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The Investigation Stanislaw Lem (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98772-X, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £12.99, 216pp, hc, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Seabury 1974) detective novel. Translated from the Polish, Sledztwo (Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1969), by Adele Milch. [First U.K. edition]
A Voyage to Arcturus David Lindsay (Canongate 0-86241-377-X, Sep ’92, £4.95, 302pp, tp, cover by Sir Frank Brangwyn) Reprint (Methuen 1920) classic fantasy novel, with a new introduction by J.B. Pick.
The Ghost of Thomas Kempe Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0791-7, Mar ’92, £2.99, 153pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones) Reprint (Heinemann 1973) young-adult ghost novel.
The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy Penelope Lively (Mammoth 0-7497-0786-0, Oct ’92, £2.99, 142pp, pb, cover by Anthony Kerins) Reissue (Heinemann 1971) young-adult fantasy novel.
Shadowmaster Ian Livingstone & Marc Gascoigne (Puffin 0-14-032481-X, Jul ’92, £3.99, 251pp, pb, cover by John Sibbick) Young-adult fantasy novelization, based on the “Fighting Fantasy” gamebooks, illustrated by Russ Nicholson.
Druids Morgan Llywelyn (Mandarin 0-7493-0892-3, Aug ’92, £4.99, 431pp, pb) [Druids] Reprint (Morrow 1991) Celtic fantasy novel.
Doctor Who: The Universal Data Bank Jean-Marc Lofficier (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20370-4, Nov ’92, £4.99, 479pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Index to all the characters and places in the Doctor Who TV series. Originally published in a much shorter form as Volume 2 of The Doctor Who Programme Book (Target 1981).
Resurrections from the Dustbin of History: A Political Fantasy Simon Louvish (Bloomsbury Books 0-7475-1191-8, May ’92 [Jun ’92], £6.99, 215pp, tp, cover by Andrzej Klimowski) Literary fantasy novel set in an alternate 1968.
Himalaya Nicholas Luard (Century 0-7126-3006-6, Jul ’92, £14.99, 400pp, hc, cover by Colin Backhouse) Novel about a young girl kidnapped by the Yeti.
Doctor Who: The Aztecs John Lucarotti (Target 0-426-19588-4, Sep ’92, £2.99, 121pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1984) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 88 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
Doctor Who: The Massacre John Lucarotti (Target 0-426-20297-X, Sep ’92, £2.99, 144pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1987) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 122 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
Wilderness Moon Penelope Lucas (Corgi 0-552-13647-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], £4.99, 480pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Bantam UK 1991) prehistoric fantasy novel.
The Clock of Dreams Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-21465-8, Aug ’92, £4.99, 207pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Jove 1978) horror novel. Volume three in the “Titus Crow” series. [First U.K. edition]
Psychamok! Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-06409-5, Jun ’92, £4.99, 445pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Psychomech] Reissue (Granada 1984) horror novel. Volume three in the “Psychomech” series.
Psychomech Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-05787-0, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £3.99, 351pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Psychomech] Reissue (Granada 1984) horror novel.
Psychosphere Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-06029-4, Apr ’92, £3.99, 272pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Psychomech] Reissue (Granada 1984) horror novel. Sequel to Psychomech.
Spawn of the Winds Brian Lumley (Grafton 0-586-21466-6, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 224pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Titus Crow] Reprint (Jove 1978) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
Vampire World 1: Blood Brothers Brian Lumley (Roc UK 0-14-016993-8, Jun ’92, £5.99, 741pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) [Vampire World] Horror novel. Sequel to the “Necroscope” series. Simultaneous with the US (Tor) edition published only as Blood Brothers.
Black Blade Eric Lustbader (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223930-2, Jul ’92, £14.99, 479pp, hc, cover by David Scutt) Oriental thriller with sf overtones.
King of the Dead R. A. MacAvoy (Headline 0-7472-7942-X, Feb ’92, £8.99, 286pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Lens of the World] Reprint (Morrow 1991) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-0466-7, £15.99) is also available. Volume two in the “Nazhuret of Sordaling” series. [First U.K. edition]
King of the Dead R. A. MacAvoy (Headline 0-7472-3854-5, Sep ’92, £4.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Lens of the World] Reprint (Morrow 1991) fantasy novel. “The Second Memoir of Nazhuret of Sordaling”.
