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Book of Mini-Sagas ed. Brian Aldiss, uncredited (Alan Sutton, 1985, 0-86299-269-9, £3.95, 256pp, tp, cover by Richard Sawers)     Anthology of 220 original 50-word “mini sagas” submitted to the Telegraph Sunday Magazine competition. Only selected contents listed. 7 · Introduction · Brian Aldiss · in _7 · untitled (“Ours is a century which”) · Brian Aldiss · ms _8 · Happiness and Suffering · Brian Aldiss · vi Telegraph Sunday Magazine April 25 1982 _10 · Domestic Catastrophe · Brian Aldiss · vi 15 · To Be Careful, To Be Caring · James Cawthorn · vi 17 · Care in the Community of Men and Birds · Maggie Gee · vi 21 · Will He Escape True Love? · P. J. Kavanagh · vi 56 · So Passes an Ancient and Powerful Dynasty · [uncredited] · vi 61 · The Nihilist’s Double Vision · Martin Amis · vi 65 · Another Story on the Theme of the Last Man on Earth · Brian Aldiss · vi 95 · Easter, Bloody Easter · Magnus Magnusson · vi 111 · Every Night Our Ancestors Slept in Fear of Monsters · Ian McEwan · vi 129 · The Involuntary Voyage and Tragic Emulsification of an Edwardian Country Woman · Frank Muir · vi 141 · A Happening from the Past · H.R.H. the Princess Margaret · vi 146 · Greatest Saga of All Time (Soon to Be a Multi-Million Dollar Motion Picture) Here Mini-Mised Into Fifty Words · C. C. Shackleton · vi 154 · Watson’s Fatal Blunder, or, Professor Moriarty Returns from Reichenbach but Is Outfaced by Sherlock Holmes · James Cawthorn · vi 155 · Comeuppance: A Strange Tale of Death in the Dukeries · Frank Muir · vi 157 · Crime in the City · Frederick Forsyth · vi 159 · Prometheus Revisited—or the “Atlas Switch” · Reggie Bosanquet · vi 163 · A Satisfied Customer · Joanna Lumley · vi 164 · Possessed by Love · Brian Aldiss · vi 168 · The Woodlanders: Consequences, or, an Everyday Story of Hardy Folk · Margaret Manson · vi 177 · The Eighth Night · Hammond Innes · vi 183 · You Have to Live Near the Ground · Laurie Lee · vi 209 · Two Sides to Every Story · T. K. Dawber · vi 248 · The Thing from Double-Space, or, It Bred Between the Lines · James Cawthorn · vi

Book of Mini-Sagas II ed. Brian Aldiss, uncredited (Alan Sutton, 1988, 0-86299-486-1, £3.95, 254pp, tp, cover by Richard Sawers)     Anthology of 220 original 50-word “mini sagas” submitted to the Telegraph Sunday Magazine competition. Only selected contents listed. 5 · Preface · Brian Aldiss · pr _5 · The Hero · Brian Aldiss · vi 9 · Introduction · Felicity Lawrence, Brian Redhead, Heidi Thomas, Alan Coren & Pat Garratt · in 21 · The Hero · Brian Aldiss · vi 22 · Who Dares Wins · Rev. N. M. Cooper · vi 39 · Saturday Shopping · Diana Rigg · vi 93 · Hess · Brian Aldiss · vi 103 · Worth the Wait · Ivor Cutler · vi 142 · Out of the Mouths of Babes? · Kathryn Clarke · vi 214 · Smile Though Your Art Is Faking · Heidi Thomas · vi 223 · Gone to Hell—Back Shortly · Brian Redhead · vi 227 · Wordsworth Hallucinates · Brian Aldiss · vi

A Book of Mystic-Humorous Stories (Haldeman-Julius Company, 192?, 1159, 64pp, ph) 5 · May Day Eve · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 38 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss One of Cleopatra’s Nights by Théophile Gautier, B. Worthington, 1882 translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 56 · The Carnival of Love · Guy de Maupassant (error, actually by Léopold von Sacher-Masoch) · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the German (“Karnevale der Liebe”, Die Messalinen Wiens, Ernst Julius Günther, 1873).

A Book of Queer Stories (University of London Press, 1950, 157pp, pb) 9 · The Judgment of Paris · Leonard Merrick · ss The Story-teller August 1908 21 · The Truth About Pyecraft · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine April 1903 36 · The Goblin’s Collection · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Westminster Gazette October 5 1912 46 · The Awful Reason of the Vicar’s Visit [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Harper’s Weekly May 28 1904 (+1) 71 · Roads of Destiny · O. Henry · nv Ainslee’s Magazine April 1903 102 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 - March 1 1891 144 · A Large Diamond [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Britannia and Eve March 1931

The Book of Time ed. Fender Tucker, uncredited (Ramble House, February 23, 2011, 978-1-60543-535-0, $30.00, 172pp, hc)     Details taken from online listing. · 12:01 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1973 · 12:02 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2011 · Nebogipfel at the End of Time · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Heavy Metal September 1978 · The Chronic Argonauts [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · nv Science Schools Journal April 1888 (+2) · The Grey Man [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · ex from “The Time Machine”, The New Review January 1895 (+4); extract from the fifth part of The Time Machine that was omitted from the book versions. · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, 1895

The Book of Time ed. Fender Tucker, uncredited (Surinam Turtle Press, 2014, 978-1-60543-534-3, 187pp, tp, cover by Gavin L. O’Keefe)     Revised edition (Ramble House, 2011) which adds Lupoff’s “12:03 P.M.” to the contents of the original edition. Details supplied by Denny Lien. vi · Preface · [uncredited] · pr 2011 vii · Introduction · Fender Tucker · in 2011 1 · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, 1895 85 · Nebogipfel at the End of Time · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Heavy Metal September 1978 97 · The Grey Man [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · ex from “The Time Machine”, The New Review January 1895 (+4); extract from the fifth part of The Time Machine that was omitted from the book versions. 105 · The Chronic Argonauts [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · nv Science Schools Journal April 1888 (+2) 129 · 12:01 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1973 145 · 12:02 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2011 159 · 12:03 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2012

Book of a Thousand Thrills: All-Star Stories of Mystery, Crime and Romance (Allied Newspapers, Ltd., 193?, 1023pp, hc) 19 · The Lady Who Loved a King · Ruby M. Ayres · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #146, May 1924 35 · The Troubles of an Old Ship-Mate · Cameron Blake · ss (r) 45 · The Irishman Olsabuk · Cameron Blake · ss (r) 55 · The Ordeal by Water · Victor Bridges · ss (r) 71 · Full-Back for England · Victor Bridges · ss The Red Magazine May 1 1911 87 · The Nadir Bandar · Victor Bridges · ss The Red Magazine January 1 1912 109 · The Wind in the Portico [The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine March 1928 134 · Sing a Song of Sixpence [Edward Leithen; The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine February 1928 149 · The Humbling of Ai Poy and Ai Soo · Reginald Campbell · ss (r) 158 · Even Justice · Reginald Campbell · ss Everybody’s March 1928 169 · The Million Pound Day [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na The Thriller #122, June 6 1931, as “Black Face” 228 · The Blind Spot [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss Empire News November 13 1932, as “The Stolen Formulas” 245 · The Earl, the Warder and the Wayward Heiress · Joseph S. Fletcher · nv The Secret of the Barbican by J. S. Fletcher, Hodder & Stoughton, 1924 267 · Extra-Judicial · Joseph S. Fletcher · nv The Red Magazine August 2 1915 291 · The Apparition of Burling Court [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine March 1923 319 · The Case of the White Footprints [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Dr. Thorndyke’s Case-Book by R. Austin Freeman, Hodder & Stoughton, 1923 353 · The Death of Signor Lotto · George Goodchild · ss (r) 365 · Séance · George Goodchild · ss (r) 376 · A Microbe Murder · George Goodchild · ss (r) 393 · Set to Partners · Ian Hay · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine September 1922 413 · He Hadn’t the Nerve · James Hilton · nv Pearson’s Magazine September 1931 437 · Death at the Seventh Hole · Gavin Holt · ss (r) 451 · The Man in the Boat [Derek Trent] · Gavin Holt · ss Flynn’s May 30 1925, as by Charles Rodda 464 · Láulee · Gavin Holt · ss (r) 475 · Black Magic [Sebastian Quin] · Sydney Horler · ss The Screaming Skull and Other Stories by Sydney Horler, Hodder, 1930 492 · The Curious Episode of the Swearing Ghost [Dr. Paul Vivanti] · Sydney Horler · ss The Worst Man in the World by Sydney Horler, Hodder, 1929 509 · The Secret of a Hushed-Up Affair · William Le Queux · ss (r) 529 · The Secret of the Missing Bride · William Le Queux · ss (r) 547 · Mr. (and Mrs.) Mystery · Denis Mackail · ss The London Magazine May 1928 563 · The Chink in Miss Flamborough’s Armour · Denis Mackail · ss The London Magazine August 1929 583 · The House of Terror · A. E. W. Mason · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 22 1909 607 · The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel [Insp. Gabriel Hanaud; Mr. Ricardo] · A. E. W. Mason · na Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #57, December 1916 657 · The Indiscretion of Letty Shaw [Peter Ruff] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1909 675 · The Little Marquis [Sir Jasper Slane] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · nv Collier’s May 25 1929 696 · Neap-Tide Madness [Sir Jasper Slane] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Collier’s August 24 1929, as “The Siren of the Marsh” 719 · The Fenchurch Street Mystery [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Emmuska Orczy · ss The Royal Magazine May 1901 735 · An Unparalleled Outrage [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Emmuska Orczy · nv (r) 759 · The Retirement of Mr. Gregory · Margaret Pedler · ss (r) 773 · Peacock House · Eden Phillpotts · nv Peacock House and Other Mysteries by Eden Phillpotts, Hutchinson, 1926 807 · The Green Death · “Sapper” · nv The Strand Magazine August 1920 (+1), as by H. C. McNeile 837 · The Haunting of Jack Burnham · “Sapper” · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1925 857 · Absolutely Elsewhere [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Strand Magazine February 1934 875 · Jungle Whispers · Seamark · nv Action Stories June 1922 896 · On the Trap-Hatch · Seamark · ss Pan: The Fiction Magazine August 1923, as by Austin J. Small 914 · Bojun the Mad · Seamark · ss Pan: The Fiction Magazine June 1923, as by Austin J. Small 929 · The Magic of Fear [Sanders of the River] · Edgar Wallace · ss Everybody’s December 1925 952 · The Man Who Sang in Church [The Just Men] · Edgar Wallace · ss The 20-Story Magazine #63, September 1927 966 · The Poetical Policeman [J. G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine November 1924, as “The Strange Case of the Night Watchman” 985 · The Pigeon Man · Valentine Williams · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1927 1006 · The Alibi · Valentine Williams · ss The London Magazine January 1927

