Who authored these sci-fi short story anthologies?
April 24, 2006 10:34 PM Subscribe
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I'll be damned if I can remember the author of a few sci-fi anthologies I discovered as a teenager in the late-80s. What little I remember is that he was principally an author of short stories, each of which usually featured a dark twist ending in the Twilight Zone vein. (I know, that's helpful.) Not every story was overtly sci-fi, but I distinctly recall a story-arc involving a space-travelling mouse with a Teutonic name (Fritz? Franz?).
I also know that Frank Kelly Freas provided the striking cover artwork to the (at least) two anthologies I found of his. Any help would be awesome.
I'll be damned if I can remember the author of a few sci-fi anthologies I discovered as a teenager in the late-80s. What little I remember is that he was principally an author of short stories, each of which usually featured a dark twist ending in the Twilight Zone vein. (I know, that's helpful.) Not every story was overtly sci-fi, but I distinctly recall a story-arc involving a space-travelling mouse with a Teutonic name (Fritz? Franz?).
I also know that Frank Kelly Freas provided the striking cover artwork to the (at least) two anthologies I found of his. Any help would be awesome.
Best answer: It sounds like Frederic Brown to me, too. This page has a story on it called "Star Mouse".
posted by interrobang at 10:44 PM on April 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by interrobang at 10:44 PM on April 24, 2006 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: Brown it is. Man, you guys are good. Thanks!
posted by joe lisboa at 11:04 PM on April 24, 2006
posted by joe lisboa at 11:04 PM on April 24, 2006
Wow. I have no recollection of the story, but Fredric Brown is my favorite short-story author. In fact, I never much appreciated short stories, until I hit upon his.
posted by Goofyy at 2:58 AM on April 25, 2006 [1 favorite]
posted by Goofyy at 2:58 AM on April 25, 2006 [1 favorite]
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