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Stories Selected from The Unexpected ed. Bennett Cerf (Bantam, March 1963, FP30, 50¢, 184pp, pb, an)     Abridged edition of The Unexpected! (Bantam, 1948). vii · Introduction · Bennett Cerf · in The Unexpected! ed. Bennett Cerf, Bantam, 1948 1 · Salesmanship · Mary Ellen Chase · ss Pictorial Review July 1930 9 · The Storm · McKnight Malmar · ss Good Housekeeping February 1944 23 · The Thousand Dollar Bill · Manuel Komroff · ss Cosmopolitan September 1935 37 · Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World November 26 1905 43 · Exchange of Men · Joseph Cross · ss Story #122, November/December 1946 55 · A Horseman in the Sky · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 14 1889 62 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1) 76 · Final Break · Ian S. Thomson · ss 1945 79 · Addio · Thomas Beer · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 29 1921 94 · Suspicion · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Mystery League October 1933 111 · Gavin · John van Druten · ss Good Housekeeping May 1945 124 · Mammon and the Archer · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World March 19 1905 131 · The Interlopers · Saki · ss The Bystander January 17 1912 137 · Adam and Eve and Pinch Me · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 148 · Revelations in Black · Carl Jacobi · nv Weird Tales April 1933 169 · The Price of the Head · John Russell · ss Collier’s May 20 1916 181 · The Chaser · John Collier · ss The New Yorker December 28 1940

The Unexpected! ed. Bennett Cerf (Bantam, June 1948, 502, 25¢, 273pp, pb, an) ix · Introduction · Bennett Cerf · in 1 · Salesmanship · Mary Ellen Chase · ss Pictorial Review July 1930 10 · The Storm · McKnight Malmar · ss Good Housekeeping February 1944 26 · Back for Christmas · John Collier · ss The New Yorker October 7 1939 33 · The Thousand Dollar Bill · Manuel Komroff · ss Cosmopolitan September 1935 50 · Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World November 26 1905 57 · Exchange of Men · Joseph Cross · ss Story #122, November/December 1946 72 · A Horseman in the Sky · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 14 1889 80 · Two Bottles of Relish [Mr. Linley] · Lord Dunsany · ss Time and Tide November 12 1932 (+1) 96 · Final Break · Ian S. Thomson · ss 1945 100 · Addio · Thomas Beer · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 29 1921 118 · Suspicion · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Mystery League October 1933 138 · Gavin · John van Druten · ss Good Housekeeping May 1945 154 · Mammon and the Archer · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World March 19 1905 162 · Clay-Shuttered Doors · Helen R. Hull · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1926 186 · The Interlopers · Saki · ss The Bystander January 17 1912 193 · Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales July 1943 216 · Adam and Eve and Pinch Me · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 230 · Revelations in Black · Carl Jacobi · nv Weird Tales April 1933 255 · The Price of the Head · John Russell · ss Collier’s May 20 1916 270 · The Chaser · John Collier · ss The New Yorker December 28 1940

The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy ed. Christopher Cerf (Vintage, February 1966, V-326, $1.65, 310pp, pb, an) vii · Introduction · Christopher Cerf · in 3 · The Great Automatic Grammatisator · Roald Dahl · nv Someone Like You by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1953 22 · An Egg a Month from All Over · Idris Seabright · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1952 30 · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 37 · And Now the News… · Theodore Sturgeon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1956 59 · No-Sided Professor · Martin Gardner · ss Esquire January 1947 71 · Random Quest · John Wyndham · nv Consider Her Ways and Others by John Wyndham, Joseph, 1961 111 · The Rocket of 1955 · C. M. Kornbluth · vi Escape August 1939 113 · Something for Nothing · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1954 126 · The Death of the Sea · José Maria Gironella · ss 1964 140 · The Red White and Blue Rum Collins · John C. M. Brust · ss Harvard Lampoon 142 · Pie in the Sky · William Styron · ss 160 · The Analogues [The Analogues] · Damon Knight · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952 172 · Immortality · Fredric Brown · vi The Gent February 1961 174 · Shadow Show · Clifford D. Simak · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1953 213 · Chronopolis · J. G. Ballard · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #95, June 1960 239 · Or All the Seas with Oysters · Avram Davidson · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1958 249 · Patent Pending [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Argosy November 1954, as “The Invention” 260 · I Kill Myself · Julian Kawalec · ss The Modern Polish Mind ed. Maria Kuncewicz, Little Brown, 1962 268 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 282 · A Canticle for Leibowitz [St. Leibowitz, Order of] · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1955 305 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon (Fourth Estate, July 2, 2001, 1-84115-493-8, £7.99, 659pp, tp, no)     Reprint (Random House 2000) associational novel.

