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Science Fiction Special 16 (Sidgwick & Jackson, March 1976, 159+190+218pp, hc, om)

· Bedlam Planet · John Brunner · n. Ace, 1968

· The Fingalnan Conspiracy · John Rankine · n. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973

· Three Eyes of Evil; and, Earth’s Last Fortress · A. E. van Vogt · co Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973

Science Fiction Special 17 (Sidgwick & Jackson, April 1976, 251+245+254pp, hc, om)

· Flight from Time · Deane Romano · n. (r)

· Dying Inside · Robert Silverberg · n. Scribner’s, November 1972

· The Darkness on Diamondia · A. E. van Vogt · n. Ace, 1972

Science Fiction Special 18 (Sidgwick & Jackson, July 1976, 192+188+190pp, hc, om)

· The House in November · Keith Laumer · n. Putnam, 1970

· Planet Probability · Brian N. Ball · n. DAW, 1972

· The Eternal Frontiers · James H. Schmitz · n. Putnam, 1973

Science Fiction Special 19 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1976, 190+176+188pp, hc, om)

· The Parasaurians · Robert Wells · n. Berkley Medallion, 1969

· The Star Treasure · Keith Laumer · n. Putnam, 1971
expanded from the novella of the same name (Venture Science Fiction, February 1970).

· Operation Umanaq · John Rankine · n. Ace, 1973

Science Fiction Special 20 (Sidgwick & Jackson, April 1977, 158+176+278pp, hc, om)

· Orbit Unlimited [Rustum Migration] · Poul Anderson · n. Pyramid, 1961

· Singularity Station · Brian N. Ball · n. DAW, 1973

· The Best of John W. Campbell · John W. Campbell · co Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973

Science Fiction Special 21 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1977, 218+204+159pp, hc, om)

· Enchanted Pilgrimage · Clifford D. Simak · n. Berkley/Putnam, May 1975

· The Portals · Edward Andrew Mann · n. Simon & Schuster, 1974

· The Man with a Thousand Names · A. E. van Vogt · n. DAW, 1974

Science Fiction Special 22 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1977, 231+191+184pp, hc, om)

· To Live Again · Robert Silverberg · n. Doubleday, September 1969

· Cemetery World · Clifford D. Simak · n. Putnam, 1973

· Multiface · Mark Adlard · n. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1975

Science Fiction Special 23 (Sidgwick & Jackson, February 1978, 186+215pp, hc, om)

· Our Children’s Children · Clifford D. Simak · n. Putnam, 1974

· The Secret Galactics · A. E. van Vogt · n. Reward Books, 1974

Science Fiction Special 24 (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978, 216+175+158pp, hc, om)

· Future Glitter · A. E. van Vogt · n. Ace, 1973

· The Telzey Toy [Telzey Amberdon] · James H. Schmitz · n. DAW, 1973

_ · The Telzey Toy [Telzey Amberdon] · James H. Schmitz · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1971

_ · Resident Witch [Telzey Amberdon] · James H. Schmitz · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1970

_ · Compulsion [Telzey Amberdon; Trigger Argee] · James H. Schmitz · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact June 1970

_ · Company Planet [Telzey Amberdon] · James H. Schmitz · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact May 1971

· Candle in the Sun · Robert Wells · n. Berkley, 1971

Science Fiction Special 25 (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978, 190+190+190pp, hc, om)

· A Choice of Gods · Clifford D. Simak · n. Putnam, 1971

· Age of Miracles · John Brunner · n. Ace, May 1973
revised from Day of the Star Cities (Ace, 1965).

· The Fingalnan Conspiracy · John Rankine · n. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973

Science Fiction Special 26 (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1978, 218+159pp, hc, om)

· Three Eyes of Evil; and, Earth’s Last Fortress · A. E. van Vogt · co Sidgwick & Jackson, 1973

· Bedlam Planet · John Brunner · n. Ace, 1968

Science Fiction Special 27 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1978, 157+196+205pp, hc, om)

· The Lion Game [Telzey Amberdon; Trigger Argee] · James H. Schmitz · n. DAW, 1973

· The Universe Maker; and, The Proxy Intelligence · A. E. van Vogt · co (r)

· Merlin’s Mirror · Andre Norton · n. DAW, 1975

Science Fiction Special 28 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1978, 144+188+183pp, hc, om)

· Master of Life and Death · Robert Silverberg · n. Ace, August 1957

· Shakespeare’s Planet · Clifford D. Simak · n. Berkley/Putnam, 1976

· Healer [LaNague Federation] · F. Paul Wilson · n. Doubleday, 1976

Science Fiction Special 29 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1978, 315+xvi+363pp, hc, om)

· The Best of Harry Harrison · Harry Harrison · co Sidgwick & Jackson, 1977

· The Best of Frederik Pohl · Frederik Pohl · co Nelson Doubleday, 1975

Science Fiction Special 30 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1978, 0-283-98477-5, 142+xiv+258pp, hc, om)

· Invaders from Earth · Robert Silverberg · n. Ace, May 1958

· The Best of Robert Silverberg · Robert Silverberg · co Pocket, 1976

Science Fiction Special 31 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1979, xvii+169+197+vii+213pp, hc, om)

· Mind of My Mind [Patternist] · Octavia E. Butler · n. Doubleday, 1977

· The Magicians · James E. Gunn · n. Scribner’s, 1976

· Star Bridge · James E. Gunn & Jack Williamson · n. Gnome Press, 1955

Science Fiction Special 32 (Sidgwick & Jackson, March 1981, 185+186+248pp, hc, om)

· Survivor [Patternist] · Octavia E. Butler · n. Doubleday, 1978

· Under a Calculating Star · John Morressy · n. Doubleday, 1975

· The Anarchistic Colossus · A. E. van Vogt · n. Ace, 1977

Science Fiction Special 33 (Sidgwick & Jackson, July 1981, 0-283-98804-5, £8.95, 252+252pp, hc, om)
SF/fantasy omnibus.

