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Chalice of Roses (Signet Eclipse, January 2010, 978-0-451-22902-1, $15.00, 392pp, tp, oa, cover by Mélanie Delon)
Original anthology of four fantasy-romance stories involving the Holy Grail. Authors are Karen Harbaugh, Barbara Samuel, Jo Beverley, and Mary Jo Putney.
Details taken from online listing.

1 · The Raven and the Rose · Jo Beverley · na

115 · The White Rose of Scotland [The Guardian] · Mary Jo Putney · na

201 · The English Rose: Miss Templar and the Holy Grail · Karen Harbaugh · na

301 · Eternal Rose · Barbara Samuel · na

The Challenge from Beyond ed. Marc Michaud, uncredited (Necronomicon Press, March 1990, 0-940884-27-5, $4.50, 28pp, ph, an)
First combined volume of the two round-robin stories both entitled “The Challenge from Beyond” and both published in Fantasy Magazine in 1935. The booklet is published back-to-back à la Ace Doubles.

5 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 1 of 5; Cthulhu] · C. L. Moore · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

6 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 2 of 5; Cthulhu] · A. Merritt · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

7 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 3 of 5; Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

11 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 4 of 5; Cthulhu] · Robert E. Howard · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

13 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 5 of 5; Cthulhu] · Frank Belknap Long · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

5 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 1 of 5; Cthulhu] · Stanley G. Weinbaum · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

7 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 2 of 5; Cthulhu] · Donald Wandrei · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

8 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 3 of 5; Cthulhu] · Edward E. Smith · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

10 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 4 of 5; Cthulhu] · Harl Vincent · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

12 · The Challenge from Beyond [Part 5 of 5; Cthulhu] · Murray Leinster · rr Fantasy Magazine September 1935

Chamber of Horrors ed. Emma Blackley, uncredited (Octopus, 1984, 0-7064-2053-5, £2.99, 352pp, hc, an)
This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $4.98.

9 · Wood · Robert Aickman · nv Superhorror ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976

28 · The Bird [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · ss Limehouse Nights by Thomas Burke, Grant Richards, 1916

34 · A Thing About Machines · Rod Serling · sa More Stories from the Twilight Zone by Rod Serling, Bantam, 1961
adapted from Serling’s teleplay, broadcast October 28, 1960.

51 · A Woman Seldom Found · William Sansom · ss A Contest of Ladies and Other Stories by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1956

54 · The Squaw · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves December 2 1893

64 · The Cloth of Madness · Seabury Quinn · nv Young’s Magazine January 1920

83 · The Sea-Raiders · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement December 6 1896

91 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929

125 · Dad · John Blackburn · ss Return from the Grave ed. Hugh Lamb, W.H. Allen, 1976

129 · The Cold Embrace · Mary Elizabeth Braddon · ss The Welcome Guest September 22 1860

137 · Royal Jelly · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960

158 · The Boarded Window · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 12 1891

162 · Earth to Earth · Robert Graves · ss Punch February 1955

166 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925

179 · The Night of the Tiger · Stephen King · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1978

190 · The Interruption · W. W. Jacobs · ss Liberty July 4 1925

200 · Back from the Grave · Robert Silverberg · ss Monster Parade December 1958, as “Coffins Are for Corpses” by David Challon

210 · The Derelict · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine December 1 1912

230 · Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903, as “Semillante”
translated from the French (“Une vendetta”, Le Gaulois, October 14, 1883).

234 · Edifice Complex · Robert Bloch · ss Escapade February 1958

242 · The Red Lodge · H. Russell Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928

252 · Mary Postgate · Rudyard Kipling · ss Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine September 1915

264 · The Cradle Demon · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss The Cradle Demon and Other Stories of Fantasy and Horror by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, William Kimber, 1978

270 · The Horror of Abbot’s Grange · Frederick Cowles · ss The Horror of Abbot’s Grange by Frederick Cowles, Muller, 1936

283 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

287 · The Wall · Robert Haining · ss Return from the Grave ed. Hugh Lamb, W.H. Allen, 1976

296 · An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine December 1853, uncredited.

313 · The Whining · Ramsey Campbell · ss The Hounds of Hell ed. Michel Parry, Gollancz, 1974

319 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger March 1835

326 · The Finless Death · R. E. Vernède · ss The Port Allington Stories by R. E. Vernède, Heinemann, 1921

335 · And the Dead Spake · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine October 1922

Chamber of Horrors ed. Emma Blackley, uncredited (Octopus US, 1985, 0-7064-2053-5, $6.00, 349pp, hc, an)
Reissue (Octopus 1984) horror anthology from a British-based “instant remainder” publisher.

Chamber of Horrors (Fearon Educational, 1991, 0-8224-2802-4, 233pp, pb, an)
One of Fearon’s “Spellbinders” series.

3 · Tomb of Horror · Janet Lorimer · nv (r)

27 · The Bird · A. G. Gersdorf · nv Lake Books, 1987

73 · Guts · Richard Laymon · nv Fastback Horror, Pitman Learning, 1985

95 · Coming Home · Karen Liberatore · nv (r)

141 · Fast Forward · Janice Greene · nv (r)

189 · Halloween Hunt · Richard Laymon · na Fearon, 1987

Champions of Chaos (Black Library, April 19, 2018, 978-1-78496-677-5, £15.00, 944pp, tp, an)
Details taken from online listing.

· Sigvald · Darius Hinks · n. Black Library, July 2011

· Valkia the Bloody · S. P. Cawkwell · n. (r)

· Bloodraven [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · S. P. Cawkwell · ss Age of Legend ed. Christian Dunn, Black Library, 2012

· Blood Blessing [Warhammer Heroes] · S. P. Cawkwell · ss 15th Birthday Collection ed. Graeme Lyon, Black Library, 2012

· Reaper [Warhammer 40,000] · S. P. Cawkwell · ss Black Library Live! 2012 Chapbook, Black Library, 2012

· Harbinger [Warhammer Heroes] · S. P. Cawkwell · ss Black Library, June 23 2014

· Van Horstmann · Ben Counter · n. Black Library, February 2013

The Chapman Books (Uncanny Books, June 2014, 978-1-62898-004-2, $12.99, iii+239pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of three loosely connected macabre tales about the Chapman family. Authors are Aaron J. French, Erik T. Johnson, and Adam P. Lewis. ebook also available.

i · Preface · Aaron J. French · pr

1 · Chapman One: The Stain · Aaron J. French · na

65 · Chapman Two: The Delirium · Erik T. Johnson · na

151 · Chapman Three: The Remains · Adam P. Lewis · na

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Fall 1993 (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy, June 1993, 0-345-38635-3, 97pp, tp, an)
An anthology of seven novel excerpts from mysteries being published by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Spring 1993 (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy, January 1993, 0-345-38309-5, 103pp, tp, an)
An anthology of seven novel excerpts from mysteries being published by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Summer 1993 (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy, March 1993, 0-345-38448-2, 86pp, tp, an)
An anthology of seven novel excerpts from mysteries being published in the spring by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Chapter One: A Mystery Sampler, Summer 1994 (Ballantine/Fawcett/Ivy, March 1994, 0-345-39037-7, 92pp, tp, an)
An anthology of six novel excerpts from mysteries being published by Ballantine, Fawcett, or Ivy. This is a promotional book distributed to bookstore customers at no charge.

Charmed (Berkley, October 2008, 978-0-425-17129-5, $7.99, 339pp, pb, oa)
Reprint (Berkley 1999) original anthology of four paranormal romance/urban fantasy stories. Authors are Jayne Castle, Julie Beard, Lori Foster, and Eileen Wilks.

1 · Bridal Jitters · Jayne Castle · na

85 · Man in the Mirror · Julie Beard · na

167 · Tangled Dreams · Lori Foster · na

247 · Pandora’s Bottle · Eileen Wilks · na

Charmed Destinies (Harlequin/Silhouette, November 2003, 0-373-21833-8, $6.50, 377pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of three fantasy romance stories by Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee, and Catherine Asaro.

· Counting Crows · Mercedes Lackey · na

· Drusilla’s Dream · Rachel Lee · na

· Moonglow · Catherine Asaro · na

Charmed Destinies (Luna, July 2009, 978-0-373-80306-4, $14.95, 313pp, pb, an)
Reprint (Silhouette 2003) anthology of three fantasy romance stories by Mercedes Lackey, Rachel Lee, and Catherine Asaro.

Charmed: Seasons of the Witch, Vol. 1 (Simon Pulse, October 2003, 0-689-86545-7, $7.99, 182pp, tp, oa)
Young-adult original anthology of three stories based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

1 · Samhain · Laura J. Burns · nv

59 · Yule · Emma Harrison · nv

123 · Imbolc · Laura J. Burns · nv

Charmed: Seasons of the Witch, Vol. 1 (Simon & Schuster UK, 2004, 0-689-87271-2, £5.99, 182pp, tp, oa)
Reprint (Simon Pulse 2003) young-adult original anthology of three stories based on the TV show about three witches. Copyrighted by Spelling Television.

Chewton Abbot and Other Tales (W & R Chambers, 1887, hc, an)
Anthology with some crime.

· Among Queer People · William Cyples, uncredited · ss (r)

· Chewton Abbot · [uncredited] · ss Chambers’s Journal May 3 1884 (+2), as by Hugh Conway

· A Flight in the Dark · T. W. Speight, uncredited · ss (r)

· The White Hart Inn · Dutton Cook, uncredited · ss (r)

Chicago: Three Shades of Darkness (White Wolf, March 2006, 1-58846-870-4, $14.99, 287pp, tp, oa, cover by Tim Bradstreet) [World of Darkness]
Original anthology of three novellazations based on the universe of the roleplaying game. Authors are Janet Trautvetter, Sarah Roark, and Myranda Sarro. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

4 · The Murder of Crows [World of Darkness] · Janet Trautvetter · na

100 · Birds of Ill Omen [World of Darkness] · Sarah Roark · na

210 · Shadows and Mirrors [World of Darkness] · Myranda Sarro · na

Chi-Fi (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, February 11, 2010, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Alessandra Kelley)
Released at Capricon 30.
Details taken from online listing.

· Knot with a Bang · Richard Chwedyk · ss

Children of Gaia & Uktena (White Wolf, March 2002, 1-58846-812-7, $6.50, 286pp, pb, om, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe]
Omnibus of two novelizations in the “Tribe” series, based on the role-playing games: Children of Gaia by Richard Lee Byers and Uktena by Stefan Petrucha. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

5 · Children of Gaia · Richard Lee Byers · n.

145 · Uktena · Stefan Petrucha · n.

Chiller (Poolbeg Press, 1995, 1853715123, £3.99, 217pp, tp, oa, cover by P. J. Lynch)
Original anthology of 18 spine tingling tales from some of Ireland’s leading writers.

1 · Bearing Paul · Chris Lynch · ss

12 · The Green Room · Soinbbe Lally · ss

24 · The Hitch-hiker on Blueberry Hill · Maeve Friel · ss

33 · Mary’s Story · Margrit Cruickshank · ss

43 · The Girl with the Amethyst Eyes · Vincent Banville · ss

55 · Who’s Been Sleeping in My Bed? · Mary Regan · ss

74 · The Attic · Maria Quirk Walsh · ss

90 · White Heather · Morgan Llywelyn · ss

100 · The Face in the Dream · Michael Scott · ss

109 · The Mirror · Ann Carroll · ss

121 · The Hauntings · Cormac MacRaois · ss

137 · The Hand of Glory · Eileen Dunlop · ss

146 · Miss Merriman · Rose Doyle · ss

160 · The Coachman’s Fate · Re O Laighleis · ss

169 · Sarah · Joan O’Neill · ss

181 · That Other River · Sheila Barrett · ss

192 · The Sand · Michael Carroll · ss

201 · The Coming · Tom Richards · ss

The Chillers (Royce, 1945, 104, 128pp, pb, an)

3 · In the Teeth of the Evidence [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss In the Teeth of the Evidence by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1939

28 · The Interruption · W. W. Jacobs · ss Liberty July 4 1925

52 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866

87 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891

Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anne Finnis, uncredited (Scholastic UK, October 1992, 0-590-54060-2, £9.99, 285pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.

9 · Snapdragon · Gillian Cross · nv

31 · In the Bleak Midwinter · Robert Swindells · nv

63 · Christmas Past · David Belbin · nv

95 · The Familiar · Susan Price · nv

117 · The Old Corpse Road · K. M. Peyton · nv

145 · Unseelie Court · Tessa Krailing · nv

173 · The Road from Rushout Wood · Joan Aiken · ss

193 · I’ll Be Seeing You · Jill Bennett · nv

223 · The Highwayman’s Last Ride · Malcolm Rose · nv

257 · The Megowl · Garry Kilworth · nv

Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anne Finnis, uncredited (Scholastic UK, October 1993, 0-590-55333-X, £4.99, 285pp, tp, oa)
Reprint (Scholastic UK 1992) original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.

Chilling Christmas Tales ed. Anne Finnis, uncredited (Scholastic UK, November 1999, 0-439-01283-X, £3.99, 285pp, pb, oa)
Reprint (Scholastic UK 1992) original anthology of ten young-adult horror stories, including pieces by Joan Aiken and Garry Kilworth.

Chocolate Kisses (St. Martin’s, February 1997, 0-312-96111-1, $5.99, 310pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · Rocky Road · Margaret Brownley · na

85 · Miss Delwin’s Delights · Raine Cantrell · na

169 · The Taste of Remembrance · Alexis Harrington · na

225 · Sweet Creations · Sue Rich · na

Choice of Weapons (Hodder & Stoughton, 1958, hc, an)

5 · Introduction · Michael Gilbert · in

9 · Half-past Murder · Marjorie Alan · ss (r)

27 · After the Event [Insp. Cockrill] · Christianna Brand · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1958, as “Rabbit Out of a Hat”

53 · Death in a Cage · Josephine Bell · ss The Evening Standard January 19 1950

67 · Murder in Advance · Marjorie Bremner · ss

87 · Murder for Posterity · Margot Bennett · ar Lilliput June 1949

95 · Change Partners · Guy Cullingford · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1958

107 · The Passenger · Ernest Dudley · ss

115 · The Truthful Witness · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss (r)

135 · Highlight · Mary Fitt · ss (r)

141 · A Dumb Friend · Mary Fitt · ss

147 · Trust Little Al · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) October 1955

165 · Murderer’s Luck · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard July 17 1951

173 · The Big Teddy Bears · Herbert Harris · ss

187 · The Little Man · Colin Robertson · ss (r)

195 · The Sleeve · L. A. G. Strong · ss

203 · The Grand National Case [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · nv 1956

227 · Spinster’s Evidence · Roy Vickers · ss (r)

Christmas Angels (Love Spell, November 1995, 0-505-52062-1, $5.99, 440pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

7 · The Trouble with Hannah · Debra Dier · na

121 · Tryst with an Angel · Eugenia Riley · na

227 · A Time for Joy · Amy Elizabeth Saunders · na

323 · Chrissy’s Wish · Trana Mae Simmons · na

The Christmas Cat (Berkley, November 1996, 0-425-15542-0, $5.99, 310pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · My True Love Gave to Me · Julie Beard · na

77 · A Gift of Light · Jo Beverley · na

149 · Home for the Holidays · Barbara Bretton · na

223 · The Gift of Christmas Past · Lynn Kurland · na

Christmas Cinderellas (Harlequin, November 2020, 978-1-335-50582-8, $6.50, 286pp, pb, oa)
Regency Romances.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Christmas with the Earl · Sophia James · na

93 · Invitation to the Duke’s Ball · Virginia Heath · na

185 · A Midnight Mistletoe Kiss · Catherine Tinley · n.

A Christmas Collection (Avon, 1992, 0-380-76833-X, $4.99, 384pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · The Greatest Gift · Stella Cameron · na

111 · Falling Stars · Loretta Chase · na

199 · The Scent of Snow · Linda Lael Miller · na

291 · Footsteps in the Snow · Joan Hohl · na

Christmas Eve Kittens (Zebra Books, October 2001, 0-8217-7038-1, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology

7 · Christmas Cattitude · Cathleen Clare · na

85 · Christmas Joy · Wilma Counts · na

183 · Christmas Miracle · Debbie Raleigh · na

Christmas in Salem (Harlequin UK, October 18, 2013, 978-0-263-90418-5, £4.99, 304pp, pb, oa) [The Keepers]
Details taken from online listing.

