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The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 23 ed. Alastair Gunn (Wimbourne Books, June 8, 2023, £2.40, ebook, an, cover: [portrait of Vernon Lee] by John Singer Sargent from 1881)
This volume contains stories by female authors published in America and Britain between 1842 and 1897.

· Introduction · Alastair Gunn · in

_ · Book-Talk: Ghosts · Julian Hawthorne & H. C. Walsh · br Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine August 1890; given as by Hawthorne alone.

· The Necromancer, or, Ghost Versus Gramarye · Isabella Frances Romer · ss Bentley’s Miscellany January 1842

· The Haunted House · Mary Ann Bird · ss The London Journal July 1852

· The Man-in-the-Moon’s Ghost Story · Rosa Almeida Chawner · ss Hits and Bits by Rosa Almeida Chawner, F. C. Wesdey, 1861

· Grandmother’s Story · Julia Bachope Goddard · ss Once a Week August 25 1866

· The Ghost of Russian Hill · Margaret Kerr Hosmer · ss The Lady’s Friend December 1868

· How Georgette Kept Tryst · Mary E. Penn · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1879

· A Culture-Ghost; or, Winthrop’s Adventure · Vernon Lee · nv Fraser’s Magazine January 1881

· A Stray Reveler · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Wasp December 23 1882; subtitled “The Picture Which Was a Prophesy”.

· “That Awful Face!” · Florence Marryat · ss The Weekly News December 1882

· The Ghost of Manibere Court · Louisa Grice Hutchinson · ss Temple Bar December 1884

· Miss Tweed’s Ghost Story: A Tale for the People · Sarah Doudney · ss The Sunday Times September 8 1889

· John Charrington’s Wedding · Edith Nesbit · ss Temple Bar September 1891

· Caulfield’s Crime · Alice Perrin · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1892

· The Missing Model · Lettice Galbraith · ss New Ghost Stories by Lettice Galbraith, Ward Lock, 1893

· The Stout Wooer and the Haunted Room · A. M. Stein · ss Haunted House of Ben’s Hollow and Other Ghostly Stories by A. M. Stein, J. Elliott & Co., 1894

· The Prayer · Violet Hunt · nv Chapman’s Magazine December 1895, as “The Story of a Ghost”

· Whither Thou Goest · Katharine Lee Bates · ss The Chap-Book April 1896

· The Villa Lucienne · Ella D’Arcy · ss The Yellow Book July 1896

· My Fellow Travellers · Mary Angela Dickens · ss The Gentlewoman December 19 1896

· There and Here · Alice Brown · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine October 1897

The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 24 ed. Alastair Gunn (Wimbourne Books, January 3, 2024, £1.99, ebook, an, cover: Portrait of Thomas Hardy by Reginald G. Eves from 1924)
This volume contains stories published in America and Britain between 1861 and 1901.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Alastair Gunn · in

_ · The Supernatural in Nineteenth Century Fiction · [uncredited] · ar Edinburgh Review April 1903

· The Ghost-Story of the Lady Who Kept a Secret · Frederick William Robinson · ex from Twelve O’Clock: A Christmas Story, Hurst & Blackett, 1861

· Poor Chips · Charles Henry Webb · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine July 1861, uncredited.

· My Old Nurse’s Story · George MacDonald · ex from “The Portent”, anonymously, The Cornhill Magazine May 1860 (+2), uncredited.

· The Ghost of the State Cabin · Charles Rathbone Low · ss Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1870

· Eily’s Ghost · James Bowker · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1875

· A Debt of Honour · Charles Lawrence Young · ss London Society Christmas 1872; subtitled “A Ghost Story”.

· The Haunted Rock: A Legend of Port Guerron Cove · William Wilthew Fenn · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1881

· Nut Bush Farm · Charlotte Riddell · nv Weird Stories by Mrs. J. H. Riddell, James Hogg, 1882

· A Ghost Story Without an End · Leslie Ethridge · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1886

· The House on the Corner · George Downing Sparks · ss The Australian Journal January 1888

· The Ghost at the Proscenium · Gilbert Edward Campbell · ss Mysteries of the Unseen by Sir Gilbert Campbell, Bart., Ward Lock, 1889

· The Superstitious Man’s Story · Thomas Hardy · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine April 1891

· The Ghosts in My Tower · Frank Richard Stockton · ss The Philadelphia Inquirer December 16 1894

· The Roll Call of the Reef · Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Idler June 1895, as by Q

· The House of the Bronze Fox · Clinton Ross · ss Daily Witness June 27 1896

· The Friends of the Friends · Henry James · nv Chapman’s Magazine May 1896, as “The Way It Came”

· The Story of Baelbrow [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1898

· The Corpse Light · J. E. P. Muddock · ss Tales of Terror by Dick Donovan, Chatto & Windus, 1899, as by Dick Donovan

· The Fifth-Mile Post · C. E. Jeffery · ss The Harmsworth Monthly Pictorial Magazine November 1899; subtitled “An Indian Ghost Story”.

· The Spirit of the Fjord · John Clark Shannon · ss Zylgrahof and Other Stories by John C. Shannon, Simpkin, Marshall, 1901

The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 25 ed. Alastair Gunn (Wimbourne Books, November 26, 2024, £1.99, ebook, an)
This volume contains stories published anonymously in Britain, Australia and New Zealand between 1844 and 1897.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Alastair Gunn · in

_ · The Decline of the Ghost · [uncredited] · ar Popular Science Monthly January 1886

· The Unknown Singer: A Mystification · [uncredited] · ss Hood’s Magazine and Comic Miscellany August 1844

· Ghost or No Ghost? · W. Harrison Ainsworth ,[?], uncredited · ss The New Monthly Magazine August 1852

· The Story of a Phantom · [uncredited] · ss Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1858

· A Photographer’s Story · [uncredited] · ss Sharpe’s London Magazine July 1861

· The Ghost’s Hand: A Christmas Story · [uncredited] · ss The New Monthly Magazine January 1864

· The Ghost of the Abbey · [uncredited] · ss Reynolds’s Miscellany of Romance, General Literature, Science, and Art September 1867

· The Phantom of Regatta Island · Charles Dickens, Jr. ,[?], uncredited · ss All the Year Round May 8 1869

· Grey Woman of the Moor · [uncredited] · ss The Australian Journal May 1885

· The Lady of the Lea · [uncredited] · ss Vanity Fair (UK) December 1888

· The Tower Ghost · [uncredited] · ss Vanity Fair (UK) December 1888

· The Ninth Window · Mary E. Braddon ,[?], uncredited · ss The Mistletoe Bough December 1888

