AD 100: Volume II

AD 100: Volume II

VOLUME TWO In honor of Avram Davidson’s 100th birthday, we have compiled the AD 100 Collection: a compilation of 100 of his previously unpublished and uncollected stories. This two-volume collection aims to showcase the breadth and depth of Davidson's work and introduce his writing to both longtime fans and a new generation of readers. Volume two begins with The Roads the Beautiful Roads originally published in Orbit 5 , ed. Damon Knight (Berkley Publishing, 1969). Volume two ends with a difficult to find Adventures in Unhistory . The AD 100 collection has taken years of work and generations of love and care (and preservation) to make possible. We are confident that readers will find something to appreciate in this collection. There are lighthearted pieces that Avram wrote on a whim, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, Jewish stories and stories that impart valuable historical lessons, and many pieces that can’t be characterized by a single genre. The collection includes tales set in Belize which served as the foundation for Avram’s Limekiller! series, as well as difficult to find “Vergil Magus” and “Adventures in Unhistory” tales. Contents: THE ROADS, THE ROADS, THE BEAUTIFUL ROADS - BIG SAM - RITE OF SPRING - THE CAPTAIN M. CAPER - THEY LOVED ME IN UTICA - TIMESERVER - ZON - BASILEIKON: SUMMER - HOW MY GRANDMOTHER CAME AROUND THE HORN TO CALIFORNIA - LOUPS—GAROUS - HOW COULD HE DO IT? - ROOKIE COP - AMPHORA - THE MAD SNIPER - IF YOU CAN’T BEAT THEM - CARAVAN TO ILLIEL - THE OTHER MAGUS - THE APE - DEAR FRIEND CHARLENE - THE HOUSE SURGIS SWORD - BODY MAN - LANDSCAPE WITH GIANT BISON - LOUIE AND THE LIBRARY - MR. AND MRS. PIGGOT - WITNESS - ADDRICT - MOUNTAINEERS ARE ALWAYS FREE - VERGIL AND THE CAGED BIRD - KNOX’S ’NGA - NOTHING LIKE A CLEAN WEAPON - BENNY AND GEORGE - CONVERSATIONAL TALES OF THE WANLAND - DOWN BY THE DEPOT - EVENTS WHICH TOOK PLACE A DAY BEFORE OTHER EVENTS - WAITING FOR WILLIE - HAVE YOU TRIED GUMMIES? - MR. ROB’T E. HOSKINS - SEEOMANCER - UNFORCED ENTRY - LEG - THE DAY THEY ALL CAME BACK - IN BRASS VALLEY - THE MAN WHO WAS MADE OF MONEY - GEORGE’S SHIRT - SACRIFICE - VERGIL AND THE DUKOS: HIC INCLUSUS VITAM PERDIT - BLUNT - VERGIL MAGUS: KING WITHOUT COUNTRY - KINDLY HOLD OUT YOUR RIGHT INDEX FINGER - THE WAILING OF THE GAULISH DEAD