Who Goes There? (collection)
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Author | John W. Campbell Jr. |
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Cover artist | Hannes Bok |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction |
Publisher | Shasta Publishers |
Publication date | 1948 |
Pages | 230 |
OCLC | 2576424 |
Who Goes There? is a collection of science fiction stories by American writer John W. Campbell Jr.. It was published in 1948 by Shasta Publishers in an edition of 3,000 copies, of which 200 were signed by Campbell. The 1951 film The Thing from Another World, and 1982 version The Thing by John Carpenter, are based on the title story. The stories originally appeared in the magazine Astounding SF under Campbell's pseudonym Don A. Stuart.
Contents[]
- "Who Goes There?"
- "Blindness"
- "Frictional Losses"
- "Dead Knowledge"
- "Elimination"
- "Twilight"
- "Night"
Reception[]
Astounding reviewer P. Schuyler Miller praised the stories as providing "powerful and lasting stimulation to the imagination."[1]
References[]
- ^ "Book Review", Astounding, December 1948, p.105
Sources[]
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 592.
- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 88. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
Categories:
- 1948 short story collections
- Science fiction short story collections
- The Thing (franchise)
- Science fiction short story collection stubs
- 1940s short story collection stubs