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Straight to Darkness: Lairs of the Hidden Gods, Volume Three ed. Ken Asamatsu (Kurodahan Press, December 2006, 4-902075-13-X, $20.00, 333pp, tp, oa, cover by Akihiro Yamada)     Original Lovecraftian anthology of seven stories and one article. This is the third of four volumes originally published in two volumes in Japan (Sogensha 2002 as Hishinkai). Introduction by Robert M. Price. This is a print-on-demand edition. 1 · Foreword: Quivering Brainstems · Ken Asamatsu; translated by Edward Lipsett · fw 7 · Cthulhu versus Godzilla: Was Toho Filming the Lovecraft Mythos? · Robert M. Price · in · The Stories 13 · The Secret Memoir of the Missionary (Prologue) · Tanaka Hirofumi; translated by Daniel K. Day · na 63 · Keepsake of the Grandfather · Kida Jun’ichiro; translated by K. Bird Lincoln · nv 99 · Horror Special · Sano Shiro; translated by Daniel K. Day · na 149 · The Road · Aramata Hiroshi; translated by Kathleen Taji · nv 191 · She Flows · Takeuchi Yoshikazu; translated by Nora Stevens Heath · nv 215 · C-City · Yasumi Kobayashi; translated by Kathleen Taji · nv 247 · Straight to Darkness · Tomono Sho; translated by Toshiya Kamei · na · Essay 301 · Sounds Out of Space, or Cthulhu Metal · Shimotsuki Aoi; translated by Jerome Woods · ar 325 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Irresistible Forces ed. Catherine Asaro (Penguin/NAL, February 2004, 0-451-21111-1, $14.00, 379 + xiiipp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of six SF/fantasy romance stories, including a new “Miles Vorkosigan” story by Lois McMaster Bujold, a “Ruby Dynasty” story by Asaro, and a “Robin Hood and Marian” story by Jennifer Roberson. xi · Introduction · Catherine Asaro · in 1 · Winterfair Gifts [Miles Vorkosigan] · Lois McMaster Bujold · na 72 · The Alchemical Marriage · Mary Jo Putney · na 116 · Stained Glass Heart [Skolian Empire] · Catherine Asaro · na 194 · Skin Deep · Deb Stover · na 267 · The Trouble with Heroes · Jo Beverley · na 344 · Shadows in the Wood · Jennifer Roberson · nv 380 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Irresistible Forces ed. Catherine Asaro (Penguin/Signet, January 2006, 0-451-21724-1, $7.99, 348pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (NAL 2004) anthology of six SF/fantasy romance stories, including a “Miles Vorkosigan” story by Lois McMaster Bujold, a “Ruby Dynasty” story by Asaro, and a “Robin Hood and Marian” story by Jennifer Roberson.

Nebula Awards Showcase 2013 ed. Catherine Asaro (Pyr, May 14, 2013, 978-1-61614-783-9, $18.00, 428pp, tp, an, cover by Julie Dillon)     Anthology of Nebula Award-winning fiction with 16 items: 11 stories, two novel excerpts, an essay by John Clute, and two Rhysling Award-winning poems. Asaro provides a lengthy introduction. The 47th volume in the annual series. Details taken from online listing. 11 · A Harmony of Thoughts · Catherine Asaro · in 29 · The Paper Menagerie · Ken Liu · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction March/April 2011 43 · The Ice Owl [The Twenty Planets] · Carolyn Ives Gilman · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2011 91 · Ado · Connie Willis · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1988 100 · The Migratory Pattern of Dancers · Katherine Sparrow · nv GigaNotoSaurus July 1 2011 121 · Peach-Creamed Honey · Amal El-Mohtar · pm The Honey Month by Amal El-Mohtar, Papaveria Press, 2010 123 · The Axiom of Choice · David W. Goldman · nv The New Haven Review Winter 2011 149 · Club Story · John Clute · ar from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Third Edition, 2011 157 · What We Found · Geoff Ryman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2011 188 · Among Others · Jo Walton · ex Tor, January 18 2011 206 · Movement · Nancy Fulda · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2011 217 · Sauerkraut Station · Ferrett Steinmetz · nv GigaNotoSaurus November 1 2011 267 · The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees · E. Lily Yu · nv Clarkesworld #55, April 2011 277 · Ray of Light · Brad R. Torgersen · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 2011 299 · The Freedom Maze · Delia Sherman · ex Big Mouth House, November 15 2011 327 · The Sea King’s Second Bride · C. S. E. Cooney · pm Goblin Fruit Spring 2010 334 · The Man Who Bridged the Mist · Kij Johnson · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2011 405 · 2012 Nebula Awards Winners, Nominees, and Honorees · [uncredited] · bi 409 · Past Nebula Awards Winners · [uncredited] · bi

