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THE MENTOR 91 HANDS OF GLORY KANGILASKI, JANN R EYAS KILLAN, CRAWFORD R THE EDITORIAL SLANT DEADLY SILENTS KILLOUGH, LEE R SONGBIRDS OF PAIN, THE KILWORTH, GARRY R MISERY KING, STEPHEN R EARTHSEA TRILOGY, THE LE GUIN, URSULA R by Ron Clarke DANCE OF THE HAG LEIGH, STEPHEN R MANIFEST DESTINY LONGYEAR, BARRY B. R SALT LORD, GABRIELLE R A SECRET HISTORY OF TIME TO COME MACAULEY, ROBIE R THIRD DAY, THE FROST MARSDEN, JOHN R Looking back at the editorial in the last issue, I TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN MARSDEN, JOHN R DEAD OF THE NIGHT, THE MARSDEN, JOHN R gave some thought to the list I published of my “main li- SANDKINGS MARTIN, GEORGE R. R. R ADVERSARY, THE MAY, JULIAN R brary”. One of the things that some readers like in TM are GOLDEN TORC, THE MAY, JULIAN R NONBORN KING, THE MAY, JULIAN R the reviews. Over the years I have been making comments ETERNAL LIGHT MCAULEY, PAUL R RED DUST MCAULEY, PAUL R in the reviews of what I could *Recommend*, or even STORMING THE REALITY STUDIO MCCAFFEY, LARRY ed R RESTOREE MCCAFFREY, ANNE R *Highly Recommend*. I have gone through my reviews DUNE ENCYCLOPEDIA, THE MCNELLY, DR. WILLIS E. compiled R CONDITIONALLY HUMAN MILLER, WALTER M. R database and sorted out the reviews of mine that I en- DANCERS AT THE END OF TIME, THE MOORCOCK, MICHAEL R PROMETHEUS MAN, THE NELSON, RAY FARADAY R thused of thus. The list is as follows: (The “G’s are “get INTEGRAL TREES, THE NIVEN, LARRY R FALLEN ANGELS NIVEN, LARRY R it”, an endorsement that I used before I used VURT NOON, JEFF R BYZANTIUM The Early Centuries NORWICH, JOHN JULIUS R “*Recommended*”) BYZANTIUM The Apogree NORWICH, JOHN JULIUS R BYZANTIUM The Decline and Fall NORWICH, JOHN JULIUS R THRALL & THE DRAGON’S HEART, THE BOYER, ELIZABETH G WAY THE FUTURE WAS, THE POHL, FREDERICK R MANY COLOURED LAND, THE MAY, JULIAN G INVERTED WORLD PRIEST, CHRISTOPHER R CAPTIVE, THE STALLMAN, ROBERT G SHATTERED WORLD, THE REAVES, MICHAEL R ORPHAN, THE STALLMAN, ROBERT G KITE-WORLD ROBERTS, KEITH R NON-STOP ALDISS, BRIAN R MOLLY ZERO ROBERTS, KEITH R INFERNO ALLEN, ROBERT MACBRIDE R PAVANE ROBERTS, KEITH R ORPHAN OF CREATION ALLEN, ROGER MACBRIDE R MINDKILLER ROBINSON, SPIDER R STAR SEED ANDREISSEN, DAVID R ALIEN INFLUENCES RUSCH, KRISTINE KATHRYN R MAMMOTH BOOK OF NEW WORLD SF ASIMOV, I, GREENBERG, M. & WAUGH, C R BERSERKER SABERHAGEN, FRED R ed KINDLY ONES, THE SCOTT, MELISSA R FOUNDATION'S EDGE ASIMOV, ISAAC R WEB BETWEEN THE WORLDS, THE SHEFFIELD, CHARLES R RADIX ATTANASIO, A. A. R GREEN EYES SHEPARD, LUCIUS R AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND BANKS, IAN M. R FACE OF THE WATERS, THE SILVERBERG, ROBERT R PLAYER OF GAMES, THE BANKS, IAN M. R VALENTINE PONTIFEX SILVERBERG, ROBERT R USE OF WEAPONS BANKS, IAN M. R VALENTINE PONTIFEX SILVERBERG, ROBERT R FEERSUM ENDJINN BANKS, IAN M. R LOVEDEATH SIMMON, DAN R MOTHER OF STORMS BARNES, JOHN R FALL OF HYPERON, THE SIMMONS, DAN R GODWHALE, THE BASS, T. J. R HYPERON SIMMONS, DAN R HALF PAST HUMAN BASS, T. J. R NEW MOON SNYDER, MIDORI R BIRTH OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUB. OF ANTARCTICA BATCHELOR, JOHN CALVIN R WARLOCK IN SPITE OF HIMSELF, THE STASHEFF, CHRISTOPHER R TIME SHIPS, THE BAXTER, STEPHEN R A FIRE UPON THE DEEP VINGE, VERNOR R ETERNITY BEAR, GREG R WEIRD COLONIAL BOY, THE VOERMANS, PAUL R QUEEN OF ANGELS BEAR, GREG R CURSE OF THE WITCH-QUEEN, THE VOLKSY, PAULA R ACROSS THE SEA OF SUNS BENFORD, GREGORY R GOD'S WORLD WATSON, IAN R MISTS OF AVALON, THE BRADLEY, MARION ZIMMER R H. G. WELLS: THE S F, Vol. 1 WELLS, H. G. R EXPATRIA INCORPORATED BROOKE, KEITH R RIGHT STUFF, THE WOLFE, TOM R BORDER OF INFINITY BUJOLD, LOIS MCMASTER R CHOCKY WYNDHAM, JOHN R WILD SEED BUTLER, OCTAVIA R CAUTIONARY TALES YARBRO,CHELSEA QUINN R ENDER'S GAME CARD, ORSON SCOTT R TIME OF THE FOURTH HORSEMAN YARBRO, CHELSEA QUINN R ENDER'S GAME CARD, ORSON SCOTT R WE ZAMYATIN, YEVGENY R MAPS IN A MIRROR CARD, ORSON SCOTT R ROADMARKS ZELAZNY, ROGER R SPEAKER FOR THE DEAD CARD, ORSON SCOTT R TWILIGHT ZONE COMPANION, THE ZICREE, MARC SCOTT R BEST SF OF THE YEAR 12 CARR, TERRY ed R FLUX BAXTER, STEPHEN HR MIDNIGHT AT THE WELL OF SOULS CHALKER, JACK L. R EON BEAR, GREG HR FURIES, THE CHANAS, SUZY MCKEE R FORGE OF GOD, THE BEAR, GREG HR KELLY COUNTRY CHANDLER, A. BERTRAM R A TREASURY OF MODERN FANTASY CARR, TERRY & GREENBERG MARTIN HR DOWNBELOW STATION CHERRYH, C. J. R ed PRIDE OF CHANUR, THE CHERRYH, C. J. R RIMRUNNERS CHERRYH, C. J. HR PRINCE IN WAITING TRILOGY, THE CHRISTOPHER, JOHN R ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SF, THE CLUTE, JOHN HR TRIPODS TRILOGY, THE CHRISTOPHER, JOHN R AFTER MAN - A ZOOLOGY OF THE FUTURE DIXON, DOUGAL HR CITY AND THE STARS, THE CLARKE, ARTHUR C. R FIRST CHRONICLES OF THOMAS DONALDSON, STEPHEN HR MISSION OF GRAVITY CLEMENT, HAL R COVENANT DYING OF PARADISE COUPER, STEPHEN R ENCHANTERS' END GAME EDDINGS, DAVID HR FINAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA, THE DICKSON, GORDON R. R GOLDEN BOUGH, THE FRAZER, F. G. HR LOST DORSAI DICKSON, GORDON R. R DARK UNIVERSE GALOUYE, DAMIEL F. HR GAP INTO MADNESS, CHAOS & ORDER DONALDSON, STEPHEN R GRUNTS GENTLE, MARY HR MORTAL FIRE DOWLING, TERRY & IKIN, VAN ed R ROGET'S 21ST CENTURY THESAURUS KIPFER, BARBARA ANN ed HR CASTLE OF WIZARDRY EDDINGS, DAVID R FALL OF THE FAMILIES, THE MANN, PHILLIP HR PAWN OF PROPHECY EDDINGS, DAVID R INTERVENTION MAY, JULIAN HR QUEEN OF SORCERY EDDINGS, DAVID R FOOTFALL NIVEN, LARRY & POURNELLE, JERRY HR SORCERESS OF DARSHIVA EDDINGS, DAVID R ANUBIS GATES, THE POWERS, TIM HR AXIOMATIC EGAN, GREG R DRAWING OF THE DARK, THE POWERS, TIM HR AZTEC CENTURY EVANS, CHRISTOPHER R SADAR'S KEEP SNYDER, MIDORI HR DAYWORLD FARMER, PHILIP JOSE R WORLD WAR: IN THE BALANCE TURTLEDOVE, HARRY HR IN THE COUNTRY OF THE BLIND FLYNN, MICHAEL R DOOMSDAY BOOK WILLIS, CONNIE HR DRAGON WAITING, THE FORD, JOHN M. R CHUNG KUO: THE BROKEN WHEEL WINGROVE, DAVID HR DRAGON'S EGG FORWARD, ROBERT L. R CHUNG KUO: THE WHITE MOUNTAIN