· Unholy Night [The Keepers] · Kathleen Pickering · na

· Do You Fear What I Fear? [The Keepers] · Heather Graham · na

· The Fright Before Christmas [The Keepers] · Deborah LeBlanc · na

· Stalking in a Winter Wonderland [The Keepers] · Beth Ciotta · na

A Christmas Kiss (Zebra Books, November 1992, 0-8217-3975-1, $4.50, 348pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. set in different historical periods

1 · Her Heart’s Desire · Caroline Bourne · na

53 · A Gift of Love · Phoebe Conn · na

103 · A Rebel Christmas · Kathleen Drymon · na

157 · Melissa’s Miracle · Wanda Owen · na

215 · Golden Angel · Patricia Pellicane · na

281 · Merry · Victoria Thompson · na

Christmas Love Stories (Avon Books, November 1991, 0-380-76572-1, $4.99, 393pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · Holiday Spirit · Kay Hooper · na

97 · Gifts of Love · Shannon Drake · na

195 · Surrender · Lisa Kleypas · na

301 · A Creole Christmas · Diane Wicker Davis · na

A Christmas Miracle (Island/Dell, December 1996, 0-440-22290-7, $6.50, 453pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · Love and Joy · Virginia Henley · na

133 · Upon a Midnight Clear · Katherine Kingsley · na

249 · In a Twinkling · Rebecca Paisley · na

357 · Angels in the Snow · Stephanie Mittman · na

Christmas Rogues (Harlequin, 1995, 83297, $4.99, 376pp, pb, oa)
Christmas-themed romance anthology.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

9 · The Christmas Stranger · Anita Mills · n.

121 · The Homecoming · Patricia Potter · n.

255 · Bayberry and Mistletoe · Miranda Jarrett · n.

Christmas Romance (Avon Books, December 1990, 0-380-76205-6, $4.50, 425pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · A Christmas Melodie · Catherine Hart · na

87 · Six Little Angels · Betina Krahn · na

189 · A Match Made in Heaven · Linda Ladd · na

271 · Candle in the Snow · Barbara Dawson Smith · na

351 · Silent Night, Starry Night · Katherine Sutcliffe · na

Christmas Spirits (Jove, November 1997, 0-515-12174-6, $5.99, 346pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · The Three Wise Ghosts · Lynn Kurland · na

99 · Keeping Faith · Casey Claybourne · na

171 · Only Fifteen Shopping Days Left… · Elizabeth Bevarly · na

267 · The Ghost of Christmas Present · Jenny Lykins · na

Christmas Stories 1992 (Harlequin Historical, November 1992, 0-373-83245-1, $4.99, 379pp, pb, oa)
Christmas-themed anthology of historical romances, includes authors’ favorite Christmas recipes.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

9 · Miss Montrachet Requests · Maura Seger · n.

133 · Christmas Bounty · Erin Yorke · n.

261 · A Promise Kept · Bronwyn Williams · n.

A Christmas to Cherish (Zebra, November 1992, 0-8217-3974-3, $3.99, 351pp, pb, oa)
Regency Romances.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · A Gift of the Heart · Georgina Devon · na

53 · The House Party · Violet Hamilton · na

103 · The Sounds of Christmas · Valerie King · na

177 · Under the Kissing Bough · Mary Kingsley · na

243 · Christmas at the Priory · Meg-Lynn Roberts · na

311 · Winter Enchantment · Olivia Sumner · nv

The Christmas Visit (Harlequin Historical, November 2004, 0-373-29327-5, $5.50, 299pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. set in different historical periods

7 · Comfort and Joy · Margaret Moore · na; set in Wales, 1860.

96 · Love at First Step · Terri Brisbin · na

190 · A Christmas Secret · Gail Ranstrom · n.; set in England, 1819.

Christmas with a Vampire (HQN Books, November 16, 2010, 978-0-373-77613-9, $7.99, 537pp, pb, an)
Reprint anthology of five holiday vampire romance stories. Authors are Merline Lovelace, Lori Devoti, Linda Winstead Jones, Lisa Childs, and Bonnie Vanak.
Details taken from online listing.

7 · Christmas Kiss · Merline Lovelace · na Holiday with a Vampire II, Silhouette, 2008

101 · The Vampire Who Stole Christmas · Lori Devoti · na Holiday with a Vampire II, Silhouette, 2008

239 · Sundown · Linda Winstead Jones · nv Holiday with a Vampire III, Silhouette, 2009

339 · Nothing Says Christmas Like a Vampire · Lisa Childs · nv Holiday with a Vampire III, Silhouette, 2009

437 · Unwrapped [Draicon Werewolves] · Bonnie Vanak · ss Holiday with a Vampire III, Silhouette, 2009

Chronicles of War (Simon & Schuster/Gallery, December 2010, 978-1-4391-7272-8, $19.99, 772pp, tp, om, cover by Glenn Rane) [Warcraft]
Omnibus of four tie-in novels based on the online game: Rise of the Horde by Christie Golden (2007), The Last Guardian by Jeff Grubb (2002), Tides of Darkness by Aaron Rosenberg (2007), and Beyond the Dark Portal by Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden (2008). Introduction by Chris Metzen. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.

vii · Introduction · Chris Metzen · in

1 · Rise of the Horde [Warcraft] · Christie Golden · n. Pocket, 2007

193 · The Last Guardian [Warcraft] · Jeff Grubb · n. Pocket, 2002

357 · Tides of Darkness [Warcraft] · Aaron Rosenberg · n. Pocket Star, 2007

555 · Beyond the Dark Portal [Warcraft] · Aaron Rosenberg & Christie Golden · n. Pocket Star, 2008

Chronology (Curiosity Quills Press, January 1, 2015, 978-1-62007-819-8, $22.99, 530pp, tp, oa, cover by Amalia Chitulescu)
Details taken from online listing.

