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 -------