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Stardrift and Other Fantastic Flotsam by Emil Petaja (Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc., 1971, $4.95, xiii+220pp, hc, co, cover by Hannes Bok) xi · Introduction · Forrest J Ackerman · in 1 · Stardrift · Emil Petaja · ss Weird Tales November 1949, as “Skydrift” 15 · Moon Fever · Emil Petaja · ss If March 1965, as “Million-Mile Hunt” 37 · Where Is Thy Sting · Emil Petaja · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1967 49 · A Dog’s Best Friend · Emil Petaja · ss (r) 63 · Peacemonger · Emil Petaja · ss Amazing Stories December 1944, as “The Man Who Hated War” 73 · The Dark Balcony · Emil Petaja · ss Fantastic Adventures February 1951 91 · Hunger · Emil Petaja · ss Weird Tales March 1950, as “The Hungry Ghost” 107 · Dark Hollow · Emil Petaja · ss Magazine of Horror Winter 1966/1967 125 · Dodecagon Garden · Emil Petaja · ss Spaceway May/June 1970, as “Cube in a Dodecagon Garden” 143 · Only Gone Before · Emil Petaja · ss Magazine of Horror March 1968 161 · The Answer · Emil Petaja · ss Imagination September 1951 169 · Be a Wingdinger, Earn Big Money · Emil Petaja · ss (r) 183 · Pattern for Plunder · Emil Petaja · nv (r) 207 · Found Objects · Emil Petaja · ss

The Devil in Suburbia by Alexander Peters (New English Library, April 1972, 450-01048-1, 25p, 96pp, pb, nf)     Exposé of devil worshippers in England.

Malice Domestic 1: An Anthology of Original Traditional Mystery Stories ed. Elizabeth Peters (ghost written by ed. Martin H. Greenberg) (Pocket, May 1992, 0-671-73826-7, $4.99, 275pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 13 “cozy” mystery stories, with an introduction by Elizabeth Peters. This is “Presented By” Elizabeth Peters and edited by Martin H. Greenberg, although his name appears only on the copyright page. ix · Malice Domestic: An Idea Whose Time Had Come · Elizabeth Peters · in 1 · The Perplexing Puzzle of the Perfidious Pigeon Poisoner · Charlotte MacLeod · nv 23 · Windkill · D. R. Meredith · nv 45 · The Cottonwood Creek Caper · Diane Mott Davidson · ss 64 · Angel on the Loose · Valerie Frankel · ss 79 · The Ties That Bind · L. B. Greenwood · nv 103 · Nice Gorilla · Charlotte & Aaron Elkins · nv 128 · Take Care of Yourself · Janet LaPierre · nv 149 · The Last to Know · Joan Hess · ss 168 · Henrie O.’s Holiday [Henrietta O’Dwyer Collins (Henrie O)] · Carolyn G. Hart · ss 187 · Night Visitor · Audrey Peterson · ss 198 · Homebodies · Barbara Paul · nv 225 · Happiness Is a Dead Poet · Sharyn McCrumb · nv 251 · The Jersey Lily; or, Make Me Immortal with a Kiss [Bridget Mooney] · P. M. Carlson · nv

The Trinity Cat and Other Mysteries by Ellis Peters (Crippen & Landru, September 2006, 1-932009-53-1, $19.00, 262pp, tp, co, cover by Gail Cross & Erin S. Wells) [edited by Martin Edwards & Sue Feder]     Collection of 15 stories edited by Martin Edwards and Sue Feder. Also available in hc (-35-3). 7 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in 11 · Dead Mountain Lion · Ellis Peters · nv Everywoman’s Magazine November 1954 (+1) 39 · A Lift Into Colmar · Ellis Peters · na Good Housekeeping April 1956 (+3) 105 · At the House of Gentle Wind · Ellis Peters · nv Everywoman’s Magazine October 1956 (+1) 129 · Breathless Beauty · Ellis Peters · nv Good Housekeeping April 1957 (+1) 156 · A Present for Ivo · Ellis Peters · nv Everywoman’s Magazine December 1958 (+1) 179 · Guide to Doom · Ellis Peters · ss This Week November 10 1963 183 · The Golden Girl · Ellis Peters · ss This Week August 16 1964 187 · Hostile Witness · Ellis Peters · ss This Week December 27 1964 192 · With Regrets · Ellis Peters · ss This Week May 30 1965, as “No Regrets” 197 · Maiden Garland · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 1 ed. George Hardinge, Macmillan UK, 1969 210 · The Trinity Cat · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 8 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1976 222 · Come to Dust · Ellis Peters · nv Winter’s Crimes 16 ed. Hilary Hale, Macmillan UK, 1984 237 · Let Nothing You Dismay! · Ellis Peters · ss Winter’s Crimes 21 ed. Hilary Hale, Macmillan UK, 1989 248 · The Frustration Dream · Ellis Peters · ss 2nd Culprit ed. Liza Cody & Michael Z. Lewin, Chatto & Windus, 1993 257 · The Man Who Held Up the Roof · Ellis Peters · ss (r) 262 · Sources · [uncredited] · bi

The Barry Manilow Scrapbook: His Magical World in Words and Pictures by Richard Peters (Souvenir Press, October 28, 1982, 0-285-62548-9, 96pp, lp, nf) [Ref. Barry Manilow]     Celebration of the life of Barry Manilow.

