Category Archives: collections

Collections of individual smaller works, either by multiple creators (anthologies) or multiple works by the same person (omnibus).

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

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"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" collector's edition by J.K. Rowling.

“The Tales of Beedle the Bard” collector’s edition by J.K. Rowling.


Title: The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Series: Harry Potter
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): J.K. Rowling
Cover Artist: J.K. Rowling
Interior Artist(s): J.K. Rowling
Language: English
Original Publisher: J.K. Rowling
Originally Published: December 2007
Publisher: Children’s High Level Group
Published: December 2008
ISBN-10: 0956010903
ISBN-13: 9780956010902
Notes:
Contents:
   “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot”
   “The Fountain of Fair Fortune”
   “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart”
   “Babbitty Rabbitty and Her Cackling Stump”
   “The Tale of the Three Brothers”

Chronicles of the Black Company by Glen Cook

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Title: Chronicles of the Black Company
Series: The Book of the North
Number in Series: 1-3 (one – three)
Author(s): Glen Cook
Cover Artist: Raymond Swanland
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: November 2007
ISBN-10: 0765319233
ISBN-13: 9780765319234
Notes: Thanks, Nathan.
Contents:
   “The Black Company”
   “Shadows Linger”
   “The White Rose”

Grantville Gazette II – edited by Eric Flint

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"Grantville Gazette II", edited by Eric Flint.

“Grantville Gazette II”, edited by Eric Flint.


Title: Grantville Gazette II
Series: Assiti Shards, Grantville Gazette anthologies
Number in Series: n/a, 2 (two)
Author: Rick Boatright, Andreew Clark, Danita Ewing, Eric Flint, Leonard Hollar, Gorg Huff, Laura Runkle, Mike Spehar, Enrico M. Toro, Christopher James Weber, John Zeek
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: November 2007
ISBN-10: 1416555102
ISBN-13: 9781416555100

When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith

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Title: When the People Fell
Series: Casher O’Neill, Instrumentality of Mankind
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): Genevieve Linebarger, John J. Pierce, Frederick Pohl, Cordwainer Smith
Editor(s): Hank Davis
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Language: English
Original Publisher: Baen Books
Originally Published: September 2007
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: September 2012
ISBN-10: 1451638299
ISBN-13: 9781451638295
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Frederik Pohl
   “No, No, Not Rogov!” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “War No. 81-Q” (rewritten version) (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Mark Elf” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “The Queen of the Afternoon” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Scanners Live in Vain” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “The Lady Who Sailed The Soul” with Genevieve Linebarger (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “When the People Fell” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Think Blue, Count Two” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “The Colonel Came Back from the Nothing-at-All” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “The Game of Rat and Dragon” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “The Burning of the Brain” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “From Gustible’s Planet” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Himself in Anachron” with Genevieve Linebarger (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Golden the Ship Was – Oh! Oh! Oh!” with Genevieve Linebarger (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Drunkboat” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “A Planet Named Shayol” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “On the Gem Planet” (Casher O’Neill)
   “On the Storm Planet” (Casher O’Neill)
   “On the Sand Planet” (Casher O’Neill)
   “Three to a Given Star” (Casher O’Neill)
   “Down to a Sunless Sea” with Genevieve Linebarger (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “War No. 81-Q” (Instrumentality of Mankind)
   “Western Science Is So Wonderful”
   “Nancy”
   “The Fife of Bodidharma”
   “Angerhelm”
   “The Good Friends”
   “Timeline of The Instrumentality of Mankind” by John J. Pierce

Speculative Japan – Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy – edited by Gene van Troyer and Grania Davis

