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The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, June 1998, 0-7867-0533-7, $10.95, 524pp, tp, an, cover by Julek Heller)     Reprint (Robinson 1998) anthology of 35 humorous fantasy stories, eight original. Authors include James Bibby, Peter Cannon, Louise Cooper, and Neil Gaiman. First American edition (Robinson/Raven 4/98).

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (SFBC, June 1998, #17365, $11.98, 524pp, hc, an, cover by Julek Heller)     Reprint (Robinson 1998) anthology of 35 humorous fantasy stories, eight original. This is similar to the Carroll & Graf trade paperback edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy II ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, December 1999, 0-7867-0694-5, $10.95, 494 + xivpp, tp, an)     Reprint (Robinson 1999 as The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy) anthology of 34 humorous fantasy stories, seven original, several revised for this edition. Authors include Gene Wolfe, Esther Friesner, and Tom Holt. First American edition.

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy II ed. Mike Ashley (SFBC, January 2000, #06812, $11.98, 494 + xivpp, hc, an, cover by Julek Heller)     Reprint (Robinson 1999 as The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy) anthology. This SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0714-7; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, July 28, 2005, 1-84529-157-3, £7.99, 844pp, tp, oa, cover by Julek Heller)     Original anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories, the fourth such anthology and the second with this title. Simultaneous with the US Carroll & Graf edition titled The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy. 1 · The Wonders to Behold · Mike Ashley · in 3 · Forbidden Brides of the Faceless Slaves in the Nameless House of the Night of Dread Desire · Neil Gaiman · nv Gothic! Ten Original Dark Tales ed. Deborah Noyes, Candlewick Press, 2004 17 · The Blue Magnolia · Tony Ballantyne · ss The Third Alternative #22, 2000 27 · Colquitt’s High-Energy Trousers · Steven Pirie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #7, June/July 2003 36 · A Drama of Dragons [Ebenezum & Wuntvor] · Craig Shaw Gardner · nv Dragons of Light ed. Orson Scott Card, Ace, 1980 54 · Pest Control · Adam Roberts · ss 65 · Wrong Planet · Tom Holt · ss 88 · Return of the Warrior · Laird Long · ss 98 · Christmas Games · David Langford · ss Christmas Forever ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor, 1993 110 · Stephen Skarridge’s Christmas · Frank R. Stockton · ss Scribner’s Monthly January 1872 126 · Sing a Song of Sixpence [Jack B. Goode] · Robert Loy · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1999 140 · The Kaluza-Klein Caper · Damien Broderick · nv originally published in a different form as part of the novel Striped Holes (Avon, 1988). 171 · Shoes · Robert Sheckley · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2002 178 · The Day We Played Mars [Engelbrecht the Dwarf] · Maurice Richardson · ss Lilliput March 1949 185 · Fowl Play · Steve Redwood · ss 197 · The Deaths of Robin Hood · Rhys Hughes · ss Redsine #8, April 2002, as “Robin Hood’s New Mother”; slightly revised. 213 · Bad Timing · Molly Brown · ss Interzone #54, December 1991 232 · Sweet, Savage Sorcerer · Esther Friesner · ss Amazing Stories January 1990 239 · The Power and the Gory · James Bibby · nv 263 · The Strange Affair of Mr Corpusty · Anthony Armstrong · ss The Prince Who Hiccuped and Other Tales by Anthony Armstrong, Ernest Benn, 1932 275 · The Great Wish Syndicate · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Jack and the Check Book by John Kendrick Bangs, Harper, 1911 289 · Fractal Paisleys · Paul Di Filippo · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1992 326 · Almost Heaven · Tom Gerencer · ss Realms of Fantasy October 2004, as “Almost (But Not Quite) Heaven” 331 · A Rude Awakening · Gail-Nina Anderson · ss 337 · Spoiled Rotten [Victor] · Grey Rollins · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact April 1993 364 · The Birth of A.I. · Cynthia Ward · ss XOddity #3, May 1998, as “The Birth of Artificial Intelligence” 366 · Stakes and Adders · Marilyn Todd · ss 387 · The Sea Serpent Syndicate [Billy Martin; Jimmy Raines] · Everard Jack Appleton · ss The Popular Magazine December 1904 399 · Yo Ho Hoka! [Hokas] · Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1955 430 · The Mirrors of Moggropple · John Morressy · gp (r) _430 · The Crystal of Caracodissa [Kedrigern] · John Morressy · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1982 _440 · Mirror, Mirror, Off the Wall [Kedrigern] · John Morressy · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1988 467 · I Married a Robot [Maggie & Ben] · Ron Goulart · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact November 1999 491 · Mrs. Wilson and the Black Arts of Mrs. Beelzebub from Number Six · Steven Pirie · ss 501 · Sooner or Later or Never Never [Crispin Mobey] · Gary Jennings · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1972 535 · Notes on Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Mammoth Book of Dark Magic ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, April 2013, 978-1-78033-991-7, £7.99, 500pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)     Reprint (Robinson 2004 as The Mammoth Book of Sorcerers’ Tales) anthology of 23 stories about wizards.

