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The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 3 ed. Lin Carter (DAW 0-87997-338-2, Nov ’77, $1.50, 237pp, pb)

9 · The Year in Fantasy · Lin Carter · in
12 · Eudoric’s Unicorn [Eudoric Dambertson] · L. Sprague de Camp · ss *
31 · Shadow of a Demon [Niall] · Gardner F. Fox · nv The Dragon Aug ’76
59 · Ring of Black Stone · Pat McIntosh · ss Anduril Aug ’76
77 · The Lonely Songs of Laren Dorr · George R. R. Martin · ss Fantastic May ’76
99 · Two Suns Setting [Kane] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Fantastic May ’76
129 · The Stairs in the Crypt · Clark Ashton Smith & Lin Carter · ss Fantastic Aug ’76
141 · The Goblin Blade · Raul Garcia Capella · nv *
164 · The Dark King · C. J. Cherryh · ss *
176 · Black Moonlight [Thongor] · Lin Carter · nv Fantastic Nov ’76
204 · The Snout in the Alcove · Gary Myers · ss *
213 · The Pool of the Moon · Charles R. Saunders · ss Dark Fantasy #8 ’76
233 · The Year’s Best Fantasy Books · Lin Carter · bi
The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 4 ed. Lin Carter (DAW 0-87997-425-7, Dec ’78, $1.75, 208pp, pb)

9 · The Year in Fantasy · Lin Carter · in
12 · The Tale of Hauk · Poul Anderson · nv Swords Against Darkness #1, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977
34 · A Farmer on the Clyde · Grail Undwin · ss *
40 · Prince Alcouz and the Magician [c. 1912] · Clark Ashton Smith · vi Glendale, CA: Roy Squires Press, 1977
43 · Nekht Semerkeht · Robert E. Howard & Andrew J. Offutt · nv Swords Against Darkness #1, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977
68 · The Pillars of Hell · Lin Carter · ss Fantastic Dec ’77
85 · Lok the Depressor · Philip Coakley · ss *
103 · Hark! Was That the Squeal of an Angry Thoat? · Avram Davidson · ss Fantastic Dec ’77
114 · The Cloak of Dreams · Pat McIntosh · ss *
128 · The Land of Sorrow [Alaric] · Phyllis Eisenstein · nv F&SF Sep ’77
155 · Odds Against the Gods · Tanith Lee · nv Swords Against Darkness #2, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977
187 · The Changer of Names [Ryre] · Ramsey Campbell · nv Swords Against Darkness #2, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1977
204 · The Year’s Best Fantasy Books · Lin Carter · bi
The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 5 ed. Lin Carter (DAW 0-87997-510-5, Jan ’80, $1.95, 204pp, pb)

11 · The Year in Fantasy · Lin Carter · in
15 · The Troll · T. H. White · ss Gone to Ground, 1935
28 · In the Balance · Tanith Lee · ss Swords Against Darkness #3, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1978
34 · The Gem in the Tower [Conan] · L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter · nv Conan the Swordsman, ed. L. Sprague de Camp, Lin Carter & Bjorn Nyberg, Bantam, 1978
58 · Above Ker-Is · Evangeline Walton · ss The Fantastic Imagination II, ed. Robert H. Boyer and Kenneth J. Zahorski, Avon, 1978
70 · Ms. Lipshutz and the Goblin · Marvin Kaye · ss Fantastic Oct ’78
77 · Rhian and Garanhir · Grail Undwin · ss *
83 · Lord of the Dead [Steve Harrison] · Robert E. Howard · nv, 1978
118 · Child of Air · Pat McIntosh · ss *
136 · A Malady of Magicks [Ebenezum] · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss Fantastic Oct ’78
153 · St. George · David Mallory · ss, 1978
158 · Astral Stray [Voidal] · Adrian Cole · nv Heroic Fantasy, ed. Gerald W. Page & Hank Reinhardt, DAW, 1979
180 · Demon and Demoiselle [Arcana] · Janet Fox · nv Fantastic Oct ’78
201 · The Year’s Best Fantasy Books · Lin Carter · bi
The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 6 ed. Lin Carter (DAW 0-87997-578-4, Nov ’80, $1.95, 191pp, pb)

vii · The Year in Fantasy · Lin Carter · in
9 · Garden of Blood [Dilvish] · Roger Zelazny · ss Sorcerer’s Apprentice #3 ’79
21 · The Character Assassin · Paul H. Cook · ss Other Worlds #1, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979
31 · The Things That Are Gods [Traveler in Black] · John Brunner · na Asimov’s SF Adventure Magazine Fll ’79
68 · Zurvan’s Saint · Grail Undwin · ss *
73 · Perfidious Amber [Cyrion] · Tanith Lee · ss Swords Against Darkness #5, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1979
85 · The Mer She [Fafhrd & Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · nv Heroes & Horrors, Whispers Press, 1978
114 · Demon of the Snows · Lin Carter · ss *
129 · The Pavilion Where All Times Meet · Jayge Carr · nv Other Worlds #1, ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979
145 · Cryptically Yours [Teh Atht] · Brian Lumley · ss Escape! Fll ’77
160 · Red as Blood · Tanith Lee · ss F&SF Jul ’79
171 · Sandmagic · Orson Scott Card · nv Swords Against Darkness #4, ed. Andrew J. Offutt, Zebra, 1979
189 · The Year’s Best Fantasy Books · Lin Carter · bi
The Young Magicians ed. Lin Carter (Ballantine 01730, Oct ’69, 95¢, 280pp, pb)

1 · Diana’s Foresters · Lin Carter · in
8 · Rapunzel · William Morris · pl
22 · The Sword of Welleran · Lord Dunsany · ss The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories, London: G. Allen, 1908
39 · In Valhalla · E. R. Eddison · ex Styrbiorn the Strong, E. R. Eddison, 1926
45 · The Way of Ecben · James Branch Cabell · ex New York: McBride, 1929
86 · The Quest of Iranon · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Galleon Jul ’35; Weird Tales Mar ’39
96 · The Cats of Ulthar · H. P. Lovecraft · vi The Tryout Nov ’20; Weird Tales Feb ’26
101 · The Maze of Maal Dweb [“The Maze of the Enchanter”; Maal Dweb] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies, Auburn Journal: Auburn CA, 1933; Weird Tales Oct ’38
121 · The Whelming of Oom · Lin Carter · ss *
126 · Through the Dragon Glass · A. Merritt · ss All-Story Weekly Nov 24 ’17
144 · The Valley of the Worm [James Allison (past lives of)] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales Feb ’34
170 · Heldendämmerung · L. Sprague de Camp · pm Amra Aug ’64
172 · Cursed Be the City [Prince Raynor] · Henry Kuttner · nv Strange Stories Apr ’39
202 · Ka the Appalling [Poseidonis] · L. Sprague de Camp · nv Fantastic Universe Aug ’58
230 · Turjan of Miir [Dying Earth] · Jack Vance · ss The Dying Earth, Hillman, 1950
249 · Narnian Suite · C. S. Lewis · pm Punch Nov 4 ’53
254 · Once Upon a Time · J. R. R. Tolkien · pm Winter’s Tales for Children, ed. Caroline Hillier, London: Macmillan, 1965
257 · The Dragon’s Visit · J. R. R. Tolkien · pm The Oxford Magazine Feb 4 ’37
263 · Azlon (from Khymyrium, a work-in-progress) · Lin Carter · ex *
276 · A Basic Reading List of Modern Heroic Fantasy · Misc. · bi
The Four Lords of the Diamond Jack L. Chalker (SFBC #3533, Mar ’83, $7.98, 755pp, tp) [Four Lords of the Diamond]

· Lilith: A Snake in the Grass · n. New York: Ballantine, 1981
· Cerberus: A Wolf in the Fold · n. New York: Ballantine, 1981
· Charon: A Dragon at the Gate · n. New York: Ballantine, 1982
· Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail · n. New York: Ballantine, 1983
Ghost After Ghost ed. Aidan Chambers (Kestrel, 1982, hc); Data from Puffin 1987 pb edition.

