The Best of John Sladek

1981 collection of science fiction short stories by John Sladek From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Best of John Sladek is a collection of science fiction short stories by American author John Sladek. It was first published in paperback by Pocket Books in January 1981 as the tenth volume in its Best of ... series.[1]

AuthorJohn Sladek
CoverartistAlan Magee
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Best of ... series
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The Best of John Sladek
Cover of first edition
AuthorJohn Sladek
Cover artistAlan Magee
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Best of ... series
GenreScience fiction
PublisherPocket Books
Publication date1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages220
ISBN0-671-83131-3
OCLC7147359
Preceded byThe Best of Walter M. Miller, Jr. 
Followed byThe Best of Randall Garrett 
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Previous versions

The book's contents were selected from two previous Sladek collections, The Steam-Driven Boy and other Strangers (Panther, 1973),[2] and Keep the Giraffe Burning (Panther/Granada, 1977),[3][1]

Summary

The book contains forty short works of fiction by the author.[1] Stories marked SB were previously collected in The Steam-Driven Boy and other Strangers (1973);[2] stories marked KG were previously collected in Keep the Giraffe Burning (1977).[3]

Contents

  • "The Secret of the Old Custard" (1966) SB, KG
  • "The Poets of Millgrove, Iowa" (1966) KG
  • "The Best-Seller" (1966) SB
  • "Is There Death on Other Planets?" (1966) SB
  • "The Happy Breed" (1967) SB
  • "The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet" (1968) SB
  • "The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot" (1971) SB
  • "The Momster" (1969) SB
  • "1937 A.D.!" (1967) SB
  • "The Transcendental Sandwich" (1973) SB
  • "The Steam-Driven Boy" (1972) SB
  • "Elephant with Wooden Leg" (1975) KG
  • "The Locked Room" (1972) KG
  • "The Face" (1974) KG
  • "Heavens Below: Fifteen Utopias"
    • "Getting There Is (n-1/n)th the Fun" (1975) KG
    • "The Bright Side" (1975) KG
    • "Mr. and Ms. America" (1975) KG
    • "Empty Promise" (1975) KG
    • "The Paradise Problem" (1975) KG
    • "What Changed Doyster's Mind" (1975) KG
    • "Handout" (1975) KG
    • "Assessment" (1975) KG
    • "Art News" (1975) KG
    • "Pax Gurney" (1975) KG
    • "A Fable" (1975) KG
    • "Utopia: A Financial Report" (1975) KG
    • "Utopiary" (1975) KG
    • "Luck" (1975) KG
    • "A Picnic" (1975) KG
  • "Space Shoes of the Gods" (1974) KG
  • "The Parodies"
    • "The Purloined Butter...*dg*r *ll*n P**" (1972) SB
    • "Pemberley's Start-Afresh Calliope or, the New Proteus...H.G. W*lls" (1971) SB
    • "Ralph 4F...H*g* G*rnsb*ck (Hugogre N. Backs)" (1973) SB
    • "Engineer to the Gods...R*b*rt H**nl**n (Hitler I.E. Bonner)" (1972) SB
    • "Broot Force...*s**c *s*m*v (Iclick As-I-Move)" (1972) SB
    • "Joy Ride...R*y Br*db*ry (Barry DuBray)" (1972) SB
    • "The Moon Is Sixpence...*rth*r C. Cl*rk* (Carl Truhacker)" (1973) SB
    • "Solar Shoe-Salesman...Ph*l*p K. D*ck (Chipdip K. Kill)" (1973) SB
    • "One Damned Thing After Another...C*rdw**n*r Sm*th (A Co-ordainer's Myth)" (1973) SB
    • "The Sublimation World...J.G. B*ll*rd (J.G. B-)" (1973) SB

Awards

The book placed thirteenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Single Author Collection.[1]

Reception

The book was reviewed by Theodore Sturgeon in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, June 1981, and Darrell Schweitzer in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1982.[1]

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