''Judgment Night'' is a
1952
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* February 6
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collection of
science fiction
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short stories by American writer
C. L. Moore. It was first published by
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was an American small-press publishing company active 1948 – 1962 and primarily known for fantasy and science fiction, many later regarded as classics.
Gnome was one of the most eminent of the fan publishers of SF, producing 86 ...
in 1952 in an edition of 4,000 copies. The collection contains the stories that Moore selected as the best of her longer work. The stories all originally appeared in the
magazine
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''
Astounding SF''.
Contents
* "Judgment Night"
* "Paradise Street"
* "Promised Land"
* "The Code"
* "Heir Apparent"
Reception
Reviewer
Groff Conklin
Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904 – July 19, 1968) was an American science fiction anthologist. He edited 40 anthologies of science fiction, one of mystery stories (co-edited with physician Noah Fabricant), wrote books on home improvement ...
characterized ''Judgment Night'' as "a rich collection indeed -- varied, imagination-stretching, written without cheapness or shallowness."
Boucher and
McComas praised the title novel as "an opulent and exciting
romance
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Common meanings
* Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings
** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...
. . . written with the colorful warmth which one expects of Miss Moore." In 1970,
Algis Budrys
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, copy editing, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome ...
characterized the novel as a "masterpiece."
["Galaxy Bookshelf", ''Galaxy'', July 1970, p.104]
References
Sources
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Electronic editionat Singularity&Co.
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1952 short story collections
Science fiction short story collections
Books with cover art by Frank Kelly Freas
Gnome Press books