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The Mammoth Book of Men O’War ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, September 30, 1999, 1-84119-060-8, £6.99, xvi+496pp, tp, an, cover by Geoff Hunt)
Anthology of 18 “Stories from the Glory Days of Sail” (the late 18th and early 19th centuries), including 7 originals (one by Walter Jon Williams) and an excerpt from a “Fox” novel by Ken Bulmer.

x · Introduction · Mike Ashley · in

xii · Foreword · Alexander Kent · fw

1 · The Steeple Rock [Nathaniel Drinkwater] · Richard Woodman · nv

41 · Siege of Toulon [Sidney Smith] · Showell Styles · ex from Path to Glory, Faber and Faber, 1952

65 · Billy Budd · Herman Melville · na Billy Budd & Other Prose Pieces by Herman Melville, Constable and Company, 1924

147 · The Rescue [George Abercrombie Fox] · Kenneth Bulmer · ex from Siege, as by Adam Hardy, New English Library, 1973, as by Adam Hardy

156 · A Midshipman at Copenhagen · John Finlayson · nv
from 19th century unpublished memoirs.

177 · The Battle of Elephant Bay · Richard Butler · ss

197 · The China Fleet · Patrick O’Brian · ex from H. M S. Surprise, Collier’s 1973

244 · The Enemy Within · Jane Jackson · ss

263 · The Victory · John Frizell · ss

278 · A Murderous Conflict · Frederick Marryat · ex from Mr. Midshipman Easy, 1836

288 · Hornblower’s Charitable Offering [Horatio Hornblower] · C. S. Forester · ss Argosy January 18 1941, as “The Bad Samaritan”

301 · The Escape Agents · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · gp (r)

_302 · The First Fifty-Four [Escape Agents] · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1906

_320 · The Yellow Galley-Full [Escape Agents] · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1906

_340 · The Pirate [Escape Agents] · C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne · ss Pearson’s Magazine October 1906

358 · The Commander’s Wife · Harriet Hudson · ss

375 · Davy Jones and the Yankee Privateer · Michael Scott · sl from “Tom Cringle’s Log”, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 1829

390 · The Nantucket Sleigh-Ride · Peter Garratt · nv; given as by Peter T. Garratt in the Table of Contents.

420 · Dawn’s Early Light · Kenneth B. Atkinson · ss Argosy October 14 1939

437 · The Last Battle · Admiral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, K.C.B.; edited by Walter Wood · ar The Royal Magazine April 1905, as “Navarino: The Last Battle Between Sailing Ships”; given as by Walter Wood.

450 · The Stolen Command · Walter Jon Williams · nv

491 · Checklist of Sea Stories of the Period 1790-1820 · Mike Ashley · bi; given as “Appendix: A Guide to Sea Stories of the Period 1790-1820” in the Table of Contents.

The Mammoth Book of Merlin ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, September 24, 2009, 978-1-84901-111-2, £7.99, 512pp, tp, an)
Fantasy anthology of 24 stories, revised from The Merlin Chronicles (Raven, 1995). This drops one story (“The Purpose of Merlin” by Colin Fry) and adds three stories (by Diana L. Paxson, Mike Ashley & Michael Swanwick).
Details taken from online listing.

ix · Dramatis Personae: A Guide to Arthurian Characters · Mike Ashley · ms The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

xvii · Introduction · Mike Ashley · in The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

1 · Dream Reader [Merlin’s Booke] · Jane Yolen · nv Merlin’s Booke by Jane Yolen, Ace, 1986

22 · The Temptations of Merlin · Peter Tremayne · na The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

98 · Infantasm · Robert Holdstock · ss The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

119 · The Pledged Word [Avalon] · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ex from The Mists of Avalon, Knopf, 1983; revised.

126 · The Horse Who Would Be King · Jennifer Roberson · ss Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine Spring/Summer 1992, as “Never Look at a Gift Sword in the Horse’s Mouth or: The Horse Who Would Be King”

144 · A Sword for Arthur · Vera Chapman · ex The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995
excerpt from the unpublished novel, The Enchantress.

154 · The Rite of Challenge · Peter Valentine Timlett · ex The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995
adapted excerpt from unpublished novel, Merlin and the Sword of Avalon.

