The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Chronology Out of Time: Dates in the Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft Peter Cannon (Necronomicon Press, Jan 97 [Feb 97], $5.95, 36pp, ph, cover by Jason Eckhardt) Reprint (Necronomicon 1986) chapbook edition of an essay exploring Lovecrafts use of dates, with a chronology of fictional events. This is the revised second edition; we apparently missed the first. Available from Necronomicon Press, PO Box 1304, West Warwick RI 02893. [H. P. Lovecraft]
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Ember from the Sun Mark Canter (Dell 0-440-22430-6, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $6.99, 516pp, pb) Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 1995) story of a cloned Neanderthal.
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Apocryphal Tales Karel Capek (Catbird Press 0-945774-34-6, Jun 97 [Jul 97], $13.95, 190pp, tp) Associational collection of Capeks Fables, Apocryphal Tales, and Would-Be Tales short takes on history, myth, and literature, not really SF or fantasy. Translated and introduced by Norma Comrada.
- 7 · Introduction · Norma Comrada · in
- 11 · The Moving Business · pr
- · Apocryphal Tales
- 15 · The Punishment of Prometheus · ss
- 20 · Times Arent What They Used to Be · ss
- 26 · Just Like Old Times · vi
- 29 · Thersites · ss
- 35 · Agathon, or Concerning Wisdom · ss
- 39 · Alexander the Great · ss
- 44 · The Death of Archimedes · vi
- 47 · The Roman Legions · ss
- 52 · The Ten Righteous · ss
- 57 · Pseudo-Lot, or Concerning Patriotism · ss
- 62 · Holy Night · vi
- 65 · Martha and Mary · ss
- 71 · Lazarus · ss
- 75 · The Five Loves · ss
- 79 · Benchanan · ss
- 83 · The Crucifixion · vi
- 86 · Pilates Evening · vi
- 89 · Pilates Creed · ss
- 93 · The Emperor Diocletian · ss
- 98 · Attila · ss
- 104 · Iconoclasm · ss
- 112 · Brother Francis · ss
- 116 · Ophir · ss
- 123 · Goneril, Daughter of Lear · ss
- 127 · Hamlet, Prince of Denmark · ss
- 135 · Don Juans Confession · ss
- 142 · Romeo and Juliet · ss
- 148 · Master Hynek Rab of Kufstejn · ss
- 153 · Napoleon · ss
- 157 · Fables · ms
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- 158 · The Libertine · ss
- 162 · The Lawsuit · vi
- 165 · The First Guest · ss
- 168 · Tonda · ss
- 171 · The Man Who Knew How to Fly · ss
- 179 · The Anonymous Letter · ss
- 184 · Ten Centavos · ss
- 190 · Chronological List of Apocryphal Tales · Misc. · ms
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Children of the Mind Orson Scott Card (SFBC #14736, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $11.98, 349pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. Fourth novel in the Ender series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Children of the Mind Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-52239-7, Jun 97 [May 97], $6.99, 370pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. Fourth and (maybe) final novel in the Ender series.
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Enders War Orson Scott Card (SFBC #14799, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $14.98, 634pp, hc, cover by Vincent di Fate) [Ender Wiggin] Reissue (SFBC 1986) omnibus of Enders Game (Tor 1985) and Speaker for the Dead (Tor 1986). This is a Guild America edition, ISBN 0-312-93738-5, and has a new book-club number.
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The Folk of the Fringe Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-50086-5, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Glen Bellamy) [Carpenter] Reissue (Phantasia 1989) collection of connected post-holocaust stories about Mormon survivors. Fourth printing.
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Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus Orson Scott Card (Tor 0-812-50864-5, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $6.99, 402pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1996) alternate world/time travel SF novel.
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Treasure Box Orson Scott Card (HarperChoice 0-06-109398-X, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $6.99, 372pp, pb, cover by David Nielsen) Reprint (HarperCollins 1996) dark fantasy novel about a supernaturally dysfunctional family.
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Xenocide Orson Scott Card (SFBC #14801, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $11.98, 394pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Ender Wiggin] Reissue (Tor 1991) SF novel, book three in the Ender series. This is similar to the Tor edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket; this has a new book-club number.
