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- The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two David Langford (Drunken Dragon Press 0-947578-01-3, Nov ’88, £9.95, 142pp, hc); Collection of sf and fantasy parodies. Rather over-priced for such a slim volume. Despite the September copyright date, this did not appear until November. Distributed in the U.S. by Dreamhaven Books & Art, 1300 Fourth St. East, Minneapolis MN 55414.
- 9 · Introduction by D*v*d L*ngf*rd et al · in; part appeared in a review in Paperback Inferno in 1979,; and part as “Play it Again, Frodo” in White Dwarf in 1986.
- 21 · Guest Introduction by H*rl*n Ell*s*n · in *
- 23 · Xanthopsia by P**rs Anth*ny · vi *
- 27 · Tales of the Black Scriveners by Is**c As*m*v · ss *
- 31 · Look at It This Way by L*w*s C*rr*ll · pm Amazing Jul ’85
- 33 · The Distressing Damsel by The Br*th*rs Gr*mm · ss Amazing Jul ’84
- 55 · Duel of Words by Fr*nk H*rb*rt · ss Sfinx #2 ’83
- 63 · The Thing in the Bedroom by W*ll**m H*pe H*dgs*n (with a nod to L*rd D*ns*ny) · ss Knave (UK) Nov ’84
- 76 · The Gutting by A.N. Horrorauthor · ex *; excerpt from Guts! by David Langford and John Grant, forthcoming from Grafton.
- 83 · The Mad Gods’ Omelette by M*ch**l M**rc*ck · ss White Dwarf Nov ’84
- 97 · Jellyfish by D*m*n R*ny*n · ss Knave (UK) May ’85
- 105 · Lost Event Horizon under the influence of E.E. Sm*th · ss Imagine Mar ’84
- 117 · The Spawn of Non-Q by A.E. v*n V*gt · ss *
- 133 · Outbreak by J*m*s Wh*te · ss The Interpreters/A Novacon Garland, Birmingham SF Group, 1985 [James White]
- The Little Leftover Witch Florence Laughlin (Macmillan Aladdin 0-689-71273-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.50, 91pp, tp); Reprint (? 1960) children’s fantasy novella about a witch stranded with a mortal family when her broomstick crash-lands. Illustrations by Sheila Greenwald.
- The Illustrated J.S. Le Fanu Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Crucible 1-85336-047-3, Aug ’88, £14.95, 318pp, hc); Ghost/horror collection, selected and introduced by Michael Cox.
- 7 · Introduction · Michael Cox · in
- 23 · Schalken the Painter · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851; revised from an earlier story in Dublin University Magazine May ’39.
- 41 · The Familiar [Martin Hesselius] · nv In a Glass, Darkly, Bentley, 1872; revised from “The Watcher”, Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851.
- 73 · The Murdered Cousin · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery, James McGlashan, 1851; this is the second, early, short form of Uncle Silas.
- 97 · An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street · ss Dublin University Magazine Dec, 1853
- 113 · Ghost Stories of the Tiled House · ex Dublin University Magazine Nov, 1861; chapters 8 and 9 of The House by the Churchyard.
- 123 · Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling · ss Dublin University Magazine Apr, 1864
- 133 · Squire Toby’s Will · nv Temple Bar Jan, 1868
- 157 · Green Tea [Martin Hesselius] · nv All the Year Round Oct 23-Nov 13, 1869
- 183 · Madam Crowl’s Ghost · ss All the Year Round Dec 31, 1870
- 195 · Mr. Justice Harbottle [“The Haunted House in Westminster”; Martin Hesselius] · nv Belgravia Jan, 1872
- 223 · The Room in the Dragon Volant [Martin Hesselius] · n. London Society Feb, 1872 (+4)
- Catwings Ursula K. Le Guin (Franklin Watts/Orchard 0-531-05759-3, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $10.95, 40pp, hc) [Catwings]; Children’s fantasy story about a family of flying cats. With illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
- Solomon Leviathan’s Nine Hundred and Thirty-First Trip Around the World Ursula K. Le Guin (Putnam Philomel 0-399-21491-7, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $13.95, 32pp, hc); Reprint (Cheap Street 1983) children’s fantasy story with new full-color illustrations by Alicia Austin.
