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The Black Avenger by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, July 12, 2018, 978-1-61827-293-5, $13.95, 184pp, tp, n., cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from online listing. Volume eight in the series.

Black Invaders vs. the Battle Birds by Robert Sidney Bowen (Corinth, 1966, CR148, 60¢, 160pp, pb, co) [Dusty Ayres] · The Tin-Fish Ace [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds July/August 1935 · The Invisible Raider [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds September 1934 · The C.O.’s Coffin [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds July 1934 · The Smoke-Screen Ace [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds July 1934 · The Silver Caterpillar [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds August 1934 · The Floating Phantom [Dusty Ayres] · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds August 1934

Black Lightning by Robert Sidney Bowen (Corinth, 1966, CR133, 60¢, 160pp, pb, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]

Black Lightning! by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, January 4, 2017, 978-1-61827-286-7, $13.95, 189pp, tp, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel. Volume one in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Blue Cyclone by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, January 31, 2019, 978-1-61827-296-6, $13.95, 174pp, tp, n., cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from online listing. Volume 11 in the series.

Crimson Doom by Robert Sidney Bowen (Corinth, 1966, CR137, 60¢, 160pp, pb, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]

Crimson Doom by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, April 13, 2017, 978-1-61827-287-4, $13.95, 159pp, tp, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel. Volume two in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Green Thunderbolt by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, October 13, 2017, 978-1-61827-290-4, $13.95, 174pp, tp, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel. Volume five in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

Invasion of the Black Lightning by Robert Sidney Bowen (Black Dog Books, July 18, 2012, 978-1-884449-33-8, $24.95, 266pp, tp, co, cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Introduction · Tom Roberts · in 13 · Black Lightning! [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes] · Robert Sidney Bowen · na Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds July 1934 101 · Crimson Doom [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes] · Robert Sidney Bowen · na Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds August 1934 175 · The Purple Tornado [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes] · Robert Sidney Bowen · na Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds September 1934; given as “Purple Tornado” in the Table of Contents.

Low Ceiling for Nazi Hell Hawks by Robert Sidney Bowen--- see under Barry Barton.

Purple Tornado by Robert Sidney Bowen (Corinth, 1966, CR141, 60¢, 159pp, pb, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]

The Purple Tornado by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, July 6, 2017, 978-1-61827-288-1, $13.95, 172pp, tp, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]     Reprint (Corinth 1966 as Purple Tornado) novel. Volume three in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Red Destroyer by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, March 16, 2018, 978-1-61827-291-1, $13.95, 186pp, tp, n., cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from online listing. Volume six in the series.

Red Wings for the Blood Battalion by Robert Sidney Bowen--- see under Barry Barton.

The Screaming Eye by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, September 29, 2017, 978-1-61827-289-8, $13.95, 188pp, tp, n.) [Dusty Ayres; Fire-Eyes]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel. Volume four in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Silver Typhoon by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, December 1, 2018, 978-1-61827-294-2, $13.95, 222pp, tp, n., cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from online listing. Volume nine in the series.

The Sky Beast of Berlin by Robert Sidney Bowen--- see under Barry Barton.

The Telsa Raiders by Robert Sidney Bowen (Corinth, 1966, CR145, 60¢, 160pp, pb, n.) [Dusty Ayres]

The Telsa Raiders by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, March 1, 2019, 978-1-61827-297-3, $13.95, 184pp, tp, n.) [Dusty Ayres]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel Title given as The Tesla Raiders. Details taken from online listing. Volume 12 in the series. fc. · [front cover] · Frederick Blakeslee · cv Dusty Ayres and His Battle Birds July/August 1935

The Troposphere F-S by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, January 1, 2019, 978-1-61827-295-9, $13.95, 184pp, tp, n., cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from online listing. Volume 10 in the series.

The White Death by Robert Sidney Bowen (Altus Press, March 16, 2018, 978-1-61827-292-8, $13.95, 188pp, tp, n., cover by Frederick Blakeslee) [Dusty Ayres]     Details taken from online listing. Volume seven in the series.

