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Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy

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Editor
Ellen Datlow
Contributors
Bruce McAllister, Connie Willis, Edward Bryant, Geoff Ryman, Harlan Ellison, James Tiptree, Jr, K. W. Jeter, Larry Niven, Leigh Kennedy, Lewis Shiner, Lisa Tuttle, Michaela Roessner, Pat Cadigan, Pat Murphy, Philip José Farmer, Richard Christian Matheson, Rick Wilber, Roberta Lannes, and Scott Baker
Writer of foreword
William Gibson
Cover artist
Chris Moore
Subtitle
19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy
Language
English
Original language
English
Publisher
Grafton
Categories
Anthology, fantasy, science fiction, and short stories
Publication year
1991
Original publication year
1990
Identifiers
  • ISBN-10: 0-586-21178-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-586-21178-6
  • Open Library edition: OL18185440M (Open Library)
  • Open Library work: OL14958765W (Open Library)
Pages
333
Has read?
No
Debut?
No

Table of contents

  • Foreword: Strange Attractors, William Gibson
  • Introduction
  • Her Furry Face, Leigh Kennedy
  • War Bride, Rick Wilber
  • How's the Night Life on Cissalda?, by Harlan Ellison
  • The Jamesburg Incubus, by Scott Baker
  • Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex, Larry Niven
  • The First Time, K. W. Jeter
  • The Jungle Rot Kid on the Nod, Philip José Farmer
  • Husbands, Lisa Tuttle
  • When the Fathers Go, Bruce McAllister
  • Dancing Chickens, Edward Bryant
  • Roadside Rescue, Pat Cadigan
  • Omnisexual, Geoff Ryman
  • All My Darling Daughters, Connie Willis
  • Arousal, Richard Christian Matheson
  • Scales, Lewis Shiner
  • Saving the World at the New Moon Motel, Roberta Lannes
  • And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side, James Tiptree, Jr.
  • Picture Planes, Michaela Roessner
  • Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates, Pat Murphy