The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Secret Life of Houses Scott Bradfield (Unwin Hyman 0-04-440241-4, Nov 88 [Dec 88], £11.95, 166pp, hc) Collection.
- 1 · The Dream of the Wolf · nv Interzone #10 84
- 29 · The Darling · nv *
- 51 · Ghost Guessed · ss Twilight Zone Jan/Feb 84
- 65 · The Flash! Kid · ss Interzone #5 83
- 79 · Greetings from Earth · ss *
- 93 · Dazzle [Dazzle] · ss Other Edens II, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1988
- 109 · Unmistakably the Finest · nv Interzone #8 84
- 133 · The Other Man · ss Ambit #111 88
- 143 · The Secret Life of Houses · nv *
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The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-268-0, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Reprint (Academy Chicago 1985) collection of 15 stories, edited by Martin H. Greenberg. Omits story The Jewel of Arwen.
- ix · Introduction · in
- 15 · Centaurus Changeling · nv F&SF Apr 54
- 67 · The Climbing Wave · na F&SF Feb 55
- 141 · Exiles of Tomorrow · ss Fantastic Universe Mar 55
- 149 · Death Between the Stars · ss Fantastic Universe Mar 56
- 169 · Bird of Prey · nv Venture May 57
- 205 · The Wind People · ss If Feb 59
- 225 · The Wild One · ss A Book of Weird Tales v1 #1 60
- 243 · Treason of the Blood · ss Web Terror Stories Aug 62
- 259 · The Day of the Butterflies · ss The DAW Science Fiction Reader, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976
- 273 · Heros Moon · nv F&SF Oct 76
- 299 · The Engine · ss Viva Mar 77
- 307 · The Secret of the Blue Star [Lythande; Thieves World] · nv Thieves World, ed. Robert Lynn Asprin, Ace, 1979
- 329 · To Keep the Oath [Darkover] · nv The Bloody Sun, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ace, 1979
- 359 · Elbow Room · nv Stellar #5, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1980
- 379 · Blood Will Tell [Darkover] · ss The Keepers Price, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW, 1980
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The Catch Trap Marion Zimmer Bradley (Sphere 0-7221-1959-3, May 88, £3.99, 691pp, pb) Reissue (Ballantine 1979) associational novel.
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City of Sorcery Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-332-6, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $4.50, 423pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1984) science fiction novel set on Darkover. Fifth printing.
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The Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-191-3, Oct 88, $8.95, 171pp, tp) Reissue (Donning/Starblaze 1983) sf novel, illustrated by Lee Moyer. This is the unabridged version first published in 1983, revised from the 1963 Monarch edition.
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Dark Satanic Marion Zimmer Bradley (Tor 0-812-51602-8, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $3.95, 218pp, pb) [Claire Moffat] Reprint (Berkley 1972) occult/gothic novel, prequel to The Inheritor.
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Falcons of Narabedla Marion Zimmer Bradley (Legend 0-09-935650-3, Mar 88, £2.50, 155pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1964) fantasy novel.
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The Firebrand Marion Zimmer Bradley (Michael Joseph 0-7181-2913-X, Jan 88, £11.95, 559pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) above-average historical novel about the Trojan War. [First U.K. edition]
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The Firebrand Marion Zimmer Bradley (SFBC #11534, May 88, $6.98, 530pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) historical fantasy novel of Cassandra and the Trojan War.
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The Firebrand Marion Zimmer Bradley (Pocket 0-671-66703-3, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $8.95, 608pp, tp) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1987) historical fantasy novel.
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Hawkmistress Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-239-7, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.95, 336pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1982) sf novel in the Darkover series; seventh printing.
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Hawkmistress Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-1607-1, Jun 88, £10.95, 336pp, hc) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 1982) fantasy novel. In the Darkover series. [First U.K. edition]
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Hawkmistress Marion Zimmer Bradley (Legend 0-09-934990-6, Nov 88, £2.99, 336pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1982) fantasy novel. In the Darkover series.
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Lythande Marion Zimmer Bradley (Sphere 0-7221-1956-9, May 88 [Apr 88], £2.99, 238pp, pb) [Lythande; Thieves World] Reprint (DAW 1986) collection of fantasy stories featuring the Pilgrim Adept Lythande, a Thieves World character. There is also a story by Vonda N. McIntyre, with the same heroine. [First U.K. edition]
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Lythande Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-291-5, Aug 88, $3.95, 238pp, pb) [Lythande; Thieves World] Reissue (DAW 1986) collection of 6 stories about the wizard Lythande, one of which was written by Vonda McIntyre. fourth printing.
