N.NEFF@[36.48.0.5] (05/30/85)
From: randall neff <N.NEFF@[36.48.0.5]>
This is the first report on the American Booksellers Convention
that was held in San Francisco on Memorial Day weekend.
New American Library/ Signet/ DAW
The Backman Books by Stephen King October, trade paperback 9.95
The four previous Richard Bachman novels
Angel with the Sword by C. J. Cherryh the first DAW hardcover.
September $15.95 Cherryh was at the ABA autographing bound galleys
of the book, will review later after I read it.
Tailchaser's Song by Tad Williams November $15.95 "a magical picaresque
story sure to appeal to devotees of quality fantasy as well as to the
millions of cat lovers nationwide"
July
Null-A Three A. E. van Vogt 3.50
The Song of Homana (Cheysuli book 2) Jennifer Roberson 3.50
I.A. presents Great SF: 13 ( 1951) $3.50
The Temple of Truth E. C. Tubb $2.95
August
Changer's Moon Jo Clyton $3.50
Kelly Country A. Bertram Chandler $3.50
The Forest of Peldain Barington J. Bayley $2.75
September
Warrior Woman Marion Zimmer Bradley $2.95
Flamesong M. A. R. Barker $3.50
Ibis Linda Steele $2.95
The Dragon of Mishbil B. W. Clough $2.95
Del Rey
David Eddings is working on a new fantasy saga, it will be a Del Rey
hardcover about a year from now.
With a Tangled Skein Piers Anthony book 3 of Incarnations of Immortality
October $14.95
Starquake Robert L. Forward sequel to Dragon's Egg
October $14.95
The Atlas of the Land Karen Wynn Fonstad map of Thomas Covenant
November $19.95 and $9.95
The King's Justice Katherine Kurtz vol II of King Kelson
November $16.95
THe Mars One Crew Manual Kerry Mark Joels plans of mars voyage
November $24.95 and $12.95
Killashandra Anne McCaffrey sequel to Crystal Singer
December $ 16.95
The Gnome King of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson October $5.95
The Giant Horse of Oz $5.95
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz $5.95
July
Vengeance of the Dancing Gods Jack Chalker 3.50
The Black Ship Christopher Rowley 2.95
The Remaking of Sigmund Freud Barry N. Malzberg $2.95
August
The Bishop's Heir Katherine Kurtz 3.50
Procyon's Promise Michael McCollum 2.95
Red Flame Burning Ward Hawkins 2.95
September
Sentenced to Prism Alan Dean Foster 3.50
The Misenchanted Sword Lawrence Watt-Evans 2.95
The Gallatin Divergence L. Neil Smith 2.95
Doubleday
Robots and Empire Isaac Asimov $16.95 September
Bridge
The Invaders Plan book one of ten of Mission Earth
by L. Ron Hubbard $18.95 October 100,000 first hardcover printing
$1,000,000 promotion and advertising budget
Popular Library ( Warner )
July
Masters of Glass M. Coleman Easton 2.95
Doomstar Richard S. Meyers 2.95
August
Darkwar Trilogy 1: Doomstalker Glen Cook 2.95
Meanwhile Max Handley 3.50
September
Warrior Witch of Hel Asa Drake 2.95
The Dushau Trilogy 2: Farfetch Jacqueline Lichtenberg 2.95
Bantam
The Dream Years Lisa Goldstein September 13.95
The Proteus Operation James P. Hogan October 16.95
The Postman David Brin November 14.95 (Brin autographed
bound gallleys of the book)
The bad news is that Brin's Uplift War is delayed until spring 86.
More later as I ply through the catalogs.
Randy NEFF@SU-SIERRA
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