Beginnings (collection) explained

Beginnings
Author:	Gordon R. Dickson
Cover Artist:	Greg West
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Science fiction
Publisher:	Baen Books
Release Date:	1988
Media Type:	Print (paperback)
Pages:	282
Isbn:	0-671-65429-2
Oclc:	18424965

Beginnings is a collection of science fiction stories and poems by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Baen Books in 1988. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding, Future, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Fantastic, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Fantastic Universe and Worlds of Tomorrow. The poems first appeared in The Final Encyclopedia.

Contents

• Foreword
• "The Brown Man"
• "Danger—Human!"
• "Cloak and Stagger"
• "Three-Part Puzzle"
• "Seats of Hell"
• "Listen"
• "Soldier, Ask Not"
• "Strictly Confidential"
• "Powerway Emergency"
• "Idiot Solvant"
• "On Messenger Mountain"
• untitled poem

References

• Web site: Brown . Charles N. . Charles N. Brown . William G. Contento . The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998) . 2008-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080117005230/http://www.locusmag.com/index/t82.htm. 17 January 2008 . live.
• Book: Clute, John . John Clute

. John Clute . Peter Nicholls . Peter Nicholls (writer) . . New York. . 331 . 1995. 0-312-13486-X.