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Kaiju Rising: Age of Monsters ed. Nick Sharps & Tim Marquitz--- see under Tim Marquitz.

Kaiju Rising II: Reign of Monsters ed. N. X. Sharps & Alana Abbott--- see under Alana Abbott.

The Shaver Mystery, Book One by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, June 8, 2011, 978-1-61287-031-1, $12.95, 200pp, tp, co, cover by Robert Gibson Jones from Amazing Stories June 1947)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Foreword to Book One · Gregory Luce · fw 8 · Formula from the Underworld · Richard S. Shaver · nv Amazing Stories June 1947 52 · Zigor Mephisto’s Collection of Mentalia · Richard S. Shaver · nv Amazing Stories June 1947 127 · Witch’s Daughter · Richard S. Shaver · nv Amazing Stories June 1947 193 · How to Use the Shaver Alphabet · Raymond A. Palmer · ar Amazing Stories June 1947

The Shaver Mystery, Book Two by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, June 8, 2011, 978-1-61287-032-8, $12.95, 200pp, tp, co, cover by Robert Gibson Jones from Amazing Stories March 1945)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Foreword to Book Two · Gregory Luce · fw 7 · The Red Legion · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories June 1947 78 · Proofs · Richard S. Shaver · ar Amazing Stories June 1947 103 · How to Use the Shaver Alphabet · Raymond A. Palmer · ar Amazing Stories June 1947 110 · “I Remember Lemuria!” [Mutan Mion] · Richard S. Shaver (with Raymond A. Palmer) · na Amazing Stories March 1945

The Shaver Mystery, Book Three by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, April 16, 2012, 978-1-61287-088-5, $12.95, 200pp, tp, co, cover by Arnold Kohn from Amazing Stories May 1946)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Everybody Loves Ray Man · Gregory Luce · fw 7 · Open Letter to the World · Richard S. Shaver · ms Amazing Stories June 1945 13 · Thought Records of Lemuria · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories June 1945 81 · The Masked World [Ben Uniaty] · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories May 1946

The Shaver Mystery, Book Four by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, January 29, 2013, 978-1-61287-126-4, $12.95, 200pp, tp, co, cover by Robert Gibson Jones from Amazing Stories September 1946)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Number One with a Bullet · Gregory Luce · fw 7 · Cave City of Hel · Richard S. Shaver · nv Amazing Stories September 1945 48 · The Mind Rovers · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories January 1947 112 · Earth Slaves to Space [Ben Uniaty] · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories September 1946 188 · How to Use the Shaver Alphabet · Raymond A. Palmer · ar Amazing Stories June 1947

The Shaver Mystery, Book Five by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, January 23, 2014, 978-1-61287-186-8, $12.95, 200pp, tp, co, cover by Robert Gibson Jones from Fantastic Adventures February 1948)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Quest of Brail · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories December 1945 86 · “Slaves of the Worm” · Richard S. Shaver · na Fantastic Adventures February 1948 152 · The Fall of Lemuria · Richard S. Shaver · nv Other Worlds Science Stories November 1949 198 · Mr. Shaver’s Lemurian Alphabet · Richard S. Shaver · ar I Remember Lemuria by Richard S. Shaver, Venture Books, 1948 bc. · The Fall of Lemuria · Malcolm Smith · cv Other Worlds Science Stories November 1949

The Shaver Mystery: Book Six by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, January 25, 2015, 978-1-61287-245-2, $12.95, 192pp, tp, co, cover by Bob Hilbreth from Amazing Stories December 1946)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Foreword · Greg Luce · fw 6 · The Editor’s Viewpoint · Paul W. Fairman · cl Fantastic July 1958 8 · The Dream Makers · Richard S. Shaver · na Fantastic July 1958 114 · The Shaver Mystery—A Defense · Richard S. Shaver · ar Fantastic July 1958 133 · The Shaver Mystery—The Facts Behind the Mystery · Raymond A. Palmer · ar Fantastic July 1958 148 · The Land of Kui [Mutan Mion] · Richard S. Shaver · nv Amazing Stories December 1946 175 · The Key to Mantong · Joel Kos & Richard S. Shaver · ar Fantastic July 1958

