Avram Davidson (1923–1993)

Author of The Phoenix and the Mirror

180+ Works 5,321 Members 92 Reviews 15 Favorited

About the Author

Avram Davidson was one of the great masters of short fiction of the twentieth century, a writer who won the major awards in the science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery genres -- the Hugo, Edgar, and World Fantasy Awards -- while constantly pushing at the boundaries of those genres. He published show more seventeen novels and wrote more than 200 stories and essays during his lifetime show less

Includes the names: Avram Davidson, Avran Davidson, Avram Davidson, Abram Davidson, Avram Davidson, ed. Avram Davidson, Ed. Avram Davidson, editor Avram Davidson, edited by Avram Davidson

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The Phoenix and the Mirror (1969) 364 copies

The Avram Davidson Treasury: A Tribute Collection (1998) 289 copies

Rocannon's World / The Kar-Chee Reign (1900) — Author — 227 copies

Adventures in Unhistory: Conjectures on the Factual Foundations of Several Ancient Legends (1993) 214 copies

And On the Eighth Day (1964) 207 copies

The Fourth Side of the Triangle (1965) 190 copies

The Other Nineteenth Century (2002) 185 copies

Peregrine: Primus (1971) 159 copies

Rork! (1965) 150 copies

The House of Brass (1968) — Author — 146 copies

Peregrine: Secundus (1981) 143 copies

Mutiny in Space (1964) 135 copies

The island under the earth (1969) 129 copies

Masters of the Maze (1965) 126 copies

Or All the Seas with Oysters (1962) 126 copies

Joyleg (1962) — Author — 121 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 12th Series (1963) — Editor; Contributor — 119 copies

The Kar-Chee Reign & Rogue Dragon (1966) 112 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 14th Series (1965) 108 copies

The Adventures of Doctor Eszterhazy (1990) 102 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 13th Series (1964) — Editor; Contributor — 100 copies

Strange Seas and Shores (1971) 96 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction [unspecified issues] (1954) — Editor — 96 copies

Rogue Dragon (1965) 88 copies

Magic For Sale (1983) — Editor, Contributor — 87 copies

What strange stars and skies (1964) 84 copies

Marco Polo and The Sleeping Beauty (1988) — Author — 82 copies

The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy (1975) 77 copies

Ursus of Ultima Thule (1973) 76 copies

Vergil in Averno (1987) 74 copies

The Enemy of My Enemy (1966) 70 copies

Investigations of Avram Davidson (1999) 55 copies

Collected Fantasies (1974) 52 copies

Danger from Vega / Clash of Star-Kings (1966) — Contributor — 51 copies

The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack (2012) 48 copies

Limekiller (2003) 47 copies

Clash of Star-Kings (1966) 41 copies

The Boss in the Wall: A Treatise on the House Devil (1998) 36 copies

The Scarlet Fig (2005) 32 copies

Everybody Has Somebody in Heaven : Essential Jewish Tales of the Spirit (2000) — Author — 28 copies

The best of Avram Davidson (1979) 26 copies

The Redward Edward Papers (1978) 23 copies

The Kar-Chee Reign (1966) 17 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1963, Vol. 25, No. 2 (1963) — Editor — 14 copies

Or All The Seas With Oysters [short story] (1958) 13 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1963, Vol. 24, No. 6 (1963) — Editor — 13 copies

The Golem [short story] (1958) 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1964, Vol. 26, No.1 (1964) 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1964, Vol. 27, No. 5 (1964) — Editor; Author; Book reviewer — 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1963, Vol. 25, No. 1 (1963) — Editor — 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1964, Vol. 27, No. 4 (1964) — Editor — 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1964, Vol. 26, No. 6 (1964) — Editor — 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1964, Vol. 27, No. 2 (1964) — Editor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1962, Vol. 23, No. 3 (1962) — Editor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1962, Vol. 22, No. 4 (1962) 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1964, Vol. 26, No. 3 (1964) — Editor — 11 copies

Los mejores relatos de fantasía del mas allá (1986) — Editor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1963, Vol. 25, No. 6 (1963) — Editor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1964, Vol. 26, No. 4 (1964) — Editor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1963, Vol. 24, No. 2 (1963) — Editor — 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1964, Vol. 27, No. 1 (1964) — Editor — 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1963, Vol. 24, No. 4 (1963) — Editor — 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1963, Vol. 24, No. 5 (1963) 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1963, Vol. 25, No. 4 (1963) — Editor — 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1963, Vol. 25, No. 3 (1963) 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1964, Vol. 27, No. 3 (1964) 10 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1962, Vol. 23, No. 4 (1962) 9 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1963, Vol. 25, No. 5 (1963) 9 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1962, Vol. 23, No. 2 (1962) 8 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1964, Vol. 26, No. 5 (1964) — Editor — 8 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1962, Vol. 23, No. 5 (1962) 8 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1962, Vol. 22, No. 6 (1962) 8 copies

The House the Blakeneys Built (1965) 8 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1963, Vol. 24, No. 3 (1963) 8 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1962, Vol. 22, No. 5 (1962) 7 copies

Crimes and chaos (1962) 7 copies

Or the grasses grow (1958) 7 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1963, Vol. 24, No. 1 (1963) — Editor — 7 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1964, Vol. 26, No. 2 (1964) 7 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1962, Vol. 23, No. 1 (1962) 6 copies

L'étoile du batteur -Les montagnards sont là! -La colonisation d'Edward Beal (1989) 6 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1962, Vol. 23, No. 6 (1962) 6 copies

The Odd Old Bird [short ficton] 6 copies

Now Let Us Sleep [short fiction] (1957) 5 copies

No Fire Burns [short fiction] (1959) 5 copies

Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight (1977) 5 copies

Full Chicken Richness (1983) 5 copies

King's Evil [short fiction] (2014) 4 copies

The Woman Who Thought She Could Read [short story] (1959) 4 copies

Vergil Magus: King Without Country 4 copies

The Bounty Hunter [short story] (1958) 4 copies

And Don't Forget The One Red Rose (1975) 4 copies

The Montavarde Camera 4 copies

The Last Wizard (1972) 4 copies

Naples [short fiction] (1978) 4 copies

Dagon [short story] (1959) 4 copies

The Wailing of the Gaulish Dead (2013) 4 copies

Mickelrede Or The Slayer And The Staff 4 copies

Bumberboom [short fiction] 4 copies

The Avram Davidson Science Fiction & Fantasy MEGAPACK® (2016) 4 copies

The Slovo Stove (1985) 4 copies

The Hills Behind Hollywood High (1983) 4 copies

Duke Pasquale's Ring 4 copies

"Hark! Was That the Squeal of an Angry Thoat?" {short story} (1977) 3 copies

The Affair at Lahore Cantonment {short story} (1961) 3 copies

Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper (1957) 3 copies

AD 100: Volume I (2023) 3 copies

David&son (2016) 3 copies

Selectra Six-Ten [short story] (1970) 3 copies

Polly Charms, the Sleeping Woman (1975) 3 copies

They Loved Me in Utica [short story] (1970) 3 copies

The Sources of the Nile {short story} (1961) 3 copies

AD 100: Volume II (2023) 3 copies

Goslin Day {short story} (1970) 3 copies

Rod Serling's Devils and Demons 3 copies

Sleep Well Of Nights [A Good Night's Sleep] 2 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume IV No. 11 (British Edition) (1990) — Editor — 2 copies

Up Christopher to Madness {short work} 2 copies

Rogue Dragon [novella] 2 copies

Caravan To Illiel (1976) 2 copies

The Kappa Nu Nexus — Author — 2 copies

Veldslag der vrouwen 2 copies

My Boy Friend's Name Is Jello {short story} (1954) 2 copies

The Tail-Tied Kings {short story} (1962) 2 copies

The Cost of Kent Castwell 2 copies

Author, Author {short story} (1959) 2 copies

Ogre in the Vly {short story} (1959) 2 copies

The Spook-Box of Theobald Delafont De Brooks {short story} (1993) 2 copies

Big Sam {short story} 2 copies

Where Do You Live, Queen Esther? {short story} (1961) 2 copies

The Necessity of His Condition [short story] (1957) 2 copies

Revolver {short story} (1962) 2 copies

The Price of a Charm; or, The Lineaments of Gratified Desire [short story] (1963) 2 copies

