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Threshold, Vol 1: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny
Threshold Vol 1 The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny Author:Roger Zelazny, David G. Grubbs (Editor), Christopher S. Kovacs (Editor), Ann Crimmins (Editor) The first in a six-volume series, Volume 1: Threshold contains all of Zelazny's short works from his early years through the mid 1960s -- a period of experimentation and growth that flowered into gems such as "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," "The Graveyard Heart," "The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His M... more »outh," and "He Who Shapes." The stories in this series are enriched by editors' notes and Zelazny's own words, taken from his many essays, describing why he wrote the stories and what he thought about them in retrospect.
Contents:
Notes (Threshold) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs;
The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny (frontispiece portrait) • (2009) • interior artwork by Jack Gaughan;
A Word from the Editors (The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny) • (2009) • essay by David G. Grubbs and Christopher S. Kovacs and Ann Crimmins;
Out Of Nowhere (Threshold) • (2009) • essay by Robert Silverberg;
Before Amber (Threshold) • (2009) • essay by Carl B. Yoke;
• A Rose for Ecclesiastes • (1963) • novelette by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (A Rose for Ecclesiastes) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Roger Zelazny;
• Braxa • (1963) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Ecclesiastes' Epilogue• (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Bok) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Roger Zelazny;
• Bok • (1968) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• And The Darkness Is Harsh • (1954) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (And The Darkness Is Harsh) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Roger Zelazny;
• Mr. Fuller's Revolt • (1954) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Mr. Fuller's Revolt) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
A Word from Zelazny (Diet) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs
• Diet • (1959) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Youth Eternal • (1955) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
• Slush, Slush, Slush • (1955) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Outward Sign • (1958) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
• The Agnostic's Prayer • (1969) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Passion Play • (1962) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Passion Play) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• On May 13, 1937 • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Cactus King • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Graveyard Heart • (1964) • novella by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Graveyard Heart) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Flight • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Future, Be Not Impatient • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• In the Dogged House • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Our Wintered Way Through Evening, and Burning Bushes Along It • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Horseman! • (1962) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Horseman!) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• The Teachers Rode a Wheel of Fire • (1962) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Teachers Rode a Wheel of Fire) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Sense and Sensibility• (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Moonless in Byzantium • (1962) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Moonless in Byzantium) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• On the Road to Splenoba • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (On the Road to Splenoba) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Final Dining • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
• The Borgia Hand • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
• Nine Starships Waiting • (1963) • novelette by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Nine Starships Waiting) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Circe Has Her Problems • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Circe Has Her Problems) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Cat Licks Her Coat) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• The Cat Licks Her Coat • (1967) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Malatesta Collection • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Malatesta Collection) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• From a Seat in the Chill Park • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Rodin's 'The Kiss' • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• To His Morbid Mistress • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Stainless Steel Leech • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny [as by Harrison Denmark];
A Word from Zelazny (The Stainless Steel Leech) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Old Ohio Folkrag • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth • (1965) • novelette by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• A Thing of Terrible Beauty • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny [as by Harrison Denmark];
A Word from Zelazny (A Thing of Terrible Beauty) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Roger Zelazny;
• How A Poem Means • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Monologue for Two • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny [as by Harrison Denmark];
• Concert • (1964) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Iceage • (1981) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Threshold of the Prophet • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
• Hart Crane . . . • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Southern Cross • (1966) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Southern Cross) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• I Used to Think in Lines That Were Irregular to the Right • (1978) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (I Used to Think in Lines That Were Irregular to the Right) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• A Museum Piece • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (A Museum Piece) • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs and Roger Zelazny;
• Hybris, Or The Danger of Hilltops • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Mine is the Kingdom • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny [as by Harrison Denmark];
• St. Secaire's • (1968) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• In Pheleney's Garage • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• King Solomon's Ring • (1963) • novelette by Roger Zelazny;
• The Black Boy's Reply to William Butler Yeats • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Misfit • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
• Rite of Spring • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• The Great Slow Kings • (1963) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Great Slow Kings) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Collector's Fever • (1964) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Collector's Fever) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• The Night Has 999 Eyes • (1964) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (The Night Has 999 Eyes) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Decade Plus One of Roses • (1959) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Decade Plus One of Roses) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• He Who Shapes • (1965) • novella by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (He Who Shapes) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• See You Later, Maybe • (2009) • poem by Roger Zelazny;
• Sundry Notes on Dybology and Suchlike • (1964) • essay by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Sundry Notes on Dybology and Suchlike) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
". . . And Call Me Roger": The Literary Life of Roger Zelazny, Part 1 • [And Call Me Roger • 1] • (2009) • essay by Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Conditional Benefit • (1953) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Conditional Benefit) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• Hand of the Master • (2009) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny;
A Word from Zelazny (Hand of the Master) • (2009) • essay by Roger Zelazny and Christopher S. Kovacs;
• The Great Selchie of San Francisco Bay • (2009) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny;
• Studies in Saviory • (2009) • shortfiction by Roger Zelazny;
Acknowledgments (The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny) • (2009) • essay by David G. Grubbs and Christopher S. Kovacs and Ann Crimmins;
Michael Whelan (Illustrator), Alice N. S. Lewis (Illustrator)