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New Books received September 1998

New Books received 19 - 25 September 1998

Adams, Scott. The Joy of Work: Dilbert's Guide to Finding Happiness at the Expense of Expense of Your Co-workers. $22.00.
Hardcover non-fiction with cartoons.
Alexander, Bruce. Person or Persons Unknown. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Sir John Fielding 4: historical (1770 London) mystery.
Alexander, Bruce. Jack, Knave and Fool. $22.95.
Hardcover. Sir John Fielding 5: historical (1771 London) mystery novel.
[Animorphs] K. A. Applegate. The Solution. $4.99.
Digest paperback. Animorphs 22.
[Anonymous, editor]. Moonglow. $5.99.
Paperback original anthology, with novelettes of Bewitching New Tales of Moonlight, Magic, and Romance by Shayne, Sutcliffe and others.
Barker, Clive. Books of Blood Volumes One to Three. $14.00.
Trade paperback omnibus reprint three 1984 British paperback collections. New introduction by Barker.
Block, Francesca Lia. I Was a Teenage Fairy. $14.95.
Hardcover.
Block, Lawrence. Everybody Dies. $25.00.
Hardcover. Matthew Scudder 14: mystery.
Bond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington. $15.00.
Hardcover revised reprint 1958 British hardcover young adult. New jacket art by Diane deGroat; original 1958 illustrations by Peggy Fortnum.
Brightwell, Emily. Mrs. Jeffries Takes the Cake. $5.99.
Paperback. Inspector and Mrs. Jeffries 14: historical (Victorian England) mystery.
Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Minidoka: 937th Earl of One Mile Series M. $14.95.
Hardcover. First publication of early ERB Historical Fantasy. Jacket art by J.Allen St.John; illustrations by Michael Wm. Kaluta.
Cadigan, Pat. Tea from an Empty Cup. $22.95.
Hardcover cyberpunk novel. Jacket art by Bruce Jensen.
Clegg, Douglas. The Halloween Man. $5.50.
Paperback horror novel.
Daniel, Tony. Earthling. $14.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover science fiction.
Datlow, Ellen and Terri Windling, editors. Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers. $14.00.
Trade paperback original anthology, with 'erotic tales of magical, obsessional, and irresistible love' by Bryant, Constantine, Egan, Gaiman, Kilworth, Kushner, Lee, Murphy, Oates, Sherman (Delia), Smeds, Stableford, Steiber, Swanwick, Yolen and others.
Dillon, Leo and Diane. To Every Thing There Is a Season. $15.95.
Hardcover picture book.
"Simply the most beautiful book I've seen in years."--Dave
[doll] Jannell Cannon. Verdi. $18.95.
Stuffed snake from the book of the same name ().
[bes Shahar, Eluki] as 'Rosemary Edghill'. Bell, Book, and Murder: The Bast Novels. $17.95.
Trade paperback omnibus reprint Speak Daggers to Her (1994), Book of Moons (1995) and The Bowl of Night (1996, first paperback appearance).
Ellison, Harlan. Slippage: Previously Uncollected, Precariously Poised Stories. $13.00.
Trade paperback reprint hardcover collection.
Enright, Elizabeth. Gone-Away Lake. $6.00.
Digest paperback reprint 1957 hardcover. Cover art by Jane Dyer; illustrations by Joe and Beth Krush. A Newbery Honor Book.
Field, Rachel. Hitty, Her First Hundred Years. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1929 hardcover. Cover art and illustrations by Dorothy P. Lathrop. A Newbery Medal Winner.
Forrest, Katherine V. Apparition Alley. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Kate Delafield 6: lesbian mystery.
Galford, Ellen. Dyke and the Dybbuk. $12.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1993 trade paperback; second printing, new cover design.
Gorman, Ed. Trouble Man. $4.99.
Paperback western.
Griffith, Nicola and Stephen Pagel, editors. Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction. $26.95.
Hardcover original anthology. Despite the publisher's packaging (jacket flap copy and the Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data) stating that this is Volume 1 of a series of Original Gay and Lesbian Writing, this is actually the second volume, following by a year the Lambda Award Winning true first volume, Bending the Landscape: Fantasy (), as acknowledged in the editors' Introduction. Perhaps the new publisher chose to ignore this minor detail. Authors include Baxter, Klages, Kress, Lewitt, Ore, Sheffield, Steele, Vonarburg and others. Jacket art by J. K. Potter.
Hoffman, Alice. Practical Magic. $7.99.
Paperback reprint 1995 hardcover; fifth printing, movie tie-in package.
Hunter, Mollie. The King's Swift Rider: A Novel on Robert the Bruce. $17.95.
Hardcover young adult historical. Jacket art by Greg Call.
Jacobs, Harvey. American Goliath. $14.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. A 1998 World Fantasy Award nominee.
Kilpatrick, Nancy and Thomas S. Roche, editors. In the Shadow of the Gargoyle. $12.00.
Trade paperback mostly original anthology, with 'original and classic tales of nightmares carved in stone' by Clayton, D'Ammassa, Gaiman, Grant, Hodge, Holder, Kurtz, Levinthal & Skipp, Rodgers, Taylor (Lucy), Tem (Melanie), Yolen & Harris and others; classic reprints by de Lint, Ellison and Lumley. Cover art by Victor Stabin.
King, Stephen. Bag of Bones. $28.00.
Hardcover.
King, Stephen. Wizard and Glass. $7.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. The Dark Tower 4. Illustrations by Dave McKean.
[Roberts, Doreen as] 'Kate Kingsbury'. Dying Room Only. $5.99.
