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The Drabble Project ed. Rob Meades & David B. Wake (Beccon Publications, April 1, 1988, 1-870824-12-1, £5.00, 110pp, hc, oa)     Anthology of 100 stories, each of which is exactly 100 words long. Limited to 1000 copies. 6 · Introduction · Rob Meades · in 7 · Drabble Rules: The One Hundred Word Variant · David B. Wake · in 11 · A Letter from Robert Holdstock · Robert Holdstock · vi 12 · Happiness and Suffering, the Triumph of La Vie Over Death · Brian W. Aldiss · vi expanded from a 50-word mini-saga in The Book of Mini-Sagas. 13 · Yesterday’s Problem · Christopher Wilson · vi 14 · Avenging Lepanto—The Long View · David Wingrove · vi 15 · Fast Rewind · Dave Hardy · vi 16 · The Turning Point · Isaac Asimov · vi 17 · Too Late · Josephine Saxton · vi 18 · IIXXT- · Robert L. Forward · vi 19 · After the Flying Mutant Killer Gerbils Destroyed London and Squashed the Prime Minister · Marcus L. Rowland · vi 20 · A Journey to the Last Wonder of the World · Garry Kilworth · vi 21 · Going to the Dogs · Brian M. Stableford · vi 22 · The Very Small Knife · E. C. Tubb · vi adapted from his story “The Knife”. 23 · TO WHOEVER FINDS THIS NOTE, HOLE DUG BEHIND HOUSE, PLEASE SHOVEL EARTH BACK IN · Patrick Tilley · vi 24 · Next Time · Larry Niven · vi 25 · Rubbish · David B. Wake · vi 26 · The Bomb Had Been Dropped · Michael Abbott · vi 27 · As It Really Was · E. C. Tubb · vi 28 · Faith · Helen Conner · vi 29 · An Apple from the Teacher · W. P. Dodd · vi 30 · The Least of My Children · Mike Ibeji · vi 31 · Why There Are No Angels on This Planet · Jane Stableford · vi 32 · A Moderately Dull Day in the Life of a Bored Demi-God. A Short Moral Tale · Sam J. Lundwall · vi 33 · The Gateless Gate · David Elworthy · vi 34 · Said One Man · Graham McKinnon · vi 35 · When They Asked Him What Happens · Barrington J. Bayley · vi 36 · The Cohen-Dolby Intelligent Noise Filter · R. A. Fox · vi 37 · The Pruesome Gun · Ray Thompson · vi 38 · Off the Case · Colin Greenland · vi 39 · Away from It all · Helen Connor · vi 40 · A Tale the English used to Tell · K. C. Mann · vi 41 · The Innocent · Alice Kohler · vi 42 · Tea for One · Mike Tebby · vi 43 · On and on and on and on and… · John Grant · vi 44 · The Striker, Struck · Patrick Curzon · vi 45 · Once Upon a Time, Long, Long, Ago… · Nigel Robson · vi 46 · The Disemboguement · Colin Greenland · vi 47 · Ghost Soldier · Michael Abbott · vi 48 · The Mantra · Ray Girvan · vi 49 · A French Family of Cats… · Phil Rogers · vi 50 · The Young Rosie, Convinced by Bees · Jonathan Wylie · vi 51 · The Last Resort · Amy Jones · vi 52 · Eyes Shining Light · Allman · vi 53 · Incubust · Terry Pratchett · vi 54 · Rose Brut · Helen Conner · pm 55 · A Short Disservice to the Uncertainty Principle · Ian Cresswell · pm 56 · Cosmic