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Menace Masters ed. Jeanne F. Bernkopf (Dell, December 1971, 5537, 75¢, 210pp, pb, an)     Tales from Boucher’s Choicest. ix · Introduction · Allen J. Hubin · in Boucher’s Choicest ed. Jeanne F. Bernkopf, Dutton, 1969 xiii · Editor’s Note · Jeanne F. Bernkopf · ms Boucher’s Choicest ed. Jeanne F. Bernkopf, Dutton, 1969 1 · H as in Homicide [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1964 18 · Justice, Inc. · Rog Phillips · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1963 38 · File #1: The Mayfield Case [Daniel Kearny Associates] · Joseph N. Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1967 60 · His Brother’s Keeper · James McKimmey, Jr. · ss Cosmopolitan September 1962 73 · The Right Man for the Right Job · J. C. Thompson · ss Playboy July 1962 86 · The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln’s Clue [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss MD June 1965, as “Abraham Lincoln’s Clue” 109 · The Adventure of the Red Leech [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1966 130 · The Two Kings and the Two Labyrinths · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1962 translated from the Spanish (“Una Leyenda Arabiga (Historia de los dos Reyes y los dos Laberintos, como Nota de Burton)”, El Aleph, Editorial Losada, 1949). 132 · Good Man, Bad Man · Jerome Weidman · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 1 1967 153 · The Stollmeyer Sonnets [Acting Sergeant Maynard Bullock] · James Powell · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1966 180 · The Dr. Sherrock Commission [Augustus Mandrell] · Frank McAuliffe · ss Of All the Bloody Cheek by Frank McAuliffe, Ballantine, 1965 196 · The Gracious, Pleasant Life of Mrs. Afton · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1963

The Never Never Land ed. Phillip Berrie, Mitchell Akhurst & Ian McHugh--- see under Mitchell Akhurst.

The Roots of Fantasy: Myth, Folklore & Archetype ed. Shelley Dutton Berry (World Fantasy Convention 1989, October 1989, no ISBN, 124pp, tp, an)     Anthology of eight stories plus various non-fiction pieces, particularly profiles of the GoH’s. This is the program book for the 1989 World Fantasy Convention held in Seattle and is a limited edition of 1,000 copies. ix · Preface · Shelley Dutton Berry · pr 1 · Opening Remarks · Ginjer Buchanan · in 3 · Yoshitaka Amano · Kiyoshi Imaoka & Alex Fleischer · bg [Ref. Yoshitaka Amano] 7 · Ginjer Buchanan: The Short Version · Suzanne Tompkins & Jerry Kaufman · bg [Ref. Ginjer Buchanan] 9 · Avram Davidson: The Fish Unturned · Gene Wolfe · ar Weird Tales Winter 1988/1989 [Ref. Avram Davidson] 13 · Without Apparent Effort, an introduction to Ursula K. Le Guin · Vonda N. McIntyre · bg [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin] 19 · Robert R. McCammon (his ownself) · Joe R. Lansdale · bg [Ref. Robert R. McCammon] 21 · A.k.a. S.P. Somtow · Deborah L. Notkin · bg [Ref. Somtow Sucharitkul] 23 · Joseph Who? · Kris Demien · bg [Ref. Joseph Campbell] 27 · Or the Grasses Grow · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1958 35 · Legends for a New Land · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar originally given as a speech at Mythcon in 1988. 47 · Chico · Robert R. McCammon · ss Blue World and Other Stories by Robert R. McCammon, Grafton, April 1989 55 · Lottery Night · S. P. Somtow · nv 73 · Roots · Terry Pratchett · ar 77 · Little Tales of Ho and Naipon · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss 85 · The Lovesick Simurgh · M. J. Engh · ss Arabesques ed. Susan M. Shwartz, Avon, August 1988 93 · Visitation · Greg Bear · vi Omni June 1987 97 · Fantastic Heroes Now and Then · Sharon Baker · ar speech delivered at the 1988 Conference of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts. 103 · The Story of Urashima Taro · Tomoko Oshiro; translated by Gene Van Troyer · ss 109 · The Faithful Companion at Forty · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1987 117 · The Master Goes Whacko! · Bruce Taylor · ss

The Angel Asrael and Other Legendary Tales by S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, April 1, 2017, 978-1-61227-613-7, $23.95, 292pp, tp, oc, cover by Aurélien Maccarelli)     Collection of the title novel and sixteen other stories, translated from the French, annotated and introduced by Brian Stableford. Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in 15 · Beauduin Bras-de-fer · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Beauduin Bras-de-Fer”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 19 · The Dead · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Trépassé”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 44 · The Cook’s Son · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Le Fils du Queux”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 80 · The Rubricator · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Rubricateur”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 98 · The Shepherd’s Clock · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Horloge du Berger”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 104 · Simon the Accursed · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Simon-le-Maudit”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 113 · Giles the Hideous · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Giles-le-Hideux”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 122 · The De Profundis · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le De Profundis”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 139 · The Pact · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Pacte”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 154 · The Eglantine · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Eglantine”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 164 · A Story Heard While Listening at Doors · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Une Histoire écoutée aux portes”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 174 · The Soul in Purgatory · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Âme du Purgatoire”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 181 · The Delation · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Délation”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 187 · The Spell · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Sort”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 191 · The Beggar’s Sou · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Sou du Mendiant”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 196 · The Seminarian · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Séminariste”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 208 · The Angel Asrael · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · n. translated from the French (Asrael et Nephta, Histoire de Provence, Charles-Béchet, 1832).

