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The Giant Book of Fantasy Tales ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (The Book Company 1-86309-224-2, May ’96 [Oct ’96], no price, xxiii+553pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter); Anthology, published in Australia, collecting the majority of contents (including original introductions and afterwords) of the 7-issue (v10#1 to v13#7) three-year paperback incarnation of the magazine, Fantasy Tales. Printed by (UK) Magpie Books, but not published in the UK.

The Conan Chronicles II Robert Jordan (Legend 0-09-922492-5, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], £16.99, 857pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) [Conan]; Fantasy omnibus of 3 “Conan” novels: Conan the Magnificent, 1984; Conan the Triumphant, 1983; and Conan the Destroyer, 1984 (all Tor originals). The second includes the de Camp essay, “Conan the Indestructible”, and the books are separately paginated.

Conan the Triumphant Robert Jordan (Legend 0-09-970431-5, Apr ’97, £4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Kevin Tweddell) [Conan]; Reprint (Tor 1983) fantasy novel in the “Conan” series. It includes an essay, “Conan the Indestructible” by L. Sprague de Camp.

Decalog 4: Re-Generations: Ten Stories/A Thousand Years/One Family ed. Andy Lane & Justin Richards (Virgin 0-426-20505-7, May ’97 [Apr ’97], £4.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan); Original SF anthology. The story of the Forrester family—first introduced in the Doctor Who “New Adventures” series—from their humble roots to their galaxy-spanning Earth empire a thousand years from now.

Fiends Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-1820-X, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], £16.99, 275pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp); Collection of 13 dark fantasy and thriller stories, including the original novel, Fiends. There is an Introduction by Dean Koontz. A paperback edition (£4.99) was announced but not seen.

Sex, Drugs, Rock’n’Roll: Stories to End the Century ed. Sarah Lefanu (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-538-5, Oct ’97, £8.99, xiv+223pp, tp); Associational collection of original genre and mainstream stories.

Decalog 5: Wonders ed. Paul Leonard & Jim Mortimore (Virgin 0-426-20515-4, Sep ’97 [Jul ’97], £5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Colin Howard); Original SF anthology of 10 stories. Authors include Stephen Baxter and Jeanne Cavelos.

The Road to Darkness Paul Leppin (Dedalus 1-873982-33-X, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], £7.99, 151pp, tp, cover by David Smith); Literary fantasy omnibus of two novels and a story in the vein of de Sade. Translated by Mike Mitchell from the German. Originally published as Daniel Jesus (1905), Severin’s Road to Darkness (1914) and “The Ghost of the Jewish Ghetto” (c. 1915). This is a worldwide edition available in the US at $11.95.

Three Books from the Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-675286-1, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £6.99, 500pp, tp) [Narnia]; Young-adult fantasy omnibus of The Magician’s Nephew (The Bodley Head, 1955), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Bles, 1950) and The Horse and his Boy (Bles, 1954).

Uninvited Ghosts and Other Stories Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0788-7, Sep ’97, £3.99, 120pp, pb, cover by John Lawrence); Reissue (Heinemann 1984) young-adult fantasy collection of eight stories.

Brian Lumley’s Mythos Omnibus Brian Lumley (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649937-6, Apr ’97, £6.99, 655pp, tp) [Titus Crow]; Dark fantasy omnibus of three “Titus Crow” novels — The Burrowers Beneath (DAW 1974); The Transition of Titus Crow (DAW 1975 revised version); and The Clock of Dreams (HBJ/Jove 1978).

Brian Lumley’s Mythos Omnibus Volume II Brian Lumley (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649938-4, Jun ’97, £6.99, 684pp, pb) [Titus Crow]; Dark fantasy omnibus of 3 novels: Spawn of the Winds (Vintage, 1978), In the Moons of Borea (Jove, 1979), and Elysia: The Coming of Cthulhu! (Ganley, 1989).

Ornaments in Jade Arthur Machen (Tartarus Press 1-872621-24-4, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £12.99, x+54pp, hc); Reprint (Knopf 1924) dark fantasy collection of 10 stories, with an introduction by Barry Humphries, President of the Arthur Machen Society. A Limited Edition of 400 copies, including 25 marbled presentation copies, published in association with Caermaen Books. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA. [First U.K. edition]

Ritual and Other Stories Arthur Machen (Tartarus Press 1-872621-27-9, Oct ’97, £25.00, 289pp, hc); Reprint (Tartarus Press 1992) dark fantasy collection, revised by replacing stories now in Ornaments in Jade with “The Red Hand”. A Limited Edition of 200 copies, including 20 marbled copies for presentation. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA.

Tales of Horror and the Supernatural Arthur Machen (Tartarus Press 1-872621-25-2, Oct ’97 [Nov ’97], £25.00, xviii+391pp, hc); Dark fantasy collection of 13 classic stories, with an introduction by Roger Dobson. A Limited Edition of 500 copies, including 20 marbled copies for presentation. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA.

An Anthology of Scottish Fantasy Literature ed. Colin Manlove (Polygon 0-7486-6213-8, 1996 [Mar ’97], £10.99, 272pp, tp, cover by Fionna Robson); Anthology of fantasy stories, verse, and extracts from novels and plays over the last 1000 years. Published in 1996, but not seen until now.

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