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Rod Serling’s Devils and Demons [ghost edited by Gordon R. Dickson] ed. Rod Serling (Bantam, Feb ’67, 212pp, pb); Apparently ghost-edited by Gordon R. Dickson.

vii · Introduction · Rod Serling · in
1 · The Montavarde Camera · Avram Davidson · ss F&SF May ’59
14 · The Coach · Violet Hunt · ss The English Review Mar ’09
31 · Adapted · Carol Emshwiller · ss F&SF May ’61
40 · Death Cannot Wither · Judith Merril · nv F&SF Feb ’59
61 · The Story of the Goblins Who Stole a Sexton · Charles Dickens · ss The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club Jan, 1837
72 · Pollock and the Porroh Man · H. G. Wells · ss New Budget May 23, 1895
87 · Stars, Won’t You Hide Me? · Ben Bova · ss Worlds of Tomorrow Jan ’66
101 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald Feb 8-Mar 1, 1891
129 · The Adventure of the German Student · Washington Irving · ss Tales of a Traveller, John Murray, 1824
135 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual, 1867, 1866
160 · The Blue Sphere · Theodore Dreiser · ss The Smart Set Dec ’14
177 · The Bisara of Pooree · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Civil and Military Gazette Mar 4, 1887
182 · A Time to Keep · Kate Wilhelm · ss F&SF Jan ’62
197 · Brother Coelestin · Emil Frida · ss
Rod Serling’s Other Worlds ed. Rod Serling (Bantam 0-553-11275-9, Mar ’78, $1.95, 244pp, pb)

ix · Introduction · Richard Matheson · in
3 · They · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Unknown Apr ’41
23 · Fifteen Miles [Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ss F&SF May ’67
39 · Dolphin’s Way · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Jun ’64
63 · The Royal Opera House · Carl Jacobi · ss Disclosures in Scarlet, Arkham, 1972
77 · Special Aptitude [“Last Laugh”] · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Other Worlds Mar ’51
99 · The Underdweller [“Small World”] · William F. Nolan · ss Fantastic Universe Aug ’57
115 · I’m in Marsport Without Hilda · Isaac Asimov · ss Venture Nov ’57
133 · A Nice, Shady Place · Dennis Etchison · ss, 1963; F&SF Aug ’64
151 · Construction Shack · Clifford D. Simak · ss Worlds of If Jan/Feb ’73
169 · A Little Journey · Ray Bradbury · ss Galaxy Aug ’51
181 · The Visible Man · Gardner R. Dozois · nv Analog Dec ’75
217 · Mister Magister · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss *
225 · What Johnny Did on His Summer Vacation · Joe W. Haldeman & Robert Thurston · ss *
239 · Little Old Miss Macbeth · Fritz Leiber · ss F&SF Dec ’58
The Rhysling Anthology ed. SF Poetry Association (Science Fiction Poetry Association, 1982, ph)

· Preface · Anon. · pr
· On the Speed of Sight · Raymond DiZazzo · pm Uranus #3 ’81
· The Grove · Terry A. Garey · pm Room of One’s Own v6 #1&2 ’81
· Saucer Station: Monday - Friday · Albert Goldbarth · pm The Little Magazine v13 #1 ’81
· Nominees · Misc. · bi
· Ybba · Elissa L. A. Hamilton · pm Star*Line v4 #2 ’81
· Their Terminals Have Said... · Andrew Joron & Robert Frazier · pm Amazing Sep ’81
· The Well of Baln · Ursula K. Le Guin · pm Hard Words & Other Poems, Harper & Row, 1981
· Paper Clocks · Adrianne Marcus · pm Umbral #4 ’81
· Absolute Zero in the Brain · Marge Piercy · pm The Berkley Showcase Vol. 4, ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1981
· Noah at Sea · Kathryn Rantala · pm Portland Review v27 #2 ’81
· Voyager IV · Kathryn Rantala · pm Star*Line v4 #2 ’81
· The Starfarers · Gene Van Troyer & Robert Frazier · pm Portland Review v27 #2 ’81
· Rhysling Awards · Misc. · bi
Soldier Boy Michael Shaara (Pocket, Mar ’82, pb)

