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Someplace to Be Flying Charles de Lint (Tor/Orb 0-765-30757-X, Aug 2005, $14.95, 380pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar); Reprint (Tor 1998) contemporary fantasy novel set in de Lint’s fictional Newford.
Trader Charles de Lint (Tor/Orb 0-765-30296-9, May 2005, $14.95, 352pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar); Reprint (Tor 1997) contemporary fantasy novel of body-trading.
Nylon Angel Marianne de Pierres (Penguin/Roc 0-451-46037-5, Jul 2005, $6.99, 289pp, pb) [Parrish Plessis]; SF novel, first in the Parrish Plessis series. First US edition (Orbit 1/04).
Serenity Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket Star 1-4165-0755-8, Sep 2005, $6.99, 260pp, pb); Novelization of the movie based on the short-lived TV series Firefly. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
Spider-man: Down These Mean Streets Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket Star 1-4165-0968-2, Sep 2005, $7.99, 268pp, pb, cover by Joe Jusko); Novelization based on the comic-book character. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters.
Spider-Man: Down These Mean Streets Keith R. A. DeCandido (SFBC #1198483, Sep 2005, $10.99, 268pp, hc, cover by Joe Jusko) [Spider-Man]; Reprint (Pocket 2005) novelization based on the comic-book character. Copyrighted by Marvel Characters. This has ISBN 0-7394-5687-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
Star Trek, the Next Generation: I.K.S. Gorkon, Book Three: Enemy Territory Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket 1-4165-0014-6, Mar 2005, $7.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation: I.K.S. Gorkon]; Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
Star Trek: Articles of the Federation Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket 1-4165-0015-4, Jun 2005, $7.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Mark Gerber) [Star Trek]; Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
Star Trek: Tales from the Captain’s Table ed. Keith R. A. DeCandido (Pocket 1-4165-0520-2, Jun 2005, $14.00, 337pp, tp, cover by Mark Gerber) [Star Trek]; Original anthology of nine Star Trek bar stories. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.

ix · Introduction: How We Built the Bar · Dean Wesley Smith · in *
· WILLIAM T. RIKER
3 · Improvisations on the Opal Sea: A Tale of Dubious Credibility · Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels · na *
· JEAN-LUC PICARD
49 · Darkness · Michael Jan Friedman · nv *
· ELIZABETH SHELBY
77 · Pain Management · Peter David · nv *
· KLAG, SON OF M’RAQ
107 · IoDnl’pu’ vavpu’ je · Keith R. A. DeCandido · ss *
· KIRA NERYS
127 · The Officers’ Club · Heather Jarman · na *
· JONATHAN ARCHER
175 · Have Beagle, Will Travel: The Legend of Porthos · Louisa M. Swann · nv *
· DEMORA SULU
201 · Iron and Sacrifice · David R. George, III · na *
· CHAKOTAY
271 · Seduced · Christie Golden · ss *
· DAVID GOLD
301 · An Easy Fast · John J. Ordover · nv *
331 · About the Authors · Misc. Material · bg *
Never Seen by Waking Eyes Stephen Dedman (Writers.com Books/infrapress 0-9766544-0-7, Jul 2005, $15.95, 224pp, tp); Collection of 24 stories, one original. The author provides an afterword on the inspirations for each story. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.writers.com/publishing] or from Writers.com Books, 87 South Meadowcroft Dr., Akron OH 44313.

· A Single Shadow · ss Interzone May ’98
· Probable Cause · ss Orb Speculative Fiction #2, 2001
· The Lady of Situations · ss Little Deaths, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1994
· Waste Land · vi Agog! Fantastic Fiction, ed. Cat Sparks, Agog! Press, 2002
· Watch · ss *
· Beholder [as by Anon.] · ss Embraces, ed. Paula Guran, Venus or Vixen Press, 2000
· A Sentiment Open to Doubt · ss
· Salvation · ss Wetbones Fll ’97
· What You Wish For · ss Weird Tales Spr, 2000
· The Completist · ss
· The Dance That Everyone Must Do · ss Valkyrie
· Honest Ghosts · ss
· The Ghoul Goes West · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine Jun, 2002
· ’Til Human Voices Wake Us · ss
· Heir of the Wolf · ss Terror Australis, ed. Leigh Blackmore, Coronet Australia, 1993
· The Wind Sall Blow for Ever Mair · ss Gathering the Bones, ed. Dennis Etchison, Ramsey Campbell & Jack Dann, Tor, 2003
· Double Action · ss Gothic.Net website Aug ’98
· The Facts of Dr Van Helsing’s Case · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #11, 2004
· Madly · ss Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural, ed. Bill Congreve, Sandglass Press, 2003
· Nothing Like the Sun · ss
· Upon the Midnight Clear · ss
· The Pillar · ss
· Reveille · ss
· Never Seen by Waking Eyes · nv F&SF Aug ’96
The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch Joseph Delaney (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-076618-2, Sep 2005, $14.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Scott McKowen); Young-adult dark fantasy. Thomas Ward learns quickly that the hardest part of being an apprentice Spook (ghostbuster) is staying alive. A first novel. First US edition (The Bodley Head 7/04 as The Spook’s Apprentice by Joe Delaney).
