The FictionMags Index

Book Contents Lists: Page 2021

Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology ed. Mark L. Van Name, John Kessel & Richard Butner--- see under John Kessel.

Onward, Drake! ed. Mark L. Van Name (Baen, October 6, 2015, 978-1-4767-8096-2, $25.00, 272pp, hc, oa, cover by Donato Giancola)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · It’s About Time · Mark L. Van Name · in 3 · The Great Wizard, Cabbage · David Drake · nv 29 · Incubator · Gene Wolfe · ss 35 · A Flat Affect · Eric Flint · ss 51 · SUM · Cecelia Holland · ss 59 · David Drake · Tom Doherty · ar 63 · The Crate Warrior, the Doppelgänger, and the Idea Woman · Mur Lafferty · ss 77 · Working with Dave, or, Inmates in Bellevue · S. M. Stirling · ar 87 · Hell Hounds · Tony Daniel · nv 115 · Technical Advantage · John Lambshead · ss 129 · Saracens · T. C. McCarthy · ss 145 · The One That Got Away · Eric S. Brown · ss 153 · Appreciating Dave · Toni Weisskopf · ar 157 · Swimming from Joe · Barry N. Malzberg · ss 163 · The Village of Yesteryear · Sarah Van Name · ss 183 · The Trouble with Telepaths · Hank Davis · ss 195 · A Cog in Time · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 205 · All That’s Left · Mark L. Van Name · nv 227 · The Losing Side · Larry Correia · ss 239 · Save What You Can [Hammer’s Slammers] · David Drake · nv

Computers, Computers, Computers: In Fiction and in Verse ed. Dennie L. Van Tassel (Thomas Nelson Inc., July 1977, 0-8407-6542-8, $6.95, 192pp, hc, an) 9 · Make Way for the Machines · Dennie L. Van Tassel · in 13 · Glorobot Number 1 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 13 · Answer · Fredric Brown · vi Angels and Spaceships by Fredric Brown, E.P. Dutton, 1954 15 · Glorobot Number 2 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 15 · The Perfect Crime · Richard T. Sandberg · ss Data Processing February 1967 23 · Glorobot Number 3 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 23 · Put Your Brains in Your Pocket · Arthur W. Hoppe · vi San Francisco Chronicle 1974 27 · Glorobot Number 4 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 27 · Fool’s Mate · Robert Sheckley · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1953 43 · Glorobot Number 5 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 43 · Pooling Information with a Computer · Art Buchwald · ss 1973 47 · Glorobot Number 6 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 47 · Space to Move · Joseph Green · ss The New Mind ed. Roger Elwood, Macmillan, 1973 65 · Glorobot Number 7 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 65 · Computers Don’t Argue · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1965 83 · Glorobot Number 8 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 83 · That Dinkum Thinkum · Robert A. Heinlein · ex from The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Putnam, 1966 95 · Glorobot Number 9 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 95 · Arthur’s Night Out · Laurence Lerner · pm A.R.T.H.U.R.: The Life and Opinions of a Digital Computer by Laurence Lerner, Harvester Press Limited, Publishers, 1974 99 · Glorobot Number 10 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 99 · 2066: Election Day · Michael Shaara · ss Astounding Science Fiction December 1956 117 · Glorobot Number 11 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 117 · From an Ecclesiastical Chronicle · John Heath-Stubbs · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 119 · Glorobot Number 12 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 119 · Answer “Affirmative” or “Negative” · Barbara Paul · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1972 141 · Glorobot Number 13 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 141 · The Metric Plot · Jim Haynes · ss Computer March 1974 147 · Glorobot Number 14 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 147 · Push the Magic Button · Renn Zaphiropoulos · sg 151 · Glorobot Number 15 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 151 · When the Computer Went Out to Launch · Art Buchwald · ss 1972 155 · Glorobot Number 16 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 155 · Criminal in Utopia · Mack Reynolds · nv Galaxy Science Fiction October 1968 177 · Glorobot Number 17 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 177 · The Union Forever · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Showcase ed. Roger Elwood, Harper & Row, 1973 183 · Glorobot Number 18 · Gloria Maxson · pm Datamation 1975 183 · The Day the Computer Got Waldon Ashenfelter · Bob Elliott & Ray Goulding · ss The Atlantic Monthly November 1967

