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Conference with the Dead Terry Lamsley (Night Shade Books 1-597800-00-7, May 2005, $29.00, 242pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter); Reprint (Ash-Tree 1996) collection of ten horror stories. A signed, limited edition (-01-5, $49.00) with an added story is also available. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
Black Juice Margo Lanagan (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-074390-5, Mar 2005, $15.99, 201pp, hc, cover by Amy Ryan); Fantasy/mainstream collection. First US edition (Allen & Unwin Australia 2004).

1 · Singing My Sister Down · ss *
17 · My Lord’s Man · ss *
31 · Red Nose Day · ss *
51 · Sweet Pippit · ss *
71 · House of the Many · nv *
107 · Wooden Bride · ss *
123 · Earthly Uses · ss *
143 · Perpetual Light · ss *
165 · Yowlinin · ss *
185 · Rite of Spring · ss *
Shapeshifter’s Quest Dena Landon (Penguin/Dutton 0-525-47310-6, Aug 2005, $16.99, 182pp, hc, cover by Tony Sahara); Young-adult fantasy novel. A young shapeshifter leaves home to seek a cure for a deadly illness attacking her people. A first novel.
Star Trek Voyager: String Theory, Book I: Cohesion Jeffrey Lang (Pocket 0-7434-5718-8, Jul 2005, $7.99, 362pp, pb) [Star Trek: Voyager: String Theory]; Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
The Sex Column and other misprints David Langford (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-930997-78-7, Oct 2005, $17.95, 243pp, tp, cover by Gary Nurrish); Non-fiction collection of 133 columns (and five articles) written for SFX magazine. Includes index. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com] or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928.
Street Level Karyn Langhorne (HarperTorch 0-06-074782-X, Jun 2005, $6.99, 376pp, pb); Contemporary fantasy novel. An ex-gangbanger who has visions saves a man who can help protect her when her ex-lover gets out of jail.
Troll Fell Katherine Langrish (HarperCollins/Eos 0-06-058306-1, Jul 2005, $5.99, 355pp, pb, cover by Christophe Vacher) [Troll]; Reprint (Collins 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
The Mysterious Circus Jane Langton (HarperCollins 0-06-009486-9, May 2005, $15.99, 211pp, hc, cover by Peter Malone) [Hall Family Chronicles]; Young-adult fantasy novel, the seventh in the “Hall Family Chronicles.”
The Boar Joe R. Lansdale (Night Shade Books 1-597800-16-3, Apr 2005, $25.00, 121pp, hc, cover by Alex McVey); Reprint (Subterranean 1998) associational YA horror novel.
Bumper Crop Joe R. Lansdale (Golden Gryphon Press 1-930846-33-9, May 2005, $15.95, 199pp, tp, cover by John Picacio); Reprint (Golden Gryphon 2004) collection of 26 stories. Order from Golden Gryphon Press, 3002 Perkins Road, Urbana IL 61802; [www.goldengryphon.com].
Dead in the West Joe R. Lansdale (Night Shade Books 1-597800-14-7, Apr 2005, $25.00, 148pp, hc, cover by Colleen Doran) [Rev. Jebidiah Rains]; Reprint (Space & Time 1986) zombie western horror novel. This is copyrighted 2005, and has apparently been additionally revised from the Crossroads Press 1995 edition.
The Drive-In: The Bus Tour Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press, Oct 2005, $40.00, 229pp, hc); Horror novel. This is a signed, limited edition of 1000; a deluxe limited of 350 ($75.00) with added artwork, and a lettered, traycased edition of 26 ($500.00) are also available. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
The King and Other Stories Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press 1-931081-98-0, May 2005, $40.00, 98pp, hc, cover by Glenn Chadbourne); Collection of 18 stories, all but one short-shorts, about half original, several originally published on Lansdale’s website. Illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne. This is a signed, limited edition of 750; lettered edition of 52 is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

9 · Introduction · in
11 · Regular Sex and Admiration · vi
15 · An Arrow in the Air · vi
19 · Boots · ss
25 · Lefitation · vi
29 · Betcha · vi
33 · Haunted House · vi
37 · Ducks · vi
41 · Willard and the Painting · ss
47 · Coronation · vi
51 · The Closet · vi
55 · Private Eye · vi
57 · Snake · vi
59 · Terry and the Hat · vi
61 · The Munchies · vi
63 · After the War · vi
65 · Little Blue Bottle · ss
71 · Goodies · vi
75 · The King · nv
Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories Joe R. Lansdale (Subterranean Press 1-931081-29-8, Sep 2004, $40.00, 289pp, hc, cover by Timothy Truman); Collection of eight stories, one original, with story notes by Lansdale. This is a signed, limited edition; a deluxe slipcased edition of 250 ($95.00) with additional material is also available. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].

