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The Battle of the Monsters and Other Stories ed. L. W. Currey & David G. Hartwell--- see under David G. Hartwell.

God Is Dead by Ron Currie, Jr. (Penguin/Viking, July 2007, 978-0-670-03867-1, $21.95, 182pp, hc, co, cover by Anders Nilsen)
Collection/fix-up novel of nine linked stories, four previously published in different form. God takes human form, gets killed, and strange things start to happen.

1 · God Is Dead · Ron Currie, Jr. · ss The Sun #360, December 2005

23 · The Bridge · Ron Currie, Jr. · ss

37 · Indian Summer · Ron Currie, Jr. · ss

55 · False Idols · Ron Currie, Jr. · nv The Cincinnati Review

81 · Grace · Ron Currie, Jr. · ss Night Train

87 · Interview with the Last Remaining Member of the Feral Dog Pack Which Fed on God’s Corpse—June 2006 · Ron Currie, Jr. · nv Alaska Quarterly Review Spring/Summer 2006

113 · The Helmet of Salvation and the Sword of the Spirit · Ron Currie, Jr. · nv

139 · My Brother the Murderer · Ron Currie, Jr. · ss

157 · Retreat · Ron Currie, Jr. · nv

181 · Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · ms

Western Romances ed. Peggy Simson Curry (Fawcett Gold Medal, 1969, pb, an)

· Flower of the Mescalero · Eric Allen · vi Ranch Romances 1st May 1954

· Too Young, Too Far Away · Eric Allen · ss Ranch Romances 1st September 1953

· Run Out of Town · Todhunter Ballard · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 30 1950

· Prisoners of the Snow · S. Omar Barker · ss The Progressive Farmer February 1962

· The Wonderful Race at Rimrock · D. D. Beauchamp · ss Collier’s August 3 1946

· The Bride Wore Spurs · Peggy Simson Curry · ss The American Magazine October 1953

· Woman Trader · Hal G. Evarts · ss The American Magazine February 1951

· Wilderness Gamble · Kenneth Fowler · ss Star Weekly June 14 1947

· Catalogue Woman · Barlow Meyers · ss Maclean’s May 1 1946

· The Cache and the Convict · T. V. Olsen · ss Ranch Romances 1st September 1956

· Winchester Wedding · Wayne D. Overholser · nv Ranch Romances 2nd June 1953

God: Stories ed. C. Michael Curtis (Houghton Mifflin, December 1998, 0-395-92971-7, $14.00, 400pp, tp, an)
Contents from Amazon.com.

· Introduction · C. Michael Curtis · in

· Exodus · James Baldwin · ss (r)

· Design · Richard Bausch · ss (r)

· A New Life · Mary Ward Brown · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1991

· A Father’s Story · Andre Dubus · nv Black Warrior Review Spring 1983

· Satan: Hijacker of a Planet · Louise Erdrich · ss The Atlantic Monthly August 1997

· Redemption · John Gardner · ss The Atlantic Monthly 1977

· The Knife · Brendan Gill · ss The New Yorker March 16 1940

· God’s Typhoon · John Hersey · ss The Atlantic Monthly January 1988

· The Question of Rain · William Hoffman · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1978

· Grace · James Joyce · nv The Dubliners by James Joyce, Cape, 1914

· Idiots First · Bernard Malamud · ss Commentary December 1961

· The Retreat · Bobbie Ann Mason · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1982

· Pictures of the Ice · Alice Munro · ss The Atlantic Monthly January 1990

· Parker’s Back · Flannery O’Connor · nv Esquire April 1965

· Rosa · Cynthia Ozick · nv The New Yorker March 21 1983

· The Pure in Heart · Peggy Payne · ss The Crescent Review 1986

· The Rabbi in the Attic · Eileen Pollack · ss (r)

· Roof Work · Joe Ashby Porter · ss (r)

· Zeal · J. F. Powers · ss (r)

· Defender of the Faith · Philip Roth · nv The New Yorker March 14 1959

· A Christian Education · Elizabeth Spencer · ss (r)

· Autumn Sunshine · William Trevor · nv The New Yorker March 10 1980

· Made in Heaven · John Updike · ss The Atlantic Monthly April 1985

· A Still Moment · Eudora Welty · ss The Wide Net by Eudora Welty, Harcourt, 1943

· The Missing Person · Tobias Wolff · ss The Atlantic Monthly February 1983

· Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

From Sea to Shining Star by A. Bertram Chandler ed. Keith Curtis & Susan Chandler--- see under A. Bertram Chandler.

Future Tense ed. Richard Curtis (Dell, September 1968, 2769, 60¢, 220pp, pb, an, cover by Hoot von Zitzewitz)

7 · On Prediction · Isaac Asimov · in

11 · The Land Ironclads · H. G. Wells · nv The Strand Magazine December 1903

35 · New York A.D. 2660 · Hugo Gernsback · ex from “Ralph 124C 41+”, Frederick Fell, Inc., 1925; part V.

