Bayley, Barrington J(ohn) (U.K., April 8, 1937- )
[Pseudonyms: P(eter). F. Woods; Alan Aumbry; John Diamond; Michael Barrington; Simon Barclay]

The most recent inclusions and corrections are marked with red colour.
Updated January 03, 2001.


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Short Fiction
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  • Aid to Nothing (1967, written in 1954) [as by P.F Woods]
    • - New Worlds 172, Mar 1967 ed: Michael Moorcock

  • All the King's Men (1965) (nv)
    • - New Worlds 148, March 1965
    - "Best of New Worlds" ed: Michael Moorcock [1965, Compact]
    - "England Swings SF" ed: Judith Merril [1968, Doubleday]
    - "Best SF Stories From New Worlds 7" ed: Michael Moorcock [1971, Panther]
    - "The Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]
    - "What If? vol.2" ed: Richard A. Lupoff [1981, Pocket Books, pb]

  • The Bargain (1955)
    • - The British Space Fiction Magazine Vol.2 No.4, Sep 1955

  • The Bees of Knowledge (1975) (nv)
    • - "New Worlds 8", ed: Hilary Bailey [1975, Sphere]
    - "1976 Annual World's Best SF" ed: Donald A. Wollheim [1976, DAW Books, pb]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • The Big Sound (1962) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - Science-Fantasy 51, 1962
    - "The Best of New Worlds 8" ed: Michael Moorcock [1974, Panther]

  • The Cabinet of Oliver Naylor (1976) (nv)
    • - "New Worlds 10", ed: Hilary Bailey [1976, Corgi]
    - "The 1977 Annual World's Best SF" ed: Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha [1977, DAW Books, pb]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • Catspaw (1965) [as by P.F. Woods]
    • - Tangent 2, Sep 1965

  • Cling to the Curvature! (1989) (nv)
    • - "Semiotext(e) SF" ed: Rudy Rucker, Peter Lamborn Wilson and Robert Anton Wilson [1989, Autonomedia, trp]

  • Cold Death (1955) (vi)
    • - Operation Fantast vol 2 #5, March 1955

  • Combat's End (1954) [as by J. Barrington Bayley]
    • - Vargo Statten Science Fiction Magazine, Vol.1 No.4 May 1954
    - "Perry Rhodan #45", under the name "Cosmic Combatants"

  • Consolidation (1959) [as by John Diamond]
    • - Nebula 38, Jan 1959

  • Cosmic Combatants see Combat's End

  • The Countenance (1965) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - New Worlds 138, Jan '64
    - "The Best SF Stories from New Worlds #2" ed: Michael Moorcock
    - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • A Crab Must Try (1996) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Jan 1996 ed: David Pringle
    ! winner of the BSFA award for the best short-story of 1996

  • The Crear (1996)
    • - Interzone, August 1996 ed: David Pringle

  • Culture Shock (1990) (ss)
    • - Interzone, May 1990 ed: David Pringle, Simon Ounsley (IZ35)

  • The Death of Arlett (1989) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Nov/Dec 1989 ed: David Pringle, Simon Ounsley (IZ32)

  • Death Ship (1989) (ss)
    • - "Zenith, 1989" ed: David S. Garnett [London, Sphere]
    - "The 1990 Annual World's Best SF" ed: Donald A. Wollheim and Arthur W. Saha [1990, DAW Books, pb]

  • Destructo, Wonder-Worker (1998, written in the 70's) (ss)
    • - unpublished in print, available only here.
    ! Originally scheduled to appear in the third issue of R.E.M., which never appeared.

  • Doctor Pintar in the Mythology Isles (1992) (ss)
    • - "The Dedalus Book of Femmes Fatales" ed: Brian M. Stableford [1992, Dedalus]

  • Don't Leave Me (1992) (ss)
    • - "In Dreams" ed: Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman [1992, London, Gollancz]

  • Double Time (1962) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - New Worlds 120, Jul '62
    - "Best SF From New Worlds 8" ed: Michael Moorcock [1974, Panther]

  • Duel Among the Wine Green Suns (1995, written in 1961) [with Michael Moorcock, as by Simon Barclay] (nv)
    • - Time Centre Times ed: John Davey
    ! This magazine is the journal of the International Michael Moorcock Appreciation Society

  • Enemies of the Golden Mean (1998) (ss)
    • - unpublished in print, available only here

  • Escapist Literature (1985) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Autumn 1985 ed: Simon Ounsley, David Pringle (IZ13)