About Writing: 7 Essays, 4 Letters & 5 Interviews Samuel R. Delany (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6716-7, Jan 2006, $24.95, 419 + xii, tp); How-to guide/collection of essays, correspondence, and interviews aimed at creative writers, with a new 59-page introduction and an appendix of more basic tips for beginning writers. A hardcover edition (-6715-9, $65.00) was announced but not seen. Order from Wesleyan University Press c/o University Press of New England, 23 S. Main St., Hanover NH 03755; 800-421-1561; [University.Press@Dartmouth.edu]; add $5.00 postage.

vii · Preface and Acknowledgements · Samuel R. Delany · pr *
1 · Emblems of Talent · Samuel R. Delany · in The New York Review of Science Fiction Oct, 2005
61 · Part I: Seven Essays
63 · Teaching/Writing [“Teaching S-f Writing”] · Samuel R. Delany · ar Clarion, ed. Robert Scott Wilson, Signet, 1971
69 · Thickening the Plot · Samuel R. Delany · ar Those Who Can: A Science Fiction Reader, ed. Robin Scott Wilson, Mentor, 1973
77 · Characters · Samuel R. Delany · ar The Jewel-Hinged Jaw, Samuel R. Delany, Dragon Press, 1977
85 · On Pure Storytelling · Samuel R. Delany · sp The Jewel-Hinged Jaw, Samuel R. Delany, Dragon Press, 1977; talk delivered at the 1970 Nebula Awards Banquet in Berkeley
95 · Of Doubts and Dreams · Samuel R. Delany · ar Distant Stars, Bantam, 1981
107 · After Almost No Time at All the String on Which He Had Been Pulling and Pulling Came Apart into Two Separate Pieces So Quickly He Hardly Realized It Had Snapped, or: Reflections on “The Beach Fire” · Samuel R. Delany · ar Empire: For the SF Writer Sum ’80
117 · Some Notes for the Intermediate and Advanced Creative Writing Student · Samuel R. Delany · ar Shorter Views, Samuel R. Delany, Wesleyan University Press, 2000
149 · Part II: Four Letters
151 · Letter to P—, December 10, 2001 · Samuel R. Delany · lt *
161 · Letter to Q—, October 28, 1997 · Samuel R. Delany · lt *
181 · Letter to R—, March, 1996 · Samuel R. Delany · lt *
201 · Letter to S—, July 26, 1996 · Samuel R. Delany · lt *
207 · Part III: Five Interviews
A Para*doxa Interview:
___ 209 · Experimental Writing/Texts & Questions [“Para*doxa Interview: Texts & Questions, with Samuel R. Delany”] · Lance Olsen · iv Para*doxa v4 #11 ’98 [Samuel R. Delany]
An American Literary History Interview:
___ 271 · The Situation of American Writing Today · Anon. · iv American Literary History v2 #2 ’99 [Samuel R. Delany]; revised
A Poetry Project Newsletter Interview:
___ 299 · A Silent Interview · Anon. · iv The Poetry Project Newsletter Mar 18 ’99 [Samuel R. Delany]
311 · A Black Clock Interview · Steve Erickson · iv Black Clock Mar, 2004 [Samuel R. Delany]
A Para*doxa Interview:
___ 337 · Inside and Outside the Canon · Anon. · iv Para*doxa v1 #3 ’95 [Samuel R. Delany]
375 · Appendix: Nits, Nips, Tucks and Tips · Samuel R. Delany · ar *
Phallos Samuel R. Delany (Bamberger Books 0-917453-41-7, Nov 2004, $14.00, 95pp, tp, cover by John Del Gaizo & Lawrence Alma-Tadema); Philosophical novella with homoerotic and fantasy elements, in the form of a modern critical essay looking at an anonymous gay porn novel about the search for an ancient diety’s jeweled phallus in ancient Rome. Much revised and expanded from a previous version appearing in the magazine Callaloo. This is dated 2004, but not seen until now. Bamberger Books, PO Box 350, Whitmore Lake MI 48189.
