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A Reverie for Mister Ray Michael Bishop (PS Publishing 1-902880-87-0, Apr 2005, £25.00, 611 + xxviii, hc, cover by Jamie Bishop); Non-fiction collection of 69 essays, reviews, and incidental pieces, some slightly revised. Edited and with a preface by Michael H. Hutchins; introduction by Jeff VanderMeer. This is a limited edition of 500 signed by Bishop; a deluxe slipcased edition of 200 (-88-9, £60.00) signed by Bishop, Hutchins, and VanderMeer is also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
- xi · Upfront
- xiii · A Reverie for Mister Mike · Jeff VanderMeer · in *
- xix · Alien Graffiti: Author’s Apologia · Michael Bishop · in *
- xxv · Editor’s Preface: On the Road · Michael H. Hutchins · pr *
- 1 · Drawing from the Wells
- 3 · A Reverie for Mister Ray · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Sum ’81
- 14 · A Classic Affair · Michael Bishop · ar Atlanta Constitution Feb 28 ’90
- 17 · “An Art Is Something You Have to Learn: RIP Clifton Fadiman” · Michael Bishop · ar Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jul 4 ’99 [Clifton Fadiman]
- 21 · Little, Big, Witless, Wise: The Disquieting Allure of Gulliver’s Travels · Michael Bishop · ar * [Jonathan Swift]
- 37 · Flannery and Me · Michael Bishop · ar QPB Calendar of Days, 2001 [Flannery O’Connor]; revised.
- 41 · More Than a Masterpiece? [from More Than Human] · Michael Bishop · in Easton Press, 1989 [Theodore Sturgeon]
- 49 · A Classic’s Endearing Quirks · Michael Bishop · ar Delap’s F & SF Review Mar ’77 [Ursula K. Le Guin]
- 53 · State of the Art
- 55 · Evangels of Hope · Michael Bishop · ar Foundation #14 ’78; first presented as a talk at the 27th British Eastercon in Manchester in 1976.
- 69 · Believers and Heretics: An Episcopal Bull · Michael Bishop · ar Foundation #19 ’80; slightly revised.
- 81 · The Knack and How to Get It, See? · Michael Bishop · ar The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America Fll ’78; slightly revised.
- 84 · The Contributors to Plenum Four · Michael Bishop · fa New Dimensions 5, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1975
- 89 · Light Years and Dark: Science Fiction Since 1960 · Michael Bishop · ar IASFM Apr ’84; transcript of a speech at the Third Emory Science Fiction and Fantasy Symposium at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 12-Feb-1983
- 102 · Children Who Survive: An Autobiographical Meditation on Horror Fiction · Michael Bishop · ar Amazing Sep ’89
- 119 · 104 Really Cool Works of Twentieth-Century Fiction in English · Michael Bishop · ar QPB Calendar of Days, 2000; revised.
- 127 · On Reviewing
- 129 · Oh, to Be a Blurber! · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Spr ’80
- 140 · On Reviewing and Being Reviewed · Michael Bishop · ar Shayol #1 ’77; speech delivered at SolarCon III, El Paso, Texas, April 1977
- 156 · Critics’ Night at the Sci-Fi Bistro · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Fll ’79
- 169 · Pitching Pennies Against the Starboard Bulkhead
- 171 · The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe · Michael Bishop · br Delap’s F & SF Review Nov ’76 [Gene Wolfe]
- 175 · Timescape by Gregory Benford · Michael Bishop · br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dec 28 ’80 [Gregory Benford]; slightly revised.
- 178 · Wild Seed by Octavia Butler · Michael Bishop · br Foundation #21 ’81 [Octavia E. Butler]
- 181 · Myths of the Near Future by J. G. Ballard · Michael Bishop · br Foundation #30 ’84 [J. G. Ballard]
- 185 · Two by John Crowley · Michael Bishop · gp [John Crowley]; Little, Big, br Foundation #27 ’83; Antiquities, br The New York Review of Science Fiction #68 ’94
- 192 · Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card · Michael Bishop · br Thrust Spr ’87 [Orson Scott Card]; revised.
- 198 · The Toynbee Convector by Ray Bradbury · Michael Bishop · br Thrust Fll ’88 [Ray Bradbury]; revised.; revised from Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7-Aug-1988.
