''The Rim of the Unknown'' is a collection of 23 stories by American writer
Frank Belknap Long. It was published by
Arkham House in
1972
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with cover art by
Herb Arnold and was the author's second collection of stories published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 3,650 copies.
The collection focusses primarily on Long's science fiction work in short form. While there is one tale ("The Man with a Thousand Legs") which appeared in''
Weird Tales'', the other stories are reprinted from such sources as ''Science Fiction Plus'',''
Thrilling Wonder Stories'',''
Startling Stories
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Fantastic Universe''.
The rear flap of the book credits Long with having written various other works including the fugitive ''The Mystery of the Golden Butterfly''. The latter appears to have been an
Ellery Queen novel which remained unpublished, although it is known that Long was the author of two other Queen novels - ''The Golden Eagle Mystery'' (1942) and ''The Green Turtle Mystery'' (1944).
Contents
''The Rim of the Unknown'' contains the following stories:
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The Spiral Intelligence"
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The World of Wulkins"
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The Man With a Thousand Legs"
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Humpty Dumpty Had a Great Fall"
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Guest in the House"
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The Trap"
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Fuzzy Head"
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The House of Rising Winds"
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Mr. Caxton Draws a Martian Bird"
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The Critters"
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The Man from Time
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Cones"
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Preview"
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Lesson in Survival
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Good to be a Martian
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Little Men of Space
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The Spectacles"
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Man of Distinction"
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The Great Cold"
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Green Glory"
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The Last Men"
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1972 short story collections
Fantasy short story collections
Science fiction short story collections by Frank Belknap Long
Horror short story collections