''Forward!'' is a collection of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imagination, imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, Paral ...

stories by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by

Baen Books Baen Books () is an American publishing house for science fiction and fantasy. In science fiction, it emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, and military science fiction. The company was established in 1983 by science fiction publisher ...

in 1985, and was edited by

Sandra Miesel Sandra Louise Miesel (born Sandra Louise Schwartz on November 25, 1941) is an American medievalist, writer, and science fiction and fantasy fan. Her early work was in science fiction and fantasy criticism, fields in which she has remained active ...

. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...

'', '' Other Worlds'', ''

Fantasy and Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher a ...

'' and ''Orbit''.

* Editor’s Introduction, by

* "Building on the Line" * "Babes in the Wood" * "Napoleon’s Skullcap" * "Rescue Mission" *
Robots are Nice?
* "The Dreamsman" * "The R of A" * "One on Trial" * "The Queer Critter" * "Twig" * "The Game of Five" * "Guided Tour"

Sources

* * * * 1985 short story collections Short story collections by Gordon R. Dickson {{1980s-sf-story-collection-stub

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