· Introduction · in
· Soldier Boy · nv Galaxy Jul ’53
· Grenville’s Planet · ss F&SF Oct ’52
· Opening Up Slowly · ss Redbook Aug ’73
· The Book · nv Galaxy Nov ’53
· Come to My Party · ss Dude Aug ’56
· Time Payment · ss F&SF Jun ’54
· Citizen Jell · ss Galaxy Aug ’59
· The Dark Angel · ss *
· Wainer · ss Galaxy Apr ’54
· All the Way Back · ss Astounding Jul ’52
· 2066: Election Day · ss Astounding Dec ’56
· Border Incident · ss Mississippi Review Nov ’76
· Starface · ss *
· The Peeping Tom Patrol · ss Playboy Sep ’58
· Orphans of the Void · nv Galaxy Jun ’52
· Death of a Hunter · nv Fantastic Universe Oct ’57
· Author’s Afterword · aw
A Better Mantrap Bob Shaw (Gollancz 0-575-03083-6, Jan ’82, £6.95, hc)

7 · Conversion · nv IASFM Aug 3 ’81
30 · Crossing the Line · nv Andromeda 2, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1977
52 · Small World · ss Pulsar #1, ed. George Hay, Penguin, 1978
66 · The Kingdom of O’Ryan · nv After the Fall, ed. Robert Sheckley, Ace, 1980
93 · Dream Fighter · ss F&SF Feb ’77
105 · The Cottage of Eternity · nv Twenty Houses of the Zodiac, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, London: NEL, 1979
130 · In the Hereafter Hilton · ss Omni Sep ’80
137 · Amphitheater · ss Anticipations, ed. Christopher Priest, Scribner’s, 1978
154 · Frost Animals · nv Universe 9, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1979
Cosmic Kaleidoscope Bob Shaw (Doubleday, Oct ’77, hc); Contents differ from Gollancz 1976 edition. Also in pb (Dell Jan ’79).

· Skirmish on a Summer Morning · na Cosmic Kaleidoscope, London: Gollancz, 1976
· Unreasonable Facsimile · ss The Long Night of Waiting, ed. Roger Elwood, Aurora, 1974
· A Full Member of the Club · nv Galaxy Jul ’74
· The Silent Partners · ss Nebula #41 ’59
· Element of Chance · ss Galaxy Oct ’69
· The Gioconda Caper · nv Cosmic Kaleidoscope, London: Gollancz, 1976
· An Uncomic Book Horror Story [“An UnComic Book Story”] · ss Science Fiction Monthly v2 #9 ’75
· Deflation 2001 · vi Amazing Sep ’72
· Waltz of the Bodysnatchers · nv Andromeda 1, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1976
· A Little Night Flying [“Dark Icarus”; Rob Hasson] · ss Science Fiction Monthly v1 #4 ’74; If Aug ’74
Ship of Strangers Bob Shaw (Ace, Apr ’79, pb) [A.E.S.O.P.]

· Appointment on Prila · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Aug ’68
· Unfaithful Recording · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Dec ’75
· Gambler’s Choice · Bob Shaw · nv If Mar ’71
· Retroactive · Bob Shaw · nv Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972
Terror! ed. Larry T. Shaw (Lancer 72-139, 1966, 50¢, 192pp, pb)

5 · Introduction · Larry T. Shaw · in
9 · Same Time, Same Place · Mervyn Peake · ss Science-Fantasy #60 ’63
19 · A Good Imagination · Robert Bloch · ss Suspect Detective Stories Jan ’56
35 · Tie-Up [shortened from Army Without Banners] · Edward Wellen · ss Galaxy Apr ’57
40 · The Man of the Crowd · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine Dec, 1840
49 · The Body Hunters · Paul W. Fairman · nv Fantastic Feb ’59
86 · Over the River · P. Schuyler Miller · ss Unknown Apr ’41
99 · Wolves Don’t Cry · Bruce Elliott · ss F&SF Apr ’54
111 · The Torture of Hope [from Contes Cruels, 1883] · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam · ss The Strand Jun, 1891
116 · The Courts of Jamshyd · Robert F. Young · ss Infinity Science Fiction Sep ’57
122 · The Horla, or Modern Ghosts · Guy de Maupassant · nv Gil Blas Oct 26, 1886; Weird Tales Aug ’26
147 · Mrs. Bullwinkle · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words Apr 17, 1858
153 · The Little Woman · Richard Wilson · ss Untamed Sep ’59
157 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Jul 13, 1890
167 · A Tasty Dish · Lorenz Heller · ss Suspect Detective Stories Feb ’56
178 · No News Today · Cleve Cartmill · ss Unknown Oct ’41
Nifft the Lean Michael Shea (DAW, Dec ’82, pb) [Nifft the Lean]

