The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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Flowerdust Gwyneth Jones (Headline 0-7472-4448-0, Jul ’94, £4.99, 312pp, pb, cover by Mark Harrison) [Divine Endurance] Reprint (Headline 1993) SF novel, companion volume to Divine Endurance.
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North Wind Gwyneth Jones (Gollancz 0-575-05449-2, May ’94, £15.99, 281pp, hc, cover by David Farren) [Aleutian] SF novel.
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The Webbed Hand Jenny Jones (Scholastic UK 0-590-55649-5, Sep ’94, £3.50, 324pp, pb, cover by David Scutt) Young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Anthology of Horror Stories ed. Stephen Jones (Tiger Books 1-85501-504-8, Mar ’94 [Jul ’94], £9.95, 587pp, hc) Reprint (Robinson; Carroll & Graf 1991 as The Mammoth Book of Terror) horror anthology. The book lacks the original introduction. An instant remainder edition.
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The Giant Book of Vampires ed. Stephen Jones (Magpie 1-85487-369-5, Aug ’94, £3.99, 557pp, hc, cover by Luis Rey) Reprint (Robinson 1992 as The Mammoth Book of Vampires) horror anthology. A paperback edition (Parragon 0-7525-0147-6, £2.99) is also available.
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The Mammoth Book of Frankenstein ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-85487-330-X, Oct ’94, £5.99, 577pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) [Frankenstein] Anthology devoted to the famous novel, including the original work (1831 version), Peter Tremayne’s rare The Hound of Frankenstein, a novel by David Case, some classic reprints, and more than a dozen originals. Illustrated by Martin McKenna. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.
- xiii · Introduction: It’s Alive · Stephen Jones · in *
- 1 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus · Mary W. Shelley · n. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818; 1831 Revision
- 160 · A New Life · Ramsey Campbell · ss Winter Chills #1 ’87
- 167 · The Creator · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Cradle Demon and Other Stories of Fantasy and Horror, London: William Kimber, 1978
- 181 · Better Dead · Basil Copper · ss *
- 192 · Creature Comforts · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss *
- 201 · Mannikins of Horror · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Dec ’39
- 213 · El Sueño de la Razón · Daniel Fox · ss *
- 228 · Pithecanthropus Rejectus · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Astounding Jan ’38
- 238 · Tantamount to Murder · John Brunner · ss *
- 246 · Last Train · Guy N. Smith · ss *
- 254 · The Hound of Frankenstein · Peter Tremayne · na London: Mills & Boon, 1977
- 309 · Mother of Invention · Graham Masterton · ss *
- 322 · The Frankenstein Legacy · Adrian Cole · ss *
- 339 · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers Oct ’79
- 350 · Poppi’s Monster · Lisa Morton · ss *
- 358 · Undertow [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers Aug ’77
- 387 · A Complete Woman · Roberta Lannes · ss *
- 404 · Last Call for the Sons of Shock · David J. Schow · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein, ed. Byron Preiss, David Kellor, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991
- 418 · Chandira · Brian Mooney · ss *
- 436 · Completist Heaven · Kim Newman · ss *
- 446 · The Temptation of Dr Stein · Paul J. McAuley · ss *
- 464 · To Receive Is Better · Michael Marshall Smith · ss *
- 471 · The Dead End · David Case · na The Cell and Other Tales of Horror, Macdonald, 1969
- 575 · Frankenstein · Jo Fletcher · pm *
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The Mammoth Book of Werewolves ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-85487-268-0, Jul ’94 [Aug ’94], £5.99, 496pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Theme anthology of 24 pieces, including a dozen originals, and one poem. Published simultaneously with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.
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The Best New Horror: Volume Five ed. Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell (Raven 1-85487-299-0, Nov ’94 [Oct ’94], £6.99, 514pp, tp, cover by Luis Rey) Anthology of more than two dozen stories from 1993, a round-up of the year’s books, films and graphic work, and a Necrology.
- 1 · Introduction · Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell · in
- 26 · Later · Michael Marshall Smith · ss The Mammoth Book of Zombies, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1993
- 34 · When the Red Storm Comes · Sarah Smith · ss Shudder Again, ed. Michele Slung, Roc, 1993
- 47 · The Exhibit · Martin Plumbridge · ss Chills #7 ’93
- 62 · Leavings · Kathe Koja · ss Borderlands 3, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1993
- 69 · Human Remains · Edward Bryant · ss Darker Passions, Arvada, CO: Roadkill Press, 1992
- 85 · Flying into Naples · Nicholas Royle · ss Interzone Nov ’93
- 100 · The Sixth Sentinel · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Borderlands 3, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1993
- 116 · The Brothers · Rick Cadger · ss Sugar Sleep, ed. Chris Kenworthy, Barrington, 1993
- 129 · The Owen Street Monster · J. L. Comeau · ss Borderlands 3, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, 1993
- 136 · One Size Eats All · T. E. D. Klein · ss Outside Kids Sum ’93
- 142 · Mulligan’s Fence · Donald R. Burleson · ss Lemon Drops and Other Horrors, 1993
- 151 · How She Dances · Daniel Fox · ss Dark Voices 5, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1993
- 162 · Passages · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Phobias, ed. Wendy Webb, Richard Gilliam, Edward E. Kramer & Martin H. Greenberg, Pocket Books, 1994
- 172 · Easing the Spring · Sally Roberts Jones · ss Cold Cuts, ed. Paul Lewis & Steve Lockley, Wales: Alun Books, 1993
- 183 · Safe at Home · Steve Rasnic & Melanie Tem · ss Hottest Blood, ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, Pocket, 1993
- 191 · Mother of the City · Christopher Fowler · ss The Time Out Book of London Short Stories, ed. Maria Lexton, Penguin, 1993
- 204 · Justice · Elizabeth Hand · nv F&SF Jul ’93
- 232 · The Big Fish [Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · nv Interzone Oct ’93
- 264 · In the Desert of Deserts · Thomas Tessier · ss After the Darkness, ed. Stanley Wiater, Baltimore, MD: Maclay & Associates, 1993
- 275 · Two Returns · Terry Lamsley · ss Under the Crust, Wendigo, 1993
- 293 · The Moment the Face Falls · Chet Williamson · ss Monsters in Our Midst, ed. Robert Bloch, Tor, 1993
- 302 · Darker Angels · S. P. Somtow · nv Confederacy of the Dead, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg & Edward E. Kramer, Roc, 1993
- 326 · The Timbrel Sound of Darkness · Kathe Koja & Barry N. Malzberg · ss Christmas Ghosts, ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1993
- 335 · The Tsalal · Thomas Ligotti · nv Noctuary, Robinson, 1994
- 364 · In the Still, Small Hours · Charles Grant · ss Deathport, ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pocket, 1993
- 379 · Ice House Pond · Steve Rasnic Tem · na In the Fog, ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1993
- 427 · The Dog Park · Dennis Etchison · ss Dark Voices 5, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1993
- 440 · The Marble Boy · Gahan Wilson · ss After the Darkness, ed. Stanley Wiater, Baltimore, MD: Maclay & Associates, 1993
- 453 · Mefisto in Onyx [expanded from Omni Oct ’93] · Harlan Ellison · na Mark V. Ziesing, 1993
- 501 · Necrology: 1993 · Stephen Jones & Kim Newman · bg
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The Giant Book of Terror ed. Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell (Magpie 1-85487-376-8, Aug ’94, £3.99, 557pp, hc, cover by Luis Rey) Horror anthology of 28 stories, selected from Best New Horror 3 and Best New Horror 4. A paperback edition (Parragon 0-7575-0142-9, £2.99) is also available.
