Strange Days: Fabulous Journeys With Gardner Dozois

A trip report of Gardner's travel to Intersection, the Glasgow Worldcon, plus many of his otherwise unavailable science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. Individual story introductions by Stephen Baxter, Michael Bishop, Pat Cadigan, Susan Casper, Jack Dann, Andy Duncan, Eliot Fintushel, Joe Haldeman, James Patrick Kelly, John Kessel, nancy Kress, George R.R. martin, Paul McAuley, Ian McLeod, Mike Resnick, Kim Stanley Robinson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Robert Silverberg, Michael Swanwick, Walter Jon Williams, Connie Willis, and Jane Yolen. Dustjacket art by Stephen Youll. Contents 15 • Introduction: The Strange and Fabulous Journey of Gardner Dozois • essay by Michael Swanwick 19 • Author's Preface to Introduction to Travel Diary • essay by Gardner Dozois 21 • Introduction to Travel Diary • essay by George R. R. Martin 23 • Another Introduction to Travel Diary • essay by Mike Resnick 25 • Travel Diary • essay by Gardner Dozois 95 • Introduction to The Gods of Mars • essay by James Patrick Kelly 99 • The Gods of Mars • (1985) • novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick 117 • Introduction to Solace • essay by Nancy Kress 119 • Solace • (1989) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 129 • Introduction to Golden Apples of the Sun • essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch 131 • Golden Apples of the Sun • (1984) • novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick 147 • Introduction to The Mayan Variation • essay by Kristine Kathryn Rusch 149 • The Mayan Variation • (1984) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 153 • Introduction to The Clowns • essay by Andy Duncan 155 • The Clowns • (1985) • shortstory by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper 177 • Introduction to Touring • essay by Paul J. McAuley [as by Paul McAuley ] 179 • Touring • (1981) • novelette by Michael Swanwick and Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann 195 • Introduction to Dinner Party • essay by John Kessel 197 • Dinner Party • (1984) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 211 • Introduction to Snow Job • essay by Michael Swanwick 213 • Snow Job • (1985) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Michael Swanwick 229 • Introduction to Flash Point • essay by Pat Cadigan 231 • Flash Point • (1974) • novelette by Gardner Dozois 247 • Introduction to Send No Money • essay by Susan Casper 249 • Send No Money • (1985) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Susan Casper 259 • Introduction to A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows • essay by Walter Jon Williams 263 • A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows • (1999) • novelette by Gardner Dozois 293 • Introduction to The Storm • essay by Kim Stanley Robinson 295 • The Storm • (1975) • novelette by Gardner Dozois 315 • Introduction to The Last Day of July • essay by Michael Bishop 317 • The Last Day of July • (1973) • novelette by Gardner Dozois 339 • Introduction to Afternoon at Schrafft's • essay by Eliot Fintushel 341 • Afternoon at Schrafft's • (1984) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann and Michael Swanwick 347 • Introduction to Playing the Game • essay by Andy Duncan 349 • Another Introduction to Playing the Game • essay by Joe Haldeman 351 • Playing the Game • (1982) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann 357 • Introduction to Down Among the Dead Men • essay by Ian R. MacLeod [as by Ian MacLeod ] 359 • Down Among the Dead Men • (1982) • novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann 381 • Introduction to Passage • essay by Jane Yolen 383 • Passage • (1993) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 387 • Introduction to Community • essay by Connie Willis 389 • Community • (1996) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 397 • Introduction to The Visible Man • essay by Stephen Baxter 399 • The Visible Man • (1975) • novelette by Gardner Dozois 421 • Introduction to A Cat Horror Story • essay by Jack Dann 423 • A Cat Horror Story • (1994) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois 429 • Introduction to Executive Clemency • essay by Michael Swanwick 431 • Executive Clemency • (1981) • shortstory by Gardner Dozois and Jack C. Haldeman, II 445 • Introduction to Strangers • essay by Robert Silverberg 449 • Strangers • (1974) • novella by Gardner Dozois 539 • Editors' Afterword & Acknowledgements (Strange Days) • essay by Ann Broomhead and Timothy P. Szczesuil [as by Tim Szczesuil and Ann Broomhead ] View Less