Journey to Infinity is a 1951 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Martin Greenberg. The stories originally appeared in the magazines Astounding SF, Amazing Stories and Future Science Fiction.
 Dust-jacket from the first edition | |
| Editor | Martin Greenberg |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Edd Cartier |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Gnome Press |
Publication date | 1951 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 381 |
Contents
edit- Foreword, by Martin Greenberg
- Introduction, by Fletcher Pratt
- "False Dawn", by A. Bertram Chandler
- "Atlantis", by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D.
- "Letter to a Phoenix", by Fredric Brown
- "Unite and Conquer", by Theodore Sturgeon
- "Breakdown", by Jack Williamson
- "Dance of a New World", by John D. MacDonald
- "Mother Earth", by Isaac Asimov
- "There Shall Be Darkness", by C. L. Moore
- "Taboo", by Fritz Leiber
- "Overthrow", by Cleve Cartmill
- "Barrier of Dread", by Judith Merril
- "Metamorphosite", by Eric Frank Russell
Reception
editGroff Conklin wrote that the idea of a collection of "possible pasts and futures for man" was fascinating, but the book was "somewhat uneven" and dissatisfying to those familiar with science fiction. He said that 12 stories were not enough, criticizing the lack of stories from Robert Heinlein's Future History, Clifford D. Simak's City, or Lewis Padgett's "Baldy" series.[1] Villiers Gerson, writing in Astounding Science Fiction, complained that nearly half the stories in the book were "second-rate", selected to fit in along thematic lines rather than for their own merit.[2] The New York Times noted that the anthology presented "the science-fictional History of Man."[3]
References
edit- ^ Conklin, Groff (April 1951). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 59–61.
- ^ "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, July 1951, p.154
- ^ "In The Realm of the Spacemen", The New York Times Book Review, June 3, 1951
Sources
edit- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 300.
- Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-02-25.
External links
edit- Journey to Infinity title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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