''Fireflood and Other Stories'' is the first collection of short work by

Vonda N. McIntyre Vonda Neel McIntyre () was an American science fiction writer and biologist. Early life and education Vonda N. McIntyre was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the daughter of H. Neel and Vonda B. Keith McIntyre, who were born in Poland, Ohio. She s ...

, published in hardcover by

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in 1979 and reprinted in paperback by Timescape Books in 1981. UK editions were issued by

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in 1980 and by Pan Books in 1982; it was also issued by the Science Fiction Book Club. ''Fireflood'' placed fifth in the annual Locus Poll for best collection.

* "Fireflood" (''

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'' 1979) * "

Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand "Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand" is a science fiction short story by American writer Vonda N. McIntyre. First published in ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' in October 1973, it was anthologized multiple times, and also formed the first chapter o ...

" ( ''Analog'' 1973) * "Spectra" ('' Orbit 11'' 1972) * "Wings" (''The Alien Condition'' 1973) * "The Mountains of Sunset, the Mountains of Dawn" (''

'' 1974) * "The End’s Beginning" (''Analog'' 1976) * "Screwtop" (''The Crystal Ship'' 1976) * "Only at Night" (''Clarion'' 1971) * "Recourse, Inc." (''Alternities'' 1974) * "The Genius Freaks" (''Orbit 12'' 1973) * "Aztecs" (''2076: The American Tricentennial'' 1977)

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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 ...

gave the collection a mixed review, noting the "literary failings" of a talented but inexperienced writer. He faulted McIntyre's work for manifesting "two extraordinary features", which he suggested contributed to her success with her "chosen audience": first, "a worldview that divides everyone into an uncaring, imperceptive, closed-minded Them and a loving, hip, holistic, and victimized Us"; second, "a tendency toward tears." He praised McIntyre as "a talented storyteller nda writer who works at perfecting her craft and extending her range," singling out her ability to "write spare, modulated prose of varying intensity.""Books -- 1979: Fluff and Fizzles"
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'', July 1980

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