Beachheads in Space
1952 anthology of science fiction stories edited by August Derleth
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Editor | August Derleth |
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Cover artist | Ronald Clyne |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Pellegrini & Cudahy |
Publication date | 1952 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | xii, 320 |
Beachheads in Space is an anthology of science fiction stories edited by American writer August Derleth. It was first published by Pellegrini & Cudahy in 1952. Many of the stories had originally appeared in the magazines Astounding Stories, Fantastic Adventures, Science Fiction Adventures, Amazing Stories, Startling Stories, Weird Tales, Planet Stories and Blue Book. Seven of the stories were reprinted again in Derleth's 1964 anthology From Other Worlds.
Contents
- Introduction, by August Derleth
- "The Star", by David H. Keller, M.D.
- "The Man from Outside", by Jack Williamson
- "Beachhead", by Clifford Daniel Simak
- "The Years Draw Nigh", by Lester del Rey
- "Metamorphosite", by Eric Frank Russell
- "The Ordeal of Professor Klein", by L. Sprague de Camp
- "Repetition", by A. E. van Vogt
- "Breeds There a Man...?", by Isaac Asimov
- "Meteor", by John Beynon
- "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down", by John Wyndham
- "The Blinding Shadows", by Donald Wandrei
- "The Metamorphosis of Earth", by Clark Ashton Smith
- "The Ambassadors from Venus", by Kendell F. Crossen
- "To People a New World", by Nelson S. Bond
Reception
P. Schuyler Miller reported Beachhead to be "a well-done theme collection," saying it was "better than anyone would have thought could still be dredged out of the old files."[1]
References
- ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, November 1953, pp.147-48
Sources
- Content, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-07.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. pp. 138–139. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
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