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The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken (Big Mouth House, October 2008, 978-1-93152-057-7, $20.00, 329pp, hc, co, cover by Beth Adams) [Armitage Family]     Collection of 24 stories, four original, about Harriet and Mark Armitage, to whom interesting things happen. Introductions by Garth Nix and Lizza Aiken. Illustrated by Andi Watson. This includes all of the stories collected in Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home (Doubleday 1968). i · Introduction · Lizza Aiken · in vii · Introduction · Garth Nix · in ix · Prelude · Joan Aiken · lk Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968 1 · Yes, But Today Is Tuesday [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 10 · Broomsticks and Sardines [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss A Small Pinch of Weather by Joan Aiken, J. Cape, 1969 20 · The Frozen Cuckoo [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 30 · Sweet Singeing in the Choir [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 40 · The Ghostly Governess [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 57 · Harriet’s Birthday Present [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 69 · Dragon Monday [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 75 · Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955 88 · Rocket Full of Pie [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955 98 · Doll’s House to Let, Mod. Con. [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955 110 · Tea at Ravensburgh [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955 120 · The Land of Trees and Heroes [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Girl’s Choice, Hamlyn, 1965 138 · Harriet’s Hairloom [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968 154 · The Stolen Quince Tree [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968 168 · The Apple of Trouble [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Winter’s Tales for Children 4 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan, 1968 187 · The Serial Garden [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968 207 · Mrs. Nutti’s Fireplace [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv A Harp of Fishbones by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1972 227 · The Looking-Glass Tree [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv Cricket 1976 247 · Miss Hooting’s Legacy [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories ed. Jean Russell, Methuen, 1982 264 · Kitty Snickersnee [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss 275 · Goblin Music [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss 289 · The Chinese Dragon [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss 306 · Don’t Go Fishing on Witches’ Day [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Small Beers Press, July 2008 319 · Milo’s New Word [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Moon Cake and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Hodder, 1998

Shadows & Moonshine by Joan Aiken (David R. Godine, November 2001, 1-56792-167-1, $18.95, x+171pp, hc, co, cover by Pamela Johnson)     Young-adult collection of 13 stories. Illustrated by Pamela Johnson. vii · Introduction · Joan Aiken · in 3 · The Gift Pig · Joan Aiken · ss Allsorts 4 ed. Ann Thwaite, Macmillan, 1970 16 · The Rocking Donkey · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 25 · Cooks and Prophecies · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 36 · The Lilac in the Lake · Joan Aiken · ss A Small Pinch of Weather by Joan Aiken, J. Cape, 1969 50 · A Harp of Fishbones · Joan Aiken · ss Miscellany Four ed. Edward Blishen, Oxford University Press, 1967 69 · A Small Pinch of Weather · Joan Aiken · ss Woman’s Journal September 1962, as by Nicholas Dee 83 · The King Who Stood All Night · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 94 · Cat’s Cradle · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977 106 · Moonshine in the Mustard Pot · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977 126 · The Wolves and the Mermaids · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 137 · John Sculpin and the Witches · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953 146 · The Night the Stars Were Gone · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977 157 · The Boy with a Wolf’s Foot · Joan Aiken · ss Magpie Book of Stories, Purnell, 1970

Tale of a One-Way Street by Joan Aiken (Puffin, August 1986, 0-14-031700-7, £1.95, 127pp, pb, co)     Reprint (Cape 1978) collection of fantasy stories, illustrated with color and b&w silhouettes by Jan Pienkowski. 11 · Tale of a One-Way Street · Joan Aiken · ss 27 · The Lions · Joan Aiken · ss 41 · Bridget’s Hat · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post 57 · The Goodbye Song · Joan Aiken · ss 71 · The Queen of the Moon · Joan Aiken · ss 85 · Clean Sheets · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post 95 · The Alarm Cock · Joan Aiken · ss 111 · The Tractor, the Duck and the Drum · Joan Aiken · ss

A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, August 1979, 0-575-02667-7, £3.75, 191pp, hc, co) 7 · Lodgers · Joan Aiken · nv 30 · Mrs. Considine · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969 37 · The Sewanee Glide · Joan Aiken · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1979 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1979 52 · Listening · Joan Aiken · ss 66 · The Companion · Joan Aiken · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1978 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1978 75 · The Rented Swan · Joan Aiken · ss The Far Forests by Joan Aiken, Viking, 1977 92 · Jugged Hare · Joan Aiken · ss The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1959 100 · A Game of Black and White · Joan Aiken · ss 113 · Time to Laugh · Joan Aiken · ss 125 · “He” · Joan Aiken · ss 135 · The Story about Caruso · Joan Aiken · ss Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973 141 · The Helper · Joan Aiken · ss 156 · Power-cut · Joan Aiken · ss A Book of Contemporary Nightmares ed. Giles Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1977 168 · Who Goes Down This Dark Road? · Joan Aiken · ss 175 · A Train Full of War-Lords · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969