· Draconic King · James Wymore · ss

· Wind-Up Hearts · Stan Swanson · ss

· Flight of the Pegasus · Darin Kennedy · ss

· That Which Is Hidden · Julie Frost · ss

· Whitechapel · Andrew Buckley · ss

· The Lair · Tony Healey · ss

· Signs Unseen · J. P. Moynahan · ss

· In the Clutches of the Mummy Prince · B. C. Johnson · ss

· Bait and Witch · J. P. Sloan · ss

· Inmate #85298 · Andrew J. Rausch · ss

· Lava · Piers Anthony · ss

· Strange Flesh · Katie Young · ss

· Wampus Cat · Scott Nicholson · ss Legends of the Mountain State 3 ed. Michael Knost, Woodland Press, 2009

· Yours Until the Ink Dries · Jordan Elizabeth · ss

· The Room Below · Wilbert Stanton · ss

· The Comeback · Tara Tyler · ss

· The Bull · J. R. Rain · ss

· After-Party · Mark W. Woodring · ss

· The Unattended Life · J. E. Anckorn · ss

· The Colorado King · Nathan L. Yocum · ss

· Gookie Visits Her Moma · G. Miki Hayden · ss Keen Science Fiction! April 1996

· Above the Clouds · Richard Roberts · ss

· Innocent Deception · Matthew S. Cox · ss

· Limited Liability · Matthew Graybosch · ss

Cinderella on the Ball (Attic Press, 1991, 1-85594-027-2, £3.99, 64pp, tp, oa)
Fifth in the series “Fairytales for Feminists”.

5 · Damsel in Distress · Margaret Neylon · ss

13 · The Princess and the Sun · Moya Roddy · ss

20 · The Ugly Sisters Strike Back · Linda Kavanagh · ss

26 · The Soothsayer’s Quest · Joni Crone · ss

32 · Red Riding Hood · Zoë Fairbairns · pm

33 · Alice in Thunderland (Chapter 4) · Maeve Kelly · ss

42 · No More Embroidery · Celia de Fréine · ss

48 · Snow White · Róisín Sheerin · ss

52 · After Reading the Swan Prince · Roz Cowman · pm

53 · The King, the Queen and the Donkey-Man · Ivy Bannister · ss

58 · Happy Ever After and Other Obsessions · Máiríde Woods · ss

Classic Detective Stories (MQ Publications, Ltd., 1999, 1-84072-071-9, 143pp, pb, an)
Anthology of six detective stories. Page 3 gives title as “Classic Detective Stories from a Suitcase of Suspense.”

7 · The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1924

30 · The Blue Geranium [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller December 1929

51 · The Stolen Rubens [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Associated Sunday Magazine February 17 1907, as “Problem of the Stolen Rubens”

66 · Ask Me Another [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · ss Black Mask June 1937

91 · The Riddle of the Yellow Canary [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Mystery April 1934

122 · Sweating It Out with Dover [Insp. Wilfred Dover] · Joyce Porter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 18 1980

Classic Erotic Tales (Michael O’Mara, September 1995, 1-85479-738-7, £4.99, 243pp, pb, an, cover by Guillaume Signac)
Reprint (Michael O’Mara 1994) collection of 16 stories and excerpts from novels, including Dracula and Candide. Further copyrighted 1995.

1 · The Decameron · Boccaccio · ex (r)
translated from the Italian (Decamerone, 1353).

21 · The Memoirs of Casanova · Casanova · ex (r)

35 · The Journals of James Boswell · James Boswell · ex (r)

51 · Candide · Voltaire · ex 1759

55 · Venus in India · Charles Devereaux · ex 1889

79 · My Secret Life · Walter · ex 1888

95 · Eveline · [uncredited] · ex 1843

105 · The Adventures of a School-Boy · [uncredited] · ex (r)

143 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex Constable, 1897

147 · Lustful Memoirs of a Young and Passionate Girl · [uncredited] · ex 1904

167 · Emmanuelle · Emmanuelle Arsan · ex Grove Press, 1971

185 · Rabbit Is Rich · John Updike · ex Knopf, 1981

203 · The Women’s Room · Marilyn French · ex Simon & Schuster, 1978

209 · The Ages of Lulu · Almudena Grandes · ex 1989

221 · The Butcher [Bedtime Stories] · Alina Reyes · ex 1988

231 · Vox · Nicholson Baker · ss Playboy March 1992

Classic Fantasy Collection (Arcturus Publishing Limited, 2017, 978-1-78828-076-1, 927pp, hc, an, cover by Peter Ridley)
Anthology of 38 fantasy stories.

7 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

11 · The Phoenix on the Sword [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales December 1932

33 · The Scarlet Citadel [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales January 1933

69 · Rogues in the House [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales January 1934

93 · The Tower of the Elephant [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales March 1933

117 · Queen of the Black Coast [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales May 1934

145 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929

185 · The Call of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales February 1928

213 · The Color Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927

239 · Werewolf of the Sahara · G. G. Pendarves · nv Weird Tales August/September 1936

271 · The Magic Shop · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine June 1903

283 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles · H. G. Wells · ss The Illustrated London News July 1898

299 · Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland · H. G. Wells · ss The London Magazine February 1903

313 · The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine March 1902

327 · The Wood Beyond the World · William Morris · n. Kelmscott Press, 1894

431 · The Soul of the Great Bell · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887

437 · The Return of Yen-Tchin-King · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887

443 · The Tale of the Porcelain-God · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Brothers, 1887

453 · The Dream of Akinosuké · Lafcadio Hearn · ss The Atlantic Monthly March 1904

460 · Rokuro-Kubi · Lafcadio Hearn · ss Kwaidan by Lafcadio Hearn, Houghton Mifflin, 1904

471 · The Moon Pool [Walter Goodwin] · Abraham Merritt · na All-Story Weekly June 22 1918

509 · The People of the Pit · Abraham Merritt · nv All-Story Weekly January 5 1918

527 · The Great God Pan · Arthur Machen · na The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, Roberts Brothers, 1894
a portion appeared earlier in The Whirlwind, Dec 13, 1890.

