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The Lunatics of Terra by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, August 1, 2005, 1-58715-410-2, $15.95, 139pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos & Garry Nurrish)     Reprint (Gollancz 1984) SF collection. Details taken from online listing.

Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Big Engine, July 2002, 1-903468-08-6, £9.99, x+359pp, tp, co, cover by Deirdre Counihan)     Collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. Stories, collaborations, reviews, cartoon strips, plays, and autobiographical pieces. viii · The Plastitone · John Sladek · ct Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968, as “Ronnie Doll” ix · Introduction · David Langford · in xv · The Monkey’s Paw Effect · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 · Stories, Mostly 3 · The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book · John Sladek · ss Big Engine, 2001 originally produced in a solo edition for his first wife. 19 · In the Distance · John Sladek · vi Concentrate #1, 1968 21 · Alien Territory · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #195, November 1969 24 · The Misinterpreted Letter · John Sladek · vi Just Friends #2, 1970 25 · Comedo · John Sladek · ss Corridor #2, May/June 1971 30 · By an Unknown Hand [Thackeray Phin] · John Sladek · nv The Times Anthology of Detective Stories, Jonathan Cape, 1972 48 · Bill Gets Hep to God!: A Tract for Teenagers Prepared by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 51 · It Takes Your Breath Away [Thackeray Phin] · John Sladek · ss (r) printed in a number of theatre programmes produced by Theatreprint c. 1974 including “Play Mas” at the Phoenix Theatre and “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the Piccadilly Theatre. 56 · Peabody Slept Here · John Sladek · ss Men Only v39 #12, 1974 68 · Machine Screw · John Sladek · ss Men Only v40 #10, 1975 78 · The Future of John Sladek · John Sladek · ss Bananas #7, Spring 1977 includes “198—, A Tale of ‘Tomorrow’” (New Worlds, Jan 1970). 87 · Goodbye, Germany? · John Sladek · fa Bananas #9, Winter 1977 93 · Robot “Kiss of Life” Drama · John Sladek · vi New Worlds #216, September 1979 95 · Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population That Can Now Be Cleared Up · John Sladek · ss Bananas #13, January/February 1979, as “Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population” 105 · The Entropy Tango: A Comic Romance (by Michael Moorcock, 1981, Reviewed) · John Sladek · vi Foundation #25, June 1982 [Ref. Michael Moorcock] 107 · Love Among the Xoids · John Sladek · ss Chris Drumm Books, 1984 119 · Stop Evolution in Its Tracks! · John Sladek · ss Interzone #26, November/December 1988 126 · Blood and Gingerbread · John Sladek · nv Cheap Street, February 1990 146 · Dining Out · John Sladek · ss More Tales from the Forbidden Planet ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1990 158 · Radio Cats · John Sladek · vi Drabble II: Double Century ed. Rob Meades & David Wake, Beccon, 1990 159 · Reinventing the Wheel · John Sladek · ss Interzone #66, December 1992 · Poems and Playlets 167 · A Section from the Adventures of I.E.M. · John Sladek · pp region Summer 1963 173 · Untitled · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1963 174 · Untitled 2 · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1963 175 · Jesus in White Bucks · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1965 176 · The Four Cows · John Sladek · pm Riverside Quarterly March 1967 177 · The Brusque Skate · John Sladek · pm Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 178 · No Exit: A One-Act Play · John Sladek · pl Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 180 · The Seventh Inning Stretch: A One-Act Play · John Sladek · pl Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 181 · Down His Alarming Blunder · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 183 · Letter · John Sladek · vi Just Friends #1, 1969 184 · Love Nest · John Sladek · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 188 · Page · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 189 · The “Pelican” · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 190 · The Treasure of the Haunted Rambler · John Sladek · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 · Sladek Incognito 195 · Just Another Victim · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4276, February 17 1968 199 · You Have a Friend at Fengrove National · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4278, March 2 1968 203 · The Switch · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4279, March 9 1968, as “The Train”; a single line has been changed for this edition. 207 · Timetable · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4282, March 30 1968, as by Dale Johns 211 · Now That I’m Free · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4293, June 15 1968, as by Dale Johns 214 · Practical Joke · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4312, October 26 1968, as by Dale Johns 218 · Publish and Perish · John Sladek · ss If June 1968, as by John Thomas; a single line has been changed for this edition. 232 · In the Oligocene · John Sladek · ss If July 1968, as by John Thomas · Sladek and Disch 241 · The Way to a Man’s Heart · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Bizarre Mystery Magazine January 1966 248 · The Floating Panzer · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss (r) 263 · The Incredible Giant Hot Dog · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade April 1966; restored. 270 · The Marching Raspberries: A Thrilling New Adventure of the Pink Avenger and His Faithful Companion Oxbridge · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 277 · Sweetly Sings the Chocolate Budgie: A Stirring New Adventure of the Green Magician · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 287 · United We Stand Still · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 299 · The Atheist’s Bargain · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss The Devil His Due ed. Douglas Hill, Hart-Davis, 1967 306 · The Discovery of the Nullitron: Results of an Experiment Conducted by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · fa Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967 310 · Danny’s New Friends from Deneb · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Mademoiselle September 1968 313 · Mystery Diet of the Gods: A Revelation · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Swank October 1976 320 · Transplant Your Own Heart—A Do-It-Yourself Guide · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · fa Transatlantic Review #60, June 1977 · Sladek on Sladek 327 · Profession of Science Fiction, 29: Kids! Read Books in Your Spare Time! · John Sladek · ar Foundation #25, June 1982 332 · Writing Places · John Sladek · ar Focus #6, Autumn 1982 337 · 4-Part List · John Sladek · ar Vector February 1983 350 · How I Became a Science Fiction Master in Only 15 Minutes a Day · John Sladek · ar The Science Fiction Sourcebook ed. David Wingrove, Van Nostrand, 1984 352 · John Sladek Comments · John Sladek · ar Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers ed. Curtis C. Smith, Macmillan, 1981 354 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms 355 · Notes on the Text · David Langford · ms 356 · Original Appearances · [uncredited] · bi

Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, 2003, 1-59224-203-0, $17.95, 305pp, tp, co, cover by Juha Lindroos)     Reprint (Big Engine 2002) collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. A hardcover edition (-202-2, $29.95) was announced but not seen.

Mechasm by John Sladek (Ace, July 1969, 71435, 75¢, 222pp, pb, n., cover by Leo & Diane Dillon)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968 as The Reproductive System) SF novel.

Mechasm by John T. Sladek (Pocket Books, July 1980, 0-671-83130-5, $1.95, 208pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968 as The Reproductive System) novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Hutchinson, June 1970, 0-09-102480-3, 30/-, 247pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten)

The Muller-Fokker Effect by John T. Sladek (Morrow, November 1971, $5.95, 247pp, hc, n., cover by Tom Huffmann)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Panther, December 1972, 586-03651-2, 35p, 224pp, pb, n., cover by McInnery)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Pocket Books, February 1973, 671-77622-3, 95¢, ix+214pp, pb, n., cover by Gene Szafran)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, March 1990, 0-88184-548-5, $3.95, 224pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) sf black comedy novel of an encoded personality.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, December 1973, 0-246-10715-4, £3.25, 376pp, hc, nf)     Details taken from online listing.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Stein and Day, September 28, 1974, 0-8128-1712-5, $8.95, 375pp, hc, nf)     Reprint (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 1973) book. Details taken from online listing.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Panther, October 1978, 0-586-03974-0, £1.50, 376pp, pb, nf, cover by Justin Todd)     Reprint (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 1973) associational book.

