Clarion II: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction and Criticism
| Book | Punchline |
| Editor | Robin Scott Wilson |
| Publisher | The New American Library, Inc. |
| Imprint | Signet Books |
| Series | Clarion |
| Contributing Writer | Russell Bates, Edward Bryant, F. M. Busby, Glen Cook, Molly Daniel, George Alec Effinger, Harlan Ellison, Laura Haney, Steve Herbst, Damon Knight, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lin Nielsen, Rick Norwood, Frederik Pohl, Joanna Russ, James Sallis, David J. Skal, James Sutherland, Robert Thurston, Lisa Tuttle, Kate Wilhelm, Robert Wissner |
| Preface by | Robin Scott Wilson |
| Introduction by | James Sallis |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| First Printing | 1972-06 |
| Copyright | 1972 |
| Pages / Font | 256 pages |
| Catalog Number | Q5056 |
| Price | US $0.95 |
| Other | 451-Q5056-095 |
| Chapters | Preface . . Robin Scott Wilson . . . xi Introduction . . James Sallis . . . xv Punchline . . Robert Thurston . . . 19 Magic Passes . . Steve Herbst . . . 36 Fifteen Vultures, the Strop, and the Old Lady . . Ursula K. Le Guin . . . 48 In the Greenhouse . . Lin Nielsen . . . 51 Early to Bed . . Geo. Alec Effinger . . . 61 Golden Ages Gone Away . . Frederik Pohl . . . 70 Goodbye, Henry J. Kostkos, Goodbye . . Damon Knight . . . 81 Here, There, and Everywhere . . F. M. Busby . . . 87 The Hanged Man . . Ed Bryant . . . 94 Winter Housecleaning . . Molly Daniel . . . 102 Frozen Assets . . Robert Wissner . . . 106 Crayola . . Dave Skal . . . 112 Why is it so Hard? . . Kate Wilhelm . . . 116 To the Mountains . . Laura Haney . . . 122 Their Thousandth Season . . Ed Bryant . . . 127 Get FDR! . . Robert Thurston . . . 140 At the Second Solstice . . James Sutherland . . . 158 You Are What You Write . . Harlan Ellison . . . 163 Notes on a Restless Urge . . Robert Wissner . . . 181 And Dragons in the Sky . . Glen Cook . . . Glen Cook A Modest Proposal . . Russell Bates . . . 214 The He-Man Ethos in Science Fiction . . Joanna Russ . . . 226 Omnia Triste . . Rick Norwood . . . 231 Stranger in the House . . . Lisa Tuttle . . . 233 The Good Life . . Robert Thurston . . . 240 Sand and Stones . . Geo. Alec Effinger . . . 247 The Writer as Teacher . . James Sallis . . . 254 |
| Notes | "Robert Thurston's "Punchline" originally appeared as "Stop Me Before I Tell More" copyright © 1971 by Damon Knight. Reprinted from Orbit 9 by permission of the author." |
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