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Country
  
United States

Publication date
  
1954

Pages
  
371 pp

Author
  
August Derleth

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (Hardback)

Originally published
  
1954

Publisher
  
Rinehart & Company

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Genres
  
Short story, Science Fiction

Similar
  
August Derleth books, Short Stories

Portals of Tomorrow is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by August Derleth, intended as the first in a series of "year's best" volumes. It was first published by Rinehart & Company in 1954. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines Fantasy and Science Fiction, Future, Esquire, Fantastic Universe, Galaxy Science Fiction, Blue Book, Startling Stories, Orbit, Astounding Stories and Beyond Fantasy Fiction.

Contents

Contents

  • Introduction, by August Derleth
  • "The Hypnoglyph", by John Anthony
  • "Testament of Andros", by James Blish
  • "The Playground", by Ray Bradbury
  • "Gratitude Guaranteed", by R. Bretnor & Kris Neville
  • "Rustle of Wings", by Fredric Brown
  • "The Other Tiger", by Arthur C. Clarke
  • "Civilized", by Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides
  • "Stickeney and the Critic", by Mildred Clingerman
  • "The Word", by Mildred Clingerman
  • "Hermit on Bikini", by John Langdon
  • "Jezebel", by Murray Leinster
  • "D.P. from Tomorrow", by Mack Reynolds
  • "The Altruists", by Idris Seabright
  • "Potential", by Robert Sheckley
  • "Eye for Iniquity", by T. L. Sherred
  • "Kindergarten", by Clifford D. Simak
  • Outstanding Collections of Fantastic Stories Published During the Year 1953
  • A Checklist of New Fantastic Stories Published in American Magazines in 1953
  • A Checklist of the Best New Fantastic Stories Published in Books in 1953

    • Reception

    P. Schuyler Miller noted that Derleth's selections "hew more to old-line themes and treatments."

    References

    Portals of Tomorrow Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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