The FictionMags Index

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Great Detective Stories from Costello to Stevenson ed. Joseph Lewis French (Dial, 1924, 396pp, hc, an) · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · Inspector Byrnes · A. E. Costello · ar from Our Police Protectors, self-published, 1885 247 · McParlan and the “Mollie Maguires” · Allan Pinkerton · ar (r) 247 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891 290 · The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock [Ebenezer Gryce; Violet Strange] · Anna Katharine Green · na Putnam, 1895 365 · The Adventure of the Hansom Cab · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss London July 20 1878 (+1)

Great Detective Stories from Dickens to Gaboriau ed. Joseph Lewis French (Dial, 1924, 426pp, hc, an) · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · Inspector Buckett · Charles Dickens · ex from Bleak House, 1853 185 · Sergeant Cuff · Wilkie Collins · ex from The Moonstone (r) 247 · Monsieur Lecoq,—Master-Mind · Emile Gaboriau · ex from File No. 113, 1867

Great Detective Stories from Voltaire to Poe ed. Joseph Lewis French (Dial, 1924, 317pp, hc, an) · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 1 · Zadig · Voltaire · ex Works of M. de Voltaire: Volume the Eleventh by Voltaire, tr. T. Smollett et al., J. Newbery et al., 1762 translated from the French (“Zadig ou la Destinée”, Leseur, September 1748). 10 · From His Memoirs · François Eugène Vidocq · ar 1828 63 · The Devil’s Disciple · Honoré de Balzac · ex from Melmouth Reconciled (r) 137 · D’Artagnan—Sleuth-Hound · Alexandre Dumas · ex from Le Vicomte de Bragelonne (r) 254 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

Great Detective Stories of the World ed. Joseph Lewis French (Dial, 1929, LC:29-27526, 317+426+396pp, hc, om)     Omnibus edition of Great Detective Stories from Voltaire to Poe, Great Detective Stories from Dickens to Gaboriau, and Great Detective Stories from Costello to Stevenson (all Dial 1924). · Great Detective Stories from Voltaire to Poe · ed. Joseph Lewis French · an The Dial Press, 1924 · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 1 · Zadig · Voltaire · ex Works of M. de Voltaire: Volume the Eleventh by Voltaire, tr. T. Smollett et al., J. Newbery et al., 1762 translated from the French (“Zadig ou la Destinée”, Leseur, September 1748). 10 · From His Memoirs · François Eugène Vidocq · ar 1828 63 · The Devil’s Disciple · Honoré de Balzac · ex from Melmouth Reconciled (r) 137 · D’Artagnan—Sleuth-Hound · Alexandre Dumas · ex from Le Vicomte de Bragelonne (r) 254 · The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841 · Great Detective Stories from Dickens to Gaboriau · ed. Joseph Lewis French · an The Dial Press, 1924 · Foreword to Part II · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · Inspector Buckett · Charles Dickens · ex from Bleak House, 1853 185 · Sergeant Cuff · Wilkie Collins · ex from The Moonstone (r) 247 · Monsieur Lecoq,—Master-Mind · Emile Gaboriau · ex from File No. 113, 1867 · Great Detective Stories from Costello to Stevenson · ed. Joseph Lewis French · an The Dial Press, 1924 · Foreword to Part III · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · Inspector Byrnes · A. E. Costello · ar from Our Police Protectors, self-published, 1885 247 · McParlan and the “Mollie Maguires” · Allan Pinkerton · ar (r) 247 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891 290 · The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock [Ebenezer Gryce; Violet Strange] · Anna Katharine Green · na Putnam, 1895 365 · The Adventure of the Hansom Cab · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss London July 20 1878 (+1)

Great Ghost Stories ed. Joseph Lewis French (Dodd, Mead, 1918, $2.00, xii+365pp, hc, an)     Later rebound with Ghosts, Grim and Gentle as The Ghost Story Omnibus, 1933. v · Foreword · James Hyslop · fw 1 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Edward Bulwer-Lytton · nv A Strange Story and the Haunted and the Haunters by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1865 revised from Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859 (anonymously) to remove material reused in A Strange Story. 38 · The Roll-Call of the Reef · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Idler June 1895, as by Q 62 · The Open Door · Mrs. Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine #795, January 1882, uncredited. 115 · The Deserted House · E. T. A. Hoffmann · nv Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: German: Russian: Scandinavian ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907 translated from the German (“Das Öde Haus”, 1817). 143 · The Mysterious Sketch · Erckmann-Chatrian · ss Strange Stories by Erckmann-Chatrian, Appleton, 1880 translated from the French (“L’esquisse mystérieuse”, Les Contes Fantastiques, Hachette, 1860). 166 · Green Branches · Fiona Macleod · nv The Sin-Eater by Fiona Macleod, Patrick Geddes, 1895 187 · The Four-Fifteen Express · Amelia B. Edwards · nv Routledge’s Christmas Annual 1867, 1866 221 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839 246 · The Withered Arm · Thomas Hardy · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1888 281 · Clarimonde · Théophile Gautier · nv (r) translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836). 324 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 346 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited.

Masterpieces of Mystery: Detective Stories ed. Joseph Lewis French (Doubleday Page, 1920, ix+273pp, hc, an) vii · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844 33 · The Black Hand [Craig Kennedy] · Arthur B. Reeve · nv Cosmopolitan Magazine September 1911 64 · The Biter Bit · Wilkie Collins · nv The Atlantic Monthly April 1858, as “Who Is the Thief?”, uncredited. 108 · Missing: Page Thirteen [Violet Strange] · Anna Katharine Green · nv The Golden Slipper and Other Problems for Violet Strange by Anna Katharine Green, Putnam, 1915 164 · A Scandal in Bohemia [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine July 1891 200 · The Rope of Fear [Hamilton Cleek] · Mary E. & Thomas W. Hanshew · nv Short Stories December 1919, as “The Riddle of the Rope of Fear” 229 · The Safety Match · Anton Chekhov · nv (r) translated from the Russian. 261 · Some Scotland Yard Stories · Sir Robert Anderson · ar from Criminals and Crime, 1907

Masterpieces of Mystery, Volume 2: Ghost Stories ed. Joseph Lewis French (Doubleday Page, 1920, 241pp, hc, an)     Part of four-volume series. Volume 1 had no supernatural fiction. vii · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · The Listener · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 45 · Number 13 · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 70 · Joseph: A Story · Katherine Rickford · ss Land & Water September 18 1919 84 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887). 123 · The Beast with Five Fingers · W. F. Harvey · nv The New Decameron, Volume the First, Blackwell, 1919; original version. 167 · Sister Maddelena · Ralph Adams Cram · nv Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895 191 · Thrawn Janet · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss The Cornhill Magazine October 1881, as by R. L. S. 207 · The Yellow Cat · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1915 237 · Letter to Sura · Pliny the Younger · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: French: Italian: Spanish: Latin ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907 translated from the Latin (as a letter to Sura, 2nd century AD).

