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Doctor Who: The Taint Michael Collier (BBC Books 0-563-55568-8, Feb ’99 [Dec ’98], £4.99, 280pp, pb) Original novel based on the TV series.
The Mummy Max Allan Collins (Ebury Press 0-09-186829-7, Jun ’99 [Jul ’99], £5.99, 258pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley Boulevard 1999) novelization of the horror movie. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Publishing Rights. [First U.K. edition]
Miss or Mrs?, The Haunted Hotel, The Guilty River Wilkie Collins (Oxford University Press 0-19-283307-3, Jan ’99, £6.99, 361pp, tp, cover by James Holland) Collection of three long tales (the middle a ghost story), edited and with an introduction and notes by Norman Page and Toru Sasaki.

7 · Introduction · Norman Page & Toru Sasaki · in
25 · Note on the Text · Misc. · ms
27 · Select Bibliography · Misc. · bi
29 · A Chronology of Wilkie Collins · Misc. · bg
1 · Miss or Mrs? [Miss or Mrs?: A Christmas Story, in Twelve Scenes] · na The Graphic Dec 25, 1871
85 · The Haunted Hotel · sl Belgravia Jun, 1878 (+5)
241 · The Guilty River · n. Arrowsmith’s Christmas Annual Christmas, 1886
355 · Appendix: Collins’s Prefaces · Misc. · ms
357 · Explanatory Notes · Misc. · ms
The Inheritors Joseph Conrad & Ford Madox Ford (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-560-0, Mar ’99 [May ’99], £14.95, xxviii+164pp, hc) Reprint (Heinemann 1901 as by Joseph Conrad and Ford Madox Hueffer) SF novel of an unsuccessful novelist’s unrequited love for the goddess-like agent of another realm. Includes a foreword by the late George Hay, and an introduction by David Seed.

vii · Foreword · George Hay · fw, 1999
ix · Introduction · David Seed · in, 1999
1 · The Inheritors: An Extravagant Story · Joseph Conrad & Ford Madox Ford · n. London: Heinemann, 1901
155 · Appendices · Misc.
155 · The Ford-Conrad Collaboration [from Joseph Conrad: A Personal Rememberance] · Ford Madox Ford · ex, 1924
156 · Reviews of The Inheritors · Misc. · ms
161 · A Review of The Inheritors with Conrad’s Reply · Misc. · ms
161 · The Inheritors · Misc. · br The New York Times Jul 13 ’01
162 · The Inheritors - A Letter · Joseph Conrad · lt The New York Times Aug 24 ’01
Sea Dragon Heir Storm Constantine (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06780-2, Oct ’99, £9.99, 343pp, tp, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Magravandias Chronicles] Fantasy novel, first volume in the “Magravandias Chronicles”. A secret sisterhood waits for a new heir to the mystical power of the sea dragons.
Freeze Tag Caroline B. Cooney (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01218-X, Nov ’99, £3.99, 166pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
The Return of the Vampire Caroline B. Cooney (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01164-7, Sep ’99, £3.99, 166pp, pb) [Vampire’s Promise] Reprint (Scholastic 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
The Stranger Caroline B. Cooney (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01220-1, Nov ’99, £3.99, 198pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1993) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
Score Jilly Cooper (Bantam UK 0-593-04226-3, Apr ’99 [May ’99], £16.99, 593pp, hc) Mainstream novel with ghosts, sequel to a number of earlier books.
Our Lady of the Snow Louise Cooper (Headline 0-7472-2144-8, Dec ’98 [Jan ’99], £16.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Claudio Berni) Fantasy novel of a missing goddess, and an arranged marriage whose bride knows the goddess is not missing, but dead. Murdered. And she wants revenge.
Our Lady of the Snow Louise Cooper (Headline 0-7472-5949-6, Jun ’99, £5.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Claudio Berni) Reprint (Headline 1998) fantasy novel of a missing goddess.
King of Shadows Susan Cooper (The Bodley Head 0-370-32620-2, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £10.99, 181pp, hc, cover by Mark Preston) Reprint (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 1999) young-adult fantasy novel. A young actor slips through time to 1599, becoming a friend of the King of Shadows, Shakespeare. [First U.K. edition]
Crime Zero Michael Cordy (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-593-04408-8, Sep ’99, £9.99, 348pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. An attempt to eliminate criminal traits in males using gene therapy is hijacked by those with a more apocalyptic global agenda.
