Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home

Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home is a short story collection by Alice Sheldon under the pen name of James Tiptree Jr. that was first published in 1973. This was the first book Sheldon published.

Ten Thousand Light-Years from Home
First edition
AuthorJames Tiptree, Jr.
Cover artistChris Foss
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherAce Books
Publication date
July 1973
Media typePrint (Paperback, Hardcover)
Pages319 pp
OCLC50687237

Contents

  • Introduction by Harry Harrison
  • "And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's Side"
  • "The Snows Are Melted, The Snows Are Gone"
  • "The Peacefulness of Vivyan"
  • "Mamma Come Home" (a.k.a. "The Mother Ship")
  • "Help" (a.k.a. "Pupa Knows Best")
  • "Painwise"
  • "Faithful to Thee, Terra, in Our Fashion" (a.k.a. "Parimutuel Planet")
  • "The Man Doors Said Hello To"
  • "The Man Who Walked Home"
  • "Forever to a Hudson Bay Blanket"
  • "I'll Be Waiting for You When the Swimming Pool Is Empty"
  • "I'm Too Big But I Love to Play"
  • "Birth of a Salesman"
  • "Mother in the Sky with Diamonds"
  • "Beam Us Home"


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