Martyrs of Science and Other Victims of Devilry and Destiny by S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, November 2013, 978-1-61227-229-0, $29.95, 415pp, tp, oc, cover by Yoz)     Collection of 33 stories, translated from the French, annotated and introduced by Brian Stableford. Details taken from online listing. 4 · Introduction · Brian M. Stableford · in 27 · Misanthropic Tales 27 · Prestige · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Prestige”, Revue des Deux Mondes, 1830). 40 · The Painter Ghigi · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le peintre Ghigi”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 47 · The Day After the Wedding · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Lendemain de Noce”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 53 · Theriaki · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Thériaki”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 57 · Nocturnal Terror · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Terreur nocturne”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 62 · Alice · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Alice”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 71 · Folklore and Fakelore 73 · The Devil’s Chess Game · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La partie d’Echecs du Diable”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 81 · The Mouth of Hell · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Trou d’Enfer”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 86 · The Devil’s Sonata · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La sonate du diable”, Le Mercure de France au XIXe siècle, 1930). 93 · The Sabbat Bow · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Archet du Sabbat”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 100 · The Antique Ring · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Bague antique”, La Mode 1831). 107 · The Lady of the Cold Kisses · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Dame aux froids baisers”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 116 · The Barn in Montecouvez · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Grange de Montecouvez”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 121 · The Wedding at Cavron-Saint-Martin · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Noce de Cavron-Saint-Martin”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 126 · The Sire with the Broken Armor · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Sire aux Armes brisées”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 133 · The Farmer’s Supper · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss 136 · Saint Mathias the Hermit · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Saint Mathias l’Ermite”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre, Charles Lemesle, 1831). 150 · Martyrs of Science 150 · A Heavenward Voyage · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss The World Above the World ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, April 2011 translated from the French (“Voyage au Ciel”, La Presse, 1841). 164 · The Master of the Weather · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Maître du temps”, Revue Pittoresque, 1844). 185 · The Madman · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le fou”, Revue Pittoresque, 1844). 208 · The Cauldron of Bicêtre · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Le Chaudron de Bicêtre”). 256 · The Second Sun · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · nv The World Above the World ed. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, April 2011 translated from the French (“Le Second soleil”, Fantaisies scientifiques de Sam: Quatrième Série, Garnier Frères, 1862). 288 · Scientific Fantasies 288 · The Star-Eaters · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 295 · Luminous Flowers · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 303 · Which Should Not Be Read by Anyone Afraid of Nightmares · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 312 · The Story of a Tree in the Champs-Élysées · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 321 · The Diabolical Coal-Merchant · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 335 · A Haunted Room · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 345 · A Scientist’s Cruelties · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French. 353 · Stories for Children 353 · Heidenloch Castle · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Le Château de Heidenloch”, Journal des Demoiselles, June 1862). 381 · The First Inhabitants of Paris · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French. 412 · The Year 2865 · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’An deux mille huit cent soixante-cinq”).

Misanthropic Tales by S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford (Snuggly Books, February 5, 2018, 978-1-943813-53-7, $17.95, 286pp, tp, oc, cover: Réunion de 35 têtes diverses by Godefroy Engelmann from ca. 1820)     Collection of 35 stories translated from the French (Contes misanthropiques, Charles-Béchet, 1831) by Brian Stableford. Details taken from online listing. · Need Contents · The Painter Ghigi · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss Martyrs of Science and Other Victims of Devilry and Destiny by S. Henry Berthoud, tr. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, November 2013 translated from the French (“Le peintre Ghigi”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). · The Day After the Wedding · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss Martyrs of Science and Other Victims of Devilry and Destiny by S. Henry Berthoud, tr. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, November 2013 translated from the French (“Le Lendemain de Noce”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). · Theriaki · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss Martyrs of Science and Other Victims of Devilry and Destiny by S. Henry Berthoud, tr. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, November 2013 translated from the French (“Le Thériaki”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). · Nocturnal Terror · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss Martyrs of Science and Other Victims of Devilry and Destiny by S. Henry Berthoud, tr. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, November 2013 translated from the French (“La Terreur nocturne”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831). · Alice · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss Martyrs of Science and Other Victims of Devilry and Destiny by S. Henry Berthoud, tr. Brian Stableford, Black Coat Press, November 2013 translated from the French (“Alice”, Contes misanthropiques, Charles Lemesle, 1831).

William’s Angel by S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, July 1, 2019, 978-1-61227-875-9, $21.95, 248pp, tp, oc, cover by Aurélien Hubert)     Collection of eleven stories, translated from the French, annotated and introduced by Brian Stableford. Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in 13 · William’s Angel · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“L’ange des Williams”, Musée des Familles, September 1838). 80 · Heads or Tails · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Pile ou Face”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre: deuxième série, Werdet, 1834). 90 · The Damoiselles de Béthencourt · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · gp (r) translated from the French (“Les Damoiselles de Béthencourt”, Le Mode 1830). _90 · The Wedding Night · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Nuit des Noces”, Le Mode 1830). _97 · The Chaplain · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Chapelain”, Le Mode 1830). _108 · The Bloody Forehead · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Front Sanglant”, Le Mode 1830). _111 · Hector de Avese · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Hector de Saveuse”, Le Mode 1830). _118 · Michel d’Esnes · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Michel d’Esnes”, Le Mode 1830). _130 · A Soirée chez la Comtesse du Barry · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Une soirée chez la comtesse du Barry”, Le Mode 1830). _139 · The Boatwoman · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Batelière”, Le Mode 1830). _148 · The Widow · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Veuve”, Le Mode 1830). 155 · The Red Nose · S. Henry Berthoud; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Nez Rouge”, Chroniques et traditions surnaturelles de la Flandre: deuxième série, Werdet, 1834).

Yesterday Knocks by Noel Bertram (G. Arthur Coleby, 1953, 71pp, hc, co) · The Half Legs · Noel Bertram · ss · The Bellarmine Jars · Noel Bertram · ss · Lot 629 · Noel Bertram · ss · The North Cloister Walk · Noel Bertram · ss · P Aia Johns Blak · Noel Bertram · nv

The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Tales by Walter Besant & James Rice (Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1876, viii+290+290pp, hc, co)     In two volumes. Given as by the Authors of “Ready Money Mortiboy”, “This Son of Vulcan”, “The Golden Butterfly”, etc. etc. on the title page but the preface is signed by W.B. & J.R. · Vol. I v · Preface · Walter Besant & James Rice · pr · Part I. From the Supernatural 1 · The Case of Mr. Lucraft · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv 137 · The Mystery of Joe Morgan · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv 171 · An Old, Old Story · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv (r) 209 · Lady Kitty · Walter Besant & James Rice · ss Once a Week Christmas 1872 249 · The Old Four-Poster · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv (r) 275 · My Own Experience · Walter Besant & James Rice · ss (r) · Vol. I · Part II. From Fairyland 3 · Titania’s Farewell · Walter Besant & James Rice · na (r) · Part III. From Fact 155 · On the Goodwin · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv (r) 205 · Edelweis · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv (r) 235 · Love Finds the Way · Walter Besant & James Rice · nv (r) 271 · The Death of Samuel Pickwick · Walter Besant & James Rice · ss (r)

The Gardens of the Apocalypse by Richard Bessière; translated by Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, December 2010, 978-1-935558-68-2, $20.95, 260pp, tp, oc, cover by Michel Borderie)     Omnibus of two SF novels: The Seven Rings of Rhea (Les Sept Anneaux de Rhea (1962)) and The Gardens of the Apocalypse (Les Jardins de l’Apocalypse (1963)). Translated/adapted from the French by Brian Stableford. Introduction by Rémy Le Chevalier. Jean-Marc Lofficier compiled a bibliography of French publications, presented with a b&w gallery of cover art. 7 · Introduction · Rémy Le Chevalier · in 19 · The Seven Rings of Rhea · Richard Bessière; translated by Brian Stableford · n. translated from the French (Les Sept Anneaux de Rhea, 1962). 133 · The Gardens of the Apocalypse · Richard Bessière; translated by Brian Stableford · n. translated from the French (Les Jardins de l’Apocalypse, 1963). 243 · Bibliography · Jean-Marc Lofficier · bi

An Alfred Bester Omnibus by Alfred Bester (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1967, 30/-, 710pp, hc, om) · The Demolished Man · Alfred Bester · n. Shasta, 1953 · Tiger! Tiger! · Alfred Bester · n. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1956 · The Dark Side of the Earth · Alfred Bester · co Signet, 1964

The Dark Side of the Earth by Alfred Bester (Signet, May 1964, T4402, 75¢, 160pp, pb, co)     Also in An Alfred Bester Omnibus. 7 · Time Is the Traitor · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1953 31 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 45 · Out of This World · Alfred Bester · ss 56 · The Pi Man · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1959 74 · The Flowered Thundermug · Alfred Bester · nv 117 · Will You Wait? · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959 125 · They Don’t Make Life Like They Used To · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963

The Light Fantastic by Alfred Bester (Berkley/Putnam, April 1976, 0-399-11614-1, $7.95, 254pp, hc, co, cover by Richard Powers)     Subtitled “The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Best Volume I”. Also in Starlight. 9 · 5,271,009 · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954 54 · Ms. Found in a Champagne Bottle · Alfred Bester · ss Status 1968 58 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954 85 · Comment on “Fondly Fahrenheit” · Alfred Bester · as SF: Authors’ Choice 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Berkley Medallion, May 1970 89 · The Four-Hour Fugue · Alfred Bester · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1974 113 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 130 · Disappearing Act · Alfred Bester · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, December 1953 154 · Hell Is Forever · Alfred Bester · na Unknown Worlds August 1942

Starburst by Alfred Bester (Signet, 1958, S1524, 35¢, 160pp, pb, co) 7 · Disappearing Act · Alfred Bester · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, December 1953 24 · Adam and No Eve · Alfred Bester · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941 38 · Star Light, Star Bright · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953 54 · The Roller Coaster · Alfred Bester · ss Fantastic May/June 1953 61 · Oddy and Id · Alfred Bester · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1950, as “The Devil’s Invention” 76 · The Starcomber · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954, as “Five Million Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Nine 5,271,009” 110 · Travel Diary · Alfred Bester · ss 113 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954 133 · Hobson’s Choice · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1952 148 · The Die-Hard · Alfred Bester · ss 152 · Of Time and Third Avenue · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951

Star Light, Star Bright by Alfred Bester (Berkley/Putnam, July 1976, 0-399-11816-0, $7.95, 248pp, hc, co)     Subtitled “The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester Volume II”. Also in Starlight. 1 · Adam and No Eve · Alfred Bester · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941 19 · Time Is the Traitor · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1953 47 · Oddy and Id · Alfred Bester · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1950, as “The Devil’s Invention” 68 · Hobson’s Choice · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1952 88 · Star Light, Star Bright · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953 109 · They Don’t Make Life Like They Used To · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963 150 · Of Time and Third Avenue · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951 162 · Isaac Asimov · Alfred Bester · iv Publishers Weekly April 17 1972 [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 167 · The Pi Man · Alfred Bester · ss revised from F&SF Oct ’59. 191 · Something Up There Likes Me · Alfred Bester · nv Astounding ed. Harry Harrison, Random House, November 1973 220 · My Affair with Science Fiction · Alfred Bester · ar Nova 4 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1974

Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester by Alfred Bester (SFBC, December 1976, #3140, $3.98, 409pp, hc, om) 3 · Star Light, Star Bright · Alfred Bester · co Berkley/Putnam, 1976 203 · The Light Fantastic · Alfred Bester · co Berkley/Putnam, 1976

A Hazy Shade of Winter by Simon Bestwick (Ash-Tree Press, July 4, 2004, 1-55310-069-7, C$59.00, xi+212pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Lowe) [edited by Joel Lane]     Fantasy/horror collection. Edited, with an Introduction, by Joel Lane. Limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $46.00 and in the UK for £28.00. ix · Introduction · Joel Lane · in 3 · A Hazy Shade of Winter · Simon Bestwick · ss 17 · Love Knot · Simon Bestwick · ss All Hallows #34, October 2003 35 · …And Dream of Avalon · Simon Bestwick · ss 48 · Come with Me, Down This Long Road · Simon Bestwick · ss 56 · Graven · Simon Bestwick · ss Darkness Rising, Volume One: Night’s Soft Pains ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims, Cosmos Books, August 2001 66 · Severance · Simon Bestwick · ss All Hallows #29, February 2002 78 · Home from the Sea · Simon Bestwick · ss 84 · The Crows · Simon Bestwick · ss 101 · Malachi · Simon Bestwick · ss 111 · Close the Door, Put Out the Light · Simon Bestwick · ss All Hallows #31, October 2002 121 · The Wedding · Simon Bestwick · ss 131 · The Foot of the Garden · Simon Bestwick · ss Enigmatic Tales #1, June 1998 144 · Running Ragged · Simon Bestwick · ss 155 · Until My Darkness Goes · Simon Bestwick · na 210 · Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms 211 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi

Best of Weird Tales ed. John Betancourt (Barnes & Noble, September 1995, 1-56619-730-9, $7.98, 498pp, hc, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Anthology of 27 horror and dark fantasy stories originally published in the 1988-1994 incarnation of Weird Tales. There is an introduction by Betancourt. This is an instant remainder edition available in Barnes & Noble/B. Dalton stores. vii · Introduction · John Gregory Betancourt · in 1 · Midnight Mass · F. Paul Wilson · na Axolotl Press, 1990 52 · Fruiting Bodies · Brian Lumley · nv Weird Tales Summer 1988 76 · Nonstop · Tad Williams · ss Weird Tales Spring 1990 88 · Snickerdoodles · Nancy Springer · ss Weird Tales Summer 1990 103 · Death Dances · Tanith Lee · ss Weird Tales Spring 1988 115 · Little Once · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · vi Weird Tales Fall 1988 119 · Emma’s Daughter · Alan Rodgers · nv Weird Tales Fall 1988 146 · Stalin’s Teardrops · Ian Watson · nv Weird Tales Winter 1990/1991 174 · Avatar · Lois Tilton · ss Weird Tales Fall 1988 185 · The Grab Bag · Robert Bloch & Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales Spring 1991 193 · 1/72nd Scale · Ian R. MacLeod · nv Weird Tales Fall 1990 222 · Mothrasaurus · A. R. Morlan · pm Weird Tales Spring 1991 225 · Swan’s Lake · Susan M. Shwartz · ss Weird Tales Summer 1990 240 · Night Bloomer · David J. Schow · nv Seeing Red by David J. Schow, Tor, January 1990 260 · At Diamond Lake · William F. Nolan · ss The Anthology of Fantasy & the Supernatural ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Tiger Books, March 1994 268 · The Pronounced Effect · John Brunner · nv Weird Tales Summer 1990 292 · The Same in Any Language · Ramsey Campbell · ss Weird Tales Summer 1991 305 · Soft · Darrell Schweitzer · ss Weird Tales Spring 1990 310 · Princess · Morgan Llywelyn · vi Weird Tales Summer 1988 314 · Well-Connected · T. E. D. Klein · ss Dagon #18/19, July/October 1987 328 · Knox’s ’Nga · Avram Davidson · ss Weird Tales Winter 1988/1989 340 · Courting Disasters · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss Weird Tales Spring/Fall 1989 360 · After the Last Elf Is Dead · Harry Turtledove · ss Weird Tales Summer 1988 374 · The Lost Art of Twilight · Thomas Ligotti · ss Dark Horizons #30, Summer 1986 391 · Magician in the Dark · Robert Sampson · nv Weird Tales Winter 1988/1989 416 · The Other Dead Man · Gene Wolfe · ss Weird Tales Spring 1988 435 · At First Just Ghostly [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · na Weird Tales Spring/Fall 1989 489 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Best of Weird Tales: 1923 ed. John Gregory Betancourt & Marvin Kaye--- see under Marvin Kaye.

Fafhrd & Me by Fritz Leiber ed. John Gregory Betancourt--- see under Fritz Leiber.

Horror: The Best of the Year: 2006 Edition ed. John Gregory Betancourt & Sean Wallace (Prime Books, May 2006, 0-8095-5648-0, $13.95, 319pp, tp, an, cover by Pieter Claesz)     Best-of-the-year anthology of 17 stories, with an introduction on the year in fantasy by the editors. Authors include Joe R. Lansdale, Clive Barker, and Jeff Vandermeer. · Introduction · John Gregory Betancourt & Sean Wallace · in · The Shadows, Kith and Kin · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Outsiders ed. Nancy Holder & Nancy Kilpatrick, Roc, October 2005 · The Souls of Drowning Mountain · Jack Cady · ss Taverns of the Dead ed. Kealan Patrick Burke, Cemetery Dance, October 2005 · The Other Grace · Holly Phillips · nv In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips, Prime Books, May 2005 · Sitting Tenant · Nicholas Royle · ss Poe’s Progeny ed. Gary Fry, Gray Friar Press, October 2005 · The Cape · Joe Hill · nv 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, PS Publishing, 2005 · La Peau Verte (Green Skin) · Caitlín R. Kiernan · nv To Charles Fort, With Love by Caitlín R. Kiernan, Subterranean Press, August 2005 · A Very Little Madness Goes a Long Way · M. Rickert · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2005 · There’s a Hole in the City [Dust Devil] · Richard Bowes · ss Sci Fiction June 15 2005 · Northwest Passage · Barbara Roden · nv Acquainted with the Night ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press, December 2004 · Proboscis · Laird Barron · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2005 · Haeckel’s Tale · Clive Barker · ss Dark Delicacies ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb, Carroll & Graf, September 2005 · Lost · Jeff VanderMeer · ss TEL: Stories ed. Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, September 2005 · Unblinking · Ramsey Campbell · na Lost on the Darkside ed. John Pelan, Roc, September 2005 · Real People Slash · Nick Mamatas · nv Son and Foe November 2005 · Fair Exchange [Cthulhu] · Michael Marshall Smith · ss Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth ed. Stephen Jones, Fedogan & Bremer, January 2005 · This Hand, Waving · Simon Owens · ss ChiZine #25, July/September 2005 · The Call of Farther Shores · David Niall Wilson · nv Lost on the Darkside ed. John Pelan, Roc, September 2005

Horror: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition ed. John Gregory Betancourt & Sean Wallace (Prime Books, not published, 978-0-8095-6299-2, 320pp, tp, an)     Announced but never published. Details taken from online listing. · Sob in the Silence · Gene Wolfe · ss Strange Birds by Gene Wolfe, DreamHaven, May 2006 · The Moment of Joy Before · Claudia O’Keefe · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 2006 · Journey Into the Kingdom · M. Rickert · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2006 · Hallucigenia · Laird Barron · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2006 · Immortal Forms · Albert E. Cowdrey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2006 · A Pig’s Whisper · Margo Lanagan · ss Agog! Ripping Reads ed. Cat Sparks, Agog! Press, June 2006 · The Saffron Gatherers [Lost Domain] · Elizabeth Hand · nv Saffron and Brimstone by Elizabeth Hand, M Press, October 2006 · My Travels with Al-Qaeda · Lavie Tidhar · ss Salon Fantastique ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Thunder's Mouth Press, October 2006 · Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter · Geoff Ryman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2006 · La Profonde · Terry Dowling · ss Basic Black: Tales of Appropriate Fear by Terry Dowling, Cemetery Dance, May 2006 · Raphael · Stephen Graham Jones · nv Cemetery Dance #55, 2006 · The Muldoon · Glen Hirshberg · nv American Morons by Glen Hirshberg, Earthling Publications, October 2006 · Everything Is Better with Zombies · Hannah Wolf Bowen · ss Phantom Magazine #0, Fall 2006 · Lydia’s Body · Vylar Kaftan · ss Clarkesworld #2, November 2006 · Pony · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss Sirenia Digest January 2006 · The Novel of the Holocaust · Stewart O’Nan · ss Fantasy Magazine #2, 2006 · It’s Against the Law to Feed the Ducks · Paul Tremblay · ss Fantasy Magazine #2, 2006 · The Changeling · Sarah Langan · ss Phantom Magazine #0, Fall 2006 · Girl with the Lute · Samantha Henderson · ss ChiZine #28, April/June 2006 · The Virgin Butcher · Brenna Yovanoff Graham · ss ChiZine #30, October/December 2006

