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- Weirdbook [#22, Summer 1987] ed. W. Paul Ganley (W. Paul Ganley, $6.00, 62pp, pb)
- Whispers [#23/24, v6 #3-4, October 1987] ed. Stuart David Schiff (Stuart David Schiff, $8.95, 176pp, pb)
- _SF in Non-Genre Publications [1987]
- Hunger for Horror ed. Robert & Pamela Crippen Adams & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW 0-88677-266-4, Mar ’88 [Feb ’88], $3.50, 256pp, pb); Anthology of 15 horror stories about food.
- ix · Introduction · Pamela Crippen Adams · in
- 11 · The Feast in the Abbey · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales Jan ’35
- 19 · Pickman’s Model · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales Oct ’27
- 35 · Shaggy Vengeance · Robert Adams · nv Amazing Jul ’84
- 62 · They Bite · Anthony Boucher · ss Unknown Aug ’43
- 76 · Share Alike · Jerome Bixby & Joe E. Dean · ss Beyond Fantasy Fiction Jul ’53
- 90 · Oil of Dog · Ambrose Bierce · ss Oakland Daily Evening Tribune Oct 11, 1890
- 95 · Beyond the Cleft · Tom Reamy · nv Nova 4, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1974
- 123 · Gladys’s Gregory · John Anthony West · ss F&SF Feb ’63
- 132 · The Same Old Grind · Bill Pronzini · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine Sep ’78
- 138 · The Enchanted Fruit · Ramsey Campbell · ss Demons By Daylight, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1973
- 155 · Elementals · Stephen Vincent Benét · nv Cosmopolitan, 1922
- 184 · The Cookie Lady · Philip K. Dick · ss Fantasy Fiction Jun ’53
- 194 · The Malted Milk Monster · William Tenn · nv Galaxy Aug ’59
- 217 · Rogue Tomato · Michael Bishop · ss New Dimensions 5, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1975
- 231 · The Iron Chancellor · Robert Silverberg · nv Galaxy May ’58
- Robert Adams’ Book of Soldiers ed. Robert & Pamela Crippen Adams & Martin H. Greenberg (NAL Signet 0-451-15559-9, Sep ’88 [Aug ’88], $3.95, 348pp, pb); Anthology of 11 military sf tales.
- Barbarians II ed. Robert Adams, Martin H. Greenberg & Pamela Crippen Adams (NAL Signet 0-451-15198-4, Feb ’88 [Jan ’88], $3.95, 364pp, pb); Anthology of 14 heroic fantasy stories.
- ix · Introduction · Robert Adams · in
- 13 · The Toads of Grimmerdale [Witch World] · Andre Norton · na Flashing Swords! #2, ed. Lin Carter, Dell, 1974
- 64 · Maureen Birnbaum at the Earth’s Core [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · ss F&SF Feb ’86
- 82 · Trapped in the Shadowland [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Nov ’73
- 89 · The Blacksmith · Raul Garcia Capella · ss Amra, 1981
- 104 · Demon of the Snows · Lin Carter · ss The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories #6, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1980
- 120 · The Dark Mother · Diana L. Paxson · ss Swords Against Darkness #4, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1979
- 134 · Misericorde [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Sorcerer’s Apprentice #17 ’83
- 159 · The Warrior Race · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Oct ’40
- 177 · Fredeya · Charles L. Fontenay · na *
- 225 · A Logical Conclusion [“A World to Choose”] · Poul Anderson · nv Fantastic Nov ’60
- 249 · The Winged Helmet [Berserker] · Fred Saberhagen · na If Aug ’67
- 312 · The Changer of Names [Ryre] · Ramsey Campbell · nv Swords Against Darkness #2, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977
- 330 · The Valley of the Worm [James Allison (past lives of)] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales Feb ’34
- 352 · The Ghastly Pond · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Fantasy Book Feb ’83
- Cold Hand in Mine Robert Aickman (Robinson 0-948164-59-X, Oct ’88, £3.50, 252pp, tp); Reprint (Scribner’s 1975) fantasy collection. [First U.K. edition]
- 11 · The Swords · nv The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1969
- 39 · The Real Road to the Church · ss Nameless Places, ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975
- 59 · Niemandswasser · nv *
- 81 · Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal · nv F&SF Feb ’73
- 118 · The Hospice · nv *
- 153 · The Same Dog · nv F&SF Dec ’74
- 174 · Meeting Mr. Millar · nv The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1972
- 215 · The Clock Watcher · nv The Bedside Book of Horror, ed. Herbert van Thal, London: Arthur Barker, 1973
- The Wine-Dark Sea Robert Aickman (Morrow/Arbor House 1-55710-035-7, Oct ’88, $18.95, 388pp, hc); Collection of 11 stories of the strange and supernatural, with an introduction by Peter Straub.
- 7 · Introduction · Peter Straub · in
- 11 · The Wine-Dark Sea · nv Powers of Darkness, Collins, 1966
- 43 · The Trains · nv We Are for the Dark, London: Cape, 1951
- 79 · Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen · nv The Tatler Christmas ’53
- 101 · Growing Boys · nv Tales of Love and Death, Gollancz, 1977
- 145 · The Fetch · nv New Tales of Terror, ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980
- 185 · The Inner Room · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories, ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966
- 213 · Never Visit Venice · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
- 239 · The Next Glade · nv Weird Tales #4, ed. Lin Carter, DAW, 1983
- 271 · Into the Wood · nv Sub Rosa, London: Gollancz, 1968
- 315 · Bind Your Hair · nv Dark Entries, Collins, 1964
- 339 · The Stains · na New Terrors #1, ed. Ramsey Campbell, London: Pan, 1980
- The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories Joan Aiken (Harper & Row 0-06-020042-1, Apr ’88 [Jul ’88], $12.95, 144pp, hc); Collection of 9 young-adult fantasy stories. First U.S. edition (Jonathan Cape 1985).
- 3 · The Last Slice of Rainbow · ss Storyteller Part Two, Marshall Cavendish Part Works, 1982
- 13 · Clem’s Dream · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow, London: Cape, 1985
- 31 · A Leaf in the Shape of a Key · ss All the Year Round, Evans Brothers, 1980
- 43 · The Queen with Screaming Hair · ss Jubilee Jackanory, BBC, 1977
- 64 · The Tree That Loved a Girl · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow, London: Cape, 1985
- 74 · Lost—One Pair of Legs · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow, London: Cape, 1985
- 90 · The Voice in the Shell · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow, London: Cape, 1985
- 105 · The Spider in the Bath · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow, London: Cape, 1985
- 128 · Think of a Word · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow, London: Cape, 1985
- Best SF Stories of Brian W. Aldiss Brian W. Aldiss (Gollancz 0-575-04210-9, Apr ’88 [May ’88], £11.95, 328pp, hc); Sf collection. This ‘second revised edition’ contains 22 of Aldiss’ best stories, only 9 of which have appeared in previous ‘Best of’ collections.
- 9 · Outside · ss New Worlds Jan ’55
- 18 · The Failed Men · ss Science-Fantasy #18 ’56
- 32 · All the World’s Tears · ss Nebula #21 ’57
- 43 · Poor Little Warrior! · ss F&SF Apr ’58
- 49 · Who Can Replace a Man? [“But Who Can Replace a Man?”] · ss Infinity Science Fiction Jun ’58
- 58 · Man on Bridge · ss New Writings in SF. 1, ed. John Carnell, London: Dobson, 1964
- 75 · The Girl and the Robot with Flowers · ss New Worlds Sep ’65
- 81 · The Saliva Tree · na F&SF Sep ’65
- 147 · Man in His Time · nv Science-Fantasy #71 ’65
- 171 · Heresies of the Huge God · ss Galaxy Aug ’66
- 181 · Confluence · ss Punch Aug 30 ’67
- 187 · Working in the Spaceship Yards · ss Punch Apr 9 ’69
- 194 · Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [David and Teddy] · ss Harper’s Bazaar Dec ’69
- 202 · Sober Noises of Morning in a Marginal Land · nv The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss, London: Faber & Faber, 1971
- 219 · The Dark Soul of the Night · ss The Ides of Tomorrow, ed. Terry Carr, Little & Brown, 1976
- 226 · An Appearance of Life · ss Andromeda 1, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1976
- 242 · Last Orders · ss S.F. Digest #1 ’76
- 253 · Door Slams in Fourth World · ss F&SF Oct ’82
- 269 · The Gods in Flight · ss Interzone #9 ’84
- 282 · My Country ’Tis Not Only of Thee [“Vietnam Encore”] · nv The Best of Fiction Magazine, ed. Judy Cooke & Elizabeth Bunster, London: J.M. Dent, 1986
- 302 · Infestation · ss Tales from the Planet Earth, ed. Frederik Pohl & Elizabeth Anne Hull, St. Martin’s, 1986
- 314 · The Difficulties Involved in Photographing Nix Olympica · ss IASFM May ’86
- Ruins Brian W. Aldiss (Arena 0-09-953650-1, Nov ’88, £2.50, 95pp, tp); Reprint (Hutchinson 1987) associational novella.
