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Ahmed and the Oblivion Machines: A Fable Ray Bradbury (Avon 0-380-97704-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Chris Lane); Fantasy novella about a boy’s revelatory, marvellous adventures. Illustrated by Chris Lane.

I Sing the Body Electric! and Other Stories Ray Bradbury (Avon 0-380-78962-0, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $10.00, 322pp, tp); Omnibus/collection of 28 stories and one poem, with the full contents of I Sing the Body Electric! (1969) and 11 stories from Long After Midnight (1976).

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Worlds ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley & Rachel E. Holmen (Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust 0-9665958-0-7, Sep ’98, $60.00, 342pp, hc); Original anthology of 19 fantasy stories by authors in MZB’s literary and fannish ’family.’ Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Robin Wayne Bailey, Lawrence Watt-Evans, and Diana L. Paxson. This is a limited edition of 300, signed by the editors, published in conjunction with the 1998 Fantasy Worlds Festival. Order from The Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust, PO Box 249, Berkeley CA 94701; add $3.50 postage.

Are You Loathsome Tonight? Poppy Z. Brite (Gauntlet Press 1-887368-16-7, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], $40.00, 193pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter); Collection of 12 horror stories, two original. Introduction by Peter Straub; afterword by Caitlín R. Kiernan. Illustrated by J.K. Potter. This is a signed, limited edition of 2,000. Order from Gauntlet, 309 Powell Rd., Springfield PA 19064; credit card orders: 610-328-5476; add $5.00 postage.

Three Gothic Novels Charles Brockden Brown (Library of America 1-883011-57-4, Oct ’98 [Dec ’98], $35.00, 914pp, hc, cover by James Sharples); Omnibus of three early American gothic novels by the first full-time American writer, and an author who reportedly influenced Poe: Wieland (1798), Arthur Mervyn (1799), and Edgar Huntly (1799). The texts are corrected versions published by Kent State University in 1977, 1980, and 1984. Includes chronology and notes. Order from Library of America, 14 East 60th Street, New York NY 10022.

Cannibals of the Fine Light Simon Brown (Ticonderoga Publications 0-9586856-2-2, May ’98, $16.00, 175pp, tp, cover by Emma Barber); Collection of 12 stories, two original. One original story is co-authored by Sean Williams, who also provides an afterword. Introduction By Jonathan Strahan. A limited edition of 250; a signed edition of 50 ($28.00) is also available. Order from Ticonderoga Publications, PO Box 407, Nedlands WA 6009, Australia. US orders add $5.00 shipping (prices are in US dollars).

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ “Minidoka, 937th Earl of One Mile Series M Edgar Rice Burroughs & Michael Wm. Kaluta (Dark Horse Comics 1-56971-280-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $14.95, 63pp, hc, cover by J. Allen St. John); Short children’s fantasy by Burroughs, subtitled "A Historical Fairy Tale”, previously unpublished. Illustrated by Burroughs and Kaluta, with previously unpublished cover art by J. Allen St. John. Introduction by Robert R. Barrett. This may be Burroughs’s earliest surviving story. A slipcased, limited edition of 500, with four color plates and signed by Kaluta (-281-6, $75.00) was announced but not seen.

The World of Darkness: Dark Kingdoms Richard Lee Byers (White Wolf 1-56504-984-5, Nov ’98, $11.99, 607pp, tp, cover by Mike Danza) [World of Darkness]; Omnibus of three dark fantasy novelizations, two not previously published, in the “Dark Kingdoms” trilogy based on the role-playing games: The Ebon Mask (1996), The Onyx Tower, and The Obsidian Blade. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

The Adventures of Threadwell the Tailor, or Alterations Made While You Wait P. D. Cacek (Dark Raptor Press, May ’98, $6.00, 45pp, ph, cover by James Hubbs); Bawdy fantasy short story published in chapbook form, illustrated by James Hubbs. Available in a signed, limited edition of 333 copies. A lettered edition is available for $18.00. Dark Raptor Press, PO Box 2242, Clay NY 13041; e-mail: nightflier@mindspring.com

The Night We Buried Road Dog Jack Cady (DreamHaven Books 0-0-9630944-X, Jun ’98, $27.00, 203pp, hc, cover by John Berkey); Collection of six stories by a multiple World Fantasy Award winner. Introduction by Peter S. Beagle. Order from DreamHaven Books, 912 W Lake St, Minneapolis MN 55409; credit card orders 800-379-0657; add $4.75 postage.

Dead Girls/Dead Boys/Dead Things Richard Calder (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-18078-0, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $15.95, 407pp, tp, cover by Catherine Parr) [Dead Girls]; Omnibus of three “Dead” SF novels: Dead Girls (1992), Dead Boys (1994), and Dead Things (1996).

The Lavender Bear of Oz Bill Campbell & Irwin Terry (Books of Wonder/Emerald City 0-929605-77-2, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $9.95, 92pp, tp, cover by Bill Campbell & Irwin Terry) [Oz]; Young-adult fantasy novella continuing Baum’s “Oz” series. Illustrated by the authors. Young, living teddy bears are being bearnapped.

The Embroidered Shoes Can Xue (Holt 0-8050-5413-8, Sep ’97 [Feb ’98], $20.00, 221pp, hc); Collection of 11 magical/hallucinatory stories, seven previously published, at least in part, in the US. Translated from the Chinese by Ronald R. Janssen & Jian Zhang.

The Black Reaper Bernard Capes (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-52-4, Aug ’98, C$52.00, xviii+227pp, hc, cover by Richard Lamb); Collection of 23 horror stories, a revised and expanded version of the 1989 Equation edition, adding 11 stories. Edited and with a revised introduction by Hugh Lamb; foreword by Ian Burns. This is a limited edition of 600. A world-wide edition available in the US for $39.50 and in the UK for £24.50.

Alvin Wandering Orson Scott Card (SFBC #00310, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.98, 613pp, hc, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Alvin Maker]; Omnibus of the fourth and fifth novels in the “Alvin Maker” series: Alvin Journeyman (1995) and Heartfire (1998). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-904-0; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

Future on Ice ed. Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-312-86694-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $24.95, 432pp, hc); SF anthology of 18 stories, a companion to Future on Fire, with preface and introduction “Science Fiction and ’The Force’” by Card. Authors include Isaac Asimov, Lisa Goldstein, Octavia E. Butler, and John Varley.

Out of the Dark, Volume One: Origins Robert W. Chambers (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-41-9, Feb ’98, C$51.00, xii+163pp, hc, cover by Richard Lamb); Collection of nine supernatural stories from before 1900. First of two volumes. Introduction by editor Hugh Lamb. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.50 and in the UK for £23.50.

The Notorious Abbess Vera Chapman (Academy Chicago 0-89733-387-X, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $22.50, 247pp, hc, cover by Tom Hertzberg); Collection of 12 related historical fantasy stories about the devious Abbess of Shaston and her encounters with kings, Crusaders, fantastic creatures, magic, and the Devil himself. Edited by Robert H. Boyer and Kenneth J. Zahorski. A trade paperback edition (-447-7, $12.95) was announced but not seen.

The Vampire Stories of R. Chetwynd-Hayes R. Chetwynd-Hayes (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-33-X, 1997 [Apr ’98], $27.00, 253pp, hc, cover by Les Edwards); Collection of 15 vampire stories, one original, with foreword by Brian Lumley and afterword by editor Stephen Jones. Interior illustrations by Jim Pitts. A limited edition of 100 copies signed by all contributors (-34-8, $95.00) is also available. This is dated 1997 but not seen until now. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 3721 Minnehaha Ave S., Minneapolis MN 55406.

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