The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Always, My Love Carla Simpson (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-433-8, Oct 90 [Dec 91], $4.95, 512pp, pb) Fantasy/reincarnation romance. A modern woman buys an old Louisiana plantation and finds that she lived and loved within its walls during the Civil War.
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Whisper of Midnight Patricia Simpson (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100247-X, Aug 91 [Dec 91], $4.50, 297pp, pb, cover by Franco Accornero) Romantic suspense novel with a real ghost. A young girl and the ghost that terrified her in childhood must protect her brothers invention from a gang of crooks.
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Downriver Iain Sinclair (Paladin 0-586-09074-6, Mar 91, £14.99, 407pp, hc, cover by Ludwig Meidner) Surrealist view of the hidden secrets of the Thames, mixing past, present, and future.
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Worlds of Power: Blaster Master A. L. Singer (Hippo 0-590-76481-0, Apr 91 [Feb 91], £1.95, 119pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult sf computer game novelization. Volume 1 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Worlds of Power: Ninja Gaiden A. L. Singer (Hippo 0-590-76484-5, Apr 91, £1.95, 120pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult sf computer game novelization. Volume 3 in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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Bicycling Through Space and Time Michael B. Sirota (Ace 0-441-05735-7, Dec 91, $3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) Humorous sf novel about a bicycle whose 22nd gear takes the rider into a different reality.
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The Well Michael B. Sirota (Bantam 0-553-28843-1, Jun 91 [May 91], $4.50, 242pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) Horror novel of an ancient Indian curse on the descendants of the early settlers in a small California town.
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Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen David J. Skal (Norton 0-393-30805-7, Oct 91, $15.95, 242pp, tp) Reprint (Norton 1990) non-fiction, a history of Stokers Dracula as a literary property. Recommended (SW). [Bram Stoker]
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The Bridge John Skipp & Craig Spector (Bantam 0-553-29027-4, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $4.99, 419pp, pb) Horror novel of sentient toxic waste.
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The Light at the End John Skipp & Craig Spector (Bantam 0-553-25451-0, Nov 91, $4.99, 385pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1986) horror novel of vampires in the New York subways; second printing.
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The Scream John Skipp & Craig Spector (Bantam 0-553-26798-1, Nov 91, $4.99, 420pp, pb) Reissue (Bantam 1988) horror novel; third printing.
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Book of the Dead ed. John Skipp & Craig Spector (Bantam 0-553-27998-X, Nov 91, $4.99, 390pp, pb) [Living Dead] Reissue (Bantam 1989) original semi-shared-world anthology of stories set in the world of George Romeros Living Dead films; fourth printing.
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Bugs John Sladek (Paladin 0-586-09023-1, Feb 91, £4.99, 224pp, tp, cover by Paul Sample) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1989) humorous sf novel.
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Among the Dolls William Sleator (Knopf Bullseye 0-679-80347-5, Mar 91, $2.95, 70pp, tp, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Reprint (Dutton 1975) young-adult fantasy novella, with illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman.
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The Duplicate William Sleator (Heinemann 0-434-96409-3, Feb 91 [Mar 91], £8.95, 180pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1988) young-adult sf novel about a machine that copies living things.
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The Green Futures of Tycho William Sleator (Penguin US/Puffin 0-14-034581-7, May 91, $3.95, 133pp, pb, cover by Linda Thomas) Reprint (Dutton 1981) young-adult sf novel.
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House of Stairs William Sleator (Penguin US/Puffin 0-14-034580-9, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $3.95, 166pp, pb, cover by Brad Teare) Reprint (Dutton 1974) young-adult sf novel of kidnapped orphans trapped in a mysterious building.
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Into the Dream William Sleator (Knopf Bullseye 0-679-80348-3, Jul 91, $3.50, 137pp, tp, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Reprint (Dutton 1979) young-adult fantasy novel of two psychic children who receive a telepathic cry for help.
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The Spirit House William Sleator (Dutton 0-525-44814-4, Oct 91 [Nov 91], $13.95, 134pp, hc, cover by David Levinson) [Spirit House] Young-adult fantasy/mystery novel. Julie investigates the odd behavior of the Thai exchange student staying with her family and learns he was followed across the ocean by a wish-granting spirit.