· The Mystery of Catherine Clairville · [uncredited] · ss Whitehall Review January 1889

· A Phantom Face · [uncredited] · ss Whitehall Review February 1889

· A Ghostly Manifestation · Rev. J. C. Grey ,[?], uncredited · ss Murray’s Magazine July 1889

· The Empty Compartment · [uncredited] · ss Murray’s Magazine July 1890

· The Recess in the Wall · [uncredited] · ss Every Week Christmas 1890

· The Restless Dead · Reginald E. Horsley, uncredited · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine December 1892

· The Ghosts of Cottenal Court · E. M. · ss Every Week Christmas 1895

· The Third Traveller · [uncredited] · ss The Argosy (UK) December 1896

· The Ghost of Sir Willopy Wite · [uncredited] · ss The New Zealand Graphic and Ladies’ Journal July 1897

The Wimbourne Book of Victorian Ghost Stories: Volume 26 ed. Alastair Gunn (Wimbourne Books, April 22, 2025, £1.99, ebook, an)
This volume contains stories published between 1842 and 1901.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Alastair Gunn · in

_ · The Argument in Favour of Ghosts · Frederick Arnold, uncredited · ar Dreamland and Ghostland, Volume II, George Redway, 1887

· A Maltese Ghost Story · Richard Johns · ss Bentley’s Miscellany July 1842

· The Female Wrecker; and The House of Mystery · Erskine Neale · ss Bentley’s Miscellany July 1850

· An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street · J. S. Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine December 1853, as “An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in an Old House in Aungier-Street”, uncredited.

· The Ghost of Dr. Harris · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ts The Nineteenth Century January 1900

· A Glimpse of the Supernatural in the Nineteenth Century · Felicia Mary Frances Skene · ss Dublin University Magazine November 1861, uncredited.

· The Spectre Bridegroom · Robert Hunt · ss Popular Romances of the West of England: First Series by Robert Hunt, John Camden Hotten, 1865

· To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, uncredited.

· John Granger · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss The Belgravia Annual Christmas 1870, as by The Author of “Lady Audley’s Secret”, etc.; subtitled “A Ghost Story”.

· Miss Jéromette and the Clergyman · Wilkie Collins · nv Canadian Monthly August 1875 (+1), as “The Clergyman’s Confession”

· The Mystery of the Cathedral of Chihuahua · Eliot Ryder · ss Ballou’s Monthly Magazine November 1882

· The Ghost Baby · Francis Romano Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1890

· The Eve of St. John in a Deserted Châlet · Frank Cowper · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine July 1891

· The Haunted Dragoon · Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch · ss The Illustrated London News Christmas 1891, as by Q

· Marie St. Pierre · James Hume Nisbet · ss The Haunted Station by Hume Nisbet, F.V. White & Co., 1894

· The White Villa · Ralph Adams Cram · nv Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

· The Bruges Ghost · Wilhelmina FitzClarence · ss Ghostly Tales by The Countess of Munster, Hutchinson, 1896

· The Damerel Spectres · Alfred Henry John Cochrane · ss Longman’s Magazine January 1897

· A Last Assembling · Alice Brown · ss New England Magazine November 1898

· How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Smythe Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved”

· Between Darkness and Dawn · Elizabeth Garver Jordan · ss Harper’s Bazar March 30 1901

Questionable Practices by Eileen Gunn (Small Beer Press, March 11, 2014, 978-1-61873-075-6, $16.00, 276pp, tp, co, cover by Fu Wenchao)
Collection of one poem and 16 stories, two original; this includes four collaborations with Michael Swanwick and one with Rudy Rucker. E-book also available.
Details taken from online listing.

· Up the Fire Road · Eileen Gunn · nv Eclipse One ed. Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2007

· “Chop Wood, Carry Water” · Eileen Gunn · nv

· No Place to Raise Kids · Eileen Gunn · ss Flurb #3, Spring/Summer 2007

· The Trains That Climb the Winter Tree · Michael Swanwick & Eileen Gunn · nv Tor.com December 21 2010

· To the Moon Alice · Eileen Gunn · pm Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #22, June 2008

· Speak, Geek · Eileen Gunn · vi Nature #7105, August 24 2006

· Hive Mind Man · Rudy Rucker & Eileen Gunn · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2012

· Thought Experiment · Eileen Gunn · ss Eclipse Four ed. Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2011

· “Shed That Guilt! Double Your Productivity Overnight!” · Michael Swanwick & Eileen Gunn · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September 2008

· A Different Engine · Eileen Gunn · ss Tor.com October 28 2010 [Ref. William Gibson & Bruce Sterling]

· Day After the Cooters · Eileen Gunn · ss Tor.com October 29 2010 [Ref. Howard Waldrop]

· The Perdido Street Project · Eileen Gunn · ss Tor.com November 1 2010 [Ref. China Miéville]

· Internal Devices · Eileen Gunn · ss Tor.com November 2 2010 [Ref. K. W. Jeter]

· The Armies of Elfland · Eileen Gunn & Michael Swanwick · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2009

· Michael Swanwick and Samuel R. Delany at the Joyce Kilmer Service Area, March 2005 · Eileen Gunn · ss Foundation Winter 2007

· Zeppelin City · Eileen Gunn & Michael Swanwick · nv Tor.com October 6 2009

· Phantom Pain · Eileen Gunn · ss

Stable Strategies & Others by Eileen Gunn (Tachyon Publications, September 2004, 1-892391-18-X, $14.95, xvi+206pp, tp, co, cover by John D. Berry)
Collection of 12 stories, two original. Foreword by William Gibson, afterword by Howard Waldrop, and a poem by Michael Swanwick.

xi · She’s the Business · William Gibson · fw

xv · The Secret of Writing · Eileen Gunn · in

xvii · Hooray for Eileen! · Michael Swanwick · pm

3 · Stable Strategies for Middle Management · Eileen Gunn · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1988

19 · Fellow Americans · Eileen Gunn · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1991

37 · Computer Friendly · Eileen Gunn · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1989

59 · The Sock Story · Eileen Gunn · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1989

63 · Coming to Terms · Eileen Gunn · ss

73 · Lichen and Rock · Eileen Gunn · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1991

89 · Contact · Eileen Gunn · ss Proteus ed. Richard S. McEnroe, Ace, 1981

103 · What Are Friends For? · Eileen Gunn · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories November 1978

113 · A Recipe for Ideologically Labile Fruit Crisp · Eileen Gunn · ms The Bakery Men Don’t See, SF3, 1991

