''Hoka!'' 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 uni ...
stories by American writers
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...
and
Gordon Dickson. It was first published by Wallaby in 1983. The stories originally appeared in the magazines ''
Fantasy and Science Fiction
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...
'' and ''
Analog Science Fiction and Fact''.
Contents
* Prologue, by
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...
and
Gordon Dickson
* "Joy in Mudville"
* "Undiplomatic Immunity"
* "Full Pack"
* "The Napoleon Crime"
* Afterword, by
Sandra Miesel
Sandra Louise Miesel (born Sandra Louise Schwartz on November 25, 1941) is an American medievalist, writer, and science fiction and fantasy fan. Her early work was in science fiction and fantasy criticism, fields in which she has remained active ...
Reception
Algis Budrys
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor, and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome (in collaboration with Jerome Bixby), Jo ...
praised the collection, saying "The whole thing is a delight and I commend it to you almost unreservedly."
["Books", '']F&SF
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...
'', March 1984, p. 47.
References
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External links
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1983 short story collections
Short story collections by Poul Anderson
Short story collections by Gordon R. Dickson
Books with cover art by Michael Whelan