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Wallpaper from Space Daniel & Jill Pinkwater (Simon & Schuster/Atheneum 0-689-80764-3, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $15.00, 32pp, hc, cover by Jill Pinkwater) Children’s picture book about magic wallpaper. Text by Daniel, pictures by Jill.
Protektor Charles Platt (AvoNova 0-380-78431-9, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $5.99, 294pp, pb, cover by Tom Canty) SF novel. A Protektor investigates computer system failures on a tech-dependent world.
Return to the House of Usher Robert Poe (Tor/Forge 0-312-86012-9, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $22.95, 284pp, hc, cover by Stephen Johnson) Horror novel/mystery of psychological suspense, by a distant relative of Edgar Allen Poe. Usher House is rebuilt as a sanitarium by contemporary Ushers who seem to be reliving the house’s Fall.
Dragonheart Charles Edward Pogue (Boulevard 1-57297-130-4, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $5.99, 292pp, pb) Movie novelization. Copyrighted by MCA Publishing Rights.
The Other End of Time Frederik Pohl (Tor 0-312-85644-X, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $23.95, 348pp, hc, cover by John Harris) [Eschaton Sequence] SF novel. Aliens warn Earth that other aliens are about to destroy the planet.
Godmother Night Rachel Pollack (St. Martin’s 0-312-14606-X, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $24.95, 355pp, hc, cover by Janet Woolley) Fantasy novel. A contemporary fairy tale about a lesbian couple whose lives are shattered by the personification of death.
Tarot Tales ed. Rachel Pollack & Caitlín Matthews (Ace 0-441-00352-4, Jul ’96 [Jun ’96], $5.99, 256pp, pb, cover by Joe Burleson) Original anthology of 16 stories inspired by symbols of the Tarot. Authors include Gwyneth Jones, Michael Moorcock, Garry Kilworth, and Storm Constantine. First US edition (Legend 1989).
Almost Adam Petru Popescu (Morrow 0-688-14863-8, May ’96 [Mar ’96], $24.00, 544pp, hc) Lost-race novel. An anthropologist stumbles across a living missing link, and his tribe. A first novel by a filmmaker and non-fiction writer.
Neurotica: The Darkest Art of J.K. Potter J. K. Potter (Overlook Press 0-87951-687-9, Oct ’96 [Aug ’96], $27.95, 128pp, tp, cover by J. K. Potter) Art book, with text by J.K. Potter and an introduction by Lydia Lunch. First US edition (Paper Tiger 1996).
Falkenberg’s Legion Jerry Pournelle (Baen 0-671-72018-X, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $6.99, 432pp, pb, cover by Keith Parkinson) [John Christian Falkenberg] Reissue (Baen 1990) SF omnibus. Third printing.
Janissaries Jerry Pournelle (Baen 0-671-87709-7, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $5.99, 245pp, pb, cover by John Pound) [Janissaries] Reprint (Ace 1979) SF novel.
Tran Jerry Pournelle & Roland J. Green (Baen 0-671-87741-0, Sep ’96 [Aug ’96], $6.99, 669pp, pb, cover by Larry Elmore) [Janissaries] Omnibus of the second and third novels in the “Janissaries” series, Clan and Crown (Ace 1983) and Storms of Victory (Ace 1988).

1 · Clan and Crown · n. New York: Ace, 1983
335 · Storms of Victory · n. New York: Ace, 1988
Higher Education Jerry Pournelle & Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-312-86174-5, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $21.95, 286pp, hc, cover by Vincent di Fate) Young-adult SF novel. A young man kicked out of school signs up to be an asteroid miner.
The Anubis Gates Tim Powers (Ace 0-441-00401-6, Jan ’97 [Dec ’96], $12.00, 387pp, tp, cover by Jean Francois Podevin) Reprint (Ace 1983) fantasy novel.
Expiration Date Tim Powers (Tor 0-812-55517-1, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $6.99, 534pp, pb, cover by Michael Koelsch) [Last Call] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1995; this follows the revised Tor 1996 edition) fantasy novel about ghosts in modern Los Angeles.
