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- The Plenty Principle Colin Greenland (HarperCollins/Voyager 0-00-649906-6, Mar ’97, £5.99, 427pp, pb); Collection of 19 stories, including five originals, each with a brief introduction. Two are in the “Tabitha Jute” series.
- 1 · I: Monsters
- 5 · The Traveller · ss Zenith, ed. David S. Garnett, London: Sphere, 1989
- 23 · The Station with No Name · nv Point Horror, ed. A. Finnis, Scholastic UK, 1994
- 41 · Grandma · nv 13 Again, ed. A. Finnis, Scholastic UK, 1995
- 63 · A Passion for Lord Pierrot · nv Zenith 2, ed. David S. Garnett, Orbit, 1990
- 89 · II: Voices
- 93 · Miss Otis Regrets · ss The Fiction Magazine Win ’82
- 111 · The Suffer the Children Man · ss *; Originally broadcast on Radio 4, 3 November 1995.
- 121 · Talking through the Wind · ss *
- 131 · Them That’s Got · ss *
- 141 · III: Missing Persons
- 145 · The Wish · ss Other Edens II, ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, London: Unwin, 1988
- 161 · Station of the Cross · ss Tombs, Edward E. Kramer & Peter Crowther, White Wolf, 1995
- 175 · Candy Comes Back · ss In Dreams, ed. Paul J. McAuley & Kim Newman, London: Gollancz, 1992
- 187 · IV: Other People’s Heroes
- 191 · Masquerade and High Water · ss The Sandman: Book of Dreams, ed. Neil Gaiman & Ed Kramer, HarperPrism, 1996
- 209 · The Travelling Companion · ss Strange Plasma #8 ’94
- 235 · Temptations of Iron [Elric] · ss Elric: Tales of the White Wolf, ed. Edward E. Cramer, White Wolf, 1994
- 259 · A Bunch of Wild Roses · nv *
- 283 · Going to the Black Bear · nv Weerde: Book 1, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK, 1992
- 315 · Nothing Special · nv Temps Volume 1, ed. Neil Gaiman & Alex Stewart, Roc UK, 1991
- 337 · V: Tabitha and Company
- 341 · In the Garden [Tabitha Jute] · ss Birmingham SF Group, 1991; originally as a chapbook for Novacon (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, Nov 1991).
- 363 · The Well Wishers [Tabitha Jute] · na *
- Scaremongers ed. Andrew Haigh (Tanjen 1-901530-07-8, Sep ’97 [Dec ’97], £6.99, 280pp, tp); Original horror anthology of 25 stories. Authors include Ray Bradbury, Peter Crowther, Poppy Z. Brite, and Joan Aiken.
- 11 · Introduction · Andrew Haigh · in *
- 15 · Dogs Think That Every Day Is Christmas · Ray Bradbury · pm Gibbs-Smith, 1997
- 17 · Above, Behind, Beneath, Beside · Mark Chadbourn · ss *
- 29 · The Burning Doorway · Simon Clark · ss Squane’s Journal #2 ’96
- 39 · The Scar · Dennis Etchison · ss The Horror Show Win ’87
- 47 · Deep Blue · Stephen Laws · ss Kimota #1 ’94
- 61 · Between Two Floors · D. F. Lewis · ss *
- 65 · The Giving of Names · Peter Tennant · ss *
- 71 · Maximum Visibility · Steve Harris · ss *
- 97 · Different Now · Michael Marshall Smith · ss *
- 103 · The Purloined Liver · Rhys H. Hughes · ss Nasty Piece of Work #3 ’97
- 109 · Meek · Steve Savile · ss *
- 117 · Constant Companion · Peter Crowther · ss Cat Crimes III, ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Fine, 1992
- 127 · Cat and Mouse · Ramsey Campbell · ss Beware of the Cat, ed. Michel Parry, London: Gollancz, 1972
- 139 · Self-Made Man · Poppy Z. Brite · nv *
- 157 · Question Seven · Nicholas Royle · ss *
- 165 · A Game of Consequences · John Burke · ss Shell Magazine Christmas ’60
- 171 · Back of His Hand · Stephen Gallagher · ss Dark Harvest Summer/Fall Preview: 1990, ed. Anon., Arlington Heights, IL: Dark Harvest, 1990
- 183 · My Name is not Juliete · Freda Warrington · ss *
- 201 · Special Favour · Gavin Williams · ss *
- 213 · Dead Letter · James Lovegrove · ss *
- 221 · The Harrowing Stone · Ben Leech · ss *
- 237 · Quando Tu Vas · Joan Aiken · ss *
- 245 · The Witch Mark · Cleo Cordell · ss
- 257 · The Plans They Made · Joel Lane · ss
- 265 · Failure · Conrad Williams · ss *
- The Flying Sorcerers ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press 0-285-63388-0, Aug ’97, £16.99, 267pp, hc, cover by Josh Kirby); Humorous fantasy anthology.
