The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy ed. Peter Haining (Legend 0-09-917442-1, May 97, £4.99, 300pp, pb, cover by Josh Kirby) Reprint (Souvenir Press 1996) anthology of 24 humorous SF and fantasy stories by authors ranging from Wells and Dunsany, through Collier and Kuttner, to Vonnegut, Adams, and Terry Pratchett. Copyrighted 1997, but there seems no difference to the 1996 original.
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The Powerhouse Ann Halam (Orion/Dolphin 1-85881-379-4, Jun 97, £3.99, 166pp, pb, cover by Larry Rostant) Young-adult dark fantasy thriller. Halam is a pseudonym of Gwyneth Jones. An Orion hardback (-405-7, £9.99) was announced but not seen.
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The Eagle and the Crow: Modern Polish Short Stories ed. Teresa Halikowska & George Hyde (Serpents Tail 1-85242-356-0, Nov 96 [Jan 97], £9.99, x+226pp, tp) Collection of 20 stories (5 are genre), including 3 originals.
- vii · Introduction · Teresa Halikowska & George Hyde · in *
- 1 · Birds · Bruno Schulz; trans. by Celina Wieniewska · ss, 1980
- 6 · Tailors Dummies · Bruno Schulz; trans. by Celina Wieniewska · ss, 1980
- 23 · The History of the Last Revolution in England · Aleksander Wat; trans. by Lilian Vallee · ss Lucifer Unemployed, Northwestern University Press, 1990; SF.
- 29 · Dinner at Countess Kotlubays · Witold Gombrowicz; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · nv The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy, ed. Wiesiek Powaga, Dedalus, 1996
- 51 · This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen · Tadeusz Borowski; trans. by Barbara Vedder · ss, 1967
- 70 · Searching for the Stars · Marek Hlasko; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · ss
- 78 · The Elephant · Slawomir Mrozek; trans. by Konrad Syrop · ss Mademoiselle May 63
- 83 · The Spring in Poland · Slawomir Mrozek; trans. by Konrad Syrop · ss; Fantasy.
- 88 · Fame · Jarolaw Iwoszkiewicz; trans. by George Hyde · ss; Fantasy.
- 104 · The Use of a Dragon · Stanislaw Lem; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · ss, 1993; Fantasy.
- 114 · Cain, or an Interpretation of the Rule: To Each According to His Deserts · Leszek Kolakowski; trans. by Nicholas Bethell · vi, 1973
- 116 · Sarah, or the Conflict between the General and the Individual in Morality · Leszek Kolakowski; trans. by Nicholas Bethell · vi, 1993
- 119 · God, or Relative Mercy · Leszek Kolakowski; trans. by Nicholas Bethell · vi, 1973
- 120 · Poland Still? · Janusz Anderman; trans. by Nina Taylor · ss, 1988
- 128 · The Table · Pawel Huelle; trans. by Antonia Lloyd-Jones · ss, 1994; Fantasy.
- 146 · In Front of the Mirror · Ida Fink; trans. by Madeleine Levine · ss *
- 150 · A Tale for Hollywood · Hanna Krall; trans. by Basia Plebanek · nv
- 183 · The Touch · Stefan Chwin; trans. by Teresa Halikowska · ss, 1991
- 197 · Trip · Tadeusz Rózewicz; trans. by George Hyde · ss *
- 212 · The Third Shore · Natasza Goerke; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · ss *
- 220 · About the Authors · Misc. · bg
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Dark Debts Karen Hall (Macmillan UK 0-333-68473-7, Mar 97 [Feb 97], £15.99, 423pp, hc, cover by Brad Gray) Reprint (Random House 1996) dark fantasy thriller of a curse on generations of a family in the American South. [First U.K. edition]
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The Truth Machine James L. Halperin (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82133-8, Oct 97, £9.99, 321pp, tp) Reprint (Ivy Press 1996) SF novel. The invention of a perfect lie detector in the 21st century upsets society. [First U.K. edition]
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Mother of Winter Barbara Hambly (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648229-5, Sep 97, £5.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) [Darwath] Reprint (Del Rey 1996) fantasy novel in the Darwath series. [First U.K. edition]
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Star Wars: Planet of Twilight Barbara Hambly (Bantam UK 0-593-04133-X, May 97, £12.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Drew Struzan) [Star Wars] SF novelization, sequel to Children of the Jedi. Simultaneous with the US (Bantam) edition.
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The Neutronium Alchemist Peter F. Hamilton (Macmillan UK 0-333-66935-5, Oct 97 [Sep 97], £17.99, 999pp, hc, cover by Jim Burns) [Nights Dawn] SF novel. Second in the massive Nights Dawn Trilogy after The Reality Dysfunction. A signed, limited edition of 306 proof copies was issued in July 1997.
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The Reality Dysfunction Peter F. Hamilton (Pan 0-330-34032-8, Mar 97 [Feb 97], £7.99, 1225pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Nights Dawn] Reissue (Macmillan UK 1996) SF novel. First in the Nights Dawn trilogy. This first UK/second paperback print follows the export-only edition, which was identical except for being priced at £5.99.
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Glimmering Elizabeth Hand (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648027-6, Nov 97, £5.99, 415pp, pb) Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Millennium: The Frenchman Elizabeth Hand (HarperCollins UK 0-00-648337-2, Sep 97, £5.99, 248pp, pb) [Millennium] Reprint (HarperPrism 1997) novelisation based on the teleplay for the pilot episode of the dark fantasy TV series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Crystal Skulls W. A. Harbinson (NEL 0-340-67251-X, Nov 97, £5.99, 392pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) SF/fantasy novel.
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A Midsummer Nights Gene Andrew Harman (Legend 0-09-978881-0, Jun 97 [May 97], £4.99, 359pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) Humorous fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-978871-3, £16.99) is also available.
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The Devil on May Street Steve Harris (Gollancz 0-575-06426-9, Jun 97 [May 97], £16.99, 381pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Dark fantasy novel.
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The Stainless Steel Rat Harry Harrison (Orion 1-85798-498-6, May 97 [Apr 97], £4.99, 185pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] Reprint (Pyramid 1961) humorous SF novel in the series.
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The Stainless Steel Rat Goes to Hell Harry Harrison (Orion/Millennium 1-85798-492-7, Mar 97, £16.99, 245pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] Reprint (Tor 1996) humorous SF novel in the series. [First U.K. edition]
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The Stainless Steel Rats Revenge Harry Harrison (Orion 1-85798-499-4, May 97, £4.99, 199pp, pb, cover by Walter Velez) [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] Reprint (Walker 1970) humorous SF novel in the series.
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The Lifeship Harry Harrison & Gordon R. Dickson (Severn House 0-7278-5245-0, Jul 97 [Jun 97], £15.99, 173pp, hc) Reprint (Harper & Row 1976) SF novel.
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King and Emperor Harry Harrison & John Holm (Legend 0-09-930309-4, Mar 97, £5.99, 452pp, pb, cover by Mick Posen) [Hammer and the Cross] Reprint (Tor; Legend 1996) historical fantasy novel. Book three of The Hammer and the Cross. The name John Holm (a pseudonym for Tom Shippey) is only on the title page.
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Signs of Life M. John Harrison (Gollancz 0-575-05556-1, May 97, £16.99, 255pp, hc, cover by Gary Day-Ellison) Literary SF novel. An obsessed woman undergoes illegal DNA treatment to attain her dreams... and the worst happens: they start to come true.
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Starship Troopers Robert A. Heinlein (NEL 0-450-00573-9, Oct 97 [Nov 97], £5.99, 223pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1959) SF novel. This is a film tie-in edition.
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Atlantis Frances Mary Hendry (Oxford University Press 0-19-271751-0, Aug 97 [Sep 97], £5.99, 153pp, tp, cover by Kevin Jenkins) Young-adult fantasy novel. The remnants of Atlantean civilisation live safely beneath the Antarctic ice - until a young boys discovery threatens their existence and future.
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A Gift for a Gift Maeve Henry (Mammoth 0-7497-0474-8, May 97 [Apr 97], £3.50, 110pp, pb) Reissue (Heinemann 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. In the new Suspense series of books.
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Midwinter Maeve Henry (Mammoth 0-7497-2593-1, Jan 97, £4.50, 106pp, tp, cover by Marc Burville Riley) Young-adult fantasy novel.
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48 James Herbert (HarperCollins UK 0-00-647600-7, Jun 97 [May 97], £5.99, 332pp, pb) Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) alternate history SF/dark fantasy novel.
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The Dark James Herbert (NEL 0-450-04970-1, Jun 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 396pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reissue (NEL 1980) horror novel. 23rd printing.
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The Jonah James Herbert (NEL 0-450-05316-4, Jul 97, £5.99, 281pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reissue (NEL 1981) horror novel. 16th printing.
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Lair James Herbert (NEL 0-450-04546-3, Jun 97 [Aug 97], £5.99, 243pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) [Rats] Reissue (NEL 1979) horror novel. 29th printing.
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The Magic Cottage James Herbert (NEL 0-450-40937-6, Jul 97, £5.99, 351pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1986) horror novel. 17th printing.
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Moon James Herbert (NEL 0-450-38999-5, Jul 97, £5.99, 313pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel. 19th printing.
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Sepulchre James Herbert (NEL 0-450-42668-8, Jul 97, £5.99, 372pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reissue (Hodder & Stoughton 1987) horror novel. 11th printing.
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The Spear James Herbert (NEL 0-450-04300-2, Jun 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 304pp, pb, cover by Bill Gregory) Reissue (NEL 1978) horror novel. 11th printing.
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Singletons Law Reginald Hill (Severn House 0-7278-4994-8, Apr 97, £16.99, 213pp, hc) Reprint (Faber 1974 as Albion! Albion! as by Dick Morland) satirical SF novel. There is a new introduction.
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Assassins Quest Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-224608-2, Mar 97 [Jan 97], £16.99, 742pp, hc, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Fantasy novel. Book three in The Farseer Trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm. A tp (export only) edition (-224652-X) was announced but not seen.
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Royal Assassin Robin Hobb (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-648010-1, Mar 97 [Feb 97], £5.99, 752pp, pb, cover by John Howe) [Farseer] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel. Book two in The Farseer Trilogy. Hobb is a pseudonym for Megan Lindholm.
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A Life Less Ordinary John Hodge (Penguin 0-140-27215-1, Oct 97 [Nov 97], £6.99, 217pp, tp) Novelization of fantasy film of angels helping an unlikely romance.
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The History of Danish Dreams Peter Høeg (The Harvill Press 1-86046-260-X, Mar 97, £6.99, 339pp, tp, cover by Albin Brunovský) Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1995) literary fantasy novel. Translated by Barbara Haveland from the original Danish (1988).
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Special Powers Mary Hoffman (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-62670-4, Jan 97, £3.99, 200pp, pb, cover by Steinar Lund) Young-adult SF/fantasy novel.
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Nightmare Hall: The Monster Diane Hoh (Scholastic UK 0-590-19500-X, Dec 97 [Nov 97], £3.99, 165pp, pb) [Nightmare Hall] Reprint (Scholastic 1994) young-adult dark fantasy novel of an (in-)human monster. Volume 13 in the series. Copyrighted by Barbara Steiner, suggesting Hoh is, or has become, a house pseudonym. [First U.K. edition]
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Deliver Us from Evil Tom Holland (Little, Brown UK 0-316-88248-8, Sep 97, £14.99, 406pp, hc) Dark fantasy historical novel set in Restoration London, a demon-haunted Stonehenge, old Europe, and a wicked New World.
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Supping with Panthers Tom Holland (Warner UK 0-7515-1485-3, Sep 97 [Aug 97], £5.99, 502pp, pb) [Vampyre] Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1996) dark fantasy novel. A semi-sequel to The Vampyre.
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Bitter Lemmings: Several Good Songs Spoilt Tom Holt (Beccon Publications 1-870824-38-5, Apr 97, £4.00, 39pp, ph, cover by Tom Abba) Associational collection of 39 filk-songs, with an introduction detailing which tune to use. Issued at Eastercon 1997. A limited, signed, illustrated edition is also available (-38-5, £5.00 + p&p). From 75 Rosslyn Road, Harold Wood, Essex RM3 0RG, UK.
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Open Sesame Tom Holt (Orbit 1-85723-476-6, Jun 97 [May 97], £15.99, 312pp, hc, cover by Steve Lee) Humorous fantasy novel.
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Paint Your Dragon Tom Holt (Orbit 1-85723-456-1, Jun 97 [May 97], £5.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Steve Lee) Reprint (Orbit 1996) humorous fantasy novel.
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The Walled Orchard Tom Holt (Warner UK 0-7515-2138-8, Dec 97, £6.99, iv+591pp, tp, cover by Colin Hadley) Omnibus of two tragi-comic novels set in ancient Athens: Goatsong (Macmillan, 1989) and its sequel, The Walled Orchard (Macmillan, 1990).
- 1 · Goatsong · n. London: Macmillan, 1989
- 269 · The Walled Orchard · n. London: Macmillan, 1990
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The Sex Files: File 4: Double Exposure S. M. Horowitz (Headline Delta 0-7472-5743-4, Dec 97, £5.99, 216pp, pb) [Sex Files] Explicitly erotic SF/fantasy novel in a series emulating The X-Files. The author also writes as Valentina Cilescu.
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The Willows and Beyond William Horwood (HarperCollins UK 0-00-649639-3, Nov 97, £6.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Patrick Benson) [Wind in the Willows] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1996) fantasy novel. Third and last of The Tales of the Willows, Horwoods series of sequels to Kenneth Grahames The Wind in the Willows.
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The Wolves of Time II: Seekers at the WulfRock William Horwood (HarperCollins UK 0-00-223678-8, May 97, £16.99, 489pp, hc, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Wolves of Time] Animal fantasy novel, the sequel to Journeys to the Heartland.
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Quirx 1: Welcome to Inner Space Lesley Howarth (Hodder Childrens Books 0-340-69831-4, Nov 97, £3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by George Smith) Young-adult collection of 10 original SF and fantasy stories.
- 1 · The Strange Flight of Thomas Deft · ss *
- 15 · Bugbears · ss *
- 32 · The Ghost of Christmas Shopping · ss *
- 54 · Reptilon Calling · ss *
- 71 · Shreddievision · nv *
- 94 · Underlined Six Thousand Times · nv *
- 116 · The Excluder · nv *
- 137 · Derek Gremlin Drives · nv *
- 162 · Planet Bird · ss *
- 191 · Queen of the Smooth · nv *
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Battlefield Earth L. Ron Hubbard (New Era 1-870451-30-9, Jul 97, £5.99, 1050pp, pb, cover by Gerry Grace) Reprint (St. Martins 1982) SF novel. Fourth printing.
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Eminent Domain Carl Huberman (Pan 0-330-34718-7, Aug 97 [Oct 97], £5.99, 503pp, pb, cover by Tony Hutchings) Reprint (Macmillan 1996) SF/horror thriller. The original hardcover was not seen.
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Hobson & Co (Paranormal Investigators): Part One of the Greyminster Chronicles Brian Hughes (Ripping Publishing 1-899884-11-4, Sep 97 [Nov 97], £5.99, 356pp, pb, cover by Warren Palmer & Brian Hughes) Humorous fantasy novel, illustrated by the author. A first novel.
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Eyelidiad Rhys H. Hughes (Tanjen 0-9527183-2-4, 1996 [Mar 97], £5.99, 138pp, tp, cover by Alan Casey) Fantasy novel. Published in 1996, but not seen until now.
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Stolen Angels Shaun Hutson (Warner UK 0-7515-0125-5, Feb 97, £5.99, 403pp, pb, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Little, Brown UK 1996) horror novel.
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The Spring Clifford Irving (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82101-X, Jun 97, £15.99, 287pp, hc, cover by Sam Hadley) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1996) Fantasy novel. A remote Colorado mountain town hides a secret. [First U.K. edition]
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Prayer-Cushions of the Flesh Robert Irwin (Dedalus 1-873982-63-1, Sep 97, £6.99, 140pp, tp, cover by Jules Migonney) Erotic literary fantasy novel. Orkhan, caged since childhood, is drawn into the sorcerous, erotic, but fatal coils of harem devotees of the Prayer-Cushion movement.
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Division Graham Ison (Severn House 0-7278-5194-2, Apr 97, £17.99, 437pp, hc, cover by Tony Masero) Reprint (Warner UK 1996) SF novel.
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Ramses: The Son of the Light Christian Jacq (Simon & Schuster UK 0-684-82119-2, Sep 97 [Nov 97], £9.99, 360pp, tp) [Ramses] Historical fantasy novel of Ancient Egypt. Volume 1 in a five-book series. Translated by Mary Feeney from the French original (Editions Lafont 1995). A hardcover edition (-82136-2, £15.99) was announced but not seen.
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The Bellmaker Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-943331-1, Jul 97, £4.50, 336pp, pb) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1994) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book seven in the Redwall series. Third printing.
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The Long Patrol Brian Jacques (Hutchinson 0-09-176546-3, Jul 97, £12.99, 358pp, hc, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book ten in the Redwall series. Illustrated by Allen Curless.
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Mariel of Redwall Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-992960-0, Jul 97, £4.99, 387pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1991) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book four in the series. 12th printing.
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Martin the Warrior Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-928171-6, Jul 97, £4.99, 375pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1993) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book six in the series. Fourth printing.
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Mattimeo Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-967540-4, Jul 97, £4.99, 446pp, pb, cover by Pete Lyon) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1989) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book three in the series. Tenth printing.
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Mossflower Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-955400-3, Jul 97, £4.99, 431pp, pb, cover by Pete Lyon) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1988) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book two in the series. 14th printing.
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Outcast of Redwall Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-960091-9, Jul 97, £4.99, 360pp, pb) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1995) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book eight in the series. Fourth printing.
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The Pearls of Lutra Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-963871-1, Jul 97, £4.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Fangorn) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 1996) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book nine in the Redwall series. Illustrated by Allen Curless.
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Salamandstron Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-914361-5, Jul 97, £4.99, 391pp, pb) [Redwall] Reissue (Hutchinson 1992) young-adult animal fantasy novel. Book five in the series. Eighth printing.
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Monstrum Donald James (Century 0-7126-7860-3, Jun 97 [Jul 97], £9.99, 408pp, hc, cover by Greg Clark) [Monstrum] Serial killer murder mystery set in Russia in 2015.
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The Ravens Knot Robin Jarvis (Collins 0-00-675013-3, Feb 97, £4.99, 442pp, tp) [Wyrd Museum] Reprint (Collins 1996) young-adult fantasy novel. Book Two of the Tales from the Wyrd Museum trilogy.
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Learn to Draw Fantasy Art Mike Jefferies (HarperCollins UK 0-00-412995-4, Feb 97 [Jul 97], £5.99, 64pp, tp, cover by Mike Jefferies) Associational art book by the fantasy author. Basic tips and techniques on drawing characters, creatures, lands, maps, and monsters.
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Blade Runner 3: Replicant Night K. W. Jeter (Orion 0-75280-862-1, May 97 [Apr 97], £5.99, 309pp, pb, cover by BlackSheep) [Blade Runner] Reprint (Orion 1996) SF novelisation. Second sequel to Philip K Dicks Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and its attendant film, Blade Runner.
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Body Politic Paul Johnston (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-69490-4, Jul 97, £16.99, 250pp, hc, cover by Bill Gregory) [Dalrymple] SF novel set in 21st-century Glasgow. The first murder in years forces the Citys Guardians to get help from a suspect private detective. First in a series. A first novel.
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Deep Secret Diana Wynne Jones (Gollancz 0-575-06479-X, Nov 97, £16.99, xii+383pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) [Deep Secret] Fantasy novel of mages, multi-dimensional magic, and an SF convention.
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A Sudden Wild Magic Diana Wynne Jones (Gollancz/Vista 0-575-60197-3, Jul 97, £5.99, 380pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Morrow 1992) humorous fantasy novel.
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