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- Masters of Darkness II ed. Dennis Etchison (Tor 0-812-51764-4, Jan ’88, $3.95, 338pp, pb); Anthology of 15 horror stories, an “author’s choice” selection with afterwords by the authors.
- x · Preface · Dennis Etchison · pr
- 1 · Up Under the Roof [revised from Weird Tales Oct ’38] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Worse Things Waiting, Chapel Hill, NC: Carcosa, 1973
- 10 · The Other Room · Lisa Tuttle · ss Whispers Aug ’82
- 26 · A Garden of Blackred Roses · Charles L. Grant · nv Dark Forces, ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980
- 57 · Cottage Tenant · Frank Belknap Long · nv Fantastic Apr ’75
- 95 · The Hounds · Kate Wilhelm · nv A Shocking Thing, ed. Damon Knight, Pocket, 1974
- 129 · Zombique · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss AHMM Oct ’72
- 143 · Taking the Night Train · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Night Voyages #7 ’81
- 166 · Black Corridor · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Dec ’67
- 183 · Strangers on Paradise [“Strangers in Paradise”] · Damon Knight · ss F&SF Apr ’86
- 206 · Gemini · Tanith Lee · nv Chrysalis 9, ed. Roy Torgeson, Doubleday, 1981
- 231 · Glimmer, Glimmer · George Alec Effinger · ss Playboy Nov ’87
- 242 · Perverts · Whitley Strieber · ss Whispers Oct ’83
- 259 · On Ice · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Amazing Jan ’73
- 270 · The Monkey Treatment · George R. R. Martin · nv F&SF Jul ’83
- 312 · Casey Agonistes · Richard McKenna · ss F&SF Sep ’58
- 328 · Notes on the Contributors · Misc. Material · bg
- Other Edens ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock (Unwin 0-04-823378-1, Jul ’87, £2.95, 237pp, pb); Original sf/fantasy anthology.
- The Ghost Dance Robert Faulcon (Arrow 0-09-931790-7, Jul ’87, £3.50, 411pp, pb) [Night Hunter]; Omnibus edition of the third and fourth books in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.
- 1 · The Ghost Dance · n. London: Arrow Books, 1983
- 193 · The Shrine · n. London: Arrow Books, 1984
- The Stalking Robert Faulcon (Arrow 0-09-930440-6, Jul ’87, £3.50, 400pp, pb) [Night Hunter]; Omnibus edition of the first two books in the “Night Hunter” series. Billed as “Robert Holdstock writing as Robert Faulcon”.
- 1 · The Stalking · n. London: Arrow Books, 1983
- 201 · The Talisman · n. London: Arrow Books, 1983
- 3 by Finney Jack Finney (Simon & Schuster Fireside 0-671-64048-8, Jul ’87, $10.95, 416pp, tp); Omnibus edition of The Woodrow Wilson Dime (1968), Marion’s Wall (1973), and The Night People (1977).
- · The Woodrow Wilson Dime · n. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1968
- · Marion’s Wall · n. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1973
- · The Night People · n. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977
- Living Fire and Other S.F. Stories Nicholas Fisk (Corgi 0-552-52453-0, Aug ’87, £1.95, 188pp, pb); Original sf collection.
- 9 · Living Fire · ss *
- 21 · Whooo-ooo Flupper! · ss *
- 33 · Monster · ss, 1984
- 39 · The Golden Lump · nv *
- 73 · Ghost Alarm · ss, 1986
- 85 · Brain Blaster · ss *
- 103 · One is One and All Alone · ss *
- 115 · Susan’s Plant · nv *
- 139 · The Boy, the Dog and the Spaceship · ss, 1974
- 159 · The Gun That Didn’t Go Bang · nv *
- Dreams and Swords Katherine V. Forrest (Naiad Press 0-941483-03-7, Sep ’87, $8.95, 175pp, tp); Collection of 10 lesbian-oriented stories, mostly sf and horror. 9 of the stories are apparently originals.
- 1 · The Gift · ss *
- 9 · Jessie [Kate Delafield] · nv *
- 43 · Benny’s Place · ss *
- 53 · Xessex [as by M. Catherine McKinlay] · ss F&SF Feb ’83
- 67 · Force Majeur · ss *
- 79 · Mother Was an Alien [from Daughters of a Coral Dawn; Daughters] · ex *
- 87 · Mandy Larkin · ss *
- 101 · Survivor · ss *
- 107 · O Captain, My Captain · na *
- 167 · The Test · ss *
- Spellsinger’s Scherzo Alan Dean Foster (SFBC #10611, May ’87, $7.98, 661pp, hc) [Spellsinger]; Second omnibus of three novels in the “Spellsinger” fantasy series.
- · The Moment of the Magician · n. West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Sep ’84
- · The Paths of the Perambulator · n. West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Nov ’85
- · The Time of the Transference · n. West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Aug ’86
- Perception Barriers Robert Frazier (BPW&P 0-917658-25-6, Aug ’87, $5.95, 46pp, tp); Book of poetry, much of it sf-oriented.
- 7 · “Complete disorder is impossible.” · pm
- 8 · Perception Barriers · pm IASFM Dec ’85
- 9 · The Anorexic · pm
- 10 · The Anorexic Speaks Out On May Day · pm
- 11 · The Anorexic Poses for Giacometti · pm
- 12 · Children’s Lesson at Loines Observatory · pm IASFM Dec ’84
- 13 · Postmarked: the Crab Nebula · pm
- 14 · Doppler Effects · pm IASFM Feb ’85
- 15 · Relative Distances · pm Amazing Mar ’87
- 16 · A Human Nerve Cell · pm
- 17 · Rest Stops in the Sawing of a Log · pm
- 19 · “The eternal form eludes us.” · pm
- 20 · Ed White, Spacewalking, June 3, 1965 · pm IASFM May ’85
- 21 · Loren Eiseley’s Time Passages · pm IASFM mid-Dec ’82
- 22 · The Vexation of Percival Lowell’s Sight · pm IASFM Jul ’84
- 24 · Johannes Kepler and His Cosmic Mystery · pm IASFM Mar ’83
- 25 · The First Spacewoman: An Inquiry · pm IASFM mid-Dec ’84
- 26 · Twinned Stars: Newton & Halley · pm *
- 27 · A Still from the Mead Collection · pm IASFM Jan ’84
- 28 · Marie Curie Contemplating the Role of Women Scientists in the Glow of a Beaker · pm IASFM mid-Dec ’83
- 29 · Quasars, Black Holes, and Maarten Schmidt’s Bad Day at the Office · pm Arc Spr ’85
- 30 · Dream Tables · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Sum ’85
- 31 · “We cannot escape humility.” · pm F&SF Nov ’83
- 32 · The Supremacy of Bacteria [revised from IASFM Aug ’83] · pm Light Years and Dark, ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984
- 33 · Arbitrating Neptune’s Complaint · pm Analog mid-Dec ’85
- 34 · A Quotella for Ted Sturgeon · pm IASFM Jan ’86
- 35 · “A mathematical formula is a hymn of the universe.” · pm *
- 36 · A Starpilot Muses on the Universal Tidal Pool · pm IASFM Aug ’86
- 37 · The William Carlos Williams Variations · pm Arc Spr ’85
- 38 · Cetacean Dreams · pm Light Years and Dark, ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984
- 40 · Telephone Ghosts · pm Pig Iron #10 ’82
- 42 · Flash Sleep · pm Night Voyages #8 ’81
- 43 · Black Ice · pm Pandora #11 ’83
- 44 · July 16, 1945, 5:29:45 AM, Mountain War Time · pm IASFM Oct ’86
- 46 · Past Light · pm IASFM Jun ’86
- The Exploits of Ebenezvm Craig Shaw Gardner (SFBC #11588, Nov ’87, $6.98, 437pp, hc) [Ebenezum]; Humorous fantasy omnibus of A Malady of Magics, A Multitude of Monsters, and A Night in the Netherhells.
- 1 · A Malady of Magicks · n. New York: Ace Feb ’86
- 151 · A Multitude of Monsters · n. New York: Ace Sep ’86
- 291 · A Night in the Netherhells · n. New York: Ace Jun ’87
- The No-Sided Professor Martin Gardner (Prometheus 0-87975-390-0, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], $16.95, 220pp, hc); Collection of 26 stories — fantasy, humor, and associational.