7 · Foreword · Aidan Chambers · fw
9 · If She Bends, She Breaks · John Gordon · ss *
28 · Absalom, Absalom · Jan Mark · ss *
48 · Such a Sweet Little Girl · Lance Salway · ss *
64 · Sam and the Sea · George Mackay Brown · ss *
82 · Christmas in the Rectory · Catherine Storr · ss *
97 · His Loving Sister · Philippa Pearce · ss *
108 · Dead Ghost · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · ss *
126 · Old Fillikin · Joan Aiken · ss Ghostly Encounters, 1981
139 · The Haunting of Chas McGill · Robert Westall · nv *
The Ice Warrior and Other Stories Robin Chambers (Kestrel, 1976, hc); Also in pb (Puffin 1978).

· The Ice Warrior · nv *
· The Accident · ss *
· Breath Into the Wind · ss *
· Time Out · na *
The Dark Dimensions / The Rim Gods A. Bertram Chandler (Ace 0-441-72401-9, Aug ’78, $1.95, 406pp, pb) [John Grimes]

1 · The Dark Dimensions · n. New York: Ace, 1971
205 · The Rim Gods · co New York: Ace, 1968
207 · The Rim Gods · nv If Apr ’68
257 · The Bird-Brained Navigator · nv If Jun ’68
309 · Last Dreamer · nv If Aug ’68
359 · The Tin Fishes · nv If Dec ’68
Up to the Sky in Ships A. Bertram Chandler (NESFA Press, Sep ’82, hc); Bound with collection In and Out of Quandry by Lee Hoffman.

· Introduction · Chip Hitchcock · in
· Chance Encounter [John Grimes] · ss New Worlds Mar ’59
· Haunt · ss F&SF Sum ’50
· Planet of Ill Repute · ss Infinity Science Fiction Nov ’58
· Drift · ss Astounding Jun ’57
· Ghost · ss Science-Fantasy #26 ’57; ; as “Ghost World”, Imaginative Tales May ’58
· The New Dimension [“The Way It Was”] · ss Omega Science Digest Mar/Apr ’81
· The Unharmonious Word · ss Science-Fantasy #19 ’56
The Fantastic Saint Leslie Charteris (Doubleday, 1982, hc) [Simon Templar]; Edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh.

· Introduction · Martin H. Greenberg · in
· The Gold Standard [“The Gold Flood”] · na The Thriller Oct 15 ’32
· The Newdick Helicopter [“The Inventions of Oscar Newdick”] · ss Empire News Oct 15 ’33
· The Man Who Liked Ants · ss Double Detective Dec ’37; The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Apr ’56
· The Questing Tycoon · nv The Saint Detective Magazine Dec ’54
· The Darker Drink · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct ’47
· The Convenient Monster · nv The Saint Detective Magazine Mar ’59
· Afterword · aw
The Book of Morgaine C. J. Cherryh (SFBC, 1979, hc) [Morgaine]

· Gate of Ivrel · n. New York: DAW Mar ’76
· Well of Shiuan · n. New York: DAW, 1978
· Fires of Azeroth · n. New York: DAW, 1979
Sunfall C. J. Cherryh (DAW, May ’81, pb)

· Prologue · pr
· The Only Death in the City (Paris) · ss *
· The Haunted Tower (London) · nv *
· Ice (Moscow) · nv *
· Nightgame (Rome) · ss *
· Highliner (New York) · nv *
· The General (Peking) · nv *
The Adventures of a Solicitor Weatherby Chesney (London: J. Bowden, 1898, 2/6, 268pp, hc) [Edward Dale]

· The Mugger · ss
· The Sorceress · ss
· The Mechanical Burglar · ss
· The Ghost of Farnley Abbey · ss
· The Supreme Court · ss
· A Maker of Thumbs · ss
· The Dried Pirate · ss
· The Trance · ss
· The Rain-Maker · ss
· The End of England · ss
· The Witch · ss
· The Renewer of Youth · ss
· The Crimson Beast · ss
· Pluck by Proxy · ss
· The Seven Fluttering Hearts · ss
· Branded by Kisses · ss
· The Men from Mars · ss
· The Streaked Heads · ss
Four Great SF Novels Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz, 1978, hc)

· The City and the Stars · n. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1956; revised and expanded from Against the Fall of Night (Gnome 1953).
· The Deep Range · n. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1957; expanded from “The Deep Range”, Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3, 1954.
· A Fall of Moondust · n. New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1961
· Rendezvous with Rama [Rama] · n. London: Gollancz, 1973
The Sentinel Arthur C. Clarke (Berkley, Nov ’83, tp)

