''Cosmic Kaleidoscope'' () is a collection of
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
short stories
A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...
by
Bob Shaw
Robert Shaw (31 December 1931 – 11 February 1996) was a science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" ...
, published in 1976 by
Gollancz in the UK and in 1977 by
Doubleday in the US. It contains:
* "
Skirmish on a Summer Morning"
* "Unreasonable Facsimile"
* "A Full Member of the Club"
* "The Silent Partners"
* "The Giaconda Caper"
* "An Uncomic Book Horror Story"
* "The Brink"
* "Waltz of the Bodysnatchers"
* "A Little Night Flying"
1976 short story collections
Short story collections by Bob Shaw
Victor Gollancz Ltd books
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