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The main purpose of this page is to track the books whose data I have entered into the The Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). As a side-effect, the title listing also provides useful deep-links into the ISFDB records.

Note: I keep notes about my activities as an editor of the ISFDB on a separate page.


The list

Codes used in the "Special notes" column:

TRANSIENT 
I am going to give away this book
NOOWN 
I no longer own this book
PRICE 
Prices on back cover have been obscured and are illegible.


Title Author Special notes
Witch World Andre Norton
Web of the Witch World Andre Norton
Year of the Unicorn Andre Norton
Warlock of the Witch World Andre Norton
Trey of Swords Andre Norton
Sorceress of the Witch World Andre Norton
Three Against the Witch World Andre Norton
Spell of the Witch World Andre Norton First printing of the first book published by DAW
Make Room! Make Room! Harry Harrison
A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! Harry Harrison
Deathworld 1 Harry Harrison
Deathworld 2 Harry Harrison
Deathworld 3 Harry Harrison
Homeworld Harry Harrison
Wheelworld Harry Harrison
Starworld Harry Harrison
The Best of Harry Harrison Harry Harrison Collection
Hyperion Dan Simmons
The Fall of Hyperion Dan Simmons The title page sports something that looks like a signature of Dan Simmons. I can't remember where I got my copy from, but the book looks new'ish, so I guess the signature cannot be genuine.
Endymion Dan Simmons
The Rise of Endymion Dan Simmons
Song of Kali Dan Simmons
Fires of Eden Dan Simmons
Ilium Dan Simmons
Olympos Dan Simmons Cover artist was confirmed by Kraang who owns a hardcover copy that has the same cover art, but credits the artist on the dust jacket.
The Revenge of the Rose Michael Moorcock
Hawkmoon Michael Moorcock Omnibus
The Pirates of Zan Murray Leinster
The Best of Murray Leinster Murray Leinster Collection
Quarantine World Murray Leinster
A Case Of Conscience James Blish
Cities in Flight James Blish Omnibus
The Quincunx of Time James Blish Expanded version of a shorter work entitled "Bleep"
Anywhen James Blish
The Dreaming Tree C. J. Cherryh Omnibus. DAW book (DAW publication data not yet added)
The Pride of the Chanur C. J. Cherryh TRANSIENT
Chanur's Venture C. J. Cherryh TRANSIENT
Cyteen: The Betrayal C. J. Cherryh TRANSIENT
Downbelow Station C. J. Cherryh DAW book (older version of DAW publication data)
The Chanur Saga C. J. Cherryh Omnibus. Example of interior art that is "unknown". Example of an excerpt that has a pub date of 0000-00-00 (because this publication, for which the excerpt title was created, also has an unknown pub date).
Chanur's Endgame C. J. Cherryh Omnibus
Cyteen C. J. Cherryh Trade paperback
Alliance Space C. J. Cherryh Omnibus. DAW book
The Faded Sun C. J. Cherryh Omnibus. DAW book (newer version of DAW publication data)
Consider Phlebas Iain M. Banks Trade paperback
Excession Iain M. Banks
The Wasp Factory Iain M. Banks Trade paperback
Odd John Olaf Stapledon Why introduction author "Leslie G. Fiedler" in fact is "Leslie A. Fiedler": Wikipedia article, Undertaking Stapledon, both retrieved 28 July 2007
Sirius Olaf Stapledon
Last and First Men Olaf Stapledon
Gateway Frederik Pohl
Beyond the Blue Event Horizon Frederik Pohl
Heechee Rendezvous Frederik Pohl
The Annals of the Heechee Frederik Pohl
Man Plus Frederik Pohl
Digits and Dastards Frederik Pohl Collection
In the Problem Pit Frederik Pohl Collection
Survival Kit Frederik Pohl Collection
The Space Merchants Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth ISBN-13 on copyright page has wrong check digit
Wolfbane Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth
Gladiator-at-Law Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth
Critical Mass Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Collection
Before the Universe Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth Collection
The Syndic C. M. Kornbluth
The Starchild Trilogy Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson Omnibus. The 3 novels in this omnibus appear in the reverse order in which they were written
Tiger! Tiger! Alfred Bester
Star Light, Star Bright Alfred Bester Collection
The Demolished Man Alfred Bester
The Gray Prince Jack Vance
The Languages of Pao Jack Vance
Maske: Thaery Jack Vance
Night Lamp Jack Vance
Ports of Call Jack Vance
Lurulu Jack Vance
The Blue World Jack Vance
Alastor Jack Vance Omnibus
Planet of Adventure Jack Vance Omnibus
