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Thinner Richard Bachman (NEL 0-450-05883-2, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.50, 282pp, pb) Reprint (NAL 1984) horror novel.
Bloodsongs Robin Wayne Bailey (Tor 0-812-53141-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 314pp, pb) [Frost] Fantasy novel, third in the “Frost” series. After a promising start, with the heroine as a 43-year-old widow relearning old skills, this becomes a fairly standard heroic fantasy, echoing the previous books. (FCM)
Dimensions of Science Fiction William Sims Bainbridge (Harvard University Press 0-674-20725-4, Apr ’86, $20.00, 278pp, hc) Non-fiction, sociological study of the sf community and the literature, using the results of “hundreds of questionnaires.” There are some interesting ratings of authors from “hard” to “soft” sf. (CNB)
Dimensions of Science Fiction William Sims Bainbridge (Harvard University Press 0-674-20725-4, Apr ’86, £16.95, 278pp, hc) Critical study. This is a false entry. The book is the U.S. edition with a new price sticker.
Red Ice Nicholas Baker & Anthony Masters (Constable 0-09-467250-4, Sep ’86, £9.95, 250pp, hc) Near-future thriller.
The Mark of the Rani Pip & Jane Baker (Target 0-426-20232-5, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £1.60, 135pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1985) sf novel/tv tie in. Doctor Who #107.
Firedance Scott Baker (Tor 0-812-53145-0, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 380pp, pb) [Ashlu Cycle] Fantasy novel. A young woman, burnt in ritual firewalking, heals herself with the help of a dead girl and a shaman.
The Day of Forever J. G. Ballard (Gollancz 0-575-03770-9, Mar ’86, £8.95, 126pp, hc) Reprint (Panther 1967) collection, first hc edition. Note: later Panther editions have slightly different contents.
The Venus Hunters J. G. Ballard (Gollancz 0-575-03771-7, Oct ’86, £8.95, 142pp, hc) Reprint (Panther 1980) sf collection. First hardcover edition.
Cobwebwalking Sara Banerji (Gollancz 0-575-03702-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £8.95, 176pp, hc) Post-nuclear literary fantasy novel (it’s not billed as sf).
Olympian Nights John Kendrick Bangs (Greenhill 0-947898-38-7, Sep ’86, £8.95, 225pp, hc) Reprint (Harper 1902) humorous fantasy novel. Afterword by Brian Stableford. Reproduction of original edition.
The Bridge Iain Banks (Macmillan UK 0-333-41285-0, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £9.95, 259pp, hc) Bizarre fantasy about a car crash victim suffering amnesia.
Walking on Glass Iain Banks (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-40048-1, Feb ’86, $15.95, 339pp, hc) Literary novel, part sf, part mainstream, some of it set in a surreal castle in (perhaps) the far future. A clever, if not entirely satisfying, experiment. (FCM) This is the first American edition (Macmillan UK 1985).
Walking on Glass Iain Banks (Futura 0-7088-2774-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £1.95, 239pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan 1985) novel with elements of sf and horror.
The Wasp Factory Iain Banks (Warner 0-446-34087-1, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $3.95, 185pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan U.K. 1984) horror novel of a boy with “some very strange hobbies.”
The Return of the Indian Lynne Reid Banks (Doubleday 0-385-23497-X, 1986 [Oct ’86], $12.95, 189pp, hc) [Indian in the Cupboard] Juvenile fantasy novel, sequel to The Indian in the Cupboard. Plastic models come to life.
The Odysseus Solution Michael Banks & Dean R. Lambe (Baen 0-671-65553-1, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 279pp, pb) Sf novel of humans vs. alien overlords. Possibly a first novel.