The Cardinal’s Heir Jaki Demarest (Medallion Press 1-932815-10-4, Nov 2004, $6.99, 352pp, pb); Historical novel with elements of the occult. Cardinal Richelieu’s niece is determined to avenge his death by poisoning. Medallion Press, 225 Seabreeze Ave., Palm Beach FL 33480; [www.medallion press.com].
Forgotten Realms: The Giant Among Us Troy Denning (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3758-0, Jul 2005, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Forgotten Realms: Twilight Giants]; Reprint (TSR 1995) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. Second book in the “Twilight Giants” trilogy. Copyrighted 1995 by TSR, 2005 by Wizards of the Coast.
Forgotten Realms: The Ogre’s Pact Troy Denning (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3731-9, May 2005, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Forgotten Realms: Twilight Giants]; Reprint (TSR 1994) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game. First book in the “Twilight Giants” trilogy. Copyrighted 1994 TSR, 2005 Wizards of the Coast.
Forgotten Realms: The Titan of Twilight Troy Denning (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3798-X, Oct 2005, $6.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Duane O. Myers) [Forgotten Realms: Twilight Giants]; Reprint (TSR 1995) fantasy novelization based on the roleplaying game, third volume in the “Twilight Giants Trilogy”. Copyrighted 1995 by TSR, 2005 by Wizards of the Coast
Star Wars: Dark Nest I: The Joiner King Troy Denning (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46304-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 526pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: Dark Nest]; Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
Star Wars: Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen Troy Denning (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46303-X, Oct 2005, $6.99, 333pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: Dark Nest]; Star Wars novelization. Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.
Star Wars: Dark Nest III: The Swarm War Troy Denning (Ballantine Del Rey LucasBooks 0-345-46305-6, Jan 2006, $6.99, 357pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Wars: Dark Nest]; Star Wars novelization. First US edition (Arrow 11/05).
Laughin’ Boy Bradley Denton (Subterranean Press 1-59606-016-6, Jun 2005, $40.00, 286pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter); Satirical novel with fantasy elements of terrorism and the media at the end of the 20th century.
Merian C. Cooper’s King Kong Joe DeVito & Brad Strickland (St. Martin’s Griffin 0-312-34915-7, Oct 2005, $12.95, 203pp, tp, cover by Joe DeVito) [King Kong]; Movie novelization, an expanded rewrite of the 1932 novelization by Delos W. Lovelace. Illustrated by Joe DeVito. Foreword by James V. D’Arc. Copyrighted by Richard M. Cooper.
Kong: King of Skull Island Joe DeVito, Brad Strickland & John Michlig (Dark Horse Comics/DH Press 1-59582-006-X, Dec 2004, $24.95, 167pp, hc, cover by Joe DeVito); Art book/illustrated SF/lost world novel about the giant ape, created and illustrated in color by DeVito, with text by Strickland & Michlig. Introduction by Ray Harryhausen.
Star Trek: Engines of Destiny Gene DeWeese (Pocket 0-671-03702-1, Mar 2005, $7.99, 338pp, pb, cover by James Wang) [Star Trek]; Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
The Emperor of Gondwanaland and Other Stories Paul Di Filippo (Thunder’s Mouth Press 1-56025-665-6, Jul 2005, $15.95, 370 + x, tp, cover by Marcia Salo); Collection of 18 stories, one original, with comments on each by the author.

