Sources
| Source | ID | Link |
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| GoodReads | 3814437 | https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3814437 |
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Description
Theme collection of 12 science fiction stories dealing with space travel taken from the early modern genre pulp magazines. Two stories by Isaac Asimov are included; among the other writers represented are A.E. Van Vogt, Hal Clement, Lewis Padgett (husband-wife team pen name of Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore), L. Ron Hubbard, Manly Wade Wellman & Murray Leinster.
Foreword (1950) essay by Martin Greenberg
Introduction (1950) essay by Willy Ley
Men Against the Stars (1938) novelette by Manly Wade Wellman
The Red Death of Mars (1940) novelette by Robert Moore Williams
The Iron Standard (1943) story by Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore [aka Lewis Padgett]
Schedule (1945) story by Harry Walton
Far Centaurus (1944) story by A.E. van Vogt
Cold Front (1946) novelette by Hal Clement
The Plants (1946) story by Murray Leinster
Competition/Artur Blord (1943) novelette by E. Mayne Hull
When Shadows Fall (1948) story by L. Ron Hubbard
Foreword (1950) essay by Martin Greenberg
Introduction (1950) essay by Willy Ley
Men Against the Stars (1938) novelette by Manly Wade Wellman
The Red Death of Mars (1940) novelette by Robert Moore Williams
The Iron Standard (1943) story by Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore [aka Lewis Padgett]
Schedule (1945) story by Harry Walton
Far Centaurus (1944) story by A.E. van Vogt
Cold Front (1946) novelette by Hal Clement
The Plants (1946) story by Murray Leinster
Competition/Artur Blord (1943) novelette by E. Mayne Hull
When Shadows Fall (1948) story by L. Ron Hubbard