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The Comfortable Coffin ed. Richard S. Prather (Fawcett, November 1960, 192pp, pb, an)     A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. 1 · The Comfortable Coffin · Richard S. Prather · in 11 · The Bottled Wife · Michael Fessier · ss Esquire February 1952, as “The Strange Case of the Bottled Wife” 22 · A Coffin for Mr. Cash · Robert Arthur · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1958 39 · The Faith of Aaron Menefee · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1957 55 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 8 1953 62 · —Your Cake and Eat It · Berkely Mather · ss 1960 76 · Squeakie’s Second Case [Squeakie Meadows] · Margaret Manners · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #22, May 1945 98 · First Man at the Funeral [Sheriff] · Dion Henderson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1957 104 · The Strange Tale of Mr. Elsie Smith · Dana Lyon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1953, as “Mr. Elsie Smith” 110 · The Live Ones [Shell Scott] · Richard S. Prather · ss Escapade January 1957, as “Too Many Girls” 118 · The Gentleman Caller · Veronica Parker Johns · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1955 136 · Mr. Portway’s Practice · Michael Gilbert · ss Lilliput October 1957 148 · Fin de Siecle · William O’Farrell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1960, as “Lady of the Old School” 162 · Kiss Me, Dudley · Evan Hunter · ss Manhunt January 1955, as by Hunt Collins 169 · To Strike a Match · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss This Week November 6 1938, as “The House of Three Candles” 177 · It Wouldn’t Be Fair · Jack Finney · ss Collier’s August 28 1948

The Intrepid Enchanter: The Complete Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea by Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp--- see under L. Sprague de Camp.

The Mathematics of Magic: The Enchanter Stories of de Camp and Pratt by Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp--- see under L. Sprague de Camp.

Tales from Gavagan’s Bar by Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp--- see under L. Sprague de Camp.

Tales from Gavagan’s Bar (Expanded Edition) by Fletcher Pratt & L. Sprague de Camp--- see under L. Sprague de Camp.

The Petrified Planet ed. Fletcher Pratt--- see under Anon..

Witches Three ed. Fletcher Pratt--- see under Anon..

World of Wonder ed. Fletcher Pratt (Twayne, 1951, $3.95, 445pp, hc, an) 11 · Foreword · Edith R. Mirrielees · fw 15 · The Nature of Imaginative Literature · Fletcher Pratt · in 22 · He Walked Around the Horses [Paratime Police] · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1948 45 · Roads of Destiny · O. Henry · nv Ainslee’s Magazine April 1903 68 · The Red Queen’s Race · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1949 95 · Child’s Play · William Tenn · nv Astounding Science Fiction March 1947 125 · The Finest Story in the World · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Contemporary Review July 1891 154 · Etaoin Shrdlu · Fredric Brown · nv Unknown Worlds February 1942 178 · Mistake Inside · James Blish · nv Startling Stories March 1948 200 · Private—Keep Out! · Philip MacDonald · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fall 1949 218 · They · Robert Heinlein · ss Unknown April 1941 235 · The Metamorphosis [Gregor Samsa] · Franz Kafka · nv Parton Press, 1937 translated from the German (“Die Verwandlung”, Weisse Blätter Oct ’15). 284 · Back There in the Grass · Gouverneur Morris · ss Collier’s December 16 1911 300 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1) 314 · Museum Piece · Esther Carlson · ss original version of a piece first printed in Moon Over the Back Fence, Doubleday 1947. 321 · The Blue Giraffe · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Astounding Science-Fiction August 1939 347 · That Only a Mother · Judith Merril · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1948 358 · Operation RSVP · H. Beam Piper · ss Amazing Stories January 1951 369 · Conquerors’ Isle · Nelson S. Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1946 385 · Giant Killer · A. Bertram Chandler · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1945 435 · The Million-Year Picnic [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Summer 1946

And the Darkness Falls ed. William Henry Pratt--- see under Boris Karloff.

Boris Karloff Horror Anthology ed. William Henry Pratt--- see under Boris Karloff.

Boris Karloff’s Favorite Horror Stories ed. William Henry Pratt--- see under Boris Karloff.

Tales of Terror ed. William Henry Pratt--- see under Boris Karloff.

First Contact The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence ed. Byron Preiss & Ben Bova--- see under Ben Bova.

The Illustrated Harlan Ellison by Harlan Ellison ed. Byron Preiss--- see under Harlan Ellison.

