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Yankee Witches ed. Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg & Frank D. McSherry, Jr. (Lance Tapley 0-912769-32-7, May ’88, $10.95, 310pp, tp) Anthology of 15 humorous/horror tales of New England witches, with an introduction by McSherry. Most are from the ’30s, ’40s, and ’50s.

7 · Introduction · Frank D. McSherry, Jr. · in
11 · All Souls’ · Edith Wharton · nv Ghosts, Appleton-Century, 1937
37 · Canavan’s Back Yard · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Nine Horrors and a Dream, Arkham, 1958
51 · The Night Train to Lost Valley · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales Jan ’48
69 · A Message from Charity · William M. Lee · ss F&SF Nov ’67
93 · The Salem Wolf · Howard Pyle · ss Harper’s Monthly Dec ’09
109 · The Fog on Pemble Green · Shirley Barker · nv EQMM May ’55
135 · The Witch Sheep · Alice Morse Earle · ss In Old Narragansett, 1898
145 · Silence · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · nv Harper’s Monthly Jul, 1893
179 · The Three D’s [“Victoria”] · Ogden Nash · ss Harper’s Bazaar Apr ’48; EQMM Feb ’57
185 · The Music Teacher · John Cheever · ss New Yorker Nov 21 ’59
199 · The Midnight Voyage of the Seagull · Volney E. Howard, Mrs. · nv Godey’s Lady’s Book Jul, 1842
229 · Is the Devil a Gentleman? · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales Jul ’42
259 · The Apprentice Sorcerer · Stephen Rynas · ss Fantasy Fiction Nov ’53
271 · The Thing on the Doorstep · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales Jan ’37
301 · Just Another Working Mom · Patricia B. Cirone · ss *
313 · Note on the Authors · Misc. · bg
Mercedes Nights Michael D. Weaver (NEL 0-450-42206-2, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], £2.50, 240pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) sf novel about a video star who is unwittingly cloned. [First U.K. edition]
Mercedes Nights Michael D. Weaver (SFBC #12390, May ’88, $5.98, 184pp, hc) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) sf novel.
Mercedes Nights Michael D. Weaver (St. Martin’s 0-312-91223-4, Oct ’88, $3.50, 240pp, pb) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1987) sf novel.
Nightreaver Michael D. Weaver (Avon 0-380-75197-6, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Bloodfang] Fantasy novel starring a female werewolf/warrior, part of the “Bloodfang” Norse saga series.
Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls & Makeup Tom Weaver (McFarland 0-89950-360-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $29.95, 413pp, hc) Non-fiction, interviews with veterans of the 1950s “B” movie era.
Uncle Ovid’s Exercise Book Don Webb (Illinois State University Fiction Collective 0-932-51117-1, 1988 [Nov ’88], $18.95, 154pp, hc) Literary exercise book of “Metamorphoses No.1-95”, short pieces which are sometimes sf or fantasy or something else. This won the 1988 Illinois State University Fiction Collective Award.
Pestis 18 Sharon Webb (Tor 0-812-51066-6, Feb ’88, $4.50, 400pp, pb) Associational; medical thriller.
Quarantine Josh Webster (Worldwide Library 0-373-97063-3, 1988 [Feb ’88], $3.95, 384pp, pb) Reprint (Random House 1973) horror/sf novel. The CIA behind a plot for the ultimate biological disaster.
A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists Robert E. Weinberg (Greenwood 0-313-24349-2, May ’88, $49.95, 346pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. This first biographical work devoted to artists is very welcome and useful. It’s not complete, and the lists of covers cited are spotty, but it’s the indispensible source until superceded. Highly recommended. (CNB).
The Devil’s Auction Robert E. Weinberg (Owlswick/Weird Tales Library 0-913896-25-X, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $18.95, 155pp, hc) [Devil’s Auction] Occult horror novel. There is also a 50-copy limited, boxed, signed edition, $40.00. Illustrations by Stephen Fabian.
Station Gehenna Andrew Weiner (Worldwide Library 0-373-30306-8, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 250pp, pb) Reprint (Congdon & Weed 1987) offworld sf mystery novel.
The Darksword Trilogy, Volume II: Doom of the Darksword Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27164-4, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $3.95, 383pp, pb) [Darksword Trilogy] Fantasy novel. There is a 12-page excerpt from Vol. III at the end.
The Darksword Trilogy, Volume III: Triumph of the Darksword Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27406-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 350pp, pb) [Darksword Trilogy] Fantasy novel, conclusion of a trilogy. There is also a 16-page preview of Book One of the next trilogy, Rose of the Prophet.
The Darksword Trilogy: Darksword Adventures Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27600-X, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $4.50, 437pp, pb) [Darksword Trilogy] Non-fiction guide to the “Darksword” world.
DragonLance Chronicles Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-88038-543-X, Mar ’88, $16.95, 1030pp, hc) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Omnibus of the “DragonLance Chronicles” fantasy trilogy. Also available in a trade paperback edition (-652-5) for $8.95.

