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- Charles Keeping’s Classic Tales of the Macabre ed. Charles Keeping (Blackie 0-216-92147-3, Sep ’87 [Nov ’87], £8.95, 172pp, hc); Horror/occult anthology. Illustrated throughout by Charles Keeping.
- 7 · Introduction · Charles Keeping · in
- 9 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 5, 1891
- 27 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine Sep, 1839
- 46 · The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler May, 1896
- 63 · Lot No. 249 · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Harper’s Sep, 1892
- 95 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Jan, 1888
- 124 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Edward Arnold, 1904
- 143 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant May ’20
- 150 · Between the Minute and the Hour · A. M. Burrage · ss The Premier Magazine Nov 28 ’22
- 164 · Notes · Misc. Material · ms
- Lear’s Daughters M. Bradley Kellogg & William Rossow (SFBC #107003, Apr ’87, $8.98, 725pp, hc) [Lear’s Daughters]; Omnibus edition of The Wave and the Flame and Reign of Fire (both NAL 1986), a two-part sf novel set on a fascinating planet with a bizarre weather pattern (Rossow provided scientific input). Highly recommended. (FCM)
- · The Wave and the Flame · n. New York: New American Library, 1986
- · Reign of Fire · n. New York: New American Library, 1986
- The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three Stephen King (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-91-7, May ’87, $35.00, 400pp, hc) [Roland (Gunslinger)]; Fantasy novel made up of three linked novellas, volume 2 of the “Dark Tower” series. It takes up just where The Gunslinger left off. Illustrated in full color by Phil Hale. There is also a limited, signed deluxe edition (ISBN 0-937986-90-9, $100); not seen.
- The Complete Supernatural Stories of Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling (W.H. Allen 0-491-03285-4, Jan ’87, £12.95, 427pp, hc); Collection of supernatural stories, edited by Peter Haining.
- ix · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 1 · The Dream of Duncan Parrenness · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Dec 25, 1884
- 7 · The Phantom ’Rickshaw · nv Quartette Christmas, 1885
- 27 · The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes · nv Quartette Christmas, 1885
- 47 · The Unlimited Draw of Tick Boileau · ss Quartette Christmas, 1885
- 57 · An Indian Ghost in England · ss The Pioneer Dec 10, 1885
- 63 · In the House of Suddhoo [“Section 420, I.P.C.”] · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Apr 30, 1886
- 71 · The Bisara of Pooree · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Mar 4, 1887
- 77 · Haunted Subalterns · ss The Civil and Military Gazette May 27, 1887
- 83 · By Word of Mouth · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Jun 10, 1887
- 89 · The Recurring Smash [as by S. T.] · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Oct 13, 1887
- 93 · The Dreitarbund · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Oct 22, 1887
- 99 · Bubbling Well Road [as by The Traveler] · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Jan 18, 1888
- 105 · The Sending of Dana Da · ss The Week’s News Feb 11, 1888
- 115 · My Own True Ghost Story · ss The Week’s News Feb 25, 1888
- 123 · The Solid Muldoon · ss The Week’s News Jun 2, 1888
- 133 · The Courting of Dinah Shadd · ss Macmillan’s Mar, 1890
- 155 · Sleipner, Late Thurinda · ss The Week’s News May 12, 1888
- 165 · Baboo Mookerji’s Undertaking [as by The Witness] · vi The Civil and Military Gazette Sep 1, 1888
- 169 · The Joker [as by Anon.] · ss The Pioneer Jan 1, 1889
- 175 · The Mark of the Beast · ss The Pioneer Jul 12&14, 1890
- 187 · The Return of Imray [“The Recrudescence of Imray”; E. Strickland] · ss Life’s Handicap, Macmillan, 1891; EQMM Sep ’58
- 199 · At the End of the Passage · ss Boston Herald Jul 20, 1890
- 219 · The Lost Legion · ss The Strand May, 1892
- 231 · The Finest Story in the World · nv Contemporary Review Jul, 1891
- 257 · The Brushwood Boy · nv The Century Dec, 1895
- 289 · The Tomb of His Ancestors · nv McClure’s Dec, 1897
- 317 · Wireless · ss Scribner’s Aug ’02
- 335 · “They” · nv Scribner’s Aug ’04
- 355 · The House Surgeon · nv Harper’s Monthly Sep ’09 (+1)
- 377 · Swept and Garnished · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’15
- 387 · A Madonna of the Trenches · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Sep ’24
- 401 · The Wish House · ss Maclean’s Oct 15 ’24
- 417 · The Gardener · ss McCall’s Apr ’26
- Prince Raynor Henry Kuttner (Gryphon 0-936071-06-0, Jul ’87, $5.95, 79pp, tp) [Prince Raynor]; Small booklet containing 2 Kuttner fantasies from 1939 pulps, plus an introduction by L. Sprague de Camp. Limited to 500 copies.
