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The Harrowing of Gwynedd Katherine Kurtz (Legend 0-09-971070-6, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], £3.99, 384pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Deryni: Heirs] Reprint (Del Rey 1989) fantasy novel. Volume 1 in “The Heirs of St. Camber”. Volume 11 in “The Chronicles of the Deryni”.
High Deryni Katherine Kurtz (Legend 0-09-961930-X, Aug ’90, £3.99, 369pp, pb, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Deryni] Reprint (Del Rey 1973) fantasy novel. Volume 3 of “The Chronicles of the Deryni”.
Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner (Morrow 1-55710-046-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $18.95, 247pp, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Celtic fantasy novel based on the Scottish ballad. This is a beautiful book—rich, romantic, and funny. The situations are intensely poignant because Kushner’s characters are so real. Highly recommended (SW).
Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner (SFBC #17328, Jul ’90 [Aug ’90], $8.98, hc, cover by Tom Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1990) Celtic fantasy novel.
Fury Henry Kuttner (Easton Press, Mar ’90, no price, 186pp, hc) Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1947) classic sf novel, with an introduction by James Gunn and artwork by David R. Deitrick. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
An Acceptable Time Madeleine L’Engle (Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-20814-9, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $3.95, 343pp, pb) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1989) young-adult time-travel fantasy, sequel to A Wrinkle in Time.
The Sphinx at Dawn Madeleine L’Engle (Harper & Row San Francisco 0-06-250502-5, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], $5.95, 46pp, tp, cover by Vivian Berger) [Sphinx] Reprint (Seabury Press 1982) collection of two linked stories set in ancient Egypt, with wood engravings by Vivian Berger.

7 · Pakko’s Camel · nv *
33 · The Sphinx at Dawn · ss *
Tegné - The Killing Blow Richard La Plante (Orbit 0-7474-0093-8, Jun ’90, £4.99, 304pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) [Tegne] Fantasy novel. Sequel to Tegné, Warlord of Zendow.
Children of the Night Mercedes R. Lackey (Tor 0-812-52112-9, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 313pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) [Diana Tregarde] Occult adventure novel, second book of the “Diana Tregarde” series.
The Last Herald Mage Mercedes R. Lackey (SFBC #17756, Dec ’90, $14.98, 900pp, hc, cover by Dawn Wilson) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Fantasy omnibus of Magic’s Pawn (DAW 1989), Magic’s Promise (DAW 1990), and Magic’s Price (DAW 1990).

· Magic’s Pawn · n. New York: DAW, 1989
· Magic’s Promise · n. New York: DAW, 1990
· Magic’s Price · n. New York: DAW, 1990
Magic’s Pawn Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-352-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 349pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, first book of the “Last Herald Mage” series; fourth printing.
Magic’s Price Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-426-8, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.50, 351pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Fantasy novel, third book of the “Last Herald Mage” series.
Magic’s Promise Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-401-2, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $4.50, 320pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Last Herald Mage] Reissue (DAW 1990) fantasy novel, second book of the “Last Herald Mage” series; third printing.
Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Mercedes R. Lackey & Ellen Guon (Baen 0-671-69885-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 345pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Bedlam’s Bard] Fantasy novel of elven magic in contemporary L.A. Funny and endearing, with clever plotting and moments of real magic. Recommended (SW).
Cranky Old Man from Tulsa R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-16-X, Mar ’90, $4.00, 25pp, ph) Collection of two interviews with Lafferty by Darrell Schweitzer and R.J. Whitaker. This is a limited edition of 350 copies.
Dotty R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-22-4, Dec ’90, $17.00, 96pp, tp) [Argo] Sf novel set in the same world as The Devil Is Dead and other “Argo” books. This is a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. A signed edition of 70 copies containing an additional short story (-23-2, $37.00) was announced but not seen.
The Early Lafferty II R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-14-3, Mar ’90, $4.00, 31pp, ph) Collection of six stories, one of them original, with an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. This is a limited edition of 300 copies. A signed edition (-15-1, $7.00) was announced but not seen.

i · Its His Voice · Darrell Schweitzer · in
1 · Day of the Glacier · ss Science Fiction Stories Jan ’60
7 · Almost Perfect · ss Who Done It?, ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980
14 · Ghost in the Corn Crib · ss The Haunt of Horror Jun ’73
18 · Maleficent Morning [April 1960] · ss *
22 · Beautiful Dreamer · ss Shock Sep ’60
27 · McGonigal’s Worm · ss If Nov ’60
Episodes of the Argo R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-20-8, Sep ’90, $14.00, 59pp, tp) [Argo] Collection of three stories in Lafferty’s “Argo” world, with an introduction by Gene Wolfe. This is a numbered limited edition of 250 copies. A signed numbered edition of 70 copies (-21-6, $22.00 postpaid) is also available.

3 · Introduction · Gene Wolfe · in
7 · Episodes of the Argo · nv *
45 · The Casey Machine · ss *
55 · Apocryphal Passage of the Last Night Of Count Finnegan On Galveston Island (Unaccountably Omitted from the Standard Version of The Devil Is Dead) · ss *
My Heart Leaps Up, Chapters 9 & 10 R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm 0-936055-41-3, Oct ’90, $3.50, 63pp, ph) Two more chapters of an ongoing serialized novel which is a part of “In a Green Tree”. A signed edition (-34-0, $6.00) is also available.
The Alpha Deception Jon Land (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-13118-1, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $4.50, 357pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Reissue (Fawcett 1988) technothriller with sf elements, the third book featuring agent Blaine McCracken. Fifth printing.
The Alpha Deception Jon Land (Grafton 0-586-20858-5, Sep ’90, £3.99, 383pp, pb, cover by Peter Williams) [Blaine McCracken] Reprint (Fawcett 1988) techno-thriller with sf elements.
The Gamma Option Jon Land (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-13399-0, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 340pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Technothriller with sf elements, fourth book featuring agent Blaine McCracken.
The Lucifer Directive Jon Land (Zebra 0-8217-3354-0, Oct ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.95, 462pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1984) technothriller with sf elements; third printing.
The Omega Command Jon Land (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-12955-1, Dec ’89 [Feb ’90], $3.95, 371pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Reissue (Fawcett 1986) technothriller with sf elements, second book featuring agent Blaine McCracken. Fourth printing.
To “Herland” and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman Ann J. Lane (Pantheon 0-394-50559-X, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $29.95, 413pp, hc) Non-fiction; reference. Critical biography of a feminist writer of Victorian horror and Utopian fantasy. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]
Contours of the Fantastic: Selected Essays from the Eighth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts Michelle K. Langford (Greenwood 0-313-26647-6, May ’90 [Jun ’90], $45.00, 232pp, hc) Anthology of 22 academic essays originally presented at the Eighth International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in 1987.
Act of Love Joe R. Lansdale (Zebra 0-8217-3080-0, Jul ’90 [Jun ’90], $3.95, 301pp, pb) Reissue (Zebra 1981) horror thriller; second printing.
Cold in July Joe R. Lansdale (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929-480-20-1, Jul ’90, $25.00, 234pp, hc, cover by Terry Lee) Reprint (Bantam 1989) associational crime thriller. First hardcover edition. A limited edition is available in a set with Savage Season (-23-6, $100.00).
Dead in the West Joe R. Lansdale (Kinnell 1-870532-24-4, Oct ’90, £12.95, 199pp, hc, cover by James Stewart) [Rev. Jebidiah Rains] Reprint (Space & Time 1986) western/horror novel. This is the first World hardcover edition.
The Drive-In 2 (Not Just One of Them Sequels) Joe R. Lansdale (Kinnell 1-870532-17-1, May ’90, £11.95, 179pp, hc, cover by E. T. Steadman) [Drive-In] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) horror novel. Direct sequel to The Drive-In. This is the first world hardcover edition.
