Book description
A collection of cutting-edge SF stories from one of the grand masters
of science fiction, including: Rule Golden To protect the galaxy,
Aza-Kra came from a world where violence and cruelty ceased to exist. To
him, Earth was a jungle The Dying Man In a century that holds the secret
of immortality, Claire and Dio find love impossible - until Dio
discovers he is mortal Natural State AD 2064. Were the cities doomed?
Were the plants and animals and people who lived outside more efficient
than any machine that could be built? Alvah Gustad, actor and patriot,
leaves New York for an unusual mission Damon Knight (1922 - 2002)
Damon Francis Knight was born in Oregon in 1922. He is regarded as one
of the most important figures in modern science fiction, having made
significant contributions to the field as an author, editor and critic.
Knight co-founded the Milford Writers' Conference, the influential
Clarion Workshop and the Science Fiction Writers of America, serving as
its first president from 1965-67. Around this time he also made his
reputation as one of the field's foremost anthologists. Beginning with
reprint collections, in 1966 he launched the influential Orbit series of
original anthologies. Starting with Orbit 1, the series would continue
for over a decade, concluding in 1980 with Orbit 21. Orbit was the
longest running and most influential anthology series in SF up to that
point, showcasing such important authors as Gene Wolfe, R. A. Lafferty
and Knight's third wife, Kate Wilhelm. A master of short fiction, Damon
Knight is best known in wider circles as the author of 'To Serve
Mankind', which was adapted for The Twilight Zone and later spoofed in a
Hallowe'en episode of The Simpsons. He was granted the SFWA's Grand
Master Award in 1995, and in 2002, SFWA renamed it the Damon Knight
Grand Master Award in his honour. He died in 2002.
