The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Queen of Sorcery David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41889-1, May ’97 [Nov ’97], $11.95, 327pp, tp) [Belgariad] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, book two of “The Belgariad”.
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The Seeress of Kell David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41922-7, Aug ’97 [Dec ’97], $12.95, 399pp, tp) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Del Rey; Bantam UK 1991 as Seeress of Kell) fantasy novel, book five of “The Malloreon”.
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Sorceress of Darshiva David Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41921-9, Aug ’97 [Dec ’97], $12.95, 406pp, tp) [Belgariad: Malloreon] Reprint (Bantam UK; Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, book four of “The Malloreon”.
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Polgara the Sorceress David & Leigh Eddings (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41662-7, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $25.95, 643pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Belgariad] Fantasy novel, sequel to Belgarath the Sorcerer, prequel to “The Belgariad”. First US edition (Voyager 1997).
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Polgara the Sorceress David & Leigh Eddings (SFBC #17847, Jan ’98 [Dec ’97], $12.98, 683pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Belgariad] Reprint (Voyager 1997) fantasy novel, sequel to Belgarath the Sorcerer, prequel to “The Belgariad”. This is similar to the Ballantine Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Empty Crown Rosemary Edghill (SFBC #16058, Jul ’97, $14.98, 829pp, hc, cover by Gary A. Lippincott) [Twelve Treasures] Omnibus of the first three fantasy novels in “The Twelve Treasures” series about librarians and elves: The Sword of Maiden’s Tears (1994), The Cup of Morning Shadows (DAW), and The Cloak of Night and Daggers (1997). This special Guild America edition has ISBN 1-56865-342-5; the jacket lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back.
- 1 · The Sword of Maiden’s Tears · n. New York: DAW, 1994
- 255 · The Cup of Morning Shadows · n. New York: DAW, 1995
- 539 · The Cloak of Night and Daggers · n. New York: DAW, 1997
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Axiomatic Greg Egan (HarperPrism 0-06-105265-5, Dec ’97 [Nov ’97], $13.00, 293pp, tp, cover by Romas Kukalis) Collection of 18 stories, two previously unpublished. First US edition (Millennium 1995).
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Distress Greg Egan (HarperPrism 0-06-105264-7, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $21.00, 342pp, hc) SF novel of a deadly virus and quantum physics. First US edition (Millennium 1995).
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Distress Greg Egan (SFBC #16059, Jul ’97, $9.98, 342pp, hc) Reprint (Millennium 1995) SF novel of a deadly virus and quantum physics. This is similar to the HarperPrism edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Raid Randy Lee Eickhoff (Tor/Forge 0-312-86238-5, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $22.95, 283pp, hc) [Ulster Cycle] Fantasy novel, a retelling of the epic Irish legend of Cuchulainn.
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Spec-Lit ed. Phyllis Eisenstein (Columbia College Chicago 0-932026-45-1, Mar ’97, $6.95, 175pp, tp, cover by Ed Emshwiller) Anthology/magazine of 15 stories, primarily by students from Eisenstein’s writing classes. Includes two reprints by fellow instructors Algis Budrys and Gene Wolfe. Order from Phyllis Eisenstein, Editor-in-Chief SPEC-LIT, Fiction Writing Dept, Columbia College Chicago, 600 South Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60605-1996.
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The X-Files: Our Town Eric Elfman (HarperTrophy 0-06-447175-6, Jul ’97 [Jun ’97], $4.50, 152pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [X-Files] Young-adult novelization, fourth in the new series for ages 12+. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
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The Work of Pamela Sargent, 2nd Edition Jeffrey M. Elliot (Borgo Press 0-89370-496-2, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, an annotated primary and secondary bibliography, updated from the 1990 first edition, and adding three autobiographical pieces by Sargent. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; for credit card fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage. [Pamela Sargent]
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The Work of George Zebrowski, 3rd Edition Jeffrey M. Elliot & Robert Reginald (Borgo Press 0-89370-492-X, 1996 [Feb ’97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference, third edition of an annotated bibliography and literary guide, updated and expanded from the 118-page 1990 second edition. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage. [George Zebrowski]
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King’s Dragon Kate Elliott (DAW 0-88677-727-5, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $22.95, 532pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Fantasy novel, first in “The Crown of Stars” series. Two young people are caught up in war between royal siblings. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis Rasmussen.
