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1987rif. 52044New York:: St Martin's 1987. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First US printing. An anthology containing some of the best stories from the previous year. Introduction by John Clute. SIGNED by TWO authors: Gregory Benford at his story "Freezeframe" and John Shirley at the story he co-wrote with Bruce Sterling "The Unfolding." Also includes stories by Brian Stableford J. G. Ballard Thomas M. Disch Ian Watson Scott Bradfield Rachel Pollack and more. x 208 pp. Review copy with publisher's material laid in. St Martin's, hardcover
1983rif. 52115Garden City NY:: Doubleday 1983. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Laid in is a promotional card also SIGNED by Morrell. . First printing. An anthology containing "16 brand new tales of terror and dark fantasy" including We Share by Lori Allen; Eenie Meenie Ipsateenie by Pat Cadigan; The Appearances of Georgio by Leslie A. Horvitz; The Touch by Wayne Wightman; Sneakers by Marc Laidlaw; Reunion by Jack Dann; By the Hair of the Head by Joe R. Lansdale; Dreams by Elisabeth Erica Burden; Crutches by Steve Rasnic Tem; Cold Heart by Peter D. Pautz; Peppermint Kisses by Jesse Osburn; A Last Testament for Nick and Trooper by J. Michael Straczynski; Mariana by Melissa Mia Hall; The Man with Legs by Al Sarrantonio and The Silent Cradle by Leigh Kennedy; SIGNED by TWO authors at their stories: David Morrell at "But at My Back I Always Hear" and Lansdale at "By the Hair of the Head." Edited and with an introduction by Charles Grant. viii 180 pp. Doubleday, hardcover
2007rif. 51305New York:: St Martin's 2007. SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. Book club edition. Thick book - on the cover it says more than 300000 words of fantastic fiction. Includes stories by Robert Charles Wilson Kage Baker Greg Egan Steven Baxter and many others as well as a summary of the year and an honorable mention list. SIGNED by Dozois on the title page and also SIGNED by NINE authors at their stories: Michael Swanwick Cory Doctorow Alastair Reynolds Gregory Benford Ian MacDonald Robert Reed Darryl Gregory Paolo Bacigalupi and Jay Lake signed on table of contents. xlvii 784 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1970rif. 48720Chicago:: Follett Publishing Co. 1970. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in very good dust jacket some light edgewear to the dj. First printing. Novel set in what was then the near future - a world of space exploration and of the World's Fair satellite a copper hued globe rotating around the earth. SIGNED on the title page by Silverberg. 248 pp. Cover art by Jack Endewelt. Follett Publishing Co., hardcover
2008rif. 48863New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates 2008. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket a new copy. First printing. A Wild Cards Novel set in an alternate 2008 a world which came into existence after an alien virus accidently released in 1946 rewrote human DNA. Written and edited by Martin and Snodgrass and with contributions by Daniel Abraham Carrie Vaughn Michael Cassutt Caroline Spector John Jos. Miller Ian Tregillis S. L. Farrell. SIGNED on the title page by FIVE authors: George R. R. Martin Melinda Snodgrass Daniel Abraham Carrie Vaughn and Ian Tregillis. 384 pp. TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, hardcover
1992rif. 49127New York:: TOR / Tom Doherty Associates 1992. SIGNED first edition -. SIGNED by SEVEN authors at their photographs: George R. R. Martin Tim Powers Lisa Goldstein Peter Straub Diane Paxson. Peter Beagle and Charles de Lint. Very good in illustrated wrappers. First printing a large trade paperback issued simultaneously with hardcover. A collection of photographs of more than one hundred of today's top fantasy writers accompanied by personal statements from the authors themselves. Included are Lynn Abbey Joan Aiken Lloyd Alexander Peter S. Beagle Marion Zimmer Bradley Terry Brooks Steven Brust Emma Bull Suzy McKee Charnas C. J. Cherryh Louise Cooper Susan Cooper John Crowley L. Sprague de Camp Gordon R. Dicksokn J. P. Donleavy Raymond