- xv · Introduction · Stephen Jones & Ramsey Campbell · in
- 1 · The Miracle Mile · Robert McCammon · nv Under the Fang, ed. Robert R. McCammon, Pocket, 1991
- 19 · The Suicide Artist · Scott Edelman · ss Suicide Art, Necronomicon Press, 1992
- 31 · Dancing on a Blade of Dreams · Roberta Lannes · nv Pulphouse Nov ’92
- 57 · The Departed [“Hermione and the Moon”] · Clive Barker · ss The New York Times Oct 30 ’92
- 65 · How to Get Ahead in New York · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Gauntlet #4 ’92
- 83 · Love, Death and the Maiden [“Mädelein”] · Roger Johnson · ss The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2, ed. Richard Dalby, Carroll & Graf, 1991
- 95 · They Take · John Brunner · nv Dark Voices 4, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1992
- 121 · Colder Than Hell · Edward Bryant · ss Cold Shocks, ed. Tim Sullivan, Avon, 1991
- 133 · Replacements · Lisa Tuttle · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 151 · Under the Pylon · Graham Joyce · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 165 · The Medusa · Thomas Ligotti · nv Fantasy Tales, #7, ed. Stephen Jones & David A. Sutton, Robinson, 1991
- 185 · Under the Ice · John Gordon · ss The Burning Baby and Other Stories, London: Walker Books, 1992
- 201 · Guignoir · Norman Partridge · ss Guignoir and Other Furies, ed. George Hatch, Horror’s Head Press, 1991
- 225 · The Little Green Ones · Les Daniels · ss Dark Voices 4, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, London: Pan, 1992
- 233 · The Bacchae · Elizabeth Hand · ss Interzone Jul ’91
- 249 · Mirror Man · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Decoded Mirrors, Necronomicon Press, 1992
- 265 · Mothmusic · Sarah Ash · ss Interzone Aug ’92
- 281 · Did They Get You to Trade? · Karl Edward Wagner · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
- 301 · Night Shift Sister · Nicholas Royle · ss In Dreams, ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 317 · Norman Wisdom and the Angel of Death · Christopher Fowler · nv Sharper Knives, Warner UK, 1992
- 337 · The Dark Land · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Darklands, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1991
- 357 · Aviatrix · Peter Atkins · ss Demons and Deviants, ed. Michael Brown, Phantom Press/Fantaco, 1992
- 371 · Snodgrass · Ian R. MacLeod · nv In Dreams, ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 399 · The Day of the Sharks · Kate Wilhelm · ss And the Angels Sing, St. Martin’s, 1992
- 415 · Anima · M. John Harrison · ss Interzone Apr ’92
- 437 · Red Reign · Kim Newman · na The Mammoth Book of Vampires, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1992
- 501 · Bright Lights, Big Zombie · Douglas E. Winter · nv Still Dead, ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1992
- 525 · The Ghost Village · Peter Straub · nv MetaHorror, ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, 1992
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H.P. Lovecraft’s Book of Horror ed. Stephen Jones & Dave Carson (Robinson 1-85487-231-1, Apr ’94 [Dec ’93], £6.99, 450pp, tp, cover by Bruce Pennington) Anthology of Lovecraft’s classic article “Supernatural Horror in Literature” followed by 21 horror stories recommended in it, illustrated by Dave Carson. Simultaneous with the US (Barnes & Noble) edition. [First U.K. edition]
- 1 · Supernatural Horror in Literature · H. P. Lovecraft · ar The Fantasy Fan Oct ’33-Jan ’35; revised from its original appearance in The Recluse, 1927.
- 66 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1866
- 78 · The House and the Brain · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Aug, 1859; long version
- 113 · The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Pall Mall Christmas Extra, 1884
- 130 · The Spider · Hanns Heinz Ewers · nv The International Dec ’15
- 151 · The Foot of the Mummy [“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”
- 161 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Gil Blas Oct 26, 1886
- 183 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine Sep, 1839
- 202 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics Dec 7, 1893
- 211 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Annual for 1886, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1885
- 229 · The Yellow Sign · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow, New York & Chicago: F. Tennyson Neely, 1895
- 248 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins · ss Everybody’s Magazine Mar ’03
- 263 · The Dead Valley · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White, Stone & Kimball: Chicago, 1895
- 271 · Fishhead · Irvin S. Cobb · ss The Cavalier Jan 11 ’13
- 282 · Lukundoo [1907] · Edward Lucas White · ss Weird Tales Nov ’25
- 295 · The Double Shadow · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies, Auburn Journal: Auburn CA, 1933
- 306 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer Jul 12&14, 1890
- 318 · Negotium Perambulans [“Visible and Invisible”] · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine Nov ’22
- 333 · Mrs. Lunt · Sir Hugh Walpole · ss The Ghost-Book, ed. Cynthia Asquith, London: Hutchinson, 1926
- 346 · The Hog [Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · nv Weird Tales Jan ’47
- 385 · The Great God Pan · Arthur Machen · na The Great God Pan, London: John Lane, 1894
- 434 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Edward Arnold, 1904
- 448 · Lovecraft and the ‘Literature of Cosmic Fear’ · Stephen Jones · aw, 1993
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The Anthology of Fantasy & The Supernatural ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Tiger Books 1-85501-502-1, Mar ’94, £9.95, 593pp, hc) Original fantasy/horror anthology. Forty stories, most original, intended for the magazine Fantasy Tales. Illustrated by various artists. An instant remainder hardcover.