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Strange Attractors William Sleator (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-034582-5, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $3.95, 169pp, pb, cover by Linda Thomas) Reprint (Dutton 1990) young-adult sf novel.
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Strange Attractors William Sleator (Heinemann 0-434-96411-5, May 91 [Jun 91], £8.95, 186pp, hc) Reprint (Dutton 1990) young-adult sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Horn: Outland Strip Ben Sloane (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-64003-X, Feb 91, $4.50, 299pp, pb) Sf/crime novel of a cyborg cop in 21st-century New York, part of a series.
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Horn: Ultimate Weapon Ben Sloane (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-64004-8, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $4.50, 309pp, pb) Sf/crime novel set in 21st-century New York, about a cyborg cop taking on street crime. Part of an ongoing series.
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The Wall Around Eden Joan Slonczewski (The Womens Press 0-7043-4254-5, Mar 91 [Feb 91], £6.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Barbara Loftus) Reprint (Morrow 1989) post-holocaust sf novel.
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I Shudder at Your Touch ed. Michele Slung (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45079-5, Jun 91, $19.95, 379pp, hc, cover by Mel Odom) Anthology of 22 stories of sexual horror, four original, with a preface by the editor. Recommended (SW).
- · Preface · Michele Slung · pr
- 1 · The Revelations of Becka Paulson · Stephen King · ss Rolling Stone Jul 19 84
- 22 · Sea Lovers · Valerie Martin · ss The Consolation of Nature & Other Stories, Houghton Mifflen, 1988
- 30 · Psychopomp · Haydn Middleton · ss *
- 43 · A Glowing Future · Ruth Rendell · ss EQMM Sep 77
- 52 · The Tiger Returns to the Mountain · T. L. Parkinson · ss *
- 72 · Consanguinity · Ronald Duncan · ss The Fourth Ghost Book, ed. James Turner, Barrie & Rockliff, 1965
- 86 · Keeping House · Michael Blumlein · ss The Brains of Rats, Scream/Press, 1989
- 97 · The Villa Désirée · May Sinclair · ss Hutchinsons Magazine Dec 21
- 109 · Cleave the Vampire, or A Gothic Pastorale · Patrick McGrath · ss *; entitled Not Cricket in UK edition.
- 123 · The Swords · Robert Aickman · nv The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1969
- 151 · Salon Satin · Carolyn Banks · ss *
- 158 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert S. Hichens · na Tongues of Conscience, London: Methuen, 1900
- 202 · Wings · Harriet Zinnes · ss New Directions #52 88
- 207 · The Basilisk · R. Murray Gilchrist · ss The National Observer
- 214 · A Quarter Past You [from A Child Across the Sky] · Jonathan Carroll · ex, 1989
- 220 · The Master Builder · Christopher Fowler · nv The Bureau of Lost Souls, Century, 1989
- 254 · Festival · Eric McCormack · ss Inspecting the Vaults, Penguin Canada, 1987
- 268 · Ladies in Waiting · Hugh B. Cave · ss Whispers Jun 75
- 278 · Death and the Single Girl · Thomas M. Disch · ss Getting Into Death, Hart-Davis, 1976
- 287 · Master · Angela Carter · ss Fireworks, 1974
- 295 · The Conqueror Worm · Stephen R. Donaldson · ss The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror, ed. Charles L. Grant, Dodd Mead, 1983
- 308 · Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barkers Books of Blood v2, Sphere, 1984
- 345 · Notes on the Authors · Misc. · bg
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I Shudder at Your Touch ed. Michele Slung (SFBC #18218, Nov 91 [Dec 91], $9.98, 379pp, hc, cover by Mel Odom) Reprint (Roc 1991) anthology of 22 horror stories. Similar to the Roc edition except it lacks an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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I Shudder at Your Touch ed. Michele Slung (Roc UK 0-14-015967-3, Nov 91, £4.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Roc 1991) anthology of 22 stories of sexual horror, six original, with a preface by the editor. The Patrick McGrath story Cleave the Vampire, or A Gothic Pastorale has been retitled Not Cricket. [First U.K. edition]
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A Moment in Time Bertrice Small (Ballantine 0-345-36863-0, Sep 91, $10.00, 496pp, tp, cover by Elaine Duillo) Celtic historical romance with fantasy elements. A young girl in ancient Britain falls in love with a man whose family was granted powers by Merlin himself.
