Science Fiction Carnival

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Science Fiction Carnival
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Dust-jacket from the first edition.
EditorsFredric Brown and Mack Reynolds
Cover artistAdri Ames
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherShasta Publishers
Publication date
1953
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages315
OCLC1613005

Science Fiction Carnival is an anthology of humorous science fiction stories edited by American writers Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds. It was published by Shasta Publishers in 1953 in an edition of 3,500 copies. Most of the stories originally appeared in the magazines Super Science Stories, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Astounding, Worlds Beyond, Slant, Imagination, Space Science Fiction, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Blue Book.

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Reception[]

P. Schuyler Miller gave the anthology a lukewarm review, saying "The only trouble with [the book] is that someone else got to all the best stories first."[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, September 1954, p.153

Sources[]

  • Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. "The Locus Index to Science Fiction (2001)". Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (2001). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, Supplement 9, 2000–2001. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 594.
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