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Fifty short science fiction tales

  • Margaret St. Clair,
  • Arthur Porges,
  • S. Fowler Wright,
  • Fredric Brown,
  • Alan Edward Nourse,
  • William Tenn,
  • Robert Sheckley,
  • Frank M. Robinson,
  • Lawrence L. LeShan,
  • Groff Conklin,
  • Fritz Leiber,
  • Cyril M. Kornbluth,
  • Avro Manhattan,
  • Jack Finney,
  • Evelyn E. Smith,
  • James H. Schmitz,
  • A. E. van Vogt,
  • Damon Knight,
  • Roger D. Aycock,
  • Anthony Boucher,
  • Eric Frank Russell,
  • Donald A. Wollheim,
  • Mack Reynolds,
  • Karen Anderson,
  • Theodore Sturgeon,
  • Robert A. Heinlein,
  • Arthur C. Clarke,
  • Poul Anderson,
  • Isaac Asimov,
  • Winston K. Marks,
  • Walt Sheldon,
  • Mildred Clingerman,
  • Will Stanton,
  • James Causey,
  • Peter Phillips,
  • Wayland Hilton Young,
  • H. B. Hickey,
  • Stuart Friedman,
  • John D. MacDonald,
  • Jack Lewis,
  • Cleve Cartmill,
  • John P. McKnight,
  • Marion Gross,
  • Charles Muñoz,
  • Alan Nelson,
  • Lion Miller,
  • Howard Schoenfeld,
  • Albert Hernhuter,
  • Alan Bloch,
  • Arthur Feldman,
  • Edward G. Robles Jr.,
  • Peter Grainger,
  • Ralph Williams

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Ballade of an Artificial Satellite - poem by Poul Anderson The Fun They Had - juvenile - short story by Isaac Asimov Men Are Different - short story by Alan Bloch The Ambassadors - short story by Anthony Boucher The Weapon - short story by Fredric Brown Random Sample - short story by T. P. Caravan Oscar - short story by Cleve Cartmill The Mist - short story by Peter Grainger [as by Peter Cartur] Teething Ring - short story by James Causey The Haunted Space Suit - short story by Arthur C. Clarke (variant of Who's There? 1958) Stair Trick - short story by Mildred Clingerman Unwelcome Tenant - short story by Roger Dee The Mathematicians - short story by Arthur Feldman The Third Level - short story by Jack Finney Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful! - short story by Stuart Friedman The Figure - short story by Lawrence L. LeShan [as by Edward Grendon] The Rag Thing - short story by Donald A. Wollheim [as by David Grinnell] The Good Provider - short story by Marion Gross Columbus Was a Dope - short story by Robert A. Heinlein Texas Week - short story by Albert Hernhuter Hilda - short story by H. B. Hickey The Choice - short story by Wayland Hilton-Young [as by W. Hilton-Young] Not with a Bang - short story by Damon Knight The Altar at Midnight - short story by C. M. Kornbluth A Bad Day for Sales - short story by Fritz Leiber Who's Cribbing? - short story by Jack Lewis Spectator Sport - short story by John D. MacDonald The Cricket Ball - short story by Avro Manhattan Double-Take - short story by Winston K. Marks Prolog - short story by John P. McKnight The Available Data on the Worp Reaction - short story by Lion Miller Narapoia - short story by Alan Nelson Tiger by the Tail - short story by Alan E. Nourse Counter Charm - short story by Peter Phillips The Fly - short story by Arthur Porges The Business, As Usual - short story by Mack Reynolds Two Weeks in August - short story by Frank M. Robinson See? - short story by Edward G. Robles, Jr. Appointment at Noon - short story by Eric Frank Russell We Don't Want Any Trouble - short story by James H. Schmitz Built Down Logically - short story by Howard Schoenfeld An Egg a Month from All Over - short story by Margaret St. Clair [as by Idris Seabright] The Perfect Woman - short story by Robert Sheckley The Hunters - short story by Walt Sheldon The Martian and the Magician - short story by Evelyn E. Smith Barney - short story by Will Stanton Talent - short story by Theodore Sturgeon Project Hush - short story by William Tenn The Great Judge - short story by A. E. van Vogt Emergency Landing - short story by Ralph Williams Obviously Suicide - short story by S. Fowler Wright Six Haiku - poem by Karen Anderson

Genres

  • Science fiction
  • Fiction, science fiction, general
  • Fiction, short stories (single author)
  • Anthologie
  • Science-Fiction
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    About the authors

    • Margaret St. Clair

      February 17, 1911 - November 22, 1995

      5.00

      1 ratings · 30 works

    • Arthur Porges

      5.00

      1 ratings · 20 works

    • S. Fowler Wright

      6 January 1874 - 25 February 1965

      5.00

      1 ratings · 45 works

    • Fredric Brown

      29 October 1906 - 11 March 1972

      4.00

      12 ratings · 157 works

    • Alan Edward Nourse

      1928 - 1992

      3.75

      8 ratings · 198 works

    • William Tenn

      1920 - 2010

      4.33

      3 ratings · 58 works

    • Robert Sheckley

      1928 - 2005

      3.60

      20 ratings · 268 works

    • Frank M. Robinson

      9 August 1926 - 30 June 2014

      4.50

      4 ratings · 22 works

    • Lawrence L. LeShan

      born 1920

      5.00

      2 ratings · 30 works

    • Groff Conklin

      6 September 1904 - 19 July 1968

      4.00

      4 ratings · 87 works

    • Fritz Leiber

      24 Dec 1910 - 5 Sep 1992

      3.60

      62 ratings · 319 works

    • Cyril M. Kornbluth

      2 July 1924 - 21 March 1958

      4.14

      14 ratings · 122 works

    • Avro Manhattan

      6 April 1914 - November 1990

      5.00

      2 ratings · 31 works

    • Jack Finney

      2 Oct 1911 - 14 Nov 1995

      4.10

      20 ratings · 62 works

    • Evelyn E. Smith

      1922 - 2000

      5.00

      1 ratings · 34 works

    • James H. Schmitz

      1911 - 1981

      4.75

      4 ratings · 71 works

    • A. E. van Vogt

      26 April 1912 - 26 January 2000

      4.03

      37 ratings · 330 works

    • Damon Knight

      19 September 1922 - 15 April 2002

      3.17

      6 ratings · 264 works

    • Roger D. Aycock

      December 6, 1914 - 2004-04-05

      5.00

      1 ratings · 22 works

    • Anthony Boucher

      August 21, 1911 - April 29, 1968

      3.67

      3 ratings · 147 works

    • Eric Frank Russell

      6 January 1905 - 28 February 1978

      3.81

      16 ratings · 96 works

    • Donald A. Wollheim

      October 1, 1914 - November 2, 1990

      3.50

      2 ratings · 103 works

    • Mack Reynolds

      11 November, 1917 - 30 January, 1983

      5.00

      1 ratings · 146 works

    • Karen Anderson

      September 16, 1932 - 17 March 2018

      4.50

      4 ratings · 63 works

    • Theodore Sturgeon

      26 February 1918 - 8 May 1985

      3.95

      22 ratings · 253 works

    • Robert A. Heinlein

      7 July 1907 - 8 May 1988

      3.79

      552 ratings · 175 works

    • Arthur C. Clarke

      16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008

      3.93

      527 ratings · 850 works

    • Poul Anderson

      25 November 1926 - 31 July 2001

      3.68

      63 ratings · 673 works

    • Isaac Asimov

      2 January 1920 - 6 April 1992

      4.12

      1583 ratings · 1361 works

    • Winston K. Marks

      5.00

      1 ratings · 11 works

    • Walt Sheldon

      5.00

      1 ratings · 10 works

    • Mildred Clingerman

      5.00

      1 ratings · 9 works

    • Will Stanton

      5.00

      1 ratings · 9 works

    • James Causey

      12 July 1924 - 13 April 2003

      5.00

      1 ratings · 8 works

    • Peter Phillips

      1 January 1920 - 28 March 2012

      5.00

      1 ratings · 8 works

    • Wayland Hilton Young

      born 1923

      5.00

      1 ratings · 6 works

    • H. B. Hickey

      5.00

      1 ratings · 6 works

    • Stuart Friedman

      25 July 1913 - 20 September 1993

      5.00

      1 ratings · 5 works

    • John D. MacDonald

      1916 - 1986

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      0 ratings · 5 works

    • Jack Lewis

      5.00

      1 ratings · 4 works

    • Cleve Cartmill

      21 June 1908 - 11 February 1964

      4.50

      2 ratings · 4 works

    • John P. McKnight

      4 April 1908 - 24 July 1987

      5.00

      1 ratings · 3 works

    • Marion Gross

      5.00

      1 ratings · 3 works

    • Charles Muñoz

      2 July 1926 - 22 February 2018

      5.00

      1 ratings · 3 works

    • Alan Nelson

      11 December 1911 - 9 September 1966

      5.00

      1 ratings · 3 works

    • Lion Miller

      1908 - 1987

      5.00

      1 ratings · 2 works

    • Howard Schoenfeld

      5.00

      1 ratings · 2 works

    • Albert Hernhuter

      born 24 March 1934

      5.00

      1 ratings · 2 works

    • Alan Bloch

      28 November 1915 - 18 February 2001

      5.00

      1 ratings · 1 works

    • Arthur Feldman

      5.00

      1 ratings · 1 works

    • Edward G. Robles Jr.

      5.00

      1 ratings · 1 works

    • Peter Grainger

      1916 - 1971

      5.00

      1 ratings · 1 works

    • Ralph Williams

      24 February 1914 - 1959

      5.00

      1 ratings · 1 works

    Editions

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      Collier Books

      1973

    • Edition cover

      Collier Books

      1965

    • Edition cover

      Touchstone

      August 1, 1997

    • Edition cover

      [1st ed.]

      Collier Books

      1963

    • Edition cover

      Collier Macmillan, Collier Macmillan Publishers

      1963

    • Edition cover

      Collier Books

      1972