The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Singer to the Sea God Vivien Alcock (Mammoth 0-7497-1284-8, Jul ’93, £2.99, 186pp, pb, cover by Graham Potts) Reprint (Methuen 1992) young dult fantasy novel.
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Non-Stop Brian Aldiss (Roc UK 0-14-017353-6, Mar ’93, £4.99, 269pp, pb, cover by Keith Scaife) Reprint (Faber 1958) sf novel.
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Remembrance Day Brian Aldiss (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224032-7, Mar ’93, £14.99, 271pp, hc, cover by Laurits Andersen Ring) [Squire] Associational mainstream novel by a well-known sf author.
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A Tupolev Too Far Brian Aldiss (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224033-5, Jul ’93 [Jun ’93], £14.99, 200pp, hc, cover by Sergeí Sharov) Collection of 12 sf and fantasy stories, mainly from the last five years. Recommended (PSP).
- · Short Stories · pm *
- 1 · A Tupolev Too Far · nv Other Edens III, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1989
- 35 · Ratbird · ss New Worlds 2, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 55 · FOAM · nv New Worlds 1, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Gollancz, 1991
- 77 · Summertime Was Nearly Over · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein, ed. Byron Preiss, David Kellor, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991
- 89 · Better Morphosis · ss Nasacon 11 Programbook, 1990; originally read aloud at the IAFA Conference of the Fantastic, March 1990.
- 95 · Three Degrees Over · nv Dark Fantasies, ed. Chris Morgan, Legend, 1989
- 117 · A Life of Matter and Death · nv Interzone #38 ’90
- 141 · A Day in the Life of a Galactic Empire [“Days in the Life of a Galactic Empire”] · ss Zenith, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Sphere, 1989
- 153 · Confluence · ss Punch Aug 30 ’67
- 161 · Confluence Revisited · ss Other Edens II, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1988
- 169 · North of the Abyss · nv F&SF Oct ’89
- 199 · Alphabet of Ameliorating Hope · pm *
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Greybeard Brian W. Aldiss (Severn House 0-7278-4442-3, Apr ’93 [Mar ’93], £13.99, 207pp, hc, cover by Mark Taylor) Reprint (Harcourt Brace World 1964) sf novel. This edition contains a large number of minor textual revisions, although the basic story is unchanged.
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Isaac Asimov’s Caliban Roger MacBride Allen (Millennium 1-85798-136-7, Aug ’93, £8.99, 312pp, tp, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Robot] Reprint (Ace 1993) sf novel based on Asimov’s three laws of Robotics, and on an original idea by Asimov. A hardcover edition (-135-9, £14.99) is also available. [First U.K. edition]
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Exploring Deep Space and Beyond Mark A. Altman & David Ian Solter (Boxtree 1-85283-571-0, Nov ’93, £6.99, 126pp, tp) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Reprint (Cinemaker Press 1993) associational book about the making of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. [First U.K. edition]
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Kinship with the Stars Poul Anderson (Severn House 0-7278-4512-8, Jul ’93, £13.99, 276pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) Reprint (Tor 1991) collection of eight early sf stories. First world hardcover edition. [First U.K. edition]
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Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-55333-X, Oct ’93, £4.99, 285pp, tp) Reprint (Scholastic UK 1992) original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.
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Mysterious Christmas Tales: Horror Stories for the Festive Season ed. Anon. (Scholastic UK 0-590-54127-7, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £9.99, 272pp, hc) Original anthology of nine young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Robert Swindells and Garry Kilworth.
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Tales of Horror and Mystery ed. Anon. (Dean 0-603-55222-6, Oct ’93 [Nov ’93], £2.99, 378pp, hc) Omnibus volume of Horror Stories (1980) and Mystery Stories (1981), issued as a bargain book.
