Don’t Look Back

by John Gribbin

John Gribbin, widely regarded as one of the best science writers of the 20^th century, has also, unsurprisingly, been writing science fiction for many years. While his novels are well-known, his short stories are perhaps less so. He has also written under pseudonyms. Here, for the first time, is the definitive collection of John’s short stories. Many were originally published in Analog and other magazines. Some were the seeds of subsequent novels. As well as 23 Science Fiction short stories, three of which John wrote with his son Ben, this collection includes two Science Fact essays on subjects beloved of science fiction authors and readers. In one essay, John provides scientifically accurate DIY instructions for creating a time machine; and in the other, he argues that the Moon is, in fact, a Babel Fish!

The stories, many written at a time when issues such as climate change were taken less seriously, now seem very relevant again in an age of dubious politicians. What underpins all of them, of course, is a grounding in solid science. But they are also laced with a dry and subtle wit, which will not come as a surprise to anyone who has ever met John at a science fiction convention or elsewhere. He is, however, not averse to a good pun, as evidenced by a song he co-wrote for the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band: The Holey Cheeses of Nazareth.

Despite the exhortation of this collection’s title, this is a perfect opportunity to look back at John’s short stories. If you’ve never read any of his fiction before, now you have the chance to acquaint yourself with a body of work that, while being very much of its time, is certainly not in any way out of date.

A real scientist writing science-fiction with real science – what more could one ask? John Gribbin is a visionary, and one heck of a good storyteller.
– Robert J. Sawyer
Hugo Award-winning author of QUANTUM NIGHT

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We are delighted that the cover art for Don’t Look Back was created by legendary space artist David A. Hardy.

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Don’t Look Back was published in a digital edition on 5th May 2017 and in paperback on 7th August 2017.

ISBN: 978-1-911409-18-2 eBook Typical price £2.99 / €3.49 / $3.99
ISBN: 978-1-911409-08-3 paperback 272pp List price £9.99 / €11.99 / $17.99
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Reviews:

• “a meaty, classic collection” – review by Brian Clegg of John Gribbin’s Don’t Look Back
• “intelligent, intriguing and imaginative” – review of Don’t Look Back on RisingShadow

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