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Description:A collection of short stories from such contributors as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. LeGuin covers topics such as the golden age, new wave, cyberpunk, and virtual sex.Contents1 • Introduction (The Playboy Book of Science Fiction) • essay by Alice K. Turner3 • The Lost City of Mars • (1967) • novelette by Ray Bradbury35 • Nine Lives • (1969) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin63 • Deathwatch • (1965) • shortstory by Norman Spinrad71 • Masks • (1968) • shortstory by Damon Knight85 • Welcome to the Monkey House • (1968) • shortstory by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.105 • The Dead Astronaut • (1968) • shortstory by J. G. Ballard119 • The Schematic Man • (1969) • shortstory by Frederik Pohl127 • Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? • (1969) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley139 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke155 • Report on the Threatened City • (1971) • novelette by Doris Lessing189 • Leviathan! • [Svetz] • (1970) • shortstory by Larry Niven203 • All the Birds Come Home to Roost • (1979) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison219 • The Apotheosis of Myra • (1980) • novelette by Walter Tevis243 • Frozen Journey • (1980) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick265 • Gianni • (1982) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg287 • The Word Processor • (1983) • shortstory by Stephen King309 • Interstellar Pigeon • (1982) • shortstory by Donald E. Westlake329 • Heirs of the Perisphere • (1985) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop349 • Earth Station Charlie • (1986) • shortstory by Billy Crystal357 • Slow, Slow Burn • [Budayeen] • (1988) • shortstory by George Alec Effinger377 • More Than the Sum of His Parts • (1985) • shortstory by Joe Haldeman397 • Sen Yen Babbo & the Heavenly Host • (1987) • shortstory by Chet Williamson415 • Fire Zone Emerald • (1986) • novelette by Lucius Shepard441 • The Ghost Standard • (1994) • shortstory by William Tenn453 • An Office Romance • (1997) • shortstory by Terry BissonWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Playboy Book of Science Fiction. To get started finding The Playboy Book of Science Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 469

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

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Release: 1998

ISBN: 0061052884

Description: A collection of short stories from such contributors as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. LeGuin covers topics such as the golden age, new wave, cyberpunk, and virtual sex.Contents1 • Introduction (The Playboy Book of Science Fiction) • essay by Alice K. Turner3 • The Lost City of Mars • (1967) • novelette by Ray Bradbury35 • Nine Lives • (1969) • novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin63 • Deathwatch • (1965) • shortstory by Norman Spinrad71 • Masks • (1968) • shortstory by Damon Knight85 • Welcome to the Monkey House • (1968) • shortstory by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.105 • The Dead Astronaut • (1968) • shortstory by J. G. Ballard119 • The Schematic Man • (1969) • shortstory by Frederik Pohl127 • Can You Feel Anything When I Do This? • (1969) • shortstory by Robert Sheckley139 • Transit of Earth • (1971) • shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke155 • Report on the Threatened City • (1971) • novelette by Doris Lessing189 • Leviathan! • [Svetz] • (1970) • shortstory by Larry Niven203 • All the Birds Come Home to Roost • (1979) • shortstory by Harlan Ellison219 • The Apotheosis of Myra • (1980) • novelette by Walter Tevis243 • Frozen Journey • (1980) • shortstory by Philip K. Dick265 • Gianni • (1982) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg287 • The Word Processor • (1983) • shortstory by Stephen King309 • Interstellar Pigeon • (1982) • shortstory by Donald E. Westlake329 • Heirs of the Perisphere • (1985) • shortstory by Howard Waldrop349 • Earth Station Charlie • (1986) • shortstory by Billy Crystal357 • Slow, Slow Burn • [Budayeen] • (1988) • shortstory by George Alec Effinger377 • More Than the Sum of His Parts • (1985) • shortstory by Joe Haldeman397 • Sen Yen Babbo & the Heavenly Host • (1987) • shortstory by Chet Williamson415 • Fire Zone Emerald • (1986) • novelette by Lucius Shepard441 • The Ghost Standard • (1994) • shortstory by William Tenn453 • An Office Romance • (1997) • shortstory by Terry BissonWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Playboy Book of Science Fiction. To get started finding The Playboy Book of Science Fiction, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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