Aristotle and the Gun and Other Stories
Encyclopedia
Aristotle and the Gun and Other Stories is a 2002 collection of short stories by science fiction
and fantasy
author L. Sprague de Camp
, published in hardcover by the Gale Group as part of its Five Star Speculative Fiction Series.
The book contains short works of fiction by the author spanning much of his writing career, having originally been published from 1939 to 1993. It also contains an introduction by Harry Turtledove
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
author L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
, published in hardcover by the Gale Group as part of its Five Star Speculative Fiction Series.
The book contains short works of fiction by the author spanning much of his writing career, having originally been published from 1939 to 1993. It also contains an introduction by Harry Turtledove
Harry Turtledove
Harry Norman Turtledove is an American novelist, who has produced works in several genres including alternate history, historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction.- Life :...
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Contents
- "Introduction" by Harry Turtledove
- "Aristotle and the GunAristotle and the Gun"Aristotle and the Gun" is a classic time travel and alternate history science fiction story by L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine Astounding Science-Fiction for February, 1958, and first appeared in book form in de Camp's collection A Gun for Dinosaur and Other Imaginative...
" - "The Gnarly Man"
- "A Gun for DinosaurA Gun for Dinosaur"A Gun for Dinosaur" is a science fiction story written by L. Sprague de Camp as part of his Rivers of Time series. It was first published in the magazine Galaxy Science Fiction for March, 1956, and first appeared in book form in the anthology The World That Couldn't Be and 8 Other SF Novelets...
" (a Reginald Rivers time travel story) - "The Honeymoon DragonRivers of TimeRivers of Time is a 1993 collection of short stories by science fiction and fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, first published in paperback by Baen Books...
" (a Reginald Rivers time travel story) - "The Mislaid MastodonRivers of TimeRivers of Time is a 1993 collection of short stories by science fiction and fantasy author L. Sprague de Camp, first published in paperback by Baen Books...
" (a Reginald Rivers time travel story) - "Nothing in the Rules"
- "Two Yards of DragonThe Incorporated KnightThe Incorporated Knight is a fantasy novel written by L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp, the first book in a sequence of two. Chapters 1-5 first appeared as the short stories "Two Yards of Dragon", "The Coronet", "Spider Love" and "Eudoric's Unicorn" in Flashing Swords!, The Magazine...
" (a Eudoric Dambertson fantasy)
External links
- Soffer, Guy. "L. Sprague de Camp, Aristotle and the Gun and Other Stories (Five Star, 2002)" - review at The Green Man Review