- 8 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss New Yorker Nov 28 ’59
- 18 · The Riddle · Walter de la Mare · ss Monthly Review Feb ’03
- 23 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Sep ’02
- 34 · Through the Door · Ruth Ainsworth · ss The Phantom Roundabout, Andre Deutsch, 1977
- 47 · Man-Size in Marble [1886] · Edith Nesbit · ss Grim Tales, London: Innes, 1893
- 60 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer Jan, 1843
- 66 · A Kind of Swan Song · Helen Cresswell · ss Shades of Dark, ed. Aidan Chambers, P. Hardy, 1984
- 76 · The Clock Tower Ghost · Gene Kemp · ss
- 85 · The Gorge of the Churels · H. Russell Wakefield · ss F&SF Oct ’51
- 95 · The Haunted Trailer [“Death Thumbs a Ride”] · Robert Arthur · ss Weird Tales Jan ’42
- 113 · The Stranger · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Feb ’09
- 119 · Bad Company · Walter de la Mare · ss A Beginning and Other Stories, London: Faber, 1955
- 127 · The Yellow Cat · Michael Joseph · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine Jun ’24
- 137 · The Well · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Lady of the Barge, Harper & Row, 1902
- 149 · Laura · Saki · ss Beasts and Super-Beasts, John Lane, 1914
- 155 · The Swan Child · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night, London: Gollancz, 1982
- 167 · The Brown Hand [“The Story of the Brown Hand”] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand May, 1899
- 182 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler Mar, 1896
- 192 · The Blades · Joan Aiken · ss
- 206 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine Dec, 1895
- 217 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1866
- 230 · The Picture of Dorian Gray [Dorian Gray] · Oscar Wilde · ex Lippincott’s Jul, 1890
- 247 · The Silver Mirror · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Aug ’08
- 256 · The Stolen Cigar-Case · Bret Harte · ss Pearson’s Magazine Dec ’00
- 266 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss
- 277 · Sweets from a Stranger · Nicholas Fisk · ss, 1978
- 287 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss Atlantic Monthly Jul ’77
- 299 · The Dream Woman · Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar Nov-Dec, 1874; revised from “The Ostler”, Household Words Christmas 1855.
- 323 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May, 1842
- 329 · The Sailor-Boy’s Tale [as by Isak Dinesen] · Karen Blixen · ss Winter’s Tales, Putnam, 1942
- 341 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Gil Blas Oct 26, 1886
- 365 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier · ss One of Cleopatra’s Nights and Other Fantastic Romances, New York: B. Worthington, 1882; “Le Pied de Momie”, 1863.
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Horror by Lamplight ed. Anon. (Chancellor Press 1-85152-315-4, Aug ’93, £4.99, 504pp, hc) Anthology of 42 classic horror stories from Sir Walter Scott to Anne Rice.
- 1 · Wandering Willie’s Tale [from Redgauntlet] · Sir Walter Scott · ex London: Constable, 1824
- 15 · The Monk · Matthew Lewis · ex London: J. Bell, 1796
- 25 · The White Wolf [“Krantz’s Narrative”, chapter 39 of The Phantom Ship] · Captain Frederick Marryat · ex The New Monthly Magazine Jul, 1839
- 41 · Transformation · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake, 1831, 1830
- 54 · The Queen of Spades [1834] · Alexander Pushkin · nv
- 74 · The Blue Room · Prosper Mérimée · ss
- 84 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss New England Magazine Apr, 1835
- 94 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May, 1842
- 99 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Elizabeth Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas, 1852
- 115 · The Dreamland Bride [“Clarimonde”] · Théophile Gautier · nv Chronique de Paris Jun 23, 1836 (+)
- 130 · Captain Murderer · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Sep 8, 1860
- 133 · Mr. Justice Harbottle [“The Haunted House in Westminster”; Martin Hesselius] · Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Belgravia Jan, 1872
- 157 · A Terribly Strange Bed · William Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words Apr 24, 1852
- 169 · The Banshee’s Warning [“Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning”] · Charlotte Riddell · ss London Society Christmas, 1867
- 184 · The Bird Woman · Henry Spicer · ss Strange Things Among Us, Chapman & Hall, 1863
- 187 · Eveline’s Visitant · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss Belgravia Jan, 1867
- 195 · A Torture by Hope [from Contes Cruels, 1883] · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam · ss The Strand Jun, 1891
- 199 · Barbara of the House of Grebe · Thomas Hardy · nv The Graphic Dec, 1890
- 223 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Jun 29, 1890
- 229 · The Romance of Certain Old Clothes · Henry James · ss Atlantic Monthly Feb, 1868
- 244 · Ken’s Mystery · Julian Hawthorne · nv Harper’s Nov, 1883
- 261 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 2, 1893
- 270 · The Wind in the Rose-Bush · Mary E. Wilkins · nv Everybody’s Magazine Feb ’02
- 284 · The Golem · Isaac Loeb Peretz · vi A Treasury of Yiddish Stories, ed. Hone & Greenberg, Deutsch, 1955
- 285 · Only a Dream [“The Wedding Gift”] · H. Rider Haggard · ss Harry Furniss’s Christmas Annual, 1905
- 291 · Marsyas in Flanders · Vernon Lee · ss, 1900
- 301 · The Witch of the Marsh · H. B. Marriott-Watson · ss Diogenes of London, Methuen, 1893; given as by Ethel Marriott-Watson.
