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Irish Magic (Kensington, March 1995, 0-8217-4882-3, $12.00, 343pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of four tales of romance and enchantment by Roberta Gellis, Morgan Llywelyn, Barbara Samuel, and Susan Wiggs. v · Welcome! · Morgan Llywelyn, Barbara Samuel, Susan Wiggs & Roberta Gellis · in 1 · Galway Bay · Morgan Llywelyn · na 73 · The Harper’s Daughter · Barbara Samuel · na 143 · The Trysting Hour · Susan Wiggs · na 225 · Rarer than a White Crow · Roberta Gellis · na

Irish Magic (Zebra, February 1996, 1-57566-002-4, $5.99, 378pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Kensington 1995) original anthology of four tales of romance and enchantment by Roberta Gellis, Morgan Llywelyn, Barbara Samuel, and Susan Wiggs.

Irish Magic (Kensington, March 1999, 1-57566-396-1, $12.00, 340pp, tp, oa)     Reprint (Kensington 1995) original anthology of four fantasy novellas.

Irish Magic II (Kensington, March 1998, 1-57566-272-8, $5.99, 380pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 7 · The Changeling · Susan Wiggs · na 93 · Earthly Magic · Barbara Samuel · na 171 · To Recapture the Light · Morgan Llywelyn · na 251 · Bride Price · Roberta Gellis · na

The Iron God/Tomorrow (Gryphon Books, July 1999, 1-58250-004-5, $12.00, 46+41pp, ph, an, cover by Ron Turner)     Chapbook anthology of two SF stories, the Tubb original, printed in the style of the classic Ace Doubles. Introduction to the Williamson story by Philip Harbottle. 3 · Introducing The Iron God · Philip Harbottle · is 6 · The Iron God · Jack Williamson · nv Marvel Stories April 1941 3 · Introducing Tomorrow · E. C. Tubb · is 5 · Tomorrow · E. C. Tubb · nv Science Fantasy #8, 1954

Irregulars (Blind Eye Books, March 2012, 978-1-935560-16-6, $15.95, 476pp, tp, oa, cover by Sam Dawson)     Shared-world original anthology of four stories involving a secret NATO agency policing magical creatures from other realms. Authors are Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Astrid Amara, and Gini Hale. 4 · Cherries Worth Getting · Nicole Kimberling · na 89 · Green Glass Beads · Josh Lanyon · na 188 · No Life but This · Astrid Amara · na 335 · Things Unseen and Deadly · Ginn Hale · na

Isaac Asimov’s Choice (Robert Hale, October 1986, 0-7090-2764-8, £10.95, 255pp, hc, an)     Anthology of stories from Isaac Asimov’s SF Magazine selected from previous IASFM anthologies. No editor is named. There are stories by Aldiss, Asimov, Anderson, Clarke, etc. There doesn’t seem to be an American equivalent volume. 7 · The Dim Rumble [Azazel] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1982 16 · With Thimbles, with Forks and Hope [Constance Leidl & Charlie Meiklejohn] · Kate Wilhelm · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 23 1981 59 · The Several Murders of Roger Ackroyd · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977 65 · Quarantine · Arthur C. Clarke · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 67 · Cautionary Tales · Larry Niven · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July/August 1978 71 · The Missing Item [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977 87 · The Small Stones of Tu Fu · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March/April 1978 95 · Farside Station [Medea] · Jack Williamson · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November/December 1978 131 · The Suicide of Man · John Brunner · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July/August 1978 155 · Hellhole · David Gerrold · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fall 1979 171 · The Last Defender of Camelot · Roger Zelazny · nv Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Summer 1979 192 · Captive of the Centaurianess · Poul Anderson · na Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fall 1978 revised from Planet Stories Mar ’52. 246 · How It Happened · Isaac Asimov · vi Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spring 1979 248 · Longshot · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Spring 1979

