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A Red Skeleton in Your Closet: Ghost Stories Gay and Grim ed. Red Skelton (Grosset & Dunlap, 1965, LC:65-21855, $4.95, 224pp, hc, an)     Selection of grim and humorous ghost stories and poems by a popular comedian of his day. Probably ghost-edited or assisted by Robert Arthur. 5 · Of Course I Believe in Ghosts · Red Skelton · in 11 · The Spook Upon the Stair · Andrew McCullen · pm 15 · My Displaced Ghosts · John West · ss 29 · In a Dim Room [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News July 18 1945 35 · The Wonderful Cat of Cobbie Bean · Barbee Oliver Carleton · nv Jack and Jill by Barbee Oliver Carleton, 1956 51 · Little Orphan Annie · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Indianapolis Journal November 15 1885, as “The Elf-Child” 55 · To Starch a Spook · Andrew Benedict · ss 69 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911 75 · The Moor’s Legacy · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Colburn & Bentley, 1832, as “Legend of the Moor’s Legacy” by Geoffrey Crayon 91 · Nine Little Goblins · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Puck February 22 1882, as “Nightmare” 95 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 105 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898 111 · The Haunted Trailer · Robert Arthur · nv Weird Tales January 1942, as “Death Thumbs a Ride” 129 · The Superstitious Ghost · Arthur Guiterman · pm The Mirthful Lyre by Arthur Guiterman, Harper & Brothers, 1918 133 · O Ugly Bird! [Silver John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1951 149 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 173 · He Walked by Day · Julius Long · ss Weird Tales June 1934 181 · When the Night Wind Howls · W. S. Gilbert · pm (r) 185 · Mr. Whitcomb’s Genie · Walter R. Brooks · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 15 1945 203 · The Water Ghost · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891 213 · The Faithful Ghost · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Johnson and Emily or the Faithful Ghost” 216 · The Ruined Home · Jerome K. Jerome · ss The Wave February 21 1891, as “A Haunted Mill” 219 · The Ghost of the Blue Chamber · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891

Red Skelton’s Favorite Ghost Stories ed. Red Skelton (Tempo Books, 1968, T-182, 75¢, 187pp, pb, an)     Abridged edition of A Red Skeleton In Your Closet (1965). 5 · Of Course I Believe in Ghosts · Red Skelton · in A Red Skeleton in Your Closet ed. Red Skelton, Grosset & Dunlap, 1965 13 · The Spook Upon the Stair · Andrew McCullen · pm A Red Skeleton in Your Closet ed. Red Skelton, Grosset & Dunlap, 1965 15 · In a Dim Room [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss The (London) Evening News July 18 1945 21 · Little Orphan Annie · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Indianapolis Journal November 15 1885, as “The Elf-Child” 23 · To Starch a Spook · Andrew Benedict · ss A Red Skeleton in Your Closet ed. Red Skelton, Grosset & Dunlap, 1965 41 · The Moor’s Legacy · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Colburn & Bentley, 1832, as “Legend of the Moor’s Legacy” by Geoffrey Crayon 61 · Nine Little Goblins · James Whitcomb Riley · pm Puck February 22 1882, as “Nightmare” 63 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 75 · The Boy Who Drew Cats · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Hasegawa, 1898 79 · The Haunted Trailer · Robert Arthur · nv Weird Tales January 1942, as “Death Thumbs a Ride” 99 · The Superstitious Ghost · Arthur Guiterman · pm The Mirthful Lyre by Arthur Guiterman, Harper & Brothers, 1918 101 · O Ugly Bird! [Silver John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1951 119 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 151 · He Walked by Day · Julius Long · ss Weird Tales June 1934 159 · When the Night Wind Howls · W. S. Gilbert · pm (r) 161 · The Water Ghost · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891 171 · The Faithful Ghost · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891, as “Johnson and Emily or the Faithful Ghost” 175 · The Ruined Home · Jerome K. Jerome · ss The Wave February 21 1891, as “A Haunted Mill” 179 · The Ghost of the Blue Chamber · Jerome K. Jerome · ss Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome, The Leadenhall Press, 1891

Monsieur Zenith the Albino by Anthony Skene (Savoy, October 24, 2001, 0-86130-109-9, £20.00, xxxvi+250pp, hc, n., cover by John Coulthart) [Monsieur Zenith the Albino]     Reprint (Sampson Low 1936 as Monsieur Zenith) fantastic crime thriller. ix · Monsieur Zenith · Jack Adrian · in xxi · The Serbian Count: The Prince of Ruins · Michael Moorcock · fw xxxiii · The Zenith Letter · Anthony Skene · ms

Crime in a Cold-Climate: An Anthology of Classic Canadian Crime ed. David Skene-Melvin (Simon & Pierre, 1994, 0-88924-260-7, 286pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 14 stories and four poems by Canadian writers. 7 · Preface · David Skene-Melvin · pr 8 · Introduction · David Skene-Melvin · in 17 · The Gerrard Street Mystery · John Dent · nv The Gerrard Street Mystery and Other Weird Tales by John Charles Dent, Rose, 1886 41 · The Episode of the Mexican Seer [Colonel Clay] · Grant Allen · ss The Strand Magazine June 1896 57 · The Absent-Minded Coterie [Eugène Valmont] · Robert Barr · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 13 1905 68 · The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs · Robert Barr · ss The Idler May 1892, as “Detective Stories Gone Wrong: The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs” by Luke Sharp [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle] 79 · Bulldog Carney [Bulldog Carney] · William Fraser · nv MacLean’s April 1919 107 · Wild Oats · William Fraser · ss Red Meekins by William Fraser, Doran, 1921 119 · The Riders of the Plains · Pauline Johnson · pm Flint and feather by E. Pauline Johnson, Musson, 1912 125 · The Lean Man · Roger Pocock · ss Toronto World 1887 139 · The Shooting of Dan McGrew · Robert W. Service · pm Songs of a Sourdough by Robert W. Service, Briggs, 1907 145 · Clancy of the Mounted Police · Robert W. Service · pm Ballads of a Cheechako by Robert W. Service, Briggs, 1909 151 · Running Out of Pay-Dirt [Witter Kerfoot, Insomniac] · Arthur Stringer · ss The Man Who Couldn’t Sleep by Arthur Stringer, Bobbs-Merrill, 1919 169 · The Blackmailers [Barney Cook] · Harvey O’Higgins · nv The Adventures of Detective Barney by Harvey J. O'Higgins, Century (US), 1915 187 · The Marshall Murder [John Duff] · Harvey O’Higgins · ss The Red Book Magazine March 1925, as “The Burton Murder” 205 · Shanley’s Luck [Hill Division] · Frank L. Packard · ss The Popular Magazine December 15 1910 224 · The Builder · Frank L. Packard · ss On the Iron at Big Cloud by Frank L. Packard, Crowell, 1911 240 · The Legacy Hounds [Madame Rosika Storey] · Hulbert Footner · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly September 18 1926 263 · The Squad of One · Robert Stead · pm Why Don’t They Cheer? Poems by Robert Stead, T. Fisher Unwin, 1918 269 · The Crushed Pearl [Aurelius “Secret Service” Smith] · R. T. M. Scott · ss The American Magazine January 1926