The Demon Princes: Volume One Jack Vance Omnibus
The Demon Princes: Volume Two Jack Vance Omnibus
Tales of the Dying Earth Jack Vance Collection
Araminta Station Jack Vance
Ecce And Old Earth Jack Vance
Throy Jack Vance
Showboat World Jack Vance
To Live Forever Jack Vance
The Five Gold Bands Jack Vance Example for "Imprint / Publisher"
The Dragonmasters Jack Vance
The Narrow Land Jack Vance
Emphyrio Jack Vance
The Anome Jack Vance
The Brave Free Men Jack Vance
The Asutra Jack Vance
Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden Jack Vance Example for (uncredited) interior art that is mentioned in the publication notes only (i.e. no interior art titles)
Lyonesse: Green Pearl Jack Vance
Lyonesse: Madouc Jack Vance
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Gregory Maguire Examples for 1) Interior art (map), and 2) Excerpts of other books
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Omnibus. Trade paperback
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Douglas Adams
Singularity Sky Charles Stross
The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon
The Stars In Shroud Gregory Benford Examples for 1) Interior art attributed to author "uncredited", and 2) Afterword-like essay
Timescape Gregory Benford Example for a statement where the publication month is taken from the Locus index
The Sirens of Titan Kurt Vonnegut
The Complete Compleat Enchanter L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt Collection
Doomsday Book Connie Willis
The Man in the High Castle Philip K. Dick TRANSIENT. Special numberline for Vintage books
Four Novels of The 1960s Philip K. Dick Omnibus. Hardcover. Editor: Jonathan Lethem
The Silicon Man Charles Platt
A Mirror for Observers Edgar Pangborn
Strangers Gardner Dozois
The Guardian of Isis Monica Hughes
Planet of the Apes Pierre Boulle
The Jonah Kit Ian Watson
The Godwhale T. J. Bass
No Enemy But Time Michael Bishop Example for a book with a real introductory "Author's note"
Tik-Tok John Sladek
Shambleau C. L. Moore Collection
The New Adam Stanley G. Weinbaum
Picnic on Paradise Joanna Russ Example for an Ace book with a catalog# instead of an ISBN
Dreamsnake Vonda N. McIntyre The price tag of the 2nd hand bookshop I bought this book from was glued over the price information printed on the back cover. When I tried to remove the price tag, the British price information was torn away together with the tag. The price 95p was still discernible, though, when I looked at the shreds of the price tag.
The Time Ships Stephen Baxter Example for a book with two fictional content items ("Editor's Note", and a "Prologue") and 4 pieces of interior art.
Dangerous Visions: 35th Anniversary Edition Harlan Ellison Anthology. Trade paperback. Example for page count that combines Roman and Arabic numeral page numbers ("xliii+544")
Again, Dangereous Visions: Book 1 Harlan Ellison Anthology. Example for interior art by a single artist.
Again, Dangereous Visions: Book 2 Harlan Ellison Anthology. Example for interior art by a single artist. PRICE (U.K. price is barely legible as "80p" under a very bright light)
Galaxy: Volume 1 Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Anthology. Example for an anthology where (almost) each story has an introductory memoir that has been recorded by ISFDB as a separate title
Galaxy: Volume 2 Frederik Pohl, Martin H. Greenberg, Joseph D. Olander Anthology. Ditto "Galaxy: Volume 1"
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 1 Harry Harrison, Brian W. Aldiss PRICE. Anthology
The Astounding-Analog Reader, Book 2 Harry Harrison, Brian W. Aldiss PRICE. Anthology
Analog One John W. Campbell PRICE. Anthology
Analog Two John W. Campbell PRICE. Anthology
Analog 3 John W. Campbell PRICE. Anthology
Nebula Award Stories 10 James Gunn PRICE. Anthology
Bug-Eyed Monsters Anthony Cheetham Anthology
Interfaces Ursula K. Le Guin, Virginia Kidd Anthology
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 1 Harry Harrison, Brian Aldiss Anthology. Example with an introduction that is a variant title of the same introduction that appeared in a publication with a different name.
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 6 Harry Harrison, Brian Aldiss Anthology. Example with cartoons and poems. Also has an introduction with a suffix that does not match the publication name ("Introduction (Best SF: 1972)"), which is an alternative solution to the variant-title approach used in vol. 1 + 7 of the series.
