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Flatland Edwin A. Abbott (Signet 0-451-51841-1, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 160pp, pb) [Flatland] Reprint (Seely 1884, as by A. Square) mathematical fantasy novel. New introduction by A.K. Dewdney.
Alice Through the Needle’s Eye Gilbert Adair (Macmillan 0-333-37361-8, Sep ’84, £6.95, 150pp, hc) [Alice] Fantasy novel. [Not seen]
The Hitchhiker’s Trilogy Douglas Adams (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55200-0, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $15.95, 468pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Omnibus edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Pan 1979), The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (Pan 1980), and Life, the Universe and Everything (Pan 1982). There’s a new introduction by the author.

· Introduction · in
· The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy · n. London: Pan, 1979
· The Restaurant at the End of the Universe · n. London: Pan, 1980
· Life, the Universe, and Everything · n. London: Pan, 1982
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams (Pan 0-330-28498-3, Nov ’84, £6.95, 191pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Humorous sf novel. [Not seen]
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Douglas Adams (Crown/Harmony 0-517-55439-9, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.95, 204pp, hc) [Hitchhiker] Reprint (Pan 1984) sf novel, fourth book in the “Hitchhiker Trilogy”. This is the first American edition.
The Meaning of Liff Douglas Adams & John Lloyd (Pan 0-330-28121-6, 1983 [May ’84], £1.95, 191pp, pb) Associational; non-sf, humor. This is the original book, published in England in 1983 but not seen until 1984. It’s designed to look like a pocket Bible. Listed for Adams fans.
The Meaning of Liff Douglas Adams & John Lloyd (Crown 0-517-55347-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $8.95, hc) Non-sf humor book, listed for Adams fans. First U.S. edition (Pan 1983).
The Survivalist # 8: The End is Coming Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-1374-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 234pp, pb) [Survivalist] Post-holocaust sf adventure.
The Survivalist # 9: Earth Fire Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-1405-8, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.50, 237pp, pb) [Survivalist] Post-holocaust men’s adventure sf novel.
The Survivalist #10: The Awakening Jerry Ahern (Zebra 0-8217-1478-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.50, 235pp, pb) [Survivalist] Novel in a post-holocaust series.
Fog Hounds, Wind Cat, Sea Mice Joan Aiken (Macmillan 0-333-36574-7, Aug ’84, £4.95, 64pp, hc) Collection of three juvenile tales of magic and the supernatural. Pagination from Piccolo 1987 edition. [Not seen]

7 · Fog Hounds · ss *
36 · Wind Cat · ss *
56 · Sea Mice · ss *
Up the Chimney Down and Other Stories Joan Aiken (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02198-2, May ’84, £6.95, 272pp, hc) Original young-adult fantasy collection. [Not seen]
A Whisper in the Night: Tales of Terror and Suspense Joan Aiken (Delacorte 0-385-29344-5, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $14.95, 203pp, hc) Collection of 13 tales of horror and the supernatural. A collection with the same title appeared in England (Fontana 1981, Gollancz 1982), but half the stories are different.

1 · Lob’s Girl · ss
16 · Miss Spitfire · ss
28 · Finders Keepers · ss, 1965
46 · The Windowbox Waltz · nv, 1979
67 · The Swan Child · ss A Whisper in the Night, London: Gollancz, 1982
83 · Merminster · ss
96 · Mrs. Chatterbox · ss
113 · Two Races · ss IASFM Sep ’82
132 · Old Fillikin · ss Ghostly Encounters, 1981; Twilight Zone Apr ’82
144 · Snow Horse · ss
156 · The Hunchback of Brook Green · ss
175 · Homer’s Whistle · ss They Wait and Other Spine Chillers, ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1983
191 · The Last Specimen · ss
Ghostly Companions Vivien Alcock (Methuen 0-416-49330-0, Jul ’84, £5.95, 160pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy/horror collection. Pagination from Delacorte 1987 edition. [Not seen]

