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Hunt in the Dark by Q. Patrick (Crippen & Landru, April 2021, 978-1-936363-53-7, 268pp, tp, co) [edited by Curtis Evans]
In the “Lost Classics” series.

· Introduction · Curtis Evans · in

· The Frightened Landlady [Dr. Hugh Westlake] · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine December 1935

· Killed by Time · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine October 1935

· The Hated Woman · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv Street & Smith’s Detective Story Magazine February 1936

· Hunt in the Dark [Peter & Iris Duluth] · Q. Patrick · na Short Stories October 10 1942

· The Woman Who Waited · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss The Shadow January 1945

· This Way Out · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · nv Mystery Book Magazine March 1947

· Sources · [uncredited] · bi

Already Among Us: An Anthropomorphic Anthology ed. Fred Patten (Legion Publishing, July 2012, 978-0-9829866-4-6, $9.99, 389pp, tp, an, cover by Roz Gibson)
Anthology of 14 anthropormorphic stories. Authors include Fredric Brown, Martha Soukup, and Paul Di Filippo.

1 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

4 · Star Mouse [Mitkey] · Fredric Brown · nv Planet Stories Spring 1942

38 · Number Nine · Cleve Cartmill · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1950

56 · Socrates · John Christopher · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1951

79 · The Model of a Judge · William Morrison · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1953

100 · Yo Ho Hoka! [Hokas] · Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1955

147 · Dr. Birdmouse · Reginald Bretnor · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination April 1962

170 · Dog’s Life · Martha Soukup · ss Amazing Stories March 1991

189 · River Man · Michael H. Payne · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction August 1993

218 · Schurman’s Trek · Roland J. Green · nv Animal Brigade 3000 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg & Charles Waugh, Ace, 1994

263 · McGregor · Paul Di Filippo · ss Universe 3 ed. Robert Silverberg & Karen Haber, Bantam Spectra, 1994

286 · Doggy Love · Scott Bradfield · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 2003

303 · The Fate of Mice · Susan Palwick · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2005

328 · All the Pigs’ Houses · Mickey Zucker Reichert · nv Magic Tails ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Janet Pack, DAW, 2005

355 · Killer Kitty · Harding Young · ss Twisted Cat Tales ed. Esther Schrader, Coscom Entertainment, 2006

372 · About the Authors · Fred Patten · bg

Anthropomorphic Aliens ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, July 2014, 978-1-61450-192-3, $19.95, 300pp, tp, an, cover by Roz Gibson)

11 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

15 · Mask of the Ferret · Ken Pick & C. Alan Loewen · nv GigaNotoSaurus November 2007

53 · The Inspector’s Teeth [Viagens Interplanetary] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1950

68 · Specialist · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953

83 · Point of Focus · Robert Silverberg · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1958

99 · In Hoka Signo Vinces [Hokas] · Poul Anderson & Gordon R. Dickson · ss Other Worlds June 1953

119 · Novice [Telzey Amberdon] · James H. Schmitz · nv Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction June 1962

151 · What Really Matters · Elizabeth McCoy · nv 1998

189 · Kings and Vagabonds · Cairyn · nv 2001

223 · The King’s Dogs · Phyllis Gotlieb · na The Edge of Space ed. Robert Silverberg, Elsevier, 1979

273 · A Touch of Blue [Web Shifters] · Julie Czerneda · nv Heroes in Training ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Jim C. Hines, DAW, 2007

289 · Fly the Friendly Skies · Bryan Feir · ss 2013

293 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

299 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

301 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

An Anthropomorphic Century: Stories from 1909 to 2008 ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, September 2015, 978-1-61450-244-9, $19.95, 322pp, tp, an, cover by Mark Brill)

13 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in ; illustrated by Sir John Tenniel

17 · Tobermory [Clovis Sangrail] · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911
revised from the original (Westminster Gazette, November 27, 1909) to feature Clovis rather than Bertie van Tahn.

25 · Dr. Lu-Mie · Clifton B. Kruse · ss Astounding Stories July 1934

41 · The Blue Giraffe · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Astounding Science-Fiction August 1939

65 · Barney · Will Stanton · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1951

69 · Expendable · Philip K. Dick · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953

77 · The Conspirators · James White · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #24, June 1954

101 · Sic Transit…?, A Shaggy Hairless-Dog Story · Steven Utley & Howard Waldrop · ss Stellar #2 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976

109 · Crow’s Curse · Michael H. Payne · nv L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume VII ed. Algis Budrys, Bridge, 1991

131 · Nine Lives to Live · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Cat Crimes II ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman, Donald I. Fine, 1992

147 · Vole · John Gregory Betancourt · vi Alien Pregnant by Elvis ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994

153 · Choice Cuts · Edd Vick · ss Electric Velocipede #6, Spring 2004

161 · Transmutational Transcontinental · Phil Geusz · ss 1997

167 · Daylight Fading · Chris Hoekstra · ss 2000; illustrated by Dark Natasha

187 · The Good Sport · Bill Kieffer · ss 2001

201 · The Dog Said Bow-Wow [Surplus & Darger] · Michael Swanwick · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2001

219 · Cat ’n’ Mouse · Steven Millhauser · ss The New Yorker April 19/April 26 2004

231 · Pig Paradise · Scott Bradfield · nv 2004

253 · Sergeant Chip · Bradley Denton · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September 2004

295 · Gordon, the Self-Made Cat · Peter S. Beagle · ss The Raven May 2005

305 · The Wishing Tree · Renee Carter Hall · ss 2008

313 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

321 · About the Artists · [uncredited] · bg

321 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Best in Show: Fifteen Years of Outstanding Furry Fiction ed. Fred Patten (Sofawolf Press, July 2003, 0-9712670-1-4, $19.95, 455pp, tp, an, cover by Ursula Vernon)
Anthology of 26 anthropomorphic stories. Authors include Lawrence Watt-Evans, Jefferson P. Swycaffer, and Mel. White. Afterword and bibliography by Fred Patten. Forewords by Tim Susman, Gene Breshears, and Phil Geusz.

