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Clockwork Phoenix 4 ed. Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books, July 2013, 978-0-9889124-0-3, $15.95, 275pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of 18 fantasy stories “of beauty and strangeness”, the fourth volume in an annual series (previously from Norilana Books). Authors include Yves Meynard, Richard Parks, Tanith Lee, and Cat Rambo. This is a print-on-demand edition.
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Mike Allen · in

· Our Lady of the Thylacines · Yves Meynard · ss

· The Canal Barge Magician’s Number Nine Daughter · Ian McHugh · ss

· On the Leitmotif of the Trickster Constellation in Northern Hemispheric Star Charts, Post-Apocalypse · Nicole Kornher-Stace · ss

· Beach Bum and the Drowned Girl · Richard Parks · ss

· Trap-Weed · Gemma Files · ss

· Icicle · Yukimi Ogawa · ss

· Lesser Creek: A Love Story, A Ghost Story · A. C. Wise · ss

· What Still Abides · Marie Brennan · ss

· The Wanderer King · Alisa Alering · ss

· A Little of the Night · Tanith Lee · nv

· I Come from the Dark Universe · Cat Rambo · ss

· Happy Hour at the Tooth and Claw · Shira Lipkin · ss

· Lilo Is · Corinne Duyvis · ss

· Selected Program Notes from the Retrospective Exhibition of Theresa Rosenberg Latimer · Kenneth Schneyer · ss

· Three Times · Camille Alexa · ss

· The Bees Her Heart, the Hive Her Belly · Benjanun Sriduangkaew · ss

· The Old Woman with No Teeth · Patricia Russo · ss

· The History of Soul 2065 · Barbara Krasnoff · ss

Clockwork Phoenix 5 ed. Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books, April 5, 2016, 978-0-9889124-7-2, $15.95, 263pp, tp, an, cover by Paula Arwen Owen)
Original anthology of 20 fantasy stories. The fifth volume in an annual series. Authors include Marie Brennan, Menjanun Sriduangkaew, and Rich Larson.
Details taken from online listing.

11 · Introduction · Mike Allen · in

14 · The Wind at His Back · Jason Kimble · ss

27 · The Fall Shall Further the Flight in Me · Rachael K. Jones · ss

37 · The Perfect Happy Family · Patricia Russo · ss

43 · The Mirror-City · Marie Brennan · ss

49 · The Finch’s Wedding and the Hive That Sings · Benjanun Sriduangkaew · ss

66 · Squeeze · Rob Cameron · ss

70 · A Guide to Birds by Song (After Death) · A. C. Wise · ss

81 · The Sorcerer of Etah · Gray Rinehart · ss

96 · The Prime Importance of a Happy Number · Sam Fleming · ss

107 · Social Visiting · Sunil Patel · ss

127 · The Book of May · C. S. E. Cooney & Carlos Hernandez · nv

148 · The Tiger’s Silent Roar · Holly Heisey · ss

158 · Sabbath Wine · Barbara Krasnoff · ss

174 · The Trinitite Golem · Sonya Taaffe · ss

180 · Two Bright Venuses · Alex Dally MacFarlane · ss

194 · By Thread of Night and Starlight Needle · Shveta Thakrar · ss

203 · The Games We Play · Cassandra Khaw · ss

217 · The Road, and the Valley, and the Beasts · Keffy R. M. Kehrli · ss

221 · Innumerable Glimmering Lights · Rich Larson · ss

236 · The Souls of Horses · Beth Cato · ss

253 · Pinions · Various · bg

Mythic ed. Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books, 2006, 0-8095-6295-2, $10.00, 134pp, tp, oa, cover by John William Waterhouse)
Original anthology of seven stories and 11 poems, the first in a series. Authors include Ian Watson, Theodora Goss, and Joe Haldeman. This is a print-on-demand book, published by Mythic Delirium Books in cooperation with Prime Books.

7 · Syllables of Old Lore · Vandana Singh · pm

8 · Exorcisms · Sonya Taaffe · ss

13 · Kristallnacht · Lawrence Schimel · pm

17 · In Exile · Matthew Cheney · ss

33 · Dissecting Ophelia · JoSelle Vanderhooft · pm

38 · Saint Louisa of the Wild Children: An Annotated Hagiography · Ian Watson · ss

50 · Cities of Salt and Ice · Constance Cooper · pm

52 · Sakhmet the Destroyer · Gary Every · pm

55 · Cemetery Seven · Charles Saplak · ss Terminal Fright #1, November/December 1993