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The Planet Savers/The Sword of Aldones Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ace 0-441-67027-X, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.95, 359pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (Ace 1980) omnibus with two sf novels in the Darkover series, The Planet Savers (1962) and The Sword of Aldones (1962), plus a short story and an article.
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The Ruins of Isis Marion Zimmer Bradley (Legend 0-09-923000-3, Mar 88, £2.99, 298pp, pb) Reissue (Donning/Starblaze 1978) fantasy novel.
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Sharras Exile Marion Zimmer Bradley (Legend 0-09-931520-3, Sep 88 [Oct 88], £3.50, 365pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1981) fantasy novel. In the Darkover series.
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Sharras Exile Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-309-1, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 365pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1981) sf novel in the Darkover series; ninth printing.
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The Shattered Chain Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-308-3, Dec 88 [Nov 88], $3.95, 287pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1976) sf novel in the Darkover series. 13th printing.
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Star of Danger Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ace 0-441-77958-1, May 88 [Apr 88], $2.95, 213pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (Ace 1965) sf novel in the Darkover series. 10th Ace printing.
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Thendara House Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-240-0, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.95, 414pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (DAW 1983) sf novel in the Darkover series; sixth printing.
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Warrior Woman Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-253-2, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.50, 205pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1985) sf novel of a female alien trapped in gladiatorial Rome. fifth printing.
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The Winds of Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ace 0-441-89261-2, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $3.50, 185pp, pb) [Darkover] Reissue (Ace 1970) sf novel in the Darkover series. This says 3rd Ace printing inside, which is confusing since the last one we listed in 1985 said fifth printing.
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Four Moons of Darkover Marion Zimmer Bradley & The Friends of Darkover (DAW 0-88677-305-9, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 284pp, pb) [Darkover] Original anthology of 17 stories set on Darkover, including several by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
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Sword and Sorceress 1 ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Headline 0-7472-3105-2, Mar 88 [Feb 88], £2.95, 255pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1984) original fantasy anthology with exclusively female protagonists. Although a couple of the stories are quite readable, the majority read like fanzine pieces. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
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Sword and Sorceress 2 ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Headline 0-7472-3106-0, Jul 88, £2.99, 287pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1985) original fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]
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Sword and Sorceress 3 ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (Headline 0-7472-3107-9, Nov 88, £2.99, 285pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1986) original anthology of 20 very short heroic fantasy stories about strong women characters. The introduction by Bradley is a market report for future books in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Sword and Sorceress V ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-288-5, Aug 88, $3.95, 284pp, pb) Original anthology of 22 fantasy stories featuring women.
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Down the Long Wind Gillian Bradshaw (Methuen 0-413-17610-X, Feb 88, £4.50, 842pp, pb) [Down the Long Wind] Omnibus of her Arthurian trilogy.
- 5 · Hawk of May · n. London: Methuen, 1981
- 271 · Kingdom of Summer · n. London: Methuen, 1981
- 525 · In Winters Shadow · n. London: Methuen, 1982
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Passion Moon Rising Rebecca Brandewyne (Pocket 0-671-61774-5, Feb 88 [Jan 88], $3.95, 434pp, pb) [Chronicles of Tintagel] Fantasy/romance novel (with a few sf elements) by a well-known romance writer. Book I of the Chronicles of Tintagel.
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Camerons Terror Gary Brandner (Severn House 0-7278-1685-3, Nov 88, £10.95, 314pp, hc) Reprint (Fawcett 1987, as Camerons Closet) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Hellborn Gary Brandner (Severn House 0-7278-1602-0, Apr 88, £9.95, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Fawcett 1986) horror novel.
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Out of Body, Out of Mind Ruth Brandon (St. Martins 0-312-01076-1, Nov 87 [Jan 88], $15.95, 234pp, hc) Sf/thriller about psychics and a dangerous conspiracy. First U.S. edition (Macmillan UK 1987).
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Crossbearers Marc Brellen (Leisure 0-8439-2572-8, 1988 [Feb 88], $3.95, 362pp, pb) Horror novel.
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The Future at War Vol. I: Thors Hammer ed. Reginald Bretnor (Baen 0-671-65394-6, Mar 88 [Feb 88], $3.50, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1979) anthology of sf stories, articles, and poems.
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The Future at War, Vol. II: The Spear of Mars ed. Reginald Bretnor (Baen 0-671-65423-3, Jul 88 [Jun 88], $3.50, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1980) anthology of 10 sf stories, plus non-fiction and a poem.
