The Human Edge
Encyclopedia
The Human Edge is a collection of science fiction
stories by Gordon R. Dickson
. It was first published by Baen Books
in 2003 and was edited by Hank Davis. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding, Analog Science Fiction and Fact
, If
, Fantasy and Science Fiction and Worlds of Tomorrow.
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...
stories by Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon R. Dickson
Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author.- Biography :Dickson was born in Edmonton, Alberta, in 1923. After the death of his father, he moved with his mother to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1937...
. It was first published by Baen Books
Baen Books
Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
in 2003 and was edited by Hank Davis. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding, Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Analog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, If
If (magazine)
If was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. Quinn hired Paul W. Fairman to be the first editor, but early circulation figures were disappointing, and Quinn fired Fairman after only three issues. Quinn then took over the...
, Fantasy and Science Fiction and Worlds of Tomorrow.
Contents
- Introduction: The Dickson Edge, by Hank Davis
- "Danger—Human"
- "Sleight of Wit"
- "In the Bone"
- "3-Part Puzzle"
- "An Ounce of Emotion"
- "Brother Charlie"
- "The Game of Five"
- "Tiger Green"
- "The Hard Way"
- "Jackal’s Meal"
- "On Messenger Mountain"
- "The Catch"