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Crosstalk: Interviews Conducted by David Langford by David Langford (Ansible Editions, July 29, 2015, 978-1-326-29982-8, $12.00, 111pp, tp, nf, cover: Deceitful Ear by L. A. Vaught from 1902)     ’Christopher Priest: 1995′ contains the sub-section “Bluff Your Way As a Priest Expert.” ’Kevin Smith: 1980′ is subtitled “The Siamese Twinge: A Dialogue on Collaboration”. Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · David Langford · in 9 · Stephen Baxter: 1999 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 1999 [Ref. Stephen Baxter] 13 · Kristen Britain: 2000 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 2000 [Ref. Kristen Britain] 17 · John Clute and John Grant: 1999 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 1999 [Ref. John Clute & John Grant] 22 · John Clute: 2001 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 2001 [Ref. John Clute] 26 · George Hay: 1976 · David Langford · iv Drilkjis #1, 1976 [Ref. George Hay] 32 · Tom Holt: 1999 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 1999 [Ref. Tom Holt] 36 · Terry Pratchett, Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart: 1999 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 1999 [Ref. Jack Cohen, Terry Pratchett & Ian Stewart] 41 · Terry Pratchett: 1999 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 1999 [Ref. Terry Pratchett] 46 · Terry Pratchett: 2000 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 2000 [Ref. Terry Pratchett] 51 · Christopher Priest: 1995 · David Langford · iv Science Fiction Eye #15, Fall 1997 [Ref. Christopher Priest] 65 · Alastair Reynolds: 2000 · David Langford · iv amazon.co.uk 2000 [Ref. Alastair Reynolds] 69 · John Sladek: 1982 · David Langford · iv Science Fiction Review #46, Spring 1983 [Ref. John Sladek] 82 · Bob Shaw: 1976 · David Langford · iv Drilkjis #2, October 1976 [Ref. Bob Shaw] 90 · Kevin Smith: 1980 · David Langford · iv Focus #3, Autumn 1980 [Ref. Kevin Smith] 96 · Ian Watson: 1981 · David Langford · iv Science Fiction Review #42, Spring 1982 [Ref. Ian Watson]

Different Kinds of Darkness by David Langford (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books, June 2004, 1-59224-122-0, $17.95, 286pp, tp, co)     Collection of 36 stories. Langford provides afterwords on the writing of each story. This is a print-on-demand edition. 7 · Introduction · David Langford · in 9 · Gadgets and Glitches 11 · Heatwave · David Langford · ss New Writings in SF 27 ed. Kenneth Bulmer, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1976 20 · Accretion · David Langford · ss Andromeda 2 ed. Peter Weston, Futura, 1977 26 · Connections · David Langford · ss Andromeda 3 ed. Peter Weston, Futura, 1978 36 · Training · David Langford · ss Thor’s Hammer ed. Reginald Bretnor, Ace, 1979 42 · The Final Days · David Langford · ss Destinies v3 #1, 1981 47 · Answering Machine · David Langford · ss Practical Computing February 1982, as “Friendly Reflections” 55 · Hearing Aid · David Langford · ss Practical Computing October 1982 63 · Wetware · David Langford · ss What Micro? December 1984 66 · Cube Root · David Langford · ss Interzone #11, Spring 1985 80 · Notes for a Newer Testament · David Langford · ss Afterwar ed. Janet Morris, Baen, 1985 86 · In a Land of Sand and Ruin and Gold · David Langford · ss Other Edens ed. Christopher Evans & Robert Holdstock, Unwin, 1987 94 · Ellipses · David Langford · ss More Tales from the Forbidden Planet ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1990 100 · A Surprisingly Common Omission · David Langford · vi Drabble II: Double Century ed. Rob Meades & David Wake, Beccon, 1990 101 · A Snapshot Album · David Langford · ss Interzone #43, January 1991 110 · Leaks · David Langford · nv Temps Volume 1 ed. Neil Gaiman & Alex Stewart, Roc UK, 1991 126 · Waiting for the Iron Age · David Langford · ss Tales of the Wandering Jew ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1991 130 · Blossoms That Coil and Decay · David Langford · ss Interzone #57, March 1992 136 · A Game of Consequences · David Langford · ss Starlight 2 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1998 145 · Logrolling Ephesus · David Langford · ms The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, Night Shade Books, 2003 147 · The Questing Beast 149 · Too Good to Be · David Langford · ss Imagine #3, June 1983 162 · In the Place of Power · David Langford · ss Beyond Lands of Never ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Unicorn, 1984 167 · The Arts of the Enemy · David Langford · ss Villains! ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK, 1992 174 · As Strange a Maze as E’er Men Trod · David Langford · ss Shakespearean Detectives ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1998 183 · Irrational Numbers 185 · Cold Spell · David Langford · ss The Thirteenth Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories ed. Mary Danby, Fontana, 1980 193 · 3.47 AM · David Langford · ss The Gruesome Book ed. Ramsey Campbell, Piccolo, 1983 201 · The Facts in the Case of Micky Valdon · David Langford · ss Dark Fantasies ed. Chris Morgan, Legend, 1989 207 · The Motivation · David Langford · ss Arrows of Eros ed. Alex Stewart, NEL, 1989 220 · Encounter of Another Kind · David Langford · ss Interzone #54, December 1991 226 · The Lions in the Desert · David Langford · ss The Weerde: Book 2 ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK, 1993 234 · Deepnet · David Langford · ss Irrational Numbers by David Langford, Necronomicon Press, 1994 239 · Serpent Eggs · David Langford · ss The Third Alternative #14, 1997 an earlier version appeared in Irrational Numbers, Necronomicon Press, 1994. 250 · Blood and Silence · David Langford · ss 100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories ed. Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1995 255 · Basilisks 257 · Blit [Blit] · David Langford · ss Interzone #25, September/October 1988 264 · What Happened at Cambridge IV [Blit] · David Langford · ss Digital Dreams ed. David V. Barrett, NEL, 1990 273 · comp.basilisk FAQ [Blit] · David Langford · vi Nature #6761, December 2 1999 276 · Different Kinds of Darkness [Blit] · David Langford · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2000 285 · Original Appearances · [uncredited] · bi

