The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Terra! Stefano Benni (Pluto 0-7453-0087-1, Sep ’86, £9.95, 360pp, hc) Reprint (Pantheon 1985) humorous sf novel translated from the Italian.
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The Luck of the Vails E. F. Benson (Chatto & Windus 0-7012-0722-1, Oct ’86 [Aug ’86], £4.50, 336pp, pb) Reprint (Heinemann 1901) novel of the supernatural.
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The Tale of an Empty House and Other Ghost Stories E. F. Benson (Black Swan 0-552-99222-4, Nov ’86, £3.95, 232pp, pb) Collection of ghost stories.
- · Foreword · Cynthia Reavell · fw
- 7 · Introduction · Susan Hill · in
- 11 · The Face · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Feb ’24
- 27 · Caterpillars · ss The Room in the Tower and Other Stories, London: Mills Boon, 1912
- 37 · Expiation · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Nov ’23
- 56 · The Tale of an Empty House · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Jun ’25
- 70 · The Bus-Conductor · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Dec ’06
- 80 · How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery · ss The Windsor Magazine Dec ’11
- 97 · The Other Bed · ss The Popular Magazine Apr ’08
- 109 · The Room in the Tower · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Jan ’12
- 124 · Mrs. Amworth · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Jun ’22
- 141 · “And No Bird Sings” · ss Woman Dec ’26
- 156 · Mr. Tilly’s Séance · ss Munsey’s Dec ’22
- 173 · Home, Sweet, Home · ss Woman Jun ’27
- 189 · The Sanctuary · ss More Spook Stories, London: Hutchinson, 1934
- 213 · Pirates · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Oct ’28
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Doctor Who: The Early Years Jeremy Bentham (W.H. Allen 0-491-03612-4, May ’86, £13.95, 224pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Associational - yet another book about the TV series.
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Doctor Who: The Early Years Jeremy Bentham (W.H. Allen 0-491-03863-1, May ’86, £75.00, 224pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Luxury, leather-bound edition of the above.
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Lords of the Levels: A Novel of the Paranormal Michael Bentine (Grafton 0-246-12698-1, May ’86, £9.95, 302pp, hc) Fantasy novel of “a battle to the death between the forces of good and evil, set against the brooding, atmospheric background of the Romney Marsh in Kent.” A first novel.
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Nowhere Thomas Berger (Methuen 0-413-59870-5, Feb ’86, £9.50, 192pp, hc) Utopian fantasy.
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The Battle for Terra Two Stephen Ames Berry (Tor 0-812-53191-4, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 247pp, pb) [Biofab War] Sf novel, sequel to The Biofab War.
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The Inner House Walter Besant (Greenhill 0-947898-25-5, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £7.95, 199pp, hc) Reprint (Arrowsmith 1888) Victorian sf novel.
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The I Was a Teenage Juvenile Delinquent Rock’n’Roll Horror Beach Party Movie Book Alan Betrock (St. Martin’s 0-312-40293-7, Dec ’86, $11.95, 147pp, pb) Non-fiction, reference. “A complete guide to the teen exploitation film, 1954-1969.”
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The Quallsford Inheritance: A Memoir of Sherlock Holmes from the Papers of Edward Porter Jones, His Late Assistant Lloyd Biggle, Jr. (St. Martin’s 0-312-65813-3, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $15.95, 246pp, hc) [Sherlock Holmes] Associational; new Sherlock Holmes adventure by an sf author.
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The Science Fiction Cartoon Book Marc Bilgrey (Andrion 0-933773-11-0, Dec ’86, $7.00, unpaginated, pb) Pictorial, humor book of sf cartoons.
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The Macrocosmic Conflict David F. Bischoff (Ace 0-441-78169-1, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $2.95, 202pp, pb) [Star Hounds] Sf novel, conclusion of the “Star Hounds” trilogy.
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The Manhattan Project David F. Bischoff (Avon 0-380-75125-9, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 216pp, pb) Sf movie novelization based on a screenplay by Marshall Brickman and Thomas Baum.
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The Unicorn Gambit David F. Bischoff (NAL/Signet 0-451-14446-5, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [Gaming Magi] Fantasy novel, Book 3 of “The Gaming Magi”.