9 · A Double Shadow · Frederick Turner · n. Berkley, 1978

9 · The Violet Apple · David Lindsay · n. The Violet Apple and the Witch by David Lindsay, Chicago Review Press, 1976

Science Fiction Special 34 (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981, 384+256pp, hc, om)

· Hiero’s Journey [Hiero Desteen] · Sterling E. Lanier · n. Chilton, 1973

· The War for the Lot · Sterling E. Lanier · n. Follett, 1969

Science Fiction Special 35 (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981, 159+267+vi+186pp, hc, om)

· The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellows [Brigadier Ffellowes] · Sterling E. Lanier · co Walker, 1972

· Xeno · D. F. Jones · n. Dell, 1979, as “Earth Has Been Found”

· Frostworld & Dreamfire · John Morressy · n. Doubleday, 1977

Science Fiction Special 36 (Sidgwick & Jackson, August 1981, hc, om)

· Prelude to Space · Arthur C. Clarke · n. Galaxy Science Fiction Novel #3, 1951

· Childhood’s End · Arthur C. Clarke · n. Ballantine, 1953
expanded from “Guardian Angel”, New Worlds Win ’50.

Science Fiction Special 37 (Sidgwick & Jackson, September 1981, 254+217pp, hc, om)

· Blind Voices · Tom Reamy · n. Berkley, 1978

· The Ultimax Man · Keith Laumer · n. St. Martin’s, 1978

Science Fiction Special 38 (Sidgwick & Jackson, October 1981, 184+xiii+177+230pp, hc, om)

· Gateway to Limbo · Chris Lampton · n. Doubleday, 1979

· Wheels Within Wheels [LaNague Federation] · F. Paul Wilson · n. Doubleday, 1976

· The Planet Masters · Allen Wold · n. St. Martin’s, 1979

Science Fiction Special 39 (Sidgwick & Jackson, October 1981, 213+181+184pp, hc, om)

· Leviathan’s Deep · Jayge Carr · n. Doubleday, 1979

· The Ravens of the Moon · Charles L. Grant · n. Doubleday, 1978

· How the Gods Wove in Kyrannon · Ardath Mayhar · n. Doubleday, 1979

Science Fiction Special 40 (Sidgwick & Jackson, January 1982, hc, om)
SF omnibus.

· False Dawn · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · n. Doubleday, 1978

· Time of the Fourth Horseman · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · n. Doubleday, 1976

· Cautionary Tales · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · co Doubleday, 1978

Science Fiction Special 41 (Sidgwick & Jackson, January 1982, hc, om)
SF omnibus.

· Sight of Proteus [Behrooz Wolf] · Charles Sheffield · n. Ace, 1978

_ · Sight of Proteus [Behrooz Wolf] · Charles Sheffield · nv Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1978

_ · Legacy [Behrooz Wolf] · Charles Sheffield · nv Galaxy Science Fiction June 1977

_ · The Grooves of Change [Behrooz Wolf] · Charles Sheffield · na from Sight of Proteus, Ace, 1978

· The Web Between the Worlds · Charles Sheffield · n. Ace, 1979

Science Fiction Special 42 (Sidgwick & Jackson, February 1982, hc, om)
SF omnibus.

· Titan [Gaea] · John Varley · n. Berkley, 1979

· Tin Woodman · Dennis Bailey & David Bischoff · n. Doubleday, 1979
expanded from the short story of the same name (Amazing Science Fiction Stories, December 1976).

Science Fiction Special 43 (Sidgwick & Jackson, February 1982, hc, om)
SF omnibus.

· Pebble in the Sky [Trantorian Empire] · Isaac Asimov · n. Doubleday, 1950

· The Science Fictional Solar System · ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh · an Harper & Row, 1979

Science Fiction Special 44 (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1983, 248+286+319pp, hc, om)
SF omnibus.

· Wild Seed [Patternist] · Octavia E. Butler · n. Doubleday, 1980

· Songs from the Stars · Norman Spinrad · n. Simon & Schuster, 1980

· The Merman’s Children · Poul Anderson · n. Berkley, 1979

The Scoop & Behind the Screen (Gollancz, 1983, hc, an)
Also published by Harper & Row 1983, and in pb (Charter Dec ’84).

· A Brief Account of the Detection Club · Julian Symons · pr

· Over the Wire · Dorothy L. Sayers · rr The Listener January 14 1931
chapter 1 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· At the Inquest · Agatha Christie · rr The Listener January 21 1931
chapter 2 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Fisher’s Alibi · E. C. Bentley · rr The Listener January 28 1931
chapter 3 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· The Weapon · Agatha Christie · rr The Listener February 4 1931
chapter 4 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Tracing Tracey · Anthony Berkeley · rr The Listener February 18 1931
chapter 5 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Scotland Yard on the Job · Freeman Wills Crofts · rr The Listener February 25 1931
chapter 6 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Beryl in Broad Street · Clemence Dane · rr The Listener March 4 1931
chapter 7 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· The Sad Truth About Potts · E. C. Bentley · rr The Listener March 11 1931
chapter 8 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Bond Street or Broad Street? · Anthony Berkeley · rr The Listener March 18 1931
chapter 9 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Beryl Takes the Consequences · Clemence Dane · rr The Listener March 25 1931
chapter 10 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Inspector Smart’s Nasty Jar · Freeman Wills Crofts · rr The Listener April 1 1931
chapter 11 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· The Final Scoop · Dorothy L. Sayers · rr The Listener April 8 1931
chapter 12 of round-robin novel The Scoop.

· Behind the Screen, Chapter I · Hugh Walpole · rr The Listener June 18 1930
first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 14 June 1930.

· Behind the Screen, Chapter II · Agatha Christie · rr The Listener June 25 1930
first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 21 June 1930 as “Something is Missing”.

· Behind the Screen, Chapter III · Dorothy L. Sayers · rr The Listener July 2 1930
first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 28 June 1930 as “Man at the Gate”.

· Behind the Screen, Chapter IV, In the Aspidistra · Anthony Berkeley · rr The Listener July 9 1930
first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 5 July 1930 as “I Killed Mr Dudden”.

· Behind the Screen, Chapter V · E. C. Bentley · rr The Listener July 16 1930
first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 12 July 1930 as “Amy Intervenes”.

· Behind the Screen, Chapter VI, Mr. Parsons on the Case · Ronald A. Knox · rr The Listener July 23 1930
first broadcast on the BBC National Programme, 19 July 1930 as “How Dudden Died”.