Masterpieces of Mystery, Volume 3: Mystic-Humorous Stories ed. Joseph Lewis French (Doubleday Page, 1920, 265pp, hc, an) vii · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · May-Day Eve · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 38 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited. 77 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1) translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 96 · Mr. Bloke’s Item · Mark Twain · ss The Californian August 26 1865, as “Facts Concerning the Recent Trouble Between Mark Twain and Mr. John William Skae of Virginia City” 101 · A Ghost · Lafcadio Hearn · pp Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1889 109 · The Man Who Went Too Far · E. F. Benson · nv The Pall Mall Magazine June 1904 143 · Chan Tow, the Highrob · Chester Bailey Fernald · ss The Century Magazine March 1895 158 · The Inmost Light [Mr. Dyson] · Arthur Machen · nv The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light by Arthur Machen, Roberts Brothers, 1894 203 · The Secret of Goresthorpe Grange · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv London Society December 1883, as “Selecting a Ghost” 230 · The Man with the Pale Eyes · Guy de Maupassant (error, actually by Jean Richepin) · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: French: Italian: Spanish: Latin ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907 translated from the French (“L’Homme aux yeux pâles”, Cauchemars, Charpentier et Fasquelle, 1892). 238 · The Rival Ghosts · Brander Matthews · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine May 1884

Masterpieces of Mystery, Volume 4: Riddle Stories ed. Joseph Lewis French (Doubleday Page, 1920, 258pp, hc, an) vii · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · The Mysterious Card [Mysterious Card] · Cleveland Moffett · ss The Black Cat February 1896 44 · The Great Valdez Sapphire · William Henry Moberly, uncredited · nv The Cornhill Magazine June 1890 76 · The Oblong Box · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book September 1844 94 · The Birthmark · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The Pioneer March 1843 122 · A Terribly Strange Bed · Wilkie Collins · ss Household Words #109, April 24 1852, uncredited. 149 · The Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Mary J. Safford, M.D. · ss Short Stories July 1894 translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888). 157 · The Box with the Iron Clamps · Florence Marryat · na London Society 1868 207 · My Fascinating Friend · William Archer · nv Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 232 · The Lost Room · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine September 1858, uncredited.

Tales of Terror ed. Joseph Lewis French (Small, Maynard, 1925, $2.50, 224pp, hc, an) v · Foreword · Joseph Lewis French · fw 3 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla” (revised and expanded version), Le Horla, Paul Ollendorff, May 1887). 42 · A Terrible Night · W. Clark Russell · ex from An Ocean Tragedy, 1890 66 · The Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Mary J. Safford · ss Short Stories July 1894 translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888). 74 · What Was It? [Harry Escott] · Fitz-James O’Brien · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine March 1859, uncredited. 95 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1) 115 · The Temple of Isis · Richard Marsh · ex from The Beetle, Skeffington, 1897 130 · The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842 154 · The Vampire [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ex from Dracula, Constable, 1897 172 · The Avengers [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ex from “A Study in Scarlet”, Beeton’s Christmas Annual #28, 1887

Her Magical Pet: Benefit F/F Story Collection ed. Laurie French, Rachel Manija Brown & Layla Lawlor--- see under Rachel Manija Brown.

Daily Mail Annual for Girls ed. Susan French (195?, hc, oa)     Cover description: Girl’s head Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. 3 · The Guinea Pigs · Mollie Chappell · ss 11 · The Children’s Deer · H. Mortimer Batten · ss 18 · Fruit and Flower Puzzle · [uncredited] · ms 20 · They Blew Up My Chateau · Colette Mancroft · ss 26 · Looking after Tropical Fish · Rose Tenent · ar 29 · Through the Wall · Rosemary Weir · ss 36 · To Sew a Fine Seam · Janet Dunbar · ar 42 · Crosswords · [uncredited] · pz 43 · The Secret of the Grandfather Clock · Gillian Stacey · ss 47 · The Queen’s Twin · Sybil Burr · ss 58 · Garden Flowers · Meg Howarth · ar 69 · The Reindeer People · Moira Savonius · ar 75 · Lisa and the Hundred Years’ War · Sybil Burr · ss 81 · A Surprise Visit to the Ballet · Milein Cosman · ar 88 · What’s in a Name? · [uncredited] · ms 90 · A Very Special Letter · [uncredited] · ms 92 · The Three Kings · [uncredited] · ms 92 · A Word of Seven Letters · [uncredited] · ms 95 · Pony Wise · Judith M. Berrisford · ar 101 · Woman of Destiny · [uncredited] · ms 109 · Flowers and Shrubs That Never Fade · Arthur P. Jacobs · ar 112 · Crosswords · [uncredited] · pz 113 · Janet Page—Girl Groom · [uncredited] · ss 118 · Why Latin? · Sir Hubert Sams · ar 120 · Twin Set for Girls · [uncredited] · ms 124 · Great-Aunt Selina’s Pearls · Rosemary Weir · ss 130 · A Room of Your Own · Nerissa Gartland · ar 141 · The Unbeatable Moor · John Hynam · ss 147 · Nelson, Emma and Bobs · Anna Stone · ar 153 · The Bandit · [uncredited] · ms 154 · “Thought-Reading Twins” · Colette Mancroft · ss 160 · Tropical Adventure · Arthur P. Jacobs · ss 166 · Answers to Puzzles · [uncredited] · ms 167 · Lucky · Mary K. Francis · ss 173 · Dear Blunderer · Andrew Roberts · ss 180 · Why Not a Guitar? · Julian Frey · ar 182 · Learning to Cook · Jane Alison · ar 187 · Diana Makes Good · Margaret Owen · ss 192 · Naji’s Gift · Janet Dunbar · ss 198 · Gwen’s Luncheon Party · Margaret Owen · ss

