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Journeys in Science Fiction ed. Lilian M. Popp & Richard L. Loughlin--- see under Richard L. Loughlin.

The Mirror and Other Strange Reflections by Arthur Porges (Ash-Tree Press, November 2002, 1-55310-044-1, C$59.00, xiii+175pp, hc, co, cover by Paul Lowe) [edited by Mike Ashley]     Collection of twenty-eight tales, ranging from the whimsical to the horrifying, edited by Mike Ashley. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $45.00 and in the UK for £28.00. vii · Preface · Mike Ashley · pr xi · Introduction · Arthur Porges · in 3 · The Mirror · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1966 10 · What Crouches in the Deep · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic March 1959 21 · Solomon’s Demon · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1961 30 · Swamp Demon · Arthur Porges · ss 36 · The Shadowsmith · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Science Fiction Stories September 1960 44 · Brilliant Career · Arthur Porges · ss Argosy (UK) November 1961 52 · The Shakespeare Manuscript · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic August 1959 57 · $1.98 · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1954 61 · The Other Side · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination February 1961 68 · In the Tomb · Arthur Porges · ss London Mystery Selection #44, March 1960 74 · Puddle · Arthur Porges · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1972 78 · The Fanatical Ford · Arthur Porges · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1960 84 · The Grom · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1954 90 · The Second Debut · Arthur Porges · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1968 96 · The Moths · Arthur Porges · ss Amazing Stories December 1964 101 · The Man Who Wouldn’t Eat · Arthur Porges · ss Cold Fear ed. Hugh Lamb, W.H. Allen, 1977 109 · The Fanatic · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination December 1964 116 · Nightquake · Arthur Porges · ss Fear! May 1960, as by Pat Rogers 121 · Josephus · Arthur Porges · ss Fear! May 1960 126 · Mystery and Magic on the Steppe · Arthur Porges · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1990 133 · The Lonesome Game · Arthur Porges · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1968 137 · The Forerunner · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic July 1959 143 · Modelled in Clay · Arthur Porges · ss Man to Man August/September 1950 147 · Words and Music · Arthur Porges · ss If September 1960 152 · The Radio · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic, Stories of Imagination December 1960, as by Peter Arthur 156 · Two Lunchdates with Destiny · Arthur Porges · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1990 161 · 3rd Sister · Arthur Porges · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination January 1963 166 · The Tidings · Arthur Porges · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1955 173 · Acknowledgments and Credits · Mike Ashley · ms

Next ed. Robert Porteous & Simon Petrie (CSFG Publishing, April 2013, 978-0-9775192-4-8, A$24.95, 296pp, tp, oa, cover by Shauna O’Meara)     Details taken from online listing. · The Ninety Two · Claire McKenna · ss · Imported Goods—Aisle Nine · David Versace · ss · Of Starfish Tides · Suzanne J. Willis · ss · Almost Beautiful · Angela Rega · ss · On the Wall · Nicky Rowlands · ss · Wooden Heart · Tracie McBride · ss · Cause and Effect · Martin Livings · ss · Next Cried the Faun · Edwina Harvey · ss · The Electrician and the Circus · Steve Simpson · ss · The Dream Tracker · Shauna O’Meara · ss · A Dream of Something More · Robert Phillips · ss · Those Days · Daniel Simpson · ss · Vandiemensland · Ian McHugh · ss · Someone’s Daughter · Gillian Polack · ss · A Little Warning · Leife Shallcross · ss · Ned Kelly and the Zombies · Craig Cormick · ss · The Cat and the Zombies · Chris McGrane · ss · The Room · Catherine Whittle · ss · Casino Five · Helen Stubbs · ss · The Wild Hunt · Richard L. Lagarto · ss · Animal the Colour of Waiting · Adam Browne · ss · The Midway Hotel · Kris Ashton · ss · When Money Talks · Ross C. Hamilton · ss · Phoenix Down · Elizabeth Fitzgerald · ss · Gambler’s Blues · David Coleman · ss · Hell Is Where the Heart Is · Janeen Webb · ss · Stories in the Square · Daniel Baker · ss · Girl Finds Key · Chris Large · ss · Quantum Echoes · Alan Baxter · ss · Here’s Glory for You · Richard Harland · ss

Experiment Perilous ed. Andrew I. Porter--- see under Anon..

Exploring Cordwainer Smith ed. Andrew I. Porter--- see under Anon..