· Introduction · in
· The Mule Rustlers · nv The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology, ed. The Editors of the Mysterious Press, Mysterious Press, 2001
· The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down: A Dime Novel · na The Long Ones, Necro Publications, 2000
· Screw Up · Joe R. & Karen Lansdale · ss Till Death Do Us Part, ed. Jill M. Morgan & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley, 1999
· The Big Blow · na Revelations, ed. Douglas E. Winter, C.D. Publications, 1997
· Veil’s Visit [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] · Joe R. Lansdale & Andrew Vachss · ss Veil’s Visit, Subterranean Press, 1999
· Way Down There · ss
· O’Reta, Snapshot Memories · ss Mothers & Sons, ed. Jill M. Morgan, NAL, 2000
· Mad Dog Summer · na 999: New Stories of Horror and Suspense, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Avon, 1999
Sunset and Sawdust Joe R. Lansdale (Random House/Vintage Crime/Black Lizard 0-375-71922-9, Jan 2005, $13.00, 321pp, tp, cover by Joe Montgomery); Reprint (Knopf 2004) associational mystery.
Bubba Ho-tep Joe R. Lansdale & Don Coscarelli (Night Shade Books 1-59780-033-3, Oct 2005, $13.95, 159pp, tp); Reprint (Night Shade Book 2003) collection of Lansdale’s novella, Coscarelli’s screenplay, and introductions by both authors. Night Shade Books, 1470 NW Saltzman Road, Portland OR 97229; [night@nightshadebooks.com]; [www.nightshadebooks.com].
Magic or Madness Justine Larbalestier (Penguin/Razorbill 1-59514-022-0, Mar 2005, $16.99, 277pp, hc); Young adult contemporary fantasy, volume one in a trilogy. A door in Melbourne Australia opens onto a NYC street.
The Aware Glenda Larke (Ace 0-441-01277-9, Apr 2005, $6.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Isles of Glory]; Fantasy novel, the first book in the “Isles of Glory” series. Halfbreed Blaze is a citizen of nowhere, but hopes to earn a place as an agent of the Keeper Isles. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2003). Copyrighted by Glenyce Noramly.
Gilfeather Glenda Larke (Ace 0-441-01348-1, Nov 2005, $7.99, 418pp, pb, cover by Scott Grimando) [Isles of Glory]; Fantasy novel, the second book in the Isles of Glory series. The healer Gilfeather teams up with swordswoman Blaze and illusionist Flame. First US edition (Voyager Australia 2004).
Battlestar Galactica Classic: Saga of a Star World Glen A. Larson & Robert Thurston (ibooks 1-4165-0407-9, Feb 2005, $6.99, 244pp, pb, cover by Frank Frazetta) [Battlestar Galactica]; Reprint (Berkley 1978) novelization. Copyrighted by Universal Studios Licensing.
Bleeding Through Kingdoms: Cinderella’s Rebellion Riley Lashea (Tattered Essence Publishing 0-9766130-1-8, Sep 2005, $14.95, 246pp, tp, cover by Shawna Newman); Fantasy novel. Cinderella flees her abusive marriage to Prince Charming, and discovers the creator doesn’t like having stories changed. Tattered Essence Publishing, PO Box 290996, Nashville TN 37229.
Imperium Keith Laumer (Baen 0-7434-9903-4, May 2005, $25.00, 465pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) [Imperium]; Omnibus of three novels in the series: Worlds of the Imperium (1962), The Other Side of Time (1965), and Assignment in Nowhere (1968). Preface by Harry Turledove. Edited and with an afterword by Eric Flint.