E. Feist Neil Gaiman Lisa Goldstein Terry Goodkind Barbara Hambly Harry Harrison Tracy Hickman Robert Jordan William Kotzwinkle Katherine Kurtz Mercedes Lackey Stephen R. Lawhead Ursula K. Le Guin Madeleine L'Engle Morgan Llywelyn Anne McCaffrey Patricia A. McKillip Michael Moorcock Joyce Carol Oates Diana Paxson Terry Pratchett Melanie Rawn Jennifer Roberson Joel Rosenberg Fred Saberhagen R. A. Salvatore Will Shetterly Peter Straub Judith Tarr Margaret Weis Tad Williams Jack Williamson Terri Windling Gene Wolfe Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Jane Yolen and more. Historical introduction by Terri Windling. Index. 231 pp. TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, unknown
2001rif. 49776New York:: St Martin's 2001. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Book club edition. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by FIVE authors: on the title page by Dozois and by Nancy Kress John Kessel Alastair Reynolds and Robert Charles Wilson at their stories. Also included in this volume are stories by Stephen Baxter Greg Egan Peter F. Hamilton Paul J. McAuley Ursula Le Guin Lucius Shepard Charles Stross Brian Stableford Michael Swanwick Steven Utley Tananarrive Due and others along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 2000 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Cover advertises 'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. lv 744 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1994rif. 48024Stamford Connecticut:: Longmeadow Press 1994. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket. First printing. An anthology spanning seven decades from the 1920's to the 1980's and beyond. Collects thirty-two stories by Francis Stevens Leigh Brackett Andre Norton Zenna Henderson Judith Merril Anne McCaffrey Ursula K. Le Guin Octavia E. Butler Karen Joy FowlerNancy Kress and others. SIGNED by THREE contributors: by Laura Freas in gold on the front cover of the dj and by authors: Karen Joy Fowler at her story "The Lake Was Full of Artificial Things" and Nancy Kress at 'Down Behind Cuba Lake." Introduction authors' note. xvi 427 pp. Cover art by Laura Freas. Longmeadow Press, hardcover
1987rif. 11497New York:: Bowker 1987. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in glossy boards no dj as issued. First printing of the 3rd edition greatly expanded revised and updated from the previous editions. A comprehensive and important work on science fiction: covers the emergence of sf to 1920 between the wars 1918-1938 the early modern period 1938-1963 the modern period 1964-1986 by Brian Stapleford children's and young adult sf an extensive checklist on science fiction in languages other than English numerous entries for German French Russian Japanese Italian Danish Swedish Norwegian Dutch Belgian Romanian and Yugoslav science fiction and foreign-language secondary material and a survey of Hebrew science fiction as well as a core collection checklist author subject and title indexes and much more. Introduction by Brian Aldiss. 874 pp. Bowker, hardcover
2003rif. 47082New York:: St Martin's 2003. SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in fine dust jacket prev owner's name and homemade pocket under flap of dj. . Book club edition. Thick book - on the cover it says more than 300000 words of fantastic fiction. Includes stories by Ian R. MacLeod Nancy Kress Greg Egan Maureen F. McHugh Robert Reed Paul McAuley Michael Swanwick Robert Silverberg Charles Stross John Kessel Gregory Benford Molly Gloss Kage Baker Alistair Reynolds and many others as well as a summary of the year and a recommended reading list. Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology. SIGNED on the title page by Gardner Dozois and by SEVEN authors at their contributions: Gregory Benford Nancy Kress Michael Swanwick Robert Reed Alastair Reynolds Walter Jon Williams and Ian MacDonald. xlvi 797 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
2003rif. 46285New York:: St Martin's 2003. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket. Book club edition. Thick book - on the cover it says more than 300000 words of fantastic fiction. Includes stories by Ian R. MacLeod Nancy Kress Greg Egan Maureen F. McHugh Robert Reed Paul McAuley Michael Swanwick Robert Silverberg Charles Stross John Kessel Gregory Benford Molly Gloss Kage Baker Alistair Reynolds and many others as well as a summary of the year and a recommended reading list. Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology. SIGNED on the title page by Gardner Dozois and by SIX authors at their contributions: Gregory Benford Nancy Kress Michael Swanwick Robert Reed Alastair Reynolds and Ian MacDonald. xlvi 797 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1994rif. 17783New York:: Berkley 1994. SIGNED first edition -. SIGNED by Koontz at the beginning of an interview section and by Charles de Lint at his article "The Heart of the Tick-Tock Man." Very good in wraps. First printing a trade paperback not issued in hardcover in the US. A comprehensive bibliography and chronology of the life and career of the author. Includes an in-depth interview his first published short story and a complete annotated guide to his work. Berkley, unknown
2000rif. 43324New York:: Eos / Harper Collins 2000. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very good in a near fine dust jacket usual toning to the pages . Book club edition: the first hardcover printing. SIGNED by SIX contributors: by the editor David Hartwell on the title page and by Terry Bisson 'Macs' Robert Sawyer 'The Blue Planet' Mary Soon Lee 'Lifework' G. David Nordley Democritus' Violin' and Michael Swanwick 'Ancient Engines' at their stories. Includes stories 25 stories from 1999 by Geoff Ryman Elisabeth Malartre Kim Stanley Robinson Robert Reed Michael Bishop Sarah Zettel Cory Doctorow Greg Egan Terry Bisson Chris Lawson Gene Wolfe Robert J Sawyer Mary Soon Lee Fred Lerner Brian Aldiss Curt Wohleber G David Nordley Tom Purdom Chris Beckett Stephen Baxter Brian Stableford Michael Swanwick Hiroe Suga Barry N Malzberg and Lucy Sussex. Edited and with an introduction by Hartwell. 494 pp. Dust jacket by John Harris. Eos / Harper Collins, hardcover
2004rif. 44550San Francisco:: Tachyon Publications 2004. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in fine dust jacket a new copy. First printing. A collection of Morrow's critically acclaimed satiric short fiction - terminal baptism erotic performance art and voodoo economics with actual voodoo are just a few of the subjects tackled here. Includes the Locus and Nebula Award-nominated novelette 'Auspicious Eggs' and three previously unpublished pieces the dust jacket flap mentions two original pieces written specifically for this collection. SIGNED on the title page by Morrow and boldly SIGNED in silver on the front cover of the dust jacket by John Picacio. 209 pp. Tachyon Publications, hardcover
1995rif. 42386New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company 1995. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. SIGNED by SIX of the authors at their contributions: by Connie Willis at her novella "Death on the Nile"; by Terry Bisson at "England Underway"; by John Kessel at "The Franchise" by Joe Haldeman at "Graves" and by Gregory Benford at his essay "Conversations and Constraints" and Michael Swanwick at his essay "The Rise of Ambition the Fall of the Future." Fine in near fine dust jacket crease on front flap of dj. First printing. The twenty-ninth volume in this series of anthologies honoring the winners as well as some of the other nominees for the Nebula Awards. Includes contributions by Kim Stanley Robinson an excerpt from his award winning novel "Red Mars"; a Connie Willis novella "Death on the Nile"; a Lisa Goldstein short story "Alfred" and a Gregory Benford essay "Conversations and Constraints.' Also included are Jack Cady's "The Night We Buried Road Dog" ; stories by Harlan Ellison Joe Haldeman Charles SheffieldWilliam J. Daciuk and Jane YolenTerry Bisson and John Kessel; contributions to a symposium on the year's science fiction by Robert Sawyer Rebecca Ore Paul di Fillipo Norman Spinrad etc. and more. Appendix with the preliminary ballot for the 1993 Nebula and also past Nebula Award winners. 307 pp. Dust jacket art by Steven Cooley. Harcourt Brace & Company, hardcover
