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Absinthe (Bloodletting Press, 2006, $9.99, 41pp, tp, oa, cover by Mike Bohatch)
Limited edition of 500 signed, numbered copies.
Details taken from online listing.

· Papa · Jack Ketchum · ss

· Bleeding Things · Tim Lebbon · ss

A.D. 2500 (Heinemann, 1955, 15/-, 241pp, hc, an)
The Observer Prize Stories 1954

vii · Introduction · Angus Wilson · in

1 · Return of the Moon Man · E. L. Malpass · ss The Observer January 2 1955, as by Samson Darley

10 · Not for an Age · Brian W. Aldiss · ss The Observer January 9 1955, as by Arch Mendicant

23 · The Right Thing · William Andrew · ss (r)

33 · Jackson’s Wong’s Story · John Bolsover · ss (r)

44 · Voice from the Gallery · Catherine Brownlow · ss (r)

54 · Walkabout · Stephen Earl · ss (r)

65 · The Shadow-Play · E. D. Fitzpatrick · ss (r)

75 · Venus and the Rabbit · E. M. FitzPatrick · ss (r)

87 · The Place of the Tigress · Isobel Mayne · ss (r)

96 · Another Antigone · D. A. C. Morrison · ss (r)

107 · Spud Failure Definite · Noel Peart · ss (r)

118 · The Three Brothers · William Moy Russell · ss The Observer December 26 1954, as by Ursus

131 · The Atavists · G. A. Rymer · ss (r)

144 · The Mission · Arthur Sellings · ss (r)

156 · Alpha in Omega · Jonathan Stones · ss (r)

170 · The Blond Kid · Herb Sutherland · ss (r)

184 · The Case of Omega Smith · Guthram Walsh · ss (r)

196 · The Machine That Was Lonely · Robert Wells · ss The Observer 1954

208 · Hitch-Hike to Paradise · Geoffrey Whybrow · ss (r)

222 · The Knitting · Margaret Wood · ss (r)

232 · Man Manifold · Peter Young · ss (r)

Adventure Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 193?, 92pp, hc, oa, cover: [man in pith helmet carrying rifle on the veldt])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · The Stolen Papers · Michael Sullivan · nv Monster Book for Boys 1938

28 · The Last Lap · John Bostock · ss

39 · The Golden Moon · C. R. Baldock · ss

54 · Strange Shipmates · L. Barry Clifford · ss Monster Book for Boys 1938

65 · Mystery House · John Hunter · ss Breezy Book for Boys, Dean & Son, 1930

74 · Bringing Back the Falcon · G. G. Jackson · ss Monster Book for Boys 1932

85 · Lone Tank · W. H. Morris · ss

Adventure Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 194?, 92pp, hc, oa, cover: [downed airman in dinghy at sea being picked up by RAF motor launch])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · Treasure Down Below! · S. T. James · ss

15 · The Opposite Code · Norman J. Fishlock · ss

27 · Balkan Adventure · Clive Ryland · ss

37 · Night at an Inn · John Bostock · ss Monster Book for Boys 1937

51 · Quits · W. H. Morris · ss

58 · A Close Shave · E. Miles · ss

66 · Patterson’s Patrol · F. W. Gumley · ss

73 · Shan of Siam · W. H. Morris · ss

83 · The Test Flight · Hector Barrie · ss

Adventures in the Arcane (The Syndicate, August 17, 2016, 978-1-5355-5705-4, $5.99, 117pp, tp, oa, cover by Jayson Kretzer)
Original anthology of four pulp-style paranormal stories by Mark Boss, S. Brady Calhoun, Jayson Kretzer, and Tony Simmons. Introduction by Lou Columbus.
Details taken from online listing.

7 · Pulp Fictions · Lou Columbus · ar

9 · Bullshark Dempsey and the Curse of the Dagger · Mark Boss · nv

45 · A Low Threatening Sun · S. Brady Calhoun · ss

63 · A Gap at Sandy’s · Jayson Kretzer · ss

83 · Capt. Gideon Argo and the Flying Zombies vs. the Lost Lemurians · Tony Simmons · ss

The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Ballantine Del Rey, March 2008, 978-0-345-50127-1, $18.00, 602pp, tp, an, cover by Drew Struzan) [Indiana Jones]
Omnibus of three novelizations based on the movies: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell Black (1981 as Raiders of the Lost Ark), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by James Kahn (1984), and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor (1989). Copyrighted by Lucasfilm.

