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Tales from the Fathomless Abyss ed. Philip Athans (Athans & Associates Creative Consulting, December 5, 2011, $0.99, ebook, oa, cover by Mats Minnhagen)
Details taken from online listing.

· At Play in the Fields of Wonder · Ken Scholes · ar

· The Lioness of God, Daughter of the Peaceful · Philip Athans · ss

· It’s Mine · J. M. McDermott · ss

· The Gatherer · Mel Odom · ss

· The Ascent · Brad R. Torgersen & Mike Resnick · ss

· A Querulous Flute of Bone · Cat Rambo · ss

· That Which Rises Ever Upward · Jay Lake · ss

· About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Issue at Hand by William Atheling, Jr. (Advent, July 1974, 0-911682-17-1, $2.25, 158pp, tp, nf, cover by John Stopa)
Reprint (Advent 1964) collection of critical essays.

1 · Introduction · James Blish · in

5 · Some Propositions · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Autumn 1952, as “Pro-Phile”

17 · Some Missing Rebuttals · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Winter 1952/1953, as “Pro-Phile”

31 · Rebuttals, Token Punches, and Violence · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Spring 1953, as “The Issue at Hand”

44 · A Sprig of Editors · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Summer 1953, as “The Issue at Hand”

52 · Cathedrals in Space · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Autumn 1953, as “The Issue at Hand”

62 · Afterword to “Cathedrals in Space” · William Atheling, Jr. · ms

65 · Another Case · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Xero April 1962 [Ref. Robert A. W. Lowndes]

68 · And Another · William Atheling, Jr. · ar October 1961 [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]

80 · Negative Judgments: Swashbungling Series and Second Guessing · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Autumn 1953 (+1), as “The Issue at Hand”

92 · One Completely Lousy Story, With Feetnote · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Spring 1954, as “The Issue at Hand”

101 · Scattershot · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Skyhook Winter 1954, as “The Issue at Hand”

108 · One Way Trip · William Atheling, Jr. · ar January 1962

114 · The Short Novel: Three Ranging Shots and Two Duds · William Atheling, Jr. · ar July 1962

125 · The Fens Revisited: “Said” Books and Incest · William Atheling, Jr. · ar August 1962

131 · An Answer of Sorts · William Atheling, Jr. · ar September 1963
speech at Discon: 21st World SF Convention, Washington, 1963.

138 · A Question of Content · William Atheling, Jr. · ar September 1960
guest of honour speech at 18th Worldcon in 1960.

151 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

More Issues at Hand by William Atheling, Jr. (Advent, February 1974, 0-911682-18-X, $3.50, 154pp, tp, nf, cover by Alex Eisenstein)
Reprint (Advent 1970) collection of critical essays.

1 · Criticism—Who Needs It? · James Blish · in

9 · Science Fiction as a Movement: A Tattoo for Needles · William Atheling, Jr. · ar
based on the introductions to Best Science Fiction Stories of James Blish (1965) and to New Dreams This Morning (1966).

18 · New Maps and Old Saws: The Critical Literature · William Atheling, Jr. · ar SF Horizons #2, Winter 1965, as “S.F.: The Critical Literature” by James Blish
based in part on material in Xero (fnz) 1960.

35 · Afterword to “New Maps and Old Saws” · William Atheling, Jr. · ms 1968

41 · Things Still to Come: Gadgetry and Prediction · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Epilogue Summer 1964

51 · First Person Singular: Heinlein, Son of Heinlein · William Atheling, Jr. · ar 1957 [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein]

56 · Afterword to “First Person Singular” · William Atheling, Jr. · ms 1967

59 · Death and the Beloved: Algis Budrys and the Great Theme · William Atheling, Jr. · br The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1961, as “Rogue Moon” by James Blish [Ref. Algis Budrys]

67 · Caviar and Kisses: The Many Loves of Thedore Sturgeon · William Atheling, Jr. · ar The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1962, as “Theodore Sturgeon’s Macrocosm” by James Blish [Ref. Theodore Sturgeon]; revised.

78 · Afterword to “Caviar and Kisses” · William Atheling, Jr. · ms 1969

79 · Exit Euphues: The Monstrosities of Merritt · William Atheling, Jr. · ar 1957 [Ref. A. Merritt]

86 · Scattershot: Practice Makes Perfect—But It Can Also Cut Your Throat · William Atheling, Jr. · ar 1957

98 · Science-Fantasy and Translations: Two More Cans of Worms · William Atheling, Jr. · ar
based on articles in Axe (fnz) #34, 2-63 and an unknown fanzine from 1960.