The Mammoth Book of Dickensian Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, November 2007, 978-1-84529-630-8, £7.99, xi+496pp, tp, oa, cover by Gustave Doré)     Original anthology of 22 stories set in the world of various Dickens novels. ix · Dickensian Crimes · Mike Ashley · in 1 · The Marshalsea Handicap · Gillian Linscott · ss 18 · The Three-legged Cat of Great Clatterden · Mary Reed & Eric Mayer · nv 42 · Murder in Murray’s Court · David Stuart Davies · ss 59 · The Leaping Lover · Kage Baker · nv 83 · The End of Little Nell · Robert Barnard · ss 94 · Encounter in the Dark · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · nv 126 · The Lord No Zoo · Deirdre Counihan · nv 155 · The Bartered Child · Charles Todd · nv 180 · The Little Christian · Rebecca Tope · nv 205 · The Fiery Devil · Peter Tremayne · nv 226 · The Divine Nature · Kate Ellis · nv 250 · I Encounter an Old Friend and a New Mystery · Derek Wilson · nv 274 · Awaiting the Dawn · Marilyn Todd · nv 301 · The Letter · Joan Lock · ss 320 · Not Cricket · Judith Cutler · ss 338 · Tom Wasp and the Swell Mob [Tom Wasp] · Amy Myers · nv 364 · Miss Havisham’s Revenge · Alanna Knight · nv adapted and extensively revised from a chapter in Estella (Macmillan, 1986). 389 · The Prints of the Beast · Michael Pearce · ss 408 · The Mystery of Canute Villa · Martin Edwards · nv 432 · Watchful Unto Death · Hilary Bonner · nv 455 · The Tidal · Michael Ryan · nv 479 · The Thorn of Anxiety · Edward Marston · ss

The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, September 12, 2002, 1-84119-505-7, £6.99, xv+496pp, tp, oa, cover by James Goodall)     Associational anthology of 19 stories (1 is a reprint). ix · The Sands of Crime · Mike Ashley · fw xiii · Introduction · Elizabeth Peters · in 1 · Set in Stone · Deirdre Counihan · nv 23 · Serpent at the Feast · Claire Griffen · ss 40 · The Sorrow of Senusert the Mighty · Keith Taylor · nv 79 · The Execration · Noreen Doyle · nv 105 · No-name · R. H. Stewart · nv 135 · “Or You Can Drink the Wine…?” [Amerotke] · Paul C. Doherty · nv 165 · Murder in the Land of Wawat [Lt. Bak] · Lauren Haney · ss 182 · The Locked Tomb Mystery · Elizabeth Peters · ss Sisters in Crime ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1989 199 · Heretic’s Dagger [Lord Meren] · Lynda S. Robinson · nv 228 · Scorpion’s Kiss [Huy the Scribe] · Anton Gill · nv 253 · Claws of the Wind · Suzanne Frank · ss 272 · The Weighing of the Heart · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · na 337 · Chosen of the Nile [Herodotus] · Mary Reed & Eric Mayer · nv 358 · The Justice of Isis · Gillian Bradshaw · nv 386 · The Wings of Isis · Marilyn Todd · nv 410 · Bringing the Foot · Kate Ellis · nv 432 · Unrolling the Dead · Ian Morson · nv 466 · Heart Scarab · Gillian Linscott · nv 487 · Made in Egypt [Mamur Zapt] · Michael Pearce · ss

The Mammoth Book of Egyptian Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, October 2002, 0-7867-1065-9, $11.95, 496pp, tp, oa)     Reprint (Robinson 2002) anthology of 19 mysteries set in historial Egypt. First US edition.

