The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2004
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Animal Life Mario Milosevic (Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium 1-4116-0977-8, Aug 2004, $13.00, 103pp, tp, cover by Mario Milosevic); Poetry collection of 83 poems, 13 reprints. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.lulu.com]; Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium, PO Box 1100, Stevenson WA 98648.
- 11 · Food Chain · pm *
- 12 · When I Was · pm The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts (online) Aut, 2003
- 14 · Stilled Heart · pm *
- 15 · My Tattoo · pm *
- 16 · On Learning That Owls Hunt by Starlight · pm Rockford Review Win, 2002
- 17 · Evidence · pm Midwest Poetry Review Apr, 2001
- 18 · Patricide, Parasites, and Pesticides · pm *
- 19 · Leaving · pm *
- 20 · A Disturbance in the Field · pm Snowy Egret Spr, 2001
- 21 · A Falls Creek Morning · pm *
- 22 · Kinship · pm *
- 23 · The Snake Fear · pm *
- 24 · Dinner and Dancing · pm Rosebud #25, 2002
- 25 · Destinies · pm *
- 26 · Roadkill · pm *
- 27 · Hold Still Please · pm *
- 28 · Food and Sex on the Grounds Surrounding Maryhill Museum · pm *
- 29 · The Age of Faith · pm *
- 30 · A Totem’s Work Is Never Done · pm *
- 31 · Slow Footsteps Protect Tiny Lives · pm *
- 32 · Reindeer Presence · pm The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts (online) Win, 2004
- 33 · Passing a Dog and Its Owner on the Trail to Hamilton Mountain · pm *
- 34 · Theory and Practice · pm *
- 35 · Bird Brains · pm *
- 36 · White Pigeons White Bones White Moon · pm *
- 37 · Osprey · pm *
- 38 · An Afternoon in Paradise · pm *
- 39 · He Breaks Their Necks · pm *
- 40 · Midnight Enlightenment · pm *
- 41 · The Beak · pm *
- 42 · Land Development · pm *
- 43 · Planted · pm *
- 44 · Nothing Lasts Forever · pm *
- 45 · Frequent Flyer · pm *
- 46 · She’s Eve: A Walking Poem · pm Snake Nation Review #16, 2003
- 47 · Before Experimenting on Certain Animals It Is Always Advisable to Disable Their Vocal Chords · pm *
- 48 · The Birds · pm *
- 50 · What a Friend Told Me About the Men in Her Family · pm 4th Street Jul/Aug, 2002
- 51 · It’s Like a Reflection of Life · pm *
- 52 · The Power of Myth · pm Asimov’s Jun, 2003
- 53 · The Pond on a Day Without Wind · pm *
- 54 · Elk · pm *
- 55 · Our Cat, Who Used to Bring Live Snakes Into the House · pm *
- 56 · René Descartes Looked Through a Bull’s Eyeball · pm *
- 57 · The Sad Vegitarian · pm *
- 58 · Canine Reminder · pm *
- 59 · Yip Yip Yip · pm *
- 60 · Scavengers · pm *
- 61 · The Sound of Blue Jays at 6 a.m. · pm *
- 62 · An Ode to Moles · pm *
- 63 · Lunch Break · pm *
- 64 · Calling Card · pm *
- 65 · Milk · pm *
- 66 · Last Rites for Roadkill · pm *
- 67 · Menagerie · pm *
- 68 · Frying Eggs · pm *
- 69 · Cycle of Metaporphosis · pm *
- 70 · There’s a Yellow Ladybug · pm *
- 71 · Comfort Zone · pm *
- 72 · Location Location Location · pm *
- 73 · Juncos · pm *
- 74 · Sanderling Flight, Sanderling Walk · pm *
- 75 · Final Journey · pm Midwest Poetry Review Apr, 2001
- 76 · Lost and Found · pm *
- 77 · Missing Fingers · pm 4th Street May/Jun, 2003
- 78 · An Insomniac’s Machinations · pm *
- 79 · Evolutionary Thoughts · pm *
- 80 · In Ancient Times We Crawled Around on Our Bellies and Did Not Sprout Arms and Legs Until the Odd and Mysterious Ways of Natural Selection Deemed It Feasible for Us to Walk on Our Feet and Pick Up Things and Throw Them at Each Other · pm *
- 81 · Unnatural Selection · pm *
- 82 · Deep Time · pm *
- 83 · Being Content with Who You Are · pm *
- 84 · Not Much of a Protector · pm *
