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Book Contents Lists: Page 1962

Twenty-Five Great Ghost Stories ed. W. Bob Holland, uncredited (Avon Books, 1943, 25¢, 190pp, pb, an)     Reprint (J.S. Ogilvie 1904 as Twenty-Five Ghost Stories) ghost anthology. In this edition some of the authors are credited. See other Avon pb editions as The Haunted Hotel and 25 Other Ghost Stories, 1941, and 20 Great Ghost Stories, 1955. 11 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843 26 · The Flayed Hand · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Main d’écorché”, L’Almanach lorrain de Pont-à-Mousson, 1875 as by Joseph Prunier). 33 · The Vengeance of a Tree · Eleanor Lewis · ss Twenty-Five Ghost Stories ed. W. Bob Holland, J.S. Ogilvie, 1904, uncredited. 38 · The Parlor-Car Ghost · A Lady (by Elisabeth Cavazza) · ss The New York Advertiser 1895; in this version has an American setting. 43 · Ghost of Buckstown Inn · Arnold M. Anderson · ss (r), uncredited. 49 · The Burglar’s Ghost · A Constabulary Officer · ss (r) 60 · A Phantom Toe · [uncredited] · ss (r) 64 · Mrs. Davenport’s Ghost · Fred F. Schrader · ss (r), uncredited. 70 · The Phantom Woman · [unknown author] · ss (r) 77 · The Phantom Hag · [uncredited] · ss Twenty-Five Ghost Stories ed. W. Bob Holland, J.S. Ogilvie, 1904 81 · From the Tomb · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r) translated from the French (“La Tombe”, Gil Blas, July 29, 1884 as by Maufrigneuse). 87 · Sandy’s Ghost · A Witness · ss (r) 93 · The Ghosts of Red Creek · S. T. · ss Twenty-Five Ghost Stories ed. W. Bob Holland, J.S. Ogilvie, 1904 97 · The Spectre Bride · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Macmillan, 1898, as “On the Northern Ice”, uncredited. 101 · How He Caught the Ghost · [uncredited] · ss (r) 108 · Grand-Dame’s Ghost Story · C. D. · ss (r) 114 · A Fight with a Ghost · Q. E. D. · ss (r) 125 · Colonel Halifax’s Ghost Story · S. Baring-Gould · nv The English Illustrated Magazine December 1897 141 · The Ghost of the Count · A Spinster · ss (r) 150 · The Old Mansion · A Sportsman · ss (r) 155 · A Misfit Ghost · [unknown author] · ss (r) 159 · An Unbidden Guest · [uncredited] · ts The Argosy (UK) April 1894 163 · The Dead Woman’s Photograph · Elia W. Peattie · ss The Shape of Fear and Other Ghostly Tales by Elia Wilkinson Peattie, Macmillan, 1898, as “Story of an Obstinate Corpse”, uncredited. 170 · The Ghost of a Live Man · A Traveller · ss (r) 176 · The Ghost of Washington · [uncredited] · ss (r)

25 Short Short Stories from Collier’s (The Barmaray Company, Inc., 1953, 35¢, 128pp, pb, an, cover by Ed Emshwiller)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 2 · Introduction · Bob Considine · in 4 · Well, a Little More Time · Bob Considine · ss Collier’s December 24 1949 9 · Landmark · Samuel W. Taylor · vi Collier’s February 19 1949 14 · X the Unknown · Edwin P. Hicks · ss Collier’s February 12 1949 19 · Tomorrow or the Next Day · John Randolph Phillips · vi Collier’s October 9 1948 23 · Gracious Señor · Robert Zacks · vi Collier’s April 3 1948 28 · Bargain Hunters · W. L. Heath · ss Collier’s June 18 1949 33 · Importance of Being Kissed · Frances Lanahan · ss Collier’s February 23 1946 39 · I’m Sorry, There Is No Answer · Corey Ford · ss Collier’s November 27 1948 44 · Big Lumber Deal · Martin Cohen · vi Collier’s October 23 1948 49 · Fugitive · Val Duncan · vi Collier’s August 21 1948 53 · Safe, Warm World · Ross Kearney · vi Collier’s November 12 1949 58 · Strange Woman · William Holder · vi Collier’s August 31 1946 63 · Bells of St. Pierre · Eric Hatch · ss Collier’s July 30 1949 68 · Candlelight and Salt Pork · Jonathan G. Waldron · ss Collier’s August 3 1946 73 · Mamma’s Gift · Harriet Hester · vi Collier’s June 29 1946 79 · Alone · Alwyn W. Knight · vi Collier’s August 17 1946 84 · Heirs · Bess Streeter Aldrich · vi Collier’s September 10 1949 88 · Navy Gal · F. H. Bohne · vi Collier’s April 6 1946 93 · Pianissimo · Robert Fontaine · vi Collier’s July 10 1948 98 · Chimney of Holy John · Jules Archer · ss Collier’s October 15 1949 104 · Jack Pot · Pat Frank · vi Collier’s November 20 1948 108 · Spell of the Jade Goddess · J. G. Clark, Jr. · vi Collier’s April 16 1949; given as by J.C. Clark, Jr. on the story. 113 · For Divers Reasons · Eustace Cockrell & Daniel Gordon · vi Collier’s July 31 1948 118 · Beware of the Baby · Corey Ford · vi Collier’s March 20 1948 123 · Mother Loved Father · Henry Steig · ss Collier’s August 10 1946

