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Deep Space ed. D. Kershaw & Ben Thomas (Black Hare Press, September 24, 2019, 978-1-925809-22-0, $22.99, 747pp, tp, oa, cover by Dawn Burdett)     Details taken from online listing. 11 · Afterglow · Jacob Baugher · nv 59 · Dreadlock · Stephen Herczeg · na 107 · Field of Quay · Shelly Jarvis · nv 155 · Echoes of Lives Gone · Carole de Monclin · na 233 · The Lucky One · Gregg Cunningham · na 283 · Truth to Power · Joel R. Hunt · nv 311 · Ride the Lightning · Joachim Heijndermans · nv 349 · Steel Thumper · Cameron Marcoux · nv 373 · The Mystery of the Missing Modules · Joshua D. Taylor · na 423 · Abduction · A. L. King · nv 449 · The Space Between Space · Raven Corinn Carluk · nv 475 · Augmetic Reality · Sam M. Phillips · nv 497 · Below the Surface · Vonnie Winslow Crist · nv 533 · Point Zero · E. L. Giles · nv 577 · Kruz · David Bowmore · nv 605 · The Bite of the Flamingo Boa · Shawn M. Klimek · nv 647 · Not My Vessel · Marcus Cook · nv 689 · Bound · Adam Bennett · nv 713 · Ascension · Umair Mirxa · nv 739 · Welcome to the Void · Zoey Xolton · pm

The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel by John Kessel (Subterranean Press, May 2022, 978-1-64524-058-7, $45.00, 582pp, hc, co)     Limited to 1000 signed, numbered, copies. Details taken from publisher website. 7 · Introduction · Kim Stanley Robinson · in 11 · Not Responsible! Park and Lock It! · John Kessel · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1981 35 · Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance · John Kessel · nv The New Space Opera 2 ed. Gardner Dozois & Jonathan Strahan, Eos, 2009 67 · Pride and Prometheus · John Kessel · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2008 105 · The Motorman’s Coat · John Kessel · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June/July 2009 117 · The Closet · John Kessel · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November/December 2010 121 · Some Like It Cold [Moment Universes] · John Kessel · ss Omni Fall 1995 135 · The Miracle of Ivar Avenue [Moment Universes] · John Kessel · nv Intersections ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner, Tor, 1996 171 · Spirit Level · John Kessel · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July/August 2020 199 · Stories for Men [Society of Cousins] · John Kessel · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2002 281 · The Pure Product · John Kessel · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1986 303 · Gulliver at Home · John Kessel · ss The Pure Product by John Kessel, Tor, 1997 317 · Buddha Nostril Bird · John Kessel · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 1990 339 · Invaders · John Kessel · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October 1990 363 · The Lecturer · John Kessel · ss Light Years and Dark ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984 373 · Buffalo · John Kessel · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1991 393 · Clean · John Kessel · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2011 415 · Another Orphan · John Kessel · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1982 463 · Consolation · John Kessel · nv Twelve Tomorrows ed. Bruce Sterling, Technology Review, Inc., 2015 483 · The Baum Plan for Financial Independence · John Kessel · ss Sci Fiction March 24 2004 499 · The Dark Ride · John Kessel · na The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2021 563 · Story Notes · John Kessel · ms

Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 ed. John Kessel & James Patrick Kelly--- see under James Patrick Kelly.

