Search - List of Books by Brian Stableford

Series

Dies Irae

1. The Days of Glory, (Ace 1971)
2. In the Kingdom of the Beasts, (Ace 1971)
3. Day of Wrath, (Ace 1971)

Hooded Swan (aka Grainger)

1. The Halcyon Drift, (DAW Nov. 1972 / J. M. Dent 1974)
2. Rhapsody in Black, (DAW June 1973 / J. M. Dent 1975)
3. Promised Land, (DAW Feb. 1974 / J. M. Dent Sep. 1975)
4. The Paradise Game, (DAW June 1974 / J. M. Dent 1976)
5. The Fenris Device, (DAW Dec. 1974 / Pan 1978)
6. Swan Song, (DAW May 1975 / Pan 1978)

Daedalus Mission

1. The Florians, (DAW Sep. 1976 / Hamlyn 1978)
2. Critical Threshold, (DAW Feb. 1977 / Hamlyn 1979)
3. Wildeblood's Empire, (DAW Oct. 1977 / Hamlyn 1979)
4. The City of the Sun, (DAW May 1978 / Hamlyn 1980)
5. Balance of Power, (DAW Jan. 1979 / Hamlyn 1984)
6. The Paradox of the Sets, (DAW Oct. 1979)

Asgard

1. Asgard's Secret, (Five Star Oct. 2004); revised and expanded from 2 earlier versions:
• Journey to the Center, (DAW 1982)
• Journey to the Centre, (NEL Oct. 1989)
2. Asgard's Conquerors, (Five Star Dec. 2004); revised and expanded from an earlier version:
• Invaders from the Centre (NEL Jan. 1990)
3. Asgard's Heart, (Five Star Feb. 2005); revised and expanded from an earlier version:
• The Centre Cannot Hold, (NEL June 1990)

Warhammer

1. The Orfeo Trilogy:
• Zaragoz, (GW Books Nov. 1989) {as by "Brian Craig"}
• Plague Daemon, (GW Books April 1990) {as by "Brian Craig"}
• Storm Warriors, (GW Books March 1991) {as by "Brian Craig"}
2. The Wine of Dreams, (Black Library Oct. 2000) {as by "Brian Craig"}
3. Warhammer 40000: Pawns of Chaos, (Black Library April 2001) {as by "Brian Craig"}

David Lydyard (Werewolves)

1. The Werewolves of London, (Simon & Schuster UK July 1990)
2. The Angel of Pain, (Simon & Schuster UK Aug. 1991)
3. The Carnival of Destruction, (Pocket UK Oct. 1994)

Dark Future

1. Ghost Dancers, (GW Books May 1991) {as by "Brian Craig"}

Genesys

1. Serpent's Blood, (Legend May 1995)
2. Salamander's Fire, (Legend May 1996)
3. Chimera's Cradle, (Simon & Schuster UK March 1997)

Emortality

1. The Cassandra Complex, (Tor March 2001); revised and expanded from:
• "The Magic Bullet," (nv) Interzone #29 1989
2. Inherit the Earth, (Tor Sep. 1998); revised and expanded from:
• "Inherit the Earth," (na) Analog July 1995
3. Dark Ararat, (Tor March 2002)
4. Architects of Emortality, (Tor Sep. 1999); revised and expanded from:
• Les Fleurs du Mal, (na) Asimov’s Oct. 1994
5. Fountains of Youth, (Tor May 2000); revised and expanded from:
• "Mortimer Gray’s History of Death," (na) Asimov’s April 1995
6. The Omega Expedition, (Tor Dec. 2002); revised and expanded from:
• "And He Not Busy Being Born...," (ss) Interzone #16 Summer 1986
7. The Dragon Man: A Novel of the Future, (Borgo Press 2009; a stand-alone "Young Adult" novel; also available as an e-book)

The Empire of the Necromancers

1. The Shadow of Frankenstein, (Black Coat Press Dec. 2008) ISBN 978-1-934543-63-4; a fix-up of the following:
• "The Grey Men," (na) Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night, ed. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press 2005
• "The Child-Stealers," (na) Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 3: Danse Macabre, ed. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press 2006
2. Frankenstein and the Vampire Countess, (Black Coat Press Nov. 2009); a fix-up of the following:
• "The Return of Frankenstein," (na) Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 4: Lords of Terror, ed. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press Jan. 2008
• "The Vampire in Paris," (na) Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 5: The Vampires of Paris, ed. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press 2009

