The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Bodley Head G.K. Chesterton G. K. Chesterton (The Bodley Head 0-370-30579-5, Jun ’85 [1985], £16.00, 512pp, hc) Collection of stories including some fantasy. [Not seen]
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Ghosts from the Mist of Time R. Chetwynd-Hayes (London: William Kimber 0-7183-0562-0, 1985, £7.50, 205pp, hc, cover by Ionicus) Original collection of seven stories.
- 7 · Time Check · nv *
- 41 · The Wanderer · na The Elemental, Fontana, 1974
- 87 · Prometheus Chained · nv *
- 118 · Doppelgänger · nv *
- 152 · Cold Fingers · ss The Twelfth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. R. Chetwynd-Hayes, Fontana, 1976
- 165 · The Echo · nv *
- 188 · Shona and the Water Horse · ss Scottish Tales of Terror, ed. Angus Campbell, London: Fontana Books, 1972
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The Sentinel Arthur C. Clarke (Granada 0-586-06343-9, 1985, £2.95, 299pp, tp) Reprint (Berkley 1983) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
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Mr. Browser in the Space Museum Philip Curtis (Andersen Press 0-86264-095-4, Mar ’85, £4.95, 144pp, hc) [Mr. Browser] Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]
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Nightmares 3 ed. Mary Danby (London: Armada 0-00-692551-0, Oct ’85, £1.50, 128pp, pb) Young adult horror anthology.
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Space 9 ed. Richard Davis (Hutchinson 0-09-158850-2, 1985 [Feb ’96], £5.95, 95pp, hc, cover by Alan Daniels) Anthology of six stories, three original, aimed at young adults.
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Doctor Who: The Time Monster Terrance Dicks (W.H. Allen 0-491-03870-4, 1985, £6.25, 151pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young adult sf novelization. [Not seen]
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The Final Encyclopedia Gordon R. Dickson (Sphere 0-7221-3022-8, 1985, £3.95, 692pp, pb) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Maracot Deep Arthur Conan Doyle (Leipzig: Berhard Tauchnitz, 1929, 272pp, hc) Collection of British Authors Vol. 4905. [EZ]
- 7 · The Maracot Deep · n. The Saturday Evening Post Oct 18 ’27 (+3)
- 173 · The Disintegration Machine [Prof. Challenger] · ss The Strand Jan ’29
- 195 · The Story of Spedegue’s Dropper · ss The Strand Oct ’28
- 235 · When the World Screamed [Prof. Challenger] · nv The Strand Apr ’28 (+1)
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Mundo and the Weather Child Joyce Dunbar (Heinemann 0-434-93590-5, Oct ’85 [1985], £6.95, 160pp, hc) Young adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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Eve: Her Story Penelope Farmer (Gollancz 0-575-03584-6, Jun ’85 [1985], £9.95, 224pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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The Minotaur John Farris (Tor 0-8125-8258-6, 1985, $3.95, 384pp, pb) Horror novel.
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The I Inside Alan Dean Foster (Orbit 0-7088-8115-7, 1985, £2.50, 311pp, pb) Reprint (Warner 1984) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
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A Maggot John Fowles (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02806-5, Sep ’85, £9.95, 448pp, hc) Literary novel with sf touches. [Not seen]
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Dancing with Mermaids Miles Gibson (Heinemann 0-434-29131-5, 1985, £8.95, 195pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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Back to the Future George Gipe (Firecrest 0-85997-613-0, Sep ’85, £7.95, 256pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1985) sf novelization. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Back to the Future George Gipe (Corgi 0-552-12774-4, Sep ’85, £1.95, 256pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1985) sf novelization. [Not seen]
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Revolt of the Galaxy Stephen Goldin (Grafton 0-586-04343-8, 1985, £1.95, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1985) sf novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Evil Stalks the Night Kathryn M. Griffith (Leisure 0-8439-2329-6, 1985, $3.50, 368pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure 1984) horror novel.
