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Return by Peter S. Beagle (Subterranean Press, October 2010, 978-1-59606-309-9, $35.00, 101pp, hc, na, cover by Maurizio Manzieri)     Fantasy novella set in the world of The Innkeeper’s Song. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000.

The Way Home by Peter S. Beagle (Ace Books, April 4, 2023, 978-0-593-54739-7, $27.00, 224pp, hc, oc, cover by Jim Tierney) [Last Unicorn]     Details taken from online listing. 3 · Two Hearts [Last Unicorn] · Peter S. Beagle · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2005 65 · Sooz [Last Unicorn] · Peter S. Beagle · na

The Way Home by Peter S. Beagle (Subterranean Press, May 2024, $195.00, 180pp, hc, oc, cover by Alyssa Winans) [Last Unicorn]     Reprint (Ace 2023) collection of two stories, one original, set in the world of The Last Unicorn. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($1500). Details taken from publisher website.

Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg (HarperPrism, October 1995, 0-06-105224-8, $25.00, 528pp, hc, oa, cover by Michael Sabanosh)     Original anthology of 27 stories about unicorns. There is a preface by Berliner and a foreword by Beagle. (Greenberg is credited only on the copyright.) Authors include Kevin J. Anderson and Rebecca Moesta, Edward Bryant, Marina Fitch, Lisa Mason, and Karen Joy Fowler. ix · Preface · Janet Berliner · pr xi · Foreword · Peter S. Beagle · fw 1 · Sea Dreams · Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta · ss 15 · Old One-Antler · Michael Armstrong · ss 33 · Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros · Peter S. Beagle · nv 55 · The Same but Different · Janet Berliner · ss 73 · Big Dogs, Strange Days · Edward Bryant · ss 91 · Gilgamesh Recidivus · P. D. Cacek · ss 107 · Seven for a Secret [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss 125 · What the Eye Sees, What the Heart Feels · Robert Devereaux · ss 139 · Stampede of Light · Marina Fitch · ss 153 · The Brew · Karen Joy Fowler · ss 169 · Mirror of Lop Nor · George Guthridge · nv 203 · The Hunt of the Unicorn · Ellen Kushner · ss 221 · The Devil on Myrtle Ave. · Eric Lustbader · nv 265 · Winter Requiem · Michael Marano · ss 285 · Daughter of the Tao · Lisa Mason · ss 305 · A Rare Breed · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · nv 329 · A Plague of Unicorns · Robert Sheckley · ss 343 · Taken He Cannot Be · Will Shetterly · ss 355 · The Tenth Worthy · Susan Shwartz · nv 379 · Survivor · Dave Smeds · nv 405 · A Thief in the Night · S. P. Somtow · ss 421 · Dame à la Licorne · Judith Tarr · ss 441 · Convergence · Lucy Taylor · ss 455 · Half-Grandma · Melanie Tem · ss 469 · The Trouble with Unicorns · Nancy Willard · ss 485 · Three Duets for Virgin and Nosehorn · Tad Williams · nv 507 · We Blazed · Dave Wolverton · nv

Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn Vol. 1 ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg (HarperPrism, December 1998, 0-06-105480-1, $6.50, 398pp, pb, an, cover by Michael Sabanosh)     Originally published as part of a single-volume edition of 27 stories. This has the preface by Berliner and foreword by Beagle. Greenberg is mentioned only on the copyright page. The “Vol. 1” is also only mentioned inside. ix · Preface · Janet Berliner · pr Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 xi · Foreword · Peter S. Beagle · fw Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 1 · Taken He Cannot Be · Will Shetterly · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 15 · What the Eye Sees, What the Heart Feels · Robert Devereaux · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 35 · Old One-Antler · Michael Armstrong · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 61 · Stampede of Light · Marina Fitch · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 81 · Gilgamesh Recidivus · P. D. Cacek · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 103 · Big Dogs, Strange Days · Edward Bryant · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 131 · The Tenth Worthy · Susan Shwartz · nv Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 167 · Daughter of the Tao · Lisa Mason · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 195 · The Devil on Myrtle Ave. · Eric Lustbader · nv Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 265 · Dame à la Licorne · Judith Tarr · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 295 · Convergence · Lucy Taylor · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 315 · The Day of Sounding of Josh M’bobwe · Janet Berliner · ss 331 · The Trouble with Unicorns · Nancy Willard · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 353 · Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros · Peter S. Beagle · nv Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995

