The Flavors of Other Worlds: 13 Science Fiction Tales From A Master Storyteller by Alan Dean Foster

Thirteen Science Fiction Tales from a Master Storyteller. From fighting giant bugs to defeating an interstellar empire without firing a shot; from scientific idiot savants toying with the universe to how the robots will really win the robot apocalypse, these thirteen flavorful tales are guaranteed to entertain, amuse, awe, and maybe even enlighten. Includes the first appearance in print of the Icerigger novellete “Chilling” and a new novelette, “Valentin Sharffen and the Code of Doom”.
Contents:
* Introduction (The Flavors of Other Worlds) (2018) • essay by Alan Dean Foster
* Unvasion (2004) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* The Man Who Knew Too Much (2006) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Perception [Humanx Commonwealth • 6] (2006) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Chilling [Humanx Commonwealth • 7] (2006) / novelette by Alan Dean Foster
* Consigned (2007) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Cold Fire (2008) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Pardon Our Conquest [Humanx Commonwealth] (2009) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* That Creeping Sensation (2011) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Rural Singularity (2013) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Seasoning (2014) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Our Specialty Is Xenogeology (2017) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Ten and Ten (2018) / short story by Alan Dean Foster
* Valentin Sharffen and the Code of Doom (2019) / short story by Alan Dean Foster