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Title Date Author/Editor Publication series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Damnation Alley 1978-00-00 Roger Zelazny   0-7221-9416-1
£0.85?£: UK pound
157
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Star Fire 1978-00-00 Ingo Swann   0-7221-8303-8
£1.25?£: UK pound
364
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Floating Worlds 1978-00-00 Cecelia Holland   0-7221-4621-3
£1.50?£: UK pound
542
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Melvyn Grant Checkmark
The Eye in the Pyramid 1978-00-00 Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson   0-7221-9202-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
311
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
To Live Forever 1978-00-00 Jack Vance   0-7221-8729-7
£0.85?£: UK pound
188+
[1]
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
The Tritonian Ring 1978-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp   0-7221-2916-5
£0.95?£: UK pound
212
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Melvyn Grant Checkmark
1990: Book 2 1978-00-00 Wilfred Greatorex, Maureen Gregson, Edmund Ward   0-7221-4001-0
£0.85?£: UK pound
208
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Alternative 3 1978-00-00 David Ambrose, Christopher Miles, Leslie Watkins   0-7221-1145-2   240
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
The World in Winter 1978-00-00 John Christopher   0-7221-2301-9
£0.95?£: UK pound
224
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Leviathan 1978-00-00 Robert Shea, Robert Anton Wilson   0-7221-9211-8
£0.95?£: UK pound
253
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
The Men in the Jungle 1978-00-00 Norman Spinrad   0-7221-8088-8
£0.95?£: UK pound
285
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Melvyn Grant Checkmark
Tactics of Mistake 1978-00-00 Gordon R. Dickson   0-7221-2977-7
£0.85?£: UK pound
238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Dorsai! 1978-00-00 Gordon R. Dickson   0-7221-2982-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Soldier, Ask Not 1978-00-00 Gordon R. Dickson   0-7221-2981-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
216
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Tony Roberts (artist) Checkmark
Captive Universe 1978-00-00 Harry Harrison   0-7221-4423-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
185
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Angus McKie Checkmark
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1978-00-00 Steven Spielberg   0-7221-8079-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
228
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Dan Perri Checkmark
Nightwings 1978-00-00 Robert Silverberg   0-7221-7825-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
The Outposter 1978-00-00 Gordon R. Dickson   0-7221-2971-8
£0.85?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Up the Line 1978-00-00 Robert Silverberg   0-7221-7826-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
207
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Pebble in the Sky 1978-00-00 Isaac Asimov   0-7221-1264-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
186
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Thirst! 1978-00-00 Charles Eric Maine   0-7221-5720-7
£0.85?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers 1978-00-00 Jack Finney   0-7221-3504-1   170
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Elizabeth 1978-00-00 Jessica Hamilton (I)    
£0.85?£: UK pound
156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Charnel House 1978-00-00 Graham Masterton    
£?£: UK pound
185
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
The Stainless Steel Rat 1978-00-00 Harry Harrison   0-7221-4437-7
£0.75?£: UK pound
158
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Eddie Jones Checkmark
The Stainless Steel Rat Saves the World 1978-00-00 Harry Harrison   0-7221-4445-8
£0.85?£: UK pound
158
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Joe Petagno Checkmark
The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge 1978-00-00 Harry Harrison   0-7221-4477-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
196
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Bruce Pennington Checkmark
Atrocity Week 1978-00-00 Andrew McCoy   0-7221-5781-9   336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel  
Holocaust 2000 1978-00-00 Michael Robson   0-7221-7419-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
171
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Fade-Out 1978-00-00 Patrick Tilley   0-7221-8514-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
416
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Weird Tales Vol. 2 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining   0-7221-4255-2
£0.85?£: UK pound
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Les Edwards Checkmark
The Ancient Mysteries Reader Book 1 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining   0-7221-4257-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth  
The Ancient Mysteries Reader Book 2 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining   0-7221-4253-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
The Little People 1978-00-00 John Christopher   0-7221-2305-1
£0.95?£: UK pound
237
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Weird Tales Vol. 1 1978-00-00 ed. Peter Haining   0-7221-4259-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Les Edwards Checkmark
Shock! 1978-00-00 Richard Matheson   0-7221-5893-9
£0.85?£: UK pound
188
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Fallible Fiend 1978-00-00 L. Sprague de Camp   0-7221-2920-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
173
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Melvyn Grant Checkmark
Shock 2 1978-00-00 Richard Matheson   0-7221-5896-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
157
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
A Book of Contemporary Nightmares 1978-00-00 ed. Giles Gordon   0-7221-3968-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
235
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Les Edwards Checkmark
Welcome to Mars 1978-00-00 James Blish   0-7221-1702-7
£0.85?£: UK pound
156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Journey of Joenes 1978-00-00 Robert Sheckley   0-7221-7760-7
£0.85?£: UK pound
191
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Terry Oakes Checkmark
Plague from Space 1978-00-00 Harry Harrison   0-7221-4443-1
£0.85?£: UK pound
154
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Fred Gambino Checkmark
Sargasso 1978-00-00 Edwin Corley   0-7221-0449-9
£0.95?£: UK pound
304
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Someone Else Is on Our Moon 1978-00-00 George H. Leonard   0-7221-5486-0
£1.25?£: UK pound
256
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
non-fic Chris Foss Checkmark
The Early Williamson 1978-00-00 Jack Williamson   0-7221-9167-7
£0.95?£: UK pound
268
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Elson Checkmark
Deathsport 1978-00-00 William Hughes   0-7221-6370-3
£0.95?£: UK pound
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Time Storm 1978-00-00 Gordon R. Dickson   0-7221-2950-5
£1.25?£: UK pound
362
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Elizabeth 1978-01-26 Jessica Hamilton (I)   0-7221-4285-4   156
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Fotonovel) 1978-03-00 Steven Spielberg   0-7221-8082-9
£1.25?£: UK pound
 
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
chap Checkmark
From the Blob to Star Wars 1978-04-00 Bart Andrews   0-7221-1139-8
£0.85?£: UK pound
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
non-fic  
Splinter of the Mind's Eye 1978-04-00 Alan Dean Foster   0-7221-8130-2
£0.85?£: UK pound
222
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Ralph McQuarrie Checkmark
The Power of Blackness 1978-04-00 Jack Williamson   0-7221-9177-4
£0.95?£: UK pound
220
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Gunpowder God 1978-05-00 H. Beam Piper   0-7221-6877-2
£0.85?£: UK pound
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
The Big Death 1978-05-00 Charles Eric Maine   0-7221-5719-3
£0.95?£: UK pound
223
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Josh Kirby  
The Vengeance of She 1978-05-28 Peter Tremayne   0-7221-8579-0
£0.85?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Gino D'Achille  
Venus Plus X 1978-06-00 Theodore Sturgeon   0-7221-8214-7
£0.85?£: UK pound
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Firefox 1978-07-00 Craig Thomas   0-7221-0445-6
£0.95?£: UK pound
288
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel  
The Maker of Universes 1978-07-00
Philip José Farmer?Philip Jose Farmer
  0-7221-3427-4
£0.85?£: UK pound
155
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Melvyn Grant Checkmark
Starshine 1978-08-00 Theodore Sturgeon   0-7221-8216-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
172
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Elson Checkmark
Beneath the Shattered Moons 1978-09-00 Michael Bishop   0-7221-1682-9
£0.95?£: UK pound
221
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
omni Fred Gambino Checkmark
The Pastel City 1978-09-00 M. John Harrison   0-7221-4441-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
142
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Angus McKie Checkmark
Translation 1978-09-14 Stephen Marlowe   0-7221-5837-8
£0.95?£: UK pound
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
The Robot Who Looked Like Me 1978-10-00 Robert Sheckley   0-7221-7758-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Goodfellow Checkmark
Conan of Aquilonia 1978-10-00 Lin Carter, L. Sprague de Camp Conan (Sphere) #12 0-7221-4706-6
£0.85?£: UK pound
155
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Frank Frazetta Checkmark
The Joyous Invasions 1978-10-00 Theodore Sturgeon   0-7221-8215-5
£0.85?£: UK pound
187
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Tybus Checkmark
Squirm 1978-10-00 Richard Curtis   0-7221-2732-4
£?£: UK pound
160
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Alun Hood  
Star Trek Quiz Book 1978-10-26 Bart Andrews, Brad Dunning   0-7221-1137-1
£0.85?£: UK pound
150
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
non-fic Peter Elson  
Patternmaster 1978-11-00 Octavia E. Butler   0-7221-2099-0
£0.95?£: UK pound
176
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Nick Fox Checkmark
Fool's Hill 1978-11-00 Richard A. Lupoff   0-7221-5672-3
£0.95?£: UK pound
207
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Peter Elson Checkmark
Invasion of the Bodysnatchers 1978-11-00 Jack Finney   0-7221-3503-3
£0.85?£: UK pound
170
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
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