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Two Tales and Eight Tomorrows,
publishedPublishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
in 1965, is a collection of
science fictionScience 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...
storiesA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
written by
Harry HarrisonHarry Harrison is an American science fiction author best known for his character the Stainless Steel Rat and the novel Make Room! Make Room! , the basis for the film Soylent Green...
between 1958 and 1965.
The collection includes:
- Introduction by Brian Aldiss
Brian Wilson Aldiss, OBE is an English author of both general fiction and science fiction. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society...
- "The Streets of Ashkelon
"The Streets of Ashkelon" is a science fiction short story by American writer Harry Harrison. It was first published in 1962, in Brian Aldiss's anthology New Worlds. The story has since been reprinted over 30 times in fourteen languages, in anthologies and also academic textbooks...
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- "Portrait of the Artist"
- "Rescue Operation"
- "Captain Bedlam"
- "Final Encounter"
- "Unto My Manifold Dooms"
- "The Pliable Animal"
- "Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.N."
- "According to His Abilities"
- "I Always Do What Teddy Says"