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Frankenstein; Dracula; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ed. Anon. (Penguin 0-14-011666-4, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], £3.99, 660pp, pb); Reprint (Signet 1978) omnibus of three classic horror novels, with an introduction by Stephen King. [First U.K. edition]


Illusions ed. Anon. (Lake Books: Belmont CA 0-8224-3333-8, 1989, hc); Large print anthology intended for junior high remedial reading classes.


New Tales of the Unexpected ed. Anon. (London: Penguin 0-14-010644-8, 1988, £1.95, 93pp, pb); Anthology of eight stories from the tv show Tales of the Unexpected.


Night Visions 6 ed. Anon. (Dark Harvest 0-913165-35-2, Dec ’88, $19.95, 312pp, hc); Original horror anthology showcasing three authors: F. Paul Wilson (three stories), and Sheri S. Tepper and Roy Garton with longer works. There is a long introduction by Dean R. Koontz. A limited edition (-36-0) was announced but not seen.


Full Spectrum ed. Lou Aronica & Shawna McCarthy (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27482-1, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $4.95, 483pp, pb); Original anthology of 25 “state of the art” stories by both leading writers and previously unpublished ones. Recommended. (CNB)


The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson 0-948164-82-4, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], £4.95, 518pp, tp); Horror anthology.


Azazel Isaac Asimov (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-24410-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $16.95, 221pp, hc) [Azazel]; Fantasy collection of 18 stories featuring a pocket demon. One of them is an original.


Other Worlds of Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov (Crown/Avenel 0-517-64375-8, 1987 [Mar ’88], $8.98, 651pp, hc); Omnibus with the novels The Gods Themselves (1972) and The End of Eternity (1955), plus 12 stories, including the complete contents of The Martian Way (1955). Edited by Martin H. Greenberg, with a new foreword by Asimov. An “instant remainder” book, dated 1987 but not seen until 1988.


The Robot Novels Isaac Asimov (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33119-2, Oct ’88 [Aug ’88], $14.95, 671pp, tp) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series]; Omnibus edition, with a new introduction, of The Caves of Steel (1954), The Naked Sun (1957), and The Robots of Dawn (1983). This is a revision of the 1971 omnibus which contained only the first two novels.


Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction, Sixth Series ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Crown/Bonanza 0-517-65754-6, 1988 [Apr ’88], $8.95, 624pp, hc); Omnibus edition of two anthologies, Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 11 (1949) (DAW 1984) and Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories 12 (1950) (DAW 1984). An “instant remainder” book, distributed by Crown.


Isaac Asimov Presents the Great SF Stories: 18 (1956) ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-289-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.50, 366pp, pb); Anthology of 15 sf stories from 1956.


Science Fiction and Fantasy Story-A-Month 1989 Calendar ed. Isaac Asimov & Martin H. Greenberg (Pomegranate 0-87654-237-2, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $9.95, unpaginated, ca); Anthology of 12 very short stories plus photographs of the authors, arranged as a 1989 wall calendar.


Asimov’s Ghosts & Monsters ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg & Charles Waugh (Armada 0-00-693176-6, Jun ’88, £2.50, 413pp, pb); Sf/occult omnibus.


Encounters ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Headline 0-7472-3091-9, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], £3.50, 399pp, pb); Anthology of stories about encounters between humans and aliens.


Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy #10: Ghosts ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL Signet 0-451-15723-0, Dec ’88, $4.50, 347pp, pb); Anthology of 14 ghost stories.


Isaac Asimov’s Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction # 8: Monsters ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (NAL Signet 0-451-15411-8, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 349pp, pb); Anthology of 11 stories.


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