Elvis: The Golden Anniversary Tribute. Fifty Fabulous Years 1935-1985 by Richard Peters (Souvenir Press, 1984, 0-285-62660-4, 128pp, hc, nf) [Ref. Elvis Presley]     Celebration of the life of Elvis Presley.

Elvis: The Music Lives On: The Recording Sessions, 1954-76 by Richard Peters (Souvenir Press, September 29, 1992, 0-285-63099-7, 144pp, tp, nf) [Ref. Elvis Presley]     Story of Elvis as a professional musician at work, reliving the recording sessions of 1954-1976.

The Frank Sinatra Scrapbook: His Life and Times in Words and Pictures by Richard Peters (Souvenir Press, October 28, 1982, 0-285-62529-2, 144pp, hc, nf) [Ref. Frank Sinatra]     Celebration of the life of Frank Sinatra.

The Legend That Is Buddy Holly by Richard Peters (Souvenir Press, 1990, 0-285-63005-9, £14.95, 128pp, hc, nf) [Ref. Buddy Holly]     Celebration of the life of Buddy Holly, killed in a plane crash in 1959 at the age of twenty-two, whose records had a major influence on the pop scene in both America and Britain.

The Science-Fictional Sherlock Holmes ed. Robert C. Peterson--- see under Anon..

Tales of Love, Fantasy and Horror ed. Russell C. Peterson (Exposition Press, 1971, 0-682-47271-9, $4.00, 108pp, hc, an)     Subtitled “A Taste of Poe in the Spanish-American Short Story.” A selective volume demonstrating Poe’s influence on Latin American fiction. Most stories are more of the grotesque than supernatural. 7 · Introduction · Russell C. Peterson · in 13 · Maestro Pérez, Organist · Gustavo Adolpho Bécquer; translated by Russell C. Peterson · nv translated from the Spanish (“Maese Pérez, el organista (Leyenda sevillana)”, El Contemporaneo, December 1861). 28 · Moonbeam · Gustavo Adolpho Bécquer; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“El rayo de luna”, 1862). 40 · The Kiss · Gustavo Adolpho Bécquer; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“El beso”, 1863). 53 · In the Ring · Baldomero Lillo; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“En la rueda”, 1907). 60 · The Well · Baldomero Lillo; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“El pozo”). 77 · St. John’s Day · Manuel Gutiérrez Nájera; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“La mañana de San Juan”, 1883). 81 · Adrift · Horacio Quiroga; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“A la deriva”, Fray Mocho, June 7, 1912). 85 · The Decapitated Chicken · Horacio Quiroga; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“La gallina degollada”, Caras y Caretas July 10, 1909). 93 · A Hope · Amado Nervo; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“Una esperanza”). 98 · The Counterfeit Coin · Pedro Henríquez Ureña; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“El peso falso”, 1935). 102 · The Unexpected Witness · Adel López Gómez; translated by Russell C. Peterson · ss translated from the Spanish (“El testigo inesperado”). 106 · The Indian’s Revenge · Demetrio Aquilera Malta; translated by Russell C. Peterson · vi translated from the Spanish (“El cholo que se vengó”, 1930).

The Counterfeit Lady Unveiled and Other Criminal Fiction of Seventeenth Century England ed. Spiro Peterson (Anchor, 1961, A232, $1.45, 380pp, pb, an) xi · Foreword · Spiro Peterson · fw 1 · The Counterfeit Lady Unveiled · Francis Kirkman · n. 1673 103 · The Triumph of Truth · [uncredited] · nv 1664 137 · Jackson’s Recantation · Richard Head · nv 1674 177 · Don Tomazo, or the Juvenile Rambles of Thomas Dangerfield · [uncredited] · n. 1680 291 · The Complete Memoirs of the Life of That Notorious Impostor Will. Morrell · Elkanah Settle · na 1694

