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Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 ed. Nancy Kress (Penguin/Roc, April 2003, 0-451-45909-1, $14.95, 231pp, tp, an, cover by David Sandberg)     Anthology of Nebula Award-winning fiction and nominees—five stories and one novel excerpt—plus two Rhysling Award-winning poems, an appreciation of Betty Ballantine, and commentary on SF from eight authors. The 37th volume in the annual series, the second from Roc. 1 · Entering the Field · Nancy Kress · in 5 · The 2001 Nebula Awards Ballot · [uncredited] · ms 8 · The Cure for Everything · Severna Park · ss Sci Fiction June 22 2000 26 · The Ultimate Earth · Jack Williamson · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 2000 76 · Betty Ballantine Appreciation · Shelly Shapiro · ar 79 · Louise’s Ghost · Kelly Link · nv Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link, Small Beer Press, 2001 112 · Undone · James Patrick Kelly · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction June 2001 144 · Rhysling Winners _145 · My Wife Returns As She Would Have It · Bruce Boston · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2000 _147 · January Fires · Joe Haldeman · pm Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2001 151 · The Elephants on Neptune [The Elephants on Neptune] · Mike Resnick · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction May 2000 164 · Commentary: Joys and Jeremiada _164 · Hard Science Fiction · Geoffrey A. Landis · ar _166 · Soft and Medium Viscosity Science Fiction · Scott Edelman · ar _169 · SF Humor, a Look at the Numbers · Terry Bisson · ar _171 · Contemporary Fantasy · Andy Duncan · ar _174 · Traditional Fantasy · Mindy L. Klasky · ar _176 · Dark Fantasy · Ellen Datlow · ar _179 · Alternate History · Harry Turtledove · ar _181 · Film and Television · Michael Cassutt · ar 223 · The Quantum Rose [Skolian Empire] · Catherine Asaro · ex Tor, 2000

Sybil’s Garage No. 7 ed. Matthew Kressel--- see under Sybil’s Garage #7, 2010.

Food for Demons by E. Everett Evans ed. Kenneth J. Kreuger--- see under E. Everett Evans.

Four Fallen Women ed. Aron M. Krich (Dell Books, 1953, 667, 25¢, 256pp, pb, an, cover by Morton Roberts)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 5 · About Four Fallen Women · [uncredited] · in 9 · Marthe · J. K. Huysmans · na Down Stream and Other Works by J. K. Huysmans, Pascal Covici, 1927 81 · Jenny · Alexander Kuprin · ex from Yama: The Pit (r) 121 · Maggie: A Girl of the Streets · Stephen Crane · na self-published, 1893, as by Johnston Smith 187 · Yvette · Guy de Maupassant · na The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Yvette”, Le Figaro, August 29-September 9, 1884).

Through the Eyes of Strays by Glen Krisch (Dog Horn Publishing, June 12, 2012, 978-1-907133-28-2, £12.99, tp, co)     Details taken from online listing. · Sudden Sanctuary · Glen Krisch · ss · August Porman · Glen Krisch · ss · Finding Allison · Glen Krisch · ss Agony in Black v2 #1, 2004 · Gleaners · Glen Krisch · ss Something Wicked #9, February 2009 · Filth Eater · Glen Krisch · ss Horror Library, Volume 2 ed. R. J. Cavender, Cutting Block, 2007 · In All My Years of Kindergarten · Glen Krisch · ss The Dream Zone #10, September 2001 · No Man’s Dominion · Glen Krisch · ss · Vacation · Glen Krisch · ss The Dream Zone #13, October 2002 · Child Borne of Shattered Skies · Glen Krisch · ss · Gram Knows · Glen Krisch · nv · Sale of a Lifetime · Glen Krisch · ss · Conditioned Response · Glen Krisch · ss · Winterlochen Academy · Glen Krisch · ss

