Strange Seas and Shores: a Collection of Short Stories is a collection of science fiction and fantasy short stories, written by Avram Davidson. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in 1971. A paperback edition was issued by Ace Books in August 1981, and an ebook edition by Gateway/Orion in September 2013.[1]
 Cover of first edition | |
| Author | Avram Davidson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Peter Rauch |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | xvi, 219 pp. |
| OCLC | 00136103 |
| LC Class | PS3554 .A924 |
Summary edit
The book collects seventeen novelettes and short stories, originally published in various magazines, with a preface by the author and an introduction by the American author Ray Bradbury.
Contents edit
- "Preface"
- "Introduction: Night Travel on the Orient Express Destination: Avram" (Ray Bradbury)
- "Sacheverell"
- "Take Wooden Indians"
- "The Vat"
- "The Tail-Tied Kings"
- "Paramount Ulj"
- "A Bottle Full of Kismet"
- "The Goobers"
- "Dr. Morris Goldpepper Returns"
- "The Certificate"
- "Ogre in the Vly"
- "Après Nous"
- "Climacteric"
- "Yo-Ho, and Up"
- "The Sixty-Third Street Station"
- "The House the Blakeneys Built"
- "The Power of Every Root"
- "The Sources of the Nile"
Reception edit
The collection was reviewed by James R. Newton in Son of the WSFA Journal #32, James Blish in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1971, Charles N. Brown in Locus #102, December 10, 1971, Locus #104, January 14, 1972, and Locus #248, September 1981, Paul Walker in Luna Monthly #40, September 1972, David A. Truesdale in Science Fiction Review, Spring 1982, and Tom Easton in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, March 29, 1982.[1]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Strange Seas and Shores title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database