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Bright Star Harold Coyle (Penguin 0-14-014447-1, May ’91, £4.99, 460pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1990) near-future techno-thriller.
Team Yankee Harold Coyle (Penguin 0-14-014759-4, May ’91, £3.99, 306pp, pb, cover by Mike Timmins) Reprint (Presidio 1987) near-future techno-thriller.
Child of Shadows John Coyne (Warner 0-446-36124-0, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 321pp, pb, cover by Richard Newton) Reprint (Warner 1990) horror novel of a feral child from the New York sewers with uncanny powers.
Dark Future: Ghost Dancers Brian Craig (GW Books 1-872372-34-1, May ’91, £4.99, 240pp, tp, cover by John Blanche) Sf novelization. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the U.S. for $8.99. This is a pseudonym for Brian M. Stableford.
Warhammer: Storm Warriors Brian Craig (GW Books 1-872372-17-1, Mar ’91, £4.99/$8.99, 271pp, tp, cover by Fangorn) [Warhammer: Orfeo] Fantasy novelization. Volume 3 in the “Tales of Orfeo” trilogy. This is a pseudonym for Brian M. Stableford.
Twistor John Cramer (NEL 0-450-55117-2, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £4.99, 370pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1989) sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
Twistor John Cramer (AvoNova 0-380-71027-7, Nov ’91, $3.99, 338pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) Reprint (Morrow 1989) hard sf thriller.
Walls of Fear ed. Kathryn Cramer (Avon 0-380-70789-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 395pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Reprint (Morrow 1990) original anthology of 16 ghost stories, with an introduction by the editor.
The Secret World of Polly Flint Helen Cresswell (Macmillan Aladdin 0-689-71532-3, Oct ’91, $3.95, 176pp, hc, cover by Jeffrey Lindberg) Reprint (Macmillan 1982) young-adult fantasy novel of a girl who beomes involved with mysterious time gypsies that no one else can see. Illustrated by Shirley Felts.
The Andromeda Strain Michael Crichton (Dell 0-440-10199-9, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 291pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1969) classic sf disaster thriller; 12th printing.
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton (Arrow Overseas 0-09-988700-2, 1991 [Sep ’91], £4.99, 400pp, pb) [Jurassic Park] Reprint (Knopf 1990) near-future thriller about a theme park populated with genetically-engineered dinosaurs. This is an “Open Market” edition and is available only in non-English-speaking countries.
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton (Century 0-7126-4686-8, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], £13.99, 400pp, hc) [Jurassic Park] Reprint (Knopf 1990) near-future thriller about a theme park populated with genetically-engineered dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton (SFBC #17786, Mar ’91, $9.98, 400pp, hc, cover by Chip Kidd) [Jurassic Park] Reprint (Knopf 1990) sf thriller of genetically engineered dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton (Ballantine 0-345-37077-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.99, 399pp, pb, cover by Chip Kidd) [Jurassic Park] Reprint (Knopf 1990) sf thriller about genetically engineered dinosaurs.
Jurassic Park Michael Crichton (Arrow 0-09-988700-2, Dec ’91, £4.99, 400pp, pb, cover by John Brettoner) [Jurassic Park] Reprint (Knopf 1990) near-future thriller about a theme park populated with genetically-engineered dinosaurs.
Sphere Michael Crichton (Ballantine 0-345-35314-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $5.95, 371pp, pb) Reissue (Knopf 1987) sf novel; 15th printing. Despite the old price point, this is a new printing.
StarBridge A. C. Crispin (Ace 0-441-78329-5, Aug ’91, $4.50, 309pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [StarBridge] Reissue (Ace 1989) sf novel of alien first contact, first book of the “StarBridge” series; third printing.
Heroes Wanted Kyle Crocco (Ace 0-441-32811-3, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 244pp, pb, cover by John Steven Gurney) [Heroes, Inc.] Humorous fantasy novel, second book of the “Heroes, Inc.” series.
Heroes, Inc. Kyle Crocco (Ace 0-441-32810-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.95, 226pp, pb, cover by John Steven Gurney) [Heroes, Inc.] Humorous fantasy novel, first book of a new series. A young man is forced to be a hero despite himself. A first novel.
Moonchild Aleister Crowley (Samuel Weiser 0-87728-147-5, Oct ’91 [Dec ’91], $9.95, 335pp, tp) Reprint (Mandrake Press 1929) occult thriller by the famous black magician.