117 · Spring Conditions · Eileen Gunn · ss Tales by Moonlight ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Robert T. Garcia, 1983

125 · Nirvana High · Eileen Gunn & Leslie What · nv

151 · Green Fire · Eileen Gunn, Andy Duncan, Pat Murphy & Michael Swanwick · nv Event Horizon January 18 1999 (+1)

203 · Afterwards · Howard Waldrop · aw

Breaking Point by James Gunn (Walker & Co., 1972, 0-8027-5552-6, $4.95, vi+182pp, hc, co)

ii · Translations · [uncredited] · ms

1 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

4 · Breaking Point · James Gunn · na Space Science Fiction March 1953

52 · A Monster Named Smith · James Gunn · nv If July 1954

79 · Cinderella Story · James Gunn · ss Vanguard Science Fiction June 1958, as “When the Shoe Fits”

96 · Teddy Bear · James Gunn · ss Worlds of Fantasy v1 #2, 1970

115 · The Man Who Owned Tomorrow · James Gunn · ss Argosy July 1953

124 · Green Thumb · James Gunn · nv If April 1957

147 · The Power and the Glory · James Gunn · ss If December 1969, as “The Man Who Would Not”

155 · The Listeners [Listeners] · James Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction September 1968

The Burning by James E. Gunn (Dell, February 1972, 0-440-00861-1, 95¢, 154pp, pb, n., cover by Robert Foster) [John Wilson]
Fix-up novel based on three previously-published stories.

· Witches Must Burn [John Wilson] · James E. Gunn · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1956

· Trial by Fire [John Wilson] · James E. Gunn · na If February 1969

· Witch Hunt [John Wilson] · James E. Gunn · na Galaxy Science Fiction April 1969

Crisis! by James Gunn (Tor, May 1986, 0-812-53944-3, $2.95, 219pp, pb, n.)
Sf novel composed of a series of episodes which appeared separately.

11 · Man in the Cage · James Gunn · pr

13 · The End of the World [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact January 1984

45 · Child of the Sun [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1977

83 · Man of the Hour [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact October 1984

125 · Touch of the Match [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact February 1985

155 · Woman of the Year [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact April 1985, as “Mother of the Year”

189 · Will-of-the-Wisp [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact May 1985

The Dreamers by James Gunn (Simon & Schuster, January 1981, 0-671-25280-1, $10.95, 166pp, hc, n., cover by Lisa Falkenstein)
Novel comprising three stories, one previously published, and four pieces of linking material.

· The Mnemonist I · James Gunn · lk

· The Historian · James Gunn · nv

· The Mnemonist II · James Gunn · lk

· The Volunteer · James Gunn · na Triax ed. Robert Silverberg, Pinnacle, 1977, as “If I Forget Thee”

· The Mnemonist III · James Gunn · lk

· The Dreamer · James Gunn · na

· The Mnemonist IV · James Gunn · lk

The End of the Dreams by James Gunn (Scribners, September 1975, 0-684-14352-6, $6.95, xv+202pp, hc, co, cover by Bob Strimban)

ix · Introduction · James Gunn · in

1 · Space Is a Lonely Place [Amos Danton] · James Gunn · na Venture Science Fiction May 1957

61 · The Joy Ride · James Gunn · na Startling Stories Fall 1955, as “The Naked Sky”

143 · The Immortal [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1958

Future Imperfect by James Gunn (Bantam, January 1964, J2717, 40¢, 137pp, pb, co, cover by Paul Lehr)

1 · The Misogynist · James Gunn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952

9 · The Last Word · James Gunn · ss

17 · Little Orphan Android · James Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction September 1955

46 · The Stilled Patter · James Gunn · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1956

53 · Skin Game · James Gunn · ss Venture Science Fiction January 1958

61 · Every Day Is Christmas · James Gunn · nv Super-Science Fiction February 1957

81 · The Girls Who Were Really Built · James Gunn · ss Fantastic June 1958, as “Neosho’s Choicest”

90 · Survival Policy [Malachi Jones] · James Gunn · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1952, as by Edwin James

113 · Tsylana · James Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction March 1956

132 · Feeding Time · James Gunn · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1955

Gift from the Stars by James Gunn (BenBella Books, December 2005, 1-932100-65-2, $14.95, 154pp, tp, n.) [Adrian Mast]
SF fix-up novel of first contact originally published as five novellas (one somewhat altered) in Analog. The author’s preface discusses how the novel was inspired as a response to Carl Sagan’s Contact. Introduction by Gregory Benford.

1 · Preface · James Gunn · pr

3 · Introduction · Gregory Benford · in

7 · The Giftie [Adrian Mast] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 1999

35 · Pow’r [Adrian Mast] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact January 2000

61 · The Abyss [Adrian Mast] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2000

85 · The Rabbit Hole [Adrian Mast] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 2001

109 · Uncreated Night and Strange Shadows [Adrian Mast] · James Gunn · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact January/February 2005

Human Voices by James Gunn (Five Star US, August 2002, 0-7862-4317-1, $23.95, 344pp, hc, co, cover by Vincent Di Fate) [edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman]
Collection of 14 stories. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman.

11 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

16 · The Old Folks · James Gunn · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972

38 · The Voices [Listeners] · James Gunn · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972

71 · Fault · James Gunn · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1975

84 · Guilt · James Gunn · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May/June 1978

109 · Child of the Sun [Bill Johnson] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1977

145 · The North Wind · James Gunn · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 26 1981

165 · Among the Beautiful Bright Children · James Gunn · nv The Dreamers by James Gunn, Simon & Schuster, 1981, as “The Historian”

197 · The Futurist · James Gunn · ss Amazing Stories November 1993

226 · Man of Parts · James Gunn · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1985

237 · The Gingerbread Man · James Gunn · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 1995

249 · The Day the Magic Came Back · James Gunn · ss Science Fiction Age January 1996

265 · The Lens of Time · James Gunn · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact October 1995

279 · The End-of-the-World Ball · James Gunn · nv Synergy: New Science Fiction, Vol. 4 ed. George Zebrowski, Harvest, 1989

307 · The Giftie [Adrian Mast] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 1999

The Immortals by James Gunn (Bantam, November 1962, J2484, 40¢, 154pp, pb, co, cover by Mitchell Hooks)

1 · New Blood [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1955

27 · Donor · James Gunn · nv Fantastic, Stories of Imagination November 1960

56 · Medic [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Venture Science Fiction July 1957, as “Not So Great an Enemy”

106 · Immortal [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1958

The Immortals (var. 1) by James Gunn (Pocket, September 2004, 0-671-53486-6, $12.00, xiii+301pp, tp, co)
Revised from the Bantam (1962) edition with the addition of a fifth story, a new introduction by Greg Bear, and a fascinating preface by Gunn.

v · Introduction · Greg Bear · in

vii · Preface · James Gunn · pr

3 · New Blood [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1955

45 · Donor · James Gunn · nv Fantastic, Stories of Imagination November 1960

93 · Elixir [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2004

149 · Medic [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Venture Science Fiction July 1957, as “Not So Great an Enemy”

227 · Immortal [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Star Science Fiction Stories No. 4 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1958

The Joy Makers by James E. Gunn (Bantam, March 1961, A2219, 35¢, 160pp, pb, n., cover by William Hofmann)
Fix-up novel based on three previously-published stories.

· The Unhappy Man · James E. Gunn · nv Fantastic Universe February 1955

· The Naked Sky · James E. Gunn · na Startling Stories Fall 1955

· Name Your Pleasure · James E. Gunn · na Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1955

The Listeners by James E. Gunn (Charles Scribner’s Sons, October 1972, 0-684-13013-0, $6.95, vii+275pp, hc, n., cover by Jerry Thorp) [Listeners]
Fix-up novel based on six stories, five previously-published.

3 · Robert MacDonald—2025 [Listeners] · James E. Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction September 1968, as “The Listeners”

48 · George Thomas—2027 [Listeners] · James E. Gunn · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972, as “The Voices”

92 · William Mitchell—2028 [Listeners] · James E. Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1971, as “The Message”

140 · Andrew White—2028 [Listeners] · James E. Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction January/February 1972, as “The Answer”

203 · Robert MacDonald—2058 [Listeners] · James E. Gunn · nv

250 · The Computer—2118 [Listeners] · James E. Gunn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May/June 1972, as “The Reply”

Some Dreams Are Nightmares by James Gunn (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1974, 0-684-13779-8, $6.95, xx+220pp, hc, co)

ix · Introduction · James Gunn · in

1 · The Cave of Night · James Gunn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1955

25 · The Hedonist · James Gunn · na Thrilling Wonder Stories Winter 1955, as “Name Your Pleasure”

121 · New Blood [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1955

157 · Medic [Dr. Russell Pearce] · James Gunn · nv Venture Science Fiction July 1957, as “Not So Great an Enemy”

Station in Space by James E. Gunn (Bantam, September 1958, A1825, 35¢, 160pp, pb, co)

1 · The Cave of Night · James E. Gunn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1955

15 · Hoax [Amos Danton] · James E. Gunn · nv If December 1955

42 · The Big Wheel · James E. Gunn · nv Fantastic Universe September 1956

71 · Powder Keg [Amos Danton] · James E. Gunn · nv If April 1958

112 · Space Is a Lonely Place [Amos Danton] · James E. Gunn · na Venture Science Fiction May 1957

The This Fortress World by James E. Gunn (Ace Double, May 1957, D-223, 35¢, 190pp, pb, n., cover by Ed Emshwiller)
Reprint (Gnome Press 1955) SF novel. Bound in the tête-bêche style with 13th Immortal by Robert Silverberg.

The Unpublished Gunn, Part One by James Gunn (Chris Drumm Books, June 1992, 0-936055-52-9, $4.00, 44pp, ph, oc)
Original collection of four previously unpublished stories, with an introduction by the author.

3 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

6 · Sane Asylum · James Gunn · nv

28 · Judgment Day · James Gunn · vi

30 · Broken Record · James Gunn · vi

34 · The Black Marble · James Gunn · ss

The Unpublished Gunn, Part Two by James Gunn (Chris Drumm Books, 1996, 0-936055-62-6, $5.00, 66pp, ph, oc)
Original collection of five previously unpublished stories, with an introduction by Gunn describing how they came to be written.

5 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

8 · The Whip · James Gunn · nv

29 · Jackpot for Julie · James Gunn · ss

41 · The Man with One Talent · James Gunn · ss

51 · The Big One · James Gunn · ss

56 · Pest House · James Gunn · ss

The Witching Hour by James E. Gunn (Dell, June 1970, 9605, 60¢, 188pp, pb, co)

11 · The Reluctant Witch · James E. Gunn · na Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953, as “Wherever You May Be”

81 · The Beautiful Brew · James E. Gunn · nv Beyond Fantasy Fiction September 1954

110 · The Magicians · James E. Gunn · na Beyond Fantasy Fiction May 1954, as “Sine of the Magus”

Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Vol. 1) ed. James E. Gunn--- see under Anon..

Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Vol. 2) ed. James E. Gunn--- see under Anon..

Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Vol. 3) ed. James E. Gunn--- see under Anon..

The Best of Astounding: Classic Short Novels from the Golden Age of Science Fiction ed. James Gunn (Carroll & Graf, August 1992, 0-88184-808-5, $22.95, 438pp, hc, an)
Anthology of six short novels originally published in Astounding between 1932 and 1958, with an introduction by Poul Anderson. This volume was abridged from three anthologies published by Easton Press in 1990.

vii · Introduction · Poul Anderson · in

1 · Sucker Bait [Troas] · Isaac Asimov · na Astounding Science Fiction February 1954 (+1)

71 · The Stolen Dormouse · L. Sprague de Camp · na Astounding Science-Fiction April 1941 (+1)

139 · The Fifth-Dimension Tube [Tommy Reames] · Murray Leinster · na Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1933

217 · The Shadow Out of Time [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · na Astounding Stories June 1936

287 · Bindlestiff [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction December 1950

331 · We Have Fed Our Sea [David Ryerson] · Poul Anderson · na Astounding Science Fiction August 1958 (+1)

Nebula Award Stories 10 ed. James Gunn (Gollancz, November 1975, 0-575-02059-8, £3.75, 255pp, hc, an)
Omits the two essays by Scholes and Dickson from the US edition.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · James Gunn · in

· The Engine at Heartspring’s Center · Roger Zelazny · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1974

· If the Stars Are Gods [Bradley Reynolds] · Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund · nv Universe 4 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1974

· Twilla · Tom Reamy · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1974

· After King Kong Fell [Wold Newton] · Philip José Farmer · nv Omega ed. Roger Elwood, Walker US, 1973

· The Day Before the Revolution [Ekumen] · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1974

· The Rest Is Silence · C. L. Grant · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1974

· Born with the Dead [Born with the Dead] · Robert Silverberg · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1974

