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Echoes of Valor ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Tor, February 1987, 0-812-55750-6, $2.95, 286pp, pb, an)     Anthology of 3 novelettes by Robert E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, and Henry Kuttner. The Howard Conan story, “The Black Stranger”, appears here complete for the first time. The Leiber, “Adept’s Gambit”, a Grey Mouser/Fafhrd tale, appears here in its original 1947 form, which is different from its later book versions. 11 · The Black Stranger [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · na Echoes of Valor ed. Karl Edward Wagner, Tor, 1987 originally published in a somewhat different version in Fantasy Magazine, March 1953. 113 · Adept’s Gambit [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · na Night’s Black Agents by Fritz Leiber, Jr., Arkham House, 1947 217 · Wet Magic · Henry Kuttner · na Unknown Worlds February 1943

Echoes of Valor II ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Tor, October 1989, 0-312-93189-1, $17.95, 274pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 12 obscure stories of heroic fantasy, with non-fiction commentary by C.L. Moore, Forrest J Ackerman, Sam Moskowitz, and the editor. This contains the minor rare items from famous series and is mainly of historical interest. 3 · Introduction · Karl Edward Wagner · si _ · Letter to Charles D. Hornig, November 10, 1933 (“Here is a short story, ‘The Frost-King’s Daughter’…”) · Robert E. Howard · lt [Ref. Charles D. Hornig] 7 · The Frost King’s Daughter · Robert E. Howard · ss The Fantasy Fan March 1934, as “Gods of the North” 16 · The Frost-Giant’s Daughter [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · ss Rogues in the House by Robert E. Howard, Donald M. Grant, 1976 originally published in a somewhat different version as “Gods of the North” in The Fantasy Fan, March 1934. 29 · Introduction · Karl Edward Wagner · si 36 · An Autobiographical Sketch of C.L. Moore · C. L. Moore · bg Fantasy Magazine June 1936 40 · Quest of the Starstone [Northwest Smith; Jirel of Joiry] · C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner · nv Weird Tales November 1937 73 · Nymph of Darkness [Northwest Smith] · C. L. Moore & Forrest J Ackerman · ss Fantasy Magazine April 1935 90 · The Genesis of an Invisible Venusienne: Afterword to “Nymph of Darkness” · Forrest J Ackerman · as 92 · The “NYMPH” o’ ManiAck · Forrest J Ackerman · ar Shangri-La January 1948 98 · Foreword to “Werewoman” · Sam Moskowitz · is 102 · Werewoman [Northwest Smith] · C. L. Moore · nv Leaves #2, 1938 129 · Foreword tp “Song in a Minor Key” · Sam Moskowitz · is 131 · Song in a Minor Key [Northwest Smith] · C. L. Moore · vi Scienti-Snaps February 1940 137 · Introduction · Karl Edward Wagner · si 141 · Lorelei of the Red Mist · Leigh Brackett & Ray Bradbury · na Planet Stories Summer 1946 209 · Introduction · Karl Edward Wagner · si 213 · Hok Visits the Land of Legends [Hok] · Manly Wade Wellman · na Fantastic Adventures April 1942 273 · Untitled Hok Fragment [Hok] · Manly Wade Wellman · vi

Echoes of Valor III ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Tor, September 1991, 0-812-55758-1, $3.99, 374pp, pb, an, cover by Sam Rakeland)     Anthology of eight obscure heroic fantasy stories plus commentary. Includes an interesting biographical piece on Nictzin Dyalhis written by Sam Moskowitz and an introduction to each author by Wagner. 5 · The Shadow of the Vulture · Robert E. Howard · nv The Magic Carpet Magazine January 1934 56 · Cursed Be the City [Prince Raynor] · Henry Kuttner · nv Strange Stories April 1939 82 · The Citadel of Darkness [Prince Raynor] · Henry Kuttner · nv Strange Stories August 1939 118 · Hok Goes to Atlantis [Hok] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv Amazing Stories December 1939 164 · Wolves of Darkness · Jack Williamson · na Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror January 1932 248 · Nictzin Dyalhis: Mysterious Master of Fantasy · Sam Moskowitz · ar [Ref. Nictzin Dyalhis] 270 · The Red Witch · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales April 1932 303 · The Sapphire Goddess · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales February 1934 338 · The Sea-Witch · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales December 1937

Horrorstory: Volume Three ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Underwood-Miller, January 1992, 0-88733-107-6, $39.95, 541pp, hc, om, cover by Michael Whelan)     Omnibus of three “year’s best” anthologies, The Year’s Best Horror Stories: VII (DAW 1979) edited by Gerald W. Page, The Year’s Best Horror Stories: VIII (DAW 1980), and The Year’s Best Horror Stories: IX (DAW 1981) edited by Karl Edward Wagner. A signed edition (-108-4, $150.00) was also announced. 1 · Introduction · Gerald W. Page · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VII ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1979 3 · The Pitch · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers October 1978 11 · The Night of the Tiger · Stephen King · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1978 23 · Amma [Imaro] · Charles R. Saunders · ss Beyond the Fields We Know #1, Autumn 1978 39 · Chastel [Lee Cobbett; Judge Keith Hilary Pursuivant] · Manly Wade Wellman · nv The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VII ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1979 59 · Sleeping Tiger · Tanith Lee · ss Dragonbane #1, Spring 1978 67 · Intimately, with Rain · Janet Fox · ss Collage November 1978 73 · The Secret · Jack Vance · ss Impulse March 1966 81 · Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose · Charles L. Grant · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1978 95 · Divers Hands [Julian] · Darrell Schweitzer · nv The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VII ed. Gerald W. Page, DAW, 1979 117 · Heading Home · Ramsey Campbell · ss Whispers October 1978 121 · In the Arcade · Lisa Tuttle · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories May 1978 129 · Nemesis Place [Dama (& Vettius)] · David Drake · ss Fantastic Stories April 1978 141 · Collaborating · Michael Bishop · ss Rooms of Paradise ed. Lee Harding, Quartet Books, 1978 157 · Marriage · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977 185 · Access to Horror · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series VIII ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1980 189 · The Dead Line · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers October 1979 199 · To Wake the Dead · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Horizons #20, 1979 prologue to the novel To Wake the Dead, London: Millington 1980, revised as The Parasite, New York: Macmillan, 1980. 209 · In the Fourth Year of the War · Harlan Ellison · ss Midnight Sun #5, 1979 219 · From the Lower Deep · Hugh B. Cave · ss Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 231 · The Baby-Sitter · Davis Grubb · ss The Siege of 318 by Davis Grubb, Back Fork Books, 1978 245 · The Well at the Half Cat · John Tibbetts · ss Eldritch Tales #5, April 1979 263 · My Beautiful Darkling · Eddy C. Bertin · ss Mijn Mooie Duisterlinge 1979 277 · A Serious Call · George Hay · ss Ghosts & Scholars #1, 1979 283 · Sheets · Alan Ryan · ss Chrysalis 5 ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979 293 · Billy Wolfe’s Riding Spirit · Kevin A. Lyons · ss Easyriders September 1979 299 · Lex Talionis · Russell Kirk · nv Whispers II ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1979 317 · Entombed · Robert Keefe · ss Gothic June 1979 327 · A Fly One · Steve Sneyd · ss Whispers October 1979 333 · Needle Song · Charles L. Grant · ss Midnight Sun #5, 1979 343 · All the Birds Come Home to Roost · Harlan Ellison · ss Playboy March 1979 355 · The Devil Behind You · Richard A. Moore · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1979 365 · The Year of the Anthology and Beyond · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series IX ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1981 369 · The Monkey · Stephen King · nv Gallery November 1980 401 · The Gap · Ramsey Campbell · ss Fantasy Readers Guide #2, March 1980 411 · The Cats of Pere LaChaise · Neil Olonoff · ss A Touch of Paris June 1980, as “I’ll Tell Her You’ll Be Late for Dinner” 419 · The Propert Bequest · Basil A. Smith · nv The Scallion Stone by Basil A. Smith, Whispers Press, 1980 457 · On Call · Dennis Etchison · ss Fantasy Newsletter March 1980 465 · The Catacomb · Peter Shilston · ss Ghosts & Scholars #2, 1980 475 · Black Man with a Horn [Cthulhu] · T. E. D. Klein · nv New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos ed. Ramsey Campbell, Arkham House, 1980 509 · The King · William Relling, Jr. · ss Cavalier February 1980 517 · Footsteps · Harlan Ellison · ss Gallery December 1980 529 · Without Rhyme or Reason · Peter Valentine Timlett · ss New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

