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Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 3 ed. William Schafer (Subterranean Press, August 2020, 978-1-59606-966-4, $40.00, 234pp, hc, oa, cover by Dave McKean)     Also available in a slipcased edition, limited to 250 numbered, signed, copies and distributed with a signed bonus hardcover: Always Going On by Tim Powers ($150.00). Details taken from publisher website. 9 · An Orderly Progression of Hearts · Kat Howard · ss 13 · Cherry Street Tango, Sweatbox Waltz · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss Sirenia Digest August 2018 29 · Estate Sale · Bentley Little · ss 37 · Twisted Hazel · Stephen Gallagher · ss 51 · Death Comes for the Rich Man [Matthew Corbett] · Robert R. McCammon · na The Providence Rider (limited edition) by Robert McCammon, Subterranean Press, 2012 83 · At the Threshold of Your Bedchamber on the Fifth Night · Sarah Gailey · ss 95 · Final Course · C. J. Tudor · nv 125 · Lamagica · Ian R. MacLeod · nv 161 · Razor Pig · Richard Kadrey · nv 197 · Skin Magic · P. Djeli Clark · nv Griots: A Sword and Soul Anthology ed. Milton J. Davis & Charles R. Saunders, MVmedia, 2011

The Weight of Words ed. William Schafer & Dave McKean--- see under Dave McKean.

Meet Me in the Middle of the Air by Eric Schaller (Undertow Publications, February 9, 2016, 978-0-9938951-8-0, $17.99, 249pp, tp, co, cover by Marcela Bolívar)     Collection of 19 stories, three original, with an introductory note by the author, and story notes by Enoch Soames. A first collection. Details taken from online listing. · Author’s Note · Eric Schaller · ms · The Assistant to Dr. Jacob · Eric Schaller · ss Nemonymous #2, May 2002, uncredited. · The Parasite · Eric Schaller · ss Unfit for Eden ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2012 · Turing Test · Eric Schaller · ss · Talking at Sixty Watts · Eric Schaller · ss Postscripts #11, Summer 2007 · The Baby in the Forest · Eric Schaller · ss The Dream People #34, 2010 · To Assume the Writer’s Crown: Notes on the Craft · Eric Schaller · ar Shadows & Tall Trees #6, Spring 2014 · 8)—5.8 · Eric Schaller · ss · Crystal Vision · Eric Schaller · ss Polyphony, Volume 5 ed. Deborah Layne & Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2005 · Voices Carry · Eric Schaller · ss Shadows & Tall Trees #2, Autumn 2011 · The Sparrow Mumbler · Eric Schaller · nv New Genre Summer 2009 · Cabinet Number 42 · Eric Schaller · ss The Pedestal Magazine #55, 2009 · The Bright Air That Breathes No Pain · Eric Schaller · ss Triangulation: Last Contact ed. Jamie Lackey & Steve Ramey, PARSEC Ink, 2011 · Hemoglobin · Eric Schaller · ss Gone Lawn Summer 2013 · Asleep at the Mortuary · Eric Schaller · ss Dead Lines #2, May 1995 · Going Back for What Got Left Behind · Eric Schaller · ss Nemonymous #8, 2008, uncredited. · Number One Fan · Eric Schaller · ss Edison’s Frankenstein ed. Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing, 2009 · Love Signs · Eric Schaller · ss · The Three Familiars · Eric Schaller · ss The Dark #6, November 2014 · Are You Properly Desensitized? · Eric Schaller · ed Postscripts #14, Spring 2008 · Story Notes, by Enoch Soames · Eric Schaller · ar

Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz (Akashic Books, June 2006, 1-888451-97-1, $14.94, 256pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir] 15 · Tales of Two Cities · Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz · in 19 · Mai-Nu’s Window · David Housewright · ss; set in Frogtown (St. Paul). 36 · Smoke Got in My Eyes · Bruce Rubenstein · nv; set in North End (St. Paul). 58 · Noir Neige · K. J. Erickson · ss; set in Near North (Minneapolis). 73 · Bums · William Kent Krueger · ss; set in West Side (St. Paul). 87 · Blind Sided · Ellen Hart · nv; set in Uptown (Minneapolis). 111 · Better Luck Next Time · Brad Zellar · nv; set in Columbia Heights (Minneapolis). 132 · Taking the Bullets Out · Mary Sharratt · ss; set in Cedar-Riverside (Minneapolis). 148 · The Guy · Pete Hautman · ss; set in Linden Hills (Minneapolis). 157 · The Brewer’s Son · Larry Millett · nv; set on West 7th-Fort Road (St. Paul). 181 · Loophole · Quinton Skinner · ss; set Downtown (Minneapolis). 193 · Hi, I’m God · Steve Thayer · nv; set in Duluth (Up North). 218 · Eminent Domain · Judith Guest · ss; set in Edina (Minneapolis). 226 · Blasted · Mary Logue · ss; set in Kenwood (Minneapolis). 232 · If You Harm Us · Gary Bush · nv; set in Summit-University (St. Paul). 253 · Chili Dog · Chris Everheart · ss; set Downtown (St. Paul). 260 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Twin Cities Noir: The Expanded Edition ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz (Akashic Books, 2013, 978-1-61775-161-5, $15.95, 284pp, tp, an) [Akashic Noir]     Eighteen crime stories set in Minnesota’s Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. 13 · Tales of Two Cities · ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz · in Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006 17 · Part I: Star of the North 19 · Someday All of This Will Probably Be Yours · John Jodzio · ss; set in Warehouse District (Minneapolis). 27 · 16mm Blues · Peter Schilling, Jr. · nv; set in Longfellow (Minneapolis). 50 · Skyway Sleepless · Tom Kaczynski · ss; set in Downtown Skyways (Minneapolis). 61 · Part II: Minnesota Nice 63 · Mai-Nu’s Window · David Housewright · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Frogtown (St. Paul). 79 · Smoke Got in My Eyes · Bruce Rubenstein · nv Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in North End (St. Paul). 99 · Noir Neige · K. J. Erickson · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Near North (Minneapolis). 112 · Bums · William Kent Krueger · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in West Side (St. Paul). 125 · Blind Sided · Ellen Hart · nv Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Uptown (Minneapolis). 147 · Part III: Uff Da 149 · Better Luck Next Time · Brad Zellar · nv Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Columbia Heights (Minneapolis). 168 · Taking the Bullets Out · Mary Sharratt · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Cedar-Riverside (Minneapolis). 182 · The Guy · Pete Hautman · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Linden Hills (Minneapolis). 190 · The Brewer’s Son · Larry Millett · nv Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in West 7th-Fort Road (St. Paul). 212 · Loophole · Quinton Skinner · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Downtown (Minneapolis). 223 · Hi, I’m God · Steve Thayer · nv Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Duluth (Up North). 247 · Part IV: Funeral Hotdish 249 · Eminent Domain · Judith Guest · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Edina (Minneapolis). 256 · Blasted · Mary Logue · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Kenwood (Minneapolis). 261 · If You Harm Us · Gary Bush · nv Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Summit-University (St. Paul). 280 · Chili Dog · Chris Everheart · ss Twin Cities Noir ed. Julie Schaper & Steven Horwitz, Akashic Books, 2006; set in Downtown (St. Paul). 285 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Flight of Vengeance by Mary H. Schaub, Andre Norton & P. M. Griffin--- see under Andre Norton.

The Side of Evil #1 ed. Greg Schauer & Danielle Ackley-McPhail--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

The Side of Good #1 ed. Greg Schauer & Danielle Ackley-McPhail--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

The Side of Good #1/The Side of Evil #1 ed. Greg Schauer & Danielle Ackley-McPhail--- see under Danielle Ackley-McPhail.

The Stories in Between: A Between Books Anthology ed. Greg Schauer, Jeanne B. Benzel & W. H. Horner--- see under Jeanne B. Benzel.

