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Doctor Who: Twelve Doctors of Christmas (BBC Books, October 6, 2016, 978-1-405-92895-3, £12.99, 318pp, hc, oa)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 9 · All I Want for Christmas [Doctor Who] · Jacqueline Rayner · ss; illustrated by Nick Harris 35 · A Comedy of Terrors [Doctor Who] · Colin Brake · ss; illustrated by Melissa Castrillón 63 · The Christmas Inversion [Doctor Who] · Jacqueline Rayner · ss; illustrated by Sara Gianassi 89 · Three Wise Men [Doctor Who] · Richard Dungworth · ss; illustrated by Rob Biddulph 115 · Sontar’s Little Helpers [Doctor Who] · Mike Tucker · ss; illustrated by Staffan Gnosspelius 143 · Fairy Tale of New New York [Doctor Who] · Gary Russell · ss; illustrated by Stewart Easton 171 · The Grotto [Doctor Who] · Mike Tucker · ss; illustrated by Charlie Sutcliffe 197 · Ghost of Christmas Past [Doctor Who] · Scott Handcock · ss; illustrated by Jennifer Skemp 219 · The Red Bicycle [Doctor Who] · Gary Russell · ss; illustrated by Rohan Eason 241 · Loose Wire [Doctor Who] · Richard Dungworth · ss; illustrated by Captain Kris 269 · The Gift [Doctor Who] · Scott Handcock · ss; illustrated by Ashling Lindsay 293 · The Persistence of Memory [Doctor Who] · Colin Brake · ss; illustrated by Tom Duxbury

Dog Days/Deadly Passage (JournalStone, December 6, 2013, 978-1-940161-12-9, $15.95, 127+86pp, tp, oa, cover by Alfredo Lopez, Jr.)     Original anthology/omnibus of two novellas bound Ace-Double style; the second book in JournalStone’s DoubleDown series. A limited harcover edition (-29-7, $49.95) was announced but not seen. Details taken from online listing. · Dog Days · Joe McKinney · na · Deadly Passage · Sanford Allen · na

Don’t Read This! and Other Tales of the Unnatural (Front Street, December 1998, 1-886910-22-7, $15.95, 213pp, hc, oa, cover by The Tjong Khing)     Young-adult anthology of 11 horror stories by authors from around the world, including Margaret Mahy (Australia), Susan Cooper (UK), Charles Mungoshi (Zimbabwe) and Uri Orlev (Israel). Illustrations by The Tjong Khing. Created in cooperation with the International Board of Books for Youth; originally published in Dutch as Lees dit niet en andere griezelverhalen (Lemniscaat 1997). 7 · Fingers on the Back of the Neck · Margaret Mahy · ss 23 · The Mountain · Charles Mungoshi · ss Coming of the Dry Season by Charles Mungoshi, Oxford University Press, 1972 33 · Ghost Story · Susan Cooper · ss 51 · Don’t Read This! · Roberto Piumini; translated by Elisabeth Koolschijn & Vincenza Profita · ss translated from the Italian (“Attento a te, lettore!”), via the Dutch. 71 · The Ravens · Klaus Kordon; translated by Elisabeth Koolschijn & Tjalling Bos · ss translated from the German (“Drei alte Weiber”), via the Dutch. 85 · The Mirror · Eiko Kadono · nv translated from the Japanese. 110 · The Ivory Door · Paul Biegel; translated by Elisabeth Koolschijn · nv translated from the Dutch (“De ivoren deur”, Lees dit niet en andere griezelverhalen, Lemniscaat, 1997). 132 · The Eyes · Kit Pearson · ss 149 · Grandfather’s Clock · Bjarne Reuter; translated by Elisabeth Koolschijn & Maydo van Marwijk Kooy · nv translated from the Danish (“Farfars ur”), via the Dutch. 174 · The Song of the Whales · Uri Orlev; translated by Elisabeth Koolschijn & Mr. Herzberg · nv translated from the Hebrew via the Dutch. 197 · Uninvited Guests · Jordi Sierra i Fabra; translated by Elisabeth Koolschijn & Piet de Bakker · ss translated from the Spanish (“Cambio de cerebro”), via the Dutch.

