Angels and Spaceships
1954 collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Fredric Brown
First edition | |
Author | Fredric Brown |
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Cover artist | "Kohs" |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
Publication date | 1954 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 224 |
Angels and Spaceships is a 1954 collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by American writer Fredric Brown. It was initially published in hardcover by E. P. Dutton; a later Bantam paperback edition was retitled Star Shine.[1]
Contents
- "Introduction" (original essay by author)
- "Pattern" (original)
- "Placet is a Crazy Place" (Astounding 1946)
- "Answer" (original)
- "Etaoin Shrdlu" (Unknown 1942)
- "Preposterous" (original)
- "Armageddon" Unknown 1941)
- "Politeness" (original)
- "The Waveries" (Astounding 1945)
- "Reconciliation" (original)
- "The Hat Trick" (Unknown 1943)
- "Search" (original)
- "Letter to a Phoenix" (Astounding 1949)
- "Daisies" (original)
- "The Angelic Angleworm" (Unknown 1943)
- "Sentence" (original)
- "The Yehudi Principle" (Astounding 1944)
- "Solipsist" (original)
The original stories are generally very short vignettes.[2]
Reception
Anthony Boucher found the collection "contains a little of everything, from screwball fantasy to sober science fiction" and praised Brown's "sparkling originality and delightfully crisp writing."[3] P. Schuyler Miller found the stories to be "good fun", though not so impressive as Brown's novel-length work.[4] Groff Conklin called the book "perfectly delightful", with eight of Brown's "very best stories".[5]
References
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Bibliography
- The Fabulous Clipjoint
- The Screaming Mimi
- What Mad Universe
- Martians, Go Home
- Rogue in Space
- Angels and Spaceships
- Honeymoon in Hell
- Nightmares and Geezenstacks
- "Arena"
- "Knock"
- "Letter to a Phoenix"
- "Sentry"
- "The Waveries"
- Crack-Up (1946)
- Screaming Mimi (1958)
- "Arena" (1967)
- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970)
- Geometria (1987)
- Martians Go Home (1990)