The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949

The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949 is a 1949 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty. It was the first published anthology to present the best science fiction stories for a given year.[1] The stories had originally appeared in 1948 in the magazines Planet Stories, Astounding Science Fiction, Blue Book, Comment, and Thrilling Wonder Stories. The anthology was later combined with the 1950 volume and reissued as Science Fiction Omnibus.[2]

The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949
Dust-jacket from the first edition
EditorsEverett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction
PublisherFredrick Fell
Publication date
1949
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages314
Followed byThe Best Science Fiction Stories: 1950 

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Reception

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L. Sprague de Camp received the anthology favorably, describing it as "a superior product . . . with all the stories readable and some excellent."[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Dozois, Gardner R. (2005). Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction. Chicago: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. xii. ISBN 978-0-312-33656-1.
  2. ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, July 1952, pp.160-61
  3. ^ "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, May 1950, pp.104-05.

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