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Wraithbound by J. C. Stearns (Black Library, December 8, 2016, ebook, ss) [Warhammer 40,000]     Details taken from online listing.

A Wizard’s Dozen: Stories of the Fantastic ed. Michael Stearns (Harcourt Brace, November 1993, 0-15-200965-5, $16.95, 186pp, hc, oa, cover by Michael Hussar)     Young-adult original anthology of 13 fantasy stories. The paperback edition referred to on the copyright page does not exist. xi · To the Reader · Michael Stearns · in 1 · The Sixty-two Curses of Caliph Arenschadd · Patricia C. Wrede · ss 21 · Fairy Dust [Ottawa and the Valley] · Charles de Lint · ss 32 · The Princess Who Kicked Butt · Will Shetterly · ss 44 · The Sea Giants · Betty Levin · ss 55 · Efrum’s Marbles · Joy Oestreicher · ss 61 · “Come Hither” · Tappan King · ss 79 · With His Head Tucked Underneath His Arm · Bruce Coville · ss 89 · The Queen’s Mirror · Debra Doyle & James D. Macdonald · ss 99 · The Breath of Princes · Alan P. Smale · ss 119 · Harlyn’s Fairy · Jane Yolen · ss 131 · Lost Soul · Vivian Vande Velde · ss 149 · The Way of Prophets · Dan Bennett · ss 167 · Faith · Sherwood Smith · ss 183 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Compelling Science Fiction: The First Collection ed. Joe Stech & Emily Goodin (Compelling Science Press, November 2018, 978-1-949787-01-6, $9.99, ebook, an)     Details taken from Table of Contents. · Floaters Can’t Float · Pip Coen · ss Compelling Science Fiction #6, April/May 2017 · They Breed Like Flies · Jeff Walden · ss Compelling Science Fiction #4, December 2016 · The Setting of the Sun · Benjamin C. Kinney · ss Compelling Science Fiction #8, August/September 2017 · What’s a Few Years When You Get Money and Friends in High Places? · R. R. Angell · ss Compelling Science Fiction #7, June/July 2017 · The Law of Diminishing Returns · Dominic Teague · ss Compelling Science Fiction #3, September 2016 · Demeter’s Regard · Deborah L. Davitt · ss Compelling Science Fiction #6, April/May 2017 · Cogito Ergo Sum · Mike Adamson · ss Compelling Science Fiction #7, June/July 2017 · Emerging from the Shadows · Clinton Lawrence · ss Compelling Science Fiction #8, August/September 2017 · Fermi’s Last Survivor · John Taloni · ss Compelling Science Fiction #9, October/November 2017 · Gaia’s Children · Lawrence Buentello · ss Compelling Science Fiction #1, April 2016 · Targeted Behavior · J. D. Moyer · ss Compelling Science Fiction #11, Summer 2018 · Paint by Numbers · Pip Coen · ss Compelling Science Fiction #8, August/September 2017 · Museum Piece · J. D. Popham · ss Compelling Science Fiction #10, Winter 2017 · National Mission System · Matt Fuchs · ss Compelling Science Fiction #8, August/September 2017 · Personal Trainer · Meg Elison · ss Compelling Science Fiction #2, June 2016 · Quantum Coursework · Marcus Holm · ss Compelling Science Fiction #6, April/May 2017 · Redo · Larry Hodges · ss Compelling Science Fiction #10, Winter 2017 · Reflection · Aaron Wright · ss Compelling Science Fiction #1, April 2016 · Hostile Intent · Mike Adamson · ss Compelling Science Fiction #10, Winter 2017 · Opportunities for Lost Children · James Beamon · ss Compelling Science Fiction #1, April 2016 · Tav · Dustin Kennedy · ss Compelling Science Fiction #5, February/March 2017 · Skychildren · C. L. Kagmi · ss Compelling Science Fiction #5, February/March 2017 · The Art of Failure · Robert Dawson · ss Compelling Science Fiction #1, April 2016 · The Virgin of Santos de la Tierra · E. E. King · ss Compelling Science Fiction #10, Winter 2017 · Catallactics on an Asteroid · Steve Wire · ss Compelling Science Fiction #9, October/November 2017 · Top of Show · James Rowland · ss Compelling Science Fiction #11, Summer 2018 · Inside-of-Body Experience · Pip Coen · ss Compelling Science Fiction #10, Winter 2017

