Robots and Changelings explained

Robots and Changelings is the second collection of fantasy and science fiction stories by Lester del Rey, published by Ballantine Books in 1957.

Contents

• "The Pipes of Pan" (Unknown 1940)
• "Little Jimmy" F&SF 1957)
• "The Coppersmith" (Unknown 1939)
• "No Strings Attached" (If 1954)
• "The Still Waters" (Fantastic Universe 1955)
• "Kindness" (Astounding 1944)
• "Stability" (Vortex 1953)
• "Keepers of the House" (Fantastic Universe 1956)
• "Uneasy Lies the Head" (Ten Story Fantasy 1951)
• "The Monster" (Argosy 1951)
• "Into Thy Hands" (Astounding 1945)

"The Coppersmith" was originally published as "Ellowan Coppersmith". "The Still Waters was originally published as "In the Still Waters."^[1]

Reception

Floyd C. Gale wrote that all of the stories "have the stamp of [del Rey's] compassion [for the unhuman]".^[2] Damon Knight found the stories "memorable for their quiet compassion."^[3] Newspaper reviewer Earl Heath described the book as "good and different stories [which] will amuse you, arouse you, and perhaps chill you a bit."^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.philsp.com/homeville/isfac/t33.htm#A725 Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
2. News: Floyd C. . Gale . Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf . . October 1958 . 131.
3. "In the Balance". If. December 1958, pp.110
4. "The Rambler", The Stanstead Journal, February 20, 1958, p.4