Sprague de Camp's New Anthology of Science Fiction
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Sprague de Camp's New Anthology of Science Fiction is a 1953 collection of science fiction
stories by L. Sprague de Camp
and edited by H. J. Campbell, first published in both hardcover and paperback by Panther Books
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The book contains six short works of fiction by the author, the first two of them stories in his Viagens Interplanetarias
series uncollected elsewhere.
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...
stories by L. Sprague de Camp
L. Sprague de Camp
Lyon Sprague de Camp was an American author of science fiction and fantasy books, non-fiction and biography. In a writing career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and notable works of non-fiction, including biographies of other important fantasy authors...
and edited by H. J. Campbell, first published in both hardcover and paperback by Panther Books
Panther (publisher)
Panther Books Ltd was a British publishing house especially active in the 1950s and 1960s, specialising in paperback fiction. It was established in May 1952 by Hamilton's Ltd and titles carried the line "A Panther Book" or "Panther Science Fiction" on the cover...
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The book contains six short works of fiction by the author, the first two of them stories in his Viagens Interplanetarias
Viagens Interplanetarias
The Viagens Interplanetarias series is a sequence of science fiction stories by L. Sprague de Camp, begun in the late 1940s and written under the influence of contemporary space opera and sword and planet stories, particularly Edgar Rice Burroughs's Martian novels...
series uncollected elsewhere.
Contents
- "Introduction" by H. J. Campbell
- "CaloriesCalories (story)"Calories" is a science fiction short story written by L. Sprague de Camp, a story in his Viagens Interplanetarias series. It was first published under the title "Getaway on Krishna" in the magazine Ten Story Fantasy in the issue for Spring, 1951...
" - "The Colourful CharacterThe Colorful Character"The Colorful Character" is a science fiction short story written by L. Sprague de Camp, a story in his Viagens Interplanetarias series. It was first published in the magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in the issue for December, 1949...
" - "Juice"
- "Proposal"
- "The Saxon Pretender"
- "The Space Clause"