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''The Infinity Box'' is a collection 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 ...
and
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
stories by American writer
Kate Wilhelm Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning '' Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang''. Wilhelm establish ...
, published in hardcover by
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in 1975. It was reprinted in paperback by
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in 1976; a British edition was published by
Arrow Books Random House is an imprint and publishing group of Penguin Random House. Founded in 1927 by businessmen Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer as an imprint of Modern Library, it quickly overtook Modern Library as the parent imprint. Over the follow ...
in 1979, and a French translation, ''Le Village'', appeared in 1987. It placed ninth in the annual Locus Poll for best story collection. Four of the nine stories were nominated for the
Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), a nonprofit association of pr ...
.


Contents

* "Introduction" * "The Infinity Box" ( ''Orbit'' ''9'' 1971) * "The Time Piece" (original) * "The Red Canary" (''Orbit 12'' 1973) * "Man of Letters" (original) * "April Fool’s Day Forever" (''Orbit 7'' 1970) * "Where Have You Been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy?" ('' Quark/3'' 1971) * "The Fusion Bomb"· (''Orbit 10'' 1972) * " The Village" ( ''Bad Moon Rising'' 1973) * "The Funeral" (''
Again, Dangerous Visions ''Again, Dangerous Visions'' (1972) is a science fiction short story anthology, edited by American author Harlan Ellison. It is the follow-up to ''Dangerous Visions'' (1967), also edited by Ellison. Cover art and interior illustrations are by Ed ...
'' 1972) designates Nebula-nominated stories.


Reception

Spider Robinson Spider Robinson (born November 24, 1948) is an American-Canadian science fiction author. He has won a number of awards for his hard science fiction and humorous stories, including the Hugo Award 1977 and 1983, and another Hugo with his co-author ...
declared that Wilhelm "is one of the best practitioners of the short story in or out of sf" and rated all but one of the stories as "thoroughly satisfying, some of them superb." ''
The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...
'' described the book as a "collection of innovative short stories.""Paperbacks: Mew and Noteworthy", ''
The New York Times Book Review ''The New York Times Book Review'' (''NYTBR'') is a weekly paper-magazine supplement to the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times'' in which current non-fiction and fiction books are reviewed. It is one of the most influential and widely rea ...
'', May 8, 1977


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Infinity Box Science fiction short story collections Harper & Row books 1975 short story collections Works by Kate Wilhelm