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Angry Candy Harlan Ellison (Easton Press, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], no price, 324pp, hc); Collection of 17 stories. Signed edition, leatherbound, gilt-edged. Illustrated by Kent Bash. Available to subscribers only. This special edition is the only one marked “first edition”, even though the regular edition appeared simultaneously.

The Blood Kiss Dennis Etchison (Scream/Press 0-910489-18-1, May ’88 [Jun ’88], $22.50, 216pp, hc); Collection; 13 stories of horror and dark fantasy. There is also a limited signed boxed edition at $50.00, but the ISBN is the same.

Other Edens II ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock (Unwin 0-04-440154-X, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], £3.95, 269pp, pb); Original anthology.

The Empire of the Nine Philip José Farmer (Sphere 0-7474-0366-X, Dec ’88, £3.99, 306pp, tp); Reprint (Ace 1970, as Lord of the Trees/The Mad Goblin) fantasy omnibus. [First U.K. edition]

Scare Tactics John Farris (Tor 0-312-93085-2, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $17.95, 310pp, hc); Original collection of a story, a novella, and a “previously undiscovered” horror novel, The Guardians.

Wheelie in the Stars Nicholas Fisk (Puffin 0-14-031066-5, Dec ’88, £1.75, 92pp, pb); Reissue (Heinemann 1976) young-adult sf short novel.

City Jitters Christopher Fowler (Dell 0-440-20115-2, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.50, 208pp, pb); Collection of 10 horror stories. 1st U.S. edition (Sphere 1986).

More City Jitters Christopher Fowler (Dell 0-440-20146-2, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.50, 212pp, pb); Collection of original horror stories.

Co-Orbital Moons/Prayer Wheels of Bluewater Robert Frazier & Loss Pequeño Glazier (Ocean View Press 0-938075-04-7, Jan ’88, $6.95, 26 + 29pp, tp); Two collections of poems, back to back. Frazier’s are sf.

Tales from the Darkside, Volume I ed. Mitchell Galin & Tom Allen (Berkley 0-425-11095-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 248pp, pb); Horror anthology of 16 stories that appeared on the tv show. Five are original stories written by Michael McDowell based on teleplays.

The Weirdbook Sampler ed. W. Paul Ganley (W. Paul Ganley, 1988, $3.00, 32pp, pb); Original anthology/sample magazine. Half the size and price of a regular issue of Weirdbook.

Time Gum ed. Terry A. Garey & Eleanor Arnason (Rune Press, Apr ’88, $3.00, 48pp, ph); Anthology of sf poetry from the Minicon Poetry Readings.

The Orbit Science Fiction Yearbook ed. David S. Garnett (Orbit 0-7088-8292-7, Nov ’88, £4.99, 336pp, tp); Another ‘Best of 1987’ anthology, with surprisingly little overlap with the versions, and articles by Brian Aldiss and John Clute. Recommended. (PSP)

The Pet of Frankenstein Mel Gilden (Avon Camelot 0-380-75185-2, Feb ’88, $2.50, 96pp, pb) [Frankenstein]; Short children’s fantasy novel, fourth in a series.

Z is For Zombie Mel Gilden (Avon Camelot 0-380-75686-2, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.50, 89pp, tp); Children’s fantasy short novel about P.S. 13, where the students are monsters.

Invitation to Camelot ed. Parke Godwin (Ace 0-441-37200-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 258pp, pb); Original fantasy anthology of 12 stories, based on Arthurian legend.

Tales from the Nightside Charles L. Grant (Futura 0-7088-3713-1, Apr ’88, £2.95, 228pp, hc); Reprint (Arkham House 1981) horror collection. [First U.K. edition]

The Best of Shadows ed. Charles L. Grant (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-23894-0, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $15.95, 219pp, hc); Anthology of 13 horror stories.

Bart Science Fiction Triplet #1 [by Martin H. Greenberg] ed. Anon. (Bart 1-55785-016-X, Apr ’88, $3.50, 285pp, pb); Anthology of 3 sf novellas, by Asimov, Benford, and Anderson.

MosCon X Program Book ed. Jon Gustafson (Moscow SF Conv. Inc., Sep ’88, free with membership, 144pp, pb); Program book from MosCon X, Moscow, Idaho. Only Special Contributor’s Section is indexed.

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