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In Space No One Can Hear You Scream ed. Hank Davis (Baen, October 2013, 978-1-4516-3941-4, $15.00, 325pp, tp, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Anthology of 13 horror stories, three original, involving outer space and other worlds. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, George R.R. Martin, Tony Daniel, and Sarah A. Hoyt. 1 · It’s Dark Between the Stars · Hank Davis · in 7 · A Walk in the Dark · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1950 21 · Frog Water · Tony Daniel · ss 41 · Lost Memory · Peter Phillips · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1952 57 · Dragons · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 71 · The Last Weapon · Robert Sheckley · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 83 · Mongoose [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Lovecraft Unbound ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse, 2009 109 · Medusa · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1942 133 · The Searcher [The Hub] · James H. Schmitz · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact February 1966 205 · The Rhine’s World Incident · Neal L. Asher · ss Subterfuge ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press, 2008 221 · “Nothing Happens on the Moon” · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Science-Fiction February 1939 243 · Visiting Shadow · Hank Davis · ss 263 · The God of the Asteroid · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Wonder Stories October 1932, as “Master of the Asteroid”; the book says this is a restored version, but the text appears to be identical to the Wonder Stories version. 281 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni August 1979

Overruled! ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio (Baen, April 7, 2020, 978-1-982124-50-2, $16.00, 381pp, tp, an, cover by Tom Kidd)     Details taken from online listing. · The Sketcher · Tom Kidd · ss · Jerry Was a Man · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1947, as “Jerry Is a Man” · Paradox & Greenblatt, Attorneys at Law · Kevin J. Anderson · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2005 · The Jigsaw Man [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 · Skulking Permit · Robert Sheckley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1954 · Checksum Checkmate · Tony Daniel · ss Baen Books: Free Stories 2012, Baen, 2012 · The Executioner · Algis Budrys · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1956 · License to Kill · Sarah A. Hoyt & Laura Montgomery · ss · The Riot That Wasn’t in Port Neeks · Susan R. Matthews · ss · Lawyer Fight [Monster Hunter] · Larry Correia · nv The Monster Hunter International Employee’s Handbook and Roleplaying Game by Larry Correia, Hero Games, 2013 · The People v. Craig Morrison · Alex Shvartsman & Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2018 · How-2 · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Science Fiction November 1954 · Moving Spirit [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke, Ballantine, 1957 · Victim of Changes [The Sun Eater] · Christopher Ruocchio · ss · The Cyber and Justice Holmes · Frank Riley · ss If March 1955 · To See the Invisible Man · Robert Silverberg · ss Worlds of Tomorrow April 1963 · License to Steal · Louis Newman · fa Galaxy Magazine August 1959 · With the Knight Male [Waldo Burmeister; Henry Carver] · Charles Sheffield · nv The Chick Is in the Mail ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, Baen, 2000

Sir Dominic Flandry: The Last Knight of Terra by Poul Anderson ed. Hank Davis--- see under Poul Anderson.

Space Pioneers ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio (Baen, November 27, 2018, 978-1-4814-8360-5, $7.99, 506pp, pb, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Details taken from online listing. 3 · Will the Space Ocean Have Gems? · Hank Davis · in 11 · Third Stage · Poul Anderson · ss Amazing Stories February 1962 39 · Becalmed in Hell [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1965 59 · Delilah and the Space-Rigger · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Blue Book Magazine December 1949 79 · Expedition · Fredric Brown · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1957 83 · Not Yet the End · Fredric Brown · vi Captain Future Winter 1941 89 · Superweapon · David Drake · ss Star Destroyers ed. Tony Daniel & Christopher Ruocchio, Baen, 2018 105 · In from the Commons · Tony Daniel · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 1999 119 · Home Front · Jeff Greason & Sarah A. Hoyt · nv 147 · Incident on Calypso · Murray Leinster · ss Startling Stories Fall 1945 173 · All the Traps of Earth · Clifford D. Simak · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1960 231 · The Cave of Night · James E. Gunn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1955 257 · He Fell Into a Dark Hole · Jerry E. Pournelle · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1973 307 · What’s It Like Out There? · Edmond Hamilton · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1952 339 · The Man Who Lost the Sea · Theodore Sturgeon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1959 357 · The Parliament of Owls [The Sun Eater] · Christopher Ruocchio · nv 399 · Quietus · Ross Rocklynne · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1940 421 · Men Against the Stars · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Astounding Science-Fiction June 1938 451 · Over the Top · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1949 471 · Kyrie · Poul Anderson · ss The Farthest Reaches ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968