The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford (Drunken Dragon Press, November 1988, 0-947578-01-3, £9.95, 142pp, hc, co, cover by Freda Warrington)     Collection of sf and fantasy parodies. Rather over-priced for such a slim volume. 9 · Introduction by D*v*d L*ngf*rd et al · David Langford · in includes parodic material from Asimov book review in Paperback Inferno, 1979, and article “Play It Again, Frodo”, White Dwarf, 1986. 21 · Guest Introduction by H*rl*n Ell*s*n · David Langford · in [Ref. Harlan Ellison] 23 · Xanthopsia by P**rs Anth*ny · David Langford · vi [Ref. Piers Anthony] 27 · Tales of the Black Scriveners by Is**c As*m*v · David Langford · ss [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 31 · Look at It This Way by L*w*s C*rr*ll · David Langford · pm Amazing Science Fiction Stories July 1985 [Ref. Lewis Carroll] 33 · The Distressing Damsel by the Br*th*rs Gr*mm · David Langford · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1984 [Ref. The Brothers Grimm] 55 · Duel of Words by Fr*nk H*rb*rt · David Langford · ss Sfinx #2, 1983 [Ref. Frank Herbert] 63 · The Thing in the Bedroom by W*ll**m H*pe H*dgs*n (with a nod to L*rd D*ns*ny) [Dagon Smythe] · David Langford · ss Knave (UK) v16 #11, 1984 [Ref. William Hope Hodgson] 76 · The Gutting by A.N. Horrorauthor · David Langford · ex adapted excerpt from Guts! by David Langford and John Grant. 83 · The Mad Gods’ Omelette by M*ch**l M**rc*ck · David Langford · ss White Dwarf #59, November 1984 [Ref. Michael Moorcock] 97 · Jellyfish by D*m*n R*ny*n · David Langford · ss Sfinx #11, 1976 [Ref. Damon Runyon] 105 · Lost Event Horizon Under the Influence of E.E. Sm*th · David Langford · ss Imagine #12, March 1984 [Ref. E. E. Smith] 117 · The Spawn of Non-Q by A.E. v*n V*gt · David Langford · ss [Ref. A. E. van Vogt] 133 · Outbreak by J*m*s Wh*te · David Langford · ss The Interpreters/A Novacon Garland by James White & David Langford, Birmingham Science Fiction Group, 1985 [Ref. James White]

Earthdoom! by David Langford & John Grant (Grafton, May 1987, 0-586-06739-6, £2.95, 303pp, pb, no, cover by Paul Sample)     Spoof disaster novel featuring villainous aliens, rabid lemmings and cloned Hitlers, among others.