Paperback mystery. Pennyfoot Hotel 11.
Kress, Nancy. Stinger. $24.95.
Hardcover thriller. Jacket art by Shelley Eshkar.
Lansky, Bruce, editor. Newfangled Fairy Tales, Book #2: Classic Stories With a Funny Twist. $3.95.
Digest paperback original anthology new fairy tales. Cover art by Joy Allen.
Lee, Tanith. Faces Under Water. $23.95.
Hardcover. The Secret Books of Venus 1: historical (18th Century Venice) fantasy. Jacket art by J. K. Potter.
Lee, Stan and Peter David, editors. The Ultimate Hulk. $14.95.
Trade paperback original anthology, with stories about Bruce Banner and his big grey/green alter ego by Askegren, Colon, David, DeCandido, Duffy, Fingeroth, Holder & Golden, Murray and others. Cover art by Mike Zeck and Phil Zimelman; illustrations by Mooney, Perez, Pierard, Romita Sr (!), Trimpe and others. Introduction by Lee. A Byron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc. package.
Lewis, C. S. Aslan's Triumph. $12.95.
Hardcover reprint 1998 British hardcover World of Narnia picture book, adapted by unknown hands from the final chapters of Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). Jacket art and full-page color illustrations by Deborah Maze.
Lewis, C. S. Edmund and the White Witch. $5.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 British hardcover World of Narnia picture book, adapted by unknown hands from the second two chapters of Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). Jacket art and full--page color illustrations by Deborah Maze.
Lewis, C. S. Lucy Steps Through the Wardrobe. $5.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 British hardcover World of Narnia picture book, adapted by unknown hands from the first two chapters of Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950). Jacket art and full--page color illustrations by Deborah Maze.
Lewis, C. S. The Complete Chronicles of Narnia. $50.00.
Hardcover reprint 1998 British hardcover omnibus reprinting The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe (1950), Prince Caspian (1951), The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (1952), The Silver Chair (1953), The Horse and His Boy (1954), The Magician's Nephew (1955) and The Last Battle (1956), unfortunately in the new 'approved' internal chronological order. Jacket art (map of Narnia) and hand-colored illustrations by Pauline Baynes. Introduction by Brian Sibley.
[Lewis, C. S.] Mary Kate Morgan. The Narnia Cookbook: Foods from C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia. $16.95.
Hardcover cookbook. Commentary by Douglas Gresham. illustrations by Pauline Baynes from recent watercolored versions in the Complete Chronicles.
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking's After-Christmas Party. $5.99.
Trade paperback reprint 1996 hardcover reprint 1995 British hardcover picture book translation of 1950 Swedish. Includes 1995 illustrations by Michael Chesworth.
Lofting, Hugh. DD 2: The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1922 hardcover young adult fantasy; 18th printing. illustrations by author. Winner Newbery Medal.
London, Jack [edited by Dale L. Walker]. Fantastic Tales. $11.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1975 hardcover collection. Foreword by Philip Jose Farmer.
[Milne, A. A.] Ernest H. Shepard. The Pooh Sketchbook. $14.95.
Hardcover reprint 1984 reprint 1982 British hardcover. Introduction by Brian Sibley.
Milne, Christopher [edited by A. R. Melrose]. Beyond the World of Pooh: Selections from the Memoirs of Christopher Milne. $22.95.
Hardcover omnibus reprint portions of Milne's four previous volumes of memoirs.
Modesitt, L. E., Jr. The Ghost of the Revelator. $23.95.
Hardcover. Alternate history sequel to Of Tangible Ghosts (). Jacket art by Nicholas Jainschigg.
Morrison, Toni. Beloved. $12.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1987 hardcover; new movie tie-in edition.
Mortimer, John. Felix in the Underworld. $12.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 British hardcover.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Sirena. $15.95.
Hardcover young adult mermaid fantasy novel. Jacket art by Rafal Oblinski.
O'Leary, Patrick. The Gift. $13.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover fantasy. Wraparound cover art Thomas Canty (here uncredited).
Parker, Robert B. Trouble in Paradise. $22.95.
Hardcover mystery. Jesse Stone 2: sequel to ().
Penman, Sharon Kay. Cruel as the Grave: A Medieval Mystery. $22.00.
Hardcover. Justin de Quincy 2: historical (1193 London, court of Eleanor of Aquitaine) mystery, sequel to ().
Pierce, Tamora. Daja's Book. $15.95.
Hardcover. Circle of Magic 3: young adult fantasy sequel to Sandry's Book () and Tris's Book (). Jacket art by Theron.
Pilkey, Dav. Big Dog and Little Dog Going for a Walk. $4.95.
1997 board book.
Pullman, Philip. Clockwork, or All Wound Up. $14.95.
Hardcover reprint 1996 British hardcover. Jacket art and illustrations by Leonard Gore original to this edition.
[Quantum Leap] Mindy Peterman. Song and Dance. $6.99.
Paperback. Quantum Leap 17.
[Rocky and Bullwinkle] David Lewman. How to Do Right: Dudley Do-Right's Book of Manners. $2.99.
Digest paperback.
[Rocky and Bullwinkle] Cathy East Dubowski. Rocky and Bullwinkle and the Metal-Munching Mice. $3.99.
Digest paperback young adult novelization. Eight pages color stills.
Rovin, Jeff. Return of the Wolf Man. $6.99.
Paperback novel based on the Universal Studios.
[Sabrina The Teenage Witch] Cathy East Dubowski. A Doll's Story. $3.99.