· Appendix I: A Chance for Amateur Detectives · Milward Kennedy · lt The Listener June 25 1930

· Appendix I: Report on the Competition · Milward Kennedy · lt The Listener July 30 1930

· Appendix II: Letter · J. R. D. · lt The Listener February 11 1931

· Appendix II: Reply · The Editor of The Listener · ed The Listener February 11 1931

Scottish Brides (Avon Books, June 1999, 0-380-80451-4, $6.99, 371pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · Under the Kilt · Christina Dodd · na

67 · Rose in Bloom · Stephanie Laurens · na

169 · Gretna Greene · Julia Quinn · na

261 · The Glenlyon Bride · Karen Ranney · na

Scottish Magic (Kensington, September 1997, 1-57566-278-7, $5.99, 320pp, pb, oa)
Four Spellbinding Tales of Magic and Timeless Love.
Details supplied by BG.

7 · Lily · Stobie Piel · na

97 · Isbel · Hannah Howell · na

173 · Faerie Princess · Elizabeth Ann Michaels · na

247 · Beneath the Midnight Sky · Mandalyn Kaye · na

Scottish Short Stories 1986 (Collins, 1986, 0-00-223075-5, £10.95, 176pp, hc, oa)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Introduction · Deidre Chapman · in

11 · Family Holiday · William Andrew · ss

27 · Pearl · George MacKay Brown · ss

32 · Swan Song · Moira Burgess · ss

38 · Maturity · Kirkpatrick Dobie · ss

46 · Krakatoa, East of Java · Maureen Duff · ss

56 · Mossy · Audrey Evans · ss

67 · The Board of Governors of the House of Charity · Patrick Farnon · ss Stand Autumn 1983

83 · Incident in Le Lavandou · Ronald Frame · ss

106 · Henry and Joyce and the 33-Year-Old Woman · Alex Hamilton · ss

109 · The Beautiful People of Juan Les Pins · Iain MacDonald · ss

116 · Dool · Lorn Macintyre · ss

125 · Summer Fish · Catriona Malan · ss

130 · Scarab · Ian Rankin · ss

137 · Our Lady of the Pickpockets · Dilys Rose · ss

144 · The Travelling Poet · Iain Crichton Smith · ss

152 · Confession at Altitude · Alexander McCall Smith · ss

159 · The Snark Was a Boojum · Ian Spring · ss

167 · Henry’s Bottom Drawer · Valerie Thornton · ss

174 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Scottish Short Stories 1987 (Collins, 1987, 0-00-223196-4, £9.95, 176pp, hc, oa)
Details supplied by Terry Zobeck.

7 · Introduction · Iain Crichton Smith · in

9 · Love Story · Kirkpatrick Dobie · ss

18 · The Boiled Egg · Rosa MacPherson · ss

22 · Betty Corrigall · George MacKay Brown · ss

29 · Miss Deft · Erik Coutts · ss

41 · Vlamertinge · Lorn Macintyre · ss

59 · The Spider · Jane Webster · ss

64 · Territory · Ian Rankin · ss

75 · American Dream · Maureen Monaghan · ss

79 · Norika · Peter Regent · ss

95 · Redundant · Andrew Cowan · ss

105 · Georges Minh · Jackson Webb · ss

114 · Schwimmbad Mitternachts · Ronald Frame · ss

131 · Optics · Christine Adam · ss

135 · Washing the Blankets · Maeve McDowall · ss

139 · Life Support · Guy Kennaway · ss

153 · Round the Square · Philip Hobsbaum · ss

163 · Sunday · Astrid Wilson · ss

166 · Take-Over · Naomi Mitchison · ss

174 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Screwtop/The Girl Who Was Plugged In (Tor, April 1989, 0-812-54554-0, $2.95, 79+57pp, pb, an)
Anthology of two novellas. The Tiptree won a Hugo Award. The book also includes the first three chapters of Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner as a promotional bonus. Tor Double #7.

1 · Screwtop · Vonda N. McIntyre · na The Crystal Ship ed. Robert Silverberg, Thomas Nelson US, 1976

1 · The Girl Who Was Plugged In · James Tiptree, Jr. · nv New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, SFBC, 1973

The Scribner Treasury (BOMC/Scribner’s, 1953, 689pp, hc, an)

ix · Introduction · J. G. E. Hopkins · in

3 · Madame Delphine · George W. Cable · na Scribner’s Monthly May 1881 (+2)

61 · The Lady, or the Tiger? · Frank R. Stockton · ss The Century Magazine November 1882

71 · The Story of a New York House · Henry Cuyler Bunner · na Scribner’s Magazine January 1887 (+4)

141 · Free Joe and the Rest of the World · Joel Chandler Harris · ss The Century Magazine November 1884

157 · The Burial of the Guns · Thomas Nelson Page · nv Scribner’s Magazine April 1894

183 · The First Christmas Tree · Henry van Dyke · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1891, as “The Oak of Geismar”

205 · Fishin’ Jimmy · Annie Trumbull Slosson · ss New Princeton Review 1888

223 · The Trail of the Sandhill Stag · Ernest Thompson Seton · ss Scribner’s Magazine August 1899

243 · The Bar Sinister · Richard Harding Davis · nv Scribner’s Magazine March 1902

275 · My Little Boy · Carl Ewald; translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos · nv The Strand Magazine (US) June 1906
translated from the Danish.

317 · The Perfect Tribute · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · ss Scribner’s Magazine July 1906

335 · A Knight of the Cumberland · John Fox, Jr. · nv Scribner’s Magazine September 1906 (+2)

391 · Madame de Treymes · Edith Wharton · na Scribner’s Magazine August 1906

445 · The Master of the Inn · Robert Herrick · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1907

473 · The Consul · Richard Harding Davis · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1910

495 · The Counsel Assigned · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · ss Scribner’s, March 1912

511 · The Trawler · James Brendan Connolly · nv The American Magazine March 1909

535 · The Deserter · Richard Harding Davis · ss Metropolitan September 1916

551 · The Apple Tree · John Galsworthy · na Good Housekeeping January 1917 (+3)

609 · The Golden Honeymoon · Ring Lardner · ss Cosmopolitan July 1922

629 · Haircut · Ring Lardner · ss Liberty March 28 1925

643 · Farewell Miss Julie Logan · Sir James Barrie · na The Times December 24 1931

Searchlight: Adventure Stories for Boys (Spring Books, 1961, hc, oa)

7 · Johnny Lonesome Comes to Town · Michael Moorcock · ss The Searchlight Book for Boys, 1956

19 · A Flying Ferrano After All · Joe Waldron · ss

27 · Four Laps to Fame · Kenneth Wheeler · ss

34 · The Bird Men of Venus · Alistair Graham · ss

40 · The Logging Train Mishap · Julian Ward · ss

47 · Chancing It with Charne [Felgate] · Frank Richards · ss

56 · Treasure of Temooka [Ken King (King of the Islands)] · Charles Hamilton · nv

