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Hardcover (Trade)

Original NESFA Press publication February 2007
1st edition, 2nd printing, February 2007

Hardcover (Trade) price: $27.00
Weight: 2.24

ISBN-13: 978-1-886778-68-9
ISBN-10: 1-886778-68-X
Page count: 477
Book Size: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Boxed Hardcover

Original NESFA Press publication February 2007
Published February 2007

Boxed Hardcover price: $45.00
Weight: 2.66

ISBN-13: 978-1-886778-69-6
ISBN-10: 1-886778-69-8
Page count: 477
Book Size: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"

Ebook (epub)

1st edition, 2nd printing, April 2022

Ebook (epub) price: $6.95

ISBN-13: 978-1-61037-345-6
ISBN-10: 1-61037-345-6
Page count: 477
Book Size: 1.8Mb

Ebook (mobi)

Original NESFA Press publication February 2007
1st edition, 2nd printing, April 2022

Ebook (mobi) price: $6.95

ISBN-13: 978-1-61037-019-6
ISBN-10: 1-61037-019-8
Page count: 477
Book Size: 1.8Mb

The Involuntary Human

This text relates to the 1st edition • Hardcover (Trade)

by David Gerrold

David Gerrold has produced a huge and varied body of work over the years. From Heinlein pastiche, to YA adventures, Star Trek canon, and intricate puzzle stories, David is always witty and always interesting.

With David's help, the editor chose some of the best of David Gerrold's short works from across his entire career, including the Hugo-winning, “The Martian Child”n.

The Truth About David Gerrold by Spider Robinson
Author's Rebuttal by David Gerrold
Interlude #1: Solomon Short
The Martian Child
Pickled Mongoose
Interlude #2: Solomon Short
Blood and Fire
A Shaggy Dog Story
The Strange Death of Orson Welles
Interlude #3: Solomon Short
It Needs Salt
The Satanic Limericks #1
And Eight Rabid Pigs
The Satanic Limericks #2
The Baby Cooper Dollar Bill
Interlude #4: Solomon Short
Digging in Gehenna
King Kong: Behind the Scenes
King Kong: The Unanswered Questions
The Kennedy Enterprise
Chester
Interlude #5: Solomon Short
Chess With a Dragon
The Green Man
The Diamond Sky
Interlude #6: Solomon Short
Riding Janis
Dancer in the Dark
thirteen o'clock

David Gerrold

Gary A. Lippincott

Printing History

Book produced for Boskone 44, February 2007

Trade state: 1-886778-68-X [978-1-886778-68-9]; slipcased state: 1-886778-69-8 [978-1-886778-69-6]. All copies (trade & boxed) are signed by David Gerrold.

Edited by David G. Grubbs
Cover art by Gary A. Lippincott
Cover design by Alice N. S. Lewis