1 · The Sea Bride · ss *
20 · Patchwork · ss *
35 · The Strange Companions · ss *
47 · Siren Song · ss *
53 · A Change of Aunts · ss *
66 · The Good-looking Boy · ss *
78 · The Whisperer · ss *
92 · A Fall of Snow · ss *
100 · QWERTYUIOP · ss *
116 · The Masquerade · ss *
Helliconia Spring Brian W. Aldiss (Berkley 0-425-07328-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $3.50, 431pp, pb) [Helliconia] Reprint (Atheneum 1982) sf novel. First in a trilogy. Recommended. (CNB)
Helliconia Summer Brian W. Aldiss (SFBC #3623, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $6.98, 437pp, hc) [Helliconia] Reprint (Cape/Atheneum 1983) sf novel.
Helliconia Summer Brian W. Aldiss (Berkley 0-425-07368-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $6.95, 398pp, tp) [Helliconia] Reprint (Cape/Atheneum 1983) sf novel, second in the “Helliconia” series. Recommended. (FCM)
Hothouse Brian W. Aldiss (Baen 0-671-55930-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 309pp, pb, cover by Susan Collins) [Gren (Hothouse)] Reprint (Faber 1962) sf novel made up of connecting stories. An earlier, shorter version of the book was published as The Long Afternoon of Earth. The stories won a Hugo Award for short fiction.
Science Fiction Quiz Brian W. Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-78340-8, 1983 [Apr ’84], £2.95, 128pp, pb) This appeared in 1983, but we did not see it until 1984. It’s a wonderfully difficult sf quiz which humbled me completely, even though I thought I knew sf thoroughly. (CNB)
Seasons in Flight Brian W. Aldiss (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02271-7, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], £7.95, 157pp, hc) Collection of 10 stories.

11 · The Other Side of the Lake · ss The Fiction Magazine Sum ’84
27 · The Gods in Flight · ss Interzone #9 ’84
45 · The Blue Background · ss IASFM Apr ’83
61 · Igur and the Mountain · ss A Christmas Feast, ed. James Hale, Macmillan, 1983
77 · Incident in a Far Country · ss *
89 · The Girl Who Sang · nv Bestsellers v3 #9 ’83
115 · The Plain, the Endless Plain · ss The Missouri Review v7 #2 ’84
127 · Consolations of Age · ss Bestsellers v3 #9 ’83
135 · The O in Jose · ss Cad Mar ’66; Impulse Jul ’66
149 · A Romance of the Equator · ss Birmingham SF Group Nov ’80; IASFM Jan ’83
Fane David M. Alexander (Timescape 0-671-83154-2, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.50, 311pp, pb) Reissue (Pocket/Timescape 1981) fantasy novel.
The Beggar Queen Lloyd Alexander (Dutton 0-525-44103-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $11.95, 237pp, hc) [Westmark] Sf novel; conclusion of the “Westmark” trilogy. An alternate-world European Graustarkian adventure, and an excellent young-adult series. Recommended. (CNB)
The True Bride Thomas Altman (Corgi 0-552-12232-7, 1984, £1.50, 212pp, pb) Reprint (Bantam 1982) horror novel. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
The Mists of Time Margaret J. Anderson (Knopf 0-394-86573-1, Oct ’84, $10.95, 179pp, hc) [Time Trilogy] Young-adult science fantasy novel, conclusion of a trilogy.
Annals of the Time Patrol Poul Anderson (SFBC #6217, May ’84, $5.98, 312pp, hc) [Time Patrol] Omnibus edition of The Guardians of Time (Tor 1981) and Time Patrol (Tor 1983), both collections. A shorter version of the first book was published by Ballantine in 1960.

