ôAvram Davidson was one of the most eloquent and individuals voices in science fiction and fantasy, and there were few writers in any literary genre who could match his wit, his erudition, or the stylish elegance of his prose.ö
ùGardner Dozois

MUTINY IN SPACE

"To read Mutiny in Space today is like having a window into the past. The world in the year 1964, when this novel was first published, was greatly different from the one we know today, and not just because it had neither video games nor the Internet. It was a time when a man with sufficient talent and extraordinary energy could reasonably hope to make a living for himself as a freelance writer, even as he waited for his more serious work to catch the public's fancy and the critics' eyes.

"Avram Davidson, in 1964, had a decade's experience as a science fiction writer behind him. He was a brilliant stylist, in the prime of his life, and he had every reason to think he had what it took to storm Parnassus. While he was waiting, however, he had a living to make."
ùFrom the introduction by Michael Swanwick