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Venus Plus X Theodore Sturgeon (Sphere 0-7221-8214-7, Jun ’89, £2.50, 160pp, pb) Reissue (Pyramid 1960) sf novel.
Memories and Visions: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction ed. Susanna J. Sturgis (The Crossing Press 0-89594-391-3, Sep ’89, $9.95, 201pp, tp) Anthology of 15 feminist sf and fantasy stories, with an introduction by the editor. Also announced in hardcover (-392-1) but not seen.

1 · Editorial Memories & Visions, or Why Does a Bright Feminist Like You Read That Stuff Anyway? · Susanna J. Sturgis · in
10 · The Chaos Diaries · Lorraine Schein · ss *
16 · Itu’s Sixth Winter Festival [excerpts from Daughters of Gelasia] · Shirley Hartwell · ex *
30 · Womankind · Rosaria Champagne · ss *
36 · The Rational Ship · Caro Clarke · ss *
45 · The Amazing Disappearing Girl · Judith Katz · ss *
58 · Killing Color · Charlotte Watson Sherman · ss Obsidian II Spr ’89
72 · O’s Story · L. Timmel Duchamp · ss *
92 · Conversation with a Legend · R. M. Meluch · ss *
102 · Signs of Life · Barbara Krasnoff · nv *
132 · A Token for Celandine [Nightseer] · Laurell K. Hamilton · ss *
152 · Harmonic Conception · Nona M. Caspers · ss *
161 · Children of Divers Kind · Mary Ellen Mathews · ss *
175 · Meaningful Dialog · Kiel Stuart · ss *
182 · Sign of Hope · Adrienne Lauby · ss *
197 · womanmansion/to my sister/mourning her mother/ · Hattie Gossett · pm *
203 · Contributors’ Notes · Misc. · bg
Welsh Celtic Myth in Modern Fantasy C. W. Sullivan, III (Greenwood 0-313-24998-9, Mar ’89, $42.95, 181pp, hc) Non-fiction critical about the use of Celtic mythology in works by Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper, Alan Garner, Evangeline Walton, and a few others.
The Parasite War Tim Sullivan (Avon 0-380-75550-5, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.50, 246pp, pb, cover by Doug Beekman) Parasitic alien invasion sf novel.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley: Romance and Reality Emily W. Sunstein (Little, Brown 0-316-82246-9, Jan ’89 [Mar ’89], $24.95, 478pp, hc) Non-fiction, biography of Mary Shelley. [Mary W. Shelley]
The Mark of the Horse Lord Rosemary Sutcliff (Dell Yearling 0-440-40161-5, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $4.95, 276pp, tp) Reprint (Oxford 1965) young-adult historical fantasy set in 2nd-century Roman Britain.
Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick Lawrence Sutin (Crown/Harmony 0-517-57204-4, Dec ’89, $25.95, 352pp, hc, cover by Rich Tassone) Biography of Philip K. Dick, with a foreword by Paul Williams. There are 8 pages of photos. This is an outstanding job, and is probably the best we’ll ever get on Dick. Recommended (CNB).
The Gold Ball Hanne Marie Svendsen (Knopf 0-394-57185-1, Dec ’89, $18.95, 245pp, hc, cover by Walton Ford) Fantasy/historical family saga, translated from the Danish by Jorgen Schiott. First American edition (Lindhardt og Ringhof: Denmark 1985 as Guldkuglen).
Bone to His Bone: The Stoneground Ghost Tales E. G. Swain (Equation 1-85336-097-X, Jul ’89, £3.50, 192pp, tp) Collection of ghost stories, originally published by Heffers in 1912. This edition adds an introduction by Michael Cox, and six original stories in the same series by David Rowlands.