1 · Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [Indiana Jones] · Campbell Black · n. Ballantine, 1981, as “Raiders of the Lost Ark”

179 · Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [Indiana Jones] · James Kahn · n. Del Rey, 1984

361 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [Indiana Jones] · Rob MacGregor · n. Ballantine, 1989

The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Bantam UK, May 5, 2008, 978-0-553-81999-1, £7.99, 602pp, tp, an, cover by Drew Struzan) [Indiana Jones]
Reprint (Del Rey 2008) omnibus of three movie novelizations: Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark by Campbell Black (1981), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom by James Kahn (1984), and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade by Rob MacGregor (1989).

1 · Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark [Indiana Jones] · Campbell Black · n. Ballantine, 1981, as “Raiders of the Lost Ark”

179 · Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom [Indiana Jones] · James Kahn · n. Del Rey, 1984

361 · Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [Indiana Jones] · Rob MacGregor · n. Ballantine, 1989

Adventures of the Great Crimebusters (Eerie Publishing Co., 1945, No. 10, 25¢, 128pp, pb, an)
Also with additional stories as edited by Clyde Evans (New Power 1943).

3 · The Invisible Eye · Émile Erckmann & Pierre Chatrian; translated by Charles S. Cheltnam · nv Temple Bar December 1870, as by Erckmann-Chatrian
translated from the French (“L’œil invisible ou L’auberge des trois pendus”, 1857).

19 · “Mother of Thieves” · François Eugène Vidocq · ar (r)

29 · The “Black Thursday” of Jesse James · [uncredited] · ar (r)

36 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

62 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884

81 · Billy the Kid Shoots It Out · Pat Garrett · ar (r)

85 · The Extraordinary Self-Robbery · Allan Pinkerton · ar Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches by Allan Pinkerton, G. W. Carleton, 1879

93 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited.

103 · A Terribly Strange Bed · William Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited.

119 · On the Trail of Counterfeiters · John Spindler · ar (r)

Adventure Stories (Dean & Son, 193?, 140pp, hc, oa, cover: [French legionnaire holding colours, blowing bugle])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · The Trail of the Wolf · John Bostock · ss

23 · Terry the Speed ’Tec · W. H. Morris · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1934

31 · Attacked in Mid-Air · B. C. Lawley · ss Popular Book for Boys 1937

39 · The Secret of the Swamp · John Bostock · ss

49 · Three Lucky Spots · Wallace Carr · ss

58 · Outlawed · John Bostock · ss

72 · Trapped · Martin Bishop · ss

81 · Wrong Lines · F. W. Gumley · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1934

89 · Double Dealing in the Desert · James Morgan · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933

100 · The Highwayman’s Gift · F. W. Gumley · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933

113 · Wicks of ’Arry’s ’Ouse · R. A. Moss · ss Popular Book for Boys 1937

118 · Beyond the Hills · S. T. James · ss Popular Book for Boys 1936

125 · The Perilous Leap · Martin Bishop · ss

131 · The Winning Stunt · A. Edwards Chapman · ss

Adventure Stories for Boys (Hamlyn, 1967, 0-601-07070-4, 360pp, hc, an)

7 · The Crime Wave [Bill Holmes] · Fielden Hughes · nv The Adventures of Bill Holmes by Fielden Hughes, Oxford University Press, 1950

43 · A Man’s Job · L. J. White · ss (r)

58 · Hoodoo on the Rangers · W. McNeilly · nv (r)

107 · High Quest · Donne Avenell · na (r)

170 · Spell of Magic [Merlo the Magician] · Harry Harrison · na Boys’ World April 6 1963 (+12)

226 · The Ship That Vanished · [uncredited] · na (r)

279 · Adventure Incorporated · James Kenner · na (r)

332 · The Speed Kings · Robert Bateman · nv Boys’ World July 6 1963 (+10)

Adventure Stories for Boys (Octopus Books, 1988, 0-7064-3272-X, 269pp, hc, an, cover by Tom Stimpson)
Revised from the 1978 edition.

