The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Forget-Me-Not Patrice Chaplin (Mandarin 0-7493-0256-9, Apr 90 [Jul 90], £3.99, 312pp, pb) Reprint (Methuen 1989) horror novel.
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The Echoes Answer Clodagh Chapman (Headline 0-7472-3409-4, May 90 [Oct 90], £3.50, 237pp, pb) Reprint (Piatkus 1989) horror novel.
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The Fred Chappell Reader Fred Chappell (St. Martins 0-312-05092-5, Nov 90 [Dec 90], $13.95, 490pp, tp) Collection of literary stories, poetry, and novel excerpts, plus the complete novel Dagon (Harcourt Brace & World 1968), with an introduction by Dabney Stuart.
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The Golden Thread Suzy McKee Charnas (Bantam Starfire 0-553-28553-X, Sep 90 [Aug 90], $2.95, 209pp, pb, cover by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) [Sorcery Hall] Reprint (Bantam Starfire 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, third book of the Sorcery Hall trilogy.
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Shadowrun #1: Never Deal with a Dragon Robert N. Charrette (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45078-7, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $4.50, 377pp, pb) [Shadowrun] Fantasy novelization based on the Shadowrun game, first book of the Secrets of Power series.
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Chernevog C. J. Cherryh (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-35954-2, Oct 90 [Aug 90], $18.95, 328pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia, sequel to Rusalka.
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Chernevog C. J. Cherryh (Easton Press, Oct 90, no price, 328pp, hc) [Rusalka] Fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia, sequel to Rusalka, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by Keith Parkinson. This edition is published simultaneously with the Del Rey edition listed two months ago. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Signed First Editions of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
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The Faded Sun: Kesrith C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-449-7, Dec 90, $4.50, 252pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Faded Sun] Reissue (SFBC 1978) sf novel, first book of the Faded Sun trilogy. Seventh printing.
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The Faded Sun: Shonjir C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-448-9, Jan 90 [Dec 90], $4.50, 253pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Faded Sun] Reissue (SFBC 1978) sf novel, second book in the Faded Sun trilogy. Sixth printing.
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Hunter of Worlds C. J. Cherryh (Mandarin 0-7493-0212-7, Mar 90 [Jan 90], £3.50, 254pp, pb, cover by Danny Flynn) [Hanan space] Reprint (DAW 1977) sf novel.
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The Paladin C. J. Cherryh (Mandarin 0-7493-0243-7, Jan 90 [Nov 89], £3.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) Reprint (Baen 1988) fantasy novel.
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Rimrunners C. J. Cherryh (Popular Library Questar 0-445-20979-8, Feb 90, $4.95, 280pp, pb, cover by Don Maitz) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner 1989) sf space adventure novel set in the same universe as Downbelow Station.
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Rimrunners C. J. Cherryh (NEL 0-450-52668-2, Feb 90 [Jan 90], £7.95, 288pp, tp) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner 1989) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-52536-8, £12.95).
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Rusalka C. J. Cherryh (SFBC #15885, Apr 90, $8.98, 312pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia.
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Rusalka C. J. Cherryh (Methuen 0-413-62910-4, May 90, £14.99, 374pp, hc, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel, set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia.
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Rusalka C. J. Cherryh (Mandarin 0-7493-0372-7, Aug 90, £6.99, 374pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel.
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Rusalka C. J. Cherryh (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36934-3, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $5.95, 342pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Rusalka] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel set in a mythical pre-Christian Russia.
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Sunfall C. J. Cherryh (Mandarin 0-7493-0356-5, Jun 90 [May 90], £3.50, 158pp, pb, cover by Brian Salmon) Reprint (DAW 1981) collection of six sf stories set in different cities in the Earths far future.
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Merovingen Nights #6: Floodtide ed. C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-8677-452-7, Nov 90 [Oct 90], $4.50, 340pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Merovingen Nights] Original shared-world anthology of nine stories, sixth in a series. These are presented in a braided format, with pieces of overlapping stories presented in chronological order.
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In the House of Secret Enemies George C. Chesbro (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-395-6, Oct 90 [Sep 90], $18.95, 234pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Collection of ten early stories featuring Mongo, Chesbros dwarf detective, four of them sf or occult fantasy, with an introduction by the author. These are superb stories, presented in chronological order and giving an excellent demonstration of the development of a series character. Recommended (SW).
- 1 · Introduction: The Birth of a Series Character · ar The Writer Mar 89
- 7 · The Drop · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Oct 71
- 30 · High Wire · nv AHMM Mar 72
- 54 · Rage · nv AHMM Feb 73
- 73 · Country for Sale · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 73
- 106 · Dark Hole on a Silent Planet · nv AHMM Nov 73
- 129 · The Healer · ss AHMM Aug 74
- 149 · Falling Star · nv AHMM Nov 74
- 173 · Book of Shadows · nv Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Jun 75
- 196 · Tiger in the Snow · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar 76
- 216 · Candala · ss An Eye for Justice, ed. Robert J. Randisi, Mysterious Press, 1988
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The Language of Cannibals George C. Chesbro (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-89296-394-8, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $18.95, 200pp, hc, cover by Tom McKeveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Mystery novel with fantasy elements, eighth book in the Mongo series.
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The Second Horseman Out of Eden George C. Chesbro (Warner/Mysterious Press 0-445-40862-6, Apr 90 [Mar 90], $4.95, 248pp, pb, cover by Tom Keveny) [Dr. Robert Frederickson (Mongo)] Reprint (Mysterious Press 1989) mystery novel with sf and fantasy elements, seventh book in the Mongo series.
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Kioga of the Wilderness William L. Chester (Starmont House 1-557-42046-7, 1990 [Sep 90], $19.95, 303pp, hc) Reprint (DAW 1976) fantasy novel of an abandoned boy raised in the Arctic wilderness where American Indians originated. This was originally published in Blue Book Magazine in 1936. First hardcover edition.
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The Man Who Was Thursday G. K. Chesterton (Penguin 0-14-018388-4, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $4.95, 186pp, tp) Reissue (Arrowsmith 1908) classic mystery/fantasy novel, with a 1986 introduction by Kingsley Amis; third printing.
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The Atheling Grace Chetwin (Corgi 0-552-13420-1, Apr 90 [Mar 90], £3.99, 416pp, pb, cover by Steve & Paul Youll) [Last Legacy] Reprint (Tor 1988) sf novel. Volume One in The Last Legacy.
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Collidescope Grace Chetwin (Macmillan Bradbury 0-02-718316-5, Mar 90, $14.95, 221pp, hc, cover by David Lui) Young-adult sf novel of three teenagers from different times on a quest through time.
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Gom on Windy Mountain Grace Chetwin (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20543-3, Feb 90, $3.50, 206pp, pb, cover by Ken Barr) [Gom] Reprint (Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard 1986) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Riddle and the Rune Grace Chetwin (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20581-6, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $3.50, 257pp, pb, cover by Ken Barr) [Gom] Reprint (Macmillan Bradbury 1987) young-adult fantasy novel, part of a series featuring the hero of Gom on Windy Mountain.
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The Starstone Grace Chetwin (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20634-0, May 90 [Apr 90], $3.25, 240pp, pb) [Gom] Reprint (Bradbury 1989) young-adult fantasy novel, fourth book of the Gom series.
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And Love Survived R. Chetwynd-Hayes (Zebra 0-8217-3051-7, Jun 90 [Sep 90], $3.95, 288pp, pb) Reprint (??? 1964) horror novel.
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Rounded with Sleep Rob Chilson (Popular Library Questar 0-445-21026-5, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.95, 193pp, pb, cover by Tim Jacobus) Sf/fantasy novel of a professional hero on an Earth taken over by a computerized fantasy role-playing game.
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The Fairy of Ku-She M. Lucie Chin (Fontana 0-00-617823-5, Feb 90 [Jan 90], £2.99, 265pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1988) fantasy novel.
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This Time Forever Margaret Chittenden (Harlequin 0-373-79001-5, Sep 90, $3.25, 252pp, pb, cover by Jeff Wack) Time-travel romance in the Dreamscape line. A woman enters her 18th-century past life and is torn between past and present romances.
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Monochrome: The Readercon Anthology ed. Bryan Cholfin (Broken Mirrors Press 0-9623824-3-4, Apr 90, $9.95, 158pp, tp) Mostly original anthology of seven stories and five poems, with an introduction by Samuel R. Delany and a foreword by Robert Colby. The poems and five of the stories are original, including work by Wolfe, Kushner, Friesner, etc. A hardcover limited edition (-2-6, $25.00) was announced but not seen.
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Breakthrough ed. P. Christin & A. C. Knigge (Titan 1-85286-293-9, Apr 90, £7.95, 80pp, tp) Remarkable collection of pieces, some sf, by 27 graphic artists, including Dave Gibbons and Moebius, celebrating the tearing down of the Berlin Wall. Published simultaneously in 13 countries including the UK, US and East Germany. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
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When the Tripods Came John Christopher (Puffin 0-14-032602-2, Apr 90, £2.25, 128pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Tripods] Reprint (Viking Kestrel 1988) young-adult sf novel. Prequel to the Tripods trilogy.
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When the Tripods Came John Christopher (Puffin 0-14-032602-2, Sep 90, £2.25, 128pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) [Tripods] Reissue (Viking Kestrel 1988) young-adult sf novel. Prequel to the Tripods trilogy.
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When the Tripods Came John Christopher (Macmillan Collier 0-02-042575-9, Oct 90 [Nov 90], $3.95, 151pp, pb, cover by Dominick Finelle) [Tripods] Reprint (Dutton 1988) young-adult sf novel, a prequel to the Tripods trilogy.
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The Unseen Joseph A. Citro (Warner 0-446-35839-8, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $4.50, 274pp, pb, cover by Mark & Stephanie Gerber) Horror novel of a creature that lurks in the Vermont backwoods.
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First Flight Chris Claremont (Pan 0-330-31151-4, Apr 90, £3.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [FirstFlight] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel.
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Understanding American Science Fiction: The Formative Period, 1926-1970 Thomas D. Clareson (University of South Carolina Press 0-87249-689-9, Jun 90, $22.95, 300pp, hc) Non-fiction; criticism. A critical overview of the field through 1970 with a bibliography.
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Alchemy Unlimited Douglas W. Clark (Avon 0-380-75726-5, Aug 90 [Jul 90], $3.50, 310pp, pb, cover by Dean Morrissey) [Alchemy Unlimited] Humorous fantasy novel of an aquatic alchemists bumbling apprentice. A first novel.
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The Anastasia Syndrome and Other Stories Mary Higgins Clark (Century 0-7126-3076-7, Feb 90 [1990], £11.95, 218pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1989) associational/fantasy collection.
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Blood & Grit Simon Clark (BBR Books 1-872588-03-4, Apr 90 [Sep 90], £3.99, 103pp, tp, cover by Dallas Goffin) Original sf/horror collection.
- 7 · Raising the Chill Factor · Andrew Darlington · fw *
- 11 · Skinner Lane · ss Haunts #11/12 87
- 31 · Out from Under · ss *
- 39 · Over Run · ss *
- 51 · Bite Back · nv *
- 87 · Revelling in Brick · ss *
- 101 · Sex, Savagery and Blood, Blood, Blood · ss *
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2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (Legend 0-09-979800-X, Jul 90, £3.99, 266pp, pb, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) [Space Odyssey] Collection of the classic sf novel plus two related short stories, together with a new introduction by Arthur C. Clarke.
- 7 · Foreword · Arthur C. Clarke & Stanley Kubrick · fw
- 9 · Back to 2001 · in
- 19 · 2001: A Space Odyssey · n. New York: New American Library, 1968
- 237 · The Sentinel [Sentinel of Eternity] · ss Ten Story Fantasy Spr 51
- 251 · Encounter in the Dawn · ss Amazing Jun/Jul 53
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Astounding Days Arthur C. Clarke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-34822-1, Mar 90 [Feb 90], $11.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Chris Consani) Non-fiction; biography. The first 15 years of Astounding/Analog as seen by Clarke, plus every piece of his (including letters) published in the magazine and not previously collected. First American edition (Gollancz 1989).
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Astounding Days Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz 0-575-04774-7, Apr 90 [Mar 90], £4.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Gavin Harrison) Reprint (Gollancz 1989) discussion of the first fifteen years of Astounding/Analog as seen by Clarke, including every uncollected piece (including letters) that he wrote for it.
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Childhoods End Arthur C. Clarke (Pan 0-330-31661-3, Dec 90, £3.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) [Impact] Reprint (Ballantine 1953) sf novel. This edition contains a new (2 page) first chapter and a new (4 page) introduction.
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The Fountains of Paradise Arthur C. Clarke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28819-9, Jan 91 [Dec 90], $4.95, 284pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1979) sf novel, a Hugo and Nebula winner.
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The Ghost from the Grand Banks Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz 0-575-04906-5, Oct 90 [Jul 90], £12.95, 253pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Sf novel about two attempts to raise the Titanic.
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The Ghost from the Grand Banks Arthur C. Clarke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-07222-6, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $19.95, 274pp, hc, cover by Paul Swendsen) Near-future sf novel of a 2012 race to raise the Titanic. This is an exploration of a world that has changed drastically in 22 years. Clarke touches on fascinating questions of mathematics and philosophy, making this a rewarding experience. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
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Of Time and Stars Arthur C. Clarke (Penguin 0-14-005750-1, Mar 90, £3.99, 205pp, tp, cover by Alan Craddock) Reprint (Gollancz 1972) young-adult sf collection.
