Stardrift and Other Fantastic Flotsam

Stardrift and Other Fantastic Flotsam is a collection of science fiction short stories by Emil Petaja. It was first published in 1971 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 1,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Weird Tales, If, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, Fantastic Adventures, Magazine of Horror and Imagination.

Stardrift and Other Fantastic Flotsam
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorEmil Petaja
IllustratorHannes Bok
Cover artistHannes Bok
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Publication date
1971
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pagesxiii, 220 pp
OCLC2592339

Contents edit

  • Introduction, by Forrest J Ackerman
  • "Stardrift"
  • "Moon Fever"
  • "Where Is Thy Sting"
  • "A Dog’s Best Friend"
  • "Peacemonger"
  • "The Dark Balcony"
  • "Hunger"
  • "Dark Hollow"
  • "Dodecagon Garden"
  • "Only Gone Before"
  • "The Answer"
  • "Be a Wingdinger, Earn Big Money"
  • "Pattern for Plunde"
  • "Found Objects"

References edit

  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 272–273.
  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-05-04.