The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Ghost Train Pat & Paul Erik Graversen (Zebra/Z-Fave 0-8217-4578-6, May 94 [Apr 94], $3.50, 220pp, pb) Young-adult horror/time-travel/ghost novel about a boy caught up in a train wreck that took place in 1943.
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Poor Things Alasdair Gray (Harcourt Brace 0-15-600068-7, Mar 94, $10.95, 317pp, tp, cover by Alasdair Gray) Reprint (Bloomsbury 1992) literary dark fantasy novel set in Victorian Glasgow, where two doctors compete for the love of a woman one has created from human remains. Winner of the Whitbread Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize.
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Ten Tales Tall and True Alasdair Gray (Harcourt Brace 0-15-100090-5, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $19.95, 171pp, hc, cover by Alasdair Gray) Collection of 13 stories with illustrations by the author, ranging from outright sf to social comedy. First American edition (Bloomsbury 1993).
- 11 · Getting StartedA Prologue · pr *
- 12 · Houses and Small Labour Parties · ss Living Issues Aug 93
- 33 · Homeward Bound · ss New Writing Spr 92
- 50 · Loss of the Golden Silence · ss Bête Noire Christmas 92
- 60 · You · ss Casablanca May 93
- 74 · Internal Memorandum · ss *
- 80 · Are You a Lesbian? · ss *
- 90 · The Marriage Feast [Jesus Christ] · vi The Sunday Independent Mar 17 91
- 92 · Fictional Exits · ss *
- 97 · A New World · ss The Fiction Magazine Mar 87
- 102 · The Trendelenburg Position · ss The Glasgow Herald Sum 93
- 111 · Time Travel · ss *
- 128 · Near the Driver · nv *
- 154 · Mister MeikleAn Epilogue · ar The Glasgow Herald Sum 93
- 168 · Notes, Thanks and Critic Fuel · ms *
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The JimJams Michael Green (Pocket 0-671-88148-5, May 94 [Apr 94], $5.50, 244pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Horror novel of a resort island overrun by gremlinish creatures that feed on humans.
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Quest: In Search of the Dragontooth Michael Green (Running Press 1-56138-413-5, Sep 94 [Nov 94], $24.95, 143pp, hc, cover by Michael Green) Fantasy novel, written in the form of the long-lost journals of a 16th-century mystic. Hidden in the heavily illustrated journal are clues to the current hiding place of the magic Dragontooth. The book is boxed with a map and a pendant, and appears to be as much a puzzle as a novel, though there does not appear to be an actual prize for solving the puzzle. Order from Running Press, 125 South 22nd Street, Philadelphia PA 19103-4399.
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Conan at the Demons Gate Roland J. Green (Tor 0-812-52491-8, Nov 94 [Sep 94], $7.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howards classic character. Copyrighted by Conan Properties, Inc.
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Warriors for the Working Day Roland J. Green (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45349-2, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $5.50, 447pp, pb) [Starcruiser Shenandoah] Sf military adventure novel, sixth book of the Starcruiser Shenandoah series.
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Dark Mirror, Dark Dreams Sharon Green (AvoNova 0-380-77306-6, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $4.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Wojtek Siudmak) Fantasy novel of four sorcerers trying to save their enslaved kingdoms.
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Enchanting Sharon Green (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0076-7, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $4.99, 445pp, pb) Fantasy romance novel. A fantasy writer discovers that her creations, a handsome hero and his mystical kingdom, are real.
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Shadows Fall Simon R. Green (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45363-8, Jun 94 [May 94], $5.99, 442pp, pb) Sf/fantasy novel set in a town occupied by both robots and faerie creatures. First American edition (Headline 1994).
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After the King: Stories in Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Tor 0-812-51443-2, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $5.99, 501pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reprint (Tor 1992) original anthology of 19 stories in honor of, but not in the style of, J.R.R. Tolkien, with an introduction by Jane Yolen.
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Nebula Award-Winning Novellas ed. Martin H. Greenberg (Barnes & Noble 1-56619-590-X, Aug 94, $8.95, 590pp, tp) Anthology of ten Nebula Award-winning novellas, with a foreword by Stephen Pagel and an introduction by Pamela Sargent.
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Masters of Fantasy ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Terry Carr (Bristol Park Books 0-88486-094-9, May 94 [Aug 94], $12.95, 512pp, tp) Reprint (Galahad 1992) anthology of 31 fantasy stories. An abridged version of A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (Avon 1981).
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The Dean Koontz Companion ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Ed Gorman & Bill Munster (Berkley 0-425-14135-7, Mar 94 [Feb 94], $13.00, 312pp, tp) Non-fiction. A collection of Koontz-iana, including a long interview conducted by Ed Gorman, his first published story, non-fiction articles by Koontz on writers and writing, and a bibliography of his work, with book-length material annotated. First American edition (Headline 1994). [Dean R. Koontz]
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Commando Brigade 3000 ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Charles Waugh (Ace 0-441-00108-4, Oct 94 [Sep 94], $4.99, 211pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) Antholgy of nine military SF stories.
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Animal Brigade 3000 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg & Charles Waugh (Ace 0-441-00014-2, Feb 94 [Jan 94], $4.99, 276pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) Anthology of seven sf stories, three original, about men and animals fighting battles in future wars together.
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Brotherhood of the Stars Kirby Greene (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29635-3, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $4.99, 230pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Space opera sf novel of a mans interstellar search for a friend imprisoned by an evil cult on an alien world.
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Mind Speakers Call Gayle Greeno (DAW 0-88677-579-5, May 94 [Apr 94], $5.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Mark Hess) [Ghattis Tale] Sf/fantasy novel of human colonists bonding telepathically with alien cats, second book of The Ghattis Tale.
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Forgotten Realms: Crown of Fire Ed Greenwood (TSR 1-56076-839-8, Apr 94, $5.95, 375pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Harpers] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms game, ninth book of The Harpers series.
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Forgotten Realms: Elminster: The Making of a Mage Ed Greenwood (TSR 1-56076-936-X, Dec 94, $16.95, 312pp, hc, cover by Jeff Easley) [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms role-playing games. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Switching Well Peni R. Griffin (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-036910-4, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $3.99, 218pp, pb, cover by Scott Gladden) Reprint (McElderry 1993) young-adult time-travel fantasy novel of a girl from 1891 who switches places with a girl from 1991.
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The Calling Kathryn Meyer Griffith (Zebra 0-8217-4659-6, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $4.50, 379pp, pb) Horror novel. A woman is haunted by the unquiet soul of an ancient Egyptian queen.
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Dinosaur Nexus Lee Grimes (AvoNova 0-380-77319-8, Oct 94 [Sep 94], $4.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Matthew Stowicki) Time-travel SF novel about a human spaceship that travels back to the Late Cretaceous and encounters intelligent alien reptiles from a parallel world.
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Captains Logs: The Complete Trek Voyages Edward Gross & Mark A. Altman (Image Publishing 0-9627508-3-3, Sep 93 [Aug 94], $19.95, 269pp, tp) [Star Trek] Non-fiction, an episode guide to all Star Trek and Star Trek, the Next Generation episodes through 6/92, plus a section about the (then) forthcoming Deep Space Nine. First American edition (Boxtree 1993). This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now.
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DragonLance: Lord Toede Jeff Grubb (TSR 1-56076-870-3, Jul 94 [Jun 94], $4.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Villains] Fantasy novelization, Volume 5 in the DragonLance Villains series, based on the game.
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Rhinegold Stephan Grundy (Bantam 0-553-09545-5, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $23.95, 721pp, hc, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Rhinegold] Fantasy novel retelling the story of Siegfried and other Teutonic myths. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Michael Joseph 1994).
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The Complete Vampire Companion Rosemary Ellen Guiley (Simon & Schuster/Macmillan 0-671-85024-5, Oct 94 [Nov 94], $16.00, 258pp, hc) Non-fiction history of vampires in books, movies, stage, etc.
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Dragonlord of Mystara Thorarinn Gunnarsson (TSR 1-56076-906-8, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $5.95, 396pp, pb, cover by Danilo Gonzalez) [Dragonlord Chronicles] Fantasy novelization based on the Mystara game, first book of the Dragonlord Chronicles. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Dinotopia James Gurney (Turner 1-878685-89-9, May 94, $16.95, 159pp, tp, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Reprint (Turner 1992) Hugo and World Fantasy Awards-winning art book, a travelers diary through a lost world where humans and intelligent dinosaurs co-exist.
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Dinotopia Pop-Up Book James Gurney (Turner 1-878685-46-5, Nov 93 [Jan 94], $15.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by James Gurney) [Dinotopia] Art book, selections from Gurneys bestselling Dinotopia adapted as pop-up art.
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Summer Light Elyse Guttenberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105425-9, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $5.99, 481pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Summer Light] Prehistoric fantasy novel of an outcast female shaman in Alaska.
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Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story Mary Downing Hahn (Clarion Books 0-395-66556-6, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $13.95, 165pp, hc, cover by Robina MacIntyre) Young-adult time-travel fantasy about a boy drawn into the past to take the place of a great-great uncle who died of diptheria 80 years before.
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High Steel Jack C. Haldeman, II & Jack Dann (Tor 0-812-51433-5, Jun 94 [May 94], $4.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) [John Stranger] Reprint (Tor 1993) SF novel of an American Indian orbital construction worker who holds the key to alien contact.
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This Dark Paradise Wendy Haley (Diamond 0-7865-0000-X, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $4.99, 311pp, pb) [Alex Danilov] Gothic horror novel about a vampire family on a Southern plantation, first book of a series.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Research Index, Volume 10 Hal W. Hall (Borgo Press 0-8095-6803-9, Feb 94 [Jun 94], $30.00, 153pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A secondary bibliography covering critical materials published during 1992 in the SF and fantasy field by author and subject. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845. Credit card orders fax: 909-888-4942.
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Bride of the Rat God Barbara Hambly (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38101-7, Dec 94 [Nov 94], $5.99, 336pp, pb, cover by Robert Rodriguez) Satirical fantasy novel about a 1923 movie star cursed by a magic jewel.
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Star Trek #71: Crossroad Barbara Hambly (Pocket 0-671-79323-3, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $5.50, 274pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Stranger at the Wedding Barbara Hambly (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38097-5, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Windrose] Fantasy novel set in the same world as The Windrose Chronicles. Published simultaneously with the UK edition (HarperCollins UK as Sorcerers Ward).
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Stranger at the Wedding Barbara Hambly (SFBC #03408, Jun 94 [May 94], $8.98, 276pp, hc, cover by Don Maitz) [Windrose] Reprint (Del Rey 1994; HarperCollins UK as Sorcerers Ward) fantasy novel, set in the same world as The Windrose Chronicles. Similar to the Del Rey edition, this is a first hardcover edition, lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Laughing Corpse Laurell K. Hamilton (Ace 0-441-00091-6, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Steve Gardiner) [Anita Blake] Vampire horror novel, second book of a series featuring Anita Blake, a vampire hunter in an alternate world where vampires and humans coexist. First American edition (NEL 1994).
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Shadow World: Clock Strikes Sword [by Stephen Bilias] Ian Hammell (Ace 0-441-00136-X, Jan 95 [Dec 94], $4.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Gary L. Freeman) [Shadow World] Fantasy novelization based on the role-playing game, second in the series. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
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Shadow World: The Burning Goddess [by Clayton Emery] Ian Hammell (Ace 0-441-00086-X, Aug 94 [Jul 94], $4.50, 203pp, pb, cover by Gary Freeman) [Shadow World] Fantasy novelization based on the Shadow World roleplaying game. First book of a new series, packaged and copyrighted by Bill Fawcett & Associates.
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Perestroika Christi John Hands (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-100728-5, Jul 94, $5.50, 976pp, pb) Political/religious/fantasy thriller about a priest who must fight both the KGB and agents of Satan in order to save the world.
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The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction ed. Phil Hardy (Overlook Press 0-87951-516-3, May 94 [Jan 94], $50.00, 478pp, hc) Media reference, an encyclopedia of sf films through 1990, an updated edition (the text and photots seem identical up to 1983) of The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction (Aurum Press 1984). First American revised edition (Aurum Press 1991 as The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction). The earlier version also appeared as Science Fiction: The Complete Film Sourcebook (Morrow 1985).
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The Overlook Film Encyclopedia: Horror ed. Phil Hardy (Overlook Press 0-87951-516-3, Oct 94 [Aug 94], $50.00, 496pp, hc) Media reference, an encyclopedia of horror films through 1992, an updated and revised edition of The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror (Aurum Press 1986). The earlier version also appeared as The Encyclopedia of Horror Movies (Harper Perennial 1987).
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Call of the Wendigo Robin Hardy (Bantam 0-553-29828-3, Jan 94 [Apr 94], $3.50, 179pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) Young-adult horror novel of a monstrous creature stalking kids at a tennis camp.
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Robbe-Grillet and the Fantastic: A Collection of Essays ed. Virginia Harger-Grinling & Tony Chadwick (Greenwood Press 0-313-28539-X, Mar 94 [Apr 94], $49.95, 157pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A collection of seven essays on fantastic elements in Robbe-Grillets fiction. Available from Greenwood Publishing, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders: 1-800-225-5800. [Alain Robbe-Grillet]
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Cat Scratch Fever Tara K. Harper (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38051-7, May 94 [Apr 94], $5.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Rowena) [Cat Scratch Fever] Sf novel of a human telepath bonded to alien cats.
