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Orbit 18 ed. Damon Knight (Harper & Row, June 1976, 978-0-06-012433-5, $8.95, vi+256pp, hc, oa) 1 · They Say · Damon Knight · in 4 · Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis · Kate Wilhelm · ss 19 · The Hand with One Hundred Fingers · R. A. Lafferty · ss 37 · Meathouse Man [Corpse Handlers] · George R. R. Martin · nv 65 · Rules of Moopsball · Gary Cohn · ss 74 · Who Was the First Oscar to Win a Negro? · Craig Strete · ss 88 · In Pierson’s Orchestra · Kim Stanley Robinson · ss 107 · The Memory Machine · Damon Knight · ms 111 · Mary Margaret Road-Grader · Howard Waldrop · ss 128 · The Family Winter of 1986 · Felix C. Gotschalk · ss 141 · The Teacher · Kathleen M. Sidney · ss 152 · Coming Back to Dixieland · Kim Stanley Robinson · nv 178 · A Modular Story · Raylyn Moore · ss 189 · The M&M, Seen As a Low-Yield Thermonuclear Device · John Varley · ss 205 · The Eve of the Last Apollo · Carter Scholz · nv 249 · Arcs & Secants · Damon Knight · ms

Orbit 19 ed. Damon Knight (Harper & Row, July 1977, 978-0-06-012431-1, $9.95, 262pp, hc, oa) 1 · They Say · Damon Knight · in 6 · Lollipop and the Tar Baby [Eight Worlds] · John Varley · nv 32 · State of Grace · Kate Wilhelm · ss 42 · Many Mansions · Gene Wolfe · ss 54 · The Veil Over the River · Felix C. Gotschalk · nv 82 · Fall of Pebble-Stones · R. A. Lafferty · ss 95 · The Memory Machine · Damon Knight · ms 98 · Tomus · Stephen Robinett · ss 115 · Under Jupiter · Michael W. McClintock · nv 144 · To the Dark Tower Came · Gene Wolfe · ss 152 · Vamp · Michael Conner · nv 184 · Beings of Game P-U · Phillip Teich · ss 203 · Night Shift · Kevin O’Donnell, Jr. · ss 210 · Going Down · Eleanor Arnason · ss 219 · The Disguise · Kim Stanley Robinson · na 256 · Arcs & Secants · Damon Knight · ms

Orbit 20 ed. Damon Knight (Harper & Row, March 1978, 978-0-06-012429-8, $9.95, 248pp, hc, oa) 1 · They Say · Damon Knight · in 7 · Moongate · Kate Wilhelm · na 85 · The Novella Race · Pamela Sargent · ss 101 · Bright Coins in Never-Ending Stream · R. A. Lafferty · ss 109 · The Synergy Sculpture · Terrence L. Brown · ss 121 · The Memory Machine · Damon Knight · ms 125 · The Birds Are Free · Ronald Anthony Cross · ss 137 · A Right-Handed Wrist · Steve Chapman · ss 149 · “They Made Us Not to Be and They Are Not” · Philippa C. Maddern · nv 175 · Seven American Nights · Gene Wolfe · na 234 · Arcs & Secants · Damon Knight · ms 238 · Index to Volumes 11-20 · [uncredited] · ms

Orbit 21 ed. Damon Knight (Harper & Row, November 1980, 978-0-06-012426-7, $12.95, xiii+240pp, hc, oa) vii · About Fifteen Years of Orbit · Damon Knight · in 1 · Love, Death, Time, and Katie · Richard Kearns · ss 10 · The Greening · Eileen Roy · ss 23 · Abominable · Carol Emshwiller · ss 33 · Underwood and the Slaughterhouse · Raymond G. Embrak · ss 44 · Hope · Lelia Rose Foreman · ss 62 · The Mother of the Beast · Gordon Eklund · ss 81 · Robert Fraser: The Xenologist As Hero · Sydelle Shamah · ss 101 · Persephone · Rhondi Vilott · ss 109 · The Smell of the Noose, the Roar of the Blood · John Barfoot · nv 131 · And the TV Changed Colors When She Spoke · Lyn Schumaker · ss 137 · The Only Tune That He Could Play · R. A. Lafferty · ss 151 · Survivors · Rita-Elizabeth Harper · ss 164 · On the North Pole of Pluto [Icehenge] · Kim Stanley Robinson · na