xi · Introduction · in
1 · Dragons of Autumn Twilight · n. TSR, 1984
371 · Dragons of Winter Night · n. TSR, 1985
715 · Dragons of Spring Dawning · n. TSR, 1985
DragonLance Chronicles Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-011540-4, Oct ’88, £7.99, 1032pp, tp) [DragonLance: Chronicles] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy omnibus. [First U.K. edition]
DragonLance Legends Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-88038-610-X, Oct ’88, $16.95, 909pp, hc) [DragonLance: Legends] Omnibus of the “DragonLance Legends” trilogy. Includes a new introduction by the authors. This edition is a worldwide one. Also available in a trade paperback edition. The sheets, including the ISBN number, are the same.

ix · Introduction · in
1 · Time of the Twins · n. TSR, 1986
337 · War of the Twins · n. TSR, 1986
659 · Test of the Twins · n. TSR, 1986
907 · Afterword · aw
Forging the Darksword Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam UK 0-553-17586-6, Oct ’88, £3.50, 391pp, pb) [Darksword Trilogy] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1988) fantasy novel. Volume One in the “Darksword” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
Rose of the Prophet, Volume 1: The Will of the Wanderer Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27638-7, Jan ’89, $4.50, 444pp, pb) [Rose of the Prophet] Fantasy novel, first in a new trilogy.
Kender, Gully Dwarves and Gnomes ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-010695-2, May ’88 [Apr ’88], £3.50, 364pp, pb) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy anthology. Volume 2 in the “DragonLance Tales” series. [First U.K. edition]
Love and War ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-010696-0, Jul ’88, £3.95, 365pp, pb) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1987) fantasy anthology. Volume 3 in the “DragonLance Tales” series. [First U.K. edition]
The Magic of Krynn ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Penguin 0-14-010694-4, Mar ’88, £3.50, 350pp, pb) [DragonLance: Tales] Reprint (TSR 1987) original shared-world fantasy anthology set in the “DragonLance” universe. Volume 1 in the “DragonLance Tales” series. [First U.K. edition]
John the Balladeer Manly Wade Wellman (Baen 0-671-65418-7, Jul ’88, $3.50, 306pp, pb) [John] Collection of 19 dark fantasy stories featuring the title character. This is the first complete collection of the series, incorporating the earlier Who Fears the Devil? and adding all the later-written stories. Recommended. (CNB)

