''New Dimensions II: Eleven Original Science Fiction Stories'' is an

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of original

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short stories edited by American writer

Robert Silverberg Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand ...

, the second in a series of twelve. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in December 1972, with a paperback edition under the variant title ''New Dimensions 2'' following from Avon Books in December 1974. The book collects eleven novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor.

*"Introduction" (

) *"Nobody's Home" ( Joanna Russ) *"Filomena & Greg & Rikki-Tikki & Barlow & the Alien" (

James Tiptree, Jr. Alice Bradley Sheldon (born Alice Hastings Bradley; August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy author better known as James Tiptree, Jr., a pen name she used from 1967 to her death. It was not publicly known ...

) *"Out from Ganymede" (

Barry N. Malzberg Barry Nathaniel Malzberg (born July 24, 1939) is an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy. Biography Malzberg originated from a Jewish family and graduated from Syracuse University in 1960. He worked as an investi ...

) *"No. 2 Plain Tank Auxiliary Fill Structural Limit 17,605 lbs. Fuel-PWA Spec. 522 Revised" (

Edward Bryant Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. (August 27, 1945 – February 10, 2017) was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, ...

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Eurema's Dam "Eurema's Dam" is a science fantasy story by R. A. Lafferty. It was first published in 1972 (although written in 1964)R. A. Lafferty Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical n ...

) *"King Harvest" ( Gardner R. Dozois) *"

Take a Match "Take a Match" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Robert Silverberg's 1972 anthology '' New Dimensions II'' and reprinted in the 1975 Asimov collection ''Buy Jupiter and Other Stories''. Plo ...

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) *"f(x)=(11/15/67) x=her, f(x)!=0" ( Geo. Alec Effinger) *"White Summer in Memphis" (

Gordon Eklund Gordon Eklund (born July 24, 1945 in Seattle, Washington) is an American science fiction author whose works include the "Lord Tedric" series and two of the earliest original novels based on the 1960s '' Star Trek'' TV series. He has written under ...

) *"Lazarus II" (

Miriam Allen deFord Miriam Allen deFord (August 21, 1888 – February 22, 1975) was an American writer best known for her mysteries and science fiction. During the 1920s, she wrote for a number of left-wing magazines including ''The Masses'', '' The Liberator'', a ...

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Awards

The anthology placed third in the 1973 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "Nobody's Home" placed fourteenth in the 1973 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Fiction. "Eurema's Dam" won the 1973

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and the 1975

Seiun Award The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Nihon SF Taikai, Japan Science Fict ...

for Best Translated Short Story, and placed sixteenth in the 1973 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Fiction.

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