Unicorn Variations

About this book

Unicorn Variations is a collection of stories and essays by author Roger Zelazny, published in 1983. The title story, "Unicorn Variation", was written as a result of Zelazny having been asked to contribute to two different upcoming anthologies -- one collecting stories set in bars, and one collecting stories about unicorns. When Zelazny mentioned these requests to his close friend George R. R. Martin, the other told Zelazny of a third upcoming anthology -- one which would collect stories about chess -- and jokingly suggested that Zelazny write a story about playing chess against a unicorn in a bar, so that he could sell the story three times. Zelazny did just that and then went on to win a Hugo Award for the story. Contents 7 * Introduction (Unicorn Variations) * (1983) * essay by Roger Zelazny 9 * Unicorn Variation * (1981) * novelette by Roger Zelazny 36 * The Last of the Wild Ones * [Sam Murdock] * (1981) * shor tstory by Roger Zelazny (variant of "Last of the Wild Ones") 54 * Recital * (1981) * short story by Roger Zelazny 59 * The Naked Matador * (1981) * short story by Roger Zelazny 67 * The Parts That Are Only Glimpsed: Three Reflexes * (1978) * essay by Roger Zelazny 71 * Dismal Light * [Francis Sandow] * (1968) * short story by Roger Zelazny 85 * Go Starless in the Night * (1979) * short story by Roger Zelazny 94 * But Not the Herald * (1965) * short story by Roger Zelazny 98 * A Hand Across the Galaxy * (1967) * short story by Roger Zelazny 101 * The Force That Through the Circuit Drives the Current * (1976) * short story by Roger Zelazny 107 * Home is the Hangman * [Nemo] * (1975) * novella by Roger Zelazny 169 * Fire and/or Ice, Exeunt Omnes, A Very Good Year ... * essay by Roger Zelazny 170 * Fire and/or Ice * (1980) * short story by Roger Zelazny 172 * Exeunt Omnes * (1980) * short story by Roger Zelazny 176 * A Very Good Year ... * (1979) * short story by Roger Zelazny 180 * My Lady of the Diodes * (1970) * short story by Roger Zelazny 198 * And I Only Am Escaped to Tell Thee * (1981) * short story by Roger Zelazny 202 * The Horses of Lir * (1981) * short story by Roger Zelazny 215 * The Night Has 999 Eyes * (1964) * shortstory by Roger Zelazny 218 * Angel, Dark Angel * (1967) * short story by Roger Zelazny 230 * Walpurgisnacht * (1981) * short story by Roger Zelazny 236 * The George Business * (1980) * short story by Roger Zelazny 245 * Some Science Fiction Parameters: A Biased View * (1975) * essay by Roger Zelazny