· Shag Margold’s Eulogy of Nifft the Lean, His Dear Friend · pr
· Come Then, Mortal. We Will Seek Her Soul · na *
· The Pearls of the Vampire Queen · nv *
· The Fishing of the Demon-Sea · n. *
· The Goddess in Glass · na *
The People Trap plus Mindswap Robert Sheckley (Ace, Aug ’81, pb)

· The People Trap · co New York: Dell Dec ’68
· The People Trap · ss F&SF Jun ’68
· The Victim from Space · ss Galaxy Apr ’57
· Shall We Have a Little Talk? · nv Galaxy Oct ’65
· Restricted Area · ss Amazing Jun/Jul ’53
· The Odor of Thought · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #2, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
· The Necessary Thing [AAA Ace] · ss Galaxy Jun ’55
· Redfern’s Labyrinth · ss The People Trap and Other Pitfalls, Dell, 1968
· Proof of the Pudding · ss Galaxy Aug ’52
· The Laxian Key [AAA Ace] · ss Galaxy Nov ’54
· The Last Weapon · ss Star Science Fiction Stories #1, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953
· Fishing Season · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug ’53
· Dreamworld · ss The People Trap and Other Pitfalls, Dell, 1968; revised from “The Petrified World”, If Feb ’68.
· Diplomatic Immunity · nv Galaxy Aug ’53
· Ghost V [AAA Ace] · ss Galaxy Oct ’54
· Mindswap · n. Galaxy Jun ’65; [expanded], New York: Delacorte, 1966
The Robot Who Looked Like Me Robert Sheckley (Bantam 0-553-13031-5, Jul ’82, $2.50, 192pp, pb)

1 · The Robot Who Looked Like Me · ss Cosmopolitan, 1973
11 · Slaves of Time · nv Nova 4, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1974
39 · Voices · ss Playboy Oct ’73
45 · A Supplicant in Space [“A Suppliant in Space”] · nv Galaxy Nov ’73
71 · Zirn Left Unguarded, the Jenghik Palace in Flames, Jon Westerley Dead · ss Nova 2, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1972
77 · Sneak Previews · ss Penthouse Aug ’77
87 · Welcome to the Standard Nightmare · ss Nova 3, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1973
105 · End City · ss Galaxy May ’74
109 · The Never-Ending Western Movie · ss Science Fiction Discoveries, ed. Carol & Frederik Pohl, Bantam, 1976
127 · What Is Life? · ss Playboy Dec ’76
131 · I See a Man Sitting on a Chair, and the Chair Is Biting His Leg · Robert Sheckley & Harlan Ellison · nv F&SF Jan ’68
161 · Is That What People Do? · ss Anticipations, ed. Christopher Priest, Scribner’s, 1978
171 · Silversmith Wishes · ss Playboy May ’77
The Status Civilization and Notions: Unlimited Robert Sheckley (Ace, Nov ’79, pb)

· The Status Civilization · n. New York: Signet Sep ’60
· Notions: Unlimited · co New York: Bantam Jun ’60
· Gray Flannel Armor · ss Galaxy Nov ’57
· The Leech · ss Galaxy Dec ’52
· Watchbird · nv Galaxy Feb ’53
· A Wind Is Rising · ss Galaxy Jul ’57
· Morning After · nv Galaxy Nov ’57
· The Native Problem · nv Galaxy Dec ’56
· Feeding Time · ss Fantasy Fiction Feb ’53
· Paradise II · ss Time to Come, ed. August Derleth, Farrar, 1954; New Worlds Jul ’55
· Double Indemnity · nv Galaxy Oct ’57
· Holdout · ss F&SF Dec ’57
· Dawn Invader · ss F&SF Mar ’57
· The Language of Love · ss Galaxy May ’57
The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley Robert Sheckley (Bantam, Nov ’79, pb)