Raymond Chandler’s Philip Marlowe A Centennial Celebration ed. Byron Preiss (Knopf, 1988, 0-394-57327-7, $18.95, 370pp, hc, oa) [Philip Marlowe]     Also available in tp (Perigee 1990, 0-399-51616-6, $12.95). v · Foreword · Byron Preiss · fw vii · Introduction · Frank MacShane · in 2 · The Perfect Crime [Philip Marlowe] · Max Allan Collins · nv 24 · The Black-Eyed Blonde [Philip Marlowe] · Benjamin M. Schutz · ss 36 · Gun Music [Philip Marlowe] · Loren D. Estleman · ss 50 · Saving Grace [Philip Marlowe] · Joyce Harrington · ss 70 · Malibu Tag Team [Philip Marlowe] · Jonathan Valin · ss 86 · Sad-Eyed Blonde [Philip Marlowe] · Dick Lochte · ss 104 · The Empty Sleeve [Philip Marlowe] · W. R. Philbrick · ss 118 · Dealer’s Choice [Philip Marlowe] · Sara Paretsky · ss 134 · Red Rock [Philip Marlowe] · Julie Smith · ss 146 · The Deepest South [Philip Marlowe] · Paco Ignacio Taibo, II; translated by Barbara Belejack · ss 156 · Consultation in the Dark [Philip Marlowe] · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss 170 · In the Jungle of Cities [Philip Marlowe] · Roger L. Simon · ss 178 · Star Bright [Philip Marlowe] · John Lutz · ss 194 · Stardust Kill [Philip Marlowe] · Simon Brett · ss 206 · Locker 246 [Philip Marlowe] · Robert J. Randisi · ss 216 · Bitter Lemons [Philip Marlowe] · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ss 232 · The Man Who Knew Dick Bong [Philip Marlowe] · Robert Crais · nv 254 · Essence D’Orient [Philip Marlowe] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 268 · In the Line of Duty [Philip Marlowe] · Jeremiah Healy · ss 286 · The Alibi [Philip Marlowe] · Edward Gorman · ss 298 · The Devil’s Playground [Philip Marlowe] · James Grady · ss 316 · Asia [Philip Marlowe] · Eric Van Lustbader · ss 328 · Mice [Philip Marlowe] · Robert Campbell · ss 340 · The Pencil [Philip Marlowe] · Raymond Chandler · nv The Daily Mail April 6 1959, as “Marlowe Takes on the Syndicate” 370 · About the Authors and Artists · [uncredited] · bg

The Ultimate Dinosaur ed. Byron Preiss & Robert Silverberg (Bantam Spectra, October 1992, 0-553-07676-0, $35.00, 336pp, hc, oa, cover by Wayne D. Barlowe)     Original anthology of 11 stories about dinosaurs, plus 15 essays and full-color illustrations by various artists. Packaged and copyrighted by Byron Preiss Visual Publications. ix · Introductions x · Kingdom of the Titans · Robert Silverberg · in xiii · Dinosaurs for Adults · Peter Dodson · in 1 · The Dawn of the Dinosaurs 2 · The Dawn of the Age of Dinosaurs · Sankar Chatterjee · ar 10 · Crocamander Quest [Reginald Rivers] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss 27 · The First Dinosaurs 28 · The First Dinosaurs · Catherine Forster · ar 36 · The Feynman Saltation · Charles Sheffield · ss 49 · The Dinosaur Radiations 50 · The Dinosaur Radiations · Teresa Maryanska · ar 64 · Siren Song at Midnight · Dave Wolverton · ss 77 · The Changing World 78 · The Jurassic Period: A Time of Great Change · David D. Gillette · ar 88 · Rhea’s Time · Paul Preuss · nv 101 · The Age of Giants 102 · The Age of Giants · Anthony Fiorillo · ar 112 · Shakers of the Earth · Gregory Benford · ss 121 · Dinosaur Predators 122 · Dinosaur Predators · Halszka Osmolska · ar 132 · Hunters in the Forest · Robert Silverberg · ss Omni October 1991 143 · Cretaceous Dinosaurs 144 · The Cretaceous Dinosaurs · Don Lessem · ar 156 · In the Late Cretaceous · Connie Willis · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1991 166 · Major League Triceratops · Barry N. Malzberg (with Joyce Malzberg) · nv 183 · Dinosaur Migrations 184 · Migrating Dinosaurs · Philip J. Currie · ar 196 · Herding with the Hadrosaurs · Michael Bishop · ss 209 · Dinosaur Behavior 210 · The Behavior of Predatory Dinosaurs · Ralph Molnar · ar 220 · Besides a Dinosaur, Whatta Ya Wanna Be When You Grow Up? · Ray Bradbury · nv Dinosaur Tales by Ray Bradbury, Bantam, 1983 231 · Monsters of the Sea and Air 232 · Monsters of the Sea and Air · Kenneth Carpenter · ar 244 · Unnatural Enemy · Poul Anderson · ss 253 · The End of an Era 254 · Becoming a Modern World · William B. Gallagher · ar 264 · Dawn of the Endless Night [Eden] · Harry Harrison · ss 275 · Extinction and Discovery 276 · Myths, Theories, and Facts of Dinosaur Extinction · David J. Archibald · ar 289 · The Bone Wars: Cope vs. Marsh · Ronald Rainger · ar 306 · The Green Buffalo · Harry Turtledove · ss 316 · Dinosaur Directory and Websites 317 · Appendix · [uncredited] · ms 325 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg 333 · Selected Readings · [uncredited] · bi

