The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires Brian Stableford (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-80-5, Mar 96, $25.00, 207pp, hc, cover by Arnie Fenner) Vampire novel with characters including Sherlock Holmes, Oscar Wilde, Nikola Tesla, H.G. Wells... A signed, slipcased, limited edition of 300 (-81-3, $60.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Mark V. Ziesing, PO Box 76, Shingletown CA 96088.
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Outside the Human Aquarium: Masters of Science Fiction, 2nd Edition Brian Stableford (Borgo Press 0-89370-457-1, 1995 [Feb 96], $17.00, 152pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical collection of ten essays on 11 SF and fantasy writers. This is revised and expanded from Masters of Science Fiction: Essays on Six Science Fiction Authors (Borgo 1981), adding five essays on David H. Keller, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Theodore Sturgeon, Clark Ashton Smith, and Philip K. Dick. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
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Battletech: Malicious Intent Michael A. Stackpole (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45387-5, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $5.50, 297pp, pb, cover by Roger Loveless) [Battletech] SF novelization based on the TV show, toys, and game. Copyrighted by FASA.
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Star Wars X-Wing: Rogue Squadron Michael A. Stackpole (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56801-9, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelization, first in a new series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
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Star Wars X-Wing: The Krytos Trap Michael A. Stackpole (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56803-5, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelization, third in the series. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
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Star Wars X-Wing: Wedges Gamble Michael A. Stackpole (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56802-7, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelization, second in the series based on the computer game based on the movies. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm Ltd.
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Time in Mind Kathlyn S. Starbuck (HarperPrism 0-06-105444-5, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $5.50, 319pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) New Age fantasy novel. People survive disaster by following the ancient wisdoms of organic foods and crystal meditation, but new generations rebel. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 1992).
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The Star Stone Book 1: The Shaman Christopher Stasheff (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39247-7, May 96 [Apr 96], $5.99, 328pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 1995) fantasy novel.
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The Star Stone Book 2: The Sage Christopher Stasheff (Ballantine Del Rey 0-341-39244-2, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel, second in the series.
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The Star Stone: Book 2: The Sage Christopher Stasheff (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39239-6, Jun 96 [May 96], $22.00, 374pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star Stone] Fantasy novel, second in the series. When a hero is needed, the goddes wakes Ohaern from his years-long sleep, but hes too old to fight.
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Warlock and Son Christopher Stasheff (Ace 0-441-87314-6, May 96 [Apr 96], $5.99, 234pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1991) SF novel, 12th in the Warlock series. Third printing.
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The Warlock Insane Christopher Stasheff (Ace 0-441-87364-2, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $4.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel with fantasy elements, tenth in the Warlock series. Third printing.
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The Warlock Rock Christopher Stasheff (Ace 0-441-87313-8, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $5.99, 275pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Warlock] Reissue (Ace 1990) SF/fantasy novel, 11th in the Warlock series.
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A Wizard in Peace Christopher Stasheff (Tor 0-312-86031-5, Sep 96, $22.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Peter Peebles) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Science-fantasy novel, fourth in The Rogue Wizard series featuring the eldest son of the Warlock.
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A Wizard in War Christopher Stasheff (Tor 0-812-53649-5, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $5.99, 222pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Warlock: Rogue Wizard] Reprint (Tor 1995) science-fantasy novel, third in The Rogue Wizard series.
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A Nightmares Dozen: Stories from the Dark ed. Michael Stearns (Harcourt Brace 0-15-201247-8, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $17.00, 239pp, hc, cover by Michael Hussar) Original anthology of 14 young-adult dark fantasy stories. Authors include Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Bruce Coville, Nancy Springer, and Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Michael Hussar.
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A Wizards Dozen ed. Michael Stearns (Scholastic 0-590-86542-0, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $3.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Jean Pierre Targete) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1993) young-adult original fantasy anthology.
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All-American Alien Boy Allen Steele (Old Earth Books 1-882968-06-9, Aug 96, $15.00, 206pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Collection of 11 stories, with a general introduction by Steele, as well as individual introductions for each story. Available from Old Earth Books, PO Box 19951, Baltimore MD 21211-0951.
- xxi · Introduction: Dispatches from America · in
- 1 · Lost in the Shopping Mall · nv F&SF Oct/Nov 93
- 25 · Mudzillas Last Stand · ss Asimovs Jan 93
- 44 · Hunting Wabbit · ss Science Fiction Age May 93
- 69 · Riders in the Sky · nv Alternate Outlaws, ed. Mike Resnick, Tor, 1994
- 88 · Whinin Boy Blues · ss Asimovs Feb 94
- 106 · See Rock City · ss Omni Aug 94
- 120 · 2,437 UFOs Over New Hampshire · ss Alien Pregnant by Elvis, ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994
- 137 · Jonathan Livingston Seaslug · ss Science Fiction Age Jan 95
- 154 · Doblins Lecture · ss Pirate Writings #10 96
- 167 · A Letter from St. Louis · ss War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches, ed. Kevin J. Anderson, Bantam Spectra, 1996
- 183 · The Good Rat · nv Analog mid-Dec 95
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Orbital Decay Allen Steele (Ace 0-441-49851-5, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.50, 324pp, pb, cover by Romas Kukalis) Reissue (Ace 1989) SF novel. Second printing.
