The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
1980 short story collection by Gene Wolfe
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| Author | Gene Wolfe |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Don Maitz |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction and fantasy short stories |
| Publisher | Pocket Books |
Publication date | 1980 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories is a short story collection by American science fiction author Gene Wolfe.[1]
The title story of the collection is "The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories", which recounts the fantasies of a dreamy young boy who is reading a lurid pulp science fiction novel modeled after The Island of Doctor Moreau.[1] The collection also includes "The Death of Dr. Island" and "The Doctor of Death Island". Also included are "The Eyeflash Miracles" and "Seven American Nights", two stories which were nominated for the Nebula Awards. Among the remaining stories were "Tracking Song", "Alien Stones", "The Hero as Werwolf" [sic], "Feather Tigers", and "The Toy Theater".
Contents
- "The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories" (1970)
- "Alien Stones" (1972)
- "La Befana" (1973)
- "The Hero As Werwolf" (1975)
- "Three Fingers" (1976)
- "The Death of Dr. Island" (1973)
- "Feather Tigers" (1973)
- "Hour of Trust" (1973)
- "Tracking Song" (1975)
- "The Toy Theater" (1971)
- "The Doctor of Death Island" (1978)
- "Cues" (1974)
- "The Eyeflash Miracles" (1976)
- "Seven American Nights" (1978)
References
- ^ a b Joan Gordon (1986). Gene Wolfe. Wildside Press. ISBN 978-0-89370-956-3. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
External links
- The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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Works by Gene Wolfe
- The Shadow of the Torturer (1980)
- The Claw of the Conciliator (1981)
- The Sword of the Lictor (1981)
- The Citadel of the Autarch (1983)
- The Urth of the New Sun (1987)
- Nightside of the Long Sun (1993)
- Lake of the Long Sun (1994)
- Caldé of the Long Sun (1994)
- Exodus from the Long Sun (1996)
- On Blue's Waters (1999)
- In Green's Jungles (2000)
- Return to the Whorl (2001)
- Soldier of the Mist (1986)
- Soldier of Arete (1989)
- Soldier of Sidon (2006)
- The Knight (2004)
- The Wizard (2004)
- Operation Ares (1970)
- The Fifth Head of Cerberus (1972)
- Peace (1975)
- The Devil in a Forest (1976)
- Free Live Free (1984)
- There Are Doors (1988)
- Castleview (1990)
- Pandora, By Holly Hollander (1990)
- Pirate Freedom (2007)
- An Evil Guest (2008)
- The Sorcerer's House (2010)
- Home Fires (2011)
- The Land Across (2013)
- A Borrowed Man (2015)
- Interlibrary Loan (2020)
- The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories (1980)
- Gene Wolfe's Book of Days (1981)
- The Wolfe Archipelago (1983)
- Plan(e)t Engineering (1984)
- Bibliomen (1984)
- Storeys from the Old Hotel (1988)
- Endangered Species (1989)
- Castle of Days (1992)
- The Young Wolfe (1992)
- Strange Travelers (2000)
- Innocents Aboard (2004)
- Starwater Strains (2005)
- The Best of Gene Wolfe (2009)
- "How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion" (1973)
- "The Death of Doctor Island" (1973)
- "Straw" (1975)
- "The Woman the Unicorn Loved" (1981)
- "A Cabin on the Coast" (1984)
- A Walking Tour of the Shambles (2002)
- "Memorare" (2007)
- Severian
- Ascian language
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