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Royal Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, April 1999, 0-7867-0634-1, $11.95, 434pp, tp, oa)     Reprint (Robinson 1999) associational original anthology of 25 mystery stories involving royalty, many by genre authors incuding Stephen Baxter, Richard A. Lupoff, and Tom Holt. First US edition.

SF Choice 77 ed. Michael Ashley (Orbit, 1977, 0-7043-1300-6, 65p, 137pp, pb, an)     Anthology of 9 stories originally published in 1975. vi · …You Takes Your Choice · Mike Ashley · pr 1 · The Tax Man · Stephen Robinett · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact February 1975 21 · Perchance to Dream · Robert F. Young · ss Fantastic Stories February 1975 37 · Child of All Ages [Melissa] · P. J. Plauger · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1975 55 · The Eyes of the Blind · Rachel Cosgrove Payes · ss Vertex April 1975 66 · The Engineer and the Executioner · Brian M. Stableford · nv Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1975 80 · The Black Hole Passes [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1975 105 · Flies by Night · Lisa Tuttle & Steven Utley · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1975 113 · Nobody Here but Us Shadows · Sam J. Lundwall · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1975 122 · Gibraltar Falls [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · Poul Anderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1975 133 · In Retrospect—1975 · Mike Ashley · ar

Science Fiction, Fantasy & Weird Fiction Magazines ed. Mike Ashley & Marshall B. Tymn--- see under Marshall B. Tymn.

Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman ed. Mike Ashley--- see under Mary E. Wilkins Freeman.

Shakespearean Detectives ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, August 27, 1998, 1-85487-559-0, £6.99, 440pp, tp, oa, cover by The Senate)     Anthology of 29 original detective stories set in the world of Shakespearean plays. Authors include Stephen Baxter, Tom Holt, Phyllis Ann Karr, and David Langford. 1 · Introduction · Edward Marston · in 6 · War Hath Made All Friends · Edward Marston · ss 21 · A Gift for Killing · Susanna Gregory · ss 38 · The Chimes at Midnight · Cherith Baldry · ss 50 · A Man of Middle-Earth · Gail-Nina Anderson · ss 65 · All Is True · Stephen Baxter · ss 76 · Murdered by Love · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 91 · The Wine-Dark Cup · Claire Griffen · ss 107 · The Fire That Burneth Here · Anne Gay · ss 119 · As Near to Lust as Flame to Smoke · Andy Lane · ss 133 · Stolen Affections · Lawrence Schimel & Jeffrey Marks · ss 149 · Three Meetings and a Funeral · Lois Gresh & Robert Weinberg · ss 159 · A Good Report of the Worm · Tom Holt · ss 172 · A Kind of Wild Justice · Ron Tiner · ss 185 · The Duke of Dark Corners · Gail-Nina Anderson · ss 197 · Love’s Labour’s Discover’d · Phyllis Ann Karr · nv 225 · As Strange a Maze as E’er Men Trod · David Langford · ss 236 · We Are for the Dark · Stan Nicholls · ss 254 · Footsteps in the Snow · Amy Myers · ss 268 · The Price of Virginity · Paul Barnett · ss 285 · That Same Pit · Margaret Frazer · ss 299 · Murder Most Foul · Richard Butler · ss 313 · Love’s Labour’s, Lost? · Peter T. Garratt · ss 333 · Beneath Which Hour? · Peter Valentine Timlett · ss 346 · Methought You Saw a Serpent [Hardy Drew] · Peter Tremayne · nv 368 · Desdemona’s Daughter · Edward D. Hoch · ss 379 · Conspiracy Theory · Tina & Tony Rath · ss 393 · The Name-Catcher’s Tale · John T. Aquino · ss 406 · Master Eld, His Wayzgoose · Chaz Brenchley · ss 420 · Fortune’s Other Steward · Mary Reed & Eric Mayer · ss 435 · The Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Shakespearean Detectives ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, October 1998, 0-7867-0596-5, $10.95, 440pp, tp, oa)     Reprint (Robinson 1998) anthology of 29 original detective stories set in the world of Shakespearean plays. Authors include Stephen Baxter, Darrell Schweitzer, Dave Langford, and Tom Holt. Introduction by Edward Marston. First US edition.

