Hallucination Orbit
Subtitle: psychology in science fiction
By: edited by Isaac Asimov, Charles G. Waugh, & Martin H. Greenberg.
Contributors: Asimov, Isaac, 1920-; Waugh, Charles.; Greenberg, Martin Harry.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Published: 1983
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9780374328351
Copyright date: 1983
Subjects: Science fiction, American.; Science fiction, English.; Children's stories, American.; Children's stories, English.; Psychology -- Juvenile fiction.; Science fiction.; Short stories.; Psychology -- Fiction.
Description: Twelve science fiction stories which explore the complexities and limitations of the human mind as it responds to unusual situations, bizarre societies, and unorthodox problems. Includes a brief analysis of each story.
Table of contents: title: INTRODUCTION by Isaac Asimov; title: It's A GOOD LIFE by Jerome Bixby; title: THE SOUND MACHINE by Roald Dahl; title: HALLUCINATION ORBIT by J. T. McIntosh; title: THE WINNER by Donald E. Westlake; title: A ROSE BY OTHER NAME by Christopher Anvil; title: MAN WHO NEVER FORGOT by Robert Silverberg; title: RUNAROUND by Isaac Asimov; title: ABSALOM by Henry Kuttner; title: WINGS OUT OFSHADOW by Fred Saberhagen; title: INCASE OF FIRE by Garrett; title: WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR by John Brunner; title: DRIVERS by Edward W. Ludwig; title: NOTES by Charles G. Waugh and Isaac Asimov