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Zooscape: Volume 5: Issues 14-16 ed. Mary E. Lowd (Deep Sky Anchor Press, April 15, 2025, 979-8316191895, $14.99, 264pp, tp, an)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Issue 14: Built to Last 3 · Coyote Woman Sings the Blues · Marissa James · ss Zooscape #14, April 15 2022 15 · Charley Coavins · Gretchen Tessmer · ss Zooscape #14, April 15 2022 20 · The Imaginary Friend · Gwynne Garfinkle · ss Postscripts to Darkness 6 ed. Sean Moreland, Ex Hubris Imprints, 2015 30 · This Story Is Called “The Transformation of Things” · P. H. Lee · ss Xenocultivars ed. Isabela Oliveira & Jed Sabin, Speculatively Queer LLC, March 2022 37 · The Swift-Footed Darling of the Rocks (Do NOT Actually Call Me That) · Marie Croke · ss Zooscape #14, April 15 2022 47 · My Song Too Fierce · Emily Randolph-Epstein · ss Zooscape #14, April 15 2022 57 · Harold’s Hook · Rebecca E. Treasure · ss Zooscape #14, April 15 2022 60 · The Corvid King · Amy Clare Fontaine · nv Roar: Volume 10 ed. Mary E. Lowd, Bad Dog Books, July 2019 93 · Issue 15: Cats, Mice, Mythology 95 · The Best Way to Procure Breakfast · Dana Vickerson · ss Zooscape #15, August 15 2022 105 · The Sacrificial Mouse · Divyasri Krishnan · ss Zooscape #15, August 15 2022 114 · Cat and Mouse · Gabriel Robinson · ss Zooscape #15, August 15 2022 117 · The Analogue Cat · Alice “Huskyteer” Dryden · ss The Furry Future ed. Fred Patten, FurPlanet Productions, January 2015 124 · Ghosts · Searska GreyRaven · nv Roar: Volume 9 ed. Mary E. Lowd, Bad Dog Books, July 2018 160 · What They Serve in Valhalla · David Sklar · ss Zooscape #15, August 15 2022 169 · Drakopegasus · Jack Adam · ss Zooscape #15, August 15 2022 172 · Mooncalf · Anna Madden · ss Zooscape #15, August 15 2022 175 · Issue 16: Pain, Survival, and Love 177 · Death Is the Referee · Katlina Sommerberg · ss Zooscape #16, December 20 2022 187 · Where Does It Hurt? · Amy Clare Fontaine · ss Zooscape #16, December 20 2022 192 · The Power of Volcanic Love · Carol Scheina · ss Zooscape #16, December 20 2022 196 · The Reunion · Kristen Hornung · ss Zooscape #16, December 20 2022 199 · The Pine Lesson · Ian Madison Keller · ss The Book of Legends ed. Norman Rafferty, Sanguine Productions, July 2020 221 · The Huli Jing of Chinatown · Wen Wen Yang · ss Zooscape #16, December 20 2022 232 · Funnel Dresses · Priya Sridhar · ss Roar: Volume 8 ed. Mary E. Lowd, Bad Dog Books, June 2017 246 · Entanglement Solved · Stephen R. Loftus-Mercer · ss Zooscape #16, December 20 2022 251 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 259 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

The Art of the Impossible ed. Christopher Lowder & Robert Adey--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1997 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1998 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1999 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2000 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2001 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2002 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2003 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2004 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 2005 ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Crime at Christmas ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Detective Stories from the Strand ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Hard-Boiled ed. Christopher Lowder & Bill Pronzini--- see under Bill Pronzini.

Hard-Boiled: An Anthology of Crime Stories ed. Christopher Lowder & Bill Pronzini--- see under Jack Adrian.

Murder Impossible ed. Christopher Lowder & Robert Adey--- see under Jack Adrian.

Sexton Blake Wins ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Strange Tales from the Strand ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

12 Mystery Stories ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

12 Tales of Murder ed. Christopher Lowder--- see under Jack Adrian.

Astounding Hero Tales: Thrilling Stories of Pulp Adventure ed. James Lowder (Hero Games, March 2007, 978-1-58366-060-7, $16.99, 304pp, tp, oa, cover: The Fire of Asshurbanipal by J. Allen St. John from Weird Tales December 1936)     Original anthology of 17 pulp-style stories. Authors include Hugh B. Cave, Ed Greenwood, and a “newly discovered” story from Lester Dent. Foreword by Hugh B. Cave. xi · Foreword · Hugh B. Cave · fw 1 · Death Was Silent · Lester Dent · ss 18 · The Mask of Kukulcan · Will Murray · nv 39 · Two-Fisted Crookback · Steve Melisi · ss 56 · Wolf Train West · William Messner-Loebs · ss 70 · Godmother · Steve Eller · ss 83 · Missing Pages · Richard Dansky · nv 104 · Running Thunder · John Helfers · nv 127 · Playback · Patricia Lee Macomber · ss 147 · A Lost City of the Jungle · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 162 · It Came from the Swamp · Ed Greenwood · nv 191 · Slide Home · David Niall Wilson · ss 208 · Out West · John Pelan · ss 224 · Bandit Gold · Thomas M. Reid · nv 254 · Kiss Me Deadly [Sidney Taine] · Robert Weinberg · ss The Occult Detective by Robert Weinberg, Twilight Tales, October 2005 271 · The Forgotten Man · Robin D. Laws · ss 288 · House of Shadows · Hugh B. Cave · ss 299 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Best of All Flesh ed. James Lowder (Elder Signs Press, November 2009, 978-1-934501-16-0, $14.95, 279pp, tp, an, cover by Malcolm McClinton)     Horror anthology of 22 zombie stories originally published in Lowder’s three Books of Flesh anthologies. This is a print-on-demand edition. 9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in · What Comes After · Kris Dikeman · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, April 2003 · Sifting Out the Hearts of Men · Warren & Lana Brown · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Susan · Robin D. Laws · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Familiar Eyes · Barry Hollander · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, April 2003 · Goddamn Redneck Surfer Zombies · Michael J. Jasper · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · Trinkets · Tobias S. Buckell · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Murdermouth · Scott Nicholson · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Sitting with the Dead · Shane Stewart · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · Electric Jesus and the Living Dead · Jeremy Zoss · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Last Resort · Michael Laimo · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Charlie’s Hole · Jesse Bullington · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · Brainburgers and Bile Shakes: A Love Story · Jim C. Hines · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · Scenes from a Foreign Horror Video, with Zombies and Tasteful Nudity · Mark McLaughlin · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Fading Quayle, Dancing Quayle · Charles Coleman Finlay · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · Homelands · Lucien Soulban · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, April 2003 · Night Shift · Rebecca Brock · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · The Ethical Treatment of Meat · Claude Lalumière · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · One Last, Little Revenge · Ed Greenwood · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Shouting Down the Moon · Myke Cole · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, April 2003 · Dawn of the Living-Impaired · Christine Morgan · ss The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, November 2001 · Naked Shall I Return · Tom Piccirilli · ss The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, October 2002 · The Last Supper · Scott Edelman · ss The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder, Eden Studios, April 2003

The Book of All Flesh ed. James Lowder (Eden Studios, November 2001, 1-891153-87-0, $15.95, 319pp, tp, oa, cover by George Vasilakos)     Anthology of 25 zombie stories loosely linked to the role-playing game All Flesh Must Be Eaten. 9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in 13 · Consumption · Steve Eller · ss 21 · Dust Bowl · C. Dean Andersson · ss 34 · Susan · Robin D. Laws · ss 51 · Number of the Beast · Kenneth Lightner · ss 63 · Dawn of the Living-Impaired · Christine Morgan · ss 76 · Trinkets · Tobias S. Buckell · ss 84 · Murdermouth · Scott Nicholson · ss 92 · Calliope · Aaron T. Solomon · ss 109 · Prometheus Unwound · Matt Forbeck · nv 133 · Salvation · L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims · ss 147 · Take, Eat · John C. Hay · ss 156 · Sifting Out the Hearts of Men · Warren & Lana Brown · ss 166 · The Other Side of Theory · Daniel Kesenych · ss 176 · Inspecting the Workers · Jim C. Hines · ss 185 · Last Resort · Michael Laimo · ss 195 · Same Night, Different Farmhouse · Gregory G. Kurczynski · ss 205 · Middles · Robert E. Vardeman · ss 216 · One Last, Little Revenge · Ed Greenwood · ss 226 · The Cold, Gray Fingers of My Love · Pete D. Manison · ss 234 · On-Line Zombies and Dry-Land Skates · Scot Noel · ss 249 · Hollywood Flesh · L. J. Washburn · ss 266 · Scenes from a Foreign Horror Video, with Zombies and Tasteful Nudity · Mark McLaughlin · ss 275 · La Carrera de la Muerte · Joe Murphy · ss 291 · Electric Jesus and the Living Dead · Jeremy Zoss · ss 301 · Live People Don’t Understand · Scott Edelman · ss 314 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Book of Final Flesh ed. James Lowder (Eden Studios, April 2003, 1-891153-78-1, $16.95, 319pp, tp, oa, cover by George Vasilakos)     Anthology of 24 zombie stories loosely linked to the roleplaying game All Flesh Must Be Eaten. 9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in 13 · Charnel Blues · Joe Murphy · ss 25 · You’ll Never Walk Alone · Scott Nicholson · ss 35 · Opiate of the Masses · Lee Thomas · ss 48 · Not Quite Ghosts · Kealan Patrick Burke · ss 60 · Relapse · John Sullivan · ss 68 · Zombies Are Forever · Mark McLaughlin · ss 82 · What Comes After · Kristine Dikeman · ss 95 · The Blonde · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 112 · Homelands · Lucien Soulban · ss 132 · Not on the Books · Roland J. Green · ss 146 · Dawn Patrol · Joseph M. Nassise · ss 160 · Aces Undead · Pete D. Manison · ss 166 · Layabouts · Scott Reilly · ss 179 · Provider · Tim Waggoner · nv 196 · If a Job’s Worth Doing · Andy Vetromile · ss 204 · The Secret in the Cellar · Ed Greenwood · ss 221 · Familiar Eyes · Barry Hollander · ss 232 · Christina’s World · Steve Melisi · ss 246 · What Dead People Are Supposed to Do · Paul E. Martens · ss 254 · So Many Things Left Out · Paul G. Tremblay · ss 265 · Shouting Down the Moon · Myke Cole · ss 276 · Seven Brains, Ten Minutes · Christine Morgan · ss 290 · The Cannibal Zombies of West Los Angeles · Jonathan Petersen · ss 303 · The Last Supper · Scott Edelman · ss 314 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Book of More Flesh ed. James Lowder (Eden Studios, October 2002, 1-891153-86-2, $16.95, 318pp, tp, oa, cover by Christopher Shy)     Anthology of 23 zombie stories loosely linked to the role-playing game All Flesh Must Be Eaten. 9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in 13 · Goobers · Scott Edelman · ss 20 · The Husks · Paul Finch · ss 34 · The Hounds of Love · Scott Nicholson · ss 54 · Fading Quayle, Dancing Quayle · Charles Coleman Finlay · ss 64 · Trouble · Mark McLaughlin · ss 75 · Naked Shall I Return · Tom Piccirilli · ss 89 · Falling Into Naught · Douglas W. Clark · ss 104 · Sitting with the Dead · Shane Stewart · ss 113 · The Black Rose · Don D’Ammassa · ss 127 · Charlie’s Hole · Jesse Bullington · ss 144 · The Dead Kid · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 158 · Brainburgers and Bile Shakes: A Love Story · Jim C. Hines · ss 169 · ZOMB, Inc. · J. Allen Thomas · ss 178 · Life Sentence · David Dvorkin · ss 196 · Martin’s Inferno · Tyler Sigman · ss 214 · Memory Remains · Steve Eller · ss 221 · The Little Death of Mr. Phillips · J. Robert King · ss 238 · The Hyphenated Spirit · Scot Noel · ss 255 · Inheriting Red · Alexander Marsh Freed · ss 270 · Goddamn Redneck Surfer Zombies · Michael J. Jasper · ss 280 · Night Shift · Rebecca Brock · ss 296 · Bright Angels · K. Z. Perry · ss 304 · The Ethical Treatment of Meat · Claude Lalumière · ss 313 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Curse of the Full Moon ed. James Lowder (Ulysses Press, June 2010, 978-1-56975-788-8, $14.95, 377pp, tp, an)     Werewolf anthology of 19 stories, one original, and one poem. Authors include Jonathan Carroll, Ursula K. Le Guin, Peter S. Beagle, and Michael Moorcock. 1 · Becoming Wolf · James Lowder · in 4 · My Zoondel · Jonathan Carroll · ss Weird Tales Winter 1990/1991 first published, in German, in Der Eingang ins Paradies (1988). 14 · Wolf Train West · William Messner-Loebs · ss Astounding Hero Tales ed. James Lowder, Hero Games, March 2007 30 · The Wife’s Story · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin, Pendragon Press, June 1982 36 · The Hero as Werwolf · Gene Wolfe · ss The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, September 1975 56 · Trading Hearts at the Half Kaffe Café · Charles de Lint · nv Single White Vampire Seeks Same ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Brittiany A. Koren, DAW, January 2001 84 · The Werewolf · Tanith Lee · ss Worlds of Fantasy & Horror Summer 1996 100 · The Lame Priest · S. Carleton · ss The Atlantic Monthly December 1901 118 · In the Lost Lands · George R. R. Martin · ss Amazons II ed. Jessica Amanda Salmonson, DAW, June 1982 140 · The Gentleman’s Hotel [Reverend Jebediah Mercer (aka Rains)] · Joe R. Lansdale · nv The Shadows, Kith and Kin by Joe R. Lansdale, Subterranean Press, April 2007 180 · Full Moon Hearth · Barb Hendee · ss Deathrealm #14, Spring 1991 200 · Wolf · Michael Moorcock · ss The Deep Fix by James Colvin, Compact, 1966, as by James Colvin 210 · Beneath the Skin · James Lowder · ss Heroes in Training ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Jim C. Hines, DAW, September 2007 228 · Lila the Werewolf [Sam Farrell] · Peter S. Beagle · nv guabi #1, 1969, as “Farrell and Lila the Werewolf” 254 · The Werewolf of Camelot · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 272 · The Brown Bomber and the Nazi Werewolves of the S.S. · Matt Venne · ss Son of Retro Pulp Tales ed. Joe R. & Keith Lansdale, Subterranean Press, December 2009 288 · Footsteps · Harlan Ellison® · ss Gallery December 1980 303 · Population: 666 · Nancy A. Collins · na portions of this story appeared in “The Nonesuch Horror” in Dead Roses for a Blue Lady, 2001. 356 · The Change · Ramsey Campbell · ss Shayol #4, Winter 1980 370 · Bay Wolf · Neil Gaiman · pm Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman, Avon, November 1998

The Doom of Camelot ed. James Lowder (Green Knight Publishing, August 2000, 1-928999-09-3, $14.95, 319pp, tp, oa, cover by Marc Fishman)     Original anthology of 16 Arthurian stories exploring the fall of Camelot. Authors include Cherith Baldry, Phyllis Ann Karr, and Mike Ashley. 9 · A Hermit’s Tale · Catherine Wells · ss 20 · In the Forest Perilous [Sir Kay] · Cherith Baldry · ss 30 · Hidden Blades · Elaine Cunningham · ss 50 · The Realm of the Dead and the Dreaming · Phyllis Ann Karr · nv 73 · The Last Idle of the King · Phyllis Ann Karr · pm 76 · Three Queens Weeping · C. A. Gardner · ss 90 · The Last Road · Elizabeth Wyrick Thompson · ss 106 · Grail Wisdom · India Edghill · ss 124 · The Corruption of Perfection · Mike Ashley · nv 151 · The Shadow of a Sword · Ed Greenwood · ss 170 · Surrendering the Blade · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · ss 176 · The Battle, Lost · Susan Fry · ss 183 · Saxon Midnight · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 194 · The Knight Who Wasn’t There · Douglas W. Clark · ss 212 · How Sharper Than a Serpent’s Tooth · Meredith L. Patterson · ss 231 · Avilion: A Romance of Voices · Verlyn Flieger · na 315 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Legends of the Pendragon ed. James Lowder (Green Knight Publishing, September 2002, 1-928999-19-0, $14.95, 319pp, tp, oa, cover by Don Maitz)     Original anthology of 20 stories of Arthurian fantasy. Authors include Phyllis Ann Karr, Cherith Baldry, and Darrell Schweitzer. 9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in 13 · Keystones · Shannon Appelcline · ss 27 · Hel’s Daughter · Nancy Varian Berberick · nv 51 · Dragons of the Mind · Peter T. Garratt · nv 75 · Nimue’s Song · Marcie Lynn Tentchoff · pm 79 · Forethought · Alex Kolker · ss 92 · The Time in Between · Beth Anderson · ss 111 · Tea and Company · Valerie Frankel · ss 116 · A Spear in the Night · Keith Taylor · ss 135 · The Likeness of Her Lord · C. A. Gardner · ss 148 · The Lesson of the Other · Steen Jensen · nv 171 · Squire Kay in Love · Phyllis Ann Karr · ss 185 · The King Who Is to Come [Sir Kay] · Cherith Baldry · ss 196 · Six for the Sword · Aaron Rosenberg · ss 215 · Jester’s Luck · Gene Stewart · ss 225 · A Time of Blood and Steel · John H. Steele · ss 245 · The Enthronement of Arthur · Andrew H. W. Smith · pm 249 · The Last of the Giants of Albion · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 262 · The Scream of the Gulls · Joe Murphy · ss 277 · Follow · Clarissa Aykroyd · nv 298 · The Questing Girl · Cory Rushton · ss 313 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Madness on the Orient Express ed. James Lowder (Chaosium, December 2014, 978-1-56882-399-7, $15.95, 283pp, tp, oa, cover by Victor Leza)     Original anthology of 16 Lovecraftian Mythos stories involving the legendary train. Authors include Elaine Cunningham, Ari Marmell, Christopher Golden, and Darrell Schweitzer. Details taken from online listing. 9 · Introduction · James Lowder · in 13 · There Is a Book · Dennis Detwiller · ss 20 · The Lost Station Horror · Geoff Gillan · ss 35 · Bitter Shadows · Lisa Morton · ss 49 · La Musique de l’Ennui · Kenneth Hite · ss 65 · A Great and Terrible Hunger · Elaine Cunningham · ss 82 · Inscrutable · Robin D. Laws · ss 96 · Engineered · Ari Marmell · ss 111 · Black Cat of the Orient · Lucien Soulban · ss 130 · The Face of the Deep · C. A. Suleiman · ss 139 · Demons Dreaming · Cody Goodfellow · nv 160 · A Finger’s Worth of Coal · Richard Dansky · ss 179 · Bound for Home · Christopher Golden · nv 198 · On the Eastbound Train · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 211 · The God Beneath the Mountain · James L. Sutter · nv 233 · Daddy, Daddy · Penelope Love · ss 252 · Stained Windows · Joshua Alan Doetsch · ss

