Robots and Changelings
Robots and Changelings is the second collection of fantasy and science fiction stories by Lester del Rey, published by Ballantine Books in 1957.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Lester del Rey |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Richard M. Powers |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, science fiction |
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 175 pp |
Contents
- "The Pipes of Pan" (Unknown 1940)
- "Little Jimmy" F&SF 1957)
- "The Coppersmith" (Unknown 1939)
- "No Strings Attached" (If 1954)
- "The Still Waters" (Fantastic Universe 1955)
- "Kindness" (Astounding 1944)
- "Stability" (Vortex 1953)
- "Keepers of the House" (Fantastic Universe 1956)
- "Uneasy Lies the Head" (Ten Story Fantasy 1951)
- "The Monster" (Argosy 1951)
- "Into Thy Hands" (Astounding 1945)
"The Coppersmith" was originally published as "Ellowan Coppersmith". "The Still Waters was originally published as "In the Still Waters."[1]
Reception
Floyd C. Gale wrote that all of the stories "have the stamp of [del Rey's] compassion [for the unhuman]".[2] Damon Knight found the stories "memorable for their quiet compassion."[3] Newspaper reviewer Earl Heath described the book as "good and different stories [which] will amuse you, arouse you, and perhaps chill you a bit."[4]
gollark: You should not ”joke” with staff power.
gollark: Well, he should be, but not like this.
gollark: I can delete all his messages from now on as a countermeasure.
gollark: CEASE, lyriclioform.
gollark: Yes.
References
- Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- Gale, Floyd C. (October 1958). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. p. 131.
- "In the Balance". If. December 1958, pp.110
- "The Rambler", The Stanstead Journal, February 20, 1958, p.4
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.