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An edition of The ruins of earth (1971)

The ruins of earth

an anthology of stories of the immediate future.

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Partially original anthology of sixteen stories (six original to this collection) with ecological catastrophe themes by Kurt Vonnegut, Gene Wolfe, Philip K. Dick, J. G. Ballard, Fritz Leiber, and others. Includes "Roommates" by Thomas M. Disch. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1386. Stories are of poor quality and incredibly out of date.

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Publisher
Putnam
Language
English
Pages
318

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American Science fiction, Fiction, short stories (single author)

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The Ruins of earth
1975, Arrow Books
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1975, Arrow Books
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The ruins of Earth
1973, Hutchinson
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1973, Arrow Books
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The Ruin of Earth
June 7, 1972, Berkley
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The ruins of earth: an anthology of stories of the immediate future
1971, Putnam
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The ruins of earth: an anthology of stories of the immediate future.
1971, Putnam
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Cover of: The ruins of earth
The ruins of earth: an anthology of stories of the immediate future
1971, Putnam
in English
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Cover of: The ruins of earth
The ruins of earth: an anthology of stories of the immediate future
1971, Putnam
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Table of Contents

Introduction: On saving the world, by T. M. Disch.
Deer in the works, by K. Vonnegut, Jr.
Three million square miles, by G. Wolfe.
Closing with nature, by N. Rush.
The plot to save the world, by M. Brownstein.
Autofac, by P. K. Dick.
Roommates, by H. Harrison.
Groaning hinges of the world, by R. A. Lafferty.
Gas mask, by J. D. Houston.
Wednesday, November 15, 1967, by G. A. Effinger.
The cage of sand, by J. G. Ballard.
Accident vertigo, by K. Elmslie.
The birds, by D. du Maurier.
Do it for mama! By J. J. Mundis.
The dreadful has already happened, by N. Kagan.
The Shaker revival, by G. Jonas.
America the beautiful, by F. Leiber.

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Dewey Decimal Class
813/.0876
Library of Congress
PZ1.D59 Ru, PS648.S3 Ru

The Physical Object

Pagination
318 p.
Number of pages
318

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OL5318268M
Internet Archive
ruinsofearthanth0000unse
LCCN
72163409
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551908

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