Sacheverell {short story} (1964) 2 copies

The Goobers {short story} (1965) 2 copies

The Power of Every Root {short story} (1967) 2 copies

Crazy Old Lady (1976) 2 copies

Revenge of the Cat-Lady {short story} (1985) 2 copies

While You're Up {short story} (1988) 2 copies

Yellow Rome, or, Vergil and the Vestal Virgin {short story} (1992) 2 copies

Take Wooden Indians {short story} (1959) 2 copies

Au secours ! Je suis le Dr Morris Goldpepper 1 copy

Skinny 1 copy

The Head Of Shemesh The Eshurian 1 copy

Peregrine: Alflandia (1973) 1 copy

Young Doctor Eszterhazy 1 copy

Eszterhazy And The Autogóndola-invention 1 copy

Milord Sir Smiht The English Wizard 1 copy

Pebble in Time 1 copy

Twenty-three 1 copy

Blunt 1 copy

Sacrifice 1 copy

Dr Bhumbo Singh 1 copy

Beer! Beer! Beer! 1 copy

The Singular Events Which Occurred in the Hovel on the Alley Off of Eye Street 1 copy

Jury-Rig 1 copy

Summerland 1 copy

Devil's Ways — Contributor — 1 copy

Les Maîtres du Labyrinthe (Collection Futurama) (1975) 1 copy

The Other Magus 1 copy

Fantastic Vol 25 #5 Aug '76 featuring Bloody Man 1 copy

The Spoor Of The Unicorn 1 copy

Basileikon: Summer {short story} 1 copy

Seeomancer {short story} 1 copy

Limekiller at Large {novelette} 1 copy

Climacteric 1 copy

Death of a Damned Good Man {short story} 1 copy

Leg {short story} 1 copy

El Vilvoy de las Islas (2000) 1 copy

In Brass Valley {short story} 1 copy

Fantastic Vol 15 #5 May '66 featuring The Phoenix And The Mirror 1 copy

The Sensible Man [short story] 1 copy

Far Countrie {novella} 1 copy

George's Shirt {novelette} 1 copy

The New Zombies {short story} 1 copy

Something Rich and Strange 1 copy

Davidson Avram 1 copy

There Beneath The Silky-trees And Whelmed In Deeper Gulphs Than Me 1 copy

Great is Diana 1 copy

The Inquiries of Doctor Esterhazy 1 copy

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Associated Works

Unnatural Creatures (2013) — Contributor — 1,257 copies

The World Treasury of Science Fiction (1989) — Contributor — 895 copies

The Hugo Winners: Volumes One and Two (1972) — Contributor — 702 copies

The Wizards of Odd: Comic Tales of Fantasy (1996) — Contributor — 635 copies

Alchemy and Academe (1970) — Contributor — 578 copies

The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998) — Contributor, some editions — 508 copies

Partners in Wonder (1971) — Contributor — 467 copies

100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Contributor — 448 copies

Galactic Empires, Volume Two (1976) — Contributor — 393 copies

100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1993) — Contributor — 341 copies

The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999) — Contributor — 335 copies

Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder (1989) — Contributor — 331 copies

The Hugo Winners: Volume One (1955-1961) (1962) — Contributor — 318 copies

The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-1990 (1993) — Contributor — 316 copies

Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves (1991) — Contributor — 297 copies

Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction (1974) — Contributor — 294 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection (1990) — Contributor — 282 copies

Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment (1988) — Contributor — 264 copies

100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (1984) — Contributor — 248 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection (1986) — Contributor — 229 copies

The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction (1979) — Contributor — 229 copies

Unicorns! (1982) — Contributor — 226 copies

Modern Classics of Fantasy (1939) — Contributor — 209 copies

The Fantasy Hall of Fame (1998) — Contributor — 197 copies

The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction (1980) — Contributor — 197 copies

The Oxford Book of Fantasy Stories (1994) — Contributor — 191 copies

The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy (2001) — Contributor — 186 copies

Tales from the Spaceport Bar (1987) — Contributor — 179 copies

Vanishing Acts: A Science Fiction Anthology (2000) — Contributor — 158 copies

Interfaces (1980) — Contributor — 155 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 9th Series (1961) — Contributor — 154 copies

Borderlands 3 (1992) — Contributor — 150 copies

5th Annual Edition: The Year's Best S-F (1960) — Contributor — 148 copies

A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1960) — Contributor — 147 copies

Treasures of Fantasy (1997) — Contributor — 145 copies

Serve It Forth: Cooking with Anne McCaffrey (1996) — Contributor — 142 copies

Shadows (1978) — Contributor — 142 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6th Series (1957) — Contributor — 141 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 8th Series (1959) — Contributor — 136 copies