Last Call Tim Powers (Avon 0-380-72846-X, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $13.00, 535pp, tp) [Last Call] Reprint (Morrow; Charnel House 1992) fantasy/occult/mainstream novel set in Las Vegas.
Where They Are Hid Tim Powers (Charnel House 0-927389-11-8, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], $85.00, 43pp, hc) Fantasy novelette. A man with the ability to jump in time suffers hallucinations until he finds his long-lost twin. There are illustrations by the author. This is a signed, slipcased, limited edition of 350 numbered and 26 lettered copies (-10-X). The story will not appear elsewhere. Available from Charnel House, PO Box 633, Lynbrook NY 11563; 516-887-2565; add $5.00 postage.
Feet of Clay Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-105250-7, Oct ’96, $20.00, 249pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, “Discworld” #19, by the UK numbering. The guards of Ankh-Morpork (from Men at Arms) have golem trouble. First US edition (Gollancz 1996).
Lords and Ladies Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-105692-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $5.99, 281pp, pb) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1992) humorous fantasy novel, 14th in the “Discworld” series.
Men at Arms Terry Pratchett (HarperPrism 0-06-109218-5, Mar ’96 [Feb ’96], $20.00, 341pp, hc, cover by Michael Sabanosh) [Discworld] Humorous fantasy novel, 15th in the “Discworld” series (16th to appear in the US). First US edition (Gollancz 1993).
Men at Arms Terry Pratchett (SFBC #11518, May ’96 [Apr ’96], $7.98, 341pp, hc, cover by Lissanne Lake) [Discworld] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) humorous fantasy novel, 15th in the “Discworld” series. The text appears to be photocopied from the 1995 HarperPrism edition, but there is new art on the jacket, which nonetheless carries the HarperPrism logo; it also lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back.
Monday’s Troll Jack Prelutsky & Peter Sis (Morrow Greenwillow 0-688-09644-1, 1996 [Apr ’96], $16.00, 40pp, hc, cover by Peter Sis) Children’s picture book. There are 17 poems about monsters and magic by Prelutsky, with illustrations by Sis.
Mount Dragon Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Tor/Forge 0-312-86042-0, Feb ’96 [Jan ’96], $22.95, 349pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong.
Mount Dragon Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (SFBC #10945, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $10.98, 349pp, hc, cover by Shelley Eshkar) Reprint (Forge 1996) SF medical thriller of genetic engineering gone wrong. This is similar to the Forge edition, except it lacks a price and ISBN, and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
The Relic Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (Tor 0-812-54326-2, Aug ’96 [Jul ’96], $6.99, 474pp, pb, cover by Jim Thiesen) [Relic] Reissue (Forge 1995 as Relic) horror novel. A deadly relic wakes in a New York museum. The international mass market edition with the same ISBN was listed as seen December 1995; this is the movie tie-in edition.
The Cthulhu Cycle ed. Robert M. Price (Chaosium 1-56882-038-0, Jul ’96 [Sep ’96], $10.95, 259pp, tp, cover by Harry Fassl) Anthology of 13 stories of Lovecraftian horror. Authors include H.P. Lovecraft, Lord Dunsany, Alan Dean Foster, and August Derleth. The introduction by Price traces the possible influences that spawned Lovecraft’s Cthulhu.

vii · The Other Name of Azathoth · Robert M. Price · in
2 · A Shop in Go-by Street · Lord Dunsany · ss The Irish Review Nov ’12
10 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, Edward Arnold, 1904
24 · The Call of Cthulhu [Inspector Legrasse] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales Feb ’28
54 · The Black Island [Laban Shrewsbury] · August W. Derleth · nv Weird Tales Jan ’52
88 · Some Notes Concerning a Green Box · Alan Dean Foster · ss The Arkham Collector Sum ’71
98 · Patiently Waiting [Inspector Legrasse] · C. J. Henderson · nv *
136 · The Sign of Kutullu · David C. Smith · ss Abaddon #1 ’74
142 · Recrudescence · Leonard Carpenter · nv Amazing Jan ’88
184 · Rude Awakening · Will Murray · ss, 1995
198 · The Eye of Hlu-Hlu · Donald R. Burleson · ss The Morgan and Rice Gazette #38 ’93
214 · Black Fire · Will Murray · ss, 1995
226 · In the Light of the Lamp · Steven Paulsen · ss Terror Australis, ed. Leigh Blackmore, Coronet Australia, 1993
240 · Zombies from R’lyeh · Pierre Comtois · ss, 1994
The Dunwich Cycle ed. Robert M. Price (Chaosium 1-56882-047-X, Jan ’96, $10.95, 252pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 10 Lovecraftian or pre-Lovecraftian stories, one original, about the cursed town of Dunwich. Part of the “Cthulhu Mythos” series of anthologies. The ISBN on the copyright page differs from those on the cover (-7).

ix · Introduction · Robert M. Price · in
1 · The Great God Pan · Arthur Machen · na The Great God Pan, London: John Lane, 1894; a portion appeared earlier in The Whirlwind, Dec 13, 1890.
48 · The White People · Arthur Machen · nv Horlick’s Magazine Jan ’04
82 · The Dunwich Horror · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales Apr ’29
122 · The Shuttered Room · August W. Derleth · nv The Shuttered Room and Other Pieces, Arkham House, 1959
153 · The Round Tower (Being the Narrative of Armitage Harper) [Cthulhu Mythos] · Robert M. Price · nv Vollmond #3 ’90
177 · The Devil’s Hop Yard · Richard A. Lupoff · nv Chrysalis 2, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1978
192 · The Road to Dunwich · Ben Indick · ss Ibid Jun ’73
203 · The Tree-House · W. H. Pugmire & Robert M. Price · ss *
216 · You Can’t Take It with You · C. J. Henderson · ss Eldritch Tales #14 ’87
236 · Wilbur Whateley Waiting · Robert M. Price · ss Revelations From Yuggoth #1 ’87
The Necronomicon ed. Robert M. Price (Chaosium 1-56882-070-4, Nov ’96, $10.95, 334pp, tp, cover by H. E. Fassl) Anthology of 14 Lovecraftian horror stories and three essays. Authors include Robert Silverberg, John Brunner, H.P. Lovecraft, Lin Carter, and Frank Belknap Long.

vii · Introduction · Robert M. Price · in
· Obscure Tales
1 · The Terrible Parchment · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales Aug ’37
7 · Dr. Xander’s Cottage · Martin D. Brown · ss Scorpio Mar ’41
11 · The Mantle of Graag [as by Paul Dennis Lavond] · Frederik Pohl, Harry Dockweiler & Robert A. W. Lowndes · ss Unique Magazine Oct ’41
16 · Settler’s Wall [revised from “The Long Wall”, Stirring Mar ’42, as by Wilfred Owen Morley] · Robert A. W. Lowndes · nv Startling Mystery Stories Fll ’68
37 · The Howler in the Dark · Richard L. Tierney · nv Crypt of Cthulhu #24 ’84
62 · Demons of Cthulhu [as by Charles D. Hammer] · Robert Silverberg · ss Monster Parade Mar ’59
73 · The Castle in the Window · Steffan B. Aletti · ss Magazine of Horror Jul ’68
81 · Concerning the Forthcoming Inexpensive Paperback Translation of the Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred · John Brunner · nv Weird Tales Spr ’92
105 · The Adder · Fred Chappell · ss Deathrealm Sum ’89
· Versions of the Necronomicon
123 · Preface to Al-Azif · L. Sprague de Camp · pr, 1973
128 · John Dee’s Necronomicon: A Fragment [“The Necronomicon, John Dee’s Translation”] · Frank Belknap Long · ar Crypt of Cthulhu #23 ’84
130 · The Necronomicon: The Dee Translation · Lin Carter · gp Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
· I. The Book of Episodes
131 · The Doom of Yakthoob · Lin Carter · vi The Arkham Collector Sum ’71
133 · The Thing Under Memphis · Lin Carter · vi Crypt of Cthulhu #22 ’84
136 · The City of Pillars · Lin Carter · ss Kadath #1 ’74
139 · The Vault Beneath the Mosque · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #29 ’85
142 · Mnomquah · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #31 ’85
148 · The Madness Out of Time [Azathoth] · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #39 ’86
154 · Dreams of the Black Lotus · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #48 ’87
158 · The Shadow from the Stars · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #54 ’88
· II. The Book of Preparations
The Book of Preparations:
___ 163 · I. Of the Powers of the Sorcerer · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 164 · II. Of that Which Is Needful to Sorcery · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 165 · III. Of the Old Ones and the Favors They Bestow · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 166 · IV. Of the Times and Seasons to Be Observed · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 168 · V. Of the Powers of the Moon · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 168 · VI. Concerning Them from Outside · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 170 · VII. The Punishment of the Old Ones · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 171 · VIII. Of that Which Is Foretold of Their Return · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 172 · IX. The Liers-in-Wait · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
· III. The Book of the Gates
The Book of the Gates:
___ 173 · I. Of the Worlds Beyond this World, and the Modes of Travel · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 174 · II. Of Foul Necromancy · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 175 · III. The Peril that Lurketh Beyond Time · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 176 · IV. Those that Aid the Unnamable Devourers · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 177 · V. Of Tindalos, and the Hounds Thereof · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 178 · VI. If Ye Would Raise the Dead · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 179 · VII. To Send Back Down that Which Ye Have Called Up · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 180 · VIII. Of the Signs of Hnaa · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 181 · IX. Of the Dream-Gates · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 182 · X. Of Koth, and the Sign of Koth · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 183 · XI. The Ritual of the Silver Key · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 184 · XII. ’Umr At-Tawil · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 185 · XIII. Of Opening the Door to Yog-Sothoth · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 186 · XIV. The Ninth Verse that Summoneth Yog-Sothoth · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 187 · XV. Of Them from Outside and Their Spawn · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 188 · XVI. Somewhat of the Gates that Open to Beyond · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 189 · XVII. Of Leng and the Mysteries Thereof · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 189 · XVIII. Of the Coming Hence of the Old Ones · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 192 · XIX. The Openers of the Way · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
· IV. The Book of Dismissals
The Book of Dismissals:
___ 192 · I. Of Calling Up that Which You Cannot Put Down · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 194 · II. Of the Several Modes to Enforce the Dismissal · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 195 · III. Of Ib, and the Vengeance Thereof · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
___ 197 · IV. Of the Five-Pointed Star Carven of Grey Stone · Lin Carter · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #70 ’90
199 · The Sussex Manuscript · Fred Pelton · ms Crypt of Cthulhu #63 ’89
234 · Why Abdul Al Hazred Went Mad · D. R. Smith · ss The Nekromantikon Fll ’50
· Commentary
239 · History of the Necronomicon · H. P. Lovecraft · ar Oakman, AL: Rebel Press, 1938
242 · The Life of the Master · David T. St. Albans · fa Etchings & Odysseys #5 ’84
255 · A Critical Commentary on the Necronomicon · Robert M. Price · fa Crypt of Cthulhu #58 ’88
The New Lovecraft Circle ed. Robert M. Price (Fedogan & Bremer 1-878252-16-X, Sep ’96, $27.00, 389pp, hc, cover by Gahan Wilson) Collection of 25 stories, three original, in the Cthulhu Mythos, with an introduction by the editor. There is a historical introduction by Price, and a preface by Ramsey Campbell. Authors include Brian Lumley, Lin Carter, Richard Lupoff, and James Wade. Available from Fedogan & Bremer, 603 Washington Ave. SE #77, Minneapolis MN 55414-2950.

