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Delightfully Deadly by T. Borregaard--- see under Gail Carriger.

Fan Service by T. Borregaard--- see under Gail Carriger.

Soulless by T. Borregaard--- see under Gail Carriger.

Beach: Stories by the Sand and Sea ed. Gideon Bosker & Lena Lencek--- see under Lena Lencek.

Lost Transmissions: The Secret History of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Desirina Boskovich (Abrams Image, September 10, 2019, 978-1-4197-3465-6, $29.99, xi+275pp, hc, nf, cover by Paul Lehr) [edited by David Cashion] viii · Foreword · Jeff VanderMeer · fw x · Introduction · Desirina Boskovich · in; illustrated by Vincente Valentine 1 · Literature · Desirina Boskovich · si; illustrated by Jeremy Zerfoss 2 · Kepler’s Proto-Science Fiction Manuscript Somnium and Its Legal Consequences · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Johannes Kepler] 6 · How Jules Verne’s Worst Rejection Letter Shaped Science Fiction…for 150 Years · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Jules Verne] 9 · Jane Webb Loudon’s The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century · Christie Yant · ar [Ref. Jane Loudon] 13 · Early Feminist Utopias, From Gilman’s Herland to Rokeya’s Sultana’s Dream · Desirina Boskovich · ar 18 · The “Timeless Green Kingdoms” of George MacDonald · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. George MacDonald] 22 · Robert W. Chambers, Lesser-Known Father of Weird Fiction · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Robert W. Chambers] 26 · The Inklings: A Friendship That Changed Fantastic Literature Forever · Desirina Boskovich · ar 29 · Henry Dumas’s Foundational Afrofuturism · John Jennings · ar [Ref. Henry Dumas] 31 · The Author of the Narnia Books Worked on a Mega-Creepy Time Travel Story…Probably · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. C. S. Lewis] 36 · The Weird World of Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Mervyn Peake] 39 · The New Wave and New-Metal Men: The Almost-Forgotten Brilliance of David R. Bunch · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. David R. Bunch] 43 · The Continuous Katherine Mortenhoe · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. D. G. Compton] 45 · Harlan Ellison’s Legendary Lost Anthology · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Harlan Ellison] 48 · The Otherworldly Visions of Philip K. Dick · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Philip K. Dick] 53 · The Empress of the Sensual: Kathy Acker · Nick Mamatas · ar [Ref. Kathy Acker] 56 · On Viriconium: Some Notes Toward an Introduction · Neil Gaiman · in from Viriconium, Bantam Spectra, November 2005 [Ref. M. John Harrison] 61 · The Salvage Yard: Real-Life Experiences Revisited in Science Fiction · Darran Anderson · ar 64 · The Dark Fairy Tales of Angela Carter · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Angela Carter] 68 · Funny Fantasy’s Myth Conceptions · David Barr Kirtley · ar [Ref. Robert Lynn Asprin] 70 · It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s Apocalypse · Grady Hendrix · ar 73 · Foreword to John Shirley’s City Come A-Walkin’ · William Gibson · ar [Ref. John Shirley] 76 · An Interview with John Shirley · Desirina Boskovich · iv [Ref. John Shirley] 81 · An Interview with Thomas Olde Heuvelt · Desirina Boskovich · iv [Ref. Thomas Olde Heuvelt] 85 · An Interview with Karen Joy Fowler · Desirina Boskovich · iv [Ref. Karen Joy Fowler] 91 · Film and Television · Desirina Boskovich · si 92 · Le Voyage dans la Lune, the First Science-Fiction Film Ever Made · Desirina Boskovich · ar 95 · Metropolis: The Long Shadow of the Never Seen · Desirina Boskovich · ar 99 · THX 1138: A Decidedly Un-Lucas-Like Production · Desirina Boskovich · ar 101 · The Enduring Creations of Ralph McQuarrie · Desirina Boskovich · ar; illustrated by Doug Chiang [Ref. Ralph McQuarrie] 103 · The Death Star’s Architect: Concept Artist John Berkey · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. John Berkey] 105 · Star Wars vs. Battlestar Galactica: The Legal Battle Over Space Opera’s Look · Desirina Boskovich · ar 108 · “The Spice Must Flow”: Iterations of Dune · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Frank Herbert] 115 · “The Tourist”: The Alien Sex Film Noir We Deserve · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. H. R. Giger] 118 · The Unicorn-Like Creations of Moebius, Concept Artist · Meg Elison · ar [Ref. Jean Giraud] 120 · How WarGames Changed American Military Policy · Desirina Boskovich · ar 122 · The Alien III(s) That Might Have Been · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. William Gibson] 129 · Behold, the Science-Fiction Cosmic Horror of Phase IV! · Paul Tremblay · ar 132 · A Boy and His Goblin: E.T.’s Creepy Origin Story · Desirina Boskovich · ar 136 · The Overlooked Genius of Space Island One · Charlie Jane Anders · ar 138 · The (Very) Secret Adventures of Jules Verne · Emily