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The Humanisphere and Other Utopian Fantasies ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, April 30, 2016, 978-1-61227-511-6, $27.95, 358pp, tp, oa, cover by Jean-Félix Lyon)     Anthology of four stories of French utopian romance, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in · The Complete News from the Moon · Victor Considerant; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (Publication complete des nouvelles découvertes de sir John Herschel dans le ciel austral et dans la lune, Masson & Dupré, 1836). · The Future World (or The Humanisphere) · Joseph Déjacque; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (L’Humanisphère, utopie anarchique, 1899). · The New City · Fernand Giraudeau; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (La Cité nouvelle, anonymously, Amyot, 1868). · Letters from Malaisie · Paul Adam; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (Lettres de Malaisie, Éditions de la Revue Blanche, 1898).

The Incredible Adventure and Other Interstellar Excursions ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, May 2019, 978-1-61227-859-9, $26.95, 342pp, tp, oa)     Details taken from online listing. fc. · Défi à la Terre · Jean-Félix Lyon · cv (r) · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in · The Incredible Adventure · Louis Forest; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“L’incroyable aventure de P. de Lembergen”, La Nouvelle revue, July/August 1902). · The Triumph of Humankind · François Léonard; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“Le triomphe de l’Homme”, 1942). · Wireless Communication with the Stars · Paul Gsell; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“T.S.F. avec les étoiles”, 1930).

Investigations of the Future ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, July 31, 2012, 978-1-61227-106-4, $22.95, 337pp, tp, oa, cover by Mandy)     Anthology of seven French proto-science fiction stories, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford. Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in 15 · Future Paris · Théophile Gautier; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Paris futur”, Le Pays, December 20-21, 1851). 31 · Future Paris · Arsène Houssaye; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Paris futur”, 1856). 37 · Future Paris · Victor Fournel; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Paris nouveau et Paris futur”, 1865). 52 · The Ruins of Paris in 4875 · Alfred Franklin; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Les Ruines de Paris en 4908, documents officiels et inédits”, 1875). 81 · Year 330 of the Republic · Maurice Spronck; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“L’an 330 de la République : XXIIe siècle de l’ère chrétienne”, 1894). 130 · An Investigation of the World of the Future · Jean Jullien; translated by Brian Stableford · n. translated from the French (“Enquête sur le monde futur”, 1909). 277 · Hebal’s Vision · Pierre-Simon Ballanche; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“Vision d’Hebal, chef d’un clan écossais”, 1831).

Journey to the Isles of Atlantis ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, September 2018, 978-1-61227-794-3, $30.95, 416pp, tp, oa, cover by Jean-Félix Lyon)     Details taken from online listing. · Introduction and Notes · Brian Stableford · in · Paris in 5839: A Dream · Félix Bodin ,[?], uncredited; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1822). · The Clockmaker of Nuremberg · Julie Lavergne; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1882). · The Inventor · Gaston Derys; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1902). · King Beta · Louis Lemercier de Neuville; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1905). · Humans in the Year 3000 · Gustave Guitton; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1907). · The Discovery of Earth · Pierre Grasset; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1909). · Journey to the Isles of Atlantis · Pierre Hégine & Pierre Billaume; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (1914).

The Man with the Blue Face ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, March 31, 2015, 978-1-61227-386-0, $24.95, 362pp, tp, oa, cover by Mandy)     Anthology of eight stories of French scientific romance, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in · The Amours of Quaterquem · Alfred Assollant; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Les Amours de Quaterquem”, 1860). · Josuah Electricmann · Ernest d’Hervilly; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Josuah Electricmann”, Petit Parisien, 1882). · Voyage to the Planet Venus · Charles Guyon; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Voyage dans la planete Venus”, 1888). · The Offering to the Goddess · Bernard Lazare; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Offrande à la Deesse”, 1889). · Tomorrow’s Fool · Camille Debans; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Fou d’apres-demain”, 1899). · The Man with the Blue Face · Arnould Galopin; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Homme à la figure bleue”, 1907). · The Bankruptcy of Science · Gaston de Pawlowski; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Faillite edes sciemces”, 1909). · The Alcyon · E. M. Laumann; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Alcyon”, 1923).

