''Universe 14'' is an
anthology
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of original
science fiction short stories edited by
Terry Carr, the fourteenth volume in the seventeen-volume
Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by
Doubleday in June 1984, with a paperback edition from
Tor Books in May 1986.
The book collects ten novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.
Contents
* "
The Lucky Strike" (
Kim Stanley Robinson)
* "
Gate of Horn, Gate of Ivory" (
Robert Silverberg)
* "
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)
* "
O" (
Damon Knight)
* "
Art in the War Zone
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" (
Pat Murphy)
* "
Interlocking Pieces
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" (
Molly Gloss)
* "
The Menagerie of Babel
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" (
Carter Scholz)
* "
Deadtime" (
Joel Richards
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* "
Me/Days" (
Gregory Benford)
* "
Black Coral" (
Lucius Shepard)
Awards
The anthology placed second in the 1985
Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.
"The Lucky Strike" was nominated for the 1985 SF Chronicle Award,
Hugo Award
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, and
Nebula Award
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, and placed fourth in the 1985
Locus Poll Award, in each instance for Best Novelette.
"Black Coral" placed tenth in the 1985
Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.
References
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1984 anthologies
Universe (anthology series)
Doubleday (publisher) books