The Steam-Driven Boy and other Strangers
The Steam-Driven Boy and other strangers is a science fiction short story collection by John Sladek, published in 1973.
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| Author | John Sladek | 
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Colin Hay | 
| Country | United Kingdom | 
| Language | English | 
| Genre | Science fiction collection | 
| Publisher | Panther Books | 
Publication date  | July 1973 | 
| Media type | Print (Paperback) | 
| Pages | 189 pp | 
| ISBN | 978-0586038017 | 
| OCLC | 822409 | 
Contents
    
- "The Secret of the Old Custard" (1966) (also known as "The Babe in the Oven")
 - "The Aggressor" (1969)
 - "The Best-Seller" (1966)
 - "Is There Death on Other Planets?" (1966)
 - "The Happy Breed" (1967)
 - "A Report on the Migrations of Educational Materials" (1968)
 - "The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet" (1968)
 - "The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot" (1971)
 - "The Momster" (1969)
 - "1937 A.D.!" (1967)
 - "Secret Identity" (1970)
 - "The Transcendental Sandwich" (1973)
 - "The Steam-Driven Boy" (1972)
 
The Parodies:
- "The Purloined Butter...*dg*r *ll*n P**" (1972)
 - "Pemberly's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus...H.G. W*lls" (1971)
 - "Ralph 4F...H*g* G*rnsb*ck (Hugogre N. Backs)" (1973)
 - "Engineer to the Gods...R*b*rt H**nl**n (Hitler I.E. Bonner)" (1972)
 - "Broot Force...*s**c *s*m*v (Iclick As-I-Move)" (1972)
 - "Joy Ride...R*y Br*db*ry (Barry DuBray)" (1972)
 - "The Moon Is Sixpence...*rth*r C. Cl*rk* (Carl Truhacker)" (1981)
 - "Solar Shoe-Salesman...Ph*l*p K. D*ck (Chipdip K. Kill)" (1973)
 - "One Damned Thing After Another...C*rdw**n*r Sm*th (A Co-ordainer's Myth)" (1981)
 - "The Sublimation World...J.G. B*ll*rd (J.G. B----)" (1968)
 
External links
    
- The Steam-Driven Boy and Other Strangers title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
 
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