- 9 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 11 · 1. Hordes of the Things: Comic Fantasies
- 13 · Turntables of the Night · Terry Pratchett · ss Hidden Turnings, ed. Diana Wynne Jones, London: Methuen, 1989
- 23 · A Slice of Life [Adrian Mulliner] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Liberty Magazine Aug 7 ’26
- 37 · The Better Mousetrap [Gavagan’s Bar] · L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt · ss F&SF Dec ’50
- 47 · Sam Small’s Better Half [Sam Small] · Eric Knight · ss Story Mar-Apr ’41
- 62 · Danse Macabre · Mervyn Peake · ss Science-Fantasy #61 ’63
- 72 · The Shoddy Lands · C. S. Lewis · ss F&SF Feb ’56
- 80 · Harrison Bergeron · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss F&SF Oct ’61
- 87 · Possible to Rue · Piers Anthony · ss Fantastic Apr ’63
- 93 · 2. Deadly Nightshapes: Tales of the Supernatural
- 95 · The Right Side · John Collier · ss The Devil and All, Nonesuch Press, 1934
- 100 · Nasty · Fredric Brown · vi Playboy Apr ’59
- 103 · The Gripes of Wraith · Nelson S. Bond · ss Blue Book Aug ’46
- 114 · The Roaches · Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade Oct ’65
- 125 · The Lady of the House of Love · Angela Carter · ss The Iowa Review Sum/Fll ’75
- 142 · The Stone Thing: A Tale of Strange Parts · Michael Moorcock · ss Triode Oct ’74
- 146 · The Shrink and the Mink [“The Shrink and the Nympho”] · Robert Bloch · ss Hustler Dec ’83
- 159 · Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life · Roald Dahl · ss [use TlSnM], 1974
- 167 · 3. Vacant Space: Stories of Science Fiction
- 169 · The Man in Asbestos: An Allegory of the Future · Stephen Leacock · ss Nonsense Novels, London: Lane, 1911
- 180 · Female of the Species [“Perfect Creature”] · John Wyndham · nv F&SF Jan ’53; an earlier version appeared in Tales of Wonder #1, June 1937 as “The Perfect Creature” by John Beynon
- 202 · A Good Shellacking · Stanislaw Lem; trans. by Michael Kandel · ss The Cyberiad, Seabury Press, 1974
- 208 · From Gustible’s Planet · Cordwainer Smith · ss If Jul ’62
- 215 · Specialist · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy May ’53
- 230 · The Adventure of the Martian Moons [Sam Space] · William F. Nolan · ss *
- 246 · The Golden Years of The Stainless Steel Rat [Slippery Jim (James Bolivar) diGriz] · Harry Harrison · ss Stainless Steel Visions, Tor, 1993
- 261 · No Morning After · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Time to Come, ed. August Derleth, Farrar, 1954
- Timescapes ed. Peter Haining (Souvenir Press 0-285-63387-2, Aug ’97, £16.99, 288pp, hc); SF anthology of 24 stories.