1 · The Guardians of Time · co New York: Pinnacle Oct ’81
5 · Time Patrol [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · nv F&SF May ’55
40 · Brave to Be a King [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · nv F&SF Aug ’59
78 · Gibraltar Falls [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · ss F&SF Oct ’75
89 · The Only Game in Town [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · nv F&SF Jan ’60
117 · Delenda Est [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · nv F&SF Dec ’55
155 · Time Patrolman · oc New York: Tor Oct ’83
159 · Ivory, and Apes, and Peacocks · na Time Patrolman, Tor, 1983
226 · The Sorrow of Odin the Goth · na Time Patrolman, Tor, 1983
Fire Time Poul Anderson (Baen 0-671-55900-1, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 284pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) sf novel.
A Midsummer Tempest Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-53079-9, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 318pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1974) fantasy novel, sequel to Three Hearts and Three Lions. This Tor edition has only a new copyright, which is entirely misleading and probably illegal.
Orbit Unlimited Poul Anderson (Ace 0-441-63754-X, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.50, 158pp, pb) [Rustum Migration] Reprint (Pyramid 1961) sf novel made up of connected novelettes.
Orion Shall Rise Poul Anderson (Pocket 0-671-82842-8, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $3.95, 463pp, pb) Reprint (Phantasia 1983) sf novel.
Past Times Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-53081-0, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 288pp, pb) Collection of 7 old stories, mostly from the fifties, plus an essay which is at least partially new.

7 · Wildcat · nv F&SF Nov ’58
58 · Welcome · ss F&SF Oct ’60
71 · The Nest · nv Science Fiction Adventures Jul ’53
112 · Eutopia · nv Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
142 · The Little Monster · nv Science Fiction Adventures from Way Out, ed. Roger Elwood, Whitman, 1973
164 · The Light · ss Galaxy Mar ’57
182 · The Discovery of the Past · ar *
207 · Flight to Forever · na Super Science Stories Nov ’50
Seven Conquests Poul Anderson (Baen 0-671-55914-1, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 278pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1969) collection.
Tales of the Flying Mountains Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-53073-X, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 286pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1970) collection.
Three Hearts and Three Lions Poul Anderson (Ace 0-441-80821-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 167pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1961) fantasy novel. One of the classic humorous fantasy novels. Highly recommended. (CNB)
The Unicorn Trade Poul & Karen Anderson (Tor 0-812-53085-3, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 284pp, pb) Collection of miscellaneous stories, articles, and poems, some written together, some separately, with a blurb that makes it sound like a collaborative fantasy novel.