189 · Merlin’s Dark Mirror · Phyllis Ann Karr · ss The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

199 · Merlin and Tom Thumb · Dinah Maria Mulock · ss The Fairy Book by Dinah Maria Mulock, Macmillan and Co., 1863

207 · The Seven Champions · E. M. Wilmot-Buxton · ss Britain Long Ago by E. M. [Etheldreda Wilmot-Buxton], George Harrap, 1906

224 · Morte d’Espier [King Arthur] · Maxey Brooke · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1955

231 · King’s Mage · Tanith Lee · ss The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

242 · A Quest Must End [Sir Dennys ap Rhys] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · na The Blue Book Magazine April 1948

301 · Cauldron of Light · Diana L. Paxson · ss Merlin ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1999

315 · Namer of Beasts, Maker of Souls: The Romance of Sylvester and Nimuë · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · nv The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

354 · The Corruption of Perfection · Mike Ashley · nv The Doom of Camelot ed. James Lowder, Green Knight Publishing, 2000

376 · The Sleeper and the Seer · H. Warner Munn · ex from King of the World’s Edge, Ace, 1967

393 · Midwinter · David Sutton · ss The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

402 · The Death of Nimuë · Esther Friesner · ss Fantasy Book June 1985

407 · The Knight of Pale Countenance · Darrell Schweitzer · ss The Merlin Chronicles ed. Mike Ashley, Raven, 1995

424 · The Castle of Kerglas · Emile Souvestre; translated by Mrs. Andrew Lang · ss The Lilac Fairy Book ed. Andrew Lang, Longmans, Green, and Co., 1910
translated from the French (“Peronnik l’idiot”, Le Foyer Breton, 1844).

436 · Ogier the Dane · William Morris; adapted by Madalen Edgar · ss Stories from the Earthly Paradise by William Morris & adapted by Madalen Edgar, 1919
prose adaptation of a narrative poem from The Earthly Paradise (1870).

450 · Merlin Dreams in the Mondream Wood [Ottawa and the Valley] · Charles de Lint · ss Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #7, Spring 1990

463 · The Dragon Line · Michael Swanwick · nv Terry’s Universe ed. Beth Meacham, Tor, 1988

The Mammoth Book of Merlin ed. Mike Ashley (Running Press, December 2009, 978-0-7624-3830-3, $13.95, 480pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)
Reprint (Robinson 2009) fantasy anthology of 24 stories, revised from The Merlin Chronicles (Raven, 1995).
Details taken from online listing.

The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, July 30, 2009, 978-1-84529-891-3, £7.99, x+531pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)
Anthology of 21 SF stories, five original. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, James Blish, and John Varley; original stories are by Stephen Baxter, Robert Reed, Paul Di Filippo, Adam Roberts, and Eric Brown.

ix · That Sense of Wonder · Mike Ashley · in

1 · Out of the Sun · Arthur C. Clarke · ss If February 1958, as “Out from the Sun”

9 · The Pevatron Rats · Stephen Baxter · nv

30 · The Edge of the Map [Susanna Munro] · Ian Creasey · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2006

47 · Cascade Point [Pall Durriken] · Timothy Zahn · na Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact December 1983

105 · A Dance to Strange Musics · Gregory Benford · nv Science Fiction Age November 1998

131 · Palindromic · Peter Crowther · nv First Contact ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, DAW, 1997

156 · Castle in the Sky · Robert Reed · nv

191 · The Hole in the Hole [Wilson Wu] · Terry Bisson · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1994

224 · Hotrider · Keith Brooke · ss Aboriginal Science Fiction December 1991

237 · Mother Grasshopper · Michael Swanwick · ss A Geography of Unknown Lands by Michael Swanwick, Tigereyes Press, 1997

255 · Waves and Smart Magma · Paul Di Filippo · nv

282 · The Black Hole Passes [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1975

309 · The Peacock King · Ted White & Larry McCombs · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1965

325 · Bridge [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1952

355 · Anhedonia · Adam Roberts · nv

380 · Tiger Burning · Alastair Reynolds · nv Forbidden Planets ed. Peter Crowther, DAW, 2006

407 · The Width of the World · Ian Watson · ss Universe 13 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1983

421 · Our Lady of the Sauropods · Robert Silverberg · ss Omni September 1980

438 · Into the Miranda Rift · G. David Nordley · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact July 1993

504 · The Rest Is Speculation · Eric Brown · ss

524 · Vacuum States · Geoffrey A. Landis · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1988

The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF ed. Mike Ashley (Running Press, September 2009, 978-0-7624-3723-8, $13.95, x+531pp, tp, an, cover by Joe Roberts)
Reprint (Robinson 2009) anthology of 21 SF stories, five original. Authors with original stories include Stephen Baxter, Paul Di Filippo, and Robert Reed. First US edition.