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The Alien Diaries Maris Bishofs (Adama 0-915361-44-2, Jun ’86 [Dec ’86], $9.95, 115pp, hc) Pictorial — minimalist cartoons purporting to give an alien’s impressions of New York City.
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Ancient of Days Michael Bishop (Tor 0-812-53197-3, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 409pp, pb) Reprint (Arbor House 1985) sf novel of a habiline proto-human in modern America.
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Close Encounters with the Deity Michael Bishop (Peachtree 0-931948-96-7, Sep ’86 [Jun ’86], $15.95, 306pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories, with a foreword by Isaac Asimov. The stories are previously uncollected magazine reprints; so is the foreword, which originally appeared in IASFM.
- i · Religion and Science Fiction · Isaac Asimov · ed IASFM Jun ’84
- 1 · Close Encounter with the Deity · ss IASFM Mar ’86
- 15 · Voices · nv Heroic Visions II, ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Ace, 1986
- 43 · A Spy in the Domain of Arnheim · nv Pictures At an Exhibition, ed. Ian Watson, Greystoke Mobray, 1981
- 63 · Love’s Heresy · ss Shayol #3 ’79
- 73 · Storming the Bijou, Mon Amour · ss IASFM Jun ’79
- 91 · Dogs’ Lives · nv The Missouri Review v7 #2 ’84
- 115 · A Gift from the GrayLanders · nv IASFM Sep ’85
- 139 · A Short History of the Bicycle: 401 B.C. to 2677 A.D. · ss Interfaces, ed. Ursula K. Le Guin & Virginia Kidd, Ace, 1980
- 155 · Diary of a Dead Man · ss Afterlives, ed. Pamela Sargent & Ian Watson, Vintage, 1986
- 169 · Scrimptalon’s Test · Michael Bishop & Gerald W. Page · ss Light Years and Dark, ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984
- 183 · The Bob Dylan Tambourine Software & Satori Support Services Consortium, Ltd. · ss Interzone #12 ’85
- 201 · Alien Graffiti (A Personal History of Vagrant Intrusions) · ss IASFM Jun ’86
- 217 · And the Marlin Spoke · nv F&SF Oct ’83
- 247 · The Gospel According to Gamaliel Crucis; or, The Astrogator’s Testimony · na IASFM Nov ’83
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Close Encounters with the Deity Michael Bishop (Peachtree 0-934601-07-0, Sep ’86 [Jun ’86], $8.95, 306pp, tp) Trade paperback edition of the above.
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Talking Man Terry Bisson (Arbor House 0-87795-813-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $14.95, 192pp, hc) Fantasy novel of a godlike immortal who retires on his creation — Earth — to run a junkyard and repair cars. His magic sister tracks him down, and he flees, followed by his daughter in a white ’62 Chrysler. Wild, weird, and funny. Recommended. (FCM)
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Letters from the Dead Campbell Black (Pocket 0-671-61921-7, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 276pp, pb) Reprint (Villard 1985) horror novel of a curse from the past.
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The Piper Campbell Black (Pocket 0-671-55508-1, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 343pp, pb) Horror/suspense novel of the mysterious “dark master of illusion” Mr. Zanzibar in a Colorado town; a modern “pied piper” story.
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The Savages Ian Stuart Black (W.H. Allen 0-491-03602-7, Mar ’86, £6.95, 127pp, hc) [Doctor Who] Sf novel, volume 109 in the “Doctor Who” series based on the tv show.
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The Savages Ian Stuart Black (Target 0-426-20230-9, Sep ’86, £1.60, 127pp, pb) [Doctor Who] Reprint (W.H. Allen 1986) sf novel. Volume 109 in the “Doctor Who” series based on the tv show.
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Torched! James Blackstone (Grafton 0-586-06620-9, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £1.95, 223pp, pb) Horror novel about spontaneous combustion. “Blackstone” is a pseudonym for John Brosnan, half of “Harry Adam Knight.”
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Homunculus James P. Blaylock (Ace 0-441-34258-2, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 247pp, pb) [Langdon St. Ives] Fantasy novel of grave robbers and magicians in Victorian London.
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Night of the Ripper Robert Bloch (Hale 0-7090-2648-X, Feb ’86, £9.95, 224pp, hc) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) thriller about Jack the Ripper.
