Irrational Numbers Author:George Alec Effinger In IRRATIONAL NUMBERS, as with much of his work, author George Alec Effinger straddles the line between allegorical fantasy and science fiction. It's a vein Effinger mines for a deep, meaningful understanding of human nature. Challenging and disquieting in the way only the best fiction can be, this collection of ... more »eight magnificent pieces of fiction will have readers clamoring for more.
The death of a pet fish signals an ominous threat of wordwide tragedy... Delta Company "plays" out a war light years away... A running back for the Cleveland Browns gives his all to relive a night from his past...
Contents:
Introduction (Irrational Numbers) (1976) • essay by Robert Silverberg
25 Crunch Split Right on Two (1975) / novelette by George Alec Effinger
Curtains (1974) / short story by George Alec Effinger
Hard Times (1973) / short story by George Alec Effinger
How It Felt (1974) / short story by George Alec Effinger
At the Bran Foundry (1973) / short story by George Alec Effinger
Biting Down Hard on Truth (1974) / novelette by George Alec Effinger
And Us, Too, I Guess (1973) / novella by George Alec Effinger
Lydectes: On the Nature of Sport (1975) / novelette by George Alec Effinger