The Science Fiction Galaxy
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Editor | Groff Conklin |
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Cover artist | Richard Powers |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Permabooks |
Publication date | 1950 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | xii, 242 |
The Science Fiction Galaxy is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in hardcover by Permabooks in 1950.[1]
The book collects twelve novelettes and short stories by various authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1909-1949 in various science fiction and other magazines.[1]
Contents
- "Introduction" (Groff Conklin)
- "The Machine Stops" (E. M. Forster)
- "As Easy as A.B.C." (Rudyard Kipling)
- "The Derelict" (William Hope Hodgson)
- "The Fires Within" (Arthur C. Clarke)
- "A Child Is Crying" (John D. MacDonald)
- "Quis Custodiet .... ?" (Margaret St. Clair)
- "The Life-Work of Professor Muntz" (Murray Leinster)
- "The Appendix and the Spectacles" (Miles J. Breuer)
- "Death from the Stars" (A. Rowley Hilliard)
- "The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast" (Theodore Sturgeon)
- "King of the Gray Spaces" (Ray Bradbury)
- "The Living Galaxy" (Laurence Manning)
Notes
- ^ a b The Science Fiction Galaxy title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database