The Best American Short Stories 2005 ed. Michael Chabon & Katrina Kenison (Houghton Mifflin, 2005, 978-0-618-42349-1, $14.00, xvii+411pp, hc, an) ix · Foreword · Katrina Kenison · fw xiii · Introduction · Michael Chabon · in 1 · The Smile on Happy Chang’s Face · Tom Perrotta · ss Post Road #8, 2004 19 · Until Gwen · Dennis Lehane · nv Men from Boys ed. John Harvey, Heinemann, 2003 35 · A Taste of the Dust · Lynne Sharon Schwartz · ss Ninth Letter Spring/Summer 2004 43 · Old Friends · Thomas McGuane · ss The New Yorker October 25 2004 58 · Eight Pieces for the Left Hand · J. Robert Lennon · vi Granta #85, Spring 2004 67 · Stone Animals · Kelly Link · nv Conjunctions #43, Fall 2004 109 · First Four Measures · Nathaniel Bellows · ss The Paris Review #170, Summer 2004 125 · The Scheme of Things · Charles D’Ambrosio · nv The New Yorker October 11 2004 149 · Silence · Alice Munro · nv The New Yorker June 14/June 21 2004 174 · Death Defier · Tom Bissell · nv The Virginia Quarterly Review Summer 2004 212 · The Girls · Joy Williams · ss Idaho Review #6, 2004 223 · Anda’s Game · Cory Doctorow · nv Salon November 15 2004 251 · Simple Exercises for the Beginning Student · Alix Ohlin · ss Swink #1, 2004 265 · Old Boys, Old Girls · Edward P. Jones · nv The New Yorker May 3 2004 288 · The Secret Goldfish · David Means · ss The New Yorker May 31 2004 298 · The Cousins · Joyce Carol Oates · ss Harper’s Magazine July 2004 318 · Natasha · David Bezmozgis · nv Harper’s Magazine May 2004 339 · Hart and Boot · Tim Pratt · ss Polyphony, Volume 4 ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2004 356 · Justice Shiva Ram Murthy · Rishi Reddi · ss Harvard Review #27, 2004 374 · Bohemians · George Saunders · ss The New Yorker January 19 2004 383 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg 394 · 100 Other Distinguished Stories of 2004 · [uncredited] · bi 398 · Editorial Addresses of American and Canadian Magazines Publishing Short Stories · [uncredited] · ms

McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories ed. Michael Chabon (Random House/Vintage, November 2004, 1-4000-7874-1, $13.95, 328pp, tp, oa, cover by Lawrence Sterne Stevens from Fantastic Novels Magazine January 1949)     Original anthology of 15 stories in various genres, a follow-up to McSeeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales. Authors include Stephen King, Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and Peter Straub. ix · Introduction · Michael Chabon · in 3 · Lusus Naturae · Margaret Atwood · ss 11 · What You Do Not Know You Want · David Mitchell · ss 33 · Vivian Relf · Jonathan Lethem · ss 47 · Minnow · Ayelet Waldman · ss 69 · Zeroville · Steve Erickson · ss 83 · Lisey and the Madman · Stephen King · nv 115 · 7C · Jason Roberts · ss 129 · The Miniaturist · Heidi Julavits · nv 155 · The Child · Roddy Doyle · ss 171 · Delmonico · Daniel Handler · ss 191 · The Scheme of Things · Charles D’Ambrosio · nv The New Yorker October 11 2004 223 · The Devil of Delery Street [Stubbs family] · Poppy Z. Brite · ss 241 · Reports of Certain Events in London · China Miéville · nv 263 · The Fabled Light-House at Viña del Mar · Joyce Carol Oates · nv 289 · Mr. Aickman’s Air Rifle · Peter Straub · nv

McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales ed. Michael Chabon (Vintage Books, February 2003, 1-4000-3339-X, $13.95, 478pp, tp, oa, cover by H. J. Ward from Red Star Mystery October 1940)     Anthology of 20 stories in various genres, previously published in the magazine McSweeney’s Quarterly #10, available only to subscribers. Authors include Stephen King, Harlan Ellison, Michael Moorcock, and Neil Gaiman. Guest editor Chabon provides an introduction. 5 · The Editor’s Notebook · Michael Chabon · in 13 · Tedford and the Megalodon · Jim Shepard · ss 31 · The Tears of Squonk, and What Happened Thereafter · Glen David Gold · ss 53 · The Bees · Dan Chaon · ss 73 · Catskin · Kelly Link · nv 101 · How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman · Elmore Leonard · ss 125 · The General · Carol Emshwiller · ss 143 · Closing Time · Neil Gaiman · ss 155 · Otherwise Pandemonium · Nick Hornby · ss 173 · The Tale of Gray Dick · Stephen King · ss 191 · Blood Doesn’t Come Out · Michael Crichton · ss 202 · Weaving the Dark · Laurie King · ss 221 · Chuck’s Bucket · Chris Offutt · ss 237 · Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly · Dave Eggers · nv 285 · The Case of the Nazi Canary [Sir Sexton Begg (The Metatemporal Detective)] · Michael Moorcock · na 331 · The Case of the Salt and Pepper Shakers · Aimee Bender · ss 341 · Ghost Dance · Sherman Alexie · ss 354 · Goodbye to All That · Harlan Ellison · nv 365 · Private Grave 9 · Karen Joy Fowler · nv 380 · The Albertine Notes · Rick Moody · na 447 · The Martian Agent, a Planetary Romance · Michael Chabon · nv 477 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg 479 · This Book Benefits 826 Valencia · Dave Eggers & Michael Chabon · ms

Detective Fiction: Crime and Compromise ed. David Chacko & Dick Allen--- see under Dick Allen.

Harlan Ellison’s 7 Against Chaos by Paul Chadwick & Harlan Ellison--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Dance Band on the Titanic by Jack L. Chalker (Ballantine Del Rey, July 1988, 0-345-34858-3, $3.95, 339pp, pb, co)     Collection of 8 stories plus an introduction, afterword, Chalker bibliography, and biographical notes. 1 · The Writing Game · Jack L. Chalker · in 25 · No Hiding Place · Jack L. Chalker · nv Stellar #3 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1977 64 · Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? · Jack L. Chalker · ar 80 · Forty Days and Nights in the Wilderness [Paul Carleton Savage] · Jack L. Chalker · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact July 1978, as “In the Wilderness” 103 · Dance Band on the Titanic · Jack L. Chalker · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July/August 1978 135 · Stormsong Runner · Jack L. Chalker · ss Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 148 · In the Dowaii Chambers · Jack L. Chalker · na The John W. Campbell Awards, Volume 5 ed. George R. R. Martin, Bluejay, 1984 216 · Adrift Among the Ghosts · Jack L. Chalker · ss 237 · Moths and Candle · Jack L. Chalker · nv 293 · Afterword: On Transformations and Other Last Words · Jack L. Chalker · aw (r) 321 · The Official Jack L. Chalker Handout Bibliography · Jack L. Chalker · bi (r) 337 · Brief Biographical Notes for the Interested · Jack L. Chalker · bg

The Four Lords of the Diamond by Jack L. Chalker (SFBC, March 1983, #3533, $7.98, 755pp, tp, om) [Four Lords of the Diamond] 1 · Lilith: A Snake in the Grass [Four Lords of the Diamond] · Jack L. Chalker · n. Ballantine, 1981 175 · Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold [Four Lords of the Diamond] · Jack L. Chalker · n. Ballantine, 1981 351 · Charon: A Dragon at the Gate [Four Lords of the Diamond] · Jack L. Chalker · n. Ballantine, 1982 539 · Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail [Four Lords of the Diamond] · Jack L. Chalker · n. Ballantine, 1983

Hotel Andromeda ed. Jack L. Chalker (Ace, February 1994, 0-441-00010-X, $4.99, 248pp, pb, oa, cover by John Steven Gurney)     Original anthology of 12 stories set in interstellar hotels. 1 · First Nighter · Karen Haber · ss 21 · The Room Key · Terry Kepner · nv 47 · Telling Human Stories · Margaret Ball · ss 61 · The Small Penance of Lady Disdain · Michael Coney · nv 87 · Rhuum Service · Brad Ferguson · nv 113 · Soft in the World, and Bright · M. Shayne Bell · ss 123 · To Caress the Face of God · Dave Wolverton · ss 137 · Glass Walls · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 155 · Face Time · Janet Kagan · nv 177 · It’s a Gift · Esther M. Friesner · nv 207 · The Happy Hookermorph · Kevin J. Anderson · nv 229 · Volatile Mix · Jerry Oltion · ss

Australian Dark Fantasy and Horror 2006 ed. Angela Challis & Shane Jiraiya Cummings (Brimstone Press, 2007, 0-9802817-0-9, hc, an)     The best Australian dark fiction and essays published in 2005. · Pater Familias · Lee Battersby · ss (r) · The Memory of Breathing · Lyn Battersby · ss (r) · Heart of Saturday Night · Adam Browne · ss (r) · The Interminable Suffering of Mysterious Mr. Wu · Rjurik Davidson · ss Aurealis #33/34/35, 2005 · Horror Literature & Censorship in Australia · James Doig · ar (r) · The Red Priest’s Homecoming · Dirk Flinthart · nv Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #17, February/March 2005 · Aspect Hunter · Anthony Fordham · nv Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales ed. Robin Pen & Robert Hood, Agog! Press, 2005 · Malik Rising · Paul Haines · ss Shadowed Realms #7, 2005 · The Greater Death of Saito Saku · Richard Harland · ss Daikaiju! Giant Monster Tales ed. Robin Pen & Robert Hood, Agog! Press, 2005 · The State of the Zombie Film · Robert Hood · ar (r) · Tumble · Trent Jamieson · ss Ideomancer December 2005 · Body Parts · Chris Lawson · ar Borderlands #4, December 2004 · The Outback Bites Back · David Levell · ss (r) · Hooked · Martin Livings · ss Borderlands #5, March 2005 · Eight-Beat Bar · Chuck McKenzie · ss Aurealis #33/34/35, 2005 · The Dark Shadow of Fantasy · Josephine Pennicott · ar (r) · Fresh Young Widow · Kaaron Warren · ss The Grinding House by Kaaron Warren, CSFG Publishing, 2005