9 · The Unicorn Trade · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Apr ’71
11 · Fairy Gold · Poul Anderson · nv *
54 · Ballade of an Artificial Satellite · Poul Anderson · pm F&SF Oct ’58
56 · The Innocent Arrival [“Innocent at Large”] · nv Galaxy Jul ’58
86 · Six Haiku · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Jul ’62
88 · Haiku for Mars · Karen Anderson · pm *
89 · Think of a Man · Karen Anderson · pm Galaxy Jun ’65
91 · Dead Phone [Trygve Yamamura] · nv The Saint Mystery Magazine Dec ’64
120 · Bella Lugosi 1883 - 1956 · Karen Anderson · pm *
121 · The Kitten · nv Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
157 · Apollo 1: January 27, 1967 · Karen Anderson · ms *
160 · Planh on the Death of Willy Ley: June 23, 1969 · Poul & Karen Anderson & Tim Courtney · pm SFWA Bulletin Aug ’69
162 · Murphy’s Hall · nv Infinity #2, ed. Robert Hoskins, Lancer, 1971
186 · Single Jeopardy · ss AHMM Oct ’58
200 · In Memoriam: Henry Kuttner · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF May ’58
201 · Cyril M. Kornbluth · Karen Anderson · pm
202 · A Feast for the Gods · nv F&SF Nov ’71
228 · Theoretical Progress · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Sep ’64
228 · Investigation of Galactic Ethnology · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Sep ’64
229 · Look Up · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Feb ’65
230 · The Sky of Space · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Mar ’63
231 · Cosmic Concepts · pm Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies Mar ’61
233 · Extract from the English Edition of a Guide Michelin · fa Kallikanzaros v6 #1 ’73
237 · Robert A. Heinlein · Karen Anderson · pm *
238 · Treaty in Tartessos · Karen Anderson · ss F&SF May ’63
246 · A Philosophical Dialogue · Poul Anderson · ss Outworlds #8 ’71
251 · Professor James · sg West by One and by One, 1965
254 · Landscape with Sphinxes · Karen Anderson · vi F&SF Nov ’62
259 · Alpha, Beta · Karen Anderson · pm *
260 · A Blessedness of Saints · Poul Anderson · ar Vorpal Glass #4 ’62
266 · Origin of the Species · Karen Anderson · pm F&SF Jun ’58
267 · Conjunction · Karen Anderson · pm *
268 · Adonis Recovered · Karen Anderson · pm *
269 · The Piebald Hippogriff · Karen Anderson · ss Fantastic May ’62
277 · Coasts of Faerie · Karen Anderson · ss *
283 · Shanidar IV · Karen Anderson · pm *
Hoka! Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-53567-7, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.75, 253pp, pb) [Hokas] Reprint (Simon & Schuster Wallaby 1983) collection. First mass market paperback of the second book of “Hoka” stories; sequel to Earthman’s Burden.
Castle Crespin Allen Andrews (Tor 0-812-53097-7, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 238pp, pb) [Plantagenet] Reprint (Hutchinson 1982) fantasy novel, sequel to The Pig Plantagenet.
The Pig Plantagenet Allen Andrews (Tor 0-53094-2, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 286pp, pb) [Plantagenet] Reprint (Viking 1980) animal fantasy novel, illustrated by Michael Foreman.
Chamber of Horrors [by Emma Blackley] ed. Anon. (Octopus 0-7064-2053-5, 1984, $4.98, 352pp, hc) Horror anthology from a British-based “instant remainder” publisher.

9 · Wood · Robert Aickman · nv Superhorror, ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976
28 · The Bird · Thomas Burke · ss Limehouse Nights, Grant Richards, 1916
34 · A Thing About Machines · Rod Serling · sa More Stories from the Twilight Zone, Bantam, 1961
51 · A Woman Seldom Found · William Sansom · ss A Contest of Ladies and Other Stories, London: Hogarth Press, 1956
54 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 2, 1893
64 · The Cloth of Madness · Seabury Quinn · nv Young’s Magazine Jan ’20
83 · The Sea-Raiders · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement Dec 6, 1896
91 · The Dunwich Horror · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales Apr ’29
125 · Dad · John Blackburn · ss Return From the Grave, ed. Hugh Lamb, London: W. H. Allen, 1976
129 · The Cold Embrace · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss Welcome Guest Sep 29, 1860
137 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss, Knopf, 1959
158 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Jul 14, 1889
162 · Earth to Earth · Robert Graves · ss Punch Feb ’55; ; as “The Steinpilz Method”, EQMM Apr ’56
166 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury Aug ’25
179 · The Night of the Tiger · Stephen King · ss F&SF Feb ’78
190 · The Interruption · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Nov ’25
200 · Back from the Grave [“Coffins Are for Corpses”, as by David Challon] · Robert Silverberg · ss Monster Parade Dec ’58
210 · The Derelict · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine Dec 1 ’12
230 · Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss; EQMM Jul ’64
234 · Edifice Complex · Robert Bloch · ss Escapade Feb ’58
242 · The Red Lodge · H. Russell Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening, Phillip Allan, 1928
252 · Mary Postgate · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Century Sep ’15
264 · The Cradle Demon · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Cradle Demon and Other Stories of Fantasy and Horror, London: William Kimber, 1978
270 · The Horror of Abbot’s Grange · Frederick Cowles · ss The Horror of Abbot’s Grange, London: Muller, 1936
283 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 ’10
287 · The Wall · Robert Haining · ss Return From the Grave, ed. Hugh Lamb, London: W. H. Allen, 1976
296 · An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine Dec, 1853
313 · The Whining · Ramsey Campbell · ss The Hounds of Hell, ed. Michel Parry, London: Gollancz, 1974
319 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger Mar, 1835
326 · The Finless Death · R. E. Vernède · ss The Port Allington Stories, 1921
335 · And the Dead Spake · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Oct ’22
Space Odyssey: An Anthology of Great Science Fiction Stories ed. Anon. (Octopus 0-7064-1963-4, 1983 [May ’84], £2.99, 349pp, hc) No editor is listed for this low-cost British reprint anthology, which appeared in 1983 but was not seen until now. There are 25 stories, by Anderson, Bradbury, Clarke, Heinlein, Le Guin, etc.

9 · Harrison Bergeron · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss F&SF Oct ’61
15 · The Engine at Heartspring’s Center · Roger Zelazny · ss Analog Jul ’74
22 · Twilight [as by Don A. Stuart; Dying Earth] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · ss Astounding Nov ’34
39 · Mysterious Doings in the Metropolitan Museum · Fritz Leiber · ss Universe 5, ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1974
46 · The Crystal Egg · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review May, 1897
59 · The Gioconda of the Twilight Noon · J. G. Ballard · ss The Terminal Beach, London: Gollancz, 1964
66 · The Tunnel Under the World · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Jan ’55
91 · The Coffin Cure · Alan E. Nourse · ss Galaxy Apr ’57
103 · Castaway [as by Charles Willis] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Fantasy, The Magazine of Science Fiction Apr ’47
109 · The Lost Machine [as by John Beynon Harris] · John Wyndham · nv Amazing Apr ’32
125 · “—And He Built a Crooked House” · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Feb ’41
142 · The Third Expedition [“Mars Is Heaven!”] · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Fll ’48
156 · The Day Before the Revolution · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Galaxy Aug ’74
168 · The Insect Tapes · Michael Scott Rohan · ss Aries 1, ed. John Grant, David & Charles, 1979
174 · Carrier · Robert Sheckley · nv If Apr ’54
202 · Descending · Thomas M. Disch · ss Fantastic Jul ’64
212 · Abreaction · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales Jul ’48
222 · Vault of the Beast · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Aug ’40
244 · Eurema’s Dam · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions II, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972
254 · Ghetto · Poul Anderson · nv F&SF May ’54
277 · Is Your Child Using Drugs? Seven Ways to Recognize a Drug Addict · Rachel Pollack · ss New Dimensions 6, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1976
281 · The Ninth Symphony of Ludwig Van Beethoven and Other Lost Songs · Carter Scholz · nv Universe 7, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1977
304 · The Electric Ant · Philip K. Dick · ss F&SF Oct ’69
319 · Arena · Fredric Brown · nv Astounding Jun ’44
339 · The Man Who Came Back · Robert Silverberg · ss New Worlds Feb ’61; Galaxy Dec ’74
Bearing an Hourglass Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31314-3, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $13.95, 292pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #2.
Bio of a Space Tyrant 2: Mercenary Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-87221-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.95, 373pp, pb) [Bio of a Space Tyrant] Sf novel, second in a series.
Castle Roogna Piers Anthony (Macdonald 0-356-10230-0, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £8.95, 329pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel in the “Xanth” series.
Centaur Aisle Piers Anthony (Macdonald 0-356-10229-7, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £8.95, 294pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel in the “Xanth” series.
Dragon on a Pedestal Piers Anthony (SFBC #3293, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $5.50, 269pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel in the “Xanth” series. First hardcover.
On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-30518-3, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 325pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #1.
On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony (SFBC #2158, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $5.50, 250pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #1.
The Source of Magic Piers Anthony (Macdonald 0-356-09813-3, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £8.95, 326pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Del Rey 1979) fantasy novel in the “Xanth” series.

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