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Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It - Joe Haldeman, Terry Carr, Norman Spinrad, Henry Kuttner, Alfred Bester, Damon Knight, Thomas N. Scortia, Andrew J. Offutt
Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
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Format: hardcover
ISBN: 9780030069314 (0030069319)
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Pages no: 189
Edition language: English
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Humor, Science Fiction, Anthologies
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The Cranky Old Reader
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5.0 Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
text Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
And they say that science fiction can't be funny?Joe Haldeman proved them wrong in 1974 with Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It. It was a collection of nine stories by nine very funny authors. Unfortunately the book was not a great commercial success. It wasn't long before it was out...
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The Cranky Old Reader
The Cranky Old Reader rated it
5.0 Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
text Cosmic Laughter; Science Fiction for the Fun of It
And they say that science fiction can't be funny?Joe Haldeman proved them wrong in 1974 with Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It. It was a collection of nine stories by nine very funny authors. Unfortunately the book was not a great commercial success. It wasn't long before it was out...
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