Digest paperback. Sabrina The Teenage Witch 6: young adult novelization of teleplay by Carrie Hornigblum and Renee Phillips. Color stills on every page.
[Spider-Man] Keith R. A. Candido and Jose R. Nieto. Spider-Man: Venom's Wrath. $6.99.
Paperback. Cover art by Tony Harris; illustrations by Joe St. Pierre. A Byron Preiss Multimedia Company, Inc. package.
Stabenow, Dana. Fire and Ice. $23.95.
Hardcover. Liam Campbell 1: Alaskan mystery.
[Star Wars] William C. Dietz. Soldier for the Empire. $14.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Star Wars: Dark Forces [1]. Cover art by 25 color full-page illustrations by Dean Williams.
Varley, John. The Golden Globe. $22.95.
Hardcover thespian science fiction. Jacket art by Danilo Ducak.
Verne, Jules. The Chase of the Golden Meteor. $13.00.
Trade paperback facsimile reprint 1909 British hardcover translation by Frederick Lawton (per Science Fiction Encyclopedia, here uncredited) of 1908 French hardcover (then as La Chasse au meteore). New introduction by Gregory A. Benford.
[Writer's Digest] Kirsten C. Holm, editor. 1999 Writer's Market. $27.99.
Trade paperback.
[Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn and Bill Fawcett as] 'Quinn Fawcett'. Embassy Row. $24.95.
Hardcover. Mycroft Holmes 2: sequel to Against the Brotherhood ().
Yolen, Jane and Bruce Coville. Armageddon Summer. $17.00.
Hardcover young adult near future.
Yolen, Jane. Merlin and the Dragons. $5.99.
Trade paperback reprint 1995 hardcover picture book. Cover art and illustrations by Li Ming.
Yolen, Jane. Snow, Snow: Winter Poems for Childhood. $16.95.
Hardcover picture book. Photos by Jason Stemple.

New Books received 12 - 18 September 1998

[Babylon 5] Jane Killick. Babylon 5: Season by Season [4]: No Surrender, No Retreat. $11.00.
Trade paperback revised reprint 1998 British trade paperback non-fiction. Eight pages color stills.
Baker, Alan. Little Rabbit's First Number Book. $9.95.
Hardcover picture book. Text by Kate Petty.
Banks, Lynne Reid. Magic Cupboard 5: The Key to the Indian. $16.00.
Hardcover young adult fantasy. Jacket art by Wayne Alfano; illustrations by James Watling.
Card, Orson Scott, editor. Future on Ice. $24.95.
Hardcover reprint anthology, reprinting stories by Asimov, Bear, Benford, Butler, Card, Cherryh, Crowley, Fowler, Goldstein, Kessel, Kress, Martin, Shiner, Sykes, Varley, Weiner, Williams (Walter Jon), and Zindell. Companion to Future on Fire ().
De La Rosa, Sheila. The Encyclopedia of Weird. $4.99.
Digest paperback young adult non-fiction.
Douglas, Carole Nelson, editor. Midnight Louie's Pet Detectives. $23.95.
Hardcover original anthology, with mystery stories by Block (Lawrence), Braun, Cannell, Douglas, Friesner, Gorman, Jance, Paul, Perry, Pickard, Scarborough and others.
Eddings, David and Leigh Eddings. The Rivan Codex. $27.50.
Hardcover. Kind of Eddings' Silmarillion. Wraparound jacket art and illustrations by Geoff Taylor
Fellows, Oscar L. Operation Damocles. $5.99.
Paperback. Cover art by Gary Ruddell.
[Forgotten Realms] Richard Baker. The Shadow Stone. $5.99.
Paperback. Cover art by Les Adwards.
Hamilton, Peter F. A Second Chance at Eden. $42.95.
British hardcover collection of stories leading up to The Reality Dysfunction. Wraparound jacket art by Jim Burns.
Kaye, Marilyn. Last on Earth 1: The Vanishing. $4.99.
Paperback ya.
[Koontz, Dean] Katherine Ramsland. Dean Koontz: A Writer's Biography. $16.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover biography.
Leonard, Elmore. The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories. $12.95.
Trade paperback coll.
Lovecraft, H. P. and Others {James Turner, editor]. Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1990 hardcover anthology, reprinting stories by Bloch, Campbell, Farmer, Howard, King, Kuttner, Leiber, Long, Lovecraft, Lumley, Lupoff, Russ, Smith, Wagner and Wilson. Wraparound cover art by John Jude Palencar.
McKinley, Robin. The Stone Fey. $17.00.
Hardcover picture book rep 1985 novelette. Jacket art by illustrations by John Clapp.
Mosley, Walter. Socrates Fortlow 1: Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned. $14.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover,
Norton, Andre. Scent of Magic. $23.00.
Hardcover. Back jacket art by Kinuko Craft.
[Outer Limits] John Peel. The Outer Limits 7: The Vanished. $3.99.
Digest paperback. Cover art by Peter Bollinger.
Perry, Anne. Inspector Monk 9: A Breach of Promise. $25.00.
Hardcover
[Resident Evil] S[tephani] D[anelle] Perry. Resident Evil 1: The Umbrella Conspiracy. $6.50.
Paperback. Novelization based on the Capcom videogame.
[Resident Evil] S[tephani] D[anelle] Perry. Resident Evil 2: Caliban Cove. $6.50.
Paperback. First original novel based on the Capcom videogame.
Santore, Charles. The Fox and the Rooster: A Fable from Aesop. $7.99.
Hardcover gift picture book. Jacket art by illustrations by Santore.
Sheffield, Charles. Convergent Series: Heritage Universe 1/2: Summertide/Divergence. $6.99.