4 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

11 · A Note from the Publisher · J. L. Eddy · pr

· Section One: Living Among Us: Furries and Humans

12 · Foreword · Tim Susman · si

15 · To the Magic Born · Brian W. Antoine · ss PawPrints Fanzine Summer 1995; illustrated by Conrad Wong

30 · Foxy Lady · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Zoomorphica Summer 1992

41 · The Color of Rain · Gene Breshears · ss North American Fur September 2000

57 · Crucible · Kim Liu · ss Anthrolations July 2000; illustrated by Dave Bryant

70 · How George Miles Almost Saved the World · Watts Martin · ss Yarf! July 1991

81 · Canis Major · Michael H. Payne · ss Anthrolations July 2001; illustrated by Kylen Christine Miles

95 · A Snapshot from Fayetteville · Mick Collins · ss FURthest North Crew January 1993

109 · Wings · Todd G. Sutherland · ss FURthest North Crew March 1997

129 · Respect the Sea · Jeff Eddy · ss HistoriMorphs July 2001; illustrated by Jennie Hoffer

138 · The Boar Goes North · Matt Posner · ss Mythagoras Autumn 1990

· Section Two: Living Apart: Furry Alternate Worlds

152 · Foreword · Gene Breshears · si

155 · Port in a Storm · Robert K. Carspecken · ss Rowrbrazzle July 1989; illustrated by Margaret Carspecken

176 · Rosettes and Ribbons · M. C. A. Hogarth · nv Yarf! January 2000

207 · Painted Memories · Conrad Wong · ss PawPrints Fanzine Winter 1994; illustrated by Conrad Wong

222 · Recruiting · Elizabeth McCoy · ss Fantastic Furry Stories October 2001

235 · Rat’s Reputation · Michael H. Payne · ss FurVersion May 1989

246 · Whimper’s Law [Xanadu] · Craig Hilton · ss The Ever-Changing Palace July 1991

260 · Beneath the Crystal Sea · Brock Hoagland · nv Tales of Perissa by Brock Hoagland, United Publications, 2001; illustrated by Vicky M. Wyman

284 · Secret Weapon · Allen Kitchen · ss Morphic Tales January 2000

292 · Mercy to the Cubs: A Tale of the Furkindred [Furkindred] · Chas. P. A. Melville · nv Yarf! July 1995

317 · Messenger · Mel. White · ss PawPrints Fanzine Spring 1998; illustrated by Jonathan Kaufman

324 · Castlefail · Jefferson P. Swycaffer · ss FurryPhile June 1996

339 · Repas du Vivant [Tai-Pan Universe] · Axel Shaikman · ss Rowrbrazzle October 1993; illustrated by Conrad Wong

· Section Three: Living Within: Transformation

350 · Foreword · Phil Geusz · si

352 · Graduation Day · Phil Geusz · nv Raven’s Lair website August 16 1999

387 · Top of the Mountain · Ben Goodridge · nv Fang, Claw, & Steel Winter 1999

409 · Find the Beautiful · Tim Susman · ss Mythagoras Summer 1997; illustrated by John Nunnemacher

423 · Little Monster · Tom Turrittin · ss Fang, Claw, & Steel Summer 1999

437 · Afterword and Bibliography · Fred Patten · aw

447 · Contributor Bios · [uncredited] · bg

Cats and More Cats ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, January 2016, 978-1-61450-297-5, $19.95, 316pp, tp, oa)

13 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

19 · Trouble · P. M. Griffin · nv Catfantastic ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1989

43 · Bomber and the Bismarck · Clare Bell · nv Catfantastic II ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1991

75 · …But a Glove · John E. Johnston, III · ss Catfantastic III ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994

95 · Born Again · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · ss Catfantastic IV ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1996

113 · Masters and Students · Bryan Derksen · ss 1997

125 · Trixie · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Catfantastic V ed. Andre Norton & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1999

141 · Destiny · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv Creature Fantastic ed. Denise Little, DAW, 2001

173 · Three-Inch Trouble · Andre Norton · nv A Constellation of Cats ed. Denise Little, DAW, 2001

187 · Defender of the Small · Jody Lynn Nye · ss Turn the Other Chick ed. Esther M. Friesner, Baen, 2004

205 · The Luck of the Dauntless · James M. Ward · nv Furry Fantastic ed. Jean Rabe & Brian M. Thomsen, DAW, 2006

225 · After Tony’s Fall · Jean Rabe · ss Catopolis ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Janet Deaver-Pack, DAW, 2008

243 · Magtwilla and the Mouse · Mary E. Lowd · ss Allasso, Volume 2: Saudade ed. Brian Lee Cook, CreateSpace, 2012

251 · A Spoiled Rotten Cat Lives Here · Dusty Rainbolt · ss The Mystical Cat ed. Dusty Rainbolt, Sky Warrior Book Publishing, 2013

265 · The Emerald Mage · Renee Carter Hall · ss Hero’s Best Friend ed. Scott M. Sandridge, Seventh Star Press, 2014

285 · Furry Fandom and Cats · Fred Patten · ar

291 · A Bibliography for Bast · Fred Patten · bi

307 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

314 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

315 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Dogs of War ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, January 2017, 978-1-61450-346-0, $19.95, 456pp, tp, oa, cover by Teagan Gavet)

15 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

19 · Nosy and Wolf · Ken MacGregor · ss

29 · After Their Kind · Taylor Harbin · ss

41 · Succession · Devin Hallsworth · ss

51 · Two if by Sea · Field T. Mouse · nv

77 · The Queens’ Confederate Space Marines · Elizabeth McCoy · ss

87 · The Loving Children · Bill McCormick · ss

95 · Strike, But Hear Me · Jefferson P. Swycaffer · nv

121 · End of Ages · BanWynn Oakshadow · na

175 · Shells on the Beach · Tom Mullins · nv

201 · Cross of Valor Reception for the Raccoon, Tanner Williams, Declassified Transcript · John Kulp · ss

215 · Last Man Standing · Frances Pauli · ss

227 · Hunter’s Fall · Angela Oliver · ss

243 · Old Regimes · Gullwulf · nv

265 · The Shrine War · Alan Loewen · nv

293 · The Monster in the Mist · Madison Keller · ss

309 · Wolves in Winter · Searska GreyRaven · ss

317 · The Third Variety · Rob Baird · nv

349 · The Best and Worst of Worlds · Mary E. Lowd · ss

367 · Tooth, Claw and Fang · Stephen Coghlan · ss

377 · Sacrifice · J. N. Wolfe · nv

401 · War of Attrition · Lisa Timpf · ss

411 · Fathers to Sons · MikasiWolf · ss

429 · Hoodies and Horses · Michael D. Winkle · ss

447 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

455 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

455 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Dogs of War II: Aftermath ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, December 2017, 978-1-61450-397-2, $19.95, 478pp, tp, oa, cover by Teagan Gavet)

