title: Universe 17
text: # Universe 17
  
  Universe 17 is an anthology of original science fiction short stories edited by Terry Carr, the last volume in the seventeen-volume Universe anthology series (though the series was rebooted a few years later). It was first published in hardcover by Doubleday in June 1987.
  
  The book collects six novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.
  
  ## Contents
  
  * "Second Going" (James Tiptree, Jr.)
  * "Mencken Stuff" (Joel Richards)
  * "Lapidary Nights" (Marta Randall)
  * "The Man Who Watched the Glaciers Run" (Cherie Wilkerson)
  * "Pliny's Commentaries" (Ned Huston)
  * "In the Tower" (Jack McDevitt)
  
  ## Awards
  
  The anthology placed fourth in the 1988 Locus Poll Award for Best Anthology.
  
  "Second Going" placed twenty-third in the 1988 Locus Poll Award for Best Novelette.
  
  "Lapidary Nights" placed twenty-fourth in the 1988 Locus Poll Award for Best Short Story.
  
  