Books of Blood, Vols. IV, V, and VI Clive Barker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-78819-1, Jun ’86 [Aug ’86], £45.00, 151+149+152pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1985) hardcover limited, signed boxed set of the second three volumes of Barker’s original collection of horror/fantasy tales. The three volumes have covers by the author.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. I Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1412-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £1.95, 149pp, pb) Reissue (Sphere 1984) horror collection.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. I Clive Barker (Berkley 0-425-08389-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 210pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1984) original collection of horror stories and dark fantasy. Recommended. (FCM)
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. II Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1413-3, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £1.95, 150pp, pb) Reissue (Sphere 1984) horror collection.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. II Clive Barker (Berkley 0-425-08739-5, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 193pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1984) original collection of horror and dark fantasy stories — first separate U.S. edition following the omnibus from Scream/Press.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. III Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1414-1, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £1.95, 182pp, pb) Reissue (Sphere 1984) horror collection.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. III Clive Barker (Berkley 0-425-09347-6, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $2.95, 197pp, pb) Reprint (Sphere 1984) collection. This is the first separate U.S. edition after an omnibus volume.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV Clive Barker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-78816-7, Jun ’86, £8.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1986) horror collection.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. V Clive Barker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-78817-5, Jun ’86, £8.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1986) horror collection.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. VI Clive Barker (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 0-297-78818-3, Jun ’86, £8.95, 160pp, hc) Reprint (Sphere 1986) horror collection.
The Damnation Game Clive Barker (Sphere 0-7221-1416-8, Nov ’86, £3.50, 374pp, pb) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1985) horror novel.
In the Flesh Clive Barker (Simon & Schuster/Poseidon 0-671-62687-6, 1986 [Dec ’86], $19.95, 221pp, hc) Collection of 4 horror stories. First American edition (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. V).
The Inhuman Condition Clive Barker (S&S/Poseidon 0-671-62686-8, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $12.95, 220pp, hc) Original collection of 5 horror stories. First U.S. edition. First published as an original paperback (Sphere 1985 as Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. IV).
Staring at the Sun Julian Barnes (Jonathan Cape 0-224-02414-0, Sep ’86, £9.95, 195pp, hc) Literary near-future sf novel.
The Kundalini Equation Steven Barnes (Tor 0-812-53150-7, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 347pp, pb) Sf/martial arts novel.
Catmagic Jonathan Barry & Whitley Strieber (Tor 0-312-93112-3, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $17.95, 441pp, hc) Fantasy novel of modern witchcraft; Barry is “a practicing witch.”
Child of Tomorrow Barbara Bartholomew (Grafton 0-246-12869-0, Mar ’86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, second in the “Timekeeper Trilogy”.
Child of Tomorrow Barbara Bartholomew (Dragon 0-583-30924-0, Sep ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #2 in the “Timekeeper” trilogy.
The Timekeeper Barbara Bartholomew (Grafton 0-246-12868-2, Mar ’86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, first in the “Timekeeper Trilogy”.
The Timekeeper Barbara Bartholomew (Dragon 0-583-30923-2, Sep ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #1 in the “Timekeeper” trilogy.
When Dreamers Cease to Dream Barbara Bartholomew (Grafton 0-246-12870-4, Mar ’86, £5.95, 160pp, hc) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, conclusion of the “Timekeeper Trilogy”.
When Dreamers Cease to Dream Barbara Bartholomew (Dragon 0-583-30925-9, Sep ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Time Keeper] Reprint (Signet/Vista 1985) young-adult sf novel, #3 in the “Timekeeper” trilogy.
The Further Adventures of Halley’s Comet John Calvin Batchelor (Norton 0-393-30320-9, Apr ’86 [Jun ’86], $7.95, 424pp, pb) Reprint (Lattes 1980) satirical sf novel.
The Way of Wyrd Brian Bates (Arrow 0-09-947790-4, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 208pp, pb) Reprint (Century Hutchinson 1983) “documentary” fantasy novel.
Steven Spielberg’s Amazing Stories Steven Bauer (Ace Charter 0-441-01906-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $3.50, 234pp, pb) Tv tie-in collection with adaptations of 11 episodes from the show.

1 · The Mission · sa *; teleplay by Menno Meyjes, story by Steven Spielberg
29 · Vanessa in the Garden · sa *; teleplay by Steven Spielberg
49 · Guilt Trip · sa *; teleplay by Gail Parent and Kevin Parent
67 · Mr. Magic · sa *; teleplay by Joshua Brand and John Falsey
91 · The Main Attraction · sa *; teleplay by Brad Bird and Mick Garris, story by Steven Spielberg
113 · Ghost Train · sa *; teleplay by Frank Deese, story by Steven Spielberg
135 · The Sitter · sa *; teleplay by Mick Garris, story by Joshua Brand and John Falsey
153 · Santa ’85 · sa *; teleplay by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, story by Steven Spielberg
173 · One for the Road · sa *; teleplay by James D. Bissell
195 · Hell Toupee · sa *; teleplay by Gail Parent and Kevin Parent
217 · No Day at the Beach · sa *; teleplay by Mick Garris, story by Steven Spielberg
Volume II of Steven Speilberg’s Amazing Stories Steven Bauer (Charter (Ace) 0-441-01912-9, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 225pp, pb) TV tie-in collection of 11 stories adapted from the teleplays.

1 · The Amazing Falsworth · sa *; teleplay by Mick Garris, story by Steven Spielberg
23 · Mirror, Mirror · sa *; teleplay by Joseph Minion, story by Steven Spielberg
43 · Fine Tuning · sa *; teleplay by Earl Pomerantz, story by Steven Spielberg
63 · Remote Control Man · sa *; teleplay by Douglas Lloyd McIntosh, story by Steven Spielberg
83 · Boo · sa *; teleplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel
105 · Grandpa’s Ghost · sa *; teleplay by Michael de Guzman, story by Timothy Hutton
123 · Mummy Daddy · sa *; teleplay by Earl Pomerantz, story by Steven Spielberg
145 · Alamo Jobe · sa *; teleplay by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, story by Steven Spielberg
165 · The Secret Cinema · sa *; teleplay by Paul Bartel
189 · Gather Ye Acorns · sa *; teleplay by Stu Krieger, story by Steven Spielberg
209 · Dorothy and Ben · sa *; teleplay by Michael de Guzman, story by Steven Spielberg
The Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum (Magnet 0-423-01592-1, Dec ’86, £6.95, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) classic juvenile fantasy novel.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum (University of California Press 0-520-05822-4, Aug ’86, $19.95, 268pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (Hill 1900) juvenile fantasy classic, with woodcut illustrations by Barry Moser. After December 1986, the price will rise to $25.00.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum (University of California Press 0-520-05822-4, Oct ’86, £21.25, 268pp, hc) [Oz] Reprint (George Hill 1900) juvenile fantasy novel. This is a false entry. The book is the U.S. edition with a new price sticker.
The Folk of the Air Peter S. Beagle (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33782-4, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $16.95, 330pp, hc) Fantasy novel featuring a group resembling the Society for Creative Anachronism and set in a city resembling Berkeley, CA. Recommended. (FCM)
I See By My Outfit Peter S. Beagle (Penguin 0-14-009553-5, Feb ’86, £3.95, 256pp, tp) Reprint (Viking 1965) travel book.
When the Gods Returned Charles Beamer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32676-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 231pp, pb) Fantasy novel of an alien wizard in post-Aztec Mexico. Probably a first novel.
Beyond Heaven’s River Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53172-8, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 192pp, pb) Reprint (Dell 1980) sf novel.
Blood Music Greg Bear (Ace 0-441-06796-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 246pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel of genetic engineering taking an unexpected turn, with drastic results. Recommended. (FCM)
Blood Music Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-03777-6, Mar ’86, £9.95, 262pp, hc) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel.
Eon Greg Bear (SFBC #04938, Apr ’86, $6.50, 436pp, hc) [Eon] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel. Highly recommended. (CNB)
Eon Greg Bear (Tor 0-812-53170-1, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 504pp, pb) [Eon] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel of a remarkable not-quite-alien spacecraft. Highly recommended. (FCM)
Eon Greg Bear (Gollancz 0-575-03861-6, Oct ’86, £10.95, 503pp, hc) [Eon] Reprint (Bluejay 1985) sf novel.
