The Fourth Galaxy Reader [Mass Market Paperback]

H. L. Gold (Editor), Richard Powers (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1960

CONTENTS In This Corner (1959) essay by H. L. Gold; I Am a Nucleus (1957) by Stephen Barr; Name Your Symptom (1956) by Jim Harmon; Horrer Howce (1956) by Margaret St. Clair; Man of Distinction (1956) by Michael Shaara; The Bomb in the Bathtub (1957) by Thomas N. Scortia; You Were Right, Joe (1957) by J. T. McIntosh; What's He Doing in There? (1957) by Fritz Leiber; The Gentlest Unpeople (1958) by Frederik Pohl; The Hated (1958) by Frederik Pohl; Kill Me with Kindness (1958) by Richard Wilson; Or All the Seas With Oysters (1958) by Avram Davidson; The Gun Without a Bang (1958) by Robert Sheckley; Man in a Quandary (1958) by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; Blank Form (1958) by Arthur Sellings; The Minimum Man (1958) by Robert Sheckley.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 239 pages
• Publisher: Permabooks; First Thus edition (September 1960)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000BN9D36
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Old Sci-Fi Compliation, July 29, 2010

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I originally bought mine in the 60's @ K-mart for a dime! Still have it and re-read some of the best sci-fi shorts from well known and unknown authors.

5.0 out of 5 stars 15 Far-Out Items, December 15, 2006

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Jim Gardner "jgmallard" (Adirondack Park, NY, USA) - See all my reviews

Fifteen stories from the period 1956-8. There are some very strange items included int his one! If you don't collect the magazines, these Readers are a must-own.

CONTENTS:


I Am A Nucleus Stephen Barr
Name Your Symptom Jim Harmon
Horrer Howce Margaret St. Clair
Man of Distinction Michael Shaara
The Bomb in the Bathtub Thomas N. Scortia
Your Were Right, Joe J. T. McIntosh
What's He Doing in There? Fritz Leiber
The Gentlest Unpeople Frederik Pohl
The Hated Frederik Pohl (as Paul Flehr)
Kill Me With Kindness Richard Wilson
Or All the Seas With Oysters Avram Davidson
The Gun Without a Bang Robert Sheckley (as Finn O'Donnevan)
Man in a Quandary L. J. Stecher Jr.
Blank Form Arthur Sellings
The Minimum Man Robert Sheckley