Other novels

• Cradle of the Sun, (Ace Double 1969 / Sidgwick & Jackson Oct. 1969)
• The Blind Worm, (Ace Double 1970 / Sidgwick & Jackson March 1970)
• To Challenge Chaos, (DAW May 1972)
• The Realms of Tartarus, (DAW July 1977); the first of 3 sections is revised from the following:
• The Face of Heaven, (Quartet Books Feb. 1976)
• Man in a Cage, (John Day 1975; also available as an e-book)
• The Mind-Riders, (DAW May 1976 / Fontana 1977)
• The Last Days of the Edge of the World, (Hutchinson 1978 / Ace Sep. 1985)
• The Walking Shadow, (Fontana 1979 / Carroll & Graf July 1985)
• Optiman, (DAW Oct. 1980) / aka War Games, (Pan UK July 1981)
• The Castaways of Tanagar, (DAW April 1981)
• The Gates of Eden, (DAW Feb. 1983)
• The Empire of Fear, (Simon & Schuster UK Oct. 1988); revised and expanded from:
• "The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady," (nv) F&SF Aug. 1988
• Young Blood, (Simon & Schuster UK Sep. 1992; also available as an e-book)
• Firefly: A Novel of the Far Future, (Borgo Press 1994 / Cosmos Books May 2009; also available as an e-book); revised and expanded from:
• "Beyond Time's Aegis," (nv) Science Fantasy Nov. 1965 {with Craig A. Mackintosh, as by "Brian Craig"}
• The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires, (Mark V. Ziesing March 1996) - first published in somewhat abridged form in the following:
• "The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires," (na) Interzone Jan. 1995 (+1)
• Year Zero, (Sarob Press June 2000 / Five Star April 2003); a fix-up of the following 3 stories:
• "When Molly Met Elvis," (ss) Interzone April 1997 {as by "Francis Amery"}
• "Molly and the Angel," (ss) Interzone July 1999 {as by "Francis Amery"}
• "Molly and the Men in Black," (nv) Interzone Sep. 1999 {as by "Francis Amery"}
• The Eleventh Hour, (Cosmos Books 2001; also available as an e-book)
• Curse of the Coral Bride, (Immanion Press UK Nov. 2004); loosely based on the following:
• "The Light of Achernar," (nv) The Last Continent: New Tales of Zothique, ed. John Pelan, ShadowLands Press 1999
• Kiss the Goat, (Prime Books Sep. 2005)
• The Stones of Camelot, (Black Coat Press March 2006) ISBN 1-932983-69-4; revised and expanded from:
• "The Architect of Worlds," (na) Camelot Fantastic, ed. Lawrence Schimel & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW July 1998
• Streaking, (PS Publishing June 2006)
• The New Faust at the Tragicomique, (Black Coat Press April 2007) ISBN 978-1-932983-91-3
• Sherlock Holmes and the Vampires of Eternity, (Black Coat Press Jan. 2009) ISBN 978-1-934543-06-1; a fix-up of the following 3 novellas:
• "The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires," (na) Interzone Jan. 1995 (+1) / {text restored} Mark V. Ziesing 1996, see above
• "The Black Blood of the Dead," (na) Interzone Jan. 1997 (+1)
• "The Gateway of Eternity," (na) Interzone Jan. 1999 (+1)
• The Moment of Truth, (Borgo Press March 2009); loosely based on the following:
• "The Face of an Angel," (nv) Leviathan 3, ed. Forrest Aguirre & Jeff VanderMeer, Ministry of Whimsy 2002
• Prelude to Eternity: A Romance of the First Time Machine, (Borgo Press Aug. 2009)
• The World Beyond: A Sequel to S. Fowler Wright’s The World Below, (Borgo Press Sep. 2009)
• Alien Abduction: The Wiltshire Revelations, (Borgo Press Sep. 2009); "A Comedy of Aliens"
• Luscinia: A Romance of Nightingales and Roses, (Borgo Press Aug. 2010; also available as an e-book)

• The Plurality of Worlds: A Sixteenth-Century Space Opera, a fix-up of the following:
• "The Plurality of Worlds," (na) Asimov’s Aug. 2006
• "Doctor Muffet’s Island," (na) Asimov’s March 2007
• "The Philosopher’s Stone," (na) Asimov’s July 2008
• "The Great Armada," (na) Asimov’s April/May 2009