Don’t Read This! and Other Tales of the Unnatural (Front Street, September 2004, 1-932425-25-X, $7.95, 208pp, tp, an, cover by The Tjong Khing)     Reprint (Front Street 1998) young-adult anthology of 11 stories. Illustrations by The Tjong Khing. Originally published in Dutch as Lees dit niet en andere griezelverhalen (Lemniscaat 1997); translations by Elisabeth Koolschijn.

Doom of the Elves (Black Library US, April 2016, 978-1-78496-163-3, $19.00, 766pp, tp, an) [Warhammer]     Gaming tie-in omnibus of two stories and two novels: Deathblade by C.L. Werner (2015) and The Curse of Khaine by Gav Thorpe (2015). · Deathblade [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] · C. L. Werner · n. Black Library, January 30 2015 · The Curse of Khaine [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Gav Thorpe · n. Black Library, November 28 2014 · The Siege of Naggarond [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · S. P. Cawkwell · nv Black Library, February 27 2015 · Bride of Khaine [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Graeme Lyon · ss Black Library, February 25 2015

Douglas Gordon: Superhumanatural (National Galleries of Scotland, 2006, 1-903278-85-6, 144pp, lp, oa)     Exhibition catalogue. Details supplied by Terry Zobeck. 15 · Foreword · John Leighton & Richard Calvocoressi · fw 18 · Sinner: Justified · Ian Rankin · ss 33 · Plato’s Cave and Cranach’s Tree: Idea and Context in the Work of Douglas Gordon · Keith Hartley · ar 60 · Cinema Is Dead! Long Live Film! The Language of Images in the Video Works of Douglas Gordon · Holger Broeker · ar 100 · Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s Zidane · Michael Fried · ar 112 · Still Is Moving · Jaroslav Andel · ar 135 · Biography · [uncredited] · bg 140 · List of Works in the Exhibition · [uncredited] · ms 141 · Notes and References · [uncredited] · ms

Down in the Bottomlands (and Other Places) (Baen, October 1999, 0-671-57835-9, $6.99, 312pp, pb, an, cover by Larry Elmore)     Anthology/collection of three related alternate-history novellas: Harry Turtledove’s Hugo-winning “Down in the Bottomlands”, plus two previously published in double format (Tor 1990): The Wheels of If by L. Sprague de Camp, and The Pugnacious Peacemaker (1990) by Turtledove. The Turtledove stories are sequels to the de Camp. 1 · Down in the Bottomlands · Harry Turtledove · na Analog Science Fiction and Fact January 1993 123 · The Wheels of If [Park Alister] · L. Sprague de Camp · na Unknown October 1940 215 · The Pugnacious Peacemaker [Park Alister] · Harry Turtledove · na The Pugnacious Peacemaker/The Wheels of If, Tor, 1990

Down the Rabbit Hole (Jove, October 2015, 978-0-515-15547-1, $7.99, 425pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of five stories, including an Eve Dallas novella by J.D. Robb. Other authors are Mary Blayney, Elaine Fox, Mary Kay McComas, and R.C. Ryan. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Wonderment in Death [Eve Dallas] · J. D. Robb · na 101 · Alice and the Earl in Wonderland · Mary Blayney · na 183 · iLove · Elaine Fox · na 267 · A True Heart · Mary Kay McComas · na 335 · Fallen · R. C. Ryan · na

Dracula, by Bram Stoker: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (Nelson Doubleday, 1973, 655pp, hc, om)     Reprint (Grosset & Dunlap 1939 as Horror Omnibus) horror omnibus. · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897 · Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.

