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Night of the Claw Jay Ramsay (St. Martin’s 0-312-57294-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $12.95, 367pp, hc) Reprint (U.K. 1983) horror novel, first U.S. edition.
The Sword of Winter Marta Randall (SFBC #3607, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $3.98, 244pp, hc) Reprint (Simon & Schuster Timescape 1983) fantasy novel. Witty political adventure. (EAL)
Those Who Favour Fire Marta Randall (Pocket 0-671-44216-3, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $3.50, 276pp, pb) Near-future disaster novel.
The Nebula Awards #19 ed. Marta Randall (Arbor House 0-87795-662-6, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $15.95, 255pp, hc) Anthology of the 1984 Nebula winners and some runners-up.

7 · Introduction · Marta Randall · in
10 · Hardfought · Greg Bear · na IASFM Feb ’83
92 · The Peacemaker · Gardner R. Dozois · ss IASFM Aug ’83
113 · Slow-Birds · Ian Watson · nv F&SF Jun ’83
146 · Blood Music · Greg Bear · nv Analog Jun ’83
176 · Homefaring · Robert Silverberg · na Amazing Nov ’83
249 · The 1983 Nebula Award Nominees · Misc. · bi
251 · Past Nebula Award Winners · Misc. · bi
The Shattered World Michael Reaves (Timescape 0-671-49943-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $6.95, 349pp, tp) [Shattered World] Trade paperback of the above. It came out nearly a month before the hardcover.
The Shattered World Michael Reaves (Simon & Schuster 0-671-49942-4, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $15.95, 349pp, hc) [Shattered World] Fantasy novel.
Hellstar Michael Reaves & Steve Perry (Berkley 0-425-07297-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 326pp, pb) Sf novel.
Eros Ascending Mike Resnick (Phantasia 0-932096-29-8, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $17.00, 217pp, hc) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Sf novel, limited edition (1,500 copies) of Book 1 of the “Tales of the Velvet Comet” series. Boxed, numbered, and signed.
Unauthorized Autobiographies and Other Curiosities Mike Resnick (Misfit, Jan ’84 [Feb ’84], $3.00, unpaginated, pb) Collection of 7 stories, plus an introduction, produced for Resnick’s Guest of Honor appearance at Confusion. Illustrations by Randy Bathurst, Linda Leech, and Joan Hanke Woods.

