The Beautiful Ones: The ToCs
In the Case Notes section of Black Static #30 I review five short story collections from publishers whose output seems aimed primarily at the collector market. Unfortunately space did not permit me to discuss every single story, but by way of a consolation prize, and for the benefit of those who may want to know if a particular story was included, I'm going to reproduce the Table of Contents for each collection.
Flame & other enigmatic tales - Maynard Sims
(Sarob Press hb, 145pp, £22.50)
Illustrations by Paul Lowe
Double Act
Serenity
Jealousy
Assignment
Fallen
Flame
Afterword
Rumours of the Marvellous - Peter Atkins
(Alchemy Press/Airgedlamh Productions hb, 240pp, £19.99)
Introduction by Glen Hirshberg
King of Outer Space
Stacy and Her Idiot
Between the Cold Moon and the Earth
Doctor Arcadia
Intricate Green Figurines
The Cubist's Attorney
Prisoners of the Inferno
The Girl in the Blue Volcano
The Show Must Go On
The Mystery
Aviatrix
The Last of the Invisible Kings
Frumpy Little Beat Girl
Dancing Like We're Dumb
Devils' Drums - Vivian Meik
(Medusa Press hb, 247pp, $40)
Introduction by Douglas A. Anderson
Author's Foreword
Devils' Drums
White Zombie
An Acre in Hell
The Doll of Death
White Man's Law
...L'Amitie Reste
The Man Who Sold His Shadow
Ra
A Honeymoon In Hate
Domira's Drum
The Two Old Women
Chiromo
I Leave It to You
Bone Marrow Stew: Collected Stories Volume One - Tim Curran
(Tasmaniac Publications hb, 463pp, $40)
Illustrations by Keith Minnion
Introduction - Welcome to the Feast by Simon Clark
Reign of the Eater
Red Sea
The Eyes of Howard Curlix
The Chattering of Tiny Teeth
Not Sugar, Spice, or Anything Nice
Pit Crew
Long in the Tooth
The Resurrection Man
Little Miss Wicked
The Architect of Pestilence
Night and Fog
Queen of Spades
The Wreck of the Ghost
One Dark September Night...
Migration
The Puppeteer
The Legend of Black Betty
Afterword
Shadow Plays - Reggie Oliver
(Egaeus Press hb, 352pp, £30)
Preface
Beside the Shrill Sea
Miss Marchant's Cause
The Boy In Green Velvet
The Golden Basilica
The Dreams of Cardinal Vittorini
The Time of Blood
The Constant Rake
The Skins
The Blue Room
Bloody Bill
Love Unknown - A play in two acts
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