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The Tranquillity Alternative Allen Steele (Ace 0-441-00299-4, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $21.95, 306pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) Alternate-world SF novel. An astronaut struggles to keep a terrorist from deploying weapons at a moon base.
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X-Files #4: Squeeze Ellen Steiber (HarperTrophy 0-06-440621-0, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $3.95, 102pp, tp) [X-Files] Young-adult novellazation based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
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The Coffin Barbara Steiner (Avon Flare 0-380-77783-5, Jul 96 [Sep 96], $3.99, 137pp, pb) Young-adult horror novel. A coffin raised by floods holds evil.
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Waterbound Jane Stemp (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1994-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $15.99, 229pp, hc, cover by Stephen Marchesi) Young-adult SF novel. Forgotten children live by an undergroung river under a futuristic city. First US edition (Hodder Childrens Books 1995).
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James Blish: Author Mirabilis Phil Stephensen-Payne (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-46-7, 1996 [Sep 96], $10.50, 161pp, tp) Non-fiction reference, a primary and secondary bibliography to Blishs works. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445. [James Blish]
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Anne McCaffrey: Dragonlady and More Phil Stephensen-Payne & Gordon Benson, Jr. (Galactic Central Publications 1-871133-47-5, 1996 [Sep 96], $6.00, 54pp, ph) Non-fiction reference. The fourth revised edition of a primary and secondary bibliography. Available in the US from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226-0445. [Anne McCaffrey]
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The Diamond Age Neal Stephenson (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57331-4, Mar 96 [Feb 96], $5.99, 499pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1995) neo-Victorian SF novel.
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Holy Fire Bruce Sterling (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09958-2, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $22.95, 326pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) SF novel. A 93-year-old woman gets rejuvenated and decides to fully experience her new life at the end of the 21st century. First US edition (Orion 1996).
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Holy Fire Bruce Sterling (Easton Press, Nov 96, no price, 326pp, hc) Reprint (Orion 1996) SF novel. This special leatherbound, gilt-edged edition is part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction series, available by subscription only. This is simultaneous with the Bantam Spectra first US edition listed two months ago.
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Holy Fire Bruce Sterling (SFBC #14280, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $7.98, 294pp, hc, cover by Eric Dinyer) Reprint (Orion 1996) SF novel. This is similar to the Bantam Spectra edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Schismatrix Plus Bruce Sterling (Ace 0-441-00370-2, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $13.00, 319pp, tp, cover by Danilo Ducak) [Mechanist-Shapers] Collection of the novel Schismatrix plus short fiction (originally collected as part of Crystal Express) set in the Shapers-Mechanists universe. There is a new introduction by Sterling.
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- · Schismatrix · n. New York: Arbor House, 1985
- · Swarm · nv F&SF Apr 82
- · Spider Rose · ss F&SF Aug 82
- · Cicada Queen · nv Universe 13, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1983
- · Sunken Gardens · ss Omni Jun 84
- · Twenty Evocations [Life in the Mechanist/Shaper Era: 20 Evocations] · ss Interzone #7 84
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Sunfire Francis Stevens (Apex International, 1996 [Nov 96], $12.00, 74pp, tp, cover by Virgil Finlay) Fantasy adventure novella originally published in two parts in Weird Tales in 1923. A facsimile of the original first page of the magazine edition is included. Stevens is a pen-name of Gertrude Barrows Bennet. A limited edition of 500 numbered copies; an additional 60-copy special edition is also available ($18.00). Order from Editions Antares, La Magali, Chemin Calabro, 83160 La Valette, France; add $2.00 postage; checks in US or Canadian funds should be made out to Jean-Guy Harvey.
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The Bottle Imp Robert Louis Stevenson (Clarion Books 0-395-72101-6, Feb 96, $16.95, 60pp, hc, cover by Jacqueline Mair) Young-adult novella about a cursed bottle with a wish-granting imp inside, with color illustrations by Jacqueline Mair. The Stevenson story was first published in Samoan in 1891, appearing later that year in English. First US edition (Albion Press 1995).
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River Rats Caroline Stevermer (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-201411-X, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $6.00, 305pp, pb, cover by Steve Cieslawski) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1992) young-adult post-holocaust SF novel.