Path of the Bold ed. James Lowder (Guardians of Order, September 2004, 1-894938-43-7, $14.95, 207pp, tp, oa, cover by Udon)     Original anthology of 15 stories of superheroes based on the “Silver Age Sentinals” roleplaying game. Introduction by Elliot S. Maggin. Copyrighted by Guardians of Order and James Lowder. 7 · Introduction · Elliot S. Maggin · in 13 · Real Life · Dennis Detwiller · ss 20 · Timelines · Steve Crow · ss 29 · Capes and Corsages · David J. Snyder · ss 40 · Fanboy · James Lowder · ss 55 · Dead Girl Talking · Whitt Pond · ss 69 · Forever Young · Lucien Soulban · ss 86 · Sidekicked · Jim C. Hines · ss 98 · Monsters · Christine Morgan · ss 112 · The Judas Silver · Mike W. Barr · ss 130 · One Step from the Light · John Sullivan · ss 141 · The Shield of Little Italy · Alex Kolker · ss 152 · Either Will Suffice · Stewart Wieck · ss 167 · Enter the Eradicator! [Sidney Taine] · Robert Weinberg · nv 182 · R.A.O.K. · Joe Murphy · ss 195 · SF · John Kovalic · ss 202 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Path of the Just ed. James Lowder (Guardians of Order, October 2003, 1-894525-82-5, $14.95, 207pp, tp, oa, cover by Ed Northcott)     Original anthology of 15 stories of superheroes based on the roleplaying game. Introduction by Dennis O’Neil. Copyrighted by Guardians of Order and James Lowder. 7 · Introduction · Dennis O’Neil · in 11 · Ghosts of London · Matthew McFarland · ss 25 · War and Hell · Brett Barkley · ss 37 · Citizens · Steven Grant · ss 48 · Decisions · J. Allen Thomas · ss 55 · Covalent Bonds · Erica Schippers · ss 69 · The Final Equation · Robin D. Laws · ss 82 · Apocalypse · Daniel Ksenych · ss 97 · The Man in the Wall · Ed Greenwood · ss 106 · Ion Shells · Steven Harper · ss 121 · Stormcloud Rising · Jim C. Hines · ss 133 · The Whispering Wars · Lucien Soulban · ss 149 · Hardball · John Ostrander · ss 166 · Evening with the Minotaur · Jon Hansen · ss 175 · Arcanum’s Last Card · Bradley J. Kayl · ss 188 · Mirror, Rust, and Dark · Alexander Marsh Freed · ss 204 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Realms of Infamy ed. James Lowder (TSR, December 1994, 1-56076-911-4, 346pp, tp, oa, cover by Blas Gallego)     16 stories featuring characters from the Forgotten Realms series. 3 · So High a Price · Ed Greenwood · nv 27 · The More Things Change · Elaine Cunningham · ss 43 · The Meaning of Lore · Barb Hendee · ss 61 · Raven’s Egg · Elaine Bergstrom · ss 79 · The Third Level · R. A. Salvatore · nv 101 · Blood Sport · Christie Golden · ss 121 · Gallows Day · David Cook · nv 145 · A Matter of Thorns · James M. Ward · ss 163 · Stolen Spells · Denise Vitola · ss 183 · The Greatest Hero Who Ever Died · J. Robert King · ss 201 · Twilight · Troy Denning · nv 225 · The Walls of Midnight · Mark Anthony · nv 247 · And Wringing of Hands · Jane Cooper Hong · nv 273 · Thieves’ Honor · Mary H. Herbert · ss 293 · Laughter in the Flames · James Lowder · nv 317 · Vision · Roger E. Moore · nv 343 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Realms of Valor ed. James Lowder (TSR, February 1993, 1-56076-557-7, $4.95, 339pp, tp, oa, cover by Clyde Caldwell) [Forgotten Realms]     Original anthology of 11 short stories based on the “Forgotten Realms” game, with an afterword by Jeff Grubb. 3 · The Lord of Lowhill [Forgotten Realms] · Douglas Niles · nv 35 · Elminster at the Magefair [Forgotten Realms: Elminster] · Ed Greenwood · nv 63 · One Last Drink [Forgotten Realms] · Christie Golden · nv 91 · The Bargain [Forgotten Realms] · Elaine Cunningham · nv 121 · Patronage [Forgotten Realms] · David Cook · nv 149 · A Virtue by Reflection [Forgotten Realms] · Scott Ciencin · nv 183 · King’s Tear [Forgotten Realms] · Mark Anthony · nv 217 · The Family Business [Forgotten Realms] · James Lowder · nv 245 · Grandfather’s Toys [Forgotten Realms] · Jean Rabe · nv 273 · The Curse of Tegea [Forgotten Realms] · Troy Denning · nv 303 · Dark Mirror [Forgotten Realms] · R. A. Salvatore · nv 335 · Afterword · Jeff Grubb · aw 340 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Worlds of Their Own ed. James Lowder (Paizo/Planet Stories, August 2008, 978-1-60125-118-3, $16.99, 364pp, tp, an, cover by Daren Bader)     Anthology of 18 stories, five slightly revised, set in their own worlds by authors better known for their shared world and gaming tie-ins. Authors include R.A. Salvatore, Michael A. Stackpole, and Ed Greenwood. 11 · The Last Word Matters · James Lowder · in 19 · Mather’s Blood · R. A. Salvatore · nv Dragon October 1998 41 · Keeping Score · Michael A. Stackpole · ss Guardsmen of Tomorrow ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Larry Segriff, DAW, November 2000 61 · The Oaths of Gods · Nancy Virginia Varian · nv Lords of Swords ed. Daniel E. Blackston, Pitch-Black Books, September 2005 85 · The Doom of Swords · Greg Stolze · ss 2007 first published as an audio podcast. 97 · Catch of the Day · Jeff Grubb · nv Oceans of Magic ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, February 2001 121 · Ghosts of Love · Steven Savile · ss Touched by Wonder ed. Jackie Gamber, Meadowhawk Press, 2007 139 · The Wisdom of Nightingales · Richard E. Dansky · ss Stillwaters Journal September 2002 155 · The Guardian of the Dawn · William King · ss Flashing Swords January 2005 175 · How Fear Came to Ornath · Ed Greenwood · ss 2008 first published in slightly different form as “Sky Pirates of Shiningstorm” in Magic Casements, ed. Hailey Green & A.C. Paquette, Trumpet Press, 1982. 195 · The Admiral’s Reckoning · J. Robert King · ss Oceans of Space ed. Brian M. Thomsen & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, March 2002 213 · Memories and Ghosts · Monte Cook · nv Monte Cook’s Arcana Evolved: The Dragons’ Return ed. Sue Weinlein Cook, Malhavoc Press, March 2005 235 · Three Impossible Things · Lisa Smedman · ss Weird Tales October/November 2006 243 · Near the End of the World · Greg Stafford · ss Space and Time #43, July 1977 259 · Confession · Paul S. Kemp · ss Dragon June 2007 279 · Lorelei · Elaine Cunningham · ss The Dragon’s Scroll May 1999, as “The River War” 297 · The Unquiet Dreams of Cingris the Stout · James Lowder · nv Gaming Frontiers February 2002 319 · On the Off-Ramp of the Intergalactic Superhighway · Will McDermott · ss Golden Age SF ed. Eric T. Reynolds, Hadley Rille Books, August 2006 339 · Twistbuck’s Game · Gary Gygax · nv Night Arrant by Gary Gygax, New Infinities, September 1987

After the Summer People Leave: Twelve Baffling Adirondack Mystery Stories by William T. Lowe (Pinto Press, September 1996, 0-9632476-4-6, $11.95, 235pp, tp, co) 1 · The Smart Thing to Do [Hank Sessions] · William T. Lowe · ss 15 · All Indians Are Warriors [Rory Horn] · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1991 33 · A New Way Every Day [Hank Sessions] · William T. Lowe · ss 51 · A Feeling for the Truth · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1995 71 · The Bust of the Year [Hank Sessions] · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine November 1994 91 · The Land Healers [Rory Horn] · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1994 107 · Murray and Mister Smart Nose · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1994 115 · Your Law, Our Land [Rory Horn] · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine mid December 1992 133 · So Long, Lana Turner · William T. Lowe · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1991 153 · 400 Pieces of Cheese · William T. Lowe · ss 168 · The Trouble on Brown Island · William T. Lowe · ss 185 · The Red Oaks [Hank Sessions] · William T. Lowe · ss 205 · A Pure Kind of Life · William T. Lowe · nv

Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You ed. Lila & Robert J. Lowenherz--- see under Robert J. Lowenherz.

Science Fiction, Science Fact, and You ed. Robert J. & Lila Lowenherz (Amsco, 1996, 1-56765-028-7, $12.53, 395pp, tp, an)     Text-book anthology of 17 stories and 7 articles relating to scientific themes: space travel, time travel, robots and artificial intelligence, etc. Each item is introduced, and followed by a section of questions. Authors include Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg, Ray Bradbury, and Lisa Tuttle. 2 · Theme 1: Space Travel 5 · Nothing Happens on the Moon · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Science-Fiction February 1939 26 · The Cold Equations · Tom Godwin · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1954 53 · Wait It Out [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss The Future Unbound Program Book 1968 65 · Exploring Other Worlds and Protecting This One: The Connection · Carl Sagan · ar 1990 76 · Theme 2: Time Travel 79 · The Sliced-Crosswise Only-on-Tuesday World [Dayworld] · Philip José Farmer · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, October 1971 98 · Of Time and Third Avenue · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1951 111 · Absolutely Inflexible · Robert Silverberg · ss Fantastic Universe July 1956 127 · Is Time Travel Possible? · Mark Davidson · ar USA Today Magazine January 1990 138 · Theme 3: Robots and Artificial Intelligence 141 · Robbie [Robots] · Isaac Asimov · ss Super Science Stories September 1940, as “Strange Playfellow” 164 · Dial “F” for Frankenstein · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Playboy January 1965 176 · Instinct · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952 193 · Smart Skin · Shawna Vogel · ar 1990 202 · Theme 4: Space Aliens, or Extraterrestrials 205 · The Large Ant · Howard Fast · ss Fantastic Universe February 1960 219 · A Death in the House · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Magazine October 1959 241 · Things · Zenna Henderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1960 254 · The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): Two Views: Pro · John P. Wiley, Jr. · ar Smithsonian February 1986, as “Phenomena, comment and notes” 259 · The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): Two Views: Con · Frank Graham, Jr. · ar Audubon May/June 1990, as “Talk of the Trail” 266 · Theme 5: Future People 269 · Changelings · Lisa Tuttle · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1975 285 · Pursuit of Excellence · Rena Yount · nv The Clarion Awards ed. Damon Knight, Doubleday, June 1984 308 · SQ · Ursula K. Le Guin · ss Cassandra Rising ed. Alice Laurance, Doubleday, 1978 322 · High-Tech Loneliness: How Our Inventions Keep Us Apart · Michael Gordon · ar (r) 330 · Theme 6: Future Worlds 333 · There Will Come Soft Rains [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Collier’s May 6 1950 344 · Arena [Star Trek] · James Blish · sa Star Trek 2 by James Blish, Bantam, 1968 [Ref. Gene L. Coon & Fredric Brown] adapted from the teleplay by Gene L. Coon, based on the story by Fredric Brown. 359 · A Pail of Air · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951 377 · How Easy to See the Future · Isaac Asimov · ar Natural History April 1975 387 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms

Beyond the Last Star ed. Christine I. Smith Lowentrout--- see under Sherwood Smith.

