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Galactic Empires ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Legend 0-09-952150-4, Sep ’88, £4.99, 650pp, pb) Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1976, in 2 volumes) sf anthology.
Phoenix #2: Ground Zero David Alexander (W.H. Allen Star 0-352-32170-9, Jan ’88, £2.50, 224pp, pb) [Phoenix] Reprint (Leisure 1987) post-holocaust adventure novel. Volume 2 in the “Phoenix” series. [First U.K. edition]
Phoenix #4: Metalstorm David Alexander (Leisure 0-8439-2630-9, Aug ’88, $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Phoenix] Post-holocaust men’s adventure novel.
Phoenix #5: Whirlwind David Alexander (Leisure 0-8439-2685-6, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $2.95, 192pp, pb) [Phoenix] Post-apocalyptic men’s adventure novel.
The Black Cauldron Lloyd Alexander (Armada 0-00-672562-7, May ’88, £1.95, 157pp, pb) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt Rinehart 1965) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Prydain” series.
The Book of Three Lloyd Alexander (Armada 0-00-672561-9, May ’88, £1.95, 156pp, pb) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt Rinehart 1964) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Prydain” series.
The Castle of Llyr Lloyd Alexander (Armada 0-00-672563-5, May ’88, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt Rinehart 1966) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 3 in the “Prydain” series.
The Drackenberg Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dutton 0-525-44389-4, Apr ’88 [May ’88], $12.95, 152pp, hc) [Vesper Holly] Young-adult alternate world historical novel, third in the “Vesper Holly” series. Alexander writes the best Graustarkian adventure today. Recommended (CNB).
The El Dorado Adventure Lloyd Alexander (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20068-7, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 164pp, pb) [Vesper Holly] Reprint (Dutton 1987) alternate world Victorian Graustarkian novel, sequel to The Illyrian Adventure. Recommended. (CNB)
The High King Lloyd Alexander (Armada 0-00-672565-1, May ’88, £1.95, 223pp, pb) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt Rinehart 1968) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Prydain” series.
Taran Wanderer Lloyd Alexander (Armada 0-00-672564-3, May ’88, £1.95, 187pp, pb) [Chronicles of Prydain] Reissue (Holt Rinehart 1967) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Prydain” series.
Ancient Dreams Marc Alexander (Headline 0-7472-3025-0, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], £3.50, 338pp, pb) [Wells of Ythan] Fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “Wells of Ythan” series.
Great Ghost Stories in Large Print ed. Mary C. Allen (G.K. Hall 0-8161-4423-0, May ’88 [Nov ’88], $18.95, 390pp, hc) Anthology of 13 ghost stories in large print.

ix · Editor’s Note · Mary C. Allen · in
1 · August Heat · William F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales, J.M. Dent, 1910
9 · The Empty House [Jim Shorthouse] · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Empty House, Eveleigh Nash, 1906
35 · How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery · E. F. Benson · ss The Windsor Magazine Dec ’11
58 · The July Ghost · Antonia S. Byatt · ss Firebird #1 ’82
83 · The Library Window · Margaret Oliphant · na Blackwood’s Jan, 1896
150 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Sep ’02
167 · Pomegranate Seed · Edith Wharton · nv The Saturday Evening Post Apr 25 ’31
212 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine Mar ’03
236 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1866
257 · Smee [as by Ex-Private X] · A. M. Burrage · ss Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine Dec ’29
276 · The Specter Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book, 1819
299 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Annual for 1886, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885
332 · The Watcher · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine Nov, 1847
Farside Cannon Roger MacBride Allen (Baen 0-671-65428-4, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 406pp, pb) Sf novel of repression and rebellion in the 21st century — Earth vs. the settlement worlds, with the moon in the middle.
Orphan of Creation Roger MacBride Allen (Baen 0-671-65356-3, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.50, 345pp, pb) Anthropological sf novel with ape-man survivors in the present.
Demon of Undoing Andrea Alton (Baen 0-671-65413-6, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 308pp, pb) Sf novel. On a planet of cat people, the outcast Fenobar encounters one of the legendary demons called humans. A first novel.
Tent of Miracles Jorge Amado (Avon 0-380-75472-X, Aug ’88, $9.95, 401pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1971) South American magical realism novel, translated by Barbara Shelby.
The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell Jorge Amado (Avon 0-380-75476-2, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $5.95, 97pp, tp) Reprint (Knopf 1965) magic realism/literary fantasy novella, translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby.
Draw 50 Beasties and Yugglies and Turnover Uglies and Things That Go Bump in the Night Lee J. Ames (Doubleday 0-385-24625-0, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $12.95, unpaginated, hc) A humorous “how-to” sketchbook of odd creatures.
The Alteration Kingsley Amis (Penguin 0-14-009952-2, Feb ’88, £2.50, 205pp, pb) Reissue (Cape 1976) literary sf novel.
The Alteration Kingsley Amis (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-432-2, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 205pp, pb) Reprint (Cape 1976) alternate-history novel in a contemporary Europe that never underwent the Protestant Reformation.
The Green Man Kingsley Amis (Penguin 0-14-009950-6, Feb ’88, £2.50, 175pp, pb) Reissue (Cape 1969) literary ghost novel.
Einstein’s Monsters Martin Amis (Penguin 0-14-010315-5, May ’88, £3.50, 132pp, tp) Reprint (Cape 1987) associational/sf collection.
Raw Pain Max C. Dean Anderson (Popular Library 0-445-20828-7, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $3.95, 260pp, pb) Horror novel about the relationship between a vampire and a performer in a safe sex club catering to a sado-masochistic clientele.
Resurrection, Inc. Kevin J. Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15409-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $3.50, 304pp, pb) Sf novel. Near-future gritty adventure with reanimated corpses as servants, neo-Satanist movements, and the usual revolution. A first novel.
The Three Spirits of Vandermeer Manor Mary Anderson (Dell Yearling 0-440-48810-9, Dec ’87 [May ’88], $2.50, 124pp, pb) [Mostly Ghosts] Young-adult ghost novel, “Mostly Ghosts” #4. Published in 1987 — not seen until 1988.
Blood Rite Michael Falconer Anderson (St. Martin’s 0-312-91115-7, Jul ’88, $2.95, 156pp, pb) Horror novel: the undead stalk a young woman alone in a forest. First U.S. edition (Robert Hale 1986 as The Woodsmen).
The Covenant Michael Falconer Anderson (Robert Hale 0-7090-3191-2, Mar ’88 [Aug ’88], £10.95, 208pp, hc) Horror novel.
The Covenant Michael Falconer Anderson (St. Martin’s 0-312-02179-8, Oct ’88 [Nov ’88], $15.95, 208pp, hc) Horror novel. First U.S. edition (Robert Hale 1988).
The Unholy Michael Falconer Anderson (St. Martin’s 0-312-90976-4, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 223pp, pb) Reprint (Robert Hale 1987) generic Nazi horror novel.
The Byworlder Poul Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15299-9, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $2.95, 160pp, pb) Reissue (NAL 1971) sf novel; fourth printing.
A Circus of Hells Poul Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15113-5, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $2.95, 160pp, pb) [Dominic Flandry] Reissue (Signet 1970) sf novel in the “Dominic Flandry” series; fourth printing.
Conan the Rebel Poul Anderson (Ace 0-441-11642-6, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 213pp, pb) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1980) fantasy novelization in the “Conan” series; “Conan” #17.
Conan the Rebel Poul Anderson (Sphere 0-7221-1123-1, Jun ’88, £2.75, 184pp, pb) [Conan] Reissue (Bantam 1980) fantasy novelization. Volume 19 in the “Conan” series.
The Day of Their Return Poul Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15327-8, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 185pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1979) sf novel. fourth printing.