- 6 · Henry Kuttner: An Introduction · L. Sprague de Camp · in
- 9 · Cursed Be the City · nv Strange Stories Apr ’39
- 41 · The Citadel of Darkness · nv Strange Stories Aug ’39
- 78 · Afterword · Virgil Utter · aw
- Serpent’s Egg R. A. Lafferty (Morrigan 1-870338-15-4, Aug ’87, £27.50, 177pp, hc); Fantasy novel mixing Lafferty’s quirky Catholic fundamentalism with clones, robots, and a strange unknown sentient race on a future Earth. 250 copy limited edition, includes an extra story.
- Retief: Envoy to New Worlds Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-65635-X, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $2.95, 245pp, pb) [Jame Retief]; Collection of Retief stories which includes the six stories from Envoy to New Worlds (Ace 1963) plus “Rank Injustice” (which first appeared in New Destinies earlier this year). To add to the confusion, five of the six Envoy stories appeared along with a short novel as Retief Unbound (Ace 1979).
- 1 · Protocol [“The Yillian Way”] · ss If Jan ’62
- 25 · Sealed Orders [“Retief of the Red-Tape Mountain”] · nv If May ’62
- 49 · Cultural Exchange · ss If Sep ’62
- 79 · Aide Memoire · ss If Jul ’62
- 109 · Policy [“The Madman from Earth”] · nv If Mar ’62
- 149 · Palace Revolution [“Gambler’s World”] · nv If Nov ’61
- 185 · Rank Injustice · na New Destinies, Vol. 1, ed. Jim Baen, Baen, 1987
- Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences Ursula K. Le Guin (Capra Press 0-88496-270-9, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 196pp, hc); Collection of stories and poetry about animals (and plants and minerals) — sf, fantasy, and associational. The title story is a fine original. (FCM) PW described the book and Le Guin as “a mixture of prodigious talent and stubborn polemic, which has alternately exhilarated and exasperated sf readers since the ’60s” — a perfect summing-up (CNB).
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 14 · Come Into Animal Presence · Denise Levertov · pm, 1961
- 17 · Buffalo Gals, Won’t You Come Out Tonight · nv *
- 55 · Three Rock Poems · si
- 56 · The Basalt · pm Open Places Spr ’82
- 56 · Flints · pm, 1986
- 57 · Mount St. Helens/Omphalos · pm Wild Angels, Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1975
- 61 · “The Wife’s Story” and “Mazes” · si
- 61 · Mazes · ss Epoch, ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Berkley, 1975
- 67 · The Wife’s Story · ss The Compass Rose, Harper & Row, 1982
- 75 · Five Vegetable Poems · si
- 76 · Torrey Pines Reserve · pm Lord John Press: Northridge, CA, 1980
- 77 · Lewis and Clark and After · pm The Seattle Review Sum ’87
- 77 · West Texas · pm, 1980
- 78 · Xmas Over · pm Clinton Street Quarterly, 1984
- 78 · The Crown of Laurel · pm, 1987
- 83 · “The Direction of the Road” and “Vaster than Empires” · si
- 84 · The Direction of the Road · ss Orbit 12, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1973
- 92 · Vaster Than Empires and More Slow · nv New Dimensions I, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
- 131 · Seven Bird and Beast Poems · si
- 132 · What is Going on in The Oaks Around the Barn · pm, 1986
- 133 · For Ted · pm Wild Angels, Santa Barbara, CA: Capra Press, 1975
- 132 · Found Poem · pm, 1986
- 132 · Totem · pm Hard Words & Other Poems, Harper & Row, 1981
- 135 · Winter Downs · pm Hard Words & Other Poems, Harper & Row, 1981
- 135 · The Man Eater · pm, 1986
- 136 · Sleeping Out · pm, 1985
- 139 · “The White Donkey” and “Horse Camp” · si
- 140 · The White Donkey · vi TriQuarterly #49 ’80
- 143 · Horse Camp · ss New Yorker Aug 25 ’86
- 151 · Four Cat Poems · si
- 152 · Tabby Lorenzo · pm, 1984
- 152 · Black Leonard in Negative Space · pm, 1978
- 153 · A Conversation with a Silence · pm, 1986
- 154 · For Leonard, Darko, and Burton Watson · pm, 1982
- 157 · “Schrödinger’s Cat” and “The Author of the Acacia Seeds” · si
- 158 · Schrödinger’s Cat · ss Universe 5, ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1974
- 167 · “The Author of the Acacia Seeds” and Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics · ss Fellowship of the Stars, ed. Terry Carr, Simon & Schuster, 1974
- 179 · May’s Lion · ss The Little Magazine v14 #1&2 ’83
- 191 · Eighth Elegy [from “The Duino Elegies”] · Rainer Maria Rilke; trans. by Ursula K. Le Guin · pm
- 194 · She Unnames Them · vi New Yorker Jan 21 ’85
- Night’s Sorceries Tanith Lee (DAW 0-88677-194-3, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.50, 287pp, pb) [Flat Earth]; Fantasy collection, part of the “Flat Earth” series. There are 7 stories with no previous printing history (or a contents page). They may all be original.