The Sleuth of St. James’s Square by Melville Davisson Post (D. Appleton and Company, October 15, 1920, 338pp, hc, co) [Sir Henry Marquis] 1 · The Thing on the Hearth [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Red Book Magazine May 1919 23 · The Reward [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 15 1919, as “Five Thousand Dollars Reward” 46 · The Lost Lady [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss McCall’s June 1920 70 · The Cambered Foot [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Ladies’ Home Journal November 1916, as “The Man from America” 90 · The Man in the Green Hat [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Saturday Evening Post February 27 1915 101 · The Wrong Sign [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · nv expanded from “The Witness of the Earth” (Hearst’s Magazine, April 1916). 130 · The Fortune Teller [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss revised from the original story (Red Book August 1918) which featured Uncle Abner as the protagonist. 150 · The Hole in the Mahogany Panel [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss revised from the original story (Ladies’ Home Journal April 1916) which featured Uncle Abner as the protagonist. 171 · The End of the Road [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss 193 · The Last Adventure [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss 213 · American Horses [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Saturday Evening Post December 23 1916 235 · The Spread Rails [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Hearst’s Magazine January 1916 260 · The Pumpkin Coach [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Hearst’s Magazine October 1916 282 · The Yellow Flower [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Pictorial Review October 1919 301 · A Satire of the Sea [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Hearst’s Magazine February 1918 317 · The House by the Loch [Sir Henry Marquis] · Melville Davisson Post · ss Hearst’s Magazine May 1920

The Frozen Planet and 4 Other SF Novellas ed. Samuel H. Post--- see under Anon..

The 6 Fingers of Time and 5 Other Science Fiction Novelets ed. Samuel H. Post--- see under Anon..

Somebody at the Door by Raymond Postgate (Michael Joseph, 1943, hc, n.) [Inspector Holly]

Somebody at the Door by Raymond Postgate (The British Library, September 14, 2017, 978-0-7123-5235-2, £8.99, 288pp, tp, no) [Inspector Holly; British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Michael Joseph 1943) mystery novel.

Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate (Collins, 1940, hc, n.)

Verdict of Twelve by Raymond Postgate (The British Library, January 2017, 978-0-7123-5674-9, £8.99, 256pp, tp, no) [British Library Crime Classics]     Reprint (Collins 1940) mystery novel.

Detective Stories of To-Day ed. Raymond Postgate (Faber and Faber, July 1940, 8/6d, 539pp, hc, an) 9 · It Didn’t Work Out · Margery Allingham · nv The Daily Mail May 18 1936 - May 22 1936 51 · Me ne Frego · Francis Beeding · ss 67 · The Sweet Shot [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine March 1937 88 · The Wrong Jar [Roger Sheringham] · Anthony Berkeley · nv Detective Stories of Today ed. Raymond Postgate, 1940 119 · Mr. Flexman’s Boast · Belton Cobb · ss 131 · In a Telephone Cabinet [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & Margaret I. Cole · nv Superintendent Wilson’s Holiday by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1928 169 · The Hunt Ball [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss Holly Leaves November 21 1937 189 · A Thousand Pounds · Winifred Duke · nv 218 · After Death the Deluge · Elizabeth Ferrars · ss The 20-Story Magazine #220, October 1940 250 · The Box of Coins · Mary Fitt · nv 275 · The Case of Oscar Brodski [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1910 344 · End of a Judge · Milward Kennedy · nv 370 · The Night Call · Richard Keverne · ss The Tatler January 9 1935 383 · Quietly…Comfortably · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv Harper’s Bazaar April 1930 410 · Daisy Bell · Gladys Mitchell · nv 432 · The Double Six Domino · E. R. Punshon · nv 455 · The Narrow Way · R. Ellis Roberts · ss The Other End by R. Ellis Roberts, Palmer, 1923 479 · The Inspiration of Mr. Budd · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Detective Story Magazine November 21 1925, as “Mr. Budd’s Inspiration” 499 · The Gilded Pupil · Ethel Lina White · nv 522 · The Boat Race Murder · David Winser · ss

Voyages Into Darkness ed. Gary S. Potter--- see under Anon..

Beyond Time and Space ed. Robert R. Potter (Globe Book Company, 1978, 0-87065-155-2, 216pp, tp, an)     Textbook with an introduction to each story and a Word Warm-up. Each story followed by “Checking your understanding…,…And making inferences,” “Building your vocabulary,” and “Thinking it through.” · Plunging In 1 · Prolog · John P. McKnight · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1951 9 · Appointment at Noon · Eric Frank Russell · ss Amazing Stories March 1954 17 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951 25 · Mr. Lupescu · Anthony Boucher · ss Weird Tales September 1945 35 · Test · Theodore L. Thomas · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1962 45 · The Oval Portrait · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1842, as “Life in Death” 53 · The Perfect Woman · Robert Sheckley · vi Amazing Stories December 1953/January 1954 · Rolling Ahead 63 · The Mathematicians · Arthur Feldman · vi Amazing Stories October/November 1953 71 · Mrs. Hinck · Miriam Allen deFord · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1954 85 · The Flatwoods Monster · Frank Edwards · ar (r) 93 · The Mansion of Forgetfulness · Don Mark Lemon · ss The Black Cat April 1907 101 · Who’s Cribbing? · Jack Lewis · ss Startling Stories January 1953 113 · In Our Block · R. A. Lafferty · ss If July 1965 125 · The Room · Ray Russell · ss Playboy February 1961 133 · So You Too Can Write Sci-Fi? · K. Ripke, L. Leigh & T. Bruey · ms (r); exercise based on Fred Brown’s “The last man on Earth sat alone in a room. There was a knock at the door…” Three individuals write their solution to the premise. · Reaching Outward 145 · Examination Day · Henry Slesar · ss Playboy February 1958 155 · The King of the Beasts · Philip José Farmer · vi Galaxy Magazine June 1964 161 · Something Green · Fredric Brown · ss Space on My Hands by Fredric Brown, Shasta, 1951 177 · The Gift · Ray Bradbury · vi Esquire December 1952 185 · The One Who Waits · Ray Bradbury · ss The Arkham Sampler Summer 1949 199 · Finis · Frank Lillie Pollock · ss The Argosy June 1906