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The Heart of the Rose Kathryn M. Griffith (Leisure 0-8439-2216-8, 1985, $3.95, 480pp, pb) Horror novel.
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Squelch John Halkin (Hamlyn 0-09-937580-X, Oct ’85 [1985], £1.95, 256pp, pb) [Slither] Horror novel. [Not seen]
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The Fourth Plane at the Flypast Dennis Hamley (Andre Deutsch 0-233-97788-0, Oct ’85 [1985], £3.50, 120pp, tp) Young adult ghost novel. [Not seen]
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Heretics of Dune Frank Herbert (NEL 0-450-05777-1, Mar ’85 [1985], £2.95, 508pp, pb) [Dune] Reprint (Gollancz 1984) sf novel.
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Moon James Herbert (NEL 0-450-06088-8, Jul ’85 [1985], £11.95, 272pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
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Pillar of the Sky Cecelia Holland (Gollancz 0-575-03592-7, Jul ’85 [1985], £9.95, 512pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1985) historical novel with fantasy touches. [Not seen]
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The Night of the Scorpion Anthony Horowitz (Patrick Hardy 0-7444-0053-8, Apr ’85 [1985], £6.95, 160pp, hc) [Power of Five] Young adult fantasy/horror novel. [Not seen]
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Callanish William Horwood (Penguin 0-14-007207-1, Apr ’85 [1985], £2.50, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Allan Lane 1984) fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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Arrows of Desire Geoffrey Household (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2644-0, 1985, £8.95, 128pp, hc) Sf novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Comet Halley Fred Hoyle (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2538-X, 1985, £9.95, 410pp, hc) Sf novel. [Not seen]
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Sandwriter Monica Hughes (Julia MacRae 0-86203-198-2, Mar ’85 [1985], £6.95, 160pp, hc) [Sandwriter] Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]
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Breeding Ground Shaun Hutson (Star 0-352-31683-7, 1985, £2.50, 220pp, pb) [Slugs] Horror novel. [Not seen]
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Shadows Shaun Hutson (W.H. Allen 0-491-03384-2, Mar ’85 [1985], £10.95, 288pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
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Darkness Comes Dean R. Koontz (Star 0-352-31479-6, Apr ’85 [1984], £2.50, 351pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1984) horror novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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The Leaky Establishment David Langford (Sphere 0-7221-5378-3, 1985, £2.25, 197pp, pb) Reprint (Muller 1984) associational novel.
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In the Hall of the Dragon King Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-85648-859-3, Feb ’85 [1985], £2.50, 352pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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The Sword and the Flame Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-85648-875-5, Jun ’85, £2.50, 320pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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The Warlords of Nin Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-85648-874-7, Apr ’85, £2.50, 352pp, pb) [Dragon King] Reprint (Crossway 1983) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Beware! Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-05803-4, 1985, £1.95, 218pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
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Boxen C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-215048-4, May ’85 [1985], £7.95, 360pp, hc) Collection of juvenile fantasy stories. [Not seen]
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Boxen C. S. Lewis (Fount 0-00-626769-6, Oct ’85 [1985], £4.95, 208pp, tp) Reprint (Collins 1985) collection of juvenile fantasy stories. [Not seen]
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The Therapy of Avram Blok Simon Louvish (Heinemann 0-434-42970-8, 1985, £9.95, 327pp, hc) Literary fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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The Box Hunters and Others Albert J. Manachino (Potboiler, Sep ’85, pb, cover by Tim Hammell)
- ix · Boxes, Bricks and Other Tricks: The Surreal World of Al Manachino · Charles R. Saunders · ar *
- 2 · The Box Hunters · na *
- 89 · Order of Business · ss Potboiler Jul ’80
- 100 · The Witch and the Doll [Eugenia] · nv Potboiler Sep ’82
- 126 · Things on the Doorstep · nv *
- 152 · Morning Encounter · ss *
- 168 · The Man Who Could Not Sleep · ss *
- 178 · Eugenia and the Cauldron [Eugenia] · nv *
- 199 · Shade in the Cellar · ss *
- 211 · Surfeit of Wizards · ss *
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The Blue Sword Robin McKinley (Orbit 0-7088-8155-6, Aug ’85 [1985], £2.50, 288pp, pb) [Damar] Reprint (Morrow 1982) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Microworlds ed. Thomas F. Monteleone (Hamlyn 0-09-939220-8, 1985, £2.50, 175pp, tp) Reprint (Hayden 1984, as R-A-M: Random Access Messages of the Computer Age) sf anthology. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Elric at the End of Time Michael Moorcock (Granada 0-586-06342-0, May ’85, £1.95, 208pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Elric] Reprint (NEL 1984) fantasy collection.
