Earthman's Burden

Earthman's Burden

Dust-jacket from the first edition
Author	Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson
Illustrator	Edd Cartier
Cover artist	Edd Cartier
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Science fiction short stories
Publisher	Gnome Press
Publication date	1957
Media type	Print (Hardback)
Pages	185 pp

Earthman's Burden is a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Poul Anderson and Gordon Dickson. It was first published by Gnome Press in 1957. The story "Don Jones" was original to this collection. The other stories originally appeared in the magazines Other Worlds, Universe and Fantasy and Science Fiction.

The stories involve a teddy bear-like alien race known as Hokas, and spoof a variety of fictional genres.

Contents

• "The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch"
• "Don Jones"
• "In Hoka Signo Vinces"
• "The Adventure of the Misplaced Hound"
• "Yo Ho Hoka!"
• "The Tiddlywink Warriors"

Reception

Floyd C. Gale wrote that the stories in Earthman's Burden were "reasonably amusing. Under one cover and in company with minor works, though, the cumulative effect is less rewarding ... Hoka, like pickles, is a tasty appetizer in moderation, but leaves a characteristic aftertaste if overindulged".

See also

• The White Man's Burden

External links

• Earthman's Burden title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database