Paperback omni reprint 1990 and 1991 hardcovers. Cover art by Gary Freeman.
[Star Trek The Next Generation] Peter David. Triangle: Imzadi II. $23.00.
Hardcover. sequel to Imzadi (). Jacket art by Keith Birdsong.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Where Go the Boats?. $16.00.
Hardcover picture book 4 poems fr A Child's Garden of Verses. Jacket art by illustrations by Max Grover.
Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn. Blood Roses: A Novel of Saint-Germain. $24.95.
Hardcover historical (14th C France) vampire novel.
Yep, Laurence. Chinatown Mystery 2: The Case of the Lion Dance. $14.95.
Hardcover young adult mystery. Sequel to The Case of the Goblin Pearls (). Jacket art by Nicholas Krenitsky.

New Books received 5 - 11 September 1998

Anthony, Piers. Xanth 21: Faun & Games. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Wrap ca Darrell K. Sweet.
Auster, Paul. Lulu on the Bridge. $15.00.
Trade paperback screnplay with many b&w stills, interviews with production staff.
Barton, William and Michael Capobianco. White Light. $13.00.
Trade paperback science fiction, with cover that prints illegible glossy white on pale blue
Borges, Jorge Luis. Collected Fictions. $40.00.
Hardcover omni newly translated by Andrew Hurley.
Bradbury, Ray. Driving Blind. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover collection.
[Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Christopher Golden & NancyHolder. Buffy, the Vampire Slayer 6: Child of the Hunt. $5.99.
Paperback.
Cochran, Molly and Warren Murphy. The Broken Sword. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover Arhturian. Cover art by Greg Call.
Datlow, Ellen and Terri Windling, editors. Black Swan, White Raven. $13.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover original anthology, with stories by Blumlein, Cadnum, Crowley, Fowler, Friesner, Forst, Hoffman, Kilworth, Kress, Murphy, Oates, Snyder, Yolen and others. Cover art by Thomas Canty.
Dickson, Gordon R. Tactics of Mistake. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1971 hardcover. Cover art by Royo.
Di Filippo, Paul. Ribofunk. $3.99.
Paperback reprint 1996 hardcover short story collection.
Dumas, Alexandre (Pere). The Count of Monte Cristo. $4.99.
Paperback reprint 1846 French novel, no translator credited, basis Bester's The Stars My Destination.
Duncan, Dave. The Great Game 3: Future Indefinite. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. sequel to Past Imperative () Present Tense ().
Ellis, Alice Thomas. Fairy Tale: A Novel. $22.95.
Hardcover fantasy novel.
Ellroy, James. Brown's Requiem. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1981 paperback mystery.
Francis, Dick. 10 Lb. Penalty. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover mystery.
Francis, Dick. Field of Thirteen. $24.95.
Hardcover coll.
Gelb, Jeff and Michael Garrett, editors. Hot Blood X. $6.99.
Paperback original anthology, with stories by Block (Lawrence), Campbell (Ramsey), Collins (Max Allan and Barbara), Hodge, Holder, Kihn, Little, Masterton, Tem (Melanie) and others.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins. Unpunished: A Mystery. $10.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover myst. Ed Afterw Catherine J. GOlden and Denise D. Knight.
Gunson, Jonathan and Marten Coombe. The Merlin Mystery. $21.00.
Hardcover picture puzzle book, in the trail of Masquerade.
Holder, Nancy. Gambler's Star 1: The Six Families. $5.99.
Paperback science fiction.
Kihn, Greg. Shade of Pale. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover dark fantasy with banshee.
Launis, Roger D. and Bertram Ulrich. NASA & The Exploration of Space. $60.00.
Hardcover coffeetable art book.
Leonard, Elmore. The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories. $23.95.
Hardcover coll.
Marsh, Ngaio. Roderick Allen 16: Night at the Vulcan. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1951 hardcover; third paperback publisher.
Matheson, Richard. What Dreams May Come. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1978 hardcover. Movie tie-in edition.
O'Brien, Flann. At Swim-Two-Birds. $13.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1939 British hardcover. Intro by William H. Gass.
Pohl, Frederik. The Siege of Eternity. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Wrap ca John Harris.
Scieszka, Jon and Lane Smith. Squids Will Be Squids: Fresh Morals, Beastly Fables. $17.99.
Hardcover picture book of modern fables. Jacket art by illustrations by Lane Smith.
Simon, editor. Necronomicon Spellbook. $5.99.
Paperback.
Singh, Simon. Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathemati. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover non-fiction.
Smith, L. Neil. Bretta Martyn. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Daughter of Henry Martyn. Cover art by Jim Burns.
Weber, David. Honor Harrington 1: On Basilisk Station. $1.99.
Paperback reprint 1993 paperback. Special Limited Edition. Special mail-in rebate coupon if you mutilate the current hardcover and paperback for their UPC codes.
Weber, David. Honor Harrington 7: In Enemy Hands. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Cover art by David Mattingly.
Weber, David. Honor Harrington 8: Echoes of Honor. $24.00.
Hardcover. LoC cataloguing gives subt 'conquer Hell--or die!' Jacket art by David Mattingly.
Winterson, Jeanette. Sexing the Cherry. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1989 British hardcover alternate 17th Century England.
Wrede, Patricia C. Magician's Ward. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover fantasy. sequel to Mairelon the Magician (op). Cover art by David Kramer.
[Yarbro, Chelsea Quinn and Bill Fawcett as] 'Quinn Fawcett'. Mycroft Holmes 1: Against the Brotherhood. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover.
