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Discovery No. 1 ed. John W. Aldridge & Vance Bourjaily (Pocket Books, February 1953, 35¢, 292+xiipp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Todd Mason. vii · Preface · The Editors · ed 1 · Rockabye Baby · Arnold Grisman · ss 10 · A Cup of Kindness · William Iversen · nv 37 · The Outing · Julia Savarese · ss 52 · Prairie Wife · Richard Lyons · pm 56 · The Dead Gook · Norman Mailer · ss 77 · A Stranger from a Far Countree · Stanley Baron · es 96 · Inflation-on-the-Erle (Letter from Cleveland, Ohio) · Herbert Gold · ss 106 · Three Poems: Explorer on the Axis; Poet Mind; The Modern Classicist · Lyon Phelps · pm 109 · Saturday Night · Hortense Calisher · ss 122 · The Only Time · Chandler Brossard · ex a version of the first chapter of The Bold Saboteurs forthcoming from Farrar, Straus and Young in Aujgust 1953. 142 · Happy Ending · Kenneth Fearing · ss 154 · My Sons, Watch Out · Louis Ginsberg · pm 155 · News Report · David Ignatow · pm 156 · One for the Boys · Samuel Elkin · ss New-Story #12, November 1952 170 · The Hangman’s Tale · Marguerite Young · ss 190 · The Cross Road · Charles Miller · pm 190 · The Place of Fire · Charles Miller · pm 194 · Confessions of an American Marijuana Smoker · U. S. D. Quincey · es 215 · Baby’s Christmas · P. Aleyunas · ss 221 · Long March · William Styron · na 285 · Contributors to Discovery No. 1 · [uncredited] · bi

Who’s Who in Pop Radio by Peter Alex (Four Square, November 1966, 1759, 5/-, 128pp, pb, nf)     Comprehensive guide to 1966’s top music scene.

River ed. Alma Alexander (Dark Quest Books, December 31, 2011, 978-1-937051-23-5, $14.95, 171pp, tp, oa, cover by Nathie)     Original anthology of 13 stories involving rivers. Authors include Nisi Shawl, Seanan McGuire, and Jay Lake. A print-on-demand edition. Details taken from online listing. · Foreword · Alma Alexander · fw · The Well-Keeper and the Wolf · Tiffany Trent · ss · Rites · Mary Victoria · ss · The Fall · Irene Radford · ss · They Are Forgotten Until They Come Again · Jay Lake · ss · Scatological · Deb Taber · ss · Floodlust · Jacey Bedford · ss · Five Bullets on the Banks of the Sadji · Keffy R. M. Kehrli · ss · My Grandfather’s River · Brenda Cooper · vi Nature #7104, August 17 2006 · The River · Joshua Palmatier · ss · Lady of the Waters · Seanan McGuire · ss · Vodnik Laughter · Ada Milenkovich Brown · ss · River-Kissed · Joyce Reynolds-Ward · ss · Beyond the Lighthouse · Nisi Shawl · ss

Tales for a Rainy Night ed. David Alexander (HRW, 1961, LC:61-15807, $3.95, 285pp, hc, an)     The 14th Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Also in pb (Fawcett Sep ’62). 5 · Foreword by the Editor · David Alexander · fw 13 · Robert · Stanley Ellin · ss Sleuth Mystery Magazine October 1958 35 · The Human Chair · Edogawa Rampo; translated by James B. Harris · ss Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination by Edogawa Rampo, Tuttle, 1956 translated from the Japanese (“Ningen Isu”, 1925). 55 · Pressure · Morris Hershman · ss Manhunt February 1958, as by Arnold English 67 · The Murder of George Washington · Richard M. Gordon · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1959 73 · The Widow of Ephesus · Margaret Manners · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1958 89 · The Lost Leader [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) November 1957 111 · Doctor’s Orders · John F. Suter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1959 117 · Walking Alone · Miriam Allen deFord · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1957 137 · The Twenty Friends of William Shaw · Raymond E. Banks · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1960 151 · Inspector’s Lunch · Donald A. Yates · ss Birmingham Town Hall Magazine 1955 161 · Reflections on Murder · Nedra Tyre · ss Sleuth Mystery Magazine December 1958 179 · West Riding to Maryland · Maurice Procter · ss 1956 201 · The Pink Caterpillar [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · ss Adventure February 1945 217 · Flash Attachment · Dell Shannon · ss 237 · Death and the Compass · Jorge Luis Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · ss translated from the Spanish (“La Muerte y la Brújula”, Sur, May 1942). 253 · Have You Lost Your Head? · Joseph Commings · ss 267 · The Child Watcher · Ernest Harrison · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1958 273 · View from the Terrace · Mike Marmer · ss Cosmopolitan December 1960

Grimalkin’s Tales by Marc Alexander, Judy Gardiner & Stella Whitelaw--- see under Stella Whitelaw.

