''Tin Stars'' is an

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of science fiction short stories edited by

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, Martin H. Greenberg and

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as the fifth volume in their Isaac Asimov's Wonderful Worlds of Science Fiction series. It was first published in paperback by Signet/New American Library in July 1986. The book collects fifteen novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by Asimov.

*"Introduction" (

) *"Into the Shop" ( Ron Goulart) *"Cloak of Anarchy" ( Larry Niven) *"The King's Legions" (

Christopher Anvil Christopher Anvil (March 11, 1925 – November 30, 2009) is a pseudonym used by American author Harry Christopher Crosby. Biography and work Crosby was born in Norwich, Connecticut, the only child of Harry Clifton Crosby and Rose Glasbrenner. ...

) *"Finger of Fate" ( Edward Wellen) *"Arm of the Law" ( Harry Harrison) *"Voiceover" ( Edward Wellen) *"The Fastest Draw" (

Larry Eisenberg Lawrence Eisenberg (December 21, 1919 – December 25, 2018) was an American biomedical engineer and science fiction writer. He is best known for his short story "What Happened to Auguste Clarot?", published in Harlan Ellison's anthology '' ...

) *"

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) *"Brillo" (

Ben Bova Benjamin William Bova (November 8, 1932November 29, 2020) was an American writer and editor. During a writing career of 60 years, he was the author of more than 120 works of science fact and fiction, an editor of '' Analog Science Fiction and F ...

and

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

) *"The Powers of Observation" ( Harry Harrison) *"Faithfully Yours" ( Lou Tabakow) *"Safe Harbor" (

Donald Wismer Donald is a masculine given name derived from the Gaelic name ''Dòmhnall''.. This comes from the Proto-Celtic *''Dumno-ualos'' ("world-ruler" or "world-wielder"). The final -''d'' in ''Donald'' is partly derived from a misinterpretation of the ...

) *"Examination Day" ( Henry Slesar) *"The Cruel Equations" ( Robert Sheckley) *"Animal Lover" (

Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity ...

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{{Reflist 1986 anthologies Science fiction anthologies Martin H. Greenberg anthologies Signet Books books

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