The Unicorn Anthology ed. Peter S. Beagle & Jacob Weisman (Tachyon Publications, April 19, 2019, 978-1-61696-315-6, $15.95, 264pp, tp, an, cover by Thomas Canty)     Details taken from online listing. i · Introduction · Peter S. Beagle · in 1 · The Magical Properties of Unicorn Ivory · Carlos Hernandez · ss The Assimilated Cuban’s Guide to Quantum Santeria by Carlos Hernandez, Rosarium Publishing, 2016 14 · The Brew · Karen Joy Fowler · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 29 · Falling Off the Unicorn · David D. Levine & Sara A. Mueller · ss Space Magic by David D. Levine, Wheatland Press, 2008 45 · A Hunter’s Ode to His Bait · Carrie Vaughn · ss Realms of Fantasy February 2003 61 · Ghost Town · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Unicorns II ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace, 1992 74 · A Thousand Flowers · Margo Lanagan · nv Zombies vs. Unicorns ed. Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010 98 · The Maltese Unicorn · Caitlín R. Kiernan · nv Supernatural Noir ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse Books, 2011 130 · Stampede of Light · Marina Fitch · ss Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 144 · The Highest Justice · Garth Nix · ss Zombies vs. Unicorns ed. Holly Black & Justine Larbalestier, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010 156 · The Lion and the Unicorn · A. C. Wise · ss Lackington’s #5, Winter 2015 161 · Survivor · Dave Smeds · nv Peter S. Beagle’s Immortal Unicorn ed. Peter S. Beagle, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1995 188 · Homeward Bound · Bruce Coville · ss The Unicorn Treasury ed. Bruce Coville, Doubleday, 1988 199 · Unicorn Triangle · Patricia A. McKillip · ss Tachyon, 2017 207 · My Son Heydari and the Karkadann · Peter S. Beagle · ss Humble Bundle March 8 2017 220 · The Transfigured Hart · Jane Yolen · ex from The Transfigured Hart, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1975; chapters 14-16. 261 · Unicorn Series · Nancy Springer · gp (r) _ · Unicorn I · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn II · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn III · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn IV · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn V · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn VI · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn VII · Nancy Springer · pm Stardark Songs by Nancy Springer, W. Paul Ganley, 1993 _ · Unicorn VIII · Nancy Springer · pm Rising Star January 1983, as “Dusk”

The Urban Fantasy Anthology ed. Peter S. Beagle & Joe R. Lansdale (Tachyon Publications, August 15, 2011, 978-1-61696-018-6, $15.95, 431pp, tp, an, cover by Elizabeth Story)     Anthology of 20 urban fantasy stories, one original. Beagle’s introduction discusses the development of urban fantasy and its subdivisions, with further discussion in introductions by Charles de Lint on mythic fiction, Paula Guran on paranormal romance, and Joe R. Lansdale on noir fantasy. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Patricia Briggs, and Holly Black, and Tim Powers. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Introduction · Peter S. Beagle · in 15 · A Personal Journey Into Mythic Fiction · Charles de Lint · ar 22 · A Bird That Whistles · Emma Bull · ss Hidden Turnings ed. Diana Wynne Jones, Methuen, 1989 36 · Make a Joyful Noise [Newford] · Charles de Lint · nv Subterranean Press, 2005 65 · The Goldfish Pool and Other Stories · Neil Gaiman · nv David Copperfield’s Beyond Imagination ed. David Copperfield, Janet Berliner & Martin H. Greenberg, HarperPrism, 1996 96 · On the Road to New Egypt · Jeffrey Ford · ss Aberrations #32, August 1995 106 · Julie’s Unicorn · Peter S. Beagle · nv The Rhinoceros Who Quoted Nietzsche and other odd acquaintances by Peter S. Beagle, Tachyon, 1997 137 · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Urban Fantasy · Paula Guran · ar 146 · Companions to the Moon [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss Realms of Fantasy June 2007 166 · A Haunted House of Her Own · Kelley Armstrong · nv Twilight Zone: 19 Original Stories on the 50th Anniversary ed. Carol Serling, Tor, 2009 183 · She’s My Witch · Norman Partridge · ss 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1995 191 · Kitty’s Zombie New Year [Kitty the werewolf] · Carrie Vaughn · ss Weird Tales June/July 2007 200 · Seeing Eye [Mercy Thompson] · Patricia Briggs · nv Strange Brew ed. P. N. Elrod, St. Martin's Griffin, 2009 227 · Hit · Bruce McAllister · nv Aeon #13, March 2008 244 · Boobs · Suzy McKee Charnas · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1989 262 · Farewell, My Zombie · Francesca Lia Block · ss Black Clock #10, Spring/Summer 2009 275 · We Are Not a Club, but We Sometimes Share a Room · Joe R. Lansdale · ar 280 · The White Man · Thomas M. Disch · nv Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2004 305 · Gestella · Susan Palwick · nv Starlight 3 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 2001 327 · The Coldest Girl in Coldtown · Holly Black · nv The Eternal Kiss ed. Trisha Telep, Running Press Teens, 2009 346 · Talking Back to the Moon · Steven R. Boyett · ss 365 · On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks · Joe R. Lansdale · na Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 405 · The Bible Repairman · Tim Powers · nv Subterranean Press, January 31 2006 417 · Father Dear · Al Sarrantonio · ss Fears ed. Charles L. Grant, Berkley, 1983

Mysteries from the Finger Lakes, Vol. 1 ed. Stephen Beals (Six Lakes Arts, 1989, 0-685-29418-8, $8.95, 128pp, tp, an)     Stories from In-Between Magazine. · Introduction · Stephen Beals · in · The Carnival Killer · David Downey · ss (r) · Mystery by the Lake · John Fouracre · ss (r) · The Short Story Writer · John Fouracre · ss (r) · Perfection · James MacNeal · ss (r) · The Scam · Richard Ciciarelli · ss (r) · Wheels for the Dead · Barbara Mater · ss (r) · Will of the Wind · Jack LeValley · ss (r)

Mysteries from the Finger Lakes, Vol. 2 ed. Stephen Beals (Chapel Street, 1992, $8.95, tp, an) · Introduction · Stephen Beals · in · The Sauerkraut Plant · John Buchholz · ss (r) · Hold a Candle to the Devil · Richard Ciciarelli · ss (r) · The Dark Pipe · Peter Cummings · ss (r) · Skiing Uphill · Martin Naparsteck · ss (r) · The House at Havers Corners · Sharan Flynn Tette · ss (r) · The Cornfield · Alma Jo Williams · ss (r)

Almost True by Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean Press, May 2007, 19pp, ph, ss) [Abby Garrett]     Original short story distributed with the signed, limited, edition of New Amsterdam.