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Rendezvous with Rama Arthur C. Clarke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28789-3, Dec 90 [Nov 90], $4.95, 243pp, pb, cover by Paul Swendsen) [Rama] Reprint (Gollancz 1973) sf novel, winner of both the Hugo and the Nebula. Highly recommended (CNB).
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Tales from Planet Earth Arthur C. Clarke (Legend 0-7126-3480-0, Jan 90 [Dec 89], £12.95, 313pp, hc) Collection of 16 short stories (2 previously uncollected) with new introductions by Clarke to most of them.
- 1 · The Road to the Sea [Seeker of the Sphinx] · nv Two Complete Science-Adventure Books Spr 51
- 57 · Hate [At the End of the Orbit] · nv If Nov 61
- 79 · Publicity Campaign · ss London Evening News Jun 9 53
- 87 · The Other Tiger · vi Fantastic Universe Jun/Jul 53
- 95 · The Deep Range · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
- 109 · If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth... · ss Future Sep 51
- 117 · The Cruel Sky · nv Boys Life Jul 67 (+1)
- 143 · The Parasite · ss Avon SF&F Reader Apr 53
- 159 · The Next Tenants [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · ss Satellite Feb 57
- 171 · Saturn Rising · ss F&SF Mar 61
- 187 · The Man Who Ploughed the Sea [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · ss Satellite Jun 57
- 207 · The Wall of Darkness · ss Super Science Stories Jul 49
- 229 · Death and the Senator · nv Analog May 61
- 253 · Maelstrom II · ss Playboy Apr 65
- 271 · Second Dawn · nv Science Fiction Quarterly Aug 51
- 307 · On Golden Seas · vi The Newsletter of the Pentagons Defense Science Board Aug 86
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Tales from Planet Earth Arthur C. Clarke (Bantam Spectra 0-553-34883-3, Jun 90 [Apr 90], $9.95, 307pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) Collection of 14 stories, each illustrated by Michael Whelan. First American edition (Legend 1990). This edition drops three stories and adds one story and a preface compared to the Legend edition. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
- vii · Preface · pr
- 1 · The Road to the Sea [Seeker of the Sphinx] · nv Two Complete Science-Adventure Books Spr 51
- 61 · Hate [At the End of the Orbit] · nv If Nov 61
- 85 · Publicity Campaign · ss London Evening News Jun 9 53
- 93 · The Other Tiger · vi Fantastic Universe Jun/Jul 53
- 101 · The Deep Range · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
- 115 · If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth... · ss Future Sep 51
- 123 · The Cruel Sky · nv Boys Life Jul 67 (+1)
- 149 · The Parasite · ss Avon SF&F Reader Apr 53
- 165 · The Next Tenants [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · ss Satellite Feb 57
- 179 · Saturn Rising · ss F&SF Mar 61
- 195 · The Man Who Ploughed the Sea [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · ss Satellite Jun 57
- 217 · The Wall of Darkness · ss Super Science Stories Jul 49
- 241 · Lion of Comarre · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug 49
- 299 · On Golden Seas · vi The Newsletter of the Pentagons Defense Science Board Aug 86
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Tales from Planet Earth Arthur C. Clarke (Legend 0-09-969080-2, Jul 90, £3.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Legend 1990) sf collection.
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Tales from Planet Earth Arthur C. Clarke (SFBC #17646, Dec 90, $5.98, 307pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Legend 1990) collection of 14 stories, illustrated by Michael Whelan. The selections are identical to the Bantam Spectra edition (1990).
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Tales of Ten Worlds Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz 0-575-04713-5, Jun 90, £3.99, 245pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Reprint (Harcourt, Brace & World 1962) sf collection.
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The Wind from the Sun Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz 0-575-04842-5, Sep 90, £3.50, 193pp, pb, cover by Terry Pastor) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1972) sf collection. Note that this edition does NOT contain the three stories added to the 1987 Signet edition.
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Beyond the Fall of Night Arthur C. Clarke & Gregory Benford (Ace/Putnam 0-399-13499-9, Jul 90, $19.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Stock Imagery & Ron Russell) [Against the Fall of Night] Sf collection, Benfords sequel to Clarkes classic Against the Fall of Night plus the original (unchanged) short novel plus a new introduction by Clarke.
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