1 · “This Is Where I Came In” · Harry Turtledove · pr
5 · Worlds of the Imperium · n. New York: Ace, 1962
167 · The Other Side of Time · n. New York: Berkley Medallion, 1965
343 · Assignment in Nowhere · n. New York: Berkley Medallion, 1968
463 · Afterword · Eric Flint · aw
A Plague of Demons Keith Laumer (Baen 0-7434-9906-9, May 2005, $7.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Richard Martin); Reprint (Baen 2003) collection of one SF novel, A Plague of Demons (1965), plus seven stories of human contact with aliens. Edited and with an introduction by Eric Flint.
Be Mine Forever Rosemary Laurey (Kensington/Zebra 0-8217-7663-0, Jul 2005, $6.50, 350pp, pb); Vampire novel. A woman with amnesia seeks the vampire who stole her memory.
Be Mine Forever Rosemary Laurey (SFBC #1189591, Oct 2005, $9.99, 350pp, hc); Reprint (Zebra 2005) vampire novel. This has ISBN 0-7394-5559-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
Better Read than Dead Victoria Laurie (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21558-3, Jun 2005, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [Abby Cooper]; Fantasy mystery novel, second in the Psychic Eye series featuring psychic Abby Cooper. Abby reads tarot cards at a wedding and gets involved with the Mob.
A Vision of Murder Victoria Laurie (Penguin/Signet 0-451-21715-2, Dec 2005, $6.99, 296pp, pb) [Abby Cooper]; Fantasy mystery novel, third in the Psychic Eye series featuring psychic Abby Cooper. Abby invests in a fixer-upper that turns out to be haunted.
Do You Believe? Ann Lawrence (Tor 0-765-34888-8, May 2005, $6.99, 369pp, pb); Dark fantasy romance. A woman asks a horror writer for help finding her missing sister.
A Crack in the Line Michael Lawrence (HarperTempest/Greenwillow 0-06-072479-X, Sep 2005, $7.99, 323pp, tp, cover by Chad W. Beckerman) [Aldous Lexicon]; Reprint (Orchard Books UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel, the first in the Aldous Lexicon. This includes 16 pages of extras on the author, his inspirations, etc.
Small Eternities Michael Lawrence (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-072480-3, Sep 2005, $15.99, 322pp, hc) [Aldous Lexicon]; Young-adult fantasy of kids traveling between parallel worlds, the second book of Withern Rise (AKA The Aldous Lexicon). First US edition (Orchard Books UK 9/04).
Warhammer: Liar’s Peak Robin D. Laws (BL Publishing/Black Library US 1-84416-233-8, Sep 2005, $7.99, 408pp, pb, cover by David Gallagher) [Warhammer: Angelika Fleischer]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game world, part of the Angelika Fleischer series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. First US edition (Black Library UK 8/05).
Fear Me Stephen Laws (Leisure 0-8439-5486-8, Jan 2005, $6.99, 435pp, pb); Vampire novel. The vampire Gideon gets beat up by some intended female victims, and seeks revenge. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1993 as Gideon); this is copyrighted 2005 and may be somewhat revised.
Last Burn in Hell John Edward Lawson (Raw Dog Screaming 0-9745031-6-9, Aug 2005, $13.95, 165pp, tp, cover by Dave Lipscomb); Satiric novel about a prison gigolo who has otherworldly encounters. This is a print-on-demand edition available online at [www.rawdogscreaming.com], or from Raw Dog Screaming Press, 5103 72nd Place, Hyattsville MD 20784.
Come Out Tonight Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5183-4, Jul 2005, $7.99, 434pp, pb); Reprint (CD Publications 1999) associational non-supernatural horror novel.
Into the Fire Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5615-1, Sep 2005, $24.00, 374pp, hc); Horror novel. First US edition (Headline 4/05 as The Glory Bus).
The Lake Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5620-8, Nov 2005, $7.99, 402pp, pb); Reprint (Headline 2004) associational non-supernatural horror novel.
Resurrection Dreams Richard Laymon (Leisure 0-8439-5185-0, Mar 2005, $7.99, 370pp, pb); Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel.
Polyphony, Volume 5 ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake (Wheatland Press 0-9755903-5-9, Oct 2005, $18.95, 418pp, tp, cover by Alexander Lamb); Original anthology of 31 slipstream stories. Authors include Jeff VanderMeer, Nick Mamatas, and Leslie What. This is a print-on-demand book, available online at [www.wheatlandpress.com], or from Wheatland Press, PO Box 1818, Wilsonville OR 97070.

· Single White Farmhouse · Heather Shaw · ss *
· The Beauty of the World Has Two Edges · Iain Rowan · ss *
· Story Stories: A Suite of Seven Narratives · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss *
· Gillian Underground · Michael Jasper, Tim Pratt & Greg van Eekhout · ss *
· Habe Ich Meinen Eigenen Tod Geseh’n · Paul O. Miles · ss *
· After the Sky Fell · Rob Vagle · ss *
· Redundant Sue and the Billy Goat Blue · Blake Hutchins · ss *
· The Happy Jumping Woman · Robin Catesby · ss *
· The Farmer’s Cat · Jeff VanderMeer · ss *
· Dusty Wings · Nancy Jane Moore · ss *
· Femina Obscura · Joy Marchand · ss *
· The Green Wall · Robert Freeman Wexler · ss *
· Among the Ruins · Forrest Aguirre · ss *
· The Bone Ship · Scott Thomas · ss *
· Crystal Vision · Eric Schaller · ss *
· Nine Electric Flowers · Sally Carteret · ss Polyphony, Volume 4, ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2004
· To-Do List · Nick Mamatas · ss *
· The Woman in the Numbers · M. K. Hobson · ss *
· The Tongue · Brendan Connell · ss *
· The Hottest Night of the Summer · Richard Wadholm · ss *
· Dog on a Loose Chain · Sarah Totton · ss *
· Dwelling · John Aegard · ss *
· Vaudeville’s Puppet · Aynjel Kaye · ss *
· How Eddie Changed the World · Bob Urell · ss *
· The Woman Who Spoke in Parables · Brian Richard Wade · ss *
· Tongues · Ray Vukcevich · ss *
· Death Comes for Ervina · Theodora Goss · ss *
· Ithrulene · Alexander Lamb · ss *
· Fugue · Jay Caselberg · ss *
· Nature Mort · Leslie What · ss *
· A Love for All Time · d. g. k. goldberg · ss *
The Room in the Dragon Volant J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Wildside Press 1-58715-671-7, Mar 2005, $17.95, 140pp, tp) [Martin Hesselius]; Reprint (1872) horror novel. Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928-0301; [www.wildsidepress.com].
The Beginning Place Ursula K. Le Guin (Tor Teen 0-765-34625-7, Mar 2005, $6.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Scott M. Fischer); Reprint (Harper & Row 1980) young-adult fantasy.
Changing Planes Ursula K. Le Guin (Ace 0-441-01224-8, Aug 2005, $6.99, 239pp, pb, cover by Cliff Nielsen); Reprint (Harcourt 2003) collection of 16 stories. Winner of the 2004 Locus Award.
The Compass Rose Ursula K. Le Guin (HarperCollins/Perennial 0-06-091447-5, Mar 2005, $13.95, 368pp, tp); Reprint (Harper & Row 1982) collection.
The Earthsea Trilogy Ursula K. Le Guin (SFBC #1186229, May 2005, $14.99, 422pp, hc, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon) [Earthsea]; Reprint (Gollancz 1977) omnibus of the three original Earthsea novels: A Wizard of Earthsea (1968), The Tombs of Atuan (1970), and The Farthest Shore (1972). This has ISBN 0-7394-5271-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
The Left Hand of Darkness Ursula K. Le Guin (SFBC #1158225, Nov 2004, $10.99, 209pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton); Reprint (Ace 1969) classic SF novel, winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award. This is SFBC 50th Anniversary Collection #15, with ISBN 0-7394-4881-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
The Tombs of Atuan Ursula K. Le Guin (Pocket 1-4165-0962-3, Nov 2004, $14.00, 180pp, tp) [Earthsea]; Reprint (Atheneum 1970) YA fantasy novel, second in the “Earthsea” series. This is a TV tie-in edition.
Desolation Tim Lebbon (Leisure 0-8439-5428-0, Mar 2005, $6.99, 309pp, pb); Horror novel. A man just out of a mental institution gets a room in a building full of very unusual people.
Grave Intent Deborah LeBlanc (Leisure 0-8439-5553-8, Jul 2005, $6.99, 374pp, pb); Horror novel. A gold coin stolen from a buried gypsy is cursed.
