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Crypt Orchids David J. Schow (Subterranean Press 0-9649890-6-9, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $35.00, 235pp, hc, cover by David J. Schow); Collection of 12 stories, three original, plus a short play, and an afterword by Schow. Most are “splatterpunk” horror, many with supernatural elements. The introduction by Robert Bloch was written in 1992 when the book was originally scheduled to appear from another publisher. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a lettered edition ($100) is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519.

Arrowdreams: An Anthology of Alternate Canadas ed. Mark Shainblum & John Dupuis (Nuage Editions 0-921-833-51-2, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], C$19.95, 191pp, tp, cover by Paul McDonell); Anthology of 12 alternate history stories. Authors include Edo van Belkom, Dave Duncan, Nancy Kilpatrick, and Jean-Louis Trudel & Yves Meynard. Order from Nuage Editions, PO Box 206, RPO Corydon, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3M 3S7.

Star Trek: Odyssey William Shatner, Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens (Pocket 0-671-02547-3, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $14.00, 309+371+370pp, tp); Omnibus of three Star Trek novelizations: The Ashes of Eden (1995), The Return (1996), Avenger (1997). Shatner’s co-authors are credited on the title page and inside back cover only. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Convergent Series Charles Sheffield (Baen 0-671-87791-7, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $6.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Heritage Universe]; Omnibus of two SF novels in the “Heritage Universe”: Summertide (1990) and Divergence (1991). A publisher’s note indicates they have been revised for this edition, but there is no evidence of significant change, nor updated copyrights.

Maurice, or The Fisher’s Cot Mary Shelley (Random House/Knopf/Borzoi 0-375-40473-2, 1998 [Oct ’98], $20.00, 179pp, hc, cover by Reginald Easton); Associational non-genre short story about a boy stolen and raised by a fisherman’s wife. The story was only recently discovered in Italy, and is copyrighted by finders Andrea & Christina Dazzi; the latter also provides a brief preface. A lengthy biographical and critical introduction by Claire Tomalin notes contrasts in the story’s themes to those of Frankenstein. A transcription of the author’s original text, with emendations, is included. First US edition; apparently published in “slightly different form” by Viking UK (not seen).

Merlin’s Kin: Tales of the Heroic Magician ed. Josepha Sherman (August House 0-87483-519-4, Oct ’98, $11.95, 192pp, tp, cover by David Mattingly); Associational folklore collection of 30 tales about magicians from around the world, retold by Sherman. Includes notes and bibliography. A hardcover edition (-523-2, $21.95) was announced but not seen. Available from August House, PO Box 3223, Little Rock AR 72203; orders 800-284-8784.

Black Butterflies: A Flock on the Dark Side John Shirley (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-86-4, May ’98 [Apr ’98], $16.95, 252pp, tp, cover by John Bergin); Collection of 17 horror stories, divided into stories of “This World” and nine surreal or supernatural stories of “That World”. Illustrated by John Bergin. Foreword by Paula Guran. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.

Tales from Tethedril ed. Scott Siegel (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39444-5, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $6.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns); Original shared-world anthology of nine fantasy stories, based on an R.A. Salvatore story set on the world of Tethedril. Authors include Douglas Niles, Ed Greenwood, and Elaine Cunningham. Copyrighed by Siegel & Siegel Ltd.

The Fantasy Hall of Fame ed. Robert Silverberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105215-9, Mar ’98 [Feb ’98], $14.00, 562pp, tp); Anthology of 30 fantasy stories from 1939 to 1990, chosen by SFWA members. Introduction by Silverberg; individual story introductions by Martin H. Greenberg.

Legends ed. Robert Silverberg (Tor 0-312-86787-5, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $27.95, hc); Original anthology of 11 short novels by modern masters of fantasy, set in their most popular series. Authors include Stephen King with a “Dark Tower” story, Terry Pratchett (“Discworld”), Anne McCaffrey (“Pern”), and Robert Jordan (“The Wheel of Time”). A leatherbound, boxed, limited edition (-86863-4, $250.00), signed by all contributing authors, was announced but not seen.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ed. Dean Wesley Smith, John J. Ordover & Paula M. Block (Pocket 0-671-01446-3, Jun ’98 [May ’98], $14.00, 371pp, tp, cover by Sonia R. Hillios) [Star Trek]; Original anthology of 20 short stories set in the Star Trek worlds, written as part of a contest for non-professional writers. (Rules for next year’s contest are included.) Introduction by Smith; afterwords by Ordover and Block. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

Chronicles of the Lensmen, Vol. 1 E. E. “Doc” Smith (SFBC #17820, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $14.98, 709pp, hc, cover by John Berkey) [Lensmen]; Omnibus of the first three novels in the classic “Lensman” space opera series: Triplanetary (1948), First Lensman (1950), and Galactic Patrol (1950). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-804-4; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art.

Dark Visions Collector’s Edition: The Strange Power, The Possessed, The Passion L. J. Smith (Pocket Archway 0-671-02330-6, Dec ’98, $6.99, 230+212+211pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) [Dark Visions]; Omnibus of three young-adult horror novels in a trilogy about psychic teens: The Strange Power (1994), The Possessed (1995), and The Passion (1995).

The Vampire’s Beautiful Daughter S. P. Somtow (SFBC #15484, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $7.98, 116pp, hc, cover by Gary Lippincott); Reprint (Atheneum 1997) young-adult vampire novella. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications; text copyrighted by Somtow Sucharitkul. This is similar to the Atheneum edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Return of Count Electric William Browning Spencer (White Wolf 1-56504-871-7, Feb ’98, $5.99, 253pp, pb); Reprint (Permanent Press 1993) collection of 11 stories.

Shadowrun: Wolf and Raven Michael A. Stackpole (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45995-4, Jul ’98 [Jun ’98], $5.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [Shadowrun]; Collection of seven linked stories, one original, based on the role-playing game. Six stories were previously published in earlier forms. Stackpole’s afterword discusses how the stories came to be written. Copyrighted by FASA

The X-Files: Hungry Ghosts Ellen Steiber (HarperTrophy 0-06-447178-0, Jan ’98, $4.50, 118pp, pb) [X-Files]; Young-adult novellazation. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.

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