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Alien Accounts by John Sladek (Granada, June 1982, 0-586-04758-1, £1.95, 202pp, pb, co) 7 · Introduction · John Sladek · in 9 · Masterson and the Clerks · John Sladek · na New Worlds #175, September 1967 67 · New Forms · John Sladek · fa New Worlds #181, April 1968 73 · 198—, A Tale of “Tomorrow” · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #197, January 1970 79 · Scenes from the Country of the Blind · John Sladek · ss A Book of Contemporary Nightmares ed. Giles Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1977 100 · The Interstate · John Sladek · ss Quark/2 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971 117 · Name (Please Print): · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 126 · Anxietal Register B · John Sladek · ms New Worlds #186, January 1969 133 · The Communicants · John Sladek · na The New S.F. ed. Langdon Jones, Hutchinson, 1969

Arachne Rising by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Astrology and Your Health by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

The Best of John Sladek by John Sladek (Pocket, January 1981, 0-671-83131-3, $2.50, 220pp, pb, co)     Stories are from the collections Keep the Giraffe Burning and The Steam-Driven Boy. 7 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 14 · The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa · John Sladek · ss New Worlds SF #168, 1966 21 · The Best-Seller · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #1, 1969 34 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1966, as “Capital C on Planet Amp” revised from “Is There Death on Other Planets?” (region #4, Fall 1965). 44 · The Happy Breed · John Sladek · nv Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 62 · The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet · John Sladek · ss Playboy June 1968, as “The Man from Not-Yet” 72 · The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 79 · The Momster · John Sladek · ss Fantastic April 1969, as “The Monster” 87 · 1937 A.D.! · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967 96 · The Transcendental Sandwich · John Sladek · ss If January/February 1971, as “The Man Who Devoured Books” 103 · The Steam-Driven Boy · John Sladek · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972 112 · Elephant with Wooden Leg · John Sladek · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975 130 · The Locked Room · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 137 · The Face · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974 148 · Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias · John Sladek · gp The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 148 · Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 148 · The Bright Side · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 149 · Mr. and Ms. America · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 150 · Empty Promise · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 150 · The Paradise Problem · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 151 · What Changed Doyster’s Mind · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 152 · Handout · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 152 · Assessment · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 153 · Art News · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 153 · Pax Gurney · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 154 · A Fable · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 155 · Utopia: A Financial Report · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 156 · Utopiary · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 156 · Luck · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 157 · A Picnic · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 159 · Space Shoes of the Gods · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1974 · The Parodies 167 · The Purloined Butter, A Story by Edgar Allan Poe, Revised and Abridged by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 3 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 170 · Pemberly’s Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus by H.G. W*lls · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 178 · Ralph 4F by Hugogre N. Backs (1911 Winner of the “Hugogre” Award) · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1973 184 · Engineer to the Gods by Hitler I.E. Bonner · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 190 · Broot Force by Iclick as-i-move · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972 195 · Joy Ride by Barry DuBray · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1972 201 · The Moon Is Sixpence by Carl Truhacker · John Sladek · vi The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek, Panther, 1973 204 · Solar Shoe-Salesman by Chipdip K. Kill · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973 212 · One Damned Thing After Another, A Co-ordainer’s Myth · John Sladek · ss The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek, Panther, 1973 217 · The Sublimation World by J. G. B- · John Sladek · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1968

Black Alice by John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch--- see under Thom Demijohn.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Jonathan Cape, May 1974, 0-224-00981-8, £2.25, 224pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten) [Thackeray Phin]

Black Aura by John Sladek (Panther, December 1975, 586-04194-X, 60p, 204pp, pb, n., cover by Les Edwards) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) occult/mystery novel.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Walker US, 1979, 0-8027-5413-9, $8.95, 224pp, hc, n., cover by Mel Brofman) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) mystery about the occult. Details taken from online listing.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Walker US, February 1984, 0-8027-3043-4, $2.95, 224pp, pb, n.) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) mystery about the occult.

Blood and Gingerbread by John Sladek (Cheap Street, February 1990, $125.00, 68pp, hc, nv, cover by Judy King-Rieniets)     Original novelette. Limited to 104 numbered and 7 lettered, slipcased, copies, signed by Sladek and Judy King-Rieniets.

The Book of Clues by John Sladek (Corgi, 1984, 0-552-99067-1, £4.95, 119pp, tp, oc)     Collection of short mysteries, designed for the reader to solve.

Bugs by John Sladek (Macmillan UK, April 27, 1989, 0-333-49060-6, £12.95, 213pp, hc, n.)     Delightfully insane novel about an English writer who gets involved with an American project to build the perfect robot.

Bugs by John Sladek (Paladin, February 7, 1991, 0-586-09023-1, £4.99, 224pp, tp, n., cover by Paul Sample)     Reprint (Macmillan UK 1989) humorous SF novel.

The Castle and the Key by John Sladek--- see under Cassandra Knye.

