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Scars Richard Christian Matheson (Scream/Press 0-910489-15-7, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], $20.00, 168pp, hc); Collection of 27 fantasy and horror stories, including 9 originals. Foreword by Stephen King, introduction by Dennis Etchison, and illustrations by Harry O. Morris.

Ghostly Populations Jack Matthews (Johns Hopkins University Press 0-8018-3391-4, Jan ’87 [Aug ’87], $14.95, 171pp, hc); Collection of 17 literary stories, some with elements of the supernatural. This appeared in January 1987 but was not seen.

Nerilka’s Story & The Coelura Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-01043-4, Jan ’87, £8.95, 192pp, hc); Omnibus edition of two fantasy novellas.

Black Beauty Robin McKinley & Anna Sewell (Hamish Hamilton 0-241-12102-7, Mar ’87, £7.95, 72pp, hc); Associational interest. Famous children’s story illustrated by Susan Jeffers and ‘adapted’ by Robin McKinley. [Not seen]

Nightmares in Dixie: Thirteen Horror Tales from the American South ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (August House 0-87483-034-6, Apr ’87, $19.95, 260pp, hc); Anthology of 13 stories, one from each Southern state.

Timeliner Trilogy Richard C. Meredith (Arrow 0-09-951690-X, Aug ’87, £3.95, 712pp, pb) [Timeliner]; Sf omnibus. Volume 14 in the Venture SF series. [First U.K. edition]

Free Lancers ed. Elizabeth Mitchell (Baen 0-671-65352-0, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $2.95, 248pp, pb); Original anthology with works by Orson Scott Card, David Drake, and Lois McMaster Bujold; all involve mercenaries of sorts (the Card very loosely). An excellent gathering — highly recommended (FCM & TM).

The Cornelius Chronicles, Vol. III Michael Moorcock (Avon 0-380-70255-X, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 341pp, pb) [Jerry Cornelius]; Omnibus of two novels in the “Jerry Cornelius” series.

Ultra-Vue and Selected Peripheral Visions Rudin Moore (self published, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], price unknown, 389pp, tp); Collection of five original fantasy stories. Order from Gary Smith (Rudin Moore), 715 SW Bay St., Newport OR 97365.

Angels in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65360-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.50, 307pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell]; Shared-world fantasy original anthology, in the “Heroes in Hell” series. 8 stories.

Crusaders in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65639-2, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell]; Original shared-world fantasy anthology of 9 stories, including works by Benford and Cherryh.

Masters in Hell ed. Janet Morris (Baen 0-671-65379-2, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.50, 280pp, pb) [Heroes in Hell]; Original anthology in the “Heroes in Hell” shared world fantasy series, with 9 stories.

The Dream of John Ball William Morris (Journeyman Press 0-904526-08-9, Jun ’87 [1987], £0.75, 76pp, pb); Reprint (Reeves & Turner 1888) fantasy novella. This is the US (Oriole Chapbooks) edition with a UK price sticker. [Not seen]

The Third Book of After Midnight Stories ed. Amy Myers (Kimber 0-7183-0667-8, Oct ’87, £9.50, 208pp, hc); Original ghost/occult anthology.

Tales of the Witch World ed. Andre Norton (Tor 0-312-94475-6, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], $15.95, 343pp, hc) [Witch World]; Original shared-world anthology set in Norton’s Witch World.

Magic in Ithkar 4 ed. Andre Norton & Robert Adams (Tor 0-812-54719-5, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Ithkar]; Original anthology of 15 stories, latest in the “Ithkar” shared world fantasy series.

The Ghosts of Bellering Oast Pamela Oldfield (Blackie 0-216-92093-0, Jun ’87, £6.95, 80pp, hc); Juvenile ghost story. [Not seen]

The 28th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Clarence Paget (Pan 0-330-30133-0, Nov ’87, £1.95, 156pp, pb); Original horror anthology.

Ghosts and Scholars ed. Rosemary Pardoe & Richard Dalby (Crucible 1-85274-022-1, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £12.95, 272pp, hc); Collection of ghost stories, with at least one story original to this collection.

Mysterious Motoring Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen 0-491-03643-4, Feb ’87, £10.95, 224pp, hc); Anthology of supernatural stories about cars. Reprinted (Star 1987) as Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road.

Who’s Afraid? and Other Strange Stories Philippa Pearce (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-06895-2, Apr ’87, $10.25, 152pp, hc); Collection of young-adult “spooky stories.” First U.S. edition (Kestrel Penguin 1986).

Classic Stories of Mystery, Horror and Suspense ed. Simon Petherick (Robert Hale 0-7090-2933-0, Jun ’87 [Nov ’87], £9.95, 224pp, hc); Horror anthology.

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