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The Best of the Bolos: Their Finest Hour ed. Hank Davis (Baen, August 2010, 978-1-4391-3375-0, $12.00, 342pp, tp, an, cover by Tom Kidd)     Collection of ten stories and one non-fiction piece about the sentient tanks created by Keith Laumer, most previously published in Bolo anthologies, with three stories by Laumer. Other authors include David Weber, David Drake, and Mercedes Lackey & Larry Dixon. 1 · Introduction · David Weber · in 11 · Combat Unit [Bolo] · Keith Laumer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1960 27 · Lost Legion [Bolo] · S. M. Stirling · nv Bolos: Honor of the Regiment ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1993 59 · A Time to Kill [Bolo] · David Weber · na Bolos 4: Last Stand ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1997 135 · Operation Desert Fox [Bolo] · Mercedes R. Lackey & Larry Dixon · nv Bolos: Honor of the Regiment ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1993 161 · The Last Command [Bolo] · Keith Laumer · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1967 183 · Little Dog Gone [Bolo] · Linda Evans · na Bolos 3: The Triumphant, Baen, 1995 233 · As Our Strength Lessens [Bolo] · David Drake · ss Bolos: Honor of the Regiment ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1993 249 · The Traitor [Bolo] · David Weber · nv Bolos 4: Last Stand ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1997 273 · A Relic of War [Bolo] · Keith Laumer · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact October 1969 285 · Hold Until Relieved [Bolo] · William H. Keith, Jr. · nv Bolos 4: Last Stand ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1997 313 · A Brief Technical History of the Bolos by Prof. Felix Hermes, Ph.D. [Bolo] · David Weber · lk Bolos 3: The Triumphant, Baen, 1995, as “Technical Notes”

A Cosmic Christmas ed. Hank Davis (Baen, November 6, 2012, 978-1-4516-3862-2, $12.00, 312pp, tp, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Anthology of 12 Christmas SF stories, one original by Sarah A. Hoyt; other authors include Catherine Asaro, Poul Anderson, and Connie Willis. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Kris Kringle Goes Cosmic · Hank Davis · in 5 · Dance in Blue · Catherine Asaro · nv Christmas Forever ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor, 1993 31 · Lobo, Actually [Jon & Lobo] · Mark L. Van Name · ss Jump Gate Twist by Mark L. Van Name, Baen, 2010 47 · On the Hills and Everywhere [Silver John] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1956 59 · Angel in Flight [DarkShip Thieves] · Sarah A. Hoyt · nv Baen Books: Free Stories 2012, Baen, 2012 91 · Mad Holiday [Venus Equilateral] · George O. Smith · nv Venus Equilateral by George O. Smith, Prime, 1947 151 · The Grimnoir Chronicles: Detroit Christmas [The Grimnoir Chronicles] · Larry Correia · nv Free Stories, Baen.com, 2011 189 · The Vampires Who Saved Christmas · S. N. Dyer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2000 197 · And Visions of Sugar Plums… · S. N. Dyer · vi Amazing Stories November 1986, as by Sharon N. Farber 201 · The Season of Forgiveness · Poul Anderson · ss Boys’ Life December 1973 217 · Dumb Feast · Mercedes Lackey · ss Christmas Ghosts ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1993 229 · Roads · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales January 1938 269 · Newsletter · Connie Willis · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction December 1997

A Cosmic Christmas 2 You ed. Hank Davis (Baen, November 2013, 978-1-4516-3942-1, $14.00, 278pp, tp, an, cover by Sam Kennedy)     Anthology of 13 Christmas SF and fantasy stories, two original and two revised. Authors include Connie Willis, Tony Daniel, Frederik Pohl, and Sarah A. Hoyt. 1 · The Shape of Christmases to Come · Hank Davis · in 7 · Angel of Light · Joe Haldeman · ss Cosmos #6, December 2005/January 2006 19 · And to All a Good Night · Tony Daniel · ss 33 · Christmas Card · Connie Willis · ss a somewhat different version may have appeared in Starwind magazine. 43 · Away in a Manger · Wen Spencer · ss Baen Books: Free Stories 2012, Baen, 2012 61 · Happy Birthday, Dear Jesus · Frederik Pohl · nv Alternating Currents by Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1956 87 · Shepherds and Wolves · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 105 · In the Spirit of Christmas · Tee Morris · ss Imagine That! Studios December 9 2012 117 · Wormhole Magic · Marianne Plumridge · ss infinity plus December 2004 137 · A Christmas in Amber · Scott William Carter · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 2005 153 · Space Aliens Saved My Marriage · S. N. Dyer · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1990, as by Sharon N. Farber 165 · Zwarte Piet’s Tale [Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 1998 197 · How Thorvald the Bloody-Minded Saved Christmas · Esther Friesner · ss Fabulous Whitby by Esther Friesner, Fabulous Albion, 2008 215 · Julian: A Christmas Story · Robert Charles Wilson · na PS Publishing, 2006

