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Book Contents Lists: Page 2010

The Women Who Walk Through Fire: Women’s Fantasy & Science Fiction Vol. 2 ed. Susanna J. Sturgis (Crossing Press, September 1990, 0-89594-419-7, $9.95, 275pp, tp, oa, cover by Beth Avery)     Anthology of 16 sf and fantasy stories by women, ten original, with an introduction by the editor. A hardcover edition (-420-0) was announced. 1 · Introduction · Susanna J. Sturgis · in 12 · Earth and Sky Words · Cathy Hinga Haustein · ss 23 · The Inkblot Test · Rosalind A. Warren · ss 27 · New Age Baby · Deborah H. Fruin · ss 34 · Night of the Short Knives [Frostflower] · Phyllis Ann Karr · ss 53 · The Forbidden Words of Margaret A. · L. Timmel Duchamp · nv Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine #8, Summer 1990 76 · Road Runner · G. K. Sprinkle · ss 85 · Picnic Days · Cleo Kocol · ss 93 · Net Songs · Elaine Bergstrom · ss 111 · Shark-Killer · Carol Severance · nv Dragon February 1988 132 · Firebird · J. L. Comeau · nv 162 · A Ceremony of Discontent · Eleanor Arnason · ss Room of One’s Own v6 #1/2, 1981 173 · Mamugrandae—The Second Tale · Merril Mushroom · ss Common Lives/Lesbian Lives Winter 1983 182 · The Girl Who Went to the Rich Neighborhood · Rachel Pollack · ss Beyond Lands of Never ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Unicorn, 1984 194 · Sahrel Short Swords · Ginger Simpson Curry · ss 208 · My Lady Tongue · Lucy Sussex · na Matilda at the Speed of Light ed. Damien Broderick, Angus & Robertson, 1988 256 · Hills of Blue, an Orange Moon · Ruth Shigezawa · ss 268 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Sex in the 21st Century ed. Milton Subotsky & Michel Parry--- see under Michel Parry.

The Aquiliad by Somtow Sucharitkul (Timescape, December 1983, 0-671-45443-9, $2.95, 224pp, pb, co) [Aquila] 9 · Aquila [Aquila] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 18 1982 55 · Aquila the God [Aquila] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 14 1982 97 · Aquila Meets Bigfoot [Aquila] · Somtow Sucharitkul · na Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic January 1983 173 · Aquila: The Final Conflict [Aquila] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic May 1983

Dragon’s Fin Soup by Somtow Sucharitkul--- see under S. P. Somtow.

Fire from the Wine Dark Sea by Somtow Sucharitkul (Starblaze, September 1983, 0-89865-252-9, $6.50, 301pp, tp, co, cover by Val Lakey Lindahn) 1 · Fire from the Wine-Dark Sea · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Other Worlds 1 ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979 17 · The Thirteenth Utopia [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact April 1979 39 · A Child of Earth and Starry Heaven · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Chrysalis 9 ed. Roy Torgeson, Doubleday, 1981 57 · Somtow Sucharitkul: Interview I · Darrell Schweitzer · iv Thrust 1979 [Ref. Somtow Sucharitkul] 74 · Kith of Infinity · Somtow Sucharitkul · pm The Bangkok Post September 17 1967 77 · Sunsteps · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Unearth Summer 1977 101 · Aquila the God [Aquila] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine April 14 1982 133 · Comets and Kings · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss Chrysalis 5 ed. Roy Torgeson, Zebra, 1979 147 · Angels’ Wings · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Chrysalis 8 ed. Roy Torgeson, Doubleday, 1980 163 · Meeting in Milan Cathedral · Somtow Sucharitkul · pm 1973 163 · Messenger · Somtow Sucharitkul · pm 1973 164 · On an Unfinished Pieta of Michelangelo · Somtow Sucharitkul · pm 1973 165 · Dear Caressa or This Towering Torment · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1980 185 · Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile… · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact September 14 1981 211 · The What March? · Somtow Sucharitkul · ar Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 15 1982 221 · Darktouch [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine January 1980 245 · Coaster Time · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss 1981 263 · The Four Dragons and the Dying King · Somtow Sucharitkul · pm 1978 267 · The Last Line of the Haiku · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic November 1981 291 · Somtow Sucharitkul: Interview II · Bob Halliday · iv The Bangkok Post November 2 1975 [Ref. Somtow Sucharitkul] 297 · In Defense of Ozymandias · Somtow Sucharitkul · aw