All-American Alien Boy by Allen Steele (Old Earth Books, August 1996, 1-882968-06-9, $15.00, 206pp, tp, co, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Collection of 11 stories, with a general introduction by Steele, as well as individual introductions for each story. xxi · Dispatches from America · Allen Steele · in 1 · Lost in the Shopping Mall · Allen Steele · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction October/November 1993 25 · Mudzilla’s Last Stand · Allen Steele · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction January 1993 44 · Hunting Wabbit · Allen Steele · ss Science Fiction Age May 1993 69 · Riders in the Sky · Allen Steele · nv Alternate Outlaws ed. Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, Tor, 1994 88 · Whinin’ Boy Blues · Allen Steele · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction February 1994 106 · See Rock City · Allen Steele · ss Omni August 1994 120 · 2,437 UFOs Over New Hampshire · Allen Steele · ss Alien Pregnant by Elvis ed. Esther M. Friesner & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW, 1994 137 · Jonathan Livingston Seaslug · Allen Steele · ss Science Fiction Age January 1995 154 · Doblin’s Lecture · Allen Steele · ss Pirate Writings #10, 1996 167 · A Letter from St. Louis [War of the Worlds] · Allen Steele · ss War of the Worlds: Global Dispatches ed. Kevin J. Anderson, Bantam Spectra, 1996 183 · The Good Rat · Allen Steele · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact mid December 1995

American Beauty by Allen M. Steele (Gale Group/Five Star, May 2003, 0-7862-5339-8, $25.95, 258pp, hc, co, cover by Alan M. Clark) [edited by Martin H. Greenberg & Ed Gorman]     Collection of ten stories. Steel discusses the inspirations for his stories in the introduction. Packaged and edited by Martin H. Greenberg and Ed Gorman. 6 · Mishegos · Allen M. Steele · in 14 · Agape Among the Robots · Allen M. Steele · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact May 2000 46 · Her Own Private Sitcom · Allen M. Steele · ss Analog Science Fiction and Fact January 1999 62 · Green Acres · Allen M. Steele · ss Science Fiction Age March 1999 98 · Missing Time · Allen M. Steele · ss Worcester Magazine September 25 1996 112 · Graceland [Riverworld] · Allen M. Steele · nv Tales of Riverworld ed. Philip José Farmer, Warner Questar, 1992 136 · Jake and the Enemy · Allen M. Steele · ss Oceans of the Mind #1, Fall 2001 159 · Warning, Warning · Allen M. Steele · ss Fantastic Stories of the Imagination #19, Spring 2000 164 · The Fine Art of Watching · Allen M. Steele · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact February 2001, as by John Mulherin 190 · A Walk Across Mars · Allen M. Steele · nv Mars Probes ed. Peter Crowther, DAW, 2002 216 · Tom Swift and His Humongous Mechanical Dude · Allen M. Steele · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 2001

Angel of Europa by Allen Steele (Subterranean Press, September 2011, 978-1-59606-412-6, $35.00, 90pp, hc, na, cover by Ron Miller)     SF mystery novella about an expedition exploring the moons of Jupiter, and one woman’s claim that a creature attacked her craft and killed two crew members. A signed, limited edition of 500.

