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Magic ed. David C. & Morgan L. Kopaska-Merkel (Stone Lightning Press, May 1995, no ISBN, $10.00, 172pp, ph, oa)
Original anthology of 11 “fantastical” stories, with illustrations, in a perfect-bound chapbook format.

5 · Introduction · David C. Kopaska-Merkel · in

7 · Betrayal · Michael Mardis · ss

17 · Gorley’s Mold · G. W. Perriwils · nv

39 · The Treasure · B. Kim Meyer · ss

47 · Do Over · Ralph Greco, Jr. · ss

55 · Powers · Barbara Rosen · ss

69 · Dark Keep · N. G. Swanner · ss

79 · Could I Have Some Tartar Sauce with That, Please? · Buzz Lovko · ss

91 · Serpent Cove · Karen Elizabeth Rigley & Ann Miller House · ss

101 · Kitty · Barbara Rosen · ss

113 · Mani He · Joseph Carrabis · nv

149 · Dragon-Rain · Eileen Kernaghan · ss

Magic ed. Morgan L. & David C. Kopaska-Merkel--- see under David C. Kopaska-Merkel.

Two Friends and Other Nineteenth-Century Lesbian Stories by American Women Writers ed. Susan Koppelman (Meridian, August 1994, 0-452-01119-1, $10.95, 288pp, tp, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

9 · Introduction · Susan Koppelman · in

21 · My Visitation · Rose Terry · nv Harper’s New Monthly Magazine July 1858, uncredited.

43 · Since I Died · Elizabeth Stuart Phelps · ss Scribner’s Monthly February 1873

53 · Felipa · Constance Fenimore Woolson · nv Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science June 1876

77 · My Lorelei: A Heidelberg Romance · Alice French · nv (r); subtitled “From the Diary of Mrs. Louis Danton Lynde”.

99 · Miss Grief · Constance Fenimore Woolson · nv Lippincott’s Magazine of Popular Literature and Science May 1880

124 · Two Friends · Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman · ss (r)

140 · The Long Arm · Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (with Joseph E. Chamberlin) · na Chapman’s Magazine August 1895, as by Mary E. Wilkins

174 · The Falling in Love of Fedora · Kate Chopin · ss (r); subtitled “A Sketch”.

181 · There and Here · Alice Brown · ss Harper’s New Monthly Magazine October 1897

198 · Martha’s Lady · Sarah Orne Jewett · nv The Atlantic Monthly October 1897

220 · Max—or His Picture · Alice French · nv Scribner’s Magazine December 1899, as by Octave Thanet

241 · A Note on the Text · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Fantasy Gone Wrong ed. Brittiany A. Koren & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Pharaoh Fantastic ed. Brittiany A. Koren & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Places to Be, People to Kill ed. Brittiany A. Koren & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Single White Vampire Seeks Same ed. Brittiany A. Koren & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

You Bet Your Planet ed. Brittiany A. Koren & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Martin H. Greenberg.

Confessions of a Ghoul and Other Stories by M. F. Korn (Silver Lake Publishing, May 2001, 1-931095-17-5, $14.95, 118pp, tp, co, cover by Lawrence D. P. Miller)
Collection of seven stories. Introduction by D.F. Lewis.

i · The Ghouldom of the Grand Guignol · D. F. Lewis · in

1 · Eternal Questions Posed at the International House of Pancakes · M. F. Korn · ss The Spectral Carnival Show and Other Stories by M. F. Korn, Golden Meteorite Press, 1998

13 · The Great Find of the Nontraditional Computer Cowboys · M. F. Korn · ss The Midnight Gallery #2, Spring 1997

20 · And Now, The Wizard of Gore, May I Present the President · M. F. Korn · vi Pablo Lennis

22 · Rags to Riches to Hell · M. F. Korn · vi Weird Stories #24, September 1998

24 · The Unwelcome Guest · M. F. Korn · ss Pablo Lennis

28 · Letters from Skitzo · M. F. Korn · ss Forbidden Lines #5, Summer 1991

42 · Confessions of a Ghoul: Apologia Pro Mea Vita · M. F. Korn · na House of Pain

121 · About the Author · [uncredited] · bg

The Spectral Carnival Show and Other Stories by M. F. Korn (Golden Meteorite Press Limited, January 1998, 189538561X, $30.95, 140pp, hc, oc)

· The Spectral Carnival Show · M. F. Korn · ss

· How Soothing Are My Anachronisms · M. F. Korn · vi

· Catch of the Century · M. F. Korn · ss

· A Digging in Providence · M. F. Korn · vi

· Who Are You, You and You? · M. F. Korn · vi

· Is It Live or Is It Lysergic Acid? · M. F. Korn · vi

· Going on a Submarine Ride · M. F. Korn · vi

· Laboring in the Valley of Ashes · M. F. Korn · ss

Stygian Relics of the Lachrymose by M. F. Korn (Golden Meteorite Press Limited, January 1998, 1895385636, 178pp, hc, co)

· The Goings-on at Harlem, Mars · M. F. Korn · ss

· Well, It Ain’t Jersey! · M. F. Korn · vi Sweet Dreams, Baby! #1, May 1990

· Jimbob Goes to Mars · M. F. Korn · ss Vision #9, 1991

· Golly Mister, Will Uou Sign My Laundry List? · M. F. Korn · vi

· Special Delivery—Deep Space—Handle with Care · M. F. Korn · ss Premonitions #1, Winter 1992

· Headlock · M. F. Korn · vi Startling Science Stories #17, December 1998

· An Off-World Tragedy · M. F. Korn · ss The Ultimate Unknown #3, Spring 1996

· Shoplifter in the Crowd · M. F. Korn · vi Stygian Relics of the Lachrymose by M. Korn, Golden Meteorite Press, 1998

