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The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series III ed. Richard Davis (DAW, June 1975, UY1180, $1.25, 173pp, pb, an, cover by Michael Whelan)     Published in the UK as The First Orbit Book of Horror (Orbit 1976). 9 · Introduction · Richard Davis · in 11 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 28 · The Man in the Underpass · Ramsey Campbell · ss 39 · S.F. · T. E. D. Klein · ss 56 · Uncle Vlad · Clive Sinclair · ss Transatlantic Review #46/47, Summer 1973 68 · Judas Story · Brian M. Stableford · ss 86 · The House of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers July 1973 98 · Satanesque · Allan Weiss · ss The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror v1 #6, 1974 109 · Burger Creature · Steve Chapman · ss Orbit 12 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1973 117 · Wake Up Dead · Tim Stout · ss 134 · Forget-Me-Not · Bernard Taylor · nv 152 · Halloween Story · Gregory Fitz Gerald · ss; this is given as from Balthus, 1973, but the last issue of Balthus was #4 in 1972. 164 · Big, Wide, Wonderful World · Charles E. Fritch · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1958 168 · The Taste of Your Love · Eddy C. Bertin · ss translated from the Dutch (“De smaak van jouw liefde”, De achtjaarlijkse god, Bruna, 1971).

The Man Who Could Not Lose by Richard Harding Davis (Charles Scribner’s Sons, September 1911, 254pp, hc, co) 1 · The Man Who Could Not Lose · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s August 20 1910 (+1) 67 · My Buried Treasure · Richard Harding Davis · nv 101 · The Consul · Richard Harding Davis · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1910 139 · The Nature Faker · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s December 10 1910 163 · The Lost House · Richard Harding Davis · nv The London Magazine July 1911

The Man Who Could Not Lose (var. 1) by Richard Harding Davis (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1916, vii+365pp, hc, co)     Expanded from the 1911 edition by the addition of three stories. v · Richard Harding Davis · Leonard Wood · ob [Ref. Richard Harding Davis] 1 · The Man Who Could Not Lose · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s August 20 1910 (+1) 62 · My Buried Treasure · Richard Harding Davis · nv The Man Who Could Not Lose by Richard Harding Davis, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1911 93 · The Consul · Richard Harding Davis · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1910 128 · The Nature Faker · Richard Harding Davis · nv Collier’s December 10 1910 149 · Billy and the Big Stick · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan May 1914 186 · The Frame-Up · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan August 1915 223 · The Lost House · Richard Harding Davis · nv The London Magazine July 1911 312 · The Log of the “Jolly Polly” · Richard Harding Davis · nv Metropolitan October 1915

Waltzing with the Dead by Russell Davis (Wildside Press, January 2004, 1-59224-615-X, $22.95, 239pp, hc, co)     Collection of 14 stories (four original) and four poems (three original). Introduction by Ed Gorman. This is a print-on-demand edition. 9 · Introduction · Ed Gorman · in · Part One—Sacrifices 13 · Sacrifices · Russell Davis · pm New Amazons ed. Margaret Weis & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2000 15 · Monster · Russell Davis · ss 23 · One Tree Hill · Russell Davis · ss Warrior Princesses ed. Elizabeth Ann Scarborough & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1998 33 · Omega Time · Russell Davis · ss Sol’s Children ed. Jean Rabe & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2002 41 · Seven Year Itch · Russell Davis · ss · Part Two—Of Memories 55 · Of Memories · Russell Davis · pm 57 · The Sleepers · Russell Davis · ss 77 · A Kiss of Fire · Russell Davis · ss 83 · The Death of Winston Foster · Russell Davis · ss Future Crimes ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1999 · Part Three—Traveler 99 · Traveler · Russell Davis · pm 101 · The Morality of Feeling Good · Russell Davis · ss HEAT, Volume 1, Foggy Windows Books, 2001, as by Christopher Tracy 115 · The End of Summer · Russell Davis · nv Merlin ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1999 141 · Father of Shadow, Son of Light · Russell Davis · ss Knight Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 2002 159 · The Body Clock · Russell Davis · nv Alien Abductions ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1999 · Part Four—Waltzing with the Dead 185 · Waltzing with the Dead · Russell Davis · pm 187 · Across Hickman’s Bridge to Home · Russell Davis · ss Civil War Fantastic ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2000 199 · Author’s Note · Russell Davis · ms (r) 201 · Dead Tired · Russell Davis · ss Black Cats and Broken Mirrors ed. Martin H. Greenberg & John Helfers, DAW, 1998 213 · A Kiss at Midnight · Russell Davis · nv Single White Vampire Seeks Same ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, 2001

Ghost Towns ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Lost Trails ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Lone Star Sleuths: An Anthology of Texas Crime Fiction ed. Steven L. Davis, Bill Cunningham & Rollo K. Newsom--- see under Bill Cunningham.