The Best of Elizabeth Bear by Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean Press, February 2020, 978-1-59606-940-4, $45.00, 574pp, hc, co, cover by Tom Canty)     Limited to 1000 signed, numbered, copies. Details taken from publisher website. 7 · Introduction · C. L. Polk · in 15 · Covenant · Elizabeth Bear · ss Hieroglyph ed. Ed Finn & Kathryn Cramer, HarperCollins/Morrow, 2014 31 · She Still Loves the Dragon · Elizabeth Bear · ss Uncanny Magazine #20, January/February 2018 45 · Tideline · Elizabeth Bear · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2007 59 · The Leavings of the Wolf · Elizabeth Bear · ss Apex Magazine #30, November 2011 73 · Okay, Glory · Elizabeth Bear · nv Twelve Tomorrows ed. Wade Roush, The MIT Press, 2018 109 · Needles · Elizabeth Bear · ss Blood and Other Cravings ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2011 125 · This Chance Planet · Elizabeth Bear · ss Tor.com October 22 2014 145 · The Body of the Nation [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Garrett Investigates by Elizabeth Bear, Subterranean Press, 2012 177 · Boojum [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Fast Ships, Black Sails ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, 2008 199 · The Bone War [The Eternal Sky] · Elizabeth Bear · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2015 215 · In the House of Aryaman, a Lonely Signal Burns [Sub-Inspector Ferron] · Elizabeth Bear · na Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2012 269 · Shoggoths in Bloom · Elizabeth Bear · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2008 293 · Skin in the Game · Elizabeth Bear · nv Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft ed. Jennifer Henshaw & Allison Linn, Microsoft, 2015 313 · Hobnoblin Blues · Elizabeth Bear · ss Realms of Fantasy February 2008 333 · Form and Void · Elizabeth Bear · ss Fireside Magazine #3, Winter 2012 347 · Your Collar · Elizabeth Bear · ss Subterranean (online) Spring 2008 361 · Terrior · Elizabeth Bear · nv Harvest Season ed. Bill Roper, ISFiC Press, 2014 387 · Dolly · Elizabeth Bear · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2011 405 · Love Among the Talus [The Eternal Sky] · Elizabeth Bear · ss Strange Horizons December 11 2006 421 · The Deeps of the Sky · Elizabeth Bear · nv Edge of Infinity ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris, 2012 437 · Two Dreams on Trains · Elizabeth Bear · ss Strange Horizons January 3 2005 447 · Faster Gun · Elizabeth Bear · nv Tor.com August 8 2012 475 · The Heart’s Filthy Lesson · Elizabeth Bear · nv Old Venus ed. George R. R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, Bantam, 2015 503 · Perfect Gun · Elizabeth Bear · ss Infinity Wars ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris, 2017 521 · Sonny Liston Takes the Fall · Elizabeth Bear · ss The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Ellen Datlow, Del Rey, 2008 533 · Orm the Beautiful · Elizabeth Bear · ss Clarkesworld #4, January 2007 543 · Erase, Erase, Erase · Elizabeth Bear · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2019

Bone and Jewel Creatures by Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean Press, April 2010, 978-1-59606-274-0, $20.00, 131pp, hc, na, cover by Maurizio Manzieri)     Fantasy novella. The wizard Bijou, who creates servants from bones and jewels, faces a mysterious plague. A signed, limited edition of 200 with an added chapbook of two stories is also available.

The Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean Press, September 2013, 978-1-59606-474-4, $20.00, 124pp, hc, na, cover by Maurizio Manzieri)     Fantasy novella, a prequel to Bone and Jewel Creatures. A leatherbound, signed, limited edition of 250 ($45.00) is also available.

Garrett Investigates by Elizabeth Bear (Subterranean Press, November 9, 2012, 978-1-59606-543-7, $2.99, 216pp, ebook, co, cover by Patrick Arrasmith) [Abby Garrett]     Five stories that comprise some of the matter surrounding the life of Lady Abigail Irene Garrett, Th.D., sometime Crown Investigator. They are previously uncollected. One is new; the others were only previously available as bonus chapbooks with the limited editions of various novellas. · Introduction · Elizabeth Bear · in · The Tricks of London [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Subterranean Press, 2009 · The Body of the Nation [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · nv · Almost True [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · ss Subterranean Press, May 2007 · Underground [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Subterranean Press, February 28 2012 · Twilight [Abby Garrett] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Subterranean Press, February 2011