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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson (Target 0-426-20243-0, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £1.95, 192pp, pb); Reprint (George Munro 1886) classic sf novel plus stories “Markheim” and “Olalla”.

Dracula and The Lair of the White Worm Bram Stoker (Foulsham 0-572-01385-X, Sep ’86, £10.95, 512pp, hc) [Dracula]; Reprint (William Rider 1911). A “complete and unabridged” edition edited by Richard Dalby.

The Hound and the Falcon Judith Tarr (SFBC #10046, Aug ’86, $8.50, 728pp, hc) [Hound and the Falcon]; Omnibus edition of an excellent fantasy trilogy. (FCM)

The Chronicles of Mavin Manyshaped Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-12834-1, Dec ’86, £4.95, 463pp, pb) [Mavin]; Omnibus of the fantasy trilogy The Song of Mavin Manyshaped, The Flight of Mavin Manyshaped, and The Search of Mavin Manyshaped.

The Starry Rift James Tiptree, Jr. (Tor 0-312-93744-X, Jul ’86 [May ’86], $14.95, 250pp, hc) [Rift]; Collection of 3 loosely connected sf stories set in the Rift — not a novel, though it may look like one.

Tales of the Quintana Roo James Tiptree, Jr. (Arkham House 0-87054-152-8, Mar ’86, $11.95, unpaginated, hc); Collection of three previously published stories of the supernatural set on the Yucatan Peninsula. Illustrations by Glennray Tutor.

The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta and The Annals, together with the earliest ’Silmarillion’ and the first Map J. R. R. Tolkien (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823279-3, Sep ’86, £14.95, 380pp, hc) [Middle-Earth]; Volume 4 of “The History of Middle-Earth”, a collection of previously unpublished tales and background material edited by Christopher Tolkien.

A Nest of Nightmares Lisa Tuttle (Sphere 0-7221-8649-5, Mar ’86, £2.50, 208pp, pb); Collection of 13 stories.

The Augmented Agent Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-019-3, May ’86, $35.00 signed, numbered edition of 200, 237pp, hc); Collection of 8 stories not previously gathered in book form.

The Dark Side of the Moon Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-021-5, May ’86, $40.00, 275pp, hc); Collection of 14 stories not previously published in book form, plus a short preface by the author. This is the signed, numbered edition of 200.

The Keys to Paradise Robert E. Vardeman (NEL 0-450-39001-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.95, 540pp, pb) [Keys]; Omnibus (and first appearance) of futuristic fantasy novels.

Blue Champagne John Varley (Dark Harvest 0-913165-08-5, Jan ’86, $45.00, 400pp, hc); 300-copy signed/boxed/limited edition collection of 8 stories, 2 of them originals, plus illustrations by Todd Hamilton. One of the originals is a long sequel to the title story. Highly recommended collection. (CNB) A trade edition (-09-3, $18.00) is also available.

Across Realtime Vernor Vinge (SFBC #10384, Nov ’86 [Dec ’86], $6.98, 533pp, hc) [Bobbles]; Omnibus edition of The Peace War (Bluejay 1984) and Marooned in Realtime (Bluejay 1986), sf novels.

The Year’s Best Horror Stories XIV ed. Karl Edward Wagner (DAW 0-88677-156-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 291pp, pb); Anthology of 19 stories from 1985.

Howard, Who? Howard Waldrop (Doubleday 0-385-19708-X, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $12.95, 181pp, hc); Collection of 12 stories including Nebula winner “The Ugly Chickens”. Introduction by George R.R. Martin, and fascinating story introductions by the author. Highly recommended. (FCM)

The Death Room Edgar Wallace (Kimber 0-7183-0591-4, May ’86, £8.50, 224pp, hc); Assorted collection, some sf, some supernatural.

The Green Book Jill Paton Walsh (Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Sunburst 0-374-42802-6, Sep ’86, $2.95, 69pp, pb); Reprint (Macmillan 1981) young-adult sf story of a group of Britons traveling from a dying Earth to an inhospitable new planet of crystalline plantlife.

The Books of the Black Current Ian Watson (SFBC #10292, 1986 [Nov ’86], $6.98, 536pp, hc) [Yaleen]; Omnibus edition of the sf “Yaleen” trilogy.

Alternative Histories: Eleven Stories of the World As It Might Have Been ed. Charles G. Waugh & Martin H. Greenberg (Garland 0-8240-8659-7, Dec ’86 [Oct ’86], $19.95, 363pp, hc); Anthology of 11 alternate-history sf stories, plus an afterword by Gordon B. Chamberlain and a bibliography of alternate history by Barton C. Hacker and Gordon B. Chamberlain.

Rachel and the Angel Robert Westall (Macmillan UK 0-333-42903-6, Oct ’86, £7.50, 192pp, hc); Major new collection of young-adult stories. (SJ)

The Haunted Garden Mary Williams (William Kimber 0-7183-0599-X, Mar ’86, £8.50, 176pp, hc); Collection of 18 ghost stories.

Borderland ed. Terri Windling & Mark Arnold (NAL/Signet 0-451-14172-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Borderland]; Original anthology in a shared-world setting featuring punk elves.

Borderland #2: Bordertown ed. Terri Windling & Mark Arnold (NAL/Signet 0-451-14527-5, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 253pp, pb) [Borderland]; Original fantasy anthology of 4 stories, the second volume in a “punk elves” shared universe series. Youth-oriented, but fun if you’re in a silly mood. (FCM)

Black Wine ed. Douglas E. Winter (Dark Harvest 0-913165-15-8, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $12.00, 165pp, hc); Dual Anthology/collection of author’s choice-favorite stories by C.L. Grant and Ramsey Campbell, (6 stories by each) with an introduction by Douglas E. Winter and illustrations by J.K. Potter — the four contributors are the Guests of Honor at this year’s World Fantasy Convention. Limited to 1200 copies.

The 1986 Annual World’s Best SF ed. Donald A. Wollheim & Arthur W. Saha (DAW 0-88677-136-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.50, 303pp, pb); Anthology of 10 stories — the editors’ choice of the best of 1985. Recommended. (CNB)

Merlin’s Booke Jane Yolen (Ace 0-441-52552-0, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 177pp, pb); Collection of interconnected stories about Merlin. Several are first published here.

Dragons & Dreams ed. Jane Yolen, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper & Row 0-06-026792-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $12.50, 178pp, hc); Original juvenile anthology of 10 sf and fantasy stories (one a reprint from a chapbook).

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