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Terry Bisson (1942–2024)

Author of The Fight to Survive

120+ Works 3,648 Members 87 Reviews 3 Favorited

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Image credit: Terry Bisson (2009)
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Series

Works by Terry Bisson

The Fight to Survive (2002) 572 copies
Crossfire (2002) 411 copies
Fire on the Mountain (1988) 282 copies
The Fifth Element (1997) 197 copies
Voyage to the Red Planet (1990) 153 copies
Talking Man (1986) 132 copies
The Pickup Artist (2001) 119 copies
Pirates of the Universe (1996) 112 copies
They're Made Out of Meat (1991) 82 copies
Numbers Don't Lie (2001) 80 copies
Galaxy Quest (1999) 74 copies
The Left Left Behind (2009) 68 copies
Wyrldmaker (1981) 67 copies
Any Day Now: A Novel (2012) 60 copies
TVA Baby and Other Stories (2011) 43 copies
Greetings: & Other Stories (2005) 39 copies
Dear Abbey (2003) 21 copies
The 6th Day (2000) 21 copies
Virtuosity (1995) 20 copies
Miracle Man (2000) 17 copies
Billy's Book (2009) 14 copies
Planet of Mystery (2008) 13 copies
Catch 'em In The Act (2008) 13 copies
TVA Baby [short story] (2009) 8 copies
Scout's Honor 7 copies
First Fire 6 copies
Meucs (2003) 5 copies
Billy and the Unicorn (2006) 5 copies
Press Ann (1991) 4 copies
Necronauts 4 copies
Almost Home 4 copies
Tomorrowing (Practices) (2024) 4 copies
Partial People 3 copies
About It 3 copies
Private Eye 3 copies
By Permit Only 2 copies
The Message 2 copies
Open Close 2 copies
George 1 copy
Next 1 copy
Death's Door 1 copy
The Stamp 1 copy

Associated Works

Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman (1997) — Editor — 829 copies
Wizards: Magical Tales From the Masters of Modern Fantasy (2007) — Contributor — 787 copies
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998) — Contributor, some editions — 508 copies
Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the Century (2001) — Contributor — 453 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection (1993) — Contributor — 434 copies
Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy (2004) — Contributor — 398 copies
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection (1991) — Contributor — 380 copies
The Wild Girls (2011) — Editor, some editions — 312 copies
Year's Best SF 7 (2002) — Contributor — 270 copies
Year's Best SF 2 (1997) — Contributor — 264 copies
The Dog Said Bow-Wow (2007) — Introduction — 261 copies
Year's Best SF 3 (1998) — Contributor — 260 copies
Year's Best SF 8 (2003) — Contributor — 259 copies
Year's Best SF 5 (2000) — Contributor — 255 copies
Year's Best SF 10 (2005) — Contributor — 231 copies
Modern Classics of Fantasy (1939) — Contributor — 209 copies
The Secret History of Fantasy (2010) — Contributor — 202 copies
The Fantasy Hall of Fame (1998) — Contributor — 197 copies
Year's Best SF 13 (2008) — Contributor — 192 copies
Year's Best SF 12 (2007) — Contributor — 186 copies
Car Talk (1991) — Author — 165 copies
The Best of R. A. Lafferty (2019) — Contributor — 154 copies
The Mammoth Book of Mindblowing SF (2009) — Contributor — 153 copies
Future Primitive: The New Ecotopias (1994) — Contributor — 148 copies
The Playboy Book of Science Fiction (1998) — Contributor — 134 copies
Year's Best SF 16 (2011) — Contributor — 130 copies
Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian (2003) — Contributor — 126 copies
The New Hugo Winners, Volume III (1994) — Contributor — 125 copies
Year's Best Fantasy 5 (2005) — Contributor — 123 copies
The Complete Moon Trilogy (2002) — Introduction, some editions — 116 copies
Year's Best Fantasy 4 (2004) — Contributor — 113 copies
The Cat's Pajamas & Other Stories (2004) — Introduction — 106 copies
The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF (2008) — Contributor — 104 copies
Starlight 3 (2001) — Contributor — 103 copies
Visions of Wonder (1996) — Contributor — 91 copies
Nebula Awards Showcase 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 90 copies
New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction (2003) — Contributor — 87 copies
Holt Anthology of Science Fiction (2000) — Contributor — 82 copies
The Science of Herself Plus ... (2013) — Contributor — 80 copies
Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA (2014) — Contributor — 66 copies
Totalitopia (Outspoken Authors) (2017) — Interviewer — 65 copies
Best Short Novels 2004 (2004) — Contributor — 57 copies
Isaac Asimov's SF-Lite (1993) — Contributor — 52 copies
Flights: Extreme Visions Fantasy, Vol II (2006) — Contributor — 46 copies
Isaac Asimov's Valentines (1999) — Contributor — 44 copies
The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on tor.com (2013) — Contributor — 38 copies
Isaac Asimov's Ghosts (1995) — Contributor — 37 copies
Isaac Asimov's Moons (1997) — Contributor — 37 copies
Absolute Magnitude (1997) — Contributor — 37 copies
Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction (2011) — Contributor — 32 copies
Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka (2011) — Contributor — 27 copies
The WisCon Chronicles, Vol.5: Writing and Racial Identity (2011) — Contributor — 20 copies
Worst Contact (2015) — Contributor — 18 copies
Across the Event Horizon (2013) — Introduction — 18 copies
Postscripts Magazine, Issue 15: Worldcon 2008 Special (2008) — Contributor, some editions — 13 copies
Golden Age SF: Tales of a Bygone Future (2006) — Contributor — 11 copies
Clarkesworld: Issue 105 (June 2015) (2015) — Contributor — 9 copies
Star Wars: Boba Fett Set (2010) 3 copies
Supernovæ (1993) — Contributor — 2 copies
Nuove avventure nell'ignoto — Contributor — 2 copies
Infinity plus two (2002) — Contributor — 2 copies
Science Fiction Eye #10, June 1992 — Contributor — 1 copy

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Meh. I didn't dislike this book but also wouldn't recommend it to anyone. The stories were not very exciting and there weren't any characters that I felt drawn to. I like Terry Bison, and know he can do a better job.
 
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bookonion | Mar 13, 2024 |
When I first read this (1991) I laughed until I cried, literally, and have read it periodically since then. Still ecxellent!

I read this in Harper's Magazine, August 1991 edition, reprinting from Omni, April 1991.
 
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lquilter | 8 other reviews | Jan 15, 2024 |
FROM AMAZON: The Boba Fett series starts here! This adventure, which takes place between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, follows Boba Fett as a teenager. On his home planet of Kamino, he has no friends, no school. The one thing he does have is a future as a bounty hunter like his father, Jango Fett. But when young Boba Fett finds himself alone in a dangerous galaxy, he must fight for safety—and vengeance. Boba Fett will grow up to be one of the most feared bounty hunters—but first he must survive his childhood.… (more)
 
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