Things from Outer Space ed. Hank Davis (Baen, October 2016, 978-1-4767-8166-2, $7.99, 554pp, pb, an, cover by Alan Pollack)     Anthology of 19 stories (two original) and a poem about dangerous visitors from outer space. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Things for the Memories · Hank Davis · in 11 · Who Goes There? · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Astounding Science-Fiction August 1938, as by Don A. Stuart 95 · Who Rhymes There? (A Parody in Verse) · Randall Garrett · pm Science Fiction Stories May 1956, as “John W. Campbell, Jr.’s “Who Goes There?””; illustrated by Randall Garrett [Ref. John W. Campbell, Jr.] 101 · The Things · Peter Watts · nv Clarkesworld #40, January 2010 129 · The Colour Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927 171 · As It Lays · David Afsharirad · ss 177 · Amanda and the Alien · Robert Silverberg · nv Omni May 1983 203 · We Don’t Want Any Trouble · James H. Schmitz · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953 215 · And Your Little Dog, Too · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 229 · Riding the White Bull · Caitlín R. Kiernan · nv Argosy Magazine January/February 2004 271 · The Monster from Nowhere · Nelson Bond · ss Fantastic Adventures July 1939 297 · Sitting Duck · Daniel F. Galouye · ss If July 1959 321 · The Mind Spider [Change War] · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Science Fiction Stories November 1959 345 · The Thing from—Outside · George Allan England · ss Science and Invention April 1923 373 · The Space Horde · Chad Oliver · ss Amazing Stories February 1958 399 · The Leech · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1952, as by Phillips Barbee 423 · Rough Beast · Roger Dee · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction March 1962 439 · Love Me True · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fact—Fiction October 1961 457 · Devolution · Edmond Hamilton · ss Amazing Stories December 1936 481 · Operation Stinky · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1957 527 · The Hunting Ground · David Drake · nv Superhorror ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976

Time Troopers ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio (Baen, April 5, 2022, 978-1-982126-03-2, $16.00, 463pp, tp, an, cover by Kieran Yanner)     Details taken from online listing. 3 · From Here to Eternity… and Back Again · Hank Davis · in 17 · “All You Zombies—” · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959 31 · The Archaenaut · Christopher Ruocchio · nv 55 · The Long Remembered Thunder [Niss] · Keith Laumer · nv Worlds of Tomorrow April 1963 91 · Delenda Est [Manse Everard (Time Patrol)] · Poul Anderson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1955 133 · Evading History · Hank Davis · ss 139 · Recruiting Station · A. E. van Vogt · na Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 221 · The Oldest Soldier [Change War] · Fritz Leiber · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1960 239 · House of Bones · Robert Silverberg · ss Terry’s Universe ed. Beth Meacham, Tor, 1988 261 · Free Time · Robert A. & Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 281 · Choosers of the Slain · John C. Wright · ss Clockwork Phoenix ed. Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2008 289 · Against the Lafayette Escadrille · Gene Wolfe · vi Again, Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1972 293 · Doctor Quiet [The Gordian Protocol] · Jacob Holo · ss 313 · Remember the Alamo! · T. R. Fehrenbach · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction December 1961 325 · Comrades of Time [Ethan Drew] · Edmond Hamilton · nv Weird Tales March 1939 359 · Time Crime [Paratime Police] · H. Beam Piper · na Astounding Science Fiction February 1955 (+1)

The Van Rijn Method by Poul Anderson ed. Hank Davis--- see under Poul Anderson.

We the Underpeople by Cordwainer Smith ed. Hank Davis--- see under Cordwainer Smith.

When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith ed. Hank Davis--- see under Cordwainer Smith.

Worst Contact ed. Hank Davis (Baen, January 5, 2016, 978-1-4767-8098-6, $14.00, 362pp, tp, an, cover by Stephen Hickman)     Anthology of 21 stories, one original, of first contact gone wrong. Details taken from online listing. 1 · From First to Worst · Hank Davis · in 7 · Puppet Show · Fredric Brown · ss Playboy November 1962 19 · Contact! · David Drake · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1974 37 · The Flat-Eyed Monster · William Tenn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction August 1955 71 · The Power · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction September 1945 91 · Early Model · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1956 113 · Her Sister’s Keeper · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 127 · Plaything · Larry Niven · ss Worlds of If July/August 1974 133 · Random Sample · T. P. Caravan · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1953 139 · No Love in All of Dwingeloo · Tony Daniel · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction November 1995 159 · First Contact, Sort of · Carol Carr & Karen Haber · ss The Ultimate Alien ed. Byron Preiss, John Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido, Dell, 1995 175 · Fortitude · David Brin · ss Science Fiction Age January 1996 189 · They’re Made Out of Meat · Terry Bisson · vi Omni April 1991 195 · Alien Stones · Gene Wolfe · nv Orbit 11 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1972 231 · Pictures Don’t Lie · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1951 251 · Backwardness · Poul Anderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1958 265 · Dodger Fan · Will Stanton · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1957 271 · No Shoulder to Cry On · Hank Davis · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1968 281 · Hornets’ Nest · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss If September 1959 295 · Protected Species · H. B. Fyfe · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951 309 · The Cage · A. Bertram Chandler · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1957 323 · Shadow World · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Science Fiction September 1957

Presenting William Sleator ed. Hazel K. & James E. Davis--- see under James E. Davis.

Presenting William Sleator ed. James E. & Hazel K. Davis (Macmillan Twayne, December 1991, 0-8057-8215-X, $19.95, 130pp, hc, nf) [Ref. William Sleator]     Non-fiction, criticism. A study of the life and work of the author of numerous juvenile sf and fantasy works. Part of the Twayne “United States Authors” series.

Approaching Oblivion by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Ask Uncle Harlan by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Beast That Shouted Love at the Heart of the World (var. 2) by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Blood’s a Rover by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Children of the Streets (var. 1) by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Deadly Streets (var. 2) by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Dimensions of Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Ellison Treatment by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Ephemeral Ellison by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

FOE: Friends of Ellison by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Gentleman Junkie and Other Stories of the Hung-Up Generation (var. 2) by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Harlan 101 by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Last Person to Marry a Duck Lived 300 Years Ago by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Last Person to Marry a Duck Lived 300 Years Ago (var. 1) by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Love Ain’t Nothing but Sex Misspelled (var. 2) by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

None of the Above by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Over the Edge by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Possibly Impossible by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

The Sound of a Scythe and 3 Brilliant Novellas by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

This Book Needs No Introduction by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Why Do You Call Me Ishmael When You Know My Name Is Bernie?: Omnifarious Essays by Harlan Ellison ed. Jason Davis--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Autumn Cthulhu ed. Mike Davis (Lovecraft eZine Press, May 4, 2016, 978-0-9966941-0-0, $14.95, 406pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Mike Davis · in · The Night Is a Sea · Scott Thomas · ss · In the Spaces Where You Once Lived · Damien Angelica Walters · ss · Memories of the Fall · Pete Rawlik · ss · Andy Kaufman Creeping Through the Trees [Jessica Mace] · Laird Barron · ss · There Is a Bear in the Woods · Nadia Bulkin · ss · The Smoke Lodge · Michael Griffin · ss · Cul-de-Sac Virus · Evan Dicken · ss · DST (Fall Back) · Robert Levy · ss · The Black Azalea · Wendy N. Wagner · ss · After the Fall · Jeffrey Thomas · ss · Anchor · John Langan · na · End of the Season · Trent Kollodge · ss · Water Main · S. P. Miskowski · ss · The Stiles of Palemarsh · Richard Gavin · ss · Grave Goods · Gemma Files · nv · The Well and the Wheel · Orrin Grey · ss · Trick…or the Other Thing · Joseph S. Pulver, Sr. · ss · A Shadow Passing · Daniel Mills · ss · Lavinia in Autumn · Ann K. Schwader · pm