The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1999
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Brute Orbits George Zebrowski (HarperPrism 0-06-105807-6, Aug 99, $6.99, 342pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1998) near-future SF novel about asteroid-mine prisons. Winner of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.
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Cave of Stars George Zebrowski (HarperPrism 0-06-105299-X, Aug 99, $24.00, 273pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Macrolife] SF novel, sequel to Macrolife. Conflict arises between two radically different societies created by the survivors of Earths destruction.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Dyson Sphere George Zebrowski & Charles Pellegrino (Pocket 0-671-54173-0, Apr 99 [Mar 99], $6.50, 232pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles 1-10 Roger Zelazny (Avon Eos 0-380-80906-0, Dec 99, $20.00, 1258pp, tp, cover by Tim White) [Amber] Omnibus of the first 10 novels in the Amber series: Nine Princes in Amber (1970), The Guns of Avalon (1972), Sign of the Unicorn (1975), The Hand of Oberon (1976), The Courts of Chaos (1978), Trumps of Doom (1985), Blood of Amber (1986), Sign of Chaos (1987), Knight of Shadows (1989), Prince of Chaos (1991).
- 1 · Nine Princes in Amber · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970
- 121 · The Guns of Avalon · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972
- 257 · Sign of the Unicorn · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1975
- 369 · The Hand of Oberon · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976
- 481 · The Courts of Chaos · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1978
- 579 · Trumps of Doom · n. New York: Arbor House, 1985
- 699 · Blood of Amber · n. New York: Arbor House, 1986
- 839 · Sign of Chaos · n. New York: Arbor House, 1987
- 975 · Knight of Shadows · n. New York: Morrow, 1989
- 1115 · Prince of Chaos · n. New York: Morrow, 1991
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Lord Demon Roger Zelazny & Jane Lindskold (Avon Eos 0-380-97333-2, Aug 99, $23.00, 276pp, hc) Fantasy novel with a Chinese flavor. The demon Kai Wrens search for a murderer leads through many dimensions, and a plot to renew the war between gods and demons.
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Playing God Sarah Zettel (Warner Aspect 0-446-60758-4, Nov 99 [Oct 99], $6.99, 448pp, pb, cover by Steve Youll) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1998) SF novel of human intervention on a dying alien planet.
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Raptor Paul Zindel (Hyperion 0-7868-0338-X, Oct 98 [Feb 99], $14.95, 170pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) Young-adult horror/adventure novel. A paleontologists son finds real dinosaurs. This is dated 1998 but not seen until now.
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Raptor Paul Zindel (Hyperion 0-7868-1224-9, Sep 99 [Aug 99], $4.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Hyperion 1998) young-adult horror/adventure novel. A paleontologists son finds real dinosaurs.
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Rats Paul Zindel (Hyperion 0-7868-0339-8, Aug 99, $15.99, 204pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) Young-adult horror novel of mutant rats from a New York City dump.
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Reef of Death Paul Zindel (Hyperion 0-7868-1309-1, Oct 98 [Jul 99], $5.99, 177pp, tp, cover by Daniel Horne) Reprint (Hyperion 1998) young adult horror/adventure novel. PCs Australian vacation goes wrong when an undersea volcanic vent spawns deadly creatures, and a mad doctor is willing to kill to get her hands on an Aboriginal treasure.
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When Dreams Came True: Classic Fairy Tales and their Tradition Jack Zipes (Routledge 0-415-92151-1, Feb 99 [Jan 99], $19.99, 238pp, tp) Non-fiction, critical look at the social history of fairy tales, and how different authors used them to impart values to readers. Covers such diverse works as The Wizard of Oz, Pinocchio, and the tales of Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, Frank Stockton, and Hermann Hesse. Includes bibliography and index. A hardcover edition (-92150-3, $70.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Routledge, 7625 Empire Drive, Florence KY 41042; credit card orders 800-634-7064.
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The Arabian Nights, Volume II ed. Jack Zipes (Penguin/Signet Classic 0-451-52749-6, Nov 99, $6.95, 419pp, pb) Anthology of 62 stories, most set within six framing stories, newly selected and adapted from the classic Sir Richard Burton unexpurgated translation. Zipess afterword and introductory note discuss the stories origins and Burtons translation. There is a bibliography.
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The Plato Papers Peter Ackroyd (Chatto & Windus 1-85619-701-8, Apr 99, £12.99, 139pp, hc) Satirical SF novella set in 3700, where the great orator Plato re-interprets our own era using meagre, censored fragments of literature and science.
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The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman, Volume I Robert Aickman (Tartarus Press 1-872621-47-3, Nov 99, £35.00, xvi+399pp, hc, cover by Steven Stapleton) Collection of 22 stories, with an appreciation by David Tibet, and memoir by Ramsey Campbell. A limited edition of 500 copies. Available only with the simultaneous The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman, Volume II. These volumes collect all known short fictions by Aickman. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA.