1994rif. 40656New York:: Bluejay Books 1994. SIGNED hardcover -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Book club edition. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by SIX authors: by Dozois on the title page and by Joe Haldeman Robert Reed Pat Cadigan Nancy Kress and Connie Willis at their stories. Also included in this volume are 24 stories by Bruce Sterling Brian W. Aldiss Mike Resnick Dan Simmons Steven Utley Don Webb Rebecca Ore Robert Reed Walter Jon Williams Stephen Baxter and others along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1993 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Cover advertises 'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. 689 pp. Bluejay Books, hardcover
1973rif. 32388New York:: Franklin Watts 1973. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library with the usual markings but overall a straight tight and clean copy in a near fine dustjacket. . First edition. Perhaps the single most difficult early Koontz appearance for collectors to find as it is a juvenile children's original science fiction anthology of which most copies seemed to wind up in libraries. $5.95 price and number line 12345. Larger format than the much more common book club edition. This is also collected for several other authors. Contents include: Dean R. Koontz WAKE UP TO THUNDER; Lester del Ray A GAME OF FUTURES; Ramond F. Jones TIME BROTHER ; Barry N. Malzberg CONVERSATIONS AT LOTHAR'S; Poul Anderson WINGLESS OF AVALON; Robert Bloch SPACE-BORN; Harvey L. and Audrey L. Bilker ALL YOU CAN EAT; Arthur Tofte TERRAFIED; Rachel Cosgrove Payes HALF LIFE; Thomas N. Scortia THE TOWER. Illustrated by Jacqui Morgan. 178 pp. Franklin Watts, hardcover
1952rif. 32386New York:: Rinehart 1952. Hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a very good dustjacket some dampstaining to the bottom edge of the back cover of the dj not affecting the book itself. First printing. Novel of the devastation of all of America east of the Mississippi River from germ-laden bombs dropped on the cities there - and of the few survivors. Set in what was the near future at the time this was written this is still a gripping account of the dangers of biological warfare and of the urge to survive no matter what devastation is all around you. Rinehart, hardcover
1997rif. 37478New York:: St Martin's 1997. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in near fine dust jacket small tear at bottom edge. Book club edition. One of the best and most significant anthologies of modern science fiction with works by established prize-winning writers and newcomers to the field. SIGNED by SIX authors at their stories: Gregory Benford Nancy Kress Michael Swanwick Mike Resnick Michael Cassutt and James Blaylock. Also included in this volume are stories by Tony Daniel James P. Blaylock Bud Sparhawk John Kessel Paul Park Ian McDonald Robert Silverberg Jim Cowan Maureen F. McHugh Bruce Sterling Gregory Feeley Michael Cassutt Mike Resnick Gwyneth Jones Charles Sheffield Robert Reed Steven Utley William Barton Gene Wolfe Jonathan Lethem Cherry Wilder Damien Broderick Walter Jon Williams Stephen Baxter and Tony Daniel along with the editor's annual summary of the year - 1996 - and his list of Honorable Mentions. Dustjacket advertises'more than 250000 words of fantastic fiction'. lxii 752 pp. St Martin's, hardcover
1970rif. 34899Philadelphia:: Lippincott 1970. Hardcover first edition -. Near fine in near fine dust jacket slight spine slant . First printing. Uncommon hardcover edition of this novel about a terminal cancer patient a medical journalist who is refused an experimental treatment but then experiences flights of fantasy which lead to an ongoing nightmare when a strange grey-eyed lab assistant offers to help him. Part science - the possible cure is based on DNA research - and part fiction - he becomes the first mutant "stud." By the brother of Howard Fast. Dustjacket art by Don Bender. 219 pp. Lippincott, hardcover
