num_pages: 477
description: Welcome to David Gerrold's imagination. In this volume, some of Gerrold's finest writing is brought together in an eclectic mix of pieces that display his many voices in one unique package. From outer space to earthly concerns, from human sensibility to inner darkness, David Gerrold offers us real characters to care for, varied perspectives to consider, and exciting worlds to explore.Contents:Interlude #1: Solomon Short (2007)The Martian Child (1994)Pickled Mongoose (2007)Interlude #2: Solomon Short (2007)Blood and Fire (2007)A Shaggy Dog Story (2007)The Strange Death of Orson Welles (2007)Interlude #3: Solomon Short (2007)It Needs Salt (2007)The Satanic Limericks #1 (poem) (2007)...And Eight Rabid Pigs (1994)The Satanic Limericks #2 (poem) (2007)The Baby Cooper Dollar Bill (2007)Interlude #4: Solomon Short (2007)Digging in Gehenna (2003)King Kong: Behind the Scenes (2005)King Kong: The Unanswered Questions (2007)The Kennedy Enterprise (1992)Chester (2005)Interlude #5: Solomon Short (2007)Chess with a Dragon (2007)The Green Man (2000)The Diamond Sky (2005)Interlude #6: Solomon Short (2007)Riding Janis (2003) Dancer in the Dark (2004)thirteen o'clock (2006)
language: English
title: The Involuntary Human
titlecomplete: The Involuntary Human
genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories
ratings_count: 19
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Hugo Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Martian Child", awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Nebula Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Martian Child", awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Locus Award
category: Best Novelette for "The Martian Child", awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
category: "The Martian Child", awardedAt: 757411200000
name: HOMer Award
category: Novelette for "The Martian Child"
publisher: NESFA