Sources
| Source | ID | Link |
|---|---|---|
| GoodReads | 1844424 | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1844424 |
| Amazon | 0061052884 | https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061052884 |
Description
A collection of short stories from such contributors as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. LeGuin covers topics such as the golden age, new wave, cyberpunk, and virtual sex.
Contents
1 • Introduction (The Playboy Book of Science Fiction) • essay by Alice K. Turner
3 • The Lost City of Mars • (1967) • novelette by Ray Bradbury
35 • Nine Lives • (1969) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
63 • Deathwatch • (1965) • shortstory by Norman Spinrad
71 • Masks • (1968) • shortstory by Damon Knight
85 • Welcome to the Monkey House • (1968) • shortstory by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
105 • The Dead Astronaut • (1968) • shortstory by J. G. Ballard
119 • The Schematic Man • (1969) • shortstory by Frederik Pohl
127 • Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? • (1969) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley
139 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
155 • Report on the Threatened City • (1971) • novelette by Doris Lessing
189 • Leviathan! • [Svetz] • (1970) • shortstory by Larry Niven
203 • All the Birds Come Home to Roost • (1979) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
219 • The Apotheosis of Myra • (1980) • novelette by Walter Tevis
243 • Frozen Journey • (1980) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
265 • Gianni • (1982) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg
287 • The Word Processor • (1983) • shortstory by Stephen King
309 • Interstellar Pigeon • (1982) • shortstory by Donald E. Westlake
329 • Heirs of the Perisphere • (1985) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop
349 • Earth Station Charlie • (1986) • shortstory by Billy Crystal
357 • Slow, Slow Burn • [Budayeen] • (1988) • shortstory by George Alec Effinger
377 • More Than the Sum of His Parts • (1985) • shortstory by Joe Haldeman
397 • Sen Yen Babbo & the Heavenly Host • (1987) • shortstory by Chet Williamson
415 • Fire Zone Emerald • (1986) • novelette by Lucius Shepard
441 • The Ghost Standard • (1994) • shortstory by William Tenn
453 • An Office Romance • (1997) • shortstory by Terry Bisson
Contents
1 • Introduction (The Playboy Book of Science Fiction) • essay by Alice K. Turner
3 • The Lost City of Mars • (1967) • novelette by Ray Bradbury
35 • Nine Lives • (1969) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin
63 • Deathwatch • (1965) • shortstory by Norman Spinrad
71 • Masks • (1968) • shortstory by Damon Knight
85 • Welcome to the Monkey House • (1968) • shortstory by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
105 • The Dead Astronaut • (1968) • shortstory by J. G. Ballard
119 • The Schematic Man • (1969) • shortstory by Frederik Pohl
127 • Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? • (1969) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley
139 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke
155 • Report on the Threatened City • (1971) • novelette by Doris Lessing
189 • Leviathan! • [Svetz] • (1970) • shortstory by Larry Niven
203 • All the Birds Come Home to Roost • (1979) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison
219 • The Apotheosis of Myra • (1980) • novelette by Walter Tevis
243 • Frozen Journey • (1980) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick
265 • Gianni • (1982) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg
287 • The Word Processor • (1983) • shortstory by Stephen King
309 • Interstellar Pigeon • (1982) • shortstory by Donald E. Westlake
329 • Heirs of the Perisphere • (1985) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop
349 • Earth Station Charlie • (1986) • shortstory by Billy Crystal
357 • Slow, Slow Burn • [Budayeen] • (1988) • shortstory by George Alec Effinger
377 • More Than the Sum of His Parts • (1985) • shortstory by Joe Haldeman
397 • Sen Yen Babbo & the Heavenly Host • (1987) • shortstory by Chet Williamson
415 • Fire Zone Emerald • (1986) • novelette by Lucius Shepard
441 • The Ghost Standard • (1994) • shortstory by William Tenn
453 • An Office Romance • (1997) • shortstory by Terry Bisson