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Michael Moorcock’s Elric of Melnibone adapters Roy Thomas, Michael T. Gilbert & P. Craig Russell (First Comics/First Graphic Novel 0-915419-05-X, May ’86 [Jul ’86], $14.95, unpaginated, pb) [Elric] Graphic adaptation of the Moorcock novel in full color. This is the longest version and probably the longest graphic novel so far in one volume. [Michael Moorcock]
Conscience Place Joyce Thompson (Dell 0-440-11414-4, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $3.50, 225pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) sf novel of genetically damaged children whose parents were exposed to radiation.
Conscience Place Joyce Thompson (King Penguin 0-14-007356-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], £2.95, 225pp, tp) Reprint (Doubleday 1984) sf novel.
Ojo in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33704-2, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 248pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1933) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #27, illustrated by John R. Neill.
Pirates in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33099-4, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $5.95, 225pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1931) juvenile fantasy novel; “Oz” #25.
The Purple Prince of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32869-8, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $5.95, 227pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1932) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by John R. Neill; “Oz” #26.
Speedy in Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33705-0, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 239pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1934) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #28, illustrated by John R. Neill.
The Wishing Horse of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-33706-9, Oct ’86 [Sep ’86], $6.95, 245pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1935) juvenile fantasy novel, “Oz” #29, illustrated by John R. Neill.
The Yellow Knight of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-32867-1, Jul ’86 [Jun ’86], $5.95, 226pp, pb) [Oz] Reprint (Reilly & Lee 1930) juvenile fantasy novel, illustrated by John R. Neill; “Oz” #24.
The Immortal John Tigges (Leisure 0-8439-2350-4, May ’86, $3.95, 395pp, pb) Horror novel of a freelance writer and a coven with a mysterious leader.
The First Family Patrick Tilley (Baen 0-671-65567-1, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.50, 399pp, pb) [Amtrak Wars] Post-holocaust sf novel, with super science and primitivism. Book II of “The Amtrak Wars”. Reprint (Sphere 1985), first U.S. edition.
Xan Patrick Tilley (Grafton 0-586-06468-0, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], £2.50, 332pp, pb) Horror novel.
The Seed Bearers Peter Valentine Timlett (Orbit/Futura 0-7088-3107-9, Oct ’86, £2.50, 282pp, pb) [Seedbearers] Reprint (Quartet 1974) occult fantasy novel, first in a trilogy.
Brightness Falls from the Air James Tiptree, Jr. (Tor 0-812-55625-9, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $3.50, 382pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
Brightness Falls from the Air James Tiptree, Jr. (Sphere 0-7221-8533-2, Nov ’86, £3.50, 334pp, pb) Reprint (Tor 1985) sf novel.
The Starry Rift James Tiptree, Jr. (Tor 0-312-93744-X, Jul ’86 [May ’86], $14.95, 250pp, hc) [Rift] Collection of 3 loosely connected sf stories set in the Rift — not a novel, though it may look like one.

1 · In the Great Central Library of Deneb University · pr
7 · The Only Neat Thing to Do · na F&SF Oct ’85
81 · Good Night, Sweethearts · na F&SF Mar ’86
143 · Collision · na IASFM May ’86
The Starry Rift James Tiptree, Jr. (SFBC #10090, Oct ’86, $4.98, 183pp, hc) [Rift] Reprint (Tor 1986) collection of 3 novellas masquerading as a novel.
Tales of the Quintana Roo James Tiptree, Jr. (Arkham House 0-87054-152-8, Mar ’86, $11.95, unpaginated, hc) Collection of three previously published stories of the supernatural set on the Yucatan Peninsula. Illustrations by Glennray Tutor.

