The Wizards of Odd

The Wizards of Odd is an English compilation book of humorous short stories by many great writers in the science-fiction/fantasy genre. The stories were compiled by Peter Haining. The book is separated into three sections: Wizards and Wotsits: Stories of Cosmic Absurdity, Swords and Sorcery: Tales of Heroic Fanticy, and Astronauts and Aliens: Space Opera Yarns.

tories

Wizards and Wotsits

*"Theatre of Cruelty" by Terry Pratchett
*"How Nuth Would Have Practised his Art Upon the Gnoles" by Lord Dunsany
*"Hell Hath No Fury" by John Collier
*"The Twonky" by Henry Kuttner
*"A Great Deal of Power" by Eric Frank Russell
*"Doodad" by Ray Bradbury
*"Not By Its Cover" by Philip K. Dick
*"The Rule of Names" by Ursula K. Le Guin

words and Sorcery

*"Mythical Beast" by Stephen R. Donaldson
*"The Adventure of the Snowing Globe" by F. Anstey
*"Affairs in Poictesme" by James Branch Cabell
*"The Ring of Hans Carvel" by Fredric Brown
*"The Brat" by Fritz Leiber
*"A Good Knight's Work" by Robert Bloch
*"Poor Little Warrior" by Brian W. Aldiss
*"The Odd Odd Bird" by Avram Davidson

Astronauts and Aliens

*"Young Zaphod Plays it Safe" by Douglas Adams
*"The Wild Asses of the Devil" by H. G. Wells
*"Ministering Angels" by C. S. Lewis
*"The Gnurrs Come from Voodvork Out" by Reginald Bretnor
*"Captain Wyxtpthll's Flying Saucer" by Arthur C. Clarke
*"Playboy and the Slime God" by Isaac Asimov
*"There's a Wolf in my Time Machine" by Larry Niven
*"2BR02B" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.