Zebrowski, George. Brute Orbits. $23.00.

New Books received 29 August - 4 September 1998

Adamson, Lydia. A Cat on Jingle Bell Rock. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Alice Nestleton 15: feline mystery.
Adams, Scott. Journey to Cubeville. $12.95.
Trade paperback. Dilbert 12: collects daily and Sunday strips from 1 Sep 1996 to 4 Jan 1998, plus punch-out cubical and finger puppets of Dilbert's principle cast.
Alexander, Lloyd. The Town Cat and Other Tales. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1977 hardcover young adult collection. New cover art by Mark Buehner; illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi.
Alfonsi, Alice. Some Enchanted Evening. $5.99.
Paperback fantasy romance with Djinn.
Andersson, C. Dean. I Am Dracula. $4.99.
Paperback reprint 1993 paperback horror; second printing.
[Babylon 5] J. Gregory Keyes. The Birth of the Psicorps. $5.99.
Paperback. Babylon 5: Dark Genesis 1: based on an original outline by J. Michael Straczynski (actors with larger egos have been known to take credit for less!).
Baum, L. Frank. Oz 11: The Lost Princess of Oz. $24.00.
Hardcover facsimile reprint 1917 hardcover. New Afterword by Peter Glassman. Jacket art and illustrations by John R. Neill.
[Bellairs, John] Brad Strickland. The Hand of the Necromancer. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1996 hardcover young adult supernatural thriller. Johnny Dixon 10. Cover art by Paul O. Zelinsky; frontispiece Edward Gorey.
Briery, Traci. The Vampire Journals. $4.99.
Paperback reprint 1993 paperback; second printing.
Burke, James Lee. Half of Paradise. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1965 hardcover mystery. Burke's first novel.
Chan, Jackie with Jeff Yang. I am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action. $24.95.
Hardcover autobiography. Includes eight pages of color, and sixteen pages of b&w stills. Annotated filmography.
Cholfin, Bryan, editor. The Best of Crank!. $23.95.
Hardcover anthology, reprinting stories from Crank! by Aldiss, Attanasio, Bishop, Bunch, Fowler, Jones (Gwyneth), Lafferty, Le Guin, Lethem, Scholz, Tuttle, Wolfe and others.
Connelly, Michael. Blood Work. $7.50.
Paperback reprint 1998 hardcover mystery.
Czerneda, Julie E. Beholder's Eye. $5.99.
Paperback science fiction. Wraparound cover art by Luis Royo.
Dahl, Roald. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1985 British hardcover young adult. New cover art by Quentin Blank; illustrations by Blake.
Dahl, Roald. The Magic Finger. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1966 hardcover young adult. New cover art by Quentin Blake; illustrations by Blake from 1995 edition.
Dann, Joshua. Timeshare 2: Second Time Around. $5.99.
Paperback sequel to Timeshare (). Cover art by Victor Stabin.
Demi. The Greatest Treasure. $16.95.
Hardcover picture book.
[doll] Ruth Stiles Gannett. My Father's Dragon plush toy. $9.99.
Six inches tall, blue and yellow stripes with pink wings! A Dave must-have item.
[Dragonlance] Mary Kirchoff, editor. The Art of the Dragonlance Saga. $19.99.
Trade paperback reprint 1987 trade paperback. Introduction by Weis and Hickman. Cover art by Keith Parkinson.
Dunnett, Dorothy. To Lie with Lions. $16.95.
1996 British trade paperback reprint 1995 British hardcover. House of Niccolo 6.
Lord Dunsany [S. T. Joshi, editor]. The Complete Pegana: All the Tales Pertaining to the Fabulous Realm of. $12.95.
Trade paperback omnibus collection, reprinting the collections The Gods of Pegana (1905), Time and the Gods (1906) and three stories from Tales of Three Hemispheres (1919). Introduction by S. T. Joshi. Cover art by H. E. Fassl.
Dyson, Freeman. Imagined Worlds. $14.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover non-fiction collection. The 1995 Jerusalem-Harvard Lectures.
Evans, Greg. Luann: The Plunge. $9.95.
Trade paperback collection of comic strips.
Garner, Alan. The Well of the Wind. $14.95.
Hardcover medium-size picture book. Jacket art and illustrations by Herve Blondon.
Girardi, Robert. Vaporetto 13. $11.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover.
Golden, Christopher. Of Saints and Shadows. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1994 paperback. The Shadow Saga 1: a vampire trilogy.
Greenberg, Martin H. and Larry Segriff, editors. Battle Magic. $5.99.
Paperback original anthology, with stories by de Lint, DeChancie, Edghill, Gorman, Hoffman, Lindskold, Reichert, Rusch, Scarborough, Sherman (Josepha -- who gets split across the table of contents pages), West and others. Cover art by Les Edwards.
Greenberg, Martin H., editor. Women on the Edge. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1992 hardcover anthology, reprinting stories by Collins, Estleman, Gorman, MacDonald (John D.), Michaels, Muller, Paretsky, Pronzini and others.
Haldeman, Joe. Forever Peace. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Winner 1998 Hugo Award Best Novel.
Hambly, Barbara and Martin H. Greenberg, editors. Sisters of the Night. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1995 trade paperback original anthology, with vampire stories by Cadigan, Effinger, Hambly, Harrison (M. John), Hoffman, Kurland, Lee, Niven, Paxson, Rusch, Smith (Dean Wesley), Tem (Steve & Melanie), Wheeler, Yolen and others.
Hanna, Lynn. The Starry Child. $5.99.
