''Aliens!'' is a themed
anthology of
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
short works edited by American writers
Gardner Dozois and
Jack Dann, the first in a
series of themed anthologies. It was first published in paperback by
Pocket Books in April 1980.
Subsequent volumes in the series were published by
Ace Books.
Summary
The book collects fourteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, including four
Draco Tavern stories by
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...
, with a general foreword and individual introductions to each piece by the editors, together with a bibliography of further reading.
Contents
*"Foreword" (
Gardner Dozois and
Jack Dann)
*"Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing" (
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...
)
*"Grammar Lesson" (
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...
)
*"The Subject Is Closed" (
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...
)
*"Cruel and Unusual" (
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...
)
*"We Purchased People" (
Frederik Pohl)
*"Guesting Time" (
R. A. Lafferty)
*"And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" (
James Tiptree, Jr.)
*"Angel's Egg" (
Edgar Pangborn)
*"Oh, to Be a Blobel!" (
Philip K. Dick)
*"Be Merry" (
Algis Budrys)
*"Pattern" (
Fredric Brown
Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer.D. J. McReynolds, "The Short Fiction of Fredric Brown" in Frank N. Magill, (ed.) ''Survey of Science Fiction Literature'', Vol. ...
)
*"An Honorable Death" (
Gordon R. Dickson)
*"The Reality Trip" (
Robert Silverberg
Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is a prolific American science fiction author and editor. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a SFWA Grand ...
)
*"Rule Golden" (
Damon Knight)
*"Alien-Human Relations - A Guide to Further Reading"
Notes
{{Reflist
1980 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Ace anthologies
Pocket Books books
Books with cover art by Michael Whelan
1980s science fiction works