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Horror Novels ed. Mike Ashley (W.H. Smith, August 2004, 1-84529-105-0, £4.99, 518pp, tp, an)     Reprint (Robinson 1988 as The Mammoth Book of Short Horror Novels) horror anthology. Only available in W.H. Smith’s bookshops.

Jewels of Wonder ed. Mike Ashley (Kimber, June 1981, 0-7183-0457-8, £5.75, 203pp, hc, an)     Anthology of five short novels of heroic fantasy. 7 · Editor’s Introduction · Mike Ashley · in 10 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 13 · Thieves of Zangabal · Lin Carter · na The Mighty Barbarians ed. Hans Stefan Santesson, Lancer, 1969 57 · A Fortnight of Miracles · Randall Garrett · na Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1965 107 · Vashti · Thomas Burnett Swann · na Science Fantasy #72, May 1965 148 · Blood in the Mist · E. C. Tubb · nv Heroic Fantasy ed. Gerald W. Page & Hank Reinhardt, DAW, 1979 180 · The Wreck of the “Kissing Bitch” · Keith Roberts · nv Warlocks and Warriors ed. Douglas Hill, Mayflower, 1971

Lost Mars: The Golden Age of the Red Planet ed. Mike Ashley (The British Library, April 5, 2018, 978-0-7123-5240-6, £8.99, 302pp, tp, an, cover by Chesley Bonestell from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1954) [British Library Science Fiction Classics]     Collection of 10 stories. ’Introduction’ and introduction to each story by Ashley. 17 · Introduction · Mike Ashley · in 27 · The Crystal Egg · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review #96, May 1897 51 · Letters from Mars · W. S. Lach-Szyrma · gp (r) _53 · In the Antarctic Regions of Mars [Aleriel] · W. S. Lach-Szyrma · ss Cassell’s Family Magazine April 1887, as by Aleriel _58 · The Congress [Aleriel] · W. S. Lach-Szyrma · ss from “Our Second Voyage to Mars”, as by Aleriel, Cassell’s Family Magazine February 1889, as by Aleriel _61 · The Canals of Mars [Aleriel] · W. S. Lach-Szyrma · ss from “Our Second Voyage to Mars”, as by Aleriel, Cassell’s Family Magazine February 1889, as by Aleriel _66 · Canal Life on Mars [Aleriel] · W. S. Lach-Szyrma · ss Cassell’s Family Magazine April 1890, as by Aleriel 73 · The Great Sacrifice · George C. Wallis · nv The London Magazine June 1903 103 · The Forgotten Man of Space · P. Schuyler Miller · ss Wonder Stories April 1933 127 · A Martian Odyssey [Tweel] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Wonder Stories July 1934 163 · Ylla [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s January 1 1950, as “I’ll Not Ask for Wine” 181 · Measureless to Man · Marion Zimmer Bradley · nv Amazing Stories December 1962 229 · Without Bugles [Mars] · E. C. Tubb · ss New Worlds #13, January 1952 253 · Crucifixus Etiam · Walter M. Miller · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1953 282 · The Time-Tombs · J. G. Ballard · nv If March 1963

The Lure of the Unknown by Algernon Blackwood ed. Mike Ashley--- see under Algernon Blackwood.

The Magic Mirror by Algernon Blackwood ed. Mike Ashley--- see under Algernon Blackwood.

