Maxim Jakubowski - The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. Volume 3

Collection and editorial material copyright Maxim Jakubowski 2004

THE TWO HELLOS by Michel Faber, 2002 by Michel Faber. First appeared in THE EROTIC REVIEW. Reprinted by permission of the author.

FOR SALE by Cara Bruce, 2002 by Cara Bruce. First appeared in BEST FETISH EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

TRULY SCRUMPTIOUS by Mark Ramsden, 2003 by Mark Ramsden. Reprinted by permission of the author.

SWEET, SWEET ANNIE by Rich Logsdon, 2002 by Rich Logsdon. First appeared in SUSPECT THOUGHTS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

LONDON DERRIRE by Dawn OHara, 2002 by Dawn OHara. First appeared in BEST WOMENS EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE HOLY BRIGHT NUMBER by Andy Duncan, 2002 by Andy Duncan. First appeared in POLYPHONY. Reprinted by permission of the author.

ON HALLOWED GROUND by Debra Hyde, 2002 by Debra Hyde. First appeared in SCARLET LETTERS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE COLOUR OF LUST by M. Christian, 2002 by M. Christian. First appeared in SPEAKING PARTS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

WILD ROSES by Mary Anne Mohanraj, 2002 by Mary Anne Mohanraj. First appeared in RIPE FRUIT. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE VIP ROOM by Nicholas Kaufmann, 2002 by Nicholas Kaufmann. First appeared in DECADENCE. Reprinted by permission of the author.

CACTUS ASS by Cheyenne Blue, 2002 by Cheyenne Blue. First appeared in CLEAN SHEETS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE SHAPE OF CITIES by Maxim Jakubowski, 2002, 2003 by Maxim Jakubowski. First appeared in different form in 13 and in a revised version in EROTIC TRAVEL TALES 2. Reprinted by permission of the author under dire threat of blackmail.

THE DEATH AND LIFE OF EDWARD GRABLE by Adhara Law, 2002 by Adhara Law. First appeared in MIND CAVIAR. Reprinted by permission of the author.

ALCHEMICAL INK: SHATTERED ANGEL by Morgan Hawke, 2002 by Morgan Hawke. First appeared in SUSPECT THOUGHTS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

MAKING WOOFIE by Lilian Pizzichini, 2002 by Lilian Pizzichini. First appeared in THE EROTIC REVIEW. Reprinted by permission of the author.

SIX BEFORE NINE by Michael Crawley, 2002 by Michael Crawley. First appeared in SMOKE SIGNALS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

MOTHERING by Jacqueline Lucas, 2003 by Jacqueline Lucas. Reprinted by permission of the author.

DIVERS MOON by E.M. Arthur, 2002 by E.M. Arthur. First appeared in TOUCHWORD. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE LITTLE AMERICAN by Sage Vivant, 2002 by Sage Vivant. First appeared in PEACOCK BLUE. Reprinted by permission of the author.

FUGU by Bianca James, 2002 by Bianca James. First appeared in THE BEST OF THE BEST MEAT EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

DESERVING RUTH by Mike Kimera, 2002 by Mike Kimera. First appeared on the EROTIC READERS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION website. Reprinted by permission of the author.

CAT by Anya Wassenberg, 2002 by Anya Wassenberg. First appeared in GRUNT AND GROAN. Reprinted by permission of the author.

IF IT MAKES YOU HAPPY by Cole Riley, 2002 by Cole Riley. First appeared in CLEAN SHEETS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

GOING OUT WITH ANGELA by David Surface, 2002 by David Surface. First appeared in SLOW TRAINS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

DIVING INTO OCEANS OF AIR by Rene M. Charles, 2002 by Rene M. Charles. First appeared in MIND AND BODY. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE WATER HOLE by Michle Larue, 2003 by Michle Larue. First appeared in France as JE DO. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE ADVENTURE OF THOMAS THE ROCK STAR IN THE COURT OF THE QUEEN OF FAERY by John Grant, 2003 by John Grant. Reprinted by permission of the author.

