The Steam-Driven Boy and other Strangers

The Steam-Driven Boy and other strangers is a science fiction short story collection by John Sladek, published in 1973.

Contents

 * "The Secret of the Old Custard" (1966) (also known as "The Babe in the Oven")
 * "The Aggressor" (1969)
 * "The Best-Seller" (1966)
 * "Is There Death on Other Planets?" (1966)
 * "The Happy Breed" (1967)
 * "A Report on the Migrations of Educational Materials" (1968)
 * "The Singular Visitor from Not-Yet" (1968)
 * "The Short, Happy Wife of Mansard Eliot" (1971)
 * "The Momster" (1969)
 * "1937 A.D.!" (1967)
 * "Secret Identity" (1970)
 * "The Transcendental Sandwich" (1973)
 * "The Steam-Driven Boy" (1972)

The Parodies:


 * "The Purloined Butter...*dg*r *ll*n P**" (1972)
 * "Pemberly's Start-Afresh Calliope or, The New Proteus...H.G. W*lls" (1971)
 * "Ralph 4F...H*g* G*rnsb*ck (Hugogre N. Backs)" (1973)
 * "Engineer to the Gods...R*b*rt H**nl**n (Hitler I.E. Bonner)" (1972)
 * "Broot Force...*s**c *s*m*v (Iclick As-I-Move)" (1972)
 * "Joy Ride...R*y Br*db*ry (Barry DuBray)" (1972)
 * "The Moon Is Sixpence...*rth*r C. Cl*rk* (Carl Truhacker)" (1981)
 * "Solar Shoe-Salesman...Ph*l*p K. D*ck (Chipdip K. Kill)" (1973)
 * "One Damned Thing After Another...C*rdw**n*r Sm*th (A Co-ordainer's Myth)" (1981)
 * "The Sublimation World...J.G. B*ll*rd (J.G. B)" (1968)