An original story about a clumsy boy called Hope published as part of the “Oxford Literacy Web” series as an extension-level reading resource designed for Stage 9 readers. |
Young-adult ghost story in which a boy from Australia goes to England and learns of his family’s curse. |
Children’s book about a young boy called Jem who is visited by three strange-looking creatures. |
Gothic thriller where Deborah, caring for a child prodigy, finds herself isolated in a snowbound farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors, with an escaped killer on the loose. |
Collection of Aiken’s earliest stories, first published in Argosy (UK) in the 1950s & 1960s. |
Collection of poems, most original, with line drawings by Ken Rinciari. |
Collection of 12 fantasy stories, five original. Details taken from online listing. |
Gothic Regency romance: Juliana Paget flees her home in Italy and travels to London for her first Season. |
Collection of five young-adult ghost stories, one original. Details taken from online listing. |
A new spin on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, where the evil stepmother’s magic mirror issues insulting verse and the seven brothers have names like Fred and Ted. |
Ned Thorne returns to “Thunder’s Pocket” to visit his Aunt Lal and meets two little ghost twins. Volume two in the series. |
Novelette in the “Arabel and Mortimer” series, originally read on Jackanory by Bernard Cribbins from 22nd to 24th January 1979. Volume six in the series. |
Young adult alternate world historical fantasy novel: Dido sails to a fantastic South American landscape of volcanoes and man-eating fish. Volume four in the series. |
Collection of four young-adult ghost stories, abridged from Snow Horse and Other Stories (A. & C. Black, 2004). |
A two-act play about a cursed village first produced at the Unicorn Theatre in London in 1977, illustrated by Arvis Stewart and with music by John Sebastian Brown. |
Abridged from Tale of a One-Way Street, and Other Stories (Cape, 1978), dropping three stories. Details taken from online listing. |
Collection of fantasy stories, illustrated with color and b&w silhouettes by Jan Pienkowski. |
Reprint (Doubleday 1974 as Arabel’s Raven) collection of three “Arabel and Mortimer” stories. |
Collection of four stories and the short novel The Jewel Seed (Hodder Children’s Books, 1997). |
Young-adult historical novel set in early-19th century Spain. Sequel to Go Saddle the Sea and Bridle the Wind. |
Collection of 15 mystery and suspense stories, only 8 of which appeared in the UK edition of the same title. |
Thriller about an advertising copywriter who gets involved with a baby kidnapping while shooting some romantic adverts for a new product. |
Collection of 14 young-adult fantasy stories, nine original. |
Collection of 11 stories, revised from the UK (Cape, 1984) edition, dropping 4 stories and adding 1 original story (“Potter’s Gray”). Also available in a library edition, 0-06-020037-5, $11.89. |
Volume three in the “Hauntings” series. Young adult gothic mystery novel of a young girl’s strange experiences in a mysterious house. |
Novel set in New York City, with flashbacks to England, revolving around the search for 16-year-old Gabriel Baird who vanished just when he was due for desperately-needed heart surgery. |
Originally written as a practical guide, but more of a personal statement about the importance of good writing in children’s books. |
Gothic Regency romance: from across the world, two stories collide at the Paget family’s country estate. |
Young adult alternate world historical fantasy novel: Owen Hughes, sent home to live with his grandfather in Wales, fights to save the Harp of Teirtu from the wicked Marquis of Malyn. Volume 12 in the series. |
Collection of 13 recent mysery and suspense stories. |
Collection of 13 tales of horror and the supernatural. A collection with the same title appeared in England (Gollancz 1982; Fontana 1983), but half the stories are different. |
Omnibus of the first two books in the “Alternate England” series. |
Collection of mystery and suspense stories, many first published in Argosy (UK) where Aiken worked as fiction editor. Also revised as The Green Flash and Other Tales of Horror, Suspense and Fantasy (Holt 1971). |
Young-adult fantasy collection of eight original stories. Details taken from online listing. |
A play for children, with illustrations by Arvis Stewart & music by John Sebastian Brown. First presented at the Young Vic, London by the Puffin Players, 17 January 1970, produced by John Phillips. |
Details taken from online listing. |
An original story about a girl who is set a riddle to solve by the king, published as part of the “Oxford Literacy Web” series as an extension-level reading resource designed for Stage 9 readers. |
Young adult alternate world historical fantasy novel: Dido looks for another heir to the English throne so Simon doesn’t have to take it. There is an afterword, “Hobyahs and Tatzelwurms” by her daughter, Lizza Aiken. Simultaneous with the US (Delacorte Press) edition. Volume 11 in the series. |
Young adult alternate world historical fantasy novel: Good King James III is on the throne and the country is ravaged by wolves which have migrated through the newly-opened Channel Tunnel. Volume one in the series. |
Heavily illustrated short story about a young girl and her wooden dragon. |
Historical novel; a backstory to Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park featuring Harriet Ward, a fourth sister to Lady Bertram, Mrs Norris and “Poor Fanny”. |
Gothic Regency romance: Ellen Paget leaves England to work as a governess in Paris but a family tragedy brings her back to London. |
Memoir about the celebrated American poet Conrad Aiken, written by his three author children. |
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Original anthology of 14 horror stories about the “new” God for the 21st century: Moccus, a savagely brutal Celtic fertility god. Authors include S. Clayton Rhodes, Lucas Pederson, and Steven L. Shrewsbury. A print-on-demand edition. |
Contains 24 stories published in Apex Magazine from January 1, 2008 through June 30th, 2009. Also known as The Book of Apex: Volume 1 of Apex Magazine. Details taken from online listing. |
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Lon Tinkle, consultant. |
Original anthology of 23 stories, two reprints, and one reprint poem, all with a fantasy quest theme. Authors include Matthew Hughes, Richard Parks, and Bruce Holland Rogers. This is a print-on-demand edition. |
Collection of 17 stories (eight original) and 17 essay/introductions to each. Details taken from online listing. |
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Original anthology of 15 stories about people with disabilities in varied futures, with eight full-page illustrations by various artists. Preface by Joelle Vanderhooft; afterword by Derek Newman-Stille. Authors include Sarah Pinsker, Joyce Chng, and David Jón Fuller. A text description of the work is on the other side of each illustration. Details taken from online listing. |