Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels

Fictional anthology
Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels
cover of first edition
EditorGroff Conklin
Cover artistRichard Powers
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherDell
Publication date
1960
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages350

Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Groff Conklin. It was first published in paperback by Dell in November 1960.[1] The book should not be confused with his similarly titled earlier anthology, 6 Great Short Novels of Science Fiction.

The book collects six novellas and novelettes by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1954-1960 in various science fiction and other magazines.[1]

Contents

  • "Introduction" (Groff Conklin)
  • "Galley Slave" (Isaac Asimov)
  • "Project Nursemaid" (Judith Merril)
  • "Final Gentleman" (Clifford D. Simak)
  • "Chain Reaction" (Algis Budrys)
  • "Rule Golden" (Damon Knight)
  • "Incommunicado" (Katherine MacLean)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Six Great Short Science Fiction Novels title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database