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The Molecular Cafe ed. Arkady Strugatsky & Boris Strugatsky, uncredited (Mir, 1968, 279pp, pb, an) 7 · Preface · Arkady & Boris Strugatsky · pr 10 · The Molecular Cafe · Ilya Varshavsky · ss (r) 14 · Wanderers and Travellers · Arkady Strugatsky · ss Path Into the Unknown, MacGibbon & Kee, 1966; given as by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky. translated from the Russian (“O stranstvuyushchikh i puteshestvuyushchikh”, 1963). 29 · Crabs on the Island · Anatoly Dnieprov; translated by James J. Karambelas · ss International Science Fiction June 1968, as “The Island of the Crabs” translated from the Russian (“Kraby idut po ostrovu”, Znanie—Sila November 1958). 59 · The Secret of Homer · Alexander Poleshchuk; translated by Mirra Ginsburg · ss Last Door to Aiya ed. Mirra Ginsburg, S.G. Phillips, 1968, as “Homer’s Secret” translated from the Russian (“Tayna Gomera”, 1963). 76 · I’m Going to Meet My Brother · Vitaly Krapivin · nv Path Into the Unknown, MacGibbon & Kee, 1966, as “Meeting My Brother” 118 · Goodby, Martian! · Romain Yarov · ss (r) 126 · The Black Pillar · Evgeny Voiskunsky & Isai Lukodyanov · n. (r)

The Molecule Monsters (Whitman Press, 1950, 8d, 32pp, pb, an) 1 · The Molecule Monsters · Oscar J. Friend · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1942 10 · Galactic Heritage · Frank Belknap Long · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1948 18 · The Impossible Highway · Oscar J. Friend · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1940 25 · Cables Parting! · Steve Hail · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 4 1950

Monster Stories (Derrydale Books, 1991, 0517065258, 61pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Century Hutchinson 1987) juvenile anthology. Illustrated by Jane Launchbury. 8 · David and the Dragon · Jane Launchbury · ss (r) 15 · Prince Fanshaw’s Special Monster · Deborah Tyler · ss (r) 24 · The Storm Monster · Gina Stewart · ss (r) 32 · The Last of the Monsters · Philip Steele · ss (r) 39 · A Stitch in Time · Sue Seddon · ss (r) 47 · The Civilised Snowman · Deborah Tyler · ss (r) 56 · Cecil the Lazy Dragon · Sally Sheringham · ss (r)

Monsters ed. Charles Birkin, uncredited (Philip Allan, 1934, 2/6d, 249pp, hc, oa) 7 · The Two Old Women · Vivian Meik · ss 24 · Harvest · Timothy Leaf · nv 51 · The Confession · Kenneth Ingram · ss 69 · The Round Graveyard · E. K. Allan · ss 85 · The Interrupted Honeymoon · George Benwood · ss 101 · Blood for a Tiger · Phyllis Stone · na 149 · The Caretaker’s Story · Edith Olivier · ss 165 · A Lover Came to Sunnamees · Guy Preston · ss 177 · The Haunted Telephone · Elliott O’Donnell · ss 195 · The Yellow Cat · Michael Joseph · ss Hutchinson’s Mystery Story Magazine June 1924 219 · The “Locum” · Kenneth Ingram · ss 237 · The Cockroach · Charles Lloyd · ss

The Moon Conquerors--- see under Science Fiction Quarterly (UK) (1943) #1, 1943.

Moon Fever (Pocket, October 2007, 978-1-4165-1490-9, $6.99, 374pp, pb, oa)     Paranormal romance anthology with four stories by Susan Sizemore, Maggie Shayne, Lori Handeland, and Caridad Piniero. 1 · Tempting Fate · Susan Sizemore · na 63 · The Darkness Within · Maggie Shayne · na 185 · Cobwebs Over the Moon · Lori Handeland · na 275 · Crazy for the Cat · Caridad Piñeiro · na

Moon Shadows (Jove, October 2004, 0-515-13831-2, $7.99, 360pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four fantasy romance stories by Nora Roberts, Jill Gregory, Ruth Ryan Langan, and Marianne Willman. 1 · Wolf Moon · Nora Roberts · na 97 · The Moon Witch · Jill Gregory · na 191 · Blood on the Moon · Ruth Ryan Langan · na 277 · West of the Moon · Marianne Willman · na

