The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Big Time Fritz Leiber (SFBC #19247, Jan 92 [Mar 92], $6.98, 130pp, hc, cover by Paul Lehr) [Change War] Reprint (Ace 1961) sf novel in the Change War series. Similar to the 1991 Macmillan Collier Nucleus paperback edition. This is a hardcover lacking an ISBN and price. The SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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Gather, Darkness! Fritz Leiber (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-022348-X, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $9.00, 240pp, tp, cover by Peter Scanlon) Reprint (Pellegrini & Cudahy 1950) classic sf novel about future revolution in the guise of Satanism against totalitarianism in the guise of religion. Recommended (CNB).
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The Green Millenium Fritz Leiber (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-022346-3, Feb 92, $4.95, 220pp, tp, cover by Brad Teare) Reprint (Abelard 1953) satiric sf novel of an alien cat wanted by everybody from the FBI to the Mob.
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Kreativity for Kats and Other Feline Fantasies Fritz Leiber (Wildside Press 1-880448-10-6, Sep 92, $2.29, 64pp, tp, cover by Jill Bauman) Collection of three stories about cats in a smaller, thin paperback (13½ x 10½ cm) size. A 200-copy hardcover edition (-11-4, $13.99) and a 26-copy leatherbound hardcover edition (-12-2, $22.50) were announced but not seen. Available from Wildside Press, 37 Fillmore St. Newark NJ 07105.
- 7 · Kreativity for Kats [Gummitch] · ss Galaxy Apr 61
- 24 · The Cat Hotel [Gummitch] · ss F&SF Oct 83
- 53 · Cat Three · ss F&SF Oct 73
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A Specter Is Haunting Texas Fritz Leiber (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-022347-1, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $9.00, 245pp, tp, cover by Neal McPheeters) Reprint (Walker 1969) satiric sf novel of a future world ruled primarily by Texas.
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The Wanderer Fritz Leiber (Easton Press, Jan 92, no price, 318pp, hc) Reprint (Ballantine 1964) Hugo-winning sf novel, with an introduction by John J. Pierce and artwork by Jill Bauman. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the Masterpieces of Science Fiction series and is available by subscription only.
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Ray Bradbury Presents: Dinosaur World Stephen Leigh (AvoNova 0-380-76277-3, Jun 92 [May 92], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Dinosaur Planet] Time-travel sf novel, illustrated by Wayne Barlowe. Two kids from the future go on a safari to Earths distant past and find themselves trapped, and pursued by a psychopath. This is the first book in a new series of books by Leigh based on ideas by Bradbury. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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Quarantine World Murray Leinster (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-844-1, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $3.95, 266pp, pb) [Calhoun (Med Service)] Sf omnibus of two of the Med Service books, the novel The Mutant Weapon (Ace 1959), and the collection of three novellas S.O.S. from Three Worlds (Ace 1967). This is two-thirds of the longer omnibus The Med Series (Ace 1983), which also includes This World is Taboo (Ace 1961).
- 1 · The Mutant Weapon [Med Service, Astounding Aug 57] · n. New York: Ace, 1959
- 99 · S.O.S. from Three Worlds · co New York: Ace, 1966
- 99 · Plague on Kryder II · na Analog Dec 64
- 153 · Ribbon in the Sky · nv Astounding Jun 57
- 201 · Quarantine World · na Analog Nov 66
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Mortal Engines Stanislaw Lem (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-662161-4, Jun 92 [May 92], $8.95, 239pp, tp, cover by John Alfred Dorn, III) Reprint (Seabury 1977) collection of 14 sf stories revolving around artificial intelligence. Translated from the Polish and with an introduction by Michael Kandel, new to this edition.
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Canopus in Argus: Archives Doris Lessing (Random House/Vintage 0-679-74184-4, Dec 92, $20.00, 1229pp, tp) [Canopus in Argus: Archives] Sf omnibus of the Canopus in Argus: Archives series, Re: Colonised Planet 5: Shikasta (Knopf 1979), The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five (Knopf 1980), The Sirian Experiment (Knopf 1981), The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 (Knopf 1982), and Documents Relating to the Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire (Knopf 1983).
