Earthman's Burden
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 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author(s) | Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson |
| Illustrator | Edd Cartier |
| Cover artist | Edd Cartier |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
| Publication date | 1957 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 185 pp |
| ISBN | NA |
Earthman's Burden is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1957. The story "Don Jones" was original to this collection. The other stories originally appeared in the magazines Other Worlds, Universe and Fantasy and Science Fiction.
The stories involve a teddy bear-like alien race known as Hokas, and spoof a variety of fictional genres.
[edit] Contents
- "The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch"
- "Don Jones"
- "In Hoka Signo Vinces"
- "The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound"
- "Yo Ho Hoka!"
- "The Tiddlywink Warriors"
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[edit] References
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- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 331. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Contento, William G.. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". http://contento.best.vwh.net/t4.htm#A73. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- Coulson, Robert (March 1986), "Book Reviews", Amazing Stories (TSR, Inc.) 60 (3): 14
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