Firetime Poul Anderson (Baen 0-671-65415-2, Jun ’88 [May ’88], $3.50, 284pp, pb) Reissue (Doubleday 1974) sf novel; third Baen printing.
The Guardians of Time Poul Anderson (Tor 0-812-53091-8, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 254pp, pb) [Time Patrol] Reissue (Tor 1981) sf collection of the Time Patrol stories; second printing. An earlier, shorter version appeared in 1960 as Guardians of Time.
Hrolf Kraki’s Saga Poul Anderson (Baen 0-671-65426-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $2.95, 277pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1973) Norse fantasy novel.
Orion Shall Rise Poul Anderson (Sphere 0-7221-1287-4, May ’88, £3.50, 468pp, pb) Reissue (Phantasia 1983) sf novel.
The Rebel Worlds Poul Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15145-3, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $2.95, 141pp, pb) [Dominic Flandry] Reissue (NAL 1969) sf novel in the “Flandry” series; sixth printing.
There Will Be Time Poul Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15412-6, Jul ’88 [Jun ’88], $2.95, 176pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1972) sf time travel novel; fourth NAL printing.
Time Patrolman Poul Anderson (Sphere 0-7221-1290-4, May ’88, £2.50, 185pp, pb) [Time Patrol] Reissue (Tor 1983) sf collection.
The Winter of the World Poul Anderson (NAL Signet 0-451-15233-6, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.50, 190pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1976) sf novel of the Earth during a future Ice Age. third printing.
The Year of the Ransom Poul Anderson (Walker Millennium 0-8027-6800-8, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $15.95, 169pp, pb) [Time Patrol] Young-adult sf novel, part of the “Time Patrol” series.
The Dog and the Wolf Poul & Karen Anderson (Baen 0-671-65396-2, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $4.50, 531pp, pb) [King of Ys] Fantasy novel. Conclusion of the “King of Ys” tetralogy.
Gallicenae Poul & Karen Anderson (Grafton 0-586-07342-6, Nov ’88, £3.99, 429pp, pb) [King of Ys] Reprint (Baen 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “King of Ys” series. [First U.K. edition]
The King of Ys Poul & Karen Anderson (SFBC #13584, Jun ’88, $14.98, 655 + 784pp, hc) [King of Ys] Two-volume omnibus of Roma Mater (1986)/Gallicenae (1987) and Dahut (1987)/The Dog and the Wolf (1988), all originally from Baen.

· The King of Ys, Vol. 1 · om, 1988
· Roma Mater · n. New York: Baen, 1986
· Gallicenae · n. New York: Baen, 1987
· The King of Ys, Vol. 2 · om, 1988
· Dahut · n. New York: Baen, 1987
· The Dog and the Wolf · n. New York: Baen, 1988
Roma Mater Poul & Karen Anderson (Grafton 0-586-07341-8, Apr ’88, £3.95, 493pp, pb) [King of Ys] Reprint (Baen 1986) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in the “King of Ys” series. [First U.K. edition]
Space Wars ed. Poul Anderson, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Tor 0-812-53046-2, Apr ’88, $3.95, 372pp, pb) Anthology of 10 military sf stories, with an introduction by Anderson.

ix · Introduction · Poul Anderson · in
1 · Jackal’s Meal · Gordon R. Dickson · nv Analog Jun ’69
23 · Hero [Mandella] · Joe W. Haldeman · na Analog Jun ’72
85 · Shadow on the Stars · Algis Budrys · nv Fantastic Universe Nov ’54
117 · The Crime and Glory of Commander Suzdal · Cordwainer Smith · ss Amazing May ’64
135 · Hide and Seek · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Astounding Sep ’49
147 · Or Battle’s Sound · Harry Harrison · nv If Oct ’68
171 · The Highest Treason · Randall Garrett · na Analog Jan ’61
233 · No Truce with Kings · Poul Anderson · na F&SF Jun ’63
295 · The Alien Rulers · Piers Anthony · nv Analog Mar ’68
331 · Too Soon to Die [Ragnarok exiles] · Tom Godwin · nv Venture Mar ’57
Fallen Hearts V. C. Andrews (Pocket 0-671-64256-1, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $4.95, 406pp, pb) [Casteel] Horror novel, third in a series. Although not credited, most of this book was written by Andrew Niederman.
