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Amazons! ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson (DAW 0-87997-970-4, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.50, 203pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1979) original fantasy anthology.
Arthur C. Clarke: a Primary and Secondary Bibliography David N. Samuelson (G.K. Hall 0-8161-8111-X, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $42.00, 256pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. Lists fiction, non-fiction, reviews, etc., in chronological order. There is no separate section for books. The info is there, but it isn’t as easy to use as some other organizational methods. Unparalleled on secondary source material. (CNB) [Arthur C. Clarke]
The Tomorrow File Lawrence Sanders (Berkley 0-425-06446-8, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $3.95, 551pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1975) sf novel; 18th Berkley printing. An outstanding sf novel by a famous mystery writer. (CNB)
Eye of the Comet Pamela Sargent (Harper & Row 0-06-025196-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $7.95, 275pp, tp) Young-adult sf novel about a girl born on a comet-world.
Olaf Stapledon: a Bibliography Harvey J. Satty & Curtis C. Smith (Greenwood Press 0-313-24099-X, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $35.00, 167pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. An exhaustive bibliography which attempts to minutely describe everything by Stapledon, including letters, unpublished material, etc. There is also a selected secondary bibliography. Definitely the new standard work on the author. An unpublished autobiographical piece is included. (CNB) [Olaf Stapledon]
Imaro II: The Quest for Cush Charles R. Saunders (DAW 0-87997-909-7, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.75, 205pp, pb) [Imaro] Heroic fantasy novel, second in a series with a black hero in old Africa.
Apparitions Noel Scanlon (Hale 0-7090-1535-6, Apr ’84, £8.25, 208pp, hc) Horror novel. [Not seen]
The Harem of Aman Akbar Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (Bantam 0-553-24441-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 265pp, pb) Fantasy novel.
Reason and Imagination in C.S. Lewis: A Study of ‘Till We Have Faces’ Peter J. Schakel (Eerdmans 0-8028-1998-2, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $8.95, 208pp, tp) Non-fiction, literary criticism. [C. S. Lewis]
A Rose for Armageddon Hilbert Schenck (Allison & Busby 0-85031-548-4, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £7.95, 190pp, hc) Reprint (Pocket Timescape 1982) sf novel. This is the first hardcover edition. Schocken is distributing it in the U.S. It’s an excellent novel by a masterful writer. (CNB)
Urania’s Daughters: A Checklist of Women Science Fiction Writers, 1692-1982 Roger C. Schlobin (Starmont 0-916732-56-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $6.95, 79pp, pb) Non-fiction, a non-annotated checklist with indices.
Analog: Writers’ Choice, Volume II ed. Stanley Schmidt (Davis, Apr ’84 [May ’84], $3.50, 285pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories from Analog/Astounding, picked by the writers. It includes “Gulf” by Heinlein.

8 · Introduction · Stanley Schmidt · in
10 · Breeds There a Man...? · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Jun ’51
40 · To Be Continued · Robert Silverberg · ss Astounding May ’56
51 · The End of Summer · Algis Budrys · nv Astounding Nov ’54
73 · “Won’t You Walk...” · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Jan ’56
95 · Operation Syndrome · Frank Herbert · nv Astounding Jun ’54
132 · The Bright Illusion · C. L. Moore · nv Astounding Oct ’34
152 · The Mechanic · Hal Clement · nv Analog Sep ’66
177 · A Small Kindness · Ben Bova · ss Analog Apr ’83
188 · The Unreachable Stars · Stanley Schmidt · nv Analog Apr ’71
210 · Rescue Squad [“Fear Hound”; Rescue Squad] · Katherine MacLean · nv Analog May ’68
230 · Gulf · Robert A. Heinlein · na Astounding Nov ’49 (+1)
Analog: Writers’ Choice, Volume II ed. Stanley Schmidt (Dial 0-385-27994-9, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $12.95, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1984) anthology, first hardcover edition. Various authors pick favorites of their own fiction and provide introductions.
From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog ed. Stanley Schmidt (Davis, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $3.50, 288pp, pb) Analog anthology #9. 16 stories by Boucher, Cartier, Vance, Russell, etc.