· The Purloined Lovecraft Lettre · M. F. Korn · vi

· One of Dr. Radner’s Patients on Xenobe · M. F. Korn · ss Premonitions #2, Summer 1993

· Kirk Alyn at Swampcon · M. F. Korn · ar

· You Are What You Write · M. F. Korn · vi

· The Old Man & the Cyborg · M. F. Korn · ss Vision #8, 1991

· The Cobalt-Frog Ordeal · M. F. Korn · vi Weird Stories #15, December 1997

· History of the Comics: The Early Years (part 2) · M. F. Korn · ar Pablo Lennis 1989

· Ninjas at the Circle K · M. F. Korn · ss

· Under the Influence · M. F. Korn · ss

· Science Fiction and Gorror Gimmicks in Cinema · M. F. Korn · ar Pablo Lennis 1989

· Horror in the Comics: A Nonfiction Article · Rock Dollar · ar Pablo Lennis 1989

· At the Door of Faulkner’s Apartment · M. F. Korn · ss

Swamp Witch Sauce Piquante and Scream Queen Bisque (Over a Bed of Rice) by M. F. Korn (Silver Lake Publishing, February 2004, 1-931095-78-7, $13.95, 192pp, tp, oc, cover by Jason Just)
Horror collection of short novel The White Trash Witches’ Coven and novella “Pavane for a Scream Queen”.

7 · The White Trash Witches’ Coven · M. F. Korn · n.

119 · Pavane for a Scream Queen · M. F. Korn · na

Before the Universe and Other Stories by C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl--- see under Frederik Pohl.

Best SF Stories of C.M. Kornbluth by C. M. Kornbluth (Faber and Faber, 1968, 25/-, 277pp, hc, co)
Given as Best Science Fiction Stories of C.M. Kornbluth on the cover.

5 · The Unfortunate Topologist · C. M. Kornbluth · pm The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1957, as by S. D. Gottesman

11 · Introduction · Edmund Crispin · in

15 · The Marching Morons · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1951

52 · The Altar at Midnight · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952

60 · The Little Black Bag · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1950

95 · The Mindworm · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Worlds Beyond December 1950

112 · The Silly Season · C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fall 1950

130 · I Never Ast No Favors · C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1954

147 · Friend to Man · C. M. Kornbluth · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951

157 · The Only Thing We Learn · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Startling Stories July 1949

170 · Gomez · C. M. Kornbluth · nv The Explorers by C. M. Kornbluth, Ballantine, 1954

201 · With These Hands · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951

222 · Theory of Rocketry · C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1958

239 · That Share of Glory · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1952

Critical Mass by C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl--- see under Frederik Pohl.

The Mindworm and Other Stories by C. M. Kornbluth (Michael Joseph, 1955, 12/6d, 256pp, hc, co)

9 · Gomez · C. M. Kornbluth · nv The Explorers by C. M. Kornbluth, Ballantine, 1954

39 · The Mindworm · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Worlds Beyond December 1950

56 · The Rocket of 1955 · C. M. Kornbluth · vi Escape August 1939

58 · The Altar at Midnight · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1952

67 · The Little Black Bag · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Astounding Science Fiction July 1950

102 · The Goodly Creatures · C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1952

118 · Friend to Man · C. M. Kornbluth · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951

128 · With These Hands · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Science Fiction December 1951

150 · That Share of Glory · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1952

188 · The Luckiest Man in Denv · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Galaxy Science Fiction June 1952, as by Simon Eisner

203 · The Silly Season · C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Fall 1950

219 · The Marching Morons · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1951

Our Best: The Best of Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth by C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl--- see under Frederik Pohl.

Thirteen O’Clock and Other Zero Hours by C. M. Kornbluth (Dell, December 1970, 8731, 75¢, 155pp, pb, co) [edited by James Blish]

7 · Preface · James Blish · pr

11 · Thirteen O’Clock [Peter Packer] · C. M. Kornbluth; edited by James Blish · nv
combined version of “Thirteen O’Clock” and “Mr. Packer Goes to Hell”, Stirring Science Stories Feb & Jun ’41, both as by Cecil Corwin.

62 · The Rocket of 1955 · C. M. Kornbluth · vi Escape August 1939

64 · What Sorghum Says · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Cosmic Stories May 1941, as by Cecil Corwin

72 · Crisis! · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Science Fiction Quarterly #6, Spring 1942, as by Cecil Corwin

88 · The Reversible Revolutions · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Cosmic Stories March 1941, as by Cecil Corwin

103 · The City in the Sofa · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Cosmic Stories July 1941, as by Cecil Corwin

119 · The Golden Road · C. M. Kornbluth · nv Stirring Science Stories March 1942, as by Cecil Corwin

143 · MS. Found in a Chinese Fortune Cookie · C. M. Kornbluth · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1957

The Wonder Effect by C. M. Kornbluth & Frederik Pohl--- see under Frederik Pohl.

Science Fiction Showcase ed. Mary Kornbluth (Doubleday, September 1959, LC:59-11601, $3.95, 264pp, hc, an)

7 · For C.M. Kornbluth · Frederik Pohl · ar

9 · Ticket to Anywhere [The Analogues] · Damon Knight · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1952

10 · That Low · Theodore Sturgeon · vi Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1948

46 · Or the Grasses Grow · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1958

57 · The Man Who Ate the World · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Science Fiction November 1956

96 · The Long Remembering · Poul Anderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1957

111 · The End of the Beginning · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s October 27 1956, as “Next Stop: The Stars”

118 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work”

140 · The Cold Green Eye · Jack Williamson · ss Fantastic March/April 1953

153 · Med Service [Med Service] · Murray Leinster · na Astounding Science Fiction August 1957

227 · Expendable · Philip K. Dick · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953

235 · Mantage · Richard Matheson · nv

259 · Nightmare Number Four · Robert Bloch · pm Diablerie January 1945

Science Fiction Showcase (var. 1) ed. Mary Kornbluth (Curtis, December 1969, 123-06068, 60¢, 128pp, pb, an)
Abridged reprint of the hardback edition (Doubleday 1959), omitting the story “Med Service”.

6 · For C.M. Kornbluth · Frederik Pohl · ar Science Fiction Showcase ed. Mary Kornbluth, Doubleday, 1959

7 · Ticket to Anywhere [The Analogues] · Damon Knight · nv Galaxy Science Fiction April 1952

28 · That Low · Theodore Sturgeon · vi Famous Fantastic Mysteries October 1948

31 · Or the Grasses Grow · Avram Davidson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1958

39 · The Man Who Ate the World · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Science Fiction November 1956

65 · The Long Remembering · Poul Anderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1957

75 · The End of the Beginning · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s October 27 1956, as “Next Stop: The Stars”

79 · A Work of Art · James Blish · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1956, as “Art-Work”

95 · The Cold Green Eye · Jack Williamson · ss Fantastic March/April 1953

103 · Expendable · Philip K. Dick · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1953

108 · Mantage · Richard Matheson · nv Science Fiction Showcase ed. Mary Kornbluth, Doubleday, 1959

125 · Nightmare Number Four · Robert Bloch · pm Diablerie January 1945

When a Stranger Comes to Town ed. Michael Koryta (Hanover Square Press, April 20, 2021, 978-1-335-14147-7, 400pp, hc, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Michael Koryta · in

· Solomon Wept · S. A. Cosby · ss

· Relative Stranger · Amanda Witt · ss

· Seat 2C · Alafair Burke · ss

· Kohinoor · Smita Harish Jain · ss

· Avalon · Michael Connelly · ss

· Here’s to New Friends · Jacqueline Freimor · ss

· Room for One More · Joe R. Lansdale · ss

· Exit Now · Emilya Naymark · ss

· A Six Letter Word for Neighbor · Lisa Unger · ss

· Howard’s Heart · Bryon Quertermous · ss

· Perfect Strangers · Tilia Klebenov Jacobs · ss

· Do You Remember · Lori Roy · ss

· Assignment: Sheepshead Bay · Paul A. Barra · ss

· P.F.A. · Michael Koryta · ss

· Genius · Elaine Togneri · ss

· Russkies · Jonathan Stone · ss

· A Different Kind of Healing · Steve Hamilton · ss

· Tokyo Stranger · Tina deBellegarde · ss

· Last Fare · Joe Hill · ss

The Best of the Best ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman (Signet, January 1998, 0-451-19390-3, $22.95, 335pp, hc, oa)
Associational original anthology of 18 stories by big name authors, many having dabbled in the fantastic, including Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Sharyn McCrumb, Linda Lay Shuler, and E.L. Doctorow. A commemorative anthology for Signet’s 50th anniversary.

vii · Introduction · Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman · in

1 · Stormy Weather · Lisa Alther · nv

25 · Headaches and Bad Dreams · Lawrence Block · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1997

47 · Baby-sitting Ingrid · Larry Collins · ss

61 · Wrong Time, Wrong Place · Jeffery Deaver · nv

93 · Untitled · E. L. Doctorow · ss

101 · Mother’s Day · Joy Fielding · ss

111 · Paranoia · Stephen Frey · ss

131 · The Price of Tea in China · Eileen Goudge · ss

147 · Six Shades of Black · Joan Hess · ss

155 · The Naked Giant · Wendy Hornsby · ss

169 · Songs in the Key of I · Erica Jong · nv

191 · L.T.’s Theory of Pets · Stephen King · nv Six Stories by Stephen King by Stephen King, Philtrum Press, 1997

213 · Djinn & Tonic · Tabitha King · ss

227 · Where or When · Ed McBain · ss

243 · An Autumn Migration · Sharyn McCrumb · ss Foggy Mountain Breakdown and Other Stories by Sharyn McCrumb, Ballantine, 1997

257 · Color Blind · Joyce Carol Oates · ss

277 · A Place for Nathan · Nancy Taylor Rosenberg · ss

297 · The Unsung Song of Mary Gallinger · Linda Lay Shuler · nv

331 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Crimes and Misdemeanors ed. Elaine Koster & Joseph Pittman (Signet, December 1998, 0-451-19567-1, $6.95, 395pp, pb, oa)
Reprint (Signet 1998 as The Best of the Best) original anthology.

Game On! ed. Stephen Kotowych & Tony Pi (Zombies Need Brains, July 11, 2023, 978-1-940709-58-1, $16.99, 230pp, tp, oa, cover by Justin Adams)
Details taken from online listing.

