''Universe 11'' is an

anthology In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors. In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...

of original

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short stories edited by

Terry Carr Terry Gene Carr (February 19, 1937 – April 7, 1987) was an American science fiction fan, author, editor, and writing instructor. Background and discovery of fandom Carr was born in Grants Pass, Oregon. He attended the City College of San ...

, the eleventh volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1981, with a paperback edition from

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in January 1983. The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.

* " The Quickening" ( Michael Bishop) * " The Snake Who Had Read Chomsky" ( Josephine Saxton) * " Shadows on the Cave Wall" (

Nancy Kress Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella ''Beggars in Spain'', which became a ...

) * "

The Gernsback Continuum "The Gernsback Continuum" is a 1981 science fiction short story by American-Canadian author William Gibson, originally published in the anthology ''Universe 11'' edited by Terry Carr. It was later reprinted in Gibson's collection ''Burning Chrome' ...

" (

William Gibson William Ford Gibson (born March 17, 1948) is an American-Canadian speculative fiction writer and essayist widely credited with pioneering the science fiction subgenre known as ''cyberpunk''. Beginning his writing career in the late 1970s, his ...

) * " Venice Drowned" (

Kim Stanley Robinson Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23, 1952) is an American writer of science fiction. He has published twenty-two novels and numerous short stories and is best known for his ''Mars'' trilogy. His work has been translated into 24 languages. Many ...

) * " In Reticulum" (

Carter Scholz Carter Scholz (né Robert Carter Scholz; born 1953) is an American speculative fiction author and composer of music. He lives in California. Biography Scholz grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey and graduated from Tenafly High School in 1971. He also ...

) * " Jean Sandwich, the Sponsor, and I" ( Ian Watson) * " The Start of the End of the World" (

Carol Emshwiller Carol Emshwiller (April 12, 1921 – February 2, 2019) was an American writer of avant garde short stories and science fiction who has won prizes ranging from the Nebula Award to the Philip K. Dick Award. Ursula K. Le Guin has called her "a ma ...

) * " Mummer Kiss" (

Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick (born 18 November 1950) is an American fantasy and science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Writing career Swanwick's fiction writing began with short stories, starting in 1980 when he published "Ginungagap ...

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Awards

The anthology placed second in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology. "The Quickening" won the 1982

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, was nominated for the 1982

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, and placed tenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "Shadows on the Cave Wall" placed twenty-fifth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette. "The Gernsback Continuum" placed twenty-fourth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Venice Drowned" was nominated for the 1982

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and placed seventeenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story. "Mummer Kiss" won the 1982 SF Chronicle Award for Best Novelette, was nominated for the 1982

, and placed thirteenth in the 1982 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.

References

{{Reflist 1981 anthologies Universe (anthology series) Doubleday (publisher) books

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