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Guinevere and Lancelot & Others Arthur Machen (Purple Mouth 0-9603300-2-X, Dec ’86 [Feb ’87], $10.00, 47pp, tp) Collection of essays and stories, edited by Michael T. Shoemaker and Cuyler W. Brooks, Jr., illustrated by Steve Fabian.

vii · The Unknown Machen · Michael T. Shoemaker · pr
1 · Introduction (from Notes and Queries) · in, 1926
7 · Guinevere and Lancelot [“Many-Tower’d Camelot”] · ss T.P.’s Weekly Apr 2 ’09
16 · Savages [from “Concealed Savages of Tudor England”] · ar The American Mercury Feb ’36
17 · Gipsies · ar The Academy and Literature Dec 9 ’11
21 · Ritual · ss Path and Pavement, ed. John Rowland, Eric Grant, 1937
25 · Introduction (from The Dragon of the Alchemists) · in, 1926
29 · The Grande Trouvaille · ar, 1923
32 · Bridles and Spurs · ar Bridles & Spurs, The Romford Club, 1951
36 · Local Colour · ar Literature Apr 23, 1898
40 · Art and Luck · ar The Independent Nov 25 ’33
43 · Preface (from Afterglow) · pr, 1924
The Song of the Forest Colin Mackay (Available Press 0-345-34647-5, Aug ’87 [Jul ’87], $5.95, 233pp, tp) Celtic fantasy novel. First American edition (Canongate 1986).
The People of the Horse Mary Mackie (W.H. Allen 0-491-03307-9, Sep ’87, £12.95, 415pp, hc) Historical novel about Boudicca, with touches of the supernatural.
Other Engagements John Maclay (Dream House, Oct ’87, $9.95, 124pp, hc) Collection of horror stories and poems from small press publications, bound to look like an engagement book. Issued without d/w.

7 · New York Night · ss *
16 · Turning Forty · pm *
17 · The Sisters · ss *
24 · Recycle · pm SPWAO Showcase #5 ’85
26 · Dark Stretch of Road · ss Grue #3 ’86
31 · Glass · pm Footsteps #5 ’85
32 · Heir to the Kingdom · ss The Australian Horror and Fantasy Magazine
38 · After the Last War · pm Anti-War Poems, 1985
39 · Locking Up · vi Night Cry Fll ’86
43 · The Undertaker Reflects · pm Fungi Win ’86
44 · The Step Beyond · ss Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1985
50 · Night Firing—1967 · pm Fungi Spr ’86
52 · The Reckoning · vi *
55 · Tanning · ss Etchings & Odysseys #5 ’84
60 · At the Last · pm Footsteps #5 ’85
61 · Harvest · ss Dementia #1 ’86
65 · Refill · pm Twisted #1 ’85
67 · On the Boardwalk · ss *
73 · Bird Food · pm *
74 · Who Walks at Night · ss The Horror Show Sum ’86
81 · Marriages · pm Scavenger’s Newsletter
82 · The Knife · ss Crosscurrents Fll ’84
88 · In The Wilderness · ss Etchings & Odysseys #7 ’85
93 · Cedars · pm The Poet Fll ’84
94 · The Tower · ss Etchings & Odysseys #9 ’86
99 · The Unforgiven · pm Weirdbook #20 ’85
101 · The One Thing to Fear [“Fear Itself”] · ss Footsteps #7 ’86
108 · To a Cockroach · pm Scavenger’s Newsletter Apr ’85
109 · The Bookman’s God · ss *
116 · Sunset · pm Twisted #2 ’85
118 · The Flood · ss The Horror Show Fll ’86
The Presence Yvonne MacManus (Critic’s Choice/Bart 1-55547-163-3, Mar ’87, $3.95, 275pp, pb) Reprint (? 1982) horror novel.
Aliens in the Family Margaret Mahy (Scholastic Apple 0-590-40321-4, Apr ’87 [Jun ’87], $2.50, 174pp, pb) Reprint (Toronto: Scholastic 1985) young-adult sf novel, an excellent blend of drama, humor, and sf, by one of the best writers in the young-adult field. Recommended. (FCM)
Aliens in the Family Margaret Mahy (Hippo 0-590-70557-1, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £1.50, 168pp, pb) Reissue (Toronto: Scholastic 1985) juvenile sf novel.
The Changeover Margaret Mahy (Teens 0-416-08822-8, Oct ’87 [Nov ’87], £1.95, 224pp, pb) Reprint (Dent 1984) juvenile occult novel.
The Tricksters Margaret Mahy (Macmillan McElderry 0-689-50400-4, Mar ’87, $12.95, 266pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel about a girl whose obsession with writing a romantic novel uncovers a family secret and calls up the ghosts of three boys. First American edition (Dent 1986).
The Book of Spells Sara Maitland (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2755-2, Sep ’87, £9.95, 174pp, hc) Collection of short stories (mainly original) about magic.