Flowers in the Attic V. C. Andrews (Fontana 0-00-615929-X, Mar ’88 [Apr ’88], £3.50, 384pp, pb) [Flowers in the Attic] Reissue (Pocket 1979) horror novel. This is the ‘film tie-in’ version.
Garden of Shadows V. C. Andrews (Collins 0-00-223341-X, Feb ’88, £10.95, 448pp, hc) [Flowers in the Attic] Reprint (Poseidon 1987) horror novel. Prequel to Flowers in the Attic. This was completed by Andrew Neiderman, although he isn’t credited. [First U.K. edition]
Garden of Shadows V. C. Andrews (Fontana 0-00-617549-X, May ’88, £3.50, 376pp, pb) [Flowers in the Attic] Reprint (Poseidon/Pocket 1987) horror novel. Prequel to Flowers in the Attic. This was completed by Andrew Neiderman, although he isn’t credited.
1988: The Guide to Writers Conferences Anon. (Shaw Associates 0-945834-00-4, 1988 [Apr ’88], $14.95, 251pp, tp) Non-fiction, guide to all types of writers’ conferences, including science fiction workshops.
Frankenstein; Dracula; Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ed. Anon. (Penguin 0-14-011666-4, Nov ’88 [Dec ’88], £3.99, 660pp, pb) Reprint (Signet 1978) omnibus of three classic horror novels, with an introduction by Stephen King. [First U.K. edition]

iii · Introduction · Stephen King · in
5 · Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · n. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818
213 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. London: Constable, 1897
589 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde [The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde] · Robert Louis Stevenson · na New York: Scribner’s, 1886
Illusions ed. Anon. (Lake Books: Belmont CA 0-8224-3333-8, 1989, hc) Large print anthology intended for junior high remedial reading classes.

3 · Vital Force · Stephen A. Shankland · nv Belmont, CA: Fearon Education series, David S. Lake Publishers, 1986
31 · Eden’s Daughters · A. G. Gersdorf · nv Belmont, CA: Lake Books, 1987
59 · Hennesy’s Test · Dave Smeds · nv Belmont, CA: Fearon, 1986
87 · The Experiment · Gary Brandner · nv Belmont, CA: Fearon Education series, David S. Lake Publishers, 1987
The NESFA Index to the Science Fiction Magazines and Original Anthologies 1986 ed. Anon. (NESFA Press 0-915368-32-3, 1988 [May ’88], $6.00, 82pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. Covers original anthologies and professional magazines published in the subject year.
New Tales of the Unexpected ed. Anon. (London: Penguin 0-14-010644-8, 1988, £1.95, 93pp, pb) Anthology of eight stories from the tv show Tales of the Unexpected.

9 · The Finger of Suspicion · Tony Wilmot · ss Weekend Extra, 1985
19 · The Dead Don’t Steal [A-Magasinet, Nov 17, 1984] · Ella Griffiths · ss, 1986; translated from the Norwegian by J. Basil Cowlishaw.
28 · A Time to Die · Aileen Wheeler · ss, 1987
34 · Skeleton in the Cupboard · Tony Wilmot · ss Weekend Extra, 1983
45 · Mr. Know-All · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jan ’25
53 · The Colonel’s Lady · W. Somerset Maugham · nv
74 · Wink Three Times · John Charters · ss, 1987
85 · The Verger · W. Somerset Maugham · ss
Night Visions 6 ed. Anon. (Dark Harvest 0-913165-35-2, Dec ’88, $19.95, 312pp, hc) Original horror anthology showcasing three authors: F. Paul Wilson (three stories), and Sheri S. Tepper and Roy Garton with longer works. There is a long introduction by Dean R. Koontz. A limited edition (-36-0) was announced but not seen.

