Star Songs of an Old Primate is the third short story collection by Alice Sheldon (under the pen nameJames Tiptree, Jr.). It was published by Del Rey Books (a specialized SF and Fantasy imprint of Ballantine Books) in 1978.[1] It was the first of Tiptree's books published after the revelation that Tiptree was a female, rather than male, writer.
"The Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats" (First published in New Dimensions 6 edited by Robert Silverberg.) [6]
"She Waits for All Men Born" (First published in Future Power edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois.) [7]
Reception
A Publishers Weekly review comments on the fact that Tiptree has only just now been revealed to be a woman, as well as stating "Much of the best of Tiptree's work has appeared in previous collections, and these seven stories, though never less than intelligent and perceptive, don't have many blockbusters among them."[8]