1 · Turtle Cliffs · Aliette de Bodard · ss

16 · Machines · Jennifer R. Povey · ss

30 · Not His Best Feint · Ed Greenwood · ss

44 · Persistence of Memory · Cory Swanson · ss

53 · The Grim Reaper’s Game · David Hankins · ss

68 · The Cards As They Were Dealt · Cat Rambo · ss

73 · The Saltmarsh · Wulf Moon · ss

85 · Guilty Until Proven Victorious · Jo Miles · ss

96 · Solitaire for Three · James Alan Gardner · ss

113 · Connection · Karen Aria Lin · ss

122 · Dead Man’s Hand · Mike Rimar · ss

137 · Random Access Memory · Eric Choi · ss

147 · Worldplay · Tris Lawrence · ss

156 · Mythbot · Mark Silcox · ss

170 · Beat the Haunted House · Melissa Yi · ss

188 · The Prescience Game · Michael Picco · ss

198 · The Long Game · Sean Williams · ss

Nebula Awards Showcase 60 ed. Stephen Kotowych (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., June 9, 2025, 978-1-958243-08-4, $14.95, 262pp, tp, an, cover by Lauren Raye Snow)
Details taken from online listing.

13 · Introduction · Stephen Kotowych · in

19 · Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole · Isabel J. Kim · ss Clarkesworld #209, February 2024 [Ref. Ursula K. Le Guin]

26 · The V*mpire · P. H. Lee · ss Reactor October 23 2024

40 · Five Views of the Planet Tartarus · Rachael K. Jones · vi Lightspeed #164, January 2024

42 · The Witch Trap · Jennifer Hudak · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #48, September 2024

49 · Evan: A Remainder · Jordan Kurella · ss Reactor January 31 2024

58 · We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read · Caroline M. Yoachim · ss Lightspeed #168, May 2024

76 · Negative Scholarship on the Fifth State of Being · A. W. Prihandita · nv Clarkesworld #218, November 2024

95 · Katya Vasilievna and the Second Drowning of Baba Rechka · Christine Hanolsy · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #405, April 18 2024

115 · Joanna’s Bodies · Eugenia Triantafyllou · nv Psychopomp July 1 2024

137 · Another Girl Under the Iron Bell · Angela Liu · ss Uncanny Magazine #60, September/October 2024

157 · The Brotherhood of Montague St. Video · Thomas Ha · ss Clarkesworld #212, May 2024

174 · What Any Dead Thing Wants · Aimee Ogden · nv Psychopomp February 2024

206 · Loneliness Universe · Eugenia Triantafyllou · ss Uncanny Magazine #58, May/June 2024

227 · The Dragonfly Gambit · A. D. Sui · ex Neon Hemlock Press, April 2024

239 · Novella & Novel Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

251 · MultiMedia Award Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

Nebula Awards Showcase 57 ed. Stephen Kotowych (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., March 25, 2025, 978-1-958243-02-2, $14.95, 259pp, tp, an, cover: Star Deity 2022 by Lauren Raye Snow)
Details supplied by John Boston.

4 · 2021 Nebula Awards · [uncredited] · bi

9 · Short Stories

10 · Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather · Sarah Pinsker · nv Uncanny Magazine #39, March/April 2021; best short story winner.

29 · For Lack of a Bed · John Wiswell · ss Diabolical Plots #74, April 2021; best short story nominee.

37 · Let All the Children Boogie · Sam J. Miller · ss Tor.com January 6 2021; best short story nominee.

53 · Mr. Death · Alix E. Harrow · ss Apex Magazine #121, 2021; best short story nominee.

64 · Proof by Induction · José Pablo Iriarte · ss Uncanny Magazine #40, May/June 2021; best short story nominee.

80 · Laughter Among the Trees · Suzan Palumbo · ss The Dark #69, February 2021; best short story nominee.

93 · Novelettes

94 · O₂ Arena · Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki · nv Galaxy’s Edge #53, November 2021; best novelette winner.

115 · (emet) · Lauren Ring · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction July/August 2021; best novelette nominee.

131 · That Story Isn’t the Story · John Wiswell · nv Uncanny Magazine #43, November/December 2021; best novelette nominee.

151 · Just Enough Rain · P. H. Lee · nv GigaNotoSaurus May 1 2021; best novelette nominee.

176 · Colors of the Immortal Palette · Caroline M. Yoachim · nv Uncanny Magazine #39, March/April 2021; best novelette nominee.

201 · Novella

202 · And What Can We Offer You Tonight · Premee Mohamed · na Neon Hemlock Press, July 2017; best novella winner.

243 · Novella & Novel Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

253 · MultiMedia Award Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

Nebula Awards Showcase 58 ed. Stephen Kotowych (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., March 25, 2025, 978-1-958243-04-6, $14.95, 233pp, tp, an, cover: Star Deity 2023 by Lauren Raye Snow)
Details supplied by John Boston.

4 · 2022 Nebula Awards · [uncredited] · bi

10 · Short Stories

10 · Rabbit Test · Samantha Mills · ss Uncanny Magazine #49, November/December 2022; best short story winner.

26 · D.I.Y. · John Wiswell · ss Tor.com August 24 2022; best short story nominee.

38 · Give Me English · Ai Jiang · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2022; best short story nominee.

48 · Dick Pig · Ian Muneshwar · ss Nightmare #112, January 2022; best short story nominee.

62 · Douen · Suzan Palumbo · ss The Dark #82, March 2022; best short story nominee.

74 · Destiny Delayed · Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction May/June 2022; best short story nominee.

87 · Novelettes

88 · If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You · John Chu · nv Uncanny Magazine #47, July/August 2022; best novelette winner.

109 · The Prince of Salt and the Ocean’s Bargain · Natalia Theodoridou · nv Uncanny Magazine #48, September/October 2022; best novelette nominee.

129 · A Dream of Electric Mothers · Wole Talabi · nv Africa Risen ed. Sheree Ren^e'e Thomas, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki & Zelda Knight, Tor.com, 2022; best novelette nominee.

145 · Two Hands, Wrapped in Gold · S. B. Divya · nv Uncanny Magazine #46, May/June 2022; best novelette nominee.

175 · We Built This City · Marie Vibbert · nv Clarkesworld #189, June 2022; best novelette nominee.

193 · Murder by Pixel: Crime and Responsibility in the Digital Darkness · S. L. Huang · nv Clarkesworld #195, December 2022; best novelette nominee.

211 · Novella

212 · Even Though I Knew the End · C. L. Polk · ex Tor.com, November 2022; best novella winner.

218 · Novella & Novel Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

227 · MultiMedia Award Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

Nebula Awards Showcase 59 ed. Stephen Kotowych (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc., March 25, 2025, 978-1-958243-06-0, $14.95, 223pp, tp, an, cover: Star Deity 2024 by Lauren Raye Snow)
Details supplied by John Boston.

4 · 2023 Nebula Awards · [uncredited] · bi

9 · Short Stories

10 · Tantie Merle and the Farmhand 4200 · R. S. A. Garcia · ss Uncanny Magazine #53, July/August 2023; best short story winner.

23 · Bad Doors · John Wiswell · ss Uncanny Magazine #50, January/February 2023; best short story nominee.

33 · Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont · P. A. Cornell · ss Fantasy Magazine #96, October 2023; best short story nominee.

48 · Window Boy · Thomas Ha · ss Clarkesworld #203, August 2023; best short story nominee.

58 · Better Living Through Algorithms · Naomi Kritzer · ss Clarkesworld #200, May 2023; best short story nominee.

70 · The Sound of Children Screaming · Rachael K. Jones · ss Nightmare #133, October 2023; best short story nominee.

80 · Novelettes

81 · The Year Without Sunshine · Naomi Kritzer · nv Uncanny Magazine #55, November/December 2023; best novelette winner.

103 · Saturday’s Song · Wole Talabi · nv Lightspeed #156, May 2023; best novelette nominee.

122 · I Am AI · Ai Jiang · nv Shortwave Media, June 2023; best novelette nominee.

148 · A Short Biography of a Conscious Chair · Renan Bernardo · nv Samovar February 27 2023; best novelette nominee.

165 · Imagine: Purple-Haired Girl Shooting Down the Moon · Angela Liu · nv Clarkesworld #201, June 2023; best novelette nominee.

182 · Six Versions of My Brother Found Under the Bridge · Eugenia Triantafyllou · nv Uncanny Magazine #54, September/October 2023; best novelette nominee.

203 · Novella

204 · Linghun · Ai Jiang · ex Dark Matter Ink, April 2023; best novella winner.

207 · Novella & Novel Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

218 · MultiMedia Award Finalists · [uncredited] · bi

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume One ed. Stephen Kotowych (Ansible Press, December 14, 2023, 978-0-9939375-9-0, $24.95, 362pp, tp, an, cover by Tithi Luadthong)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Introduction · Stephen Kotowych · in

8 · Give Me English · Ai Jiang · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2022

19 · The Voice of a Thousand Years · Fawaz Al-Matrouk · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2022

31 · Bottom’s Dream · Glenn Clifton · ss On Spec #121, 2022

41 · And in the Arcade, Ego · Kate Heartfield · ss Pulp Literature #33, Winter 2022

50 · The Secret Lives of Shellwomen · Geneviève Blouin; translated by Margaret Sankey · ss
translated from the French (“La Vie secrète des carapacées”, Solaris #223, October 15, 2022).

63 · In Stock Images of the Future, Everything Is White · Terese Mason Pierre · pm Uncanny Magazine #46, May/June 2022

65 · Michif Man · Chelsea Vowel · ss Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022

82 · Sunday in the Park with Hank · Leah Bobet · ss The Deadlands #15, July 2022

87 · A New Brave World · Eric Choi · ss Brave New Worlds ed. S. C. Butler & Joshua Palmatier, Zombies Need Brains, 2022

105 · Poltergeist · Rhonda Parrish · pm Star*Line Spring 2022

106 · One Day in the Afterlife of Detective Roshni Chaddha · Rati Mehrotra · ss Lightspeed #151, December 2022

124 · Big Trouble in Droidtown · Hayden Trenholm · ss Astronaut Always Rings Twice ed. Shannon Allen & J. R. Campbell, Tyche Books, 2022

138 · First Contact · Lisa Timpf · pm Eye to the Telescope April 2022

140 · Distant Skies · Charlotte Ashley · ss Mythaxis Magazine #32, Winter 2022

153 · Shattered · Marie Bilodeau · ss Rogue Artists ed. E. D. E. Bell, Atthis Arts, 2022

159 · Necklace · Carolyn Clink · pm Frost Zone #6, Spring 2022

161 · All That Burns Unseen · Premee Mohamed · ss Slate July 30 2022

176 · Rapunzel in the Desert · Melissa Yuan-Innes · pm On Spec #122, 2022

178 · Redfin Spine · Jonathan Olfert · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #346, January 1 2022

186 · Maximum Efficiency · Holly Schofield · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact November/December 2022

194 · Choose Your Own · C. J. Lavigne · ss Daily Science Fiction April 22 2022

199 · After the Apocalypse · Colleen Anderson · pm New Myths #61, Winter 2022

201 · Rare Earths Pineapple · Michèle Laframboise · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2022

212 · Choke · Suyi Davies Okungbowa · ss Tor.com September 14 2022

222 · Three Herons · Geoffrey W. Cole · gp (r)

_222 · Three Herons: Black-Crested Night · Geoffrey W. Cole · pm Polar Starlight March 2022

_223 · Three Herons: Great Blue · Geoffrey W. Cole · pm Polar Starlight March 2022

_223 · Three Herons: Yellow-Crested Night · Geoffrey W. Cole · pm Polar Starlight March 2022

225 · Folk Hero Motifs in Tales Told by the Dead · K. T. Bryski · ss Strange Horizons October 31 2022

236 · Vi’Hun Heal · Michelle Tang · ss
previously available as an audio download from Escape Pod, 7 April 2022.

246 · The Bleak Communion of Abandoned Things · Ariel Marken Jack · ss
previously available as an audio download from PseudoPod, 22 April 2022.

256 · A sinkhole invites a street to consider its future · Dominik Parisien · pm Uncanny Magazine #44, January/February 2022

257 · Broken Vow: The Adventures of Flick Gibson, Intergalactic Videographer · Peter G. Reynolds · ss On Spec #120, 2022

265 · Green Witch · Elizabeth Whitton · ss Prairie Witch ed. Stacey Kondla, Prairie Soul, 2022

277 · The Mall at Night · Millie Ho · pm Augur Magazine v5 #1, 2022

280 · Homeplus · Liz Westbrook-Trenholm · ss Neo-Opsis Science Fiction Magazine #34, 2022

292 · Into the Frozen Wilds · P. A. Cornell · ss Galaxy’s Edge #59, November 2022

304 · The Wolf of Your Passions · Lynne Sargent · pm Augur Magazine v5 #2, 2022

305 · Critical Mass · Peter Watts · ss Lightspeed #146, July 2022

322 · Douen · Suzan Palumbo · ss The Dark #82, March 2022

334 · Year’s Best Novellas and Novelettes 2022 · [uncredited] · bi

335 · Aurora Awards 2022 · [uncredited] · bi

337 · Prix Boréal-Aurora 2022 · [uncredited] · bi

338 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

346 · About the Artists · [uncredited] · bg

347 · About the Editors · [uncredited] · bg

Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two ed. Stephen Kotowych (Ansible Press, November 12, 2024, 978-1-7381875-1-5, $23.99, 510pp, tp, an, cover: Summon by Xiofan Zhang)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · 2023 Year in Review · Stephen Kotowych · in

23 · The Canadian Miracle [The Lost Cause] · Cory Doctorow · ss Tor.com November 1 2023

33 · John Hollowback and the Witch · Amal El-Mohtar · nv The Book of Witches ed. Jonathan Strahan, Harper Voyager US, 2023

52 · Third Life · Julie E. Czerneda · ss Life Beyond Us ed. Susan Forest, Lucas K. Law & Julie Novakova, Laksa Media Groups, 2023

60 · The Girl Who Cried Diamonds · Rebecca Hirsch Garcia · ss The Girl Who Cried Diamonds & Other Stories by Rebecca Hirsch Garcia, ECW Press, 2023

67 · The Nothings · Beth Cato & Rhonda Parrish · pm Utopia Science Fiction Magazine February/March 2023

69 · Six Incidents of Evolution Using Time Travel · Derek Künsken · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction September/October 2023

76 · Manic Pixie Girl · A. C. Wise · ss The Other Side of Never ed. Paul Kane & Marie O'Regan, Titan Books, 2023

85 · The Distance Between Us · Rati Mehrotra · pm Fantasy Magazine #89, March 2023

87 · At Every Door a Ghost · Premee Mohamed · nv Communications Breakdown ed. Jonathan Strahan, The MIT Press, 2023

105 · Negative Theology of the Child from “The King of Tars” · Sonia Sulaiman · vi Fantasy Magazine #96, October 2023

109 · The Bestiary · Diana Dima · pm Small Wonders #5, November 2023

112 · If I Should Fall Behind · Douglas Smith · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2023

131 · A Summer Soup to Cure Magical Thinking · Kim Harbridge · ss Pulp Literature #39, Summer 2023

134 · Your Great Mother Across the Salt Sea · Kelsey Hutton · ss Beneath Ceaseless Skies #376, February 23 2023

154 · Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil · Elis Montgomery · pm Playlist of the Damned ed. Willow Dawn Becker & Jessica Landry, Weird Little Worlds, 2023

156 · Solar Gravitational Lens · Pauline Barmby · ss On Spec #126, 2023

164 · The Toll of the Snake · Grace P. Fong · ss Apex Magazine #137, 2023

176 · How Noah Saved the Dinosaurs—A Litany · David Clink · pm The Black Ship by David Clink, Aeolus House, 2023

178 · The Long Way Home from Gaia BH1 · Manuela Amiouny · ss Heartlines Spec #2, Spring/Summer 2023

187 · Solitaire for Three · James Alan Gardner · ss Game On! ed. Stephen Kotowych & Tony Pi, Zombies Need Brains, 2023

205 · Sleeper Ship · Carolyn Clink · pm Polar Starlight May 2023

206 · Secondhand Music · Aleksandra Hill · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact September/October 2023

218 · Sink Your Sorrows to the Sea · Chandra Fisher · ss Saltwater Sorrows ed. Rhonda Parrish, Tyche Books, 2023

226 · The Lover · Silvia Moreno-Garcia · nv Amazon Original Stories, November 1 2023

252 · For the Robots · J. D. Dresner · pm Polar Starlight January 2023

254 · What’s Left Behind · Isabelle Piette; translated by Margaret Sankey · ss
translated from the French (Solaris, Summer 2022).

