Star Science Fiction Stories No.2

Star Science Fiction Stories No.2
Cover of Star Science Fiction Stories No.2
Authorvarious
Cover artistRichard M. Powers
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesStar Science Fiction Stories
GenreScience fiction, anthology
PublisherBallantine Books
Publication date
1953
Media typePrint
Preceded byStar Science Fiction Stories No.1 
Followed byStar Science Fiction Stories No.3 

Star Science Fiction Stories No.2 is the second book in the anthology series, Star Science Fiction Stories, edited by Frederik Pohl. It was first published in 1953 by Ballantine Books.

Contents

  • "Disappearing Act" by Alfred Bester
  • "The Clinic" by Theodore Sturgeon
  • "The Congruent People" by Algis Budrys
  • "Critical Factor" by Hal Clement
  • "It's a Good Life" by Jerome Bixby
  • "A Pound of Cure" by Lester del Rey
  • "The Purple Fields" by Robert Crane
  • "F Y I" by James Blish
  • "Conquest" by Anthony Boucher
  • "Hormones" by Fletcher Pratt
  • "The Odor of Thought" by Robert Sheckley
  • "The Happiest Creature" by Jack Williamson
  • "The Remorseful" by C.M. Kornbluth
  • "Friend of the Family" by Richard Wilson

Reception

P. Schuyler Miller reviewed the anthology favorably, reported than many of the stories were "as good as you'll find anywhere."[1]

References

  1. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, July 1954, pp.147-48

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