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The Rushdie File ed. Lisa Appignanesi & Sara Maitland (Syracuse University Press, May 1990, 0-8156-0248-0, $12.95, 266pp, tp, nf)
Associational non-fiction; reference. A collection of articles and commentary on Rushdie and The Satanic Verses controversy. A hardcover edition (-2494-8) was announced but not seen.

Collision: Stories from the Science of CERN ed. Rob Appleby & Connie Potter (Comma Press, February 9, 2023, 978-1-912697-68-7, £9.99, 250pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Prof Rob Appleby & Connie Potter · in

· Going Dark · Steven Moffat · ss The Daily Telegraph December 4 2022

· Afterword to “Going Dark” · Dr. Peter Dong · as

· The Grand Unification · Lisa Luxx · ss

· Afterword to “The Grand Unification” · Dr. Carole Weydert · as

· Afterglow · Bidisha · ss

· Afterword to “Afterglow” · Dr. Kristin Lohwasser · as

· Marble Run · Luan Goldie · ss

· Afterword to “Marble Run” · Dr. Carole Weydert · as

· Skipping · Ian Watson · ss

· Afterword to “Skipping” · Dr. Andrea Bersani · as

· The Ogre, the Monk and the Maiden · Margaret Drabble · ss

· Afterword to “The Ogre, the Monk and the Maiden” · Dr. Tessa Charles · as

· End Titles · Adam Marek · ss

· Afterword to “End Titles” · Dr. Andrea Giammanco · as

· Dark Matters · Lucy Caldwell · ss

· Afterword to “Dark Matters” · Dr. Joe Haley · as

· Side Channels to Andromeda · Peter Kalu · ss

· Afterword to “Side Channels to Andromeda” · Dr. Michael Davis · as

· The Jazari Principle · Courttia Newland · ss

· Afterword to “The Jazari Principle” · Dr. Daniel Cervenkov · as

· Absences · Desiree Reynolds · ss

· Afterword to “Absences” · Jens Vigen · as

· Gauguin’s Questions · Stephen Baxter · ss

· Afterword to “Gauguin’s Questions” · Prof John Ellis · as

· Cold Open · Lillian Weezer · ss

· Afterword to “Cold Open” · Prof Gino Isidori · as

Thought X: Fictions and Hypotheticals ed. Rob Appleby & Ra Page (Comma Press, April 20, 2017, 978-1-905583-60-7, 288pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from ebook Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Rob Appleby & Ra Page · in

· Lightspeed · Adam Marek · ss

· The Twin Paradox · Tara Shears · ar

· Tether · Zoe Gilbert · ss

· The Experience Machine · Jonathan Wolff · ar

· The Tiniest Atom · Sarah Schofield · ss

· Laplace’s Demon · Rob Appleby · ar

· Red · Annie Kirby · ss

· Mary’s Room and the Knowledge Argument · Frank Jackson · ar

· XOR · Andy Hedgecock · ss

· The Grandfather Paradox · Stewart Boogert · ar

· Bright Boy · Marie Louise Cookson · ss

· Maxwell’s Demon · Rob Appleby · ar

· The Rooms · Annie Clarkson · ss

· The Chinese Room · Seth Bullock · ar

· If He Wakes · Margaret Wilkinson · ss

· Schrödinger’s Cat · Steven French · ar

· People Watching · Claire Dean · ss

· Galileo’s Ship · Roman Frigg · ar

· Monkey Business · Ian Watson · ss

· The Infinite Monkey Typing Pool · Rob Appleby · ar

· Equivalence · Sandra Alland · ss

· Einstein in a Lift · Ana Jofre · ar

· The Child in the Lock · Robin Ince · ss

· The Spider in the Urinal & The Drowning Child · Glen Newey · ar

· Keep It Dark · Adam Roberts · ss

· Olber’s Paradox · Sarah Bridle · ar

· Inertia · Anneliese Mackintosh · ss

· Chasing a Beam of Light · Michela Massimi · ar

· About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

· About the Scientists & Philosophers · [uncredited] · bg

The Vanishing Hitch-hiker: Modern Myths of the Macabre by Roy Apps (Corgi, May 1, 1998, 0-552-54585-6, £3.99, 143pp, pb, oc, cover by David Wyatt)
Original young-adult collection retelling fantastic urban myths.

9 · The Vanishing Hitch-hiker · Roy Apps · ss

27 · The Demon Drink · Roy Apps · ss

37 · The Beasts Beneath Your Feet · Roy Apps · ss

49 · Fingers · Roy Apps · ss

63 · The Phantom Surgeon · Roy Apps · ss

75 · The Very Last Baby-Sitter · Roy Apps · ss

91 · Love.Bites · Roy Apps · ss

101 · Dog’s Dinner · Roy Apps · ss

113 · The Hands of Old Miss Summers · Roy Apps · ss

125 · What Shall We Do with Granny Simpkins? · Roy Apps · ss

Classic Monsters Unleashed ed. James Aquilone (Black Spot Books, July 12, 2022, 978-1-64548-121-8, $21.99, 443pp, tp, oa, cover by Colton Worley)
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Kim Newman · in

· Inferno · Alessandro Manzetti · pm

· Höllenlegion · Jonathan Maberry · ss

· They Call Me Mother · Geneve Flynn · ss

· Old Monsters Never Die · Tim Waggoner · ss

· She-Creature from the Golden Cove · John Palisano · ss

· Dreams · F. Paul Wilson · ss The Ultimate Frankenstein ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991

· Blood Hunt · Owl Goingback · ss

· Mummy Calls · Simon Bestwick · ss

· The Viscount and the Phantom · Lucy A. Snyder · ss

· Modern Monsters · Monique Snyman · ss

· Beautiful Monster · J. G. Faherty · ss

· The Nightbird · Michael Knost · ss

· Give Me Your Hand · David Surface · ss

· A Tale of Wickedness · Kelsea Yu · ss

· Something Borrowed · Lindy Ryan · ss

· Moonlight Serenade · Gaby Triana · ss

· Dead Lions · Richard Christian Matheson · ss

· Mai Doon Izahn · Gary A. Braunbeck · ss

· Hacking the Horseman’s Code · Lisa Morton · ss

· The Invisible Man: The Fire This Time · Maurice Broaddus · ss

· Diminished Seventh · Sean Eads & Joshua Viola · ss

· You Can Have the Ground, My Love · Carlie St. George · ss

· The Picture of Doriana Gray · Mercedes M. Yardley · ss

· Make the Blood Go Where It Wants · Alessandro Manzetti · ss

· Da Noise, Da Funk, Da Blob · Linda D. Addison · ss

· Rapt · Rena Mason · ss

· “Can” Doesn’t Mean “Should” · Seanan McGuire · ss

· Enter, the Dragon · Leverett Butts & Dacre Stoker · ss

· Someone to Blame · Ramsey Campbell · ss

· The God of the Razor [God of the Razor] · Joe R. Lansdale · ss Grue #5, 1987

Ten Plagues: A Collection of Deadly Stories ed. Ian Donnell Arbuckle & Justin Conwell (Saltboy Bookmakers, 2006, $10.40, 268pp, tp, oa)

· Peter Pallister’s Pool · J. J. Beazley · ss

· Jump, Frog! · Matthew Johnson · ss

· Under the Church · Mark E. Deloy · ss

· Drums and Drums · Andrew Ferguson · ss

· Mercy in the Lazaretto · Mark Yohalem · ss

· The Harvester of Sorry · M. E. Palmer · ss

· A Mouthful of Smoke · Julian Todd · ss

· A Plague on Both Your Houses · Paul Finch · ss

· Baa-Rum-Pa · P. Grey · ss

· China · Ian Donnell Arbuckle · ss

And Thereby Hangs a Tale by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin’s, 2010, 0-312-53953-3, $25.99, 301pp, hc, co)
Reprint (Macmillan 2010) fifteen original stories with settings from around the globe. 1st US Edition.

1 · Stuck on You · Jeffrey Archer · ss

21 · The Queen’s Birthday Telegram · Jeffrey Archer · ss

31 · High Heels · Jeffrey Archer · ss

51 · Blind Date · Jeffrey Archer · ss

59 · Where There’s a Will · Jeffrey Archer · nv

83 · Double-Cross · Jeffrey Archer · ss

103 · “I Will Survive” · Jeffrey Archer · ss

119 · A Good Eye · Jeffrey Archer · ss

135 · Members Only · Jeffrey Archer · nv

177 · The Undiplomatic Diplomat · Jeffrey Archer · nv

203 · The Luck of the Irish · Jeffrey Archer · ss

223 · Politically Correct · Jeffrey Archer · nv

245 · Better the Devil You Know · Jeffrey Archer · ss

259 · No Room at the Inn · Jeffrey Archer · ss

273 · Caste-Off · Jeffrey Archer · nv

Cat o’ Nine Tales and Other Stories by Jeffrey Archer (St. Martin’s, 2007, 0-312-36264-1, $27.95, 255pp, hc, oc)
Reprint (Macmillan 2007) original collection of 12 stories with drawings by Ronald Searle. First US edition.

ix · Preface · Jeffrey Archer · pr

1 · The Man Who Robbed His Own Post Office · Jeffrey Archer · nv

37 · Maestro · Jeffrey Archer · ss

53 · Don’t Drink the Water · Jeffrey Archer · nv

83 · It Can’t Be October Already · Jeffrey Archer · ss

101 · The Red King · Jeffrey Archer · nv

131 · The Wisdom of Solomon · Jeffrey Archer · ss

147 · Know What I Mean? · Jeffrey Archer · ss

163 · Charity Begins at Home · Jeffrey Archer · nv

189 · The Alibi · Jeffrey Archer · ss

203 · A Greek Tragedy · Jeffrey Archer · ss

215 · The Commissioner · Jeffrey Archer · ss

235 · In the Eye of the Beholder · Jeffrey Archer · ss

Rath and Storm ed. Peter Archer (Wizards of the Coast, July 1998, 0-7869-1175-1, $5.99, 311pp, tp, oa) [Magic: The Gathering]
Original anthology of nine related stories, with framing material before and after each, based on the card games. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.

1 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

15 · I. Weatherlight

17 · Gerrard’s Tale · Michael Ryan · nv

43 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

47 · Tahngarth’s Tale · Hanovi Braddock · ss

67 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

71 · Ertai’s Tale · Hanovi Braddock · ss

87 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

91 · II. Tempest

93 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

97 · Greven’s Tale · Philip Athans · ss

109 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

113 · Hanna’s Tale · Miranda Horner · nv

147 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

151 · Starke’s Tale · Jennifer Clarke Wilkes · nv

183 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

187 · III. Stronghold

189 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

195 · Karn’s Tale · J. Robert King · nv

219 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

223 · Crovax’s Tale · Kij Johnson · nv

247 · IV. Exodus

249 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

253 · The Weatherlight’s Tale · Francis Lebaron · ss

271 · A Dark Room · [uncredited] · lk

277 · Mirri’s Tale · Liz Holliday · nv

307 · Dawn · [uncredited] · lk

Death Comes Too Late by Charles Ardai (Hard Case Crime, March 12, 2024, 978-1-80336-626-5, $18.99, 400pp, tp, co)
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

15 · Introduction · Charles Ardai · in

17 · The Home Front · Charles Ardai · nv Death Do Us Part ed. Harlan Coben, Back Bay Books, 2006

45 · Game Over · Charles Ardai · ss Playing Games ed. Lawrence Block, Subterranean Press, 2023

65 · The Day After Tomorrow · Charles Ardai · vi Kwik Krimes ed. Otto Penzler, Thomas & Mercer, 2013, as by Richard Aleas

69 · The Case · Charles Ardai · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1992

87 · Goin’ West · Charles Ardai · nv Show Business Is Murder ed. Stuart M. Kaminsky, Berkley Prime Crime, 2004

117 · The Shadow Line · Charles Ardai · ss Beat to a Pulp, Round Two ed. David Cranmer & Matthew P. Mayo, Beat to a Pulp, 2012

131 · Nobody Wins · Charles Ardai · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1993

161 · Jonas and the Frail · Charles Ardai · ss Blazing! Adventures Magazine #9, 2008

179 · The Deadly Embrace · Charles Ardai · ss Truth, Justice, and the… ed. Thomas Deja, 2004

203 · Don’t Be Cruel · Charles Ardai · ss Down These Dark Streets: Stories of Crimes and Criminals Anthology ed. Thomas Deja, Cyber-Pulp Houston/USA ePublishing, 2003

219 · Mother of Pearl · Charles Ardai · ss From Sea to Stormy Sea ed. Lawrence Block, Pegasus Books, 2019

243 · The Fall of Man · Charles Ardai · ss Gone ed. Stephen J. Golds, Red Dog Press, 2022

251 · Fathers and Sons · Charles Ardai · ss Damn Near Dead: An Anthology of Geezer Noir ed. Duane Swierczynski, Busted Flush Press, 2006

259 · Sleep! Sleep! Beauty Bright · Charles Ardai · nv Black Is the Night ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Titan, 2022

285 · Masks · Charles Ardai · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1993

307 · My Husband’s Wife · Charles Ardai · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 2009

319 · Secret Service · Charles Ardai · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September/October 2002

327 · A Bar Called Charley’s · Charles Ardai · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1990

345 · A Free Man · Charles Ardai · ss Beat to a Pulp, Round 1 ed. David Cranmer & Elaine Ash, Beat to a Pulp, 2010

363 · The Investigation of Things · Charles Ardai · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1991

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