The End of Harry Potter? by David Langford (Gollancz, November 15, 2006, 0-575-07875-8, £9.99, 196pp, hc, nf, cover by David Wyatt)     Young-adult non-fiction, speculating on possible developments in the final Harry Potter novel.

Facts and Fallacies: A Book of Definitive Mistakes and Misguided Predictions by David Langford & Chris Morgan--- see under Chris Morgan.

Guts: A Comedy of Manners by David Langford & John Grant (Wildside Press, April 5, 2005, 978-1-58715-336-5, $14.99, tp, no)     Raucously tasteless spoof of horror novels, first written in the late 80s and accepted by a UK publisher, which later changed its mind.

He Do the Time Police in Different Voices by David Langford (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books, June 2004, 1-59224-058-5, $16.99, 222pp, tp, co)     Collection of humorous pieces, most parodies and pastiches of SF and fantasy. Includes The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two (1988). This is a print-on-demand edition. 9 · Foreword · David Langford · fw 11 · Part One: The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two 13 · Introduction · David Langford · in The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford, Drunken Dragon Press, 1988 includes parodic material from Asimov book review in Paperback Inferno, 1979, and article “Play It Again, Frodo”, White Dwarf, 1986. 21 · Guest Introduction by H*rl*n Ell*s*n · David Langford · in The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford, Drunken Dragon Press, 1988 [Ref. Harlan Ellison] 22 · Xanthopsia by P**rs Anth*ny · David Langford · vi The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford, Drunken Dragon Press, 1988 [Ref. Piers Anthony] 24 · Tales of the Black Scriveners by Is**c As*m*v · David Langford · ss The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford, Drunken Dragon Press, 1988 [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 27 · Look at It This Way by L*w*s C*rr*ll · David Langford · pm Amazing Science Fiction Stories July 1985 [Ref. Lewis Carroll] 28 · The Distressing Damsel by the Br*th*rs Gr*mm · David Langford · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic July 1984 [Ref. The Brothers Grimm] 44 · Duel of Words by Fr*nk H*rb*rt · David Langford · ss Sfinx #2, 1983 [Ref. Frank Herbert] 49 · The Thing in the Bedroom by W*ll**m H*pe H*dgs*n [Dagon Smythe] · David Langford · ss Knave (UK) v16 #11, 1984 [Ref. William Hope Hodgson] 59 · The Gutting by A.N. Horrorauthor · David Langford · ex The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford, Drunken Dragon Press, 1988 adapted excerpt from Guts! by David Langford and John Grant. 63 · The Mad Gods’ Omelette by M*ch**l M**rc*ck · David Langford · ss White Dwarf #59, November 1984 [Ref. Michael Moorcock] 73 · Jellyfish by D*m*n R*ny*n · David Langford · ss Sfinx #11, 1976 [Ref. Damon Runyon] 79 · Lost Event Horizon by E.E. Sm*th · David Langford · ss Imagine #12, March 1984 [Ref. E. E. Smith] 87 · The Spawn of Non-Q by A.E. v*n V*gt · David Langford · ss The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two by David Langford, Drunken Dragon Press, 1988 [Ref. A. E. van Vogt] 99 · Outbreak by J*m*s Wh*te · David Langford · ss The Interpreters/A Novacon Garland by James White & David Langford, Birmingham Science Fiction Group, 1985 [Ref. James White] 107 · Part Two: 2 109 · Author’s Note · David Langford · ms 110 · The Last Robot Story by Is**c As*m*v · David Langford · vi 3SF #2, December 2002 [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 114 · The Net of Babel by J*rge L**s B*rg*s · David Langford · ss Interzone #92, February 1995 [Ref. Jorge Luis Borges] 118 · The Spear of the Sun by G.K. Ch*st*rt*n [Father Brown] · David Langford · ss Interzone #112, October 1996 [Ref. G. K. Chesterton] 125 · Christmas Games by Ag*tha Chr*st*e · David Langford · ss Christmas Forever ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor, 1993 136 · The Repulsive Story of the Red Leech by S*r Arth*r C*n*n D*yle [Sherlock Holmes] · David Langford · ss The Mammoth Book of New Sherlock Holmes Adventures ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 1997 [Ref. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle] 151 · Out of Space, Out of Time by H.P. L*v*cr*ft [Dagon Smythe] · David Langford · ss Science Fiction Age September 1998 [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 166 · The Case of Jack the Clipper, or, A Fimbulwinter’s Tale · David Langford · ss Interzone #126, December 1997 173 · Not Ours to See · David Langford · ss The Fortune Teller ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1997 179 · The Case That Never Was · David Langford · ss Weird Tales Winter 2001/2002 185 · Sex Pirates of the Blood Asteroid by E.E. Sm*th · David Langford · ss Aries 1 ed. John Grant, David & Charles, 1979 [Ref. E. E. Smith] 198 · The Thing from Inner Space by E.E. Sm*th · David Langford · ss Matrix May 1976 204 · If Looks Could Kill by R*x St**t · David Langford · nv Euro Temps ed. Alex Stewart, Roc UK, 1992 [Ref. Rex Stout]

