The Steam-Driven Boy and other Strangers
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The Steam-Driven Boy and other strangers is a science fiction
short story
collection by John Sladek
, published in 1973
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The Parodies:
Science fiction
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short story
Short story
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collection by John Sladek
John Sladek
John Thomas Sladek was an American science fiction author, known for his satirical and surreal novels.- Life and work :...
, published in 1973
1973 in literature
The year 1973 in literature involved several significant events and the writing of many notable books.-Events:*September 25 - The funeral of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda becomes a focus for protests against the new government of Augusto Pinochet...
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Contents
- The Secret of the Old Custard (1966) (also known as The Babe in the Oven)
- The Aggressor (1969)
- The Best-Seller (1966)
- Is There Death on Other Planets? (1966)
- The Happy BreedThe Happy BreedThe Happy Breed is a short story by John Sladek from Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions . It details the lifestyle of the five last adult-like humans in a world of completely machine-dependent "zombies"....
(1967) - A Report on the Migrations of Educational Materials (1968)
- The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet (1968)
- The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot (1971)
- The Momster (1969)
- 1937 A.D.! (1967)
- Secret Identity (1970)
- The Transcendental Sandwich (1973)
- The Steam-Driven Boy (1972)
The Parodies:
- The Purloined Butter...*dg*r *ll*n P** (1972)
- Pemberly's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus...H.G. W*lls (1971)
- Ralph 4F...H*g* G*rnsb*ck (Hugogre N. Backs) (1973)
- Engineer to the Gods...R*b*rt H**nl**n (Hitler I.E. Bonner) (1972)
- Broot Force...*s**c *s*m*v (Iclick As-I-Move) (1972)
- Joy Ride...R*y Br*db*ry (Barry DuBray) (1972)
- The Moon Is Sixpence...*rth*r C. Cl*rk* (Carl Truhacker) (1981)
- Solar Shoe-Salesman...Ph*l*p K. D*ck (Chipdip K. Kill) (1973)
- One Damned Thing After Another...C*rdw**n*r Sm*th (A Co-ordainer's Myth) (1981)
- The Sublimation World...J.G. B*ll*rd (J.G. B----) (1968)