- 12 · Night’s Daughter, Day’s Desire · nv *
- 35 · Children of the Night · na *
- 87 · The Prodigal · nv *
- 124 · Dooniveh, the Moon · na *
- 181 · Black as a Rose · nv *
- 207 · Game Players · ss *
- 218 · The Daughter of the Magician · na *
- Tales from the Flat Earth: Night’s Daughter Tanith Lee (SFBC #11345, Oct ’87, $14.98, 2 vols, 601pp, hc) [Flat Earth]; Omnibus edition of two books in the “Flat Earth” fantasy series, Delirium’s Mistress (DAW 1986) and Night’s Sorceries (DAW 1987). Part of a two-volume set.
- 1 · Delirium’s Mistress · n. New York: DAW, 1986
- 355 · Night’s Sorceries · n. New York: DAW, 1987
- Tales from the Flat Earth: The Lords of Darkness Tanith Lee (SFBC #11360, Oct ’87, $14.98, 2 vol.s, 726pp, hc) [Flat Earth]; Omnibus edition of 3 books from the “Flat Earth” fantasy series: Night’s Master (DAW 1978), Death’s Master (DAW 1979), and Delusion’s Master (DAW 1981). Part of a two-volume set.
- 1 · Night’s Master · n. New York: DAW, 1978
- 193 · Death’s Master · n. New York: DAW, 1979
- 541 · Delusion’s Master · n. New York: DAW, 1981
- Supernatural Tales: Excursions into Fantasy Vernon Lee (Peter Owen 0-7206-0680-2, Feb ’87, £10.95, 222pp, hc); Reprint (P. Owen 1955, abridged from The Snake Lady and Other Stories, Grove Press 1954) collection of 6 supernatural stories set in different periods in Italian history. This is a pseudonym for Violet Paget. Available in the US from DuFour Editions for $18.95.
- 7 · Introduction · Irene Cooper Willis · in
- 19 · Prince Alberic and the Snake Lady · na The Yellow Book Jul, 1896
- 73 · A Wedding Chest · ss Pope Jacynth and Other Fantastic Tales, London: Grant Richards, 1904
- 86 · Amour Dure · nv Murray’s Magazine, 1887
- 127 · A Wicked Voice · nv Hauntings, Fantastic Stories, London: Heinemann, 1890
- 159 · The Legend of Madame Krasinska · nv The Fortnightly Review Mar, 1890
- 190 · The Virgin of the Seven Daggers · nv, 1889
- Tales of Narnia C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-184294-3, Dec ’87, £4.95, 543pp, hc) [Narnia]; Juvenile fantasy omnibus. Printed for, and distributed by, W.H. Smith only.
- 7 · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe · n. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1950
- 174 · Prince Caspian · n. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1951
- 357 · The Voyage of ‘The Dawn Treader’ · n. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1952
- A Southern Fantasy: 13th World Fantasy Convention Program Book ed. Ron & Val Lakey Lindahn (Nashville World Fantasy Convention, Oct ’87, free with membership, 88pp, 8.5 x 11 pb); Program book for the 13th World Fantasy Convention held in Nashville.
- Casket of Souls Ian Livingstone (Penguin 0-14-031970-0, Nov ’87, £3.95, 32pp, tp); Fantasy short story/puzzle, illustrated by Iain McCaig.