- A Visit from Dr. Katz Ursula K. Le Guin (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31332-2, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], $12.95, unpaginated, hc); Children’s book, illustrated by Ann Barron. Non-sf, associational — for Le Guin completists.
- Wild Oats and Fireweed Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper & Row Perennial Library 0-06-096227-5, Jan ’88 [May ’89], $7.95, 88pp, tp, cover by Wynn Bullock); Associational: collection of poems. A hardcover edition was announced; not seen.
- 7 · Child on Forest Road · Wynn Bullock · pm
- 9 · Part One: PLACES
- 11 · Northern B.C. · pm Northwest Review v24 #3 ’86
- 12 · Flight 65 to Portland · pm
- 13 · Three Ohio Poems · gp; Robinsons’ Farm, pm; Spring, Robinsons’ Farm, pm The Kenyon Review Spr ’87; In That Ohio, pm The Kenyon Review Spr ’87
- 15 · NM · pm Mythlore, 1987
- 16 · Five South, One North · pm
- 17 · Crazy Knobby Beauty and Smooth · pm The Seattle Review v10 #1 ’87
- 19 · Luwit · gp; The Grey Quaker, pm; In the Red Zone, pm Lord John Press: Northridge, CA, 1983; Back in the Red Zone, pm Calapooya Collage Sum #8 ’84
- 29 · Part Two: WOMAN
- 31 · Pane · pm The Kenyon Review Spr ’87
- 33 · The Maenads · pm
- 34 · Apples · pm Galley Sail Review Sum ’86
- 36 · To Saint George · pm Open Places Spr ’82
- 37 · Of Course She Is Frigid · pm Moving Out: A Feminist Literary and Arts Journal Sum ’87
- 38 · For Virginia Kidd · pm
- 39 · Dos Poesias Para Mi Diana · pm Imagine, 1987
- 41 · Amtrak Portland to Seattle · pm
- 43 · The House of the Spider: A Spell to Weave · pm
- 44 · For June Jordan · pm
- 45 · At the Party · pm CALYX Win ’86
- 46 · Old Bag · pm Harpies Quarterly Sep ’86
- 47 · The Woman with the Shopping Cart who Sleeps in Doorways · pm
- 48 · His Daughter · pm CALYX v10 #1 ’86
- 49 · The Menstrual Lodge · pm CALYX v10 #1 ’86
- 51 · Hunger · pm
- 53 · Part Three: WORDS
- 55 · Wild Oats and Fireweed · pm Open Places Spr ’82
- 58 · The Organ · pm
- 59 · For Bill Stafford · pm
- 60 · For Helene Cixous · pm
- 61 · To Gary and Allen and All with Love · pm Calapooya Collage Sum ’86
- 62 · Silence · pm Calapooya Collage Sum ’86
- 63 · A Private Ceremony of Public Mourning for the Language of the People Called Wappo · pm
- 65 · Part Four: WOMEN
- 67 · The Song of the Torus · pm Broomstick Mar/Apr ’85
- 69 · The Present · pm
- 70 · For Katya · pm Open Places Spr ’82
- 71 · T.C.K.B.K.Q., Telluride 1897—Berkeley 1979 · pm
- 73 · While the Old Men Make Ready to Kill · pm
- 75 · The Photograph of Lyra Sofia · pm Calapooya Collage Sum ’86
- 76 · Lyra, 26 November 85 · pm
- 77 · For the New House · pm
- 78 · Ella Peavy’s Birthday · pm Northwest Review v24 #3 ’86
- 79 · The Old Falling Down · pm Io, 1987
- 80 · The Light · pm CALYX Win ’86
- 81 · Tenses · pm
- 82 · Inventory · pm Milkweed Chronicle, 1987
- 84 · Silk Days · pm
- 86 · A Meditation on a Marriage · pm
- 88 · Spell · pm
- The Book of the Damned Tanith Lee (Unwin 0-04-440151-5, Jun ’88, £6.95, 229pp, hc) [Secret Books of Paradys]; Rather less successful original collection of three novellas looking at different aspects of damnation in the city of Paradys. Volume 1 in the “Secret Book of Paradys” series.