The Best of Dreams of Decadence ed. Angela Kessler (Roc, March 2003, 0-451-45918-0, $6.99, 337 + xivpp, pb, an)     Anthology of 21 vampire stories and 22 poems originally published in Dreams of Decadence. Authors include Tanith Lee, Brian Stableford, and Charlee Jacob. xi · Introduction · Angela Kessler · in 3 · Passionato · Sharon Lee · ss Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 16 · All Things Being Not Quite Equal · Diana Pharaoh Francis · ss Dreams of Decadence #3, Spring 1997 32 · Mona Lisa · Warren Lapine · ss Dreams of Decadence #5, Fall/Winter 1997 40 · Presumed Icarus · Tippi N. Blevins · ss Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 55 · After the Fire · Robin Simonds · ss Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 64 · His Essential Nature · Laura Anne Gilman · ss Dreams of Decadence #5, Fall/Winter 1997 87 · Drink the Darkness · Siobhan Burke · ss Dreams of Decadence #8, Spring 1999 103 · Colour Vision · Steven Patten · nv Dreams of Decadence #6, Spring 1998 133 · The Blood Like Wine · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss Dreams of Decadence #15, Autumn 2001 150 · Borrowed Light · Emily Gaskin · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 152 · Love Letters · Barbara Johnson-Haddad · pm Dreams of Decadence #13, Winter 2000/Spring 2001 153 · Understudy · S. L. Robinson · pm Dreams of Decadence #6, Spring 1998 154 · Ravens · Carrie Palvin · pm Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 155 · Summertime · Antonia Mitchell · pm Dreams of Decadence #15, Autumn 2001 157 · Note Found on My Door, Friday · Jeff Copenhagen · pm Dreams of Decadence #13, Winter 2000/Spring 2001 158 · Lying in the Shade · Elizabeth Fuller · pm Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 159 · Murava · Anne Sheldon · pm Dreams of Decadence #13, Winter 2000/Spring 2001 162 · Azeman · Anne Sheldon · pm Dreams of Decadence #13, Winter 2000/Spring 2001 164 · Gifts · Jude Lupinetti · pm Dreams of Decadence #3, Spring 1997 165 · Searchers in the Long Dark · Wendy Rathbone · pm Dreams of Decadence #15, Autumn 2001 167 · Lifestyles of the Undead · Angela Kessler · pm Dreams of Decadence #2, Spring/Summer 1996 168 · Immortality · Lida Broadhurst · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 169 · She Dreams in Color · Ann K. Schwader · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 170 · Pomegranate Winter · Ann K. Schwader · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 171 · Supplication · Dawn R. Cotter · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 173 · How to Write a Poem · Lawrence Schimel · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 174 · Good News · Karen R. Porter · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 175 · The Romantic Age · Mike Allen · pm Dreams of Decadence #2, Spring/Summer 1996 176 · Vampire Standards · Uncle River · pm Dreams of Decadence #12, Autumn 2000 178 · In Black · Laurel Robertson · pm Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 179 · To See You Again · Laurel Robertson · pm Dreams of Decadence #3, Spring 1997 181 · Soliloquy · Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg · ss Dreams of Decadence #10, Spring 2000 187 · Deathlovers · Angelique de Terre · ss Dreams of Decadence #5, Fall/Winter 1997 196 · Vermilia · Tanith Lee · ss Dreams of Decadence #9, Fall 1999 211 · In the Market for Souls · Mike Watt · ss Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 224 · Irish Blood · Lyda Morehouse · vi Dreams of Decadence #4, Summer 1997 227 · The Note Beside the Body · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 232 · Feeding the Mouth That Bites Us · L. Jagi Lamplighter · ss Dreams of Decadence #7, Summer 1998 249 · Emptiness · Brian Stableford · nv Dreams of Decadence #13, Winter 2000/Spring 2001 originally published in French (“Le Vide”, De Sang d’Encre ed. Lea Silhol, 1999). 267 · Home Visitor · Ann K. Schwader · ss Dreams of Decadence #6, Spring 1998 276 · A Dance with Darkness · Josepha Sherman · ss Dreams of Decadence #11, Summer 2000 295 · The Sun Knows My Name · Vickie T. Shouse · ss Dreams of Decadence #9, Fall 1999 308 · Under the Tangible Myrrh of the Resonant Stars · Charlee Jacob · ss Dreams of Decadence #1, Fall/Winter 1995 326 · Contributors’ Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Once Upon a Time: A Treasury of Modern Fairy Tales ed. Risa Kessler & Lester del Rey--- see under Lester del Rey.

25 And Under Fiction ed. Susan Ketchin & Neil Giordano (W.W. Norton & Company, May 1997, 0-393-31610-6, $12.00, 227pp, tp, an)     Contents from Amazon.com. · Introduction · Robert Coles · in (r) · The Dog Lover · Jason Brown · ss (r) · Park Bench · Judy Budnitz · ss (r) · This Is Not a Joke Like Vietnam · Aaron Cohen · ss (r) · Naming the Baby · Lucy Hochman · ss (r) · Untitled · Adam Plantinga · ss (r) · Indian Summer Sunday · Creston Lea · ss (r) · Borges Rides the Cyclone · Dan O’Brien · ss (r) · Geese · Z Z Packer · ss (r) · Flamingo · Benjamin Peskoe · ss (r) · Manna Walking · Dawn Karima Pettigrew · ss (r) · Like a Crossing Guard · Howie Axelrod · ss (r) · Waiting Game · Marie Argeris · ss (r) · White Flight · Tim Vanech · ss (r) · Asylum · Patrick Yachimski · ss DoubleTake Fall 1995 · Animal Stories · Jason Brown · ss (r) · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Closing Time and Other Stories by Jack Ketchum (Gauntlet Press, January 2007, 978-1-887368-90-2, $40.00, 255pp, hc, co, cover by Harry O. Morris)     Details taken from online listing. · Returns · Jack Ketchum · ss Right to Life by Jack Ketchum, Gauntlet Press, 2002 · Closing Time · Jack Ketchum · na Peaceable Kingdom by Jack Ketchum, Subterranean Press, 2003 · Damned if You Do · Jack Ketchum · ss Damned: An Anthology of the Lost ed. David G. Barnett, Necro Publications, 2004 · Lighten Up · Jack Ketchum · ss Outsiders ed. Nancy Holder & Nancy Kilpatrick, Roc, 2005 · Do You Love Your Wife? · Jack Ketchum · ss The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum, Leisure, 2005 · Elusive · Jack Ketchum · ss Midnight Premiere ed. Tom Piccirilli, Cemetery Dance, 2007 · Monster · Jack Ketchum · ss Horror World (online) November 2005 · Hotline · Jack Ketchum · ss · Brave Girl · Jack Ketchum · ss Right to Life by Jack Ketchum, Gauntlet Press, 2002 · Station Two · Jack Ketchum · ss Camelot Books, 2002 · Those Rockports Won’t Get You to Heaven · Jack Ketchum · ss · Papa · Jack Ketchum · ss Absinthe, Bloodletting Press, 2006 · Honor System · Jack Ketchum · ss Cemetery Dance Publications, 2003 · Seascape · Jack Ketchum · ss Insidious Reflections #5, Winter 2006 · Olivia · Jack Ketchum · ss World Horror Convention 2005 Program Book ed. Kris Dikeman, 2005 · Consensual · Jack Ketchum · ss · The Fountain · Jack Ketchum · ss The Fountain/The Piece of Paper, Gauntlet Press, 2004 · At Home with the VCR · Jack Ketchum · ss Camelot Books, 1999 · Snarl, Hiss, Spit, Stalk · Jack Ketchum · ss Dead Cats Bouncing ed. Gerard Houarner & GAK, Bedlam Press, 2002

Peaceable Kingdom by Jack Ketchum (Subterranean Press, April 2003, 978-1-931081-68-9, $40.00, 400pp, hc, co, cover by Neal McPheeters)     Limited to 600 numbered copies and 26 lettered copies signed by Jack Ketchum. Details taken from online listing. 7 · Introduction · Jack Ketchum · in 11 · The Rifle · Jack Ketchum · ss Cemetery Dance #22, Winter 1995 23 · The Box · Jack Ketchum · ss Cemetery Dance #20, Spring 1994 35 · Mail Order · Jack Ketchum · ss Voices from the Night ed. John Maclay, Maclay & Associates, 1994 47 · Luck · Jack Ketchum · ss Skull Full of Spurs: A Roundup of Weird Westerns ed. Jason Bovberg & Kirk Whitham, Dark Highway Press, 2000 57 · The Haunt · Jack Ketchum · ss Cemetery Dance #34, 2001 69 · Megan’s Law · Jack Ketchum · ss Subterranean Gallery ed. Richard T. Chizmar & William K. Schafer, Subterranean Press, 1999 79 · If Memory Serves · Jack Ketchum · ss Darkside ed. John C. Pelan, Darkside Press, 1996 91 · Father and Son · Jack Ketchum · ss Camelot Books, 2000 97 · The Business · Jack Ketchum · ss Murder for Mother ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Signet, 1994 107 · Mother and Daughter · Jack Ketchum · ss The Spook #2, August 2001 117 · When the Penny Drops · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 129 · Rabid Squirrels in Love · Jack Ketchum · ss Cemetery Dance #26, Spring 1997 137 · Sundays · Jack Ketchum · ss Necon20 Convention Book, 2000 147 · Twins · Jack Ketchum · ss 161 · Amid the Walking Wounded · Jack Ketchum · ss The UFO Files ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1998 175 · The Great San Diego Sleazy Bimbo Massacre · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 193 · The Holding Cell · Jack Ketchum · ss Bizarre Bazaar #2, March 1993 205 · The Work · Jack Ketchum · ss Funeral Party II ed. Shade Rupe, Rude Shape Books, 1997 215 · The Best · Jack Ketchum · ss Bad News ed. Richard Laymon, Cemetery Dance, 2000 219 · Redemption · Jack Ketchum · ss Night Screams ed. Ed Gorman & Martin H. Greenberg, Roc, 1996 231 · The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 243 · Chain Letter · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 251 · Forever · Jack Ketchum · ss Imagination Fully Dilated, Volume 2 ed. Elizabeth Engstrom, IFD Publishing, 2000 265 · Gone · Jack Ketchum · ss October Dreams ed. Richard Chizmar & Robert Morrish, Cemetery Dance, 2000 271 · Closing Time · Jack Ketchum · na 315 · The Rose · Jack Ketchum · ss Deadly After Dark ed. Jeff Gelb & Michael Garrett, Pocket, 1994 327 · The Turning · Jack Ketchum · ss Vampire Detectives ed. Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1995 333 · To Suit the Crime · Jack Ketchum · ss Bizarre Sex and Other Crimes of Passion #1, 1992 341 · Lines: or Like Franco, Elvis Is Still Dead · Jack Ketchum · ss 349 · The Visitor · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 355 · Snakes · Jack Ketchum · ss Fear Itself ed. Jeff Gelb, Warner, 1995 373 · Firedance · Jack Ketchum · nv Imagination Fully Dilated ed. Alan M. Clark & Elizabeth Engstrom, Cemetery Dance, 1998 · Afterword · Jack Ketchum · aw

Right to Life: A Novella and Two Stories by Jack Ketchum (Edge Books, 2002, 1-887368-56-6, $16.95, 158pp, tp, co, cover by Neal McPheeters)     Details taken from online listing. 7 · Right to Life · Jack Ketchum · na Cemetery Dance Publications, 1999 143 · Brave Girl · Jack Ketchum · ss 153 · Returns · Jack Ketchum · ss

Temporary Walls: An Anthology of Moral Fantasy ed. Greg Ketter & Robert T. Garcia (DreamHaven/1993 World Fantasy Convention, October 1993, 0-9630944-4-0, $15.95, 75pp, hc, oa, cover by Thomas Canty)     Original anthology of six stories “inspired by John Gardner’s On Moral Fiction,” with an introduction by the editors. This is the 1993 World Fantasy Convention Souvenir book. i · Introduction · Robert T. Garcia & Greg Ketter · in 1 · The High Ground · Kathe Koja & Barry N. Malzberg · ss 14 · Dream Harder, Dream True [Newford] · Charles de Lint · ss 24 · Dateline: Colonus · John M. Ford · ss 40 · Woman with Child · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 47 · Choices · Mary Frances Zambreno · ss 60 · The Stranger · Patricia McKillip · ss

The Broken Fang and Other Experiences of a Specialist in Spooks by Uel Key (Hodder & Stoughton, 1920, 7/6d, vii+303pp, hc, co) [Prof. Arnold Rhymer]     Stories of occult detection. It is frequently claimed that these stories first appeared in the UK version of Pearson’s Magazine in 1917 and 1918 but this is demonstrably not the case and no prior publication has yet been located. 1 · The Broken Fang [Prof. Arnold Rhymer] · Uel Key · na 74 · The Shrouded Dome [Prof. Arnold Rhymer] · Uel Key · na 141 · A Post-Mortem Reversed [Prof. Arnold Rhymer] · Uel Key · nv 167 · A Sprig of Sweet Briar [Prof. Arnold Rhymer] · Uel Key · na 256 · A Prehistoric Vendetta [Prof. Arnold Rhymer] · Uel Key · na