Capital Crimes: 15 Tales by Sacramento Area Authors ed. Kathleen L. Asay & Patricia E. Canterbury (Umbach Consulting, January 2008, 0615185088, $19.95, 188pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of 15 stories by members of the Sacramento chapter of Sisters in Crime. · Introduction · Gabrielle Guedet · in · Forword · Robin Burcell · fw · The Breaking Story · Kathleen L. Asay · ss · The Case of Xu Chen · Patricia E. Canterbury · ss · Give the Devil His Due · Juanita J. Carr · ss · In the Pocket of a Dead Man · S. M. Caruthers · ss · Storm Warnings · Geri Spencer Hunter · ss · The Award · R. Franklin James · ss · Playing House · Teresa Judd · ss · Smoke Trail · Norma Lehr · ss · Beneath Cherry Trees · Nan Mahon · ss · Digital · Joyce Mason · ss · Reunion · Maggie McMillen · ss · Tea Time · Cindy Sample · ss · Doggie Style Dead · Linda Joy Singleton · ss · In Search of Millie · Nancy Streukens · ss · Borrowed Time · Dänna Suzanne Wilberg · ss

Not at Night! ed. Herbert Asbury (Macy-Macius, 1928, $2.00, 386pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 25 stories selected from the British Not at Night series. Story sources curiously attributed to the English edition of Weird Tales. 9 · Introduction · Herbert Asbury · in 15 · The Purple Cincture · H. Thompson Rich · ss Weird Tales August 1925 27 · The Horror at Red Hook · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales January 1927 53 · A Hand from the Deep · Romeo Poole · ss Weird Tales December 1924 67 · The Tortoise-Shell Cat · Greye La Spina · ss Weird Tales November 1924 83 · The House of Horror [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales July 1926 108 · The Coffin of Lissa · August W. Derleth · ss Weird Tales October 1926 113 · Swamp Horror · Will Smith & R. J. Robbins · ss Weird Tales March 1926 125 · The Parasitic Hand [Dr. Burnstrum] · R. Anthony · ss Weird Tales November 1926 136 · The Death Crescents of Koti · Romeo Poole · ss Weird Tales June 1926 156 · The Beast · Paul Benton · ss Weird Tales December 1926 175 · His Wife · Zita Inez Ponder · ss You’ll Need a Night Light ed. Christine Campbell Thomson, Selwyn & Blount, 1927 189 · Laocoon · Bassett Morgan · ss Weird Tales July 1926 203 · The Life Serum · Paul S. Powers · ss Weird Tales June 1926 220 · The Girdle · Joseph McCord · ss Weird Tales February 1927 228 · Bat’s Belfry · August W. Derleth · ss Weird Tales May 1926 238 · The Sea Thing · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales December 1925 250 · The Horror on the Links [Jules de Grandin] · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales October 1925 277 · The Experiment of Erich Weigert · Sewell Peaslee Wright · ss Weird Tales May 1926 290 · The Hooded Death · Joel Martin Nichols, Jr. · ss Weird Tales April 1926 305 · The Man Who Was Saved · B. W. Sliney · ss Weird Tales May 1926 315 · The Plant-Thing · R. G. Macready · ss Weird Tales July 1925 323 · Death-Waters · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Weird Tales December 1924 336 · Monsters of the Pit · Paul S. Powers · ss Weird Tales June 1925 352 · Four Wooden Stakes · Victor Rowan · ss Weird Tales February 1925; author’s name misprinted as Roman. 365 · The Devil Bed · Gerald Dean · ss Weird Tales September 1925