As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner (Dawn Heron Press, 1990, 0-939790-04-1, $15.00, 88pp, tp, co)     Collection of fantasy poetry with an introduction by Fritz Leiber. This is a limited edition of 500 copies, signed by Skinner and Leiber. xi · Introduction · Fritz Leiber · in 3 · An Old Play · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 5 · Morning Thoughts · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 5 · Challenge · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 6 · The Silent Fountain · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 7 · Earth Bound · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 9 · Poets Are Always Drinkers of Wine · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 10 · I Can Sing Like a Bird · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 11 · The Dancer · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 13 · To Jennie Milberg, a Poet · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 14 · God and the Cat · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 15 · To Aphrodite · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 16 · Song · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 17 · To a Fantasy Writer Friend · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 19 · Gifts of Time · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 20 · To My Teacher · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 22 · Spock · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 23 · To Desa · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 24 · [untitled poem] · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 25 · Unity and Diversity · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 27 · Friday · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 27 · Haiku-Liku · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 28 · Difference · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 29 · To an Atlantean Poet · Margo Skinner · pm Songs and Sonnets Atlantean by Donald S. Fryer, Arkham House, 1971 30 · The Tree · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 31 · To R.L. · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 32 · Woman Is · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 33 · At an Indian Wedding · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 34 · Haiku · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 35 · To Robots--A Protest · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 37 · Voyaging · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 38 · A Sinister of Siamese · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 39 · In the News · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 40 · The Polar Bear · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 41 · The Shark · Margo Skinner · pm Fantasy Newsletter June 1981 42 · Pele · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 44 · Lullaby for a Cat Names Fatima · Margo Skinner · pm As Green As Emeraude by Margo Skinner, Dawn Heron Press, 1990 45 · The Shadow · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 46 · The Pangolin · Margo Skinner & Jane Snow · pm Tales of the Unanticipated #6, Fall/Winter 1989 47 · The Snake · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 48 · Now · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 49 · To Three Beloved Teachers · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 51 · Block · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 52 · To Sister Mary · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 54 · Jealousy · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 55 · To Cathy Powell · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 56 · Four A.M. · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 57 · To the Violent · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 58 · Flower Girl · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 58 · Summer and Winter · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 59 · For Jean Cocteau’s “Orpheus” · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 60 · To Deepak · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 61 · Love · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 62 · At Mahabalypuram I & II · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 63 · Vishnu · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 64 · New Frontiers · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 65 · The Sea Takes Back Its Own? · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 67 · Night Passage · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 68 · Death at Sea · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 71 · Tule Lake Sequence · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 81 · Creation · Margo Skinner · pm (r) 85 · Afterword and Notes · Donald Sidney-Fryer · aw

Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector (Bantam, July 1989, 0-553-27998-X, $4.50, 390pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 16 zombie stories set in the same universe as George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. 1 · Foreword · George A. Romero · fw 5 · On Going Too Far · John M. Skipp & Craig Spector · in 15 · Blossom · Chan McConnell · ss 21 · Mess Hall · Richard Laymon · nv 42 · It Helps if You Sing · Ramsey Campbell · ss 51 · Home Delivery · Stephen King · nv 80 · Wet Work · Philip Nutman · ss 88 · A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned · Edward Bryant · nv 119 · Bodies and Heads · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss 137 · Choices · Glen Vasey · na 195 · The Good Parts · Les Daniels · ss 201 · Less Than Zombie · Douglas E. Winter · ss 216 · Like Pavlov’s Dogs · Steven R. Boyett · na 280 · Saxophone · Nicholas Royle · ss 298 · On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks · Joe R. Lansdale · na 343 · Dead Giveaway · Brian Hodge · ss 356 · Jerry’s Kids Meet Wormboy · David J. Schow · nv 379 · Eat Me · Robert R. McCammon · ss