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King’s Dragon Kate Elliott (SFBC #15229, Apr ’97 [Mar ’97], $10.98, 532pp, hc, cover by Jody A. Lee) [Crown of Stars] Reprint (DAW 1997) fantasy novel, first in “The Crown of Stars” series. Elliott is a pen-name for Alis A. Rasmussen. This is similar to the DAW edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The City on the Edge of Forever Harlan Ellison (SFBC #15097, Mar ’97 [Jun ’97], $9.98, 277pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Borderlands 1995) Star Trek teleplay, with introduction by Ellison. This hardcover edition is otherwise similar to the White Wolf trade paperback edition; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Edgeworks 3 Harlan Ellison (White Wolf 1-56504-962-4, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $21.99, 603pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Omnibus of Ellison’s The Harlan Ellison Hornbook (1990) and Harlan Ellison’s Movie (1991), with a new introduction by Ellison. The two books and the new introduction are all paginated separately. Volume 3 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”.
- xv · Introduction: “...And Now, Batting in the DBS Slot...” · in
- 1 · The Harlan Ellison Hornbook · nf Mirage: Baltimore, 1990
- 1 · Harlan Ellison’s Movie · pl Mirage: Baltimore, 1991
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Edgeworks 4 Harlan Ellison (White Wolf 1-56504-963-2, Nov ’97, $21.99, 278pp, hc, cover by John K. Snyder, III) Omnibus of Ellison’s Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled (Trident 1968; this has the introduction from the 1976 Pyramid edition) and The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (Avon 1969; this has the Gaiman introduction from the 1994 Borderlands Press edition). Love drops three stories collected elsewhere in the “Edgeworks” series, and adds a story and a screenplay, neither previously collected. There is a new introduction by Ellison. Volume 4 of 20 in “The Collected Ellison”.
- xv · Introduction: Dealing with the Lot of Y’all: Part One · in
- 1 · Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled · co New York: Trident Press, 1968
- vii · Introduction: Having an Affair with a Troll · in, 1976
- 1 · The Resurgence of Miss Ankle-Strap Wedgie · na Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled, Trident, 1968
- 92 · The Universe of Robert Blake [“Robert Blake’s Universe”] · ss Rogue Jun ’62
- 98 · G.B.K.—A Many Flavored Bird · ss Rogue Jun ’62
- 110 · Neither Your Jenny Nor Mine · ss Knight Apr ’64
- 154 · Riding the Dark Train Out · ss Rogue May ’61
- 164 · Moonlighting [adapted from “Ormond Always Pays His Bills”] · pl Screamplays, ed. Richard Chizmar & Martin H. Greenberg, Ballantine Del Rey, 1997
- 194 · What I Did on My Vacation This Summer by Little Bobby Hirschhorn, Age 27 · ss Knight Nov ’64
- 214 · Mona at Her Windows · ss Rogue Jun ’62
- 220 · Blind Bird, Blind Bird, Go Away from Me! · ss Knight Jul ’63
- 242 · Passport [“The Music Man”] · ss Rogue May ’57
- 256 · I Curse the Lesson and Bless the Knowledge · ss Love Ain’t Nothing But Sex Misspelled, Pyramid, 1976
- 270 · Battle Without Banners · ss Taboo, ed. Anon., New Classics House, 1964
- 284 · A Path Through the Darkness · nv Fling Jan ’63
- 298 · A Prayer for No One’s Enemy · nv Cad Mar ’66
- 320 · Punky & the Yale Man · nv Knight Jan ’66
- 1 · The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World · co New York: Avon, 1969
- vii · Foreword · Neil Gaiman · fw, 1994
- xv · The Waves in Rio · in
- 1 · The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World · nv Galaxy Jun ’68
- 12 · Along the Scenic Route [“Dogfight on 101”] · ss Adam Aug ’69; Amazing Sep ’69
- 25 · Phoenix [“Phoenix Land”] · ss If Mar ’69
- 32 · Asleep: With Still Hands [“The Sleeper with Still Hands”] · nv If Jul ’68
- 54 · Santa Claus vs. S.P.I.D.E.R. · nv F&SF Jan ’69
