Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes
 Cover of the first edition | |
| Editors | Roger Elwood and Vic Ghidalia |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Franz Altschuler |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Follett Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 381 |
| ISBN | 0-695-40369-9 |
Androids, Time Machines and Blue Giraffes is an anthology of science fiction novelettes and short stories compiled by Roger Elwood and Vic Ghidalia,[1] actually packaged by the former and edited by the latter.[2] It was first published in hardcover by the Follett Publishing Company in August 1973.[1]
The book collects twenty-four novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with a preface by the packager. The stories were previously published in 1835-1973 in various science fiction and other magazines.[1]
Contents
- "Preface" (Roger Elwood)
- Robots
- "Moxon's Master" (Ambrose Bierce)
- "Metal Man" (Jack Williamson)
- "Lenny" (Isaac Asimov)
- "Grandma Was Never Like This" (Rachel Cosgrove Payes)
- Monstrosities
- "The Horla" (Guy de Maupassant)
- "Counter Charm" (Margaret St. Clair)
- "The House in the Valley" (August Derleth)
- "The Unpicker" (William F. Temple)
- Machines
- "Frank Reade Junior's Air Wonder" (Luis P. Senarens)
- "The Machine" (John W. Campbell)
- "Calling Dr. Clockwork" (Ron Goulart)
- "The Running" (Richard Posner)
- Mutants
- "King Pest" (Edgar Allan Poe)
- "White Ape" (H. P. Lovecraft)
- "The Blue Giraffe" (L. Sprague de Camp)
- "The Mutant Season" (Robert Silverberg)
- Time Travel
- "Chronic Argonaut" (H. G. Wells)
- "Time For Sale" (Ralph Milmer Farley)
- "Where the Time Went" (James H. Schmitz)
- "Forerunner" (Jeff Sutton)
- Space Travel
- "The Begum's Fortune" (excerpt) (Jules Verne)
- "Son of the Stars" (Eando Binder)
- "Sunjammer" (Arthur C. Clarke)
- "Terra Phobia" (Dean R. Koontz)