269 · Exit Greeting, or How to Cultivate Your Big Book of Grudges · Chadwick Ginther · ss What Draws Us Near ed. Keith Cadieux & Adam Petrash, Little Ghosts Books, 2023

271 · Scarecrow · David Shultz · pm Polar Starlight March 2023

276 · Svitla · A. D. Sui · ss Embroidered Worlds ed. Olha Brylova, Valya Dudycz & Iryna Pasko, Atthis Arts, 2023

287 · Predictive Text · Dominik Parisien · pm Augur Magazine v6 #1, 2023

288 · LOL, Said the Scorpion · Rich Larson · ss Clarkesworld #200, May 2023

296 · Horsewoman · A. M. Dellamonica · ss Uncanny Magazine #50, January/February 2023

318 · The Dust Bowl Café · Justin Dill · ss Augur Magazine v6 #1, 2023

325 · Letter to a Brother on a Generation Ship · M. W. Irving · pm On Spec #125, 2023

327 · Revelstoke · Gemma Files · ss New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine Winter 2023

341 · Tongue Mining · Jack Morton · ss Radon Journal #4, May 2023

348 · A Siren’s Call, A Banshee’s Wail, A Grandmother’s Dream · Ai Jiang · pm Uncanny Magazine #54, September/October 2023

349 · Wapnintu’tijig: They Sang Until Dawn · Tiffany Morris · ss
previously available as an audio download from PodCastle, January 24, 2023.

355 · Once Upon a Time at the Oakmont · P. A. Cornell · ss Fantasy Magazine #96, October 2023

373 · Hemlock on Mars · Eric Choi · ss Life Beyond Us ed. Susan Forest, Lucas K. Law & Julie Novakova, Laksa Media Groups, 2023

391 · Lying Flat · Lynne Sargent · pm Strange Horizons October 9 2023

394 · Lady Koi-Koi: A Book Report · Suyi Davies Okungbowa · ss Apex Magazine #138, 2023

401 · In a Cabin, In a Wood · Kelly Robson · ss The Book of Witches ed. Jonathan Strahan, Harper Voyager US, 2023

417 · Eclipsed · Lisa Timpf · pm Polar Borealis October 2023

418 · The Spoil Heap · Fiona Moore · ss Clarkesworld #198, March 2023

435 · As a, I want to, so I can · Kelley Tai · pm Heartlines Spec #2, Spring/Summer 2023

437 · And Prison on My Back · Phoebe Barton · ss Luminescent Machinations ed. Rhiannon Rasmussen & Dave Ring, Neon Hemlock Press, 2023

447 · Seeds for Titanium · Brandon Crilly · ss Utopia Science Fiction Magazine August/September 2023

456 · The Most Strongest Obeah Woman of the World · Nalo Hopkinson · ss Out There Screaming ed. Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams, Random House, 2023

475 · Year’s Best Novellas and Novelettes 2023 · [uncredited] · bi

477 · Aurora Awards 2023 · [uncredited] · bi

479 · Prix Boréal-Aurora 2023 · [uncredited] · bi

480 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

491 · About the Artists · [uncredited] · bg

492 · About the Editor · [uncredited] · bg

494 · Publication Details · [uncredited] · bi

Hearts of Wood and Other Timeless Tales by William Kotzwinkle (Godine, October 1986, 0-87923-648-5, $12.95, 85pp, hc, oc)
Collection of 5 new fantasy/fairytale stories, illustrated by Joe Servello.

1 · Hearts of Wood · William Kotzwinkle · nv

29 · The Dream of Chuang · William Kotzwinkle · ss

41 · The Fairy King · William Kotzwinkle · ss

57 · The Oldest Man · William Kotzwinkle · ss

71 · The Enchanted Horses · William Kotzwinkle · ss

The Hot Jazz Trio by William Kotzwinkle (Houghton Mifflin, November 1989, 0-395-50096-6, $17.95, 153pp, hc, oc)
Collection of three literary fantasy stories, illustrated by Joe Servello.

1 · Django Reinhardt Played the Blues · William Kotzwinkle · na

101 · Blues on the Nile · William Kotzwinkle · ss

115 · Boxcar Blues · William Kotzwinkle · nv

Jewel of the Moon by William Kotzwinkle (Putnam, December 1985, 0-399-13113-2, $14.95, 160pp, hc, oc)
Collection of 15 stories, only five of them previously published. Most are very short fantasies.

9 · The Day Stokowski Saved the World · William Kotzwinkle · ss

15 · The Curio Shop · William Kotzwinkle · vi Omni September 1980

21 · Jewel of the Moon · William Kotzwinkle · ss Viva November 1973

41 · Postcard Found in a Trunk · William Kotzwinkle · ss

49 · Sun, Moon, and Storm · William Kotzwinkle · ss

65 · Tell Her You Love Her with a Ring from Dave’s House of Diamonds · William Kotzwinkle · ss

69 · Disturbance Reported on a Pipeline · William Kotzwinkle · ss

77 · Mr. Jones’s Convention · William Kotzwinkle · ss Penthouse (US) November 1974

87 · Fading Tatoo · William Kotzwinkle · ss

93 · Victory at North Antor · William Kotzwinkle · ss Penthouse (US) May 1975

113 · A Man Who Knew His Birds · William Kotzwinkle · ss Omni February 1985

123 · Letter to a Swan · William Kotzwinkle · ss Transatlantic Review #58/59, February 1977

133 · Star Cruisers, Welcome · William Kotzwinkle · ss

141 · That Winter When Prince Borisov Was Everybody’s Favorite · William Kotzwinkle · ss

151 · Fana · William Kotzwinkle · ss Penthouse (UK) September 1972

World’s Spring ed. Mikhail Kovalchuk--- see under Vladimir Gakov.

Scenting the Dark and Other Stories by Mary Robinette Kowal (Subterranean Press, December 2009, 978-1-59606-267-2, $25.00, 80pp, hc, co, cover by Sandro Castelli)
Collection of eight stories, with notes on each by Kowal. The author’s first collection. Introduction by John Scalzi.