The Drive-In 2 (Not Just One of Them Sequels) Joe R. Lansdale (NEL 0-450-53219-4, Sep ’90, £3.50, 179pp, pb, cover by G. Steadman) [Drive-In] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1989) horror novel.
Savage Season Joe R. Lansdale (Mark V. Ziesing 0-929-480-22-8, Jul ’90, $25.00, 178pp, hc, cover by Terry Lee) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Associational crime thriller. Published simultaneously with the mass-market edition from Bantam. A limited edition is available in a set with Cold in July (-23-6, $100.00).
Savage Season Joe R. Lansdale (Bantam 0-553-28563-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $4.50, 210pp, pb) [Hap Collins; Leonard Pine] Associational crime thriller. This edition is simultaneous with the hardcover from Mark V. Ziesing.
Razored Saddles ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Pat LoBrutto (Avon 0-380-71168-0, Oct ’90 [Sep ’90], $3.95, 285pp, pb, cover by Lee MacLeod) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1989) original anthology of 17 Western horror and fantasy stories.
Soulcatchers Jan Lara (Popular Library 0-445-20918-6, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $4.95, 235pp, pb, cover by Richard Newton) Horror novel of an evil creature draining the souls out of kidnapped children.
Ancients R. Karl Largent (Leisure 0-8439-2904-9, Feb ’90 [Apr ’90], $4.50, 388pp, pb) Horror novel. Age-old evil stalks the Arctic.
The Witch of Sixkill R. Karl Largent (Leisure 0-8439-2984-7, Sep ’90 [Aug ’90], $4.50, 367pp, pb) Horror novel of a man who consults a witch for help in getting revenge, but she goes too far...
Star Trek: Pawns and Symbols Majliss Larson (Titan 1-85286-323-4, Sep ’90, £3.99, 277pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1985) sf novelization.
The Robert Bloch Companion: Collected Interviews 1969-1989 Randall D. Larson (Starmont House 1-55742-146-3, 1989, $11.95, 157pp, tp, cover by Allen Koszowski) Non-fiction; reference. A book-length interview with Bloch pieced together from 34 interviews that appeared during the 20-year period. A hardcover edition (-147-1, $21.95) was announced but not seen. [Robert Bloch]
The Compleat Bolo Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-69879-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $3.95, 314pp, pb, cover by Stephen Hickman) [Bolo] Omnibus of the collections Bolo (Putnam 1976) and Rogue Bolo (Baen 1986).

3 · The Night of the Trolls · na Worlds of Tomorrow Oct ’63
56 · Courier [“The Frozen Planet”; Jame Retief] · nv If Sep ’61
87 · Field Test · ss Analog Mar ’76
108 · The Last Command · ss Analog Jan ’67
129 · A Relic of War · ss Analog Oct ’69
140 · Combat Unit · ss F&SF Nov ’60
157 · Rogue Bolo · na Rogue Bolo, Baen, 1986
255 · Final Mission · na Rogue Bolo, Baen, 1986
The Stars Must Wait Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-69859-1, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.50, 283pp, pb, cover by Laurence Schwinger) Sf novel. A 21st-century astronaut wakes from suspended animation to a world inhabited by barbarians and sentient senile tanks.
Zone Yellow Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-72028-7, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $4.50, 247pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Imperium] Sf adventure novel in the “Imperium” series.
The Black Hotel Andrew Laurance (Charter Diamond 1-55773-376-7, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 246pp, pb) Horror novel of a haunted hotel. First American edition (Star 1983).
Ouija Andrew Laurance (Charter Diamond 1-55773-415-1, Nov ’90 [Oct ’90], $3.95, 235pp, pb) Horror novel of the evils lurking in wait for anyone who uses the deadly board. First American edition (Star 1982).
Invasion of the Body Snatchers ed. Al LaValley (Rutgers University Press 0-8135-1461-4, Jan ’90 [Dec ’90], $14.95, 230pp, tp) Associational non-fiction; the script of the classic sf film plus reviews, essays, and commentary. A hardcover edition (-1460-6) was announced but not seen.
Arthur Stephen R. Lawhead (Avon 0-380-70890-6, Jun ’90 [May ’90], $4.95, 446pp, pb, cover by Mike Rosen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1989) Arthurian fantasy novel, third book of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
Empyrion Stephen R. Lawhead (Lion 0-7459-1872-7, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], £4.99, 900pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Empyrion] Sf omnibus of The Search for Fierra (1985) and The Siege of Dome (1986).

9 · The Search for Fierra · n. Crossway, 1985
449 · The Siege of Dome · n. Crossway, 1986
In the Hall of the Dragon King Stephen R. Lawhead (Crossway Books 0-89107-563-1, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], $8.95, 351pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1982) fantasy novel, first book of the “Dragon King” trilogy; 11th printing. The three volumes are also available in a boxed set (-566-6, $26.85).
Merlin Stephen R. Lawhead (Avon 0-380-70889-2, Apr ’90 [Mar ’90], $4.95, 446pp, pb, cover by Mike Posen) [Pendragon Cycle] Reprint (Crossway 1988) Arthurian fantasy novel, second book of the “Pendragon Cycle”.
The Sword and the Flame Stephen R. Lawhead (Crossway Books 0-89107-565-8, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], $8.95, 313pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1984) fantasy novel, third book of the “Dragon King” trilogy; eighth printing.
The Warlords of Nin Stephen R. Lawhead (Crossway Books 0-89107-564-X, Dec ’89 [Jan ’90], $8.95, 367pp, tp, cover by Chuck Gillies) [Dragon King] Reissue (Crossway 1983) fantasy novel, second book of the “Dragon King” trilogy; 10th printing.
Extinction Is Forever and Other Stories Louise Lawrence (The Bodley Head 0-370-31348-8, Jul ’90, £5.99, 190pp, tp, cover by Janet Woolley) Collection of eight young-adult sf stories, five of them original.

7 · The Inheritors · nv *
36 · Extinction Is Forever · ss Out of Time, ed. Aidan Chambers, Bodley Head, 1984
49 · A Love Song for Arni · nv *
75 · The Death Flower · nv *
112 · The Silver Box · nv A Quiver of Ghosts, ed. Aidan Chambers, Bodley Head, 1987
134 · Mackenna’s Patch · ss *
152 · Rigel Light · nv Out of Time, ed. Aidan Chambers, Bodley Head, 1984
170 · All is One · nv *
The Power of Stars Louise Lawrence (Lions Tracks 0-00-673581-9, Aug ’90 [Sep ’90], £2.75, 159pp, pb) Reissue (Collins 1972) young-adult fantasy novel.
The Frighteners Stephen Laws (Souvenir Press 0-285-62944-1, Jun ’90 [Jul ’90], £14.95, 375pp, hc, cover by Robin Davies) Horror novel about a small-time crook who discovers that “putting the frighteners on” can sometimes be taken literally.
Allhallow’s Eve Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-39531-6, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.50, 199pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1986) horror novel.
Beware Richard Laymon (NEL 0-450-05803-4, Sep ’90 [Oct ’90], £3.50, 218pp, pb) Reissue (NEL 1985) horror novel.
The Cellar Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3533-3, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.50, 254pp, pb) [Beast House Chronicles] Reprint (Warner 1980) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
Flesh Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Mar ’90 [Apr ’90], £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel. This is the Star edition with a Headline ISBN and price sticker.
Flesh Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3532-5, Oct ’90, £3.99, 333pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1987) horror novel.
Funland Richard Laymon (NAL Onyx 0-451-40182-4, Feb ’90 [Jan ’90], $3.95, 397pp, pb) Horror novel about brutal gang warfare and inhumanity in a California resort town. First American edition (W.H. Allen 1989).