Asher-Perrin · ar [Ref. Jules Verne] 141 · James Cameron’s Explorations of the Watery Depths On-Screen and in Real LIfe · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. James Cameron] 145 · Architecture · Desirina Boskovich · si 146 · Hugh Ferriss: Draftsman, Theorist, Gotham Visionary · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Hugh Ferriss] 148 · Dreams in the Desert: The Utopian Vision of Paolo Soleri · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Paolo Soleri] 151 · Reality Ahead of Schedule: The Designs of Syd Mead · Matthew Kressel · ar [Ref. Syd Mead] 155 · Art and Design · Desirina Boskovich · si 156 · Weird Tales Regular, Pulp Illustrator Virgil Finlay · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Virgil Finlay] 159 · The Surrealist Stylings of Richard M. Powers · Stephen Sonneveld · ar [Ref. Richard M. Powers] 160 · The Dreamy Atmospheres of Painter Paul Lehr · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Paul Lehr] 163 · Space and Science-Fiction Artist David A. Hardy · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. David A. Hardy] 164 · Psychedelic Master Bob Pepper · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Bob Pepper] 165 · A New Realism: Contemporary Cover Artist Michael Whelan · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Michael Whelan] 166 · On Fantasy Maps · Lev Grossman · ar 170 · Music · Desirina Boskovich · si; illustrated by Lasso Hoile 172 · Science-Fiction Storytelling in the 1960s and ’70s, Set to Music · Desirina Boskovich · ar 175 · Astro Black · Nisi Shawl · ar 178 · The Who’s Lifelong Search for the “One Note” · Desirina Boskovich · ar 181 · Sweet Bye and Bye and Speculative Fiction in Musical Theatre · John Chu · ar 183 · X-Ray Spex, Poly Styrene, and Punk Rock Science Fiction · Annalee Newitz · ar 186 · Weezer’s Songs from the Black Hole · Desirina Boskovich · ar 190 · Speculative Music of the New Millennium · Desirina Boskovich · ar 194 · The Timeless Brilliance of Deltron 3030 · Mark Oshiro · ar 196 · The Science-Fiction Soundscapes of Porcupine Tree · Desirina Boskovich · ar 198 · Metropolis Meets Afrofuturism: The Genius of Janelle Monáe · LaShawn M. Wanak · ar 203 · Fashion · Desirina Boskovich · si 204 · Plenty of Pockets: Fashion in Feminist Utopian SFF · Penny A. Weiss & Brennin Weiswerda · ar 208 · The Fashion Futurism of Elizabeth Hawes and Rudi Gernreich · Ekaterina Sedia · ar 212 · David Bowie’s Queer Glam Futuristic Fashion · Meg Elison · ar 215 · Textile Arts Are Worldbuilding, Too · Jeannette Ng · ar; illustrated by Olivia Rose 218 · Savage Beauty: Alexander McQueen · Genevieve Valentine · ar 220 · Fandom and Pop Culture · Desirina Boskovich · si; illustrated by Ed Valigursky 222 · The Surreal Potential of the World’s Most Mysterious Manuscript · Desirina Boskovich · ar 227 · Celebrity Robots of the Great Depression · Selena Chambers · ar 229 · The Historical and Literary Origins of Assassin’s Creed · Desirina Boskovich · ar 232 · Jack Kirby, the King of Comics · Desirina Boskovich · ar [Ref. Jack Kirby] 236 · Valérian, the Popular French Comic Series That Inspired a Generation · Desirina Boskovich · ar 239 · Beyond D & D: Lesser Known Fantasy Role-Playing Games · Frank Romero · ar 241 · Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play: A Grim World of Perilous Adventure · Molly Tanzer · ar 243 · Kentaro Miura, Grandmaster of Grimdark · Jesse Bullington · ar 245 · The Ambitions of BioForge · Desirina Boskovich · ar 247 · The Massive Artificial Landscape of Tsutomu Nihei’s Blame! · Desirina Boskovich · ar 250 · Raëlism: The Space-Age Message of the Elohim · Robert Levy · ar 252 · CyberCity: Hackers, Virtual Reality, and the Games of War · Desirina Boskovich · ar 255 · On the Internet, No One Knows You Aren’t a (Gay) Wizard: An Ode to Fan Fiction · K. M. Szpara · ar 258 · The Time of the Mellon Chronicles · Sylas K. Barrett · ar 261 · An Interview with Hugh Howey · Desirina Boskovich · iv [Ref. Hugh Howey] 266 · Contributor Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Alchemical Texts by Bruce Boston (Ocean View, 1985, no ISBN, $3.00, 18pp, ph, co)     Poetry collection chapbook. 5 · The Alchemist Among Us [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Fantasy and Terror #2, 1984 6 · The Alchemist Is Born in a Sudden Changing of Seasons [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm 7 · The Alchemist in Transit [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm 9 · The Alchemist Discovers a Universal Solvent [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1984 10 · The Alchemist in Place [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Velocities #4, Summer 1984 12 · The Alchemist Takes a Lover in the Infinite Variety of Fire [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Velocities #4, Summer 1984 14 · A Thousand Faces · Bruce Boston · pm 16 · Tongues · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line December 1978

