''Invaders!'' is a themed
anthology
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of
science fiction
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short works edited by
Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, as well as an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, the majority being as editor or c ...
and
Gardner Dozois
Gardner Raymond Dozois ( ; July 23, 1947 – May 27, 2018) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the founding editor of '' The Year's Best Science Fiction'' anthologies (1984–2018) and was editor of '' Asimov's Science Fict ...
. It was first published in paperback by
Ace Books
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in December 1993. It was reissued as an ebook by
Baen Books
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in March 2013.
The book collects fifteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a bibliography.
Contents
*"Bloodchild" (
Octavia E. Butler
Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction writer who won several awards for her works, including Hugo, Locus, and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to recei ...
)
*"Idiot Stick" (
Damon Knight
Damon Francis Knight (September 19, 1922 – April 15, 2002) was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He is the author of " To Serve Man", a 1950 short story adapted for ''The Twilight Zone''.Stanyard, ''Dimensions Behind ...
)
*"Guesting Time" (
R. A. Lafferty)
*"Trading Post" (
Neal Barrett, Jr.)
*"And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side" (
James Tiptree, Jr.)
*"Night of the Cooters" (
Howard Waldrop
Howard Waldrop (September 15, 1946 – January 14, 2024) was an American science fiction author who worked primarily in short fiction. He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2021.
Early life
Born in Houston, Mississippi, ...
)
*"Roadside Rescue" (
Pat Cadigan
Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan (born September 10, 1953) is a British-American science fiction author, whose work is most often identified with the cyberpunk movement. Her novels and short stories often explore the relationship between the human ...
)
*"
The Liberation of Earth
"The Liberation of Earth" is a science fiction short story by American author William Tenn, written in 1950, first published in 1953, and reprinted several times in various anthologies, including 1955 collection ''Of all Possible Worlds'' and 1 ...
" (
William Tenn
William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (May 9, 1920 – February 7, 2010), a British-born American science fiction author, notable for many stories with satirical elements.
Biography
Born to a Jewish family in London, Phillip Klass mo ...
)
*"Roog" (
Philip K. Dick)
*"Speed Trap" (
Frederik Pohl
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)
*"The Perfect Host" (
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 ...
)
*"Heresies of the Huge God" (
Brian W. Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss (; 18 August 1925 – 19 August 2017) was an English writer, artist and anthology editor, best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss, except for oc ...
)
*"Sepoy" (
Tom Purdom
Thomas Edward Purdom (April 19, 1936 – January 14, 2024) was an American writer best known for science fiction and nonfiction. His story "Fossil Games" was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2000. He has also done music criticis ...
)
*"Dress Rehearsal" (
Harvey Jacobs)
*"The Screwfly Solution" (
Raccoona Sheldon)
*"Further Reading"
References
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1993 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Ace anthologies
Ace Books books