· Illustrations · Lebbeus Woods · il
· Introduction: Of Sand and Stars · in
· Rescue Party · nv Astounding May ’46
· Guardian Angel · nv Famous Fantastic Mysteries Apr ’50
· Breaking Strain [“Thirty Seconds — Thirty Days”] · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec ’49
· The Sentinel [“Sentinel of Eternity”] · ss Ten Story Fantasy Spr ’51
· Jupiter V [“Jupiter Five”] · nv If May ’53
· Refugee [contest story, original title “This Earth of Majesty”] · ss F&SF Jul ’55; ; as “Royal Prerogative”, New Worlds Jan ’57
· The Wind from the Sun [“Sunjammer”] · nv Boys’ Life Mar ’64
· A Meeting with Medusa · nv Playboy Dec ’71
· The Songs of Distant Earth · nv If Jun ’58; ; revised, description of story only., Omni Sep ’81
· The Contributors · Misc. · bg
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume Four ed. Arthur C. Clarke (Gollancz 0-575-02989-7, 1981, hc); Nebula Winners 1965-1969. In U.S. as Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume III.

ix · Introduction · Arthur C. Clarke · in
2 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Dec ’65
15 · The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth · Roger Zelazny · nv F&SF Mar ’65
49 · The Saliva Tree · Brian W. Aldiss · na F&SF Sep ’65
122 · He Who Shapes · Roger Zelazny · na Amazing Jan ’65 (+1); ; expanded to The Dream Master, New York: Ace, 1966
216 · The Secret Place · Richard M. McKenna · ss Orbit 1, ed. Damon Knight, Berkley Medallion, 1966
232 · Call Him Lord · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog May ’66
254 · The Last Castle · Jack Vance · na Galaxy Apr ’66
318 · Aye, and Gomorrah... · Samuel R. Delany · ss Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
329 · Gonna Roll the Bones · Fritz Leiber · nv Dangerous Visions, ed. Harlan Ellison, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967
352 · Behold the Man [Karl Glogauer] · Michael Moorcock · na New Worlds #166 ’66
406 · The Planners · Kate Wilhelm · ss Orbit 3, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
422 · Mother to the World · Richard Wilson · nv Orbit 3, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
461 · Dragonrider [Pern] · Anne McCaffrey · na Analog Dec ’67 (+1)
580 · Passengers · Robert Silverberg · ss Orbit 4, ed. Damon Knight, G.P. Putnam’s, 1968
593 · Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones · Samuel R. Delany · nv New Worlds Dec ’68
632 · A Boy and His Dog [Vic & Blood] · Harlan Ellison · nv New Worlds Apr ’69
No Room for Man ed. Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander (Rowman & Littlefield 0-8476-6181-4, 1979, hc); Population and the Future Through Science Fiction

1 · Introduction: The Population Problem · Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · in
5 · Population Growth: Social Consequences of Too Many People · Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · si
8 · Billenium · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Nov ’61
24 · Total Environment · Brian W. Aldiss · nv Galaxy Feb ’68
66 · In the Beginning [Urban Monad] · Robert Silverberg · ss Science Against Man, ed. Anthony Cheetham, Avon, 1970
85 · Feeding the Billions: World Food Problems · Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · si
90 · Shark Ship [“Reap the Dark Tide”] · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Vanguard Jun ’58
123 · Roommates · Harry Harrison · nv The Ruins of Earth, ed. Thomas M. Disch, Putnam, 1971; basis for novel Make Room! Make Room!
147 · Population: Impact on the Environment and Resources · Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · si
150 · Eco-Catastrophe! · Paul R. Ehrlich · ss Ramparts Sep ’69
164 · “East Wind, West Wind” · Frank M. Robinson · nv Nova 2, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1972
191 · Solutions? · Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · si
194 · The Secret · Maggie Nadler · ss Clarion, ed. Robert Scott Wilson, Signet, 1971
204 · The Census Takers · Frederik Pohl · ss F&SF Feb ’56
212 · Statistician’s Day · James Blish · ss Science Against Man, ed. Anthony Cheetham, Avon, 1970
222 · Triage · William Walling · ss Analog Nov ’76
243 · Afterword · Ralph S. Clem, Martin H. Greenberg & Joseph D. Olander · aw
244 · Probability Zero! The Population Implosion · Theodore R. Cogswell · vi Astounding, ed. Harry Harrison, Random, 1973
246 · Dolls’ Demise · George Guthridge · ss Analog Jul ’76
The Best of Hal Clement Hal Clement (Ballantine, Jun ’79, pb); Edited by Lester del Rey.

