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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Jules Verne (Naval Institute Press 0-87021-678-3, Sep ’93 [Nov ’93], $14.95, 392pp, tp) [Nemo] Reprint (G.M. Smith 1873) sf novel, a new full translation of the classic, with an introduction and annotations by Walter James Miller and Frederick Paul Walter, who translated this from the French (P.J. Hetzel 1871 as Vingt Mille Lieues Sous les Mers). A hardcover edition (1-55750-877-1, $24.95) was announced but not seen. Available from Membership & Communications Department, U.S. Naval Institute, 118 Maryland Ave., Annapolis MD 21402-5035. 800-233-USNI.
Adventures of the Rat Family Jules Verne (Oxford University Press 0-19-508114-5, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $14.95, 70pp, hc, cover by Felician Myrbach-Rheinfeld) Fairy tale novella by Verne. Translated from the French by Evelyn Copeland, with an introduction by Iona Opie and a long afterword by Brian Taves. This is the first English translation.
From the Earth to the Moon Jules Verne (Bantam 0-553-21420-9, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $3.50, 185pp, pb, cover by Richard Oelze) Reprint (J. Hetzel 1865) classic sf novel, with an introduction by Gregory Benford. This is the 1967 translation by Lowell Balir.
The Works of Jules Verne Jules Verne (Longmeadow 0-681-45245-5, 1993 [Oct ’93], $18.95, 934pp, hc) Omnibus of three novels, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, A Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in Eighty Days. This is a leatherbound gilt-edge edition.

· Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea [Nemo] · ex Magasin d’Education et de Recreation Mar 20, 1869; Paris: J. Hetzel, 1869
· A Journey to the Center of the Earth · n., 1872; Voyage au centre de la terre (Hetzel, 1864).
· Around the World in Eighty Days · n. Le Temps Nov 6, 1872; Paris: J. Hetzel, 1872
Live from Golgotha Gore Vidal (Penguin 0-14-023119-6, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $11.00, 225pp, tp, cover by Michael Ian Kaye) Reprint (Random House 1992) surrealistic satire with sf elements.
World’s End Joan D. Vinge (Tor 0-812-52368-7, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 284pp, pb) [Snow Queen] Reissue (Bluejay 1984) sf novel, sequel to The Snow Queen; second printing.
A Fire Upon the Deep Vernor Vinge (Tor 0-812-51528-5, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $5.99, 613pp, pb, cover by Boris Vallejo) [Fire Upon the Deep] Reprint (Tor 1992) far-future sf novel set in a universe where physical laws are not constant.
The Wings of a Falcon Cynthia Voigt (Scholastic 0-590-46712-3, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], $14.95, 467pp, hc, cover by Joe DiCesare) [Kingdom] Fantasy novel of two young boys who flee slavery to seek a new life on the wild mainland.
The Ice-Shirt William T. Vollmann (Penguin 0-14-013196-5, Jul ’93, $12.50, 411pp, tp, cover by Gerard Mercator) [Seven Dreams] Reprint (Andre Deutsch 1990) literary novel with fantasy elements about the Norse discovery of America. First book of the “Seven Dreams” series.
Illusion Paula Volsky (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56242-8, Feb ’93 [Jan ’93], $5.99, 674pp, pb, cover by Michael Whelan) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) fantasy novel, an alternate-world retelling of the events of the French Revolution.
The Wolf of Winter Paula Volsky (Bantam Spectra 0-553-37210-6, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $12.95, 357pp, tp, cover by George Bush) Quasi-historical fantasy novel set in a Russian-like kingdom, where a beautiful girl matches wits with her necromancer uncle and the ruler of the dead.
The Feminine in Fairy Tales Marie-Louise von Franz (Shambala 0-87773-567-0, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $15.00, 224pp, hc) Non-fiction, criticism. A study of feminine images in fairy tales from a Jungian perspective. Based on a series of lectures given by the author at the Jung Institute in 1958-59, this is a revised edition of a book originally published as Problems of the Feminine in Fairy Tales (Spring 1972).