  • Exit From City 5 (1971) (nv)
    • - "New Worlds Quarterly 1" ed: Michael Moorcock [1971, Sphere]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • The Exploration of Space (1972) (ss)
    • - "New Worlds Quarterly 4", ed: Michael Moorcock [1972, Sphere]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • Farewell, Dear Brother (1964) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - New Worlds 141, April '64
    - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Fishing Trip see The Ship That Sailed the Ocean of Space

  • Flux (1963) [with/as Michael Moorcock] (nv)
    • - New Worlds 132, July 1963
    - Lambda 1 ed: Ted Carnell (Penguin, 1963)
    - "Voyagers in Time" ed: Robert Silverberg (Meredith Press, 1967)
    - "Moorcock's Book of Martyrs" auth: Michael Moorcock
    - "Sailing to Utopia" auth: Michael Moorcock [1993, Millennium; revised; the collaboration with Bayley is only mentioned in the foreword.]
    - "Timescapes" ed: Haining (Souvenir Press, 1997)

  • The Forever Racket (1980) (vi)
    • - Ludd's Mill #16/17, Winter 1980 ed: Andy Darlington

  • The Four-Color Problem (1971) (nv)
    • - "New Worlds Quarterly 2", ed: Michael Moorcock [1971, Sphere]
    - "New Worlds: An Anthology" ed: Michael Moorcock [1983, Fontana Flamingo]

  • Fugitive (1956)
    • - British Space Fiction Magazine Vol.2 No.7, Feb 1956
    ! the first appearance of Jasperodus

  • Galimatias (1990) (vi)
    • - "Drabble II: Double Century" ed: Rob Meades & David B. Wake [1990, Beccon Publications]

  • Get Out of Here (1995) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Apr 1995 ed: Charles Platt

  • Gnostic Endings: Flight to the Hypercosmos (1994) (nv)
    • - Interzone, July 1994 ed: David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie (IZ85)

  • The God Gun (1979) (ss)
    • - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Going Home (1962) [with/as Michael Moorcock] (ss)
    • - Science Fiction Adventures (UK) #25 '62
    - "Earl Aubec and Other Stories" auth: Michael Moorcock (Millennium, 1993)

  • The Infinite Searchlight (1979) (ss)
    • - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Integrity (1964) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - New Worlds 144, Sep/Oct '64
    - "SF Reprise 1" ed: Michael Moorcock (Compact, 1966)
    - "Best SF Stories From New Worlds 3" ed: Michael Moorcock (Panther, 1968)
    - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Invitation to the Voyage (1998) (ss)
    • - unpublished in print, available only here

  • The Island of Dr. Romeau (1995) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Aug 1995 ed: David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie

  • It Was a Lover and His Lass (2001)
    • - to be published in Fantasy Annual, 2001, ed. Sean Wallace

  • Kindly Travellers (1955) (vi)
    • - Authentic SF Monthly 59, Jul 1955

  • Last Post (1955)
    • - The British SF Magazine Vol.1 No.12, Apr 1955

  • Life Trap (1979) (ss)
    • - Ludd's Mill #15
    - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Light (1991) (ss)
    • - "Interzone: The 5th Anthology, 1991" ed: John Clute, Lee Montgomerie & David Pringle [1991, NEL]

  • The Little Robot (2000) (ss)
    • - unpublished in print, available only here

  • Love in Backspace (1994) (ss)
    • - "New Worlds 4" ed: David S. Garnett [1994, London: Gollancz]

  • Maladjustment (1974) (ss)
    • - "New Worlds 7", ed: Hilary Bailey & Charles Platt [1974, Sphere]
    - New Worlds #6 (U.S.) ed Charles Platt & Hilary Bailey [1975, Avon Equinox]

  • Man In Transit (1972) [as by Alan Aumbry] (ss)
    • - "New Worlds Quarterly 4", ed: Michael Moorcock [1971, Sphere]
    - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Martyrs Appointed (1955)
    • - British Space Fiction Magazine Vol.2 No.5, Oct 1955

  • Me and My Antronoscope (1973) (nv)
    • - "New Worlds Quarterly 5", ed: Michael Moorcock [1973, Sphere]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • Mutation Planet (1973) (nv)
    • - "Frontiers 1: Tomorrow's Alternatives" ed: Roger Elwood [1973, McMillan]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • Natural Defence (1963) [as by P.F. Woods]
    • - New Worlds 133, Aug 1963

  • On the Ledge (1994) (ss)
    • - Interzone, October 1994 ed: David Pringle, Paul Brazier, Lee Montgomerie

  • An Overload (1973) (nv)
    • - "New Worlds 6", ed: Michael Moorcock & Charles Platt [1973, Sphere]
    - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]