The Year's Best Science Fiction No. 7 Harry Harrison, Brian Aldiss Anthology
Grand Master's Choice Andre Norton Anthology
Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 Frederik Pohl Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction Mike Ashley Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Science Fiction Mike Ashley Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction: 19th Annual Collection Gardner Dozois Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Contemporary SF Masters Gardner Dozois Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1980s Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of New World Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1960s Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Vintage Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1950s Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Trade paperback. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1940s Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Hardcover. Anthology
The Mammoth Book of Short Science Fiction Novels Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh Trade paperback. Anthology
The World of Null-A A. E. van Vogt
Rite of Passage Alexei Panshin
The Wanderer Fritz Leiber
Stone Adam Roberts
The Centauri Device M. John Harrison
J. R. R. Tolkien: A Biography Humphrey Carpenter
Tolkien: A Biography Michael White
The Road to Middle-Earth Tom Shippey
The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien Humphrey Carpenter
The Monsters and the Critics and Other Essays J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (editor)
J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist & Illustrator Wayne G. Hammond, Christina Scull Hardcover
The Lord of the Rings J. R. R. Tolkien De luxe hardcover edition on india paper
The Silmarillion J. R. R. Tolkien De luxe hardcover edition in slipcase
The Hobbit J. R. R. Tolkien
Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth J. R. R. Tolkien Hardcover
The Book of Lost Tales: Part I J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien
Tree and Leaf J. R. R. Tolkien First edition. On the title page there is something that looks like Tolkien's signature, but is merely a facsimile. See this web page for details.
Farmer Giles of Ham / The Adventures of Tom Bombadil J. R. R. Tolkien Collection.
Bored of the Rings Henry N. Beard, Douglas C. Kenney
Neuromancer William Gibson Trade paperback
Count Zero William Gibson Trade paperback
Mona Lisa Overdrive William Gibson Trade paperback
Burning Chrome William Gibson Collection. Trade paperback
The Last Legends of Earth A. A. Attanasio
The Status Civilization / Mindswap Robert Sheckley
Where the Ships Die William C. Dietz
The Amtrak Wars Book I: Cloud Warrior Patrick Tilley
Dark Universe Daniel F. Galouye
The Web Between the Worlds Charles Sheffield
Cold As Ice Charles Sheffield
The Winds of Altair Ben Bova Cover artist is not credited but a signature exists and the artist is recognizable, both from the signature and from the artistic style (it's Boris Vallejo). This book is also special because the novel has been rewritten from an earlier version that appeared as a juvenile.
Time and Again Jack Finney
Brave New World Aldous Huxley
Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell
The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham
The Valley of Spiders H. G. Wells Collection. Example where the story name in the TOC ("The Inexperienced Ghost") is different from the heading on the page where the story actually begins ("The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost").
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells Cover artist is not credited but a signature exists in the lower-right corner of the front cover; artist has not been identified yet.
A Canticle For Leibowitz Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Dark Benediction Walter M. Miller, Jr. Example where the author name appears with slightly different punctuation in the publication ("Walter M. Miller Jr", i.e. no comma before, and no period after, "Jr"), but this is not recorded as a variant title because the ISFDB guidelines say that this should be regularized.
Illuminatus! Robert Anton Wilson, Robert Shea
The Earth Will Shake Robert Anton Wilson
The Widow's Son Robert Anton Wilson
Interview with the Vampire Anne Rice Example for a printing history on the copyright page that is not a numberline, but instead enumerates all printings together with the year they were made.
The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice
The Queen of the Damned Anne Rice
The Tale of the Body Thief Anne Rice Example where the printing is assumed from a not-entirely-clear statement on the copyright page.
Who Fears the Devil Manly Wade Wellman PRICE. Collection
The Incredible Shrinking Man Richard Matheson Collection. Contains the novel of the same name. Also present is the short story "Duel" which is the basis of the Steven Spielberg movie of the same name.