Forgotten Realms: Master of Chains Jess Lebow (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3800-5, Sep 2005, $6.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Fighters]; Novelization based on the world of the roleplaying game, part of The Fighters series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook Alan Lee (Houghton Mifflin 0-618-64014-2, Oct 2005, $30.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Alan Lee) [Middle-Earth]; Art book, a collection of sketches done in preparation for the centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 9/05).
The Backwoods Edward Lee (Leisure 0-8439-5413-2, Oct 2005, $6.99, 340pp, pb); Horror novel.
Flesh Gothic Edward Lee (Leisure 0-8439-5412-4, Feb 2005, $6.99, 404pp, pb); Horror novel.
Incubi Edward Lee (Necro Publications 1-889186-40-6, Feb 2005, $19.95, 241pp, tp, cover by Chris Trammell); Reprint (Diamond 1991) horror novel, Cultists kill women to raise their god. Order from PO Box 540298, Orlando FL 32854-0298; [www.necropublications.com].
Sword of the White Rose J. Ardian Lee (Ace 0-441-01223-X, May 2005, $7.99, 323pp, pb, cover by Tristen Ellwell) [Son of the Sword]; Reprint (Ace 2004) fantasy time-travel novel, fourth in the series begun in Son of the Sword.
Shadows of Prophecy Rachel Lee (Harlequin/Luna 0-373-80219-6, Jan 2006, $13.95, 329pp, tp) [Ilduin]; Fantasy novel, second in the Ilduin trilogy after Shadows of Myth. Lee is a pen name for Sue Civil-Brown & Christian Brown.
Crystal Soldier Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Meisha Merlin 1-59222-083-5, Mar 2005, $25.95, 321pp, hc, cover by Donato Giancola) [Great Migration]; SF adventure novel in the “Liaden” universe, book one of the “Great Migration” duology.
Sword of Orion Sharon Lee & Steve Miller (Phobos Impact 0-9720026-8-5, Oct 2005, $14.95, 276pp, tp) [Beneath Strange Skies]; SF novel, book one of Beneath Strange Skies. Teenaged Jerel Telmon discovers she’s part of a galactic struggle for freedom.
Black Unicorn Tanith Lee (ibooks 1-59687-162-8, Dec 2005, $12.00, 138pp, tp, cover by Heather Cooper) [Black Unicorn]; Reprint (Atheneum 1991) fantasy novel, first in a series.
Metallic Love Tanith Lee (Bantam Spectra 0-553-58471-5, Mar 2005, $6.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) [Silver Metal Lover]; Sequel to The Silver Metal Lover, the 1981 SF novel of a teen in love with a robot.
Venus Preserved Tanith Lee (Overlook Press 1-58567-653-5, Apr 2005, $14.95, 316pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) [Secret Books of Venus]; Reprint (Overlook 2003) dark fantasy novel, fourth and final volume of “The Secret Books of Venus”, set in an alternate 18th-century Venice.
Forgotten Realms: Son of Thunder Murray J. D. Leeder (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-3960-5, Jan 2006, $6.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Forgotten Realms: Fighters]; Novelization based on the roleplaying game; part of the Fighters sub-series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
A Logic Named Joe Murray Leinster (Baen 0-7434-9910-7, Jun 2005, $7.99, 600pp, pb, cover by Kurt Miller); Collection/omnibus of three stories and three novels: Gateway to Elsewhere (1954), The Duplicators (1964), and The Pirates of Zan (1959). Preface by Barry N. Malzberg. Edited by Eric Flint & Guy Gordon.

1 · The Dean of Gloucester, Virginia · Barry N. Malzberg · pr (*), 2005
7 · A Logic Named Joe [as by Will F. Jenkins] · ss Astounding Mar ’46
31 · Dear Charles · ss Fantastic Story Magazine May ’53
55 · Gateway to Elsewhere · n. New York: Ace, 1954
211 · The Duplicators · n. New York: Ace, 1964
373 · The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator · ss Astounding Dec ’35
393 · The Pirates of Zan · n. New York: Ace, 1959
Moonstruck Edward M. Lerner (Baen 0-7434-9885-2, Feb 2005, $24.00, 291pp, hc, cover by Doug Chaffee); Near-future SF novel. Aliens arrive to evaluate humans for membership in the Galactic Commonwealth.
Moonstruck Edward M. Lerner (SFBC #1185633, May 2005, $11.99, 291pp, hc); Reprint (Baen 2005) SF novel. This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

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