The Star Road Explained

The Star Road
Author:	Gordon R. Dickson
Cover Artist:	Bill Naegels
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Genre:	Science fiction
Publisher:	Doubleday
Release Date:	1973
Media Type:	Print (hardback)
Pages:	229
Isbn:	0-385-06811-5
Dewey:	813/.5/4
Congress:	PZ4.D553 St PS3554.I328
Oclc:	609366

The Star Road is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Doubleday in 1973. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Amazing Stories, Astounding, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Galaxy Science Fiction, Worlds of Tomorrow and Fantasy and Science Fiction.

Contents

• "Whatever Gods There Be"
• "Hilifter"
• "Building on the Line"
• "The Christmas Present"
• "Three-Part Puzzle"
• "On Messenger Mountain"
• "The Catch"
• "Jackal’s Meal"
• "The Mousetrap"

Reception

Theodore Sturgeon declared The Star Road to be "nine fine stories [from] one of the better, solid, reliable storytellers around."^[1]

Sources

• Web site: Library of Congress Online Catalog . 2008-01-17 .
• Book: Clute, John . John Clute

. John Clute . Peter Nicholls . Peter Nicholls (writer) . . New York. . 332 . 1995. 0-312-13486-X.

• Web site: Contento . William G. . Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections . https://web.archive.org/web/20080107013952/http://contento.best.vwh.net/t36.htm . 2008-01-07 . 2008-01-17 .

Notes and References

1. "Galaxy Bookshelf", Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1973, p.88