  • The Patch (1964) [as by Peter Woods]
    • - New Worlds 145, Nov/Dec 1964
    ! Expanded as "Annihilation Factor", 1972 (see below)

  • Peace on Earth (1959) [with Michael Moorcock, as by Michael Barrington] (ss)
    • - New Worlds 89, Dec 1959
    - "The Deep Fix", by James Colvin (Michael Moorcock) [1966, Compact]
    - "My Experiences in the Third World War" auth: Michael Moorcock (1980, Savoy)
    - "Earl Aubec and Other Stories" auth: Michael Moorcock [1993, Millennium]

  • Perfect Love (1979) (ss)
    • - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • The Phobeya (1990) [with Sean Bayley] (ss)
    • - The Gate #2, 1990

  • Planet of the Stercorasaurs (2000)
    • - Interzone 158, August 2000, ed: David Pringle

  • The Problem of Morley's Emission (1978) (ss)
    • - "Knights of the Limits" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1978]
    ! Written for an unpublished collection; "An Index of Possibilities, Vol 2"

  • Quiddity Wars (1992) (ss)
    • - Interzone, August 1992 ed: David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie

  • The Radius Riders (1962) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - Science Fiction Adventures #27, Jul 1962
    - "The Best of New Worlds 8" ed: Michael Moorcock [1974, Panther]
    - "Seed of Evil" auth: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]
    - "Stars of Albion" ed: Robert Holdstock and Christopher Priest [1979, Pan Books,pb]

  • Reactionary (1965) [as by P.F. Woods]
    • - New Worlds 149, Apr 1965
    - "SF Reprise 5" ed: Michael Moorcock [1966, Compact]

  • The Reluctant Death (1956)
    • - Authentic SF Monthly 65, Jan 1956

  • The Remembrance (1991) (ss)
    • - "Tales of the Wandering Jew" ed: Brian M. Stableford [1991, Dedalus]

  • Return Visit (1963) [as by P.F. Woods]
    • - New Worlds 136, Apr 1963

  • The Revolt of the Mobiles (2000)
    • - Interzone, 161 November 2000, ed. David Pringle

  • Rome Vindicated (1978)

    • - New Worlds 214, Autumn 1978

  • The Seed of Evil (1973) (nv)
    • - "New Writings in SF 23", ed: Kenneth Bulmer [1973, Sidgwick & Jackson]
    - "New Writings in SF Special 1", ed: Kenneth Bulmer [1975, Sidgwick & Jackson]
    - "Seed of Evil" ed: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • The Ship of Disaster (1965) (ss)
    • - New Worlds 151, June 1965
    - "SF Reprise 5", ed: Michael Moorcock [1966, Compact]
    - "Best SF Stories From New Worlds 4", ed: Michael Moorcock [1969, Panther]
    - "New Worlds of Fantasy 2", ed: Terry Carr [1970, Ace]
    - "Top Fantasy" ed: Josh Pachter [1985, Dent]

  • The Ship That Sailed the Ocean of Space (1962) [as by P.F. Woods] (ss)
    • - Science Fiction Adventures 26, May 1962 (as "The Fishing Trip")
    - "Best SF Stories from New Worlds 8" ed: Michael Moorcock [1974, Panther]
    - "Seed of Evil" ed: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • Sky Tower (2000)
    • - Spectrum SF #2, April 2000 ed: Paul Fraser

  • Solo Flight (1963)
    • - Boy's World May 4th, 1963

  • Sporting with the Chid (1979) (ss)
    • - "Seed of Evil" ed: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]
    - "Changes" ed: Michael Bishop & Ian Watson [1983, Ace]
    ! sold to the New Writings in SF series, which folded before publication.

  • The Star Virus (1964) (nv)
    • - New Worlds 142, May/June 1964
    ! Expanded as "The Star Virus", 1970 (see below)

  • The Tank (1961)
    • - London Mystery Magazine 49, May 1961

  • A Taste of the Afterlife (1966) [with Charles Platt]
    • - New Worlds 166, Sep 1966

  • Teatray in the Sky (1992) (ss)
    • - Interzone, October 1992 ed: David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie (IZ64)

  • Tommy Atkins (1989) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Jan/Feb 1989 ed: David Pringle, Simon Ounsley (IZ27)
    - "Interzone: The 4th Anthology" ed: John Clute, David Pringle & Simon Ounsley [1989, Simon & Schuster UK]
    ! nominated for the BSFA award for the best short story of the year.