Shakespearean Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson, September 25, 1997, 1-85487-945-6, £5.99, x+422pp, tp, oa, cover by The Senate)     Anthology of 24 original, and 1 reprint, mystery stories based on Shakespeare’s plays and characters. Authors include Tom Holt, Stephen Baxter, Patricia A. McKillip, and Louise Cooper. 1 · Shakespeare’s Mysteries · Mike Ashley · in 8 · When the Dead Rise Up · John T. Aquino · ss 22 · The Death of Kings · Margaret Frazer (by Gail Frazer) · ss 41 · A Villainous Company · Susanna Gregory · nv 62 · The Death of Falstaff · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 74 · A Serious Matter · Derek Wilson · ss 89 · A Shadow That Dies · Mary Reed & Eric Mayer · ss 95 · Mother of Rome · Molly Brown · ss 114 · Buried Fortune · Peter T. Garratt · nv 136 · Cinna the Poet · Tom Holt · ss 149 · Imogen · Paul Barnett · nv 170 · Serpent’s Tooth · Martin Edwards · ss 185 · Toil and Trouble · Edward D. Hoch · ss 196 · A Sea of Troubles · Steve Lockley · ss 215 · A Midsummer Eclipse · Stephen Baxter · ss 230 · Much Ado About Something · Susan B. Kelly · ss Crime Yellow ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Gollancz, 1994 239 · Who Killed Mamillius? or Unconsidered Trifles · Amy Myers · ss 258 · This Is Illyria, Lady · Kim Newman · ss 264 · Star-Crossed · Patricia A. McKillip · ss 279 · The Banished Men · Keith Taylor · nv 309 · The Shrewd Taming of Lord Thomas · Mary Monica Pulver · nv 331 · Not Wisely, But Too Well · Louise Cooper · ss 343 · Murder as You Like It · F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre · ss 355 · The House of Rimmon · Cherith Baldry · nv 380 · An Ensuing Evil [Hardy Drew] · Peter Tremayne · nv 405 · The Collaborator · Rosemary Aitken · ss 417 · The Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Shakespearean Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, November 1997, 0-7867-0482-9, $10.95, 422pp, tp, oa)     Reprint (Robinson 1997) anthology of 24 original, and 1 reprint, mystery stories based on Shakespeare’s plays and characters. First US edition.

Shakespearean Whodunnits ed. Mike Ashley (Past Times, November 1998, 1-85487-945-6, 422pp, tp, oa, cover by The Senate)     Reprint (Robinson 1997) anthology of 24 original, and 1 reprint, mystery stories based on Shakespeare’s plays and characters. whodunnits based on Shakespeare’s plays amd characters. Only available as part of the boxed set The Collected Shakespearean Whodunnits.

Souls in Metal ed. Mike Ashley (Robert Hale, February 1977, £3.50, 207pp, hc, an, cover by Katya Koutrouboussis)     Details taken from online listing. 9 · Preface · Mike Ashley · pr 19 · Helen O’Loy · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction December 1938 37 · —That Thou Art Mindful of Him! · Isaac Asimov · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1974 67 · The Twonky · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942 95 · A Logic Named Joe · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1946, as by Will F. Jenkins 117 · Impostor · Philip K. Dick · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1953 137 · Who Can Replace a Man? · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1958, as “But Who Can Replace a Man?” 151 · The Velvet Glove · Harry Harrison · nv Fantastic Universe November 1956 177 · I Am Crying All Inside · Clifford D. Simak · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1969 187 · Internal Combustion · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Infinity Science Fiction February 1956 207 · Afterword · Mike Ashley · aw

Souls in Metal ed. Mike Ashley (St. Martin’s, June 1977, $6.95, 207pp, hc, an, cover by Katya Koutrouboussis)     Reprint (Hale 1977) anthology of 9 classic stories about robots. Details taken from online listing.

Souls in Metal ed. Michael Ashley (Jove, June 1978, 0-515-04546-2, $1.75, 189pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Hale 1977) anthology of 9 classic stories about robots. Subtitled “An Anthology of Robot Futures”.

Space Stories ed. Mike Ashley (Robinson Children’s Books, September 26, 1996, 1-85487-451-9, £4.99, 402pp, tp, an, cover by Alan Fraser)     Young-adult anthology of 25 SF stories, some original, the earliest a 1935 story from Raymond Z. Gallun, the latest including a pair of stories in a new Stephen Baxter series. Introduction by Douglas Hill. vii · Foreword: Journeys Into Space · Mike Ashley · fw x · Space Explorers Start Here · Douglas Hill · in 1 · To See the Stars · Lawrence Schimel & Mark A. Garland · ss 9 · The Long Night · John Christopher · nv Argosy (UK) September 1967 31 · The Hunters · Walt Sheldon · ss Startling Stories March 1952 37 · Asteroid 745: Mauritia · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Orbit v1 #1, 1953, as by Martin Pearson 47 · City of Ancient Skulls · Simon Clark · ss 65 · Derelict · Raymond Z. Gallun · nv Astounding Stories October 1935 85 · A Walk in the Dark · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1950 99 · Protected Species · H. B. Fyfe · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951 117 · The Cage · A. Bertram Chandler · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1957 133 · Intelligent Life Elsewhere · Stephen Bowkett · ss 147 · Hally’s Paradise · Douglas Hill · ss Out of Time ed. Aidan Chambers, Bodley Head, 1984 165 · Scrutiny · William F. Temple · ss restored and revised from “The Unpicker” (Androids, Time Machines & Blue Giraffes, 1973). 175 · In the Picture [Spaceship Falcon] · Stephen Baxter · ss 195 · Quinquepedalian · Piers Anthony · ss Amazing Stories November 1963 219 · The Lonely Alien · Sydney J. Bounds · ss 229 · Status Extinct · Eric Brown · ss 243 · No Home but the Stars · Peter T. Garratt · ss 257 · Jewels in an Angel’s Wing · Ian Watson · nv Synergy: New Science Fiction, Vol. 1 ed. George Zebrowski, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1987 279 · The Children · Chester S. Geier · nv Fantastic Adventures April 1951 309 · Whooo-ooo Flupper! · Nicholas Fisk · ss Living Fire and Other S.F. Stories by Nicholas Fisk, Corgi, 1987 317 · The Space Butterflies · Stephen Baxter · ss revised from Back Brain Recluse #13, 1989. 329 · The Bells of Acheron · E. C. Tubb · ss Science Fantasy #22, 1957 343 · Thoughts That Kill · John Russell Fearn · ss Science Fiction October 1939; revised and updated. 355 · The Chosen · Samantha Lee · ss Space 4 ed. Richard Davis, Abelard Schuman UK, 1977 367 · The Dead Planet · Edmond Hamilton · ss Startling Stories Spring 1946 385 · Afterword: What’s Out There? · Mike Ashley · aw

Spaceworlds: Stories of Life in the Void ed. Mike Ashley (The British Library, March 25, 2021, 978-0-7123-5309-0, £9.99, 336pp, tp, an) [British Library Science Fiction Classics]     SF anthology. Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Mike Ashley · in 19 · Umbrella in the Sky · E. C. Tubb · nv Science Fiction Adventures (UK) #18, 1961 47 · Sail 25 · Jack Vance · nv Amazing Stories August 1962, as “Gateway to Strangeness” 87 · The Longest Voyage · Richard C. Meredith · ss Fantastic September 1967 113 · The Ship Who Sang [Brainship] · Anne McCaffrey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1961 139 · O’Mara’s Orphan [Sector General] · James White · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #90, January 1960 185 · Ultima Thule · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1951 207 · The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years · Don Wilcox · nv Amazing Stories October 1940 253 · Survival Ship · Judith Merril · ss Worlds Beyond January 1951 267 · Lungfish · John Brunner · nv Science Fantasy #26, 1957 317 · Story Sources · Mike Ashley · ms

Steampunk Prime ed. Mike Ashley (NonStop Press, July 2010, 978-1-933065-18-2, $15.95, 237pp, tp, an)     Anthology of Victorian proto-SF/vintage steampunk with 14 stories from 1880-1914, by authors including Fred C. Smale, George Davey, and George C. Wallace. Illustrated by Luis Ortiz. Introduction by Ashley. Foreword by Paul Di Filippo. 4 · Brit Boffin Delivers Steampunk’s Pure Quill! or After Such Knowledge, What Thrills? · Paul Di Filippo · fw 8 · When Steampunk Was Real · Mike Ashley · in 12 · Mr. Broadbent’s Information · Henry A. Hering · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1909 23 · The Automaton · Reginald Bacchus & Ranger Gull · ss The Ludgate January 1900 42 · The Abduction of Alexandra Seine · Fred C. Smale · ss The Harmsworth Magazine November 1900 52 · The Gibraltar Tunnel · Jean Jaubert; translated by Ethel Christian · ss The Strand Magazine (US) September 1914 translated from the French (“Le Tunnel de Gibraltar”, Je Sais Tout, March 15, 1914). 67 · From Pole to Pole · George Griffith · nv The Windsor Magazine October 1904 89 · In the Deep of Time · George Parsons Lathrop · nv The English Illustrated Magazine March 1897 (+1) 129 · The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings: The Star Shaped Marks [Norman Head] · L. T. Meade & Robert Eustace · ss The Strand Magazine June 1898 153 · The Plague of Lights · Owen Oliver · ss The London Magazine October 1904 165 · What the Rats Brought · Ernest Favenc · ss Phil May’s Annual #15, Winter 1903/1904 174 · The Great Catastrophe · George Davey · ss The English Illustrated Magazine February 1910 182 · Within an Ace of the End of the World · Robert Barr · ss McClure’s Magazine April 1900 195 · An Interplanetary Rupture · Frank L. Packard · ss The Monthly Story Blue Book Magazine December 1906 206 · The Last Days of Earth · George C. Wallis · ss The Harmsworth Magazine July 1901 217 · The Plunge · George Allan England · ss Snappy Stories 1st April 1916

Tales of the Round Table ed. Mike Ashley (Past Times, August 1997, 1-85487-953-7, x+451pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of stories about the Knights of the Round Table. Although an earlier Raven edition is credited, that was not published until October. Only available as part of the boxed set Chronicles of King Arthur. ix · Foreword: Arthur, the Demigod? · Vera Chapman · fw The Once and Future Arthur ed. Edmund R. Meskys, Niekas Publications, 1989 1 · The Realm of the Round Table · Mike Ashley · in 7 · The Hedge of Mist · Peter Valentine Timlett · nv 36 · The Perfect Stranger · R. H. Stewart · nv 65 · Knight of the Golden Collar · Peter Tremayne · ss 80 · Tournament of Rogues · Keith Taylor · nv 105 · A Tribute of Ferns · Peter T. Garratt · ss 125 · Dieu et Mon Droit! · Eliot Fintushel · nv 148 · The Gest of Sir Brandiles · Kurt Roth · ss 165 · My Lady of the Ashes · Paul Finch · nv 188 · Twice Knightly · Alan Kennington · ss The Evening Standard September 28 1936 196 · The Goose Girl [Sir Dinadan] · Theodore Goodridge Roberts · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1951 213 · Belleus’s Demon · Lawrence Schimel · ss 219 · The Hand of Fair Lysette · Michael Coney · ss 234 · The Knight of Good Heart · Liz Holliday · ss 251 · Clarissant · Phyllis Ann Karr · nv 283 · Just Cause · Fay Sampson · nv 306 · Earthworks · Patrick McCormack · nv 339 · The Trial of Sir Kay · Cherith Baldry · ss 355 · Meraugis and Medwina · Seamus Cullen · ss 373 · The Fight for the Queen · Leonora Lang · ss The Book of Romance ed. Andrew Lang, Longmans, Green, 1902 380 · My Mother, the Hag · Brian Stableford · ss 391 · The Dragon of Camlann · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 406 · Uallannach · Parke Godwin · nv Invitation to Camelot ed. Parke Godwin, Ace, 1988 427 · A Figure in Faerie Time · John T. Aquino · ss 440 · Afterword: The Road to Camelot: Parke Godwin Talks to Marion Zimmer Bradley · Parke Godwin · iv Fantasy Review April 1984 [Ref. Marion Zimmer Bradley]