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 13 · Elric
- 15 · Elric at the End of Time · nv Elsewhere v1, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1981
- 68 · The Last Enchantment · ss Ariel v3 ’78
- 82 · The Secret Life of Elric of Melniboné · ar Camber #14 ’64
- 91 · Sojan the Swordsman
- 93 · Daughter of a Warrior King [“Sojan the Swordsman”; Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Aug 31 ’57
- 107 · Mission to Asno [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Sep 21 ’57
- 112 · Revolt in Hatnor [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Nov 23 ’57
- 116 · The Hordes Attack [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Dec 21 ’57
- 120 · The Purple Galley [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Feb 22 ’58
- 128 · The Sea Wolves! [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Mar 1 ’58
- 133 · Sojan at Sea [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Mar 8 ’58
- 137 · The Sea of Demons [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Mar 15 ’58
- 146 · Prisoners in Stone [Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Mar 22 ’58
- 159 · The Plain of Mystery [“Sojan and the Plain of Mystery”; Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures May 31 ’58
- 170 · The Sons of the Snake-God [“Sojan and the Sons of the Snake-God”; Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Jun 21 ’58
- 176 · The Devil Hunters of Norj [“Sojan and the Hunters of Norj”; Sojan] · ss Tarzan Adventures Jul 12 ’58 (+1)
- 187 · Jerry Cornelius and Co.
- 189 · New Worlds—Jerry Cornelius [letter; Jerry Cornelius] · ar, 1972
- 202 · In Lighter Vein: A Note on the Jerry Cornelius Tetralogy [Jerry Cornelius] · ar Sojan, Savoy Books Ltd., 1977
- 204 · The Stone Thing: A Tale of Strange Parts · ss Triode Oct ’74
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Last Letters from Hav Jan Morris (Viking 0-670-80177-1, Sep ’85 [1985], £11.95, 192pp, hc) Reprint (Random 1985) literary fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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The Hounds of the Morrigan Pat O’Shea (Oxford University Press 0-19-271506-2, Oct ’85, £9.95, 480pp, hc) Young adult fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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Road Lines Chris Ould (Andre Deutsch 0-233-97753-8, Jul ’85 [1985], £8.95, 320pp, hc) Sf novel. [Not seen]
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Encyclopedia of Things that Never Were Michael Page & Michael Ingpen (Dragon’s World 1-85028-001-0, Nov ’85 [1985], £15.95, 240pp, hc) Text and illustrations on assorted myths, legends and supernatural topics. [Not seen]
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Ghostbreakers ed. Michel Parry (London: Granada 0-246-12758-9, 1985, £4.95, 128pp, hc) Young adult ghost anthology. A good representative young adult anthology of psychic detective stories.
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Mysterious Sea Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen 0-491-03114-9, Jan ’85, £9.95, 247pp, hc) Anthology of 14 sea fantasies. American edition: Salem House 1985.
