The Metallic Muse

The Metallic Muse is a collection of science fiction stories by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., published in hardcover by Doubleday Books in 1972. It was reprinted in paperback by DAW Books in 1973.

Contents

• "The Tunesmith" (If 1957)
• "Leading Man" (Galaxy 1957)
• "Spare the Rod" (Galaxy 1958)
• "Orphan of the Void" (Fantastic 1960)
• "Well of the Deep Wish" (If 1961)
• "In His Own Image" (F&SF) 1968)
• "The Botticelli Horror" (Fantastic 1960)

"Orphan of the Void" was originally published as "The Man Who Wasn't Home."^[1]

Reception

Theodore Sturgeon noted that Biggle's stories "are usually constructed around an idea or solution witheld until the punchline. . . . a valid technique, except where the reader gets to the punchline first."^[2]

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