13 Great Stories of Science Fiction

1960 anthology edited by Groff Conklin 13 Great Stories of Science Fiction 13 Great Stories of Science Fiction.jpg 200px Cover of first edition Groff Conklin Richard Powers United States English Science fiction Fawcett Gold Medal 1960 Print (paperback) 192 13 Great Stories of Science Fiction is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Fawcett Gold Medal in May 1960 and reprinted by Fawcett Gold Medal in September 1962, 1964, December 1969, and July 1979. The first hardcover edition was published by White Lion in 1972. The first British edition was issued by Coronet in 1967 and reprinted in 1972 and 1973.34877 The book collects thirteen novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1946-1957 in various science fiction and other magazines. Contents "Introduction" (Groff Conklin) "The War Is Over" (Algis Budrys) "The Light" (Poul Anderson) "Compassion Circuit" (John Wyndham) "Volpla" (Wyman Guin) "Silence, Please!" (Arthur C. Clarke) "Allegory" (William T. Powers) "Soap Opera" (Alan Nelson) "Shipping Clerk" (William Morrison) "Technological Retreat" (G. C. Edmondson) "The Analogues" (Damon Knight) "The Available Data on the Worp Reaction" (Lion Miller) "The Skills of Xanadu" (Theodore Sturgeon) "The Machine" (Richard Gehman) Notes Category:1960 short story anthologies Category:Science fiction anthologies Category:Anthologies edited by Groff Conklin Category:English-language short story anthologies Category:Gold Medal Books books