Mallworld by Somtow Sucharitkul (Starblaze, 1981, 0-89865-161-1, $4.95, 195pp, tp, co) [Mallworld] [edited by Hank Stine] 1 · A Day in Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 1979 23 · Sing a Song of Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine July 1980 51 · The Vampire of Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic May 1981 78 · Rabid in Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine June 1980 103 · Mallworld Graffiti [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 31 1981 139 · The Dark Side of Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine October 26 1981 172 · The Jaws of Mallworld [Mallworld] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv

Opus 50 by Somtow Sucharitkul--- see under S. P. Somtow.

The Pavilion of Frozen Women by Somtow Sucharitkul--- see under S. P. Somtow.

Tagging the Moon by Somtow Sucharitkul--- see under S. P. Somtow.

The Ultimate Mallworld by Somtow Sucharitkul--- see under S. P. Somtow.

Utopia Hunters by Somtow Sucharitkul (Bantam, December 1984, 0-553-24526-0, $2.95, 225pp, pb, co) [Inquestor]     Collection of interwoven stories in the “Inquestor” series. 1 · The Book of Children’s Dreams · Somtow Sucharitkul · si 22 · The Story of the Rainbow King [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine February 16 1981, as “The Rainbow King” 55 · The Book of Shapers and Visionaries · Somtow Sucharitkul · si 66 · The Story of the Dust-Sculptress [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine August 3 1981, as “The Dust” 98 · The Story of the Web Dancer [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine December 1979, as “The Web Dancer” 127 · The Book of Rememberers and Warriors · Somtow Sucharitkul · si 138 · The Rememberer’s Story [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine March 15 1982, as “Remembrances” 166 · The Comet’s Story [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic September 1984, as “The Comet That Cried for Its Mother” 189 · The Book of Three Young Inquestors · Somtow Sucharitkul · si 194 · The Myth of Mother Vara [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss 201 · The Myth of the Windbringers [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · ss 211 · The Story of Young Arryk [Inquestor] · Somtow Sucharitkul · nv Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine May 1982, as “Scarlet Snow” 233 · The Book of the Darkweaver · Somtow Sucharitkul · aw

Photocopies of Heaven by Maurice Suckling (Elastic Press, October 2006, 0-9548812-8-1, £5.99, 216pp, tp, co, cover by Allison Best)     Details taken from Table of Contents. · Part One 1 · Life with a Porn Queen · Maurice Suckling · vi 3 · What Happened Next? · Maurice Suckling · ss 15 · Identity Renting · Maurice Suckling · ss 21 · Things You Can See · Maurice Suckling · ss 25 · The Amazing Adventures of No One in Particular [Part 1 of 6] · Maurice Suckling · cs · Part Two 33 · A New Kitchen Is a Way to a New Life · Maurice Suckling · ss 37 · Nowhere and Other Destinations You Can Enjoy · Maurice Suckling · ss 51 · Things You Can Buy · Maurice Suckling · ss 55 · The Amazing Adventures of No One in Particular [Part 2 of 6] · Maurice Suckling · cs · Part Three 63 · The Seventh Colour · Maurice Suckling · vi 65 · Televisionism · Maurice Suckling · ss 81 · This Is Not a Virus (or Is It?) · Maurice Suckling · vi 83 · The Amazing Adventures of No One in Particular [Part 3 of 6] · Maurice Suckling · cs · Part Four 91 · Snapshots of Glastonbury 2003 · Maurice Suckling · ss 103 · 14 Everyday Brands · Maurice Suckling · ss 107 · Theory of Accidents · Maurice Suckling · ss 129 · The Amazing Adventures of No One in Particular [Part 4 of 6] · Maurice Suckling · cs · Part Five 137 · 160 chrctrs · Maurice Suckling · ss 153 · Chicken Supreme Ready Meal · Maurice Suckling · ss 159 · Disposable Planet · Maurice Suckling · ss 165 · Story Translated from Bleeps from Outer Space · Maurice Suckling · ss 173 · The Amazing Adventures of No One in Particular [Part 5 of 6] · Maurice Suckling · cs · Part Six 181 · Infinite Things to Do with Microwaves · Maurice Suckling · ss 189 · Two Incidents Several Years Apart · Maurice Suckling · vi 191 · The Spark of Divinely Random Intervention · Maurice Suckling · ss 203 · September 12th · Maurice Suckling · vi 205 · The Amazing Adventures of No One in Particular [Part 6 of 6] · Maurice Suckling · cs 211 · This Way for People · Maurice Suckling · ss

