The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Nightmares on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger’s Seven Sweetest Dreams ed. Martin H. Greenberg (St. Martin’s 0-312-92585-9, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.50, 289pp, pb) [Freddy Krueger] Original anthology of seven stories featuring the ubiquitous undead child molester of the movies, Freddy Krueger. First American edition (Futura 1991).
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Horse Fantastic ed. Martin H. & Rosalind M. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-504-3, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $4.50, 314pp, pb, cover by Braldt Bralds) Original anthology of 17 fantasy stories about horses, with an introduction by Jennifer Roberson.
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Civil War Ghosts ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Frank D. McSherry, Jr. & Charles G. Waugh (August House 0-87483-173-3, Apr ’91 [Jun ’91], $9.95, 205pp, tp, cover by Kitty Harvill) Anthology of eight ghost stories.
- 8 · Introduction · Frank D. McSherry, Jr. · in
- 11 · Miranda · John W. Jakes · ss Fantastic May ’65
- 25 · The Army of the Dead · John Bennett · nf The Yale Review, 1943; Doctor to the Dead, Rinehart, 1946
- 29 · The Shot-Tower Ghost · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales Sep ’49
- 43 · Iverson’s Pits · Dan Simmons · na Night Visions 5, ed. Douglas E. Winter, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1988
- 89 · The Drummer Ghost · John William DeForrest · nv Atlantic Monthly Jul, 1869
- 111 · The Last Waltz · Seabury Quinn · ss Weird Tales Nov ’40
- 125 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Jul 13, 1890
- 135 · Fearful Rock · Manly Wade Wellman · na Weird Tales Feb ’39 (+2)
- 203 · Author Notes · Misc. · bg
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Back from the Dead ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (DAW 0-88677-472-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.99, 364pp, pb, cover by Jim Warren) Anthology of 21 stories featuring the risen dead, with an introduction by Frank D. McSherry, Jr.
- 9 · From Death’s Other Side— · Frank D. McSherry, Jr. · in *
- 12 · Lazarus · Leonid Andreyev · ss, 1906; Weird Tales Mar ’27
- 34 · The Rose-Crystal Bell [“Ring Once for Death”] · Robert Arthur · ss Amazing Mar ’54
- 48 · Glámr · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas, Sabine Baring-Gould, Smith Elder and Co., 1863
- 62 · Beyond the Wall · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Dec ’07
- 72 · Mother of Serpents · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Dec ’36
- 83 · Lost Boys · Orson Scott Card · ss F&SF Oct ’89
- 105 · The Man with Pin-Point Eyes · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Argosy Jan 10 ’31
- 156 · Grave Error · Cathie Griffith · ss *; as by Cathie Griffiths on story.
- 164 · The Tortoise · William F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales, J.M. Dent, 1910
- 173 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller, John Murray, 1824
- 180 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Edward Arnold, 1904
- 195 · A Thousand Deaths · Jack London · ss The Black Cat May, 1899
- 207 · The Outsider · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales Apr ’26
- 215 · Ligeia · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Museum Sep, 1838
- 232 · Mop-Up · Arthur Porges · ss F&SF Jul ’53
- 241 · Charlie · Talmage Powell · ss Mummy!, ed. Bill Pronzini, Arbor House, 1980
- 259 · If the Red Slayer · Robert Sheckley · ss Amazing Jul ’59
- 267 · The Charnel God [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales Mar ’34
- 291 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown Aug ’40
- 319 · Where the Woodbine Twineth · Manly Wade Wellman · ss F&SF Oct ’76
- 331 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Jan ’10
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Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland (Grafton 0-586-21339-2, Oct ’91, £4.99, 528pp, pb, cover by Steinar Lund) [Tabitha Jute] Reprint (Unwin 1990) award-winning sf novel.
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Take Back Plenty Colin Greenland (AvoNova 0-380-76395-8, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) [Tabitha Jute] Humorous sf novel of a female astronavigator in an interstellar ghetto. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the BSFA award. First American edition (Unwin 1990).
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The Living Dark Stephen Gresham (Zebra 0-8217-3393-1, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 334pp, pb) Horror novel. A wolflike creature is created by a dead woman to protect her children.
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Double Planet John Gribbin & Marcus Chown (AvoNova 0-380-76157-2, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 220pp, pb, cover by Ron Walotsky) [Double Planet] Sf novel. A giant comet threatens the Earth. First American edition (Gollancz 1988).
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Reunion John Gribbin & Marcus Chown (Gollancz 0-575-04860-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £14.99, 285pp, hc, cover by David Farren) [Double Planet] Sf novel. A distant sequel to Double Planet.