Daily Mail Annual for Girls 1948 ed. Susan French (Daily Mail, 1948, 208pp, hc, oa)     Cover description: Orange cloth boards Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · Princess Margaret · [uncredited] · fp 3 · Telling the Bees · Betty Rosamond · ss; illustrated by Leslie Illingworth 12 · Cherry Simplicity Jones · Mollie Clark · ss; illustrated by Wigglesworth 18 · Come on, Steve! · Roland Davies · ct 19 · Tubby Gets the Goat · Percy A. Clarke · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 33 · The Christmas Stars · J. G. Porter, Ph.D., F.R.A.S. · ar; illustrated by Jack Allen 39 · Road to Samarkand · Jennifer R. Clark · ar; illustrated by Edgar E. Spenceley 40 · The Golden Journey to Samarkand · James Elroy Flecker · pm (r) 43 · The Blackbird · Leslie T. Barnard · ar 44 · The Rainbow · Allan M. Laing · pm; illustrated by Wegner 45 · Princess Margaret Grows Up · Louis Wulff, M.V.O. · ar 49 · Princess Margaret Grows Up · [uncredited] · pt 52 · Lord Nelson’s Gift · [uncredited] · pt 53 · Tale of the Tadpole · Rodney F. Cosser, F.Z.S. · pt 57 · All This Belongs to You · L. G. G. Ramsey · ar; illustrated by Wegner 64 · Poor Tummy · Vivienne Henderson · pm; illustrated by Trog 66 · Imptown Boys’ Jazz Band · Moon · ct 67 · Stamps on the Ocean Wave · Colin Dale · ar; illustrated by Wegner 72 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz 73 · Stamps on the Ocean Wave · [uncredited] · pt 76 · The Little Boy who Asked for More · [uncredited] · pt 81 · Teddy Tail in Dreamy Dale · Percy A. Clarke · ss 88 · The Lizard That Lost His Tail · Mollie Chappell · ss; illustrated by Yunge-Bateman 92 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz 93 · Flower Families · Rodney F. Cosser, F.Z.S. · ar 113 · Holly and Mistletoe · Sir William Beach Thomas · ar; illustrated by Wegner 116 · Alan’s Birthday Present · K. D. Beecroft · ss; illustrated by Spot 121 · Learning to Carve · Nancy Catford · ar 129 · Learning to Carve · [uncredited] · pt 132 · Pioneering the American Railroad · C. H. Gibbs-Smith · pt 137 · The Three Wishes · Dorothy Phillips · ss; illustrated by Reg. Foster 145 · The Dog That Helped a Fairy · Enid Blyton · ss; illustrated by Mary Gernat 152 · Come on, Steve! · Roland Davies · ct 153 · Mixed Magic · Dorothy Phillips · ss; illustrated by W. St J. Glenn 158 · Imptown Boys Clean Up · Moon · ct 159 · Treasure Lagoon · Froom Tyler · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 169 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz 170 · Rhona’s Rescue · Mollie Chappell · ss; illustrated by Elizabeth Wall 180 · The Wonderland of Lewis Carroll · Guy Ramsey · ar; illustrated by Richard Adeane 184 · Bird Beaks · [uncredited] · pz 188 · Uncle Tufty’s Teasers · [uncredited] · pz 189 · Party Games · [uncredited] · pz 193 · Mike and Ike · Keith Burnham · ct 195 · Horse-Sense · Frank Harvey · ar 201 · Picture Puzzles · [uncredited] · pz 202 · Crosswords · [uncredited] · pz

Daily Mail Annual for Girls 1949 ed. Susan French (Daily Mail, 1949, 208pp, hc, oa)     Cover description: Red cloth boards Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · First Family Picture of T.R.H. Princess Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh and Prince Charles · [uncredited] · fp 3 · The Audition · Noel Streatfeild · ss; illustrated by Mays 12 · Kesembi and the Silver Bird · Mollie Chappell · ss 18 · Baron Munchausen · [uncredited] · ct 19 · Baron Munchausen · [uncredited] · ct 20 · Father Christmas Tore His Trousers · Heather Moorland · ss; illustrated by Roberts 23 · Crosswords · [uncredited] · pz 25 · The Legend of Pan · Jennifer Clark · ar; illustrated by Edgar Spenceley 26 · A Musical Instrument · Elizabeth Barrett Browning · pm The Cornhill Magazine July 1860 28 · The Royal Family at Home · Louis Wulff, M.V.O. · ar; illustrated by Wegner 41 · Miss Bumble and the Caged Animals · Janet Barber · ss; illustrated by Wegner 50 · The Duiker That Ran with His Shadow · Mollie Chappell · ss; illustrated by Spot 56 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz 57 · Fruits of the Hedgerow · Rodney F. Cosser, A.R.P.S., F.Z.S. · il 65 · Stars of Tomorrow · Cecil Wilson · pt 70 · Sporting Personalities · [uncredited] · pt 73 · The Luck of the Game · Ralph Gordon · ar; illustrated by Spot 76 · Baron Munchausen · [uncredited] · ct 77 · Baron Munchausen · [uncredited] · ct 78 · Lollop the Sheepdog · Leslie Barnard · ss; illustrated by Len Fullerton 84 · Ships of Adventure · Geo. W. Blow · ar 97 · Tubby on the Trail · Percy A. Clarke · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 112 · Mister Heron · Leslie Barnard · ar 113 · Making Party Decorations · Nancy Catford · il 121 · He Belonged to the Family · Enid Blyton · ss; illustrated by Elizabeth Wall 128 · The Marvellous History of the Toby Jug · Mollie Chappell · ss; illustrated by W. St J. Glenn 136 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz 137 · The Vanished Frigates · Froom Tyler · ss; illustrated by Eric R. Parker 147 · Winter Sports with the Moonshine Boys · Moon · ct 148 · The Magpie’s Lesson · Muriel Holland · ss 153 · The Princess Who Ran Away · Dorothy Phillips · ss; illustrated by Kay Barker 161 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz 162 · The Chaffinch · Leslie T. Barnard · ar 163 · Historical Malta · Colin Dale · ar; illustrated by Jack Allen 169 · Historical Malta—Stamps · [uncredited] · pt 173 · London-New York by Speedbird · [uncredited] · pt 177 · The Mermaid who Wanted the Sun · Evelyn Davey-Collins · ss; illustrated by Roberts 185 · Moonshine Boys’ Speed Trials · Moon · ct 186 · Who’s Zoo · Allan M. Laing · pm 188 · The King Takes a Ride · Leslie Barnard · ss; illustrated by Humph 193 · How to Make Toy Chairs · [uncredited] · pz 194 · How Clever Are You? · [uncredited] · pz 195 · Ike and Mike · Keith Burnam · ct 207 · Answers · [uncredited] · pz 207 · Find the— · [uncredited] · pz

