Starwater Strains: New Science Fiction StoriesGene Wolfe follows his acclaimed all-fantasy short story collection, Innocents Aboard, with a volume devoted primarily to his science fiction. The twenty-five stories here amply demonstrate his range, excellence, and mastery of the form that has traditionally been the heart of the field. Their diversity makes them otherwise impossible to characterize as a group, so a few tantalizing samples will have to suffice: |
Contents
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Rattler | 62 |
In Glory likeTheir Star | 69 |
Calamity Warps | 75 |
Graylord Mans Last Words | 80 |
Shields of Mars | 86 |
From the Cradle | 97 |
Petting Zoo | 183 |
Castaway | 189 |
The Fat Magician | 195 |
Hunter Lake | 205 |
The Boy Who Hooked the Sun | 216 |
Try and Kill It | 219 |
Game in the Popes Head | 240 |
Empires of Foliage and Flower | 246 |
Black Shoes | 116 |
Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon? | 124 |
Pulp Cover | 137 |
Of Soil and Climate | 147 |
The Dog of the Drops | 170 |
Mute | 173 |
The Arimaspian Legacy | 272 |
The Seraph from Its Sepulcher | 277 |
Lord of the Land | 292 |
Golden City Far | 308 |