AD 100: Volume I - Paperback

by Or All the Seas with Oysters Pub LLC (Editor), Avram Davidson (Author)

VOLUME ONE

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of Avram Davidson's 100th birthday, we have compiled the AD 100 Collection: a compilation of 100 of his previously unpublished and uncollected stories.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 one begins with Benny, Bluma, and the Solid Gold Ring. There is a handwritten note by Avram that states he wrote the story when he was 23 years old. The story was likely written in 1946 or 1947. Volume one ends with a story written in the late 1960s looking into the life of Avram as a child.

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:

1. BENNY BLUMA AND THE SOLID GOLD WEDDING RING
2. WHAT TIME IS IT?
3. CAPTAIN PATCH
4. CLASH OF PERSONALITIES
5. ARRIVING ON THE 7:15
6. NIFTER PIFTER-A BIE GEZUNT
7. SKINNY
8. THANATOPSIS
9. THE PLAYING FIELDS OF EARTH
10. ISRAEL INBETWEEN
11. THE NATURAL ORDER AND BASIS OF SOCIETY
12. THE BIG LIBERTY
13. THE STONE THAT THE BUILDERS REJECTED
14. THE DESCENT FROM OLYMPUS
15. THE HOLY MAN
16. THE FRENCH KEY
17. SPINNER
18. A SHOT FROM THE DARK NIGHT
19. THE HEALING HAND
20. CIRCLE OF GUILT
21. THE CREATOR OF PRELUDES
22. NO FIRE BURNS
23. THE DIVE PEOPLE
24. THE SENSIBLE MAN
25. DEALER IN FEAR
26. MEAN MR. MURRAY
27. REST IN PEACE
28. THE MAN WHO FOUND THE BODY
29. THE TENANT
30. A NOTE FOR THE MILKMAN
31. PRINCE'S MIXTURE
32. THE LIBERTY OF THE SUBJECT
33. THE TRADITIONS OF HIS FAMILY
34. BLOOD MONEY
35. WHAT ARE YOU CRYING FOR?
36. JACK BE NIMBLE/JACK BE QUICK/JACK JUMP OVER THE CANDLESTICK
37. MIRROR, MIRROR
38. SNUFF
39. THE INVASION
40. THE OLD PRO
41. THE RESTORER OF BALANCE
42. BUMBERBOOM
43. BASILISK
44. NEVER FORGET A FACE
45. QUICK WITH HIS HANDS
46. THE CURIOUS CAPITULATION OF BETTY JANE SMITH
47. THE MEMORY BANK
48. TO AVOID CONVICTION
49. DOING THE LAMBETH WALK
50. TEARS FOR ALFRED HOOK