- 86 · Suddenly Dangerous · pm *
- 87 · Spring Morning After the Last Snow Has Melted · pm *
- 88 · Bigfoot · pm The Endicott Studio Journal of Mythic Arts (online) Sum, 2004
- 89 · Perfectionism · pm *
- 90 · Rudderless in Bandon · pm *
- 91 · Still Healthy · pm *
- 92 · Shadows Make the Ground More Real · pm *
- 93 · Alzheimer’s · pm *
- 94 · Genealogy · pm *
- 100 · The Index to the Bestiary of Extinct Species · pm *
- 101 · Plato’s Menagerie · pm EDGZ Sum/Fll, 2002
- 102 · Dramatis Personae · Misc. Material · ix
- 103 · Acknowledgements · Misc. Material · bi
- 104 · About the Author · Misc. Material · bg
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Fantasy Life Mario Milosevic (Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium 1-4116-0978-6, Aug 2004, $13.00, 103pp, tp, cover by Mario Milosevic); Poetry collection of 79 poems, 17 reprints. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.lulu.com]; Ruby Rose’s Fairy Tale Emporium, PO Box 1100, Stevenson WA 98648.
- 11 · In the Hall of Records · pm *
- 12 · Where Did All the Porches Go · pm *
- 13 · Materialists Write the Best Ghost Stories · pm *
- 14 · The Cloak of Death · pm *
- 16 · The Circularity of Time · pm *
- 17 · Out of Body Experience · pm *
- 18 · Finding a Piece of the Day · pm *
- 19 · The Secret Life of Telephones · pm *
- 20 · Super Hero Takes the Month Off · pm Wavelength Win, 2003
- 21 · The Last Melody · pm *
- 22 · Curbside Wise Man · pm *
- 23 · Migrations · pm *
- 24 · Unlikely to Happen Any Time Soon · pm Asimov’s Jan, 2004
- 25 · Before the Filter · pm *
- 26 · Cartography · pm *
- 27 · Time’s Apologist · pm Into the Teeth of the Wind v3 #3, 2003
- 28 · Like Pegasus After the Accident · pm *
- 29 · Phantom Limbs · pm *
- 30 · What If Words Had Guardian Angels · pm *
- 99 · Unlikely to Happen Any Time Soon · pm Asimov’s Jan, 2004
- 31 · After Market · pm *
- 32 · Doll, Still Living · pm Margie v2, 2004
- 34 · Vistas · pm *
- 35 · A Troublesome Vision of Apocalyptic Tendencies · pm *
- 36 · A Vision · pm *
- 38 · A Dismissive Adornment · pm *
- 39 · Things Happen at the Library that Most People Know Nothing About · pm *
- 40 · We Are All Ghosts · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Spr, 2004
- 41 · Browsing the Architecture Shelf at the Bookstore · pm *
- 42 · Thoughts While Contemplating an Archaeological Dig · pm *
- 43 · Power · pm *
- 44 · The Great Divide · pm Asimov’s Apr, 2002
- 45 · Atlas · pm *
- 46 · Field Guide to the Phosphenes · pm Full Unit Hookup Sum, 2002
- 48 · House Keys Are Dedicated Monogamists · pm *
- 49 · Inventory · pm *
- 50 · The Past · pm *
- 52 · Twelve Things a Man Should Do After Dying · pm Nuthouse Spr, 2003
- 53 · A Kind of Grief · pm *
- 54 · Lunar Fate · pm Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #13, 2003
- 55 · Benign Encounter · pm *
- 56 · Wondering What They Are Up to in the Middle of the Night · pm Asimov’s May, 2002
- 57 · A Trail of Meanings · pm *
- 58 · Settled on the Sky · pm *
- 59 · The 4th Little Pig · pm *
- 60 · Faded Hues · pm *
- 61 · Reincarnation · pm *
- 62 · The Places We Have Exceeded · pm *
- 63 · When I Die · pm Snake Nation Review #16, 2003
- 64 · The World Is a Strange Place · pm Confluence v13, 2002
- 65 · The Real Scoop About Pixies · pm *
- 66 · The Ghost of Ghost · pm *
- 67 · Magician · pm *
- 68 · Upon a Star · pm *
- 69 · The Man Who Ate Everything · pm *
- 70 · The Unexpected Unexplained · pm Asimov’s Oct/Nov, 2002
- 71 · The Gift of the Sea · pm *
- 72 · Ghosts · pm *
- 73 · Do Not Step on the Top Rung · pm *
- 74 · My Bicycle · pm Asimov’s Aug, 2004