Demons: Encounters with the Devil and His Minions, Fallen Angels, and the Possessed ed. John Skipp (Black Dog & Leventhal, September 21, 2011, 978-1-57912-879-1, $18.95, viii+632pp, tp, an)     Anthology of 35 stories (19 apparently original) and two novel excerpts. Authors include W.W. Jacobs, Kim Harrison, Bentley Little, and Neil Gaiman. Includes two essays on the history of the devil, and demons in popular culture. Details taken from online listing. viii · The Terrible Things That Make Us Do All the Terrible Things We Do: An Inspirational Introduction · John Skipp · in 7 · Cherub · Adam-Troy Castro · nv 47 · The Book · Margaret Irwin · ss The London Mercury September 1930 63 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 77 · The Hound [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales February 1924 87 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843 99 · The Devil and Daniel Webster · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 24 1936 115 · Nellthu · Anthony Boucher · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1955 119 · The Howling Man · Charles Beaumont · ss Rogue November 1959, as by C. B. Lovehill 137 · The Exorcist [Exorcist] · William Peter Blatty · ex Harper & Row, 1971 163 · Hell · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Scars by Richard Christian Matheson, Scream/Press, 1987 169 · Empathy · John Skipp · ss 179 · Visitation · David J. Schow · ss Ares #15, Fall 1983 199 · Best Friends · Robert R. McCammon · nv Night Visions 4, Dark Harvest, 1987 243 · Into Whose Hands · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers IV ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1983 265 · Pilgrims to the Cathedral · Mark Arnold · nv Silver Scream ed. David J. Schow, Dark Harvest, 1988 307 · The Bespelled [Rachel Morgan] · Kim Harrison · ss The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison, Eos, 2008 323 · Non Quis, Sed Quid · Maggie Stiefvater · ss 327 · Demon Girl · Athena Villaverde · ss 339 · He Waits · K. H. Koehler · nv 359 · Happy Hour · Laura Lee Bahr · ss 375 · Staying the Night · Amelia Beamer · ss 381 · Daisies and Demons · Mercedes M. Yardley · ss 389 · And Love Shall Have No Dominion · Livia Llewellyn · ss 401 · Mom · Bentley Little · ss 415 · 20th Level Chaotic Evil Rogue Seeks Whole Wide World to Conquer · Weston Ochse · ss 435 · Consuela Hates a Vacuum · Cody Goodfellow · ss 453 · Our Blood in Its Blind Circuit · J. David Osborne · ss 469 · Empty Church · James Steele · ss 489 · Angelology [Angelology] · Danielle Trussoni · ex Viking, 2010 499 · The Coda of Solomon · Nick Mamatas · ss 507 · The Law of Resonance · Zak Jarvis · ss 527 · Stupid Fucking Reason to Sell Your Soul · Carlton Mellick, III · ss 535 · Halt and Catch Fire · Violet LeVoit · ss 543 · Scars in Progress · Brian Hodge · nv 571 · The Unicorn Hunter [Woodcutter Universe] · Alethea Kontis · ss 587 · Other People · Neil Gaiman · vi The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 2001 595 · Appendix A: Demonic Roots: On the History of the Devil · Christopher Kampe & Anthony Gambol · ar 601 · Appendix B: You Must Be Certain of the Devil: Demons in Popular Culture · John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow · ar

Still Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector (Mark V. Ziesing, July 1992, 0-929480-67-8, $29.95, 276pp, hc, oa, cover by Rick Berry)     Original shared-world anthology of 19 stories set in the world of George Romero’s “Living Dead” films. With a foreword by Tom Savini and an introduction by the editors; full-color illustrations by Rick Berry which are worth the price alone. Simultaneous with the Bantam mass-market paperback edition. A signed limited edition (-68-6, $85.00) was announced but not seen. This edition does not have the series title on it. xiii · Fast Foreword · Tom Savini · fw 1 · Nineteen New Ways to Kick Dead Ass or Resisting the Urge to Decay · John M. Skipp & Craig Spector · in 9 · The Old Man and the Dead · Mort Castle · nv 37 · Don’t/Walk · Chan McConnell · ss 49 · Necrophile · Nancy A. Collins · ss 64 · Rise Up and Walk · K. W. Jeter · ss 72 · One Step at a Time · Glen Vasey · nv 98 · The Ones You Love · John M. Skipp & Craig Spector · pm 109 · This Year’s Class Picture · Dan Simmons · nv 136 · Night of the Living Dead Bingo Women · Simon McCaffery · ss Thin Ice #7, 1990 141 · Abed · Elizabeth Massie · ss 152 · Come One, Come All · Gahan Wilson · ss 171 · The Prince of Nox · Kathe Koja · ss 183 · Beer Run · Gregory Nicoll · vi 187 · Prayer · Douglas Morningstar & Maxwell Hart · vi 190 · Calcutta, Lord of Nerves · Poppy Z. Brite · ss 207 · I Walk Alone · Roberta Lannes · ss 226 · Undiscovered Countries · J. S. Russell · ss 239 · Moon Towers · Brooks Carruthers · nv 265 · Passion Play · Nancy Holder · ss 279 · Bright Lights, Big Zombie · Douglas E. Winter · nv

Alien Accounts by John Sladek (Granada, June 1982, 0-586-04758-1, £1.95, 202pp, pb, co) 7 · Introduction · John Sladek · in 9 · Masterson and the Clerks · John Sladek · na New Worlds #175, September 1967 67 · New Forms · John Sladek · fa New Worlds #181, April 1968 73 · 198—, A Tale of “Tomorrow” · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #197, January 1970 79 · Scenes from the Country of the Blind · John Sladek · ss A Book of Contemporary Nightmares ed. Giles Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1977 100 · The Interstate · John Sladek · ss Quark/2 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971 117 · Name (Please Print): · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 126 · Anxietal Register B · John Sladek · ms New Worlds #186, January 1969 133 · The Communicants · John Sladek · na The New S.F. ed. Langdon Jones, Hutchinson, 1969

Arachne Rising by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Astrology and Your Health by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

