Classics in Reprint: June – August 2018
Classic works in new editions include a new translation of Arkady & Boris Strugatsky’s The Snail on the Slope, a novel by Tim Powers, and collections and omnibuses by Poul Anderson, Tanith Lee, H.P. Lovecraft, Arthur Machen, Pamela Sargent, and Connie Willis.
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* Anderson, Poul : The Complete Psychotechnic League, Vol. 3
(Baen 978-1-48148-337-7, $16, 224pp, trade paperback, July 2018, cover art Kurt Miller)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 3 Jul 2018
• Complete Psychotechnic #3
Collection of eight stories, first published from 1949 to 1968, set in the aftermath of World War III, about a new science called Psychodynamics and an Institute that uses it to overcome humanity’s violent ways.
» It follows earlier volumes published in October 2017 February 2018.
» Baen’s site has this description with links to several excerpts.
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Lee, Tanith : Companions on the Road
(DAW 978-0756411107, $7.99, 208pp, mass market paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9780698404588
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Collection of two short fantasy novellas, the title story and “The Winter Players,” first published in 1975 and 1976 respectively, and previously collected by St. Martin’s in 1977 under the title Companions on the Road and The Winter Players.
» Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
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* Lovecraft, H. P., edited by Leverett Butts : H.P. Lovecraft: Selected Works, Critical Perspectives, and Interviews on His Influence
(McFarland 978-1476670911, $39.95, 306pp, trade paperback, July 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Sun 1 Jul 2018
Anthology of stories and other works by Lovecraft, critical essays by S.T. Joshi, Robert M. Price, and others, and interviews on Lovecraft’s influence with Cherie Priest, Richard R. Monaco, and others.
» McFarland’s site has this description with the table of contents.
» Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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* Machen, Arthur : The Great God Pan and Other Classic Horror Stories
(Dover 978-0486821962, $6, 144pp, trade paperback, August 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 15 Aug 2018
Collection of four stories, the title story plus “The Inmost Light,” “The White People,” and “The Shining Pyramid,” all first published from 1894 to 1906.
» Dover’s site has this description.
» Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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Powers, Tim : Expiration Date
(Baen 978-1-48148-330-8, $16, 512pp, trade paperback, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Jun 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 978-1-62579-648-6
• SF Encyclopedia: Tim Powers
(First edition: UK: HarperCollins UK, March 1995)
Contemporary fantasy novel about a ghost-filled Los Angeles and a young boy who inhales the last breath of Thomas Edison.
» The book forms a loose trilogy with novels Last Call (1992) and Earthquake Weather (1997). It won the 1996 Locus Award as best horror/dark fantasy novel, and was nominated for the World Fantasy and Nebula awards.
» Baen’s website has this description with links to several chapters (click on ‘Back’ if the link auto-forwards to the Dedication page).
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* Sargent, Pamela : The Venus Collection
(Open Road 9781504054362, $19.99, ebook, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Jun 2018
Omnibus of three long novels, Venus of Dreams (1986), Venus of Shadows (1988), and Child of Venus (2001), about a centuries-long project to make Venus habitable for humans.
» Open Road’s site has this description.
» Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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* Sargent, Pamela : The Watchstar Trilogy
(Open Road 9781504054355, $19.99, 569pp, ebook, June 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 5 Jun 2018
Omnibus of three young adult SF novels, Watchstar (1980), Eye of the Comet (1984), and Homesmind (1984), about a far future telepathic society threatened by an approaching comet.
» Open Road’s site has this description.
» Amazon’s “Look Inside” function provides previews.
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* Strugatsky, Arkady, & Boris Strugatsky : The Snail on the Slope
(Chicago Review 978-0-914091-87-5, $28.99, 256pp, hardcover, August 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Wed 1 Aug 2018
SF novel about a Kafkaesque bureaucracy called the Administration and the mysterious Forest below that the Administration aims to govern.
» It was first published in Russian in 1968, and in English translation in 1980. This edition is newly translated by Olena Bormashenko.
» The publisher’s site has this description.
» A trade paperback edition is also available.
» The Publishers Weekly review concludes, “Approached as a meditation on the human inability to comprehend more than a very small part of the universe, this is a surprisingly satisfying, if often perplexing, work.”
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* Willis, Connie : Terra Incognita: Three Novellas
(Del Rey 978-1-5247-9686-0, $17, 336pp, trade paperback, August 2018)
• Nominal Publication Date: Tue 21 Aug 2018
• Ebook ISBN [link to Amazon Kindle edition]: 9781524796877
Omnibus of three short novels, “Uncharted Territory” (1994), “Remake” (1995), and “D.A.” (2007), all previously published as separate books.
» Penguin Random House’s site has this description with a preview function.
» Note that according to previews of the book, the cover says “Three Novellas” while the title page says “Three Tales.”
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