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Chrysalis is a 10-volume science fiction anthology series, edited by Roy Torgeson. Vol. 1–7 (1977–1980) were published in paperback by Zebra Books and vol. 8–10 (1980–1983) were published in hardcover by Doubleday. According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Torgenson chose the anthology's title "to suggest something developing and changing and about to give birth to beauty".

Content

Chrysalis regularly included original stories by noted writers such as Theodore Sturgeon, Orson Scott Card, R. A. Lafferty, Philip José Farmer, Barry N. Malzberg, Ward Moore, Michael Bishop, Tanith Lee, Roger Zelazny, Thomas F. Monteleone, Gardner Dozois, and Pat Murphy. While the bulk of the stories published in the anthology series were science fiction, it also included fantasy and horror.

Volumes

  • Chrysalis (1977, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 2 (1978, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 3 (1978, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 4 (1979, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 5 (1979, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 6 (1980, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 7 (1980, Zebra Books)
  • Chrysalis 8 (1980, Doubleday)
  • Chrysalis 9 (1981, Doubleday)
  • Chrysalis 10 (1983, Doubleday)

References

  1. Dozois, Gardner R. (1981). Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year. E.P. Dutton. ISBN 978-0-525-06499-2.
  2. Ashley, Michael (2000). The History of the Science-fiction Magazine. Liverpool University Press. pp. 212, 347, 378. ISBN 978-1-84631-003-4.
  3. Resnick, Mike; Malzberg, Barry N. (2010-03-24). The Business of Science Fiction: Two Insiders Discuss Writing and Publishing. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5680-2.
  4. Chrysalis entry on The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

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