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The Science Fictional Olympics
| Author: | Isaac Asimov Martin H. Greenberg Charles G. Waugh |
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Signet, 1984 |
| Series: | Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction: Book 2 |
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1. Intergalactic Empires |
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| Book Type: | Anthology |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
1984 Signet Classic mass market paperback. Edited by Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg and Charles G. Waugh. Sci-fi anthology includes stories by Asimov, George R.R. Martin, L. Sprague de Camp, Mike Resnick, Arthur C. Clarke. Alan Dean Foster and others.
Table of Contents:
- 1 - Introduction: Competition! - essay by Isaac Asimov
- 4 - Run to Starlight - (1974) - novelette by George R. R. Martin
- 33 - The Mickey Mouse Olympics - (1979) - short story by Tom Sullivan
- 47 - Dream Fighter - (1977) - short story by Bob Shaw
- 59 - The Kokod Warriors - [Magnus Ridolph] - (1952) - novelette by Jack Vance
- 94 - Getting Through University - [Dr. Dillingham] - (1968) - novelette by Piers Anthony
- 127 - For the Sake of Grace - [Coyote Jones] - (1969) - novelette by Suzette Haden Elgin
- 150 - The National Pastime - (1973) - novelette by Norman Spinrad
- 169 - A Day for Dying - (1969) - short story by Charles Nuetzel
- 179 - The People Trap - (1968) - short story by Robert Sheckley
- 197 - Why Johnny Can't Speed - (1971) - short story by Alan Dean Foster
- 210 - Nothing in the Rules - (1939) - novelette by L. Sprague de Camp
- 239 - The Olympians - (1982) - short story by Mike Resnick
- 247 - The Wind from the Sun - (1964) - novelette by Arthur C. Clarke
- 267 - Prose Bowl - (1979) - novelette by Barry N. Malzberg and Bill Pronzini
- 293 - From Downtown at the Buzzer - (1977) - novelette by George Alec Effinger
- 313 - A Glint of Gold - (1980) - short story by Simon Hawke [as by Nicholas V. Yermakov]
- 329 - The Survivor - (1965) - novelette by Walter F. Moudy
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