15 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

17 · Dog, Extended · Cairyn · nv

41 · Remembrance · Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden · ss

55 · Scars · Televassi · nv

81 · The Surface Tension · Dwale · nv

103 · My Brother’s Shadow · M. R. Anglin · na

167 · Close to Us · MikasiWolf · nv

191 · Lime Tiger · Slip-Wolf · nv

213 · Umbra’s Legion: The Destruction of Ismara · Geoff Galt · nv

249 · Umbra’s Legion: Charon’s Obol · Adam Baker · ss

259 · The Call · Lord Ikari · ss

265 · Every Horse Will Do His Duty · Thurston Howl · ss

275 · Matched Up · K. Hubschmid · ss

295 · The Son of Goulon Stumptail · NightEyes DaySpring · ss

315 · Noble · Thomas “Faux” Steele · ss

335 · Trial by Error · Jaden Drackus · ss

355 · The Night the Stars Fell · K. C. Alpinus · nv

389 · Tears of the Sea · MikasiWolf · ss

397 · The Pack · Argyron · nv

431 · Red Engines · Kris Schnee · ss

443 · Going Home · Miles Reaver · nv

471 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

478 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

478 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Exploring New Places ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, July 2018, 978-1-61450-421-4, $19.95, 400pp, tp, oa, cover by Demicoeur)

15 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

19 · To Drive the Cold Winter Away · Michael H. Payne · ss

39 · In Search of the Creators · Alan Loewen · ss

53 · The Rocky Spires of Planet 227 · Mary E. Lowd · ss

65 · Defiant · Harwich Wolcott · nv

95 · Why Indeed · Pepper Hume · ss

113 · Come to Todor! · Fred Patten · ss

125 · You Are Our Lifeboat · Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen · ss

141 · The Animal Game · Vixyy Fox · ss

161 · Ashland’s Fury · MikasiWolf · nv

195 · Legacy · M. R. Anglin · nv

221 · Umbra’s Legion: Shamblers of Woe · Adam Baker · nv

243 · Umbra’s Legion: Where Pride Planted · Geoff Galt · nv

265 · Beyond Acacia Ridge · Amy Fontaine · ss

283 · One Day in Hanoi · Thomas “Faux” Steele · ss

295 · Welcome, Furries · Cathy Smith · ss

309 · Back Then · Frank LeRenard · ss

323 · Tortoise Who · Mary E. Lowd · ss

335 · I Am the Jaguar · Cairyn · na

379 · The Promise of New Heffe · Kary M. Jomb · ss

395 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

401 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

401 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Five Fortunes ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, January 2014, 978-1-61450-169-5, $19.95, 415pp, tp, oa, cover by Terrie Smith)

11 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

13 · Chosen People · Phil Geusz · na

79 · Huntress · Renee Carter Hall · na

173 · Going Concerns · Watts Martin · na

253 · When a Cat Loves a Dog [Otters in Space] · Mary E. Lowd · na

341 · Piece of Mind [Forest Tales] · Bernard Doove · na

The Furry Future: 19 Possible Prognostications ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, January 2015, 978-1-61450-214-2, $19.95, 446pp, tp, oa, cover by Teagan Gavet)

13 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

17 · Emergency Maintenance · Michael H. Payne · nv

45 · Tow · Watts Martin · ss

65 · Experiment Seventy · J. F. R. Coates · ss

79 · A Bedsheet for a Cape · Nathanael Gass · nv

123 · Hachimoto · Samuel C. Conway · ss

133 · Vivian · Bryan Feir · nv

161 · Family Bonding · Yannarra Cheena · ss

179 · The Future Is Yours · MikasiWolf · nv

201 · Distant Shores · Tony Greyfox · nv

243 · The Analogue Cat · Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden · ss

249 · The Sequence · NightEyes DaySpring · ss

267 · Trinka and the Robot · Ocean Tigrox · nv

289 · Lunar Cavity [Crossroads Station] · Mary E. Lowd · nv

315 · The Darkness of Dead Stars · Dwale · nv

337 · Field Research · M. C. A. Hogarth · ss

345 · The Curators · T. S. McNally · nv

367 · Evolver · Ronald W. Klemp · nv

393 · Growing Fur · Fred Patten · ss

399 · Thebe and the Angry Red Eye · David Hopkins · nv; illustrated by Roz Gibson

437 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

444 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

445 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

Gods with Fur ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, July 2016, 978-1-61450-324-8, $19.95, 454pp, tp, oa, cover by Teagan Gavet)

15 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

19 · 400 Rabbits · Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden · ss

31 · Contract Negotiations · Field T. Mouse · ss

51 · On the Run from Isofell · M. R. Anglin · nv

87 · To the Reader · Alan Loewen · ss

91 · First Chosen · BanWynn Oakshadow · nv

133 · All of You Are in Me · Kyell Gold · ss

143 · Yesterday’s Trickster · NightEyes DaySpring · ss

155 · The Gods of Necessity · Jefferson Swycaffer · ss

175 · The Precession of the Equinoxes · Michael H. Payne · ss

183 · Deity Theory · James L. Steele · nv

207 · Questor’s Gambit · Mary E. Lowd · ss

225 · Fenrir’s Saga · Televassi · nv

251 · The Three Days of the Jackal · Samuel C. Conway · ss

257 · A Melody in Seduction’s Arsenal · Slip-Wolf · nv

283 · Adversary’s Fall · MikasiWolf · nv

313 · As Below, So Above · Mut · nv

335 · Wings of Faith · Kris Schnee · ss

353 · The Going Forth of Uadjet · Frances Pauli · ss

361 · That Exclusive Zodiac Club · Fred Patten · ss

367 · Three Minutes to Midnight · Killick · ss

377 · A Day with No Tide · Watts Martin · nv

403 · Repast (A Story of Aligare) · Heidi C. Vlach · nv

425 · Origins · Michael D. Winkle · ss

445 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Ursa Major Awards Anthology ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, July 2012, 978-1-61450-052-0, $19.95, 339pp, tp, an, cover by Teagan Gavet & Tess Garman)
Anthology of 11 anthropomorphic/furry stories about humanoid animals, a mix of winners and finalists from the last ten years of the Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction. Patten’s introduction discusses the rise of furry fandom and the awards. Authors include Kyell Gold, Paul Di Filippo, and Naomi Kritzer.

