''Science Fiction Adventures in Mutation'' is a theme
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 ...
stories edited by American anthologist
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 ...
, published in hardcover by
Vanguard Press
The Vanguard Press (1926–1988) was a United States publishing house established with a $100,000 grant from the left wing American Fund for Public Service, better known as the Garland Fund. Throughout the 1920s, Vanguard Press issued an array of ...
in 1955. An abridged paperback edition was issued by
Berkley Books in 1965.
Contents
* "Introduction", Groff Conklin
* "Chain of Command", Stephen Arr (''
Galaxy'' 1954)
* "Battle of the Unborn",
James Blish
James Benjamin Blish () was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He is best known for his '' Cities in Flight'' novels and his series of ''Star Trek'' novelizations written with his wife, J. A. Lawrence. His novel '' A Case of Conscie ...
(''
Future'' 1950)
* "The Hungry Guinea Pig",
Miles J. Breuer (''
Amazing'' 1930)
* "Keep Out",
Fredric Brown
Fredric Brown (October 29, 1906 – March 11, 1972) was an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer.D. J. McReynolds, "The Short Fiction of Fredric Brown" in Frank N. Magill, (ed.) ''Survey of Science Fiction Literature'', Vol. 4 ...
(''Amazing'' 1954)
* "The Small World of M-75", Ed M. Clinton, Jr. (''
IF'' 1954)
* "Limiting Factor",
Theodore R. Cogswell (''Galaxy'' 1954)
* "The Lysenko Maze",
Donald A. Wollheim
Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 – November 2, 1990) was an American science fiction editor, publisher, writer, and fan. As an author, he published under his own name as well as under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell, Martin Pearso ...
(''
F&SF
''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...
'' 1954)
* "The Patient",
E. Mayne Hull
Edna May Hull van Vogt (May 1, 1905 – January 20, 1975) was a Canadian science fiction writer who published under the name E. Mayne Hull. She was the first wife of A. E. van Vogt, also a science fiction writer.
Early life and marriage
Edna M ...
(''
Unknown
Unknown or The Unknown may refer to:
Film
* ''The Unknown'' (1915 comedy film), a silent boxing film
* ''The Unknown'' (1915 drama film)
* ''The Unknown'' (1927 film), a silent horror film starring Lon Chaney
* ''The Unknown'' (1936 film), a ...
1943)
* "Cold War",
Henry Kuttner (''
Thrilling Wonder Stories
''Wonder Stories'' was an early American science fiction magazine which was published under several titles from 1929 to 1955. It was founded by Hugo Gernsback in 1929 after he had lost control of his first science fiction magazine, ''Amazing Stor ...
'' 1949)
* "Skag with the Queer Head",
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 ...
(''Marvel Science Fiction'' 1951)
* "Veiled Island", Emmett McDowell (''
Astounding
''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 ...
'' 1946)
* "Experimental Station", Kris Neville (''Super Science Stories'' 1950)
* "Family Resemblance", Alan E. Nourse (''Astounding'' 1953)
* "And Thou Beside Me", Mack Reynolds (''F&SF'' 1954)
* "This One’s on Me", Eric Frank Russell (''Nebula Science Fiction, Nebula'' 1953)
* "The Age of Prophecy", Margaret St. Clair (''Future'' 1951)
* "Love of Heaven", Theodore Sturgeon (''Astounding'' 1948)
* "The Impossible Voyage Home", Floyd L. Wallace (''Galaxy'' 1954)
* "The Conspirators", James White (author), James White (''New Worlds (magazine), New Worlds'' 1954)
* "The Better Choice", S. Fowler Wright
* "Bibliography of Mutation Stories"
"The Lysenko Maze" appeared under the "David Grinnell" pseudonym. "Experimental Station" was originally published as "The First".
Reception
J. Francis McComas, writing in ''The New York Times'', found the volume to be less successful than Conklin's four previous theme anthologies, because the chosen theme was "too narrow," but praised Conklin's story notes as "entertaining and effective."
["Spaceman's Realm", ''The New York Times Book Review'', March 11. 1956]
References
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Groff Conklin anthologies
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