Chapbooks

• The Cosmic Perspective/Custer's Last Stand, (Chrim Drumm 1985); collection of 2 original novelettes
• Slumming in Voodooland, (Pulphouse Short Story Paperback #26 July 1991); an original short story
• The Innsmouth Heritage, (Necronomicon Press March 1992); an original short story
• Fables and Fantasies, (Necronomicon Press Oct. 1996); a collection:
• "Three Versions of a Fable," (vi) Bats and Red Velvet #14 1995
• "Nephthys," (ss) Peeping Tom #13 1994
• "The Annual Conference of the Prophets of Atlantis," (vi) Reminiscon 40 Souvenir Programme 1992
• "The Requiem Masque," (ss) Albedo One #3 1993
• "Kalamada’s Blessing," (vi) Scheherazade #8 1993
• "Aphrodite and the Ring," (ss) Scheherazade #11 1995
• "How the Dragons Yetzirah and Alziluth Lost the Knowledge of a Million Lifetimes," (vi) *; revised from Star Roots #1 1989
• "The Shepherd’s Daughter," (ss) Fear! Sep. 1990
• "The Sleeping Soul," (vi) *
• "The Dream," (vi) *

Collections

1. Sexual Chemistry: Sardonic Tales of the Genetic Revolution, (Simon & Schuster UK Feb. 1991)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Bedside Conversations," (ss) Asimov’s Dec. 1990
• "Sexual Chemistry," (nv) Interzone #20 1987 {aka "A Career in Sexual Chemistry"}
• "Cinderella’s Sisters," (ss) The Gate #1 1989
• "The Magic Bullet," (nv) Interzone #29 1989 {later expanded into The Cassandra Complex, see above}
• "The Invertebrate Man," (nv) Interzone #39 1990
• "The Furniture of Life’s Ambition," (ss/nv) Zenith 2, ed. David S. Garnett, Orbit UK 1990
• "The Fury That Hell Withheld," (ss/nv) Interzone #35 1990
• "The Engineer and the Executioner," (ss) Amazing May 1975; revised
• "The Growth of the House of Usher," (nv) Interzone #24 1988
• "And He Not Busy Being Born...," (ss) Interzone #16 1986 {later expanded into The Omega Expedition, see above}
• "Mankind in the Third Millennium," (article) Social Biology and Human Affairs v54 #1 1988; originally published in Japanese in Japan Research and Technology #249 1988
2. Complications and Other Stories, (Cosmos Books Sep. 2003)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Complications," (nv) Amazing Feb. 1992
• "Alternate Worlds," (ss) Interzone #38 1990 {aka "Minimoments"}
• "The Flowers of the Forest," (ss) Amazing June 1993
• "Layers of Meaning," (ss) Interzone #21 1987
• "The Oedipus Effect," (nv) Temps Volume 1, ed. Neil Gaiman & Alex Stewart, Roc UK 1991
• "Sortilege and Serendipity," (nv) Euro Temps, ed. Alex Stewart, Roc UK 1992
• "Skinned Alive," (ss) Weekend’s Fiction Extra Sep. 1978
• "Taken for a Ride," (ss) Science Fiction Age March 1994
• "Virtuous Reality," (ss) Interzone Jan. 1992
• "Wildland," (nv) Arrows of Eros, ed. Alex Stewart, NEL 1989
3. Designer Genes: Tales of the Biotech Revolution, (Five Star March 2004)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "What Can Chloë Want?," (ss) Asimov’s March 1994
• "The Invisible Worm," (nv) F&SF Sep. 1991
• "The Age of Innocence," (ss) Asimov’s June 1995
• "Snowball in Hell," (nv) Analog Dec. 2000
• "The Last Supper," (ss) Science Fiction Age March 2000
• "The Facts of Life," (nv) Asimov’s Sep. 1993
• "Hot Blood," (ss) Asimov’s Sep. 2002
• "The House of Mourning," (ss) Off-Limits, ed. Ellen Datlow, St. Martin’s 1996
• "Another Branch of the Family Tree," (nv) Asimov’s July 1999
• "The Milk of Human Kindness," (ss) Analog March 2001
• "The Pipes of Pan," (nv) F&SF June 1997
4. Salomé and Other Decadent Fantasies, (Cosmos Books May 2004)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Salomé," (ss) The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales, ed. Brian M. Stableford, Dedalus 1992
• "O for a Fiery Gloom and Thee," (ss) Sirens and Other Daemon Lovers, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, HarperPrism 1998
• "The Last Worshipper of Proteus," (ss) Beyond Fantasy & Science Fiction #2 1995
• "The Evil That Men Do," (nv) Realms of Fantasy Aug. 1995
• "Ebony Eyes," (vi) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998 {as by "Francis Amery"}
• "The Fisherman’s Child," (ss) Penny Dreadful April 1998
• "The Storyteller’s Tale," (ss) The Anthology of Fantasy & the Supernatural, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Tiger 1994
• "The Unluckiest Thief," (ss) Interzone June 1992
• "The Light of Achernar," (nv) The Last Continent: New Tales of Zothique, ed. John Pelan, ShadowLands Press 1999 {later formed loose basis for the novel Curse of the Coral Bride, see above}
• "The Mandrake Garden," (ss) F&SF July 2000
• "Chanterelle," (nv) Black Heart, Ivory Bones, ed. Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Avon 2000
5. The Wayward Muse, (Black Coat Press Sep. 2005) ISBN 1-932983-45-7
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Secret Exhibition," (nv) Weird Tales Fall 1999
• "The Incubus of the Rose," (ss) Weird Tales Summer 2000
• "The Arms of Morpheus," (short novel) *
6. Sheena and Other Gothic Tales, (Immanion Press May 2006, also available as an e-book)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Rose, Crowned with Thorns," (nv) White of the Moon: New Tales of Madness and Dread, ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books 1999
• "Rent," (ss) Weird Tales Fall 1998
• "Tenebrio," (nv) Vanishing Acts, ed. Ellen Datlow, Tor 2000
• "Behind the Wheel," (ss) Dark Voices 2, ed. David Sutton & Stephen Jones, Pan UK 1990
• "Innocent Blood," (nv) Tales of the Wandering Jew, ed. Brian Stableford, Dedalus UK 1991
• "Emptiness," (ss) Dreams of Decadence Spring 2001 / Infinity Plus Two, ed. Keith Brooke & Nick Gevers, PS Publishing UK 2003; originally published in French in De Sang d’Encre, ed. Lea Silhol, 1999
• "The Woman in the Mirror," (ss) The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales, ed. Brian Stableford, Dedalus UK 1992; {as by "Brian Craig"}
• "Regression," (nv) Asimov’s April 2000
• "Heartbreaker," (ss) Million #2 1991
• "Sheena," (na) The Vampire Sextette, ed. Marvin Kaye, SFBC 2000 / Ace 2002; text restored
7. The Cure for Love and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution, (Borgo Press June 2007)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Cure for Love," (nv) Asimov’s mid-Dec. 1993
• "Ashes and Tombstones," (ss) Moon Shots, ed. Peter Cowther, DAW 1999
• "Slumming in Voodooland," (nv) Pulphouse 1991
• "The Color of Envy," (nv) Asimov’s May 2001
• "The Lady-Killer, as Observed from a Safe Distance," (nv) Asimov’s Aug. 2000
• "Busy Dying," (nv) F&SF Feb. 1994
• "The Man Who Invented Good Taste," (ss) Interzone March 1991
• "The Road to Hell," (nv) Interzone July 1995
• "The Scream," (nv) Asimov’s July 1994
8. The Haunted Bookshop and Other Apparitions, (Borgo Press Sep. 2007)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Seers," (ss) Gothic Ghosts, ed. Wendy Webb & Charles L. Grant, Tor 1997
• "O Goat-Foot God of Arcady!," (ss) The Silver Web #15 2002
• Chacun sa Goule, (biography & introduction) Dancing with the Dark, ed. Stephen Jones, Vista 1997
• "The Haunted Bookshop," (nv) Dark Terrors 5: The Gollancz Book of Horror, ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton, Gollancz UK 2000
• "Beyond Bliss," (nv) *
• "All You Inherit," (ss/nv) Taps and Sighs, ed. Peter Crowther, Subterranean Press 2000
• "The Will," (ss) Dark Fantasies, ed. Chris Morgan, Legend UK 1989
• "Danny’s Inferno," (ss) Albedo One #32 2007
• "Can’t Live Without You," (ss/nv) Oceans of the Mind Winter 2001
• "Community Service," (nv) Terra Incognita Spring 1997
• "Denial," (ss) *
9. The Tree of Life and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution, (Borgo Press Sep. 2007)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Tree of Life," (nv) Asimov’s Sep. 1994
• "The Skin Trade," (ss) Asimov’s Nov. 1995
• "Out of Touch," (nv) Asimov’s Oct. 1995
• "Skin Deep," (nv) Amazing Oct. 1991
• "Carriers," (ss/nv) Asimov’s July 1993
• "Rogue Terminator," (nv) Asimov’s April 2001
• "Home Front," (ss) Science Fiction: The DAW 30th Anniversary, ed. Sheila E. Gilbert & Elizabeth R. Wollheim, DAW 2002
• "Hidden Agendas," (nv/na) Asimov’s Sep. 1999
10. An Oasis of Horror: Decadent Tales and Contes Cruels, (Borgo Press March 2008)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "An Oasis of Horror," (ss) Infinity Plus Sep. 2006
• "Justice," (ss) Far Point #1 1991
• "The Copper Cauldron," (nv) *
• "Nobody Else to Blame," (ss) Redsine #7 Jan. 2002
• "Heartbeat," (vi) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
• "Upon the Gallows-Tree," (ss) Narrow Houses, ed. Peter Crowther, Little Brown UK 1992
• "The Devil’s Men," (ss) 100 Wicked Little Witch Stories, ed. Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1995
• "The Elixir of Youth," (nv) Weird Tales #341 Aug./Sep. 2006; originally appeared in French in Asphodale #4 2003
• "The Lamia’s Soliloquy," (vi) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
• "And the Hunter Home From the Hill," (ss/nv) *
• "The Riddle of the Sphinx," (vi) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
• "My Mother, the Hag," (ss) Tales of the Round Table, ed. Mike Astley, Past Times 1997
• "The Devil’s Comedy," (nv) Phantoms of Venice, ed. David Sutton, Shadow 2001
• "The Power of Prayer," (ss) Paradox #1 Spring 2003
11. The Gardens of Tantalus and Other Delusions, (Borgo Press March 2008; also available as an e-book)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Gardens of Tantalus," (nv) Classical Whodunnits, ed. Mike Astley, Past Times 1996
• "The Lost Romance," (ss) Chronicles of the Holy Grail, ed. Mike Astley, Carroll & Graf 1996
• "Lucifer’s Comet," (ss) Interzone Sep. 1996 {as by "Francis Amery"}
• "The Miracle of Zunderburg," (ss) Redsine #4 Feb. 2001
• "The Cult of Selene," (ss) Albedo One #14 1997
• "Ice and Fire," (ss) Albedo One #18 1998
• "Self-Sacrifice," (ss) Interzone Dec. 1991 {as by "Francis Amery"}
• "To the Bad," (ss) Weerde: Book 1, ed. Mary Gentle & Roz Kaveney, Roc UK 1992
• "Riding the Tiger," (nv) Interzone Feb. 1993 {book’s introduction explains that this was originally written as a sequel to "To the Bad"}
• "Curiouser and Curiouser: A Kitchen Sink Drama, by Carol Lewis," (ss) Redsine #6 June 2001
• "Quality Control," (nv) The Mammoth Book of Dracula, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson 1997
• "Worse Than the Disease," (ss) Interzone Nov. 1996
12. The Innsmouth Heritage and Other Sequels, (Borgo Press March 2009)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Innsmouth Heritage," (ss) Necronomicon Press 1992
• "The Picture," (vi) The Seventh Seal #2 2000 / Redsine #2 Oct. 2000 / Here and Now Autumn 2004
• "The Temptation of Saint Anthony," (ss) The Secret History of Vampires, ed. Darrell Schweitzer, DAW 2007
• "The Ugly Cygnet, by Hans Realist Andersen," (vi) The Seventh Seal #4 2001
• "Art in the Blood," (ss/nv) Shadows Over Baker Street, ed. John Pelan & Michael Reeves, Del Rey 2003
• "Mr Brimstone and Dr. Treacle," (vi) Naked Truth #6 1996 {as by “Francis Amery”}
• "Jehan Thun’s Quest," (nv) The Mammoth Book of New Jules Verne Adventures, ed. Mike Astley & Eric Brown , Robinson 2005
• "The Immortals of Atlantis," (ss) disLocations, ed. Ian Whates, NewCon Press 2007
• "Between the Chapters," (ss) *
• "Three Versions of a Fable," (vi) Bats and Red Velvet #14 1995
• "The Titan Unwrecked; or, Futility Revisited," (nv/na) Tales of the Shadowmen 1: The Modern Babylon, ed. Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier, Black Coat Press 2005
13. Changelings and Other Metamorphic Tales, (Borgo Press March 2009)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Changelings," (ss) Interzone #85 July 1994
• "Coming to Terms with the Great Plague," (ss) Omni Online Dec. 1997 {aka "Coming to Grips with the Great Plague"}
• "Inside Out," (ss/nv) Asimov’s March 1997
• "After the Stone Age," (ss) BBC website March 2004; revised
• "The Oracle," (nv) Asimov’s May 1999
• "The Tour," (ss) Science Fiction Age Jan. 1998
• "Victims," (ss) Science Fiction Age Jan. 2000
• "The Serpent," (ss) Interzone Sep. 1995
• "Tread Softly," (ss) Interzone March 2002
• "Degrees of Separation (with John B. Ford)," (ss) The Evil Entwines, John B. Ford et. Al., Hardcastle 2002
14. In the Flesh and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution, (Borgo Press March 2009)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "In the Flesh," (nv) Future Histories, ed. Stephen McClelland, Horizon House UK 1997
• "A Chip Off the Old Block," (nv) Postscripts Summer 2004
• "Taking the Piss," (nv) Asimov’s June 2002 / Future Crimes, ed. Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois, Ace 2003
• "Another Bad Day in Bedlam," (ss) Christmas Forever, ed. David G. Hartwell, Tor 1993
• "Dr. Prospero and the Snake Lady," (ss/nv) Millennium 3001, ed. Russell Davis & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 2006