77 · A Test for the Tigers · Reginald Brown · ss

86 · The Cryptogram · [uncredited] · pz

87 · The Adventure of Canoeing · William Luscombe · ar

92 · Rattles Runs Again · Bob Moyes · ss

96 · Where’s Drake? · Kenneth Wheeler · ss

105 · The Stealthy Presence · J. T. Roberts · ss

118 · The Underwater Specialists · Chesman Scot · ss

129 · The World’s Most Famous Medal · Arthur Nettleton · ar

132 · Monkey Business at St. Michael’s · Haydn Warman · ss

145 · Badge of Office · Sydney J. Bounds · ss

152 · Picture Letter · [uncredited] · pz

153 · The Buttered Gradient · Bob Carruthers · ss

164 · Treasure of the Gorge · [uncredited] · ss

177 · A David for Goliath · Kenneth Wheeler · ss

184 · Lazy Lionel · Jonathan Burke · ss

190 · Week-end Special · S. T. James · ss

197 · Speed Devil · James Stagg · ss

207 · Johnny Mathers—Soccer Reporter · Robert Bateman · ss

214 · The Story of Our Lifeboats · Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C., D.S.O. · ar Tom Merry’s Own 1950; illustrated by O. Attley ,[?]

219 · The Red Death · Sydney J. Bounds · ss

227 · The Mechanical Mole [St. Rocket’s] · William Temple · ss Rocket September 1 1956

234 · The Flame Bringers · Michael Moorcock · ss

250 · In Search of Hidden Treasure · Arthur Nettleton · ar

255 · Greaseball · Robert Bateman · ss

264 · Fun with Numbers · [uncredited] · pz

265 · The Mysterious Orchard · John Elsworth · n. Brockhampton Press, 1951

The Season of the Heart (Harlequin, 2005, 0-373-29371-2, $5.50, 299pp, pb, oa)
Western-themed Christmas anthology.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

9 · Rocky Mountain Christmas · Jillian Hart · na

115 · The Christmas Gifts · Kate Bridges · na

219 · The Christmas Charm · Mary Burton · na

The Second Century of Humour (Hutchinson, September 1936, 3/6d, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

13 · The Overcrowded Iceberg [Captain Harry Spink] · Morley Roberts · ss The Strand Magazine February 1905

41 · Caroline’s Christmas · Stephen Leacock · ss The Novel Magazine December 1911

53 · The Facts · Ring Lardner · ss Metropolitan January 1917

79 · The Potwell Inn · H. G. Wells · ex from The History of Mr. Polly, Thomas Nelson, 1910

129 · Mr. Walker’s Aeroplane · Arthur Morrison · ss The Strand Magazine November 1912

141 · The Fire at the Colonel’s · T. O. Beachcroft · ss Young Man in a Hurry by T. O. Beachcroft, Boriswood, 1934

159 · The Ghoul of Golder’s Green [Capel (Beau) Maturin] · Michael Arlen · nv The Sketch Christmas 1923

197 · The Mountain · J. J. Bell · ss The Windsor Magazine January 1934

211 · The Great Mammoth Story · Stella Gibbons · ss (r)

227 · Homing Jane · Ben Travers · ss The 20-Story Magazine #79, January 1929

245 · Just Between Shipmates [Colin Glencannon] · Guy Gilpatric · ss The Saturday Evening Post January 30 1932

261 · The Vessel of Wrath · Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan April 1931

301 · Locum Tenens · Ian Hay · ss The Pall Mall Magazine September 1914

323 · The Leg-Puller · “Bartimeus” · ss Cassell’s Weekly #9, May 16 1923

331 · No Sale · Walter R. Brooks · ss The Evening Standard December 20 1935

341 · A Good Action · Stacy Aumonier · ss The Century Magazine August 1920

363 · A Chain of Circumstance · W. A. Darlington · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1934

385 · The Demon Pope · Richard Garnett · ss The Twilight of the Gods by Richard Garnett, Fisher Unwin, 1888

397 · The Rabbits · A. A. Milne · nv Punch June 16 1909, as by A. A. M.

447 · Tread on It · Louis Golding · ss The Windsor Magazine April 1935

459 · No Thoroughfare · Roland Pertwee · ss The Strand Magazine October 1934

483 · The Little Gentleman [Penrod Schofield] · Booth Tarkington · ss Cosmopolitan January 1914

503 · An Account of the Last Derby Day · Albert Smith · ss Bentley’s Miscellany July 1842

515 · Ukridge’s Accident Syndicate [Ukridge] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Cosmopolitan May 1923

535 · The Prince’s Birthday Present · Anthony Armstrong · ss The Strand Magazine December 1927

545 · Biffin on the Bassoon [Reginald Drake (aka Percy) Biffin] · Harry Graham · ss (r)

565 · The Treasure Hunt [Letitia (Tish) Carberry] · Mary Roberts Rinehart · nv The Saturday Evening Post February 13 1926

603 · Relics of General Chassé · Anthony Trollope · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine February 1860, uncredited.

625 · The Statue of the Commander · St. John Lucas · nv (r)

655 · The “Bolsover” Prize · Eden Phillpotts · ss The Windsor Magazine December 1905

671 · Gibson and the Wager [Henry Gibson] · Denis Mackail · ss The Strand Magazine June 1923

691 · The Unrest Cure [Clovis Sangrail] · “Saki” · ss The Westminster Gazette April 1 1910

699 · Esmé [Clovis Sangrail] · “Saki” · ss The Westminster Gazette December 17 1910

707 · The Legend of Sleepy Hollow · Washington Irving · nv The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent #6, March 15 1820, as by Geoffrey Crayon

737 · The Better Turn · Margery Sharp · ss The Strand Magazine June 1934

757 · Miss Mix · Bret Harte · ss Condensed Novels: and Other Papers by Bret Harte, G.W. Carleton, 1867

765 · The Ninety-Nine Guardsmen · Bret Harte · ss Condensed Novels: and Other Papers by Bret Harte, G.W. Carleton, 1867

771 · The Haunted Man · Bret Harte · ss Condensed Novels: and Other Papers by Bret Harte, G.W. Carleton, 1867

781 · The Grey Parrot · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Strand Magazine October 1898

795 · To California and Back · Artemus Ward · ex from Artemus Ward: His Travels, Carleton, 1865

835 · Cooley’s Boy and Dog · Max Adeler · ex from Out of the Hurly-Burly, George Maclean, 1874

841 · The Widow’s Cruise · Frank R. Stockton · ss Chapman’s Magazine December 1895

857 · The Orgy · Walter de la Mare · nv Blackwood’s Magazine June 1930

889 · The Talking Horse · F. Anstey · nv The Talking Horse by F. Anstey, John W. Lowell, 1891

915 · The Roman Guide · Mark Twain · ex from The Innocents Abroad, American Publishing Company, 1869

921 · The Ascent of the Rigi · Mark Twain · ex from A Tramp Abroad, American Publishing Company, 1880

937 · Miss Shum’s Husband · W. M. Thackeray · ss The Spirit of the Times July 7 1838, as by C. Y.

957 · How Mr. Winkle Disported Himself on the Ice · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club by Charles Dickens, Chapman & Hall, 1837

970 · Father Wakes Up the Village [Day Family] · Clarence Day · ss The New Yorker May 19 1934

981 · The Eel · George Reston Malloch · ss 28 Humorous Stories ed. Ernest Rhys & C. A. Dawson-Scott, D. Appleton and Company, 1926

997 · The Dog That Bit People · James Thurber · es My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber, Harper, 1933

1005 · Allied Interests · J. D. Beresford · ss Pearson’s Magazine August 1931

The Second Chance Brides Collection (Barbour, 2017, 978-1-68322-246-0, $14.99, 448pp, tp, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Love in the Crossfire · Lauralee Bliss · nv

51 · Daughter of Orion · Ramona K. Cecil · na

101 · The Substitute Husband and the Unexpected Bride · Pamela Griffin · na

151 · The Prickly Pear Bride · Pam Hillman · na

205 · The Widow of St. Charles Avenue · Grace Hitchcock · nv

249 · Married by Mistake · Laura V. Hilton · na

299 · Fanned Embers · Angela Breidenbach · na

349 · From a Distance · Amber Stockton · nv

391 · What the Heart Sees · Liz Tolsma · na

The Second Mystery Book (Farrar & Rinehart, 1940, $2.50, 471pp, hc, an)

3 · About the Perfect Crime of Mr. Digberry [Thatcher Colt] · Anthony Abbot · nv Cosmopolitan October 1940

41 · Puzzle in the Snow · Philip Wylie · na The American Magazine June 1937

103 · The Clock Strikes [Colonel John Primrose] · Leslie Ford · na The American Magazine May 1935

169 · The Dog in the Orchard · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss Cosmopolitan September 1940

189 · Mr. Pinkerton Lends a Hand [Evan Pinkerton] · David Frome · na The Story-teller August 1936

269 · Bad for Business: A Tecumseh Fox Mystery · Rex Stout · n.

Second Sight: Stories for a New Millennium (Penguin/Philomel, October 1999, 0-399-23458-6, $14.99, 122pp, hc, oa, cover by Jeremy Engleman)
Young-adult original anthology of eight very-near-future stories of the millennium, some with minor fantastic elements, by authors including Madeleine L’Engle, Richard Peck, Avi, Nancy Springer, Michael Cadnum.

1 · Oswin’s Millennium · Avi · ss

19 · The Beginning of Time · Janet Taylor Lisle · nv

45 · Clay · Rita Williams-Garcia · ss

57 · Rob Austin and the Millennium Bug · Madeleine L’Engle · ss

65 · I Believe? · Nancy Springer · ss

79 · Horizon · Michael Cadnum · ss

93 · Tomorrow · Natalie Babbitt · ss

109 · The Three-Century Woman · Richard Peck · ss

Secrets of a Perfect Night (Avon, December 2000, 0-380-81805-1, $6.99, pb, oa)
Anthology of original historical romances.

· Scandalous Lord Dere · Stephanie Laurens · n. (r)

· The Last Love Letter · Victoria Alexander · n. (r)

· Now and Forever · Rachel Gibson · n. (r)

Secrets of the Heart (Topaz, December 1994, 0-451-40552-8, $4.99, 381pp, pb, oa)
Historical Romances.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Gambler’s Delight · Georgina Gentry · na

73 · Masquerade · Madeline Baker · na

155 · Falling in Love · Shirl Henke · na

235 · Keeping the Fire Hot · Patricia Rice · na

303 · Besieged Heart · Jennifer Blake · na

The Secret Zombie History of the World (Rebellion/Abaddon US, December 10, 2013, 978-1-78108-160-0, $12.99, 810pp, tp, om, cover by Pye Parr)
Omnibus of three shared-world historical zombie horror novels in the Tomes of the Dead series. Simultaneous with the Abaddon UK edition.
Details taken from online listing.

· The Viking Dead [Tomes of the Dead] · Toby Venables · n. Abaddon Books, June 2011

· Stronghold [Tomes of the Dead] · Paul Finch · n. Abaddon Books, August 2010

· Death Hulk [Tomes of the Dead] · Matthew Sprange · n. Abaddon Books, August 2006

Sedition’s Gate (Black Library, December 2014, 978-1-84970-677-3, £30.00, 142pp, hc, oa, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy]
A short story anthology that was released exclusively at Horus Heresy Weekender in 2014. Limited to 2,000 numbered copies.
Details taken from online listing.

11 · Artefacts [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Nick Kyme · ss

27 · The Harrowing [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Rob Sanders · nv

53 · Allegiance [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Chris Wraight · nv

87 · The Laurel of Defiance [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Guy Haley · nv

117 · Sermon of Exodus [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · David Annandale · nv

Selections from Famous Mystery and Detective Stories (Whitman Publishing Co., 1929, W-677, 93pp, hc, an)

9 · The White Wolf · Guy de Maupassant · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Le loup”, Le Gaulois, November 14, 1882).

15 · The Courageous Hunchback Woman · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)

22 · The Detective · Eugène Sue · ss (r)

41 · Tracked by Trappers · Ouida · ss (r)

63 · Legend of Count Julian · Washington Irving · ss Legends of the Conquest of Spain by Washington Irving, Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835, as by The Author of “The Sketch-Book”

74 · Dr. Manette’s Manuscript · Charles Dickens · ex from A Tale of Two Cities, Chapman & Hall, 1859

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

Seven Brides for Seven Texas Rangers Romance Collection (Barbour, 2018, 978-1-68322-494-5, $14.99, 445pp, tp, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Prologue · Erica Vetsch · ss

15 · The Ranger’s Reward · Gabrielle Meyer · na

77 · More Precious than Rubies · Lorna Seilstad · na

141 · Jesse’s Sparrow · Amanda Barratt · na

203 · The Counrtess and the Cowboy · Kathleen Y’Barbo · na

257 · Simple Interest · Susan Page Davis · na

315 · Partners in Crime · Vickie McDonough · na

379 · Guard Your Heart · Erica Vetsch · na

441 · Epilogue · Erica Vetsch · vi

Seven Deadly Sins (Simon & Schuster/Gallery, March 2010, 978-1-4391-0944-1, $16.99, 484pp, tp, oa, cover by Alan Dingman) [Star Trek]
Original anthology of seven Star Trek stories. Copyrighted by CBS Studios.

1 · Pride: The First Peer [Star Trek] · Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore · na

71 · Greed: Reservoir Ferengi [Star Trek] · David A. McIntee · na

145 · Envy: The Slow Knife [Star Trek] · James Swallow · na

203 · Wrath: The Unhappy Ones [Star Trek] · Keith R. A. DeCandido · na

269 · Lust: Freedom Angst [Star Trek] · Britta Burdett Dennison · na

327 · Gluttony: Revenant [Star Trek] · Marc D. Giller · na

421 · Sloth: Work Is Hard · Greg Cox · na

481 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

The Seven Deadly Sins (Severn House, 1985, 0-7278-1175-4, £7.95, 222pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of stories interpreting the seven deadly sins. Subtitled “A Collection of New Fiction”.

9 · The Fall of Henry Godsill · Elizabeth Troop · nv

43 · The Kite Flyer · Rose Tremain · nv

65 · Paraquat · Wendy Perriam · nv

87 · The Property of Colette Nervi · William Trevor · nv 1984

109 · The Ament · Christopher Priest · nv

145 · A Long Weekend with Marcel Proust · Ronald Frame · nv

189 · The Three-toed Sloth · Helen Lucy Burke · nv

Sex and the Single Witch (Kensington/Strapless, September 2005, 0-7582-0931-2, $12.95, 341pp, tp, oa, cover by Chuck Gonzales)
Original anthology of three supernatural romances about witches by Theresa Alan, Carly Alexander, and Holly Chamberlin.

1 · The Trouble with Witchcraft · Holly Chamberlin · na

131 · Single White Witch · Carly Alexander · na

247 · The Witch’s Guide to Life · Theresa Alan · na

Sex and the Single Witch (Kensington/Strapless, September 2006, 0-7582-0932-0, $6.99, 352pp, pb, oa, cover by Chuck Gonzales)
Reprint (Strapless 2005) anthology of three supernatural romances about witches by Theresa Alan, Carly Alexander, and Holly Chamberlin.

Sex on the Beach (Triskelion Publishing, September 2006, 1-933874-01-5, $7.99, 260pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of four paranormal romance stories by Terese Ramin, Sydney Somers, Betty Hanawa, and Beverly Rae. Originally published as an ebook in 2005.

· By the Light of the Moon · Sydney Somers · na

· Mr. Lonely · Beverly Rae · na

· Love the Day · Betty Hanawa · na

· Hex and the Single (Weird) Were-Monster (or How Janice Got That Way) · Terese Ramin · na

The Sexton Blake Casebook (Galley Press, 1987, hc, an) [Sexton Blake]
Anthology of Sexton Blake stories without author credit, one in first book appearance.

· The Case of the Society Blackmailer [Sexton Blake] · W. M. Graydon · n. The Sexton Blake Library #12, 1925, uncredited.

· The Crime in the Wood [Sexton Blake] · W. M. Graydon · n. The Sexton Blake Library #104, 1927, uncredited.

· Down and Out [Sexton Blake] · W. J. Bayfield · n. The Sexton Blake Library #174, January 1929, uncredited.

· The Missing Millionaire [Sexton Blake] · [uncredited] · n. (r); first book appearance.

· The Mystery of Glyn Castle [Sexton Blake] · L. H. Brooks · n. The Sexton Blake Library #269, 1923, uncredited.

SH @ 35 (Battered Silicon Dispatch Box, 2006, 51pp, pb, oa) [Sherlock Holmes]
Occasional Papers / The Bootmakers of Toronto, no. 5, 2006.

· Humour: Its Theory and Technique · Stephen Leacock · ar (r)
extract from “Re: Sherlock Holmes,” 1935.

· Attar of Roses [Sherlock Holmes] · Howard Engel · ss

· Sherlock Holmes at the World’s Fair [Sherlock Holmes] · Robert Weinberg · ss

· The Addleton Tragedy [Sherlock Holmes] · Ed Hoch · ss

· Another Secret for the Battered Silicon Dispatch Box · Raymond Souster · pm

Shadow Lords & Get of Fenris (White Wolf, July 2001, 1-56504-855-5, $6.50, 287pp, tp, om, cover by Steve Prescott & Sherilyn Van Valkenburgh) [World of Darkness: Tribe]
Omnibus of two novelizations in the “Tribe” series, based on the role-playing games: Shadow Lords by Gherbod Fleming, and Get of Fenris by Eric Griffin. Copyrighted by White Wolf.

· Shadow Lords [World of Darkness: Tribe] · Gherbod Fleming · n.

· Get of Fenris [World of Darkness: Tribe] · Eric Griffin · n.

Shadows ’93 (Harlequin, October 1993, 0-373-48263-9, $4.99, 375pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of three dark romance novellas. Two, “Timeless” by Kathleen Korbel and “The Phantom of Chicago” by Lori Herter, are fantasy.

· Timeless · Kathleen Korbel · na

· The Phantom of Chicago · Lori Herter · na

Shadows and Teeth: Ten Terrifying Tales of Horror and Suspense Volume 3 (Darkwater Syndicate, June 15, 2017, 978-1-946378-09-5, $19.99, 308pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreword · R. Perez de Pereda · fw

1 · Cannibal House · Guy N. Smith · nv

27 · The House Wants What the House Wants · Adam Millard · nv

55 · Tree Huggers · Nathan Robinson · nv

83 · No Thanks · Antonio Simon, Jr. · ss

99 · A Missed Phone Call · Nicholas Paschall · nv

121 · Bernadette · R. Perez de Pereda · nv Darkwater Syndicate, April 6 2017

143 · Picture Not So Perfect · David Owain Hughes · nv

177 · The Screaming · Richard Ayre · nv

211 · Cruciform · J. S. Deighan · nv

249 · (Sub)Routine · Duncan P. Bradshaw · ss

Shakespeare vs. Cthulhu (Snowbooks, August 2, 2016, 978-1-909679-86-3, £8.99, 363pp, tp, oa)
Original fantasy/horror anthology. Funded by a Kickstarter project. A hardcover edition (-85-6, £19.99) was announced but not seen.