- · Re: Colonised Planet 5: Shikasta · n. London: Cape, 1979
- · The Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five · n. London: Cape, 1980
- · The Sirian Experiment · n. London: Cape, 1981
- · The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 · n. London: Cape, 1982
- · Documents Relating to the Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire · n. London: Cape, 1983
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Mercys Mill Betty Levin (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-11122-X, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $14.00, 241pp, hc, cover by Jos. A. Smith) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. Sarah encounters a strange boy who seems to have come from a century ago.
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Cybernetic Jungle S. N. Lewitt (Ace 0-441-02257-X, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $4.50, 262pp, pb, cover by Royo) Sf novel set in a future Brazil ruled by powerful corporate families where the relationship is earned.
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Et Tu, Babe Mark Leyner (Crown/Harmony 0-517-58335-6, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $17.00, 168pp, hc, cover by Dan Picasso) Literary comic novel with fantasy elements.
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Cade Mike Linaker (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63804-3, May 92 [Jun 92], $3.50, 219pp, pb) [Cade] Sf/crime novel set in 21st-century NYC, where human cop Marshal Thomas Jefferson Cade and his cyborg partner investigate disappearances that lead them to an asteroid mining colony. First book of a new series.
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Cade: Hardcase Mike Linaker (Worldwide Library Gold Eagle 0-373-63805-1, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $3.50, 220pp, pb) [Cade] Sf/crime novel set in 21st-century New York, second book of the Cade series.
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Three Lives to Live Anne Lindbergh (Little, Brown 0-316-52628-2, May 92 [Apr 92], $14.95, 183pp, hc, cover by Alix Berenzy) Young-adult fantasy novel of a young girl in an outdated party dress who appears out of nowhere.
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Alien Earth Megan Lindholm (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29749-X, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 385pp, pb, cover by Oscar Chichoni) Sf novel. After destroying the Earth through pollution, the survivors of humanity have been placed on a world where, to survive, they must make no ecological impact whatsoever.
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Fire in the Mist Holly Lisle (Baen 0-671-72132-1, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $4.99, 291pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Fire in the Mist] Fantasy novel about a shepherd girl with magical powers who escapes when her family is killed. A first novel.
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Minimax Anna Livia (Eighth Mountain Press 0-933377-11-8, Mar 92 [Feb 92], $9.95, 241pp, tp) Surrealistic feminist romantic comedy with Renee Vivien and Natalie Clifford Barney as vampires.
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Druids Morgan Llywelyn (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0844-7, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $5.99, 404pp, pb) [Druids] Reprint (Morrow 1991) historical fantasy novel of resistance to Caesars legions in Gaul.
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The Last Prince of Ireland Morgan Llywelyn (Morrow 0-688-10794-X, May 92 [Jun 92], $22.00, 368pp, hc, cover by Chris Hopkins) Associational novel set in 17th-century Ireland about the last Gaelic prince and his struggles against the English. This is part of her set of books on Ireland, some of which were fantasy.
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Kiss of Death Joseph Locke (Bantam Starfire 0-553-29653-1, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $3.50, 165pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel of a teenage boy who learns that the beautiful new girl in his class is supernaturally connected to a string of brutal murders.
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Petrified Joseph Locke (Bantam Starfire 0-553-29657-4, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $3.50, 165pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Young-adult horror novel. Four teenage girls are alone in a wax museum, but then the noises begin to convince them that someone or something is with them and that theyre in danger.
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Shadow Dance Anne Logston (Ace 0-441-75990-4, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $4.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) [Shadow] Fantasy novel, third book of the Shadow series. Female thief Shadow saves the town of Allanmere from plague and invasion.
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Shadow Hunt Anne Logston (Ace 0-441-76007-4, May 92 [Apr 92], $4.50, 181pp, pb, cover by Robert Grace) [Shadow] Fantasy novel, second book of the Shadow series. The young thief must retrieve a stolen jewel from a dangerous wizard, aided only by an assassin shes not sure she can trust.
