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• ix • The Bastard Stepchild • (2011) • essay by George R. R. Martin
• 1 • Death by Dahlia • [Dahlia Lynley-Chivers] • (2011) • novelette by Charlaine Harris
• 26 • The Bleeding Shadow • (2011) • novelette by Joe R. Lansdale
• 53 • Hungry Heart • [Nightside] • (2011) • short story by Simon R. Green
• 71 • Styx and Stones • [The Seven Wonders] • (2011) • novelette by Steven Saylor
• 99 • Pain and Suffering • (2011) • novelette by S. M. Stirling
• 126 • It's Still the Same Old Story • [Kitty Short Fiction] • (2011) • novelette by Carrie Vaughn
• 154 • The Lady Is a Screamer • (2011) • short story by Conn Iggulden
• 172 • Hellbender • (2011) • novelette by Laurie R. King
• 199 • Shadow Thieves • [Garrett, P. I.] • (2011) • novelette by Glen Cook
• 227 • No Mystery, No Miracle • [Richard Oort] • (2011) • novelette by Melinda M. Snodgrass
• 254 • The Difference Between a Puzzle and a Mystery • (2011) • novelette by Daniel Abraham [as by M. L. N. Hanover]
• 276 • The Curious Affair of the Deodand • [Jesperson and Lane • 0.1] • (2011) • novelette by Lisa Tuttle
• 303 • Lord John and the Plague of Zombies • [Lord John Grey • 8] • (2011) • novella by Diana Gabaldon
• 369 • Beware the Snake • [SPQR] • (2011) • short story by John Maddox Roberts
• 388 • In Red, with Pearls • [Mercy Thompson • 5.5] • (2011) • novelette by Patricia Briggs
• 420 • The Adakian Eagle • (2011) • novella by Bradley Denton