The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction (2010) — Contributor — 135 copies

Flashing swords! #3 : warriors and wizards (1976) — Contributor — 134 copies

The Fifth Galaxy Reader (1961) — Contributor — 134 copies

The Jewish caravan : great stories of twenty-five centuries (1935) — Contributor, some editions — 132 copies

The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection (1984) — Contributor — 132 copies

A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981) — Contributor — 130 copies

The Road to Science Fiction #4: From Here To Forever (1982) — Author — 129 copies

The Fourth Galaxy Reader (1959) — Contributor — 129 copies

Galactic Empires {complete} (1976) — Contributor — 125 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 5th Series (1956) — Contributor — 121 copies

World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 (1967) — Contributor — 119 copies

The Third Galaxy Reader (1958) — Contributor — 118 copies

The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1955) — Contributor — 116 copies

The Worlds of Science Fiction (1963) — Contributor — 113 copies

The Fantastic Universe Omnibus (1960) — Contributor — 109 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 19th Series (1971) — Contributor — 107 copies

Science Fiction Showcase: Eleven Extraordinary Stories by Eleven Masters of Science-Fiction and Fantasy (1959) — Contributor — 104 copies

An ABC of Science Fiction (1809) — Contributor — 104 copies

Edges (1980) — Contributor — 103 copies

Orbit 5 (1969) — Contributor — 102 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 2 (1976) — Contributor — 99 copies

Sorcerers! (1986) — Contributor — 99 copies

13 Above the Night (1965) — Contributor — 93 copies

The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy (2000) — Contributor — 92 copies

The American Fantasy Tradition (2002) — Contributor — 90 copies

Flying Saucers (1982) — Contributor — 90 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 11th Series (1962) — Contributor — 89 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction: A 30-Year Retrospective (1980) — Contributor — 87 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 7th Series (1958) — Contributor — 86 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 4 (1978) — Contributor — 84 copies

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 (1999) — Contributor — 83 copies

Stories My Mother Never Told Me [Random House, 25 stories] (1963) — Contributor — 83 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 4th Series (1955) — Contributor — 83 copies

The Dark Side (1965) — Contributor — 82 copies

The Mammoth Book of Fantasy All-Time Greats (1983) — Contributor — 81 copies

SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy (1956) — Contributor — 80 copies

Mermaids! (1986) — Contributor — 80 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 15th Series (1966) — Contributor — 79 copies

Mammoth Book of Short Fantasy Novels (1986) — Contributor, some editions — 77 copies

Magicats II! (1991) — Contributor — 76 copies

Year's Finest Fantasy (1977) — Contributor — 75 copies

Werewolf! A Chrestomathy of Lycanthropy (1979) — Contributor — 74 copies

New Worlds of Fantasy #3 (1971) — Contributor — 73 copies

Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Presents Fifty Years of Crime and Suspense (2006) — Contributor — 73 copies

Fifty Best Mysteries (1991) — Contributor — 73 copies

18 Greatest Science Fiction Stories (1966) — Contributor, some editions — 72 copies

Demons! (1941) — Contributor — 72 copies

The Best Fantasy Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (1985) — Contributor — 70 copies

Best From Orbit Volumes 1-10 (1975) — Contributor — 69 copies

SF: The Year's Greatest Science Fiction and Fantasy: 4th Annual Volume (1958) — Contributor — 69 copies

Masters of Fantasy (1992) — Contributor — 68 copies

The Furthest Horizon: SF Adventures to the Far Future (2000) — Contributor — 68 copies

The Year's Finest Fantasy: Volume 2 (1978) — Contributor — 67 copies

Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction, Volume 6: Neanderthals (1987) — Contributor — 66 copies

The Vintage Anthology of Science Fantasy. (1966) — Contributor — 66 copies

New Worlds of Fantasy (1967) — Contributor — 65 copies

Tales of the Dead (1981) — Contributor — 64 copies

Orbit 8 (1970) — Author, some editions — 63 copies

SF: The Year's Greatest Science-Fiction and Fantasy: 3rd Annual Volume (1958) — Contributor — 62 copies

Moon Dogs (2000) — Author — 61 copies

The worlds of Robert F.Young: Sixteen stories of sf and fantasy (1965) — Introduction, some editions — 61 copies