Classic Stories of Mystery, Horror and Suspense ed. Simon Petherick (Robert Hale, June 1987, 0-7090-2933-0, £9.95, 224pp, hc, an, cover by Alessandro Lentati) 7 · Introduction · Simon Petherick · in 11 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876 46 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 64 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886). 79 · The Dream Woman · 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). 105 · A Confession Found in a Prison in the Time of Charles the Second · Charles Dickens · ss Master Humphrey’s Clock April 18 1840 113 · Silence · Leonid Andreyev; translated by John Cournos · ss Silence by Leonid Andreyev, Brown Brothers, 1910 127 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1888 158 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831). 169 · Transformation · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830 187 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 193 · Some Terrible Letters from Scotland · James Hogg · ss The Metropolitan Magazine April 1832 207 · Lost Face · Jack London · ss New York Herald December 13 1908 220 · True Revelation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, uncredited. 230 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890 238 · The Blast of the Book [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Liberty August 26 1933, as “The Five Fugitives”

Gifts of Blood by Susan C. Petrey (OSFCI, July 1990, no ISBN, $20.00, 208pp, hc, co)     Collection of nine stories, including the Hugo-nominated “Spidersong”, plus an introduction by the editors, Paul M. Wrigley and Debbie Cross, plus essays by Ursula K. Le Guin, Vonda N. McIntyre, and Kate Wilhelm. This is a limited edition of five hundred copies, 26 copies are lettered, the rest numbered. All proceeds will go to the Susan C. Petrey Clarion Scholarship Fund. 1 · Introduction · Debbie Cross & Paul M. Wrigley · in 7 · Prides · Ursula K. Le Guin · ar 15 · Getting the Block and Tackle on the Gargoyle · Vonda N. McIntyre · ar (r) 23 · What Do You Do at Clarion, Mommy? · Kate Wilhelm · ar (r) 39 · Spareen Among the Tartars [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1979 59 · Fleas · Susan C. Petrey · vi 1980 61 · The Healer’s Touch [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1982 89 · Spareen Among the Cossacks [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1981 115 · Leechcraft · Susan C. Petrey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1982 153 · Small Changes [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1983 169 · Spareen and Old Turk [Spareen] · Susan C. Petrey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1983 179 · The Neisserian Invasion · Susan C. Petrey · ss 191 · Spidersong · Susan C. Petrey · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1980

Windward Crossings: A Treasury of Original Waterfowling Tales ed. Chuck Petrie (Willow Creek Press, November 1998, 1-572-23191-2, $35.00, 144pp, hc, oa)     Contents from Amazon.com. · Foreword · Matthew B. Connolly, Jr. · fw · Duck Fishing · James R. Babb · ss · Coots · Pete Fromm · ss · Tall Ducks and Crazy Horses · Ed Dvorak, Jr. · ss · The Last Flight · James A. Swan · ss · Making a Duck Blind · Ron Rau · ss · Winter Dreams · Steven Mulak · ss · John’s Duck · John Hewitt · ss · Water and Stone · Will Ryan · ss · Hunting for the Past · Geoffrey Norman · ss · Swan Songs · Scott Bestul · ss · Ipswich · Ed Gray · ss · Cold · Douglas Bennett Lee · ss · Hunter’s Moon · Chuck Petrie · ss · List of Illustrations · [uncredited] · ms (r) · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

80,000 Totally Secure Passwords That No Hacker Would Ever Guess by Simon Petrie (Simon Petrie, September 28, 2018, 978-0-648-32286-3, $12.95, 296pp, tp, co, cover by Lewis P. Morley)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. · Product Warning · [uncredited] · ss 1 · Introduction · Über-Professor Arrrrarrrgghl Schlurmpftxpftpfl · in 5 · Jack Makes a Sale · Simon Petrie · ss Rare Unsigned Copy by Simon Petrie, Peggy Bright Books, 2010 7 · All the Colours of the Tomato · Simon Petrie · na Dimension6 #9, 2016 41 · Working Girl · Simon Petrie · vi Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #33, 2008 43 · The Fridge Whisperer · Simon Petrie · ss Semaphore Magazine #10, March 2010 57 · Running Lizard · Simon Petrie · nv Rare Unsigned Copy by Simon Petrie, Peggy Bright Books, 2010 79 · You Said “Two of Each”, Right? · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #50, 2011 83 · The Speed of Heavy · Simon Petrie · ss Kaleidotrope #8, April 2010 97 · Talking with Taniwha [Rousseau] · Simon Petrie · ss Borderlands #11, March 2009 117 · Half the Man · Simon Petrie · ss Specklit June 2014 119 · Tremble, Quivering Mortals, At My Resplendent Tentacularity · Simon Petrie · pm Star*Line Winter 2016 121 · The Assault Goes Ever On · Simon Petrie · ss Difficult Second Album by Simon Petrie, Peggy Bright Books, 2014 125 · Dark Rendezvous · Simon Petrie · ss Destination: Future ed. Z. S. Adani & Eric T. Reynolds, Hadley Rille Books, 2010 141 · Podcast · Simon Petrie · ss Hope #1, 2009 155 · Must’ve Been While You Were Kissing Me · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #46, 2010 159 · The Day of the Carrot · Simon Petrie · ss TiCon February 2010 169 · Latency · Simon Petrie · ss Aurealis #43, June 2010 189 · At the Dark Matter Zoo · Simon Petrie · pm The Stars Like Sand ed. P. S. Cottier & Tim Jones, Interactive Press, 2014 191 · Suckers for Love · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #58, 2013 205 · The Thirty-First Element · Simon Petrie · ss 219 · Against the Flow · Simon Petrie · ss simonpetrie.wordpress.com, October 2015 223 · Reverse-Phase Astrology as a Predictive Tool for Observational Astronomy · Simon Petrie · ss Annals of Improbable Research v3 #6, 1997 227 · Dragonblog · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #33, 2008 233 · Niche · Simon Petrie · ss FlashSpec: Volume Two ed. Neil Cladingboel, Equilibrium Books (Australia), 2007, as “Chrysalis” 237 · November 31st Is World Peace Day · Simon Petrie · nv Dimension6 #11, 2017 275 · Mole of Stars · Simon Petrie · ss Rare Unsigned Copy by Simon Petrie, Peggy Bright Books, 2010 280 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

