Future power: A science fiction anthology [Hardcover]

Jack Dann (ediitor), Gardner R. Dozois (editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1976

Edited by Jack Dann and Gardner R. Dozois, this book includes stories by Felix C. Gotschalk, R.A. Lafferty, George Alec Effinger, Ursula K. Le Guin, A.K. Jorgensson, Vonda N. McIntyre, Damon Knight, James Triptree Jr., and Gene Wolfe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 197 pages
• Publisher: Random House; 1st edition (January 1, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394494202
• ISBN-13: 978-0394494203
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,568,286 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good assortment, September 24, 2005

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This review is from: Future power: A science fiction anthology (Hardcover)

Science fiction stories about the use and repercussions of power:

- "The Diary of the Rose" by Ursula K. Le Guin -- first publication
- "The Country of the Kind" by Damon Knight
- "Smoe and the Implicit Clay" by R. A. Lafferty -- first publication
- "She Waits for All Men Born" by James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Sheldon) -- first publication!
- "The Day of the Big Test" by Felix C. Gotschalk -- first publication
- "Contentment, Satisfaction, Cheer, Well-being, Gladness, Joy, Comfort, and Not Having to Get Up Early Any More" by George Alec Effinger -- first publication
- "Coming-of-age Day" by A. K. Jorensson (Robert W. A. Roach)
- "Thanatos" by Vonda N. McIntyre -- first publication
- "The Eyeflash Miracles" by Gene Wolfe -- first publication

The editors have produced other themed anthologies, such as "Future crime."