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Short story collection by James Tiptree Jr.
Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
 First edition
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| Author
| James Tiptree, Jr.
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| Cover artist
| Chris Foss
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| Language
| English
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| Genre
| Science fiction
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| Publisher
| Ace Books
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Publication date
| July 1973
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| Publication place
| United States
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| Media type
| Print
(Paperback, Hardcover)
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| Pages
| 319 pp
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| OCLC
| 50687237
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Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
is a short story collection by
Alice Sheldon
under the pen name of
James Tiptree Jr.
that was first published in 1973. This was the first book Sheldon published.
Contents
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- Introduction by
Harry Harrison
- "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side"
- "The Snows Are Melted, The Snows Are Gone"
- "The Peacefulness of Vivyan"
- "Mamma Come Home" (
a.k.a.
"The Mother Ship")
- "Help" (a.k.a. "Pupa Knows Best")
- "Painwise"
- "Faithful to Thee, Terra, in Our Fashion" (a.k.a. "Parimutuel Planet")
- "The Man Doors Said Hello To"
- "The Man Who Walked Home"
- "Forever to a Hudson Bay Blanket"
- "I'll Be Waiting for You When the Swimming Pool Is Empty"
- "I'm Too Big But I Love to Play"
- "Birth of a Salesman"
- "Mother in the Sky with Diamonds"
- "Beam Us Home"
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