The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 1 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, 1981, 109pp, pb, an, cover: The Blockhouse by Doc Robinson)     Anthology of a dozen stories selected from the annual competitions organised by Science Fiction South Africa from 1971 to 1980. The pages are unnumbered; page numbers have been added to show lengths of stories. 1 · Intro · Tony Davis · in 3 · A Piece of Rope · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #49, August 1981; illustrated by Doc Robinson 15 · Mtaki · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #49, August 1981 21 · Rebirth · Claude Nunes · ss (r) 31 · Moving On · Eric Grossman · ss Probe #45, August 1980 37 · Colour Prejudice · Norman Cutler · ss (r); illustrated by Doc Robinson 47 · Organic Motoring · C. J. M. Northam · ss Probe #40, May 1979 53 · The Blockhouse · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #41, August 1979 59 · Landscape with Prisms · Peter Wilhelm · ss Probe #41, August 1979 67 · Information Classified · Wessel Ebersohn · ss Probe #46, November 1980 77 · Please Insert ID-Card · Tex Cooper · ss Probe #44, May 1980; illustrated by Doc Robinson; given as “ID-Card” in the Table of Contents. 83 · The Killing Grounds · Robin Peter Matthews · ss Probe #42, November 1979 87 · Landfall · Christopher Backeberg · ss Probe #45, August 1980; given as by Christopher Backeburg. 97 · A Brief History of Science Fiction South Africa · Simon Scott · ar 99 · Banned Science Fiction Books in South Africa · Tony Davis · ar

The Best of South African Science Fiction, Volume 2 ed. Tony Davis (Science Fiction South Africa, November 1985, iii+116pp, pb, an, cover: The Ancients of Zark by Mark Tunbridge) i · Introduction · Tony Davis · in 1 · Reception Committee · W. G. Lipsett · ss Probe #50, February 1982 9 · The Ancients of Zark · C. Ward · ss Probe #59, May 1984; given as “Ancients of Zark” in the Table of Contents. 18 · The Missionary · Bill Young · ss Probe #54, February 1983 24 · Private File · Paul Alan · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 36 · Dying on the Inside a World Apart · Damien Walter · ss Probe #61, 1985 46 · “Zelda” · W. G. Lipsett · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 54 · The Place of Circular Enigmas · Clive Poole · ss (r) 64 · Streets on Fire · Arthur Goldstuck · ss Probe #58, February 1984; subtitled “An Urban Fantasy”. 68 · Intelligence and Artifice · M. T. Blatchford · ss (r) 73 · The P.S. · W. G. Lipsett · ss (r); illustrated by Mark Tunbridge 83 · Fruitfully Yours · Tex Cooper · ss (r) 89 · Father Sun and Mother Earth · Elaine Mommsen · ss Probe #55, May 1983 102 · Soldier’s Recompense · [uncredited] · ss (r) 111 · More Than a Matter of Bug-Eyed Monsters · [uncredited] · ar Frontline Magazine May 1982

Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Monsters ed. Peter Davison (ghost written by ed. Richard Evans) (Sparrow, 1982, 0-09-928300-X, 95p, 126pp, pb, oa, cover by Chris Foss) 7 · Introduction · Peter Davison · in 9 · Ocean of Sound · Robert P. Holdstock · ss 24 · Drizzle · Stephen David · ss 37 · Beyond Lies the Wub · Philip K. Dick · ss Planet Stories July 1952 47 · Semolina · David Langford · ss 59 · Vurfing the Gwrx · Michael Scott Rohan · ss 72 · Guardian Angel · Christopher Evans · ss 87 · Don’t Go West, Young Zann · Dyan Sheldon · ss 102 · The Lights of the City · Garry Kilworth · ss 119 · Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner · Allan Scott · ss

Peter Davison’s Book of Alien Planets ed. Peter Davison (ghost written by ed. Richard Evans) (Sparrow, 1983, 0-09-930880-0, 95p, 96pp, pb, an)     Anthology. Also available in hardback (Hutchinson, 0-09-151430-4, £4.50). 7 · Homecoming · Stephen David · ss 23 · Grenville’s Planet · Michael Shaara · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1952 38 · Exile · Edmond Hamilton · ss Super Science Stories May 1943 44 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955 52 · All Summer in a Day · Ray Bradbury · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954 59 · Protected Species · H. B. Fyfe · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951 74 · History Lesson · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Startling Stories May 1949 85 · The Pits Beneath the World · Mary Gentle · ss

DOA III ed. Andrea Dawn & Marc Ciccarone--- see under Marc Ciccarone.