3 · Author’s Mandatory Introduction (or, How I Done It) · in
7 · The Last Dog · ss Hunting Dog, 1977
14 · The Fallen Angel · vi *
16 · Me and My Shadow · ss *
31 · Beachcomber · ss Chrysalis 8, ed. Roy Torgeson, Doubleday, 1980
35 · Watching Marcia · ss The Arbor House Treasury of Mystery and Suspense, ed. Bill Pronzini, Barry N. Malzberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Arbor House, 1981
46 · Blue · ss Hunting Dog, 1979
49 · God and Mr. Slatterman · ss *
The Branch Mike Resnick (Signet 0-451-12778-1, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 191pp, pb) Sf novel.
Eros at Zenith Mike Resnick (Phantasia 0-932096-32-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $17.00, 187pp, hc) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Sf novel, in the “Tales of the Velvet Comet” series.
Eros at Zenith Mike Resnick (Phantasia 0-932096-32-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $40.00, 187pp, hc) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] 300 copy, signed, numbered, boxed, limited edition of the above.
Tales of the Velvet Comet #1: Eros Ascending Mike Resnick (NAL/Signet 0-451-13255-6, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.95, 254pp, pb) [Tales of the Velvet Comet] Reprint (Phantasia 1984) sf novel.
Chaos in Lagrangia Mack Reynolds (Tor 0-812-55128-1, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 256pp, pb) [LaGrangia] Sf novel, third in the “LaGrangia” series.
Space Search Mack Reynolds (Dell/Emerald 0-440-08095-9, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $2.75, 191pp, pb) Sf novel. Very big print, with a 1984 copyright by Mack Reynolds.
Eternity Mack Reynolds & Dean Ing (Baen 0-671-55913-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 254pp, pb) Sf novel.
Home Sweet Home Mack Reynolds & Dean Ing (Dell 0-440-03658-5, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.95, 255pp, pb) Sf novel.
The Other Time Mack Reynolds & Dean Ing (Baen 0-671-55926-5, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.95, 308pp, pb) Sf novel: a 20th-century man in 16th-century Mexico.
Long Voyage Back Luke Rhinehart (Dell 0-440-14987-8, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 1983) post-holocaust sf novel.
Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words Gregg Rickman (Fragments West 0-916063-01-1, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $9.95, 255pp, tp) First in a three-book series on the life and works of P.K. Dick, most of the material here consists of interview transcripts. A lot of it has never appeared before, and much of it is fascinating. Foreword by Roger Zelazny. (CNB) [Philip K. Dick]
Jitterbug Perfume Tom Robbins (Bantam 0-553-05068-0, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $16.95, 342pp, hc) Fantasy time-travel novel.
Shapechangers: Chronicles of the Cheysuli, Book One Jennifer Roberson (DAW 0-87997-907-0, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [Cheysuli] Fantasy novel with elements of romance; a first novel.
The Further Education of Oversoul Seven Jane Roberts (Pocket 0-671-83263-8, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $3.50, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Prentice-Hall 1979) sf/fantasy/occult novel.
Pavane Keith Roberts (Gollancz 0-575-03437-8, May ’84 [Apr ’84], £8.95, 279pp, hc) [Pavane] Reprint (Rupert Hart-Davis 1968) sf collection/novel. This edition follows the U.S. text (Doubleday 1968) which added one story.
In a Faraway Galaxy Doris Robin, Gracia Fay Ellwood & Lee Vibber (Extequer 0-935892-07-9, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $6.95, 149pp, tp) [Star Wars] Non-fiction, a group of essays dealing with the characters, form, and philosophy of the “Star Wars” movies.
Icehenge Kim Stanley Robinson (Ace 0-441-35854-3, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.95, 262pp, pb) [Icehenge] Sf novel, incorporating two short stories (“To Leave a Mark” and “On the North Pole of Pluto”). Linked tales of science, politics, and space. Recommended. (FCM)

· To Leave a Mark · Kim Stanley Robinson · na F&SF Nov ’82
· On the North Pole of Pluto · Kim Stanley Robinson · na Orbit 21, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1980
The Wild Shore Kim Stanley Robinson (Ace 0-441-88870-4, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.95, 371pp, pb) [Orange County] Sf novel, first of the revived Ace Science Fiction Specials edited by Terry Carr. A first novel. Slow but excellently written post-holocaust California coast novel. (EAL)
The Adventures of Samurai Cat Mark E. Rogers (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-60-7, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $20.00, hc) [Samurai Cat] Fantasy spoof with numerous illustrations by the author/artist.
The Adventures of Samurai Cat Mark E. Rogers (Donald M. Grant 0-937986-61-5, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $50.00, hc) [Samurai Cat] Limited, signed, deluxe edition of the above.
Samurai Cat Mark E. Rogers (Tor 0-812-57681-0, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $8.95, unpaginated, tp) [Samurai Cat] Reprint (Grant 1984), fantasy art and humor, with both black & white and color illustrations.
The Big Wheel William Rollo (NEL 0-450-05281-8, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], £2.25, 283pp, pb) Near-future sf/espionage novel.
The Sword and the Chain Joel Rosenberg (Signet 0-451-12883-4, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 251pp, pb) [Guardians of the Flame] Fantasy novel, Book Two of “Guardians of the Flame”.
Ties of Blood and Silver Joel Rosenberg (Signet 0-451-13167-3, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $2.75, 176pp, pb) [Metzada] Sf novel.
The Slaying of the Dragon: Modern Tales of the Playful Imagination ed. Franz Rottensteiner (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 0-15-182975-6, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $14.95, 303pp, hc) Anthology of 11 stories by Borges, Ballard, Lem, and other literary fantasists.

