Beginnings (collection)

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Beginnings is a collection of science fiction stories and poems by American writer Gordon R. Dickson. It was first published by Baen Books in 1988. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding, Future, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Fantastic, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy Science Fiction, Fantastic Universe and Worlds of Tomorrow. The poems first appeared in The Final Encyclopedia.

Beginnings

Cover of the first edition
Author	Gordon R. Dickson
Cover artist	Greg West
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Baen Books
Publication date	1988
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	282
ISBN	0-671-65429-2
OCLC	18424965

Contents

• Foreword
• "The Brown Man"
• "Danger—Human!"
• "Cloak and Stagger"
• "Three-Part Puzzle"
• "Seats of Hell"
• "Listen"
• "Soldier, Ask Not"
• "Strictly Confidential"
• "Powerway Emergency"
• "Idiot Solvant"
• "On Messenger Mountain"
• untitled poem

References

• Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998)". Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
• Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 331. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.