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Skylife ed. Gregory Benford & George Zebrowski (Harcourt, April 2000, 0-15-100292-4, $28.00, 355pp, hc, an, cover by Chesley Bonestell)
Anthology of 12 stories, two original, and two essays about life in space habitats, plus a lengthy introduction by the editors surveying the changing visions—literary, artistic, and scientific—of life in space. Original stories are by Stephen Baxter and Paul J. McAuley. There are eight unpaginated pages of color art. Gary Westfahl provides a select bibliography of fiction and non-fiction about space stations and space habitats.

1 · We All Live in the Sky · Gregory Benford & George Zebrowski · in

31 · The End of the Beginning · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s October 27 1956, as “Next Stop: The Stars”

37 · Bigger Than Worlds · Larry Niven · ar Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1974

57 · The Other Side of the Sky · Arthur C. Clarke · gp Infinity Science Fiction September 1957 (+1)

_ · Special Delivery · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction September 1957

_ · Feathered Friend · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction September 1957

_ · Take a Deep Breath · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction September 1957

_ · Freedom of Space · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction October 1957

_ · Passer-By · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction October 1957

_ · The Call of the Stars · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction October 1957

77 · Tank Farm Dynamo · David Brin · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact November 1983

97 · Breakaway, Backdown · James Patrick Kelly · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1996

107 · The Wind from a Burning Woman · Greg Bear · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1978

137 · View from a Height · Joan D. Vinge · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1978

153 · The Voyage That Lasted Six Hundred Years · Don Wilcox · nv Amazing Stories October 1940

187 · Redeemer · Gregory Benford · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1979

199 · Bindlestiff [Cities in Flight] · James Blish · nv Astounding Science Fiction December 1950

241 · Open Loops · Stephen Baxter · nv

269 · Spomelife: The Universe and the Future · Isaac Asimov · ar Atmosphere in Space Cabins and Closed Environments ed. Karl Kammermeyer, Meredith, 1966, as “There’s No Place Like Spome”
originally presented as a paper to the American Chemical Society on September 13, 1965.

289 · Reef [Quiet War] · Paul J. McAuley · nv

321 · A Dream of Time · George Zebrowski · ex from Macrolife, Harper & Row, 1979

333 · Space Stations and Space Habitats: A Selective Bibliography · Gary Westfahl · bi

343 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

347 · About the Artists · [uncredited] · bg

351 · About the Editors · [uncredited] · bg

Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon ed. Gregory & James Benford--- see under James Benford.

Starship Century: Toward the Grandest Horizon ed. James & Gregory Benford (Microwave Sciences, May 2013, 978-1-939051-29-5, $24.00, vi+333pp, tp, oa, cover by Don Dixon)
Original anthology of nine stories (one reprint), ten essays, and one poem about building starships, based on discussions at the 100-Year Starship Symposium held in 2011. Fiction authors include Neal Stephenson and Stephen Baxter; non-fiction authors include Stephen Hawking and Freeman Dyson. Afterword by Paul Davies.
Details taken from online listing.

1 · Starships: Reaching for the Highest Bar · James & Gregory Benford · in

9 · Our Only Chance · Stephen Hawking · ar

11 · Noah’s Ark Eggs and Viviparous Plants · Freeman Dyson · ar

17 · To the Ends of the Universe · Martin Rees · ar

27 · Starships and the Fates of Humankind · Peter Schwartz · ss

41 · Cathedrals [Coyote] · Allen Steele · ss

53 · Atmosphaera Incognita · Neal Stephenson · nv

79 · Coda: Atmosphaera Incognita · Gregory Benford · ss

83 · On the Way to Starflight: The Economics of Interstellar Breakout · Robert Zubrin · ar