· That Way Madness Lies · Jonathan Green · in

· Star-Crossed [Cthulhu] · Jonathan Oliver · ss

· Madness Most Discreet [Cthulhu] · Michael Carroll · ss

· Something Rotten [Cthulhu] · Adrian Tchaikovsky · ss

· Once More Unto the Breach [Cthulhu] · C. L. Werner · ss

· A Tiger’s Heart, A Player’s Hide [Cthulhu] · Josh Reynolds · ss

· What Dreams May Come [Cthulhu] · Nimue Brown · ss

· The “Iä”s of March [Cthulhu] · Andrew Lane · ss

· The Undiscovered Country [Cthulhu] · Ian Edginton · ss

· The Suns of York [Cthulhu] · Adrian Chamberlain · ss

· A Reckoning [Cthulhu] · Guy Haley · ss

· The Green-Ey’d Monster [Cthulhu] · Danie Ware · pm

· Exit, Pursued by..? [Cthulhu] · James Lovegrove · ss

· The King in Yellow Stockings [Cthulhu] · Ed Fortune · ss

· The Terrors of the Earth [Cthulhu] · Pat Kelleher · ss

· Exeunt [Cthulhu] · John Reppion · ss

· Something Wicked This Way Comes [Cthulhu] · Graham McNeill · ss

· #Tempest [Cthulhu] · Jan Siegel · ss

Shards of Crimson (Dorchester/Love Spell, January 2007, 978-0-505-52710-3, $7.99, 370pp, pb, oa) [Crimson City]
Shared-world original anthology of four stories set in the Crimson City series about a Los Angeles run by vampires. Authors are Liz Maverick, Patti O’Shea, Carolyn Jewel, and Jade Lee.

1 · A Time to Howl [Crimson City] · Liz Maverick · na

101 · DX [Crimson City] · Carolyn Jewel · na

183 · School Bites [Crimson City] · Jade Lee · na

281 · Dark Awakening [Crimson City] · Patti O’Shea · na

Shas’o (Black Library, October 2015, 978-1-78496-029-2, £18.00, 379pp, hc, an) [Warhammer 40,000]
Details taken from online listing.

9 · The Arkunasha War [Warhammer 40,000] · Andy Chambers · nv Hammer and Bolter #9, June 2011

39 · Fire and Ice [Warhammer 40,000] · Peter Fehervari · na

131 · Aun’Shi [Warhammer 40,000] · Braden Campbell · nv Black Library, September 8 2014

159 · A Sanctuary of Wyrms [Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch] · Peter Fehervari · nv Xenos Hunters ed. Christian Dunn, Black Library, 2012

187 · Commander Shadow [Warhammer 40,000] · Braden Campbell · nv Hammer and Bolter #8, May 2011

217 · Out Caste [Warhammer 40,000] · Peter Fehervari · ss Black Library, December 22 2012

225 · Shadowsun [Warhammer 40,000] · Braden Campbell · na Black Library, March 2013

319 · The Patient Hunter [Warhammer 40,000] · Joe Parrino · nv Black Library, April 1 2013

343 · The Kauyon [Warhammer 40,000] · Andy Smillie · nv
first released as an audio drama (Black Library, March 2014).

371 · The Tau’va [Warhammer 40,000] · Andy Smillie · ss

Shattered: Every Crime Has a Victim (Polygon, October 2009, 1846971276, 144pp, tp, oa)

vii · Preface · The Rt Hon. Lord Ross · pr

1 · Forgotten Voices: Introduction · Ian Rankin · in

7 · Daddy’s Girl · Karen Campbell · ss

19 · Run, Rabbit, Run · Ray Banks · ss

31 · Bye, Bye, Baby · Allan Guthrie · ss

45 · The Best Small Country in the World · Louise Welsh · ss

57 · One Good Turn · Lin Anderson · ss

65 · With Tender Violence · Stuart MacBride · ss

79 · The Road Taken · Gillian Galbraith · ss

89 · Voices Through the Wall · Alex Gray · ss

97 · Out of the Flesh · Christopher Brookmyre · ss Summer Magic ed. Sarah Brown & Gil McNeil, Bloomsbury, 2003

115 · Zapruder · G. J. Moffat · ss

129 · Writers’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

133 · Victim Support Scotland · [uncredited] · ms

135 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Shattered Light (Pocket Books, December 2010, 978-1-4391-4841-9, $16.99, 489pp, tp, oa, cover by Alan Dingman) [Star Trek]
Anthology of three original tie-in novels set in the Star Trek universe: The Embrace of Cold Architects by David R. George III, The Tears of Eridanus by Steve Mollmann & Michael Schuster, and Honor in the Night by Scott Pearson.
Details taken from online listing.

1 · The Embrace of Cold Architects [Star Trek] · David R. George, III · n.

129 · The Tears of Eridanus [Star Trek] · Steve Mollmann & Michael Schuster · n.

309 · Honor in the Night [Star Trek] · Scott Pearson · n.

Shield of Baal (Black Library, January 12, 2017, 978-1-78496-382-8, £9.99, 464pp, tp, an, cover by Pedro Nunez) [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines]
This is a world-wide edition and is available in the US for $17.00.
Details taken from online listing.

· Deathstorm [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines] · Josh Reynolds · na Black Library, December 1 2014

· Tempestus [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines] · Braden Campbell · na Black Library, November 14 2014

· Devourer [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines] · Joe Parrino · na Black Library, December 19 2015

Shifter (Berkley Sensation, March 2008, 978-0-425-22035-1, $7.99, 329pp, pb, oa, cover by Tony Mauro)
Erotic paranormal romance anthology with four stories featuring shapeshifters. Authors are Angela Knight, Lora Leigh, Alyssa Day, and Virginia Kantra.