- vii · Robert Aickman: An Appreciation · David Tibet · ar
- ix · An Essay · ar First World Fantasy Awards, ed. Gahan Wilson, Doubleday, 1977
- xi · Remembering Robert · Ramsey Campbell · ar
- · We Are For the Dark
- 1 · The Trains · nv We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- 25 · The Insufficient Answer · nv We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- 53 · The View · nv We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- · Dark Entries
- 73 · The School Friend · nv Dark Entries, Collins, 1964
- 88 · Ringing the Changes · nv The Third Ghost Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955
- 106 · A Choice of Weapons · ss Dark Entries, Collins, 1964
- 126 · The Waiting Room · ss The Sketch Christmas 56
- 133 · Bind Your Hair · nv Dark Entries, Collins, 1964
- · Powers of Darkness
- 151 · Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen · nv The Tatler Christmas 53
- 165 · My Poor Friend · nv Powers of Darkness, Collins, 1966
- 185 · The Visiting Star · nv Powers of Darkness, Collins, 1966
- 200 · Larger Than Oneself · nv Powers of Darkness, Collins, 1966
- 217 · A Roman Question · nv Powers of Darkness, Collins, 1966
- 238 · The Wine-Dark Sea · nv Powers of Darkness, Collins, 1966
- · Sub Rosa
- 261 · Ravissante · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
- 277 · The Inner Room · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966
- 296 · Never Visit Venice · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
- 313 · The Unsettled Dust · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
- 337 · The Houses of the Russians · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
- 354 · No Stronger Than The Flower · ss The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, ed. Christine Bernard, Fontana, 1966
- 363 · The Cicerones · ss Travellers By Night, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1967
- 370 · Into the Wood · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
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The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman, Volume II Robert Aickman (Tartarus Press 1-872621-48-1, Nov 99, £35.00, viii+470pp, hc, cover by Steven Stapleton) Collection of 27 stories. A Limited Edition of 500 copies. Available only with the simultaneous The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman, Volume I. These volumes collect all known short fictions by Aickman. Available from 5 Birch Terrace, Hangingbirch Lane, Horam, East Sussex TN21 0PA.
- 1 · The Swords · nv The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1969
- 17 · The Real Road to the Church · ss Nameless Places, ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975
- 28 · Niemandswasser · nv Cold Hand in Mine, Scribners, 1975
- 40 · Pages from a Young Girls Journal · nv F&SF Feb 73
- 61 · The Hospice · nv Cold Hand in Mine, Scribners, 1975
- 82 · The Same Dog · nv F&SF Dec 74
- 94 · Meeting Mr. Millar · nv The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1972
- 117 · The Clock Watcher · nv The Bedside Book of Horror, ed. Herbert van Thal, London: Arthur Barker, 1973
- 141 · Growing Boys · nv Tales of Love and Death, Gollancz, 1977
- 171 · Marriage · nv Tales of Love and Death, Gollancz, 1977
- 190 · Le Miroir · ss Whispers Aug 77
- 196 · Compulsory Games · nv Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
- 210 · Raising the Wind · ss Tales of Love and Death, Gollancz, 1977
- 216 · Residents Tale · nv Tales of Love and Death, Gollancz, 1977
- 243 · Wood · nv Superhorror, ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976
- 259 · Hand in Glove · nv F&SF Jan 79
- 274 · No Time is Passing · nv Intrusions, London: Gollancz, 1980
- 288 · The Fetch · nv New Tales of Terror, ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980
- 314 · The Breakthrough · nv Intrusions, London: Gollancz, 1980
- 349 · The Next Glade · nv Weird Tales #4, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1983
- 370 · Letters to the Postman · nv Intrusions, London: Gollancz, 1980
- 395 · The Stains · na New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
- 430 · Just a Song at Twilight · ss The Fourth Ghost Book, ed. James Turner, Barrie & Rockliff, 1965
- 439 · Laura · ss Cold Fear, ed. Hugh Lamb, W.H. Allen, 1977
- 445 · Rosamunds Bower · nv Night Voices, London: Gollancz, 1985
- 459 · Mark Ingestre: The Customers Tale · ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
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Black Hearts in Battersea Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988860-2, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 251pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1965) young adult fantasy novel illustrated by Pat Marriott. Book two in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Ninth printing.
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Cold Shoulder Road Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-955851-3, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 233pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1995) young adult fantasy novel. Book nine in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Third printing.
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The Cuckoo Tree Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988870-X, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 303pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1971) young adult fantasy novel illustrated by Pat Marriott. Book six in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Fourth printing.
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Dido and Pa Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988850-5, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 314pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1986) young adult fantasy novel illustrated by Pat Marriott. Book seven in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Fifth printing.