6 · Introduction · Stanley Schmidt · in
7 · The Barrier · Anthony Boucher · na Astounding Sep ’42
48 · The Signals [Signals] · Francis A. Cartier · ss Analog Jul ’66
53 · The Gift of Gab · Jack Vance · nv Astounding Sep ’55
94 · Top Secret · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Aug ’56
107 · Meihem in ce Klasrum · Dolton Edwards · hu Astounding Sep ’46
109 · Omnilingual · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Feb ’57
140 · Minds Meet · Paul Ash · ss Analog Feb ’66
148 · Two-Way Communication · Christopher Anvil · ss Analog May ’66
158 · Duplex · Verge Foray · nv Analog Jun ’68
182 · Sailing, Through Program Management · Al Charmatz · ss Analog Jan 5 ’81
192 · Beam Pirate [Venus Equilateral] · George O. Smith · nv Astounding Oct ’44
222 · From Time to Time · Bruce Stanley Burdick · ss Analog Oct ’83
230 · Shapes to Come · Edward Wellen · ss Analog Nov ’69
234 · The Piper’s Son [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Feb ’45
255 · Babel II · Christopher Anvil · ss Analog Aug ’67
267 · Collaboration · Mark C. Jarvis · nv Analog Oct ’82
From Mind to Mind: Tales of Communication from Analog ed. Stanley Schmidt (Dial 0-385-19646-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $12.95, 288pp, hc) Reprint (Davis 1984) anthology. First hardcover edition.
The Telzey Toy and Other Stories James H. Schmitz (Ace 0-441-80036-X, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 209pp, pb) [Telzey Amberdon] Reissue (DAW 1973) collection of four Telzey Amberdon stories. The DAW edition was just called The Telzey Toy.
The Universe Against Her James H. Schmitz (Ace 0-441-84577-0, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 181pp, pb) [Telzey Amberdon] Reissue (Ace 1964) sf novel. First book in the “Telzey Amberdon” series. Excellent, fast-moving adventure with an unforgettable female protagonist. (CNB)
The Witches of Karres James H. Schmitz (Ace 0-441-89854-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 344pp, pb) [Witches of Karres] Reissue (Chilton 1966) sf novel, one of the classics of sf humor. (CNB) Sixth Ace printing.
Palimpsests Carter Scholz & Glenn Harcourt (Ace 0-441-65065-1, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 258pp, pb) Sf novel, an Ace Science Fiction Special. A first novel.
I, Vampire Jody Scott (Ace 0-441-37750-5, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 206pp, pb) [Passing for Human] Sf/fantasy novel, humorous vampire tale.
The Game Beyond Melissa Scott (Baen 0-671-55918-4, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 350pp, pb) Sf novel, galactic empire a la Roman empire. A first novel.
The Nightcharmer and Other Tales of Claude Seignolle Claude Seignolle (Texas A&M Univ Press 0-89096-169-7, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $9.95, 112pp, hc) Eric Hollingsworth Deudon, ed. & trans. First English translation of horror stories by a well-known French fantasist. Illustrations by Kristin Parsons.

7 · Foreword · Lawrence Durrell · fw
9 · Introduction · Eric Hollingsworth Deudon · in
15 · The Nightcharmer [“Le Hupeur”, 1967] · ss *
25 · A Dog Story [“Le Chien pourri”, 1967] · ss *
31 · The Healer [“Le Dormeur”, 1969] · ss *
39 · Starfish [“Le Miroir”, 1969] · ss *
45 · The Outlander [“Le Diable en sabots”, 1962] · nv *
85 · The Last Rites [“Mais qui est le plus fort?”, 1974] · ss *
94 · Hitching a Ride [“Le Faucheur”, 1965] · ss *
101 · Night Horses [“Les Chevaux de la nuit”, 1967] · ss *
113 · Selected Bibliography · Misc. · bi
Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone Rod Serling (Bonanza/Crown, 1984, hc) Omnibus edition of two collections of stories adapted by Walter B. Gibson from The Twilight Zone TV show.

· Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone · oc New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
ix · Foreword · fw
1 · The Ghost of Ticonderoga · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
15 · Back There · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
33 · The Ghost-Town Ghost · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
53 · Judgment Night · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
69 · The Curse of the Seven Towers · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
91 · The Tiger God · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
109 · The Avenging Ghost · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
127 · Return from Oblivion · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
133 · The House on the Square · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
145 · Death’s Masquerade · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
153 · The Riddle of the Crypt · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
169 · Dead Man’s Chest · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
177 · The Thirteenth Story · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1963
· Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone Revisited · oc New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
183 · Two Live Ghosts · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
201 · The Edge of Doom · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
215 · The Fiery Spell · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
229 · The Ghost of the Dixie Belle · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
249 · The Purple Testament · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
261 · The Ghost Train · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
281 · Beyond the Rim · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
297 · The Sixteen-Millimeter Shrine · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
305 · The Ghost of Jolly Roger · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
327 · The House on the Island · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
337 · The Man in the Bottle · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
349 · The Mirror Image · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
357 · The Man Who Dropped By · sa Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Revisited, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1964
The Herald Michael Shaara (Avon 0-380-61382-4, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 251pp, pb) Reprint (McGraw-Hill 1981) disaster plague novel by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author.
Greensight Angela Shackleton-Hill (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823256-4, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], £8.95, 371pp, hc) Sf novel with a Celtic fantasy flavor.
A Better Mantrap Bob Shaw (Granada 0-586-05706-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], £1.50, 238pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) collection of 9 stories.
The Ceres Solution Bob Shaw (DAW 0-87997-946-1, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 190pp, pb) Sf novel. First U.S. edition (Gollancz 1982).
Fire Pattern Bob Shaw (Gollancz 0-575-03452-1, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], £7.95, 190pp, hc) Sf novel dealing with the mystery of spontaneous combustion.
The Color Out of Time Michael Shea (DAW 0-87997-954-2, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.50, 191pp, pb) Novel of supernatural fantasy, a sequel to H.P. Lovecraft’s novelette “The Color Out of Space”.
The Illuminatus Trilogy Robert J. Shea & Robert Anton Wilson (Dell 0-440-53981-1, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $9.95, 805pp, tp) [Illuminatus] First omnibus edition of the ultimate paranoia fantasy series.

1 · The Eye in the Pyramid · n. New York: Dell, 1975
305 · The Golden Apple · n. New York: Dell, 1975
563 · Leviathan · n. New York: Dell, 1975
Is That What People Do?: The Selected Short Stories of Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (Holt Rinehart & Winston 0-03-063707-4, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $19.95, 402pp, hc) Previously uncollected Sheckley. He’s one of the masters of short fiction. Highly recommended. (FCM)

3 · The Eye of Reality · vi Omni Oct ’82
7 · The Language of Love · ss Galaxy May ’57
20 · The Accountant · ss F&SF Jul ’54
29 · A Wind Is Rising · ss Galaxy Jul ’57
45 · The Robot Who Looked Like Me · ss Cosmopolitan, 1973
54 · The Mnemone · ss Can You Feel Anything When I Do This?, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1971
64 · Warm · ss Galaxy Jun ’53
74 · The Native Problem · nv Galaxy Dec ’56
96 · Fishing Season · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug ’53
111 · Shape [“Keep Your Shape”] · nv Galaxy Nov ’53
126 · Beside Still Waters · ss Amazing Oct/Nov ’53
130 · Silversmith Wishes · ss Playboy May ’77
139 · Meanwhile, Back at the Bromide · ss Playboy Feb ’60
146 · Fool’s Mate · ss Astounding Mar ’53
161 · Pilgrimage to Earth [“Love, Incorporated”] · ss Playboy Sep ’56
173 · All the Things You Are · ss Galaxy Jul ’56
184 · The Store of the Worlds [“The World of Heart’s Desire”] · ss Playboy Sep ’59
191 · Seventh Victim · ss Galaxy Apr ’53
206 · Cordle to Onion to Carrot · ss Playboy Dec ’69
222 · Is That What People Do? · ss Anticipations, ed. Christopher Priest, Scribner’s, 1978
230 · The Prize of Peril · ss F&SF May ’58
248 · Fear in the Night · ss Today’s Woman, 1952
252 · Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? · ss Playboy Aug ’69
263 · The Battle · ss If Sep ’54
269 · The Monsters · ss F&SF Mar ’53
279 · The Petrified World · ss If Feb ’68
291 · Five Minutes Early · vi Twilight Zone Oct ’82
294 · Miss Mouse and the Fourth Dimension · ss Twilight Zone Jan ’82
304 · The Skag Castle · nv Fantastic Universe Mar ’56
330 · The Helping Hand · vi Twilight Zone Apr ’81
332 · The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth · ss After the Fall, ed. Robert Sheckley, Ace, 1980
337 · The Future Lost · ss Omni Aug ’80
344 · Wild Talents, Inc. · ss Fantastic Sep/Oct ’53
363 · The Swamp · vi Twilight Zone Jul ’81
365 · The Future of Sex: Speculative Journalism · fa Puritan, 1982
369 · The Life of Anybody · vi *
371 · Good-Bye Forever to Mr. Pain · ss Destinies Jan ’79
378 · The Shaggy Average American Man Story · ss Gallery, 1979
385 · The Shootout in the Toy Shop · ss Twilight Zone Oct ’81
395 · How Pro Writers Really Write—Or Try To · fa The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni, 1982
The Web Between the Worlds Charles Sheffield (Ace 0-441-87864-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.50, 274pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1979) sf novel.
Space Careers Charles Sheffield & Carol Rosin (Morrow 0-688-03182-X, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $16.95, 240pp, hc) Non-fiction study, of associational interest.
Frankenstein: or The Modern Prometheus Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (University of California Press 0-520-05281-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $29.50, 254pp, hc) [Frankenstein] Reprint, a one-volume facsimile of Pennyroyal Press’ 1983 limited edition with superb illustrations by Barry Moser. Set from the original 1818 edition instead of the standard 1831 revised one.
Green Eyes Lucius Shepard (Ace 0-441-30274-2, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.95, 275pp, pb) Sf novel of voodoo and zombies, a first novel. Second of the revived Ace Science Fiction Specials.
Frontera Lewis Shiner (Baen 0-671-55899-4, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 286pp, pb) Sf novel, a first novel.
Habitats ed. Susan M. Shwartz (DAW 0-87997-948-8, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 220pp, pb) Original anthology of sf stories. A satisfying group; recommended. (FCM)

