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Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (paperback)

Originally published
  
1960

Publisher
  
Dell Publishing

Country
  
United States of America

Publication date
  
1960

Pages
  
350 pp.

Genre
  
Science Fiction

Cover artist
  
Richard M. Powers

Author
  
edited by Groff Conklin

Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Dell in November 1960. The book should not be confused with his similarly titled earlier anthology, 6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction.

The book collects six novellas and novelettes by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1954-1960 in various science fiction and other magazines.

Contents

  • "Introduction" (Groff Conklin)
  • "Galley Slave" (Isaac Asimov)
  • "Project Nursemaid" (Judith Merril)
  • "Final Gentleman" (Clifford D. Simak)
  • "Chain Reaction" (Algis Budrys)
  • "Rule Golden" (Damon Knight)
  • "Incommunicado" (Katherine MacLean)

    • References

    Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels Wikipedia
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