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Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel (Subterranean Press, August 2019, $60.00, hc, no) [The Themis Files]     Reprint (Michael Joseph 2018) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Sleeping Giants and Waking Gods. Also available in a traycased edition of all 3 volumes ($600.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel (Subterranean Press, August 2019, $60.00, hc, no) [The Themis Files]     Reprint (Del Rey; Michael Joseph 2016) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Only Human and Waking Gods. Also available in a traycased edition of all 3 volumes ($600.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Waking Gods by Sylvain Neuvel (Subterranean Press, August 2019, $60.00, hc, no) [The Themis Files]     Reprint (Del Rey; Michael Joseph 2017) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies, available only as part of a set with Only Human and Sleeping Giants. Also available in a traycased edition of all 3 volumes ($600.00), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. Details taken from publisher website.

Belfast Noir ed. Stuart Neville & Adrian McKinty--- see under Adrian McKinty.

The American Reader ed. Allan Nevins & Claude M. Simpson--- see under Claude M. Simpson.

Carnival of Crime by Fredric Brown ed. Francis M. Nevins, Jr. & Martin Harry Greenberg--- see under Fredric Brown.

Exeunt Murderers by Anthony Boucher ed. Francis M. Nevins, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Anthony Boucher.

Hitchcock in Prime Time ed. Francis M. Nevins, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg (Avon, August 1985, 0-380-89673-7, $9.95, 356pp, tp, an) 1 · Introduction · Henry Slesar · in 8 · And So Died Riabouchinska · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saint Detective Magazine June/July 1953 23 · The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #78, May 1950 44 · Momentum · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly December 14 1940, as “Murder Always Gathers Momentum” 77 · The Better Bargain · Richard Deming · ss Manhunt April 1956 88 · The Hands of Mr. Ottermole [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · nv The Story-teller February 1929 109 · The Dangerous People · Fredric Brown · ss Dime Mystery Magazine March 1945, as “No Sanctuary” 121 · Enough Rope for Two · Clark Howard · ss Manhunt February 1957 137 · Suburban Tigress · Lawrence Treat · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1957 152 · The Day of the Execution · Henry Slesar · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1957 163 · The $2,000,000 Defense · Harold Q. Masur · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1958 181 · The Dusty Drawer · Harry Muheim · ss Collier’s May 3 1952 199 · Backward, Turn Backward · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #127, June 1954 225 · Hangover · John D. MacDonald · ss Cosmopolitan July 1956 238 · Hangover · Charles W. Runyon · ss Manhunt December 1960 254 · A Home Away from Home · Robert Bloch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1961 264 · Terror Town · Ellery Queen · nv Argosy August 1956 294 · Anyone for Murder? · Jack Ritchie · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1964 310 · One of the Family · James Yaffe · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1956 330 · Death Scene · Helen Nielsen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1963 342 · Winter Run · Edward D. Hoch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1965

Love and Night by Cornell Woolrich ed. Francis M. Nevins, Jr.--- see under Cornell Woolrich.

Mr. President, Private Eye An Anthology of Short Fiction Featuring Former United States Presidents ed. Francis M. Nevins, Jr. & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Speak to Me of Death by Cornell Woolrich ed. Francis M. Nevins, Jr.--- see under Cornell Woolrich.

Bardic Voices One ed. Alan Bard Newcomer (Hypatia, May 1988, 0-940841-20-7, 183pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of fantasy stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Ru Emerson, Mercedes Lackey, and Jennifer Roberson. The book states that it is limited to 825 copies, but it is believed that only 50 copies were produced. i · A Note on Bardic Voice · Alan Bard Newcomer · in 1 · Balance and Power (Part 1) · Mercedes R. Lackey · gp (r) _ · Balance [Martis Mage] · Mercedes R. Lackey · nv Fantasy Book September 1986 _ · Dragon’s Teeth [Martis Mage] · Mercedes R. Lackey · na 63 · Bitch [Lythande] · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 1987 77 · Of Honor and the Lion · Jennifer Roberson · nv 107 · The Walker Behind [Lythande] · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1987 127 · Two-Edged Choice · Ru Emerson · na

Spell Singers ed. Alan Bard Newcomer (DAW, December 1988, 0-88677-314-8, $3.50, 236pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (Hypatia Press 1988 as Bardic Voices One) original anthology of six fantasy stories.

Strained Relations ed. Alan Bard Newcomer (Hypatia Press, 1989, 0-940841-26-6, $20.00, xiv+130pp, hc, oa)     Small press anthology issued in six variant bindings. iii · Introduction · Alan Bard Newcomer · in vii · Eugene, the Wright Stuff · Alan Bard Newcomer · fw 1 · Play with Uncle Freddie · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 23 · A Way with Children · Lynn S. Adams · ss 29 · Accidents Happen · Joyce A. Cowan · ss 41 · The Empty One · Joyce A. Cowan · ss 55 · Mate or Die · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 73 · Zombies for Jesus · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 89 · Give ’Til It Hurts · Lynn S. Adams · ss 95 · We Retire to the Desert · Ray Vukcevich · ss 103 · The Being Game · D. T. Steiner · ss 125 · Afterword · Alan Bard Newcomer · aw

The Art of the B-Movie Poster! ed. Adam Newell (Gingko Press, October 2016, 978-1-58423-622-1, $39.95, hc, oa)     Collection of over 1,000 incredible posters from low-budget films from the 1940s, 50s, 60s, and 70s, divided into sections introduced with short essays by genre experts such as Kim Newman & Stephen Jones. · The Lure of the Lurid · Pete Tombs · in · Moral Panic! Eric Schaefer on Skid Row and Sock It to Me Baby · Eric Schaefer · ar · Action! Vern on Black Belt Jones and the Master Gunfighter · Vern · ar · Horror! Stephen Jones on the Black Sleep and Hillbillys in a Haunted House · Stephen Jones · ar · Sci-Fi! Kim Newman on the Quatermass Xperiment and Daleks’ Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. · Kim Newman · ar · Sex! Simon Sheridan on Deep Throat and Come Play with Me · Simon Sheridan · ar

A Shot in the Dark by Saki ed. Adam Newell--- see under Saki.

Beasts in Velvet by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Comeback Tour by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Dark Future: Comeback Tour (The Sky Belongs to the Stars) by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Dark Future: Demon Download by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Dark Future: Krokodil Tears by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Dark Future: Route 666 by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Drachenfels by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Genevieve Undead by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Seven Stars by Kim Newman (Pocket UK, May 8, 2000, 0-671-77338-0, £6.99, 386pp, pb, co, cover by Ian Miller)     Collection of 5 pulp/dark fantasy stories in various Newman series, plus the title novel, a multi-part story constructed round Stoker’s novel, The Jewel of Seven Stars, which uses characters from all the Newman series and others. 1 · Foreword · Stephen Jones · fw 8 · Angel Down, Sussex [Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · na Interzone #149, November 1999 53 · The End of the Pier Show [Richard Jeperson; Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · nv Dark of the Night ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books, 1997 97 · You Don’t Have to Be Mad… [Richard Jeperson; Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · nv White of the Moon ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books, 1999 129 · Where the Bodies Are Buried 3: Black and White and Red All Over [Rob Hackwill] · Kim Newman · nv Dark Terrors ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Gollancz, 1995 158 · Where the Bodies Are Buried 2020 [Rob Hackwill] · Kim Newman · na Dark Terrors 2 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Gollancz, 1996 210 · Seven Stars [Diogenes Club] · Kim Newman · n. Dark Detectives ed. Stephen Jones, Fedogan & Bremer, 1999 381 · Who’s Who · Kim Newman · ms

Silver Nails by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

The Vampire Genevieve by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Warhammer: Beasts in Velvet by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Warhammer: Drachenfels by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Warhammer: Genevieve Undead by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Warhammer: The Vampire Genevieve by Kim Newman--- see under Jack Yeovil.

Horror: 100 Best Books ed. Kim Newman & Stephen Jones--- see under Stephen Jones.

Horror: Another 100 Best Books ed. Kim Newman & Stephen Jones--- see under Stephen Jones.

In Dreams ed. Kim Newman & Paul J. McAuley--- see under Paul J. McAuley.

Crime Through Time ed. Sharan Newman & Miriam Grace Monfredo--- see under Miriam Grace Monfredo.

Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction ed. Rollo K. Newsom, Bill Cunningham & Steven L. Davis--- see under Bill Cunningham.

Horror Stories ed. Bryan Newton (Ward Lock, 1978, 0-7062-3670-X, 128pp, hc, an)     #6 in the Ward Lock Educational Short Stories series. Published simultaneously in pb (-3669-6). 7 · Introduction · Bryan Newton · in (r) 9 · The Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953 24 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964 32 · The Small Assassin · Ray Bradbury · nv Dime Mystery Magazine November 1946 52 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 64 · A Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “Semillante” translated from the French (“Une vendetta”, Le Gaulois, October 14, 1883). 69 · The End of the Party · Graham Greene · ss The London Mercury January 1932 79 · Impulse · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1938 92 · The Affair at 7, Rue de M— · John Steinbeck · ss Harper’s Bazaar April 1955 101 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown August 1940

Points of View Book 1 ed. Bryan Newton (Ward Lock Educational, 1980, 0-7062-3857-5, hc, an) 4 · Introduction · Bryan Newton · in 1980 6 · August 2026: There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 14 · Weapon · John Christopher · ss The Twenty-Second Century by John Christopher, Grayson & Grayson, 1954 20 · The Forgotten Enemy · Arthur C. Clarke · ss King’s College Review December 1948 27 · Your Attention Please · Peter Porter · pm Penguin Modern Poets 2, Penguin, 1962 29 · Fire and Ice · Robert Frost · pm Harper’s Magazine December 1920 30 · To See the Rabbit · Alan Brownjohn · pm (r) 33 · The Postman · Jon Stallworthy · pm (r) 34 · The Excellent Machine · John Lehmann · pm (r) 38 · The Vertical Ladder · William Sansom · ss Good Housekeeping November 1946 50 · The Whole Town’s Sleeping [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss McCall’s September 1950 67 · A Walk in the Dark · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1950 78 · The Fear · Robert Frost · pm (r) 82 · The Suspect · Edwin Morgan · pm (r) 83 · The Quarry · W. H. Auden · pm (r) 86 · Thus I Refute Beelzy · John Collier · ss The Atlantic Monthly October 1940 92 · The Wish · Roald Dahl · ss Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 96 · Keeping His Promise · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1906 112 · No More Indians · Rumer Godden · ss (r) 131 · Poem · Hugh Sykes Davies · pm (r) 132 · A Case of Murder · Vernon Scannell · pm The Book of Cats ed. George MacBeth & Martin Booth, Secker & Warburg, 1976 134 · Fear · Terence Tiller · pm (r)

Spook: Stories of the Unusual ed. Bryan Newton (Collins Educational, April 1985, 00-330209-1, 105pp, hc, oa)     Anthology of 8 original ghost stories for younger readers in the Choices original series. Illustrated by Shirley McLaughlin. 1 · Spook · Nicholas Fisk · ss 12 · In the Experimental Fields · Jan Mark · ss 25 · She’ll Be Right · Peggy Woodford · ss 39 · Space Relations · Tim Kennemore · ss 50 · Bad Egg · Jan Dean · ss 62 · Whisper to Me · John Gordon · ss 82 · Peckforton Hill · Robert Westall · ss 96 · Strangers · Catherine Storr · ss

The House Spider and Other Strange Visitors by Kurt Newton (Delirium Books, August 1999, 1-929653-00-X, $25.00, 93pp, hc, co, cover by Roddy Williams)     Limited to 50 numbered copies, signed by Newton & Jacob. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Charlee Jacob · in · The House Spider · Kurt Newton · vi Pirate Writings #6, Spring 1995 · Voices in the Dead of Morning · Kurt Newton · ss · Chasing the White Limousine · Kurt Newton · ss Freezer Burn Magazine #3, Winter 1996 · In Praise of Nicholas · Kurt Newton · ss · The Hornet Priest · Kurt Newton · ss Random Realities #4, Fall 1993 · The Birthday Ritual · Kurt Newton · ss Not One of Us #13, February 1995 · The Burning Man · Kurt Newton · ss Not One of Us #14, September 1995 · Outside the Leprosarium · Kurt Newton · ss · Psalm · Kurt Newton · ss · God’s Room · Kurt Newton · ss · Author’s Notes · Kurt Newton · ms