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Title: Speculative Japan – Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy
Series: Speculative Japan
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Hisashi Asakura, 浅倉久志, David Brin, Grania Davis, Masami Fukushima, 福島正実, Yoshimasu Gōzō, 吉増剛造, Ryō Hanmura, 半村良, Takashi Ishikawa, 石川喬司, Shinji Kajio, 梶尾眞治, Hiromi Kawakami, 川上弘美, Hirai Kazumasa, 平井和正, Sakyō Komatsu, 小松左京, Tensei Kōno, 河野典生, Taku Mayumura, 眉村卓, Mariko Ōhara, 大原まり子, Takumi Shibano , 柴野拓美, Aritsune Toyota, 豊田有恒, Yasutaka Tsutsui, 筒井康隆, Gene van Troyer, Kōichi Yamano, 山野浩一, Tetsu Yano, 矢野徹
Editor(s): Grania Davis, Gene van Troyer
Cover Artist: Naoyuki Katō, 加藤直之
Language: English
Original Language: Japanese
Publisher: Kurodahan Press
Published: August 2007
ISBN-10: 4902075261
ISBN-13: 9784902075267
Contents:
   “Preface” by David Brin
   “Judy-san – Judith Merril, 1923-1997” by Grania Davis
   “Introduction: Phase Shifting” by Gene van Troyer
   “The Savage Mouth” by Sakyō Komatsu (小松左京)
   “A Time for Revolution” by Kazumasa Hirai (平井和正)
   “Hikari” by Tensei Kōno (河野典生)
   “I’ll Get Rid of Your Discontent” by Taku Mayumura (眉村卓)
   “The Road to the Sea” by Takashi Ishikawa (石川喬司)
   “Where Do the Birds Fly Now” by Kōichi Yamano (山野浩一)
   “Another Prince of Wales” by Aritsune Toyota (豊田有恒)
   “The Flower’s Life Is Short” by Masami Fukushima (福島正実)
   “Girl” by Mariko Ōhara (大原まり子)
   “Standing Woman” by Yasutaka Tsutsui (筒井康隆)
   “Cardboard Box” by Ryō Hanmura (半村良)
   “The Legend of the Paper Spaceship” by Tetsu Yano (矢野徹)
   “Reiko’s Universe Box” by Shinji Kajio (梶尾眞治)
   “Mogera Wogura” by Hiromi Kawakami (川上弘美)
   “Adrenalin” by Yoshimasu Gōzō (吉増剛造)
   “Collective Reason: A Proposal” by Takumi Shibano (柴野拓美)
   “Afterword: “From Vertical to Horizontal”” by Hisashi Asakura (浅倉久志)
   “Editor’s Afterword: “Translator as Hero”” by Grania Davis

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year – Volume One – edited by Jonathan Strahan

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Title: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year – Volume One
Series: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): Paolo Bacigalupi, Peter S. Beagle, Paul Di Filippo, Cory Doctorow, Jeffrey Ford, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Hand, Frances Hardinge, Ellen Klages, Jay Lake, Margo Lanagan, Kelly Link, Ian McDonald, Tim Powers, Robert Reed, M. Rickert, Benjamin Rosenbaum, Christopher Rowe, Geoff Ryman, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, Robert Charles Wilson, Gene Wolfe
Editor(s): Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: Stephan Martinière
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: March 2007
ISBN-10: 1597800686
ISBN-13: 9781597800686
Contents:
   “How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman
   “El Regalo” by Peter S. Beagle
   “I, Row-Boat” by Cory Doctorow
   “In the House of the Seven Librarians” by Ellen Klages
   “Another Word for Map is Faith” by Christopher Rowe
   “Under Hell, Over Heaven” by Margo Lanagan
   “Incarnation Day” by Walter Jon Williams
   “The Night Whiskey” by Jeffrey Ford
   “A Siege of Cranes” by Benjamin Rosenbaum
   “Halfway House” by Frances Hardinge
   “The Bible Repairman” by Tim Powers
   “Yellow Card Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi
   “Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy)” by Geoff Ryman
   “The American Dead” by Jay Lake
   “The Cartesian Theater” by Robert Charles Wilson
   “Journey into the Kingdom” by M. Rickert
   “Eight Episodes” by Robert Reed
   “The Wizards of Perfil” by Kelly Link
   “The Saffron Gatherers” by Elizabeth Hand
   “D. A.” by Connie Willis
   “Femaville 29” by Paul Di Filippo
   “Sob in the Silence” by Gene Wolfe
   “The House Beyond Your Sky” by Benjamin Rosenbaum
   “The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald

The Jack Vance Treasury edited by Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan

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"The Jack Vance Treasury" edited by Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan.

“The Jack Vance Treasury” edited by Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan.


