The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Star Trek: The New Voyages ed. Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath (Bantam 0-553-24636-4, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.95, 236pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Bantam 1976) collection; 11th printing.
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Sci Fi William Marshall (Holt/Owl 0-03-071063-4, Mar 84 [Feb 84], $3.95, 192pp, pb) [Yellowthread Street] Associational. Reprint (Holt 1981) mystery set at a Hong Kong sf convention. Part of the Yellowthread mystery series.
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The John W. Campbell Awards, Volume 5 ed. George R. R. Martin (Bluejay 0-312-94252-4, Jan 84, $7.95, 238pp, tp) Anthology of work by Campbell winners and runners-up Jack L. Chalker, M.A. Foster, Carter Scholz, and C.J. Cherryh. Cherryh has a new novella and a reprint story; the other works are original novelettes.
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The Soul Master Graham Dunstan Martin (Allen & Unwin 0-04-827094-6, 1984, £9.95, 292pp, hc) Sf/fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Les Martin (Random House 0-394-86389-5, Jun 84 [May 84], $3.95, 96pp, pb) [Indiana Jones] Juvenile adaptation of the film, illustrated with 50 color stills.
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Marvel Comics Dune: the Official Comic Book Marvel Comics (Berkley 0-425-07632-6, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $3.95, 8.5" x 11" unpaginated, pb) [Dune] The full-color comic of the movie based on the Frank Herbert book.
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Marvel Comics Dune: the Official Comic Book Marvel Comics (Berkley 0-425-07623-7, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $2.95, 159pp, pb) [Dune] Mass-market edition of the above, also in full color. [Frank Herbert]
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Arcade Robert Maxxe (Doubleday 0-385-18941-9, May 84 [Apr 84], $15.95, 332pp, hc) Novel of video games manipulated by sinister alien forces.
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The Adversary Julian May (Pan 0-330-28031-7, Mar 84 [Feb 84], £1.95, 470pp, pb) [Pliocene Exile] Sf novel, Book Four and conclusion of The Saga of Pliocene Exile (called The Saga of the Exiles in the British books). This paperback edition precedes the U.S. hardcover, scheduled for April from Houghton Mifflin.
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The Adversary Julian May (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-34410-7, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $15.95, 470pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] Sf novel, Vol. IV in the Saga of Pliocene Exile. First U.S. edition (Pan 1984) and first hardcover.
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The Nonborn King Julian May (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31421-2, Mar 84 [Feb 84], $3.50, 429pp, pb) [Pliocene Exile] Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel, Book Three in The Saga of Pliocene Exile.
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The Pliocene Companion Julian May (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-36516-3, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $13.95, 219pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] A guide to the people, places, and technology of Mays Saga of Pliocene Exile.
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The Nonborn King & The Adversary Julian May (SFBC #1374, Aug 84, $8.98, 760pp, hc) [Pliocene Exile] Omnibus edition of the last two volumes in the Saga of Pliocene Exile, The Nonborn King (Houghton Mifflin 1983) and The Adversary (Houghton Mifflin 1984).
- · The Nonborn King · n. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983
- · The Adversary · n. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1984
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Exile on Vlahil Ardath Mayhar (Doubleday 0-385-17825-5, May 84 [Apr 84], $11.95, 183pp, hc) Sf novel.
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Lords of the Triple Moons Ardath Mayhar (Ace 0-441-49246-0, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.50, 139pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1983) sf novel.
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Supergirl Norma Fox Mazer (Warner 0-446-32367-5, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $3.75, 230pp, pb) Movie novelization.
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Quest of the Dawnstar Gordon McBain (Flare 0-380-86520-3, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.25, 144pp, pb) [Dawnstar] Young-adult sf novel, sequel to The Path of Exoterra.
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Dinosaur Planet Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31995-8, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Ireta] Reissue (Futura 1978) sf novel. 8th printing, over 300,000 copies in print.
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Dinosaur Planet Survivors Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-27246-3, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $2.95, 294pp, pb) [Ireta] Sf novel, sequel to Dinosaur Planet.
