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Werewolves and Shapeshifters: Encounters with the Beast Within ed. John Skipp (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, September 2010, 978-1-57912-852-4, $18.95, tp, an)     Anthology of 35 stories (at least 15 original) of werewolves and other shapeshifters. Authors include Angela Carter, Joe R. Lansdale, Adam-Troy Castro, and Neil Gaiman. Two appendices provide information on shifters in history and popular culture. 1 · To Walk on Four Legs Breaks the Law (and That’s Alright with Me) · John Skipp · in 7 · The Company of Wolves · Angela Carter · ss Bananas #7, Spring 1977 19 · The Other Side · Count Stenbock · ss The Spirit Lamp June 6 1893 33 · The Lady on the Grey · John Collier · ss The New Yorker June 16 1951 43 · Gabriel-Ernest · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 29 1909 51 · The Shadow Over Innsmouth [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · na Visionary Press, 1936 115 · Grandfather Wolf · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss 125 · Fire Dog · Joe R. Lansdale · ss The Silver Gryphon ed. Gary Turner & Marty Halpern, Golden Gryphon Press, 2003 135 · Pure Silver · A. C. Crispin & Kathleen O’Malley · nv The Ultimate Werewolf ed. Byron Preiss, David Keller, Megan Miller & John Gregory Betancourt, Dell, 1991 155 · Gift Wrap [Sookie Stackhouse] · Charlaine Harris · nv Wolfsbane and Mistletoe ed. Charlaine Harris & Toni L. P. Kelner, Ace, 2008 173 · Side-Effects May Include · Steve Duffy · nv Exotic Gothic 2 ed. Danel Olson, Ash-Tree Press, 2008 199 · Unless You Change · Francesca Lia Block · ss 211 · Forgiven · Eric Shapiro · ss 219 · The Cold That Flays the Skin · Tessa Gratton · ss 227 · Il Donnaiolo · Brad C. Hodson · ss 239 · Werewolf 101 · Mercedes M. Yardley · ss 247 · Mandible · Alice Henderson · ss 261 · Far and Wee · Kathe Koja · ss Weird Tales November/December 2008 271 · Braids · Melanie Tem · ss 283 · Not from Around Here · David J. Schow · nv Seeing Red by David J. Schow, Tor, 1990 319 · The Skin Trade · George R. R. Martin · na Night Visions 5 ed. Douglas E. Winter, Dark Harvest, 1988 407 · The Animal Aspect of Her Movement · Adam Golaski · ss Worse Than Myself by Adam Golaski, Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2008 423 · Strange Skin · Bentley Little · ss 439 · Break-Up · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Scars by Richard Christian Matheson, Scream/Press, 1987 445 · The Better Half: A Love Story · Scott Bradley & Peter Giglio · ss 453 · Plastic Fantastic · Dieter Meyer & Maxwell Hart · ss 459 · Warm, in Your Coat · Violet Glaze · ss 471 · All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Piggy Class · Nicole Cushing · ss 481 · Howl of the Sheep · Cody Goodfellow · ss 499 · Pieces of Ethan · Adam-Troy Castro · nv 523 · I Covet All the Waning Hours · Zak Jarvis · ss 539 · When Sussurus Stirs · Jeremy Robert Johnson · ss Bare Bone #10, 2007 549 · War Pig · Carlton Mellick, III · ss 567 · Dissertation · Chuck Palahniuk · ss 579 · Only the End of the World Again [Cthulhu] · Neil Gaiman · ss Shadows Over Innsmouth ed. Stephen Jones, Fedogan & Bremer, 1994 597 · Sweetheart Come [Woodcutter Universe] · Alethea Kontis · ss 613 · Appendix A: On Werewolves: Historical Roots · Christopher Kampe & Anthony Gambol · ar 621 · Appendix B: It’s Only Natural: Werewolves and Shapeshifters in Popular Culture · John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow · ar

Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp (Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, September 2009, 978-1-57912-828-9, $19.95, 698pp, tp, an)     Horror anthology of 32 stories of zombies both “Old School” and “Post Emancipation”, edited and with an introduction by John Skipp. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and Joe R. Lansdale. Two appendices offer non-fiction looks at zombies in history and popular culture. 9 · The Long and Shambling Trail to the Top of the Undead Monster Heap · John Skipp · in 17 · Part One: Zombies of the Old School 19 · Lazarus · Leonid Andreyev · ss Current Literature May 1907 translated from the Russian (“Eleazar”, 1906). 39 · …Dead Men Working in the Cane Fields · W. B. Seabrook · ar from The Magic Island, Harcourt Brace & World, 1929 51 · The Return of Timmy Baterman · Stephen King · ex Satyricon II Program Book, 1983 from Pet Sematary. 65 · The Emissary · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury, Arkham House, 1947 75 · A Case of the Stubborns · Robert Bloch · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1976 95 · It · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Unknown August 1940 121 · Lie Still, Sleep Becalmed · Steve Duffy · nv At Ease with the Dead ed. Barbara & Christopher Roden, Ash-Tree Press, 2007 155 · Bitter Grounds · Neil Gaiman · nv Mojo: Conjure Stories ed. Nalo Hopkinson, Warner Aspect, 2003 177 · Sea Oak · George Saunders · nv The New Yorker December 28 1998/January 4 1999 203 · The Late Shift · Dennis Etchison · ss Dark Forces ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980 221 · A Zombie’s Lament · S. G. Browne · ss Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009 227 · Best Served Cold · Justine Musk · ss Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009 247 · Part Two: Post Emancipation 249 · The Dead Gather on the Bridge to Seattle · Adam Golaski · nv Worse Than Myself by Adam Golaski, Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2008 271 · The Quarantine Act · Mehitobel Wilson · ss Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009 289 · The Good Parts · Les Daniels · ss Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 295 · Bodies and Heads · Steve Rasnic Tem · ss Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 315 · On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks · Joe R. Lansdale · na Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 359 · Like Pavlov’s Dogs · Steven R. Boyett · na Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 423 · Jerry’s Kids Meet Wormboy · David J. Schow · nv Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 451 · Eat Me · Robert R. McCammon · ss Book of the Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989 465 · The Visitor · Jack Ketchum · ss The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard by Jack Ketchum, Obsidian Books, 1998 473 · The Prince of Nox · Kathe Koja · ss Still Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Ziesing, 1992 485 · Call Me Doctor · Eric Shapiro · ss Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009 491 · Great Wall: A Story from the Zombie War · Max Brooks · ss Dark Delicacies II: Fear ed. Del Howison & Jeff Gelb, Carroll & Graf, 2007 499 · Calcutta, Lord of Nerves · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Still Dead ed. John M. Skipp & Craig Spector, Ziesing, 1992 515 · God Save the Queen · John Skipp & Marc Levinthal · nv Mondo Zombie ed. John Skipp, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006 adapted from the graphic novel Night of the Living Dead: London, by Clive Barker and Steve Niles, Future Enterprises 1993. 555 · We Will Rebuild · Cody Goodfellow · ss Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009 571 · Sparks Fly Upwards · Lisa Morton · ss Mondo Zombie ed. John Skipp, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006 583 · Lemon Knives ’n’ Cockroaches · Carlton Mellick, III · ss Zombies: Encounters with the Hungry Dead ed. John Skipp, Black Dog & Leventhal, 2009 601 · Zaambi · Terry & Christopher Morgan · nv Mondo Zombie ed. John Skipp, Cemetery Dance Publications, 2006 629 · The Zombies of Madison County · Douglas E. Winter · nv Dark of the Night ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books, 1997 665 · Dead Like Me · Adam-Troy Castro · ss A Desperate, Decaying Darkness by Adam-Troy Castro, Wildside Press, 2000 675 · Appendix A: Zombie Roots: A Historical Perspective · Christopher Kampe & Anthony Gambol · ar 685 · Appendix B: They’re Us and We’re Them: Zombies in Popular Culture · John Skipp & Cody Goodfellow · ar

