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Vector [#122, October 1984]

8-9 · The Robots of Dawn, Isaac Asimov; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983. 419 p. · Martyn Taylor · br
9-11 · The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, Chingiz Aitmatov; London: Macdonald, 1984. 352 p. · Martyn Taylor · br
11 · Battlefield Earth, L. Ron Hubbard; New York: St. Martins, 1982. 819 p. · Edward James · br
14 · Valentine Pontifex, Robert Silverberg; New York: Arbor House, 1983. 347 p. · Ken Lake · br
15-16 · The Tithonian Factor, Richard Cowper; London: Gollancz, 1984. 150 p. · Paul Kincaid · br
16 · The Golden Grove, Nancy Kress; New York: Bluejay, 1984. 250 p. · Chris Bailey · br
16 · Alien Debt, F.M. Busby; New York: Bantam, 1984. 226 p. · Ken Lake · br
17-18 · The Lunatics of Terra, John Sladek; London: Gollancz, 1984. 192 p. · Edward James · br
18 · Fire Pattern, Bob Shaw; London: Gollancz, 1984. 190 p. · David V. Barrett · br
18 · The Gospel from Outer Space, Robert Short; San Francisco: Harper, 1983. 96 p. · Martyn Taylor · br
21 · The Book of the River, Ian Watson; London: Gollancz, 1984. 208 p. · K. V. Bailey · br
22-23 · Reel, Laurence M. Janifer; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1983. 186 p. · Paul Brazier · br

Vector [#123, December 1984]

10 · A Theatre of Timesmiths, Garry Kilworth; London: Gollancz, 1984. 185 p. · Chris Bailey · br
10-11 · 1982, Janine, Alasdair Gray; London: Cape, 1984. 345 p. · Paul Kincaid · br
11-12 · World’s End, Joan Vinge; New York: Bluejay, 1984. 230 p. · Mary R. Gentle · br
12-13 · The Crucible of Time, John Brunner; New York: Del Rey, 1983. 288 p. · Ken Lake · br
13 · Single Combat, Dean Ing; New York: Tor, 1983. 375 p. · David V. Barrett · br
13-14 · The Zen Gun, Barrington J. Bayley; New York: DAW, 1983. 159 p. · K. V. Bailey · br
14 · Mythago Wood, Robert Holdstock; London: Gollancz, 1984. 252 p. · Martyn Taylor · br
16-17 · West of Eden, Harry Harrison; New York: Bantam, 1984. 483 p. · Edward James · br
17 · A Princess of the Chameln, Cherry Wilder; New York: Atheneum, 1984. 275 p. · Helen McNabb · br

Vector [#124/125, April 1985]

19 · Nights at the Circus, Angela Carter; New York: Penguin, 1986. 295 p. ; Chatto & Windus/Hogarth, 1984. 295pp. · Colin Greenland · br
20-21 · The Integral Trees, Larry Niven; New York: Del Rey, c, 1983. 272pp. · Ken Lake · br
21 · The Return of Retief, Keith Laumer; New York: Baen, 1984. · L. J. Hurst · br
21 · Fuzzies and Other People, H. Beam Piper; New York: Ace, 1984. · L. J. Hurst · br
21-22 · The Wizards of Armagedon, Fred Kaplan; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985. ?. · Tom Jones · br
22-23 · Heechee Rendezvous, Frederik Pohl; New York: Ballantine, 1984. 311pp. · Edward James · br
23 · Frost, Robin W. Bailey; London: Unwin, 1984. · David V. Barrett · br
23-24 · The Glamour, Christopher Priest; London: Cape, 1984. 303pp.; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. 302pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
24-25 · Converts, Ian Watson; New York: St. Martins, 1985. 191pp. · Martyn Taylor · br
25 · J.G. Ballard: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography, David Pringle; Boston: G.K. Hall, 1984. 156pp. · L. J. Hurst · br
25 · The Songbirds of Pain, Garry Kilworth; London: Gollancz, 1984. 187pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
26-27 · The Peace Machine, Bob Shaw; London: Gollancz, 1985. 160pp.; London: Grafton, 1987. 187pp. · Chris Bailey · br
27 · The Anubis Gates, Tim Powers; Chatto, 1983. ? 387pp. · Paul Kincaid · br

Vector [#126, June/July 1985]

