The Metallic Muse


The Metallic Muse is a collection of science fiction stories by Lloyd [Biggle, Jr.], published in hardcover by Doubleday Books in 1972. It was reprinted in paperback by DAW Books in 1973.

Contents

  • "The Tunesmith"
  • "Leading Man"
  • "Spare the Rod"
  • "Orphan of the Void"
  • "Well of the Deep Wish"
  • "In His Own Image"
  • "The Botticelli Horror"
"Orphan of the Void" was originally published as "The Man Who Wasn't Home."

Reception

noted that Biggle's stories "are usually constructed around an idea or solution withheld until the punchline.... a valid technique, except where the reader gets to the punchline first."