New Maps: More Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Ansible Editions, April 2019, 978-0-244-15877-4, £15.50, 255pp, tp, co, cover: [photo] by Sandy Sladek)     Details taken from publisher website. 9 · Introduction · David Langford · in 12 · Stories and Surprises 13 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss region #4, Fall 1965 21 · Plastitutes · John Sladek · cs New Worlds #182, July 1968 24 · Plastitutes 2 · John Sladek · cs Frendz #4, 1971 25 · My Greatest Case · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #10, 1974/75 28 · The Rebus Version of Mein Kampf · John Sladek · ms Bananas #4, Spring 1976 31 · You’d Feel Dizzy · John Sladek · ss Cerberus Fall 1977 32 · Seven Great Unexplained Mysteries of Our Time (with Explanations) · John Sladek · hu The Complete Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Lists by ed, Malcolm Edwards & Maxim Jakubowski, Granada, 1983 36 · The Real Martian Chronicles · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2010 40 · Essays and Oddments 41 · [letter] · John Sladek · lt Ansible Editions website 2003 43 · Afterword to “The Happy Breed” · John Sladek · as Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 45 · Peace and Paradox · John Sladek · ar New Worlds #177, November 1967, uncredited. 58 · Science Fiction and Pseudoscience · John Sladek · ar Vector #62, November/December 1972 58 · Four Recipes · John Sladek · ms Cooking Out of This World ed. Anne McCaffrey, Ballantine, 1973, as “John Sladek” 71 · On Cassandra Knye · John Sladek · ex from Arachne Rising, as by James Vogh, The Dial Press, 1977, as by James Vogh 73 · Sidelights · John Sladek · ms (r) first published as an author comment in the Sladek listing in Contemporary Authors (Gale Research Co., 1977). 74 · Pseudo-Science 1977-8 · John Sladek · ar The International Science Fiction Yearbook 1979 ed. Colin Lester, Pierrot Publishing, 1978 78 · Clichés · John Sladek · ar Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. Peter Nicholls, Granada, 1979 80 · Four Reasons for Reading Thomas M. Disch · John Sladek · ar The Stellar Gauge ed. Michael J. Tolley & Kirpal Singh, Norstrilia Press, 1980 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch] 96 · Thomas M. Disch: An Appreciation · John Sladek · ar Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch] 99 · The Angela Carter Story · John Sladek · ar Channelcon Programme Book ed. Coral & Rob Jackson, Channelcon, 1982 [Ref. Angela Carter] 100 · Science Fiction Comment · John Sladek · ar The Patchin Review #6, March/May 1983; as part of a symposium. 101 · A Reply to L. J. Hurst · John Sladek · ar Foundation #28, July 1983 [Ref. L. J. Hurst] 107 · The Science Fiction Virus · John Sladek · ar The Writer March 1990 112 · Answers to Questions I Was Not Asked on the Radio · John Sladek · iv Monad: Essays on Science Fiction #2 ed. Damon Knight, Writer's Notebook Press, 1992 117 · My Corner on Science Fiction · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #12, Fall 1993/Winter 1994 119 · Signs Inflection Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #13, 1994 123 · Skin’s Friction Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #15, Fall 1995/Winter 1996 127 · Sense Fission Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #16, 1996 132 · Some Early Poems 133 · newsmagazine · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 136 · sake · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 137 · statement · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 138 · Fried Sun · John Sladek · pm Cerberus Fall 1977 142 · Book and Film Reviews 143 · Mac the Naïf · John Sladek · br New Worlds #178, December 1967/January 1968 [Ref. Marshall McLuhan] 150 · Atrocities of the Love Slaves of Equanimity · John Sladek · br New Worlds #179, February 1968 153 · Space Hopping with Captain God · John Sladek · br New Worlds #196, December 1969 [Ref. Erich von Daniken] 156 · Up from Cash Register · John Sladek · br New Worlds #198, February 1970 [Ref. William Rodgers]; review of Think. 158 · Voting Games · John Sladek · br New Worlds #199, March 1970 [Ref. Robin Farquharson]; review of Theory of Voting. 159 · New Scientist Reviews 1971-1981 · John Sladek · gp (r) _159 · New Math Puzzle Book · John Sladek · br New Scientist March 4 1971 [Ref. L. H. Longley-Cook] _159 · Computers, Information Theory and Cybernetics · John Sladek · br New Scientist May 13 1971 [Ref. Walter R. Fuchs] _160 · Mathematics in Art · John Sladek · br New Scientist June 3 1971 [Ref. Michael Holt] _161 · Mind-Benders and Mathematical Puzzles and Perplexities · John Sladek · rv New Scientist April 6 1972 [Ref. Nicholas E. Scripture & Claude Birtwistle]; review of Mind-Benders by Scripture and Mathematical Puzzles and Perplexities by Birtwistle. _161 · Why Didn’t I Think of It First? · John Sladek · br New Scientist September 28 1972 [Ref. Adrian Hope] _162 · Computer Worship · John Sladek · br New Scientist February 28 1974 [Ref. Ivor Catt] _162 · Letter (“Geller Again”) · John Sladek · rv New Scientist November 14 1974 _162 · The Private Future: Causes and Consequences of Community Collapse in the West · John Sladek · br New Scientist March 14 1974 [Ref. Martin Pawley] _164 · Paranormal Borderlands of Science · John Sladek · br New Scientist August 27 1981 [Ref. Kendrick Frazier] 165 · Fossil Astronauts · John Sladek · ar Foundation #4, July 1973 168 · I’m a Jew and I’m Blue and I Have Eleven Arms · John Sladek · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Jack Dann]; review of Wandering Stars. 170 · Making Senses · John Sladek · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Doris & David Jonas]; review of Other Senses, Other Worlds. 172 · A-Plus for Pohl · John Sladek · br Foundation #13, May 1978 [Ref. Frederik Pohl]; review of Man Plus. 174 · Hail Ffellowes Well Met · John Sladek · br Foundation #13, May 1978 [Ref. Sterling E. Lanier]; review of The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes. 175 · The Necronomicon · John Sladek · br Foundation #15, January 1979 [Ref. George Hay] 177 · The Mighty Micro · John Sladek · br Foundation #20, October 1980 [Ref. Christopher Evans] 180 · The Way the Future Was: A Memoir · John Sladek · br Foundation #20, October 1980 [Ref. Frederik Pohl] 182 · Running Scared · John Sladek · rv Time Out September 10/September 16 1982 186 · The Eye of the Heron · John Sladek · br Foundation #27, February 1983 [Ref. Ursula Le Guin] 188 · Revenge of the Teddies · John Sladek · rv Time Out June 3/June 9 1983 190 · Untitled Review Column · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 27 1983 [Ref. Isaac Asimov, Vonda N. McIntyre & Philip Jose Farmer] 194 · Comic Tones in Science Fiction: The Art of Compromise with Nature · John Sladek · br Foundation #31, July 1984 [Ref. Donald M. Hassler] 196 · Godzilla on the New Jersey Turnpike · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World February 24 1985 198 · Thomas Berger’s Spy Spoof · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World July 7 1985 [Ref. Thomas Berger] 200 · Reach Out and Tap Someone · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World February 22 1987 202 · Brain Games: Fractals and Other Mathematical Thoughts · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World April 6 1987 204 · The Best Tales of Hoffmann · John Sladek · ar Horror: 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. E. T. A. Hoffmann] 206 · The Forge of God · John Sladek · br Foundation #42, Spring 1988 [Ref. Greg Bear] 208 · New Age Meets Old Age · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World June 5 1988 210 · Dave Barry’s History Hysteria; plus Chris Elliott’s Ersatz Autobiography · John Sladek · ar The Washington Post Book World June 12 1989 212 · The Man Who Met the Train · John Sladek · br Minneapolis Star Tribune August 28 1988 [Ref. Harold Adams] 214 · Sinus Affliction Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #7, 1990 217 · Some California Dreaming · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 25 1990 221 · Books: Sans Friction Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #8, 1991 226 · Invasion of the Data Snatchers · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World August 12 1991 228 · Don’t Count on It · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 1 1992 231 · Faience Section Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #9, Fall 1991/Winter 1992 234 · Science Fiction Coroner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #10, 1992 237 · Science Affectation Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #11, 1993 240 · Journey to the Centre of the Earth · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World August 29 1993 246 · Credits and Indexes 247 · Original Appearances · David Langford · bi 251 · Index: Creators Reviewed · David Langford · ix 253 · Index: Works Reviewed · David Langford · ix 255 · Index: Other · David Langford · ix bc. · Ronnie Doll · John Sladek · ct Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968