The Last Science Fiction Writer by Allen Steele (Subterranean Press, November 2008, 978-1-59606-152-1, $25.00, 310pp, hc, co, cover by Bob Eggleton)     Collection of ten stories. This is a signed, limited edition of 1,000. 9 · A Space Cadet Turns Fifty · Allen Steele · in 13 · Escape from Earth · Allen Steele · na Escape from Earth ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, SFBC, 2006 103 · The War of Dogs and Boids [Coyote] · Allen Steele · nv Amazon Shorts August 2005 125 · An Incident at the Luncheon of the Boating Party · Allen Steele · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction December 2005 135 · The Teb Hunter · Allen Steele · ss Witpunk ed. Claude Lalumi^e`re & Marty Halpern, Four Walls Eight Windows, 2003 145 · Moreau² · Allen Steele · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact July/August 2004 203 · High Roller · Allen Steele · nv Cosmic Tales: Adventures in Sol System ed. T. K. F. Weisskopf, Baen, 2004 227 · World Without End, Amen · Allen Steele · nv Asimov’s Science Fiction January 2006 257 · Take Me Back to Old Tennessee · Allen Steele · nv Millennium 3001 ed. Martin H. Greenberg & Russell Davis, DAW, 2006 279 · Hail to the Chief · Allen Steele · ss Future Washington ed. Ernest Lilley, WSFA, 2005 293 · The Last Science Fiction Writer · Allen Steele · ss Subterranean #4, 2006

The River Horses by Allen Steele (Subterranean Press, December 2007, 978-1-59606-132-3, $35.00, 119pp, hc, na, cover by Ron Miller) [Coyote]     SF novella in the Coyote series, set between Coyote Rising and Coyote Frontier. This is a signed, limited edition of 500 numbered copies.

Rude Astronauts by Allen Steele (Legend, January 21, 1993, 0-09-926001-8, £9.99, 261pp, tp, co, cover by Keith Scaife)     Collection of ten sf stories, one original, and a selection of articles from Worcester Magazine. A hardcover edition (-926181-2, £14.99) was announced but not seen. 1 · Weird Scenes from the Beach Party · Allen Steele · in 13 · Eulogy · Allen Steele · ar Worcester Magazine February 5 1986, as “In Reaching for the Stars, We Found Ourselves” 16 · Walking on the Moon [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss 28 · Free Beer and the William Casey Society [Diamondback Jack’s; Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1989 46 · The Return of Weird Frank [Diamondback Jack’s; Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1991 66 · Sugar’s Blues [Diamondback Jack’s; Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1992 103 · Live from the Mars Hotel [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1988 123 · Pakachoag Hill · Allen Steele · ar Worcester Magazine September 25 1985, as “In Auburn, the Space Age Is Born” 126 · Goddard’s People · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1991 149 · John Harper Wilson · Allen Steele · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1989 167 · L.G.M. · Allen Steele · ar Worcester Magazine December 1988, as “E.T., Phone Here” 175 · Hapgood’s Hoax · Allen Steele · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1990 193 · Waiting for the End of the World · Allen Steele · ar Worcester Magazine October 30 1985, as “Preparing for the Worst of All Possible Worlds” 196 · Winter Scenes of the Cold War · Allen Steele · ss Worcester Magazine March 1989 210 · Can’t You Count the Angels Dancing on a Pin · Allen Steele · ar Worcester Magazine September 24 1986, as “How Many Angels Can Dance on the Head of a Pin?” 214 · Trembling Earth · Allen Steele · na Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine November 1990

