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Hardcover (Trade)

Published January 2009
Hardcover (Trade) price: $29.00
Weight: 2.65

ISBN-13: 978-1-886778-75-7
ISBN-10: 1-886778-75-2
Page count: 512
Book Size: 6" x 9"

Ebook (epub)

Published February 2016
Ebook (epub) price: $9.95

ISBN-13: 978-1-61037-318-0
ISBN-10: 1-61037-318-9
Page count: 512
Book Size: 2 Mb

Ebook (mobi)

Published February 2016
Ebook (mobi) price: $9.95

ISBN-13: 978-1-61037-006-6
ISBN-10: 1-61037-006-6
Page count: 512
Book Size: 2 Mb

Call Me Joe

Volume 1 of the Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson

This text relates to the 1st edition • Hardcover (Trade)

by Poul Anderson

Table of Contents

  • Editor's Introduction (Rick Katze) 6
  • Poul Anderson (Greg Bear) 7
  • Call Me Joe 11
  • Prayer in War 36
  • Tomorrow's Children 37
  • Kinnison's Band 57
  • The Helping Hand 58
  • Wildcat 77
  • Clausius' Chaos 100
  • Journey's End 101
  • Heinlein's Stories 107
  • Logic 108
  • Time Patrol 129
  • The First Love 156
  • The Double-dyed Villains 157
  • To a Tavern Wench 177
  • The Immortal Game 178
  • Upon the Occasion of Being Asked to Argue That Love and Marriage Are Incompatible 186
  • Backwardness 187
  • Haiku 195
  • Genius 196
  • There Will Be Other Times 222
  • The Live Coward 223
  • Ballade of an Artificial Satellite 240
  • Time Lag 241
  • The Man Who Came Early 266
  • Autumn 283
  • Turning Point 284
  • Honesty 294
  • The Alien Enemy 295
  • Eventide 307
  • Enough Rope 308
  • The Sharing of Flesh 329
  • Barbarous Allen 353
  • Welcome 354
  • Flight to Forever 360
  • Barnacle Bull 399
  • To Jack Williamson 411
  • Time Heals 412
  • MacCannon 425
  • The Martian Crown Jewels 426
  • Then Death Will Come 438
  • Prophecy 439
  • Sea Burial 444
  • Einstein's Distress 444
  • Kings Who Die 445
  • Ochlan 466
  • Starfog 467

Poul Anderson

Poul Anderson won 7 Hugos and 3 Nebulas over his career. He was named "A Grand Master" by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1998

Bob Eggleton

Bob Eggleton is a science fiction, fantasy and landscape artist. Winner of 7 Hugo Awards and 11 Chesley Awards, his art can be seen on the covers of magazines and books. He was Official Artist at Boskone 23 in 1986, was presented with the Jack Gaughan Award for Emerging Artist in 1988, and elevated to the rank of Fellow of NESFA in 1995, and has created artwork for the covers of several other NESFA Press books.

"Call Me Joe"

A number of people have contacted us about an apparent similarity between "Call Me Joe" and the film "Avatar". The Estate was notified of this. We have no further information.
Edited by Rick Katze and Lis Carey
Cover art by Bob Eggleton
Cover design by Alice N. S. Lewis

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Question and AnswerQuestion and Answer

The Queen of Air and DarknessThe Queen of Air and Darkness

A Bicycle Built for BrewA Bicycle Built for Brew

Door to AnywhereDoor to Anywhere

AdmiraltyAdmiralty