Out of the Everywhere and Other Extraordinary Visions
Encyclopedia
Out of the Everywhere, and Other Extraordinary Visions is a short story
collection by James Tiptree, Jr
that was first published in 1981 as a Del Rey Books
paperback original. All but two of the stories had been previously published, four of them under the pseudonym
Raccoona Sheldon (as opposed to Tiptree, also a pseudonym).
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
collection by James Tiptree, Jr
James Tiptree, Jr
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of American science fiction author Alice Bradley Sheldon, used from 1967 to her death. She also occasionally wrote under the pseudonym Raccoona Sheldon...
that was first published in 1981 as a Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
paperback original. All but two of the stories had been previously published, four of them under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
Raccoona Sheldon (as opposed to Tiptree, also a pseudonym).
Contents
- "Angel Fix" (1974, as Sheldon)
- "Beaver Tears" (1976, as Sheldon)
- "Your Faces, O My Sisters! Your Faces Filled of Light!" (1976, as Sheldon)
- "The Screwfly SolutionThe Screwfly Solution"The Screwfly Solution" is a 1977 science fiction short story by Raccoona Sheldon, a pen name for psychologist Alice Sheldon, who was better known by her other nom de plume, James Tiptree, Jr...
" (winner of the Nebula AwardNebula AwardThe Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
for noveletteNoveletteA novelette is a piece of short prose fiction. The distinction between a novelette and other literary forms is usually based upon word count, with a novelette being longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella...
in 1978) (1977, as Sheldon) - "Time-Sharing Angel" (1977)
- "We Who Stole the Dream" (1978)
- "Slow Music" (1980)
- "A Source of Innocent Merriment" (1980)
- Out of the Everywhere (1981, winner of the Seiun AwardSeiun AwardThe is a Japanese science fiction award for the best science fiction published in Japan during the preceding year, as voted by attendees of the Japan Science Fiction Convention. "Seiun" is the Japanese word for "nebula", but the award is not related to the American Nebula Award. It was named after...
for overseas short fiction in 2000) - With Delicate Mad Hands (1981, winner of the Hayakawa AwardHayakawa AwardThe Hayakawa's S-F Magazine Reader's Award is an award chosen annually by the readers of Hayakawa's S-F Magazine for the best Japanese short story, illustrator, and foreign short story. The honor has been awarded since 1989...
for foreign short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
in 1993)