Once Upon a Time in the Weird West ed. Tricia Kristufek (Dreamspinner Press, December 16, 2016, 978-1-63477-917-3, $26.27, 400pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Reaper’s Ride · Astrid Amara · ss · Wild, Wild Heart · Shira Anthony · ss · Dr. Ezekiel Crumb’s Heavenly Soul Purifying Elixir · Lex Chase · ss · Corpse Powder · Jana Denardo · ss · The Sheriff of Para Siempre · Jamie Fessenden · ss · The Tale of August Hayling · Kim Fielding · ss · Time Zone · Andrew Q. Gordon · ss · Get Lucky · Ginn Hale · ss · From Ancient Grudge to New Mutiny · Langley Hyde · ss · POMH · Venona Keyes · ss · Oh, Give Me a Home · Nicole Kimberling · ss · Gunner the Deadly · C. S. Poe · ss · After the Wind · Tali Spencer · ss

Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories by Naomi Kritzer (Fairwood Press, July 11, 2017, 978-1-933846-67-5, $17.99, 315pp, tp, co)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 13 · Cat Pictures Please [CatNet] · Naomi Kritzer · ss Clarkesworld #100, January 2015 23 · Ace of Spades · Naomi Kritzer · nv 47 · The Golem · Naomi Kritzer · ss Realms of Fantasy December 2000 67 · Wind · Naomi Kritzer · ss Apex Magazine #71, April 2015 81 · In the Witch’s Garden · Naomi Kritzer · nv Realms of Fantasy October 2002 109 · What Happened at Blessing Creek · Naomi Kritzer · nv Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #24, August 2011 131 · Cleanout · Naomi Kritzer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2015 147 · Artifice · Naomi Kritzer · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2014 161 · Perfection · Naomi Kritzer · ss 177 · The Good Son · Naomi Kritzer · ss Jim Baen’s Universe February 2009 197 · Scrap Dragon · Naomi Kritzer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2012 215 · Comrade Grandmother · Naomi Kritzer · ss Strange Horizons September 2 2002 227 · Isabella’s Garden · Naomi Kritzer · ss Realms of Fantasy August 2011 235 · Bits · Naomi Kritzer · ss Clarkesworld #85, October 2013 247 · Honest Man · Naomi Kritzer · nv Realms of Fantasy October 2007 271 · The Wall · Naomi Kritzer · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2013 291 · So Much Cooking · Naomi Kritzer · nv Clarkesworld #110, November 2015

Shocking Tales of Perversion ed. Chester W. Krone, Jr. (Gold Star Book, 1964, IL7-25, 40¢, 142pp, pb, an)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · Introduction · Chester W. Krone, Jr. · in 9 · An Eye for Love · Donald Honig · ss Caper May 1964 13 · The All-American Girl · Alex Austin · ss Escapade June 1964 20 · Sneak Preview · Timothy Warriner · ss Escapade August 1963 27 · Second Chance for a Junkie · Carl Eisinger · ss (r) 32 · Girdle of Love · Willard Manus · ss (r) 40 · The Game · Robert Fontaine · ss Escapade February 1964 45 · Sex with a Stranger · Ken Travis · ss Caper January 1964 54 · The White Davenport · Franz Tasher · ss (r) 58 · Shock · David Markson · ss (r) 67 · I Know You, Edie Gordon · E. W. Northnagel · ss Caper May 1964 74 · Ohio Love Sculpture · Adobe James · ss Escapade June 1963 81 · War Lord of the Lower Reef · Elvin Albaum · ss Gentleman April 1964 92 · Food for Thought · Claudius Raye · ss Gentleman October 1963 102 · After the Cocky Step · Thomas S. Livingston · ss Escapade June 1963 113 · The Intruder · Jay Richards · ss Gentleman October 1963 116 · The Joy of Evelyn Sumner · Harry Fannin · ss (r) 120 · Scene in the Blue Jet Cafe · E. Wilkins Foster · ss Escapade October 1963 130 · Glow, Little Glowworm · Richard F. Gallagher · ss Caper November 1964

Kings of Horror ed. Ken Krueger--- see under Fantasy Reader #6, 1975.