12 · The Laughter of Carthage, Michael Moorcock; London: Secker & Warburg, 1984. 602pp.; New York: Random House, 1985. 561pp. · Martyn Taylor · br
13 · Imaginary Magnitude, Stanislaw Lem; New York: Harcourt, 1984. New York: Harvest, 1986. 248 p. · L. J. Hurst · br
13-14 · Ghastly Beyond Belief: The Science Fiction Book of Quotations, Neil Gaiman & Kim Newman; London: Arrow, 1985. 344pp. · Terry Broome · br
14 · Enchanters’ End Game, David Eddings; New York: Del Rey, 1984. 372pp. · Sue Thomason · br
14-15 · Seven Citadels: The Seventh Gate, Geraldine Harris; London: Allen & Unwin, 1985. 245pp. · Helen McNabb · br
15 · Divine Endurance, Gwyneth Jones; London: Allen & Unwin, 1985. 233pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
15-16 · Approaches to the Fiction of Ursula K. Le Guin, James W. Bittner; Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1984. 150pp. · Colin Greenland · br
15-16 · The Politics of Fantasy: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Lee D. Rossi; Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Press, 1984. 385pp. (Revision of the author’s 1972 thesis). · Colin Greenland · br
15-16 · The Unified Ring: Narrative Art and the Science Fiction Novel, Frank Sadler; Ann Arbor: UMI Research Press, 1984. 117pp. · Colin Greenland · br
16 · Future War Novels, John Newman & Michael Unsworth; Phoenix: Oryx, 1984. 101pp. · Keith Freeman · br
16-17 · The Armageddon Rag, George R.R. Martin; New York: Simon & Schuster, 1983. 333pp. · Tom Jones · br
17-18 · The Continent of Lies, James Morrow; London: Arrow, 1986. 274pp. New York: Holt, ; London: Gollancz, 1985. 274pp. · Jim England · br
18 · The Book of Being, Ian Watson; London: Gollancz, 1985. 184pp.; New York: DAW, 1986. · K. V. Bailey · br
18-19 · Spellbinder, Stephen Bowkett; London: Gollancz, 1985. 120pp. · Nik Morton · br
19 · Nine Tomorrows, Isaac Asimov; London: Granada, 1985. 236pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
19-20 · Millennium, John Varley; London: Sphere, 1985. 216pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
20 · Interzone: The First Anthology, ed. John Clute, Colin Greenland & David Pringle; New York: St. Martins, 1986. 208 p. Dent, 1985. 206pp. · Edward James · br

Vector [#127, August/September 1985]

11 · Helliconia Winter, Brian W. Aldiss; New York: Atheneum, 1985. 296pp. · Joseph Nicholas · br
11-12 · The Man in the Tree, Damon Knight; London: Gollancz, 1985. 246pp. · Chris Bailey · br
12-13 · The Gods Themselves, Isaac Asimov; London: Gollancz, 1985. 288pp. · Mark Greener · br
12-13 · Reach for Tomorrow, Arthur C. Clarke; London: Gollancz, 1985. 160pp. · Mark Greener · br
13 · Sundiver, David Brin; New York: Bantam, 1985. 340pp. · Tom Jones · br
13 · Starman, Alan Dean Foster; New York: Warner, 1984. 280pp.; London: Corgi, 1985. 192pp. · Tom Jones · br
13 · Octagon, Fred Saberhagen; London: Penguin, 1985. 272pp. · Tom Jones · br
13-14 · The Science Fiction of Mark Twain, David Ketterer; Hamden, CT: Archon, 1984. 385pp. · Keith Freeman · br
14 · Colsec Rebellion, Douglas Hill; London: Gollancz, 1985. 121pp. · Helen McNabb · br
14-15 · Comet Halley, Fred Hoyle; New York: St. Martins, 1985. 410 p. · Edward James · br
15 · Haunted Travellers, ed. Denys Val Baker; London: Kimber, 1985. 190pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
15 · Ghosts from the Mist of Time, R. Chetwynd-Hayes; Kimber, 1985. 205pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
15 · Tune in for Fear, Peter Haining; London: Kimber, 1985. 192pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
15 · When Dusk Comes Creeping, Lanyon Jones; Kimber, 1985. 190pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
15 · Vail, Trevor Hoyle; London: Calder, 1984. 188pp. · Martyn Taylor · br
15-16 · The Sable Moon, Nancy Springer; London: Corgi, 1985. 263pp. · Barbara Davies · br
16 · Greensight, Angela Shackleton-Hill; London: Allen & Unwin, 1984. 374pp. · David V. Barrett · br
16 · The Song of Middle-Earth, David Harvey; London: Allen and Unwin, 1985. 143pp. · Chris & Pauline Morgan · br
16-17 · Gilgamesh the King, Robert Silverberg; New York: Arbor, 1984. 290pp. · Sue Thomason · br
17 · The Warrior Who Carried Life, Geoff Ryman; New York: Bantam, 1987. 198pp.; London: Allen & Unwin, 1985. 173pp. · Mike Dickinson · br