Lens of the World R. A. MacAvoy (Headline 0-7472-3722-0, Feb ’92, £4.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Lens of the World] Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Nazhuret of Sordaling” series.
The Testament of Spencer George MacBeth (Andre Deutsch 0-233-98802-5, Nov ’92, £13.99, 222pp, hc) Near-future thriller set in a united Ireland.
The New Year: Ancient Lights with Certain Modern Reflections Arthur Machen (Tartarus Press, Dec ’92, no price, 12pp, ph) Reprint of an essay from The Referee, January 1, 1928, in a limited edition booklet of 100 copies.
The Red Hand Arthur Machen (Carbonnek 0-9519396-0-2, 1992, no price, 42pp, ph) [Dyson] Reprint of story from Chapman’s Magazine, December 1895 in a limited edition booklet of 250 copies.
Ritual and Other Stories Arthur Machen (Tartarus Press 1-872621-11-2, Oct ’92, £10.00, ii+287pp, hc) A collection of Machen’s lesser known writings compiled by Ray Russell and issued in a limited edition copy of 300.

i · Introduction · R. B. Russell · in
1 · The Town of Long Ago · ss Globe Oct 22, 1889
7 · Of the Isle of Shadows, and of the Strange Customs of the men that dwell there · ss The St. James’s Gazette Jul 8, 1890
11 · A Further Account of the Academy of Lagado · ss The St. James’s Gazette Jul 16, 1890
15 · Tales from Barataria · ss Globe Jul 17, 1890
21 · Sir John’s Chef · ss The St. James’s Gazette Jul 17, 1890
25 · The Autophone · ss The St. James’s Gazette Aug 21, 1890
31 · A Remarkable Coincidence · ss The St. James’s Gazette Aug 26, 1890
35 · A Double Return · ss The St. James’s Gazette Sep 11, 1890
39 · A Wonderful Woman · ss The Whirlwind Dec 6, 1890
45 · The Lost Club · ss The Whirlwind Dec 20, 1890
55 · An Underground Adventure · ss The Whirlwind Dec 27, 1890
61 · Jocelyn’s Escape · ss The World Jun 17, 1891
69 · The Decorative Imagination · ex The Three Impostors, John Lane, 1895
71 · The Novel of the Iron Maid · ss The St. James’s Gazette Sep 13, 1890
79 · Drake’s Drum · nf Outlook Apr 26 ’19
85 · The Idealist · ss Ornaments in Jade, New York: A.A. Knopf, 1924
91 · Witchcraft · ss Ornaments in Jade, New York: A.A. Knopf, 1924
95 · Midsummer · ss Ornaments in Jade, New York: A.A. Knopf, 1924
99 · Nature [“The Splendid Holiday”] · nf The Academy and Literature Jan 4 ’08
103 · Torture · ss Ornaments in Jade, New York: A.A. Knopf, 1924
109 · 7B Coney Court · ss The London Graphic Sep 26 ’25
115 · Johnny Double · ss The Treasure Cave, ed. Cynthia Asquith, Jarrolds, 1928
125 · A New Christmas Carol [“Scrooge: 1920”; Christmas Carol] · vi London Evening News Dec 28 ’20
129 · The Gift of Tongues · ss T.P.’s and Cassell’s Weekly Dec 3 ’27
137 · The Islington Mystery · ss The Black Cap, ed. Cynthia Asquith, London: Hutchinson, 1927
153 · Awaking · ss The Children’s Cargo, ed. Cynthia Asquith, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1930
159 · The Compliments of the Season · ss The Independent Jan 13 ’34
165 · The Dover Road · nv Missing from Their Homes, ed. Anon., Hutchinson, 1936
205 · The Exalted Omega · ss The Children of the Pool, Hutchinson, 1936
233 · Change · ss The Children of the Pool, Hutchinson, 1936
249 · Out of the Picture · nv The Children of the Pool, Hutchinson, 1936
281 · Ritual · ss Path and Pavement, ed. John Rowland, Eric Grant, 1937
Rus In Urbe Arthur Machen (Tartarus Press 1-872621-07-4, Jul ’92, £4.50, 32pp, ph) Collection of four essays by Machen in a limited edition booklet of 200 copies.

