''Elsewhere and Elsewhen'' 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 ...
. It was first published in paperback by
Berkley Medallion in May 1968. It was split into two shorter anthologies for British publication; ''Science Fiction Elsewhere'' and ''Science Fiction Elsewhen'', both issued in hardcover by Rapp & Whiting in July 1970.
The book collects nine novelettes and short stories by various science fiction authors, together with an introduction by the editor. The stories were previously published from 1953 to 1965 in various science fiction and other magazines.
Contents
*"Introduction" (
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 ...
)
*"Shortstack" (Leigh Richmond and Walt Richmond)
*"How Allied" (
Mark Clifton)
*"The Wrong World" (
J. T. McIntosh)
*"World in a Bottle" (
Allen Kim Lang)
*"
Think Blue, Count Two" (
Cordwainer Smith
Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (July 11, 1913 – August 6, 1966), better known by his pen-name Cordwainer Smith, was an American author known for his science fiction works. Linebarger was a US Army officer, a noted East Asia scholar, and a ...
)
*"Turning Point" (
Poul Anderson
Poul William Anderson (November 25, 1926 – July 31, 2001) was an American fantasy and science fiction author who was active from the 1940s until the 21st century. Anderson wrote also historical novels. His awards include seven Hugo Awards and ...
)
*"The Book" (
Michael Shaara
Michael Shaara (June 23, 1928 – May 5, 1988) was an American author of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to an Italian immigrant father (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra, which in Italian is pron ...
)
*"Trouble Tide" (
James H. Schmitz)
The Earthman's Burden (
Donald E. Westlake
Donald Edwin Westlake (July 12, 1933 – December 31, 2008) was an American writer, with more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit. He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into ...
)
References
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1968 books
Science fiction anthologies
Groff Conklin anthologies