I Am Legend Richard Matheson Trade paperback
The Rats James Herbert
The Silence of the Lambs Thomas Harris
The Eyes of Heisenberg Frank Herbert
The Jesus Incident Frank Herbert
Dune Frank Herbert Hardcover. Part of a publication series (Gollancz SF Masterworks #71)
The Road to Science Fiction Volume 5: The British Way James Gunn Trade paperback. Anthology
Henry Martin L. Neil Smith PRICE
The Reality Dysfunction Peter F. Hamilton
The Neutronium Alchemist Peter F. Hamilton
The Naked God Peter F. Hamilton
The Man Who Used the Universe Alan Dean Foster Example for a note that explains that publication date was taken from Amazon.com
Bloodhype Alan Dean Foster First NEL paperback edition
Mid-Flinx Alan Dean Foster
Phylogenesis Alan Dean Foster
Dirge Alan Dean Foster
The Howling Stones Alan Dean Foster
A Call to Arms Alan Dean Foster
The False Mirror Alan Dean Foster
The Spoils of War Alan Dean Foster
Dragonflight Anne McCaffrey
Dragonquest Anne McCaffrey Contains the appendix "Dragondex" which is credited on the copyright page. Subsequent publications of the same title, and also publications of other titles in the Pern series, contain a different version of the "Dragondex". All these publications contain the same credit line on the copyright page, which might create the impression that it's always the same "Dragondex" title, but in fact the "Dragondex" has been growing over the years, and publications just reproduce a snapshot of how the "Dragondex" looked at the time of publication. It is totally unclear which versions have been published, and therefore it is also unclear how the ISFDB should keep track of different "Dragondex" title records. Of the following different solutions that I see, I personally prefer solution 2. 1) Do not keep any title records at all, just mention the "Dragondex" in publication records where it appears. 2) Keep a single title record, with notes on the difficulties of keeping track of a serious publication history. Include that title record in publication records where the "Dragondex" appear. 3) Create a different title record for every publication record that is known to contain the "Dragondex". 4) Create a different title record for every Pern title that is known to contain the "Dragondex" (equivalent to the scheme used for the Bob Porter map, see below). Also see the author page 58221.
The White Dragon Anne McCaffrey Contains a map credited to Bob Porter on the copyright page. This has similar problems as the "Dragondex" mentioned above, although one can hope that there are not that many versions of the map as there are of the "Dragondex", because the map is a drawn artwork that is probably not revised as much as the written "Dragondex". The ISFDB at the moment has different title records for the map for every title that it appears in (e.g. "Dragonquest (map)", "The White Dragon (map)", etc.). This is a good solution as long as all publications of the same Pern title use the same version of the map. The solution breaks down, however, if a publisher decides to print an updated version of the map in newer publications of the same title.
Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern Anne McCaffrey
Nerilka's Story & The Coelura Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsdawn Anne McCaffrey
The Renegades of Pern Anne McCaffrey
All the Weyrs of Pern Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsong Anne McCaffrey
Dragonsinger Anne McCaffrey
Dragondrums Anne McCaffrey
Nimisha's Ship Anne McCaffrey This Corgi publication from 1999 has a numberline in addition to the detailed printing history. Earlier Corgi publications (notably the other Pern books with printing histories up to 1993) do not have a numberline, just the printing history.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft Trade paperback
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft Trade paperback
The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories H. P. Lovecraft Trade paperback
The Enlarged Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce Trade paperback
The Complete Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce Trade paperback
Xanadu Jane Yolen Anthology
Earth Abides George R. Stewart Trade paperback. The only SF work by this author.
Young Miles Lois McMaster Bujold Omnibus. Publisher Baen explicitly states the publication date of this fourth printing on the copyright page.
Watership Down Richard Adams Price is barely legible as "95p". Publication record notes have an alternative statement by Mhhutchins how the publication date is derived from the printing history on the copyrighth page.
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast Robin McKinley No numberline, printing and publication date is derived from the price information, as compared to what Locus states about the price of the first printing.
Legends: Volume 2 Robert Silverberg Contains many interior art titles (frontispiece, maps, general interior art); also has a lot of credits besides any statements on the copyright page (special acknowledgements page, signatures on interior art)
Legends: Volume 3 Robert Silverberg Ditto.
Strange Dreams Stephen R. Donaldson Anthology
The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 7 Arthur W. Saha Anthology. DAW book. Example with an uncredited but signed frontispiece.
Dragon Fantastic Rosalind M. Greenberg, Martin H. Greenberg Anthology. DAW Book
Dinosaur Fantastic Mike Resnick, Martin H. Greenberg Anthology. DAW Book. One story listed with a wrong page number in the table of contents
Catfantastic IV Andre Norton, Martin H. Greenberg Anthology. DAW Book
Witch Fantastic Mike Resnick, Martin H. Greenberg Anthology. DAW Book. Author name is misprinted on the first page of the story.
