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.^[1]

The book collects six novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors.

• "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)

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.