• "Casualty," (nv) Future Weapons of War, ed. Joe Haldeman & Martin H. Greenberg, Baen March 2007
• "The Trial," (nv) Asimov’s July 2007
• "The Gift of the Magi," (ss) Interzone #122 Aug. 1997
• "The Incredible Whelk," (ss) Ludd’s Mill #16/17 Winter 1980; revised
• "The Piebald Plumber of Haemlin," (ss) Interzone April 1998
15. The Cosmic Perspective and Other Black Comedies, (Borgo Press July 2009; also available as an e-book)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Cosmic Perspective," (nv) The Cosmic Perspective/Custer’s Last Stand, Drumm 1985
• "The Haunted Nursery," (vi) Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg & Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble 1998
• "The Phantom of Teirbrun," (na) *
• "Custer’s Last Stand," (nv) The Cosmic Perspective/Custer’s Last Stand, Drumm 1985
• "The Requiem Masque," (ss) Albedo One #3 1993
• "Meat on the Bone," (nv) *
• "Murphy’s Grail," (ss) Redsine #4 Feb. 2001
• "Brief Encounter in the Smoking Area," (ss) The Interpreter’s House #16 Feb. 2001
• "Fans from Hell," (ss) The Steel Caves Dec. 2000
• "The Annual Conference of the Prophets of Atlantis," (vi) Reminiscon 40 Souvenir Programme 1992
16. The Best of Both Worlds and Other Ambiguous Tales, (Borgo Press Aug. 2009)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Best of Both Worlds," (ss) Postscripts Summer 2008
• "The Highway Code," (ss) We Think, Therefore We Are, ed. Peter Crowther, DAW 2009
• "Captain Fagan Died Alone," (ss) The DAW Science Fiction Reader, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, DAW 1976 {falls into the milieu of novel To Challenge Chaos, see above}
• "The Face of an Angel," (nv) Leviathan 3, ed. Forrest Aguirre & Jeff VanderMeer, Ministry of Whimsy 2002 {later formed loose basis for novel The Moment of Truth, see above}
• Verstehen, (ss) ConFuse ’91 program book (Kongressbok) 1991 / Odyssey Sep. 1997; originally published in German in Pilger Dürch Raum und Zeit, ed. Wilfert, Goldmann 1982
• "The Bad Seed," (nv) Interzone April 1994
• "The Man Who Came Back," (vi) sf Impulse Oct. 1966
• "Appearances," (na) *
17. The Great Chain of Being and Other Tales of the Biotech Revolution, (Borgo Press Aug. 2009; also available as an e-book)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Following the Pharmers," (nv) Asimov’s March 2008
• "The Unkindness of Ravens," (ss) Interzone #90 Dec. 1994
• "The Great Chain of Being," (ss) Future Americas, ed. John Helfers & Martin H. Greenberg, DAW 2008
• "Sleepwalker," (vi) Interzone #105 March 1996
• "The Beauty Contest," (nv) *
• "Burned Out," (nv) Interzone #70 April 1993
• "Inherit the Earth," (na) Analog July 1995 {later expanded into Inherit the Earth, see above}
18. Beyond the Colors of Darkness and Other Exotica, (Borgo Press Aug. 2009; also available as an e-book)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "Beyond the Colors of Darkness," (ss) *
• "An Offer of Oblivion," (ss) Amazing Oct. 1974; revised
• "Enlightenment," (nv) *
• "The Dragons Alziluth and Yetzirah," (vi) Fables and Fantasies, Necronomicon Press 1996 {revised from Star Roots #1 1989; aka "How the Dragons Alziluth and Yetzirah Lost the Knowledge of a Million Lifetimes"}
• "A Saint’s Progress," (ss) *
• Mens Sana in Corpore Sano, (ss) Violent Spectres #2 1995
• "Black Nectar," (nv) *
• "Nephthys," (ss) Peeping Tom #13 1994
• "Plastic Man," (vi) *; originally appeared in Swedish in Norcon 99 program book, 1999
• "Aphrodite and the Ring," (ss) Scheherazade #11 1995 {aka "Aphrodite’s Ring"}
• Danse Macabre, (na) *
19. The Return of the Djinn and Other Black Melodramas, (Borgo Press Aug. 2009)
• Introduction, (in) *
• "The Path of Progress," (nv/na) *
• "Kalamada’s Blessing," (vi) Scheherazade #8 1993
• "The Shepherd’s Daughter," (ss) Fear! Sep. 1990
• "Shadows of the Past," (nv) *
• "Reconstruction," (vi) Cold Cuts II, ed. Paul Lewis & Steve Lockley, Alun Books 1994
• "The Return of the Djinn," (na) *
20. Le Fleurs du Mal / The Undead: Two Tales of the Biotech Revolution, (Borgo Press Aug. 2010); billed as a "Wildside Double"
• Le Fleurs du Mal, (na) Asimov's Oct. 1994; later expanded into the novel Architects of Emortality, see above
• "The Undead," (na) *

