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Best American Mystery Stories of the Year, Volume 2 ed. Carolyn Wells (Day, 1932, 542pp, hc, an)

v · Introduction · Carolyn Wells · in

3 · Death and Company [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss Black Mask November 1930

21 · The Man in Seat Twelve · James Warner Bellah · nv 1931

47 · A Bird in the Hand · Irvin S. Cobb · nv Cosmopolitan December 1931

79 · The Crutile · Ben Ames Williams · na The Saturday Evening Post August 29 1931 (+1)

153 · A Flea Can Grow Bigger Than a Man · Alan LeMay · nv 1931

181 · An Ounce of Curiosity [Scattergood Baines] · Clarence Budington Kelland · nv The American Magazine August 1931

205 · The Seven Curses · Samuel Hopkins Adams · nv The Illustrated Detective Magazine November 1931

227 · A Gentleman for a Night [Jim Hanvey] · Octavus Roy Cohen · nv The American Magazine October 1931

255 · Manner · Thomas Beer · nv The Saturday Evening Post September 26 1931

281 · The Petal of the Red Geranium · Edmund Pearson · tc Liberty September 26 1931

301 · Tragic Eyes · Rita Weiman · nv Liberty May 2 1931

331 · McQuestion Rides [Matt McQuestion] · Ernest Haycox · nv Collier’s June 20 1931

353 · The Body of the Crime · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Ladies’ Home Journal March 1931

387 · A Murder at the Monde · Gelett Burgess · nv This Quarter December 1931

423 · Diffycult Hill · Faraday Keene · nv 1931

455 · Fishermen’s Luck · William MacHarg · ss 1931

465 · An Expert—in Gems · Everett Rhodes Castle · nv Ladies’ Home Journal May 1931

487 · The Stubborn Heiress · R. T. M. Scott · ss The Illustrated Detective Magazine October 1931

507 · Dirty Work at the Crossroads · Elinore Cowan Stone · ss The American Magazine August 1931

525 · One Chance in a Million · Will Payne · ss The American Magazine December 1931

Masters of Science Fiction, Volume 14: H.G. Wells: The Amazing Stories Collection, Ultimate Illustrated Edition by H. G. Wells (Armchair Fiction, January 16, 2019, 978-1-79427-335-1, $16.95, 320pp, tp, co, cover by Frank R. Paul from Amazing Stories May 1926)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · The New Accelerator · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine December 1901

19 · The Crystal Egg · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review #96, May 1897

37 · The Star · H. G. Wells · ss The Graphic Christmas 1897

49 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles · H. G. Wells · ss The Illustrated London News July 1898

67 · The Empire of the Ants · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine December 1905

84 · In the Abyss · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1896

100 · Under the Knife · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review #80, January 1896

114 · The Remarkable Case of Davidson’s Eyes · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget March 28 1895

125 · The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler May 1896

142 · The Plattner Story · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review #83, April 1896

161 · Æpyornis Island · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget December 27 1894

173 · A Story of the Stone Age · H. G. Wells · gp (r)

_173 · Ugh-Lomi and Uya · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler May 1897

_189 · The Cave Bear · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler June 1897, as “Ugh-Lomi and the Cave Bear”

_202 · The First Horseman · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler July 1897

_212 · Uya the Lion · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler August 1897, as “The Reign of Uya the Lion”

_223 · The Fight in the Lion’s Thicket · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler November 1897

234 · The Country of the Blind · H. G. Wells · nv The Strand Magazine April 1904

259 · The Stolen Body · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine November 1898

276 · Pollock and the Porroh Man · H. G. Wells · ss New Budget May 23 1895

292 · The Flowering of the Strange Orchid · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget August 2 1894

301 · The Moth · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Gazette March 28 1895, as “A Moth—Genus Novo”

312 · In the Avu Observatory · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget August 9 1894

The Red Room and Other Horrors: H.G. Wells’ Best Weird Science Fiction & Ghost Stories by H. G. Wells (Oldstyle Tales Press, August 8, 2015, 978-1-5168-1495-4, $21.20, 212pp, tp, co) [edited by M. Grant Kellermeyer]
Collection of 15 stories, edited, annotated and illustrated by M. Grant Kellermeyer.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

10 · Concerning What You Are About to Read… · M. Grant Kellermeyer · in

· Ghost Stories: Tales of the Supernatural

12 · The Moth · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Gazette March 28 1895, as “A Moth—Genus Novo”

21 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896

32 · The Stolen Body · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine November 1898

45 · Pollock and the Porroh Man · H. G. Wells · ss New Budget May 23 1895

58 · The Inexperienced Ghost · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine March 1902, as “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost”

