by Gene Wolfe
“Alien Stones,” copyright © 1972 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Orbit 11.
“La Befana,” copyright © 1973 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Galaxy.
“The Hero as Werwolf,” copyright © 1975 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in The New Improved Sun.
“Three Fingers,” copyright © 1976 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in New Constellations.
“The Death of Dr. Island,” copyright P 1973 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Universe 3.
“Feather Tigers,” copyright © 1973 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Edge.
“Hour of Trust,” copyright © 1973 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Bad Moon Rising
“Tracking Song,” copyright © 1975 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in In the Wake of Man
“The Toy Theater,” copyright © 1971 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Orbit 9.
“The Doctor of Death Island,” copyright © 1978 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Immortal .
“Cues,” copyright © 1974 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in The Far Side of Time.
“The Eyeflash Miracles,” copyright © 1976 by Gene Wolfe; first appeared in Future Power.
“Seven American Nights,” copyright © 1978 by Gene Wolfe: first appeared in Orbit 20.
By Gene Wolfe from Tom Doherty Associates
Novels
The Fifth Head of Cerberus
The Devil in a Forest
Peace
Free Live Free
The Urth of the New Sun
Soldier of the Mist
Soldier of Arete
There Are Doors
Casteleview
Pandora by Holly Hollander
Novellas
The Death of Doctor Island
Seven American Nights
Collections
Endangered Species
Storeys from the Old Hotel
Castle of Days
The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories
The Book of the New Sun
Shadow and Claw
(comprising The Shadow of the Torturer and
The Claw of the Conciliator)
Sword and Citadel
(comprising The Sword of the Lictor and
The Citadel of the Autarch)
The Book of the Long Sun
Nightside the Long Sun
Lake of the Long Sun
Caldé of the Long Sun
Exodus from the Long Sun
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR DEATH AND OTHER STORIES AND OTHER STORIES
Copyright © 1980 by Gene Wolfe
All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book, or portions thereof, in any form.
This book was originally published by Pocket Books in June 1980.
An Orb Edition
Published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
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Design by Lynn Newmark
eISBN 9781429966801
First eBook Edition : August 2011
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wolfe, Gene
The island of doctor death and other stories and other stories / Gene
Wolfe.—1st Orb ed.
p. cm.
“A Tom Doherty Associates Book”
1. Science fiction, American. I. Title
[PS3573.05218 1997]
813’.54—dc21
97-5763
CIP