Vector [#128, October/November 1985]

11 · Kiteworld, Keith Roberts; London: Gollancz, 1985. 288pp. · Chris Bailey · br
11-12 · Virconium Nights, M. John Harrison; New York: Ace, 1984. 182pp. · Barbara Davies · br
12-13 · Night Voices, Robert Aickman; London: Gollancz, 1985. 185pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
13 · The Power of Time, Josephine Saxton; Chatto, 1985. 222pp. · Mike Dickinson · br
13-14 · Bearing an Hourglass, Piers Anthony; New York: Del Rey, 1984. 293pp. (Incarnations of Immortality, 2). · Helen McNabb · br
14 · West of Eden, Harry Harrison; New York: Bantam, 1986. 453 p. · L. J. Hurst · br
14 · Circumpolar, Richard A. Lupoff; New York: Timescape, 1984. 319pp.; London: Granada, 352pp. · L. J. Hurst · br
14-15 · Fantasy and Mimesis: Responses to Reality in Western Literature, Kathryn Hume; London: Methuen, 1984. 213pp. (1985). · David V. Barrett · br
15 · Broomstick Drive, K.V. Bailey; Val de Mer: Triffid, 1985. 32pp. · Helen McNabb · br
15 · The Lays of Beleriand: Vol. III of the Book of Lost Tales, ed. Christopher Tolkien; Boston: Houghton, 1985. 393pp. · Helen McNabb · br
15 · The Soft Machine: Cybernetic Fiction, David Porush; New York: Methuen, 1985. 244pp. · Nik Morton · br
15 · The Frozen City, David Arscott; London: Allen & Unwin, 1984. 231pp. · Sue Thomason · br
15 · A Flight of Bright Birds, David Arscott & David J. Marl; London: Allen & Unwin, 1985. 229pp. · Sue Thomason · br
15-16 · Dimension of Miracles, Robert Sheckley; London: Gollancz, 1985. 190pp.; London: Grafton, 1986. 188pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
15-16 · Journey Beyond Tomorrow, Robert Sheckley; London: Gollancz, 1985. 190pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
15-16 · Mindswap, Robert Sheckley; London: Gollancz, 1985. 190pp.; London: Grafton, 1986. 191pp. · Nigel Richardson · br
16 · Demon in the Skull, Frederik Pohl; New York: DAW, 1984. 158pp. · Keith Freeman · br
16 · Merchants’ War, Frederik Pohl; New York: St. Martins, 1984. 209pp. · Tom Jones · br
16-17 · Peace, Gene Wolfe; Chatto, 1985. 264pp. · Mary R. Gentle · br
17 · Free Live Free, Gene Wolfe; Willimantic, CT: Ziesling, 1984. 496pp. · Paul Kincaid · br

Vector [#129, December 1985/86]

12-13 · Terry Carr’s Best Science Fiction of the Year, No. 14, ed. Terry Carr; New York: Tor, 1985. 384pp. · K. V. Bailey · br
14 · The Sceptre Mortal, Derek Sawde; London: Oriflamme, 1985. 294pp. · David V. Barrett · br
14 · The House of the Spirits, Isabel Allende; New York: Knopf, 1985. 368pp.; London: Cape, 1985. 368pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
14-15 · The Summer Tree, Guy Gavriel Kay; New York: Arbor House, 1985. 323 p. (Fionavar Tapestry, 1). · Helen McNabb · br
15 · Software, Rudy Rucker; New York: Avon, 1982. 167pp.; New York: Avon, 1987. 167pp.; London: Penguin, 1985. 167pp. · Terry Broome · br
15 · Fiskadoro, Denis Johnson; New York: Knopf, 1985. 221pp. · Martyn Taylor · br
15-16 · The Door Into Summer, Robert A. Heinlein; London: Gollancz, 1985. 190pp. · Mark Greener · br
15-16 · Time for the Stars, Robert A. Heinlein; London: Gollancz, 1985. 244pp. · Mark Greener · br
16 · Banquets of the Black Widowers, Isaac Asimov; New York: Fawcett, c. 1984. 223pp.; London: Granada, 1985. 212pp. · Tom Jones · br
16-17 · Swastika Night, Katharine Burdekin; Old Westbury, NY: Feminist Press, 1985. 196pp. · L. J. Hurst · br
17 · The Dream Years, Lisa Goldstein; New York: Bantam, 1985. 181 p. · Martyn Taylor · br
17-18 · Dayworld, Philip José Farmer; New York: Putnam, 1985. 320pp. · Ken Lake · br
18 · The Third Millenium: A History of the World AD 2000 - 3000, Brian Stableford & David Langford; London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1985. 214pp. · Geoff Ryman · br