Rare Unsigned Copy: Tales of Rocketry, Ineptitude, and Giant Mutant Vegetables by Simon Petrie (Peggy Bright Books, March 2010, 978-0-9806998-1-4, A$26.95, 280pp, pb, oc)     Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Über-Professor Arrrrarrrgghl Schlurmpftxpftpfl · in · The Day of the Carrot · Simon Petrie · ss TiCon February 2010 · Fomalhaut 451 · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF January 2008 · Bodysurfing · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF April 2009 · Three-Horned Dilemma · Simon Petrie · ss Yog’s Notebook #2, Summer 2007 · Downdraft [Rousseau] · Simon Petrie · ss Sybil’s Garage #6, May 2009 · Podcast · Simon Petrie · ss Hope #1, 2009 · Three-Hundred-and-Twenty-Seventh Contact, and Rising · Simon Petrie · ss · Talking with Taniwha [Rousseau] · Simon Petrie · ss Borderlands #11, March 2009 · Undergrad · Simon Petrie · vi Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #33, 2008 · Bookseller · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF June 2007 · Q-Ray · Simon Petrie · ss · Surrogacy · Simon Petrie · ss · Dragonsick · Simon Petrie · ss Big Pulp Spring 2008 · Scuttle · Simon Petrie · ss Blood, Blade & Thruster (online) #4, June/July 2009 · Tsiligup · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF June 2008 · Murder on the Zenith Express [Gordon Mamon] · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #29, 2007 · Guy Walks Into a Bar… (Theme and Variations) · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF December 2008 · Single Handed [Gordon Mamon] · Simon Petrie · ss Kaleidotrope #6, April 2009 · Niche · Simon Petrie · ss FlashSpec: Volume Two ed. Neil Cladingboel, Equilibrium Books (Australia), 2007, as “Chrysalis” · The Fall Guy [Gordon Mamon] · Simon Petrie · ss Masques ed. Gillian Polack & Scott Hopkins, CSFG Publishing, 2009 · Reverse-Phase Astrology as a Predictive Tool for Observational Astronomy · Simon Petrie · ss Annals of Improbable Research v3 #6, 1997 · Sixes, Sevens · Simon Petrie · ss · Horse of Wood · Simon Petrie · ss · Jack Makes a Sale · Simon Petrie · ss · To Arms · Simon Petrie · ss · The Ballad of P’toresk · Simon Petrie · ss · Running Lizard · Simon Petrie · nv · Highway Patroller · Simon Petrie · vi Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #33, 2008 · Lacerta pynbawii · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF March 2008 · Hare Redux · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #30, 2007 · Scratched · Simon Petrie · ss · Critical · Simon Petrie · ss Worlds of Wonder July 2007 · Haystacks, Needles, Large Extinct Marine Reptiles · Simon Petrie · ss · M.R.E. · Simon Petrie · ss Jupiter #22, October 2008 · Redactio ad absurdam · Simon Petrie · ss · The Elder · Simon Petrie · ss AntipodeanSF June 2007 · Trajectory · Simon Petrie · ss · DragonBlog · Simon Petrie · ss Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #33, 2008 · Working Girl · Simon Petrie · vi Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #33, 2008 · Mole of Stars · Simon Petrie · ss