The Best of R.A. Lafferty by R. A. Lafferty (Gollancz, April 4, 2019, 978-1-4732-1344-9, £9.99, 446pp, tp, co, cover by Emanuel Santos) [edited by Jonathan Strahan]
Collection of 22 stories. Introductions by Neil Gaiman and Michael Dirda. Each story has an Introduction/Afterword by Bishop, Bisson, Dann, Delany, Gaiman, Silverberg, Swanwick, Willis, and others.
- ix · Not to Mention R. A. Lafferty · Neil Gaiman · in
- 1 · Introduction to “Slow Tuesday Night” · Michael Dirda · is
- 5 · Slow Tuesday Night · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Magazine April 1965
- 15 · Introduction to “Narrow Valley” · Michael Swanwick · is
- 17 · Narrow Valley · R. A. Lafferty · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction September 1966
- 35 · Introduction to “Nor Limestone Islands” · Michael Bishop · is
- 37 · Nor Limestone Islands · R. A. Lafferty · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971
- 54 · Introduction to “Interurban Queen” · Terry Bisson · is
- 56 · Interurban Queen · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 8 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970
- 69 · Rump of Skunk and Madness; or, How to Read R.A. Lafferty · Jack Dann · is
- 72 · Thus We Frustrate Charlemagne [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1967
- 87 · Introduction to “In Our Block” · Neil Gaiman · is
- 89 · In Our Block · R. A. Lafferty · ss If July 1965
- 98 · Introduction to “Ride a Tin Can” · Neil Gaiman · is
- 100 · Ride a Tin Can · R. A. Lafferty · ss If April 1970
- 117 · Introduction to “Nine-Hundred Grandmothers” · Patton Oswalt · is
- 118 · Nine-Hundred Grandmothers [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss If February 1966
- 131 · Afterword to “Nine-Hundred Grandmothers” · Andy Duncan · as
- 134 · Introduction to “Land of the Great Horses” · Harlan Ellison · is
- 138 · Land of the Great Horses [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Dangerous Visions ed. Harlan Ellison, Doubleday, 1967
- 147 · Afterword to “Land of the Great Horses” · Gregory Frost · as
- 151 · Introduction to “Eurema’s Dam” · Robert Silverberg · is
- 153 · Eurema’s Dam · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions II ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972
- 169 · Introduction to “Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies” · Kelly Robson · is
- 171 · Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies · R. A. Lafferty · nv Universe 8 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1978
- 210 · Introduction to “The Primary Education of the Camiroi” · Samuel R. Delany · is
- 213 · Primary Education of the Camiroi [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction December 1966
- 230 · Introduction to “Continued on Next Rock” · Nancy Kress · is
- 232 · Continued on Next Rock · R. A. Lafferty · nv Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970
- 262 · How I Wrote “Continued on Next Rock” · R. A. Lafferty · ar At the Sleepy Sailor ed. Guy H. Lillian, III, The Sons of the Sand, 1979
- 265 · Introduction to “Sky” · Gwenda Bond · is
- 267 · Sky · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971
- 282 · Introduction to “Cliffs That Laughed” · Gregory Feeley · is
- 285 · Cliffs That Laughed · R. A. Lafferty · ss Magazine of Horror March 1969
- 302 · Introduction to “Seven-Day Terror” · Connie Willis · is
- 304 · Seven-Day Terror · R. A. Lafferty · ss If March 1962
- 313 · Introduction to “Boomer Flats” · Cat Rambo · is
- 315 · Boomer Flats · R. A. Lafferty · ss If July/August 1971
- 337 · Introduction to “Old Foot Forgot” · John Scalzi · is
- 339 · Old Foot Forgot · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970
- 353 · Introduction to “The World as Will and Wallpaper” · Samuel R. Delany · is
- 356 · The World as Will and Wallpaper · R. A. Lafferty · ss Future City ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973
- 375 · Introduction to “Funnyfingers” · Andrew Ferguson · is
- 377 · Funnyfingers · R. A. Lafferty · nv Funnyfingers & Cabrito by R. A. Lafferty, Pendragon Press, 1976
- 395 · Introduction to “Thieving Bear Planet” · Jeff VanderMeer · is
- 398 · Thieving Bear Planet [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Universe 12 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1982
- 419 · Introduction to “Days of Grass, Days of Straw” · Gary K. Wolfe · is
- 421 · Days of Grass, Days of Straw · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973
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