· A Note About the Mayas of the Quintana Roo · pr
· What Came Ashore at Lirios [“Lirios: A Tale of the Quintana Roo”] · nv IASFM Sep 28 ’81
· The Boy Who Waterskied to Forever · ss F&SF Oct ’82
· Beyond the Dead Reef · nv F&SF Jan ’83
The Book of Lost Tales: Part I J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-40927-6, Feb ’86 [Jan ’86], $8.95, 297pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1983) collection of early writings on Middle Earth, edited and with annotations by Christopher Tolkien.
The Book of Lost Tales: Part II J. R. R. Tolkien (Allen & Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823338-2, May ’86, £3.50, 385pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1984) collection of fantasy material edited by Christopher Tolkien.
The Book of Lost Tales: Part II J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-42640-5, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $8.95, 385pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1984) of various notes which eventually became parts of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823185-1, Mar ’86, £2.95, 529pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, first in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
The Fellowship of the Ring J. R. R. Tolkien (SFBC #10259, Nov ’86, part of 2-Vol offering for $10.98, 444pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, #1 in “The Lord of the Rings.”
The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (SFBC #10261, 1986 [Nov ’86], $4.98, 447pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, conclusion of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
The Return of the King J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823187-8, Mar ’86, £2.95, 556pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1955) fantasy novel, third in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, The Ambarkanta and The Annals, together with the earliest ’Silmarillion’ and the first Map J. R. R. Tolkien (Allen & Unwin 0-04-823279-3, Sep ’86, £14.95, 380pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Volume 4 of “The History of Middle-Earth”, a collection of previously unpublished tales and background material edited by Christopher Tolkien.

1 · Preface · Christopher Tolkien · pr *
3 · Prose Fragments following the Lost Tales · uw *
11 · The Earliest ’Silmarillion’ · uw *
41 · Commentary on the ’Sketch of the Mythology’ · Christopher Tolkien · as *
76 · The Quenta · uw *
166 · Commentary on ’The Quenta’ · Christopher Tolkien · as *
215 · The Horns of Ylmir · pm *
219 · The First ’Silmarillion’ Map · Christopher Tolkien · ar *
235 · The Ambarkanta · uw *
241 · Commentary on the ’Ambarkanta’ · Christopher Tolkien · as *
262 · The Earliest Annals of Valinor · uw *
274 · Commentary on the ’Annals of Valinor’ · Christopher Tolkien · as *
294 · The Earliest Annals of Beleriand · uw *
333 · Commentary on the ’Annals of Beleriand’ · Christopher Tolkien · as *
The Shaping of Middle-Earth: The Quenta, the Ambarkanta, and the Annals J. R. R. Tolkien (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-42501-8, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $16.95, 380pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Non-fiction (mostly), critical material and previously unpublished fantasy works from the Tolkien manuscripts, including the original text of The Silmarillion. Edited by Christopher Tolkien. “The History of Middle Earth”, Vol. IV; includes index. First American edition (Allen & Unwin 1986).
The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien (SFBC #10260, 1986 [Nov ’86], Part of 2 vols for $10.98, 350pp, hc) [Middle-Earth] Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, “The Lord of the Rings” vol. 2.
The Two Towers J. R. R. Tolkien (Unwin/Unicorn 0-04-823186-X, Mar ’86, £2.95, 442pp, pb) [Middle-Earth] Reissue (Allen & Unwin 1954) fantasy novel, second in the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy.
Aelita: Or the Decline of Mars Alexei Tolstoi (Ardis 0-88233-788-2, Aug ’85 [Feb ’86], $7.50, 176pp, pb) New translation, by Leland Fetzer, of the 1922 Soviet classic sf novel. This follows the original text instead of the rewritten 1939 text translated for the 1981 Macmillan edition. The name of the Soviet award for science fiction comes from this title. A hardcover is apparently also available at $15.00. The edition(s) seem to be 1985 books.
The Quest for Merlin Nicholas Tolstoy (Coronet 0-340-39013-1, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £3.95, 378pp, pb) Reprint (Hamish Hamilton 1985) non-fiction study of the legend of Merlin from Mallory to Tolkien.
On the Good Ship Enterprise: My 15 Years with Star Trek Bjo Trimble (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-253-7, Oct ’86, $7.95, 286pp, pb) [Star Trek] Reissue (Starblaze 1983); non-fiction, media memoir. 5th printing.
The Coming Event E. C. Tubb (Arrow 0-09-944620-0, Oct ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Dumarest] Reprint (DAW 1982) sf novel, “Dumarest” #26.
Earth Is Heaven E. C. Tubb (Arrow 0-09-944630-8, Dec ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Dumarest] Reprint (DAW 1982) sf novel, “Dumarest” #27.
The Terridae E. C. Tubb (Arrow 0-09-944610-3, May ’86, £1.95, 160pp, pb) [Dumarest] Sf novel, “Dumarest” #26. Reprint (DAW 1981).
A Nest of Nightmares Lisa Tuttle (Sphere 0-7221-8649-5, Mar ’86, £2.50, 208pp, pb) Collection of 13 stories.

