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Robot Uprisings ed. Daniel H. Wilson & John Joseph Adams (Vintage Books, April 8, 2014, 978-0-345-80363-4, $15.95, xviii+472pp, tp, an)     Original anthology of 17 stories, five reprints. Authors include Charles Yu, Hugh Howey, and Seanan McGuire. Foreword by Wilson. Details taken from online listing. 3 · Complex God · Scott Sigler · nv 33 · Cycles · Charles Yu · ss 43 · Lullaby · Anna North · nv 73 · Eighty Miles an Hour All the Way to Paradise · Genevieve Valentine · ss 93 · Executable · Hugh Howey · ss 103 · The Omnibot Incident · Ernest Cline · nv 131 · Epoch · Cory Doctorow · nv With a Little Help by Cory Doctorow, CorDoc-Co, Ltd., 2009 185 · Human Intelligence · Jeff Abbott · nv 209 · The Golden Hour · Julianna Baggott · ss 229 · Sleepover · Alastair Reynolds · nv The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 2010 289 · Seasoning · Alan Dean Foster · ss 299 · Nanonauts! In Battle with Tiny Death-subs! · Ian McDonald · ss 317 · Of Dying Heroes and Deathless Deeds · Robin Wasserman · nv 343 · The Robot and the Baby · John McCarthy · ss www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc 2001 363 · We Are All Misfit Toys in the Aftermath of the Velveteen War · Seanan McGuire · nv 387 · Spider the Artist · Nnedi Okorafor · ss Seeds of Change ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books, 2008, as by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu 407 · Small Things · Daniel H. Wilson · ss

Tales from the Crossroad ed. David Niall Wilson & David Dodd--- see under David Dodd.

The Dedalus Book of Sexual Ambiguity: Sexuality and Masquerade ed. Emma Wilson (Dedalus, November 27, 1996, 1-873982-07-0, £8.99, 274pp, tp, an)     Associational anthology of 21 stories and novel excerpts, from the 1830s to the 1990s. Several have light fantasy elements, including Woolf, Wilde, Carter and Roberts. The cover title is & Masquerade. 3 · Introduction · Emma Wilson · in 35 · Monsieur Venus · Rachilde; translated by Liz Heron · ex (r) 41 · Lélia · George Sand; translated by Emma Wilson · ex (r) 49 · The Swimmer (Mallorca) · Anaïs Nin · ss Delta of Venus by Anais Nin, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977 55 · Russian Princess · Virginia Woolf · ex from Orlando, Hogarth House, 1928 75 · Paquita · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Ernest Dowson · ex from The Girl with the Golden Eyes (r) 83 · Cinephile · Gilbert Adair · ex from The Holy Innocents, The Hogarth Press, 1988 89 · Hèléne L. · Marguerite Duras; translated by Emma Wilson · ex from The Lover, 1984 95 · Robinson · Michel Tournier; translated by Norman Denny · ex from Friday, or The Other Island, 1967 109 · Robin Vote · Djuna Barnes · ex from Nightwood, 1936 123 · Tiresias · Angela Carter · nv Fireworks by Angela Carter, Quartet Books, 1974, as “Reflections” 145 · Des Esseintes · Joris-Karl Huysmans · ex from Against Nature, 1884 159 · Bébé · Émile Zola; translated by Charles Duff · ex from Nana (r) 167 · Albertine · Marcel Proust; translated by Emma Wilson · ex from The Captive (r) 175 · The Other · Roland Barthes; translated by Richard Howard · ex from A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments, 1977 179 · The Lover · Sylvie Germain; translated by Judith Landry · ex from The Weeping Woman on the Streets of Prague, 1992 185 · Théodore · Théophile Gautier; translated by Alvah C. Bessie · ex from Mademoiselle de Maupin (r) 221 · Léon · Gustav Flaubert · ex from Madame Bovary, 1857 235 · Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · ex from The Picture of Dorian Gray %%2, Ward, Lock & Co., 1891 241 · Harcamone · Jean Genet; translated by Bernard Frechtman · ex from Miracle of the Rose, 1951 255 · Camille · Michel Foucault; translated by Richard McDougall · ex from Herculine Barbin, 1978 259 · Georgina · Michèle Roberts · ex from Flesh and Blood, Virago, 1994