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Star Commandos: Call to Arms P. M. Griffin (Ace 0-441-78048-2, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.95, 197pp, pb, cover by Kang Yi) [Star Commandos] Military sf adventure novel, ninth book of the “Star Commandos” series.
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Star Commandos: Jungle Assault P. M. Griffin (Ace 0-441-78335-X, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 186pp, pb, cover by Kang Yi) [Star Commandos] Military sf adventure novel, eighth book of the “Star Commandos” series.
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A Dig in Time Peni R. Griffin (Macmillan McElderry 0-689-50525-6, Apr ’91 [May ’91], $14.95, 186pp, hc, cover by Lane du Pont) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. Two children discover that their archaeological excavations in the backyard of the family home can take them back through time.
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Otto from Otherwhere Peni R. Griffin (Knopf Bullseye 0-679-81571-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $3.99, 182pp, pb, cover by Doron Ben-Ami) Reprint (McElderry 1990) young-adult sf novel of human kids’ relationship with an alien boy who comes through an interdimensional gate.
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Vampire Blood Kathryn Meyer Griffith (Zebra 0-8217-3514-4, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.50, 285pp, pb) Horror novel of a beautiful young female vampire terrorizing a small Florida town.
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Shadowlife Martin Grzimek (New Directions 0-8112-1151-7, Mar ’91, $22.95, 207pp, hc, cover by Giorgio de Chirico) Near-future literary dystopian novel set in a world overrun by bureaucracy. Translated from the German by Breon Mitchell, originally published as Die Beschattung (Hanser 1989). A trade paperback edition (-1152-5, $11.95) was announced but not seen.
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Lullaby Diane Guest (Fontana 0-00-617985-1, Mar ’91, £3.50, 299pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1990) horror novel.
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Lullaby Diane Guest (Jove 0-515-10641-0, Aug ’91, $4.95, 295pp, pb) Reprint (Putnam 1990) horror novel of ghosts and possession in an isolated Maine mansion.
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The Listeners James E. Gunn (Easton Press, Aug ’91, no price, 275pp, hc) [Listeners] Reprint (Scribner’s 1972) sf novel, with an introduction by Thomas D. Clareson and artwork by Frank Kelly Freas. This special leatherbound gilt-edge edition is part of the “Masterpieces of Science Fiction” series and is available by subscription only.
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Starwolves: Tactical Error Thorarinn Gunnarsson (Warner Questar 0-446-36134-8, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.95, 231pp, pb, cover by John Harris) [Starwolves] Sf space opera novel, third book of the “Starwolves” series.
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The Mutant Prime Karen Haber (Bantam Spectra 0-553-29247-1, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 250pp, pb, cover by Jim Burns) [Mutant Season] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) near-future sf novel about an oppressed mutant minority, second book of the “Mutant Season” series.
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Allan Quatermain H. Rider Haggard (Penguin/Puffin 0-14-035117-5, Feb ’91 [Mar ’91], $2.95, 279pp, pb, cover by David Kearney) [Allan Quatermain] Reprint (Harper 1887) classic lost race adventure novel. This is a worldwide edition printed in England with prices for five countries printed on the back.
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The Annotated She H. Rider Haggard (Indiana University Press 0-253-32072-0, Aug ’91, $37.50, 241pp, hc) [She] A critical annotated edition of the fantasy classic, originally published by Harper in 1886, with an introduction and notes by Norman Etherington plus a bibliography. The annotations also compare several editions with the manuscript.
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She H. Rider Haggard (World’s Classics 0-19-282767-7, Feb ’91, £3.99, 332pp, pb) [She] Reprint (Harper 1886) classic fantasy novel, edited and annotated by Daniel Karlin.
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The Time of the Witch Mary Downing Hahn (Avon Camelot 0-380-71116-8, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $2.99, 171pp, pb, cover by Lars Justiner) Reprint (Clarion 1982) young-adult fantasy about a young girl’s experiences with a witch.
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Specterworld Isidore Haiblum (Avon 0-380-75858-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.95, 215pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) [Gunjer] Sf novel, sequel to Interworld (Dell 1977). An army of mutant clones attacks Happy City.
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The Forever War Joe W. Haldeman (Avon 0-380-70821-3, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.50, 230pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) [Mandella; Forever War] Reprint (St. Martin’s 1974) Hugo and Nebula Award-winning sf novel. Recommended (CNB).
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The Hemingway Hoax Joe W. Haldeman (Avon 0-380-70800-0, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 155pp, pb, cover by Gary Ruddell) Reprint (Morrow 1990) sf novel about a forged Hemingway manuscript that leads to temporal disruption. The shorter magazine version won the Nebula Award. Highly recommended (CNB).
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The Hemingway Hoax Joe W. Haldeman (NEL 0-450-55195-4, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], £3.99, 154pp, pb) Reprint (Morrow 1990) sf novel.
