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Penguin Science Fiction: Edited by Brian Aldiss
Penguin Science Fiction: Edited by Brian Aldiss
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In this classic anthology: Sole Solution, Eric Frank Russell: Solipsism finds a solution. Lot, Ward Moore: David Jimmon, a Los Angeles suburbanite is one of thousands fleeing the atomic blasts raining on American cities. He prides himself on his preparations, while silently chiding his narrow-minded family; for he, alone, knows this is the end of civilisation...The Short-Short Story of Mankind, John Steinbeck: An Mark Twain-type allegory, Steinbeck’s account of human progress from savagery to civilisation has an element of humour yet is sobering...Skirmish, Clifford Simak: a newsman faces a very different kind of alien invasion than that expected in the 1950s! Poor Little Warrior! Brian Aldiss: A time-travelling hunter meets a smarter prey then himself...Grandpa, James H. Schmitz: Cord, 15 year old member of a planet colonisation team is an adventurer and not very good at following the rules...The Half Pair, Bertram Chandler: The flight was evidently marked for disaster. But after all, a man can't be well dressed in space with only one cuff! Command Performance, Walter M. Miller: A woman able to read minds feels very solitary in her ability, then she finds she is not alone...Nightfall, Isaac Asimov: Imagine living on a planet with six suns that never experiences Darkness. Imagine never having seen the Stars. Then, one by one your suns start to set, gradually leading you into Darkness for the first time ever...The Snowball Effect, Kathleen Maclean: A sociology professor conducts the perfect social experiment to prove the worth of his ideals. But can he control his creation? The End Of Summer, Algis Budrys: The invention of a radiation generator endows the world with super-healing ability but also ensures they never change - ever...Track 12, J.G. Ballard: A has-been athlete conducting a torrid affair with a professor's wife is invited by the cuckolded husband for a drink - does he know of the affair? Cover art by Brian Keogh.
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Paperback; Vintage Penguin 1961; tape ghosts on cover from oldplastic cover; slight spine bowl; tightly bound and clean within; tape ghosts on half-title page; good reading copy for its vintage, Sci-Fi/UFOShare
