Unicorns! is a themed anthology of fantasy short works edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, first published in 1982. Their follow-up anthology, Unicorns II, debuted ten years later in 1992.
It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in May 1982, and reprinted by the same publisher in November 1982, June 1984, and October 1984. It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in March 2013. The book has also been translated into German.[1]
The volume collects sixteen short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a historical essay on the role of unicorns in modern fiction by Avram Davidson.[2] The stories were sourced from pulp magazines, with the exception of "The Unicorn" by T. H. White, which is a well-known chapter from his book, Once and Future King, telling the story of "the hunting and killing of the beast of innocence".[2] It also includes a bibliography of further reading.
Unicorns II is a themed anthology of fantasy short works about unicorns edited by American writers Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois. It was first published in paperback by Ace Books in November 1992, and was "noted without comment" in The Year's Best Science Fiction.[3] It was reissued as an ebook by Baen Books in March 2013.[4]
The edited volume includes ten short stories reprinted from periodicals and anthologies, which were first published between 1984 and 1991, plus two which were new.[5] The two original works were "Ghost Town" by Jack C. Haldeman II and "Unicornucopia" by Lawrence Watt-Evans.[5] Each of the twelve stories has its own introduction.[2] The book also contains a two-page preface and a bibliography.[5]
David Dunham reviewed Unicorns! for Different Worlds magazine and stated that "Unicorns seem to be the latest fad, judging by the plethora of unicorn merchandise available nowadays, and I was afraid this book might be just another attempt to cash in on the fad. Whether or not it is, Unicorns! stands on its own as a worthy collection. It contains an essay and fifteen stories about unicorns, including Roger Zelazny's Hugo-winning novelette, 'Unicorn Variations,' as well as a bibliography (an inclusion I applaud). While only two of the pieces are new, I had only seen a few of the others before."[6]
Reviews
Review by Keith Soltys (1982) in Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review, #7, September 1982[7]
Review by Ellen Kushner (1982) in Heavy Metal, December 1982
1 2 3 What fantastic fiction do I read next?: A reader's guide to recent fantasy, horror, and science fiction. Detroit: Gale Research. 1998. pp.255–256. ISBN0-7876-1866-7.
↑ Dunham, David (May–June 1985). "Book Reviews". Different Worlds (39): 39.
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