Danger—Human

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Danger—Human

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First edition
Author Gordon R. Dickson
Cover artist Peter Rauch
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction short stories
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date
1970
Media type Print (hardback)
Pages 228 pp

Danger—Human is a collection of science fiction stories by Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Doubleday in 1970. It was subsequently published by DAW Books, in 1973, as The Book of Gordon Dickson. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding , Analog Science Fiction and Fact , If , Galaxy Science Fiction and Fantasy and Science Fiction .

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