The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2007
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Dog Days John Levitt (Ace 978-0-441-01553-5, Nov 2007, $6.99, 297pp, pb, cover by Don Sipley) [Dog Days] Fantasy novel. Ex-enforcer Mason just wants to be a musician, but evil in San Francisco drags him and his magical dog Louie back into the magic business. The author also writes as J.R. Levitt.
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The Collected Letters of C.S. Lewis, Volume III: Narnia, Cambridge, and Joy 1950-1963 C. S. Lewis (HarperSanFrancisco 978-0-06-081922-4, Jan 2007, $42.95, 1810+xx, hc) Non-fiction, biographical/reference, the third of three volumes collecting Lewiss extensive correspondence. Edited and with a preface by Walter Hooper. Includes an appendix with biographies of correspondents, and an index. First US edition (HarperCollins UK 11/06).
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The Monk Matthew Lewis (SFBC #1235998, Jul 2007, $12.99, 442pp, tp) Reprint (1795) gothic novel with minor supernatural elements. This is similar to the Oxford Worlds Classics 2002 edition with introduction by Stephen King; it has ISBN 978-0-7394-8252-0, lacks a price, and has the book club number on the back jacket.
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The Face in the Shadow Erik LHomme (Scholastic 0-439-65666-4, Mar 2006, $5.99, 262pp, tp, cover by Mark Zug) [Book of the Stars] Young-adult fantasy novel, the third in the Book of the Stars trilogy. Translated from the French Le Visage de lOmbre (Gallimard 2002) by Roz Schwartz. First US edition (The Chicken House UK 2005). This is dated 2006, but not seen until now.
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Ghost Alan Lightman (Random House/Pantheon 978-0-375-42169-3, Oct 2007, $23.00, 245pp, hc) Fantasy novel. A middle-aged man has a vision and sparks a controversy over the existence of the supernatural.
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Warhammer 40,000: Sons of Fenris Lee Lightner (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-388-5, Feb 2007, $7.99, 404pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf] Novelization based on the SF roleplaying game, fifth in the Space Wolf series. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (1/07) edition, but only gives US and Canadian prices.
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The Nightmare Factory Thomas Ligotti (HarperCollins/Fox Atomic Comics 978-0-06-124353-0, Aug 2007, $17.99, unpaginated, tp, cover by Ashley Wood) Graphic collection of comics adaptations of four stories by Thomas Ligotti, two adapted by Stuart Moore, two by Joe Harris, illustrated by various artists. Ligotti provides introductions.
- 4 · The Last Feast of Harlequin · in (*), 2007
- 4 · The Last Feast of Harlequin · Thomas Ligotti & Stuart Moore, adapt. · gs *; Based on the story in F&SF, April 1990.; illus. Colleen Dora
- 35 · Dream of a Mannikin · in (*), 2007
- 35 · Dream of a Mannikin, or the Third Person · Thomas Ligotti & Stuart Moore, adapt. · gs *; Based on the story. Dream of a Mannikin, or the Third Person in Eldritch Tales #9, 1983.; illus. Ben Templesmith
- 49 · Dr. Locrians Asylum · in (*), 2007
- 49 · Dr. Locrians Asylum · Thomas Ligotti & Joe Harris, adapt. · gs *; Based on the story in Grue #5, 1987.; illus. Ted McKeever
- 81 · Teatro Grottesco · in (*), 2007
- 81 · Teatro Grottesco · Thomas Ligotti & Joe Harris, adapt. · gs *; Based on the story in Nightmare Factory (Ligotti) 1996.; illus. Michael Gaydos
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The Shadow at the Bottom of the World Thomas Ligotti (Subterranean Press 1-59606-057-3, May 2006, $50.00, 270pp, hc, cover by J. K. Potter) Reprint (Cold Spring Press 2005) collection of 16 stories. This is dated 2006, but not seen until now. This is a signed, limited edition of 400; a traycased, lettered edition of 26 is sold out. Subterranean Press, PO Box 190106, Burton MI 48519; [www.subterraneanpress.com].
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Matters of the Blood Maria Lima (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5790-8, Mar 2007, $12.95, 282pp, tp) Dark fantasy mystery/romance about a woman with necromantic powers working at a mortuary in a small Texas town. A first novel. Wildside Press/Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].
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The Thralls Tale Judith Lindbergh (Penguin/Plume 978-0-28817-1, Jan 2007, $15.00, 451pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Reprint (Viking 2005, not seen) historical novel with possible fantasy elements set in ancient Greenland during the introduction of Christianity. A first novel.
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Cimmerian City Rae Lindley (Lavender Isis Press 978-0-9793674-7-2, Oct 2007, $10.95, 188pp, tp, cover by Rae Lindley) [Cimmerian] Near-future SF novel, the first in the Cimmerian series. Raven Blackheart wakes ten years after an accident to find humans and creatures called Dracins at war in a world run by corporations. This is a print-on-demand edition. Lavender Isis, PO Box 47564, Tampa FL 33647; [www.lavenderisis.com].
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Let Me In John Ajvide Lindqvist (St. Martins 978-0-312-35528-9, Oct 2007, $25.95, hc) Vampire novel. The new girl next door only comes out at night. A Thomas Dunne book. Translated from the Swedish Lät den rätte komma in (Ordfront 2004) by Ebba Segerberg. A first novel. First US edition (Quercus 8/07).
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Wolfs Blood Jane Lindskold (Tor 978-0-765-31480-2, Mar 2007, $27.95, 540pp, hc, cover by Julie Bell) [Firekeeper] Fantasy novel, sixth and final in the Firekeeper series.
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The Best of Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet ed. Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-365-49913-4, Sep 2007, $14.95, 387pp, tp, cover by Jacob McMurray) Anthology of 49 pieces, not all easily defined (around 25 stories, 15 poems, and miscellaneous other items), originally published in the small-press zine. Introduction by Dan Chaon. Authors include John Kessel, Nalo Hopkinson, Karen Joy Fowler, and Jeffrey Ford.
- · Preface · Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant · pr
- · Introduction · Dan Chaon · in
- · Travels with the Snow Queen · Kelly Link · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Win 96
- · Scotch, an Essay into a Drink · Gavin Grant · ar Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Sum 97
- · Unrecognizable · David Findlay · ms Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet
- · mehitobel was queen of the night · Ian McDowell · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Spr/Sum 99
- · Tan-Tan and Dry Bone · Nalo Hopkinson · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Spr/Sum 99
- · An Open Letter · Margaret Muirhead · ms Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Spr/Sum 99
- · I am glad · Margaret Muirhead · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Spr/Sum 99
- · Lady Shonagons Hateful Things · Margaret Muirhead · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet Win 99
- · Heartland · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Interzone #24 88
- · What a Difference a Night Makes · Misc. · ms Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #7, 2000
- · Pretending · Ray Vukcevich · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #8, 2001
- · The Film Column · William Smith · mr Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet
- · A Is for Apple · Amy Beth Forbes · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #9, 2001
- · My Fathers Ghost · Mark Rudolph · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #9, 2001
- · Whats Sure to Come · Jeffrey Ford · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #10, 2002
- · Stoddy Awchaw · Geoffrey H. Goodwin · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #10, 2002
- · The Rapid Advance of Sorrow · Theodora Goss · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #11, 2002
- · The Wolfs Story · Nan Fry · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #11, 2002
- · Three Letters from the Queen of Elfland · Sarah Monette · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #11, 2002
- · Tacoma-Fuji · David Moles · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #11, 2002
- · Bay · David Erik Nelson · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #12, 2003
- · How to Make a Martini · Richard Butner · ar Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #12, 2003
- · Happier Days · Jan Lars Jensen · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #12, 2003
- · The Fishie · Philip Raines & Harvey Welles · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #12, 2003
- · Dear Aunt Gwenda · Gwenda Bond · cl Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet
- · The Film Column · William Smith · mr Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet
- · The Ichthymancer Writes His Friend with an Account of the Yetis Birthday Party · David J. Schwartz · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #13, 2003
- · Serpents · Veronica Schanoes · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #13, 2003
- · Homeland Security [Home and Security] · Gavin J. Grant · ar Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #13, 2003
- · For George Romero · David Blair · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #13, 2003
- · Vincent Price · David Blair · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #13, 2003
- · Music Lessons · Douglas Lain · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #14, 2004
- · Two Stories · James Sallis · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #14, 2004
- · Help Wanted · Karen Russell · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #15, 2005
- · Eft or Epic · Sarah Micklem · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #15, 2005
- · The Red Phone · John Kessel · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #16, 2005
- · Comic: The Well-Dressed Wolf · Lawrence Schimel & Sara Rojo · cs Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #15, 2005
- · The Mushroom Duchess · Deborah Roggie · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #17, 2005
- · The Pirates True Love · Seana Graham · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #17, 2005
- · You Could Do This Too - Marginalia · Misc. · nf Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #17, 2005
- · The Posthumous Voyages of Christopher Columbus · Sunshine Ison · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #18, 2006
- · And If They Are Not Dead, They May Be Living Still · Sunshine Ison · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #18, 2006
- · Article Withdrawal · Name Withheld · ar Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #18, 2006
- · This Is the Train the Queen Rides On · Becca De La Rosa · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #18, 2006
- · Dear Aunt Gwenda · Gwenda Bond · cl Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet
- · Bright Waters · John Brown · nv Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #17, 2005
- · How the Burkhina Faso Bicycle Fell Apart · K. E. Duffin · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #19, 2006
- · Forwarding Address · K. E. Duffin · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #19, 2006
- · Sliding · D. M. Gordon · pm Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #19, 2006
- · You Were Neither Hot Nor Cold, But Lukewarm, and So I Spit You Out · Cara Spindler & David Erik Nelson · ss Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet #19, 2006
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Beyond Eden S. L. Linnea (St. Martins 978-0-312-94215-1, Sep 2007, $6.99, 387pp, pb) [Jaime Richards] Supernatural thriller, sequel to Chasing Eden. Someone is kidnapping descendants of Eden out in the Terris (real) world. Copyrighted by Sharon Linnéa & B.K. Sherer.
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The Vanishing Bentley Little (Penguin/Signet 978-0-451-22185-8, Aug 2007, $7.99, 386pp, pb) Horror novel. Family men start killing their families gruesomely, and researchers uncover a similar 19th-century case.
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Soul Song Marjorie M. Liu (Leisure 978-0-8439-5766-2, Jul 2007, $6.99, 331pp, pb) [Dirk & Steele] Dark fantasy romance/mystery in the Dirk & Steele series about the operatives of a global paranormal detective agency. Kitala Bell is drawn to a man from the sea with a magical song.
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The Greener Shore Morgan Llywelyn (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-47767-5, Jul 2007, $14.95, 301pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) [Druids] Reprint (Del Rey 2006) Celtic historical fantasy novel, sequel to Druids.
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The Scarlet Letterman Cara Lockwood (Pocket/MTV Books 978-1-4165-2490-8, Jan 2007, $9.95, 256pp, tp) [Bard Academy] Young-adult ghost romance novel, the second in the Bard Academy series about a school with ghost teachers. Mirandas torn between the ghost of Heathcliff and the guy whose letter jacket she wears.
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Wuthering High Cara Lockwood (Pocket/MTV Books 978-1-4165-2475-5, Apr 2007, $9.95, 257pp, tp) [Bard Academy] Reissue (MTV Books 2006, not seen) young-adult ghost romance novel, the first in the Bard Academy series about a school where the teachers are all ghosts of famous authors. Third printing.
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Vespa Dean Lombardo (Active Bladder 978-0-9761729-4-9, Aug 2007, $10.00, 184pp, tp) Horror novel. An expert on invasive species believes something is preying on people in a small town. Active Bladder, PO Box 24607, Philadelphia PA 19111; [www.activebladder.com].
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The Inhabited World David Long (Houghton Mifflin 978-0-618-54335-9, Jul 2006, $23.00, 277pp, hc) Quasi-fantasy novel. A ghost trying to figure out why he killed himself watches the new tenant of his house, a woman who just ended a love affair.