The Sounding Stillness Kenneth Von Gunden (Ace 0-441-77598-5, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.99, 250pp, pb, cover by David Dorman) Sf novel of an off-planet secret agent and his cyborg partner investigating the conflict between whalelike natives and genetically engineered human and dolphin colonists.
The Maerlande Chronicles Elisabeth Vonarburg (Beach Holme/Tesseract 0-88878-294-2, Mar ’93, C$8.95, 582pp, tp, cover by Charles Vinh) [Silent City] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992 as In the Mothers’ Land) sf novel of a future world where men are punished for destroying civilizations, a loose sequel to The Silent City. Translated from the French by Jane Brierley. The US edition also predates the French version. This edition was scheduled to appear before the Bantam Spectra edition, but has just appeared, despite the 1992 copyright date. Avilable from Beach Holme Publishers, 4252 Commerce Circle, Victoria BC V8Z 4M2 Canada.
The Fabulist John Vornholt (AvoNova 0-380-77320-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $4.50, 244pp, pb, cover by Daniel R. Horne) Historical fantasy novel — a supposed autobiography of Aesop that includes magical events.
The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XXI ed. Karl Edward Wagner (DAW 0-88677-572-8, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], $5.50, 352pp, pb, cover by Les Edwards) Best-of-the-year anthology of 26 horror stories, with an introduction by the editor on the state of the horror field.

15 · Coming of Age · Karl Edward Wagner · in
18 · The Limits of Fantasy · Ramsey Campbell · ss Gauntlet #3 ’92
36 · China Rose · Ron Weighell · ss Vampire Stories, ed. Richard Dalby, Michael O’Mara, 1992
58 · The Outsider · Rick Kennett · ss Ghosts & Scholars #14 ’92
86 · Briar Rose · Kim Antieau · ss MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
99 · Mom School · Rand Soellner · ss Gathering Darkness Nov ’92
106 · The Hyacinth Girl · Mary Ann Mitchell · ss Just a Moment Sum ’92
115 · Mind Games · Adam Meyer · ss Doppelgänger Feb ’92
121 · Mama’s Boy · C. S. Fuqua · ss Cemetery Dance Spr ’92
127 · The Shabbie People · Jeffrey Osier · ss Souls in Pawn, ed. George Hatch, Horror’s Head Press, 1992
149 · The Ugly File · Ed Gorman · ss The Prisoners and Other Stories, CD Publications, 1992
158 · Eyes Like a Ghost’s · Simon Clark · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
172 · Fallen Idol · Lillian Csernica · ss After Hours Win ’92
187 · And Some Are Missing · Joel Lane · ss The Sun Rises Red, ed. Chris Kenworthy, Barrington, 1992
196 · Welsh Pepper · D. F. Lewis · ss Vandeloecht’s Fiction Magazine Spr ’92
202 · Tracks · Nicholas Royle · ss Interzone Jan ’92
214 · Largesse · Mark McLaughlin · ss The Bone Marrow Review #3 ’92
225 · City in the Torrid Waste · t. Winter-Damon · ss Bizarre Sex & Other Crimes of Passion #1, ed. Stan Tal, Tal Publications ’92
235 · Haunting Me Softly · H. Andrew Lynch · ss Grue #14 ’92
241 · Spring Ahead, Fall Back · Michael A. Arnzen · ss Palace Corbie v1 #2 ’92
254 · Apotheosis · Carrie Richerson · ss Souls in Pawn, ed. George Hatch, Horror’s Head Press, 1992
262 · Defining the Commonplace Sliver · Wayne Allen Sallee · ss Expressions of Dread #2 ’92
267 · Feeding the Masses · Yvonne Navarro · ss Eldritch Tales #27 ’92
274 · Sanctuary · Jeffrey Osier · ss The Silver Web Spr/Sum ’92
295 · The Devil’s Advocate · Andrew C. Ferguson · ss Dementia 13 #7 ’92
309 · Week Woman · Kim Newman · ss Dark Voices 4, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1992
323 · A Father’s Gift · W. M. Shockley · nv IASFM Apr ’92
Night of the Cooters Howard Waldrop (Ace 0-441-57473-4, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 253pp, pb, cover by Don Ivan Punchatz) Reprint (Ursus/Ziesing 1990 as Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories) collection of ten stories, with an introduction by Chad Oliver. The British edition (Legend 1991 as Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stuff) added the novella “A Dozen Tough Jobs”.