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Is Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-910921-2, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 284pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1992) young adult fantasy novel illustrated by Pat Marriott. Book eight in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Fourth printing.
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Limbo Lodge Joan Aiken (Jonathan Cape 0-224-04664-0, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £12.99, 220pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Alternate England; James III] Young adult fantasy novel. Book five in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte as Dangerous Games) edition. This ninth-published of the series takes place between The Stolen Lake and The Cuckoo Tree.
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Night Birds on Nantucket Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988890-4, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 202pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1966) young adult fantasy novel illustrated by Pat Marriott. Book three in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Fifth printing.
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The Stolen Lake Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-988840-8, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 318pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1981) young adult fantasy novel illustrated by Pat Marriott. Book four in the Alternate England/James III sequence. Fourth printing.
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The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken (Red Fox 0-09-997250-6, Apr 99 [Mar 99], £3.99, 192pp, pb) [Alternate England; James III] Reissue (Cape 1962) young adult fantasy novel illustrated throughout by Pat Marriott. Book one in the Alternate England/James III sequence. 18th printing.
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Liliths Castle Gill Alderman (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648272-4, Jun 99 [May 99], £6.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Fantasy novel of a man transported into the mind of the Red Horse of Malthassa, in a land he believed he had invented, along with the magician Koschei, who has replaced him in our world.
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Remembrance Day Brian Aldiss (Little, Brown/Abacus 0-349-11149-9, May 99, £6.99, 311pp, tp) [Squire] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) associational mainstream novel with psychic elements. Third in the Squire quartet.
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Somewhere East of Life Brian Aldiss (Little, Brown/Abacus 0-349-11148-0, May 99, £6.99, 408pp, tp) [Squire] Reprint (Flamingo; Carroll & Graf 1994) SF novel. Fourth in the Squire quartet.
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The Twinkling of an Eye or My Life as an Englishman Brian Aldiss (Warner UK 0-7515-2871-4, Nov 99, £9.99, 484pp, tp) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1998) autobiography, illustrated with eight pages of photographs.
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When The Feast is Finished: Reflections on Terminal Illness Brian & Margaret Aldiss (Little, Brown UK 0-316-64835-3, May 99, £16.99, x+230pp, hc) Memoir of the final weeks of Margaret Aldisss life.
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White Mars, Or, The Mind Set Free: A 21st-Century Utopia Brian Aldiss & Roger Penrose (Little, Brown UK 0-316-85243-0, Nov 99, £16.99, 323pp, hc) SF novel of colonists on a 21st-century Mars which has been designated a preserve for science, legally protected from exploitation or development. Dr. Laurence Lustgarten - listed as Legal Advisor - contributes an appendix, The United Nationalities Charter for the Settlement of Mars, and Aldiss ends with his pamphlet (distributed January 1997), APIUM: Association for the Protection and Integrity of an Unspoilt Mars.
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The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal ed. Ric Alexander (Orion 1-85798-553-2, May 99 [Jun 99], £6.99, 493pp, pb) Reprint (Orion 1998) anthology of 21 SF and fantasy stories, including two originals by Richard Laymon and Graham Masterton, and a foreword by Peter James.
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Seven Weird Days at No. 31 Judy Allen (Walker 0-7445-4190-5, May 98 [Jan 99], £6.99, 105pp, hc, cover by Derek Brazell) Young-adult ghost story of a haunted house, whose ghost doesnt know shes dead. Published in 1998 but not seen until now.
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Star Wars X-Wing: Solo Command Aaron Allston (Bantam UK 0-553-50605-6, Mar 99 [Feb 99], £5.99, 341pp, pb, cover by Paul Youll) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Star Wars novelisation. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
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Star Wars: X-Wing: Book Nine: Starfighters of Adumar Aaron Allston (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81271-8, Sep 99, £5.99, 291pp, pb) [Star Wars: X-Wing] Original novel set in the Star Wars universe. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition.
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Skellig David Almond (Hodder Signature 0-340-71600-2, May 99, £4.99, 170pp, tp, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) Reissue (Hodder Signature 1998) young-adult fantasy novel. A boy finds a bedraggled bird-man with strange powers. Ninth printing. The original edition was not seen.
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Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands Jorge Amado (Serpents Tail 1-85242-710-8, Jun 99, £7.99, 553pp, tp, cover by David Lyttleton & John Oakey) Reprint (Knopf 1969) literary fantasy of a widow and her ghostly husband. Translated by Harriet de Onìs from the original (Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos, Brazil, 1966)
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Einsteins Monsters Martin Amis (Vintage UK 0-099-76891-7, Jun 99, £5.99, ix+132pp, tp) Reprint (Cape; Crown/Harmony 1987) associational collection of five stories, some SF.
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Heavy Water and Other Stories Martin Amis (Vintage UK 0-09-927266-0, Jun 99, £6.99, 231pp, tp) Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1998) associational collection of nine stories, several fantasy and SF.