Transit of Earth (1971) — Contributor — 61 copies

Aliens among Us (2000) — Contributor — 58 copies

Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction (1966) — Contributor — 57 copies

Orbit 6 (1970) — Contributor — 57 copies

New Worlds of Fantasy #2 (1970) — Contributor — 57 copies

Laughing Space: An Anthology of Science Fiction Humour (1982) — Contributor — 56 copies

Dragons! (1993) — Contributor — 55 copies

Alfred Hitchcock Presents More Stories My Mother Never Told Me (1964) — Contributor — 55 copies

Timegates (1997) — Contributor — 53 copies

Futures Past (Flights) (2006) — Contributor — 53 copies

Space, Time & Crime (1964) — Contributor — 52 copies

Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993) — Contributor — 52 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 17th Series (1968) — Contributor — 51 copies

A Pocketful Of Stars (1971) — Contributor — 50 copies

Universe 15 (1985) — Contributor — 50 copies

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories: 10 (1984) — Contributor — 50 copies

Tomorrow X 4 (1964) — Contributor — 49 copies

Car Sinister (1979) — Contributor — 49 copies

Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy, Volume 11: Curses (1939) — Contributor — 48 copies

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 10th Series (1961) — Contributor — 48 copies

Heroic Visions II (1986) — Contributor — 47 copies

Anthropology Through Science Fiction (1974) — Contributor — 46 copies

Inside the Funhouse: 17 Sf Stories About Sf (1992) — Contributor — 44 copies

Science Fiction Oddities (1966) — Author — 43 copies

Nightmares (1979) — Contributor — 43 copies

Beyond Time (1976) — Contributor — 42 copies

Isaac Asimov Presents Tales of the Occult: Stories by H.G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling, Edith Wharton,… (1989) — Contributor — 41 copies

The Dead Astronaut (1971) — Contributor — 40 copies

Baker's Dozen: 13 Short Fantasy Novels (1984) — Contributor — 39 copies

Under South American Skies (1993) — Contributor — 36 copies

Quark/4 (1971) — Contributor — 36 copies

Dinosaurs II! (1995) — Contributor — 35 copies

Little People! (1991) — Contributor — 34 copies

The Complete Masters of Darkness (1991) — Contributor — 32 copies

Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 32 copies

Infinite jests;: The lighter side of science fiction (1974) — Contributor — 30 copies

Transformations II : Understanding American History Through Science Fiction (1974) — Contributor — 30 copies

First Voyages (1981) — Contributor — 30 copies

Best of Shadows (1988) — Contributor — 28 copies

Manhattan Mysteries (1987) — Contributor — 28 copies

The Androids Are Coming (1979) — Contributor — 28 copies

SF: Authors' Choice 3 (1971) — Contributor — 26 copies

Great Tales of Madness and the Macabre (1990) — Contributor — 25 copies

Tropical Chills (1988) — Contributor — 25 copies

We, Robots (2010) — Contributor — 24 copies

The Bedside Playboy (1963) — Contributor — 24 copies

Murder Most Confederate: Tales of Crimes Quite Uncivil (2000) — Contributor — 23 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1991, Vol. 80, No. 6 (1991) — Contributor — 23 copies

Other Worlds 2 (1980) — Contributor — 22 copies

Exploring the Horizons (2000) — Contributor — 20 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961, Vol. 21, No. 4 (1961) — Contributor — 20 copies

The Young Oxford Book of Aliens (1998) — Contributor — 20 copies

Ellery Queen's Mystery Mix (1962) — Contributor — 19 copies

Le livre d'or de la Science-Fiction : Le monde des chimères (1981) — Contributor — 19 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1990, Vol. 79, No. 5 (1990) — Author — 17 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1981, Vol. 61, No. 4 (1981) — Contributor — 16 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1982, Vol. 63, No. 4 (1982) — Author — 15 copies

To Be Read Before Midnight (1963) 15 copies

Robots through the Ages: A Science Fiction Anthology (2023) — Contributor — 14 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1984, Vol. 67, No. 2 (1984) — Author — 14 copies

Creature!: A Chrestomathy of "Monstery" (1981) — Contributor — 13 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1967, Vol. 33, No. 4 (1967) — Contributor — 13 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1988, Vol. 75, No. 4 (1988) — Author — 13 copies

Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 17, No. 12 & 13 [November 1993] (1993) — Contributor — 13 copies