Freak Show ed. F. Paul Wilson (Pocket, September 1992, 0-671-69574-6, $5.50, 367pp, pb, oa, cover by Jeff K. Potter)     Original shared-world anthology of 19 horror stories featuring a travelling circus. The stories build on each other and are supposed to be read sequentially. 1 · Winter Quarters · F. Paul Wilson · ss 13 · Okefenokee Swamp, GA · Brad Strickland · nv 34 · Athens, GA · Gregory Nicoll · ss 53 · Sikeston, MO · Rex Miller · ss 69 · Leesville, LA · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss 79 · Bois D’Arc, TX · Scott Cupp · ss 94 · Palomita, NM · Kathryn Ptacek · ss 111 · Venice, CA · Douglas Borton · ss 131 · La Cañada, CA · Morgan Fields · ss 148 · Seattle, WA · Richard Lee Byers · ss 162 · Elm Haven, IL · Dan Simmons · nv 196 · Chicago, IL · Yvonne Navarro · nv 218 · Battle Creek, MI · Steven Spruill · ss 236 · Drood Hollow, WV · Lee Moler · nv 261 · Bird-in-Hand, PA · Chet Williamson · nv 285 · Rochester, NY · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss 303 · Quarry, MA · R. Patrick Gates · nv 330 · Oyster Bay, NY · Thomas F. Monteleone · nv 353 · Pine Barrens, NJ · F. Paul Wilson · ss 369 · The Authors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Favorite Tales of Horror ed. Gahan Wilson (Tempo, 1976, 0-448-12627-3, $1.75, 186pp, pb, an) 1 · General Introduction · Gahan Wilson · in 3 · Kitty Fisher · Charles Birkin · ss My Name Is Death by Charles Birkin, Panther, 1966 21 · The Treader of the Dust · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales August 1935 33 · The Horror of the Heights · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1913 53 · The Stone Ship · W. Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine July 1 1914, as “The Mystery of the Ship in the Night” 87 · The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be · Gahan Wilson · ss Playboy May 1967 103 · Luella Miller · Mary Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine December 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 121 · The Idol with Hands of Clay · Sir Frederick Treves · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #124, July 1922 131 · My Favorite Murder · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner September 16 1888 143 · The Clock · William Fryer Harvey · ss The Beast with Five Fingers by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 151 · The Harbor-Master [Bronx Park Zoological Society; Gilland the Zoologist] · Robert W. Chambers · ss Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899 179 · Rats · M. R. James · ss At Random March 23 1929

First World Fantasy Awards ed. Gahan Wilson (Doubleday, October 1977, 0-385-12199-7, $8.95, 311pp, hc, an) 9 · Introduction · Gahan Wilson · in 11 · Map of Providence · Gahan Wilson · il 15 · The Convention · Kirby McCauley · ar 17 · About the Fantasy Awards · Gahan Wilson · ar 19 · The Awards · Gahan Wilson · bi 21 · The Bat Is My Brother · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales November 1944 36 · Beetles · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1938 46 · Acceptance Speech · Robert Bloch · ar 53 · About Robert Bloch · [uncredited] · bg 55 · The Forgotten Beasts of Eld · Patricia A. McKillip · ex Atheneum, 1974 63 · An Essay · Robert Aickman · ar 66 · Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1973 97 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2, 1972 137 · A Father’s Tale [Brigadier Ffellowes] · Sterling E. Lanier · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1974 168 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 187 · Come Into My Parlor · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 198 · Fearful Rock [Sgt. Jaeger] · Manly Wade Wellman · na Weird Tales February 1939 (+2) 253 · About Manly Wade Wellman · [uncredited] · bg (r) 254 · The Ballantines · [uncredited] · bg (r) 256 · Lee Brown Coye: An Appreciation · Gahan Wilson · ar Whispers March 1974 [Ref. Lee Brown Coye] 260 · The Bait [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · vi Whispers December 1973 263 · The Vampire in America · Manly Wade Wellman · ar Whispers December 1973 268 · The Shortest Way [Dama (& Vettius)] · David Drake · ss Whispers March 1974 277 · From “Chips and Shavings” · Lee Brown Coye · ar Mid-York Weekly October 17 1963 279 · The Soft Wall · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers July 1974 290 · Toward a Greater Appreciation of H.P. Lovecraft · Dirk W. Mosig · ar Whispers July 1973 [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 302 · The Abandoned Boudoir · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm Whispers July 1974 302 · Cradle Song for an Abandoned Werewolf · H. Warner Munn · pm Whispers July 1973, as “Cradle Song for a Baby Werewolf” 303 · Guillotine · Walter Shedlofsky · pm The Fantastic Acros by Walter Shedlofsky, Acrostic Press, 1970 304 · The Farmhouse · David A. Riley · ss New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural #1 ed. David A. Sutton, Sphere, 1971

Semiotext(e) SF ed. Peter Lamborn Wilson, Rudy Rucker & Robert Anton Wilson--- see under Rudy Rucker.

Untravelled Worlds ed. R. Wilson & Alan Frank Barter--- see under Alan Frank Barter.

Suspense ed. Raymond Wilson (John Murray, 1982, 0-7195-3872-6, 120pp, tp, an) 1 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890 7 · Terrified · C. B. Gilford · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1958 16 · The Quest for “Blank Claveringi” · Patricia Highsmith · ss The Snail-Watcher and Other Stories by Patricia Highsmith, Doubleday, 1970 revised from “The Snails” (The Saturday Evening Post, June 17, 1967). 29 · Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket · Jack Finney · nv Collier’s October 26 1956 44 · Fat Man’s Ghost · Raymond Wilson · ss (r) 55 · Uneasy Home-coming · Will F. Jenkins · ss Argosy (UK) April 1952 64 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 73 · The Veldt · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 23 1950, as “The World the Children Made” 87 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 92 · The Birds · Daphne du Maurier · nv Good Housekeeping October 1952 115 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

Semiotext(e) SF ed. Robert Anton Wilson, Rudy Rucker & Peter Lamborn Wilson--- see under Rudy Rucker.

Murder of a Lady by Robert McNair Wilson--- see under Anthony Wynne.

Ashes and Entropy ed. Robert S. Wilson (Nightscape Press, December 11, 2018, $6.99, 362pp, tp, oa, cover by Pat R. Steiner)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 7 · The Gray Room · Tim Waggoner · ss 19 · The Head on the Door · Erinn L. Kemper · ss 33 · Flesh Without Blood · Nadia Bulkin · ss 49 · Scraps · Max Booth, III · ss 65 · Yellow House · Jon Padgett · ss 71 · What Finds Its Way Back · Damien Angelica Walters · ss 87 · We All Speak Black · Lynne Jamneck · ss 105 · Ain’t Much Pride · Nate Southard · ss 121 · The Choir of the Tunnels · Matthew B. Hare · ss 127 · Amity in Bloom · Jessica McHugh · ss 143 · Red Stars / White Snow / Black Metal · Fiona Maeve Geist · nv 177 · Shadowmachine · Autumn Christian · ss 185 · The One About Maggie · Greg Sisco · ss 205 · Breakwater · John Langan · ss 225 · For Our Skin, a Daughter · Kristi DeMeester · ss 237 · Houdini: The Egyptian Paradigm · Lisa Mannetti · ss 251 · Girls Without Their Faces On · Laird Barron · ss 267 · Dr. 999 · Matthew M. Bartlett · ss 279 · Leaves of Dust · Wendy Nikel · ss 289 · The Kind Detective · Lucy A. Snyder · ss 299 · The Levee Breaks · Jayaprakash Satyamurthy · ss 305 · I Can Give You Life · Paul Michael Anderson · nv

Horror for Good: A Charitable Anthology ed. Robert S. Wilson, R. J. Cavender & Mark C. Scioneaux--- see under R. J. Cavender.

Nox Pareidolia ed. Robert S. Wilson (Nightscape Press, November 7, 2019, 978-1-938644-28-3, $18.00, 381pp, tp, oa, cover by Don Noble)     Details taken from online listing. 7 · Watch Me Burn with the Light of Ghosts · Paul Jessup · ss 19 · Immolation · Kristi DeMeester · ss 27 · Her Eyes Are Winter · Christopher Ropes · ss 41 · 8X10 · Duane Pesice & Don Webb · ss 53 · Bag and Baggage · Greg Sisco · ss 67 · The Dredger · Matt Thompson · ss 81 · Hello · Michael Wehunt · ss 99 · Gardening Activities for Couples · Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss 117 · Lies I Told Myself · Lynne Jamneck · ss 129 · The Unkindness · Dino Parenti · ss 141 · Merge Now · Kurt Fawver · ss 155 · When We Were Trespassers · Doungjai Gam · ss 165 · Rum Punch Is Going Down · Daniel Braum · ss 185 · Unmoored · Sean M. Thompson · ss 197 · Just Beyond the Shore · Elizabeth Beechwood · ss 207 · The Schoolmaster · David Peak · ss 211 · The Past You Have, The Future You Deserve · K. H. Vaughan · ss 225 · Herr Scheintod · L. C. von Hessen · ss 241 · The Room Above · Brian Evenson · ss 247 · Sincerely Eden · Amelia Gorman · ss 257 · Wild Dogs · Carrie Laben · ss 271 · The Moody Rooms of Agatha Tate · Wendy Nikel · ss 279 · Salmon Run · Andrew Kozma · ss 285 · The Little Drawer Full of Chaos · Annie Neugebauer · ss 303 · When the Nightingale Devours the Stars · Gwendolyn Kiste · ss 315 · Far from Home · Dan Coxon · ss 325 · Birds · Zin E. Rocklyn · ss 335 · Strident Caller · Laird Barron · ss Whispers from the Abyss Vol. 2 ed. Kat Rocha, 01 Publishing, 2015 347 · The Taste of Rot · Steve Toase · ss 355 · Venom · S. P. Miskowski · ss 369 · In the Vastness of the Sovereign Sky · S. L. Edwards · ss