- 82 · Try a Dull Knife · ss F&SF Oct ’68
- 94 · The Pitll Pawob Division [“The Pawob Division”] · ss If Dec ’68
- 98 · The Place with No Name · ss F&SF Jul ’69
- 114 · White on White · ss Knight Nov ’68
- 118 · Run for the Stars · nv Science Fiction Adventures Jun ’57
- 168 · Are You Listening? · ss Amazing Dec ’58
- 184 · S.R.O. [as by Ellis Hart] · ss Amazing Mar ’57
- 198 · Worlds to Kill · nv If Mar ’68
- 224 · Shattered Like a Glass Goblin · ss Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
- 236 · A Boy and His Dog [Vic & Blood] · nv New Worlds Apr ’69
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Slippage Harlan Ellison (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929480-75-9, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $75.00, 361pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Collection of 25 items, most stories, all previously uncollected. One story is by Donald E. Westlake, accompanied by an essay and teleplay by Ellison. This is a slipcased, limited edition with a signed and numbered plate pasted in; four items are available only in this edition.
- i · Introduction: The Fault in My Lines · in
- 1 · The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore · ss World Fantasy Convention Program Book, 1991
- 19 · Anywhere But Here, with Anybody But You · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Apr ’95
- 27 · Crazy as a Soup Sandwich · pl Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue 3, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1989
- 75 · Darkness Upon the Face of the Deep · ss Aboriginal SF May/Jun ’91
- 91 · The Pale Silver Dollar of the Moon Pays Its Way and Makes Change [version 1] · ss
- 97 · The Pale Silver Dollar of the Moon Pays Its Way and Makes Change [version 2] · ss
- 105 · The Lingering Scent of Woodsmoke · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Quarterly Aug ’96
- 109 · The Museum on Cyclops Avenue · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Aug ’95
- 121 · Go Toward the Light · ss F&SF Jan ’96; revised, first broadcast on National Public Radio, December 1994.
- 131 · Mefisto in Onyx · na Omni Oct ’93
- 177 · Where I Shall Dwell in the Next World · ss Eidolon Fll ’92
- 189 · Chatting with Anubis · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Jun ’95
- 197 · The Few, the Proud · ss IASFM Mar ’89
- 207 · The Deadly “Nackles” Affair · ar Twilight Zone Feb ’87
- 219 · Nackles [as by Curt Clark] · Donald E. Westlake · ss F&SF Jan ’64
- 227 · Nackles · pl Twilight Zone Feb ’87
- 259 · Sensible City · ss F&SF Oct/Nov ’94
- 269 · The Dragon on the Bookshelf · Harlan Ellison & Robert Silverberg · ss The Ultimate Dragon, ed. Byron Preiss & John Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Dell/DTP, 1995
- 281 · Keyboard · ss F&SF Jan ’95
- 289 · Jane Doe #112 · ss EQMM Dec ’90
- 301 · The Dreams a Nightmare Dreams · ss; originally appeared as an audio cassette narrated by the author, included with the “H.R. Giger Screensaver” by Cyberdreams.
- 305 · Pulling Hard Time · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor May ’95
- 311 · Scartaris, June 28th · nv Borderlands, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon, 1990
- 333 · She’s a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue One, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1988
- 349 · Midnight in the Sunken Cathedral · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special Edition, Dark Horse Comics, 1995; Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Mar ’95
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Slippage Harlan Ellison (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-35341-6, Sep ’97, $22.00, 303pp, hc) Reprint (Ziesing 1997) collection of 22 items, most stories, all previously uncollected. This lacks the story by Donald E. Westlake and related essay and teleplay by Ellison. This is the first trade edition.
