The Best from Amazing Stories is an anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Ted White. It was first published in paperback by Manor Books in 1973, as a companion to The Best from Fantastic, issued in the same year. The first British edition was published in hardcover by Robert Hale in 1976 under the alternative title The Best from Amazing.[1]
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| Editor | Ted White |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Publisher | Manor Books |
Publication date | 1973 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (paperback) |
| Pages | 192 |
| OCLC | 4178733 |
Summary
editWhite, editor of Amazing Stories magazine at the time the anthology was published, here collects eight science fiction short stories and novelettes that originally appeared in the magazine in the period prior to his editorship.[1]
Contents
edit- "No Charge for Alterations" (H. L. Gold) (from Amazing Stories v. 27, no. 4, Apr./May 1953)
- "The Augmented Agent" (Jack Vance) (from Amazing Stories v. 35, no. 10, Oct. 1961)
- "The Misfit" (Roger Zelazny) (from Amazing Stories v. 37, no. 10, Oct. 1963)
- "The Dowry of Angyar" (Ursula K. Le Guin) (from Amazing Stories v. 38, no. 9, Sep. 1964)
- "Placement Test" (Keith Laumer) (from Amazing Stories v. 38, no. 7, Jul. 1964)
- "The Horn of Time the Hunter" (Poul Anderson) (from Amazing Stories v. 37, no. 9, Sep. 1963)
- "Phoenix" (Marion Zimmer Bradley and Ted White) (from Amazing Stories v. 37, no. 2, Feb. 1963)
- "Rogue Psi" (James H. Schmitz) (from Amazing Stories v. 36, no. 8, Aug. 1962)
Notes
edit- ^ a b The Best from Amazing Stories title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database