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Fenway Fiction ed. Adam Emerson Pachter (Rounder Books, 2005, 1-57940-119-8, $14.95, 232pp, tp, oa)     “Short stories from Red Sox Nation”. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · Foreword · Bill Lee · fw 3 · Introduction · Adam Emerson Pachter · in 10 · The Shadow of Manny Ramirez · Rachel Solar · ss The Improper Bostonian October 2003 18 · Prospect · Jennifer Rapaport · ss 22 · The Autograph · Robert Weintraub · ss Spitball: The Literary Baseball Magazine #49, Summer 1995 32 · The Curse of the Bambino: A Musical · David Kruh & Steven Bergman · ex 2001 57 · Heirloom · Elizabeth Pariseau · ss 72 · Saint Red Sock’s Day · Jonathan P. Winickoff · pm 75 · My Night at Fenway · Andy Saks · ss 86 · The Long Dark Voyage · Matthew Hanlon · ss Sane Magazine 91 · First Start · Tom Snee · ss 100 · The Opposite Field · Jeff Parenti · nv 129 · Opening Day · Tracy Miller Geary · ss 136 · Bambino Road, Chapter One · Cecilia Tan · nv 161 · Fischer at Fenway · Mitch Evich · ss 166 · The Prophecy: A Red Sox Alternate History · Sam & Christina Polyak · ss 180 · Life, Death, Love, and Baseball · Skye Alexander · ss Undertow ed. Skye Alexander, Kate Flora & Susan Oleksiw, Level Best Books, 2003 200 · Ice Age: A One-Act Play · David Kruh · pl 210 · Green Monster · Adam Emerson Pachter · ss 225 · A Sox Fan’s Wildest Dream · Bill Nowlin · vi

Amsterdam Noir ed. Josh Pachter & René Appel--- see under Ren^e' Appel.

Top Crime The Authors’ Choice ed. Josh Pachter (St. Martin’s, 1983, 0-312-80906-9, $14.95, 365pp, hc, an)     Also available in the U.K. (Dent 1983). 1 · Out of Sight [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973, as “The Six Suspects” 17 · Every Litter Bit Hurts · Michael Avallone · ss With Malice Toward All ed. Robert L. Fish, Putnam, 1968 23 · Parlor Game [D. Stonebreaker] · Gary Brandner · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1976 38 · The Pearls of Peace [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · nv The Saint Detective Magazine March 1954 59 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948 77 · The Unstoppable Man [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss John Bull November 19 1949, as “Amateur in Violence” 87 · Goodbye, Pops · Joseph N. Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1969 95 · The Terrapin · Patricia Highsmith · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1962 108 · The Leopold Locked Room [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1971 126 · Second Talent · James Holding · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1968 135 · Gup · H. R. F. Keating · ss Verdict of 13 ed. Julian Symons, Faber and Faber, 1978 149 · The Locked Room · Peter Lovesey · ss Winter’s Crimes 10 ed. Hilary Watson, Macmillan UK, 1978 163 · Woman Trouble · Florence V. Mayberry · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1973 177 · First Offense · Ed McBain · nv Manhunt December 1955, as by Evan Hunter 195 · Somebody’s Telling the Truth [Captain Rogan] · Patricia McGerr · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1971, as “This One’s a Beauty” 207 · Black Spider [Loren Mensing] · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1979 223 · Invitation to a Murder · Josh Pachter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1972 235 · Proof of Guilt · Bill Pronzini · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973 245 · The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln’s Clue [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss MD June 1965, as “Abraham Lincoln’s Clue” 261 · Seven Little Crosses in a Notebook · Georges Simenon; translated by Jean Stewart · na Maigret’s Christmas by Georges Simenon, tr. Jean Stewart, Hamish Hamilton, 1976 translated from the French (“Sept Petites Croix dans un Carnet”, Un Noël de Maigret, Presses de la Cité, 1951). 316 · The Right Kind of a House · Henry Slesar · ss Michael Shayne Mystery Magazine February 1957 324 · A Theme for Hyacinth · Julian Symons · ss Argosy (UK) August 1967 344 · L as in Loot [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1964 357 · A Great Sight · Janwillem van de Wetering · ss