7 · Rus In Urbe · Arthur Machen · ar The St. James’s Gazette Jul 24, 1890
13 · The Brook Farm · Arthur Machen · ar Globe Aug 16, 1890
19 · Over the Gate · Arthur Machen · ar The St. James’s Gazette May 30, 1890
25 · By the Brook · Arthur Machen · ar The Queen Jul 26, 1890
Oriental Tales ed. Robert L. Mack (Oxford University Press 0-19-282764-2, Sep ’92 [Nov ’92], £5.99, lxi+277pp, tp, cover by Jean-Etienne Liotard) Anthology of two “oriental fantasy” novels and two shorter pieces.

vii · Introduction · Robert L. Mack · in
l · Note on the Texts · Robert L. Mack · ms
lii · Select Bibliography · Robert L. Mack · bi
lvi · A Select Chronology of the Oriental Tale and related writing in English · Robert L. Mack · bi
1 · Almoran and Hamet · John Hawkesworth · n. Payne and Cropley, 1761
115 · The History of Nourjahad · Frances Sheridan · na Dodsley, 1767
197 · The History of Charoba, Queen of Ægypt · Clara Reeve · ss Colchester, 1785
215 · Murad the Unlucky · Maria Edgeworth · nv, 1804
257 · Explanatory Notes · Robert L. Mack · ms
Halo Tom Maddox (Legend 0-09-965400-8, Dec ’92, £4.50, 214pp, pb, cover by Peter Gudynas) Reprint (Tor; Legend 1991) sf novel.
Dangerous Spaces Margaret Mahy (Puffin 0-14-034571-X, May ’92, £2.99, 131pp, pb, cover by Linda Thomas) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1991) young-adult ghost novel about a young girl and some lonely ghosts.
The Haunting Margaret Mahy (Puffin 0-14-036325-4, Nov ’92 [Dec ’92], £2.99, 135pp, pb, cover by Alun Hood) Reprint (Atheneum 1982) young-adult ghost novel.
Cathedral Ian Maitland (Headline 0-7472-0540-X, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £15.99, 310pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Horror novel.
God’s Grace Bernard Malamud (Penguin 0-14-018491-0, May ’92 [Jun ’92], £5.99, 201pp, tp, cover by Rembrandt) Reprint (USA 1982) literary fantasy novel, set after a nuclear holocaust and a second Great Flood.
Star Trek, the Next Generation: Spartacus Terry Mancour (Titan 1-85286-419-2, Feb ’92, £3.50, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition.
Meltdown [by Christopher Nicole & Diana Nicole] Max Marlow (NEL 0-450-56248-4, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 286pp, pb) Reprint (NEL 1991) near-future ecological disaster novel about a volcanic eruption that triggers a melting of the Polar ice caps.
Star Trek: The New Voyages ed. Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath (Titan 1-85286-448-6, Aug ’92, £3.99, 237pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Bantam 1976) original anthology of stories based on the Star Trek characters.
Doctor Who: Earthshock Ian Marter (Target 0-426-19377-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £2.99, 128pp, pb, cover by Alister Pearson) [Doctor Who] Reissue (W.H. Allen 1983) young-adult sf novelization. Volume 78 in the series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.95.
A Year Near Proxima Centauri Michael Martin (Corgi 0-552-99527-4, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £4.99, 157pp, tp, cover by Tony Roberts) Sf satire on Peter Mayle’s A Year in Provence.
Sineater Elizabeth Massie (Pan 0-330-32122-6, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £4.99, 332pp, pb, cover by Tom Stimpson) Horror novel about a legendary figure who devours the sins of the dead.
Burial Graham Masterton (Heinemann 0-434-45356-0, Dec ’92 [Oct ’92], £15.99, 508pp, hc, cover by Nick Farmer) [Manitou] Horror novel about Red Indian spirits threatening to destroy the United States.
The Pariah Graham Masterton (Sphere 0-7474-0494-1, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 381pp, pb) Reprint (Star 1983) horror novel.