Funland Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3547-3, Oct ’90, £4.50, 500pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1989) horror novel.
Resurrection Dreams Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-3534-1, Jun ’90, £3.99, 352pp, pb) Reprint (W.H. Allen 1988) horror novel.
The Stake Richard Laymon (Headline Overseas 0-7472-3548-1, 1990 [Dec ’90], £4.99, 506pp, pb) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel. This is an ‘Open Market’ edition and is not available in the UK.
The Stake Richard Laymon (Headline 0-7472-7967-5, Oct ’90, £7.99, 310pp, tp) Horror novel. Also available in hardcover (-0327-X, £13.95).
Blood Flies Gene Lazuta (Charter Diamond 1-55773-374-0, Aug ’90 [Jul ’90], $3.95, 265pp, pb) Horror novel of killer flies.
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-04739-9, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], £13.95, 196pp, hc, cover by Jane Hartley) Reprint (Capra Press 1987) collection of stories and poetry about animals (and plants and minerals) — sf, fantasy, and associational.
Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences Ursula K. Le Guin (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45059-3, Oct ’90, $4.50, 236pp, pb, cover by Robert Goldstrom) Reprint (Capra 1987) collection of prose and poetry about animals and nature, containing one novella, ten stories, and 18 poems.
Catwings Ursula K. Le Guin (Scholastic 0-590-42833-0, Mar ’90, $2.50, 40pp, tp, cover by S. D. Schindler) [Catwings] Reprint (Orchard 1988) children’s fantasy story with illustrations by S.D. Schindler.
Dancing at the Edge of the World Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper Perennial 0-06-097289-0, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $8.95, 306pp, tp) Reprint (Grove 1989) non-fiction collection of essays and reviews.
The Eye of the Heron Ursula K. Le Guin (Harper Paperbacks 0-06-100138-4, Jan ’91 [Dec ’90], $4.50, 198pp, pb, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Gollancz 1982) sf novel.
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31595-3, Mar ’90 [Feb ’90], $15.95, 226pp, hc, cover by Margaret Chodos-Irvine) [Earthsea] Fantasy novel, the fourth book of the acclaimed “Earthsea” series, this volume focuses on Tenar (the heroine of The Tombs of Atuan) and the disfigured child Terru. Darker in tone than the earlier books, this is a bittersweet and thoughtful conclusion to a wonderful series. Recommmended (SW).
Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin (Gollancz 0-575-04870-0, Oct ’90, £9.95, 219pp, hc, cover by Tudor Humphries) [Earthsea] Reprint (Atheneum 1990) young-adult fantasy novel. Volume 4 in the “Earthsea” trilogy.
The God Project Stan Lee (Grove Weidenfeld 0-8021-1128-9, Jan ’90, $19.95, 407pp, hc) Near-future thriller with sf and mystical elements.
The Blood of Roses Tanith Lee (Legend 0-7126-3662-5, Apr ’90 [Jul ’90], £40.00, 678pp, hc) Fantasy novel about a strange kind of vampire. This edition is limited to 200 signed and numbered copies.
The Blood of Roses Tanith Lee (Legend 0-7126-2916-5, May ’90 [Apr ’90], £14.99, 678pp, hc, cover by Jeff Willis) Long fantasy novel about a strange kind of vampire. This trade edition was preceded by a limited edition.
The Book of the Damned Tanith Lee (Viking Overlook 0-87951-408-6, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], $19.95, 229pp, hc, cover by Wayne Barlowe) [Secret Books of Paradys] Collection of three original novellas, first book of the “Secret Books of Paradys” series. First American edition (Unwin 1988).
Forests of the Night Tanith Lee (Unwin 0-04-440613-4, May ’90, £3.99, 299pp, pb, cover by Max Schindler) Reprint (Unwin Hyman 1989) fantasy collection.
Kill the Dead Tanith Lee (Legend 0-09-966360-0, Dec ’90 [Nov ’90], £3.50, 172pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1980) horror novel.

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