Otherness (book)

Otherness

Author	David Brin
Original title	Otherness
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Orbit
Publication date	1994
Media type	Print
ISBN	1-85723-310-7
OCLC	49804636

Otherness (1994) is an anthology of science fiction short stories by American writer David Brin. Interspersed in the book are notes on some stories and other short articles by Brin, most notably The Dogma of Otherness . ^[1]

Contents

Stories

• "The Giving Plague" (first published in 1988)
• "Myth Number 21" (excerpted from Earth , first published in 1990)
• "Dr. Pak's Preeschool" (first published in 1990)
• "Detritus Affected" (first published in 1992)
• "Sshhh ..." (first published in 1988)
• "Those Eyes"
• "Bonding to Genji" (first published in 1992)
• "The Warm Space" (first published in 1985)
• "NatuLife " (first published in 1993)
• "Piecework" (first published in 1988)
• "Bubbles" (first published in 1987)
• "Ambiguity" (first published in 1990)
• "What Continues ... and What Fails ..." (first published in 1991)

Articles

• "The Dogma of Otherness"
• "What to Say to a UFO"
• "Whose Millennium?"
• "Science versus Magic"
• "The Commonwealth of Wonder"

Reception

Chris Gilmore in his 1995 review of the book in Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction noted that "there's much to praise here", but also criticized the book for being premature, noting that if the author delayed the publication by several years, stronger stories could have replaced some weaker ones. ^[1]

The collection won the Locus Award for Best Collection in 1995. ^[2]

References

1. Gilmore, Chris (1995). "Otherness by David Brin (Book Review)". Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction: 110.
2. "Locus Awards 1995" . Retrieved June 23, 2025.

External links

• Otherness title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database