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Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31447-6, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $2.95, 303pp, pb) [Pern] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel in the Pern series; 24th printing, 890,000 copies in print.
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Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31448-4, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $2.95, 351pp, pb) [Pern] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) sf novel in the Pern series; 22nd printing, 950,000 in print.
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The Harper Hall of Pern Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #36780, Jul 84 [Aug 84], $7.98, 501pp, hc) [Pern: Harper Hall] Omnibus edition of Dragonsong (Atheneum 1976), Dragonsinger (Atheneum 1977), and Dragondrums (Atheneum 1979), three sf novels of Pern.
- · Dragonsong · n. New York: Atheneum, 1976
- · Dragonsinger · n. New York: Atheneum, 1977
- · Dragondrums · n. New York: Atheneum, 1979
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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey (Corgi 0-552-99050-7, Mar 84 [Feb 84], £3.95, 410pp, tp) [Pern] Reprint (Severn House 1983) sf novel, first paperback publication.
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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey (SFBC #6166, May 84, $5.98, 331pp, hc) [Pern] Reprint (Severn House 1983) sf novel in the Pern series.
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Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-29873-X, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $3.50, 359pp, pb) [Pern] Reprint (Severn House 1983) sf novel.
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Stitch in Snow Anne McCaffrey (Brandywyne 0-88733-010-X, May 84 [Apr 84], $30.00, 176pp, hc) This is a deluxe slipcased edition of 1,000 copies; a trade edition will follow later. Its non-sf, associational, a romance novel about a writer who finds unexpected love and suspense while stranded in a Denver snowstorm.
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The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31336-4, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $2.95, 468pp, pb) [Pern] Reissue (Del Rey 1978) sf novel of Pern; 14th printing, 1,150,000 in print.
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Mystery Walk Robert R. McCammon (SFBC #17871, May 84, $5.50, 400pp, hc) Reprint (Holt Rinehart & Winston 1983) occult fantasy novel.
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Ushers Passing Robert R. McCammon (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-061833-9, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $14.95, 401pp, hc) Horror/fantasy novel featuring the modern descendents of Poes Usher family.
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The Last Supper Charles McCarry (Signet 0-451-12857-5, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $3.50, 442pp, pb) [Christopher Family] Reprint (Dutton 1983) near-future thriller. Theres a little bit of sf, which gives me an excuse to list it. McCarry is my favorite spy story writer, and I like to recommend The Tears of Autumn, The Secret Lovers, or The Better Angels to anyone who enjoys the field. Save this one, the conclusion of the series, for last. (CNB)
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Isaac Asimovs Space of Her Own ed. Shawna McCarthy (Doubleday 0-385-27953-1, Feb 84 [Jan 84], $12.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1983) anthology of sf and fantasy by female authors. First hardcover edition.
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Video Screams 1983: The Official Source Book to Horror, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Related Films on Videocassette and Disk John McCarty (FantaCo 0-938782-02-9, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $7.95, 253pp, tp) Guide listing over 600 films, with considerable emphasis on horror and low-budget productions.
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California Bloodstock Terry McDonnell (Dell/Emerald 0-440-00931-6, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $3.25, 284pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1980) fantasy novel of the origins of California. This paperback gives no copyright information.
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Flight of Honor Richard S. McEnroe (Bantam 0-553-24121-4, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.50, 149pp, pb) [Far Stars and Future Times] Sf novel, Far Stars & Future Times #2.
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Blank Slate Mark J. McGarry (Signet 0-451-12921-0, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.75, 287pp, pb) Sf novel.
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Fast and Furious: The Story of American International Pictures Mark Thomas McGee (McFarland 0-89950-091-9, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $17.95, 264pp, hc) Illustrated history of the bikini/ghoul/biker films etc. The promo material says: In 1954 James H. Nicholson and Samuel Z. Arkoff started making movies. Twenty-five years later they still hadnt made a good one! History and complete data included.
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Star Trek: The Entropy Effect Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket 0-671-49300-0, May 84 [Apr 84], $2.95, 224pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Timescape 1981) Star Trek novelization. Number 2 in the series.
