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Tales of the Talisman [v2 #4, Spring 2007] ed. David Lee Summers (LBF Books; Pittsburgh, CA, $8.00, 90pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · Casting Light · Robert Collins · ss; illustrated by Paul Campbell 9 · Nightfall · Daniel C. Smith · pm 10 · Love in Fragments · Lori Lapekes · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 13 · Tiger’s Tears · Amy M. Smith · pm 13 · Arturus Geometricus · Karen A. Romanko · pm 14 · Grimahlka · Caroline Miller · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 24 · Antediluvian Animosities · Jim Dunlap · pm Hadrosaur Tales Volume Five, ed. David L. Summers, Hadrosaur Productions 1998 24 · Sorceress of the Sky · Bobbi Sinha-Morey · pm 25 · A Storm Is Coming · M. H. Bonham · ss; illustrated by Mike Rooth 26 · Another Day · Peter Lampman · ss; illustrated by Nicola L. Robinson 29 · The Dreaming · Louise Webster · pm 30 · The Final Blessing · Carol Hightshoe · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 34 · Mind Games [Part 1 of 4] · Kenneth James Crist · sl; illustrated by Brian Brennan 44 · Statues · Anthony Bernstein · pm 45 · Documentary · William Corner Clarke · pm 46 · Testament of a Spaceman · K. S. Hardy · ss; illustrated by Timothy Ramstad 49 · Homesick · Ned Pendergast · pm Aoife’s Kiss Dec 2006 49 · Desert · Kristine Ong Muslim · pm 50 · Behind the Mask · Denise Rininger · ss; illustrated by Jeff Benham 58 · The Silo · David B. Riley · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 61 · The Lady of the Serpent Skirts · Gawaine Caldwater Ross · pm 62 · The Playhouse · Sherrie Brown · ss; illustrated by Liz Clarke 65 · Soul Photos · Gary Every · pm 66 · The Typewriter · Nickolaus A. Pacione · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 72 · Los Lunas · Nicole Givens Kurtz · ss; illustrated by Tracy Flynn 78 · Dark Satanic Mills · Fraser Sherman · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 85 · Explanation to a Child · John Grey · pm 85 · Tale of the Were-Artist · Bruce Boston · pm 87 · Book Reviews · Kane S. Latranz · br 90 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v3 #1, June 2007] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 2 · Some Changes for Year Three · David Lee Summers · ed 4 · Bodies in the Water · Jack Mangan · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 12 · Level Cleared · Aurelio Rico Lopez, III · pm 14 · Mind Games [Part 2 of 4] · Kenneth James Crist · sl; illustrated by Laura Givens 21 · Xmas on Mars · David A. Crouch · pm 21 · Traveler’s Post · L. B. Sedlacek · pm 22 · The Ice Mines of Pluto · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss; illustrated by Timothy A. Ramstad 28 · Deleted · Ken Goldman · ss EOTU Ezine Feb 2001; illustrated by Jag Lall 31 · When I Think of the Lions, Their Circle Around the Mewing Girl · Lyn Lifshin · pm 31 · A Deadly Rhythm · Kurt MacPhearson & Rick Yennick · pm 32 · The Guardian · Tracy Faulkner · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 36 · Stains · Michael D. Turner · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 38 · The Vampire of Olympus · Karen A. Romanko · pm 39 · The Cave of Shanidar · Gary Every · pm 40 · The Case of the Real Headless Horseman · C. J. Henderson & Bruce Gehweiler · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 48 · Deathwaves · Grant Morris · ss; illustrated by Paul Campbell 55 · Day of Dread · Corey Harvard · pm 56 · The Plagiarists · David Boop · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 61 · Time’s Magic Measured · C. A. Gardner · pm 62 · Checking Out · Lindsey Duncan · ss; illustrated by Paul Campbell 64 · The Snailshell Cup · K. S. Hardy · pm 66 · Shame Like Bones · Douglas Empringham · ss Alien Worlds #36 2003, as by Douglas Roome; illustrated by Tracy Flynn 73 · Perfect Dental Work · William Corner Clarke · pm 73 · [haiku] · Wesley Lambert · pm 74 · Sleeps Beneath Waters · Bryan Bullock · ss; illustrated by Mike Rooth 77 · Up a Cloudy Draw · Neal Wilgus · pm 78 · Repairman’s Rhapsody · Steven Carlton · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster

Tales of the Talisman [v3 #2, 2007] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 90pp+, quarto, cover by Timothy A. Ramstad) 4 · Flotsam and Phantasms · Douglas Empringham · nv Alien Worlds #22 2002; illustrated by Tracy Flynn 17 · When Things Go Wrong · Linda Herring · pm 18 · Da Vinci’s Son and the Dragon’s Heart · Gary Every · ss; illustrated by Rose Moon 28 · Messenger · Louise Webster · pm 28 · The Wolf at the Door · Donna Taylor Burgess · pm 30 · The Dragon and His Grandmother · David Lee Summers · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 34 · Consumed · Glynn Owen Barrass · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 42 · A Face Concealed, A Face Revealed · JoSelle Vanderhooft · pm 44 · Bibulous Need · Kurt MacPhearson · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 50 · Hungry Hungry Dead Man · Greg Schwartz · pm 52 · Two Ravens · Michael D. Turner · ss Amazing Journeys Magazine Fll 2005; illustrated by Jesus & Javier Carmona 54 · Disinterment · Alessio Zanelli · pm 55 · Withershins · Neal Wilgus · ss; illustrated by Paul Campbell 56 · Honeymoon in Hayel · A. M. Stickel · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 62 · Mind Games [Part 3 of 4] · Kenneth James Crist · sl; illustrated by Laura Givens 69 · a Cosmic Clown’s Cirrhotic Conundrum · Roibeárd Uí-neíll · pm 70 · Magnetic Monopoly · Rick Novy · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 80 · Changeling™ · Lisa M. Bradley · pm 80 · Manual Frequency · L. B. Sedlacek · pm 81 · Book Reviews · Christine Norris & Shawn Oetzel · br 85 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg bc. · [back cover] · Laura Givens · cv

Tales of the Talisman [v3 #3, 2007] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 90pp+, quarto, cover by Timothy A. Ramstad) 4 · She Who Loves Silence · David Pinault · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 14 · Dreams of Flying · Jeremy Brink · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 22 · Conjure Man · Jaime Lee Moyer · pm 23 · Virgin Dragon Birth · Gary Every · pm 23 · Of a promise kept and a promise broken · Terrie Leigh Relf · pm 24 · Silent Night · Kelly Madden · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 26 · Mind Reader Tanka · Lisa M. Bradley · pm 28 · Buster the Land Crab · Beatlick Joe Speer · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 31 · Chin Worshipers: Why Bruce Campbell’s Fans Can’t Get Enough of Him · Dan Graffeo · ar 37 · Every Time I Close My Eyes · C. J. Henderson · pm Book of Dark Wisdom #6 2005; illustrated by Allen Koszowski 38 · The Corrupted Necrofile · Kfir Luzzatto · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 43 · Mrs. Seaton’s Study · Kristine Ong Muslim · pm 43 · The Garden · John Benson · pm 44 · The Rag Doll Kid · David Boop · ss; illustrated by Noah Van Sciver 49 · The Corner of My Eye · Donna Taylor Burgess · pm 49 · Again · Neal Wilgus · pm 50 · You Are What You Eat · Fraser Sherman · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 57 · Lapse · Zahhar · pm 58 · Encounter at Emerald Lake · Cathy Buburuz · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 62 · Mind Games [Part 4 of 4] · Kenneth James Crist · sl; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 71 · X=(Exploration+Knowledge)Desire · Kurt MacPhearson · pm 71 · Mr. Roboto · Michael Ceraolo · pm 72 · Aerie Mechanic · Jim Chandler · ss; illustrated by Timothy A. Ramstad 80 · Booked · Mark Rich · ss; illustrated by Paul Campbell 84 · Book Reviews · Christine Norris, Shawn Oetzel & Anthony G. Bernstein · br 88 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v3 #4, 2008] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 3 · Wanted: Gold Tooth, Preferably Dead · Cathy Buburuz · pm 3 · In the Slipstream of the Levee’s Overflow · David C. Kopaska-Merkel & Kendall Evans · pm 4 · Firewall · Daniel C. Smith · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 9 · Tied in Strings... · Pearl Mary Wilshaw · pm 10 · The Succession · Uncle River · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 18 · Astronaut Kiernan MacPhearson’s Improvised Theory of the Afterlife · Kendall Evans · ss; illustrated by Jeff Benham 26 · Morning Too Soon · Wayne Faust · ss; illustrated by Noah Van Sciver 31 · Fossils · Sharon Fotta Anderson · pm 32 · Hunted · J. Alan Erwine · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 39 · When Zeus Nods · Anthony Bernstein · pm 40 · Becoming Jew-ish · Lori T. Strongin · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 43 · In the days after the Fall · John Plunket · pm 43 · The Dust of Their Names · Jennifer Crow · pm 44 · Like Ashes, Like Leaves · William Cromwell · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 52 · Moon of a Divided Heart · Jon Wesick · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 56 · Smoke and Shadows · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm 58 · Stone Cold · Eric Warren · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 63 · Very Tale · Marlo Dianne · pm 63 · In Search of a Chalice and a Pentacle · Jim Dunlap · pm 64 · Demon Sun · Denise Rininger · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 73 · Tooth Fairy Woes · Terri Marie · pm 73 · Knowing When to Leave · Pam Clements · pm 74 · Soul-Split · Jim Lee · ss; illustrated by Tracy Flynn 82 · Book Reviews · Christine Norris, David Lee Summers, Anthony Bernstein & Shawn Oetzel · br 91 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v4 #1, 2008] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · The Seventh Jar · Richard Harland · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 11 · Reception · Louise Webster · pm 12 · The Trouble with Hiring Skips · Edward Cox · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 15 · Demon by My Bed · K. S. Hardy · pm 16 · The Invisible Enemy · Lawrence R. Dagstine · ss The Willows Nov 2007; illustrated by Tom Kelly 23 · She Out There · John Grey · pm 24 · How I Ended Up with Hoover’s P-Town Apartment · Frank Tavares · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 26 · Time and the World · Anna Sykora · pm 27 · Good Friday · Neal Wilgus · pm 28 · Little Devil · Mark Daniels · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 34 · The Show Must Go On · Michael Swaim · ss; illustrated by Joseph Oliver 39 · Distant Cry · Storydancer · pm 39 · Galactic Road Trip · Richard H. Fay · pm 40 · Pi in the Sky · John L. French & C. J. Henderson · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 49 · An Ancient Toungue of Touch · Terrie Leigh Relf · pm 50 · Job Security · Michael D. Turner · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 56 · Above the Event Horizon at the End of Time · Gray Rinehart · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 57 · Abandoned · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm 58 · Nightshade and the Dream Painters · Donna Marie Robb · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 62 · What the Spirits Taught Us · s.c. virtes · pm 64 · Desert Spirits · Jennifer Rachel Baumer · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 71 · Navajo Spaceship · Gary Every · pm 71 · The Cyclopean Unicyclist · G. O. Clark · pm 72 · The Great Basilisk Race · Rick Novy · ss; illustrated by Tracy Flynn 80 · Odin’s Gift · Michelle D. Sonnier · ss; illustrated by Noah Van Sciver 83 · From Ashes Cold · Rick Sears · pm 84 · Book and Movie Reviews · Christine Norris, Edward Cox, Jim Lee, Shawn Oetzel & David Lee Summers · rv