76 · The Eight Legs of Grandmother Spider · Catherynne M. Valente · pm

84 · Misha and the Months · Erzebet YellowBoy · ss

104 · The Choices of Leaves · Vandana Singh · pm

105 · Pygmalion’s Marriage · Larry Hammer · pm

110 · Of the Driving Away of a Certain Water Monster by the Virtue of the Prayers of the Holy Man or What Really Happened at Loch Ness in the Summer of 565 A.D. · Bud Webster · ss A Distant Soil #30, 2000

118 · Goblin Song · Theodora Goss · pm

120 · The Last Romantic · Richard Parks · ss

128 · Beauty to the Beast · Theodora Goss · pm Lyric Summer 1993

129 · god is dead short live god · Joe Haldeman · pm

131 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Mythic 2 ed. Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books, November 2006, 0-8095-5756-8, $10.00, 137pp, tp, oa, cover by Edmund Blair-Leighton)
Original anthology of eight stories and 10 poems. Authors include Cherie Priest, Catherynne M. Valente, and Jo Walton. Published by Mythic Delirium Books in cooperation with Prime Books.

7 · Homecoming · Sonya Taaffe · pm

10 · Visanna · Charles Saplak · ss TransVersions #4, 1995

24 · The Troll on 23rd Avenue · Steve Rasnic Tem · pm

26 · The Immigrant · Cherie Priest · ss

38 · Once · Sheree Renée Thomas · pm

40 · untitled Old Scratch poem, featuring River · Sheree Renée Thomas · pm

42 · Temnaya and the House of Books · Catherynne M. Valente · ss

55 · The Tale of the Desert That Vanished Inside Her · JoSelle Vanderhooft · ss

61 · Moonstone · Erzebet YellowBoy · ss

74 · Bluebeard’s Second Wife · Helena Bell · pm

75 · Post-Colonial Literature of the Elves · Jo Walton · pm

76 · A Pinch of Salt · Richard Parks · ss

92 · Siren’s Call · Deborah P. Kolodji · pm

94 · Simargl and the Rowan Tree · Ekaterina Sedia · ss

109 · The Marriage of Iphis and Ianthe · Sonya Taaffe · pm

112 · The Wind-Catching Wizard · Danny Adams · ss

131 · Letters to Papa · Leah Bobet · pm

132 · Winter Day · Lawrence Schimel · pm

134 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

New Dominions: Fantasy Stories by Virginia Writers ed. Mike & Anita Allen (Allen & Allen Productions, 1995, no ISBN, $4.95, 76pp, ph, oa, cover by Ted Guerin)
Chapbook original anthology of seven short stories, five poems, and a set of short vignettes; one poem is a reprint. This is the first edition we have seen, but it is marked as the second edition.

2 · The Lost Poems of Sean Siobhan (Part 1) · R. H. W. Dillard · pm

5 · The Ballad of Blaster Bill · Nelson S. Bond · pm Planet Stories Summer 1941

15 · Sweet Dreams · Don Culp · ss

21 · Wise Counsel · Anita Allen · pm

22 · The Slithery Dee · Bud Webster · ss

28 · The Fire Child · Vickie Murphy · ss

34 · Never Eat Strange Berries · Daniel D. Adams · ss

44 · Last Night on Shore Leave · Cathy Reniere · pm

45 · The Lost Poems of Sean Siobhan (Part 2) · R. H. W. Dillard · pm

46 · Ancient Taboos · Mike Allen · ss

54 · Healer’s Choice · Krystal Ruth Morgan · ss

64 · Castle Watch · Paul Dellinger · ss

75 · The Lost Poems of Sean Siobhan (Part 3) · R. H. W. Dillard · pm

500 Essential Cult Books by Nina Allen & Stephen Holland--- see under Gina McKinnon.

Amityville House of Pancakes Omnibus, Vol. 1 ed. Pete S. Allen (Creative Guy Publishing, April 2004, 1-894953-26-6, $13.95, 212pp, tp, oa, cover by Kris Dikemann)

· The Girl in B33 · J. D. Welles · na

· Dirk Moonfire & the Nefarious Space Women · Jack Mangan · na

· Cultural Clashes in Cádiz · Jetse de Vries · na

· Gypsies Stole My Tequila · Adrienne Jones · na

Amityville House of Pancakes Omnibus, Vol. 2 ed. Pete S. Allen (Creative Guy Publishing, September 2005, 1-894953-30-4, $14.95, 284pp, tp, oa, cover by Marlo Dianne)
Original anthology of four humorous novellas by Marlo Dianne, Sally Kuntz, Uncle River, and Carlos Hernandez. Introduction by Lucy Snyder. This is a print-on-demand edition.

1 · Introduction · Lucy Snyder · in

5 · Gella Murphy, Public Dick · Marlo Dianne · na

57 · Froggie · Sally Kuntz · na

121 · Firebirds and Truth · Uncle River · na

181 · The Last Generation to Die · Carlos Hernandez · na

284 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

La Luz Canyon/Going Mobile by Royce H. Allen & Glen E. Cox--- see under La Luz Canyon/Going Mobile, Roadkill Press, 1993.

Dog Days/Deadly Passage by Sanford Allen & Joe McKinney--- see under Joe McKinney.

Tales From the Darkside, Volume I ed. Tom Allen & Mitchell Galin--- see under Mitchell Galin.

Times 4 ed. Virginia F. Allen (Falcon, November 1968, F227075, 75¢, 160pp, pb, an)

7 · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, 1895

89 · A Thief in Time · Robert Sheckley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction July 1954

127 · The Face in the Photo · Jack Finney · ss The Saturday Evening Post October 13 1962, as “Time Has No Boundaries”

153 · The Business, as Usual · Mack Reynolds · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1952

Conversations with Kurt Vonnegut ed. William Rodney Allen (University Press of Mississippi, September 1988, 0-87805-358-1, $14.95, 305pp, tp, an) [Ref. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.]
Non-fiction. Anthology of interviews and articles. Also announced in hardcover (-357-3 $27.95) not seen.

Trinidad Noir ed. Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason (Akashic Books, August 2008, 978-1-933354-55-2, $15.95, 300pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]

13 · Paradoxes in Paradise · Lisa Allen-Agostini & Jeanne Mason · in

17 · Part I: Country

19 · Pot Luck · Lisa Allen-Agostini · ss; set in Sans Souci.

39 · The Rape · Kevin Baldeosingh · ss; set in Couva.

58 · The Funeral Party · Shani Mootoo · ss; set in San Fernando.

82 · Dougla · Rena Andrea Manickchand · ss; set in the Caroni Swamp.

92 · Nowarian Blues · Ramabai Espinet · ss; set in Santa Cruz.

110 · Betrayal · Willi Chen · ss; set in Godineau.

122 · Bury Your Mother · Jaime Lee Loy · ss; set in Palmiste.

137 · Standing on Thin Skin · Oonya Kempadoo · ss; set in Maracas.

151 · Part II: Town

153 · Woman Is Boss · Elisha Efua Bartels · ss; set in Diego Martin.

171 · Prophet · Lawrence Scott · ss; set in Maraval.

193 · How to Make Photocopies in the Trinidad & Tobago National Archives · Robert Antoni · ss; set in Uptown Port-of-Spain.

215 · The Best Laid Plants · Dabby Maloney · ss; set in San Juan.

231 · The Jaguar · Keith Jardim · nv; set in Emperor Valley Zoo.

261 · Eric’s Turn · Rian Marie Extavour · ss; set in Tunapuna.

274 · Lucille · Elizabeth Nunez · ss; set in St. James.

283 · Peacock Blue · Vahni Capildeo · ss; set in Fort George.

300 · Dark Nights · Judith Theodore · ss; set in East Dry River.

317 · Gita Pinky Manachandi · Tiphanie Yanique · ss; set in Chaguaramas.

342 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Return of Mr. Campion by Margery Allingham (St. Martin’s, April 1990, 0-312-04413-5, $15.95, 190pp, hc, co)
Reprint (Hodder 1989) collection of 13 previously uncollected tales, four featuring Albert Campion, edited and with notes by J.E. Morpurgo, plus an Allingham tribute by Agatha Christie. First American edition.

vii · Margery Allingham: An Introduction · J. E. Morpurgo · in

xxi · Margery Allingham—A Tribute · Agatha Christie · ar

1 · The Case Is Altered [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Strand Magazine December 1938

19 · My Friend Mr. Campion [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ar 1935

25 · The Dog Day [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss The Daily Mail June 7 1939

33 · The Wind Glass · Margery Allingham · ss The Sovereign Magazine July 1924

47 · The Beauty King · Margery Allingham · nv Daily Sketch 1969

71 · The Black Tent [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · nv Ladykillers, Dent, 1987

97 · Sweet and Low · Margery Allingham · ss Maclean’s 1938

117 · Once in a Lifetime · Margery Allingham · ss

125 · The Kernel of Truth · Margery Allingham · ss The Compleat Imbiber 1953

133 · Happy Christmas · Margery Allingham · ss Woman’s Own Christmas 1962

145 · The Wisdom of Esdras · Margery Allingham · ss

153 · The Curious Affair on Nut Row [Charley Luke; Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1955

161 · What to Do with an Ageing Detective [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Time and Tide 1958

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