The Bridge in the Clouds William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-918391-9, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1992) young-adult fantasy novel, the fourth book of “The Magician’s House”. Sixth printing.
The Bridge in the Clouds: Being the Fourth and Last Book of The Magician’s House William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-940727-2, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 287pp, pb) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
The Door in the Tree William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-997390-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, the second book of “The Magician’s House”. Eighth printing.
The Door in the Tree: Being the Second Book of The Magician’s House William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-940767-1, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 261pp, pb) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
The Steps Up the Chimney William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-985370-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 233pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1990) young-adult fantasy novel, the first book of “The Magician’s House”. A home in Wales connects to another time and place where evil forces gather. 12th printing.
The Steps Up the Chimney: Being the First Book of The Magician’s House William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-940766-3, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 233pp, pb) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-997910-1, Feb ’99 [Jan ’99], £3.99, 280pp, pb, cover by Darren Lock) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel, the third book of “The Magician’s House”. Seventh printing.
The Tunnel Behind the Waterfall: Being the Third Book of The Magician’s House William Corlett (Red Fox 0-09-940728-0, Nov ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 280pp, pb) [Magician’s House] Reissue (The Bodley Head 1991) young-adult fantasy novel. A tie-in edition to the new BBC TV serial.
Demand My Writing: Joanna Russ/Feminism/Science Fiction Jeanne Cortiel (Liverpool University Press 0-85323-624-0, May ’99 [Jun ’99], £15.95, 254pp, tp) Critical work on the author, written from a feminist perspective; includes a primary and secondary bibliography of Russ’s work. A hardcover edition (-614-3, £32.00) was announced but not seen. [Joanna Russ]
The Dedalus Book of Spanish Fantasy ed. Margaret Jull Costa & Annella McDermott (Dedalus 1-873982-18-6, Apr ’99, £10.99, 359pp, tp, cover by Antoni Tàpies) Original anthology of 35 stories and excerpts edited and newly translated by Costa and McDermott.

11 · Introduction · Margaret Jull Costa & Annella McDermott · in *
15 · An Exposition of Canon Lizardi’s Letter · Bernardo Atxaga; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss, 1992; Orig in Obabakoak (Hutchinson, 1992).
31 · The Raincoat · Max Aub; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
43 · The Kiss (A Legend from Toledo) · Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
57 · Fables 9, 10 and 10a · Juan Benet; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
63 · The Catalyst · Juan Benet; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
71 · The Desert · Pere Calders; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
77 · Beyond Death · Noel Clarasó; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
95 · No one · Isabel Del Río; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
101 · The Key · Isabel Del Río; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
107 · Countdown · Isabel Del Río; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · vi *
111 · The Little Girl Who Had No Wings · Paloma Díaz-Mas; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *; Rendered as “Pilar Díaz-Mas” on contents page.
119 · Concerning the Death of Bieito · Rafael Dieste; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
123 · How My Six Cats Died · Wenceslao Fernández Flórez; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
131 · How the Tailor Bieito Returned to Hell · Ánxel Fole; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
137 · A Face · Pere Gimferrer; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · vi *
139 · The Stork-men · Juan Goytisolo; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
147 · The Shooting Gallery · Alberto Insúa; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *; Extract from a novel (1929).
153 · The Yellow Rain (an extract) · Julio Llamazares; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
161 · Gualta · Javier Marías; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
169 · No News from Gurb · Eduardo Mendoza; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *; Extract from a novel (1991).
183 · The Companion · José María Merino; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
191 · The Lost Traveller · José María Merino; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
205 · The One Where She Tells Him a Story · Juan José Millás; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
211 · Family Life · Quim Monzó; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
223 · Gregor · Quim Monzó; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
229 · The Preacher · Carlos Edmundo De Ory; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
235 · The Woman Who Came Back to Life · Emilia Pardo Bazán; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
241 · The Holocanth · Joan Perucho; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
245 · My Cristina · Mercè Rodoreda; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
255 · From Exile · Alfonso Sastre; trans. by Annella McDermott · ss *
267 · Cervantes’ Chickens · Ramòn J. Sender; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · nv *
309 · The Condemned Man · José Ángel Valente; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · vi *
311 · My Sister Antonia · Ramón Del Valle-Inclán; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
329 · In Search of the Electrifying Double Act · Enrique Vila-Matas; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
345 · A Poor Man · Alonso Zamora Vicente; trans. by Margaret Jull Costa · ss *
Miscellany Macabre: Tales of the Unknown Ken Cowley (The British Fantasy Society 0-952-41536-4, 1999 [Dec ’99], £5.99, 75pp, ph, cover by David J. Howe) Chapbook collection of ten stories, three original and one revised, with a revised article on pulp magazine Unknown. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Illustrated by David Bezzina. Available from The British Fantasy Society, c/o 3 Tamworth Close, Reading RG6 4EQ UK.