The Moon Terror ed. Farnsworth Wright, uncredited (Popular Fiction, 1927, $1.50, 192pp, hc, an)     A selection of stories from the first year of Weird Tales. Offered as a subscription bonus, but an immense flop. 5 · The Moon Terror · A. G. Birch · na Weird Tales May 1923 (+1) 135 · Ooze · Anthony M. Rud · nv Weird Tales March 1923 168 · Penelope · Vincent Starrett · nv Weird Tales May 1923 184 · An Adventure in the Fourth Dimension · Farnsworth Wright · nv Weird Tales October 1923

Moonglow (Berkley, October 1998, 0-425-16571-X, $5.99, 332pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 1 · Musketeer by Moonlight · Maggie Shayne · na 87 · Midnight Lover · Lindsay Longford · na 175 · Shades of Moonlight · Angie Ray · na 259 · The Wolf Keeper · Katherine Sutcliffe · na 328 · Eternity · Maggie Shayne · ex Jove/HBJ Books, 1998

Moonlight Lovers (Signet, September 1993, 0-451-17722-3, $4.99, 364pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 7 · The North Tower · Mary Balogh · na 76 · Reflections · Maura Seger · na 144 · The Demon’s Bride · Jo Beverley · na 231 · The Haunting of Sarah Gordon · Anita Mills · na 301 · Midnight Lovers · Patricia Rice · na

Moonlight, Madness, & Magic (Doubleday Loveswept, May 1993, 0-385-46832-6, $15.00, 331pp, hc, oa, cover by Gabriel Molano)     Original anthology of three connected romantic horror/dark fantasy stories concerning members of the cursed Nightingale family, involving a werewolf, a vampire, and the family curse. 1 · Moonlight · Suzanne Forster · na 115 · Madness · Olivia Rupprecht · na 233 · Magic · Charlotte Hughes · na

Moonlight, Madness, & Magic (Bantam Fanfare, November 1993, 0-553-56052-2, $5.50, 348pp, pb, oa, cover by Steve Assel)     Reprint (Doubleday Loveswept 1993) original anthology of three connected romance stories with horror elements concerning members of the cursed Nightingale family.

More Anatomy of Murder (Berkley, March 1990, 0-425-12006-6, $3.50, 184pp, pb, an)     Reprint (The Bodley Head 1936) true crime collection of three non-fiction pieces by member of The Detection Club. This volume contains pieces by Dorthy L. Sayers, Francis Iles, and Freeman Wills Crofts.

More Soviet Science Fiction (Collier Books, 1962, AS295V, 95¢, 190pp, pb, an)     Adds an introduction to, and drops notes from, The Heart of the Serpent. 7 · Introduction · Isaac Asimov · in 19 · The Heart of the Serpent · Ivan Yefremov; translated by R. Prokofieva · nv The Heart of the Serpent, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1961; dated 1959. 89 · Siema · Anatoly Dnieprov; translated by R. Prokofieva · nv The Heart of the Serpent, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1961; dated 1958. 123 · The Trial of Tantalus · Victor Saparin; translated by R. Prokofieva · nv The Heart of the Serpent, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1961 151 · Stone from the Stars · Valentina Zhuravleva; translated by R. Prokofieva · ss The Heart of the Serpent, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1961; dated 1959. 169 · Six Matches · Arkady & Boris Strugatsky; translated by R. Prokofieva · ss The Heart of the Serpent, Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1961

More Stories in the Modern Manner (Avon Books, 1954, T-77, 35¢, 252pp, pb, an)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Facts of Life · Paul Goodman · ss Partisan Review September/October 1941 21 · Mars · Elisabeth Langgässer; translated by Wolfgang Sauerlander & Norbert Guterman · nv Partisan Review September/October 1953 45 · The Sense That in the Scene Delights · Benjamin DeMott · ss Partisan Review January/February 1953 55 · Filial Sentiments of a Parricide · Marcel Proust; translated by Barbara Anderson · ss Partisan Review January 1948 64 · The Cicerone · Mary McCarthy · nv Partisan Review February 1948 91 · Knoxville: Summer of 1915 · James Agee · ss Partisan Review August/September 1938 96 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka; translated by Willa Muir & Edwin Muir · nv The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, tr. Willa & Edwin Muir, Schocken, 1948; a different translation, by Eugene Jolas, was published in Partisan Review in 1941. translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919). 123 · Life and Letters · Angus Wilson · ss Partisan Review October 1949 137 · From the Diary of One Not Born · Isaac Bashevis Singer · ss Partisan Review March/April 1954 146 · The Interior Castle · Jean Stafford · ss Partisan Review November/December 1946 162 · Two Prostitutes · Alberto Moravia; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv Partisan Review May/June 1950 185 · Evenings at Home · Elizabeth Hardwick · ss Partisan Review April 1948 196 · Of This Time, of That Place · Lionel Trilling · nv Partisan Review January/February 1943 235 · The Mexican General · Saul Bellow · ss Partisan Review May/June 1942

