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    War of the Words: A Sampler of SF “Pomes” from the ’30’s to the ’80’s ed. Steve Sneyd (Hilltop Press, 1990, 0-905262-03-4, £1.25, 19pp, ph, an, cover by Harry Turner)
        Collection of poetry from SF fanzines.
    • 4 · Introduction · Steve Sneyd · in
    • 5 · The Rubaiyat of a Science-Fiction Fan · Sam Youd · pm Novae Terrae December 30 1938
    • 7 · Afterword to “The Rubaiyat of a Science-Fiction Fan” · C. S. Youd · as
    • 8 · The Rubaiyat—An Exegesis · Vince Clarke · ms [Ref. Sam Youd]
    • 10 · I Don’t Particularly Want to Read It, It’s Just for the Collection · A. Vincent Clarke · pm Quandry #25, October 10 1952
    • 12 · Wordsworth Never Said It Better · Paul Enever · pm Hyphen #8, 1954
    • 13 · Fan Love · Eric Needham · pm Now and Then #3, 1955
    • 14 · When Gillings Published Stefniscope · Chuch Harris · pm Swan Song Spring 1959
    • 15 · Footnote to “When Gillings Published Stefniscope” · Chuch Harris · as
    • 16 · I Wandered Lonely as a Banth · Archie Mercer · pm The Scarr April 1964
    • 17 · “The Robot tried to love a human” · John Brunner · pm Tomorrow May Be Even Worse by John Brunner, NESFA, 1978
    • 17 · “The Spaceship with its human cargo” · John Brunner · pm Tomorrow May Be Even Worse by John Brunner, NESFA, 1978
    • 18 · The Science Fiction Junkie’s Lament · John Brunner · pm A New Settlement of Old Scores by John Brunner, NESFA, 1983
    • 19 · A Partial List of Other Notable “Pomes” · Steve Sneyd · bi






    Double Solitaire by Melinda M. Snodgrass (Bantam Spectra, April 1992, 0-553-29493-8, $5.50, 437pp, pb, n., cover by Timothy Truman) [Wild Cards] [edited by George R. R. Martin]
        Sf novel of superheroes created by an alien virus, the second actual novel in a series of shared-world books, and the first without any material written by series editor George R. R. Martin, although the book is still copyrighted in his name. Volume 10 in the series.


















    We Are the Martians: The Legacy of Nigel Kneale ed. Neil Snowdon (Electric Dreamhouse, July 2017, 978-1-786361-03-5, £25.00, 491pp, hc, oa, cover by David Chatton Barker) [Ref. Nigel Kneale]
    • vii · Obituary: Science Fiction Mourns Nigel Kneale · Tim Lucas · ob Video WatchBlog October 31 2006 [Ref. Nigel Kneale]
    • 1 · Foreword · Mark Gatiss · fw
    • 5 · Introduction · Neil Snowdon · in
    • 11 · The King of Hauntology · Mark Chadbourn · ar
    • 25 · The Literary Kneale · Tim Lucas · ar
    • 95 · The Quatermass Conception · Stephen R. Bissette · ar
      an earlier version appeared in Video Watchdog #12, July/August 1992 and Monster! August 2014.
    • 153 · A Conversation with Judith Kerr · Neil Snowdon · iv [Ref. Judith Kerr]
    • 169 · On Nigel Kneale · Ramsey Campbell · ar
    • 177 · The Quatermass Legacy: A Personal Reflection on Kneale and His Influence · David Pirie · ar
    • 187 · Creeping Unknown Pt 1: Wuthering Heights, The Crunch, Nineteen Eighty Four · Kim Newman · ar
    • 197 · Phenomena Badly Observed, and Wrongly Explained: Quatermass, the Pit, and Me · John Llewellyn Probert · ar
    • 209 · Under the Influence: Kneale’s Dramatic Legacy · Maura McHugh · ar
    • 223 · A Conversation with Joe Dante · Neil Snowdon · iv [Ref. Joe Dante]
    • 243 · Brief Encounter · Stephen Laws · ar
    • 253 · Adaptation and Anger, or: The Nigel Kneale/John Osborne Synthesis · Richard Harland Smith · ar
    • 261 · The Promised End: Nigel Kneale’s Lost Masterpiece—The Road · Jonathan Rigby · ar
    • 271 · A Conversation with Mark Gatiss · Neil Snowdon · iv [Ref. Mark Gatiss]
    • 293 · Cool the Audience, Cool the World: Media, Mind Control & the Modern Family in The Year of the Sex Olympics · Kier-La Janisse · ar
    • 309 · Pushing the Door He Unlocked: Ghostwatch and The Stone Tape · Stephen Volk · ar
    • 319 · Beasts: An Overview · Mark Morris · ar
    • 343 · “It Would Have Been Suckled, You Know”: Beasts and Baby—An Appreciation · Jeremy Dyson · ar
    • 355 · Quatermass: Rebirth & Resurrection · Jez Winship · ar
    • 397 · The Quatermass Conclusion · David Sutton · iv Fantasy Media December 1980 [Ref. Nigel Kneale]
    • 409 · Creeping Unknown Pt 2: Kinvig · Kim Newman · ar
    • 413 · In Pursuit of Unhappy Endings: Chris Burt & Herbert Wise on The Woman in Black · Tony Earnshaw · iv [Ref. Chris Burt & Herbert Wise]
    • 435 · Where’s Kneale When You Need Him? · Thana Niveau · ar
    • 451 · Creeping Unknown Pt 3: “Sharpe’s Gold” & “Ancient History” · Kim Newman · ar
    • 455 · On Wishing for a Nigel Kneale Childhood · Lynda E. Rucker · ar
    • 466 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg










    Make It Mystery: An Anthology of Short Mystery Plays by Craig Sodaro (Meriwether Publishing, September 2006, 1566081157, $19.95, 223pp, tp, oc)
    • · Introduction · Craig Sodaro · in
    • · Queen of Hearts · Craig Sodaro · pl; a historical mystery for 5 males, 6 females.
    • · Clue in the Library · Craig Sodaro · pl; a mystery-comedy for 4 males, 7 females.
    • · The Mermaid · Craig Sodaro · pl; a drama for 3 males, 4 females.
    • · A Very Cold Case · Craig Sodaro · pl; a classic detective story for 4 males, 6 females.
    • · Mystery of the Magical Forest · Craig Sodaro · pl; a mysterious folk tale for 3 male, 2 female, and one either.
    • · For Better or Worse · Craig Sodaro · pl; a drama for 2 males, 4 females.
    • · Mommy’s a Zombie! · Craig Sodaro · pl; a mystery-farce for 3 males, 8 females.
    • · The Mother Goose Mystery · Craig Sodaro · pl; a mystery-comedy for 4 males, 5 females.
    • · Case of the Dangerfield Diamond · Craig Sodaro · pl; a noir parody for 3 males, 4 females.
    • · The Little Women Mystery · Craig Sodaro · pl; a mystery-comedy for 7 females.
    • · Into Thin Heir · Craig Sodaro · pl; a classic detective story for 4 males, 5 females.
    • · Where Did Everybody Go? · Craig Sodaro · pl; a tale of suspense for 1 male, 3 females.
    • · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg





    Tangy Bonanza by Doc Solammen (Necro Publications/Bedlam Press, July 2001, 1-889186-19-8, $12.95, 191pp, tp, oc)
        Original collection of two surreal and bizarre novellas that include such things as a giant poetry-reciting penis, fat valkyries, a dead mime, a talking junkie dog, and the god of chaos. This is a signed limited edition of 300; a lettered edition of 52 ($40.00) is also available.







    Meltdown! ed. Caro Soles (Masquerade/Richard Kasak, August 1994, 1-56333-203-5, $12.95, 207pp, tp, oa, cover by Judy Simonian)
        Anthology of 13 stories of gay men’s erotic SF and dark fantasy, nine of them original, plus an excerpt from Samuel R. Delany’s new novel The Mad Man.

















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