The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, May 27, 2010, 978-1-84901-305-5, £7.99, xii+500pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)     Anthology of 24 stories, six original. Simultaneous with the US (Running Press) edition. ix · The End of All Things · Mike Ashley · in · The Nature of the Catastrophe 1 · When We Went to See the End of the World · Robert Silverberg · ss Universe 2 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972 11 · The End of the World · Sushma Joshi · ss The End of the World by Sushma Joshi, Mandala Book Print, 2008 17 · The Clockwork Atom Bomb · Dominic Green · ss Interzone #198, May/June 2005 38 · Bloodletting · Kate Wilhelm · ss Omni June 1994 52 · When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth · Cory Doctorow · nv Jim Baen’s Universe August 2006 93 · The Rain at the End of the World · Dale Bailey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1999 105 · The Flood · Linda Nagata · ss More Amazing Stories ed. Kim Mohan, Tor, 1998 113 · The End of the World Show · David Barnett · ss Postscripts #9, Winter 2006 129 · Fermi and Frost · Frederik Pohl · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1985 146 · Sleepover · Alastair Reynolds · nv 192 · The Last Sunset · Geoffrey A. Landis · vi Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1996 · Beyond Armageddon 196 · Moments of Inertia · William Barton · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2004 239 · The Books · Kage Baker · ss 253 · Pallbearer · Robert Reed · na 306 · And the Deep Blue Sea · Elizabeth Bear · ss Sci Fiction May 4 2005 326 · The Meek · Damien Broderick · ss Synergy SF: New Science Fiction ed. George Zebrowski, Five Star, 2004 333 · The Man Who Walked Home · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1972 351 · A Pail of Air · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951 366 · Guardians of the Phoenix · Eric Brown · nv 404 · Life in the Anthropocene · Paul Di Filippo · nv 424 · Terraforming Terra · Jack Williamson · ss Science Fiction Age November 1998 · The End of All Things 462 · World Without End · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · ss 474 · The Children of Time · Stephen Baxter · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2005 490 · The Star Called Wormwood · Elizabeth Counihan · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction December 2004

The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legends ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, July 15, 1998, 0-7867-0532-9, $10.95, 566pp, tp, an, cover by Julek Heller)     Anthology of 27 stories, five original. Authors include Jane Yolen, Hillaire Belloc, and Rosemary Sutcliff. ix · The Enduring Myth · Mike Ashley · in 1 · The Start of the Legend 3 · The First Pendragon · Sir James Knowles · ss (r) 12 · The Winning of Kinghood [King Arthur] · Howard Pyle · ex from The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Scribner's, November 1903 38 · The Winning of the Kingdom · Geoffrey of Monmouth; adapted by Mike Ashley; translated by Sebastian Evans · ss adapted by Ashley from the 1912 translation of Sebastian Evans. 46 · The Knight with the Two Swords · John Steinbeck · nv The Acts of King Arthur & His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976 67 · The Winning of a Sword · Howard Pyle · nv The Story of King Arthur and His Knights by Howard Pyle, 1903 97 · The Treason of Morgan le Fay · George Cox · ss Popular Romances of the Middle Ages, 1871 109 · The Deeds of the Round Table 111 · The Winning of Olwen · Lady Charlotte Guest · nv from The Mabinogion, 1849 144 · The Temptation of Launcelot · Peter Valentine Timlett · ss 160 · Sir Gawain and the Green Knight · Rosemary Sutcliff · ex from The Sword and the Circle: King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, The Bodley Head, 1981 176 · The Quest of the Saracen Beast [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1950 192 · Sir Marrok the Wolf · Allen French · ex from Sir Marrok, Century Company, 1902 250 · The Marriage of Sir Gawayne · Maude Ebbutt · ss Hero Myths and Legends of the British People, 1910 263 · The Carle of Carlisle · Ron Tiner · nv 289 · Sir Lanval · A. R. Hope Moncrieff · ss Romance and Legend of Chivalry by A. R. Hope Moncrieff, 1913 297 · Sir Percivale of Wales · Roger Lancelyn Green · ex from King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table, Penguin, 1953 309 · John, the Knight of the Lion · H. Shück; translated by W. F. Harvey · nv Medieval Stories by Professor H. Schück, Sands & Co., 1902 353 · The Romance of Tristan and Iseult · Hilaire Belloc · ex 1913 413 · The Final Days 415 · The Dog’s Story · Eleanor Arnason · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1996 449 · The Quest of the Holy Grail · Andrew & Leonora Lang · ss The Book of Romance ed. Andrew Lang, Longmans, Green, 1902 468 · Madoc the Door Ward · Douglas Carmichael · ss 482 · Guinevere and Lancelot · Arthur Machen · ss T.P.’s Weekly April 2 1909, as “Many-Tower’d Camelot” 491 · The Pretender · Stephen Dedman · ss Realms of Fantasy February 1997 506 · The Passing of Arthur · Alfred, Lord Tennyson · pm Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1870 519 · The Lady of Belec · Phyllis Ann Karr · ss Weird Tales Winter 1989/1990 529 · Raven’s Meat · Fay Sampson · ss; given as “Ravens’ Meat” in the Table of Contents. 546 · The Quiet Monk · Jane Yolen · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1988 558 · The Isle of Avalon · Phil Carradice · ss

The Mammoth Book of Arthurian Legends ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, August 13, 1998, 1-85487-533-7, £6.99, x+566pp, tp, an, cover by Julek Heller)     Reprint (Carroll & Graf 1998) anthology of 27 stories, five original. Authors include Yolen, Belloc & Rosemary Sutcliff.