1 · Mad Dog Love · Angela Knight · na

69 · A Jaguar’s Kiss · Lora Leigh · na

181 · Shifter’s Lady · Alyssa Day · na

253 · Sea Crossing · Virginia Kantra · na

Shipbuilding: New SF from Scotland (Taverna Press, August 1995, free, 156pp, tp, an, cover by Robert Jeffrey)
Anthology of 11 stories, six new, by Scotish authors published for the 53rd World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow.

5 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

7 · Junk · Neil Williamson · ss

20 · Things to Come · Paul F. Cockburn · ss

28 · The Software Ripper · Angus McAllister · ss

40 · Body Politics · Harvey Welles & Philip Raines · ss

58 · A Basket of Stones · Veronica Colin · ss

69 · Touched by an Angel [Angel Stations] · Gary M. Gibson · ss Interzone #81, March 1994

77 · Lava Dick Has the Blues · Richard Hammersley · ss

92 · Replicator · Andrew Ferguson · ss R.E.M #1, Spring/Summer 1991

103 · Burning Bright · Fergus Bannon · ss Interzone #71, May 1993

116 · Corrosion · Michael Cobley · ss Interzone #65, November 1992

130 · Viral Programme · Andrew J. Wilson · nv New Dawn Fades 1994

154 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Shivers ed. Charles Birkin, uncredited (Philip Allan, 1932, 2/6d, 254pp, hc, an)
also in Creeps Omnibus.

7 · The 17th Hole at Duncaster · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return at Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Philip Allan, 1928

31 · An Eye for an Eye · Charles Lloyd · nv

57 · Wild Wullie the Waster · Tod Robbins · nv All-Story Weekly February 14 1920

101 · The Death Mask · Mrs. Everett · ss The Death-Mask and Other Ghosts by H. D. Everett, Philip Allan, 1920

121 · The Ghost in the Ring · Elliott O’Donnell · ss

139 · The Poplar Tree · Philip Murray · ss

147 · “And He Shall Sing…” · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return at Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Philip Allan, 1928

171 · Who Wants a Green Bottle? · Tod Robbins · nv All-Story Weekly December 21 1918

219 · The Tank of Death · Elliott O’Donnell · nv

A Short, Sharp Shock/The Dragon Masters (Tor, December 1990, 0-812-50895-5, $3.50, 216pp, pb, an, cover by Brad Teare)
Anthology/omnibus of two novellas by Kim Stanley Robinson and Jack Vance.

1 · A Short, Sharp Shock · Kim Stanley Robinson · na Mark V. Ziesing, 1990

111 · The Dragon Masters · Jack Vance · na Galaxy Magazine August 1962

Short Story 2 (Charles Scribner’s Sons, August 1959, 331pp, hc, oa)
Details supplied by Alan Perfect.

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

· The Clown: Stories by Arno Karlen

3 · The Clown · Arno Karlen · ss New Campus Writing 2 ed. Nolan Miller, Bantam, 1957, as “The Wall”

13 · Serantha and the Boys · Arno Karlen · nv

39 · After · Arno Karlen · ss The Antioch Review Summer 1959

46 · Princess Netva, Anto Yakov, and the Dancing Bear · Arno Karlen · ss

· The River Summer: Stories by Sally Weber

75 · The River Summer · Sally Weber · ss

89 · You Never Know with Mama · Sally Weber · ss

101 · Blind Date · Sally Weber · ss

111 · The Alabaster City · Sally Weber · ss

124 · A Necessary End · Sally Weber · ss

· Exit 3: Stories by Michael Rumaker

141 · Exit 3 · Michael Rumaker · ss Evergreen Review

164 · The Pipe · Michael Rumaker · nv The Black Mountain Review

192 · The Truck · Michael Rumaker · ss The Black Mountain Review

207 · The Desert · Michael Rumaker · ss Evergreen Review

· The Wayward Cravat: Stories by Gertrude Friedberg

249 · The Wayward Cravat · Gertrude Friedberg · ss New World Writing #13, Mentor, 1958

270 · Where Moth and Rust · Gertrude Friedberg · ss The Atlantic Monthly September 1957

278 · A Nested Toy · Gertrude Friedberg · ss

302 · The Vanishing Wallet · Gertrude Friedberg · ss Esquire September 1958; revised.

311 · “Whose Speed? Whose Direction?” · Gertrude Friedberg · ss

Short Story 3 (Charles Scribner’s Sons, August 1960, 330pp, hc, oa)
Details supplied by Alan Perfect.

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

· Sicilian Vespers: Short Stories by Burton Raffel

3 · Sicilian Vespers · Burton Raffel · ss New World Writing #17 ed. Stewart Richardson & Corlies M. Smith, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1960

24 · The Russian Voice · Burton Raffel · nv

50 · Fatherhood · Burton Raffel · ss

· The Drifter: Short Stories by Matthew Carney

105 · The Ivory Circle · Matthew Carney · ss

118 · One Man · Matthew Carney · ss

134 · The Drifter · Matthew Carney · ss Points #6, 1960, as “Unquiet Drifting”

146 · Whole Hog Drifter · Matthew Carney · ss

155 · Drifter’s Progress · Matthew Carney · ss

168 · Drifter’s Magic · Matthew Carney · ss

· The Perfectionist: Short Stories by Joseph Slotkin

183 · The Perfectionist · Joseph Slotkin · nv Discovery No. 6 ed. Vance Bourjaily, Pocket Books, 1955; revised.

225 · You Get So Hungry · Joseph Slotkin · ss Arizona Quarterly Winter 1958

244 · Traumerei · Joseph Slotkin · ss Quixote

253 · Your Best Interests at Heart · Joseph Slotkin · ss Quixote

· The Musicians: Short Stories by Robert Creeley

290 · The Boat · Robert Creeley · ss The Kenyon Review Autumn 1953

297 · The Gold Diggers · Robert Creeley · ss

304 · The Unsuccessful Husband · Robert Creeley · ss The Kenyon Review Winter 1951

312 · 3 Fate Tales · Robert Creeley · ss New Directions in Prose and Poetry 13 ed. James Laughlin, IV, New Directions, 1951

319 · Jardou · Robert Creeley · ss The New Mexico Quarterly Autumn 1952

323 · The Seance · Robert Creeley · ss New Directions in Prose and Poetry 13 ed. James Laughlin, IV, New Directions, 1951

326 · The Musicians · Robert Creeley · ss The New Mexico Quarterly Spring 1955

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