· Hal Clement: Rationalist · Lester del Rey · in
· Impediment · nv Astounding Aug ’42
· Technical Error · nv Astounding Jan ’44
· Uncommon Sense [Laird Cunningham] · ss Astounding Sep ’45
· Assumption Unjustified · nv Astounding Oct ’46
· Answer · ss Astounding Apr ’47
· Dust Rag · ss Astounding Sep ’56
· Bulge · nv If Sep ’68
· Mistaken for Granted · na Worlds of If Jan/Feb ’74
· A Question of Guilt · nv The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series IV, ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1976
· Stuck with It [Laird Cunningham] · nv Stellar #2, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1976
Mission of Gravity Hal Clement (Gregg 0-8398-2426-2, Jun ’78, hc) [Mesklin]

vii · Introduction · Poul Anderson · in
1 · Mission of Gravity · n. Astounding Apr ’53 (+3); Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1954
225 · Lecture Demonstration · ss Astounding, ed. Harry Harrison, Random, 1973
242 · Whirligig World · ar Astounding Jun ’53
The Science Fiction of Mark Clifton Mark Clifton (Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-0985-8, Dec ’80, $15.00, 295pp, hc); Edited by Barry N. Malzberg and Martin H. Greenberg.

vii · Memoir and Appreciation · Judith Merril · bg
1 · What Have I Done? · ss Astounding May ’52
18 · Star, Bright · nv Galaxy Jul ’52
39 · Crazy Joey [Joe Carter] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · ss Astounding Aug ’53
56 · What Thin Partitions [Ralph Kennedy] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · nv Astounding Sep ’53
85 · Sense from Thought Divide [Ralph Kennedy] · nv Astounding Mar ’55
114 · How Allied [Ralph Kennedy] · nv Astounding Mar ’57
144 · Remembrance and Reflection [Ralph Kennedy] · nv F&SF Jan ’58
181 · Hide! Hide! Witch! [Joe Carter] · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · nv Astounding Dec ’53
216 · Clerical Error · nv Astounding Feb ’56
250 · What Now, Little Man? · nv F&SF Dec ’59
280 · Hang Head, Vandal! · ss Amazing Apr ’62
292 · Afterword · Barry N. Malzberg · aw
295 · Bibliography · Misc. · bi
Space Wars and Six More Stories of Time and Space Joseph Coleman (Xerox Educational, 1980, pb)

· Space Wars · ss
· Worlds Without End · ss
· The War of the Trogs · ss
· The Guardian · ss
· War on Mars · ss
· The Fifth Dimension · ss
· The Black Hole · ss
Alien Worlds ed. Paul Collins (Void 0-909117-05-5, 1979, A$12.95, 252pp, hc); Void 12, 13, 14.

5 · Introduction · Paul Collins · in
9 · Transition · Wynne N. Whiteford · ss *
25 · Who Killed Cock Robin? · David Lake · ss *
41 · Pin a Medal for Winkle · Trudy Rose · ss *
53 · A Laughing Stock · Bruce Gillespie · ss *
69 · Skyworld · David King · ss *
75 · Excerpts from Matilda’s Stepchildren · A. Bertram Chandler · ex *
111 · Coochie Coochie Coo · Paul Collins · ss *
119 · Odd Man Search · Cherry Wilder · ss *
131 · Capsule of Infinity · Kendall Evans · ss *
139 · One Clay Foot · Jack Wodhams · nv *
167 · Chocolate Sundae Heist · John Clark · ss *
175 · The Horizontal Player · Alan Carr · ss *
195 · The Stage Is Set · Lynette Godfrey · ss *
207 · Into the Dark Land [Julian] · Darrell Schweitzer · ss *
219 · Scenes from a Marriage · Rob Gerrand · ss *
229 · Within the Soul Lies Waking · Van Ikin · ss *
235 · Goldenlight and Fleetwood · C. C. Clingan · ss *
241 · Japanese Tea · Terence Green · ss *

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