The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Paperback Talk Ray Walters (Academy Chicago 0-89733-108-7, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $19.95, 329pp, hc) Non-fiction, of associational interest. A survey of paperback publishing in the U.S., based on Walters New York Times book review column and other articles which have appeared over the past 25 years. Its a compendium of short pieces, rather than a history and has sections on sf, fantasy, and horror; it even mentions sf conventions. The introduction is by the Ballantines, and the new Future of Publishing essay is of particular interest. Recommended. (CNB)
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Shais Destiny Daniel Walther (DAW 0-88677-033-5, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.75, 221pp, pb) [Shai] Fantasy novel, the second book of Shai. This French novel has been translated by C.J. Cherryh.
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The Book of Sorrows Walter Wangerin (Harper & Row 0-06-2500929-2, Jun 85 [May 85], $14.95, 338pp, hc) [Book of the Dun Cow] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Book of the Dun Cow.
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The Centrifugal Rickshaw Dancer William John Watkins (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20131-2, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 233pp, pb) [Legrange League] Sf novel.
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The Book of Being Ian Watson (Gollancz 0-575-03596-X, Jun 85 [May 85], £8.95, 184pp, hc) [Yaleen] Sf novel, conclusion of the Book of the River trilogy.
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The Book of Ian Watson Ian Watson (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-4-2, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $35.00 signed, 366pp, hc) Collection of fiction and essays, mostly culled from a wide variety of magazines, put together as a sort of autobiography.
- 1 · The Flags of Africa · ss The London Magazine Jul/Aug 70
- 17 · Shrines and Ratholes (Part I) · ar Vector #117 83
- 21 · Imaginary Cricket [Japan: Imaginary Cricket] · ar The London Magazine Jan 70
- 31 · Roof Garden Under Saturn · ss New Worlds Nov 69
- 43 · Towards an Alien Linguistics · ar Vector Dec 75
- 62 · The False Braille Catalogue · ss Ad Astra #4 79
- 78 · The Love Song of Johnny Alienson · ss *
- 91 · The Crudities of Science Fiction · ar The Arena Mar 78
- 99 · The Big Buy · ss Ad Astra #12 80
- 106 · Who Can Believe in the Hero(ine)? · ar SFWA Bulletin Mar 82
- 113 · Showdown on Showdown · nv IASFM Sep 83
- 135 · UFOs, Science, and the Inexplicable · ar The Arena #11 81
- 144 · Horrorscope · ss *
- 157 · Some Sufist Insights into the Nature of Inexplicable Events · ar The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America Sum 79
- 162 · Dome of Whispers · ss Imagine Sep 83
- 179 · Down the Mine · ar The Arena Sum 81
- 187 · A Cage for Death · ss Omni Jan 81
- 203 · Up the Pole · ar The Arena #13 82
- 212 · Shrines and Ratholes (Part II) · ar Vector #117 83
- 216 · The Presidents Not for Turning · ss *
- 233 · Hype Hype Hoorah! · ar Vector #108 82
- 241 · The Real Winston · ss *
- 259 · April in Paris · ar Vector #114 83
- 269 · Some Cultural Notes and Pest Control · ar Vector #111 82
- 278 · The Culling · ss *
- 295 · The Pharaoh and the Mademoiselle · na *
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The Book of Ian Watson Ian Watson (Mark V. Ziesing 0-9612970-3-4, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $18.50, 366pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
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The Book of the River Ian Watson (DAW 0-88677-104-8, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $3.50, 256pp, pb) [Yaleen] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) sf quasi-novel (the four parts appeared earlier in magazines), first U.S. edition. The first of a trilogy.
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Converts Ian Watson (St. Martins 0-312-16945-0, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $11.95, 191pp, hc) Sf novel; first American edition (Panther 1984) and first hardcover edition.