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Night of the Ripper Robert Bloch (Tor 0-812-50070-9, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $3.50, 284pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) horror novel.
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Night of the Ripper Robert Bloch (Grafton 0-586-06753-1, Aug ’86, £2.50, 253pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) horror novel.
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Night-World Robert Bloch (Tor 0-812-51570-6, Dec ’86 [Nov ’86], $3.50, 252pp, pb) Reprint (Fawcett 1972) associational horror novel. Not fantasy. Listed for Bloch fans.
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Out of My Head Robert Bloch (NESFA Press 0-915368-87-0, Feb ’86, $30.00, 193pp, hc) Collection of 22 stories and articles. This signed, slipcased, limited edition of 200 sold out at Boskone 23.
- ix · Introduction · in
- 1 · A Way of Life · nv Fantastic Universe Oct ’56
- 25 · I Was a Teen-Age Faust · ar The Pavlat Report Aug ’59
- 33 · Stay Tuned for Terror · ar Gothism #4 ’73
- 43 · The Lovecraft Mythos · ar HPL, 1972
- 47 · The Closest Approach · ar Henry Kuttner - a Memorial Symposium, Karen Anderson, 1986
- 55 · Sup Full of Horrors · ar *
- 65 · Oldies But Goodies · ar Grils #2 ’69
- 71 · Two Great Editors · ar Is #4 ’71
- 81 · The Proxy Head · ss Science Fiction Plus May ’53
- 101 · The Traditions of Science Fiction and Conventions · ar The Alien Critic #10 ’74
- 119 · The Return of Lefty Feep [Lefty Feep] · ss *
- 125 · Lefty Feep and I [Lefty Feep] · ar Algol #17 ’71
- 131 · Wilson Tucker - the Smo-o-oth Operator [“Bob Tucker”] · bg MidAmeriCon Program Book, Kansas City, MO., 1976
- 137 · Men, Myths, and Monsters · sp, 1969; Algol #22 ’74
- 151 · An Open Letter to a Young Girl About to Publish Her First Fanzine · lt Etwas #1 ’60
- 155 · Conventioneer’s Prayer · ms *
- 159 · Poe and Lovecraft · ar *
- 165 · Letter to a TAFF Winner · lt Moor Park #2 ’58
- 171 · In Memoriam: Fritz Lang · bg Outré #3 ’76
- 181 · Will the Real Author of Psycho Please Stand Up? · ar Ventura #2 ’65
- 185 · The Black Revealer · ar Midnight Sun #5 ’79
- 191 · Another Part of the Forrest · bg *
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Out of My Head Robert Bloch (NESFA Press 0-915368-30-7, Feb ’86, $15.00, 193pp, hc) Collection of 22 stories and articles. The unsigned edition numbers 600 copies.
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Psycho 2 Robert Bloch (Robert Hale 0-7090-2561-0, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £9.50, 240pp, hc) [Psycho] Reprint (Warner 1982) horror novel; this is not related to the movie version.
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Unholy Trinity: Three Novels of Suspense Robert Bloch (Scream/Press 0-910489-09-2, Oct ’86, $30.00, 350pp, hc) Non-fantasy, psychological horror suspense. Omnibus edition of The Scarf (Dial 1947, revised Fawcett 1966), The Couch (Fawcett 1962), and The Deadbeat (Simon & Schuster 1960). Three of Bloch’s famous psychological horror pieces with illustrations by Harry O. Morris.
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- 1 · The Scarf [revised from Dial 1947] · n. New York: Fawcett, 1962
- 139 · The Dead Beat · n. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960
- 251 · The Couch · n. New York: Fawcett, 1962
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It’s Time: A Nuclear Novel Bluejay (Tough Dove 0-9615129-0-3, Nov ’85 [Feb ’86], $7.95, 190pp, pb) Allegorical sf novel of dissident women vs. an oppressive state.
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Science Fiction Stories ed. Tom Boardman, Jr. (Octopus 0-7064-0999-X, 1986 [Dec ’86], £2.50, 350pp, hc) Reissue (Octopus 1979) sf anthology.
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City of Darkness Ben Bova (Berkley 0-425-09045-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 165pp, pb) Reissue (Scribner’s 1976) young-adult sf novel of a ruinous far-future Manhattan; 2nd Berkley printing.
