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Decade the 1950s ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison (Macmillan UK, 1976, 0-333-19001-7, £3.95, 219pp, hc, an)     Pagination taken from pb edition (Pan 1977). 9 · Introduction · Harry Harrison · in 15 · Grandpa [The Hub] · James H. Schmitz · nv Astounding Science Fiction February 1955 38 · The Snowball Effect · Katherine MacLean · ss Galaxy Science Fiction September 1952 52 · The Edge of the Sea · Algis Budrys · ss Venture Science Fiction March 1958 71 · Scanners Live in Vain · Cordwainer Smith · na Fantasy Book #6, 1950 108 · The Pedestrian · Ray Bradbury · ss The Reporter August 7 1951 113 · The Last Day · Richard Matheson · ss Amazing Stories April/May 1953 130 · The Holes Around Mars · Jerome Bixby · ss Galaxy Science Fiction January 1954 147 · The Star [Star of Bethlehem] · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Infinity Science Fiction November 1955 154 · Two-Handed Engine · Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction August 1955; given as by Kuttner alone. 179 · The Large Ant · Howard Fast · ss Fantastic Universe February 1960 189 · Early Model · Robert Sheckley · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1956 209 · Sail On! Sail On! · Philip José Farmer · ss Startling Stories December 1952

Decade the 1960s ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison (Macmillan UK, 1977, 333-19002-5, £3.95, 287pp, hc, an) 9 · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison · in 19 · The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race · J. G. Ballard · vi Ambit #29, 1966 22 · Gravity · Harvey Jacobs · ss New Worlds #193, August 1969 34 · Harrison Bergeron · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1961 41 · Computers Don’t Argue · Gordon R. Dickson · ss Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact September 1965 55 · The Food Goes in the Top · Will Worthington · ss Science Fantasy #48, 1961 67 · Subversive · Mack Reynolds · ss Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction December 1962 87 · Descending · Thomas M. Disch · ss Fantastic Stories of Imagination July 1964 100 · The Village Swindler · Brian W. Aldiss · ss The International October 1968 112 · Manscarer · Keith Roberts · nv New Writings in S-F 7 ed. John Carnell, Dobson, 1966 134 · Hybrid · Keith Laumer · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1961 150 · The Heat Death of the Universe · Pamela Zoline · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967 166 · Devil Car [Sam Murdock] · Roger Zelazny · ss Galaxy Magazine June 1965 181 · The Nature of the Catastrophe [Jerry Cornelius] · Michael Moorcock · ss New Worlds #197, January 1970 189 · Hawksbill Station · Robert Silverberg · na Galaxy Science Fiction August 1967 238 · Day Million · Frederik Pohl · ss Rogue February/March 1966 244 · The Electric Ant · Philip K. Dick · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1969 264 · The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde [Jerry Cornelius] · Norman Spinrad · ss New Worlds #192, July 1969 282 · Hemingway in Space · Kingsley Amis · ss Punch December 21 1960

Evil Earths ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, October 1975, 0-297-77005-5, £4.25, x+322pp, hc, an)     An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures. Also in pb: Futura 1976. vii · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in 1 · “What Is Wrong? What Is Right? Anyway, We’re Here…” · Brian W. Aldiss · si 5 · The Last Word [Claude Adams] · Chad Oliver & Charles Beaumont · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1955 17 · Film of Death · J. Scott Campbell · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1948 32 · The Wound · Howard Fast · ss The General Zapped an Angel by Howard Fast, Morrow, 1970 45 · Three Green Blades of Grass · Brian W. Aldiss · si 51 · The Golden Man · Philip K. Dick · nv If April 1954 84 · Guest Expert · Allen Kim Lang · vi Planet Stories January 1951 87 · The Valley · Richard Stockham · ss If June 1954 105 · Dark They Were and Golem-Eyed · Brian W. Aldiss · si 110 · Down Among the Dead Men · William Tenn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction June 1954 136 · Among the Hairy Earthmen · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1966 149 · Later Than You Think · Fritz Leiber · ss Galaxy Science Fiction October 1950 157 · Yesterday, Tomorrow, and the Desert · Brian W. Aldiss · si 161 · The Time Trap · Henry Kuttner · na Marvel Science Stories November 1938 269 · Towards the Fall of Night · Brian W. Aldiss · si 274 · The Men Return · Jack Vance · ss Infinity Science Fiction July 1957 284 · Heresies of the Huge God · Brian W. Aldiss · fa Galaxy Science Fiction August 1966 296 · “If I Forget Thee, Oh Earth…” · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Future Combined with Science Fiction Stories September 1951 301 · Night [Dying Earth] · John W. Campbell, Jr. · nv Astounding Stories October 1935, as by Don A. Stuart