If Angels Fight by Richard Bowes (Fairwood Press, October 2013, 978-1-933846-40-8, $16.99, 245pp, tp, co, cover by Kristine Dikeman)     Collection of 12 stories, including one comprised of three flash stories, two original. Each story and section is preceded by a short author’s introduction. Details taken from online listing. 10 · Part One: The Streets of New York 13 · On Death and the Deuce [Kevin Grierson] · Richard Bowes · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1992; given as “On Death and the Duce” on the story itself. 27 · East Side, West Side · Richard Bowes · gp (r) _27 · His Only Nose · Richard Bowes · ss Jenny Fall 2011 _30 · Whips and Wands · Richard Bowes · ss _32 · Tears of Laughter, Tears of Grief · Richard Bowes · ss 37 · There’s a Hole in the City [Dust Devil] · Richard Bowes · ss Sci Fiction June 15 2005 55 · On the Slide · Richard Bowes · nv Naked City ed. Ellen Datlow, St. Martin's Griffin, 2011 72 · Part Two: Across Worlds and Time 75 · The Ferryman’s Wife [Time Rangers] · Richard Bowes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2001 101 · Jacket Jackson · Richard Bowes & Mark Rich · nv Electric Velocipede #10, Spring 2006 127 · The Mask of the Rex [Time Rangers] · Richard Bowes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 2002 153 · A Member of the Wedding of Heaven and Hell · Richard Bowes · ss Apex Magazine #34, March 2012 166 · Part Three: Home Again 169 · Blood Yesterday, Blood Tomorrow · Richard Bowes · ss Blood and Other Cravings ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor, 2011 185 · A Song to the Moon · Richard Bowes · ss Bewere the Night ed. Ekaterina Sedia, Prime Books, 2011 201 · Savage Design · Richard Bowes · ss Bloody Fabulous ed. Ekaterina Sedia, Prime Books, 2012 217 · If Angels Fight · Richard Bowes · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction February 2008

The Delicate Prey and Other Stories by Paul Bowles (Random House, 1950, $3.00, 307pp, hc, co)     Also in pb (Signet #919, Jan 1952). · At Paso Rojo · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · Pastor Dowe at Tacaté · Paul Bowles · nv Mademoiselle February 1949 · Call at Corazon · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · Under the Sky · Paul Bowles · ss Horizon: A Review of Literature and Art #89, June 1947 · Señor Ong and Señor Ha · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · The Circular Valley · Paul Bowles · ss · The Echo · Paul Bowles · ss Harper’s Bazaar 1947 · The Scorpion · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · The Fourth Day Out from Santa Cruz · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · Pages from Cold Point · Paul Bowles · nv (r) · You Are Not I · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · How Many Midnights · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · A Thousand Days for Mokhtar · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · Tea on the Mountain · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · By the Water · Paul Bowles · ss (r) · The Delicate Prey · Paul Bowles · ss Zero Summer 1949 · A Distant Episode · Paul Bowles · ss Partisan Review January/February 1947

A Question of Blood ed. Steve Bowles (Collins Educational, 1990, 00-330207-5, 123pp, tp, an)     Reissue (Collins 1984) SF/associational anthology. 1 · A Question of Blood [Two Dance] · Ernest Haycox · vi Collier’s July 17 1937 5 · The Peacelike Mongoose · James Thurber · vi The New Yorker June 23 1956 6 · If I Quench Thee… · William Chambers · ss Tricks and Treats ed. Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini, Doubleday, 1976 12 · On the Sidewalk Bleeding · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt July 1957 20 · The Trouble · J. F. Powers · ss Commonweal November 10 1944 34 · The Second-Class Citizen · Damon Knight · ss If November 1963 42 · The Application · Jay Neugeboren · ss Transatlantic Review #17, Autumn 1964 51 · The Cream of the Country · Ken Whitmore · ss (r) 58 · Black Looks · Posy Simmonds · cs (r) 60 · The Test · Angelica Gibbs · ss The New Yorker June 15 1940 64 · The Star Beast · Nicholas Stuart Gray · ss Mainly in Moonlight by Nicholas Stuart Gray, Faber and Faber, 1965 71 · The Last Bushman · Jenny Hobbs · ss Argosy (UK) October 1970 82 · Blackout · Roger Mais · ss (r) 86 · The Apparition · Edith Reveley · ss (r) 93 · Badman · John Brunner · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #92, March 1960 112 · Poison · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s June 3 1950

Trespassers ed. Steve Bowles (Collins Educational, 1986, 978-0-00-330211-0, 119pp, tp, an, cover by Chris Gilbert)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Stealing a Milk Float · Sheila Lavelle · ss 6 · The Davenport · Jack Ritchie · vi A Chilling Collection ed. Helen Hoke, Thomas Nelson US, 1979 9 · The Seance · Robin Klein · ss 16 · Security Guard on the Empire State Building · Bob Newhart · ss 18 · Over the Dump · Steve Bowles · ss 28 · Star Boy · Elizabeth Fancett · nv Armada Sci-Fi 2 ed. Richard Davis, Armada, 1975 40 · The First Men on Mercury · Edwin Morgan · pm 1982 42 · The House That Jack Built · William Mayne · ss 48 · The Park · James Matthews · ss 61 · Reputation · Tim Kennemore · ss 75 · Responsibility · Jack Bennett · ss 80 · Paths · John Christopher · ss Hundreds and Hundreds ed. Peter Dickinson, Puffin, 1984 87 · Smell · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969 98 · I See You Never · Ray Bradbury · vi The New Yorker November 8 1947 102 · Enemy Territory · William Melvin Kelley · ss Dancers on the Shore by William Melvin Kelley, Doubleday, 1964 112 · Feeding the Cats · Ann Thwaite · ss