- 202 · Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy · Michael Bishop · gp [Kim Stanley Robinson]; Red Mars, br Science Fiction Age Jan ’93; Green Mars, br Science Fiction Age May ’94; Blue Mars, br Science Fiction Age Jul ’96; slightly revised.
- 213 · Nightfishing in Great Sky River: Poems of Inner and Outer Space by David Lunde · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Sep, 2000 [David Lunde]; slightly revised.
- 217 · The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carroll · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Sep, 2001 [Jonathan Carroll]; revised from Atlanta Journal-Constitution 1-Jul-2001.
- 220 · He Do the Time Police in Different Voices: SF Parodies and Pastiches by David Langford · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Aug, 2004 [David Langford]
- 225 · The Untethered Spacewalk by NASA · Michael Bishop · br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Feb 12 ’84
- 229 · Going Deeper
- 231 · In Pursuit of Ubik · Michael Bishop · ar Boston: Gregg Press, 1979 [Philip K. Dick]
- 245 · Gene Wolfe as Hero · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Fll ’80 [Gene Wolfe]; part originally published in Atlanta Journal-Constitution 29-Jun-1980
- 255 · Only in America · Michael Bishop · ar Libertarian Review Mar ’81 [Thomas M. Disch]
- 261 · James Morrow and Towing Jehovah · Michael Bishop · ar Para*doxa v5 #12 ’99 [James Morrow]; revised from The New York Review of Science Fiction Mar-1994.
- 275 · James Morrow’s Antidote X: Speculative Satire and The Eternal Footman · Michael Bishop · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction Jul, 2000 [James Morrow]
- 284 · The Education of Brian W. Aldiss · Michael Bishop · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction Sep ’99 [Brian W. Aldiss]
- 291 · “Sitting in the Sun in the Waist-High Grass” · Michael Bishop · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction Nov, 2001 [Gardner R. Dozois]; part originally published in Strange Days by Gardner Dozois, NESFA Press, 2001
- 303 · In Praise of Hollyhocks · Michael Bishop · ar Live! From Planet Earth, Golden Gryphon Press, 2005 [George Alec Effinger]
- 307 · Fellow Travelers
- 309 · A Speculation of SF Writers · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Sum ’80 [Gardner R. Dozois; Suzette Haden Elgin; Steven Utley; Ian Watson]
- 322 · All That Glitters Is Not Golding... or Bishop Either · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Sum ’85; revised.; part originally published in Omni Sep-1984 in a drastically cut version.
- 334 · James Tiptree, Jr. Is Raccoona Sheldon Is Alice B. Sheldon Is Alli is... · Michael Bishop · ar Quantum Sum/Fll ’92 [James Tiptree, Jr.]; parts originally appeared in Byte Beautiful by James Tiptree, Jr., Doubleday, 1985; and in Readercon 5 Program Book, 1992; slightly revised.
- 346 · Saluting Pamela Sargent [from The Best of Pamela Sargent] · Michael Bishop · fw Academy Chicago, 1987 [Pamela Sargent]
- 355 · The Once and Future Andy Duncan · Michael Bishop · in Beluthahatchie and Other Stories, Golden Gryphon Press, 2000 [Andy Duncan]
- 364 · Voice and Virtue: Celebrating Jack McDevitt · Michael Bishop · ar Philcon 2003 Program Book, PSFS, 2003 [Jack McDevitt]
- 371 · Rolling the Bones
- 373 · Ink and Inspiration Among the Soft Sciences · Michael Bishop · br Empire: For the SF Writer Win ’81; transcript of speech given at the First Contact Symposium for Anthropologists and SF Writers in San Jose, California, Spring 1981
- 380 · Lucy in the Mud With Footprints · Michael Bishop · br The Washington Post Book World Mar 15 ’81 [Donald C. Johanson; Maitland A. Edey]
- 384 · The Boy in the Bush · Michael Bishop · br The Washington Post Book World May 23 ’82 [Lyall Watson]
- 388 · Mysteries of the Rift Valley · Michael Bishop · br The Washington Post Book World Nov 11 ’84 [Richard E. Leakey; Mary Leakey]
- 393 · The Fate of the Primate · Michael Bishop · br The Washington Post Book World Sep 22 ’89 [Dale Peterson]
- 396 · Prospectus for a Novel of Human Prehistory, or The Origins of No Enemy But Time · Michael Bishop · ar Thrust Win ’85; revised.
