Aliens!
Aliens! is a themed anthology of science fiction short works edited by American writers Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, the first in a series of themed anthologies. It was first published in paperback by Pocket Books in April 1980.[1] Subsequent volumes in the series were published by Ace Books.
 Cover of first edition | |
| Editors | Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Jack Gaughan |
| Cover artist | Michael Whelan |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois anthology series |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | xi, 305 |
| ISBN | 0-671-83155-0 |
| Followed by | Unicorns! |
Summary
The book collects fourteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, including four Draco Tavern stories by Larry Niven, with a general foreword and individual introductions to each piece by the editors, together with a bibliography of further reading.
Contents
- "Foreword" (Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann)
- "Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing" (Larry Niven)
- "Grammar Lesson" (Larry Niven)
- "The Subject Is Closed" (Larry Niven)
- "Cruel and Unusual" (Larry Niven)
- "We Purchased People" (Frederik Pohl)
- "Guesting Time" (R. A. Lafferty)
- "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" (James Tiptree, Jr.)
- "Angel's Egg" (Edgar Pangborn)
- "Oh, to Be a Blobel!" (Philip K. Dick)
- "Be Merry" (Algis Budrys)
- "Pattern" (Fredric Brown)
- "An Honorable Death" (Gordon R. Dickson)
- "The Reality Trip" (Robert Silverberg)
- "Rule Golden" (Damon Knight)
- "Alien-Human Relations - A Guide to Further Reading"
Notes
- Aliens! title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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