The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Black Swan, White Raven ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (SFBC #17124, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $10.98, 366pp, hc, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Avon 1997) original anthology of 21 new fairy tales. This is similar to the Avon edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Years Best Fantasy and Horror: Tenth Annual Collection ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling (St. Martins/Griffin 0-312-15701-0, Jul 97, $17.95, 538pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) Best-of-the-year anthology of 39 stories and four poems. There are also 100 additional pages containing a necrology by James Frenkel, summations of 1996 fantasy and horror by the editors, a media summary by Edward Bryant, and a comics summary by Seth Johnson. Also available as a St. Martins hardcover (-15700-2, $29.95). Packaged and copyrighted by James Frenkel & Associates.
- xi · Summation 1996: Fantasy · Terri Windling · ar
- xxxviii · Summation 1996: Horror · Ellen Datlow · ar
- lxxv · Horror and Fantasy in the Media: 1996 · Edward Bryant · ar
- xciii · Comics 1996 · Seth Johnson · ar
- xcvii · Obituaries · James Frenkel · ob
- 1 · The Last Rainbow · Parke Godwin · nv Fantastic Jul 78
- 27 · Lilys Whisper · Jay Russell · nv Dark Terrors 2, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1996
- 45 · The Reason for Not Going to the Ball · Tanith Lee · ss F&SF Oct/Nov 96
- 50 · Among the Handlers [The Mark 16 Hands on Assembly of Jesus Risen, Formerly Snake-o-rama] · Michael Bishop · nv Dantes Disciples, ed. Peter Crowther & Edward E. Kramer, White Wolf, 1996
- 81 · The Phantom Church · Ana Blandiana · ss The Phantom Church and Other Stories from Romania, ed. Georgiana Farnoaga & Sharon King, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1996
- 97 · The Snow Pavilion · Angela Carter · ss Burning Your Boats, Chatto & Windus, 1995
- 110 · Birthdream · Laurie Kutchins · pm New Yorker Jun 3 96
- 112 · Disillusion · Edward Bryant · ss David Copperfields Beyond Imagination, ed. David Copperfield, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1996
- 125 · Diana of the Hundred Breasts · Robert Silverberg · ss Realms of Fantasy Feb 96
- 144 · La Llorona · Yxta Maya Murray · ss North American Review Nov/Dec 96
- 150 · Teatro Grottesco · Thomas Ligotti · ss The Nightmare Factory, Raven, 1996
- 164 · The Secret Shih Tan · Graham Masterton · nv Faces of Fear, Severn House, 1996
- 182 · In the Matter of the Ukdena · Bruce Holland Rogers · ss Monster Brigade 3000, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Ace, 1996
- 196 · O, Rare and Most Exquisite · Douglas Clegg · ss Lethal Kisses, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1996
- 206 · Never Seen by Waking Eyes · Stephen Dedman · nv F&SF Aug 96
- 226 · Walking the Dog · Terry Lamsley · nv Conference with the Dead, Ash-Tree Press, 1996
- 253 · The Goatboy and the Giant · Garry Kilworth · ss Fantasy Stories, ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson Childrens Books, 1996
- 259 · Gourd · Olive Senior · pm Conjunctions #27 96
- 261 · The Phoenix · Isobelle Carmody · ss Green Monkey Dreams, 1996
- 276 · Caribe Mágico · Gabriel García Márquez · vi Conjunctions #27 96
- 279 · The Witchs Heart · Delia Sherman · nv The Sandman: Book of Dreams, ed. Neil Gaiman & Ed Kramer, HarperPrism, 1996
- 296 · Plumas · Patricia Preciado Martin · ss El Milagro and Other Stories, University of Arizona Press, 1996
- 301 · Crow Girls [Newford] · Charles de Lint · nv Triskell Press, 1995
- 315 · Rapunzels Exile · Lisa Russ Spaar · vi Ploughshares v22 #4 96
- 317 · The Witches of Junket · Patricia McKillip · nv Sisters in Fantasy 2, ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1996
- 333 · The Cruel Countess · Chris Bell · ss The Third Alternative #10 96
- 344 · Little Beautys Wedding · Chang Hwang · ss Story Win 96
- 354 · Eaten (Scenes from a Moving Picture) · Neil Gaiman · pm Off-Limits, ed. Ellen Datlow, St. Martins, 1996
- 360 · Angel · Philip Graham · ss Interior Design, Scribner, 1996
- 372 · Elk Man · Amy Breau · pm Prairie Schooner v70 #4 96
- 374 · Beckoning Nightframe · Terry Dowling · ss Eidolon Spr 96
- 390 · The Dead Cop · Dennis Etchison · nv Dark Terrors 2, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1996
- 406 · Ursus Triad, Later · Kathe Koja & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Off-Limits, ed. Ellen Datlow, St. Martins, 1996
- 412 · JFK Secretly Attends Jackie Auction · Robert Olen Butler · ss Tabloid Dreams, Holt, 1996
- 420 · ...Warmer · A. R. Morlan · nv Lethal Kisses, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1996
- 437 · Not Waving · Michael Marshall Smith · nv Twists of the Tale, ed. Ellen Datlow, Dell, 1996
- 457 · The Ladies of Grace Adieu [Jonathan Strange] · Susanna Clarke · nv Starlight 1, ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1996
- 474 · Wilderness · Ron Hansen · ss Epoch v45 #3 96
- 480 · Oshkiwiinag: Heartlines on the Trickster Express · Gerald Vizenor · ss Blue Dawn, Red Earth, ed. Clifford E. Trafzer, Anchor Books, 1996
- 495 · Persephone Sets the Record Straight · Shara McCallum · vi The Iowa Review v26 #3 96
- 497 · Cruel Sisters · Patricia C. Wrede · ss Book of Enchantments, Harcourt Brace, 1996
- 506 · The House of Seven Angels · Jane Yolen · ss Here There Be Angels, Harcourt Brace, 1996
- 509 · Radio Waves · Michael Swanwick · nv Omni Win 95
- 525 · Honorable Mentions: 1996 · Misc. · bi
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Footprints of Thunder James F. David (Tor 0-812-52402-0, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Paul Stinson) [Footprints of Thunder] Reprint (Forge 1995) thriller/horror novel. Dinosaurs roam the streets.
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Fragments James F. David (Tor/Forge 0-312-86313-6, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $25.95, 381pp, hc) Horror novel. Five idiot savants are brought together cybernetically to form a sixth personality.
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Babylon 5: In the Beginning Peter David (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-42452-2, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $5.99, 255pp, pb) [Babylon 5] TV movie tie-in. Copyrighted by Warner Bros.
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Star Trek New Frontier: Book 1: House of Cards Peter David (Pocket 0-671-01395-5, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $3.99, 168pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization, first in a new series set in the time of Star Trek: The Next Generation, but featuring a new ship and mostly new crew. The actual title is noted only on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek New Frontier: Book 2: Into the Void Peter David (Pocket 0-671-01396-3, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $3.99, 151pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization not based on an existing TV show. The actual title is noted only on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek New Frontier: Book 3: The Two-Front War Peter David (Pocket 0-671-01397-1, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $3.99, 152pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization. The actual title is noted only on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek New Frontier: Book 4: End Game Peter David (Pocket 0-671-01398-X, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $3.99, 184pp, pb) [Star Trek: New Frontier] Star Trek novelization. The actual title is noted only on the title page. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Wrath of the Prophets Peter David, Michael Jan Friedman & Robert Greenberger (Pocket 0-671-53817-9, May 97 [Apr 97], $5.99, 274pp, pb, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Star Trek novelization. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures.
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Quantum Leap: Obsessions Carol Davis (Boulevard 1-57297-241-6, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $5.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Stephen Gardner) [Quantum Leap] Novelization based on the TV show; 13th in the series. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
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Rubber Dinosaurs and Wooden Elephants: Essays on Literature, Film, and History L. Sprague de Camp (Borgo Press 0-89370-454-7, 1996 [Feb 97], $19.00, 144pp, tp) Non-fiction, collection of 13 essays on literature, film, and history. with an introduction by de Camp, notes, and an index. Available from Borgo Press, PO Box 2845, San Bernardino CA 92406-2845; 909-884-5813; fax 909-884-4942; add $2.50 postage.
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The Return Walter de la Mare (Dover 0-486-29688-1, Jul 97 [Oct 97], $7.95, 193pp, tp) Reprint (W. Collins Sons 1922) classic horror story about a man possessed by an 18th century pirate. There is a new introduction by S.T. Joshi.
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Trader Charles de Lint (Tor 0-312-85847-7, Jan 97, $24.95, 352pp, hc, cover by John Howe) Contemporary fantasy novel. A quiet, responsible guitar-maker trades bodies with a drunken loser.
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Yarrow Charles de Lint (Tor/Orb 0-312-86393-4, Dec 97 [Nov 97], $12.95, 256pp, tp, cover by John Howe) Reprint (Ace 1986) contemporary fantasy novel.
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The Art of Arrow Cutting Stephen Dedman (Tor 0-312-86320-9, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $22.95, 285pp, hc) [Magistrale] Fantasy novel. A photographer in modern LA encounters ancient Japanese magic and yakuza. A first novel.
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Landslayers Law Tom Deitz (AvoNova 0-380-78649-4, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $5.99, 293pp, pb, cover by Ciruelo Cabral) [David Sullivan] Fantasy novel in the David Sullivan series. Satellite photos show the lands of Faerie, and developers want in.
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Time on My Hands Peter Delacorte (Simon & Schuster/Scribner 0-684-82651-8, Jun 97 [Jul 97], $23.00, 397pp, hc) Time-travel novel (à la Jack Finney). A travel writer goes back in time to make sure Ronald Reagan never enters politics. Subtitled A Novel with Photographs.
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Atlantis: Three Tales Samuel R. Delany (Wesleyan University Press 0-8195-6312-9, Apr 97 [Mar 97], $14.95, 212pp, tp, cover by Joseph Stella) Reprint (Wesleyan 1995) collection of three non-SF stories.
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Lunatics Bradley Denton (Bantam 0-553-37891-0, Jul 97 [Jun 97], $12.95, 343pp, tp, cover by Ronald Finger) Reprint (St. Martins 1996) humorous fantasy novel.
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The Cthulhu Mythos August Derleth (Barnes & Noble 0-7607-0253-5, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $9.98, 448pp, hc) Collection of 17 Lovecraftian stories, containing all of Derleths non-collaborative contributions to the Mythos, including the contents of The Mask of Cthulhu (1958), and The Trail of Cthulhu (1962), plus six others. There is an introduction by Ramsey Campbell, copyrighted 1977.
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- 3 · The Dweller in Darkness · nv Weird Tales Nov 44
- 39 · Beyond the Threshold · nv Weird Tales Sep 41
- 64 · The Thing that Walked on the Wind · ss Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror Jan 33
- 76 · Ithaqua · ss Strange Stories Feb 41
- 89 · Passing of Eric Holm [as by Will Garth] · ss Strange Stories Dec 39
- 96 · Something from Out There · ss Weird Tales Jan 51
- 111 · The Mask of Cthulhu · co Arkham House; Sauk City, WI, 1958
- 112 · Introduction · in
- 113 · The Return of Hastur · nv Weird Tales Mar 39
- 139 · The Whippoorwills in the Hills · nv Weird Tales Sep 48
- 169 · Something in Wood · ss Weird Tales Mar 48
- 182 · The Sandwin Compact · nv Weird Tales Nov 40
- 204 · The House in the Valley · nv Weird Tales Jul 53
- 231 · The Seal of Rlyeh [The Seal of the Damned] · nv Fantastic Universe Jul 57
- 257 · The Trail of Cthulhu [Laban Shrewsbury] · co Arkham House; Sauk City, WI, 1962
- 259 · The House on Curwen Street [The Trail of Cthulhu; Laban Shrewsbury] · nv Weird Tales Mar 44
- 302 · The Watcher from the Sky [Laban Shrewsbury] · nv Weird Tales Jul 45
- 341 · The Gorge beyond Salapunco [The Testament of Claiborne Boyd; Laban Shrewsbury] · nv Weird Tales Mar 49
- 377 · The Keeper of the Key [Laban Shrewsbury] · nv Weird Tales May 51
- 411 · The Black Island [Laban Shrewsbury] · nv Weird Tales Jan 52
- 445 · A Note on the Cthulhu Mythos · ar The Trail of Cthulhu, Arkham House, 1962
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The Kronos Condition Emily Devenport (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45554-1, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $5.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Donato Giancola) SF novel. Young people with godlike psionic powers oppose their ruthless mentors.
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Independence Day Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich & Steve Molstad (SFBC #14417, Oct 96 [Jan 97], $9.98, 280pp, hc) [Independence Day] Reprint (HarperPrism 1996) SF novelization, a tie-in to the movie about alien invaders. This is similar to the HarperPrism hardcover edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
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The Seraphim Rising Elisabeth DeVos (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45655-6, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 298pp, pb, cover by Bruce Jensen) Near-future SF novel. The new Messiah turns out to be a sleazoid video producer, triggering crises among human and angelic followers. A first novel.
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Ravenloft: Lord of the Necropolis Gene DeWeese (TSR 0-7869-0660-X, Oct 97, $5.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) Gothic horror novelization based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by TSR.
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Alien Game Catherine Dexter (Morrow Beech Tree 0-688-15290-2, May 97 [Apr 97], $4.95, 204pp, pb, cover by Eric Velasquez) Reprint (Morrow 1995) young-adult SF/horror novel.
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Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art Vincent Di Fate (Penguin Studio 0-670-87252-0, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $45.00, 320pp, hc, cover by Paul Lehr) Art book, a history of SF art, with separate sections on the artists. Foreword by Ray Bradbury.
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Destroy All Brains! Paul Di Filippo (Pirate Writings 0-964-01687-7, Oct 96 [Jan 97], $4.95, 48pp, ph, cover by Dave Barnett) Chapbook collection of five SF stories. Order from Pirate Writings Publishing, PO Box 329, Brightwaters NY 11718; add $1.50 postage.
- 5 · Destroy All Brains! · vi Interzone Feb 92
- 10 · Leakage · ss Pirate Writings Spr 95
- 15 · The Ballad of Sally Nutrasweet · ss Science Fiction Age May 94
- 31 · Living with the Giants · ss Amazing Jan 90
- 39 · Take Me to the Pilot · ss Asimovs Aug 95
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Fractal Paisleys Paul Di Filippo (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-032-0, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $20.00, 289pp, hc, cover by Christine A. Francis) Collection of 10 stories, two original, each with an introduction by the author.
- 1 · Master Blaster and Whammer Jammer Meet the Groove Thang · nv Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine Issue 8, ed. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Pulphouse, 1990
- 27 · Fractal Paisleys · nv F&SF May 92
- 67 · Do You Believe in Magic? · ss F&SF Jan 89
- 83 · Lennon Spex · ss Amazing Jul 92
- 99 · Mama Told Me Not to Come · nv Amazing Jan 93
- 133 · The Double Felix · nv Interzone Sep 94
- 181 · Earth Shoes · nv *
- 217 · Flying the Flannel · ss Interzone Jan 96
- 239 · Queen of the Pixies, King of the Imps · nv *
- 267 · The Cobain Sweater · ss Interzone Jun 97
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The Steampunk Trilogy Paul Di Filippo (Four Walls Eight Windows 1-56858-102-5, Oct 97, $14.95, 352pp, tp, cover by Christine Francis) [Steampunk] Reprint (Four Walls Eight Windows 1995) collection of three interrelated short novels set in an alternate 19th century.
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Private Nation N. A. Diaman (Persona Productions 0-931906-08-3, May 97 [Oct 97], $10.95, 128pp, tp) Near-future SF novel. The sexual and spiritual adventures of two young homosexuals in a world where privatization has been taken to extremes.
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The Philip K. Dick Reader Philip K. Dick (Carol Publishing Group/Citadel Twilight 0-8065-1856-1, Feb 97, $14.95, 422pp, tp, cover by Zina Saunders) Collection of 24 stories and excerpts. The first 20 stories are the same as collected in The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume Three: The Father Thing (Underwood-Miller 1987); this drops the introduction and last three stories of the U-M edition, and adds four stories.
- 1 · Fair Game · ss If Sep 59
- 13 · The Hanging Stranger · ss Science Fiction Adventures Dec 53
- 27 · The Eyes Have It · ss Science Fiction Stories #1 53
- 31 · The Golden Man · nv If Apr 54
- 57 · The Turning Wheel · nv Science Fiction Stories #2 54
- 75 · The Last of the Masters · nv Orbit #5 54
- 101 · The Father-Thing · ss F&SF Dec 54
- 111 · Strange Eden · ss Imagination Dec 54
- 123 · Tony and the Beetles · ss Orbit #2 53
- 135 · Null-O · ss If Dec 58
- 145 · To Serve the Master · ss Imagination Feb 56
- 155 · Exhibit Piece · ss If Aug 54
- 167 · The Crawlers · ss Imagination Jul 54
- 175 · Sales Pitch · ss Future Jun 54
- 189 · Shell Game · ss Galaxy Sep 54
- 203 · Upon the Dull Earth · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction #9 54
- 221 · Foster, Youre Dead · nv Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
- 239 · Pay for the Printer · ss Satellite Oct 56
- 253 · War Veteran · nv If Mar 55
- 291 · The Chromium Fence · ss Imagination Jul 55
- 305 · We Can Remember It for You Wholesale · nv F&SF Apr 66
- 323 · The Minority Report · nv Fantastic Universe Jan 56
- 355 · Paycheck · nv Imagination Jun 53
- 385 · Second Variety · nv Space Science Fiction May 53
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The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1938-1971 Philip K. Dick (Underwood Books 1-887424-20-2, Feb 97, $39.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Ilene Meyer) Non-fiction, a collection of letters from Dick to various people, beginning with childhood letters home from school. There is an introduction by James Blaylock. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1607, Grass Valley CA 95945.
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The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1975-1976 Philip K. Dick (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-111-4, 1992 [Mar 97], $39.95, 351pp, hc, cover by Ilene Meyer) Non-fiction, volume four in the collection of letters from Dick to various people. The introduction is by Tim Powers. This is a 1992 book not previously listed. A slipcased edition (-112-2, $60.00) is also available. Order from Underwood Books, PO Box 1607, Grass Valley CA 95945; add $4.00 postage.
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Chuck and Danielle Peter Dickinson (Dell Yearling 0-440-41087-8, Mar 97 [Feb 97], $3.99, 115pp, tp, cover by Kees de Kiefte) Reprint (Delacorte 1996) associational young-adult collection of seven connected stories about a girl and her cowardly dog.
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The Lion Tamers Daughter and Other Stories Peter Dickinson (Delacorte 0-385-32327-1, May 97 [Apr 97], $15.95, 298pp, hc, cover by Kamil Vojnar) Young-adult collection of four supernatural stories, one a reprint, about kindred spirits, ghostly doubles, twins, etc. First US edition (Gollancz 1997).
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The Dragon and the Djinn Gordon R. Dickson (Ace 0-441-00495-4, Jan 98 [Dec 97], $6.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Den Beauvais) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Ace 1996) fantasy novel, sixth in the Dragon Knight series.
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The Dragon and the Gnarly King Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-312-86157-5, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $24.95, 380pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Fantasy novel in the Dragon and the George series.
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The Dragon and the Gnarly King Gordon R. Dickson (SFBC #18011, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $11.98, 380pp, hc, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Dragon Knight] Reprint (Tor 1997) fantasy novel in the Dragon and the George 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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The Final Encyclopedia, Volume 2 Gordon R. Dickson (Tor/Orb 0-312-86188-5, Feb 97 [Jan 97], $16.95, 350pp, tp, cover by Michael Whelan) [Childe Cycle] Reprint (Tor 1984) of the second half of the SF novel in the Childe saga. This new edition has been corrected and revised. Also available as a Tor hardcover (-86289-X, $25.95).
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Alien Bounty William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-01544-1, Oct 97 [Sep 97], $5.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Sam McCade] Reissue (Ace 1990) military SF novel, third in the Sam McCade series. Second printing.
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Galactic Bounty William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-87346-4, Aug 97 [Jul 97], $5.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Sam McCade] Reissue (Ace 1986 as War World) military SF novel, first in the Sam McCade series. Third printing.
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Imperial Bounty William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-36697-X, Sep 97 [Aug 97], $5.99, 278pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Sam McCade] Reissue (Ace 1988) military SF novel, second in the Sam McCade series. Second printing.
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McCades Bounty William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-52303-X, Nov 97 [Oct 97], $5.99, 215pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Sam McCade] Reissue (Ace 1990) military SF novel, fourth in the Sam McCade series. Second printing.
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