1 · Bug House · nv F&SF Jun ’80
23 · Dollburger · ss F&SF Feb ’73
30 · Community Property · ss Shayol #4 ’80
38 · Flying to Byzantium · nv Twilight Zone May/Jun ’85
66 · Treading the Maze · ss F&SF Nov ’81
78 · The Horse Lord · ss F&SF Jun ’77
95 · The Other Mother · nv F&SF Dec ’80
120 · Need · ss Shadows #4, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1981
133 · The Memory of Wood · ss F&SF Sep ’82
148 · A Friend in Need · ss Twilight Zone Aug ’81
162 · Stranger in the House · ss Clarion II, ed. Robert Scott Wilson, Signet, 1972
170 · Sun City · ss New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
184 · The Nest · nv F&SF Apr ’83
Dreadful Pleasures: An Anatomy of Modern Horror James B. Twitchell (Oxford University Press NY 0-19-503566-6, Oct ’85 [Jan ’86], $18.95, 353pp, hc) Critical analysis of the source of modern horror — the fear of incest — in a half-serious, half tongue-in-cheek way. Almost exclusively about Grade B (or lower) movies.
Science Fiction, Fantasy & Weird Fiction Magazines ed. Marshall B. Tymn & Mike Ashley (Greenwood 0-313-21221-X, 1985 [Feb ’86], $95.00, 970pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference book. One of the most important reference books in years. This has essays, information, and listings on practically every magazine ever published in sf and fantasy, including selected fanzines and foreign work. A must for libraries and dedicated magazine collectors. (CNB)
Omni’s High-Tech Society 2000 Perry Tyson, ed. (Zebra 0-8217-1896-1, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $3.95, 414pp, pb) Non-fiction, associational. Collection of articles from Omni magazine on life in the year 2000.
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King ed. Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-017-7, Apr ’86, $50.00, 267pp, hc) Signed, boxed, numbered edition of 500 copies. Non-fiction, anthology of 15 critical essays and introductions. Authors include Robert Bloch, Ramsey Campbell, Clive Barker, Harlan Ellison, and Whitley Streiber. [Stephen King]
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King ed. Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-018-5, Apr ’86, $25.00, 267pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
Kingdom of Fear: The World of Stephen King ed. Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller (NAL/Plume 0-452-25875-8, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $7.95, 270pp, pb) Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1986) non-fiction. Studies of Stephen King’s fiction, and observations on horror, by “17 horror and fantasy experts” including Harlan Ellison, Ramsey Campbell, and Clive Barker.
The Stranger Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin 0-395-42331-7, Oct ’86 [Nov ’86], $15.95, unpaginated, hc) Art book, illustrations by the author accompanying a short fantasy fable of a strange man and a year without autumn.
Starsilk Sydney Van Scyoc (Penguin 0-14-008186-0, Jan ’86, £2.50, 245pp, pb) [Darkchild] Reprint (Berkley 1984) sf novel, last in the “Darkchild” trilogy.
Computerworld A. E. van Vogt (NEL 0-450-05904-9, Jan ’86, £2.25, 203pp, pb) Reprint (DAW 1983) sf novel.
The Augmented Agent Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-019-3, May ’86, $35.00 signed, numbered edition of 200, 237pp, hc) Collection of 8 stories not previously gathered in book form.