· Introduction · in
· Seventh Victim · ss Galaxy Apr ’53
· Specialist · ss Galaxy May ’53
· Skulking Permit · nv Galaxy Dec ’54
· Shall We Have a Little Talk? · nv Galaxy Oct ’65
· The People Trap · ss F&SF Jun ’68
· Ghost V [AAA Ace] · ss Galaxy Oct ’54
· A Wind Is Rising · ss Galaxy Jul ’57
· Gray Flannel Armor · ss Galaxy Nov ’57
· Pilgrimage to Earth [“Love, Incorporated”] · ss Playboy Sep ’56
· The Prize of Peril · ss F&SF May ’58
· The Store of the Worlds [“The World of Heart’s Desire”] · ss Playboy Sep ’59
· Fool’s Mate · ss Astounding Mar ’53
After the Fall ed. Robert Sheckley (Ace, Sep ’80, pb)

· Introduction · Robert Sheckley · in
· The Last Days of (Parallel?) Earth · Robert Sheckley · ss *
· The Day After the End of the World · Harry Harrison · ss *
· A Very Good Year · Roger Zelazny · vi Harvey Dec ’79
· Fire And/Or Ice · Roger Zelazny · ss *
· Exeunt Omnes · Roger Zelazny · ss *
· Sungrab [Sam Space] · William F. Nolan · nv *
· Where Are You Now, Erik Scorbic? · K. Copeland Shea · ss *
· Bud · Ian Watson · ss *
· The Making of Revelation, Part I · Philip José Farmer · nv *
· Rebecca Rubinstein’s Seventeenth Birthday · Simon Gandolfi · ss *
· The Revelation · Thomas M. Disch · ss *
· Nirvanna Is a Nowhere Place · Joel Schulman · ss *
· Heir · Judith Ann Lawrence · ss *
· The Kingdom of O’Ryan · Bob Shaw · nv *
· Just Another End of the World · Maxim Jakubowski · ss *
Erasmus Magister Charles Sheffield (Ace 0-441-21526-2, Jun ’82, $2.50, 217pp, pb) [Erasmus Darwin]

· Introduction · in
1 · The Devil of Malkirk · na F&SF Jun ’82
80 · The Treasure of Odirex · na Fantastic Jul ’78
152 · The Lambeth Immortal · na AHMM Jun ’79
210 · Appendix- Erasmus Magister: Fact and Fiction · ar *
Hidden Variables Charles Sheffield (Ace, Jul ’81, pb)

· Introduction · in
· The Man Who Stole the Moon · nv Destinies Sum ’80
· The Deimos Plague · ss Stellar #4, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1978
· Forefather Figure · nv A Spadeful of Spacetime, ed. Fred Saberhagen, Ace, 1981
· Moment of Inertia [McAndrew] · nv Analog Oct ’80
· The New Physics: The Speed of Lightness, Curved Space, and Other Heresies · ss Analog Sep ’80
· From Natural Causes · ss Amazing Aug ’78; Murder in Triplicate, gp
· Legacy [Behrooz Wolf] · nv Galaxy Jun ’77
· The Softest Hammer · ss F&SF Feb ’81
· Hidden Variable · nv Destinies Fll ’80
· A Certain Place in History [Henry Carver] · ss Galaxy Oct ’77
· All the Colors of the Vacuum [McAndrew] · nv Analog Feb 2 ’81
· Perfectly Safe, Nothing to Worry About [Henry Carver; Waldo Burmeister] · ss Galaxy Aug ’77
· Summertide [Heritage Universe] · na Destinies v3 #2 ’81
· The Marriage of True Minds · nv F&SF Nov ’80
The McAndrew Chronicles Charles Sheffield (Tor 0-523-48566-2, May ’83, $2.95, 243pp, pb) [McAndrew]

· Introduction: The McAndrew Chronicles · Charles Sheffield · in
· Killing Vector · Charles Sheffield · ss Galaxy Mar ’78
· Moment of Inertia · Charles Sheffield · nv Analog Oct ’80
· All the Colors of the Vacuum · Charles Sheffield · nv Analog Feb 2 ’81
· The Manna Hunt · Charles Sheffield · nv Analog Sep ’82
· Rogueworld · Charles Sheffield · nv F&SF May ’83
· Appendix: The science in the science fiction · Charles Sheffield · ar
Vectors Charles Sheffield (Ace, Dec ’79, pb)