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Icelander Dustin Long (Grove/McSweeneys 978-0-8021-4320-4, Jun 2007, $13.00, 249pp, hc, cover by Josh Cochran) Reprint (McSweeneys Books 2006, not seen) fantasy mystery/satire novel set in an alternate world. Bean Day celebrations in New Cruiskeen are disrupted by a crime wave. Literary works satirized include James Joyces Ulysses, Vladimir Nabokovs Pale Fire, and Dan Browns The Da Vinci Code, with elements of Agatha Christie, Thomas Pynchon, Arthur Conan Doyle. A first novel.
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Warhammer: Blackhearts: The Omnibus Nathan Long (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-510-0, Oct 2007, $11.99, 766pp, tp, cover by Christer Sveen) [Warhammer: Blackhearts] Omnibus/collection of two stories and three novelizations based on the fantasy roleplaying game: Warhammer: Valnirs Bane (2004), Warhammer: The Broken Lance (2005), and Warhammer: Tainted Blood (2006). Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (9/07) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
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Warhammer: Manslayer Nathan Long (BL Publishing/Black Library US 978-1-84416-509-4, Nov 2007, $7.99, 411pp, pb, cover by Geoff Taylor) [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] Novelization based on the fantasy roleplaying game, in the Gotrek & Felix series. Copyrighted by Games Workshop. This first US edition has the same ISBN as the Black Library UK (10/07) edition, but only lists US and Canadian prices.
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Master of Shadows Janet Lorimer (Wildside Press/Juno Books 978-0-8095-5782-0, Aug 2007, $12.95, 255pp, tp, cover by Timothy Lantz) Paranormal romance drawing on Beauty and the Beast. Ariel discovers there really is a man-beast in the woods. Juno Books, 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #234, Rockville MD 20850; [www.juno-books.com].
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Fangs for the Memories Kathy Love (Kensington/Brava 978-0-7582-1132-3, Sep 2007, $6.99, 332pp, tp) [Young Brothers] Vampire romance. A vampires brother falls in love with a mortal and forgets hes a vampire.
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My Sister is a Werewolf Kathy Love (Kensington/Brava 978-0-7582-1855-1, Jul 2007, $14.00, 280pp, tp, cover by Lisa Henderling) [Young Brothers] Paranormal romance in a series begun in Fangs for the Memories. The vampiric Young brothers have a werewolf sister searching for a cure to her condition.
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At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror H. P. Lovecraft (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-32945-5, Dec 2007, $6.99, 184pp, pb) Reissue (Beagle 1971) collection of four stories; 37th printing.
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Graphic Classics, Volume Four: H.P. Lovecraft, Second Edition H. P. Lovecraft (Eureka Productions 978-0-9746648-9-7, Jan 2007, $11.95, 144pp, tp) Illustrated anthology/graphic novel with eight HPL stories and poems in comic or illustrated form; this second edition is completely revised with 75 pages of new material, dropping several pieces (including a biography of HPL and the introduction by Gahan Wilson) and adding four, including adaptations of The Shadow Over Innsmouth, Dreams in the Witch House, and Sweet Ermengarde. Eureka Productions, 8778 Oak Grove Road, Mount Horeb WI 53572; [www.graphicclassics.com].