SAN SEBASTIAN by Justine Dubois, 2002 by Justine Dubois. First appeared in THE EROTIC REVIEW. Reprinted by permission of the author.

WANTING THAT MAN by Karen Taylor, 2002 by Karen Taylor. First appeared in BEST BISEXUAL EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

LA DESSE TERRE by Madeleine Oh, 2002 by Madeleine Oh. First appeared in WICKED WORDS 6. Reprinted by permission of the author.

TO REMEMBER YOU BY by Sacchi Green, 2002 by Sacchi Green. First appeared in SHAMELESS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

DEATH ON DENIAL by ONeil De Noux, 2002 by ONeil De Noux. First appeared in FRESH BLOOD: DARK DESIRE. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE SWEATER by Tara Alton, 2002 by Tara Alton. First appeared in SCARLET LETTERS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

TRYING IT ON by Jennifer Footman, 2002 by Jennifer Footman. First appeared in FOR WOMEN. Reprinted by permission of the author.

TOMATOES: A LOVE STORY IN THREE PARTS by Claire Tristram, 2002 by Claire Tristram. First appeared in CLEAN SHEETS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE WHORE GENE by Lisa Montanarelli, 2002 by Lisa Montanarelli. First appeared in BEST FETISH EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

SHOW TIME by Julia Peters, 2002 by Julia Peters. First appeared in CLEAN SHEETS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

PROGRESSIVE PARTY by Alison Tyler, 2002 by Alison Tyler. First appeared in GOOD VIBRATIONS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

HORSEPOWER by Tom Piccirilli, 2002 by Tom Piccirilli. First appeared in BEST FETISH EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

ENGLISH LESSONS by Lee Elliott, 2002 by Lee Elliott. First appeared in CLEAN SHEETS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

BUTTERFLY by Lisabet Sarai, 2002 by Lisabet Sarai. First appeared on the EROTIC READERS AND WRITERS ASSOCIATION website. Reprinted by permission of the author.

LAP DANCE LUST by Rachel Kramer Bussel, 2002 by Rachel Kramer Bussel. First appeared in BEST WOMENS EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

A COOL DRY PLACE by R. Gay, 2002 by R. Gay. First appeared in SHAMELESS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

BACON, LOLA AND TOMATO by Susannah Indigo, 2002 by Susannah Indigo. First appeared in THE BEST OF THE BEST MEAT EROTICA. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE SWING by Mari Ness, 2002 by Mari Ness. First appeared in TONGUES OF FIRE. Reprinted by permission of the author.

THE BLOOD VIRGIN by Anne Tourney, 2002 by Anne Tourney. First appeared in SUSPECT THOUGHTS. Reprinted by permission of the author.

SAKURA by Diane Kepler, 2002 by Diane Kepler. First appeared in WET. Reprinted by permission of the author.

DRIFT by Christopher Hart, 2002 by Christopher Hart. First appeared in THE EROTIC REVIEW. Reprinted by permission of the author.

And so THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF EROTICA series moves into its tenth year already. And it just feels like yesterday! Trust erotic matters to keep you eternally young

When I wrote the introduction to the first volume in 1993, the erotic shelves in bookshops worldwide were thinly stocked, and in the majority of stores there wasnt even an erotic section per se. In the previous couple of decades, there had been less than a handful of anthologies published, generally of an historic nature and explicit short stories in mainstream magazines were few and far between. Erotica was hiding, so to speak. Now, as cybersex is already becoming a thing of the past itself, the bookshelves are groaning under the sheer weight of new books in the genre (and I daresay the Mammoths contribute to this by being the longest, and also the best value books!) and anthologies on offer cover every theme and sexual orientation under the sun or should it be the moonlight, for those who prefer their sexual entertainment to be concealed under a relative cover of darkness. In addition, the cyberworld has taken a leaf from the real world and a wonderful community of web magazines are flourishing and proving an invaluable training ground for so many new writers.