy or horror.

Dark Castle, White Horse Tanith Lee (DAW 0-88677-113-7, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 302pp, pb); Omnibus edition of two short young-adult fantasy novels.

Dreams of Dark and Light: The Great Short Fiction of Tanith Lee Tanith Lee (Arkham House 0-87054-153-6, Jun ’86, $21.95, 507pp, hc); Collection of 23 stories with a foreword by Rosemary Hawley Jarman and amateurish illustrations by Douglas Smith. Some of the stories have appeared in earlier collections, but this is pretty much a definitive volume. (CNB)

One Human Minute Stanislaw Lem (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-169550-4, Feb ’86, $13.95, 102pp, hc); Collection of three satiric/sf “apocryphal essays translated by Catherine S. Leach from the Polish. No information or copyright is given on the original Polish edition.

The Windsingers Megan Lindholm (Corgi 0-552-99182-1, 1985 [Jan ’86], £4.95, 637pp, pb) [Windsingers]; Omnibus edition of a fantasy trilogy.

Dagon and Other Macabre Tales H. P. Lovecraft (Arkham House 0-87054-039-4, Jan ’87 [Oct ’86], $18.95, 448pp, hc); Reprint (Arkham 1965) collection; corrected 5th printing. These texts have been compared with manuscripts etc. They have been rearranged, and fragments have been added and dropped. There is a new note on texts by editor S.T. Joshi, and a new long introduction by T.E.D. Klein, as well as several new indices.

The Digital Wristwatch of Philip K. Dick Richard A. Lupoff (Canyon Press, Dec ’85 [Jul ’86], $25.00, 37pp, hc); Fantasy novelette, illustrations by George Barr. This is the signed limited edition of 50 copies, a softcover edition is available for $10.00.

Nukes: Four Horror Writers on the Ultimate Horror ed. John Maclay (Maclay & Associates 0-940776-22-7, Apr ’86, $4.95, 92pp, pb); Original anthology.

Leaf Magic and Five Other Favourites Margaret Mahy (Methuen/Magnet 0-416-63780-9, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £1.50, 64pp, pb); Reprint (Dent 1984) young-adult fantasy collection.

Tuf Voyaging George R. R. Martin (Baen 0-671-55985-0, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $15.95, 374pp, hc) [Haviland Tuf]; Sf quasi-novel made up from a series of connected adventures from Analog.

Night Visions 3 ed. George R. R. Martin (Dark Harvest 0-913165-13-1, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $18.00, 225pp, hc); Original anthology of horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, Lisa Tuttle, and Clive Barker, illustrated by Stephen Gervais. Introduction by George R.R. Martin.

Wild Cards ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26190-8, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 410pp, pb) [Wild Cards]; Original shared-world anthology of alternate history and a virus that grants strange powers; first in a series.

A Treasury of American Horror Stories ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-48075-1, 1985 [May ’86], $10.00, 670pp, hc); This horror anthology of 51 stories, arranged by state, is from an “instant remainder” publisher. It appeared in 1985, but we did not see it until 1986.

In the Penny Arcade Steven Millhauser (Knopf 0-394-54660-1, Jan ’86 [Jul ’86], $14.95, 164pp, hc); Collection of 7 literary stories with a strong element of fantasy.

Under the Wheel ed. Elizabeth Mitchell (Baen 0-671-65611-2, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 272pp, pb); Original anthology of short novels by Gregory Benford, John M. Ford, and Nancy Springer. Alien Stars Vol. III.

The Cornelius Chronicles, Vol. II Michael Moorcock (Avon 0-380-75003-1, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 341pp, pb) [Jerry Cornelius]; Omnibus edition of a “Jerry Cornelius” collection and novel.

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