Speculations (book)
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Author | Edited by Isaac Asimov and Alice Laurance |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction anthology |
Publisher | Houghton Mifflin |
Publication date | 1982 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 288 |
ISBN | 0-395-32065-8 |
Speculations is an anthology of 17 short science fiction stories published by Houghton Mifflin in 1982. It was edited by Isaac Asimov and . Instead of crediting the authors in the usual manner, it encouraged readers to guess who wrote which story, and provided a code which could be broken to give the answers.
Contents[]
- Foreword: The Scope of Science Fiction, Isaac Asimov
- Nor Iron Bars a Cage,
- Surfeit, Alan Dean Foster
- The Winds of Change, Isaac Asimov
- Harpist, Joe L. Hensley
- Great Tom Fool, or The Conundrum of the Calais Customhouse Coffers, R. A. Lafferty
- The Hand of the Bard, Mack Reynolds
- The Man Who Floated in Time, Robert Silverberg
- Flee to the Mountains, Rachel Cosgrove Payes
- Last Day, Gene Wolfe
- The Newest Profession, Phyllis Gotlieb
- A Break for the Dinosaurs, Jack Williamson
- Event at Holiday Rock, Jacqueline Lichtenberg
- A Touch of Truth, Alice Laurance and
- "Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?" Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg
- ...Old...As a Garment, Zenna Henderson
- Flatsquid Thrills, Scott Baker
- The Mystery of the Young Gentleman, Joanna Russ
- Biographies of the Authors (uncredited)
- To Break the Code (uncredited)
External links[]
ISBN[]
- ISBN 0-395-32065-8
- ISBN 978-0-395-32065-5
Categories:
- 1982 short story collections