Departures (short story collection)
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Author | Harry Turtledove |
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Cover artist | Barclay Shaw |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction short stories |
Publisher | Del Rey Books |
Publication date | June 1993 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Pages | 342 pp |
ISBN | 0-345-38011-8 |
LC Class | MLC R CP00507 |
Departures is a collection of alternate history stories by Harry Turtledove, first published in paperback by Del Rey Books in June 1993 and reprinted in 1998.
The book contains twenty short short stories and novelettes by the author, some originally published under his early pseudonym Eric G. Iverson, together with an introductory author's note. The first edition also includes a short piece about the author and an excerpt from his then-recent novel The Guns of the South.
"In the Presence of Mine Enemies" was later expanded into a full-length novel.
Contents
- "Author's Note"
- "Counting Potsherds"
- "Death in Vesunna" (with Elaine O'Byrne)
- "Departures"
- "Islands in the Sea"
- "Not All Wolves"
- "Clash of Arms"
- "Pillar of Cloud, Pillar of Fire"
- "Report of the Special Committee on the Quality of Life"
- "Batboy"
- "The Last Reunion"
- "Designated Hitter"
- "Gladly Wolde He Lerne"
- "The Barbecue, the Movie, and Other Unfortunately Not So Relevant Material"
- "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"
- "The R Strain"
- "Lure"
- "Secret Names"
- "Les Mortes D'Arthur"
- "Last Favour"
- "Nasty, Brutish, and..."
References
- Departures title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database