The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Screamplays ed. Richard Chizmar & Martin H. Greenberg (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-39429-1, Sep 97, $14.50, 545pp, tp, cover by Dave McKean) Original anthology of seven horror screenplays, none previously published, by Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Joe R. Lansdale, Ed Gorman, and Richard Laymon. Introduction by Dean Koontz.
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Rhymes & Reasons: An Annotated Collection of Mother Goose Rhymes James Christensen (Artisan 0-86713-040-7, May 97, $19.95, 56pp, hc, cover by James Christensen) Art book. A childrens picture book with illustrations by Christensen of 73 nursery rhymes, and brief notes about the rhymes. A color poster is included.
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Kar Kalim Deborah Christian (Tor 0-312-86341-1, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $23.95, 320pp, hc, cover by Bruce Jensen) Fantasy novel. A sorceress must stop a mage who has used her to gain great power.
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Mainline Deborah Christian (Tor 0-812-54908-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 374pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel. An assassin travels alternate realities.
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Dusk of Demons John Christopher (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-80633-7, Nov 96 [Jan 97], $3.99, 175pp, tp, cover by Rebecca Guay) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1993 as A Dusk of Demons) young-adult SF novel about a post-holocaust Scotland menaced by demonic creatures.
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Veronica Nicholas Christopher (Avon 0-380-72918-0, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $6.99, 386pp, pb) Reprint (Dial 1996) literary fantasy time-travel novel.
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The Elven Ways: Ancient Games Scott Ciencin (AvoNova 0-380-77981-1, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Elven Ways] Fantasy novel, second book in a series.
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FirstFlight Chris Claremont (Ace 0-441-23584-0, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Luis Royo) [FirstFlight] Reissue (Ace 1987) SF novel. Ninth printing.
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Prodigy Jan Clark (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45615-7, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 447pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) [Prodigy] SF novel. A female human starship captain is framed for high treason. A first novel.
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Carnivore Leigh Clark (Leisure 0-8439-4225-8, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $4.25, 311pp, pb) Horror novel. Scientists in the Antarctic find a frozen T-rex egg and make the mistake of hatching it.
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2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (SFBC #15329, Mar 97, $7.98, 222pp, pb) [Space Odyssey] Reissue (NAL 1968) SF novel. This follows the 1968 NAL edition; it lacks a price and has a new SFBC number on the back jacket.
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2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45273-9, Mar 97 [Apr 97], $12.95, 236pp, tp) [Space Odyssey] Reissue (NAL 1968) SF novel. Sixth printing.
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2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41397-0, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $10.00, 294pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Space Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) SF novel. Includes a new foreword and postscript by Clarke, which differ slightly from those in the simultaneous reprint of 2061.
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2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke (SFBC #15331, Mar 97, $7.98, 244pp, hc, cover by Michael Whelan) [Space Odyssey] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) SF novel. This is similar to the 1982 Del Rey edition; it lacks a price and has a new SFBC number on the back jacket.
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2061: Odyssey Three Arthur C. Clarke (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41398-9, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $10.00, 282pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Space Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey; Grafton 1988) SF novel, third in the Space Odyssey series. Includes a new foreword and postscript by Clarke, which differ slightly from those in the simultaneous reprint of 2010.
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2061: Odyssey Three Arthur C. Clarke (SFBC #15332, Mar 97, $7.98, 282pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Space Odyssey] Reissue (Del Rey; Grafton 1988) SF novel, third in the Space Odyssey series. This is similar to the 1987 Del Rey edition; it lacks a price and has a new SFBC number on the back jacket.
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3001: The Final Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31522-7, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $25.00, 263pp, hc) [Space Odyssey] SF novel. Fourth and (maybe) final book in the Odyssey series.
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3001: The Final Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke (SFBC #15231, Apr 97, $9.98, 197pp, hc) [Space Odyssey] Reprint (Del Rey 1997) SF novel. Fourth and final book in the Odyssey series. This is similar to the Del Rey edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Richter 10 Arthur C. Clarke & Mike McQuay (Bantam Spectra 0-553-57333-0, May 97 [Apr 97], $6.99, 407pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz; Bantam Spectra 1996) near-future SF thriller about earthquake prediction. Written by McQuay from a short treatment by Clarke.
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Drum Calls Jo Clayton (Tor 0-312-86119-2, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $23.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Drums of Chaos] Fantasy novel, second in the Drums of Chaos series.
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Drum Warning Jo Clayton (Tor 0-812-55122-2, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 382pp, pb, cover by Greg Call) [Drums of Chaos] Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel.