Evil Earths ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Avon, August 1979, 0-380-44636-7, $2.50, 318pp, pb, an, cover by Alex Ebel)     Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1975) anthology.

Farewell Fantastic Venus ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison (Macdonald, October 1968, 0-356-02466-0, 30/-, ix+293pp, hc, an)     US pb edition (Dell Dec ’68) abridged as All About Venus. ix · Foreword · Brian W. Aldiss · fw 1 · Clouded Judgements · Brian W. Aldiss · si 9 · A Trip to Venus · John Munro · ex Jarrolds, 1897 18 · The Story of the Heavens · Sir Robert Ball · ar 1882 23 · A Honeymoon in Space [Honeymoon in Space] · George Griffith · ex Pearson’s Magazine January 1900, as “A Visit to the Moon” 41 · Never-Fading Flowers · Brian W. Aldiss · si 43 · The Destinies of the Stars · Svante Arrhenius · ar 1917 translated from the Swedish (“Stjärnornas Öden”, 1915). 47 · Last and First Men · Olaf Stapledon · ex Methuen, 1930 75 · Pirates of Venus [Venus] · Edgar Rice Burroughs · ex Burroughs Publishing, 1934 86 · Perelandra [The Cosmic Trilogy] · C. S. Lewis · ex John Lane, 1943 105 · Swamp and Sand · Brian W. Aldiss · si 109 · Alchemy · John & Dorothy de Courcy · ss Out of This World Adventures December 1950 119 · The Man from Venus · Frank R. Paul · ms Fantastic Adventures July 1939 121 · A City on Venus · Henry Gade · vi Amazing Stories January 1941 124 · Unveiling the Mystery Planet · Willy Ley · ar Galaxy Science Fiction September 1955 133 · “Venus Is Hell!” · Brian W. Aldiss · si 137 · Exploring the Planets · V. A. Firsoff · ar Sidgwick & Jackson, 1964 140 · The Big Rain [Psychotechnic League] · Poul Anderson · na Astounding Science Fiction October 1954 214 · Intelligent Life in the Universe · Carl Sagan · ex Holden-Day, 1966 223 · Big Sister · Brian W. Aldiss · si 225 · Escape to Venus · S. Makepeace Lott · vi 1956 229 · Sister Planet · Poul Anderson · na Satellite Science Fiction May 1959 260 · Before Eden · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Amazing Stories June 1961 273 · The Open Question · Brian W. Aldiss · si 278 · Some Mysteries of Venus Resolved · Bernard Lovell · ar The Times October 30 1967 283 · Dream of Distance · Brian Aldiss, uncredited · vi 286 · Venus Mystery for Scientists · John Davy · ar The Observer October 1967 289 · Scientist Says Icecaps on Venus Would Make Life Possible · Evert Clark · ar The New York Times March 9 1968 293 · Bibliography of Principal Nonfiction Works Consulted · [uncredited] · bi

Galactic Empires ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Legend, September 15, 1988, 0-09-952150-4, £4.99, 650pp, pb, an, cover by Chris Foss)     Originally published in 2 volumes (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976).