7 · Introduction · Ramsey Campbell · in
9 · Author’s Note · pr
11 · Unknown: Midwife to the Modern Supernatural and Fantasy Story · ar All Hallows #9 ’95; revised.
21 · Dracula Reflects · ss Dark Horizons #18 ’78
25 · Ghost Writer · ss Dark Horizons #22 ’81; revised.
31 · Joining Fee · ss *
37 · The Last Sin · ss Vampire Stories, ed. Richard Dalby, Michael O’Mara, 1992
41 · Out of His Mind · ss Chills #5 ’91
49 · Second Chance · ss Dark Horizons #19 ’79
57 · ...And Three to Go · ss *
65 · Miscellany Macabre · ss *
71 · Wish · vi Dark Horizons #17 ’77
75 · The Short, Short Secret of Life After Death · pm When Shadows Creep, 1984
The 13th Warrior Michael Crichton (Arrow 0-09-927128-1, Aug ’99, £5.99, 186pp, pb) Reprint (Knopf 1976 as Eaters of the Dead) historical fantasy novel. A film tie-in edition. There is a 1993 Afterword by Crichton.
Timeline Michael Crichton (Century 0-7126-7825-5, Nov ’99, £16.99, xii+450pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) SF time-travel novel. A group of historians are transported to 14th century France. Simultaneous with the US (Knopf) edition. A (trade paperback) edition (-8433-6) was announced but not seen.
The Hand That Feeds Peter Crowther & James Lovegrove (Maynard Sims Productions 0-9536066-0-0, Aug ’99 [Nov ’99], £5.00, 63pp, ph) Chapbook novella of supernatural suspense. Order from Maynard Sims Productions, 1 Gibbs Field, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM23 4EY, UK. [First U.K. edition]
Fatal Secrets Richie Tankersley Cusick (Scholastic/Point UK 0-439-01217-1, Nov ’99, £3.99, 216pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1992) young-adult dark fantasy novel.
The Lifeguard Richie Tankersley Cusick (Scholastic UK 0-590-63738-X, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £3.99, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1988) young-adult horror novel.
Crocodile Soup Julia Darling (Transworld/Anchor 1-862-30051-8, Apr ’99 [Mar ’99], £6.99, 351pp, tp, cover by Alan Baker) Reprint (Anchor UK 1998) literary lesbian novel with light fantasy elements.
My Phantom Husband Marie Darrieussecq (Faber and Faber 0-571-19663-2, Jul ’99, £9.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Bruce Charlesworth) Literary fantasy novel of a deserted wife and her immaterial husband. Translated by Helen Stevenson from Naissance des fantomes (P.O.L.éditeur 1998).
moorcock@60.com ed. John Davey (The Nomads of the Time Streams 0-9520074-5-2, Dec ’99, no price, 110pp, tp, cover by Mark Reeve) Non-fiction gathering of 60 congratulatory/reminiscent pieces, including poems and art, celebrating Michael Moorcock’s 60th birthday. Contributors include Brian Aldiss, Jonathan Carroll, Terry Pratchett, and Howard Waldrop. Free to members of The Nomads Of The Time Streams, the International Michael Moorcock Appreciation Society. For information, contact Jayde Design, 21, Honor Oak Road, Honor Oak, London UK SE23 3SH; JaydeDesign@compuserve.com
Someplace to be Flying Charles de Lint (Pan 0-330-36870-2, Mar ’99 [Feb ’99], £6.99, 620pp, pb, cover by Fletcher Sibthorp) [Newford] Reprint (Tor 1998) fantasy novel.
The Count Helena Dela (Piatkus 0-7499-3098-5, Feb ’99 [May ’99], £5.99, 215pp, pb) Humorous gothic ghost novel of a widow agreeing to produce an heir in the year before the family curse is due to kill her. A first novel.
