''Beyond Infinity'' is a collection of
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
stories by author
Robert Spencer Carr
Robert Spencer Carr (March 26, 1909 – April 28, 1994) was an American literature, American writer of science fiction and Fantasy fiction, fantasy. He sold his first story to ''Weird Tales'' at age 15. At age 17 his novel, ''The Rampant ...
. It was first published in
1951
Events
January
* January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950).
* January 9 – The Government of the United ...
by
Fantasy Press
Fantasy Press was an American publishing house specialising in fantasy and science fiction titles. Established in 1946 by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach in Reading, Pennsylvania, it was most notable for publishing the works of authors such as Robert A. Hei ...
in an edition of 2,779 copies. Two of the stories originally appeared in ''
The Saturday Evening Post
''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely c ...
'', while the title story and "Mutation" saw first publication in the book.
Contents
* "Morning Star"
* "Mutation"
* "Those Men from Mars"
* "Beyond Infinity"
Reception
''
The New York Times
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'' reviewer Villiers Gerson found the title story "overprecious," but praised the others for the author's "humor, his absorption with human values, and his writing skill."
P. Schuyler Miller
Peter Schuyler Miller (February 21, 1912 – October 13, 1974) was an American science fiction writer and critic.
Life
Miller was raised in New York's Mohawk Valley, which led to a lifelong interest in the Iroquois Indians. He pursued this as ...
recommended the collection as a "wedding of good, tried science-fiction themes, worked out deftly, with real fictional know-how."
["The Reference Library", '']Astounding Science Fiction
''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...
'', November 1951, p.119
References
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Advent
Advent is a Christian season of preparation for the Nativity of Christ at Christmas. It is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity.
The name was adopted from Latin "coming; arrival", translating Greek ''parousia''.
In ...
, pages=93 , year=1974, isbn=0-911682-20-1
1951 short story collections
Science fiction short story collections
Fantasy Press books