Light years and dark : science fiction and fantasy of and for our time / edited and with introductions by Michael Bishop.
| Other author | Bishop, Michael, 1945-2023 |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Berkley trade paperback ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Berkley Books, 1984. |
| Description | xiv, 498 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Berkley science fiction Berkley science fiction. ^A588305 |
| Contents | Introduction : light years and dark -- You and me and the continuum / J.G. Ballard -- The map / Gene Wolfe -- Halfjack / Roger Zelazny -- Doing Lennon / Gregory Benford -- Strangeness, charm and spin / Kate Wilhelm -- Brown Robert / Terry Carr -- The bloomsday revolution / Ian Watson -- The dybbuk dolls / Jack Dann -- Dancing chickens / Edward Bryant -- When the music's over / Michael Swanwick -- Terrific park / George Alec Effinger -- The tale of the (man) who (met) (God) / Norman Spinrad -- Four poems / Robert Frazier -- Summer's lease / Joe Haldeman -- The nine billion names of god / Carter Scholz -- Nor limestone islands / R.A. Lafferty -- Fears / Pamela Sargent -- SQ / Ursula K. LeGuin -- Scrimptalon's test / Gerald W. Page ; Michael Bishop -- An infinite summer / Christopher Priest -- The man who was pregnant / Elizabeth A. Lynn -- Corridors / Barry Malzberg -- Limits / Larry Niven -- Crossing into Cambodia / Michael Moorcock -- The lecturer / John Kessel -- Under the Hollywood sign / Tom Reamy -- The lords of misrule / M. John Harrison -- Three parodies / John Sladek -- School days / Suzette Haden Elgin -- The Wanda Lake number / Robert Thurston -- Chambers of memory / Gordon Eklund -- Painwise in Yucatán / James Tiptree, Jr. -- Dinner party / Gardner Dozois -- The cure / Lisa Tuttle -- Paradise Beach / Richard Cowper -- Getting away / Steven Utley -- The cabinet of Edgar Allan Poe / Angela Carter -- Dead in irons / Chelsea Quinn Yarbro -- Rock on / Pat Cadigan -- The death of Socrates / Thomas M. Disch -- Helpless, helpless / Howard Waldrop -- Dogs' lives / Michael Bishop -- The Eichmann variations / George Zebrowski. |
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| Acquisitions source | Joyner Schlobin copy Gift of Roger Schlobin, 2004 |
| LCCN | 85127326 |
| ISBN | 0425072142 (pbk.) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Schlobin Fantasy Collection | PS648.S3 L54 1984 | ✔ Available | Request Material |