Born with the Dead/The Saliva Tree (Tor, December 1988, 0-812-55952-5, $2.95, 96 + 87pp, pb)     Anthology of two novellas which both won the Nebula Award. Bound back-to-back a la the old Ace doubles. Tor Double #2. 1 · Born with the Dead [Born with the Dead] · Robert Silverberg · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1974 1 · The Saliva Tree · Brian W. Aldiss · na The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1965

The Boys’ Life Book of Mystery Stories (Random House, 1963, 185pp, hc) 3 · Peril in the Gorge · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life October 1961 25 · The Whirlpool · Rob White · ss Boys’ Life September 1950 44 · Secret of the Guadalupes · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss Boys’ Life September 1955 65 · Chinatown Wise Guy · Jack LeBrun · ss Boys’ Life October 1950 83 · Sure Enough · Marvin L. De Vries · ss Boys’ Life October 1951 101 · The Wailing Waters · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life February 1960 120 · Ghost of Lost Canyon · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss Boys’ Life February 1953 137 · The Airtight Case · Paschal N. Strong · ss Boys’ Life August 1953 155 · The Phantom Moth · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life August 1954 163 · Private Eye, Yi, Yi! · Andrew Hall · ss Boys’ Life December 1953

The Boys’ Life Book of Outer Space Stories (Random House, 1964, $1.95, 182pp, hc, cover by Harry Kane)     SF anthology. 3 · The Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1949 25 · A New Game · A. M. Lightner · nv Boys’ Life August 1959 54 · Tiger by the Tail · Gene L. Henderson · ss Boys’ Life November 1961 67 · The Smallest Moon · Don Wilcox · nv Boys’ Life October 1957 90 · Space Lane Cadet · William F. Hallstead, III · ss Boys’ Life May 1957 106 · Load of Trouble · Edward W. Wood · ss Boys’ Life November 1956 122 · Best Friend · A. M. Lightner · ss Boys’ Life April 1961 141 · The Terrible Intruders · James V. Hinrichs · ss Boys’ Life May 1960 147 · The Samaritan · Richard Harper · ss Boys’ Life February 1963 166 · Quads from Vars · William W. Greer · ss Boys’ Life December 1957

Breakdowns (Pocket, May 2005, 1-4165-0326-9, $7.99, 308pp, pb) [Star Trek]     Anthology of four stories in the “Star Trek: S.C.E.” series, all originally published online. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. 1 · Home Fires [Star Trek] · Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore · na Pocket Books eBook, 2003 87 · Age of Unreason [Star Trek] · Scott Ciencin · na Pocket Books eBook, 2003 141 · Balance of Nature [Star Trek] · Heather Jarman · na Pocket Books eBook, 2003 245 · Breakdowns [Star Trek] · Keith R. A. DeCandido · na Pocket Books eBook, 2003 305 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 2005

Breezy Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 1930, 188pp, hc, cover: [men servicing float plane] by A. Chidley)     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle. fps. · [frontispiece] · A. Chidley · fp 9 · Vic Vernon Victor · Eric Wood · nv 30 · The Floating Clues · A. W. Seymour · nv Stories for Boys 1930 52 · The Ghost Bell · R. A. Moss · ss; illustrated by F. C. Nicholson 62 · Jimson Jumps · G. Cook · ss 73 · Joysticks for Two · Gordon Fletcher · ss 81 · Ben’s Motor Boat Prank · Bertha Leonard · ss; illustrated by F. C. Nicholson 86 · The Winning Whine · Arthur Groom · ss; illustrated by F. C. Nicholson 93 · Rescue by Radio · A. W. Seymour · ss Stories for Boys 1930 101 · Ken’s Cave Corps · Bertha Leonard · ss 107 · Spanny-Ally · A. W. Seymour · ss 114 · The Clue of the Red Finger · C. J. Matson · ss 123 · Mystery House · John Hunter · ss 133 · Bunny Watson’s Burglar Trap · A. W. Seymour · ss 142 · Oh, Very Fishy · Anthony Bluett · ss 150 · Five Golden Guineas · D. H. Parry · ss; illustrated by F. C. Nicholson 164 · The Brigands of Mentazo · May Wynne · ss 177 · Untrodden Ways · May Wynne · ss