Collected Fantasies (Avram Davidson collection)
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| Author | Avram Davidson |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Publisher | Berkley Books |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | xi, 224 pp. |
| ISBN | 0-425-05081-5 |
| OCLC | 8612966 |
| LC Class | PS3554 .A79 A6 1982 |
Collected Fantasies is a collection of fantasy short stories, written by Avram Davidson and edited by John Silbersack. It was first published in paperback by Berkley Books in June 1982.[1]
Summary
The book collects twelve novelettes and short stories by the author, originally published in various magazines, with an introduction by the editor.
Contents
- "Introduction" (John Silbersack)
- "Sacheverell"
- "Help! I Am Dr. Morris Goldpepper"
- "Dragon Skin Drum"
- "The Lord of Central Park"
- "Or All the Seas with Oysters"
- "The Man Who Saw the Elephant"
- "Manatee Gal, Won't You Come Out Tonight"
- "The Sources of the Nile"
- "The Certificate"
- "The Golem"
- "The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street"
- "Faed-Out"
Reception
The collection was reviewed by Debbie Notkin in Locus #259, August 1982, Len Hatfield in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review #7, September 1982, Thomas M. Disch in Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine, January-February 1983, and Nigel Richardson in Paperback Inferno v. 7, no. 1, August 1983.[1]
Awards
The collection placed eleventh in the 1983 Locus Poll Award for Best SIngle Author Collection.
Notes
- ^ a b Collected Fantasies title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database