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Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy ed. Gene Van Troyer & Grania Davis (Kurodahan Press, August 28, 2007, 978-4-902075-26-7, $20.00, viii+296pp, tp, oa, cover by Katō Naoyuki)
Details taken from online listing.

· Preface · David Brin · pr

· Judy-san: Judith Merril 1923-1997 · Grania Davis · ob The New York Review of Science Fiction #226, June 2007 [Ref. Judith Merril]

· Phase Shifting · Gene Van Troyer · in

· The Savage Mouth · Sakyo Komatsu · ss

· A Time for Revolution · Kazumasa Hirai · ss

· Hikari · Tensei Kōno · ss

· I’ll Get Rid of Your Discontent · Taku Mayumura · ss

· The Road to the Sea · Ishikawa Takashi · ss

· Where Do the Birds Fly Now? · Yamano Kōichi · nv Something Else #3, Spring 1984

· Another Prince of Wales · Toyota Aritsune · ss

· The Flower’s Life Is Short · Fukushima Masami · ss

· Girl · Ohara Mariko · ss

· Standing Woman · Yasutaka Tsutsui; translated by David Lewis · ss Omni February 1981
translated from the Japanese (“Tatazumu Hito”, 1974).

· Cardboard Box · Hanmura Ryō · ss

· The Legend of the Paper Spaceship · Tetsu Yano; translated by Gene Van Troyer & Tomoko Oshiro · nv Chrysalis 10 ed. Roy Torgeson, Doubleday, 1983
translated from the Japanese (“Origami Uchūsen no Densetsu”, 1978).

· Reiko’s Universe Box · Kajio Shinji · ss

· Mogera Wogura · Hiromi Kawakami · ss

· Adrenalin · Yoshimasu Gōzō · ss

· Collective Reason: A Proposal · Takumi Shibano · ar

· “From Vertical to Horizontal” · Hisashi Asakura · aw

· “Translator as Hero” · Grania Davis · ar The New York Review of Science Fiction #227, July 2007

The Best of A.E. van Vogt by A. E. van Vogt (Pocket, July 1976, 0-671-80546-0, $1.95, 256pp, pb, co)

5 · Ah, Careless, Rapturous van Vogt! · Barry N. Malzberg · in

11 · Introduction · A. E. van Vogt · in

15 · Don’t Hold Your Breath · A. E. van Vogt · ss Saving Worlds ed. Roger Elwood & Virginia Kidd, Doubleday, 1973

38 · All We Have on This Planet · A. E. van Vogt · ss Stopwatch ed. George Hay, NEL, 1974

47 · War of Nerves [Beagle] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Other Worlds Science Stories May 1950

72 · The Rull [Rulls] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Science Fiction May 1948

99 · The Semantics of Twenty-First Century Science · A. E. van Vogt · ar

120 · Future Perfect · A. E. van Vogt · nv Vertex August 1973

146 · Being an Examination of the Ponsian and Holmesian Secret Deductive Systems · A. E. van Vogt · ar The Pontine Dossier v1 #2, 1971
speech given at the annual banquet of the Praed Street Irregulars in 1971.

152 · Home of the Gods [Clane Linn] · A. E. van Vogt · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1947

178 · The Violent Male · A. E. van Vogt · ar
last of a series of five talks given on radio station KPFK in 1964/65.

192 · Prologue to “The Silkie” [Silkie] · A. E. van Vogt · ex If July 1964

201 · The Proxy Intelligence [William Leigh] · A. E. van Vogt · na If October 1968

253 · Final Comment · A. E. van Vogt · aw

Golden Reflections ed. Robert E. Vardeman & Joan Spicci Saberhagen--- see under Joan Spicci Saberhagen.

Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe and Other Stories by John Varley (Subterranean Press, April 2013, 978-1-59606-528-4, $45.00, 338pp, hc, co, cover by Vincent Chong)
Collection of 11 stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000. The stories all have a short (1 page), untitled introduction by the author.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Introduction · John Varley · in

11 · The Funhouse Effect [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1976

37 · Retrograde Summer [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1975

59 · In the Bowl [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1975

93 · Blue Champagne [Anna-Louise Bach] · John Varley · na New Voices 4 ed. George R. R. Martin, Berkley, 1981

159 · Bagatelle [Anna-Louise Bach] · John Varley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1976

185 · Equinoctial [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · na Ascents of Wonder ed. David Gerrold, Popular Library, 1977

235 · Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine Spring 1977

267 · Lollipop and the Tar Baby [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv Orbit 19 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1977

291 · The Black Hole Passes [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1975

317 · The Unprocessed Word · John Varley · ss Blue Champagne by John Varley, Dark Harvest, 1986

333 · The Manhattan Phone Book (Abridged) · John Varley · ss Westercon Program Book #37, 1984

Voices from the Vaults ed. Devendra P. Varma (Key Porter Books, October 1987, 0-7704-2272-1, $19.95, 247pp, hc, an)
A selection of twenty vampire stories, both fictional and true. The book is subtitled, somewhat misleadingly, “Authentic Tales of Vampires and Ghosts”. Reprinted in paperback by Seal Books.

