The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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The Transmigration of Timothy Archer Philip K. Dick (Grafton 0-586-05886-9, Mar 87, £2.50, 252pp, pb) [VALIS] Reissue (Timescape 1982) sf novel.
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VALIS Philip K. Dick (Kerosina 0-948893-15-X, Nov 87, £37.50, 256pp, hc) [VALIS] Cloth-bound version of VALIS plus a hardcover edition of Cosmogony and Cosmology (0-948893-17-6). [Not seen]
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VALIS Philip K. Dick (Kerosina 0-948893-16-8, Nov 87, £13.95, 256pp, hc) [VALIS] Reprint (Bantam 1981) sf novel, first hardcover edition, with a new afterword by Kim Stanley Robinson. Distributed in the U.S. by the publisher.
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The Ganymede Takeover Philip K. Dick & Ray Nelson (Arrow 0-09-921490-3, Sep 87, £2.50, 192pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1967) sf novel.
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Annerton Pit Peter Dickinson (Puffin 0-14-031042-8, Mar 87, £1.95, 172pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1977) juvenile sf novel.
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A Box of Nothing Peter Dickinson (Magnet 0-416-96630-6, Feb 87, £1.75, 128pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) juvenile fantasy novel who wants nothing and gets a box full of it. Illustrated throughout by Ian Newsham. Strongly recommended. (PS-P)
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A Box of Nothing Peter Dickinson (Lythway Large Print 0-7451-0547-5, Jul 87, £6.95, 208pp, hc) Reprint (Gollancz 1985) juvenile fantasy novel. [Not seen]
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Healer Peter Dickinson (Dell/Laurel Leaf 0-440-93377-3, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 184pp, pb) Reprint (Gollancz 1983) young-adult fantasy novel of a girl with special powers. As always, Dickinson is quirky, intelligent, and a pleasure to read. Recommended. (FCM)
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The Ambassadors of Death Terrance Dicks (W.H. Allen 0-491-03712-0, May 87, £7.50, 144pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 121 in the Doctor Who series.
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The Ambassadors of Death Terrance Dicks (Target 0-426-20305-4, Oct 87, £1.95, 144pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) juvenile sf novel. Volume 121 in the Doctor Who series.
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The Faceless Ones Terrance Dicks (Target 0-426-20294-5, May 87, £1.75, 140pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) juvenile sf novel. Volume 116 in the Doctor Who series.
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Junior Doctor Who and the Brain of Morbius Terrance Dicks (Target 0-426-20063-2, Jan 87, £1.60, 80pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reissue (Target 1980) juvenile sf novel based on the tv series.
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The Mysterious Planet Terrance Dicks (W.H. Allen 0-491-03096-7, Nov 87 [Dec 87], £7.95, 127pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 127 in the Doctor Who series.
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The Forever Man Gordon R. Dickson (Sphere 0-7221-3077-5, Sep 87, £3.50, 375pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1986) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
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In the Bone: The Best Science Fiction of Gordon R. Dickson Gordon R. Dickson (Ace 0-441-37049-7, Mar 87, $2.95, 228pp, pb) Collection of 11 stories. This reprints the fiction contents of Gordon R. Dicksons SF Best (Dell 1978) and adds two stories instead of the appreciations/bibliography.
- 1 · Twig · nv Stellar #1, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1974
- 34 · God Bless Them · nv The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni, 1982
- 59 · Hilifter [None But Man] · ss Analog Feb 63
- 78 · Brother Charlie · nv F&SF Jul 58
- 110 · Act of Creation [Childe Cycle] · ss Satellite Apr 57
- 121 · Idiot Solvant · ss Analog Jan 62
- 139 · Call Him Lord · ss Analog May 66
- 161 · Tiger Green · nv If Nov 65
- 184 · Of the People · ss F&SF Dec 55
- 189 · Dolphins Way · ss Analog Jun 64
- 207 · In the Bone · ss If Oct 66
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The Man from Earth Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-53581-2, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $2.95, 288pp, pb) Reissue (Tor 1983) collection.