- 1 · Stained with Crimson · na *
- 89 · Malice in Saffron · na *
- 177 · Empires of Azure · nv *
- Madame Two Swords Tanith Lee (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-79-8, Sep ’88 [Dec ’88], $35.00, 128pp, hc); Fantasy novella set during the French revolution, with numerous illustrations by Thomas Canty. Limited to 600 copies signed by author and illustrator. An excellent design job on a small press item.
- The Knight and Knave of Swords Fritz Leiber (Morrow 0-688-08530-X, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $17.95, 303pp, hc) [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser]; Collection of four Fafhrd/Mouser stories, including an original short novel, “The Mouser Goes Below”.
- 9 · Sea Magic · ss The Dragon Dec ’77
- 29 · The Mer She · nv Heroes & Horrors, Whispers Press, 1978
- 63 · The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars · na Heroic Visions, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Ace, 1983
- 117 · The Mouser Goes Below · na *; portions first printed as “The Mouser Goes Below” (Whispers #23 ’87) and “Slack Lankhmar Afternoon Featuring Hisvet” (Terry’s Universe, ed. Beth Meacham, Tor 1988).
- Kaliban’s Christmas Mark Lewis (Tor 0-812-58505-4, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $2.95, 55pp, tp); Reissue (Tor 1987) young-adult fantasy fable, a seasonal release. Second printing.
- The Gargoyle Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Publications 0-936071-12-5, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $5.00, 55pp, ph); Collection of three horror short stories.
- 6 · The Apothecarium of Yabool-Syn · ss Dagon #20 ’87
- 24 · The Gargoyle of Crypts · ss *
- 35 · The Light of Darkness · ss *
- The Saga of Filster Stein Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Publications 0-936071-07-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.00, 45pp, ph); Sf satire novelette composed of new and reprint material.
- 6 · Publisher’s Official Disclaimer · The Publisher · in
- 7 · Why Do These Things Always Happen to Me? · Gary Lovisi · ss Heart of Dixie Comics Nov ’83
- 15 · Set Adrift, Like an Old Piece of Baggage · Gary Lovisi · ss Heart of Dixie Comics Jan ’84
- 24 · When the Warlord Comes to Town [revised from “The Warlord Wonder”, The Galaxy Times #5, July 1977] · Gary Lovisi · ss *
- 33 · A Regrettable Incident · Gary Lovisi · ss *
- The Day Boy and the Night Girl [“The Romance of Photogen and Nycteris”] George MacDonald (Knopf 0-394-89409-X, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], $12.95, 103pp, hc); Short story from an early Macdonald collection, illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian. This is probably the first independent publication.
- The Owl: A Story for Children David Mamet & Lindsay Crouse (Kampmann/Kipling 0-943718-01-5, Dec ’87 [Jan ’88], $6.95, 35pp, hc); Fantasy story with Goblin. Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Part of the revived series of “Goblin Tales”, from a new publisher, and done with b&w rather than color illustrations. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988.
- Doctor Who: The Dominators and The Kryptons Ian Marter & Terrance Dicks (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32265-9, Sep ’88, £2.95, 243pp, pb) [Doctor Who]; Omnibus of two Doctor Who novelizations. Volume 3 in the “Doctor Who Classics” series.
- 5 · The Dominators · Ian Marter · n. London: W.H. Allen, 1984
- 127 · The Krotons · Terrance Dicks · n. London: W.H. Allen, 1984
- Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27628-X, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $4.50, 466pp, pb) [Wild Cards]; Original shared world anthology, presented as a “braided novel.” There’s no table of contents, and there are short bridging sections by Martin.
- Wild Cards V: Down and Dirty ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27463-5, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.50, 518pp, pb) [Wild Cards]; Original shared world anthology with stories set in an alternate world where superheroes were created by an alien virus after WWII.
- Wet Visions: The Rainthology ed. Cyn Mason (Hypatia 0-940841-16-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], price unknown, 223pp, hc); Anthology of “soluble stories”, mostly originals, by Northwest writers. Limited edition of 750 copies available in various binding states at various prices.
