The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 1984-1998
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fishboy - A Ghost’s Story Mark Richard (Hodder & Stoughton 0-340-60229-5, Feb ’94, £8.99, 227pp, tp) Reprint (Talese 1993) literary fantasy novel. Portions originally appeared in slightly different form in The Ice at the Bottom of the World and “The Quarterly”. [First U.K. edition]
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Theatre of War Justin Richards (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20414-X, May ’94, £4.99, 316pp, pb, cover by Jeff Cummins) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
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December Phil Rickman (Macmillan UK 0-333-62309-6, Dec ’94, £14.99, 648pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Horror novel. Psychically gifted musicians record an album in a haunted abbey.
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The Man in the Moss Phil Rickman (Macmillan UK 0-333-59159-3, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], £16.99, 596pp, hc, cover by Peter Mennim) Horror novel.
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The Man in the Moss Phil Rickman (Pan 0-330-33784-X, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 596pp, pb, cover by Peter Mennim) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1994) horror novel.
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The Oracle Glass Judith Merkle Riley (Hodder & Stoughton 0-450-59346-0, Apr ’94, £16.99, 390pp, hc) Occult fantasy novel. Seventeenth century France: the young heroine is initiated into the network of sorceresses who control the court of Louis XIV, the Sun King. Recommended (IC).
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A Book of Narnians—The Lion, the Witch and the Others James Riordan & C. S. Lewis (Collins 0-00-193914-9, Nov ’94, £9.99, 88pp, hc, cover by Pauline Baynes) [Narnia] An illustrated guide to Narnia and its peoples: including a map, a glossary of characters, and a brief synopsis of the seven chronicles. The text is selected and compiled by James Riordan, and there is new, full colour artwork by Pauline Baynes.
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Tragedy Day Gareth Roberts (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20410-7, Mar ’94 [Feb ’94], £4.99, 290pp, pb, cover by Jeff Cummins) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
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Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-00-224296-6, Apr ’94, £9.99, 575pp, tp, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel. Volume two in the “Mars” trilogy.
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Green Mars Kim Stanley Robinson (HarperCollins UK 0-586-21390-2, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £5.99, 783pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Mars] Reprint (HarperCollins UK 1993) SF novel. Volume two in the “Mars” trilogy.
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Bad Moon Rising Nigel Robinson (Boxtree 0-7522-0966-3, Jul ’94, £2.99, 156pp, pb) [Horror High] Young-adult horror novel. Volume 11 in the “Horror High” series. The name of the series is no longer used on the cover or title page.
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Dream Lover Nigel Robinson (Boxtree 0-7522-0981-7, Oct ’94, £2.99, 115pp, pb) [Horror High] Book 14 in the “Horror High” series.
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First Contact Nigel Robinson (Scholastic UK 0-590-55493-X, Jun ’94, £2.99, 314pp, pb, cover by Steinar Lund) Young-adult sf novel.
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Horror High: Demon Breed Nigel Robinson (Boxtree 1-85283-363-7, Mar ’94, £2.99, 119pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) [Horror High] Young-adult horror novel. Volume 10 in the series.
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Horror High: Symphony of Terror Nigel Robinson (Boxtree 1-85283-358-0, Mar ’94, £2.99, 133pp, pb, cover by Paul Campion) [Horror High] Volume nine in the series.
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Rave On Nigel Robinson (Boxtree 0-7522-0971-X, Jul ’94, £2.99, 124pp, pb) [Horror High] Young-adult horror novel. Volume 12 in the “Horror High” series.
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Remember Me Nigel Robinson (Boxtree 0-7522-0976-0, Oct ’94, £2.99, 124pp, pb) [Horror High] Book 13 in the “Horror High” series.
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Quantum Leap: The Beginning Julie Robitaille (Boxtree 1-85283-392-0, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £3.99, 191pp, pb) [Quantum Leap] Reprint (Corgi 1990) sf novelization.
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Quantum Leap: The Ghost and the Gumshoe Julie Robitaille (Boxtree 1-85283-397-1, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £3.99, 192pp, pb) [Quantum Leap] Reprint (Corgi 1990) sf novelization.