· The Nebula Winners, 1965-1974 · [uncredited] · bi

· The Hugo Winners · [uncredited] · bi

Nebula Award Stories Ten ed. James Gunn (Harper & Row, December 1975, 0-06-011628-5, $7.95, xiv+254pp, hc, an)
This is an “enlarged edition” that adds two essays not in the Gollancz (1975 as Nebula Award Stories 10) edition.
Details taken from online listing.

ix · Introduction · James Gunn · in Nebula Award Stories 10 ed. James Gunn, Gollancz, 1975

3 · The Engine at Heartspring’s Center · Roger Zelazny · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1974

13 · If the Stars Are Gods [Bradley Reynolds] · Gregory Benford & Gordon Eklund · nv Universe 4 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1974

57 · Twilla · Tom Reamy · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1974

97 · Ten Years of Nebula Awards · Gordon R. Dickson · ar

105 · As the Wall Crumbles · Robert Scholes · ar

113 · After King Kong Fell [Wold Newton] · Philip José Farmer · nv Omega ed. Roger Elwood, Walker US, 1973

129 · The Day Before the Revolution [Ekumen] · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1974

146 · The Rest Is Silence · C. L. Grant · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1974

173 · Born with the Dead [Born with the Dead] · Robert Silverberg · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1974

249 · The Nebula Winners, 1965-1974 · [uncredited] · bi Nebula Award Stories 10 ed. James Gunn, Gollancz, 1975

252 · The Hugo Winners · [uncredited] · bi Nebula Award Stories 10 ed. James Gunn, Gollancz, 1975

The Road to Science Fiction #1: From Gilgamesh to Wells ed. James Gunn (Mentor, September 1977, 0-451-61578-6, $2.25, 404pp, pb, an)

1 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

15 · The First Voyage to the Moon · James Gunn · is [Ref. Lucian of Samosata]

16 · A True Story · Lucian of Samosata; translated by Lionel Casson · ex (r)

28 · Strange Creatures and Far Traveling · James Gunn · is

31 · The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville · [uncredited] · ex 1350; chap. XVIII-XIX.

38 · The Good Place That Is No Place · James Gunn · is [Ref. Sir Thomas More]

41 · Utopia · Sir Thomas More · ex 1516

48 · The New Science and the Old Religion · James Gunn · is [Ref. Tommaso Campanella]

49 · The City of the Sun · Tommaso Campanella · ex 1623

60 · Experience, Experiment, and the Battle for Men’s Minds · James Gunn · is [Ref. Francis Bacon]

61 · The New Atlantis · Francis Bacon · ex Sylva Sylvarum by Francis Bacon, John Haviland for William Lee, 1626

84 · A New Look at the Heavens and Another Trip to the Moon · James Gunn · is [Ref. Johannes Kepler]

86 · Somnium, or Lunar Astronomy · Johannes Kepler; translated by Edward Rosen · ss (r)
translated from the Latin (“Somnium, sive Astronomia Lunaris”, 1634).

103 · Commuting to the Moon · James Gunn · is [Ref. Cyrano de Bergerac]

105 · A Voyage to the Moon · Cyrano de Bergerac · ex (r)
translated from the French (Histoire comique, par Monsieur de Cyrano Bergerac, Contenant les Estats et Empires de la Lune, Charles de Sercy, 1657).

112 · The Age of Reason and the Voice of Dissent · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jonathan Swift]

115 · Gulliver’s Travels [Gulliver] · Jonathan Swift · ex Benjamin Motte, 1726, as “Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World”

151 · Imaginary Voyages in the Other Direction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ludwig Holberg]

154 · The Journey to the World Underground · Ludwig Holberg · ex T. Astley & B. Collins, 1742; chapter 1; text slightly modernised from the 1742 translation.
translated from the Latin (Nicolai Klimii iter subterraneum, Sumptibus Iacobi Preussii, 1741).

161 · Science and Literature: When Worlds Collide · James Gunn · is [Ref. Mary Shelley]

164 · Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus [Frankenstein] · Mary Shelley · ex Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.; chapters 5 & 10.

177 · Science as Symbol · James Gunn · is [Ref. Nathaniel Hawthorne]

180 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”

209 · Anticipations of the Future · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edgar Allan Poe]

212 · Mellonta Tauta · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book February 1849

226 · Expanding the Vision · James Gunn · is [Ref. Fitz-James O’Brien]

228 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited.

253 · The Indispensable Frenchman · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jules Verne]

256 · Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea [Captain Nemo] · Jules Verne · ex (r); chapters X-XII.
translated from the French (Vingt mille lieues sous les mers, J. Hetzel, 1869).

270 · Around the Moon · Jules Verne · ex (r); chapters XVII-XVIII.
translated from the French (De la Terre à la Lune, trajet direct en 97 heures, J. Hetzel, 1865).

289 · Lost Civilizations and Ancient Knowledge · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. Rider Haggard]

292 · She [Ayesha] · H. Rider Haggard · ex Harper, December 1886; chapters XXIV-XXV.

312 · The New Frontier · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edward Bellamy]

315 · Looking Backward: 2000-1887 · Edward Bellamy · ex Ticknor, 1888; chapters 1-5.

345 · New Magazines, New Readers, New Writers · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ambrose Bierce]

347 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893

357 · A Flying Start · James Gunn · is [Ref. Rudyard Kipling]

359 · With the Night Mail · Rudyard Kipling · nv McClure’s Magazine November 1905

380 · The Father of Modern Science Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. G. Wells]

383 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897

394 · A Selected Bibliography of Books About Science Fiction · James Gunn · bi

396 · A Basic Science-Fiction Library · James Gunn · bi

The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein ed. James Gunn (Mentor, February 1979, 0-451-61736-3, $2.50, 535pp, pb, an, cover by Paul Stinson)

1 · Introduction · James Gunn · ar Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1979

17 · Science: The New Accelerator · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. G. Wells]

20 · The New Accelerator · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine December 1901

34 · The Literary Dissent · James Gunn · is [Ref. E. M. Forster]

36 · The Machine Stops · E. M. Forster · nv Oxford and Cambridge Review November 1909

67 · Island in the Sky, or Romance Triumphant · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edgar Rice Burroughs]

70 · The Chessmen of Mars [Barsoom] · Edgar Rice Burroughs · ex A.C. McClurg, November 1922; chapters 2 & 3.

90 · More Things Under Heaven and Earth · James Gunn · is [Ref. A. Merritt]

92 · The People of the Pit · A. Merritt · ss The Third Omnibus of Crime ed. Dorothy L. Sayers, Coward-McCann, 1942
revised from All-Story Weekly, January 5, 1918.