Twist of Faith (Pocket, May 2007, 978-1-4165-3415-0, $18.00, 660+xxivpp, tp, om, cover by Cliff Nielsen) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]     Omnibus of four Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novelizations, all originally published in 2001: Avatar, Book One and Avatar, Book Two by S.D. Perry, Abyss by David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang, and Demons of Air and Darkness by Keith R.A. DeCandido, plus the story “Ivory and Horn” by Keith R.A. DeCandido. Introduction by David R. George III. Copyrighted by CBS Studios. ix · Introduction · David R. George, III · in 1 · Avatar, Book One [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] · S. D. Perry · n. Pocket, 2001 163 · Avatar, Book Two [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] · S. D. Perry · n. Pocket, 2001 289 · Abyss [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] · David Weddle & Jeffrey Lang · n. Pocket, 2001 453 · Demons of Air and Darkness [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] · Keith R. A. DeCandido · n. Pocket, 2001 617 · Horn and Ivory [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] · Keith R. A. DeCandido · na What Lay Beyond, Pocket, 2001

2 Creepy Stories (Small Beer Press, April 2002, no ISBN, 48pp, ph, an)     Anthology of two stories by Kelly Link (her Nebula-winning story “Louise’s Ghost”) and Ray Vukcevich. Published as a giveaway at the World Horror Convention. 5 · Whisper · Ray Vukcevich · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2001 17 · Louise’s Ghost · Kelly Link · nv Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link, Small Beer Press, 2001

2 New Crime Stories (Readers Library, 1929, 287, 188pp, hc, oa) · The Under Dog [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · na Mystery Magazine April 1 1926 · Blackman’s Wood · E. Phillips Oppenheim · nv The Grand Magazine December 1927

Two Views of a Cave Painting & The Idol’s Eye/Escape from Kathmandu ed. John Pelan, uncredited (Axolotl Press, 1987, $7.00, iv+16+22+75pp, ph, an, cover by Donna Gordon)     Collection of two short stories by Blaylock (one original) and a novella by Robinson, bound back to back and upside down. The Blaylock portion is titled “Two Views of a Cave Painting” on the cover but “Two Views of a Cave Painting & The Idol’s Eye” on the title page. Axolotl Double A-3 Limited to 500 copies. Also available in a clothbound edition, limited to 300 numbered copies ($35), and a leatherbound edition limited to 75 numbered copies offered for sale and 25 copies not offered for sale. · The Coming Blaylockian Age · Dean R. Koontz · in [Ref. James P. Blaylock] 1 · Two Views of a Cave Painting [Langdon St. Ives] · James P. Blaylock · ss 1 · The Idol’s Eye [Langdon St. Ives] · James P. Blaylock · ss Elsewhere, Vol. III ed. Terri Windling & Mark Alan Arnold, Ace, 1984 1 · Introduction to “Escape from Kathmandu” · Tim Powers · in [Ref. Kim Stanley Robinson] 5 · Escape from Kathmandu [Freds] · Kim Stanley Robinson · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1986

The Ugly Little Boy/The [Widget], the [Wadget], and Boff (Tor, June 1989, 0-812-55966-5, $3.50, 60+123pp, pb, an)     Anthology of an Asimov novelette and a Sturgeon novella. 1 · The Ugly Little Boy · Isaac Asimov · nv Galaxy Magazine September 1958, as “Lastborn” 1 · The [Widget], the [Wadget], and Boff · Theodore Sturgeon · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1955 (+1)

Ultramarines (Black Library, November 21, 2015, 978-1-78496-071-1, 364pp, hc, an) [Warhammer 40,000]     Details taken from online listing. 9 · Catechism of Hate [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Gav Thorpe · na Black Library, January 6 2012 121 · Veil of Darkness [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Nick Kyme · nv first released as an audio drama (Black Library, 2013). 157 · Cato Sicarius: Master of the Watch [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Nick Kyme · ss Black Library, December 18 2013 165 · Eye of Vengeance [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Graham McNeill · nv Ultramarines: The Second Omnibus by Graham McNeill, Black Library, 2012 199 · Two Kinds of Fool [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Graham McNeill · nv Black Library, 2014 221 · Shadow of the Leviathan [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Josh Reynolds · ss Black Library, 2014 241 · Torias Telion: Eye of Vengeance [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Graham McNeill · ss Black Library, December 3 2013 249 · Knights of Talassar [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Steve Lyons · na 359 · Marneus Calgar: Lord of Ultramar [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines] · Graham McNeill · ss Black Library, December 20 2013

