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The Mammoth Book of Classic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1930s ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Robinson 0-948164-72-7, Jun ’88, £4.95, 572pp, tp); Sf anthology.

Norby Through Time and Space Janet & Isaac Asimov (Ace 0-441-58637-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Norby]; Omnibus of two YA novellas, Norby Finds a Villain (Walker 1987) and The Queen’s Necklace (Walker 1986). This is the third book in the Ace edition of the series.

Thieves’ World #11: Uneasy Alliances ed. Robert Lynn Asprin & Lynn Abbey (Ace 0-441-80610-4, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 258pp, pb) [Thieves’ World]; Original shared world fantasy anthology of 8 stories.

New Destinies, Vol. III ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65385-7, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 273pp, pb); Paperback original anthology “magazine”, with non-fiction, 3 stories, and some “speculative fact.” Two of the stories, by Niven and Ing, will be part of Baen “shared world” books later this year.

New Destinies, Vol. IV ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-65408-X, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.50, 287pp, pb); Original anthology of sf stories and non-fiction, dated Summer 1988.

New Destinies, Vol. VI ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-69796-X, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.50, 284pp, pb); Science fiction/non-fiction original anthology series, Winter 1988. Special Heinlein memorial issue includes several poems by Heinlein (never before published) as well as various Heinlein reprints, and appreciations by others. There is also the usual new fiction and non-fiction. Note to collectors, there is no New Destinies, Vol. V.

Memories of the Space Age J. G. Ballard (Arkham House 0-87054-157-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $16.95, 216pp, hc); Collection of eight stories, illustrated by J.K. Potter. This is the negative aspects of the age of space as only Ballard could interpret it. (CNB)

Running Wild J. G. Ballard (Hutchinson 0-09-173498-3, Nov ’88, £5.95, 72pp, hc); Fascinating novella about a housing estate where all the adults have been murdered and all the children have vanished. Illustrated throughout by Janet Woolley. Strongly recommended. (PSP)

Cabal Clive Barker (Poseidon 0-671-62688-4, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $18.95, 377pp, hc); Collection of five horror stories; the title work is a new short novel, and the other four are works from Clive Barker’s Books of Blood #6.

Spirits and Other Stories Richard Bausch (Viking Penguin 0-14-010963-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $6.95, 237pp, tp); Reprint (S&S/Linden Press 1987) collection of nine stories with strange or supernatural themes.

Early Harvest Greg Bear (NESFA Press 0-915368-36-6, Mar ’88 [May ’88], $15.00, 131pp, hc); Collection of rewritten early stories plus essays. Originally available at the 1988 Boskone, now available generally through the mail. A signed limited edition (-91-9) sold out at the convention. There were 800 printed, with 275 signed.

Hardfought/Cascade Point ed. Anon. (Tor 0-812-55971-1, Nov ’88, $2.95, 97 + 82pp, pb); Anthology of two back-to-back sf novellas, Ace Double style. The Bear won the Nebula, the Zahn won the Hugo.

Selected Stories Charles Beaumont (Dark Harvest 0-913165-23-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $19.95, 404pp, hc); Collection of 29 stories, including several previously unpublished items. Most were selected by various friends, including Bradbury, Ellison, and Bloch, who also wrote introductions to each. Editor Roger Anker furnishes a short biography.

Nuclear War ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-58640-6, Jul ’88, $3.50, 231pp, pb); Anthology of 13 sf stories on nuclear war plus an introduction by Benford.

The Flint Knife E. F. Benson (Equation 1-85336-029-5, Oct ’88, £3.50, 184pp, tp); Outstanding collection of rare, and generally uncollected, ghost stories, edited and introduced by Jack Adrian. (PSP)

A Remarkable Aerial Voyage Willem Bilderdijk (Dufour Editions/Wilfion Books 0-905075-24-2, Jun ’88, $13.95, 88pp, tp); Sf novella, translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent. This story, first published in 1813, is one of the earliest interplanetaries, and a foreruner of modern sf. This is the first English translation; a 1987 Scottish edition (Wilfion Books) with a U.S. sticker. Distributed in the U.S. by Dufour Editions.

Science Fiction Stories ed. Edward Blishen (Kingfisher 0-86272-322-1, Oct ’88 [Aug ’88], £6.95, 253pp, hc); Sf anthology.

Bitter Ends Robert Bloch (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-055-X (Vol.2), Mar ’88, $80.00 set, 368pp, hc); The Selected Stories of Robert Bloch, Vol. II

Final Reckonings Robert Bloch (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-055-X (Vol.1), Mar ’88, $80.00 set, 371pp, hc); The Selected Stories of Robert Bloch, Vol. I

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