75 · The Door in the Wall · H. G. Wells · ss The Daily Chronicle July 14 1906

· Weird Science Fiction: Tales of the Otherworldly

89 · In the Abyss · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1896

102 · The Sea Raiders · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement December 6 1896

111 · The Valley of the Spiders · H. G. Wells · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1903

121 · The Late Mr. Elvesham · H. G. Wells · ss The Idler May 1896, as “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham”

135 · The Flowering of the Strange Orchid · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget August 2 1894

· Strange Tales of Horror: Tales of the Surreal

143 · A Dream of Armageddon · H. G. Wells · nv Black & White May/June 1901

164 · The Cone · H. G. Wells · ss Unicorn September 18 1895

174 · The Magic Shop · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine June 1903

184 · The Country of the Blind · H. G. Wells · nv The Strand Magazine April 1904

210 · Further Reading: Critical, Literary, and Biographical Works · M. Grant Kellermeyer · ms

Lip Service: Alluring New Lesbian Erotica ed. Jess Wells (Alyson Publications, October 1999, 1-555-83503-1, $12.95, 272pp, tp, oa)
Contents from Amazon.com.

· Introduction · Jess Wells · in (r)

· How I Ended Up on My Back · Amie M. Evans · ss

· Pearls · Jeannie Sullivan · ss

· The Sacred Sex Tour · Wendy Caster · ss

· A Real-Life Superhero · Kate Dominic · ss

· Broken Moratoriums · Nancy Ferreyra · ss

· Chosen · Renette Toliver · ss

· Thank You, Jackie James · Caitlyn Marie Poland · ss

· Black Vinyl · M. R. Daniel · ss

· Dream Mammal · Sarah Van Arsdale · ss

· The Healing · M. N. Schoeman · ss

· Love Play · Myra LaVenue · ss

· First Time · Isadora Stern · ss

· The Wedding Present · M. Damian · ss

· The Cookie Sheet · Ouida Crozier · ss

· Rural Free Delivery · Anne Seale · ss

· The Party · Catherine Lundoff · ss

· This Is the Famous Bath Scene from Dirty Alice · Merril Mushroom · ss

· The Tarantula Mind · Nyondo Nadi · ss

· Sand · Lana Pacheco · ss

· Of Human Bondage · Danya Ruttenberg · ss

· Deo Gratias · Connie Fox · ss

· Marisol · Carla Diaz · ss

· My Familiar Aphrodite · Sonia Abel · ss

· Blood Hunger · Ginger Simon · ss

· The Closet · Robin St. John & Sandra Hayes · ss

· Plastic Pleasures · Nilaja Montgomery-Akalu · ss

· God Blessed Eva · Randi Oklevik Solberg · ss

· The Perfect Gift · Rhonda Jackson · ss

· Love Child · Karen X. Tulchinsky · ss

· With Some Jazz · Juliet Crichton · ss

· About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Love Shook My Heart 2: Lesbian Love Stories ed. Jess Wells (Alyson, December 2001, 1555836178, $14.95, 280pp, tp, oa)

· Introduction · Jess Wells · in (r)

· At Fourteen · Deborah J. Archer · ss (r)

· The Grand Union · Ruthann Robson · ss (r)

· Girls · Lu Vickers · ss (r)

· Antelope · Elana Dykewomon · ss (r)

· The One I Left Behind · M. Christian · ss

· The Diary of a Performative Self · Aja Couchois Duncan · ss (r)

· To Sleep · Laura M. Farmer · ss (r)

· Jacqueline · Jess Wells · ss (r)

· Kiss of Death, Inc. · Kathy Anderson · ss (r)

· Winnie’s Wake · Julie Auer · ss (r)

· Reply · Jenie Pak · ss (r)

· Penny a Point · Karen X. Tulchinsky · ss (r)

· Her Clear Voice Undid Me · Carol Guess · ss (r)

· The Girls Club · Sally Bellerose · ss (r)

· Illuminated Crypts · Dorothy Lane, (Sunlight) · ss (r)

· Bessie & Sweet Colleen · Ta’Shia Asanti · ss (r)

· Lovingkindness · Kelly Barth · ss (r)

· Invisible · Mary Sharratt · ss (r)

· My Dead Aunt’s Vodka · Lori Horvitz · ss (r)

· Groundwater · Amy Boyer · ss (r)

· My Son Jake · Marnie Webb · ss (r)

· Ghetto Anthem · Roxane Gay · ss (r)

· Waiting for Claudette · Jamie Joy Gatto · ss (r)

· A Preference for the Moment · Ronna Magy · ss (r)

· Recycled · Kristin Steele · ss (r)

· The Fall · Helen Vozenilek · ss (r)

· Goombay Smash · Jane Eaton Hamilton · ss (r)

· Millie’s Girl · Tzivia Gover · ss (r)

Bodies and Souls ed. Joel Wells & Dan Herr--- see under Dan Herr.

Bodies and Spirits ed. Joel Wells & Dan Herr--- see under Dan Herr.

Mosaics: A Collection of Independent Women: Volume 1 ed. Kim Wells & P. K. Tyler--- see under P. K. Tyler.

Compulsory by Martha Wells (Subterranean Press, July 2023, $80.00, 1pp, broadsheet, vi) [Murderbot Diaries]
A shorter version of this story originally appeared in Wired magazine in January 2019. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies, printed letterpress on Mohawk Superfine 80# cover. Also available as 26 lettered, signed, copies, printed letterpress on Somerset Velvet 80# cover with a deckled edge, and custom hot foil stamping ($200). Details taken from publisher website.

The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (Tor.com, September 22, 2020, 978-1-250-78427-8, $70.99, hc, co) [Murderbot Diaries]
Details taken from online listing.

· All Systems Red [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, May 2 2017

· Artificial Condition [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, May 8 2018

· Rogue Protocol [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, August 7 2018

· Exit Strategy [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, October 2 2018

The Murderbot Diaries (var. 1) by Martha Wells (Subterranean Press, March 2021, $150.00, 453pp, hc, co, cover by Tommy Arnold) [Murderbot Diaries]
This edition adds the short story “Home: Habitat Range Niche Territory”, previously distributed digitally to people who pre-ordered Martha Wells’ novella Exit Strategy. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($375.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

1 · Introduction · Martha Wells · in

13 · All Systems Red [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, May 2 2017

111 · Artificial Condition [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, May 8 2018

221 · Rogue Protocol [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, August 7 2018

325 · Exit Strategy [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · na Tor.com, October 2 2018

441 · Home: Habitat, Range, Niche, Territory [Murderbot Diaries] · Martha Wells · ss
previously distributed digitally to readers who pre-ordered Martha’s Murderbot novel, Network Effect.

Network Effect by Martha Wells (Subterranean Press, September 2021, $175.00, 352pp, hc, n., cover by Tommy Arnold) [Murderbot Diaries]
Reprint (Tor.com 2020) SF novel. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($400.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

Witch King by Martha Wells (Tor.com, May 30, 2023, 978-1-250-82679-4, $28.99, xi+414pp, hc, n., cover by Cynthia Sheppard)
Details taken from online listing.

Witch King by Martha Wells (Subterranean Press, December 2023, $150.00, 367pp, hc, n., cover by Rovina Cai)
Reprint (Tor.com 2023) fantasy novel. Limited to 500 numbered, signed, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($850).
Details taken from publisher website.

Novacon 19 Programme Book ed. Pam Wells (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, November 1989, no ISBN, 60pp, ph, nf)
Programme book for Novacon 19, featuring Geoff Ryman as Guest of Honour. Only partial contents listed.

13 · Geoff Ryman: Telling the Truth · Colin Greenland · ar [Ref. Geoff Ryman]

15 · Geoff Ryman—A Bibliography · Phil Stephensen-Payne & Geoff Ryman · bi

19 · A King in Fragments: Why Perform Gilgamesh? · Geoff Ryman · ar

Columbus Noir ed. Andrew Welsh-Huggins (Akashic Books, March 3, 2020, 978-1-61775-765-5, $15.95, 288pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Details taken from ebook.

· A Capital Place for Killing · Andrew Welsh-Huggins · in

· Part I: Sin in Cbus

· The Satin Fox · Robin Yocum · ss; set in Victorian Village.

· Gun People · Kristen Lepionka · ss; set in Olde Towne East.

· Curb Appeal · Craig McDonald · ss; set in German Village.

· My Name Is Not Susan · Chris Bournea · ss; set in Eastmoor.

· Part II: Capital Offenses

· Going Places · Andrew Welsh-Huggins · ss; set in Ohio Statehouse.

· Honor Guard · Tom Barlow · ss; set in Clintonville.

· An Agreeable Wife for a Suitable Husband · Mercedes King · ss; set in South End.

· Take the Wheel · Daniel Best · ss; set in Short North.

· The Dead and the Quiet · Laura Bickle · ss; set in Union Cemetery.

· Part III: Buckeye Betrayals

· The Luckiest Man Alive · Lee Martin · ss; set in San Margherita.

· The Valley · Yolanda Tonette Sanders · ss; set in Whitehall.

· All That Burns the Mind · Julia Keller · ss; set in Ohio State University.

· Long Ears · Khalid Moalim · ss; set in North Side.

· Foreign Study · Nancy Zafris · ss; set in West Broad Street.

· About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

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