Prey Graham Masterton (Severn House 0-7278-4341-9, May ’92 [Apr ’92], £13.99, 352pp, hc) Cthulhu Mythos horror novel about Lovecraft’s “Brown Jenkin”.
Prey Graham Masterton (Mandarin 0-7493-0950-4, Dec ’92 [Oct ’92], £3.99, 352pp, pb, cover by Nick Farmer) Reprint (Severn House 1992) Cthulhu Mythos horror novel about Lovecraft’s “Brown Jenkin”.
Blood Trillium Julian May (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224055-6, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £14.99, 336pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Trillium] Fantasy novel. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam Spectra) edition. A sequel to Black Trillium.
Jack the Bodiless Julian May (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223875-6, Apr ’92 [Mar ’92], £14.99, 423pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Galactic Milieu] Reprint (Knopf 1992) sf novel. The First Book of “The Galactic Milieu Trilogy”. [First U.K. edition]
Odyssey: The Authorised Biography of Arthur C. Clarke Neil McAleer (Gollancz 0-575-05448-4, Aug ’92, £16.99, 430pp, hc) Biography of the famous English sf writer. [Arthur C. Clarke]
The King of the Hill Paul J. McAuley (Orbit 1-85723-008-6, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £4.99, 216pp, pb, cover by Alan C. Brooks) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf collection.
In Dreams ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman (Gollancz 0-575-05201-5, Aug ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Dave McKean) Original anthology of 27 sf and horror stories “celebrating the 7-inch single.” Recommended (PSP).

9 · Planet Rock (Don’t Stop) · Charles Shaar Murray · in *
13 · Fat Tuesday · Ian McDonald · nv *
35 · The Discovery of Running Bare · Jonathan Carroll · ss *
41 · Night Shift Sister · Nicholas Royle · ss *
61 · Worthless · Greg Egan · ss *
77 · Nyro Fiddles · F. Paul Wilson · ss *
83 · Thrumm · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
97 · Digital to Analogue · Alastair Reynolds · nv *
119 · Sticks · Lewis Shiner · nv *
141 · The Elvis National Theatre of Okinawa · Jonathan Lethem & Lukas Jaeger · ss *
147 · Candy Comes Back · Colin Greenland · ss *
159 · Honey, I’m Home! · Lisa Tuttle · nv *
181 · The Reflection Once Removed · Scott Bradfield · ss *
197 · Life in the Groove · Ian Watson · ss *
215 · Black Day at Bad Rock · Christopher Fowler · ss *
229 · Riders on the Storm · Mark Timlin · ss *
245 · The Shiny Surface · Don Webb · ss *
257 · Weep for the Moon · Stephen Baxter · ss *
277 · The Man who Shot Anarchy Gordon · Ray Davis · ss *
297 · Don’t Leave Me · Barrington J. Bayley · ss *
309 · Falling Stones · Peter F. Hamilton · ss *
319 · Changes · Andrew Weiner · nv *
343 · Wunderkindergarten · Marc Laidlaw · ss *
363 · Bold as Love · Gwyneth Jones · ss *
383 · Blues for a Dying Breed · Cliff Burns · ss *
389 · Last Rising Sun · Graham Joyce · ss *
405 · Reed John-Paul Forever · Steve Antczak · ss *
415 · Snodgrass · Ian R. MacLeod · nv *
All the Weyrs of Pern Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-02225-4, Mar ’92, £8.99, 494pp, tp, cover by Steve Weston) [Pern] Reprint (Bantam UK 1991) sf novel in which the Dragonriders of Pern try to destroy Thread once and for all. A direct sequel to The Renegades of Pern.
All the Weyrs of Pern Anne McCaffrey (Corgi 0-552-13729-4, Sep ’92 [Aug ’92], £4.99, 478pp, pb, cover by Steve Weston) [Pern] Reprint (Bantam UK 1991) sf novel in the Pern series.
Crystal Line Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-02554-7, Nov ’92 [Oct ’92], £14.99, 271pp, hc, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Killashandra] Sf novel. Volume three in the “Killashandra” series. Simultaneous with US (Del Rey) edition.
Damia Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-02374-9, Mar ’92, £13.99, 365pp, hc, cover by Romas) [Tower and the Hive] Romantic sf novel. Volume four in the “Talents” series.
