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UNDER HEAVEN'S BRIDGE.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1980. Octavo, boards. First edition. "A polyglot crew of explorers from earth encounter some particularly strange aliens. The story plunges into metaphysics." Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 394. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-592].
DEATHHUNTER.
New York: St. Martin's, 1981. Octavo, boards. First U.S. edition.
THE FIRE WORM.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1988. Octavo, boards. First edition. Horror novel involving reincarnation and the "Lambton Worm," based on Watson's short story "Jingling Geordie's Hole."
THE JONAH KIT.
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, [1976]. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. The author's second book. Winner of the British Science Fiction Association Award, Novel, 1978. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1213].
QUEENMAGIC, KINGMAGIC.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1986. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Watson. "... exuberantly develops the notion that the [chess] pieces' long-range abilities of movement and killing are talents, and extends the conceit far beyond the usual, terminal recognition that this is a game that must end." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997), p. 181. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-488].
SALVAGE RITES.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1989. Octavo, boards. First edition. Story collection.
SLOW BIRDS AND OTHER STORIES.
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1985. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects eleven stories. Watson's third collection of short fiction. "The versatility of Watson's imagination is well suited to short fictions of the 'idea as hero' variety, and all of his short story collections are worth exploring." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1215. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1215].