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Voice of the Night Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3519-8, Jun ’91, £4.50, 340pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.
The Voice of the Night Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-12816-4, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $5.95, 340pp, pb) Reprint (Doubleday 1980 as by Brian Coffey) horror novel.
Watchers Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3061-7, Jun ’91, £4.99, 507pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1987) sf/supernatural thriller.
Watchers Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-10746-9, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $5.99, 483pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1987) horror novel; 16th printing.
Whispers Dean R. Koontz (Headline 0-7472-3521-X, Jan ’91, £4.99, 502pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reissue (Putnam 1980) thriller/horror novel.
Whispers Dean R. Koontz (Berkley 0-425-09760-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $5.95, 502pp, pb) Reissue (Putnam 1980) horror novel; 29th printing.
Brainstorm Steven Krauzer (Bantam 0-553-29377-X, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $4.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Lisa Falkenstern) Sf thriller. An 11 year-old telepath is on the run from a government agency that wants to use him as a secret weapon.
Beggars in Spain Nancy Kress (Pulphouse/Axolotl, Feb ’91, $10.00, 104pp, tp, cover by George Barr) [Beggars in Spain] Sf novella. A limited hardcover edition of 300 copies ($35.00) and a deluxe leatherbound edition of 75 copies ($65.00) are also available.
Brainrose Nancy Kress (Avon 0-380-71015-3, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $3.95, 320pp, pb, cover by Dorian Vallejo) Reprint (Morrow 1990) metaphysical/reincarnation/sf novel set in a world decimated by a virus that causes memory loss. Trivia buffs, please note that the title is one word in paperback, but two in the original hardcover.
The Quiet Pools Michael P. Kube-McDowell (Ace 0-441-69912-X, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.50, 366pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1990) sf novel about a project aimed at sending the best of mankind on a voyage into space.
The Quiet Pools Michael P. Kube-McDowell (BOMC, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $15.95, 371pp, hc, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Ace 1990) sf novel. This edition is identical to the Ace hardcover except it lacks an ISBN and price and has a BOMC mark on the back.
The Adept Katherine Kurtz & Deborah Turner Harris (Ace 0-441-00343-5, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 321pp, pb, cover by Tom Kidd) [Adam Sinclair] Contemporary fantasy novel set in Scotland of a powerful white magician who protects humanity from the forces of black magic.
A Book Dragon Donn Kushner (Avon 0-380-70769-1, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $3.50, 197pp, pb, cover by James Warhola) Reprint (Holt 1987) young-adult fantasy novel of a trapped dragon released into the modern world.
Swordspoint Ellen Kushner (Tor 0-812-51771-7, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $3.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) [Swordspoint] Reissue (Unwin Hyman 1987) fantasy novel; second printing.
Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner (Gollancz 0-575-05005-5, Feb ’91 [Nov ’90], £13.99, 249pp, hc, cover by Peter Kettle) Reprint (Morrow 1990) fantasy retelling of the “True Thomas” legend.
Thomas the Rhymer Ellen Kushner (Tor 0-812-51445-9, Nov ’91, $3.99, 247pp, pb, cover by Thomas Canty) Reprint (Morrow 1990) Celtic fantasy novel based on the Scottish ballad. A World Fantasy Award winner.
The Bell Tolls at Mousehaven Manor Mary DeBall Kwitz (Scholastic 0-590-43840-9, Nov ’91 [Aug ’91], $13.95, 124pp, hc, cover by Stella Ormai) [Mousehaven Manor] Young-adult animal fantasy novel, sequel to Shadow Over Mousehaven Manor. A vampire wants Minabell Mouse’s bottle of water from the Fountain of Youth.
Many Waters Madeleine L’Engle (Dell Yearling 0-440-40548-3, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 310pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Meg Murry] Reissue (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1986) young-adult sf novel; third printing.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L’Engle (Gold Books 0-340-51749-2, Jun ’91, £2.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Rowena Morrill) [Meg Murry] Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1978) young-adult sf novel.
A Swiftly Tilting Planet Madeleine L’Engle (Dell Yearling 0-440-40158-5, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 278pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Meg Murry] Reissue (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1978) young-adult fantasy novel; 14th printing.