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More Than the Sum of His Parts Joe W. Haldeman (Pulphouse 1-56146-514-3, May ’91, $1.95, 45pp, pb, cover by Rick Lieder) Reprint sf short story that first appeared in Playboy and in his collection Dealing in Futures. Short story paperback #14. A 100-copy signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($20.00) is also available.
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The Forever War 2 Joe W. Haldeman & Marvano (NBM 1-56163-025-X, Dec ’91 [Sep ’91], $8.95, 52pp, tp, cover by Marvano) [Forever War] Second book of a graphic novel adaptation of Joe Haldeman’s classic military sf novel, with art by Marvano. A signed limited leatherbound edition ($40.00) was announced but not seen.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index Volume 18, 1987 Hal W. Hall (SFBRI 0-935064-22-2, Jan ’91, $8.50, 70pp, ph) Non-fiction; reference. An index to sf book reviews for 1987. A hardcover edition was announced but not seen.
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Overload # 8: Ozark Payback Bob Ham (Bantam 0-553-28808-3, Dec ’90 [Jan ’91], $2.95, 193pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) [Overload] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
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Overload # 9: Huntsville Horror Bob Ham (Bantam Falcon 0-553-28854-7, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $3.50, 216pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) [Overload] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
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Overload #10: Michigan Madness Bob Ham (Bantam Falcon 0-553-28998-5, Apr ’91, $3.50, 197pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) [Overload] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
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Overload #11: Alabama Bloodbath Bob Ham (Bantam Falcon 0-553-29036-3, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $3.50, 196pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) [Overload] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
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Overload #12: Vegas Gamble Bob Ham (Bantam Falcon 0-553-29158-0, Oct ’91, $3.50, 168pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) [Overload] Post-holocaust military sf adventure novel in an ongoing series.
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Dark Hand of Magic Barbara Hambly (Grafton 0-586-21470-4, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £3.99, 309pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Sun Wolf] Reprint (Del Rey 1990) sf novel. Volume Three in the “Sun Wolf” series.
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The Rainbow Abyss Barbara Hambly (Grafton 0-246-13838-6, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], £8.99, 256pp, tp, cover by Stephen Bradbury) [Sun-Cross] Fantasy novel. Volume I of “Sun-cross.” Also available in hardcover (-13837-8, £14.99).
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The Rainbow Abyss Barbara Hambly (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37101-1, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.99, 295pp, pb, cover by Romas) [Sun-Cross] Fantasy novel of a young wizard who must answer a cry for help from a world that has lost its magic, first book of the “Sun-Cross” series. First American edition (Grafton 1991).
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Star Trek: Ghost Walker Barbara Hambly (Pocket 0-671-64398-3, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Star Trek novelization. Number 53 in the series. Simultaneous with British (Titan) edition.
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Star Trek: Ghost Walker Barbara Hambly (Titan 1-85286-352-8, Feb ’91, £2.99, 273pp, pb) [Star Trek] Sf novelization. Simultaneous with American (Pocket) edition.
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Star Trek: Ghost Walker Barbara Hambly (SFBC #18288, Jun ’91 [May ’91], $7.98, 210pp, hc, cover by Keith Birdsong) [Star Trek] Reprint (Pocket; Titan 1991) Star Trek novelization. First hardcover edition.
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The Burning Man Michael Hammond (Zebra/Pinnacle 1-55817-490-7, Mar ’91 [Jul ’91], $4.50, 451pp, pb) Horror novel of a dream shared by several people that could bring about the apocalypse.
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Winterlong Elizabeth Hand (Bantam UK 0-553-40317-6, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], £3.99, 440pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1990) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Dream Maker W. A. Harbinson (Orbit 0-7474-0542-5, Jan ’91, £4.50, 405pp, pb, cover by Tony Roberts) Sf novel.
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Projekt Saucer #1: Inception W. A. Harbinson (Dell 0-440-20667-7, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.99, 430pp, pb) [Projekt Saucer] Sf/conspiracy thriller about the global conspiracy behind UFO sightings. This is the first book of the series — the second volume appeared in 1980.
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Projekt Saucer #2: Genesis W. A. Harbinson (Dell 0-440-12832-3, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.99, 606pp, pb) [Projekt Saucer] Reissue (Corgi 1980 as Genesis) sf/conspiracy thriller about UFOs, now the second book of a series; tenth printing.
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The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction ed. Phil Hardy (Aurum Press 1-85410-159-5, Nov ’91, £30.00, 478pp, hc) Second revised edition of the best of the various reference works on sf films, newly updated to cover films released up to 1990.