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Black Mist and Other Japanese Futures ed. Orson Scott Card & Keith Ferrell (DAW 0-88677-767-4, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $5.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) Original anthology of five stories about Japanese in the future. Authors include Richard A. Lupoff, Pat Cadigan, and Janeen Webb & Jack Dann. Introduction by Ferrell. Martin H. Greenberg may be an uncredited third editor, as this is copyrighted by Tekno Books as well as Card and Ferrell.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Day of Honor #1: Ancient Blood Diane Carey (Pocket 0-671-00238-4, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 280pp, pb) [Star Trek, the Next Generation; Day of Honor] Star Trek novelization, book one of four. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek, the Next Generation: Ship of the Line Diane Carey (Pocket 0-671-00924-9, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $22.00, 321pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek, the Next Generation] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Diane Carey (Pocket 0-671-01550-8, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 223pp, hc) [Star Trek: Starfleet Academy] Novelization of the computer game (partly written by Carey) based on the TV shows. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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A Companion to Poe Studies ed. Eric W. Carlson (Greenwood Press 0-313-26506-2, Nov 96 [Jan 97], $99.50, 604pp, hc) Non-fiction, an overview of critical thought shown in 25 essays discussing Poes life, works, and influence. There is an index and selected bibliography. Order from Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Box 5007, Westport CT 06881; credit card orders: 800-225-5800. [Edgar Allan Poe]
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Face/Off Clark Carlton (HarperPrism 0-06-105792-4, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 300pp, pb) Novelization of the near-future thriller movie in which a cop and a killer trade faces. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
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The Gathering Isobelle Carmody (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-038538-X, Dec 96 [Jan 97], $4.99, 279pp, pb, cover by David Loew) Reprint (Penguin Books Australia 1993) young-adult horror novel. An age-old evil holds the town of Cheshunt.
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The Secrets of Yashir Lisa Carolle (Commonwealth Publications 1-896329-22-5, 1995 [Oct 97], $5.99, 162pp, pb) Fantasy novel. A woman seeks for her lost soul mate with the help of a mysterious bird and a moon tiger. Copyrighted 1994, says published 1995, but not seen until now.
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Conan the Great Leonard Carpenter (Tor 0-812-50714-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 277pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novelization copyrighted by Conan Properties. Second printing.
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Conan the Hero Leonard Carpenter (Tor 0-812-51907-8, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1989) fantasy novelization copyrighted by Conan Properties. Third printing.
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Conan the Warlord Leonard Carpenter (Tor 0-812-54268-1, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 273pp, pb, cover by Ken Kelly) [Conan] Reissue (Tor 1988) fantasy novelization copyrighted by Conan Properties. Third printing.
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Burning Your Boats: The Complete Stories Angela Carter (Penguin US 0-14-025528-1, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $14.95, 462pp, tp, cover by Roxanna Bikadoroff) Reprint (Chatto & Windus 1995) omnibus/collection of 42 short stories, many with fantastic elements.
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Shadow Dance Angela Carter (Penguin 0-14-025524-9, Dec 96 [Mar 97], $10.95, 182pp, tp, cover by Roxanna Bikadoroff) Reprint (Heinemann 1966 as Honeybuzzard) associational literary gothic novel.
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The Xothic Legend Cycle: The Complete Mythos Fiction of Lin Carter Lin Carter (Chaosium 1-56882-078-X, Feb 97 [Mar 97], $10.95, 271pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Collection of 15 of Lovecraftian Mythos stories, 12 by Lin Carter, two in collaboration with (editor) Robert M. Price and H.P. Lovecraft, and one solo story by Price. There is an introduction by Price.
