''Seaserpents!'' is a themed
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
of
fantasy
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short works edited by
Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...
and
Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by
Ace Books
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in December 1989. It was reissued as an ebook by
Baen Books in March 2013.
The book collects ten novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a general introduction and a bibliography of further reading by the editors.
Contents
*"Preface" (
Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...
and
Gardner Dozois)
*"Algy" (
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biog ...
)
*"Out of Darkness" (
Lillian Stewart Carl
Lillian Stewart Carl (born 1949) is an American author of mystery, fantasy and science-fiction novels.
Carl resides in North Texas. She has been a friend of Lois McMaster Bujold since childhood; both authors credit Carl with getting Bujold start ...
)
*"Leviathan!" (
Larry Niven)
*"The Horses of Lir" (
Roger Zelazny)
*"The Mortal and the Monster" (
Gordon R. Dickson)
*"Man Overboard" (
John Collier John Collier may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*John Collier (caricaturist) (1708–1786), English caricaturist and satirical poet
*John Payne Collier (1789–1883), English Shakespearian critic and forger
*John Collier (painter) (1850–1934), ...
)
*"The Dakwa" (
Manly Wade Wellman
Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as ''Astounding Stories'', ''Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and ''Strange Stories'', Wellman is ...
)
*"The Kings of the Sea" (
Sterling E. Lanier)
*"Grumblefritz" (
Marvin Kaye
Marvin Nathan Kaye (March 10, 1938 – May 13, 2021) was an American mystery, fantasy, science fiction, and horror author, anthologist, and editor. He was also a noted magician and actor. Kaye was a World Fantasy Award winner and served as co-p ...
)
*"The Devil of Malkirk" (
Charles Sheffield
Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002), an English-born mathematician, physicist and science-fiction writer, served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society.
...
)
*"Further Reading" (
Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...
and
Gardner Dozois)
References
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1989 anthologies
Fantasy anthologies
Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois Ace anthologies
Ace Books books