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Star Trek: The Entropy Effect Vonda N. McIntyre (Gregg 0-8398-2831-4, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $10.95, 224pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Timescape 1981) Star Trek novelization. Number 2 in the series.
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Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Vonda N. McIntyre (Gregg 0-8398-2832-2, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $10.95, 223pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1982) novelization of the movie.
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket 0-671-49500-3, Jun 84 [May 84], $2.95, 297pp, pb) [Star Trek] Novelization of the third Star Trek movie. Number 17 in the series.
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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Vonda N. McIntyre (SFBC #3722, Jul 84 [Aug 84], $3.98, 219pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) novelization of the film script by Harve Bennett. Number 17 in the series.
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Superluminal Vonda N. McIntyre (Gollancz 0-575-03422-X, Mar 84 [Feb 84], £8.95, 298pp, hc) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel. First British edition.
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Superluminal Vonda N. McIntyre (Pocket 0-671-53136-0, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $2.95, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Houghton Mifflin 1983) sf novel. First paperback edition.
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The Dark Tide Dennis L. McKiernan (Doubleday 0-385-18747-5, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $11.95, 172pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, first in the Iron Tower trilogy; a first novel.
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The Darkest Day Dennis L. McKiernan (Doubleday 0-385-18920-6, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $11.95, 178pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the Iron Tower trilogy.
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Shadows of Doom Dennis L. McKiernan (Doubleday 0-385-18837-4, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $11.95, 174pp, hc) [Iron Tower] Fantasy novel, second in the Iron Tower trilogy.
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The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia A. McKillip (Berkley 0-425-06595-2, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.50, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1974) fantasy novel, winner of the World Fantasy Award. Highly recommended. (CNB)
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Moon-Flash Patricia A. McKillip (Atheneum 0-689-31049-8, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $10.95, 150pp, hc) [Moon-Flash] Young-adult sf novel. Recommended. (FCM)
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Stepping from the Shadows Patricia A. McKillip (Berkley 0-425-07107-3, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $2.95, 207pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1982) novel, non-sf/fantasy; of associational interest. A semi-autobiographical novel about growing up.
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The Throme of the Erril of Sherril Patricia A. McKillip (Ace/Tempo 0-441-80839-5, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $2.25, 165pp, pb) Collection including the title juvenile novella and a novelette, with illustrations by Judith Mitchell.
- 5 · The Throme of the Erril of Sherill · n. New York: Atheneum, 1973
- 115 · The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath · nv Elsewhere v2, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1982
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The Door in the Hedge Robin McKinley (Ace 0-441-15314-3, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $2.75, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Morrow 1981) fantasy collection of four stories.
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The Hero and the Crown Robin McKinley (Morrow/Greenwillow 0-688-02593-5, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $11.50, 246pp, hc) [Damar] Fantasy novel, the prequel to The Blue Sword.
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The Helix and the Sword John C. McLoughlin (Tor 0-812-54556-7, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.95, 293pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1983) sf novel.
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Twentieth-Century Author Biographies Master Index ed. Barbara McNeil (Gale 0-8103-2095-9, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $60.00, 519pp, hc) Non-fiction, a reference work citing references to biographical articles, essays, and sketches in biographical dictionaries, etc. Many sf authors and editors are listed here, and the book should be useful for libraries. Also available in tp (-2096-7, $25.00).
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The Dune Encyclopaedia ed. Dr. Willis E. McNelly (Berkley 0-425-06813-7, Jun 84 [May 84], $9.95, 526pp, tp) [Dune] Reference work, containing 11,000 indexed and cross-referenced entries dealing with the worlds, characters, etc., of Frank Herberts Dune series.
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The Dune Encyclopaedia ed. Dr. Willis E. McNelly (Putnam 0-399-12950-2, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $19.95, 526pp, hc) [Dune] Reprint (Berkley 1984); non-fiction, associational. The paperback predated the hardcover by a month.
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Jitterbug Mike McQuay (Bantam 0-553-24266-0, Aug 84 [Jul 84], $3.50, 422pp, pb) Sf novel.
