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Four Summoner’s Tales (Simon & Schuster, October 2013, 978-1-4516-9668-4, $16.00, 320pp, tp, oa, cover by Tony Mauro)
Original anthology of four novellas based on a single sentence about a man who offers to raise the dead for a price. Authors are Kelley Armstrong, Christopher Golden, David Liss, and Jonathan Maberry.
Details taken from online listing.

1 · Suffer the Children · Kelley Armstrong · na Four Summoner’s Tales, Gallery Books, 2013

79 · Pipers · Christopher Golden · na Four Summoner’s Tales, Gallery Books, 2013

151 · A Bad Season for Necromancy · David Liss · na Four Summoner’s Tales, Gallery Books, 2013

229 · Alive Day · Jonathan Maberry · na Four Summoner’s Tales, Gallery Books, 2013

The Fourth Book of Crime-Craft (Corgi, 1959, pb, an)
Abridged from Maiden Murders (Harper Brothers, 1952).

vii · Introduction · John Dickson Carr · in

11 · Room Number 23 · Hugh Pentecost · ss Flynn’s Detective Fiction June 20 1925, as by Judson Philips

32 · The Little House at Croix-Rousse [Joseph Leborgne] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #48, November 1947
translated from the French (“Le Pavillon de la Croix-Rousse”, as by Georges Sim, Détective, May 2, 1929 & May 16, 1929).

39 · The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv Mystery November 1933

63 · Marksman · William Campbell Gault · ss Clues Detective Stories September 1940

76 · Victim No. 5 · Harry Stephen Keeler · ss Young’s Magazine 1914

88 · The Man in the Velvet Hat [Inspector Magruder] · Jerome & Harold Prince · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944

110 · The Adventure of the Black Narcissus [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss The Dragnet Magazine February 1929

125 · And on the Third Day · David Alexander · ss Maiden Murders, Harper Brothers, 1952

143 · Too Many Brides · Ruth Wilson · ss 15 Mystery Stories April 1950

158 · Old Calamity Tries a Bluff [Old Calamity] · Joseph Fulling Fishman · ss Detective Fiction Weekly April 6 1929, as “Old Calamity Stages an Act”

173 · Threnody · Anthony Boucher · ss Maiden Murders, Harper Brothers, 1952

179 · The Adventure of the One-Penny Black [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Great Detective April 1933, as “The One-Penny Black”

202 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948

The Fourth Mystery Book (Farrar & Rinehart, 1942, 438pp, hc, an)

3 · The Lipstick · Mary Roberts Rinehart · nv Cosmopolitan July 1942

35 · Deadly Is the Diamond [Bland the butler] · Mignon G. Eberhart · na The American Magazine June 1942

119 · Troubled Waters · Philip Wylie · na Argosy June 14 1941 (+2)

193 · Cat and Mouse · Hugh Pentecost · na Cosmopolitan November 1941

255 · I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead · Dana Lyon · na

373 · Death Rides the Ski Tow [Peter & Iris Duluth] · Q. Patrick (by Richard Wilson Webb & Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · na The American Magazine April 1941

Four Zombies (Cemetery Dance Publications, January 14, 2014, 142pp, hc, an, cover by Glenn Chadbourne)
Limited to 766 numbered copies signed by the authors, available only to collectors who purchased the Cemetery Dance Collectors Club #3. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 52 lettered, signed, copies ($250).
Details taken from online listing.

· Deadman’s Road [Reverend Jebediah Mercer (aka Rains)] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv Weird Tales February/March 2007; illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne

· Rose Goes Shopping · John Skipp · nv; illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne

· The Shell · Norman Prentiss · nv; illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne

· In Beauty, Like the Night · Norman Partridge · na Mr. Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge, Roadkill Press, 1992; illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne

Fractures: Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon (Gallery Books, September 20, 2016, 978-1-5011-4067-9, $16.00, 412pp, tp, oa, cover by Isaac Hannaford) [Halo]
Gaming tie-in original anthology of 12 stories and one poem based on the computer game. Authors include Christie Golden, Troy Denning, and Tobias Buckell.
Details taken from online listing.

1 · Lessons Learned [Halo] · Matt Forbeck · nv

32 · What Remains [Halo] · Morgan Lockhart · ss

45 · Breaking Strain [Halo] · James Swallow · nv

81 · Promises to Keep [Halo] · Christie Golden · nv

126 · Shadow of Intent [Halo] · Joseph Staten · na Gallery Books, December 7 2015

217 · The Ballad of Hamish Beamish [Halo] · Frank O’Connor · ss

222 · Defender of the Storm [Halo] · John Jackson Miller · nv

252 · A Necessary Truth [Halo] · Troy Denning · nv

289 · Into the Fire [Halo] · Kelly Gay · nv

316 · Saint’s Testimony [Halo] · Frank O’Connor · nv Pocket Star, July 27 2015

344 · Rossbach’s World [Halo] · Brian Reed · ss

357 · Oasis [Halo] · Tobias Buckell · nv

393 · Anarosa [Halo] · Kevin Grace · ss

Frankenstein/Dracula/Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Signet, December 1978, 0-451-51136-0, $2.25, xiii+211+382+70pp, pb, om)
Omnibus of three classic novels. Each is separately paginated within the volume.

v · Introduction · Stephen King · in

i · Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.