Paperback Celtic fantasy romance.
[Lovecraft, H. P.] Daniel Harms. The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana: Second Edition. $14.95.
Trade paperback expanded and revised reprint 1995 trade paperback. Cover art by H. E. Fassl; illustrations by Dave Carson.
Hawking, Stephen. A Brief History of Time: The Updated and Expanded Tenth Anniversary Edition. $27.95.
Hardcover revised reprint 1988 (but only 1996 copyright) hardcover. New Introduction, new chapter, rest revised.
Hawking, Stephen. A Brief History of Time: The Updated and Expanded Tenth Anniversary Edition. $14.95.
Trade paperback revised reprint 1988 hardcover. See above.
Hoban, Russell. Riddley Walker. $12.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1980 hardcover, here adding new Afterword, Notes and Glossary.
Hunter, Jim. Percival and the Presence of God. $10.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1978 British hardcover Arthurian novel. Cover art by Ed Org.
Jerome, Jerome K. Three Men in a Boat/Three Men on the Bummel. $9.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1889 and 1900 British hardcovers. Edited, with Introduction and Notes by Geoffrey Harvey. An Oxford World Classic.
Johnstone, William W. Trapped in the Ashes. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1989 paperback; third printing. Ashes 10.
Johnstone, William W. Triumph in the Ashes. $5.99.
Paperback. Ashes 26.
Kerr, Katharine. Deverry 9: The Dragon Mage 1: The Red Wyvern. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 trade paperback. Wraparound cover art by Paul Youll.
Klavan, Andrew. The Uncanny. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1998 hardcover horror.
Lackey, Mercedes and Larry Dixon. Owlflight. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Wraparound cover art by Jody A. Lee; illustrations by Dixon.
Lackey, Mercedes and Larry Dixon. Owlsight. $24.95.
Hardcover sequel to Owlflight (see above). Wraparound cover art by Jody A. Lee; illustrations by Dixon.
Lansdale, Joe R. Bad Chili: A Novel of Suspense. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover mystery. Hap Collins and Leonard Pine 4.
Lansdale, Joe R. Rumble Tumble. $22.00.
Hardcover mystery. Hap Collins & Leonard Pine 5.
Leyner, Mark. The Tetherballs of Bougainville. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover.
[Lucasfilms] Deborah Chester. The Crimson Claw. $5.99.
Paperback. Lucasfilm's Alien Chronicles 2: sequel to The Golden One ().
[Lumley, Brian] Scott David Aniolowski, editor. Singers of Strange Songs: A Celebration of Brian Lumley. $12.95.
Trade paperback anthology, with stories by Lumley, D'Ammassa, Henderson (C. J.) and others. Cover art by H. E. Fassl.
[Magic: The Gathering] Lynn Abbey. Planeswalker. $5.99.
Paperback. Magic: The Gathering: Artifacts Cycle 2. Cover art by rk Post.
Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter. Video Movie Guide 1999. $7.99.
Very thick paperback (1584 pages!). Adding listings of more than 17,000 movies, 650 new entries . . .
Mayhew, Michael, editor. Harvest Tales & Midnight Revels: Stories for the Waning of the Year. $23.95.
Hardcover anthology. illustrations by Mona Caron.
McCaffrey, Anne. If Wishes Were Horses. $14.95.
Gift hardcover novelette. Cover art by Harvey Parker.
Michaels, Melisa. Sister to the Rain. $5.99.
Paperback. Rosie Lavine 2: sequel to Cold Iron (). PI and elves in California.
Milne, A. A. The Complete Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh. $25.00.
Hardcover omnibus collecting When We Were Very Young (1924) and Now We Are Six (1927). The original illustrations by Ernest Shepard here watercolored by uncredited hands.
McNaughton, Colin. Dracula's Tomb. $15.99.
Hardcover picture book, with surprise pop-up.
Monteleone, Thomas F. Night of Broken Souls. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover thriller.
Moser, Barry, editor. Great Ghost Stories. $22.00.
Hardcover anthology, reprinting stories by Doyle, Jacobs, L'Engle, Lovecraft, Nesbit, Oates, Pearce (Philippa), Stoker and others. Jacket art, watercolors and illustrations by Moser.
Nasaw, Jonathan. Shadows. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover supernatural suspense, with vampire, witches and assassins.
O'Neal, Kathleen M. Written in the Stars. $5.99.
Paperback non-fantasy romantic adventure.
Osborne, Cary. Darkloom. $5.99.
Paperback science fiction. Cover art by Royo.
Patchett, Ann. The Magician's Assistant. $13.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover.
Paxson, Diana L. Westria 4: The Earthstone. $11.95.
1992 British paperback reprint 1987 paperback.
Paxson, Diana L. Westria 7: The Jewel of Fire. $9.95.
1992 British paperback reprint 1986 paperback.
Paxson, Diana L. Westria 1/2: Lady of Light, Lady of Darkness. $11.95.
1990 British paperback reprint 1982 paperback.
Paxson, Diana L. Westria 5: The Sea Star. $11.95.
1992 British paperback reprint 1988 paperback.
Paxson, Diana L. Westria 3: Silverhair the Wanderer. $8.95.
1990 British paperback reprint 1986 paperback.
Paxson, Diana L. Westria 6: The Wind Crystal. $9.95.
1992 British paperback reprint 1990 paperback.
[Perkins, Dan as] 'Tom Tomorrow'. This Modern World 4: Penguin Soup for the Soul. $9.95.
Trade paperback.
Pilkey, Dav. Big Dog and Little Dog Wearing Sweaters. $4.95.
