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The Unstable Realities of Christopher Priest by Paul Kincaid (Gylphi, November 7, 2020, 978-1-78024-088-6, £18.99, 252pp, tp, nf) [Ref. Christopher Priest]

Best of Vector Vol 1: The State of the Art ed. Paul Kincaid & Maureen Kincaid Speller (BSFA, October 2015, 93pp, A5, an)     The publication was bundled with Vector 281 which appeared in October 2015. Details taken from online listing. 5 · Introduction · Paul Kincaid & Maureen Kincaid Speller · in 6 · Towards a Better Definition · John T. Phillifent · ar Vector #12, Summer 1961 6 · Hokum Maybe? · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Vector #8, Summer 1960 8 · Editorial · James Groves · ed Vector #12, Summer 1961 9 · What Is SF? · Gordon Johnson · ar Vector #53, Spring/Summer 1969 11 · The Ingrown · George Locke · ar Vector #10, Winter 1960 14 · If This Goes On · Charles Smith · ar Vector #15, Spring 1962 16 · The Real Thing · James Parkhill-Rathbone · ar Vector #19, May 1963 18 · The Future of Science-Fiction · Arthur C. Clarke · ar Vector #20, July 1963; given as by C. Clarke. 19 · Concepts of SF · Jim England · ar Vector #30, January 1965 21 · Science Fiction and Philosophy · Richard Gordon · ar Vector #33, June 1965 25 · Intimations of Mortality · Richard Poole · ar Vector #46, September 1967 29 · The Ghost in the Pen · Michael Cobley · ar Vector #136, February 1987 34 · My Father’s House · Damon Knight · ar Vector #47, November 1967 36 · Guest of Honour Speech—Eastercon 1968 · Ken Bulmer · ar Vector #50, July 1968 38 · Science or Fiction · Tony Sudbery · ar Vector #69, Summer 1975 42 · British SF: An American View · Cy Chauvin · ar Vector #81, May 1977 46 · British SF: A British View of an American View · Mark Adlard · ar Vector #82, July 1977 48 · British SF: An Obituary · Paul Kincaid · ar Vector #176, December 1993 51 · Don’t Forget, I’m an Artifice · Cy Chauvin · ar Janus Summer/Autumn 1978 54 · A Little More Off the Top · Mike Dickinson · cl Vector #95, October 1979 56 · SF in the 80s · Roz Kaveney · ar Vector #95, October 1979 59 · Science Fiction in the Seventies · Brian Stableford · ar Vector #200, July 1998 68 · Standpoint: Guns of the Timberland · Joseph Nicholas · cl Vector #99, October 1980 70 · Saving the Tale · David Wingrove · ar Vector #101, April 1981 79 · Editorial: Towards a Critical Standard, Part IV · Kevin Smith · ed Vector #102, June 1981 82 · Standpoint: Survival of an Endangered Species · Mary Gentle · cl Vector #102, June 1981 84 · Journey to the Genre’s Core: A Reply to Damon Knight · Gregory Benford · ar Science Fiction Review #52, Fall 1984 [Ref. Damon Knight] 86 · What Do We Do Now That the Future Is Here? · Elizabeth Sourbut · ar Vector #126, June 1985 89 · No More New World Orders · Martin Lewis · ar Vector #245, January 2006

(Re)Living Mythology ed. L. P. Kindred, H. D. Hunter, Shingai Njeri Kagunda & Yvette Lisa Ndlovu--- see under H. D. Hunter.

The Spreading Dawn: Stories of the Great Transition by Basil King (Harper & Bros., 1927, $2.00, viii+316pp, hc, co) vii · Foreword · Basil King · fw 1 · The Spreading Dawn · Basil King · nv The Saturday Evening Post December 30 1916 71 · The Ghost’s Story · Basil King · nv The Red Book Magazine November 1918 115 · Heaven · Basil King · nv Cosmopolitan December 1924 151 · Abraham’s Bosom · Basil King · nv The Saturday Evening Post March 30 1918 209 · Going West · Basil King · nv Pictorial Review September 1918 260 · The Last Enemy · Basil King · nv (r)

The Interpretation of Dreams by Bruce King--- see under Zolar.