Time on My Hands Peter Delacorte (Orion/Phoenix 0-75380-838-2, Jul ’99, £6.99, 397pp, tp) Reprint (Scribner 1997) time-travel novel á la Jack Finney. A writer goes back in time to make sure Ronald Reagan never enters politics.
Babel-17 Samuel R. Delany (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-805-1, Mar ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 193pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1966) SF novel. Co-Winner of the 1966 Nebula Award.
Bread & Wine: An Erotic Tale of New York Samuel R. Delany (Juno UK 1-890451-02-9, Aug ’99, £9.99, vi+53pp, tp, cover by Mia Wolff) Reprint (Juno 1999) autobiographical graphic novel of a homosexual affair. Illustrated by Mia Wolff. There is an Introduction by Alan Moore, and a (conversational) afterword by Delany, Wolff and Dennis. This is the US edition with a UK price. Distributed by Turnaround, Unit 3, Olympia Trading Estate, Coburg Road, Wood Green, London N22 6TZ. [First U.K. edition]
Beyond Lies the Wub Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-879-5, Aug ’99, £7.99, vi+404pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. One: Beyond Lies the Wub) collection of 25 stories. The first of five books collecting almost all of Dick’s stories, arranged in order of writing. Includes an introduction by Roger Zelazny.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-813-2, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £6.99, 210pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1968) SF novel. Simultaneous with the mass market paperback.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, filmed as Blade Runner Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-812-4, Feb ’99 [Apr ’99], £5.99, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1968 as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?) SF novel. Simultaneous with the trade paperback.
The Father-Thing Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-881-7, Aug ’99, £7.99, ix+376pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. Three: The Father Thing) collection of 23 stories. Third of five books collecting almost all of Dick’s stories, arranged in order of writing. Includes an introduction by John Brunner.
Martian Time-Slip Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-837-X, Jul ’99, £6.99, 226pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ballantine 1964) classic SF novel. Book #13 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
Radio Free Albemuth Philip K. Dick (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648285-6, Feb ’99 [Mar ’99], £6.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) [VALIS] Reprint (Arbor House 1985) SF novel of transcendence.
A Scanner Darkly Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-847-7, Oct ’99, £6.99, 219pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Doubleday 1977) dark SF thriller of the ultimate killer drug. Volume 20 in the “SF Masterworks” series.
Second Variety Philip K. Dick (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-880-9, Aug ’99, £7.99, viii+395pp, tp) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1987 as The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. Two: Second Variety) collection of 27 stories. Second of five books collecting almost all of Dick’s stories, arranged in order of writing. Includes an introduction by Norman Spinrad.
The Kin: Ko’s Story Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37312-9, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 154pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) [Kin] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1998 as part of The Kin omnibus) young-adult prehistoric novel, third in a series. First separate UK publication.
The Kin: Mana’s Story Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37313-7, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 164pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) [Kin] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1998 as part of The Kin omnibus) young-adult prehistoric novel, fourth in a series. First separate UK publication.
The Kin: Noli’s Story Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37311-0, Sep ’99 [Oct ’99], £3.99, 152pp, tp, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) [Kin] Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1998) young-adult prehistoric novel, second in a series. Noli’s spirit guide deserts her just as disasters strike. First separate UK publication.
The Kin: Suth’s Story Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37310-2, Sep ’99, £3.99, pb, cover by Angelo Rinaldi) [Kin] Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1998) young-adult prehistoric novel, first in a series. Suth and Noli run away to help abandoned orphans, but are captured by a strange tribe. First separate UK publication.
The Lion Tamer’s Daughter Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37164-9, May ’99 [Jun ’99], £3.99, 138pp, tp, cover by George Smith) Reprint (Delacorte 1997 as part of The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories) young-adult supernatural novella of ghostly doubles. A hardcover edition (0-333-73951-5, £9.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
Touch and Go Peter Dickinson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-37165-7, May ’99, £3.99, 180pp, tp, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Delacorte 1997 as part of The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories) young-adult collection of three stories. A hardcover edition (0-333-73952-3, £9.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]

1 · The Spring · ss Beware! Beware!, ed. Jean Richardson, Hamish Hamilton, 1987
19 · Touch and Go · na The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories, Delacorte, 1997
119 · Checkers · nv The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories, Delacorte, 1997
Doctor Who: Players Terrance Dicks (BBC Books 0-563-55573-4, Apr ’99, £4.99, 251pp, pb) [Doctor Who: Missing Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 20 in the BBC “Missing Adventures” series.

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