''Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show'' (2008) is a
science fiction
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and
fantasy
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anthology edited by
Edmund R. Schubert and
Orson Scott Card
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.
Originally published in paperback by
Tor Books
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in August 2008, it contains eighteen stories from Card's online magazine ''
InterGalactic Medicine Show
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'' including four from Card set in his
Ender's Game universe.
An
audiobook
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version of the anthology released by
Blackstone Audio
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in November 2008, which contains an additional "special audio-only bonus" story,
Ender's Homecoming.
Contents
The stories included in the anthology are:
* "In the Eyes of the Empress’s Cat" –
Bradley P. Beaulieu
* "Mazer in Prison" – Orson Scott Card
* "Tabloid Reporter to the Stars" –
Eric James Stone
* "Audience" –
Ty Franck
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* "The Mooncalfe" –
David Farland
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* "Cheater" – Orson Scott Card
* "Dream Engine" –
Tim Pratt
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* "Hats Off" –
David Lubar
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* "Eviction Notice" –
Scott M. Roberts
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* "To Know All Things That Are in the Earth" –
James Maxey
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* "Beats of Seven" –
Peter Orullian
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Biography
Orullian graduated from the University of Utah with a BA Honors in English in 1991. He has since published sho ...
* "
Pretty Boy" – Orson Scott Card
* "Respite" –
Rachel Ann Dryden
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* "Fat Farm" –
Aaron Johnston
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Johnston was an associate producer on the movie ''Ender's Game'', including a cameo appearance as an International Fleet officer. He co-authored with Orson Scott Card the Fi ...
, based on the story by Orson Scott Card
* "The Box of Beautiful Things" –
Brian Dolton
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* "Taint of Treason" –
Eric James Stone
* "Call Me Mr. Positive" – Tom Barlow
* "
A Young Man with Prospects" – Orson Scott Card
Additional story on the audiobook release:
*
" Ender's Homecoming" – Orson Scott Card
Audiobook
Produced by Emily Janice Card
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* "Emily" (Dave Koz song), a 1990 song ...
and Stefan Rudnicki, the stories are narrated by J. Paul Boehmer, Richard Brewer, Cassandra Campbell
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, Emily Janice Card, Mark Deakins
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, Vanessa Hart
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, Don Leslie, Rosalyn Landor
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Early life
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, Stefan Rudnicki, Mirron Willis and Orson Scott Card.[https://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/B001M5G790/]
References
2008 anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
Science fiction anthology series
Works originally published in InterGalactic Medicine Show
Tor Books books
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