· Introduction · in
· What Song the Sirens Sang · ss Galaxy Apr ’77
· Fixed Price War [Merle Walters] · ss Analog May ’78
· Marconi, Mattin, Maxwell [Henry Carver] · ss Galaxy May ’77
· Power Failure · nv Fantastic Apr ’78
· Killing Vector [McAndrew] · ss Galaxy Mar ’78
· Dinsdale Dissents [Henry Carver; Waldo Burmeister] · ss Galaxy Jul ’77
· We Hold These Truths to Be Self-Evident · nv Fantastic Dec ’77
· Skystalk · nv Destinies Aug ’79
· How to Build a Beanstalk · ar Destinies Aug ’79
· Transition Team · nv Destinies Nov ’78
· Bounded in a Nutshell [Merle Walters] · ss Analog Jul ’78
· The Long Chance · nv Galaxy Nov ’77
· The Treasure of Odirex [Erasmus Darwin] · na Fantastic Jul ’78
· The Dalmatian of Faust [Waldo Burmeister] · ss Galaxy Sep ’78
Hecate’s Cauldron ed. Susan M. Shwartz (DAW 0-87997-705-1, Feb ’82, $2.95, 256pp, pb)

7 · Introduction: 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 *
The Best of Robert Silverberg Volume 2 Robert Silverberg (Gregg, Jun ’78, hc)

· Introduction · Thomas D. Clareson · in
· A Happy Day in 2381 [Urban Monad] · ss Nova 1, ed. Harry Harrison, Delacorte, 1970
· In Entropy’s Jaws · nv Infinity #2, ed. Robert Hoskins, Lancer, 1971
· Caliban · ss Infinity #3, ed. Robert Hoskins, Lancer, 1972
· When We Went to See the End of the World · ss Universe 2, ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1972
· The Dybbuk of Mazel Tov IV · ss Wandering Stars, ed. Jack M. Dann, Harper, 1974
· Breckenridge and the Continuum · nv Showcase, ed. Roger Elwood, Harper & Row, 1973
· Capricorn Games · ss The Far Side of Time, ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd Mead, 1974
· Trips · nv Final Stage, ed. Edward L. Ferman & Barry N. Malzberg, Charterhouse, 1974
· Born with the Dead · na F&SF Apr ’74
· Schwartz Between the Galaxies · ss Stellar #1, ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1974
Invaders from Earth and To Worlds Beyond Robert Silverberg (Ace, Apr ’80, pb)

· Invaders from Earth · n. New York: Ace, 1958; expanded from “We, the Marauders” Science Fiction Quarterly Feb ’58.
· To Worlds Beyond · co London: Chilton, 1965
· About Robert Silverberg · Isaac Asimov · fw
· Introduction · in
· The Old Man [as by S. M. Tenneshaw] · ss Imagination Apr ’57
· New Men for Mars · nv Super Science Fiction Jun ’57
· Collecting Team [“Catch ’Em All Alive!”] · ss Super Science Fiction Dec ’56; Authentic #81 ’57
· Double Dare · ss Galaxy Nov ’56
· The Overlord’s Thumb · nv Infinity Science Fiction Mar ’58
· Ozymandias [as by Ivar Jorgenson] · ss Infinity Science Fiction Nov ’58
· Certainty · ss Astounding Nov ’59
· Mind for Business · ss Astounding Sep ’56
· Misfit · ss Super Science Fiction Dec ’57
Majipoor Chronicles Robert Silverberg (Arbor House, 1982, hc) [Majipoor]

· Prologue · pr *
· Thesme and the Ghayrog · nv *
· The Time of the Burning · ss IASFM Mar 15 ’82
· In the Fifth Year of the Voyage · nv F&SF Dec ’81
· Calintane Explains · ss IASFM Feb 15 ’82
· The Desert of Stolen Dreams · na F&SF Jun ’81
· The Soul-Painter and the Shapeshifter · ss Omni Nov ’81
· Crime and Punishment · ss *
· Among the Dream Speakers · ss IASFM Jan 18 ’82
· A Thief in Ni-moya · na IASFM Dec 21 ’81
· Voriax and Valentine · ss *
· Epilogue · aw *
A Robert Silverberg Omnibus Robert Silverberg (Harper & Row, 1981, hc)

· Introduction · in
· The Man in the Maze · n. If Apr ’68 (+1); New York: Avon Feb ’69
· Nightwings [Watcher] · n. New York: Avon, 1969
· Downward to the Earth · n. Nelson Doubleday: Garden City, NY. (SFBC), 1970

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