1 · Angel Maker · ss *
11 · The Eighth Planet · ss *
23 · Seal-Self · ss *
33 · Heart Throb · ss Passion Fruit, Winterson, Pandora, 1986
45 · Maybe a Love Poem for my Friend · pm *
47 · The Tale of the Valiant Demoiselle · nv *
73 · Promises · ss *
83 · Miss Manning’s Angelic Moment · ss *
91 · Lullaby for My Dyke and Her Cat · ss *
101 · Triptych · ss *
121 · Flower Garden · ss *
135 · A Fall from Grace · ss Weddings and Funerals, Latourette/Maitland, Brilliance, 1984
147 · The Wicked Stepmother’s Lament · ss More Tales I Tell My Mother, Journeyman, 1987
155 · “Let Us Now Praise Unknown Women and Our Mothers Who Begat Us” · ss Stepping Out, Oosthuizen, 1986
165 · Particles of a Wave. An Afterword · aw
Wingman Mack Maloney (Zebra 0-8217-2015-5, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.95, 460pp, pb) [Wingman] Post-holocaust sf adventure novel.
Wingman: The Circle War Mack Maloney (Zebra 0-8217-2120-8, Jul ’87, $3.95, 413pp, pb) [Wingman] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places, Expanded Edition Alberto Manguel & Gianni Guadalupi (HBJ Harvest 0-15-626054-9, Sep ’87, $14.95, 454pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. Dictionary of places from Atlantis to Middle Earth. This is revised from an earlier edition (Macmillan 1980).
Throwback Mark Manley (Popular Library 0-445-20277-7, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.50, 218pp, pb) Horror novel about a woman regressing to become a vicious beast.
The Fall of the Families Phillip Mann (Gollancz 0-575-03808-X, May ’87 [Aug ’87], £11.95, 298pp, hc) [Story of the Gardener] sf novel. Volume 2 of The Story of the Gardener.
The Computer That Ate My Brother Dean Marney (Scholastic 0-590-40267-6, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $2.50, 124pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1985) young-adult sf novel.
The King of Satan’s Eyes Geoffrey Marsh (Tor 0-812-50650-2, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.50, 281pp, pb) [Lincoln Blackthorne] Reprint (Doubleday 1984) adventure novel with fantasy elements, first in the “Lincoln Blackthorne” series. Marsh is a pseudonym for Charles L. Grant.
Patch of the Odin Soldier Geoffrey Marsh (Doubleday 0-385-15938-2, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $12.95, 182pp, hc) [Lincoln Blackthorne] Fantasy adventure novel. Part of the Lincoln Blackthorne series — a Doc Savage/Indiana Jones type character. The author is actually Charles L. Grant.
Dream Walker Jacqueline Marten (Pocket 0-671-63521-2, Feb ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 440pp, pb) Romance novel with fantasy elements. An artist in New York seeks to recapture the love of a past life that literally haunts her, causing her to relive in flashbacks her life as an early American painter and Revolutionary spy.
The Reign of Terror Ian Marter (W.H. Allen 0-491-03702-3, Mar ’87, £7.50, 160pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 119 in the Doctor Who series.
The Reign of Terror Ian Marter (Target 0-426-20264-3, Aug ’87, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) juvenile sf novel. Volume 119 in the Doctor Who series.
The Rescue Ian Marter (W.H. Allen 0-491-03317-6, Aug ’87, £7.95, 144pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 124 in the Doctor Who series. [Not seen]
Nightflyers George R. R. Martin (Tor 0-812-54562-1, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $2.95, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Bluejay 1985) collection. This edition says “soon to be a major motion picture.”
Portraits of His Children George R. R. Martin (Dark Harvest 0-913165-18-2, Jul ’87, $39.95, 263pp, hc) Collection of 11 stories, with an introduction by Roger Zelazny and illustrations by Ron and Val Lakey Lindholm. This is the signed, boxed, limited (400 copy) edition.

9 · A Sketch of Their Father · Roger Zelazny · in
13 · With Morning Comes Mistfall · ss Analog May ’73
29 · The Second Kind of Loneliness · ss Analog Dec ’72
45 · The Last Super Bowl · nv Gallery Feb ’75
63 · The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr · ss Fantastic May ’76
79 · The Ice Dragon · nv Dragons of Light, ed. Orson Scott Card, Ace, 1980
97 · In the Lost Lands · ss Amazons II, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, DAW, 1982
113 · Unsound Variations · nv Amazing Jan ’82
159 · Closing Time · ss IASFM Nov ’82
169 · Under Siege · nv Omni Oct ’85
195 · The Glass Flower · nv IASFM Sep ’86
231 · Portraits of His Children · nv IASFM Nov ’85
Portraits of His Children George R. R. Martin (Dark Harvest 0-913165-19-0, Jul ’87, $18.95, 263pp, hc) Trade edition of the above; collection including several classics.
Tuf Voyaging George R. R. Martin (Baen 0-671-65624-4, Mar ’87 [Feb ’87], $3.50, 376pp, pb) [Haviland Tuf] Reprint (Baen 1986) episodic sf novel.
Tuf Voyaging George R. R. Martin (Gollancz 0-575-04049-1, Aug ’87, £10.95, 374pp, hc) [Haviland Tuf] Reprint (Baen 1986) sf collection. [First U.K. edition]
Sandkings George R. R. Martin, Pat Broderick, Neal McPheeters & Doug Moench (DC Graphics 0-930289-20-X, Jan ’87, $5.95, 48pp, tp) “Graphic novel” adaptation of the 1979 sf story by George R.R. Martin.
Night Visions ed. George R. R. Martin (Century 0-7126-1155-X, Aug ’87, £11.95, 298pp, hc) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1986, as Night Visions 3) original horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
Night Visions ed. George R. R. Martin (Legend 0-09-952750-2, Dec ’87, £2.95, 298pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1986, as Night Visions 3) original horror anthology.
Wild Cards II: Aces High ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26464-8, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $3.95, 390pp, pb) [Wild Cards] Original anthology/braided sf mega-novel, part of a series. There are 9 or 10 connected stories, but no contents page.