Chronicles of the Mutant Rain Forest by Bruce Boston & Robert Frazier--- see under Robert Frazier.

Sensuous Debris: Selected Poems 1970-1995 by Bruce Boston (Dark Regions Press, September 1995, 978-0-9626708-8-6, $6.95, 96pp, tp, co, cover by Thomas Wiloch)     Collection of 59 poems, many with SF themes, all surreal and/or fantastic. Limited to 250 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a clothbound edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($40.00). Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · t. Winter-Damon · in · Of Time and the Sidereal Shore · Bruce Boston · pm The New Bruce Boston Omnibus by Bruce Boston, Ocean View Books, 1988 · The Tiger Does Not Know · Bruce Boston · pm Faces of the Beast by Bruce Boston, Starmont House, 1990 · The Naming of Teas · Bruce Boston · pm The New Bruce Boston Omnibus by Bruce Boston, Ocean View Books, 1988 · Breath Falls and Is Not Stone · Bruce Boston · pm The New Bruce Boston Omnibus by Bruce Boston, Ocean View Books, 1988 · Night Flight · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line November 1978 · What Trees Dream About in Their Prodigious Silence · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1992 · The Alchemist Is Born in a Sudden Changing of Seasons [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Alchemical Texts by Bruce Boston, Ocean View, 1985 · The Alchemist in Transit [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Alchemical Texts by Bruce Boston, Ocean View, 1985 · The Alchemist in Place [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Velocities #4, Summer 1984 · The Alchemist Takes a Lover in the Infinite Variety of Fire [The Alchemist] · Bruce Boston · pm Velocities #4, Summer 1984 · Tongues · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line December 1978 · Born a Royal Beast · Bruce Boston · pm Skin Trades—Poetry by Bruce Boston, Chris Drumm, 1988 · Tale of the Crone Goddess · Bruce Boston · pm Time by Bruce Boston, Titan, 1988 · The Walnut Dark Sea Is Blooming Swiftly · Bruce Boston · pm Grimoire #5, Summer 1983 · Curse of the Shapeshifter’s Wife [Accursed Wives] · Bruce Boston · pm Accursed Wives by Bruce Boston, Night Visions, 1993 · Curse of the Telepath’s Wife [Accursed Wives] · Bruce Boston · pm Accursed Wives by Bruce Boston, Night Visions, 1993 · Curse of the Ghost’s Wife [Accursed Wives] · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1989 · Curse of the Devil’s Wife [Accursed Wives] · Bruce Boston · pm Amazing Stories November 1988 · Curse of the Angel’s Wife [Accursed Wives] · Bruce Boston · pm Accursed Wives by Bruce Boston, Night Visions, 1993 · Dead Heat · Bruce Boston · pm New Blood #3, 1988 · The Nightmare Collector · Bruce Boston · pm Night Cry Spring 1987 · In the Darkened Hours · Bruce Boston · pm The Nightmare Collector by Bruce Boston, 2AM, 1988 · Dream Webs · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line January/February 1984 · The Muse as Lover Gone on Vacation · Bruce Boston · pm Faces of the Beast by Bruce Boston, Starmont House, 1990 · America Comes · Bruce Boston · pm Ice River #4, June 1989 · And Soon a Wolf for Every Door · Bruce Boston · pm Weird Tales Spring 1990 · In the Wake of Sensuous Debris · Bruce Boston · pm Grue #10, Fall 1989 · Mean Time 2000 · Bruce Boston · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry October/December 1988 · No Longer the Stars · Bruce Boston · pm Nuclear Futures by Bruce Boston, Velocities Chapbook Series, 1987 · Beyond Procreation · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1988 · The Last Existentialist [The Last Existentialist] · Bruce Boston · pm Chris Drumm Books, 1993 · The Last Existentialist Eats [The Last Existentialist] · Bruce Boston · pm · The Last Existentialist Needs [The Last Existentialist] · Bruce Boston · pm · Then the Last Existentialist Tires [The Last Existentialist] · Bruce Boston · pm · If the Last Existentialist Could [The Last Existentialist] · Bruce Boston · pm · The Berserker Enters a Plea on the Death of Greater Los Angeles · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1985 · The Evolution of the Death Murals · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1985 · Human Remains · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line July/August 1982 · Denizens · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line July/August 1983 · The Cyborg · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line July/August 1982 · Old Robots Are the Worst · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1989 · If Gravity Were Like Weather · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line June 1979 · Up Flashing · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1989 · Down Flashing · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1989 · The Nativity of Thought · Bruce Boston · pm Velocities #2, Spring 1983 · When Silver Plums Fall · Bruce Boston · pm Poly: New Speculative Writing ed. Lee Ballentine, Ocean View Books, 1989 · In the Eyes of the Pilot · Bruce Boston · pm Amazing Stories March 1987 · A Wrecker’s Tale · Bruce Boston · pm The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Summer/Fall 1985 · Beyond the Edge of Alien Desire · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line September/October 1987 · The FTL Addict Fixes · Bruce Boston · pm Velocities #2, Spring 1983 · Don’t Drink the Sky at Myrmidon · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1984 · The Star Drifter Grounded · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line May/June 1981 · For Spacers Snarled in the Hair of Comets · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 1984 · Gaea Dentata · Bruce Boston · pm Amazing Stories January 1988 · Spacer’s Compass · Bruce Boston · pm Specula by Bruce Boston, Talisman, 1993 · Against the Ebon Rush of Night · Bruce Boston · pm Aboriginal Science Fiction September/October 1988 · Defeat at the Hands of Alien Scholars · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line March/April 1981 · The Wave We Ride · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line January/February 1983 · Horses of Light · Bruce Boston · pm Grimoire #3, Winter 1983