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy: To the Ultimate Limit ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, June 26, 2008, 978-1-84529-806-7, £7.99, 562pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)     Anthology of 24 stories based on speculative ideas taken to their extremes. Authors include Andy Duncan, Orson Scott Card, R.A. Lafferty, and A.A. Attanasio. 1 · Beyond the Impossible · Mike Ashley · in 5 · Senator Bilbo · Andy Duncan · ss Starlight 3 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 2001 23 · Sandmagic [Mithermages] · Orson Scott Card · nv Swords Against Darkness IV ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1979 43 · Dream a Little Dream for Me… · Peter Crowther · nv Perchance to Dream ed. Denise Little & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2000 71 · Lost Wax · Leah Bobet · ss Realms of Fantasy December 2006 81 · Save a Place in the Lifeboat for Me · Howard Waldrop · nv Nickelodeon #2, 1976 107 · I Am Bonaro · John Niendorff · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination December 1964 113 · The Old House Under the Snow · Rhys Hughes · nv Postscripts #2, Summer 2004 149 · The Banquet of the Lords of Night · Liz Williams · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2002 161 · Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely · David D. Levine · ss Realms of Fantasy June 2004 171 · Master Lao and the Flying Horror · Lawrence Person · nv Postscripts #4, Summer 2005 205 · Using It and Losing It · Jonathan Lethem · ss Journal Wired #3, Summer/Fall 1990 215 · The All-at-Once Man [Men Who Knew Everything] · R. A. Lafferty · nv Galaxy Science Fiction July 1970 237 · Eloi Eloi Lama Sabachthani · William Hope Hodgson · ss Nash’s Illustrated Weekly September 20 1919, as “The Baumoff Explosive” 257 · Boatman’s Holiday · Jeffrey Ford · ss Book of Voices ed. Michael Butscher, Flame Books, 2005 275 · The Detweiler Boy · Tom Reamy · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1977 317 · The Fence at the End of the World · Melissa Mia Hall · ss Realms of Fantasy August 2002 325 · Elric at the End of Time [Elric] · Michael Moorcock · nv Elsewhere ed. Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1981 373 · Cup and Table · Tim Pratt · ss Twenty Epics ed. David Moles & Susan Marie Groppi, All-Star Stories, 2006 391 · I, Haruspex · Christopher Priest · nv The Third Alternative #16, 1998 435 · Radio Waves · Michael Swanwick · nv Omni Winter 1995 461 · Tower of Babylon · Ted Chiang · nv Omni November 1990 491 · Jack Neck and the Worrybird · Paul Di Filippo · nv Science Fiction Age July 1998 513 · The Dark One · A. A. Attanasio · nv Crank! #4, Fall 1994 541 · A Ring of Green Fire · Sean McMullen · ss Interzone #89, November 1994

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Fantasy: To the Ultimate Limit ed. Mike Ashley (Running Press, August 2008, 978-0-7624-3383-4, $13.95, 562pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)     Reprint (Robinson 2008) fantasy anthology of 24 stories. Authors include Andy Duncan, Liz Williams, and Ted Chiang. First US edition.

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, May 9, 2006, 0-7867-1727-0, $13.95, 562pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)     Anthology of 19 SF stories, three original; new stories by Stephen Baxter, Jerry Oltion, and Robert Reed. Simultaneous with the UK (Robinson) edition. ix · Extreme Science Fiction · Mike Ashley · in 1 · Anomalies · Gregory Benford · ss Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2001 13 · …And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon · Paul Di Filippo · na Sci Fiction November 19 2003 32 · Crucifixion Variations · Lawrence Person · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction May 1998 52 · The Pacific Mystery · Stephen Baxter · nv 74 · Flowers from Alice · Cory Doctorow & Charles Stross · nv New Voices in Science Fiction ed. Mike Resnick, DAW, 2003 89 · Merlin’s Gun [Merlin] · Alastair Reynolds · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction May 2000 123 · Death in the Promised Land · Pat Cadigan · na Omni Online March 1995 184 · The Long Chase · Geoffrey A. Landis · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2002 197 · Waterworld · Stephen L. Gillett & Jerry Oltion · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 1994, as by Lee Goodloe & Jerry Oltion 239 · Hoop-of-Benzene [The Great Ship Universe] · Robert Reed · nv 268 · The New Humans · B. Vallance · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1909 295 · The Creator · Clifford D. Simak · nv Marvel Tales March/April 1935 322 · The Girl Had Guts · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Venture Science Fiction January 1957 346 · The Region Between [Bailey (afterlife of)] · Harlan Ellison · na Galaxy Science Fiction March 1970; revised. 393 · The Days of Solomon Gursky · Ian McDonald · na Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1998 451 · Wang’s Carpets · Greg Egan · nv New Legends ed. Greg Bear & Martin Greenberg, Legend, 1995 485 · Undone · James Patrick Kelly · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2001 515 · Judgment Engine · Greg Bear · nv Far Futures ed. Gregory Benford, Tor, 1995 551 · Stuffing · Jerry Oltion · ss