9 · Introduction · Michael Cox · in
19 · The Man with the Roller · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
31 · Bone to His Bone · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
41 · The Richpins · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
59 · The Eastern Window · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
71 · Lubrietta · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
83 · The Rockery · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
97 · The Indian Lampshade · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
113 · The Place of Safety · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
131 · The Kirk Spook · ss The Stoneground Ghost Tales, W. Heffer: Cambridge, 1912
143 · From the Diggings [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales, 1983
149 · One Man Went to Mow [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales, 1983
157 · One Good Turn... [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales, 1983
165 · The Marsh Lights [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales, 1983
175 · Providing a Footnote [Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss More Stoneground Ghost Tales, 1983
183 · Off the Record (or, The Recording Angel) [as by Anon.; Mr. Batchel] · David G. Rowlands · ss Dark Dreams #3 ’85
In the Drift Michael Swanwick (Legend 0-7126-3431-2, Apr ’89, £4.95, 214pp, tp) Reprint (Ace 1985) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-2379-5) for £10.95. [First U.K. edition]
Vacuum Flowers Michael Swanwick (Legend 0-09-961040-X, Apr ’89, £3.50, 335pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) Reprint (Arbor House 1987) sf novel.
Portal Rob Swigart (Grafton 0-586-20649-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], £3.99, 346pp, pb, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (St. Martin’s 1988) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
Toxin Rob Swigart (St. Martin’s 0-312-02661-7, Feb ’89, $18.95, 385pp, pb) [Cobb Takamura; Charles Koenig] Sf mystery. Sequel to Vector — a satellite falls to earth carrying a toxin which poisons people and causes a panic.
Room 13 Robert Swindells (Doubleday UK 0-385-26967-6, Oct ’89, £7.95, 158pp, hc, cover by Mark Robertson) [Fliss] Children’s horror novel.
Mystic Rebel IV Ryder Syvertsen (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-243-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.95, 320pp, pb) [Mystic Rebel] Occult adventure novel about a CIA agent transformed into a hero with occult powers.
The Proving Thomas Szollosi (Avon 0-380-70788-8, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1988) psychological horror/detective novel with supernatural elements.
Night Things Michael Talbot (Avon 0-380-70897-3, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $3.95, 248pp, pb, cover by James Warren) Reprint (Morrow 1988) horror novel of a house in the Adirondacks harboring an ancient evil.
Planet Builders # 3: Rebel from Alphorion Robyn Tallis (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0205-8, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization about friends linked by a psychic bond who help the rebels of a planet. The series is packaged by Butterfield Press, and the author has at least four heads.
Planet Builders # 5: Zero-Sum Games [by Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald] Robyn Tallis (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0207-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $2.95, 182pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf series packaged and copyright by Butterfield Press. The “author” is a group, this time it’s Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald.
Planet Builders # 6: Night of Two New Moons Robyn Tallis (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0209-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization. Part of a series packaged by Butterfield Press. The “author” is a group.
Planet Builders # 8: Horrorvid Robyn Tallis (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0461-1, Jul ’89 [Aug ’89], $2.95, 185pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization. The “author” is a group and the series is packaged by Butterfield Press.
Planet Builders # 9: Giants of Elenna Robyn Tallis (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-9046-X, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $2.95, 184pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization, part of a series packaged by the Butterfield Press. The “author” is a group.
Planet Builders #10: Fire in the Sky Robyn Tallis (Ballantine Ivy 0-8041-0463-8, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $2.95, 186pp, pb) [Planet Builders] Young-adult sf novelization. The “author” is a group and the series is packaged by Butterfield Press.
The Apprentice Deborah Talmadge-Bickmore (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-36139-3, Jan ’90 [Dec ’89], $3.95, 263pp, pb, cover by Michael Herring) Fantasy novel about an evil sorceress and her apprentice. A first novel.
Alamut Judith Tarr (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26435-6, Dec ’89 [Nov ’89], $8.95, 471pp, tp, cover by Thomas Canty) [Alamut] Historical fantasy novel set in Palestine during the time of the Crusades. A hardcover edition (-24720-6, $19.95) was announced but not seen.
Ars Magica Judith Tarr (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28145-3, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.95, 276pp, pb) Historical magical fantasy set in the Dark Ages, about a Pope who was a practitioner of magic.