9 · Mowgli and the Bandar-Log · Rudyard Kipling · ss (r)

19 · The Railway Raid in Georgia · John Buchan · ar A Book of Escapes and Hurried Journeys by John Buchan, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1922

28 · Capping Day · John Christopher · ex from The White Mountains, Hamish Hamilton, 1967

39 · The Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953

53 · The Smashing of the Dam · Wing Commander Guy Gibson · ar (r)

64 · Mr and Mrs Juicy · Judy Blume · ss (r)

75 · One of the Missing · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner March 11 1888

88 · Picking Up Terrible Company · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1861, uncredited.

103 · The Haunted Tuckshop [Greyfriars] · Frank Richards (by Charles Hamilton) · ss The Greyfriars Holiday Annual 1928, 1927

116 · Accessory Before the Fact · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Westminster Gazette September 2 1911

123 · Hammerman’s After Me! · Betsy Byars · ss (r)

132 · I Escape the Boers · Sir Winston Churchill · ex from My Early Life (r)

142 · The Hunting of Tarka · Henry Williamson · ex from Tarka the Otter, Putnam, 1927

150 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902

167 · The Boy Who Talked with Animals · Roald Dahl · nv The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl, Jonathan Cape, 1977

185 · Assignment with an Octopus · Sir Arthur Grimble · ar A Pattern of Islands by Sir Arthur Grimble, John Murray, 1952

191 · The Talking Head · Gerald Durrell · ex from Birds, Beasts and Relatives (r)

201 · The Voyage to South Georgia · Sir Ernest Shackleton · ar (r)

218 · Pick-Pocket Smith · Leon Garfield · ex from Smith (r)

228 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842

242 · A Dream of Death · James Hogg · ss (r)

253 · The Boy Spy · Alphonse Daudet · ss The Strand Magazine January 1891
translated from the French.

261 · The Toughest Race in the World · Stirling Moss · ar (r)

Afraid of the Light (, April 2020, 979-8634900629, £3.99, 139pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Foreword · Alex North · fw

2 · Are You Listening? · Adam Southward · ss

12 · Daddy Dearest · Dominic Nolan · ss

24 · Deathbed, Beth Dead · Elle Croft · ss

32 · Loveable Alan Atcliffe · S. R. Masters · ss

37 · Sleep Time · Phoebe Morgan · ss

44 · Coming Home · N. J. Mackay · ss

53 · Sausage Fingers · Victoria Selman · ss

58 · Just a Game · Rachael Blok · ss

69 · Drowning in Debt · Heather Critchlow · ss

79 · To Evil or Not to Evil · Jo Furniss · ss

91 · Sheep’s Clothing · Robert Scragg · ss

100 · Frantic · Clare Empson · ss

109 · Planting Nan · James Delargy · ss

120 · Shadow · Kate Simants · ss

After Dark (Harlequin/HQN, June 25, 2013, 978-0-373-77825-6, $11.95, 320pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of two paranormal romance/mystery novellas: “The Darkest Angel” by Gena Showalter (revised) and “Shadow Hunter” by Kait Ballenger. ebook also available.

7 · The Darkest Angel [Lords of the Underworld] · Gena Showalter · na Heart of Darkness, HQN Books, 2010; revised.

139 · Shadow Hunter [Execution Underground] · Kait Ballenger · na

Aftermath (Pocket, November 2006, 1-4165-2576-9, $14.00, 624pp, tp, an) [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers]
Anthology of five stories in the series (previously the Star Trek: S.C.E. series), all originally published online. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

· Introduction · Keith R. A. DeCandido · in

· Aftermath [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Christopher L. Bennett · na

· Ishtar Rising [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Michael A. Martin & Andy Mangels · na

· Buying Time [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Robert Greenberger · na

· Collective Hindsight [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Aaron Rosenberg · na

· The Demon [Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers] · Loren L. Coleman & Randall N. Bills · na

After Midnight (Lake Books, 1989, 0-8224-3332-X, $16.00, 137pp, hc, an)
One of a series of large-print editions intended for new and/or slow readers. Each volume was an omnibus of previously available small paperbacks. This volume is more crime/horror than fantasy.

3 · Night Games · Richard Laymon · ss Pitman, 1985

29 · The Blind Alley · John Stevenson · ss 1986

57 · The Intruder · Richard Laymon · ss Fearon, 1984

83 · Voices in the Night · Tony Napoli · nv 1987

After Midnight (Zebra/Kensington, November 1998, 0-8217-6041-6, $5.99, 320pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

7 · Red Moon Rising · Carol Finch · na

115 · Highland Blood · Colleen Faulkner · na

205 · A Dance in the Dark · Karen Ranney · na

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