- xvii · Introduction: The Fault in My Lines · in
- 1 · The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore · ss World Fantasy Convention Program Book, 1991
- 19 · Anywhere But Here, with Anybody But You · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Apr ’95
- 27 · Crazy as a Soup Sandwich · pl Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue 3, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1989
- 75 · Darkness Upon the Face of the Deep · ss Aboriginal SF May/Jun ’91
- 91 · The Pale Silver Dollar of the Moon Pays Its Way and Makes Change · ss The King Is Dead, ed. Paul M. Sammon, Delta, 1994
- 99 · The Lingering Scent of Woodsmoke · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Quarterly Aug ’96
- 103 · The Museum on Cyclops Avenue · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Aug ’95
- 115 · Go Toward the Light · ss F&SF Jan ’96; revised, first broadcast on National Public Radio, December 1994.
- 125 · Mefisto in Onyx · na Omni Oct ’93
- 171 · Where I Shall Dwell in the Next World · ss Eidolon Fll ’92
- 183 · Chatting with Anubis · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Jun ’95
- 191 · The Few, the Proud · ss IASFM Mar ’89
- 201 · Sensible City · ss F&SF Oct/Nov ’94
- 211 · The Dragon on the Bookshelf · Harlan Ellison & Robert Silverberg · ss The Ultimate Dragon, ed. Byron Preiss & John Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Dell/DTP, 1995
- 223 · Keyboard · ss F&SF Jan ’95
- 231 · Jane Doe #112 · ss EQMM Dec ’90
- 243 · The Dreams a Nightmare Dreams · ss; originally appeared as an audio cassette narrated by the author, included with the “H.R. Giger Screensaver” by Cyberdreams.
- 247 · Pulling Hard Time · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor May ’95
- 253 · Scartaris, June 28th · nv Borderlands, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Avon, 1990
- 275 · She’s a Young Thing and Cannot Leave Her Mother · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue One, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1988
- 291 · Midnight in the Sunken Cathedral · ss Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Special Edition, Dark Horse Comics, 1995; Harlan Ellison’s Dream Corridor Mar ’95
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"Repent Harlequin!" Said the Ticktock Man Harlan Ellison & Rick Berry (Underwood Books 1-887424-35-0, Nov ’97 [Oct ’97], $17.00, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Illustrated edition of Ellison’s Nebula & Hugo award-winning short story, with a foreword by Ellison. Full-color illustrations by Rick Berry. Also available in a signed, boxed limited edition of 1000 (-36-9, $45.00). Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1609, Grass Valley CA 95945.
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Elvira: Camp Vamp Elvira & John Paragon (Boulevard 1-57297-226-2, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $4.99, 172pp, pb) [Elvira] Novelization of the supernatural adventures of the campy horror-flick hostess. Second in the series.
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The Changeling Garden Winifred Elze (St. Martin’s/Wyatt 0-312-96135-9, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 282pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1995) environmental horror novel.
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Here, Kitty, Kitty Winifred Elze (St. Martin’s 0-312-96317-3, Oct ’97 [Sep ’97], $5.99, 283pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1996) SF horror novel.
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Xena: Warrior Princess: The Thief of Hermes Ru Emerson (Boulevard 1-57297-232-7, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 230pp, pb) [Xena] Fantasy novelization, third in the series based on the TV show. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
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Cardmaster Clayton Emery (Baen 0-671-87772-0, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) Novelization based on a fantasy card game from Mayfair Games. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
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The Neverending Story Michael Ende (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038633-5, Mar ’97 [Feb ’97], $4.99, 445pp, pb, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Neverending Story Michael Ende (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-45758-5, Apr ’97, $19.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Dan Craig) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) young-adult fantasy novel. The cover has new art; the text and illustrations (by Roswitha Quadflieg) are printed in red and green, as in the original.
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Rewind Terry England (AvoNova 0-380-78696-6, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) SF novel. Alien visitors take human adults and turn them into children. A first novel.
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Amnesiascope Steve Erickson (Holt/Owl 0-8050-5361-1, Apr ’97 [Jun ’97], $12.00, 225pp, tp, cover by Raquel Jaramillo) Reprint (Holt 1996) literary, near-future SF novel about a chaotic post-apocalyptic Los Angeles.