  • The Ur-Plant (1983) (ss)
    • - Interzone, Spring 1983 ed: John Clute, Alan Dorey, Malcolm Edwards, Colin Greenland, Roz Kaveney, Simon Ounsley, David Pringle (IZ4)

  • The Way into the Wendy House (1993) (ss)
    • - Interzone, May 1993 ed: David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie
    !Also listed as "This Way into the Wendy House"

  • When They Asked Him What Happens (1988) (vi)
    • - "The Drabble Project" ed: Rob Meades & David B. Wake [1988, Beccon Publications]

  • Why Live? Dream! (1992) (ss)
    • - Interzone, May 1992 ed: David Pringle, Lee Montgomerie (IZ59)

  • Wizard Wazo's Revenge (1979) (ss)
    • - "Seed of Evil" ed: Barrington J. Bayley [1979]

  • The Worms of Hess (2000)
    • - Interzone 160, October 2000, Ed. David Pringle


    Novels
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  • STAR VIRUS (Ace, 1970) [bound with "Mask of Chaos" by John Jakes]
  • ANNIHILATION FACTOR (Ace, 1972) [bound with "Highwood" by Neal Barrett, Jr.]
  • EMPIRE OF TWO WORLDS (Ace, 1972)
  • COLLISION COURSE (DAW, 1973) [a.k.a. COLLISION WITH CHRONOS, UK]
  • THE FALL OF CHRONOPOLIS (DAW, 1974) [a.k.a. CHRONOPOLIS, UK]
  • THE SOUL OF THE ROBOT (Doubleday, 1974) [abridged; restored in 1976]
  • THE GARMENTS OF CAEAN (Doubleday, 1976) [abridged; restored in 1978]
  • THE GRAND WHEEL (Daw, 1977)
  • STAR WINDS (DAW, 1978)
  • THE PILLARS OF ETERNITY (DAW, 1982)
  • THE ZEN GUN (DAW, 1982)
  • THE FOREST OF PELDAIN (DAW, 1985)
  • THE ROD OF LIGHT (Methuen, 1985)
  • THE SINNERS OF ERSPIA (Unpublished, 1997)
  • THE GREAT HYDRATION (Unpublished, 1998)


    • Collections
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  • THE KNIGHTS OF THE LIMITS (Allison & Busby, 1978)
    • includes: "The Exploration of Space", "Mutation Planet", The Bees of Knowledge", "The Cabinet of Oliver Naylor", "All the King's Men", "Me and My Antronoscope", "Exit From City 5", "An Overload", The Problem of Morley's Emission".

  • THE SEED OF EVIL (Allison & Busby, 1979)
    • includes: "Sporting with the Chid", "The Radius Riders", "The Seed of Evil", "Integrity", "Farewell, Dear Brother", "The God Gun", "The Ship That Sailed the Ocean of Space", "Man in Transit", Wizard Wazo's Revenge", The Infinite Searchlight", "Perfect Love", "The Countenance" and "Life Trap".


    Franchise/Juvenile
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  • The Astounding Jason Hyde (1965 - 1968)
    - "Valiant", 15 May '65 to 11 May '68, serial, illustrated by Eric Bradbury
  • Bartok and his Brothers (1966) [anonymously)
    - "Champion", 26 Feb '66 to 4 Jun '66, serial.
  • Battle of the Archeosaurs (Inferno #18, May 2000) short-story
  • Children of the Emperor (Inferno! #7, Jun 1998) short-story
    - reprinted in INTO THE MAELSTROM (Black Library, 1999)
  • EYE OF TERROR (Black Library, 1999) novel
  • Hive Fleet Horror (Inferno #20, September 2000) short-story
  • The Lives of Ferag Lion-Wolf (Inferno #14, Sep 1999) short-story
  • The Magician's Son (White Dwarf #136) short story

  • Tunnel To The Moon (short story, published in an unknown annual, late 1960s)


    • Non-Fiction
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  • "The Incomplete Science" in New Worlds 194, Sep/Oct 1969
  • "Science, religion and the science fiction idea: or, where would we be without Hitler" in Foundation No. 17 (Sep 1979), p. 50-57
  • "Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke" Arena #11, Nov 1980
  • "The SF Novel and Basic Form" in Vector, Aug 1981
  • "Who Owns the Noosphere?" in Vector, Apr 1983
  • "The Recessive Hypothesis" in THE ZEN GUN, Aug 1983
  • "Into the Arena: So What's New? My Thoughts on the Bomb" in Vector, Oct 1983
  • "Against Infinity by Gregory Benford" Foundation No. 32 (Nov 1984), p. 78-80
  • "The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke" Foundation No. 32 (Nov 1984), p. 86-87
  • "The Watson Experience" Cambridge University Con Programme (late 1980's)

  • "What We Should Read, See, Write and Think: Publish and be Sent to Hell!" Cambridge University Con Programme (late 1980's)
  • "On the improbability of My Existence" Arrows of Desire, unknown, ed. Nic Farey
  • "Nippon Points to the Future" Psybherboria, Japan.