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Slow Birds and Other Stories Ian Watson (Gollancz 0-575-03675-3, Oct 85, £8.95, 190pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories. Recommended. (FCM)
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- 9 · Slow-Birds · nv F&SF Jun 83
- 38 · The Width of the World · ss Universe 13, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1983
- 52 · White Socks · nv F&SF Feb 85
- 78 · Ghost Lecturer · ss IASFM Mar 84
- 95 · Mistress of Cold · ss Ambit #96 84
- 106 · In the Mirror of the Earth · ss Lands of Never, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Allen & Unwin, 1983
- 120 · Cruising · ss IASFM mid-Dec 83
- 127 · Universe on the Turn · ss Last Wave #4 84
- 142 · The Flesh of Her Hair · ss F&SF Oct 84
- 159 · The Mystic Marriage of Salome · ss Pictures At an Exhibition, ed. Ian Watson, Greystoke Mobray, 1981
- 172 · The Bloomsday Revolution · ss Light Years and Dark, ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984
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The Misenchanted Sword Lawrence Watt-Evans (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31822-6, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $2.95, 292pp, pb) [Ethshar] Fantasy novel.
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Splashman Lydia Weaver (NAL/Signet Vista 0-451-14020-6, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $2.50, 190pp, pb) Young-adult fantasy novel of a teenage merman. Is Janes crush on a teenage merman leading her into deep water?
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The Adventures of Terra Tarkington, R.N. Sharon Webb (Bantam 0-553-24862-6, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $2.95, 203pp, pb) [Terra Tarkington] Episodic sf novel; the adventures of an interstellar nurse. The listed pieces appeared previously. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
- 35 · Hitch on the Bull Run · Sharon Webb · ss IASFM Jun 79
- 79 · Itch on the Bull Run · Sharon Webb · ss IASFM Aug 79
- 107 · Switch on the Bull Run · Sharon Webb · ss IASFM Jan 80
- 128 · Twitch on the Bull Run · Sharon Webb · ss IASFM Apr 13 81
- 159 · Bitch on the Bull Run · Sharon Webb · ss IASFM Jun 8 81
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Ram Song Sharon Webb (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25168-6, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [Earthchild Trilogy] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) sf novel, conclusion of a trilogy.
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V: Prisoners and Pawns Howard Weinstein (Pinnacle 0-523-42439-6, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $2.95, 181pp, pb) [V] Sf novelization based on the continuing tv series. Sixth book in the series.
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V: East Coast Crisis Howard Weinstein & A. C. Crispin (Gregg 0-8398-2841-1, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $12.95, 305pp, hc) [V] Reprint (Pinnacle 1984) sf novel based on the tv series. First hardcover edition.
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DragonLance Chronicles, Vol. 2: Dragons of Winter Night Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-88038-174-4, Jun 85 [May 85], $3.50, 399pp, pb) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Fantasy novel based on a role-playing game.
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DragonLance Chronicles, Vol. 3: Dragons of Spring Dawning Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-394-74183-8, Sep 85, $3.50, 380pp, pb) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Gaming-influenced fantasy novel, conclusion of a trilogy.
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Science Made Stupid Tom Weller (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36646-1, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $6.95, 80pp, pb) Non-sf, associational. Written and illustrated by Weller, this humor book does for science what Airplane did for plane-in-distress movies. Its utterly silly, and hilarious. Dont miss the typographical credits and the ads at the back. (FCM)
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The School of Darkness Manly Wade Wellman (Doubleday 0-385-19065-4, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $12.95, 182pp, hc) Fantasy novel featuring John Thunstone, psychic investigator.
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The Voice of the Mountain Manly Wade Wellman (Doubleday 0-385-18397-6, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Silver John] Fantasy novel of Silver John.
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In the Days of the Comet H. G. Wells (Hogarth 0-7012-0580-6, Sep 85 [Oct 85], £3.95, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1906) visonary sf novel of England transformed by a comet into a Utopia. Introduction by Brian Aldiss.
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Science, Myth, and the Fictional Creation of Alien Worlds Albert Wendland (UMI 0-8357-1608-2, Jun 85 [May 85], $24.95 + postage, 200pp, hc) Non-fiction, literary criticism. This is a revision of a thesis.
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H.G. Wells: Aspects of a Life Anthony West (NAL/Meridian 0-452-00735-6, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $10.95, 405pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1984) biography by the authors son. Non-fiction, associational. [H. G. Wells]
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The Devil on the Road Robert Westall (Ace 0-441-14290-7, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.75, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Greenwillow 1978) fantasy novel of time travel into the 17th century, where the hero meets a witch. A less-than-traditional hero, a time-traveling cat, and an excellent sense of place combine to make this a well-above-average fantasy for all ages. Recommended. (DLN)
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Children of the Light Susan Weston (St. Martins 0-312-13236-0, Dec 85 [Nov 85], $15.95, 262pp, hc) Post holocaust sf novel, a first novel. Its beautifully written, avoiding despair as well as pulpish adventure to focus on the continuing richness of human nature. Highly recommended. (FCM)
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The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (Scribners 0-684-18582-X, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $8.95, 276pp, pb) Reissue (Scribners 1973) collection of 11 stories. Also available (-14829-3) in a library hc edition.
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Caracole Edmund White (Dutton 0-525-24281-3, Sep 85, $17.95, 342pp, hc) This is billed as an erotic epic fantasy novel. Its set in an imagined world which recalls Paris under the Nazis, Venice under the Austrians, or Rio under the Portuguese.
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Hospital Station James White (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32068-9, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.50, 191pp, pb) [Sector General] Reissue (Ballantine 1962) sf novel. Fifth printing. First in the Sector General series.
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Star Healer James White (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32089-1, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.75, 217pp, pb) [Sector General] Sf novel, part of the Sector General series.
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Forbidden World Ted White & David F. Bischoff (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20017-0, May 85 [Apr 85], $2.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett/Popular Library 1978) sf novel. Since this was originally a Fawcett/Popular Library book and is now Warner/Popular Library/Questar, its hard to decide if we should call it a reprint or a reissue....
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Breathing Space Only Wynne Whiteford (Ace 0-441-07288-7, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $2.75, 152pp, pb) Reprint (Cory & Collins 1980) sf novel, first U.S. edition.
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Thors Hammer Wynne Whiteford (Ace 0-441-80755-0, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.75, 138pp, pb) Reprint (Cory & Collins 1983), first U.S. edition; short sf novel about troubleshooters vs. a rebellious asteroid miner.
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Grimalkins Tales Stella Whitelaw, Judy Gardiner & Mark Ronson (St. Martins 0-312-35057-0, Sep 85, $10.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (U.K. 1983) original anthology of 12 stories, 4 by each author, dealing with cats; the tales include sf and fantasy.
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A Princess of the Chameln Cherry Wilder (Baen 0-671-55966-4, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 345pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, first of a trilogy.
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Yorath the Wolf Cherry Wilder (Baen 0-671-55987-7, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 246pp, pb) [Rulers of Hylor] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) fantasy novel, #2 in The Rulers of Hylor.
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The Jewel of the Nile Joan Wilder (Avon 0-380-89984-1, Nov 85, $3.50, 281pp, pb) Novelization of the romantic fantasy sequel to Romancing the Stone. The author is given as Catherine Lanigan writing as Joan Wilder; based on a screenplay by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner.
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Welcome, Chaos Kate Wilhelm (Berkley 0-425-07585-0, Mar 85 [Feb 85], $2.95, 297pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel. Recommended. (CNB)
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C.L.U.T.Z. and the Fizzion Formula Marilyn Z. Wilkes (Gollancz 0-575-03692-3, Aug 85 [Jul 85], £6.50, 136pp, hc) Reprint (Dial 1985) juvenile sf novel. We have not seen the Dial edition and it may not exist, in which case this would be the first edition.
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Things Invisible to See Nancy Willard (Knopf 0-394-54058-1, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $14.95 FPT, 263pp, hc) A delightful literary fantasy of metaphysics, baseball, and nostalgia. Recommended. (FCM)
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Things Invisible to See Nancy Willard (Bantam Spectra 0-553-25563-0, Jan 86 [Dec 85], $3.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1985) fantasy novel of baseball, love, and World War II.
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The Sword of Forbearance Paul O. Williams (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32504-4, Oct 85 [Sep 85], $2.95, 245pp, pb) [Pelbar Cycle] Sf novel, conclusion of the Pelbar Cycle (Book #7).
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Tailchasers Song Tad Williams (DAW 0-8099-0002-5, Nov 85, $15.95FPT, 333pp, hc) Fantasy novel, a first novel. A feline version of Watership Down.
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Knight Moves Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-812-55794-8, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $2.95, 317pp, pb) Sf novel. Very early Zelazny-esque, but with its own flavor. Recommended. (DLN)
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The New Devils Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms J. N. Williamson (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-13-6, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $15.00, 57pp, hc) Less a dictionary than a compendium of horror cliches, with estimates of the percentage of authors who resort to them. Suitably gruesome illustrations by J.K. Potter. A deluxe signed edition (-20-9, $30.00) is also available.
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The New Devils Dictionary: Creepy Cliches and Sinister Synonyms J. N. Williamson (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-12-8, Sep 85 [Aug 85], $5.00, 57pp, pb) Paperback edition of the above.
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The Humanoid Touch Jack Williamson (Bantam 0-553-24967-3, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $2.75, 210pp, pb) [Humanoids] Reissue (Phantasia 1980) sf novel. Sequel to The Humanoids. 3rd printing.
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The Legion of Time Jack Williamson (Bluejay 0-312-94283-4, Nov 85 [Dec 85], $8.95, 247pp, pb) [Legion of Time] Reprint (Fantasy Press 1952) collection of two short novels, The Legion of Time and After Worlds End, with illustrations by Ilene Meyer.
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Lifeburst Jack Williamson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32977-5, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $2.95, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Del Rey 1984) sf novel.
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Wonders Child: My Life in Science Fiction Jack Williamson (Bluejay 0-312-94456-X, Nov 85 [Dec 85], $8.95, 275pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1984), non-fiction, autobiography. This book won the Hugo in 1985.
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Fire Watch Connie Willis (Bluejay 0-312-94162-5, Feb 85 [Jan 85], $14.95, 274pp, hc) Collection of 12 stories by a major new talent. There is one new story, All My Darling Daughters. Recommended. (CNB)
- 2 · Fire Watch · nv IASFM Feb 15 82
- 47 · Service for the Burial of the Dead · ss F&SF Nov 82
- 68 · Lost and Found · ss Twilight Zone Jan 82
- 85 · All My Darling Daughters · nv *
- 110 · The Father of the Bride · ss Twilight Zone May 82
- 115 · A Letter from the Clearys · ss IASFM Jul 82
- 130 · And Come from Miles Around · ss Galileo Sep 79
- 146 · The Sidon in the Mirror · nv IASFM Apr 83
- 182 · Daisy, in the Sun · nv Galileo Nov 79
- 205 · Mail-Order Clone · ss F&SF Aug 82
- 215 · Samaritan · nv Galileo #9 78
- 236 · Blued Moon · nv IASFM Jan 84
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Varietys Complete Science Fiction Reviews ed. Donald Willis (Garland 0-8240-8712-7, Feb 86 [Dec 85], $17.95, 479pp, pb) Non-fiction, reference book. Photoreproduction of sf/fantasy movie reviews from Variety from 1907 through 1984. It was also announced in hardcover, -6263-9, $27.95.
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Lifeforce Colin Wilson (Warner 0-446-32611-9, Jun 85 [May 85], $2.95, 220pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1976 as The Space Vampires) sf novel; movie tie-in edition, but there are no stills from the film.
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Wheels Within Wheels F. Paul Wilson (Berkley 0-425-07451-X, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.75, 186pp, pb) [LaNague] Reprint (Doubleday 1978) sf novel.
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Gahan Wilsons America Gahan Wilson (Simon & Schuster 0-671-55512-X, Nov 85, $14.95, 143pp, hc) Gahan Wilsons latest cartoon collection targets the U.S.A.
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The Widows Son Robert Anton Wilson (Bluejay 0-312-94457-8, 1985 [Dec 85], $9.95, 343pp, pb) [Illuminatus] Historical novel, Vol. II of the Historical Illuminatus Chronicles.
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Inside Babel Snoo Wilson (Chatto & Windus 0-7011-2853-4, Aug 85 [Oct 85], £9.95, 208pp, hc) Spoof sf satirical novel Chrissies adventures in a strange future society.
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Faery! ed. Terri Windling (Ace 0-441-22564-0, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $2.95, 308pp, pb) Anthology including both original and reprint material.
- 1 · A Troll and Two Roses · Patricia A. McKillip · ss *
- 13 · The Thirteenth Fey · Jane Yolen · ss *
- 25 · Lullaby for a Changeling · Nicholas Stuart Gray · ss The Edge of Evening, London: Faber & Faber, 1976
- 43 · Brat · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Unknown Dec 41
- 61 · Wild Garlic [Jack Hong] · William F. Wu · ss *; abridged
- 79 · The Stranger · Shulamith Oppenheim · ss Shape Shifters, ed. Jane Yolen, Seabury Press, 1978
- 85 · Spirit Places · Keith Taylor · ss *
- 99 · The Box of All Possibility · Z. Greenstaff · ss *
- 109 · The Seekers of Dreams · Félix Martí-Ibáñez · ss All the Wonders We Seek, Potter, 1963
- 127 · Bridge · Steven R. Boyett · ss *
- 139 · Crowley and the Leprechaun · Gregory Frost · ss *
- 151 · The Antrim Hills · Mildred Downey Broxon · nv Aurora: Beyond Equality, ed. Vonda McIntyre & Susan Anderson, Fawcett, 1976
- 173 · The Snow Fairy · M. Lucie Chin · nv *
- 215 · The Five Black Swans · Sylvia Townsend Warner · ss New Yorker Jun 23 73
- 223 · Thomas the Rhymer · Traditional Scots Ballad · pm
- 227 · Prince Shadowbow · Sheri S. Tepper · ss *
- 239 · The Erlking · Angela Carter · ss The Bloody Chamber and Other Tales, London: Gollancz, 1979; revised from Bananas, #9, Winter 77.
- 247 · The Elphin Knight · Traditional Scots Ballad · pm
- 251 · Rhian and Garanhir · Grail Undwin · ss The Years Best Fantasy Stories #5, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1980
- 257 · The Woodcutters Daughter · Alison Uttley · ss The Faber Book of Modern Fairy Tales, ed. Sara & Stephen Corrin, London: Faber & Faber, 1985
- 271 · The Famous Flower of Serving Men · Traditional Scots Ballad · pm
- 275 · Touks House · Robin McKinley · nv *
- 299 · The Boy Who Dreamed of Tir na n-Og · Michael M. McNamara · ss F&SF Dec 79
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Science Fiction Film Source Book ed. David Wingrove (Longman 0-582-89239-2, Nov 85, price unknown, 312pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference work, with plot outlines, critiques, cast and production details, and articles on literary sources, special effects, etc. This is in the same format as Wingroves earlier Science Fiction Source Book, with star rating systems. There is a foreword by Brian Aldiss.
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Faces of Fear: Encounters with the Creators of Modern Horror Douglas E. Winter (Berkley 0-425-07670-9, Nov 85, $6.95, 277pp, pb) Non-fiction, interviews of 17 horror writers including King, Straub, Barker, and Bloch, plus a horror fiction buying guide and lists of recommended books and films.
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Adams Common David Wiseman (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35976-7, Jan 85 [Dec 84], $11.95, 175pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl who travels back in time.
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V: The Crivit Experiment Allen Wold (Pinnacle 0-523-42466-3, Jul 85 [Jun 85], $2.95, 181pp, pb) [V] Media tie-in sf novel.
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V: The Pursuit of Diana Allen Wold (Gregg 0-8398-2868-3, Apr 85 [Mar 85], $12.95, 186pp, hc) [V] Reprint (Pinnacle 1984) sf novel based on the tv show. First hardcover edition.
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Free Live Free Gene Wolfe (Gollancz 0-575-03725-3, Sep 85 [Aug 85], £9.95, 399pp, hc) Reprint (Ziesing 1984) sf novel, billed as a fantasy but more a mainstream novel of character than anything else. This edition has been slightly revised from the limited edition issued last year. Wolfes love for his characters infuses this book about the down-and-outs of the world with a very special charm. Recommended. (DLN)
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Free Live Free Gene Wolfe (Tor 0-312-93248-0, Nov 85 [Oct 85], $16.95, 403pp, hc) Reprint (Ziesing 1984) sf novel. This is a slightly revised edition. It follows the text of the 1985 Gollancz edition.
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