1 · Introduction · Steven Owen Godersky · in
17 · Shape-Up · ss Cosmos SF&F Nov ’53
29 · The Man from Zodiac · nv Amazing Aug ’67
71 · Golden Girl · ss Marvel Science Stories May ’51
83 · The Planet Machine [“The Phlagian Siphon”] · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’51
113 · Crusade to Maxus [“Overlords of Maxus”] · na Thrilling Wonder Stories Feb ’51
163 · Three-Legged Joe · ss Startling Stories Jan ’53
181 · Sjambak · nv If Jul ’53
205 · The Augmented Agent [“I-C-a-BeM”] · nv Amazing Oct ’61
The Augmented Agent Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-020-7, May ’86, $20.00, 237pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
Chasch Jack Vance (Bluejay 0-312-94044-0, Mar ’86, $8.95, 200pp, pb) [Planet of Adventure] Reprint (Ace 1968, as The City of the Chasch) sf novel, Book 1 in the “Planet of Adventure” series. Illustrations by Philip Hagopian.
The Dark Side of the Moon Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-021-5, May ’86, $40.00, 275pp, hc) Collection of 14 stories not previously published in book form, plus a short preface by the author. This is the signed, numbered edition of 200.

ix · Introduction · in
13 · Sulwen’s Planet · ss The Farthest Reaches, ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968
25 · Dover Spargill’s Ghastly Floater · ss Marvel Science Fiction Nov ’51
39 · Phalid’s Fate · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’46
65 · DP! · ss Avon SF&F Reader Apr ’53
81 · Phantom Milkman · ss Other Worlds Science Stories Feb ’56
91 · Alfred’s Ark · ss New Worlds May ’65
97 · A Practical Man’s Guide · ss Space Science Fiction Magazine Aug ’57
105 · First Star I See Tonight [as by John Van See] · ss Malcolm’s Mar ’54
119 · The Temple of Han · ss Planet Stories Jul ’51
131 · The House Lords · ss Saturn Oct ’57
143 · Planet of the Black Dust · ss Startling Stories Sum ’46
157 · Dead Ahead [“Ultimate Quest”, as by John Holbrook] · ss Super Science Stories Sep ’50
171 · Parapsyche · na Amazing Aug ’58
257 · The Enchanted Princess · nv Orbit #5 ’54
The Dark Side of the Moon Jack Vance (Underwood-Miller 0-88733-022-3, May ’86, $25.00, 275pp, hc) Trade edition of the above.
The Dying Earth Jack Vance (Baen 0-671-65564-7, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [Dying Earth] Reprint (Hillman 1950) collection of connected short stories which has become a fantasy classic.
Eyes of the Overworld Jack Vance (Baen 0-671-65585-X, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 220pp, pb) [Cugel; Dying Earth] Reprint (Ace 1966) fantasy novel of Cugel the Clever on the Dying Earth.
The Green Pearl Jack Vance (Berkley 0-425-08746-8, Apr ’86 [Mar ’86], $6.95, 360pp, pb) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1985 as Lyonesse: The Green Pearl) fantasy novel, sequel to Lyonesse or, in the original hardcover, Lyonesse: Suldren’s Garden.
Lyonesse Jack Vance (Grafton 0-586-06027-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £3.50, 436pp, tp) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1983) fantasy novel.
Lyonesse: Suldren’s Garden Jack Vance (SFBC #10199, Oct ’86, $7.98, 434pp, hc) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Berkley 1983, as Lyonesse) fantasy novel, first in the “Lyonesse” series.
Lyonesse: The Green Pearl Jack Vance (Grafton 0-586-06751-5, Jun ’86 [May ’86], £3.50, 360pp, tp) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1985) fantasy novel, second in a series.
Lyonesse: The Green Pearl Jack Vance (SFBC #10186, Oct ’86, $5.98, 408pp, hc) [Lyonesse] Reprint (Underwood-Miller 1985) fantasy novel, sequel to Lyonesse: Suldren’s Garden.
Wankh Jack Vance (Bluejay 0-312-94449-7, Apr ’86 [May ’86], $8.95, 193pp, pb) [Planet of Adventure] Reprint (Ace 1969 as Servants of the Wankh) sf novel, “Planet of Adventure” #2.
The Keys to Paradise Robert E. Vardeman (NEL 0-450-39001-2, Jul ’86 [Aug ’86], £3.95, 540pp, pb) [Keys] Omnibus (and first appearance) of futuristic fantasy novels.