108 · The Call of the Fantastic · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jack London]

110 · The Red One · Jack London · nv Cosmopolitan October 1918

134 · The Horror Out of Providence · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft]

137 · Dagon · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #11, November 1919

143 · The Science-Fiction Magazine Begins It’s Amazing Career · James Gunn · is [Ref. Julian Huxley]

145 · The Tissue-Culture King · Julian Huxley · nv The Cornhill Magazine April 1926

167 · Pedestrian Words, Soaring Concepts · James Gunn · is [Ref. David H. Keller, M.D.]

169 · The Revolt of the Pedestrians · David H. Keller, M.D. · nv Amazing Stories February 1928

198 · The Philosopher of Time and Space · James Gunn · is [Ref. Olaf Stapledon]

201 · Last and First Men · Olaf Stapledon · ex Methuen, 1930; chapter XIII.

217 · Ford’s in His Flivver · James Gunn · is [Ref. Aldous Huxley]

220 · Brave New World · Aldous Huxley · ex Chatto & Windus, 1932; chapters 16 & 17.

236 · The Alien from Milwaukee · James Gunn · is [Ref. Stanley G. Weinbaum]

238 · A Martian Odyssey [Tweel] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Wonder Stories July 1934

264 · Who Went There? · James Gunn · is [Ref. John W. Campbell]

267 · Twilight [Dying Earth] · John W. Campbell · nv Astounding Stories November 1934, as by Don A. Stuart

287 · The Idea Machine · James Gunn · is [Ref. Murray Leinster]

290 · Proxima Centauri · Murray Leinster · na Astounding Stories March 1935

339 · The World-Wrecker on Mars · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edmond Hamilton]

342 · What’s It Like Out There? · Edmond Hamilton · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1952

364 · The Legion of Science Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jack Williamson]

367 · With Folded Hands… [Humanoids] · Jack Williamson · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1947

411 · Mission of Levity · James Gunn · is [Ref. L. Sprague de Camp]

414 · Hyperpilosity · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1938

426 · The Alchemists Gather · James Gunn · is [Ref. Lester del Rey]

429 · The Faithful · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1938

438 · The Fairy Tales of Science · James Gunn · is [Ref. A. E. van Vogt]

441 · Black Destroyer [Beagle] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Science-Fiction July 1939

472 · The Stars Appear · James Gunn · is [Ref. Isaac Asimov]

475 · Nightfall · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1941

509 · The Man Who Sold the Genre · James Gunn · is [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]

512 · Requiem [D.D. Harriman] · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Astounding Science-Fiction January 1940

530 · A Chronology of Science Fiction · [uncredited] · bi

The Road to Science Fiction #3: From Heinlein to Here ed. James Gunn (Mentor, December 1979, 0-451-61784-3, $2.75, xi+656pp, pb, an, cover by Paul Stinson)

1 · Introduction · James Gunn · ar Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1979

23 · Beyond These Horizons · James Gunn · is [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]

25 · “All You Zombies—” · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959

38 · The Clear, Cool Voice of Asimov · James Gunn · is [Ref. Isaac Asimov]

40 · Reason [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1941

57 · The Simak Reservation · James Gunn · is [Ref. Clifford D. Simak]

59 · Desertion [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1944

71 · Mimsy Were the Kuttners · James Gunn · is [Ref. Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore]

73 · Mimsy Were the Borogoves · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1943

105 · The Bradbury Chronicles · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ray Bradbury]

107 · The Million-Year Picnic [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Summer 1946

117 · More Than SF · James Gunn · is [Ref. Theodore Sturgeon]

119 · Thunder and Roses · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1947

141 · Ecce Femina · James Gunn · is [Ref. Judith Merril]

143 · That Only a Mother · Judith Merril · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1948

153 · A Matter of Time · James Gunn · is [Ref. William Tenn]

155 · Brooklyn Project · William Tenn · ss Planet Stories Fall 1948

165 · The Social Side · James Gunn · is [Ref. Fritz Leiber]

168 · Coming Attraction · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1950

181 · The Expanding Universe · James Gunn · is [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]

183 · The Sentinel · Arthur C. Clarke · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951, as “Sentinel of Eternity”

193 · Farmerworld · James Gunn · is [Ref. Philip José Farmer]

195 · Sail On! Sail On! · Philip José Farmer · ss Startling Stories December 1952

205 · The Science in Science Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Hal Clement]

207 · Critical Factor · Hal Clement · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953

222 · Why Not Literature? · James Gunn · is [Ref. Alfred Bester]

224 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954

244 · A Touch of Stone · James Gunn · is [Ref. Tom Godwin]

246 · The Cold Equations · Tom Godwin · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1954

271 · The Ballads of Lost C. Smith · James Gunn · is [Ref. Cordwainer Smith]

273 · The Game of Rat and Dragon [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1955

287 · The Scalpel of Wit · James Gunn · is [Ref. Robert Sheckley]

290 · Pilgrimage to Earth · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy September 1956, as “Love, Incorporated”

302 · The British Are Coming! · James Gunn · is [Ref. Brian W. Aldiss]

304 · Who Can Replace a Man? · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1958, as “But Who Can Replace a Man?”

314 · The Sirens of Mainstream · James Gunn · is [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]

316 · Harrison Bergeron · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961

323 · That Old-Time Religion · James Gunn · is [Ref. Harry Harrison]

326 · The Streets of Ashkelon · Harry Harrison · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #122, September 1962

341 · Terminal Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

343 · The Terminal Beach · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #140, March 1964

365 · Again and Again · James Gunn · is [Ref. Gordon R. Dickson]

367 · Dolphin’s Way · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction June 1964

385 · The Future as Metaphor · James Gunn · is [Ref. R. A. Lafferty]

387 · Slow Tuesday Night · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Magazine April 1965

395 · Through a Glass Darkly · James Gunn · is [Ref. Frederik Pohl]

398 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966

404 · Will Reality Please Raise Its Hand? · James Gunn · is [Ref. Philip K. Dick]

407 · We Can Remember It for You Wholesale · Philip K. Dick · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1966

428 · The New Thing · James Gunn · is [Ref. Harlan Ellison]

431 · I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · Harlan Ellison · ss If March 1967

447 · Aye, and Delany · James Gunn · is [Ref. Samuel R. Delany]

449 · Aye, and Gomorrah… · Samuel R. Delany · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967

460 · The New Scientific Revolution · James Gunn · is [Ref. Larry Niven]

