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Unidentified Funny Objects 5 ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, September 2016, 978-0-9884328-9-5, $15.99, 291pp, tp, oa, cover by Tomasz Maronski)
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreword · Alex Shvartsman · fw

· My Enemy, the Unicorn · Bill Ferris · ss

· The Trouble with Hairy · David Gerrold · ss

· B.U.M.P. in the Knight · Esther Friesner · ss

· If I Could Give This Time Machine Zero Stars, I Would · James Wesley Rogers · ss

· The Pi Files · Laura Resnick · ss

· Prophet Margins · Zach Shephard · ss

· The Deliverable · Shaenon K. Garrity · ss

· The Mayoral Stakes · Mike Resnick · ss

· Rude Mechanicals · Jody Lynn Nye · ss

· Kaylee the Huntress · Tim Pratt · ss

· Best Chef Season Three: Tau Ceti e · Caroline M. Yoachim · ss

· Won’t You Please Give One of These Species-Planets a Second Chance? · Nathan Hillstrom · ss

· Fantastic Coverage · Mitchell Shanklin · ss

· Mistaken Identity · Daniel J. Davis · ss

· Customer Service Hobgoblin · Paul R. Hardy · ss

· The Lesser of Two Evils · Shane Halbach · ss

· Appointment at Titlanitza · Fred Stesney · ss

· The Problem with Poofs · Gini Koch · ss

Unidentified Funny Objects 6 ed. Alex Shvartsman (UFO Publishing, October 10, 2017, 978-0-9992690-0-8, $15.99, 304pp, tp, oa, cover by Tomasz Maronski)
Original anthology of 18 humorous stories. Authors include David Gerrold, Esther Friesner, Jody Lynn Nye, and Tim Pratt.
Details taken from online listing.

· A Game of Goblins · Jim C. Hines · ss

· The Breakdown of Parasite/Host Relationship · Paul R. Hardy · ss

· From This She Makes a Living? · Esther Friesner · ss

· Twenty-Nine Responses to Inquiries About My Craigslist Post: Alien Spaceship for Sale $200, You Haul · Tina Connolly · ss

· Tyler the Snot Elemental Scours the Newspaper, Searching for Change · Zach Shephard · ss

· Agent of Chaos · Jack Campbell · ss

· Display of Affection · P. J. Sambeaux · ss

· The Great Manhattan Eat-Off · Mike Resnick · ss

· An Evil Opportunity Employer · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss

· Common Scents · Jody Lynn Nye · ss

· A Mountain Man and a Cat Walk Into a Bar · Alan Dean Foster · ss

· Lost and Found · Laura Resnick · ss

· A Crawlspace Full of Prizes · Bill Ferris · ss

· Return to Sender · Melissa Mead · ss

· The Friendly Necromancer · Rod M. Santos · ss

· An Open Letter to the Sentient AI Who Has Announced Its Intention to Take Over the Earth · Ken Liu · ss

· Approved Expense · David Vierling · ss

· Alexander Outland: Space Jockey · Gini Koch · ss

· Dear Joyce · Langley Hyde · ss

· Impress Me, Then We’ll Talk About the Money · Tatiana Ivanova · nv

Arabesques: More Tales of the Arabian Nights ed. Susan M. Shwartz (Avon, August 1988, 0-380-75319-7, $3.50, 258pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of Arabian Nights-type stories, with new work by Niven, Wolfe, Lee, Norton, etc. A quasi shared world book.

ix · Editor’s Note · Susan M. Shwartz · pr

1 · Tales Told at Ramadan · Susan M. Shwartz · si

6 · The Tale of the Djinni and the Sisters · Larry Niven · ss Argos #1, Winter 1988

20 · The Tale of the Rose and the Nightingale (And What Came of It) · Gene Wolfe · nv

42 · Foolish, Wicked, Clever and Kind · Tanith Lee · nv

73 · The Caravan’s Tales · Susan M. Shwartz · si

76 · Memoirs of a Bottle Djinni · Jane Yolen · ss

82 · An Eye for the Ladies · Esther M. Friesner · ss

101 · Truthseeker · Nancy Springer · ss

117 · Toward the Realm of Jade · Susan M. Shwartz · si

121 · The Dowry of the Rag Picker’s Daughter · Andre Norton · ss

136 · Kehailan · Judith Tarr · ss

155 · The Elephant In-Law · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · ss

173 · Tales of the Mongol’s Guards · Susan M. Shwartz · si

177 · The King Who Was Summoned to Damascus · Melissa Scott · ss

196 · The Truthsayer · William R. Forstchen · ss

214 · The Banner of Kaviyan · Harry Turtledove · ss

233 · The Consolations of Philosophy · Susan M. Shwartz · si

236 · The Lovesick Simurgh · M. J. Engh · ss

245 · Ramadan, Again · Susan M. Shwartz · aw

251 · To Learn More About the World of The Arabian Nights · Sandra Miesel · bi

255 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Arabesques 2 ed. Susan M. Shwartz (Avon, July 1989, 0-380-75570-X, $3.95, 370pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of 16 stories, with framing material by Susan Shwartz. Second anthology of Arabian Nights-style stories Shwartz has edited.

