By Gardner Dozois
Listed below are the quick tale collaborations of mythical editor and a number of Nebula Award profitable writer Gardner Dozois with a number of the maximum writers of contemporary technology fiction. every one tale is by way of an essay by means of the collaborator discussing Dozois and his impact on technological know-how fiction and beyond.
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• “Touring” by way of Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1981 by way of Penthouse foreign, Ltd. First released in Penthouse, April 1981. Reprinted by way of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “The Gods of Mars” via Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1985 by means of Omni courses foreign, Ltd. First released in Omni, March 1985. Reprinted via permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Slow Dancing With Jesus” by means of Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1983 via Penthouse foreign, Ltd. First released in Penthouse, July 1983. Reprinted by way of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Executive Clemency” via Gardner Dozois and Jack C. Haldeman II, copyright © 1980 via Gardner Dozois and Jack C. Haldeman II. First released in Omni, November 1981. Reprinted by means of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Afternoon at Schrafft’s” through Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1984 by means of TSR leisure pursuits, Inc. First released in remarkable tales, March 1984. Reprinted through permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “A swap within the Weather” by means of Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1981 by way of HMH courses. First released in Playboy, June 1981. Reprinted by means of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Time Bride” by way of Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1981 via HMH courses. First released in Playboy, June 1981. Reprinted by means of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Snow Job” via Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1982 by means of Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick. First released in excessive instances, April 1982. Reprinted by way of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Send No Money” through Susan Casper and Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1985 via Davis courses, Inc. First released in Isaac Asimov’s technology Fiction journal, Mid-December 1985.
• “Playing The Game” by way of Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1981 via TZ courses, Inc. First released in Twilight region journal, February 1982. Reprinted through permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “The Stray” by means of Susan Casper and Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1987 by way of TZ courses. First released in Twilight area journal, December 1987. Reprinted through permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “The Clowns” by way of Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Susan Casper, copyright © 1985 by way of Playboy. First released in Playboy, August 1985. Reprinted by means of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “The Golden Apples of the Sun” via Gardner Dozois, Jack Dann, and Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1984 by way of Penthouse foreign. First released as “Virgin Territory” in Penthouse, March 1984; most well liked textual content model initially seemed lower than its unique name within the Year’s most sensible myth tales: II, edited via Arthur W. Saha.
• “Down one of the useless Men” via Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann, copyright © 1982 through Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann. First released in Oui, July 1982. Reprinted by way of permission of the authors and the authors’ agent, Virginia Kidd.
• “Write Like Dozois, I Can’t Even Say His Name” by means of Michael Bishop, copyright © 1990 by way of Michael Bishop.
• “How Did They Do That?” by means of Pat Cadigan, copyright © 1990 via Pat Cadigan.
• “Collaborating” by means of Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1990 by way of Gardner Dozois.
• “It Doesn’t Get Any Better” via Michael Swanwick, copyright © 1990 by means of Michael Swanwick.
• “Guilford Gafia Revisited” by means of Jack C. Haldeman II, copyright © 1990 through Jack C. Haldeman II.
• “New child at the Block” by way of Susan Casper, copyright © 1990 by means of Susan Casper.
• “Running Wild” through Jack Dann, copyright © 1990 via Jack Dann.
• “Afterword” and all Afterwords to every tale through Gardner Dozois, copyright © 1990 by way of Gardner Dozois.
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