Horrorstory: Volume 4 ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Underwood-Miller, October 1990, 0-88733-094-0, $39.95, 641pp, hc, om, cover by Michael Whelan)     Omnibus collection of 51 horror stories, comprising the contents of The Year’s Best Horror Stories X (DAW 1982), The Year’s Best Horror Stories XI (DAW 1983), and The Year’s Best Horror Stories XII (DAW 1984). A signed edition (-095-9) was announced. · The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series X · ed. Karl Edward Wagner · an DAW, 1982 5 · A Decade of Fear · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series X ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1982 11 · Through the Walls · Ramsey Campbell · nv BFS Booklet #5, 1981 33 · Touring · Gardner R. Dozois, Jack M. Dann & Michael Swanwick · nv Penthouse April 1981 51 · Every Time You Say I Love You · Charles L. Grant · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1981 59 · Wyntours [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Eye Hath Not Seen… by D. G. Rowlands, Pardoe, 1980 69 · The Dark Country [Jack Martin] · Dennis Etchison · ss Fantasy Tales #8, Summer 1981 89 · Homecoming · Howard Goldsmith · ss Chillers July 1981 101 · Old Hobby Horse · A. F. Kidd · ss Ghosts & Scholars #3, 1981 109 · Firstborn · David Campton · ss Whispers III ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1981 123 · Luna · G. W. Perriwils · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine July 1981 131 · Mind · Les Freeman · ss New Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980 143 · Competition · David Clayton Carrad · ss Running Times June 1981 161 · Egnaro · M. John Harrison · nv Winter’s Tales 27 ed. Edward Leeson, Macmillan, 1981 181 · On 202 · Jeff Hecht · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine December 1981 191 · The Trick · Ramsey Campbell · nv Weird Tales #2 ed. Lin Carter, Zebra, 1981, as “Trick or Treat” 207 · Broken Glass · Harlan Ellison · ss Gallery June 1981 · The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XI · ed. Karl Edward Wagner · an DAW, 1983 221 · One from the Vault · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XI ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1983 227 · The Grab · Richard Laymon · ss Gallery January 1982 235 · The Show Goes On · Ramsey Campbell · ss Dark Companions by Ramsey Campbell, Macmillan, 1982 247 · The House at Evening · Frances Garfield · ss Whispers March 1982 255 · I Hae Dream’d a Dreary Dream · John Alfred Taylor · ss The Argonaut #8, Fall/Winter 1981 265 · Deathtracks · Dennis Etchison · ss Death ed. Stuart David Schiff, Playboy, 1982 275 · “Come, Follow!” · Sheila Hodgson · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982 adapted by the author from her play of the same name. 293 · The Smell of Cherries · Jeffrey Goddin · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November 1982 307 · A Posthumous Bequest · David Campton · ss Whispers August 1982 319 · Slippage · Michael P. Kube-McDowell · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine August 1982 337 · The Executor [Father O’Connor] · David G. Rowlands · ss Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982 353 · Mrs. Halfbooger’s Basement · Lawrence C. Connolly · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine June 1982 365 · Rouse Him Not [John Thunstone] · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Kadath July 1982 377 · Spare the Child · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1982 391 · The New Rays · M. John Harrison · ss Interzone #1, Spring 1982 403 · Cruising · Donald Tyson · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine September 1982 407 · The Depths · Ramsey Campbell · nv