ix · Preface · Ramsey Campbell · pr
xi · The New Lovecraft Circle: Introduction · Robert M. Price · in *
3 · The Plain of Sound · Ramsey Campbell · ss The Inhabitant of the Lake, Arkham, 1964
14 · The Stone on the Island · Ramsey Campbell · ss Over the Edge, ed. August Derleth, Arkham, 1964
25 · The Statement of One John Gibson · Brian Lumley · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #19 ’84
43 · Demoniacal [Nuttall] · David Sutton · ss New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural #2, ed. David A. Sutton, London: Sphere, 1972
51 · The Kiss of Bugg-Shash [Nuttall] · Brian Lumley · ss Cthulhu: Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos #3 ’78
67 · The Slitherer from the Slime · H. P. Lowcraft · vi Inside SF Sep ’58
75 · The Doom of Yakthoob · Lin Carter · vi The Arkham Collector Sum ’71
77 · The Fishers from Outside · Lin Carter · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #54 ’88
91 · Keeper of the Flame · Gary Myers · ss *
95 · Dead Giveaway · J. Vernon Shea · ss Outré May ’76
112 · Those Who Wait · James Wade · nv
136 · The Keeper of Dark Point · John Glasby · nv *
164 · The Black Mirror · John Glasby · nv *
190 · I’ve Come to Talk with You Again · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Dark Terrors, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1995
195 · The Howler in the Dark · Richard L. Tierney · nv Crypt of Cthulhu #24 ’84
220 · The Horror on the Beach · Alan Dean Foster · nv Shroud Publishers, 1976
242 · The Whisperers · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Fantastic Sep ’77
257 · Lights! Camera! Shub-Niggurath! · Richard A. Lupoff · nv *
287 · Saucers from Yaddith · Robert M. Price · ss; Etchings & Odysseys #5 ’84
303 · Vastarien · Thomas Ligotti · ss Crypt of Cthulhu #48 ’87
316 · The Madness Out of Space [as by “H. P. Lovecraft”] · Peter H. Cannon · nv Eldritch Tales #8 ’82 (+1)
347 · Aliah Warden · Roger Johnson · ss The Count Dracula Fan Club Annual v5 #1 ’85
355 · The Last Supper · Donald R. Burleson · ss The Miskatonic
359 · The Church at Garlock’s Bend · David Kaufman · ss AHMM Apr ’87
372 · The Spheres Beyond Sound [“Threnody”] · Mark Rainey · ss Deathrealm Sum ’87
Horror Stories ed. Susan Price (Kingfisher US 1-85697-592-4, 1995 [Mar ’96], $6.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Mark Taylor) Young-adult anthology of 24 horror stories. Authors range from Poe and Dickens to Philip K. Dick, Stephen King, Joan Aiken, and T.H. White. Interior illustrations are by Harry Horse. First American edition (Kingfisher UK 1995).
The Prestige Christopher Priest (St. Martin’s 0-312-14705-8, Oct ’96 [Sep ’96], $24.95, 404pp, hc, cover by Greg Spalenka) Literary fantasy novel. Rival stage magicians tap into unexpected powers. Winner of the James Tait Black Award, and nominated for the World Fantasy Award. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 1995).
Serial Killer Days David Prill (St. Martin’s 0-312-14411-3, Jun ’96 [May ’96], $21.95, 218pp, hc, cover by Kent Christensen) Associational novel of black humor. A small town holds festivals to celebrate annual murders.
St. James Guide to Fantasy Writers ed. David Pringle (St. James Press 1-55862-205-5, Dec ’95 [Jan ’96], $95.00, 711pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. A bio-bibliographical guide to over 400 leading fantasy writers, with emphasis on the 20th century, but going back to the 17th. There is considerable overlap with the science fiction volume. This is the first in a two-volume set, and does not include horror, ghost, and gothic writers, to be covered in the second volume. Available from St. James Press/Gale Research, 835 Penobscot Building, 645 Griswold St., Detroit MI 48226; orders 800-877-4253.
The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. David Pringle (JG Press 1-57215-212-5, Dec ’96 [Nov ’96], $29.95, 304pp, hc) Non-fiction, reference. An illustrated encyclopedia. First US edition (Carlton 1996). JG Press, 455 Somerset Avenue, North Dighton MA 02764.
The Mask of Caliban Michael Pryor (Hodder Headline Australia 0-7336-0290-8, Aug ’96, A$11.95, 311pp, pb) Young-adult near-future SF. A street kid is forced to play in the virtual reality Game through which two AIs compete for world control.

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