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Grantville Gazette IV – edited by Eric Flint

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"Grantville Gazette IV" edited by Eric Flint.

“Grantville Gazette IV” edited by Eric Flint.


Title: Grantville Gazette IV
Series: Assiti Shards, Grantville Gazette anthologies
Number in Series: n/a, 4 (four)
Author(s): Karen Bergstralh, David Carrico, Jose J. Clavell, Iver P. Cooper, Virginia DeMarce, Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Leonard Hollar, Bob Hollingsworth, Gorg Huff, Ernest Lutz, Allen W. McDonnell, Kerryn Offord, Pam Poggiani, Russ Rittgers, Dan Robinson, Tom Van Natta, John Zeek
Editor(s): Eric Flint
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: June 2008
ISBN-10: 1416555544
ISBN-13: 9781416555544
Contents:
   “Preface” by Eric Flint
   “The Anatomy Lesson” (The Anne Jefferson Stories) by Eric Flint
   “Poor Little Rich Girls” by Paula Goodlett and Gorg Huff
   “‘Til We Meet Again” by Virginia DeMarce
   “One Man’s Junk” by Karen Bergstralh
   “Chip’s Christmas Gift” by Russ Rittgers
   “Dice’s Drawings” by Dan Robinson
   “The Class of ’34” by Kerryn Offord
   “Magdeburg Marines: The Few and the Proud” by Jose J. Clavell
   “Elizabeth” by Ernest Lutz and John Zeek
   “Heavy Metal Music or Revolution in Three Flats” by David Carrico
   “Drillers in Doublets” (Assiti essays) by Iver P. Cooper
   “How to Keep Your Old John Deere Plowing: Diesel Fuel Alternatives for Grantville 1631-1639” (Assiti essays) by Allen W. McDonnell
   “How to build a Machine gun in 1634 with available technology: Two alternate views” (Assiti essays) by Leonard Hollar, Tom Van Natta, John Zeek, and Bob Hollingsworth
   “A Looming Challenge” (Assiti essays) by Pam Poggiani

Keeper of Dreams by Orson Scott Card

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Title: Keeper of Dreams
Author(s): Orson Scott Card
Cover Artist: NASA / JPL-Caltech
Language: English
Publisher: Tor Books
Published: April 2008
ISBN-10: 076530497X
ISBN-13: 9780765304971
Notes:
Contents:
   “Preface”
   “The Elephants of Poznan”
   “Atlantis”
   “Geriatric Ward”
   “Heal Thyself”
   “Space Boy”
   “Angles”
   “Vessel”
   “Dust”
   “Homeless in Hell”
   “In the Dragon’s House”
   “Inventing Lovers on the Phone”
   “Waterbaby”
   “Keeper of Lost Dreams”
   “Missed”
   “50 WPM”
   “Feed the Baby of Love”
   “Grinning Man”
   “The Yazoo Queen”
   “Notes on the Mormon Stories”
   “Christmas at Helaman’s House”
   “Neighbors”
   “God Plays Fair Once Too Often”
   “Worthy to Be One of Us”

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

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Title: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year – Volume Two
Series: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year
Number in Series: 2 (two)
Author(s): Daniel Abraham, Stephen Baxter, Peter S. Beagle, Elizabeth Bear, Holly Black, Ted Chiang, Tony Daniel, Greg Egan, Jeffrey Ford, Neil Gaiman, Theodora Goss, Daryl Gregory, Elizabeth Hand, Alexander C. Irvine, Kelly Link, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Ken MacLeod, Susan Palwick, M. Rickert, Chris Roberson, Bruce Sterling, Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick
Editor(s): Jonathan Strahan
Cover Artist: John Berkey
Language: English
Publisher: Night Shade Books
Published: March 2008
ISBN-10: 1597801240
ISBN-13: 9781597801249
Contents:
   “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” by Ted Chiang
   “The Last and Only, or Mr. Moskowitz Becomes French” by Peter S. Beagle
   “Trunk and Disorderly” by Charles Stross
   “Glory” by Greg Egan
   “Dead Horse Point” by Daryl Gregory
   “The Dreaming Wind” by Jeffrey Ford
   “The Coat of Stars” by Holly Black
   “The Prophet of Flores” by Ted Kosmatka
   “Wizard’s Six” by Alex Irvine
   “The Cambist and Lord Iron: A Fairy Tale of Economics” by Daniel Abraham
   “By Fools Like Me” by Nancy Kress
   “Kiosk” by Bruce Sterling
   “Singing of Mount Abora” by Theodora Goss
   “The Witch’s Headstone” by Neil Gaiman
   “Last Contact” by Stephen Baxter
   “Jesus Christ, Reanimator” by Ken MacLeod
   “Sorrel’s Heart” by Susan Palwick
   “Urdumheim” by Michael Swanwick
   “Holiday” by M. Rickert
   “The Valley of the Gardens” by Tony Daniel
   “Winter’s Wife” by Elizabeth Hand
   “The Sky Is Large and the Earth Is Small” by Chris Roberson
   “Orm the Beautiful” by Elizabeth Bear
   “The Constable of Abal” by Kelly Link

Ring of Fire II – edited by Eric Flint

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"Ring of Fire II" - edited by Eric Flint.

“Ring of Fire II” – edited by Eric Flint.


Title: Ring of Fire II
Series: Assiti Shards, Ring of Fire anthologies
Number in Series: n/a, 2 (two)
Author(s): Karen Bergstralh, Walt Boyes, David Carrico, Iver P. Cooper, Jonathan Cresswell-Jones, Gunnar Dahlin, Virginia DeMarce, Andrew Dennis, Eric Flint, Dave Freer, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff, Russ Rittgers, Jay Robison, Bradley H. Sinor, K.D. Wentworth
Editor(s): Eric Flint
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Interior Artist(s): Gorg Huff
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: January 2008
ISBN-10: 1416574879
ISBN-13: 9781416574876
Contents:
   “Preface” by Eric Flint
   “Horse Thieves” by Karen Bergstralh
   “Second Issue?” by Bradley H. Sinor
   “Diving Belle” by Gunnar Dahlin and Dave Freer
   “A Gift from the Duchess” by Virginia DeMarce
   “Lucky at Cards” by Andrew Dennis
   “A Trip to Amsterdam” by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
   “This’ll Be the Day…” by Walt Boyes
   “Command Performance” by David Carrico
   “Ellis Island” by Russ Rittgers
   “Malungu Seed” by Jonathan Cresswell-Jones
   “Trials” by Jay Robison
   “The Chase” by Iver P. Cooper
   “Eddie and the King’s Daughter” by K.D. Wentworth
   “Second Thoughts” by Virginia DeMarce
   “The Austro-Hungarian Connection” by Eric Flint

1634 – The Ram Rebellion – edited by Eric Flint

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"1634: The Ram Rebellion: by Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce, et al.

“1634: The Ram Rebellion: by Eric Flint, Virginia DeMarce, et al.


Title: 1634: The Ram Rebellion
Series: Assiti Shards
Number in Series: n/a
Author: Rick Boatright, Virginia DeMarce, Eric Flint, Paula Goodlett, Gorg Huff, Stanley Leghorn, Eva Musch, Kerryn Offord, Laura Runkle, John Zeek
Editor(s): Eric Flint
Cover Artist: Tom Kidd
Interior Artist(s): unknown
Language: English
Publisher: Baen Books
Published: December 2007
ISBN-10: 1416573828
ISBN-13: 9781416573821
Contents:
   “Cast of Characters” (a list)
   “Preface” by Eric Flint
   “Cook Books” by Eric Flint
   “Birdie’s Farm” by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
   “Scrambled Eggs” by Eric Flint
   “Birdie’s Village” by Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett
   “Bacon” by Eric Flint
   “The Merino Problem” by Paula Goodlett
   “The Brillo Legends” by Paula Goodlett, Virginia DeMarce, Stanley Leghorn, and Rick Boatright
   “The Brillo Letters” by Paula Goodlett, Virginia DeMarce, Kerryn Offord, and Laura Runkle
   “A Night at the Ballet” by Kerryn Offord
   “Motherhood and Apple Pie, While You’re At It” by Virginia DeMarce
   “Common Sense” by Virginia DeMarce
   “The Suhl Incident” by Eric Flint and John Zeek
   “Bypass Surgery” by Virginia DeMarce
   “In the Night, All Hats are Gray” by Virginia DeMarce
   “Who’s Calling This Race?” by Virginia DeMarce
   “A Nightmare Upon the Present” by Virginia DeMarce
   “On Ye Saints” by Eva Musch
   “Suits” by Eric Flint
   “The Ram Rebellion” by Virginia DeMarce and Eric Flint

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”

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