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House of Echoes Barbara Erskine (Penguin/Signet 0-451-18195-6, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $6.50, 477pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) supernatural suspense novel.
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The Law of Love Laura Esquivel (Three Rivers Press 0-609-80127-9, Sep ’97, $16.00, 271pp, tp, cover by Montserrat Pecanins) Reprint (Crown 1996) magical-realist fantasy novel set 300 years in future, with CD “soundtrack” bound in. Translated by Margaret Sayers Peden from the Spanish (Editorial Grijalbo 1995).
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Dance to the Sun William Esrac (Baen 0-671-87784-4, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) SF novel. A young genius with unusual talents fights to save his idyllic community from destruction. A first novel.
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The World Weaver Craig Etchison (Commonwealth Publications 1-896329-26-8, 1995 [Aug ’97], $4.99, 209pp, pb, cover by Pat Bidwell) Fantasy novel. Teens travel to another dimension to stop one’s uncle. Copyrighted 1994; the copyright page indicates this was published 1995; not seen until now.
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Agent of Chaos Rutledge Etheridge (Ace 0-441-00464-4, Aug ’97 [Jul ’97], $5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Agent of Destruction] Military SF novel, sequel to Agent of Destruction. A spy disrupts a tentative alliance between warring space fleets.
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Time Station Berlin David Evans (Ace 0-441-00473-3, Sep ’97 [Aug ’97], $5.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Time Station] SF novel, third in the “Time Station” series. Disruptive time travellers focus on John F. Kennedy’s visit to 1963 Berlin. Copyrighted by Bill Fawcett and Associates.
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Time Station Paris David Evans (Ace 0-441-00441-5, May ’97 [Apr ’97], $5.99, 264pp, pb, cover by Jeff Walker) [Time Station] SF novel, second in the “Time Station” series. A new Time Warden travels to 1943 Occupied Paris to save Hermann Goering’s life.
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The Din of Celestial Birds Brian Evenson (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-24-4, Sep ’97, $10.95, 150pp, tp) Collection of 17 fantastic stories, several apparently original, most previously published in very small press editions. Order from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850; e-mail: wordcraft@oregontrail.net
- 7 · The Din of Celestial Birds · ss *
- 17 · The Death of the Old Man · ss Jake the Pike’s World of Wrestling
- 25 · Among the Living · ss *
- 33 · One Thick Black Cord · ss Jake the Pike’s World of Wrestling
- 41 · Amparo the Bastard · ss Inscape
- 51 · Water and Angels · ss Thin Air
- 59 · Legacy · ss *
- 67 · Manna · ss Mildred
- 73 · The Specimen · ss *
- 91 · Altmann in Bolivia · ss *
- 97 · The Dead Child · ss *
- 109 · Bird · ss Inscape
- 117 · The Killer · ss *
- 125 · The Revolution · ss Jake the Pike’s World of Wrestling
- 131 · The Jar · ss *
- 137 · A Difference in Ideology · ss *
- 143 · Down the River · ss Jake the Pike’s World of Wrestling
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Wyrm Mark Fabi (Bantam 0-553-37871-6, Jun ’97 [May ’97], $13.95, 501pp, tp, cover by Eric Dinyer) Millennial SF novel about computer viruses and AIs.
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Fantasia Mathematica ed. Clifton Fadiman (Copernicus 0-387-94931-3, May ’97 [Jun ’97], $19.95, 298pp, tp, cover by Ilya Bolotowsky) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1958) anthology of 57 stories and misc. about mathematics. Authors include Aldous Huxley, H.G. Wells, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke.
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The Mathematical Magpie ed. Clifton Fadiman (Copernicus 0-387-94950-X, May ’97 [Jun ’97], $19.95, 303pp, tp, cover by Ilya Bolotowsky) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1962) anthology of stories and misc. (essays, epigrams, poems, music...) about mathematics. Authors include Bertrand Russell, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, and Isaac Asimov.
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Ring of Intrigue Jane S. Fancher (DAW 0-88677-719-4, Feb ’97 [Jan ’97], $6.99, 746pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Dance of the Rings] Fantasy novel, book two in “Dance of the Rings”.
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