A Dusk of Idols and Other Stories Author:James Blish, Francis Lyall (Editor) Though best known for his novels, particularly his Cities in Flight tetralogy, Blish (1921-1975) wrote hundreds of stories during his life (as well as numerous Star Trek teleplays). In this follow-up to A Work of Art and Other Stories (1993), Editor Lyall collects eight more of Blish's best tales. Several of them ("Beep"; ... more »"The Box"; "To Pay the Piper") pivot on a technological conceit, but even in these the larger part of the story is comprised of the human interactions and reactions set in motion by the technology.
Contents:
Introduction (A Dusk of Idols and Other Stories) • (1996) • essay by Francis Lyall
To Pay the Piper (1956) / short story by James Blish
Beep (1954) • novelette by James Blish
The Box (1949) / short story by James Blish
The Writing of the Rat (1956) / short story by James Blish
A Matter of Energy (1955) / short story by James Blish
King of the Hill (1955) / short story by James Blish