More Tales of Terror and Surprise (The Mitre Press, June 1943, 2/-, 127pp, pb, an) 3 · Absolute Zero · Sidney Denham · ss 11 · The Silent Ray · Arthur Armstrong · ss 18 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839 37 · Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “Semillante” translated from the French (“Une vendetta”, Le Gaulois, October 14, 1883). 41 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss Shorter Stories from Balzac by Honoré de Balzac, Walter Scott, 1890, as “An Accursed House” translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831). 51 · Prelude to Madness · Michael Hervey · ss 55 · Third Finger Left Hand · Edward Martell · ss 60 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited. 71 · Venom · Sidney Denham · ss 75 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 82 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839 102 · The Devil · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le diable”, Le Gaulois, August 5, 1886). 109 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833 122 · The Devil His Due · Sidney Denham · ss

More Than Honor (Baen, January 1998, 0-671-87857-3, $5.99, 371pp, pb, oa, cover by David Mattingly)     Anthology of three novellas set in the “Honor Harrington” universe, but not featuring Honor herself. Weber provides a story of humans’ first meeting with tree cats, and an 80-page article on “The Universe of Honor Harrington”. 1 · A Beautiful Friendship · David Weber · na 133 · A Grand Tour · David Drake · na 243 · A Whiff of Grapeshot · S. M. Stirling · na 289 · The Universe of Honor Harrington · David Weber · ms

More Uncanny Stories ed. Percy W. Everett ,[?], uncredited (Pearson, 1918, vi+110pp, hc, an)     A further selection from the “Uncanny Stories” feature in The Novel Magazine. Later combined with Uncanny Stories as Ghost Stories and Other Queer Tales. 1 · The Mailed Foot · Hermina Black & Edith Blair-Staples · ss The Novel Magazine April 1917 21 · The Pipers of Mallory · Theo. Douglas · ss The Novel Magazine May 1917 38 · Visiting Rounds · Michael Kent · ss The Novel Magazine 48 · The Jungle · Paul Eardley · ss The Novel Magazine October 1916 62 · The Haunted Chessmen · E. R. Punshon · ss The Novel Magazine March 1916 81 · The Eighth Lamp · Roy Vickers · ss The Novel Magazine July 1916 99 · Bill Dixon Stands By · J. Chapman Andrews · ss The Novel Magazine

The Most Dangerous Game (Berkley Highland, November 1967, F1537, 50¢, 144pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Berkley 1957 as The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure) anthology. 7 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 30 · Leiningen Versus the Ants · Carl Stephenson · nv Esquire December 1938 translated from the German (“Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen”, 1937). 54 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 61 · Alone in Shark Waters · John Kruse · ss Collier’s May 9 1953 80 · Rikki-Tikki-Tavi · Rudyard Kipling · nv St. Nicholas November 1893 97 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902 115 · Locomotive 38, the Ojibway · William Saroyan · ss My Name Is Aram by William Saroyan, Harcourt, Brace, 1940 125 · High Air · Borden Chase · ss Adventure July 1934 139 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939

The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure (Berkley, 1957, G-62, 35¢, 155pp, pb, an) 5 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 30 · Leiningen Versus the Ants · Carl Stephenson · nv Esquire December 1938 translated from the German (“Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen”, 1937). 57 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 64 · Alone in Shark Waters · John Kruse · ss Collier’s May 9 1953 84 · Rikki-Tikki-Tavi · Rudyard Kipling · nv St. Nicholas November 1893 103 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902 123 · Locomotive 38, the Ojibway · William Saroyan · ss My Name Is Aram by William Saroyan, Harcourt, Brace, 1940 133 · High Air · Borden Chase · ss Adventure July 1934 149 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939

Motherhood Is Murder (Avon, March 2003, 0-06-052501-0, $6.99, 346pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four novellas by Carolyn Hart, Mary Daheim, Jane Isenberg, and Shirley Rousseau Murphy. 1 · Dial M for Mom · Mary Daheim · na 97 · Mothers Must Do · Carolyn Hart · na 187 · The Proof Is in the Patch · Jane Isenberg · na 265 · Tomcat · Shirley Rousseau Murphy · na

A Mother’s Heart (Zebra Books, May 1998, 0-8217-5896-9, $5.99, 332pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. historical romances 7 · Cassandra’s Quest · Veronica Ashley · na 109 · Best Laid Plans · Elizabeth Graham · na 211 · His Mother’s Gauntlet · Martha Hix · n.