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The Swords of Corum Omnibus Michael Moorcock (Grafton 0-246-12969-7, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £9.95, 512pp, hc) [Corum]; Reprint (Berkley 1977 as The Swords Trilogy) omnibus of The Knight of Swords (Mayflower 1971), The Queen of Swords (Berkley 1971), and The King of Swords (Berkley 1971).

Warrior of Mars Michael Moorcock (NEL 0-450-05895-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £3.50, 384pp, tp) [Michael Kane]; Reissue (NEL 1981) omnibus of the sf adventure “Mars” trilogy.

Heroes in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65555-8, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.50, 274pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell]; Original anthology of 7 fantasy stories set in Hell, “the greatest shared universe of all time.”

Rebels in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65577-9, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 308pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell]; Original anthology of 9 fantasy stories set in Hell, second in a series.

Logan: A Trilogy William F. Nolan (Maclay & Associates 0-940776-23-5, Oct ’86, $16.95, 384pp, hc) [Logan]; Omnibus edition of an sf adventure series. There is also an interesting new introduction which gives the history of the books, movie, and tv series.

Magic in Ithkar 3 ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams (Tor 0-812-54734-9, Oct ’86, $6.95, 319pp, pb) [Ithkar]; Original anthology of 16 fantasy stories, the latest group set in a shared world.

The 27th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Clarence Paget (Pan 0-330-29219-6, Oct ’86, £1.95, 187pp, pb); Anthology of ghost/horror stories.

The Mirrorstone: A Ghost Story with Holograms Michael Palin (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02408-6, Oct ’86, £7.95, 32pp, hc); Juvenile fantasy story with illustrations and holograms by Alan Lee. This is simultaneous with the U.S. edition from Knopf.

The Mirrorstone: A Ghost Story with Holograms Michael Palin (Knopf 0-394-88353-5, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $14.95, unpaginated, hc); Young-adult ghost story illustrated and with 7 holograms by Alan Lee; Richard Seymour conceived and designed the book. Simultaneous with British edition from Jonathan Cape.

Mysterious Air Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen 0-491-03581-0, May ’86, £9.95, 249pp, hc); Anthology of suspense and fantasy stories of the air.

The Blood of Ten Chiefs ed. Richard Pini, Lynn Abbey & Robert Lynn Asprin (Tor 0-812-53041-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $6.95, 314pp, pb) [Elfquest]; Shared world anthology of original stories by 11 authors. There’s an “Elfquest” geneology chart, but no table of contents.

The Muffin Fiend Daniel M. Pinkwater (Morrow/Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 0-688-04274-0, Apr ’86, $10.25, 48pp, hc); Juvenile novella of mystery, humor, and possibly fantasy as well, featuring the great European muffin theft and sleuth Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allan Poe (Target 0-426-20247-3, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.80, 143pp, pb); Reprint; collection.

Worlds of If: A Retrospective Anthology ed. Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander (Bluejay 0-312-94471-3, Dec ’86, $19.95, 438pp, hc); Anthology of 24 stories. This is the last Bluejay book.

Tales from the Planet Earth ed. Frederik Pohl & Elizabeth Anne Hull (St. Martin’s 0-312-78420-1, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $15.95, 268pp, hc); “A novel with 19 authors”, according to the cover; it’s actually an anthology with 19 separate episodes on the theme of aliens and humans co-existing in one body, with authors from all over the world. Thirteen of the stories are original.

Imperial Stars, Vol. 1: The Stars At War ed. Jerry Pournelle (Baen 0-671-65603-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 464pp, pb); Anthology of 20 stories.

There Will Be War, Vol. V: Warrior ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Tor 0-812-54959-7, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 384pp, pb); Anthology of fiction and non-fiction on war, including several original stories.

Far Frontiers Vol. V/Spring 1986 ed. Jerry E. Pournelle & Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65572-8, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 284pp, pb); “The paperback magazine of science fiction and science fact” is more of an anthology and Baen catalog than a magazine. Baen is the actual editor, with Pournelle in an advisory role. This issue has excerpts from several upcoming Baen books, articles, and a few stories. The most interesting piece is an article by Gregory Benford which, among other things, covers the 1984 meeting between Clarke and Heinlein. (CNB)

Far Frontiers Vol. VI/Fall 1986 ed. Jerry E. Pournelle & Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65590-6, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 270pp, pb); Paperback anthology magazine with sf stories and non-fiction articles.

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