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Anthology: Volume 1, 1979 ed. George H. Scithers, uncredited (Davis, 1978, $1.95, 288pp, digest, an)     Also available in hc (Dial Dec ’78 as Isaac Asimov’s Masters of Science Fiction). 7 · Editorial: Masters of Science Fiction · Isaac Asimov · ed; illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas 9 · Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977; illustrated by Rick Sternbach 39 · Quarantine · Arthur C. Clarke · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977; illustrated by Alex Schomburg 41 · Cautionary Tales · Larry Niven · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July/August 1978; illustrated by Jack Gaughan 45 · The Case of the Defective Doyles · Martin Gardner · pz Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 1978 46 · African Blues · Paula Smith · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 1978; illustrated by Freff 58 · The Missing Item [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977; illustrated by Don R. Bensen 75 · The Black Widowers · Don R. Bensen · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977 76 · Perchance to Dream · Sally A. Sellers · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 97 · They’ll Do It Every Time · Cam Thornley · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 1978; illustrated by Don Simpson 99 · Will Academe Kill Science Fiction? · Jack Williamson · ar Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March/April 1978; illustrated by Tim Kirk 112 · Heal the Sick, Raise the Dead · Jesse Peel · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March/April 1978; illustrated by Freff 120 · Home Team Advantage [Slugger; Julius Hawkline] · Jack C. Haldeman, II · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Fall 1977; illustrated by Rick Sternbach 126 · To Sin Against Systems · Garry R. Osgood · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate 160 · Sure Thing · Isaac Asimov · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Summer 1977; illustrated by Don Simpson 162 · Wolf Tracks · Donald Gaither · pm Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May/June 1978; illustrated by Roy G. Krenkel 166 · The Astronomical Hazards of the Tobacco Habit · Dean McLaughlin · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Summer 1977; illustrated by Don Simpson 169 · Air Raid · Herb Boehm · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 183 · Boarder Incident · Ted Reynolds · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977; illustrated by Marc Schirmeister 189 · A Delicate Shade of Kipney · Nancy Kress · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 1978; illustrated by George Barr 202 · Through Time and Space with Ferdinand Feghoot: Twice! · Grendel Briarton · gp Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Fall 1977 _202 · On Poaching · Grendel Briarton · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Fall 1977 _202 · On Praying · Grendel Briarton · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Fall 1977 204 · The Small Stones of Tu Fu · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March/April 1978; illustrated by George Barr 214 · Polly Plus · Randall Garrett · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May/June 1978; illustrated by Vincent Di Fate 230 · The Several Murders of Roger Ackroyd · Barry Malzberg · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977; illustrated by Alex Schomburg 236 · On the Martian Problem · Randall Garrett · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977; illustrated by Roy G. Krenkel 243 · A Choice of Weapons · Michael Tennenbaum · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May/June 1978; illustrated by Alex Schomburg 244 · Low Grade Ore · Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Summer 1977; illustrated by Frank Kelly Freas 266 · Dance Band on the Titanic · Jack Chalker · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July/August 1978; illustrated by Freff

Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Stories #1 (Bonomo, 1979, 102, 39¢, 64pp, ph, an) 5 · The Scorch on Wetzel’s Hill · Sherwood Springer · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 34 · Coming of Age in Henson’s Tube · William Jon Watkins · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977 46 · Boarder Incident · Ted Reynolds · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Winter 1977 56 · They’ll Do It Every Time · Cam Thornley · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 1978 60 · Birthday Party · Keith Laumer · vi Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January/February 1978

It Happened One Christmas (Harlequin, November 2015, 978-0-373-29855-6, $6.50, 283pp, pb, oa)     Christmas-themed Regency romance anthology. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · Christmas Eve Proposal · Carla Kelly · na 101 · The Viscount’s Christmas Kiss · Georgie Lee · na 191 · Wallflower, Widow… Wife! · Ann Lethbridge · na

It Happened One Night (Avon, October 2008, 978-0-06-135416-8, $7.99, 371pp, pb, oa)     An original romance anthology in which all the stories are based on the same premise. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. vii · Letter to the Reader · Mary A. Balogh · in 1 · The Fall of Rogue Gerrard · Stephanie Laurens · na 99 · Spellbound · Mary Balogh · na 195 · Only You · Jacquie D’Alessandro · na 289 · From This Moment on · Candice Herm · na

Janet’s Sex Planet / Orgy in Orbit (BeeLine, n.d., 0-503-06749-0, $3.95, 384pp, pb, om)     Omnibus of two reprinted erotic SF novels. The books are separately paginated. 1 · Janet’s Sex Planet · Willy Maikit · n. Bee-Line, 1974, as “Pleasure Planet” by Edward George 193 · Orgy in Orbit · Y. R. Uhere · n. Bee-Line, 1978, as “Space Nymph” by Dustin Lasser

Jewel Cases: Five Classic Mysteries of Theft (Bob Jones Univ Press, July 2002, 1579248411, $6.49, 122pp, pb, an)     Young adult anthology of five stories.

Jingle Spells (Harlequin, October 2014, 978-0-373-00932-9, $5.75, 302pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four stories about the magical Evergreen family that runs Christmas. Authors are Vicki Lewis Thompson, Rhonda Nelson, Kira Sinclair, and Andrea Laurence. Details taken from online listing. 8 · Dear Reader · Vicki Lewis Thompson · is 11 · Naughty or Nice · Vicki Lewis Thompson · nv 82 · Dear Reader · Rhonda Nelson · is 85 · She’s a Mean One · Rhonda Nelson · na 164 · Dear Reader · Kira Sinclair · is 167 · His First Noelle · Kira Sinclair · na 238 · Dear Reader · Andrea Laurence · is 241 · Silver Belle · Andrea Laurence · na