Dark Companions by Ramsey Campbell, Macmillan, 1982 427 · Pumpkin Head · Al Sarrantonio · ss Terrors ed. Charles L. Grant, Playboy, 1982 · The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XII · ed. Karl Edward Wagner · an DAW, 1984 441 · Of Fads and Frights · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XII ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1984 447 · Uncle Otto’s Truck [Castle Rock] · Stephen King · ss Yankee October 1983 463 · 3.47 AM · David Langford · ss The Gruesome Book ed. Ramsey Campbell, Piccolo, 1983 473 · Mistral · Jon Wynne-Tyson · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine July/August 1983 485 · Out of Africa · David Drake · ss From the Heart of Darkness by David Drake, Tor, 1983 491 · The Wall-Painting · Roger Johnson · ss Saints and Relics ed. Rosemary Pardoe, Haunted Library, 1983 505 · Keepsake · Vincent McHardy · ss Quarry Spring 1983 513 · Echoes · Lawrence C. Connolly · vi Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January/February 1983 517 · After-Images · Malcolm Edwards · ss Interzone #4, Spring 1983 529 · The Ventriloquist’s Daughter · Juleen Brantingham · ss Whispers October 1983 537 · Come to the Party · Frances Garfield · ss Whispers IV ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1983 545 · The Chair · Dennis Etchison · nv The Dodd, Mead Gallery of Horror ed. Charles L. Grant, Dodd, Mead, 1983 563 · Names · Jane Yolen · ss Tales of Wonder by Jane Yolen, Schocken, 1983 568 · The Attic · Billy Wolfenbarger · ss Dark Horizons #26, Spring 1983 575 · Just Waiting · Ramsey Campbell · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1983 585 · One for the Horrors · David J. Schow · ss Whispers October 1983 595 · Elle Est Trois, (La Mort) · Tanith Lee · nv Whispers IV ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1983 615 · Spring-Fingered Jack · Susan Casper · ss Fears ed. Charles L. Grant, Berkley, 1983 619 · The Flash! Kid · Scott Bradfield · ss Interzone #5, Autumn 1983 631 · The Man with Legs · Al Sarrantonio · ss Shadows 6 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1983

Horrorstory Volume 5 ed. Karl Edward Wagner (Underwood-Miller, November 1989, 0-88733-078-9, $40.00, 704pp, hc, om, cover by Michael Whelan)     Omnibus edition of DAW’s The Year’s Best Horror Stories #13, The Years’s Best Horror Stories #14, and The Year’s Best Horror Stories #15 anthologies. Contains 55 stories, with the original introductions by Wagner. A special leatherbound edition (-077-0, $150.00) was announced. · The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XIII · ed. Karl Edward Wagner · an DAW, 1985 3 · 13 Is a Lucky Number · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: Series XIII ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1985 5 · Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut [Castle Rock] · Stephen King · nv Redbook May 1984 29 · Are You Afraid of the Dark? · Charles L. Grant · ss Fantasycon IX Programme Booklet, Fantasycon IX, 1984 45 · Catch Your Death · John Gordon · ss Catch Your Death and Other Ghost Stories by John Gordon, Patrick Hardy Books, 1984 57 · Dinner Party · Gardner R. Dozois · ss Light Years and Dark ed. Michael Bishop, Berkley, 1984 71 · Tiger in the Snow · Daniel Wynn Barber · ss The Horror Show Fall 1984 77 · Watch the Birdie · Ramsey Campbell · ss Watch the Birdie by Ramsey Campbell, Haunted Library, 1984 83 · Coming Soon to a Theater Near You · David J. Schow · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine March/April 1984, as by Oliver Lowenbruck 101 · Hands with Long Fingers · Leslie Halliwell · ss The Ghost of Sherlock Holmes by Leslie Halliwell, Granada, 1984 111 · Weird Tales · Fred Chappell · ss The Texas Review Spring 1984 123 · The Wardrobe · Jovan Panich · ss Potboiler Winter 1983/1984 137 · Angst for the Memories · Vincent McHardy · ss Damnations ed. R. M. Leming, The Strange Company, 1984 145 · The Thing in the Bedroom [Dagon Smythe] · David Langford · ss Knave (UK) v16 #11, 1984 [Ref. William Hope Hodgson] 155 · Borderland · John Brizzolara · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine November/December 1984 165 · The Scarecrow · Roger Johnson · ss Ghosts & Scholars #6, 1984 177 · The End of the World · James B. Hemesath · ss WIND/Literary Journal v14 #51, 1984 189 · Never Grow Up · John Gordon · ss Catch Your Death and Other Ghost Stories by John Gordon, Patrick Hardy Books, 1984 197 · Deadlights · Charles Wagner · ss Twisted Tales #9, 1984 205 · Talking in the Dark · Dennis Etchison · ss Shadows 7 ed. Charles L. Grant, Doubleday, 1984 221 · The Year’s Best Horror Stories XIV · ed. Karl Edward Wagner · an DAW, 1986 223 · Nurturing Nightmares · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories XIV ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1986 225 · Penny Daye · Charles L. Grant · ss Fantasycon X Programme Booklet ed. Stephen Jones & Jo Fletcher, Fantasycon X, 1985 235 · Dwindling · David B. Silva · ss Spectrum Stories #1, 1985 245 · Dead Men’s Fingers · Phillip C. Heath · nv Borderland #2, 1985 265 · Dead Week · Leonard P. Carpenter · ss Dark Lessons ed. Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini, Macmillan, 1985 275 · The Sneering · Ramsey Campbell · ss Fantasy Tales #14, Summer 1985 289 · Bunny Didn’t Tell Us · David J. Schow · ss Night Cry Winter 1985 299 · Pinewood · Tanith Lee · ss Whispers December 1984 305 · The Night People · J. Michael Reaves · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine October 1985 317 · Ceremony · William F. Nolan · nv Midnight ed. Charles L. Grant, Tor, 1985 333 · The Woman in Black · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers December 1984 347 · …Beside the Seaside, Beside the Sea… · Simon Clark · ss Back Brain Recluse #4, July 1985 353 · Mother’s Day · Stephen F. Wilcox · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine July/August 1985 361 · Lava Tears · Vincent McHardy · ss Darkness on the Edge of Town, 1985 371 · Rapid Transit [Dennis Cassady] · Wayne Allen Sallee · ss Grue #1, 1985 385 · The Weight of Zero · John Alfred Taylor · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January/February 1985 397 · John’s Return to Liverpool · Christopher Burns · ss Interzone #10, Winter 1984/1985 407 · In Late December, Before the Storm · Paul M. Sammon · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine January/February 1985 419 · Red Christmas · David S. Garnett · ss Mayfair v20 #12, 1985, as “Red Xmas” by David Almandine 427 · Too Far Behind Gradina · Steve Sneyd · na SF Spectrum 1985 473 · The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XV · ed. Karl Edward Wagner · an DAW, 1987 475 · What’s in a Name? · Karl Edward Wagner · in The Year’s Best Horror Stories: XV ed. Karl Edward Wagner, DAW, 1987 477 · The Yougoslaves · Robert Bloch · nv Night Cry Spring 1986 497 · Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man’s Back · Joe R. Lansdale · nv Nukes ed. John Maclay, Maclay, 1986 513 · Apples · Ramsey Campbell · ss Halloween Horrors ed. Alan Ryan, Doubleday, 1986 521 · Dead White Women · William F. Wu · ss Eldritch Tales #12, 1986 537 · Crystal · Charles L. Grant · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1986 551 · Retirement · Ron Leming · ss Outlaw Biker March 1986, as “Even Death Gets Tired” 559 · The Man Who Did Tricks with Glass · Ron Wolfe · ss Stardate March/April 1986 567 · Bird in a Wrought Iron Cage · John Alfred Taylor · ss The Chill Winds of October, Laurel Arts Foundation, 1986 571 · The Olympic Runner · Dennis Etchison · nv Fantasy Tales #16, Winter 1986 589 · Take the “A” Train [Dennis Cassady] · Wayne Allen Sallee · ss Not One of Us #1, October 1986 599 · The Foggy, Foggy Dew · Joel Lane · ss Foggy, Foggy Dew, Joel Lane, 1986 611 · The Godmother · Tina Rath · ss Ghosts & Scholars #8, 1986 621 · “Pale, Trembling Youth” · W. H. Pugmire & Jessica Amanda Salmonson · ss Cutting Edge ed. Dennis Etchison, Doubleday, 1986 627 · Red Light · David J. Schow · nv Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine December 1986 645 · In the Hour Before Dawn · Brad Strickland · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1986 651 · Necros · Brian Lumley · ss The Second Book of After Midnight Stories ed. Amy Myers, Kimber, 1986 667 · Tattoos · Jack M. Dann · nv Omni November 1986 687 · Acquiring a Family · R. Chetwynd-Hayes · nv Tales from the Shadows by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, William Kimber, 1986