The Shaver Mystery: Book Seven by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, June 13, 2017, 978-1-61287-376-3, $12.95, 216pp, tp, co)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Invasion of the Micro-Men [Mutan Mion] · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories February 1946 69 · Mer-Witch of Ether “18” · Richard S. Shaver · nv Amazing Stories August 1947 113 · The Tale of the Red Dwarf [The Red Dwarf] · The Red Dwarf; as told to Richard S. Shaver · na Fantastic Adventures May 1947 185 · A Dictionary of the Mantong Language · Richard S. Shaver · ar The Hidden World #A-1, Spring 1961 206 · A Witch in the Night · Richard S. Shaver · ar The Hidden World #A-1, Spring 1961

The Shaver Mystery: Book Eight by Richard S. Shaver (Armchair Fiction, June 14, 2020, 978-1-61287-458-6, $12.95, 208pp, tp, co, cover by Robert Gibson Jones from Fantastic Adventures October 1947)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Witch of the Andes · Richard S. Shaver · na Fantastic Adventures October 1947 96 · The Crystalline Sarcophagus · Richard S. Shaver · ss Amazing Stories May 1947 115 · The Sea People [Big Jim Steele] · Richard S. Shaver · na Amazing Stories August 1946 185 · Richard Shaver Cover Gallery · Various · pi (r)

The Best of the Bushel by Bob Shaw (Inca Press, 1979, no ISBN, £1.00, 60pp, A5, co, cover by Jim Barker)     Volume one in “Complete BoSh”. 7 · Introduction · Walter Willis · in; illustrated by Jim Barker 9 · Hyphen 12: Pyrotechnics · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #12, December 1954; illustrated by Jim Barker 13 · Hyphen 14: BoSh Goes Loco · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #14, June 1955; illustrated by Jim Barker 19 · Hyphen 16: Canadian Capers (1) · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #16, August 1956, as “The Glass Bushel”; illustrated by Jim Barker 23 · Hyphen 18: Rush Report re Portrush · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #18, May 1957; illustrated by Jim Barker 28 · Hyphen 21: Canadian Capers (2) · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #21, October 1958, as “The Molehill”; illustrated by Jim Barker 34 · Hyphen 24: The Man in the Grey Flannel Toga · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #24, March 1960; illustrated by Jim Barker 37 · Hyphen 25: The Strange Pond of Dr. Moreau · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #25, November 1960, as “The Glass Bushel”; illustrated by Jim Barker 39 · Hyphen 26: I Have Been Faithful to Thee, Cinema · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #26, January 1961; illustrated by Jim Barker 42 · Hyphen 27: Bowmen in the Gloamin’ · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #27, March 1961; illustrated by Jim Barker 46 · Hyphen 29: Booze in the Night · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #29, September 1961; illustrated by Jim Barker 50 · Hyphen 31: The Merry, Merry Paean of Pipes · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #31, March 1962; illustrated by Jim Barker 54 · Hyphen 32: Tommy Johnston versus Science Fiction · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #32, 1963; illustrated by Jim Barker 57 · Hyphen ?: Ad Astra? · Bob Shaw · ar Vector #65, May/June 1973; illustrated by Jim Barker

BoSh Goes South by Bob Shaw (Charlotte Proctor, 1994, no ISBN, 39pp, ph, co) [edited by Charlotte Proctor]     Limited to 100 numbered copies. 1 · Bob Shaw Enters Irish Fandom · Walt Willis · ex from “Bob Shaw”, ConFederation Program Book ed. Charlotte Proctor, Worldcon Atlanta, Inc., 1986 3 · Bob’s First Visit to the South · Bob Shaw · ms TriContinental One-Shot August 1981, as “First Visit to the South” 4 · The Fugitive Book · Alan Sandercock, Charlotte Proctor & Bob Shaw · ms 7 · They’re Such Graceful Creatures, Aren’t They? · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil #20/30, November 1983 8 · Bargaining Up the Wrong Tree · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil July 1992 10 · How Do They Say It? · Bob Shaw · pm Anvil #55, April 1993 11 · BoSh Speaks to DSC · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil #52, October 1990, as “DeepSouthCon 28 Speech” 13 · Seasonal Greetings · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil April 1991 15 · Life Is but a Raffle · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil October 1990 18 · Merry Christmas · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil May 1989 19 · Bob Shaw’s Patented Ever-Fail Get-Rich-Quick Schemes · Bob Shaw · ar ConFederation Program Book ed. Charlotte Proctor, Worldcon Atlanta, Inc., 1986 22 · What I Learned from Watching Star Trek · Bob Shaw · ar Mimosa #3, September 1987 delivered as a speech at Rivercon XII, July/August 1987. 27 · How to Be Sick…and Live to Tell About It · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil #36, June 1985 29 · Has-to-Ride Belt, or A Streetcar Named Bizarre · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil #22, July 1982 32 · Bob Shaw Talks to BoShCon · Bob Shaw · ar Anvil #27, May 1983, as “BoShcon Non-Speech”

Courageous New Planet by Bob Shaw (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, November 1981, no ISBN, 75p, 10pp, ph, ss) [Novacon Booklets]     Original short story issued in a limited edition of 550 numbered copies, to coincide with Shaw’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 11.

The Eastercon Speeches by Bob Shaw (Inca Press, 1979, no ISBN, 90p, 50pp, A5, co, cover by Jim Barker)     Volume two in “Complete BoSh”. 7 · Introduction · Mike Glicksohn · in; illustrated by Jim Barker 8 · A Note from the Author · Bob Shaw · ms; expanded from the foreword to “Corn Is the Lowest Form of Wheat”. 9 · 1974: Tynecon: The Need for BAD Science Fiction · Bob Shaw · ar Goblin’s Grotto #1, June 1975; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Tynecon, Easter 1974. 16 · 1975: Seacon: Time-Travellers Among Us · Bob Shaw · ar Triode #21, June 1975, as “Time Travel Talk”; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Seacon ’75, Easter 1975. 23 · 1976: Mancon: The Return of the Backyard Spaceship · Bob Shaw · ar Maya #11, July 1976; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Mancon 5, Easter 1976. 32 · 1977: Eastercon: The Bermondsey Triangle Mystery · Bob Shaw · ar Maya #14, June 1977; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Eastercon ’77, Easter 1977. 42 · 1978: Skycon: Up the Conjunction: An Investigation Into Astrology · Bob Shaw · ar Drilkjis #3, August 1978; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Skycon, Easter 1978.

The Full Glass Bushel by Bob Shaw (Ansible Editions, June 2020, 978-1-913451-69-1, free, 231pp, tp, co)     This collects all Bob Shaw’s “Glass Bushel” columns from Hyphen, plus his other pieces in Hyphen and the two additional “Bushel” columns for Science Fiction Review in 1984. fc. · [front cover] · Jim Barker · cv The Best of the Bushel by Bob Shaw, Inca Press, 1979 · Introduction, 2020 · Rob Jackson · in · Introduction, 1986 · Bob Shaw · in Messages Found in an Oxygen Bottle by Bob Shaw, NESFA, 1986 · The Best of the Bushel · co (r) · Introduction, 1979 · Walter Willis · in The Best of the Bushel by Bob Shaw, Inca Press, 1979 · Pyrotechnics · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #12, December 1954 · BoSh Goes Loco · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #14, June 1955 · Canadian Capers (1) · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #16, August 1956, as “The Glass Bushel” · Rush Report re Portrush · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #18, May 1957 · Canadian Capers (2) · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #21, October 1958, as “The Molehill” · The Man in the Grey Flannel Toga · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #24, March 1960 · The Strange Pond of Dr. Moreau · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #25, November 1960, as “The Glass Bushel” · I Have Been Faithful to Thee, Cinema · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #26, January 1961 · Bowmen in the Gloamin’ · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #27, March 1961 · Booze in the Night · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #29, September 1961 · The Merry, Merry Paean of Pipes · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #31, March 1962 · Tommy Johnston versus Science Fiction · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #32, 1963 · Ad Astra? · Bob Shaw · ar Vector #65, May/June 1973 · The Rest of the Bushel · Water, Wind and Gales of Laughter · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #1, May 1952, as “The Glass Bushel” · Comes the Revelation · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #2, September 1952 · The Advent of the SEWIFAVSAG · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #3, February 1953 · Cyclic History · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #6, January 1954, as “The Glass Bushel” · Kolektinbug · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #8, January 1954, as “The Glass Bushel” · Hoax · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #10, September 1954 · The Ladies’ Armchair Companion · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #11, November 1954, as “The Glass Bushel” · The Haunted House · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #13, March 1955 · The Supernatural and the Underworld · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #15, November 1955, as “The Glass Bushel” · Sprinting in the Rockies · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #17, December 1956 · The Ballistics of Bards and Buses · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #19, January 1958, as “The Glass Bushel” · Perchance to Sleep · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #20, February 1958 · Two Years Before the Potato Hatch · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #22, March 1959 · None but My Foe to Be My Guide · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #28, May 1961 · The Blue Plate Special · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #33, June 1961 · QVO VOIDVS · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #30, December 1961 · A Fine Pere · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #35, April 1964 · Weekend Return · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #36, February 1965 · More Shaw in Hyphen · SFAN! · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #3, February 1953 · The Soupcon Report · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #5, November 1953 · Reviews · Bob Shaw · rc Hyphen #7, March 1954 _ · Tomorrow’s Universe · Bob Shaw · br Hyphen #7, March 1954 [Ref. H. J. Campbell] _ · Authentic #40, December 15, 1953 · Bob Shaw · lr Hyphen #7, March 1954 _ · Authentic #41, January 15, 1954 · Bob Shaw · lr Hyphen #7, March 1954 · Your First Murders · Bob Shaw · vi Hyphen #10, September 1954 · Subtle Horror Story · Bob Shaw · vi Hyphen #11, November 1954 · Homing Odyssey · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #23, November 1959 · The History of Irish Fandom: Part 4 · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #23, November 1959 · The Bushel Returns (1984-1987) · Pipes, Plates and Politicians · Bob Shaw · ar Science Fiction Review #51, Summer 1984, as “The Glass Bushel” · Creepy Coincidences · Bob Shaw · ar Science Fiction Review #53, Winter 1984, as “The Glass Bushel” · Trance with a Stranger · Bob Shaw · ar Hyphen #37, October 1987 · Appendix: Previous Collections · Various · ms · Original Appearances · David Langford · bi

A Load of Old BoSh: Serious Scientific Talks by Bob Shaw (Beccon Publications, April 14, 1995, 1-870824-34-2, £4.95, 94pp, A5, co, cover by Sue Mason)     Collection of ten of Bob Shaw’s incomparably funny speeches, mainly given at the British Eastercons between 1974 and 1988. This includes all of the speeches from The Eastercon Speeches (Paranoid/Inca Press, 1979) and Serious Science (Serious Scientific Talks: 1982-1984), 1984; plus two others collected for the first time. 2 · Introduction · Alison Scott · in 2 · A Note from the Author · Bob Shaw · ms The Eastercon Speeches by Bob Shaw, Inca Press, 1979; expanded from the foreword to “Corn Is the Lowest Form of Wheat”. 5 · The Need for BAD Science Fiction · Bob Shaw · ar Goblin’s Grotto #1, June 1975; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Tynecon, Easter 1974. 13 · Time-Travellers Among Us · Bob Shaw · ar Triode #21, June 1975, as “Time Travel Talk”; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Seacon ’75, Easter 1975. 21 · The Return of the Backyard Spaceship · Bob Shaw · ar Maya #11, July 1976; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Mancon 5, Easter 1976. 29 · The Bermondsey Triangle Mystery · Bob Shaw · ar Maya #14, June 1977; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Eastercon ’77, Easter 1977. 41 · Up the Conjunction: An Investigation Into Astrology · Bob Shaw · ar Drilkjis #3, August 1978; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Skycon, Easter 1978. 51 · Beyond Cosmos · Bob Shaw · ar Serious Scientific Talks: 1982-1984 by Bob Shaw, The Shaw Fund, 1984; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Channelcon, Easter 1982. 59 · Conning Your Way · Bob Shaw · ar Serious Scientific Talks: 1982-1984 by Bob Shaw, The Shaw Fund, 1984; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Albacon II, Easter 1983. 67 · Ten Years, but Not Decayed · Bob Shaw · ar Serious Scientific Talks: 1982-1984 by Bob Shaw, The Shaw Fund, 1984; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Seacon ’84, Easter 1984. 75 · Worldcon After Dinner Speech · Bob Shaw · ar Matrix #61, October 1985, as “My Life and Space/Times”; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Aussiecon Two, August 1985. 85 · A Serious Scientific Talk · Bob Shaw · ar Nowhere Fast #4, August 1988, as “The Importance of Fluoridation of Public Water Supplies”; illustrated by Jim Barker delivered as a speech at Follycon, Easter 1988.