Skin Trades—Poetry by Bruce Boston (Chris Drumm, 1988, 5pp, ph, co, cover by Allen Koszowski)     Booklet issued with the signed, numbered edition of Skin Trades. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Born a Royal Beast · Bruce Boston · pm 2 · Curse of the Werewolf’s Wife [Accursed Wives] · Bruce Boston · pm Weird Tales Fall 1988 4 · Beyond Procreation · Bruce Boston · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1988 5 · Beyond the Edge of Alien Desire · Bruce Boston · pm Star*Line September/October 1987

The City of the Tiger: More Selected Stories from Science Fantasy ed. John Boston & Damien Broderick--- see under Damien Broderick.

The Daymakers: Selected Stories from Science Fantasy ed. John Boston & Damien Broderick--- see under Damien Broderick.

Perchance to Wake: Yet More Selected Stories from Science Fantasy ed. John Boston & Damien Broderick--- see under Damien Broderick.

Curfew & Other Eerie Tales by Lucy M. Boston (Swan River Press, July 31, 2011, 978-0-9566587-1-5, xix+195pp, hc, co)     Collection of six supernatural tales, three previously unpublished and a play. Limited to 350 copies. Details taken from online listing. v · Introduction · Robert Lloyd Parry · in 1 · Curfew · Lucy M. Boston · ss The House of the Nightmare ed. Kathleen Lines, The Bodley Head, 1967 13 · Pollution · Lucy M. Boston · nv 35 · Blind Man’s Buff · Lucy M. Boston · ss 45 · Many Coloured Glass · Lucy M. Boston · ss Young Winter’s Tales ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan UK, 1970 57 · The Italian Desk · Lucy M. Boston · ss 71 · The Tiger-Skin Rug · Lucy M. Boston · ss Dread and Delight ed. Philippa Pearce, Oxford University Press, 1995; written in 1933. 91 · The Horned Man: A Play in Two Acts · Lucy M. Boston · pl Faber and Faber, 1970