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The Hilton Bedside Book (Hilton Hotels Corporation, 1952, 254pp, hc, an)     A treasury of entertaining reading. Selected exclusively for the guests of the Hilton Hotels. 13- 29 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 30- 36 · Jeff Peters as a Personal Magnet [Jeff Peters] · O. Henry · ss The Gentle Grafter by O. Henry, McClure, 1908 37- 53 · Blackmail · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The American Magazine December 1949 54- 63 · Sense of Humor · Damon Runyon · ss Cosmopolitan September 1934 64- 83 · Uncle Fred Flits By [Uncle Fred; Pongo Twistleton] · P. G. Wodehouse · nv Redbook Magazine July 1935 84- 99 · Summit of the World: The Fight for Everest · James R. Ullman · ar (r) 100-112 · The Two-Gun Man · Stewart Edward White · ss Collier’s April 15 1905 113-116 · Moonlight Sonata · Alexander Woollcott · ts The New Yorker October 3 1931 117-132 · Mister Million · Hannibal Coons · ss Collier’s January 28 1950 133-153 · The Adventure of the Invisible Lover [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Mystery September 1934, as “Four Men Loved a Woman” 154-171 · Baby in the Icebox · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury January 1933 172-186 · The Mock Governor · Max Shulman · ss (r) 187-199 · The Price of the Head · John Russell · ss Collier’s May 20 1916 200-208 · Wine on the Desert · Max Brand · ss This Week June 7 1936 209-217 · The Lure of the Limerick · Louis Untermeyer · ar (r) 218-234 · Remember the Night · Day Keene · ss Argosy December 1949 235-242 · The Skipper’s Pink Panties · William J. Lederer · ss Esquire January 1951 243-254 · Mouse · Fredric Brown · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1949

The Hilton Bedside Book: Volume Five (Hilton Hotels Corporation, 1960, 255pp, tp, an) 7 · Preface · Conrad N. Hilton · pr 15 · The Sea Devil · Arthur Gordon · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 11 1953 26 · Who Said Kids Can’t Write? · H. Allen Smith · ss (r) 32 · The Secret Ingredient [Monsieur Bonneval] · Paul Gallico · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 5 1952 47 · First Car Across the U.S.A. · Tom Mahoney · ss (r) 54 · Alone · Richard E. Byrd · ar (r) 73 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 8 1953 80 · A Treasury of Lincoln Anecdotes · Abraham Lincoln · ms (r) 84 · A Man Called Horse · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss Collier’s January 7 1950 101 · The Story of Saudin · Himself; translated by Agnes Newton Keith · ss (r) 110 · Unreasonable Doubt · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1958 119 · Long-Distance Call · Jack Finney · ss Collier’s November 6 1948 132 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902 150 · Look Homeward, Jeannie · James Thurber · ss (r) 156 · That Mark Horse · Jack Schaefer · ss The Pioneers by Jack Schaefer, Houghton Mifflin, 1954 168 · Woman’s Work · John D. Weaver · ss Collier’s March 31 1951 180 · The Life and Death of Vaudeville · Fred Allen · ss (r) 194 · A Potpourri of Poems · A. E. Housman, Emily Dickinson, John Donne & Dorothy Parker · pm (r) 198 · The Avenging Chance [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1929 217 · Private Hackleford’s Big Toe · Edmund G. Love · ss (r) 232 · Going Into Space · Arthur C. Clarke · ex Harper & Row, 1954 244 · Charles · Shirley Jackson · ss Mademoiselle July 1948 250 · Cry Silence · Fredric Brown · ss Black Mask November 1948

The Hilton Bedside Book, Vol. 7 (Hilton Hotels Corporation, 1968, tp, an) 11 · Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket · Jack Finney · nv Collier’s October 26 1956 29 · The Best Years of LIFE · Corey Ford · ar (r) 41 · A Glimpse of Eden · Nina Warner Hooke · ss (r) 48 · The Reformation of Fogarty · Jacob Hay · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1962 63 · The First Airman Across America · Tom Mahoney · ar (r) 74 · The Big Blue · John D. MacDonald · ss Fifteen Sports Stories July 1949, as “Blue Water Fury” by Scott O’Hara 88 · The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street · Avram Davidson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1964 99 · A Pocketful of Parkers · Dorothy Parker · pm (r); four poems. 101 · She Fell Among Thieves · Robert Edmond Alter · ss Argosy September 1964 115 · The First Time I Saw Paris · Joseph Wechsberg · ar (r) 131 · The Speech · Lord Dunsany · ss Collier’s November 25 1950 136 · Railroad Fever · Edmund G. Love · ar (r) 145 · The Foghorn · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951, as “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” 154 · A Brace of Bakers · Russell Baker · ss (r) 160 · The Best Policy · Ferenc Molnár · vi Lilliput May 1941 164 · Grow Old Along with Me · Julius Fast · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1966 180 · The Bedchamber Mystery · C. S. Forester · ss Cosmopolitan October 1943 184 · Beliefs About the Human Body · Ashley Montagu & Edward Darling · ar (r) 203 · Il Talento Mysterioso · Thomas Meehan · ss The New Yorker June 17 1967 209 · A Case of Salted Diamonds · Harold Mehling · ar (r) 220 · Inflexible Logic · Russell Maloney · ss The New Yorker February 3 1940 228 · Little Elmer · Robert Traver · ss (r) 237 · Night, Youth, Paris, and the Moon · John Collier · ss The New Yorker January 1 1938 243 · Elephant Intelligence · Elisabeth Mann Borgese · ar (r)