575 · The Inmost Light [Mr. Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, Roberts Brothers, 1894

601 · The Transmutation of Ling [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · na The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

673 · The Story of Yung Chang [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · ss Chapman’s Magazine October 1896

685 · The Probation of Sen Heng [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

703 · The Experiment of the Mandarin Chan Hung [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

721 · The Confession of Kai Lung [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

737 · The Vengeance of Tung Fel [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

757 · The Career of the Charitable Quen-Ki-Tong [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · nv The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

777 · The Vision of Yin, the Son of Yat Huang [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · ss The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

791 · The Ill-Regulated Destiny of Kin Yen, the Picture-Maker [Kai Lung] · Ernest Bramah · ss The Wallet of Kai Lung by Ernest Bramah, Grant Richards, 1900

803 · The Repairer of Reputations · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

833 · The Mask · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

849 · In the Court of the Dragon · Robert W. Chambers · ss The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

859 · The Yellow Sign · Robert W. Chambers · nv The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, F. Tennyson Neely, 1895

877 · The Shadows · George MacDonald · nv Adela Cathcart by George MacDonald, Hurst & Blackett, 1864

903 · The Golden Key · George MacDonald · nv Dealings with the Fairies by George MacDonald, Arthur Strahan, 1867

Classic Ghost Stories ed. Everett F. Bleiler, uncredited (Dover Publications, 1975, 0-486-20735-8, $3.50, viii+330pp, tp, an)

1 · Sir Dominick Sarsfield · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round July 6 1872, as “Sir Dominick’s Bargain”, uncredited.
revised from “The Fortunes of Sir Robert Ardagh”, Dublin University Magazine Mar 1838.

16 · The Story of the Bagman’s Uncle · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837, as “The Ghosts of the Mail”

34 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

45 · Wandering Willie’s Tale · Sir Walter Scott · ex from Redgauntlet, Constable, 1824

64 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

76 · The Open Door · Margaret Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine #795, January 1882, uncredited.

118 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833

132 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited.

142 · No. 1 Branch Line, the Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866

155 · The Tapestried Chamber · Sir Walter Scott · ss The Keepsake 1829, 1828

169 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

183 · The Dream Woman · W. Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

207 · The Apparition of Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, as “A True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal the Next Day After Her Death to One Mrs. Bargrave at Canterbury the 8th of September, 1705”, uncredited.

211 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

229 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839

249 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

272 · The Upper Berth · F. Marion Crawford · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

293 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.; original version.

Classic Ghost Stories (Penguin, June 1996, 0-14-600314-4, £0.60, 56pp, pb, an, cover by Gino D’Achille)
Mini-paperback anthology of 3 stories; one of the ‘Penguin Children’s 60s’.

1 · The Signal-Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

28 · The Phantom Ship · Captain Marryat · ex W. H. Colyer, 1839

52 · The Ghost-Brahman · [uncredited] · ss (r)

Classic Horror Stories (Barnes & Noble, September 2015, 978-1-4351-4620-4, $20.00, 788pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 41 classic horror stories by authors including H.P. Lovecraft, M.R. James, and E. Nesbit. Introduction by Stefan Dziemianowicz. This is a gilt-edged, leatherbound edition in the Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions series. Issued without dust jacket.

The Classics of Horror: Stoker and Shelley (State Street Press, 2001, 0-681-97986-0, $19.95, 655pp, hc, om)
Reprint (BOMC/QPBC 1991 as Dracula/Frankenstein) omnibus of two classic horror novels: Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897) and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818). This is dated 2001, but not seen until now.

Classic Tales of Horror (Canterbury Classics, October 13, 2015, 978-1-62686-465-8, $24.99, xxviii+864pp, hc, an)

ix · Introduction · Ernest Hibert · in

1 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

5 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

15 · The Devil and Tom Walker · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon

25 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890

33 · Kerfol · Edith Wharton · nv Scribner’s Magazine March 1916

52 · The Elixir of Life · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“L’elixir de longue vie”, La Revue de Paris, October 1830).

70 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839

86 · The Case of Lady Sannox · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Idler November 1893

94 · Young Goodman Brown · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine April 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion”

105 · The Turn of the Screw [Turn of the Screw] · Henry James · na Collier’s Weekly January 27 1898 (+11)

189 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907

228 · The Shunned House · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales October 1937

251 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842

263 · The Vampyre · John William Polidori · nv The New Monthly Magazine April 1 1819, as by Lord Byron

279 · One Summer Night · Ambrose Bierce · vi Cosmopolitan Magazine March 1906

281 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

294 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904

305 · The Body-Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884

320 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

324 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

345 · The Raven · Edgar Allan Poe · pm New York Evening Mirror January 29 1845

349 · The Man Who Found Out · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Lady’s Realm June 1909

363 · La Grande Bretèche · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

379 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910

393 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892

407 · 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”

412 · The Metamorphosis [Gregor Samsa] · Franz Kafka · nv Parton Press, 1937
translated from the German (“Die Verwandlung”, Weisse Blätter Oct ’15).

452 · The Outsider [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales April 1926

458 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

467 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic”

477 · Present at a Hanging · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 24 1888

479 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912

489 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited.

498 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839

514 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910

539 · The Succubus · Honoré de Balzac · na Droll Stories by Honoré de Balzac, William Mitchell & Company, 1874
translated from the French (“Le Succube”, Les Contes drolatiques, 1837).

578 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893

586 · The Tree · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Tryout October 1921

590 · The Empty House [Jim Shorthouse] · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1906

603 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3)

626 · The Screaming Skull · Francis Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1)

650 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

663 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843

673 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911

676 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine”

700 · Sir Edmund Orme · Henry James · nv Black & White November 25 1891

723 · A Ghost · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895, as “The Spectre”
translated from the French (“Apparition”, Le Gaulois, April 4, 1883).

729 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka · nv (r)
translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919).