Damia Anne McCaffrey (Bantam UK 0-593-02375-7, Sep ’92, £8.99, 365pp, tp, cover by Romas) [Tower and the Hive] Reprint (Bantam UK 1992) romantic sf novel. Volume four in the “Talents” series.
Dinosaur Planet Anne McCaffrey (Orbit 1-85723-090-6, Apr ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.50, 189pp, pb) [Ireta] Reissue (Orbit 1977) sf novel.
Dinosaur Planet 2: The Survivors Anne McCaffrey (Orbit 1-85723-089-2, Apr ’92 [Jul ’92], £4.50, 281pp, pb) [Ireta] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) sf novel. Sequel to Dinosaur Planet.
Pegasus in Flight Anne McCaffrey (Corgi 0-552-13728-6, Mar ’92, £3.99, 318pp, pb, cover by Paul Damon) [Daffyd op Owen; Talents] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel. Volume two in the “Talents” series.
Generation Warriors Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth Moon (Orbit 1-85723-033-7, Sep ’92, £4.99, 355pp, pb) [Planet Pirates] Reprint (Baen 1991) sf novel. Volume three of “The Planet Pirates”.
Generation Warriors Anne McCaffrey & Elizabeth N. Moon (Orbit 1-85723-004-3, Apr ’92, £13.99, 345pp, hc) [Planet Pirates] Reprint (Baen 1991) sf novel. Volume three of “The Planet Pirates”. [First U.K. edition]
The Death of Sleep Anne McCaffrey & Jody Lynn Nye (Orbit 1-85723-005-1, Apr ’92, £4.99, 380pp, pb) [Planet Pirates] Reprint (Baen 1990) sf novel. Volume two of “The Planet Pirates”.
Boy’s Life Robert R. McCammon (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3567-9, Apr ’92 [May ’92], £8.99, 536pp, tp) Reprint (Pocket 1991) associational mainstream novel with minor fantasy elements about growing up in Southern Alabama. Recommended (PSP). A hardcover edition (-3566-0, £14.99) was announced but not seen. [First U.K. edition]
Mine Robert R. McCammon (Grafton 0-586-21226-4, Jun ’92, £4.99, 560pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Pocket 1990) psychological horror novel.
Run Swift, Run Free Tom McCaughren (Puffin 0-14-034489-6, Jan ’92 [Feb ’92], £2.99, 191pp, pb, cover by Paul Robinson) [Foxes] Reprint (Wolfhound 1986) animal fantasy novel about foxes. Volume three in the “Foxes” series.
The Prisoner: Who is No. 2? David McDaniel (Boxtree 1-85283-830-2, Oct ’92, £3.99, 168pp, pb) [The Prisoner] Reprint (Ace 1970 as Number Two) novelization of the cult TV series.
Hearts, Hands and Voices Ian McDonald (Gollancz 0-575-05061-6, Mar ’92, £14.99, 320pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) Sf novel about a decaying empire run on biotechnology.
King of Morning, Queen of Day Ian McDonald (Bantam UK 0-553-40371-0, Feb ’92 [Jan ’92], £4.99, 389pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1991) fantasy novel set in modern day Ireland. [First U.K. edition]
Speaking in Tongues Ian McDonald (Gollancz 0-575-05062-4, Sep ’92, £14.99, 248pp, hc) Collection of 11 sf stories.

7 · Gardenias · nv Zenith, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Sphere, 1989
29 · Rainmaker Cometh · ss Other Edens III, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1989
44 · Listen · ss Interzone #32 ’89
63 · Speaking in Tongues · ss Digital Dreams, ed. David V. Barrett, NEL, 1990
75 · Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria · nv Tales of the Wandering Jew, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1991
105 · Approaching Perpendicular · nv Other Edens II, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1988
126 · Floating Dogs · nv New Worlds 1, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Gollancz, 1991
151 · Atomic Avenue · ss Atomic Avenue, ed. M. Nagula, W. Heyne Verlag, 1990
162 · Fronds · nv Amazing Jul ’90
190 · Winning · nv Zenith 2, ed. David S. Garnett, Orbit, 1990
214 · Toward Kilimanjaro · nv IASFM Aug ’90

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