His Blushing Bride (Zebra Books, May 2001, 0-8217-6815-8, $4.99, 251pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Wedding Wager · Elena Greene · na 87 · A Picture Perfect Romance · Alice Holden · na 179 · The June Bride Conspiracy · Regina Scott · na

His Eternal Kiss (Kensington, September 2002, 0-7582-0332-2, $12.00, 263pp, tp, oa)     Vampire/Regency romance anthology of three stories by Karla Hocker, Judith A. Lansdowne, and Jeanne Savery. 1 · A Lady of the Night · Karla Hocker · na 91 · The Cossack · Judith A. Lansdowne · na 177 · Dark Seduction · Jeanne Savery · na

His Eternal Kiss (Zebra/Kensington, September 2003, 0-8217-7435-2, $5.99, 320pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (Kensington 2002) vampire/Regency romance anthology of three stories.

His Immortal Embrace (Kensington, September 2003, 0-7582-0475-2, $12.00, 344pp, tp, oa, cover by Richard Newton)     Original anthology of four vampire romance stories by Hannah Howell, Lynsay Sands, Sara Blayne, and Kate Huntington. 1 · The Yearning · Hannah Howell · na 89 · Bitten · Lynsay Sands · na 167 · Stranger in the Night · Sara Blayne · na 251 · The Awakening · Kate Huntington · na

His Immortal Embrace (Kensington/Zebra, September 2004, 0-8217-7569-3, $5.99, 380pp, pb, oa, cover by Richard Newton)     Reprint (Kensington 2003) anthology of four vampire romance stories.

Holiday Story Book (Dean & Son, 1938, hc, oa, cover: [two children riding pony])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 7 · Knick-Knack · B. C. Freeman · ss 16 · The Mysterious Little House · May Sullivan · ss 25 · Mr. Snail · C. E. Christian · pm 26 · The Return of Captain Stamp · Samuel Jeans · ss 35 · Fireworks · Pauline Fletcher · ss 40 · The Kingfishers’ Pool · Samuel Jeans · ss 50 · Lotte and the Gipsies · Isabel Wade · ss 55 · Careful Claude · Marjorie Gay · ss 60 · My Garden Pot · Christine E. Bradley · pm

A Holiday of Love (Pocket Books, November 1994, 0-671-50252-2, $5.99, 355pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · Change of Heart · Jude Deveraux · na 93 · Miracles · Judith McNaught · na 167 · Daniel and the Angel · Jill Barnett · na 261 · Hark! The Herald · Arnette Lamb · na

Holiday with a Vampire (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne, 2007, 978-0-373-61776-0, $5.25, 288pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of two Christmas vampire romance novellas by Maureen Child and Caridad Piñeiro. · Christmas Cravings · Maureen Child · na · Fate Calls · Caridad Piñeiro · na

Holiday with a Vampire II (Harlequin/Silhouette Nocturne, December 2008, 978-0-373-61801-9, $5.25, 273pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of two Christmas vampire romance novellas by Merline Lovelace and Lori Devoti. 11 · Christmas Kiss · Merline Lovelace · na 119 · The Vampire Who Stole Christmas · Lori Devoti · na

Holiday with a Vampire III (Silhouette Nocturne, December 1, 2009, 978-0-373-61824-8, $5.25, 284pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of three Christmas vampire romance novellas by Linda Winstead Jones, Lisa Childs, and Bonnie Vanak. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Dear Reader · Linda Winstead Jones · is 11 · Sundown · Linda Winstead Jones · nv 101 · Dear Reader · Lisa Childs · is 103 · Nothing Says Christmas Like a Vampire · Lisa Childs · nv 191 · Dear Reader · Bonnie Vanak · is 193 · Unwrapped [Draicon Werewolves] · Bonnie Vanak · ss

Holiday with a Vampire 4 (Harlequin, November 13, 2012, 978-0-373-88559-6, $5.50, 357pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four stories: three Christmas vampire romance novellas by Susan Krinard, Theresa Meyers, Linda Thomas-Sundstrom, plus a Keepers: L.A. novella by Heather Graham. Details taken from online listing. 7 · Halfway to Dawn [Nightsiders] · Susan Krinard · na 119 · The Gift · Theresa Meyers · na 199 · Bright Star [Vampire Moons] · Linda Thomas-Sundstrom · na 283 · The Gatekeeper [The Keepers] · Heather Graham · na