50 · Billenium · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #112, November 1961

67 · The Lysenko Maze · David Grinnell · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1954

79 · QRM—Interplanetary [Venus Equilateral] · George O. Smith · nv Astounding Science-Fiction October 1942

118 · With These Hands · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951

138 · Politics · Murray Leinster · nv Amazing Stories June 1932

168 · The Day Rembrandt Went Public · Arnold M. Auerbach · vi Harper’s Magazine July 1962

171 · Solution Unsatisfactory · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Science-Fiction May 1941, as by Anson MacDonald

216 · Security Check · Arthur C. Clarke · ss The (London) Evening News January 13 1956

Paleo/The Doomsday Prepper by Eileen Curtright & David Liss--- see under David Liss.

Tales of a Monster Hunter ed. Peter Cushing (with Peter Haining) (Arthur Barker, October 1977, 0-213-16628-3, £4.25, ix+208pp, hc, an)
Although edited by Haining, he is only mentioned on the copyright. Cushing gets sole credit on the cover and title page. Also in pb (Futura 1975).

1 · How I Became a Monster Hunter · Peter Cushing (ghost written by Peter Haining) · in; although credited to Peter Cushing this was evidently written by Peter Haining.

14 · The Masked Ball · Alexandre Dumas · ss (r)
“Un Bal Masqué”, Le Centeur #2, 1833.

23 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833

36 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

48 · In the Footsteps of the Abominable Snowman · Josef Nesvadba · nv Vampires Ltd. by Josef Nesvadba, A. Vanous, 1964

79 · The Ring of Thoth · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine January 1890, uncredited.

96 · The Gorgon · Gertrude Bacon · ss The Strand Magazine December 1899, as “The Gorgon’s Head”

107 · The Man Who Collected Poe · Robert Bloch · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1951

122 · The Ghoul of Golders Green [Capel (Beau) Maturin] · Michael Arlen · nv The Sketch Christmas 1923

155 · There Shall Be No Darkness · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1950

Voyageurs of the Midnight Sun and Other Stories by Dan Cushman (Capra Press, 1995, 0-88496-389-6, $10.95, 238pp, tp, co)

5 · Foreword · John Jakes · fw

9 · The Craft of Ka-Yip · Dan Cushman · ss North•West Romances Fall 1945

22 · The Great Hunger · Dan Cushman · ss North•West Romances Fall 1946, as by John Starr

33 · Death to the Red-Coat Tyrant · Dan Cushman · nv North•West Romances Fall 1948

71 · Queen of the Caribou Cut · Dan Cushman · na North•West Romances Summer 1946

132 · Burned with the Coyote Brand · Dan Cushman · nv Lariat Story Magazine July 1947

171 · Voyageurs of the Midnight Sun · Dan Cushman · na North•West Romances Winter 1944

Thriller 2 ed. Clive Cussler (Mira, 2009, 978-0-7783-2723-3, 506pp, hc, oa)

9 · Introduction · Clive Cussler · in

13 · The Weapon · Jeffery Deaver · nv

35 · Remaking · Blake Crouch · ss

53 · Iced · Harry Hunsicker · ss

71 · Justice Served · Mariah Stewart · ss

89 · The Circle · David Hewson · ss

109 · Roomful of Witnesses · R. L. Stine · ss

129 · The House on Pine Terrace · Phillip Margolin · ss

149 · The Desert Here and the Desert Far Away · Marcus Sakey · ss

167 · On the Run · Carla Neggers · ss

185 · Can You Help Me Out Here? · Robert Ferrigno · ss

197 · Crossed Double · Joe Hartlaub · ss

215 · The Lamented · Lawrence Light · ss

235 · Vintage Death · Lisa Jackson · nv

269 · Suspension of Disbelief · Tim Maleeny · ss

283 · A Calculated Risk · Sean Chercover · ss

301 · The Fifth World · Javier Sierra · nv

327 · Ghost Writer · Gary Braver · nv

349 · Through a Veil Darkly · Kathleen Antrim · ss

367 · Bedtime for Mr. Li · David J. Montgomery · ss

385 · Protecting the Innocent · Simon Wood · ss

405 · Watch Out for My Girl · Joan Johnston · ss

425 · Killing Time · Jon Land · nv

447 · Boldt’s Broken Angel · Ridley Pearson · na

499 · Author Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Dragons ed. Leah R. Cutter & Allyson Longueira (Knotted Road Press, April 13, 2021, $5.99, ebook, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Not Your Typical Dragons · Allyson Longueira · ar

· Introduction · Leah R. Cutter · in

· The Shape of Her Shadow · Alexandra Brandt · nv

· A Game of Virgins · Lisa Silverthorne · ss

· Knight Life · Loren L. Coleman · ss

· The Twining Grip of Time · T. Thorn Coyle · ss

· Adventures in Dragon Egg Sitting · Kelly Washington · ss

· Here Affright Thee Hard · Lee Allred · ss

· Cryptodraconis · Stefon Mears · ss

· The Gatekeeper · Annie Reed · ss

· A Steady Diet of Dragon · Ron Collins · ss

· The Strawberry Dragon · Blaze Ward · ss

· Drake’s Big Break · Lyndon Berry · ss

· Protectors of the Gold Rush Amusement Park · Brigid Collins · ss

· The Transdimensional Hitchhiker · Leah R. Cutter · ss

· The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo · Robert Jeschonek · ss

· Beautiful Soul · Dayle A. Dermatis · ss

Dead Yesterday and Other Stories by Mignon G. Eberhart ed. Rick Cypert & Kirby McCauley--- see under Mignon G. Eberhart.

X & Y, and Other Like Stories by Heidi Cyr (RedJack, September 2005, 1-892619-08-3, $7.00, 180pp, tp, oc, cover by Orr Marshall)
Original collection of 16 stories, several previously published in small-press or electronic magazines.

5 · You Can Buy the Girl · Heidi Cyr · ss Indigenous Fiction #2, January 1999

13 · Little Blue Lovely · Heidi Cyr · ss

21 · One Long Hot Summer · Heidi Cyr · ss

31 · Mr. Heisenberg’s Principles · Heidi Cyr · ss

55 · Davey Machine · Heidi Cyr · vi Space and Time #93, Spring 2001

63 · No Fear of the Sun at All · Heidi Cyr · ss

81 · Peter Prosser · Heidi Cyr · ss

91 · And Gaby · Heidi Cyr · vi

93 · Blind Man in a Cup · Heidi Cyr · ss

101 · Cell F Is the World · Heidi Cyr · vi

105 · The Man Outside · Heidi Cyr · ss

117 · Not to Come to Not · Heidi Cyr · ss

141 · The Lost and Found · Heidi Cyr · ss

151 · In a Fit of Pique · Heidi Cyr · ss

157 · X and Y · Heidi Cyr · ss

175 · Jesus Savant · Heidi Cyr · ss

Nebula Awards Showcase 2017 ed. Julie E. Czerneda (Pyr, May 16, 2017, 978-1-63388-271-3, $18.00, 336pp, tp, an, cover by Maurizio Manzieri)
Details taken from online listing.

13 · Introduction · Julie E. Czerneda · in

15 · About the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America · [uncredited] · ms

17 · Kevin O’Donnell, Jr., Service to SFWA Award Recipient: Lawrence Schoen · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Lawrence Schoen]

19 · About the Nebula Awards · [uncredited] · ms

21 · 2015 Nebula Awards Ballot · [uncredited] · ms

25 · Madeleine · Amal El-Mohtar · ss Lightspeed #61, June 2015

41 · Cat Pictures Please [CatNet] · Naomi Kritzer · ss Clarkesworld #100, January 2015

50 · Damage · David D. Levine · ss Tor.com January 21 2015

70 · When Your Child Strays from God · Sam J. Miller · ss Clarkesworld #106, July 2015

85 · Today I Am Paul [Today I Am] · Martin L. Shoemaker · ss Clarkesworld #107, August 2015

98 · Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers · Alyssa Wong · ss Nightmare #37, October 2015

115 · About the Rhysling and Dwarf Stars Awards · [uncredited] · ms

116 · Shutdown · Marge Simon · pm Qualia Nous ed. Michael Bailey, Written Backwards, 2014

118 · Abandoned Nursing Home · Greg Schwartz · pm Tales of the Talisman v9 #3, 2013

119 · Our Lady of the Open Road [A Song for a New Day] · Sarah Pinsker · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2015

153 · Binti [Binti] · Nnedi Okorafor · na Tor.com, 2015

199 · Raising Caine · Charles E. Gannon · ex Baen, 2015

205 · The Fifth Season · N. K. Jemisin · ex Orbit US, 2015

210 · Ancillary Mercy · Ann Leckie · ex Orbit US, 2015

214 · The Grace of Kings [Dandelion Dynasty] · Ken Liu · ex Saga Press, 2015

218 · Barsk: The Elephants’ Graveyard · Lawrence M. Schoen · ex Tor, 2015

223 · Uprooted · Naomi Novik · ex Del Rey, 2015

242 · 100 Reasons to Have Sex with an Alien · F. J. Bergmann · pm www.sfpoetry.com 2014

246 · About the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation · [uncredited] · ms

247 · A Remarkable Win · Mark Askwith · ar

249 · About the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy · [uncredited] · ms

250 · Updraft [Bone Universe] · Fran Wilde · ex Tor, 2015

268 · About the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award · [uncredited] · ms

269 · I Have Read Them All, Now · Michelle Sagara · ar

272 · About the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award · [uncredited] · ms

273 · Damon Knight Grand Master: C. J. Cherryh · Betsy Wollheim · ar [Ref. C. J. Cherryh]

277 · Pride of Chanur [Chanur] · C. J. Cherryh · ex DAW, 1982

300 · Foreigner · C. J. Cherryh · ex DAW, 1994

320 · Past Nebula Award Winners · [uncredited] · bi

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