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Book Contents Lists: Page 1939

The Night Wire and Other Tales of Weird Media ed. Aaron Worth (The British Library, May 31, 2022, 978-0-7123-5411-0, £9.99, 288pp, tp, an, cover by Mauricio Villamayor & Sandra Gómez) [British Library Tales of the Weird]     Volume 30 in the series. 7 · Introduction · Aaron Worth · in 13 · The Eidoloscope · Robert Duncan Milne · ss The Argonaut January 27 1890 35 · The Talking Machine · Marcel Schwob; translated by Kit Schluter · ss The King in the Golden Mask by Marcel Schwob, tr. Kit Schluter, Wakefield Press, 2017 translated from the French (“La machine à parler”, Le roi au masque d’or, 1892). 43 · Röntgen’s Curse · Charles Crosthwaite · ss Longman’s Magazine September 1896 67 · The Devil’s Fantasia · Bernard Capes · ss Plots by Bernard Capes, Methuen, 1902 85 · “Wireless” · Rudyard Kipling · nv Scribner’s Magazine August 1902 109 · Poor Lucy Rivers · Bernard Capes · ss Loaves & Fishes by Bernard Capes, Methuen, 1906 127 · Benlian · Oliver Onions · nv The Fortnightly Review January 1911 153 · Unseen—Unfeared · Francis Stevens · ss People’s Favorite Magazine February 10 1919 175 · Signals · Stefan Grabinski; translated by Miroslaw Lipinski · ss The Motion Demon by Stefan Grabinski, tr. Miroslaw Lipinski, Ash-Tree Press, 2005 translated from the Polish (“Sygnały”, 1919). 187 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #13, May 1920 197 · The Wind in the Wood · Bessie Kyffin-Taylor · nv From Out of the Silence by Bessie Kyffin-Taylor, Books Ltd., 1920 227 · The Night Wire · H. F. Arnold · ss Weird Tales September 1926 239 · Surprise Item · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Old Man’s Beard by H. Russell Wakefield, Bles, 1929 247 · The Haunted Cinema · Louis Golding · ss The Doomington Wanderer by Louis Golding, Gollancz, 1934 255 · They Found My Grave · Marjorie Bowen · nv Orange Blossoms by Joseph Shearing, Heinemann, 1938, as by Joseph Shearing 281 · Uncle Phil on TV · J. B. Priestley · nv Lilliput April/May 1953 309 · The Telephone · Mary Treadgold · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

Out of the Past: Tales of Haunting History ed. Aaron Worth (The British Library, April 25, 2024, 978-0-7123-5560-5, £9.99, 266pp, tp, an, cover by Sandra Gómez) [British Library Tales of the Weird]     Details taken from Table of Contents. 7 · Introduction · Aaron Worth · in 13 · Pride · Marjorie Bowen · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1913 27 · A Wedding Chest · Vernon Lee · ss Pope Jacynth and Other Fantastic Tales by Vernon Lee, Grant Richards, 1904 43 · Dark Lot of One Saul · M. P. Shiel · nv The Grand Magazine February 1912 77 · Verschoyle’s House · Vincent O’Sullivan · na Human Affairs by Vincent O'Sullivan, David Nutt, 1907 179 · The Black Reaper · Bernard Capes · ss At a Winter’s Fire by Bernard Capes, C. Arthur Pearson, 1899 193 · The Witch-Finder · Frederick Cowles · ss The Night Wind Howls by Frederick Cowles, Muller, 1938 201 · The Confession of Beau Sekforde · Marjorie Bowen · ss Crimes of Old London by Marjorie Bowen, Odhams, 1919, as “The Housekeeper” 223 · The Pink Columbine · Frederick Cowles · ss The Horror of Abbot’s Grange by Frederick Cowles, Muller, 1936 · The Translation of Aqbar · Aaron Worth · ss Cemetery Dance #76, 2017 · Come, Follow! · Sheila Hodgson · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982 adapted by the author from her play of the same name. · The Theatre of Ovid · Aaron Worth · nv Vastarien Spring 2018

Randalls Round (var. 1) by Eleanor Scott ed. Aaron Worth--- see under Eleanor Scott.

The Wendigo and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood ed. Aaron Worth--- see under Algernon Blackwood.