Vector [#130, February/March 1986]

11 · Galapagos, Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; New York: Delacorte, 1985. ; London: Grafton, 1987. 269pp. · Colin Greenland · br
11-12 · In the Days of the Comet, H.G. Wells; Hogarth, 1985. 249pp. · Jim England · br
12 · The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts, Douglas Adams; London: Pan, 1985. 160pp. · Paul Brazier · br
12-13 · Footfall, Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle; New York: Del Rey, 1985. 480pp. · Mike Dickinson · br
13 · Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels, David Pringle; London: Xanadu, 1985; New York: Carroll & Graf, 1986. 224 p. · Edward James · br
13-14 · Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, Brian Stableford; London: Fourth Estate, 1985. 372pp.; New York: St. Martin’s, 1985. 372pp. · Chris Morgan · br
14 · The Needle on Full: Lesbian Feminist Science Fiction, Caroline Forbes; Onlywomen Press, 1985. 267 p. · Sue Thomason · br
14-15 · Black Venus, Angela Carter; Chatto & Windus, 1985. 121 p. · L. J. Hurst · br
15 · The Badger of Ghissi, Wolf Von Niebelschutz; London: Allen & Unwin, 1985. 262pp.; London: Unicorn, 1985. 261pp. · Helen McNabb · br
15 · Inside Babel, Snoo Wilson; Chatto & Windus, 1985. 208 p. · Nik Morton · br
15-16 · Castles, written by David Day, illustrated by Alan Lee, ed. by David Larkin; New York: Bantam, 1984. 256pp. · Barbara Davies · br
16 · Planet of Adventure, Jack Vance; London: Grafton, 1985. 536 p. · Terry Broome · br
16 · Hawksmoor, Peter Ackroyd; New York: Harper, 1986. 217pp.; London: Hamish Hamilton, 1985. 217pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
16-17 · The King’s Ghost, R. Chetwynd-Hayes; Kimber, 1985. 206 p. · Anon. · br
16-17 · The Ghost Ship, ed. Peter Haining; London: Kimber, 1985. 206 p. · Anon. · br
16-17 · After Midnight Stories, ed. Amy Myers; Kimber, 1985. 222 p. · Anon. · br

Vector [#131, April/May 1986]

12 · Clive Barker’s Book of Blood, Vol. 4, Clive Barker; London: Sphere, 1985. 151pp. · Neil Gaiman · br
12 · Clive Barker’s Book of Blood, Vol. 5, Clive Barker; London: Sphere, 1985. 149pp. · Neil Gaiman · br
12 · Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Volume 3, Clive Barker; London: Sphere, 1985. · Neil Gaiman · br
12 · Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh; New York: Bluejay, 1984. 355pp. · Martyn Taylor · br
12-13 · The Damnation Game, Clive Barker; London: Weidenfeld, 1985. 374pp. · Mark Greener · br
13 · Orion, Ben Bova; New York: Tor, 1984. 432pp. · Chris Bailey · br
13-14 · The Postman, David Brin; New York: Bantam, 1985. 295 p. · Edward James · br
14 · I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon, Philip K. Dick, ed. by Mark Hurst and Paul Williams; London: Gollancz, 1986. 179 p. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. 179pp. · L. J. Hurst · br
14 · The Last Election, Pete Davies; Deutsch, 1986. 234 p. · Paul Kincaid · br
14-15 · In Limbo, Christopher Evans; London: Granada, 1985. 288 p. · David V. Barrett · br
15 · A Maggot, John Fowles; Boston: Little, Brown, 1986. 455 p. ; London: Cape, 1985. 460 p. Pan, 1986. 460pp. · Paul Kincaid · br
15 · The Bone People, Keri Hulme; Hodder, 1985. 450 p. · Maureen Porter · br
15-16 · Fire and Hemlock, Diana Wynne Jones; Methuen, 1985. 341 p. · Maureen Porter · br
16 · Modern Science Fiction and the American Literary Community, Frederick A. Lerner; Metuchan, NJ: Scarecrow, 1985. 325 p. · K. V. Bailey · br
16 · Alfred Hitchcock’s Your Share of Fear, ed. Cathleen Jordan; Severn House, 1985. 348 p. · Rosemary Pardoe · br
16-17 · Microworlds: Tales of the Computer Age, ed. Thomas F. Monteleone; Severn Houes, 1985. 193 p. · Tom Jones · br
17 · Pohlstars, Frederik Pohl; New York: Del Rey, c, 1984. 257pp. · Jim England · br
17 · The Hounds of the Morrigan, Pat O’Shea; Oxford University Press, 1985. 465 p. · Maureen Porter · br
17-18 · Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology; Second Edition, Leslie A. Shepard; Detroit: Gale, 1985. 1,677pp. · Keith Freeman · br
18 · Cosmic Engineers, Clifford D. Simak; Severn House, 1985. 159 p. · Ken Lake · br
18 · Altogether Elsewhere, Anna Wilson; Onlywomen Press, 1985. 139 p. · Sue Thomason · br