- 75 · Legends · pm *
- 76 · A Fable · pm *
- 77 · The Ultimate Truth · pm Into the Teeth of the Wind v4 #2-4, 2004
- 78 · Western Civilization · pm *
- 79 · Some Kind of Joke · pm *
- 80 · What People Care About · pm *
- 82 · The Wake · pm *
- 83 · Galapagos · pm *
- 84 · While Considering the Possibility of Using the Columbia River Gorge as the Setting for an Epic Fantasy · pm Mythic Delirium #9, 2003
- 85 · Origami Landscape · pm *
- 86 · Out of the Park · pm *
- 88 · My Encounter with the Oracle · pm *
- 89 · After Dreams Have Scattered · pm *
- 90 · Fair Use · pm *
- 91 · Jason and the Argonauts · pm *
- 92 · The Camouflage of Fantasy · pm *
- 93 · He’s the Same Age as I Am · pm *
- 94 · Never the Moon · pm *
- 96 · Strange Things Can Happen on the Path Next to Falls Creek · pm *
- 97 · Mark · pm Dreams & Nightmares #59, 2001
- 100 · Dramatis Personae · Misc. Material · ix
- 102 · Acknowledgements · Misc. Material · bi
- 104 · About the Author · Misc. Material · bg
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Cloud Atlas David Mitchell (Random House 0-375-50725-6, Aug 2004, $14.95, 509pp, tp); Literary quasi-SF novel. The lives of six characters, past, present, and future, intersect. First US edition (Sceptre 3/04).
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Scholastic BookFiles: A Reading Guide to Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Hannah Mitchell (Scholastic 0-439-53821-1, Mar 2004, $4.99, 60pp, tp); Young-adult reference and reading guide about the YA fantasy and its author. Includes an interview with Babbitt, a list of related reading, and a bibliography. [Natalie Babbitt]
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Chelsea Morning Joni Mitchell & Brian Froud (ibooks/Milk & Cookies Press 0-689-03593-4, Oct 2004, $17.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Brian Froud); Picture book with the text of Mitchell’s song illustrated by Brian Froud. A CD of the song is included.
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The Vampire de Sade Mary Ann Mitchell (Leisure 0-8439-5417-5, Sep 2004, $6.99, 337pp, pb) [Vampire de Sade]; Vampire novel. The Marquis de Sade, now a master vampire, confronts Vodou Queen Marie Laveau in contemporary New Orleans.
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Warhammer 40,000: Caves of Ice Sandy Mitchell (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-070-X, Feb 2004, $6.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game universe, the second in the “Ciaphas Cain” series. Mitchell is a pseudonym of Alex Stewart. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library 1/04).
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Darknesses L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor 0-765-34633-8, May 2004, $7.99, 521pp, pb, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles]; Reprint (Tor 2003) fantasy novel, the second book of the “Corean Chronicles”, sequel to Legacies.
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The Ethos Effect L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor 0-765-34712-1, Dec 2004, $7.99, 537pp, pb, cover by David Seeley) [Parafaith War]; Reprint (Tor 2003) SF novel, set in the same universe as The Parafaith War, two centuries later.
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Flash L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor 0-765-31128-3, Sep 2004, $25.95, 480pp, hc, cover by David Seeley) [Archform: Beauty]; SF thriller set in the 24th-century future of Archform: Beauty. An advertising specialist in a political campaign becomes a target for killers.
