| The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde | |
| Author: | Norman Spinrad |
| Cover Artist: | David Chestnutt |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Science fiction |
| Publisher: | Nelson Doubleday |
| Release Date: | July 1970 |
| Media Type: | Print (paperback) |
| Pages: | 223 pp |
| Oclc: | 4048462 |
The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde is the first collection of science fiction stories by author Norman Spinrad. It was originally published by Nelson Doubleday in August 1970 with a Science Fiction Book Club edition and by Avon Books the following month.[1]
The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde placed eighth in the Locus Poll for best SF anthology or collection of the year.[2] Norman Spinrad himself recommended the collection for first-time readers of his work.
"The Ersatz Ego" was originally published as "Your Name Shall Be . . . Darkness."[3]
Reviewing the collection in Galaxy, Algis Budrys noted that "you become struck by Spinrad's breadth of awareness and by his ability to write a number of different styles well," but that "[Spinrad] never rises above the level of simple, straightforward competence." Budrys concluded that "alarmingly, it's taking Spinrad a very long time to stop synthesizing and start speaking with his own voice."[4]