Perchance to Dream ed. Damon Knight (Doubleday, 1972, LC:72-76181, $5.95, 208pp, hc, an)     12 stories exploring the world between dreams and reality. UK edition from Gollancz, 1974 (0-575-01781-3). vii · Introduction · Damon Knight · in 1 · A Friend to Alexander · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker January 10 1942 12 · The End of the Party · Graham Greene · ss The London Mercury January 1932 23 · Dream’s End · Henry Kuttner · ss Startling Stories July 1947 40 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890 52 · Under the Knife · H. G. Wells · ss The New Review #80, January 1896 68 · The Dream of a Ridiculous Man · Fyodor Dostoevsky · ss (r) 92 · The Brushwood Boy · Rudyard Kipling · nv The Century Magazine December 1895 130 · Lord Mountdrago · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Cosmopolitan February 1939, as “Doctor and Patient” 158 · Mr. Arcularis · Conrad Aiken · nv Harper’s Magazine March 1931 181 · Interpretation of a Dream · John Collier · ss The New Yorker May 5 1951 189 · The Secret Songs · Fritz Leiber · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1962 202 · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss Labyrinths by Jorge Luís Borges, New Directions, 1962 translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940).

A Pocketful of Stars ed. Damon Knight (Doubleday, 1971, LC:72-116223, $5.95, xiv+294pp, hc, an) xi · Introduction · Damon Knight · in 1 · Windsong · Kate Wilhelm · nv Orbit 4 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968 31 · The Intruder · Theodore L. Thomas · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1961 41 · An Honorable Death · Gordon R. Dickson · nv Galaxy Magazine February 1961 62 · The Burning · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1960 69 · Harry the Tailor · Sonya Dorman · ss Cosmopolitan May 1966 80 · Fifteen Miles [Chet Kinsman] · Ben Bova · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1967 95 · I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · Harlan Ellison · ss If March 1967 116 · The Winter Flies · Fritz Leiber · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1967, as “The Inner Circles” 132 · Sun · Burt K. Filer · ss 136 · The HORARS of War · Gene Wolfe · ss Nova 1 ed. Harry Harrison, Delacorte, 1970 156 · Hop-Friend · Terry Carr · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1962 172 · A Few Last Words · James Sallis · ss Orbit 4 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1968 190 · This Night, at My Fire · Joanna Russ · ss Epoch Winter 1966 195 · Look, You Think You’ve Got Troubles · Carol Carr · ss Orbit 5 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1969 209 · Unclear Call for Lee · Richard McKenna · ss 217 · The Last Command [Bolo] · Keith Laumer · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact January 1967 238 · Pelt · Carol Emshwiller · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1958 250 · Masks · Damon Knight · ss Playboy July 1968 262 · The Sources of the Nile · Avram Davidson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1961

A Science Fiction Argosy ed. Damon Knight (Simon & Schuster, March 1972, 0-671-21126-9, $9.95, 828pp, hc, an) 3 · Introduction · Damon Knight · in (r) 11 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931 27 · The Red Queen’s Race · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1949 50 · The Cure · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1946, as by Lewis Padgett 61 · Consider Her Ways · John Wyndham · na Sometime, Never, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1956 116 · An Ornament to His Profession [Conrad Patrick] · Charles L. Harness · nv Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact February 1966 156 · The Third Level · Jack Finney · ss Collier’s October 7 1950 160 · One Ordinary Day, with Peanuts · Shirley Jackson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1955 170 · Bernie the Faust · William Tenn · nv Playboy November 1963 191 · Light of Other Days [Slow Glass] · Bob Shaw · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact August 1966 199 · The Game of Rat and Dragon [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1955 213 · Becalmed in Hell [Known Space] · Larry Niven · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction July 1965 225 · Apology to Inky · Robert M. Green, Jr. · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1966 257 · The Demolished Man · Alfred Bester · n. Shasta, 1953 437 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966 443 · Manna · Peter Phillips · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1949 467 · Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? · Robert Sheckley · ss Playboy August 1969 477 · Somerset Dreams · Kate Wilhelm · nv Orbit 5 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1969 513 · He Walked Around the Horses [Paratime Police] · H. Beam Piper · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1948 534 · Rump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee [Simon Grue] · Fritz Leiber · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1958 549 · Sea Wrack · Edward Jesby · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction May 1964 565 · Man in His Time · Brian W. Aldiss · nv Science Fantasy #71, April 1965 590 · Four Brands of Impossible · Norman Kagan · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1964 617 · Built Up Logically · Howard Schoenfeld · ss Retort Winter 1949, as “The Universal Panacea” 627 · Judgment Day · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science Fiction August 1955 644 · Journeys End · Poul Anderson · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1957 653 · More Than Human · Theodore Sturgeon · n. Farrar, Straus and Young, 1952