Those Whom the Gods Love: and Other Ghostly Tales of Vision and Dread by Harvey Peter Sucksmith (Ghost Story Press, April 1994, 0-9520492-4-4, £16.50, xxii+218pp, hc, oc, cover by Andrew King)     Collection of ten stories, in a signed limited edition of 200. v · Foreword · Devendra P. Varma · fw ix · From the Author to the Reader · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · in 1 · Those Whom the Old Gods Love · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · nv 33 · “Any More Ghost Stories for Me?” · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · ss 45 · That Infernal Machine · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · ss 63 · The Boat of the Dead · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · nv 87 · The Carving Over the Fireplace · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · nv 131 · A Silver Horn · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · ss 151 · “Adders and Serpents, Let Me Breathe Awhile!” · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · nv 177 · The Man Who Translated an Unknown Language · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · ss 187 · At the Bridge · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · ss 207 · Ape Island · Harvey Peter Sucksmith · ss The London Mystery Magazine #31, December 1956

Science Fiction 3 ed. Murray Suid & Robert Pierce--- see under Robert Pierce.

Science Fiction for Young Readers ed. C. W. Sullivan, III (Greenwood Press, March 30, 1993, 0-313-27289-1, xv+214pp, hc, oa)     Non-fiction, criticism; anthology of 16 essays about sf for young adults, with introductory material by the editor. Details taken from online listing. 3 · The Tom Swift Books · Francis J. Molson · ar 21 · Heinlein’s Juveniles: Growing Up in Outer Space · C. W. Sullivan, III · ar [Ref. Robert A. Heinlein] 37 · The Formulaic and Rites of Passage in Andre Norton’s Magic Series · Roger C. Schlobin · ar [Ref. Andre Norton] 47 · Asimov: Man Thinking · Elizabeth Anne Hull · ar [Ref. Isaac Asimov] 65 · The “Terrible Journey” Past “Dragons in the Water” to House Like Lotus: Faces of Love in the Fiction of Madeleine L’Engle · M. Sarah Smedman · ar [Ref. Madeleine L’Engle] 87 · The Things of a Child: Coming Full-Circle with Alan E. Nourse’s Raiders from the Rings · Howard V. Hendrix · ar [Ref. Alan E. Nourse] 97 · Masters, Slaves, and Rebels: Dystopia as Defined and Defied by John Christopher · K. V. Bailey · ar [Ref. John Christopher] 113 · Danger Quotient, Fiskadoro, Riddley Walker, and the Failure of the Campbellian Monomyth · Millicent Lenz · ar 121 · Growing Home: The Triumph of Youth in the Novels of H.M. Hoover · Thom Dunn & Karl Hiller · ar [Ref. H. M. Hoover] 133 · The British Science Fiction of Louise Lawrence · Marilyn Fain Apseloff · ar [Ref. Louise Lawrence] 145 · The Debate Continues: Technology or Nature—A Study of Monica Hughes’s Science Fiction Novels · J. R. Wytenbroek · ar [Ref. Monica Hughes] 157 · Myth in Action: The Trials and Transformation of Menolly · Patricia Harkins · ar 169 · “True Myth”: Female Archetypes in Monica Hughes’s The Keeper of the Isis Light · Raymond E. Jones · ar [Ref. Monica Hughes] 179 · Neo-Gnostic Elements in Louise Lawrence’s Moonwind · Judith N. Mitchell · ar [Ref. Louise Lawrence] 187 · Captain Kirk and Dr. Who: Meliorist and Spenglerian World Views in Fiction for Young Adults · Joseph O. Milner · ar 197 · Raymond Briggs’s When the Wind Blows: Toward an Ecology of the Mind for Young Readers · Millicent Lenz · ar [Ref. Raymond Briggs] · Selected Bibliography · Michael Levy · bi