- 405 · Edge Running
- 407 · Primates in Love · Michael Bishop · br The Washington Post Book World Jun 30 ’87 [Lionel Shriver]
- 410 · Geniuses in One Another’s Pockets · Michael Bishop · br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 26 ’81 [Thomas M. Disch; Charles Naylor]; revised.
- 413 · Two by J. G. Ballard · Michael Bishop · gp [J. G. Ballard]; Empire of the Sun, br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fe , b 31; The Day of Creation, br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ma , y 81
- 419 · Two by Philip K. Dick · Michael Bishop · br Thrust Win ’85 [Philip K. Dick]
- 423 · A Jeremiad, Three Reviews and a Postscript · Michael Bishop · br Thrust Win ’86 [Ray Bradbury; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; Carl Sagan]; parts originally published in Atlanta Journal-Constitution 29-Nov-1985, Washington Post Book World; 22-Sep-1985 and Atlanta Journal-Constitution 22-Oct-1985.
- 438 · Inconvenient Invitations · Michael Bishop · br Quantum Fll ’91 [Malcolm Bosse; William Boyd]; Parts Originally Published in The New York Times Book Review 19-May-1991 and; Washington Post Book World 2-Jun-1991.; slightly revised.
- 449 · Watching the Elephant Vanish · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Jan ’94 [Haruki Murakami]
- 454 · A Near-Future Southern, An Off-Trail Western · Michael Bishop · gp [Charles McNair; Clyde Edgerton]; Land O’ Goshen, br The New York Review of Science Fiction #81 ’95; abridged in Atlanta Journal-Constitution 1-Jan-1995; Redeye, br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Ma , y 71
- 459 · A Larger Sky · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Jan ’95 [Brad Leithauser]
- 468 · An American Wordsmith in Atlantis · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Feb ’96 [Samuel R. Delany]
- 474 · Touring the Republic of Pain · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Feb ’99 [Andrew Miller]
- 478 · Encounter of a Wee Kind [“Conversations with Furthermore B. Haynes”] · Michael Bishop · br Thrust Sum ’79; revised from Columbus Ledger 29-Aug-1978.
- 485 · Open Heart
- 487 · Military Brat: A Memoir · Michael Bishop · ar Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series Vol. 26, Gale Research, 1997; revised.
- 519 · First Novel, Seventh Novel: A Funeral for the Eyes of Fire · Michael Bishop · in Kerosina Books, 1989
- 534 · My Private Civil War · Michael Bishop · pr Confederacy of the Dead, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Roc, 1993
- 541 · Three Tributes · Michael Bishop · gp [Paul Di Filippo; David G. Hartwell; Howard Waldrop]; Paul Di Filippo: Picasso of the Mails [from A Year in the Linear City], in+ PSP ub; revised.; David Hartwell: “Rescue Me!”, ar Readercon 13 Program Book, 2001; revised.; Howard Waldrop: “Howard’s Generosity”, ar Readercon 15 Program Book, 2003; revised.
- 550 · Cleansing the Eye of the Heart · Michael Bishop · br Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 15, 2001 [Randolph Loney]
- 553 · Ghost of a Chance · Michael Bishop · br The New York Review of Science Fiction Aug, 2003 [Suzy McKee Charnas]
- 558 · Nine Prescriptions for My Funeral · Michael Bishop · ar Science Fiction Eye Fll ’97; revised.
- 567 · Writing Science Fiction As If It Mattered · Michael Bishop · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction Dec, 2002; speech at Georgia State University, Atlanta, 23-Sep-2002.
- 571 · Tiny Bells · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss The Sun Apr, 2004; included as part of above article.
- 581 · Index · Anon. · ix *
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Checkmate Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Doubleday UK 0-385-60773-3, Jun 2005, £12.99, 511pp, hc) [Noughts and Crosses]; Young-adult SF novel. Last in the main Noughts and Crosses trilogy.
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Knife Edge Malorie Blackman (Transworld/Corgi 0-552-54892-8, Jun 2005, £6.99, 363pp, tp) [Noughts and Crosses]; Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult SF novel. Second in the main Noughts and Crosses trilogy.
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The Mirror of Ink Jorge Luis Borges (Penguin UK 0-141-02213-2, May 2005, £1.50, 56pp, tp); Seven stories selected from Collected Fictions (Viking 1998) translated by Andrew Hurley from the three-volume Spanish-language collection Obras Completas (Emecé Editores 1989).