1 · Introduction · Devendra P. Varma · in

9 · The Count’s Soliloquy · Margaret L. Carter · pm

11 · Domdaniel · Peter Allan · nv The Vampire’s Bedside Companion ed. Peter Underwood, Leslie Frewin, 1975

31 · The Tomb of Sarah · F. G. Loring · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1900

41 · The Room in the Tower · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine January 1912

51 · The Beautiful Vampire · Théophile Gautier · nv (r), as “Clarimonde”
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836).

75 · Nellie’s Grave · Vlad Kinkoph · ss

81 · The Italian Count · Peter Underwood · ar

89 · The Hungry Stones · Rabindranath Tagore; translated by C. F. Andrews · ss The Hungry Stones and Other Stories by Rabindranath Tagore, The Macmillan Company, 1916
translated from the Bengali (1895).

99 · A Call in the Blood · Margaret L. Carter · ss

103 · The Cloak · Robert Bloch · ss Unknown May 1939

117 · The Painted Skin · P’u Sung-Ling · ss Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Herbert A. Giles, De La Rue, 1880
translated from the Chinese (Liao Chai, 1679).

121 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905

133 · Schalken the Painter · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).

151 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

165 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss McClure’s Magazine October 1908

177 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904

187 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

199 · The Man on the Stairs · Montague Summers, uncredited · ss The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936

213 · The Family of the Vourdalak · Alexis Tolstoy · nv 1884; dated 1847.

235 · Varney the Vampire · Thomas Peckett Prest (error, actually by James Malcolm Rymer) · ex E. Lloyd, 1847, uncredited.

Science Fiction Stories ed. Claus Varrelmann & Ulrike Becker--- see under Ulrike Becker.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense (var. 1) ed. Henry Veit--- see under Anon..

Alfred Hitchcock’s Witch’s Brew ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Supernatural Tales of Terror and Suspense ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Witch’s Brew ed. Henry Veit--- see under Alfred Hitchcock.

Science Fiction ed. A. A. Veize (Vysshaya Shkola, 1964, R28.00, 131pp, pb, an, cover by A. T. Yakovlev)
Anthology of six stories for students learning English. The stories are simplified by the editor.

3 · Ot sostavitelya · A. A. Veize · pr

7 · Friday · John Kippax · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #80, February 1959

22 · Special Flight · John Berryman · nv Astounding Science-Fiction May 1939

49 · Placet Is a Crazy Place · Fredric Brown · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1946

65 · The Half Pair · A. Bertram Chandler · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #65, November 1957

71 · Limiting Factor · Clifford D. Simak · ss Startling Stories November 1949

83 · The Ruum [Ruum] · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1953

98 · Slovar’ · [uncredited] · ms

Magical Women ed. Sukanya Venkatraghavan (Hachette India, April 25, 2019, 240pp, ebook, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Editor’s Note · Sukanya Venkatraghavan · ed

· Gul · Shreya Ila Anasuya · ss

· Gandaberunda · S. V. Sujatha · ss

· Rulebook for Creating a Universe · Tashan Mehta · ss

· The Demon Hunter’s Dilemma · Samhita Arni · ss

· Earth and Evolution Walk Into a Bar… · Sejal Mehta · ss

· Tridevi Turbulence · Trisha Das · ss

· Stone Cold · Kiran Manral · ss

· The Gatekeeper’s Intern · Ruchika Roy · ss

· Grandma Garam’s Kitty Party · Shweta Taneja · ss

· The Carnival at the Edge of the Worlds · Shveta Thakrar · ss

· The Rakshasi’s Rose Garden · Sukanya Venkatraghavan · ss

· Bahameen · Asma Kazi · ss

· The Girl Who Haunted Death · Nikita Deshpande · ss

· Apocalyptica · Krishna Udayasankar · ss

Ghost Ship: Strange Tales of Fact and Fiction ed. Mary Verdick (Xerox, 1976, 94pp, pb, oa)
Borderline anthology of eight new sf/fantasy stories.

5 · The Ghost Ship · Ann Richards Taylor · ss

14 · The Weather Machine · Thompson Clayton · ss

26 · The Cat Who Had ESP · Thompson Clayton · ss

37 · The Voice in the Space Lab · Mary Jane Carrell · ss

47 · Warm Night in Mississippi · Jay Schleifer · ss

59 · The Choice · Thompson Clayton · ss

71 · The Fantastic Wheels · Thompson Clayton · ss

84 · The Mysterious Stairway · Thompson Clayton · ss

World Beyond ed. Mary Verdick (American Education Publications, 1976, 96pp, pb, oa)
Nine strange tales of the supernatural, illustrated by Dave Noyes.