Twisters ed. Steve Bowles (Collins, 1981, 0-0067-1798-5, 90p, 123pp, pb, an)     Fifteen stories of the sinister and macabre each with a twist at the end. Also published in a simultaneous hardcover edition. 7 · Introduction · Steve Bowles · in 9 · A Lot to Learn · Robert T. Kurosaka · vi (r) 11 · Nightmare in Yellow · Fredric Brown · vi The Dude May 1961 14 · The Man Who Could Turn Back the Clock · Ralph Milne Farley · vi The Omnibus of Time by Ralph Milne Farley, FPCI, 1950 16 · Examination Day · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy February 1958 21 · Hey, You Down There! · Harold Rolseth · ss Yankee 1971 34 · Pick-Up on the Dover Road · Julian Symons · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1972 48 · Little Old Lady from Cricket Creek · Len Gray · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1969 53 · Firebird · John Escott · ss Naked Nancy and Other Stories by John Escott, Heinemann, 1978 64 · Man Eater · Dorothy Edwards · ss 71 · The Chaser · John Collier · ss The New Yorker December 28 1940 75 · Sauce for the Goose · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1972 89 · The Haunted Man · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1974 106 · Maid to Measure · Damon Knight · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1964 110 · A Judicious Half Inch · Ursula Curtiss · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1973 119 · Nasty · Fredric Brown · vi Playboy April 1959

A Book of Islands ed. John S. Bowman (Doubleday, 1971, LC:76-131069, xiv+346pp, hc, an)     A selection of weird and bizarre stories set on islands collected by a noted travel writer. x · Introduction · John S. Bowman · in · Section One: Marvelous Islands 3 · The Shipwrecked Sailor · [uncredited] · ss (r); from the Egyptian. 7 · The Odyssey · Homer · ex (r) 14 · The True History · Lucian · ex (r) 19 · Sindbad the Sailor: First Voyage · [uncredited] · ss from The Arabian Nights (r) 27 · Gulliver’s Travels [Gulliver] · Jonathan Swift · ex Benjamin Motte, 1726, as “Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World” 40 · Adventures of Baron Munchausen · Rudolf Erich Raspe · ex 1785, as “Baron Munchhausen’s Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia” 45 · To Whom This May Come · Edward Bellamy · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine February 1889 · Section Two: Man Alone 63 · Robinson Crusoe · Daniel Defoe · ex 1719 72 · Swiss Family Robinson · Johann Rudolf Wyss · ex 1812 actually written by his father, Johann Wyss (1743-1818). 83 · Masterman Ready · Frederick Marryat · ex from Mooreman Ready, Longmans, 1841 92 · The Mysterious Island · Jules Verne; translated by William H. G. Kingston · ex Scribner’s, 1875; chapter 11. 102 · German Harry · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan January 1924 · Section Three: Supernatural Sites 109 · Guests from Gibbet Island · Washington Irving · ss The Knickerbocker October 1839 120 · The Isle of Voices · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The National Observer February 4 1893 137 · The Fiend of the Cooperage · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Manchester Weekly Times October 1 1897 148 · Æpyornis Island · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget December 27 1894 159 · A Haunted Island · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1899 174 · Desert of the Dead · Arthur J. Burks · ss Weird Tales March 1925 · Section Four: Nature in the Raw 183 · The Legend of Last Island · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Chita: A Memory of Lost Island by Lafcadio Hearn, Harper, 1889 201 · The White Seal [Mowgli] · Rudyard Kipling · nv National Review August 1 1893 216 · The Landing · Liam O’Flaherty · ss T.P.’s and Cassell’s Weekly May 24 1924 223 · Pincher Martin · William Golding · ex Faber and Faber, 1956; chapter 3. · Section Five: Concentrated Reality 231 · The Saga of Njal · [uncredited] · ex (r); from the Icelandic. 241 · Mateo Falcone · Prosper Mérimée · ss International Short Stories ed. & tr. Wm Patten, P.F. Collier's Sons, 1910 translated from the French. 253 · Property · Giovanni Verga; translated by D. H. Lawrence · ss Little Novels of Sicily by Giovanni Verga, Seltzer, 1925 260 · Semillante · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Une vendetta”, Le Gaulois, October 14, 1883). 266 · The Two Hoaxers · Stratis Myrivilis & Abbott Rick · ex The Charioteer Summer 1960 · Section Six: Pink-Tinted Adventures 279 · The Count of Monte Cristo · Alexandre Dumas · ex Chapman & Hall, 1846; chapters 20-21. translated from the French (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Pétlon, 1845/46). 289 · Typee · Herman Melville · ex Wiley and Putnam, 1846 297 · Treasure Island · Robert Louis Stevenson · ex Cassell & Co., November 14 1883; chapter 13. 302 · The Vagrant · Richard Harding Davis · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine June 1899 321 · A Son of Empire · Lloyd Osbourne · ss The London Magazine November 1912 332 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924