- i · illustration · Alan Hunter · il
- ix · Introduction: A Bazaar of the Bizarre · Stephen Jones & David Sutton · in *
- x · illustration · Mark Dunn · il
- 1 · Child of an Ancient City · Tad Williams · nv Weird Tales Fll ’88
- 43 · illustration · Charles Dougherty · il
- 44 · The Cutty Black Sow · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss The Sun Magazine Oct ’84
- 59 · illustration · Jim Pitts · il
- 60 · Treason in Zagadar · Adrian Cole · nv *
- 98 · Fatal Age · Nancy Holder · ss *
- 109 · illustration · Russ Nicholson · il
- 110 · The Mouths of Light · Ramsey Campbell · ss Swords Against Darkness #5, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1979
- 124 · illustration · Harry O. Morris · il
- 125 · (scribbled graffiti) · David J. Schow · nv Midnight Graffiti Jun ’88
- 149 · illustration · Jim Pitts · il
- 150 · The Storyteller’s Tale · Brian M. Stableford · ss *
- 159 · The Big Game · Nicholas Royle · ss *
- 174 · The Cat in the Wall · Alex Stewart · ss *
- 188 · illustration · Dave Carson · il
- 189 · The Shadow Queen · Anne Goring · ss *
- 204 · illustration · Martin McKenna · il
- 205 · The Waldteufel Affair · Brian Mooney · nv *
- 229 · Up Yours, Federico · Parke Godwin · ss Amazing Nov ’81
- 234 · illustration · Alfred R. Klosterman · il
- 235 · Foul Moon Over Sticklespine Lane · Andrew Darlington · ss *
- 244 · illustration · John Stewart · il
- 245 · The Star Weave of Snorgrud Sunbreath · Mike Chandler · ss *
- 260 · illustration · Dallas Goffin · il
- 261 · Pele · Melanie Tem · ss *
- 274 · Alchemist’s Gold · William Thomas Webb · ss *
- 282 · illustration · Randy Broeker · il
- 283 · The Horror Writer · Allen Ashley · ss *
- 298 · illustration · Allen Koszowski · il
- 299 · The Healing Game · Laurence Staig · ss *
- 315 · The Love-Gift · Josepha Sherman · ss *
- 323 · illustration · Allen Koszowski · il
- 324 · A New Lease · David Riley · ss *
- 336 · illustration · Dallas Goffin · il
- 337 · A Fly on the Wall · H. J. Cording · ss *
- 348 · illustration · Harry O. Morris · il
- 349 · At Diamond Lake · William F. Nolan · ss *
- 358 · Satan Claws · Randall D. Larson · ss *
- 365 · The Maiden & the Minstrel · Dallas Clive Goffin · ss *
- 368 · Sight Unseen · Jean-Daniel Brèque · ss *; originally published as “Droit de Regard” Autares #32, 1988.
