by Joanna Russ
First published 1972
This anthology opens with Robert Silverberg's introduction before presenting eleven science fiction tales. Joanna Russ contributes "Nobody's Home" while James Tiptree Jr. offers "Filomena & Greg & Rikki-Tikki & Barlow & the Alien." Barry N. Malzberg provides two stories: "Out from Ganymede" and "The Men Inside." Edward Bryant delivers the unusually titled "No. 2 Plain Tank Auxiliary Fill Structural Limit 17,605 lbs. Fuel-PWA Spec. 522 Revised." R.A. Lafferty presents "Eurema's Dam" and Gardner R. Dozois contributes "King Harvest." Isaac Asimov offers "Take a Match" while George Alec Effinger provides the mathematically titled "f(x)=(11/15/67) x=her, f(x)!=0." Gordon Eklund contributes "White Summer in Memphis" and Miriam Allen deFord rounds out the collection with "Lazarus II." The stories span different approaches to science fiction, from space exploration to experimental narrative techniques.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, anthologies, 20th-century
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: experimental-narrative
204 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday