The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Bellmaker Brian Jacques (Ace 0-441-00315-X, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $5.99, 397pp, pb, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1994) young-adult fantasy novel about the talking animals of Redwall.
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The Great Redwall Feast Brian Jacques (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22707-5, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $18.95, 64pp, tp, cover by Christopher Denise) [Redwall] Young-adult picture book in the Redwall series, a poem illustrated by Christopher Denise. The creatures of Redwall Abbey try to prepare a suprise feast for the abbot.
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Outcast of Redwall Brian Jacques (Putnam/Philomel 0-399-22914-0, Feb 96, $19.95, 360pp, hc, cover by Troy Howell) [Redwall] Young-adult fantasy, eighth in the Redwall series. An orphan ferret raised at Redwall Abbey must decide between his evil father and the goody-two-shoes Redwallers. First US edition (Hutchinson 1995). There do not seem to be changes, but the edition carries a 1996 copyright only.
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A Fling with a Demon Lover Kelvin Christopher James (HarperCollins 0-06-017350-5, Jun 96 [May 96], $22.00, 248pp, hc) Dark fantasy novel. A teacher from Harlem finds a lamia in Greece.
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Host Peter James (SFBC #10715, Jun 96 [May 96], $11.98, 469pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) techno-thriller about artificial intelligences and cryonic suspension. This is similar to the 1995 Villard edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Commencement Roby James (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40038-0, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Starfire] SF novel. A young woman with special mental talents is trained by a repressive interstellar government. James is a pen-name for Rhoda Blecker. A first novel.
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Uncovered! Paul Jennings (Viking 0-670-86856-6, Apr 96, $14.99, 134pp, hc, cover by Blair Drawson) Young-adult collection of nine supernatural stories. First American edition (Penguin Australia 1995).
- 1 · Forever · ss *
- 21 · Too Many Rabbits · ss *
- 37 · A Mouthful · ss *
- 41 · Listen Ear · ss *
- 57 · Picked Bones · ss *
- 75 · Just Like Me · ss *
- 83 · Ringing Wet · ss *
- 100 · Backward Step · ss *
- 113 · Pubic Hare · ss *
- 133 · A Little Bit from the Author · aw *
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Egg Dancing Liz Jensen (Overlook Press 0-87951-645-3, Mar 96 [Apr 96], $21.95, 281pp, hc) Satirical SF novel about a biological experiment to create the perfect baby. First US edition (Bloomsbury 1995). A first novel.
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Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human K. W. Jeter (Easton Press, Apr 96, no price, 340pp, hc) [Blade Runner] SF novel/novelization, sequel to Blade Runner, both Dicks Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and the film. This gilt-edged, leatherbound edition is part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction series, available by subscription only. Published simultaneously with the Bantam Spectra edition seen six months ago.
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Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human K. W. Jeter (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57570-8, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $5.99, 292pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Blade Runner] Reprint (Millennium; Bantam Spectra 1995) SF novel/novelization, sequel to Blade Runner.
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Blade Runner: Replicant Night K. W. Jeter (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09983-3, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $22.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Blade Runner] SF novel/novelization, sequel to the sequel to Blade Runner. First US edition (Millennium 1996). Copyrighted by the Philip K. Dick Trust.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Warped K. W. Jeter (Pocket 0-671-56781-0, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $5.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Reprint (Pocket 1995) SF novelization based on the TV series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Twilight Zone Scripts and Stories George Clayton Johnson (Streamline Pictures 1-57300-055-8, Aug 96, $12.95, 206pp, tp) Reprint (Valcour & Kreuger/Shroud Limited Edition 1977 as Scripts and stories Written for The Twilight Zone) collection of seven stories and four teleplays written for the television series. This is the first trade edition. Available from Streamline Enterprises, 2908 Nebraska Avenue, Santa Monica CA 90404.
- vii · Twilight Zone Scripts & Stories · in
- 1 · All of Us Are Dying · ss Rogue Oct 61
- 15 · Execution · ss
- 31 · A Penny for Your Thoughts · ss
- 47 · A Penny for Your Thoughts · pl Scripts and stories Written for The Twilight Zone, Valcour & Kreuger/Shroud, 1977
- 81 · The Prime Mover · ss
- 101 · Nothing in the Dark · ss
- 107 · Nothing in the Dark · pl Scripts and stories Written for The Twilight Zone, Valcour & Kreuger/Shroud, 1977; broadcast on CBS television, January 5, 1962.
- 135 · A Game of Pool · pl Scripts and stories Written for The Twilight Zone, Valcour & Kreuger/Shroud, 1977
- 165 · Kick the Can · ss
- 171 · Kick the Can · pl Scripts and stories Written for The Twilight Zone, Valcour & Kreuger/Shroud, 1977; broadcast on CBS television, February 9, 1962.
- 199 · Ninety Years Without Slumbering · ss
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Betrayal in the Ashes William W. Johnstone (Zebra 0-8217-5265-0, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $4.99, 304pp, pb) [Ashes] Post-holocaust SF adventure novel, 20th book in the long-running Ashes series.
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Fire in the Ashes William W. Johnstone (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0335-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 382pp, pb) [Ashes] Reprint (Zebra 1984) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, second in the Ashes series.
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Out of the Ashes William W. Johnstone (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0289-1, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $4.99, 478pp, pb) [Ashes] Reissue (Zebra 1983) post-holocaust SF adventure novel, first in the Ashes series. Eighth printing.
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Prey William W. Johnstone (Zebra/Pinnacle 0-7860-0312-X, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 316pp, pb) [Hunted] Werewolf novel, sequel to Hunted.
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Rockabilly Limbo William W. Johnstone (Zebra 0-8217-5348-7, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $4.99, 288pp, pb) [Rockabilly Hell] Horror novel. Sequel to Rockabilly Hell. Old 50s tunes signal strange events and violence.
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The Crown of Dalemark Diana Wynne Jones (Morrow Beechtree 0-688-13402-5, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $4.95, 471pp, pb, cover by Jos. A. Smith) [Dalemark Quartet] Reprint (Mandarin 1993) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the Dalemark Quartet.
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Hexwood Diana Wynne Jones (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037934-7, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $4.99, 293pp, pb, cover by David Loew) Reprint (Methuen 1993) young-adult SF novel about a farm altered by an alien artifact.
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Stopping for a Spell Diana Wynne Jones (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-037937-1, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $3.99, 148pp, pb, cover by David M. Gaadt) Reprint (Morrow Greenwillow 1993) young-adult omnibus of three humorous fantasy stories.
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The Time of the Ghost Diana Wynne Jones (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-14598-1, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $15.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult ghost novel. A ghost has to figure out which of four odd sisters she is, before she can confront the dark goddess Monigan. First US edition (Macmillan UK 1981).
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The Bakers Boy J. V. Jones (Warner Aspect 0-446-60282-5, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $5.99, 552pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Book of Words] Reprint (Aspect 1995) fantasy novel, first book in The Book of Words trilogy.
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A Man Betrayed J. V. Jones (Warner Aspect 0-446-67098-7, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $12.99, 504pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Book of Words] Fantasy novel, second volume in The Book of Words.
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A Man Betrayed J. V. Jones (Warner Aspect 0-446-60351-1, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $5.99, 598pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Book of Words] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) fantasy novel, #2 in The Book of Words.
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Master and Fool J. V. Jones (Warner Aspect 0-446-67096-0, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $12.99, 532pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Book of Words] Fantasy novel. Volume III in The Book of Words trilogy.
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Obelisk Judith Kaye Jones (Prima/Proteus 0-7615-0419-2, Sep 96 [Oct 96], $5.99, 385pp, pb) SF novelization based on the CD-ROM game. Time travellers from the future are raiding the treasures of Earths past. Portions copyrighted by Virgin Sound & Vision and Jones & Jones Multimedia.
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Cybersex ed. Richard Glyn Jones (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0367-9, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $10.95, 416pp, tp, cover by Phil Marritt) SF anthology of 25 stories, three original, of futuristic sex. There is a foreword by Will Self. Simultaneous with the UK edition (Robinson 1996).
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Seven ed. Stephen Jones (Carroll & Graf 0-7867-0372-5, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $10.95, 592pp, tp) Horror anthology of 26 stories, with a necrology and overview of the year (1995) by Jones. Authors include Lisa Tuttle, Ramsey Campbell, Thomas Ligotti, and Terry Dowling. First American edition (Robinson/Raven 1996).
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Strange Stains and Mysterious Smells Terry Jones & Brian Froud (Simon & Schuster 0-684-83206-2, Nov 96, $23.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud) [Lady Cottington] Humorous fantasy/art book, a sequel to Lady Cottingtons Pressed Fairy Book, supposedly by her insane twin brother; a guide to types of stain fairies. Illustrated with flattened fairies painted by Brian Froud.
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A Crown of Swords Robert Jordan (Tor 0-312-85767-5, Jun 96, $27.95, 684pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Fantasy novel, book seven of The Wheel of Time. A limited edition (-86133-8, $200.00) was announced but not seen.
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A Crown of Swords Robert Jordan (SFBC #14242, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $14.98, 684pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel, book seven of The Wheel of Time. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Fallon Blood Robert Jordan (Tor/Forge 0-812-54397-1, Oct 96, $6.99, 471pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Fallon] Reprint (Ace 1980 as by Reagan ONeal) associational historical novel about the American Revolution. Copyrighted by James O. Rigney, Jr.
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The Fallon Pride Robert Jordan (Tor/Forge 0-312-86231-8, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $24.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Fallon] Reprint (Ace 1981 as by Reagan ONeal) associational historical novel. Copyrighted by James O. Rigney, Jr., Jordans real name.
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Wolf-Woman Sherryl Jordan (Dell/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21969-8, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $3.99, 162pp, pb) Reprint (Omnibus Australia 1994 as Tanith) young-adult novel about a prehistoric feral child raised by wolves.
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H.P. Lovecraft: A Life S. T. Joshi (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-88-7, Oct 96, $20.00, 704pp, hc) Non-fiction. Biography of Lovecraft, drawing heavily on primary sources, with extensive notes, index, and bibliography. A hardcover edition (-89-5, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893; credit card orders: 401-828-7161; add $3.00 postage. [H. P. Lovecraft]
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Caverns Measureless to Man: 18 Memoirs of H.P. Lovecraft ed. S. T. Joshi (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-83-6, Jan 96 [Feb 96], $6.95, 54pp, ph) Non-fiction gathering of reminiscences of Lovecraft by 18 authors including August Derleth, Fritz Leiber, and E. Hoffmann Price. Order from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. [H. P. Lovecraft]
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Requiem Graham Joyce (Tor 0-312-86088-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $22.95, 285pp, hc, cover by Girolamo Savoldo) Dark fantasy novel. A grieving widower travels to haunted modern Jerusalem. First US edition (Michael Joseph; Creed 1995).
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Joe Juskos Art of Edgar Rice Burroughs Joe Jusko (FPG 1-887569-14-6, Jul 96 [Sep 96], $24.95, 128pp, tp, cover by Joe Jusko) Art book, a collection of illustrations done originally for trading cards, showing scenes from Burroughss SF and Tarzan novels. Available from FPG, 2539 Washington Rd, Bldg 1000, Pittsburgh PA 15241; 412-854-0200.
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The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster (Random House/Bullseye 0-394-82037-1, Sep 96, $4.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Jules Feiffer) Reprint (Epstein & Carroll 1961) classic juvenile fantasy. This is a special 35th anniversary edition, with an appreciation by Maurice Sendak. A hardcover edition (-81500-9, $19.00) and a limited edition were announced but not seen.
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The Glass Mountain Cynthia Kadohata (White Wolf 1-56504-939-X, 1995 [Mar 96], $5.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Terese Nielsen) SF novel. A woman must leave her peaceful desert home to stop war on her planet. This is copyrighted 1995, and apparently appeared last year, but we did not see it until now.
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Children of the Vampire Jeanne Kalogridis (SFBC #10374, Feb 96, $10.98, 301pp, hc, cover by Bob Larkin) [Family Dracul] Reprint (Delacorte; Headline 1995) vampire novel. This is similar to the Delacorte edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Children of the Vampire Jeanne Kalogridis (Dell 0-440-22269-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 342pp, pb) [Family Dracul] Reprint (Delacorte; Headline 1995) vampire novel. Second in the Diaries of the Family Dracul. Kalogridis writes Star Trek novels as J.M. Dillard.
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Lord of the Vampires Jeanne Kalogridis (Delacorte 0-385-31414-0, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $22.95, 347pp, hc) [Family Dracul] Vampire novel, third in the Diaries of the Family Dracul trilogy. First US edition (Headline 1996).
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Panda Ray Michael Kandel (St. Martins 0-312-14387-7, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $20.95, 219pp, hc, cover by Ron Walotsky) Comic SF novel about mathematics and mutants.
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The Lions of Al-Rassan Guy Gavriel Kay (HarperPrism 0-06-105621-9, May 96 [Apr 96], $5.99, 527pp, pb, cover by Mel Odom) Reprint (Viking Canada 1995) alternate-world historical fantasy novel.
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Resurrected Holmes ed. Marvin Kaye (St. Martins 0-312-14037-1, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $24.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) [Sherlock Holmes] Original anthology of 15 stories about Sherlock Holmes, supposedly taken from Dr. Watsons long-lost case notes and ghost-written by such well-known authors as Ernest Hemingway (Morgan Llywelyn), H.P. Lovecraft (Paula Volsky), Edgar Rice Burroughs (Craig Shaw Gardner), and Jack Kerouac (Richard Lupoff).