Title: The Jack Vance Treasury
Author: Jack Vance, George R.R. Martin, Terry Dowling, Jonathan Strahan
Editor(s): Terry Dowling, Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: Gnemo
Language: English
Publisher: Subterranean Press
Published: January 2007
ISBN-10: 1596060778
ISBN-13: 9781596060777
Notes: All by Vance unless otherwise noted.
Contents:
   “Preface”
   “Jack Vance: An Appreciation” by George R.R. Martin
   “Introduction: Fruit from the Tree of Life” by Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan
   “The Dragon Masters”
   “Liane the Wayfarer” (Dying Earth)
   “Sail 25”
   “The Gift of Gab”
   “The Miracle Workers”
   “Guyal of Sfere” (Dying Earth)
   “Noise”
   “The Kokod Warriors” (Magnus Ridolph)
   “The Overworld” (Dying Earth)
   “The Men Return”
   “The Sorcerer Pharesm” (Dying Earth)
   “The New Prime”
   “The Secret”
   “The Moon Moth”
   “The Bagful of Dreams” (Dying Earth)
   “The Mitr”
   “Morreion” (Dying Earth)
   “The Last Castle”
   “Biographical Sketch & Other Facts”

We the Underpeople by Cordwainer Smith

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Title: We the Underpeople
Series: Instrumentality of Mankind, Rod McBan
Number in Series: n/a
Author(s): John J. Pierce, Robert Silverberg, Cordwainer Smith
Editor(s): Hank Davis
Cover Artist: Bob Eggleton
Language: English
Original Publisher: Baen Books
Originally Published: December 2006
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: August 2008
ISBN-10: 1416555676
ISBN-13: 9781416555674
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Robert Silverberg
   “The Dead Lady of Clown Town”
   “Under Old Earth”
   “Mother Hitton’s Littul Kittons”
   “Alpha Ralpha Boulevard”
   “The Ballad of Lost C’Mell”
   “Norstrilia” (Rod McBan)
   “Timeline of The Instrumentality of Mankind” by John J. Pierce

This Is My Funniest – edited by Mike Resnick

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Title: This Is My Funniest
Series: This Is My Funniest
Number in Series: 1 (one)
Author(s): David BrinNick DiChario, Gardner Dozois, Bill Fawcett, Esther M. Friesner, Tom Gerencer, David Gerrold, Joe Haldeman, Harry Harrison, James Patrick Kelly, Nancy Kress, Barry N. Malzberg, Jack McDevitt, Jody Lynn Nye, Laura Resnick, Mike Resnick, Ralph Roberts, Spider Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Sheckley, Josepha Sherman, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, William Tenn, Harry Turtledove, Howard Waldrop, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, Jane Yolen
Editor(s): Mike Resnick
Cover Artist: Ralph Voltz
Language: English
Publisher: BenBella Books
Published: October 2006
ISBN-10: 1932100954
ISBN-13: 9781932100952
Contents:
   “Introduction” by Mike Resnick
   “Space Rats of the CCC” by Harry Harrison
   “The Lemon-Green Spaghetti-Loud Dynamite-Dribble Day” by William Tenn
   “Dick W. and His Pussy; or, Tess and Her Adequate Dick” by Jane Yolen
   “Night of the Cooters” by Howard Waldrop
   “A Delightful Comedic Premise” by Barry N. Malzberg
   “The Capo of Darkness” by Laura Resnick
   “Franz Kafka, Superhero!” by David Gerrold
   “Too Hot to Hoot” by Spider Robinson
   “Amanda and the Alien” by Robert Silverberg
   “Faith” by James Patrick Kelly
   “The Growling” by Jody Lynn Nye
   “Alien Radio” by Mike Resnick and Nick DiChario
   “Primordial Chili” by Tom Gerencer
   “The Dog Said Bow-Wow” by Michael Swanwick
   “Sweet, Savage Sorcerer” by Esther M. Friesner
   “The Hanging Curve” by Gardner Dozois
   “Deus Tex” by Jack McDevitt
   “The Flim-Flam Alien” by Ralph Roberts
   “Present” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
   “You’ll Catch Your Death of Colds” by Bill Fawcett
   “The Usurper Memos” by Josepha Sherman
   “Patent Infringement” by Nancy Kress
   “Ickies in Mirrorshades” by David Brin
   “Ligdan and the Young Pretender” by Walter Jon Williams
   “A !Tangled Web” by Joe Haldeman
   “Revolt of the Sugar Plum Fairies” by Mike Resnick
   “Myth Manners’ Guide to Greek Missology #1: Andromeda and Perseus” by Harry Turtledove
   “The Soul Selects Her Own Society: Invasion and Repulsion: A Chronological Reinterpretation of Two of Emily Dickinson’s Poems: A Wellsian Perspective” by Connie Willis
   “Cordle to Onion to Carrot” by Robert Sheckley