Tales of Mystery and the Unknown ed. Robert Potter (Globe Book Company, 1976, 0-87065-276-1, x+214pp, hc, an)     Textbook, all stories abridged. · A Warning, a Promise · Robert Potter · in 1 · Man with a Problem · Donald Honig · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1958, as by Donald Martin 13 · Letter to the Editor · Morris Hershman · ss Detective Story Magazine September 1953 23 · The Strange Guests · Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, uncredited · ss American Antiquities and Discoveries in the West ed. Josiah Priest, 1833, as “The Two Ghosts, or Hospitality Rewarded”; given as “an Indian Legend”. 35 · The Provencal Tale · Ann Radcliffe · ss (r) 45 · The Gods’ Gift to Chang Fu-Yen · [uncredited] · ss (r) translated from the Chinese (c. 500 AD). 59 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 71 · The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891 85 · August Heat · William F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 97 · The Chaser · John Collier · ss The New Yorker December 28 1940 105 · The New Accelerator · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine December 1901 121 · Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Knickerbocker January 1837, as “The Fountain of Youth”, uncredited. 135 · The Holiday Man · Richard Matheson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1957 145 · Starbride · Anthony Boucher · vi Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1951 153 · The Canvas Bag · Alan E. Nourse · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1955 171 · The Girl Who Lived Twice · Frank Edwards · ar Stranger Than Science by Frank Edwards, Ace, 1959 179 · The Devil in Devonshire · John Godwin · ar This Baffling World by John Godwin, Hart, 1968 193 · The Great Amherst Mystery · Walter Hubbell · ar 1888 203 · Watery Poltergeists · Raymond Bayless · ar The Enigma of the Poltergeist by Raymond Bayless, Parker, 1967

Chasing Shadows: Visions of Our Coming Transparent World ed. Stephen W. Potts & David Brin--- see under David Brin.

2020 Vision ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Avon, February 1974, 0-380-18390-0, 95¢, 192pp, pb, an, cover by John Berkey) 7 · Preface · Jerry E. Pournelle · pr 11 · Do We Live in a Golden Age? · Jerry E. Pournelle · in 23 · Build Me a Mountain [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ss 41 · Cloak of Anarchy [Known Space] · Larry Niven · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1972 65 · Silent in Gehenna · Harlan Ellison · ss The Many Worlds of Science Fiction ed. Ben Bova, Dutton, 1971 85 · The Pugilist · Poul Anderson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1973 121 · Eat, Drink, and Be Merry · Dian Girard · ss 129 · Prognosis: Terminal · David McDaniel · nv 151 · Future Perfect · A. E. van Vogt · nv Vertex August 1973 177 · A Thing of Beauty · Norman Spinrad · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1973

Black Holes and Other Marvels ed. Jerry E. Pournelle (Orbit, July 1978, 0-7088-8014-2, 95p, 334pp, pb, an, cover by Tony Roberts) 11 · Preface · Jerry E. Pournelle · pr 13 · Black Holes and Cosmic Censors · Jerry E. Pournelle · ar Galaxy Science Fiction December 1974; revised. 29 · He Fell Into a Dark Hole · Jerry E. Pournelle · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1973 69 · The Hole Man · Larry Niven · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1974 85 · Fuzzy Black Holes Have No Hair · Jerry E. Pournelle · ar Galaxy Science Fiction January 1975 92 · Kyrie · Poul Anderson · ss The Farthest Reaches ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968 106 · Killing Vector [Arthur Morton McAndrew] · Charles Sheffield · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1978 126 · The Borderland of Sol [Beowulf Shaeffer] · Larry Niven · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1975 174 · Pluto Is Black! · Robert L. Forward · ar revised from “Pluto—Doorway to the Stars”, as by George Peterson Field (1961). 181 · Fountain of Force · Grant Carrington & George Zebrowski · ss Infinity Four ed. Robert Hoskins, Lancer, 1972; revised. 191 · Papa Schimmelhorn’s Yang [Papa Schimmelhorn] · Reginald Bretnor · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1978 223 · Gloria · Gail Kimberly · ss 230 · Singularity · Mildred Downey Broxon · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May/June 1978 276 · Cygnus X-1 · Peter Dillingham · pm 277 · The Salesman Who Fell from Grace with the Universe · Peter Dillingham · pm 280 · The Nothing Spot [Cheryl Harbottle] · Dian Girard · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1978 286 · For the Lady of a Physicist · Michael Bishop · pm 289 · The Venging · Greg Bear · nv Galaxy Science Fiction June 1975 325 · In the Beginning… · Jerry E. Pournelle · ar Galaxy Science Fiction October 1975