Up the Chimney Down and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Harper & Row, November 1985, 0-06-020036-7, $11.95, 248pp, hc, oc)     Reprint (Cape 1984) collection of fantasy stories. Also available in a library edition, 0-06-020037-5, $11.89. 1 · The Last Chimney Cuckoo · Joan Aiken · nv 27 · Miss Hooting’s Legacy [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories ed. Jean Russell, Methuen, 1982 50 · The Gift Giving · Joan Aiken · ss Sixteen ed. Donald Gallo, Dell, 1984 66 · The Dog on the Roof · Joan Aiken · nv 96 · The Missing Heir · Joan Aiken · nv 118 · Up the Chimney Down · Joan Aiken · nv 149 · Christmas at Troy · Joan Aiken · nv 171 · The Midnight Rose · Joan Aiken · ss 191 · The Happiest Sheep in London · Joan Aiken · nv 212 · The Fire Dogs · Joan Aiken · ss 228 · Potter’s Gray · Joan Aiken · ss

A Whisper in the Night: Stories of Horror, Suspense, and Fantasy by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, May 1982, 0-575-03105-0, £5.95, 189pp, hc, co) 9 · Old Fillikin · Joan Aiken · ss Ghostly Encounters, 1981 20 · Miss Spitfire · Joan Aiken · ss 30 · She Was Afraid of Upstairs · Joan Aiken · ss The Methuen Book of Strange Tales ed. Jean Russell, Methuen, 1980 40 · The Birthday Party · Joan Aiken · ss (r) 51 · The Black Cliffs · Joan Aiken · ss 71 · Finders Keepers · Joan Aiken · ss Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1981 87 · The Hunchback of Brook Green · Joan Aiken · ss 105 · Mrs. Chatterbox · Joan Aiken · ss 121 · Sultan: A Friend · Joan Aiken · nv 143 · Hanging Matter · Joan Aiken · ss 151 · Picnic Area · Joan Aiken · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine July 1982 164 · Merminster · Joan Aiken · ss 176 · The Swan Child · Joan Aiken · ss

A Whisper in the Night: Tales of Terror and Suspense (var. 1) by Joan Aiken (Delacorte, October 1984, 0-385-29344-5, $14.95, 203pp, hc, co)     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. 1 · Lob’s Girl · Joan Aiken · ss 16 · Miss Spitfire · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982 28 · Finders Keepers · Joan Aiken · ss Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1981 46 · The Windowbox Waltz · Joan Aiken · nv Girl’s Choice, Hamlyn, 1965 67 · The Swan Child · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982 83 · Merminster · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982 96 · Mrs. Chatterbox · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982 113 · Two Races · Joan Aiken · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1982 132 · Old Fillikin · Joan Aiken · ss Ghostly Encounters, 1981 144 · Snow Horse · Joan Aiken · ss 156 · The Hunchback of Brook Green · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982 175 · Homer’s Whistle · Joan Aiken · ss They Wait, and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1983 191 · The Last Specimen · Joan Aiken · ss

The Windscreen Weepers and Other Stories of Horror and Suspense by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, 1969, 0-575-00189-5, 30/-, 256pp, hc, co)     Also revised as The Green Flash and Other Tales of Horror, Suspense and Fantasy (Holt 1971). 9 · Marmalade Wine · Joan Aiken · ss Suspense (UK) September 1958 17 · Belle of the Ball · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) May 1958 26 · Mrs. Considine · Joan Aiken · ss 33 · Follow My Fancy · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) January 1956 44 · Dead Language Master · Joan Aiken · ss The First Panther Book of Horror ed. Anthony Rampton, Panther, 1965 53 · A Train Full of War-Lords · Joan Aiken · ss 69 · As Gay as Cheese · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) December 1956 75 · Cricket · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1956 79 · Elephant’s Ear · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) February 1960 90 · The Green Flash · Joan Aiken · ss 105 · Island Wedding · Joan Aiken · ss 117 · Minette · Joan Aiken · ss 126 · Mousework · Joan Aiken · ss 138 · The Dreamers · Joan Aiken · ss Suspense (UK) April 1960 144 · Jugged Hare · Joan Aiken · ss The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1959 152 · Summer by the Sea · Joan Aiken · ss 160 · Sailors’ Legends · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) October 1961, as by Nicholas Dee 170 · Socksy Boy · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) February 1961 183 · Pride of the Circle Y · Joan Aiken · ss 197 · Searching for Summer · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1958 207 · Smell · Joan Aiken · ss 218 · A View of the Heath · Joan Aiken · ss 229 · The Davenport Ballroom · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) October 1960, as by Nicholas Dee 243 · The Windscreen Weepers · Joan Aiken · ss

The Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Red Fox, November 2, 1995, 0-09-949641-0, £2.99, 96pp, pb, oc, cover by Quentin Blake)     Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1994) young-adult fantasy collection of eight original stories. 1 · Over the Cloudy Mountains · Joan Aiken · ss 19 · Blazing Shadows · Joan Aiken · ss 31 · Melusina · Joan Aiken · ss 43 · A Basket of Water · Joan Aiken · ss 52 · The Liquorice Tree · Joan Aiken · ss 65 · Furious Hill · Joan Aiken · ss 73 · The Winter Sleepwalker · Joan Aiken · ss 87 · Catch a Falling World · Joan Aiken · ss

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The Blackness Within ed. Gill Ainsworth (Apex Publications, September 2010, 978-0-9845535-2-5, $16.95, 194pp, tp, oa, cover by Stanley Morrison)     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. vii · The New God, The New Order · Gill Ainsworth · in · Part 1: The Apostiles 1 · Secrets of Fatima · Steven L. Shrewsbury · ss 16 · Without Mercy · Lucas Pederson · ss 30 · The Messiah of Mincemeat · S. Clayton Rhodes · ss 40 · Dreaming · Brenton Tomlinson · ss · Part 2: The Life 55 · Daughter of God · Maxwell Peterson · ss 64 · The Free Poor · Mark Grundy · nv 89 · Bad Meat · Michael Keyton · ss 99 · Chain of Hearts · Eric Gregory · ss 113 · Big Game · Conrad Zero · ss 126 · Dance of the Psychopomps · Joshua McCune · ss 145 · Song-Ji and the Wolf · Paul Williams · ss 154 · For They Are As Beasts · Camille Alexa · ss 164 · Abattoir Blues · Geoffrey W. Cole · ss · Part 4: The Food 182 · The Holy Meal · Moccus Meats hlc · ms; recipes. 187 · Acknowledgments · Gill Ainsworth · ms 188 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Descended from Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I ed. Gill Ainsworth & Jason Sizemore (Apex Publications, November 2009, 978-0-9788676-9-0, $18.95, 286pp, tp, an, cover: Machinery of the Stars by Vitaly S. Alexius)     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. · Biographies · [uncredited] · ms 1 · Post Apocalypse · James Walton Langolf · ss Apex Online January 1 2008 9 · These Days · Katherine Sparrow · ss Apex Online July 13 2008 23 · In the Seams · Andrew C. Porter · ss Apex Online July 28 2008 40 · The Nature of Blood · George Mann · ss Apex Online August 11 2008 59 · Scenting the Dark · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Apex Online August 25 2008 70 · The Limb Knitter · Steven Francis Murphy · ss Apex Online September 8 2008 88 · Empty Spaces · Nathan Rosen · ss Apex Online October 2 2008, as “I Know an Old Lady” 90 · Blakenjel · Lavie Tidhar · ss Apex Online October 2 2008 107 · Behold: Skowt! · Jason Heller · ss Apex Online November 2 2008 113 · Shaded Streams Run Clearest · Geoffrey W. Cole · ss Apex Online November 4 2008 117 · Plebiscite AV3X · Jason Fischer · ss Apex Online November 4 2008 120 · A Splash of Color · William T. Vandemark · ss Apex Online November 2 2008 130 · Organ Nell · Jennifer Pelland · ss Apex Online December 2 2008 138 · A Night at the Empire · Joy Marchand · ss Apex Online December 2 2008 151 · Starter House · Jason Palmer · ss Apex Online January 3 2009 166 · On the Shadow Side of the Beast · Ruth Nestvold · ss Apex Online January 3 2009 178 · Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands · Gord Sellar · ss Apex Online February 3 2009 191 · Dark Planet · Lavie Tidhar · ss Apex Online February 3 2009 206 · The Puma · Theodora Goss · ss Apex Online March 3 2009 223 · The Mind of a Pig · Ekaterina Sedia · ss Apex Online March 3 2009 233 · Hindsight, in Neon · Jamie Todd Rubin · ss Apex Online April 7 2009, as “The Last Science Fiction Writer” 238 · Waiting for Jakie · Barbara Krasnoff · ss Apex Online April 7 2009 245 · Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens · Peter M. Ball · ss Apex Online May 5 2009 264 · Hideki and the Gnomes [Hideki] · Mark Lee Pearson · ss Apex Online May 5 2009