''Collected Fantasies'' is a
collection
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of
fantasy
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short stories, written by
Avram Davidson and edited by John Silbersack. It was first published in paperback by
Berkley Books
Berkley Books is an imprint of the Penguin Group.
History
Berkley Books began as an independent company in 1955. It was founded as "Chic News Company" by Charles Byrne and Frederick Klein, who had worked for Avon; they quickly renamed it Berk ...
in June 1982.
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
Thomas Michael Disch (February 2, 1940 – July 4, 2008) was an American science fiction author and poet. He won the Hugo Award for Best Related Book – previously called "Best Non-Fiction Book" – in 1999, and he had two other Hugo nomination ...
in ''Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine'', January-February 1983, and Nigel Richardson in ''Paperback Inferno'' v. 7, no. 1, August 1983.
Awards
The collection placed eleventh in the 1983 Locus Poll Award for Best SIngle Author Collection.
Notes
1982 short story collections
Short story collections by Avram Davidson
Fantasy short story collections
Berkley Books books
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