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Mad Professor by Rudy Rucker (Thunder’s Mouth Press, January 2007, 1-56025-974-4, $15.95, xv+301pp, tp, co, cover by Georgia Rucker)
Collection of 13 previously uncollected stories, one original. Five stories are collaborations with authors including Terry Bisson, Paul Di Filippo, and Bruce Sterling. Rucker provides an introduction and individual story notes.

ix · Introduction · Rudy Rucker · in

1 · 2+2=5 · Rudy Rucker & Terry Bisson · ss Interzone #205, August 2006; illustrated by Rudy Rucker

15 · Elves of the Subdimensions · Rudy Rucker & Paul Di Filippo · nv Flurb #1, Fall 2006

41 · Panpsychism Proved · Rudy Rucker · vi Nature #7075, January 26 2006

45 · MS Found in a Minidrive · Rudy Rucker & Edgar Allan Poe · ss Poe’s Lighthouse ed. Christopher Conlon, Cemetery Dance, 2006

57 · The Men in the Back Room at the Country Club · Rudy Rucker · nv Infinite Matrix December 30 2005

95 · Guadalupe and Hieronymus Bosch · Rudy Rucker · ss Interzone #200, October 2005

115 · Six Thought Experiments Concerning the Nature of Computation · Rudy Rucker · nv

141 · Jenna and Me · Rudy Rucker & Rudy Rucker, Jr. · nv Infinite Matrix February 11 2003

173 · The Use of the Ellipse the Catalog the Meter & Vibrating Plane · Rudy Rucker · ss Horror Garage #5, 2002

181 · Junk DNA · Rudy Rucker & Bruce Sterling · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2003

229 · Pockets · Rudy Rucker & John Shirley · nv Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2001

263 · Cobb Wakes Up · Rudy Rucker · ss Other March 2006

275 · Visions of the Metanovel · Rudy Rucker · ss

285 · Notes on the Stories · Rudy Rucker · ms

Semiotext(e) SF ed. Rudy Rucker, Peter Lamborn Wilson & Robert Anton Wilson--- see under Semiotext(e) #14, 1989.

The Rose Bath Riddle by Anthony M. Rud (Popular Publications, November 25, 2022, 978-1-61827-675-9, $24.95, 212pp, tp, n., cover by C. C. Beall) [Jigger Masters]
Reprint (Macaulay 1934) mystery novel. Volume 112 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume two in “The Complete Cases of Jigger Masters”.
Details taken from publisher website.

The Stuffed Men by Anthony Rud (The Macaulay Company, 1935, $2.00, 250pp, hc, n.) [Jigger Masters]

The Stuffed Men by Anthony M. Rud (Popular Publications, November 29, 2023, 978-1-61827-766-4, $24.95, 200pp, tp, co) [Jigger Masters]
Reprint (Macaulay 1935) novel. Volume 150 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume three in “The Complete Cases of Jigger Masters”.
Details taken from online listing.

The Vengeance of the Wah Fu Tong by Anthony M. Rud (Altus Press, November 22, 2018, 978-1-61827-368-0, $19.95, 216pp, tp, co) [Jigger Masters]
Details taken from publisher website. Volume 31 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume one in “The Complete Cases of Jigger Masters”.

1 · The October Blight [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · nv The Green Book Magazine March 1918

33 · The Fiery Meteor [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine April 1918

53 · The Vengeance of the Wah Fu Tong [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine May 1918

77 · The Red Billiard-Ball Mystery [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine June 1918

101 · The Miltonvale Nemesis [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine July 1918

127 · The Giant Footprints [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine August 1918

153 · The Specter at Macey’s [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine September 1918

175 · The Affair at Steffen Shoals [Jigger Masters] · Anthony M. Rud · ss The Green Book Magazine October 1918

192 · This Story Will Sell · Anthony M. Rud · ar Writer’s Digest February 1939

Twelve Angels by Dave Rudden (BBC Books, October 11, 2018, 978-1-405-93827-3, £12.99, 409pp, hc, oc, cover by Alexis Snell) [Doctor Who]
Collection of original stories, subtitled “Twelve Stories of the Villains from Doctor Who”. Issued without a dustjacket in illustrated boards.

· Halfway Into the Dark · Dave Rudden · in

· The Weeping Angels: Great Matter [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Ice Warriors: Red Planet [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Time Lords: Celestial Intervention—A Gallifreyan Noir [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Cybermen: Ghost in the Machine [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· The Silence: Student Bodies [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Sontarans: A Soldier’s Education [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Silurians: The Red-Eyed League [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Odd: The Heist [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Zygons: The King in Glass [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Daleks: The Third Wise Man [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· Judoon: The Rhino of Twenty-Three Strand Street [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

· The Master: Anything You Can Do [Doctor Who] · Dave Rudden · ss

Christopher Priest by Nicholas Ruddick (Starmont House, November 1989, 1-55742-109-9, $9.95, 104pp, tp, nf) [Ref. Christopher Priest]
Non-fiction book on Christopher Priest, with an annotated bibliography. Starmont Reader’s Guide #50. A hardcover edition (-110-2, $19.95) was announced but not seen.