1995rif. 35074New York:: Harcourt Brace & Company 1995. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Fine in near fine dust jacket price-clipped. First printing. The twenty-ninth volume in this series of anthologies honoring the winners as well as some of the other nominees for the Nebula Awards. SIGNED by SEVEN of the authors at their contributions: by Kim Stanley Robinson at an excerpt from his award winning novel "Red Mars"; by Connie Willis at her novella "Death on the Nile"; by Lisa Goldstein at her short story "Alfred"; by Terry Bisson at "England Underway"; by John Kessel at "The Franchise" and by Gregory Benford at his essay "Conversations and Constraints" and Michael Swanwick at his essay "The Rise of Ambition the Fall of the Future." Also included are Jack Cady's "The Night We Buried Road Dog" ; stories by Harlan Ellison Joe Haldeman Charles SheffieldWilliam J. Daciuk and Jane Yolen contributions to a symposium on the year's science fiction by Robert Sawyer Rebecca Ore Paul di Fillipo Norman Spinrad etc. and more. Appendix with the preliminary ballot for the 1993 Nebula and also past Nebula Award winners. 307 pp. Dust jacket art by Steven Cooley. Harcourt Brace & Company, hardcover
1997rif. 35321New York:: Del Rey - Ballantine. 1997. SIGNED hardcover -. Fine in fine dust jacket. 4th printing. INSCRIBED by McCaffrey on the title page and dated in 1997 in the year of publication. Dragonriders of Pern novel. Doublepage map. 353 pp. Wraparound dustjacket art by Eric Peterson. Uncommon signed. Del Rey - Ballantine. hardcover
1996rif. 34990London:: Leopard Books Random House UK 1996. SIGNED hardcover -. Very near fine in a fine dustjacket the usual toning to the pages so often found in UK editions. Reprint. SIGNED by FOUR contributors: by Datlow on the title page David J. Schow at the story "Pamela's Get"; William Nolan at "My Name is Dolly" with a drawing and "Hi Chris" and Joe Haldeman at his powerful anti-war poem 'DX' which was rooted in his experiences in Vietnam. An anthology of 35 stories from such authors as Ursula K. Le Guin T.M. Wright Jonathan Carroll Gwyneth Jones Susan Palwick William F. Nolan Edward Bryant John Robert Bensink Steven Brust Ramsey Campbell David J. Schow Elizabeth S. Helfman Jane Yolen Carol Emshwiller Harlan Ellison Michael Shea Charles de Lint George R.R. Martin Lucius Shepard M. John Harrison Patricia C. Wrede John Brunner Joyce Carol Oates Kathryn Ptacek Lucius Shepard Douglas E. Winter Lisa Tuttle and others. 473 pp. Dust Jacket art by Thomas Canty. Leopard Books (Random House UK), hardcover
1990rif. 33675New York:: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1990. SIGNED hardcover first edition -. Very near fine in a like dustjacket. First printing. SIGNED by FOUR authors: Connie Willis at her story 'The Last of the Winnebagos' winner for novella James Morrow at 'Bible Stories for Adults: No 17: The Deluge' winner for short story; Jack McDevitt at 'The Fort Moxie Branch' and by Greg Bear at his essay 'Ray Bradbury Ambassador to the Future' and uncommon thus. The winning novella novelette and short story of the Nebula Award are included in full as are several of the nominees in those categories. Includes works by authors such as Ray Bradbury Gordon R. Dickson Gene Wolfe Jane Yolen Robert Frazier Ian Watson and more. Also includes a tribute to Robert Heinlein and Clifford Simak both of whom died in 1988; a look at science fiction movies during the year and an original essay by Lois McMaster Bujold and an assessment by Ian Watson of science fiction published over the past year. 299 pp. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, hardcover
1984rif. 14253Boston:: G.K. Hall 1984. Hardcover first edition -. Fine in original cloth no dust jacket as issued. First printing. Large 503 page index of 1017 science fiction anthologies published July 1977 to December 1983. Over 10000 story titles and articles by 2890 authors searchable by story or author and by book title or author/editor. Also excellent reference for finding original magazine publication info for any anthologised SF story . Followup to 1978 INDEX TO SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGIES AND COLLECTIONS. Author indicated fewer of this followup printed than the original . G.K. Hall hardcover