The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, June 22, 2006, 1-84529-307-X, £7.99, x+562pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)     SF anthology of 19 stories based on speculative ideas taken to their extremes. Simultaneous with the US (Carroll & Graf) edition.

The Mammoth Book of Fairy Tales ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, August 14, 1997, 1-85487-508-6, £6.99, xii+628pp, tp, an, cover by Frederick Goodall)     Anthology of 56 fairy stories (three original) published over the last 300 years. xi · Introduction · Mike Ashley · in; subtitled “Tales of Wonder and Adventure” on contents page. 1 · A Bag of Poetry · Lawrence Schimel · ss 4 · Beauty and the Beast · Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont · ss The Young Misses Magazine by Madame Leprince de Beaumont, London, 1761 translated from the French (Magasin des Enfants, 1757). 18 · The Bells of Carrillon-Land · Edith Nesbit · ss The Magic World by E. Nesbit, 1912; given as “The Bells of Carillion-Land” in the Table of Contents. 34 · The Birthday Battle · Louise Cooper · ss 49 · Blue Roses · Netta Syrett · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1903 60 · The Boy Who Plaited Manes · Nancy Springer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October 1986 74 · The Castle · George MacDonald · ss Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864 88 · Cinderella or, The Little Glass Slipper · Charles Perrault · ss (r) translated from the French (“Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre”, Histoires ou Contes du temps passé, Paris, 1697). 96 · The Fortress Unvanquishable, Save for Sacnoth · Lord Dunsany · ss The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories by Lord Dunsany, George Allen & Sons, 1908 113 · The Cloak of Friendship · Laurence Housman · ss The Cloak of Friendship by Laurence Housman, John Murray, 1905 123 · The Cotton-Wool Princess · Luigi Capuana · ss Once Upon a Time by Luigi Capuana, 1892 translated from the Italian. 133 · The Drawing School · J. Muñez Escomez · ss Fairy Tales from Spain by J. Muñez Escomez, 1913 138 · The Dutch Cheese · Walter de la Mare · ss The Lady’s Realm May 1908 145 · The Elves · Ludwig Tieck · nv Popular Tales and Romances of the Northern Nations, Vol. 3, Simpkin, Marshall, 1823, as “Elfin-Land”, uncredited. translated from the German (“The Elves”, 1811). 165 · The Enchanted Watch · Charles Deulin · ss The Green Fairy Book ed. Andrew Lang, 1892 translated from the French. 170 · The Enchanted Whistle · Alexandre Dumas · ss The Strand Magazine May 1891; dated 1840s. translated from the French (“Le Sifflet Enchanté”, Contes pour les Grands et les Petits Enfants, Méline, Cans et Cie., 1859). 177 · The Fairy Gift · Charlotte Brontë · ss The Strand Magazine December 1918, as “The Four Wishes” 188 · The Forest Fairy · Lord Brabourne · ss Stories for My Children by Lord Brabourne, 1869 201 · The Forest of Dreams · Lawrence Schimel · vi Galaxy March/April 1994, as “Atmospheric Conditions” 204 · The Girl Who Loved the Wind · Jane Yolen · ss Thomas Y. Crowell, 1972; seemingly originally published as a juvenile book. 209 · The Glass Dog · L. Frank Baum · ss American Fairy Tales by Frank L. Baum, George M. Hill, 1901 218 · The Green Bird · Laurence Housman · ss What O’Clock Tales by Laurence Housman, Basil Blackwell, 1932 226 · The Happy Prince · Oscar Wilde · ss The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde, David Nutt, 1888 236 · How Wry-Face Played a Trick on One-Eye · Agnes Grozier Herbertson · ss Cap o’Yellow and Other Stories for Children by Agnes Grozier Herbertson, Hodder & Stoughton, 1908 243 · Jack and the Beanstalk · [uncredited] · ss 1807 253 · The Knave and the Fool · Juliana H. Ewing · ss Aunt Judy’s Magazine June 1872, as “Knave and Fool” 260 · Little Red Riding Hood · Laura Valentine · ss The Old, Old Fairy Tales ed. Mrs. Valentine, Frederick Warne, 1890 271 · Little Snowdrop; or, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs · The Brothers Grimm · ss (r) translated from the German (“Schneeweißchen”, Kinder und Hausmärchen, 1812). 281 · The Mad-Hatter’s Tea Party [Alice] · Lewis Carroll · ex from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Macmillan, 1865 289 · The Mistreated Fellow · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · vi Fantasy Macabre #9, 1987 293 · Mother-of-All · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · ss 307 · The Necklace of Tears · Mrs. Egerton Eastwick · ss The Strand Magazine December 1896 318 · The Night the Stars Were Gone · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977 327 · Old Pipes and the Dryad · Frank R. Stockton · ss St. Nicholas June 1885 345 · The Pied Piper of Hamelin · Charles Marelles · ss (r) 352 · The Pot of Gold · Horace E. Scudder · ss 1887 360 · Princess Crystal; or, the Hidden Treasure · Isabel Bellerby · ss The Strand Magazine February 1896 367 · Princess Sansu · Tanith Lee · ss Princess Hynchatti and Some Other Surprises by Tanith Lee, Macmillan, 1972 378 · The Rat That Could Speak · Charles Dickens · ss from The Uncommercial Traveller, Chapman & Hall, 1860 384 · Rumpelstiltskin · The Brothers Grimm · ss German Popular Stories by trans. by Edgar Taylor, 1823 translated from the German (“Rumpelstilzchen”, Kinder und Hausmärchen, 1812). 388 · The Seekers · H. E. Bates · ss John & Edward Bumpus, 1926; originally published as a small booklet. 402 · The Seven Families of the Lake Pipple-Popple · Edward Lear · ss Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear, 1870 412 · The Seven Ravens · Ludwig Bechstein · ss (r) translated from the German (Deutsches Märchenbuch, Leipzig, 1845). 417 · Sleeping Beauty · Charles Perrault · ss (r), as “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood” translated from the French (“La Belle au Bois Dormant”, Mercure Galant, 1696). 427 · The Snow Queen · Hans Christian Andersen · nv (r) translated from the Danish (“Snedronningen”, Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samling, C.A. Reitzel, 1844). 456 · The Story of Nick · Christina Rossetti · ss 1857 463 · The Three Bears · Sarah Baker · ss Aunt Friendly’s Nursery Keepsake by Aunt Friendly (Sarah Baker), Frederick Warne, 1870 471 · The Three Goats Named Bruse; or, The Three Billy-Goats Gruff · Peter Asbjörnsen & Jørgen Moe · vi (r) 473 · The Three Tasks · Geraldine Elliot · ss The Hunter’s Cave by Geraldine Elliot, 1951 486 · The Touchstone · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Longman’s Magazine September 1895 493 · Touk’s House · Robin McKinley · nv Faery! ed. Terri Windling, Ace, 1985 517 · The Tree’s Wife · Jane Yolen · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1978 523 · The Ugly Duckling · Hans Christian Andersen · ss (r) translated from the Danish (“Den grimme ælling”, Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Første Samling, C.A. Reitzel, 1843). 532 · The Ugly Unicorn · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Faeries ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Roc, 1991 544 · The Unhappy Princess · Richard Cowper · ss Cheap Street, November 1982 562 · The White Cat · Marie-Cathérine d’Aulnoy; translated by Laura Valentine · nv The Old, Old Fairy Tales ed. Mrs. Valentine, Frederick Warne, 1890; slightly revised ed by Laura Valentine from 1698 original. translated from the French (Contes Nouvelles ou les Fées à la Mode, 1698). 599 · For those who want to know more · Mike Ashley · ms titled “Appendix: (etc)”, on the contents page.