- 7 · Introduction · Peter Haining · in
- 11 · 1. Back to the Present
- 13 · A Little Something for Us Tempunauts · Philip K. Dick · nv Final Stage, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Charterhouse, 1974
- 34 · Mr. Strenberry’s Tale [“Doomsday”] · J. B. Priestley · ss The London Magazine Mar ’30
- 44 · All the Time in the World · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Startling Stories Jul ’52
- 56 · The Instability · Isaac Asimov · vi The London Observer Jan 1 ’89
- 59 · Time Has No Boundaries · Jack Finney · ss The Saturday Evening Post Oct 13 ’62
- 72 · She Caught Hold of the Toe · Richard Hughes · vi, 1925
- 74 · The Reason Is with Us · James E. Gunn · ss Satellite Apr ’58
- 84 · Man in His Time · Brian W. Aldiss · nv Science-Fantasy #71 ’65
- 109 · 2. Journeys to the Past
- 111 · The Clock that Went Backwards · Edward Page Mitchell · ss The Sun Sep 18, 1881
- 124 · A Gun for Dinosaur [Reginald Rivers] · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Galaxy Mar ’56
- 151 · The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass · Frederik Pohl · ss Galaxy Jun ’62
- 155 · Of Time and Kathy Benedict · William F. Nolan · nv Fantasy Tales #13 ’84
- 177 · Production Problem · Robert F. Young · vi F&SF Jun ’59
- 179 · I Hear You Calling · Eric Frank Russell · ss Science-Fantasy #11 ’54
- 184 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss F&SF Oct ’58
- 197 · Time Intervening [“Interim”] · Ray Bradbury · ss Epoch Fll ’47
- 203 · 3. History of the Future
- 205 · The Grey Man [from The Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review May, 1895; this extract from chapter 11 of the serial was omitted from the book versions.
- 209 · Flux · Michael Moorcock · nv New Worlds Jul ’63
- 234 · The Greatest Television Show on Earth · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #53 ’72
- 240 · Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: XXXV · Grendel Briarton · vi F&SF Jan ’61
- 243 · Time Bum · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Fantastic Jan/Feb ’53
- 252 · “All You Zombies—” · Robert A. Heinlein · ss F&SF Mar ’59
- 265 · The Gernsback Continuum · William Gibson · ss Universe 11, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1981
- 275 · The Time Disease · Martin Amis · ss Granta, 1987
- The Eagle and the Crow: Modern Polish Short Stories ed. Teresa Halikowska & George Hyde (Serpent’s Tail 1-85242-356-0, Nov ’96 [Jan ’97], £9.99, x+226pp, tp); Collection of 20 stories (5 are genre), including 3 originals.
- vii · Introduction · Teresa Halikowska & George Hyde · in *
- 1 · Birds · Bruno Schulz; trans. by Celina Wieniewska · ss, 1980
- 6 · Tailors’ Dummies · Bruno Schulz; trans. by Celina Wieniewska · ss, 1980
- 23 · The History of the Last Revolution in England · Aleksander Wat; trans. by Lilian Vallee · ss Lucifer Unemployed, Northwestern University Press, 1990; SF.
- 29 · Dinner at Countess Kotlubay’s · Witold Gombrowicz; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · nv The Dedalus Book of Polish Fantasy, ed. Wiesiek Powaga, Dedalus, 1996
- 51 · This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen · Tadeusz Borowski; trans. by Barbara Vedder · ss, 1967
- 70 · Searching for the Stars · Marek Hlasko; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · ss
- 78 · The Elephant · Slawomir Mrozek; trans. by Konrad Syrop · ss Mademoiselle May ’63
- 83 · The Spring in Poland · Slawomir Mrozek; trans. by Konrad Syrop · ss; Fantasy.
- 88 · Fame · Jarolaw Iwoszkiewicz; trans. by George Hyde · ss; Fantasy.
- 104 · The Use of a Dragon · Stanislaw Lem; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · ss, 1993; Fantasy.
- 114 · Cain, or an Interpretation of the Rule: To Each According to His Deserts · Leszek Kolakowski; trans. by Nicholas Bethell · vi, 1973
- 116 · Sarah, or the Conflict between the General and the Individual in Morality · Leszek Kolakowski; trans. by Nicholas Bethell · vi, 1993
- 119 · God, or Relative Mercy · Leszek Kolakowski; trans. by Nicholas Bethell · vi, 1973
- 120 · Poland Still? · Janusz Anderman; trans. by Nina Taylor · ss, 1988
- 128 · The Table · Pawel Huelle; trans. by Antonia Lloyd-Jones · ss, 1994; Fantasy.
- 146 · In Front of the Mirror · Ida Fink; trans. by Madeleine Levine · ss *
- 150 · A Tale for Hollywood · Hanna Krall; trans. by Basia Plebanek · nv
- 183 · The Touch · Stefan Chwin; trans. by Teresa Halikowska · ss, 1991
- 197 · Trip · Tadeusz Rózewicz; trans. by George Hyde · ss *
- 212 · The Third Shore · Natasza Goerke; trans. by Wiesiek Powaga · ss *
- 220 · About the Authors · Misc. Material · bg
- The Walled Orchard Tom Holt (Warner UK 0-7515-2138-8, Dec ’97, £6.99, iv+591pp, tp, cover by Colin Hadley); Omnibus of two tragi-comic novels set in ancient Athens: Goatsong (Macmillan, 1989) and its sequel, The Walled Orchard (Macmillan, 1990).
- 1 · Goatsong · n. London: Macmillan, 1989
- 269 · The Walled Orchard · n. London: Macmillan, 1990
- Quirx 1: Welcome to Inner Space Lesley Howarth (Hodder Children’s Books 0-340-69831-4, Nov ’97, £3.99, 202pp, pb, cover by George Smith); Young-adult collection of 10 original SF and fantasy stories.
- 1 · The Strange Flight of Thomas Deft · ss *
- 15 · Bugbears · ss *
- 32 · The Ghost of Christmas Shopping · ss *
- 54 · Reptilon Calling · ss *
- 71 · Shreddievision · nv *
- 94 · Underlined Six Thousand Times · nv *
- 116 · The Excluder · nv *
- 137 · Derek Gremlin Drives · nv *
- 162 · Planet Bird · ss *
- 191 · Queen of the Smooth · nv *
- The Best New Horror: Volume Eight ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-85487-901-4, Oct ’97, £6.99, 513pp, tp); Dark fantasy reprint anthology of 23 stories and a playscript.
- 1 · Introduction: Horror in 1996 · Stephen Jones · in
- 49 · Walking the Dog · Terry Lamsley · nv Conference with the Dead, Ash-Tree Press, 1996
- 86 · Mussolini and the Axeman’s Jazz · Poppy Z. Brite · nv Dark Destiny: Proprietors of Fate, ed. Edward E. Kramer, White Wolf, 1995
- 109 · An Eye for an Eye · Norman Partridge · ss Gahan Wilson’s The Ultimate Haunted House, ed. Gahan Wilson, HarperPrism, 1996
- 124 · Underworld [“Underground”] · Douglas Clegg · ss Phantasm #3 ’96
- 138 · The Curse of Kali · Cherry Wilder · ss Interzone Jan ’96
- 154 · The Film · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Rage Jan ’97; revised
- 161 · Of a Cat, But Her Skin · Storm Constantine · ss Twists of the Tale, ed. Ellen Datlow, Dell, 1996
- 176 · Hopscotch · Donald R. Burleson · ss Terminal Fright Spr ’96
- 188 · Ghost in the Machine · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Bloodsongs #7 ’96
- 194 · The Moon Never Changes · Joel Lane · ss Peeping Tom #24 ’96
- 205 · Butcher’s Logic · Roberta Lannes · ss Lethal Kisses, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1996
- 217 · Kites and Kisses · D. F. Lewis · ss Peeping Tom #22 ’96
- 224 · Last Train to Arnos Grove · Marni Griffin · ss The Urbanite #7 ’96
- 233 · The King of Rain · Mark Chadbourn · nv Squane’s Journal #3 ’96
- 258 · Hardball · Iain Sinclair · ss A Book of Two Halves, ed. Nicholas Royle, Gollancz, 1996
- 269 · Gas Station Carnivals · Thomas Ligotti · ss The Nightmare Factory, Raven, 1996
- 286 · Ghost Music: A Memoir by George Beaune · Thomas Tessier · nv Dark Terrors 2, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1996
- 305 · That Blissful Height · Gregory Frost · nv Intersections, ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner, Tor, 1996
- 340 · Skin Deep · Nicholas Royle · ss Twists of the Tale, ed. Ellen Datlow, Dell, 1996
- 357 · Hell Hath Enlarged Herself · Michael Marshall Smith · nv Dark Terrors 2, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, London: Gollancz, 1996
- 382 · Unforgotten · Christopher Fowler · nv Lethal Kisses, ed. Ellen Datlow, Millennium, 1996
- 401 · A Plague on Both Your Houses · Scott Edelman · pl A Plague on Both Your Houses, Halloween, 1996
- 435 · Final Cut · Karl Edward Wagner · ss Diagnosis: Terminal, ed. F. Paul Wilson, Tor/Forge, 1996
- 443 · The Break · Terry Lamsley · nv Conference with the Dead, Ash-Tree Press, 1996
- 489 · Necrology: 1996 · Stephen Jones & Kim Newman · bg
- 510 · Useful Addresses · Misc. Material · ms
- Dark of the Night ed. Stephen Jones (Pumpkin Books 1-901914-01-1, Oct ’97, £15.99, 307pp, hc); Anthology of 14 original dark fantasy stories and a poem. A limited slipcased edition of 250 copies (-00-3, £25.00) is signed by the editor and all the contributors. Available from P O Box 297, Nottingham NG2 4GW.
- The Mammoth Book of Dracula: Vampire Tales for the New Millennium ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-85487-520-5, May ’97, £6.99, xxii+521pp, tp); Original dark fantasy anthology of 32 stories and a poem, published to celebrate the Centenary of Bram Stoker’s novel. The stories (only 6 are reprints) are arranged as a chronological biography of the character, from Victorian times to our own.. and beyond. There is a foreword by Stoker’s nephew, and the first appearance of the prologue used at the 1897 copyright reading of the play.
- xi · The Giaour [extract] · Lord Byron · pm, 1813
- xii · Introduction: I Bid You Welcome · Stephen Jones · in *
- xv · Foreword: Great Uncle Bram and Vampires · Daniel Farson · fw *
- 1 · Dracula: or The Un-Dead: Prologue · Bram Stoker · pl *; prologue used at the copyright reading, 1897.
- 22 · Dracula’s Library [Dracula] · Christopher Fowler · ss *
- 34 · The Heart of Count Dracula, Descendant of Attila, Scourge of God · Thomas Ligotti · vi Songs of a Dead Dreamer, Silver Scarab Press, 1985
- 36 · Daddy’s Little Girl · Mandy Slater · ss *
- 43 · Conversion · Ramsey Campbell · ss The Rivals of Dracula, ed. Michel Parry, London: Corgi, 1977
- 48 · The Devil Is Not Mocked · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Unknown Jun ’43
- 55 · Teaserama · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss *
- 62 · Blood Freak · Nancy Holder · ss *
- 73 · Zack Phalanx Is Vlad the Impaler · Brian Lumley · ss Weirdbook #11 ’77
- 81 · When Greek Meets Greek · Basil Copper · nv *
- 109 · Coppola’s Dracula [Dracula] · Kim Newman · na *
- 156 · The Second Time Around · Hugh B. Cave · ss *
- 172 · Endangered Species · Brian Mooney · nv *
- 207 · Melancholia · Roberta Lannes · ss *
- 219 · Children of the Long Night · Lisa Morton · nv *
- 239 · Mbo · Nicholas Royle · ss *
- 258 · The Worst Place in the World · Paul J. McAuley · nv *
- 286 · Larry’s Guest · Guy N. Smith · ss *
- 298 · A Taste of Culture · Jan Edwards · ss *
- 301 · Rudolph · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv Dracula’s Children, Kimber, 1987
- 320 · Roadkill [Dracula] · Graham Masterton · ss *
- 327 · Volunteers · Terry Lamsley · ss *
- 343 · Black Beads · John Gordon · ss *
- 352 · Your European Son · Joel Lane · ss *
- 366 · Quality Control · Brian Stableford · nv *
- 399 · Dear Alison · Michael Marshall Smith · ss *
- 409 · Bloodlines · Conrad Williams · nv *
- 432 · Windows ’99 of the Soul · Chris Morgan · ss *
- 437 · Blood of Eden · Mike Chinn · ss *
- 451 · The Last Testament · Brian Hodge · ss *
- 464 · The Last Vampire · Peter Crowther · nv *
- 490 · The Lord’s Work · F. Paul Wilson · nv Dracula: Prince of Darkness, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1992
- 519 · Lord of the Undead · Jo Fletcher · pm *
- Dark Terrors 3 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Gollancz 0-575-06516-8, Oct ’97, £16.99, 381pp, hc, cover by Bob Eggleton); Anthology of 20 original horror stories.
- 9 · About the Editors · Misc. Material · bg
- 13 · Introduction · Stephen Jones & David Sutton · in
- 15 · Free Dirt · Ray Bradbury · ss The American Way Oct 15 ’96
- 25 · Self-Made Man · Poppy Z. Brite · nv Scaremongers, ed. Andrew Haigh, Tanjen, 1997
- 47 · The Price · Neil Gaiman · ss On Cats & Dogs: Two Tales, DreamHaven Books, 1997
- 55 · Such a Nice Girl · Storm Constantine · ss Three Heralds of the Storm, Meisha Merlin Publishing, 1997; sequel to “Candle Magic” (1994).
- 77 · Pieces · Ray Garton · ss Cemetery Dance Fll ’92
- 82 · Aunt Libby’s Grave · Melanie Tem · ss *; a chapter from the novel-in-progress, Round the World, Roaming About.
- 102 · The Horror Under Warrendown [Severn Valley] · Ramsey Campbell · ss Made In Goatswood, ed. Scott David Anioloswski, Chaosium, 1995
- 120 · Skinned Angels · Kathryn Ptacek · ss *
- 128 · The Windmill · Conrad Williams · ss *
- 145 · Sharp Edges · Steve Rasnic Tem · nv *
- 167 · This Is Your Life (Repressed Memory Remix) · Pat Cadigan · ss *
- 183 · Little Holocausts · Brian Hodge · nv *
- 207 · Fat Mary · Julian Rathbone · ss *
- 224 · The Last Reel · Dennis Etchison · ss *; opening chapter of the novel-in-progress, Blue Screen.
- 238 · Everybody Needs Somebody to Love · Mark Timlin · nv *
- 266 · Sous Rature · Jay Russell · ss *
- 281 · Spanky’s Back in Town [Spanky] · Christopher Fowler · nv *
- 304 · Estate · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss *
- 320 · Walking Wounded · Michael Marshall Smith · nv *
- 341 · The Lost Boy Found · Terry Lamsley · nv *
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