Holidays Are Hell (Harper, November 2007, 978-0-06-123909-0, $7.99, 374pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four supernatural romance stories by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Marjorie Liu, and Vicki Petersson. 1 · Two Ghosts for Sister Rachel · J. Kim Harrison · na 109 · Run, Run Rudolph · Lynsay Sands · na 199 · Six · Marjorie M. Liu · na 283 · The Harvest · Vicki Pettersson · na

Hollywood Kills (Carroll & Graf, 1993, 0-88184-879-4, $21.00, 367pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 13 stories set in Hollywood. 9 · Hollywood Is a Story Town · John Jakes · in 12 · The Movie People · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1969 24 · The Girl with the Hungry Eyes · Fritz Leiber · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 39 · Under the Hollywood Sign · Tom Reamy · nv Orbit 17 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1975 63 · Cuts · F. Paul Wilson · nv Silver Scream ed. David J. Schow, Dark Harvest, 1988 82 · Starstruck [Rachel Hennings] · Jon L. Breen · nv Murder in Los Angeles by The Adams Round Table, Morrow, 1987 108 · Find the Woman [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · nv The Name Is Archer by John Ross Macdonald, Bantam, 1955, as by Kenneth Millar 130 · Death Out of Focus · William Campbell Gault · n. Random House, 1959 260 · Gunslinger · Ed Gorman · ss The Californians ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Fawcett Gold Medal, 1989 266 · The Shadow on the Screen · Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales March 1938 281 · How Come My Dog Don’t Bark? [Adman] · Ron Goulart · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1978 292 · Ding-Dong, the Lizard’s Dead · Ray Russell · nv Murder in Los Angeles by The Adams Round Table, Morrow, 1987 316 · The Saint in Silver [Steve Middleton Knight (Steve Midnight)] · John K. Butler · nv Dime Detective Magazine January 1941 362 · The Man Who Wanted to Be in the Movies · John Jakes · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962

Holt Anthology of Science Fiction (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, May 2000, 0-03-052947-6, 310pp, tp, an)     Textbook anthology. ii · To the Teacher · [uncredited] · pr iv · The Universe of Science Fiction · [uncredited] · in · Part I: Life Science 1 · The Homesick Chicken · Edward D. Hoch · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 8 · They’re Made Out of Meat · Terry Bisson · vi Omni April 1991 13 · Moby James · Patricia A. McKillip · ss 2041 ed. Jane Yolen, Delacorte, 1991 23 · The Anatomy Lesson · Scott Sanders · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 26 1981 30 · The Greatest Asset · Isaac Asimov · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1972 40 · Contagion · Katherine MacLean · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1950 · Part II: Earth Science 72 · All Summer in a Day · Ray Bradbury · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954 80 · The High Test · Frederik Pohl · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1983 95 · Why I Left Harry’s All-Night Hamburgers [Harry’s] · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1987 111 · The Metal Man · Jack Williamson · ss Amazing Stories December 1928 125 · The Sentinel · Arthur C. Clarke · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951, as “Sentinel of Eternity” 137 · The Mad Moon · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Astounding Stories December 1935 161 · Desertion [City (Websters)] · Clifford D. Simak · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1944 · Part III: Physical Science 175 · Inspiration · Ben Bova · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1994 189 · Wet Behind the Ears · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1982 198 · Clean Up Your Room! · Laura Anne Gilman · ss Don’t Forget Your Spacesuit, Dear ed. Jody Lynn Nye, Baen, 1996 216 · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 225 · Ear · Jane Yolen · ss 2041 ed. Jane Yolen, Delacorte, 1991 234 · Direction of the Road · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Orbit 12 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1973 242 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886

Home Is the Hangman/We, in Some Strange Power’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line (Tor, May 1990, 0-812-50983-8, $3.50, 96+84pp, pb, an, cover by Martin Andrews & Wayne Barlowe)     Anthology of two novellas; the Zelazny won the Hugo and Nebula awards. 1 · Home Is the Hangman [Nemo] · Roger Zelazny · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1975 1 · We, in Some Strange Power’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line · Samuel R. Delany · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1968, as “Lines of Power”

The Homeless Moon (The Homeless Moon, July 2008, no ISBN, $1.00, 43pp, ph, oa)     Chapbook original anthology of five stories by the members of The Homeless Moon writers’ group: Michael J. DeLuca, Jason S. Ridler, Scott H. Andrews, Erin Hoffman, and Justin Howe. 5 · Construction-Paper Moon · Michael J. DeLuca · ss 15 · Impracticable Dreams · Jason S. Ridler · ss 23 · Colonized · Scott H. Andrews · ss 28 · The Recurrence of Orpheus · Erin Hoffman · ss 33 · Welcome to Foreign Lands · Justin Howe · ss 42 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg