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Threshold

Roger Zelazny

First published 2009
Series The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny #1
Publisher NESFA Press
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Michael Whelan
Pages 575
Price $29.00
ISBN 9781886778719

First edition.
Stated in the word from the editors: Many of the stories and poems are followed by "A Word from Zelazny" in which the author muses about the preceding work (sometimes only a few lines, sometimes several pages). Many of the works are also followed by a set of "Notes", explaining names, literary allusions and less familiar words (these entries also vary in length from a few lines to several pages). In fact the "A Word from Zelazny" and the "Notes" sections were compiled and written by Christopher S. Kovacs. The "A Word from Zelazny" sections quote Zelazny from correspondence, interviews, essays etc.
Some of the poems are part of a story, but are mentioned separately on the TOC, with a page number following the story. The page numbering of the TOC is then followed.

Page Title Author(s) Type
Notes (Threshold) Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
5 A Word from the Editors (The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny) David G. Grubbs & Christopher S. Kovacs & Ann Crimmins Essay
11 Out of Nowhere Robert Silverberg Essay
17 Before Amber Carl B. Yoke Essay
29 A Rose for Ecclesiastes Roger Zelazny Novelette
64 A Word from Zelazny (A Rose for Ecclesiastes) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
68 Braxa Roger Zelazny Poem
69 Ecclesiastes' Epilogue Roger Zelazny Poem
70 A Word from Zelazny (Bok) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
70 Bok Roger Zelazny Poem
71 And The Darkness Is Harsh Roger Zelazny Short Story
72 A Word from Zelazny (And The Darkness Is Harsh) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
73 Mr. Fuller's Revolt Roger Zelazny Short Story
75 A Word from Zelazny (Mr. Fuller's Revolt) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
76 A Word from Zelazny (Diet) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
76 Diet Roger Zelazny Poem
77 Youth Eternal Roger Zelazny Short Story
80 Slush, Slush, Slush Roger Zelazny Poem
81 The Outward Sign Roger Zelazny Short Story
84 The Agnostic's Prayer Roger Zelazny Poem
85 Passion Play Roger Zelazny Short Story
88 A Word from Zelazny (Passion Play) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
90 On May 13, 1937 Roger Zelazny Poem
92 Cactus King Roger Zelazny Poem
93 The Graveyard Heart Roger Zelazny Novella
147 A Word from Zelazny (The Graveyard Heart) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
152 Flight Roger Zelazny Poem
152 Future, Be Not Impatient Roger Zelazny Poem
152 In the Dogged House Roger Zelazny Poem
152 Our Wintered Way Through Evening, and Burning Bushes Along It Roger Zelazny Poem
153 Horseman! Roger Zelazny Short Story
155 A Word from Zelazny (Horseman!) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
157 The Teachers Rode a Wheel of Fire Roger Zelazny Short Story
161 A Word from Zelazny (The Teachers Rode a Wheel of Fire) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
162 Sense and Sensibility Roger Zelazny Poem
163 Moonless in Byzantium Roger Zelazny Short Story
167 A Word from Zelazny (Moonless in Byzantium) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
169 On the Road to Splenoba Roger Zelazny Short Story
178 A Word from Zelazny (On the Road to Splenoba) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
179 Final Dining Roger Zelazny Short Story
189 The Borgia Hand Roger Zelazny Short Story
193 Nine Starships Waiting Roger Zelazny Novelette
228 A Word from Zelazny (Nine Starships Waiting) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
231 Circe Has Her Problems Roger Zelazny Short Story
237 A Word from Zelazny (Circe Has Her Problems) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
238 A Word from Zelazny (The Cat Licks Her Coat) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
238 The Cat Licks Her Coat Roger Zelazny Poem
239 The Malatesta Collection Roger Zelazny Short Story
245 A Word from Zelazny (The Malatesta Collection) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
246 From a Seat in the Chill Park Roger Zelazny Poem
247 Rodin's 'The Kiss' Roger Zelazny Poem
248 To His Morbid Mistress Roger Zelazny Poem
249 The Stainless Steel Leech Harrison Denmark Short Story
253 A Word from Zelazny (The Stainless Steel Leech) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
254 Old Ohio Folkrag Roger Zelazny Poem
255 The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth Roger Zelazny Novelette
286 A Word from Zelazny (The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
289 A Thing of Terrible Beauty Harrison Denmark Short Story
294 A Word from Zelazny (A Thing of Terrible Beauty) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
296 How A Poem Means Roger Zelazny Poem
297 Monologue for Two Harrison Denmark Short Story
300 Concert Roger Zelazny Poem
302 Iceage Roger Zelazny Poem
303 Threshold of the Prophet Roger Zelazny Short Story
308 Hart Crane ... Roger Zelazny Poem
309 Southern Cross Roger Zelazny Poem
310 A Word from Zelazny (Southern Cross) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
311 I Used to Think in Lines That Were Irregular to the Right Roger Zelazny Poem
312 A Word from Zelazny (I Used to Think in Lines That Were Irregular to the Right) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
313 A Museum Piece Roger Zelazny Short Story
322 A Word from Zelazny (A Museum Piece) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
324 Hybris, Or The Danger of Hilltops Roger Zelazny Poem
325 Mine is the Kingdom Harrison Denmark Short Story
342 St. Secaire's Roger Zelazny Poem
344 In Pheleney's Garage Roger Zelazny Poem
345 King Solomon's Ring Roger Zelazny Novelette
366 The Black Boy's Reply to William Butler Yeats Roger Zelazny Poem
367 The Misfit Roger Zelazny Short Story
372 Rite of Spring Roger Zelazny Poem
373 The Great Slow Kings Roger Zelazny Short Story
380 A Word from Zelazny (The Great Slow Kings) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
381 Collector's Fever Roger Zelazny Short Story
384 A Word from Zelazny (Collector's Fever) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
385 The Night Has 999 Eyes Roger Zelazny Short Story
387 A Word from Zelazny (The Night Has 999 Eyes) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
388 Decade Plus One of Roses Roger Zelazny Poem
390 A Word from Zelazny (Decade Plus One of Roses) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
391 He Who Shapes Roger Zelazny Novella
475 A Word from Zelazny (He Who Shapes) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
486 See You Later, Maybe Roger Zelazny Poem
489 Sundry Notes on Dybology and Suchlike Roger Zelazny Essay
494 A Word from Zelazny (Sundry Notes on Dybology and Suchlike) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
495 "... And Call Me Roger": The Literary Life of Roger Zelazny, Part 1 Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
527 Conditional Benefit Roger Zelazny Short Story
532 A Word from Zelazny (Conditional Benefit) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
533 Hand of the Master Roger Zelazny Short Story
536 A Word from Zelazny (Hand of the Master) Roger Zelazny & Christopher S. Kovacs Essay
537 The Great Selchie of San Francisco Bay Roger Zelazny Short Fiction
541 Studies in Saviory Roger Zelazny Novelette
573 Acknowledgments (The Collected Stories Of Roger Zelazny) David G. Grubbs & Christopher S. Kovacs & Ann Crimmins Essay

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
Threshold Cover 2009 NESFA Press Hardcover Collection Michael Whelan 575
Threshold: Volume 1: The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny Cover 2016 NESFA Press Hardcover Collection Michael Whelan 575
Threshold Cover 2021 NESFA Press Hardcover Collection Michael Whelan 581