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, May 24, 2001, 1-84119-080-2, £6.99, xii+528pp, tp, oa, cover by Julek Heller & Pete Rozycki)     Original/reprint anthology of 32 humorous stories. Authors include David Langford, Esther Friesner, Tom Holt, Craig Shaw Gardner, Michael G. Coney, Fredric Brown, and John Cleese with a sketch from Monty Python’s Flying Circus. xi · Another Introduction · Mike Ashley · in 1 · Happy Valley · John Cleese & Connie Booth · ss The Brand New Monty Python Book, 1973 based on a sketch on Monty Python. 13 · Attack of the Charlie Chaplins · Garry Kilworth · ss New Worlds ed. David Garnett, White Wolf, 1997 24 · Mother Duck Strikes Again [Ebenezum & Wuntvor] · Craig Shaw Gardner · ex from An Excess of Enchantments, Ace, 1988 35 · The Blackbird · Jack Sharkey · ss Fantastic Science Fiction Stories September 1959 52 · Pale Assassin · James Bibby · nv 76 · The Strawhouse Pavilion [Max Kearny] · Ron Goulart · ss Coven 13 #3, January 1970 90 · A Bevy of Beasts 90 · Dragonet · Esther M. Friesner · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories January 1986 96 · The Diplodocus · Porter Emerson Browne · ss The New Broadway Magazine August 1908 110 · Nothing in the Rules [Squaredeal Sam McGhee] · Nelson S. Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1943 124 · Bad Day on Mount Olympus · Marilyn Todd · ss 137 · A Bunch of Fiends 137 · How Much Would You Pay? · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss 147 · The Devil Times Three · Fredric Brown · gp (r) _147 · Nasty · Fredric Brown · vi Playboy April 1959 _149 · Rope Trick · Fredric Brown · vi Adam May 1959 _150 · The Ring of Hans Carvel · Fredric Brown · vi Nightmares and Geezenstacks by Fredric Brown, Bantam, 1961 retold and somewhat modernized from the works of Rabelais. 152 · Fair-Weather Fiend [Kedrigern] · John Morressy · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1991 175 · A Pair of Oddities 175 · The Byrds · Michael G. Coney · ss Changes ed. Michael Bishop & Ian Watson, Ace, 1983 190 · Polly Put the Mockers On · Stan Nicholls · nv 211 · A Trove of Oldies 211 · Ferdie · F. Anstey · ss The Strand Magazine December 1907 234 · The Queen’s Triplets · Israel Zangwill · ss The Idler December 1892 247 · Crispin the Turnspit · Anthony Armstrong · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1930 258 · A Halo of Angels 258 · Touched by a Salesman · Tom Holt · ss 277 · Math Takes a Holiday · Paul Di Filippo · nv 304 · Broadway Barbarian · Cherith Baldry · ss [Ref. Damon Runyon] 315 · The Winds of Fate · Tony Rath · nv 337 · Not Ours to See · David Langford · ss The Fortune Teller ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1997 344 · The Caliber of the Sword · Larry Lawrence · ss published in the e-zine, Fantasy, Folklore and Fairytales, Sept 1999. 353 · A Recursion of Fairy Tales 353 · Gunsel and Gretel · Esther Friesner · nv 391 · Frog · Tina Rath · ss 398 · The Swords and the Stones · E. K. Grant · ss 413 · A Touch of the Impossibles 413 · A Case of Four Fingers · John Grant · nv 435 · The Absolute and Utter Impossibility of the Facts in the Case of the Vanishing of Henning Vok (a.k.a. The Amazing Blitzen) (r.n. Jack Ralph Cole) · Jack Adrian · ss New Crimes 3 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 1991 443 · Milord Sir Smiht, the English Wizard [Dr. Eszterhazy] · Avram Davidson · nv The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy by Avram Davidson, Warner, 1975 473 · “Put Back That Universe!” [Smedley Faversham] · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact October 2000 490 · You’ll Never Walk Alone · Scott Edelman · nv

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, June 9, 2001, 0-7867-0867-0, $11.95, 528pp, tp, an, cover by Julek Heller)     Reprint (Robinson 2001) anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories, 13 original. Authors include James Bibby, Esther Friesner, and Tom Holt. First US edition.

The Mammoth Book of Black Magic ed. Mike Ashley (Running Press, July 2013, 978-0-7624-4815-9, $13.95, xii+500pp, tp, an)     Reprint (Robinson 2004 as The Mammoth Book of Sorcerer’s Tales) anthology of 23 stories. This edition was published in the UK as The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic.

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, April 30, 1998, 1-85487-530-2, £6.99, xvi+524pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of 35 humorous fantasy stories, including originals by James Bibby, Peter Cannon, Louise Cooper, Neil Gaiman, Anne Gay, Tom Holt, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, and Amy Myers. xiii · Still Crazy After All These Years · Mike Ashley · in 1 · Peregrine: Alflandia [Peregrine] · Avram Davidson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1973 24 · Pizza to Go · Tom Holt · ss 39 · A Malady of Magicks [Ebenezum & Wuntvor] · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss Fantastic Stories October 1978 56 · Golden Apples of the Sun · Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann & Michael Swanwick · nv The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 11 ed. Arthur W. Saha, DAW, 1985 expanded from “Virgin Territory” (Penthouse, March 1984). 75 · Death Swatch · Esther Friesner · nv Castle Fantastic ed. John DeChancie & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996 99 · Press Ann · Terry Bisson · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1991 108 · Troll Bridge [Discworld] · Terry Pratchett · ss After the King ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1992 119 · The Toll Bridge · Harvey Jacobs · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March 1988 131 · Alaska [Kedrigern] · John Morressy · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March 1989 161 · The Cat with Two Tails · Terry Jones · ss Fantastic Stories by Terry Jones, Pavilion Books, 1992 166 · A Bunch of Fairy Tales 166 · The Warlock’s Daughter · Anthony Armstrong · ss The Strand Magazine January 1938 177 · The Glass Slip-Up · Louise Cooper · ss 197 · The Distressing Damsel · David Langford · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1984 [Ref. The Brothers Grimm] 214 · A Pair of Lovecraftians 214 · Tender Is the Night-Gaunt · Peter Cannon · ss 227 · Shoggoth’s Old Peculiar · Neil Gaiman · ss 239 · A Cocoon of Oldies 239 · Looking-Glass Land [Alice] · Lewis Carroll · ex from Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, Macmillan, 1871 247 · The Story of the Four Little Children · Edward Lear · ss Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear, 1870 256 · The Disadvantages of Mind · James F. Sullivan · ss The Strand Magazine November 1895 265 · A Quiver of Spooks 265 · The Return of Max Kearny [Max Kearny] · Ron Goulart · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1981 288 · The Unpleasantness at the Baloney Club · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · ss 296 · A Fortnight of Miracles · Randall Garrett · na Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1965 346 · Aphrodite’s New Temple [Aphrodite] · Amy Myers · ss; a sequel to “Aphrodite’s Trojan Horse” (1996). 361 · The Fifty-First Dragon · Heywood Broun · ss New-York Tribune April 13 1919 370 · The Boscombe Walters Story · Robert Rankin · ex from A Dog Called Demolition, Doubleday UK, 1996 377 · Fall’n Into the Sear [Ronan] · James A. Bibby · nv 400 · The Cunning Plan · Anne Gay · ss 414 · War of the Doom Zombies · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Fantastic Stories June 1971, as by Ova Hamlet 426 · The Tale of the Seventeenth Eunuch · Jane Yolen · ss Aladdin ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1992 435 · An Eye for an Eye, A Tooth for a Tooth · Lawrence Schimel · ss Young Blood ed. Mike Baker, Zebra, 1994 439 · Queen of the Green Sun · Jack Sharkey · ss Fantastic May 1959 453 · Wu-Ling’s Folly [Mad Amos Malone] · Alan Dean Foster · nv Fantasy Book August 1982 475 · Mebodes’ Fly [Clever Rolf] · Harry Turtledove · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1992 487 · The Return of Mad Santa · Al Sarrantonio · ss Fantasy Book February 1982 503 · Ruella in Love [Queen Ruella] · Molly Brown · ss Interzone #76, October 1993 517 · Been a Long, Long Time · R. A. Lafferty · ss Fantastic December 1970; further copyrighted 1998.