The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis Hardcover edition in slipcase. Contains special material (separate map, foldout timeline) and essays that are uncredited excerpts from another book. Example for a general interior art title.
Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis Trade paperback
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll Trade paperback
Through the Looking-Glass Lewis Carroll Trade paperback
The Hunting of the Snark Lewis Carroll Trade paperback
Death Is a Lonely Business Ray Bradbury
The Illustrated Man Ray Bradbury Panther book, first edition (i.e. no reprint statements)
The Machineries of Joy Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles Ray Bradbury Example for a publishing series
Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury
The Small Assassin Ray Bradbury Panther book, first edition (i.e. no reprint statements)
The October Country: Grafton edition and Earthlight edition Ray Bradbury The Earthlight edition is nicer (it has a foreword and interior art) and includes all of the stories in the Grafton edition, except for "The Traveler". The 2nd hand bookshop where I bought the Earthlight edition has glued a tag over the price information and the cover artist credits printed on the back cover. Removing the tag was only a partial success, so that the British price £5.99 is now barely legible, but the cover artist is still obscured.
The Dream Master Roger Zelazny Panther book, first edition (i.e. no reprint statements), catalog no instead of an ISBN
Lord of Light Roger Zelazny Trade paperback
The Great Book of Amber: The Complete Amber Chronicles 1-10 Roger Zelazny Trade paperback. Omnibus
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld Patricia A. McKillip
Riddle-Master Patricia A. McKillip Trade paperback. Omnibus
Watchtower Elizabeth A. Lynn Trade paperback
The Dancers of Arun Elizabeth A. Lynn Trade paperback
The Northern Girl Elizabeth A. Lynn Trade paperback
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Complete authors

When I have finished working on an author I put him on the following list:

  • Andre Norton
  • Harry Harrison (has pubs in German)
  • Dan Simmons
  • Michael Moorcock (has pubs in German)
  • Murray Leinster
  • Olaf Stapledon
  • Alfred Bester
  • Gregory Maguire
  • Frederik Pohl
  • C. M. Kornbluth
  • Douglas Adams (has pubs in German)
  • Jack Vance (has pubs in German)
  • Michael Chabon
  • Gregory Benford
  • Kurt Vonnegut
  • L. Sprague de Camp
  • Connie Willis
  • Philip K. Dick (has pubs in German)
  • Charles Platt
  • Edgar Pangborn
  • John Crowley (has pubs in German)
  • Gardner Dozois, as a writer
  • Monica Hughes
  • Pierre Boulle
  • Michael Crichton (has pubs in German)
  • Ian Watson
  • T. J. Bass
  • Michael Bishop
  • John Sladek
  • C. L. Moore
  • Stanley G. Weinbaum
  • Joanna Russ
  • Vonda N. McIntyre (has pubs in German)
  • Stephen Baxter
  • James Blish
  • C. J. Cherryh
  • A. E. van Vogt
  • Alexei Panshin
  • Adam Roberts
  • M. John Harrison
  • William Gibson (has pubs in German)
  • A. A. Attanasio
  • Robert Sheckley
  • William C. Dietz
  • Patrick Tilley
  • Daniel F. Galouye
  • Charles Sheffield
  • Ben Bova
  • Jack Finney (has pubs in German)
  • Aldous Huxley
  • George Orwell
  • John Wyndham
  • H. G. Wells
  • Walter M. Miller Jr.
  • Robert Anton Wilson
  • Anne Rice
  • Manly Wade Wellman
  • Richard Matheson
  • James Herbert (has pubs in German)
  • Thomas Harris
  • Frank Herbert (has pubs in German)
  • James Gunn
  • L. Neil Smith (has pubs in German)
  • Peter F. Hamilton
  • Alan Dean Foster (has pubs in German)
  • Anne McCaffrey
  • H. P. Lovecraft
  • Ambrose Bierce
  • Jane Yolen, as an editor
  • George R. Stewart
  • Lois McMaster Bujold
  • Stephen R. Donaldson (has pubs in German)
  • Arthur W. Saha, as an editor
  • Martin H. Greenberg, as an editor
  • C. S. Lewis
  • Lewis Carroll
  • Ray Bradbury (has pubs in German)
  • Roger Zelazny
  • Patricia A. McKillip
  • Elizabeth A. Lynn
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