Hyperpilosity
Hyperpilosity
Short story by L. Sprague de Camp
"Hyperpilosity" is a science fiction story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine Astounding Stories for April, 1938,[1][2][3] and first appeared in book form in the de Camp collection The Wheels of If and Other Science Fiction (Shasta, 1949;[1][2][3] It later appeared in the anthologies Omnibus of Science Fiction (Crown, 1952), Science Fiction of the Thirties (Bobbs-Merrill, 1975),[1][2][3] The Edward De Bono Science Fiction Collection, (Elmfield Press, 1976)[3] and The Road to Science Fiction #2: From Wells to Heinlein (Mentor, 1979), as well as the magazine Fantastic Story Magazine (September, 1953) and the de Camp collection The Best of L. Sprague de Camp (Doubleday, 1978).[1][2][3] In 2014 the story was shortlisted for the Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[4]