1 · On Wings of Storm · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

5 · The Tale of the First Djinni · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

11 · The Djinn Who Watches Over the Accursed · Stephen R. Donaldson · nv World Tales ed. G. Randal Rau, 1985 World Fantasy Convention, 1985

33 · Tests of Wit and Law · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

35 · The Wishing Game · Larry Niven · ss Aboriginal Science Fiction May/June 1989

49 · Curse of the Three Demons · Harry Turtledove · nv

75 · The Tale of the Four Accused · Gene Wolfe · ss

87 · The Tale of the Second Djinni · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

89 · The Three Brides of Hamid-Dar · Tanith Lee · ss

107 · Tests of Illusion · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

110 · The Houri’s Mirror · Esther M. Friesner · nv

135 · Ali Achman and the City of Illusion · Ru Emerson · nv

160 · Al-Ghazalah · Judith Tarr · nv

189 · The Scorpion · Nancy Springer · ss

203 · Tests of Truth · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

208 · The Peri, the Roc, and the Undergrooms · M. J. Engh · ss

227 · The Merchant · Melissa Scott · nv

248 · Beyond the Golden Road · Charles Sheffield · nv

275 · The Ruse That Failed · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

279 · The Tale of the Third Djinni · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

281 · The Tale of Sinbad and the Mid-Day Demon · Marvin Kaye · ss

291 · Tests of Love · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

293 · Feather of the Phoenix · Katharine Eliska Kimbriel · nv

326 · The Soul of a Poet · Cherry Wilder · ss

338 · The Flower Princess · Diana L. Paxson · nv

365 · Epilogue: Dawn Songs · Susan M. Shwartz · ms

371 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Hecate’s Cauldron ed. Susan M. Shwartz (DAW, February 1982, 0-87997-705-1, $2.95, 256pp, pb, oa)
13 new stories about witches.

7 · Seasons of the Witch · Susan M. Shwartz · in

13 · Boris Chernevsky’s Hands · Jane Yolen · ss

22 · Mirage and Magia · Tanith Lee · ss

40 · Willow · C. J. Cherryh · nv

62 · Moon Mirror · Andre Norton · ss

76 · The Sage of Theare [Chrestomanci] · Diana Wynne Jones · nv

102 · The Harmonious Battle · Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss

118 · Science Is Magic Spelled Backwards · Jacqueline Lichtenberg · ss

135 · An Act of Faith · Galad Elflandsson · nv

156 · Witch Fulfillment · Jean Lorrah · ss

173 · Ishigbi · Charles R. Saunders · ss

190 · Bethane [Deryni] · Katherine Kurtz · ss

207 · The Riddle of Hekaitë · Diana L. Paxson · ss

223 · Reunion · Jayge Carr · nv

252 · Bibliography · Susan M. Shwartz · bi

Moonsinger’s Friends ed. Susan M. Shwartz (Bluejay, June 1985, 0-312-94325-3, $16.95, 342pp, hc, oa)
Original anthology of fantasy stories dedicated to Andre Norton. Also available in a trade paperback edition (0-312-94326-1, $8.95).

1 · Andre Norton: Beyond the Siege Perilous · Susan M. Shwartz · in

16 · Sea Wrack [Lythande; Thieves’ World] · Marion Zimmer Bradley · nv

42 · Lior and the Sea · Diane Duane · nv

74 · The Pale Girl, the Dark Mage, and the Green Sea · Tanith Lee · ss

80 · The Forest · Poul Anderson · nv

112 · The Shadow Hart · Sandra Miesel · ss

122 · The Woman Who Loved Reindeer · Meredith Ann Pierce · nv

157 · The Price of Lightning · Jayge Carr · nv

183 · Bright-Eyed Black Pony · Nancy Springer · ss

201 · A Flock of Geese · Anne McCaffrey · ss

217 · Of Law and Magic · C. J. Cherryh · nv

246 · Team Venture · Jo Clayton · nv

278 · Sky Sister · Diana L. Paxson · ss

298 · Defender of the Faith · Judith Tarr · ss

314 · Catalyst [Deryni] · Katherine Kurtz · ss

327 · The Foxwife · Jane Yolen · ss World Fantasy Convention, 1984 ed. Charles de Lint, Triskell Press, 1984

336 · An Open Letter to Andre Norton · Joan D. Vinge · ms

Sisters in Fantasy ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc, June 1995, 0-451-45292-5, $4.99, 310pp, pb, oa, cover by Mel Odom)
Original anthology of 15 fantasy stories about heroic women. Authors include Andre Norton, Lisa Goldstein, Nancy Kress, and Katharine Kerr. The introduction by Susan Shwartz discusses the need to dispel the stereotype of the Female Fantasy Writer as a writer of “elfy-welfy” stuff.

ix · The Women Whose Work We See—An Opossum’s-Eye View of Fantasy · Susan Shwartz · in

1 · Women’s Stories · Jane Yolen · pm

3 · Hallah’s Choice · Jo Clayton · nv

34 · Wayfinder · Janny Wurts · nv That Way Lies Camelot by Janny Wurts, HarperCollins UK, 1994

67 · The Way Wind · Andre Norton · nv

105 · Healer · Josepha Sherman · ss

117 · No Refunds · Phyllis Eisenstein · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1994

137 · Firstborn, Seaborn · Sheila Finch · ss

151 · A Game of Cards · Lisa Goldstein · ss Travellers in Magic by Lisa Goldstein, Tor, 1994

168 · Courting Rites · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss

183 · Felixity · Tanith Lee · nv

207 · Horse of Her Dreams · Elizabeth Moon · nv

228 · Unto the Daughters · Nancy Kress · ss

239 · Babbitt’s Daughter · Phyllis Ann Karr · nv

264 · Remedia Armoris · Judith Tarr · nv

287 · The Bargain · Katharine Kerr · nv

Sisters in Fantasy 2 ed. Susan Shwartz & Martin H. Greenberg (Penguin/Roc, April 1996, 0-451-45503-7, $5.99, 348pp, pb, oa, cover by Mel Odom)
Original anthology of 23 fantasy stories by women writers. Authors include Mercedes Lackey, Rebecca Ore, and Patricia McKillip.

xi · Introduction · Susan Shwartz · in

17 · Wonder Land · Jane Yolen · vi

20 · Shahrezad · Ellen Guon · ss

33 · This Fair Gift · Pamela Dean · na

80 · Dumping Ra · Sharan Newman · ss

89 · Kneeling at His Side · Lois Tilton · ss

98 · Vashti and God · Valerie J. Freireich · ss

118 · Angel of the City · Susan Shwartz · ss

131 · Why Is This Night Different · Janni Lee Simner · ss

138 · Völsi · Diana L. Paxson · ss

154 · Stone Whorl, Flint Knife · Rebecca Ore · ss

166 · Horse Tracks · Rebecca Ore · ss

178 · The Witches of Junket · Patricia McKillip · nv

201 · Moonlight in Vermont · Esther Friesner · nv

224 · The Way Your Life Is · Nancy Springer · ss

230 · Bitterfoot · Gael Baudino · nv

251 · A Night at the J Street Bar · Susan Casper · ss

255 · Fuzz · Martha Soukup · ss Monochrome ed. Bryan Cholfin, Broken Mirrors Press, 1990

262 · Call Him by Name · Ru Emerson · ss

273 · Daria’s Window · Sherwood Smith · ss

293 · The Found and Lost Shop · Barbara Delaplace · ss

307 · Pyre · Lee Barwood · nv

330 · Coyote · Beth Meacham · ss

343 · Wet Wings · Mercedes Lackey · ss

The Complete Quandry, Vol. 1 ed. Joe D. Siclari (Joe D. Siclari, September 1982, no ISBN, $5.00, 112pp, quarto, an)
Reprint collection of Quandry issues #14-#17.

· Introduction · Joe Siclari · in

1 · Quandry Vol II No. 2, #14, Oct 1951 · ed. Lee Hoffman · mg Quandry #14, 1951

2 · Chaos · Lee Hoffman · ed Quandry #14, 1951

6 · Prelude · Lee Hoffman · ar Quandry #14, 1951

12 · Scenes & Sights at the St. Charles · [uncredited] · ct Quandry #14, 1951

16 · A Letter from Bloch · Robert Bloch · lt Quandry #14, 1951

21 · Quotes out of Context · [uncredited] · ms Quandry #14, 1951

29 · Sic Transit Gloria Mundi · Lee Hoffman · ms Quandry #14, 1951

1 · Quandry Vol II No. 3, #15, Nov 1951 · ed. Lee Hoffman · mg Quandry #15, 1951

2 · Chaos · Lee Hoffman · ed Quandry #15, 1951

3 · How Dull Was My Weekend · Bob Tucker · ar Quandry #15, 1951

8 · The Quick and the Dead Drunk · Rich Elsberry · ar Quandry #15, 1951

10 · 770 · Frank Dietz · ar Quandry #15, 1951

12 · “…But the Eggplant Over There” · Bill Morse · ar Quandry #15, 1951

13 · “A Bird in the Hand…” · Roger Sims · ar Quandry #15, 1951

15 · Autobiography · Rick Sneary · bg Quandry #15, 1951

16 · A Critique of Pure Fanzines · Bill Venable · ar Quandry #15, 1951

18 · A Rebuttal · Russell K. Watkins · ar Quandry #15, 1951

20 · Pure as New Fallen Slush · Max Kesler · ar Quandry #15, 1951

22 · [letter] · Sam Moskowitz · lt Quandry #15, 1951

22 · [letter] · Bob Tucker · lt Quandry #15, 1951

23 · [letter] · Manly Banister · lt Quandry #15, 1951

24 · [letter] · Walter A. Willis · lt Quandry #15, 1951

25 · [letter] · J. T. Oliver · lt Quandry #15, 1951

25 · [letter] · Pike Pickens · lt Quandry #15, 1951

26 · [letter] · Rich Elsberry · lt Quandry #15, 1951

27 · [letter] · Es & Les Cole · lt Quandry #15, 1951

27 · [letter] · Bob Tucker · lt Quandry #15, 1951

27 · [letter] · Lyell Crane · lt Quandry #15, 1951

28 · [letter] · Vince Clarke · lt Quandry #15, 1951

28 · [letter] · Gerry de la Ree · lt Quandry #15, 1951

1 · Quandry #16, Dec 1951 · ed. Lee Hoffman · mg Quandry #16, 1951

2 · Chaos · Lee Hoffman · ed Quandry #16, 1951

4 · The Harp That Once or Twice · Walt Willis · cl Quandry #16, 1951

7 · The Necon · Eric Bentcliffe · ar Quandry #16, 1951

8 · “Like a Rose” · Roger Dard · ar Quandry #16, 1951

11 · Konner’s Korner · Willis Conner · ar Quandry #16, 1951

13 · Gone but Not Forgotten · Bob Tucker · ar Quandry #16, 1951

16 · Fans in Philly · Morton D. Paley · ar Quandry #16, 1951

19 · From Der Voodvork Out… · Bob Silverberg · cl Quandry #16, 1951

22 · S.Y.

22 · [letter] · Bob Tucker · lt Quandry #16, 1951

22 · [letter] · Lee Jacobs · lt Quandry #16, 1951

22 · [letter] · Riley Joe Snyder · lt Quandry #16, 1951

23 · “I have just perused the new issue of Quandry” by Ogden Gnash · Robert Bloch · pm Quandry #16, 1951

23 · “If you wish to run my verse” by Edna St. Vitus Melee · Robert Bloch · pm Quandry #16, 1951

24 · [letter] · F. T. Laney · lt Quandry #16, 1951

1 · Quandry #17, Jan (& Feb) 1952 · ed. Lee Hoffman · mg Quandry #17, 1952

2 · Chaos · Lee Hoffman · ed Quandry #17, 1952

3 · Shangi-La, the Red Leather Fanzine · F. T. Laney · ar Quandry #17, 1952

6 · The Harp That Once or Twice · Walter A. Willis · cl Quandry #17, 1952

11 · A Reply · Edward Wood · ar Quandry #17, 1952

13 · Slim, Son of Slam · Forrest J Ackerman · ms Quandry #17, 1952

17 · From Der Voodvork Out… · Bob Silverberg · cl Quandry #17, 1952

19 · Sez You

19 · [letter] · Don Ford · lt Quandry #17, 1952

20 · [letter] · Joe Kennedy · lt Quandry #17, 1952

20 · [letter] · G. M. Carr · lt Quandry #17, 1952

20 · [letter] · Ken Beale · lt Quandry #17, 1952

21 · [letter] · Rick Sneary · lt Quandry #17, 1952

21 · [letter] · F. G. Rayer · lt Quandry #17, 1952

22 · [letter] · F. J. Robinson · lt Quandry #17, 1952

22 · [letter] · Ken F. Slater · lt Quandry #17, 1952

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