• Vampire City (1999) (La Ville Vampire by Paul Féval, père (1874)) ISBN 0-9740711-6-1
• Knightshade (2001) (Le Chevalier Ténèbre by Paul Féval (1860)) ISBN 0-9740711-4-5
• Lumen (2002) (Lumen by Camille Flammarion (1867)) ISBN 0-8195-6567-9
• Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker (2002) (Sensations et Souvenirs by Jean Lorrain (1895)) ISBN 1-872621-65-1
• The Vampire Countess (2003) (La Vampire by Paul Féval (1865)) ISBN 0-9740711-5-3
• The Scaffold (2004) (original collection of previously untranslated stories from Histoires Insolites, L'Amour Suprême and Nouveaux Contes Cruels by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1883)) ISBN 1-932983-01-5
• The Vampire Soul (2004) (original collection of previously untranslated stories from Tribulat Bonhomet, L'Amour Suprême and Nouveaux Contes Cruels by Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam (1887)) ISBN 1-932983-02-3
• The Wandering Jew's Daughter (2005) (La Fille du Juif Errant by Paul Féval (1863)) ISBN 1-932983-30-9
• John Devil (2005) (Jean Diable by Paul Féval (1861)) ISBN 1-932983-15-5
• The Black Coats: 'Salem Street (2005) (La Rue de Jérusalem by Paul Féval (1868)) ISBN 1-932983-46-5
• Revenants (2006) (Le Livre des Mystères by Paul Féval (1852)) ISBN 1-932983-70-8
• The Black Coats: The Invisible Weapon (2006) (L'Arme Invisible by Paul Féval (1869)) ISBN 1-932983-80-5
• News from the Moon: Nine French proto-science fiction stories from 1768 to 1902 (2007) ISBN 978-1-932983-89-0
• Felifax the Tiger-Man (2007) (Félifax by Paul Féval, fils (1929)) ISBN 978-1-932983-88-3
• The Nyctalope vs. Lucifer (2007) (Lucifer by Jean de La Hire (1921)) ISBN 978-1-932983-98-2
• Anne of the Isles (2007) (Contes de Bretagne by Paul Féval (1844)) ISBN 978-1-932983-92-0
• The Vampire and the Devil's Son (2007) (La Baronne Trépassée by Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail (1852)) ISBN 978-1-932983-55-5
• Captain Vampire (2007) (Le Capitaine Vampire by Marie Nizet (1879)) ISBN 978-1-934543-01-6
• The Vampires of Mars (2008) (Le Prisonnier de la Planète Mars and La Guerre des Vampires by Gustave Le Rouge (1908)) ISBN 978-1-934543-30-6
• The Black Coats: The Parisian Jungle (2008) (Les Habits Noirs by Paul Féval (1863)) ISBN 978-1-934543-03-0
• The People of the Pole (2008) (Le Peuple du Pôle by Charles Derennes (1907)) ISBN 978-1-934543-39-9
• The Nyctalope on Mars (2008) (Le Mystère des XV by Jean de La Hire (1910)) ISBN 978-1-934543-46-7
• An Inhabitant of the Planet Mars (2008) (Un Habitant de la Planète Mars by Henri de Parville (1864)) ISBN 978-1-934543-45-0
• The Novel of the Future (2008) (Le roman de l'avenir by Félix Bodin (1834)) ISBN 978-1-934543-44-3
• The Clock of the Centuries (2008) (L'horloge des siècles by Albert Robida (1902)) ISBN 978-1-934543-13-9
• The Martian Epic (2008) (Les Titans du Ciel & L'Agonie de la Terre by Octave Joncquel & Theo Varlet (1921)) ISBN 978-1-934543-41-2
• The Black Coats: The Companions of the Treasure (2008) (Les Companions du Trésor by Paul Féval (1872)) ISBN 978-1-934543-26-9
• The Germans on Venus: Thirteen French proto-science fiction stories from 1768 to 1902 (2009) ISBN 978-1-932983-56-6
• Panic in Paris (2009) (L'effrayante aventure by Jules Lermina (1910)) ISBN 978-1-934543-83-2
• Journey to the Land of the Fourth Dimension (2009) (Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension by Gaston de Pawlowski (1912)) ISBN 978-1-934543-37-5
• Enter the Nyctalope (2009) (L'Assassinat du Nyctalope by Jean de La Hire (1933)) ISBN 978-1-934543-99-3
• The Extraordinary Adventures of a Russian Scientist Across the Solar System (2 volumes) (2009) (Les Extraordinaires Aventures d'un Savant Russe by Georges Le Faure and Henri de Graffigny (1888-96)) ISBN 978-1-934543-81-8 & ISBN 978-1-934543-82-5
• Ignis: The Central Fire (2009) (Ignis by Comte Didier de Chousy (1883)) ISBN 978-1-934543-88-7
• Sâr Dubnotal vs. Jack the Ripper (2009) (by Anonymous (1909)) ISBN 978-1-934543-94-8
• Ortog (2009) (Ortog by Kurt Steiner (1960 & 1969)) ISBN 978-1-935558-28-6
• The Black Coats: Heart of Steel (2009) (Coeur d'Acier by Paul Féval (1865)) ISBN 978-1-935558-05-7
• Doctor Lerne (2010) (Le Docteur Lerne by Maurice Renard (1908)) ISBN 978-1-935558-15-6
• A Man Among the Microbes (2010) (Un Homme chez les Microbes by Maurice Renard (1908)) ISBN 978-1-935558-16-3
• The Navigators of Space (2010) (Les Navigateurs de l'Infini by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1925)) ISBN 978-1-935558-35-4
• Mysteryville (2010) (Mystère-Ville by Jules Lermina (1905)) ISBN 978-1-935558-27-9
• The Blue Peril (2010) (Le Péril Bleu by Maurice Renard (1911)) ISBN 978-1-935558-17-0
• The World of the Variants (2010) (Dans le Monde des Variants by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1939)) ISBN 978-1-935558-36-1
• The Terror of Madame Atomos (2010) (La Terrible Madame Atomos by André Caroff (1964)) ISBN 978-1-935558-41-5
• The Doctored Man (2010) (L'Homme Truqué by Maurice Renard (1921)) ISBN 978-1-935558-18-7
• The Mysterious Force (2010) (La Force Mystérieuse by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1913)) ISBN 978-1-935558-37-8
• The Master of Light (2010) (Le Maître de la Lumière by Maurice Renard (1933)) ISBN 978-1-935558-19-4
• Vamireh (2010) (Vamireh by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1892)) ISBN 978-1-935558-38-5
• The Givreuse Enigma (2010) (L'Enigme de Givreuse by J.-H. Rosny aîné (1892)) ISBN 978-1-935558-39-2
• The Man Who Found Himself (2010) (L'Homme Qui s'est retrouvé by Henri Duvernois (1936)) ISBN 978-1-935558-04-0