Malice Domestic 18: Mystery Most Devious ed. John Betancourt, Michael Bracken & Carla Coupe (Wildside Press, June 12, 2024, 978-1-4794-7719-7, $19.99, 214pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Introduction · Michael Bracken · in 9 · In Kind · Susan Love Brown · ss 22 · Death at Everleigh Abbey · Jackie McMahon · ss 41 · The Lake · Mary Adler · ss 55 · Polly Wants a Cracker · Leone Ciporin · ss 64 · Hurricane Buddies · Sue Anger · ss 81 · A Murder in Kraków · Sarah Stephens · ss 91 · Lost · P. A. De Voe · ss 105 · Bodyguard of Lies · Roberta Gibson · ss 114 · A Free Breakfast · Jill K. Quinn · ss 121 · Zarparan · Jennifer Slee · ss 131 · Afterglow · Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier · ss 148 · Willow, Don’t Weep · Joslyn Chase · ss 165 · A Family Affair · Christine Eskilson · ss 173 · The Plan · Linda Norlander · ss 183 · Heads, I Win. Tails, You Lose. · Smita Harish Jain · ss 195 · Mine! · Hope Hodgkins · ss 205 · Woulda Coulda Shoulda · Josh Pachter · ss

Malice Domestic 19: Mystery Most Humorous ed. John Betancourt, Michael Bracken & Carla Coupe (Wildside Press, April 26, 2025, 978-1-6676-4085-3, $19.99, 293pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Murder Most Humorous · Donna Andrews · in 9 · Dirty Deeds · Donna Andrews · ss 14 · The Masquerade Ball · Gigi Pandian · ss 17 · Dead Man’s Chest · Marcia Talley · ss 27 · Maggie and Rick · William Ade · ss 39 · The Ladder Runs Both Ways · Gregory Meece · ss 48 · Boss Cat Rules · Nikki Knight · ss 56 · Ash Tuesday · M. S. Greene · ss 68 · Take Out · Becky Clark · ss 80 · The Bohr Brothers and the Bootlegger’s Mistress · Brian Cox · ss 92 · Corpse of the Month Club · Melinda Mullet · ss 104 · Wax On, Wax Off · Nina Mansfield · ss 113 · Polly Wants a Freaking Cracker · Sylvia Maultash Warsh · ss 125 · A Pandemonium of Parrots · Suzanne Flaig · ss 136 · Die Already, Will You? · Donna Clancy · ss 148 · Three Cousins Walked Into a Bar · Susan Love Brown · ss 160 · Romeo, Romeo, Wherefore Art Thou, Romeo? · Ed Ridgley · ss 170 · Six-Armed Robbery · Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier · ss 181 · Mandatory Retirement · Sarah Bewley · ss 192 · The Manchurian Canine · Hugh Lessig · ss 203 · The Sweet Fern and the Juniper · P. J. Nelson · ss 215 · Poached · Melissa Westemeier · ss 225 · That Darn Dog · Patricia Gouthro · ss 236 · Catching the Early Flight · Jean Macaluso · ss 245 · Oh, Holy Night · Victoria Dowd · ss 256 · The Book · Steve Shrott · ss 262 · Blunt Force Trauma · David Bart · ss 271 · Tears of a Clown · J. Jamie Groce · ss 276 · The Energy Coffee That Changes Life · Rebecca Brittenham · ss 287 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 293 · About the Editors · [uncredited] · bg

Malice Domestic 20: Mystery Most Senior ed. John Betancourt, Michael Bracken & Carla Coupe (Wildside Press, April 2026, 978-1-6676-6630-3, $19.99, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Mrs. McGourty’s Garden · William Ade · ss · Crime of Devotion · Brenda Buchanan · ss · The Steamboat House · Ellen Byrum · ss · Edna St. James Takes a Bow · Marla Cooper · ss · Stella Darwin Delivers Comeuppance · Brian Cox · ss · On the Train · Mac Daly · ss · The Wild West Revisited · Annette Dashofy · ss · Mrs. Buskirk’s Last Fling · Kate Gallison · ss · Bar Harbor Bus Tour · Patricia Gouthro · ss · Senior Year with Great Aunt Tabby · Matthew Greene · ss · Along Came a Blackbird · Christina Hoag · ss · Where the Hop Bines Twine · Eleanor Ingbretson · ss · Lo Family Treasure · Frances McNamara · ss · A Flash of Red · Sharon Michalove · ss · Buku · Donalee Moulton · ss · Last Dance · Richie Narvaez · ss · How to Solve a Murder · Nancy Porter · ss · The Nanas and the Baritone · D. R. Ransdell · ss · Game On · K. M. Rockwood · ss · A Nasty Habit · Melissa Westemeier · ss · The Bothered Woman · Jacqueline Winspear · ss · Madame Beignet, Détective Privée · Manon Wogahn · ss

More Annotated H.P. Lovecraft by H. P. Lovecraft ed. John Gregory Betancourt & Leigh Grossman--- see under H. P. Lovecraft.

New Masterpieces of Horror ed. John Betancourt (Barnes & Noble, September 1996, 1-56619-790-2, $7.98, 514pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 24 horror and dark fantasy stories. Authors include Peter Straub, S.P. Somtow, Joyce Carol Oates, and Connie Willis. ix · Introduction · John Gregory Betancourt · in 1 · The Chaney Legacy · Robert Bloch · ss Night Cry Fall 1986 19 · Soft Monkey · Harlan Ellison · ss Mystery Scene Reader ed. Edward Gorman, Fedora, 1987 35 · Death on the Nile · Connie Willis · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 1993 61 · Ménage à Trois [Ronald Burke] · F. Paul Wilson · nv Weird Tales Spring 1988 91 · Peacemaker · Charles Grant · ss Borderlands 2 ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, October 1991 99 · Night They Missed the Horror Show · Joe R. Lansdale · nv Silver Scream ed. David J. Schow, Dark Harvest, July 1988 117 · The Yard · William F. Nolan · ss Masques II ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay, June 1987 125 · In the Trees · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Fantasy Tales, v.11 #4 ed. Stephen Jones & David A. Sutton, Robinson, 1990 131 · Dead Air · Gregory Nicoll · nv Ripper! ed. Gardner R. Dozois & Susan Casper, Tor, September 1988 153 · The Third Dead Body · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss The Ultimate Zombie ed. Byron Preiss & John Betancourt, Dell, October 1993 173 · The Troll · Ray Bradbury · ss The Bradbury Chronicles ed. William F. Nolan & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, November 1991 181 · Brazo de Dios · Elizabeth Massie · ss Borderlands 3 ed. Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, September 1993 197 · Her Wild Wild Eyes · Brad Strickland · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1991 219 · The Snatchers · Jane Yolen · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1993 227 · All Flesh Is Clay · John Ordover · ss Weird Tales Summer 1993 233 · The Boy Who Came Back from the Dead · Alan Rodgers · nv Masques II ed. J. N. Williamson, Maclay, June 1987 263 · The Dark Country [Jack Martin] · Dennis Etchison · ss Fantasy Tales #8, Summer 1981 285 · Nobody’s Perfect · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #1, Fall 1988 301 · Blind · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Haunted by Joyce Carol Oates, Penguin/Dutton, February 1994 315 · Gingerbread · S. P. Somtow · nv The Ultimate Witch ed. Byron Preiss & John Betancourt, Dell, October 1993 345 · Graves · Joe Haldeman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1992 355 · The Old School · Ramsey Campbell · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 1989 367 · The Ghost Village [Blue Rose] · Peter Straub · nv MetaHorror ed. Dennis Etchison, Dell Abyss, July 1992 401 · The Great Lover · Dan Simmons · na Lovedeath by Dan Simmons, Warner, November 1993

Swashbuckling Editor Stories ed. John Gregory Betancourt (Wildside Press, November 1993, 1-880448-22-X, $7.95, 128pp, tp, oa, cover by Pat Morrissey)     Original anthology of 17 stories about sf, fantasy, and horror editors, two reprints. A numbered hardcover edition (-20-3) and a “lettered and double lettered” hardcover edition (-21-1) were also available. 7 · Introduction · John Gregory Betancourt · in 11 · It Came from the Slushpile · Bruce Bethke · ss Aboriginal Science Fiction July/August 1987 23 · Why They Call It That · James D. Macdonald & Debra Doyle · vi 26 · Slush-O-Matic · Chuck Rothman · ss 31 · Spellcaster · Janna Silverstein · ss 47 · The Emperor’s New Prose · Kij Johnson · ss 59 · Grace Under Pressure · Paul Levinson · ss 72 · Dear Contributor · David M. Harris · vi 74 · [untitled] · Greg Cox · ss Wildside Fall 1993 79 · The Masque of the Red Pencil · John C. Bunnell · ss 83 · Editor Meacham and the Fate Worse Than Death · Mike Resnick · vi 86 · Not Virginal Enough · George H. Scithers · ss 91 · Falcon Lace · John J. Ordover · vi 94 · False Assumptions · Gordon Van Gelder · vi 97 · Out Tray · Anthony R. Lewis · ss 102 · Just Perfect · Lawrence Watt-Evans · vi 105 · Re: Vision · Steve Rasnic Tem · vi Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine September/October 1992 109 · The Big Nap · David Bischoff · ss

The Ultimate Alien ed. John Betancourt, Byron Preiss & Keith R. A. DeCandido--- see under Byron Preiss.

The Ultimate Dragon ed. John Betancourt, Byron Preiss & Keith R. A. DeCandido--- see under Byron Preiss.

The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Byron Preiss, David Keller & Megan Miller--- see under Byron Preiss.

The Ultimate Werewolf ed. John Gregory Betancourt, Byron Preiss, David Keller & Megan Miller--- see under Byron Preiss.

The Ultimate Witch ed. John Betancourt & Byron Preiss--- see under Byron Preiss.

The Ultimate Zombie ed. John Betancourt & Byron Preiss--- see under Byron Preiss.

Weird Tales: Seven Decades of Terror ed. John Betancourt & Robert Weinberg (Barnes & Noble, April 1997, 0-7607-0403-1, $7.98, 438pp, hc, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Horror anthology of 28 stories that appeared in Weird Tales from the ’20s to the ’90s, arranged in chronological order. Authors include H.P. Lovecraft, C.L. Moore, Gene Wolfe, and Nina Kiriki Hoffman. An instant remainder book. xv · Introduction · John Betancourt & Robert Weinberg · in · The 1920s: The Early Years 3 · The Fireplace · Henry S. Whitehead · ss Weird Tales January 1925 19 · The Rats in the Walls · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales March 1924 41 · Bells of Oceana · Arthur J. Burks · ss Weird Tales December 1927 55 · The Eighth Green Man · G. G. Pendarves · ss Weird Tales March 1928 · The 1930s: The Golden Age 77 · The Seed from the Sepulcher · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales October 1933 91 · The Accursed Isle · Mary E. Counselman · ss Weird Tales November 1933 105 · The Graveyard Rats · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales March 1936 113 · Lost Paradise [Northwest Smith] · C. L. Moore · nv Weird Tales July 1936 · The 1940s: New Voices 143 · The Hound · Fritz Leiber · ss Weird Tales November 1942 161 · The Crowd · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales May 1943 177 · Pacific 421 · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales September 1944 189 · The Dead Man’s Hand [John Thunstone] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales November 1944 · The 1950s: A Quiet Exit 213 · The Three Pools and the Painted Moon · Frank Owen · ss Weird Tales September 1950 221 · The Ring of Bastet [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn · ss Weird Tales September 1951 241 · Lucy Comes to Stay · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales January 1952 249 · The Rhythm of the Rats · Eric Frank Russell · ss Weird Tales July 1950 · The 1970s: The First Revival 269 · Sea Curse [Faring Town] · Robert E. Howard · ss Weird Tales May 1928 277 · The Dead Smile · F. Marion Crawford · nv Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899 301 · Lethal Labels · Ray Russell · vi Weird Tales Summer 1974 307 · The Finding of the Graiken [Sargasso Sea] · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine February 15 1913 · The 1980s: Death and Life Again 333 · The Dead Man · Gene Wolfe · ss Sir! October 1965; revised. 339 · The Pit-Yakker · Brian Lumley · ss Weird Tales Spring/Fall 1989 361 · Save the Children! · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Weird Tales #4 ed. Lin Carter, Zebra, August 1983 367 · Love Song from the Stars · Robert Sheckley · ss Weird Tales Winter 1989/1990 · The 1990s: A New Golden Age 377 · Welcomeland · Ramsey Campbell · ss Words International February 1988 391 · The Lily Garden · Tanith Lee · ss Weird Tales Spring 1992 405 · The Pulse of the Machine · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · nv Weird Tales Spring 1993 431 · Turn, Turn, Turn · Nancy Springer · ss Weird Tales Spring 1991