Science Fiction Inventions ed. Damon Knight (Lancer, 1967, 73-691, 60¢, 253pp, pb, an) 7 · Introduction · Damon Knight · in 9 · No, No, Not Rogov! [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss If February 1959 33 · Rock Diver · Harry Harrison · ss Worlds Beyond February 1951 47 · Private Eye · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1949, as by Lewis Padgett 85 · The Snowball Effect · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952 103 · The Chromium Helmet · Theodore Sturgeon · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1946 169 · Employment · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1939, as by Lyman R. Lyon 193 · Dreaming Is a Private Thing · Isaac Asimov · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1955 expanded from Saturday Review, May 28 ’55. 215 · Invariant · John R. Pierce · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1944 223 · Hunting Machine · Carol Emshwiller · ss Science Fiction Stories May 1957 231 · Committee of the Whole · Frank Herbert · nv Galaxy Magazine April 1965

Science Fiction of the Thirties ed. Damon Knight (The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., January 1976, 0-672-52087-7, $12.50, xii+465pp, hc, an)     Given as “Science Fiction of the 30’s” on the cover. xi · Foreword · Damon Knight · fw 1 · I. The Early Years · Damon Knight · si 7 · Out Around Rigel · Robert H. Wilson · nv Astounding Stories December 1931; illustrated by H. W. Wesso 28 · The Fifth-Dimension Catapult [Tommy Reames] · Murray Leinster · na Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1931; illustrated by H. W. Wesso 84 · Into the Meteorite Orbit · Frank K. Kelly · nv Amazing Stories December 1933; illustrated by Leo Morey 114 · The Battery of Hate · John W. Campbell, Jr. · nv Amazing Stories November 1933; illustrated by Leo Morey 153 · II. The Middle Period · Damon Knight · si 156 · The Wall · Howard W. Graham, Ph.D. · ss Astounding Stories May 1934; illustrated by Paul Orban 172 · The Lost Language · David H. Keller, M.D. · ss Amazing Stories January 1934; illustrated by Leo Morey 184 · The Last Men · Frank Belknap Long, Jr. · ss Astounding Stories August 1934; illustrated by Howard V. Brown 194 · The Other · Howard W. Graham, Ph.D. · ss Astounding Stories December 1934; illustrated by Elliot Dold 210 · The Mad Moon · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Astounding Stories December 1935; illustrated by Thompson 234 · Davey Jones’ Ambassador · Raymond Z. Gallun · nv Astounding Stories December 1935 268 · Alas, All Thinking! · Harry Bates · nv Astounding Stories June 1935; illustrated by Elliot Dold 306 · The Time Decelerator · A. Macfadyen, Jr. · ss Astounding Stories July 1936; illustrated by Elliot Dold 322 · The Council of Drones · W. K. Sonnemann · nv Amazing Stories October 1936; illustrated by Leo Morey 363 · III. The End · Damon Knight · si 366 · Seeker of Tomorrow · Eric Frank Russell & Leslie J. Johnson · na Astounding Stories July 1937; illustrated by H. W. Wesso; given as by Eric Frank Russell & Leslie T. Johnson. 408 · Hyperpilosity · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science-Fiction April 1938; illustrated by Charles Schneeman 422 · Pithecanthropus Rejectus · Manly W. Wellman · ss Astounding Stories January 1938; illustrated by Elliot Dold 434 · The Merman · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Astounding Science-Fiction December 1938; illustrated by Charles Schneeman 450 · The Day Is Done · Lester del Rey · ss Astounding Science-Fiction May 1939; illustrated by Paul Orban 465 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