Complete Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King (Crippen & Landru, August 2003, 1-932009-05-1, $19.00, 214pp, tp, co, cover by Deborah Miller)     Collection of 12 Travis Tarrant stories. Also in limited hc edition (-04-3). 7 · Introduction · Edward D. Hoch · in · The Curious Mr. Tarrant 11 · The Episode of the Codex’ Curse [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss The Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King, Collins, 1935, as “The Codex’ Curse” 29 · The Episode of the Tangible Illusion [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss Mystery February 1935, as “Invisible Terror” 48 · The Episode of the Nail and the Requiem [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · nv Mystery March 1935, as “The Affair on the Roof” 62 · The Episode of “Torment IV” [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · nv The Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King, Collins, 1935, as “Torment IV” 78 · The Episode of the Headless Horrors [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss The Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King, Collins, 1935, as “The Headless Horrors” 95 · The Episode of the Vanishing Harp [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · nv The Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King, Collins, 1935, as “The Vanishing Harp” 129 · The Episode of the Man with Three Eyes [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss The Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King, Collins, 1935, as “The Man with Three Eyes” 142 · The Episode of the Final Bargain [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss The Curious Mr. Tarrant by C. Daly King, Collins, 1935, as “The Final Bargain” · The Still Curious Mr. Tarrant 167 · The Episode of the Little Girl Who Wasn’t [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #18, September 1944, as “Lost Star” 177 · The Episode of the Sinister Invention [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #37, December 1946, as “The Episode of the Sinister Inventor” 189 · The Episode of the Absent Fish [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1979 199 · The Episode of the Perilous Talisman [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1951, as by Jeremiah Phelan 214 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Dreamworks: Strange New Stories ed. David King (Norstrilia, August 1983, 0-909106-11-8, A$12.95, viii+198pp, pb, oa) vii · Introduction · David King · in 1 · Life the Solitude · Kevin McKay · ss 15 · Arthur’s Aunt · Henry Gasko · ss 25 · The Parish and Mrs Brown · Lucy Sussex · ss 33 · Above Atlas His Shoulders · Andrew Whitmore · na 89 · What God Said to Me When He Lived Next Door · Bruce R. Gillespie · ss 107 · Mirror City · David King · ss 113 · Drowning in Fire · Damien Broderick · ss 127 · Artifact · Greg Egan · ss 137 · Crystal Soldier · Russell Blackford · ss 151 · Land Deal · Gerald Murnane · ss 157 · The Pure Light of the Void · David J. Lake · ss 177 · Feedback · George Turner · ss 197 · The Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Urban Fantasies ed. David King & Russell Blackford (Ebony Books, August 1985, 0-9590655-1-2, A$4.95, 177pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of 13 stories, both sf and fantasy. vii · Introduction · David King & Russell Blackford · in 1 · Du · David Brooks · ss 7 · A Tooth for Every Child · Damien Broderick · nv 27 · Confusion Day · Philippa C. Maddern · ss 35 · The Other Side of the Other Side of the Street · Norman Talbot · ss 53 · Down from Demolition · John Baxter · ss 63 · Outlines for Urban Fantasies · Michael Wilding · ss 71 · Flags · David King · ss 75 · Tangled Up · Greg Egan · ss 83 · The Government in Exile · Paul Collins · vi 93 · Montage · Lucy Sussex · ss 105 · The Fittest · George Turner · nv 133 · The Bullet That Grows in the Gun · Terry Dowling · ss 151 · The Twist of Fate · David Grigg · nv 179 · Authors and Editors · [uncredited] · bg

Getting Even: Gripping Stories of Revenge ed. Diana King (Bobbs-Merrill, 1978, 0-672-52397-3, $8.95, 209pp, hc, an) xi · Introduction · Diana King · in 1 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910 7 · The Chink and the Child [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · ss Colour October 1915 21 · Wash · William Faulkner · ss Harper’s Magazine February 1934 37 · Mary Postgate · Rudyard Kipling · ss Nash’s and Pall Mall Magazine September 1915 55 · The Wolf · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Scrap Book December 1907 translated from the French (“Le Loup”, Le Gaulois, November 14, 1882). 62 · A Duel by Candlelight · Andreas Latzko · ss Esquire July 1936 76 · Roman Fever · Edith Wharton · ss Liberty November 10 1934 93 · And Don’t Forget the One Red Rose · Avram Davidson · ss Playboy September 1975 100 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 116 · The Animal Fair · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy May 1971 132 · The Jar · Ray Bradbury · ss Weird Tales November 1944 150 · A Lot on His Mind · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1968 158 · The Man on the Ground · Robert E. Howard · ss Weird Tales July 1933 165 · The Kill · Peter Fleming · ss Creeps by Night ed. Dashiell Hammett, John Day, 1931 180 · Serenade for Baboons · Noel Langley · ss My Grimmest Nightmare, Allen & Unwin, 1935 193 · Come Dance with Me on My Pony’s Grave · Charles L. Grant · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1973

Magic: The Gathering: Artifacts: Cycle I by J. Robert King & Jeff Grubb--- see under Jeff Grubb.

