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Collected Stories Gabriel García Márquez (Harper & Row 0-06-015364-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $16.95, 311pp, hc); Collection of 26 stories by the 1982 Nobel prize winner, many fantasy. These were originally published in English as three volumes: No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories (1968), Leaf Storm and Other Stories (1972), and Innocent Erendira and Other Stories (1978). They now appear in chronological order.


The John W. Campbell Awards, Volume 5 ed. George R. R. Martin (Bluejay 0-312-94252-4, Jan ’84, $7.95, 238pp, tp); Anthology of work by Campbell winners and runners-up Jack L. Chalker, M.A. Foster, Carter Scholz, and C.J. Cherryh. Cherryh has a new novella and a reprint story; the other works are original novelettes.


Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Les Martin (Random House 0-394-86389-5, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $3.95, 96pp, pb) [Indiana Jones]; Juvenile adaptation of the film, illustrated with 50 color stills.


The Nonborn King & The Adversary Julian May (SFBC #1374, Aug ’84, $8.98, 760pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile]; Omnibus edition of the last two volumes in the “Saga of Pliocene Exile”, The Nonborn King (Houghton Mifflin 1983) and The Adversary (Houghton Mifflin 1984).


The Harper Hall of Pern Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #36780, Jul ’84 [Aug ’84], $7.98, 501pp, hc) [Pern: Harper Hall]; Omnibus edition of Dragonsong (Atheneum 1976), Dragonsinger (Atheneum 1977), and Dragondrums (Atheneum 1979), three sf novels of Pern.


The Throme of the Erril of Sherril Patricia A. McKillip (Ace/Tempo 0-441-80839-5, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.25, 165pp, pb); Collection including the title juvenile novella and a novelette, with illustrations by Judith Mitchell.


Random Access Messages of the Computer Age ed. Thomas F. Monteleone (Hayden 0-8104-6333-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $6.95, 191pp, tp); Anthology of 18 sf stories about computers, by Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, and others. Seven of them seem to be originals (by Sladek, Zelazny, etc.).


Elric at the End of Time: Fantasy Stories Michael Moorcock (NEL 0-450-06047-0, May ’84 [Apr ’84], £7.95, 175pp, hc) [Elric]; It’s not all stories and not all fantasy; most of this collection was previously published in Sojan (Savoy 1977). There are two stories which have appeared only in American anthologies. The 3,000-copy printing quickly sold out.


The Elric Saga, Part I Michael Moorcock (SFBC #4019, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $6.98, 374pp, hc) [Elric]; Omnibus edition of the first three books on the “Elric” fantasy series, Elric of Melniboné (Hutchinson 1972), The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (DAW 1976), and The Weird of the White Wolf (DAW 1977).


The Elric Saga, Part II Michael Moorcock (SFBC #1995, Sep ’84, $6.98, 471pp, hc) [Elric]; Omnibus edition of The Vanishing Tower (NEL 1971 as The Sleeping Sorceress), Bane of the Black Sword (DAW 1977), and Stormbringer (Herbert Jenkins 1965).


The Opium General and Other Stories Michael Moorcock (Harrap 0-245-54202-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], £7.95, 207pp, hc); Collection of four short stories, a novella of Jerry Cornelius, and three essays.


Witches’ Brew: Horror and Supernatural Stories By Women ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini (Macmillan 0-02-599230-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $16.95, 323pp, hc); Anthology of 17 stories by women authors from Mary Shelley to Agatha Christie and Joyce Carol Oates.


The Science Fiction of Kris Neville Kris Neville (Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1112-7, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $19.95, 241pp, hc); Edited by Barry N. Malzberg and Martin H. Greenberg. Collection of 11 stories, plus an appreciation by Malzberg and a bibliography.


Niven’s Laws Larry Niven (Owlswick/PSFS 0-913896-24-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.00, 108pp, hc); Collection of “Draco’s Tavern” stories, plus a selection of “laws” and essays, published to commemorate Niven’s appearance as “Principle Speaker” at the 1984 Philcon.


The Patchwork Girl Larry Niven (Ace 0-441-65317-0, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 205pp, pb) [Gil Hamilton]; Reissue (Ace 1980) sf novella fleshed out with illustrations by Fernando. Part of the “Gil the Arm” series. 4th printing.


The Time of the Warlock Larry Niven (SteelDragon 0-916595-02-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $30.00 signed edition, 183pp, hc) [Mana]; Collection of all Niven’s “Warlock” stories with some revisions. The signed edition is sold out.


More Magic ed. Larry Niven (Berkley 0-425-07059-X, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $5.95, 197pp, tp) [Mana]; Original anthology, third in the “Magic” series, including a Niven novella and works by Roger Zelazny, Bob Shaw, and Dian Girard. Illustrations by Alicia Austin.


Things Beyond Midnight William F. Nolan (Scream/Press 0-910489-07-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $35.00 limited boxed/signed/numbered; $15.00 trade, 217pp, hc); Collection of dark fantasy stories, illustrated masterfully by J.K. Potter. There’s also an original teleplay.


Mysteries of Winterthurn Joyce Carol Oates (Dutton 0-525-24208-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $16.95, 482pp, hc) [Xavier Kilgarvan]; Three linked Gothic/fantasy/mystery tales.


Santa 2000 ed. Michel Parry (Granada 0-246-12457-1, Nov ’84, £4.95, 128pp, hc); Young adult anthology of 6 sf stories about Santa Claus. [Not seen]


Philosophy and Science Fiction ed. Michael Philips (Prometheus 0-87975-248-3, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $12.95, 292pp, hc); Anthology of 17 sf classics by Asimov, Heinlein, Lem, Aldiss, and others, plus essays by the editor, tying in sf with philosophy.


Golden George Pickard (Vantage Press 0-533-05774-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $6.95, 33pp, hc); Sf novelette published in book form by a vanity press.


Pohlstars Frederik Pohl (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31545-6, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 257pp, pb); Collection of 12 stories.


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