Cardula and the Locked Rooms by Jack Ritchie ed. Brian Skupin--- see under Jack Ritchie.

The Mournful Demeanour of Lieutenant Boruvka by Josef Skvorecký (Gollancz, 1973, 0-575-01755-4, 288pp, hc, co) [Lieutenant Boruvka]     Translated from the Czech (Smutek porucíka Boruvka, 1966) by Rosemary Kavan, Kaca Polackova & George Theiner. 7 · The Supernatural Powers of Lieutenant Boruvka [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova · ss translated from the Czech. 25 · That Sax Solo [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · ss translated from the Czech. 37 · The Scientific Method [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · nv translated from the Czech. 69 · Death on Needlepoint [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by George Theiner · nv translated from the Czech. 95 · Whose Deduction? [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · nv translated from the Czech. 122 · The Case of the Horizontal Trajectory [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova · ss translated from the Czech. 142 · A Tried and Proven Method [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · nv translated from the Czech. 179 · Falling Light [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · nv translated from the Czech. 201 · Aristotelian Logic [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · nv translated from the Czech. 239 · The End of an Old Tom-Cat [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by George Theiner · ss translated from the Czech. 258 · His Easiest Case [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · ss translated from the Czech. 269 · Crime in a Girls’ High School [Lieutenant Boruvka] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Rosemary Kavan · ss translated from the Czech.

Sins for Father Knox by Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley (Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1988, 292pp, hc, co) [Eve Adam]     Collection of ten detective stories, each one breaking one of the ten commandments for writing detective fiction as set down by Father Ronald Arbuthnott Knox in 1929. Translated from the Czech (Hříchy pro pâtera Knoxe, 1973) by Kaca Polackova Henley. 1 · Introduction · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · in translated from the Czech. 4 · Father Knox’s Ten Commandments · Ronald A. Knox · ms (r) 7 · An Intimate Business [Lieutenant Boruvka; Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 33 · Mistake in Hitzungsee [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 66 · The Man Eve Didn’t Know from Adam [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · ss translated from the Czech. 83 · A Question of Alibis [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 109 · Why So Many Shamuses? [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 148 · Miscarriage of Justice [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · ss translated from the Czech. 169 · The Mathematicians of Grizzly Drive [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 214 · An Atlantic Romance [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 239 · Just Between Us Girls [Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · ss translated from the Czech. 252 · The Third Tip of the Triangle [Lieutenant Boruvka; Eve Adam] · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · nv translated from the Czech. 289 · Ab-solutions · Josef Skvorecký; translated by Kaca Polackova Henley · ms translated from the Czech.

Alien Accounts by John Sladek (Granada, June 1982, 0-586-04758-1, £1.95, 202pp, pb, co) 7 · Introduction · John Sladek · in 9 · Masterson and the Clerks · John Sladek · na New Worlds #175, September 1967 67 · New Forms · John Sladek · fa New Worlds #181, April 1968 73 · 198—, A Tale of “Tomorrow” · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #197, January 1970 79 · Scenes from the Country of the Blind · John Sladek · ss A Book of Contemporary Nightmares ed. Giles Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1977 100 · The Interstate · John Sladek · ss Quark/2 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1971 117 · Name (Please Print): · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 126 · Anxietal Register B · John Sladek · ms New Worlds #186, January 1969 133 · The Communicants · John Sladek · na The New S.F. ed. Langdon Jones, Hutchinson, 1969

Arachne Rising by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Astrology and Your Health by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

The Best of John Sladek by John Sladek (Pocket, January 1981, 0-671-83131-3, $2.50, 220pp, pb, co)     Stories are from the collections Keep the Giraffe Burning and The Steam-Driven Boy. 7 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 14 · The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa · John Sladek · ss New Worlds SF #168, 1966 21 · The Best-Seller · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #1, 1970 34 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1966, as “Capital C on Planet Amp” revised from “Is There Death on Other Planets?” (region #4, Fall 1965). 44 · The Happy Breed · John Sladek · nv Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 62 · The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet · John Sladek · ss Playboy June 1968, as “The Man from Not-Yet” 72 · The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 79 · The Momster · John Sladek · ss Fantastic April 1969, as “The Monster” 87 · 1937 A.D.! · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967 96 · The Transcendental Sandwich · John Sladek · ss If January/February 1971, as “The Man Who Devoured Books” 103 · The Steam-Driven Boy · John Sladek · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972 112 · Elephant with Wooden Leg · John Sladek · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975 130 · The Locked Room · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 137 · The Face · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974 148 · Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias · John Sladek · gp The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 148 · Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 148 · The Bright Side · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 149 · Mr. and Ms. America · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 150 · Empty Promise · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 150 · The Paradise Problem · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 151 · What Changed Doyster’s Mind · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 152 · Handout · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 152 · Assessment · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 153 · Art News · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 153 · Pax Gurney · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 154 · A Fable · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 155 · Utopia: A Financial Report · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 156 · Utopiary · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 156 · Luck · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 157 · A Picnic · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 159 · Space Shoes of the Gods · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1974 · The Parodies 167 · The Purloined Butter, A Story by Edgar Allan Poe, Revised and Abridged by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 3 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 170 · Pemberly’s Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus by H.G. W*lls · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 178 · Ralph 4F by Hugogre N. Backs (1911 Winner of the “Hugogre” Award) · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1973 184 · Engineer to the Gods by Hitler I.E. Bonner · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 190 · Broot Force by Iclick as-i-move · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972 195 · Joy Ride by Barry DuBray · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1972 201 · The Moon Is Sixpence by Carl Truhacker · John Sladek · vi The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek, Panther, 1973 204 · Solar Shoe-Salesman by Chipdip K. Kill · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973 212 · One Damned Thing After Another, A Co-ordainer’s Myth · John Sladek · ss The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek, Panther, 1973 217 · The Sublimation World by J. G. B- · John Sladek · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1968

Black Alice by John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch--- see under Thom Demijohn.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Jonathan Cape, May 1974, 0-224-00981-8, £2.25, 224pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten) [Thackeray Phin]

Black Aura by John Sladek (Panther, December 1975, 586-04194-X, 60p, 204pp, pb, n., cover by Les Edwards) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) occult/mystery novel.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Walker US, 1979, 0-8027-5413-9, $8.95, 224pp, hc, n., cover by Mel Brofman) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) mystery about the occult. Details taken from online listing.

Black Aura by John Sladek (Walker US, February 1984, 0-8027-3043-4, $2.95, 224pp, pb, n.) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Cape 1974) mystery about the occult.

Blood and Gingerbread by John Sladek (Cheap Street, February 1990, $125.00, 68pp, hc, nv, cover by Judy King-Rieniets)     Original novelette. Limited to 104 numbered and 7 lettered, slipcased, copies, signed by Sladek and Judy King-Rieniets.

The Book of Clues by John Sladek (Corgi, 1984, 0-552-99067-1, £4.95, 119pp, tp, oc)     Collection of short mysteries, designed for the reader to solve.

Bugs by John Sladek (Macmillan UK, April 27, 1989, 0-333-49060-6, £12.95, 213pp, hc, n.)     Delightfully insane novel about an English writer who gets involved with an American project to build the perfect robot.

Bugs by John Sladek (Paladin, February 7, 1991, 0-586-09023-1, £4.99, 224pp, tp, n., cover by Paul Sample)     Reprint (Macmillan UK 1989) humorous SF novel.

The Castle and the Key by John Sladek--- see under Cassandra Knye.

The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (Gollancz, October 11, 2001, 1-85798-340-8, £7.99, 611pp, tp, om, cover by Chris Moore)     Satirical SF omnibus of Roderick & Roderick at Random. Volume 45 in the “SF Masterworks” series. 1 · Part 1: Roderick, or The Education of a Young Machine · John Sladek · n. Granada, November 1981 341 · Part 2: Roderick at Random, or Further Education of a Young Machine · John Sladek · n. Granada, January 1983

The Complete Roderick by John Sladek (Overlook Press, October 2004, 1-58567-587-3, $17.95, 611pp, tp, om) [Roderick]     Reprint (Gollancz 2001) satirical SF omnibus of Roderick & Roderick at Random. Includes notes. First US edition.

The Cosmic Factor by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Flatland by John Sladek (Cheap Street, September 1982, 21pp, ph, ss)     Reprint short story. Limited to 90 copies distributed with the slipcased edition of Red Noise.

The House That Fear Built by John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch--- see under Cassandra Knye.

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Gollancz, July 1977, 0-575-02315-5, £3.95, 186pp, hc, n.) [Thackeray Phin]

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Walker US, 1979, 0-8027-5404-X, $7.95, 186pp, hc, n., cover by Mel Brofman) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Gollancz 1977) mystery novel. Details taken from online listing.

Invisible Green by John Sladek (Walker US, 1983, 0-8027-3020-5, $2.95, 186pp, pb, n., cover by Laurie McBarnette) [Thackeray Phin]     Reprint (Gollancz 1977) mystery novel.

Judgement of Jupiter by John Sladek--- see under Richard A. Tilms.

Keep the Giraffe Burning by John Sladek (Panther, February 1978, 0-586-04757-3, 80p, 205pp, pb, co)     Dated 1977 internally, but not published until February 1978. 7 · Foreword · John Sladek · fw 9 · Elephant with Wooden Leg · John Sladek · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975 29 · The Design · John Sladek · ss Ambit #35, 1968 33 · The Face · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974 44 · The Master Plan · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #187, February 1969 66 · Flatland · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 69 · A Game of Jump · John Sladek · ss Mole Express #5, 1971 (+2) 79 · The Hammer of Evil · John Sladek · ss New Worlds 9 ed. Hilary Bailey, Corgi, 1975 89 · The Locked Room · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly 4 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 96 · Another Look · John Sladek · vi Other Times v1 #1, 1975/76 100 · Space Shoes of the Gods · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1974 106 · The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa · John Sladek · ss New Worlds SF #168, 1966 114 · The Commentaries · John Sladek · ss Ambit #39, 1969 121 · Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias · John Sladek · gp The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 121 · Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 121 · The Bright Side · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 122 · Mr. and Ms. America · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 123 · Empty Promise · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 123 · The Paradise Problem · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 124 · What Changed Doyster’s Mind · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 124 · Handout · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 125 · Assessment · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 125 · Art News · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 126 · Pax Gurney · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 127 · A Fable · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 128 · Utopia: A Financial Report · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 129 · Utopiary · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 129 · Luck · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 130 · A Picnic · John Sladek · vi The New Improved Sun ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1975 132 · Scenes from Rural Life · John Sladek · ss Bananas #2, Summer 1975 152 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 159 · Undecember · John Sladek · ss Bananas #5, Summer 1976 168 · The Great Wall of Mexico · John Sladek · nv Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 200 · Afterword · John Sladek · aw

Keep the Giraffe Burning by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, November 10, 2004, 1-58715-419-6, $15.95, 150pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos)     Reprint (Panther 1978) collection. Details taken from online listing.

The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book by John Sladek (Big Engine, 2001, no ISBN, free, 18pp, ph, ss)     Free pamphlet distributed to advertise the forthcoming Sladek collection Maps.

Love Among the Xoids by John Sladek (Chris Drumm, 1984, 15, $1.00, 15pp, ph, ss)

The Lunatics of Terra by John Sladek (Gollancz, July 1984, 0-575-03464-5, £7.95, 192pp, hc, co)     Collection of 18 stories with afterwords to each by the author. Seven seem to be originals. 7 · The Last of the Whaleburgers · John Sladek · ss 18 · Great Mysteries Explained! · John Sladek · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 15 1982 22 · Red Noise · John Sladek · ss Cheap Street, September 1982 33 · Guesting · John Sladek · ss Interzone #1, Spring 1982 46 · Absent Friends · John Sladek · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine May/June 1984 56 · After Flaubert · John Sladek · ss Bananas #6, Autumn/Winter 1976 64 · The Brass Monkey · John Sladek · ss Twenty Houses of the Zodiac ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 1979 77 · White Hat · John Sladek · ss 87 · The Island of Dr. Circe · John Sladek · ss 95 · Answers · John Sladek · nv 116 · Breakfast with the Murgatroyds · John Sladek · ss Bananas #10, Spring 1978 126 · The Next Dwarf · John Sladek · ss Saturday Night Reader ed. Emma Tennant, W.H. Allen, 1979 142 · An Explanation for the Disappearance of the Moon · John Sladek · ss Extro v1 #3, 1982 149 · How to Make Major Scientific Discoveries at Home in Your Spare Time · John Sladek · ss 155 · The Kindly Ones · John Sladek · ss New Worlds 7 ed. Hilary Bailey & Charles Platt, Sphere, 1974 163 · Fables · John Sladek · gp _163 · The Snails Who Wanted a King · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Fox and the Crocodile · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Three Pigs · John Sladek · vi _163 · The Dead Pigeon · John Sladek · vi 166 · Ursa Minor · John Sladek · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1983 181 · Calling All Gumdrops! · John Sladek · ss Interzone #4, Spring 1983

The Lunatics of Terra by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, August 1, 2005, 1-58715-410-2, $15.95, 139pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos & Garry Nurrish)     Reprint (Gollancz 1984) SF collection. Details taken from online listing.

Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Big Engine, July 2002, 1-903468-08-6, £9.99, x+359pp, tp, co, cover by Deirdre Counihan)     Collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. Stories, collaborations, reviews, cartoon strips, plays, and autobiographical pieces. viii · The Plastitone · John Sladek · ct Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968, as “Ronnie Doll” ix · Introduction · David Langford · in xv · The Monkey’s Paw Effect · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 · Stories, Mostly 3 · The Lost Nose: A Programmed Book · John Sladek · ss Big Engine, 2001 originally produced in a solo edition for his first wife. 19 · In the Distance · John Sladek · vi Concentrate #1, 1968 21 · Alien Territory · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #195, November 1969 24 · The Misinterpreted Letter · John Sladek · vi Just Friends #2, 1970 25 · Comedo · John Sladek · ss Corridor #2, May/June 1971 30 · By an Unknown Hand [Thackeray Phin] · John Sladek · nv The Times Anthology of Detective Stories, Jonathan Cape, 1972 48 · Bill Gets Hep to God!: A Tract for Teenagers Prepared by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 5 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1973 51 · It Takes Your Breath Away [Thackeray Phin] · John Sladek · ss (r) printed in a number of theatre programmes produced by Theatreprint c. 1974 including “Play Mas” at the Phoenix Theatre and “A Streetcar Named Desire” at the Piccadilly Theatre. 56 · Peabody Slept Here · John Sladek · ss Men Only v39 #12, 1974 68 · Machine Screw · John Sladek · ss Men Only v40 #10, 1975 78 · The Future of John Sladek · John Sladek · ss Bananas #7, Spring 1977 includes “198—, A Tale of ‘Tomorrow’” (New Worlds, Jan 1970). 87 · Goodbye, Germany? · John Sladek · fa Bananas #9, Winter 1977 93 · Robot “Kiss of Life” Drama · John Sladek · vi New Worlds #216, September 1979 95 · Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population That Can Now Be Cleared Up · John Sladek · ss Bananas #13, January/February 1979, as “Some Mysteries of Birth, Death and Population” 105 · The Entropy Tango: A Comic Romance (by Michael Moorcock, 1981, Reviewed) · John Sladek · vi Foundation #25, June 1982 [Ref. Michael Moorcock] 107 · Love Among the Xoids · John Sladek · ss Chris Drumm Books, 1984 119 · Stop Evolution in Its Tracks! · John Sladek · ss Interzone #26, November/December 1988 126 · Blood and Gingerbread · John Sladek · nv Cheap Street, February 1990 146 · Dining Out · John Sladek · ss More Tales from the Forbidden Planet ed. Roz Kaveney, Titan, 1990 158 · Radio Cats · John Sladek · vi Drabble II: Double Century ed. Rob Meades & David Wake, Beccon, 1990 159 · Reinventing the Wheel · John Sladek · ss Interzone #66, December 1992 · Poems and Playlets 167 · A Section from the Adventures of I.E.M. · John Sladek · pp region Summer 1963 173 · Untitled · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1963 174 · Untitled 2 · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1963 175 · Jesus in White Bucks · John Sladek · pm region Fall 1965 176 · The Four Cows · John Sladek · pm Riverside Quarterly March 1967 177 · The Brusque Skate · John Sladek · pm Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 178 · No Exit: A One-Act Play · John Sladek · pl Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 180 · The Seventh Inning Stretch: A One-Act Play · John Sladek · pl Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 181 · Down His Alarming Blunder · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 183 · Letter · John Sladek · vi Just Friends #1, 1969 184 · Love Nest · John Sladek · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 188 · Page · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 189 · The “Pelican” · John Sladek · pm Just Friends #1, 1969 190 · The Treasure of the Haunted Rambler · John Sladek · pm Holding Your Eight Hands ed. Edward Lucie-Smith, Doubleday, 1969 · Sladek Incognito 195 · Just Another Victim · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4276, February 17 1968 199 · You Have a Friend at Fengrove National · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4278, March 2 1968 203 · The Switch · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4279, March 9 1968, as “The Train”; a single line has been changed for this edition. 207 · Timetable · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4282, March 30 1968, as by Dale Johns 211 · Now That I’m Free · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4293, June 15 1968, as by Dale Johns 214 · Practical Joke · John Sladek · ss Tit-Bits #4312, October 26 1968, as by Dale Johns 218 · Publish and Perish · John Sladek · ss If June 1968, as by John Thomas; a single line has been changed for this edition. 232 · In the Oligocene · John Sladek · ss If July 1968, as by John Thomas · Sladek and Disch 241 · The Way to a Man’s Heart · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Bizarre Mystery Magazine January 1966 248 · The Floating Panzer · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss (r) 263 · The Incredible Giant Hot Dog · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Escapade April 1966; restored. 270 · The Marching Raspberries: A Thrilling New Adventure of the Pink Avenger and His Faithful Companion Oxbridge · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 277 · Sweetly Sings the Chocolate Budgie: A Stirring New Adventure of the Green Magician · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 287 · United We Stand Still · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss 299 · The Atheist’s Bargain · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss The Devil His Due ed. Douglas Hill, Hart-Davis, 1967 306 · The Discovery of the Nullitron: Results of an Experiment Conducted by Thomas M. Disch and John T. Sladek · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · fa Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967 310 · Danny’s New Friends from Deneb · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Mademoiselle September 1968 313 · Mystery Diet of the Gods: A Revelation · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · ss Swank October 1976 320 · Transplant Your Own Heart—A Do-It-Yourself Guide · John Sladek & Thomas M. Disch · fa Transatlantic Review #60, June 1977 · Sladek on Sladek 327 · Profession of Science Fiction, 29: Kids! Read Books in Your Spare Time! · John Sladek · ar Foundation #25, June 1982 332 · Writing Places · John Sladek · ar Focus #6, Autumn 1982 337 · 4-Part List · John Sladek · ar Vector February 1983 350 · How I Became a Science Fiction Master in Only 15 Minutes a Day · John Sladek · ar The Science Fiction Sourcebook ed. David Wingrove, Van Nostrand, 1984 352 · John Sladek Comments · John Sladek · ar Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers ed. Curtis C. Smith, Macmillan, 1981 354 · Acknowledgements · [uncredited] · ms 355 · Notes on the Text · David Langford · ms 356 · Original Appearances · [uncredited] · bi

Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, 2003, 1-59224-203-0, $17.95, 305pp, tp, co, cover by Juha Lindroos)     Reprint (Big Engine 2002) collection of 59 humorous SF/associational pieces, edited and introduced by David Langford. A hardcover edition (-202-2, $29.95) was announced but not seen.

Mechasm by John Sladek (Ace, July 1969, 71435, 75¢, 222pp, pb, n., cover by Leo & Diane Dillon)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968 as The Reproductive System) SF novel.

Mechasm by John T. Sladek (Pocket Books, July 1980, 0-671-83130-5, $1.95, 208pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968 as The Reproductive System) novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Hutchinson, June 1970, 0-09-102480-3, 30/-, 247pp, hc, n., cover by Bill Botten)

The Muller-Fokker Effect by John T. Sladek (Morrow, November 1971, $5.95, 247pp, hc, n., cover by Tom Huffmann)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Panther, December 1972, 586-03651-2, 35p, 224pp, pb, n., cover by McInnery)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Pocket Books, February 1973, 671-77622-3, 95¢, ix+214pp, pb, n., cover by Gene Szafran)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Müller-Fokker Effect by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, March 1990, 0-88184-548-5, $3.95, 224pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Hutchinson 1970) sf black comedy novel of an encoded personality.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon, December 1973, 0-246-10715-4, £3.25, 376pp, hc, nf)     Details taken from online listing.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Stein and Day, September 28, 1974, 0-8128-1712-5, $8.95, 375pp, hc, nf)     Reprint (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 1973) book. Details taken from online listing.

The New Apocrypha: A Guide to Strange Sciences and Occult Beliefs by John Sladek (Panther, October 1978, 0-586-03974-0, £1.50, 376pp, pb, nf, cover by Justin Todd)     Reprint (Hart-Davis, MacGibbon 1973) associational book.

New Maps: More Uncollected John Sladek by John Sladek (Ansible Editions, April 2019, 978-0-244-15877-4, £15.50, 255pp, tp, co, cover: [photo] by Sandy Sladek)     Details taken from publisher website. 9 · Introduction · David Langford · in 12 · Stories and Surprises 13 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss region #4, Fall 1965 21 · Plastitutes · John Sladek · cs New Worlds #182, July 1968 24 · Plastitutes 2 · John Sladek · cs Frendz #4, 1971 25 · My Greatest Case · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #10, 1974/75 28 · The Rebus Version of Mein Kampf · John Sladek · ms Bananas #4, Spring 1976 31 · You’d Feel Dizzy · John Sladek · vi Strange Faeces #1, 1970; this is the slightly revised version from Cerberus #1, Fall 1977. 32 · Seven Great Unexplained Mysteries of Our Time (with Explanations) · John Sladek · hu The Complete Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy Lists by ed, Malcolm Edwards & Maxim Jakubowski, Granada, 1983 36 · The Real Martian Chronicles · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction May/June 2010 40 · Essays and Oddments 41 · [letter] · John Sladek · lt Ansible Editions website 2003 43 · Afterword to “The Happy Breed” · John Sladek · as Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 45 · Peace and Paradox · John Sladek · ar New Worlds #177, November 1967, uncredited. 58 · Science Fiction and Pseudoscience · John Sladek · ar Vector #62, November/December 1972 58 · Four Recipes · John Sladek · ms Cooking Out of This World ed. Anne McCaffrey, Ballantine, 1973, as “John Sladek” 71 · On Cassandra Knye · John Sladek · ex from Arachne Rising, as by James Vogh, The Dial Press, 1977, as by James Vogh 73 · Sidelights · John Sladek · ms (r) first published as an author comment in the Sladek listing in Contemporary Authors (Gale Research Co., 1977). 74 · Pseudo-Science 1977-8 · John Sladek · ar The International Science Fiction Yearbook 1979 ed. Colin Lester, Pierrot Publishing, 1978 78 · Clichés · John Sladek · ar Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. Peter Nicholls, Granada, 1979 80 · Four Reasons for Reading Thomas M. Disch · John Sladek · ar The Stellar Gauge ed. Michael J. Tolley & Kirpal Singh, Norstrilia Press, 1980 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch] 96 · Thomas M. Disch: An Appreciation · John Sladek · ar Yorcon 2 Programme Book ed. Alan Dorey, Yorcon, 1981 [Ref. Thomas M. Disch] 99 · The Angela Carter Story · John Sladek · ar Channelcon Programme Book ed. Coral & Rob Jackson, Channelcon, 1982 [Ref. Angela Carter] 100 · Science Fiction Comment · John Sladek · ar The Patchin Review #6, March/May 1983; as part of a symposium. 101 · A Reply to L. J. Hurst · John Sladek · ar Foundation #28, July 1983 [Ref. L. J. Hurst] 107 · The Science Fiction Virus · John Sladek · ar The Writer March 1990 112 · Answers to Questions I Was Not Asked on the Radio · John Sladek · ar Monad: Essays on Science Fiction #2 ed. Damon Knight, Writer's Notebook Press, 1992 117 · My Corner on Science Fiction · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #12, Fall 1993/Winter 1994 119 · Signs Inflection Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #13, 1994 123 · Skin’s Friction Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #15, Fall 1995/Winter 1996 127 · Sense Fission Corner · John Sladek · cl Tales of the Unanticipated #16, 1996 132 · Some Early Poems 133 · newsmagazine · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 136 · sake · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 137 · statement · John Sladek · pm Strange Faeces #1, 1970 138 · Fried Sun · John Sladek · pm Cerberus Fall 1977 142 · Book and Film Reviews 143 · Mac the Naïf · John Sladek · br New Worlds #178, December 1967/January 1968 [Ref. Marshall McLuhan] 150 · Atrocities of the Love Slaves of Equanimity · John Sladek · br New Worlds #179, February 1968 153 · Space Hopping with Captain God · John Sladek · br New Worlds #196, December 1969 [Ref. Erich von Daniken] 156 · Up from Cash Register · John Sladek · br New Worlds #198, February 1970 [Ref. William Rodgers]; review of Think. 158 · Voting Games · John Sladek · br New Worlds #199, March 1970 [Ref. Robin Farquharson]; review of Theory of Voting. 159 · New Scientist Reviews 1971-1981 · John Sladek · gp (r) _159 · New Math Puzzle Book · John Sladek · br New Scientist March 4 1971 [Ref. L. H. Longley-Cook] _159 · Computers, Information Theory and Cybernetics · John Sladek · br New Scientist May 13 1971 [Ref. Walter R. Fuchs] _160 · Mathematics in Art · John Sladek · br New Scientist June 3 1971 [Ref. Michael Holt] _161 · Mind-Benders and Mathematical Puzzles and Perplexities · John Sladek · rv New Scientist April 6 1972 [Ref. Nicholas E. Scripture & Claude Birtwistle]; review of Mind-Benders by Scripture and Mathematical Puzzles and Perplexities by Birtwistle. _161 · Why Didn’t I Think of It First? · John Sladek · br New Scientist September 28 1972 [Ref. Adrian Hope] _162 · Computer Worship · John Sladek · br New Scientist February 28 1974 [Ref. Ivor Catt] _162 · Letter (“Geller Again”) · John Sladek · rv New Scientist November 14 1974 _162 · The Private Future: Causes and Consequences of Community Collapse in the West · John Sladek · br New Scientist March 14 1974 [Ref. Martin Pawley] _164 · Paranormal Borderlands of Science · John Sladek · br New Scientist August 27 1981 [Ref. Kendrick Frazier] 165 · Fossil Astronauts · John Sladek · ar Foundation #4, July 1973 168 · I’m a Jew and I’m Blue and I Have Eleven Arms · John Sladek · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Jack Dann]; review of Wandering Stars. 170 · Making Senses · John Sladek · br Foundation #11/12, March 1977 [Ref. Doris & David Jonas]; review of Other Senses, Other Worlds. 172 · A-Plus for Pohl · John Sladek · br Foundation #13, May 1978 [Ref. Frederik Pohl]; review of Man Plus. 174 · Hail Ffellowes Well Met · John Sladek · br Foundation #13, May 1978 [Ref. Sterling E. Lanier]; review of The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes. 175 · The Necronomicon · John Sladek · br Foundation #15, January 1979 [Ref. George Hay] 177 · The Mighty Micro · John Sladek · br Foundation #20, October 1980 [Ref. Christopher Evans] 180 · The Way the Future Was: A Memoir · John Sladek · br Foundation #20, October 1980 [Ref. Frederik Pohl] 182 · Running Scared · John Sladek · rv Time Out September 10/September 16 1982 186 · The Eye of the Heron · John Sladek · br Foundation #27, February 1983 [Ref. Ursula Le Guin] 188 · Revenge of the Teddies · John Sladek · rv Time Out June 3/June 9 1983 190 · Untitled Review Column · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 27 1983 [Ref. Isaac Asimov, Vonda N. McIntyre & Philip Jose Farmer] 194 · Comic Tones in Science Fiction: The Art of Compromise with Nature · John Sladek · br Foundation #31, July 1984 [Ref. Donald M. Hassler] 196 · Godzilla on the New Jersey Turnpike · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World February 24 1985 198 · Thomas Berger’s Spy Spoof · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World July 7 1985 [Ref. Thomas Berger] 200 · Reach Out and Tap Someone · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World February 22 1987 202 · Brain Games: Fractals and Other Mathematical Thoughts · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World April 6 1987 204 · The Best Tales of Hoffmann · John Sladek · ar Horror: 100 Best Books ed. Stephen Jones & Kim Newman, Xanadu, 1988 [Ref. E. T. A. Hoffmann] 206 · The Forge of God · John Sladek · br Foundation #42, Spring 1988 [Ref. Greg Bear] 208 · New Age Meets Old Age · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World June 5 1988 210 · Dave Barry’s History Hysteria; plus Chris Elliott’s Ersatz Autobiography · John Sladek · ar The Washington Post Book World June 12 1989 212 · The Man Who Met the Train · John Sladek · br Minneapolis Star Tribune August 28 1988 [Ref. Harold Adams] 214 · Sinus Affliction Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #7, 1990 217 · Some California Dreaming · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 25 1990 221 · Books: Sans Friction Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #8, 1991 226 · Invasion of the Data Snatchers · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World August 12 1991 228 · Don’t Count on It · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World November 1 1992 231 · Faience Section Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #9, Fall 1991/Winter 1992 234 · Science Fiction Coroner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #10, 1992 237 · Science Affectation Corner · John Sladek · rc Tales of the Unanticipated #11, 1993 240 · Journey to the Centre of the Earth · John Sladek · rv The Washington Post Book World August 29 1993 246 · Credits and Indexes 247 · Original Appearances · David Langford · bi 251 · Index: Creators Reviewed · David Langford · ix 253 · Index: Works Reviewed · David Langford · ix 255 · Index: Other · David Langford · ix bc. · Ronnie Doll · John Sladek · ct Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968

Puff Love by John Sladek (Ansible Editions, August 2020, 978-1-71683-270-3, £12.00, 150pp, tp, n.)     Details taken from publisher website.

Red Noise by John Sladek (Cheap Street, September 1982, $11.00, 28pp, ph, ss, cover by Kent Bash)     Original short story, with an introduction by Thomas M. Disch. Limited to 99 numbered and 11 lettered copies, signed by Sladek. Also available in a slipcased edition limited to 75 numbered and 15 lettered copies, signed by Sladek & Bash and accompanied by Flatland. v · On the Language of Ribaldry · Thomas M. Disch · in Cheap Street, September 1982

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Victor Gollancz, May 1968, 0-575-00081-3, 21/-, 191pp, hc, n.)

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Mayflower, April 1970, 583-11708-2, 5/-, 188pp, pb, n., cover by Josh Kirby)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Reproductive System by John T. Sladek (Equinox, December 1974, 0-380-00094-6, $1.95, 222pp, tp, n., cover by Jack Gaughan)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Panther, March 1977, 586-04287-3, 60p, 188pp, pb, n., cover by Chris Foss)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) SF novel.

The Reproductive System by John Sladek (Gollancz, September 1986, 0-575-03851-9, £2.95, 192pp, tp, n., cover by Mark Wilson)     Reprint (Gollancz 1968) sf novel.

Roderick by John Sladek (Granada, February 1982, 0-586-04539-2, £1.95, 348pp, pb, n., cover by Ray Winder)     Reprint (Granada 1981 as Roderick, or, The Education of a Young Machine) SF novel.

Roderick by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, July 1987, 0-88184-325-3, $3.95, 347pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Granada 1981) satiric sf novel. This is the first complete American edition.

Roderick at Random by John Sladek (Carroll & Graf, February 1988, 0-88184-341-5, $3.95, 317pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Granada 1983 as Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine) satiric sf novel about robots.

Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Granada, April 1983, 0-586-05231-3, £1.95, 317pp, pb, n., cover by Tim White)

Roderick at Random, or, Further Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Kerosina, April 30, 1990, 0-948893-43-5, £13.95, 320pp, hc, n.)     Reprint (Granada 1983) SF novel. Also available in a slipcased edition (-42-7, £40.00), limited to 250 numbered, signed, copies. Also available in a leatherbound edition limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies. First world hardcover.

Roderick, or, The Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Granada, January 1981, 0-246-11437-1, £6.95, 347pp, hc, n.)

Roderick, or, The Education of a Young Machine by John Sladek (Timescape, April 1982, 0-671-44886-2, $2.75, 256pp, pb, n., cover by Carl Lundgren)     Reprint (Granada 1981) SF novel. This edition only contains about two-thirds of the original text and was announced as the first volume in a trilogy.

SF Gateway Omnibus: The Reproductive System, The Müller-Fokker Effect, Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Gollancz, January 30, 2014, 978-0-575-11070-0, £18.99, 496pp, tp, om) ix · Introduction from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction · John Clute · in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (online), as “Sladek, John T.” abridged. 1 · The Reproductive System · John Sladek · n. Gollancz, May 1968 159 · The Müller-Fokker Effect · John Sladek · n. Hutchinson, June 1970 353 · Tik-Tok · John Sladek · n. Gollancz, October 1983

The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek (Panther, July 1973, 586-03801-9, 35p, 189pp, pb, co) 7 · The Secret of the Old Custard · John Sladek · ss If November 1966, as “The Babe in the Oven” 14 · The Aggressor · John Sladek · ss Amazing Stories March 1969 22 · The Best-Seller · John Sladek · ss Strange Faeces #1, 1970 35 · Is There Death on Other Planets? · John Sladek · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1966, as “Capital C on Planet Amp” revised from “Is There Death on Other Planets?” (region #4, Fall 1965). 45 · The Happy Breed · John Sladek · nv Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967 64 · A Report on the Migrations of Educational Materials · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1968 71 · The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet · John Sladek · ss Playboy June 1968, as “The Man from Not-Yet” 82 · The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 89 · The Momster · John Sladek · ss Fantastic April 1969, as “The Monster” 97 · 1937 A.D.! · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967 107 · Secret Identity · John Sladek · ss New Worlds #200, April 1970 117 · The Transcendental Sandwich · John Sladek · ss If January/February 1971, as “The Man Who Devoured Books” 124 · The Steam-Driven Boy · John Sladek · ss Nova 2 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1972 · The Parodies 135 · The Purloined Butter, A Story by Edgar Allan Poe, Revised and Abridged by John Sladek · John Sladek · vi New Worlds Quarterly 3 ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1972 138 · Pemberly’s Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus by H.G. W*lls · John Sladek · ss New Worlds Quarterly ed. Michael Moorcock, Sphere, 1971 147 · Ralph 4F by Hugogre N. Backs (1911 Winner of the “Hugogre” Award) · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1973 152 · Engineer to the Gods by Hitler I.E. Bonner · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1972 158 · Broot Force by Iclick as-i-move · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1972 163 · Joy Ride by Barry DuBray · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1972 169 · The Moon Is Sixpence by Carl Truhacker · John Sladek · vi 172 · Solar Shoe-Salesman by Chipdip K. Kill · John Sladek · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1973 180 · One Damned Thing After Another, A Co-ordainer’s Myth · John Sladek · ss 186 · The Sublimation World by J. G. B- · John Sladek · vi The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1968

The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, August 1, 2005, 0-8095-5096-2, $15.95, 145pp, tp, co, cover by J. T. Lindroos & Garry Nurrish)     Reprint (Panther 1973) SF collection. Details taken from online listing.

The Thirteenth Zodiac by John Sladek--- see under James Vogh.

Tik-Tok by John T. Sladek (Gollancz, October 1983, 0-575-03336-3, £7.95, 184pp, hc, n.)

Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Corgi, December 1984, 0-552-12454-0, £1.95, 174pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Gollancz 1983) sf novel. First mass-market edition of this BSFA Award winner.

Tik-Tok by John Sladek (DAW, June 1985, 0-88677-048-3, $2.95, 254pp, pb, n.)     Reprint (Gollancz 1983) sf novel, first U.S. edition. This novel of a robot whose “Asimov circuit” goes wild won the 1984 British SF Award.

Tik-Tok by John Sladek (Gollancz, February 15, 2001, 0-575-07235-0, £9.99, 184pp, tp, n.)     Reprint (Gollancz 1983) satirical SF novel of a murderous robot. An “SF Collectors’ Edition” in the distinctive yellow jacket.

Using XyWrite™ III, Covers XyWrite™ II Plus by John Sladek (Osborne McGraw-Hill, 1987, 0-07-881013-2, $17.95, 386pp, tp, nf)     Technical software manual.

Wholly Smokes: The Rise and Fall of the GST Tobacco Empire by John Sladek (Cosmos Books, 2003, 1-59224-109-3, $15.00, 125pp, tp, n., cover by Juha Lindroos)

Blue Beyond Blue: Extraordinary Tales for Ordinary Dilemmas by Lauren Slater (Norton, June 2005, 0-393-05959-6, $23.95, 211pp, hc, oc, cover: Le Voix du Sang by René Magritte from 1948)     Original collection of 16 fairy tales for adults. The author, a psychologist, discusses the therapeutic aspects of fairy tales and the process of writing. 3 · Introduction · Lauren Slater · in 15 · Blue Beyond Blue · Lauren Slater · ss 35 · Placebo · Lauren Slater · ss 45 · My Girlfriend’s Arm · Lauren Slater · ss 53 · Morphed · Lauren Slater · ss 59 · The Fairy of Lost Things · Lauren Slater · ss 79 · A Daughter’s Tale · Lauren Slater · ss 101 · No No No · Lauren Slater · ss 107 · Fur · Lauren Slater · ss 123 · Ruby Red · Lauren Slater · ss 143 · Defenestration · Lauren Slater · ss 147 · Gretel’s Witch · Lauren Slater · ss 155 · Six Green Bottles · Lauren Slater · ss 163 · Swallow a Stone · Lauren Slater · ss 169 · The Golden Egg · Lauren Slater · ss 171 · The Gun · Lauren Slater · ss 179 · The Mermaid · Lauren Slater · ss

Texas Night Riders by Ray Slater (Leisure Books, 1983, 978-0-8439-2023-9, $1.95, 172pp, pb, n.)

The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings by Angela Slatter (Tartarus Press, September 2014, 978-1-905784-65-3, £35.00, 277pp, hc, co, cover by Kathleen Jennings) · Author’s Note · Angela Slatter · ms · Introduction · Stephen Jones · in · The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter · Angela Slatter · ss A Book of Horrors ed. Stephen Jones, Jo Fletcher Books, 2011 · The Maiden in the Ice · Angela Slatter · ss · The Badger Bride · Angela Slatter · nv Strange Tales Volume IV ed. Rosalie Parker, Tartarus Press, 2014 · The Burnt Moon · Angela Slatter · ss · By My Voice I Shall Be Known · Angela Slatter · ss The Dark #1, October 2013 · The Undone and the Divine · Angela Slatter · ss · The Night Stair · Angela Slatter · nv · Now, All Pirates Are Gone · Angela Slatter · ss · St. Dymphna’s School for Poison Girls · Angela Slatter · nv · The Bitterwood Bible · Angela Slatter · ss · Terrible As an Army with Banners · Angela Slatter · ss · By the Weeping Gate · Angela Slatter · nv Fearie Tales ed. Stephen Jones, Jo Fletcher Books, 2013 · Spells for Coming Forth by Daylight · Angela Slatter · ss · Afterword · Lisa L. Hannett · aw

The Female Factory by Angela Slatter & Lisa Hannett--- see under Lisa Hannett.

The Girl with No Hands and Other Tales by Angela Slatter (Ticonderoga Publications, September 1, 2010, 978-0-9806288-8-3, A$25.00, 209pp, tp, co, cover by Lisa L. Hannett)     Collection of 16 stories, three original, most based on fairy tales. Introduction by Jack Dann. This is a print-on-demand edition; a signed, hardcover limited edition of 100 (-7-6, A$75.00) is also available. Details taken from online listing. 13 · Caressing with Razors · Jack Dann · in 23 · Bluebeard · Angela Slatter · ss Shimmer v1 #4, 2006 35 · The Living Book · Angela Slatter · ss 43 · The Jacaranda Wife · Angela Slatter · ss Dreaming Again ed. Jack Dann, HarperCollins Australia, 2008 55 · Red Skein · Angela Slatter · ss Walking Bones Magazine Fall 2006 65 · The Chrysanthemum Bride · Angela Slatter · ss Fantasy Magazine (online) #33, December 2009 77 · Frozen · Angela Slatter · ss Doorways April 2009 85 · The Hummingbird Heart · Angela Slatter · ss Shimmer v3 #1, 2008 93 · Words · Angela Slatter · ss The Lifted Brow #5, 2009 101 · The Little Match Girl · Angela Slatter · ss Shimmer v1 #3, 2006 107 · The Juniper Tree · Angela Slatter · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #18, Spring 2006 119 · Skin · Angela Slatter · ss The Lifted Brow #3, 2008 125 · The Bone Mother · Angela Slatter · ss 139 · The Dead Ones Don’t Hurt You · Angela Slatter · ss 151 · Light as Mist, Heavy as Hope · Angela Slatter · ss Needles & Bones ed. Deena Fisher, Drollerie Press, 2009 167 · Dresses, Three · Angela Slatter · ss Shimmer v2 #4, 2008 179 · The Girl with No Hands · Angela Slatter · ss Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #23, November 2008 197 · Afterword · Angela Slatter · aw