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Shelter Marty Asher (Faber and Faber (US) 0-571-12953-6, May ’87, $6.95, 136pp, tp); Reprint (Arbor House 1986) fantasy novella about an obsessed man and a rock concert that saves the world.

Beyond the Stars ed. Isaac Asimov (Severn House 0-7278-1374-9, Feb ’87, £8.95, 320pp, hc); Reprint (Doubleday 1985 as first half of The Hugo Winners: Volume 4) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]

The Dark Void ed. Isaac Asimov (Severn House 0-7278-1424-9, Jun ’87, £9.95, 239pp, hc); Reprint (Doubleday 1985 as second half of The Hugo Winners: Volume 4) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition]

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 16 (1954) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-200-1, May ’87, $3.50, 350pp, pb); Anthology of 17 stories from 1954.

Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 17 (1955) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-256-7, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 349pp, pb); Anthology of 14 sf stories.

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 8: Devils ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-14865-7, Jun ’87, $3.50, 351pp, pb); Anthology of 18 fantasy stories.

Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy # 9: Atlantis ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-15144-5, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.95, 349pp, pb); Anthology of 11 fantasy stories.

Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 6: Neanderthals ed. Robert Silverberg, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-14716-2, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 351pp, pb); Anthology of 11 stories and an article.

Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 7: Space Shuttles ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL/Signet 0-451-15017-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 384pp, pb); Anthology of 14 stories.

Young Witches & Warlocks ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Harper & Row 0-06-020183-5, Jul ’87, $11.95, 207pp, hc); Juvenile anthology of fantasy stories.

Norby: Robot for Hire Janet & Isaac Asimov (Ace 0-441-58635-X, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 203pp, pb) [Norby]; Omnibus edition of two juvenile sf tales in the “Norby” series.

Myth Alliances Robert Lynn Asprin (SFBC #11114, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], $6.98, 375pp, hc) [Myth]; Omnibus edition of three books in the humorous fantasy series.

Thieves’ World 10: Aftermath ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80597-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 273pp, pb) [Thieves’ World]; Original anthology of 6 stories in the “Thieves’ World” fantasy shared world series.

Bluebeard’s Egg Margaret Atwood (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02245-8, Jun ’87, £10.95, 281pp, hc); Collection of stories, some with elements of fantasy.

New Destinies, Vol. 1/Spring 1987 ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65628-7, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.95, 288pp, pb); Original anthology/magazine, Vol.1/Spring 1987, incorporating the preceding Baen anthology Far Frontiers and concluding a Poul Anderson novella serialized there; it also has other fiction and non-fiction, including an unsigned review column.

New Destinies, Vol. 2/Fall 1987 ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65346-6, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $2.95, 232pp, pb); Original anthology of stories and essays.

The Devil’s Advocate: An Ambrose Bierce Reader Ambrose Bierce (Chronicle Books 0-87701-401-9, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $22.50, 327pp, hc); A selection of stories, newspaper columns, letters, poetry, and excerpts from books. Edited by Brian St. Pierre. A Trade paperback edition (0-87701-476-0, $12.95) was announced but not seen. Stories indexed are from the section “Stories of the Supernatural.”

A Mysterious House Algernon Blackwood (Tragara Press 0-948189-15-0, Jul ’87 [Aug ’87], £9.00, 24pp, tp); Reprint (Belgravia July 1889) of Blackwood’s first published short story, with an introduction by Richard Dalby. A limited edition of 125 copies, of which 100 are for sale. [Not seen]

The Shadow on the Doorstep/Trilobyte James P. Blaylock & Edward Bryant (Axolotl Press 0-939879-16-6, Aug ’87, $30.00, 14 + 27pp, hc); Back-to-back “double” with a short story by Blaylock (originally published in Asimov’s) and 3 very short stories by Bryant (these appear to be original despite a 1986 copyright). Signed, limited edition of 300 copies; a deluxe leatherbound was also announced at $65.00.

Lost in Time and Space with Lefty Feep Robert Bloch (Creatures at Large 0-940064-01-4, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $12.95, 258pp, tp) [Lefty Feep]; Collection of 9 humorous sf stories, one original, about a racetrack tout. Introduction by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro. The paperback is limited to 5,000 copies, and a 250-copy hardcover edition (-02-2, $40) was announced but not seen.

Midnight Pleasures Robert Bloch (Doubleday 0-385-19439-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $12.95, 177pp, hc); Collection of 14 stories.

Alchemical Texts Bruce Boston (Ocean View, 1985, $3.00, 18pp, ph); Poetry collection chapbook. In The Bruce Boston Omnibus.

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