753 · The Signal-Man · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

763 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895

773 · An Inhabitant of Carcosa · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Newsletter December 25 1886

776 · The Damned · Algernon Blackwood · na Incredible Adventures by Algernon Blackwood, Macmillan & Co., 1914

840 · The Japanned Box · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine January 1899, as “The Story of the Japanned Box”

850 · The Tomb · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #14, March 1922

859 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

Classic Tales of Horror Volume 1 (Bloody Books, April 10, 2006, 0-9549476-8-1, £9.99, 251pp, tp, an)
Anthology of 15 dark fantasy stories. This was published in 2006 but not seen until now.

1 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890

9 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876

45 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

63 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887).

78 · The Dream Woman · Wilkie Collins · nv Temple Bar November 1874 (+1)
revised from “Brother Morgan’s Story of the Dream-Woman” (The Queen of Hearts, Hurst and Blackett, 1859), itself revised from “The Ostler” (Household Words, Christmas 1855).

105 · A Confession Found in a Prison in the Time of Charles the Second · Charles Dickens · ss Master Humphrey’s Clock April 18 1840

113 · Silence · Leonid Andreyev · ss (r)

128 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1888

160 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

172 · Transformation · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1831, 1830

191 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

197 · Some Terrible Letters from Scotland · James Hogg · ss The Metropolitan Magazine April 1832

212 · Lost Face · Jack London · ss New York Herald December 13 1908

226 · True Relation of the Apparition of One Mrs. Veal · Daniel Defoe · ar B. Bragg, 1706, uncredited.

236 · The Blast of the Book [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss Liberty August 26 1933, as “The Five Fugitives”

Classic Tales of Science Fiction & Fantasy (Canterbury Classics, October 11, 2016, 978-1-62686-801-4, $24.99, 1024pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

vii · A Genre for the Times · Michael A. Cramer · in

1 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited.

21 · A Journey to the Center of the Earth · Jules Verne; translated by Frederick Amadeus Malleson · n. Ward Lock, 1877
translated from the French (Voyage au centre de la terre, 1864).

185 · Looking Backward: 2000-1887 · Edward Bellamy · n. Ticknor, 1888

339 · The War of the Worlds [War of the Worlds] · H. G. Wells · n. Heinemann, 1898

463 · A Princess of Mars [Barsoom] · Edgar Rice Burroughs · n. A.C. McClurg, October 1917

599 · The Lost World [Professor Challenger] · Arthur Conan Doyle · n. Hodder & Stoughton, October 1912

753 · The Scarlet Plague · Jack London · na The London Magazine June 1912

793 · Herland [Van Jennings] · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · n. Pantheon, April 1979

907 · Armageddon 2419 A.D. [Anthony “Buck” Rogers] · Philip Francis Nowlan · na Amazing Stories August 1928

965 · The Dunwich Horror [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales April 1929

Classic Tales of Terror (Scholastic, 1999, 0-439-05684-5, 53pp, tp, an)
All stories rewritten for a juvenile audience.

3 · The Strange Orchid · H. G. Wells · ss Pall Mall Budget August 2 1894, as “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid”

9 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886, as “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

21 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911

26 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

32 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

44 · The Waxwork · A. M. Burrage · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931, as by Ex-Private X

Claws and Feathers (Lake Books, 1989, 0-8224-3335-4, $16.00, 135pp, hc, an)
One of a series of large-print editions intended for new and/or slow readers. Each volume was an omnibus of previously available small paperbacks. This volume is more crime/horror than fantasy.

3 · The Good Luck Smiling Cat · Phil Garrison · nv 1984

31 · The Cobra · Richard Laymon · nv Fearon, 1985

57 · Dressed Up for Murder · Gary Brandner · ss 1986

85 · The Bird · A. G. Gersdorf · nv Lake Books, 1987

The Clockwork Reader Volume 1 (Clockwork Storybook, November 2001, 0-9704841-4-3, $8.00, 100pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of four novel excerpts and six stories by Mark Finn, Chris Roberson, Matthew Sturges, and Bill Willingham. This is a print-on-demand edition.

7 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

11 · from Gods New and Used · Mark Finn · ex

21 · You’re Solid, Right? · Mark Finn · ss

35 · Lord Peter Midnight and the Goblin King · Chris Robertson · ss

41 · from Cybermancy, Incorporated · Chris Robertson · ex

57 · from Midwinter · Matthew Sturges · ex

65 · Pets or Meat · Matthew Sturges · ss

71 · A Sorcerer’s Tale · Matthew Sturges · ss

79 · Middleman · Bill Willingham · ss

87 · Mythology · Bill Willingham · ss

95 · from The Monster Maker · Bill Willingham · ex

99 · Afterword · [uncredited] · aw

101 · Catalogue · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Clues Detective Stories (Haffner Press, 2013, ph, an)
Distributed with preorders for The Complete John Thunstone, The Complete Ivy Frost, and The Michael Gray Mysteries.

· Revelations in Green [Cyrus North] · Donald Wandrei · nv

· Murder Among Magicians · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Popular Detective December 1939

· Murder’s Handyman · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · ss Popular Detective March 1948, as by Woodrow Wilson Smith

The Color of Neanderthal Eyes/And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees (Tor, January 1990, 0-812-55964-9, $3.50, 76+133pp, pb, an, cover by Dave Archer & Brian Waugh)
Anthology of a novella and a short novel.

1 · The Color of Neanderthal Eyes · James Tiptree, Jr. · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May 1988

1 · And Strange at Ecbatan the Trees · Michael Bishop · n. Harper & Row, 1976

Come Not Lucifer ed. Gerald Verner, uncredited (John Westhouse, 1945, 12/6d, 267pp, hc, an)
Subtitled, “A Romantic Anthology.” Illustrated by R.A. Brandt.

7 · Publisher’s Note · [uncredited] · ms

11 · King Pest · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger September 1835

27 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845

39 · The Black Cat · Edgar Allan Poe · ss United States Saturday Post and Chronicle August 19 1843

53 · Bartleby · Herman Melville · nv Putnam’s Monthly November 1853 (+1), as “Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street”, uncredited.

