''New Writings in SF 21'' is an
anthology
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of
science fiction
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short stories edited by
John Carnell, the last volume he oversaw in the ''
New Writings in SF
''New Writings in SF'' was a series of thirty British science fiction original anthologies published from 1964 to 1977 under the successive editorships of John Carnell from 1964 to 1972 (the last volume with the aid of Diane Lloyd) and Kenneth Bulm ...
'' prior to his decease; later volumes in the series were issued under the editorship of
Kenneth Bulmer
Henry Kenneth Bulmer (14 January 1921 – 16 December 2005) was a British author, primarily of science fiction.
Life
Born in London, he married Pamela Buckmaster on 7 March 1953. They had one son and two daughters, and they divorced in 1981. B ...
. It was first published in hardcover by
Sidgwick & Jackson in 1972, followed by a paperback edition issued by
Corgi in 1973. The contents of this volume, together with those of volumes 22 and 23 of the series, were later included in the omnibus anthology ''New Writings in SF Special 1'', issued by Sidgwick & Jackson in 1975.
The book collects several novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, with a foreword by
Diane Loyd taking the place of the customary one by Carnell, in consequence of the latter's death.
Contents
*"Foreword" (
Diane Lloyd
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)
*"The Passing of the Dragons" (
Keith Roberts
Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000) was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of ''Science Fantasy'' magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stor ...
)
*"Algora One Six" (
Douglas R. Mason)
*"Commuter" (
James White)
*"The Possessed" (
Sydney J. Bounds)
*"What the Thunder Said" (
Colin Kapp)
*"Tangled Web" (
H. A. Hargreaves)
*"The Tertiary Justification" (
Michael G. Coney
Michael Greatrex Coney (28 September 1932 - 4 November 2005) was a British science fiction writer, best known for his novel ''Hello Summer, Goodbye.''
Life
Coney was born in Birmingham, England, on 28 September 1932. As an adult, he worked as ...
)
External links
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1972 anthologies
21
Sidgwick & Jackson books
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