The Dragon King’s Daughter: Ten Tang Dynasty Stories (3rd edition) (Foreign Languages Press, 1980, 93pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Foreign Languages Press 1954) anthology of literary tales, most of them supernatural. Translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang. This has the revised translation from the 1962 second edition. i · Foreword · [uncredited] · fw 1 · The White Monkey · [uncredited] · ss (r) 6 · Ren the Fox Fairy · Shen Jiji · ss (r) 16 · The Dragon King’s Daughter · Li Chaowei · ss (r) 30 · Prince Huo’s Daughter · Jiang Fang · ss (r) 41 · Governor of the Southern Tributary State · Li Gongzuo · ss (r) 53 · Story of a Singsong Girl · Bai Xingjian · ss (r) 67 · Wushuang the Peerless · Xue Tiao · ss (r) 75 · The Spendthrift and the Alchemist · Li Fuyan · ss (r) 82 · The Kunlun Slave · Pei Xing · ss (r) 87 · The Man with the Curly Beard · Du Guangting · ss (r)

DragonLance: The Cataclysm (TSR, July 1992, 1-56076-430-9, $4.95, 343pp, tp, oa, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance]     Original anthology of 11 fantasy novelizations based on the “DragonLance” role-playing game, second book of the “Tales II” trilogy. Introduction by Weis & Hickman. vi · Introduction · Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman · in 1 · The Word and the Silence · Michael Williams · pm 19 · Mark of the Flame, Mark of the Word · Michael & Teri Williams · nv 45 · The Bargain Driver · Mark Anthony · nv 75 · Seekers · Todd Fahnestock · nv 101 · No Gods, No Heroes [DragonLance] · Nick O’Donohoe · nv 133 · Into Shadow, Into Light · Richard A. Knaak · nv 165 · Ogre Unaware [DragonLance] · Dan Parkinson · nv 203 · The Cobbler’s Son · Roger E. Moore · nv 237 · The Voyage of the Sunchaser [DragonLance] · Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter · ss 255 · The High Preast of Halcyon · Douglas Niles · nv 281 · True Knight [DragonLance] · Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman · na

DragonLance: The Elven Nations Trilogy (Wizards of the Coast, January 2009, 978-0-7869-5187-1, $14.95, 760pp, tp, om, cover by Brom) [DragonLance]     Omnibus of the three novelizations in the trilogy. · DragonLance: Firstborn [DragonLance] · Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter · n. TSR, February 1991 · DragonLance: The Kinslayer Wars [DragonLance] · Douglas Niles · n. Wizards of the Coast, November 2004 · DragonLance: The Qualinesti [DragonLance] · Paul B. Thompson & Tonya R. Carter · n. TSR, November 1991

DragonLance: The Reign of Istar (TSR, April 1992, 1-56076-326-4, $4.95, 342pp, tp, oa, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance]     Original anthology of seven stories and six poems based on the “DragonLance” role-playing game, with an introduction by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. First book of the “Tales II” trilogy. 1 · Six Songs for the Temple of Istar [DragonLance] · Michael Williams · pm 15 · Colors of Belief [DragonLance] · Richard A. Knaak · nv 57 · Kender Stew · Nick O’Donohoe · nv 99 · The Goblin’s Wish [DragonLance] · Roger E. Moore · na 157 · The Three Lives of Horgan Oxthrall [DragonLance] · Douglas Niles · nv 183 · Filling the Empty Places [DragonLance] · Nancy Varian Berberick · nv 217 · Off Day [DragonLance] · Dan Parkinson · nv 253 · The Silken Threads [DragonLance] · Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman · na

DragonLance: The War of the Lance (TSR, November 1992, 1-56076-431-7, $4.95, 353pp, tp, oa, cover by Larry Elmore) [DragonLance]     Original anthology of ten short fantasy novelizations and one poem based on the “DragonLance” game, third book of the “Tales II” trilogy. 1 · Lorac [DragonLance] · Michael Williams · pm 15 · Raistlin and the Knight of Solamnia [DragonLance] · Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman · nv Dragon February 1990 43 · Dead on Target · Roger E. Moore · nv 73 · War Machines · Nick O’Donohoe · nv 101 · The Promised Place · Dan Parkinson · nv 135 · Clockwork Hero [DragonLance] · Jeff Grubb · nv 165 · The Night Wolf · Nancy Varian Berberick · nv 189 · The Potion Sellers · Mark Anthony · nv 217 · The Hand That Feeds · Richard Knaak · nv 245 · The Vingaard Campaign · Douglas Niles · nv 281 · The Story That Tasslehoff Promised He Would Never, Ever, Ever Tell [DragonLance] · Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman · na