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Ordermaster L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor 0-765-31213-1, Jan 2005, $27.95, 494pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga]; Fantasy novel, the 13th in the “Saga of Recluce” and a direct sequel to Wellspring of Chaos.
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Scepters L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor 0-765-31042-2, Jul 2004, $27.95, 624pp, hc, cover by Daniel Horne) [Corean Chronicles]; Fantasy novel, the third book of the “Corean Chronicles”.
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Wellspring of Chaos L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Tor 0-765-30907-6, Apr 2004, $27.95, 400pp, hc, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Recluce: Saga]; Fantasy novel, the 11th in the “Saga of Recluce”, set 60 years after The Order War.
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All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories ed. David Moles & Jay Lake (Wheatland Press & All-Star Stories 0-9720547-7-4, Nov 2004, $19.95, 377 + xiv, tp, cover by Lara Wells); Original anthology of 20 stories, one a reprint, about zeppelins. Authors include David Brin, Leslie What, and Richard A. Lupoff. Co-published by Wheatland and All-Star Stories. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070; [deborahlayne@wheatlandpress.com].
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The House on Falling Star Hill Michael Molloy (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-57740-3, Apr 2004, $16.95, 377pp, hc, cover by David Frankland); Young-adult fantasy mystery. Tim Swift discovers a mysterious house with a doorway to a fantasy realm. Simultaneous with the UK edition (The Chicken House).
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The Immortal Highlander Karen Marie Moning (Delacorte 0-385-33825-2, Aug 2004, $15.00, 267pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander]; Time-travel fantasy romance novel, third in the “Highlander” series. A contemporary law student is the only one who can see formerly immortal Adam Black, cursed with invisibility.
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The Immortal Highlander Karen Marie Moning (SFBC #1166768, Aug 2004, $9.99, 267pp, hc, cover by Franco Accornero) [Highlander]; Reprint (Delacorte 2004) time-travel fantasy romance novel, third in the “Highlander” series. This is similar to the Delacorte edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness ed. Elizabeth E. & Thomas F. Monteleone (Warner 0-446-61035-6, Sep 2004, $7.50, 429pp, pb) [Borderlands]; Reprint (Borderlands Press 2003 as Borderlands 5, not seen) original anthology of 25 horror stories, fifth in the “Borderlands” series. Authors include Stephen King, Bentley Little, Tom Piccirilli, Whitley Strieber.
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The Reckoning Thomas F. Monteleone (Tor 0-812-57524-5, Dec 2004, $7.99, 419pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers); Reissue (Forge 1999) millennial horror novel. Second printing.
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Rough Beasts and Other Mutations Thomas F. Monteleone (Gale Group/Five Star 0-7862-5344-4, Oct 2003, $25.95, 432pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark); Collection of 18 stories and a one-act play. Introduction by John DeChancie; foreword and story introductions by Monteleone. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman. Order from Five Star, 295 Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville ME 04901; 800-223-1244; [www.galegroup.com/fivestar].