Solitude · Mike Tebby · pm 57 · Burn · Mike Tebby · pm 58 · For Her · Graham McKinnon · pm 59 · To the Onlie Begetter · Ray Girvan · pm 60 · Gottle of Geer · Mike Roberts · vi 61 · The Moment of Creation · John Gribbin · vi 62 · Read Me · Gene Wolfe · vi 63 · If You Believe in the Future, It Might Come True · Christopher Wilson · vi 64 · Close Encounter · Leo M. Stableford · vi 65 · The Court Martial · Nigel Dorrington · vi 66 · 10 Metres Per Second Per Second · Jaine Weddell · vi 67 · Barrier · Geoffrey Pitchford · vi 68 · Starsong · Alex Stewart · vi 69 · The Curse of the Unborn Living Dead · Harry Harrison · vi 70 · They Hunt… · Storm Constantine · vi 71 · The Herd · James Steel · vi 72 · The Story of the Stellar Saurians · John Brunner · vi 73 · “‘Tirra lirra’, by the River, Sang Sir Lancelot.” · Duncan Lunan · vi 74 · When in Doubt, Plagiarize · David Langford · vi 75 · More Dumb Monsters · James Steel · vi 76 · When I Grow Up… · Alison Scott · vi 77 · Landscape Modification in the Vicinity of Highgate Cemetery · Duncan Lunan · vi 78 · The Human Condition · Janet Asimov · vi 79 · A Molecular Chip on the Helical Curve · Brian Ameringen · vi 80 · It Is Always too Late · E. Miriam Kamp Pedersen · vi 81 · Concrete Fire · Michael Cobley · vi 82 · Mousetrap · Stephen Gallagher · vi 83 · The New Klir Power Source · Ray Girvan · vi 84 · Pyro · David B. Wake · vi 85 · Home at Last, in a Cottage by the Sea · Mary Gribbin · vi 86 · A Modern Joseph · E. Miriam Kamp Pedersen · vi 87 · The Return of Digby Sponge · James Steel · vi 88 · Prometheus III · Nigel Bannerman · vi 89 · Seed Crystals in a Universal Lattice · Brian Ameringen · vi 90 · Shrapnel · David Pearce · vi 91 · Fragile Gold · Graham McKinnon · vi 92 · A Functional Proof of Immortality · Edward Bryant · vi 93 · Triplets · Paul Di Filippo · vi 94 · Parallel Evolution · Bob Shaw · vi 95 · One of Sandy’s Dreams · Gwyneth Jones · vi 96 · Plus ca Change · Helen Conner · vi 97 · Network · Nigel McFarlane · vi 98 · Inside · T. I. Maude · vi 99 · In Man’s Image · Alan Poppitt · vi 100 · The Message · Tony Rubin · vi 101 · Brother Can You Spare a Word · Ken Bulmer · vi 102 · (Strike the CR Key to Continue) · David B. Wake · vi 103 · Skiffygram: Fifty Science-Fictional Concepts in 100 Words · Charles Platt · vi 104 · Full Independent Entitlement Numbering Fifteen, Possessing Absolutely No Textual Associations Whatsoever, Was Only Just Accomplished · Mike Ibeji · vi 105 · The Impossible Dream · Tony Rubin · vi 106 · Human Clone and Android Automation: Are They Child or Creation? Work Designed with Monstrous Imagination · Nigel Cordon · pm 107 · First Contact · T. I. Maude · pm 108 · Aardvark Extremism Is Obviously Undesirable · Mike Tebby · vi 109 · How Odd · Michael Abbott · vi 110 · Contribution from Himself · Phil Drabble · vi