Devil Stories ed. Maximilian Rudwin (Knopf, 1921, $2.00, xix+332pp, hc, an)

1 · The Devil in a Nunnery · Francis Oscar Mann · ss The Devil in a Nunnery by Francis Oscar Mann, Constable, 1914

14 · Belphagor; or, the Marriage of the Devil · Nicolo Macchiavelli · ss 1549

28 · The Devil and Tom Walker · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon

46 · From the Memoirs of Satan · Wilhelm Hauff · ss (r)
from Märchen for Söhne und Töchter, 1825.

56 · St. John’s Eve · Nikolai Gogol; translated by Isabel F. Hapgood · ss St. John’s Eve and Other Stories by Nikolaï Vasilievitch Gogol, tr. Isabel F. Hapgood, Thomas Y. Crowell, 1886

79 · The Devil’s Wager · William Makepeace Thackeray · ss Fraser’s Magazine 1836

93 · The Painter’s Bargain · William Makepeace Thackeray · ss Fraser’s Magazine December 1838

112 · Bon-Bon · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Courier December 1 1832, as “The Bargain Lost”

136 · The Printer’s Devil · [uncredited] · ss 1836

149 · The Devil’s Mother-in-Law · Fernan Caballero; translated by John H. Ingram · ss (r)
translated from the Spanish.

162 · The Generous Gambler · Charles Baudelaire; translated by Arthur Symons · pm (r)
translated from the French.

167 · The Three Low Masses · Alphonse Daudet; translated by Robert Routledge · ss (r)
translated from the French.

179 · Devil-Puzzlers · Frederic Beecher Perkins · ss Old and New August 1871

203 · Introductory Note · Andrew Lang · is (r)

203 · The Devil’s Round · Charles Deulin; translated by Isabel Bruce · ss (r)

222 · The Legend of Mont St. Michel · Guy de Maupassant · ss 1888
translated from the French (“La légende du Mont Saint-Michel”, Gil Blas December 19, 1882 as by Maufrigneuse).

228 · The Demon Pope · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Fisher Unwin, 1888

· Madam Lucifer · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Fisher Unwin, 1888

250 · Lucifer · Anatole France; translated by Alfred Allinson · ss The Well of Saint Clare by Anatole France & tr:Alfred Allinson, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1909
translated from the French (“Lucifer”, Le Puits de Sainte Claire, Calmann-Levy, 1895).

257 · The Devil · Maxim Gorky; translated by Leo Wiener · ss (r)

268 · The Devil and the Old Man · John Masefield · ss The Green Sheaf #6, 1903, as “A Deep Sea Yarn”; dated 1905.

The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Harper, February 2023, 978-0-06-325689-7, $30.00, 301pp, hc, n.)

The Destroyer of Worlds: A Return to Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Subterranean Press, December 2024, $175.00, 240pp, hc, n., cover by David Palumbo)
Reprint (Harper 2023) horror novel. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition ($850), limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies.
Details taken from publisher website.

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Harper, February 2016, 978-0-06-229206-3, $26.99, 372pp, hc, n., cover by Jerrod Taylor)
Lovecraftian novel about Jim Crow America. A black army veteran seeks his missing father in 1954 America, encountering racism and Lovecraftian obstacles along the way. A paper-over-boards edition.

Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Subterranean Press, July 2022, $175.00, 256pp, hc, n., cover by David Palumbo)
Reprint (Harper 2016) Lovecraftian fantasy novel about Jim Crow America. Limited to 400 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($750.00).

Aliens and Satanic Creatures Wanted: Humans Need Not Apply by Tony Ruggiero (Amber Quill Press, September 2003, 1-59279-898-5, $14.50, 305pp, tp, oc, cover by Trace Edward Zaber)
Original collection of 39 stories, 23 previously published online.

1 · Lucky Lucifer’s Car Emporium · Tony Ruggiero · ss Triangle 46 (e-zine) June 1999

11 · Electronic Bliss · Tony Ruggiero · ss DeathGrip e-zine March 2000

15 · Operator · Tony Ruggiero · vi Dragonglass (e-zine) March 2000

18 · Cat with a Past · Tony Ruggiero · ss The Fifth Di… April 2000

36 · Inhuman or Inhumane · Tony Ruggiero · ss

40 · Something’s Cooking · Tony Ruggiero · ss The Mosh Pit (e-zine) July 1999

59 · Invasion or Subversion · Tony Ruggiero · ss Dimensions (e-zine) May 2000

64 · All Aboard! · Tony Ruggiero · ss Triangle 46 (e-zine) June 1999

72 · Endangered Species · Tony Ruggiero · ss Beyond Science Fiction (e-zine) October 1999

86 · Gift That Keeps on Givin · Tony Ruggiero · ss Triangle 46 (e-zine) December 1999

89 · Reap What You Sow · Tony Ruggiero · ss Lunar Castles (e-zine) September 1999

101 · Forgiveness · Tony Ruggiero · ss

105 · An A-museing Tale · Tony Ruggiero · ss The Sixth Sense Magazine January 2000