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Secrets of the Deep Gordon R. Dickson (Critics Choice 0-931773-29-6, Oct 85 [Apr 87], $2.95, 288pp, pb) [Secrets of the Deep] Omnibus of 3 juvenile sf adventure books. This actually first appeared in 10/85, but we missed listing it.
- · Secret Under the Sea · n. New York: Henry Holt, 1960
- · Secret Under Antarctica · n. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1963
- · Secret Under the Caribbean · n. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1964
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The Space Swimmers Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-53584-7, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $2.95, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Berkley 1967) sf novel, with uncredited illustrations by Steve Fabian from the 1979 Ace edition.
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Spacial Delivery Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-53548-0, May 87 [Apr 87], $2.95, 155pp, pb) [Dilbia] Reprint (Ace 1961) sf novel.
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The Stranger Gordon R. Dickson (Tor 0-812-53579-0, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Sf collection of 14 stories, mostly from the Fifties and early Sixties.
- 9 · God Bless Them · nv The Best of Omni Science Fiction, No. 3, ed. Ben Bova & Don Myrus, Omni, 1982
- 41 · James · ss F&SF May 55
- 48 · E Gubling Dow · ss Satellite May 59
- 69 · The Stranger · ss Imagination May 52
- 81 · The Friendly Man · ss Astounding Feb 51
- 97 · MX Knows Best · nv Saturn Jul 57
- 124 · The Quarry · ss Astounding Sep 58
- 133 · Three-Part Puzzle · ss Analog Jun 62
- 151 · IT, Out of Darkest Jungle · pl Fantastic Dec 64
- 171 · The Green Building · ss Satellite Dec 56
- 180 · Tempus Non Fugit · nv Science Fiction Stories Mar 57
- 203 · Cloak and Stagger · nv Future Fll 57
- 234 · And Then There Was Peace · ss If Sep 62
- 239 · The Catch · ss Astounding Apr 59
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Way of the Pilgrim Gordon R. Dickson (Ace 0-441-87486-X, May 87 [Apr 87], $16.95, 341pp, hc) [Shane Evert] Sf novel of Earth conquered by giant aliens.
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Way of the Pilgrim Gordon R. Dickson (SFBC #11445, Oct 87 [Nov 87], $5.98, 436pp, hc) [Shane Evert] Reprint (Ace 1987) sf novel.
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Freehold William C. Dietz (Ace 0-441-25186-2, Mar 87 [Feb 87], $2.95, 212pp, pb) Military sf adventure novel.
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Bloodthirst J. M. Dillard (Titan 1-85286-039-1, Dec 87, £2.95, 264pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novel. Includes an extract from the forthcoming Final Frontier by Diane Carey. Simultaneous with US (Pocket Books) edition. Volume 52 in the Star Trek Novels series.
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Mindshadow J. M. Dillard (Firecrest 0-85997-923-7, Jul 87 [1987], £7.95, 256pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1985) sf novel. Volume 42 in the Star Trek Novels series. [First U.K. edition, not seen]
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Star Trek #37: Bloodthirst J. M. Dillard (Pocket 0-671-64489-0, Dec 87, $3.95, 264pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novel in the Star Trek series; it contains the first chapter of Star Trek: The Final Frontier at the end.
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334 Thomas M. Disch (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-340-7, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.95, 269pp, pb) Reprint (MacGibbon & Kee 1972) sf novel of future New York. This may be Dischs best recommended. (FCM)
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Daughter of Regals Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-617554-6, Dec 87, £3.50, 366pp, pb) Reissue (Del Rey 1984) SF/fantasy collection. This is the first UK edition to contain Gilden-Fire, previously published separately.
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The Illearth War Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34866-4, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 528pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel, second in the First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. 22nd printing.
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Lord Fouls Bane Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34865-6, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 480pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (SFBC 1977) fantasy novel, first book in the First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. 29th printing.
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A Man Rides Through Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33299-7, Nov 87, $19.95, 661pp, hc) [Mordants Need] Fantasy novel, conclusion of the Mordants Need duology.
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The Mirror of Her Dreams Stephen R. Donaldson (SFBC #10530, 1987 [Jun 87], $6.98, 626pp, hc) [Mordants Need] Reprint (Del Rey 1986) fantasy novel, first of a duology.
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The Mirror of Her Dreams Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34715-3, Mar 87, $4.50, 627pp, pb) [Mordants Need] Reprint (Del Rey 1986), first volume of the two-book fantasy Mordants Need. International edition.
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The Mirror of Her Dreams Stephen R. Donaldson (Fontana 0-00-617399-3, Jul 87 [Jun 87], £2.95, 658pp, pb) [Mordants Need] Reprint (Collins 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the Mordants Need duology.
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The Mirror of Her Dreams Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34697-1, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 622pp, pb) [Mordants Need] Reprint (Del Rey 1986), first volume of the two-book fantasy Mordants Need.
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The One Tree Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34869-9, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 475pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant, II] Reissue (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel, second book in the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. 11th printing.
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The Power that Preserves Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34867-2, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 489pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant] Reissue (Holt, Rinehart & Winston 1977) fantasy novel, third book in the First Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. 21st printing.
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White Gold Wielder Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34870-2, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 485pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant, II] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel, third book in the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. 9th printing.
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The Wounded Land Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34868-0, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $4.95, 497pp, pb) [Thomas Covenant, II] Reissue (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel, first book in the Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. 16th printing.
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Superman at Fifty: The Persistence of a Legend Dennis Dooley & Gary Engle (Octavia 0-940601-00-1, Oct 87, $16.95, 189pp, hc) [Superman] Non-fiction, essays exploring all aspects of Superman.
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A Distant Soil Colleen Doran (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-514-5, Sep 87, $6.95, unpaginated, tp) [Distant Soil] Sf/fantasy graphic novel, first in a series. Its compiled from a series of comics.
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Keepers of Edanvant Carole Nelson Douglas (Tor 0-312-93012-7, May 87 [Apr 87], $15.95, 346pp, hc) [Kendric and Irissa; Sword & Circlet] Fantasy novel, both the end of the Rynth series and the beginning of the Sword & Circlet series.
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Undertow Drake Douglas (Leisure 0-8439-2495-0, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $3.95, 398pp, pb) Reprint (1984) horror novel.
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The Nest Gregory A. Douglas (Zebra 0-8217-2166-6, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $3.95, 448pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1980) horror novel; 2nd printing.
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Fictions of Nuclear Disaster David Dowling (University of Iowa Press 0-87745-142-7, Feb 87, $20.00, 239pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study.
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The Spellkey Ann Downer (Atheneum 0-689-31329-2, Oct 87, $13.95, 217pp, hc) [Spellkey] Young-adult fantasy quest novel, a first novel.
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The Raven in the Glass Jill Downie (Paperjacks 0-7701-0699-4, Oct 87, $3.95, 471pp, pb) Historical/horror novel of an American woman and her Viennese double at the turn of the century.
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction ed. Gardner R. Dozois (Robinson 0-948164-31-X, Aug 87, £4.95, 615pp, tp) Reprint (St. Martins 1987, as Years Best Science Fiction, Fourth Annual Collection) sf/fantasy anthology. [First U.K. edition]
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The Years Best Science Fiction, Fourth Annual Collection ed. Gardner R. Dozois (St. Martins 0-312-00709-4, May 87, $19.95, 602pp, hc) Anthology of 27 of the best stories of 1986. Dozois does an excellent job. Recommended. (CNB)
- ix · Summation: 1986 · Gardner R. Dozois · ar
- 1 · R&R · Lucius Shepard · na IASFM Apr 86
- 67 · Hatrack River [Alvin Maker] · Orson Scott Card · nv IASFM Aug 86
- 91 · Strangers on Paradise [Strangers in Paradise] · Damon Knight · ss F&SF Apr 86
- 105 · Pretty Boy Crossover · Pat Cadigan · ss IASFM Jan 86
- 115 · Against Babylon · Robert Silverberg · nv Omni May 86
- 133 · Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Analog Apr 86
- 155 · Into Gold · Tanith Lee · nv IASFM Mar 86
- 181 · Sea Change · Scott Baker · ss F&SF Mar 86
- 198 · Covenant of Souls · Michael Swanwick · nv Omni Dec 86
- 229 · The Pure Product · John Kessel · nv IASFM Mar 86
- 247 · Grave Angels · Richard Kearns · nv F&SF Apr 86
- 274 · Tangents · Greg Bear · ss Omni Jan 86
- 289 · The Beautiful and the Sublime · Bruce Sterling · nv IASFM Jun 86
- 314 · Tattoos · Jack M. Dann · nv Omni Nov 86
- 333 · Night Moves · Tim Powers · nv Night Moves, Tim Powers, Axolotl Press, 1986
- 352 · The Prisoner of Chillon · James Patrick Kelly · nv IASFM Jun 86
- 384 · Chance · Connie Willis · nv IASFM May 86
- 411 · And So to Bed [Sims] · Harry Turtledove · ss Analog Jan 86
- 425 · Fair Game · Howard Waldrop · nv Afterlives, ed. Pamela Sargent & Ian Watson, Vintage, 1986
- 439 · Video Star · Walter Jon Williams · nv IASFM Jul 86
- 469 · Sallie C. · Neal Barrett, Jr. · ss Best of the West, ed. Joe R. Lansdale, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1986
- 490 · Jeff Beck · Lewis Shiner · ss IASFM Jan 86
- 499 · Surviving · Judith Moffett · nv F&SF Jun 86
- 529 · Down and Out in the Year 2000 · Kim Stanley Robinson · ss IASFM Apr 86
- 544 · Snake-Eyes · Tom Maddox · ss Omni Apr 86
- 562 · The Gate of Ghosts · Karen Joy Fowler · nv Artificial Things, Bantam, 1986
- 581 · The Winter Market · William Gibson · nv Vancouver Nov 85
- 599 · Honorable Mentions: 1986 · Misc. · bi
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The Years Best Science Fiction, Fourth Annual Collection ed. Gardner R. Dozois (St. Martins 0-312-00710-8, May 87 [Apr 87], $11.95, 602pp, tp) Trade paperback edition of the above.
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Counting the Cost David Drake (Baen 0-671-65355-5, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $3.50, 267pp, pb) [Hammers Slammers] Military sf novel, latest in the Hammers Slammers series.
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Hammers Slammers David Drake (Baen 0-671-65632-5, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $3.50, 318pp, pb) [Hammers Slammers] Collection with Hammers Slammers (Ace 1979) plus the short novel The Tank Lords.
- 7 · Hammers Slammers · co New York: Ace Apr 79
- 7 · Introduction: Mercenaries and Military Virtue · Jerry E. Pournelle · in
- 13 · But Loyal to His Own · nv Galaxy Oct 75
- 46 · Supertanks · ms Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 50 · The Butchers Bill · nv Galaxy Nov 74
- 78 · The Church of the Lords Universe · ms Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 82 · Under the Hammer · ss Galaxy Oct 74
- 107 · Powerguns · ms Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 112 · Cultural Conflict · nv Destinies Jan 79
- 134 · Backdrop to Chaos · ms Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 138 · Caught in the Crossfire · ss Chrysalis 2, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1978
- 156 · The Bonding Authority · ms Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 160 · Hangman · na Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 233 · Table of Orginization and Equipment, Hammers Regiment · ms Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 237 · Standing Down · nv Hammers Slammers, Ace, 1979
- 261 · The Tank Lords · na Far Frontiers Vol. VI, ed. Jerry Pournelle & Jim Baen, Baen, 1986
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Kill Ratio David Drake & Janet Morris (Ace 0-441-44116-5, Oct 87 [Sep 87], $3.50, 268pp, pb) Sf novel of interstellar terrorism via a deadly plague. Only Sam Yates can stop it.
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*Batteries Not Included Wayland Drew (Berkley 0-425-10105-3, Dec 87 [Nov 87], $2.95, 213pp, pb) Novelization of a movie about robot aliens.