1 · Foreword: Manly in the Mountains · David Drake · fw * [Manly Wade Wellman]
4 · Introduction: Just Call Me John · Karl Edward Wagner · in * [Manly Wade Wellman]
9 · O Ugly Bird! · ss F&SF Dec ’51
25 · The Desrick on Yandro · ss F&SF Jun ’52
41 · Vandy, Vandy · ss F&SF Mar ’53
59 · One Other · ss F&SF Aug ’53
77 · Call Me from the Valley · ss F&SF Mar ’54
92 · The Little Black Train · ss F&SF Aug ’54
112 · Shiver in the Pines · ss F&SF Feb ’55
134 · Walk Like a Mountain · ss F&SF Jun ’55
154 · On the Hills and Everywhere · ss F&SF Jan ’56
165 · Old Devlins Was A-Waiting · ss F&SF Feb ’57
189 · Nine Yards of Other Cloth · ss F&SF Nov ’58
212 · Wonder as I Wander · gp F&SF Mar ’62; Then I Wasn’t Alone, vi; You Know the Tale of Hoph, vi; Blue Monkey, vi; The Stars Down There, vi; Find the Place Yourself, vi; I Can’t Claim That, vi; Who Else Could I Count On, vi
219 · Farther Down the Trail · gp Who Fears the Devil, Arkham House, 1963; John’s My Name, vi; Why They’re Named That, vi; None Wiser for the Trip, vi; Nary Spell, vi
223 · Trill Coster’s Burden · ss Whispers II, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
237 · The Spring · ss Shadows #2, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1979
252 · Owls Hoot in the Daytime · ss Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
268 · Can These Bones Live? · ss Sorcerer’s Apprentice #11 ’81
280 · Nobody Ever Goes There · ss Weird Tales #3, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1981
294 · Where Did She Wander? · ss Whispers Oct ’87
Twice in Time Manly Wade Wellman (Baen 0-671-69791-9, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $2.95, 214pp, pb) Collection of two time travel adventures, a short novel and a novelette. Introduction by Karl Edward Wagner. An abridged version of Twice in Time appeared from Avalon in 1957. This edition uses the original magazine text.

1 · When the Future Meets the Past · Karl Edward Wagner · in * [Manly Wade Wellman]
5 · Leonardo Before His Canvas · Leah Bodine Drake · pm *
7 · Twice in Time · n. Startling Stories May ’40
173 · The Timeless Tomorrow · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’47
The Wrath of Ashar Angus Wells (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3126-6, Aug ’88, £11.95, 360pp, hc) [Kingdoms] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Kingdoms” trilogy.
The Wrath of Ashar Angus Wells (Sphere 0-7221-9026-3, Aug ’88, £3.99, 360pp, tp) [Kingdoms] Paperback edition of the above.
The Complete Short Stories of H.G. Wells H. G. Wells (St. Martin’s 0-312-15855-6, 1987 [Feb ’88], $19.95, 1038pp, hc) Reissue (Ernest Benn Ltd 1927) collection; 23rd printing. Dated 1987; not seen until 1988.
The Island of Dr. Moreau H. G. Wells (NAL Signet 0-451-52191-9, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $2.50, 144pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1896) classic sf novel of a mad scientist who turns animals into semi-human creatures ... with disastrous results. New afterword by Brian Aldiss.
The Time Machine H. G. Wells (Easton Press, Mar ’88, price unknown, 98pp, hc) [Time Machine] Reprint (Heinemann 1895) sf novella, with an introduction by Brian Aldiss and illustrations by Joseph Mugnaini. In the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series. Leatherbound and gilt-edged.
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Pocket 0-671-67304-1, Aug ’88, $1.95, 190pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel.
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Ace 0-441-87311-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 173pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) sf classic.
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Tor 0-812-55754-9, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel of alien invasion.
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells (Bantam 0-553-21338-5, Nov ’88, $1.95, 164pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1898) classic sf novel.
The World Set Free H. G. Wells (Hogarth Press 0-7012-0576-8, Oct ’88 [Dec ’88], £4.95, 192pp, tp) Reprint (Macmillan 1914) sf novel. Includes a new introduction by Brian Aldiss.
Bye Bye Blackbird Patricia Wendorf (Futura 0-7088-3676-3, Nov ’88, £3.50, 503pp, pb) [Patteran] Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1987) historical romance with fantasy touches. Volume 3 in the “Patteran” trilogy.
Winter Wolves Earle Wescott (Yankee Books 0-89909-160-1, 1988 [Jun ’88], $13.95, 192pp, hc) Horror novel of wolves, and worse, in Maine.
The Sixth Seal Mary Wesley (Piper 0-330-30513-1, Nov ’88, £2.50, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Macdonald 1969) young-adult sf novel.
The Universe and Other Fictions Paul West (Overlook Press 0-87951-303-9, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $16.95, 187pp, hc) Collection of 18 stories. Some are sf while others use sf as “magic realism.”