Board.
Preston, Richard. The Cobra Event: A Novel. $7.99.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover thriller.
Price, Robert M., editor. The Nyarlathotep Cycle: Stories About the God of a Thousand Forms. $10.95.
Trade paperback anthology, reprinting stories and poems by Bloch, Carter, Derleth, Dunsany, Howard, Lovecraft, Tierney, Yeats and others. Cover art by H. E. Fassl; illustrations by Dave Carson.
Rendell, Ruth. Inspector Wexford 17: Road Rage. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover mystery.
Resnick, Mike. The Widowmaker Unleashed. $5.99.
Paperback sequel to The Widowmaker () The Widowmaker Reborn (). Cover art by Donato Giancola.
Rinehart, Mary Roberts. Lost Ecstasy. $5.99.
Paperback reprint 1927 hardcover mystery.
Roberts, Lillian M. Andi Pauling 3: Almost Human. $5.99.
Paperback veterinary mystery.
Rose, Carol. Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins: An Encyclopedia. $15.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1996 hardcover non-fiction (then as Spirits, Fairies, Gnomes and Goblins: An Encyclopedia of Little People).
Ross, Kate. Julian Kestrel 2: A Broken Vessel. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1994 hardcover historical (Regency London) mystery.
Sandburg, Carl. Rootabaga Stories. $12.95.
Trade paperback facsimile reprint 1922 hardcover. Cover art and illustrations by Maud and Miska Petersham.
San Souci, Robert D. A Terrifying Taste of Short & Shivery: Thirty Creepy Tales. $14.95.
Hardcover coll. Cover art by Tristan Elwell; illustrations by Lenny Wooden.
Saramago, Jose. The History of the Siege of Lisbon. $13.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1996 transl by Giovanni Pontiero 1989 Port hardcover Historia do Cerco de Lisboa
Scott, Jerry and Jim Borgman. Zits: Sketchbook 1. $9.95.
Trade paperback.
Self, Will. Great Apes. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 British hardcover satire where an artist wakes up as a chimp.
[Shadowrun] Lisa Smedman. Shadowrun [33]: Psychotrope. $5.99.
Paperback.
Shelley, Rick. DMC 2: Lieutenant. $5.99.
Paperback. sequel to Office Cadet (). Cover art by Duane O. Meyers.
Siddiqui, Ashraf and Marilyn Lerch. Pakistani Tales: Toontoony Pie and Other Stories. $12.50.
Hardcover reprint 1961 hardcover. illustrations by Jan Fairservis.
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley. The Gypsy Game. $4.99.
Digest paperback reprint 1997 hardcover young adult companion to The Egypt Game ().
{Star Trek: New Frontier] Peter David. The Captain's Table 5: Once Burned. $6.50.
Paperback. As by Mackenzie Calhoun. Can you find Peter David in the background ca?
{Star Trek] Jerry Oltion. The Captain's Table 6: Where Sea Meets Sky. $6.50.
Paperback. As by Christopher Pike.
[Stargate] Ashley McConnell. Stargate SG-1. $5.99.
Paperback. Based on tv series based on story and char Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich.
[Star Wars] John Whitman. Galaxy of Fear 12: The Hunger. $4.50.
Digest paperback young adult.
[Star Wars] Timothy Zahn. The Hand of Thrawn 1: Vision of the Future. $24.95.
Hardcover. sequel to Specter of the Past. Wraparound jacket art by Drew Struzan.
Stoppard, Tom. The Invention of Love. $11.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 British trade paperback, here slightly revised to reflect textual changes in the National Theatre production.
Takahashi, Rumiko. The Return of Lum: Urusei Yatsura 8: For Better or Curse. $15.95.
Trade paperback manga. English adaptation by Gerard Jones.
Takashige, Hiroshi. Striker [1]: The Armored Warrior. $16.95.
Trade paperback manga. Art by Ryoji Minagawa.
Taylor, Karen E. Vampire Legacy 1: Blood Secrets. $4.99.
Paperback reprint 1994 paperback; second printing.
Taylor, Karen E. Vampire Legacy 2: Bitter Blood. $4.99.
Paperback reprint 1994 paperback; second printing.
Taylor, Karen E. Vampire Legacy 3: Blood Ties. $4.99.
Paperback reprint 1995 paperback; second printing.
[Timecop] Dan Parkinson. Timecop 1: Viper's Spawn. $5.99.
Paperback. based on the Universal tv series, characters Mike Richardson Mark Verheiden
Turtledove, Harry. Departures. $6.99.
Paperback reprint 1993 paperback collection of alternate history stories; 7th printing, new price, new cover layout for art by Eric Peterson.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Curses, Inc. and Other Stories. $4.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover young adult collection.
[video] Hayao Miyazaki. Kiki's Delivery Service. $15.99.
103 minutes, pan-and-scan, dubbed (Kirsten Dunst, Phil Hartman, Debbie Reynolds)
Vonnegut, Kurt. Bluebeard. $11.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1987 hardcover.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Cat's Cradle. $11.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1963 hardcover.
Vonnegut, Kurt. God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. $11.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1965 hardcover.
Vonnegut, Kurt. The Sirens of Titan. $11.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1959 paperback.
Vonnegut, Kurt. Welcome to the Monkey House. $11.95.
Trade paperback reprint 1968 hardcover collection.
Weis, Margaret and David Baldwin. Dragon's Disciple 1: Dark Heart. $23.00.
Hardcover fantasy. Jacket art by John Howe.
[Westlake, Donald E. as] 'Richard Stark'. Comeback. $12.00.