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Doctor Who: Match of the Day Chris Boucher (BBC Books 0-563-48618-X, Jan 2005, £6.99, 277pp, pb) [Doctor Who]; Novelization based on the TV series, featuring the fourth Doctor and Leela.
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Parietal Games: Critical Writings by and on M. John Harrison ed. Mark Bould & Michelle Reid (Science Fiction Foundation 0-903007-05-3, Aug 2005, £18.00, 357pp, tp, cover by Colin Odell); Non-fiction gathering of 86 reviews and articles by Harrison, with eight critical essays on his works by authors including John Clute and Farah Mendlesohn. Introduction by Elizabeth Hand. This has a bibliography and index. A hardcover edition noted on the copyright page (-04-5) doesn’t appear to exist. Available from The Science Fiction Foundation, 28 St. Johns Road, Guildford GU2 7UH, UK; [www.sf-foundation.org]. [M. John Harrison]
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Mercury Ben Bova (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-82394-1, Feb 2005, £18.99, 370pp, hc, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour]; SF novel in the Grand Tour series.
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Mercury Ben Bova (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-82395-X, Aug 2005, £7.99, 370pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Grand Tour]; Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2005) SF novel in the Grand Tour of the Solar System series.
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Apocalypse Tim Bowler (Oxford University Press 0-19-275437-8, Jun 2005, £5.99, 341pp, tp); Reprint (Oxford University Press 2004) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Tales from the Dark Side: Blood on Snow Tim Bowler (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-88172-0, Jan 2005, £10.99, 128pp, hc, cover by Jason Cockcroft) [Tales from the Dark Side]; Young-adult ghost story, first in a series about teens who encounter ghosts. Illustrated by Jason Cockcroft.
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Sea Kings of Mars Leigh Brackett (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07689-5, Jul 2005, £9.99, xii+653pp, tp, cover by Les Edwards); Collection of 12 stories, including the title story in its expanded novel version (Ace 1953 as The Sword of Rhiannon) and the original Eric John Stark stories. Edited and with an afterword by Stephen Jones. Volume 46 in the Fantasy Masterworks series.
- viii · Map · Margaret Howes & Dave Senior · ms
- xi · Introduction: Letting My Imagination Go [revised from part of “Return to Wonder” by Brackett & Edmond Hamilton] · ex Fantasy Crossroads May ’76
- 1 · The Sorcerer of Rhiannon · nv Astounding Feb ’42
- 31 · The Jewel of Bas [Mouse] · na Planet Stories Spr ’44
- 82 · Terror Out of Space · nv Planet Stories Sum ’44
- 113 · Lorelei of the Red Mist · Leigh Brackett & Ray Bradbury · na Planet Stories Sum ’46
- 176 · The Moon That Vanished · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’48
- 224 · Sea-Kings of Mars · n. Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’49; Expanded / revised as The Sword of Rhiannon. As ‘Sea Kings of Mars’ on the title & copyright page.
- 359 · Queen of the Martian Catacombs [Eric John Stark] · na Planet Stories Sum ’49; Expanded / revised as The Secret of Sinharat, allegedly by Edmond Hamilton.
- 421 · Enchantress of Venus [Eric John Stark] · na Planet Stories Fll ’49
- 490 · Black Amazon of Mars [Eric John Stark] · na Planet Stories Mar ’51; Expanded / revised as People of the Talisman, allegedly by Edmond Hamilton.
