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J. Francis McComas


Adventures in Time and Space

Raymond J. Healy
J. Francis McComas

Within the pages of Adventures in Time and Space, you'll discover landmark works ranging from the fantastic to the prophetic to the frivolous. Here are the voyages of discovery, and inquiry, from the imaginations of such gifted writers as Lester Del Rey, Robert A Heinlein, A.E. Van Vogt, Anthony Boucher, L Sprague de Camp, Isaac Asimov and Fredric Brown, to name a few.

Table of Contents:

  • Robert A. Heinlein, "Requiem" (1940)
  • John W. Campbell, Jr., "Forgetfulness" (1937)
  • Lester del Rey, "Nerves" (1942)
  • P. Schuyler Miller, "The Sands of Time" (1937)
  • Lewis Padgett, "The Proud Robot" (1943)
  • A. E. van Vogt, "Black Destroyer" (1939)
  • Eric Frank Russell, "Symbiotica" (1943)
  • Raymond Z. Gallun, "Seeds of the Dusk" (1938)
  • Milton A. Rothman, "Heavy Planet" (1939)
  • Lewis Padgett, "Time Locker" (1943)
  • Cleve Cartmill, "The Link" (1942)
  • Maurice G. Hugi, "Mechanical Mice" (1941)
  • Willy Ley, "V-2: Rocket Cargo Ship" (essay) (1945)
  • Alfred Bester, "Adam and No Eve" (1941)
  • Isaac Asimov, "Nightfall" (1941)
  • Harry Bates, "A Matter of Size" (1934)
  • P. Schuyler Miller, "As Never Was" (1944)
  • Anthony Boucher, "Q. U. R." (1943)
  • John W. Campbell, Jr., "Who Goes There?" (1938)
  • Robert A. Heinlein, "The Roads Must Roll" (1940)
  • A. E. van Vogt, "Asylum" (1942)
  • Ross Rocklynne, "Quietus" (1940)
  • Lewis Padgett, "The Twonky" (1942)
  • A. M. Phillips, "Time-Travel Happens!" (essay about the Moberly-Jourdain incident) (1939)
  • Robert Moore Williams, "Robot's Return" (1938)
  • L. Sprague de Camp, "The Blue Giraffe" (1939)
  • J. Francis McComas, "Flight Into Darkness" (1943)
  • A. E. van Vogt, "The Weapon Shop" (1942)
  • Harry Bates, "Farewell to the Master" (1940)
  • R. DeWitt Miller, "Within the Pyramid" (1937)
  • Henry Hasse, "He Who Shrank" (1936)
  • Robert A. Heinlein, "By His Bootstraps" (1941)
  • Fredric Brown, "The Star Mouse" (1942)
  • Raymond F. Jones, "Correspondence Course" (1945)
  • S. Fowler Wright, "Brain" (1932)

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction

Best From F&SF: Book 1

Anthony Boucher
J. Francis McComas

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction - (1952) - essay by Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas
  • Huge Beast - (1950) - shortstory by Cleve Cartmill
  • John the Revelator - (1951) - shortstory by Oliver La Farge
  • Elephas Frumenti - (1950) - shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
  • The Gift of God - (1950) - shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
  • The Friendly Demon - (1726) - shortstory by Daniel Defoe
  • Old Man Henderson - (1951) - shortstory by Kris Neville
  • The Threepenny-Piece - (1913) - shortstory by James Stephens
  • No-Sided Professor - (1947) - shortstory by Martin Gardner
  • The Listening Child - (1950) - shortstory by Margaret St. Clair
  • Dress of White Silk - (1951) - shortstory by Richard Matheson
  • The Mathematical Voodoo - (1951) - shortstory by H. Nearing, Jr.
  • Hub - (1951) - shortstory by Philip MacDonald
  • Built Up Logically - (1949) - shortstory by Howard Schoenfeld
  • The Rat That Could Speak - (1860) - shortstory by Charles Dickens
  • Narapoia - (1948) - shortstory by Alan Nelson
  • Postpaid to Paradise - (1940) - shortstory by Robert Arthur
  • In the Days of Our Fathers - (1949) - shortstory by Winona McClintic
  • Barney - (1951) - shortstory by Will Stanton
  • The Collector - (1951) - novelette by Gerald Heard
  • Fearsome Fable - (1951) - shortstory by Bruce Elliott

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Second Series

Best From F&SF: Book 2

Anthony Boucher
J. Francis McComas

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction - essay by Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas
  • Come On, Wagon! - (1951) - shortstory by Zenna Henderson
  • Hobson's Choice - (1952) - shortstory by Alfred Bester
  • The Black Ball - (1952) - shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
  • Ransom - (1952) - shortstory by H. B. Fyfe
  • Letters to the Editor - (1950) - shortstory by Ron Goulart
  • The Hole in the Moon - (1952) - shortstory by Margaret St. Clair
  • The Desrick on Yandro - (1952) - shortstory by Manly Wade Wellman
  • Jizzle - (1949) - shortstory by John Wyndham
  • Ugly Sister - (1935) - shortstory by Jan Struther
  • Stair Trick - (1952) - shortstory by Mildred Clingerman
  • The Cheery Soul - (1942) - shortstory by Elizabeth Bowen
  • The Shout - (1929) - shortstory by Robert Graves
  • Budding Explorer - (1952) - shortstory by Ralph Robin
  • The Tooth - (1952) - shortstory by G. Gordon Dewey
  • The Soothsayer - (1952) - shortstory by Kem Bennett
  • The Third Level - (1950) - shortstory by Jack Finney
  • The Earlier Service - (1935) - shortstory by Margaret Irwin
  • The Hyperspherical Basketball - (1951) - shortstory by H. Nearing, Jr.

The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction, Third Series

Best From F&SF: Book 3

Anthony Boucher
J. Francis McComas

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction - (1954) - essay by Anthony Boucher and J. Francis McComas
  • Attitudes - (1953) - shortstory by Philip José Farmer
  • Maybe Just a Little One - (1953) - shortstory by Reginald Bretnor
  • Solar Systems... - (1953) - poem by E. D. B.
  • The Star Gypsies - (1953) - shortstory by William Lindsay Gresham
  • The Naming of Names - (1953) - poem by Anthony Boucher
  • The Untimely Toper - (1953) - shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt
  • Some Facts About Robots (1953 version) - (1953) - poem by Leonard Wolf
  • Vandy, Vandy - (1953) - shortstory by Manly Wade Wellman
  • Experiment - (1953) - shortstory by Kay Rogers
  • Lot - [David Jimmon] - (1953) - novelette by Ward Moore
  • Manuscript Found in a Vacuum - (1952) - shortstory by P. M. Hubbard
  • The Escapist - (1953) - poem by E. D. B.
  • The Maladjusted Classroom - (1953) - shortstory by H. Nearing, Jr.
  • Child by Chronos - (1953) - shortstory by Charles L. Harness
  • The Antiquary - (1953) - poem by Winona McClintic
  • New Ritual - (1953) - shortstory by Margaret St. Clair
  • The Two Voices - (1953) - poem by Winona McClintic
  • Devlin - (1953) - shortstory by William Bernard Ready
  • Captive Audience - (1953) - shortstory by Ann Warren Griffith
  • Snulbug - (1941) - shortstory by Anthony Boucher
  • Shepherd's Boy - (1912) - shortstory by Richard Middleton
  • The Unquiet Grave - (1953) - poem by Winona McClintic
  • Star Light, Star Bright - (1953) - shortstory by Alfred Bester
  • His Master's Voice - (1953) - poem by Winona McClintic

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