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The Collector of Hearts Joyce Carol Oates (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-94445-1, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Jim Dine); Collection of 27 stories, subtitled New Tales of the Grotesque.

The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams ed. J. O’Barr & Ed Kramer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41711-9, Nov ’98, $24.00, 368pp, hc, cover by J. O’Barr) [Crow]; Original anthology of 19 stories and 10 poems (one a reprint) inspired by the contemporary gothic comic book (created by O’Barr) and subsequent movie. Authors include A.A. Attanasio, Iggy Pop, John Shirley, Nancy A. Collins, Gene Wolfe, and Andrew Vachss. Stories are illustrated by 17 artists including Tom Canty, Don Maitz, and Bob Eggleton. Foreword and introduction by A.A. Attanasio, preface by Kramer.

Star Trek: Invasion! ed. John J. Ordover (Pocket 0-671-02185-0, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $14.00, 937pp, tp) [Star Trek; Invasion]; Omnibus of the four novels in the Star Trek all-series crossover novelization: First Strike by Diane Darey, The Soldiers of Fear by Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Time’s Enemy by L.A. Graf, and The Final Fury by Dafydd ab Hugh (all Pocket 1996). Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Red Right Hand Norman Partridge (Subterranean Press, Feb ’98, $10.00, 32pp, ph, cover by Mark A. Nelson); Associational non-supernatural horror short story in chapbook form. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; postage included in price.

Parzival: The Quest of the Grail Knight Katherine Paterson (Penguin/Lodestar 0-525-67579-5, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $15.99, 127pp, hc, cover by Curtis Woodbridge); Young-adult Arthurian novella of Parzival’s quest, based on the poem by Wolfram von Eschenbach.

A Werewolf Problem in Central Russia and Other Stories Victor Pelevin (New Directions 0-8112-1394-3, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $23.95, 213pp, hc); Collection of eight satiric fables and strange stories. Translated by Andrew Bromfield from the Russian (1994). First US edition (Harbord UK 1998, not seen).

The Young Oxford Book of Aliens ed. Dennis Pepper (Oxford University Press 0-19-278155-3, Sep ’98 [Dec ’98], $22.95, 212pp, hc, cover by John Walker); Young-adult anthology of 22 SF stories, four original. Original stories by Marian Abbey, Francis Beckett, Stephen Bowkett, and Sue Welford; reprinted authors include Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Avram Davidson, and Philip K. Dick. There is no price on the jacket. First US edition (Oxford 1998).

Thong the Barbarian Meets the Cycle Sluts of Saturn Steve Perry & Michael Reaves (Donald Ahlquist Publications, 1998 [Nov ’98], $35.00, 96pp, hc, cover by Daniel Conan Young); Deliberately bad fantasy novella mixing elements of Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and pulp SF adventure. Illustrated by Daniel Conan Young. Foreword by Perry; afterword by Reaves. This is a limited edition of 100 numbered and 26 lettered copies.

Christopher Pike’s Tales of Terror #2 Christopher Pike (Pocket Archway 0-671-55076-4, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $4.50, 207pp, pb, cover by Brian Kotzky); Young-adult collection of five horror stories.

The Last Vampire: Collector’s Edition 1 Christopher Pike (Pocket Archway 0-671-02060-9, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $6.99, 582pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Last Vampire]; Omnibus of the first three young-adult vampire novels in the series: The Last Vampire (1994); The Last Vampire 2: Black Blood (1994); and The Last Vampire 3: Red Dice (1995). The novels are all paginated separately.

The Last Vampire: Collector’s Edition 2 Christopher Pike (Pocket Archway 0-671-02290-3, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 539pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Last Vampire]; Omnibus of three young-adult vampire novels in the series: The Last Vampire 4: Phantom (1996); The Last Vampire 5: Evil Thirst (1996); and The Last Vampire 6: Creatures of Forever (1996). The novels are all paginated separately.

The Complete Fuzzy H. Beam Piper (Ace 0-441-00581-0, Dec ’98 [Nov ’98], $15.00, 454pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Fuzzy]; SF omnibus of three “Fuzzy” novels: Little Fuzzy (Avon 1962), Fuzzy Sapiens (Avon 1964 as The Other Human Race), and Fuzzies and Other People (Ace 1984).

The Fall of the House of Usher Edgar Allan Poe (Books of Wonder 0-929605-66-7, 1997 [Feb ’98], $5.95, 57pp, tp, cover by William Sayer); Horror short story published as part of the “Classic Frights” line for young adults. Illustrated by William Sayer.

The Fall of the House of Usher and Other Tales Edgar Allan Poe (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52675-9, Apr ’98 [Jul ’98], $4.95, 384pp, pb); Reprint (Signet Classic 1960) collection of 15 classic horror stories. There is a new introduction by Stephen Marlowe, and an updated bibliography.

Happiness Frederick Pollack (Story Line Press 1-885266-58-8, Aug ’98, $12.95, 160pp, tp, cover by Saul Steinberg); Dystopian SF novel in verse about a world turned inside out, with an able-bodied Stephen Hawking the mastermind behind the leftist rulers. A “revenge fantasy for the politically correct” per Tom Disch. Order from Story Line Press, Three Oaks Farm, Brownsville OR 97327-9718; 541-512-8792; slp@ptinet.net.

Burning Sky Rachel Pollack (Cambrian Publications 1-878914-04-9, Oct ’98, $34.00, 409pp, hc, cover by Paula J. McCreary); Collection of 27 stories, each with an afterword by the author. Introduction by Samuel R. Delany. This is a signed, limited edition of 300. Order from Cambrian Publications, PO Box 112170, Campbell CA 95011-2170.

The Johnny Maxwell Trilogy Terry Pratchett (SFBC #00238, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $10.98, 408pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Johnny Maxwell]; Omnibus of humorous young-adult SF/fantasy novels Only You Can Save Mankind (1992), Johnny and the Dead (1993), and Johnny and the Bomb (1996). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-620-3, and is the first US publication of any of these novels. It lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket. A poster of the cover art is included with the shrink-wrapped book.

The Innsmouth Cycle ed. Robert M. Price (Chaosium 1-56882-113-1, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $12.95, 233pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl); Anthology of 13 Lovecraftian horror stories and three poems about “The Taint of the Deep Ones”. Price discusses Lovecraft’s work and later additions in the introduction, and each story is prefaced with comments on its place in the cycle.

Weird Women, Wired Women Kit Reed (University Press of New England/Wesleyan 0-8195-2255-4, Apr ’98, $16.95, 214pp, tp, cover by Joseph Reed); Collection of 19 stories, three original, nine from previous collections, with a foreword by Connie Willis. A hardcover edition (-2254-6, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Available from University Press of New England, 23 South Main St, Hanover NH 03755; orders 800-421-1561; add $2.50 postage.

An Alien Land Mike Resnick (Dark Regions Press 1-888993-12-X, Jul ’98, $11.95, 212pp, tp, cover by McEvoy); Collection of seven stories set in Africa, including the Nebula-winning “Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge”. Resnick’s introduction discusses his use of Africa as inspiration. One story is co-authored by Susan Shwartz. Forward by Barbara Delaplace. A lettered, leatherbound limited edition (-13-8) and a signed, limited hardcover edition of 250 (-10-3) were announced but not seen. Order from Dark Regions Press, PO Box 6301, Concord CA 94524.

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