- 305 · The Power of Darkness · E. Nesbit · ss The Strand Apr ’05
- 316 · Lot No. 249 · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv Harper’s Sep, 1892
- 341 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Stetson · ss New England Magazine Jan, 1892
- 354 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Edward Arnold, 1904
- 363 · The Courting of Dinah Shadd · Rudyard Kipling · ss Macmillan’s Mar, 1890
- 381 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler Mar, 1896
- 388 · Ancient Sorceries [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · nv John Silence, London: Nash, 1908
- 423 · The Interlopers · Saki · ss The Bystander Jan 17 ’12
- 428 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Apr ’12
- 436 · The Lifting of the Veil · Dermot O’Byrne · ss
- 443 · The Tarn · Hugh Walpole · ss Success Oct ’23
- 454 · A Place of No Return · Hugh B. Cave · ss Fantasy Tales #8 ’81
- 464 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Jul ’43
- 480 · Peter and the Wolf · Angela Carter · ss Firebird #1 ’82
- 488 · Interview with the Vampire [Vampire Chronicles] · Anne Rice · ex New York: Knopf, 1976
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Bio of a Space Tyrant Volume 1: Refugee Piers Anthony (HarperCollins UK 0-586-06259-9, Sep ’93, £4.99, 333pp, pb) [Bio of a Space Tyrant] Reprint (Avon 1983) sf novel.
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Bio of a Space Tyrant Volume 2: Mercenary Piers Anthony (HarperCollins UK 0-586-06268-8, Sep ’93, £4.99, 415pp, pb) [Bio of a Space Tyrant] Reprint (Avon 1984) sf novel.
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Bio of a Space Tyrant Volume 3: Politician Piers Anthony (HarperCollins UK 0-586-06269-6, Sep ’93, £4.99, 398pp, pb) [Bio of a Space Tyrant] Reprint (Avon 1985) sf novel.
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Demons Don’t Dream Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-58150-0, Mar ’93, £15.99, 344pp, hc, cover by Mick Posen) [Xanth] Reprint (Tor 1993) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 16 in the “Xanth” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Fractal Mode Piers Anthony (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21347-3, Sep ’93, £4.99, 414pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) [Mode] Reprint (Putnam 1992) fantasy novel. Volume two in the “Mode” series. An “Open market” version of this edition was released earlier in the year under the Grafton imprint. [First U.K. edition]
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Harpy Time Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-58149-7, Oct ’93, £15.99, 343pp, hc) [Xanth] Humorous fantasy novel. Volume 17 in the “Xanth” series.
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Isle of View Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-57113-0, Mar ’93, £4.99, 344pp, pb) [Xanth] Reprint (Avon; Morrow 1990) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 13 in the “Xanth” series.
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Mercycle Piers Anthony (Grafton 0-586-21451-8, Jan ’93, £4.99, 343pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reprint (Tafford 1991 as Mer-Cycle) sf novel about an alien intelligence and an undersea mission. [First U.K. edition]
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Question Quest Piers Anthony (NEL 0-450-58629-4, Sep ’93, £4.99, 359pp, pb) [Xanth] Reprint (AvoNova; Morrow 1991) humorous fantasy novel. Volume 14 in the “Xanth” series.
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Chimaera’s Copper Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Severn House 0-7278-4437-7, Jan ’93, £13.99, 311pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Kelvin of Rud] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Kelvin of Rud” series.
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Orc’s Opal Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21673-1, Oct ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 280pp, pb) [Kelvin of Rud] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Kelvin of Rud” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Orc’s Opal Piers Anthony & Robert E. Margroff (Severn House 0-7278-4534-9, Oct ’93, £13.99, 316pp, hc, cover by Martin Buchan) [Kelvin of Rud] Reprint (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Volume four in the “Kelvin of Rud” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Mindgames: Fool’s Mate Neal Asher (Club 199, 1992, £1.99, 128pp, tp) Sf novel, available from Gordon McGregor Ltd., P.O. Box 44, Ross-On-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5YD. This is a 1992 book, but has only just been seen.
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The Star Trek Compendium Allan Asherman (Titan 1-85286-472-9, May ’93, £8.99, 182pp, tp) [Star Trek] This is the third revised edition and is simultaneous with the US (Pocket) edition.
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Into the Spiral Charles Ashton (Walker 0-7445-3090-3, Sep ’93, £2.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire] Reprint (Walker 1992) young-adult fantasy novel. Sequel to Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire.
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Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire Charles Ashton (Walker 0-7445-3020-2, Jan ’93 [Feb ’93], £2.99, 214pp, pb, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire] Reprint (Walker 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Singing Bridge Charles Ashton (Walker 0-7445-2461-X, Oct ’93, £4.99, 238pp, tp, cover by Wayne Anderson) [Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire] Young-adult fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Jet Smoke and Dragon Fire” trilogy.
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The Caves of Steel Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins UK 0-586-00835-7, Oct ’93, £4.99, 206pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1954) sf novel. 23rd printing.
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The Complete Stories: Volume I Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224139-0, Mar ’93 [Feb ’93], £15.99, 614pp, hc, cover by Christopher Brown) Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1990) omnibus collection of 46 stories, comprising the complete contents of Earth Is Room Enough (Doubleday 1957), Nine Tomorrows (Doubleday 1957), and Nightfall and Other Stories (Doubleday 1959). [First U.K. edition]
- vii · Introduction · in
- · Earth Is Room Enough · co Garden City, NY: Doubleday Oct ’57
- 3 · The Dead Past · nv Astounding Apr ’56
- 41 · The Foundation of Science Fiction Success · pm F&SF Oct ’54
- 43 · Franchise · ss If Aug ’55
- 57 · Gimmicks Three [“The Brazen Locked Room”] · ss F&SF Nov ’56
- 62 · Kid Stuff · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Sep ’53
- 73 · The Watery Place · ss Satellite Oct ’56
- 77 · Living Space · ss Science Fiction Stories May ’56
- 89 · The Message · vi F&SF Feb ’56
- 91 · Satisfaction Guaranteed [Susan Calvin (Robot)] · ss Amazing Apr ’51
- 104 · Hell-Fire · vi Fantastic Universe May ’56
- 106 · The Last Trump · ss Fantastic Universe Jun ’55
- 120 · The Fun They Had · ss The Boys and Girls Page Dec 1 ’51; F&SF Feb ’54
- 123 · Jokester · ss Infinity Science Fiction Dec ’56
- 135 · The Immortal Bard · vi Universe May ’54
- 138 · Someday · ss Infinity Science Fiction Aug ’56
- 146 · The Author’s Ordeal · pm Science Fiction Quarterly May ’57
- 149 · Dreaming Is a Private Thing · ss F&SF Dec ’55
- · Nine Tomorrows · co Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1959
- 162 · Profession · na Astounding Jul ’57
- 208 · The Feeling of Power · ss If Feb ’58
- 217 · The Dying Night [Wendell Urth] · nv F&SF Jul ’56
- 239 · I’m in Marsport Without Hilda · ss Venture Nov ’57
- 250 · The Gentle Vultures · ss Super Science Fiction Dec ’57
- 263 · All the Troubles of the World · ss Super Science Fiction Apr ’58
- 277 · Spell My Name with an S [“S as in Zebatinsky”] · ss Star Science Fiction Magazine Jan ’58
- 290 · The Last Question · ss Science Fiction Quarterly Nov ’56
- 301 · The Ugly Little Boy [“Lastborn”] · nv Galaxy Sep ’58
- · Nightfall and Other Stories · co Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1969
- 334 · Nightfall · nv Astounding Sep ’41
- 363 · Green Patches [“Misbegotten Missionary”] · ss Galaxy Nov ’50
- 376 · Hostess · nv Galaxy May ’51
- 408 · Breeds There a Man...? · nv Astounding Jun ’51
- 438 · The C-Chute · nv Galaxy Oct ’51
- 468 · “In a Good Cause—” · nv New Tales of Space and Time, ed. Raymond J. Healy, Holt, 1951
- 489 · What If... · ss Fantastic Sum ’52
- 500 · Sally · ss Fantastic May/Jun ’53
- 515 · Flies · ss F&SF Jun ’53
- 521 · Nobody Here But— · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
- 531 · It’s Such a Beautiful Day · nv Star Science Fiction Stories #3, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1954
- 550 · Strikebreaker [“Male Strikebreaker”] · ss Science Fiction Stories Jan ’57
- 561 · Insert Knob A in Hole B · vi F&SF Dec ’57
- 563 · The Up-to-Date Sorcerer · ss F&SF Jul ’58
- 575 · Unto the Fourth Generation · ss F&SF Apr ’59
- 582 · What Is This Thing Called Love? [“Playboy and the Slime God”] · ss Amazing Mar ’61
- 593 · The Machine That Won the War · ss F&SF Oct ’61
- 598 · My Son, the Physicist! · vi Scientific American Feb ’62
- 602 · Eyes Do More Than See · vi F&SF Apr ’65
- 605 · Segregationist · ss Abbottempo Apr ’67
- 610 · I Just Make Them Up, See! · pm F&SF Feb ’58
- 613 · Rejection Slips · pm Nine Tomorrows, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1959
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Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov (Doubleday UK 0-385-26942-0, Apr ’93, £14.99, 417pp, hc, cover by Tony Roberts) [Foundation] Collection of four original novellas about the life of Hari Seldon. Simultaneous with US (Doubleday Foundation) edition.
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Forward the Foundation Isaac Asimov (Doubleday UK 0-385-40456-5, Oct ’93, £8.99, 417pp, tp) [Foundation] Reprint (Doubleday Foundation 1993) sf collection. In the “Foundation” series.
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I, Robot Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins UK 0-586-02532-4, Oct ’93, £4.99, 249pp, pb) [Robot Series] Reprint (Gnome 1950) sf collection. 25th printing.
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The Naked Sun Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins UK 0-586-01016-5, Oct ’93, £4.99, 203pp, pb) [Elijah (Lije) Baley; Robot Series] Reprint (Doubleday 1957) sf novel. 24th printing.
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Pebble in the Sky Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins UK 0-586-06952-6, Aug ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 226pp, pb) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1950) sf novel. This edition includes the 1982 afterword.
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Robot Visions Isaac Asimov (Gollancz 0-575-05527-8, Sep ’93, £4.99, 511pp, pb, cover by Ralph McQuarrie) [Robot Series] Reprint (Roc 1990) sf collection.
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The Stars Like Dust Isaac Asimov (HarperCollins UK 0-586-02441-7, Aug ’93 [Sep ’93], £4.99, 189pp, pb) [Trantorian Empire] Reprint (Doubleday 1951) sf novel.
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Child of Time Isaac Asimov & Robert Silverberg (Pan 0-330-32579-5, Jun ’93, £4.99, 342pp, pb, cover by David Farren) Reprint (Gollancz 1991) sf novel about a Neanderthal child transported to the present, expanded from Asimov’s “The Ugly Little Boy”.
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