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Jack Dann


Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction

Wandering Stars: Book 1

Jack Dann

The classic first collection in its genre, "Wandering Stars" reminds readers that many are still studying, still suffering, still making jokes and myths, and still trying to figure out what it means to be Jewish--even in science fiction and fantasy.

Table of Contents:

  • Why Me? (Introduction to Wandering Stars) - (1974) - essay by Isaac Asimov
  • On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi - (1974) - novelette by William Tenn
  • The Golem - (1955) - shortstory by Avram Davidson
  • Unto the Fourth Generation - (1959) - shortstory by Isaac Asimov
  • Look, You Think You've Got Troubles - (1969) - shortstory by Carol Carr
  • Goslin Day - (1970) - shortstory by Avram Davidson
  • The Dybbuk of Mazel Tov IV - (1974) - shortstory by Robert Silverberg
  • Trouble with Water - (1939) - shortstory by H. L. Gold
  • Gather Blue Roses - (1972) - shortstory by Pamela Sargent
  • The Jewbird - (1963) - shortstory by Bernard Malamud
  • Paradise Last - (1974) - novelette by George Alec Effinger
  • Street of Dreams, Feet of Clay - (1967) - novelette by Robert Sheckley
  • Jachid and Jachidah - (1961) - shortstory by Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • I'm Looking for Kadak - (1974) - novelette by Harlan Ellison
  • Ellison's Grammatical Guide and Glossary for Goyim - (1974) - essay by Harlan Ellison

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Wandering Stars: Book 2

Jack Dann

This stellar collection of Jewish science fiction and fantasy carries on in the tradition of its companion volume the enduring classic Wandering Stars breaking new ground with every story.

Trouble with mothers; invading aliens and demons; the arrival of the long-awaited Messiah... all these phenomena and more are tackled in these tales from a creative group of extraordinary writers. We go to the edges of the universe, finding humor, pain and humanity in the unlikeliest of places and situations. Filled with wit, vigor and sharp insight, this is a fantastic feast for the imagination that will intrigue and delight everyone who picks it up, Jew and non-Jew alike.

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction: The Hebrew Source - essay by Isaac Asimov
  • Tauf Aleph - novelette by Phyllis Gotlieb
  • Leviticus: In the Ark - (1975) - shortstory by Barry N. Malzberg
  • Warm, Dark Places - (1940) - shortstory by H. L. Gold
  • A Lamed Wufnik - (1975) - shortstory by Mel Gilden
  • Isaiah - (1973) - shortstory by Barry N. Malzberg
  • Dress Rehearsal - (1974) - shortstory by Harvey Jacobs
  • Forcing the End - (1969) - shortstory by Hugh Nissenson
  • The Last Demon - (1964) - shortstory by Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • The Mazel Tov Revolution - (1974) - shortstory by Joe Haldeman
  • The Scrolls - (1974) - shortstory by Woody Allen
  • The Pagan Rabbi - (1966) - novelette by Cynthia Ozick
  • The Celestial Orchestra - (1980) - shortstory by Howard Schwartz
  • Camps - (1979) - novelette by Jack Dann
  • Mom - (1976) - shortstory by Harlan Ellison
  • Disciples - (1981) - shortstory by Gardner Dozois

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