Going to Ost by Robert Meadley (Michael Butterworth, May 29, 2015, 978-0-9570016-3-3, £13.99, 223pp, tp, no, cover by Robert Meadley)     Fantasy novel with an introduction by Michael Moorcock. An early version of part of the book appeared as “Conversations at Ma Maia Metron” (New Worlds #8, March 1975). Originally scheduled for publication in 1987, the manuscript was lost until now. · Publisher’s Introduction · Michael Butterworth · in · Introduction · Michael Moorcock · in

Going to Ost (unpublished) by Robert Meadley (Savoy, n.d., 0-86130-079-3, tp, no)     Meadley’s first novel, subsequently published by Michael Butterworth in 2015.

Melconath (unpublished) by Robert Meadley (Savoy, n.d., 0-86130-059-9, £1.50, 176pp, tp, n.)     With its odd mixture of present-day nihilism and 18th century blood sports, Melconath is one of the strangest fantasy worlds ever imagined. Bukh Tabrolf, barbarian, philosopher and sportsman, “wooden beads plaited into his hair”, makes a journey to the mysterious city, accompanied by a poacher, a boy, and a lady boxer. Not so much swords-and-sorcery as swords-and-wildfowling, against a background of a failed romantic revolution.

The Odyssey of a Dogged Optimist by Robert Meadley (Savoy, October 18, 2004, 0-86130-115-3, 188pp, ebook, nf) [Ref. Colin Wilson]     Funny, clever and erudite defence of Colin Wilson following a series of splenetic reviews of Wilson’s biography, Dreaming to Some Purpose, in The Observer and elsewhere. Available as a free PDF download from the Savoy website.

A Tea Dance at Savoy by Robert Meadley (Savoy, February 17, 2003, 0-86130-112-9, £20.00, viii+268pp, hc, oc, cover by John Coulthart)     Heavily illustrated associational collection of articles by the sometime New Worlds writer. Subjects include genre fiction, Nazism, Diana, the Moors’ murders, with anecdotes around the British literary scene. i · A True Original Englishman · Michael Moorcock · in 2 · Drawing a Line: The Novels of David Britton · Robert Meadley · ar The Edge #7, May/June 1998 [Ref. David Britton] 24 · The British People’s Excellent Adventure · Robert Meadley · ar; about the death of Princess Diana. 50 · Messing About in Meatpieland · Robert Meadley · ar; about the Moors murders. 78 · Passing the Event Horizon · Robert Meadley · ar 102 · Gone to Tesco’s · Robert Meadley · ar 160 · Jairmany Calling: A Savoyage of Discovery · Robert Meadley · ar 208 · Tora-Bora-Boom-Di-Ay! · Robert Meadley · ar 253 · Postscript: Happy Days Pt XXIII: Raw Savoy · John Coulthart, Robert Meadley & Michael Moorcock · ar exchange of emails between the three.

Mech: Age of Steel ed. Melanie R. Meadors & Tim Marquitz--- see under Tim Marquitz.

Study in Shadow by John Meaney (Birmingham Science Fiction Group, November 2011, £8.00, 41pp, ph, nv, cover by David A. Hardy) [Novacon Booklets]     Original novelette issued in a limited edition of 300 numbered copies, to coincide with Meaney’s Guest of Honour appearance at Novacon 41. Details taken from online listing.

The Avenging Chance and Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham’s Casebook by Anthony Berkeley ed. Tony Medawar & Arthur Robinson--- see under Anthony Berkeley.

Bodies from the Library ed. Tony Medawar (Collins Crime Club, July 26, 2018, 978-0-00-828922-5, 336pp, hc, an)     Details taken from Table of Contents. vii · Introduction · Tony Medawar · in 1 · Before Insulin [Clinton Driffield] · J. J. Connington · ss The Evening Standard September 1 1936, as “Beyond Insulin” 12 · J.J. Connington · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. J. J. Connington] 15 · The Inverness Cape · Leo Bruce · ss The Sketch July 16 1952 21 · Leo Bruce · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Leo Bruce] 25 · Dark Waters · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss The Evening Standard September 21 1953 30 · Freeman Wills Croft · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Freeman Wills Crofts] 33 · Linckes’ Great Case · Georgette Heyer · ss The Detective Magazine #8, March 2 1923 56 · Georgette Heyer · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Georgette Heyer] 59 · “Calling James Braithwaite” · Nicholas Blake · pl first broadcast on the BBC Home Service. 90 · Nicholas Blake · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Nicholas Blake] 93 · The Elusive Bullet [Dr. Lancelot Priestley] · John Rhode · ss Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery, and Horror Vol. 2 ed. Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1931 111 · John Rhode · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. John Rhode] 113 · The Euthanasia of Hilary’s Aunt · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard December 9 1950 118 · Cyril Hare · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Cyril Hare] 121 · The Girdle of Dreams · Vincent Cornier · ss Sheffield Daily Independent’s Christmas Budget Christmas 1933 141 · Vincent Cornier · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Vincent Cornier] 143 · The Fool and the Perfect Murder [Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte] · Arthur Upfield · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1979, as “Wisp of Wool and Disk of Silver” 160 · Arthur Upfield · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Arthur Upfield] 163 · Bread Upon the Waters · A. A. Milne · ss The Evening Standard April 10 1950 171 · A.A. Milne · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. A. A. Milne] 173 · The Man with the Twisted Thumb · Anthony Berkeley · nv Home and Country January 1933 (+11) 214 · Anthony Berkeley · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Anthony Berkeley] 217 · The Rum Punch · Christianna Brand · ss 241 · Christianna Brand · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Christianna Brand] 243 · Blind Man’s Buff [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · pl; first performed at the Chelsea Palace of Varieties, 8 April 1918. 267 · Ernest Bramah · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Ernest Bramah] 269 · Victoria Pumphrey · H. C. Bailey · ss Holly Leaves December 1939 288 · H.C. Bailey · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. H. C. Bailey] 291 · The Starting-Handle Murder [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss Pearson’s Magazine October 1934 311 · Roy Vickers · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Roy Vickers] 313 · The Wife of the Kenite · Agatha Christie · ss The Home (Australia) September 1922 321 · Agatha Christie · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Agatha Christie]

