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Bad Moon Rising: An Anthology of Political Forebodings

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Hardcover)

Originally published
  
1973

Page count
  
302

Country
  
United States of America

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Publication date
  
1973

Pages
  
302

Author
  
Thomas M. Disch

Publisher
  
Harper

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Genres
  
Anthology, Science Fiction

Similar
  
Thomas M Disch books, Science Fiction books

Bad Moon Rising: An Anthology of Political Forebodings was a science fiction short story anthology edited by Thomas M. Disch, published in 1973. The title is taken from the 1969 song Bad Moon Rising by the band Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Contents

Contents

  • Introduction: On the Road to 1984 by Thomas M. Disch
  • Ho Chi Minh Elegy by Peter Schjeldahl
  • Elegy for Janis Joplin by Marilyn Hacker
  • We Are Dainty Little People by Charles Naylor
  • Strangers by Carol Emshwiller
  • Relatives by George Alec Effinger
  • Riding by Norman Rush
  • An Apocalypse: Some Scenes from European Life by Michael Moorcock
  • The Great Wall of Mexico by John Sladek
  • The Whimper of Whipped Dogs by Harlan Ellison
  • The Village by Kate Wilhelm
  • In Behalf of the Product by Kit Reed
  • Hour of Trust by Gene Wolfe
  • Fighting Fascism by Norman Rush
  • Cold Turkey by Rod Padgett and Dick Gallup
  • Where Have All the Followers Gone? by Raylyn Moore
  • An Outline of History by Malcolm Braly
  • Two Sadnesses by George Alec Effinger
  • Everyday Life in the Later Roman Empire by Thomas M. Disch
  • Untoward Occurrence at Embassy Poetry Reading by Marilyn Hacker
  • For Apollo 11 by Peter Schjeldahl
  • Some Notes on the Predynastic Epoch by Robert Silverberg

    • Reception

    Theodore Sturgeon praised the story selection, citing Disch for his "precise compassionate sense of balance and taste."

    Awards

    Bad Moon Rising was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Original Anthology in 1974.

    References

    Bad Moon Rising: An Anthology of Political Forebodings Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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