The Mirror of Present Events and Other French Scientific Romances ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, March 1, 2016, 978-1-61227-486-7, $26.95, 371pp, tp, oa, cover by Raphael Del Rosario)     Anthology of ten stories of French scientific romance, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in · The Mirror of Present Events; or, Beauty to the Highest Bidder · Francois-Félix Nogaret; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Miroir des événemens actuels ou la Belle au plus offrant”, 1790). · Future Mores · Jean Rameau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Moeurs futures”, Fantasmagories: Histoires Rapides, 1887). · The Transportation of Forces · Jean Rameau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (Fantasmagories: Histoires Rapides, 1887). · A Poisoning in the Twenty-First Century · Jean Rameau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (Fantasmagories: Histoires Rapides, 1887). · Future Art · Jean Rameau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (Fantasmagories: Histoires Rapides, 1887). · The Mannequin-Man · Jean Rameau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’homme-mannequin”, Fantasmagories: Histoires Rapides, 1887). · Electric Life · Jean Rameau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (Fantasmagories: Histoires Rapides, 1887). · The Immortal · Régis Vombal; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Immortel”, Nos Loisirs, 1908). · The Galloping Machine · Georges de La Fouchardière; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Machine à galoper”, 1910). · Aerobagne 32 · E. M. Laumann & Henri Lanos; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Aérobagne 32”, 1923).

Nemoville ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, December 30, 2011, 978-1-61227-070-8, $24.95, 328pp, tp, oa, cover by Mandy)     Anthology of 12 French proto-science fiction tales penned between 1757 and 1924, edited and translated/adapted by Brian Stableford. Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · Introduction · Brian Stableford · in 19 · Voyages in the Microcosm · Emmerich de Vattel; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Voyages dans le microcosme, par un disciple moderne de Pythagore”, Poliergie, 1757). 30 · Archeopolis · Alfred Bonnardot; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Archéopolis”, 1859). 51 · All the Way! The Commune in 1873 · René du Mesnil de Maricourt; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Au bout du fossé!: La commune en l’an 2073”, 1874). 87 · The Tell-Tale Insects · Alphonse Brown; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Les insectes révélateurs”, 1889). 129 · A Professional Scruple · Claude Manceau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Scrupule professionnel”, La Science Française, 1896). 140 · Cataclysm · G. Bethuys; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Cataclysme”, La Science Française, 1896). 164 · A Message from Mars · John Munro; translated by C. Paulon & Brian Stableford · ss translated by Stableford from the French (“Un message de la planète mars”, La Science Illustrée, 1897), itself translated by Paulon from “A Message from Mars” (Cassell’s Family Magazine, March 1895). 181 · The Blue Laboratory · C. Paulon; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Le laboratoire bleu”, La Science Illustrée, 1898). 202 · Nemoville · Emma-Adèle Lacerte; translated by Brian Stableford · na translated from the French (“Némoville”, 1917). 277 · Three Hundred Years Hence · Pierre Mille; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Dans trois cents ans”, Oeuvres Libres, #7, January 1922). 294 · The Eternal Voyage; or The Prospectors of Space · José Moselli; translated by Brian Stableford · nv translated from the French (“Le voyage éternel ou Les prospecteurs de l’infini”, Almanach Scientifique, 1923). 319 · The Planetary Messenger · José Moselli; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le messager de la planète”, Almanach Scientifique, 1924).

The New Moon ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, November 28, 2015, 978-1-61227-443-0, $22.95, 281pp, tp, oa, cover by Jean-Félix Lyon)     Anthology of four French imaginary voyages, including a trip to the moon and a journey from the North Pole to the South via the center of the Earth. Named authors are Alexis-Jean Le Bret, Henri Delmotte, and Edmé Rousseau. Translated, annotated, and introduced by Stableford. Details taken from online listing. · Introduction and Notes · Brian Stableford · in · A Journey from the Arctic Pole to the Antarctic Pole via the Center of the World · translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Relation d’un voyage du pôle arctique au pôle antarctique par le centre du monde avec la description de ce périlleux passage et des choses merveilleuses et étonnantes qu’on a découvertes sous le pôle antarctique”, 1721). · The New Moon · Alexis-Jean Le Bret; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Nouvelle Lune, ou histoire de Poequilon”, 1770). · A Voyage to Paraguay-Roux · Henri Delmotte; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Voyage pittoresque et industriel dans le Paraguay-Roux et la Palingénesie australe, par Trédace-Nafé Théobrôme de Kaout’t’tchouk, gentilhomme Breton, sous-aide ? l’établissement des elyso-pompes, etc.”, 1835). · The Aerial Journey · Edmé Rousseau; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Songe, ou voyage aérien”, 1859).