- Science Fiction Blues Brian W. Aldiss (Avernus 1-871503-00-0, Oct ’88, £4.95, 159pp, tp); Collection of the full script for the Science Fiction Blues roadshow, together with some pieces dropped from the show and a few new items. This first book from Avernus (jointly owned by Brian Aldiss) shows Aldiss as one of the most innovative writers in the field today. Very strongly recommended. (PSP)
- 9 · Bard of the Clan-Cave · Robert Holdstock · in
- 11 · He Who Plays the Spider King · in
- 19 · Science Fiction Blues [“Author’s Note”] · ad Last Orders, London: J. Cape, 1977
- 21 · Super-Toys Last All Summer Long [David and Teddy] · ad Harper’s Bazaar Dec ’69
- 31 · The Death of Art? [“Aimez-Vous Holman Hunt?”] · ad Epoch, ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Berkley, 1975
- 34 · The Expensive Delicate Ship · ad Nova 3, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1973
- 39 · Don’t Go to Jupiter · pm *
- 41 · Star-Time · pm Brothers of the Head, Brian W. Aldiss, Pierrot, 1977
- 42 · The Cat Improvement Company · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Oct ’88
- 44 · Progression of the Species · pm Priapus #8 ’67
- 46 · Juniper · vi Seasons in Flight, Grafton, 1986
- 48 · Conversation on Progress · pl *
- 54 · Drinks with the Spider King [from chapter 8 of The Eighty Minute Hour] · ad Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974
- 63 · Three Serials · gp *; New Arrivals, Old Encounters [“Horsemen”], ss Cosmos SF&F Magazine Sep ’77; Heresies of the Huge God, ss Galaxy Aug ’66; The Plain, the Endless Plain, ss The Missouri Review v7 #2 ’84
- 83 · Last Orders · ad S.F. Digest #1 ’76
- 99 · The Night of the Talking Dog · Ken Campbell & Petronella Whitfield · ar *
- 105 · Bill Carter Takes Over [“Oh, For a Closer Brush with God”] · ad Twenty Houses of the Zodiac, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: NEL, 1979
- 116 · Talking Heads [“Appearance of Life”] · ad Andromeda 1, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1976
- 133 · Traveller, Traveller, Seek Your Wife in the Forests of This Life · ss Science Fiction Blues Programme Book, Avernus, 1987
- 137 · The Ascent of Humbelstein · ss Science Fiction Blues Programme Book, Avernus, 1987
- 143 · Those Shouting Nights · ss Science Fiction Blues Programme Book, Avernus, 1987
- 149 · The Lying Truth · pm *
- 150 · Destruction of the Fifth Planet · pm Star*Line v5 #2 ’82
- 151 · The Expanding Universe · pm *
- 152 · Bacterial Action · pm Brothers of the Head, Brian W. Aldiss, Pierrot, 1977
- 153 · To a Triceratops Skull in the British Museum · pm *
- 154 · Femalien · pm *
- 155 · Space Burial · pm F&SF Jul ’59
- 156 · Taking Leave of a Northern Institution · pm *
- 157 · Thomas Hardy Considers the Newly-Published Special Theory of Relativity · pm The Times Literary Supplement Sep 25 ’81
- 158 · Parting Late in Life · pm *
- 159 · Happiness and Suffering · vi The Book of Mini-Sagas, Alan Sutton, 1985
- Great Ghost Stories in Large Print ed. Mary C. Allen (G.K. Hall 0-8161-4423-0, May ’88 [Nov ’88], $18.95, 390pp, hc); Anthology of 13 ghost stories in large print.
- ix · Editor’s Note · Mary C. Allen · in
- 1 · August Heat · William F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales, J.M. Dent, 1910
- 9 · The Empty House [Jim Shorthouse] · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Empty House, Eveleigh Nash, 1906
- 35 · How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery · E. F. Benson · ss The Windsor Magazine Dec ’11
- 58 · The July Ghost · Antonia S. Byatt · ss Firebird #1 ’82
- 83 · The Library Window · Margaret Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Jan, 1896
- 150 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Sep ’02
- 167 · Pomegranate Seed · Edith Wharton · nv The Saturday Evening Post Apr 25 ’31
- 212 · The Shadows on the Wall · Mary E. Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine Mar ’03
- 236 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas, 1866
- 257 · Smee [as by Ex-Private X] · A. M. Burrage · ss Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine Dec ’29
- 276 · The Specter Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book, 1819
- 299 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv The Broken Shaft: Unwin’s Christmas Annual, ed. Sir Henry Norman, London: Fisher Unwin, 1886
- 332 · The Watcher · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine Nov, 1847
- The Two Deaths of Quincas Wateryell Jorge Amado (Avon 0-380-75476-2, Dec ’88 [Nov ’88], $5.95, 97pp, tp); Reprint (Knopf 1965) magic realism/literary fantasy novella, translated from the Portuguese by Barbara Shelby.
- The King of Ys Poul & Karen Anderson (SFBC #13584, Jun ’88, $14.98, 655 + 784pp, hc) [King of Ys]; Two-volume omnibus of Roma Mater (1986)/Gallicenae (1987) and Dahut (1987)/The Dog and the Wolf (1988), all originally from Baen.
- · The King of Ys, Vol. 1 · om, 1988
- · Roma Mater · n. New York: Baen, 1986
- · Gallicenae · n. New York: Baen, 1987
- · The King of Ys, Vol. 2 · om, 1988
- · Dahut · n. New York: Baen, 1987
- · The Dog and the Wolf · n. New York: Baen, 1988
- Space Wars ed. Poul Anderson, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh (Tor 0-812-53046-2, Apr ’88, $3.95, 372pp, pb); Anthology of 10 military sf stories, with an introduction by Anderson.
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