9 · There’s No Place Like Home · Susan M. Shwartz · in
16 · The Folks Who Live on the Hill · Stanley Schmidt · ss *
36 · A Day in the Skin (or, The Century We Were Out of Them) · Tanith Lee · ss *
55 · We Remember Babylon · Ian Watson · nv *
75 · In a Cavern · Dr. Dean R. Lambe · ss *
86 · Government Work · Russell M. Griffin · ss *
100 · “Outcasts” · Graham Diamond · nv *
122 · Tree House · Rachel Pollack · nv *
143 · Life-Tides · Jeffrey A. Carver · nv *
167 · Quarantine · Scott Russell Sanders · ss *
182 · Ramadhan · Shariann Lewitt · ss *
200 · Earthflight · J. P. Boyd · nv *
Born with the Dead Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24103-6, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.75, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1974) collection of 3 novellas. The title story is one of Silverberg’s best. (CNB)
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party Robert Silverberg (Arbor House 0-87795-577-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $14.95, 284pp, hc) Collection of 16 stories by a master of sf short fiction. Highly recommended. (CNB)

11 · Introduction · in
15 · The Far Side of the Bell-Shaped Curve · ss Omni Mar ’82
35 · The Pope of the Chimps · nv Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982
55 · The Changeling · ss Amazing Nov ’82
76 · The Man Who Floated in Time · ss Speculations, ed. Isaac Asimov & Alice Laurance, Houghton Mifflin, 1982
87 · The Palace at Midnight · ss Omni Jul ’81
103 · A Thousand Paces Along the Via Dolorosa · nv Twilight Zone Jul ’81
127 · At the Conglomeroid Cocktail Party · ss Playboy Aug ’82
136 · Our Lady of the Sauropods · ss Omni Sep ’80
152 · Gianni · ss Playboy Feb ’82
171 · The Trouble with Sempoanga · ss Beyond #3 ’82
181 · How They Pass the Time in Pelpel · ss Twilight Zone May ’81
196 · Waiting for the Earthquake [Medea] · nv The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 2, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni, 1981
220 · Not Our Brother · nv Twilight Zone Jul ’82
240 · The Regulars · ss IASFM May 11 ’81
250 · Jennifer’s Lover · ss Penthouse May ’82
267 · Needle in a Timestack · ss Playboy Jun ’83
The Conglomeroid Cocktail Party Robert Silverberg (SFBC #1642, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $6.98, 243pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1984) collection.
Downward to the Earth Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24043-9, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 181pp, pb) Reprint (SFBC 1970) sf novel. This one, which owes a lot to Conrad, is one of his best. (CNB)
Dying Inside Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24018-8, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 200pp, pb) Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) sf novel. The cover proclaims this “one of the best science fiction novels of all time” — Locus. I still agree. (CNB)
The Gate of Worlds Robert Silverberg (Tor 0-812-55454-X, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.95, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Holt Rinehart & Winston 1967) sf novel of alternate history.
Gilgamesh the King Robert Silverberg (Arbor House 0-87795-599-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $16.95, 320pp, hc) [Gilgamesh] Historical novel with elements of fantasy.
Lord of Darkness Robert Silverberg (Gollancz 0-575-03347-9, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], £9.95, 559pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1983) historical novel. Listed for Silverberg completists.
Lord of Darkness Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24362-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.95, 613pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1983) historical novel, of associational interest.
To Open the Sky Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24502-3, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 222pp, pb) [Blue Fire] Reprint (Ballantine 1967), connected stories.
Valentine Pontifex Robert Silverberg (SFBC #3546, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $5.98, 347pp, hc) [Majipoor] Reprint (Arbor House 1983) sf novel, third in the “Majipoor” series.
Valentine Pontifex Robert Silverberg (Gollancz 0-575-03444-0, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £9.95, 347pp, hc) [Majipoor] Reprint (Arbor House 1983) sf novel, third in the “Majipoor” series.
Valentine Pontifex Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24494-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $3.95, 368pp, pb) [Majipoor] Reprint (Arbor House 1983) sf novel. The conclusion of the “Majipoor” trilogy.
World of a Thousand Colors Robert Silverberg (Bantam 0-553-24059-5, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.95, 331pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1982) collection.

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