The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Dark Brigade Chris Westwood (Headline 0-7472-3479-5, Aug ’91, £4.50, 340pp, pb) Horror novel.
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He Came from the Shadows Chris Westwood (HarperCollins 0-06-021658-1, Apr ’91, $14.95, 215pp, hc, cover by Anton C. Kimball) Young-adult dark fantasy about a small town endangered by a man who can fulfill any fantasy. First American edition (Viking Kestrel 1989 as A Light in the Black).
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Night Thirst Patrick Whalen (Pocket 0-671-70654-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.95, 356pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) Horror novel of vampires overrunning Seattle.
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The Devil Rides Out Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0678-5, Feb ’91, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1935) occult thriller.
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Gateway to Hell Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0676-9, Feb ’91, £3.99, 255pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) [Duke de Richleau] Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) occult thriller.
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The Haunting of Toby Jugg Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0675-0, Feb ’91, £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1948) occult thriller.
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The Irish Witch Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0674-2, Feb ’91, £4.50, 446pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1973) occult thriller.
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The Ka of Gifford Hillary Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0672-6, Feb ’91, £4.50, 400pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1956) occult thriller.
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The Satanist Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0670-X, Feb ’91, £4.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1960) occult thriller.
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Strange Conflict Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0679-3, Feb ’91, £3.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1941) occult thriller.
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They Used Dark Forces Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0677-7, Feb ’91, £4.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1964) occult thriller.
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To the Devil - A Daughter Dennis Wheatley (Mandarin 0-7493-0673-4, Feb ’91, £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Herb Schmitz) Reprint (Hutchinson 1953) occult thriller.
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The Plague Stone Gillian White (Arrow 0-09-984640-3, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £3.99, 222pp, pb) Reprint (Century 1990) horror novel.
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The Silent Stars Go By James White (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37110-0, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 441pp, pb, cover by Vincent Di Fate) Alternate-history sf novel of a world ruled by an Irish Empire at the threshold of interstellar travel.
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The Once and Future King T. H. White (HarperCollins UK 0-00-221601-9, Jun ’91, £14.99, 677pp, hc) [Once and Future King] Reissue (Collins 1958) fantasy novel.
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The Making of Star Trek Stephen E. Whitfield & Gene Roddenberry (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34019-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 414pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Ballantine 1968) non-fiction book on Star Trek; 27th printing.
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The Making of Star Trek Stephen E. Whitfield & Gene Roddenberry (Titan 1-85286-363-3, Nov ’91, £5.99, 363pp, tp) [Star Trek] Reprint (Ballantine 1968) book about the making of the cult TV series.
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The Wives’ Tale Alix Wilber (Norton 0-393-02975-1, Aug ’91 [Nov ’91], $19.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Julie Scott) Literary fantasy novel about the strange Dufore family of the hamlet of Esperance, Vermont, who must cope with unusual problems; spontaneous combustion, decades-long insomnia, second sight, and transformations into trout. A first novel.
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Subtropical Speculations: An Anthology of Florida Science Fiction ed. Rick Wilber & Richard Mathews (Pineapple Press 0-910923-82-5, Feb ’91, $12.95, 304pp, tp, cover by Larry Kresek) Anthology of 16 stories set in Florida, seven original, with an introduction by the editors.
- 9 · Introduction · Rick Wilber & Richard Mathews · in
- 19 · Beak by Beak · Piers Anthony · ss Analog Dec ’67
- 31 · Desirable Lakeside Residence · Andre Norton · ss Saving Worlds, ed. Roger Elwood & Virginia Kidd, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1973
- 55 · A Triflin’ Man [“The Triflin’ Man”] · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Fantastic Universe Jan ’55
- 69 · All the Universe in a Mason Jar · Joe W. Haldeman · ss Cosmos SF&F Magazine Sep ’77
- 85 · Raccoon Reaction · Joseph Green · ss Analog Sep ’83
- 103 · The Weather After This · Tilden Counts · ss *
- 121 · New Wings [from Prison Ship] · Martin Caidin · ex New York: Baen, 1991
- 133 · Welcome to the Pleistocene and Land · Joe Taylor · ss *
- 147 · Quartet for Strings and an Occasional Clarinet · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss *
- 163 · Flankspeed · James B. Johnson · nv *
- 191 · Miss Molly and the Alien · Don F. Briggs · nv *
- 223 · Savior · Charles L. Fontenay · ss *
- 237 · Killing Time · Clark Perry · ss *
- 253 · Down There · Damon Knight · ss New Dimensions 3, ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
- 265 · Finals [“Life in the Zone”] · Rick Wilber · ss, 1989
- 277 · The Scream · Kate Wilhelm · nv Orbit 13, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1974
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Makoto Kelley Wilde (Tor 0-812-50036-9, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 402pp, pb, cover by Paul Stinson) Reprint (Tor 1990) horror thriller.
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Mastery Kelley Wilde (Dell Abyss 0-440-20727-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 450pp, pb) Horror novel of a vampire loose on a train in a killing frenzy.
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Into the Dark Nicholas Wilde (Scholastic 0-590-43424-1, Sep ’90 [Feb ’91], $12.95, 201pp, hc, cover by E. T. Steadman) Young-adult ghost novel. First American edition (Collins 1987).
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The Happy Prince and Other Stories Oscar Wilde (Morrow/Books of Wonder 0-688-10390-1, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $16.95, 134pp, hc, cover by Charles Robinson) Reprint (England 1888) classic collection of fairy tales. This is a facsimile of a 1913 edition with black-and-white and full-color illustrations by Charles Robinson.
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Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 16: State of Grace Kate Wilhelm (Pulphouse, Jan ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 98pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of six stories, each with a new introduction by the author. A signed 300-copy hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available and a deluxe 50-copy leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · The Book of Ylin · gp, 1983; The Unattended, vi; The Unheard, vi; The Unwinged, vi
- 13 · Jenny with Wings · ss The Mile-Long Spaceship, Berkley, 1963
- 33 · The Downstairs Room · ss The Downstairs Room and Other Speculative Fiction, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968
- 55 · State of Grace · ss Orbit 19, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1977
- 69 · Isosceles · ss Terry’s Universe, ed. Beth Meacham, Tor, 1988
- 91 · The Death of Mrs. Stringfellow · ss, 1980
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Children of the Wind Kate Wilhelm (St. Martin’s 0-312-05400-9, Feb ’91, $8.95, 263pp, tp, cover by Morgan Pickard) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) collection of five novellas, including the Nebula Award-winning “The Girl Who Fell Into the Sky.”
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Death Qualified: A Mystery of Chaos Kate Wilhelm (St. Martin’s 0-312-05853-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $22.95, 438pp, hc, cover by Doris Borowsky) [Barbara Holloway] Mystery/sf novel blending mystery, courtroom drama, and chaos theory.
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The Girl Who Fell into the Sky Kate Wilhelm (Pulphouse 1-56146-509-7, Jan ’91, $1.95, 50pp, pb, cover by Pat Morrissey) Fantasy novelette. Short story paperback #9. This originally appeared in IASFM 10/86 and is a Nebula winner. It also appears in Wilhelm’s recent collection, Children of the Wind. A 100-copy signed, leatherbound limited edition ($20.00) is also available.
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Smart House Kate Wilhelm (Leisure 0-8439-3043-8, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 266pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1989) associational mystery novel, sequel to The Hamlet Trap.
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Sweet, Sweet Poison Kate Wilhelm (Leisure 0-8439-3163-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 262pp, pb) [Charlie Meiklejohn; Constance Leidl] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1990) associational mystery novel, the third featuring Charlie Meiklejohn and Constance Leidl, who investigate murder among the nouveau-riche.
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Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang Kate Wilhelm (Macmillan Collier 0-02-026482-8, May ’91, $4.95, 207pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) Hugo-winning sf novel. Recommended (CNB).
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Pish, Posh, Said Hieronymous Bosch Nancy Willard (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-262210-1, Oct ’91, $18.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Leo &, Diane & Lee Dillon) Children’s picture book suitable for all ages. The full-color illustrations are by Leo and Diane Dillon with their son, Lee Dillon.
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Ravenscarne and Other Ghost Stories Mary Williams (Piatkus 0-7499-0057-1, Feb ’91, £12.95, 195pp, hc, cover by Pete Rozycki) Original collection of ghost stories.
- 1 · Ravenscarne · na *
- 123 · Lady in Grey · ss *
- 135 · The Blue Flower · ss *
- 139 · The Damned · ss *
- 157 · Tit-For-Tat · ss *
- 164 · The Stone Unicorn · ss *
- 173 · A Quick One · vi *
- 175 · Desire · ss *
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DragonLance Heroes II: Galen Beknighted Michael Williams (Penguin 0-14-014375-0, May ’91, £4.50, 317pp, pb, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Heroes II] Reprint (TSR 1990) fantasy novelization. Volume 3 in the trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
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From Thief to King: A Forest Lord Michael Williams (Warner Questar 0-446-36146-1, Oct ’91, $4.50, 291pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [From Thief to King] Fantasy novel, second book of the “From Thief to King” series.
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Gnelfs Sidney Williams (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-543-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 352pp, pb) Horror novel of adorable little tv creatures who come out of the set to attack an innocent family.
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Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (Legend Overseas 0-09-984810-4, 1991 [Sep ’91], £5.99, 873pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn”. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
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Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (SFBC #17749, Jan ’91, $12.98, 589pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
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Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (DAW 0-88677-480-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $5.99, 749pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second book of “Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn”.
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Stone of Farewell Tad Williams (Legend 0-09-984810-4, Dec ’91, £5.99, 874pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) [Memory, Sorrow & Thorn] Reprint (DAW 1990) fantasy novel. Book 2 of “Memory, Sorrow and Thorn.”
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Tailchaser’s Song Tad Williams (Legend 0-7126-5002-4, Oct ’91, £8.99, 290pp, tp, cover by Mike Posen) Reprint (DAW 1985) fantasy novel about cats.
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Angel Station Walter Jon Williams (Orbit 0-7088-4908-3, May ’91, £4.50, 393pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1989) sf novel.
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Days of Atonement Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-312-85118-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $19.95, 437pp, hc, cover by Martin Andrews) Sf police procedural novel set in 21st-century New Mexico.
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Days of Atonement Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-812-50180-2, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 437pp, pb, cover by Martin Andrews) Reprint (Tor 1991) sf detective novel set in 21st-century New Mexico.
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Dinosaurs Walter Jon Williams (Pulphouse 1-56146-518-6, May ’91, $1.95, 44pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Reprint sf short story originally in IASFM and in his collection Facets. Short story paperback #18. A 100-copy signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($20.00) is also available.
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Facets Walter Jon Williams (Tor 0-812-50181-0, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 370pp, pb, cover by Rodney Matthews) Reprint (Tor 1990) collection of nine stories.
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Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 24: The Naked Flesh of Feeling J. N. Williamson (Pulphouse, Sep ’91, $4.95, 107pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of eight stories with an introduction by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.
- 1 · Introduction: Not Exactly by Accident · in *
- 9 · They Never Even See Me · ss EQMM Oct ’70
- 21 · Hellter-Shelter! · ss Night Cry Fll ’86
- 35 · Time to Murder · ss EQMM Jan ’66
- 49 · Public Places · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine: Issue One, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1988
- 65 · Stalemate · ss Nevermore!, Maclay & Assoc., 1983
- 73 · Aspirations · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Mar ’85
- 89 · Uncoverup · ss SPWAO Showcase #5 ’85
- 95 · Happy Hour · ss Twilight Zone Feb ’87
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The Night Seasons J. N. Williamson (Zebra 0-8217-3567-5, Nov ’91, $4.99, 398pp, pb) Horror novel. Monstrous plants kill the inmates of a county jail.
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How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction ed. J. N. Williamson (Robinson 1-85487-078-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £4.99, 242pp, tp, cover by Peter Andrew Jones) Reprint (Writer’s Digest Books 1987) anthology of original articles by authors such as Dean R. Koontz and Ramsey Campbell on writing horror, fantasy, and science fiction. [First U.K. edition]
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How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy & Science Fiction ed. J. N. Williamson (Writer’s Digest 0-89879-483-8, Sep ’91, $12.95, 242pp, tp) Reprint (Writer’s Digest 1987) non-fiction book on writing, with articles by Bloch, Bradbury, etc.
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Masques IV ed. J. N. Williamson (Maclay 0-940776-26-X, Oct ’91, $19.95, 247pp, hc) Original anthology of 26 stories, one a reprint. A signed limited edition of 750 copies ($49.00) was announced but not seen.
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The Firstworld Chronicles 1: Dinbig of Khimmur Philip G. Williamson (Grafton 0-246-13641-3, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £7.99, 375pp, tp, cover by Mike Van Houten) [Firstworld Chronicles] Fantasy novel. Also available in hardcover (-13512-3, £14.99).
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Daisy, in the Sun Connie Willis (Pulphouse 1-56146-533-X, Nov ’91, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by Donna Gordon) Sf short story that originally appeared in Galileo 11/79 and in the collection Fire Watch. Short story paperback #33. A signed leatherbound limited edition of 100 copies ($20.00) is also available. Order from Pulphouse Publishing, Box 1227, Eugene OR 97440.
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No Clock in the Forest Paul J. Willis (Crossway Books 0-89107-599-2, Feb ’91, $8.95, 219pp, tp, cover by Britt Taylor Collins) [No Clock in the Forest] Christian fantasy novel of a mountain climber who accidentally lands in a fantasy world. A first novel.
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Hatching Stones Anna Wilson (Onlywomen Press 0-906500-39-7, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 131pp, tp, cover by Jane Smith) Feminist sf novel.
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The Mammoth Book of the Supernatural Colin Wilson (Robinson 1-85487-095-5, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], £5.99, 567pp, tp) Compendium of essays on the occult and supernatural, edited and introduced by Damon Wilson.
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Buckets F. Paul Wilson (Pulphouse 1-56146-536-4, Nov ’91, $1.95, 47pp, pb, cover by Doug Herring) Horror short story that first appeared in the collection Soft and Others in 1989, with a new afterword by the author. Short story paperback #36.
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Reborn F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-55129-6, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £3.99, 344pp, pb) [Adversary] Reprint (Dark Harvest 1990) horror novel. Volume 2 in the “Keep” series.
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Reprisal F. Paul Wilson (Dark Harvest 0-913165-59-X, Aug ’91, $20.95, 332pp, hc, cover by John & Laura Lakey) [Adversary] Horror novel, second book of a series loosely connected to Wilson’s best-selling horror novel, The Keep. A signed, slipcased limited edition ($39.00) of 450 copies is also available.
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Reprisal F. Paul Wilson (NEL 0-450-53664-5, Sep ’91, £14.99, 332pp, hc) [Adversary] Reprint (Dark Harvest 1991) horror novel. Volume 3 in the “Adversary” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Sibs F. Paul Wilson (Dark Harvest 0-913165-61-1, Nov ’91, $21.95, 280pp, hc, cover by Phil Parks) Horror novel. A young woman investigates the brutal murder of her twin sister, and is terrified to find that the answer lies somewhere in their childhood. A signed slipcased limited edition of 400 copies ($45.00) is also available. Order from Dark Harvest, PO Box 941, Arlington Heights IL 60006.
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The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles Volume 1: The Earth Will Shake Robert Anton Wilson (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45086-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 381pp, pb) [Illuminatus] Reprint (Bluejay 1982) historical conspiracy thriller with fantasy elements, first book of a series.
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The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles Volume 2: The Widow’s Son Robert Anton Wilson (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45077-9, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.99, 378pp, pb) [Illuminatus] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) historical conspiracy thriller with fantasy elements, second book of a series.
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The Historical Illuminatus Chronicles Volume 3: Nature’s God Robert Anton Wilson (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45059-0, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $4.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) [Illuminatus] Historical conspiracy thriller with fantasy elements, third book of a series.
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A Bridge of Years Robert Charles Wilson (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-41937-6, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $12.00, 237pp, tp) Time-travel sf novel. The previously announced hardcover edition was cancelled, despite the ISBN appearing on the copyright page of this edition. Highly recommended (FCM).
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The Divide Robert Charles Wilson (Orbit 0-7088-8365-6, Oct ’91, £3.99, 249pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) sf novel.
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Gypsies Robert Charles Wilson (Orbit 0-7088-8353-2, Apr ’91, £3.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Nick Rodgers) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1989) sf novel.
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Life on the Border ed. Terri Windling (Tor 0-812-50824-6, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Sam Rakeland) [Borderland] Mostly original anthology of 11 shared-world fantasy stories set in the “Bordertown” universe.
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