103 · Knotweed and Gardenias · Nancy Kress · ss

119 · The Nuclear Rocket: Workhorse of the Solar System · Geoffrey Landis · ar

129 · The Man Who Sold the Stars · Gregory Benford · nv

167 · Across the Dark, the Pioneers · Geoffrey Landis · pm

169 · Starship Pioneers · Adam Crowl · ar

193 · Sailships · James Benford · ar

205 · Living Large · Richard A. Lovett · ss

225 · Starship Destinations · Stephen Baxter & Ian Crawford · ar

239 · The Heavy Generation · David Brin · ss

251 · StarCall · Stephen Baxter · ss

263 · Tricentennial · Joe Haldeman · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1976

279 · Exotic Technologies for Interstellar Travel · John Cramer · ar

301 · Afterword · Paul Davies · ar

Into and Out of the Primitive by Robert Ames Bennet (Popular Publications, November 29, 2024, 978-1-61827-769-5, $34.95, 608pp, tp, om)
Volume 152 in “The Argosy Library”.
Details taken from publisher website.

· Into the Primitive · Robert Ames Bennet · n. A.C. McClurg, April 1908

· Out of the Primitive · Robert Ames Bennet · n. A.C. McClurg, 1911

Elsie and the Child by Arnold Bennett (Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1924, 314pp, hc, co)
Collection with some crime. Subtitled “A Tale of Riceyman Steps and Other Stories”. Also published by George H. Doran Company in 1924.

1 · Elsie and the Child [Elsie Sprickett] · Arnold Bennett · nv The Story-teller September 1924

60 · During Dinner · Arnold Bennett · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #139, October 1923

77 · The Paper Cap · Arnold Bennett · ss (r)

96 · The Box-Office Girl · Arnold Bennett · ss The Century Magazine December 1923

116 · Mr. Jack Hollins Against Fate · Arnold Bennett · nv Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine August 1922, as “Mr. Jack Hollins and Destiny”

139 · Nine o’Clock To-Morrow · Arnold Bennett · nv Cosmopolitan January 1922; illustrated by T. D. Skidmore

160 · The Yacht · Arnold Bennett · nv Harper’s Bazar August 1922

181 · Outside and Inside · Arnold Bennett · ss The Century Magazine June 1924

198 · Last Love · Arnold Bennett · nv Hearst’s International March 1923

221 · The Mysterious Destruction of Mr. Ipple · Arnold Bennett · nv Harper’s Bazar August 1921, as “The Mysterious Destruction of Mr. Lewis Apple”

244 · The Perfect Creature · Arnold Bennett · nv (r)

268 · The Fish · Arnold Bennett · nv Cosmopolitan December 1921

293 · The Limits of Dominion · Arnold Bennett · nv

FantasyCon XXIII Program Book ed. Debbie Bennett (FantasyCon, September 1999, no ISBN, free, 46pp, A4, an)
Convention programme book.

3 · Louise Cooper—Interviewed · Jan Edwards · iv [Ref. Louise Cooper]

8 · The Summer Witch · Louise Cooper · ex Headline Books, 1999

11 · An Interview with Raymond E. Feist · John Bunting · iv [Ref. Raymond E. Feist]

16 · Confessions of a Horror Writer · Matt Williams · iv [Ref. Graham Masterton]

21 · I, the Martian · Graham Masterton · ss Mayfair v4 #7, 1969, as by Roland Winchester; illustrated by George Underwood

30 · Robert Rankin Hallucinated · David J. Howe · iv [Ref. Robert Rankin]

34 · What I’m Doing Here—And Where I Get My Ideas From…As if You Wanted to Know! · Robert Rankin · vi

36 · August in September · Chaz Brenchley · ms

FantasyCon XXII Program Book ed. Debbie Bennett (FantasyCon, September 1998, no ISBN, free, 34pp, A4, an)
Convention programme book.

3 · Hello! Freda Warrington · Justina Robson · iv [Ref. Freda Warrington]

7 · The Amber Citadel [Jewelfire] · Freda Warrington · ex

13 · Jane Yolen: Cornered at World Fantasycon 1997 · Jan Edwards · iv [Ref. Jane Yolen]

16 · Belle Bloody Merciless Dame · Jane Yolen · ss Elf Magic ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1997

20 · Midnight’s Son · Stephen Jones · fw Squane’s Journal #4, 1997 [Ref. Ramsey Campbell]; slightly revised.