112 · Teacher’s Pet · Tony Ruggiero · ss Dark Moon Rising (e-zine) July 2000

116 · Have a Nice Flight · Tony Ruggiero · ss AlienQ (e-zine) August 1999

123 · To Protect and Serve · Tony Ruggiero · ss The Harrow May 2000

141 · Going Up? · Tony Ruggiero · ss Triangle 46 (e-zine) November 1999

148 · Games People Play · Tony Ruggiero · ss Alternate Realities December 1998

156 · Cow Song · Tony Ruggiero · vi Little Red Writers (e-zine) September 1999

159 · Please Make Up My Mind! · Tony Ruggiero · ss

173 · Satisfaction · Tony Ruggiero · vi

176 · Inoculation of a Culture · Tony Ruggiero · vi

179 · We Are What We Have Become · Tony Ruggiero · ss New Fiction from the Edge January 1999

198 · Differences · Tony Ruggiero · ss Millennium Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Spring 2000

202 · The Gift of Christmas · Tony Ruggiero · ss

206 · How Blind Is Justice? · Tony Ruggiero · ss

216 · Wide and Wonderful Earth · Tony Ruggiero · ss

220 · Burning Bridges · Tony Ruggiero · vi

223 · It’s a Garden Out There · Tony Ruggiero · ss Wide Awake Screaming (e-zine) April 2000

231 · Pull! · Tony Ruggiero · ss

235 · Cerebral Recyclers · Tony Ruggiero · ss

253 · Normalcy Sucks! · Tony Ruggiero · ss Anotherealm (e-zine) September 1999

261 · Just My Job · Tony Ruggiero · ss

271 · Antiques · Tony Ruggiero · vi

274 · Human Nature · Tony Ruggiero · ss The Fifth Di… June 1998

278 · Faith · Tony Ruggiero · ss

282 · The End · Tony Ruggiero · ss

286 · Freddy · Tony Ruggiero · ss Little Red Writers (e-zine) February 1999

298 · Fulfillment · Tony Ruggiero · ss

Cleveland Noir ed. Michael Ruhlman & Miesha Wilson Headen (Akashic Books, August 1, 2023, 978-1-63614-099-5, $16.95, 288pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]
Details taken from ebook.

· Dark Love Stories from Cleveland · Michael Ruhlman & Miesha Wilson Headen · in

· Part I: City Center

· Love Always · Paula Mclain · ss; set in Settler’s Landing.

· The Silent Partner · Susan Petrone · ss; set in Downtown.

· Under the Hill · Mary Grimm · ss; set in The Flats.

· Bus Stop · Dana McSwain · ss; set in Little Italy.

· Part II: The Outliers

· Sugar Daddy · Abby L. Vandiver · ss; set in East Cleveland.

· Jock Talk · Sam Conrad · ss; set in Parma.

· Bitter · Angela Crook · ss; set in Hough.

· Part III: The Trendy

· Tremonster · D. M. Pulley · ss; set in Tremont.

· The Book of Numbers · Miesha Wilson Headen · ss; set in Fairfax.

· The House on Fir Avenue · Alex DiFrancesco · ss; set in Gordon Square.

· The Laderman Affair · J. D. Belcher · ss; set in Lakewood.

· Part IV: The Heights

· Mock Heart · Jill Bialosky · ss; set in Shaker Heights.

· The Fallen · Thrity Umrigar · ss; set in Cleveland Heights.

· The Ultimate Cure · Michael Ruhlman · ss; set in Shaker Square.

· Lenny, But Not Corky · Daniel Stashower · ss; set in Coventry.

· About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Hard-Boiled Detective ed. Herbert Ruhm (Vintage, January 1977, 0-394-72156-X, $2.45, 396pp, pb, an)
Stories from Black Mask Magazine 1920-1951. Also available in the U.K. (Coronet 1979 pb.).

viii · Introduction · Herbert Ruhm · in

3 · The False Burton Combs · Carroll John Daly · ss The Black Mask December 1922

31 · The Road Home · Peter Collinson · vi The Black Mask December 1922

35 · The Gutting of Couffignal [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · nv The Black Mask December 1925

70 · Kansas City Flash · Norbert Davis · ss Black Mask March 1933

90 · Take It and Like It [Kennedy of the Free Press; Captain Steve MacBride] · Frederick Nebel · ss Black Mask June 1934

119 · Goldfish [Carmady] · Raymond Chandler · na Black Mask June 1936

165 · Angelfish [Oscar Sail] · Lester Dent · nv Black Mask December 1936

201 · Leg Man [Pete Wennick] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Black Mask February 1938

244 · Once Around the Clock [Jack “Flashgun” Casey] · George Harmon Coxe · nv Black Mask May 1941

285 · The Turkey Buzzard Blues [Luther McGavock] · Merle Constiner · nv Black Mask July 1943

356 · It’s So Peaceful in the Country · William E. Brandon · ss Black Mask November 1943

369 · Killer Come Home · Curt Hamlin · ss Black Mask March 1948

378 · Big-Time Operator · Paul W. Fairman · ss Black Mask July 1948

385 · Five O’Clock Menace · Bruno Fischer · ss Black Mask May 1949

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