Aliens!


Aliens! is a themed anthology of science fiction short works edited by American writers Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann. It is the first in a series of themed anthologies. It was first published in paperback by Pocket Books in April 1980. Subsequent volumes in the series were published by Ace Books.

Summary

The book collects fourteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, including four Draco Tavern stories by Larry Niven. It includes a general foreword and individual introductions to each piece by the editors, together with a bibliography of further reading.

Contents

  • "Foreword"
  • "Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing"
  • "Grammar Lesson"
  • "The Subject Is Closed"
  • "Cruel and Unusual"
  • "We Purchased People"
  • "Guesting Time"
  • "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side"
  • "Angel's Egg"
  • "Oh, to Be a Blobel!"
  • "Be Merry"
  • "Pattern"
  • "An Honorable Death"
  • "The Reality Trip"
  • "Rule Golden"
  • "Alien-Human Relations - A Guide to Further Reading"