95 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

111 · The Watcher · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine November 1847, uncredited.

153 · The Oath · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)

177 · Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by M. P. Shiel · ss The Strand Magazine June 1891
translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888).

185 · The Pistol Shot · Alexander Pushkin · ss The Strand Magazine February 1891
translated from the Russian (“Vystrel”, Povest Belkina, 1831).

201 · The Queen of Spades · Alexander Pushkin · nv (r)
translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834).

231 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S.

245 · A Lodging for the Night · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Temple Bar October 1877

The Complete Adventures of Robin of Sherwood (Puffin, 1990, 0-14-034450-0, £5.99, 631pp, pb, om)

7 · Robin of Sherwood · Richard Carpenter · n. Puffin, 1984

163 · Richard Carpenter’s Robin of Sherwood and the Hounds of Lucifer · Robin May · n. Puffin, 1985

333 · Richard Carpenter’s Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man · Anthony Horowitz · n. Puffin, 1986

481 · Robin of Sherwood: The Time of the Wolf · Richard Carpenter · n. Puffin, 1988

The Complete Aliens Omnibus (Titan, January 2016, 978-1-7832-9901-0, £8.99, 819pp, tp, om)
Omnibus of 3 original novels in the series: Earth Hive. Nightmare Asylum, and The Female War.

1 · I: Earth Hive [Alien] · Steve Perry · n. 1992

279 · II: Nightmare Asylum [Alien] · Steve Perry · n. 1993

557 · III: The Female War [Alien] · Steve & Stephani Perry · n. 1993

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume 2: Genocide, Alien Harvest (Titan, June 2016, 978-1-7832-9903-4, £8.99, 621pp, pb, om)
SF novelization.

7 · Genocide [Alien] · David Bischoff · n. 1994

293 · Alien Harvest [Alien] · Robert Sheckley · n. Bantam Spectra, 1995

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Four: Music of the Spears, Berserker (Titan, June 27, 2017, 978-1-7832-9907-2, £8.99, 585pp, tp, om)
SF novelization.

· Music of the Spears [Alien] · Yvonne Navarro · n. Bantam Spectra, October 1996

· Berserker [Alien] · S. D. Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, August 1998

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Six: Cauldron, Steel Egg (Titan, June 26, 2018, 978-1-7832-9912-6, £8.99, 635pp, tp, om)
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7 · Cauldron [Alien] · Diane Carey · n. Dark Horse Books, June 2007

331 · Steel Egg [Alien] · John Shirley · n. Dark Horse Books, October 2007

The Complete Aliens Omnibus: Volume Seven (Titan, December 24, 2018, 978-1-7832-9913-3, £9.99, tp, om)
Omnibus of Criminal Enterprise and No Exit. Books 14 and 15 in the series.

· Criminal Enterprise [Alien] · S. D. Perry · n. Dark Horse Books, 2008

· No Exit [Alien] · B. K. Evenson · n. Dark Horse Books, 2008

The Complete Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Prey, Hunter’s Planet, War (Titan, November 29, 2016, 978-1-7856-5199-1, £8.99, 827pp, pb, om)
Omnibus of 3 novels.

7 · Book 1: Prey · Steve & Stephani Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, 1994, as “Aliens Vs. Predator: Prey”

277 · Book 2: Hunter’s Planet · David F. Bischoff & Steve Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, 1994, as “Aliens vs. Predator: Hunter’s Planet”

579 · Book 3: War · S. D. Perry · n. Bantam Spectra, 1999, as “Aliens vs. Predator: War”

The Complete Predator Omnibus: Concrete Jungle, Cold War, Big Game ed. Anonymous (Titan, January 30, 2018, 978-1-7856-5342-1, £8.99, 671pp, tp, om)
SF Omnibus of three novels - Concrete Jungle, Cold War, and Big Game - in the “Predator” series.

7 · Predator: Book 1: Concrete Jungle (“Predator: Concrete Jungle”) [Predator] · Nathan Archer · n. Bantam Spectra, 1995

259 · Predator: Book 2: Cold War (“Predator: Cold War”) [Predator] · Nathan Archer · n. Bantam Spectra, 1997

489 · Predator: Book 3: Big Game (“Predator: Big Game”) [Predator] · Sandy Schofield · n. Bantam Spectra, 1999

Conclave: A Collection of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Leapy Sheep, March 31, 2014, 978-0-473-28198-4, 268pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · A Mer-Tale · Jan Goldie · na

91 · The Fence · Piper Mejia · nv

145 · Conclave Seven · Lee Murray · na

237 · Peach and Araxi · Celine Murray · nv

Confabulated Tales (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, June 18, 2010, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Darlene Coltrain)
Released at DucKon 19.
Details taken from online listing.

· Flying Saucerers · Jody Lynn Nye · ss

Confounding SF (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, August 6, 2008, 7pp, ph, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

fc. · Stories of the Stars: Alphecca · Frank R. Paul · il Fantastic Adventures February 1946

· Bialystok Stronghead and the Mermen · Frederik Pohl · ss

Congealed Stories (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, August 5, 2010, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Steven Vincent Johnson)
Released at ReConStruction, the 10th NASFiC.
Details taken from online listing.

· In Hizhonor’s Service · Bill Fawcett · ss

Conquering Science Fiction (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, February 20, 2009, 7pp, ph, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

fc. · Engine City · Stephan Martiniere · cv 2003

1 · South Side Whipsaw · Matthew Stover · ss; subtitled “A Brock Steele Adventure”.

Conspicuous SF (Chicago in 2012 Worldcon Bid, June 12, 2009, 7pp, ph, oa, cover by Randy Broecker)
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· Boltzmann Schiaparelli and the Lizard King · Phyllis Eisenstein · ss

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