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The New Hugo Winners: Volume III ed. Connie Willis & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen, May 1994, 0-671-87604-X, $5.99, 456pp, pb, an, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Anthology of nine Hugo Award-winning stories, the three for each year 1989-1991, plus an introduction and notes by Willis. Only Willis’ name appears on the cover as “presented by,” but it is copyrighted only by Greenberg. 1 · Introduction · Connie Willis · in · 47th Convention, Boston 7 · Kirinyaga [Koriba (Kirinyaga)] · Mike Resnick · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction November 1988 31 · Schrödinger’s Kitten [Budayeen] · George Alec Effinger · nv Omni September 1988 63 · The Last of the Winnebagos · Connie Willis · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1988 · 48th Convention, The Hague, Holland 127 · Boobs · Suzy McKee Charnas · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1989 151 · Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another [Time Gate] · Robert Silverberg · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1989 201 · The Mountains of Mourning [Miles Vorkosigan] · Lois McMaster Bujold · na Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact May 1989 · 49th Convention, Chicago 285 · Bears Discover Fire · Terry Bisson · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 1990 301 · The Manamouki [Koriba (Kirinyaga)] · Mike Resnick · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1990 341 · The Hemingway Hoax · Joe W. Haldeman · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 1990

Bedlam at the Brickyard ed. Wanda Lou Willis & Brenda R. Stewart--- see under Brenda R. Stewart.

A Handful of Ghosts ed. Barbara Ker Wilson (Knight Books, 1976, 0-340-24034-2, 173pp, hc, oa)     Selection of Australian ghost stories intended for young adults. 11 · Forty Two Steps Left · Ivan Southall · ss 22 · The Train from Moondyke · James Menzies · ss 30 · “Haven’t We Met Before?” · Hesba Brinsmead · ss 48 · The Ghost of Gartenschmuck · Colin Thiele · ss 67 · Point of Contact · Celia Syred · ss 77 · Tortures of the Damned · David Martin · ss 91 · The Haunted Hills · Mavis Thorp Clark · ss 104 · Room 409 · Nance Donkin · ss 114 · The Ghost of a Calf · Sally Farrell · ss 126 · The Mirror · George Finkel · ss 139 · Sailors’ Graves · Sinclair Buchan · ss 151 · The Woman of Labu · Olaf Ruhen · ss 162 · The Honeysuckle Trap · Barbara Ker Wilson · ss

The Killer by Colin Wilson (Savoy, February 3, 2002, 0-86130-110-2, £20.00, xvi+297pp, hc, no)     Reprint (New English Library 1970) crime/horror novel. This is described as “the most complete version of the text to have been published anywhere, previous British and American editions having been abridged for reasons of length or taste.” fc. · Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion · Francis Bacon · cv 1944; cover reprints right-hand panel of triptych only. vii · Introduction · Colin Wilson · in

Robot Uprisings ed. Daniel H. Wilson & John Joseph Adams (Vintage Books, April 8, 2014, 978-0-345-80363-4, $15.95, xviii+472pp, tp, an)     Original anthology of 17 stories, five reprints. Authors include Charles Yu, Hugh Howey, and Seanan McGuire. Foreword by Wilson. Details taken from online listing. 3 · Complex God · Scott Sigler · nv 33 · Cycles · Charles Yu · ss 43 · Lullaby · Anna North · nv 73 · Eighty Miles an Hour All the Way to Paradise · Genevieve Valentine · ss 93 · Executable · Hugh Howey · ss 103 · The Omnibot Incident · Ernest Cline · nv 131 · Epoch · Cory Doctorow · nv With a Little Help by Cory Doctorow, CorDoc-Co, Ltd., 2009 185 · Human Intelligence · Jeff Abbott · nv 209 · The Golden Hour · Julianna Baggott · ss 229 · Sleepover · Alastair Reynolds · nv The Mammoth Book of Apocalyptic SF ed. Mike Ashley, Robinson, 2010 289 · Seasoning · Alan Dean Foster · ss 299 · Nanonauts! In Battle with Tiny Death-subs! · Ian McDonald · ss 317 · Of Dying Heroes and Deathless Deeds · Robin Wasserman · nv 343 · The Robot and the Baby · John McCarthy · ss www-formal.stanford.edu/jmc 2001 363 · We Are All Misfit Toys in the Aftermath of the Velveteen War · Seanan McGuire · nv 387 · Spider the Artist · Nnedi Okorafor · ss Seeds of Change ed. John Joseph Adams, Prime Books, 2008, as by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu 407 · Small Things · Daniel H. Wilson · ss