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Colony Ben Bova (Methuen 0-413-04130-6, Dec ’86, £2.50, pb) Reprint (Pocket 1978) sf novel.
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The Exiles Trilogy Ben Bova (Methuen 0-413-55530-5, Dec ’86, £2.95, 441pp, pb) [Exiles Trilogy] Reissue (Berkley 1980) omnibus of Exiled from Earth (Dutton 1971), Flight of Exiles (Dutton 1972), and End of Exile (Dutton 1975).
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Orion Ben Bova (Methuen 0-413-57910-7, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.95, 432pp, pb) [Orion] Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1984) fantasy novel.
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Privateers Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-53223-6, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.50, 383pp, pb) [Privateers] Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel. First mass market edition.
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Privateers Ben Bova (Methuen 0-413-41600-3, Dec ’86, £2.50, 383pp, pb) [Privateers] Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
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Prometheans Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-53219-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 278pp, pb) Collection of stories and non-fiction.
- 1 · Introduction · in
- 5 · Sam Gunn [Sam Gunn] · ss F&SF Oct ’83
- 21 · Private Enterprise Goes into Orbit · ar Continental Airlines Magazine, 1983
- 32 · Vision · ss Analog Jan ’80
- 51 · Meteorites [“Pebbles from Heaven”] · ar Yankee Jan ’84
- 59 · Zero Gee [Kinsman] · nv Again, Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1972
- 91 · Living and Loving in Zero Gravity · ar Playboy, 1986; also, much reduced, as “Sex in Zero G”, Omni Mar ’86
- 103 · A Small Kindness · ss Analog Apr ’83
- 118 · Galactic Geopolitics · ar Analog Jan ’72
- 133 · Priorities · ss Analog Dec ’71
- 137 · SETI [“Who’s There?”] · ar Psychology Today Oct ’83
- 149 · The Great Supersonic Zeppelin Race · nv The Far Side of Time, ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd Mead, 1974
- 171 · Blessed Be the Peacemakers [“Finding Peace on Earth in Outer Space”] · ar Penthouse Jan ’85
- 180 · The Weathermakers · nv Analog Dec ’66
- 214 · Man Changes the Weather [extract] · ar Addison-Wesley: Reading, MA, 1973
- 244 · The Man Who... · nv Maxwell’s Demons, Baronet, 1978
- 262 · The Seeds of Tomorrow [extract] · ar David McKay, 1977
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Voyagers Ben Bova (Methuen 0-417-07280-5, Nov ’86, £2.95, 391pp, pb) [Voyagers] Reissue (Doubleday 1981) sf novel.
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Voyagers II: The Alien Within Ben Bova (Tor 0-312-93888-8, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $15.95, 344pp, hc) [Voyagers] Sf novel, sequel to Voyagers, continuing the story of Earthmen and a strange alien spacecraft.
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Voyagers II: The Alien Within Ben Bova (Tor 0-812-53206-6, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 344pp, pb) [Voyagers] Reprint (Tor 1986) sf novel, sequel to Voyagers.
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Warchild Richard Bowes (Popular Library/Questar 0-445-20177-0, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2l95, 248pp, pb) [Warchild] Sf novel. “Telepathic and mysterious beings are manipulating the very fabric of the universe, seeking ultimate control.” Though it has some flaws, this is a promising first novel, with a fascinating gallery of quasi-immortals. (FCM)
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Replica Richard Bowker (Bantam 0-553-26043-X, Jun ’86, no price, 300pp, pb) Near-future political sf novel — this is an advance reading copy given out at the ABA. The regular edition, to appear next January, will apparently have the same ISBN.
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Replica Richard Bowker (Bantam 0-553-26043-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.95, 300pp, pb) Near-future sf novel of a replicated U.S. president. This is the first commercial edition. An advance reading copy with the same ISBN but no price was given out at the ABA in May.
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The Elves and the Otterskin Elizabeth H. Boyer (Corgi 0-552-12759-0, Aug ’86, £2.50, 352pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1981) fantasy novel.
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The Sword and the Satchel Elizabeth H. Boyer (Corgi 0-552-12758-2, May ’86, £2.50, 314pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1980) fantasy novel.
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The Thrall and the Dragon’s Heart Elizabeth H. Boyer (Corgi 0-552-12760-4, Oct ’86, £2.50, 333pp, pb) [World of Alfar] Reprint (Del Rey 1982) fantasy novel.
