The Metallic Muse
# The Metallic Muse

The Metallic Muse is a collection of science fiction stories by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., published in hardcover by Doubleday Books in 1972. It was reprinted in paperback by DAW Books in 1973.

## Contents

* "The Tunesmith" (If 1957)
* "Leading Man" (Galaxy 1957)
* "Spare the Rod" (Galaxy 1958)
* "Orphan of the Void" (Fantastic 1960)
* "Well of the Deep Wish" (If 1961)
* "In His Own Image" (F&SF 1968)
* "The Botticelli Horror" (Fantastic 1960)

"Orphan of the Void" was originally published as "The Man Who Wasn't Home."

## Reception

Theodore Sturgeon noted that Biggle's stories "are usually constructed around an idea or solution withheld until the punchline. . . . a valid technique, except where the reader gets to the punchline first."