- i · Wet World: An Introduction · Frank Herbert · in
- 1 · Wet World · Marci Malinowycz · pm, 1981
- 5 · It Was a Dark and Stormy Night · Frank Catalano · vi *
- 9 · Out in the Rain · John De Camp · ss *
- 17 · Memory’s Noose · George Guthridge & Steve Perry · ss Pulpsmith Spr ’83
- 35 · Water Kwatz, or, More Bible, Suckers · Ronald Anthony Cross · ss Other Worlds #1, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979
- 50 · In the Wake of Gravity · Andrew Joron & Robert Frazier · pm *
- 53 · Capital Sports · Dean Wesley Smith · ss *
- 69 · C’mon Home, Pa · Norman E. Hartman · ss *
- 77 · The Open Air My Grave · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss *
- 83 · Space-Time Blues · John Gregory Betancourt · pm *
- 85 · Rribbit · Steve Schlich · ss *
- 91 · Remember the Maine? · Steven Bryan Bieler · vi *
- 97 · Dreams in the Beech House [Stuart Falcon James] · Albert J. Manachino · ss, 1982
- 113 · Inland Sea · Kristie Olesen · ss *
- 126 · Deluged · Wil Creveling · pm *
- 129 · Of No Return · Jeffrey A. Carver · ss Fiction #8 ’74
- 149 · This Is the Way the World Ends, Soggily · Edward Bryant · vi, 1981
- 153 · From Every Quarter Comes the Evil That Pertains Thereto—But None Other · Stephanie T. Hoppe · ss *
- 169 · Last One in Is a Rotten Egg · Grania Davis · ss Cassandra Rising, ed. Alice Laurance, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978
- 177 · Tintown · Dale Hammell · ss *
- 189 · The Catch · Craig W. Anderson · nv IASFM Aug ’83
- 215 · The Driest Business Report Ever · Greg Cox · vi *
- 217 · Predators · Cyn Mason · vi *
- Scars & Other Distinguishing Marks Richard Christian Matheson (Tor 0-812-52254-0, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.95, 262pp, pb); Collection of 26 stories and a screenplay, plus a foreword by Stephen King and an introduction by Dennis Etchison. This is almost identical to the Scream/Press 1987 limited edition, but adds a screenplay which takes up nearly a quarter of the book.
- xi · Foreword · Stephen King · fw
- xv · Introduction · Dennis Etchison · in
- 1 · Third Wind · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
- 13 · The Good Always Come Back · ss Twilight Zone Apr ’86
- 20 · Sentences · ss Death, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Playboy, 1982
- 35 · Unknown Drives · ss Nightmares, ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1979
- 41 · Timed Exposure · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 46 · Obsolete · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 49 · Red · vi Night Cry Sum ’86
- 52 · Beholder · ss Whispers IV, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983
- 61 · Dead End · ss Shadows #2, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979
- 74 · Commuters · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 80 · Graduation · ss Whispers Aug ’77
- 100 · Conversation Piece · ss Whispers II, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
- 111 · Echoes · vi The Horror Show Win ’86
- 114 · Incorporation · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 119 · Hell · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 126 · Break-Up · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 130 · Mr. Right · vi Whispers Dec ’84
- 134 · Cancelled · ss Twilight Zone Jun ’86
- 149 · Mugger · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 151 · The Dark Ones · vi Twilight Zone Jun ’82
- 154 · Holiday · ss Twilight Zone Feb ’82
- 163 · Vampire · ss Cutting Edge, ed. Dennis Etchison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986
- 166 · Intruder · ss Gallery Sep ’86
- 171 · Dust · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 175 · Goosebumps · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 184 · Mobius · ss Scars, Scream/Press, 1987
- 189 · Where There’s a Will · Richard Christian & Richard Matheson · ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 201 · Magic Saturday · pl Amazing Stories (tv show)
- An Arthurian Reader ed. John Matthews (Aquarian Press 0-85030-778-3, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £14.95, 351pp, hc); Anthology of essays, stories and original texts on the Arthurian legend.
- 11 · Introduction · John Matthews · in
- 15 · The Finding of Merlin [from Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum] · Harold Massingham · ar, 1926
- 26 · Merlin and Grisandole · Anon. · ss, 12??
- 41 · Merlin [from The Present Age] · Walter Stein · ar, 193?
- 50 · The Early Days of Arthur [from Historia Regum Britanniae] · Geoffrey of Monmouth; trans. by J. W. Giles · ex, 1136
- 65 · Arthurian Localities · J. S. Stuart-Glennie · ex, 1869
- 121 · Arthur and Accolon [from Le Morte d’Arthur] · Sir Thomas Malory · ex, 1485
- 135 · Mystic Gleams from the Holy Grail · Francis Rolt-Wheeler · ex
- 155 · The High History of the Holy Grail [12??] · Anon.; trans. by Sebastian Evans · ex, 1898
- 164 · The Secret Heresy of the Middle Ages · Hannah Closs · ar, 1937
- 181 · The Grail & the Rites of Adonis · Jessie L. Weston · ar
- 196 · Gawain at the Grail Castle [from Diu Crone] · Heinrich Von Den Tulin; trans. by J. L. Weston · ex, 1230
- 203 · The Secret School of the Holy Grail [from The Holy Grail] · A. E. Waite · ex
- 223 · The Life of Sir Aglovale de Galis · Clemence Houseman · ex, 1905
- 245 · Sir Gawain and the Green Knight [12??] · Anon.; trans. by Reverend Ernest Kirtlan · ex, 1912
- 263 · Medraut and Gwenhwyvar [from England Growing] · Edward Frankland · ex, 1945
- 270 · The Dream of Rhonabwy [from The Mabinogion] · Anon.; trans. by Lady Charlotte Guest · ss, 184?
- 283 · Guinevere and Lancelot [“Many-Tower’d Camelot”] · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly Apr 2 ’09
- 292 · Arthur of Little Britain [15??] · Anon.; trans. by Lord Berners · ex, 1609
- 307 · Merlin and Vortigern [from The Wayland-Dietrich Saga] · Katherine M. Buck · pm
- 332 · Morte Arthure · Anon.; trans. by Andrew Boyle · ex, 13??
- 342 · Beyond the Blue Septentrions · Fiona Macleod · ss
- 349 · Bibliography · Misc. Material · bi
- All the King’s Men William Mayne (Delacorte 0-385-29626-6, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $14.95, 182pp, hc); Young-adult collection of fantasy stories. First American edition (Cape 1982).
- 9 · All the King’s Men · na
- 71 · Boy to Island · na
- 131 · Stony Ray · na
- Empire Dreams Ian McDonald (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27180-6, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 220pp, pb); Collection of 10 sf stories. Recommended. (FCM)
- 1 · Empire Dreams · nv IASFM Dec ’85
- 26 · Scenes from a Shadowplay · ss IASFM Jul ’85
- 41 · Christian · nv IASFM Oct ’84
- 65 · King of Morning, Queen of Day · nv *
- 95 · The Catharine Wheel [Desolation Road] · nv IASFM Jan ’84
- 116 · Unfinished Portrait of the King of Pain by Van Gogh · nv *
- 144 · The Island of the Dead [“The Islands of the Dead”] · ss Extro Apr/May ’82
- 154 · Radio Marrakech · ss *
- 174 · Visits to Remarkable Cities · ss *
- 193 · Vivaldi · nv *
- Blood and Water and Other Tales Patrick McGrath (Simon & Schuster 0-671-64405-X, Mar ’88, $15.95, 184pp, hc); Collection of 13 horror stories — eerie, sardonic, gruesome, fantastical. McGrath may be less brash than Barker, but he’s no less talented. Recommended. (FCM)
- 11 · The Angel · ss, 1987
- 26 · The Lost Explorer · ss *
- 41 · The Black Hand of the Raj · ss *
- 51 · Lush Triumphant · ss *
- 64 · Ambrose Syme · ss *
- 76 · The Arnold Crombeck Story · ss *
- 89 · Blood Disease · nv *
- 111 · The Skewer · ss *
- 126 · Marmilion · ss *
- 145 · Hand of a Wanker · ss *
- 156 · The Boot’s Tale · ss *
- 167 · The E(ROT)IC POTATO · ss *
- 173 · Blood and Water · ss *
- Pirate Ghosts of the American Coast: Stories of Hauntings at Sea ed. Frank D. McSherry, Jr., Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (August House 0-87483-077-X, Nov ’88, $8.95, 206pp, tp); Anthology of 10 short stories of fantasy and horror.
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