Sex and Violence in Zero Gee by Allen Steele (Meisha Merlin, January 1999, 0-9658345-9-X, $16.00, 450pp, tp, co, cover by Ron Miller)     Collection of 15 stories, one original, including first U.S. publication of the short novel The Weight (Legend 1994). This has all the short fiction set in Steele’s “Near Space” in chronological order, with timeline. Introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. 9 · An Introduction to Allen Steele · Kevin J. Anderson · in [Ref. Allen Steele] 13 · Coming of Age · Allen Steele · in 21 · Walking on the Moon [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss Rude Astronauts by Allen Steele, Legend, 1993 · The Diamondback Jack Quartet 33 · Free Beer and the William Casey Society [Diamondback Jack’s; Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1989 51 · The Return of Weird Frank [Diamondback Jack’s; Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1991 71 · Sugar’s Blues [Diamondback Jack’s; Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 1992 105 · The Flying Triangle [Diamondback Jack’s] · Allen Steele · ss Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction ed. Nicola Griffith & Stephen Pagel, Overlook Press, 1998 123 · Live from the Mars Hotel [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine mid December 1988 141 · The War Memorial [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss Asimov’s Science Fiction September 1995 145 · Zwarte Piet’s Tale [Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Analog Science Fiction and Fact December 1998 171 · The Weight · Allen Steele · na Legend, 1995 259 · Kronos [Near Space] · Allen Steele · nv Science Fiction Age January 1996 · The Captain Future Duet 305 · The Death of Captain Future [Captain Future (Curt Newton); Near Space] · Allen Steele · na Asimov’s Science Fiction October 1995 347 · The Exile of Evening Star [Captain Future (Curt Newton); Near Space] · Allen Steele · na Asimov’s Science Fiction January 1999 395 · 0.0G Sex: A User’s Guide · Allen Steele · ss 399 · Working for Mister Chicago [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss Absolute Magnitude #4, Fall 1995 415 · Shepherd Moon [Near Space] · Allen Steele · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction June 1994 421 · Appendix #1: “Near Space” Timeline · [uncredited] · ms [Ref. Allen Steele] 424 · Appendix #2: Space Station and Spacecraft Designs · [uncredited] · ms [Ref. Allen Steele] 429 · Allen Steele Bio · [uncredited] · bg [Ref. Allen Steele] 431 · Allen Steele Book List · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Allen Steele]

America’s Plague Battalions by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, May 28, 2021, 978-1-61827-586-8, $13.95, 164pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 29 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Army of the Dead by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Corinth Publications, February 1966, CR120, 60¢, 160pp, pb, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]

The Army of the Dead by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Steeger Books, January 28, 2020, 978-1-61827-466-3, $13.95, 207pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel. Details taken from online listing. fc. · [front cover] · John Howitt · cv Operator #5 March 1935

The Army Without a Country by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, April 1, 2022, 978-1-61827-650-6, $14.95, 159pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 35 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

Attack of the Blizzard Men by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Steeger Books, May 21, 2020, 978-1-61827-503-5, $13.95, 188pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Details taken from online listing.

Blood Reign of the Dictator by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Corinth Publications, 1966, CR136, 60¢, 160pp, pb, n., cover by Robert Bonfils) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]

Blood Reign of the Dictator by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Steeger Books, March 16, 2020, 978-1-61827-482-3, $13.95, 233pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Reprint (Corinth 1966) novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Bloody Forty-Five Days by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, April 30, 2021, 978-1-61827-579-0, $13.95, 172pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 28 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Bloody Frontiers by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, September 23, 2022, 978-1-61827-669-8, $14.95, 138pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 36 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

Cavern of the Damned by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Dimedia, 1980, 0-934498-02-4, 108pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]

Cavern of the Damned by Curtis Steele (by Frederick C. Davis) (Altus Press, April 10, 2019, 978-1-61827-691-9, $13.95, 223pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Reprint (Dimedia 1980) novel. Details taken from online listing.

The Coming of the Mongol Hordes by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, October 21, 2022, 978-1-61827-670-4, $14.95, 138pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 37 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

Crime’s Reign of Terror by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, October 1, 2020, 978-1-61827-532-5, $13.95, 173pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Reprint (Hanos 1997) novel. Volume 25 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Dawn That Shook the World by Curtis Steele (by A. H. Bittner) (Popular Publications, March 8, 2024, 978-1-61827-789-3, $16.95, 196pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Reprint (Wildside Press 2005) novel. Volume 42 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

The Day of the Damned by Curtis Steele (by A. H. Bittner) (Popular Publications, January 12, 2024, 978-1-61827-777-0, $16.95, 174pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 41 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

Death’s Ragged Army by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, March 26, 2021, 978-1-61827-569-1, $13.95, 164pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 26 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.

Drums of Destruction by Curtis Steele (by Emile C. Tepperman) (Popular Publications, March 4, 2022, 978-1-61827-646-9, $13.95, 135pp, tp, n.) [James Christopher (Operator 5)]     Volume 34 in the series. Details taken from publisher website.