7 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897

1 · The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886

Frankenstein/Dracula/Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Penguin, November 1988, 0-14-011666-4, £3.99, 660pp, pb, om)
Reprint (Signet 1978) omnibus of three classic horror novels, with an introduction by Stephen King.

iii · Introduction · Stephen King · in

5 · Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.

213 · Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897

589 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886, as “Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”

Frankenstein/Dracula/Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Penguin/Signet, October 1992, 0-451-52363-6, $5.95, 211+381+70pp, pb, om)
Reissue (Signet 1978) omnibus of three classic horror novels with an introduction by Stephen King; ninth printing.

Free Stories 2013 (Baen, March 15, 2013, 978-1-62579-095-8, ebook, oa)
Details taken from online listing. In the “Baen Free Library” series.

· Eleutherios [Liaden] · Steve Miller & Sharon Lee · nv

· Seven Miles · T. C. McCarthy · ss

· To Spec · Charles E. Gannon · nv So It Begins ed. Mike McPhail, Dark Quest Books, 2009

· Skyspark [Boundary] · Ryk E. Spoor · nv

· The Krumhorn and Misericorde · Dave Freer · ss

· Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden [Steel City] · Wen Spencer · na

· Haunts of Guilty Minds · John Lambshead · ss

· The Lamplighter Legacy · Patrick O’Sullivan · ss

· Dog’s Body · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss

· The Sorcerer of Daigawa · Jon F. Merz · nv

· Sweothi City [Dead Six] · Larry Correia · nv

· Out of True [Liaden] · Steve Miller & Sharon Lee · ss

· Mars Farts · Ben Bova · ss

· The Virgin of Hertogenbosch · David Drake · nv

· Murder on the Hochflieger Ost · Frank Chadwick · nv

Fresh Blood (Burning Effigy Press, May 2009, 978-1-926611-01-3, 44pp, ph, oa, cover by Justin Erickson)
Details supplied by Denny Lien.

5 · Growth Spurts · Dave Alexander · ss

18 · Left for Dead · Kelli Dunlap · ss

30 · Mourn Not the Sleepless Children · Bob Freeman · ss

From the Heart (Signet, January 1994, 0-451-17854-8, $4.99, 346pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. “five Regency love stories”

7 · The Anniversary · Mary Balogh · na

73 · The Wooing of Lord Walford · Anne Barbour · na

138 · Cupid’s Dart · Melinda McRae · na

204 · Devil’s Luck · Anita Mills · na

270 · The Imposter · Sandra Heath · na

From the “S” File ed. Ray Russell, uncredited (Playboy, 1971, 16110, 75¢, 192pp, pb, an, cover by Saul Lambert)

4 · Preface · The Editors of Playboy · pr

7 · The Nail and the Oracle · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Playboy October 1965

32 · The World of Heart’s Desire · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy September 1959

42 · Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy August 1969

55 · Triplication · Robert Sheckley · gp Playboy May 1959

_ · Judication · Robert Sheckley · vi Playboy May 1959

_ · Duplication · Robert Sheckley · vi Playboy May 1959

_ · Lubrication · Robert Sheckley · vi Playboy May 1959

63 · The Same to You Doubled · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy March 1970

77 · Cordle to Onion to Carrot · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy December 1969

97 · Control Somnambule · William Sambrot · ss Playboy May 1962

115 · The Man from Not-Yet · John Sladek · ss Playboy June 1968

128 · Melodramine · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy August 1965

146 · Victory Parade · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy April 1957

152 · Examination Day · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy February 1958

158 · The Jam · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy November 1958

164 · After · Henry Slesar · gp Playboy June 1960

_ · Doctor · Henry Slesar · vi Playboy June 1960

_ · Chief · Henry Slesar · vi Playboy June 1960

_ · Merchant · Henry Slesar · vi Playboy June 1960

_ · Lawyer · Henry Slesar · vi Playboy June 1960

171 · The Pool · Jack Sharkey · ss Playboy November 1964

179 · Conversation with a Bug · Jack Sharkey · ss Playboy October 1961

187 · Deathwatch · Norman Spinrad · ss Playboy November 1965

From the Stars (Torment Publishing, November 28, 2017, 978-1-973408-13-0, $13.99, 440pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

5 · Between the Earth and the Stars · Elle Scott · nv

40 · Let Me In · Jennifer Brody · nv

66 · The Stars Between · D. S. Murphy · nv

112 · Sycorax · Jenetta Penner · nv

136 · Deliverance · Raquel Lyon · nv

167 · Daughters of Ayor · David R. Bernstein · nv Galactic Frontiers ed. C. C. Ekeke, 2017

193 · Going Home · Holly Hook · nv

215 · Siteron · Krista Street · nv

245 · Planetstrong · Pamela Stewart · nv

271 · The Crystal Prince · Everly Frost · nv

304 · Six · Lindsey R. Loucks · nv

329 · Dark Star · S. E. Anderson · nv

364 · The Culling · Melissa A. Craven · nv

403 · Interception · Norma Hinkens · nv

A Frontier Christmas (Leisure, 1992, pb, oa)

· Loving Sarah · Madeline Baker · na

· A Christmas Angel · Robin Lee Hatcher · na

· The Homecoming · Norah Hess · na

· The Greatest Gift of All · Connie Mason · na

The Frozen Planet and 4 Other SF Novellas ed. Samuel H. Post, uncredited (MacFadden-Bartell, 1966, 60-229, 60¢, 160pp, pb, an)

7 · The Frozen Planet [Jame Retief; Bolo] · Keith Laumer · nv If September 1961

35 · Growing Season · Floyd L. Wallace · nv If July 1959

60 · Cinderella Story · Allen Kim Lang · nv If May 1961

97 · The Quality of Mercy · Daniel Keyes · nv If November 1960

122 · Gleaners · Clifford D. Simak · nv If March 1960

Fugue State/The Death of Doctor Island (Tor, September 1990, 0-812-50813-0, $3.50, 121+62pp, pb, an, cover by Wayne Barlowe & Ron Walotsky)
Anthology of two pieces. “Fugue State” by Ford is a short novel, expanded from a 1987 novella, and “The Death of Doctor Island” by Wolfe is a novella. Tor SF Double No. 25.

1 · Fugue State · John M. Ford · na Under the Wheel ed. Elizabeth Mitchell, Baen, 1987; expanded.

1 · The Death of Doctor Island · Gene Wolfe · na Universe 3 ed. Terry Carr, Random House, 1973

Full-Blooded Fantasy (Simon & Schuster, May 2005, 0-689-04867-X, free, pb, an)
Eight extracts from forthcoming novels, a “free sampler” with no page numbers. The back of the title page says this is the “First Aladdin Paperbacks edition May 2005.”

· The Sea of Trolls [Sea of Trolls] · Nancy Farmer · ex (r)

· Dark Reflections/Book One: The Water Mirror · Kai Meyer · ex (r)

· May Bird and the Ever After [Ever After] · Jodi Lynn Anderson · ex (r)

· The Spiderwick Chronicles/#1: The Field Guide · Tony DiTerlizzi & Holly Black · ex (r)

· Clemency Pogue, Fairy Killer · J. T. Perry · ex (r); illustrated by Will Davis

· The Conch Bearer [Brotherhood of the Conch] · Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni · ex (r)

· The Farsala Trilogy Book I/Fall of a Kingdom · Hilari Bell · ex (r)

· Pendragon/Book Six: The Rivers of Zadaa · D. J. MacHale · ex (r)

Full-Moon Magic (Penguin/Signet, September 1992, 0-451-17457-7, $4.99, 365pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of five romance novellas with supernatural elements.

9 · The Dark Rider · Mary Balogh · na

77 · Black Magic · Anita Mills · na

149 · The Ghost of Castle Ravenswych · Charlotte Louise Dolan · na

233 · The Holybrooke Curse · Gayle Buck · na

295 · Deceiving Appearances · Patricia Rice · na

The Fully Automated Love Life of Henry Keanridge ed. Ray Russell, uncredited (Playboy, 1971, 16135, 75¢, 186pp, pb, an, cover by Don Punchatz)

4 · Preface · The Editors of Playboy · pr

9 · The Fully Automated Love Life of Henry Keanridge · Stan Dryer · nv Playboy July 1968

33 · Space Opera · Ray Russell · ss Playboy December 1961

43 · The Trouble with Machines · Ron Goulart · ss Playboy August 1968

59 · The Killer in the TV Set · Bruce Jay Friedman · ss Playboy August 1961

71 · Punch · Frederik Pohl · ss Playboy June 1961

77 · Professor Hyde · Thomas Berger · ss Playboy December 1961

95 · The Chimeras · Arthur Koestler · ss Playboy May 1969

101 · Number Eight · Patrick McGivern · ss Playboy June 1970

119 · Mr. Swift and His Remarkable Thing · Jeremiah McMahon · ss Playboy October 1968

129 · A Miracle of Rare Device · Ray Bradbury · ss Playboy January 1962

147 · A Foot in the Door · Bruce Jay Friedman · ss Playboy October 1960

161 · A Man’s Home Is His Castle · Ron Goulart · ss Playboy March 1969

177 · Put Them All Together, They Spell Monster · Ray Russell · ss Playboy October 1956

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