''Universe 10'' is an American

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of original

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short stories edited by

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, the tenth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by

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in September 1980, with a

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edition following from the same publisher in October of the same year, and a paperback edition from

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in November 1982. The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.

* " Saving Face" ( Michael Bishop) * " A Source of Innocent Merriment" ( James Tiptree, Jr.) * " And All the Skies Are Full of Fish" ( R. A. Lafferty) * " Bête et Noir" (

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) * " The Ugly Chickens" (

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) * " SUPERL" ( Charles E. Elliott) * " Report of the Special Committee on the Quality of Life" ( Eric G. Iverson) * " The Confession of Hamo" ( Mary C. Pangborn) * " The Johann Sebastian Bach Memorial Barbecue and Nervous Breakdown" (

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) * "

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Awards

The anthology placed sixth in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "Saving Face" placed eighth in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "The Ugly Chickens" won the 1981

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and

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, was nominated for the 1981

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and

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, and placed fifth in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "The Confession of Hamo" placed 19th in the 1981 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.

References

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