Amazon Barbara G. Walker (HarperSanFrancisco 0-06-250944-6, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $9.00, 178pp, tp, cover by Greg Spalenka) Reprint (HarperSanFrancisco 1992) feminist fantasy novel of a young Amazon warrior suddenly transported from pre-Christian Europe to contemporary America.
The Broom of the System David Foster Wallace (Avon 0-380-71991-6, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $12.00, 467pp, tp, cover by James Stiles) Reprint (Viking 1987) literary fantasy novel.
Hieroglyphic Tales Horace Walpole (Mercury House 1-56279-049-8, Oct ’93, $12.95, 89pp, tp, cover by Jill McElmurry) Collection of seven fantasy stories. Six were originally published in a seven-copy private edition in 1785, with the preface and postscript by Walpole included here. “A Bird’s Nest” originally appeared in Horace Walpole: Writer, Politician, Connoisseur (Yale University Press 1967). With new illustrations by Jill McElmurry and an editor’s note by Thomas Christensen.

vii · Editor’s Note: A Horace Reading · Thomas Christensen · in
3 · Preface · pr
13 · A New Arabian Night’s Entertainment · ss Hieroglyphic Tales, self published, 1785
25 · The King and His Three Daughters · ss Hieroglyphic Tales, self published, 1785
35 · The Dice-Box: A Fairy Tale · ss Hieroglyphic Tales, self published, 1785
45 · The Peach in Brandy: A Milesian Tale · ss Hieroglyphic Tales, self published, 1785
55 · Mi Li: A Chinese Fairy Tale · ss Hieroglyphic Tales, self published, 1785
71 · A True Love Story · ss Hieroglyphic Tales, self published, 1785
81 · The Bird’s Nest · ss Horace Walpole: Writer, Politician, Connoisseur, ed. Warren Hunting Smith, Yale University Press, 1967
89 · Postscript · aw
Island of the Mighty Evangeline Walton (Macmillan Collier Nucleus 0-02-026472-0, Aug ’93 [Jul ’93], $10.00, 368pp, tp, cover by Alan Lee) [Mabinogion] Reprint (Willet Clark 1936 as The Virgin and the Swine) fantasy novel, the “Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion”. Includes some comments on Walton reprinted from “On Evangeline Walton — and Magic” by Patrick Merla from The Saturday Review.
Forgotten Realms: Pool of Twilight James M. Ward & Anne K. Brown (TSR 1-56076-582-8, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $4.95, 312pp, tp, cover by Fred Fields) [Forgotten Realms: Pools] Fantasy novelization based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, third book in the “Pools” series.
A Wealth of Fable Harry Warner, Jr. (SCIFI Press 0-9633099-0-0, Aug ’92 [Jan ’93], $25.00, 456pp, hc, cover by Steve Stiles) Non-fiction, history of science fiction fandom in the 1950s; edited and expanded from a three-volume mimeographed 1977 edition by editor Dick Lynch, with an introduction by Wilson Tucker, and over 200 photographs added.
Kaleidoscope Eyes Graham Watkins (Carroll & Graf 0-88184-929-4, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $21.00, 382pp, hc, cover by Matt Tepper) Horror novel of eroticism and murder connected by a mysterious kaleidoscope.
The Spell of the Black Dagger Lawrence Watt-Evans (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37712-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Neal McPheeters) [Ethshar] Fantasy novel, sixth book of the “Ethshar” series.
Taking Flight Lawrence Watt-Evans (Ballantine Del Rey 0-345-37715-X, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], $4.99, 271pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt) [Ethshar] Fantasy novel, fifth book of the “Misenchanted Sword” series.
Split Heirs Lawrence Watt-Evans & Esther M. Friesner (Tor 0-312-85320-3, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $19.95, 319pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) Humorous fantasy novel of royal triplets who bring bedlam to the kingdom.
Split Heirs Lawrence Watt-Evans & Esther M. Friesner (SFBC #01896, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $9.98, 319pp, hc, cover by Walter Velez) Reprint (Tor 1993) humorous fantasy novel of royal triplets who bring bedlam to the kingdom. Similar to the Tor edition except this lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
The Bestseller & Other Tales Don Webb (Chris Drumm Books 0-936055-61-8, 1990 [Oct ’93], $3.00, 44pp, ph, cover by Don Webb) Collection of seven stories, three apparently original. A signed edition (-60-X, $5.00) was announced but not seen. This has a 1990 copyright, but was not seen until now. Available from Chris Drumm, PO Box 445, Polk City IA 50226. Drumm Booklet #46.

5 · Suppose · pp Alpha Adventures #16 ’87
8 · Second Honeymoon · ss New Pathways Jul ’88
12 · Brother B_____ His Story · ss Alpha Adventures #15 ’87
16 · My Hometown · ss *
20 · The Bestseller · ss *
24 · Instruments of Precision · ss *
34 · Voodoo Economics · ss Tilted Planet Tales #2 ’85
The Seventh Day and After Don Webb (Wordcraft of Oregon 1-877655-05-8, Oct ’93, $7.95, 78pp, tp, cover by Roman Scott) Collection of seven literary fantasy stories, a short play, and a poem, with illustrations by Roman Scott. Available from Wordcraft of Oregon, PO Box 3235, La Grande OR 97850.

5 · An American Hero · vi *
9 · The Old Man of Clearlake Shores · ss *
17 · Beach Scene · pl Back Brain Recluse #16 ’90
29 · The Seventh Day · ss *
39 · Protocols of Captain Whizzo · ss *
45 · Baggage · vi *
49 · Paradise Lost · ss *
71 · Gladsome Yule · ss *
77 · In Praise of Satan · pm
Phobias ed. Wendy Webb, Richard Gilliam, Edward Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg (Pocket 0-671-79237-7, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $5.50, 360pp, pb, cover by Kirk Reinert) Original anthology of 24 horror stories about phobias, with an introduction by Robert Bloch.

xi · Introduction · Robert Bloch · in
1 · A Fear of Dead Things · Andrew Klavan · ss *
16 · Snakes · Jane Yolen · ss *
21 · Housebound · George Alec Effinger · nv *
43 · Hot Water · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss *
60 · Silent Pace · Jerry & Sharon Ahern · nv *
83 · The Ugliest Woman in the World · Valerie Frankel · ss *
98 · Heaven Sent · J. M. Morgan · ss *
114 · The Worst Part · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss *
122 · Slime · Jon A. Harrald · nv *
147 · Last Things First · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss *
155 · Hair · Kathryn Ptacek · ss *
173 · The Hungry Sky · Brad Strickland · ss *
190 · After You’ve Gone · Charles Grant · ss *
202 · Mr. Death’s Blue-Eyed Boy · S. P. Somtow · nv *
228 · Next Door · Nancy A. Collins · ss *
244 · The Granny · Richard Lee Byers · ss *
253 · The Shape of Its Absence · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss *
267 · Cankerman · Peter Crowther · ss *
278 · Endure the Night · Robert Weinberg · ss *
292 · The Old Steel-Faced Blues · Dean Wesley Smith · ss *
297 · Passages · Karl Edward Wagner · ss *
308 · Bird on a Ledge · Nancy Holder · ss *
319 · Matters of Substance · Robert Sampson · ss *
334 · Bridging · Rick Wilber · ss *
353 · The Contributors · Misc. · bg
The Armageddon Inheritance David Weber (Baen 0-671-72197-6, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $4.99, 344pp, pb, cover by David Mattingly) [Mutineers’ Moon] Sf adventure novel of an astronaut captured by a sentient starship and drafted as its captain. Sequel to Mutineers’ Moon.
Honor Harrington: Honor of the Queen David Weber (Baen 0-671-72172-0, Jun ’93 [May ’93], $5.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Laurence Schwinger) [Honor Harrington] Sf novel; second book of a series about the adventures of a female starship commander in the tradition of the “Horatio Hornblower” series.
