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Contents:

• Introduction (View from Another Shore, 2nd edition) - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 1 - In Hot Pursuit of Happiness - [Cyberiada (The Cyberiad)] - (1973) - novelette by Stanislaw Lem (trans. of Kobyszcze 1971) [as by Stanislaw Lem ]
• 42 - The Valley of Echoes - (1973) - shortstory by Gérard Klein (trans. of La vallée des échos 1959)
• 51 - Observation of Quadragnes - (1971) - shortstory by Jean-Pierre Andrevon (trans. of Observation des Quadranges) [as by J. P. Andrevon ]
• 69 - The Good Ring - (1970) - shortstory by Svend Åge Madsen (trans. of Den gode ring)
• 82 - Slum - (1970) - shortstory by Herbert W. Franke (trans. of In den Slums)
• 87 - The Land of Osiris - (1985) - novella by Wolfgang Jeschke (trans. of Osiris Land 1982)
• 143 - Captain Nemo's Last Adventure - (1973) - novelette by Josef Nesvadba (trans. of Posledni dobrodruzství kapitána Nemo 1964)
• 167 - The Altar of the Random Gods - (1973) - shortstory by Adrian Rogoz (trans. of Altarul zeilor stohastici 1970)
• 175 - Good Night, Sophie - (1973) - novelette by Lino Aldani (trans. of Buonanotte Sofia 1963)
• 198 - The Proving Ground - (1973) - novelette by Sever Gansovsky (trans. of ??????? 1966)
• 215 - Sisyphus, the Son of Aeolus - (1973) - shortstory by Vsevolod Ivanov (trans. of ? 1964)
• 233 - A Modest Genius - (1973) - shortstory by Vadim Shefner (trans. of ? 1963)

An Anthology of Science Fiction from Germany and Austria.

This entertaining anthology delivers great reading and an overview of German-language science fiction, including works by the "German father of science fiction" Kurd Lasswitz, the Austrian writer Ludwig Hevesi (author of "Jules Verne in Hell"), the fantasist Paul Scheerbart (a scurrilous, idiosyncratic writer who was an outsider in both literature and science fiction), popular writers Otto Willi Gail and Hans Dominik, as well as the contemporary luminaries of the genre: Wolfgang Jeschke, Herbert W. Franke, Andreas Eschbach, and Carl Amery. The introduction by the editor gives a succinct history of German language science fiction, including its representation in Hugo Gernsback's popular magazines. With select bibliographies of German language science fiction and writings on German science fiction, this book will be appreciated by scholars and general readers alike.

Contents:

• xi - Introduction: A Short History of Science Fiction in German - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 3 - Kurd Lasswitz: "To the Absolute Zero of Existence: A Story from 2371" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 5 - To the Absolute Zero of Existence - novelette by Kurd Lasswitz (trans. of Bis zum Nullpunkt des Seins 1871)
• 37 - Kurd Lasswitz: "Apoikis" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 39 - Apoikis - shortstory by Kurd Lasswitz (trans. of Apoikis 1882)
• 49 - Ludwig Hevesi: "Jules Verne in Hell: A Letter to the Editor from the Late Writer" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 50 - Jules Verne in Hell: A Letter to the Editor from the Late Writer - shortstory by Ludwig Hevesi (trans. of Jules Verne in der Hölle: Ein Brief des verstorbenen Schriftstellers an den Herausgeber 1906)
• 59 - Carl Grunert: "The Martian Spy" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 61 - The Martian Spy - shortstory by Carl Grunert (trans. of Der Marsspion 1908)
• 68 - Paul Scheerbart: "Malvu the Helmsman: A Story of Vesta" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 70 - Malvu the Helmsman - shortstory by Paul Scheerbart (trans. of Steuermann Malwu. Eine Vesta-Novellette 1912)
• 79 - Otto Willi Gail: "The Missing Clock Hands: An Implausible Happening" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 81 - The Missing Clock Hands - shortstory by Otto Willi Gail (trans. of Die verschwundenen Uhrzeiger 1929)
• 91 - Egon Friedell: "Is the Earth Inhabited?" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 93 - Is the Earth Inhabited? - shortstory by Egon Friedell (trans. of Ist die Erde bewohnt? 1931)
• 95 - Hans Dominik: "A Free Flight in 2222" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 97 - A Free Flight in 2222 - shortstory by Hans Dominik (trans. of Ein Freiflug im Jahre 2222 1934)
• 121 - Herbert W. Franke: "Thought Control"; "Welcome Home"; and "Meteorites" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 123 - Thought Control - shortstory by Herbert W. Franke (trans. of Gedankenkontrolle 1958)
• 125 - Welcome Home - shortstory by Herbert W. Franke (trans. of Willkommen daheim 1960)
• 127 - Meteorites - shortstory by Herbert W. Franke (trans. of Meteoriten 1960)
• 130 - Ernst Vlcek: "Say It With Flowers" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 132 - Say It With Flowers - shortstory by Ernst Vlcek (trans. of Ein Motor wie Monika 1980)
• 133 - Carl Amery: "Just One Summer" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 135 - Just One Summer - (2008) - shortstory by Carl Amery
• 156 - Horst Pukallus: "The Age of the Burning Mountains" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 157 - The Age of the Burning Mountains - (2008) - shortstory by Horst Pukallus (trans. of Die Ära der brennenden Berge 1989)
• 175 - Johanna Braun & Günter Braun: "A Visit to Parsimonia. A Scientific Report" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 177 - A Visit to Parsimonia. A Scientific Report - (2008) - shortstory by Johanna Braun and Günter Braun
• 184 - Erik Simon: "The Black Mirror" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 186 - The Black Mirror - [Riddh - 2] - shortstory by Erik Simon (trans. of Der schwarze Spiegel 1983)
• 192 - Angela Steinmüller & Karlheinz Steinmüller: "The Eye That Never Weeps" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 195 - The Eye That Never Weeps - shortstory by Angela Steinmüller and Karlheinz Steinmüller (trans. of Das Auge, das niemals weint 1984)
• 213 - Peter Schattschneider: "A Letter from the Other Side" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 214 - A Letter from the Other Side - shortstory by Peter Schattschneider
• 224 - Wolfgang Jeschke: "Partners for Life" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 226 - Partners for Life - shortstory by Wolfgang Jeschke (trans. of Partner fürs Leben 1996)
• 233 - Michael Marrak: "Astrosapiens" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 234 - Astrosapiens - shortstory by Michael Marrak (trans. of Astrosapiens 1998)
• 256 - Thorsten Küper: "Project 38 or the Game of Small Causes" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 257 - Project 38 or the Game of Small Causes - shortstory by Thorsten Küper (variant of Projekt 38, oder Das Spiel der kleinen Ursachen 2003)
• 274 - Michael K. Iwoleit: "Planck Time" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 276 - Planck Time - novelette by Michael K. Iwoleit (trans. of Planck-Zeit 2005)
• 303 - Oliver Henkel:"Hitler on the Campaign Trail in America" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 305 - Hitler on the Campaign Trail in America - shortstory by Oliver Henkel (trans. of Hitler auf Wahlkampf in Amerika 2005)
• 322 - Helmuth W. Mommers: "Habemus Papam" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 323 - Habemus Papam - shortstory by Helmuth W. Mommers (trans. of Habemus papam 2005)
• 335 - Andreas Eschbach: "Mother's Flowers" - [Author and Shortfiction Introductions for 'The Black Mirror'] - essay by Franz Rottensteiner
• 337 - Mother's Flowers - shortstory by Andreas Eschbach (trans. of Mutters Blumen)