Reviewthis seems to be the only book published by earthlight publishers - but what a book!
almost all the fiction tom reamy wrote - one remained unpublished by the editor to whom he'd submitted it for first publication, so couldn't be included without being withdrawn - excluding only two°, plus his only novel, ''blind voices'', which was published ''completed, but unfinished'' (he was still polishing it) posthumously, after the heart attack which killed him.°
beautifully-written, oftimes ominous, threatening, frequently horror-inducing, fantasy; earth-set but not earthbound, and well worthy of being published in such a beautiful edition.
° - missing are:
jenny's friends (short story) fantastic worlds (fanzine) vol.2 #2, spring 1954
sting! (short play) in ''six science fiction plays'' ed. roger elwood (1976), q.v.
m is for the million things (short story) in ''new voices 4: the john w. campbell award nominees'' ed. george r. r. martin (1981), q.v.
potiphee, petey and me (novelette) (sold to harlan ellison for ''the last dangerous visions'' (unpublished); eventually appeared in ''under the hollywood sign'' tom reamy (750-copy limited edition h/cvr 2023), q.v.°°
(°° - this 2023 collection is sfaik the complete novellas, novelettes, and short stories bar one (jenny's friends), compilation - it incorporates all of ''san diego lightfoot sue and other stories'' - but is considerably scarcer, and liable to be pricey - it bears a $50.00 cover price. . .)
earthlight publishers hcvr first printing, limited first edition, 100 copies in cloth-covered slipcase
kansas city, missouri
cover (d-j) art by diane dillon, leo dillon
interior illustratios including endpapers' decoration by diane dillon, leo dillon
cover (d-j) price $14.95
slip-cased limited edition price $25.00
264pp. including titles, indicia, table-of-contents, introduction etc, bound in decorated endpapers between cloth-covered boards
enter the departing shadow (nf) harlan ellison
twilla (novelette) f&sf vol.47'#3, 9/1974
under the hollywood sign (ntte) in ''orbit 17'' ed. damon knight (1975), q.v.
beyond the cleft (ntte) in ''nova 4'' ed. harry harrison (1974), q.v.
san diego lightfoot sue (ntte) f&sf vol.49 #2, 8/1975
dinosaurs (ntte) in ''new dimensions 6'' ed. robert silverberg (1976), q.v.
the sweetwater factor (short story) in ''lone star universe'' eds. geo w. proctor, steven utley (1976), q.v.
the mistress of windraven (ss) chacal 1, winter/1976
the detweiler boy (ntte) f&sf vol.52 #4, 4/1977
insects in amber (ntte) f&sf vol.54 #1, 1/1978
waiting for billy star (ss) shayol #2, 2/1978
2076: blue eyes (ss) shayol #3, summer 1979 (this comment is from another edition of this book)
berkley publishing group ace books mmpb first printing, first p/b edition
collection of a novella, six novelettes, four short stories, nf article by harlan ellison
cover art by david heffernan (signed, credited)
cover price $2.95
336pp. (check) including titles, indicia, table-of-contents, introduction etc, end pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)