ix · Farewell to Dragons: A Literature of Doubt · Franz Rottensteiner · in
1 · The Slaying of the Dragon · Dino Buzzati · ss, 1942
20 · Axolotl [1956] · Julio Cortázar · ss End of the Game and Other Stories, Random House, 1967
28 · The Lottery in Babylon · Jorge Luís Borges · ss Labyrinths, New Directions, 1962
37 · With the Gypsy Girls [1959] · Mircea Eliade · na Denver Review, 1973
91 · Aura [1962] · Carlos Fuentes · nv, 1965
132 · Adam, One Afternoon · Italo Calvino · ss, 1949
146 · Story in a Mirror · Ilse Aichinger · ss The Bound Man and Other Stories, Secker & Warburg, 1955
158 · The Drowned Giant · J. G. Ballard · ss The Terminal Beach, London: Gollancz, 1964
173 · The Emerald · Donald Barthelme · nv Esquire Nov ’79
209 · Further Confessions · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Chicago Review, 1977
235 · The Mask · Stanislaw Lem · nv Mortal Engines, Seabury Press, 1977
299 · Biographical Notes on the Authors · Misc. · bg
The 4th Dimension: Toward a Geometry of Higher Reality Rudy Rucker (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-34420-4, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $17.95, 228pp, hc) Non-fiction, of associational interest.
The Last of Danu’s Children Allison Rush (Tor 0-812-55250-4, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.95, 315pp, pb) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1982) young-adult fantasy novel.
Extra(ordinary) People Joanna Russ (St. Martin’s 0-312-27806-3, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $10.95, 161pp, hc) Collection of 5 stories, including the Hugo-winning novella “Souls”. Recommended. (FCM)

1 · Souls · na F&SF Jan ’82
63 · The Mystery of the Young Gentleman · nv Speculations, ed. Isaac Asimov & Alice Laurance, Houghton Mifflin, 1982
95 · Bodies · nv
117 · What Did You Do During the Revolution, Grandma? · nv The Seattle Review Spr ’83
147 · Everyday Depressions · ss
The Zanzibar Cat Joanna Russ (Baen 0-671-55906-0, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 286pp, pb) Collection, contents revised from Arkham House 1983 edition.

9 · When It Changed · ss Again, Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972
22 · The Extraordinary Voyages of Amélie Bertrand · ss F&SF Sep ’79
42 · The Soul of a Servant · ss Showcase, ed. Roger Elwood, Harper & Row, 1973
65 · The Man Who Could Not See Devils · ss Alchemy & Academe, ed. Anne McCaffrey, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1970
84 · Gleepsite · ss Orbit 9, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1971
93 · Nobody’s Home · ss New Dimensions II, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972
116 · My Dear Emily · nv F&SF Jul ’62
147 · There Is Another Shore, You Know, Upon the Other Side · ss F&SF Sep ’63
166 · My Boat · ss F&SF Jan ’76
192 · Useful Phrases for the Tourist · ss Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972
198 · Dragons and Dimwits · vi F&SF Dec ’79
205 · Corruption · ss Aurora: Beyond Equality, ed. Vonda McIntyre & Susan Anderson, Fawcett, 1976
222 · The Precious Object · nv Red Clay Reader #7 ’70
244 · The New Men · ss F&SF Feb ’66
256 · A Game of Vlet · ss F&SF Feb ’74
274 · The Zanzibar Cat · ss Quark #3, ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971
Men, Martians and Machines Eric Frank Russell (Crown 0-517-55184-5, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $7.95, 216pp, hc) [Jay Score] Reprint (Dennis Dobson 1955) sf novel composed of four novellas. There is a new introduction by George Zebrowski. Volume 1 in the “Classics of Modern Science Fiction” series.
Cast a Cold Eye Alan Ryan (Dark Harvest 0-913165-02-6, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $35.00, 239pp, hc) Horror novel with illustrations by Jill Bauman. 200 copy signed limited edition.
Cast a Cold Eye Alan Ryan (Dark Harvest 0-913165-03-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $18.00, 239pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
Cast a Cold Eye Alan Ryan (Tor 0-812-52543-4, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $3.95, 351pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1984) horror novel.
Night Visions 1 ed. Alan Ryan (Dark Harvest 0-913165-04-2, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $45.00, 296pp, hc) Limited signed edition of original anthology with 7 stories by Charles L. Grant, 7 by Steve Rasnic Tem, and 4 by Tanith Lee, illustrated by Gregory Manchess. A fine idea for an anthology. The Tanith Lee stories are especially good and the book is well-made. (CNB)

11 · Introduction · Alan Ryan · in
19 · Friends in Dark Places · Charles L. Grant · ss *
33 · Family · Charles L. Grant · ss *
43 · What Are Deaths For · Charles L. Grant · ss *
55 · Poor Thing · Charles L. Grant · ss *
65 · To Laugh with You, Dear · Charles L. Grant · ss *
75 · In the Blood · Charles L. Grant · ss *
87 · And We’ll Be Jolly Friends · Charles L. Grant · ss *
105 · The Men and Women of Rivendale · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
117 · Dark Shapes in the Road · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
127 · Spidertalk · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
135 · Punishment · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
149 · The Overcoat · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
159 · Rider · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
173 · Worms · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
195 · The Tree: A Winter’s Tale · Tanith Lee · nv *
221 · Simon’s Wife · Tanith Lee · ss *
239 · The Vampire Lover · Tanith Lee · nv *
255 · The Hunting of Death: The Unicorn · Tanith Lee · na *
Night Visions 1 ed. Alan Ryan (Dark Harvest 0-913165-05-0, Nov ’84 [Oct ’84], $18.00, 296pp, hc) Trade edition of above.
Berserker Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-05469-2, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 243pp, pb) [Berserker] Reissue (Ballantine 1967) collection; 10th Ace printing.
Berserker Man Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-05471-4, May ’84 [Apr ’84], $2.75, 220pp, pb) [Berserker] Reissue (Ace 1979) sf novel; 7th printing.
Berserker’s Planet Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-05474-9, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.75, 233pp, pb) [Berserker] Reissue (DAW 1975) sf novel, third in the “Berserker” series; 6th Ace printing.
Brother Assassin Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-08218-1, Jul ’84 [Jun ’84], $2.75, 233pp, pb) [Berserker] Reissue (Ballantine 1969) sf novel of the Berserkers; 6th Ace printing.
Empire of the East Fred Saberhagen (Macdonald 0-356-10190-8, Jun ’84 [May ’84], £9.95, 558pp, hc) [Empire of the East] Reprint (Ace 1979) omnibus with revised versions of The Broken Lands (1968), The Black Mountains (1971), and Changeling Earth (1973). This is the first hardcover edition.
The First Book of Swords Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-55298-9, Apr ’84 [Mar ’84], $2.95, 309pp, pb) [Swords] Reprint (Tor 1983) fantasy novel. First mass market pb publication.
The Golden People Fred Saberhagen (Baen 0-671-55904-4, Sep ’84 [Aug ’84], $3.50, 270pp, pb) Sf novel, expansion of a novella of the same name (Ace 1984).
The Mask of the Sun Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-52078-2, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.75, 234pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1979) time travel/alternate world novel.
The Third Book of Swords Fred Saberhagen (Tor 0-812-55303-9, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $7.95, 320pp, tp) [Swords] Fantasy novel.
The Ultimate Enemy Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-84318-2, Aug ’84 [Jul ’84], $2.75, 242pp, pb) [Berserker] Reissue (Ace 1979) collection of 9 “Berserker” stories.
The Veils of Azlaroc Fred Saberhagen (Ace 0-441-86066-4, Jan ’84 [Dec ’83], $2.50, 216pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1978) sf novel.
Machines That Kill ed. Fred Saberhagen & Martin H. Greenberg (Ace 0-441-51358-1, Dec ’84 [Nov ’84], $2.75, 326pp, pb) Anthology of 15 stories including famous ones such as “Killdozer!” (Sturgeon), “Alpha Ralpha Boulevard” (Smith), “Fondly Fahrenheit” (Bester), etc. There are no introductions or forewords.