1 · The Flame Key · n. *
181 · The Skeleton Lord’s Key · n. *
357 · The Key of Ice and Steel · n. *
Masters of Space: The Stellar Death Plan Robert E. Vardeman (Avon 0-380-75004-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $3.50, 214pp, pb) [Masters of Space] Sf adventure novel “in the tradition of E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith”, first in a new series. “Framed for crimes beyond imagination, hunted by human and alien alike, only Barton can avert an interstellar war of unthinkable proportions!”
Star Trek #12: Mutiny on the Enterprise Robert E. Vardeman (Gregg 0-8398-2887-X, Dec ’85 [Feb ’86], $11.95, 189pp, hc) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket 1983) “Star Trek” novel. First hardcover edition.
The Weapons of Chaos, Book I: Echoes of Chaos Robert E. Vardeman (Berkley 0-425-09295-X, Sep ’86 [Aug ’86], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Weapons of Chaos] Sf novel, first in a series.
Demon of the Dark Ones Robert E. Vardeman & Victor Milán (Ace 0-441-14314-8, Jun ’86 [May ’86], $2.95, 221pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reprint (Playboy 1982) fantasy novel, “War of Powers” #6.
In the Shadow of Omizantrim Robert E. Vardeman & Victor Milán (Ace 0-441-37028-4, Mar ’86 [Feb ’86], $2.95, 222pp, pb) [War of Powers] Reissue (Playboy 1982) fantasy novel, “The War of Powers” #5; a city of orgies, and a demon on the loose, “sucking up everything like a giant vacuum cleaner.”
The Beasts of the Mist Robert E. Vardeman & George W. Proctor (Ace 0-441-05173-1, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.95, 183pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy novel, “Swords of Raemllyn” #5. Sword & Sorcery.
Death’s Acolyte Robert E. Vardeman & George W. Proctor (Ace 0-441-14212-5, May ’86 [Apr ’86], $2.95, 181pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy novel, #4 in the “Swords of Raemllyn” series.
For Crown and Kingdom Robert E. Vardeman & George W. Proctor (Ace 0-441-24565-X, Jan ’87 [Dec ’86], $2.95, 196pp, pb) [Swords of Raemllyn] Fantasy adventure novel, “Swords of Raemllyn” #6.
Blue Champagne John Varley (Dark Harvest 0-913165-08-5, Jan ’86, $45.00, 400pp, hc) 300-copy signed/boxed/limited edition collection of 8 stories, 2 of them originals, plus illustrations by Todd Hamilton. One of the originals is a long sequel to the title story. Highly recommended collection. (CNB) A trade edition (-09-3, $18.00) is also available.

11 · The Pusher · ss F&SF Oct ’81
35 · Blue Champagne · na New Voices 4, ed. George R. R. Martin, Berkley, 1981
121 · Tango Charlie and Foxtrot Romeo · na *
223 · Options · nv Universe 9, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1979
263 · Lollipop and the Tar Baby · nv Orbit 19, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1977
293 · The Manhattan Phone Book (Abridged) · ss Westercon Program Book #37 ’84
301 · The Unprocessed Word · ss *
319 · PRESS ENTER [] · na IASFM May ’84
Blue Champagne John Varley (Berkley 0-425-09336-0, Nov ’86 [Oct ’86], $2.95, 290pp, pb) Reprint (Dark Harvest 1986) collection; it includes several original stories. This is the first general trade edition.
Mary Shelley & Frankenstein: The Fate of Androgyny William Veeder (University of Chicago Press 0-226-85225-3, Feb ’86 [May ’86], $22.50, 277pp, hc) Non-fiction, critical study. [Mary W. Shelley]
A Journey to the Center of the Earth Jules Verne (NAL/Signet Classic 0-451-51982-5, Aug ’86 [Jul ’86], $2.75, 301pp, pb) Reissue (Griffith 1872) sf novel with a new afterword by Michael Dirda. It has the same ISBN as an earlier edition with an afterword by Carl Bock.

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