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S-F 2: A Pictorial History of Science Fiction Films from Rollerball to Return of the Jedi Richard S. Meyers (Lyle Stuart 0-8065-0875-2, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $19.95, 256pp, hc) This sequel to Jeff Rovins original Pictorial History of SF Films (1975) covers 1975 to 1982. Illustrated with numerous black & white stills.
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War of the Moonrhymes Calvin Miller (Harper & Row 0-06-250579-3, Jun 84 [May 84], $7.95, 214pp, tp) [Singreale Chronicles] Fantasy novel, Vol. 3 in the Singreale Chronicles.
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The Skook J. P. Miller (Warner 0-446-51296-6, Sep 84 [Aug 84], $17.00, 307pp, hc) Novel of self-discovery, as the hero passes into a world of fantasy and meets a creature of his own imagination.
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Snail Richard Miller (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-063311-7, Nov 84 [Oct 84], $16.95, 294pp, hc) Satiric novel of time travel, gods, and metamorphosis; the characters include Kurt Vonneguts Kilgore Trout.
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Procurator Kirk Mitchell (Ace 0-441-68029-1, Apr 84 [Mar 84], $2.75, 234pp, pb) Alternate-history sf novel, a first novel.
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The Final Quest Richard Monaco (Berkley 0-425-07663-6, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.95, 312pp, pb) [Parsival] Reissue (Putnam 1981), 3rd Berkley printing of the conclusion of the Parsival fantasy trilogy.
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The Grail War Richard Monaco (Berkley 0-425-07394-7, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.95, 340pp, pb) [Parsival] Reissue (Pocket Wallaby 1979), 2nd Berkley printing of Book 2 in the Parsival fantasy trilogy.
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Parsival: or a Knights Tale Richard Monaco (Berkley 0-425-07026-3, Jul 84 [Jun 84], $2.95, 343pp, pb) [Parsival] Reprint (Macmillan 1977) fantasy novel, first in a sarcastic, raunchy trilogy retelling the Parsival legend.
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Runes Richard Monaco (Ace 0-441-73684-X, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $2.75, 281pp, pb) [Runes] Historical fantasy novel, first of a series.
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Night Train Thomas F. Monteleone (Pocket 0-671-44952-4, Oct 84 [Sep 84], $3.95, 416pp, pb) Horror novel by a known sf writer.
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Random Access Messages of the Computer Age ed. Thomas F. Monteleone (Hayden 0-8104-6333-4, Dec 84 [Nov 84], $6.95, 191pp, tp) Anthology of 18 sf stories about computers, by Asimov, Bradbury, Clarke, and others. Seven of them seem to be originals (by Sladek, Zelazny, etc.).
- · Introduction · Thomas F. Monteleone · in
- 3 · The Haunted Computer and the Android Pope · Ray Bradbury · pm Science Digest Sum 80
- 7 · Computers Dont Argue · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Sep 65
- 25 · The Touch · Gregory Benford · ss The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 5, ed. Don Myrus, Omni, 1983
- 33 · Copyright Infringement · David F. Bischoff · ss *
- 43 · Love Calls [as by Oxford Williams] · Ben Bova · ss The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 4, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni, 1982
- 55 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
- 63 · Armaja Das · Joe W. Haldeman · ss Frights, ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martins, 1976
- 81 · Networking · Robert E. Vardeman · ss *
- 93 · Spring-Fingered Jack · Susan Casper · ss Fears, ed. Charles L. Grant, Berkley, 1983
- 97 · The Union Forever · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Showcase, ed. Roger Elwood, Harper & Row, 1973
- 103 · The Card · Charles L. Grant · ss *
- 113 · A Day and a Night of Brahma · Ralph Mylius · ss *
- 127 · The Schematic Man · Frederik Pohl · ss Playboy Jan 69
- 133 · Loki 7281 · Roger Zelazny · ss *
- 141 · I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · Harlan Ellison · ss If Mar 67
- 155 · The Greatest Game · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss *
- 161 · Answers · John Sladek · nv The Lunatics of Terra, London: Gollancz, 1984
- 179 · The Last Question · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Nov 56
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The Bane of the Black Sword Michael Moorcock (Berkley 0-425-06537-5, Jan 84 [Dec 83], $2.50, 157pp, pb) [Elric] Reprint (DAW 1977) fantasy, Elric #5.
