Tales from the Planet Earth

Tales from the Planet Earth is a 1986 anthology of science fiction stories edited by Frederik Pohl and Elizabeth Anne Hull [1] It presents 18 stories, sharing a common background developed by Pohl and Hull, by 18 authors from 18 different countries; each author's story is set in his native country.[2]

Not to be confused with Tales from Planet Earth.
Tales from the Planet Earth
Authoredited by Frederik Pohl and Elizabeth Anne Hull
Cover artistManny Paul
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
1986
Media typePrint (hardback)
(Paperback)
Pagesxviii + 268
ISBN0-312-78420-1

The collection was dedicated for the memory of A. Bertram Chandler and Janusz A. Zajdel.[3]

Contents
  • Sitting Around the Pool, Soaking Up the Rays · Frederik Pohl, originally in IASFM Aug ’84
  • The Thursday Events · Ye Yonglie
  • User Friendly · Spider Robinson
  • Life as an Ant · André Carneiro
  • Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes · Somtow Sucharitkul, originally in Analog Apr ’86
  • S Is for Snake · Lino Aldani, originally in “S come serpente”, Urania #1021, Apr 27, ’86.
  • The Divided Carla · Josef Nesvadba, originally Rozštěpená Karla, in Literární Měsíčník Jun ’85
  • The View from the Top of the Tower · Harry Harrison, originally in F&SF May ’86
  • Don’t Knock the Rock · A. Bertram Chandler
  • The Owl of Bear Island · Jon Bing
  • Contacts of a Fourth Kind · Ljuben Dilov
  • Infestation · Brian W. Aldiss
  • In the Blink of an Eye · Carlos Maria Federici
  • Particularly Difficult Territory · Janusz A. Zajdel
  • Time Everlasting · Sam J. Lundwall
  • The Middle Kingdom · Tong Enzheng & Elizabeth Anne Hull, adapt.
  • On the Inside Track · Karl-Michael Armer, originally in Entropie, 1986
  • The Legend of the Paper Spaceship · Tetsu Yano; trans. by Gene Van Troyer & Tomoko Oshiro, originally 1978
  • We Servants of the Stars · Frederik Pohl[4]

Reception

Orson Scott Card described the anthology as "a world tour of science fiction" and reported "it will make you more appreciative of the best of America sf -- and more impatient with sameness, the repetitiveness, the insularity that so often afflicts us."[2]

References
  1. Tales from the Planet Earth ed. Frederik Pohl & Elizabeth Anne Hull (St. Martin’s Press, ISBN 0-312-78420-1, Nov 1986
  2. "Books to Look For", F&SF, July 1987
  3. p. v
  4. Contents lists, a Locus Magazine webpage
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