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London Fields Martin Amis (Vintage UK 0-099-74861-4, Jun 99, £6.99, 470pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1989) literary fantasy novel.
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Blindfold Kevin J. Anderson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648306-2, May 99 [Apr 99], £5.99, 377pp, pb) Reprint (Warner Aspect 1995) SF novel. In a fragile society dependent on telepaths as Truthsaysers, someone is trying to subvert the system. [First U.K. edition]
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Brooke The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-671-02195-8, Mar 99, £2.99, 167pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Reprint (Pocket Star 1998 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic horror novel, third in the Orphans series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia C. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership. [First U.K. edition]
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Butterfly The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-671-02197-4, Jan 99, £2.99, 170pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Reprint (Pocket Star 1998 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic horror novel, first in the new Orphans series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia C. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership. [First U.K. edition]
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Crystal The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-671-02198-2, Feb 99, £2.99, 168pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) [Orphans] Reprint (Pocket Star 1998 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic horror novel, second in the Orphans series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia C. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership. [First U.K. edition]
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Music in the Night The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-684-82110-9, Jan 99, £10.99, 315pp, tp) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket Star 1998 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic horror novel, fourth in the Logan Family series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia D. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership.
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Unfinished Symphony The New Virginia Andrews (Simon & Schuster UK/Pocket 0-671-00538-3, Jan 99 [May 99], £5.99, 344pp, pb) [Logan Family] Reprint (Pocket 1997 as by V.C. Andrews) associational gothic horror novel, third in the Logan Family series. The author is probably still Andrew Niederman. Copyrighted by the Virginia D. Andrews Trust and the Vanda Partnership.
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Doctor Who: Frontier Worlds Peter Anghelides (BBC Books 0-563-55589-0, Nov 99, £5.99, 272pp, pb) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series, starring the 8th Doctor. Book 29 of the BBC New Adventures series.
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The Web 2027 ed. Anon. (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-599-0, May 99, £5.99, 568pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Web] SF Omnibus of the first six books in The Web series: The Web: Gulliverzone by Stephen Baxter (1997), The Web: Dreamcastle by Stephen Bowkett (1997), The Web: Untouchable by Eric Brown (1997), The Web: Spiderbite by Graham Joyce (1997), The Web: Lightstorm by Peter F. Hamilton (1998), and The Web: Sorceress by Maggie Furey (1998).
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Babylon 5: Omnibus 1 ed. Anon. (Boxtree 0-7522-1778-X, Sep 99 [Oct 99], £6.99, ii+760pp, pb) [Babylon 5] SF omnibus of the first three novelizations (all Del Rey 1995): Voices by John Vornholt, Accusations by Lois Tilton, and Blood Oath by John Vornholt. The books are separately paginated.
- i · Book 1: Voices · John Vornholt · n. New York: Dell, 1995; subtitled in the UK as The Voice.
- 247 · Book 2: Accusations · Lois Tilton · n. New York: Dell, 1995
- 527 · Book 3: Blood Oath · John Vornholt · n. New York: Dell, 1995
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Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-439-01283-X, Nov 99, £3.99, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1992) original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.
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Myths & Magic: The Complete Fantasy Reference ed. Anon. (Titan 1-84023-059-2, Apr 99, £12.99, 277pp, tp, cover by Bob Eggleton) Reprint (Writers Digest Books 1998 as The Writers Complete Fantasy Reference) reference work, with an introduction by Terry Brooks. A guide to the history, myths, costumes, crafts, and magics of many cultures. Internally dated February 1999. [First U.K. edition]
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Star Wars Omnibus ed. Anon. (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-941-5, Jun 99, £9.99, 505pp, tp) [Star Wars] Reprint (Del Rey 1987 as The Star Wars Trilogy) SF omnibus of the first three film novelisations.
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The Web 2028 ed. Anon. (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-870-1, Nov 99, £6.99, 630pp, pb) [Web] SF omnibus of the second six books in The Web series (all Dolphin 1998-1999). Authors are Stephen Baxter, Ken MacLeod, James Lovegrove, Maggie Furey, Pat Cadigan, and Eric Brown.
- 1 · Webcrash [The Web: Webcrash] · Stephen Baxter · n. Dolphin, 1998
- 115 · Cydonia [The Web: Cydonia] · Ken MacLeod · n. Dolphin, 1998
- 219 · Computopia [The Web: Computopia] · James Lovegrove · na Dolphin, 1998
- 325 · Spindrift [The Web: Spindrift] · Maggie Furey · na Dolphin, 1998
- 433 · Avatar [The Web: Avatar] · Pat Cadigan · n. Dolphin, 1998
- 525 · Walkabout [The Web: Walkabout] · Eric Brown · na Dolphin, 1999
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