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The Troll’s Grindstone Elizabeth H. Boyer (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32182-0, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 342pp, pb) [Wizard’s War] Fantasy novel.
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The Architect of Sleep Steven R. Boyett (Ace 0-441-02905-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) Fantasy novel of war in a parallel world.
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The Best of Leigh Brackett Leigh Brackett (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33247-4, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $3.95, 423pp, pb) Reissue (SFBC 1977) collection of 10 stories edited by Edmond Hamilton. 2nd Del Rey printing.
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Death Is a Lonely Business Ray Bradbury (Grafton 0-246-12830-5, May ’86, £9.95, 239pp, hc) [Death Is a Lonely Business] Reprint (Knopf 1985) detective novel. Non sf/fantasy; associational.
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The Best of Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Zimmer Bradley (Academy Chicago 0-89733-165-6, 1986 [Jan ’86], $16.95, 367pp, hc) Reprint (Academy Chicago 1985) collection. This is the same as the paperback, with what looks like an instant binding plus a jacket.
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The Catch Trap Marion Zimmer Bradley (Sphere 0-7221-1959-3, Jan ’86, £3.95, 691pp, pb) Reprint (Ballantine 1979) non-sf/fantasy novel, of associational interest.
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City of Sorcery Marion Zimmer Bradley (Arrow 0-09-944870-X, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £2.95, 423pp, pb) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 1984) sf novel in the “Darkover” series.
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Darkover Landfall Marion Zimmer Bradley (Severn House 0-7278-1228-9, Mar ’86, £8.50, hc) [Darkover] Reprint (DAW 1972) sf novel in the “Darkover” series.
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Lythande Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-154-4, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $3.50, 237pp, pb) [Lythande; Thieves’ World] Collection of fantasy stories featuring the Pilgrim Adept Lythande, a Thieves’ World character. There is also a story by Vonda N. McIntyre, with the same heroine.
- 7 · The Secret of the Blue Star · nv Thieves’ World, ed. Robert Lynn Asprin, Ace, 1979
- 35 · The Incompetent Magician · nv Greyhaven, ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW, 1983
- 65 · Somebody Else’s Magic · nv F&SF Oct ’84
- 117 · Sea Wrack · nv Moonsinger’s Friends, ed. Susan Shwartz, Bluejay, 1985
- 149 · The Wandering Lute · nv F&SF Feb ’86
- 181 · Looking for Satan · Vonda N. McIntyre · na Shadows of Sanctuary, ed. Robert Lynn Asprin, Ace, 1981
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The Mists of Avalon Marion Zimmer Bradley (Sphere 0-7221-1957-7, Jan ’86, £3.95, 1009pp, pb) [Avalon] Reissue (Knopf 1983) Arthurian fantasy novel.
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Night’s Daughter Marion Zimmer Bradley (Inner Circle, Oct ’85 [Jan ’86], £8.95, hc) Reprint (Del Rey 1985) fantasy novel.
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Survey Ship Marion Zimmer Bradley (Ace 0-441-79103-4, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 231pp, pb) Reissue (Ace 1980) sf novel of Space Academy teenagers. Illustrations by Stephen Fabian. Fourth printing.
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Web of Darkness Marion Zimmer Bradley (NEL 0-450-05855-7, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £3.50, 369pp, tp) [Web of Darkness] Reprint (Richard Drew 1985) omnibus edition of the Atlantean fantasies Web of Darkness and Web of Light.
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Sword and Sorceress I ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-87997-928-3, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 255pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1984) original anthology of heroic fantasy stories; 3rd printing.
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Sword and Sorceress II ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-041-6, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $2.95, 287pp, pb) Reissue (DAW 1985) original fantasy anthology; 3rd printing.
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Sword and Sorceress III ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley (DAW 0-88677-141-2, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $3.50, 285pp, pb) Original anthology of 20 very short heroic fantasy stories about strong women characters. The introduction by Bradley is a market report for future books in the series.
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Kai Lung’s Golden Hours Ernest Bramah (Oxford 0-19-583976-5, Mar ’86, £5.95, 328pp, tp) [Kai Lung] Reprint (Grant Richards 1922) Oriental fantasy.
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