The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. Brian Ash (Pan, 1977, 0-330-25275-5, 352pp, lp, nf)     Details of uncredited authors taken from Vultures of the Void: The Legacy by Phil Harbottle (Cosmos Books, 2011). 6 · Briefing · Brian Ash · in 7 · Checklist · [uncredited] · ms 9 · 01. Program · Brian Ash; edited by Mike Ashley & Phil Harbottle · ar 67 · 02. Thematics 68 · 02.01 Spacecraft and Star Drives · Poul Anderson · si 69 · 02.01 Spacecraft and Star Drives · Walter Gillings & Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 78 · 02.02 Exploration and Colonies · Jack Williamson · si 79 · 02.02 Exploration and Colonies · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 90 · 02.03 Biologies and Environments · James White · si 91 · 02.03 Biologies and Environments · Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 100 · 02.04 Warfare and Weaponry · Harry Harrison · si 101 · 02.04 Warfare and Weaponry · Walter Gillings & Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 110 · 02.05 Galactic Empires · Lester del Rey · si 110 · 02.05 Galactic Empires · Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 116 · 02.06 Future and Alternative Histories · Brian Aldiss · si 116 · 02.06 Future and Alternative Histories · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 124 · 02.07 Utopias and Nightmares · John Brunner · si 124 · 02.07 Utopias and Nightmares · Walter Gillings, uncredited · ar 130 · 02.08 Cataclysms and Dooms · J. G. Ballard · si 130 · 02.08 Cataclysms and Dooms · Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 137 · 02.09 Lost and Parallel Worlds · Robert Sheckley · si 137 · 02.09 Lost and Parallel Worlds · Walter Gillings & Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 144 · 02.10 Time and Nth Dimensions · Fritz Leiber · si 145 · 02.10 Time and Nth Dimensions · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 154 · 02.11 Technologies and Artefacts · Kenneth Bulmer · si 155 · 02.11 Technologies and Artefacts · Philip Harbottle & Michael Banks, uncredited · ar 164 · 02.12 Cities and Cultures · Frederik Pohl · si 165 · 02.12 Cities and Cultures · James Goddard, uncredited · ar 172 · 02.13 Robots and Androids · Isaac Asimov · si 172 · 02.13 Robots and Androids · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 181 · 02.14 Computers and Cybernetics · Arthur C. Clarke · si 181 · 02.14 Computers and Cybernetics · Mike Ashley & Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 190 · 02.15 Mutants and Symbiotes · Josephine Saxton · si 191 · 02.15 Mutants and Symbiotes · Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 204 · 02.16 Telepathy, Psionics and ESP · Larry Niven · si 204 · 02.16 Telepathy, Psionics and ESP · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 212 · 02.17 Sex and Taboos · Keith Roberts · si 212 · 02.17 Sex and Taboos · James Goddard, uncredited · ar 223 · 02.18 Religion and Myths · Philip José Farmer · si 224 · 02.18 Religion and Myths · Mike Ashley & Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 237 · 02.19 Inner Space · A. E. van Vogt · si 237 · 02.19 Inner Space · James Goddard, uncredited · ar 247 · 03. Deep Probes 248 · 03.01 Interface 248 · 03.01.1 Hardware: The Influence of Science · Brian Ash · ar 253 · 03.01.2 Science Fiction and Society · Edmund Cooper · ar 257 · 03.02 Science Fiction as Literature · George Turner · ar 263 · 03.03 Recurrent Concepts 263 · 03.03.1 The Value of Science Fiction · Damon Knight · ar 265 · 03.03.2 The Barbarian as Hero · L. Sprague de Camp · ar 268 · 03.03.3 Software: The Psychological View · Brian Ash · ar 271 · 04. Fandom and Media 272 · 04.01 Fandom · Colin Lester, uncredited · ar 286 · 04.02 Science Fiction Art · Jon Gustafson, uncredited · ar 292 · 04.03 Science Fiction in the Cinema · Philip Strick, uncredited · ar 300 · 04.04 Science Fiction on Television · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 304 · 04.05 Science Fiction Magazines · Colin Lester, uncredited · ar 312 · 04.06 Books and Anthologies · Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 322 · 04.07 Juveniles, Comics and Strips · John Eggeling & Philip Harbottle, uncredited · ar 328 · 04.08 Commentators and Courses · [uncredited] · ar 333 · 04.09 Fringe Cults 333 · 04.09.01 The Fortean Influence · Walter Gillings & Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 336 · 04.09.02 Shaver and the Gods on Earth · Walter Gillings & Mike Ashley, uncredited · ar 341 · 04.09.03 Origins of Dianetics · George Hay, uncredited · ar 343 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

Not of Woman Born ed. Constance Ash (Penguin/Roc, March 1999, 0-451-45681-5, $6.99, 272pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 14 SF stories, one a reprint, about high-tech reproduction. Authors include Michael Armstrong, Patricia A. McKillip, and Walter Jon Williams. vii · Introduction · Constance Ash · in 1 · Hunting Mother · Sage Walker · nv 23 · Judith’s Flowers · Susan Palwick · nv 49 · A Gift to Be Simple · Patricia A. McKillip · ss 60 · Island of the Ancestor · William F. Wu · ss 80 · One Day at Central Convenience Mall · Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 96 · Dead in the Water · Jack McDevitt · ss 116 · Raising Jenny · Janni Lee Simner · nv 140 · There Was an Old Woman · Robert Silverberg · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1958 155 · Remailer · James D. Macdonald · ss 165 · The Leopard’s Garden · Constance Ash · nv 190 · Bouncing Babies · Kara Dalkey · ss 198 · Of Bitches Born · Michael Armstrong · nv 222 · Doppels · Richard Parks · ss 240 · Daddy’s World · Walter Jon Williams · nv

Not of Woman Born ed. Constance Ash (SFBC, June 1999, #19721, $8.98, 272pp, hc, oa)     Reprint (Roc 1999) original anthology of 14 SF stories about high-tech reproduction. This special SFBC edition has ISBN 0-7394-0259-5; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.