Anthonology is a collection by Piers Anthony published in 1985.
Plot summary Anthonology is a collection of 21 science-fiction and fantasy short stories.
Possible to Rue The Toaster Quinquepedalian Encounter Phog The Ghost Galaxies (The author prefers the title "Ghost") Within the Cloud (The author prefers the title "Cloud") The Life of the Stripe In the Jaws of Danger (The author prefers the title "The Value of a Man") Beak by Beak Getting through University (The author prefers the title "University") In the Barn Up Schist Crick The Whole Truth The Bridge On the Uses of Torture Small Mouth, Bad Taste Wood You? Hard Sell Hurdle Gone to the Dogs
Reception Dave Langford reviewed Anthonology for White Dwarf #86, and stated that "Some display the compulsive daftness of Anthony at his best [...] many could usefully have remained in obscurity; one is an incredibly filthy joke which would shock your editor if described here. Acerbic introductions bewail the bad taste of editors and the obtuseness of critics."
Reviews Review by W. D. Stevens (1986) in Fantasy Review, May 1986 Review by Robert Coulson (1987) in Amazing Stories, May 1987 Review by Ken Brown (1987) in Interzone, #20 Summer 1987
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