The Best of John Sladek by John Sladek (Pocket, January 1981, 0-671-83131-3, $2.50, 220pp, pb, co)     Stories are from the collections Keep the Giraffe Burning and The Steam-Driven Boy. 7 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 14 · The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa · John Sladek · ss New Worlds SF #168, 1966 21 · The Best-Seller · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #1, 1969 34 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1966, as “Capital C on Planet Amp” revised from “Is There Death on Other Planets?” (region #4, Fall 1965). 44 · The Happy Breed · John Sladek · nv Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 62 · The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet · John Sladek · ss Playboy June 1968, as “The Man from Not-Yet” 72 · The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 79 · The Momster · John Sladek · ss Fantastic April 1969, as “The Monster” 87 · 1937 A.D.! · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967 96 · The Transcendental Sandwich · John Sladek · ss If January/February 1971, as “The Man Who Devoured Books” 103 · The Steam-Driven Boy · John Sladek · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972 112 · Elephant with Wooden Leg · John Sladek · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975 130 · The Locked Room · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 137 · The Face · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974 148 · Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias · John Sladek · gp The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 148 · Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 148 · The Bright Side · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 149 · Mr. and Ms. America · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 150 · Empty Promise · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 150 · The Paradise Problem · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 151 · What Changed Doyster’s Mind · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 152 · Handout · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 152 · Assessment · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 153 · Art News · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 153 · Pax Gurney · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 154 · A Fable · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 155 · Utopia: A Financial Report · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 156 · Utopiary · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 156 · Luck · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 157 · A Picnic · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 159 · Space Shoes of the Gods · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1974 · The Parodies 167 · The Purloined Butter, A Story by Edgar Allan Poe, Revised and Abridged by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 3 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 170 · Pemberly’s Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus by H.G. W*lls · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 178 · Ralph 4F by Hugogre N. Backs (1911 Winner of the “Hugogre” Award) · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1973 184 · Engineer to the Gods by Hitler I.E. Bonner · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 190 · Broot Force by Iclick as-i-move · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972 195 · Joy Ride by Barry DuBray · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1972 201 · The Moon Is Sixpence by Carl Truhacker · John Sladek · vi The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek, Panther, 1973 204 · Solar Shoe-Salesman by Chipdip K. Kill · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973 212 · One Damned Thing After Another, A Co-ordainer’s Myth · John Sladek · ss The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek, Panther, 1973 217 · The Sublimation World by J. G. B- · John Sladek · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1968

Black Alice by John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch--- see under Thom Demijohn.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Jonathan Cape, May 1974, 0-224-00981-8, £2.25, 224pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten) [Thackeray Phin]

Black Aura by John Sladek (Panther, December 1975, 586-04194-X, 60p, 204pp, pb, n., cover by Les Edwards) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) occult/mystery novel.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Walker US, 1979, 0-8027-5413-9, $8.95, 224pp, hc, n., cover by Mel Brofman) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) mystery about the occult. Details taken from online listing.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Walker US, February 1984, 0-8027-3043-4, $2.95, 224pp, pb, n.) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) mystery about the occult.

Blood and Gingerbread by John Sladek (Cheap Street, February 1990, $125.00, 68pp, hc, nv, cover by Judy King-Rieniets)     Original novelette. Limited to 104 numbered and 7 lettered, slipcased, copies, signed by Sladek and Judy King-Rieniets.

The Book of Clues by John Sladek (Corgi, 1984, 0-552-99067-1, £4.95, 119pp, tp, oc)     Collection of short mysteries, designed for the reader to solve.

Bugs by John Sladek (Macmillan UK, April 27, 1989, 0-333-49060-6, £12.95, 213pp, hc, n.)     Delightfully insane novel about an English writer who gets involved with an American project to build the perfect robot.

Bugs by John Sladek (Paladin, February 7, 1991, 0-586-09023-1, £4.99, 224pp, tp, n., cover by Paul Sample)     Reprint (Macmillan UK 1989) humorous SF novel.

The Castle and the Key by John Sladek--- see under Cassandra Knye.

The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (Gollancz, October 11, 2001, 1-85798-340-8, £7.99, 611pp, tp, om, cover by Chris Moore)     Satirical SF omnibus of Roderick & Roderick at Random. Volume 45 in the “SF Masterworks” series. 1 · Part 1: Roderick, or The Education of a Young Machine · John Sladek · n. Granada, November 1981 341 · Part 2: Roderick at Random, or Further Education of a Young Machine · John Sladek · n. Granada, January 1983

The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (Overlook Press, October 2004, 1-58567-587-3, $17.95, 611pp, tp, om) [Roderick]     Reprint (Gollancz 2001) satirical SF omnibus of Roderick & Roderick at Random. Includes notes. First US edition.

The Cosmic Factor by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Flatland by John Sladek (Cheap Street, September 1982, 21pp, ph, ss)     Reprint short story. Limited to 90 copies distributed with the slipcased edition of Red Noise.

The House That Fear Built by John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch--- see under Cassandra Knye.

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Gollancz, July 1977, 0-575-02315-5, £3.95, 186pp, hc, n.) [Thackeray Phin]

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Walker US, 1979, 0-8027-5404-X, $7.95, 186pp, hc, n., cover by Mel Brofman) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Gollancz 1977) mystery novel. Details taken from online listing.

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Walker US, 1983, 0-8027-3020-5, $2.95, 186pp, pb, n., cover by Laurie McBarnette) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Gollancz 1977) mystery novel.

Judgement of Jupiter by John Sladek--- see under Richard A. Tilms.

Keep the Giraffe Burning by John Sladek (Panther, February 1978, 0-586-04757-3, 80p, 205pp, pb, co)     Dated 1977 internally, but not published until February 1978. 7 · Foreword · John Sladek · fw 9 · Elephant with Wooden Leg · John Sladek · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975 29 · The Design · John Sladek · ss Ambit #35, 1968 33 · The Face · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974 44 · The Master Plan · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #187, February 1969 66 · Flatland · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 69 · A Game of Jump · John Sladek · ss Mole Express #5, 1971 (+2) 79 · The Hammer of Evil · John Sladek · ss New Worlds 9 ed. Hilary Bailey, Corgi, 1975 89 · The Locked Room · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 96 · Another Look · John Sladek · vi Other Times v1 #1, 1975/76 100 · Space Shoes of the Gods · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1974 106 · The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa · John Sladek · ss New Worlds SF #168, 1966 114 · The Commentaries · John Sladek · ss Ambit #39, 1969 121 · Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias · John Sladek · gp The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 121 · Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 121 · The Bright Side · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 122 · Mr. and Ms. America · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 123 · Empty Promise · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 123 · The Paradise Problem · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 124 · What Changed Doyster’s Mind · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 124 · Handout · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 125 · Assessment · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 125 · Art News · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 126 · Pax Gurney · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 127 · A Fable · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 128 · Utopia: A Financial Report · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 129 · Utopiary · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 129 · Luck · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 130 · A Picnic · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 132 · Scenes from Rural Life · John Sladek · ss Bananas #2, Summer 1975 152 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 159 · Undecember · John Sladek · ss Bananas #5, Summer 1976 168 · The Great Wall of Mexico · John Sladek · nv Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 200 · Afterword · John Sladek · aw

Keep the Giraffe Burning by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, November 10, 2004, 1-58715-419-6, $15.95, 150pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos)     Reprint (Panther 1978) collection. Details taken from online listing.