The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, 2001, 0-7867-0916-2, $11.95, 500pp, tp, oa)
Reprint (Robinson 2001 as The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Brand New Collection) anthology of 22 stories from Ancient Rome to the days of James I of England. First US edition.

The Mammoth Book of More Historical Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, 2005, 0-7867-1571-5, $13.95, 564pp, tp, oa)
Reprint (Robinson 2005 as The Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits: Third New Collection) anthology of 26 stories set from 950 BC to the fateful voyage of the Titanic. First US edition.

The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, July 2005, 0-7867-1574-X, $13.95, 544pp, tp, oa, cover by Julek Heller)
Anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories, eight original. Authors of original stories include James Bibby, Tom Holt, and Adam Roberts. Simultaneous with the Robinson UK edition titled The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection.

The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy: Fourth All-New Collection ed. Mike Ashley (SFBC, October 2005, #1194032, $12.50, 544pp, hc, an, cover by John Steven Gurney)
Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2005) anthology of 32 humorous fantasy stories. This has ISBN 0-7394-5786-1; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.

The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures ed. Mike Ashley & Eric Brown (Carroll & Graf, February 15, 2005, 0-7867-1495-6, $13.95, xiii+498pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of 23 stories, one a reprint, another in its first English translation. Authors include Ian Watson, Stephen Baxter, Paul Di Filippo, and Richard A. Lupoff.

ix · Return to the Centre of the Earth · Mike Ashley · in

1 · A Drama on the Railway · Stephen Baxter · ss

15 · Jehan Thun’s Quest [Master Zacharius] · Brian Stableford · nv

48 · Six Weeks in a Balloon · Eric Brown · ss

59 · Londre au XXI^e Siècle · James Lovegrove · ss

74 · Giant Dwarfs · Ian Watson · nv

99 · Cliff Rhodes and the Most Important Journey: A Land at the End of the Working Day Story · Peter Crowther · na

144 · The True Story of Barbicane’s Voyage [Baltimore Gun Club] · Laurent Genefort; translated by Finn Sinclair · nv

169 · Columbiad [Baltimore Gun Club] · Stephen Baxter · ss Science Fiction Age May 1996

184 · Tableaux · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · nv

209 · The Secret of the “Nautilus” [Captain Nemo] · Michael Mallory · nv

230 · Doctor Bull’s Intervention · Keith Brooke · nv

257 · The Very First Affair [Phileas Fogg] · Johan Heliot; translated by Sheryl Curtis · nv

278 · Eighty Letters, Plus One [Phileas Fogg; Sherlock Holmes] · Kevin J. Anderson & Sarah A. Hoyt · ss

291 · The Adventurers’ League [Captain Nemo] · Justina Robson · nv

315 · Hector Servadac, fils [Hector Servadac] · Adam Roberts · nv

344 · The Mysterious Iowans [Robur the Conqueror] · Paul Di Filippo · nv

366 · Old Light [Orfanik] · Tim Lebbon · ss

383 · The Selene Gardening Society [Baltimore Gun Club] · Molly Brown · ss

402 · A Matter of Mathematics [Baltimore Gun Club] · Tony Ballantyne · nv

424 · The Secret of the Sahara · Richard A. Lupoff · nv

454 · The Golden Quest · Sharan Newman · ss

467 · The True Story of Wilhelm Storitz · Michel Pagel; translated by Finn Sinclair · ss

480 · The Shoal · Liz Williams · ss

491 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures ed. Mike Ashley & Eric Brown (Robinson, March 24, 2005, 1-84529-122-0, £7.99, xiii+498pp, tp, oa, cover by Mary Evans Picture Library)
Reprint (Carroll & Graf 2005) original anthology of 23 stories (including one reprint and one first English translation) which continue, re-interpret, and re-consider Verne’s books, characters, and life.