5 · Warlock · Wes Blair · ss

16 · The Gooby Ball · Thompson Clayton · ss

26 · The Green Door · Thompson Clayton · ss

35 · The Number One Brain · Howard Berland · ss

45 · Miracle on Lanham Hill · Thompson Clayton · ss

54 · The Last Dance · Anne Schraff · ss

63 · The Gift Doll · Tom Mooney · ss

74 · You Just Can’t Run Away · Florence Schleifer · ss

84 · Why Don’t They Believe Me? · Gus Cazzola · ss

The Other Sides of Reality ed. Margaret Verhulst, Walter M. Cummins & Martin Green--- see under Walter M. Cummins.

The Whispering Gorilla/Return of the Whispering Gorilla by David Vern & Don Wilcox--- see under Don Wilcox.

Dr. Ox’s Experiment, and Other Stories by Jules Verne (Sampson Low, Marston, Low, and Searle, 1874, xi+332pp, hc, co)

1 · Doctor Ox’s Experiment · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · na
translated from the French (“Une Fantaisie du Docteur Ox”, Musée des Familles March to May 1872.

103 · Master Zacharius · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · nv
translated from the French (“Maître Zacharius ou l’horloger qui avait perdu son âme”, Musée des Familles, April to May 1854).

161 · A Drama in the Air · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · ss
translated from the French (“Un drame dans les airs”, Musée des Familles August 1851).

193 · A Winter Amid the Ice · Jules Verne; translated by George M. Towle · nv
translated from the French (“Un hivernage dans les glaces”, Musée des Familles March 1855.

295 · The 40th Ascension of Mount Blanc · Paul Verne · ss
translated from the French (“Quarantième Ascension Française au Mont Blanc”, Magasin d’Éducation et de Récréation December 5 to 20, 1871).

Come Not Lucifer ed. Gerald Verner--- see under Anon..

Prince of Darkness ed. Gerald Verner--- see under Anon..

Nightmare Dreams by Steve Vernon (Cyber-Pulp Press, 2004, 978-1-897013-61-8, $14.99, tp, co)
Contains 25 stories, only 12 of which are currently known.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · David Bain · in

· The Forever Long Snake of Olan Walker · Steve Vernon · nv

· Jugular · Steve Vernon · ss

· Beat Well · Steve Vernon · vi Terror Time Again #2, 1989

· Moving Lines · Steve Vernon · ss

· Mongrel · Steve Vernon · vi Cemetery Dance #4, Spring 1990

· Deathdreams · Steve Vernon · ss Not One of Us #9, June 1992

· A Fine Sacrifice · Steve Vernon · ss Bad Moon Books, 1999

· Rolling Stock [Easter Noon] · Steve Vernon · ss Not One of Us #24, September 2000

· All Wood Dreams of the Sun · Steve Vernon · ss

· Harry’s Mermaid [Easter Noon] · Steve Vernon · ss

· Hunger Time · Steve Vernon · ss

· Do-Overs and Detours, Somewhere North of Bigfoot · Steve Vernon · ss

Tesseracts Seventeen: Speculating Canada from Coast to Coast to Coast ed. Steve Vernon & Colleen Anderson--- see under Colleen Anderson.

Jackalope Wives and Other Stories by Ursula Vernon--- see under T. Kingfisher.

Nettle & Bone by Ursula Vernon--- see under T. Kingfisher.

Best Police Stories ed. Roy Vickers (Faber and Faber, 1966, hc, an)

9 · Introduction · Roy Vickers · in

15 · Pick Up the King [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) March 1960, as “The King in Pawn”

29 · Sentence of Death · Thomas Walsh · nv The Saturday Evening Post October 23 1948

46 · Mother Knows Best [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News May 12 1954

54 · One of My Most Famous Cases · J. D. Casswell, Q.C. · nv (r)

79 · All in the Night’s Work [Constable Gill] · Nigel Morland · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1961

90 · The Dupe · Julian Symons · ss Butcher’s Dozen by Crime Writers Association, Heinemann, 1956

106 · The Invisible Man · Julian Symons · ar 1958

119 · The Chief Witness [Roger West] · John Creasey · nv John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957

141 · The Hands of Mr. Ottermole [Limehouse] · Thomas Burke · nv The Story-teller February 1929

161 · The Clue from the Sky · Leonard R. Gribble · ss (r)

174 · The Way It Used to Be · Maurice Procter · ss (r)

187 · Miss Paisley’s Cat · Roy Vickers · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #114, May 1953

210 · Aren’t Our Police Wonderful? · Christianna Brand · ss For Love or Money ed. Dorothy Gardiner, Doubleday, 1957

215 · My Brother Down There · Steve Frazee · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #113, April 1953

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