Mirages and Speculations: Science Fiction and Fantasy from the Desert ed. Lyn Worthen (Camden Park Press, August 30, 2017, 978-1-975926-48-9, $12.99, 265pp, tp, oa, cover by Jan Drholec, Eutoch, Corey A. Ford & G10ck33)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Stories from the Desert · Lyn Worthen · in 3 · The Strange Vanishing of Charles Prescott, Billionaire · Johnny Worthen · ss 13 · Thunderbird’s Egg · Diann T. Read · ss 27 · Bungee · Melva L. Gifford · nv 49 · The Healer · Susan J. Kroupa · nv L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume X ed. Dave Wolverton, Bridge, 1994 69 · Voices of the Dead · Jay Barnson · ss 85 · Greg and Eli · Paul Genesse · nv Imaginary Friends ed. John Marco & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 2008 105 · Seven Stars · D. J. Butler · ss 117 · Garden of Legion · David J. West · ss Wandering Weeds ed. Jaleta Clegg & Frances Pauli, Hall Brothers Entertainment, 2012 131 · The Moon Girl · M. Shayne Bell · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction June 1998 153 · And Cry the Name of David · Virginia Ellen Baker · nv All the Rage This Year: The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology 3 ed. Keith Olexa, Phobos Books, 2004 169 · Soul Walls · Julia H. West · nv Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Sword and Sorceress XXIV ed. Elisabeth Waters, Norilana Books, 2009 189 · Alpha Romeo [Pack Dynamics] · Julie Frost · ss 203 · High Risk · Voss Foster · ss 217 · Runes of Air and Sand [The Goblin Star] · Gama Ray Martinez · ss 227 · Spaceman Sid and the Tentacles of Peace · Leigh Saunders · ss 241 · A Single Spark · Mary Pletsch · ss One Horn to Rule Them All ed. Lisa Mangum, WordFire Press, 2014 255 · One Sun, No Waiting · Annie Reed · ss Thunder Valley Press, November 16 2013

Wings of Change Stories About Dragons ed. Lyn Worthen (Camden Park Press, February 18, 2019, 978-1-79709-660-5, $14.95, 312pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. vii · Here Be Dragons · Lyn Worthen · in 1 · Scales of Lapis and Jasper · Anj Dockrey · ss 15 · The Greatest in Iceland · Grayson Towler · ss 25 · Trial by Fire · Erin Fitzgerald · ss 41 · Two Against the Skitters · Jana S. Brown · ss 49 · The Prize · Melissa McShane · ss 67 · The Shadow Dragon · L. D. B. Taylor · ss 81 · Care and Feeding · Edward Ahern · ss Of Dragons & Magic ed. Victoria Jones, Witty Bard Publishing, 2014 89 · Old Enough to Volunteer · Laura Ware · ss 105 · Touch of the Silver Dragon · Claire Davon · ss 117 · Blossoms in the Desert · Joni B. Haws · ss 135 · Dragon’s Hand · Angela Penrose · ss 151 · A Most Unserious Dragon · Annie Reed · ss 165 · Dragon Jet Propulsion · David H. Hendrickson · ss 169 · Imuji · Liz Pierce · ss Fantasy in the City ed. Jamie Ferguson, Kydala Publishing, 2016 191 · Green Camouflage · Jamie Aldis · ss 203 · Invincible · Stephanie Barr · ss 213 · Star Dragon · C. M. Brennan · ss 227 · The Soul by Which We Measure Ours · C. H. Hung · ss 241 · Of Dragons and Centaurs · Deb Logan · ss WDM Publishing, March 16 2017 253 · Claws of Change · Deanna Baran · ss 265 · The Last of a Thing · Douglas Smith · ss Pulp Literature #12, Autumn 2016 275 · Saffron Dragon · Jodi L. Milner · ss 283 · A Dragon Bigger Than My Stories · Jonathon Mast · ss

Strange Happenings by Edward Irving Wortis--- see under Avi.

The Blue Fire Pearl by George F. Worts (Altus Press, June 9, 2017, 978-1-61827-345-1, $19.95, 284pp, tp, co) [Singapore Sammy]     Volume 25 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume one in “The Complete Adventures of Singapore Sammy”. Details taken from publisher website. · The Blue Fire Pearl [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Short Stories March 10 1930 · Cobra [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Short Stories May 25 1930 · South of Sulu [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Short Stories June 25 1930 · The Pink Elephant [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Short Stories October 25 1930 · Octopus [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · na Short Stories May 10 1931

Cave of the Blue Scorpion by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

The City of Stolen Lives by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

The Golden Cat by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

The Gray Dragon by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

Lies at Any Price by George F. Worts (Popular Publications, November 29, 2021, 978-1-61827-612-4, $29.95, 338pp, tp, co, cover by Stockton Mulford) [Gillian Hazeltine]     Volume 104 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume one in “The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine”. Details taken from publisher website. · Lies at Any Price [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly December 11 1926 · The Love Bandit [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly June 18 1927 (+2) · Who Did Kill Ezra Klagg? [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly January 7 1928

The Masked Master Mind by George F. Worts (Altus Press, June 2, 2015, 978-1-61827-189-1, $19.95, 265pp, tp, n., cover by Paul Stahr)     Volume six in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from publisher website.

The Monster of the Lagoon by George F. Worts (Starmont House, 1991, 1-55742-242-7, $10.95, viii+145pp, tp, co) [Singapore Sammy]     Collection of two fantasy adventure pulp pieces featuring Singapore Sammy: the novelette “Buddha’s Whisker” and short novel “The Monster of the Lagoon”. A hardcover edition (-243-5; $20.95) is also available. · Buddha’s Whisker [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy May 26 1934 · The Monster of the Lagoon [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · na Argosy February 23 1935 (+5)

The Monster of the Lagoon (var. 1) by George F. Worts (Steeger Books, November 29, 2021, 978-1-61827-631-5, $34.95, 358pp, tp, co) [Singapore Sammy]     Volume 95 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume two in “The Complete Adventures of Singapore Sammy”. Details taken from online listing. fc. · [front cover] · Paul Stahr · cv Argosy February 23 1935 · The Monster of the Lagoon [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · na Argosy February 23 1935 (+5) · Shark Bait [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy June 22 1935 (+2)

Murderer’s Paradise by George F. Worts (Popular Publications, November 26, 2023, 978-1-61827-763-3, $24.95, 266pp, tp, n., cover by John A. Coughlin) [Singapore Sammy]     Volume 147 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume four in “The Complete Adventures of Singapore Sammy”. Details taken from publisher website.

Murder on the High Seas and the Diamond Bullet by George F. Worts (Steeger Books, November 30, 2019, 978-1-61827-426-7, $19.95, 231pp, tp, co) [Gillian Hazeltine]     Volume 42 in “The Argosy Library”. In “The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine”. Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Murder on the High Seas [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · na Argosy November 29 1930 (+3) 123 · The Diamond Bullet [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy January 10 1931 (+2) 216 · About the Author · George F. Worts · cl Argosy January 25 1930, as “The Men Who Make the Argosy”

The Python Pit by George F. Worts (Steeger Books, November 29, 2020, 978-1-61827-537-0, $24.95, 316pp, tp, co, cover by Paul Stahr) [Singapore Sammy]     Reprint (Black Dog Books 2014) collection. Volume 81 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume two in “The Complete Adventures of Singapore Sammy”. Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Singapore Sammy [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · na Argosy December 12 1931 (+1) 81 · The Python Pit [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · na Argosy May 6 1933 (+2) 175 · The Isle of the Meteor [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy August 19 1933 237 · Buddha’s Whisker [Singapore Sammy] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy May 26 1934 300 · About the Author · George F. Worts · cl Argosy January 25 1930, as “The Men Who Make the Argosy”

The Return of George Washington by George F. Worts (Popular Publications, November 27, 2022, 978-1-61827-689-6, $34.95, 352pp, tp, n., cover by Edgar Franklin Wittmack)     Volume 121 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from publisher website.

The Sapphire Death by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

The Sapphire Smile by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

The Screen of Ice by George F. Worts (Popular Publications, November 24, 2023, 978-1-61827-755-8, $24.95, 274pp, tp, co, cover by Lejaren Hiller) [Gillian Hazeltine]     Volume 139 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume two in “The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine”. Details taken from publisher website. · The Screen of Ice [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · nv Argosy Allstory Weekly June 16 1928 (+2) · The Crime Circus [Gillian Hazeltine] · George F. Worts · na Argosy Allstory Weekly September 15 1928 (+3)

The Silencer Mystery by George F. Worts (Popular Publications, December 1, 2024, 978-1-61827-831-9, $29.95, 346pp, tp, co, cover by George W. Gage) [Gillian Hazeltine]     Volume 170 in “The Argosy Library”. Volume three in “The Complete Cases of Gillian Hazeltine”. Details taken from publisher website. · The Silencer Mystery [Gillian Hazeltine] · George Frank Worts · nv The Blue Book Magazine October 1928 · The Haunted Yacht Club [Gillian Hazeltine] · George Frank Worts · na Argosy Allstory Weekly June 29 1929 (+3)

Sting of the Blue Scorpion by George Frank Worts--- see under Loring Brent.

Battle of the Fang by Chris Wraight (Black Library, June 9, 2011, 978-1-84970-046-7, £8.99, 501pp, tp, n.) [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines]     SF novelization.

Bjorn: Lone Wolf by Chris Wraight (Black Library, December 1, 2013, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy]     Details taken from online listing.

Bjorn: The Fell-Handed by Chris Wraight (Black Library, December 22, 2013, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines]     Details taken from online listing.

Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight (Black Library, March 2013, 978-1-84970-306-2, £17.99, 311pp, hc, n., cover by Raymond Swanland) [Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolves]     SF novelization.

Brotherhood of the Moon by Chris Wraight (Black Library, December 22, 2014, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy]     Details taken from online listing.

Brotherhood of the Storm by Chris Wraight (Black Library, September 2012, 978-1-84970-267-6, 123pp, hc, na, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy]     Limited edition of 5764 numbered copies, signed by Wraight. Details taken from online listing.

The Carrion Throne by Chris Wraight (Black Library, May 18, 2017, 978-1-78496-508-2, £18.00, 301pp, hc, n., cover by Igor Sid) [Warhammer 40,000]     Details taken from online listing.

The Chalice by Chris Wraight (Black Library, December 8, 2014, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels]     Details taken from online listing.