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Traveler # 9: The Stalking Time [by Ed Naha] D. B. Drumm (Dell 0-440-18235-2, Jun 86 [Jan 87], $2.50, 174pp, pb) [Traveler] Post-holocaust sf novel, part of an adventure series. Published in 1986 but missed.
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Traveler #10: Hell on Earth [by Ed Naha] D. B. Drumm (Dell 0-440-13612-1, Oct 86 [Jan 87], $2.50, 171pp, pb) [Traveler] Post-holocaust adventure novel in a series; published in 1986, missed until now.
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Traveler #11: The Childrens Crusade [by Ed Naha] D. B. Drumm (Dell 0-440-11529-9, Feb 87 [Jan 87], $2.75, 172pp, pb) [Traveler] Post-holocaust adventure novel. Traveler turns a group of kids into a guerilla force to save post-WWIII America.
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Traveler #12: The Prey [by Ed Naha] D. B. Drumm (Dell 0-440-16958-5, Sep 87 [Aug 87], $2.95, 170pp, pb) [Traveler] Post-holocaust adventure novel, latest in the series.
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Traveler #13: Ghost Dancers [by Ed Naha] D. B. Drumm (Dell 0-440-12841-2, Dec 87 [Nov 87], $2.75, 171pp, pb) [Traveler] Post-holocaust adventure novel.
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Classics of the Macabre Daphne du Maurier (Gollancz 0-575-04050-5, Sep 87 [Oct 87], £10.95, 284pp, hc) Ghost/occult collection. Illustrated throughout by Michael Foreman.
- 11 · Note to the Reader · pr
- 17 · Dont Look Now · na, 1966
- 71 · The Apple Tree · nv The Apple Tree, London: Gollancz, 1952
- 115 · The Blue Lenses · nv Ladies Home Journal May 59
- 153 · The Birds · nv Good Housekeeping Oct 52
- 193 · The Alibi · nv, 1956
- 235 · Not After Midnight · nv, 1971
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Classics of the Macabre Daphne du Maurier (Gollancz 0-575-04191-9, Sep 87 [Oct 87], £25.00, 284pp, hc) Limited (250 copies) signed edition of the above. [Not seen]
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Daphne Du Mauriers Classics of the Macabre Daphne du Maurier (Doubleday 0-385-24302-2, Nov 87 [Oct 87], $18.95, 284pp, hc) Collection of 6 tales of terror (including The Birds), with new color illustrations by Michael Foreman. There is a simultaneous British edition from Gollancz.
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Kiss Me Again, Stranger Daphne du Maurier (Dell 0-440-14576-7, May 87 [Apr 87], $3.95, 318pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1952) collection of 8 stories, including The Birds.
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Star Trek #13: The Wounded Sky Diane E. Duane (Pocket 0-671-60061-3, May 87, $3.50, 256pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Pocket 1983) Star Trek novel; 4th printing.
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The Romulan Way Diane E. Duane & Peter Morwood (Titan 1-85286-002-2, Aug 87, £2.95, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek: Rihannsu] Sf novel, Simultaneous with US (Pocket) edition. Volume 35 in the Star Trek Novels series.
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Star Trek #35: The Romulan Way Diane E. Duane & Peter Morwood (Pocket 0-671-63498-4, Aug 87 [Jul 87], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novel.
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Ms. Faust Chris Dubbs (Popular Library 0-445-20416-8, Jul 87 [Jun 87], $3.50, 296pp, pb) Reprint (Richardson & Steirman 1985) horror novel about a woman executives deal with the devil.
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Black Orchid Terence Dudley (Target 0-426-20254-6, Feb 87, £1.75, 143pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) juvenile sf novel. Volume 113 in the Doctor Who series.
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K9 and Company Terence Dudley (Target 0-426-20309-7, Oct 87, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Companions of Doctor Who] Juvenile sf novel. Volume 3 in the Companions of Doctor Who series.
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A Rose-Red City Dave Duncan (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-34098-1, Apr 87 [Mar 87], $2.95, 227pp, pb) Fantasy novel, a first novel.
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