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The Falcon and the Serpent Cheryl Smith (Minstrel 1-85424-127-3, May 91, £4.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) Reprint (Crossway 1990) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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The Devils Notebook Clark Ashton Smith (Starmont House 1-557421-160-9, 1990, $9.95, 82pp, tp, cover by Bruce Timm) Collection of epigrams and pensées by Smith plus a short collection of epigrams by others selected by him, with an introduction by Don Herron. A hardcover edition (-161-7, $19.95) was announced but not seen.
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The Eyes of Night David C. Smith (Avon 0-380-76011-8, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $3.95, 254pp, pb, cover by Tim OBrien) [Fair Rules of Evil] Horror novel of an evil medieval cult operating in the modern world. Sequel to The Fair Rules of Evil.
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The Genres of Gullivers Travels ed. Frederick N. Smith (University of Delaware Press 0-87413-359-9, Apr 91, $38.50, 265pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A collection of ten essays on Swifts novel, plus an introduction and an afterword by the editor. [Jonathan Swift]
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The Black Fedora Guy N. Smith (Sphere 0-7474-0730-4, Feb 91 [Jan 91], £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) [Sgt. John Mayo] Horror novel.
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The Resurrected Guy N. Smith (Grafton 0-586-20501-2, Nov 91, £3.99, 223pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Horror novel.
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The Lurker James V. Smith, Jr. (Grafton 0-586-20903-4, Apr 91, £3.99, 363pp, pb, cover by Bruno Elletori) Reprint (Dell 1989) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Mission of Magic Julie Dean Smith (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36627-1, Jun 91, $4.95, 324pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Caithan Crusade] Fantasy novel of a Princess trying to help wizards struck by uncontrollable magic, second book of the Caithan Crusade series.
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Henry Martyn L. Neil Smith (Tor 0-812-50550-6, Aug 91 [Jul 91], $4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Nathaniel Blackburn] Reprint (Tor 1989) sf adventure novel of an interstellar pirate.
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The Vampire Diaries Volume I: The Awakening L. J. Smith (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106097-6, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $3.99, 311pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult vampire novel of a young girl torn between two vampire brothers, first book of a new series.
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The Vampire Diaries Volume II: The Struggle L. J. Smith (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106098-4, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $3.99, 313pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult vampire novel of a young girl torn between two vampire brothers, second book of a series.
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The Vampire Diaries Volume III: The Fury L. J. Smith (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-106099-2, Nov 91 [Oct 91], $3.99, 309pp, pb) [Vampire Diaries] Young-adult vampire novel of a young girl torn between two vampire brothers, third book of a series.
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Silent Witness Robert Arthur Smith (Fawcett Crest 0-449-14668-5, Jun 91 [May 91], $3.95, 246pp, pb) Mad doctor horror novel.
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Report On a Writing Man & Other Reminiscences of Robert E. Howard Tevis Clyde Smith (Necronomicon Press, Oct 91, $6.95, 48pp, ph) Non-fiction, history, a collection of material on Robert E. Howard by one of his friends plus an introduction by Novalyne Price Ellis and an essay on Smith by Rusty Burke.
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Journey to Amanah: The Beginning Colleen K. Snyder (Broadman Press 0-8054-6038-1, Jul 91, $8.95, 206pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Christian fantasy novel of a faithful mans children sent on a long quest to avoid persecution.
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Sadars Keep Midori Snyder (Tor 0-812-50912-9, Mar 91 [Feb 91], $3.95, 341pp, pb, cover by Dennis Nolan) [Queens Quarter] Reprint (Unwin 1990) fantasy novel of elemental magic stirring in a land where it has been suppressed. Sequel to New Moon.
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Song of the Gargoyle Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Delacorte 0-385-30301-7, Apr 91 [Mar 91], $14.95, 232pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) Medieval historical fantasy novel of a boys search for his father, accompanied by a living gargoyle.