11 · Introduction · Dean R. Koontz · in
27 · Feelings · F. Paul Wilson · nv *
57 · Faces · F. Paul Wilson · nv *
85 · Tenants · F. Paul Wilson · nv *
117 · The Gardener · Sheri S. Tepper · na *
189 · Monsters · Ray Garton · na *
Night Visions: Hardshell ed. Anon. (Berkley 0-425-10975-5, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], $3.95, 279pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1987 as Night Visions 4) original anthology of 12 stories, by Koontz (3), Bryant (6), and McCammon (3), plus an introduction by Barker which makes it look as if he edited the book. It’s actually put together by the Dark Harvest publishers.
Space Odyssey: An Anthology of Great Science Fiction Stories ed. Anon. (Treasure Press 1-85051-208-6, Feb ’88 [Aug ’88], £5.99, 352pp, hc) Reprint (Octopus 1983) sf anthology.
Bearing an Hourglass Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-31315-1, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 372pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1984) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #2; sixth printing.
Being a Green Mother Piers Anthony (SFBC #10492, Jun ’88, $5.98, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, Book 5 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.
Being a Green Mother Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-07095-8, Aug ’88 [Jul ’88], £3.50, 399pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 5 in the “Incarnations of Immortality” series. [First U.K. edition]
Being a Green Mother Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32223-1, Oct ’88, $4.95, 313pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reprint (Del Rey 1987) fantasy novel, Book Five of “Incarnations of Immortality”.
Bio of an Ogre Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-06224-5, May ’88 [Apr ’88], $17.95, 297pp, hc) Non-fiction, autobiography of Anthony’s life up to age 50. Sure to stir up lots of controversy. The appendices include a bibliography of his work.
Chthon Piers Anthony (Ace, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], no price, 236pp, pb) [Chthon] Reissue (Ballantine 1967) sf novel. Second Ace printing. This special edition is a free giveaway with copies of Robot Adept.
Cluster Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-01755-5, Jan ’89 [Dec ’88], $2.95, 252pp, pb) [Cluster] Reissue (Avon 1977) sf novel, Part One of the “Cluster” series. 13th printing.
For Love of Evil Piers Anthony (Morrow 0-688-08211-4, Nov ’88 [Oct ’88], $17.95, 383pp, hc) [Incarnations of Immortality] Fantasy novel, Book Six of the “Incarnations of Immortality” series.
Ghost Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-1606-3, Apr ’88 [Jun ’88], £9.95, 285pp, hc) Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel, expanded from his short story “The Ghost Galaxies”. [First U.K. edition]
Ghost Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-20040-1, Jul ’88, £2.95, 285pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel, expanded from his short story “The Ghost Galaxies”.
Heaven Cent Piers Anthony (Avon 0-380-75288-3, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $4.50, 324pp, pb) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel, 11th in the “Xanth” series.
Heaven Cent Piers Anthony (SFBC #14096, Dec ’88, $5.98, 275pp, hc) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon 1988) humorous fantasy novel in the neverending “Xanth” series. First hardcover edition.
On a Pale Horse Piers Anthony (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33858-8, Oct ’88 [Sep ’88], $3.95, 325pp, pb) [Incarnations of Immortality] Reissue (Del Rey 1983) fantasy novel, “Incarnations of Immortality” #1; 11th printing.
Out of Phaze Piers Anthony (Ace 0-441-64465-1, Apr ’88 [Mar ’88], $3.95, 309pp, pb) [Apprentice Adept] Reprint (Ace/Putnam 1987) fantasy novel, #4 in the “Apprentice Adept Trilogy”.
Refugee Piers Anthony (Severn House 0-7278-1654-3, Sep ’88 [Oct ’88], £11.95, 333pp, hc) [Bio of a Space Tyrant] Reprint (Avon 1983) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Bio of a Space-Tyrant” series.

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