The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book by John Sladek (Big Engine, 2001, no ISBN, free, 18pp, ph, ss)     Free pamphlet distributed to advertise the forthcoming Sladek collection Maps.

Love Among the Xoids by John Sladek (Chris Drumm, 1984, 15, $1.00, 15pp, ph, ss)

The Lunatics of Terra by John Sladek (Gollancz, July 1984, 0-575-03464-5, £7.95, 192pp, hc, co)     Collection of 18 stories with afterwords to each by the author. Seven seem to be originals. 7 · The Last of the Whaleburgers · John Sladek · ss 18 · Great Mysteries Explained! · John Sladek · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 15 1982 22 · Red Noise · John Sladek · ss Cheap Street, September 1982 33 · Guesting · John Sladek · ss Interzone #1, Spring 1982 46 · Absent Friends · John Sladek · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine May/June 1984 56 · After Flaubert · John Sladek · ss Bananas #6, Autumn/Winter 1976 64 · The Brass Monkey · John Sladek · ss Twenty Houses of the Zodiac ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 1979 77 · White Hat · John Sladek · ss 87 · The Island of Dr. Circe · John Sladek · ss 95 · Answers · John Sladek · nv 116 · Breakfast with the Murgatroyds · John Sladek · ss Bananas #10, Spring 1978 126 · The Next Dwarf · John Sladek · ss Saturday Night Reader ed. Emma Tennant, W.H. Allen, 1979 142 · An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon · John Sladek · ss Extro v1 #3, 1982 149 · How to Make Major Scientific Discoveries at Home in Your Spare Time · John Sladek · ss 155 · The Kindly Ones · John Sladek · ss New Worlds 7 ed. Hilary Bailey & Charles Platt, Sphere, 1974 163 · Fables · John Sladek · gp _163 · The Snails Who Wanted a King · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Fox and the Crocodile · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Three Pigs · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Dead Pigeon · John Sladek · vi 166 · Ursa Minor · John Sladek · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1983 181 · Calling All Gumdrops! · John Sladek · ss Interzone #4, Spring 1983

The Lunatics of Terra by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, August 1, 2005, 1-58715-410-2, $15.95, 139pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos & Garry Nurrish)     Reprint (Gollancz 1984) SF collection. Details taken from online listing.

Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Big Engine, July 2002, 1-903468-08-6, £9.99, x+359pp, tp, co, cover by Deirdre Counihan)     Collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. Stories, collaborations, reviews, cartoon strips, plays, and autobiographical pieces. viii · The Plastitone · John Sladek · ct Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968, as “Ronnie Doll” ix · Introduction · David Langford · in xv · The Monkey’s Paw Effect · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 · Stories, Mostly 3 · The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book · John Sladek · ss Big Engine, 2001 originally produced in a solo edition for his first wife. 19 · In the Distance · John Sladek · vi Concentrate #1, 1968 21 · Alien Territory · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #195, November 1969 24 · The Misinterpreted Letter · John Sladek · vi Just Friends #2, 1970 25 · Comedo · John Sladek · ss Corridor #2, May/June 1971 30 · By an Unknown Hand [Thackeray Phin] · John Sladek · nv The Times Anthology of Detective Stories, Jonathan Cape, 1972 48 · Bill Gets Hep to God!: A Tract for Teenagers Prepared by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 51 · It Takes Your Breath Away [Thackeray Phin] · John Sladek · ss (r) printed in a number of theatre programmes produced by Theatreprint c. 1974 including “Play Mas” at the Phoenix Theatre and “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the Piccadilly Theatre. 56 · Peabody Slept Here · John Sladek · ss Men Only v39 #12, 1974 68 · Machine Screw · John Sladek · ss Men Only v40 #10, 1975 78 · The Future of John Sladek · John Sladek · ss Bananas #7, Spring 1977 includes “198—, A Tale of ‘Tomorrow’” (New Worlds, Jan 1970). 87 · Goodbye, Germany? · John Sladek · fa Bananas #9, Winter 1977 93 · Robot “Kiss of Life” Drama · John Sladek · vi New Worlds #216, September 1979 95 · Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population That Can Now Be Cleared Up · John Sladek · ss Bananas #13, January/February 1979, as “Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population” 105 · The Entropy Tango: A Comic Romance (by Michael Moorcock, 1981, Reviewed) · John Sladek · vi Foundation #25, June 1982 [Ref. Michael Moorcock] 107 · Love Among the Xoids · John Sladek · ss Chris Drumm Books, 1984 119 · Stop Evolution in Its Tracks! · John Sladek · ss Interzone #26, November/December 1988 126 · Blood and Gingerbread · John Sladek · nv Cheap Street, February 1990 146 · Dining Out · John Sladek · ss More Tales from the Forbidden Planet ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1990 158 · Radio Cats · John Sladek · vi Drabble II: Double Century ed. Rob Meades & David Wake, Beccon, 1990 159 · Reinventing the Wheel · John Sladek · ss Interzone #66, December 1992 · Poems and Playlets 167 · A Section from the Adventures of I.E.M. · John Sladek · pp region Summer 1963 173 · Untitled · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1963 174 · Untitled 2 · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1963 175 · Jesus in White Bucks · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1965 176 · The Four Cows · John Sladek · pm Riverside Quarterly March 1967 177 · The Brusque Skate · John Sladek · pm Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 178 · No Exit: A One-Act Play · John Sladek · pl Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 180 · The Seventh Inning Stretch: A One-Act Play · John Sladek · pl Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 181 · Down His Alarming Blunder · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 183 · Letter · John Sladek · vi Just Friends #1, 1969 184 · Love Nest · John Sladek · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 188 · Page · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 189 · The “Pelican” · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 190 · The Treasure of the Haunted Rambler · John Sladek · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 · Sladek Incognito 195 · Just Another Victim · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4276, February 17 1968 199 · You Have a Friend at Fengrove National · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4278, March 2 1968 203 · The Switch · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4279, March 9 1968, as “The Train”; a single line has been changed for this edition. 207 · Timetable · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4282, March 30 1968, as by Dale Johns 211 · Now That I’m Free · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4293, June 15 1968, as by Dale Johns 214 · Practical Joke · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4312, October 26 1968, as by Dale Johns 218 · Publish and Perish · John Sladek · ss If June 1968, as by John Thomas; a single line has been changed for this edition. 232 · In the Oligocene · John Sladek · ss If July 1968, as by John Thomas · Sladek and Disch 241 · The Way to a Man’s Heart · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Bizarre Mystery Magazine January 1966 248 · The Floating Panzer · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss (r) 263 · The Incredible Giant Hot Dog · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade April 1966; restored. 270 · The Marching Raspberries: A Thrilling New Adventure of the Pink Avenger and His Faithful Companion Oxbridge · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 277 · Sweetly Sings the Chocolate Budgie: A Stirring New Adventure of the Green Magician · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 287 · United We Stand Still · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 299 · The Atheist’s Bargain · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss The Devil His Due ed. Douglas Hill, Hart-Davis, 1967 306 · The Discovery of the Nullitron: Results of an Experiment Conducted by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · fa Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967 310 · Danny’s New Friends from Deneb · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Mademoiselle September 1968 313 · Mystery Diet of the Gods: A Revelation · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Swank October 1976 320 · Transplant Your Own Heart—A Do-It-Yourself Guide · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · fa Transatlantic Review #60, June 1977 · Sladek on Sladek 327 · Profession of Science Fiction, 29: Kids! Read Books in Your Spare Time! · John Sladek · ar Foundation #25, June 1982 332 · Writing Places · John Sladek · ar Focus #6, Autumn 1982 337 · 4-Part List · John Sladek · ar Vector February 1983 350 · How I Became a Science Fiction Master in Only 15 Minutes a Day · John Sladek · ar The Science Fiction Sourcebook ed. David Wingrove, Van Nostrand, 1984 352 · John Sladek Comments · John Sladek · ar Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers ed. Curtis C. Smith, Macmillan, 1981 354 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms 355 · Notes on the Text · David Langford · ms 356 · Original Appearances · [uncredited] · bi

Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, 2003, 1-59224-203-0, $17.95, 305pp, tp, co, cover by Juha Lindroos)     Reprint (Big Engine 2002) collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. A hardcover edition (-202-2, $29.95) was announced but not seen.

Mechasm by John Sladek (Ace, July 1969, 71435, 75¢, 222pp, pb, n., cover by Leo & Diane Dillon)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968 as The Reproductive System) SF novel.

Mechasm by John T. Sladek (Pocket Books, July 1980, 0-671-83130-5, $1.95, 208pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968 as The Reproductive System) novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Hutchinson, June 1970, 0-09-102480-3, 30/-, 247pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten)

The Muller-Fokker Effect by John T. Sladek (Morrow, November 1971, $5.95, 247pp, hc, n., cover by Tom Huffmann)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Panther, December 1972, 586-03651-2, 35p, 224pp, pb, n., cover by McInnery)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Pocket Books, February 1973, 671-77622-3, 95¢, ix+214pp, pb, n., cover by Gene Szafran)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, March 1990, 0-88184-548-5, $3.95, 224pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) sf black comedy novel of an encoded personality.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, December 1973, 0-246-10715-4, £3.25, 376pp, hc, nf)     Details taken from online listing.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Stein and Day, September 28, 1974, 0-8128-1712-5, $8.95, 375pp, hc, nf)     Reprint (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 1973) book. Details taken from online listing.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Panther, October 1978, 0-586-03974-0, £1.50, 376pp, pb, nf, cover by Justin Todd)     Reprint (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 1973) associational book.

New Maps: More Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Ansible Editions, April 2019, 978-0-244-15877-4, £15.50, 255pp, tp, co, cover: [photo] by Sandy Sladek)     Details taken from publisher website. 9 · Introduction · David Langford · in 12 · Stories and Surprises 13 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss region #4, Fall 1965 21 · Plastitutes · John Sladek · cs New Worlds #182, July 1968 24 · Plastitutes 2 · John Sladek · cs Frendz #4, 1971 25 · My Greatest Case · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #10, 1974/75 28 · The Rebus Version of Mein Kampf · John Sladek · ms Bananas #4, Spring 1976 31 · You’d Feel Dizzy · John Sladek · ss Cerberus Fall 1977 32 · Seven Great Unexplained Mysteries of Our Time (with Explanations) · John Sladek · hu The Complete Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Lists by ed, Malcolm Edwards & Maxim Jakubowski, Granada, 1983 36 · The Real Martian Chronicles · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2010 40 · Essays and Oddments 41 · [letter] · John Sladek · lt Ansible Editions website 2003 43 · Afterword to “The Happy Breed” · John Sladek · as Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 45 · Peace and Paradox · John Sladek · ar New Worlds #177, November 1967, uncredited. 58 · Science Fiction and Pseudoscience · John Sladek · ar Vector #62, November/December 1972 58 · Four Recipes · John Sladek · ms Cooking Out of This World ed. Anne McCaffrey, Ballantine, 1973, as “John Sladek” 71 · On Cassandra Knye · John Sladek · ex from Arachne Rising, as by James Vogh, The Dial Press, 1977, as by James Vogh 73 · Sidelights · John Sladek · ms (r) first published as an author comment in the Sladek listing in Contemporary Authors (Gale Research Co., 1977). 74 · Pseudo-Science 1977-8 · John Sladek · ar The International Science Fiction Yearbook 1979 ed. Colin Lester, Pierrot Publishing, 1978 78 · Clichés · John Sladek · ar Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. Peter Nicholls, Granada, 1979 80 · Four Reasons for Reading Thomas M. Disch · John Sladek · ar The Stellar Gauge ed. Michael J. Tolley & Kirpal Singh, Norstrilia Press, 1980 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch] 96 · Thomas M. Disch: An Appreciation · John Sladek · ar Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch] 99 · The Angela Carter Story · John Sladek · ar Channelcon Programme Book ed. Coral & Rob Jackson, Channelcon, 1982 [Ref. Angela Carter] 100 · Science Fiction Comment · John Sladek · ar The Patchin Review #6, March/May 1983; as part of a symposium. 101 · A Reply to L. J. Hurst · John Sladek · ar Foundation #28, July 1983 [Ref. L. J. Hurst] 107 · The Science Fiction Virus · John Sladek · ar The Writer March 1990 112 · Answers to Questions I Was Not Asked on the Radio · John Sladek · iv Monad: Essays on Science Fiction #2 ed. Damon Knight, Writer's Notebook Press, 1992 117 · My Corner on Science Fiction · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #12, Fall 1993/Winter 1994 119 · Signs Inflection Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #13, 1994 123 · Skin’s Friction Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #15, Fall 1995/Winter 1996 127 · Sense Fission Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #16, 1996 132 · Some Early Poems 133 · newsmagazine · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 136 · sake · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 137 · statement · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 138 · Fried Sun · John Sladek · pm Cerberus Fall 1977 142 · Book and Film Reviews 143 · Mac the Naïf · John Sladek · br New Worlds #178, December 1967/January 1968 [Ref. Marshall McLuhan] 150 · Atrocities of the Love Slaves of Equanimity · John Sladek · br New Worlds #179, February 1968 153 · Space Hopping with Captain God · John Sladek · br New Worlds #196, December 1969 [Ref. Erich von Daniken] 156 · Up from Cash Register · John Sladek · br New Worlds #198, February 1970 [Ref. William Rodgers]; review of Think. 158 · Voting Games · John Sladek · br New Worlds #199, March 1970 [Ref. Robin Farquharson]; review of Theory of Voting. 159 · New Scientist Reviews 1971-1981 · John Sladek · gp (r) _159 · New Math Puzzle Book · John Sladek · br New Scientist March 4 1971 [Ref. L. H. Longley-Cook] _159 · Computers, Information Theory and Cybernetics · John Sladek · br New Scientist May 13 1971 [Ref. Walter R. Fuchs] _160 · Mathematics in Art · John Sladek · br New Scientist June 3 1971 [Ref. Michael Holt] _161 · Mind-Benders and Mathematical Puzzles and Perplexities · John Sladek · rv New Scientist April 6 1972 [Ref. Nicholas E. Scripture & Claude Birtwistle]; review of Mind-Benders by Scripture and Mathematical Puzzles and Perplexities by Birtwistle. _161 · Why Didn’t I Think of It First? · John Sladek · br New Scientist September 28 1972 [Ref. Adrian Hope] _162 · Computer Worship · John Sladek · br New Scientist February 28 1974 [Ref. Ivor Catt] _162 · Letter (“Geller Again”) · John Sladek · rv New Scientist November 14 1974 _162 · The Private Future: Causes and Consequences of Community Collapse in the West · John Sladek · br New Scientist March 14 1974 [Ref. Martin Pawley] _164 · Paranormal Borderlands of Science · John Sladek · br New Scientist August 27 1981 [Ref. Kendrick Frazier] 165 · Fossil Astronauts · John Sladek · ar Foundation #4, July 1973 168 · I’m a Jew and I’m Blue and I Have Eleven Arms · John Sladek · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Jack Dann]; review of Wandering Stars. 170 · Making Senses · John Sladek · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Doris & David Jonas]; review of Other Senses, Other Worlds. 172 · A-Plus for Pohl · John Sladek · br Foundation #13, May 1978 [Ref. Frederik Pohl]; review of Man Plus. 174 · Hail Ffellowes Well Met · John Sladek · br Foundation #13, May 1978 [Ref. Sterling E. Lanier]; review of The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes. 175 · The Necronomicon · John Sladek · br Foundation #15, January 1979 [Ref. George Hay] 177 · The Mighty Micro · John Sladek · br Foundation #20, October 1980 [Ref. Christopher Evans] 180 · The Way the Future Was: A Memoir · John Sladek · br Foundation #20, October 1980 [Ref. Frederik Pohl] 182 · Running Scared · John Sladek · rv Time Out September 10/September 16 1982 186 · The Eye of the Heron · John Sladek · br Foundation #27, February 1983 [Ref. Ursula Le Guin] 188 · Revenge of the Teddies · John Sladek · rv Time Out June 3/June 9 1983 190 · Untitled Review Column · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 27 1983 [Ref. Isaac Asimov, Vonda N. McIntyre & Philip Jose Farmer] 194 · Comic Tones in Science Fiction: The Art of Compromise with Nature · John Sladek · br Foundation #31, July 1984 [Ref. Donald M. Hassler] 196 · Godzilla on the New Jersey Turnpike · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World February 24 1985 198 · Thomas Berger’s Spy Spoof · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World July 7 1985 [Ref. Thomas Berger] 200 · Reach Out and Tap Someone · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World February 22 1987 202 · Brain Games: Fractals and Other Mathematical Thoughts · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World April 6 1987 204 · The Best Tales of Hoffmann · John Sladek · ar Horror: 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. E. T. A. Hoffmann] 206 · The Forge of God · John Sladek · br Foundation #42, Spring 1988 [Ref. Greg Bear] 208 · New Age Meets Old Age · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World June 5 1988 210 · Dave Barry’s History Hysteria; plus Chris Elliott’s Ersatz Autobiography · John Sladek · ar The Washington Post Book World June 12 1989 212 · The Man Who Met the Train · John Sladek · br Minneapolis Star Tribune August 28 1988 [Ref. Harold Adams] 214 · Sinus Affliction Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #7, 1990 217 · Some California Dreaming · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 25 1990 221 · Books: Sans Friction Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #8, 1991 226 · Invasion of the Data Snatchers · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World August 12 1991 228 · Don’t Count on It · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 1 1992 231 · Faience Section Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #9, Fall 1991/Winter 1992 234 · Science Fiction Coroner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #10, 1992 237 · Science Affectation Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #11, 1993 240 · Journey to the Centre of the Earth · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World August 29 1993 246 · Credits and Indexes 247 · Original Appearances · David Langford · bi 251 · Index: Creators Reviewed · David Langford · ix 253 · Index: Works Reviewed · David Langford · ix 255 · Index: Other · David Langford · ix bc. · Ronnie Doll · John Sladek · ct Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968

Puff Love by John Sladek (Ansible Editions, August 2020, 978-1-71683-270-3, £12.00, 150pp, tp, n.)     Details taken from publisher website.

Red Noise by John Sladek (Cheap Street, September 1982, $11.00, 28pp, ph, ss, cover by Kent Bash)     Original short story, with an introduction by Thomas M. Disch. Limited to 99 numbered and 11 lettered copies, signed by Sladek. Also available in a slipcased edition limited to 75 numbered and 15 lettered copies, signed by Sladek & Bash and accompanied by Flatland. v · On the Language of Ribaldry · Thomas M. Disch · in Cheap Street, September 1982

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Victor Gollancz, May 1968, 0-575-00081-3, 21/-, 191pp, hc, n.)

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Mayflower, April 1970, 583-11708-2, 5/-, 188pp, pb, n., cover by Josh Kirby)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Reproductive System by John T. Sladek (Equinox, December 1974, 0-380-00094-6, $1.95, 222pp, tp, n., cover by Jack Gaughan)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Panther, March 1977, 586-04287-3, 60p, 188pp, pb, n., cover by Chris Foss)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel.

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Gollancz, September 1986, 0-575-03851-9, £2.95, 192pp, tp, n., cover by Mark Wilson)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) sf novel.

Roderick by John Sladek (Granada, February 1982, 0-586-04539-2, £1.95, 348pp, pb, n., cover by Ray Winder)     Reprint (Granada 1981 as Roderick, or, the Education of a Young Machine) SF novel.

Roderick by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, July 1987, 0-88184-325-3, $3.95, 347pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Granada 1981 as Roderick, or, the Education of a Young Machine) satiric sf novel. This is the first complete American edition.

Roderick at Random by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, February 1988, 0-88184-341-5, $3.95, 317pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Granada 1983 as Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine) satiric sf novel about robots.

Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Granada, April 1983, 0-586-05231-3, £1.95, 317pp, pb, n., cover by Tim White)

Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Kerosina, April 30, 1990, 0-948893-43-5, £13.95, 320pp, hc, n.)     Reprint (Granada 1983) SF novel. Also available in a slipcased edition (-42-7, £40.00), limited to 250 numbered, signed, copies. Also available in a leatherbound edition limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. First world hardcover.

Roderick, or, the Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Granada, January 1981, 0-246-11437-1, £6.95, 347pp, hc, n.)

Roderick, or, The Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Timescape, April 1982, 0-671-44886-2, $2.75, 256pp, pb, n., cover by Carl Lundgren)     Reprint (Granada 1981) SF novel. This edition only contains about two-thirds of the original text and was announced as the first volume in a trilogy.

SF Gateway Omnibus: The Reproductive System, The Müller-Fokker Effect, Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Gollancz, January 30, 2014, 978-0-575-11070-0, £18.99, 496pp, tp, om) ix · Introduction from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction · John Clute · in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (online), as “Sladek, John T.” abridged. 1 · The Reproductive System · John Sladek · n. Gollancz, May 1968 159 · The Müller-Fokker Effect · John Sladek · n. Hutchinson, June 1970 353 · Tik-Tok · John Sladek · n. Gollancz, October 1983

The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek (Panther, July 1973, 586-03801-9, 35p, 189pp, pb, co) 7 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 14 · The Aggressor · John Sladek · ss Amazing Stories March 1969 22 · The Best-Seller · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #1, 1969 35 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1966, as “Capital C on Planet Amp” revised from “Is There Death on Other Planets?” (region #4, Fall 1965). 45 · The Happy Breed · John Sladek · nv Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 64 · A Report on the Migrations of Educational Materials · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1968 71 · The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet · John Sladek · ss Playboy June 1968, as “The Man from Not-Yet” 82 · The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 89 · The Momster · John Sladek · ss Fantastic April 1969, as “The Monster” 97 · 1937 A.D.! · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967 107 · Secret Identity · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #200, April 1970 117 · The Transcendental Sandwich · John Sladek · ss If January/February 1971, as “The Man Who Devoured Books” 124 · The Steam-Driven Boy · John Sladek · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972 · The Parodies 135 · The Purloined Butter, A Story by Edgar Allan Poe, Revised and Abridged by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 3 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 138 · Pemberly’s Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus by H.G. W*lls · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 147 · Ralph 4F by Hugogre N. Backs (1911 Winner of the “Hugogre” Award) · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1973 152 · Engineer to the Gods by Hitler I.E. Bonner · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 158 · Broot Force by Iclick as-i-move · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972 163 · Joy Ride by Barry DuBray · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1972 169 · The Moon Is Sixpence by Carl Truhacker · John Sladek · vi 172 · Solar Shoe-Salesman by Chipdip K. Kill · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973 180 · One Damned Thing After Another, A Co-ordainer’s Myth · John Sladek · ss 186 · The Sublimation World by J. G. B- · John Sladek · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1968