''New Dimensions 1'' is an anthology of original
science fiction stories edited by American writer
Robert Silverberg, published in hardcover by
Doubleday Books in 1971 and reprinted in paperback by
Avon Books in 1973. While Silverberg had previously compiled several reprint anthologies, ''New Dimensions 1'' was the first anthology of original work he edited. It placed second in the annual
Locus Poll for best original anthology.
Contents
* "A Special Kind of Morning",
Gardner Dozois
* "The Trouble with the Past". Alex &
Phyllis Eisenstein
Phyllis Eisenstein (February 26, 1946 – December 7, 2020) was an American author of science fiction and fantasy short stories as well as novels. Her work was nominated for both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award.
Early life
Eisenstein was born Phy ...
* "The Power of Time", Josephine Saxton
* "The Giberel",
Doris Pitkin Buck
* "
Vaster Than Empires and More Slow",
Ursula K. Le Guin
* "The Great A", Robert C. Malstrom
* "At the Mouse Circus",
Harlan Ellison
Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...
* "A Plague of Cars", Leonard Tushnet
* "Sky",
R. A. Lafferty
Raphael Aloysius "R. A." Lafferty (November 7, 1914March 18, 2002) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer known for his original use of language, metaphor, and narrative structure, Lafferty also wrote a set of four autobiographical n ...
* "Love Song of Herself",
Edward Bryant
* "The Wicked Flee",
Harry Harrison
* "The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World",
Philip José Farmer
* "Conquest"
Barry N. Malzberg
Barry Nathaniel Malzberg (born July 24, 1939) is an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy.
Biography
Malzberg originated from a Jewish family and graduated from Syracuse University in 1960. He worked as an investi ...
* "Emancipation: A Romance of the Times to Come",
Thomas M. Disch
"Vaster Than Empires and More Slow", "A Special Kind of Morning", and "Sky" were nominated for the
Hugo Award
The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...
. "A Special Kind of Morning" was also nominated for the
Nebula Award
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...
.
Reception
Theodore Sturgeon praised Silverberg's selection of stories, saying "His writers shine in the dark."
["Galaxy Bookshelf", '' Galaxy Science Fiction'', March 1972, pp.85]
References
1971 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
Robert Silverberg anthologies
Doubleday (publisher) books
1970s science fiction works
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