ix · Introduction · in
· I Periauricular Dampness
3 · Anselmo Merino · nv New Pathways Nov ’86
· II Adventures of a Restless Mind
34 · My Adventures with the SPCA · ss Shock Waves 1.1 ’96
50 · The Emperor of Gondwanaland · ss Interzone Jan/Feb, 2005; illus. Edward Noon
69 · Observable Things · ss Conqueror Fantastic, ed. Pamela Sargent, DAW, 2004
95 · Clouds and Cold Fires · nv Live Without a Net, ed. Lou Anders, Roc, 2003
118 · Ailoura · nv Once Upon a Galaxy, ed. Wil McCarthy, Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002
· III Two Plus Two Equals Infinity
150 · Your Gold Teeth, Pt. 2 · Paul Di Filippo & Don Webb · ss Aberrations #36 ’96
167 · Beyond Mao · Paul Di Filippo & Barry Malzberg · ss Postscripts Sum, 2005
· IV Children of André Breton
186 · Time Travel Blasphemies 1 & 2 · ss Proud Flesh Fll ’94
192 · Pulp Alibis · ss Schegge d’America, 1998
206 · Science Fiction · nv Witpunk, ed. Claude Lalumière & Marty Halpern, Four Walls Eight Windows, 2003
227 · The Curious Inventions of Mr. H · ss Electric Velocipede Fll, 2003
· V Counterfactual Curiosities
240 · Shake It to the West · ss Space & Time #86 ’95
267 · Sisyphus and the Stranger · ss Bifrost, 2004
280 · A Monument to After-Thought Unveiled · ss Interzone Nov/Dec, 2003
· VI Gonzo Science
312 · Bare Market · ss Interzone Jan, 2003
329 · And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon · ss Sci Fiction website Nov 19, 2003
384 · Up! · nv Amazing, 2005
The Crack in Space Philip K. Dick (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-3006-4, Mar 2005, $12.00, 188pp, tp); Reprint (Ace 1966) SF novel.
Dr. Futurity Philip K. Dick (Random House/Vintage 1-4000-3009-9, Aug 2005, $10.95, 169pp, tp); Reprint (Ace 1960) SF novel.
The Widow and the King John Dickinson (Random House/Fickling 0-385-75084-6, Jun 2005, $18.95, 613pp, hc) [Cup of the World]; Young-adult medieval fantasy, sequel to The Cup of the World. First US edition (Fickling UK 1/05).
Inside Grandad Peter Dickinson (Random House/Dell Yearling 0-553-48782-5, Jun 2005, $5.50, 119pp, tp, cover by David Johnson); Reprint (Lamb 2004) young-adult fantasy novella.
The Tears of the Salamander Peter Dickinson (Random House/Lamb 0-440-23823-4, Mar 2005, $7.95, 197pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean); Reprint (Macmillan UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
For Those Who Fell William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-01267-1, Oct 2005, $7.99, 410pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Legion of the Damned]; Reprint (Ace 2004) military SF novel, sixth in the “Legion of the Damned” series.
McCade on the Run William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-01242-6, Feb 2005, $14.00, 361pp, tp, cover by Christian McGrath) [Sam McCade]; Omnibus of the last two novels in the series about bounty hunter Sam McCade: Alien Bounty (1990) and McCade’s Bounty (1990).

1 · Alien Bounty · n. New York: Ace, 1990
161 · McCade’s Bounty · n. New York: Ace, 1990
Runner William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-01326-0, Oct 2005, $24.95, 424pp, hc, cover by Craig White); Far-future SF, first in a series set in a far-flung civilization losing much of its technology. Interstellar courier Jak Rebo escorts a child targeted by assassins.
Northwest Passages ed. Cris DiMarco (Fandom Press 1-59092-185-2, Nov 2005, $19.99, 468pp, tp, cover by Liz Danforth); Original anthology of one poem and 25 SF and fantasy stories, five reprints, of Cascadia AKA the Pacific Northwest, “hosted” by Cascadia Con. Authors include Bruce Holland Rogers, Uncle River, and Bruce Taylor. Published for Cascadia Con. Fandom Press, 7419 Ebbert Dr. SE, Port Orchard WA 98367; [www.windstormcreative.com].

9 · Introduction · Cris DiMarco · in *
15 · Whistling Women · Rhea Rose · pm Tesseracts 6, ed. Robert J. Sawyer & Carolyn Clink, Edmonton: Tesseract Books, 1997
19 · Free Range · Suzanne Church · ss *
35 · In the Chief’s Name · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss Historical Hauntings, ed. Jean Rabe & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2001
47 · Feeding the Eagles · Donna McMahon · nv *
75 · Forget Me Not · Mary E. Lowd · ss *
83 · Still Life, with Wine Bottle · Jake Bartolone · ss *
97 · Truer Love · Edd Vick · ss *
109 · Wonderfreaks · Jan Wildt · na New Genre Spr, 2001
157 · Dance of the Cube Farm Dreamers · A. Leigh Jones · ss *
169 · Mountain Man’s Toothpick · Susan Urbanek Linville · ss *
179 · The Pulse of the Sea · Dr. Philip Edward Kaldon · ss *
195 · An Incident at Agate Beach · Marly Youmans · nv Argosy Quarterly Spr, 2005
231 · A Debt to Collect · Ruth Nestvold · nv *
253 · Jacob’s Tree · Ken Staley · ss *
259 · A Thin Line · Joe Murphy · ss *
277 · Transubstantiation · Derwin Mak · nv *
303 · General Density · Uncle River · ss Challenging Destiny Jun, 2003; originally appeared in slightly different form.
323 · Real Virtuality · Jetse de Vries · ss *
339 · Rewind, Replay · Mercurio D. Rivera · ss *
355 · Them · Jacques L. Condor · nv *
393 · Nanuq · John Kratman · ss *
401 · Squatch · Rhea Rose · ss *
419 · Slimed · Louise Herring-Jones · ss *
433 · Sister’s Story · Krista Dietrich · ss *
445 · You Can Hardly Wait · Bruce Taylor · ss *
451 · Plot Device · Eric Choi · ss *
461 · Gallery of Biographies · Misc. Material · bg *
On SF Thomas M. Disch (University of Michigan Press 0-472-06896-2, Aug 2005, $24.95, 271pp, tp); Non-fiction, a collection of 41 essays on science fiction, all reprints (some revised). Includes index. A hardcover edition (-09896-9, $60.00) was announced but not seen.
Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black (Simon & Schuster 0-689-85941-4, Oct 2005, $24.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Tony DiTerlizzi); Art book, a tie-in to the children’s fantasy series The Spiderwick Chronicles; this purports to be the actual guide the children find, with illustrations and descriptions of 31 faerie species.
The Conch Bearer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-87242-9, Mar 2005, $5.99, 265pp, tp, cover by Anton Petrov); Reprint (Porter 2003) young-adult fantasy novel set in India.
The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Millbrook/Roaring Brook Press 1-59643-067-2, Sep 2005, $16.95, 329pp, hc, cover by Susy Pilgrim Waters); Young-adult fantasy novel set in Mughal India, book two of The Brotherhood of the Conch after The Conch Bearer. Anand travels to Bengal hundreds of years in the past.
The Fire Within Chris D’Lacey (Scholastic/The Chicken House 0-439-67243-0, May 2005, $14.95, 340pp, hc, cover by Angelo Rinaldi); Young-adult fantasy novel. A college student takes a room in a house full of clay dragons that come to life. First US edition (Watts UK 2001).
Eastern Standard Tribe Cory Doctorow (Tor 0-765-31045-7, Apr 2005, $12.95, 223pp, tp, cover by Shelley Eshkar); Reprint (Tor 2004) SF novel.
Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Cory Doctorow (Tor 0-765-31278-6, Jul 2005, $24.95, 315pp, hc, cover by Dave McKean); Contemporary fantasy novel.
Charmed: Picture Perfect Cameron Dokey (Simon Spotlight Entertainment 1-4169-0025-X, Oct 2005, $5.99, 199pp, pb) [Charmed]; Young-adult novelization, the 31st based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.
Resonance Chris Dolley (Baen 1-4165-0912-7, Nov 2005, $24.00, 389pp, hc, cover by Alan Pollack); SF novel of alternate realities. Obsessive-compulsive Graham Smith sees the world is an unstable place, and people are out to kill him.
The Runes of the Earth Stephen R. Donaldson (Ace 0-441-01304-X, Sep 2005, $16.00, 532pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]; Reprint (Putnam 2004) fantasy novel, book one in the “Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant” quartet.
Tales of Skastowe Thomas Donaldson (Periastron Books 0-9642190-1-8, Nov 2003, $20.00, 139pp, tp); Collection of 16 stories about the virtually immortal inhabitants of the solar system Skastowe. This says “published 2003” but also indicates a 2004 date. Order from Thomas Donaldson, PO Box 208, O’Connor ACT 2602, Australia; [7367.1215@compuserve.com]; postage included in price; make checks to Thomas Donaldson.

iii · A Quotation · ms *
· From Earth
1 · The Last Death in Lubbock, Texas · ss *
9 · Birth Scars · ss *
18 · Travelling · ss *
· And from Skastowe
29 · A Mass on Christmas Day, 8936 AD · ss *
34 · The Baby Skarsopen · ss *
43 · Hanjo the Youth · ss *
56 · In the Restaurant Banyan · ss *
64 · Life · ss *
70 · An Affair · ss *
80 · Talakanishil, A Nest of Rearing · ss *
89 · What Do You Seek, So Far Far Away · ss *
99 · For Readers Only · ss *
108 · War Wounds · ss *
117 · The “Crimes” of Gosalveno · ss *
126 · The Wild Making Man · ss *
132 · And in the Far Far Future · ss *
134 · And a Dictionary · ms *

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