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and

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, in the form of an

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of short stories by various science fiction authors, edited by Harry Harrison. It was first published in

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as a selection of the Science Fiction Book Club, and first published in

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. The stories were contributed by writers who had been previously published in the pages of ''

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,'' the publication that Campbell had edited for many years. The book includes a foreword by

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/ref> and an afterword by Harry Harrison, and each story is prefaced by comments either by the author or the editor. It won the 1974

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for Best Anthology.

*"The Father of Science Fiction" (introduction by

) *" Lodestar" ( Poul Anderson) *"

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" (

) *"

Something Up There Likes Me "Something Up There Likes Me" is a science fiction short story by American writer Alfred Bester. The story was first published in '' Astounding: The John W Campbell Memorial Anthology'' (1973). Plot summary Jake Madigan, an exobiologist, and en ...

" ( Alfred Bester) *"

Lecture Demonstration "Lecture Demonstration" is a science fiction short story by American writer Hal Clement. It was first published in '' Astounding: The John W Campbell Memorial Anthology'' in 1973. Plot introduction The story is set on the planet Mesklin as used ...

" ( Hal Clement) *" Early Bird" (

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and

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) *"

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" (

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) *" Brothers" ( Gordon R. Dickson) *" The Mothballed Spaceship" ( Harry Harrison) *" Black Sheep Astray" ( Mack Reynolds) *" Epilog" (

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) *" The External Triangle" (

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) *" Helix the Cat" ( Theodore Sturgeon) *"Probability Zero! The Population Implosion" (

Theodore R. Cogswell Theodore Rose Cogswell (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987) was an American science fiction author. Profile During the Spanish Civil War, Cogswell served as an ambulance driver for the Republicans as part of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. His ear ...

) *"Afterword" ( Harry Harrison)

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