The Science fiction weight-loss book
by Isaac Asimov, George R. R. Martin, Martin H. Greenberg, Vance Aandahl, Orson Scott Card, Sam Merwin Jr., R. A. Lafferty, T. Coraghessan Boyle, H. G. Wells, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, John Anthony West, Jack Vance, William Morrison, William Tenn, Kit Reed, Scott R. Sanders, and Stephen King
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Collection of 15 amusing, horrific, satisfying short stories, realistic speculation and potential scientific explanations or solutions about possible future events surrounding and about fat, thin, and everything in between, with a science fiction backdrop.
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American Science fiction, Obesity, Weight loss, Fiction| Edition | Availability |
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The Science fiction weight-loss book
1983, Crown Publishers
Hardcover
in English
- 1st ed.
0517549786 9780517549780
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Collection of 15 amusing, horrific, satisfying short stories, realistic speculation and potential scientific explanations or solutions about possible future events surrounding and about fat, thin, and everything in between, with a science fiction backdrop.
Introduction: Fat! - essay by Isaac Asimov
Sylvester's Revenge - short story by Vance Aandahl
Fat Farm - short story by Orson Scott Card
The Stretch - short story by Sam Merwin, Jr.
Camels and Dromedaries, Clem - short story by R. A. Lafferty
The Champ - short story by T. Coraghessan Boyle
The Truth About Pyecraft - short story by H. G. Wells
The Iron Chancellor - novelette by Robert Silverberg
The Man Who Ate the World - novelette by Frederik Pohl
Gladys's Gregory - short story by John Anthony West
Abercrombie Station - novella by Jack Vance
Shipping Clerk - short story by William Morrison
The Malted Milk Monster - short story by William Tenn
The Food Farm - short story by Kit Reed
The Artist of Hunger - short story by Scott Russell Sanders
Quitters, Inc. - short story by Stephen King
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