117 · Making Waves: The Good, the Bad, the Indifferent · William Atheling, Jr. · ar Speculation #27, September 1970, as “The Good, the Bad, the Indifferent”
originally given as a talk at Speculation Conference 14-Jun-70.

147 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

Bell in the Fog and Other Stories by Gertrude Atherton (Harper & Brothers, February 1905, 301pp, hc, co)

3 · The Bell in the Fog · Gertrude Atherton · nv The Smart Set August 1903

47 · The Striding Place · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Speaker June 20 1896, as “The Twins”

61 · The Dead and the Countess · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Smart Set August 1902

87 · The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Smart Set September 1900

107 · A Monarch of a Small Survey · Gertrude Atherton · nv The Smart Set May 1901

155 · The Tragedy of a Snob · Gertrude Atherton · nv

203 · Crowned with One Crest · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Smart Set December 1900

223 · Death and the Woman · Gertrude Atherton · ss Vanity Fair (UK) 1892

235 · A Prologue (to an Unwritten Play) · Gertrude Atherton · pl

257 · Talbot of Ursula · Gertrude Atherton · nv The Anglo-Saxon Review December 1899

The Foghorn: Stories by Gertrude Atherton (Houghton Mifflin, 1934, $1.75, 196pp, hc, co)

· The Eternal Now · Gertrude Atherton · ss (r)

· The Foghorn · Gertrude Atherton · ss Good Housekeeping November 1933

· The Sacrificial Altar · Gertrude Atherton · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1916

· The Striding Place · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Speaker June 20 1896, as “The Twins”

The Splendid Idle Forties by Gertrude Atherton (Macmillan, 1902, hc, co)

· The Bells of San Gabriel · Gertrude Atherton · vi Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine October 1891

· The Conquest of Doña Jacoba · Gertrude Atherton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 1892

· The Ears of Twenty Americans · Gertrude Atherton · na Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894

· The Head of a Priest · Gertrude Atherton · ss

· The Isle of Skulls · Gertrude Atherton · ss (r)

· La Pérdida · Gertrude Atherton · ss Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894

· Lukari’s Story · Gertrude Atherton · ss The Cosmopolitan November 1892

· Natalie Ivanhoff · Gertrude Atherton · ss Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894

· The Pearls of Loreto · Gertrude Atherton · ss Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894

· A Ramble with Eulogia · Gertrude Atherton · nv The London Graphic

· The Vengeance of Padre Arroyo · Gertrude Atherton · ss Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine July 1891

· The Wash-tub Mail · Gertrude Atherton · ss Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894

· When the Devil Was Well · Gertrude Atherton · ss Before the Gringo Came by Gertrude Atherton, J. Selwin Tait & Sons, 1894

The Hellraiser Chronicles by Peter Atkins, Clive Barker & Stephen Jones (Titan, June 18, 1992, 1-85286-423-0, £8.99, 92pp, tp, pi)
Collection of photographic portraits of the main characters in the Hellraiser films, with an introduction by Clive Barker and a long essay, “Creating the Cenobites”, by Stephen Jones.

Wishmaster and Other Stories by Peter Atkins (Pumpkin Books, October 24, 1999, 1-901914-18-6, £16.99, x+255pp, hc, co, cover by Les Edwards)
Dark fantasy collection of 10 stories, an epic poem, and the original screenplay for the film Wishmaster. Introduction by Ramsey Campbell. Illustrated by Randy Broeker. A hardcover edition, limited to 750 copies.

vii · Introduction · Ramsey Campbell · in

1 · Aviatrix · Peter Atkins · ss Demons and Deviants ed. Michael Brown, Phantom Press/Fantaco, 1992

17 · Milk of Paradise · Peter Atkins · ss

29 · Adventures in Further Education · Peter Atkins · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998

33 · Here Comes a Candle · Peter Atkins · ss Fear #3, November/December 1988

43 · Only Death, Sir · Peter Atkins · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998; listed as ‘Only Death’ on the contents page.

45 · Doctor Arcadia · Peter Atkins · pm

61 · If Thine Eye Offends Thee · Peter Atkins · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998

63 · Faithless · Peter Atkins · ss

73 · If You Love Someone, Let Them Go · Peter Atkins · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998

75 · Eternal Delight · Peter Atkins · nv Skull v1 #1, 1994

113 · For Your Immediate Attention · Peter Atkins · vi Horrors! 365 Scary Stories ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble, 1998

115 · Wishmaster · Peter Atkins · pl

Beastmarks by A. A. Attanasio (Mark V. Ziesing, January 1985, 0-9612970-2-6, $13.95, 120pp, hc, oc)
Collection of 7 stories, apparently all originals. The illustrations are by Rich Schindler. The book is copyright 1984, but did not appear until January 1985. Also available in a signed edition ($25.00).

1 · Nuclear Tan · A. A. Attanasio · ss

5 · Over the Rainbow · A. A. Attanasio · ss

13 · The Last Dragon Master · A. A. Attanasio · ss

33 · Monkey Puzzle · A. A. Attanasio · ss

47 · Sherlock Holmes and Basho · A. A. Attanasio · ss

55 · Matter Mutter Mother · A. A. Attanasio · ss

75 · The Answerer of Dreams · A. A. Attanasio · nv

Twice Dead Things by A. A. Attanasio (Elder Signs Press, September 2006, 0-9759229-9-8, $16.95, 305pp, tp, co, cover by Leo Scarpelli)
Collection of 11 stories, one new; two are “experiments” compiled from shorter pieces, two of which are new.

xi · Foreword · A. A. Attanasio · fw

· Eight Stories

7 · Ink from the New Moon · A. A. Attanasio · ss Alternate Americas ed. Gregory Benford & Martin H. Greenberg, Bantam Spectra, 1992

21 · Maps for the Spiders · A. A. Attanasio · ss Strange Plasma #5, 1992

31 · Demons Hide Their Faces · A. A. Attanasio · ss Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy ed. Al Sarrantonio, Roc, 2004

33 · Slain · A. A. Attanasio · ss The Big Bigfoot Book ed. Richard Klaw, Mojo Press, 1996, as “Death of a Witch”

49 · The Dark One: A Mythograph · A. A. Attanasio · nv Crank! #4, Fall 1994

73 · Zero’s Twin · A. A. Attanasio · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2004

93 · Atlantis Rose · A. A. Attanasio · nv Journal Wired #1, Winter 1989

117 · Death’s Head Moon · A. A. Attanasio · nv Measures of Poison ed. Dennis McMillan, Dennis McMillan, 2002

· Some Experiments

153 · Brave Tails · A. A. Attanasio · gp

_155 · Shagbark · A. A. Attanasio · ss Book of Dark Wisdom #6, Spring 2005

_171 · Riversplash Mountain · A. A. Attanasio · ss

_175 · The Strange, Wild Provenance of the Brave Tails · A. A. Attanasio · ss

185 · Thirteen Raptures of the Black Goat · A. A. Attanasio · gp

_188 · Glimpses [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · nv Nameless Places ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975

_208 · The Star Pools [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · nv New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ed. Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1980

_248 · A Priestess of Nodens [Severn Valley] · A. A. Attanasio · ss Made In Goatswood ed. Scott David Aniolowski, Chaosium, 1995

_256 · Time in the Hourless House [Cthulhu] · A. A. Attanasio · ss The Disciples of Cthulhu II ed. Edward P. Berglund, Chaosium, 2003

· Next Horizon

263 · Twice Dead Things: Investigations of the Fractal Blood Soul · A. A. Attanasio · na

Parabolas of Science Fiction ed. Brian Attebery & Veronica Hollinger (Wesleyan University Press, July 15, 2013, 978-0-8195-7367-4, xv+312pp, tp, oa, cover by Agnès Dodart)
Non-fiction, a gathering of 14 critical essays on science fiction. Authors include Terry Dowling, Graham Sleight, L. Timmel Duchamp, and Gary K. Wolfe. A hardcover edition (-7366-7, $75.00) was announced but not seen.
Details taken from online listing.

vii · Parabolas of Science Fiction · Brian Attebery & Veronica Hollinger · in

3 · Science Fiction Parabolas: Jazz, Geometry, and Generation Starships · Brian Attebery · ar

24 · Dancing with Scheherazade: Some Reflections in the Djinn’s Glass · Terry Dowling · ar

36 · Breaking the Frame · Graham Sleight · ar

53 · Katherine MacLean’s Short Science Fiction and Cytology: Science as Parabola · Jane Donawerth · ar

70 · Second Contact: The First Contact Story in Latin American Science Fiction · Rachel Haywood Ferreira · ar

89 · Parabolas of SFQ: Canadian Science Fiction in French and the Making of a “National” Subgenre · Amy J. Ransom · ar

106 · The Domestic SF Parabola · Lisa Yaszek · ar

125 · Mad Scientists, Chimps, and Mice with Human Brains: Collapsing Boundaries in Science Fiction · L. Timmel Duchamp · ar

143 · Coded Transmissions: Gender and Genre Reception in The Matrix · David M. Higgins · ar

161 · The Mad Scientist, the Failed Experiment, and the Queer Family of Man: Sirius, Frankenstein and the SF Stockroom · John Rieder · ar

180 · Back to the Filthy Workshop: “Faithful” Film Adaptations of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein · Nicholas Ruddick · ar

205 · The Future of the Past: Science Fiction, Retro, and Retrofuturism · Pawel Frelik · ar

225 · Babylon Revisited: Alternate Cosmologies from Farmer to Chiang · Gary K. Wolfe · ar

242 · Science Fiction as Archive Fever · Veronica Hollinger · ar

The Best American Short Stories 1989 ed. Margaret Atwood & Shannon Ravenel (Houghton Mifflin, 1989, tp, an)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

ix · Publisher’s Note · [uncredited] · ms

xi · Reading Blind · Margaret Atwood · in

1 · Fenstad’s Mother · Charles Baxter · ss The Atlantic Monthly September 1988

15 · Customs of the Country · Madison Smartt Bell · ss Harper’s Magazine February 1988

30 · Living to Be a Hundred · Robert Boswell · ss The Iowa Review 1988

49 · The Black Hand Girl · Blanche McCrary Boyd · ss Voice Literary Supplement 1988

60 · Kubuku Rides (This Is It) · Larry Brown · ss Greensboro Review 1988

75 · Ralph the Duck · Frederick Busch · ss The Quarterly 1988

90 · White Angel · Michael Cunningham · ss The New Yorker July 25 1988

108 · The Flowers of Boredom · Rick DeMarinis · ss The Antioch Review 1988

118 · Edie: A Life · Harriet Doerr · ss Epoch v36 #2, 1987

134 · The Concert Party · Mavis Gallant · nv The New Yorker January 25 1988

167 · Why I Decided to Kill Myself and Other Jokes · Douglas Glover · ss Translation 1988

181 · Disneyland · Barbara Gowdy · ss North American Review 1988

195 · Aunt Moon’s Young Man · Linda Hogan · nv The Missouri Review 1988

216 · Displacement · David Wong Louie · ss Ploughshares 1988

230 · The Management of Grief · Bharati Mukherjee · ss Fiction Network 1988

247 · Meneseteung · Alice Munro · nv The New Yorker January 11 1988

269 · What Men Love For · Dale Ray Phillips · ss The Atlantic Monthly April 1988

281 · Strays · Mark Richard · ss Esquire July 1988

287 · Boy on a Train · Arthur Robinson · ss The New Yorker April 11 1988

302 · The Letter Writer · M. T. Sharif · ss Agni 1988

Tales from the Lake: Vol. 2 ed. Emma Audsley, R. J. Cavender & Joe Mynhardt (Crystal Lake Publishing, March 9, 2016, 978-1-944783-66-2, $16.99, 382pp, tp, oa, cover by Ben Baldwin)
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreward from the Publisher/Editor · Joe Mynhardt · fw

· Lago De Las Perdidos · Jim Goforth · ss

· Out of the Woods · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Terrors 2 ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Gollancz, 1996

· Winter’s Dollhouse · Rena Mason · ss

· The God of Rain · Tim Lebbon · ss Horror Literature Quarterly 2007

· A Grand Perversion · Ben Eads · ss

· Bone Wary · Jan Edwards · ss A-Z Cities of Death ed. Dean M. Drinkel, CreateSpace, 2013

· Photograph of You · Mark West · ss

· St. Thomas of El Paso · Lisa Morton · ss

· Forever Dark · Jonathan Winn · ss

· Ripperscape · Vincenzo Bilof · ss

· Descending · John Whalen · ss

· Virtuoso · Hal Badner · ss

· Chalk Face · Raven Dane · ss

· Like Disneyland · Rocky Alexander · ss

· Prime Cuts · Glen Johnson · ss

· The Lake Is Life · Richard Chizmar · nv

· Damned if You Do · Jack Ketchum · ss Damned: An Anthology of the Lost ed. David G. Barnett, Necro Publications, 2004

· The First Header · Edward Lee · ex from Header 2, Necro Publications, 2013

· Love Amongst the Redback Spiders · Aaron Dries · ss

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