- · Blinded by Science · fw (*), 2003
- 13 · Notes Toward a Definition of Tom Monteleone · John DeChancie · bg (*), 2003 [Thomas F. Monteleone]
- 21 · Present Perfect · vi Fantastic Sep ’74
- 27 · A Spell for Jonathan · ss Horror Tales, ed. Roger Elwood, Rand, McNally, 1974
- 39 · A Creature of Accident · ss Amazing Mar ’75
- 65 · The Curandeiro · nv Chrysalis, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1977
- 108 · Camera Obscura · ss Cosmos SF&F Magazine Jul ’77
- 128 · Just in the Niche of Time · nv Chrysalis 2, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1978
- 159 · Mister Magister · ss Rod Serling’s Other Worlds, ed. Rod Serling, Bantam, 1978
- 167 · Mister Magister · pl, 1978
- 190 · The Dancer in the Darkness · na New Voices II, ed. George R. R. Martin, Jove, 1979
- 237 · Taking the Night Train · ss Night Voyages #7 ’81
- 257 · Group Phenomena · ss Stardate Nov/Dec ’85
- 271 · The Way of the Cross · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 8, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1990
- 292 · The White Man · nv Dead End: City Limits, ed. Paul F. Olson & David B. Silva, St. Martin’s, 1991
- 322 · Off to See the Wizard · ss Science Fiction Age Nov ’93
- 351 · Please Stand By · ss Earth Strikes Back, ed. Richard Chizmar, Ziesing, 1994
- 358 · Get It Out · ss Diagnosis: Terminal, ed. F. Paul Wilson, Tor/Forge, 1996
- 378 · Changing of the Guard · Thomas F. Monteleone & Robert Wayne McCoy · ss Lord of the Fantastic: Stories in Honor of Roger Zelazny, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Avon Eos, 1998
- 393 · It’s in the Bag · ss Cemetery Dance #36, 2001
- 408 · The Prisoner’s Tale · ss Taps and Sighs, ed. Peter Crowther, Subterranean Press, 2000
- 428 · About the Writer · Misc. Material · bg
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The Dolphins’ View: Book 1: Transformation Mookeeo (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-1867-3, Feb 2004, $11.95, 109pp, tp, cover by David Magliocco) [Dolphins’ View]; SF novel, the first in a trilogy about young dolphins who want to stop pollution and are given legs by aliens. Mookeeo is a pen name for Tom Brown. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].
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The Dolphins’ View: Book 2: Impossible Dream Mookeeo (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-1868-1, Feb 2004, $13.95, 193pp, tp, cover by David Magliocco) [Dolphins’ View]; SF novel, the second in a trilogy about young dolphins given legs by aliens, and their quest to stop ocean pollution. Mookeeo is a pen name for Tom Brown. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].
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The Dolphins’ View: Book 3: Hannibal Invades Washington Mookeeo (Infinity Publishing.com 0-7414-1869-X, Feb 2004, $13.95, 173pp, tp, cover by David Magliocco) [Dolphins’ View]; SF novel, the third in a trilogy about young dolphins given legs by aliens, and their quest to stop ocean pollution. Mookeeo is a pen name for Tom Brown. Order from Infinity Publishing.com, 519 West Lancaster Ave., Haverford PA 19041-1413; 877-BUY-BOOK; [www.buybooksontheweb.com].
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The Deed of Paksenarrion Elizabeth Moon (SFBC #1170360, Oct 2004, $14.99, 1123pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Deed of Paksenarrion]; Reprint (Baen 1992) omnibus of the three books in the trilogy: Sheepfarmer’s Daughter (1988), Divided Allegiance (1988), and Oath of Gold (1989). This is similar to the Baen 2003 hardcover edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Marque and Reprisal Elizabeth Moon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44758-1, Oct 2004, $24.95, 324pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [Vatta’s War]; Military SF novel, second in the “Vatta’s War” series.
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Marque and Reprisal Elizabeth Moon (SFBC #1170975, Oct 2004, $12.49, 324pp, hc, cover by Dave Seeley) [Vatta’s War]; Reprint (Del Rey 2004) military SF novel, second in the “Vatta’s War” series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Speed of Dark Elizabeth Moon (Ballantine 0-345-44754-9, Mar 2004, $13.95, 340pp, tp); Reprint (Orbit 2002) SF novel about an autistic man. This includes an unpaginated 17-page reading group guide.
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Trading in Danger Elizabeth Moon (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-44761-1, Sep 2004, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Dave Seeley) [Vatta’s War]; Reprint (Del Rey 2003) military SF novel, first in the “Vatta’s War” series.
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Gloriana, or The Unfulfill’d Queen Michael Moorcock (Warner Aspect 0-446-69140-2, Aug 2004, $14.00, 488pp, tp); Reprint (Allison & Busby 1978) fantasy novel, with minor revisions. This has a new afterword by Moorcock, an alternate chapter 34, and lyrics for a proposed musical by Moorcock & Peter Pavli.
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The Skrayling Tree Michael Moorcock (Warner Aspect 0-446-61340-1, Jul 2004, $6.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Robert Gould) [Elric]; Reprint (Warner Aspect 2003) fantasy novel, second in an “Elric” series begun in Dreamthief’s Daughter.
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