Stories of Strange Happenings by Dorothy Margarette Selby Lowndes--- see under Dolf Wyllarde.

The Chianti Flask by Marie Belloc Lowndes (Heinemann, 1935, hc, n.)

The Chianti Flask by Marie Belloc Lowndes (The British Library, May 10, 2021, 978-0-7123-5329-8, £8.99, 256pp, tp, n.) [British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Heinemann 1935) mystery novel. · Introduction · Martin Edwards · in

Studies in Love and Terror by Marie Belloc Lowndes (Methuen, 1913, 6/-, vii+299pp, hc, co) 1 · The Price of Admiralty · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv The Grand Magazine July 1913 99 · The Child · Marie Belloc Lowndes · ss The Grand Magazine August 1913 131 · St. Catherine’s Eve · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv The English Review April 1910 187 · The Woman from Purgatory · Marie Belloc Lowndes · ss (r) 227 · Why They Married · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1912

The Gernsback Days: A Study of the Evolution of Modern Science Fiction from 1911 to 1936 by Robert A. W. Lowndes & Mike Ashley--- see under Mike Ashley.

The Puzzle Planet by Robert W. Lowndes (Ace Double, January 1961, D-485, 35¢, 119pp, pb, n., cover by Ed Emshwiller)     Bound in the tête-bêche style with The Angry Espers by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.

The Best of James Blish by James Blish ed. Robert A. W. Lowndes--- see under James Blish.

John Buchan’s Collected Poems by John Buchan ed. Andrew Lownie & William Milne--- see under John Buchan.

John Buchan: The Complete Short Stories, Volume 1 by John Buchan ed. Andrew Lownie--- see under John Buchan.

John Buchan: The Complete Short Stories, Volume 2 by John Buchan ed. Andrew Lownie--- see under John Buchan.

John Buchan: The Complete Short Stories, Volume 3 by John Buchan ed. Andrew Lownie--- see under John Buchan.

The Best of Abyss & Apex. Volume Four ed. S. Qiouyi Lu (Abyss & Apex Publishing, LLC, September 24, 2021, 979-8-482-55690-0, $11.00, 295pp, tp, an)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Introduction · S. Qiouyi Lu · in 3 · Dancing Day · Lindsey Duncan · nv Abyss & Apex #44, 4th Quarter 2012 29 · The Thrum of the Locust · Axel Hassen Taiari · ss Abyss & Apex #64, 4th Quarter 2017 50 · Supermassive · Robin Gow · pm Abyss & Apex #71, 3rd Quarter 2019 53 · Snatch Me Another · Mercurio D. Rivera · ss Abyss & Apex #25, 1st Quarter 2008 69 · Metamorphoses in Amber [The Elect] · Tony Pi · nv Abyss & Apex #24, 4th Quarter 2007 119 · Disarm · Vylar Kaftan · ss Abyss & Apex #26, 2nd Quarter 2008 133 · If Sappho Studied Egyptology · Alicia Cole · pm Abyss & Apex #48, 4th Quarter 2013 135 · Lace Downstairs · Arkady Martine · nv Abyss & Apex #44, 4th Quarter 2012 165 · Like Vines · Alicia Power · ss Abyss & Apex #74, 2nd Quarter 2020 190 · Nykken · Nikoline Kaiser · pm Abyss & Apex #77, 1st Quarter 2021 192 · The Coin Whisperer · Sarah Hendrix · ss Abyss & Apex #51, 3rd Quarter 2014 201 · Malum in Se · Deborah L. Davitt · nv Abyss & Apex #78, 2nd Quarter 2021 237 · Socorro · S. L. Knapp · nv Abyss & Apex #46, 2nd Quarter 2013 264 · The Merman’s Teeth · Marc Ruvolo · pm 267 · Everything After We Kissed · Lucy A. Snyder · ss Borderlands 7 ed. Olivia F. & Thomas F. Monteleone, Borderlands Press, October 2020 287 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar (Tor/Starscape, March 2009, 978-0-7653-2099-5, $15.95, 192pp, hc, oc, cover by Bill Mayer)     Young-adult original collection of 35 horror stories, four reprints. The author provides notes on the origins of each. 11 · A Brief Word of Introduction · David Lubar · ss 15 · All the Rage · David Lubar · ss 20 · Frankendance · David Lubar · ss 25 · The Ratty Old Bumbershoot · David Lubar · ss 29 · Dear Author · David Lubar · ss 33 · The Wizard’s Mandolin · David Lubar · vi 35 · Into the Wild Blue Yonder · David Lubar · ss 42 · Yackity-Yak · David Lubar · vi 45 · Wish Away · David Lubar · ss 49 · The Department Store · David Lubar · ss 56 · The Battle of the Red Hot Pepper Weenies · David Lubar · ss 61 · Just Like Me · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #4, February 2007 69 · What’s Eating the Vegans? · David Lubar · ss 74 · Let’s Have a Big Hand for Gerald · David Lubar · vi 77 · Bird Shot · David Lubar · ss 83 · The Princess and the Pea Brain · David Lubar · vi 86 · Petro-fied · David Lubar · ss 92 · Time Out · David Lubar · vi 95 · Galactic Zap · David Lubar · ss 99 · The Taste of Terror · David Lubar · ss 103 · The Cat Almost Gets a Bath · David Lubar · vi 106 · Yesterday Tomorrow · David Lubar · ss 111 · Take a Whack at This · David Lubar · vi 114 · King of the Hill · David Lubar · ss 119 · Book Banning · David Lubar · vi 121 · Braces · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #5, July 2007 128 · Turkey Calls · David Lubar · vi 131 · Reel · David Lubar · ss 135 · Bad Luck · David Lubar · ss 141 · Rattled Nerves · David Lubar · ss 146 · Smart Little Suckers · David Lubar · ss 151 · Overdue onto Others · David Lubar · ss 155 · Put on Your Happy Face · David Lubar · ss 159 · Moods · David Lubar · vi 161 · Keep Your Spirits Up · David Lubar · ss 165 · Sting, Where Is Thy Death? · David Lubar · ss 171 · A Word or Two About These Stories · David Lubar · aw 183 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg 185 · Reader’s Guide · [uncredited] · ms

The Curse of the Campfire Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar (Tor/Starscape, September 2007, 978-0-7653-1807-7, $15.95, 207pp, hc, oc, cover by Bill Mayer)     Young-adult original collection of 35 horror stories, two reprints. 13 · Mr. HooHaa! · David Lubar · ss 19 · You Are What You Eat · David Lubar · ss 23 · Spin · David Lubar · ss 27 · The Tunnel of Terror · David Lubar · ss 33 · A Nice Clean Place · David Lubar · ss 37 · Tied Up · David Lubar · ss 45 · Predators · David Lubar · ss 48 · The Curse of the Campfire Weenies · David Lubar · ss 58 · Cat Napped · David Lubar · ss 61 · The Unforgiving Tree · David Lubar · ss 67 · Bobbing for Dummies · David Lubar · ss 70 · Eat a Bug · David Lubar · ss 74 · Throwaways · David Lubar · ss 77 · Touch the Bottom · David Lubar · ss 83 · The Genie of the Necklace · David Lubar · ss 92 · Alexander Watches a Play · David Lubar · ss 96 · Mrs. Barunki · David Lubar · ss 98 · Murgopana · David Lubar · ss 106 · Eat Your Veggies · David Lubar · ss 109 · Inquire Within · David Lubar · ss 115 · Three · David Lubar · ss 119 · Fat Face · David Lubar · ss 124 · The Soda Fountain · David Lubar · ss 128 · Sniffles · David Lubar · ss 134 · Sidewalk Chalk · David Lubar · ss 137 · Don’t Ever Let It Touch the Ground · David Lubar · ss 144 · Picking Up · David Lubar · ss 146 · Head of the Class · David Lubar · ss 154 · Halfway Home · David Lubar · ss 158 · Hop to It · David Lubar · ss 162 · Nothing Like a Hammock · David Lubar · ss 166 · Puncturation · David Lubar · ss 171 · The Chipper · David Lubar · ss 181 · Mug Shots · David Lubar · ss 186 · Forgotten Monsters · David Lubar · ss 189 · A Word or Two About These Stories · David Lubar · aw 201 · Reader’s Guide · [uncredited] · ms

Extremities: Stories of Death, Murder, and Revenge by David Lubar (Tor Teen, July 23, 2013, 978-0-765-33460-2, $15.99, 205pp, hc, co, cover by Patrick Knowles) 9 · Author’s Note · David Lubar · ms 11 · Running Out of Air · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #3, October 2006 25 · Split Decision · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #7, January 2008 33 · Apparent Motives · David Lubar · ss Rush Hour: Bad Boys ed. Michael Cart, Delacorte Press, 2004 47 · Feelings · David Lubar · nv 79 · Every Drop · David Lubar · ss 91 · Patterns of Fear · David Lubar · ss 109 · Free Seas · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #11, March 2009 117 · Blood Magic · David Lubar · ss 137 · A Cart Full of Junk · David Lubar · ss Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show #9, July 2008 147 · Morph · David Lubar · nv 179 · Whoodoo · David Lubar · ss 185 · The Ex-Box · David Lubar · ss Read October 22 2004 199 · Evil Twin · David Lubar · ss

In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Misadventures by David Lubar (Tor/Starscape, June 2003, 0-765-34570-6, $5.99, 240pp, tp, co, cover by Bill Mayer)     Young-adult collection of 35 stories previously collected as Kidzilla & Other Tales (1996) and The Witch’s Monkey & Other Tales (1997). Lubar adds an afterword on the inspiration for each story. 1 · Fairy in a Jar · David Lubar · ss (r) 9 · The Touch · David Lubar · ss (r) 16 · At the Wrist · David Lubar · ss (r) 23 · Crizzles · David Lubar · ss (r) 27 · Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board · David Lubar · ss (r) 36 · The Evil Tree · David Lubar · ss (r) 40 · Kidzilla · David Lubar · ss (r) 45 · Everyone’s a Winner · David Lubar · ss (r) 53 · A Little Off the Top · David Lubar · ss (r) 59 · The Slide · David Lubar · ss (r) 68 · Big Kids · David Lubar · ss (r) 75 · Your Worst Nightmare · David Lubar · ss (r) 82 · Phone Ahead · David Lubar · ss (r) 87 · Sand Sharks · David Lubar · ss (r) 93 · On the Road · David Lubar · ss (r) 98 · The Language of Beasts · David Lubar · ss (r) 104 · Class Trip · David Lubar · ss (r) 107 · Collard · David Lubar · ss (r) 117 · The Substitute · David Lubar · ss (r) 123 · The Vampire Rat · David Lubar · ss (r) 129 · Slugs · David Lubar · ss (r) 137 · Snakeland · David Lubar · ss (r) 145 · Burger and Fries · David Lubar · ss (r) 155 · Game Over · David Lubar · ss (r) 161 · Smunkies · David Lubar · ss (r) 170 · Pretty Polly · David Lubar · ss (r) 177 · Join the Party · David Lubar · ss (r) 184 · The Billion Legger · David Lubar · ss (r) 190 · The Battle-Ax · David Lubar · ss (r) 198 · In the Land of the Lawn Weenies · David Lubar · ss (r) 204 · Sunburn · David Lubar · ss (r) 210 · Thin Silk · David Lubar · ss (r) 214 · The Witch’s Monkey · David Lubar · ss (r) 222 · As You Say · David Lubar · ss (r) 226 · Hide · David Lubar · ss (r) 233 · Where Does All This Stuff Come From? · David Lubar · ss (r) 241 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

