Born of Man and Woman (collection)
Encyclopedia
Born of Man and Womanis the first collection of science fiction
and fantasy
stories by Richard Matheson
, published in hardcover
by Chamberlain Press in 1954. It includes an introduction by Robert Bloch
. A truncated edition, dropping four stories, was published by Bantam Books
in 1955 as Third from the Sun.
"F---" was originally published as "The Foodlegger".
characterized Matheson as "an established producer of the violently disturbing" and described the "scintillating" collection as "a stimulating look as a genuine artist at work." P. Schuyler Miller
, noting that all the stories had been relatively recently published, praised Matheson as "one of the best of the newer writers."
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
stories by Richard Matheson
Richard Matheson
Richard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
, published in hardcover
Hardcover
A hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
by Chamberlain Press in 1954. It includes an introduction by Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch
Robert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock...
. A truncated edition, dropping four stories, was published by Bantam Books
Bantam Books
Bantam Books is an American publishing house owned entirely by Random House, the German media corporation subsidiary of Bertelsmann; it is an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. It was formed in 1945 by Walter B. Pitkin, Jr., Sidney B. Kramer, and Ian and Betty Ballantine...
in 1955 as Third from the Sun.
Contents
- "Born of Man and Woman" (F&SF 1950)
- "Third from the Sun" (GalaxyGalaxy Science FictionGalaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...
1950) - "Through Channels" (F&SF 1951)
- "Lover, When You’re Near Me" (Galaxy 1952)
- "SRL Ad" (F&SF 1952)
- "Mad House" (FantasticFantastic StoriesFantastic Stories is a collection of six short stories written by Soviet author Andrei Sinyavsky under the pseudonym Abram Tertz between 1955 and 1961. The stories are titled: At the Circus, The Graphomaniacs, The Tenants, You and I, The Icicle and Phkents...
1953) - "F---" (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1952)
- "Dear Diary" (original)
- "To Fit the Crime" (Fantastic 1952)
- "Witch War" (Startling StoriesStartling StoriesStartling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by Standard Magazines. It was initially edited by Mort Weisinger, who was also the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories, Standard's other science fiction title. Startling ran a lead novel in every issue;...
1951) - "Return" (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1951)
- "Dress of White Silk" (F&SF 1951)
- "Full Circle" (Fantastic UniverseFantastic UniverseFantastic Universe was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishing in the 1950s in the United States, and was moderately...
1953) - "Disappearing Act" (F&SF 1953)
- "The Wedding" (Beyond Fantasy FictionBeyond Fantasy FictionBeyond Fantasy Fiction was a US fantasy fiction magazine edited by H. L. Gold, with only ten issues published from 1953 to 1955. The last two issues carried the cover title of Beyond Fiction, but the publication's name for copyright purposes remained as before.Although not a commercial success, it...
1953) - "Shipshape Home" (Galaxy 1952)
- "The Traveller" (original)
"F---" was originally published as "The Foodlegger".
Reception
New York Times reviewer J. Francis McComasJ. Francis McComas
Jesse Francis McComas was an American science fiction editor. McComas wrote several stories on his own in the 1950s using both his own name and the pseudonym Webb Marlowe....
characterized Matheson as "an established producer of the violently disturbing" and described the "scintillating" collection as "a stimulating look as a genuine artist at work." P. Schuyler Miller
P. Schuyler Miller
Peter Schuyler Miller was an American science fiction writer and critic.-Life:Miller was raised in New York's Mohawk Valley, which led to a life-long interest in the Iroquois Indians. He pursued this as an amateur archaeologist and a member of the New York State Archaeological Association.He...
, noting that all the stories had been relatively recently published, praised Matheson as "one of the best of the newer writers."