Vector [#132, June/July 1986]

14 · Kaeti & Company, Keith Roberts; Salisbury: Kerosina, 1986. 224pp. · David V. Barrett · br
14 · Kaeti & Company, Keith Roberts; Salisbury: Kerosina, 1986. 224pp. · Helen McNabb · br
15 · Robots and Empire, Isaac Asimov; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. 383pp. · Paul Brazier · br
15 · A Dream of Hunger Moss, Mabel Esther Allan; London: Severn House, 1985. 188pp. · Mary R. Gentle · br
15 · The Subatomic Monster: Essays on Science, Isaac Asimov; Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1985. 213pp.; London: Grafton, 1986. 213pp. · Ken Lake · br
15-16 · Ratha’s Creatures, Clare Bell; London: Gollancz, 1986. 259 p. · Helen McNabb · br
16 · Keepers of the Secrets, Philip José Farmer; Severn House, 1985. 152 p. · Chris Barker · br
16 · The Messenger, Monica Dickens; Collins, 1985. 155 p. · David V. Barrett · br
16 · War with the Newts, Karel Capek; London: Allen & Unwin, 1985. 241 p. Evanston: Northwestern University Press, 1985. 348pp. · Chris Morgan · br
16-17 · Puzzles from Other Worlds, Martin Gardner; Oxford University Press, 1986. 189 p. · Keith Freeman · br
17 · Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Review Index, 1980-1984, Hal W. Hall; Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. 761 p. · Keith Freeman · br
17-18 · Escape Plans, Gwyneth Jones; London: Allen & Unwin, 1986. 246 p. · Paul Kincaid · br
18 · The Sound of Wonder: Interviews from ’The Science Fiction Radio Show’, Daryl Lane, William Vernon & David Carson; Oryx Press, 1985. 2 v. · Edward James · br
18 · The Cat Who Walks Through Walls, Robert A. Heinlein; New English Library, 1986. 374 p. (420pp.),. · Nik Morton · br
18 · A Step Off the Path, Peter Hunt; Julia McRae, 1985. 166 p. · Rosemary Pardoe · br
18-19 · Killashandra, Anne McCaffrey; New York: Bantam, 1986. 292 p. · Terry Broome · br
19-20 · A Secret Property, Ralph Noyes; Quartet, 1985. 186 p. · L. J. Hurst · br
20 · Top Fantasy, ed. Josh Pachter; London: Dent, 1985. · Jim England · br
20 · Dinner at Deviant’s Palace, Tim Powers; New York: Ace, 1984. 294pp. · Martyn Taylor · br
20-21 · In Memory of Whiteness, Kim Stanley Robinson; New York: Tor, 1985. 351pp.; New York: Tor, 1986. 351pp. · Tom Jones · br
21 · The Ice King, Michael Scot; London: New English Library, 1987. (Pseud. of Michael Scott Rohan and Allan Scott). · Barbara Davies · br
21 · A Time of Changes, Robert Silverberg; London: Gollancz, 1985. 221 p. · Ken Lake · br
21 · More Than Human, Theodore Sturgeon; London: Gollancz, 1985. 233 p. · Ken Lake · br

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