3 · Life with Atlas · ss *
19 · Tan Salaam · ss
29 · Captain Ahab: A Novel by the White Whale · vi
33 · How to Marry a Hummingbird · ss
53 · The Sun in Heat · ss *
63 · Brain Cell 9,999,999,999 · ss
73 · Short Life of Esteban Fletcher · ss
85 · Brain Waves of a Stone Age · ss *
93 · The Glass-Bottomed Boat · ss
103 · The Basement of Kilimanjaro · ss
113 · The Season of the Single Women · ss
125 · Those Pearls His Eyes · ss
139 · A Piece of Ancient China · vi
145 · Occupied by a Through Passenger · ss
155 · In the Home Arcade, Lisle, Illinois, GOTTLIEB’S HUMPTY DUMPTY · ss *
163 · Another Minotaur · ss
171 · Sinbad’s Head · ss *
181 · The Universe, and Other Fictions · ss
Ghost Abbey Robert Westall (Hippo 0-590-70967-4, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £1.95, 172pp, pb) Young-adult ghost novel. Volume One in the “Hauntings” series.
Ghost Abbey Robert Westall (Macmillan 0-333-47564-X, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £7.95, 172pp, hc) Hardback edition of the above.
Ghosts and Journeys Robert Westall (Macmillan 0-333-46266-1, 1988 [Dec ’88], £6.95, 169pp, hc) Original young-adult sf/horror collection.

1 · The Boys’ Toilets · nv Cold Feet, Jean Richardson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985
33 · The Bus · nv *
57 · The Borgia Mirror · nv *
81 · The Girl Who Couldn’t Say No · nv *
117 · Rosalie · ss *
147 · Journey · nv *
Rachel and the Angel Robert Westall (Piper 0-330-30235-3, Apr ’88, £1.99, 156pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1986) young-adult horror/occult collection. Omits the final story.

7 · Urn Burial · ss Out of Time, ed. Aidan Chambers, Bodley Head, 1984
25 · Peckforton Hill · ss Spook, ed. Bryan Newton, Collins Educational, 1985
42 · The Death of Wizards · ss Rachel and the Angel and Other Stories, Macmillan UK, 1986
60 · The Big Rock Candy Mountain · nv Imaginary Lands, ed. Robin McKinley, Ace, 1985
88 · Rachel and the Angel · nv Rachel and the Angel and Other Stories, Macmillan UK, 1986
119 · A Nose Against the Glass · nv Rachel and the Angel and Other Stories, Macmillan UK, 1986
Urn Burial Robert Westall (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-07595-9, Mar ’88, $11.95, 170pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel. Ancient aliens awaken. First U.S. edition (Viking Kestrel UK 1987).
The Watch House Robert Westall (Puffin 0-14-032765-7, Dec ’88, £2.25, 204pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1977) young-adult ghost novel.
Ghost Stories ed. Robert Westall (Kingfisher 0-86272-323-X, Mar ’88, £6.95, 253pp, hc) Young-adult ghost anthology.

7 · The Knock at the Manor Gate · Franz Kafka · vi The Great Wall of China, 1946
10 · Yesterday’s Witch · Gahan Wilson · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #9 ’73
19 · A Legion Marching By · John Hynam · ss The Eighth Ghost Book, ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1972
31 · The Lawyer and the Ghost · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, Chapman & Hall, 1837
35 · The Ghost Who Was Afraid of Being Bagged · Anon. · ss
39 · School for Ghosts · Vida Derry · ss 50 Great Ghost Stories, ed. John Canning, London: Hamlyn, 1969; adapted from a story by P’u Sung-Ling.
49 · The Little Yellow Dog · Mary Williams · ss Chill Company, Kimber, 1976
57 · The Piper at the Gates of Dawn [from The Wind in the Willows; Wind in the Willows] · Kenneth Grahame · ex London: Methuen, 1908
64 · The Lilies · Alison Prince · ss The Ghost Within, London: Methuen, 1984
74 · The Emissary · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival, Arkham House: Sauk City, WI, 1947
84 · John Pettigrew’s Mirror · Ruth Manning-Sanders · ss One and All, ed. Denys Val Baker, Museum Press, 1951
96 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 ’10
102 · Miss Mountain · Philippa Pearce · ss The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural, New York: Crowell, 1977
123 · Was It a Dream? · Guy de Maupassant · ss; “La Morte”.
128 · A Pair of Hands · Sir Arthur T. Quiller-Couch · ss The Cornish Magazine Dec, 1898
141 · The Boys’ Toilets · Robert Westall · nv Cold Feet, Jean Richardson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985
169 · Left in the Dark · John Gordon · nv Shades of Dark, ed. Aidan Chambers, P. Hardy, 1984
194 · Video Nasty · Philip Pullman · ss Cold Feet, Jean Richardson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985
204 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Dec, 1895
217 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss Raw Edges, Heinemann, 1908
226 · Not at Home · Jean Richardson · ss Cold Feet, Jean Richardson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1985
237 · The Shepherd’s Dog · Joyce Marsh · ss Spectre 2, ed. Richard Davis, London: Abelard-Schumann, 1975
High Jinx Donald & Abby Westlake (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-04-X, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 121pp, tp) Associational; humor/mystery/horror novel, based on one of the Mohonk Mystery Weekends. Introduction by Martin Cruz Smith. Illustrated with photos.
Transylvania Station Donald & Abby Westlake (Dennis McMillan 0-939767-05-8, Dec ’87 [Feb ’88], $6.95, 125pp, tp) Associational. Humorous/mystery/horror novel based on one of the Mohonk Mystery Weekends. Introduction by Stephen King. Illustrated with photos.
Monastery Patrick Whalen (Pocket 0-671-66187-6, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 346pp, pb) Horror/supernatural novel with vampires, unchained monsters, etc.
H. Rider Haggard: A Bibliography D. E. Whatmore (Meckler 0-88736-102-1, 1987 [Jan ’88], $47.50, 187pp, hc) Bibliography of Haggard’s work. Not as useful as the earlier work by Scott (1947), but this one is at least available. It lists, but does not give coverage to, the American editions, even when they predated the British. First U.S. edition (Mansell 1987). [H. Rider Haggard]
The Devil Rides Out Dennis Wheatley (Century 0-7126-2207-1, Jun ’88, £11.95, 320pp, hc) [Duke de Richleau] Reissue (Hutchinson 1935) horror novel. [Not seen]
The Irish Witch Dennis Wheatley (Century 0-7126-2252-7, Aug ’88, £12.95, 448pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1973) horror novel. [Not seen]
The Satanist Dennis Wheatley (Century 0-7126-1934-8, Mar ’88, £12.95, 448pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1960) horror novel. [Not seen]
To the Devil a Daughter Dennis Wheatley (Century 0-7126-2247-0, Aug ’88, £12.95, 384pp, hc) Reissue (Hutchinson 1953) horror novel. [Not seen]
The Krone Experiment J. Craig Wheeler (Souvenir Press 0-285-62829-1, Feb ’88 [Mar ’88], £10.95, 412pp, hc) Reprint (Pressworks 1986). Combination thriller/detective/science fiction novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Krone Experiment J. Craig Wheeler (NAL Onyx 0-451-40103-4, Nov ’88, $4.50, pb) Reprint (Pressworks 1986) near future/nuclear war/star wars/space satellite suspense novel.
Michael Whelan’s Works of Wonder Michael Whelan (SFBC #11620, Feb ’88, $17.50, 109pp, hc) This is a false entry. The Book Club took copies of the Del Rey edition. There is no price (or mention of the Book Club) on the jacket.
Michael Whelan’s Works of Wonder Michael Whelan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-00937-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $25.00, 109pp, hc) Reissue (Del Rey 1987) sf/fantasy art book; second printing.
The Aliens Among Us James White (Orbit 0-7088-8258-7, Mar ’88, £2.95, 217pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1969) sf collection.
Federation World James White (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35263-7, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 283pp, pb) Sf novel, a Galactic Federation/First Contact tale based on several short stories from Analog.

· Federation World [Martin] · James White · ss Analog Aug ’80
· The Scourge [Martin] · James White · nv Analog Jan 4 ’82
· Something of Value · James White · ss Analog Feb ’85

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