In the Pocket: And Other SF Stories

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In The Pocket: And Other SF Stories
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First edition cover
Author Barry N. Malzberg
Cover artist Karel Thole
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
Publisher Ace Books
Publication date
1971
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages132
OCLC 317812387

In The Pocket: And Other SF Stories is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Barry N. Malzberg, published under his "K. M. O'Donnell" byname. The collection was issued as an Ace Double in 1971, bound together with Malzberg's Gather in the Hall of the Planets.

Contents

Contents

All stories were originally credited to "K. M. O'Donnell", except that "Gehenna", "Notes Just Prior to the Fall", "As Between Generations", "The Falcon and the Falconeer", "The New Rappacini", "What Time Was That?" and "A Soulsong to the Sad, Silly, Soaring Sixties" carried Malzberg's own byline; "Pacem Est" was credited to "O'Donnell" and Neville. [1]

Reception

Theodore Sturgeon described the collection as "one of the most remarkable volumes I have ever held in my hands," saying "Malzberg/O'Donnell is a first-water, don't-give-a-damn writer." [2]

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