Ars Magica Judith Tarr (SFBC #15463, Nov ’89, $4.98, 210pp, hc, cover by Dean Morrissey) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) historical magical fantasy set in the dark ages. First hardcover edition.
A Fall of Princes Judith Tarr (Pan 0-330-30321-X, May ’89 [Apr ’89], £3.99, 401pp, tp, cover by Fred Gambino) [Avaryan] Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel. Volume Three in the “Avaryan Rising” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
A Fall of Princes Judith Tarr (Tor 0-812-55644-5, Aug ’89, $4.50, 401pp, pb) [Avaryan] Reprint (Tor 1988) fantasy novel, third book in the “Avaryan Rising” trilogy.
The Lady of Han-Gilen Judith Tarr (Pan 0-330-30320-1, Mar ’89 [Jan ’89], £3.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Patrick Jones) [Avaryan] Reprint (Tor 1987) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Avaryan Rising” trilogy. [First U.K. edition]
A Wind in Cairo Judith Tarr (Bantam Spectra 0-553-27609-3, Mar ’89, $3.95, 261pp, pb) Fantasy novel set in medieval Egypt.
Choke Point Charles D. Taylor (Arrow 0-09-957780-1, Apr ’89, £3.50, 326pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1986) near-future thriller. [First U.K. edition]
Teacher’s Pet Domini Taylor (Jove 0-515-10029-3, May ’89, $3.95, 264pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1987) horror/mystery novel about a demented teacher out for revenge on the students who torment her.
Bard Keith Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3300-4, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], £3.50, 293pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Bard] Reprint (Ace 1981) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Bard” series. [First U.K. edition]
The Cauldron of Plenty Keith Taylor (Ace 0-441-09500-3, Oct ’89, $3.50, 214pp, pb) [Danans] Irish fantasy novel of an evil prince’s attempt to conquer ancient Ireland, second book of “The Danans” series.
The First Longship Keith Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3317-9, Dec ’89, £3.50, 260pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Bard] Reprint (Ace 1984 as Bard II) fantasy novel. Volume 2 in the “Bard” series. [First U.K. edition]
The Sorcerer’s Sacred Isle Keith Taylor (Ace 0-441-77565-9, Jun ’89, $3.50, 218pp, pb) [Danans] Irish fantasy novel of the intrigue surrounding the marriage between the leaders of two warring Celtic tribes. The first in a new series.
All on a Winter’s Day Lisa Taylor (Hippo 0-590-85870-X, Jan ’89, £1.95, 138pp, pb) Young-adult ghost novel. Volume 7 in the “Hauntings” series.
The Fall of Fyorlund Roger Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3118-4, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], £3.99, 467pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chronicles of Hawklan] Fantasy novel. Volume Two in the “Chronicles of Hawklan” series.
The Waking of Orthlund Roger Taylor (Headline 0-7472-3340-3, Dec ’89, £3.99, 472pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Chronicles of Hawklan] Fantasy novel. Volume 3 in “The Chronicles of Hawklan”.
Of Men and Monsters William Tenn (Gollancz 0-575-04594-9, Sep ’89, £3.50, 251pp, pb, cover by Rolf Mohr) Reprint (Ballantine 1968) sf novel. Volume 35 in the “VGSF Classics” series.
The Bad Sister Emma Tennant (Faber 0-571-15335-6, Apr ’89, £3.99, 223pp, tp, cover by Irene Von Treskow) Reprint (Gollancz 1978) offbeat novel blending schizophrenia, feminism and gothic vampires.
Two Women of London Emma Tennant (Faber 0-571-15242-2, Jun ’89 [May ’89], £10.99, 121pp, hc, cover by Irene Von Treskow) “A disturbing reworking of the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story.”
The Awakeners Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-13295-0, May ’89 [Apr ’89], £3.99, 512pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Awakeners] Reprint (SFBC 1987) sf omnibus, originally published in two parts (as Northshore and Southshore).