1 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

7 · Beneath the Crystal Sea · Brock Hoagland · nv Tales of Perissa by Brock Hoagland, United Publications, 2001

35 · Familiars · Michael H. Payne · ss Sword and Sorceress XIX ed. Marion Zimmer Bradley, DAW, 2002

43 · In the Line of Duty · M. C. A. Hogarth · ss (r)

57 · Felicia and the Tailcutter’s Curse · Charles P. A. Melville · na (r)

133 · In His Own Country · Kristin Fontaine · nv (r)

175 · Jacks to Open · Kyell Gold · nv (r)

197 · Don’t Blink · Kyell Gold · nv (r)

229 · Six · Samuel C. Conway · ss (r)

249 · Drifting · Kyell Gold · ss (r)

269 · Ailoura · Paul Di Filippo · nv Once Upon a Galaxy ed. Wil McCarthy, Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002

299 · St. Ailbe’s Hall · Naomi Kritzer · nv Strange Horizons January 19 2004 (+1)

329 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

332 · About the Artists · [uncredited] · bg

334 · Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction Awards by Year · [uncredited] · ms

What Happens Next: An Anthology of Sequels ed. Fred Patten (FurPlanet Productions, July 2013, 978-1-61450-116-9, $19.95, 422pp, tp, oa, cover by Sara “Caribou” Miles)

10 · Introduction · Fred Patten · in

13 · Second [Alysha Forrest] · M. C. A. Hogarth · na; illustrated by Mike Raabe

91 · Festival of Vampires · Brock Hoagland · ss; illustrated by Vicky Wyman

109 · False Doctrine · Kevin Frane · nv; illustrated by Idess Sherwood

141 · Reflections of Things to Come · Kristin Fontaine · nv; illustrated by C. D. Woodbury

167 · Immolation · Michael H. Payne · nv; illustrated by Megan Giles

191 · Pick-Up at Hanging Drop · Jenner · ss; illustrated by Jenner

208 · Blackest Before the Dawn · Elizabeth McCoy · nv; illustrated by Conrad Wong

253 · The Magi Decree · Chuck Melville · nv; illustrated by Chas. P. A. Melville

297 · Game of Fox and Rabbit · Ken Pick · nv; illustrated by Kacey Miyagami

343 · Sibling Rivalry · Kyell Gold · nv; illustrated by Sara “Caribou” Miles

372 · The Monkeytown Raid · Roz Gibson · nv; illustrated by Roz Gibson

What the Fox?! ed. Fred Patten (Thurston Howl Publications, March 2018, 978-1-945247-30-9, $18.00, 291pp, tp, oa, cover by Tabsley)

2 · Preface · Fred Patten · pr

4 · FAPD · Sofox · ss

14 · Perfect Harmony · Jaleta Clegg · ss

24 · Counter-Curlture · Televassi · ss

38 · The Carrot Is Mightier Than the Sword · Nidhi Singh · ss

48 · A Web of Truths · James Hudson · ss

62 · Suddenly, Chihuahua · Madison Keller · ss

78 · Kenyak’s Saga · MikasiWolf · ss

98 · Rapscallions · Mary E. Lowd · ss

116 · Dazzle Joins the Screenwriters’ Guild [Dazzle] · Scott Bradfield · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2008

134 · A Late Lunch · Nightshade · ss

150 · Riddles in the Road · Searska GreyRaven · ss

158 · The Lost Unicorn · Shawn Frazier · ss

166 · Boomsday · Jennie Brass · ss

175 · Oh! What a Night! · Tyson West · ss

190 · Moral for Dogs · Maggie Veness · vi 2016

193 · Broadstripe, Virginia Smells Like Skunk · Skunkbomb · ss

201 · A Legend in His Own Time · Fred Patten · ss

211 · The Cat’s Meow · Lisa Pais · ss

220 · Super · Billy Leigh · nv

242 · Woolwertz Department Store Integrated Branch Employee Manual: Human-Furred Relations · Frances Pauli · ss

253 · A List of Erotica Clichés You Should Avoid in Your Heat Submission · Dark End · ss

256 · The Best and Greatest Story Ever · Mog Moogle · ss

261 · Self-Insertion · Jaden Drackus · ss

271 · The Best and Greatest Sequel: Pron Harder Damnit!, by Some Guy Who Is Definitely Not the Main Character · [uncredited] · ss

275 · Jokes · Fred Patten · hu

282 · Recommended Reading · Fred Patten · bi

288 · Letter from the Illustrators · Tabsley & Jeqon · lt

291 · Credits · [uncredited] · bg

The Best Western Stories of Lewis B. Patten by Lewis B. Patten (Southern Illinois University Press, September 1987, 0-8093-1358-8, xvii+162pp, hc, co) [edited by Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg]

ix · The Tall Quiet Man · Robert E. Briney · in

1 · Too Good with a Gun · Lewis B. Patten · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine April 1950

10 · Massacre at Cottonwood Springs · Lewis B. Patten · ss Mammoth Western May 1950

17 · Dobbs Ferry · Lewis B. Patten · ss Frontier Stories Fall 1950, as “Payoff in Steel!”

27 · High-Carded · Lewis B. Patten · ss Western Short Stories November 1950, as “Fast-Draw Feud”

35 · Nester Kid · Lewis B. Patten · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine December 1950

44 · Payday · Lewis B. Patten · ss Zane Grey’s Western Magazine June 1951

54 · The Rough String · Lewis B. Patten · ss Fifteen Western Tales February 1951

63 · The Winter of His Life · Lewis B. Patten · ss The Colorado Quarterly 1953

71 · They Called Him a Killer · Lewis B. Patten · na Complete Western Book Magazine September 1955

135 · Hell-Bent · Lewis B. Patten · nv Best Western March 1956

159 · Bibliography of Western Publications by Lewis B. Patten · [uncredited] · bi

Blood on the Grass: A Western Duo by Lewis B. Patten (Five Star, May 2002, hc, co)
Details supplied by Todd Mason.

· Sharpshod · Lewis B. Patten · na West May 1953

· Blood on the Grass · Lewis B. Patten · na Giant Western April 1953, as by Lewis Ford

Massacre at White River by Lewis B. Patten (Ace Double, November 1952, D-4, 35¢, 146pp, pb, n., cover by Norman Saunders)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Rimrock Rider by Walter A. Tompkins.

Great Short Stories Volume 1: Detective Stories ed. William Patten (Collier, 1906, 430pp, hc, an)

5 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

45 · The Mystery of Marie Rogêt [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Snowden’s Lady’s Companion November 1842 (+2)

99 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844

121 · The Sign of the Four [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · na Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine February 1890

237 · A Scandal in Bohemia [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine July 1891

265 · The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock [Ebenezer Gryce; Violet Strange] · Anna Katharine Green · na Putnam, 1895

313 · The Rajah’s Diamond · Robert Louis Stevenson · gp (r)

_313 · Story of the Bandbox · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv London August 3 1878 (+2)

_337 · Story of the Young Man in Holy Orders · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss London August 31 1878 (+1)

_352 · Story of the House with the Green Blinds · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv London September 14 1878 (+3)

_382 · The Adventure of Prince Florizel and a Detective · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss London October 26 1878

391 · The Mystery of the Steel Disk · Broughton Brandenburg · nv Metropolitan Magazine April 1905

413 · The Vanished Millionaire [Addington Peace] · B. Fletcher Robinson · ss Home Magazine of Fiction #48, December 1904

Great Short Stories II: Ghost Stories ed. William Patten (P.F. Collier, 1909, 428pp, hc, an)
Volume 2 of a three volume series.

5 · La Morte Amoreuse · Théophile Gautier · nv (r), as “Clarimonde”
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836).

31 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896

45 · The Phantom ’Rickshaw · Rudyard Kipling · nv Quartette Christmas 1885

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

89 · The House and the Brain · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv A Strange Story and the Haunted and the Haunters by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1865
revised from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859 (anonymously) to remove material reused in A Strange Story.

121 · The Dream Woman · W. Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

145 · Green Branches · Fiona Macleod · nv The Sin-Eater by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1895

161 · A Bewitched Ship · W. Clark Russell · ss 1884

175 · The Signal Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

191 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866

221 · Our Last Walk · Hugh Conway · nv Bound Together, Vol. II by Hugh Conway, Remington & Co., 1884

245 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S.

259 · A Christmas Carol [Christmas Carol] · Charles Dickens · na Chapman & Hall, December 19 1843

341 · The Spectre Bridegroom · Washington Irving · ss The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #4, November 10 1819, as by Geoffrey Crayon

359 · The Mysterious Sketch · Erckmann-Chatrian · ss Strange Stories by Erckmann-Chatrian, Appleton, 1880
translated from the French (“L’esquisse mystérieuse”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860).

379 · Mr. Higginbotham’s Catastrophe · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine December 1834, uncredited.

395 · The White Old Maid · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine July 1835, as “The Old Maid in the Winding-Sheet” by The Author of “The Gray Champion”

409 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824

Great Short Stories III: Romance & Adventure ed. William Patten (P.F. Collier, 1909, 444pp, hc, an)
Volume 3 of a three volume series.

5 · The Attack on the Mill · Emile Zola · nv Romance November 1891
translated from the French (“L’Attaque du moulin”, Les Soirées de Médan, 1880).

45 · The Venus of Ille · Prosper Merimee · nv (r)
translated from the French (“La Vénus d’Ille”, La Revue des Deux Mondes, May 1837).

77 · The Pavilion on the Links · Robert Louis Stevenson · na The Cornhill Magazine September 1880 (+1), as by R. L. S.

135 · The Prisoners · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Strand Magazine September 1892
translated from the French (“Les Prisonniers”, 1884).

149 · The Siege of Berlin · Alphonse Daudet · ss (r)
translated from the French.

159 · The Man Who Would Be King · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Eerie Tales by Rudyard Kipling, Wheeler, 1888

199 · The Black Pearl · Victorien Sardou · nv Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science September 1872
translated from the French (“La Perle Noire”, 1862).

233 · The Prisoner of Assiout · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine August 1891

245 · The Smugglers of the Clone · S. R. Crockett · ss The Idler September 1895

257 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honore de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

271 · A Terribly Strange Bed · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited.

291 · The Capture of Bill Sikes · Charles Dickens · ex from Oliver Twist, Richard Bentley, 1838

321 · The Postmistress of Laurel Run · Bret Harte · ss The Strand Magazine September 1891

341 · The Captain’s Vices · Francois Coppee; translated by Walter Learned · ss Ten Tales by François Coppée, tr. Walter Learned, Harper, 1890

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

389 · Zodomirsky’s Duel · Alexandre Dumas · ss The Strand Magazine June 1892
translated from the French (“Marianna”, Herminie and Marianna, Méline, Cans et Cie., 1859).

405 · The Courting of T’Nowhead’s Bell · James Matthew Barrie · ss Auld Licht Idylls by J. M. Barrie, Hodder & Stoughton, 1888

427 · The Rynard Gold Reef Company, Ltd. · Sir Walter Besant · ss The Strand Magazine June 1891

The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 ed. James Patterson (Mariner, October 6, 2015, 978-0-544-52675-4, $14.95, xv+413pp, tp, an)
A hardcover edition (-63874-7) was announced but not seen.

ix · Foreword · Otto Penzler · fw

xiii · Introduction · James Patterson · in

1 · The Snow Angel [Dylan LaCrosse] · Doug Allyn · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 2014

34 · Cowboy Justice · Andrew Bourelle · ss Law and Disorder ed. Amy Locklin, Main Street Rag, 2013

50 · Rosalee Carrasco · Tomiko M. Breland · ss Ploughshares Winter 2014/2015

61 · Wet with Rain · Lee Child · ss Belfast Noir ed. Adrian McKinty & Stuart Neville, Akashic Books, 2014

73 · Red Eye [Patrick Kenzie & Angela Gennaro; Hieronymous “Harry” Bosch] · Michael Connelly & Dennis Lehane · nv FaceOff ed. David Baldacci, Simon & Schuster, 2014

93 · Harm and Hammer · Joseph D’Agnese · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 2014

109 · Adventure of the Laughing Fisherman · Jeffery Deaver · nv In the Company of Sherlock Holmes ed. Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger, Pegasus Books, 2014

134 · Crush Depth · Brendan DuBois · ss Ice Cold ed. Jeffery Deaver & Raymond Benson, Grand Central Publishing, 2014

148 · Molly’s Plan · John M. Floyd · ss The Strand Magazine #43, June/September 2014

162 · A Bottle of Scotch and a Sharp Buck Knife · Scott Grand · ss Thuglit #11, May/June 2014

176 · Shared Room on Union · Steven Heighton · ss The Dead Are More Visible by Steven Heighton, Knopf Canada, 2012

191 · Afterlife of a Stolen Child · Janette Turner Hospital · nv Georgia Review Fall 2014