7 Westerns of the 40’s: Classics from the Great Pulps ed. Damon Knight (Barnes & Noble, 1978, 0-06-465100-2, $2.95, 164pp, tp, an, cover by Fred Charles)     Western anthology, reprinting 7 of the 16 stories originally collected in Westerns of the 40’s: Classics from the Great Pulps (Bobbs-Merrill, 1977). 2 · Trail City’s Hot-Lead Crusaders · Clifford D. Simak · nv New Western Magazine September 1944 36 · Crazy Springs’ Write-In Vote · Roy M. O’Mara · ss New Western Magazine September 1944 48 · Col. Colt Buys a Border Herd · Bennett Foster · nv New Western Magazine July 1947 72 · The Corpse Rides at Dawn · John D. MacDonald · nv 10 Story Western Magazine April 1948 94 · The Long Arm of the Law · James Shaffer · nv New Western Magazine March 1946 120 · By the Guns Forgot · Murray Leinster · nv Fifteen Western Tales December 1947 144 · Deadman’s Derringers · Tom W. Blackburn · nv 10 Story Western Magazine January 1948

The Shape of Things ed. Damon Knight (Popular Library, 1967, SP352, 50¢, 206pp, pb, an, cover: Perfect Sunset by Eugene Berman) 7 · Introduction · Damon Knight · in 9 · Don’t Look Now · Henry Kuttner · ss Startling Stories March 1948 22 · The Box · James Blish · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1949 42 · The New Reality · Charles L. Harness · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1950 81 · The Eternal Now · Murray Leinster · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories Fall 1944 113 · The Sky Was Full of Ships · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1947 125 · The Shape of Things · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1948 141 · The Only Thing We Learn · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Startling Stories July 1949 152 · The Hibited Man · L. Sprague de Camp · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1949 174 · Dormant · A. E. van Vogt · ss Startling Stories November 1948 191 · The Ambassadors · Anthony Boucher · ss Startling Stories June 1952 195 · A Child Is Crying · John D. MacDonald · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1948

A Shocking Thing ed. Damon Knight (Pocket, November 1974, 0-671-77775-0, 95¢, 245pp, pb, an) 1 · Man from the South · Roald Dahl · ss Collier’s September 4 1948, as “Collector’s Item” 13 · The Snail-Watcher · Patricia Highsmith · ss Gamma #3, 1964 21 · Bianca’s Hands · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Argosy (UK) May 1947 31 · Poor Little Warrior! · Brian W. Aldiss · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1958 39 · The Hounds · Kate Wilhelm · nv 65 · The Clone · Theodore L. Thomas · ss Fantastic Science Fiction Stories December 1959 79 · The Touch of Nutmeg Makes It · John Collier · ss The New Yorker May 3 1941 89 · Casey Agonistes · Richard M. McKenna · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1958 101 · The Abyss · Leonid Andreyev; translated by John Cournos · ss Treasury of Russian Life and Humor ed. John Cournos, Coward-McCann, 1943 translated from the Russian (“Bezdna”, 1902). 117 · A Case History · John Anthony West · ss 1973 121 · Fondly Fahrenheit · Alfred Bester · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1954 143 · Lukundoo · Edward Lucas White · ss Weird Tales November 1925 159 · The Cabbage Patch · Theodore R. Cogswell · ss Perspective Fall 1952 165 · Oil of Dog · Ambrose Bierce · ss Oakland Daily Evening Tribune October 11 1890, as “The Oil of a Dog” 171 · The Time of the Big Sleep · Jean-Pierre Andrevon; translated by Damon Knight · nv translated from the French (“Le temps du grand sommeil”, Fiction #213, September 1971). 195 · The Right Man for the Right Job · J. C. Thompson · ss Playboy July 1962 207 · The Year of the Jackpot · Robert A. Heinlein · nv Galaxy Science Fiction March 1952