50 in 50: Fifty Stories for Fifty Years!

Fifty stories for fifty years!A collection-and celebration-of the work of Harry HarrisonFrom his first sale in 1950 on, Harry Harrison has been one of the science fiction world's creative dynamos, working in every subgenre of the field, always bursting with provocative ideas. Parodic one moment, serious the next, Harrison has been called by Brian Aldiss "one of the few authors capable of carrying the old vigor of earlier days forward into a new epoch."On the occasion of his fiftieth anniversary as a professional writer, Harrison has gathered together fifty of his best stories-one for each year-along with substantial notes and introductory material. 50 in 50 is at once a memoir, a compendium of an engaging body of work, and a look at the history of science fiction in the second half of the 20th century.From BooklistWell! Here's the definitive selection of the prolific and popular Harrison's short fiction. First, there is an autobiographical essay, but thereafter Harrison proffers one story for, if not necessarily from, each year of his career as a published writer. The topics are as wide-ranging as Harrison's interests and, in some cases, dislikes. "Rescue Operation" is an alien-contact classic. "Roommates" preaches on overpopulation and still tells a story. "The Man from P.I.G." and "Captain Honorario Harpplayer" display sardonic, even savage, humor. "The Robot Who Wanted to Know" gives us Harrison poaching in Asimov's territory. And so on across the gamut of Harrison's oeuvre. He has little use for the military and none for religion. His separate introductions to the stories can condescend to the major themes of sf, but this merely makes him the latest in the long list of those who write better fiction than nonfiction. Harrison has written well, even magnificently, and this volume contains some of his really good stuff. Roland GreenCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedReview“Definitive...Harrison has written well, even magnificently.” —Booklist“Long overdue...Alternately thrilling and pensive, scary and hilarious, angry and accepting, Harrison’s fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF.” —Paul Di Filippo, Scifi.com Title......Page 1 The Streets of Ashkelon......Page 2 Rescue Operation......Page 13 The Repairman......Page 24 Pressure......Page 33 Welcoming Committee......Page 46 Heavy Duty......Page 50 A Criminal Act......Page 64 SUMMER......Page 74 FALL......Page 79 WINTER......Page 83 SPRING......Page 88 The Pliable Animal......Page 91 After the Storm......Page 108 Down to Earth......Page 122 I......Page 136 II......Page 138 III......Page 142 IV......Page 146 Speed of the Cheetah, Roar of the Lion......Page 152 The Greatest Car in the World......Page 154 Rock Diver......Page 162 Toy Shop......Page 169 I Always Do What Teddy Says......Page 173 From Fanaticism, or For Reward......Page 179 I See You......Page 188 The Greening of the Green......Page 203 The Day After the End of the World......Page 215 The Man From P.I.G.......Page 226 Space Rats of the CCC......Page 255 Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.O.......Page 264 Simulated Trainer......Page 271 Survival Planet......Page 282 How the Old World Died......Page 293 The K-Factor......Page 296 Arm of the Law......Page 314 The Robot Who Wanted to Know......Page 327 I Have my Vigil......Page 331 The Velvet Glove......Page 333 ONE FOR THE SHRINKS......Page 347 Not me, not Amos Cabot!......Page 348 The Gods Themselves Throw Incense......Page 354 You Men of Violence......Page 365 A Civil Service Servant......Page 373 Captain Bedlam......Page 381 At Last, the True Story of Frankenstein......Page 388 Incident in the IND......Page 393 Portrait of the Artist......Page 398 Mute Milton......Page 404 An Artist's Life......Page 410 The Ever-Branching Tree......Page 422 By the Falls......Page 429 American Dead......Page 435 Dawn of the Endless Night......Page 446 An Honest Day's Work......Page 458 If......Page 466 Brave Newer World......Page 471 The Road to the Year 3000......Page 498 Introduction -- Alien Shores : Streets Of Ashkelon ; Rescue Operation ; Repairman ; Pressure ; Welcoming Committee ; Heavy Duty -- Make Room! Make Room! : Criminal Act ; Roommates ; Pliable Animal ; After The Storm -- Miraculous Inventions : Down To Earth ; Final Encounter ; Speed Of The Cheetah, Roar Of The Lion ; Greatest Car In The World ; Rock Diver ; Toy Shop ; I Always Do What Teddy Says ; From Fanaticism, Or For Reward ; I See You -- Laugh-i Thought I Would Cry : Greening Of The Green ; Day After The End Of The World ; Man From P.i.g. ; Space Rats Of The Ccc ; Captain Honario Harpplayer, R.n. -- Other Worlds : Simulated Trainer ; Survival Planet ; How The Old World Died ; K-factor -- R.u.r. : Arm Of The Law ; Robot Who Wanted To Know ; I Have My Vigil ; Velvet Glove -- One For The Shrinks : Not Me, Not Amos Cabot ; Gods Themselves Throw Incense ; You Men Of Violence ; Civil Service Servant ; Captain Bedlam -- Light Fantastic : At Last, The True Story Of Frankenstein ; Incident In The Ind -- Square Pegs In Round Holes : Portrait Of The Artist ; Mute Milton ; Artist's Life ; Ever-branching Tree ; By The Falls ; American Dead ; Dawn Of The Endless Night ; Honest Day's Work ; If ; Brave Newer World ; Road To The Year 3000. Harry Harrison. A Tom Doherty Associates Book. From the author of Make Room! Make Room!: A celebratory collection of fifty science fiction stories for each of his first fifty years as a professional writer.From his first sale in 1950 on, Harry Harrison has been one of the science fiction world's creative dynamos, working in every subgenre of the field, always bursting with provocative ideas. Parodic one moment, serious the next, Harrison has been called by Brian Aldiss “one of the few authors capable of carrying the old vigor of earlier days forward into a new epoch.”On the occasion of his fiftieth anniversary as a professional writer, Harrison has gathered together fifty of his best stories-one for each year-along with substantial notes and introductory material. 50 in 50 is at once a memoir, a compendium of an engaging body of work, and a look at the history of science fiction in the second half of the twentieth century.Praise for 50 in 50“Here's the definitive selection of the prolific and popular Harrison's short fiction.... Harrison has written well, even magnificently.” —Booklist“Long overdue... Alternately thrilling and pensive, scary and hilarious, angry and accepting, Harrison's fictions constitute one of the main monuments in modern SF.” —Paul Di Filippo, Scifi.com Fifty stories for fifty years! A collection-and celebration-of the work of Harry Harrison From his first sale in 1950 on, Harry Harrison has been one of the science fiction world's creative dynamos, working in every subgenre of the field, always bursting with provocative ideas. Parodic one moment, serious the next, Harrison has been called by Brian Aldiss "one of the few authors capable of carrying the old vigor of earlier days forward into a new epoch." On the occasion of his fiftieth anniversary as a professional writer, Harrison has gathered together fifty of his best stories-one for each year-along with substantial notes and introductory material. 50 in 50 is at once a memoir, a compendium of an engaging body of work, and a look at the history of science fiction in the second half of the 20th century. Celebrating his fiftieth anniversary as a professional writer, the acclaimed author of Deathworld and the Stainless Steel Rat series present a provocative, retrospective collection of fifty short stories, one for each year, accompanied a helpful notes and introductory material on his work. Reprint. To celebrate his 50th anniversary as a writer, Harry Harrison has gathered together 50 of his stories, one for each year, along with notes and introductory material. This volume is a memoir, a compendium of the author's work, and a look into the history of late 20th-century science fiction.