The Steam-Driven Boy

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Wildside Press, Aug 1, 2005 - Fiction - 148 pages
The Steam-Driven Boy is John Sladek's first collection of brilliant, eccentric, darkly satirical and downright weird science fiction stories. As a bonus it includes his parodies of SF authors, uproariously spoofing Asimov (and the Laws of Robotics), Ballard, Bradbury, Dick, Poe, Cordwainer Smith, and more.

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The Steam-Driven Boy
John Sladek
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John Sladek
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John Sladek
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About the author (2005)

John Sladek (1937-2000) was born in the United States andmoved to the U.K. in 1966, where he became involved with the British New Wave movement and New Worlds Magazine, sometimes collaborating with his childhood friend, Thomas M. Disch. Sladek's other novels include The Reproductive System, The Muller-Fokker Effect, and Tik-Tok.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Steam-Driven Boy
AuthorJohn Sladek
PublisherWildside Press, 2005
ISBN0809550962, 9780809550968
Length148 pages
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