- 558 · The Last Days of Shandakor · nv Startling Stories Apr ’52
- 590 · The Tweener · ss F&SF Feb ’55
- 608 · The Road to Sinharat · nv Amazing May ’63
- 644 · The Afterword: Enchantress of Worlds · Stephen Jones · aw (*), 2005
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R Is for Rocket Ray Bradbury (PS Publishing 1-904619-77-0, Oct 2005, £25.00, 227 + xiii, hc, cover by Joe Mugnaini); Reprint (Doubleday 1962) collection, very slightly revised and illustrated with art from the stories’ original appearances. This has a new foreword by Ray Harryhausen and introduction by Michael Marshall Smith, as well as the 1962 introduction by Bradbury. This is a limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-78-9, £75.00) signed by Bradbury and editions in 100 slipcased sets (-79-7, £295.00) with S Is for Space and original collection Forever and the Earth, signed by Bradbury, Harryhausen, and Smith are also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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S Is for Space Ray Bradbury (PS Publishing 1-904619-80-0, Oct 2005, £25.00, 217pp, hc, cover by Joe Mugnaini); Reprint (Doubleday 1966) collection, very slightly revised and illustrated with art from the stories’ original appearances. This has a new foreword by Arthur C. Clarke and Introduction by Tim Powers, as well as the 1965 introduction by Bradbury. This is a limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 200 (-81-9, £75.00) signed by Bradbury and editions in 100 slipcased sets (-79-7, £295.00) with R Is for Rocket and original collection Forever and the Earth, signed by Bradbury, Clarke, and Powers are also available. Available from PS Publishing, Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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Ancestors of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley & Diana Paxson (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-713845-8, Aug 2005, £6.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Dominic Harman) [Avalon]; Reprint (Viking 2004 as Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Ancestors of Avalon by Diana Paxson) Arthurian fantasy novel in the Avalon series.
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The Purple Emperor Herbie Brennan (Bloomsbury 0-7475-7763-3, Oct 2005, £6.99, 431pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Faerie Wars]; Reprint (Bloomsbury 2004) young-adult fantasy novel. The sequel to Faerie Wars.
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The Dream Master: Arabian Nights Theresa Breslin (Transworld/Corgi Yearling 0-440-86502-6, Aug 2005, £4.99, 206pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master]; Reprint (Doubleday UK 2004) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth in the series. Illustrated by Wyatt.
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Dream Master: Gladiator Theresa Breslin (Transworld/Corgi 0-440-86501-8, Aug 2004, £4.99, 168pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Dream Master]; Reprint (Doubleday UK 2003) young-adult fantasy novel.
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First Rider’s Call Kristen Britain (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0894-2, Mar 2005, £6.99, 639pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Green Rider]; Reprint (DAW 2003) fantasy novel, sequel to Green Rider.
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The Heritage of Shannara Omnibus Terry Brooks (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-355-4, Aug 2005, £14.99, 1238pp, tp, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara]; Reprint (Del Rey 2003 as The Heritage of Shannara) omnibus of the four books in the Shannara sub-series: The Scions of Shannara (1990), The Druid of Shannara (1991), The Elf Queen of Shannara (1992), and The Talismans of Shannara (1993). [First U.K. edition]
- 1 · The Scions of Shannara · n. New York: Del Rey, 1990
- 231 · The Druid of Shannara · n. New York: Del Rey, 1991
- 631 · The Elf Queen of Shannara · n. New York: Del Rey, 1992
- 917 · The Talismans of Shannara · n. New York: Del Rey, 1993
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High Druid of Shannara: Straken Terry Brooks (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-5946-7, Aug 2005, £17.99, 368pp, hc, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara]; Fantasy novel, third in the trilogy after Jarka Ruus and Tanequil. Simultaneous with the US (Del Rey) edition. A trade paperback edition (-5947-5, £10.99) was announced but not seen.
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High Druid of Shannara: Tanequil Terry Brooks (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-1498-5, May 2005, £6.99, 469pp, pb, cover by Steve Stone) [Shannara: High Druid of Shannara]; Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2004) fantasy novel, second in the High Druid of Shannara series.
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Mothership John Brosnan (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07627-5, Feb 2005, £6.99, 312pp, pb); Reprint (Gollancz 2004) SF novel in a new series set aboard a generation spaceship which has degenerated into feudalism.
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Approaching Omega Eric Brown (Telos 1-903889-98-7, Jan 2005, £7.99, 117pp, tp, cover by Dominic Harman); SF novella. A hardcover edition (-99-5, £30.00) was announced but not seen. Telos Publishing, 61 Elgar Avenue, Tolworth Surrey KT5 9JP, England; [www.telos.co.uk].
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The Extraordinary Voyage of Jules Verne Eric Brown (PS Publishing 1-904619-34-7, May 2005, £10.00, 137pp, tp, cover by Edward Miller); SF novella. Struggling playwright Jules Verne finds himself traveling in time. Introduction by Ian Watson This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a hardcover edition of 300 signed by Brown and Watson (-35-5, £25.00) is also available. Available from Grosvenor House, 1 New Road, Hornsea HU18 1PG, UK; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
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