The Wooden Star (Vintage Paperback) by William Tenn

Eleven outrageous tales of pasts and futures, aliens and Earthlings, humor and horror.

This collection offers an ironic—and sometimes bitter—commentary on humanity’s capacity for self-inflicted folly. Yet William Tenn’s wit remains irrepressible, shining brightest in the exuberant political satire “The Masculinist Revolt,” a tale that just might bring codpieces back into fashion.

Contents

• Author’s Note (The Wooden Star, 1968) — essay
• Generation of Noah (1951) — short story
• Brooklyn Project (1948) — short story
• The Dark Star (1957) — short story
• Null-P (1951) — short story
• Eastward Ho! (1958) — short story
• The Deserter (1953) — short story
• Betelgeuse Bridge (1951) — short story
• “Will You Walk a Little Faster” (1951) — short story
• It Ends with a Flicker (1956) — short story
• Lisbon Cubed (1958) — novelette
• The Masculinist Revolt (1965) — novelette