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The Prince and the Pilgrim Mary Stewart (Morrow 0-688-14538-8, Jan 96 [Feb 96], $23.00, 292pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) Arthurian fantasy novel. A boy goes to Camelot seeking assistance and runs into Morgan le Fey. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1995).
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The Prince and the Pilgrim Mary Stewart (SFBC #10765, Mar 96, $9.98, 292pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1995) Arthurian novel. This is similar to the Morrow US edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Clouds End Sean Stewart (Ace 0-441-00332-X, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $13.95, 389pp, tp, cover by Tara McGovern) Fantasy novel. A woman encounters a twin made of Mist, and begins a fateful journey. Also available in hardcover (-00347-8, $19.95).
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Resurrection Man Sean Stewart (Ace 0-441-00339-7, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.99, 248pp, pb, cover by Tara McGovern) Reprint (Ace 1995) alternate-world fantasy novel set in a world where magic has slowly returned after WWII.
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Thrill City Jean Stine (Masquerade/Rhinoceros 1-56333-411-9, Jun 96 [Jul 96], $6.95, 106pp, pb) Reprint (Essex House 1969 as by Hank Stine) futuristic erotic novel of depravity.
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Fear Street Saga: A New Fear R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52952-8, Mar 96, $3.99, 166pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel, first in a new series about the Fear family. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street Saga: Collectors Edition R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00298-8, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $6.99, 161+147+179pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult omnibus of the three horror novels in the Fear Street Saga: The Betrayal, The Secret, and The Burning (all Archway 1993). There is a pull-out color Fear family tree. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
- · Fear Street Saga #1: The Betrayal · n. Pocket Archway, 1993
- · Fear Street Saga #2: The Secret · n. Pocket Archway, 1993
- · Fear Street Saga #3: The Burning · n. Pocket Archway, 1993
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Fear Street Sagas #2: House of Whispers R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52953-6, Jun 96 [May 96], $3.99, 149pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult historical horror novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street Sagas #3: Forbidden Secrets [by Brandon Alexander] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52954-4, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $3.99, 147pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult historical horror novel. On the copyright page it reads Forbidden Secrets written by Brandon Alexander. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street Sagas #4: The Sign of Fear [by Cameron Dokey] R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-00291-0, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $3.99, 151pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. An evil amulets curse reaches across the centuries. The copyright page credits Cameron Dokey as author. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street Super Chiller: Goodnight Kiss R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-73823-2, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $3.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Reissue (Archway 1992) young-adult vampire novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press. Eighth printing.
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Fear Street Super Chiller: Goodnight Kiss 2 R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52969-2, Jul 96 [Jun 96], $3.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street: Fear Park #1: The First Scream R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52955-2, Aug 96 [Jul 96], $3.99, 150pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel. First in a trilogy.
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Fear Street: Fear Park #2: The Loudest Scream R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52956-0, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $3.99, 149pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel, second in the trilogy about a haunted amusement park. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street: Fear Park #3: The Last Scream R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52957-9, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $3.99, 145pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel, third in the trilogy about a haunted amusement park. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street: Night Games R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-52958-7, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $3.99, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel. A dead boy seeks revenge. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Fear Street: The Perfect Date R. L. Stine (Pocket Archway 0-671-89430-7, Apr 96 [Mar 96], $3.99, 147pp, pb, cover by Bill Schmidt) Young-adult horror novel about a boy haunted by his dead girlfriend. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Superstitious R. L. Stine (Warner 0-446-60350-3, Oct 96 [Sep 96], $6.99, 388pp, pb, cover by Tony Greco) Reprint (Warner 1995) horror novel. Copyrighted by Parachute Press.
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Babylon 5: Book 6: Betrayals S. M. Stirling (Dell 0-440-22234-6, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.50, 279pp, pb, cover by Bob Larkin) [Babylon 5] Novelization based on the SF TV show. Copyrighted by Warner Bros. Television.
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Drakon S. M. Stirling (Baen 0-671-87711-9, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $5.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Draka] SF novel, fourth in the Draka series. A cop tangles with an invader from an alternate Earth.
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The Chosen S. M. Stirling & David Drake (Baen 0-671-87724-0, Jun 96 [May 96], $5.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [General] Military SF novel, first in a new series following The General series.
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Dracula Bram Stoker (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0298-5, Oct 96, $14.95, 427pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Dracula] Reprint (Constable 1897) classic vampire novel. This claims to be The Definitive Edition, containing a missing chapter, Draculas Guest. The text is from the Oxford World Classics series edition. There is a biography of Stoker, a select bibliography, and an introduction by Marvin Kaye, who also provided appendices of related books and films. Illustrated by Edward Gorey.
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Dracula Bram Stoker (Oxford 0-19-282462-7, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $6.95, 389pp, tp) [Dracula] Reprint (Constable 1897) classic horror novel. There is a new introduction, bibliography, and notes by Maud Ellmann. This appears to be an international edition.
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Dead Heat Del Stone, Jr. (Mojo Press 1-885418-10-8, Nov 96 [Dec 96], $24.95, 187pp, hc, cover by Dave Dorman) Horror novel about a zombie biker out to save the world. Illustrations by Dave Dorman and Scott Hampton. A first novel by a noted short horror writer. Available from Mojo Press, PO Box 140005, Austin TX 78714; www.eden.com/comics/mojo.html
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Robin Cook: A Critical Companion Lorena Laura Stookey (Greenwood Press 0-313-29578-6, Nov 96, $29.95, 210pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical guide. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Robin Cook]
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HALs Legacy: 2001s Computer as Dream and Reality ed. David G. Stork (The MIT Press 0-262-19378-7, Dec 96, $22.50, 384pp, hc) Non-fiction collection of 16 articles that look at the way computers have developed, using Clarkes creation HAL as a touchstone. There is a foreword by Arthur C. Clarke.
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Quantum Leap: Angels Unaware L. Elizabeth Storm (Boulevard 1-57297-206-8, Jan 97 [Dec 96], $5.99, 308pp, pb, cover by Stephen Gardner) [Quantum Leap] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
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The Sacred Seven Amy Stout (AvoNova 0-380-78186-7, Dec 96 [Nov 96], $5.99, 260pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) [Sacred Seven] Fantasy novel. A first novel. First US edition (NEL 1996).
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The Hellfire Club Peter Straub (Random House 0-679-40137-7, Feb 96 [Jan 96], $25.95, 463pp, hc) Associational serial-killer psychological horror novel.
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The Hand of the Necromancer Brad Strickland (Penguin/Dial 0-8037-1829-2, Sep 96 [Aug 96], $14.99, 168pp, hc, cover by Edward Gorey) [Lewis Barnavelt] Young-adult fantasy novel in John Bellairs Lewis Barnavelt series. This appears to be the first solo Strickland novel in the series.
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Scary Stories from 1313 Wicked Way Craig Strickland (Lowell House Juvenile 1-56565-484-6, 1996 [Sep 96], $5.95, 124pp, tp, cover by James McConnell) Young-adult collection of ten stories about a haunted house, from 1798 to the present. Copyrighted by RGA Publishing Group. Available from Lowell House Juvenile, 2029 Century Park East, Suite 3290, Los Angeles CA 90067.
- 1 · Prison Labor1798 · ss *
- 15 · Death Song1868 · ss *
- 29 · A Sobering Tale1894 · ss *
- 41 · Planting the Yard1914 · ss *
- 51 · Picture This1930 · ss *
- 63 · Board Game1931 · ss *
- 79 · To Steal a Gargoyle1956 · ss *
- 91 · The Wardens Fishpond1967 · ss *
- 103 · One of the Gang1988 · ss *
- 113 · Evil in the AshesPresent Day · ss *
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Killdozer!: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon, Vol. 3 Theodore Sturgeon (North Atlantic Books 1-55643-227-5, Nov 96 [Oct 96], $25.00, 367pp, hc, cover by Paul Orban) Collection of 15 stories, four previously unpublished, and two not previously collected. This is the third of ten volumes and covers Sturgeons work from 1941 to 1946. Edited and with extensive story notes by Paul Williams. There is a foreword by Robert Silverberg, and an afterword by Robert A. Heinlein (excerpted from the 1985 introduction to Godbody).
- ix · Foreword · Robert Silverberg · fw
- 1 · Blabbermouth · nv Amazing Feb 47
- 26 · Medusa · nv Astounding Feb 42
- 48 · Ghost of a Chance [The Green-Eyed Monster] · ss Unknown Jun 43
- 65 · The Bones · Theodore Sturgeon & James H. Beard · ss Unknown Aug 43
- 84 · The Hag Séleen · Theodore Sturgeon & James H. Beard · nv Unknown Dec 42
- 104 · Killdozer! · na Aliens 4, Avon, 1959; revised from Astounding Nov 44.
- 177 · Abreaction · ss Weird Tales Jul 48
- 190 · Poor Yorick · ss *
- 194 · Crossfire · vi *
- 197 · Noon Gun · ss Playboy Sep 63
- 211 · Bulldozer Is a Noun · ss *
- 227 · August Sixth, 1945 · pl Astounding Dec 45
- 231 · The Chromium Helmet · nv Astounding Jun 46
- 283 · Memorial · ss Astounding Apr 46
- 297 · Mewhus Jet · nv Astounding Nov 46
- 335 · Story Notes (including the original ending of Killdozer! and the unpublished alternate ending of Mewhus Jet) · Paul Williams · bi
- 361 · Afterword [from the 1985 introduction to Godbody] · Robert A. Heinlein · aw
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