As Tomorrow Becomes Today ed. Charles W. Sullivan (Prentice-Hall, 1974, 0-13-050021-6, 456pp, tp, an) xiii · Preface · Charles W. Sullivan · pr 1 · Introduction · Charles W. Sullivan · in · Section I: Science Fiction and the Imagination 7 · Time Travel 8 · Backtracked · Burt K. Filer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1968 13 · “All You Zombies—” · Robert A. Heinlein · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1959 24 · The Men Who Murdered Mohammed · Alfred Bester · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1958 35 · Parallel Worlds 37 · Random Quest · John Wyndham · nv Consider Her Ways and Others by John Wyndham, Michael Joseph, 1961 68 · Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967 78 · The Monster from Nowhere · Nelson S. Bond · ss Fantastic Adventures July 1939 93 · Mind Stretchers 95 · The New Reality · Charles L. Harness · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1950 127 · No-Sided Professor · Martin Gardner · ss Esquire January 1947 136 · “—And He Built a Crooked House” · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1941 · Section II: Science Fiction and the Future 155 · Education 157 · The Fun They Had · Isaac Asimov · ss The Boys and Girls Page December 1 1951 160 · Primary Education of the Camiroi [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1966 170 · HEMEAC · E. G. Von Wald · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1968 184 · World War III 186 · Personal · Tuli Kupferberg · vi East Side Review 1966 186 · A Boy and His Dog [Vic & Blood] · Harlan Ellison · nv New Worlds #189, April 1969 220 · Robots 222 · Runaround [Mike Donovan; Robots] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction March 1942 237 · Calling Dr. Clockwork · Ron Goulart · ss Amazing Stories March 1965 245 · Masks · Damon Knight · ss Playboy July 1968 255 · Man: Himself and Aliens 257 · Specialist · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953 271 · The Sentinel · Arthur C. Clarke · ss 10 Story Fantasy Spring 1951, as “Sentinel of Eternity” 279 · The Game of Rat and Dragon [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1955 292 · The Decision Makers [Allan Odegaard (Conscience)] · Joseph Green · nv Galaxy Magazine April 1965 311 · A Death in the House · Clifford D. Simak · nv Galaxy Magazine October 1959 327 · Technology 329 · Build-Up · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds Science Fiction #55, January 1957 346 · Plenitude · Will Worthington · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1959 357 · The Wizards of Pung’s Corners [Jack Tighe] · Frederik Pohl · nv Galaxy Magazine October 1958 381 · “Repent, Harlequin!” Said the Ticktockman · Harlan Ellison · ss Galaxy Magazine December 1965 392 · Population 394 · Nine Lives · Ursula K. Le Guin · nv Playboy November 1969 416 · Golden Acres · Kit Reed · nv Mister Da V. and Other Stories by Kit Reed, Faber and Faber, 1967 432 · Population Implosion · Andrew J. Offutt · nv If July 1967 445 · The Tunnel Ahead · Alice Glaser · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1961 453 · Afterword · Charles W. Sullivan · aw 454 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi