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Introduction (Out from Ganymede) (1974) essay
Out from Ganymede (1972) short story
November 22, 1963 (1974) short story
Still-Life (1972) short story by K.M. O'Donnell
The Conquest of Mars (1972) short story
Some Notes Toward a Useable Past (1972) short story
Linkage (1973) short story
The Union Forever (1973) short…
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When I discovered this book as a teenager, it exploded my understanding of what science fiction could do. After revisiting it recently, I found its absurdism, dark humor, and satire to be as fresh, funny, biting, and original as ever.
Voice is probably the most distinctive literary characteristic of Malzberg’s vast short fiction output, of which this collection contains a number of 70s gems. This work showcases some of Malzberg’s obsessive interests, like alienated astronauts, hallucinating patients, assassinations, and the deconstruction of genre tropes. Malzberg’s commentary on science fiction and fandom–the recursive strand in his work–links it directly to my…
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