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The Merchant of Marvels and the Peddler of Dreams Frédérick Clément (Chronicle Books 0-8118-1664-8, May 97 [Apr 97], $17.95, 61pp, hc) Adult picture book about a merchant with such treasures as a marble made by Merlin the Enchanter. Translated by Emma Cole from the French Magasin Zinzin ou Aux Merveilles dAlys by impomée-albin michel (1995).
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A Small Percentage Jim Cline (Timberwolf Press 0-9653210-0-2, May 97 [Sep 97], $21.95, 544pp, hc, cover by John W. Seaman, Sr.) SF novel. Two alien races battle for control of Earth. This novel first appeared as a serial audio reading on the Internet. Order from Timberwolf Press, PO Box 266, Allen TX 75013-0005; online info: http://www.twolfpress.com.
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How Like a God Brenda W. Clough (Tor 0-312-86263-6, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $22.95, 288pp, hc, cover by Rick Berry) Fantasy novel. A software developer can suddenly read and influence the minds of those around him.
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The Encyclopedia of Fantasy John Clute & John Grant (St. Martins 0-312-15897-1, May 97, $75.00, 1049pp, hc, cover by Peter Goodfellow) Non-fiction, reference. A guide to fantasy themes, authors, books, and films. First US edition (Orbit 1997).
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The Broken Sword Molly Cochran & Warren Murphy (Tor 0-312-86283-0, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $24.95, 381pp, hc, cover by Greg Call) [Forever King] Arthurian contemporary fantasy novel, sequel to The Forever King.
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World Without End Molly Cochran & Warren B. Murphy (Tor 0-812-53427-1, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Brad Schmehl) Reprint (Tor 1996) fantasy novel in which Atlantis is in the Bermuda Triangle.
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Children of Amarid David B. Coe (Tor 0-312-85906-6, May 97 [Apr 97], $25.95, 383pp, hc, cover by Romas Kukalis) [LonTobyn Chronicle] Fantasy novel, first in The LonTobyn Chronicle. A society of mages with avian familiars are being blamed for the destruction of cities.
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The Warrior Returns Allan Cole (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-41312-1, May 97 [Apr 97], $6.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Gnemo) [Anteros] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel, fourth in the Anteros series.
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Wizard of the Winds Allan Cole (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-40176-X, Jun 97, $12.95, 404pp, tp, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Timuras] Fantasy novel. Book One of the Timura trilogy. First US edition (Hodder & Stoughton 1997 as When the Gods Slept).
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Battletech 31: Double-Blind Loren L. Coleman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45597-5, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $5.99, 322pp, pb, cover by Les Dorscheid) [Battletech] Novelization based on the SF role-playing game, #31 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA.
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Battletech 32: Binding Force Loren L. Coleman (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45604-1, Jun 97 [May 97], $5.99, 265pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) [Battletech] Novelization based on the role-playing games, #32 in the series. Copyrighted by FASA.
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The Journal of Antonio Montoya Rick Collignon (Avon 0-380-73056-1, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $10.00, 217pp, tp) Reprint (MacMurray & Beck 1996) literary fantasy/magical realism novel. An artist shares her house with numerous dead relatives.
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The Work of Stephen King Michael R. Collings (Borgo Press 0-8095-1520-2, 1997 [Feb 97], $41.00, 480pp, tp) Reissue (Borgo 1996) non-fiction reference; an annotated bibliography and guide to Kings work through 1994. This appears to be substantially expanded from the Starmont House 1986 Annotated Guide to Stephen King. Second printing. Order from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; add $2.50 shipping. Credit card orders: fax 909-888-4942.
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A Dozen Black Roses Nancy A. Collins (SFBC #14777, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $10.98, 237pp, hc) Reprint (White Wolf 1996) novelization loosely based on the role-playing game and Collins own character Sonja Blue. This is similar to the White Wolf edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The World of Darkness: Vampire: A Dozen Black Roses Nancy A. Collins (White Wolf 1-56504-873-3, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $11.99, 237pp, tp, cover by Timothy Bradstreet) [World of Darkness] Reprint (White Wolf 1996) novel loosely based on the role-playing game background. Nancy Collins character Sonja Blue invades the World of Darkness. The novel is copyrighted by the author, with all World of Darkness material copyrighted by White Wolf.
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Computer One Warwick Collins (Marion Boyars 0-7145-3033-6, Nov 97 [Dec 97], $24.95, 274pp, hc) Near-future SF novel of a Zen Buddhist obsessed with the dangers of the worldwide computer network that runs everything. There is a new introduction by Collins. This appears to be a simultaneous US/UK edition; it is the first hardcover edition, and first US edition (No Fault Press UK 1993).
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The Adventures of Pinocchio Carlo Collodi (Oxford 0-19-282340-X, Jan 97, $8.95, 188pp, pb, cover by Enrico Mazzanti) Reprint (Felice Paggi 1883 as Le avventure di Pinocchio) classic childrens fantasy. This is part of the Worlds Classics series, with a new translation by Ann Lawson Lucas, with extensive notes, a bibliography, a chronology of Carlo Collodi, and a lengthy introduction discussing the storys history, and critical response. This appears to be an international edition.
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The Frog Princess of Pelham Ellen Conford (Little, Brown 0-316-15246-3, Apr 97 [Jun 97], $15.95, 106pp, hc, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Young-adult fantasy. A contemporary suburban princess kisses the most popular guy in school, and turns into a frog.
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Soothslayer D. J. Conway (Llewellyn 1-56718-162-7, Jun 97, $16.95, 369pp, tp, cover by Kris Waldherr) [Dream Warrior] Fantasy novel, sequel to Dream Warrior. A girl-thief with psychic talents helps stop invasion by evil forces. Book two of a trilogy. Available from Llewellyn, PO Box 64383, St. Paul MN 55164-0383; 800-843-6666.
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The Black Company Glen Cook (Tor 0-812-52139-0, Jan 97, $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1984) military fantasy novel, book one of The Chronicles of the Black Company. Fifth printing.
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Shadows Linger Glen Cook (Tor 0-812-50842-4, Jan 97, $5.99, 319pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1984) military fantasy novel, book two of The Chronicles of the Black Company. Fourth printing.
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She is the Darkness Glen Cook (Tor 0-312-85907-4, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $23.95, 384pp, hc, cover by Nicholas Jainschigg) [Black Company: Glittering Stone] Fantasy novel in the Black Company series, book two of the Glittering Stone subseries.
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The White Rose Glen Cook (Tor 0-812-50844-0, Jan 97, $5.99, 317pp, pb, cover by Keith Berdak) [Black Company] Reissue (Tor 1985) military fantasy novel, book three of The Chronicles of the Black Company. Fourth printing.
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Fortress on the Sun Paul Cook (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45626-2, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 347pp, pb, cover by Bob Eggleton) SF novel. A prison colony harvests metals from solor plasma until a devasting illness reveals secrets.
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The Wiz Biz Rick Cook (Baen 0-671-87846-8, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $6.99, 615pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Wiz Zumwalt] Omnibus of the first two humorous fantasy novels in the series featuring Wiz Zumwalt: Wizards Bane (1989) and The Wizardry Compiled (1990).
- 1 · Wizards Bane · n. New York: Baen, 1989
- 311 · The Wizardry Compiled · n. New York: Baen, 1990
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Invasion Robin Cook (Berkley 0-425-15540-4, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $6.99, 338pp, pb) Near-future thriller of an alien plague. This is a TV tie-in.
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Invasion Robin Cook (SFBC #12073, Aug 97 [Apr 97], $9.98, 338pp, hc) Reprint (Berkley 1997) near-future thriller of an alien invasion by plague, a TV tie-in. This is the first hardcover edition; the text follows the Berkley paperback edition. It lacks a price, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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Both Sides of Time Caroline B. Cooney (Dell/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21932-9, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $4.50, 210pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Time Travelers] Reprint (Delacorte 1995) young-adult time-travel romance.
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Out of Time Caroline B. Cooney (Dell/Laurel-Leaf 0-440-21933-7, Aug 97, $4.50, 210pp, pb, cover by Kamil Vojnar) [Time Travelers] Reprint (Delacorte 1996) young-adult time-travel romance, sequel to Both Sides of Time.
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Ill See You in My Dreams Ilene Cooper (Viking 0-670-86322-X, Jun 97 [Jul 97], $15.99, 164pp, hc, cover by Joe Baker) Young-adult horror novel. A girls dreams show her a menacing future.
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Classic Ghost Stories ed. Molly Cooper (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0609-3, 1997 [Sep 97], $5.98, 128pp, hc, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Reprint (Lowell House Juvenile 1995) young-adult anthology of six ghost stories, several excerpted from longer works. This instant remainder edition retains the copyright page from the Lowell House trade paperback, and indicates third printing.
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Classic Vampire Stories: Timeless Tales to Sink Your Teeth Into ed. Molly Cooper (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0610-7, 1997 [Sep 97], $5.98, 121pp, hc, cover by Barbara Kiwak) Reprint (Lowell House Juvenile 1996) young-adult anthology of seven vampire stories (one an excerpt from Dracula). This instant remainder edition retains the copyright page of the Lowell House trade paperback edition, and indicates second printing.
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The Diary of Victor Frankenstein Roscoe Cooper (DK Ink 0-7894-2456-8, Sep 97, $19.95, unpaginated, hc, cover by Timothy Basil Ering) [Frankenstein] Young-adult retelling/art/gift book version of Frankenstein. Illustrations by Timothy Basil Ering.
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The Boggart and the Monster Susan Cooper (Simon & Schuster/McElderry 0-689-81330-9, Apr 97, $16.00, 185pp, hc, cover by Trina Schart Hyman) [Boggart] Young-adult fantasy novel, sequel to The Boggart. Canadian visitors inadvertantly carry a Scottish imp to meet his cousin at Loch Ness.
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Briar Rose Robert Coover (Grove/Atlantic 0-8021-1591-8, Jan 97, $18.00, 86pp, hc) Literary fantasy novella. A retelling of Sleeping Beauty with a spell-casting fairy interested in the nature of human desire.
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Glorys People Alfred Coppel (Tor 0-812-52395-4, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Goldenwing] Reprint (Tor 1996) SF novel, third in the Goldenwing cycle.
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David Copperfields Beyond Imagination ed. David Copperfield, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg (HarperPrism 0-06-105493-3, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $6.99, 476pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) original anthology.
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Enemy of God Bernard Cornwell (St. Martins 0-312-15523-9, Jul 97, $24.95, 397pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory & W. Hatherell) [Warlord Chronicles] Arthurian novel, sequel to The Winter King. First US edition (Michael Joseph 1996).
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The Winter King Bernard Cornwell (St. Martins/Griffin 0-312-15696-0, May 97, $14.95, 431pp, tp, cover by Bill Gregory) [Warlord Chronicles] Reprint (Michael Joseph 1995) Arthurian novel.
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Oddly Enough Bruce Coville (Pocket Minstrel 0-671-51693-0, Jan 97, $3.99, 164pp, pb, cover by Gennady Spirin) Reprint (Harcourt Brace 1994) collection of nine young-adult fantasy stories, three original. With illustrations by Michael Hussar.
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The Skull of Truth Bruce Coville (Harcourt Brace 0-15-275457-1, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $17.00, 195pp, hc, cover by Gary A. Lippincott) [Magic Shop] Young-adult humorous fantasy novel in the Magic Shop series. A skull makes a chronic liar always tell the truth but no one believes him. Illustrated by Gary A. Lippincott.
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Bruce Covilles Book of Magic II ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85297-3, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $3.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner) Original anthology of 12 (four reprint) fantasy young-adult stories by authors including Bruce Coville, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Patricia C. Wrede, and Margaret Bechard. Interior illustrations by John Pierard. Copyrighted by General Licensing Company.
- vii · Introduction: Mr. Cranky Says Goodbye · Bruce Coville · in *
- 1 · The Metamorphosis of Justin Jones · Bruce Coville · ss *
- 25 · The World Where Wishes Worked · Stephen Goldin · vi Protostars, ed. David Gerrold & Stephen Goldin, Ballantine, 1971
- 32 · Transitions [LaZelle] · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss *
- 56 · Under the Bridge · Lawrence Schimel · pm Midnight Zoo v2 #2 92
- 58 · What the Dinosaurs Are Like · Deborah Wheeler · ss *
- 76 · The Wooden City · Terry Jones · ss Fairy Tales, Terry Jones, Pavilion, 1981
- 83 · The Cinders Case · Patricia C. Wrede · ss *
- 102 · Into the Forest · Alice DeLaCroix · ss *
- 107 · Singing the New Age Blues · Margaret Bechard · ss *
- 119 · Vernans Dragon · John Gregory Betancourt · vi *; revised from Vernons Dragon, 100 Great Fantasy Short Short Stories ed. Isaac Asimov, Terry Carr & Martin H. Greenberg, Doubleday 1984.
- 125 · Blue Suede Shoes · Michael Stearns · ss *
- 150 · Clean as a Whistle · Bruce Coville · ss Oddly Enough, Harcourt Brace, 1994
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Bruce Covilles Book of Nightmares II ed. Bruce Coville (Scholastic/Apple 0-590-85295-7, Mar 97 [Jun 97], $3.99, 183pp, tp, cover by Steve Fastner) Original anthology of 12 (4 reprint) scary young-adult stories (two exerpts from longer works) by authors including Michael Stearns, Al Sarrantonio, Bruce Coville, etc. Interior illustrations by John Pierard. Copyrighted by General Licensing Company.
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The Hitchhikers Joy Cowley (Scholastic/Point 0-590-73904-2, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $4.50, 196pp, pb) Young-adult collection of 12 horror stories, most originally broadcast by the Ears programme of Radio New Zealand.
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