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Chase the Morning Michael Scott Rohan (Orbit 1-85723-183-X, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 334pp, pb, cover by Mark Salwowski) [Spiral] Reprint (Orbit 1990) fantasy novel. Volume one in the “Spiral” series.
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Cloud Castles Michael Scott Rohan (Gollancz 0-575-05778-5, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £4.99, 284pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Spiral] Reprint (Gollancz 1993) fantasy novel. Volume three in the “Spiral” series.
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The Lord of Middle Air Michael Scott Rohan (Gollancz 0-575-05780-7, Dec ’94 [Nov ’94], £15.99, 253pp, hc, cover by Ian Miller) Fantasy novel set in the thirteenth century, and based on the Border stories of Scotland; Rohan is a descendant of the main protagonist.
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The Ice King Michael Scott Rohan & Allan Scott (Orbit 1-85723-088-4, Jan ’94, £4.99, 252pp, pb, cover by Ian Miller) Reprint (NEL 1986 as by Michael Scot) fantasy/horror novel.
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Darklands 2 ed. Nicholas Royle (NEL 0-450-60436-5, Jul ’94, £4.99, 240pp, pb) Reprint (Egerton 1992) horror original anthology. Abridged edition with 13 of the 23 stories, plus a new novelette by Ramsey Campbell, and a new introduction.
- ix · Introduction · Nicholas Royle · in Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- xiii · Introduction to the new edition · Nicholas Royle · in *
- 1 · Under the Pylon · Graham Joyce · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 17 · Waiting for a Train · Joel Lane · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 27 · Eyes Like a Ghost’s · Simon Clark · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 45 · Always · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 57 · One Day You’ll Learn · John Burke · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 79 · MacCreadle’s Bike · Conrad Williams · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 89 · The Light on the Cliff · Ian Cunningham · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 99 · Recovery · Julie Akhurst · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 119 · Two Strands of Wire · Roger Stone · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 131 · Coffee · Jean-Daniel Brèque; trans. by Nicholas Royle · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 139 · Organ Donors · Kim Newman · nv Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 185 · Lethality · Elizabeth Young · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 203 · The Elevator · Garry Kilworth · ss Darklands 2, ed. Nicholas Royle, Edgerton Press, 1992
- 213 · The Alternative · Ramsey Campbell · nv *
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Software Rudy Rucker (Roc UK 0-14-017802-3, Sep ’94 [Oct ’94], £4.99, 174pp, pb) [Software] Reprint (Ace 1982) SF novel. Volume one in the “Software” series. Second Printing.
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Alien Influences Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Millennium 1-85798-104-9, Oct ’94 [Sep ’94], £15.99, 424pp, hc, cover by Fred Gambino) SF novel. A trade paperback (-105-7, £8.99) was announced but not seen.
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Facade Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Millennium 1-85798-075-1, Apr ’94, £4.99, 386pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Dell 1993) fantasy novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Heart Readers Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Millennium 1-85798-151-0, Mar ’94, £4.99, 250pp, pb, cover by Fred Gambino) Reprint (Millennium 1993) fantasy novel.
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The Female Man Joanna Russ (The Women’s Press 0-7043-3949-8, Feb ’94, £6.99, 214pp, tp, cover by Amanda Ward) Reprint (Bantam 1975) sf novel.
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How to Suppress Women’s Writing Joanna Russ (The Women’s Press 0-7043-3932-3, Feb ’94, £6.99, 160pp, tp, cover by Namara) Reprint (University of Texas 1983) non-fiction book.
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Legacy Gary Russell (Doctor Who Books 0-426-20412-3, Apr ’94 [Mar ’94], £4.99, 301pp, pb, cover by Peter Elson) [Doctor Who] Original novel based on the Doctor Who TV series. This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $5.95.