3 · Pennies from Hell · Lewis Shiner · nv *
33 · Jube: One · George R. R. Martin · sl *
40 · Unto the Sixth Generation: Prologue · Walter Jon Williams · na *
43 · Jube: Two · George R. R. Martin · sl *
51 · Ashes to Ashes · Roger Zelazny · nv *
81 · Unto the Sixth Generation: Part One · Walter Jon Williams · na *
112 · Unto the Sixth Generation: Part Two · Walter Jon Williams · na *
141 · Jube: Three · George R. R. Martin · sl *
149 · If Looks Could Kill · Walton Simons · ss *
168 · Jube: Four · George R. R. Martin · sl *
173 · Unto the Sixth Generation: Epilogue · Walter Jon Williams · na *
175 · Winter’s Chill · George R. R. Martin · nv *
209 · Jube: Five · George R. R. Martin · sl *
219 · Relative Difficulties · Melinda M. Snodgrass · nv *
260 · With a Little Help from His Friends · Victor Milán · nv *
302 · Jube: Six · George R. R. Martin · sl *
307 · By Lost Ways · Pat Cadigan · nv *
344 · Mr. Koyama’s Comet · Walter Jon Williams · ss *
349 · Half Past Dead · John J. Miller · nv *
382 · Jube: Seven · George R. R. Martin · sl *
Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-26699-3, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.95, 376pp, pb) [Wild Cards] Original shared-world anthology (“mosaic novel”) of sf stories with connective material by Martin; third in a series. Authors are Melinda M. Snodgrass, Leanne C. Harper, Walton Simons, Lewis Shiner, John J. Miller, George R.R. Martin, and Edward Bryant.
Wildcards ed. George R. R. Martin (SFBC #10930, Jun ’87, $6.98, 408pp, hc) [Wild Cards] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1987) shared-world original anthology; first hardcover edition.
Dream Wall Graham Dunstan Martin (Unwin Hyman 0-04-823337-4, May ’87, £8.95, 231pp, hc) Sf novel about England under Soviet rule in the 22nd Century. [Not seen]
Dream Wall Graham Dunstan Martin (Unwin 0-04-823363-3, May ’87, £2.95, 231pp, tp) Paperback edition of the above.
The Crystal Sword Adrienne Martine-Barnes (Avon 0-380-75454-1, Jan ’88 [Dec ’87], $3.50, 278pp, pb) [Chronique D’Avebury] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Fire Sword.
The Sisterhood of Steel: Baronwe: Daughter of Death Christy Marx & Peter Ledger (Eclipse/Moonfire 0-913035-23-8, Oct ’87, $8.95, 71pp, tp) Graphic novel, a fantasy with swordswomen and some magic.
The Midnight Folk John Masefield (Windrush Large Print 1-85089-927-4, Nov ’87 [Dec ’87], £8.70, 304pp, hc) [Kay Harker] Reprint (Heinemann 1927) juvenile fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Kay Harker” series.
The Spirit Wood Robert Masello (Pocket 0-671-63572-7, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Horror novel.
Death Trance Graham Masterton (Sphere 0-7221-6124-7, Sep ’87, £2.99, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
Death Trance Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-1420-6, Nov ’87, £11.95, 432pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]
The Manitou Graham Masterton (Tor 0-812-52183-8, May ’87 [Apr ’87], $3.95, 216pp, pb) [Manitou] Reissue (Neville Spearman 1975) horror novel; 2nd Tor printing.
Night Warriors Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-1461-3, Jun ’87, £10.95, 416pp, hc) [Night Warriors] Reprint (Sphere 1986) horror novel. [Not seen]
Revenge of the Manitou Graham Masterton (Tor 0-812-52181-1, Oct ’87 [Sep ’87], $3.95, 261pp, pb) [Manitou] Reissue (Pinnacle 1979) horror novel, a sequel to The Manitou.
I Am Legend Richard Matheson (Robinson 0-948164-33-6, Sep ’87 [Aug ’87], £2.95, 151pp, tp) Reprint (Gold Medal 1954) horror novel.
Scars Richard Christian Matheson (Scream/Press 0-910489-15-7, Aug ’87 [Oct ’87], $20.00, 168pp, hc) Collection of 27 fantasy and horror stories, including 9 originals. Foreword by Stephen King, introduction by Dennis Etchison, and illustrations by Harry O. Morris.

i · Foreword · Stephen King · fw
v · Introduction · Dennis Etchison · in
1 · Third Wind · ss Masques #1, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1984
11 · The Good Always Come Back · ss Twilight Zone Apr ’86
17 · Sentences · ss Death, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Playboy, 1982
29 · Unknown Drives · ss Nightmares, ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1979
35 · Timed Exposure · ss *
39 · Obsolete · ss *
41 · Red · vi Night Cry Sum ’86
45 · Beholder · ss Whispers IV, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983
53 · Dead End · ss Shadows #2, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979
63 · Commuters · ss *
67 · Graduation · ss Whispers Aug ’77
83 · Conversation Piece · ss Whispers II, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
91 · Echoes · vi The Horror Show Win ’86
95 · Incorporation · ss *
99 · Hell · ss *
105 · Break-Up · ss *
109 · Mr. Right · vi Whispers Dec ’84
113 · Cancelled · ss Twilight Zone Jun ’86
123 · Mugger · ss *
127 · The Dark Ones · vi Twilight Zone Jun ’82
129 · Holiday · ss Twilight Zone Feb ’82
137 · Vampire · ss Cutting Edge, ed. Dennis Etchison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986
141 · Intruder · ss Gallery Sep ’86
145 · Dust · ss *
149 · Goosebumps · ss *
157 · Mobius · ss *
161 · Where There’s a Will · Richard Christian & Richard Matheson · ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
The Battle of Brazil: The Authorized Story and Annotated Screenplay of Terry Gilliam’s Landmark Film Jack Mathews (Crown 0-517-56538-2, May ’87 [Jun ’87], $19.95, 228pp, hc) Sf screenplay plus background material on the fight to get the finished movie shown over the objections of the studio. It also compares the three edited versions extant. A fascinating book (CNB).
Ghostly Populations Jack Matthews (Johns Hopkins University Press 0-8018-3391-4, Jan ’87 [Aug ’87], $14.95, 171pp, hc) Collection of 17 literary stories, some with elements of the supernatural. This appeared in January 1987 but was not seen.