The Serpent Mage Greg Bear (Berkley 0-425-09337-9, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $3.50, 343pp, pb) [Infinity Concerto] Fantasy novel, sequel to The Infinity Concerto. Faery mixes with modern California as the Realm is destroyed; humans escaping from the Realm into the modern world include Mozart and Mahler. Intelligent fantasy, humorous in its incongruities, yet toughly apocalyptic.
Star Trek #15: Corona Greg Bear (Gregg 0-8398-2889-6, Dec ’85 [Feb ’86], $11.95, 192pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1984) Star Trek novel. First hardcover edition.
Lovecraft’s Providence & Adjacent Parts, 2nd Edition Revised Henry L. P. Beckwith, Jr. (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-84-4, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $15.00, 94pp, hc) Non-fiction, tour book. Updated from the 1979 book used for the last Providence World Fantasy Con. Limited to 600 copies. [H. P. Lovecraft]
Children of Arable David Belden (NAL/Signet 0-451-14660-3, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 289pp, pb) [Gendering] Sf novel of a “real woman” in a genderless future. A first novel.
Clan Ground Clare Bell (Gollancz 0-575-03888-8, Nov ’86, £7.95, 264pp, hc) [The Named] Reprint (Atheneum 1984) young-adult prehistoric fantasy, sequel to Ratha’s Creature.
Ratha’s Creature Clare Bell (Gollancz 0-575-03796-2, Feb ’86 [Mar ’86], £7.95, 264pp, hc) [The Named] Reprint (Atheneum/Argo 1983) young-adult sf novel of sentient cats.
Tomorrow’s Sphinx Clare Bell (Macmillan/McElderry 0-689-50402-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $14.95, 292pp, hc) Young-adult sf novel of cheetahs and humans in the future and the past.
The Curse of the Blue Figurine John Bellairs (Corgi 0-552-52364-X, Sep ’86, £1.75, 171pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) juvenile supernatural novel.
The Eyes of the Killer Robot John Bellairs (Dial 0-8037-0324-4, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $11.95, 167pp, hc) [Johnny Dixon] Juvenile fantasy novel, 4th in the “Johnny Dixon” series.
The Face in the Frost John Bellairs (Ace 0-441-22531-4, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 174pp, pb) Reissue (Macmillan 1969) fantasy novel of horror, humor, and wizardry. Recommended. (FCM) 7th Ace printing.
The Mummy, the Will, and the Crypt John Bellairs (Corgi 0-552-52365-8, Dec ’86, £1.75, 158pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1983) juvenile horror novel.
The Revenge of the Wizard’s Ghost John Bellairs (Bantam Skylark 0-553-15451-6, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.75, 147pp, pb) [Johnny Dixon] Reprint (Dial 1985) young-adult fantasy novel.
Looking Backward: 2000-1887 Edward Bellamy (Penguin, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, pb) Reprint (Tiknor 1888) sf novel.
The Stone and the Flute Hans Bemmann (Viking 0-670-80186-0, Sep ’86, £10.95, 856pp, hc) “Epic new fantasy novel in the same class as Lord of the Rings.” Translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Deviance and Moral Boundaries: Witchcraft, the Occult, Science Fiction, Deviant Sciences and Scientists Nachman Ben-Yehuda (University of Chicago Press 0-226-04335-5, Oct ’85 [Jan ’86], $25.00, 260pp, hc) Non-fiction, a sociological study ranging from European witch burnings to the activities of modern sf fans. Deviant cultures are unorthodox but not necessarily bad; sf fandom comes out ok.
The Wicked Enchantment Margot Benary-Isbert (Ace 0-441-88669-8, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.75, 149pp, pb) Reprint (Harcourt Brace & World 1955) fantasy novel of the village Vogelsang and its mysterious secrets.
Artifact Gregory Benford (Bantam UK 0-553-17206-9, Nov ’86, £3.50, 544pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
Artifact Gregory Benford (Tor 0-812-50060-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.95, 533pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf/thriller novel, recommended. (CNB)
In Alien Flesh Gregory Benford (Tor 0-312-93344-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $14.95, 280pp, hc) Collection of 13 stories and a poem plus commentary by the author.

