Orbit 17

Orbit #17

by Damon Knight

Science Fiction Collection.

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Damon Francis Knight was an American science fiction author, editor, and critic.
Knight's first professional sale was a cartoon drawing to a science-fiction magazine, Amazing Stories. His first story, "Resilience", was published in 1941. He is best known as the author of "To Serve Man", which was adapted for The Twilight Zone. He was a recipient of the Hugo Award, founder of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), cofounder of the National Fantasy Fan Federation, cofounder of the Milford Writer's Workshop, and cofounder of the Clarion Writers Workshop. Knight lived in Eugene, Oregon, with his wife Kate Wilhelm.

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my least favorite of the Orbit series that I read. I don't remember it too well at all. I missed the lovely Paul Lehr covers that graced most of the earlier volumes, and this one didn't include a Kate Wilhelm story. It does have a nice R.A. Lafferty piece, and my favorite was a fine Tom Reamy novelette.

[Forked Radish]

"The Anthropologist" by Kathleen M. Sidney: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️: Science fiction with a feminist female flair. Tricephs are the females to the human males homily. Interesting and ambiguous, free of dogma to boot, which sets it apart from any modern equivalent.