A Wind in the Door Madeleine L’Engle (Dell Yearling 0-440-48761-7, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Meg Murry] Reissue (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1973) young-adult sf novel; 30th printing.
A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle (Dell Yearling 0-440-49805-8, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 211pp, tp, cover by Jody Lee) [Meg Murry] Reissue (Farrar, Straus 1962) young-adult sf novel; 47th printing.
Arrows of the Queen Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-378-4, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 320pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Heralds] Reissue (DAW 1987) fantasy novel, first book of the “Heralds of Valdemar” series; sixth printing.
Bardic Voices Book I: The Lark & The Wren Mercedes R. Lackey (Baen 0-671-72099-6, Jan ’92 [Dec ’91], $4.99, 488pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Bardic Voices] Fantasy novel of a tavern wench’s daughter who strikes a bargain with a fearsome ghost in her quest to become a bard. First book of a new series.
By the Sword Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-463-2, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 492pp, pb, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar; Vows and Honor] Fantasy novel set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” and “Vows and Honor” series.
Jinx High Mercedes R. Lackey (Tor 0-812-52114-5, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $4.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Gary Smith) [Diana Tregarde] Third occult thriller featuring guardian witch Diana Tregarde, who discovers deadly occult practices at a Tulsa high school.
The Oathbound Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-285-0, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 302pp, pb) [Vows and Honor] Reissue (DAW 1988) fantasy novel, first book of the “Vows and Honor” series; fifth printing.
Oathbreakers Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-319-9, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 318pp, pb) [Vows and Honor] Reissue (DAW 1989) fantasy novel, second book of the “Vows and Honor” series; fourth printing.
Winds of Fate Mercedes R. Lackey (DAW 0-88677-489-6, Oct ’91 [Sep ’91], $18.95, 387pp, hc, cover by Jody Lee) [Valdemar: Mage Winds] Fantasy novel, first book of the “Mage Winds” series, set in the same world as the “Heralds of Valdemar” series.
Lafferty in Orbit R. A. Lafferty (Broken Mirrors Press 0-9623824-8-5, Dec ’91, $13.95, 220pp, hc, cover by Lissanne Lake) Collection of 19 stories, all from the Orbit anthologies, with an introduction by Damon Knight. A signed limited edition (-9-3, $50.00) was announced but not seen.

7 · Introduction · Damon Knight · in
9 · Old Foot Forgot · ss Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
17 · All Pieces of a River Shore · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
29 · Bright Coins in Never-Ending Stream · ss Orbit 20, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1978
35 · Flaming Ducks and Giant Bread · ss Orbit 15, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974
51 · The Hole on the Corner · ss Orbit 2, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1967
61 · The Skinny People of Leptophlebo Street · ss Orbit 16, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1975
73 · Continued on Next Rock · nv Orbit 7, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
91 · Entire and Perfect Chrysolite · ss Orbit 6, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
101 · Great Day in the Morning · ss Orbit 17, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1975
119 · The Hand with One Hundred Fingers · ss Orbit 18, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1976
131 · One at a Time · ss Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
139 · Royal Licorice · ss Orbit 14, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974
155 · And Name My Name · ss Orbit 13, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1974
165 · Fall of Pebble-Stones · ss Orbit 19, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1977
175 · Configuration of the North Shore · ss Orbit 5, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1969
185 · Dorg · ss Orbit 10, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1972
193 · When All the Lands Pour Out Again · ss Orbit 9, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1971
203 · Interurban Queen · ss Orbit 8, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1970
211 · The Only Tune That He Could Play · ss Orbit 21, ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1980
Mischief Malicious (And Murder Most Strange) R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press 0-921322-18-6, Apr ’91 [May ’91], C$14.95, 69pp, tp, cover by R. Ward Shipman) Collection of 11 stories, two originals, with interior art by R. Ward Shipman. Also available in a signed edition of 70 copies (unseen) for C$23.00.