Trade paperback reprint 1997 hardcover.
Wheeler, John Archibald with Kenneth Ford. Geons, Black Holes & Quantum Foam: A Life in Physics. $27.95.
Hardcover autobiography.
Willard, Nancy, editor. Step Lightly: Poems for the Journey. $18.00.
Hardcover poetry coll.
[World of Darkness] David Niall Wilson. TWorld of Darkness: The Grails Covenant 3: To Dream of Dreamers Lost. $5.99.
Paperback sequel to
Wurts, Janny. Alliance of Light 1: Fugitive Prince. $6.50.
Paperback reprint 1997 hardcover. Wraparound cover art by illustrations by author.
Yolen, Jane. Tea with an Old Dragon: A Story of Sophia Smith, Founder of Smith College. $15.95.
Hardcover non-fantasy picture book. Jacket art by illustrations by Monica Vachula.
Yronwode, Catherine with Eileen Smith. The California Gardener's Book of Lists. $17.95.
Trade paperback non-fiction.

Audio and video received September 1998

[audio] Dante. The Inferno. $24.95.
Unabridged reading Robert Pinsky's new verse translation by Pinsky, Seamus Heaney, Frank Bidart and Louise Gluck. Approximately six hours on four cassettes.
[audio] Dick Francis. Field of Thirteen. $19.95.
Unabridged readings by Martin Jarvis of four of the stories in the recent collection. Approximately three hours and forty minutes on three cassettes.
[audio] Stephen King. Bag of Bones. $59.95.
Unabridged reading by the author. Approximately twenty-two hours on sixteen cassettes. Includes interview with King.
[audio] Robert B. Parker. Trouble in Paradise. $25.00.
Abridged reading Richard Masur. Jesse Stone 2. Approximately six hours on four cassettes.
[audio] Anne Perry. A Breach of Promise. $18.00.
Abridged reading by Simon 'The Book' Jones. Inspector Monk 9. Approximately three hours on two cassettes.
[audio] Robert Silverberg, editor. Legends: Stories by the Masters of Fantasy Volume 1. $25.00.
Unabridged readings by Frank Muller (King's Dark Tower) and Sam Tsoutsouvas (Silverberg's Majipoor). Approximately six hours on four cassettes.
[audio] [Star Trek The Next Generation] Peter David. Triangle: Imzadi II. $18.00.
Abridged reading by Robert O' Reilly. Approximately three hours on two cassettes.

Calendars received September 1998

Please note that 1999 calendars are no longer in stock, and are listed here solely as a record of what we had received.
[calendar] Ken Blackburn and Jeff Lammers. The 1999 World Record Paper Airplane Calendar. $10.95.
Wall.
[calendar] Susan Seddon Boulet. Goddesses: 1999 Calendar. $16.95.
Large wall.
[calendar] Susan Seddon Boulet. Shaman: The Paintings of Susan Seddon Boulet: 1999 Calendar. $12.95.
Wall.
[calendar] Susan Seddon Boulet. Unicorns: Paintings by Susan Seddon Boulet: 1999 Calendar. $11.95.
Wall.
[calendar] M. C. Escher. M. C. Escher 1999 Calendar [mini]. $6.95.
Mini.
[calendar] M. C. Escher. M. C. Escher 1999 Pocket Calendar. $6.95.
Pocket.
[calendar] M. C. Escher. M. C. Escher: Altered States 1999 Engagement Calendar. $12.95.
Wall.
[calendar] H. R. Giger. The H. R. Giger 1999 Calendar of the Fantastique. $14.95.
Wall.
[calendar] Edward Gorey. The Chinese Obelisks: 1999 Deluxe Engagement Book. $16.95.
Hardcover engagement.
[calendar] B. Kliban. Catcalendar 1999 [mini]. $6.95.
Mini.
[calendar] NASA. Space: Views from the Hubble Telescope 1999 Calendar. $11.95.
Wall.
[calendar] Maxfield Parrish. Maxfield Parrish 1999 Calendar [mini]. $6.95.
Mini.
[calendar] Maxfield Parrish. Maxfield Parrish 1999 Calendar [Pomegranate]. $12.95.
Wall.
[calendar] [Pomegranate]. Fairies 1999 Calendar. $11.95.
Wall. Victorian fairy paintings by Fitzgerald, Rackham, Simmons and others.
[calendar] [Pomegranate]. Fairies 1999 Pocket Calendar. $6.95.
Pocket.
[calendar] Beatrix Potter. The Original Peter Rabbit Calendar 1999. $9.99.
Wall.
[calendar] [Star Wars]. Star Wars: May the Force Be With You: 1999 Calendar. $12.95.
Wall.
[calendar] [Star Wars]. Star Wars: Darth Vader Reveals Anakin Skywalker: 1999 Calendar. $12.95.
Wall.
[calendar] [Star Wars]. Star Wars: Weapons & Technology: 1999 Calendar. $12.95.
Wall.
[calendar] [J. R. R. Tolkien]. Tolkien Diary 1999. $16.00.
Hardcover. Illustrations by Alan Lee.
[calendar] [J. R. R. Tolkien]. Tolkien Calendar 1999. $12.99.
Wall. Illustrations by Alan Lee.
[calendar] Boris Vallejo. Boris Vallejo 1999 Fantasy Calendar. $9.95.
Wall.
[calendar] [Wallace & Gromit]. Wallace & Gromit 1999 Calendar [engagement]. $10.99.
Spiral-bound engagement.
[calendar] [X-Files]. The X-Files 1999 Calendar. $12.99.
Wall.

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