Cosmic Corsairs ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio (Baen, August 4, 2020, 978-1-982124-78-6, $16.00, 321pp, tp, an, cover by Tom Kidd)     Details taken from online listing. 1 · Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Oxygen · Hank Davis · in 5 · Boojum [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Fast Ships, Black Sails ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, Night Shade Books, 2008 27 · A Relic of the Empire [Known Space] · Larry Niven · nv If December 1966 47 · The Night Captain [The Sun Eater] · Christopher Ruocchio · nv 77 · Pirate Chance · Carysa Locke · ss 101 · They Never Come Back · Fritz Leiber · nv Future Fiction August 1941 147 · Redeemer · Gregory Benford · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1979 161 · Trading Up · Robert A. & Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 183 · Breaking News Regarding Space Pirates · Brian Trent · ss Galaxy’s Edge #23, November 2016 193 · Teen Angel [Slaver] · R. García y Robertson · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2006 229 · Blackout in Cygni · James Blish · ss Planet Stories July 1951 249 · Postmark Ganymede · Robert Silverberg · ss Amazing Stories September 1957 259 · Mystery of the Space Pirates · Arlan Andrews, Sr. · ss Pulsar! Fall 1988 263 · Collision Orbit · Katherine MacLean · ss Science Fiction Adventures May 1954 273 · The Barbary Shore · James L. Cambias · ss Shimmer v2 #3, 2007 289 · Captives of the Thieve-Star · James H. Schmitz · nv Planet Stories May 1951

Future Wars…and Other Punchlines ed. Hank Davis (Baen, September 1, 2015, 978-1-4767-8080-1, $14.00, 340pp, tp, an, cover by Alan Pollack)     Anthology of 16 humorous military SF stories, two original. Details taken from online listing. 1 · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Martian Front · Hank Davis · in 5 · The Abominable Earthman · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Magazine October 1961 33 · Honorable Opponent · Clifford D. Simak · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1956 49 · Sentry · Fredric Brown · vi Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 51 · And Then There Was Peace · Gordon R. Dickson · ss If September 1962 57 · Fool’s Mate · Robert Sheckley · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1953 73 · Airborne All the Way! [Magic: The Gathering] · David Drake · ss Tapestries ed. Kathy Ice, HarperPrism, 1995 87 · Mr. Jester [Berserker] · Fred Saberhagen · ss If January 1966 103 · Custer’s Last Jump · Steven Utley & Howard Waldrop · nv Universe 6 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1976 139 · Project Hush · William Tenn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 147 · The Day They Got Boston · Herbert Gold · ss Metronome January 1961 157 · The Gentle Earth · Christopher Anvil · na Astounding Science Fiction November 1957 219 · Who Goes Boing? · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 231 · Historical Note · Murray Leinster · ss Astounding Science Fiction February 1951 247 · Into Each Life Some Periwinkles Must Fall · Hank Davis · ss 257 · Success Story · Earl Goodale · nv Galaxy Magazine April 1960 283 · The Specter General [Kurt Dixon] · Theodore R. Cogswell · na Astounding Science Fiction June 1952