By the Silver Water of Lake Champlain by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Full Throttle by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Heart-Shaped Box by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Late Returns by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Locke & Key 2: Head Games by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

NOS4A2 by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Pop Art by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

A Sign of the Times by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Thumbprint by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

Voluntary Committal by Joseph Hillstrom King--- see under Joe Hill.

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 ed. Joseph Hillstrom King & John Joseph Adams--- see under Joe Hill.

Echoes of Sherlock Holmes: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon ed. Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Books, October 4, 2016, 978-1-68177-225-7, $24.95, 368pp, hc, oa) ii · Introduction · Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger · in 1 · Holmes on the Range [Sherlock Holmes] · John Connolly · nv Night Music: Noctures Volume 2 by John Connolly, Emily Bestier Books, 2015 29 · Irregular · Meg Gardiner · ss 45 · Where There Is Honey · Dana Cameron · nv 79 · Before a Bohemian Scandal · Tasha Alexander · ss 91 · The Spiritualist · David Morrell · ss 109 · Mrs. Hudson Investigates · Tony Lee & Bevis Mussan · ss 119 · The Adventure of the Dancing Women · Hank Phillippi Ryan · nv 149 · Raffa · Anne Perry · nv 171 · The Crown Jewel Affair · Michael Scott · nv 203 · Understudy in Scarlet · Hallie Ephron · ss 221 · Martin X · Gary Phillips · ss 241 · The Painted Smile · William Kent Krueger · ss 259 · The First Mrs. Coulter · Catriona McPherson · ss 271 · The Case of the Speckled Trout · Deborah Crombie · ss 283 · The Adventure of the Empty Grave · Jonathan Maberry · nv 309 · Limited Resources · Denise Mina · ss 319 · The Adventure of the Extraordinary Rendition · Cory Doctorow · ss 339 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

For the Sake of the Game: Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon ed. Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Books, December 4, 2018, 978-1-68177-879-2, $25.95, 272pp, hc, oa)     Details supplied by Alan Perfect. · Introduction · Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger · in · Dr. Watson’s Song · Peter S. Beagle · ss · The Adventure of the ABU QIR Sapphire · F. Paul Wilson · ss · The Walk-In · Harley Jane Kozak · nv · The Case of the Missing Case · Alan Gordon · ss · Sherlocked · Rhys Bowen · ss · A Study in Absence · Reed Farrel Coleman · ss · The Adventure of the Six Sherlocks · Toni L. P. Kelner · ss · The Case of the Naked Butterfly · William Kotzwinkle & Joe Servello · ss · Bottom Line · D. P. Lyle · ss · Buy a Bullet · Gregg Hurwitz · ss · The Girl in the Key of C · Weston Ochse · ss · The Ghost of the Lake · Jamie Freveletti · ss · Tough Guy Ballet · Duane Swierczynski · ss · Hounded · Zoë Sharp · ss · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

In League with Sherlock Holmes ed. Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger (Pegasus Crime, December 1, 2020, 978-1-64313-582-3, 368pp, hc, oa)     Details taken from Table of Contents. · Introduction · Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger · in · The Strange Juju Affair at the Gacy Mansion · Kwei Quartey · ss · What My Father Never Told Me · Tess Gerritsen · ss · The Case of the Wailing Ghosts [Dana Roberts] · Joe R. & Kasey Lansdale · ss · The Twenty-Five-Year Engagement · James W. Ziskin · ss · When You Hear Hoofbeats · Robin Burcell · ss · Mr. Homes, I Presume? · Joe Hill · ss · Dying Is Easy · Joe Hill · ss; illustrated by Martin Simmonds · The Observance of Trifles · Martin Edwards · ss · Infinite Loop · Naomi Hirahara · ss · A Seance in Liverpool · Lisa Morton · ss · Benchley · Derek Haas · ss · The Murderer’s Paradox · David Corbett · ss · A Scandal on the Jersey Shore · Brad Parks · ss · The Adventure of the Northridge Bilker · James Lincoln Warren · ss · Cumberbachelor · Maria Alexander · ss · A Case of Mistaken Identity · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · ss