Tales That Enthrall ed. Arnold Dawson (Grant Richards, 1930, 2/-, 256pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 29 stories, mostly adventure or mystery but with a number of well known weird/horror stories. · Introduction · Arnold Dawson · in 9 · A Romance of ther Desert · Al-Asma’I · ss (r) 23 · The Three Rings · Giovanni Boccaccio · ss from The Decameron (r) translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353). 26 · Kirk Alloway Witches · Robert Burns · ss (r) 30 · Dream Children · Charles Lamb · ss (r) 35 · “El Verdugo” (The Executioner) · Honoré de Balzac · ss 1829 48 · The Shot · Alexander Pushkin · ss The Queen of Spades and Other Stories by Alexander Pushkin, G. Bell & Sons, 1894 63 · A Tale of Terror · Thomas Hood · vi The London Magazine 1821 76 · The Lost Hand of Zaleukos · Wilhelm Hauff · ss (r) 79 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited. 110 · A True Story · Benjamin Disraeli · ss The Indicator July 12 1820 113 · The Wicked Prince · Hans Andersen · ss (r) 117 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1) translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 128 · The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy” 136 · The Moss-Rose · Grenville Murray · ss (r) 141 · The Passage of the Red Sea · Henri Murger · ss Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Henry Murger, Vizetelly & Co., 1888 translated from the French (Vie de Boheme). 149 · A Terribly Strange Bed · William Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited. 169 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 177 · Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · ss The Atlantic Monthly January 1879 183 · Tennessee’s Partner · Bret Harte · ss Overland Monthly October 1869 195 · After Twenty Years · O. Henry · vi The (New York) Sunday World February 14 1904 199 · The Pearl of Love · H. G. Wells · ss The Atlantic Edition of the Works of H.G. Wells by H. G. Wells, Unwin, 1924 204 · Arvie Aspinall’s Alarm Clock · Henry Lawson · ss (r) 209 · A Christmas Criminal · E. Nesbit · ss (r) 217 · Many a Tear · M. P. Shiel · ss Pearson’s Magazine (US) September 1908 231 · The Mother Stone · John Galsworthy · ss Reedy’s Mirror November 24 1916 235 · The Wag · Henri Barbusse · ss (r) 241 · The Opening of the Door · M. P. Willcocks · ss The Star April 20 1914 245 · A Love Tale of Two Common People · Joe Corrie · ss (r) 248 · The Soul of Ivan the Peasant · Alexander Neveroff · ss (r) 253 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

An Itinerant House and Other Stories by Emma Frances Dawson (William Doxey, 1897, xii+320pp, hc, co) · Preface · Emma Frances Dawson · pr 1 · An Itinerant House · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Argonaut April 20 1878 33 · Singed Moths · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut August 28 1880 (+1) 75 · A Stray Reveler · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Wasp December 23 1882 91 · The Night Before the Wedding · Emma Frances Dawson · vi Short Stories January 1892 97 · The Dramatic in My Destiny · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Californian January 1880 141 · A Gracious Visitation · Emma Frances Dawson · nv 213 · A Sworn Statement · Emma Frances Dawson · ss The Wasp Christmas 1881 231 · “The Second Card Wins” · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut May 17 1879 (+1) 275 · In Silver Upon Purple: “Star-Cross’d Lovers” · Emma Frances Dawson · pp 283 · “Are the Dead Dead?” · Emma Frances Dawson · nv The Argonaut October 2 1880 (+1)

Scam and Eggs by Janet Dawson (Five Star US, December 2002, 0-7862-4838-6, $25.95, 211pp, hc, co)     Collection of ten stories. · Scam and Eggs [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss · Witchcraft · Janet Dawson · ss · Little Red Corvette [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss Lethal Ladies ed. Barbara Collins & Robert J. Randisi, Berkley, 1996 · Voice Mail · Janet Dawson · ss · Blue Eyes [Jeri Howard] · Janet Dawson · ss Murder Most Feline ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Cumberland House, 2001 · Mrs. Lincoln’s Dilemma · Janet Dawson · nv The First Lady Murders ed. Nancy Pickard, Pocket, 1999 · Pack Rat · Janet Dawson · ss Compulsion (e-book), Mightywords.com, 2000 · By the Book · Janet Dawson · nv Sisters in Crime 4 ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley, 1991 · What the Cat Dragged In · Janet Dawson · ss Cat Crimes Through Time ed. Ed Gorman, Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, Carroll & Graf, 1999 · Invisible Time · Janet Dawson · ss Once Upon a Crime ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Berkley Prime Crime, 1998

Forgotten Destiny: A Western Trio by Peter Dawson (Five Star, May 2002, hc, co)     Details supplied by Todd Mason. · Brand of Luck · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine March 1941, as “Land-Grabber, I’ll Be Back with Guns!” · Death Brings in the Ophir · Peter Dawson · na Complete Western Book Magazine May 1939, as “A Gun-Boss for Eternal Range” · Forgotten Destiny · Peter Dawson · na Big-Book Western Magazine June 1940, as “Turncoat Gunman!”