1 · Tom O’Shanty’s Aura [“The Man with the Aura”] · ss Witchcraft & Sorcery #10 ’74
7 · 99th Cubicle · ss Weird Tales Fll ’84
11 · Fog in My Throat · ss Superhorror, ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976
18 · Oh, Those Trepidatious Eyes! · ss Algol #28 ’77
23 · Buckets Full of Brains · ss *
27 · Pine Castle · vi Amazing Sep ’83
30 · Junkyard Thoughts · ss IASFM Feb ’86
40 · Enfant Terrible · ss EQMM Jun ’71
49 · The Polite People of Pudibundia · ss If Jan ’61
55 · Rang Dang Kaloof · ss Playboy Feb ’72
60 · Puddle on the Floor · ss New Constellations, ed. Disch & Naylor, Harper, 1976
The Fisher King Richard LaGravenese (Applause Books 1-55783-098-3, Oct ’91, $12.95, 194pp, tp) Associational; the screenplay to the fantasy film, with many photos and an introduction by Terry Gilliam.
Tales, Weird and Whimsical T. M. Lally (Merlin 0-86303-552-3, Jul ’91 [Aug ’91], £7.95, 215pp, tp, cover by T. M. Lally) Original collection of ten ghost/horror stories, illustrated by the author.

7 · Author’s Note · fw
9 · Pike’s Lantern · ss *
27 · The Barn · nv *
51 · Pepper-pot Cottage · nv *
77 · Canal Bridge 14 · ss *
95 · The Raffle Prize · nv *
121 · A Light Across the Moss · ss *
137 · The Fireplace · nv *
159 · Bolton’s Stone · ss *
175 · Jumble · nv *
201 · Push and Pull Paddy · ss *
Gaslit Nightmares 2 ed. Hugh Lamb (Futura 0-7088-4876-1, Jan ’91, £4.50, 384pp, pb, cover by Richard Jones) Anthology of ghost/horror stories from the Victorian and Edwardian periods, with introductions to each by Lamb.

· Introduction · Hugh Lamb · in
1 · The Strange Story of Northavon Priory · Frank Frankfort Moore · ss The Other World, London: Eveleigh Nash, 1904
17 · A Tropical Horror · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Grand Magazine Jun ’05
31 · Nightmare-Touch · Lafcadio Hearn · ar Shadowings, Little Brown, 1900
41 · The Phantom Riders · E. R. Suffling · ss The Story Hunter, or Tales of the Weird and Wild, London: Jarrold, 1896
57 · Un Peu d’Amour · Robert W. Chambers · nv Police!!!, Appleton, 1915
85 · The Spirit of the Fjord · John C. Shannon · ss Zylgrahof, 1901
97 · Mustapha · Sabine Baring-Gould · ss Western Weekly Mercury, 1894
117 · Marceau’s Prisoner · Alexandre Dumas · ss The Strand Jul, 1892
137 · Dark Dignum · Bernard Capes · ss Pearson’s Magazine Jun, 1897
149 · The Vanishing House · Bernard Capes · ss The Sketch Jan 5, 1898
155 · The King of the Baboons [Vrouw Grobelaar] · Perceval Gibbon · ss The Vrouw Grobelaar’s Leading Cases, Blackwood, 1905
169 · The Woman with a Candle · W. Bourne Cooke · ss For King and Love, 1908
185 · The Pig-Skin Belt [1907] · Edward Lucas White · nv Lukundoo, Doran, 1927
221 · The Black Knight · Raymund Allen · ss The Strand Apr, 1892
237 · The Terror by Night · Lewis Lister · ss The Novel Magazine Jul ’15
251 · The Dark Shadow [Horace Vesey] · Wirt Gerrare · ss Phantasms, Roxburghe Press, 1895
269 · The Mystery of the Felwyn Tunnel [John Bell] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · nv Cassell’s Aug, 1897
293 · Old Gervais · Mary Louisa Molesworth · ss Studies and Stories, London: Innes, 1893
313 · In the Light of the Red Lamp · Maurice Level · ss Black Mask May ’20; Le Journal 1906.
320 · The Test · Maurice Level · ss Crises, London: A.M. Philpot, 1920
325 · Mrs River’s Journal · Perceval Landon · nv Raw Edges, Heinemann, 1908
347 · The Woman of the Sæter · Jerome K. Jerome · ss John Ingerfield, McClure, 1894
363 · The Devil’s Manuscript · S. Levett-Yeats · nv The Heart of Denise, 1899
The Musclemen David Lambourne (Oxford University Press 0-19-271675-1, Oct ’91, £7.95, 141pp, hc, cover by Chris Burke) Young-adult sf novel about a set of electronic toys that are not quite what they seem.
Close Encounters? Science and Science Fiction Robert Lambourne, Michael Shallis & Michael Shortland (Adam Hilger 0-85274-141-3, 1990 [Apr ’91], $26.00, 184pp, tp) Non-fiction, criticism. A look at the relationship between science and science fiction. This worldwide edition is available in the U.S. from The American Institute of Physics, 335 East 45th St., New York NY 10017.
The Eighth Trumpet Jon Land (Grafton 0-586-21023-7, Apr ’91, £4.99, 444pp, pb, cover by Peter Williams) [Jared Kimberlain] Near-future techno-thriller.
The Omicron Legion Jon Land (Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14635-9, Jun ’91 [Jul ’91], $5.95, 339pp, pb) [Blaine McCracken] Technothriller with sf elements featuring secret agent Blaine McCracken. A murderous army of conspirators plans assassination on an epic scale that will allow them to take over the U.S.
Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 26: Myths, Legends, and True History Geoffrey A. Landis (Pulphouse, Dec ’91, $4.95, 111pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of ten stories with commentary by the author. A signed hardcover edition ($25.00) is also available and a deluxe leatherbound edition ($50.00) was announced but not seen.

1 · Out of the Past: Myths, Legends, and True History · in *
5 · The River of Air, the Ocean of Sky · ss Amazing Jul ’88
31 · The Tale of the Fish Who Loved a Bird · ss *
37 · Realm of the Senses · vi IASFM mid-Dec ’90
41 · One Big Wish · ss *
45 · Present: The Branching of a Fractal Tree · si *
47 · Projects · ss IASFM Jun ’90
65 · Vacuum States · ss IASFM Jul ’88
75 · True Confessions · ss Analog Aug ’89; revised
85 · In the Future: We Will All Be Legends · si *
89 · Sundancer Falling · ss Analog Mar ’89
107 · To Live in Hell · pm Pandora #17 ’87
109 · A Long Time Dying (A Love Story in Twelve Cantos) · vi F&SF Aug ’91
To “Herland” and Beyond: The Life and Work of Charlotte Perkins Gilman Ann J. Lane (Penguin/Meridian 0-452-01080-2, Nov ’91 [Oct ’91], $12.95, 413pp, tp) Reprint (Pantheon 1990) non-fiction, a critical biography of the feminist writer of horror and Utopian fantasy. [Charlotte Perkins Gilman]
Precipice Bob Langley (Bantam Falcon 0-553-28934-9, Mar ’91 [Feb ’91], $4.95, 377pp, pb, cover by Alan Ayers) Technothriller with sf elements about a crashed Soviet weapons satellite that is activated under Antarctic ice.
Author’s Choice Monthly Issue 18: Stories By Mama Lansdale’s Youngest Boy Joe R. Lansdale (Pulphouse, Mar ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.95, 130pp, tp, cover by George Barr) Collection of 15 stories with an introduction by the author. A hardcover limited edition ($25.00) and a deluxe leather ($50.00) are also available.

1 · Introduction: Stories by Mama Lansdale’s Youngest Boy · in
5 · The White Rabbit · ss The Arbor House Necropolis, ed. Bill Pronzini, 1981
17 · The Dump · ss Twilight Zone Jul ’81
23 · The God of the Razor · ss Grue #5 ’87
35 · Chompers · ss Twilight Zone Jul ’82
39 · The Fat Man · ss The Horror Show Jan ’87
49 · Bob the Dinosaur Goes to Disneyland · vi Midnight Graffiti Fll ’89
53 · On a Dark October · ss The Horror Show Spr ’84
59 · My Dead Dog, Bobby · vi The Horror Show Sum ’87
61 · Bestsellers Guaranteed · ss Espionage Magazine May ’85
77 · Dog, Cat, and Baby · vi Masques #2, ed. J. N. Williamson, 1987
79 · The Shaggy House · ss The Horror Show Fll ’86
89 · By the Hair of the Head · ss Shadows #6, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983
103 · Not from Detroit · ss Midnight Graffiti Fll ’88
115 · Pentecostal Punk Rock · ss Deathrealm Sum ’89
127 · The Job · ss Razored Saddles, ed. Joe R. Lansdale & Pat LoBrutto, Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1989
Batman: Captured by the Engines Joe R. Lansdale (Warner 0-446-36042-2, Jul ’91 [Jun ’91], $4.99, 241pp, pb, cover by Dave Dorman) [Batman] Horror novelization, the first with actual supernatural content in an otherwise associational series. The caped crusader takes on a killer car and American Indian magic. Recommended (SW).