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The Fungus Garden Brian Brett (Thistledown Press 0-920633-47-1, Oct 88, C$14.95, 128pp, tp) Allegorical fantasy novel: conflict between the individual and society told from the point of view of intelligent termites.
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A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit Julia Briggs (Meredith Press/New Amsterdam 0-941533-03-4, 1987 [Jan 88], $27.95, 473pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography. A fairly racy biography of the famous childrens book author, who led a bohemian existence which included affairs with George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, and others. Dated 1987 not seen until 1988. First American edition (Century Hutchinson 1987). [Edith Nesbit]
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The Last Ship William Brinkley (Viking 0-670-80981-0, Mar 88, $19.95, 616pp, hc) Post-holocaust novel with American and Russian ships surviving the destruction.
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The Last Ship William Brinkley (SFBC #13575, Oct 88, $7.50, 616pp, hc) Reprint (Viking 1988) near-future post-holocaust novel.
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Striped Holes Damien Broderick (Avon 0-380-75377-4, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $2.95, 179pp, pb) Science fiction novel time machines, lovers separated by eons, struggles against evil.
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Xorandor Christine Brooke-Rose (Avon 0-380-70407-2, May 88 [Apr 88], $2.95, 211pp, pb) Reprint (Carcanet 1986) sf novel of 2 kids and a rock-like Martian computer/creature. Not a juvenile, despite the theme.
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The Black Unicorn Terry Brooks (SFBC #11215, Mar 88, $5.98, 239pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, second in the Magic Kingdom series.
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The Black Unicorn Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33528-7, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $4.95, 307pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, second in the Magic Kingdom series. There are over 85,000 hardcovers in print.
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The Black Unicorn Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-7088-8269-2, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £2.99, 286pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the Magic Kingdom series.
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The Elfstones of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-28554-9, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 564pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, second in a trilogy. 13th printing; 800,000 mass market paperbacks in print.
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Magic Kingdom for SaleSold! Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31758-0, Sep 88 [Aug 88], $4.50, 343pp, pb) [Magic Kingdom] Reissue (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, first in a series. seventh printing.
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The Sword of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31425-5, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $3.95, 726pp, pb) [Shannara] Reissue (Random House 1977) fantasy novel, 1st in a trilogy. 22nd printing; 1.2 million mass market paperbacks in print.
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The Wishsong of Shannara Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35636-5, Aug 88 [Jul 88], $4.95, 504pp, pb) [Shannara] Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel, third in a trilogy. 1st mass market edition; 460,000 trade paperbacks in print.
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Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34773-0, Oct 88 [Sep 88], $17.95, 291pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Humorous fantasy novel, third in the Landover series.
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Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (Orbit 0-7088-4001-9, Dec 88 [Nov 88], £4.99, 291pp, tp) [Magic Kingdom] Reprint (Del Rey 1988) fantasy novel. Ben Holiday returns to Earth to rescue Abernathy. Good harmless fun. Volume 3 in the Magic Kingdom series. [First U.K. edition]
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Wizard at Large Terry Brooks (Macdonald 0-356-17197-3, Dec 88, £11.95, 291pp, hc) [Magic Kingdom] Hardback edition of the above. [First U.K. edition]
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The Sky Lords John Brosnan (Gollancz 0-575-03986-8, Aug 88, £11.95, 318pp, hc) [Sky Lords] SF novel about a post-nuclear world ruled by giant airships. Great fun despite a rather flat ending. Recommended. (PSP)
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Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror: 1987: A Comprehensive Bibliography of Books and Short Fiction Published in the English Language Charles N. Brown & William G. Contento (Locus Press 0-9616629-4-8, Dec 88, $45.00, 417pp, hc) Non-fiction, bibliography. Besides the lists of books from Locus, this has indexes to all the magazines and anthologies, plus reprinted commentaries on the year, etc.
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Silver Tower Dale Brown (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-060-X, Apr 88 [Mar 88], $18.95, 349pp, hc) Near-future sf intrigue novel about space stations.
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Silver Tower Dale Brown (Grafton 0-246-13308-2, Aug 88, £11.95, 367pp, hc) Reprint (Fine 1988) novel about limited nuclear war in space. [First U.K. edition]
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Nightmare in Darkness Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Nov 87, $30.00, 179pp, hc, cover by Joe Servello) Associational; collection of mysteries and one fantasy story, plus the unpublished fantasy ending to The Screaming Mimi. Dated 1987, but not seen until 1988. Volume 11 in the Fredric Brown in the Detective Pulps series.