Ultramarines (Black Library, July 2, 2016, 978-1-78496-286-9, £8.99, 425pp, tp, an, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines]     Reprint (Black Library 2015) SF novelization. A “Warhammer 40,000” collection

Ultramarines (Black Library US, August 2016, 978-1-78496-453-5, $16.00, 425pp, tp, oa, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Warhammer 40,000: Ultramarines]     Reprint (Black Library 2015) original anthology of nine stories based on the roleplaying game. First US edition.

Unbound (HarperCollins/Eos, September 2009, 978-0-06-169993-1, $7.99, 358pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of five urban fantasy stories by authors writing in their popular worlds. Authors include Kim Harrison, Melissa Marr, and Vicki Pettersson. 1 · Ley Line Drifter · Kim Harrison · na 81 · Reckoning · Jeaniene Frost · na 145 · Dark Matters · Vicki Pettersson · na 203 · The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten · Jocelynn Drake · na 279 · Two Lines · Melissa Marr · na

Uncanny Stories ed. Percy W. Everett ,[?], uncredited (Pearson, 1916, 1/-, 125pp, hc, an)     A selection from the “Uncanny Stories” feature in The Novel Magazine. 7 · The Unknown Quantity · E. R. Punshon · ss The Novel Magazine June 1914 19 · The Armless Man · W. G. Litt · ss The Novel Magazine June 1913 33 · The Tomtom Clue · Cecil Morgan & Scudamore Jarvis · ss The Novel Magazine December 1914 43 · The Case of Sir Alister Moeran · Margaret Strickland · ss The Novel Magazine July 1913 63 · The Kiss · M. E. Royce · ss The Novel Magazine September 1916 73 · The Goth · Roy Vickers · ss The Novel Magazine November 1913 88 · The Last Ascent · E. R. Punshon · ss The Novel Magazine February 1914 97 · The Terror by Night · Lewis Lister · ss The Novel Magazine July 1915 113 · The Tragedy at the “Loup Noir” · Gladys Stern · ss The Novel Magazine May 1913

Uncontested Stories (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, September 5, 2010, 7pp, ph, oa, cover: Twilight Terrors by Rowena Morrill from 1979)     Released at Aussiecon 4. Details taken from online listing. · Dark Doings at the Field Museum of Natural History · Mike Resnick · ss

The Undead: Headshot Quartet (Permuted Press, February 2008, 1934861006, $14.95, 300pp, tp, oa) 7 · Million-Dollar Money Shot · John Sunseri · na 65 · Enemy Unseen · Ryan C. Thomas · na 163 · Lost Souls · David Dunwoody · na 219 · Mortal Gods · D. L. Snell · na 291 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Undead in My Bed (Pocket Books, September 25, 2012, 978-1-4516-5680-0, $7.99, pb, oa, cover by Aleta Rafton)     Original anthology of three paranormal romance novellas. Authors are Katie MacAlister, Molly Harper, and Jessica Sims. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Shades of Gray [Dark Ones] · Katie MacAlister · na 123 · Undead Sublet [Half Moon Hollow Universe] · Molly Harper · na 293 · Out with a Fang [Midnight Liaisons] · Jessica Sims · na

Under His Spell (Zebra/Kensington, October 1995, 0-8217-5115-8, $4.99, 380pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 7 · Wishes · Ellen Archer · na 99 · Smoke and Mirrors · Stephanie Bartlett · na 191 · Deja Vu · Christine Dorsey · na 281 · The O’Madden · Lisa Ann Verge · na

Under the Mistletoe (Harlequin, November 2022, 978-1-335-72348-2, $6.75, 283pp, pb, oa)     Two Victorian Christmas romances. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Lady’s Yuletise Wish · Marguerite Kaye · n. 145 · Dr. Peverett’s Christmas Miracle · Bronwyn Scott · n.

The Undesired Princess & The Enchanted Bunny (Baen, May 1990, 0-671-69875-3, $3.95, 263pp, pb, an, cover by Gary Ruddell)     Anthology of two fantasy stories, the Drake is an original novelette written as a homage to de Camp. The de Camp short novel appeared as a book from FPCI (1951) along with a couple of short stories. 3 · The Undesired Princess · L. Sprague de Camp · n. Unknown Worlds February 1942 189 · Enchanted Bunny · David Drake · na

The Undesired Princess & the Enchanted Bunny (Baen, July 1992, 0-671-69875-3, $4.99, 263pp, pb, an, cover by Gary Ruddell)     Reissue (Baen 1990) fantasy anthology of novellas be L. Sprague de Camp and David Drake; second printing.