Hoka!

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Hoka!
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Cover of the first edition
Author Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson
IllustratorVictoria Poyser, Nicola Cuti, Lela Dowling and Phil Foglio
Cover artist Michael Whelan
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction
PublisherWallaby
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages253
ISBN 0-8125-3567-7
OCLC 11010283
Preceded by Earthman's Burden  

Hoka! is a collection of science fiction stories by American writers Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson, a sequel to Earthman's Burden . It was first published by Wallaby in 1983. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact .

Contents

Contents

Reception

Algis Budrys praised the collection, saying "The whole thing is a delight and I commend it to you almost unreservedly." [1]

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References

  1. "Books", F&SF , March 1984, p. 47.

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