Honor Harrington: On Basilisk Station David Weber (Baen 0-671-72163-1, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $4.99, 422pp, pb, cover by Larry Schwinger) [Honor Harrington] Sf novel, first book of a new series about the adventures of a female starship commander.
The Winter Prince Elizabeth Wein (Macmillan Atheneum 0-689-31747-6, Sep ’93, $14.95, 202pp, hc, cover by Scott Multer) [Winter Prince] Young-adult historical Arthurian novel based on Welsh versions of the legends. A first novel.
The Mists from Beyond ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45239-9, Sep ’93 [Aug ’93], $20.00, 350pp, hc) Anthology of 20 ghost stories with an introduction by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz. Recommended (SW).

vii · Introduction · Stefan R. Dziemianowicz · in
11 · The Trial for Murder [“To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”] · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1865
23 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Aug 17, 1890
32 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 5, 1891
50 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Jan ’10
80 · Smoke Ghost · Fritz Leiber · ss Unknown Oct ’41
96 · The Crowd · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales May ’43
110 · A Little Place Off the Edgware Road · Graham Greene · ss Nineteen Stories, Heinemann, 1947
116 · The Daemon Lover [“The Phantom Lover”] · Shirley Jackson · ss Woman’s Home Companion Feb ’49
132 · The Man Who Collected Poe · Robert Bloch · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries Oct ’51
147 · Poor Little Saturday · Madeleine L’Engle · nv Fantastic Universe Oct ’56
163 · The Indian · John Updike · ss New Yorker Aug 17 ’63
170 · The Legend of Joe Lee · John D. MacDonald · ss Cosmopolitan Oct ’64
182 · Cry Havoc · Davis Grubb · ss EQMM Aug ’76
193 · Night-Side · Joyce Carol Oates · nv Night-Side, 1977
219 · This Is Death [“In at the Death”] · Donald E. Westlake · ss The Thirteenth Ghost Book, ed. James Hale, Barrie & Jenkins, 1977
233 · The Making of Revelation, Part I · Philip José Farmer · nv After the Fall, ed. Robert Sheckley, Ace, 1980
249 · But at My Back I Will Always Hear · David Morrell · ss Shadows #6, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983
265 · Laugh Track · Harlan Ellison · ss Weird Tales Fll ’84
285 · Confession of a (Pornographer’s) Shroud · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood v3, Sphere, 1984
319 · The Ghost Village · Peter Straub · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
Ghost Legion Margaret Weis (Bantam Spectra 0-553-56331-9, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], $5.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Stephen Youll) [Star of the Guardians] Sf adventure novel, fourth book of the “Star of the Guardians” series.
The Hand of Chaos Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09377-0, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $21.95, 463pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Fantasy novel, fifth book of “The Death Gate Cycle”.
The Hand of Chaos Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (SFBC #00566, May ’93 [Apr ’93], $10.98, 463pp, hc, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) fantasy novel, fifth book of “The Death Gate Cycle”. Similar to the Bantam Spectra edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
The Hand of Chaos Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam 0-553-56369-6, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $5.99, 464pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) fantasy novel, fifth book of “The Death Gate Cycle”.
Into the Labyrinth Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam Spectra 0-553-09539-0, Dec ’93 [Nov ’93], $21.95, 427pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Death Gate Cycle] Fantasy novel, sixth book of “The Death Gate Cycle”.
Into the Labyrinth Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (SFBC #02325, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], $10.98, 427pp, hc, cover by Stephen Youll) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1993) fantasy novel, sixth book of “The Death Gate Cycle”. Similar to the Bantam Spectra edition except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
Serpent Mage Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (Bantam 0-553-56140-5, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], $5.99, 436pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [Death Gate Cycle] Reprint (Bantam Spectra 1992) fantasy novel, fourth book of the “Death Gate Cycle”.
DragonLance: Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home ed. Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman (TSR 0-88038-465-4, Nov ’93 [Oct ’93], $18.95, 255pp, tp) [DragonLance] Reissue (TSR 1987) reference book on the “DragonLance” universe. This edition has additional material. Second printing.

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