1 · Blood on Glass · pm *
3 · In Alien Flesh · nv F&SF Sep ’78
33 · Time Shards · ss Universe 9, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1979
44 · Redeemer · ss Analog Apr ’79
59 · Snatching the Bot [“Homemaker”] · ss Cosmos SF&F Magazine May ’77
72 · Relativistic Effects · nv Perpetual Light, ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982
96 · Nooncoming · ss Universe 8, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1978
107 · To the Storming Gulf · na F&SF Apr ’85
164 · White Creatures · ss New Dimensions 5, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1975
182 · Me/Days · ss Universe 14, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1984
196 · Of Space-Time and the River · nv Cheap Street; New Castle, VA, 1985
231 · Exposures · ss IASFM Jul 6 ’81
248 · Time’s Rub · ss Cheap Street; New Castle, VA, 1984
264 · Doing Lennon · ss Analog Apr ’75
The Stars in Shroud Gregory Benford (Sphere 0-7221-1571-7, Nov ’86, £2.95, 269pp, pb) [Galactic Center] Reissue (Putnam 1978) sf novel.
Timescape Gregory Benford (Sphere 0-7221-1630-6, Dec ’86, £2.25, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1980) sf novel.
Heart of the Comet Gregory Benford & David Brin (Bantam Spectra 0-553-05125-3, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $17.95, 468pp, hc) Sf novel of colonists on Halley’s Comet. A story that is as realistic, gritty, and profoundly moving as any within recent memory. Recommended. (GDC)
Heart of the Comet Gregory Benford & David Brin (SFBC #05246, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], $6.98, 470pp, hc) Reprint (Bantam 1986) sf novel.
Heart of the Comet Gregory Benford & David Brin (Bantam Spectra (UK) 0-553-05125-3, Aug ’86, £9.95, 468pp, hc) Reissue of US edition with new price sticker.
Find the Changeling Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund (Sphere 0-7221-1569-5, Dec ’86, £1.75, pb) Reprint (Dell 1980) sf/mystery novel.
Hitler Victorious: 11 Stories of the German Victory in World War II ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg (Garland 0-8240-8658-9, Oct ’86 [Aug ’86], $19.95, 299pp, hc) Anthology of alternate-history sf stories. Several are originals.

1 · Preface: Imagining the Abyss · Gregory Benford · pr
5 · Introduction: Hitler Victorious · Norman Spinrad · in
11 · Two Dooms · C. M. Kornbluth · na Venture Jul ’58
57 · The Fall of Frenchy Steiner · Hilary Bailey · nv New Worlds Jul/Aug ’64
89 · Through Road No Whither · Greg Bear · ss Far Frontiers, ed. Jerry Pournelle & Jim Baen, Baen, 1985
95 · Weihnachtsabend [“Weihnachtabend”] · Keith Roberts · nv New Worlds Quarterly 4, ed. Michael Moorcock, London: Sphere, 1972
131 · Thor Meets Captain America · David Brin · nv F&SF Jul ’86
159 · Moon of Ice · Brad Linaweaver · na Amazing Mar ’82; revised.
221 · Reichs-Peace · Sheila Finch · nv *
243 · Never Meet Again · Algis Budrys · ss Infinity Science Fiction Mar ’58
259 · Do Ye Hear the Children Weeping? · Howard Goldsmith · ss *
271 · Enemy Transmissions · Tom Shippey · ss *
291 · Valhalla · Gregory Benford · ss F&SF Apr ’82
Beyond the Draak’s Teeth Marcia J. Bennett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33086-2, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 278pp, pb) [Ni-Lach] Sf novel in the “Ni-Lach” series (despite the dragon on the cover).
Where the Ni-Lach Marcia J. Bennett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33123-0, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 246pp, pb) [Ni-Lach] Reissue (Ballantine Del Rey 1983) sf novel, first in the “Ni-Lach” series. 3rd printing.

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