22 · An Unpublished Extract from the Original Version of The Parasite · Ramsey Campbell · ex

Monster’s Ink ed. Diana Bennett & Anthony Cain (Cyber-Pulp Press, 2005, $15.99, 270pp, tp, oa)

· Interview with a Monster · Della McFerren · ss

· Pods · Kevin Anderson · ss Thirteen Stories #8, April 2003

· Freezer Burn · Mark Anthony Brennan · ss

· Dryer Clean Good · Richard Dysinger · ss

· Blood Alley · Christopher Stires · ss Mindmares #8, Fall 1999

· Monstrosity · Tony Mileman · ss

· What Nightmares May Come · Anthony Beal · ss

· The Atrax Assassin · Dennis Kriesel · ss

· Venetian Kiss · Shaun Jeffrey · ss

· Friends of a Forgotten Man · Gord Rollo · ss Tooth & Claw ed. J. F. Gonzales & Garrett Peck, Lone Wolf Publications, 2002

· Shitbaby · Anthony Cain · ss

· Thunderin’ Mungo · Ken Goldman · ss Plot #2, Spring 1995

· Freaks of Nature · Eric Hermanson · ss

· Dwellers of Oar Knob · Eric S. Brown · ss Black Petals Spring 2002

· Renovation · C. Dennis Moore · ss

· Death by the Throat · David Lindschmidt · ss

· It Came from the Swimming Pool · Ray Wallace · ss

· Can’t You Hear Them Coming? · Sam W. Anderson · ss

· Beneath the Rug · David Lester Snell · ss

· The Garden · Michael Amorel · ss

The Burgled Heart by Hannaford Bennett--- see under Gaston Leroux.

Headlines: The Write Around Short Story Anthology ed. Heather Bennett & Wendy Robertson--- see under Wendy Robertson.

Skylark Ghost and Monster Stories ed. Jill Bennett (Book Club Associates, 1980, no ISBN, 191pp, hc, an)
Special book club volume assembled primarily for younger readers.

7 · The Nondescript · Richard Davis · ss Jon Pertwee’s Book of Monsters ed. Richard David, Methuen, 1978

23 · Assipattle and the Giant Sea Serpent · Virginia Haviland · ss (r)
from Favourite Fairy Tales Told in Scotland.

37 · The World in the Orchard · Helen Cresswell · ss

47 · The Nung-guama · Leslie Bannet · ss from Chinese Fairy Tales (r)

53 · The Dragon at Hide-and-Seek · G. K. Chesterton · ss Number Two Joy Street, Basil Blackwell, 1924

65 · The Tailor in the Church · Ruth Manning-Sanders · ss A Book of Ghosts and Goblins by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Methuen, 1969

69 · The Mermaid and the Monster · Barbara Sleigh · ss West of Widdershins by Barbara Sleigh, Collins, 1971

83 · The Skull · Ruth Manning-Sanders · ss A Book of Ghosts and Goblins by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Methuen, 1969

89 · The Headless Horseman · Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd · ss The Obstinate Ghost and Other Ghostly Tales by Geoffrey Palmer & Noel Lloyd, Odhams, 1968

97 · Lu-bo-bo · Ruth Manning-Sanders · ss A Book of Monsters by Ruth Manning-Sanders, Methuen, 1975

109 · The Red Ettin · Joseph Jacobs · ss English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, David Nutt, 1890

117 · Four Plus One · Ruth Ainsworth · ss The Phantom Fisherboy by Ruth Ainsworth, London, 1974

137 · Prince Lindworm · G. Jones · ss Scandinavian Legends and Folk Tales by G. Jones, Oxford University Press, 1956

151 · A Tray of Tea · Joan Aiken · nv Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977
first broadcast on BBC tv Jackanoy, 1970.

168 · Riddles in the Dark · J. R. R. Tolkien · ex from The Hobbit, Allen & Unwin, 1937

177 · Jimmy Takes Vanishing Lessons · Walter R. Brooks · ss Story Parade 1950

Skylark Science Fiction Stories ed. Jill Bennett (Book Club Associates, 1980, 191pp, hc, an)

7 · Feathered Friend · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction September 1957; illustrated by Peter Gregory

13 · The Coming of the Iron Man · Ted Hughes · ex from “The Iron Man”, 1968; illustrated by Peter Gregory

23 · The Little Chap · Dorothy Edwards · ss (r); illustrated by Arthur Ransom

33 · The Master-Blaster · Pamela Cleaver · ss (r); illustrated by Arthur Ransom

45 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951; illustrated by Peter Gregory

51 · The Catabilid Conquest · Jean E. Karl · nv The Turning Place by Jean E. Karl, Dutton, 1976; illustrated by Peter Gregory

77 · Bit by Bit by Bit · Elizabeth Mace · ss The Noel Streatfeild Birthday Story Book, J.M. Dent, 1976; illustrated by Arthur Ransom

91 · Rock Pilot · Harry Harrison · ss Fleetway Boy’s Annual, Fleetway, 1965; illustrated by Peter Gregory

103 · The Galac Invaders · Nicholas Fisk · ss (r); illustrated by Peter Gregory

117 · The Star Beast · Nicholas Stuart Gray · ss Mainly in Moonlight by Nicholas Stuart Gray, Faber and Faber, 1965; illustrated by Arthur Ransom

129 · The Thing Under the Glacier · Brian W. Aldiss · ss The Daily Express Science Annual No. 2 ed. Chapman Pincher, Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd., 1963; illustrated by Peter Gregory

145 · The Robot Nanny · Veronica Colin · ss Allsorts 7 ed. Ann Thwaite, Methuen Children's Books, 1975; illustrated by Peter Gregory

155 · The Heavenly Host · Isaac Asimov · nv Walker, September 1975; illustrated by Arthur Ransom
expanded from the story of the same name (Boy’s Life, December 1974).

The Doctor to the Dead by John Bennett (Rinehart, 1946, $2.50, 260pp, hc, co)

· The Doctor to the Dead · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Death of the Wandering Jew · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Madame Margot · John Bennett · ss

· The Black Constable · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Tales from the Trapman Street Hospital · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Thirsty Dead · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Little Harlot and Her Broken Pitcher · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Army of the Dead · John Bennett · ar The Yale Review 1943

· All God’s Chillun Had Wings · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Measure of Grief · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Enchanted Cloak · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Young Wife Whose Vined Meloned Before the Fence · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Death and the Two Bachelors · John Bennett · ss (r)

· When the Dead Sang in Their Graves · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Rolling Rio and the Grey Man, or, The Gift of Strength · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Remember Service · John Bennett · ar

· A Young Girl’s Virtue Preserved by the Devil · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Crook-Neck Dick · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Louie Alexander · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Apothecary and the Mermaid · John Bennett · ss (r)

· The Man Who Wouldn’t Believe He Was Dead · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Daid Aaron I · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Daid Aaron II · John Bennett · ss (r)

· Buried Treasure, or, The Two Bold Fishermen · John Bennett · ss (r)

The Man Who Didn’t Fly by Margot Bennett (Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955, 190pp, hc, n.)

The Man Who Didn’t Fly by Margot Bennett (The British Library, July 10, 2020, 978-0-7123-5341-0, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1955) mystery novel.

Someone from the Past by Margot Bennett (Eyre & Spottiswoode, May 29, 1958, 0-7540-8604-6, 191pp, hc, n.)

Someone from the Past by Margot Bennett (The British Library, December 10, 2023, 978-0-7123-5473-8, £9.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics]
Reprint (Eyre & Spottiswoode 1958) novel.

1 · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in

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