Driftglass

1971 collection of science fiction short stories by Samuel R. Delany
Driftglass
First edition.
AuthorSamuel R. Delany
Cover artistDavid Wilcox
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
PublisherNelson Doubleday
Publication date
1971
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages278

Driftglass is a 1971 collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Samuel R. Delany. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Worlds of Tomorrow, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, If and New Worlds or the anthologies Quark/3, Dangerous Visions and Alchemy & Academe. In 2019, Driftglass was selected as one of the "50 Unapologetically Queer Authors Share the Best LGBTQ Books of All Time" in O, The Oprah Magazine.[1]

Contents

  • "The Star Pit"
  • "Dog in a Fisherman’s Net"
  • "Corona"
  • "Aye, and Gomorrah..." (winner of the Nebula Award)
  • "Driftglass"
  • "We, in Some Strange Power’s Employ, Move on a Rigorous Line"[2]
  • "Cage of Brass"
  • "High Weir"
  • "Time Considered as a Helix of Semi-Precious Stones" (winner of the Hugo Award and Nebula Award)
  • "Night and the Loves of Joe Dicostanzo"

References

  1. ^ Hart, Michelle (4 June 2019). "50 Queer Authors Share Their All-Time Favorite LGBTQ Books". Oprah Magazine.
  2. ^ This story is dedicated to Roger Zelazny, of whose work it is a pastiche. Zelazny also appears as a character. "'My name's Roger...' followed by something Polish and unpronounceable that began with Z and ended with Y." (p. 141) It also contains a pre-Internet reference to "a worldwide computer system." (p.155)

Sources

  • "The Internet Speculative Fiction Database". Retrieved 2008-01-02.
  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-01-02.
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