By Bizarre Hands Joe R. Lansdale (Avon 0-380-71205-9, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $3.99, 242pp, pb, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Ziesing 1989) collection of 16 horror stories with an introduction by Lewis Shiner. Recommended (SW).
The Magic Wagon Joe R. Lansdale (Borderlands Press, Nov ’90 [Oct ’91], $60.00, 146pp, hc, cover by Jill Bauman) Reprint (Doubleday 1986) western with fantasy elements. This is the corrected text. A signed 750-copy limited edition. This is a 1990 book not seen until now.
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with the Dead Folks Joe R. Lansdale (Roadkill Press, 1991 [May ’91], $6.00, 45pp, ph, cover by Mark A. Nelson) Reprint Stoker-nominated horror story, with illustrations by Mark A. Nelson. This is a signed and numbered limited edition of 500 copies.
The Steel Valentine Joe R. Lansdale (Pulphouse 1-56146-511-9, May ’91, $1.95, 39pp, pb, cover by George Barr) Reprint horror short story that originally appeared in the collection By Bizarre Hands. Short story paperback #11. A 100-copy signed leatherbound deluxe edition ($20.00) is also available.
Dark Is a Colour Fay S. Lapka (Gold Books 0-340-54118-0, Feb ’91 [May ’91], £2.50, 262pp, pb) Reprint (Harold Shaw 1990) young-adult sf novel. [First U.K. edition]
Bronze Mirror Jeanne Larsen (Holt 0-8050-1110-2, Jul ’91, $19.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Historical fantasy novel set in medieval China.
Bronze Mirror Jeanne Larsen (BOMC, Sep ’91 [Aug ’91], $17.95, 337pp, hc, cover by Kinuko Craft) Reprint (Holt 1991) historical fantasy novel set in medieval China. This volume is identical to the Holt edition except it lacks a price and ISBN and has a BOMC mark on the back.
Alien Minds Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-72055-4, May ’91 [Apr ’91], $4.50, 326pp, pb, cover by Doug Anderson) Collection of ten stories including two originals about alien races.

1 · Alternatives to Intelligence · in *
9 · The Propitiation of Brullamagoo · na *
74 · Reverse English · vi *
78 · A Trip to the City [“It Could Be Anything”] · nv Amazing Jan ’63
131 · The Exterminator [“A Bad Day for Vermin”] · ss Galaxy Feb ’64
140 · Dinochrome [“Combat Unit”; Bolo] · ss F&SF Nov ’60
159 · Hybrid · ss F&SF Nov ’61
180 · Greylorn · na Amazing Apr ’59
245 · The Time Thieves [“The Star-Sent Knaves”] · nv Worlds of Tomorrow Jun ’63
287 · Doorstep · ss Galaxy Feb ’61
296 · Test to Destruction · nv Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
Judson’s Eden Keith Laumer (Baen 0-671-72038-4, Feb ’91 [Jan ’91], $4.95, 379pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) Sf novel of a crash survivor who finds himself on a very strange planet.
A Trace of Memory Keith Laumer (Tor 0-812-51689-3, Dec ’91 [Nov ’91], $3.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Bob Layzell) Reissue (Berkley 1963) sf novel; second printing.
Seance André Launay (Pan 0-330-30273-6, May ’91 [Apr ’91], £4.99, 285pp, pb, cover by George Underwood) Occult thriller.
The Blood of Nostradamus: The Link Andrew Laurance (Diamond 1-55773-553-0, Aug ’91, $3.95, 206pp, pb) [Blood of Nostradamus] Horror novel, second book of the “Blood of Nostradamus” trilogy. First American edition (Star 1980 as The Link).

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