The Stranger (short story collection)

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The Stranger

Cover of the first edition
Author	Gordon R. Dickson
Cover artist	David Lee Anderson
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Tor Books
Publication date	1987
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	254
ISBN	0-8125-3579-0
OCLC	15257983

The Stranger is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Tor Books in 1987. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction, Satellite, Imagination, Astounding, Saturn, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Fantastic, Science Fiction Stories, Future and If.

• "God Bless Them"
• "James"
• "E Gubling Dow"
• "The Strange"
• "The Friendly Man"
• "MX Knows Best"
• "The Quarry"
• "Three-Part Puzzle"
• "IT, Out of Darkest Jungle"
• "The Green Building"
• "Tempus Non Fugit"
• "Cloak and Stagger"
• "And Then There Was Peace"
• "The Catch"

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• Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 332. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
• Underhill, Brian (March 1987), "Familiarity Breeds. . . Enjoyment", Fantasy Review, 10 (4), Westport, Connecticut: Meckler Publishing Corporation: 39, ISSN 0747-234X