Tales from the Crossroad ed. David Niall Wilson & David Dodd--- see under David Dodd.

The Dedalus Book of Sexual Ambiguity: Sexuality and Masquerade ed. Emma Wilson (Dedalus, November 27, 1996, 1-873982-07-0, £8.99, 274pp, tp, an)     Associational anthology of 21 stories and novel excerpts, from the 1830s to the 1990s. Several have light fantasy elements, including Woolf, Wilde, Carter and Roberts. The cover title is & Masquerade. 3 · Introduction · Emma Wilson · in 35 · Monsieur Venus · Rachilde; translated by Liz Heron · ex (r) 41 · Lélia · George Sand; translated by Emma Wilson · ex (r) 49 · The Swimmer (Mallorca) · Anaïs Nin · ss Delta of Venus by Anais Nin, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1977 55 · Russian Princess · Virginia Woolf · ex from Orlando, Hogarth House, 1928 75 · Paquita · Honoré de Balzac; translated by Ernest Dowson · ex from The Girl with the Golden Eyes (r) 83 · Cinephile · Gilbert Adair · ex from The Holy Innocents, The Hogarth Press, 1988 89 · Hèléne L. · Marguerite Duras; translated by Emma Wilson · ex from The Lover, 1984 95 · Robinson · Michel Tournier; translated by Norman Denny · ex from Friday, or The Other Island, 1967 109 · Robin Vote · Djuna Barnes · ex from Nightwood, 1936 123 · Tiresias · Angela Carter · nv Fireworks by Angela Carter, Quartet Books, 1974, as “Reflections” 145 · Des Esseintes · Joris-Karl Huysmans · ex from Against Nature, 1884 159 · Bébé · Émile Zola; translated by Charles Duff · ex from Nana (r) 167 · Albertine · Marcel Proust; translated by Emma Wilson · ex from The Captive (r) 175 · The Other · Roland Barthes; translated by Richard Howard · ex from A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments, 1977 179 · The Lover · Sylvie Germain; translated by Judith Landry · ex from The Weeping Woman on the Streets of Prague, 1992 185 · Théodore · Théophile Gautier; translated by Alvah C. Bessie · ex from Mademoiselle de Maupin (r) 221 · Léon · Gustav Flaubert · ex from Madame Bovary, 1857 235 · Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · ex from The Picture of Dorian Gray %%2, Ward, Lock & Co., 1891 241 · Harcamone · Jean Genet; translated by Bernard Frechtman · ex from Miracle of the Rose, 1951 255 · Camille · Michel Foucault; translated by Richard McDougall · ex from Herculine Barbin, 1978 259 · Georgina · Michèle Roberts · ex from Flesh and Blood, Virago, 1994

Freak Show ed. F. Paul Wilson (Pocket, September 1992, 0-671-69574-6, $5.50, 367pp, pb, oa, cover by Jeff K. Potter)     Original shared-world anthology of 19 horror stories featuring a travelling circus. The stories build on each other and are supposed to be read sequentially. 1 · Winter Quarters · F. Paul Wilson · ss 13 · Okefenokee Swamp, GA · Brad Strickland · nv 34 · Athens, GA · Gregory Nicoll · ss 53 · Sikeston, MO · Rex Miller · ss 69 · Leesville, LA · Nancy Kilpatrick · ss 79 · Bois D’Arc, TX · Scott Cupp · ss 94 · Palomita, NM · Kathryn Ptacek · ss 111 · Venice, CA · Douglas Borton · ss 131 · La Cañada, CA · Morgan Fields · ss 148 · Seattle, WA · Richard Lee Byers · ss 162 · Elm Haven, IL · Dan Simmons · nv 196 · Chicago, IL · Yvonne Navarro · nv 218 · Battle Creek, MI · Steven Spruill · ss 236 · Drood Hollow, WV · Lee Moler · nv 261 · Bird-in-Hand, PA · Chet Williamson · nv 285 · Rochester, NY · Craig Shaw Gardner · ss 303 · Quarry, MA · R. Patrick Gates · nv 330 · Oyster Bay, NY · Thomas F. Monteleone · nv 353 · Pine Barrens, NJ · F. Paul Wilson · ss 369 · The Authors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Favorite Tales of Horror ed. Gahan Wilson (Tempo, 1976, 0-448-12627-3, $1.75, 186pp, pb, an) 1 · General Introduction · Gahan Wilson · in 3 · Kitty Fisher · Charles Birkin · ss My Name Is Death by Charles Birkin, Panther Books, 1966 21 · The Treader of the Dust · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales August 1935 33 · The Horror of the Heights · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine November 1913 53 · The Stone Ship · W. Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine July 1 1914, as “The Mystery of the Ship in the Night” 87 · The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be · Gahan Wilson · ss Playboy May 1967 103 · Luella Miller · Mary Wilkins Freeman · ss Everybody’s Magazine December 1902, as by Mary E. Wilkins 121 · The Idol with Hands of Clay · Sir Frederick Treves · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #124, July 1922 131 · My Favorite Murder · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner September 16 1888 143 · The Clock · William Fryer Harvey · ss The Beast with Five Fingers by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 151 · The Harbor-Master [Bronx Park Zoological Society; Gilland the Zoologist] · Robert W. Chambers · ss Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899 179 · Rats · M. R. James · ss At Random March 23 1929

First World Fantasy Awards ed. Gahan Wilson (Doubleday, October 1977, 0-385-12199-7, $8.95, 311pp, hc, an) 9 · Introduction · Gahan Wilson · in 11 · Map of Providence · Gahan Wilson · il 15 · The Convention · Kirby McCauley · ar 17 · About the Fantasy Awards · Gahan Wilson · ar 19 · The Awards · Gahan Wilson · bi 21 · The Bat Is My Brother · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales November 1944 36 · Beetles · Robert Bloch · ss Weird Tales December 1938 46 · Acceptance Speech · Robert Bloch · ar 53 · About Robert Bloch · [uncredited] · bg 55 · The Forgotten Beasts of Eld · Patricia A. McKillip · ex Atheneum, 1974 63 · An Essay · Robert Aickman · ar 66 · Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1973 97 · The Events at Poroth Farm · T. E. D. Klein · na From Beyond the Dark Gateway #2, 1972 137 · A Father’s Tale [Brigadier Ffellowes] · Sterling E. Lanier · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1974 168 · Sticks [Cthulhu] · Karl Edward Wagner · nv Whispers March 1974 187 · Come Into My Parlor · Manly Wade Wellman · ss The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, Avon, 1949 198 · Fearful Rock [Sgt. Jaeger] · Manly Wade Wellman · na Weird Tales February 1939 (+2) 253 · About Manly Wade Wellman · [uncredited] · bg (r) 254 · The Ballantines · [uncredited] · bg (r) 256 · Lee Brown Coye: An Appreciation · Gahan Wilson · ar Whispers March 1974 [Ref. Lee Brown Coye] 260 · The Bait [Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser] · Fritz Leiber · vi Whispers December 1973 263 · The Vampire in America · Manly Wade Wellman · ar Whispers December 1973 268 · The Shortest Way [Dama (& Vettius)] · David Drake · ss Whispers March 1974 277 · From “Chips and Shavings” · Lee Brown Coye · ar Mid-York Weekly October 17 1963 279 · The Soft Wall · Dennis Etchison · ss Whispers July 1974 290 · Toward a Greater Appreciation of H.P. Lovecraft · Dirk W. Mosig · ar Whispers July 1973 [Ref. H. P. Lovecraft] 302 · The Abandoned Boudoir · Joseph Payne Brennan · pm Whispers July 1974 302 · Cradle Song for an Abandoned Werewolf · H. Warner Munn · pm Whispers July 1973, as “Cradle Song for a Baby Werewolf” 303 · Guillotine · Walter Shedlofsky · pm The Fantastic Acros by Walter Shedlofsky, Acrostic Press, 1970 304 · The Farmhouse · David A. Riley · ss New Writings in Horror and the Supernatural #1 ed. David A. Sutton, Sphere, 1971

