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The Boss in the Wall, A Treatise on the House Devil Avram Davidson & Grania Davis (Tachyon Publications 0-9648320-9-7, Jun ’98, $12.00, 122pp, hc, cover by Michael Dashow); Fantasy novella. Introductions by Peter Beagle and Michael Swanwick. Tachyon Publications, 1459 18th St. #139, San Francisco CA 94107; add $2.00 shipping per book.

Moonlight and Vines Charles de Lint (Tor 0-312-86518-X, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $24.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Terri Windling) [Newford]; Collection of 22 urban fantasy stories, three original, set in de Lint’s city of Newford. Four stories appeared previously as limited edition chapbooks.

One Day Closer to Death Bradley Denton (St. Martin’s 0-312-18150-7, Feb ’98 [Jan ’98], $23.95, 337pp, hc); Collection of eight stories, one original. All but one other story were previously collected in The Calvin Coolidge Home for Dead Comedians and The Conflagration Artist. Each story has an introduction by the author.

The Final Adventures of Solar Pons August Derleth (Battered Silicon Dispatch Box/Mycroft & Moran 1-55246-012-6, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $28.00, 202pp, hc, cover by Jean-Pierre Cagnat) [Solar Pons]; Original collection of early unpublished stories — one novel, six stories, and a series of vignettes — featuring Derleth’s Sherlockian detective, Solar Pons. Two stories are SF collaborations with Mack Reynolds, with an article describing how the two came to collaborate by editor Peter Ruber, who also provides the introduction. The Mycroft & Moran imprint is used under a special licensing agreement with Arkham House, which is distributing the book in the US. Order from The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 204, Shelburne ON Canada L0N 1S0; fax 519-925-3482; e-mail gav@gbc.com; add $3.00 postage.

In Lovecraft’s Shadow August Derleth (Battered Silicon Dispatch Box/Mycroft & Moran 1-55246-003-7, Nov ’98 [Dec ’98], $60.00, 351pp, hc, cover by Stephen Fabian); Collection of all 23 of Derleth’s complete Lovecraftian Mythos stories (excluding his actual Lovecraft collaborations), three poems (one previously unpublished), and essay “A Note on the Cthulhu Mythos”. Illustrated by Stephen Fabian. Introduction and comments on the artist by Joseph Wrzos. The Mycroft & Moran imprint is used under a special licensing agreement with Arkham House, which is distributing the book in the US. Order from The Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, PO Box 204, Shelburne ON Cnada L0N 1S0; fax 519-925-3482; e-mail gav@gbc.com; add $3.00 postage.

Lost Pages Paul Di Filippo (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-099-1, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $15.95, 207pp, tp, cover by Christine Francis); Collection of nine alternate-history stories, with an alternate-history introduction on “What Killed Science Fiction?” The stories, most featuring real noted writers, are set from the 1920s to ’60s, and arranged in chronological order.

A Christmas Carol Charles Dickens (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100200-2, Oct ’95 [Jan ’98], $35.00, 152pp, hc, cover by Roberto Innocenti); Classic Christmas ghost story illustrated in full color by Roberto Innocenti. This edition was scheduled for 1995 but was not seen until now; the illustrations are copyrighted 1990.

A Christmas Carol and Other Haunting Tales Charles Dickens (SFBC #17276, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $9.98, 367pp, hc, cover by Sol Eytinge, Jr.); Reprint (Doubleday 1998) collection of 11 ghost stories (three excerpted from novels). This is similar to the Doubleday “Collector’s Edition” put together for the New York Public Library (not seen), with illustrations, by various artists, taken from the Library’s special collections.

Star Wars: Dark Forces: Soldier for the Empire William C. Dietz (Dark Horse Comics/Berkley Boulevard 0-425-16528-0, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $14.95, 127pp, tp, cover by Dean Williams) [Star Wars: Dark Forces]; Reprint (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard 1997) Star Wars novellazation, first in a trilogy based on the CD-ROM game based on the movies. This is a “graphic story album” color illustrations by Dean Williams. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.

Star Wars: Dark Forces: Jedi Knight William C. Dietz & Dave Dorman (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard Putnam 0-399-14452-8, Oct ’98 [Nov ’98], $24.95, 126pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) [Star Wars: Dark Forces]; Star Wars novellazation, third in a trilogy based on the CD-ROM game based on the movies. This is a “graphic story album” with full-page, full-color illustrations by Dave Dorman. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Star Wars: Dark Forces: Rebel Agent William C. Dietz & George Lucas (Dark Horse Comics/Boulevard Putnam 0-399-14396-3, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $24.95, 128pp, hc, cover by Ezra Tucker) [Star Wars: Dark Forces]; Star Wars novellazation, second in the series based on the CD-ROM game based on the movies. This is a “graphic story album” with 25 full-page, full-color illustrations by Ezra Tucker. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

Babylon Gardens J. W. Donnelly (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-07-3, Jul ’98, $5.95, 79pp, tp, cover by Donald W. Schank); Collection of 10 stories, primarily fantasy, illustrated by Donald W. Schank. Introduction by Jacie Ragan. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524; add $1.05 postage.

Midnight Louie’s Pet Detectives ed. Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor/Forge 0-312-86435-3, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $23.95, 350pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito); Associational original anthology of 17 animal mystery stories, one a reprint. Authors include Esther M. Friesner & Walter J. Stutzman, Ed Gorman, Bruce Holland Rogers, and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Introduction by Lawrence Block. The editor’s introduction is by Douglas’s feline character, Midnight Louie, and approximately half the stories have animal narrators, or animals carrying on internal monologues.

The Good Old Stuff ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s/Griffin 0-312-19275-4, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $17.95, 434pp, tp, cover by Ed Emshwiller); Anthology of 16 golden-age SF adventure stories. Authors include A.E. van Vogt, Cordwainer Smith, Ursula K. Le Guin, and James Tiptree, Jr. This includes a list of recommended reading.

The Year’s Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection ed. Gardner Dozois (St. Martin’s 0-312-19033-6, Jun ’98, $17.95, 623pp, tp, cover by John Foster); Best-of-the-Year anthology of 28 stories, with a summation of the year by Dozois. A hardcover edition (-18779-3, $29.95) is also available.

Roads Not Taken: Tales of Alternate History ed. Gardner Dozois & Stanley Schmidt (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42194-9, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $6.99, 322pp, pb); Anthology of ten stories of alternate history, all previously published in Asimov’s or Analog. Introduction by Shelly Shapiro. Copyrighted by Penny Marketing Limited Partnership.

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