In The Pocket: And Other SF Stories is Barry Malzberg's second collection of science fiction

Science fiction

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 stories, published under his "K. M. O'Donnell" byline. The collection was issued as an Ace Double in 1971, bound together with Malzberg's Gather in the Hall of the Planets.

Contents

• "Author’s Introduction"
• "In the Pocket" (Nova 1 1970)
• "Gehenna" (Galaxy
  Galaxy Science Fiction
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   1971)
• "Ah, Fair Uranus" (original)
• "Notes Just Prior to the Fall" (F&SF 1970)
• "As Between Generations" (Fantastic
  Fantastic Stories
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   1970)
• "The Falcon and the Falconeer" (F&SF 1969)
• "July 24, 1970" (Venture 1969)
• "Pacem Est" (written with Kris Neville) (Infinity #1 1970)
• "The New Rappacini" (Fantastic 1970)
• "Bat" (original)
• "A Question of Slant" (original)
• "What Time Was That?" If 1969
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• "A Soulsong to the Sad, Silly, Soaring Sixties" (Fantastic 1971)
• "Addendum" (original)
• "The Idea" (original)

All stories were originally credited to "K. M. O'Donnell", except that "Gehenna", "Notes Just Prior to the Fall", "As Between Generations", "The Falcon and the Falconeer", "The New Rappacini", "What Time Was That?" and "A Soulsong to the Sad, Silly, Soaring Sixties" carried Malzberg's own byline; "Pacem Est" was credited to "O'Donnell" and Neville.

Reception

Theodore Sturgeon

Theodore Sturgeon

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described the collection as "one of the most remarkable volumes I have ever held in my hands," saying "Malzberg/O'Donnell is a first-water, don't-give-a-damn writer."