- ix · Foreword · Marvin Kaye · fw
- xi · The Resurrection of Sherlock Holmes · J. Adrian Fillmore · in *
- · Literary Ghosts
- 3 · The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society (ascribed to H.G. Wells) · John Gregory Betancourt · ss *
- 23 · Victor Lynch the Forger (ascribed to Theodore Dreiser) · Terry McGarry · nv *
- 45 · The Case of the Notorious Canary Trainer (ascribed to W. Somerset Maugham) · Henry Slesar · ss *
- 59 · The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech (ascribed to Ernest Hemingway) · Morgan Llywelyn · ss *
- 75 · Holmes and the Loss of the British Barque Sophy Anderson (ascribed to C.S. Forester) · Peter Cannon · ss *
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- 97 · The Politician, the Lighthouse, and the Trained Cormorant (ascribed to Edgar Rice Burroughs) · Craig Shaw Gardner · nv *
- 119 · Sherlock Holmes, Dragon-Slayer (The Singular Adventures of the Grice Pattersons in the Island of Uffa) (ascribed to Lord Dunsany) · Darrell Schweitzer · ss *
- 137 · The Adventure of Ricoletti of the Club Foot (and his abominable wife) (ascribed to P.G. Wodehouse) · Roberta Rogow · nv *
- 169 · The Giant Rat of Sumatra (ascribed to H.P. Lovecraft) · Paula Volsky · nv *
- 197 · Mrs. Vamberry Takes a Trip (Vamberry the Wine Merchant) (ascribed to J. Thorne Smith) · Mike Resnick · ss *
- 211 · Adventure of the Boulevard Assassin (ascribed to Jack Kerouac) · Richard A. Lupoff · ss *
- · To Catch a Thief...
- 231 · The Madness of Colonel Warburton (ascribed to Dashiell Hammett) · Carole Buggé · nv *
- 263 · The Manor House Case (ascribed to Ellery Queen) · Edward D. Hoch · ss *
- 279 · The Adventure of the Cripple Parade (The Singular Affair of the Aluminium Crutch) (ascribed to Mickey Spillane) · William L. DeAndrea · ss *
- 295 · Too Many Stains (The Adventure of the Second Stain) (ascribed to Rex Stout) · Marvin Kaye · nv *
- 331 · Contributors Notes · Misc. · bg
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Weird Tales ed. Marvin Kaye (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0118-0, Jan 96 [Feb 96], $9.98, 582pp, hc, cover by Richard Kriegler) Reprint (Literary Guild 1988) anthology of 44 stories from Weird Tales. This anthology was originally subtitled The Magazine That Never Dies, and this edition still has the information telling how to subscribe to the latest incarnation.
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Women Who Run with the Werewolves ed. Pam Keesey (Cleis Press 1-57344-057-4, Oct 96, $12.95, 166pp, tp) Anthology of 15 stories, 12 original, about female werewolves, with an introduction discussing the topic. Available from Cleis Press, PO Box 8933, Pittsburgh PA 15221; add 15% shipping; credit-card orders 800-780-2279.
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Battletech 27: Operation Excalibur William H. Keith, Jr. (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45526-6, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $5.50, 317pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech] Novelization based on the role-playing game, sequel to Tactics of Duty. Copyrighted by FASA.
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Warstrider: Battlemind William H. Keith, Jr. (AvoNova 0-380-77969-2, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Warstrider] Military SF novel, sixth in the series.
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Blood Kin Ronald Kelly (Zebra 0-8217-5331-2, Jun 96 [May 96], $4.99, 381pp, pb) Horror novel. A Tennessee backwoods family resurrects Great-Grandpa the vampire.
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The Hedge of Mist Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (HarperPrism 0-06-105230-2, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $22.00, 503pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Fantasy novel in the Keltiad series, third in The Tales of Arthur.
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The Hedge of Mist Patricia Kennealy-Morrison (HarperPrism 0-06-105604-9, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $5.99, 553pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Keltiad] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) fantasy novel in the Keltiad series, third in The Tales of Arthur.
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King Arthur: A Casebook ed. Edward Donald Kennedy (Garland 0-8153-0495-1, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $45.00, 311pp, hc) Critical examination of Arthurian legend and major trends in literary portrayals; of sixteen essays, one deals explicitly with T.H. White, another with Conceptions of King Arthur in the Twentieth Century. The introduction by the editor gives a detailed overview and select bibliography. Available from Garland Publishing, 717 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2500, New York NY 10022-8101; 212-751-7447.
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Freeze Frames Katharine Kerr (Tor 0-812-55173-7, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Joseph M. Danisi) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995) SF/fantasy quasi-novel, a fix-up centered on the novella Resurrection.
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Palace Katharine Kerr & Mark Kreighbaum (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57373-X, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $5.99, 450pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) [Palace] SF novel of dark intrigue and cybervengeance set on the planet Palace in the galactic sector known as the Pinch.
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The Shimmering Door ed. Katharine Kerr & Martin H. Greenberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105342-2, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $12.00, 434pp, tp) Original anthology of 32 stories about magic-workers. Authors include Charles de Lint, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Dennis L. McKiernan, M. John Harrison, and Esther M. Friesner. Greenberg is mentioned only on the copyright page.
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