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Damon Knight's Orbit 12 : an anthology of new science fiction stories.
LIBRA - Adams Collection SciFi Orbit 12
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction, American.
- Short stories, American.
- Local Subjects:
- Short stories, American.
- Genre:
- Science fiction.
- Short stories.
- Penn Provenance:
- Adams, Mark B. (autograph, October 1973) (donor) (Adams Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- vi, 216 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- Book club edition.
- Other Title:
- Orbit 12
- Orbit twelve
- Place of Publication:
- New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, ©1973.
- Contents:
- Shark / Edward Bryant
- Direction of the road / Ursula K. Le Guin
- The windows in Dante's Hell / Michael Bishop
- Serpent burning on an altar ; Woman in sunlight with mandoline ; The young soldier's horoscope ; Castle scene with penitents / Brian W. Aldiss
- The red canary / Kate Wilhelm
- What's the matter with Herbie? / Mel Gilden
- Pinup / Edward Bryant
- The genius freaks / Vonda N. McIntyre
- Burger creature / Steve Chapman
- Half the kingdom / Doris Piserchia
- Continuing westward / Gene Wolfe
- Arcs & secants.
- Notes:
- Jacket illustration by Paul Lehr.
- Gutter code "D40" on page 215 indicates an October '73 printing date.
- Local Notes:
- Adams Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2015 by Dr. Mark B. Adams.
- Adams Collection copy has dustjacket. Has gutter code.
- Cited in:
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database, 196745
- OCLC:
- 9345229
- Publisher Number:
- 05931 Science Fiction Book Club
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