The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (Gollancz, October 11, 2001, 1-85798-340-8, £7.99, 611pp, tp, om, cover by Chris Moore)     Satirical SF omnibus of Roderick & Roderick at Random. Volume 45 in the “SF Masterworks” series. 1 · Part 1: Roderick, or The Education of a Young Machine · John Sladek · n. Granada, November 1981 341 · Part 2: Roderick at Random, or Further Education of a Young Machine · John Sladek · n. Granada, January 1983

The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (Overlook Press, October 2004, 1-58567-587-3, $17.95, 611pp, tp, om) [Roderick]     Reprint (Gollancz 2001) satirical SF omnibus of Roderick & Roderick at Random. Includes notes. First US edition.

The Cosmic Factor by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Flatland by John Sladek (Cheap Street, September 1982, 21pp, ph, ss)     Reprint short story. Limited to 90 copies distributed with the slipcased edition of Red Noise.

The House That Fear Built by John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch--- see under Cassandra Knye.

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Gollancz, July 1977, 0-575-02315-5, £3.95, 186pp, hc, n.) [Thackeray Phin]

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Walker US, 1979, 0-8027-5404-X, $7.95, 186pp, hc, n., cover by Mel Brofman) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Gollancz 1977) mystery novel. Details taken from online listing.

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Walker US, 1983, 0-8027-3020-5, $2.95, 186pp, pb, n., cover by Laurie McBarnette) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Gollancz 1977) mystery novel.

Judgement of Jupiter by John Sladek--- see under Richard A. Tilms.

Keep the Giraffe Burning by John Sladek (Panther, February 1978, 0-586-04757-3, 80p, 205pp, pb, co)     Dated 1977 internally, but not published until February 1978. 7 · Foreword · John Sladek · fw 9 · Elephant with Wooden Leg · John Sladek · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975 29 · The Design · John Sladek · ss Ambit #35, 1968 33 · The Face · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974 44 · The Master Plan · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #187, February 1969 66 · Flatland · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 69 · A Game of Jump · John Sladek · ss Mole Express #5, 1971 (+2) 79 · The Hammer of Evil · John Sladek · ss New Worlds 9 ed. Hilary Bailey, Corgi, 1975 89 · The Locked Room · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 96 · Another Look · John Sladek · vi Other Times v1 #1, 1975/76 100 · Space Shoes of the Gods · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1974 106 · The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa · John Sladek · ss New Worlds SF #168, 1966 114 · The Commentaries · John Sladek · ss Ambit #39, 1969 121 · Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias · John Sladek · gp The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 121 · Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 121 · The Bright Side · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 122 · Mr. and Ms. America · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 123 · Empty Promise · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 123 · The Paradise Problem · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 124 · What Changed Doyster’s Mind · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 124 · Handout · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 125 · Assessment · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 125 · Art News · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 126 · Pax Gurney · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 127 · A Fable · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 128 · Utopia: A Financial Report · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 129 · Utopiary · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 129 · Luck · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 130 · A Picnic · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 132 · Scenes from Rural Life · John Sladek · ss Bananas #2, Summer 1975 152 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 159 · Undecember · John Sladek · ss Bananas #5, Summer 1976 168 · The Great Wall of Mexico · John Sladek · nv Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 200 · Afterword · John Sladek · aw

Keep the Giraffe Burning by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, November 10, 2004, 1-58715-419-6, $15.95, 150pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos)     Reprint (Panther 1978) collection. Details taken from online listing.

The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book by John Sladek (Big Engine, 2001, no ISBN, free, 18pp, ph, ss)     Free pamphlet distributed to advertise the forthcoming Sladek collection Maps.

Love Among the Xoids by John Sladek (Chris Drumm, 1984, 15, $1.00, 15pp, ph, ss)

The Lunatics of Terra by John Sladek (Gollancz, July 1984, 0-575-03464-5, £7.95, 192pp, hc, co)     Collection of 18 stories with afterwords to each by the author. Seven seem to be originals. 7 · The Last of the Whaleburgers · John Sladek · ss 18 · Great Mysteries Explained! · John Sladek · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 15 1982 22 · Red Noise · John Sladek · ss Cheap Street, September 1982 33 · Guesting · John Sladek · ss Interzone #1, Spring 1982 46 · Absent Friends · John Sladek · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine May/June 1984 56 · After Flaubert · John Sladek · ss Bananas #6, Autumn/Winter 1976 64 · The Brass Monkey · John Sladek · ss Twenty Houses of the Zodiac ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 1979 77 · White Hat · John Sladek · ss 87 · The Island of Dr. Circe · John Sladek · ss 95 · Answers · John Sladek · nv 116 · Breakfast with the Murgatroyds · John Sladek · ss Bananas #10, Spring 1978 126 · The Next Dwarf · John Sladek · ss Saturday Night Reader ed. Emma Tennant, W.H. Allen, 1979 142 · An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon · John Sladek · ss Extro v1 #3, 1982 149 · How to Make Major Scientific Discoveries at Home in Your Spare Time · John Sladek · ss 155 · The Kindly Ones · John Sladek · ss New Worlds 7 ed. Hilary Bailey & Charles Platt, Sphere, 1974 163 · Fables · John Sladek · gp _163 · The Snails Who Wanted a King · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Fox and the Crocodile · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Three Pigs · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Dead Pigeon · John Sladek · vi 166 · Ursa Minor · John Sladek · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1983 181 · Calling All Gumdrops! · John Sladek · ss Interzone #4, Spring 1983