- 7 · Preface · pr
- 9 · Thang · vi Comment Fll ’48
- 11 · The Dome of Many Colors · ss The University of Kansas City Review Win ’44
- 21 · So Long Old Girl · pm, 1945
- 27 · Good Dancing, Sailor! · ss The University of Kansas City Review Spr ’46
- 35 · The Horse on the Escalator · ss Esquire Oct ’46
- 45 · No-Sided Professor · ss Esquire Jan ’47; F&SF Feb ’51
- 59 · The Conspicuous Turtle · ss Esquire Apr ’47
- 75 · The Fall of Flatbush Smith · vi Esquire Sep ’47
- 81 · Nora Says “Check.” · ss Esquire Jan ’48
- 87 · The Loves of Lady Coldpence · ss Esquire Mar ’48
- 101 · At the Feet of Karl Klodhopper · ss Esquire May ’48
- 115 · The Devil and the Trombone · ss The Record Changer May ’48
- 119 · The Blue Birthmark · vi Hence Jul ’48
- 123 · Sibyl Sits In · vi The Record Changer Oct ’48
- 127 · Love and the Tiddlywinks · vi Esquire Sep ’49
- 131 · One More Martini · ss Esquire Feb ’50
- 137 · Old Man Gloom · ss Esquire Nov ’50
- 143 · The Horrible Horns [Monte Featherstone] · ss London Mystery #7 ’50
- 155 · Private Eye Oglesby [“Crunchy Wunchy’s First Case”] · ss London Mystery #8 ’51; EQMM Dec ’64
- 167 · The Virgin from Kalamazoo · vi Men Only Jun ’51
- 171 · The Sixth Ship · ss Our Navy Sep ’51
- 179 · Oom · vi The Journal of Science-Fiction Fll ’51
- 183 · Merlina and the Colored Ice · ss A.D. Fll ’51
- 193 · The Three Cowboys · vi Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine Jan ’59
- 197 · The Son of the Mighty Casey [as by Nitram Rendrag] · pm The Annotated Casey at the Bat, ed. Martin Gardner, Clarkson Potter, 1967
- 201 · Mysterious Smith · ss *
- 211 · Ranklin Felano Doosevelt · ss *
- 221 · The Stranger · vi *
- Takeoff Too! Randall Garrett (Donning/Starblaze 0-89865-455-6, Apr ’87, $7.95, 311pp, tp); A second volume of sf parodies and pastiches, following Takeoff. Introduction and afterword by Vicki Ann Heydron, who made the selections and tells why.
- 1 · Introduction · Vicki Ann Heydron · in
- 7 · Cum Grano Salis [as by David Gordon] · nv Astounding May ’59
- 26 · ...After a Few Words... [as by Seaton McKettrig] · ss Analog Oct ’62
- 33 · Psicopath [as by Darrell T. Langart] · ss Analog Oct ’60
- 55 · A Memory of John W. Campbell · bg, 1968
- 57 · A Spaceship Named McGuire [McGuire] · nv Analog Jul ’61
- 93 · Into My Parlor · vi *
- 96 · Code in the Head · ss Future #29 ’56
- 107 · The Briefing · vi Fantastic Aug ’69
- 110 · There’s No Fool... [as by David Gordon] · ss Astounding Aug ’56
- 124 · Ballade for Convention Lovers · pm, 1963
- 126 · Blank? · ss Infinity Science Fiction Jun ’57
- 132 · The Breakfast Party [“League of the Living Dead”] · ss Mystic Nov ’53
- 151 · Overproof [as by Jonathan Blake Mackenzie] · nv Analog Oct ’65
- 190 · James Blish and Michael Sherman’s “The Duplicated Man” · pm Future #29 ’56
- 195 · Infinite Resources · ss F&SF Jul ’54
- 199 · Pride and Primacy · ss Worlds of If Mar/Apr ’74
- 205 · Small Miracle · vi Amazing Jun ’59
- 209 · The Pocket Song · ss, 1977
- 215 · Hell to Pay · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction Mar ’54
- 241 · The Foreign Hand-Tie [as by David Gordon] · nv Analog Dec ’61
- 269 · The Egyptian Diamond · pm, 1961; parts of this poem were quoted in the story “The Foreign Hand-Tie”.
- 275 · The World of E.E. “Doc” Smith · ar The Comics Journal, 1978
- 281 · Our Patrol · sg, 1978
- 282 · ...Or Your Money Back [as by David Gordon] · ss Astounding Sep ’59
- 300 · I’ve Got a Little List · pm F&SF Nov ’53
- 302 · An Evening In · Vicki Ann Heydron · ar Moments of Love, Bantam, 1979
- 307 · Appendix—Key to “I’ve Got a Little List” · Misc. Material · ms
- Ghost’s Playground Harry Gilbert (Piccadilly 0-946826-81-1, Jun ’87 [Jul ’87], £4.95, 52pp, hc); Juvenile supernatural novella. [Not seen]
- M. Is for Monster Mel Gilden (Avon Camelot 0-380-75423-1, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $2.50, 89pp, pb); Humorous juvenile fantasy novella.
- Beowulf Julian Glover (Alan Sutton 0-86299-337-7, Nov ’87, £14.95, 137pp, hc); This is the adaptation that Julian Glover did for his one-man show, based mainly on Michael Alexander’s translation, and with an introduction by Magnus Magnusson. Probably not for the purist, but the glorious illustrations by Sheila Mackie are worth the price of admission on their own.
- Tesseracts 2 ed. Phyllis Gotlieb & Douglas Barbour (Porcépic Press 0-88878-270-5, Nov ’87, C$9.95, 295pp, tp); Mostly original anthology of 23 Canadian sf stories, including some appearing in English for the first time.
- Twisted Circuits ed. Mick Gowar (Beaver 0-09-943400-8, Jan ’87, £1.75, 144pp, pb); Original juvenile sf anthology.
- Doom City ed. Charles L. Grant (Tor 0-812-51866-7, Dec ’87 [Nov ’87], $3.95, 307pp, pb) [Greystone Bay]; Original shared world horror anthology with 16 stories, sequel to Greystone Bay.
- Shadows 10 ed. Charles L. Grant (Doubleday 0-385-23893-2, Oct ’87, $12.95, 178pp, hc); Original anthology of 14 horror stories.
- The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Nicholas Stuart Gray (St. Martin’s 0-312-57282-4, Nov ’87 [Oct ’87], $6.95, 32pp, hc); A 1965 fantasy story with new illustrations (including “glow in the dark” bits) by Martin Springett.
- The Woman Who Is the Midnight Wind Terence M. Green (Pottersfield Press 0-919001-33-5, Apr ’87 [Mar ’87], C$9.95, 137pp, tp); Collection of 10 stories by a Canadian sf writer.
- 7 · Ashland, Kentucky · nv IASFM Nov ’85
- 32 · Barking Dogs · ss F&SF May ’84
- 48 · Legacy · ss F&SF Mar ’85
- 53 · The Woman Who Is the Midnight Wind · ss Tesseracts, ed. Judith Merril, Victoria: Press Porcepic, 1985
- 66 · Room 1786 · ss Leisure Ways Nov ’82
- 69 · Japanese Tea · ss Alien Worlds, ed. Paul Collins, Void, 1979
- 84 · Susie Q² · ss IASFM Aug ’83
- 101 · Till Death Do Us Part · ss F&SF Dec ’81
- 117 · Point Zero · ss F&SF May ’86
- 130 · Of Children in the Foliage · ss Aurora: New Canadian Writing 1979, ed. Morris Wolfe, Doubleday Canada, 1979
- Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The War Years 1936-1945 ed. Martin H. Greenberg (TSR 0-88038-440-9, May ’87, $3.95, 331pp, pb); Anthology of 10 sf stories, with an introduction by Isaac Asimov. Available in the UK for £2.50.
- Amazing Science Fiction Anthology: The Wild Years 1946-1955 ed. Martin H. Greenberg (TSR 0-88038-441-7, Aug ’87, $3.95, 318pp, pb); Anthology of 12 stories from Amazing.
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