Angels and Spaceships
 First edition | |
| Author | Fredric Brown |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | "Kohs" |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Publisher | E. P. Dutton |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 224 |
Angels and Spaceships is a 1954 collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by American writer Fredric Brown. It was initially published in hardcover by E. P. Dutton; a later Bantam paperback edition was retitled Star Shine.[1]
Contents[edit]
- "Introduction" (original essay by author)
- "Pattern" (original)
- "Placet is a Crazy Place" (Astounding 1946)
- "Answer" (original)
- "Etaoin Shrdlu" (Unknown 1942)
- "Preposterous" (original)
- "Armageddon" Unknown 1941)
- "Politeness" (original)
- "The Waveries" (Astounding 1945)
- "Reconciliation" (original)
- "The Hat Trick" (Unknown 1943)
- "Search" (original)
- "Letter to a Phoenix" (Astounding 1949)
- "Daisies" (original)
- "The Angelic Angleworm" (Unknown 1943)
- "Sentence" (original)
- "The Yehudi Principle" (Astounding 1944)
- "Solipsist" (original)
The original stories are generally very short vignettes.[2]
Reception[edit]
Anthony Boucher found the collection "contains a little of everything, from screwball fantasy to sober science fiction" and praised Brown's "sparkling originality and delightfully crisp writing."[3] P. Schuyler Miller found the stories to be "good fun", though not so impressive as Brown's novel-length work.[4] Groff Conklin called the book "perfectly delightful", with eight of Brown's "very best stories".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ publication history
- ^ Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections
- ^ "Recommended Reading," F&SF, December 1954, p.91.
- ^ "The Reference Library", Astounding Science Fiction, February 1955, p.144-45
- ^ Conklin, Groff (March 1955). "Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 95–99.