''Great Science Fiction About Doctors'' is an anthology 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 uni ...

short stories edited by

Groff Conklin Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904 – July 19, 1968) was an American science fiction anthologist. He edited 40 anthologies of science fiction, one of mystery stories (co-edited with physician Noah Fabricant), wrote books on home improvemen ...

and Noah D. Fabricant, M.D. It was first published in paperback by

Collier Books Crowell-Collier Publishing Company was an American publisher that owned the popular magazines '' Collier's'', ''Woman's Home Companion'' and ''The American Magazine''. Crowell's subsidiary, P.F. Collier and Son, published '' Collier's Encyclopedi ...

in 1963, and was reprinted in 1965, 1966, and 1970. The two later collaborated on a second anthology, '' Great Detective Stories About Doctors''. The book collects eighteen novelettes and short stories by various authors, together with a general introduction and short introductions to each story by the editors. Several of the stories are by as well as about doctors. They were previously published from 1844-1959 in various magazines.

*"Introduction" ( Noah D. Fabricant, M.D. and

) *"The Man Without an Appetite" ( Miles J. Breuer, M.D.) *"Out of the Cradle, Endlessly Orbiting" ( Arthur C. Clarke) *"The Brothers" ( Clifton Dance, Jr., M.D.) *"The Great Keinplatz Experiment" ( Arthur Conan Doyle, M.D.) *"Compound B" ( David Harold Fink, M.D.) *"Rappaccini's Daughter" (

Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...

) *"The Psychophonic Nurse" (

David H. Keller David Henry Keller (December 23, 1880 – July 13, 1966) was an American writer who worked for pulp magazines in the mid-twentieth century, in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. He was also a psychiatrist and physician to shell- ...

, M.D.) *"The Little Black Bag" ( C. M. Kornbluth) *"Ribbon in the Sky" (

Murray Leinster Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie ...

)
Mate in Two Moves
( Winston K. Marks) *"Bedside Manner" ( William Morrison) *"The Shopdropper" ( Alan Nelson) *"Family Resemblance" (

Alan E. Nourse Alan Edward Nourse (August 11, 1928 – July 19, 1992) was an American science fiction writer and physician. He wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science. His SF works sometimes focused ...

, M.D.) *" Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" (

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...

) *"Emergency Operation" ( Arthur Porges) *"A Matter of Ethics" ( J. R. Shango) *"Bolden's Pets" ( F. L. Wallace) *"Expedition Mercy" ( J. A. Winter, M.D.)

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