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''Steel Brother'' is a collection of
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stories by Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by
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in 1985 and reprints most of the stories from Dickson's 1984 collection ''
Dickson! ''Dickson!'' is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by NESFA Press in 1984 and was issued in honor of Dickson's appearance as guest of honor at the 42nd World Science Fiction Conven ...
'', with one substitution and one added interview. The stories originally appeared in the magazines ''SFWA Bulletin'', '' Astounding'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'' and ''Science Fiction Stories''. The book contains the introduction to each story by
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from the previous collection, though they are not credited.


Contents

* Introduction, by Poul Anderson * "Out of the Darkness" *
The Man in the Mailbag
* "The Hard Way" * "Perfectly Adjusted" * "Steel Brother" * "Childe Cycle: Status 1984" * A Conversation with Gordon R. Dickson, by
Sandra Miesel Sandra Louise Miesel (born Sandra Louise Schwartz on November 25, 1941) is an American medievalist, writer, and science fiction fandom, science fiction and fantasy fan. Her early work was in science fiction and fantasy criticism, fields in which ...


References

* * 1985 short story collections Short story collections by Gordon R. Dickson Tor Books books {{1980s-sf-story-collection-stub