- 5 · Introduction · Linn Brown · in
- 9 · Get Out of Town · nv Thrilling Detective Sep 42
- 45 · The Cheese on Stilts · nv Thrilling Detective Jan 39
- 65 · Footprints on the Ceiling [Carter Monk] · ss Ten Detective Aces Sep 40
- 81 · The Monkey Angle · nv Thrilling Detective Nov 42
- 103 · Original Ending for The Screaming Mimi · ex *
- 107 · Why, Benny, Why? · ss EQMM Nov 64
- 113 · The House of Fear · nv New Detective Magazine Sep 49
- 137 · Trouble Comes Double · nv Popular Detective Dec 41
- 171 · Mirror · ss *
- 177 · Nightmare in Darkness · vi *
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What Mad Universe Fredric Brown (Easton Press, 1986 [Dec 88], no price, 190pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1949) humorous sf novel. A science fiction editor is propelled into a universe where sf stories are real. This is part of the Masterpieces of SF series and is only available to members. Leatherbound, gilt-edge edition with illustrations by Frank Mayo in the style of 1940s pulp covers. Introduction by James Gunn. This has a 1986 copyright date but was not seen until 1988.
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Who Was That Blonde I Saw You Kill Last Night? Fredric Brown (Dennis McMillan, Mar 88 [Apr 88], $30.00, 216pp, hc) Associational. Collection of mystery and western stories, plus at least one sf tale. Introduction by Alan E. Nourse. Limited to 300 copies. Part of the excellent series reprinting the uncollected pulp fiction of an early master. Recommended. (CNB)
- 5 · An Embarrassment of Riches · Alan E. Nourse · in
- 9 · The Strange Sisters Strange [Carey Rix] · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Dec 28 40
- 29 · The Numberless Shadows · nv Detective Story Magazine Sep 42
- 55 · Death in the Dark · nv Dime Mystery Magazine Mar 42
- 87 · The Frownzly Florgels · ss Other Worlds Science Stories Oct 50
- 93 · Clue in Blue · ss Thrilling Mystery Jan 42
- 115 · Your Name in Gold · nv The Phantom Detective Jun 41
- 133 · Death Is a Noise · nv Popular Detective Feb 43
- 161 · Bullet for Bullet · ss Western Short Stories Oct 41; the original printing of this story might have been titled Blanks for Blackouts.
- 175 · The Stranger from Trouble Valley · ss Western Short Stories Nov 40; the original printing of this story might have been titled Trouble Valley.
- 189 · The Devils Woodwinds · nv Dime Mystery Magazine Mar 44
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The Best of John Brunner John Brunner (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35307-2, Nov 88 [Oct 88], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Collection of 17 short stories, with introductions by Joe Haldeman.
- vii · Introduction: The Brunner Mosiac · Joe W. Haldeman · in
- 1 · The Totally Rich · nv Worlds of Tomorrow Jun 63
- 29 · The Last Lonely Man · ss New Worlds May/Jun 64
- 47 · Galactic Consumer Report No. 1: Inexpensive Time Machines · fa Galaxy Dec 65
- 56 · Fair [as by Keith Woodcott] · ss New Worlds Mar 56
- 72 · Such Stuff · ss F&SF Jun 62
- 90 · Galactic Consumer Report No. 2: Automatic Twin-Tube Wishing Machines · fa Galaxy Jun 66
- 102 · Tracking with Close-ups (21) and (23) [from Stand on Zanzibar] · ex Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968
- 112 · X-Hero · ss Omni Mar 80
- 118 · No Future in It · ss Science-Fantasy #15 55
- 129 · Galactic Consumer Report No. 3: A Survey of the Membership · fa Galaxy Dec 67
- 138 · What Friends Are For · ss Fellowship of the Stars, ed. Terry Carr, Simon & Schuster, 1974
- 158 · The Taste of the Dish and the Savor of the Day · nv F&SF Aug 77
- 181 · Galactic Consumer Report No. 4: Thing-of-the-Month Clubs · fa Galaxy Jan 69
- 190 · The Man Who Saw the Thousand-Year Reich [Mr. Secrett] · nv F&SF Nov 81
- 216 · An Elixir for the Emperor · ss Fantastic Nov 64
- 239 · The Suicide of Man · nv IASFM Jul/Aug 78
- 267 · The Vitanuls · ss F&SF Jul 67
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