The Enigma Score Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-13373-6, Feb ’89 [Jan ’89], £3.50, 384pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Reprint (Bantam 1987 as After Long Silence) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Gate to Women’s Country Sheri S. Tepper (Bantam UK 0-593-01603-3, Feb ’89, £12.95, 278pp, hc, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) post-holocaust sf novel. Also available in trade paperback (-01604-1, £6.95). [First U.K. edition]
The Gate to Women’s Country Sheri S. Tepper (Bantam Spectra 0-553-28064-3, Aug ’89, $4.50, 328pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1988) post-holocaust sf novel of a world divided into male and female cultures. Recommended (SW).
Grass Sheri S. Tepper (Doubleday Foundation 0-385-26012-1, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $18.95, 426pp, hc) [Grass] Sf novel about the ecosystem of an alien planet that may hold the antidote to a deadly plague. Highly recommended (FCM).
Grass Sheri S. Tepper (Bantam UK 0-593-01784-6, Oct ’89, £6.95, 426pp, tp, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Grass] Reprint (Doubleday 1989) sf novel. Also available in hardcover (-01783-8, £12.95). [First U.K. edition]
King’s Blood Four Sheri S. Tepper (Ace 0-441-44526-8, May ’89, $3.50, 202pp, pb) [True Game] Reissue (Ace 1983) fantasy novel, first of the “True Game” series; fourth printing.
Marianne, The Matchbox, and the Malachite Mouse Sheri S. Tepper (Ace 0-441-51964-4, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 167pp, pb) [Marianne] Contemporary fantasy novel, third “Marianne” book.
Necromancer Nine Sheri S. Tepper (Ace 0-441-56857-2, Jul ’89 [Jun ’89], $3.50, 175pp, pb) [True Game] Reissue (Ace 1983) fantasy novel, second book in the “True Game” series; sixth printing.
Still Life Sheri S. Tepper (Corgi 0-552-13466-X, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £2.99, 246pp, pb, cover by Stephen Bradbury) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989 as by E.E. Horlak) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
Wizard’s Eleven Sheri S. Tepper (Ace 0-441-90209-X, Sep ’89, $3.50, 187pp, pb) [True Game] Reissue (Ace 1984) fantasy novel, third book of the “True Game” series; third printing.
First Strike Douglas Terman (Arrow 0-00-617155-9, Jul ’89, £3.99, 459pp, pb) Reprint (US 1979) near-future thriller.
The Nightwalker Thomas Tessier (Berkley 0-425-11892-4, Oct ’89 [Sep ’89], $3.95, 199pp, pb) Reprint (Atheneum 1979) werewolf horror novel.
Rapture Thomas Tessier (Futura 0-7088-4242-9, Apr ’89, £3.50, 310pp, pb) Reprint (Macmillan US 1987) psychological horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Man Who Fell to Earth Walter Tevis (Dell 0-440-50217-9, May ’89, $7.95, 247pp, tp) Reprint (Fawcett 1963) classic sf novel.
The Wilds Claude Teweles (Dell 0-440-20393-7, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], $3.50, 213pp, pb) Horror novel. Evil plagues a survival weekend at the site of the Donner Party’s deaths.
The Rose and the Ring William Thackeray (Viking Puffin 0-14-035092-6, Apr ’89 [Oct ’89], $2.25, 143pp, pb) Reprint (British 1855) classic humorous children’s fantasy.
Ragnarok Anne Thackery (Bantam UK 0-553-17658-7, Sep ’89 [Aug ’89], £4.99, 493pp, tp) [Ragnarok] Post-Arthurian fantasy novel. Volume One in a new series. This is the author’s first novel.
Spirit Lost Nancy Thayer (Avon 0-380-70833-7, Nov ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 183pp, pb) Reprint (Scribner’s 1988) romantic ghost novel set in Nantucket. An erotic ghost threatens to break up a marriage.
Appointment with a Stranger Jean Thesman (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-49215-7, Apr ’89 [May ’89], $13.95, 166pp, hc) Young-adult romantic ghost story about a girl who discovers that the boy who has saved her life drowned 40 years before.
Captain Scarlet John Theydon (Titan 1-85286-162-2, Oct ’89 [Nov ’89], £2.95, 119pp, pb) [Captain Scarlet] Reprint (Armada 1967 as Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons) young-adult sf novelization, including 4 pages of colour photos from the series. Volume 1 in the “Captain Scarlet” series.
Thunderbirds John Theydon (Titan 1-85286-160-6, Oct ’89, £2.95, 121pp, pb, cover by Rian Hughes) [Thunderbirds] Reprint (Armada 1966) young-adult sf novelization. This edition contains four pages of colour photographs from the series, and is available in the US for $6.75. Volume one in the “Thunderbirds” series.
The Princess in the Pigpen Jane Resh Thomas (Houghton Mifflin/Clarion 0-395-51587-4, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $13.95, 130pp, hc) Young-adult time-travel fantasy. A 17th-century duke’s daughter is transported to a modern farm in Iowa.
The DragonLance Saga, Book Three Roy Thomas & Tony De Zuniga (TSR 0-88038-611-8, Nov ’88 [Mar ’89], $9.95, 75pp, tp) [DragonLance: Saga] Graphic novel adapted from Book One of Dragons of Winter Night by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman.
The DragonLance Saga, Book Three Roy Thomas & Tony De Zuniga (Penguin 0-14-011857-8, Feb ’89 [Mar ’89], £5.99, 80pp, tp, cover by Jeff Easley) [DragonLance: Saga] Reprint (TSR 1988) fantasy graphic novel. [First U.K. edition]
The Official Price Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Collectibles: Third Edition Don & Maggie Thompson (Ballantine House of Collectibles 0-876-37754-1, Jun ’89, $12.95, 482pp, tp) Non-fiction; reference. A guide to collectible materials in sf and fantasy, with advice on how to get them and some pricing. Includes a listings of works by major authors, British and American magazines, comics, dramatic works, filksongs and other recordings, and award winners. Revised from two earlier editions.
DragonLance Preludes: Darkness and Light Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter (Penguin 0-14-012631-7, Sep ’89, £3.99, 376pp, pb) [DragonLance: Preludes] Reprint (TSR 1989) fantasy novelization. First in the series. [First U.K. edition]
DragonLance Preludes: Darkness and Light Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter (TSR 0-88038-722-X, May ’89, $3.95, 376pp, tp) [DragonLance: Preludes] Fantasy novel set in the same game-based world as the other “DragonLance” books, first book in a new series.
Red Sands Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter (TSR 0-88038-591-X, Jan ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 339pp, pb) Fantasy novel in a quasi-Arabian setting.
Project God V. M. Thompson (Zebra 0-8217-2623-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.95, 352pp, pb) Sf/horror novel. Unnatural experiments produce mutant babies.
A Guide Through the Worlds of Robert A. Heinlein J. Lincoln Thorner (Gryphon Books 0-936071-17-6, Aug ’89 [Jul ’89], $5.95, 48pp, ph) A discussion of Heinlein’s work. Limited to 500 copies.
Robot Jox Robert Thurston (Avon 0-380-75444-4, Apr ’89 [Mar ’89], $3.50, 230pp, pb) Military sf movie tie-in, based on a screenplay by Joe Haldeman and Dennis Paoli.
Book of the Dead John Tigges (Leisure 0-8439-2798-4, Sep ’89 [Oct ’89], $3.95, 358pp, pb) Horror novel of a book that brings great riches to its owner—followed by a horrible death.
Evil Dreams John Tigges (Leisure 0-8439-2753-4, Mar ’89 [Feb ’89], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Reissue (Leisure? 1986) horror novel about possession.
Cloud Warrior Patrick Tilley (Sphere 0-7221-8516-2, Dec ’89, £3.50, 311pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Amtrak Wars] Reissue (Sphere 1983) sf novel. Volume 1 in the “Amtrak Wars” series.

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