Tales of the Talisman [v4 #2, 2008] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 104pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · A Nest of Flames · Keith P. Graham · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 13 · The Monk Who Bottled Electric Weathers · David R. Sullivan · pm 13 · The First Aura · Marsheila Rockwell · pm 14 · Incantati Sunt · Tyree Campbell · ss; illustrated by John Peters 24 · When the Traveling Players Move On · Todd French · pm 25 · Deadbeat · Aurelio Rico Lopez, III · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 25 · A Skeleton, My Very First Date · Neal Wilgus · pm 26 · A Question of Semantics · Edward M. Turner · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 30 · I Miss Telemarketers · Joseph DeRepentigny · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 31 · Yeti yet? · Michael D. Turner · pm 32 · Top of the Mountains · Katherine Woodbury · ss; illustrated by Noah Van Sciver 41 · Multi-verse Man · David Vincent Mills · pm 41 · The Gods Hate Kansas · Scott E. Green · pm 42 · History Lesson · Robert Collins · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 46 · When Loki Winks · Jim Dunlap · pm 47 · Georgia O’ Keefe · Lyn Lifshin · pm 47 · Dead Girls, Dying Girls · Lyn Lifshin · pm 47 · Cinderella Goes to Tyson’s Corners · Lyn Lifshin · pm 48 · Maury’s Birthday · Anna Paradox · ss; illustrated by Joe Oliver 51 · To the Stars! · Anthony Bernstein · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 52 · How to Thwart a Dictator · Rick Novy · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 55 · Katagenesis · Ian Watson & Mike Allen · pm 56 · Ice Crux · Sheri Fresonke Harper · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 61 · Sourdough Space Aliens · Gary Every · pm 62 · Chain Mail · Tim Scott · ss; illustrated by Tracy Flynn 66 · The Sword of Power · Carol Hightshoe · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 71 · Merlin: Wizard Apprentice · Aurelio Rico Lopez, III · pm 72 · In Need of Storage · Lindsey Duncan · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 73 · Becoming Fictional · Jen Valencia · pm 74 · On Hold · Elyse Salpeter · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 81 · Diogenes · Robert E. Porter · pm 82 · Satan’s Gate · Janett L. Grady · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 87 · (You Are Here) Inside Back Out · Gene Van Troyer · pm 87 · The Shiver Gates · Janie Hoffman · pm 88 · Abandoned Ships · James S. Dorr · ss Fantastic Collectibles Magazine #111 1992; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 92 · Book Reviews · Shawn Oetzel & Christine Norris · br 96 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg

Tales of the Talisman [v4 #3, 2008] ed. David Lee Summers (Hadrosaur Productions; Mesilla Park, NM, $8.00, 96pp+, quarto, cover by Laura Givens) 4 · Life in the Margins · Eric Penner Haury · ss; illustrated by Lonnie Allen 7 · Tattoo · Louise Webster · pm 8 · Airwave Theatre · Brendyn Schneider · ss; illustrated by Erika McGinnis 13 · The Hag · Alessio Zanelli · pm 14 · Pink Dragons · Lester R. Clark · ss; illustrated by April Martinez 20 · Merlin’s Tree · K. S. Hardy · pm 22 · Poor Babette! · Jason Palmer · ss; illustrated by Neil T. Foster 29 · On the Night of the Bandersnatch · Deborah P. Kolodji · pm 30 · Rainbow’s End · Jill Knowles · ss; illustrated by Jim Collins 33 · Death of a Cat - Part 1 · Carl Palmer · pm 33 · Dream Traveler · Linda Herring · pm 34 · Dreamcatcher · Tracie McBride · ss; illustrated by Russell Morgan 39 · [haiku] · Greg Schwartz · pm 40 · Pantomime · Robert Essig · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 46 · Blood Stone · Mindee Arnett · ss; illustrated by Laura Givens 53 · A Devil in the Folds · Glynn Owen Barrass · ss 53 · A Coin for the Ferryman · Carma Lynn Park · pm 54 · Sanctuary · David F. Heaton · ss; illustrated by Jag Lall 61 · Lack of Time Travel · Gary Every · pm 61 · Star Casting · Anthony Bernstein · pm 62 · A Night at the Dutchman · Clinton A. Harris · ss; illustrated by Paul Niemiec 68 · Assassins · Vonnie Winslow Crist · ss; illustrated by Noah Van Sciver 77 · Gastronomical · Robert E. Porter · pm 77 · Love of Automatons · Zoë Gabriel · pm 78 · Space Whales · Eric Staggs · ss; illustrated by Tom Kelly 84 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br 87 · About the Contributors · Anon. · bg