Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter

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Cover art by Richard M. Powers

Tales of Gooseflesh and Laughter is a collection of eleven science fiction stories (nine short stories and two novelettes) by British writer John Wyndham, published in 1956 by Ballantine Books.

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"Opposite Numbers", "Wild Flower" and "Compassion Circuit" also appear in The Seeds of Time , the rest of the material is also contained in Jizzle .

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