    • About the Author
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  • Interview by Geoff Rippington, Arena #10 1980
  • "Knight Without Limit: An Overview of the Work of Barrington Bayley" by Andy Darlington, Arena #10 1980
  • "The Writings of Barrington J. Bayley" by Mike Ashley, chap 1981
  • Interview in Vector, Dec 1983 by Eric C. Brown
  • "Barrington Bayley Interview" by Andy Robertson & David Pringle, Interzone #35 1990
  • "Barrington J. Bayley: An Annotated Bibliography" by Andy Robertson, Interzone May 1993
  • "Barrington Bayley - Annihilation Factotum" by Rhys H. Hughes, The Zone #6 January 1998
  • Interview: "Rocketships, rayguns, robots and big band jazz.." by Juha Lindroos, February 1998
  • Interview: "Sex and the Sense of Wonder" by Juha Lindroos, April 1998
  • Interview: "Why limit yourself?" by Juha Lindroos, June 1998


    • Reviews
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  • Annihilation Factor
    Vector, Apr 1980 by Alan Dorey
  • Collision with Chronos
    The Alien Critic, May 1974 by Richard E. Geis
    Vector, Sep 1977 by Brian Stableford
    Foundation No. 14 (September 1978), p. 73-74 by David I. Masson
    Paperback Parlour, Dec 1979 by Joseph Nicholas
  • Empire of Two Worlds
    Vector, Apr 1980 by Alan Dorey
  • The Fall of Chronopolis
    Vector, Sep 1978 by Chris Evans
    Paperback Inferno, Apr 1980 by Joseph Nicholas
  • Soul of the Robot
    Foundation 9, Nov 1975 by Brian Stableford
    Paperback Parlour, Jun 1977 by Phil Stephensen-Payne

  • The Garments of Caean
    Foundation No. 11/12 (March 1977), p. 75-78 by Angus M. Taylor
    Vector, Sep 1977 by Andrew Darlington
    Paperback Parlour, Jun 1978 by Phil Stephensen-Payne
    Unpublished review by Brian Stableford

  • The Grand Wheel
    Science Fiction Review, November 1977 by Richard E. Geis
    Vector, Sep 1978 by Chris Evans
    Paperback Parlour, Apr 1979 by Phil Stephensen-Payne
  • The Knights of the Limits
    Paperback Inferno, Jun 1980 by Joseph Nicholas
    Vector, Jul 1978 by Brian Stableford
  • The Seed of Evil
    Vector, Apr 1980 by Alan Dorey
    Washington Post, July 27 1980 by Pamela Sargent
    • Foundation 20, Oct 1980 by Brian Stableford
  • The Pillars of Eternity
    Washington Post, April 25 1982 by John Clute
    Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, August 1982 by Baird Searles
    Analog, October 1982 by Thomas A. Easton
  • The Zen Gun
    Analog, March 1984 by Thomas A. Easton
    Fantasy & Science Fiction, April 1984 by Algis Budrys
    Vector, Dec 1984 by K. V. Bailey
    Paperback Inferno, Feb 1985 by Helen McNabb
    The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 1984, by Algis Budrys
  • The Rod of Light
    Paperback Inferno, Jun 1986 by Alan Fraser
    • Fantasy Review 88 by Brian Stableford
    Thrust, Summer 1988 by Neal Wilgus


    Miscellaneous
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  • "Dominus"

    • - "Starstream" no.1 (1976)
    ! a comic adaptation of "Mutation Planet" by Arnold Drake with art by Alberto Giolitti.

  • "An Interview with Donnington Dumford" (1986)

    • - text of a convention speech, read at Newbury in Berkshire apprx. 1700 words.


    Plus a wealth of other material; juveniles, childrens features, stories, picture strips, straight science features ("..probably the first accurate account of lasers comphrehensible to a 12-year old..") as well as some unpublished material.


    compiled and maintained by Juha Lindroos

    references:
    my own collection, Encyclopedia of SF by John Clute and Peter Nicholls, various Internet indexes and databases, correspondence with the author, Mike Ashley's bibliography, interviews and articles mentioned above, Jim Goddard, The BSFA magazine Index, Phil Stephensen-Payne and Michael J. Cross.

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