The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Norman Spinrad |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction short stories |
| Publisher | Avon Books |
Publication date | 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 Avon Books in 1970, with a Science Fiction Book Club edition appearing at about the same time. The collection placed eighth in the Locus Poll for best sf anthology or collection of the year.[1]
Contents
- "Carcinoma Angels" (Dangerous Visions, 1967)
- "The Age of Invention" (F&SF 1966)
- "Outward Bound" (Analog 1964)
- "A Child of Mind" (Amazing 1965)
- "The Equalizer" (Analog 1964)
- "The Last of the Romany" (Analog 1963)
- "Technicality" (Analog 1966)
- "The Rules of the Road" (Galaxy 1964)
- "Dead End" (Galaxy 1969)
- "A Night in Elf Hill" (The Farthest Reaches 1968)
- "Deathwatch" (Playboy 1965)
- "The Ersatz Ego" (Amazing 1964)
- "Neutral Ground" (F&SF 1966)
- "Once More, with Feeling" (Knight 1969)
- "It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane!" (Gent 1967)
- "Subjectivity" (Analog 1964)
- "The Entropic Gang Bang Caper" (New Worlds 1969)
- "The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde" (New Worlds 1969)
"The Ersatz Ego" was originally published as "Your Name Shall Be . . . Darkness."[2]
Reception
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."[3]
References
- ↑ 1971 Locus Poll Award
- ↑ Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- ↑ "Galaxy Bookshelf", Galaxy, February 1971, pp.117-18