Dragon Lovers (Penguin/Signet Eclipse, March 2007, 978-0-451-22039-4, $14.00, 375pp, tp, oa, cover by Larry Rostant)     Original anthology of four fantasy romance stories involving dragons, by Jo Beverley, Mary Jo Putney, Karen Harbaugh, and Barbara Samuel. 1 · The Dragon and the Virgin Princess · Jo Beverley · na 111 · The Dragon and the Dark Knight · Mary Jo Putney · na 205 · Anna and the King of Dragons · Karen Harbaugh · na 301 · Dragon Feathers · Barbara Samuel · na

Dragon Lovers (Penguin/Signet Eclipse, October 2008, 978-0-451-22536-8, $7.99, 355pp, pb, oa)     Reissue (Signet 2007) original anthology of four fantasy romance stories involving dragons.

Dreamland and Ghostland, Volume I ed. George Redway, uncredited (George Redway, October 1887, 318pp, hc, an)     Anthology of stories about ghosts and visions culled from the popular magazines but including some original material. The editor states he is not sure whether some stories are embellished fact rather than fiction. A selection from these three volumes, with new material, was published as Strange Secrets. v · Preface · George Redway, uncredited · pr 9 · Mab: The Woman of the Dream · [uncredited] · ss (r) 30 · Fore-Armed · A. Savile, uncredited · ss London Society November 1886 48 · Only Ten Minutes; or, What My Dream Told Me · [uncredited] · nv London Society Christmas 1881 106 · The Ghost of Lawford Hall · Walter Thornbury · ss London Society Christmas 1871, uncredited. 124 · A Strange Fact · [uncredited] · ss (r) 137 · A Double Event; or, 200 to 1 · D. Belgrave, uncredited · ss London Society May 1886 157 · A Warning Bell · [uncredited] · ss (r) 172 · Cousin Geoffrey’s Chamber · Mrs. Henry Clifford · nv London Society Christmas 1868 211 · Three Strange Stories · [uncredited] · ss London Society Christmas 1885, as by A. C. M. 232 · The Brand of Cain; or, What Could It Be? · [uncredited] · ss 250 · Unmasked by a Bullet · B. H. West, uncredited · ss London Society October 1884 273 · Twelve O’Clock, Noon · [uncredited] · ss London Society August 1877 289 · Seen in the Mirror · [uncredited] · ss London Society Christmas 1880

Dreamland and Ghostland, Volume II ed. George Redway, uncredited (George Redway, October 1887, 320pp, hc, an)     Anthology later printed separately under the title Strange Stories of Coincidence and Ghostly Adventure (Redway, 1888). Stories by A. Conan Doyle are identified not by name, but by the Greek Delta. 9 · The Three Overheard Whispers · [uncredited] · nv (r) 46 · J. Habakuk Jephson’s Statement · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Cornhill Magazine January 1884, uncredited. 101 · Madame Valeria; an Italian Ghost Story · [uncredited] · nv (r) 148 · A Blind Man’s Notions About Ghosts · [uncredited] · ar (r) 166 · A Coachful of Ghosts · Eleanor C. Price, uncredited · nv (r) 205 · The Argument in Favour of Ghosts · [uncredited] · ar (r) 216 · My Adventure: the Story of a Granted Wish · [uncredited] · ss (r) 230 · The Mystery of the Mess Room · [uncredited] · ss London Society December 1883, as “A Spectre in a Mess-Room” 241 · Half a Minute Late · [uncredited] · nv (r) 289 · How I Came to Believe in a Ghost · [uncredited] · nv (r)