Anthology Series

• Decadence
• 1 The Daedalus Book of Decadence (Moral Ruins) (1990)
• 2 The Second Daedalus Book of Decadence: The Black Feast (1992)

Anthologies

• Tales of the Wandering Jew (1991)
• The Dedalus Book of British Fantasy: The 19th Century (1991)
• The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales (1992)

• The Mysteries of Science Fiction (1977)
• A Clash of Symbols: The Triumph of James Blish (1979)
• 'Masters of Science-Fiction: Essays on Science-Fiction Authors (1981)
• The Science in Science Fiction (1982) with David Langford and Peter Nicholls
• Brave New World or Genetic Nightmare? (1984)
• The Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950 (1985)
• The Sociology of Science Fiction (1985)
• The Way to Write Science Fiction (1985)
• A History of the World AD 2000-3000 (1985) with David Langford
• Opening Minds: Essays on Fantastic Literature (1995)
• Outside the Human Aquarium: Masters of Science Fiction, Second Edition (1995)
• Algebraic Fantasies and Realistic Romances: More Masters of Science Fiction (1995)
• Teach Yourself Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction (1998)
• The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places (1999)
• Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 1) (2004) see author's note
• Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 5) (2005) see author's note

Theoretical works

• Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950 (1985) ( ISBN 0-947795-85-5 )
• Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction Literature (Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts, No. 1) (2004) ( ISBN 0-8108-4938-0 )
• Science fiction fact and science fiction : an encyclopedia (2006)