Top Fantasy ed. Josh Pachter (Dent, June 1985, 0-460-04659-4, £9.50, 311pp, hc, an)     “Author’s choice” anthology, plus comments by the authors on why each story is their personal favorite. vii · Introduction · Josh Pachter · in 1 · The Man Who Walked on Air · Michael Avallone · ss Weird Tales September 1953 12 · Report on an Unidentified Space Station · J. G. Ballard · ss City Limits December 10 1982 18 · The Ship of Disaster · Barrington J. Bayley · ss New Worlds SF #151, June 1965 33 · Collaborating · Michael Bishop · ss Rooms of Paradise ed. Lee Harding, Quartet Books, 1978 51 · The Man Who Collected Poe · Robert Bloch · ss Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1951 65 · The Fog Horn · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post June 23 1951, as “The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms” 73 · The Day of the Butterflies · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ss The DAW Science Fiction Reader ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW, 1976 84 · The Depths · Ramsey Campbell · nv Dark Companions by Ramsey Campbell, Macmillan, 1982 104 · Touchstone · Terry Carr · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1964 117 · Let Us Quickly Hasten to the Gate of Ivory · Thomas M. Disch · ss Quark/1 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970 134 · Trouble with Water · Horace L. Gold · ss Unknown March 1939 154 · Harpist · Joe L. Hensley · ss Speculations ed. Isaac Asimov & Alice Laurance, Houghton Mifflin, 1982 168 · Blue Vase of Ghosts · Tanith Lee · nv Dragonfields #4, Winter 1983 188 · The Wife’s Story · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin, Harper & Row, 1982 193 · The House of Cthulhu [Cthulhu] · Brian Lumley · ss Whispers July 1973 206 · The Real Shape of the Coast · John Lutz · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1971 217 · The Smallest Dragonboy [Pern] · Anne McCaffrey · ss Science Fiction Tales ed. Roger Elwood, Rand McNally, 1973 230 · Caves in Cliffs · Josh Pachter · ss 239 · The Broken Hoop · Pamela Sargent · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine June 1982 253 · Dancers in the Time-Flux · Robert Silverberg · ss Heroic Visions ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, Ace, 1983 270 · Amends, A Tale of the Sun Kings · Nancy Springer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1983 281 · Sing a Last Song of Valdese [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Chacal v1 #1, 1976 293 · The Father of the Bride · Connie Willis · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine May 1982 301 · Kevin Malone · Gene Wolfe · ss New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

Top Science Fiction ed. Josh Pachter (Dent, 1984, 0-460-04647-0, £8.95, 340pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 25 “author’s choice” stories with brief forewords by the authors. vii · Introduction · Josh Pachter · in 1 · All the World’s Tears · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Nebula Science Fiction #21, 1957 12 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956 25 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 38 · A Small Kindness · Ben Bova · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact April 1983 52 · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 59 · The Totally Rich · John Brunner · nv Worlds of Tomorrow June 1963 83 · Internal Combustion · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Infinity Science Fiction February 1956 99 · Hop-Friend · Terry Carr · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1962 111 · Transit of Earth · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy January 1971 124 · Going Under · Jack M. Dann · nv Omni September 1981 143 · Why Johnny Can’t Speed · Alan Dean Foster · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September/October 1971 155 · Rescue Operation · Harry Harrison · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction December 1964 169 · Mazes · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Epoch ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Putnam, 1975 174 · Endfray of the Ofay · Fritz Leiber · ss If March 1969 189 · A Galaxy Called Rome · Barry N. Malzberg · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1975 208 · The Ship Who Sang [Brainship] · Anne McCaffrey · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1961 226 · The Green Marauder [Draco Tavern] · Larry Niven · ss Destinies v2 #1, 1980 231 · A Typical Day · Doris Piserchia · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1974 242 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966 248 · Capricorn Games · Robert Silverberg · nv The Far Side of Time ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd, Mead, 1974 266 · The Engineer and the Executioner · Brian M. Stableford · nv Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1975 281 · Film Library · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1946 301 · The Cosmic Express · Jack Williamson · ss Amazing Stories November 1930 309 · Daisy, in the Sun · Connie Willis · nv Galileo November 1979 327 · In Looking-Glass Castle · Gene Wolfe · ss TriQuarterly #49, Fall 1980