The Interpreters/A Novacon Garland by David Langford & James White--- see under James White.

Irrational Numbers by David Langford (Necronomicon Press, April 1994, 0-940884-63-1, $5.95, 34pp, ph, co, cover by Jason C. Eckhardt)     Collection of three SF/horror stories, two apparently original, with illustrations by Jason C. Eckhardt. 5 · Deepnet · David Langford · ss 11 · Serpent Eggs · David Langford · ss 25 · The Lions in the Desert · David Langford · ss The Weerde: Book 2 ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK, 1993

The Leaky Establishment by David Langford (Frederick Muller Ltd., June 1984, 0-584-31167-2, £8.95, 197pp, hc, n.)     Humorous novel about life in a scientific establishment.

Let’s Hear It for the Deaf Man by David Langford (NESFA Press, February 1992, 978-0-915368-50-1, $5.00, 64pp, ph, co, cover by Merle Insinga) [edited by Ben Yalow]     Details taken from online listing. · Contrivances · David Langford · ar Contrivance Programme Book ed. Steve Davies, Peter Wareham & Steve Bull, Contrivance, 1989 · Trillion Year Sneer · David Langford · ar Xyster #13, 1987 originally presented as a talk at Conspiracy, the 1987 World Science Fiction Convention in Brighton. · Nebulous Statistics · David Langford · ar 8000 Plus 1988 · Fun with Senseless Violence · David Langford · ar Diolch Yn Fawr 1989 adapted from a guest of honour speech delivered at Orycon 11 in Portland, Oregon in 1989. · Best Foot Forward · David Langford · ar 8000 Plus September 1988 · The Dragonhiker’s Guide to Battlefield Covenant at Dune’s Edge: Odyssey Two · David Langford · ar Xyster #5, 1984 speech at Seacon ’84. · Untrue Names · David Langford · ar Frontier Crossings ed. Robert Jackson, Conspiracy '87, 1987 · The Conventional Wisdom · David Langford · ar based on material in the “Jetbuff Ltd” columns in Pulp issues 7 to 11, 1988. · Endless Loops · David Langford · ar Pulp #12, 1989 · Stops & Starts · David Langford · ar Pulp #15, 1989 · Some Informal Remarks Toward the Punctuational Calculus, Part II: The Frivolous Version · David Langford · ar Pulp #9, 1990 · Ansible Review of the Year · David Langford · ar Pulp #6, 1987 given as a speech at Conspiracy ’87. · Hugos and Critical Mass · David Langford · ar Confiction Souvenir Book ed. Johan-Martijn Flaton, Confiction, 1990 · Hack’s Quest · David Langford · ar 8000 Plus 1988 · Another Useful Review · David Langford · ar 8000 Plus 1988 · Misleading Cases · David Langford · ar 8000 Plus 1988 · 100 Years Ago · David Langford · ar 8000 Plus 1988 · Somewhere Near Penrhyndeudraeth · David Langford · ar Science Fiction Five-Yearly #8, 1986 · The Moving Accident · David Langford · ar Cloud Chamber #13, 1982 (+1) · The Leaky Establishment: The Final Drips · David Langford · ar Xyster #8, 1985 speech at Novacon 14. · Fizz! Buzz! · David Langford · ar Trap Door #6, 1986 · Thud & Blunder · David Langford · ar Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction #1, January/February 1991 · Bound & Gagged · David Langford · ar Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction #3, May/June 1991 · The Worst Crime in the World · David Langford · ar Million: The Magazine of Popular Fiction #4, July/August 1991 · Crimewatch · David Langford · ar Shipyard Blues #6, 1991