Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction

Jewish science fiction and fantasy? Yes !Here is the distinguished list of contributors to Wandering Stars, originally published in 1974 and the only book of its kind, anywhere!

• Bernard Malamud
• Isaac Bashevis Singer
• Isaac Asimov
• Robert Silverberg
• Harlan Ellison
• Pamela Sargent
• Avram Davidson
• Geo. Alec Effinger
• Horace L. Gold
• Robert Sheckley
• William Tenn
• Carol Carr

William Tenn's futuristic story "On Venus, Have We Got A Rabbi" takes on the volatile issue of "Who is a Jew?"-a question certainly as timely in 1998 as he imagines it will be in 2533. Asimov's "Unto the Fourth Generation" takes on the issue of Jews as endangered species in America, a theme that is even more apparent today than it was in 1974. Davidson's "The Golem" humorously plants the Frankenstein monster of Jewish folklore right in the middle-class bungalow culture of contemporary Hollywood, California.

The classic first collection in its genre, Wandering Stars reminds us that we are still studying, still suffering, still making jokes and myth, and still trying to figure out what it means to be Jewish. You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy this clever book. We laughed out loud reading it. "Delightful and deep, hilarious and sad. . . . Go and study it."
-James Morrow, author of Towing Jehovah "This collection is magnificent."- Chicago Tribune "A stellar achievement . . . a volume aglow with love, laughter, pathos." -Hadassah "Heaven sent. . . . Brilliant." - Stanley Elkin "As the ads said about the famous rye bread, 'You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy'-science fiction. You don't even have to be Jewish to enjoy Wandering Stars. . . . There is much excellent, thought-provoking material here; it is a delight both for fans and newcomers to Jewish literature and science fiction." - Chicago News "Unexpected, delightful, and delirious." -Leo Rosten