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Vampire Twins #2: Bloodlust Janice Harrell (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106246-4, Oct 94 [Nov 94], $3.99, 232pp, pb) [Vampire Twins] Young-adult vampire novel, second in a series about teenaged vampire twins. Packaged by Daniel Weiss & Associates and copyrighted by them and the author.
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Vampire Twins #3: Bloodchoice Janice Harrell (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-10243-X, Oct 94 [Nov 94], $3.99, 235pp, pb) [Vampire Twins] Young-adult vampire novel, third in the series about conflicted twin teenaged vampires. Packaged by Daniel Weiss and Associates, and copyrighted by them and the author.
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Vampire Twins #1: Bloodlines Janice Harrell (HarperPaperbacks 0-06-106247-2, Sep 94 [Aug 94], $3.99, 231pp, pb) [Vampire Twins] Young-adult vampire horror novel, first book of a new series about a pair of teenage vampire twins. Packaged by Daniel Weiss & Associates and copyrighted by them and the author.
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Let There Be Dark Allen Lee Harris (Jove 0-515-11488-X, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $5.99, 345pp, pb) Horror novel. A writer retells a childhood legend and brings a shadow-stealing monster to life.
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Caledon of the Mists Deborah Turner Harris (Ace 0-441-00029-0, Jun 94 [May 94], $5.50, 402pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Caledon Saga] Quasi-Scottish fantasy novel. An unprepared young princess is forced to become a warrior queen when her brother is killed fighting an evil usurper who commands demonic forces.
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The Power #7: The Vampires Kiss Jesse Harris (Random House/Knopf Borzoi 0-679-83669-1, Jan 93 [Jun 94], $3.50, 144pp, pb) [Power] Young-adult horror novel, seventh book of a series. Teenage psychic Mackenzie Gold must fight a handsome stranger she believes to be a vampire who plans to make her boyfriend Aidan his next victim. Packaged and copyrighted by the Parachute Press. This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now.
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The Power #8: The Obsession Jesse Harris (Random House/Knopf Borzoi 0-679-83670-5, Feb 93 [Jun 94], $3.50, 169pp, pb) [Power] Young-adult horror novel, eighth book of a series. Teenage psychic Mackenzie Golds instincts steer her wrong when she tries to help a girl named Sharon hunt her boyfriends killer. Packaged and copyrighted by the Parachute Press. This has a 1993 copyright date but was not seen until now.
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Galactic Dreams Harry Harrison (Tor 0-312-85246-0, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $19.95, 222pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) Collection of 12 stories, one original, with illustrations by Bryn Barnard. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. Simultaneous with UK (Legend) edition.
- 9 · A Writers Life · in *
- 19 · I Always Do What Teddy Says · ss EQMM Jun 65
- 33 · Space Rats of the CCC · nv Final Stage, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Charterhouse, 1974
- 53 · Down to Earth · nv Amazing Nov 63
- 83 · A Criminal Act · ss Analog Jan 67
- 103 · Famous First Words · ss F&SF Jan 65
- 113 · The Pad · ss Prime Number, Berkley Medallion, 1970
- 131 · If [Praiseworthy Saur] · ss If Feb 69
- 143 · Mute Milton · ss Amazing Feb 66
- 155 · Simulated Trainer [Trainee for Mars] · ss Fantastic Universe Jun 58
- 179 · At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · ss Science-Fantasy #76 65
- 189 · The Robot Who Wanted to Know · ss Fantastic Universe Mar 58
- 201 · Bill, the Galactic Heros Happy Holiday [Bill the Galactic Hero] · ss *
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The Hammer and the Cross Harry Harrison (Tor 0-812-52348-2, Nov 94 [Oct 94], $5.99, 470pp, pb, cover by Kevin Johnson) [Hammer and the Cross] Reprint (Legend 1993 as by Harry Harrison & John Holm) alternate world historical novel.
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Make Room! Make Room! Harry Harrison (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56458-7, Jun 94 [May 94], $5.99, 288pp, pb, cover by Mick McGinty) Reprint (Doubleday 1966) SF novel of overpopulation filmed as Soylent Green, with an introduction written in 1966 by Paul R. Ehrlich.
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The Stainless Steel Rat for President Harry Harrison (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27612-3, Apr 94 [Mar 94], $4.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] Reissue (SFBC 1982) humorous sf novel in the Stainless Steel Rat series; tenth printing.
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