The Bedside Book of Horror ed. Herbert van Thal (Arthur Barker, 1973, 0-213-16428-0, £3.00, xii+271pp, hc, an)     Ten horror stories, including three new, divided between classics and modern. ix · Foreword · Herbert van Thal · fw 3 · The Venus of Ille · Prosper Mérimée · nv (r) translated from the French (“La Vénus d’Ille”, La Revue des Deux Mondes, May 1837). 31 · A Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, D.D. · R. H. Barham · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine April 1831 54 · The Sea Monster · Gerhart Hauptmann; translated by Mervyn Savill · na Snapdragon ed. Mervyn Savill, Arthur Barker, 1955 translated from the German (“Das Meerwunder”, S. Fischer, 1934). 113 · The Man Who Could Hear Fishes Scream · Harry E. Turner · ss 122 · The Clock-Watcher · Robert Aickman · nv 160 · The Recluse · David Dixon · nv 190 · The Traveller · Christopher Bray · ss 215 · The Landlady · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker November 28 1959 225 · Memoirs of an Executioner · Fielden Hughes · nv 261 · A Shoal of Time · Alex Hamilton · ss Flies on the Wall by Alex Hamilton, Hutchinson, 1972

The Bedside Book of Strange Stories ed. Herbert van Thal (Arthur Barker, 1974, 0-213-16472-8, 232pp, hc, an) 1 · Clarimonde · Théophile Gautier · nv (r) translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836). 33 · A Door Marked ’Information’ · Morag Greer · ss 45 · The Liberation of Mrs. Willard · Conrad Hill · nv 92 · The Masque · Thomas De Quincey · ex Romance of Klosterheim by Thomas De Quincey, 1832 141 · The Cleaner’s Story · William Sansom · nv (r) 215 · The Man Who Could Work Miracles · H. G. Wells · ss The Illustrated London News July 1898

A Book of Strange Stories ed. Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1954, 315, 2/-, 190pp, pb, an) 7 · The Cyprian Cat · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Harper’s Bazaar (UK) May 1933 22 · A Visit to Grandpa’s · Dylan Thomas · ss The New English Weekly March 10 1938 29 · “What Dreams May Come” · Walter de la Mare · ss The Wind Blows Over by Walter de la Mare, Faber and Faber, 1936 40 · The Dwarfs · Aldous Huxley · ss (r) 54 · Dearth’s Farm · Gerald Bullett · ss The Street of the Eye by Gerald Bullett, John Lane, 1923 67 · The Ends of Justice · G. Fielden Hughes · ss (r) 87 · The Island · L. P. Hartley · ss Night Fears by L. P. Hartley, Putnam, 1924 104 · The Second Step · Margery Sharp · ss Harper’s Magazine June 1934 115 · Lady for Drowning · Adrian Alington · ss 121 · Man-Size in Marble · E. Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887; dated 1886. 136 · Miss Sanders’ Story · Alan Wykes · ss 148 · Nemesis · Phyllis Bentley · ss The Windsor Magazine July 1939 161 · The Zombie of Alto Parana · W. Stanley Moss · nv The London Mystery Magazine #6, 1950

The 18th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1977, 0-330-25198-8, 60p, 190pp, pb, oa) 7 · Meat · Carolyn L. Bird · ss 16 · The Bravest Rat in Venice · Patricia Highsmith · ss The Animal-Lover’s Book of Beastly Murder by Patricia Highsmith, Heinemann, 1975 31 · Quod Erat Demonstrandum · Judith Eleanor Green · ss 38 · Belvedere’s Bride · Jane Gregory · ss 44 · The Coffin Flies · Myc Harrison · nv 66 · Rest in Peace · Norman P. Kaufman · ss 73 · Stevie · Monica Lee · nv 118 · The Island of the Seals · Samantha Lee · ss 125 · The Atheist · Maureen O’Hara · ss 132 · The Boy with Golden Eyes · Alan Temperley · ss 150 · Double Puppet · Charles Thornton · ss 159 · The Unknown Caller · Rosemary Timperley · ss 169 · The Fly-eater · Barry Tonkin · ss 176 · It’s Hungry · Harry E. Turner · ss

The Eighth Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1967, X699, 3/6d, 236pp, pb, oa) 9 · The Assassin · Raymond Williams · ss 21 · The Most Precious · John D. Keefauver · ss 29 · The Children · W. Baker-Evans · ss 33 · The Illustrated Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Esquire July 1950 47 · Playtime · A. G. J. Rough · ss 51 · The Tsantsa · Maurice Sandoz · nv On the Verge by Maurice Sandoz, Doubleday, 1950 translated from the French (“La tsantsa”, 1949). 85 · The “Bean-Nighe” · Dorothy K. Haynes · ss The Windmill v1 #2, 1945 93 · The Tunnel · Raymond Harvey · ss 103 · The Growth · Bruce Lowery · ss 117 · Lover’s Leap · Frank Quinton · ss 125 · The Janissaries of Emilion · Basil Copper · nv 147 · The Coffin Makers · Raymond Williams · ss 155 · Sad Road to the Sea · Gerald Kersh · nv Cosmopolitan September 1946 183 · The Brindle Bull Terrier · Dulcie Gray · ss 193 · Sugar and Spice · A. G. J. Rough · vi 195 · The Computer · Rene Morris · ss 203 · Suddenly—After a Good Supper · Martin Waddell · ss 211 · The Benefactor · Walter Winward · ss 221 · Suitable Applicant · Charles Braunstone · ss 235 · My Dear How Dead You Look and Yet You Sweetly Sing · Priscilla Marron · vi