1 · Killdozer! · Theodore Sturgeon · na Astounding Nov ’44
71 · Alpha Ralpha Boulevard · Cordwainer Smith · nv F&SF Jun ’61
100 · Hunting Machine · Carol Emshwiller · ss Science Fiction Stories May ’57
107 · Auto-da-Fé · Roger Zelazny · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
114 · Second Variety · Philip K. Dick · nv Space Science Fiction May ’53
160 · Under the Hammer [Hammer’s Slammers] · David Drake · ss Galaxy Oct ’74
179 · Lost Memory · Peter Phillips · ss Galaxy May ’52
192 · Making the Connections · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Continuum #4, ed. Roger Elwood, Putnams, 1975
200 · Steel · Richard Matheson · nv F&SF May ’56
224 · The Iron Chancellor · Robert Silverberg · nv Galaxy May ’58
247 · The Wabbler · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Oct ’42
256 · The Cruel Equations · Robert Sheckley · ss BOAC, 1971
270 · Combat Unit [Bolo] · Keith Laumer · ss F&SF Nov ’60
284 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv F&SF Aug ’54
305 · Goodlife [Berserker] · Fred Saberhagen · nv Worlds of Tomorrow Dec ’63
Casca #10: The Conquistador Barry Sadler (Charter 0-441-09241-1, Feb ’84 [Jan ’84], $2.50, 172pp, pb) [Casca] Historical fantasy novel, in the “Eternal Mercenary” series.
Casca #10: The Conquistador Barry Sadler (Charter 0-441-09322-1, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.75, 172pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1984) fantasy novel in the “Eternal Mercenary” series. This second printing actually came out in March, just a month after the first printing.
Casca #11: The Legionnaire Barry Sadler (Charter 0-441-09244-6, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.50, 169pp, pb) [Casca] Fantasy novel, in the “Eternal Mercenary” series.
Casca #12: The African Mercenary Barry Sadler (Charter 0-441-09260-8, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.50, 217pp, pb) [Casca] Novel in the military fantasy series, “The Eternal Mercenary”.
Casca: The Eternal Mercenary Barry Sadler (Charter 0-441-21773-7, Jun ’84 [May ’84], $2.75, 246pp, pb) [Casca] Reissue (Charter 1979) fantasy novel, sixth printing of this first novel in the series about an immortal soldier.
The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 10 ed. Arthur W. Saha (DAW 0-87997-963-1, Oct ’84 [Sep ’84], $2.75, 254pp, pb) Anthology of 11 stories, including Locus Poll winner “Beyond the Dead Reef” by James Tiptree, Jr., and the Hugo/Nebula/World Fantasy nominee “Wong’s Lost & Found Emporium” by William Wu.

9 · Introduction · Arthur W. Saha · in
12 · Blue Vase of Ghosts · Tanith Lee · nv Dragonfields Win ’83
39 · She Sells Sea Shells · Paul Darcy Boles · ss Twilight Zone Nov/Dec ’83
56 · Green Roses · Larry Tritten · ss F&SF Jan ’83
64 · Wong’s Lost and Found Emporium [Wong] · William F. Wu · ss Amazing May ’83
83 · Huggins’ World · Ennis Duling · ss Twilight Zone Jul/Aug ’83
97 · The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · na Heroic Visions, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Ace, 1983
157 · The Silent Cradle · Leigh Kennedy · ss Shadows #6, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983
173 · Into Whose Hands · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers IV, ed. Stuart David Schiff, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983
200 · Like a Black Dandelion · John Alfred Taylor · ss Twilight Zone Sep/Oct ’83
205 · The Hills Behind Hollywood High · Avram Davidson & Grania Davis · nv F&SF Apr ’83
232 · Beyond the Dead Reef · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv F&SF Jan ’83
The Golden Naginata Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ace 0-441-29752-8, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.75, 309pp, pb) [Tomoe Gozen Saga] Reissue (Ace 1982) fantasy novel, “Tomoe Gozen” #2.
Thousand Shrine Warrior Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ace 0-441-80761-5, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.75, 275pp, pb) [Tomoe Gozen Saga] Fantasy novel, third in the “Tomoe Gozen Saga”. Stands alone; best of the three so far. (EAL)
Tomoe Gozen Jessica Amanda Salmonson (Ace 0-441-81653-3, Mar ’84 [Feb ’84], $2.75, 257pp, pb) [Tomoe Gozen Saga] Reissue (Ace 1981) fantasy novel, first of the saga; 3rd printing.

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