Invasion of the Road Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales by David Lubar (Tor/Starscape, September 2005, 0-765-31447-9, $16.95, 192pp, hc, oc, cover by Bill Mayer)     Young-adult original collection of 35 stories. 13 · The Last Halloween · David Lubar · ss 19 · Bed Tings · David Lubar · ss 22 · The Dead Won’t Hurt You · David Lubar · ss 28 · Copies · David Lubar · ss 32 · Shaping the Fog · David Lubar · ss 35 · Willard’s Oppositional Notebook · David Lubar · ss 39 · A Tiny Little Piece · David Lubar · ss 45 · The La Brea Toy Pits · David Lubar · ss 51 · Mr. Lambini’s Haunted House · David Lubar · ss 56 · Numbskull · David Lubar · ss 61 · A Little Night Fishing · David Lubar · ss 67 · Precious Memories · David Lubar · ss 71 · Baby Talk · David Lubar · ss 74 · Unseen · David Lubar · ss 78 · Flyers · David Lubar · ss 82 · Every Autumn · David Lubar · ss 85 · Goose Eggs · David Lubar · ss 92 · Fresh from the Garden · David Lubar · ss 97 · The Covered Bridge · David Lubar · ss 102 · Buzz Off · David Lubar · ss 107 · Just Desserts · David Lubar · ss 113 · The Whole Nine Yards · David Lubar · ss 118 · The Green Man · David Lubar · ss 125 · Dizzy Spells · David Lubar · ss 130 · The Tank · David Lubar · ss 136 · Anything You Want · David Lubar · ss 140 · Lines · David Lubar · ss 144 · Wandering Stu · David Lubar · ss 148 · Tarnation · David Lubar · ss 154 · Ten Pounds of Chocolate · David Lubar · ss 158 · The Boy Who Wouldn’t Talk · David Lubar · ss 163 · Invasion of the Road Weenies · David Lubar · ss 168 · We Interrupt This Program · David Lubar · ss 171 · The Smell of Death · David Lubar · ss 176 · The Shortcut · David Lubar · ss 183 · A Word or Two About These Stories · David Lubar · aw

Unconventional Fantasy: A Celebration of Forty Years of the World Fantasy Convention ed. Sam Lubell, Peggy Rae Sapienza, Jean Marie Ward & Bill Campbell--- see under Peggy Rae Sapienza.

Masters of Science Fiction, Vol. 21: Stanton A. Coblentz: The Pulp Perfectionist by Gregory Luce & Stanton A. Coblentz--- see under Stanton A. Coblentz.

Classic Mad Scientist Tales from the Pulps, Volume One ed. Gregory Luce (Armchair Fiction, February 16, 2026, 979-8248550692, $12.95, 216pp, tp, an, cover by Frank Kelly Freas from Science Fiction Quarterly February 1956)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Stolen Brains [Dr. Bird] · S. P. Meek · nv Astounding Stories of Super-Science October 1930 38 · Synthetic · Charles Cloukey · nv Amazing Stories May 1930 65 · The Thing in the House · H. F. Scotten · nv Weird Tales May 1929 98 · The Mongolians’ Ray · Volney G. Mathison · ss Amazing Stories June 1929 116 · The Invisible Destroyer · Lloyd Arthur Eshbach · nv Air Wonder Stories May 1930 160 · The Eternal Professors · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Amazing Stories August 1929 181 · The Wand of Creation · Stanton A. Coblentz · ss Amazing Stories August 1929 192 · Into the Valley of Death · Alfred Pringle · ss Amazing Stories February 1930

Classic “Super Scientist” Tales from the Pulps, Volume One ed. Gregory Luce (Armchair Fiction, February 13, 2026, 979-8248215997, $12.95, 216pp, tp, an, cover by Frank R. Paul from Science Wonder Stories October 1929)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Chemical Magnet · Victor Thaddeus · ss Amazing Stories August 1927 26 · The Educated Pill · Bob Olsen · nv Amazing Stories July 1928 39 · The Martian Revenge · Henrik Dahl Juve · nv Wonder Stories August 1930 89 · Remote Control · Walter Kateley · nv Amazing Stories April 1930 119 · The Automatic Apartment · Clement Fezandié · ss Amazing Stories August 1927, as by Henry Hugh Simmons 139 · Unlocking the Past · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Amazing Stories September 1928 156 · Into the Subconscious · Ray Avery Myers · nv Science Wonder Stories October 1929 188 · The Making of Misty Isle · Stanton A. Coblentz · ss Science Wonder Stories June 1929

Horror Gems, Volume One: Carl Jacobi and Others ed. Gregory J. Luce (Armchair Fiction, April 7, 2011, 978-1-61287-361-9, $12.95, 224pp, tp, an, cover by W. H. Silvey from Weird Tales May 1954)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Return of the Shoggoth · Gregory Luce · ss Cthulhu Codex #8, August 1996 22 · A Black Solitude · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Weird Tales March 1951 41 · The Murderous Steam Shovel · Allison V. Harding · ss Weird Tales November 1945 60 · Fling the Dust Aside · Seabury Quinn · ss Weird Tales November 1951 80 · Song in the Thicket · Manly Banister · nv Weird Tales May 1954 122 · The Insistent Ghost · Emil Petaja · ss Weird Tales September 1950 138 · Whisper Water · Leah Bodine Drake · ss Weird Tales May 1953 156 · Black as the Night · Alice Farnham · ss Weird Tales November 1952 176 · Dearest · H. Beam Piper · ss Weird Tales March 1951 195 · The Ebony Stick · August Derleth · ss Weird Tales September 1953 206 · The Spanish Camera · Carl Jacobi · ss Weird Tales September 1950

Horror Gems, Volume 2: Joseph Payne Brennan and Others ed. Gregory Luce (Armchair Fiction, October 2, 2011, 978-1-61287-061-8, $12.95, 200pp, tp, an, cover by Edmond Swiatek from Amazing Stories March 1949)     Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Calamander Chest · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Weird Tales January 1954 14 · The Music of Erich Zann · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The National Amateur March 1922 24 · Widow House · Gregory Luce · ss 47 · The Dwarf · Ray Bradbury · ss Fantastic January/February 1954 62 · The Chemical Vampire · Lee Francis (by Leroy Yerxa) · ss Amazing Stories March 1949 88 · Dr. Adams’ Garden of Evil · Fritz Leiber · nv Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1963 112 · Mop-Head · Leah Bodine Drake · nv Weird Tales January 1954 130 · The Ghost That Never Died · Elizabeth Sheldon · nv Weird Tales November 1931 146 · Birth of a Monster · Richard Stark · ss Super-Science Fiction August 1959 154 · Way Station · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · nv Weird Tales November 1953 181 · Victim of the Year · Robert F. Young · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination August 1962