Hollywood Ghosts: Haunting, Spine-Chilling Stories from America's Film Capital (American Ghost Series) (1991) — Contributor — 12 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1983, Vol. 64, No. 4 (1983) — Contributor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1962, Vol. 22, No. 2 (1962) — Contributor — 11 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction June 1960, Vol. 18, No. 6 (1960) — Contributor — 11 copies

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine: Vol. 4, No. 10 [October 1980] (1980) — Contributor — 10 copies

Once upon a Crime II: Stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1996) 9 copies

Galaxy Science Fiction 1962 December, Vol. 21, No. 2 (1962) — Contributor — 9 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1956, Vol. 11, No. 4 (1956) 9 copies

Black Magic Omnibus Volume 2 (1976) — Contributor — 9 copies

Special Wonder: The Anthony Boucher Memorial Anthology of Fantasy and Science Fiction (1970) — Contributor — 9 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1958, Vol. 15, No. 2 (1958) — Contributor — 8 copies

Earth is the strangest planet: Ten stories of science fiction (1977) — Contributor — 8 copies

Time of Passage (1978) — Contributor — 7 copies

Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1977 (1977) — Contributor — 7 copies

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1961, Vol. 21, No. 2 (1961) — Contributor — 7 copies

The Chronicles of Davids (2019) — Contributor — 6 copies

The Roots of Fantasy: Myth, Folklore & Archetype (1989) — Contributor — 4 copies

Adventure Tales #6 (2010) — Contributor — 4 copies

Best Detective Stories of the Year: 18th Annual Collection (1963) — Contributor — 3 copies

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine - 1969/01 (1969) — Contributor — 3 copies

A Magnum of Mysteries (1963) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Davidson, Avram
Other names: Davidson, Avram James
Birthdate: 1923-04-23
Date of death: 1993-05-08
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Yonkers, New York, USA
Place of death: Bremerton, Washington, USA
Places of residence: Mexico
Belize
Sausalito, California, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Occupations: writer
Relationships: Davis, Grania (ex-wife)
Organizations: Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA)
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
United States Navy (WWII)
Awards and honors: World Fantasy Award (Life Achievement, 1986)

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Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 12th Series by Avram Davidson

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beskamiltar | 1 other review | Apr 10, 2024 |

Rocannon's World / The Kar-Chee Reign (Classic Ace… by Avram Davidson

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beskamiltar | 8 other reviews | Apr 10, 2024 |

The Avram Davidson Treasury: A Tribute Collection by Avram Davidson

My first read of 2024, though it's taken me about six months to work my way through it. This amazing compendium of work from one of the unfortunately under-read masters of the field is not something to be devoured in one gulp. As Ray Bradbury says, in one of the story introductions that add so much to this volume, "Collections of short stories, like vitamins, should be taken one or two a night, just before sleep. It will be a temptation, but don't gorge yourself."

Davidson's impeccable ear for dialogue, his sly humor, and even his occasionally dark cynicism, imbues every one of these pieces. The introductions, inside stories, and insights provided in the introduction to each one, penned by luminaries in the field, make this an absolute must-have for any fan of the genre.

Not every story will ring the bell with every readers. Davidson's range of interest was so wide and his ability to move from Chandleresque hard luck story to wildly improbably fantasy so fluid that it would be well-nigh impossible for each one to meet the precise needs of every reader. Sobeit. There will still be something ... some line, some scene, some notion ... that will stay in the reader's mind long after the book is closed (assuming it stays closed; most hard-core fans will end up revisiting this volume often).

My personal favorite here is And Don't Forget the One Red Rose. Your mileage may vary, but if you're an sf-fantasy reader, you're bound to enjoy the ride.… (more)

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LyndaInOregon | 9 other reviews | Jan 4, 2024 |

Limekiller! by Avram Davidson

Fun historical fantasy/magical realism anthology set in a version of British Honduras where Davidson lived in the 1960s.

Jack Limekiller is a Canadian fleeing the snowy north to the balmy Caribbean settling in British Hidalgo, where he becomes something of a beach bum and the owner of a charter boat.

The 6 stories document his life there from shortly after his arrival as he settles into the local way of life, meeting various people and encountering what may (or may not) be the local supernatural. An elegy to a lost way of life, the stories have a great deal of charm and are unmistakably written by Davidson, mixing the real and the unreal to form a seamless whole.

Recommended.… (more)

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