The Ultimate Dracula ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller & Megan Miller (Dell, October 1991, 0-440-50353-1, $10.00, 358pp, tp, oa, cover by Bruce Jensen)     Original anthology of 19 vampire stories, with an introduction and a filmography by Leonard Wolf. A shorter version of Anne Rice’s “The Master of Rampling Gate” appeared previously in Redbook. This was published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Universal film. 1 · Happy Birthday, Dracula! · Leonard Wolf · in 15 · The Master of Rampling Gate · Anne Rice · nv expanded from Redbook Feb ’84. 45 · All Dracula’s Children · Dan Simmons · nv 75 · A Matter of Style · Ron Dee · nv 101 · Selection Process · Ed Gorman · ss 117 · The Vampire in His Closet · Heather Graham · nv 139 · The Tenth Scholar · Steve Rasnic & Melanie Tem · ss 155 · Nobody’s Perfect · Philip José Farmer · ss 171 · Dracula 1944 · Edward D. Hoch · ss 189 · The Contagion · Janet Asimov · ss 203 · Sugar and Spice and… · Karen Robards · ss 221 · Vampire Dreams · Dick Lochte · ss 237 · Much at Stake · Kevin J. Anderson · ss 255 · The Name of Fear · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 267 · The Dark Rising · W. R. Philbrick · ss 281 · Los Niños de la Noche · Tim Sullivan · ss 295 · A Little Night Music · Mike Resnick · ss 305 · Mr. Lucrada · John Lutz · ss 321 · In the Cusp of the Hour · John Gregory Betancourt · ss 327 · Children of the Night · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · nv 349 · Selected Filmography · Leonard Wolf · bi

The Ultimate Dragon ed. Byron Preiss, John Betancourt & Keith R. A. DeCandido (Dell/DTP, October 1995, 0-440-50630-1, $13.95, 313pp, tp, oa, cover by Bruce Jensen)     Anthology of 19 stories, 17 original, about dragons. There is an introduction by Tanith Lee. 1 · Introduction · Tanith Lee · in 5 · Age · Tanith Lee · ss 11 · Tin Lizzies · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · nv 33 · Ulf the Wyrm · Lois Tilton · ss 43 · Short Straws · Kevin J. Anderson · ss 55 · Pleasantly Pink · Mike Resnick & Nicholas A. DiChario · ss 69 · The Rule of Names [Earthsea] · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination April 1964 81 · Sirinita’s Dragon [Ethshar] · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 101 · Dream Reader [Merlin’s Booke] · Jane Yolen · nv Merlin’s Booke by Jane Yolen, Ace, 1986 127 · The Dragon on the Bookshelf · Harlan Ellison & Robert Silverberg · ss 143 · The Shedding and the Song · Ian Hunter · ss 155 · The Old, Old Story · Andrew Lane · ss 167 · The Mandlebrot Dragon · Mary A. Turzillo · ss 173 · Dragonlord’s Justice · Joanne Bertin · nv 195 · Grandfather’s Briefcase · Gerald Perkins · ss 207 · Mordred and the Dragon · Phyllis Ann Karr · ss 217 · Falcon and Dragon · Josepha Sherman · ss 233 · When the Summons Came from Camelot · Cynthia Ward · ss 243 · Serpent Feather · Gordon R. Menzies · nv 271 · Dragon’s Fin Soup · S. P. Somtow · nv 305 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg