The Best of Gene Wolfe
- Authors
- Wolfe, Gene
- Publisher
- Tor Books
- Tags
- fantasy , science fiction
- ISBN
- 9780765321350
- Date
- 2009-03-17T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.57 MB
- Lang
- en
From a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whom The Washington Post said, “Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem,” has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume.
There are many award winners and many that have been selected for various Year’s Best anthologies among the thirty-one stories, which include: “Petting Zoo,” “The Tree Is My Hat,” “The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories,” “The Hero as Werewolf,” “Seven American Nights,” “The Fifth Head of Cerberus,” “The Detective of Dreams,” and “A Cabin on the Coast.” Gene Wolfe has produced possibly the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field in the last fifty years, and is certainly among the greatest living writers to emerge from the genres. This is the first retrospective collection of his entire career.
It is for the ages.
Contents
11 • The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories • [Archipelago] • (1970) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
23 • Afterword (The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories) • essay by Gene Wolfe
25 • The Toy Theater • (1971) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
30 • Afterword (The Toy Theater) • essay by Gene Wolfe
31 • The Fifth Head of Cerberus • (1972) • novella by Gene Wolfe
76 • Afterword (The Fifth Head of Cerberus) • essay by Gene Wolfe
78 • Beech Hill • (1972) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
83 • Afterword (Beech Hill) • essay by Gene Wolfe
84 • The Recording • (1972) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
86 • Afterword (The Recording) • essay by Gene Wolfe
88 • Hour of Trust • (1973) • novelette by Gene Wolfe
112 • Afterword (Hour of Trust) • essay by Gene Wolfe
114 • The Death of Dr. Island • [Archipelago] • (1973) • novella by Gene Wolfe
158 • Afterword (The Death of Dr. Island) • essay by Gene Wolfe
159 • La Befana • (1973) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
162 • Afterword (La Befana) • essay by Gene Wolfe
163 • Forlesen • (1974) • novelette by Gene Wolfe
201 • Afterword (Forlesen) • essay by Gene Wolfe
202 • Westwind • (1973) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
208 • Afterword (Westwind) • essay by Gene Wolfe
209 • The Hero as Werwolf • (1975) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
221 • Afterword (The Hero as Werwolf) • essay by Gene Wolfe
222 • The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton • (1977) • novelette by Gene Wolfe
236 • Afterword (The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton) • essay by Gene Wolfe
237 • Straw • (1975) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
243 • Afterword (Straw) • essay by Gene Wolfe
244 • The Eyeflash Miracles • (1976) • novella by Gene Wolfe
291 • Afterword (The Eyeflash Miracles) • essay by Gene Wolfe
292 • Seven American Nights • (1978) • novella by Gene Wolfe
331 • Afterword (Seven American Nights) • essay by Gene Wolfe
333 • The Detective of Dreams • (1980) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
346 • Afterword (The Detective of Dreams) • essay by Gene Wolfe
347 • Kevin Malone • (1980) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
355 • Afterword (Kevin Malone) • essay by Gene Wolfe
356 • The God and His Man • (1980) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
360 • Afterword (The God and His Man) • essay by Gene Wolfe
361 • On the Train • [Redwood Coast Roamer] • (1983) • shortfiction by Gene Wolfe
362 • Afterword (On the Train) • essay by Gene Wolfe
363 • From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton • (1983) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
367 • Afterword (From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton) • essay by Gene Wolfe
368 • Death of the Island Doctor • [Archipelago] • (1983) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
372 • Afterword (Death of the Island Doctor) • essay by Gene Wolfe
373 • Redbeard • (1984) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
377 • Afterword (Redbeard) • essay by Gene Wolfe
379 • The Boy Who Hooked the Sun • (1985) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
381 • Afterword (The Boy Who Hooked the Sun) • essay by Gene Wolfe
382 • Parkroads—A Review • (1987) • shortfiction by Gene Wolfe
384 • Afterword (Parkroads—A Review) • essay by Gene Wolfe
385 • Game in the Pope's Head • (1988) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
390 • Afterword (Game in the Pope's Head) • essay by Gene Wolfe
391 • And When They Appear • (1993) • novelette by Gene Wolfe
408 • Afterword (And When They Appear) • essay by Gene Wolfe
409 • Bed and Breakfast • (1996) • shortfiction by Gene Wolfe (variant of Bed Breakfast)
426 • Afterword (Bed and Breakfast) • essay by Gene Wolfe
427 • Petting Zoo • (1997) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
431 • Afterword (Petting Zoo) • essay by Gene Wolfe
433 • The Tree Is My Hat • (1999) • novelette by Gene Wolfe
452 • Afterword (The Tree Is My Hat) • essay by Gene Wolfe
454 • Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon? • (1999) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
464 • Afterword (Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon?) • essay by Gene Wolfe
466 • A Cabin on the Coast • (1984) • shortstory by Gene Wolfe
475 • Afterword (A Cabin on the Coast) • essay by Gene Wolfe