- vii · Xothic Romance · Robert M. Price · in
- 1 · The Red Offering [The Offering] · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #7 82
- 6 · The Dweller in the Tomb · ss Dark Things, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1971
- 17 · The Thing in the Pit · ss Lost Worlds, DAW, 1980
- 27 · Out of the Ages · nv Nameless Places, ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975
- 49 · The Horror in the Gallery [Zoth-Ommog] · na The Disciples of Cthulhu, ed. Edward P. Berglund, DAW, 1976
- 95 · The Winfield Inheritance · nv Weird Tales #3, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1981
- 116 · Perchance to Dream [Anton Zarnak] · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #56 88
- 127 · Strange Manuscript Found in the Vermont Woods · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #54 88
- 144 · Dreams from Rlyeh · nv Amra, 1964
- 165 · Something in the Moonlight · nv Weird Tales #2, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1981
- 179 · The Fishers from Outside · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #54 88
- 194 · Behind the Mask · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #47 87
- 209 · The Strange Doom of Enos Harker · Lin Carter & Robert M. Price · ss *; completed from a fragment in Crypt of Cthulhu #69 89.
- 234 · The Bell in the Tower · H. P. Lovecraft & Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #69 89
- 249 · The Soul of the Devil-Bought · Robert M. Price · ss Cthulhu Cultus #5 96
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The Fortunate Fall Raphael Carter (Tor 0-312-86327-6, May 97 [Apr 97], $13.95, 288pp, tp, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel about virtual reality journalism.
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The Infinite Sea Jeffrey A. Carver (Tor 0-812-53517-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $6.99, 376pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) [Chaos Chronicles] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel, third in The Chaos Chronicles.
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Theres No Place Like Home A. G. Cascone (Troll/Watermill 0-8167-4222-7, May 97 [Dec 97], $3.95, 239pp, pb, cover by Don Brautigam) Young-adult horror novel.
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Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men Peter Cashorali (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-251309-5, Mar 97, $11.00, 181pp, tp, cover by Brian Williams) Reprint (HarperSanFrancisco 1995) original collection of 17 retold fairy tales. There is a foreword by Robert H. Hopcke. We apparently missed the first hardcover edition.
- vii · Foreword · Robert H. Hopcke · fw
- 1 · The Golden Key · vi Queer Spirits: A Gay Mens Myth Book, ed. Will Roscoe, Boston: Beacon Press, 1995
- 3 · The Vampire · ss *
- 13 · King Crossbill · ss *
- 21 · Beauty and the Beast · ss *
- 35 · Hansel and Gretel · ss *
- 43 · Rumpelstiltskin · ss *
- 53 · Romaine · ss *
- 65 · The Two Travelers · ss *
- 79 · The Golden Parrot · ss *
- 100 · The Fisherman and His Lover · ss *
- 108 · The Man Who Was Lovers with a Pigeon · ss *
- 118 · The Ugly Duckling · ss *
- 124 · Godfather Death · ss *
- 133 · Penny Loafers · ss *
- 147 · The Frog King · ss *
- 158 · The Companion · ss *
- 180 · The Man Who Came Back from the Dead · vi *
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Gay Fairy & Folk Tales: More Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men Peter Cashorali (Faber and Faber 0-571-19926-7, 1997 [Nov 97], $19.95, 159pp, hc, cover by Brian Williams) Original collection of 13 retold tales.
- 3 · The Golden Goose · ss *
- 16 · The Queer Garment · ss *
- 25 · Wolf Soup · ss *
- 42 · The Beauty in the Mountain of Ice · ss *
- 53 · Jack and the Penis · ss *
- 75 · The Man Who Didnt Know the Meaning of Fear · ss *
- 89 · The White Snake · ss *
- 109 · Prince Lindworm · ss *
- 125 · The Radiant Boy · ss *
- 132 · The Dog and the Sparrow · ss *
- 140 · Gods Gifts · ss *
- 150 · The Devils Sooty Brother · ss *
- 156 · The One-Hundred-and-One Bears · ss *
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Writing Horror ed. Mort Castle (Writers Digest 0-89879-798-5, Sep 97 [Oct 97], $17.99, 224pp, hc, cover by Gerald Brom) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to writing horror, subtitled on the front cover A Handbook by the Horror Writers of America, with 40 articles from authors including David Morrell, Robert Weinberg, Alan Rodgers, Joe R. Lansdale, and Joyce Carol Oates. Available from Writers Digest, 1507 Dana Ave., Cincinnatti OH 45207; credit card orders 800-289-0963.
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The Door Below Hugh B. Cave (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-30-5, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $27.00, 332pp, hc, cover by Alan M. Clark) Collection of 25 horror stories, a retrospective sampling of stories from the 1930s to 90s arranged in chronological order, with a preface and biographical commentary by Cave. Illustrated by Alan M. Clark. A limited edition (-31-3, $95.00) is also available. Order from Fedogan & Bremer, 3721 Minnehaha Ave S, Minneapolis MN 55406.
- ix · Foreword · fw
- 3 · The 1930s
- 5 · Imp of Satan · ss Horror Stories Oct 35
- 19 · Doom Door [as by Justin Case] · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Mar 36
- 29 · Disturb Not the Dead · ss Horror Stories Oct/Nov 36
- 40 · Six Were Slain [as by Justin Case] · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 38
- 53 · Servant of Satan [as by Justin Case] · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Oct 38
- 71 · The 1940s
- 72 · The Hostage [Killers Exit] · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 8 40
- 86 · Beneath the Vapor Veil [as by Justin Case] · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Jan 41
- 97 · The Thirsty Thing · ss Terror Tales Jan 41
- 111 · Calavan [as by Justin Case] · nv Spicy Mystery Stories Dec 42
- 126 · The Thing from the Swamp [as by Justin Case] · ss Spicy Mystery Stories Feb 42
- 136 · The 1970s
- 139 · From the Lower Deep · ss Whispers II, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
- 150 · The 1980s
- 152 · A Place of No Return · ss Fantasy Tales #8 81
- 163 · The Door Below · ss Whispers III, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1981
- 178 · After the Funeral · ss Fantasy Tales #16 86
- 187 · Damballas Slough · ss Whispers Dec 84
- 200 · Just the Two of Us · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #25 84
- 207 · Damsels for the Damned · ss Shudder Stories #3 85
- 230 · Of Time & Space · ss Borderland #2 85
- 237 · The 1990s
- 239 · Chernick · ss Phantasm #1 94
- 259 · The Hard-Luck Kid · ss AHMM Nov 92
- 267 · Another Kind of Enchanted Cottage · nv Journeys to the Twilight Zone, ed. Carol Serling & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1993
- 282 · Gordies Pets · ss Return to the Twilight Zone, ed. Carol Serling & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994
- 292 · Just Another H.P.L. Horror Story · nv Dark Voices 6, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1994
- 305 · Dont Open the Door! · ss Fred Olen Rays Weird Menace, ed. Fred Olen Ray, Hollywood, CA: American Independent Press, 1994
- 319 · Vanishing Point · ss Northern Frights 2, ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1994
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Babylon 5: Book 7: The Shadow Within Jeanne Cavelos (Dell 0-440-22348-2, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.50, 259pp, pb) [Babylon 5] Novelization based on the SF TV show. Copyrighted by Warner Bros. Television.
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Godzilla 2000 Marc Cerasini (Random House 0-679-88751-2, Oct 97 [Nov 97], $5.99, 324pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) Novelization featuring the Japanese movie star, part of a mixed YA and adult series of novelizations by Cerasini. Copyrighted by Toho Co.
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The Wonderland Gambit, Book Three: The Hot-Wired Dodo Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-38692-2, Feb 97, $12.00, 355pp, tp, cover by Paul Youll) [Wonderland Gambit] SF novel, book 3 of The Wonderland Gambit.
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Isaac Asimovs History of I-Botics ed. James Chambers (HarperPrism 0-06-105539-5, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $22.00, 135pp, hc) Original anthology of three stories, plus informational segments, based (supposedly) on a new take on robots by Asimov; described on the cover as an illustrated novel. Authors named are Steven Grant, John Gregory Betancourt, and Karen Haber. Packaged and copyrighted by Big Entertainment.
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The Troika Stepan Chapman (The Ministry of Whimsy Press 1-890464-02-3, Oct 97, $14.99, 251pp, tp, cover by Alan M. Clark) Surrealistic SF novel of three characters wandering a planet of endless deserts. A first novel.Order from Ministry of Whimsy, PO Box 4248, Tallahassee, FL 32315; add $1.24 postage.
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Honor to the Hills Eileen Charbonneau (Tor 0-812-55187-7, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $3.99, 238pp, pb, cover by Neil Waldman) [Woods Family Saga] Reprint (Tor 1996) young-adult supernatural historical, third book in the Woods Family Saga that began with The Ghosts of Stony Clove.
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The Kingdom of Kevin Malone Suzy McKee Charnas (Harcourt Brace/Magic Carpet 0-15-201191-9, Aug 97, $6.00, 255pp, pb, cover by Tristan Elwell) Reprint (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1993) young-adult fantasy.
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Wizard of Bones Robert N. Charrette (HarperPrism 0-06-105603-0, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.50, 376pp, pb, cover by Jean François Podevin) [Chronicles of Aelwyn] Fantasy novel, third in the Chronicles of Aelwyn.
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The Fear Principle B. A. Chepaitis (Ace 0-441-00497-0, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Finn Winterson) [Jaguar Addams] SF novel. A telepath who uses her talent to rehabilitate serial killers meets the ultimate assassin. A first novel.
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Clouds Rider C. J. Cherryh (Warner Aspect 0-446-60424-0, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 435pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Rider at the Gate] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1996) SF frontier novel, sequel to Rider at the Gate.
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Cuckoos Egg C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-371-7, Jun 97 [Dec 97], $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reissue (Phantasia 1985) SF novel. Sixth printing.
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Downbelow Station C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-431-4, Jun 97 [May 97], $6.99, 477pp, pb, cover by David B. Mattingly) [Alliance-Union] Reissue (DAW 1981) Hugo-winning SF novel. 11th printing.
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The Dreaming Tree C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-782-8, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $6.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (SFBC 1983 as Arafels Saga omnibus of The Dreamstone (1983) and The Tree of Swords and Jewels (1983). There are minor revisions in the text of the ending.
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Finitys End C. J. Cherryh (Warner Aspect 0-446-52072-1, Aug 97, $22.00, 471pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Alliance-Union] SF novel in the Union/Alliance series. An orphaned Merchanter raised on the planet Downbelow is reclaimed by his spacefaring family.
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Finitys End C. J. Cherryh (SFBC #17583, Sep 97, $11.98, 446pp, hc, cover by Steve Youll) [Alliance-Union] Reprint (Warner Aspect 1997) SF novel. This is similar to the Warner Aspect edition, except it lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Forty Thousand in Gehenna C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-429-2, Jun 97 [Aug 97], $6.99, 445pp, pb, cover by James Gurney) Reissue (Phantasia 1983) SF novel. Sixth printing.
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Inheritor C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-728-3, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $6.99, 460pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Foreigner] Reprint (DAW 1996) SF novel, third in the Foreigner series.
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Lois & Clark C. J. Cherryh (Prima 0-7615-1169-5, Sep 97, $12.00, 283pp, tp) Reprint (Prima/Proteus 1996) Superman novelization based on the TV show based on the DC comic. Copyrighted by DC Comics.
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Merchanters Luck C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-139-0, Jun 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Barclay Shaw) [Alliance-Union] Reissue (DAW 1982) SF novel. Eighth printing.
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Serpents Reach C. J. Cherryh (DAW 0-88677-088-2, Jun 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 287pp, pb, cover by Michael Embden) Reissue (DAW 1980) SF novel. Ninth printing.
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Realm of Light Deborah Chester (Ace 0-441-00480-6, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $6.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Mary Jo Phalen) [Ruby Throne] Fantasy novel, third in the Ruby Throne trilogy.
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Blood Brothers Richard T. Chizmar (Subterranean Press, Feb 97, $8.00, 16pp, ph, cover by Rodger Gerberding) Chapbook publication of a short horror story. This is a signed, limited edition of 250. Order from Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; postage free; email: wks@tir.com
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