Daily Mail Annual for Girls 1960 ed. Susan French (Associated Newspapers, 1960, hc, oa)     Cover description: Wistful girl Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. 7 · The Portrait · Mary K. Francis · ss 15 · Let’s Have a Picnic · Meg Howarth · ar 20 · Susan and the Pied Piper · Elizabeth Sheppard · ss 26 · What’s in a Name · Trevor Holloway · ar 29 · Careers with Animals · Patrick N. Humphries, M.R.C.V.S. · ar 33 · The Secret of the Hills · John Hornby · ss 40 · Sally’s Sputnik · Lilian Shorter · ss 44 · Beneath the Third Bell · Catherine Morris · ss 51 · Northern Star · D. M. Romer · ar 58 · Marion of the Forest · Wendy Wilkins · ss 60 · Heroines from Shakespeare · [uncredited] · il 62 · Heroines from Shakespeare · William McLaren · ar 73 · Dragon’s Blood · Lilian Shorter · ss 79 · Annie’s Thrilling Day · Colette Mancroft · ss 85 · Don’t Open Before Christmas · L. Bruce Mayne · ar 89 · Lisa and the Jackdaw · Joyce Stranger · ss 95 · The Abandoned Baby · K. & M. Peyton · ss 102 · Hand-Painted China · Lorna Paull · ar 105 · Chinchilla · F. Wright · ar 112 · My Mother Said · Margaret Dunnett · ss 119 · Fortunes for the Finding · Ian Wallace · ar 124 · The Talent Scout · Childs Ambrose · ss 131 · Summer Time Begins · Kathlene D. Britten · ar 134 · Puzzles · [uncredited] · pz 135 · Keeping Animals · Maurice Wilson · ar 145 · Jaunty · Rosemary Weir · ss 151 · Bother in Baghdad · Lilian Shorter · ss 155 · The Fugitive · K. & M. Peyton · ss 162 · Toffee Papers under the Bed · Joy M. Coleman · ss 165 · Daughter of the Chief · John Hynam · ss 173 · Bringing up a Puppy · Rose Tenent · ar 176 · Fishing Game: Catch-a-Mackerel · [uncredited] · ar 177 · White House to the Rescue · Mary Elsy · ss 184 · About Ski-ing · Milein Cosman · ar 190 · Lady Scalare’s Water Garden · Arthur P. Jacobs · ss 196 · A City to Build · H. Mortimer Batten · ar 204 · Sweet-Scented Violets · Rose Tenent · ar

The Brand of Vindex: The Complete Adventures of Captain Vindex by Tracy French (Popular Publications, November 24, 2023, 978-1-61827-747-3, $24.95, 260pp, tp, co, cover by Lejaren Hiller) [Captain Vindex]     Volume 131 in “The Argosy Library”. Details taken from publisher website. · Vengeance of Vindex [Captain Vindex] · Tracy French · nv Detective Fiction Weekly December 29 1934 · The Brand of Vindex [Captain Vindex] · Tracy French · na Detective Fiction Weekly May 4 1935 · Mask of Vindex [Captain Vindex] · Tracy French · na Detective Fiction Weekly August 31 1935

Bangs & Whimpers: Stories About the End of the World ed. James Frenkel (Lowell House/Roxbury Park Books, October 1999, 0-7373-0271-2, $15.95, 219pp, tp, an, cover by Ron Walotsky)     Anthology of 19 stories. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Neil Gaiman, and Connie Willis. ix · Introduction · James Frenkel · in 1 · The Nine Billion Names of God · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 9 · Killing the Morrow · Robert Reed · ss Starlight 1 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1996 25 · We Can Get Them for You Wholesale · Neil Gaiman · ss Knave (UK) v16 #7, 1984 37 · Fire Catcher · Richard Kadrey · ss Interzone #12, Summer 1985 45 · Not with a Bang · Howard Fast · ss A Touch of Infinity by Howard Fast, Morrow, 1973 49 · Lost and Found · Connie Willis · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January 1982 65 · The Wind and the Rain · Robert Silverberg · ss Saving Worlds ed. Roger Elwood & Virginia Kidd, Doubleday, 1973 77 · The Year of the Jackpot · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Galaxy Science Fiction March 1952 115 · Expendable · Philip K. Dick · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953 123 · Finis · Frank L. Pollock · ss The Argosy June 1906 135 · A Guide to Virtual Death · J. G. Ballard · vi Interzone #56, February 1992 139 · Emissary from a Green and Yellow World · Robert Sheckley · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1998 149 · The Portable Phonograph · Walter Van Tilburg Clark · ss The Yale Review Spring 1941 157 · Fermi and Frost · Frederik Pohl · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1985 175 · Ultimate Construction · C. C. Shackleton · vi Tit-Bits #4236, May 6 1967 177 · The Manhattan Phone Book (Abridged) · John Varley · ss Westercon 37 Program Book, Oregon Science Fiction Conventions, 1984 183 · The Man Who Walked Home · James Tiptree, Jr. · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1972 201 · Interview with a Lemming · James Thurber · vi PM March 3 1941 205 · The Last Question [Multivac] · Isaac Asimov · ss Science Fiction Quarterly November 1956

Binary Star #1 ed. James R. Frenkel (Dell, August 1978, 0-440-10564-1, $1.75, 251pp, pb, an) 7 · Destiny Times Three · Fritz Leiber · na Astounding Science Fiction March 1945 (+1) 150 · Afterword to “Destiny Times Three” · Norman Spinrad · as 157 · Riding the Torch · Norman Spinrad · na Threads of Time ed. Robert Silverberg, Thomas Nelson US, 1974 248 · Afterword to “Riding the Torch” · Fritz Leiber · as

Binary Star #2 ed. James R. Frenkel (Dell, February 1979, 0-440-11090-4, $1.75, 268pp, pb, oa) 5 · The Twilight River · Gordon Eklund · na 131 · Afterword to “The Twilight River” · F. Paul Wilson · as 135 · The Tery [Steven Dalt] · F. Paul Wilson · na revised from “He Shall Be Jon”, Fiction #4 ’73. 265 · Afterword to “The Tery” · Gordon Eklund · as

Binary Star #3 ed. James R. Frenkel (Dell, August 1979, 0-440-10526-9, $1.95, 303pp, pb, oa) 5 · Dr. Scofflaw · Ron Goulart · na 125 · Afterword to “Dr. Scofflaw” · Isidore Haiblum · as 133 · Outerworld [Gunjer] · Isidore Haiblum · na 301 · Afterword to “Outerworld” · Ron Goulart · as

Binary Star #4 ed. James R. Frenkel (Dell, February 1980, 0-440-10821-7, $1.95, 287pp, pb, oa) 5 · Introduction · James R. Frenkel · in 9 · Legacy · Joan D. Vinge · na revised from “Media Man”, Analog Oct ’76. 140 · Afterword to “Legacy” · Steven G. Spruill · as 145 · The Janus Equation · Steven G. Spruill · na 282 · Afterword to “The Janus Equation” · Joan D. Vinge · as

Binary Star #5 ed. James R. Frenkel (Dell, February 1981, 0-440-10757-1, $2.50, 239pp, pb, oa) 5 · Introduction · James R. Frenkel · in 11 · Nightflyers [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · na expanded from Analog Apr ’80. 128 · Afterword to “Nightflyers” · Vernor Vinge · as 133 · True Names · Vernor Vinge · na 234 · Afterword to “True Names” · George R. R. Martin · as

Gordon R. Dickson’s SF Best by Gordon R. Dickson ed. James R. Frenkel--- see under Gordon R. Dickson.

Technohorror: Inventions in Terror ed. James Frenkel (Lowell House/Roxbury Park Books, November 1999, 0-7373-0298-4, $15.95, 296pp, tp, an, cover by Ron Walotsky)     Anthology of 16 horror stories involving machines. Authors include Harlan Ellison, Stephen King, and Greg Egan. xi · Introduction · James Frenkel · in 1 · Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes · Harlan Ellison · nv Knight May 1967 23 · Thinkertoy · John Brunner · ss The Williamson Effect ed. Roger Zelazny, Tor, 1996 37 · Scatter My Ashes · Greg Egan · ss Interzone #23, Spring 1988 51 · Descending · Thomas M. Disch · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1964 65 · That Hellbound Train · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1958 81 · Survival Kit · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Science Fiction May 1957 117 · This Life and Later Ones · George Zebrowski · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact February 1987 129 · The Veldt · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 23 1950, as “The World the Children Made” 145 · Little Man · Ramsey Campbell · ss Night Cry Winter 1986 157 · Screens · John Shirley · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction April 1989 181 · Mammy Morgan Played the Organ, Her Daddy Beat the Drum · Michael F. Flynn · na Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact November 1990 231 · Masks · Damon Knight · ss Playboy July 1968 243 · But Smile No More · Stephen Dedman · ss Aurealis #2, 1990 253 · The Dead · Michael Swanwick · ss Starlight 1 ed. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Tor, 1996 268 · Patterns · Pat Cadigan · ss Omni August 1987 275 · The Mangler · Stephen King · nv Cavalier December 1972

True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier ed. James Frenkel & Vernor Vinge--- see under Vernor Vinge.

Ninja Justice by Gavin Frew--- see under Shotaro Ikenami.

Counterfeit Corpse by Charles Weiser Frey--- see under Ferguson Findley.

The Little Big Book of Chills and Thrills ed. Natasha Tabori Fried & Lena Tabori--- see under Lena Tabori.

Black Humor ed. Bruce Jay Friedman (Bantam, August 1965, S3005, 75¢, 174pp, pb, an) vii · Foreword · Bruce Jay Friedman · fw 1 · In Which Esther Gets a Nose Job · Thomas Pynchon · ex from V, J.B. Lippincott, 1963 17 · Black Angels · Bruce Jay Friedman · ss Esquire December 1964 23 · Milo · Joseph Heller · ex from Catch-22, 1961 41 · from The Ginger Man · J. P. Donleavy · ex (r) 52 · Scenes from the Life of a Double Monster · Vladimir Nabokov · ss The Reporter March 20 1958 60 · from Powdered Eggs · Charles Simmons · ex (r) 67 · Miss Destiny: The Fabulous Wedding · John Rechy · nv (r) 95 · The Sandbox · Edward Albee · ss (r) 108 · from The Sot-Weed Factor · John Barth · ex (r) 127 · Twirling at Ole Miss · Terry Southern · ss (r) 139 · Don’t Call Me by My Right Name · James Purdy · ss (r) 146 · Pay Day · Conrad Knickerbocker · ss (r) 161 · from Journey to the End of the Night · Louis-Ferdinand Céline · ex (r)

Alternate Gerrolds by Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

The Involuntary Human by Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

When Harlie Was One by Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

With a Finger in My I by Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

Alternities ed. Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

Ascents of Wonder ed. Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

Generation ed. Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

Protostars ed. Jerrold David Friedman & Stephen Goldin--- see under David Gerrold.

Science Fiction Emphasis I ed. Jerrold David Friedman--- see under David Gerrold.

Weasels Ripped My Flesh! Two-Fisted Stories from Men’s Adventure Magazines ed. Josh Alan Friedman, Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle--- see under Robert Deis.

Collecting Myself by Barry N. Malzberg ed. Robert Friedman & Greg Shepard--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

Ready When You Are and Other Stories by Barry N. Malzberg ed. Robert Friedman--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

Collaborative Capers by Barry N. Malzberg ed. Robert Friedman--- see under Barry N. Malzberg.

Amazon Nights by Arthur O. Friel (Wildside Press, September 2005, 0-8095-1199-1, $39.95, 345pp, hc, co, cover by Mark Wheatley)     Collection of nine pulp adventure stories, all originally published in Adventure, some with fantastic elements. Introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. A trade paperback edition (-1198-3, $19.95) is also available. 7 · Introduction · Darrell Schweitzer · in 9 · The Spider [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure 1st December 1919 33 · The Peccaries [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure 1st March 1920 62 · The Firefly [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure 1st November 1920 88 · The Tailed Men [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure mid February 1921 117 · The Trumpeter [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure 1st May 1921 151 · The Barrigudo [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure 1st June 1921 196 · The Bouto [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure mid July 1921 228 · The Ant-Eater [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · ss Adventure mid July 1920 246 · The Jararaca [Pedro & Laurenco] · Arthur O. Friel · nv Adventure December 30 1921

Mama’s Boy and Other Dark Tales by Fran Friel (Apex Publications, July 2008, 978-0-9816390-8-6, $15.95, 275pp, tp, oc, cover by Billy Tackett)     Original collection of 14 stories, six reprints, with story notes by the author. Introduction by Gary A. Braunbeck. 8 · What Are We Witnessing? An Introduction · Gary A. Braunbeck · in 15 · Dedication · Fran Friel · ms (r) 16 · Beach of Dreams · Fran Friel · nv 42 · Gravy Pursuits · Fran Friel · ss 48 · Mashed · Fran Friel · ss The Horror Library 2005 60 · The Sea Orphan · Fran Friel · nv 94 · Orange and Golden · Fran Friel · vi Lamoille Lamentations 2005 96 · Under the Dryer · Fran Friel · ss The Horror Library 2006 104 · Close Shave · Fran Friel · vi Insidious Reflections 2006 106 · Connected at the Hip · Fran Friel · vi Wicked Karnival 2006 Flash Fiction Calendar, Wicked Karnival, 2006 108 · Special Prayers · Fran Friel · ss 112 · The Widow · Fran Friel · vi 114 · Spider Love · Fran Friel · ss 118 · Fine Print · Fran Friel · na 176 · Black Sleep · Fran Friel · vi 178 · Mama’s Boy · Fran Friel · na Insidious Publications, 2006 268 · Story Notes · [uncredited] · ms 276 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg 277 · About the Artist · [uncredited] · bg

Hot Blood: Tales of Provocative Horror ed. Lonn Friend & Jeff Gelb--- see under Jeff Gelb.

From Off This World ed. Oscar J. Friend & Leo Margulies--- see under Leo Margulies.

Giant Anthology of Science Fiction: 10 Complete Short Novels ed. Oscar J. Friend & Leo Margulies--- see under Leo Margulies.

My Best Science Fiction Story ed. Oscar J. Friend & Leo Margulies--- see under Leo Margulies.

My Best Science Fiction Story (var. 1) ed. Oscar J. Friend & Leo Margulies--- see under Leo Margulies.

Race to the Stars ed. Oscar J. Friend & Leo Margulies--- see under Leo Margulies.

HPL: A Tribute to Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) ed. Meade & Penny Frierson (Meade and Penny Frierson, 1972, $3.00, 144pp, tp, oa, cover by Robert Kline) [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft]     Anthology of fiction and non-fiction about H.P. Lovecraft created by attendees at the 1971 World Science Fiction Convention in Boston. Limited to 965 copies. A limited edition of 35 numbered hardbound copies is also available. Details taken from The Science-Fantasy Publishers: Supplement One. 4 · Poeme en Prose · R. Alain Everts · pm 4 · The Teller of Tales · Meade Frierson · pm 4 · The Seeker I · Meade Frierson · pm 4 · The Seeker II · Meade Frierson · pm 5 · The Lovecraft Mythos · Robert Bloch · ar 6 · A Haunter of the Night · Joseph Payne Brennan · ar 7 · An Interview with Frank Belknap Long · Stuart David Schiff · iv [Ref. Frank Belknap Long] 12 · HPL: An Astrological Analysis · E. Hoffmann Price · ar 16 · Reminiscences of HPL · E. Hoffmann Price · ar [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 18 · A Few Short Comments on the Writings of HPL · Fritz Leiber · ar 19 · Ira A. Cole and Howard Phillips Lovecraft: a Brief Friendship · R. Alain Everts · ar 1969 19 · Atlantis · Ira A. Cole · pm 1968 22 · Order of Assassins · Colin Wilson · ex 24 · An Early HPL Publisher— William L. Crawford · [uncredited] · ar 25 · Biographic Notes on Lovecraft · George T. Wetzel · bg [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 27 · Cromlech · Walter Shedlofsky · pm 28 · HPL and Films · J. Vernon Shea · ar 30 · An Unknown HPL Artist · Gerry de la Ree · ar 32 · The Horror Theme after HPL · William Scott Home · ar 35 · The Cthulhu Mythos: A Study · George T. Wetzel · ar HPL: Memoirs, Critiques and Bibliographies ed. George T. Wetzel, SSR Publications, 1955 [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 37 · A Clerihew · J. Vernon Shea · pm 41 · Stargazer 1937 & 1972 · Meade Frierson · pm 42 · Stalking the Elusive Necromonicon · Roger Bryant · ar 44 · Notes on Collecting Lovecraftiana · Stuart David Schiff · ar 46 · Notes on Researching Lovecraftiana · John L. McInnis, III · ar 47 · To Mount Sinai · Richard L. Tierney · pm 47 · Mountains of Madness · Richard L. Tierney · pm Macabre #14, Winter 1963/1964 47 · Many-Columned Iram · Walter Shedlofsky · pm 48 · Cthulhu in Mesoamerica · Richard L. Tierney · ar 49 · Pickman’s Passing · Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge · pm 50 · HPL on Night Gallery · Bill Wallace · ar 51 · Lovecraft Follies · J. Vernon Shea · br 52 · Selected Letters III · James Wade · br 53 · The Derleth Mythos · Richard L. Tierney · ar [Ref. August Derleth] 54 · My Life with the Greatest Old One · James Wade · ar 55 · Gruden Itza: Evolution of a Sub-Mythos · Donald J. Walsh · ar 56 · Final Call · John Jacob · pm 56 · Crescendoes for the Wind Walker · Richard Heffern · pm 57 · The Weird Tale of Phillip Love · Joseph F. Pumilia · ar 62 · Some Unpublished HPL Correspondence · [uncredited] · hu 64 · The Book of Madness · Edward S. Lauterbach · pm 64 · The Quarry · W. Paul Ganley · pm 64 · Found in a Storm-Desroyed Lighthouse · Richard L. Tierney · pm 64 · The Book and the Horror · Walter Shedlofsky · pm 64 · The Doom Prophet · Richard L. Tierney · pm 64 · Psyche · L. Sprague de Camp · pm 65 · Art Folio: Interpretations of Stories by H.P.L. · Various · pi 81 · The Terrible Parchment · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales August 1937 83 · The Burrowers Beneath [Titus Crow] · Brian Lumley · ex from the forthcoming novel (DAW, 1974). 88 · Dark Providence · Jerry Saunders · ss 89 · Others Who Are Not Men · W. Paul Ganley · ss 98 · The Return of Zhosph · Gary Myers · vi 99 · The Drawings on the Desktops · John P. Sellers, III · ss 102 · Threshold to Doomcrack · Robert C. Sudol · ss 103 · The Temple · John P. Sellers, III · pm 104 · Planetfall on Yuggoth · James Wade · vi 106 · Predator · Walter C. DeBill, Jr. · ss 107 · They Wake Off Innsmouth · Ralph Wollstonecraft Hedge · pm 108 · Those Beneath the Waves · Herb Arnold · ss 113 · A Madness from the Vaults [Cthulhu] · Ramsey Campbell · ss Doubt #1, 1964; revised. 115 · Legends · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 116 · The Elder Sign · Al Attanasio · ss 118 · Dull Scavengers Wax Crafty · William Scott Home · nv 124 · Eater of the Dead · George T. Wetzel · ss 126 · What the Moon Brings · George T. Wetzel · ss 128 · Totem · John Jacob · ss 131 · Down to the Sea · Bill Wallace · ss 133 · The Dreamer’s Knell · Walter Shedlofsky · pm 134 · Who Is Grandpa Theobold? · Robert E. Howard · pm The Howard Collector Spring 1965 141 · Arkham Episode · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm

HPL: A Tribute to Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) ed. Penny & Meade Frierson--- see under Meade Frierson.

