Universe 8

Universe 8 is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the eighth volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series. It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in May 1978, with a paperback edition from Popular Library in July 1979, and a British hardcover edition from Dennis Dobson in July 1979.

Universe 8

Cover of first edition
Editor	Terry Carr
Cover artist	James Starrett
Language	English
Series	Universe
Genre	Science fiction
Publisher	Doubleday
Publication date	1978
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardcover)
Pages	185
ISBN	0-385-12479-1
Preceded by	Universe 7
Followed by	Universe 9

The book collects eight novellas, novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.

Contents

• "Old Folks at Home" (Michael Bishop)
• "David and Lindy" (Cynthia Felice)
• "Vermeer's Window" (Gordon Eklund)
• "Scattershot" (Greg Bear)
• "The Ecologically Correct House" (Charles Ott)
• "Hunting" (Michael Cassutt)
• "Nooncoming" (Gregory Benford)
• "Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies" (R. A. Lafferty)

Awards

The anthology placed third in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.

"Old Folks at Home" placed fourth in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Novella.

"Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies" placed fifteenth in the 1979 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.