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In the Pocket: And Other SF Stories

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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
1971

Pages
  
132

Originally published
  
1971

Page count
  
132

Publisher
  
Ace Books

Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Paperback)

OCLC
  
317812387

Author
  
Barry N. Malzberg

Genre
  
Science Fiction

Cover artist
  
Karel Thole

Similar
  
Barry N Malzberg books, Science Fiction books

In The Pocket: And Other SF Stories is Barry Malzberg's second collection of science fiction stories, published under his "K. M. O'Donnell" byline. The collection was issued as an Ace Double in 1971, bound together with Malzberg's Gather in the Hall of the Planets.

Contents

Contents

  • "Author’s Introduction"
  • "In the Pocket" (Nova 1 1970)
  • "Gehenna" (Galaxy 1971)
  • "Ah, Fair Uranus" (original)
  • "Notes Just Prior to the Fall" (F&SF 1970)
  • "As Between Generations" (Fantastic 1970)
  • "The Falcon and the Falconeer" (F&SF 1969)
  • "July 24, 1970" (Venture 1969)
  • "Pacem Est" (written with Kris Neville) (Infinity #1 1970)
  • "The New Rappacini" (Fantastic 1970)
  • "Bat" (original)
  • "A Question of Slant" (original)
  • "What Time Was That?" If 1969
  • "A Soulsong to the Sad, Silly, Soaring Sixties" (Fantastic 1971)
  • "Addendum" (original)
  • "The Idea" (original)
  • All stories were originally credited to "K. M. O'Donnell", except that "Gehenna", "Notes Just Prior to the Fall", "As Between Generations", "The Falcon and the Falconeer", "The New Rappacini", "What Time Was That?" and "A Soulsong to the Sad, Silly, Soaring Sixties" carried Malzberg's own byline; "Pacem Est" was credited to "O'Donnell" and Neville.

    Reception

    Theodore Sturgeon described the collection as "one of the most remarkable volumes I have ever held in my hands," saying "Malzberg/O'Donnell is a first-water, don't-give-a-damn writer."

    References

    In the Pocket: And Other SF Stories Wikipedia