The Human Edge

by Gordon R. Dickson, Jim Baen

A master of science fiction examines what happens when powerful aliens meet puny humans--with results ranging from chilling to utterly hilarious. Getting along in the Universe can be tricky, but those monkey-boys and girls from Earth can get pretty feisty themselves when the situation calls for it. And if you bet on the side of the mighty alien armadas that have conquered half the galaxy, you might end up losing, as you've overlooked the winning human edge....

Genres: Science Fiction, Short Stories, Ebooks, Fiction

416 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 25, 2003

About the author

Gordon Rupert Dickson was an American science fiction author. He was born in Canada, then moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota as a teenager. He is probably most famous for his Childe Cycle and the Dragon Knight series. He won three Hugo awards and one Nebula award.

Reviews

[Lynn Calvin]

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[William Bentrim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m not normally interested in short stories but for Dickson, I will make an exception.
The stories have an overall theme of humankind’s ferocity and superiority. They were entertaining and it is refreshing to see the optimism that surrounded earlier Scifi.
I enjoyed it

[Alex]

True

[Sean Randall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hadn't read any Dickson before so this was pretty interesting a selection. I think On Messenger Mountain was my favourite, though Brother Charlie was also very much to my taste.