The Metallic Muse
The Metallic Muse is a collection of science fiction stories by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., published in hardcover by Doubleday Books in 1972. It was reprinted in paperback by DAW Books in 1973.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Lloyd Biggle, Jr. |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Ed Nuckolls |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Doubleday Books |
Publication date | 1972 |
| Pages | 228 |
| OCLC | 2780647 |
Contents
- "The Tunesmith" (If 1957)
- "Leading Man" (Galaxy 1957)
- "Spare the Rod" (Galaxy 1958)
- "Orphan of the Void" (Fantastic 1960)
- "Well of the Deep Wish" (If 1961)
- "In His Own Image" (F&SF) 1968)
- "The Botticelli Horror" (Fantastic 1960)
"Orphan of the Void" was originally published as "The Man Who Wasn't Home."[1]
Reception
Theodore Sturgeon noted that Biggle's stories "are usually constructed around an idea or solution withheld until the punchline. . . . a valid technique, except where the reader gets to the punchline first."[2]
gollark: I mean, I get 25ms ping, but the actual bandwidth is terrible.
gollark: ^
gollark: Which is kind of to be expected, but a bit demotivating in my hunting of stuff.
gollark: Great. I was wondering whether there just weren't rareish ones to get or I was missing them... now I'm pretty sure I'm missing them...
gollark: Fancy metal ones, that is.
References
- Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- "Galaxy Bookshelf", Galaxy, January 1973, p.171
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