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Tales Edgar Allan Poe (Leipzig: Berhard Tauchnitz, 1905, 328pp, hc) Reprint (Tauchnitz 1884) collection. Collection of British Authors Vol. 2212, edited John H. Ingram. [EZ]
- v · Editorial Note · John H. Ingram · ed
- 1 · The Gold-Bug · nv Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper Jun 21-28, 1843
- 50 · The Adventure of One Hans Pfaall [“The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfaall”] · ss Southern Literary Messenger Jun, 1835
- 120 · The Case of M. Valdemar [“The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar”] · ss American Whig Review Dec, 1845
- 133 · A Descent into the Maelström · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May, 1841
- 157 · The Black Cat · ss Philadelphia United States Saturday Post Aug 19, 1843
- 171 · The Fall of the House of Usher · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine Sep, 1839
- 197 · William Wilson · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, an, 1839, 1839
- 225 · Ligeia · ss American Museum Sep, 1838
- 247 · Morella · ss Southern Literary Messenger Apr, 1835
- 255 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine Apr, 1841
- 303 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, an, 1844, 1844
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The Cabalist Amanda Prantera (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02326-8, Sep ’85 [1985], £8.95, 176pp, hc) Literary occult novel. [Not seen]
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The Devil’s Looking Glass Simon Rees (Methuen 0-413-57720-1, 1985, £8.95, 187pp, hc) Occult novel. [Not seen]
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Cold Feet ed. Jean Richardson (London: Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-37745-3, Oct ’85, £5.95, 127pp, hc) Anthology of eight original “scary stories” written for younger readers.
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Dreamwatcher Theodore Roszak (Anthony Blond 0-85634-204-1, 1985, £9.95, 287pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
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Extra(ordinary) People Joanna Russ (The Women’s Press 0-7043-3950-1, 1985, £1.95, 160pp, pb, cover by Judith Clute) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1984) collection.
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Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma Eric Saward (W.H. Allen 0-491-03124-6, 1985, £6.25, 138pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Young adult sf novelization. [Not seen]
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The Blue Misty Monsters Catherine Sefton (Faber 0-571-13564-1, 1985, £5.25, 106pp, hc) Young adult sf novel. [Not seen]
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Throwback Guy N. Smith (NEL 0-450-05799-2, 1985, £1.95, 256pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
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The Wood Guy N. Smith (NEL 0-450-05847-6, 1985, £1.95, 171pp, pb) Horror novel. [Not seen]
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide Robert Louis Stevenson (Leipzig: Berhard Tauchnitz, 1895, 287pp, hc) Reprint (Tauchnitz 1886) collection. Collection of British Authors Vol. 2387. [EZ]
- 5 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · na New York: Scribner’s, 1886
- 121 · An Inland Voyage · ms
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Deathwatch Elleston Trevor (W.H. Allen 0-491-03224-2, 1985, £9.95, 277pp, hc) Reprint (Beaufort 1984) thriller about a super-virus. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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National Lampoon’s Doon Ellis Weiner (Grafton 0-586-06635-7, Nov ’85, £2.50, 176pp, pb) [Dune] Reprint (Pocket 1984) sf parody. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Everyman 0-460-11915-X, Aug ’85, £1.50, 128pp, pb) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) sf novel. [Not seen]
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Larksleve Patricia Wendorf (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-11441-1, Apr ’85 [1985], £11.95, 320pp, hc) [Patteran] Historical romance with a touch of fantasy. [Not seen]
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Black Alert Alan White (Granada 0-246-11394-4, Jul ’85 [1985], £9.95, 328pp, hc) Near-future thriller. [Not seen]
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The Interpreters/A Novacon Garland James White & David Langford (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov ’85, £1.50, 14+15pp, ph) Original back-to-back collection of an original short story by James White, and two parodies (one original) by David Langford. Issued in a limited edition of 600 numbered copies, to coincide with their Guest of Honour appearances at Novacon 15.
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The Breaking of Northwall Paul O. Williams (Orbit 0-7088-8158-0, 1985, £2.50, 280pp, pb) [Pelbar Cycle] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic [v58 #5, January 1985] ed. George H. Scithers (Dragon Publishing, $1.75, 164pp, pb)
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