- 2 · A Memory · H. P. Lovecraft · pm Beyond the Wall of Sleep, Arkham, 1943; illus. Gerry Alanguilan
- 4 · The Shadow Over Innsmouth · H. P. Lovecraft & Alex Burrows, adapt. · gs *; illus. Simon Gane
- 40 · Dreams in the Witch-House · H. P. Lovecraft & Rich Rainey, adapt. · gs *; illus. Pedro Lopez
- 68 · Sweet Ermengarde · H. P. Lovecraft & Rod Lott, adapt. · gs *; illus. Kevin Atkinson
- 81 · Herbert West: Reanimator: Part One: From the Dark · H. P. Lovecraft & Tom Pomplun, ed. · gs Graphic Classics #4: H.P. Lovecraft, Eureka Productions, 2003; illus. Richard Corben
- 87 · Herbert West: Reanimator: Part Two: The Plague-Demon · H. P. Lovecraft & Tom Pomplun, ed. · gs Graphic Classics #4: H.P. Lovecraft, Eureka Productions, 2003; illus. Rick Geary
- 92 · Herbert West: Reanimator: Part Three: The Horror from the Shadows · H. P. Lovecraft & Tom Pomplun, ed. · gs Graphic Classics #4: H.P. Lovecraft, Eureka Productions, 2003; illus. J. B. Bonivert
- 97 · Herbert West: Reanimator: Part Four: The Tomb-Legions · H. P. Lovecraft & Tom Pomplun, ed. · gs Graphic Classics #4: H.P. Lovecraft, Eureka Productions, 2003; illus. Mark A. Nelson
- 102 · The Cats of Ulthar · H. P. Lovecraft & Tom Pomplun, ed. · vi The Tryout Nov 20; illus. Lisa K. Weber
- 115 · The Terrible Old Man · H. P. Lovecraft & Onsmith Jeremi, adapt. · gs Graphic Classics #4: H.P. Lovecraft, Eureka Productions, 2003; illus. Onsmith Jeremi
- 119 · The Shadow Out of Time · H. P. Lovecraft & Matt Howarth, adapt. · gs Graphic Classics #4: H.P. Lovecraft, Eureka Productions, 2003; illus. Matt Howarth
- 141 · About the Artists & Writers · Misc. Material · bg
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The Horror in the Museum H. P. Lovecraft (Ballantine Del Rey 978-0-345-48572-4, Oct 2007, $16.95, 453pp, tp, cover by John Jude Palencar) Reprint (Arkham House 1989 as The Horror in the Museum and Other Revisions) collection of 24 stories either written in collaboration with H.P. Lovecraft or revised by him; a significant expansion and revision of the eponymous 1944 Arkham House edition. This has a new introduction by Stephen Jones, plus notes by S.T. Joshi and August Derleth from the Arkham House 1970 edition.
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Tales of H.P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft (HarperPerennial 978-0-06-137460-9, Nov 2007, $14.95, 328pp, tp, cover by Mike Mignola) Reprint (Ecco Press 1997) anthology of ten stories by Lovecraft, selected and introduced by Joyce Carol Oates. This has an added readers guide section with biographical essay by S.T. Joshi, and Lovecrafts Notes on Writing Weird Fiction.
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The Secret Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Gary Lovisi (Ramble House, Mar 2007, $18.00, 154pp, tp, cover by Gavin L. OKeefe) [Sherlock Holmes] Collection of three Sherlockian pastiches, all with SF or fantasy elements. Afterword by Richard Lupoff. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.ramblehouse.com].
- 11 · Writing the Sherlockian Pastiche: The Secret Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · in
- 17 · The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson · na Gryphon Double Novel #3, ed. Anon., Brooklyn, NY: Gryphon Books, 1992
- 73 · Mycrofts Great Game · nv My Sherlock Holmes, ed. Michael Kurland, St. Martins Minotaur, 2003
- 107 · The Adventure of the Missing Detective · nv Sherlock Holmes: The Hidden Years, ed. Michael Kurland, St. Martins Minotaur, 2004
- 147 · Afterword · Richard A. Lupoff · aw
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Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective in Paperback & Pastiche: A Survey, Index & Value Guide Gary Lovisi (Gryphon Books 1-58250-084-344-4, Dec 2007, $50.00, 180pp, tp) [Sherlock Holmes] Associational non-fiction, reference, a bibliography and guide to paperback Sherlockiana, both Doyles cannon and parodies and pastiches, including a number of works with SF and fantasy elements. Published in spiral-bound format. Substantially expanded and revised from Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective in Paperback (Gryphon Books 1990), adding chapbooks and trade paperbacks, non-fiction, essays, and other materials, organized by author. Available from Gryphon Books, PO Box 209, Brooklyn NY 11228-0209; [www.gryphonbooks.com].
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Astounding Hero Tales: Thrilling Stories of Pulp Adventure ed. James Lowder (Hero Games 978-1-58366-060-7, Mar 2007, $16.99, 304pp, tp, cover by J. Allen St. John) Original anthology of 17 pulp-style stories. Authors include Hugh B. Cave, Ed Greenwood, and a newly discovered story from Lester Dent. Foreword by Hugh B. Cave. Hero Games, 1 Haight Street, Suite A, San Francisco CA 94102; [www.herogames.com].
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