News from the Moon ed. Brian M. Stableford (Black Coat Press, March 2007, 978-1-932983-89-0, $22.95, 319pp, tp, oa, cover by Gil Formosa)     Anthology of nine French proto-SF stories from 1768 to 1902, translated from the French by Brian Stableford. Three previously appeared in English. Authors include Albert Robida and Guy de Maupassant. 7 · Introduction · Brian M. Stableford · in 21 · News from the Moon · Louis-Sébastien Mercier; translated by Brian M. Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Nouvelles de la lune”, Songes et Visions Philosophiques, 1768). 28 · The Embalmed Hand · Adrien Robert; translated by Brian M. Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La main embaumée”, Contes fantasques et fantastiques, 1867). 46 · The Future Phenomenon · Stéphane Mallarmé; translated by Brian Stableford · pp The Second Dedalus Book of Decadence: The Black Feast ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus, 1992 translated from the French (“Le phénomène futur”, La République des lettres, 1876). 48 · The Metaphysical Machine · Jean Richepin; translated by Brian M. Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La machine a métaphysique”, Morts bizarre, 1877). 58 · The Monkey King · Albert Robida; translated by Brian M. Stableford · n. translated from the French (“Le roi de singes”, Voyages tres extraordinaires de Saturnin Farandoul, 1879). 191 · The Historioscope · Eugène Mouton; translated by Brian M. Stableford · nv translated from the French (“L’historiscope”, Fantaises, 1883). 218 · Tony Wandel’s Heart · Georges Eekhoud; translated by Brian M. Stableford · na translated from the French (“Le Coeur de Tony Wandel”, Kermesses, 1884). 270 · Martian Mankind · Guy de Maupassant; translated by Brian M. Stableford · vi The New York Review of Science Fiction #190, June 2004 translated from the French (“L’Homme de Mars”, 1887). 278 · The Red Triangle · Fernand Noat; translated by Brian M. Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le triangle rouge”, Journal des Voyages, 1902).

The Nickel Man ed. Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, January 2016, 978-1612274454, $24.95, 348pp, tp, oa, cover by Phil Cohen)     Original anthology of 11 French scientific romance stories, translated, edited, and with notes by Stableford. Stories range from 1832 to 1932. · Introduction and Notes · Brian Stableford · in · Mademoiselle de La Choupillière · Jacques Boucher de Perthes; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Mademoiselle de la Choupillière”, Nouvelles de Boucher de Perthes, 1832). · The Uraniad · Pierre Bremond; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Uraniade, ou Esop juge à la cour d’Uranie, scènes dialoguées au sujet des hypotheses Newtoniennes:songe scientifique”, 1844). · The Automaton: A Story Taken from a Palimpsest · Ralph Schropp; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Automate, récit tiré d’un palimpseste”, 1878). · The Death of Paris · Louis Gallet; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Mort de Paris”, 1892). · The Automaton · Léon Daudet; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Automate”, 1898). · The Nickel Man · Georges Espitallier; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“L’Homme en nickel”, 1897). · The Night of Pius XII · Pierre de Nolhac; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“La Nuit de Pie XII”, 1932). · A Lovely Summer’s Day · Pierre de Nolhac; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Une Belle Journée d’été”, 1932). · Babel at Ferney · Pierre de Nolhac; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Babel à Ferney”, 1932). · A Season in Auvergne · Pierre de Nolhac; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Une Saison en Auvergne”, 1932). · The Journal of Dr. J. H. Smithson · Pierre de Nolhac; translated by Brian Stableford · ss translated from the French (“Le Journal du Dr. J.H. Smithson”, 1932).