Bodies from the Library 2 ed. Tony Medawar (Collins Crime Club, July 11, 2019, 978-0-00-831875-8, 400pp, hc, an)     Details taken from Table of Contents. vii · Introduction · Tony Medawar · in 1 · No Face · Christianna Brand · ss 19 · Christianna Brand · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Christianna Brand] 21 · Before and After [Mr. Verity (aka Mr. Fathom)] · Peter Antony (by Peter Shaffer & Anthony Shaffer) · ss The London Mystery Magazine #16, 1953 36 · Peter Antony · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Peter Antony] 41 · Hotel Evidence · Helen Simpson · ss Woman’s Journal May 1934 54 · Helen Simpson · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Helen Simpson] 57 · Exit Before Midnight [Carole Thorne; Miles Shenton] · Q. Patrick · na The American Magazine October 1937 135 · Q. Patrick · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Q. Patrick] 137 · Room to Let · Margery Allingham · pl Crippen & Landru, 1999 first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme, 11 November 1947. 168 · Margery Allingham · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Margery Allingham] 171 · A Joke’s a Joke · Jonathan Latimer · ss This Week May 1 1938 177 · Jonathan Latimer · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Jonathan Latimer] 181 · The Man Who Knew · Agatha Christie · ss Agatha Christie’s Murder in the Making ed. John Curran, HarperCollins, 2011 187 · Agatha Christie · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Agatha Christie] 189 · The Almost Perfect Murder Case · S. S. Van Dine · ss Cosmopolitan July 1929, as “The Almost Perfect Crime” 204 · S.S. Van Dine · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. S. S. Van Dine] 209 · The Hours of Darkness [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · na 277 · Edmund Crispin · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Edmund Crispin] 283 · Chance Is a Great Thing · E. C. R. Lorac · ss The Evening Standard August 8 1950 291 · E.C.R. Lorac · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. E. C. R. Lorac] 295 · The Mental Broadcast [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss My Best ed. J. G. Thompson, Jr., Charles Hopkins, 1945 300 · Clayton Rawson · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Clayton Rawson] 303 · White Cap · Ethel Lina White · ss Akron Beacon Journal January 31 1942 320 · Ethel Lina White · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Ethel Lina White] 323 · Sixpennyworth · John Rhode · pl 345 · John Rhode · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. John Rhode] 347 · The Adventure of the Dorset Squire · C. A. Alington · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1937 356 · C.A. Alington · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. C. A. Alington] 359 · The Locked Room [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv 384 · Dorothy L. Sayers · Tony Medawar · bg [Ref. Dorothy L. Sayers]