The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, September 25, 1997, 1-85487-528-0, £6.99, xvi+524pp, tp, oa, cover by John Atkinson Grimshaw) [Sherlock Holmes]
Anthology of 21 original “Sherlock Holmes” stories, and several reprints. Authors include Stephen Baxter, F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre, John Gregory Betancourt, Guy N. Smith, Eric Brown, Simon Clark, and Michael Moorcock.

ix · Foreword · Richard Lancelyn Green · fw

1 · The Life and Adventures of Sherlock Holmes · Mike Ashley · in

5 · Part I: The Early Years · Mike Ashley · ar

7 · The Bothersome Business of the Dutch Nativity [Sherlock Holmes] · Derek Wilson · nv

28 · The Affray at the Kildare Street Club [Sherlock Holmes] · Peter Tremayne · ss

43 · Part II: The 1880s · Mike Ashley · ar

45 · The Case of the Incumbent Invalid [Sherlock Holmes] · Claire Griffen · nv

69 · The Adventure of Vittoria, the Circus Belle [Sherlock Holmes] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

81 · The Darlington Substitution Scandal [Sherlock Holmes] · David Stuart Davies · ss

98 · The Adventure of the Suspect Servant [Sherlock Holmes] · Barbara Roden · ss; winner of a pastiche contest in 1989; revised for this first appearance.

107 · The Adventure of the Amateur Mendicant Society [Sherlock Holmes] · John Gregory Betancourt · ss Resurrected Holmes ed. Marvin Kaye, St. Martin's, 1996; revised.

124 · The Adventure of the Silver Buckle [Sherlock Holmes] · Denis O. Smith · nv Sherlock Holmes: The Detective Magazine #22, 1997

145 · The Case of the Sporting Squire [Sherlock Holmes] · Guy N. Smith · ss

160 · The Vanishing of the Atkinsons [Sherlock Holmes] · Eric Brown · ss

176 · The Adventure of the Fallen Star [Sherlock Holmes] · Simon Clark · ss

195 · Part III: The 1890s · Mike Ashley · ar

197 · The Adventure of the Dorset Street Lodger [Sherlock Holmes] · Michael Moorcock · nv Number Two Dorset Street, 1995, as by John H. Watson, M.D.; slightly abridged from the original edition.

223 · The Mystery of the Addleton Curse [Sherlock Holmes] · Barrie Roberts · nv

246 · The Adventure of the Parisian Gentleman [Sherlock Holmes] · Robert Weinberg & Lois H. Gresh · ss

258 · The Adventure of the Inertial Adjustor [Sherlock Holmes] · Stephen Baxter · nv

279 · The Adventure of the Touch of God [Sherlock Holmes] · Peter Crowther · nv

301 · The Adventure of the Persecuted Painter [Sherlock Holmes] · Basil Copper · nv

325 · [untitled passage on mid-1890s] · Mike Ashley · ar

325 · The Adventure of the Suffering Ruler [Sherlock Holmes] · H. R. F. Keating · ss Blackwood’s Magazine May 1979

342 · The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech [Sherlock Holmes] · David Langford · ss [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle]

355 · The Adventure of the Grace Chalice [Sherlock Holmes] · Roger Johnson · ss Sherlock Holmes Journal Winter 1987; revised.

362 · The Adventure of the Faithful Retainer [Sherlock Holmes] · Amy Myers · ss

381 · Part IV: The Final Years

383 · The Case of the Suicidal Lawyer [Sherlock Holmes] · Martin Edwards · ss

402 · The Legacy of Rachel Howells [Sherlock Holmes] · Michael Doyle · nv Stormy Petrels of British Columbia, January 1994

429 · The Adventure of the Bulgarian Diplomat [Sherlock Holmes] · Zakaria Erzinçlioglu · nv

459 · The Enigma of the Warwickshire Vortex [Sherlock Holmes] · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · nv

482 · The Case of the Last Battle [Sherlock Holmes] · L. B. Greenwood · ss

494 · Appendix I: A Complete Chronology of Sherlock Holmes’ Cases · Mike Ashley · ar

506 · Appendix II: The Tales of Sherlock Holmes · Mike Ashley · bi

518 · The Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

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