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Unfettered Hexes: Queer Tales of Insatiable Darkness ed. Dave Ring (Neon Hemlock Press, October 30, 2021, 978-1-952086-30-4, $24.99, 442pp, tp, oa, cover by Robin Ha)     Details taken from online listing. · The Underworld as a Heart Meditation · Imani Sims · ss · The Passing of Sinclair Manor, or, the House of Magical Negroes · Danny Lore · ss · Love and Light · H. A. Clarke · ss · This Deviant Flesh · Diana Hurlburt · ss · The Bride · Suzan Palumbo · ss · Blood for Blood · Chelsea Obodoechina · ss · For Closure · Tania Chen · ss · Excerpts from Various Periodicals Found Within the Foundation of 246B Apex Rd., South · Jordan Shiveley · ss · To Hell, with Hope · Die Booth · ss · Transgressions in the Past Tense · Elizabeth Twist · ss · Effects of Altitude on the Blood Elevations of Love · Marianne Kirby · ss · Before, After, and the Space Between · Kel Coleman · ss · Undercity Spellwork · C. B. Blanchard · ss · Where the Light Had Been · Priya Chand · ss · Sutekh: A Breath of Spring · Sharang Biswas · ss · Talalora · Caleb Hosalla · ss · Not Death, Nor the Storm · Tamara Jerée · ss · As the Sea Drinks Our Salt · Amelia Fisher · ss · The End of the Line · Grace P. Fong · ss · Night of the Erupting Dead · Almah LaVon Rice · ss · The Witch of Kaa-Iya · Ruth Joffre · ss · Sacred Heart · Cecilia Tan · ss · Antelope Brothers · Craig L. Gidney · ss · Dizzy in the Weeds · L. D. Lewis · ss · Human Reason · Nicasio Andres Reed · ss · The Trappings of Routine · Hanna A. Nirav · ss · The Coven of TAOS-9 · R. J. Theodore · ss · The Obstacle Bargainer’s Lorica · Rasha Abdulhadi · ss · Exterior · Mercedes Acosta · ss · Hold the Dark · Allie Bustion · ss

Scenes from the Second Storey: International Edition ed. Sharon Ring & Mark S. Deniz--- see under Mark S. Deniz.

Black Tide Rising ed. John Ringo & Gary Poole--- see under Gary Poole.

Bridge to Elsewhere ed. Julia Rios & Alana Joli Abbott--- see under Alana Joli Abbott.

Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories ed. Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein--- see under Alisa Krasnostein.

Year’s Best YA Speculative Fiction 2013 ed. Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein--- see under Alisa Krasnostein.

Year’s Best YA Speculative Fiction 2014 ed. Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press, January 2016, 978-1-922101-36-5, $16.99, xiii+418pp, tp, an, cover by Amanda Rainey)     Details taken from online listing. v · Summation: YA in 2014 · Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein · ar 1 · Left Foot, Right · Nalo Hopkinson · ss Monstrous Affections ed. Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, Candlewick, 2014 21 · Selfies · Lavie Tidhar · ss Tor.com September 17 2014 35 · The Vitruvian Farmer · Marcelina Vizcarra · vi Flash Fiction Online #12, September 2014 39 · The Lady and the Fox · Kelly Link · nv My True Love Gave To Me ed. Stephanie Perkins, Macmillan Children's Books, 2014 77 · Cat Calls · Margo Lanagan · ss Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean ed. Kirsty Murray, Payal Dhar & Anita Roy, Young Zubaan, 2014 87 · Walkdog · Sofia Samatar · ss Kaleidoscope ed. Alisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios, Twelfth Planet Press, 2014 101 · No Lonely Seafarer · Sarah Pinsker · nv Lightspeed #52, September 2014 125 · The Endless Sink · Damien Ober · nv Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #30, September 2014 149 · No Mercy for the Executioner · Deborah Biancotti · nv The Australian Review of Fiction 2014 177 · The Ancestors · Laurie Tom · vi Crossed Genres Magazine #19, July 2014 181 · Jelly and the D-Machine · Suzanne Church · ss Elements by Suzanne Church, Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2014 201 · Kneaded · S. G. Larner · ss Phantazein ed. Tehani Wessely, FableCroft Publishing, 2014 219 · Resurrection Points · Usman T. Malik · nv Strange Horizons August 4 2014 245 · Memory Lace · Payal Dhar · ss Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean ed. Kirsty Murray, Payal Dhar & Anita Roy, Young Zubaan, 2014 257 · Collected Likenesses · Jamey Hatley · ss Long Hidden ed. Daniel Jos^e' Older & Rose Fox, Crossed Genres Publications, 2014 277 · Scout · Will McIntosh · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction April/May 2014 299 · Selfie · Sandra McDonald · nv Lightspeed #48, May 2014 321 · The Boy Who Grew Up · Christopher Barzak · nv Uncanny Magazine #1, November/December 2014 343 · Cookie Cutter Superhero [Cookie Cutter Superhero] · Tansy Rayner Roberts · nv Kaleidoscope ed. Alisa Krasnostein & Julia Rios, Twelfth Planet Press, 2014 365 · The Stuff We Don’t Do · Marissa Lingen · vi Nature Physics April 2014 369 · Figment · Jeri Smith-Ready · nv Grim ed. Christine Johnson, Harlequin Mira, 2014 405 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 415 · Honourable Mentions for 2014 · Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein · bi

Year’s Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2015 ed. Julia Rios & Alisa Krasnostein (Twelfth Planet Press, August 31, 2016, 978-1-922101-50-1, $16.99, xii+360pp, tp, an)     Year’s best anthology of 21 YA stories, with a summary of the year in YA speculative fiction by the editors. Authors include Genevieve Valentine, Sean Williams, and Caroline M. Yoachim. A list of honourable mentions is included. Simultaneous with Australian edition (Kaleidoscope). Details supplied by Denny Lien. v · Summation: YA in 2015 · The Editors · in 1 · Songs in the Key of You · Sarah Pinsker · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2015 13 · Blood, Ash, Braids · Genevieve Valentine · ss Operation Arcana ed. John Joseph Adams, Baen, 2015 33 · Mosquito Boy · Felix Gilman · ss Rich & Rare ed. Paul Collins, Ford Street Publishing, 2015 41 · The Rainbow Flame · Shveta Thakrar · nv Uncanny Magazine #5, July/August 2015 71 · The Sixth Day · Sylvia Anna Hiven · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #169, March 19 2015 83 · For Sale: Fantasy Coffins (Ababuo Need Not Apply) · Chesya Burke · ss Stories for Chip ed. Nisi Shawl & Bill Campbell, Rosarium Publishing, 2015 101 · Kia and Gio · Daniel José Older · nv Tor.com January 6 2015 125 · Bucket List Found in the Locker of Maddie Price, Age 14, Written Two Weeks Before the Great Uplifting of All Mankind · Erica L. Satifka · vi Lightspeed #61, June 2015 129 · Function A.save (target.Dawn) · Rivqa Rafael · nv Hear Me Roar ed. Liz Grzyb, Ticonderoga Publications, 2015 157 · Noah No-one and the Infinity Machine · Sean Williams · ss Rich & Rare ed. Paul Collins, Ford Street Publishing, 2015 171 · Forgiveness · Leah Cypess · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2015 189 · Probably Definitely · Heather Morris · ss Strange Horizons August 3 2015 207 · I’m Only Going Over · Cat Hellisen · vi Rich & Rare ed. Paul Collins, Ford Street Publishing, 2015 213 · The Ways of Walls and Words · Sabrina Vourvoulias · nv Tor.com April 15 2015 241 · Reflections · Tamlyn Dreaver · ss Insert Title Here ed. Tehani Wessely, FableCroft Publishing, 2015 253 · Entangled Web · E. C. Myers · ss Quantum Shorts, 2015 259 · Blue Ribbon · Marissa Lingen · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact March 2015 281 · Bodies Are the Strongest Conductors · James Robert Herndon · ss Strange Horizons September 21 2015 295 · Pineapple Head · Joel Enos · ss Visibility Fiction August 18 2015 307 · Grass Girl · Caroline M. Yoachim · vi Daily Science Fiction September 25 2015 313 · The Birds of Azalea Street · Nova Ren Suma · nv Slasher Girls & Monster Boys ed. April Genevieve Tucholke, Dial Books, 2015 347 · About the Contributors · Various · bg 357 · Honourable Mentions · The Editors · bi

Fresh Blood ed. Mike Ripley & Maxim Jakubowski (The Do-Not Press, 1996, 1-899344-03-9, £6.99, 222pp, tp, oa)     Each of the authors also includes a section of notes on their story. 7 · Foreword · Mike Ripley · fw 13 · My Mother Was a Bank Robber · Nicholas Blincoe · ss 25 · She Rote [Charlie Resnick] · John Harvey · ss 41 · Uncertainties and Small Surprises · Stella Duffy · ss 50 · A Piece of Cake · Russell James · ss Constable New Crimes 1 ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Constable, 1992 62 · Blood and Guts, Goodge Street · Maxim Jakubowski · ss 76 · Nowhere to Run · Mark Timlin · ss 83 · Natural Selection · Ian Rankin · ss 95 · Nightmare in the Street · Derek Raymond · ss 109 · No Strings Attached · Joe Canzius · ss 123 · Harry’s Down · John B. Spencer · ss 133 · Phreak [Georgina Powers] · Denise Danks · ex 145 · Friday Night · Graeme Gordon · ss 156 · Calling Cards · Mike Ripley · ss Winter’s Crimes 24 ed. Maria Rejt, Macmillan UK, 1992 178 · My Cousin’s Gratitude · Chaz Brenchley · nv 221 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Bluebeard’s Keys and Other Stories by Anne Isabella Ritchie--- see under Miss Thackeray.

From an Island by Anne Isabella Ritchie--- see under Miss Thackeray.

Fulham Lawn and Other Tales by Anne Isabella Ritchie--- see under Miss Thackeray.

The Best of Manhunt 4 by Jack Ritchie (Stark House Press, December 2022, 979-8-88601-041-1, $15.95, tp, co) [edited by Jeff Vorzimmer]     Subtitled “The Jack Ritchie Stories”. The complete collection of all 23 Jack Ritchie stories from Manhunt, plus 5 bonus stories from other magazines and a complete bibliography. Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · War and Peace on a Postcard · Jeff Vorzimmer · in · The Stories from Manhunt 12 · My Game, My Rules · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt July 1954 18 · Replacement · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt November 1954 26 · Hold Out · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt May 1955 30 · Interrogation · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt June 1955 37 · Solitary · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt July 1955 44 · Try It My Way · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt August 1955 50 · The Deveraux Monster · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt February 1962 64 · Ripper Moon! · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt February 1963 77 · Devil Eyes · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt May 1956 82 · The Canary · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt June 1956 88 · The Wire Loop · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt August 1956, as by Steve Harbor 94 · Goodbye, World · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt August 1956 99 · The Partners · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt September 1956 107 · Degree of Guilt · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt December 1956 112 · Divide and Conquer · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt February 1957 119 · You Should Live So Long · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt April 1957 125 · Kill Joy · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt November 1957 130 · Don’t Twist My Arm · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt April 1958 137 · Deadline Murder · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt October 1958 149 · Fair Play · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt April 1959 154 · Shatter Proof · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt October 1960 158 · The Queer Deal · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt December 1961 167 · Going Down · Jack Ritchie · ss Manhunt July 1965 · The Stories from Mantrap, Murder! and Smashing Detective Stories 171 · Anniversary of Death · Jack Ritchie · ss Smashing Detective Stories May 1956 184 · A Torch for Tess · Jack Ritchie · ss Mantrap July 1956 194 · Dead Cops Are Murder · Jack Ritchie · ss Murder September 1956 202 · Death Rail · Jack Ritchie · ss Mantrap October 1956 208 · Rainy Afternoon · Jack Ritchie · ss Murder December 1956 211 · A Jack Ritchie Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Jack Ritchie]