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Lunar Justice Charles L. Harness (Avon 0-380-76010-X, Aug ’91 [Jul ’91], $3.95, 180pp, pb, cover by Glen Orbik) Sf novel involving courtroom tactics on the Moon and plans to turn Jupiter into a new sun. The first full-length novel in his long-running “patent attorney” series.
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Shadow Leader Tara K. Harper (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37163-1, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $5.95, 324pp, pb, cover by Edwin Herder) [Wolfwalker] Fantasy novel, sequel to Wolfwalker.
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The Beyond Barry Harrington (Diamond 1-55773-491-7, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $4.50, 273pp, pb) Horror novel. The dead rise from their graves in a small town. A first novel.
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Adventureland Steve Harris (Headline 0-7472-3394-2, Feb ’91, £4.99, 599pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) Reprint (Headline 1990) horror novel.
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Wulf Steve Harris (Headline 0-7472-0426-8, Jul ’91 [Feb ’91], £14.95, 440pp, hc, cover by Steve Crisp) Horror novel about a cattle disease that drives people mad.
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Wulf Steve Harris (Headline 0-7472-3678-X, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], £4.99, 595pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Headline 1991) horror novel.
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The Best of Harry Harrison Harry Harrison (Orbit 0-86007-898-1, May ’91, £3.99, 315pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reissue (Orbit 1976) sf collection. The contents of this edition differ slightly from the U.S. editions (Pocket 1976).
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Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Robot Slaves Harry Harrison (Gollancz 0-575-05003-9, Feb ’91, £3.99, 236pp, pb, cover by Michael W. Kaluta & Steve Fastner) [Bill the Galactic Hero] Reprint (Avon 1989) sf novel. Volume 2 in the “Bill, the Galactic Hero” series.
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Deathworld 1 Harry Harrison (Orbit 0-7221-4485-7, Jun ’91 [Aug ’91], £3.50, 157pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Jason dinAlt] Reprint (Bantam 1960 as Deathworld) sf novel.
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Deathworld 2 Harry Harrison (Orbit 0-7221-4484-9, Jun ’91 [Aug ’91], £3.50, 160pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Jason dinAlt] Reprint (Bantam 1964) sf novel.
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Deathworld 3 Harry Harrison (Orbit 0-7221-4506-3, Jun ’91 [Aug ’91], £3.50, 157pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) [Jason dinAlt] Reprint (Dell 1968) sf novel.
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In Our Hands the Stars Harry Harrison (Legend 0-09-910450-4, Sep ’91, £3.99, 217pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones) Reissue (Putnam 1970 as The Daleth Effect) sf novel.
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One Step from Earth Harry Harrison (Legend 0-09-910460-1, Sep ’91, £3.99, 210pp, pb, cover by Peter Jones) Reissue (Macmillan 1970) sf collection.
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Planet of the Damned Harry Harrison (Orbit 0-86007-855-8, May ’91, £3.99, 169pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reissue (Bantam 1962) sf novel.
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The Technicolor Time Machine Harry Harrison (Tor 0-812-51607-9, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $3.95, 250pp, pb, cover by Alan Gutierrez) Reissue (Doubleday 1967) time-travel sf novel; third printing.
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A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah Harry Harrison (Tor 0-812-51591-9, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $3.99, 254pp, pb, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe) Reissue (Putnam 1972 as Tunnel Through the Deeps) sf novel; third printing.
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Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Tasteless Pleasure Harry Harrison & David F. Bischoff (Gollancz 0-575-04981-2, Jun ’91 [May ’91], £13.99, 213pp, hc, cover by Michael W. Kaluta & Steve Fastner) [Bill the Galactic Hero] Reprint (Avon 1991) sf novel. Volume 4 in the “Bill, the Galactic Hero” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of Ten Thousand Bars Harry Harrison & David F. Bischoff (Avon 0-380-75666-8, Sep ’91, $3.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Mark Pacella) [Bill the Galactic Hero] Humorous sf novel, fifth book of the “Bill, the Galactic Hero” series. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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Lifeboat Harry Harrison & Gordon R. Dickson (Orbit 0-7088-8168-8, May ’91, £3.99, 181pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) Reissue (Harper & Row 1976 as The Lifeship) sf novel.
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Bill, the Galactic Hero on the Planet of the Zombie Vampires Harry Harrison & Jack C. Haldeman, II (Avon 0-380-75665-X, Apr ’91 [Mar ’91], $3.95, 217pp, pb, cover by Michael W. Kaluta & Steve Fastner) [Bill the Galactic Hero] Humorous sf novel, fourth book of the “Bill, the Galactic Hero” series written by Haldeman from a “bible” by Harrison and others, with portfolio of sketches by Michael Wm. Kaluta. Packaged by Byron Preiss Visual Publications.
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