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Series: Misc
Genre: SF
Pages: 785 pages
Publisher: Crown
Reader Rating: 8 out of 10
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The Best of Science Fiction by (Edward) Groff ConklinDescription: 40 works of short fiction in six categories: 1) The Atom, 2) The Wonders of Earth, 3) The Superscience of Man, 4) Dangerous Inventions, 5) Adventures in Dimension, 6) From Outer Space. This was reprinted in 1963 with 22 of the original 40 stories. The entire collection was reprinted under the name The Golden Age of Science Fiction in 1980.
This book was tied for 13th on the Arkham Survey of the 'Basic SF Titles' in 1949, and 6th on the 1952 Astounding/Analog All-Time Poll.
There was a revised edition of this book published in 1963 which included only 22 of the 40 original stories.
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