Heroes of Atlantis and Lemuria ed. D. M. Ritzlin (DMR Books, September 9, 2019, 978-1-73340-860-8, $14.99, 232pp, tp, an)     Details taken from online listing. 5 · Introduction · D. M. Ritzlin · in 8 · Straggler from Atlantis [Kardios, The Last Atlantean] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Swords Against Darkness ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977 36 · The Dweller in the Temple [Kardios, The Last Atlantean] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Swords Against Darkness II ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977 61 · The Guest of Dzinganji [Kardios, The Last Atlantean] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Swords Against Darkness III ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1978 77 · The Seeker in the Fortress [Kardios, The Last Atlantean] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Heroic Fantasy ed. Gerald W. Page & Hank Reinhardt, DAW, 1979 104 · The Edge of the World [Kardios, The Last Atlantean] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Swords Against Darkness IV ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1979 128 · Adventure in Lemuria · Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. · nv Fantastic Adventures May 1939 149 · Intrigue in Lemuria · Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. · nv Fantastic Adventures July 1939 173 · Volcano Slaves of Mu · Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr. · nv Fantastic Adventures March 1940 199 · Lord of the Earthquake · Leigh Brackett · nv Science Fiction June 1941

Swords of Steel ed. D. M. Ritzlin (DMR Books, February 21, 2015, 978-0-9909900-0-0, $10.00, 254pp, pb, oa, cover by Martin Hanford)     Original anthology of 11 works (two apparently reprints) by heavy metal musicians: eight stories, two poems, and an essay. Details taken from online listing. 5 · Introduction · David C. Smith · in 12 · Into the Dawn of Storms · Byron A. Roberts · nv 34 · The Riddle Master · E. C. Hellwell · nv 61 · The Mirror Beguiling · James Ashbey · nv 84 · Dream Death · Sean Weingartner · pm 85 · All Will Be Righted on Samhain · Howie K. Bentley & David C. Smith · nv 139 · Headbanging Warriors · M. Harold Page · ar 142 · Journey in Somnamblia · Jean-Pierre Abboud · ss 154 · Eve’s Grave · Scott Waldrop · nv 188 · Stygian Dusk and Black Lotus Slumber · Howie K. Bentley · pm 192 · Blue Mistress · Jeffrey Black · ss 209 · Vengeance of the Insane God · Jason Tarpey · nv

Swords of Steel II ed. D. M. Ritzlin (DMR Books, April 5, 2016, 978-0-9909900-1-7, $10.00, 184pp, pb, oa, cover by Martin Hanford)     Details taken from online listing. 5 · Where the Lifestream Touches Eternity · David DeFeis · in 10 · The Forgotten City of Tehm · E. C. Hellwell · nv 44 · A Voyage on Benighted Seas · Byron A. Roberts · nv 69 · That Than Which There Can Be No More Horrible · Michael Scalzi · ss 81 · The Sword of Shaitan · Howie K. Bentley · pm 82 · Mystery Believer · Scott Waldrop · ss 98 · At the Crossroads: Swords, Sorcery and Heavy Metal · David C. Smith · ar 2014 from Metal & Fantasy, Vol. 1 ed. Frantz-E. Petiteau (Camion Blanc, 2014). 113 · Beneath Dead Lake · Jeffrey Black · ss 127 · Red Ochre · James Ashbey · ss 133 · Vitiated Life · Alex A. Avdeev · pm 134 · Darke Manor · Jaron Evil · ss 148 · The Heart of the Betrayer · Howie K. Bentley · nv