7 · Introduction · John Scalzi · in

9 · Portrait of Ari · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Strange Horizons January 30 2006

17 · Death Comes but Twice · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Talebones #35, Summer 2007

23 · Some Other Day · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss All Possible Worlds Fall 2007

35 · Just Right · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss The First Line 2004

43 · Scenting the Dark · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Apex Online August 25 2008

53 · Locked In · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest #9, 2007

57 · This Little Pig · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Cicada 2007

69 · Jaiden’s Weaver · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Diamonds in the Sky ed. Mike Brotherton, National Science Foundation, 2009

The Hugo Award Showcase, 2010 Volume ed. Mary Robinette Kowal (Prime Books, June 2010, 978-1-60701-225-2, $14.95, 351pp, tp, an)
Anthology of nine stories nominated for the 2009 Hugo Awards, including the winning novella and novelette. Authors include Nancy Kress, Elizabeth Bear, and Ian McDonald.
Details taken from online listing.

fc. · [front cover] · Donato Giancola · cv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2010

7 · Introduction · Mary Robinette Kowal · in

11 · Pride and Prometheus · John Kessel · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January 2008

48 · 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss · Kij Johnson · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction July 2008

61 · The Erdmann Nexus · Nancy Kress · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2008

137 · From Babel’s Fall’n Glory We Fled · Michael Swanwick · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2008

161 · Shoggoths in Bloom [Cthulhu] · Elizabeth Bear · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction March 2008

183 · Truth [Veritas] · Robert Reed · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October/November 2008

258 · The Ray-Gun: A Love Story · James Alan Gardner · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction February 2008

282 · Evil Robot Monkey · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction Volume Two ed. George Mann, Solaris, 2008

286 · The Tear [The Clade] · Ian McDonald · na Galactic Empires ed. Gardner Dozois, SFBC, 2008

348 · 2009 Hugo Nominees and Winners · [uncredited] · ms

Men and Women ed. William Kozlenko (Lion Books, November 1953, 177, 25¢, 192pp, pb, an)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

11 · Two Sisters · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932

22 · Dip in the Pool · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker January 19 1952

35 · The Indian Well · Walter Van Tilburg Clark · ss Accent Spring 1943

54 · Angel in the Other Room · William Kozlenko · ss Kosmos 1939

60 · The Willow Walk · Sinclair Lewis · nv The Saturday Evening Post August 10 1918

97 · Roll On, John · Paul Green · ss Salvation on a String and Other Tales of the South by Paul Green, Harper & Brothers, 1946

110 · The Sinner · Liam O’Flaherty · ss The Mountain Tavern and Other Stories, Cape, 1924

123 · The Die-Hard · Stephen Vincent Benet · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 17 1938

141 · The Actress · Anton Chekhov; translated by V. Coslyn · ss (r)

148 · Love Charm · Oliver La Farge · ss Harper’s Bazaar May 1932

161 · The Man’s Story · Sherwood Anderson · ss The Dial September 1923

181 · One for the Collection · Elizabeth Enright · ss Harper’s Magazine May 1953

The Compleat OAK Leaves: Volume One of the Official Journal of Otis Adelbert Kline and His Works by David Anthony Kraft (Fictioneer Books, 1980, 978-0-934882-04-0, $10.00, 192pp, tp, co)
Photographic reprint of the first (and only) 12 issues of OAK Leaves.

Confederacy of the Dead ed. Edward E. Kramer, Richard Gilliam & Martin H. Greenberg--- see under Richard Gilliam.

The Crow: Shattered Lives & Broken Dreams ed. Ed Kramer & J. O’Barr--- see under J. O’Barr.

Dante’s Disciples ed. Edward E. Kramer & Peter Crowther--- see under Peter Crowther.

Dark Destiny ed. Edward E. Kramer (White Wolf, December 1994, 1-56504-811-3, $19.99, 398pp, hc, oa, cover by John Cobb)
Horror anthology of 22 original stories and poems very loosely based on “The World of Darkness” game series. Includes stories by Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Nancy Holder, and Robert Weinberg, with a foreword by the editor and an introduction by John Mason Skipp.

6 · Foreword · Edward E. Kramer · fw

7 · That Evil Stuff Again · John Mason Skipp · in

14 · Sensible City · Harlan Ellison · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1994

24 · Dreaming Saturn · James S. Dorr · pm

32 · The Scent of Vinegar · Robert Bloch · nv

62 · In the Garden · Esther Friesner · ss

76 · “But I Feel the Bright Eyes…” · Bill Crider · nv

100 · Vampire Lovers · Lisa Lepovetsky · pm

106 · In the Forests of the Night · Robert Weinberg · ss

124 · Leaders of the Pack · Nancy Holder · ss

138 · Tool of Enslavement · Rick R. Reed · nv

178 · To Dance · Alexandra Elizabeth Honigsberg · pm

182 · Small Brown Bags of Blood · C. Dean Andersson · ss

194 · The Love of Monsters · Nancy A. Collins · nv

218 · Go Hungry · Wayne Allen Sallee · ss

236 · Winter Queen · Rick Hautala · nv

262 · Lone Wolf · Edo van Belkom · ss

278 · Night Games · Richard Lee Byers · nv

302 · Touch the Flame · K. Ken Johnston · pm

306 · One of the Secret Masters · Darrell Schweitzer · ss

320 · The Bone Woman · Brian Herbert & Marie Landis · ss

340 · Escobar Falls · Stewart von Allmen · ss

358 · Poisoned Dreams · Brad Linaweaver · ss

370 · Blood Magic · Scott Ciencin · nv

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