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Autobiographical Writings H. P. Lovecraft (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-48-8, Oct 92 [Nov 92], $4.95, 38pp, ph, cover by H. P. Lovecraft) Collection of autobiographical pieces by Lovecraft, with an introduction by S.T. Joshi and a bibliography. Order from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.
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The Battle That Ended the Century/Collapsing Cosmoses H. P. Lovecraft & Robert H. Barlow (Necronomicon Press 0-940884-41-0, Mar 92 [Apr 92], $2.50, 14pp, ph, cover by Robert H. Knox) Collection of two short story collaborations, with anonymous notes. Available from Necronomicon Press, 101 Lockwood St., West Warwick RI 02893.
- 6 · The Battle That Ended the Century · vi The Acolyte Fll 44
- 12 · Collapsing Cosmoses [as by Anon.] · vi Leaves #2 38
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Sherlock Holmes In: The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson/Sherlock Holmes In: The Grey Nun Legacy Gary Lovisi & P. Smith (Gryphon Books 0-93607-23-0, Mar 92 [Jan 92], $6.95, 42/17pp, ph, cover by Frank Hamilton) [Sherlock Holmes] Associational original anthology of two Sherlock Holmes pastiches. Gryphon Double #3. Available from Gryphon Publications, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228.
- 2 · The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson · Gary Lovisi · na *
- 1 · The Grey Nun Legacy · P. Smith · ss *
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Forgotten Realms: The Ring of Winter James Lowder (TSR 1-56076-330-2, Nov 92, $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Harpers] Fantasy novelization based on the Forgotten Realms game, fifth book of The Harpers series.
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Dragons Teeth Patricia Lucas-Morris & Ross Whitney (Donald M. Grant 1-880418-03-7, Sep 92, $40.00, 40pp, hc) Art book showcasing black & white graphite fantasy art by Patricia Lucas-Morris with poems written about them by Ross Whitney or vice versa. This is a 750-copy limited edition signed by both. Order from Donald M. Grant, PO Box 187, Hampton Falls NH 03844.
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Blood Brothers Brian Lumley (Tor 0-312-85357-2, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $21.95, 408pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton) [Vampire World] Horror novel about alien vampires, sixth book of the Necroscope series.
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The Complete Khash: Volume One: Never a Backward Glance Brian Lumley (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-43-8, May 91 [Jul 92], $25.00, 181pp, hc, cover by Jim Pitts) [Tarra Khash] Collection of six dark fantasy stories set in the Primal Land. A deluxe signed edition (-44-6, $40.00) was announced but not seen. This has a 1991 copyright date but was not seen until now. Available from W. Paul Ganley, PO Box 149, Buffalo NY 14226.
- 13 · Treasure of the Scarlet Scorpion · nv Weirdbook #16 82
- 29 · Isles of the Suhm-Yi · ss The House of Cthulhu and Other Tales of the Primal Land, Weirdbook Press: Buffalo, NY, 1984
- 55 · Told in the Desert · nv Kadath Fll 84
- 73 · Curse of the Golden Guardians · ss The House of Cthulhu and Other Tales of the Primal Land, Weirdbook Press: Buffalo, NY, 1984
- 105 · Kiss of the Lamia · nv Weirdbook #20 85
- 137 · In the Temple of Terror · na Weirdbook #22 87
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Demogorgon Brian Lumley (Tor 0-812-51199-9, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $4.99, 345pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) Horror novel about professional thief Charlie Trace, the only man who can stop a demonic power loose in London. First American edition (Grafton 1987).
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Psychomech Brian Lumley (Tor 0-812-52023-8, Jul 92 [Jun 92], $5.99, 441pp, pb, cover by J. Thiesen) [Psychomech] Horror novel, first book of the Psychomech series. First American edition (Granada 1984).
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Psychosphere Brian Lumley (Tor 0-812-52030-0, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $5.99, 438pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Psychomech] Psychic horror novel, second book of a series. Super-psychic Richard Garrison must defend a higher plane from an evil invasion. First American edition (Granada 1984).
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The Transition of Titus Crow Brian Lumley (W. Paul Ganley 0-932445-45-4, Apr 92 [Jul 92], $25.00, 192pp, hc, cover by Judith Holman) [Titus Crow] Reprint (DAW 1975) Cthulhu Mythos horror novel, re-edited by Lumley from his original manuscript. Illustrated by Judith Holman. A deluxe signed edition (-46-2, $40.00) was announced but not seen. Available from W. Paul Ganley, PO Box 149, Buffalo NY 14226.
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Modern Arthurian Literature: An Anthology of English and American Arthuriana from the Renaissance to the Present ed. Alan Lupack (Garland 0-8153-0055-7, Sep 92 [May 92], $75.00, 494pp, hc) Anthology of Arthurian poetry, prose, and drama; volume includes a selected bibliography. A trade paperback edition (-0867-1, $18.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Garland Publishing, 717 Fifth Ave., Suite 2500, New York NY 10022, 212-751-7447.
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Daniel M. Pinkwaters Melvinge of the Megaverse Book 3: Night of the Living Gator! Richard A. Lupoff (Ace 0-441-91080-7, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $4.50, 152pp, pb, cover by Steve Fastner & Rich Larsen) Humorous sf novel, based on a concept and with an afterword by Pinkwater. Packaged and copyrighted by General Licensing Company, a Byron Preiss subsidiary.
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King of the Dead R. A. MacAvoy (AvoNova 0-380-71017-X, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $4.50, 286pp, pb, cover by Jean Targete) [Lens of the World] Reprint (Morrow 1991) fantasy novel, second book of the Lens of the World trilogy.
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Indiana Jones and the Genesis Deluge Rob MacGregor (Bantam Falcon 0-553-29502-0, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $4.99, 293pp, pb) [Indiana Jones] Fantasy novelization, fourth book of a series based on characters from Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels.
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Indiana Jones and the Interior World Rob MacGregor (Bantam Falcon 0-553-29966-2, Dec 92 [Nov 92], $4.99, 263pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Indiana Jones] Fantasy novelization, fifth book of a series based on characters from Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels.
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Indiana Jones and the Unicorns Legacy Rob MacGregor (Bantam Falcon 0-553-29666-3, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $4.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Drew Struzan) [Indiana Jones] Fantasy thriller, fifth book of a series based on characters from Raiders of the Lost Ark and its sequels. The search for a unicorns horn leads Indy into danger from the competition a beautiful but deadly art historian.
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The Wrong Rite Charlotte MacLeod (Avon 0-380-71043-9, Jan 93 [Dec 92], $4.99, 213pp, pb) [Madoc Rhys] Reprint (Morrow 1992 as by Charlotte MacLeod writing as Alisa Craig) mystery novel with a real ghost, fifth book of the Madoc Rhys series.
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Halo Tom Maddox (BOMC, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $15.95, 288pp, hc, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Tor; Legend 1991) sf novel of experiments bonding humans and AIs. Identical to the Tor edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
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Halo Tom Maddox (Tor 0-812-51096-8, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $3.99, 216pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) Reprint (Tor; Legend 1991) sf novel.
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Stephen King, The Second Decade: Danse Macabre to The Dark Half Tony Magistrale (Macmillan Twayne 0-8057-3957-2, Mar 92 [Jul 92], $19.95, 186pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of Kings work after 1983 plus an interview with him. [Stephen King]
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The Dark Descent: Essays Defining Stephen Kings Horrorscope ed. Tony Magistrale (Greenwood Press 0-313-27297-2, Mar 92 [May 92], $45.00, 227pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism, a collection of 16 essays on King. With a bibliography and a foreword by Joseph A. Citro. Available from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881. Credit card orders to 1-800-225-5800, ID #701. [Stephen King]
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Aliens in the Family Margaret Mahy (Scholastic Apple 0-590-44898-6, Jun 91 [Apr 92], $2.95, 174pp, tp) Reprint (Toronto: Scholastic 1985) young-adult sf novel about a boy from the future who visits late 20th-century Earth.
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The Girl with the Green Ear: Stories About Magic in Nature Margaret Mahy (Knopf 0-679-82231-3, Apr 92 [Mar 92], $15.00, unpaginated, hc, cover by Shirley Hughes) Collection of nine young-adult fantasy stories previously published in various British Mahy collections, with the original illustrations by Shirley Hughes.
- 3 · The Good Wizard of the Forest · ss
- 11 · The Girl with the Green Ear · ss, 1972
- 29 · The Playground · ss, 1972
- 40 · Chocolate Porridge (and who ate it) · ss
- 49 · The Trees · ss
- 58 · The Merry-go-round · ss
- 71 · Thunderstorms and Rainbows · ss, 1972
- 84 · Green Needles · ss, 1972
- 95 · Dont Cut the Lawn! · ss, 1972
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A Tall Story and Other Tales Margaret Mahy (Macmillan McElderry 0-689-50547-7, Mar 92 [Apr 92], $15.95, 88pp, hc, cover by Jan Nesbitt) Collection of 11 childrens fantasy stories, with illustrations by Jan Nesbitt. First American edition (J.M. Dent 1991).
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Talons Anthony Mancini (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-234-3, Aug 91 [Feb 92], $19.95, 203pp, hc) Horror thriller of a giant eagle mutated by radiation from Chernobyl loose in New York City.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Spartacus T. L. Mancour (Pocket 0-671-76051-3, Feb 92 [Jan 92], $4.99, 276pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization, #20 in the series.
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Wulfsyarn Phillip Mann (Morrow AvoNova 0-688-11881-X, Sep 92 [Aug 92], $22.00, 356pp, hc, cover by Glen Orbik) Sf/mystery novel narrated by an intelligent autoscribe. Recommended (SW). First American edition (Gollancz 1990).
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Futurecrime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai (Donald I. Fine 1-55611-312-9, Jan 92, $21.95, 323pp, hc, cover by Loretta Trezzo) Anthology of 15 sf/crime/thriller stories, with an introduction by the editors. There are three originals by C.J. Cherryh, George Alec Effinger, and Alan Dean Foster.
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Futurecrime: An Anthology of the Shape of Crime to Come ed. Cynthia Manson & Charles Ardai (SFBC #19726, May 92 [Aug 92], $9.98, 275pp, hc, cover by Loretta Trezzo) Reprint (Fine 1992) anthology of 15 sf/crime/thriller stories, with an introduction by the editors. Similar to the Fine edition except it lacks an ISBN and price and the SFBC number is on the back jacket.
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The Watchers Mask Laurie J. Marks (DAW 0-88677-510-8, Aug 92 [Jul 92], $4.99, 285pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Fantasy novel of an island where the shamans have been imprisoned by an evil emperor.
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Book of the Toade T. C. Marshall (Vantage Press 0-533-09658-8, Apr 92, $10.00, 65pp, hc) Original collection of 14 connected humorous stories and vignettes about a mysterious race trying to take over from humanity, with illustrations by the author. Published by a vanity publisher. Available from Vantage Press, 516 West 34th St., New York NY 10001.
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Portraits of His Children George R. R. Martin (Baen 0-671-72124-0, Jun 92 [May 92], $4.99, 353pp, pb, cover by Paul Chadwick) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987) collection of 11 stories.
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Wild Cards XI: Dealers Choice ed. George R. R. Martin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29161-0, Nov 92 [Oct 92], $5.99, 426pp, pb, cover by Timothy Truman) [Wild Cards] Original shared-world anthology presented as a braided novel. The individual pieces by the five writers, Stephen Leigh, Edward Bryant, John J. Miller, Walter Jon Williams, and George R.R. Martin, are not specifically credited.
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Vampire: The Complete Guide to the World of the Undead Manuela Dunn Mascetti (Viking 0-670-84664-3, Oct 92 [Sep 92], $20.00, 224pp, hc) Collection of art and anecdotes, both occult and literary, concerning vampires.
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