Anthonology

Anthonology is a collection by Piers Anthony published in 1985.

Plot summary
Anthonology is a collection of 21 science-fiction and fantasy short stories.


 * 1) Possible to Rue
 * 2) The Toaster
 * 3) Quinquepedalian
 * 4) Encounter
 * 5) Phog
 * 6) The Ghost Galaxies (The author prefers the title "Ghost")
 * 7) Within the Cloud (The author prefers the title "Cloud")
 * 8) The Life of the Stripe
 * 9) In the Jaws of Danger (The author prefers the title "The Value of a Man")
 * 10) Beak by Beak
 * 11) Getting through University (The author prefers the title "University")
 * 12) In the Barn
 * 13) Up Schist Crick
 * 14) The Whole Truth
 * 15) The Bridge
 * 16) On the Uses of Torture
 * 17) Small Mouth, Bad Taste
 * 18) Wood You?
 * 19) Hard Sell
 * 20) Hurdle
 * 21) Gone to the Dogs

Reception
Dave Langford reviewed Anthonology for White Dwarf #86, and stated that "Some display the compulsive daftness of Anthony at his best [...] many could usefully have remained in obscurity; one is an incredibly filthy joke which would shock your editor if described here. Acerbic introductions bewail the bad taste of editors and the obtuseness of critics."

Reviews

 * Review by W. D. Stevens (1986) in Fantasy Review, May 1986
 * Review by Robert Coulson (1987) in Amazing Stories, May 1987
 * Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987