The Beaver Book of Horror Stories ed. Marc Alexander--- see under Mark Ronson.

Cyber-Killers ed. Ric Alexander (Millennium, June 16, 1997, 0-75280-980-6, £9.99, 408pp, tp, an, cover by BlackSheep)     Anthology of 23 murder stories involving technology. Each story has a brief preface on its author and first appearance. Introduction by Peter F. Hamilton. Authors include Terry Pratchett, William Gibson, Alfred Bester, and Dean Koontz. A hardcover edition (-783-8, £16.99) was announced but not seen. vi · Introduction · Peter F. Hamilton · in 1997 1 · One: Network Terrorists 3 · # ifdefDEBUG + “world/enough” + “time” · Terry Pratchett · ss Digital Dreams ed. David V. Barrett, NEL, 1990 15 · Blood Music · Greg Bear · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact June 1983 37 · Sam Hall · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1953 65 · Blood Sisters · Joe Haldeman · nv Playboy July 1979 79 · Crime on Mars · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1960 85 · The Pardoner’s Tale · Robert Silverberg · nv Playboy June 1987 105 · A Gift from the Culture [Culture] · Iain M. Banks · ss Interzone #20, Summer 1987 121 · Murder Will In [Bailey (afterlife of)] · Frank Herbert · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1970 149 · Two: Robot Crime 151 · The Undercity · Dean Koontz · ss Future City ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973 163 · Impostor · Philip K. Dick · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1953 177 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954 195 · Comfort Me, My Robot · Robert Bloch · ss Imagination January 1955 207 · Home Is the Hangman [Nemo] · Roger Zelazny · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1975 261 · Watchbird · Robert Sheckley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1953 281 · From Fanaticism, or for Reward · Harry Harrison · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1969 293 · Adventure of the Metal Murderer [Berserker; Sherlock Holmes] · Fred Saberhagen · ss Omni January 1980 301 · Three: Virtual Murder 303 · A Kind of Murder · Larry Niven · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1974 317 · Zone of Terror · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #92, March 1960 333 · Tricentennial · John Shirley · ss Portland Scribe 1976 341 · Johnny Mnemonic [Molly Millions] · William Gibson · nv Omni May 1981 357 · Angel · Pat Cadigan · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1987 373 · Dreamers · Kim Newman · ss Interzone #8, Summer 1984 385 · Virtually Lucid Lucy · Ian Watson · ss New Worlds 2 ed. David S. Garnett, Gollancz, 1992 403 · Virtually Alive · Peter James · ss The Daily Telegraph December 30 1995

Cyber-Killers ed. Ric Alexander (Orion, May 4, 1998, 0-75281-633-0, £6.99, x+540pp, pb, an, cover by BlackSheep)     Reprint (Millennium 1997) SF collection of 23 murder stories involving technology. vi · Introduction · Peter F. Hamilton · in 1997 1 · One: Network Terrorists 3 · # ifdefDEBUG + “world/enough” + “time” · Terry Pratchett · ss Digital Dreams ed. David V. Barrett, NEL, 1990 19 · Blood Music · Greg Bear · nv Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact June 1983 49 · Sam Hall · Poul Anderson · nv Astounding Science Fiction August 1953 85 · Blood Sisters · Joe Haldeman · nv Playboy July 1979 105 · Crime on Mars · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1960 113 · The Pardoner’s Tale · Robert Silverberg · nv Playboy June 1987 139 · A Gift from the Culture [Culture] · Iain M. Banks · ss Interzone #20, Summer 1987 159 · Murder Will In [Bailey (afterlife of)] · Frank Herbert · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1970 195 · Two: Robot Crime 197 · The Undercity · Dean Koontz · ss Future City ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973 213 · Imposter · Philip K. Dick · ss Astounding Science Fiction June 1953 231 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954 255 · Comfort Me, My Robot · Robert Bloch · ss Imagination January 1955 271 · Home Is the Hangman [Nemo] · Roger Zelazny · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact November 1975 341 · Watchbird · Robert Sheckley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1953 367 · From Fanaticism, or for Reward · Harry Harrison · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1969 383 · Adventure of the Metal Murderer [Berserker; Sherlock Holmes] · Fred Saberhagen · ss Omni January 1980 395 · Three: Virtual Murder 397 · A Kind of Murder · Larry Niven · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1974 417 · Zone of Terror · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #92, March 1960 439 · Tricentennial · John Shirley · ss Portland Scribe 1976 451 · Johnny Mnemonic [Molly Millions] · William Gibson · nv Omni May 1981 473 · Angel · Pat Cadigan · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1987 493 · Dreamers · Kim Newman · ss Interzone #8, Summer 1984 509 · Virtually Lucid Lucy · Ian Watson · ss New Worlds 2 ed. David S. Garnett, Gollancz, 1992 533 · Virtually Alive · Peter James · ss The Daily Telegraph December 30 1995

The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal ed. Ric Alexander (Orion, April 20, 1998, 0-75281-004-9, £17.99, 433pp, tp, oa, cover: [photo] by Black Sheep)     SF/fantasy/dark fantasy anthology of 21 stories, including two originals by Richard Laymon and Graham Masterton, and a Foreword by Peter James. Alexander is a pseudonym of Peter Haining. A trade paperback edition (-005-7, £10.99) was announced but not seen. 1 · Foreword · Peter James · fw 7 · Archive 1: Supernatural Mysteries 9 · The Job · Richard Laymon · ss 23 · The Trespassers · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949, as “Minuke” 33 · The Gap · Ramsey Campbell · ss Fantasy Readers Guide #2, March 1980 45 · Red Light · David J. Schow · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine December 1986 63 · Archive 2: Psychic Phenomena 65 · The Irish Question · Graham Masterton · na 105 · Girl of My Dreams · Richard Matheson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963 119 · A Modern Magician · Olaf Stapledon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1979 129 · Death of a Sensitive · Harry Bates · nv Science-Fiction Plus May 1953 163 · Cassandra · C. J. Cherryh · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1978 171 · Archive 3: Alien Encounters 173 · The Encounter · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories June 1963 201 · Men Without Bones · Gerald Kersh · ss Esquire August 1954 209 · Goldfish Bowl · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942, as by Anson MacDonald 239 · Mewhu’s Jet · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1946 273 · Archive 4: Time Warps 275 · Unicorn Variation · Roger Zelazny · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 13 1981 299 · The New Atlantis · Ursula K. Le Guin · na The New Atlantis ed. Robert Silverberg, Hawthorne, 1975 321 · The Shining Pyramid · Arthur Machen · nv The Unknown World May 1895 (+1) 341 · The Bride of Bigfoot · Kit Reed · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1984 351 · Archive 5: Urban Legends 353 · Tulips from Amsterdam · Ian Watson · ss Interzone #110, August 1996 367 · Out of the Fog · Basil Copper · ss Argosy (UK) September 1970 381 · The Forbidden · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. V by Clive Barker, Sphere, 1985 419 · Croatoan · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1975 432 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms (r)

The Unexplained: Stories of the Paranormal ed. Ric Alexander (Orion, May 20, 1999, 1-85798-553-2, £6.99, 493pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (Orion 1998) SF/fantasy/dark fantasy anthology of 21 stories, including 2 originals by Richard Laymon and Graham Masterton, and a foreword by Peter James. 1 · Foreword · Peter James · fw 9 · Archive 1: Supernatural Mysteries 11 · The Job · Richard Laymon · ss 25 · The Trespassers · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949, as “Minuke” 37 · The Gap · Ramsey Campbell · ss Fantasy Readers Guide #2, March 1980 51 · Red Light · David J. Schow · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine December 1986 71 · Archive 2: Psychic Phenomena 73 · The Irish Question · Graham Masterton · na 121 · Girl of My Dreams · Richard Matheson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963 135 · A Modern Magician · Olaf Stapledon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1979 147 · Death of a Sensitive · Harry Bates · nv Science-Fiction Plus May 1953 185 · Cassandra · C. J. Cherryh · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1978 195 · Archive 3: Alien Encounters 197 · The Encounter · J. G. Ballard · nv Amazing Stories June 1963 229 · Men Without Bones · Gerald Kersh · ss Esquire August 1954 239 · Goldfish Bowl · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942, as by Anson MacDonald 273 · Mewhu’s Jet · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Science Fiction November 1946 311 · Archive 4: Time Warps 313 · Unicorn Variation · Roger Zelazny · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 13 1981 339 · The New Atlantis · Ursula K. Le Guin · na The New Atlantis ed. Robert Silverberg, Hawthorne, 1975 365 · The Shining Pyramid · Arthur Machen · nv The Unknown World May 1895 (+1) 389 · The Bride of Bigfoot · Kit Reed · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1984 399 · Archive 5: Urban Legends 401 · Tulips from Amsterdam · Ian Watson · ss Interzone #110, August 1996 417 · Out of the Fog · Basil Copper · ss Argosy (UK) September 1970 433 · The Forbidden · Clive Barker · nv Clive Barker’s Books of Blood, Vol. V by Clive Barker, Sphere, 1985 477 · Croatoan · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1975 492 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms (r)