Went looking for a copy of this, and... if you don't want to sell your copy of Survivor, but need some quick cash, the least I found unexpected stories for online was $200 us.
The library of America has an omnibus with 7/9 of the contents of bloodchild and other stories, plus 1/2 of the stories from this, plus two novels that I already have copies of.
I vaguely recall that the ebook version of Unexpected Stories was taken off the market due to a dispute over whether the rights had been properly secured.
There was a Butler ebook bundle a few years ago (ie within the last decade) that I think included both Unexpected Stories and Survivor, and is where I got Unexpected Stories. I subsequently sent my spare copy of Survivor to a friend in Australia.
If I recall correctly, _Survivor_ also features a blue superior caste (furred rather than skinned?) and the idea of crippling one of them to use as a figurehead. I wonder if Butler decided to salvage the usable bits of her least-favourite work.
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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2025-02-21 08:54 am
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The library of America has an omnibus with 7/9 of the contents of bloodchild and other stories, plus 1/2 of the stories from this, plus two novels that I already have copies of.
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I know I've read this but, unusually for me with a Butler book, I have no memory at all of its contents...
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I read all of Butler's work then available in 2016, in chronological order. If any of your readers are interested it's here:
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(Anonymous) 2025-02-21 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)-- Paul Clarke
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