- 383 · illustration · Alan Hunter · il
- 384 · The Malspar Sigil · David Andreas · ss *
- 393 · Cracking · Steve Green · ss *
- 397 · Angel Combs · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss *
- 408 · The Waters of Knowing · S. M. Stirling · nv *
- 444 · illustration · Randy Broeker · il
- 445 · Just a Visitor at Twilight · Charles Wagner · ss *
- 453 · And Make Me Whole · Joel Lane · ss *
- 470 · illustration · Allen Koszowski · il
- 471 · The Last Child of Masferigon · Darrell Schweitzer & John Gregory Betancourt · ss Tom O’Bedlam’s Night Out and Other Strange Excursions, Buffalo, NY: W. Paul Ganley, 1985
- 478 · illustration · Russ Nicholson · il
- 479 · Silent Scream · Samantha Lee · ss *
- 489 · Store Wars · Garry Kilworth · ss *
- 500 · illustration · Russell Morgan · il
- 501 · Daddy · Earl Godwin · ss Shadows #7, ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1984
- 513 · illustration · Alan Hunter · il
- 514 · The Dark Fantastic · Adam Nichols · ss *
- 534 · The View · Michael Marshall Smith · nv *
- 557 · The Salesman and the Travelling Farmer’s Daughter · C. Bruce Hunter · ss *
- 564 · illustration · Dave Carson · il
- 565 · And the Spirit That Stands by the Naked Man · Peter Dennis Pautz · nv *
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Lady Cottingham’s Pressed Fairy Book Terry Jones & Brian Froud (Pavilion 1-85793-336-2, Oct ’94, £12.99, 68pp, hc) [Lady Cottington] Brutal spoof of the Cottingley fairies— the diary of a young girl who not only saw fairies but pressed them into her scrapbook like dead wildflowers. Simultaneous with the US (Turner) edition.
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The Fires of Heaven Robert Jordan (Orbit 1-85723-209-7, Nov ’94, £5.99, 912pp, pb, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor; Orbit 1993) fantasy novel. Book Five of “The Wheel of Time”.
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Lord of Chaos Robert Jordan (Orbit 1-85723-262-3, Nov ’94, £10.99, 901pp, tp, cover by Darrell K. Sweet) [Wheel of Time] Reprint (Tor 1994) fantasy novel. A hardcover edition (-255-0, £16.99) is also available. Book Six of “The Wheel of Time”. [First U.K. edition]
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The Wednesday Wizard Sherryl Jordan (Hippo 0-590-55644-4, Jun ’94, £2.99, 218pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Ashton Scholastic New Zealand 1991) young-adult fantasy novel.
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House of Lost Dreams Graham Joyce (Headline 0-7472-4248-8, Jan ’94 [Dec ’93], £4.99, 402pp, pb, cover by Simon Dewey) Reprint (Headline 1993) fantasy/horror novel about a haunted house on a small Greek island.
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Covenant with the Vampire: The Diaries of the Family Dracul Jeanne Kalogridis (Headline 0-7472-1244-9, Oct ’94, £16.99, 244pp, hc, cover by Keith Scayfe) [Family Dracul] Horror novel, first of a trilogy. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte Abyss) edition. Kalogridis is the real name of a bestselling Star Trek author.
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Tigana Guy Gavriel Kay (Penguin 0-14-017704-3, Feb ’94, £5.99, 688pp, pb, cover by Steve Crisp) Reissue (Viking UK 1990) fantasy novel.
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A Breath of Fresh Air Geraldine Kaye (Mammoth 0-7497-0082-3, Jul ’94, £3.99, 164pp, pb, cover by David Mitcheson) Reissue (Andre Deutsch 1987) young-adult fantasy novel. A schoolgirl relives the life of a slave 200 years ago.
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A Classic Collection of Haunting Ghost Stories ed. Marvin & Saralee Kaye (Warner UK 0-7515-0968-X, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £5.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Ashley Pearce) Reprint (Doubleday 1981 as Ghosts) anthology of ghost stories. This edition omits 12 stories, two poems and all four appendices, same as the Little, Brown UK (1993) edition.
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A Different Kingdom Paul Kearney (Gollancz 0-575-05713-0, Jun ’94, £4.99, 310pp, pb, cover by Paul Wright) Reprint (Gollancz 1993) fantasy novel set in, and “beyond,” Northern Ireland.
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Riding the Unicorn Paul Kearney (Gollancz 0-575-05767-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £15.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Chris Brown) Parallel world fantasy novel.
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Riding the Unicorn Paul Kearney (Gollancz 0-575-05767-X, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £15.99, 254pp, hc, cover by Chris Brown) Fantasy novel. A prison officer begins to see visions of another world and fears he’s going mad. He isn’t.
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