Betrayal/Battle/Storm by Larry Jay Friesen (Firefall, January 2013, 978-0-915090-94-5, $14.50, 230pp, tp, oc)     Original collection of three novellas. Part of Firefall’s Science Fiction by Scientists series. Details taken from online listing. 11 · Buddy System · Larry Jay Friesen · na 57 · Sail a Dusty Sky · Larry Jay Friesen · na 160 · Armor in Aristoteles · Larry Jay Friesen · na

Death and the Librarian and Other Stories by Esther Friesner (Five Star US, December 2002, 0-7862-4682-0, $23.95, 293pp, hc, co)     Collection of 12 stories, one new. 9 · Introduction · Esther Friesner · in 11 · All Vows · Esther Friesner · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction November 1992 30 · True Believer · Esther Friesner · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September 1997 65 · “White!” Said Fred · Esther Friesner · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction October 1993 82 · A Birthday · Esther Friesner · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1995 103 · A Pig’s Tale · Esther Friesner · ss Fantastic Alice ed. Margaret Weis & Martin H. Greenberg, Ace, 1995 122 · Love, Crystal and Stone · Esther Friesner · ss Albedo One #19, 1999 137 · In the Realm of Dragons · Esther Friesner · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1998 165 · Jesus at the Bat · Esther Friesner · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July 1994 195 · Chanoyu · Esther Friesner · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 1999 220 · Ilion · Esther Friesner · ss 230 · How to Make Unicorn Pie · Esther Friesner · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 1999 277 · Death and the Librarian · Esther Friesner · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction December 1994

Alien Pregnant by Elvis ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg (DAW, June 1994, 0-88677-610-4, $4.99, 319pp, pb, oa, cover by Jim Warren)     Original anthology of 36 SF and fantasy stories involving the most lurid kind of tabloid journalism, with an introduction by Friesner. 15 · Alien Pregnant by Elvis · Esther M. Friesner · in 18 · The Source of It All · Dennis McKiernan · ss 22 · The Bride of Bigfoot · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 37 · Close-Up Photos Reveal JFK Skull on Moon! · Barry N. Malzberg · ss 43 · Marilyn, Elvis, and the Reality Blues · James Brunet · ss 51 · Those Rowdy Royals! · Laura Resnick · ss 58 · My Husband Became a Zombie and It Saved Our Marriage · Karen Haber · ss 69 · Rock Band Conjures Satan as Manager—Group Claims “Good Business Move” · Deborah J. Wunder · ss 73 · 2,437 UFOs Over New Hampshire · Allen Steele · ss 89 · Pulitzer Kills Publishing Maggot · Mark W. Tiedemann · ss 95 · Elvis at the White House · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 108 · The Number of the Beast · Jeff Hecht · ss 114 · De Gustibus… · Anthony R. Lewis · vi 117 · Is Your Coworker a Space Alien? · “Bob” bes Shahar · ss 130 · A Beak for Trends · Laura Frankos · ss 140 · Hitler Clone in Argentina Plots Falklands Reprise or Death and Transfiguration · John DeChancie · ss 154 · Group Phenomena · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss Stardate November/December 1985 164 · Unextinctions · Bruce Boston & Roger Dutcher · pp Figment #11, Fall 1992 166 · How Alien He Really Was · Bruce Boston · vi 168 · NASA Sending Addicts to Mars! Giant Government Coverup Revealed! · Alan Dean Foster · ss 179 · Vole · John Gregory Betancourt · vi 182 · In Search of the Perfect Orgasm or Doing It with a Big Lizard Can Be Fun · Dean Wesley Smith · ss 186 · Saving Sam’s Used UFOs · Kate Daniel · ss 194 · Danny’s Excellent Adventure! · Greg Cox · vi 198 · Royal Tiff Yields Face of Jesus! · Esther M. Friesner · ss 209 · Magnetic Personality Triggers Nail-biter’s Near-death Ordeal! · t. Winter-Damon · ss 213 · They’d Never— · Harry Turtledove · ss 227 · Loch Ness Monster Found—In the Bermuda Triangle! · David Vierling · ss 231 · Racehorse Predicts the Future! · Josepha Sherman · ss 237 · Printer’s Devils · Gregory Feeley · ss 248 · Cannibal Plants from Heck · David Drake · ss 265 · Psychic Bats 1000 for Accuracy! · Jody Lynn Nye · ss 270 · Caveat Atlantis · Richard Gilliam · ss 277 · Frozen Hitler Found in Atlantean Love Nest · G———r G———n · ss 281 · Those Eyes · David Brin · ss Otherness by David Brin, Orbit, 1994 294 · Stop Press · Mike Resnick · ss 302 · Martian Memorial to Elvis Sighted · George Alec Effinger · ss

Blood Muse ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg (Donald I. Fine, December 1995, 1-55611-470-2, $21.95, 337pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of 32 stories, subtitled “Timeless Tales of Vampires in the Arts”. v · Author Notes · [uncredited] · bg xiii · Introduction · Esther M. Friesner · in · The Gallery 1 · Yrena · P. D. Cacek · ss 14 · The Frieze of Life · Benjamin Adams · ss 25 · Gallery of Despair · Thomas S. Roche · ss 33 · The Transliteration of Infanta · Colin Raff · ss · The Conservatory 45 · Idée Fixe · Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg · ss 56 · Fleadh de Deux · Terry McGarry · ss 66 · Breathtaking Music · Christie Golden · ss 74 · Symphony for the Quiet Ones · Michael Scott Bricker · ss · The SCreening Room 91 · Crimes of Fashion · Shira Daemon · ss 104 · Bela · Chuck Rothman · ss 111 · Exposure · Laura Anne Gilman · ss · The Sculpture Garden 123 · Ars Brevis · Mark Kreighbaum · ss 131 · The Age of Maturity · Pamela D. Hodgson · ss 142 · Bloodstone · Mary Rosenblum · ss 158 · The Porosity of Souls · Terry Campbell · ss 170 · Cut from the Herd · Gregory Nicoll · ss 175 · All Flesh Is Clay · Don D’Ammassa · ss 187 · The Parasitorium · Del Stone, Jr. · nv · The Dance Studio 209 · Pas du Mort · Lisa Lepovetsky · ss 217 · Rhapsody · Lyn D. Nichols · ss · The Scriptorium 229 · Vamping the Muse · Jane Yolen · ss 232 · Thirteen Lines · Don Webb · ss 240 · Sing Heavenly Muse · M. Turville-Heitz · ss 254 · Notes from the Bridge · Richard Parks · ss 262 · Dramaturge · Susan Shwartz · ss · Special Exhibits 279 · Blind Faith · Susan L. Williams · ss 290 · Nightweaver · L. S. Silverthorne · ss 294 · The Hand Inside · Adam-Troy Castro · vi 295 · Blood and Limestone · Richard Lee Byers · ss 303 · Preserver · Tim Waggoner · ss 313 · Man of the Dead · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss 326 · Beat Surrender · Cynthia L. Ward · ss

The Chick Is in the Mail ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen, October 2000, 0-671-31950-7, $6.99, 314pp, pb, oa, cover by Larry Elmore)     Original anthology of 16 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors, fourth in the “Chicks” anthology series. Greenberg is credited only on the copyright page. Authors include Harry Turtledove, Elizabeth Moon, Charles Sheffield, and Nancy Kress. 1 · Introduction · Esther Friesner · in 4 · To His Iron-Clad Mistress · Kent Patterson · pm 5 · Sweet Charity · Elizabeth Moon · nv 29 · The Catcher in the Rhine · Harry Turtledove · nv 50 · With the Knight Male [Waldo Burmeister; Henry Carver] · Charles Sheffield · nv 74 · Patterns in the Chain [Mother Berchte] · Steven Piziks · ss 83 · Arms and the Woman · Nancy Kress · nv 105 · Fun with Hieroglyphics · Margaret Ball · nv 131 · Troll by Jury · Esther M. Friesner · nv 155 · Looking for Rhonda Honda · William Sanders · nv 179 · The Case of Prince Charming · Robin Wayne Bailey · nv 203 · Incognito, Ergo Sum · Karen Everson · ss 222 · Chain of Command · Leslie What & Nina Kiriki Hoffman · ss 238 · The Thief and the Roller Derby Queen · Eric Flint · ss 252 · The Right Bitch · Doranna Durgin · ss 270 · Foxy Boxer Gal Fights Giant Monster King! · Pierce Askegren · nv 291 · Hallah Iron-Thighs and the Change of Life · K. D. Wentworth · ss 308 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Chicks and Balances ed. Esther Friesner & John Helfers (Baen, July 7, 2015, 978-1-4767-8063-4, $15.00, 317pp, tp, oa, cover by Tom Wood)     Original anthology with 22 stories, the sixth volume in the series featuring fighting females. Authors include Jody Lynn Nye, Jim C. Hines, and Laura Resnick. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Introduction · Esther Friesner · in 5 · A Chick Off the Old Block · Jody Lynn Nye · ss 21 · The Girls from the Hood · Jim C. Hines · ss 35 · Smackdown at Walmart · Elizabeth A. Vaughan · ss 51 · The Mammyth · Harry Turtledove · ss 61 · Give a Girl a Sword · Kerrie L. Hughes · ss 73 · Bite Me · Steven Harper Piziks · ss 87 · Dark Pixii · Wen Spencer · na 103 · A Warrior Looks at 40 · Julia S. Mandala · ss 115 · Roll Model · Esther Friesner · ss 129 · Second Hand Hero · Jean Rabe · ss 143 · Burying Treasure · Alex Shvartsman · ss 153 · Calling the Mom Squad · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 167 · Rabid Weasels · Robin Wayne Bailey · ss 181 · A Girl’s Home Is Her Rent-Controlled Castle · Laura Resnick · ss 197 · …And Your Enemies Closer · Lee Martindale · ss 209 · Knot and the Dragon · P. C. Hodgell · ss 217 · The Rules of the Game [Poker Boy] · Dean Wesley Smith · nv 231 · Beginner’s Luck · Linda L. Donahue · ss 243 · One Touch of Hippolyta · Laura Frankos · ss 259 · Saving Private Slime · Louisa Swann · ss 277 · Unearthing the Undying Armor · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · ss 291 · Fashion and the Snarkmeisters · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 307 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg 315 · About Esther Friesner · [uncredited] · ms 317 · About John Helfers · [uncredited] · ms

Chicks in Chainmail ed. Esther Friesner (Baen, September 1995, 0-671-87682-1, $5.99, 341pp, pb, oa, cover by Larry Elmore)     Original anthology of 20 humorous stories, all original, about woman warriors. Authors include Roger Zelazny, Elizabeth Moon, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and George Alec Effinger (with a new Maureen Birnbaum story). 1 · Introduction · Esther Friesner · in 5 · Lady of Steel · Roger Zelazny · vi 8 · And Ladies of the Club · Elizabeth Moon · nv 31 · Exchange Program · Susan Shwartz · nv 55 · Goddess for a Day · Harry Turtledove · ss 66 · Armor-Ella · Holly Lisle · nv 89 · Career Day · Margaret Ball · ss 106 · Armor/Amore · David Vierling · ss 112 · The Stone of War and the Nightingale’s Egg · Elizabeth Ann Scarborough · nv 137 · The Growling · Jody Lynn Nye · ss 153 · The New Britomart · Eluki bes Shahar · nv 178 · On the Road of Silver · Mark Bourne · ss 197 · Bra Melting · Janni Lee Simner · ss 203 · The Old Grind · Laura Frankos · ss 216 · The Way to a Man’s Heart · Esther Friesner · ss 233 · Whoops! · Nancy Springer · ss 246 · The Guardswoman [Ethshar] · Lawrence Watt-Evans · ss 257 · Teacher’s Pet · Josepha Sherman · ss 271 · Were-Wench · Jan Stirling · nv 294 · Blood Calls to Blood · Elisabeth Waters · ss 311 · Maureen Birnbaum in the MUD [Maureen Birnbaum] · George Alec Effinger · nv