A Dream of Millions and Other Tales by Matilda Betham-Edwards (Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1892, 280pp, hc, co)     Details supplied by Endre Zsoldos. 7 · A Dream of Millions · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss Longman’s Magazine August 1883 27 · A Romance of the Cloister · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss The Argosy (UK) August 1889 57 · Isabelle’s Waiting; or, The Eldritch City · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss The Argosy (UK) December 1890 113 · The Halt on the Way · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss Temple Bar July 1885, as by The Author of “Kitty” 133 · The Message · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss Temple Bar August 1885 147 · Château Roman · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss All the Year Round June 26 1886, as “What It Must Come to”, uncredited. 173 · Marguerites, les Marguerites! · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss (r) 191 · The Rose-Weavers · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss All the Year Round August 11 1888, uncredited. 217 · Cressy’s Paladin · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss Time April 1890 227 · The Fateful Glance · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss Cassell’s Saturday Journal May 16 1891 247 · The Man with the Waxen Finger · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss Cassell’s Saturday Journal July 13 1889 263 · The Passing of the Cup · Matilda Betham-Edwards · ss (r)

An Unknown World: Two Years on the Moon by Armand Ludovic Eugène Bétolaud de La Drable--- see under Pierre de Sélènes.

The Complete Adventures of Koyala, Volume 1 by John Charles Beukema--- see under John Charles Beecham.

The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe by Edgar Allan Poe ed. Harold Bever--- see under Edgar Allan Poe.

Minions of Mars by William Gray Beyer (Steeger Books, December 8, 2019, 978-1-61827-449-6, $16.95, 197pp, tp, n.) [Minions]     Volume 65 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · [front cover] · Virgil Finlay · cv Famous Fantastic Mysteries September 1943

Minions of Mercury by William Gray Beyer (Steeger Books, December 2, 2020, 978-1-61827-544-8, $19.95, 203pp, tp, n.) [Minions]     Volume 88 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · [front cover] · Virgil Finlay · cv Famous Fantastic Mysteries September 1942

Minions of the Moon by William Gray Beyer (Gnome Press, 1950, $2.50, 190pp, hc, n., cover by Edd Cartier)

Minions of the Moon by William Gray Beyer (Altus Press, April 9, 2017, 978-1-61827-305-5, $19.95, 184pp, tp, n.) [Minions]     Volume 29 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · [front cover] · Rudolph Belarski · cv Argosy April 22 1939 i · Introduction · Sam Moskowitz · is Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1963 1 · Minions of the Moon [Minions] · William Gray Beyer · n. Gnome Press, 1950 123 · Let ’Em Eat Space · William Gray Beyer · nv Argosy November 4 1939

Minions of the Shadow by William Gray Beyer (Steeger Books, November 26, 2021, 978-1-61827-635-3, $19.95, 138pp, tp, n., cover by Lawrence Sterne Stevens) [Minions]     Volume 99 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from publisher website.

Foul Play Suspected by John Beynon (George Newnes, November 1935, 7/6d, 251pp, hc, n.)

Planet Plane by John Beynon (George Newnes, June 1936, 3/6d, 248pp, hc, n.)

The Secret People by John Beynon (George Newnes, May 1935, 7/6d, 256pp, hc, n.)

Stowaway to Mars by John Beynon (Nova Publications, May 1953, #1, 1/6d, 128pp, pb, n., cover by Gordon Hutchings)     Reprint (George Newnes 1936 as Planet Plane) SF novel. Subtitled “An Outstanding Adventure Novel of the First Interplanetary Flight to Mars”. This edition is (badly) abridged, probably by John Carnell.

An Eclectic Slice of Life ed. Craig Bezant (Dark Prints Press, December 12, 2012, 9780646536415, 280pp, tp, an)     Anthology featuring the best work from the first two years of the Eclecticism e-zine, plus new and exclusive work from most contributors. Details supplied by Denny Lien. 9 · Introduction · Craig Bezant · in 11 · Dark Little Oddities 13 · Iron Efficient · Simon James · ss Eclecticism E-zine #6, October 2008 27 · Wet Secrets · Brian G. Ross · ss Eclecticism E-zine #2, October 2007 33 · Pet Fets & Pot Plants · Myra King · ss Eclecticism E-zine #6, October 2008 51 · A Matter of the Heart · Jacqui Dent · vi Eclecticism E-zine #8, April 2009 55 · Spine-cutting · Keith Nunes · pm 57 · Pieces · Simon James · ss 67 · Drone · Joseph D’Lacey · nv 87 · Fantastical Twists 89 · A Dog Called Wolfgang · Jacqui Dent · ss 99 · Houndkin · Jason Fischer · ss Eclecticism E-zine #9, July 2009 111 · There Is No Pain · David Such · ss 119 · Prodigal Son · Mark McAuliffe · ss Eclecticism E-zine #5, July 2008 135 · It’s in the Plastic · Alice Godwin · ss Eclecticism E-zine #8, April 2009 149 · The Ward of Hours · Jason Fischer · ss 165 · Yucatan, 65.427311 · Simon Petrie · ss 173 · Mare Desiderii · Alice Godwin · ss 183 · Disconnected · Brian G. Ross · ss 193 · Obligatory Dramas 195 · First and Last Words · Deborah Sheldon · vi Eclecticism E-zine #7, January 2009 199 · Memories · David Such · ss Eclecticism E-zine #7, January 2009 209 · Audrey Brown’s Fall · Julia Brannigan · ss 219 · The Workingman’s Pandora’s Box · Myra King · ss 229 · The Shopkeeper · Eril Riley · ss 239 · Tunnel People · Keith Nunes · pm Eclecticism E-zine #1, July 2007 241 · Stainsie’s Sister · Mark McAuliffe · ss 253 · Lost in the City · Julia Brannigan · ss Eclecticism E-zine #4, April 2008 261 · Warholed Iraq · Eril Riley · pm Eclecticism E-zine #3, January 2008 263 · Writeoff · Simon Petrie · ss Eclecticism E-zine #7, January 2009

