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New Dimensions #4
New Dimensions 4
TEN TALES OF INVASION, EXPLORATION AND THE UNKNOWN--
THE EXAMINATION by FELIX C. GOTSCHALK
A little "girl," a doctor, and a test--but who was doing the testing?
THE COLORS OF FEAR by TERRY CARR
They came from the stars to bring Earth light. Were they angels from heaven or harbingers of hell?
AMONG THE METAL-AND-PEOPLE PEOPLE by DAVID R. BUNCH
They lived to fight and fought to win, by the only prize was war.
ANIMAL FAIR by R.A. LAFFERTY
When man comes to sit his judgement day, will a rhinoceros sit on the jury?
STRANGERS by GARDNER R. DOZOIS
If you take an alien wife, will she or you be an alien for life?
NEW DIMENSIONS IV--
A journey beyond space and time to the worlds of the imagination.
Contents
9 • After the Dreamtime • novelette by Richard A. Lupoff
41 • The Bible After Apocalypse • shortstory by Laurence M. Janifer
53 • Outer Concentric • shortstory by Felix C. Gotschalk
61 • The Examination • shortstory by Felix C. Gotschalk
77 • The Colors of Fear • shortstory by Terry Carr
89 • Ariel • shortstory by Roger Elwood
97 • State of the Art • shortstory by Barry N. Malzberg
103 • Among the Metal-and-People People • [Moderan] • shortstory by David R. Bunch
109 • Animal Fair • novelette by R. A. Lafferty
131 • Strangers • novella by Gardner Dozois [as by Gardner R. Dozois ]
THE EXAMINATION by FELIX C. GOTSCHALK
A little "girl," a doctor, and a test--but who was doing the testing?
THE COLORS OF FEAR by TERRY CARR
They came from the stars to bring Earth light. Were they angels from heaven or harbingers of hell?
AMONG THE METAL-AND-PEOPLE PEOPLE by DAVID R. BUNCH
They lived to fight and fought to win, by the only prize was war.
ANIMAL FAIR by R.A. LAFFERTY
When man comes to sit his judgement day, will a rhinoceros sit on the jury?
STRANGERS by GARDNER R. DOZOIS
If you take an alien wife, will she or you be an alien for life?
NEW DIMENSIONS IV--
A journey beyond space and time to the worlds of the imagination.
Contents
9 • After the Dreamtime • novelette by Richard A. Lupoff
41 • The Bible After Apocalypse • shortstory by Laurence M. Janifer
53 • Outer Concentric • shortstory by Felix C. Gotschalk
61 • The Examination • shortstory by Felix C. Gotschalk
77 • The Colors of Fear • shortstory by Terry Carr
89 • Ariel • shortstory by Roger Elwood
97 • State of the Art • shortstory by Barry N. Malzberg
103 • Among the Metal-and-People People • [Moderan] • shortstory by David R. Bunch
109 • Animal Fair • novelette by R. A. Lafferty
131 • Strangers • novella by Gardner Dozois [as by Gardner R. Dozois ]
237 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1974
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Robert Silverberg
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Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
Robert Silverberg is a highly celebrated American science fiction author and editor known for his prolific output and literary range. Over a career spanning decades, he has won multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards and was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2004. Inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame in 1999, Silverberg is recognized for both his immense productivity and his contributions to the genre's evolution.
Born in Brooklyn, he began writing in his teens and won his first Hugo Award in 1956 as the best new writer. Throughout the 1950s, he produced vast amounts of fiction, often under pseudonyms, and was known for writing up to a million words a year. When the market declined, he diversified into other genres, including historical nonfiction and erotica.
Silverberg’s return to science fiction in the 1960s marked a shift toward deeper psychological and literary themes, contributing significantly to the New Wave movement. Acclaimed works from this period include Downward to the Earth, Dying Inside, Nightwings, and The World Inside. In the 1980s, he launched the Majipoor series with Lord Valentine’s Castle, creating one of the most imaginative planetary settings in science fiction.
Though he announced his retirement from writing in the mid-1970s, Silverberg returned with renewed vigor and continued to publish acclaimed fiction into the 1990s. He received further recognition with the Nebula-winning Sailing to Byzantium and the Hugo-winning Gilgamesh in the Outback.
Silverberg has also played a significant role as an editor and anthologist, shaping science fiction literature through both his own work and his influence on others. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, author Karen Haber.
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March 19, 2019
Mindwebs audiobook 54 relates “The Bible after Apocalypse” by Laurence M. Janifer contained in this collection.
Any story with the word Bible in the title makes me, as a devout atheist, immediately wary. It was certainly a dark tale of an invasion by aliens. I’m left unsure of its intended message, as things did not proceed according to the usual formulaic expectations. In that regard it was excellent, I certainly prefer to be surprised rather than bored. I just don’t know what to make of an omnipotent adversary who seems relatively incoherent and protagonists who are trying to resist though non violent protest and are either martyred for their troubles or apparently converted to the aliens philosophy. When the martyrs meet in the afterlife their victory seems to be a pyrrhic to me, and perhaps that is the point.
Any story with the word Bible in the title makes me, as a devout atheist, immediately wary. It was certainly a dark tale of an invasion by aliens. I’m left unsure of its intended message, as things did not proceed according to the usual formulaic expectations. In that regard it was excellent, I certainly prefer to be surprised rather than bored. I just don’t know what to make of an omnipotent adversary who seems relatively incoherent and protagonists who are trying to resist though non violent protest and are either martyred for their troubles or apparently converted to the aliens philosophy. When the martyrs meet in the afterlife their victory seems to be a pyrrhic to me, and perhaps that is the point.
August 18, 2022
Mixed bag of good and forgettable stories.
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