- Casket of Souls Ian Livingstone (Oxford University Press 0-19-279791-3, Nov ’87, £5.95, 32pp, hc); Hardcover edition of the above. [Not seen]
- The Star Wars Trilogy George Lucas, Donald F. Glut & James Kahn (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34806-0, May ’87, $8.95, 471pp, tp) [Star Wars]; Omnibus of the three film novelizations from Star Wars, a “special tenth-anniversary edition.”
- · Star Wars · George Lucas · n. New York: Ballantine, 1976
- · The Empire Strikes Back · Donald F. Glut · n. New York: Ballantine, 1980
- · Return of the Jedi · James Kahn · n. New York: Ballantine, 1983
- The Compleat Crow Brian Lumley (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-21-7, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $7.50, 191pp, tp) [Titus Crow]; Collection, a gathering of the “Titus Crow” psychic detective horror stories, illustrated by Stephen E. Fabian. Hardcover and deluxe signed editions have been announced, but we have not seen them.
- 11 · Concerning Titus Crow · in
- 13 · Inception · ss *
- 27 · Lord of the Worms · na Weirdbook #17 ’83
- 85 · The Caller of the Black · nv The Caller of the Black, Arkham, 1971
- 100 · The Viking’s Stone · ss The Horror at Oakdene and Others, Arkham, 1977
- 113 · The Mirror of Nitocris · ss The Caller of the Black, Arkham, 1971
- 122 · An Item of Supporting Evidence · ss The Arkham Collector Sum ’70
- 129 · Billy’s Oak · ss The Arkham Collector Win ’70
- 135 · Darghud’s Doll · ss The Horror at Oakdene and Others, Arkham, 1977
- 145 · De Marigny’s Clock · ss The Caller of the Black, Arkham, 1971
- 157 · Name and Number · nv Kadath Jul ’82
- 183 · The Black Recalled · ss World Fantasy Convention Program Book, ed. Robert Weinberg, 1983
- The Light Princess and Other Stories George MacDonald (Kelpies 0-86241-164-5, Oct ’87, £1.95, 288pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 1961) juvenile fantasy collection.
- 7 · Introduction · Roger Lancelyn Green · in
- 13 · The Light Princess · na Adela Cathcart, Hurst and Blackett, 1864
- 64 · The Giant’s Heart [“Tell Us a Story”] · nv The Illustrated London News Christmas, 1863
- 87 · The Shadows · nv Adela Cathcart, Hurst and Blackett, 1864
- 122 · The Carasoyn · nv Works of Fancy and Imagination, 1871
- 166 · Little Daylight · ss Works of Fancy and Imagination, 1871
- 187 · Cross Purposes · nv Beeton’s Christmas Annual, 1862
- 210 · The Golden Key · nv Dealings with the Fairies, Arthur Strahan, 1867
- 241 · The Day Boy and the Night Girl [“The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris”] · nv The Graphic Christmas, 1879
- The Princess and the Goblin George MacDonald (Eerdmans 0-7208-2384-6, Dec ’87, $14.95, 93pp, hc); Juvenile fantasy novella, an abridged version of the 1871 children’s classic, with illustrations by Alan Parry.
- Guinevere and Lancelot & Others Arthur Machen (Purple Mouth 0-9603300-2-X, Dec ’86 [Feb ’87], $10.00, 47pp, tp); Collection of essays and stories, edited by Michael T. Shoemaker and Cuyler W. Brooks, Jr., illustrated by Steve Fabian.
- vii · The Unknown Machen · Michael T. Shoemaker · pr
- 1 · Introduction (from Notes and Queries) · in, 1926
- 7 · Guinevere and Lancelot [“Many-Tower’d Camelot”] · ss T.P.’s Weekly Apr 2 ’09
- 16 · Savages [from “Concealed Savages of Tudor England”] · ar The American Mercury Feb ’36
- 17 · Gipsies · ar The Academy and Literature Dec 9 ’11
- 21 · Ritual · ss Path and Pavement, ed. John Rowland, Eric Grant, 1937
- 25 · Introduction (from The Dragon of the Alchemists) · in, 1926
- 29 · The Grande Trouvaille · ar, 1923
- 32 · Bridles and Spurs · ar Bridles & Spurs, The Romford Club, 1951
- 36 · Local Colour · ar Literature Apr 23, 1898
- 40 · Art and Luck · ar The Independent Nov 25 ’33
- 43 · Preface (from Afterglow) · pr, 1924
- Other Engagements John Maclay (Dream House, Oct ’87, $9.95, 124pp, hc); Collection of horror stories and poems from small press publications, bound to look like an engagement book. Issued without d/w.
- 7 · New York Night · ss *
- 16 · Turning Forty · pm *
- 17 · The Sisters · ss *
- 24 · Recycle · pm SPWAO Showcase #5 ’85
- 26 · Dark Stretch of Road · ss Grue #3 ’86
- 31 · Glass · pm Footsteps #5 ’85
- 32 · Heir to the Kingdom · ss The Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine
- 38 · After the Last War · pm Anti-War Poems, 1985
- 39 · Locking Up · vi Night Cry Fll ’86
- 43 · The Undertaker Reflects · pm Fungi Win ’86
- 44 · The Step Beyond · ss Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1985
- 50 · Night Firing—1967 · pm Fungi Spr ’86
- 52 · The Reckoning · vi *
- 55 · Tanning · ss Etchings & Odysseys #5 ’84
- 60 · At the Last · pm Footsteps #5 ’85
- 61 · Harvest · ss Dementia #1 ’86
- 65 · Refill · pm Twisted #1 ’85
- 67 · On the Boardwalk · ss *
- 73 · Bird Food · pm *
- 74 · Who Walks at Night · ss The Horror Show Sum ’86
- 81 · Marriages · pm Scavenger’s Newsletter
- 82 · The Knife · ss Crosscurrents Fll ’84
- 88 · In The Wilderness · ss Etchings & Odysseys #7 ’85
- 93 · Cedars · pm The Poet Fll ’84
- 94 · The Tower · ss Etchings & Odysseys #9 ’86
- 99 · The Unforgiven · pm Weirdbook #20 ’85
- 101 · The One Thing to Fear [“Fear Itself”] · ss Footsteps #7 ’86
- 108 · To a Cockroach · pm Scavenger’s Newsletter Apr ’85
- 109 · The Bookman’s God · ss *
- 116 · Sunset · pm Twisted #2 ’85
- 118 · The Flood · ss The Horror Show Fll ’86
- The Book of Spells Sara Maitland (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2755-2, Sep ’87, £9.95, 174pp, hc); Collection of short stories (mainly original) about magic.
- 1 · Angel Maker · ss *
- 11 · The Eighth Planet · ss *
- 23 · Seal-Self · ss *
- 33 · Heart Throb · ss Passion Fruit, Winterson, Pandora, 1986
- 45 · Maybe a Love Poem for my Friend · pm *
- 47 · The Tale of the Valiant Demoiselle · nv *
- 73 · Promises · ss *
- 83 · Miss Manning’s Angelic Moment · ss *
- 91 · Lullaby for My Dyke and Her Cat · ss *
- 101 · Triptych · ss *
- 121 · Flower Garden · ss *
- 135 · A Fall from Grace · ss Weddings and Funerals, Latourette/Maitland, Brilliance, 1984
- 147 · The Wicked Stepmother’s Lament · ss More Tales I Tell My Mother, Journeyman, 1987
- 155 · “Let Us Now Praise Unknown Women and Our Mothers Who Begat Us” · ss Stepping Out, Oosthuizen, 1986
- 165 · Particles of a Wave. An Afterword · aw
- Portraits of His Children George R. R. Martin (Dark Harvest 0-913165-18-2, Jul ’87, $39.95, 263pp, hc); Collection of 11 stories, with an introduction by Roger Zelazny and illustrations by Ron and Val Lakey Lindholm. This is the signed, boxed, limited (400 copy) edition.
- 9 · A Sketch of Their Father · Roger Zelazny · in
- 13 · With Morning Comes Mistfall · ss Analog May ’73
- 29 · The Second Kind of Loneliness · ss Analog Dec ’72
- 45 · The Last Super Bowl · nv Gallery Feb ’75
- 63 · The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr · ss Fantastic May ’76
- 79 · The Ice Dragon · nv Dragons of Light, ed. Orson Scott Card, Ace, 1980
- 97 · In the Lost Lands · ss Amazons II, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, DAW, 1982
- 113 · Unsound Variations · nv Amazing Jan ’82
- 159 · Closing Time · ss IASFM Nov ’82
- 169 · Under Siege · nv Omni Oct ’85
- 195 · The Glass Flower · nv IASFM Sep ’86
- 231 · Portraits of His Children · nv IASFM Nov ’85
- Wild Cards II: Aces High ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26464-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 390pp, pb) [Wild Cards]; Original anthology/braided sf mega-novel, part of a series. There are 9 or 10 connected stories, but no contents page.
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