Beasts/Engine Summer/Little, Big John Crowley (BOMC/QPBC, Jun ’91, $12.95, 184/182/627pp, tp) Omnibus of three novels, fantasy novel Beasts (Doubleday 1976), sf novel Engine Summer (Doubleday 1979), and the World Fantasy Award-winning Little, Big (Bantam 1981).

· Beasts · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1976
· Engine Summer · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1979
· Little, Big · n. New York: Bantam Sep ’81
Great Work of Time John Crowley (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29319-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.99, 136pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) World Fantasy Award-winning novella that previously appeared in the collection Novelty.
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories ed. J. A. Cuddon (Bloomsbury Books 1-85471-001-X, 1991 [Jan ’92], £4.99, 512pp, hc) Reprint (Penguin 1984) ghost story anthology. This is an “Instant Remainder” book.
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories ed. J. A. Cuddon (Bloomsbury Books 1-87063-094-7, 1991 [Jan ’92], £4.99, 607pp, hc) Reprint (Penguin 1984) horror anthology. This is an “Instant Remainder” book.
Forgotten Realms: Elfshadow Elaine Cunningham (TSR 1-56076-117-2, Oct ’91, $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Songs and Swords] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, second book of the “Harper” trilogy.
Winter Scream Chris Curry & L. Dean James (Pocket 0-671-68433-7, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 403pp, pb) Horror novel of demonic monstrosities devouring the living.
April Fools Richie Tankersley Cusick (Hippo 0-590-76420-9, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], £1.95, 218pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1990) young-adult horror novel.
Trick or Treat Richie Tankersley Cusick (Hippo 0-590-76421-7, Mar ’91, £1.95, 209pp, pb) Reprint (Scholastic 1989) young-adult horror novel.
Vampire Richie Tankersley Cusick (Pocket Archway 0-671-70956-9, Jun ’91, $3.50, 214pp, pb) Young-adult vampire suspense novel.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl (Collins 0-00-185430-5, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 160pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1964) classic children’s fantasy novel.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Roald Dahl (Collins 0-00-185431-3, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 160pp, hc) [Charlie] Reprint (Knopf 1972) classic children’s fantasy novel.
The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl Roald Dahl (Michael Joseph 0-7181-3545-8, Sep ’91, £15.99, 762pp, hc) Omnibus edition of Dahl’s four previous adult short story collections, Kiss Kiss, Over to You, Switch Bitch and Someone Like You, plus a further eight stories (four from More Tales of the Unexpected).

3 · Kiss Kiss · co New York: Knopf, 1959
3 · The Landlady · ss New Yorker Nov 28 ’59
12 · William and Mary · nv Kiss Kiss, Knopf, 1959
37 · The Way Up to Heaven · ss New Yorker Feb 27 ’54; EQMM Nov ’55
49 · Parson’s Pleasure · nv Esquire Apr ’58
70 · Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat · ss Nugget Dec ’59
85 · Royal Jelly · nv Kiss Kiss, Knopf, 1959
109 · Georgy Porgy · nv Kiss Kiss, Knopf, 1959
130 · Genesis and Catastrophe [“A Fine Son”] · ss Playboy Dec ’59
137 · Edward the Conqueror · ss New Yorker Oct 31 ’53
154 · Pig · ss Kiss Kiss, Knopf, 1959
172 · The Champion of the World · nv New Yorker Jan 31 ’59
199 · Over to You · co Reynal, 1945
199 · Death of an Old Old Man · ss Ladies Home Journal Sep ’45
210 · An African Story · ss Over to You, Reynal, 1946
222 · A Piece of Cake · ss The Saturday Evening Post, 1943
233 · Madame Rosette · nv Harper’s Aug ’45
259 · Katina · nv Ladies Home Journal Mar ’44
280 · Yesterday Was Beautiful · ss Over to You, Reynal, 1946
285 · They Shall Not Grow Old · ss Ladies Home Journal Mar ’45
300 · Beware of the Dog · ss Harper’s Oct ’44
311 · Only This · ss Ladies Home Journal Sep ’44
317 · Someone Like You · ss Town & Country Nov ’45
327 · Switch Bitch · co New York: Knopf, 1974
327 · The Visitor · nv Playboy May ’65
367 · The Great Switcheroo · nv Playboy Apr ’74
388 · The Last Act · nv Playboy Jan ’66
414 · Bitch · nv Playboy Jul ’74
441 · Someone Like You · co New York: Knopf, 1953
441 · Taste · ss New Yorker Dec 8 ’51; EQMM Nov ’54; Playboy Apr ’56
454 · Lamb to the Slaughter · ss Harper’s Sep ’53; EQMM Apr ’55
463 · Man from the South [“Collector’s Item”] · ss Colliers Sep 4 ’48
473 · The Soldier · ss Someone Like You, Knopf, 1953
481 · My Lady Love, My Dove · ss New Yorker Jun 21 ’52
494 · Dip in the Pool · ss New Yorker Jan 19 ’52
504 · Galloping Foxley · ss Town & Country Nov ’53
517 · Skin · ss New Yorker May 17 ’52
532 · Poison · ss Colliers Jun 3 ’50
542 · The Wish · ss, 1948
545 · Neck · ss Someone Like You, Knopf, 1953
561 · The Sound Machine · ss New Yorker Sep 17 ’49
573 · Nunc Dimittis [“The Devious Bachelor”] · ss Colliers Sep 4 ’53; ; as “A Connoisseur’s Revenge”, EQMM Feb ’55
592 · The Great Automatic Grammatisator · ss Someone Like You, Knopf, 1953
609 · Claud’s Dog · gp Someone Like You, Knopf, 1953; The Ratcatcher, ss; Rummins, ss; Mr. Hoddy, ss; Mr. Feasey [“Dog Race”], nv New Yorker Jul 25 ’53
661 · Eight Further Tales of the Unexpected · si
661 · The Umbrella Man · ss More Tales of the Unexpected, Michael Joseph, 1980
667 · Mr. Botibol · nv More Tales of the Unexpected, Michael Joseph, 1980
685 · Vengeance Is Mine Inc. · ss More Tales of the Unexpected, Michael Joseph, 1980
702 · The Butler · ss More Tales of the Unexpected, Michael Joseph, 1980
705 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · ss [use TlSnM], 1974
711 · The Bookseller · ss Playboy Jan ’87
728 · The Hitch-Hiker · ss Atlantic Monthly Jul ’77
739 · The Surgeon · nv Playboy Jan ’88
Fantastic Mr. Fox Roald Dahl (Collins 0-00-185433-X, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £3.99, 90pp, hc) Reprint (Allen & Unwin 1970) children’s fantasy novella.
George’s Marvelous Medicine Roald Dahl (Knopf 0-394-84600-1, Sep ’91, $12.00, 89pp, hc, cover by Quentin Blake) Reprint (Knopf 1982) young-adult fantasy novella, illustrated by Quentin Blake.
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl (Collins 0-00-185432-1, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £4.99, 136pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1961) children’s fantasy novel.
The Magic Finger Roald Dahl (Collins 0-00-185434-8, Apr ’91 [May ’91], £3.99, 64pp, hc) Reprint (Knopf 1966) children’s fantasy novella.
Crime for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (O’Mara 1-85479-034-X, Oct ’91, £13.99, 279pp, hc, cover by William Geldart) Anthology of 16 crime and ghost stories, three original. Fourth in the series.

vii · Foreword · Peter Cushing · fw
1 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8, ed. Hilary Watson, London: Macmillan, 1976
14 · A Happy Solution · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Dec ’16
27 · The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Jan, 1892; EQMM Apr ’51
45 · An Upright Woman · H. R. F. Keating · nv Winter’s Crimes 2, ed. George Hardinge, London: Macmillan, 1970
67 · A Book for Christmas · Christopher Hallam · ss *
73 · A Pair of Muddy Shoes · Lennox Robinson · ss Eight Short Stories, Unwin, 1919
80 · The Unknown Murderer [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv People’s Magazine Mar ’23
101 · The Buoy That Did Not Light [Felix Jenks] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine Jan ’23
112 · A Christmas Tragedy [“The Hat and the Alibi”; Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-Teller Jan ’30
127 · The Ghost’s Touch · Fergus Hume · ss The Dancer in Red, Digby, Long, 1906
140 · The Grotto · Pamela Sewell · ss *
144 · The Show Must Not Go On · David G. Rowlands · ss *
154 · Red Lily · Dick Donovan · nv Tales of Terror, Chatto & Windus, 1899
177 · The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step [Loveday Brooke] · Catherine L. Pirkis · ss The Ludgate Magazine Feb, 1893
198 · The Grave by the Handpost · Thomas Hardy · ss St. James’ Budget Dec, 1897
209 · Mr Wray’s Cash Box · Wilkie Collins · na Household Words Jan, 1852
279 · Solution of the Endgame in ‘A Happy Solution’ · Misc. · pz
Dracula’s Brood: Neglected Vampire Classics by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Algernon Blackwood, M. R. James, and Others ed. Richard Dalby (Dorset 0-88029-676-3, Oct ’91, $8.95, 348pp, hc) Reprint (Crucible 1987) anthology of 30 vampire stories. This is an instant remainder edition.
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 ed. Richard Dalby (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-701-1, Sep ’91 [Jul ’91], $9.95, 658pp, tp, cover by Peter Kettle) Anthology of 59 ghost stories, both obscure and famous, with a preface by Christopher Lee.

· Preface · Christopher Lee · pr
1 · Who or What Was It? · Kingsley Amis · ss Playboy Dec ’72
12 · The Believers · Robert Arthur · ss Weird Tales Jul ’41
28 · A Happy Release · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss A Book of Ghosts, London: Methuen, 1904
39 · One, Two, Buckle My Shoe · Nugent Barker · ss Written with my Left Hand, Percival Marshall, 1951
50 · The Man Who Went Too Far · E. F. Benson · nv The Pall Mall Magazine Jun ’04
71 · The Secret of Macarger’s Gulch · Ambrose Bierce · ss The Wave Apr 25, 1891
79 · The God with Four Arms · H. T. W. Bousfield · ss The God with Four Arms and Other Stories, London: Rich Cowan, 1939
89 · The Shadowy Escort · A. M. Burrage · ss The London Magazine May ’28
100 · The Widow’s Clock · Bernard Capes · ss The Pall Mall Magazine May ’00
108 · A Pleasant Evening · Robert W. Chambers · nv The Maker of Moons, New York: Putnam, 1896
131 · The Elemental · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv The Elemental, Fontana, 1974
150 · Something to Reflect Upon · Clare Colvin · nv Winter’s Tales, New Series: 6, ed. Robin Baird-Smith, Constable, 1990
168 · The Second Passenger · Basil Copper · ss The Dark Brotherhood Journal, 1973
178 · No. 252 rue M. Le Prince · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White, Stone & Kimball: Chicago, 1895
192 · St. Bartholomew’s Day · Edmund Crispin · ss EQMM Feb ’75
206 · The Ghost in Master B.’s Room · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1859
217 · The Brown Hand [“The Story of the Brown Hand”] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand May, 1899
232 · Yak Mool San · H. B. Drake · ss London Mystery Magazine #1 ’49
247 · The Spirit of Christmas · Vivian Edwards · ss, 1990
252 · Uncle Christian’s Inheritance · Erckmann-Chatrian · ss; Contes Fantastiques, 1847.
263 · The Black Widow · John S. Glasby · ss *
280 · Across the Moors · William F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales, J.M. Dent, 1910
286 · The Gray Champion · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss New England Magazine Jan, 1835
294 · Governor Manco and the Soldier · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra, Colburn & Bentley, 1832
309 · Rats · M. R. James · ss Shudders, Cynthia Asquith, London: Hutchinson, 1929
315 · Mädelein · Roger Johnson · ss *
328 · And Turns No More His Head · A. F. Kidd · ss Change and Decay, A.F. Kidd, 1985
337 · By Word of Mouth · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Jun 10, 1887
342 · The Curse of the Stillborn · Margery Lawrence · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine Jun ’25
355 · Dance! Dance! The Shaking of the Sheets · Alan W. Lear · ss *
361 · The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine Mar, 1838; also revised as “Sir Dominick’s Bargain”
370 · Haunted Air · L. A. Lewis · ss Tales of the Grotesque, Allan, 1934
380 · The Coxswain of the Lifeboat · R. H. Malden · ss Nine Ghosts, London: E. Arnold, 1943
392 · On the River · Guy de Maupassant · ss; “En Canot”, Le Bulletin Francais Mar 10, 1876.
398 · Things · J. C. Moore · ss The English Review Jun ’28
406 · The Ebony Frame · Edith Nesbit · ss Longman’s Oct, 1891
417 · The Downs · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company, The Bodley Head, 1921
424 · The Pot of Tulips · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s Nov, 1855
441 · The Burned House · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss The Century Oct ’16
449 · The Unfinished Masterpiece · C. D. Pamely · ss Tales of Mystery and Terror, C. D. Pamely, 1926
454 · The Witches’ Sabbath · James Platt · ss Tales of the Supernatural, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent, 1894
466 · Metzengerstein · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Philadelphia Saturday Courier Jan 14, 1832
475 · The Story of Saddler’s Croft [Flaxman Low] · Kate & Hesketh Prichard · ss Pearson’s Magazine Feb, 1899
489 · The Face · Lennox Robinson · ss, 1913
494 · A Fisher of Men [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Holly Bough Christmas ’84
500 · A Mysterious Portrait · Mark Rutherford · ss The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Trübner, 1881
508 · Ward 8 · Pamela Sewell · ss *
514 · The Coat · A. E. D. Smith · ss Powers of Darkness, ed. Anon., P. Allan, 1934
521 · A Voice in Feathers · Lewis Spence · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine Aug ’23
529 · A Dream of Porcelain · Derek Stanford · nv *
554 · No. 11 Welham Square [as by Edward Masey] · Herbert Stephen · ss The Cornhill Magazine May, 1885
566 · The Bishop’s Ghost and the Printer’s Baby · Frank R. Stockton · ss Chapman’s Magazine of Fiction Jun, 1895
571 · The Secret of the Growing Gold · Bram Stoker · ss Black and White Jan 23, 1892
584 · The Ash Track · Mark Valentine · ss *
596 · In a Nursing Home (A Euthanasian Subject) · E. H. Visiak · vi *
599 · The Stranger of the Night [“The Man of the Night”] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Weekly Tale-Teller Oct 15 ’10
609 · The Triumph of Night · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Aug ’14
633 · The Hall Bedroom · Mary E. Wilkins · ss Colliers Mar 28 ’03
649 · The Ghost at the “Blue Dragon” · William J. Wintle · ss Ghost Gleams, London: Heath Cranton, 1921
The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2 ed. Richard Dalby (Robinson 1-85487-102-1, Oct ’91, £5.99, 658pp, tp, cover by Peter Kettle) Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1991) anthology of 59 ghost stories, seven of them original, with a preface by Christopher Lee. Recommended. (PSP) [First U.K. edition]
Mystery for Christmas ed. Richard Dalby (Headline 0-7472-3654-2, Oct ’91, £5.99, 371pp, tp) Reprint (O’Mara 1990) anthology of 23 mystery and ghost stories, 12 original.
Tales of Witchcraft ed. Richard Dalby (O’Mara 1-85479-039-0, Oct ’91, £13.99, 243pp, hc, cover by Victoria Orr-Ewing) Anthology of 17 stories about witchcraft, two of them original.

vii · Foreword · Richard Dalby · fw
1 · The Peace of Mowsle Barton · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis, John Lane, 1911
8 · The Fenstanton Witch · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #12 ’90
18 · Unburied Bane · N. Dennett · ss Horrors, ed. Anon., London: Philip Allan, 1933
33 · The Toad Witch · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss *
41 · Carven of Onyx · Ron Weighell · nv *
62 · Furze Hollow · A. M. Burrage · ss The Red Magazine Sep 14 ’23
78 · Miss Cornelius · William F. Harvey · ss The Beast With Five Fingers, J.M. Dent, 1928
95 · One Remained Behind · Marjorie Bowen · nv Help Yourself! Annual, 1936
115 · Catnip · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Mar ’48
127 · The Yew Tree · Shamus Frazer · ss London Mystery #39 ’58
137 · Gramma · Stephen King · nv Weirdbook #19 ’84
165 · The Hollow of the Three Hills · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Salem Gazette Nov 12, 1830
170 · The Taking · Roger Johnson · ss Deep Things Out of Darkness, Garrie Hall, 1987
185 · The Day of the Underdog · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss Tales of Fear and Fantasy, Fontana, 1977
203 · The Executor [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4 ’82
219 · Gavon’s Eve · E. F. Benson · ss The Illustrated London News Jan 13 ’06
229 · The Witch’s Cat [as by Gans T. Field] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales Oct ’39

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