1 · The Tour of the Sleeping Steamboat · ss The Carleton Miscellany
13 · If Not Us, Then Who? · ss *
26 · Dark, Dark · ss The Antioch Review Spr ’84
35 · The Secret Hour · ss Premiere
40 · Quest for an Unnamed Place · ss Kansas Quarterly
51 · The Betrayal of the Fives · ss *
61 · The Amnesia Ballet · ss Mundus Artium Sum ’71
73 · Amos Bond, the Gunsmith · ss Michigan Quarterly Review
80 · Return to an Unknown City · ss Mississippi Review
89 · Taking Stock · ss *
98 · Tableau with Three Ghostly Women · ss Chariton Review, 1979
110 · The Ghost of First Crow · ss Niobe
119 · Toward a Distant Train · ss The Southwest Review
126 · The Story Mac Told · ss Western Humanities Review
140 · The Visionary Land · ss Michigan Quarterly Review
149 · The Immortal Dog · ss Jeopardy
160 · Ghostly Populations · ss *
The Magician W. Somerset Maugham (Society of Metaphysicians 1-85228-527-3, Jan ’87, £5.00, 233pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1908) occult novel. [Not seen]
Platforms John R. Maxim (Tor 0-812-52215-X, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $3.95, 336pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1980) horror novel.
Time Out of Mind John R. Maxim (Tor 0-812-58569-0, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $4.50, 511pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1986) fantasy novel, a “multigenerational ghost story.” Whenever it snows, the lead character returns to 1880.
Time Out of Mind John R. Maxim (Century 0-7126-9539-7, Dec ’86 [Aug ’87], £10.95, 502pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1986) time-travel fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
Fire Dancer Ann Maxwell (Futura 0-7088-8237-4, Dec ’87, £2.50, 203pp, pb) [Dancer] Reprint (Signet 1983) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
Intervention Julian May (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-43782-2, Aug ’87, $18.95, 546pp, hc) [Galactic Milieu] Sf novel, an engaging “Galactic Milieu” prequel. Recommended. (FCM)
Intervention Julian May (Collins 0-00-223086-0, Nov ’87, £10.95, 546pp, hc) [Galactic Milieu] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1987) sf novel. This novel sets the scene for the forthcoming “Galactic Milieu” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
Time Twister Ged Maybury (Hippo 0-590-70587-3, Feb ’87, £1.50, 135pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic [New Zealand] 1986) juvenile time-travel novel.
Battletech: The Sword and the Dagger Ardath Mayhar (FASA 0-931787-77-7, 1987 [May ’87], $3.95, 279pp, pb) [Battletech] Sf novel based on a game; part of a series.
Makra Choria Ardath Mayhar (Atheneum/Argo 0-689-31326-8, Mar ’87, $13.95, 193pp, hc) Young-adult fantasy novel.
The Wall Ardath Mayhar (Space & Time 0-917053-06-0, Jul ’87 [Jun ’87], $6.95, 121pp, tp) Mystery/horror short novel.
Trail of the Seahawks Ardath Mayhar & Ron Fortier (TSR/Windwalker 0-88038-463-8, Jun ’87 [May ’87], $2.95, 222pp, pb) Sf adventure novel.
Kelpie William Mayne (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02427-2, Apr ’87, £6.95, 80pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
The Coelura Anne McCaffrey (Tor 0-312-93042-9, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $13.95, 156pp, hc) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1983) sf short novel with numerous illustrations by Ned Dameron.
The Lady Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine 0-345-33675-5, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $17.95, 461pp, hc) Associational. Contemporary Irish novel. Listed for McCaffrey completists.
Nerilka’s Story Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33949-5, Feb ’87 [Jan ’87], $3.95, 182pp, pb) [Pern] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) sf short novel of Pern.
Nerilka’s Story & The Coelura Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-01043-4, Jan ’87, £8.95, 192pp, hc) Omnibus edition of two fantasy novellas.

7 · Nerilka’s Story [Pern] · n. New York: Bantam, 1986
135 · The Coelura · na Underwood-Miller; Columbia, PA, 1983

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