Jolly Chums’ Book (Dean & Son, 1937, 140pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy and girl with beach ball and towel])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 7 · The Haughty Princess · H. E. Pemberton · ss 15 · The Cry from the Lonely House · H. E. Pemberton · ss 23 · Peggy and the Pageant · E. M. Daniel · ss 33 · The Seventeen Sunflowers · H. E. Pemberton · ss 41 · Michael’s Stepping Stones · P. M. Frost · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1935 52 · Third Time Plucky · H. E. Pemberton · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1935 60 · Shang-Li’s Secret · Roma Lobel · ss 71 · The Green Parrot · Gladys Taylor · ss 78 · Three Jolly Parties · Eva Gray · ss 84 · Pandra and the Python · Arthur Groom · ss 93 · The Queen’s Page · M. Crawford · ss 97 · Danger Round the Corner · Katherine Lloyd · ss 103 · The Six Gold Rings · H. E. Pemberton · ss 109 · “Shorts” · M. Hodkinson · ss 124 · Margot’s Present · Margaret Crawford · ss 128 · The Silver Flyer · H. E. Pemberton · ss

Journal of the Plague Year (Rebellion/Abaddon US, August 2014, 978-1-78108-246-1, $9.99, 395pp, tp, om, cover by Sam Gretton) [The Afterblight Chronicles]     Collection/omnibus of three shared-world SF novellas, two originally published 2014 as ebooks: Orbital Decay by C.B. Harvey and Dead Kelly by Malcolm Cross; The Bloody Deluge by Adrian Tchaikovsky is original. ebook also available. Copyrighted by Rebellion.

Journal of the Plague Year (Abaddon Books, August 12, 2014, 978-1-78108-245-4, £7.99, 395pp, tp, an, cover by Sam Gretton) [The Afterblight Chronicles]     Collection/omnibus of three shared-world SF novellas, two originally published as ebooks. Details taken from online listing. · Dead Kelly [The Afterblight Chronicles] · C. B. Harvey · na Abaddon Books, June 2014 · Orbital Decay [The Afterblight Chronicles] · Malcolm Cross · na Abaddon Books, January 2014 · The Bloody Deluge [The Afterblight Chronicles] · Adrian Tchaikovsky · na

Journey Across Three Worlds (Mir, 1973, hc, oa) · Foreword · G. Gurevich; translated by Gladys Evans · fw · Journey Across Three Worlds · Alexander & Sergei Abramov; translated by Gladys Evans · ss · The Gigantic Fluctuation · Arkady & Boris Strugatsky; translated by Gladys Evans · ss translated from the Russian (“Rasskaz o gigantskoj fluctuacji”, 1962). · The Snowball · Yeremey Parnov & Mikhail Yemtsev; translated by Gladys Evans · ss · Cadet Ploshkin · Ilya Varshavsky; translated by Gladys Evans · nv · The Two · Sever Gansovsky; translated by Gladys Evans · nv · The Girl Nothing Happens To · Kirill Bulychev; translated by Gladys Evans · ss · The Seventh Floor · Arkady Lvov; translated by Gladys Evans · na

Joy to the Worlds: Mysterious Speculative Fiction for the Holidays (Grey Sun Press, November 17, 2015, 978-0-9908157-6-1, $9.99, 295pp, tp, oa)     Original anthology of eight speculative holiday mystery stories by four authors: Maia Chance, G. Clemens, Raven Oak, and Janine A. Southard. Details taken from online listing. 5 · Wild Hunt · Janine A. Southard · ss 21 · Escape from Yorktown · G. Clemens · nv 63 · Odysseus Flax & the Krampus · Maia Chance · nv 84 · Ol’ St. Nick · Raven Oak · na 142 · Bevel & Turn · G. Clemens · nv 174 · Death Node · Janine A. Southard · nv 202 · The Ringers · Raven Oak · na 253 · Mr. and Mrs. Mistletoe · Maia Chance · ss

A Joyous Season (Zebra Books, November 1996, 0-8217-5440-8, $6.99, 349pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. Christmas themed anthology 7 · Merry, Merry · Fern Michaels · na 81 · A Vision of Sugarplums · Jennifer Blake · na 181 · The Yuletide Gift · Hannah Howell · na 255 · Naughty or Nice · Olga Bicos · na

Judge Dredd: Year One (Abaddon US, November 2014, 978-1-78108-274-4, $7.99, 430pp, tp, om, cover by Greg Staples) [Judge Dredd]     Omnibus/anthology of three tie-in novellas, one original and two previously published as ebooks and appearing for the first time in print. Simultaneous with the Abaddon UK edition. ebook also available.

Judge Dredd: Year One (Abaddon Books, November 6, 2014, 978-1-78108-273-7, £7.99, 381pp, tp, om) [Judge Dredd]     Omnibus of 3 novels: 2 originally published as eBooks, by Matthew Smith, and Michael Carroll, and an original, Wear Iron, by Al Ewing. 3 · Introduction · Tharg the Mighty (by Matthew Smith) · in 5 · City Fathers [Judge Dredd] · Matthew Smith · n. 2000 AD Books, 2012; published as an eBook, August 2012. 111 · The Cold Light of Day [Judge Dredd] · Michael Carroll · n. Abaddon Books, 2013; published as an eBook, July 2013. 265 · Wear Iron [Judge Dredd] · Al Ewing · n.