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Byzantium Endures Michael Moorcock (Fontana 0-00-616512-5, Mar 84 [Feb 84], £2.95, 404pp, pb) [Pyat] Reissue (Warburg 1981) mainstream historical novel with some characters from the Cornelius sf stories.
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Elric at the End of Time: Fantasy Stories Michael Moorcock (NEL 0-450-06047-0, May 84 [Apr 84], £7.95, 175pp, hc) [Elric] Its not all stories and not all fantasy; most of this collection was previously published in Sojan (Savoy 1977). There are two stories which have appeared only in American anthologies. The 3,000-copy printing quickly sold out.
- 9 · Introduction · in
- 15 · Elric at the End of Time · nv Elsewhere v1, ed. Terri Winding & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1981
- 57 · The Last Enchantment · ss Ariel v3 78
- 69 · The Secret Life of Elric of Melniboné · ar Camber #14 64
- 77 · Sojan the Swordsman [Sojan] · na Tarzan Adventures Aug 31 57-Jul 12, 58
- 159 · New WorldsJerry Cornelius [letter; Jerry Cornelius] · ar, 1972
- 170 · In Lighter Vein [Jerry Cornelius] · ar Sojan, Savoy Books Ltd., 1977
- 172 · The Stone Thing · ss Triode Oct 74
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The Elric Saga, Part I Michael Moorcock (SFBC #4019, Jun 84 [May 84], $6.98, 374pp, hc) [Elric] Omnibus edition of the first three books on the Elric fantasy series, Elric of Melniboné (Hutchinson 1972), The Sailor on the Seas of Fate (DAW 1976), and The Weird of the White Wolf (DAW 1977).
- 1 · Elric of Melniboné · n. London: Hutchinson, 1972
- 133 · The Sailor on the Seas of Fate · n. London: Quartet, 1976
- · The Jade Mans Eyes · nv Flashing Swords! #2, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1974
- · The Lands Beyond the World · na Flashing Swords! #4, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1977
- 261 · The Weird of the White Wolf · co New York: DAW, 1977
- 265 · The Dream of Earl Aubec [Master of Chaos] · ss Fantastic May 64
- 279 · The Dreaming City · nv Science-Fantasy #47 61
- 309 · While the Gods Laugh · nv Science-Fantasy #49 61
- 341 · The Singing Citadel · nv The Fantastic Swordsmen, ed. L. Sprague de Camp, Pyramid, 1967
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The Elric Saga, Part II Michael Moorcock (SFBC #1995, Sep 84, $6.98, 471pp, hc) [Elric] Omnibus edition of The Vanishing Tower (NEL 1971 as The Sleeping Sorceress), Bane of the Black Sword (DAW 1977), and Stormbringer (Herbert Jenkins 1965).
- 1 · The Vanishing Tower [The Sleeping Sorceress] · n. Sevenoaks: New English Library, 1971
- 139 · The Bane of the Black Sword · co New York: DAW Aug 77
- 143 · The Stealer of Souls · nv Science-Fantasy #51 62
- 183 · Kings in Darkness · nv Science-Fantasy #54 62
- 213 · The Flame Bringers · nv Science-Fantasy #55 62
- 243 · To Rescue Tanelorn... · nv Science-Fantasy #56 62
- 271 · Stormbringer · n. London: Jenkins, 1965; First printing of the complete text, New York: DAW Nov 77
- 277 · Dead Gods Homecoming · na Science-Fantasy #59 63
- 327 · Black Swords Brothers · na Science-Fantasy #61 63
- 375 · Sad Giants Shield · na Science-Fantasy #63 64
- 429 · Doomed Lords Passing · na Science-Fantasy #64 64
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