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- Spree Lucy Taylor (CD Publications 1-881475-38-7, Jul ’98, $30.00, 124pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman); Associational non-supernatural horror novella. Interior illustrations by Earl Geier. This is a signed, limited edition of 450 copies. Order from CD Publications, PO Box 943, Abingdon MD 21009.
- Mob Magic ed. Brian Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-821-2, Nov ’98 [Oct ’98], $5.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren); Original anthology of 17 stories about gangsters and magic. Authors include Mickey Zucker Reichert, P.N. Elrod, and Jody Lynn Nye.
- The Reel Stuff ed. Brian Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-817-4, Sep ’98 [Aug ’98], $5.99, pb, cover by Les Edwards); Anthology of 11 stories that became the basis of movies, with an introduction by Thomsen. Authors include H.P. Lovecraft, John Varley, and Philip K. Dick.
- 9 · The Reel Stuff: Equally Good Things That Are Not Quite Interchangeable · Brian Thomsen · in
- 12 · Mimic [as by Martin Pearson] · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Astonishing Stories Dec ’42
- 19 · Second Variety · Philip K. Dick · nv Space Science Fiction May ’53
- 65 · Amanda and the Alien · Robert Silverberg · ss Omni May ’83
- 82 · Sandkings · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni Aug ’79
- 124 · We Can Remember It for You Wholesale · Philip K. Dick · nv F&SF Apr ’66
- 147 · Air Raid [as by Herb Boehm] · John Varley · ss IASFM Spr ’77
- 162 · The Forbidden · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood v5, Sphere, 1985
- 206 · Johnny Mnemonic [Molly Millions] · William Gibson · ss Omni May ’81
- 225 · Enemy Mine · Barry B. Longyear · na IASFM Sep ’79
- 288 · Nightflyers · George R. R. Martin · na Analog Apr ’80
- 353 · Herbert West—Reanimator [“Grewsome Tales”] · H. P. Lovecraft · gp Home Brew Feb-Jul ’22; From the Dark, ss Weird Tales Mar ’42; The Plague Demon, ss Weird Tales Jul ’42; Six Shots by Moonlight, ss Weird Tales Sep ’42; The Scream of the Dead, ss Weird Tales Nov ’42; The Horror from the Shadows, ss Weird Tales Sep ’43; The Tomb-Legions, ss Weird Tales Nov ’43
- Many Moons James Thurber (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201895-6, Sep ’98, $7.00, unpaginated, tp, cover by Marc Simont); Reprint (Harcourt 1943) classic fairy tale; this has the 1990 illustrations by Marc Simont.
- Roverandom J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-89871-4, Apr ’98 [Mar ’98], $17.00, 106pp, hc); Children’s novella about a dog’s magical adventures, with illustrations by the author. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1/98).
- The Ghost of Carmen Miranda and Other Spooky Gay and Lesbian Tales ed. Julie K. Trevelyan & Scott Brassart (Alyson 1-55583-488-4, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $11.95, 308pp, tp); Original anthology of 23 ghost stories, five previously published. Authors include Andrew Berac, Carol Guess, and Julia Willis. Order from Alyson Publications, PO Box 4371, Los Angeles CA 90078-4371; www.alyson.com
- vii · Introduction · Julie K. Trevelyan & Scott Brassart · in
- 1 · The Ghost of Carmen Miranda [“Tarawa Rising”] · Don Sakers · ss Carmen Miranda’s Ghost Is Haunting Space Station Three, ed. Don Sakers, Baen, 1990
- 18 · Taking Care of Faith · A. J. Potter · nv *
- 39 · The Thing at the Bottom of the Bed · J. M. Beazer · ss *
- 57 · Echoes · M. Christian · ss Grave Passions, ed. William J. Mann, Badboy Books, 1997
- 70 · The Case of the Sapphic Succubus · Abbe Ireland · ss *
- 88 · Sounds on a Summer Night · Ted Cornwell · ss *
- 99 · The Course of True Love · d. g. k. goldberg · ss *
- 110 · The Haunting of Room 110 · Michael Price Nelson · ss *
- 124 · Through the Eyes of the Artist · Barbara J. Webb · ss *
- 135 · Waiting for Hannah · Anne Seale · ss *
- 144 · Old as a Rose in Bloom · Lawrence Schimel · ss Phantoms of the Night, ed. Richard Gilliam & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996
- 149 · My Possession · Simon Sheppard · ss Grave Passions, ed. William J. Mann, Badboy Books, 1997
- 162 · Moving Into a New Place · Regan McClure · ss *
- 168 · Simon Says · Marshall Moore · ss *
- 185 · Paisley · Jessica Kirkwood · ss *
- 199 · Remembrance of Tom Purdue · R. E. Neu · ss *
- 212 · There with Bells On · Julia Willis · ss *
- 226 · Closer · Andrew Berac · ss *
- 241 · Retrieval · Carol Guess · ss *
- 250 · amat67.jpg · Hall Owen Calwaugh · ss *
- 264 · A Midsummer’s Haunt · Susan C. Coleman · nv *
- 286 · Matches · M. Christian · ss Grave Passions, ed. William J. Mann, Badboy Books, 1997
- 295 · Eyes · E. J. Galusha · ss *
- 303 · Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
- The Playboy Book of Science Fiction ed. Alice K. Turner (HarperPrism 0-06-105288-4, May ’98, $23.00, 469pp, hc); Anthology of 25 stories from 45 years of Playboy. Authors include Doris Lessing, Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison and Howard Waldrop.
- Eternal Lovecraft: The Persistence of H.P. Lovecraft in Popular Culture ed. Jim Turner (Golden Gryphon Press 0-9655901-7-8, Oct ’98 [Sep ’98], $25.95, 411pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg); Anthology of 18 Lovecraftian stories. Authors include Alan Rodgers, Nancy A. Collins, Stephen King, and Fritz Leiber. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 364 West Country Lane, Collinsville IL 62234.
- xiii · The “Shadow” over Lovecraft · Jim Turner · in
- · I. Lovecraft Country
- 3 · Her Misbegotten Son · Alan Rodgers · na Miskatonic University, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Robert Weinberg, DAW, 1996
- 50 · Daoine Domhain · Peter Tremayne · nv Aisling and other Irish Tales of Terror, Brandon Books, 1992
- 70 · To Mars and Providence · Don Webb · ss War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches, ed. Kevin J. Anderson, Bantam Spectra, 1996
- · II. Eldritch Influences
- 81 · Weird Tales · Fred Chappell · ss The Texas Review Spr ’84
- 91 · The Land of the Reflected Ones · Nancy A. Collins · ss Tombs, Edward E. Kramer & Peter Crowther, White Wolf, 1995
- 102 · The Shadow at the Bottom of the World · Thomas Ligotti · ss Fear! Apr ’90
- 111 · Sensible City · Harlan Ellison · ss F&SF Oct/Nov ’94
- 119 · The Golden Keeper · Ian R. MacLeod · na Asimov’s Oct/Nov ’97
- 165 · Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge: A Memoir · Ron Goulart · vi F&SF May ’59
- 169 · Crouch End · Stephen King · nv New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Arkham, 1980
- 194 · The Turret [Severn Valley] · Richard A. Lupoff · nv Made In Goatswood, ed. Scott David Anioloswski, Chaosium, 1995
- 221 · The Giant Rat of Sumatra (ascribed to H.P. Lovecraft) [Sherlock Holmes] · Paula Volsky · nv Resurrected Holmes, ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin’s, 1996
- 243 · Black as the Pit, from Pole to Pole · Steven Utley & Howard Waldrop · nv New Dimensions 7, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1977
- 279 · The Other Dead Man · Gene Wolfe · ss Weird Tales Spr ’88
- · III. Cosmic Realms
- 299 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2 ’72
- 339 · The Ocean and All Its Devices · William Browning Spencer · nv Borderlands 4, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1994
- 357 · A Bit of the Dark World · Fritz Leiber · nv Fantastic Feb ’62
- 386 · The Perseids · Robert Charles Wilson · nv Northern Frights 3, ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1995
- Alternate Generals ed. Harry Turtledove, Roland Green & Martin Harry Greenberg (Baen 0-671-87886-7, Aug ’98 [Jul ’98], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Charles Keegan); Original anthology of 16 stories of alternate military history. Authors include Elizabeth Moon, Esther Friesner, and David Weber. Green and Greenberg are mentioned only on the copyright page.
- The Demon Princes Jack Vance (SFBC #19264, Mar ’98, $17.98, 965pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Demon Princes]; Omnibus of five novels: The Star King (1964), The Killing Machine (1964), The Palace of Love (1967), The Face (1979), and The Book of Dreams (1981). This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-504-5, and comes shrink-wrapped with a poster of the cover art. It lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
- 1 · The Star King · n. New York: Berkley, 1964
- 171 · The Killing Machine · n. New York: Berkley, 1964
- 335 · The Palace of Love · n. New York: Berkley, 1967
- 531 · The Face · n. New York: DAW, 1979
- 743 · The Book of Dreams · n. Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA, 1981
- Ghost of a Hanged Man Vivian Vande Velde (Marshall Cavendish 0-7614-5015-7, Sep ’98 [Oct ’98], $14.95, 95pp, hc, cover by Teresa Flavin); Young-adult ghost novella of a Wild West ghost. Order from Marshall Cavendish, 99 White Plains Rd, Tarrytown NY 10591; 800-821-9881.
- Spellbound Vivian Vande Velde (SFBC #10929, Jun ’98, $10.98, 296pp, hc, cover by Victor Lee) [Weiland]; Omnibus of two fantasy novels, The Changeling Prince (1997) and The Conjurer Princess (1998), plus a short story, about the warrior Weiland and wizard Lylene. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 1-56865-689-0, and comes shrinkwrapped with a poster of the cover art.
- vii · Author’s Note · pr
- 1 · The Changeling Prince · n. HarperPrism, 1997
- 155 · The Conjurer Princess [Lylene] · n. HarperPrism, 1998
- 281 · Just Another Dragon-Slaying [Lylene] · ss Xanadu 2, ed. Jane Yolen, Tor, 1994
- Leviathan, Volume Two ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Rose Secrest (The Ministry of Whimsy Press 1-8904-6403-1, Aug ’98, $10.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Scott Eagle); Original anthology, subtitled “The Legacy of Boccaccio”, of four novellas; one, by Richard Calder, “forms the basis” of the novel Franzetta (not yet published in the US). There are interviews with each of the authors, and an essay on the novella form by David Pringle. Other authors are Rhys Hughes, L. Timmel Duchamp, and Stepan Chapman. Order from The Ministry of Whimsy, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee, FL 32315; add $1.00 postage.
- The Clock Strikes Twelve and Other Stories H. R. Wakefield (Ash-Tree Press 1-899562-45-1, Apr ’98, C$51.00, xxii+265pp, hc, cover by Paul Lowe); Reprint (Jenkins 1940) collection of 22 horror stories; three previously uncollected stories have been added. Introduction by Barbara Roden. This is a limited edition of 500. A world-wide edition available in the US for $38.50 and in the UK for £24.00.
- ix · Introduction · Barbara Roden · in (*), 1998
- 1 · The Clock Strikes Twelve
- 3 · Why I Write Ghost Stories · ar The Clock Strikes Twelve, Arkham House, 1946
- 7 · Into Outer Darkness · ss London Evening News Feb 9 ’38
- 15 · The Alley · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 35 · Jay Walkers · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 48 · Ingedient X · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 59 · “I Recognised the Voice” · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 68 · Farewell Performance · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 75 · Not Quite Cricket · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 91 · In Collaboration · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 106 · A Stitch in Time · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 120 · Lucky’s Grove · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 141 · Red Feathers · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 156 · Happy Ending? · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 164 · The First Sheaf · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 174 · Masrur · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve, London: Herbert Jenkins, 1940
- 186 · A Fishing Story · ss Thrills, ed. Anon. (Charles Birkin), Philip Allan, 1935
- 196 · Used Car · ss Ghost Stories, London: Cape, 1932
- 210 · Death of a Poacher · ss Thrills, ed. Anon. (Charles Birkin), Philip Allan, 1935
- 224 · Knock! Knock! Who’s There? · ss Ghost Stories, London: Cape, 1932
- 229 · Weird Tales
- 231 · From the Vasty Deep · ss Weird Tales Jul ’49
- 241 · Out of the Wrack I Rise · ss Weird Tales Nov ’49
- 247 · A Black Solitude · ss Weird Tales Mar ’51
- 263 · Acknowledgements · Misc. Material · ms (*), 1998
- 265 · Sources · Misc. Material · bi (*), 1998
- Forgotten Realms: The Paladins James M. Ward & David Wise (TSR 0-7869-0865-3, Jan ’98 [Feb ’98], $2.99, 88pp, tp, cover by Heather LeMay) [Forgotten Realms]; Novellazation based on the role-playing game. Book two in the “Double Diamond Triangle Saga”. Copyrighted by TSR.
- The Explanation and Other Good Advice Don Webb (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-25-2, May ’98, $9.95, 119pp, tp); Collection of 26 stories and vignettes, 10 apparently original. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850; e-mail: wordcraft@oregontrail.net
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 11 · Occult Revival · ss Processed World #25 ’90
- 16 · The Golden Bough Revisited · vi Back Brain Recluse #5 ’86
- 18 · The Lamp · vi The Edge #3 ’96
- 21 · Hocus · vi Back Brain Recluse #12 ’89
- 24 · Al Azif · ss EOTU Feb ’88
- 29 · Pagan Survival · ss Potboiler #11 ’85
- 38 · Looking Glass · ss Potboiler Spr/Sum ’85
- 47 · Kaj · vi Grue #5 ’87
- 50 · Junk · vi Back Brain Recluse #6 ’86
- 54 · Hypoboria Lite · vi *
- 55 · The Art of Attention · vi Back Brain Recluse #9 ’87
- 57 · Tourist Trade · ss *
- 62 · My Mother’s Concrete Character · vi *
- 64 · The Kiln · vi *
- 67 · In the Time Core · ss *
- 73 · The Explanation · ss Ice River #3 ’88
- 79 · Alchemy · ss *
- 86 · Old Man · vi Night Slivers #3
- 89 · Lesser Myths of Milwaukee · ss New Pathways Apr ’87
- 92 · The Bradford Contract · ss New Pathways Sep ’86
- 98 · Alkahest · vi New Pathways Sep ’89
- 99 · Travel Advisories Are in Effect · ss Beyond #6 ’87
- 103 · Problamatical Approaches to the Fiction of D.B. · ss *
- 108 · The Key to the Mysteries · ss Eldritch Tales #18 ’89
- 113 · London Is Calling · Don Webb & t. Winter-Damon · vi Back Brain Recluse #14 ’89
- 119 · Everyday Quests · vi Surplus Wyvern Press: Portland ME, Postcard Story, 1988
- Worlds of Honor ed. David Weber (Baen 0-671-57786-7, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $21.00, 343pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Honor Harrington]; Anthology of five novellas set in the “Honor Harrington” universe, but only one featuring Honor herself; most focus on treecats. Authors include Linda Evans, Jane Lindskold, and Roland J. Green.
- This is the Year Zero Andrew Weiner (Pottersfield Press 1-895900-14-X, Apr ’98 [May ’98], $16.95, 192pp, tp, cover by Geoff Butler); Collection of 13 stories, two original. Order from Pottersfield Press, Lawrencetown Beach, 83 Leslie Road, East Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia Canada B2Z 1P8; credit card orders 1-800-646-2879.
- 7 · Messenger · ss Asimov’s Apr ’94
- 23 · The Alien in the Lake · ss IASFM Sep ’87
- 30 · In Dreams · nv Asimov’s mid-Dec ’93
- 49 · The Purple Pill · ss F&SF Feb ’96
- 63 · A New Man · ss F&SF Jul ’92
- 78 · One More Time · ss Chrysalis 10, ed. Roy Torgeson, Doubleday, 1983
- 89 · This Is the Year Zero · ss Full Spectrum, ed. Lou Aronica & Shawna McCarthy, Bantam, 1988
- 95 · The New Frequencies · ss *
- 110 · The Map · ss Northern Frights, ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1992
- 122 · On Becoming an Alien · ss Prairie Fire Sum ’94
- 129 · Streak · ss IASFM May ’92
- 144 · The Disappearance Artist · ss *
- 161 · Going to Meet the Alien · nv F&SF Aug ’87
- Legends: Tales from the Eternal Archives #1 ed. Margaret Weis, Martin H. Greenberg, Janet Pack & Robin McGrew (DAW 0-88677-823-9, Jan ’99 [Dec ’98], $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Jean-Francois Podevin); Original anthology of 19 stories. Authors include Jane M. Lindskold, Brian M. Thomsen, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Introduction by Katherine Kurtz. Only Weis is named as editor on the cover, but this is copyrighted by Tekno Books, Margaret Weis, Janet Pack, and Robin McGrew.
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