If This Goes Wrong… ed. Hank Davis (Baen, January 2017, 978-1-4767-8202-7, $7.99, 351pp, pb, an, cover by Dominic Harman)     Anthology of 17 stories, one original, of things going wrong in the future. Details taken from online listing. 1 · What Could Possibly Go Wrong…? · Hank Davis · in 3 · Complaint · Robert A. Heinlein · ss New Worlds to Conquer by Robert A. Heinlein, Virginia Edition, Incorporated, 2010 9 · Moxon’s Master · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner April 16 1899, as “A Night at Moxon’s” 23 · Whiskaboom · Alan Arkin · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1955 31 · Computers Don’t Argue · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1965 57 · The Snowball Effect · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952 77 · Well Worth the Money · Jody Lynn Nye · nv Cats in Space ed. Bill Fawcett, Baen, 1992 103 · Tic Toc · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 115 · Day of Truce · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Magazine February 1963 147 · A Subway Named Mobius · A. J. Deutsch · ss Astounding Science Fiction December 1950 171 · Experiment · Fredric Brown · vi Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 175 · Answer · Fredric Brown · vi Angels and Spaceships by Fredric Brown, E.P. Dutton, 1954 177 · Manners of the Age · H. B. Fyfe · ss Galaxy Science Fiction March 1952 199 · The Dwindling Sphere · Willard E. Hawkins · ss Astounding Science-Fiction March 1940 225 · The Creature from Cleveland Depths · Fritz Leiber · na Galaxy Magazine December 1962 291 · Time Fuze · Randall Garrett · ss If March 1954 299 · “—And He Built a Crooked House—” · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1941 331 · Instinct · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction January 1952

In Space No One Can Hear You Scream ed. Hank Davis (Baen, October 2013, 978-1-4516-3941-4, $15.00, 325pp, tp, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Anthology of 13 horror stories, three original, involving outer space and other worlds. Authors include Arthur C. Clarke, George R.R. Martin, Tony Daniel, and Sarah A. Hoyt. 1 · It’s Dark Between the Stars · Hank Davis · in 7 · A Walk in the Dark · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories August 1950 21 · Frog Water · Tony Daniel · ss 41 · Lost Memory · Peter Phillips · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1952 57 · Dragons · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 71 · The Last Weapon · Robert Sheckley · ss Star Science Fiction Stories ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 83 · Mongoose [Boojumverse] · Elizabeth Bear & Sarah Monette · nv Lovecraft Unbound ed. Ellen Datlow, Dark Horse, 2009 109 · Medusa · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1942 133 · The Searcher [The Hub] · James H. Schmitz · na Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact February 1966 205 · The Rhine’s World Incident · Neal L. Asher · ss Subterfuge ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press, 2008 221 · “Nothing Happens on the Moon” · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Science-Fiction February 1939 243 · Visiting Shadow · Hank Davis · ss 263 · The God of the Asteroid · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Wonder Stories October 1932, as “Master of the Asteroid”; the book says this is a restored version, but the text appears to be identical to the Wonder Stories version. 281 · Sandkings [Thousand Worlds] · George R. R. Martin · nv Omni August 1979

Overruled! ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio (Baen, April 7, 2020, 978-1-982124-50-2, $16.00, 381pp, tp, an, cover by Tom Kidd)     Details taken from online listing. · The Sketcher · Tom Kidd · ss · Jerry Was a Man · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1947, as “Jerry Is a Man” · Paradox & Greenblatt, Attorneys at Law · Kevin J. Anderson · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact September 2005 · The Jigsaw Man [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 · Skulking Permit · Robert Sheckley · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1954 · Checksum Checkmate · Tony Daniel · ss Baen Books: Free Stories 2012, Baen, 2012 · The Executioner · Algis Budrys · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1956 · License to Kill · Sarah A. Hoyt & Laura Montgomery · ss · The Riot That Wasn’t in Port Neeks · Susan R. Matthews · ss · Lawyer Fight [Monster Hunter] · Larry Correia · nv The Monster Hunter International Employee’s Handbook and Roleplaying Game by Larry Correia, Hero Games, 2013 · The People v. Craig Morrison · Alex Shvartsman & Alvaro Zinos-Amaro · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2018 · How-2 · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Science Fiction November 1954 · Moving Spirit [Harry Purvis (White Hart)] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Tales from the White Hart by Arthur C. Clarke, Ballantine, 1957 · Victim of Changes [The Sun Eater] · Christopher Ruocchio · ss · The Cyber and Justice Holmes · Frank Riley · ss If March 1955 · To See the Invisible Man · Robert Silverberg · ss Worlds of Tomorrow April 1963 · License to Steal · Louis Newman · fa Galaxy Magazine August 1959 · With the Knight Male [Waldo Burmeister; Henry Carver] · Charles Sheffield · nv The Chick Is in the Mail ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, Baen, 2000

Space Pioneers ed. Hank Davis & Christopher Ruocchio (Baen, November 27, 2018, 978-1-4814-8360-5, $7.99, 506pp, pb, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Details taken from online listing. 3 · Will the Space Ocean Have Gems? · Hank Davis · in 11 · Third Stage · Poul Anderson · ss Amazing Stories February 1962 39 · Becalmed in Hell [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1965 59 · Delilah and the Space-Rigger · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Blue Book Magazine December 1949 79 · Expedition · Fredric Brown · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1957 83 · Not Yet the End · Fredric Brown · vi Captain Future Winter 1941 89 · Superweapon · David Drake · ss Star Destroyers ed. Tony Daniel & Christopher Ruocchio, Baen, 2018 105 · In from the Commons · Tony Daniel · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 1999 119 · Home Front · Jeff Greason & Sarah A. Hoyt · nv 147 · Incident on Calypso · Murray Leinster · ss Startling Stories Fall 1945 173 · All the Traps of Earth · Clifford D. Simak · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1960 231 · The Cave of Night · James E. Gunn · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1955 257 · He Fell Into a Dark Hole · Jerry E. Pournelle · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1973 307 · What’s It Like Out There? · Edmond Hamilton · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1952 339 · The Man Who Lost the Sea · Theodore Sturgeon · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1959 357 · The Parliament of Owls [The Sun Eater] · Christopher Ruocchio · nv 399 · Quietus · Ross Rocklynne · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1940 421 · Men Against the Stars · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Astounding Science-Fiction June 1938 451 · Over the Top · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1949 471 · Kyrie · Poul Anderson · ss The Farthest Reaches ed. Joseph Elder, Trident, 1968

Things from Outer Space ed. Hank Davis (Baen, October 2016, 978-1-4767-8166-2, $7.99, 554pp, pb, an, cover by Alan Pollack)     Anthology of 19 stories (two original) and a poem about dangerous visitors from outer space. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Things for the Memories · Hank Davis · in 11 · Who Goes There? · John W. Campbell, Jr. · na Astounding Science-Fiction August 1938, as by Don A. Stuart 95 · Who Rhymes There? (A Parody in Verse) · Randall Garrett · pm Science Fiction Stories May 1956, as “John W. Campbell, Jr.’s “Who Goes There?””; illustrated by Randall Garrett 101 · The Things · Peter Watts · nv Clarkesworld #40, January 2010 129 · The Colour Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927 171 · As It Lays · David Afsharirad · ss 177 · Amanda and the Alien · Robert Silverberg · nv Omni May 1983 203 · We Don’t Want Any Trouble · James H. Schmitz · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1953 215 · And Your Little Dog, Too · Sarah A. Hoyt · ss 229 · Riding the White Bull · Caitlín R. Kiernan · nv Argosy Magazine January/February 2004 271 · The Monster from Nowhere · Nelson Bond · ss Fantastic Adventures July 1939 297 · Sitting Duck · Daniel F. Galouye · ss If July 1959 321 · The Mind Spider [Change War] · Fritz Leiber · ss Fantastic Science Fiction Stories November 1959 345 · The Thing from—Outside · George Allan England · ss Science and Invention April 1923 373 · The Space Horde · Chad Oliver · ss Amazing Stories February 1958 399 · The Leech · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1952, as by Phillips Barbee 423 · Rough Beast · Roger Dee · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction March 1962 439 · Love Me True · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fact—Fiction October 1961 457 · Devolution · Edmond Hamilton · ss Amazing Stories December 1936 481 · Operation Stinky · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1957 527 · The Hunting Ground · David Drake · nv Superhorror ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976