Babel by R. F. Kuang (Subterranean Press, April 2024, $195.00, 560pp, hc, n., cover by Abigail Larson)     Reprint (Harper Voyager 2022) fantasy novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($1500). Details taken from publisher website.

The Burning God by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager US, November 17, 2020, 978-0-06-266262-0, $26.99, 620pp, hc, n., cover by JungShan Ink) [The Poppy War]     Details taken from online listing.

The Burning God by R. F. Kuang (Subterranean Press, December 2023, $195.00, 544pp, hc, n., cover by Angela Wang) [The Poppy War]     Reprint (Harper Voyager US 2020) fantasy novel. Limited to 500 numbered, signed, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($950). Details taken from publisher website.

The Dragon Republic by R. F. Kuang (Subterranean Press, August 2023, $195.00, 564pp, hc, no, cover by Angela Wang) [The Poppy War]     Reprint (Harper Voyager 2019) fantasy novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($850).

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (Harper Voyager, May 3, 2018, 978-0-00-823980-0, £16.99, 527pp, hc, no, cover by Jung Shan Chang) [The Poppy War]     Fantasy novel. Volume one in the series.

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang (Subterranean Press, October 18, 2018, $185.00, hc, no, cover by Angela Wang) [The Poppy War]     Reprint (Harper Voyager 2018) fantasy novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($750.00). Volume one in the series.

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 ed. R. F. Kuang (Mariner Books, October 17, 2023, 978-0-06-331574-7, $18.99, 320pp, tp, an)     Details taken from ebook Table of Contents. · Foreword · John Joseph Adams · fw · Commiting to the Bit · Rebecca Kuang · in · Readings in the Slantwise Sciences · Sofia Samatar · ss Conjunctions #79, Fall 2022 · Air to Shape Lungs · Shingai Njeri Kagunda · ss Africa Risen ed. Sheree Ren^e'e Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight, Tor.com, 2022 · Beginnings · Kristina Ten · ss Fantasy Magazine #78, April 2022 · Sparrows · Susan Palwick · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction September/October 2022 · The Six Deaths of the Saint · Alix E. Harrow · ss Amazon Original Stories, November 15 2022 · Termination Stories for the Cyberpunk Dystopia Protagonist · Isabel J. Kim · ss Clarkesworld #190, July 2022 · Men, Women, and Chainsaws · Stephen Graham Jones · nv Tor.com April 20 2022 · Rabbit Test · Samantha Mills · ss Uncanny Magazine #49, November/December 2022 · There Are No Monsters on Rancho Buenavista · Isabel Cañas · vi Nightmare #117, June 2022 · Murder by Pixel · S. L. Huang · nv Clarkesworld #195, December 2022 · White Water, Blue Ocean · Linda Raquel Nieves Peréz · ss Reclaim the Stars ed. Zoraida Córdova, Wednesday Books, 2022 · The CRISPR Cookbook: A Guide to Biohacking Your Own Abortion in a Post-Roe World · MKRNYILGLD · ss Lightspeed #148, September 2022 · Three Mothers Mountain · Nathan Ballingrud · ss Screams from the Dark ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor Nightfire, 2022 · The Odyssey Problem · Chris Willrich · ss Clarkesworld #189, June 2022 · Pellargonia: A Letter to the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology · Theodora Goss · ss Lost Worlds & Mythological Kingdoms ed. John Joseph Adams, Grim Oak Press, 2022 · Pre-Simulation Consultation XF007867 · Kim Fu · ss Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu, Tin House Books, 2022 · In the Beginning of Me, I Was a Bird · Maria Dong · ss Lightspeed #140, January 2022 · The Difference Between Love and Time · Catherynne M. Valente · nv Someone in Time ed. Jonathan Strahan, Solaris, 2022 · Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead · K. T. Bryski · ss Strange Horizons October 31 2022 · Cumulative Ethical Guidelines · Malka Older · ss Bridge to Elsewhere ed. Alana Joli Abbott & Julia Rios, Outland Entertainment, 2022 · Contributor’s Notes · [uncredited] · bg · Other Notable Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories of 2022 · John Joseph Adams · bi

October Dreams: A Harvest of Horror ed. David Kubicek & Jeff Mason (Kubicek & Associates, 1989, 0-945881-03-7, xi+162pp, tp, an) vii · Cemetery · C. David Hay · pm xi · Introduction · David Kubicek & Jeff Mason · in 1 · Sun Tea · Robert E. Rodden, II · nv 23 · The Patient Man · Celeste Paul · ss 31 · Before I Wake · Jim Cort · ss 37 · Hard Rains · Ken Wisman · ss 47 · Beat Well · Steve Vernon · vi Terror Time Again #2, 1989 49 · Mr. Sandman · Scott D. Yost · ss 61 · Entwined · G. L. Payne · ss 67 · Core of Fear · Harry A. Dolphin · ss 73 · The Graveyard Rats · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales March 1936 79 · Ants · William John Watkins · ss 85 · The Road Lies Long and Straight and Dusty · James L. McKee · ss 91 · Chicken Feed · Marilyn K. Martin · ss 97 · A Divine Comedy · Robert C. Guenzel, Jr. · ss Webster Review Spring 1986 109 · Rose of the River · Shirley Gilfert · ss 115 · A 3-Beer Story · Mel Odom · ss 129 · Garden of the Gods · Tom Elliott · ss 141 · In the Trees · Craig A. Strickland · ss 147 · The Dark Stream · Anton J. Pettersen · vi 149 · The Moaning Rocks · David Kubicek · ss 157 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Treasury of Science Fiction Classics ed. Harold W. Kuebler (Hanover House, 1954, $2.95, 694pp, hc, an) vii · Introduction · Harold W. Kuebler · in 3 · The Conversation of Eiros and Charmion · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine December 1839 8 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897 18 · from When Worlds Collide · Edwin Balmer & Philip Wylie · ex J.B. Lippincott, 1932 63 · The Maracot Deep · Arthur Conan Doyle · n. The Maracot Deep and Other Stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, John Murray, 1929 originally published in two parts, “The Maracot Deep” (Saturday Evening Post, October 8-29, 1927) and “The Lord of the Dark Face” (The Strand Magazine, April & May 1929). 142 · Round the Moon · Jules Verne · ex (r) translated from the French (Autour de la Lune, J. Hetzel, 1870). 257 · The Last Terrestrials · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last and First Men, Methuen, 1930 277 · The Machine Stops · E. M. Forster · nv Oxford and Cambridge Review November 1909 304 · R.U.R. · Karel Capek; translated by Paul Selver & Nigel Playfair · pl Doubleday, Page & Co., 1923 translated from the Czech (R.U.R., Aventinum, 1920). 368 · Brave New World · Aldous Huxley · ex Chatto & Windus, 1932 417 · Invasion from Mars · Howard Koch · pl Invasion from Mars by Hazel Gaudet, Princeton University Press, 1940 first broadcast on the CBS radio network on October 30, 1938. 439 · Edison’s Conquest of Mars · Garrett P. Serviss · n. New York Evening Journal January 1898; abridged. 547 · The Martians · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Last and First Men, Methuen, 1930 575 · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, 1895 638 · The Curious Case of Benjamin Button · F. Scott Fitzgerald · nv Collier’s May 27 1922; abridged. 660 · The Rat · S. Fowler Wright · ss The Radio Times #253, August 3 1928 679 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893 686 · Mr. Strenberry’s Tale · J. B. Priestley · ss The London Magazine March 1930, as “Doomsday”