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The Years of the City Frederik Pohl (Simon & Schuster 0-671-49940-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $15.95, 334pp, hc); Sf collection of linked novelettes masquerading as a novel. Together, they form a future history of New York.

There Will Be War, Vol. II: Men of War ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Tor 0-812-54953-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 368pp, pb); Anthology of stories, articles, and poetry on future war.

There Will Be War, Vol. III: Blood and Iron ed. Jerry E. Pournelle & John F. Carr (Tor 0-812-54955-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 383pp, pb); Anthology of fiction and non-fiction about future war.

The Nebula Awards #19 ed. Marta Randall (Arbor House 0-87795-662-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $15.95, 255pp, hc); Anthology of the 1984 Nebula winners and some runners-up.

Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities Mike Resnick (Misfit, Jan ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.00, unpaginated, pb); Collection of 7 stories, plus an introduction, produced for Resnick’s Guest of Honor appearance at Confusion. Illustrations by Randy Bathurst, Linda Leech, and Joan Hanke Woods.

Icehenge Kim Stanley Robinson (Ace 0-441-35854-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 262pp, pb) [Icehenge]; Sf novel, incorporating two short stories (“To Leave a Mark” and “On the North Pole of Pluto”). Linked tales of science, politics, and space. Recommended. (FCM)

The Slaying of the Dragon: Modern Tales of the Playful Imagination ed. Franz Rottensteiner (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-182975-6, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $14.95, 303pp, hc); Anthology of 11 stories by Borges, Ballard, Lem, and other literary fantasists.

Extra(ordinary) People Joanna Russ (St. Martin’s 0-312-27806-3, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $10.95, 161pp, hc); Collection of 5 stories, including the Hugo-winning novella “Souls”. Recommended. (FCM)

The Zanzibar Cat Joanna Russ (Baen 0-671-55906-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 286pp, pb); Collection, contents revised from Arkham House 1983 edition.

Night Visions 1 ed. Alan Ryan (Dark Harvest 0-913165-04-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $45.00, 296pp, hc); Limited signed edition of original anthology with 7 stories by Charles L. Grant, 7 by Steve Rasnic Tem, and 4 by Tanith Lee, illustrated by Gregory Manchess. A fine idea for an anthology. The Tanith Lee stories are especially good and the book is well-made. (CNB)

Machines That Kill ed. Fred Saberhagen & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-51358-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 326pp, pb); Anthology of 15 stories including famous ones such as “Killdozer!” (Sturgeon), “Alpha Ralpha Boulevard” (Smith), “Fondly Fahrenheit” (Bester), etc. There are no introductions or forewords.

The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 10 ed. Arthur W. Saha (DAW 0-87997-963-1, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 254pp, pb); Anthology of 11 stories, including Locus Poll winner “Beyond the Dead Reef” by James Tiptree, Jr., and the Hugo/Nebula/World Fantasy nominee “Wong’s Lost & Found Emporium” by William Wu.

Analog: Writers’ Choice, Volume II ed. Stanley Schmidt (Davis, Apr ’84 [May ’84], $3.50, 285pp, pb); Anthology of 11 stories from Analog/Astounding, picked by the writers. It includes “Gulf” by Heinlein.

From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog ed. Stanley Schmidt (Davis, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $3.50, 288pp, pb); Analog anthology #9. 16 stories by Boucher, Cartier, Vance, Russell, etc.

The Nightcharmer and Other Tales of Claude Seignolle Claude Seignolle (Texas A&M Univ Press 0-89096-169-7, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $9.95, 112pp, hc); Eric Hollingsworth Deudon, ed. & trans. First English translation of horror stories by a well-known French fantasist. Illustrations by Kristin Parsons.

Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone Rod Serling (Bonanza/Crown, 1984, hc); Omnibus edition of two collections of stories adapted by Walter B. Gibson from The Twilight Zone TV show.

The Illuminatus Trilogy Robert J. Shea & Robert Anton Wilson (Dell 0-440-53981-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $9.95, 805pp, tp) [Illuminatus]; First omnibus edition of the ultimate paranoia fantasy series.

Is That What People Do?: The Selected Short Stories of Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-063707-4, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $19.95, 402pp, hc); Previously uncollected Sheckley. He’s one of the masters of short fiction. Highly recommended. (FCM)

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