''Universe 17'' is an
anthology
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of original
science fiction
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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 last volume in the seventeen-volume
Universe anthology series (though the series was rebooted a few years later). It was first published in hardcover by
Doubleday in June 1987.
The book collects six novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.
Contents
* "
Second Going" (
James Tiptree, Jr.
Alice Bradley Sheldon (born Alice Hastings Bradley; August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy author better known as James Tiptree, Jr., a pen name she used from 1967 to her death. It was not publicly known ...
)
* "
Mencken Stuff" (
Joel Richards)
* "
Lapidary Nights" (
Marta Randall
Marta Randall (born 1948 in Mexico City) is an American science fiction writer.
In addition to writing numerous science fiction novels and short fiction, Marta Randall has edited the ''New Dimensions'' science fiction anthology series, and '' The ...
)
* "
The Man Who Watched the Glaciers Run" (
Cherie Wilkerson
Cherie Dee Wilkerson is an American writer best known for her work on animated television series such as '' Batman: The Animated Series, DuckTales, The Transformers'' and the 1988 version of '' Superman'', amongst others. Her TV writing career las ...
)
* "
Pliny's Commentaries" (
Ned Huston)
* "
In the Tower" (
Jack McDevitt
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology. Most of his books follow either superluminal pilot Pri ...
)
Awards
The anthology placed fourth in the 1988
Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.
"Second Going" placed twenty-third in the 1988
Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.
"Lapidary Nights" placed twenty-fourth in the 1988
Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.
References
{{Reflist
1987 anthologies
Universe (anthology series)
Doubleday (publisher) books