462 · The Jigsaw Man [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967

474 · Hard Science and Soft People · James Gunn · is [Ref. Poul Anderson]

476 · Kyrie · Poul Anderson · ss The Farthest Reaches ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968

488 · Out of the Knight · James Gunn · is [Ref. Damon Knight]

490 · Masks · Damon Knight · ss Playboy July 1968

501 · Surviving the Future · James Gunn · is [Ref. John Brunner]

503 · from Stand on Zanzibar · John Brunner · ex Doubleday, 1968

518 · The Big Protest · James Gunn · is [Ref. Norman Spinrad]

519 · The Big Flash · Norman Spinrad · nv Orbit 5 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1969

541 · The Origin and Development of Science Fiction Writers · James Gunn · is [Ref. Robert Silverberg]

543 · Sundance · Robert Silverberg · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1969

558 · Science Fiction as Simile · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

560 · from The Left Hand of Darkness · Ursula K. Le Guin · ex Grosset & Dunlap, March 1969

575 · Issues and Controversies · James Gunn · is [Ref. Joanna Russ]

577 · When It Changed [Whileaway] · Joanna Russ · ss Again, Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1972

586 · The Science Fiction Art Story · James Gunn · is [Ref. Roger Zelazny]

588 · The Engine at Heartspring’s Center · Roger Zelazny · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1974

597 · The Uncertain Future · James Gunn · is [Ref. Joe Haldeman]

600 · Tricentennial · Joe Haldeman · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1976

620 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here to Forever ed. James Gunn (Mentor, November 1982, 0-451-62136-0, $4.95, 531pp, pb, an, cover by Rick Courtney)

1 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

19 · Born of Skill and Money · James Gunn · is [Ref. Richard Matheson]

22 · Born of Man and Woman · Richard Matheson · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Summer 1950

25 · Word Magic · James Gunn · is [Ref. Avram Davidson]

27 · My Boy Friend’s Name Is Jello · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1954

32 · A Canticle for the Fifties · James Gunn · is [Ref. Walter M. Miller, Jr.]

35 · The First Canticle [St. Leibowitz, Order of] · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1955, as “A Canticle for Leibowitz”

57 · The Lodestone Genre · James Gunn · is [Ref. Algis Budrys]

59 · Nobody Bothers Gus [Gus] · Algis Budrys · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1955, as by Paul Janvier

73 · Inferiority: The Complex Problem · James Gunn · is [Ref. Daniel Keyes]

75 · Flowers for Algernon · Daniel Keyes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1959

104 · A Question of Identity · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jack Vance]

107 · The Moon Moth · Jack Vance · nv Galaxy Magazine August 1961

142 · The View from Outside · James Gunn · is [Ref. Jorge Luís Borges]

145 · The Library of Babel · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss Ficciones by Jorge Luís Borges, Grove Press, 1962
translated from the Spanish (“La biblioteca de Babel”, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941).

153 · Inner Concerns in Outer Space · James Gunn · is [Ref. Frank Herbert]

156 · Dune [Dune] · Frank Herbert · ex Chilton, 1965

179 · The Vigor of Traditional SF · James Gunn · is [Ref. Bob Shaw]

181 · Light of Other Days [Slow Glass] · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1966

190 · Ambiguities and Inscrutabilities · James Gunn · is [Ref. Stanislaw Lem]

192 · The First Sally(A), or Trurl’s Electronic Bard · Stanislaw Lem; translated by Michael Kandel · ss The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem, tr. Michael Kandel, Seabury Press, 1974
translated from the Polish (“Wyprawa pierwsza A, czyli Elektrybałt Trurla”, Cyberiada, Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1965).

204 · Entropy and the World View · James Gunn · is [Ref. Pamela Zoline]

206 · The Heat Death of the Universe · Pamela Zoline · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967

221 · Speculations on Speculative Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Kate Wilhelm]

223 · The Planners · Kate Wilhelm · ss Orbit 3 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968

239 · The Alienness of the Alien · James Gunn · is [Ref. Terry Carr]

242 · The Dance of the Changer and the Three · Terry Carr · ss The Farthest Reaches ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968

257 · The Virtues of Indirection · James Gunn · is [Ref. James Tiptree, Jr.]

259 · The Last Flight of Dr. Ain · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1969

266 · Radical Sensibility · James Gunn · is [Ref. Gardner R. Dozois]

268 · Where No Sun Shines · Gardner Dozois · ss Orbit 6 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970

278 · Escape Reading · James Gunn · is [Ref. Gene Wolfe]

280 · The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories · Gene Wolfe · nv Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970

297 · Understanding Reader Reaction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Thomas M. Disch]

300 · Angouleme [334] · Thomas M. Disch · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971

317 · The Postwar Generation · James Gunn · is [Ref. Pamela Sargent]

319 · Gather Blue Roses · Pamela Sargent · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1972

325 · The Star Trek Syndrome · James Gunn · is [Ref. David Gerrold]

327 · With a Finger in My I · David Gerrold · ss Again, Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1972

338 · The Real and the Surreal · James Gunn · is [Ref. George Alec Effinger]

341 · The Ghost Writer · George Alec Effinger · ss Universe 3 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1973

352 · Of Men, and Women, and Society · James Gunn · is [Ref. Vonda N. McIntyre]

354 · Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand [Snake] · Vonda N. McIntyre · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1973

375 · Of Novas and Other Stars · James Gunn · is [Ref. John Varley]

377 · Air Raid · John Varley · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977, as by Herb Boehm

391 · Science Fiction, Aliens, and Alienation · James Gunn · is [Ref. Barry N. Malzberg]

395 · Uncoupling · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Dystopian Visions ed. Roger Elwood, Prentice Hall, 1975

406 · Exotic Parables · James Gunn · is [Ref. Michael Bishop]

408 · Rogue Tomato · Michael Bishop · ss New Dimensions: Science Fiction: Number 5 ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1975

421 · The Labor Day Group · James Gunn · is [Ref. George R. R. Martin]

423 · This Tower of Ashes [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · ss Analog Annual ed. Ben Bova, Pyramid, 1976

441 · Fiction and Science · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edward Bryant]

443 · Particle Theory · Edward Bryant · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact February 1977

446 · The Anthropology of the Future · James Gunn · is [Ref. Joan D. Vinge]

468 · View from a Height · Joan D. Vinge · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1978

483 · Form and Content · James Gunn · is [Ref. George Zebrowski]

485 · The Word Sweep · George Zebrowski · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1979

497 · Dialectic of History and Transcendence · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ian Watson]

499 · The World Science Fiction Convention of 2080 · Ian Watson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1980

504 · Estranging the Everyday · James Gunn · is [Ref. Carol Emshwiller]

506 · Abominable · Carol Emshwiller · ss Orbit 21 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1980

515 · Science and Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Gregory Benford]

518 · Exposures · Gregory Benford · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 6 1981

The Road to Science Fiction Volume 5: The British Way ed. James Gunn (White Wolf, February 1998, 1-56504-158-5, $14.99, 622pp, tp, an)
SF teaching anthology of 35 British SF stories, each with an introduction discussing its theme and period. Authors include H.G. Wells, Eric Frank Russell, Anthony Burgess, Arthur C. Clarke, and Tanith Lee. The preface by Gunn discusses the book’s history, and the difficulties of doing “an American view of the origins and development of British SF.”

9 · Preface · James Gunn · pr

12 · Introduction · James Gunn · in

29 · Beginnings: From Frankenstein to Dorking · James Gunn · is [Ref. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Tomkyns Chesney]

31 · The Battle of Dorking: Reminiscences of a Volunteer · Lieutenant-Colonel Sir George Tomkyns Chesney · ex Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine May 1871

45 · A Matter of Perspective · James Gunn · is [Ref. Edwin A. Abbott]

47 · Flatland [Flatland] · Edwin A. Abbott · ex Seely & Co., 1884, as by A Square

58 · The Craving for Catastrophe · James Gunn · is [Ref. Richard Jefferies]

60 · After London; or, Wild England · Richard Jefferies · ex Cassell’s Family Magazine 1885

69 · The Medium and the Message · James Gunn · is [Ref. Robert Barr]

71 · The Doom of London · Robert Barr · ss The Idler November 1892

80 · Fin de Siècle · James Gunn · is [Ref. George Griffith]

83 · A Corner in Lightning · George Griffith · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1898

94 · The Man Who Invented Tomorrow · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. G. Wells]

97 · The Country of the Blind · H. G. Wells · nv The Strand Magazine April 1904

119 · Currents in the Mainstream · James Gunn · is [Ref. Rudyard Kipling]

122 · As Easy as A.B.C. · Rudyard Kipling · nv The London Magazine March 1912 (+1)

147 · The Great War and Its Aftermath · James Gunn · is [Ref. John D. Beresford]

149 · A Negligable Experiment · John D. Beresford · ss Signs and Wonders by J. D. Beresford, Putnam, 1921

154 · More Things in Heaven and Earth · James Gunn · is [Ref. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]

156 · The Horror of the Heights · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1913

170 · Before the Crash · James Gunn · is [Ref. S. Fowler Wright]

172 · The Rat · S. Fowler Wright · ss The Radio Times #253, August 3 1928

191 · Looking Outward · James Gunn · is [Ref. Olaf Stapledon]

193 · The Star Maker · Olaf Stapledon · ex Methuen, 1937

198 · The American Lodestone · James Gunn · is [Ref. H. F. Heard]

201 · The Great Fog · H. F. Heard · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1942

213 · The Postwar Explosion · James Gunn · is [Ref. Eric Frank Russell]

215 · Hobbyist · Eric Frank Russell · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1947

245 · Meteors and Other Stars · James Gunn · is [Ref. Peter Phillips]

247 · Dreams Are Sacred · Peter Phillips · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1948

269 · The Prolific Fifties · James Gunn · is [Ref. J. T. McIntosh]

271 · Made in U.S.A. · J. T. McIntosh · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1953

302 · Transit of Clarke · James Gunn · is [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke]

304 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955

310 · The Day of the Wyndhams · James Gunn · is [Ref. John Wyndham]

312 · The Emptiness of Space [Troons] · John Wyndham · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #100, November 1960

326 · The Universe Considered as a Concentration Camp · James Gunn · is [Ref. J. G. Ballard]

329 · The Voices of Time · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #99, October 1960

360 · The Drowned Giant · J. G. Ballard · ss The Terminal Beach by J. G. Ballard, Gollancz, 1964

370 · Stand on Metaphor · James Gunn · is [Ref. John Brunner]

373 · The Totally Rich · John Brunner · nv Worlds of Tomorrow June 1963

396 · New Worlds, New Waves, New Options · James Gunn · is [Ref. David I. Masson]

399 · Mouth of Hell · David I. Masson · ss New Worlds SF #158, January 1966

410 · The Discontinuous D.G. Compton · James Gunn · is [Ref. D. G. Compton]

413 · It’s Smart to Have an English Address · D. G. Compton · ss sf Impulse February 1967

428 · More Things in Heaven and Earth · James Gunn · is [Ref. Anthony Burgess]

431 · The Muse · Anthony Burgess · ss The Hudson Review Spring 1968

448 · The Neptune of the New Wave · James Gunn · is [Ref. Michael Moorcock]

451 · The Nature of the Catastrophe [Jerry Cornelius] · Michael Moorcock · ss New Worlds #197, January 1970

464 · Breaking Into the Club · James Gunn · is [Ref. Josephine Saxton]

467 · The Power of Time · Josephine Saxton · nv New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971

478 · New Maps and Old Waves · James Gunn · is [Ref. Kingsley Amis]

482 · Mason’s Life · Kingsley Amis · ss The Sunday Times 1972

486 · The God Question · James Gunn · is [Ref. M. John Harrison]

489 · Settling the World · M. John Harrison · nv The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975

510 · Putting It All Together · James Gunn · is [Ref. Brian W. Aldiss]

513 · Working in the Spaceship Yards · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Punch April 9 1969

519 · Appearance of Life · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Andromeda 1 ed. Peter Weston, Orbit, 1976

534 · Images and Icons · James Gunn · is [Ref. Christopher Priest]

537 · An Infinite Summer [Dream Archipelago] · Christopher Priest · nv Andromeda 1 ed. Peter Weston, Orbit, 1976

557 · Alien Relations · James Gunn · is [Ref. James White]

559 · Custom Fitting [Sector General] · James White · nv Stellar #2 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976

580 · Sex and Fantasy · James Gunn · is [Ref. Tanith Lee]

583 · Written in Water · Tanith Lee · ss Perpetual Light ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982

594 · Transcending Generalities · James Gunn · is [Ref. Ian Watson]

596 · The Great Atlantic Swimming Race · Ian Watson · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1986

606 · The Romance of Science Fiction · James Gunn · is [Ref. Brian M. Stableford]

608 · And He Not Busy Being Born · Brian M. Stableford · ss Interzone #16, Summer 1986

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