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The Human Edge
Gordon R. Dickson
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are
fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

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1957 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc. "Sleight of Wit," first published inAnalog ,
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published inIF: Worlds of Science Fiction , October 1966, ┬й 1966 by Galaxy
Publishing Corporation. "3-Part Puzzle," first published inAnalog , June 1962, ┬й 1962
by the Cond├й Nast Publications, Inc. "An Ounce of Emotion," first published inIF:
Worlds of Science Fiction , October, 1965, ┬й 1965 by Galaxy Publishing
Corporation. "Brother Charlie," first published inThe Magazine of Fantasy and
Science Fiction , July 1958, ┬й 1958 by Mercury Press, Inc. "The Game of Five," first
published inThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , April 1960, ┬й 1960 by
Mercury Press, Inc. "Tiger Green," first published inIF: Worlds of Science Fiction ,
November 1965, ┬й 1965 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. "The Hard Way," first
published inAnalog , January 1963, ┬й 1963 by the Cond├й Nast Publications, Inc.
"Jackal's Meal," first published inAnalog , June 1969, ┬й 1969 by the Cond├й Nast
Publications, Inc. "On Messenger Mountain," first published inWorlds of Tomorrow ,
June 1964, ┬й 1964 by Galaxy Publishing Corporation. "The Catch," first published in
Astounding Science Fiction , April 1959, ┬й 1959 by Street & Smith Publications, Inc.

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Dedicating a collection of another person's work might seem presumptuous, particularly
when that person is no longer around to give an opinion. However, Gordon R. Dickson was a
strong supporter of space exploration, and I recall when, at a Nebula Awards ceremony in the
early 1970s, he stood up to announce the formation of a loose organization of sf writers called,