A Killer Among Demons ed. Craig Bezant (Dark Prints Press, June 4, 2013, 978-0-987-38704-2, 224pp, ebook, oa, cover by Vincent Chong)     Details taken from online listing. · 24/7 · Stephen M. Irwin · ss · Cuckoo · Angela Slatter · ss · Truth Decay · William Meikle · ss · The Beat of a Pale Wing · Alan Baxter · ss · The Intruder · Marilyn Fountain · ss · A Matter of Perception · Greg Chapman · ss · New York, New York · Chris Large · ss · The Tape · S. J. Dawson · ss · Angel’s Town · Madhvi Ramani · ss · Grievance Visitation · Stephen D. Rogers · ss

Surviving the End ed. Craig Bezant (Dark Prints Press, May 2012, 272pp, tp, oa)     Also available in an ebook edition which omits the Jonathan Maberry story. Details taken from online listing. · Hiatus · Michael Bailey · ss · The Long Ago · Amanda J. Spedding · ss · The Last Boat to Eden · Jason Nahrung · ss · Harvest · Ashlee Scheuerman · ss · Unwanted · Martin Livings · ss · The Stuff of Stories · Kathryn Hore · ss · The Failing Flesh · Joseph D’Lacey · ss · The Wind Through the Fence · Jonathan Maberry · ss

Flora: A Book of Drawings by Pamela Bianco & Walter de la Mare (William Heinemann, December 1919, 44pp, hc, co)     A Book of Drawings by Pamela Bianco with Illustrative Poems by Walter de la Mare Details taken from online listing. 1 · Misericordia · Walter de la Mare · pm 2 · Morning Toilet · Walter de la Mare · pm 5 · Listen! · Walter de la Mare · pm 7 · The Moth · Walter de la Mare · pm 9 · As I Did Rove · Walter de la Mare · pm 10 · I Go Home · Walter de la Mare · pm 12 · The Path · Walter de la Mare · pm 14 · Forgiveness · Walter de la Mare · pm 15 · The Coquette · Walter de la Mare · pm 16 · Divine Delight · Walter de la Mare · pm 19 · Bitter Waters · Walter de la Mare · pm 21 · Suppose (“Suppose…and suppose that a wild little Horse of Magic”) · Walter de la Mare · pm 23 · Five of Us · Walter de la Mare · pm 24 · Dear Delight · Walter de la Mare · pm 27 · Gaze, Now · Walter de la Mare · pm 28 · The Comb · Walter de la Mare · pm 29 · The Bird Set Free · Walter de la Mare · pm 30 · Mourn’st Thou Now? · Walter de la Mare · pm 32 · The Snowflake (“See, now, this filigree”) · Walter de la Mare · pm 33 · Flotsam · Walter de la Mare · pm 34 · Alas (“One moment take thy rest”) · Walter de la Mare · pm The Owl: A Miscellany #2, October 1919 34 · Crazed · Walter de la Mare · pm 36 · Thule (“Green-cupped the acorn”) · Walter de la Mare · pm 37 · Master Rabbit · Walter de la Mare · pm 38 · Innocency · Walter de la Mare · pm 40 · Mirage · Walter de la Mare · pm 42 · Sephina · Walter de la Mare · pm

Bad Power by Deborah Biancotti (Twelfth Planet Press, October 2011, 978-0-9808274-8-4, A$18.00, viii+130pp, tp, oc, cover by Amanda Rainey)     Original collection of five linked police procedural stories involving superheroes. Introduction by Ann VanderMeer. Part of the Twelve Planets series. Details taken from online listing. vii · Introduction · Ann VanderMeer · in 1 · Shades of Grey [Bad Power] · Deborah Biancotti · nv 27 · Palming the Lady [Bad Power] · Deborah Biancotti · nv 55 · Web of Lies [Bad Power] · Deborah Biancotti · ss 75 · Bad Power [Bad Power] · Deborah Biancotti · nv 99 · Cross That Bridge [Bad Power] · Deborah Biancotti · nv

A Book of Endings by Deborah Biancotti (Twelfth Planet Press, August 2009, 978-0-9804841-5-1, A$27.95, 288pp, tp, co, cover by Nick Stathopoulos) [edited by Alisa Krasnostein & Ben Payne]     Collection of 21 stories, six original. Introduction by Justine Larbalestier; afterword by Biancotti. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Introduction · Justine Larbalestier · in 11 · I. End of Days 13 · Diamond Shell · Deborah Biancotti · ss 29 · Number 3 Raw Place · Deborah Biancotti · ss Agog! Smashing Stories ed. Cat Sparks, Agog! Press, June 2004 47 · Hush · Deborah Biancotti · ss 61 · Seven Ages of the Protagonist · Deborah Biancotti · ss Scary Food ed. Cat Sparks, Agog! Press, 2008 65 · Silicon Cast · Deborah Biancotti · ss Redsine #7, January 2002 73 · Stone by Stone · Deborah Biancotti · ss Southern Blood: New Australian Tales of the Supernatural ed. Bill Congreve, Sandglass, June 2003 79 · Pale Dark Soldier · Deborah Biancotti · ss Midnight Echo #1, October 2008 91 · II. End of the World 93 · Coming Up for Air · Deborah Biancotti · ss 107 · Watertight Lies · Deborah Biancotti · ss 2012 ed. Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein, Twelfth Planet Press, March 2008 121 · Distance Keeper · Deborah Biancotti · ss Borderlands #1, April 2003 131 · Six Suicides · Deborah Biancotti · ss 147 · Life’s Work · Deborah Biancotti · ss Passing Strange ed. Bill Congreve, MirrorDanse Books, March 2002 161 · The Tailor of Time · Deborah Biancotti · ss Clockwork Phoenix ed. Mike Allen, Norilana Books, July 2008 173 · King of All and the Metal Sentinel · Deborah Biancotti · ss Agog! Fantastic Fiction ed. Cat Sparks, Agog! Press, May 2002 185 · III. End of an Era 187 · Problems of Light and Dark · Deborah Biancotti · ss 207 · The First and Final Game · Deborah Biancotti · ss Altair #6/7, 2000 215 · Stealing Free · Deborah Biancotti · ss Agog! Ripping Reads ed. Cat Sparks, Agog! Press, June 2006 231 · Summa Seltzer Missive · Deborah Biancotti · ss Ticonderoga Online December 2005 243 · The Razor Salesman · Deborah Biancotti · ss Ideomancer Unbound ed. Chris Clarke & Mikal Trimm, Fictionwise, 2002 253 · The Dying Light · Deborah Biancotti · nv Eidolon I ed. Jonathan Strahan & Jeremy G. Byrne, Eidolon Publications, June 2006 273 · This Time, Longing · Deborah Biancotti · ss 283 · Afterword · Deborah Biancotti · ar