Semiotext(e) SF ed. Peter Lamborn Wilson, Rudy Rucker & Robert Anton Wilson--- see under Rudy Rucker.

Untravelled Worlds ed. R. Wilson & Alan Frank Barter--- see under Alan Frank Barter.

Suspense ed. Raymond Wilson (John Murray, 1982, 0-7195-3872-6, 120pp, tp, an) 1 · The Man and the Snake · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner June 29 1890 7 · Terrified · C. B. Gilford · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine April 1958 16 · The Quest for “Blank Claveringi” · Patricia Highsmith · ss The Snail-Watcher and Other Stories by Patricia Highsmith, Doubleday, 1970 revised from “The Snails” (The Saturday Evening Post, June 17, 1967). 29 · Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket · Jack Finney · nv Collier’s October 26 1956 44 · Fat Man’s Ghost · Raymond Wilson · ss (r) 55 · Uneasy Home-coming · Will F. Jenkins · ss Argosy (UK) April 1952 64 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 73 · The Veldt · Ray Bradbury · ss The Saturday Evening Post September 23 1950, as “The World the Children Made” 87 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 92 · The Birds · Daphne du Maurier · nv Good Housekeeping October 1952 115 · Sredni Vashtar · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette May 28 1910

Semiotext(e) SF ed. Robert Anton Wilson, Rudy Rucker & Peter Lamborn Wilson--- see under Rudy Rucker.

Murder of a Lady by Robert McNair Wilson--- see under Anthony Wynne.

Ashes and Entropy ed. Robert S. Wilson (Nightscape Press, December 11, 2018, $6.99, 362pp, tp, oa, cover by Pat R. Steiner)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 7 · The Gray Room · Tim Waggoner · ss 19 · The Head on the Door · Erinn L. Kemper · ss 33 · Flesh Without Blood · Nadia Bulkin · ss 49 · Scraps · Max Booth, III · ss 65 · Yellow House · Jon Padgett · ss 71 · What Finds Its Way Back · Damien Angelica Walters · ss 87 · We All Speak Black · Lynne Jamneck · ss 105 · Ain’t Much Pride · Nate Southard · ss 121 · The Choir of the Tunnels · Matthew B. Hare · ss 127 · Amity in Bloom · Jessica McHugh · ss 143 · Red Stars / White Snow / Black Metal · Fiona Maeve Geist · nv 177 · Shadowmachine · Autumn Christian · ss 185 · The One About Maggie · Greg Sisco · ss 205 · Breakwater · John Langan · ss 225 · For Our Skin, a Daughter · Kristi DeMeester · ss 237 · Houdini: The Egyptian Paradigm · Lisa Mannetti · ss 251 · Girls Without Their Faces On · Laird Barron · ss 267 · Dr. 999 · Matthew M. Bartlett · ss 279 · Leaves of Dust · Wendy Nikel · ss 289 · The Kind Detective · Lucy A. Snyder · ss 299 · The Levee Breaks · Jayaprakash Satyamurthy · ss 305 · I Can Give You Life · Paul Michael Anderson · nv