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The Science Fiction Bestiary

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Cover artist
  
John R. Gibson

Publication date
  
1971

Pages
  
256 pp.

Genre
  
Science Fiction

Country
  
United States of America

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Language
  
English

Media type
  
Print (hardcover)

Originally published
  
1971

Publisher
  
Thomas Nelson

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Author
  
edited by Robert Silverberg

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The Science Fiction Bestiary is an anthology of science fiction novelettes and short stories edited by Robert Silverberg. It was first published in hardcover by Thomas Nelson in 1971; it was reprinted in March 1973. The first paperback edition was published by Dell Laurel in February 1974. It has also been translated into German.

The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors (including one by the editor), together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1934-1956 in various science fiction magazines.

Contents

  • "Introduction" (Robert Silverberg)
  • "The Hurkle Is a Happy Beast" (Theodore Sturgeon)
  • "Grandpa" (James H. Schmitz)
  • "The Blue Giraffe" (L. Sprague de Camp)
  • "The Preserving Machine" (Philip K. Dick)
  • "A Martian Odyssey" (Stanley G. Weinbaum)
  • "The Sheriff of Canyon Gulch" (Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson)
  • "Drop Dead" (Clifford D. Simak)
  • "The Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out" (R. Bretnor)
  • "Collecting Team" (Robert Silverberg)
  • References

    The Science Fiction Bestiary Wikipedia