| Author | Stanley G. Weinbaum |
| Editor | Damon Knight |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster, Inc. |
| Copyright Holder | Damon Knight |
| Introduction by | Damon Knight |
| Notes by | Damon Knight |
| Translated by | Damon Knight |
| Contributing Writer | Stanley G. Weinbaum, Ambrose Bierce, Isaac Asimov, Brian Aldiss, H. G. Wells, Philip José Farmer, Keith Laumer, Mack Reynolds, Edmond Hamilton, Robert A. Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Katherine MacLean, Fitz-James O'Brien, Claude Veillot, Theodore L. Thomas, Edgar Pangborn, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Olaf Stapledon, Poul Anderson, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Will Stanton, Frank Herbert |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | H. Lawrence Hoffman |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | United States |
| Copyright | 1962 |
| Pages / Font | 352 pages |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 62-12409 |
| Price | $4.95 |
| Chapters | Introduction . . Damon Knight . . . 9
. . I ROBOTS
A selection from 'The Ideal' . . Stanley G. Weinbaum . . . 15
Maxon's Master . . Ambrose Bierce . . . 17
Reason . . Isaac Asimov . . . 26
But Who Can Replace a Man? . . Brian W. Aldiss . . . 42
II TIME TRAVEL
A selection from 'The Time Machine' . . H. G. Wells . . . 51
Of Time And Third Avenue . . Alfred Beater. . . 56
Sail On! Sail On! . . Philip José Farmer . . . 64
A selection from 'Worlds of the Imperium' . . Keith Laumer . . . 73
The Business, As Usual . . Mack Reynolds . . . 74
III Space
What's It Like Out There? . . Edmond Hamilton . . . 80
Sky Lift . . Robert A. Heinlein . . . 101
The Star . . Arthur C. Clarke . . . 115
IV Other Worlds and Other People
The Crystal Egg . . H. G. Wells . . . 121
The Wind People . . Marion Zimmer Bradley . . . 136
Unhuman Sacrifice . . Katherine MacLean . . . 152
V Aliens Among Us
What Was It? . . Fitz-James O'Brien . . . 180
The First Days of May . . Claude Veillot . . . 192
Day of Succession . . Theodore L. Thomas . . . 208
Angel's Egg . . Edgar Panborn . . . 215
VI SUPERMAN
Another World . . . J.-H. Rosny Aîné . . . 249
A selection from 'Odd John' . . Olaf Stapledon . . . 273
Call Me Joe . . Poul Anderson . . . 277
VII MARVELOUS INVENTIONS
From the 'London Times of 1904' . . Mark Twain . . . 309
A selection from 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea . . Jules Verne 319
You Are With It! . . Will Stanton . . . 324
Cease Fire . . Frank Herbert . . . 331
. . . Suggested Reading . . . 351 Introduction . . Damon Knight . . . 9
. . I ROBOTS
A selection from 'The Ideal' . . Stanley G. Weinbaum . . . 15
Maxon's Master . . Ambrose Bierce . . . 17
Reason . . Isaac Asimov . . . 26
But Who Can Replace a Man? . . Brian W. Aldiss . . . 42
II TIME TRAVEL
A selection from 'The Time Machine' . . H. G. Wells . . . 51
Of Time And Third Avenue . . Alfred Beater. . . 56
Sail On! Sail On! . . Philip José Farmer . . . 64
A selection from 'Worlds of the Imperium' . . Keith Laumer . . . 73
The Business, As Usual . . Mack Reynolds . . . 74
III Space
What's It Like Out There? . . Edmond Hamilton . . . 80
Sky Lift . . Robert A. Heinlein . . . 101
The Star . . Arthur C. Clarke . . . 115
IV Other Worlds and Other People
The Crystal Egg . . H. G. Wells . . . 121
The Wind People . . Marion Zimmer Bradley . . . 136
Unhuman Sacrifice . . Katherine MacLean . . . 152
V Aliens Among Us
What Was It? . . Fitz-James O'Brien . . . 180
The First Days of May . . Claude Veillot . . . 192
Day of Succession . . Theodore L. Thomas . . . 208
Angel's Egg . . Edgar Panborn . . . 215
VI SUPERMAN
Another World . . . J.-H. Rosny Aîné . . . 249
A selection from 'Odd John' . . Olaf Stapledon . . . 273
Call Me Joe . . Poul Anderson . . . 277
VII MARVELOUS INVENTIONS
From the 'London Times of 1904' . . Mark Twain . . . 309
A selection from 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea . . Jules Verne 319
You Are With It! . . Will Stanton . . . 324
Cease Fire . . Frank Herbert . . . 331
. . . Suggested Reading . . . 351 Show all ▾ |
| Notes | The Works 'The Ideal', 'The Time Machine', 'Worlds of Imperium' 'Odd John' and ''Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea' are excerpts. |