''The Machine God Laughs'' is an anthology of three
science fiction
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short stories edited anonymously by
William L. Crawford. It was published by
Griffin Publishing Company during
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
in an edition of 1,200 copies. The stories were published originally in the magazine ''Fantasy Book''.
Contents
*"The Machine-God Laughs", by Festus Pragnell
*"Star of the Undead", by Paul Dennis Lavond (pseudonym for
Robert A. W. Lowndes,
Frederik Pohl
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& Joseph Harold Dockweiler)
*"Crusader", by
Basil Wells
References
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1949 anthologies
Science fiction anthologies
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