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Flesh and the Mirror: Essays on the Art of Angela Carter ed. Lorna Sage (Virago 1-85381-760-0, Sep ’94 [Aug ’94], £8.99, 358pp, tp) Non-fiction, reference. Thirteen studies examining some aspects of one of the most stylish and enigmatic writers of the twentieth century. [Angela Carter]
- 1 · Introduction · Lorna Sage · in
- 24 · ‘Mutability is Having a Field Day’: The Sixties Aura of Angela Carter’s Bristol Trilogy · Marc O’Day · ar *
- 60 · The Disorder of Love: Angela Carter’s Surrealist Collage · Sue Roe · ar *
- 98 · The Fate of the Surrealist Imagination in the Society of the Spectacle · Susan Rubin Suleiman · ar *
- 117 · Running with the Tigers · Margaret Atwood · ar *
- 136 · ‘Mother is a Figure of Speech’ · Nicole Ward Jouve · ar *
- 171 · New New World Dreams: Angela Carter and Science Fiction · Roz Kaveney · ar *
- 189 · The Dangerous Edge · Elaine Jordan · ar *
- 216 · In the Alchemist’s Cave: Radio Plays · Guido Almansi · ar *
- 230 · Cinema Magic and the Old Monsters: Angela Carter’s Cinema · Laura Mulvey · ar *
- 243 · Angela Carter: Bottle Blonde, Double Drag · Marina Warner · ar *
- 257 · Woolf by the Lake, Woolf at the Circus: Carter and Tradition · Isobel Armstrong · ar *
- 279 · Seriously Funny: Wise Children · Kate Webb · ar *
- 308 · ‘A Room of One’s Own, or a Bloody Chamber?’: Angela Carter and Political Correctness [“Angela Carter’s Profane Pleasures”] · Hermione Lee · ar The Times Literary Supplement Jun 19 ’92; this version is revised and expanded.
- 321 · Notes · Misc. · ms *
- 343 · Notes on the Contributors · Misc. · ms *
- 345 · A Basic Bibliography · Misc. · bi
- 349 · Index · Misc. · ix
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No Time At All Susan Sallis (Corgi 0-552-52813-7, Oct ’94 [Nov ’94], £2.99, 156pp, pb, cover by Peter Sutton) Young-adult ghost story: two young boys become involved with a ghost train.
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100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories ed. A. Sarrantonio & Martin H. Greenberg (Michael O’Mara 1-85479-958-4, Apr ’94, £14.99, 496pp, hc, cover by Jack Eckstein) Reprint (Barnes & Noble 1993) horror anthology. [First U.K. edition]
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Guardian John Saul (Bantam UK 0-593-03558-5, Mar ’94, £14.99, 390pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) Horror novel. Copyrighted 1993.
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Guardian John Saul (Bantam UK 0-553-40746-5, Aug ’94, £4.99, 381pp, pb, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Bantam 1993) horror novel.
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The Homing John Saul (Bantam UK 0-593-03583-6, Oct ’94, £14.99, 389pp, hc, cover by Danilo Ducak) Reprint (Fawcett Columbine 1994) horror novel. [First U.K. edition]
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End of an Era Robert J. Sawyer (NEL 0-450-61749-1, Oct ’94, £4.99, 247pp, pb) Reprint (Ace 1994) SF novel. [First U.K. edition]
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Ghost Waiting Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-3181-0, Feb ’94, £2.99, 139pp, pb, cover by Liz Pyle) Reprint (Walker 1993) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Place Between Hugh Scott (Walker 0-7445-2470-9, Aug ’94 [Dec ’94], £4.99, 179pp, tp, cover by Michael O’Shaughnessy) Young-adult SF novel. Seemingly supernatural beings and an invisible gateway are the clues to a scientific mystery that goes back centuries.
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Irish Ghosts and Hauntings Michael Scott (Warner UK 0-7515-0154-9, May ’94, £5.99, 279pp, tp, cover by Brian Froud) Original ghost/horror collection. Based on the rich and textured myths of Ireland. Announced as Irish Ghosts and Ghouls.
