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: |
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... Shots. “Pulp Cover,” copyright © 2004 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Asimov's. “Of Soil and Climate,” copyright © 2004 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Realms of Fantasy. “The Dog of the Drops," copyright © 2002 by Gene Wolfe; first ...
... Shots, which is better than okay, too. “Pulp Cover" is about the covers I love on Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories, and Planet Stories. Not to mention Amazing Stories, that truly amazing magazine. If you're at all familiar ...
... shots I get are under a hundred yards, and those that are longer aren't a lot longer.” “Going to take it?” He nodded. “I've been using a bow. A bow I made myself and arrows I made myself, too. Did I tell you?” “I don't think so. I ...
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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 |