215 · Apocrypha · Richard Lange · ss Bull: Men’s Fiction #4, 2014

233 · Staircase to the Moon · Theresa E. Lehr · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 2014

264 · A Man Looking for Trouble · Lee Martin · nv Glimmer Train #90, Spring/Summer 2014

291 · Many Dogs Have Died Here · James Mathews · nv Iron Horse Literary Review v16 #3, 2014

314 · Motherlode · Thomas McGuane · ss The New Yorker September 8 2014

332 · A Kidnapping in Koulèv-Ville · Kyle Minor · ss The Normal School Spring 2014

349 · The Home at Craigmillnar · Joyce Carol Oates · nv The Kenyon Review Winter 2014

373 · The Shot · Eric Rutter · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 2014

397 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

412 · Other Distinguished Mystery Stories of 2014 · [uncredited] · bi

Thriller: Stories to Keep You Up All Night ed. James Patterson (MIRA Books, June 2006, 0-7783-2299-8, $24.95, 477pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of 30 stories by members of the International Thriller Writers, Inc.

9 · Introduction · James Patterson · in

13 · James Penney’s New Identity [Jack Reacher] · Lee Child · nv Fresh Blood 3 ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski, The Do-Not Press, 1999; revised.

29 · Operation Northwoods [Jack Swyteck] · James Grippando · ss

45 · Epitaph [Phineas Troutt] · J. A. Konrath · ss

57 · The Face in the Window · Heather Graham · ss

75 · Empathy · James Siegel · ss

87 · Kowalski’s in Love [Sigma Force] · James Rollins · ss

105 · The Hunt for Dmitri [Liz Sansborough] · Gayle Lynds · ss

121 · Disfigured · Michael & Daniel Palmer · ss

137 · The Abelard Sanction [Saul Grisman] · David Morrell · ss

151 · Falling [Malcolm Fletcher] · Chris Mooney · ss

167 · Success of a Mission · Dennis Lynds · ss Argosy April 1968, as by William Arden

187 · The Portal · John Lescroart & M. J. Rose · ss

203 · The Double Dealer [Benjamin Weaver] · David Liss · ss

219 · Dirty Weather · Gregg Hurwitz · ss

231 · Spirit Walker [Kier Wintripp] · David Dun · ss

245 · At the Drop of a Hat · Denise Hamilton · ss

261 · The Other Side of the Mirror · Eric Van Lustbader · ss

277 · Man Catch · Christopher Rice · ss

285 · Goodnight, Sweet Mother [Maggie O’Dell] · Alex Kava · ss

299 · Sacrificial Lion [Henry Caulder] · Grant Blackwood · ss

317 · Interlude at Duane’s [Repairman Jack] · F. Paul Wilson · ss

333 · The Powder Monkey [Alex Hawke] · Ted Bell · ss

351 · Surviving Toronto · M. Diane Vogt · ss

367 · Assassins [Nick Neumann] · Christopher Reich · ss

375 · The Athens Solution · Brad Thor · ss

391 · Diplomatic Constraints [Stella] · Raelynn Hillhouse · ss

407 · Kill Zone · Robert Liparulo · ss

415 · The Devils’ Due [Cotton Malone] · Steve Berry · ss

431 · The Tuesday Club [Benjamin Franklin] · Katherine Neville · nv

455 · Gone Fishing [Douglas D’Agosta] · Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child · ss

471 · Author Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Gunfire Heritage by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, January 1965, M-108, 45¢, 137pp, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Warpath West by Wayne C. Lee.

A Killer Comes Riding by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, February 1956, D-144, 35¢, 154pp, pb, n., cover by Walter Popp)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with The Man from Stony Lonesome by Jay Albert.

Prairie Terror by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, November 1957, D-252, 35¢, 161pp, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with The Rawhide Breed by John Callahan.

Rider of the Rincon by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, June 1960, D-442, 35¢, 134pp, pb, n., cover by Gerald McConnell)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Killer’s Paradise by Jack M. Bickham.

A Shooting at Sundust by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, March 1962, F-134, 40¢, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Tumbleweed Trigger by Gordon D. Shirreffs.

A Time for Guns by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, October 1958, D-316, 35¢, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Mesquite Johnny by Barry Cord.

Trouble at Hangdog Flats by Rod Patterson (Ace Double, October 1964, M-102, 45¢, 140pp, pb, n., cover by Gerald McConnell)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Hoodoo Guns by Ray Hogan.

Mysterious Air Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, May 1986, 0-491-03581-0, £9.95, 249pp, hc, an)
Anthology of suspense and fantasy stories of the air.

7 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

11 · A Tale of Terror · Thomas Hood · vi The London Magazine 1821

17 · A Drama in the Air · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · ss Doctor Ox, and Other Stories by Jules Verne, tr. George M. Towle, Osgood, 1874
translated from the French (“Un Voyage en Ballon”, Musée des Familles, August 1851).

39 · Up a Gum Tree · George Griffith · ss Short Stories February 10 1894

55 · The Argonauts of the Air · H. G. Wells · ss Phil May’s Annual #5, Winter 1895

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

89 · The Secret of the New British Aeroplane · William Le Queux · nv Spies of the Kaiser by William Le Queux, Hurst, 1909

111 · A Reprisal Raid [Tam o’ the Scoots] · Edgar Wallace · ss Everybody’s Magazine June 1918

127 · Hot Air · Negley Farson · ss Adventure May 15 1931

139 · The Demon Diver · Arch Whitehouse · ss Air Stories

155 · Anniversary · Clarence Winchester · ss The Story-teller March 1932

163 · 5,000 Enemy Planes Over London · Stephen Graham · ss The Daily Express 1935

173 · The Conversion of Johnny · Captain W. E. Johns · ss Sky Fever by W. E. Johns, Latimer House, 1953

183 · Gremlins · W. E. Woosnam-Jones · ss The Spectator January 1 1943

191 · Sergeant Carmichael · H. E. Bates · ss Maclean’s November 1 1942

207 · The Voice in the Earphones · Wilbur Schramm · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 29 1947

219 · Nightmare at 20,000 Feet · Richard Matheson · ss Alone by Night ed. Michael & Don Congdon, Ballantine, 1962

239 · Cassidy’s Saucer · Edward D. Hoch · ss Flying Saucers in Fact and Fiction ed. Hans Stefan Santesson, Lancer, 1968

Mysterious Motoring Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, February 1987, 0-491-03643-4, £10.95, 224pp, hc, an)
Anthology of supernatural stories about cars. Reprinted (Star 1987) as Duel and Other Horror Stories of the Road.

7 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

11 · The Car with the Green Lights [Dr. Villiers Beetham-Saunders] · William Le Queux · ss The Premier Magazine #22, February 1916

29 · The Dust-Cloud · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1906

43 · How It Happened · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine September 1913

49 · The Last Trip · Archie Binns · ss Weird Tales August 1925

59 · The Demon Lover · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Listener November 26 1941

69 · Jay Walkers · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve by H. Russell Wakefield, Herbert Jenkins, 1940

83 · The Ghost of the Model T · Betsy Emmons · ss Weird Tales November 1942

91 · The Ghost Car · Ken Batten · ss Ghost Stories October 1928

109 · New Corner · L. T. C. Rolt · ss Mystery Stories #20, 1939

123 · “Just Like Wild Bob” · William F. Nolan · ss Connoisseur’s World June 1964

133 · Auto Suggestion · Charles Beaumont · ss Gamma #5, September 1965

149 · Duel · Richard Matheson · nv Playboy April 1971

175 · Second Chance · Jack Finney · nv Good Housekeeping April 1956

193 · Trucks · Stephen King · ss Cavalier June 1973

211 · The Hitch-Hiker · Roald Dahl · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1977

Mysterious Railway Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, January 12, 1984, 0-491-03112-2, 255pp, hc, an)
Anthology of thirteen railway related ghost and mystery stories. Also available in pb (London: Star 1985).

7 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

9 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866; given as by Amelia B. Edwards & Charles Dickens.

39 · My Adventure in the Flying Scotsman · Eden Phillpotts · nv 1888

65 · The Lost Special · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1898, as “The Story of the Lost Special”

85 · The Tragedy on the London and Mid-Northern [Thorpe Hazell] · Victor L. Whitechurch · ss The Royal Magazine August 1905

101 · The Cloud-Bursters [Calvin Sprague] · Francis Lynde · nv The Popular Magazine September 1 1912 (+1)

145 · The Ghost Train · Arnold Ridley & Ruth Alexander · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June/July 1926, as by Arnold Ridley

161 · The Girl in the Train · Agatha Christie · nv The Grand Magazine February 1924

183 · The Fisherman’s Special · H. L. Thomson · ss Weird Tales August 1939; given as by Hal Thomson.

191 · Swamp Train · Harry Walton · ss Unknown January 1940

207 · The Level Crossing · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Cornhill Magazine November 1933

223 · The Man on B-17 · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1950, as by Stephen Grendon

231 · That Hell-Bound Train · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1958

249 · The Last Train · Fredric Brown · ss Weird Tales January 1950

Mysterious Sea Stories ed. William Pattrick (W.H. Allen, January 1985, 0-491-03114-9, £9.95, 247pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 14 sea fantasies. American edition: Salem House 1985.

1 · Introduction · William Pattrick · in

5 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833

19 · The Legend of the Bell Rock · Captain Frederick Marryat · ss 1836

31 · Hood’s Isle and the Hermit Oberlus · Herman Melville · ss Putnam’s Monthly May 1854

43 · A Bewitched Ship · W. Clark Russell · ss 1884

57 · J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine January 1884, uncredited.

91 · The Benevolent Ghost and Captain Lowrie · Richard Sale · nv Argosy March 9 1940, as “Till Doomsday”

113 · Make Westing · Jack London · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1908

123 · The Black Mate · Joseph Conrad · nv The London Magazine April 1908

153 · A Matter of Fact · Rudyard Kipling · ss The People January 24 1892

169 · The Finding of the Graiken [Sargasso Sea] · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine February 15 1913

193 · Davy Jones’s Gift · John Masefield · ss Country Life November 11 1905

199 · In the Abyss · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1896

217 · Undersea Guardians · Ray Bradbury · ss Amazing Stories December 1944

235 · The Turning of the Tide · C. S. Forester · ss The Story-teller May 1936

Kansas City Noir ed. Steve Paul (Akashic Books, 2012, 978-1-61775-128-8, $15.95, 218pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Fourteen original stories set in Kansas City.

11 · Papa’s Blues · ed. Steve Paul · in

15 · Part I: Heartland

17 · Missing Gene · J. Malcolm Garcia · ss; set on Troost Lake.

35 · Cat in a Box · Kevin Prufer · ss; set in Country Club Plaza.

51 · Mission Hills Confidential · Grace Suh · ss; set in Mission Hills.

65 · Come Murder Me Next, Babe · Daniel Woodrell · ss; set on 12th Street.

71 · The Softest Crime · Matthew Eck · ss; set at 41st and Walnut.

85 · You Shouldn’t Be Here · Philip Stephens · ss; set in Midtown.

107 · Part II: Crazy Little Women

109 · The Incident · Catherine Browder · ss; set in the Northeast.

125 · The Good Neighbor · Linda Rodriguez · ss; set in South Troost.

138 · Thelma and Laverne · John Lutz · ss; set on West 8th Street.

151 · Lightbulb · Nancy Pickard · ss; set in the Paseo.

167 · Part III: Smoke & Mirrors

169 · Yesterdays · Andrés Rodríguez · ss; set in Milton’s Tap Room.

180 · Last Night at the Rialto · Mitch Brian · ss; set in the Celluloid City.

192 · Charlie Price’s Last Supper · Nadia Pflaum · ss; set at 18th and Vine.

210 · The Pendergast Musket · Phong Nguyen · ss; set in West Bottoms.

220 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Wandering Weeds: Tales of Rabid Vegetation ed. Frances Pauli & Jaleta Clegg--- see under Jaleta Clegg.

Shadows on the Wall by Steven Paulsen (IFWG Publishing Australia, 2018, 978-1-925496-44-4, 210pp, tp, co, cover by Shaun Tan)
Subtitled “Dark and Weird Stories” on the cover and “Weird Tales of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and the Supernatural” on the title page. Each story is followed (on separate page) by an “Afterword” explaining its background.
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

1 · Foreword · Isobelle Carmody · fw

3 · Ma Rung · Steven Paulsen · ss Dreaming Down-Under ed. Jack Dann & Janeen Webb, Voyager Australia, 1998

21 · Two Tomorrow · Steven Paulsen · vi Eidolon Spring 1990

25 · Greater Garbo · Steven Paulsen · ss Australian & NZ PC User October 1992

35 · In the Light of the Lamp · Steven Paulsen · ss Terror Australis ed. Leigh Blackmore, Coronet Australia, 1993

51 · Logic Loop · Steven Paulsen · vi Aphelion Science Fiction Magazine #5, Summer 1986/1987

53 · Harold the Hero & the Talking Sword · Steven Paulsen & Jack Dann · nv And Then…The Great Big Book of Awesome Adventure Tales, Vol. 2 ed. Ruth Wykes & Kylie Fox, Clan Destine Press, 2018

93 · Fixed in Time · Steven Paulsen · ss

103 · The Place · Steven Paulsen · vi Terror Australis Autumn 1988

109 · The Wine Cellar · Steven Paulsen · ss

127 · Pest Control · Steven Paulsen · ss Cthulhu: Deep Down Under ed. Steve Proposch, Christopher Sequeira & Bryce Stevens, Horror Australis, 2015

137 · Old Wood · Steven Paulsen · ss Terror Australis Winter 1988

151 · The Sorcerer’s Looking Glass · Steven Paulsen · ss Fantastic Worlds ed. Paul Collins, Moonstone Australia, 1998

167 · Christmas Morning · Steven Paulsen · vi Hell’s Bells ed. AHWA Committee, Australian Horror Writers Association, 2016

171 · The Black Diamond of the Elephant God · Steven Paulsen · nv

205 · Publication History · Steven Paulsen · bi

Recipes for Crime by Jenny Pausacker & Kerry Greenwood--- see under Kerry Greenwood.

The Architecture of Fear ed. Peter D. Pautz & Kathryn Cramer--- see under Kathryn Cramer.

Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress XXI ed. Diana L. Paxson (DAW, November 2004, 0-7564-0195-X, $6.99, 308pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories. Paxson’s introduction discusses taking over Bradley’s series. Authors include Rosemary Edghill, Esther M. Friesner, and Naomi Kritzer. Copyrighted by the Marion Zimmer Bradley Literary Works Trust.

· Love Potion No. 8 1/2 · Marilyn A. Racette · ss

· Necessity and the Mother · Lee Martindale · ss

· Child’s Play · Esther M. Friesner · ss

· Dawn and Dusk · Dana Kramer-Rolls · ss

· Spell of the Sparrow · Jim C. Hines · ss

· The Woman’s Place · Susan Urbanek Linville · ss

· Kin · Naomi Kritzer · ss

· Ursa · Jenn Reese · ss

· Red Caramae · Kit Wesler · ss

· Parri’s Blade · Cynthia McQuillin · ss

· Sun Thief · K. A. Laity · ss

· Lostland · Rosemary Edghill · ss

· Plowshares · Rebecca Maines · ss

· Step by Step · Catherine Soto · ss

· Favor of the Goddess · Lynn Morgan Rosser · ss

· Rose in Winter · Marie M. Longhin · ss

· Kazhe’s Blade · Terry McGarry · ss

· The Skin Trade · Heather Rose Jones · ss

· Multiple Choice · Leslie Fish · ss GateWay S-F Magazine Spring 2002

· Oulu · Aimee Kratts · ss

· A Kind of Redemption · John P. Buentello · ss

· Journey’s End [Cynthia, Daughter of Euelpides] · Dorothy J. Heydt · ss

· Sword and Sorceress · Jennifer G. Tifft · pm

This’ll Slay You by Alan Payne (Ace Double, May 1958, D-289, 35¢, 149pp, pb, n., cover by Harry Barton)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Violent City by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins.

2012 ed. Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press, March 2008, 978-0-9804841-0-6, A$20.00, viii+118pp, tp, oa, cover by Cat Sparks)
Details taken from online listing.

vii · Introduction · Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein · in

1 · Watertight Lies · Deborah Biancotti · ss

13 · Fleshy · Tansy Rayner Roberts · ss

24 · Oh, Russia · Simon Brown · ss

31 · Soft Viscosity · David Conyers · nv

53 · Apocalypse Rules, OK? · Lucy Sussex · ss

57 · The Last Word · Dirk Flinthart · ss

71 · Ghost Jail · Kaaron Warren · ss

87 · I Love You Like Water · Angela Slatter · ss

98 · Skinsongs · Martin Livings · ss

105 · David Bowie · Ben Peek · ss

111 · Oblivion · Sean McMullen · ss

A Book of Endings by Deborah Biancotti ed. Ben Payne & Alisa Krasnostein--- see under Deborah Biancotti.

Brand Him Outlaw by Stephen Payne (Ace Double, October 1963, F-238, 40¢, 139pp, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Quicktrigger by Gordon D. Shirreffs.

No Job for a Cowboy by Stephen Payne (Ace Double, April 1964, F-272, 40¢, 141pp, pb, n., cover by Gerald McConnell)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with The Man from Barranca Negra by Ray Hogan.

Room to Swing a Loop by Stephen Payne (Ace Double, March 1967, G-619, 50¢, 136pp, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Gallows Ghost by Barry Cord.

Stampede on Farway Pass by Stephen Payne (Ace Double, April 1965, M-114, 45¢, 103pp, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Lynch Law Canyon by Frank Wynne.

Stampede on Farway Pass by Stephen Payne (Ace Double, 197?, 77925, 75¢, pb, n.)
Reprint (Ace 1965) western novel. Bound in the tête-bêche style with Lynch Law Canyon by Frank Wynne.

Trail of the Vanishing Ranchers by Stephen Payne (Ace Double, July 1965, M-124, 45¢, 119pp, pb, n.)
Bound in the tête-bêche style with Battle at Rattlesnake Pass by Tom West.

The Pick of the Roundup ed. Stephen Payne (Avon, 1963, pb, oa)
(old WWA #11 / new WWA #12) In 1965, Legends and Tales of the Old West, the 1962 anthology of retold tall tales, was added to the WWA list at position #10 and changed the previous numbering.

· The Way of the Old West · S. Omar Barker · pm

· The Fort Greer Mules · Bill Burchardt · ss

· Mountain Man on a Mule · William R. Cox · ss

· The Far Cry · Max Evans · ss

· The Promise of the Fruit · Ann Ahlswede · nv

· Melody on the Range · John L. Shelley · ss

· The Deep Valley · Lucia Moore · ss

· Comanche Woman · Fred Grove · ss

· They Walked Tall · T. V. Olsen · ss

· Uncle Jeff and the Gunfighter · Elmer Kelton · ss

· Beat the Drums Slowly · Richard Wormser · ss

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