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Moon Dance S. P. Somtow (Gollancz 0-575-05017-9, Feb 91 [Nov 90], £14.99, 564pp, hc, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic horror novel about vampires. This is a pseudonym for Somtow Sucharitkul.
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Moon Dance S. P. Somtow (Tor 0-812-51127-1, Apr 91, $4.95, 535pp, pb, cover by Joe DeVito) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic American historical/werewolf novel.
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Moon Dance S. P. Somtow (Gollancz 0-575-05072-1, Oct 91, £4.99, 564pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Reprint (Tor 1990) epic horror novel about werewolves. This is a pseudonym for Somtow Sucharitkul.
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Riverrun S. P. Somtow (Avon 0-380-75925-X, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $3.99, 259pp, pb, cover by Tim White) [Riverrun] Fantasy novel of two teenagers and their parents drawn into the conflicts of another dimension. First book of a new series. Highly recommended (SW).
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Vampire Junction S. P. Somtow (Tor 0-812-52596-5, Jul 91 [Jun 91], $3.99, 362pp, pb) [Timmy Valentine] Reprint (Donning/Starblaze 1984) horror/fantasy novel about a teen idol rock star who is actually a 2000 year-old vampire. Highly recommended (SW).
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Moonfall Heather Spears (Beach Holme Publishers 0-88878-306-X, Sep 91 [Oct 91], $6.95, 239pp, tp, cover by Gerald Luxton) [Moonfall] Post-holocaust sf novel. The destruction of the ozone layer has caused humans to mutate into a two-headed form, and when the moon is disintegrating, only the one surviving one-headed human can save the planet. A first novel.
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The Stephen King Quiz Book Stephen Spignesi (NEL 0-450-54573-3, Sep 91, £3.99, 203pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1990) collection of quizzes based on Stephen Kings stories and novels. This also contains a bibliography of all of Kings books and stories, but only quotes current U.S. editions thereof! [First U.K. edition]
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The Children of Hamelin Norman Spinrad (Tafford Publishing 0-9623712-3-8, Oct 91, $19.95, 310pp, hc, cover by Kent Bash) Associational mainstream novel about 1960s New York City and a couple drawn into a dangerous cult.
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Russian Spring Norman Spinrad (Bantam 0-553-07586-1, Oct 91 [Sep 91], $22.50, 567pp, hc, cover by Mick McGinty) Near-future sf novel set in a world where America is declining and the success of perestroika has made Russia the worlds strongest power.
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The Godwins and the Shelleys William St. Clair (Johns Hopkins University Press 0-8018-4233-6, Jul 91 [Aug 91], $16.95, 572pp, tp) Reprint (Norton 1989) non-fiction, history. A family biography of the two generations of free thinkers, including Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. [Mary W. Shelley]
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A Handful of Stars Dana Stabenow (Ace 0-441-31615-8, Dec 91 [Nov 91], $3.99, 215pp, pb, cover by David Cherry) [Star Svensdotter] Sf novel of pioneers trying to make their fortunes in the asteroid belt, sequel to Second Star.
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Second Star Dana Stabenow (Ace 0-441-75722-7, Jun 91 [May 91], $3.95, 202pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) [Star Svensdotter] Sf novel of a frontier space colony in danger from flatlanders, first book of a series. A first novel.
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The Angel of Pain Brian M. Stableford (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71727-8, Aug 91, £14.99, 396pp, hc, cover by Francisco Goya) [David Lydyard] Metaphysical fantasy/horror novel set in 19th century London. Sequel to The Werewolves of London.
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The Empire of Fear Brian M. Stableford (Pan 0-330-31575-7, Jun 91, £4.99, 520pp, pb, cover by Sanjulian) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 1988) horror novel.
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The Empire of Fear Brian M. Stableford (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-742-9, Sep 91 [Aug 91], $20.95, 386pp, hc, cover by Kersti OLeary) Alternate-world vampire novel set in a 17th century where Earth is ruled by a race of vampires that includes Richard the Lionheart. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1988).
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Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution Brian M. Stableford (Simon & Schuster UK 0-671-71734-0, Feb 91 [Mar 91], £13.99, 229pp, hc) Collection of ten sf stories, and one article, about the possible effects of genetic engineering. Although this is Stablefords first collection, all but one of the pieces come from the last five years. Strongly recommended. (PSP)
- 1 · Introduction · in
- 7 · Bedside Conversations · ss IASFM Dec 90
- 21 · A Career in Sexual Chemistry · nv Interzone #20 87
- 43 · Cinderellas Sisters · ss The Gate #1 89
- 59 · The Magic Bullet · nv Interzone #29 89
- 81 · The Invertebrate Man · nv Interzone #39 90
- 109 · The Furniture of Lifes Ambition · nv Zenith 2, ed. David S. Garnett, Orbit, 1990
- 129 · The Fury That Hell Withheld · ss Interzone #35 90
- 149 · The Engineer and the Executioner · ss Amazing May 75; revised
- 165 · The Growth of the House of Usher · nv Interzone #24 88
- 191 · And He Not Busy Being Born... · ss Interzone #16 86
- 209 · Mankind in the Third Millenium · ar Social Biology and Human Affairs v54 #1 88; originally published in Japanese in Japan Research and Technology 249 (1988).
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Slumming in Voodooland Brian M. Stableford (Pulphouse 1-56146-526-7, Jul 91, $1.95, 40pp, pb, cover by Brian Cooper) Original sf short story of a deadly drive-in of the future. Short Story paperback #26.
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The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century ed. Brian M. Stableford (Dedalus 0-946626-78-2, Sep 91, £8.99, 416pp, tp, cover by Tim Grey) Anthology of 21 fantasy pieces published in the 19th Century, with a long introductory essay by Brian Stableford. Recommended. (PSP) Also announced in hardcover (-84-7, £18.99).
- 1 · Introduction · Brian M. Stableford · in
- 39 · Henry Fitzowen · Nathan Drake · ex Literary Hours, 1798
- 69 · Kubla Khan [written 1797] · Samuel Taylor Coleridge · pm, 1816
- 72 · Lamia · John Keats · pm, 1820
- 93 · The Nymph of the Lurlei Berg - A Tale · Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, Lord Lytton · ss The New Monthly Magazine Nov, 1832
- 108 · Ixion in Heaven · Benjamin Disraeli · nv The New Monthly Magazine Dec, 1832-Feb 1833
- 137 · The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club Jan, 1837
- 150 · A Chronicle of England · John Sterling · ss, 1840
- 166 · Erotion · Dinah Maria Mulock · nv Avillion and Other Tales, Smith, Elder, 1853
- 193 · Morte dArthur · Alfred Tennyson, Lord · pm, 1842
- 203 · The Walking Stick of Destiny · Lewis Carroll · ss, 1932
- 218 · A Dream · William Morris · ss Oxford and Cambridge Magazine Mar, 1856
- 236 · The Woman in the Mirror [from Phantastes] · George MacDonald · ex London: Smith, Elder, 1858
- 259 · Goblin Market [1859] · Christina Georgina Rossetti · pm The Goblin Market and Other Poems, 1862
- 276 · The Sacristan of St. Botolph · William Gilbert · nv The Magic Mirror, Alexander Strahan, 1866
- 298 · The Dong with the Luminous Nose · Edward Lear · pm Laughable Lyrics, 1877
- 302 · Sir Jocelyns Cap · Walter Besant & Walter Herries Pollock · nv Longmans Dec, 1884-Jan 1885
- 352 · The Siren · F. Anstey · ss The Black Poodle and Other Stories, Longmans Green, 1884
- 362 · In the Wrong Paradise · Andrew Lang · ss The Fortnightly Review Dec, 1883
- 377 · The House of Judgement · Oscar Wilde · vi The Spirit Lamp Feb, 1893
- 380 · St. Eudæmon and His Orange Tree · Vernon Lee · ss Pope Jacynth and Other Fantastic Tales, London: Grant Richards, 1904
- 392 · Alexander the Ratcatcher · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods, London: Unwin, 1888
- 409 · Appendix · Brian M. Stableford · ms
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