Designs in Fiction: Revised Edition ed. Elizabeth Scheld (Macmillan, 1968, 28358, 156pp, tp, an)     Each story is followed by sections called Questions for discussion, Vocabulary growth, and For composition. xi · Reading the Short Story · Elizabeth Scheld · in 3 · What Happens in a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 5 · The Sea Devil · Arthur Gordon · ss The Saturday Evening Post April 11 1953 16 · The Sniper · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The New Leader January 12 1923 22 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 29 · Hit and Run [Walter Post] · John D. MacDonald · ss Good Housekeeping August 1952 45 · The People in a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 47 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939 54 · The Tiger’s Heart · Jim Kjelgaard · ss Esquire April 1951 63 · Road to the Isles · Jessamyn West · ss The New Yorker February 21 1948 75 · Luke Baldwin’s Vow · Morley Callaghan · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 15 1947 91 · The Time and Place of a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 93 · Antaeus · Borden Deal · ss Southwest Review Spring 1961 104 · Water Never Hurt a Man · Walter D. Edmonds · ss Harper’s Magazine December 1930 114 · By the Waters of Babylon · Stephen Vincent Benét · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 31 1937, as “The Place of the Gods” 131 · The Idea Behind a Story · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 133 · The Feeling of Power · Isaac Asimov · ss If February 1958 145 · The Parsley Garden · William Saroyan · ss Harper’s Bazaar July 1949 154 · The Piece of String · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “The String” translated from the French (“La ficelle”, Le Gaulois, November 25, 1883). 162 · A Visit to Grandmother · William Melvin Kelley · ss (r) 175 · The Sum of the Parts · Elizabeth Scheld · ar 177 · The Lost Brooch · Anton Chekhov · ss (r) 187 · Spring Victory · Jesse Stuart · ss (r) 200 · Molly Morgan · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932 218 · One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts · Shirley Jackson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1955 230 · Two Soldiers · William Faulkner · ss The Saturday Evening Post March 28 1942 247 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 253 · Glossary of Literary Terms · [uncredited] · ms

The Magic of Christmas ed. Christopher Schelling & John W. Silbersack--- see under Anon..

Four Romantic Tales from 19th Century German ed. Helene Scher (Frederick Ungar, 1982, 0-8044-6804-4, $4.95, 114pp, tp, an) vii · Introduction · Helene Scher · in 1 · Blond Eckbert · Ludwig Tieck; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r) 21 · The Story of Honest Casper and Fair Annie · Clemens Brentano; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r) 59 · The Mad Invalid of Fort Ratonneau · Achim von Arnim; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r) translated from the German (“Der tolle Invalide auf dem Fort Ratonneau”, Des Knaben Wunderhorn, 1818). 85 · My Cousin’s Corner Window · E. T. A. Hoffmann; translated by Helene Scher · nv (r)

The Best of Whispers ed. Stuart David Schiff (Borderlands Press, November 1994, 1-880325-11-X, $65.00, 471pp, hc, an, cover by Lee Brown Coye)     Anthology of 23 horror stories from Whispers magazine, seven of them new stories from the unpublished Whispers VII, and an earlier version of “The Golden”, originally planned for the Lucius Shepard issue. Other authors include Ray Bradbury, Karl Edward Wagner, Fritz Leiber, Connie Willis, Melanie Tem, and Roger Zelazny. Includes a preface, “The End”, and an afterword by the editor. 9 · Preface · Stuart David Schiff · pr 11 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 31 · The Chimney · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1977 47 · The Button Molder · Fritz Leiber · nv Whispers October 1979 79 · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers October 1979 91 · The Barrow Troll · David Drake · ss Whispers December 1975 101 · At the Bottom of the Garden · David Campton · ss Armada Sci-Fi 1 ed. Richard Davis, Armada, 1975 111 · Paging Dr. Death · S. N. Dyer · ss 127 · Lex Talionis · Russell Kirk · nv Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 147 · The Francis File · William F. Nolan · ss 155 · The Screaming Woman [Green Town] · Ray Bradbury · ss Today May 27 1951; this version has Bradbury’s preferred ending. 169 · The Bones Wizard · Alan Ryan · ss Whispers December 1984 181 · Dr. Aldrich’s Head · Jerry Sohl · ss 191 · Substitution Trick · Connie Willis · ss Whispers V ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1985 201 · Fingers · Melanie Tem · ss 209 · Where the Snowmen Go · Scott Middleton · ss 217 · One for the Horrors · David Schow · ss Whispers October 1983 227 · From the Lower Deep · Hugh B. Cave · ss Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 239 · A Fly One · Steve Sneyd · ss Whispers October 1979 245 · Leaks · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Whispers VI ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1987 259 · The Horses of Lir · Roger Zelazny · ss Whispers III ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1981 271 · I Walk the Night · Whitley Strieber · ss 281 · Beyond Any Measure · Karl Edward Wagner · na Whispers March 1982 327 · The Golden · Lucius Shepard · n. Mark V. Ziesing, 1993; early version. 469 · The End · Stuart David Schiff · aw 471 · Afterword · Stuart David Schiff · aw