The Eleventh Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1970, 5/-, 220pp, pb, oa) 9 · The Cell · David Case · na The Cell and Other Tales of Horror by David Case, Macdonald, 1969 72 · A Question of Fear · Bryan Lewis · ss 82 · Hell’s Bells · Harry Turner · ss 87 · The Lift · Bryan Lewis · ss 91 · The Midnight Lover · Gerald Atkins · vi 93 · Case of Insanity · Barry Martin · ss 99 · The Market-Gardeners · Robert Duncan · ss 103 · Snow in the City · James Wade · ss 108 · Mrs. Manifold · Stephen Grendon · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 121 · Dear Jeffy · Barbara Benziger · ss 141 · Spider Woman · Simon Jay · ss 149 · Au Clair de Lune · Charles Birkin · vi 151 · Oysters · Christine Trollope · ss 157 · Minuke · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949 169 · The Easiest Thing in the World · Barry Martin · vi 171 · The Babysitter · Dulcie Gray · ss 188 · Hand in Hand · Brian Middleton · ss 192 · Getting Rid · Norman P. Kaufman · ss 196 · The Lurkers in the Abyss · David A. Riley · ss 208 · Fried Man · Martin Waddell · ss 219 · The Scientist · Gerald Atkins · vi

Famous Tales of the Fantastic ed. Herbert van Thal (Arthur Barker, 1965, 18/-, 207pp, hc, an)     Eleven stories of fantasy and horror. Paperback edition omits two stories. US edition from Hill & Wang, 1965. 9 · Invisible Boy · Ray Bradbury · ss Mademoiselle November 1945 23 · The King Is Dead, Long Live the King · Mary Coleridge · ss Rare Bits September 1890 35 · The Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine February 1892, as “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” 65 · Comrade Pigeon · Romain Gary · ss Hissing Tales by Romain Gary, Harper & Row, 1964 73 · The Crossways · L. P. Hartley · ss Children’s Ship ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1950 85 · The Roll-Call of the Reef · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Idler June 1895, as by Q 105 · The Ballroom · William Sansom · ss Among the Dahlias by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1957 117 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3) 149 · The Magic Shop · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine June 1903 165 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” 199 · The Adventures of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller by Geoffrey Crayon & Gent., John Murray, 1824, as by Geoffrey Crayon

Famous Tales of the Fantastic (var. 1) ed. Herbert van Thal (Panther, 1965, 2335, 3/6d, 140pp, pb, an)     Abridged from the 1965 edition. · Invisible Boy · Ray Bradbury · ss Mademoiselle November 1945 · The King Is Dead, Long Live the King · Mary Coleridge · ss Rare Bits September 1890 · The Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine February 1892, as “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” · Comrade Pigeon · Romain Gary · ss Hissing Tales by Romain Gary, Harper & Row, 1964 · The Crossways · L. P. Hartley · ss Children’s Ship ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1950 · The Roll-Call of the Reef · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Idler June 1895, as by Q · The Ballroom · William Sansom · ss Among the Dahlias by William Sansom, Hogarth Press, 1957 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3) · The Magic Shop · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine June 1903

The 15th Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal (Pan, 1974, 0-330-24149-4, 35p, 223pp, pb, oa) 9 · Among the Wolves · David Case · nv Fengriffen and Other Stories by David Case, Macdonald, 1971 61 · Under the Flagstone · Morag Greer · ss 75 · Amanda Excrescens · Conrad Hill · ss 85 · “Quieta Non Movere” · Sally Franklin · ss 103 · Dark Reflections · Maggie Webb · vi 107 · Scream! · John Keefauver · ss 113 · A Problem Called Albert · Roger Dunkley · ss 127 · Fingers · Harry Turner · ss 139 · On the Box · Alex White · ss 155 · Sanctuary—for the Piped · Charles Thornton · ss 161 · The Gates Were Locked · Morag Greer · nv 205 · Wally · Conrad Hill · ss