Galactic Empires Volume One ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976, 0-297-77108-6, £4.95, xii+338pp, hc, an, cover by Karel Thole)     An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures. viii · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in 3 · A Sense of Perspective · Brian W. Aldiss · si 6 · Been a Long, Long Time · R. A. Lafferty · ss Fantastic December 1970 14 · The Possessed · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Dynamic Science Fiction March 1953 20 · Protected Species · H. B. Fyfe · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1951 33 · All the Way Back · Michael Shaara · ss Astounding Science Fiction July 1952 57 · ‘Wider Still and Wider…’ · Brian W. Aldiss · si 60 · The Star Plunderer · Poul Anderson · nv Planet Stories September 1952 90 · Foundation [Foundation] · Isaac Asimov · nv Astounding Science-Fiction May 1942 127 · We’re Civilized · Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August 1953 143 · Horses in the Starship Hold · Brian W. Aldiss · si 146 · The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal [Instrumentality] · Cordwainer Smith · ss Amazing Stories May 1964 165 · The Rebel of Valkyr · Alfred Coppel · nv Planet Stories Fall 1950 215 · Brightness Falls from the Air · Idris Seabright · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction April 1951 223 · Immigrant · Clifford D. Simak · na Astounding Science Fiction March 1954 287 · The Health Service in the Skies · Brian W. Aldiss · si 289 · Resident Physician [Sector General] · James White · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #110, September 1961 318 · Age of Retirement · Hal Lynch · ss Astounding Science Fiction April 1954 325 · Planting Time · Pete Adams & Charles Nightingale · ss Antigrav: Cosmic Comedies ed. Philip Strick, Hutchinson, 1975

Galactic Empires Volume One ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Avon, February 1979, 0-380-42341-3, $2.25, 331pp, pb, an, cover by Alex Ebel)     Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1976) anthology.

Galactic Empires Volume Two ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1976, 0-297-77223-6, £4.95, viii+296pp, hc, an, cover by Karel Thole)     An Anthology of Way-Back-When Futures vi · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in 1 · ‘You Can’t Impose Civilization by Force’ · Brian W. Aldiss · si 8 · Escape to Chaos · John D. MacDonald · na Super Science Stories June 1951 55 · Concealment [Dellian Robots] · A. E. van Vogt · ss Astounding Science-Fiction September 1943 72 · To Civilize · Algis Budrys · ss Future Science Fiction January 1954 82 · Beep · James Blish · nv Galaxy Science Fiction February 1954 123 · The Other End of the Stick · Brian W. Aldiss · si 126 · Down the River · Mack Reynolds · ss Startling Stories September 1950 135 · The Bounty Hunter · Avram Davidson · ss Fantastic Universe March 1958 141 · Not Yet the End · Fredric Brown · vi Captain Future Winter 1941 145 · All Things Are Cyclic · Brian W. Aldiss · si 150 · Tonight the Stars Revolt! · Gardner F. Fox · nv Planet Stories March 1952 192 · Final Encounter · Harry Harrison · nv Galaxy Magazine April 1964 215 · Big Ancestors and Descendants · Brian W. Aldiss · si 219 · Lord of a Thousand Suns · Poul Anderson · nv Planet Stories September 1951 251 · Big Ancestor · F. L. Wallace · nv Galaxy Science Fiction November 1954 278 · The Interlopers · Roger Dee · ss Astounding Science Fiction September 1954 296 · Epilogue · Brian W. Aldiss · aw

Galactic Empires Volume Two ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Avon, March 1979, 0-380-42879-2, $2.25, 308pp, pb, an, cover by Alex Ebel)     Reprint (Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1976) anthology.

Hell’s Cartographers ed. Brian W. Aldiss & Harry Harrison (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, May 1975, 0-297-76882-4, £3.50, 246pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of biographical essays. 1 · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in 7 · Sounding Brass, Tinkling Cymbal · Robert Silverberg · ar Foundation #7/8, March 1975 46 · My Affair with Science Fiction · Alfred Bester · ar Nova 4 ed. Harry Harrison, Walker US, 1974 76 · The Beginning of the Affair · Harry Harrison · ar 96 · Knight Piece · Damon Knight · ar 144 · Ragged Claws · Frederik Pohl · ar 173 · Magic and Bare Boards · Brian W. Aldiss · ar Foundation #6, May 1974 213 · How We Work · Robert Silverberg · ar 217 · How We Work · Alfred Bester · ar 220 · How We Work · Harry Harrison · ar 225 · How We Work · Damon Knight · ar 228 · How We Work · Frederik Pohl · ar 233 · How We Work · Brian W. Aldiss · ar 241 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Robert Silverberg] 242 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Alfred Bester] 243 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Harry Harrison] 244 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Damon Knight] 245 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Frederik Pohl] 246 · Selected Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi [Ref. Brian Aldiss]

Introducing SF: A Science Fiction Anthology ed. Brian W. Aldiss (Faber and Faber, 1964, 18/-, 224pp, hc, an) · Introduction · Brian W. Aldiss · in · The Edge of the Sea · Algis Budrys · ss Venture Science Fiction March 1958 · Trouble with Time · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1960, as “Crime on Mars” · Time in Advance · William Tenn · nv Galaxy Science Fiction August 1956 · Arena · Fredric Brown · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1944 · Gesture of Farewell · Brian W. Aldiss · nv New Worlds Science Fiction #61, July 1957 · The Immortal Bard · Isaac Asimov · vi Universe Science Fiction #5, May 1954 · The Cave · P. Schuyler Miller · nv Astounding Science-Fiction January 1943 · A Start in Life · Arthur Sellings · nv Galaxy Science Fiction September 1954 · The Happy Man · Gerald W. Page · nv Analog Science Fact—Science Fiction March 1963 · I Made You · Walter M. Miller, Jr. · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1954 · It’s a Good Life · Jerome Bixby · ss Star Science Fiction Stories No. 2 ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 · The Garden of Time · J. G. Ballard · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1962 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms (r) · Recommended Reading · [uncredited] · bi

Mini Sagas from the Daily Telegraph Competition ed. Brian Aldiss (Sutton Publishing, 1997, 0-7509-1594-3, £7.99, xiv+242pp, tp, oa, cover by Jeff Fisher)     Anthology of 230 original 50-word “mini sagas” submitted to the Daily Telegraph competition. Only selected contents listed. vii · Preface · Victoria Glendinning · pr ix · Introduction · Brian Aldiss · in xi · Great Art · Brian Aldiss · vi xiv · Animal Dreams · Brian Aldiss · pm The Secret of This Book by Brian Aldiss, HarperCollins UK, 1995 25 · Pensée for Prep · Mary Wesley · vi 94 · Being Right in the Wrong Way Seems Crazier Than Being Wrong in the Right Way · Victoria Glendinning · vi 104 · How the Faithful Biographer Completed His Life’s Work · Richard Holmes · vi 118 · The Distinguished Thing in a Bottle · A. S. Byatt · vi 120 · The Beggar’s Riposte · Maggie Gee · vi 122 · Midnight’s Child · P. D. James · vi 140 · The Rise and Fall of the Empire · Louis de Bernières · vi 145 · Frying Tonight · Beryl Bainbridge · vi 163 · Fishing at Night · Nicholas Shakespeare · vi 165 · Mix ’n’ Match ’n’ Mix · Bernice Rubens · vi 195 · Why Working Mothers Shouldn’t · Edwina Currie · vi 209 · New Advances · Fay Weldon · vi 217 · The Thousand Pieces of Love · Rose Tremain · vi 240 · Never Sleep in a Bed Facing a Mirror · Ruth Rendell · vi