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Heroic Visions II ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ace 0-441-32822-9, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 206pp, pb); Original anthology of fantasy stories by Michael Bishop, Keith Roberts, Manly Wade Wellman, and others.

Afterlives ed. Pamela Sargent & Ian Watson (Vintage 0-394-72986-2, Aug ’86, $5.95, 494pp, pb); Anthology of 22 stories about life after death; 16 of them are originals. A superb gathering — highly recommended! (FCM)

The Travails of Jane Saint Josephine Saxton (The Women’s Press 0-7043-4037-2, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], £2.50, 194pp, pb, cover by Sara Schwartz); Sf/fantasy collection.

Analog’s Expanding Universe ed. Stanley Schmidt (Longmeadow 0-681-40032-3, Jul ’86, $7.95, 285pp, hc); Anthology of stories from Analog. Longmeadow is an imprint of Waldenbooks, and this is only available there.

Tales from the Spaceport Bar ed. George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer (Avon 0-380-89943-4, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 235pp, pb); Anthology of 22 stories.

The Carnival of the Animals Moacyr Scliar (Ballantine Available Press 0-345-32853-1, Jan ’86 [Jul ’86], $4.95, 1986pp, pb); Collection of 23 short stories, mostly fantasy or “magical realism.” First English-language edition, translated by Eloah F. Giacomelli, of O Carnival Dos Animals (Editora Movimento SA, Brazil 1976).

Stories from the Twilight Zone Rod Serling (Bantam Spectra 0-553-34329-7, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $9.95, 418pp, pb); Omnibus edition of 3 earlier collections: Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam 1960), More Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam 1961), and New Stories from the Twilight Zone (Bantam 1962), with 19 stories plus a new introduction by T.E.D. Klein.

Liavek: The Players of Luck ed. Will Shetterly & Emma Bull (Ace 0-441-48184-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) [Liavek]; Original fantasy anthology set in exotic Liavek, #2 in the shared-world series.

Beyond the Safe Zone: Collected Short Fiction of Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (Donald I. Fine 0-917657-60-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $19.95, 472pp, hc); Collection of 27 stories which should be called “The Best of Robert Silverberg”, but that title has been used before. Highly recommended. (CNB)

Great Tales of Science Fiction ed. Robert Silverberg & Martin H. Greenberg (A&W/Galahad 0-88365-701-5, 1985 [Jan ’86], $8.98, 529pp, hc); Reprint (Arbor House 1983 as The Arbor House Treasury of Science Fiction Masterpieces) anthology. Omits one story, “Travels” by Carter Scholz and the postscript to “Doing Lennon” by Gregory Benford in order to make it an abridgement of the original. This is an instant remainder book.

The Marathon Photograph and Other Stories Clifford D. Simak (Severn House 0-7278-1221-1, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £8.95, 171pp, hc); Collection of stories, edited by Francis Lyall, on time paradoxes.

The Star Bumper Horror Book 1 ed. Kurt Singer (Star 0-352-31944-5, Nov ’86, £2.50, 144pp, pb); Reprint (Target 1984) horror anthology.

To the Magic Born Christopher Stasheff (SFBC #01247, Mar ’86, $6.98, 501pp, hc) [Warlock]; Omnibus edition of the first two books in the sf “Warlock” series.

The Warlock Enlarged Christopher Stasheff (SFBC #01158, Mar ’86, $7.98, 664pp, hc) [Warlock]; Omnibus edition of three novels in an sf series with strong fantasy elements.

Mirrorshades: The Cyberpunk Anthology ed. Bruce Sterling (Arbor House 0-87795-868-8, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $16.95, 239pp, hc); Anthology of 12 stories by Gibson, Bear, Rucker, Cadigan, and others, plus a preface on the “cyberpunk” movement.

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