WINGROVE, DAVID HR IN CONQUEST BORN FRIEDMAN, C. S. R CHUNG KUO: THE STONE WITHIN WINGROVE, DAVID HR QUARKS - THE STUFF OF MATTER FRITZSCH, HARALD R LEGEND GEMMELL, DAVID R GOLDEN WITCHBREED GENTLE, MARY R There are some novels that I liked that I didn’t REUNION GRIBBON, JOHN & CHOWN, MARCUS R KEY TO TIME, THE HAINING, PETER R *Recommend*, such as Gibson’s NEUROMANCER. With NANO FLOWER, THE HAMILTON, PETER F. R WAITING FOR THE END OF THE WORLD HARDING, LEE R some reviews I must have had a good day, and gave sev- A TRANSLANTIC TUNNEL, HURRAH! HARRISON, HARRY R BEST OF HARRY HARRISON, THE HARRISON, HARRY R eral novels R or HR in one issue of TM. Other times I said CAPTIVE UNIVERSE HARRISON, HARRY R RETURN TO EDEN HARRISON, HARRY R only that the book was excellent or ‘make sure you read WINTER IN EDEN HARRISON, HARRY R CITIZEN OF THE GALAXY HEINLEIN, ROBERT R it’. One thing about the above books, however. None of JOB: A COMEDY OF JUSTICE HEINLEIN, ROBERT R MENACE FROM EARTH, THE HEINLEIN, ROBERT R them are duds. There are some that aren’t there that now, EXILES OF COLSEC HILL, DOUGLAS R GNOMES HUYGEN, WIL & POORTVLIET, RIEN R thinking over the list, I would have put on, but they are as BOUND IN TIME JONES, D. F. R SAGA OF ERIK THE VIKING, THE JONES, TERRY & FOREMAN, MICHAEL R they are. JANUARY 1997 page 1 I haven’t published a list of my “SF library”, and to keep (the above list are the books I received as review don’t really intend to, as it would fill about seven pages of copies from publishers). the same size font as the list above. So, sorry people, but I can’t let you know all the books I consider good enough freaks have been enabled to receive your reply. Your last re- ported position was at index three oh four five. Instrument table AEI, forty degrees right ascension-" IN INFINITE NIGHT Brody lifted his finger from the button and was sur- prised -- and pleased -- to find that the loud male voice AND MEMORY stopped. It sounded vaguely familiar, as though he had heard it somewhere before. Brody thought about it for a moment then dismissed it. Impossible. He was the only one here, he and Wendy, and that didn't sound like Wendy. Wendy was a woman, had a woman's voice. He was sure of it. He was the by Andrew Sullivan only one he knew with a man's voice. It wasn't him, was it? He chuckled at the thought of him talking to himself. Only crazy people talked to themselves. Lights in the corridors switched on as he approached them and went out again as he passed. This had delighted him at first but, as time went by, it began to annoy him. He tried to figure out how it was done and the only explanation he could find was that there was someone watching him, turning Roderick Brody sat in the cool quiet of the ship's lights on and off as he passed. He spent many hours trying to mess. The flickering line of fluoros starkly illuminated every find this person so he could hurt them, make them stop, but feature of the clean whiteness. He was alone. He sipped at a he had found no one.