Tabloid Purposes 3 ed. Nickolaus Albert Pacione (Lake Fossil Press, November 25, 2008, $16.90, 486pp, tp, oa, cover by Nickolaus Pacione)     Details taken from online listing. i · The Return to a Series · Nickolaus A. Pacione · in 1 · Awake Ghost Song · Donna Taylor Burgess · nv 39 · Back Here, in These Dark Woods · J. M. Heluk · ss 45 · Sicknicity · Stephen C. Hallin · ss 52 · One Eyed Teddy · Jeremy Schneider · ss 63 · Flying Cigars · Nickolaus A. Pacione · ss 72 · Gull Tender · Ken Goldman · ss Night Terrors #1, June 1996 85 · The Horror Beyond Gable Way · Charles O’Connor, III · ss 97 · Lot’s Children · Joseph Baneth Allen · nv 127 · O’Shea’s Pub · Melyssa G. Sprott · ss 132 · The Shadow in the Dark · Woodruff Laputka · ss 137 · In the Shadow of Regimold · Mary E. Rose · ss 145 · Ankou · D. C. Sowders · nv 192 · The Dark Room · William Malmborg · ss 199 · House of Eden · Liam Rands · ss 211 · The Office in the Corner · David Halk · nv 237 · Electric Vampires · David Wright · ss 253 · The Roach · Paul J. Hamm · ss 264 · Season of the Cats · William L. Massey · nv 286 · Ubel · Carol Allen · ss 296 · In the Great Dismal · John Bushore · ss 307 · Ghosts · Thomas Sproule · ss 315 · Dan Keith’s Shadow · Brian Ames · ss 322 · Grave of the Devil · S. G. Cardin · ss 330 · The Abdicationists · Kevin MacAughbrey · ss 342 · A Quiet Place, an Earthen Mound · Richard Harland · nv 367 · Tricks, Mischief and Mayhem · David I. Russell · ss 375 · The Art of the Deal · Jason Andrew · ss 391 · Leap of Faith · J. R. Cain · ss 407 · You Know What Happens After Dark · B. Pagel · ss 423 · I Want My Alien Back · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss Beyond Centauri July 2008 431 · The Stickman of Lake Buckatabon · Tyler Hyton · ss 440 · Cat’s Eye · Jeani Rector · ss Aphelion #108, February 2007 445 · Digital Reality · Zahid Zaman · ss 453 · The Merger · Casey Gordon · ss 460 · Grace · Paige Smith · ss 466 · White Blur · Alex Rivera · ss

Magic Tails ed. Janet Pack & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. Packard (George H. Doran Company, 1917, hc, co) [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] 7 · Part One: The Man in the Case 9 · The Gray Seal [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine May 1914 31 · By Proxy [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s Ideal Fiction Magazine June 1914 61 · The Mother Lode [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s July 1914 89 · The Counterfeit Five [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s August 1914 118 · The Affair of the Pushcart Man [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s September 1914 143 · Devil’s Work [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s October 1914 173 · The Thief [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s November 1914 202 · The Man Higher Up [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s December 1914 230 · Two Crooks and a Knave [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s January 1915 258 · The Alibi [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s February 1915 not the same as the story of the same name in the October 20, 1918 issue of The Popular Magazine. 286 · The Stool-Pigeon [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · ss People’s March 1915 313 · Part Two: The Woman in the Case [Jimmie Dale (The Gray Seal)] · Frank L. Packard · na People’s April 1915 (+4), as “The Lodestone”

Our Haunted Shores: Tales from the Coasts of the British Isles ed. Jimmy Packham, Emily Alder & Joan Passey--- see under Emily Alder.

A Gnome There Was and Other Tales of Science Fiction and Fantasy by Lewis Padgett (Simon & Schuster, 1950, $3.00, 276pp, hc, co, cover by Edd Cartier) 1 · A Gnome There Was · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1941, as by Henry Kuttner 32 · What You Need · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1945 51 · The Twonky · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942 77 · The Cure · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1946 92 · Exit the Professor [Hogben] · Lewis Padgett · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1947, as by Henry Kuttner 109 · See You Later [Hogben] · Lewis Padgett · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1949, as by Henry Kuttner 133 · Mimsy Were the Borogoves · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1943 173 · Jesting Pilot · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1947 189 · This Is the House · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1946, as by Lawrence O’Donnell 217 · Rain Check · Lewis Padgett · ss Astounding Science Fiction July 1946 234 · Compliments of the Author · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1942, as by Henry Kuttner

Line to Tomorrow by Lewis Padgett (Bantam, August 1954, 1251, 25¢, 184pp, pb, co, cover by Mitchell Hooks)     Given as Line to Tomorrow and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction on the cover. 1 · Line to Tomorrow · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1945 15 · A Gnome There Was · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1941, as by Henry Kuttner 44 · What You Need · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · ss Astounding Science Fiction October 1945 61 · Private Eye · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1949 94 · The Twonky · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction September 1942 118 · Compliments of the Author · Lewis Padgett · nv Unknown Worlds October 1942, as by Henry Kuttner 157 · When the Bough Breaks · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore) · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1944

Mutant by Lewis Padgett (Gnome Press, 1953, $2.75, 210pp, hc, co, cover by Ric Binkley) 3 · The Piper’s Son [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1945 35 · Three Blind Mice [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1945 73 · The Lion and the Unicorn [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1945 113 · Beggars in Velvet [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction December 1945 165 · Humpty Dumpty [Baldy] · Lewis Padgett · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1953 210 · Epilogue · Lewis Padgett · aw

Robots Have No Tails by Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) (Gnome Press, 1952, $2.75, 224pp, hc, co, cover by Ric Binkley) [Galloway Gallegher] 7 · The Proud Robot [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction October 1943 53 · Gallegher Plus [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1943 107 · The World Is Mine [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction June 1943 150 · Ex Machina [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1948 194 · Time Locker [Galloway Gallegher] · Lewis Padgett (by Henry Kuttner) · nv Astounding Science-Fiction January 1943