- 1 · The Saint and the Devil’s Mother · ss *
- 12 · The Crow Goddess · ss *
- 17 · The Legend of the Banshee · ss *
- 23 · The Wolf Reared · ss *
- 30 · The Merrow · ss *
- 38 · The Beasts of Ossory · ss *
- 54 · Beneath the Lake · ss *
- 63 · The Seventh Husband · ss *
- 73 · The Black Dog · ss *
- 79 · A Curse on the Sea · ss *
- 84 · The Hungry Grass · nv *
- 106 · The Standing Stone · ss *
- 117 · The Bog Road · ss *
- 122 · Summer Solstice · ss *
- 129 · The Priest · nv *
- 156 · Red Aoife and the Kilkenny Cow · ss *
- 172 · May Day · ss *
- 179 · A Certain Small Hotel · ss *
- 190 · The Most Haunted House in Ireland · ss *
- 199 · First Communion · ss *
- 204 · After the Ball · ss *
- 211 · The Brothers · ss *
- 220 · The Fairy Forts · ss *
- 229 · On Craglea · ss *
- 238 · Samhain · ss *
- 245 · St Brigid’s Day · ss *
- 253 · Sun Day · ss *
- 261 · The O’Sullivan Bear · ss *
- 271 · The Hitch-hiker · ss *
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Tek Vengeance William Shatner (Pan 0-330-33294-5, Apr ’94, £4.99, 224pp, pb, cover by Graham White) [Jake Cardigan] Reprint (Putnam 1993) SF novel. Volume four in the “Jake Cardigan” series.
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Star Trek Movie Memories William Shatner & Chris Kreski (HarperCollins UK 0-00-638416-1, Nov ’94, £9.99, 357pp, tp) [Star Trek] Illustrated memoir of all the Star Trek films and events behind the scenes, up to the new Star Trek VII: Generations. The final entry is dated 19 September 1994. Simultaneous with the US (HarperCollins) edition.
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Dimensions Bob Shaw (Gollancz 0-575-05719-X, Jul ’94, £4.99, 217pp, pb) [Warren Peace] Reprint (Gollancz 1993 as Warren Peace) humorous SF novel. Volume two in the “Warren Peace” series.
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Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus: The 1818 Text Mary Shelley (Oxford University Press 0-19-282283-7, Sep ’94, £3.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Odilon Redon) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones 1818) horror novel. Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Marilyn Butler.
- v · Acknowledgements · Marilyn Butler · ms
- ix · Introduction · Marilyn Butler · in
- lii · Note on the Text · Marilyn Butler · bi
- liv · Select Bibliography · Misc. · bi
- lix · A Chronology of Mary Shelley · Misc. · ms
- 1 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus · Mary Shelley · n. London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818
- 192 · Appendix A: Author’s Introduction to the Standard Novels Edition (1831) · Mary Shelley · in
- 198 · Appendix B: The Third Edition (1831): Substantive Changes · Marilyn Butler · ar, 1993
- 229 · Appendix C: The Quarterly Review and Radical Science: 1819 · Marilyn Butler · ar, 1993
- 254 · Explanatory Notes · Marilyn Butler · ms
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Frankenstein Mary Wollstencraft Shelley (Penguin Popular Classics 0-14-062030-3, Feb ’94 [Mar ’94], £1.00, 215pp, pb, cover by Thomas Eakins) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones 1818) horror novel. Thrift paperback edition of the classic.
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The Last Man Mary Wollstencraft Shelley (Oxford University Press 0-19-283152-6, Mar ’94 [Apr ’94], £6.99, 479pp, pb) Reprint (Colburn 1826) SF novel, edited, annotated, and introduced by Morton D. Paley.
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Frankenstein Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Wordsworth 1-85326-846-1, Nov ’94, £3.99, 163pp, hc, cover by Paolo Mascagni) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington 1818) horror novel. Thrift hardback edition.
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Frankenstein Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Pan 0-330-33705-X, Nov ’94 [Dec ’94], £4.99, 223pp, pb) [Frankenstein] Reprint (Lackington 1818) horror novel. A film tie-in edition, with an Afterword by Harold Bloom.
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The Ends of the Earth Lucius Shepard (Millennium 1-85798-113-8, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £8.99, 484pp, tp, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Arkham House 1991) collection of 14 stories. A hardcover edition (-114-6, £15.99) is also available. The copyright and publication date inside is 1993, but this edition didn’t appear until 1994. [First U.K. edition]
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The Ends of the Earth Lucius Shepard (Millennium 1-85798-169-3, Dec ’94, £5.99, 484pp, pb, cover by Chris Moore) Reprint (Arkham House 1991) collection of 14 powerful and unique stories.
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The Golden Lucius Shepard (Millennium 1-85798-111-1, Feb ’94 [Dec ’93], £5.99, 216pp, tp, cover by Melvyn Grant) Reprint (Ziesing 1993) horror novel.
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Xélucha and The Primate of the Rose M. P. Shiel (Tartarus Press 1-872621-17-1, Aug ’94 [Jul ’94], £5.00, 30pp, ph) Fantasy collection. Chapbook limited to 100 copies, reprinting two stories from the 1975 Arkham House edition of Xélucha.
- 1 · Xélucha · ss Shapes in the Fire, London: John Lane, 1896
- 12 · The Primate of the Rose · ss Here Comes the Lady, London: The Richards Press, 1928
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The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories ed. Tom Shippey (Oxford University Press 0-19-214216-X, Feb ’94 [Jan ’94], £17.95, xxii+499pp, hc, cover by Pete Lyon) Anthology of 31 stories tracing the development of fantasy from Richard Garnett in 1888 to Terry Pratchett in 1992.
- ix · Introduction · Tom Shippey · in
- 1 · The Demon Pope · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods, London: Unwin, 1888
- 9 · The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth · Lord Dunsany · ss The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories, London: G. Allen, 1908
- 23 · Through the Dragon Glass · Abraham Merritt · ss All-Story Weekly Nov 24 ’17
- 35 · The Nameless City · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Wolverine Nov ’21
- 46 · The Wind in the Portico · John Buchan · nv The Pall Mall Magazine Mar ’28
- 66 · The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales Mar ’33
- 88 · Xeethra [Zothique] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales Dec ’34
- 105 · Jirel Meets Magic [Jirel of Joiry] · Catherine L. Moore · nv Weird Tales Jul ’35
- 135 · The Bleak Shore [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · ss Unknown Nov ’40
- 144 · Homecoming · Ray Bradbury · ss Mademoiselle Oct ’46
- 156 · See You Later [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun ’49
- 174 · Liane the Wayfarer [Dying Earth] · Jack Vance · ss The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
- 184 · The Desrick on Yandro [John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss F&SF Jun ’52
- 195 · The Silken-Swift... · Theodore Sturgeon · nv F&SF Nov ’53
- 212 · Operation Afreet [Steven Matuchek; Ginny Greylock] · Poul Anderson · nv F&SF Sep ’56
- 238 · The Singular Events Which Occurred in the Hovel on the Alley Off of Eye Street · Avram Davidson · ss F&SF Feb ’62
- 244 · The Sudden Wings · Thomas Burnett Swann · nv Science-Fantasy #55 ’62
- 263 · Same Time, Same Place · Mervyn Peake · ss Science-Fantasy #60 ’63
- 271 · Timothy [Anita] · Keith Roberts · ss sf Impulse Sep ’66
- 283 · The Kings of the Sea [Brigadier Ffellowes] · Sterling E. Lanier · ss F&SF Nov ’68
- 300 · Not Long Before the End [Mana] · Larry Niven · ss F&SF Apr ’69
- 311 · The Wager Lost by Winning [Traveler in Black] · John Brunner · nv Fantastic Apr ’70
- 342 · Lila the Werewolf [“Farrell and Lila the Werewolf”; Sam Farrell] · Peter S. Beagle · nv guabi #1 ’69
- 361 · Johanna · Jane Yolen · ss Shape Shifters, ed. Jane Yolen, Seabury Press, 1978
- 364 · The Erl-King · Angela Carter · ss The Bloody Chamber and Other Tales, London: Gollancz, 1979; revised from Bananas, #9, Winter ’77.
- 372 · Beyond the Dead Reef · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv F&SF Jan ’83
- 388 · Subworld · Phyllis Eisenstein · nv F&SF Jan ’83
- 409 · Bite-Me-Not or, Fleur de Fur [“Bite-Me-Not or, Fleur de Feu”] · Tanith Lee · nv IASFM Oct ’84
- 433 · The Night of White Bhairab · Lucius Shepard · nv F&SF Oct ’84
- 464 · Thorn · Robert Holdstock · ss Birmingham SF Group, 1984
- 480 · Troll Bridge [Discworld] · Terry Pratchett · ss After the King, ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1992
- 489 · Select Bibliography · Misc. · bi
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