The Good Stuff

An omnibus of two anthologies (The Good Old Stuff and The Good New Stuff).Contents 1 • The Good Old Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition • [Good Stuff • 1] • (1998) • anthology by Gardner Dozois9 • Preface (The Good Old Stuff) • (1998) • essay by Gardner Dozois19 • The Rull • [Rull] • (1948) • novelette by A. E. van Vogt45 • The Second Night of Summer • (1950) • novelette by James H. Schmitz70 • The Galton Whistle • [Viagens Interplanetarias] • (1951) • novelette by L. Sprague de Camp93 • The New Prime • (1951) • novelette by Jack Vance116 • That Share of Glory • (1952) • novelette by C. M. Kornbluth145 • The Last Days of Shandakor • (1952) • novelette by Leigh Brackett173 • Exploration Team • [Colonial Survey] • (1956) • novelette by Murray Leinster215 • The Sky People • [Maurai] • (1959) • novelette by Poul Anderson254 • The Man in the Mailbag • [Dilbia] • (1959) • novelette by Gordon R. Dickson281 • Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons • [The Instrumentality of Mankind] • (1961) • novelette by Cordwainer Smith302 • A Kind of Artistry • (1962) • novelette by Brian W. Aldiss325 • Gunpowder God • [Kalvan] • (1964) • novella by H. Beam Piper368 • Semley's Necklace • (1964) • shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin (aka The Dowry of Angyar)386 • Moon Duel • (1965) • shortstory by Fritz Leiber397 • The Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth • (1965) • novelette by Roger Zelazny428 • Mother in the Sky With Diamonds • (1971) • novelette by James Tiptree, Jr.453 • Recommended Reading (The Good Stuff) • essay by Gardner Dozois457 • The Good New Stuff: Adventure SF in the Grand Tradition • [Good Stuff • 2] • (1999) • anthology by Gardner Dozois463 • Preface (The Good New Stuff) • essay by Gardner Dozois469 • Good-Bye, Robinson Crusoe • [Eight Worlds] • (1977) • novelette by John Varley497 • The Way of Cross and Dragon • (1979) • novelette by George R. R. Martin515 • Swarm • [Shaper/Mechanist] • (1982) • novelette by Bruce Sterling540 • The Blind Minotaur • (1985) • shortstory by Michael Swanwick556 • The Blabber • [Zones of Thought] • (1988) • novella by Vernor Vinge611 • The Return of the Kangaroo Rex • [Mirabile] • (1989) • novelette by Janet Kagan645 • Prayers on the Wind • (1991) • novella by Walter Jon Williams686 • The Missionary's Child • (1992) • novelette by Maureen F. McHugh710 • Poles Apart • [Trimus] • (1992) • novella by G. David Nordley753 • Guest of Honor • (1993) • novelette by Robert Reed783 • Flowering Mandrake • (1994) • novelette by George Turner820 • Cilia-of-Gold • (1994) • novelette by Stephen Baxter844 • Gone to Glory • (1995) • novelette by R. Garcia y Robertson870 • A Dry, Quiet War • (1996) • novelette by Tony Daniel891 • All Tomorrow's Parties • (1997) • shortstory by Paul J. McAuley907 • Escape Route • [Confederation Universe Stories] • (1997) • novella by Peter F. Hamilton956 • The Eye of God • (1998) • novelette by Mary Rosenblum