Final Stage: The Ultimate Science Fiction Anthology
| Book | We Purchased People |
| Co-Editor | Edward L. Ferman, Barry N. Malzberg |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| First Published by | Charterhouse Books, Inc. |
| Copyright Holder | Edward L. Ferman and Barry N. Malzberg |
| Contributing Writer | Frederik Pohl, Poul Anderson, Kit Reed, Brian Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, Dean Koontz, Joanna Russ, Harlan Ellison, Harry Harrison, Robert Silverberg, James Tiptree, Jr., Barry N. Malzberg, Philip K. Dick |
| Cover Art by | David Pelham |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 1975 |
| Copyright | 1974 |
| Pages / Font | 284 pages |
| Catalog Number | 4039 |
| ISBN | 0 14 00.4039 0 |
| Price | UK 75p |
| Price | N.Z. $2.25 |
| Price | Can $2.95 |
| Price | US $2.50 |
| Chapters | Introduction . . . 9 . . . . FIRST CONTACT We Purchased People . . Frederik Pohl . . . 13 . . . . THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE The Voortrekkers . . Poul Anderson . . . 29 . . . . IMMORTALITY Great Escape Tours, Inc. . . Kit Reed . . . 55 . . . . INNER SPACE Diagrams for Three Enigmatic Stories . . Brian W. Aldiss . . . 68 . . . . ROBOTS AND ANDROIDS That Thou Art Mindful of Him! . . Isaac Asimov . . . 91 . . . . STRANGE CHILDREN We Three . . Dean R. Koontz . . . 118 . . . . FUTURE SEX An Old Fashioned Girl . . Joanna Russ . . . 126 Catman . . Harlan Ellison . . . 134 . . . . SPACE OPERA Space Rats of the CCC . . Harry Harrison . . . 176 . . . . ALTERNATE UNIVERSES Trips . . Robert Silverberg . . . 191 . . . . THE UNCONTROLLED MACHINE The Wonderful, All-Purpose Transmogrifier . . Barry N. Malzberg . . . 227 . . . . AFTER THE HOLOCAUST Her Smoke Rose Up Forever . . James Tiptree, Jr. . . . 237 . . . . TIME TRAVEL A Little Something for Us Tempunauts . . Philip K. Dick . . . 259 |
| Notes | Afterword, partial bibliography and short biography after each story |
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