''Universe 16'' is an
anthology
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of original
science fiction
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short stories edited by
Terry Carr
Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor.
Background and discovery of fandom
Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of S ...
, the sixteenth volume in the seventeen-volume
Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by
Doubleday
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in November 1986.
The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.
Contents
* "
Hotel Mind Slaves" (
Ronald Anthony Cross)
* "
At the Flood" (
Rick Shelley
Rick Shelley (January 1, 1947 – January 27, 2001) was an American writer of primarily military science fiction. He was born in Kankakee, Illinois.
Bibliography
Varayan Memoir
Varay is a medieval land situated between our world and the all magi ...
)
* "
The Idea Trap" (
George Zebrowski
George Zebrowski (December 28, 1945 – December 20, 2024) was an American science fiction writer and editor who wrote and edited a number of books, and was a former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lived with ...
)
* "
What Genius" (
Gary Konas
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;Iran
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)
* "
Was That House Here Yesterday?" (
Robert Thurston)
* "
The Legend of the Seven Who Found the True Egg of Lightning" (
Ian Watson)
* "
Treading in the Afterglow" (
Robert Reed
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)
* "
Dress Rehearsal
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" (
Martha Soukup
Martha Soukup (born 20 July 1959 in Aurora, Illinois) is a science fiction author and playwright for thMonday Night PlayGroundemerging playwrights group. In 2003, she won their annuaJune Anne Baker Prizecommission.
The 1994 short film Override ...
)
* "
Voyage South from Thousand Willows" (
Lucius Shepard
Lucius Shepard (August 21, 1943 – March 18, 2014) was an American writer. Classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leaned into other genres, such as magical realism.
Career
Shepard was a native of Lynchburg, Virginia, wher ...
)
Awards
The anthology placed sixth in the 1987
Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.
"Hotel Mind Slaves" placed thirteenth in the 1987
Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.
"The Idea Trap" placed nineteenth in the 1987
Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.
"Voyage South from Thousand Willows" placed eleventh in the 1987
Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.
References
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1986 anthologies
Universe (anthology series)
Doubleday (publisher) books